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Nola Leads Baseball Past UL-Monroe, 4-1
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BATON ROUGE -- In front of the largest postseason crowd in Alex Box Stadium history, starting pitcher Aaron Nola (7-4) limited Louisiana-Monroe to one run on four hits to lead LSU into the winner's bracket, 4-1, on Friday night.
LSU (44-16), which advanced to face No. 2-seeded Oregon State on Saturday night at 7 p.m. CT, scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and secure the victory for Nola.
The Baton Rouge native had a career-high 10 strikeouts while matching his longest outing. He threw 118 pitches, 83 for strikes.
ULM (31-29) fell into the loser's bracket where it will face No. 3-seeded Belmont at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday. The Warhawks will be the home team.
LSU third baseman Tyler Hanover drove in the game-winning runs with a two-RBI single to center field that scored Ty Ross and Alex Edward in the seventh. Aaron's brother Austin Nola, the Tigers senior shortstop, was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
"I have to tip my hat to ULM and to their pitcher Randy Zeigler," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "That was a tremendous ball game, it really was. That was NCAA postseason play at its best. I just thought it was an overall tremendous ball game. Aaron (Nola) and Randy were going after each other one pitch at a time. I think our defense might have made the difference in the game. They had a couple of missed plays, and we played flawlessly."
After Nola struck out five of its first seven batters, ULM took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning when Taylor Abdalla singled to left, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a two-out single by Les Aulds.
The Tigers struck back in the bottom of the frame when Arby Fields reached base on a fielder's choice and took two bases on a failed pickoff attempt. Fields scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Nola to tie the game at 1-1.
Aaron Nola fought through a bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh but coerced designated hitter Corben Green into a double play to end the threat.
In the bottom of the seventh, Ross singled off the glove of the shortstop and moved to third on Edward's single past second base. With the Warhawks' infield in and runners on second and third, Hanover chopped a single through the middle of the infield that scored both Ross and Edward. Leading 3-1, Austin Nola doubled to right-center field to drive in Hanover, giving his brother all he needed for his first postseason victory.
LSU's Chris Cotton threw a perfect ninth inning to earn his first save of the season.
Zeigler (5-7) took the loss despite a valiant effort. The former LSU hurler allowed four runs on five hits, walked one and had three strikeouts. The Tigers managed only two hits prior to the seventh inning.
"Our kids battled him hard against Randy," Mainieri said. "Austin (Nola) in particular just absolutely crushed a couple of balls early in the game that I thought were going to be home runs except for the wind blowing in from left field. We had a handful of other balls that I thought we hit really hard that kept us at a 1-1 ball game there. Eventually, our kids just kept battling through. It just goes to show you how the break sometimes can go for you or against you. We had some good fortune tonight. We took advantage of it. It ended up being a good win for us."
Both the paid (10.989) and actual (9,902) attendance were the largest in the postseason history of either the old or new Alex Box Stadiums.
LSU will be the home team against Oregon State.
Ticket Update
A limited number of reserved and standing room only tickets are available for the NCAA Baseball Regional Tournament game between LSU and Oregon State on Saturday at 7 p.m.
The tickets will go on sale at noon at the Alex Box Stadium ticket office. A very limited number of reserved seat tickets are available for $15 each in the grandstand and $10 in the bleachers, and standing room only tickets are available for $10 each.
LSU 4, ULM 1 (Jun 01, 2012 at Baton Rouge, La.)
Pitchers: ULM - Zeigler, Randy; Browning, Wil(7) and Fiasco, Logan; Stawychny, Justin. LSU -
Aaron Nola; Chris Cotton(9) and Ty Ross.
Win-Aaron Nola(7-4) Save-Chris Cotton(1) Loss-Zeigler, Randy(5-7) T-2:23 A-10989
Actual Attendance: 9,902
Game televised by Cox Sports TV
- LSU (44-16) advances to play Oregon State (2-1 winner over Belmont) at 7 p.m. Saturday
- UL-Monroe (31-29) plays Belmont at 2 p.m. Saturday in an elimination game.
- Two-game attendance: Paid 21,030; Actual 11,383
- Game 2 paid attendance, 10,989; Actual 9,902. Both figures are NCAA Tournament record for all games played in a Baton Rouge regional since 1986.
- LSU improved its record for NCAA regional (regional/super regional) games played in Baton Rouge to 78-14.
- LSU freshman pitcher Aaron Nola had a career record 10 strikeouts. His eight-inning stint was his longest since March 6 when he went 8 innings against Tulane in New Orleans. Nola worked into
the eighth inning March 25 against Auburn (7.1 innings).
- Aaron Nola (7-4) retired 11 batters in a row until ULM first baseman Joey Rapp doubled with one out in the seventh inning. A 4-6-3 double play with one out in the seventh ended ULM's biggest threat.
- Nola (118 pitches) gave up four hits, the fewest since giving up four in a 5-inning stint versus Alabama (April 15).
- Randy Ziegler (5-7) took the loss for ULM. He was on the LSU staff before transferring to Bossier City Community College after the 2009 season. Ziegler gave up five hits in 6.1 innings. His errant pick-off throw allowed LSU to score its first run in the third inning. Ziegler had two errors in the game.
Two-game totals for the first day:
Total runs: 8 (2-1, 4-1 scores)
Total hits: 19 (6 Belmont; 3 Oregon State; 4 UL-Monroe; 6 LSU). No home runs, one 3B, four 2B.
NCAA Tournament records:
LSU, 25 appearances, 124-47
Oregon State, 13 appearances, 37-24
Belmont, 2 appearances, 2-3
UL-Monroe, 5 appearances, 2-9
2012 NCAA Baseball Championship
Baton Rouge Regional
Game 2 LSU vs. ULM
June 1, 2012
On the game ...
"I have to tip my hat to ULM and to their pitcher Randy Zeigler. That was a tremendous ball game, it really was. That was NCAA post season play at its best. I just thought it was an overall tremendous ball game. Aaron (Nola) and Randy were going after each other one pitch at a time. I think our defense might have made the difference in the game. They had a couple of missed plays, and we played flawlessly, including that big double play in the seventh inning. We just kept battling Randy. Randy pitched a great game. He was something tonight. That's what we expected him to throw when we recruited him. I knew he was good, and he's really come into his own. I'm really happy for him and proud of him. He really pitched a great ball game. Our kids battled him hard. Austin (Nola) in particular just absolutely crushed a couple of balls early in the game that I thought were going to be home runs except for the wind blowing in from left field. We had a handful of other balls that I thought we hit really hard that kept us at a one-one ball game there. Eventually, our kids just kept battling through. It just goes to show you how the break sometimes can go for you or against you.We had some good fortune tonight. We took advantage of it. It ended up being a good win for us."
On pitchers ...
I thought Aaron (Nola) was throwing excellent baseball. He's mature beyond his years. The temperatures were a lot cooler today than they have been in a couple days. I think that probably helped Aaron a lot tonight to stay strong late in the game. I would've still sent him out there in the eighth inning, as long as he felt good and was throwing well. Once he got to 118 pitches, I thought that was it. The reason I didn't go to (Nick) Goody was because we have a long weekend. If I felt like we didn't need to use him tonight, I didn't want to. I was playing them one at a time still because I had tremendous confidence in (Chris) Cotton. I thought the matchups were good."
On his winning pitching performance...
"That was an unbelievable game. The crowd was unbelievable; they were really alive, and that's what made it fun. What really got it going was that double play in the sixth inning. What can I say about the infielders? They're great. Words can't describe how good they are. That was a game-changing performance.
On his performance at the plate...
"I felt really good up there tonight. You have to give it to our pitching and our defense; we really got behind them. You have to tip your hat to the ULM ball club; they played us hard and gave us a solid ball game all the way around.
On his previous NCAA Tournament experience...
"Experience is everything when it comes to the game of baseball, especially in the postseason. It was much easier coming here relaxed knowing we've been here before. You just have to play hard, and let it rip. That's what we did tonight; we let it rip. We were confident up there, and we competed hard against a good ULM ball club."
On his tiebreaking hit in the seventh inning...
"Coach Mainieri came up to me before the at-bat and asked me if I wanted to bunt, or get the job done with the bat. I told him I want to get the job done with the bat. He told me to hit something to the right-fielder, and I told him the infield was playing in. He said, 'Well, just get something out of the infield.' I was fortunate enough to put a good swing on it, and get the ball up the middle."
On his previous NCAA Tournament experience...
"You still have pre-game jitters like you do before every game, but once that first pitch is thrown, that first at-bat, that first ground ball, it just becomes baseball again. That (experience) is what gave us the confidence tonight."
On the outcome of the game...
"I thought that anytime you have a pitching duel like that, it's usually the team that makes the mistake that loses, and they took advantage of our mistakes and good teams do that. But I thought that our guys competed extremely hard the whole game. We had opportunities - in the seventh, we had them loaded when it was tied and we didn't get the timely hit and they did and they were able to get their big inning."
On the change in momentum after they grounded into a double play with the bases loaded to end the seventh inning...
"We've been in that situation before. That's part of the game and our guys understand that. It was a let-down for our guys because we felt it coming as an opportunity and in games like this, you can't miss those opportunities and we know that. It probably got them [LSU] more emotionally into the game because that was a big swing for those guys to not let us score."
On whether there are any positives to take away from the loss considering they played LSU close the whole game...
"I don't think our guys are excited about being close at this point. I'm proud of the way they played, but they're disappointed in losing. This is a double-elimination tournament and we've got to be able to get back out there tomorrow and play with the same intensity they did tonight, and that's going to be the big question. This was probably one of the bigger games that all these guys have been in, myself included. It was fun and exciting and we competed as hard as we could. It just didn't go our way."
On tomorrow's game...
"Tomorrow we're going to start Cale Wine our junior right-hander. He's been our Sunday starter here in the conference games, and lately he's been our second starter."
On the Game...
"I was just really calm before the game. It was everything as usual. I worked on throwing strikes out there. Throwing strikes each pitch gave them something to think about. I gave up timely hits. They outplayed us."
On Playing with Emotion...
"A lot of it is just it's an exciting game out there. The fans were into it. The situation of the game dictates how exciting it gets. Being a big game with a big crowd it's going to be a little more exciting."
On the Seventh Inning...
"I guess they pretty much just hit balls where we weren't. Only one ball was really well struck. Balls just found holes."
On the Game...
"They had been pounding me fastballs all day. They got ahead on me and kept throwing me fastballs. I was fortunate enough to get one into the gap for a double."
On LSU Starting Pitcher Austin Nola...
"He threw it great tonight. He had a lot of stuff working. He commanded the ball well on both sides of the plate. He pitched an unbelievable game. He's a great pitcher. There's really not a whole lot else to say. He just threw the ball really well."
On keeping the game close late...
"The biggest thing with us is we know we can come back. We showed it last weekend. When a team gets up on us a little bit we don't really get down because we know we can scratch a couple of runs across and put something together. It's really not over until the last out is recorded. That's pretty much why everybody kept their composure."

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At the dawn of a new presidential term and a new Congress, the answers to two overarching questions will shape the course of the next four years:
First, about Republicans: Are green shoots of sanity beginning to appear in the permafrost of Washington dysfunction?
Second, about the president: Unchained by electoral considerations, has the real, unabashedly liberal President Barack Obama begun to reveal himself?
My answer to the first question is a tentative and very qualified "yes"; to the second, an equally tentative, slightly less-qualified "no."
When it comes to Republicans, the most primal political instinct � self-preservation � has belatedly begun to kick in. The last few weeks have offered tangible, if limited, evidence of a new reasonableness.
On immigration, several Republican senators, understanding the relentless electoral politics of immigration, have joined with Democratic colleagues in a push for reform.
Perhaps even more significant, if less noticed, a bipartisan group in the House also has been working on an immigration plan � "some of the hard heads on our side and some of the people involved in immigration reform on the other side," Speaker John Boehner told the Ripon Society.
On the fiscal front, recognizing the self-defeating folly of a second standoff on the debt ceiling, House Republicans agreed to extend the federal government's borrowing authority for another three months.
But Republican rationality has its limits. Particularly among House members, Republicans appear ready to allow the punitive cuts of the sequester � averted for three months by the "fiscal cliff" agreement � to take effect when the deal expires in March. Same for the prospect of a government shutdown later that month when existing funding ends.
And having been hit by Democrats over the punitive impact of the Ryan budget, the House instructed Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan to produce an even more stringent document � one that gets to balance in 10 years. By contrast, the previous Ryan budget would not have reached balance until the 2030s.
The fundamental standoff between the two parties will be, once again, over taxes � specifically, the prospect of additional revenue and the Republican position, which boils down to "been there, done that." As Republicans see it, the $737 billion, including interest, in new revenue they coughed up in the tax deal was the end of the matter. Even as part of tax reform, additional revenue, they insist, is off the table.
This attitude is a recipe for gridlock. Republicans act as if fiscal history began with the all-revenue-no-spending-cuts year-end deal, conveniently forgetting the $1 trillion in cuts previously enacted. And they ignore the difficulty � both substantive and political � of implementing a cuts-only approach to the debt.
Which brings me to the president, who has, correctly, ruled out an unbalanced debt deal. Is second-term Obama a new, unbound lefty?
Granted, his second inaugural address was distinctly, and surprisingly, liberal. He paid scant attention to the need for debt reduction while emphasizing the imperatives of slowing climate change, ensuring gay rights and preserving the safety net.
But it also goes way too far to describe the speech, in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's words, as promoting an "unabashedly, far-left-of-center" agenda. It was a traditional Democratic one.
More important, those who see in the speech a more overtly ideological Obama risk making too much of his assertive tone and substantive detail. Both were unusual for an inaugural address, yet the speech was not the rhetorical equivalent of Clark Kent shedding his mild-mannered demeanor to emerge as liberal Superman.
There is no reason, for example, to believe the president who was willing to buck his base and back reductions in Social Security cost-of-living increases has suddenly disappeared.
Rather, he remains the pragmatic progressive he has always been. Obama is more inclined to the standard liberal vision than, say, Bill Clinton. But he also is more willing than many of his ideological compatriots to make the necessary concessions to political reality and more resistant to intellectual dogmas of both left and right.
If this understanding of Obama is correct, the more bellicose attitude of his second inaugural reflects more of a shift in strategy than substance. It represents his evolution from naive young president to battle-scarred politician.
First-term Obama placed undue faith in his power to overcome partisan divisions. Second-term Obama sees tactical advantage in staking out a position and sticking with it. Whether this approach can help thaw the Washington permafrost remains to be seen.


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The local adage \"If you don\'t like the weather in Chicago, wait a minute\" offers cold discomfort on this frigid January morning. Here in the Windy City and throughout the Midwest, the mercury, and particularly the wind-chill factor, is bound for the cellar.
Civic treasure (and Enron-scandal relation, if the surname rings familiar) Tom Skilling of WGN-TV notes that Chicago has just emerged from its coldest night in two years, with wind-chill readings on track to hit 20 below zero between Thursday and Friday morning. All this comes hot, as it were, on the heels of a record-breaking wave of warmth that sent the mercury in Chicago well past the 60° mark as recently as Tuesday.
The situation, one must concede, is far more dramatic in the upper reaches of the Midwest, away from the moderating influences of Lake Michigan:
In Fargo, N.D., the Weather Channel is encouraging locals to \"limit outdoor exposure\" as gusting winds of up to 32 miles per hour push an ambient temperature of -7° to wind-chill readings of as low as -35°. Minneapolis\'s plight looks little better, with wind chills headed toward -20°, according to the Weather Channel.
— Tim Rostan


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armykoo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 143 designs submitted by 44 freelance designers.
eChinese.com is doing a big marketing push including a new website, slick iPhone application, and Facebook application to promote a cutting edge system for learning to speak Chinese.
The logo for eChinese.com will receive great exposure and will be the backbone of a soon to be leading brand in the Chinese education space.
We are targeting tech saavy young men and women ages 18-35, business men, and adventurers who love to travel.
1. Must have 'eChinese' in the logo
2. Use http://flexjet.com/, http://emirates.com/ for inspiration.
- not a requirement but I like the thought of using the iconic Red and Yellow Chinese flag as inspiration. (ie:using red and yellow and perhaps including the Chinese stars incorporated into the logo). I believe this is one way to help the eChinese brand to immediately communicate "Learn about China" to the user.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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LEWISTON, Maine – Coming off a dominant performance in the Engineer's Cup a week ago, the MIT women's track and field team traveled to Lewiston, Maine to take on Bates and Colby College in a tri-meet on Saturday afternoon. The Tech athletes showed their versatility and depth during the meet, as eight different women earned multiple top-five finishes, helping MIT win the meet with 188 points. Bates earned 123 points for second while Colby finished third with 95 points.
Portia Jones had another outstanding all-around effort for the Cardinal and Gray, winning all four events she was entered in while earning a pair of NCAA provisional qualifying marks and breaking one of her own program records. Jones was a winner in the 100m (12.36 seconds), 100-meter hurdles (14.98) and 200m (24.72). She also teamed up with Jacqueline Brew, Martha Gross and Jamie Simmons to win the 4x100 meter relay. Jones' times in the 100 hurdles and 200 were good enough to reach the NCAA provisional standard and she was able to break the MIT record once again in the 100-meter dash.
Brew added second-place finishes in the 100 meters (12.59) and the long jump (16-6.00 feet), a third place in the triple jump (34-9.50), fourth in the 100 hurdles (15.36) and a fifth-place standing at 200 meters (26.40 seconds).
In addition to her spot on the 4x100 relay, Simmons won the 400 Intermediate Hurdles with a time of 1:04.49 and was the runner-up at 400 meters (57.98), just narrowly missing the NCAA standards in both events.
Anna Holt-Gosselin ran a blistering 17:19.86 time in the 5000 meters, besting the rest of the field by nearly 50 seconds and setting a new Institute record in the process. Holt-Gosselin's time is the fifth fastest in the country on the season.
Other strong performances on the track came from Margaret Lloyd, who finished second in the Steeplechase and third in the 800m, Louise van den Heuvel, with a win in the 1500 and a second place in the 800 and Martha Gross, who was third in both the 200m and 400m.
Karin Fisher led a tremendous showing by the MIT pole vaulters, as the Cardinal and Gray accounted for six of the top seven spots. Fisher, Lauren Kuntz and Hazel Briner each cleared 11-5.75 feet, with Fisher winning the event on attempts. Fisher was also the second-place finisher in the triple jump.
Next weekend, MIT will host its Spring Invitational at the Steinbrenner Track. The meet begins on Saturday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. and will feature some of the top squads in New England.


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Lululemon Product Chief Leaving After Yoga Pants Mess
Lululemon's top product executive will leave the company later this month following the company's yoga pants sheerness problem and its revelation that testing procedures were inadequate. Andrew Dowell has details. Photo: AP Images.
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Oh Verizon, why must you constantly mess with perfection? Hackers with early access to the Verizon Galaxy S III have discovered that the phone has a protected bootloader -- meaning no easy hacking or flashing unsigned images. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the Galaxy S III phones, or previous phones in the Galaxy series, or any other Samsung-built Android phone known to mankind.
Not all hope is lost, but things are looking pretty bleak. It's possible a different version of Odin is needed, or there's an issue with the way the images are being packed, but it truly looks like the bootloader is locked up in typical Verizon fashion. Now this doesn't mean the phone won't ever get rooted or hacked. It just means that it won't be as easy as is typical with Samsung phones, and trickery will need be involved like HTC or Motorola phones on Big Red.
And no, we don't know what prompted Verizon's decision to go this way, but I've asked for some clarification. My guess is that they will point to the Galaxy Nexus when they hear the word "hacking". Hell of a way to start the weekend, isn't it?
Source: XDA. via Android Central forums


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Dell Leads in Delivering Secure Thin Client Solutions to Customers, Protecting Organizations from Advanced Persistent Threats and Malware
Dell has confirmed its position as the number one provider of secure thin client solutions, with the latest IDC figures placing Dell as the leading supplier of zero clients and ThinOS solutions for 2015[1]. The results reflect the increasing focus businesses are placing on installing secure thin client solutions and affirms the continued investment Dell is making in the enhancement of security features across its entire Wyse thin client portfolio.
"Security is becoming the biggest concern for businesses wanting to implement new technology solutions, and research shows that 95 percent of the risk begins at the endpoint." said Jeff McNaught, executive director and chief strategy officer, Cloud Client-Computing, Dell. "The recent spate of data breaches have highlighted the true necessity of a secure infrastructure, and more customers are viewing Wyse zero client and ThinOS solutions as the manageable way to make their employees more secure. While other thin client designs require regular application of security updates, and recommended use of anti-virus software to address advanced persistent threats and memory-based malware, Dell zero clients and ThinOS-based thin clients eliminate the need for such attention by the IT staff."
Research Results Emphasize the Priority Businesses Are Placing on Security
New research by Freeform Dynamics[2] also reflects the growing appetite for the inherent security that zero clients and Dell Wyse ThinOS solutions offer, showing that businesses are beginning to integrate ultra-secure thin client solutions more widely into their overall IT strategies. In fact, 77 percent of respondents said that security was a major driver of hardware-based thin client adoption.
The study, which surveyed 220 business leaders from around the globe, highlights the emphasis businesses are placing on solutions which offer inherent security. The report showed that 69 percent of business leaders believe the improved security associated with thin and zero clients is a significant benefit to their organization, while 70 percent say these solutions have a natural role to play in a modern corporate environment. Further, businesses are looking for solutions that don't burden finite IT resources, and are increasingly investing in solutions that can remain completely secure throughout their lifespan without the need for constant updates.
The recently released Dell Data Security Survey also shows that security concerns are becoming an increasing priority for key business executives. Almost three quarters of business and IT leaders believed that data security concerns were a priority for their C-suite. The survey also reveals the increasing need for simple and lasting security implementations, with 58 percent of leaders concerned about the adverse impact that the lack of security professionals will have on their secure infrastructure, while 67 percent believe their current security measures are placing a burden on their IT department.
These concerns are impacting purchasing decisions of organizations in various sectors, with customers both in and outside the highly regulated industries of healthcare and financial services investing in secure thin client technologies to improve their security capabilities.
Sony Bank Deploys End-to-End VDI Solution with Wyse Zero Clients
Sony Bank launched in 2001 as an internet banking service offering financial products such as savings accounts, home loans, and asset management. The bank considers technology to be central to improving customer service, reducing costs and enhancing the efficiency of its personnel. Sony Bank saw VDI technology as a way of achieving this, as well as a way to improve security across its locations.
They deployed an end-to-end Dell VDI solution with Wyse 5030 zero clients to replace its fleet of PCs. The zero client is designed to deliver outstanding performance for VMware-based VDI environments, and as all of the data resides in the datacenter, security checks and controls can be centralized and implemented on the server side. Further, Sony Bank found that they improved not only desktop security through the VDI solution, but also established an infrastructure to promote greater mobile working.
"Sony Bank's use of zero clients demonstrates one of the primary reasons why zero and secure thin clients are being deployed. Unfortunately for all organizations, data security is becoming increasingly important as malware threatens all users equally, no matter their size, industry or location. The ability to deploy secure thin or zero clients while simultaneously increasing productivity and mobility points to the versatility and varied benefits of VDI," said McNaught.
With over 430 patents granted for innovation in cloud client-computing, thin client design, management and security, Dell is the expert in VDI, and a leader in protecting customers accessing virtualized environments, whether from a private, public, or hybrid cloud.
About Dell
Dell Inc. listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.
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The 2011 vintage in California presented growers with a number of challenges throughout the season. Overall, it was cooler and wetter than normal, with yields down from 2010, which was also smaller than normal. In these conditions, growers who managed their crop loads and canopies well and worked hard in the vineyards made some very elegant wines with good flavors, better known for their cool elegance rather than power. Those who did not struggled, and as a result the quality of the wines is more variable than normal for California.
A wet, cool spring slowed the onset of bud break, and the delays continued through flowering and fruit set, with crop loads reduced due to shatter. Some regions suffered from frost in April, severely reducing yields, especially in parts of the Central Coast. In Napa, rainfall was about 30% above normal for the year, good for the drought, but the cool temperatures and grey skies were no help to the grapes. The stage was set from the beginning for a smaller-than-average crop and a later-than-normal harvest. Summer was no help at all and was cooler than normal, slowing ripening and pushing harvest back further. Work in the vineyard included opening canopies to allow more light and circulation of air, to encourage ripening in the cool conditions, and to minimize the risk of rot and mildew. The start of the harvest in Napa was one of the latest in memory, with even the sparkling wine growers not starting until August 29th.
By the time September came, vineyard managers were working overtime to salvage what they could, hoping that the low yields would offset the cool temperatures and the vines could focus what energy they had into their lighter fruit load. If the weather improved and held through September and October, they could eke out a small but good quality harvest.
But it was not to be. In mid-September, conditions improved and spell of warm, dry weather ensued, sparking a late burst of ripening — but would it be enough? Early-ripening grapes took advantage and fared better, with Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and some of the white varieties faring the best. But it wasn't to last. With rain and cool temperatures forecast for the first week of October, growers faced a decision to pick before the rains and deal with the devil they knew — namely grapes that weren't as ripe as they ideally would like — or roll the dice and hope things improved after. Cool rain arrived on October 3rd, followed by a few nice days before the next round.
With rain again in the forecast, growers faced the same decision again. It arrived on the 10th, this time in a warm, humid weather pattern. After the rains, botrytis set in and the fight was on. Those who had hoped to wait it out and get late-season ripening now faced another dilemma: waiting for ripeness and combating the rot, trying not to be forced to pick before optimum ripeness was achieved. That said, conditions were variable, with some sites affected dramatically and others faring surprisingly well. All of these problems contributed to the variable quality of the year, and winemakers were earning their keep in this difficult year. After the rain on the 10th, the weather cleared and was bright through November, but rot continued to cause problems, and unfortunately much of the damage was already done.
In the end, it's a variable crop of wines in terms of quality, as one would expect in this scenario. It's a vintage to buy with caution. There are some lovely wines — cooler, more elegant and less alcohol — a more European-styled vintage. But there also many that display unripe, green notes that are the results of the difficult season.
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I think these refs scream "defensive pass interference" as they jerk off.
I think these refs scream "defensive pass interference" as they jerk off.
Good night guys 0:33 here
we will smash the raiders and carson palmer we will have at least 4 picks lol
congrats guys......Not that it had anything to do with the outcome, because it didn't......but holy crap do these replacement refs suck.....what a joke.......sanchez flat out sucked today....holmes cant catch....Pitt was very good in coverage, on the ground..etc etc etc....oh well.....just a game
They are beyond a joke, you couldn't be more spot on. Every game it's something different with these guys. The only constant is that they talk about every penalty for 10 minutes.
Good game guys, congrats. BR did exactly what we didn't want, extend the play and make things happen. Sanchez had a rough game, Holmes is all talk and our DL missed waaaayyy too many tackles. Good luck the rest of the way.
Thanks guys.
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Scoring worst in the survey were Mitsubishi and Toyota's Scion brand – tying for last place – and Ram trucks, scoring third worst.
The rankings are based on a random nationally representative sample of consumers who answered questions about automakers in seven categories: quality, safety, value, performance, design/style, technology/innovation, and environmentally-friendly/green. Results were combined into an overall perception score. They do not reflect actual quality or product testing by Consumer Reports.


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Five Reasons the Housing Market Will Not Crash (Again)
There is a new buyer in town with very, very deep pockets: Wall Street.
For pundits, academics, bloggers and others who get their market "color" from crunching numbers and poring over 50-page-long analyst reports, the situation is dire: Foreclosure machines are whirring again with the big attorney general settlement behind us, employment conditions remain tepid, and getting a mortgage isn't getting any easier.
And while we may be years away from renewed, sustainable appreciations, there is little actual evidence to support the thesis that home prices are about to implode again. All the above statements by the likes of Zero Hedge may be true, but they only tell half the story and amount to a thinly veiled attempt at fear-mongering, whose real time for glory was in 2006, not 2012.
Here are my top five reasons why the housing market will not crash (again):
1. Foreclosure demand far outweighs supply.
The supply numbers aren't pretty. Recent reports show that "shadow inventory," the supply of potential foreclosures in the pipeline at banks like JP Morgan (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (C), is approaching 10 million homes. And with the settlement between big mortgage servicers and state attorney generals over the robosigning debacle behind us, it is true that lenders are again foreclosing at rapid rate.
But what about demand? Buyers of foreclosed homes are literally lining up at auctions to outbid each other. Talk to anyone who is actually in the business of buying and selling bank-owned properties and they will tell you that, in most markets, demand far outweighs supply. Any property priced even remotely well sells above list with multiple offers. The demand pool is deep, and now there is a new buyer in town with very, very deep pockets: Wall Street.
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration announced a pilot program to try and turn the vast inventory of homes owned into rentals. Big investment houses, including Wall Street titans like Fortress (FIG), Barclays (BCS) and UBS (UBS), are launching funds to snatch up big pools of homes to rent and hold. Notably, these firms' longer term outlook and modest cash flow targets enable them to pay 10-15% higher prices than your average house flipper.
These funds are all well capitalized and are being joined by scores of family offices, smaller operators and other investors who, short of any novel investment ideas, are following the "smart money." This deep demand pool is more than sufficient to sop up foreclosure supply for the foreseeable future. Whether this trade will go well, however, is another story for another time. (Spoiler Alert: It won't.)
2. Rents are up, rates are down.
As household formation gains momentum in the wake of the Great Recession and real housing inventory remains tight in most metro areas, rents have been rising steadily for the past two years. Combined with low interest rates, those fortunate few who do qualify for financing are finding that the rent vs. buy calculation is tipping back in the favor of buying. Mix in a strong stock market and rising consumer confidence, and there is real, actual homebuyer demand in certain markets that will help prevent another cascade collapse in prices.
3. Homebuilding remains uneconomic.
Until home prices rise again, building new homes will remain an uneconomic prospect; the likes of Lennar (LEN), KB Home (KBH) and Toll Brothers (TOL) are breaking ground on precious few single family home projects. And while multifamily housing starts are hitting record levels to try and keep up with breakaway rental demand, without new home inventory coming to market, inventory of existing homes will remain relatively tight in the near term, supporting prices.
4. Political will.
There are few things on which politicians these days can actually agree. One of those few is that foreclosures are bad. Or, at the very least, a homeowner who loses his home is less likely to vote for the incumbent than look elsewhere for political leadership. And whether we agree or disagree with the relative merits of housing support schemes, politicians and regulators alike have shown remarkable resolve when it comes to propping up the the housing market. As I wrote in 2009 (see Are Housing Fundamentals Still Deteriorating?) and continue to believe today, "Betting on another all-out collapse in residential housing prices is akin to betting on the bankruptcy of the US government. Could it happen? Sure, but that certainly isn't the base case."
5. Confidence.
The housing market is driven, in large part, by Americans' view of their own economic future. If we tend to believe that we'll keep our jobs, find spouses, be able to afford kids and will be economically okay, buying a home becomes a more appealing option. And while demographic trends surrounding both the Baby Boomer and Millennial generations don't paint a rosy picture for home prices in the long run, improving confidence doesn't support the notion that home prices are about to collapse, either.
Minyanville's Todd Harrison is apt to say, "[We] must trade the tape we have rather than the tape we want." Housing bears clinging to either past glory in predicting the market's demise or hopes of future glory predicting another collapse would be well to remember this quip. It may be true that falling home prices could be a boon for the middle class, as prospective homeowners could get in at lower prices. Indeed, the quicker backlogged inventory clears, the quicker the market can get back to trading truly on fundamentals.
But we live in an environment where an imminent collapse in home prices is just not likely. In fact, it could now be considered a Black Swan, if it weren't for the fact that everyone is looking for it, rendering it no longer as such.
Lastly, for those of you who do a quick Google search on me and find my begrudging association with the National Association of Realtors, you will find two things. First, I am not a Realtor shill, and have staked my reputation on that fact. Second, my business would actually benefit from falling housing prices and a cooling of the real estate market in general.
In short, I am calling it like I see it -- not talking my book. I challenge housing pundits to do the same.
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Expanded replay train is out of the station
According to a recent report, Major League Baseball is no longer merely considering expanding replay for fair/foul calls and those involving possible trapped balls, but also plays at the plate and on the bases.
MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre confirmed as much when he told reporters Tuesday in Glendale, Ariz., "We're going to increase replay next year. We just don't know how we're going to go about it yet."
According to a recent report, Major League Baseball is no longer merely considering expanding replay for fair/foul calls and those involving possible trapped balls, but also plays at the plate and on the bases.
MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Joe Torre confirmed as much when he told reporters Tuesday in Glendale, Ariz., "We're going to increase replay next year. We just don't know how we're going to go about it yet."
We're in the final days.
OK, I'm biased here, because when it comes to baseball, I'm the world's biggest traditionalist. Except for flannel uniforms and, well … I can't think of anything else, I'm for keeping the game about the way it was after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
No designated hitter rule. That's enough right there, but I'll continue: grass fields only, ballparks without roofs, only sunshine at Wrigley Field, pitchers who deliver pitches sometime during this century, hitters who rarely strike out over 100 times per season.
Instant replay? Ugh. It's already here regarding home run calls, and to be honest, I haven't had a problem with that one. The same goes for instant replay to determine fair/foul and trap/catch calls. That was approved in baseball's latest Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The problem is, expanding instant replay beyond those three situations would remove so much from the game -- beginning and ending with the charming tradition of umpires sometimes getting it wrong after overwhelmingly getting it right.
Since teams used to travel only by train around the Major Leagues, I'll continue with a railroad analogy. The train has left the station regarding the expanded use of instant replay in baseball, and that engine is charging downhill. So the rest of us have two choices: We can try to stand in front of the train as we get flattened worse than a brushback pitch to the ear, or we can sigh while hopping on board.
I'll ride, but I'll deliver some thoughts along the way.
According to Torre, baseball officials will travel to the World Baseball Classic games in Miami this month and also to various Spring Training sites to study how those officials would implement an expanded replay system in the Major Leagues.
That's fine. But baseball should have those officials continue their study beyond the next few weeks.
Nothing against the Classic or Spring Training, but games that count toward winning divisions, pennants and World Series championships are different. Players operate at a heightened level during the regular season, and their intensity jumps even more in the postseason.
So baseball officials need to study the effects of expanded instant replay against the that backdrop.
In addition, by baseball officials pushing their study past Opening Day and through late October, they would see the plusses and the minuses of expanded instant replay for every ballpark, especially since each would be affected by the move in unique ways.
Now to the tricky part, which is the specifics of what baseball officials must decide with their study. First, according to an ESPN.com story, baseball wants to determine whether to copy the NFL's challenge-flag silliness. In that league, each team gets two challenges per game, and if a challenge fails, that team losses a timeout.
Baseball officials shouldn't consider that one, and not just because timeouts are unlimited in their game.
The challenge-flag system is even too clumsy for the NFL. There often is the comical sight of a coach trying to yank the flag from his pocket, and that is regularly accompanied by the sight of that coach running frantically onto the field to get the referee's attention.
If baseball goes the expanded replay route, it can make life smoother for everybody by just having a designated replay person to say a call should be reviewed.
Which brings us to several questions: Where would that designated replay person be stationed at the ballpark? Who ultimately would review the replay? And where would the latter be stationed?
Those answers are simple. The designated replay person would sit in the press-box area. A group of maybe three people would serve as judge and jury for every replay around the Major Leagues. And the latter would operate from a central location.
Which actually brings us to more questions: What plays beyond the current ones would be eligible for review? And how would you keep games from lasting for hours, days, weeks?
Torre said balls and strikes aren't in the mix.
Good. That said, the expanded use of instant replay would apply to nearly everything else in baseball. Bad.
Sorry, but I forgot I'm still on that train, which means I'll accept the fact that baseball officials eventually will decide to use instant replay for safe/out calls. I'll offer a humble suggestion, though: They should restrict those reviews to home plate.
This isn't to say such calls are more important than those on the bases. It is to say this would save time.
No matter how much supporters of instant replay say otherwise, any expansion of their system will extend the length of games -- and to a noticeable degree. You'll have the mechanics of it all, and you'll have the human element that won't just vanish.
Managers still will be managers.
I mean, regardless of the final decision of replay officials, you just know more than a few managers will continue that baseball tradition of going nose-to-nose with the closest umpire.
Said Torre, adding jokingly to reporters, "You still have to have something to yell about.''
Players won't stop yelling, either.
I got an idea. Why not leave things alone?
But I'm still on that train.
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The polls varied between 10% and 18%, so "1 in 4" is not an accurate summary. If you don't like my revision, we can go back to my first phrasing of the sentence, but I think this last one is better. Thanks, Wschact 23:08, 4 January 2013 (EST)
It is accurate (as nearly 20% is 1 in 5) [5] [6] and I oppose the insertion of rumor. We don't have his baptism records and Obama can't be trusted with what he says. It's not a rumor, it's not fact, it is an unknown assumption. Replacing a sentence somebody just added reeks of edit war incivility. --Jpatt 23:18, 4 January 2013 (EST)
- In addition to the polling, the evidence is overwhelming that Obama is Muslim. Given how the liberal media censor any discussion of this issue. the polling data on it is even more remarkable.--Andy Schlafly 23:47, 4 January 2013 (EST)
- Thank you for the feedback. From an editorial viewpoint, I am trying to maintain flow. Obama's quotation uses the phrase "rumors that have been over the Internet" and "score political points". I think that he is referring to the 2007 email blasts that started this. (I personally believe that such an effort would have come from a prospective Democratic primary opponent rather than from a true conservative.) So the sentence following the quote should stick with "rumor" rather than inject "best efforts of Obama's supporters" without any predicate. As for the polling, I believe the more polling references provided in the article, the better. I am pleased that the "one in four" language was changed. However, the bottom line is that if we are going to "let the readers decide", we should drop phrases like "Starting in 2007, unidentified people revealed that he was most likely a Muslim." I believe that the article can be written in a way that leaves CP without answering the question one way or the other. This issue is not important to me, but as the public face of CP, Aschlafly could take a serious hit in his personal reputation if this page receives widespread media attention in its current form. The folks that funded the 2007 email effort did not leave fingerprints, but it would be ironic if Aschlafly picked up the smoldering gun with his bare hands just in time to be identified as the proponent of the issue. Wschact 03:19, 6 January 2013 (EST)
- I wouldn't concern yourself about Aschlafly's reputation. Obama's quotation is more subterfuge. Obama could have specifically put the questions about his faith to rest, just as he could have come clean on his birth certificate. He prefers mystery that surrounds his life in order to hit his critics on demand. Despite the best efforts of Obama supporters is accurate. They don't want anybody to question Obama's words on the matter. We are supposed to take his word as his bond. I don't trust liars.--Jpatt 13:49, 6 January 2013 (EST)
- Hear, hear, JPatt! This fellow Wschact is not to be trusted--I've been watching his work.--ThomJ 18:26, 20 January 2013 (EST)
- I wouldn't concern yourself about Aschlafly's reputation. Obama's quotation is more subterfuge. Obama could have specifically put the questions about his faith to rest, just as he could have come clean on his birth certificate. He prefers mystery that surrounds his life in order to hit his critics on demand. Despite the best efforts of Obama supporters is accurate. They don't want anybody to question Obama's words on the matter. We are supposed to take his word as his bond. I don't trust liars.--Jpatt 13:49, 6 January 2013 (EST)
Sorry for bothering you, Today, I unblocked User:Wschact, as I felt that the comment he made, here, was not very bad. If you disagree, please revert back to your decision. Just wanted you to know,
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ok --Jpatt 20:33, 5 January 2013 (EST)
Sorry to bother you again, but I hope you are aware that you added Chuck Hagel to the Obama's Religion a second time. It was already at the top of the list. Perhaps you may want to consolidate. Thanks, Wschact 23:33, 7 January 2013 (EST)
I am not clear as to what was the concern with this edit. I believe the audience and the fact that he made the speech during the middle of his first term as President is important to the context. Providing a link to the full text is also helpful to the readers. I also believe that the reference to Muslim teaching against same sex marriage is important to the readers. A home schooled student should learn that a wide variety of religions teach against same sex marriage. Your wording implies that Muslims approve of same sex marriage, when there is widespread opposition. Thanks, Wschact 05:36, 8 January 2013 (EST)
- I see that you care deeply for Obama's religion. I don't know why you fear my examples so much that you have to make changes. Obama claims to be a Christian while attacking the Christian faith. You want to make it as Obama is attacking the Christian and Muslim faith. No Muslim religious people are ordered to perform same-sex marriage against their beliefs. CAIR has not made any complaints against Obama's gay policy. Muslims overwhelming voted for Obama in '12 just as they did in '08 despite his gay marriage stance. What you deem important is just another attempt to water-down my examples. Do me a favor, I don't need you to correct my work. You want to edit the other entries, go ahead. Leave my work alone. --Jpatt 06:34, 8 January 2013 (EST)
Can you unprotect Backdoor spending authority? I'm still working on it. Also, User:Wschact may have some positive contributions to it. He seems knowledge on a few difficult and complicated (parliamentary and budget) processes. OscarO 21:09, 10 January 2013 (EST)


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Gregg Rosenthal previews the NFC Championship with a little help from NFL Game Rewind.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White felt that his team got "complacent" in the second half last week against the Seattle Seahawks. That can't happen again this week against the San Francisco.
Atlanta's biggest edge in this game is outside the numbers with White and Julio Jones. Harry Douglas should also be a factor. The Falcons threw deep aggressively last week, and they seem to know that's their best change of winning the NFC Championship. This should be not be a ball control game.
Protecting Ryan
The Falcons offensive line is better in pass protection than in the running game. That was certainly true last week, when Ryan's protection was practically spotless against the Seattle Seahawks. This is a much tougher matchup, but there are reasons to be concerned for the 49ers.
Justin Smith did not get a great push as a pass rusher last week in his first game back from a partial triceps tear. The 49ers barely ran their usual stunts with Smith and Aldon Smith. The younger pass rusher was far from dominant in his matchup against the Packers and has struggled to get sacks late in the year. Ray McDonald was also quiet. The 49ers have a great defensive line on paper, but they haven't really played to that level late in the season. Perhaps it wasn't just Justin Smith's injury. If Ryan can get time to throw, he should find some open receivers.
Testing the safeties
So much of this game for Atlanta will come down to winning one-on-one matchups. I wrote about the team's resurgent running game earlier in the week. Running backs Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers need to get yards after contact. That's all about individual effort, which will also be a key for the wide receivers.
The 49ers cornerbacks Tarell Brown, Carlos Rogers and Chris Culliver are all physical players. But White and Jones should be superior at going after contested passes. Ryan needs to trust his wideouts to win. San Francisco's secondary is very underrated, but occasionally Dashon Goldson and Donte Whitner can be caught out of position because they are such aggressive run stoppers.
A matchup of future Hall of Famers?
All-Pro linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman easily make up the best 1-2 combination of inside linebackers in the league. Their unique versatility keys so much about the 49ers defense. It will be fascinating to see how the 49ers choose to match up with Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez. Safeties will surely be on him sometime, but don't be surprised to see Willis jostling with Gonzo down the field. That's a classic matchup to keep an eye on. Atlanta will have to keep throwing because they know this won't be a defensive game.
Kaepernick confusion
The Falcons have struggled mightily with mobile quarterbacks like Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton and Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson all season. Colin Kaepernick has a way of making defenses look ridiculous. We just can't continue without presenting this play. Just watch Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. To the coaches film!
Kaepernick's 56-yard touchdown last week was also a great example of what the zone read attack can do to defenders. Everyone blamed Packers linebacker Erik Walden for blowing the play, but Packers coach Kevin Greene noted this week it wasn't Walden's fault. To be more specific: Fault could be spread around.
Look below as linebacker Brad Jones and safety Charles Woodson get sucked in by the play-action. The Packers didn't even know who had the ball. Fullback Bruce Miller appeared to obscure the defenders' view at just the right time.
Kaepernick presents so many problems for a defense. The Packers got free blitzers on him, and he easily made them miss. So many times the coverage "won" on the play only for Kaepernick to get a big gain on a scramble. He really wasn't hitting his spots early against Green Bay and yet the 49ers were still putting up points.
Varied running game
No team mixes up their formations and pre-snap movement more than the 49ers. That makes their traditional running game so tough to defend because there is so much to defend, especially when you study their entire season. They move a lot before the snap on defense as well. Some late movement by Justin Smith on the defensive line created a lot of confusion for the Packers offensive line.
Which Falcons defenders will step up?
Atlanta's defense isn't playing particularly well. They gave up four touchdowns in Seattle's last five possessions last week. The Seahawks botched two earlier red zone trips or the Falcons wouldn't still be playing. Atlanta got virtually no pressure on Russell Wilson last week. They didn't blitz much, which did not work well. With John Abraham hurt, the Falcons need players to step up. Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is the best candidate.
Weatherspoon showed incredible pursuit last week on a play where he forced a fumble by Marshawn Lynch. He showed off impressive coverage skills breaking up a pass in the first quarter. But I included this play just to show his range. Weatherspoon is No. 56 and lines up on the right hashmark. This is not a play that Weatherspoon is expected to make. Look at where Weatherspoon is standing when Golden Tate catches the ball. That's closing speed.
Too many ways to win
The Falcons are good enough to make the Super Bowl. But if both teams are playing their best, the 49ers simply have more ways to win on Sunday. They have superior overall talent and coaching. A blowout win by San Francisco would surprise me a lot less than a Falcons victory.
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Hello, I'm building a composite roadster pickup and don't know what the bracket that the top irons pivot on looks like. It appears to be a small unit as the hole in the body is right next to the door and top rail. The older brackets I've tried don't even come close to being correct. Virtually everything was stripped from this body. I'm a little surprised the previous owner didn't try to dismantle the molacules in the metal. A picture,a drawing, or better yet someone with the brackets would be wonderful.Thanks
Hi Gary,
I believe the item you seek is offered by Lang's Old Car Parts (1-800-872-7871). The part number in their catalog is 48090X. Other Model T part vendors may also offer this item. I have no relationship with Lang's other than being an occasional customer.
Neil thank you so much. That's the shaft part of what I need. I'm missing the part that this piece screws into. I believe it is a body support of some sort.Again, thank you.
Sorry I don't have a picture of the area you are interested in. The closest I have is from the parts booklet and is shown below.
If someone with a 1926-27 roadster body or roadster pickup body that is not upholstered in that area would please post a picture, I think it would answer Gary's question. I check e-bay and ModelTHaven and neither of them had a picture of that area on their sites today. I often snag photos from there to help answer questions. Thank you for any help you can provide.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap Tucker 1915 Model T Ford Touring cut off and made into a pickup truck and 1907 Model S Runabout. Sumter SC.
I hope these pictures help.They are from my 26 Canadian roadster pickup.The picture area is surface rusted and the lighting is poor( pickup is stored in a trailer). Shows right & left insides, plus left outside.
Yours in vintage motoring,
Scott Kramer
1913 Canadian T touring & 1917 Briscoe touring
For Scott,
Thank you for taking the time to snap the pictures and post them. It looks like the bracket is small and just fits inside the top portion of the body just behind the panel where the door closes. I was surprised that there was not more of a brace etc. to transmit the load down to the floor sill, but I guess the "channel" created by the side of the body, the opening for the door, where the metal wraps around the door opening provide the same strength or better than the old wooden skeleton of the earlier cars.
I noticed you have a 1913 Canadian touring. If you haven't looked at the Frontenac site in the last year or so, they have added several good pictures of some of the Canadian Ts they have been working on. See: http://www.modelt.ca/ and go to their restorations and also photo page. If you have a chance, please send me photos of your car that I can share in the future when folks ask questions about the Canadian Ts– especially the Canadian features of your car. I have a couple of 1913 Canadian T pictures but I have misplaced the text (i.e. who was kind enough to send those) but I would always welcome more. There is a general posting listing some Canadian information at: http://www.modeltforum.org/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config_512.pl?read=117393 I sent an e-mail to Kevin also called Bill Mowle earlier today. I think that Ford of Canada was producing their own touring bodies around 1911. Bruce McCalley at his on line encyclopedia at: http://www.mtfca.com/encyclo/doc11.htm shares:
JAN 6 1911 Acc. 575, Ford Archives
Notes on changes in touring bodies made by Beaudett Body Co., Hayes Mfg. Co., and Ford in Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. Beaudett bodies are identified as "Pontiac" on the shipping invoices, apparently because Beaudett was located in Pontiac, Michigan. If you have any information about who produced any of the Canadian T bodies, please let me know.
Again thank you for sharing.
For Gary,
Please confirm that you are working to convert a 1926-27 touring front half to a roadster style pickup. That is what I suspect, as it looks like that bracket would probably be spot welded to the inside of the original roadster and of course on the touring a different bracket to hold the larger touring bows would have been installed in the back seat area. From the pictures Scott shared, if you can find a really rusted out 1926-27 roadster body – the sheet metal will be worthless long before the bracket is totally gone. I would guess you could line it up and spot weld it into the same location on the touring and it would probably work. There is a slim chance that they made the door opening / pillar area stronger on the roadster but on the earlier cars the roadster and touring area was about the same in that location.
And of course you could just fabricate a new bracket – very easy to do if you purchased the pivots that Lang's has or some originals.
Respectfully submitted,
Hap Tucker 1915 Model T Ford touring cut off and made into a pickup truck (no top – so we don't have that issue) and 1907 Model S Runabout. Sumter SC.
Gentlemen, I can't thank you enough. I had no idea even what to look for when visiting swap meets. I believe with a little time I could probably fabricate brackets now knowing what they are supposed to look like. Scott and Hap are life savers!!!! My car has been sitting for a year while I tried to figure out the bracket issue. Now I move on to the next problem.
Again, thank you for the effort!!
The pictures that I posted for you had to be compressed to fit. If you send me your e mail address, I will send you the original sized pictures.
I would think that the brackets for roadster & touring might be the same ?
I have part of a touring body behind the garage I will look at tomorrow.


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