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Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Corpus Christi
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:23 am
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The Olympics and windsurfing or even kiting in the Olympics does not impact me or anyone else I know or have met in the windsurfing sport as near as I can tell. It is a venue open to a very very very select few. Hell, I've never even met an Olympic windsurfer or seen an Olympic class windsurf board first hand. There was a time when I gave serious thought to becoming an Olympic athlete and racing either Flying Dutchman or 470's in the Olympics. Problem was, who are you going to race and spar against to hone your skills. There's nobody for miles and miles and miles even sailing 470's or Flying Dutchman, let alone sailing one well enough to be anywhere near Olympic level of refinement. Plus, who has the quarter million dollars it would take to mount a meaningful and successful campaign. You'd think that living here in windy Corpus Christi that I would know someone, anyone, with an Olympic class board, or there would be frequent scheduled club racing. The opposite is actually the truth. There hasn't been any racing here for a long time. That is the new reality! There are World Class Regatta's and PWA windsurfing to determine who is the best at any given time so I really see no need for Olympic inclusion. Plus, the changes over the past couple decades where off season professional athletes are allowed to compete just makes it a show about professional or near professionals. Prior to that, it was about true amateur athletes competing to see who is best.
Also, having a petition after the ruling is like closing the gate after the cows have left the pen. The time to make your voice heard was back when the Olympic Committee was try to make the cases for or against windsurfing. It's like raising hell after you dented your new car. The time to raise hell was before the ding.
I do wish the supporters of windsurfing in the Olympics success, I want them to keep in mind that many of us just don't see the point in it.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:57 am
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You might consider copying your post to the thread "Why is windsurfing fading away?". Your experience is not replicated in many other parts of the world. Any Olympic event attracts young athletes and sponsors to the sport. Those youngsters bring some of their friends and relatives along with them into the sport. The TV/ spectator exposure also creates interest. That benefits all participants in windsurfing. Incidentally, the petition website indicates that the decision can be overturned in November if there is sufficient opposition. Go on, sign it........it will take you two minutes.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:48 am
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evans wrote:
Sorry but watching any sail powered race that is non-planing is like watching the grass grow.
It's just the way it is.
Agreed. So what if windsurfing were allowed the use of modern equipment and make it a planning event? Today's gear is miles ahead of RSX Oly gear.
So, why does kiting get the easy road to sucsess here and get to use production equipment without the strict One Design Oly requirements?
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 11:30 am
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I hate to see any athlete that was training for, or had ambitions of racing in the Olympics get the rug pulled out from under them. On the other hand, some new faces will now have the opportunity to be Olympians.
Olympic sailing doesn't do much to promote sailing in my opinion. However, it does justify the continued existence of a few racing classes and because of the numerous sailing clubs around the globe, the Olympics offers the pinnacle of competition for those that choose to pursue it.
With or without Olympic windsurfing, I don't see any impact on the global windsurfing community. Planing or non planing competition, what's the difference? Few if any spectators, no TV/media coverage, it's just another unpopular Olympic event. Don't get me wrong, I think all Olympic events are a big deal, but for many it's just about the athletes and little else.
I think kite boarding offers some "flash" that Olympic sailing typically doesn't offer, so that's the appeal.
If it truly isn't "one design", that will be a huge problem given the very rapid development in course racing board design. If you don't the right board and kite, you could be "toast" regardless of skill.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 1:59 pm
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To some, the current inclusion of the Windsurfing medal events does make a huge difference in whether or not windsurfing gets installed in an existing Junior Sailing Program.
There are some parents who simply will not get behind a new windsurfing program or otherwise vote to fund the fleet purchase if there is no clear track for that aspect of sailing to bring their kids as high as they might ever wish to go.
Dinghy sailing of any kind can be clearly tracked to the Olympics, whether keelboat, dinghy, multihull or skiff. Windsurfing has been said by some to be viewed as largely a diversion of effort and expense absent a pyramid of achievement and opportunity. The people holding this strict view thankfully are in the minority. The ability to claim, however, a windsurfing development pyramid that offers travel opportunity and high caliber training and coaching available only because of the Olympic events has been of vital importance to those of us working hard to install new windsurfer fleets in existing JSPs. After all, most yacht clubs race and most select gear that will combine access, affordability and a direct link to national and international competition. The Optimist and 420 are two examples. These kids sail on gear in some small part purchased with an eye to the pyramid and often continue to windsurf without ever starting an Olympic campaign. They purchase new and used gear, travel to hot windsurfing destinations and generally fill in from the bottom up. They are windsurfers.
I therefore disagree that Olympic windsurfing does not impact people without clear ties to racing. To some degree, it does. Thombiz, perhaps some of your sail repairs have been related to the kids in TX who were on the first US Windsurfing Team USA program as most of their initial training occurred in your neck of the woods.
As far as I am aware, no North American yacht club or sailing center owns a fleet of RS:Xs. But over fifty purchased fleets of Techno 293s because the T293 offers all of the above and is designed for kids, unlike the RS:X. It should be noted that the new RS:X One was intended to capture some of the T293 youth market by offering gear much more similar in function and feel to the RS:X. Will either or both the RS:X and RS:X One classes survive? I doubt the RS:X class has much of a future as we know it.
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:20 pm
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Signed the petition.
"there is no reason why we cannot have both Windsurfing and Kitesurfing as Olympic classes"
Forwarded to friends too.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:11 pm
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Actually Dan,
I have a fleet of 5 RSX, 3 I purchased, 2 were dontated, so the Youth Windsurfing team that I coach at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center could race on them and get a further start in Olympic windsurfing.
Also the youth windsurfers at Miami Yacht Club had purchased several as well.
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Location: Connecticut, USA
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:10 pm
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That's great to know, Britt! My mistake.
For those unaware, Britt is one of the nation's leaders in developing youth programs and is one of the best trainers of instructors and high-end coaches in the game. Britt is a member of US Sailing's Windsurfing Task Force and directs US Windsurfing's Junior Development Program and co-coaches Team USA with Karen Marriott. Britt also leads US Sailing's Windsurfing Youth Development Team.
His operation,
North Beach Windsurfing
provides everything one might want in terms of gear, tuning advice and instruction for first-timers all the way up to the Olympic and budding World Cup sailors. Best of all, Britt is a great guy and deals with everyone honestly and fairly.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:09 pm
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The ISAF vote debacle got even more ugly today:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10806124
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:07 pm
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Neil Pryde responds to the ISAF mess:
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I am so mentally f'd right now. Today, my cheater husband said something that really through me for a loop and made me land straight on my ass.
We were actually about to "get jiggy with it" and he called my chest "melons." Yeah well part of his mistress' email address had melons in it - squeezing them was also part of the email. Whatever she was small chested so I don't get it - however, that just about did it in for me.
I was like, "I can't believe you just said that." He had no clue what I was talking about until I had to yell "Hello - EMAIL?" Then he got it. Whatever he didn't even act like it was a big deal. STUPID IDIOT. You and your stupid use of the word melons.
Then later on, we were talking and he tells me the wedding we are going to isn't serving alcohol. But the groom is getting beer in a cooler for the reception dinner... He says he'll be drinking beer and I was like "Well, I guess I'll just hang out and not drink." He says something else STUPID - "What so I will just drink by myself?"
YEAH YOU IDIOT... I'm not like your mistress who loved to drink beer with you. HELLO - You've known me for how long? 12 years? You know I drink liquor and wine - that's it. Sorry I am not as COOL and FUN as your stupid mistress was and can just down any alcoholic beverage on earth. I'm not an alcoholic like her white trash ass.
So then he gets all huffy how I am taking things the wrong way. No, what I am doing is triggering because of your stupid words. Besides the fact we are about to go back to his grandmother's house. See, the last time I was at his grandmother's house was when I left to drive 14 hours to catch him cheating on me. So yes, I am entering a place where my last memory is telling his grandmother that I had to leave unexpectedly to "save his grandson". That was 2 years ago.
I hate this. And then add that we are going to a wedding...and I hate wedding but I hate marriage... yeah, this isn't a good time for me.
All because he cheated on me... that IDIOT.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Trigger Words Even After Two Years
I am so mentally f'd right now. Today, my cheater husband said something that really through me for a loop and made me land straight on my ass.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Pain of Remembering the Events of the Affair
We found out this week we are moving. My husband is going to be promoted and now we wait for the military to tell us where we are going. We have been in our current location two years. This is where I found out the truth of my husband's infidelity.
I have a lot stirred up inside me right now. The feeling is "I don't want to do it."
If you know my story, my husband was having the affair during our move last time. It was a nightmare. Not only was I dealing with my husband's psychotic behaviors, we had nowhere to live for the whole summer.
We wanted to rent a house because we knew we wouldn't be here for long. There were no houses to rent here...well houses that didn't look like they were condemned.
The whole time we would go back and forth from his grandmother's house to here and back. He would send me to stay with my friend just so he could be with his whore. He would send me here to there with our two kids just so he could be with his whore. We had no place to live and all he cared about was having sex with her...even though we were still having sex in his psychotic ways.
So now, here I sit two years later approaching another move. I remember finding out about moving last time and think about how he was already having the affair. I think about how I was taken advantage of last time and I don't want to anything this time because of that. I was alone a lot during the last move. I took care of everything, while he was escaping from the reality of the move and his grandfather's death.
I had our two kids and a husband who told me almost everyday that he didn't know about us anymore and yelled at me over one thing or another. It was horrific.
I am a much different person now. Not so catering to him just to avoid a fight. I do what I want to do now and I a ma much happier person because of that.
I know that the move is good because this place holds a lot of memories. I pass the hotel I found out at almost everyday.
However, the move is bringing back memories and feeling that are really hard to swallow. It brings me back and I don't want to ever go back to that. The pain comes back. The agony....
I told my husband that I am not doing well and I don't know how I will get through this move. He asked me what he could do to make it easier on me. I told him that there was probably nothing he could really do....but then I thought....
Don't leave me alone. I was alone a lot during the last move. He left me .... I can't be alone again..even if it's to meeting the moving truck or just going to take care of business at our new location. I can't be in the car and seee myself the way I was two years ago....
If he can be with me through it all. If we do it all together...I may feel like I have a partner again. I may feel like I can trust him a little more because I haven't been left out in the cold.
This move may end up doing great things for our relationship. Or he could mess up and we will argue because I will grow anxious and bitter. Let's hope for the first....Time will only tell and I am scared.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
I'm Not Miserable - Just Over Analytical
I was talking to a good friend yesterday about my post. She mentioned that her mom had divorced when she was a kid. She also said that her mom was more miserable when married and it was better when she divorced.
I just wanted to tell everyone that I am not miserable. Not at all...
My husband isn't horrible to me....anymore. He has been trying really hard to make me happy. So it's not as thought I am miserble here.
I am happier with this situation than I would be divorced.
I think what my issue is that I look into things A LOT. When I look at my husband, I read between the lines all the time. I think about the AFFAIR.
If I didn't have this problem of over analyzing everything, I probably wouldn't feel so lost in it all. I would most likely feel as though I could let go.
It's just really hard to accept MY husband did this...even two years later.
I also appreciate my situation. It could have turned out so much worse. He could have said he didn't like me and never wanted to be with me again.
Then I would have had to deal with everything that comes with divorce. And I don't want that - I don't want that at all.
I will take what I have right now. I just wish it was wrapped with an affair.
He says so many times, "I wish I could turn the hands of time back."
And I always say..."Yeah...don't we all."
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Can Love Survive Cheating
I'm been having a hard time lately. I thought I was over the affair, but apparently, I am not. Frankly, I am pretty much done with dealing with it.
It makes me depressed to know that my husband didn't love me enough not to have an affair. I understand the whole story about how he had it because he was vulnerable due to his grandfather dying and all. However, I just believe that thhe love he has for me should have overcome that temptation. So that only brings me to one conclusion, he did not love me.
I do believe he loves me now, but for what reason? Because he did something awful and I am still here? Is that the reason? Well, that doesn't make me feel good at all because he doesn't love me for who I am but what I do for him.
I don't know if its possible to really have a good marriage after cheating. Or at least, I don't know if it's possible for me. I'm not saying I am going to leave him - I made my decision to come back and he has done everything right - but it's hard to imagine myself loving someone who cheated on me.
The emotions of it are gone. I don't get mad or sad about it. It's as if the dust has been cleared and now I see the entire picture - and I don't like it.
What kind of person goes off and has a love relationship with someone for eight months while continuing to sleep with his wife? Who tells someone else they want to be with them forever, how they are his soulmate and perfect for him, but yet stays with his wife? What kind of person is able to commit adultery?
You know, my husband didn't just get drunk and sleep with someone. He had a relationship with someone. He sat there sexting her right in front of me. He sent me and the kids off places so he could be with her. He was desperate for her and would jerk me around like trash.
How can I love someone who did that?
I know God would want me to forgive. I know that. I'm having a really hard time doing that. I wonder what kind of person does that and if I can really be associated with someone like that. I thought he had much stronger moral conditions than that.
I don't respect him because of it. I don't see him the same. My love isn't reinstating as I hope it would have. I love my kids though and I have to be with them to survive. It may be the only thing that gets me through this...
Till next time - I'll be writing a lot more. I am going through bad times again and it's been 2 years. Oy.


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Handmade Storage: 5 Magnetic Knife Strips From Etsy
We love the look of knives hanging from wall-mounted magnetic knife strips. The knife strips clear up clutter from the counter and open up the space so it's free and clear for what we all love to do most — cook. Magnetic knife strips make really easy DIY projects but if you're looking to purchase one, we found five handmade strips from Etsy.
• Magnetic Knife Holder — Hard Maple by DunnWrightWoodWorks, $75.00: This knife holder is our favorite of the bunch because it's modern and straight to the point. The simple design is what makes this holder so attractive. It's made from varying degrees of tiger maple grain (may differ slightly from the original image). Measures 18″ long by 2″ wide, about 1″ thick and handmade in Portland.
• Magnetic Knife Strip by Culinarium, $29.00: Handmade magnetic strip composed of layers of compressed paper. Measures 3″x5″. It's a smaller strip so it will accomodate two to three knives. It is non-porous and soft enough that it will not scratch your knives.
• Honey Locust Knife Rack by Koepckewoodworks, $35.00: Measures 18″ x 2″ x 3/4″. Solid Honey Locust hardwood with embedded rare earth magnets. Solid wood surface holds blades firmly without dulling or marring knife blades. Finished with natural non toxic varnish oil. Two brass mounting screws included.
• Magnetic Knife Strip by Culinarium, $49.00: Measures 2.5×12″. The strip is composed of compressed paper sheets in a phenolic resin. This strip will hold four to five knives easily, depending on the size of the knives. The black strip looks great with the bright stainless steel knives.
• Claro Walnut Magnetic Knife Rack by BurgeOnWood, $160.00: Measures 16″ long of continuous claro walnut wood, this knife rack looks like a piece of art for the kitchen. It can easily be mounted to the wall with appropriate screws and looks like it came straight from a sail boat!
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NCAA Exhibition Game Night: 10-7-12
Western Ontario Mustangs 2 @ No. 9 Miami RedHawks 6 (exhibition)
F Jimmy Mullin, MIA: 1-1-2, +2, 0 PIM, 4 SOG
2011-2012 season totals: 37 GP, 11-15-26, +17, 10 PIM
On Saturday, Western Ontario stunned Western Michigan University, tying them, 2-2. Miami took them seriously from the get-go, outshooting the Mustangs 16-4 in the first and 49-14 for the game. Mullin (pictured), now a sophomore, had a goal and an assist and his linemate, 2012 Lightning prospect camper Austin Czarnik, had a pair of goals. The third member of that line, Riley Barber (Capitals), had three helpers. Miami opens Friday against Colgate.
Acadia Axemen 2 @ Quinnipiac Bobcats 0 (exhibition)
F Matthew Peca, QU: Did not play
Season totals: 1 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM
Quinnipiac beat Maine on Saturday to start their regular season, then rested players – including Peca – for an exhibition game on Sunday. The Bobcats fell to the Axemen, 2-0.
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As he normally does between innings, Astros righthander Jarred Cosart went through the dugout and back into the tunnel in hopes of finding refuge Saturday afternoon. He had been feeling ill since the previous night, and he barely made it back to the Minute Maid Park tunnel before throwing up in the second inning.
Cosart lost whatever part of the breakfast he didn't get rid of in the second inning when he threw up again after pitching the third inning. He persevered, however, and was more than good enough to pitch seven strong innings to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3.
"I had some stuff going on during the game," Cosart said. "It started last night. I think it's just with the food. (Kyle) Farnsworth had it yesterday. … I still wasn't going to come out of the game. I wanted to go out and try to get seven and give the bullpen a break."
Cosart definitely saved the bullpen on a night his performance proved to be even more crucial when righthanded reliever Josh Fields left before throwing a pitch in the eighth inning because of a strain in his right forearm. It was too early for manager Bo Porter to know if Fields will head to the disabled list, but Porter admitted that he's concerned.
It's a good thing the surging Astros are definitely picking each other up these days. Less than 48 hours after special assignment coach Dan Radison was motivated to find Matt Dominguez in the clubhouse and give him a sympathetic hug, the Astros' third baseman capitalized on his shot at redemption with a crucial three-run double before a crowd of 26,264.
Down 1-0, Marwin Gonzalez got the Astros' offense started with a one-out double to right-center field in the third inning. He reached third on Chris Archer's wild pitch. With the infield playing in, Jonathan Villar lined to second for the second out. Then Dexter Fowler grounded to the right side. Rays first baseman James Loney fielded the ball cleanly, but Archer couldn't catch his low throw.
Fowler reached safely on the error to extend the inning as Gonzalez tied the score at 1.
"That's baseball," said Fowler, who also added a two-run double an inning later. "You hit a ground ball, you run hard. It always makes a huge difference in my eyes. That's part of my game … to run down the line and put pressure on the defense."
Archer then hit George Springer with a pitch in the left arm, putting two runners on with two outs. Jon Singleton followed with a walk to load the bases. Jason Castro plated the go-ahead run with a walk.
Dominguez then drilled a three-run double off the left-center field to give the Astros a 5-1 lead just two days after he had gone 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and two inning-ending double play grounders in similar bases-loaded situations.
Dominguez was adamant that he didn't want anybody's sympathy on Thursday night, especially considering that Chris Carter had hit a walk-off home run in the 10 inning of that game.
"Those guys want you to do well," Dominguez said of Radison. "They're here for you and whatever you need to get better. I'm excited about tonight, but it's a long season and there's going to be ups and downs. I just got to go out there and keep working hard and believe in yourself."
That five-run rally was enough for Cosart, who improved to 6-5 after holding the Rays to nine hits, three runs and one walk with two strikeouts over seven innings to tie the three-game series at one apiece.
"It's very important to never lose sight that this is not an easy game," Porter said. "You don't ever want these guys to feel like they don't have support when things don't go well. We make it a point to make sure we do everything we can to extend that support , and these guys come to the park each and every day and you leave yesterday behind you.
"There's nothing you can do to get that time back and you focus on the task at hand. Matt Dominguez is a prime example. Today, big hit, he made some nice plays over at third base. We really focus on the task at hand. You can't worry about what happened yesterday."
Righthander Brad Peacock will take the mound Sunday afternoon against Rays ace David Price in the series finale hoping to extend the Astros' streak to eight consecutive series without a series loss.
"I picked a good day to get a little bug," Cosart said. "I think it's been going around. I was throwing up and some stuff going on before the game so it was just nice to get through. I'm glad it's over for now. I had to battle a little bit, but it's a great team win."


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William Halse Rivers (1864-1922)
William Rivers was born in Kent in 1864. He attended the University of London and graduated in medicine in 1886. At 22 he was one of the youngest people to do so. Rivers is sometimes remembered for his participation in the anthropological expedition to the Torres Straits in Australia in 1898, and his work on the subject of kinship. However, he is best known for his work with shell-shocked soldiers during the First World War.
In contrast to Lewis Yealland, William Rivers adopted a different type of therapy for the shell-shocked soldiers that he treated during the First World War. Rivers did not agree with the 'stiff upper lip' that soldiers were supposed to demonstrate in the battlefield. He wanted the soldiers to talk about their experiences and face their fear and the horror of what had happened to them. He developed the 'talking cure' with his patients at Craiglockhart War Hospital for Officers near Edinburgh.
Rivers' most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon. He conducted three sessions a week with Sassoon, in which he also tried to get him to return to the battle front. Rivers considered shell shock to be an illness and treated all of his patients as individuals who needed special care. He also had ethical concerns about his role - he felt that curing patients was problematic when they would be returned to the front line, where he believed they would be in danger of having another breakdown.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Another Ghastlies Update and a Laugh Link
12 comments:
- Rose said...
It is 6:30 a.m. and I have been laughing so much reading the Bloggess's blog. The picture of that chicken at the front door was priceless. Thanks so sharing.
- June 29, 2011 at 3:45 AM
- Melissa said...
OMGosh, thanks for the laugh! I am dying, just picturing Victor's face! Have a great day!
- June 29, 2011 at 4:18 AM
- MJinMichigan said...
I can't wait to see how you finish The Ghastlies quilt. I ordered a lot of the line since I missed out on it last time but have to wait to sew it because I'm recovering from shoulder surgery. I didn't know the focus print came in green and can't imagine borders from it so will be looking forward to your finished top and pattern.
- June 29, 2011 at 4:55 AM
- Deb said...
Thanks for the laugh this morning, you're not kidding that was priceless! I would love to have one of those chickens for my yard!
- June 29, 2011 at 4:57 AM
- Quilter Kim said...
Thank you for the link to the "chicken" story, it was a great laugh to start out my morning. At this point I would imagine Victor wished he would have kept his mouth shut and had new towels, but I just love the "Beyonce".
- June 29, 2011 at 5:28 AM
- PunkiePie (Jen) said...
Awesome, awesome story! Thanks for passing along!
- June 29, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- hadacres said...
OH MY GOD, I am laughing so hard the tears are rolling. I can so see my daughter doing this to her husband & his reaction. I have of course sent it on to her, my son & several friends. Too, too funny.
Can't wait to see the finished quilt.
Have a great 4th, looks like we are headed to triple digets, nice after the all day rain yesterday.
- June 29, 2011 at 8:46 AM
- Janet said...
LOVE it! I'm forwarding to my DH with a "this is what can happen if you're not careful" note!
- June 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Sherryl said...
OMG I can't stop laughing! That was hilarious! I want to BE that girl! Thank you so much for sharing, you just made my day! Now... where can I get me a giant chicken...
- June 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Heckety said...
Your Ghastlees quilt begins to sound like that quote about Topsie and how she growed, but I can't remember where its from. Some fabric just can't be cut small, and that's all there is to it!
That chicken story is ace! I have a 2 foot tall metal frog playing a double bass by my front door but really its positively tame compared to the chicken!!!
- June 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Gran - Knot-y Embroidery Lady said...
- June 30, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Josie McRazie said...
Should have let her get the towels!! HAAAAA
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Hendersonville City Council voted unanimously to reappoint Fred Dutcher and Steve Johnson to the Hendersonville Planning Board, but the nominee for the third open seat split the house.
Hendersonville City Council voted unanimously to reappoint Fred Dutcher and Steve Johnson to the Hendersonville Planning Board, but the nominee for the third open seat split the house.
The choice came down to several candidates. Former Councilman Ralph Freeman, whose term on the Planning Board expires Dec. 1, expressed an interest for reappointment. Applications were also on file for Peter Hanley, David Allen, who currently serves on the city's Environmental Sustainability Board, Mike Egan and Harry Moore.
But a new application surfaced Thursday night. Councilman Jeff Collis, whose service on council ends next month, had applied.
Councilman Jerry Smith nominated Collis and without discussion the board voted 3-2, with Mayor Barbara Volk, Smith and Collis in favor and councilmen Ron Stephens and Steve Caraker against. Collis won the appointment.
"Jeff expressed an interest to me that he wanted to continue to serve the city and noticed that we had some openings on the Planning Board, and so he submitted an application to serve on the Planning Board," Smith said. "And I thought, (as) recognition of his eight years of being on council and the fact that he understands full well many of the issues that the Planning Board faces, that Jeff (Collis) would be a good candidate to serve on that board. Out of respect for his eight years and the fact that he asked me to, I nominated him to serve on that board. I'd like to also add that after Ralph Freeman left council, he served on the board as well as ... Ron Stephens."
Stephens served on the Planning Board after a previous term of service on council.
"It's not uncommon for a member of City Council to leave council and serve on one of the appointed boards," Freeman said.
One of the biggest objections to Collis serving, however, may have stemmed from the competitive race for City Council seats this month. Collis lost his bid for re-election, while Smith was returned to the board. Newcomer Jeff Miller took the second seat.
"Part of the reason why I didn't vote for Collis last night — he's well qualified for the Planning Board ... but I don't think he'd be the best representative for the city based on the emails" he sent to members of the media during his council re-election campaign, Caraker said.
Some of the emails pointed fingers at his colleagues in the highly-contested race.
Freeman suspects a move he made in his campaign may have also played into the council's decision.
"Jeff (Collis) is deserving to serve on the board. I did not expect I would get reappointed because of the positions I took during the campaign when I supported Jeff (Collis) instead of (candidates) Jerry (Smith) or (Jeff) Miller," Freeman said.
He suspects council members chose not to support him because he backed Collis after the primary.
"I am concerned about the direction the council is heading... The good-old-boy head is beginning to rise again in City Council," Freeman said after the split vote.
Caraker, a licensed plumber, asked for his $50 fee back Thursday night when he learned the program he paid to join and the policy he helped vote in did not give plumbers the free access to small water meter boxes he was led to believe it would.
"The way I understood staff to be setting it up ... I would have access more than once to each meter box so that I could take care of my customers," he said.
The access seemed like a good idea at first to plumbers who thought they could avoid having to wait on city staff to shut off a water line before they could begin work on a home. Several shutoff valves in the city remain tucked away under lock and key inside meter boxes that have been off limits to non-city workers for years. The new program granted a key of access, but it turned out not to be what some council members had in mind.
Caraker was not aware that the program gave plumbers access to meter boxes only once, and for the sole purpose of installing an exterior shutoff valve.
"If this is just a one-time deal, it has no value to us, so we'll just call you guys and expect you to be there in 20 minutes," Caraker told city Utilities Director Lee Smith at the meeting Thursday night.
"That's pretty bold to say, and here he is making policies that directly affect him, and I have an issue with that," Freeman said. "He was involved with the (city's new) fire station and he supported that and voted for that knowing his company was a major subcontractor."
"As a council member, you do need to vote and participate in making decisions," Freeman said, but when there is a question of conflict, "you should excuse yourself from that."
Caraker did just that when it came to the fire station. Although the company he works for ended up bidding the new fire station project to four general contractors, he sat down with city attorney Sam Fritschner before the vote was ever taken.
"All of my actions have been checked out by the city attorney," he said.
To avoid any conflict of interest, Caraker did not attend the meeting when the vote was taken.
"I was testifying for the licensing board (in Raleigh) the night we voted on the fire station contracts," he said.
But can a councilman vote for himself?
Collis' vote for himself, Freeman said, was "not a conflict of interest."
Volk, a registered parliamentarian, agreed. "Under parliamentary rules, that's quite acceptable," she said.
Fritschner said Collis' vote was "not only legal," but would have been counted as a "yes" even if he said nothing.
"The statute says that if he doesn't vote on a matter it's counted as a 'yes' vote," Fritschner said Friday.
Volk said she had no problem voting for Collis.
"Jeff (Collis) turned in an application just like everybody else. He was nominated. He certainly was well qualified," she said. "I think he's done a good job on City Council. He knows what's going on in the city and I think he'll be a real asset to the Planning Board."
Newly-elected Councilman Jeff Miller, who will be sworn into office next month, was hoping the political swordfight would come to a professional truce after the election.
"I have nothing to say about Collis being placed on the Planning Board. He is certainly qualified and no laws or rules were broken. It is done," he said. "Everyone needs to grow up and move on. There is a lot of work to be done and we need to come together as a unit and stop the sideshows. This is getting embarrassing."
The Planning Board appointments are three year terms set to expire Dec. 1, 2016. Smith nominated Collis with the caveat that his service not start on the Planning Board until he has completed his service on City Council next month.
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Raffle tickets are available for the 25th Annual Classic Corvette Giveaway benefiting Saint Bernard Parish and School in Rockport, Indiana.
This year's car is a horizon blue 1960 Corvette Convertible purchased from ProTeam Corvette in Napoleon, Ohio. The number to order tickets is 812-362-7313. Ticket orders may also be downloaded from www.StBernardCorvette.org where photos and videos of the car are featured. The cost of each opportunity is $30.00 or 4 for $100.00. Only 10,000 tickets will be sold.
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You have words - now what do you do with them?
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The Facts on Fact
A rather entertaining column in The Atlantic, on the use of the word fact.
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Actually, I literally used the phrase "as a matter of fact" in my callow youth.
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Actually a true fact is one that shows a one to one correspondence with reality and is verifiable. Science is filled with demonstrable facts that can be checked by repeatble experiments. When one leaves that field for another realm, say politics, the match to reality may well be distorted, thus the proliferation of fact checking. In fact, that's a whole new booming industry that sometimes results in clarity, but more often in obfuscation!
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Transfer Case Parts Guide - Improving 4x4 CapabilitiesPosted in How To on July 1, 2010
The stock transfer case in your 4x4 will only get you so far. For many this will be acceptable, yet most others will be left wanting. As big tires and increased horsepower come in to play low transfer case gears and heavier-duty output shafts become a necessity. Purpose-built units and dual transfer case setups further improve 4x4 capabilities beyond the imaginable.
Pro Comp
In addition to its vast suspension line up, Pro Comp offers its slip yoke eliminator (SYE) kit and CV driveshaft for all NP231-eqiuipped Jeep YJs and TJs. The kit also fits Cherokee XJs with manual transmissions. SYE and CV driveshaft are sold separately.
• Shortens the T-case rear output allowing you to run a 4-inch-longer CV-style drive shaft
• SYE and CV driveshaft combine to help eliminate driveline vibration
• Improves driveline angles
• New main shaft is nearly 20-percent larger than factory shaft and will take the added torque of high horsepower and larger tires
For more information, contact:
Pro Comp
(800) 776-0767
Rubicon Express
The Rubicon Express Jeep Wrangler JK transfer case rear flange adapter allows installation of a rear 1310 series CV driveshaft, a much stronger option than the factory driveshaft. Rubicon Express also offers a front output flange for the JK to adapt the front driveshaft to a 1310 series CV driveshaft, as well as ready to bolt in front and rear CV driveshafts.
• Adapts the JK 8-bolt CV flange to a 4-bolt 1310 series CV flange
• Requires use of a CV rear driveshaft
• Hardware included
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(877) 493-8697
Stak 4x4
Stak 4x4 offers its Monster B-Box three-speed and Monster Box two-speed transfer cases as replacement units for any 4x4. Customers can choose from a variety of low range ratios, right- or left-hand front outputs, and an optional parking brake affixed to the rear output flange. The B-Box three-speed includes a triple stick shifter and the Monster Box two-speed includes a universal or Jeep TJ-specific twin-stick.
• Thick-wall, heat-treated, 356 aluminum machined case
• Internals manufactured from heat-treated 8620 gear steel
• Includes heavy-duty 32-spline output shafts
For more information, contact:
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Down East Offroad
The Dana 300 flip kit from Down East Offroad allows the venerable Dana 300 transfer case to be installed in many popular 4x4 models, including Jeep YJs and TJs.
• Flips the Dana 300 transfer case so it can be installed in 4x4s with a driver-side front axle offset
• Will work with any transmission with a 23-spline output and a six-bolt circular tranny-to-T-case mounting pattern
• Includes twin-stick shifter and boot
• Will accept 4:1 low gears and heavy-duty output shafts
• Accepts TJ and YJ speedometer adapters
• Measures 4 inches shorter than an NP231 with a SYE
For more information, contact:
Down East Offroad
Advance Adapters
Advance Adapters offers a variety of transfer case options, including its Atlas II two- and four-speed units, and its Orion Toyota Land Cruiser transfer case. Each offers greater strength and increased gearing options compared to stock. Advance Adapters also manufactures a wide selection of transfer case adapters, allowing the Atlas and Orion units to bolt up to most transmissions. Adapters are offered for most popular transfer case and transmission fitments.
• The Atlas II can be configured with either a left-hand or right-hand front output. The rear output is centered
• Advance Adapters offers adapters to fit the Atlas II transfer case in almost any 4x4
• Gear selection in Atlas transfer case is controlled by a twin-stick shifter. A cable-actuated shifter is also available
• Available low range ratios for the Atlas II two-speed are 2:1, 3:1, 3.8:1, 4.3:1, 5:1, and 6:1
• The Atlas II four-speed transfer case uses a separate six-pinion planetary reduction box for additional gearing choices.
• Four-speed Atlas offers drive ratios of 1:1, 2.7:1, 2.0:1, 5.4:1 or 1:1, 2.7:1, 3.8:1, 10.3:1
• The Orion replaces the three- and-four-speed transfer cases installed in Toyota Land Cruisers
• The cast-iron Orion housing is available as either a kit or a complete bolt-in unit using all new parts
• Orion includes 4:1 low gears
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Marlin Crawler
A name synonymous with Toyota gearing products, Marlin Crawler offers many transfer case variables for Toyota owners, including single cases, dual case crawl boxes, and complete ready to bolt in dual case set ups. Marlin Crawler can also provide a wide range of Toyota transfer case shifter parts as well as a heavy-duty output kit and low gear sets. The latest in Marlin's transfer case parts lineup includes the Land Cruiser Toy Box and the 3.0L V-6 Chain-Drive Crawler Adapter.
• Land Cruiser Toy Box uses two adapters to mate a '79-to-'85 Toyota reduction box between an FJ-40 transmission and stock FJ-40 transfer case to create a dual case crawler setup
• Toy Box mounts to any three- or four-speed FJ-40 transfer case
• Maintains factory FJ-40 rear output offset while increasing gearing options
• Toyota 3.0L V-6 Chain-Drive Crawler Adapter is designed for '88-to-'95 Toyota vehicles with the 3.0L V-6 and chain-driven transfer case
• The Crawler Adapter allows a '79-to-'95 gear-driven range box to be installed in front of an '88-to-'95 chain-driven transfer case
• A Marlin Crawler Toyota 3.0L V-6 engine-to-gear-driven transfer case adapter is also required
• Designed to use a 23-spline, top shift style, gear-driven Toyota transfer case or Crawl Box input
• Creates a lower overall crawl ratio
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Trail Tough
Catering to Suzuki 4x4 owners, Trail Tough offers a wide variety of Samurai transfer case parts. Among the available parts are Trail Tough's low gear kits, rear driveline disconnect, and Mighty Kong transfer case mount/skid plate. Complete professionally-rebuilt transfer cases with the above listed parts are also available.
• Rear driveline disconnect enables front wheel digs and burn turning and is also a great aid in flat towing the vehicle. Also available for Toyota trucks
• Three Samurai low gear ratios are offered; 4.16:1, 4.9:1, and 6.4:1. Low 4.24:1 gears are available for Suzuki Sidekick and Geo Tracker
• Low gear sets include gears, all seals and gaskets, counter shaft, needle bearings, thrust washers, O-ring, and a new shift sheet
• Mighty Kong transfer case mount/skid plate is recommended when low transfer case gears are installed
• Mighty Kong weighs only 12 pounds and is designed to accommodate drum or disc e-brake upgrades
For more information, contact:
Trail Tough
(877) 789-8547
Offroad Design
The Offroad Design Gen2 Doubler 4:1 Dual Transfer Case system is designed for fullsize 4x4s. The system mates the gear-driven reduction housing from an NP203 transfer case with a complete NP205 transfer case, to create a lower crawl ratio. Offroad Design also offers complete rebuilt NP203 and NP205 transfer cases.
• Provides an additional low range gear of 2:1, plus your existing NP205 low gear of 2:1 for an overall low gear of 4:1
• Can run in standard 2:1 low gears or switch to 4:1 low
• An all gear-driven transfer case system
• Available with 31- or 32-spline outputs
• Now available for Ford applications
• Custom rotations and hybrid applications are also offered
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Offroad Design
(970) 945-7777
The Petroworks Suzuki Samurai G.R.S. II rebuilt transfer case is a ready to bolt in unit that offers lower gearing than stock. Petroworks also offers the 4.89:1 low gear sets separately for those who want to use their existing transfer case.
• The 4.89:1 low gears offer a 115-percent reduction in low range and an 18-percent reduction in high range
• Can be built with a twin-stick shifter to access low range gearing in both 2WD and 4WD
• The strong and quiet one-piece gear set is made in Japan
• Using stock Samuari 3.72:1 ring and pinion ratio the G.R.S. II provides a final drive ratio of 66:1. A 100:1 final drive ratio can be achieved using 5.62:1 ratio ring and pinion gears
For more information, contact:
(800) 952-8915
Alloy USA
In addition to its vast Jeep axle parts lineup, Alloy USA has released a yoke conversion kit for '76-to-'02 Jeep CJ and Wrangler 4x4s. The yoke conversion kit converts the factory strap-style U-joints to a U-bolt design. Alloy USA is exclusively distributed by OMIX-ADA, Inc.
• Kit includes a new yoke, pinion nut, pinion spacer, pinion seal, U-joint and U-bolts
• Newer U-bolt design is stronger than stock strap-style
• U-bolt design makes it easier to change out U-joint
• Kit includes premium Spicer U-joints
For more information, contact:
OMIX-ADA, Inc.
(770) 614-6101
Rugged Ridge
Rugged Ridge now offers slip yoke eliminator (SYE) kits for the NP231 transfer case found in '87-to-'06 Jeep Wrangler 4x4s. These kits are a must when installing a 2-inch-or-taller suspension lift. Rugged Ridge is a division of OMIX-ADA, Inc.
• A SYE kit eliminates the need to drop your transfer case in order to avoid drive train vibrations that are caused by taller suspension lifts
• The Rugged Ridge SYE kit creates a fixed rear transfer case yoke and accepts a CV-style driveshaft
• CV-style driveshafts reduce driveshaft angle, improve bearing and U-joint life, and reduce driveline vibrations
For more information, contact:
OMIX-ADA, Inc.
(770) 614-6101
Tom Wood's Custom Driveshafts
In addition to its premium-quality driveshafts, which are offered for most any application desired, Tom Wood's Custom Driveshafts offers a wide variety of slip yoke eliminator (SYE) kits. Kits are available for models 207, 208, 231, and 242 New Venture/New Process transfer cases.
• Super-short conversion kits are available to accommodate short-wheel-base 4x4s
• Super-Duty 231 conversion kits offer versatility in U-joint size for custom or hybrid applications
• SYE kits use a Tom Wood's-modified output shaft – not do-it-yourself hack and tap
• Super-Duty 231 conversion kits use a new larger and stronger output shaft
For more information, contact:
Tom Wood's Custom Driveshafts
(877) 497-4238
Currie Enterprises
Well known for its 4x4 axle assemblies Currie Enterprises also dabbles in the transfer case market with its Dana 300 twin-stick shifter.
• Available for Jeep CJs and IH Scouts with Dana 300 transfer cases, but also fits many custom/hybrid applications
• Replaces stock single shift lever with two levers to allow independent shifting in the front and rear axles in both low and high ranges
• Simple linkage is fully adjustable for different length transmissions
• Offers ultimate control for adverse off-road conditions
For more information, contact:
Currie Enterprises
(714) 367-2231
Rocky Road Outfitters
Rocky Road Outfitters offers its Trail Creeper low transfer case gears for Suzuki Samurai 4x4s. The company also offers Suzuki driveshaft spacers and adapters to allow use of a combination of Toyota and Suzuki drivetrain components in Suzuki Samurais.
• Trail Creeper gears are offered in 4.16:1 and 6.5:1 ratios
• Gear teeth have a ground finish that runs quietly
• Trail Creeper gears offer a 269-percent gear reduction over stock
• Gears are 100 percent made in the USA
• Gears are manufactured using 9000-series steel alloy which has a higher strength rating than typical 8620 gear steel
• Complete transfer cases with installed Trail Creeper gears are available
For more information, contact:
Rocky Road Outfitters
(888) 801-7271
Klune-V offers its extreme underdrive planetary reduction boxes for a broad range of vehicles and drivetrain combinations. The underdrive bolts between the stock transmission and transfer case and acts as a reduction box to create extreme low gearing. A Bronco Dana 20 transfer case is shown with the Klune-V underdrive installed.
• Available with 4:1 or 2.7:1 ratios designed to further reduce your stock or aftermarket low range transfer case gear arrangement
• Allows for rotation of the stock transfer case to achieve optimal ground clearance or driveline angles
• The 4:1 ratio is ideal for compact trail rigs; the 2.7:1 ratio is best for full-size applications
• Klune-V underdrives offer the option of four-high, Klune-V low range (2.7:1 or 4:1), stock low range, or a combination of the Klune-V and stock low ranges
For more information, contact:
(888) 898-4331
OMIX-ADA specializes in the development and manufacture of high value, Jeep automotive accessory and factory replacement components for all models 1941 to present. One of its latest products is its new JK CV driveshaft.
• Available for '07-to-'10 Jeep Wrangler JKs
• Replaces stock Rzeppa CV joint driveshaft with unit that uses a common CV-style U-joint-equipped driveshaft
• Provides better strength and operating angle
• Reduces vibration in lifted JKs
For more information, contact: Trail-Gear Features: For more information, contact: Inchworm Gear Features: • Accepts all available Toyota gear-driven transfer case heavy-duty outputs and low gear sets For more information, contact: Novak Conversions Features: For more information, contact: Justice Brothers Features: For more information, contact: TeraFlex Features: For more information, contact: J.E. Reel Drive Line Features: For more information, contact: Redline Oil Features: For more information, contact: JB Conversions Features: For more information, contact:
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(770) 614-6101
Offering everything in the way of Toyota transfer cases and Toyota transfer case accessories, Trail-Gear is a one-stop shopping locale for Toyota owners. Trail-Gear offers complete transfer cases as well as low gears, transfer case mounts, single- and twin-stick shifter parts, output flanges, adapter plates, and much more.
• Trail-Gear heavy-duty Bomb Proof transfer case mount kit can handle ultra-low torque of dual transfer case setups
• Offered with Trail-Gear's world famous Lifetime No Questions Asked Warranty
• Transfer case mounts are stamped out of ¼-inch-thick steel plate, and then welded on a jig to ensure the best fit possible
• Mount kits are coated with clear zinc for a trick finish that will last a lifetime
• Uses polyurethane bushings for long-lasting performance and durability
• Can be used as a stock replacement on '82-to-'95 four-cylinder transfer cases or with Trail-Gear's dual case crossmember and other popular dual case crossmembers on all '79-to-'95 applications
(877) 494-8697
Inchworm Gear specializes in Toyota rock-crawling equipment. The company offers parts ranging from its driveshaft flange adapters and top-shift conversion kits to complete single and double Toyota transfer cases.
• Inchworm's Lefty Transfer Case Adapter allows a '79-to-'95 gear-driven Toyota transfer case to be installed in a Toyota Tacoma, 4Runner, or FJ Cruiser
• The Inchworm Lefty is offered as a complete, bolt-in transfer case assembly or as an adapter kit
• Clocking built right into the housing offers ground clearance without changing the shifter angle
• Inchworm driveshaft flanges allow late-model Toyota owners more flexibility in driveshaft choices
• Flanges are offered for Tacoma, V-6 models, and pre-'95 transfer cases
• Inchworm Gear driveshaft flange adapters allow you to bolt up the driveshaft you want to the flange you have
Inchworm Gear
(530) 677-8111
Experts in the fields of engine and drivetrain conversions, Novak Conversion also can supply you with a bevy of quality transfer case parts, including adapters, shifters, low gear sets, master rebuild kits, and more.
• Shifters are available for NP207, NP231, NP242, Dana 300, NVG241OR Rock-Trac, and Dana Model 20 transfer cases
• NP231 shifter greatly simplifies the shifting pattern for more positive engagement
• Restores and improves shifting action in vehicles with suspension and body lifts
• Shifter knobs and boots are also available
Novak Conversions
(877) 602-1500
Justice Brothers' Gear Oil Treatment is design to reduce damaging friction and wear in transfer cases that use gear oil for lubrication. The JB Gear Oil Treatment is also said to reduce gear temperatures and improves bearing and gear life.
• Reduces costly friction and wear
• Smoothes shifting of manual transmissions
• Quiets gear and bearing noises
• Prevents corrosion
Justice Brothers
(800) 835-8784
Offering a wide array of transfer case gearing products, TeraFlex can help most 4x4 owners get ahead on the trail. From its Tera Low231 conversion kit to its Tera 2Low kits and low gear sets, TeraFlex has most popular transfer case applications covered.
• The Tera Low231 conversion kit provides rock-crawling performance without affecting high range gears for daily driver vehicles
• Creates a true 4.0:1 reduction
• Uses a heavy-duty five-gear planetary system
• Every part in this kit is new, with no core charges
• Shift linkage and driveshaft length changes are not necessary
• Tera 2Low kit provides low gearing in 2WD for TJs and JKs
• Tera Low18 and Low20 gears are available in 3.15:1 ratios to fit Dana 18 and Dana 20 transfer cases; also offered for Saturn and Warn overdrives
(801) 288-2585
In addition to its vast supply of custom and OE-style driveshafts, J.E. Reel Drive Line now offers heavy-duty 1350 CV driveshafts for the Jeep Wrangler JK. This set up is much stronger than stock and is recommended for lifted JKs.
• Uses heavy-duty 1350 series U-joints
• J.E. Reel's 1350 Canyon Crawler upgrade is also available with a stronger spline and slip and Performance Dynamics U-joints
• All front and two-door rear drivelines are made using 0.188-inch-wall tube
• Four-door rear drivelines are made using 0.134-inch-wall tube
• Available for all Jeep Wrangler JKs
J.E. Reel Drive Line>
(909) 629-9002
Maintaining your transfer case makes a big difference in how it performs. So does your choice in fluid. Redline Oil manufactures quality fluids for every aspect of your 4x4. The company's gear oils and ATF will provide your transfer case with proper shifting with excellent wear protection.
• MT-90 offers excellent gear and synchro protection
• Redline gear oils are well balanced for easier shifting in cold climates
• Redline's fully-synthetic formulas are created from polyol ester base stocks and offer excellent lubrication under extreme conditions
• Superior shear stability and reduced oxidation compared to other synthetics and conventional gear oils
Redline Oil
(800) 624-7958
A leader in transfer case gearing products JB Conversions has the slip yoke eliminator, gear set, or output shaft upgrade that your transfer case requires. JB Conversions also offers complete ready to bolt in transfer cases for many model 4x4s, as well as the necessary adapters for conversion projects. From the NP231 to the Dana 300 JB Conversions has the transfer case market well covered.
• The JB Conversions LoMax NP 205 is completely new unit with a 3:1 low range and heavy-duty case
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• JB Conversions also offers a Dana 300 rotation plate, 32-spline front output shaft, and a 32-spline rear output shaft with a parking brake conversion
• Heavy-duty front and rear output shaft kits are also offered for the NP205
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To catch a thief.
That's what at least two Horseshoe Bend residents hope will happen to the individual or individuals who are stealing not only street signs but also American flags.
To catch a thief.
That's what at least two Horseshoe Bend residents hope will happen to the individual or individuals who are stealing not only street signs but also American flags.
Ranita Jones, who with her husband manage the placement of flags along some of the Bend at holidays, has told the board several times that someone is taking flags. Four have been stolen this year, and while the cost to replace them isn't that much, it's still money out of her pocket to replace them. The program exists because individuals and businesses have donated money to buy the flags.
And now, the Horseshoe Bend Road District (HBRD) is having the same problem ― only with more expensive road signs.
John Jenkins, with the HBRD, told the Village of Four Seasons Trustees Wednesday evening that he's concerned the sign thefts could lead to someone being seriously injured or killed when stop and yield signs are removed. When street signs are stolen, emergency responders have a difficult time finding their destinations.
"We're considering a substantial reward for the arrest and conviction of the people responsible," he said. "It's a real problem, and it's a money problem. They're even sawing some of the wooden posts off."
Jenkins said HBRD officials believe the signs are being taken as a novelty and because there's value in the metal. The Road District might begin marking their signs so companies that buy metal will recognize their origin.
"We've already contacted some of them as a heads-up," he said.
Cpl. Jimmy Elkins of the Camden County Sheriff's Department said the problem has been going on for years, and recognizes the signs are expensive. There is little his department can do other than return the signs if they're found abandoned.
Jenkins also took exception to a comment at last month's meeting by a Horseshoe Bend resident who complained that HBRD employees were speeding well beyond the posted speed limit while using district equipment.
"Our guys would be fired on the spot if they did that," he said. "The Sheriff's Department knows our people don't do that."
Trustee Arnold Sandbothe praised the efforts of the Road District employees who acted quickly and efficiently in cleaning up roads and streets after last week's rains overwhelmed ditches and culverts.
He said it was the worst rain and subsequent damage he's seen in the last 13 years.
Trustee Carolyn Loraine chimed in as well, sharing her accolades for the district.
"Kevin and his crew do a fantastic job," Jenkins said. "We also try to help out other road districts that don't have the equipment they need."
The Trustees unanimously approved three ordinances and an insurance quote. These were:
•An ordinance that establishes the regulation and inspection of on-site sewage disposal systems and adopting minimum construction standards for on-site sewage disposal systems within the Village of Four Seasons.
•An ordinance that adopts the 2011 National Electrical Code to establish minimum regulations governing the design, construction, alteration, enlargement, repair, maintenance and use of all buildings and structures within the Village of Four Seasons. This brings the Village into compliance with lake-area fire departments regarding docks so there is no discrepancy between agencies.
•An ordinance establishing a $250 permit fee for the construction, installation or modification of a wastewater treatment system within the Village.
•Accepted the only bid for city insurance at $14,019, which includes $33 for terrorism coverage. The package includes general liability, property, inland marine, automobile and property owners' liability and directors' and officers' insurance.
Other business
The board also:
•Agreed to partner with Ozark Shores Water Company and the Lake Ozark Fire Department in buying and installing four new fire hydrants. Cost to the Village will be $500 each or $2,000.
•Agreed to buy a lot within the Village that will be sold on the Camden County Courthouse steps later this month during the delinquent tax sale. The private property currently showcases some of the landscaping that adorns various areas of the Village, and trustees don't want to lose that aesthetic aspect. Cost is minimal and covers back property taxes. The Property Owners Association has agreed to waive delinquent POA assessments to allow the Village to buy the land.


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DeKALB – There's a lot of agreement among the five DeKalb School District 428 board candidates on the issues and priorities facing DeKalb schools.
One week before DeKalb voters go to the polls, candidates Vickie Hernan-Faivre, Mary Hess, George "Joe" Mitchell, Victoria Newport and Marilyn Parker pitched their respective bids to about 30 people at a Tuesday night forum.
For instance, each of the candidates felt the $21 million grant the district has sitting in an account should be used to bring all of the buildings up to some kind of parity.
"All of their experiences should be equal," Newport said when comparing Cortland and Lincoln students.
Mitchell emphasized the importance of having top-notch facilities, as they can be important factors for attracting teachers to the district.
"If facilities aren't good, trust me, the best teachers aren't going to come to this district," Mitchell said.
Hess said she agreed with the administration's current policy of asking the teachers at the schools what kind of improvements should be made there.
But the district is also operating with a $2.3 million deficit, one that is projected to eat away at the reserves if the district's financial situation does not improve. That facet was not lost on Hess, Hernan-Faivre and Parker, who said they would use some of the money to pay down the district's debt.
"We should not allow the debt to carry on to the next generation," Parker said.
The forum was moderated by Amy Barnes and Cindy Lofthouse of the DeKalb Classroom Teachers Association, which partnered with the candidates to host the forum at Feed 'Em Soup in DeKalb. Each candidate had two minutes for opening and closing statements, and 90 seconds to answer each of the five questions.
Each candidate said education was their top priority, but each of their answers had nuances.
Mitchell, for instance, said he wanted to decrease the achievement gap that is present in the school district.
Hess said she wanted to maintain accountability and high expectations for both students and learning.
"Our district needs to maintain those high standards for learning, and also for teaching, holding our teachers accountable for achieving the outcomes that are associated with the Common Core standards," Hess said.
For Hernan-Faivre, how the district will be able to pay for the education was a top priority. If the district cannot pay teachers a decent wage, that will be a big problem, she said.
"We need to try to find a way to be as efficient with what we're doing as we can be, and still try to get the best education we can give," Hernan-Faivre said.
In addition to eliminating the district's debt, Parker emphasized a focus on reading and writing that she described as essential.
Newport expressed similar sentiments, stating that every student in the district deserves the best education, and that the board needs to think outside the box in reducing the deficit.


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Themed days culminate with dance Friday, Mr. CHS Sunday.
Considering the recent weather conditions Crookston has been experiencing, it's very fitting that this week is "Snowfest" Week at Crookston High School.
With classes cancelled on Monday, the week will kick off with Jersey Day where students wear the jersey of their favorite athlete. On Wednesday, an all new dress-up day will be introduced to the school; Mustache Day. Fake or real, all facial hair is encouraged on Wednesday. As a fundraiser for the Leo Club, for just a dollar, students and faculty members will have the opportunity to wear a hat in school.
Just in time for Valentine's Day on Thursday, which is also Throwback Day, students who filled out a Matchmaker form earlier this month will be able to buy their completed forms, which will reveal which classmates they are most compatible with. Matchmaker results can be bought from the student council for $2 during any of the three lunch hours.
Also on Thursday, the Leo Club will be delivering heart shaped cookies throughout the school to celebrate Valentine's Day. Students were given the chance to buy cookies for a dollar to have sent to their friends, hoping to receive a cookie of their own in return.
On Friday, students will dress for "Lazy Day" with the intent of looking like they just got out of bed. As always, Friday will be a shortened day with a pep fest followed by activities such as volleyball, dodgeball, study hall and karaoke being held in the afternoon.
The main event of the week, the Snowfest Dance, will be held Friday evening from 9 p.m. to midnight in the high school commons. For $10 9th-12th graders will be able to enjoy a night of dancing and entertainment DJed by the Undertakers.
To wrap up Snowfest week, Student Council will be holding this year's Mr. CHS competition in the high school auditorium at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Members of the community are welcome to take in an afternoon of entertainment with performances from a few of the high school's senior boys as they put on the Justin Bieber themed 2013 Mr. CHS talent show.


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"The priorities of the American Taxpayer have been and will be placed ahead of the unchecked desires of some in Washington [D.C.] to spend money that is borrowed … This new reality has proven to be frustrating for some in Washington who even fail to consider positive alternatives for supporting transportation projects and simply resort to deficit spending 'come hell or high water.'" –Rep. John Mica (R-FL), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, from a letter sent last week to Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
It's being referred to as "blistering," "scathing," "vitriolic," and "scolding," this letter sent last week by Rep. John Mica (R-FL), (at right), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to Thomas Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; a letter than in very blunt terms pours a big bucket of cold water upon the aspirations of many within U.S. to somehow reinvent, revitalize and ultimately expand our nation's transportation infrastructure.
Mincing few words, Mica laid out the unvarnished truth that everyone knows but tries very hard to ignore: as a nation, we're broke. In fact, we're actually worse off that that; we're in serious debt, with one of our major creditors a nation that is in many ways an economic, military and political rival to us.
This is position from which Mica launched his written "tirade," as many also called it, against the biggest business lobbying group in the U.S. – a group that has long understood the dangers posed by unchecked deficit spending by the U.S. federal government, which is one of many reasons behind Mica's overheated prose.
"Our years of excessive deficit spending are at an end and responsible Congressional leaders must make difficult decisions about achieving real and tangible priorities," Mica wrote. "My primary priority is to produce a long-term re-authorization bill to provide states with the certainty they require for large-scale infrastructure planning, and instituting reforms to existing programs. A continuation of deficit spending and General Fund transfers will destroy the dedicated user-fee based Highway Trust Fund. As stewards of that fund, it is our responsibility to stabilize the fund to protect its budgetary treatment and existence."
It is a sad state of affairs, Mica continued in his three-page diatribe, that "the U.S. Chamber of Commerce cannot express in a positive fashion the need to do much more for our nation's infrastructure than just spend more taxpayers dollars. The House Rules and the Congressional Budget Act place limitations on the ability to spend beyond the receipts of the Trust Fund. It is unfortunate that the leadership of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce still does not recognize that the American people have rejected excessive deficit spending and tax increases as a means of avoiding the difficult choices that come with real and necessary reform."
The Highway Trust Fund, he continued, was at one time intended to be a true "user fee" system designed to benefit those it taxed. Yet now, Mica noted, it has evolved over the years into a slush fund with less than 65% of its receipts dedicated to those paying the gas tax and much of that remaining money funneled into federally-mandated programs that states and localities were not ready to pay for themselves.
"Continued support of these inflexible mandates that have depleted the Highway Trust Fund by diverting the limited transportation resources is unproductive and misguided at best," he said.
Reversing course on what's been decade upon decade of deficit spending is one of Mica's top goals as a U.S. Representative, and one he puts at the top of his list in terms of re-election priorities.
"In the past 15 months, the Administration, with Congress' approval, is incurring more than $5 trillion in additional debt," he's stated – two years of budget deficits (last year $1.4 trillion and this year $1.5 trillion) plus more than a trillion dollars in bailouts and new spending programs.
"Having helped balance our Federal budget from 1998 to 2001, I know that it can be done. That is why my votes have not supported bailouts or deficit spending increases," Mica continued. "If spending is not controlled, I am greatly concerned that not only will inflation hurt Americans, but both the value of our currency and our nation's credit rating will also suffer."
In particular, he warns that China recently bought another $17.7 billion of U.S. debt, bringing its total holdings to $895 billion – making it one of the U.S.'s largest creditors, with our nation's total debt nearing the $15 trillion level.
If you think that's bad, consider this: according to calculations by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), just to stabilize U.S. debt levels – not even cut them – would require the federal government to turn what's now a "primary deficit" of 7% of gross domestic product (GDP) into a primary surplus of 1.4%. That, however, in the words of Newsweek columnist Niall Ferguson, "would require DOUBLE the fiscal squeeze Greece needs to make."
That's a stark reality indeed, but it's one many transportation experts believe needs to be recognized, if not accepted, by all the players involved.
"In my judgment it [the recent surface transportation bill draft] is a realistic proposal given the hand Rep. Mica has been dealt by the House Republican leadership, i.e. no deficit financing – not spending money we do not have," C. Kenneth Orski, a noted public policy consultant and 30-year veteran transportation expert, recently told me.
Orski (at right) – who served as associate administrator of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and now publishes a transportation newsletter – added that giving states more flexibility, so that they rather than the federal bureaucracy can choose the investments, is a very sound idea in his opinion.
"By focusing on the limited overall funding level, which in the current political environment is all but inevitable, critics tend to lose sight of the programmatic reforms that Mica has introduced and steered through his committee," Orski pointed out in his publication.
"While the detailed legislative proposal has yet to be released, we do know that the proposed legislation contains many of the reforms that the transportation community has sought for many years," he added.
These reforms include consolidating or eliminating some 70 programs that do not serve a federal purpose, he pointed out: streamlining the project delivery process and setting hard deadlines for federal project approval; holding grantees accountable for performance; abolishing federal mandates for peripheral 'enhancement' activities (but permitting states to fund them on their own if they so choose); expanding the TIFIA loan program; encouraging states to create State Infrastructure Banks to finance transportation investments at the state level; and encouraging private investment in transportation facilities.
"That is an impressive catalog of reforms," Orski noted. "And so, instead of endlessly bemoaning 'grossly inadequate' levels of funding in the House bill — the most money that the nation can prudently afford to spend on infrastructure at this time — transportation reformers would do well to muster their energies and influence to convince the Congress to act now rather than later and not let the opportunity slip by to enact the transportation reforms that they have so ardently been championing."
That's good advice – and frankly, with our nation mired in so much red ink, it offers about the only affordable option where transportation infrastructure funding is concerned.


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12 Ways to Tell That Student Loan Interest Payments Are Getting Too High
If you're still carrying the huge financial burden of a student loan, chances are you're trying to decide between living in a home with running electricity and lights or something more substantial than a jar of lukewarm mayonnaise in the fridge.
Now there is a chance rates could get even higher. In other words, we're all screwed. How can you tell rates are spiraling out of control? Be on the lookout for some of these signs.
1. A large guy in a shark skin suit shows up at your door and says, "That's a really nice diploma you got there. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it."
2. You tell your lender that you're not able to make a payment this month and they suddenly notice that you're an organ donor.
3. Your lender offers you the chance to take out a loan to pay off the interest on your loan.
4. Mitt Romney sold one of his houses to cover his student loan payment.
5. Your lender says you could afford to lose a few pounds.
6. You're having trouble making your payments and you got your college degree from a drive-thru college in Las Vegas.
7. You consider the change in your couch to be part of your savings.
8. In lieu of payment, your lender is willing to shave a couple of dollars off your monthly interest payment by siphoning off a pint a blood.
9. Until you make a payment, the bank has put a hold on your checking account, your debit card and your heartbeat.
10. You're thinking of selling your body and not in the "fun way."
11. The Cash-4-Gold people keep calling you and asking for their money back because they've got student loans to pay too.
12. You're spending less on gas.


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