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Today is school picture day!
When Harriet and "the ducky" show up to take our pictures, you can bet that the children are well-dressed, the snack is no-mess, and the staff is slightly stressed - for two whole days. Sometimes there are tears and pouty faces, but never in front of the children :)
These teachers from 2004 look pretty happy. Enjoy this week's Wayback Wednesday photos from 2004.
Smile, silly ducky! And have a terrific Wednesday.
Montessori School of Greater Lafayette Staff, 1992
Here are the year's class photos. If you recognize any of the children, all should be in their mid-twenties now, consider directing them here. We would love to hear from them and from the teachers.
Class A - Morning Preprimary, 1992
Class B - Morning Preprimary, 1992
Class D - Morning Preprimary, 1992
Class E - Afternoon Preprimary, 1992
Class C - 3-day and 5-day Toddlers, 1992
Class C - 2-day Toddlers, 1992
We're really reaching back here for Halloween gold - all the way back to 1989. Back in the day, the whole school had a costume parade in the Morton Center gymnasium. It was a big year for bunnies, clowns, and superheroes.
Thanks to the timeless quality of Montessori materials, it seems that only the faces have changed in these photos from MSGL classrooms in 2000.
It's a genuine Polaroid photo and the genuine Mr. Jeff presenting abstract computations with the Stamp Game.
We still use the same dishwashing stands in the classroom today.
Miss Chloe has been preparing the environment at MSGL for a long time.
The Unifix Cubes are not a Montessori material but they allow for counting, sorting, color recognition, and provide a clear control of error.
It just feels good to put the colored pencils in their matching holders.
Taking the spindles out of the boxes reinforces the counting activity used to put them in - and it builds concentration.
Two friends can work together on the Teen Boards. They are matching the quantity with the symbol and witing the numerals.
Using scissors is classified as a language activity because it builds hand-eye coordination and strengthens the hand muscles required for writing.
A comfy chair is better when it's big enough for two.
And finally, what is Steve building?
I hope that was as fun for you as it was for me! Have a warm and wonderful Wednesday. ~Heather
1996 - Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics this year and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced. Dolly the sheep became the first mammal to be cloned. The first version of the Java programming language was released, HotMail started providing free email service, and just over 10 million people were using the internet.
Do you know someone who attended MSGL in 1996? You just might find them here.
Parent/Infant Class
Toddler Class
Preprimary Class A
Preprimary Class B
Preprimary Class D
Preprimary Class E
Extended Day Kindergarten
Thanks for reading. I hope you have been able to go sledding in all this snow. Have a terrific Wednesday!
Montessori School of Greater Lafayette - 1981
This is the oldest available photo from the Montessori School of Greater Lafayette.
Notes on the photo list some of the names. 1st Row: Cristy Belz, Andruzca Rukhin?, Cristy Welch, Jensen Douglas, Ben Pealman, Gretchen Behnke, A.J. Marks, J.P. Rowe, Rolf Friedlaender. 2nd Row: Ila Ela, Luke Murphy, Sara Williams, Cristopher Armstrong, Catherine ?, Yoshi Furata. 3rd Row: MaryBeth Meyer, Niki Plante, Tony Hwang, David Bluestein, Kwesi Coleman, Nina Garza.
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We're keeping things simple on Wayback Wednesday this week with a short and sweet little collection of photos from October, 2002. Teacher Judy West took the children of the Red Oak class on a nature hike to Purdue's Horticulture Park to enjoy the crisp morning, collect leaves, and hug some very deserving trees.
Do you have favorite photos you would like to share on Wayback Wednesday? Please contact me at email@example.com. Have an outstanding Wednesday!
Wow... I'm in one of these pictures! I think I was about four or five... I'm in high school now. So great to see that MSGL is still up and running and giving kids the great education it gave me. I'm taking all honors classes and am three years ahead of my grade in math. I still remember the math facts flash cards and the cubes, rods, and beads for counting. Thanks to everyone for for giving me and other kids a great start! :D
It's great to hear from you, Ana Sofia! I remember you very well when you were in my class. I remember your sister, too. I'm glad to hear you are well and that you still enjoy math. It means so much to all of us here when our former students check in and tell us what they are doing. Please stay in touch and be sure to stop in and visit if you are ever in town.Best wishes,Heather
Great blog, Heather! This was my first year at MSGL. The little girl in the pink shirt is Angelina Spinola-Retamosa and the smiley guy in the navy shirt, I think, is Jerrick Mennen.
Thanks, Lena. Wow - you've been here almost a decade! That's nearly 10 years of smiling at the ducky.


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Driver Update Addresses Radeon Frame Latency Issues 108
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An unfounded rumor across the state has prompted the Appoquinimink School District to increase its administrative presence at all schools Friday.
An unfounded rumor across the state has prompted the Appoquinimink School District to increase its administrator presence at all schools Friday.
The district has contacted local law enforcement officials, who have agreed to increase patrol around the schools Friday, officials said.
A message was sent out to parents Thursday night that districts across the state have received an unfounded rumor that "something" would happen Friday.
"We investigated it and can't find a credible threat," said Appoquinimink spokeswoman Lilian Miles. "We contacted the police for an increased presence and our administrators are out at the schools today."
On the heels of the tragedy that occurred last week in Newtown, Conn., the school is taking the rumors seriously, she said.
The message sent to parents at around 5 p.m. Thursday came from Superintendent Matt Burrows who said that state and local law enforcement agencies have agreed to have an increased presence Friday.
"Delaware law enforcement officials have painstakingly investigated these rumors," Burrows said in his message, which can also be found on the schools' websites. "None of the investigations to date have led to the discovery of any actual plan or attempt to initiate a school-based incident."
Several other districts in Delaware have sent similar messages out to parents, including Sussex Technical High School and the Red Clay Consolidated School District.
"We encourage people to contact their principals and stop into the school sand talk with them so we can show them we have a safety plan in place," Miles said.
She also said that parents are welcome to join the school safety teams, which every school in the district has.
Even though the threat is not credible, the district is still taking it seriously, Miles said. No solid base to the threat has been found, she said.


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Kansas State University will host its K-State Cattle Feeders College May 9 at the Scott County Fairgrounds William Carpenter 4-H Building in Scott City, Kan.
Kansas State University will host its K-State Cattle Feeders College May 9 at the Scott County Fairgrounds William Carpenter 4-H Building in Scott City, Kan.
The educational event, focused on the cattle feeding industry, begins with registration at 5 p.m. and a sponsored dinner at 5:30 p.m.
The evening, which is free for the public to attend, features the "Top Hand Cattle Feeding Industry Employee Awards," designed to recognize outstanding feedlot employees. Registration for the event and nominations (100 words or less) for the "Top Hand" awards are due by May 3 via email to Justin Waggoner, K-State Extension beef systems specialist at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 620-275-9164.
Presentations include an "Economic Outlook – The Current Feeder Situation; Indicators and Implications" by Glynn Tonsor, K-State extension agricultural economist.
Attendees can participate in either the Cattle Crew Session or the Mill and Maintenance Crew Session.
The Cattle Crew Session offers:
• Trimming and Shoeing the Equine Foot (demonstration) – Vince Vesely, American Farriers Association examiner and certified journeyman farrier, Silver City, N.M.
• Management of High Health Risk Cattle – Dan Thomson, Jones Professor of Production Medicine, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, Manhattan, Kan.
The Mill and Maintenance Crew Session offers:
• Feed Mixer Technology – Mark Cooksey, Roto-Mix LLC, Dodge City, Kan.
• Truck Service and Maintenance – Mark Holderness, Dodge City International, Dodge City, Kan.
More information about the event and how to submit nominations for the "Top Hand" awards is available at www.southwest.ksu.edu.


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What once I thought was "cool" turned out to be one of the worst decisions I have ever made and the damage...
"Wish you could have known,
The person I could be.
Instead of the dark rebel,
That paid no mind to thee."
The four lines above are thoughts about those four years I wasted in high school. Choosing to be a "rebel without a cause" because of the influences of the fifties, I rejected the knowledge available to me and friendships that I could have had, but never made. What once I thought was "cool" turned out to be one of the worse decisions I have ever made and the damage and the reviews have lasted a lifetime.
The stage of life is without dress rehearsal, you are "live and in person" with lines spoken and actions made, and the reviews continue for a lifetime. For all of us, there is a place in time where we could have done better. Maybe it was just a moment or maybe it extended for many years: moments in time that have been lived and cannot be lived again as in a play. Maybe for some, it's not too late.
The reviews do continue for a lifetime and never seem to get any better. All that you can do is to accept those moments as they were for they cannot be changed; only forgiven. This, in itself, takes a lifetime to accomplish.
Written to my former classmates and to those who will listen.


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The Houla massacre left more than 100 Syrians dead. Some of them were women. Most of them were children.
The Syrian President Bashar Assad has denied responsibility. But the United Nations has pinned the blame mostly on his government.
Today, All Things Considered spoke to Hamza Oumar, an activist based in the city. He described the scene for Melissa Block. He said after the heavy shelling stopped, the men of the pro-government militia known as Shabiha went door to door.
We'll let you listen to the full the interview. But here is the most dramatic part of it, where Oumar describes what he found after the militia moved out:
"We entered the first house we came across. The door was already open and not torn down. We first saw a woman on the floor, blood covering her chest and left arm. We weren't sure if she was still alive. I went to check other rooms in the house, and I found four children, three tied up and shot from a very close range while the youngest was not tied up but his face was mutilated. Then I saw a woman in her 20s shot to death and a middle-aged man with an open forehead. It seemed as if he was bludgeoned with the back of a gun. In the same house, I saw a teenager and another three kids all shot and deeply stabbed in their necks.
"We went house to house to find the same scene over and over again — the parents and their kids all slaughtered. For the first hour and a half, we couldn't find any survivors, until some emerged from between the trees and backyards."
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel. We go now to Syria. In a brutal year of rebellion and repression, this week stands out. According to eyewitnesses, the Syrian army shelled the largely Sunni town of Houla last weekend. When the shelling stopped, government-backed militiamen, known as Shabiha, moved in. They went from house to house, systematically slaughtering people. More than 100 were killed, nearly half of them children.
BLOCK: We're going to hear now the story of what happened in Houla from a local, anti-government activist who made his way to the killing zone not long after the Shabiha arrived. His name is Hamza Oumar. He told us that Houla was singled out because it's been the site of massive protests against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. He said the Shabiha appeared to have come from neighboring Alawite villages, which support Assad.
Before we begin, a word of warning: Our interview includes disturbing details about the massacre.
HAMZA OUMAR: (Through interpreter) We took shelter behind trees until we got as close as 400 meters away from the village. From there we saw Shabiha gangs, fully armed and accompanied by agents dressed in military clothing. They went door to door, and performed some of the executions. We heard women and children screaming. This lasted for an hour and a half.
BLOCK: You're saying they were with people in military attire. Were they from the Syrian army itself?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) Yes, yes.
BLOCK: You're saying that the people who were going from house to house in Houla were not just these thugs - this pro-regime militia - but also, members of the Syrian army?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) The trick is that the military agents knock on the door and usually, people open it up out of fear. But then, the Shabiha are led into the house to slaughter the whole family. So the military soldiers are there to secure the neighborhood and facilitate the Shabiha's brutal killings. That story was also corroborated by survivors of that day.
BLOCK: When you were able to get to the site of the massacre, Hamza Oumar, what did you see?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) We entered the first house we came across. The door was already open, and not torn off. We saw a woman on the floor, blood covering her chest and her left arm. We weren't sure if she was still alive. I went in to check the other rooms in the house, and I found four children. Three were tied up, and had been shot at a very close range. The youngest wasn't tied up but he was dead, and his face was mutilated. Then I saw a woman in her 20s, shot to death, and a middle-aged man with an open forehead. It seemed as if he had been bludgeoned with the back of a gun.
(Through interpreter) In the same house, I saw a teenager and three other kids, all shot and deeply stabbed in their necks.
BLOCK: And was this what you saw as you went from house to house - this kind of slaughter?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) We went house to house to find the same scene over and over again - the parents and their kids, all slaughtered. For the first hour and a half, we didn't find any survivors. But then, some started emerging from behind trees and in backyards. The woman that we saw at first - with the three children who were tied up - we thought she was dead but turned out, she had survived.
BLOCK: What happens now in Houla after a massacre like this, with so many people, so many children killed? What happens now?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) The shelling continues. In fact, we heard the neighborhood area is being bombarded just 10 minutes ago. Al-Houla continues to be under siege, and around 40,000 people fled into the three neighboring Sunni villages - three kilometers away from al-Houla - in fear of another massacre.
BLOCK: And as an activist, Hamza Oumar, what is the message for you after this killing?
OUMAR: (Through interpreter) We call upon the international community to take action. Your silence is basically a license to kill, hand it over to the Assad regime. This regime is brutal and blood-thirsty. It can't be taken down except with outside military intervention.
Please, rescue us. We are being slaughtered. We're being slaughtered.
BLOCK: Hamza Oumar, thank you so much for talking with us.
OUMAR: Thank you so much.
BLOCK: That's Syrian activist Hamza Oumar. He was in Houla last weekend when more than 100 people, many of them children, were slaughtered by government-backed militias. And thanks to our interpreter, Hoda Osman. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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TRAINING: Day in and day out
When and why did you start training for fighting? In 2006. I was bored with real life and wanted a challenge and change of lifestyle.
Do you have any heroes? None
What ranks and titles have you held? US ISKA MMA Lightweight Champ, SC Golden Gloves Champ, GA Games Boxing Champ
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means that all of my hard work and sacrifice is finally paying off. It's an honor to represent the 145 lb division and I look forward to rising to the occasion
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No, I went to work straight out of high school
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a heavy equipment operator, pipe layer, job foreman and all-around construction worker for nearly a decade.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I won a few grappling competitions
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ blue belt
Favorite grappling technique: I love them all!
Favorite Striking technique: head movement and overall defense
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ROCKFORD — First Lutheran Church, 225 S. Third St., will host Rockford University's Vocal Collective in concert at 3 p.m. May 11.
The free concert will be the fourth concert in its eclectic Sounds from the Sanctuary 2013-14 series. Vocal Collective is an a cappella ensemble that performs a wide variety of choral literature, from Renaissance polyphony and sacred music to jazz and popular arrangements.
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Habitat for Humanity Can Help Repair Storm Damaged Homes
Every home in the Boonslick area was affected by Tuesday morning's storm, and some homes were even damaged. For low income homeowners the burden of unexpected damages can be a bit overwhelming as repair costs begin to accumulate. If your home was damaged by the storm, Boonslick Habitat for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness program can help. A Brush with Kindness is designed to help low-income homeowners impacted by age, disability, and family circumstances who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes. So if you or someone you know has a home that was damaged by the storm, or could just use some home exterior revitalization, please contact The Boonslick Habitat for Humanity for help. Call Branden at (660)621-0050, send an email to email@example.com, or visit the website at boonslickhabitat.org for more information.


text: Track history: Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner built the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959. On June 19, 1960, the first World 600 was held at the Concord, NC track. Over the years, thousands of grandstand seats and luxury suites were added. In 1984, Charlotte added 40 condominiums above turn one, and 12 more in 1991, offering year-round living at a modern racing facility. In 1992, at a cost of $1.7 million, a 1,200-fixture MUSCO lighting system was added. This system uses mirrors to simulate daylight without glare or light poles. Charlotte became the first superspeedway to hold a night-time auto race. A $1 million 20,000 square-foot Cup garage was opened in 1994. Besides the 1.5-mile quad oval, Charlotte has a 2.25-mile road course, a karting layout in the infield, a quarter-mile and fifth-mile layouts as well. Across the U.S. 29, a .4 mile dirt track opened in 2000 and the four-lane zMax Dragway opened in 2008.In 2011, CMS unveiled the world's largest video screen. It measures 80 by 200 foot and weighs 165,000 pounds.June 19, 1960: After driving the John Hines owned No. 22 Pontiac to a 133.904 mph qualifying lap, Fireball Roberts started on the pole for the first NASCAR Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the 1960 World 600. After leading the first 191 laps of the 400 lap event, Roberts crashed and placed 35th. Joe Lee Johnson, in Paul McDuffie's No. 89 Chevrolet, started 20th and won the race in front of 35,462 fans. The average race speed for that event was 107.735 mph.May 27, 2012: Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 from a seventh place start. It was the No. 5 Chevrolet driver's first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2012 and his fourth victory (third Coca-Cola 600) and ninth top-10 finish in 17 races at Charlotte. Drivers leading 10 or more laps: No. 11 Denny Hamlin 13 laps, finished second; No. 9 Marcos Ambrose 20 laps, finished 32nd; No. 18 Kyle Busch 55 laps, finished third; Race-winner Kahne 96 laps and No. 16 Greg Biffle led the most laps (204 of 400) and finished fourth. Pole-sitter No. 43 Aric Almirola led three laps and finished 16th.October 13, 2012: Clint Bowyer won the 53rd Annual Bank of America 500, his eighth victory in 248 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It was the No. 15 Toyota Camry driver's third victory in 2012 and his first at Charlotte. Drivers leading 10 or more laps: Race-winner Bowyer led 29 laps; No. 11 Denny Hamlin 36 laps, finished second; No. 48 Jimmie Johnson 53 laps, finished third; Pole-sitter No. 16 Greg Biffle 71 laps, finished fourth and No. 2 Brad Keselowski led the most laps (139 of 334) and finished 11th.Track Quick Facts (courtesy NASCAR Media):Last five winners: Clint Bowyer 10/13/12, Kasey Kahne 5/27/12, Matt Kenseth 10/15/11, Kevin Harvick 5/29/11 and Jamie McMurray 10/16/10.First Cup start here (Active drivers): Michael Waltrip 5/26/85, Kevin Lepage 10/5/97, Elliott Sadler 5/24/98, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5/30/99, Jimmie Johnson 10/7/01, Brian Vickers 10/11/03, David Reutimann 10/15/05 and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 5/11/11.First Cup pole: Jeff Gordon 10/10/93, Derrike Cope 10/4/98, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5/28/00, Ryan Newman 5/27/01 and Aric Almirola 5/27/12.First Cup win: Jeff Gordon 5/29/94, Bobby Labonte 5/28/95, Matt Kenseth 5/28/00, Jamie McMurray 10/13/02, Casey Mears 5/27/07 and David Reutimann 5/25/09.Fantasy games won't allow you to pick all track favorites so Mid-Pack Attack is here to help. A mid-packer may not win the race but has as good a shot at a top 20 finish as track favorites Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth. There were 44 cars on the preliminary entry list for this weekend's Cup race. Here are our picks for Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina.Mid-Pack picksLast October at Charlotte, Regan Smith took the wheel in the No. 88 Chevrolet after Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered a concussion in the previous week's race at Talladega. Smith started 26th, was up to 14th by lap 28, cracked the top-10 on lap 52 but lost the engine about 10 laps later. Prior to that race, he carried a 17.7 average finish in seven Cup starts at CMS. This will be his sixth Cup race in 2013. He has averaged a 16.2 finish in the five starts, including top-10s at Daytona and Talladega. Smith, the current point leader in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will have a 'warm-up' race this Saturday in the NNS History 300 event at Charlotte. It's a good week to choose the No. 51 Chevrolet SS driver.Hardly a mid-packer, but at 27th in the points, Denny Hamlin is fair game for this column. In 15 starts at the Concord, NC track, he has a 14.1 average finish, eight top-10s and three top-fives. The top-fives were logged in his last five starts at this track. After missing six races (only started at Talladega, was relieved at first caution) due to his injury suffered at Fontana, he started sixth and finished second at Darlington Raceway two weeks ago. This is the longest race of the season, but it's safe to expect Hamlin is recovered enough to add to that list of top-10s this weekend. Save one of your track favorites for another week. Use the No. 11 Toyota Camry instead.Statistically, Charlotte Motor Speedway was Joey Logano's best track with his old team at Joe Gibbs Racing. In eight Cup starts here in the JGR ride, his average finish was a 10.1 with a best of third in the 2011 Coca-Cola 600. New year, new Penske team, same Logano. In last week's All-Star Race at Charlotte, he ran a fifth-best average finish over the first four segments and then raced from fourth to finish second in the final 10-lap segment. He will be pulling the Charlotte double again this week with an entry in Saturday's History 300 Nationwide Series race. He holds an 8.9 average finish in that series at this track including a win in the October 2012 race. Logano has only cracked the top 20 in three of the last seven races this season but we think the No. 22 Ford Fusion will make it four out of eight this weekend.Our deepest pick is ROTY candidate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In his first two Charlotte starts in the Nationwide Series he wrecked both times in the first dozen laps. After he got that out of his system, he averaged a 12th place finish in has last five NNS races at the track. He has a very limited Sprint Cup history at CMS. In the 2011 Coke 600-miler, the Wood Brothers put him in their famous No. 21 Ford. He started ninth and finished 11th. Last season, while still working on his second Nationwide Series title (which he won), Roush Fenway entered him in four Cup races. At Charlotte, he had a DNF due to a blown engine after 190 laps of the 334 lap October race. It didn't look like he would have finished in the top-20 anyway in that race. Stenhouse has finished only two races out of the top 20 in the first 11 races so far this season. This gives us a feeling the No. 17 Ford Fusion will add another top-20 in Sunday's event.


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Red Sox - 010 001 110 - 4 7 0Penny (6-6-5-2-5, 117) was annoying and underwhelming, allowing two two-run home runs in the early innings -- Carlos Pena in the second and Carl Crawford in the third. Tampa Bay swept the brief two-game series.
Rays - 022 001 10x - 6 7 1
In the eighth, Dustin Pedroia walked and Victor Martinez, who hit his first Red Sox home run in the sixth, doubled. Boston was down by three, but had runners at second and third and no one out.
In came Dan Wheeler -- who retired the side on only five pitches. Kevin Youkilis grounded out to third on the first pitch (FY scored). Jason Bay (who had donged in the second) grounded out to shortstop on the first pitch. Mike Lowell popped out to shortstop on a 1-1 pitch. Inexcusable.
Yankees beat the Blue Jays 8-4 and are 2.5 GA of the Red Sox. The Rays are 5.5 GB.
It would be quite nice if Penny could give us seven innings tonight. If he does, it would be his longest start of the season. He has pitched 6.2 innings once, 6.1 three times, and 6.0 seven times.
So who will be available tonight? Here are the innings pitched, batters faced, and number of pitches thrown by each Red Sox reliever last night:
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Okajima 0.2 3 9
Delcarmen 1.0 4 13
Papelbon 1.0 3 15
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U niversity of Colorado football fans are searching for answers as the Buffs head into the last few games of another losing season.
Support is dwindling as fans question the tactics of head coach Jon Embree, the players' lack of experience and decisions made by athletic director Mike Bohn.
There's plenty of blame to go around for the Buffs' five-game losing streak and 1-8 record as they prepare to face the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday. But one thing fans seem to agree on is that the problems center on former head coach Dan Hawkins.
Hawkins was fired in November 2010 following a loss at Kansas in which the Buffs gave up 35 unanswered points and blew a 28-point fourth quarter lead.
Two years later, the Buffs are still digging themselves out of the hole Hawkins dug during his nearly five years at the university, said some fans.
"There's been one good game since I've been in Colorado, and it was in 2008, thanks to Hawkins," said CU senior Chad Linville. "Hawkins caused a lot of problems when he was here and he left a sour taste in people's mouths."
Linville said he came to CU as a freshman knowing how important football culture is to student life. The Florida native said he bought season tickets without hesitation and came to Boulder ready to cheer on his Buffs.
But after four losing seasons and more blowouts than he can count, Linville said he has only attended one game in the past two years.
"I decided not to buy season tickets this year or last year, and not because they were expensive but because it's not fun to go watch your team get killed," Linville said.
CU sophomore Natalie Stafford was never optimistic about the team's success, but said she was more disappointed than expected this year after watching the team take multiple beatings on the field.
"It's not like I expected them to be good, but it's worse than I thought," Stafford said. "The Oregon game was really the tipping point for me. It was so, so bad."
Stafford said she hasn't attended any games since becoming a Buff and she isn't planning on going anytime soon.
"Who wants to go watch their team get pummeled like that," Stafford said.
Despite two losing seasons, Linville said he's not ready to get rid of Embree, who is trying to overcome the challenges left by Hawkins.
"He's still working with Hawkins recruits and trying to fix that system that was in place when he got here," Linville said. "I think you have to give him time to bring in his own recruits and see what he can do then. He deserves another year or two at least."
Some fans said it's not losing games that is the most frustrating thing -- it's that the team's not putting up a fight.
"The players just look run down on the field the whole time," she said. "Maybe they need some more conditioning and to be pushed harder by the coaching staff."
CU junior Derek Krcil said the players' lack of experience is to blame for the poor game day performances.
"They're playing at the high school level still, and they can't do that in the Pac-12," Krcil said. "It's the coaches' jobs to help the players move up to the next level and help them develop those skills and they have the experience so I'm not sure where the disconnect is."
Krcil wore his Buffs hat and gold and black shirt Thursday despite his disappointment with the team's performance.
"I'm a Buff through and through," Krcil said. "I'll do my best to support them no matter what, even though it's been hard."
Despite their disappointment with the football team, fans said they haven't lost all of their school spirit -- the basketball season looks promising.
"I think we're all focused on basketball at this point," Stafford said. "At least we have one really great team to get behind and to support so we're not completely missing out on that experience of cheering on your team."
The men's basketball team opens the season tonight at the Coors Events Center against Wofford College at 5 p.m.


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Since the group started in 1991, the Redwood Area Quilters have gathered to share quilting techniques and show off their recent creations; however, in recent years, the Quilters have focused on creating charity quilts....
Since the group started in 1991, the Redwood Area Quilters have grown into a group with members come from as far away as Willmar, Vesta, Sleepy Eye, Wood Lake, Lamberton, and Marshall.
The monthly meetings in the Methodist Church at Redwood Falls are mostly opportunities to share quilting techniques and show off their recent creations.
However, in recent years, the Quilters have focused on creating charity quilts.
Quilts have been donated to area hospitals, to veterans groups in Redwood and Brown Counties, to womens shelters, to hospices, to the New Horizons Crisis Center, and to Share the Spirit, among other organizations.
Earlier this year, the Redwood Area Quilters began doing a sewing day at the Redwood Falls Public Library, specifically for creating charity quilts.
However, member Linda Bucholz said, "The Saturday sewing days aren't just for the members — anyone is welcome to come in with any project. There's years of sewing expertise in the room, and we're always happy to share."
The sewing days are usually on the first Saturday of the month, but for scheduling reasons the next one had to be set for April 20, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Every other year the members team up to create a special raffle quilt as a fundraiser.
This year's quilt has over 4,500 pieces, all contributed by all the members. Raffle tickets are available from all group members, and the drawing will be held at the next Elfin' Magic Craft Show on Nov. 30.
The quilters are hosting a trunk show. Maxine Rosenthal, Minnesota's 2012 Quilter of the Year, will speak about "Stitching Through My Life" on Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Redwood Area Community Center.
The show is co-sponsored by the Thrivent Community — Redwood Area.
Admission to the trunk show is free, but donations of non-perishable food items or cash will be collected for the Redwood Area Food Shelf.
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"In his first press conference since the election, President Barack Obama challenged Republicans who are calling for Watergate-style hearings on the terrorist attack in Benghazi to 'go after me.' Obama defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, whose remarks on Sunday morning news shows five days after the Sept. 11 attack have been widely criticized by Republicans..."My eyes stopped working good after that, so
But did you catch the sexism? Can you imagine the president infantilizing a male cabinet secretary that way? He basically suggested Rice couldn't fight her own battles. She needed a man to step in and fend off her critics. Mr. President, you just set back women a 100 years.
I may have fantasized the later section where the Caller accuses Obama of holding a door open for Hillary Clinton.
UPDATE. Holy shit this is apparently a Thing: Fox News feminazi Kirsten Powers rages over Obama's "chauvinistic" defense of Rice, possibly burns bra. She also denounces the lapdog press over Benghazi, says "the White House press corps should have flown into a frenzy." Solution: Bring back Jeff Gannon!


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Sheila Kriesel was the youngest of eight children of the late Floyd "Dutch" and Dolores Rayburn.
Sheila Kriesel, a 1979 Bloomfield Central School graduate, was killed Wednesday in a shooting in Kansas. A hunt continues for the suspect, 35-year-old Kevin Welsh, who has been on the run since late Wednesday when police say he shot three people in the Greenwood County town of Eureka, according to KWCH 12 Eyewitness News.
Ms. Kriesel was the youngest of eight children of the late Floyd "Dutch" and Dolores Rayburn. Ms. Kriesel's sister, Mary Green of Hopewell, said she and other family members are coming together in Kansas to help each other through the tragedy.
Also killed in the shooting was Sheila's husband, 54-year-old Keith Kriesel. The other victim, 26-year-old Catherine Scheff, is Ms. Kriesel's daughter. Scheff remains in the hospital in stable condition, according to the Eureka Herald.
Green, former Hopewell town supervisor and a retired state trooper, said it was a blessing that her sister and the entire family came home to the Bloomfield area in March and then again for their mother's funeral this summer to spend quality time together.
According to the Eureka Herald, Scheff was shot several times and also suffered injuries from a car crash. Friends told KWCH that Scheff and Welsh have children together. Eyewitness News also reported that Welsh was out of jail on bond when the shooting happened. He was awaiting trial on kidnapping and assault charges.
The shooting happened Wednesday night in the 1500 block of 130th near Eureka. The Greenwood County Sheriff's Department says deputies were dispatched to a possible burglary call around 7:24 Wednesday evening. While they were on the way, investigators say a victim called 911 to say shots were fired and multiple people were hurt.
When deputies arrived, they found the Kriesels dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Deputies found also found Scheff shot and she was flown to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.
Investigators believed Welsh took off in a Ford Explorer. Investigators found the vehicle abandoned Thursday morning. They continue to search the area for him. Thursday afternoon investigators served a search warrant at a home where Welsh lived in Toronto. He wasn't in the home and it's unclear if investigators found anything to help with the investigation.
Welsh is considered armed and very dangerous. If you have information on his whereabouts, you're asked to call the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office at (620) 583-5568 or 911.
Green said Friday she was contacted by the police questioning if Welsh has ties to the Ontario County area. As far as she knows, he does not, she said.
Multiple agencies are assisting with the investigation including Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Green said after her sister graduated from Bloomfield Central School Class in 1979, she enlisted in the Air Force. Green said believes her sister did two tours of military service.


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The writers over at US Pro Cycling News (myself included) will be doing daily recaps of both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of California.
Stage 5 of the Tour of California offered up some more climbing. While it was nothing like yesterday's climb, which allowed Chris Horner to attack and win the stage and the yellow jersey, there were still 4 categorized climbs. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) got into the break early and hung until the very end. Hoping to score a stage win for Rabobank, which was sponsoring the stage, he was denied 100 meters from the line, and the stage ended in a bunch sprint, with Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) handily taking the stage.
The Break
About 25km into the stage, a four man break got away, consisting of Oscar Freire (Rabobank), Chris Froome (Sky), Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) and Chris Baldwin (Bissell Cycling). However, soon after the first KOM, an attack from the bunch allowed Martin Velits (HTC-Highroad), Maarten Tjallingi (Rabobank), Pat McCarty (Team Spidertech Powered By C10), and Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) to join the leaders. McCarty was the leader in the KOM jersey, and clearly was looking to stay there. However, he'd have to battle Anthony for maximum points , as he was only a few points behind. As they reached the 2nd KOM, the aggressive racing continued, with Jeffry Louder (BMC Racing Team), Stefan Denifl (Leopard Trek), and Brad White (UnitedHealthcare) attacking from the peloton and making across the gap to the leaders. This group of 11 was the break of the day, and their largest gap was 3'30".
Again, RadioShack worked at the front of the peloton to keep the break in check. Tjallingi tried an attack on the break but only managed 20sec before he was brought back. By the time the break had reached the last KOM, riders had started to fall off of the break. When McCarty took maximum points over the top of the climb, Denifl and Freire took off and left the rest of the breakaway riders in their dust. The two worked together for awhile, but when Denifl got a flat, Freire took off. At 7km to go, he had 1 minute, but try as he might, a solo break win was not to be and he was swept up with 2.5km to go.
All together now
Once everyone was back together, a couple of attacks happened, notably George Hincapie (BMC). Jeremy Vannell (Bissell) also tried, but neither were successful. The pace in the run to the line was so high, the peloton was strung out and fractured.
As the finish line loomed, Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad) started the sprint, followed closely by Ben Swift (Sky), but Sagan took them both coming around the outside to get to the line just before Howard, who had left a little too early.
It must be said that Bissell has been the star American team here in Cali. They've had men in the break every day and are racing to win (even though they haven't yet!). For myself, I would love to see a domestic team get at least one stage win, but with only three days left, chances are running out. Today's stage had no impact on the GC, or the time gaps, and Horner keeps his yellow jersey. Tomorrow is the individual time trial, which will hopefully see Taylor Phinney kicking some heiny!
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A post on Polygon calls the state of the Eidos Montreal's upcoming Thief reboot into question, saying they've learned from "anonymous sources familiar with the studio" that the project is suffering from inflated production costs and staff departures attributed to "corporate politics, creative confusion and a lack of publisher oversight." They say that the team has had to spend a lot of effort on creating press demos, and that "many programming tricks" are required to run their demo, going so far as to say "the vertical slice doesn't load inside Thief's current heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 3," which is hard to understand (it makes it sound like the demo doesn't actually run). They say that Square Enix is growing concerned with this situation, noting that a portion of the recent GDC demo video was to be released to the public, but a source tells them this plan was scrapped because Square Enix was unhappy with the quality of the footage. They conclude noting the game is still slated to be shown off at E3 this June.
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Tried garnier's miracle dry oil- hated it. Now I'm using coconut oil and grapeseed oil and I love it. :)
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Interesting, I might try the oil for lips
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I got samples of the Marula oil and the Clarins serum from Sephora and was extremely underwhelmed by both. The Marula oil smells terrible--like a cross between medicinal ointment and men's cologne--and did nothing for my combo dry/very oily skin. If high prices scare you I suggest going the sample route first so you can see if a product works for you before you commit to buy.
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Coconut oil is a cheap and popular multi-purpose oil. :)
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Definitely saving up for the Clarins oil
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Thank you for helping me make sense of the myriad oils out there. I'm looking forward to trying some!
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YES to monoi oil! I have Yves Rocher's monoi oil and love it. Bottle lasts *forever* bc you literally only need 2 drops! I use it on dry hair.
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After winning a co-share of the Shasta Cascade League title last season and earning a playoff berth, it was obvious things were on the upswing for the Mount Shasta Lady Bears varsity volleyball team.
The positive momentum continued in the Bear's season opener at home Tuesday night as Mount Shasta upset longtime Northern Section power Yreka in four sets 25-14, 25-22, 20-25, and 25-15.
It was the first time in his eight years as the Miners head coach that Scott Eastman had lost to the Bears. It was the first time in her nine years as the Mount Shasta head coach that Greta Jones had a squad down Yreka.
"I thought our girls played very well," Jones said. "It's huge for us," adding that a victory like this is a great confidence builder for the team.
The outcome was not the way Yreka, the co-champions of the Northern Athletic League last season, had hoped to open the season with. In 2012, the Miners made the Northern Section Division 4 title game for the second straight year and earned a state playoff volleyball berth.
"Mount Shasta played a good game," Eastman said. "We jut could not run our hitting attack consistently. We've got a lot of work to do but we'll bounce back."
A positive, he said, was that 11 out of the 13 girls on the team were able to play and was glad to have the majority of the squad earn game experience.
Jones was ecstatic with the way her team hit the ball and played consistently in all aspects of the game. She was especially pleased with how well her squad blocked on Tuesday night
"They were unbelievable," she said.
Jones commended her squad for the total team effort they displayed to earn the victory to open the season.
"It takes everyone to earn a win like this," she said.
For Yreka, Ashley Ensminger had nine kills, while Justine Cota finished with eight kills.
Jones did not have stats for her team as of press deadline.
In the junior varsity volleyball game, the Lady Bears downed Yreka two sets to one, while the Mount Shasta freshman team earned the win two sets to none over the Lady Miners.
On Thursday, the Miners are on the road at University Prep of Redding.
On Saturday, Yreka hosts its annual Miner Mountain Blast Tournament starting at 8 a.m. and running all day.
The varsity games are at Jackson Street School and the junior varsity games are at Yreka High.
Mount Shasta is taking part as are fellow Siskiyou County teams Etna and Weed.
Other squads competing the tournament are Rogue River, Phoenix, Liberty Christian, Hidden Valley, Henley, and Trinity.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a social for the residents at River Chase Nursing Center. As is customary, the residents were given treats. A joint Founders Day celebration was held that included sorority members from Delta Kappa Omega, Chi Upsilon Omega and Beta Alpha Chapters with activities at Brynwood Nursing Home, a Habitat for Humanity project, a luncheon at the civic center in Tallahassee and a worship service at Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee.
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Randy and Georgianna Nusz of rural Pratt County are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple met in high school in Okeene, Okla., and were married on Feb. 3, 1973.
They have raised four children, R.J., Tiffany, Lindsay and Macklin. During the last 14 years they have also welcomed Caressa Grimm Nusz, Scott Riley, Dong Min and Shelby Cue Nusz into their family as sons and daughters-in-law. Randy and Georgianna have also been fortunate to enjoy time with their six grandchildren in Wichita, Tampa, Fla., and Reno, Nev.
Over the years they have supported their children through Haviland High School, Pratt Community College, Friends University and Southwestern College.
Georgianna has enjoyed being involved in the Pratt community and Randy runs Nusz Farms, located in Haviland. The two enjoy K-State football games, traveling and displaying Randy's "new" 1970 SS Chevelle, a throwback to the car he owned in high school when they met, at car shows.


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After nine days of testimony and nearly four days of deliberation, Longmont resident Peter Hutnick in an interview on Saturday opened up about his experience as a juror in the sexual assault trial against Frederick Allen and why he wants to see a stiff sentence handed down in the case.
Hutnick and 11 fellow Boulder County jurors on Wednesday found Allen, 32, guilty of six of nine felony counts in the case, agreeing with prosecutor's assertion that Allen, a Type 1 diabetic, in February 2011 drugged a woman he met at a Boulder bar with insulin and sexually assaulted her.
Hutnick said that now that he's reflected on the case and looked into Frederick's criminal history -- something he and his fellow jurors were barred from doing during the trial -- he feels even more confident that justice was done in the case.
Court records show that Allen has been convicted of five felonies in Boulder County over the past 12 years, prior to this case. In May, Allen, then free on bond in the sexual assault case, was arrested for driving under the influence after police say he was observed driving on the sidewalk on Lee Hill Drive.
"I was 99 percent sure that we were right, but that little bit of a percentage -- if you send a really good guy to jail -- that weighs heavily," Hutnick said. "After reading his previous arrest reports, I feel we did the community a service getting this guy off the streets."
The jury deliberated for a combined 24 hours before reaching verdicts on the charges against Allen. Allen's attorneys, who argued that the fever and vomiting that the victim experienced the day after her encounter with him was the result of alcoholic hypoglycemia induced by drinking too much on an empty stomach and not injected insulin, lobbied that a mistrial be declared on some of the charges. The jury reached guilty verdicts on three non-sexual assault charges quickly, but on Tuesday afternoon told Boulder judge Thomas Mulvahill they had reached an impasse on the remaining five counts. Over objections from the defense, Mulvahill sent the jury back into deliberations, and they reached unanimous verdicts by midday Wednesday.
Allen was found guilty of sexual assault on a person incapable of appraising the nature of their conduct while armed with a deadly weapon, sexual assault on a person incapable of appraising the nature of their conduct causing serious bodily injury, and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon. He also was found guilty on two counts of second-degree assault and tampering with evidence.
Allen was found not guilty on three counts: sexual assault on a physically helpless victim with a deadly weapon, sexual assault on a physically helpless victim causing serious bodily injury, and sexual assault on an impaired victim.
Hutnick said one of the biggest determinations left to the jury in the case was if the victim's dangerously low blood sugar the day after she met with Allen was the result of injected insulin or that she was drinking too much without proper nutrition, as the defense asserted.
"We spent just about all of Friday afternoon examining the alcohol induced hypoglycemia," Hutnick said, referencing the first four hours of deliberations in the case. "There were just some holes in if it could have been that."
Hutnick said among the evidence that helped convince the jury that alcohol was not the cause of victim's hypoglycemia was an entry from a medical textbook admitted into evidence that noted the alcohol induced version of the condition is usually accompanied by hypothermia. The victim had a fever near 101 degrees when she was admitted to the hospital following her encounter with Allen, leading the jury to reject the defense's argument.
He noted that once it was agreed upon that the victim was injected with insulin, it came down to considering the circumstances of each charge. While Hutnick noted that while one might assume the five sex assault charges were interconnected, he said they jury voted to find Allen not guilty on the three counts related to a physically helpless victim because of a lack of a concrete timeline. He said it was clear she was sexually assaulted, and that she eventually was rendered physically helpless by the insulin, but without knowing which event happened first it was impossible to say beyond a reasonable doubt if Allen was guilty of those crimes.
"Not guilty does not mean innocent," Hutnick said.
While he characterized the trial as emotionally draining, Hutnick said he had "really high marks" for Mulvahill, the bailiff and the clerk in his courtroom, who were extremely helpful throughout the trial.
Following his investigation of Allen's criminal history, Hutnick said he plans to write a letter to Mulvahill urging a stiff sentence and intends to be in the courtroom for Allen's sentencing hearing, scheduled for April 12.
Katharina Booth, one of the Boulder deputy district attorneys who tried Allen, noted that in addition to his prior convictions, Allen was on felony probation when the sexual assault occurred, which will subject him to higher penalty ranges on all charges at sentencing. Considering that sexual assault convictions in Colorado are subject to indeterminate sentencing -- during which the offender is kept in prison until he or she can complete sex offender treatment -- Booth, in an email Saturday, said that Allen is facing between 18 years and life in prison.
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Do you know where I can source these rings?Originally Posted by athomas
Do you know where I can source these rings?Originally Posted by athomas
You can get them at any hydraulic supplier. Or, you can get a hold of Tunaman here on AO.Originally Posted by drg
Except for the Automag in front, its usually the man behind the equipment that counts.
Thanks, I did what you said and it worked. but now every so often when I shoot the gun it doesn�t fire all the way, like it sporadically hesitates to get off a shot and then the next dozen shots would be fine. The bolt isn�t locking up any more so that�s good. Also how could I get that little black foamie thing to stay on the end of the bolt?
thanks guys..
Last edited by bry10bry; 06-18-2007 at 09:10 AM.
If its hesitating or not firing everytime, then you are still getting a tiny bit of bolt stick. Or it is possible that your velocity isn't high enough for the bolt spring you are using. You should be able to cycle the marker at a setting 20 fps below what your actually going to be using it at. If it won't cycle at 20 fps below the final value, then you need to use the next shorter bolt spring (If using silver, go to red. If using red, go to gold).Originally Posted by bry10bry
To reinstall the foamy, just clean the front of the bolt face really well with some good cleaner. Then reattach using a good epoxy glue. Don't use superglue, because apparently it will eat the foamy. You can use the bolt without the foamy. It will work just fine.
EDIT - I just solved my own problem with the help of some previous posts in this thread.
I had two shims installed which I removed one by one. Voila! The leak is gone.
Thanks all!
Howdy all!
Just installed the Level-10 bolt on a 68 Classic Valve.
It works but has some inconsistency (chronos 285, 284, 286... 300... 280...285). I'm running anti-siphon CO2 with a PPS Stabilizer set to about 750psi.
The symptom: the Level-10 cycles correctly, however, if I continue to hold the trigger down after firing, there's a TINY "fizzle" of left-over gas that trickles down the barrel.
I don't even know if this would qualify as a "down the barrel leak" because it only lasts a couple of seconds and it's only post shot.
What's up with that?
Last edited by C.J.; 06-20-2007 at 06:24 PM.
The inconsistency is most likely caused by imperfect balls. The level 10 tends to be less forgiving on inconsistent sized balls when it comes to velocity.Originally Posted by C.J.
Glad you solved the "fizzle" after a shot. The tiny leak that goes away is due to residual pressure in the air chamber. The pressure is fairly low and the carrier oring is not very tight on the bolt stem so there is less chance that the oring will seal, especially when it is very close to the vent hole. At higher pressures the carrier oring is pushed farther towards the front of the bolt which help keeps the vent hole from being exposed. Removing a shim or 2 does the same thing at lower pressures, which you discovered.
I buy that explanation. I'm using X-Ball Bronze which is "good" but not the kind of seemless, perfectly formed paint you see in a box of Hellfire. I kind of want to buy a box of Hellfire and try it out but the stuff is expensive, doesn't last forever and is so no field legal at the FPO culture around here.Originally Posted by athomas
i just sat down to do all of the advance, or more detailed step up steps from Automags.org. when i got to the shim adjustment portion when its says the bolt should just go forward and get stuck, my gun shoots good with no shims. is this a bad thing? Also, now there is this infernal high pitched leak coming from somewhere around the valve/power tube portion of the gun, but its small enough to where i can't find where its coming from, any suggestions? oh sorry, i have a 68 Automag classic with a retro valve.
Thanks in Advance
Edit: i just found out that the leak comes from out the back of the rt valve, it literallty blew the allen wrench out, the more i turn the velocity up, the more it leaks, i have the carrier with one ring in, and no shims. also the red spring is in, i don't know which is the one thats supposed to be in there, but thats the one in there, thanks
Double Edit: i kept reading on the instruction where i said that if the marker leaks out the back then switch to a shorter main spring, i switched to the shortest one and it still leaks when i turn the velocity up
Last edited by flashgordon0123; 06-26-2007 at 11:35 AM.
A slight leak out the front is due to too many shims or a carrier that is too tight. Since you have no shims installed, you probably need to go to the next smaller carrier using the same carrier oring.Originally Posted by flashgordon0123
Alot of people including myself never use shims in their level 10 setups and never have problems. Shims are only needed if your bolt does not reset following a blockage in the breach. In order for shims to make the difference, you do need the carrier to be properly sized first.
You are using the most common bolt spring. You should be fine.
A leak out the back as you increase the velocity indicates a weak regulator piston assembly. the level 10 operates at a higher pressure and this causes older valves to leak as you turn up the veloctiy. Get a new regulator piston assembly and you should be fine.
hello, im experiencing HUGE velocity hikes, when i chrono it in at 265 it shoots from 250-270, after about a half hour of play time i noticed balls swirlling in the air, with no broken paint in the barrel. I could also tell the velocity had jumped tremendously. I took it over to the chrono and it read 410fps, i said this chrono has got to be broken and checked the next one and after about 10 shots the velocity's ranged from 380-415fps. I am using HPA with a coiled remote line. and i also shoot procapps-proball paint. Pretty good stuff. This spike only occurd after i installed the level 10 kit. but not the first couple times i have played.
Velocity spikes like that aren't caused by the level 10. A level 10 issue usually involves the gun not firing. Sounds more like a bad regulator seat oring or a piece of dirt in the regulator seat.Originally Posted by Freebird
its not so much a problem just something i wat clarifiication too. i installed the lvl 10 on my classic r/t and it seems like there is this sweetspot where if i turn it up even a crack it leaks out the back and if i turn it don a hair it wont fire. my veloctiy is fine if not a little less than i want. is thee anyhting i can do to get moe velocity adjustment out of it, possibly spring, shims. right now im using the red spring, #2 carrier, and 2 shims.
First off i am new to the MAG world and i loved this gun the first time i used it.
I chrono'd my rt pro ule fine everything is working great then after the first time I played with it, it developed a small leak that seams to be coming from the trigger. I checked the o-rings on/off pin and everything seems fine all screws are tight, its cleaned and oiled and shoots fine but still a small hiss- what could be the most likely cause of this?
-Thanks.. NEWB
You need a new higher pressure regulator piston assembly. The level 10 bolt system works at a higher chamber pressure than the level 7. The older or worn piston assemblies release air before you get the pressure high enough to properly operate the valve at the desired velocity. Once you put a new piston assembly in, it will allow you to turn the velocity up to where the gun will shoot reliably without leaking out the back.Originally Posted by originalspyderxtra
First, find out for sure if the leak is coming from the powertube or from the on-off area. Most likely it is coming from the powertube area. First, take the powertube shims out of your setup and try that. If it still leaks, use the next smaller level 10 carrier with the same carrier oring. That should solve your problems.Originally Posted by bry10bry
I have in the smallest carrier no shims still leaks. I hear it the most when I put my ear up to the trigger. How snug should that tiny black o-ring be on the pin itself? I'm usually pretty good at this sort of stuff.. but i'm stumped on this one...
UPDATE.. okay i found a cracked plastic ring spacer thingy it goes between the 2 o-rings on the end of the regulator valve pin assembly as shown here http://www.airgun.com/downloads/retroexploded1.pdf
Could this be the cause of my leak?
Can you even order that part?
Thanks.. newB
Last edited by bry10bry; 07-13-2007 at 12:41 PM.
The tiny cracked oring is actually a plastic spacer with a split in it. It is made like that.Originally Posted by bry10bry
A level 10 carrier leak would be heard from the front of the body or from the feed tube more than from the trigger area. A leak that is more pronounced from the on-off area is related to the two lower orings in the on-off assembly.
If you are getting a carrier oring leak with the smallest carrier installed, use a new oring and go through the level 10 tuning process again.
Have an RT Pro with Level 10 bolt. Bought the marker new around 01 and put the level 10 in late 03 I believe. Never had any problems with the marker and thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Unfortunatley I had to put the marker into storage first part of 04. Everything was perfectly upkept oiled and taken care of, even before put into storage. Finally got a chance to get back into paintball this week so I recovered my RT pro did a basic wipe down and re-oil. DID NOT TAKE THE VALVE APART AT THIS POINT!!! First time I aired up the system and pulled the trigger marker went full auto on me. Since that time I've tried every spacer, every shim, every spring, and every combination thereof that I could think of. Even put he original level 7 back on the valve. Changed every o-ring in the valve. But still all I get is air down the barrel or ocassional full auto without even touching the trigger. I appreciate any help any one can give me.
If the problem persists even after you put a level 7 bolt in, then the problem is not level 10 related and should be listed in the tech section under its own heading.Originally Posted by rhino271
Full auto is generally attributed to the sear and on-off area of the gun. If you already replaced the orings, then the top on-off orings are probably good. Check your sear for wear. That will cause full auto. Have you replaced the bolt spring? It shouldn't cause full auto, but needs to be replaced on a regular basis.
What happens when you hold the trigger? Are there leaks out the front? A leak here would indicate a bad on-off top oring.
The full auto primarily only happened the first time I aired the marker up. The main problem I am getting now is either no pressure getting to the trigger at all (which is why I don't think sear", or air down the front regardless of how much I adjust the pressure regulator. As I said I've used every length spring I have along with trying every spacer. When I put the level 7 back in I'm not positive I had the right bottom o-ring that goes in the power tube because you could tell my bolt would not quite seat all the way unless pushed.Originally Posted by athomas
Springs and on-off oring were my first thoughts and first thing I checked only other possible thing I can think of is just that after sitting in storage for so long even my replacement orings are just a little to hard to. They were still in their original zip lock back with just a little marker oil on them.
Thanks and I'll check it agin when I get home from work.
Originally Posted by rhino271
thanks for the help. Pulled the marker apart again today and decided to check the sear, didn't notice it first time but the sear cracked just above the pivot sleeve. Have a new one ordered and hopefully that should fix my problem. thanks again!!!
No pressure on the trigger is a sign of bolt stick in the level 10. That means you need to use a larger carrier with the same carrier oring. Use the largest one that doesn't leak. Don't use any shims when checking it our.Originally Posted by rhino271
I've read through this thread a couple of times and Have done a lot of the recomended things here but I still can't get this marker to shoot right.
It's a stock emag with Level 10 and 3.2 software. After firing several shots I get a big leak down the barrel. I'm on a size zero carrier now and have tried the .5 and 1 which didnt make much difference. I've also tried different numbers of shims and noticed that at 2 shimes it began chopping paint so I went back to 3. The red bolt spring did seem to help, but I never tried the gold one.
Dry firing works fine. I can shoot it all day with no paint and get no leaks. But the second I add paint, it starts messing up.
I also found yesterday, that in mech mode the marker shoots full auto.
I'm getting close to either sending it back to AGD for an overhaul if I cn't figure this out soon.
I'm just glad my other emag runs like a sweing machine.
Remove all the shims when setting the level 10 up. Too many can cause a leak that may result in you having to use a carrier that is too tight. A carrier that is too tight will cause bolt stick and leaking down the barrel.Originally Posted by flyboy
Shims don't affect the chopping of paint. If your gun is chopping it is caused by something else.
Start at the beginning.
1) Remove all shims.
2) Use the largest carrier that does not leak. Always use the same white powertube oring.
3) Use the red bolt spring.
4) Turn the velocity up to allow you to shoot 280fps.
5) If you wish to use shims do so now. Add shims one at a time until you get a leak, then remove the one that caused the leak. Many people don't use shims at all and have never had problems. If you do fire, hit a blockage, and the bolt doesn't reset, then add a shim. Bolt stick following a shot is not shim related.
If you can't get an carrier that is small enough to stop any leaking, then change carrier orings and start the tuning process again.
i just put in the ULT and now when i let the trigger bounce and shoot fast the bolt makes the sound like when it just backed off of a paintball, you know the kinda pssshvvvv sound. it recocks and everything but this happens every 20 to 25 shots and its getting annoying . o and when this happens there is no paint in it.
*sorry if this is in the wrong thread i wasn't sure if it should go here or the ULT thread, but being as it is the lvl 10 bolt i put it here
Sounds like you are short stroking the gun. If the trigger gets pulled too soon after the on-off resets, the pressure in the chamber won't be high enough to properly cycle the gun and it could chuff, which is the sound you are hearing. If you are going to bounce the trigger, you need a higher input pressure to charge the chamber faster. If not, then you need to fully release the trigger before the next shot. Add a ULT shim and your problem should also go away, but you will not bounce the trigger near as easily.Originally Posted by Rusher360
thanks alot for the answer athomas
could you or someone else then tell me how to increase the input pressure? does it have to do with the tank or my xvalve or what
you need an adjustable tank to be able to increase the tank pressure. You can add shims to the spring packs of some of the none adjustable tanks.Originally Posted by Rusher360
Trigger bounce is generally not a ULT trait. If your tank pressure output is not high, it generally means your ULT is not quite setup right or you have a worn sear tip. Some have gotten trigger bounce with the right setup of shims and high tank pressure.
well i have an output pressure of 850 psi on my tank which is pretty standard. i guess if i want to keep the bounce ill need to go to 1000 or 1100 output.
only problem is ill be out of air before the game even starts
ill probably add a shim and lose the bounce
No, you remove a ULT shim to reduce the bounce.Originally Posted by Rusher360


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