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|This is getting interesting for sure, great info here !!!!
Rule of thumb the smoother the track the stiffer the spring..If the car is too stiff then it will "pogo" and get loose in the chatter boards or rough portions of the track. main thing to understand is that the spring rates and shock valving is a variable component in setting up the car..Of course we now have cars with computer contolled active suspensions that adjust on the fly to road conditions going from soft ride to stiff when excessive body lean or roll is detected. Back in the day we carried several sets of springs and used the rebuildable/revalvable shocks to try and find the happy spot for the particular car and driver on a particular track.
A couple more comments that come to mind:
Some of the autocross cars have wheel rates over 600 pounds per inch! The tire has a rate of approximately 1000 pounds per inch, so these cars are essentially oversized karts.
Before the ground effects cars were banned from Trans Am racing, it's my understanding that the constructors were considering simply doing away with the suspension springs.
We've all driven karts, at one time or another, and we didn't miss the suspension on a smooth kart track. But, driving or riding on city streets is another matter! I remember, back in the fifties, getting a ride into work with another Chrysler engineer. His car was an Elva http://www.elva.com/elva-history.html. Appreciated the way it handled, but my tailbone was glad to reach the parking lot!
Anyway, good luck and I will follow along w/interest.
You're talking a range which spans almost an order of magnitude. This is meaningless. If you want a vehicle which rides like a luxury car, you can't start with a beam front axle. The compromises I described resulted in the introduction of independent front and rear suspensions.
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Mark, I may have the liners done with the new springs. The reading on Eaton's site is pretty interesting regarding the liners, slip pads, grease, etc.
For example, back in the day, I used to grease between the leaves or shoot oil in every crack and crevis to make my old '58 ride smooth and squeak free.
(along with concrete blocks in the bed) What I didn't know then, was the oil and grease will break down chrome carbon steel!
According to Eaton, you can tell if a big leaf spring truck has had a long term power steering leak by noticing a sagging front end on the same side as the power steering pump!
Do you remember when the trick of the week was disassembling the leaves, packing with grease, reassembling and wrapping with wide electrical tape to waterproof? Haa Nolan
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I'm starting to get a better feeling about this now, the input is giving me alot of food for thought.
The corner load/spring rate multiplier figures were very eye opening. If I'm understanding it correctly,from one end of the scale to the other for example on a 2000# front end, 1000# corner load would equate to a 26#-230# spring rate. The rear weight of 1365#/682# corner load would equate to a 18#-157# spring rate.
Based on weight, the middle of the sports car range would equate to 184# front and 126# rear spring rates. I think I'm getting it. So my spring choice is going to be more of an educated guess than a shot in the dark. Plus I can talk shop with the man at Eaton to see how he feels and what he can build for me.
Thanks by the tons for getting me started, its really hard to find folks who will take the time to discuss it.
This discussion may resume after I find out what Eaton can do.
Many Thanks, Nolan
This is probably all well known to you already, but in case someone else isn't aware, Eaton makes a material for using between the leaves, shown being used HERE:
Skyjacker makes teflon replacement leaf spring wear pads.
Along w/clean, smooth spring surfaces and smooth-acting spring mounts and/or shackles along w/the removal of a leaf should help to tame the ride some, if the OEM parts were going to be reused.
If this were mine and I had to turn this into something doable in the shop I would stick with the stock springs up front..remove some leaves in the rear to get me close to 125/150 in the rear..add the slide-a-links and some sway bars.
Once that is done we can now work on shock valving I have found that alot of issues with ride and handling are traceable to shock selection..
With a beam axle, both wheel rate and roll stiffness must be taken into account. When one wheel drops into a pothole, the situation is quite different from hitting a speed bump. The speed bump situation is akin to that which I referenced when I said the spring rate is equal to the wheel rate. Unless a hefty sway bar is used (which increases manufacturing cost), however, a compromise is necessary. This results in spring rates which cause you to lose your fillings when you hit a speed bump, but are otherwise acceptable when a pot hole is encountered. At the front of the car, steering requirements move the leafs close to the car's centerline, resulting in a greater compromise (and higher spring rates) than at the rear.
Since I hate trips to the dentist, I'd go to a lower rate at the front and sneak in a sway bar.
The following is a post from another thread:
A very popular reference book among suspension engineers is Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by William and Douglas Milliken. (It can be purchased through Amazon.)
On page 582, ride frequency ranges for different vehicle types are given. For a sports car, the range is from 70 to 90 cycles per minute. For a passenger car, 30 to 50 cycles per minute.
With an 800 pound corner weight, the 150 pound per inch wheel rate would put you right in the middle of the sports car range.
For greater convenience, the ranges can be expressed as a multiplier, which, when multiplied by the corner weight, gives you the wheel rate. For sports cars, from 0.139 to 0.23; for passenger cars, from 0.026 to 0.071 .
Thank You Sam
Thanks for the help Sam, You advice is greatly appreciated. I think I'm getting closer to having enough information to at least talk intelligently with the spring manufacturer. With the stock springs having a 304# spring rate in the front and the 1st stage of the rear having a 175# spring rate(adds a 237# spring rate when you get on the 2nd stage overload section) total of 412#. I may be closer than I thought, with just the second stage of the rear being a bit too stiff.
I don't know what happened to Billy, he left me somewhere between leaving it stock and no more than 125# WHEEL rate, which I gather is my SPRING rate.
Again Sam, thanks for taking the time to discuss it. When you mention leaf spring suspension with a straight axle in most circles, people just tell you to whack that crap out with a torch and get IFS, then whack out the rear and get a four link. I just march to the beat of a different drummer, I'm gonna make this old buggy spring truck drive and ride good with the original design. No cutting torch required. Nolan
Personally I think I would go for about 300 or 350 in the front..the 125/150 in the rear is fine..you may wish for some aux airbags in order to stiffen things up a bit if you need to..this suspension stuff has lots of compromises to it in order to get a decent ride and it sthandling..Myself I like them a bit stiffer than some to get the cornering that I like..
You might wish to use the field expediant method and just remove some leaves from the stock springs and give it a test hop or two..if all the bolts are clean and well lubed changing a leaf spring is not all that hard.
Spring Rates
Okay, So the wheel rate is the spring rate on a beam axle. With that understood, are you still suggesting no more than 125# spring rates at all four wheels?
Seems like the 125# would be too soft for the front given the 1995# curb weight of the front end, 1365# rear curb weight could definitely use the softer spring to get more of a car type ride considering I'm never going to put anything in the p/u bed.
Help me understand this. I'm going to have the springs custom built by Eaton as per this information. I appreciate you taking the time to discuss this.
With the springs bearing directly on a beam axle, the spring rate is the wheel rate. Obviously, lateral spring spacing affects the roll stiffness.
With an IFS (or in the case when the spring is mounted on a trailing arm attached to a beam axle), the linkage ratio must be taken into account. If the linkage ratio is, say, 1.5 to 1, the wheel rate is the spring rate divided by 2.25 (or 1.5 squared).
Stopped to do a little googling and found this:
His "motion ratio" is my "linkage ratio." Also, rather than work with trigonometric functions, it's usually easier to measure the distance from the pivot to the spring centerline on a line perpendicular.
Spring Rate/wheel Rate
Hey Man, Thanks for looking at my setup. So, you're saying to stick with the factory spring rates? How do you calculate the WHEEL rate versus the SPRING rate. Or visa versa?
The general plan is to just improve what the General(GM) put in it to begin with. I'm just hard headed and stubborn about cutting the suspension out and starting fresh, I want to keep the stock design and improve it to eliminate some of bad attributes.
When these old trucks are well lubed(solid leaf spring bushings) and with taller sidewall tires the front ride is not too bad. The rear on the other hand is way too stiff and jouncy without any load. Bumpsteer and steering box slop, along body roll are the other poor attributes.
The rack & pinion assembly I'm going to use is supposed to eliminate a great deal of the bumpsteer and make the steering more precise. The front and rear sway bars will eliminate alot of the body roll. I'm close to what I want, but need help in choosing the proper SPRING rates.
This is a street cruiser, its not like I'm going to try and run an autocross course with it. The ladder bar thing was just a discussion, I'll very likely run a slide-link traction bar system to prevent wheel hop and get a half decent holeshot if I want to bring it to the drags on Friday night.
Sorry about the long wind, but I'm trying to get help it the areas that I'm not too knowledgeable about. Nolan
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What is the single strangest thing about the human race, in your book or otherwise?
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Shorter days and cooler temperatures signal the beginning of the end of the riding season for many bikers. But it doesn't have to. As long as you allow yourself a little more time to gear up and get where you're going, and you know what winter hazards you're likely to face, you can ride pretty much year round.
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If you've been riding for longer than a couple of months you've been caught on the bike in a sudden downpour. Summertime rain you can pretty easily muscle through. But rain in the winter is another story, it can be deadly. Precipitation of any sort will negatively affect your visibility and the traction available to your tires. Snow is even more dangerous than rain. When it sticks or drifts it has an even worse affect on traction.
Rain and snow not only make it harder for you to see but harder for other motorists to see you. Brightly colored gear; jacket, pants, helmet and gloves, with lots of reflective material will make it easier for you to be seen. Switching to a clear face shield will make it easier for you to see, especially since precipitation is often accompanied by lower natural light conditions. We bikers do sit higher than a driver in the average car, and we do have a less obstructed view of the roadway. But don't let that give you a sense of false security. Sitting snow or water can disguise road hazards.
You'll want to increase your normal dry-road conditions follow distance to allow for the longer distance it'll take you to stop on wet pavement. When conditions allow, meaning no traffic in sight, get a feel for how much traction the road will give you by braking on a straight stretch of road. To avoid the need for sudden braking use your throttle and downshifting to help keep your bike under control.
Metal surfaces, like bridges and railroad tracks, will be even more slippery when covered with water or snow. Painted surfaces too, like the lines between lanes, provide less traction when wet. Take these surfaces even more slowly than you would in ideal conditions.
Winter precipitation hazards are compounded by cold temperatures. Roads take longer to dry and when the temps get below freezing that water and snow will turn to ice. And ice is a killer. You have zero traction on ice. Another danger is that it's difficult to spot a patch ice until you're on top of it. Ice is bad enough if you're the only vehicle on the road, but how often does that happen? Not even the biggest four-wheel drive vehicles can maintain control on a road covered with ice. Ice is the one road condition that I avoid whenever possible.
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Think of the cold as your enemy. You don't necessarily need to avoid it, but if you're going to defeat it you need to understand it and how it can negatively affect you and your ability to remain in control of your motorcycle. Do that and you can not only ride in the winter, but enjoy doing it.
The two most deadly weapons that cold uses are frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite is the freezing of part of the body and usually is first seen in the extremities such as the fingers and toes. Early signs of frostbite are loss of feeling, skin that is cold to the touch or shows signs of discoloration like white, gray or blue. When your core body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit you're suffering from hypothermia. Initial symptoms of hypothermia include shivering, confusion and apathy. Left untreated, the shivering will stop and confusion will turn to delirium. If you start feeling the effects of either frostbite or hypothermia get off the road, get inside and get something hit to drink. Thanks to the many blood vessels in your stomach the heat from that drink will be distributed quickly through your body.
Cold temperatures will suck the heat out of your body and that is not only dangerous, it can be deadly while cruising at 60 mph. We've all heard the local weatherman giving the wind chill during a local winter forecast. That same principle works with the combination of your road speed and the air temperature and how cold you feel. A 60 mph ride in 40 degrees feels like 25 degrees. After 30 minutes of those conditions any exposed skin will begin to show signs of frostbite. It doesn't take much longer than that for hypothermia to become a real threat.
While you may be motoring along at 60 mph, your body is sitting still, for all practical purposes, you're sedentary. Your body doesn't generate enough heat under those conditions to replace what the cold is pulling away. Those effects of the cold come on gradually and affect your reasoning so you may not notice them until they've progressed to dangerous levels. But there are a number of ways you can not only combat the cold, but beat it.
Dress In Layers
The trick to not only beating the cold but staying comfortable while riding in the winter is to your body warmth in the cold air out. Layering your clothing keeps a warm pocket of air close to your body. Start with a base layer of synthetic long johns and synthetic or wool socks. Synthetics and wool draw moisture away from your body. Cotton, on the other hand, traps moisture, so avoid it, especially as a base layer.
After establishing a good base layer, let the temperature and the length of your ride determine how many more layers to add. A button-down shirt and sweater and heavy jeans along with solid, above-the-ankle riding boots is good next layer for most conditions above freezing temperatures. Top it all off with good, lined riding jacket and lined, leather gloves. A full-faced helmet will help keep your head not only safe, but warm. For colder temperatures or longer rides consider adding a pair of outer riding pants or a one-piece pants and jacket combo. You may also want to add a synthetic balaclava, neck gator or neoprene face mask to keep the cold air away from your head, neck and face. But don't overdo the head and neck gear or you'll be keeping the warm air from your breath from escaping your helmet and causing your face shield to fog.
External Heat
If you ride long enough in cold conditions your body is going to lose heat, regardless of how many layers you're wearing. For those long winter rides you'll want to add another source of heat. A number of companies make heated motorcycle gear. This stuff will allow you to ride for as long as you want and stay comfortable doing it.
The best heated gear plugs into an accessory plug on your bike or connects directly to the bike's battery. You can buy everything from gloves to jacket liners and pants liners. Most of them come with thermostats that you can set on high, medium, low or off. One of the benefits of electrically heated gear is that you won't need to wear as many layers, giving you more flexibility of movement. Two warnings for using electrically heated gear, make sure to unplug it before getting off your bike, and make sure that your motorcycle's electrical system is up to the challenge of handling the extra load.
Ride Year Long
You don't have live in Florida or southern California to enjoy a year round riding system. With some planning, and a little investment in proper gear, you can ride whenever you want. You can beat the cold and winter conditions when you know what you're facing.


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New Boston man to share his aquaponics expertise
By BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent | September 16. 2013 9:49PM
Griffin, who had decades of experience in the construction industry, built a greenhouse with gravity pipes that carried nutrient-rich water from the pond.
"The Mayans used to have rafts where they grew plants in the ponds where they fished," said Griffin.
Griffin will share his experiences with aquaponics on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Nashua's Science Café, a free and informal community discussion group that meets at Killarney's Irish Pub on Northeastern Boulevard.
Science cafes got their start in Europe and are now spreading across the United States. Sarah Eck, a biochemist from Hopkinton, and Brookline resident and tech industry veteran Dan Marcek started a local network of science cafes, that includes groups in Portsmouth and Loudon.
In addition to conserving resources such as water and soil, Griffin believes that aquaponics will be part of the solution to the global food shortage that scientists and economists say is looming.


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Article 10Refunds
10.1 General
We will refund Tickets or any unused Flight Coupons in accordance with the applicable Tariff provisions as follows:
10.1.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Article, we shall be entitled to make refund either to the person named on the Ticket or to the person who paid for the Ticket, provided satisfactory proof can be produced of such payment.
10.1.2 If the Ticket has been paid for by a person other than the passenger named on it, and if the Ticket indicates that there is a restriction on refunds, we will make the refund only to the person who paid for the Ticket or in accordance with that person's instructions.
10.1.3 Except in the case of a lost Ticket, refunds will only be made in exchange for the Ticket and all unused Flight Coupons.
10.1.4 Refunds of flight tickets paid for via credit card will only be credited to the account used to pay for the tickets originally. The refund amount shall conform solely to the amount and currency specified on the flight ticket in accordance with the terms and conditions of this clause. The refund amount credited to the credit card holder's account may deviate from the amount originally paid for the refunded flight ticket thanks to conversions and fees levied by the credit card company. These deviations shall not constitute grounds for claims against us by the refund's recipient.
10.2 Involuntary refunds
10.2.1 If we cancel a flight, fail to operate a flight reasonably according to schedule, fail to land at your final or Stopover destination or cause you to miss an onward flight for which you hold a confirmed reservation, we will award you a refund.
10.2.2 If no Flight Coupons have been used, we will refund the fare paid, including all taxes, charges and fees.
10.2.3 If one or more Flight Coupons have been used, we will refund at least the difference between the fare paid and the applicable Tariff for travel between the points for which the Ticket has been used. We will also refund any taxes, charges or fees you have paid for those routes in your Ticket which you have not flown.
10.3 Other refunds
If you are entitled to a refund on your Ticket for reasons other than those stated in 10.2, the refund will be made in accordance with the following principles:
10.3.1 If no Flight Coupons have been used, you will receive the fare paid less a reasonable service charge and cancellation fee.
10.3.2 If one or more Flight Coupons have been used, we will refund at least the difference between the fare paid and the applicable tariff between the points for which the Ticket has been used, less a reasonable service charge and cancellation fee. Unused airport and government taxes are refundable unless the new travel/fare is higher than the whole original ticket. In this case no tax will be refunded.
10.4 Refunds on lost tickets
If you lose your Ticket or (a) Flight Coupon(s) and can provide us with satisfactory proof of such loss, we will pay you a refund in accordance with Art. 10.3 as soon as possible after the Ticket's validity has expired, provided that:
10.4.1 The lost Ticket or Flight Coupon has not been used, already refunded or replaced (unless such use by, refund to or replacement for a third party is due to our own negligence);
10.4.2 The person to whom the refund is made undertakes to repay us the amount refunded, in such form as may be prescribed by us, in the event of fraud and/or to the extent that the lost Ticket or Flight Coupon is used by a third party (unless such fraud or use by a third party is due to our own negligence).
10.4.3 Should we or our Authorised Agent lose a Ticket or a Flight Coupon, we shall be liable for such loss.
10.5 Right to refuse a refund
10.5.1 We may refuse to make a refund if you do not apply for such a refund until after the validity of the Ticket concerned has expired.
10.5.2 We may refuse a refund on a Ticket which has been presented to us or to an authority as evidence of an intention to depart from the country concerned, unless you can demonstrate to our satisfaction that you have permission to remain in the country or that you will be departing from that country on another Carrier or by another means of transport.
10.6 Currency
We reserve the right to make a refund in the same manner and in the same currency as that used to pay for the Ticket.
10.7 Voluntary refunds
Voluntary refunds will be made only by the Carrier which originally issued the Ticket or by his Authorised Agent in accordance with its own rules on voluntary refunds.


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Post in here with any questions/comments about the regional classifieds.
- Anthony
Post in here with any questions/comments about the regional classifieds.
- Anthony
Very nice, but why separate it by car and parts instead of just the general WTB and WTS threads that existed before? IMO they were a bit better suited because of the amount of diversified items people sell locally versus the Classifieds style you guys have gone for.
The Anti Sig
I can see the "parts" and "cars" sections being a little bit more organized. Not sure if this was mentioned in your explanation but... if we have clothing items, or anything other then just "parts" and ''cars'' for sale, Where are we supposed to post those? Other then posting them on the clothing section on the community and lifestyle threads?
The Anti Sig
Since we are car site, the miscellaneous items for sale are not a priority. However, with that said, I don't have an issue adding an additional miscellaneous classifieds regional forum at a later date. Let's see how this goes first.
- Anthony
I like the way you have organized it now part or cars however I do think there should be a mis cat for that random crap people think it worth a million dollars
can we post more than 3 pictures per sale now since the items are separate?
I would assume since you get your own thread yes
does anybody know how to post pictures from a personal file. everytime i try i get and message saying to write the "url" of the picture???
I love this idea! But is it possible to do the same with the regular classifieds ie make them subfroums of the car forum? That would help with navigation so much! And cross/misposting
This setup is way better than before for posting and finding parts.
Being able to post all of your items and bump instead of searching through pages and pages of classifieds just to delete and repost your item
Please add sub heading to PNW; Washington and Oregon. Because not everyone lists their location.


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Where would you be working if not at the radio station?
Cupcake maker or photographer.
The song that best describes you?
Fancy - Iggy Azalea
Who is your favorite artist?
Colbie Calliat, Rascal Flatts, NSYNC, P!NK, Bruno Mars, Florida Georgia Line
If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Why?
Ireland or Switzerland - Because they speak English there
If you could be one celebrity, who would it be?
Tyra Banks
Favorite type of food?
Sandwiches, Fro-Yo.
Where did you grow up?
Bothell, WA.
Favorite movie?
Because I Said So, Underworld, Superbad, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, The Holiday
What animal would you be? Why?
Rhino, because I'm tough!
What was your High School mascot?
Favorite TV show?
Gilmore Girls, New Girl, anything on Food Network, The Originals
Who is the most famous person you have met?
Kenny Chesney
If you could date any famous person, who would it be?
Clay Matthew III
What was your first concert?
NSYNC @ The Tacoma Dome
What is your favorite color?
What's your pimp/street name?


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This is a test of the emergency broadcast system.
Lewiston, ME (207) 777-8100
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
St. Mary's Residences
St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion
MI Nursing/Restorative Center
MI Residential Community
Regina Cleri Residence, Inc. (Boston, MA)
St. Mary's Villa Nursing Home
St. Mary's Villa Residence
What's a bone density test? What can I expect?
Bone mass measurement is a simple, painless, non-invasive test that uses small amounts of radiation to determine the density or thickness of the bones in the hip, spine and wrist. Patients lie flat on a table while a small X-ray machine moves overhead. The procedure takes 15 to 20 minutes. In a matter of minutes, technologists and physicians get an accurate picture of a woman's bone density early enough to recommend a course of treatment.
A bone density test measures bone-mineral density and compares the result with the average measurement for women of the same age. Women over 50 or women who have experienced menopause at an early age should consider bone density measurement to establish the risk of osteoporosis.


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As many of you know I was the lucky winner of the MARROW SUN painted helmet on EBAY last week. YES I know some of you think I am crazy to pay $1300 for a helmet. Let me first say that I truly admire MARROW SUN and his artistic ability. I also know he is a well respected member of the TDH.
now...the helmet...WOW....MARROW SUN is the freakin MAN!!!! I can not even begin to describe how incredible this helmet is. I personally feel like this helmet is worth $2000. This type of paint job takes not only incredible skill but it also takes TIME!! I can't even imagine how many hours went into this helmet. I think MS said if you take the price I paid and divide it by the hours he put in on this project it comes out to about $9.00 an hour. In my opinion I am the one who got a great deal.
I just wanted to thank MS for this piece of ART. He did a INCREDIBLE job and I feel truly lucky to have this helmet!!
OK...here are some additional pics of this MASTERPIECE!!!
oh and by the way in about two weeks the rest of my costume comes in from MAN of WAR including his ROTJ jet pack!!!!


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Hey, all!
Not sure if this is posted correctly, so feel free to move it if it's not. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has a blog or a website where you post costume-related stuff? I don't care if it's Star Wars related or something completely different - I just find it interesting and inspiring to read about other people's creations. Or maybe you just have a blog about your everyday life? I'll still read it. (I'm asking because I lack English blogs to read... Almost all blogs I currently follow are Norwegian. I need English.)
So if you have a blog, post a link to it!
Mine is xxDreamWalker on blogspot. In case anyone would be interested.
And as I'm a gamer, I'm wondering if any of you play on Xbox Live? Would be fun to play online with someone from the forum. If you happen to play. You can just add me if you want to play. Need I say my gamertag?
Peace out,


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Mrs Rose Lage, a middle aged mother and wife, was looking forward to her husband's retirement and life spent with the grandchildren. That dreams vanished in the smoke from a bomb blast that severely injured her son Sgt. Michael Lage and left him with severe body burns. It has been rare for President Bush, who is so willing to express trite comments about supporting the troops, to ever confront the hidden cost of his disastrous war in Iraq– the impact upon family members of the dead and wounded. Ft. Sam Houston in Texas now has 500 burn victims and 250 amputees who are being cared for both by the hospital and by family members.
Rose Lage left her two story home in Atlanta for a hotel room on the Sam Houston post. She lives with her wounded son and helps with the bandages. Her husband remained for a few weeks but had to return to his job. Living apart has not only been an emotional issue for Mrs. Lage, but it eating into the retirement funds her husband and she had set aside. Judith Markatz, who works with the Ft. Sam Houston assistance center notes that coming to the post by family members is a tremendous help to the wounded soldiers, but it is a severe drain upon emotional and economic resources of those people.
Isn't it about time Congress recognized the hidden costs of the Iraq war and provided economic assistance to family members who are caring for the wounded soldiers? There is no question this is the last thing on the mind of President Bush, but it should be a first order of business this month as Congress returns to Washington D.C.


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Media Conservatives Absolve Wall Street, Falsely Blame Barney Frank For Housing Crisis
Conservatives in the media have used the occasion of Rep. Barney Frank's retirement announcement to rehash old theories of how he, through his support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, caused the subprime bubble and subsequent meltdown. In fact, Wall Street -- not affordable housing programs -- was the primary cause of the financial crisis.
Conservative Media Use Frank's Retirement As Pretext To Blame Him For Crisis
Hoft: "Frank's Fingerprints Were All Over The 2008 Financial Crisis." From Jim Hoft's Gateway Pundit, in a post headlined "Barney Frank -- Politician Behind Financial Crisis -- Will Not Seek Re-election":
Barney Frank will not seek re-election.
The Political Ticker reported:
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, a 16-term Democrat, will announce Monday he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, according to a statement from Frank's office.
Frank's fingerprints were all over the 2008 financial crisis.
Last month Newt Gingrich suggested that prison would be a good place for Barney. [Gateway Pundit, 11/28/11 [1]]
Big Government's Pollak Calls "Housing Crisis" One Of Frank's "Most Damaging Legacies." From a post by Breitbart.com editor-in-chief Joel B. Pollak at Andrew Breitbart's Big Government:
Frank finally apologized for his role in the housing bubble that led to the financial crisis of 2007-8 and set the stage for the worst recession since the Great Depression. Frank had shielded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from regulation, which in turn encouraged banks and buyers to embrace unstable mortgages. These were repackaged and sold as securities whose instability was masked due to their implicit government guarantees.
That's not actually what happened today, though it is what should have happened long ago.
Barney Frank is also a quick wit--all too rare on the left--and will be remembered well for being the first openly gay member of Congress, among other achievements. Yet his most damaging legacies--the housing crisis, the financial "reform" that bears his name, and the hyper-partisanship to which he eagerly contributed--outweigh Frank's positive contributions. How unfortunate that his constituents did not eject him much sooner. [Big Government, 11/28/11 [2]]
Hot Air's Allahpundit Calls Frank "Man Who Helped Destroy Economy." From a Hot Air post by Allahpundit headlined "Video: Man who helped destroy economy moving on to better things":
Of all the losers to have passed through Congress, how many can say they played a major role in precipitating a global economic catastrophe? It'll take a lot of media whitewash to obscure that legacy, but I'm sure they're game: The ratio of political eulogies today that mention his wit and intellect to those flagging his boosterism for Fannie and Freddie is running about five to one from what I've seen. As Ted Kennedy's career so beautifully illustrates, if you're a sharp-tongued fightin' liberal from deep blue Massachusetts, there's no wrong so terrible that it can't be forgiven. Carte blanche, Elizabeth Warren. [Hot Air, 11/28/11 [3]]
Fox's Stephen Hayes: "Housing Crisis" Will Be "First Line" In Frank's "Political Epitaph." From Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier:
CHRIS WALLACE (guest host): Frank's admirers said he was brilliant, obviously as you can see there funny, sharp, did a lot of good things, according to them. His critics say that he contributed especially I think to the terrible problems with the mortgage -- failed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he addressed that criticism today. Let's take a look.
FRANK (video clip): Since Paulson used the powers that were in the bill that I initiated and put them into conservatorship, there have been no losses. The losses that you read about are payments for things that happened before that, and since 2008 they have done a pretty good job on housing and have not caused any losses. So yes, I was late in recognizing the problem, but it was when I was in the minority.
WALLACE: Is he being too easy on himself?
HAYES: Well, certainly he is. I mean, he was not only late in recognizing the problem, he did many things, perhaps with good intentions, to help create the problem. He was pushing lax lending standards. He was doing all the kinds of things that set the stage for private entities to try to come in and try to compete with Fannie and Freddie in a way that I think led to the financial crisis of 2008. There's a moment in Gretchen Morgenson's book Reckless Endangerment where she describes a reporter going up to Barney Frank after a speech in March of 2005 and asking the questions, you know, what about the possibility that you may be pushing people into mortgages that they can't afford and what would the consequences be, and he said rather flippantly, as he was wont to do, we'll deal with that problem if it happens. Well, this is the kind of legislating with the best of intentions and not thinking of the long-term consequences that will make the first line in Barney Frank's political epitaph be the housing crisis. [Fox News, Special Report with Bret Baier, 11/28/11 [4]]
Investors, Economists, And Government Agencies Agree: Fannie And Freddie Did Not Cause Financial Crisis
Investor Barry Ritholz: Narrative That Fannie/Freddie Caused The Crisis Is "The Big Lie" Of Financial Crisis. From The Washington Post:
Wall Street has its own version: Its Big Lie is that banks and investment houses are merely victims of the crash. You see, the entire boom and bust was caused by misguided government policies. It was not irresponsible lending or derivative or excess leverage or misguided compensation packages, but rather long-standing housing policies that were at fault.
Indeed, the arguments these folks make fail to withstand even casual scrutiny. But that has not stopped people who should know better from repeating them.
Congress did radically deregulate the financial sector, doing away with many of the protections that had worked for decades. Congress allowed Wall Street to self-regulate, and the Fed the turned a blind eye to bank abuses.
The previous Big Lie -- the discredited belief that free markets require no adult supervision -- is the reason people have created a new false narrative. [The Washington Post, 11/5/11 [5]]
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Fannie, Freddie "Were Not A Primary Cause" Of Crisis. From the majority report by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission:
We conclude that these two entities contributed to the crisis, but were not a primary cause. Importantly, GSE [government-sponsored enterprises, i.e., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] mortgage securities essentially maintained their value throughout the crisis and did not contribute to the significant financial firm losses that were central to the financial crisis. [Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Conclusions Of The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, accessed 11/28/11 [6]]
Former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld: Fannie And Freddie Played "De Minimis" Role In His Firm's Problems. From Slate:
At Monday's hearing, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., gamely tried to pin Lehman's demise on Fannie and Freddie. After comparing Lehman's small political contributions with Fannie and Freddie's much larger ones, Mica asked Fuld what role Fannie and Freddie's failure played in Lehman's demise. Fuld's response: "De minimis." [Slate, 10/7/08 [7]]
Economist Greg Mankiw: Fannie And Freddie Were "Only One Element" In Crisis. In a New York Times op-ed, former Bush economic advisor and Harvard professor N. Gregory Mankiw wrote:
Many members of Congress were worried less about financial fragility than about expanding access to homeownership. Moreover, lobbyists from these companies assured Congress that there was no real problem, while the sheer complexity of these institutions made it hard for legislators to appreciate the enormity of the risks.
I recount this story not because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the main cause of the recent financial crisis -- they were only one element -- but because it shows the kind of problem we'll encounter on a larger scale as we reform oversight of the financial system. [The New York Times, 3/28/10 [8]]
McClatchy: "Federal Housing Data Reveal That Charges" Against Fannie And Freddie "Aren't True." From McClatchy Newspapers:
Commentators say [a government push to make housing more affordable to Americans of more modest means is] what triggered the stock market meltdown and the freeze on credit. They've specifically targeted the mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which the federal government seized on Sept. 6, contending that lending to poor and minority Americans caused Fannie's and Freddie's financial problems.
Federal housing data reveal that the charges aren't true, and that the private sector, not the government or government-backed companies, was behind the soaring subprime lending at the core of the crisis.
Subprime lending offered high-cost loans to the weakest borrowers during the housing boom that lasted from 2001 to 2007. Subprime lending was at its height from 2004 to 2006.
Federal Reserve Board data show that:
- More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.
- Private firms made nearly 83 percent of the subprime loans to low- and moderate-income borrowers that year.
- Only one of the top 25 subprime lenders in 2006 was directly subject to the housing law that's being lambasted by conservative critics. [McClatchy, 10/12/08 [9]]
Why It's False: Private Sector -- Not Fannie Or Freddie -- Led Boom In Subprime Financing
McClatchy: During Bubble Years, "Private Investment Banks -- Not Fannie And Freddie -- Dominated The Mortgage Loans That Were Packaged And Sold." From reporting by McClatchy:
Between 2004 and 2006, when subprime lending was exploding, Fannie and Freddie went from holding a high of 48 percent of the subprime loans that were sold into the secondary market to holding about 24 percent, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance, a specialty publication. One reason is that Fannie and Freddie were subject to tougher standards than many of the unregulated players in the private sector who weakened lending standards, most of whom have gone bankrupt or are now in deep trouble.
During those same explosive three years, private investment banks -- not Fannie and Freddie -- dominated the mortgage loans that were packaged and sold into the secondary mortgage market. In 2005 and 2006, the private sector securitized almost two thirds of all U.S. mortgages, supplanting Fannie and Freddie, according to a number of specialty publications that track this data. [McClatchy, 10/12/08 [9]]
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: Fannie And Freddie "Followed Rather Than Led Wall Street And Other Lenders In The Rush For Fool's Gold." From the majority report by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission:
The GSEs participated in the expansion of subprime and other risky mortgages, but they followed rather than led Wall Street and other lenders in the rush for fool's gold. They purchased the highest rated non-GSE mortgage-backed securities and their participation in this market added helium to the housing balloon, but their purchases never represented a majority of the market. Those purchases represented 10.5% of non-GSE subprime mortgage-backed securities in 2001, with the share rising to 40% in 2004, and falling back to 28% by 2008. They relaxed their underwriting standards to purchase or guarantee riskier loans and related securities in order to meet stock market analysts' and investors' expectations for growth, to regain market share, and to ensure generous compensation for their executives and employees -- justifying their activities on the broad and sustained public policy support for homeownership.
The Commission also probed the performance of the loans purchased or guaranteed by Fannie and Freddie. While they generated substantial losses, delinquency rates for GSE loans were substantially lower than loans securitized by other financial firms. For example, data compiled by the Commission for a subset of borrowers with similar credit scores -- scores below 660 00 show that by the end of 2008 GSE mortgages were far less likely to e seriously delinquent than were non-GSE securitized mortgages: 6.2% versus 28.3% [Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Conclusions Of The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, accessed 11/28/11 [6]]
Why It's False: Fannie/Freddie Were Domestic -- Housing Boom Was Global
McKinsey: "Other Economies Around The World Are Feeling The Effects Of Their Own Real-Estate Booms And Busts." McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, published the following chart, showing the run-up in housing prices spanned the entire developed world. From McKinsey Quarterly:
A global view of the housing bubble
Although the current crisis started with the bursting of the US housing bubble, other economies around the world are feeling the effects of their own real-estate booms and busts. From 2000 through 2007, a remarkable run-up in global home prices occurred (see exhibit). But that trend has reversed abruptly. In 2008, the value of US residential real estate fell 10 percent; the global average fared only somewhat better, declining by almost 4 percent. We estimate that falling home prices erased more than $3.4 trillion of household wealth in 2008. And because home prices are slow to correct, the current slide may persist for some time, which could depress global consumption.
[McKinsey Quarterly, 10/09 [10]]
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I read somewhere that certain oils are toxic to the bees.
Over time linseed darkens due to something in it. I am still reseaerching myslef for some type of oil, sealer that is affordable and resiliant. The texture and colour of timber is always pleasant to look at. I relaise that the white colour has a + for temperature management in summer.Can you let me know if find an oil that is suitable and not toxic to the bees?


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Recent News
Posted on: 10 September, 2009
What effect does working in Washington, D.C., for a summer have on an East Central University student from Jamaica?
"I realized how influential the United States is," said Jomain McKenzie, "not only to its citizens but to the entire international community -- this country makes things happen.
Posted on: 09 September, 2009
When Tana Lala came to Latta High School as a 17-year-old exchange student, civil unrest was rampant in her native Albania and war was raging in neighboring Kosovo. So she stayed in Ada and enrolled at East Central University. The rest, as they say, is history.
Lala went on to become the first international student to be awarded the prestigious George Nigh Award as ECU's top graduating senior. She was the 2003 recipient.
Posted on: 09 September, 2009
A workshop for area teachers and East Central University students on "Dealing with Atrocity and Controversy in the Public School Classroom" will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 11 [FRIDAY] in the Regents Room in ECU's Memorial Student Union.
Posted on: 03 September, 2009
After seeing the new H1N1 (swine) flu sweep through campuses throughout the country, East Central University is taking extra precautions to educate students, faculty and staff.
Posted on: 03 September, 2009
Eleven ECU students have been awarded funding under the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The awards are competitive and applications are reviewed by a committee on campus. Awards are in the form of scholarship and research stipends and range from $350 to $2,000 for the academic year.
Posted on: 03 September, 2009
Health care courses are being offered online and in the classroom by East Central University's Continuing Professional Education program. All classes are non-credit certification courses.
In-class courses include EKG Technician Certification, Medical Billing and Coding Certification, Pharmacy Technician and Phlebotomy Technician Certification.
Posted on: 03 September, 2009
The East Central University Physics Department is looking for all physics graduates from ECU. The department will host a Centennial Physics Alumni Reunion Oct. 30-31 to celebrate 100 Years of Physics at ECU.
Posted on: 02 September, 2009
Fall enrollment at East Central University is up by 5.6 percent over fall 2008, ECU officials said. ECU has 4,633 undergraduate and graduate students this fall, or 244 more than a year ago.


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Nice collection an auto will be my next tarus.
Part of my ever growing family...
Nice collection an auto will be my next tarus.
Sure got yourself some nice looking shooting irons there. Good luck with them.
Best Baldy.
Guess I better ad this pic to the collection. My latest purchase or actually it was a gift from my wife. Love a woman that loves guns
PT 908 9mm
Another Gunshow coming 1st week of June here in Iowa, wonder what I will find there?


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At this year's Salone del Bagno in Milan, the bathroom design exhibition concurrent with the Salone del Mobile, manufacturers introduced new products and concepts that reach the heights of creativity not normally seen in the sector—and that have to compete with the glamour typically resolved for furniture just a few halls away. Across the board, products appeared lighter and more minimal with copious amounts of rounded edges, attempting to communicate a lot with as little material as possible.
For Spanish brand Inbani, French designer Arik Levy created the Bowl collection that attempts to use the current red-hot trend of brass into the kitchen while keeping things lithe and fashionable with freestanding towel racks, mirrors, and storage in both brass and all-white colors.
Laufen worked with two rock-star designers this year—Konstantin Grcic and Toan Nguyen—to experiment with a new proprietary material dubbed SaphirKeramik, which the brand boasts as having the ability to reach new levels of thinness and strength in ceramics. Grcic's basins use various geometric patterns on their countertops to be decorative, functional, and industrially chic.
The aluminum Rift radiators by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba with Matteo Fiorini for Tubes are designed to be a modular, component-based solution that can double as a shelf. It can also be customized with optional towel hooks and wooden shelving.
The open-air Wazebo outdoor show by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for Kos has a simple metal structure and slatted wooden floor and ceiling. While the design appears monumental, it can be installed on any outdoor surface, including a lawn.
Italian tile brand Mutina previewed the Tierras collection by Patricia Urquiola. Inspired by the sedimentation process, it uses eight different styles that designers can mix and match in materials such as lava, terracotta, and clay.


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Guns are tools... if they get used, they will get scratches and the finish will wear.
I think it gives the gun character and wouldn't worry too much.
I took a brand new custom rifle to a sniper school and got sand, water and dirt all over... dropped it several times doing drills too. Every mark is a part of your ownership experience.


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-Air conditioned - Fans in Bedrooms - Own Bathroom - Own study - Internet to be included in rent - Shared electricity and water bills - Two super cute cats -Lock up garage
Large single room to rent in fully furnished 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car LUG house at Plantation Palms with 1 female healthcare professional (non-drinker, non-smoker) and a 3 year old beagle. Close to shops and beach only 15 min from middle of town. Room has carpet, aircon, BIR just needs a bed. Looking for someone friendly to share my house with when my current housemate moves out with her boyfriend. I am in the process of applying to be a foster carer for RSPCA dogs so would prefer someone who likes dogs but doesn't currently have a pet. $180 pw plus equal share of utilities & internet cost min 3 month stay Aircon ceiling fans dishwasher yard built in robe carpet aircon
Clean tidy and awesome house and I am seldom there. :-)
We are looking for a new housemate! • Spacious bedroom with built-in wardrobe, ceiling fan and air-conditioner. • Shared toilet and bathroom with one other • Close to shops, doctors/dentist and gym (2 minutes) and only 15 minutes drive from the CBD. • Seeking non-smoker, tidy professional wanting to live with a relaxed group of people :) Rent is $202.50 per fortnight (Internet included) plus four weeks bond. Gas and electricity bills split evenly as they come in
Seeking a housemate that is easy going and sociable. Spacious 3x6 room available with aircon for $160 per week inc bills. You would have your own bathroom and driveway. The house has a pool and a well landscaped yard which I maintain. House is in a quiet street only a few KM away from the Eimeo pub and beach and 15 min away from town. I am pretty easy going and love to have a chat, but can also respect other peoples space when they need it. This isn't a party house but I do like to have a few drinks by the pool. There is a spare room where friends and family are always welcome to stay. The bedroom is currently furnished however I can be flexible if you have your own. Storage space available in the shed. Must be tidy, non-smoker and employed :).
- $150 p/week Rent furnished (plus half the gas, power & water) - own bathroom (shower & bath) - separate toilet - built in with mirrors - reverse cycle air con - wifi included - tv bracket on wall already - 1 parking space in garage - rear deck - near new house - must be working - must be tidy - prefer someone approx 25-35y/o with references - non smokers only - no pets (already small dog here) - Close to Woolies, Coles, Porters, Vet, Hairdresser, Schools & Beach. OR unfurnished
Two room's for rent in 4 bedroom share house. $120/week rent (or $200 for two rooms if you have a friend) includes net, netflix and yard maintenance. Electricity split. House located in Eimeo close to woolies/coles, snap fitness, Blacks Beach tavern and Eimeo and Blacks Beaches.
Fully furnished BBQ and outdoor seating Own bathroom plus a spare bedroom Air con in bedroom Internet -$50 a month Electricity split Dishwasher Washing machine Large outdoor area and yard Grass gets mowed every fortnight as part of lease
Located small drive to Shops & Pubs :) 3 bedroom place , easy to locate in blacks beach cove . Space for parking car in locked up garage ! Small yard & rain water available! Only bill needed to split is electricity & internet if this is something your interested in getting. Main Bathroom will be your own as I have an ensuite. :)
Lived here for 1 year and haven't had any unpleasant incidents ... Great modern 4 BR house to share with mature age female My room is at the back of the house and the available room is at the front / the other 2 rooms - 1 is a well set up office and other is currently a guest room - all QS rooms Very clean living / non-smoker ... I have a small, non shedding Fur baby - only similar pet would be considered Half of a double lock up remote controlled garage with own remote Basically all you need are your cloths but there is room for a few bits of furniture, own bedroom suite will be no problem if you prefer internet has moderate gb's if you would like to share cost and access / Share other expenses Close to - beach / shopping center / gym / doctors / tavern
Hi there! A great 3 bedroom apartment, fully furnished with your own room, bathroom and toilet! Wifi is included, split system in living area and one bedroom. Close to beach and Northern beaches shops.
A cosy lovely 3 bedroom duplex in Blacks beach cove. Fully equipped and furnished, small yard, 2 bathrooms, garage. Close to Northern beaches shops and only a few kilometers from the beach!
Room for rent Household Details Household age range: 20-35 Household gender: M People in household: Me and one other (every 3rd week) Smokers in household: None Household diet: Not Important Household relationships: Single Household disposition: Not Important Pets: I have 2 small dogs, 1 cat Children: No Detailed Description The total rent is $150.00 per week including electricity plus 2 weeks bond. The 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house, 2 toilets, is fully air-conditioned, fully tiled and the bedrooms are carpeted as is the lounge. The bedrooms have built-in robes, air-conditioned, ceiling fans, tinted windows and slimline blinds. There is currently one room available for rent. The nearest public transport is a bus-stop is located at Northern Beaches Bowls Club, for which timetables are available via the internet through Mackay Transit Coaches. Courtesy buses are available for Northern Beaches Bowls Club and Blacks Beach Tavern. The address of the house is Whitehaven Drive, Blacks Beach Cove. If you would like to know more about the property, the conditions of rent or like to see photos, then I would be more than happy to oblige. Room Location Suburb: Blacks Beach Cove State: QLD Postcode: 4740 Country: Australia Room Details Weekly Rent ($) 150.00 Date available Now Type of accomodation House Is bond required? 2 weeks What is the period of lease? Weekly Is the room furnished? 1 double bed, built in robes Private bathroom? Yes (Large main bathroom, shared every 3rd week.) Private bedroom? Yes Walking distance to tavern Close Flatmate Preferences Age Preference: 20-35 Gender Preference: Male only Would you accept smokers?: Yes ( outside smoking only) Would you accept pets?: No
Quiet area, walking distance to local shopping centre.
Fully furnished 4 bedroom, office and movie room house, with grate outdoor entertaining area. You will have your own bedroom and bathroom. Can use all other common rooms what includes: indoor outdoor kitchens, gazebo area, outdoor areas, lounge room, movie room, your own study nook, free internet etc.
Quiet area Owner occupied Close to shops Nice area
Quiet area Share with owner in a private home
Fully airconditioned open plan ..large deck with northern veiws..This is a unique property with a studio apartment incorporated with separate kitchen and bathroom which can be opened to be part of the main house or separated and sub let.
Quiet street close to town
Hi, I am looking for a house mate for $210 per week which includes a cleaner, Foxtel, Internet, power (Nothing more to pay) 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, multiple living rooms, office, library and pool in exclusive beachside estate. Share with myself, 2 dogs and a cat in a really relaxed and homely environment. This isn't just a room but an opportunity to become your home too. Let me know if you are interested. Regards, Dave
Large onsuited airconditioned room running off the top story with a massive timber deck that leads off sliding doors .On the deck you have incredible veiws reaching 270 degrees over the city to hay point the islands cape hillsbourgh and Farley with evening lights superb
Nice airconditoned furnished single bedroom available in share house quiet respectfull tennants great veiws suite non smoking working person.$135/wk all included
Air-conditioned room (plus fan), in a 4 bedroom share house. Sharing bathroom with 2 other males. Garage available to store your junk. House is fully furnished and your room has a bed and built in cupboards, also equipped with a TV port. There is a large backyard with an undercover back patio. Mower man, cleaner, all bills and electricity included in price. Quite a big house with plenty of room if you want time to yourself. Get onto me if you have any questions. We would like to meet you first before committing to anything.
Quiet friendly street , great neigbours , corner shop, bottle O , hair dresser walking distance , woolies 3 min drive . 10 mins to base hospital, 5 mins to Mater hospital 7 mins to CBD . Short drive to the beaches . Low maintenance house , fully AC , great yard , new appliances , every room plus the main living room has access to Netflix , main living room also has standard foxtell , house has Wifi throughout and every room has internet hard wired and tv . Main living area has full surround sound , out side on the patio has speakers + tv and BBQ . The hammock on the gazebo is great on them fine and sunny arftnoons to wind down with a drink .


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Studies are confirming what you already knew. "Check, please" are 2 of the most fattening words in the English language. The more often you eat food prepared away from home, the more calories you consume, the less healthful the meals, and the heavier you become.
Once upon a time, overdoing it when eating away from home did not present much of a problem, because dining out was a rare event. Now, many people eat out or buy prepared food on a daily basis.
Eating out was once reserved for special events. As a result, many of us still view of eating out as an opportunity to splurge. But the more we eat out and splurge, the more those calories add up.
Indeed, restaurant portions are even bigger than they were in the days when Mom wore a corsage to her Mother's Day meal at the local upscale family restaurant. Both plate size and portion size have steadily increased.
It is often said that restaurants are to blame for the ever larger portions and should shoulder some of the responsibility for helping people eat less, perhaps by serving smaller servings for less money. However, consumers equate volume with value, which makes it difficult for competitive restaurants to serve less food.
So what's a calorie-conscious restaurant diner to do? After all, it is not easy for many people to stop eating if they are full but there's still food left on the plate.
Some tips for dining out include:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
US Department of Agriculture
Canadian Diabetes Association
Dietitians of Canada
Bowman SA, Vinyard BT. Fast food consumption of US adults: impact on energy and nutrient intakes and overweight status. J Am Coll Nutr. 2004;23:163-168.
Condrasky M, Ledikwe JH, Flood JE, Rolls BJ. Chefs' opinions of restaurant portion sizes. Obesity. 2007;15:2086-2094.
McCrory MA, Fuss PJ, Saltzman E, Roberts SB. Dietary determinants of energy intake and weight regulation in healthy adults. Journal of Nutrition. 2000;130:276S-279S.
Ordering your meal. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/DiningOut/Ordering-Your-Meal_UCM_301471_Article.jsp. Updated May 15, 2015. Accessed August 6, 2015.
Last reviewed August 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
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Opinions mixed on need for seat belts in school buses
As of Monday afternoon, only one student remains in the hospital following last week's school bus accident in Washington County, Tennessee. Now some parents may have concerns about putting their kids back on one.
Getting kids to and from school is a major responsibility for Holston Bus Company. "We haul approximately 12,000 kids per day," said Kenny Morrell, owner of Holston Bus Company.
That's why safety is taken seriously.
Morrell told us buses have special metal bars every 16 inches that keep the roof from collapsing on students if there's a crash.
We learned there are seven different exits, and the seats are designed with four inches of foam padding to keep kids in place. "If a bus comes to a sudden stop, it just goes up against that foam rubber. If it goes in the front, it goes back against that foam rubber," said Morrell.
News 5 found out when it comes to strapping in on the way to school, opinions are mixed as to whether seat belts are actually needed.
Parents like Elaine Riner think it's a good idea. "I'm thinking about how fast speed limits go and how people go over speed limits. Now that I have children, it doesn't seem like a bad idea at all," said Riner.
But school bus driver Bradey Tankersley told us she has her worries. "If it was to catch on fire, it would make it just that much harder to get the students off the bus, and it doesn't take long for a bus to catch on fire at all. I mean, you wouldn't have time to get them all out," said Tankersley.
Kenny Morrell also worries without an aide on the bus, kids wouldn't even use the seat belts. They might even use them for weapons.
We found out Kingsport City Schools have used seatbelts on buses since 1996. Morrell said he'd be glad to have them too, but he feel buses are just as safe the way they are.
"We think that a school bus is the safest vehicle in the United States," Morrell said.
We did some checking with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to their website, they've found compartmentalization, the padded seats feature, is the most effective way to keep students safe.
The group also states a school bus is seven times safer than the average passenger car.


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Red Wedding
I will say the Wolf Dreams described in Clash of Kings did start to get annoying after the 3rd or 4th. Martin could have probably said "oh by the way your dreams are real" around there instead of waiting till the 3/4th mark to do that.
Holy mother of ****. Those were painfully redundant. Once you realize, on your own, that they're real (which is really early on) they become so painful
So we know the Dragon chick can't get hurt by Fire, or at least to a degree from the first season. The whore that the dwarf is with. Is she a child of the dragon chicks father, or something to that nature? Sort of like how Snow is the bastard son of Ned, etc. Well at least you assume that. He could be taken in by Ned, etc, for all I know.
The reason I ask is in EP 1 they hint at the dragon chick w/ the bath water. In the final episodes they are playing that candle game, the whore and the dwarf, and she half *** answers about how she beat him. Then when they're playing the drinking game all his thoughts about her family are wrong. Making me think the secret she's hiding something we'll find out later, and probably more part of the story.


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Ozarks Outdoors plans July wilderness trip for incoming freshmen
Release Date: 6/15/2012
This year's incoming freshmen at University of the Ozarks will soon have an exciting opportunity to get out of the house and into the woods - and learn some valuable skills at the same time. From July 15-21, Ozarks Outdoors will offer an intensive pre-orientation wilderness trip which will include rock climbing, canoeing, camping, hiking, and skills training in wilderness survival.
The Ozarks Outdoors program, entering its second year, is the University's outdoor recreation and education program. It combines the outdoor and environmental experiences offered across academics, student life, and administration.
"This trip is for new students only," said Director of Outdoor and Environmental Experiences Jamie Lewis Hedges. "Any incoming freshman can sign up for it. The cost of $150 covers all the gear, the programming, food, everything. All they have to do is bring appropriate clothing. We're going up to Shores Lake, which is northeast of Fort Smith, up by the Mulberry River in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. There are places to camp there near the lake, so we'll have dependable water for canoeing. It's also close to the Mulberry River. The water is pretty low now, but if it does rain beforehand, we can canoe there as well. And we're close there to the Fern Gully climbing area."
Hedges said the entire reason and focus of the week-long trip is to teach skills that students need making the transition from high school to college; specifically, organization skills, planning skills, and goal-setting skills.
One of the activities planned for the pre-orientation wilderness trip is canoeing at Shores Lake.
"The week will start off that Sunday when parents drop the students off at Base Camp, our headquarters," said Hedges. "We'll do some staging there, then leave early Monday and drive out to our destination. Our main goal that day will involve team-building. On Tuesday we'll be canoeing, and the rock climbing at Fern Gully will take place on Wednesday. During all that time we'll be working on some basic outdoor skills, like how to start a fire, how to use a compass, how to read a map, that sort of thing."
The pinnacle of the trip will take place on Thursday and Friday. "We will have boxes with us that contain disorganized food, gear, a compass, a map, and whatever else the students will need to make some kind of backpacking trip between where we are and White Rock Mountain, which is to the north," Hedges said. "So on those two days we'll bring out those boxes, give them the map, give them the gear, give them the compass, and turn them loose. Where they go and how far they go is totally up to them. We will just be there for safety purposes. This will give them the chance to work through what they've been learning, and afterward give us a chance to debrief them on their planning, goal setting, and organizing, the three focus points of the trip."
Hedges said his program staff has been personally calling all pre-registered freshmen since January to let them know about the program and the upcoming trip.
"That project has really proven worthwhile, so we're planning to continue to do that," Hedges said. "We had quite a few pre-admits express enthusiasm for the event, so it'll be terrific to see how many sign up. There is really a double focus in trips like this, both recruiting students to the university and program, and retaining those students once they get here. The skills we'll teach on the trip will help them abundantly once school starts in the fall. Plus it's an entry way into the Ozarks Outdoor program."
For more information on the Pre-Orientation wilderness trip and Ozarks Outdoors, email email@example.com or call (479) 979-1386.


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Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park
Volcanoes are monuments to earth's origin, evidence that its primordial forces are still at work. During a volcanic eruption, we are reminded that our planet is an ever-changing environment whose basic processes are beyond human control. As much as we have altered the face of the earth to suit our needs, we can only stand in awe before the power of an eruption.
Volcanoes are also prodigious land builders (they have created the Hawaiian Island chain). Kilauea and Mauna Loa, two of the world's most active volcanoes, are still adding land to the island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa is the most massive mountain on earth, occupying an area of 10,000 cubic miles. Measured from its base on the seafloor, it rises 30,000 feet, more than a thousand feet higher than Mount Everest. In contrast to the explosive continental volcanoes, the more fluid and less gaseous eruptions of Kilauea and Mauna Loa produce fiery fountains and rivers of molten lava.
These flows, added layer upon layer, produced a barren volcanic landscape that served as a foundation for life. Hundreds of species of plants and animals found their way across the vast Pacific on wind, water, and the wings of birds. A few survived, adapted, and prospered during this time of isolation. The arrival of humans, first Polynesians, then Europeans, and the plants and animals they brought with them drastically altered this evolutionary showcase, this grand natural experiment.
Today Hawaii Volcanoes National Park displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution - processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct human culture. Created to preserve the natural setting of Kilauea and Mauna Loa, the park is also a refuge for the islands native plants and animals and a link to its human past. Park managers work to protect the resources and promote understanding and appreciation of the park by visitors. Research by scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has made Kilauea one of the best understood volcanoes in the world, shedding light of the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and the beginning of planet Earth.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A general photo album for this park can be found here.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
Currently, we do not have a listing for any park-specific geology education programs or activities.
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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Alright folks, we are continuing this GTG after last year's success.
Where: Meet in Helen, GA
Quality Inn
15 Yonah Street
Helen, GA 30545
When: October 19th, 2013 @ 10am
Why: Because racecar
What: Group run from Helen, GA to the Tail of the Dragon and back.
Disclaimer: This is not a race.
Helen to the Dragon Map
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This six-unit condo building in Quincy, Mass., replaces a moribund industrial facility that its neighbors were only too happy to see demolished. "It was a real dump—a haven for trouble," says Elizabeth Whittaker, Assoc. AIA, principal of Merge Architects. But the ghost of the old building lives on, albeit imperceptibly, in the form of its contemporary replacement, Penn Street Lofts. "We had to build within the footprint and couldn't build higher than the old peak," Whittaker says. As a result, "We had a box." The main question facing her design team was, "How do we pack the box, both conceptually and literally?"
Usually in multifamily housing, she continues, "there's this repetitive façade of anonymous windows." Here, each unit includes an area of double-height living space and expresses itself on the façade via its own idiosyncratic pattern of openings. Four units open onto balconies hollowed from the building's bricklike mass, and each of the six presents a wide enough swath of glass to make viewing a two-way transaction. "It's very cinematic from the streetscape," Whittaker notes.
Reflecting the project's $100-per-square-foot budget, the finishes are modest: IKEA kitchens, Andersen Corp. windows, bamboo floors. But, Whittaker says, "We tried to get in as much detail as possible." The interiors represent a triumph of form over frugality, with carefully controlled geometry and generous volumes. Stainless steel railings and lime green returns give the balconies a distinctive presence; bands of flat red cedar siding add texture to the clapboard façade; and garage doors emblazoned with oversized unit numbers endow the building with an almost-audible voice.
As for how her firm produced such an appealing product for so little money, Whittaker explains, "We started off knowing it had to be cheap, so we designed it for that.
project: Penn Street Lofts, Quincy, Mass.
architect: Merge Architects, Boston
developer/general contractor: Touchstone Properties, Braintree, Mass.
project size: 1,100 square feet to 1,600 square feet per unit
site size: 0.14 acre
construction cost: $100 per square foot
sales price: $250,000 per unit
units in project: 6
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"What would your feelings be, seriously, if your cat or your dog began to talk to you, and to dispute with you in human accents? You would be overwhelmed with horror. I am sure of it. And if the roses in your garden sang a weird song, you would go mad." --Arthur Machen
2017 Reds record when I'm attending: 8-52017 Dragons record when I'm attending:
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
I just posted this in the game thread tonight, but I got to hang out with Emilio Estevez tonight, and he's a big fan. Said he's been to five games already this season.
"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
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Alice Cooper grew up in Detroit, Tigers fan.
Loved Sparky, and loves baseball in general.
Hanging out with Carlos >>>>>> Hanging out with Emilio
Apparently Senator Rob Portman is a Reds fan.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Depending on the crowd, I am sure Portman is also an Indians fan to.
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard
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