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Some people love snow. It makes them feel like the holidays are here and time to celebrate Christmas. For me, it triggers my depression. I suppose it's because I have to drive in it. Right now, the temperature is 14 degrees (Fahrenheit). That makes me feel miserable.
I don't like skiing. I don't like building snowmen (or women). I don't like snowball fights. Snowing means sliding around on the road if they don't clear them often enough. You have to shovel it off your driveway and sidewalk. It turns dirty and slushy and ugly. You can fall and hurt yourself. It turns icy.
I suppose it's okay when it's falling and fresh and you are safe inside and don't have to drive or go anywhere that day. I'll give snow that concession. But otherwise, I'll pass.
I was surprised how many great gifs there are about the miserable state of winter and being cold. I also hate how all the leaves have fallen off the trees and everything looks dead. And yes, gray skies usually, fog…
Anyway, that ends my rant. There is nothing I can do about it except bitch and complain and wallow in my misery. Seasonal depression activated.
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Many artists spend their lives working to understand the nature, structure, or essence of a thing. In Episode 9, Wyland's depiction of a fluking whale tail almost appears to be a separate object in and of itself. Wyland uses negative space -- the space around and between the subject -- to enhance this effect. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, is used to artistic effect as the 'real' subject of an image. Often, in a two-tone, black-and-white image, a subject is normally depicted in black and the space around it is left blank (white), thereby forming a silhouette of the subject. However, artists apply a multitude of techniques to achieve their intended effect. In this painting, Wyland applies his interest in form and negative space to give the viewer a unique perspective on this iconic image of the sea.
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There was a time I thought getting a dog would be an awesome bonus for my marriage. That time was three months ago. Now it's clear the only thing our new dog has done is placed me second in my wife's eyes.
I woke up Saturday morning to see my wife kindly petting Lady Brady, who was sleeping peacefully on our bed. Only a couple months ago she wasn't allowed to sleep with us because we had "rules." We scoffed at experienced dog owners who told us, "Just you wait. Your dog will be sleeping on your bed in no time."
Lady has a beautiful, soft fur coat, and a friendly disposition. Aside from a few accidents inside the house she is technically a perfect puppy. But my main problem with this bitch is my wife gives her credit for the simplest tasks, while I'm working like a horse and getting no reward.
Every time Lady Brady poops outside my wife gives her a treat. And every time I poop in the bathroom my wife runs away. Shouldn't I get a treat? Or should I follow Lady Brady's lead and poop outside, too? Isn't that illegal?
I come home every day after work and all I get is a quick, "Hi babe," and kiss from the wife. Then she goes right to Lady Brady and rubs her belly for five minutes. What is this?! I just worked my ass off all day so we could pay our bills—and the dog's bills—and LADY BRADY is the one getting all the rubs? How can I get a rub in?
Every time we go shopping she sees a toy that would be "perfect for Lady Brady." I know I'm a hypocrite here because I have about a thousand video games, but this dog has already received more gifts in the past three months than I have sex in the past three years.
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Let me first introduce myself. I am Samantha Lucas and have known Darryl since 1997. I am an avid motorcyclist and have ridden all over the world, America, Europe, and India. Unfortunately I don't own a vintage bike so I am blessed to live vicariously through Darryl, his vintage exploits and Team #52. I plan to follow the team in spirit this year as I couldn't go along physically, so I will help to update and maintain this blog for Darryl and the team. I will do my best to keep everyone up to date on what developments are happening as each leg is completed.
Here we go...
Welcome to the Motorcycle Cannonball 2014, Team boxer Rebellion returns! It has been a long and full 2 years preparing for this year's Cannonball. We within Team Boxer Rebellion are extremely excited to be participating again in this amazing event. We start the race in Datona Beach, FL this coming Friday, September 5th. Whew! It has been a whirlwind. We are now all in Daytona completing the final preparations for the race. The race ends in Tacoma, Washington on September 21st. A whopping 3928 miles across our great USA.
The race this year has 107 participants and 7 BMW's. here is the list of BMW bikes participating;
#8 ......Joe Gimpel from Daytona Beach riding a 1928 BMW R52 again this
After healing up after the last race Darryl set to healing the 1928 BMW R52. It was completely apart, in pieces, on the garage floor a few short months ago. After a few trips to Germany over the last 2 years in search of parts and getting some of the damaged parts repaired, rebuilt or replaced Darryl has reassembled the whole bike with only a month to spare for the necessary break in rides. Whew, again! Task master Darryl is at work again for this year's race.
The team: Darryl Richman from Santa Cruz, CA, our fearless leader. Steve Woodward from Oregon returns for his 2nd Cannonball as crew for Team Boxer Rebellion. So does Don Cameron from New Mexico who serves as a much valued crew member. We also welcome our new team member Brent Hanson to the team this year who will travel and consult as the head mechanic.
Darryl and Brent set out from Santa Cruz last week with the bike, headed to New Mexico where they picked up Don and the trailer that Don has outfitted so nicely for the race. See some of the photos below. They then drove the on together to Daytona, FL for the last few days of prep and the start of the race on Friday. Steve arrives today in Florida to get to work.
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Riding the R52
As I mentioned in the comments in my previous post, I love to get people interested in what it's like to ride the R52. Most are quite intimidated, because the controls are so foreign to what a modern rider is used to. Even the clutch and front brake levers, which are in their normal places, pivot the wrong way.
Here's a picture of the most important rider controls:
As mentioned, you have the clutch and front brake in the usual places, but the levers pivot from the outside. This means you have to get used to reaching for them with your index fingers, and I do mean reach.
There are three thumblevers on the handlebars: the spark timing on the left and the choke and throttle ganged together on the right. There's no twist grip, and I find that I must ride with the palms of my hands against the grips so I can manipulate these levers with my thumbs.
This is a hand shift bike with a three speed transmission, and the shift lever is on the right; the same side as the throttle lever. This can complicate downshifting somewhat.
Finally, we have the rear brake, which must be modulated with your right heel. Just to use it, you have to learn to lift your foot and put it down in the right spot to hit the lever with your heel.
Besides these, there's the swing-out kickstarter on the left side, the engine kill button on the left handlebar by the spark lever, and the combination horn button and mechanical high/low beam lever on the right handlebar. There is no key of any sort, the bike is always ready to ride. The headlight and taillight are operated by a big knob on the back of the headlight shell.
Here's a demonstration of how to start the bike:
Actually, that misses a couple things right at the start. First, the petcock must be opened, then the tickler on the carb must be held down until some gas overflows; this is usually about a 15 count. The spark must be fully retarded, the choke opened about 1/3 and the gas opened about 1/2. When the engine fires, the spark needs to be advanced some, the choke opened fully and the gas closed to the stop for idling. Of course, this only applies when the engine is cold.
To first get going, you have to pull the clutch lever and pull the shift lever up into first; if it won't go in, the bike needs to be rolled forward or backward slightly until it does go in. Then some gas is given with the throttle lever and the spark is advanced gradually as the clutch is released and the engine speeds up.
When it's time to shift into 2nd, it really gets busy. You have to understand that, while 1st and 3rd gears on the transmission output shaft are, like any modern motorcycle, always in mesh with their counterparts, the two gears that mesh for 2nd gear are not. This leaves the rider in the position of trying to get them spinning at the same speed so they won't grind badly when they are meshed. The gear on the output shaftwill be turning at a speed relative to the rear wheel, but its counterpart will be spinning at the engine speed, or not at all if the clutch is pulled. This is where double clutching comes in.
First, the clutch has to be pulled and the transmission shifted into neutral, and the throttle lever pushed closed to let the engine begin to fall to idle. At this moment, there are three independent moving parts that need to be synchronized: the engine and clutch, the input shaft, and the output shaft, final drive and rear tire. The way to do that is to let the clutch out, which connects the first two items together to match their speed and then finish the shift by clutching and shifting up (pushing down on the shift lever) into second. Now it is time to open the throttle a bit while releasing the clutch lever.
The upshift into 3rd isn't as bad, because 3rd (and 1st) are always in mesh. So clutch, close the throttle, push the shift lever all the way down, give it some gas and release the clutch.
Downshifting to 2nd is the most work. There's a false neutral position on the shift lever between 2nd and 3rd that needs to be found (no detent for it that you can feel). Once shifted into this neutral and releasing the clutch, the rider must move his right hand from the shifter up to the throttle, "blip" the throttle to bring up the engine and input shaft speed, before returning to the shifter, declutching and making the shift into 2nd. Watch as I do it here:
Complicated Controls
Submitted by Jim Hansen (not verified) on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 15:28.
Sheesh...I'll never complain about the confusing turn signal switches on my '78 R100RS again.
Alternative Shift Technique
Submitted by Drew Grant (not verified) on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 04:24.
Another way to change down is to make use of the kill button.
Start with the gas set a little high, now hit the kill button, declutch and go into the false neutral.
Now release clutch and kill button, let your revs rise, declutch again and shift to second.
Doing it this way means you do not need to take your hand away from the shift lever, it is a little quicker and saves you from the grab for the throttle lever and back to the shift.
Takes a bit of practice and you can also use it to change up by not releasing the kill button till you have shifted into the higher gear.
I use this on my '29 Triumoh which has a similar crash second gear transmission and lever throttle set up, it's also useful on the R12 and sidecar (it's better than reaching across the tank and changing clutchless on the kill button which was the old hand-shift racing technique).
Whew! Not for me, I am afraid!
Submitted by jeff dean on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 15:03.
I enjoyed reading about how you operate and ride an R52, but I could not grasp it all.
I am too old to learn all that.
Tickling the carbs and kicking my R60/2s, R69S, R51/3, R68, and R25/3 are enough for me, thank you
I had a prewar bike once. That was enough. The BMWs from the 1950s and 1960s I ride almost daily are wonderful to ride and I can actually operate their controls!
Submitted by miller6997 on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 20:59.
When I was in college I had a job driving a manure truck for a gigantic chicken ranch. The truck was a mid-fifties cab-over GMC with a four-speed main transmission, a three-speed "Brownie" auxiliary gearbox, and a two-speed rear axle--twenty-four combinations. I thought that was complicated but your routine makes it look simple.
A cast back to a better time in motoring
Submitted by Liam Borand (not verified) on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 03:09.
Am I the only person who thinks that driving these days is just too easy?! All this new technology and new advances in automotive design and performance are just taking away the fun and enjoyment that driving is all about. To me, bikes like this represent a lost era in driving. They are a cast back to a better time, when driving took skill and knowledge. These days, virtually anyone can jump in a car or on a bike and they're away. They are even working on self drive cars for god sake! Come on guys, this just isn't what driving is about! Motoring is fun and should always remain fun! No one really wants to be driven about all over the place....do they?!
Controls - thanks
Submitted by Al Kuenn (not verified) on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 11:06.
Darryl, that is a great article and I am really enjoying the whole series. I forgot how involved the whole process is with these old bikes. Its easy to take for granted how much is 'done for us' on our newer bikes. Thanks again for all these articles.
Very Cool!
Submitted by spo123 on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 06:05.
Thanks for the instruction....Well "spoken"......COMPLICATED!
Best wishes always,
Sneaking onto your list to say "Hello"
Submitted by Jeff Alperin (not verified) on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 22:46.
So -- hello. And, Happy New Year. How's your leg? Can you please give us the full description of how you clutch it?
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"Hopalong" Back Home
Sorry about the long delay in posting. I find it difficult to touch type from a reclining position, which has really been the only comfortable one I can stay in for a reasonable length of time right now. Getting around on crutches is difficult, especially as my house's bedroom and kitchen are on the second floor.
As to my foot, things are good and getting better. I scrunched the #2, 3 and 4 metatarsals, the bones behind the actual toe bones in the front of the foot. I pushed them over against #5, the pinkie. The emergency room doctor in Ukiah said I had to have emergency surgery, and he put them back in place and held them there with two temporary pins. (Temporary is about 4 weeks, but from here that seems like forever.)
On Thursday I went to a local orthopedist, and he agreed that the procedure was exactly the right thing I needed, and the job was well done. Underneath the cast there are about five stitches and two little pinholes, where the pins don't quite stick out anymore. I got a new cast and a return date in three weeks. The pins are slightly problematic; because they are under the skin, they could create an infection source, so I'm also on antibiotics for the next two weeks.
So long as I don't put weight on the foot or twist it, and I let the blood pressure gradually build up before I rise, my foot has no pain. Other than taking a couple Advil at the accident scene, I haven't needed any pain killers for it.
Because my garage is a bit of a hike, I haven't actually seen the bike yet. Everyone tells me that it's in better shape than could be expected, but I know that this can mean very little. The frame or forks could be significantly bent and it wouldn't be obvious from a casual glance, for example.
The van, which had yet more problems in the last couple days of the Cannonball, is at the local shop. They tell me that the Sprinter, which popped its "turbo resonator" (a plastic muffler on the turbo intake) on the way to NY, now has actually openned up the turbo itself. This got oil both into the exhaust header, coating the oxygen sensor, and into the intake tract, covering the temperature sensor. A replacement turbo will take several days to source, and in that time the shop will try to see if these sensors can be saved. I'm looking at about two grand in repairs...
I'm contemplating where to go with the cylinders and pistons on the R52. If you've managed to read through the blog, you might recall that I started with a second set of cylinders/pistons/rings/valves. I didn't realize that the valves in this second cylinder had a different stem diameter and valve keeper configuration than the cylinders I was running at the start.
When I broke the right piston, I wanted to just swap cylinder sets; that had been my plan all along. But I had expected to be able to move the valve spring seats, springs, keepers and collets over from one set to the other. When we discovered the difference with the valve stems, we spent a couple days during the Cannonball trying to figure out what change to make. We thought that a machine shop would be able to change the ends of the valves or the collets to adapt them to each other, but we couldn't find one that would do that. In the end, the original cylinders were bored to match the pistons from the new set, which had a larger diameter than the originals (which were themselves a 3rd overbore).
The new pistons turned out to be poorly made and are not a long term option. I will probably have 2 sets of pistons made for the cylinders at their current diameter. I will also be looking for the seats, springs, keeepers and collets to make the second set of cylinders useful on their own.
I also suspect that the continuing head gasket problems we had probably led to the one piston breaking. It was probably thermally shocked on more than one occasion, and this probably led to its demise. We believe that the head gasket problem itself may have been a result of not torquing down the head nuts several times, each after a thermal cycle. At least, that approach seemed to prevent a gasket failure for the last 2+ days of the Cannonball. As we had failures both with the heads I had on the bike and with the heads that Vech so very kindly overnighted to us from his own R52, I cannot attribute the problem to the heads being warped.
Speaking of Vech, I cannot overemphasize the help and encouragement that I received, and that Team Boxer Rebellion received. Vech was a standout among many people who made the whole thing possible. My teammates, Jeff Wu and Samantha Lucas, who did photography and videoing, were great. I absolutely couldn't have done this without the help of Steve Woodward and Don Cameron, who both spent long hours working on the bike, sourcing parts, fixing the van and dealing with the hotels along the way. They were probably more tired than I was at the end of each night.
I want to again thank my sponsors, who either through parts or cash, helped to defray some of the cost of this adventure.
I also want to heartily thank all of the supporters who bought Team Boxer Rebellion stuff from my website. (You can still buy stuff, btw, if you want to.) Because of a glitch in the webserver, Steve wasn't able to send out any orders after about Sturgis, and now that that is fixed, I find it difficult to put together the mailer boxes. Regardless, those who have orders pending, I will send them out somehow this week. Your generosity is wonderful, and you are all a part of Team Boxer Rebellion.
Last, but certainly not least, I must thank all of you who followed along here, at the Motorcycle Cannonball site, on Facebook, at the Antique Motorcycle Club site or, especially, were able to come out and cheer us on along the route. Believe me, it was great, and I hope we never seemed too busy to chat.
Submitted by Bruce Williams (not verified) on Sun, 09/30/2012 - 16:05.
When I restored my R-17, after trying several manufacturers, I was able to get pistons from Aries, they matched the gram weight, pin diameter, and valve clearance cutaways. You will have to find a source that has a blank to fit your requirements. For valve guides, I sourced a bar of Meenanite ( a type of self lubricating cast iron) suitable for our motors. Made the valves from SS truck valves and shortened them, cut keeper grooves and flame hardened the stem ends. I was able to use chevy springs and keepers. Sorry to hear of the broken foot, I talked with Jack Wells almost every day and tracked the progress, what a fine adventure to have.
Take care, Bruce
Daryl, Sorry to hear of your
Submitted by Jay Whyte (not verified) on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 00:38.
Submitted by Peter Schildhause (not verified) on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 09:15.
Offer a free ride on the back for everyone who donates $200 for the repair. Or perhaps for $500 one could be pilot in command for a 5 mile stretch of quiet road.
Hope you and the R52 are both
Submitted by mookie58 on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 17:48.
Hope you and the R52 are both better quickly and back on the road soon.
Curious About Repairs
Submitted by Jim Hansen (not verified) on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 12:55.
Please keep us informed about the repairs. I'm especially curious about any repairs/mods re. the blown headgaskets and piston seizures, and maybe also about those crazy, solid, non-pivoting, too-low, death-trap floorboards.
P.S. I'll take a short ride on the back on that parcel rack if you pay me $200.
R 17's and riding on luggage racks
Submitted by R66RODENT on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 17:45.
I had an R17 which I bought for $300 in 1966. The kid who sold it to me thought it was very advanced for 1936, because it had a "rigid frame, just like a flat-track racer".We used to ride it around Cambridge with my wife sitting on a sofa pillow on the rack. One afternoon we hit a particularly nasty pot-hole on Mass. Ave, and the second thing that came down after she returned to her perch on the rack, was her fist on the back of my helmet. "Sell this fucking pig", she yelled. Which I did several weeks later, encouraged somewhat by the recent demise of the crankpin. I sold it to Amol Precision for what I had in it. The bike was very original-at least to my untutored eyes. I had no idea when I bought it, that BMW only made 400 R17's. Anyway Darryl, whatever you decide to do about putative passengers on your luggage rack, I hope you heal up fast and well, and that you get the R52 sorted out soon.
So sorry to hear about the
Submitted by macfly on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 22:40.
So sorry to hear about the mishap, I'd been away from the site for a while, and just came back to discover this. Hope that the healing is going well, and you'll be back in the saddle in no time.
All the best, Andrew
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Disappointment and an Apology
As I write this, I am lying comfortably in my hospital bed at Ukiah Valley Medical Center. I haven't yet seen the doctor this morning, but I assume that the surgery on my foot to insert a couple pins to stabilize the number 2, 3 and 4 metatarsals yesterday evening went well. I have not seen, but am told, that the R52 is in surprisingly good shape.
I am disappointed, not so much for myself, but for my teammates and everyone who has supported Team Boxer Rebellion and has been following our trials and tribulations. After finally working through a number of problems and getting help from other teams and even wonderful help from Brent Lamb (Lamb Cylinder) and Fred Wiley at Big Twin BMW in Boise, and from Vech (Bench Mark Works) and Brent (Brent's Motor Works), things were looking up.
I want to apologize deeply for letting everyone down. Steve and Don put in countless tireless hours and were helpful at every point. So to have ended our run by having an accident is a bitter pill for me. I am extremely sorry.
There's not much to relate: we were back in California and the route was going down CA-1 from Leggett to Westport, which I wrote about previously. This is a favorite road of mine. The bike was running well and, about 10 miles down, I was having a great time. But I went through a corner and tried to lean the bike beyond its cornering clearance, which is limited by the floorboards. I scraped the bottom of the left floorboard and levered the rear tire free, then the bike and I, probably travelling about 25mph, took a tangent out of the curve and over the edge. This area is very steep with loose dirt and lots of trees. I was extremely lucky that the bike was hooked by a young tree, which hung onto both the bike and me.
I managed to climb back up to the road. I could feel that my left foot was sore, and I got my boots off, with Jeff Wu's help. The top of my foot was swollen, but so long as I didn't try to put weight on the foot, not painful. Jeff had some Advil and I kept the foot elevated by lying on the ground and propping my left leg on Jeff's bike's footpegs. Lonny Isam, the organizer, was among the first people to come by, and he was very helpful. Eventually a tow truck arrived, and with the help of a number of riders, they retrieved the bike. Jeff had called Steve, who returned from Willits with our support van, and the bike was loaded into it.
Because I could move my toes and ankle, and had no pain other than when I tried to put weight on my foot, I elected to have Steve drive me to an urgent care facility. This was probably not the wisest course of action, but I think it turned out ok anyway. It happened that the nearest one was in a hospital facility in Ukiah. As soon as the nurse practitioner had a look at the swelling on my foot, she told me I had to go to the emergency room. A series of X-rays showed broken bones and an unstable injury, and I was scheduled for surgery to pin them. I slept well overnight, but don't know exactly what my prognosis is at this point.
I do know that I won't be riding to the finish today, but I do wish the best for the other riders. The event has had a lot of ups and downs, and I hope that there are no further downs for any of the other riders.
Submitted by JD Whitaker (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 12:47.
Hi Darryl,
Keep a weighted perspective. How many miles did you ride? How many left to go? Do the math - you deserve more credit than penalty.
Recover and see you
Submitted by Lennart Jansson (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 12:51.
Bad luck but it could have been worse.
Well Darryl, you gave it your
Submitted by guest (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 14:04.
Well Darryl, you gave it your best shot, and you overcame an awful of difficulties on the way across, and you don't owe anyone any apologies. Sounds like the old girl smelled home, and you both got a little carried away. So heal up quick! I hope to see you on the road soon. And thanks for making the extra effort to tell us exactly what happened.
Sorry to hear this, glad you're ok
Submitted by Ian Schmeisser (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 14:17.
Darryl - so sorry this happened, but I am very glad you're not hurt worse. I know this is hard on you, but you made it and have a lot to be proud of.
Your friend,
Speedy recovery
Submitted by Peter Nettesheim (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 16:11.
Heal fast (I cant help you much there) but let me know if there is anything I might be able to do to get the bike running again.
Warm Regards,
The Great Adventure comes to an end
Submitted by Bob Straubinger (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 17:06.
I've been down that road several times and you are lucky you didn't get killed, big drop offs along there.
Submitted by guest (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 19:13.
Darryl, never, every are any apologies necessary. Many of us often say, it is not the destination, but the journey. Yes, the final destination certainly holds some relative value, but you have done what few have-to genuinely participate in the Cannonball. We've all lived through you.
Who Do You Mean?
Submitted by Pat Tobin (not verified) on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 22:06.
Darryl, give us some names.
Who among the many who helped you so far said that they would do it IF you could promise a win, or at least a high-placed finish?
Come on - give us names.
Darryl, we all know the answer - not one soul feels disappointed, except for your injury and elimination from completing the race.
People of high character attract the same, and your travails thus far prove that rule.
So please don't beat yourself up. That's not what your many friends and helpers want you to do. There is SO MUCH to admire in how you beat back adversity, often beyond all reasonable odds.
I feel safe in saying that to make it as far as you did, despite overwhelming obstacles, makes you a champ in our eyes.
This won't be funny now, but read it later. It is Tobin's first law of motorcycling safety:
Always STOP before GETTING OFF.
Just another of your fans with unlimited admiration,
Pat Tobin
heal soon ....
Submitted by guest (not verified) on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 01:13.
Hey Darryl - sorry to hear about it, get better, heal soon.
Great Ride
Submitted by guest Raj C (not verified) on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 02:37.
A little out of context, but suits your adventure rather well.
I hold it true, whate'er befall;
From Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam:27, 1850:
Darryl, I have been following your ride diligently since the Cannonball Run commenced. All of us non participants admire your spirit for participating against considerable odds. Despite modern conveniences, riding a machine manufactured in the 1920s is like going back 80 odd years and taking part in a long distance race, without the benefit of A) a new machine (your BMW is 87 years old), without readily available new replacement parts, 3) without fuel and oil made for a 1925 motorcycle.
Please do not apologize, you have done very well, and if it was not for this mishap, you would definitely have completed the Run. We are happy that both you and the bike have not been grievously hurt. Wishing both of you a speedy recovery.
God Bless,
Get well soon!
Submitted by Florian Oberst (not verified) on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 03:10.
Hey Darryl!
I just read about your accident, i was a quite shocked first. Looks like a hard and wide fall, but god bless your not to bad injured.
Also good wishes from my family!
Submitted by Pat Tobin (not verified) on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 06:15.
Gosh Darn, Guy, you are a winner! I don't know of any of us who would have, could have persevered through the darndest set of obstacles and come within a hair's breadth of success!
I admire your performance greatly, and I'm one of a crowd with that wish.
May I add my best wishes for a speedy and comfortable recovery.
Pat Tobin
Heal fast
Submitted by mookie58 on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 20:47.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hope you and the bike are both back on the road soon. Get well soon!
Well well!
Submitted by rosenstein6900 on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 12:08.
Darryl, so, so sorry to have just read about your accident. Get well quickly and simply consider this a warm-up for the next Cannonball, hopefully without incidents.
best regards
Biffing On The Cannonball
Submitted by Jim Brown (not verified) on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 14:11.
No need to apologize. Nobody sets out to deliberatly have an accident (except Evel Kneivel, perhaps). And hindsight is always 20/20. Playing "what if" -- If I'd only taken that curve a little slower and not leaned as much... won't change the past, or the present. And I'm sure you'll have a heightened awareness of what you did poorly and will correct it in the future.
When I had my Valentine's Day accident in 1988 and wound up with a metallic left ankle, I replayed what I did wrong over and over. Yes, I've learned from that. And there have been times I've wondered if that accident has actually saved my life because I'm now a much more cautious rider who contantly does "forward thinking/riding what-ifs" and evaluating the ride ahead of me, envisioning possible scenarios and taking steps to ensure they don't happen.
Very glad to hear you're OK and the bike is fixable. You didn't do bad, you did good because you're here to talk about it and continue riding. Both of us, and the rest of the Listers, know riders who didn't make it.
Jim Brown
All the best
Submitted by Fred Jakobs (not verified) on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 14:52.
Hi Darryl,
I hope the surgery has been successful and you are doing well. I know you have been well prepared for that trip and now you have a reason to try it again on the next Canonball I wish you all the best from Munich/Germany. Fred
Darryl's Cannonball
Submitted by John A.Pace (not verified) on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 22:11.
Get well soon and God Bless.You are a winner!!!
Get Well Soon
Submitted by David Haley (not verified) on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 08:18.
Hi Darryl,
Thanks for your competitive effort
Submitted by Dave Reina on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 09:22.
Hi Darryl,
I have been living vicariously through your blog. What a great effort and thankfully not too serious an accident. My sympathies went out to you every time I read about the blown head gaskets and the efforts that went into forging on. Best wishes for speedy healing.
Speedy recovery!
Submitted by Peter Keller (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 07:14.
Hello Darryl.
Sascha just told me about your accident. And I could read all about it in your blog. Seems you had a lot of luck and a helpful guardian angel.
Well Done, I Say!!
Submitted by Ron Aikins (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 14:46.
The magnificent news is that your injuries are minor (always comparing with the worst that could have happened). I know it must have been terribly disappointing to come so close to completion, but that takes nothing away from the determination and persistence you displayed.
To you and your whole team -- WELL DONE!
Part of the bigger universe
Submitted by Wynand on Sat, 09/29/2012 - 04:39.
As a friend told me once, "its all part of the bigger universe - so relax". Wish you a speedy recovary.
Hi, so glad you are okay. We
Submitted by guest (not verified) on Sun, 09/30/2012 - 15:35.
Hi, so glad you are okay. We came by right after and saw the bike. You were very lucky! So glad we got to see you ride that beautiful bike. You never gave up and the spirit of the Cannonball was with your team. Hope you heal fast and maybe we will see you again down the road. It was a pleasure to meet you!
Cris Sommer Simmons
To ride on a Harley Davison
Submitted by Robs (not verified) on Thu, 10/24/2013 - 06:40.
To ride on a Harley Davison bike has been my dream and I had a chance to experience the power and comfort on it. The one that you have shared here, the 1940 BMW R12 military looks stunning and these snaps tempts me to take a ride on it too.
A good day
Today Team Boxer Rebellion was back on track. And the route, from Klamath Falls to Fortuna, made it especially sweet. We travelled through some beautiful country from Klamath Falls to Medford, zigged and zagged around I-5 and the Rogue River, and then took US-199, a particularly scenic and curvy road from Grants Pass, OR to Crescent City, CA. It travels through the Smith River wilderness and under a canopy of redwoods before breaking out to the Pacific.
The weather was cold in the morning and cool most of the day, only warming into the 70s when I got south of Crescent City. This was good for the R52's engine, which ran strong and only had a few seizure episodes, which I fortunately caught before they actually did seize. I never had to completely stop, being able to coast and downshift, and waiting as long as possible before popping the clutch to get the engine going again. The bore job now has about 500 miles on it, and it doesn't seem to use any more oil than it did beforehand. I've used up the 2 stroke oil I was putting into the tank as a top end lubricant, so tomorrow we'll see how it goes on just premium pump gas.
The bike was a real joy on the twisting roads. It tracks straight and, with its long handlebars giving a lot of leverage, is light to steer. Some of the downhill turns marked at 25 and 30 I was taking at 35 or 40, with no drama at all.
Tomorrow is an early and long day. We will leave Fortuna at 7am, ride through the Avenue of the Giants, then take Highway 1 down to the coast. This section of road, from Leggett to Westport, is IMHO far better than The Dragon, and not only because it isn't overrun with traffic. It's longer, more scenic and has more elevation changes, as well as being as curve dense as The Dragon. We will then ride the coast down past Fort Bragg and then take CA-128 across to Geyserville.
Bodes well for today and
Submitted by Guy (not verified) on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 02:46.
Bodes well for today and tomorrow, Darryl! The fact that your message mainly talks about the fun things (the route, bike's behaviour) says it all.
Submitted by Jim Hansen (not verified) on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 10:19.
An idea re. the pistons, once you're home, is to heat them up in the oven and measure them while still hot. What would the hot piston/cylinder clearance be? I wonder if some sort of modern piston could be modifed to fit, or custom pistons manufactured by an outfit like Egge Machine Co. (I rebuilt a '38 Plymouth flathead and used Egge pistons).
You're still moving forward! Things are looking up! Bravo!
Crash ?
Submitted by Joel Rapose (not verified) on Sun, 09/23/2012 - 11:29.
I just looked at the picture of the crashed bike....but no word of Darryl
Were here my friend, just ask and we will come to your aid, where ever what ever .... Bikes can be rebuilt that was one almost terrible accident....no accident is good...hope you are alright.
Your Friend
Joel Rapose
Get well!
Submitted by rosenstein6900 on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 12:02.
Darryl, so, so sorry to have just read about your misfortune. Get well soon and just consider this a practice run for the next Cannonball.
Fast recovery and best regards from Portugal
Submitted by Pedro Costa (not verified) on Sat, 09/29/2012 - 17:29.
Hello Darryl,
After we´ve been on the phone today i saw the pictures of the falling and you were lucky.
I had a small crash this summer too with my Indian .
Best Regards and nice recovery.
All the best
same ol-same ol
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The Do It Scared™ Podcast with Ruth Soukup provides weekly motivation, inspiration, and practical instruction for anyone tired of settling for "good enough." Each week we tackle topics like goal-setting, overcoming procrastination, finding the time, energy & know-how for accomplishing our dreams, and overcoming the challenges that stand in our way. Don't miss an episode; subscribe here.
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Sometimes, often even, success simply means finding the good amidst the bad. And Justin Schenck, my guest for Episode 30 of the Do It Scared™ Podcast, is a perfect example of how daring to push past the limitations that life has handed you can lead to a life you'll love.
Justin has had his fair share of challenges. He grew up in rough circumstances, with a drug-addicted mom and a father in jail, and his grades in school reflected the chaos he was experiencing at home. If schools had this award, he would have been voted as "least likely to succeed." Unfortunately, when his mother ultimately lost her battle with opioid addiction, Justin turned to alcohol to try and numb his pain.
But he eventually got sick of wallowing in his own grief and decided to take action. And, to him, action meant sharing his message with the world. Justin is now a motivational speaker, top-ranked podcaster, and founder of the inspiring Growth Now Movement.
In this episode, he shares his wisdom about the power of just asking, strategies for moving past adversity, and how one of the hardest things that he's gone through, the death of his mother, turned out to be a defining moment that helped shape his path and his message.
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Justin has also faced a lot of failures. But each failure has really cemented the fact that entrepreneurship is his calling.
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Self-care keeps us happier, healthier, and more grounded so that we have the strength to get through the tough times. And, there are three things that Justin does every single day for self-care. Number one, is meditation for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on what he needs. He just sits in silence with his thoughts.
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And the third self-care routine he does for self-confidence. He reaches out to at least one person every single day to check on them, even if that is just, "Hey, how's everything going?" And the reason he says it helps his confidence is that no matter who he reaches out to, they always give him love back. His whole philosophy is, to give is to receive.


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Moon phase on 28 December 2096 Friday is Waxing Gibbous, 14 days young Moon is in Gemini.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waxing Gibbous is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 99% and growing larger. The 14 days young Moon is in ♊ Gemini.
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Previous main lunar phase is the First Quarter before 5 days on 22 December 2096 at 16:36.
Moon rises in the afternoon and sets after midnight to early morning. It is visible to the southeast in early evening and it is up for most of the night.
Moon is leaving the last ∠4° of ♊ Gemini tropical zodiac sector and will enter ♋ Cancer later.
Lunar disc appears visually 0.9% wider than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1969" and ∠1951".
Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon of December 2096 after 1 day on 29 December 2096 at 08:23.
There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate.
The Moon is 14 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the first to the middle part of current synodic month. This is lunation 1199 of Meeus index or 2152 from Brown series.
Length of current 1199 lunation is 29 days, 18 hours and 54 minutes. It is 2 hours and 5 minutes longer than next lunation 1200 length.
Length of current synodic month is 6 hours and 10 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 53 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠194.2°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠222.5°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
Moon is reaching point of perigee on this date at 08:21, this is 15 days after last apogee on 13 December 2096 at 05:28 in ♐ Sagittarius. Lunar orbit is starting to get wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth for 12 days ahead, until it will get to the point of next apogee on 9 January 2097 at 15:16 in ♐ Sagittarius.
This perigee Moon is 358 466 km (222 740 mi) away from Earth. It is 4 042 km closer than the mean perigee distance, but it is still 11 890 km farther than the closest perigee of 21st century.
2 days after its ascending node on 26 December 2096 at 04:11 in ♉ Taurus, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 10 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 8 January 2097 at 05:58 in ♏ Scorpio.
2 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♉ Taurus, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
12 days after previous South standstill on 16 December 2096 at 01:02 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-26.929°. Next day the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠26.927° in the next northern standstill on 29 December 2096 at 07:30 in ♋ Cancer.
After 1 day on 29 December 2096 at 08:23 in ♋ Cancer, the Moon will be in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.


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Construtora Castilho develops civil engineering projects all
over the Brazilian territory, throughout which we have
several branch offices. Since 1958, we operate in the heavy
construction market and specialize in major highway jobs.
In an increasingly competitive industry, our company stands out for our work execution quality, responsible management and focus on satisfying our clients.
Invested in mitigating environmental impact, we combine technical expertise and hi-tech to make better use of natural resources and reduce operating costs..
Castilho is present in a large area of the Brazilian territory and has executed
over 250 jobs across the country. Complying with our Integrated
Management Policy, the projects we execute observe rigorous performance
indicators and technical standards, such as ISO 9001: 2015.
It is our goal to deliver the utmost quality, to meet and surpass our client's expectations, to reduce the consumption of natural resources, to prevent accidents and pollution and to comply with the environmental law..
1958 Foundation Construtora Castilho Ltda.
Construtora Castilho Ltda. [Ltd.] is founded in the city of Lages, state of Santa Catarina. Its headquarters are soon transferred to Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
1967The company is renamed
The company is renamed "Construtora Castilho de Porto Alegre S.A. [B.C.]", though its headquarters are yet again transferred, this time to Rio de Janeiro. The office in Porto Alegre is kept as a branch office.
1976 Two new offices are inaugurated in the states of Parana
Two new offices are inaugurated in the states of Parana and Goias to manage the work of duplication of the BR-277 interstate highway in the former state and the company's ongoing mining businesses in the latter.
1993 Execution of the first work in Rondonia
This year Castilho Engenharia begins to operate in the State of Rondonia
1998 AMC EnterprisesConstrutora Castilho becomes part of holding company AMC Enterprises.
1999 Construtora Castilho
The company is renamed "Construtora Castilho S.A." and its headquarters are transferred to Curitiba, Parana, in "Batel" neighborhood.
2004 Av. Sete de Setembro
The old headquartes was moved to the actual address, at Av. Sete de Setembro.
2006Castilho Mineração [Mining]
Castilho Mineração [Mining] is founded.
2011 Castilho Mineração [Mining] Ribeirão Claro
Castilho Mineração [Mining] Ribeirão Claro
2015 Castilho in Roraima
This year Castilho Engenharia begins to operate in the State of Roraima.
We believe that contributing to sustainable growth is not only about complying with environmental-preservation oriented management policies, but also about caring for the professional education and personal growth of our human resources.
- 01. We only make use of traceable raw materials and supply chains;
- 02. We are constantly seeking to improve engineering techniques and processes in order to save resources and reduce costs;
- 03. We invest in the training, security and wellbeing of our employees;
- 04. We promote respect to human rights and diversity;
- 05. We have ethics and transparency as the mainstays of our public relations;
- 06. We support actions directed towards citizen participation, solidarity and sustainability.
Our team is made of highly qualified professionals who plan,
manage and execute works in various segments of large civil
In addition to our vast expertise, continual professional training
and focus on excellence, we have commitment, respect and our
clients' satisfaction as paramount principles.
Corporate culture guided by ethics, respect and honesty
in business relations;
Management practices that promote the growth, valorization
and well-being of our employees;
Projects developed and executed with an uncompromisingfocus
on safety and excellence of quality and results;
ICustomer satisfaction surveys for analyzing the efficiency of our
service and support;
Constant investment in equipment and technology;
Development of sustainable practices aimed towards environmental
To execute high quality works by employing
specialized manpower and investing in state-of-the-art
equipment and tech, thus ensuring the complete
satisfaction of the needs and expectations of our clients.
TTo become a reference in Brazil when it comes to civil
engineering, a company recognized.
SIMPLICITY: to build long-lasting relationships with our
clients, partners and suppliers by adopting an approachable
attitude, based in transparency, respect and honesty.
COMMITMENT: to meet deadlines and deliver on commitments,
carrying out projects with accountability, effectiveness and competence,
ensuring safety, quality and excellent results.
ETHICS: to function within the bounds of the law, adopting principles
such as justice, fairness, integrity and solidarity.


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ClassPass just isn't accustomed to sitting idle. The startup, a subscription market that lets customers discover and guide health courses, is at the moment introducing credit.
ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman hinted on the change at Disrupt SF final 12 months, explaining that the service has an incredible market match with a sure demographic, however doesn't work as properly for individuals who need extra worth for his or her cash.
Prior to now, ClassPass customers have been ready to join a Three-class, 5-class or 10-class month-to-month membership. Whereas pricing for these memberships adjustments based mostly on geography, there was no solution to differentiate between a brilliant luxurious indoor Flywheel biking class (costlier) and a fundamental yoga class at a gymnasium (inexpensive).
A la carte, the costs for these courses can be very completely different, however ClassPass nonetheless counts them as a single class credit score.
Customers may, after all, buy extra courses a la carte, however at a typical value. Customers may additionally buy a membership to Blink Health for open gymnasium time for an additional $15/month.
With credit, customers are capable of purchase as a lot as they need on a month-to-month foundation, with the choice to prime up at any time when they need. Plus, these credit roll over in to the subsequent month, as health is commonly seasonal, with individuals understanding much less throughout busy work months or nearer to the vacations.
Furthermore, a credit-based mannequin implies that ClassPass is now not limiting the quantity of occasions a person can go to a category in a given month. Prior to now, ClassPass has solely let customers go to a single class 3 times a month.
ClassPass companions now have the flexibility to dynamically value their courses, making peak courses costlier than off-peak courses and driving a brand new, extra cost-conscious shopper to lower-attendance courses.
"We're a subscription firm, and we're aggregators identical to Netflix and Spotify," mentioned ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman. "However we take a look at firms like Uber, who've dynamic pricing, and see a chance that mixes the perfect of each worlds. Market pricing incentivizes prospects to seek out nice worth and opens their eyes to a brand new exercise they might have by no means given the time of day to."
However how do they decide this pricing?
ClassPass has created an algorithm that takes under consideration all the info the corporate has collected after years of seeing how individuals browse, guide, and attend health courses. The algorithm makes use of a big selection of inputs, together with time of day, day of the week, climate, location and far more, to find out what a health associate ought to cost for any given class.
This additionally permits health companions to incorporate high-demand, peak, premium stock that has traditionally been unavailable on the ClassPass platform.
The brand new pricing construction is as follows:
- $45/month: 27 credit (2-Four courses)
- $75/month: 45 credit (Four-6 courses)
- $135/month: 90 credit (Eight-12 courses)
ClassPass has a historical past of creating adjustments, generally drastic ones, within the title of the long-term imaginative and prescient. ClassPass first launched as Classtivity in 2012, letting customers seek for numerous courses and guide on the spot. The platform didn't work as a search engine, as most people aren't motivated to go discover health courses on a one-off foundation.
So Classtivity launched a subscription mannequin and rebranded to ClassPass, letting customers purchase 10 courses a month up entrance, which they may then reserve via the platform.
Whereas that labored moderately properly, the corporate continued iterating, introducing tiers and even elevating costs in 2016 in pursuit of more healthy margins and long-term sustainability. It value the corporate 10 p.c of its customers, but it surely paid off within the long-run, with ClassPass seeing 5 p.c person progress month-over-month and 20 p.c gross margins.
With the introduction of credit, ClassPass steps even nearer to moving into new verticals past health. Dynamic pricing permits the platform to extra simply slide into a brand new class, reminiscent of wellness, and adapt to that exact trade's pricing construction with out basically altering the ClassPass enterprise.
ClassPass has raised a complete of $173 million with a valuation of $470 million, based on the corporate. The ClassPass platform is operational in 50 cities throughout the U.S., U.Okay., Canada and Australia, with Eight,500 associate studios and 45 million reservations made so far.
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Complete Your PSO Card Training in a Classroom
The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) allows you to complete the training classes be attending a class taught in a physical classroom as well as online. The class must be taught be an approved and licensed PSO Training Provider.
Benefits of Taking Your PSO Card Training in a Classroom
- You can can ask the instructor questions.
- You might be able to take the courses on site at your work location.
Drawbacks of Taking Your PSO Card Training in a Classroom
- You can't go at your pace.
- You may have to take time off work to go to a class held at another location.
- If you don't live in a big city, you may have to drive a long ways to complete your PSO training requirements. Gas is expensive.
Recommended and BSIS Approved PSO Training Providers
The BSIS law and PSO training syllabus was only recently put into place. Hence, not many licensed PSO Training Providers exist yet. But here's a table that compares some of the PSO Training Providers we've found.
We won't be able to review classroom based training due to costs and logistics.
Ask your employer if they offer PSO training. If not, we recommend completing your PSO training online.
Tips for Choosing a Classroom-based Training Provider
- Check on the training provider's website for the provider's BSIS PSO Training License number. This number should start with a capital P and be followed by 5 numbers, such as P12345. Sometimes this PSO Training Approval number can be difficult to find on a website. So, if you don't see the PSO Training License number on the website, contact the training provider through email or phone and ask for their BSIS license number.
- Verify that the PSO Training License number on the PSO training provider's website is valid and current with the BSIS by calling (916) 322-4000. In the future you'll be able to use the state of California's BSIS website to verify a PSO Training License online using by clicking here. Right now, the BSIS site isn't setup to allow you to veirfy the PSO Training Licenses online.
- Check if there is a training location near where you live or work.
- Check if the company is offering training on the days you can go to class.
- Verify that the training provider maintains a record that you've completed the training in case you lose your PSO Training Completion Certificate.
What should You Read Next?
- If you think you want to get online PSO training, read Take Online Courses.
- If you want to know more about additional training requirements after you become a private security officer, read PSO Continuing Education.
- If you want to read the general steps to registering as a private security officer, read How to Become a PSO.


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What is signature Loan?
It's hard to imagine to live life without a need of the cash. Many times financial issues are so hard that hard you could recover them. So signature loan no credit check is the best option for those individuals if they keep up the payment on time. This loan is made for poor history borrowers, if your credit is not suitable for other types of secured loan then you can apply for this. The signature loan with no credit check is becoming popular because is based upon borrowers promise to repay on time or nothing else.
For a loan you have to search over the internet, choose the ideal lender and make sure, before applying for a loan, please read the terms and condition of a lender because most of the time, lenders provide you unfavorable terms and condition like high rate of interest, repayment time is very short and several more. The major advantage of a signature loan that lenders will only focus on your repaying ability instead of concentrating on your past credit history. They will probably want to cognize about your regular and monthly source of income and verify your documents.
What are the basic requirements to qualify for an unsecured personal loan bad credit?
- The applicant must be the age of 18 or above.
- The applicant must have a valid email address and phone number.
- The debit account is mandatory because, after sanction loan, a fund will be directly transferred to your bank account.
- A Candidate not currently signed to anticipating entering a debt management plan.
- Candidate must have a regular or monthly source of income because based on borrower income a lender will set the limit of advance cash.
Benefits of a Signature Loan:
- Unsecured loan: Signature loans are unsecured loans, people can avail a loan without placing security against the amount. The sanction of a loan depends on the factor like credit status, repayment ability, and bank documents.
- Students can apply for a signature loan: Students signature loan is very popular because lenders will provide loans with easy terms and conditions. Students can apply online by filling the online form, after filling essential requirements cash will be deposited within a few hours.
- Suitable for an emergency: payday loan without credit check is one of the best options that can be used for an emergency like medical illness, college fees, house rent, and other assets.
- You can use wherever you want: whether you are planning to decorate a home, debt consolidation, spend money on the share market, electric bill or take your someone to your dream vacation. The lender will lend a cash without investigating your purpose and the repayment of a loan is a long-term process.
- Lenders are very lenient: If you are hesitating to apply for a loan due to poor credit. Now your poor credit no more is a hurdle to avail to get a loan. Private lenders are very easy going, they can lend you a money without checking your past credit history. So whenever you need money in spite of a poor credit you can go for a signature loan.


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I am a huge fan of 'chats'. The People Skills Revolution Book and Handbook would not have been written without being able to chat to my clients, colleagues and friends, who listened to my thoughts, helped me to shape my ideas and gave me feedback on the initial draft. I have also realised over the years that being able to hold a conversation is a lot less common that you imagine.
I remember working with one coaching client over a number of weeks when he turned to me and said 'are we having a conversation? Is this what having a conversation feels like?'. It was at this point that I realised that something I take completely for granted and sustains me intellectually and emotionally may not be something that other people benefit from in a routine way.
When working with my clients and assisting them to develop their skills it is not long before I encourage them to embrace the power of chats. I suggest that they find people they connect with (regardless of organisational structures or professions) who they enjoy talking to and who can spare the time to chat to them about things of mutual interest.
Although initially they find the concept a bit strange once they get going and form relationships, which they value they are constantly on the look out for people who they can trust to act as their 'sounding boards'.
I have been chatting professionally for over 12 years. I now believe that other people often have the missing pieces to your puzzles and in the course of your conversation they will say something that will become an 'aha' moment for you. These chats develop your thoughts further, tell you who to speak to next or what books to read to deepen your expertise. It often feels that the people I chat to have a message for me just waiting to be collected and the more conversations like this I have the more of these magic moments I seem to receive.
It is important when embracing the power of chats, not to have preconceived ideas about what will come out of the discussions. Rather you should just allow the conversation to flow naturally, sharing your ideas, thoughts, feelings and actions. When you are both energised by the talk which bounces between you, the sparks of inspiration will fly 'thick and fast'.
These conversations do not have to be formal meetings. The can be held over a coffee, during lunch, by the water cooler or in the corridor.
If you would like to become more influential in your dealings with others and improve your 'chatting' skills, you might find my books the People Skills Revolution and the People Skills Revolution Handbook helpful. They will systematically assist you to develop your assertiveness, influencing, negotiation and conciliation skills in a step-by-step manner whilst addressing any unproductive thought processes that you may have. The approaches will not only increase your confidence but also make you feel more calm and in control of a wide range of situations that you may come across in your working and personal lives.
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For those students enrolled in astronomy classes in the Fall of 2019, the observatory is available for your use as indicated below. To find out if the observatory is open on any given night, like our Facebook page. Announcements are posted there and you can ask questions too (you do not have to be a member of either of these services to view these sites).
The observatory is located on the roof of the Loyola Residence. Ask the Residence Desk staff to let you through the secure door. Your name will be on their approved access list. Make your way to the 22nd floor and follow the sign visible from the elevator lobby to a stairwell door - go up two flights of stairs to reach the observatory control room.
The telescope assistants are astronomy students John Read and Martin Hellmich. They are there to help you, but not to do your observing assignment. Be familiar with what you are expected to do (ie. read your observing assignment handout) before you arrive.
ASTR 1000A or ASTR 1000B
You have a number of observing projects, or aspects of your project, that you can do - only some of them require you to use the observatory in person.
The observatory is open for your use on clear Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm (or 1/2 hour after sunset, whichever is later) to 11pm. This means it will open by about 8pm in mid-September, by 7:30pm in early October, and by 7pm from late October until the end of the term. To allow tiime to do your project, do not arrive later than 10:15pm - in fact, the observatory may close if no students are present at 10:15pm.
Also be aware that if you intend to observe the Moon, it is not visible every evening. In general the Moon phases from a few days after New Moon until about a day or two after Full Moon (that would include First Quarter moon).
Also, planets visible this term are: Jupiter and Saturn (early in the term and early in the evening).
You will be using the Robotic Telescope for your Exoplanet project and the Observation Deck, with its portable telescopes for your Sun observing project during the day.


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A final year CSE student of Tirumala Engineering College has been selected for a Pune based company called JBM Group. He has been selected in an interview conducted by the company at Pune. The college management conducted a press meet to congratulate the student. College principal Dr. YV Narayana has given the details.
He said, "L Mohan Reddy, a final year CSE student have qualified in the first and second round of interview which was conducted at college in the first week of May. A preliminary written test and technical round was conducted in which Mohan has excelled and qualified for the final round of interview. Out of 3 students who have qualified for the final round, Mohan has secured the job. He has been given offer letter by the company officials. He is being offered an annual package of Rs. 3,00,000 by the company". He congratulated the student and greeted bright future.
College Secretary, R. Narayana said, "Around 243 students secured jobs in the campus placements which were conducted in the year 2015-2016. The college has been successful in assuring maximum placements for the students. The college has highly experienced faculty. The college has a separate skills development centers where students are being trained in various skills".
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Stocks with low P/E or bargain stocks are always investors' favorites as the ratio indicates undervaluation. This ratio is obtained by dividing a stock's current market price with its historical or estimated earnings. It measures how much an investor needs to shell out per dollar of earnings.
So, the golden rule is – the lower the P/E of a stock, the higher its value for investors. This is because value investors believe that a stock's current market price is not reflective of its historical/future earnings and therefore chances of outperformance are higher.
Naturally, there are very few investors who pay attention to stocks with an increasing P/E. But this often-overlooked trend can prove worthwhile in finding great stocks. Let's dig a little deeper.
Why Rising P/E a Valuable Tool?
Investors should note that stock price moves in tandem with earnings performance. If earnings come in stronger, the price of a stock shoots up. Solid quarterly earnings and the forward guidance boost earnings forecasts, leading to stronger demand for the stock and an uptrend in its price.
So, if the price is rising steadily, it means that investors are assured of the stock's fundamental strength and expect some strong positives out of it. Suppose an investor wants to buy a stock with a P/E ratio of 30, it means that he is willing to shell out $30 for only $1 worth of earnings. This is because the investor expects earnings of the company to rise at a faster pace in the future on the back of strong fundamentals.
Also, studies have revealed that stocks have seen their P/E ratios jump over 100% from their breakout point in the cycle. So, if you can pick stocks early in their breakout cycle, you can end up seeing considerable gains.
The Winning Strategy
In order to shortlist stocks that are exhibiting an increasing P/E, we chose the following as our primary screening parameters.
EPS growth estimate for the current year is greater than or equal to last year's actual growth
Percentage change in last year EPS should be greater than or equal zero
(These two criteria point to flat earnings or a growth trend over the years.)
Percentage change in price over four weeks greater than the percentage change in price over 12 weeks
Percentage change in price over 12 weeks greater than percentage change in price over 24 weeks
(These two criteria show that price of the stock is increasing consistently over the said timeframes.)
Percentage price change for four weeks relative to the S&P 500 greater than the percentage price change for 12 weeks relative to the S&P 500
Percentage price change for 12 weeks relative to the S&P 500 greater than the percentage price change for 24 weeks relative to the S&P 500
(Here, the case for consistent price gains gets even stronger as it displays percentage price changes relative to the S&P 500.)
Percentage price change for 12 weeks is 20% higher than or equal to the percentage price change for 24 weeks, but it should not exceed 100%
(A 20% increase in the price of a stock from the breakout point gives cues of an impending uptrend. But a jump of over 100% indicates that there is limited scope for further upside and that the stock might be due for a reversal.).
In addition, we place a few other criteria that lead us to some likely outperformers.
Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2:Only companies with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) rating can get through. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Average 20-day Volume greater than or equal to 50,000: High trading volume implies that the stocks have adequate liquidity.
Just these few criteria narrowed down the universe from over 7,700 stocks to just 28.
Here are five out of the 28 stocks:
AAR Corp. (AIR): This is an independent provider of aviation services to commercial and government customers. The stock has a Zacks Rank #2 and comes from a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 18%).
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV): This biopharmaceutical company carries a Zacks Rank #2 and belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 21%).
Restoration Robotics Inc. (HAIR): This is a Zacks Rank #2 medical device company. The stock belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 38%).
Gevo Inc. (GEVO): The Zacks Rank #2 company is a renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company. The stock comes from a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 36%).
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR): This independent exploration and production company has a Zacks Rank #2 and belongs to a top-ranked Zacks industry (top 16%).
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