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II Times FiveI have a '33 Ford Coupe with a Mustang II front suspension, which uses four-lug brake rotors. I'd like to convert it to a five-lug pattern, but I'm not sure what hubs to use. Any suggestions?John Hanna Aberdeen, MS
The simplest way to get to a five-lug pattern would be to swap your brake rotors, since the hubs and rotors are integral on the Mustang II setup. Stock 911/44-inch vented Mustang II (M-II) rotors are available new with either the traditional Ford 5-on-411/42-inch bolt pattern or GM's 5-on-431/44-inch pattern from a variety of street rod parts suppliers, including Speedway Motors. At $34.95 apiece, the price is right, too. These are brand-new rotors that are only drilled with the desired bolt pattern, not converted from four-lug to five. Order up a set of fresh wheel bearings and you'll be ready for five-lug wheels inside of an hour. Speedway also offers Mustang II "Super Rotors," which are the same size but are cross-drilled and zinc-washed.
However, while you're at it, you may want to take the opportunity to upgrade your braking, particularly since the stock Mustang II brakes are small, and were originally intended for four- and six-cylinder Pinto-based M-II models, even though V-8s were later offered. A fairly common upgrade involves using Granada 11-inch rotors, which use the same wheel-bearing dimensions so they bolt right up to the Mustang II spindles. This requires custom caliper brackets, and most of these swaps are offered in kit form using GM "metric" calipers (third-gen F-body and '78-'88 A/G body) with the required adapter brackets.
Master Power Brakes offers a kit that upgrades the M-II front spindles to 11-inch brakes, but it uses separate hubs to mount the rotors, and the hubs and rotors are both drilled to accept studs for either 411/42-inch or 431/44-inch bolt pattern. This kit also uses the "big" GM-style calipers found on many '70s-era GM cars, as opposed to the later metric GM calipers. According to Master Power, the larger calipers are good for an additional 65 percent clamping force. Another stated benefit of this kit is that it does not widen the vehicle's track width-the wheels remain in the same position relative to the vehicle.
If you still want more braking for your Mustang II-equipped vehicle, Master Power also offers a Deluxe M-II brake kit, featuring 12-inch cross-drilled and slotted rotors and late-model Corvette-style PBR aluminum calipers. The kit uses aluminum hubs and comes with stainless-braided brake hoses, and while it also does not widen the vehicle's track width, it does require the use of at least 16-inch wheels.
Proper HeaderingIn your Sept. '03 issue, you featured a set of Ford GT-40P iron cylinder heads on an engine buildup. My question is, what would happen if you bolted a set of these heads onto a 5.0L Mustang? Would the angled spark plugs clear the headers, and if not, are there shorty headers to make this work without requiring a custom-made set of tubes?Ramon DuvernayHyattsville, MD
The spark plug location used on the GT-40P heads isn't significantly different than traditional small-block Ford cylinder heads, but the angle of the plugs is, as you point out. This does create header fitment conflicts in some situations. From the feedback we've collected, there are some headers that just happen to fit the "P" heads, and some that don't; Internet sites seem to be a good source of information on this. Rumor has it that stock 5.0L Mustang tube headers will clear, but we haven't actually tried this ourselves. There are application-specific headers for this swap, however, available from Ford Racing and from MAC Products. We bolted a set of P heads to a '93 Mustang a couple years back, and tried both sets of shorty headers, and though the designs are different, both fit just fine. The car currently runs the Ford Racing tubes, though these are not smog-certified. Incidentally, the GT-40P heads were worth 30 hp over the stock '93 E7TE heads when used in conjunction with a Cobra intake manifold and 65mm throttle-body on an otherwise stock Mustang.
Russian Roulette, Ford StyleI have a Ford 302, casting number C8OE-6015-A, that I sent to the machine shop to be inspected and overbored. When I got it back, the crank was not the same one I had sent. The crank I got back has a casting number of 2MAE, which is an '82-'90 crank. Now I'm wondering if I can use my old flywheel and balancer. My flywheel is casting number C4AE-6375-B, though I'm not sure of the original application. I already know that the late-model balancer is a four-bolt unit while my original is a three-bolt type. I don't want to mix-match parts without being sure they are compatible, so could you tell me if these pieces can be used together, and if not, what parts I need to make this work?Thomas HollowellVicksburg, MS
The problem you're going to have is with the balancing of these engines. The Ford small-block engines are externally balanced, meaning that an imbalance in the rotating assembly is corrected with weights on the external rotating parts, specifically the harmonic balancer and the flywheel/flexplate. The early 302 and all 351W Ford engines used a 28.2-ounce/inch imbalance while later 302s, from '80-on, used a 50-ounce/inch imbalance. These parts can't be mixed and matched; they must be used in the appropriate application. The simple answer would seem to be for you to install the 50-ounce balancer and corresponding flywheel/flexplate from a later engine, but as you've noticed, Ford changed from a three-bolt pulley arrangement to a four-bolt pulley in the early '70s. This leaves you with the option of switching to a later accessory drive or using a conversion balancer. Ford engine swap specialists Total Performance offers the proper 50-oz-in three-bolt balancer, and Professional Products offers high-performance Ford small-block balancers that are drilled for both three- and four-bolt pulley patterns, plus they are available with spacers to match any of the Ford accessory-drive placements.
Fourth-Gen FattiesI have an '02 Trans Am with the WS-6 Ram Air package, and I'd like to step up to 18-inch wheels and tires. I have a complete Hotchkis suspension system on the car right now, which lowered it about an inch.
I want to use 18×9.5-inch wheels in the front with 275/35 tires and 18×10.5-inch wheels out back with 315/30s. Will this combo work? Is there any chance of fitting an 18×12 with a 335/30 tire? I'm trying to have the fourth-gen F-car with the fattest shoes. This car is really only used on weekends on good roads, so sidewall height isn't much of an issue.Kyle SundbergLake Butler, FL
Your proposed wheel/tire combo is pushing the limits, but should work, provided you order the wheels with the proper backspacing/offset. We've seen 275/35-18s on the front of fourth-gens before, so that shouldn't be a problem, though they're usually mounted on a 9-inch wheel. Still, if you're determined to have a 9.5-incher, sources say it can be made to fit. The 10.5-inch rear wheel is also on the edge-a 10-inch rear wheel is more common for upgraded F-cars of this vintage, but again, sources say it should fit, though depending on the wheel manufacturer, that 315/30 tire may be stretched a bit to span the rim width. Definitely consult with the wheel-maker prior to ordering. Some fourth-gen Camaro SS owners like to use 11-inch ZR1 wheels on the rear of their cars, but if you've ever seen this, you know that they usually hang out under the wheel lip, and even a touch beyond it in some cases (usually with 335/30 tires). That said, it's a safe bet that you won't get 12-inch wheels in there. Since you have the Hotchkis suspension with its rigid trailing arms and panhard bar along with stiff urethane bushings, you can afford to run the rubber fairly close to the inner fenderwells (you need a minimum of 11/42-31/44 inch of clearance at rest), but if you were still running the stock stamped-steel/rubber pieces, the flex would require more clearance, and therefore would likely not permit the use of a 10-inch wheel or bigger.
By the way, fourth-gen F-cars that left the factory with 17-inch wheels have a spacer between the rubber jounce bumper and the frame over the rear axle. Your car should already have these (and you may be able to spot them by looking through the wheel openings), but for those upgrading from 16-inch rollers, these should probably be added to limit the axle travel, providing a bit of insurance between the tires and quarter-panels. You can get them from SLP.
Oldsmo-BuickI am planning on rebuilding my Olds 425, which is out of a '65 98. I want to bore it 0.030 over, and I am trying to decide on pistons. My question is, will 0.030-over Olds 455 pistons work for me? I am almost positive that the 425 and 455 share the same block. I am planning on putting this motor in my '69 Buick Skylark along with a TH400 trans. I know it will be tough to do, considering I will need a new trans crossmember and the Olds block sits an inch higher than a Buick big-block would. But time is not a concern for a 19-year-old college guy who is sick of my generation driving Kia Rios mod'ed with aluminum wings and coffee cans for mufflers. Any advice you can give me is great.John Gerrity Mokena, IL
The 425 and the 455 Olds do use basically the same block-that is, both engines use a 4.125-inch bore and 3-inch main journals. However, if you check into the factory specs a little deeper, you'll find that the 425 uses 6.998-inch connecting rods while the 455 uses 6.735-inch rods, and the stock pistons in a 425 have a 1.615-inch compression height while the 455 pistons have a 1.74-inch compression height. So, pistons are not interchangeable between engines.
As far as the engine swap, it really shouldn't be difficult at all. First, your Skylark is basically the same chassis as a similar-era Olds Cutlass, which was offered with a 455 in '68 and '69 (in Hurst/Olds models), and then as an option for the standard Cutlass from '70-'72. Since the 350 and 455 Olds use the same engine mounts, even a set from a 350 Cutlass should work to mount the 455 in your Skylark. The proper frame mounting holes are probably already drilled in your engine crossmember as well. You also mentioned the need for a new transmission crossmember, probably because you figure this will be necessary to mount the TH400. However, on most A-body GM cars of that era, the same transmission crossmember is used with all transmissions-it's just slid back for the larger trans. Again, the holes in the frame to mount the trans crossmember in the TH400 position should already be there, since some Skylarks-like the GS 400-could be had with the larger Hydramatic box. Some Buick/Olds/Pontiac applications from that era used transmission crossmembers that had rubber isolators on the ends to dampen vibrations transferred to the chassis, and if your car has this, you may want to find the one-piece Chevelle-style tubular crossmember that does not have isolators. After 30-some-odd years, the rubber bushings may not deal well with the monster torque of a 455 and a heavy foot. Note also that you will need a shorter driveshaft that uses the larger TH400-style slip yoke; your existing shaft could be modified by a competent shop to work.
Pontiac Big-Block?From what I was told a while ago, the Pontiac V-8s are all the same block from the 350 to the 455. Yet I keep seeing listings on eBay claiming the 400 is a big-block. Which is correct?Carl McCoyVia the Internet
You were right the first time, Carl. The Pontiac V-8 that was first introduced for the '55 model year has come to be known as the "traditional" Pontiac V-8 among enthusiasts, to differentiate it from "corporate" V-8s (read: Chevy) found in many Pontiac vehicles, a GM practice that began in the late '70s. All traditional Pontiac V-8s are based on the same block design, from the 326 up to the 455. This is not to say that all of these engines actually use the same block-they don't. They do, however, share external dimensions. The 421/428/455 versions are called "large-main" engines, referring to the 3.25-inch main journals these engines have as opposed to the 3-inch mains of the 400 and smaller engines.
Engine swapping is fairly easy among Pontiac vehicles, with one primary obstacle in the motor-mount bosses-early motors have two holes per side while '70-later have five, a move made to accommodate the second-generation Firebird's engine positioning. Some oddball engines circa '73-'74 seem to have three holes, as the other two bosses were not drilled for some reason. Nunzi's Automotive in Brooklyn, New York, offers adapter brackets for those wishing to mount a pre-'70 engine in a later Firebird under part number 8070.
Score Or Scrap?I have a set of SBC heads with the casting number 10125320. How do these stack up against the Vortec heads? What size combustion chambers do these have?Greg GortonWillis, TX
The casting number you listed is for a set of '94-'96 LT1 cast-iron heads. These would have been used on the 260hp version of the 5.7L LT1 found in the Caprice, Impala SS, Buick Roadmaster, and rear-drive Cadillac. As far as the port design, the Vortec's ports were based on the Gen II LT1 design, so they are very similar. Most LT1 heads have 64cc combustion chambers used in conjunction with the flat-top pistons in the 5.7L short-block.
However, since the LT1 heads are part of the Gen II small-block design, they cannot be swapped onto an earlier small-block. Physically, you might be able to make it happen as the dimensions are roughly the same, but the main difference is in the cooling passages, since the Gen II used a reverse-flow cooling system that feeds coolant to the heads first, then the block, which is the inverse of most traditional V-8s. Even if these could be modified to work on a traditional small-block, it wouldn't be worth the effort, since so many excellent heads are available to bolt directly to the small-block at reasonable cost.
Axle AskingI recently bought a disc-brake Posi-traction rearend to replace the drum brake open rear in my '84 Camaro. It's a Borg Warner rear that I believe came out of an '87 Pontiac. It had a metal tag on the cover with 2.77 stamped on it. I understand rear-disc F-cars came with Moraine-type calipers. Does this rear have the same type? I know I'll need a new proportioning valve. Could I use one of those adjustable valves alone, or do I need to use it in conjunction with a stock valve? Also, the parts place has the same parts numbers for both disc and drum master cylinders. Could I use mine? Is this rearend worth it? I only paid $100 for it.Jeff MedineViolet, LA
The rearend you've acquired is what most third-gen enthusiasts refer to as the Australian axle, as that's where it was built. It's also referred to as the 9-bolt, because of the number of bolts holding the rear cover in place. It may well be a Borg-Warner design, but it's not one that was used on any other GM car here in the states. The 2.77 refers to the axle ratio, and this unit was also offered with 3.27:1, 3.45:1, and 3.70:1 gearsets. The '87 model year was the first time this axle was used, replacing the puny GM-built 7.5-inch axle used on all third-gen F-cars previously. The strength of this unit was a definite improvement over the 7.5, though that's not to say it's actually strong by musclecar standards. For a mild street car it should be fine, as long as repeated drag launches with sticky tires aren't part of your plan.
The brakes that would have come with that axle are the Delco-Moraine type, which can be identified by the cast-iron calipers-in '89, GM switched to aluminum PBR-sourced rear calipers. This change was reportedly precipitated by reliability issues with the iron calipers. The main problem is that the calipers "freeze," which seems to be linked to the parking brake mechanism.
But if your calipers check out OK, this rear axle assembly should be an improvement over your stock '84 unit, though you may be losing some axle ratio depending on what you have now. The rear brakes should bolt right up, and some sources tell us that the drum-brake proportioning actually works well with the rear discs in this particular application. As you seem to be aware, normally a disc-to-drum swap would require a proportioning change and a differently sized master cylinder. In this case, retaining the drum-brake proportioning would limit the effectiveness of the rear discs, if anything. It is possible that the master cylinder is the same for both applications in this instance. But anytime non-factory brake system changes are made, it is critical to verify that the system still works properly under all conditions. That means you need to find out if the rear brakes will under- or over-brake in heavy braking situations, including wet pavement. If the brake proportioning isn't correct, you could use an aftermarket manual-adjustable proportioning valve. To be most effective, these are usually used without the factory proportioning valve; if the manual unit is installed after the factory unit, all it can do is further limit the rear braking.
Little EnginesI've decided what I would like to do to my 283. I would like to start by using a 327 crank. I have read that some 283 blocks are not compatible with 327 cranks. Is there any truth to this? And if so, how can I go about determining if I have the right 283 block?Josh ShanksWillard, MO
What you're talking about building, Josh, is a 307. From 1968 through 1973, Chevy placed 3.25-inch stroke crankshafts (the same stroke as a 327) in a 283 block to create, in essence, a "stroker" 283 since the original stroke on a 283 is 3.00 inches. You are also correct that there are two different types of 327 crankshafts. All early small-blocks used small journal crankshafts employing a 2.30-inch main journal and 2.00-inch rod journals. Beginning in 1968, Chevy increased the journal diameters to 2.45 for the mains and 2.100 for the rods. The cheapest way to go is to find an early, small journal 327 crank for your 283 block. All 327 cranks were forged steel. All 307 cranks are large journal-that won't work unless you're willing to pay to have the mains cut down, which is expensive.
To answer your question of whether you have the right 283 block, the real point is that if you use an early, small-journal 327 crank, it will drop right in. Be aware that you will have to also use 307-style pistons because the added 0.250-inch stroke (3.25 vs. 3.00 for the 283) will require a 307-style compression height piston while still using a 283-style bore. This might be a little more expensive since 307 engines are not nearly as popular as the 327 or the 283. It would be wise to price it all out first.
For best power, the ideal combination is the 302, which is a larger 4.00-inch bore 327 block with a short 3.00-inch stroke 283 crank. This offers a larger bore for better cylinder head breathing and virtually the same displacement.
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On the forum already exist some topics about nice places to visit, pictures, ..., worldwide.
The goal of this new area is to regroup in different forums these topics but also to welcome new ones.
As the English language make many shy and as it is a worldwide dedicated area, all languages are welcome here as soon as the super-moderators at least are able to validate they are compliant to the rules of well behaviour expected here (no offensive language, and so on...).
Donc, par exemple, vous pouvez poster en Français si vous voulez. Cela sera l'occasion de jouer avec Microsoft Translator
Usually around here if it's not English, it is French but other languages might appear so Super-Mods and myself will had tags in the titles as languages will appear in the topic: [EN] for English, [FR] for French, [IT] for Italian, ...
The full forums directory will be built as the new topics will be started. So if you want to start a topic taking place in a city and a country not yet represented by a forum. Just start it in the corresponding continent directory forum and it will be correctly dispatch afterwards.
I hope this new place to be active so we'll have soon plenty of good places to visit worldwide !
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Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley is reportedly interviewing with the Cardinals today for their head-coaching vacancy.
Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Haley is in Arizona today for the Cardinals interview. That news comes as something of a surprise, because there have been multiple reports that Haley was happy to stay in Pittsburgh and wasn't looking to leave. In fact, agent Jerome Stanley told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network that Haley is not interviewing.
The Cardinals have neither confirmed nor denied that Haley is a candidate for their head-coaching vacancy.
The 45-year-old Haley was well regarded during his previous stint with the Cardinals, as their offensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008. In fact, he was so well regarded that he parlayed his work there into a head-coaching stint with the Chiefs. That, however, did not go well and he was fired during his third season, in 2011. Haley has also spent time on the coaching staffs of the Jets, Bears and Cowboys.


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Simple Steps to Improved Nutrition and Live In Senior Care
Spring is finally around the corner and we can start to think about shedding the layers of clothing and perhaps even some extra pounds that may have crept on over the holidays and winter months. Getting healthier doesn't mean a complete overhaul in diet and forbidding favorite foods. It's all about creating a balance in your diet to also include portioned sizes of delectable delights.
Some simple steps to improved nutrition include switching up some foods in your daily diet. If you like to have a slice of toast in the morning, trade in the white bread for a wholegrain variety. Many bread companies have found ways to make wheat breads a lot tastier than in the past and you can reap the benefits of reduced heart disease risk, decreased cholesterol levels, and lowered blood pressure. Whole grain foods have also been linked to reducing the risks of many types of cancer. Basically, ditch the white foods and try some whole grain rice and pastas to improve your nutrition in foods you probably already eat on a weekly basis.
If you are looking for some other simple steps to improved nutrition, start by ordering and serving foods with dressing and sauces on the side. You are less likely to overindulge in the extra calories that you don't need to consume. If you really want to cut out dressings to save some calories, try squeezing lemon or orange on your salad for a zesty kick.
Drinking milk is a wonderful way to satiate hunger. If you have a glass of skim milk before a meal, you are less likely to consume unnecessary calories. Milk is an excellent source of calcium, which strengthens bones and teeth, but it does not have to be the full fat or 2% version to receive the same benefits of skim milk. Save some calories and fat by having a glass of delicious cold skim milk whenever possible.
A simple and often neglected step to improved nutrition is to drink lots of water. When our bodies are dehydrated, hunger and thirst signals are sent together and may be mistaken for a need for food. The old saying to drink eight 8 ounce glasses of water might not be completely accurate, but it never hurts to have a glass of water before every meal and snack, just to prevent overindulging at meal times. This will also prevent dehydration and you will feel better overall.
With warmer weather brings fresh fruit in our supermarket and local farm stands. Whenever possible, sneak in some fruits and vegetables into your diet. Eating five servings of vegetables a day may seem daunting, but it can be done in little steps. Simply adding more vegetables to your stir fry, or making sure that the serving of veggies is larger than the serving of meat at dinner time can be the boost in nutrition that your body needs.
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Left Behind in the Forest - Daily Grind
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It's clear that daily life is no gentle stroll. Your boss is an idiot, your wife is no longer the one you married and you're even starting to get on your own nerves. The only thing that can bring you back to life is Latvian State Forests. Visit them and see nature's healing power for yourself. All cares suddenly turn into moss and evaporate.
Advertised brand: MAMMADABA (Mother Nature) Client: LATVIAN STATE FORESETS Advert title(s): LEFT BEHAIND IN THE FOREST Advertising Agency (Name, City, Country): !MOOZ, Riga, Latvia Creative Director: Peteris Lidaka Art Director: Peteris Lidaka Copywriter: Edgars Šubrovskis Account Director: Didzis Paeglis Production company: Hypnosis Published/Released/Aired (Month, Year): June, 2011


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A new exhibit at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York highlights the history of a little-known organization called Society for the Protection of Jewish Health. Assistant Curator Jesse Aaron Cohen offers a preview of "Fighting for a Healthy New Generation," which was curated by Krysia Fisher.
In 1912, the Obshchestwo Zdravookhraneniya Yevreyev (or OZE) was founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, charging itself with the task of preventing, detecting and treating disease among the Jewish people, with a special emphasis on the health of Jewish children. Over the next three decades, this organization, in its multiple incarnations, provided an unprecedented range of services aimed at improving the health, hygiene and quality of life of the most vulnerable members of Jewish society. These services included the publication and distribution of posters and educational pamphlets, the implementation of public lectures addressing health and hygienic issues, and the establishment and maintenance of hundreds of Jewish hospitals, nurseries and summer camps for orphans and needy children.
Through its work on the ground, often with the aid of American Jewish organizations, OZE and its affiliates succeeded in raising the standard of living of thousands of Jews across Eastern Europe, with very little government support. The story of OZE, therefore, is a lens through which to see just one of the innovative ways in which Eastern European Jews coped with the challenges of a world changing around them.
This story "Protecting Jewish Health" was written by Jesse Aaron Cohen.


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Fowl Meadow
Fowl Meadow (Poa serotina), also called False Redtop, has two to four spikelets, sometimes five flowered. The ligules are oval, spear-shaped. The flowers are green, often tinge with purple. Roots are slightly creeping. It is very common in wet meadows and banks of streams and flowers in July and August. The panicle is erect and spreading when in flower but more contracted and drooping when ripe. Here we see a magnified spikelet. The flower is shown here. The germ of the Fowl Meadow grass is shown here.
False Redtop, fowl meadow grass, fowl meadow grasses, grass, grasses, kgrasses, Poa serotina
Flint, Charles L. Grasses and Forage Plants (Boston, MA: William F. Gill & Company, 1874)


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Hello ladies and gents!
What I would like to do here is have a virtual quilt retreat, a way to shake off those winter blues! So come join us here on the board and at your machines of course
This month, our project is a Quilted Bath/Throw Rug. I have seen alot of posts recently about them and thought it would be a great weekend project. So I ran to the LQS today and got some very HOT fabric, whipped up a sample and voila, here ya go:
So here is how we are going to do this quilt along retreat. Be sure to stock up on crumpets/tea of coffee/cake
Today - Friday 22nd, 2013I will post the "rules" so to speak,Thursday 21st, 2013
I will post the fabric requirements
I will be available every night in live chat and on the forum here
Everyone participating say hi to everyone else at our retreat
Everyone post pictures of the fabric you selected.
I will have the pattern available for email, just pm an address to send it toFriday 22nd, 2013
I will post the pattern here, complete with photographs of every step.
Cutting day - time to cut up that pretty fabricSaturday 23rd, 2013
I will be available in live chat and on forum for any questions *in the evening, sadly have to work
Piecing day - today everyone starts piecingSunday 24th, 2013
I will be available in live chat and on forum all day
Check-in around noon-1pm (your own timezone) for lunch and chat/questions
Everyone post pictures of project progress
Check-in around 5pm-6pm (your own timezone) for dinner and chat/questions
Again, Post pictures of progress
Evening time social hours, visiting and enjoying our retreat
Quilting day - today everyone starts quilting/binding
I will be available in chat all day (barring laundry duties) for any questions
Check-in again around noon-1pm (your timezone) for lunch and chat/questions
Everyone post pictures of project progress
Check-in around 3pm-4pm (of your own timezone) for farewell tea
Everyone Post pictures of finished projects so we can all oohhh and ahhh!
So lets all get together and enjoy spending the weekend together making a project together!
Here are the fabric requirements:
Color 1 (the orange/yellow flowered) : GENEROUS 1/4yd of material, you will need at least 10inches by width of fabric to cut all pieces,
Color 2 (the multi print) : GENEROUS 1/4yd of material, you will need at least 10inches by width of fabric to cut all pieces.
Color 3 (solid) : Generous 1/2yd - 5/8yd of fabric, this is used for piecing and binding.
Other materials needed:
Bath towel of at least 24ins x 32ins, (an old towel will work just fine)
Thread matching/complimenting for quilting (cotton or what ever you want, I used embroidery rayon)
Thread for piecing, something not too off from all colors
Puff-paint for non-skid application
Non-skid fabric (like the footie jammie things)
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BrANCH Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop
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12 April 2013
We are pleased to invite papers for the BrANCH postgraduate and early career workshop, to be held at University College London on April 12, 2013. Building on last year's inaugural workshop, we will provide a forum for the constructive consideration and discussion of thesis chapters, potential journal submissions and conference papers. Submissions are encouraged for individual papers from postgraduate and early career academics working on all aspects of US history in the long nineteenth century.
We intend the workshop to become a valuable medium for young scholars to bring exciting new scholarship to the table. The workshop will also provide an excellent opportunity for those of us at the early stages of our academic careers to meet up outside the annual BrANCH conference. The organisers anticipate that some funds will be available to subsidise travel for those presenting their work.
We intend to circulate papers ahead of the workshop. In order to give all submissions due consideration, brief proposals of no more than 400 words should be submitted by 1st March 2013. Submissions should be emailed to email@example.com
If you are interested in submitting a paper, or would like to register your interest in attending, we look forward to hearing from you.
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Summer is supposed to be filled with sun and fun, but if you're not prepared, even the best day can turn into a bad one. So, take note of these super summer safety tips for a happier, healthier season:
Don't get sun burned – If you enjoy outdoor activities, summer can be the perfect time for a trip to the beach, pool, playground, theme park, hiking trail or other locales that make for lots of family fun. However, fun in the sun can become uncomfortable very quickly if you or your kids spend too much time under the ultraviolet rays. To avoid painful sunburn, follow these summer safety tips:
• Wear a hat and sunglasses that block at least 99 percent of ultraviolet rays.
• Avoid direct sun exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun is most intense.
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It is a little rainy and depressing outside in East Texas today. Though the weekend is just on the horizon, today may feel like it will last forever. How do you escape from this dismal and bleak day? Watch happy and cute videos, of course.
To revive the optimism and sunshine to your day, her come three videos to the rescue. If cute kids, adorable animals tripping and slipping around, and silly surprises can't get you through this Thursday, nothing can.
First up, here is a little french girl telling an amazing story straight from her imagination. Her huge eyes, accent, and elaborate tale will give you a tooth ache. This video is too sweet to handle.
Next, we have a little music. There are experiences in life that cannot be prepared for, nor explained. This is one of those moments in life. This video shows one of the world's most unusual bands.
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From: Native Land Purchase Commissioner - Papers, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0006 (61 digitised items). Contains correspondence with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa in particular, and in Porirua to a lesser extent; some of the correspondence relates to the addressing of Maori grievances arising from the sales; also contains some correspondence about the conditions of McLean's employment and his role as a provincial politicianIncludes minutes of meeting held at Takapuwahia (26 Sep 1861) concerning charges brought against W N Searancke by Te Kakakura Wi Parata over a Ngati Toa land dispute.
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Even for a King, Stuttering Doesn't Have to be an Impediment
King George VI, the subject of the Academy Award Winning motion picture, The King's Speech, had trouble speaking fluently. Namely, he stuttered. But, with the help of an expert speech therapist, he overcame is challenges and gave a radio address that brought his country together during a raging World War.
The King is not the only one who has struggled with stuttering. James Earl Jones, Nicole Kidman, Tiger Woods, Bruce Willis, and Vice President Joseph Biden, along with a long list of famous celebrities, athletes and politicians, all stutter. In fact, the Stuttering Foundation estimates that approximately three million Americans stutter.
Thankfully, like King George VI, many of these individuals have found the support and strength they've needed to overcome their challenges and have successful lives and careers.
Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations or abnormal stoppages of sounds and syllables. Chronic stuttering has its origins in genetics and neurophysiology, and can be influenced by psychological or emotional factors. Episodic or transient stuttering (i.e., short-term stuttering) can sometimes develop following a neurological event, such as a stroke or brain injury.
Certified speech therapists are trained in proven techniques to help individuals overcome stuttering,
In The King's Speech, Lionel Logue, King George's speech therapist, constantly reassures his patients that they can overcome their speech problems, which greatly increases their chances of success. He also requires his patients to do daily breathing exercises and to gargle regularly with warm water. He even has them stand by open windows and say vowels loudly.
Speech therapy has changed a lot in 70 years.
At Good Shepherd, we use the SYSTEMS model to address stuttering. It helps patients identify the systems involved in speech production and how their thoughts, language and speech movements contribute to speech.
The model takes patients through five phases:
Phase One – Education: Patients are educated on how speech is produced (i.e., through thought, language, sensory/emotional/psychological feedback, memory and the movement of air and sound through the vocal cords). It is the rhythm, sequence and timing of these systems and movements that work together to create fluent speech. Any disruption or distraction can cause a disruption in speech.
Phase Two – Analysis: Here, speech therapists determine what, specifically, is happening to trigger the stuttering.
Phase Three – Fluid Movements: We instruct patients on proper movements in breathing, voicing, articulation and the sequencing and blending of these movements. We not only focus on the production of the movements, but also on how they feel. It is here patients learn to replace stuttering reactions with more beneficial ones.
Phase Four – Recovery: Here, patients become their own coaches by being able to identify where their speech is becoming disrupted and how to fix it.
Phase Five – Stabilization: Here we teach patients to apply the strategies for fluent speech in a variety of settings with both familiar and unfamiliar communication partners.
Stuttering management is a lifelong process. It becomes easier over time, but to apply proper techniques, individuals must always be conscious of their speaking. It is only the most disciplined, self-aware, positive and courageous people that truly learn to accept their speech limitations without limiting their lives.
Without the belief that proper speech was possible, history would not have had a King George VI. And what a shame if we were denied the heavy breathing of Darth Vader (James Earl Jones in Star Wars) or the fast-action antics of John McClane (Bruce Willis in Die Hard).
Stuttering may be a speech challenge, but it doesn't have to be a life impediment. Even individuals with disabilities can achieve great feats.


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Diversified Systems Inc. was founded in 1990 by Archie Williamson Jr. DSI provides a diverse range of computer services including project administration, systems integration, application development, web development and administration, mainframe support, network design and administration, and staff augmentation. DSI currently employs 24 people.
Williamson said he decided to start this business because he had learned early on that entrepreneurs controlled their own time and destiny.
He added that the SBA was invaluable in assisting him in posturing DSI for future growth. The company was especially helped by SBA's mentor protégé guidance program, he said.
To those who are considering starting a business, Williamson advises, "Never accept no or can't, listen to your customer and be passionate in your discipline to succeed".
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On Jan. 12, 2015, the Board of Regents appointed lifelong educator Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015, bringing with him a demonstrated record of expanding opportunities for students, improving higher education outcomes and efficiencies, and building successful partnerships with policymakers, donors and business leaders.
Bounds grew up on a small farm in rural Mississippi, where his family raised pigs and cows and he hauled hay. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college, and he earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi.
Bounds has devoted his 25-year career to helping change students' lives in the same way education opened doors in his own life. He began as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, superintendent and state superintendent before becoming Mississippi's commissioner of higher education in 2009. In that role, he oversaw a complex system of eight public universities including research universities, regional universities, an academic health science center, historically black institutions, a law center, a school of veterinary medicine and 200 institutes and centers. Together the system enrolled 85,000 students, employed 26,000 faculty and staff, and operated with a combined annual budget of $4.5 billion, including $500 million in research and development.
During every year of Bounds' tenure as commissioner, student enrollment and degrees awarded by the institutions in the Mississippi system increased, by a total of 13.3 percent and 11.4 percent, respectively. He advocated with legislative leadership for improved faculty compensation and providing greater opportunities for students. He also provided oversight for private fundraising in excess of $250 million per year.
Bounds worked with the Board of Trustees to implement a performance-based allocation model that distributed funds equitably and rewarded universities for operating efficiently and achieving attainment outcomes. He designed an efficiencies plan that saved more than $90 million, an internal audit function, and a comprehensive diversity initiative that led to increased diversity among Mississippi faculty, staff and students.
Bounds also worked with partners to develop plans to increase educational attainment in Mississippi, including a Center for Education Innovation focused on improving learning opportunities for disadvantaged children. Bounds created an office to foster relationships among university researchers, business and industry, and economic developers. He was tapped by the business community to chair a major statewide initiative to create an action plan to improve Mississippi's competitive position.
Bounds brings this experience to the University of Nebraska, which he believes can serve as a catalyst for change and growth in the lives of students and people in the state and around the world. He is working to make the University of Nebraska a giant in higher education – for the benefit of the state, the country and the world.
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American designer Halston reigned as the luxury clothier for the international jet set throughout the 1960s and '70s. Presently, iconic Halston dresses live on with Halston Heritage—a Halston clothing line that reinterprets the designer's legendary style for the modern woman. Halston Heritage handbags and clothing retain the timeless, yet daring vision of the brand's 20th century runway contributions tailored for a new era.


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What makes certain online dating sites better than the others? There are many dating websites out there yet as with many things, there are always the most popular ones. What makes the major online dating sites so popular? Some of these top ones include Koopa.com, OKCupid.com, PlentyofFish.com (Pof), and CasualKiss.com.
Well, one of the main reasons is that they are free. They don't charge a fee for you to sign up and start finding people you want to get to know. Like the others, many of them help match you up with people who have the same interests, goals, likes, and dislikes. But the major online dating sites also allow you to find people who may not be recommended by the sites. Crazy as it seems, many sites match your profile to other profiles but you can't customize your search and pair yourself up on your own. But the major Internet dating sites that are so popular allow you this flexibility and option. In other words, you aren't limited.
Community is a huge factor in the success of top free online dating sites. Koopa offers a great community. Sense of community is also known as a psychological sense of community and users want to belong to a group where they feel a strong part of. Community allows them to be free to be themselves as well as be amongst others who can have that same freedom and be appreciated for who they are. Community is about acceptance and feeling like being in a big (or small) family. The group, or community, that you belong to is all dependent on you. And the top sites allow this.
Koopa is excellent in not limiting their users and visitors. The Koopa community allows you to be as social as you wish. You can use the free site strictly for online dating, for finding new and old friends, and for networking and finding business collaborations. Whether you upload photos and content to find your perfect match for dating or for business ventures and goals, that is up to you. You can create posts, questions, and content to assist you in your online dating and social networking with Koopa.
Plenty of Fish, or Pof, gives online dating site users a chemistry test to take. Their goal is to help registered users discover and list their emotional needs in order to develop long term, fulfilling relationships as their emotional needs will be met. Pof also helps you to discover your relationship needs. Many relationship sites don't offer this.
OkCupid, like Koopa, allows for a mix. You can stir up your online dating and social networking. The unique thing about OkCupid is that you can be matched or NOT matched to anyone even if they are considered to be your Friend, Partner, or Enemy. Yes, you can even choose to be matched to your Enemy.
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Chip Cravaack, an ex-Navy pilot, was driving down the road, obeying a call from afar.
It was a hot day in August 2009, at the peak of Tea Party fervor. A radio talk show host was railing against the Democrats' health care plan: Visit your congressman -- the talker said -- demand a town hall meeting.
"I had my kids in the back of the car," recalls Cravaack, 51, a self-described stay-at-home dad with two boys, ages 8 and 6. "I was going down Highway 14, towards North Branch."
It was a trip that would put Cravaack on a course for Congress, where he will arrive Sunday, victorious over veteran Minnesota Democrat Jim Oberstar, 76, the longest serving congressman in state history. Part of the GOP's 84-member freshman class of 2010, Cravaack is among the dragon-slayers, an unheralded newbie who marshaled his military discipline to get a job done.
It was a distant hope just a year ago. Cravaack was living the quiet life of a medically retired Northwest Airlines pilot, grounded at 48 with sleep apnea. "I can't even fly a kite," he said with the gallows humor of an airman who once taught formation flying and aerial acrobatics.
Heeding the call on the radio, Cravaack set out from his upscale family home in Lindstrom, where he and his wife, Traci, are raising their two boys, to North Branch, where Oberstar has a district office.
There, Cravaack and about 25 other fellow travelers met with congressional staffer Blake Chaffee. "We were all there, saying, 'Hey, we want to talk to our congressman,'" Cravaack said. "After about two and a half hours, the place was packed and it was getting hot."
But Oberstar wasn't in. It would be the catalyst for Cravaack's decision to enter politics.
"To use the old Navy adage, make sure if you come into the skipper's office with a problem, you better have a solution," Cravaack said. "And that's when I thought to myself, it's time to quit complaining and do something."
Cravaack's single-minded determination against all odds does not surprise those who knew him as an aviator. "He was a linear thinker, he wasn't an abstract thinker. I've got to do A, then I have to do B, then I have to do C," said Mark Innerbichler, who was a local leader of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). "He was very mission oriented."
Delta Airlines pilot Steve Swazee worked alongside Cravaack in the Naval Reserve during the mid-1990s -- primarily in Minneapolis. He said it mostly involved administrative work supporting an aircraft carrier, which often meant poring through "wads of paper." Active-duty pilots in the Reserve joked they flew "LMDs" -- large mahogany desks.
"You really start to figure out who's there to just plug the weekend and who's there because they're committed to the defense of the United States, if you will," Swazee said. "It was very, very evident by the number of hours that Chip Cravaack worked that he was the real deal."
Not a political family
If Oberstar dismissed Cravaack as just "another Republican candidate," Cravaack could understand why. "It's been very safe in this district for quite a long time."
Indeed, no other Republican has represented northern Minnesota's Eighth District since 1947. That was William Pittenger, who died in 1951, eight years before Cravaack was born.
His father, Ray Cravaack, was involved with a local Republican club in the Cincinnati suburb where he grew up, but politics weren't a centerpiece of dinner conversations. "We were not highly involved in politics at all," his father said.
Beyond his role as a union picket-line boss in a pilots' strike, Cravaack had never been very political before.
While Democrats blame their bad showing in the midterm elections on the economy, Cravaack believes the health care bill was the central battleground in his race -- particularly the debate over abortion.
"I think Congressman Oberstar underestimated the pro-life issue of the health care bill," Cravaack said.
Oberstar, like Cravaack, is a Roman Catholic who opposes abortion rights. As a senior House Democrat, Oberstar had a hand in negotiating an 11th hour compromise providing an executive order guaranteeing that no public funds can be used to cover abortion.
But the deal did not pass muster with anti-abortion groups like Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, which turned against Oberstar. "We all know legislation trumps executive orders, otherwise we'd have a king," Cravaack said.
The abortion issue provided a strong undertow in the socially conservative district. On April 11, just after Cravaack's endorsement by the Minnesota GOP, the newly minted candidate posted a comment on duluthpolitics.com, a citizen blog, saying that the health care bill not only funds abortion, but "promotes euthanasia for our seniors." It was an echo of the Tea Party "death panels" that Democrats decried as false and alarmist.
In an interview after the election, Cravaack modulated his health care rhetoric, saying, "What I have said is it will ration care. Just like the majority of socialized medicine that I have seen."
Pilots and picket lines
Just like his congressional campaign, which was structured like a military operation, nearly everything about Cravaack's life has been inspired by his Navy service, his first career after graduating in 1981 from the U.S. Naval Academy.
A Chrysler registered to Cravaack bears the personalized license plates "USNA81."
Military service was a family tradition. He set his sights on becoming a Navy pilot in the seventh grade. His father was a Navy corpsman during the Korean War. His grandfather fought in World War I.
Cravaack also attended night school to get a masters degree in education, readying for a post-Navy career. The next move would either be teaching or flying for the airlines. "The airline pilot gig turned out first," he said.
Craavack started at Northwest Airlines in 1990, moving to Minnesota just as the airline was headed for a period of financial and labor turmoil.
"I became familiar with what a union was," said Cravaack "I have all the union 'patches.' I've been on strike, walked the picket line. I've been laid off for two years."
He got through a 1992-94 furlough teaching on flight simulators. After a stint of getting unemployment, he considered applying to drive a school bus.
The 1998 Northwest Airlines pilots' strike continued the tumult. As a strike coordinator, Cravaack brought a military bearing to the picket line.
"I was a brigade drill officer at the Naval Academy, and the deputy strike preparedness coordinator was actually my XO [executive officer] at the Pentagon," Cravaack recalled. "He called me up and said, 'Chip, I need you to put together a professional group. ... We don't want to be a bunch of rabble rousers on the picket line.'"
Cravaack taught his civilian counterparts how to do proper right and left turns, held inspections, and put on picket lines worthy of the parade grounds in Annapolis.
'Reporting on board a carrier'
Cravaack's sleep apnea ended his flying career in 2007, two years after he retired from the Navy Reserve.
Though Cravaack was able to use his experience in the pilots' union to bolster his labor credentials on the Iron Range, he has been afforded a comfortable living on Northwest Airlines' (now Delta's) long-term disability plan, which last year paid him $79,091, according to a U.S. House financial disclosure statement.
He says he still contributes to ALPA for the sake of aviation safety, even though the union's political action committee gave $10,000 to Oberstar.
Cravaack's wife contributed $220 to Novo Nordisk's federal PAC last year. She's a senior account executive at the Danish pharmaceutical company, but she does no Washington lobbying. "It doesn't influence me one way or the other," he said.
Although he is going to Congress as a champion of conservative, free-market principles, he is reluctant to talk specifically about the spending cuts he says are necessary to make Washington balance its books.
"It just wouldn't be fair," he said. "I've got to educate myself. I'm like a new officer reporting on board a carrier. There's a lot to learn."
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