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In a time when many local businesses are struggling, some seem to keep on rolling through the years. Our Andrew Sorensen tells us about one local restaurant celebrating sixty years on a very special day.
CLINTON, N.Y. -- Something about it says love.
"It brings back good memories," well-wisher Mary Lenhardt said.
A few tables over, Pamela Vona said, "I wish them many more years of success and happiness."
A lot of Valentine's Days have come and gone.
"Is it 60 years?" asked Pamela Hooson.
James Rischel said, "I'd like to wish them a happy 60th and another 60 to come."
But Francis Alteri isn't celebrating Cupid's arrows.
"We're celebrating our 60th year in business. We were established 1953 on Valentine's Day," he explained.
That's not to say they aren't romantic.
"When I was a kid and you went to the prom, afterwards, this is where you came," Lenhardt said.
But it's something else that keeps them going.
"The friendships, no doubt about it," said Alteri.
They're a little slice of nostalgia.
"As far as the recipes, all that stuff's been the same since the 60s," Alteri said.
They've built the slice up in Clinton over the years.
"You know, we have a local following, a local group of people that patronize us, and they've become very good friends of ours," said Alteri.
Alteri says that and their loyal employees are the only reasons he can think of for their long term relationship with the village.
"We come all the time, it's not just Valentine's Day, but we come a lot," said James Rischel.
It's kind of become Clinton in a way with long time customers like James and Jan Rischel.
"Maybe not as long as Jim, but it's probably been 40 years we've been coming here off and on," Jan Rischel said.
Or groups of regulars like the one you'll sometimes find with Lenhardt.
"Usually once a month to meet with the Golden Girls," she said of her group of school friends.
But with all the love around here, you might be surprised to find out they say the Valentine's Day founding date was only a friendly coincidence.
Although Alteri's might look and taste like it did in 1953, they aren't actually in the original building.
The original burned down in the 1960s, along with the apartment above where the Alteri family was living at the time.
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Throughout the month of May, the Round Rock Public Library gallery presents: In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, an exhibition produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
"In His Own Words" is made possible by a We the People grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Throughout his youth and into young adulthood, César Chávez experienced the hardships of being a migrant farm worker and the sting of racial discrimination. Motivated by a dream of justice and equality, Chávez dedicated himself to community organizing activities and, later, to founding the first farm workers' union. He developed strategies to affect the change he envisioned inspired by the principles of his parents, the teachings of Catholicism and his mentors and the study of successful civil rights leaders. Utilizing strikes, boycotts, marches and other nonviolent tactics, Chávez worked tirelessly to secure better pay, job safety, improved living conditions and other essential protections for farm workers.
Featuring 38 photographs paired with excerpts from his dynamic speeches, interviews and authoritative writings, "In His Own Words" documents the full course of Chávez's remarkable career and examines the life experiences and philosophical influences that drove him to dedicate himself fully to improving the lives of American farm workers.
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The fundamental repeating unit of chromatin, the nucleosome, is composed of a disc-shaped octamer of histone proteins around which is wrapped approximately 150-base pairs of genomic DNA. Nucleosomes regulate access to genes by forming a steric block to transcription factors and RNA polymerase. Less clear is how nucleosome positioning on DNA is regulated. Recent studies show that nucleosomes are strategically positioned throughout genomes, and that even subtle changes in nucleosome positioning can have profound effects on gene expression. These results raise the possibility that alterations in nucleosome positioning could result in heritable silencing of genes, and the generation of new forms and functions at the organismal level. Such alterations are independent of changes in DNA sequence (i.e., epigenetic alterations) and may be another source of variation acted upon by natural selection. An understanding of this process requires an understanding of how cells encode nucleosome positioning information, and how that information is inherited. The keys to this process are the evolutionarily conserved histone proteins, the building blocks of nucleosomes; which, like DNA, are semi-conserved during DNA replication. Posttranslational modifications of histones provide a potential vehicle for the heritable transmission of epigenetic traits. Understanding how this process works is one of the central questions in biology today.
We are working to understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate methylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4), an epigenetic mark required for inheritance of transcriptionally active states of chromatin. In humans, H3K4 methylation is catalyzed by the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) group of enzymes, mutations of which are associated with leukemias, solid tumors, and developmental abnormalities. We use the tools of structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics to understand the molecular mechanisms for how the family of MLL enzymes work. We place an emphasis on understanding MLL's function within the context of a large multi-subunit complex, called the MLL1 core complex. We have discovered that one of the components the MLL1 core complex is a novel histone methyltransferase we call WRAD, that catalyzes dimethylation within the complex. This finding changes the paradigm for our understanding of how multiple methylation is regulated within cells, which has profound implications for control of gene expression. Our studies on the structure and enzymology of MLL family enzymes will provide insights into their roles in cancer and developmental disorders, and provide the basis for the rational development of new treatments to help alleviate human suffering.
Projects are available to study the structure and enzymology of MLL family enzymes and the proteins with which they interact, using techniques such as X-ray crystallography, small angle X-ray scattering, analytical ultracentrifugation and enzyme kinetics.
Selected references:
Patel, A., Vought, V., Dharmarajan, V., and Cosgrove, M.S. (2011). A novel non-SET domain multi-subunit methyltransferase required for sequential nucleosomal histone H3 methylation by the MLL1 core complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry 286, 3359-3369.
Patel, A., Dharmarajan, V., Vought, V.E., and Cosgrove, M.S. (2009). On the mechanism of multiple lysine methylation by the human Mixed Lineage Leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) core complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284, 24242-24256. (Selected as JBC's Paper of the Week).
Patel, A., Dharmarajan, V., and Cosgrove, M.S. (2008). Structure of WDR5 bound to Mixed Lineage Leukemia Protein-1 peptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry 283, 32158-32161. (Accelerated Publication, Featured on the journal cover).
Patel, A., Vought, V.E., Dharmarajan, V., and Cosgrove, M.S. (2008). A conserved arginine containing motif crucial for the assembly and enzymatic activity of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia protein-1 core complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry 283, 32162-32175. (Featured on the journal cover).
Cosgrove, M.S., Boeke, J.D., and Wolberger, C. (2004). Regulated nucleosome mobility and the histone code. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 11, 1037-1043. (Highlighted on the Nature Milestones Gene Expression website).


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-Fr. Corapi was suspended by order of Bishop Mulvey, of Corpus Christi, because of allegations by a former employee of his apostolate. We do not know if the allegations are true.
-Fr. Corapi has been suspended all of 4 months when he announced he is leaving the priesthood and his order so that he can continue his ministry. In doing so, he threw the following under the bus:
- The Catholic Church's investigative process.
- His accuser.
- Bishop Mulvey.
As to #2 - we don't know enough, so no comment.
As to #3 - I know Bishop Mulvey and can say this. He does not deserve the treatment he is getting from Corapi. You see, Bishop Mulvey is the kind of man who will not come out with both guns blazing in order to defend himself. In other words, he isn't like me. He is a humble servant of God and a very good priest and Bishop.
He didn't go looking for a fight with Corapi, but was dragged into it because of an accusation that was brought to his attention. What was he to do? He had to launch an investigation and the most prudent thing was to pull Corapi from active ministry until the investigation could go forward.
We still don't know if the accusations against Corapi are true or not and we may never know. But, here is what we do know:
- The legal processes, both in the courts and the Church, are flawed.
- Fr. Corapi needs our prayers.
- Bishop Mulvey needs our prayers.
- The accuser needs our prayers.
- The Church needs our prayers.
- Fr. Corapi was asked to stop living by himself, on a ranch in Montana, and join his congregation.
- Fr. Corapi was a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and took a vow of obedience to his superiors. This vow has been broken.
- This scandal is dealt with by Canon Law, not the Dallas Charter for the protection of children.
- Because Corapi is walking away from the priesthood, the Church's investigation is over. The legal courts will now deal with it alone.
- God is a Provident Father and can bring good out of any situation.
If Corapi "quit" because of an unjust situation, then he probably still made the wrong decision. It seems the decision to re-brand himself outside of the priesthood must have been made a while ago. Which means he only gave the process a few short months, at best. What would we think of St. Padre Pio if he quit in the face of injustice? What about Jesus quitting his vocation in the face of injustice?
At best, we have a wounded man who feels pushed out of the priesthood, because he sees no other way to continue to do what he feels called to do. This has created a huge scandal with many unanswered questions. It has also sullied the names of many others, including Bishop Mulvey, which I believe is an injustice.
At worst, Corapi is guilty of what he is accused and is now throwing others who oppose him under the bus in order to keep his reputation and increase his bank account.
Either way it is a terrible scandal, which is magnified because of Corapi's decision.
We may never know the details, but God does.
So, what do we do now? We pray. We believe. We have hope. We love.
Even in the face of scandal.
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- He says he had "no choice" because he would never be reinstated to public ministry.
- He goes on to say it doesn't matter if he can't celebrate the Sacraments. He goes on to say he never did much Sacramental ministry anyway.
- He continues to vehemently defend himself and says the accusations are false. He says the leadership of the Church is killing and attacking him.
- So, why did he resign? Because his lawyers concluded "it would be next to impossible to receive a fair and just outcome." Then he defends his civil lawsuit and continues to defame the accuser as an alcoholic and "emotional erratic behavior", who is trying to extort money from him.
- He even tells someone who accuses him of using cocaine (which is a pitiful accusation) to "put up or shut up".) He even says he will pay him $100,000 in one day if it is proven correct. I guess he has some serious cash.
- He says "I didn't start this" and that "a very very sick woman" did. Then, the authorities through him under the bus like "yesterday's garbage" and yet he is "not bitter about it".
Listen to the statement here.
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At best, we have a wounded man who feels pushed out of the priesthood, because he sees no other way to continue to do what he feels called to do. This has created a huge scandal with many unanswered questions. It has also sullied the names of many others, including Bishop Mulvey, which I believe is an injustice.
At worst, Corapi is guilty of what he is accused and is now throwing others who oppose him under the bus in order to keep his reputation and increase his bank account.
Official SOLT Statement Regarding Fr John Corapi
As the Regional Priest Servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), I issue the following statement on behalf of the Society.
On 16 March 2011, the Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the SOLT received a complaint against Fr. John Corapi, SOLT. As is normal procedure and due to the gravity of the accusation alleging conduct not in concert with the priestly state or his promises as a member of an society of apostolic of diocesan right, Fr. Corapi was suspended from active ministry (put on administrative leave) until such a time that the complaint could be fully investigated and due process given to Fr. Corapi. In the midst of the investigation, the SOLT received a letter from Fr. Corapi, dated June 3, 2011, indicating that, because of the physical, emotional and spiritual distress he has endured over the past few years, he could no longer continue to function as a priest or a member of the SOLT. Although the investigation was in progress, the SOLT had not arrived at any conclusion as to the credibility of the allegations under investigation.
At the onset, the Bishop of Corpus Christi advised the SOLT to not only proceed with the policies outlined in their own constitution, but also with the proper canonical procedures to determine the credibility of the allegations against Fr. Corapi. We reiterate that Fr. Corapi had not been determined guilty of any canonical or civil crimes. If the allegations had been found to be credible, the proper canonical due process would have been offered to Fr. Corapi, including his right to defense, to know his accuser and the complaint lodged, and a fair canonical trial with the right of recourse to the Holy See. On June 17, 2011, Fr. John Corapi issued a public statement indicating that he has chosen to cease functioning as a priest and a member of the SOLT.
The SOLT is deeply saddened that Fr. Corapi is suffering distress. The SOLT is further saddened by Fr. Corapi's response to these allegations. The SOLT will do all within its power to assist Fr. Corapi if he desires to seek a dispensation from his rights and obligations as a priest and as a professed member of the SOLT. We request your prayers and the intercession of the Blessed Mother for the healing of Fr. Corapi and for any who have been negatively affected by Fr. Corapi's decision to end his ministry as a priest and a member of the SOLT.
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I could probably build another one. It would be easier to have the Jeep to test fit if you are local and that is possible.
|Nice. Have a great trip and take lots of pics.
We will be in your neck of the woods hopefully sometime in the next couple of weeks for our annual Ouray, CO trip.
Yeah, I don't know what the deal is with the random pics. Tinypics is the photo hosting site that I use and they must get random pics showing up in there.
Mike, really dig the new front bumper you fabbed up. pretty cool to be able to build a better bumper than a mainstream co. Much more winch torque possible with the winch low like that. Major props my friend. I've been missing in action. Bought an FJ and been busy with it. Yes, I kept the JK.
Went to Ouray twice in July. It was Epic. Let me know if you want to get together for a dall trip up there. We'll be going for sure.
Hey, did you know there were random pics of gorgeous women in your build thread?? Weird. Keep em coming!
"Awesome" extremely impressive and inspires great admiration. Your Rubicon Build Project is very informative, detailed and well executed.
It reminds me of my "first" 1979 CJ-5 Renegade Jeep Build project. Of course, I was way younger back in those days working as an A&P mechanic at Aircraft Overhaul at Pan American in Miami Florida.
Now you have to plan another road trip to Miami Florida so you can give me some advice on how to improve my 2013 (2) door JK Sport Unlimited.
|I have been checking out your build up and I must say you are talented when it comes to metal fab. I don't like the Jk rake so I just installed the JK adjustable coil spacers for my 14 Rubicon. Keep up the good work and I will keep up with your build.
A little update.
While servicing my Jeep on Friday night, I noticed how exposed the EVAP canister is under the Jeep to damage from rocks. I know there are many, many companies out there building protection/skids for these canisters but I simply cannot bring myself to buy one, I have to fabricate one of my own.
Here is where I started. I bent a piece of 4" wide by .250" plate and drilled a mounting hole that will fit directly under the EVAP canister mounting bracket using the same bolt.
I drilled a 1.250" diameter hole to create a large radius where one of the lines need to clear.
The hole opened and radiused for clearance as well as the other two pieces ready for welding that will complete the rear mounting bracket.
Rear mounting bracket welded.
Rear bracket completed and ready for paint.
Rear bracket painted.
Start of the front mounting bracket. This will sit on top of the EVAP canister mount and use the two bolts that secure the canister to the crossmember.
Front bracket tacked together and ready to remove for welding.
I decided to angle this front piece upward slightly.
Completely welded and ready for a quick coat of paint.
Installed and ready for the trail.
Well after my little incident of kissing a rock with my tie rod on the Snakes a couple of weeks ago, I decided to take that out of the equation before this weeks trip to Moab. I did some research and ended up purchasing the Rock Krawler HD Tie Rod. It is made of heat treated 7075 aluminum which is 1.625" in diameter, compared to the hollow 1.5" OEM tie rod. First impression is great, looks like a good solid product. Rather than use OE tie rods you actually use rod ends from the drag link that are located at the Pitman arm. These are much stronger than the OEM/OE JK tie rod ends.
Here is the tie rod upon opening the package and inspecting. I also installed Mopar OEM drag link ends. Part # 52060079AE (2 required).
Remove the OEM steering stabalizer bracket. On the 2007-2010 1/2 model JK's you can re-use the OEM bracket you just have to use the new U-bolts in the Rock Krawler kit. On 2010 1/2-newer JK's the instructions say to purchase the earlier model steering stabalizer bracket. However, I thought the newer bracket looked nicer/beefier so I merely modified it.
Here it is removed from the OEM tie rod.
I had to open the bracket up a bit as the OEM tie rod is 1.5" and the RK one is 1.625". I simply put it in the vice and used a large crescent wrench to open it slightly. Once opened up I used a die grinder/cutoff disc to trim the edges a little.
I then found a piece of pipe that measured the 1.625" diameter to form the bracket around. I simply put it in the hydraulic press and formed it right around the pipe. With the edges trimmed it worked perfectly. Afterwards I bead blasted it and repainted it gloss black.
Completed and ready for action.
On to one other item that I have been wanting to address. Although at first I liked the idea of having an electronically activated disconnect for the sway bar, it is much nicer in thought than in reality. The motors for these have quite a high failure rate and although I have not had any issues with mine there is one draw back. When coming to a section of the trail when I want to kick out of 4-low and get some speed, the sway bar reconnects and then next time switching back into 4-low I have to unlock it again. I know it is not a big deal but it bugs me, I want the swaybar disconnected until I am ready to reconnect it. I was going to install a take-off X or Sahara swaybar and then just use standard disconnects but I decided to try this EVO No Limits Rubicon disconnect. It is a very quick and easy installation, takes less than ten minutes including taping up and wire tying the connection out of the way and out of sight.
Simply reach under the front bumper and turn the know clockwise to disconnect the sway bar, when done wheeling and airing up, simply reach under and turn it counterclockwise to re-engage the swaybar. Quick and simple.
Here is the motor that needs to be removed. There are three bolts requiring a 15MM wrench to remove after releasing the lock on the plug and disconnecting the electrical.
Removed and on to the spare parts shelf.
The EVO No Limits disconnect installed.
On a side note I wish to add that if you want that annoying light to stop flashing after removing the electric motor/actuator you will need to use an AEV Procal or equivelant to turn off the swaybar dash light.
Okay for the last two nights I have been installing my on-board air system. After selling my WARN Powerplant I have been missing not having air. Driving to a fuel station to air back up after running a trail flat sucks.
I was going to fabricate my own compressor mount for a Viair 400C and then mount a tank and install a pressure switch for the system. I started to make a list of everything I was going to be needing such as fittings, air line, etc. and it started to add up quickly. I had done quite a bit of research and looked at some that other people had put together and although many looked like nice setups, I was quite surprised to see many cobbled together systems and not very clean installs.
I was doing a little more research when I stumbled across a complete kit from Dominion Off Road. First I thought to myself, yeh right, complete kit. I can't tell you how many times I have laughed at that claim. However, this one is different, it had every fitting, switch, wire and air line. The price was a bit steep at first glance but after looking at my notes and adding up everything that I was going to spend piecing a system together the price all of a sudden seemed very reasonable.
I want to make a couple of points however, this system would be a simple bolt in deal on a fairly stock JK/JKU. That said, with my JKS Steering box support and my aftermarket transmission cooler it became quite a bit more work. I had to get quite creative with the brackets for the air tank and in the end the air tank ended up sitting about 2" higher than originally designed. It fit but it is a tight fit. I just want to forwarn anyone running either of these mods that they will spend more time mounting the tank than the rest of the kit combined.
Okay, warning out of the way, now on to the install.
Here is what I got from Viair, the 2-gallon tank, 400C compressor and the pressure switch designed to open @ 150 psi and close again @ 110 psi.
The Dominion (DOR) air manifold after I installed all of the fittings and Viair pressure gauge. This is probably a nicer piece than I would have been able to find. This is a nice billet aluminum block with a black oxide finish.It comes as just a billet manifold and you have to install all of the fittings. There is not a lot of room so component placement is somewhat critical to ensure a nicely fitting final product.
Here is the DOR compressor mounting bracket with the Viair compressor mounted on it. Not any different really than any of the others on the market, pretty straighforward. I was actually going to fabricate my own but by the time I had it powder coated the cost was actaully right in line with a purchased one. I know, I know I never thought I would have a bought and paid for bracket vs. one that I fabricated but rationale told me to use my head for a change and buy one. This is a nice piece and the powder coating is a nice finish.
Here is the complete assembly (bracket, compressor and air manifold) bolted into the Jeep. A couple of tips here, first you will need to slightly bend the A/C line towards the engine. Do this by slowly and gradually pushing it towards the engine and in a wide arc. Hard to explain but don't just force it over, use one hand to hold or guide the bottom where it is mounted and the other hand higher up for some leverage and try to "curve" the line in towards the engine rather than just force it over and end up kinking the line, it is only aluminum. Second, after removing the two nuts from the master cylinder, hold it in towards the brake booster and have a second person hand you the compressor/bracket/manifold assembly. DO NOT let the master cylinder come away from the brake booster as this can be a PITA to get back in and there is an o-ring seated inside that must be in position or you will have brake issues.
Tight but it fits nicely.
Tank installed. This easily took up the majority of the install time due to all of the aftermarket components that were in the way.
A-pillar removed. I am glad I did such a good job of labeling and routing the wiring so this step was somewhat simple.
Switch and pressure gauge installed.
Back side of my A-pillar. Plumbing for the pressure gauge, wiring for the switch and all of my wiring for the volt meter, oil pressure and transmission temperature gauges. Zip-tied and routed as neatly as possible for such a tight space.
Pretty busy interior panel.
Installation completed. All wiring and air lines covered in casing and tied out of the way nice and neat.
The only thing about the kit that didn't appeal to me was they had designed the kit to have the air couplers located in the driver and passenger kick panels in the cab. The purpose was that they put their air lines in through the doorways to air up. I didn't care for this so I installed one in the driver's kick panel just to have there, doubt I will ever use it but it was an easy addition to just tee off from my in-cab pressure gauge. I didn't mount one in the passenger side but chose to mount one on my front end between my bumper and my towbar mount. I am used to having the air up front after having my WARN Powerplant compressor/winch and I liked it at the front better. I routed an air line up to the front fitting and then installed a rubber cover over it.
Now I am back to being able to air up after a fun filled day of running the trails without having to keep my fingers crossed to find a filling station with a working air compressor.
As far as cable vs. synthetic rope, there are pros and cons to both. The synethetic ropes are much lighter and easier to work with but they do have to be changed out every few years mainly due to the UV that breaks them down. There are some that say they are excempt from the UV factor but over time they all break down. Cable or wire rope, is sturdy and stands the test of time. I don't use my winch much so for my purpose the wire rope seems to be the best alternative.
My headlight housings are stock but I have replaced the bulbs with high output bulbs. They work much better than stock and yes it is driven in the dark. It is my daily driver and gets driven in the dark every day.
I like the Hella's for that extra bit of light when driving on lonely two-lane highways at night. They are quick to illuminate and extinguish if an oncoming vehicle approaching, unlike the Hella Optilux HID's mounted on my windshield hinges. The Black Magic lights are only 55 watt but throw the beam way out ahead of the headlights and are DOT approved.
Awesome bumper, Such clean lines and welds. Keep it coming Amigo.
As always, very clean, functional and with extreme attention to detail. I'm curious about your choice of wire rope vs. synthetic. Do you prefer traditional wire or was it simply cost driven?
I take it your Jeep is rarely driven at night given the stock headlights and the removal of the factory driving lights. Are the Hella's designed to be used on the road or off road only?
Here are a couple of pictures of the bumper after bending up the grille hoop and welding it on just prior to sending it off to the powder coater.
I just picked it up from the powder coater yesterday and this is when I first got it in the shop and unwrapped it.
Bolting it on the Jeep.
Picture of it completed with the winch installed, new roller fairlead and my Hella 500 Black Magic lights bolted on and wired up.
Another project crossed off the to do list. Next and probably last project will be my on-board air system that I am putting together. I should have all of the pieces within the next several weeks.
Oh, by the way I also did the fender turn signal mod. With my 7" Hella driving lights on the bumper if off to the side much it is hard to see my turn signals in the grille, by having the side markers act as turn signal indicators it will allow full visibility of my turning intentions, too bad more people in Utah don't know what turn signals are.
Thanks for looking.
My bumper will be back from the powder coater on Monday and then I can install it and set my winch/lights in place. Then the next project will be an onboard air system that I am putting together.
I just wanted to say that I am blown away by your skill and attention to detail. I really appreciate you taking the time to document all of the work you have done and I'm looking forward to your next project.
Final welding completed and the bumper metal-finished. Ready for the powder coater.
Now all mocked up with the winch, control box and roller fairlead attached.
All that it left is to bend up my grille hoop and weld it on then it is ready to go to the powder coater today. My 2" die should be here today.
Finished up the bumper build on Saturday. It is off to the powder coater today. Overall I am very happy with the way it turned out. It really cleaned up the front end of my Jeep and it doesn't look as cluttered anymore. I love the winch sunken down in the front bumper rather than sitting on top.
I am sure I probably went overkill, but then again, overkill is underrated.
Anyway, I constructed the attachment points and then tied the "D" ring mounts directly into the attachment plates at the front of the frame horns.
I also went one step further and added a 3/8" bolt to the back lower section of each side of the winch mount plate where it intersects the frame rail. This will give me a total of eight (8) 1/2" grade 8 bolts and two (2) 3/8" bolts securing the winch plate and bumper to the Jeep.
Here is one of the welds holding the mounting tab to the frame.
"D" ring mounts fully welded to the mounting plates, along with tapered wedges to allow my front piece to be slightly angled.
The front bumper piece is made out of 3/16" P&O. I cut out for the roller fairlead as well as for the "D" ring mounts to protrude through.
I then welded to "D" ring mounts to the front of the bumper. This way when I am using the "D" rings with any load on them, it will actually be pulling on both the inner mounts where they attach to the frame as well as the bumper front at the same time. I have seen several bumper manufacturers that use square tubing for bumper, mainly on the older CJ's and TJ's, and just weld the "D" ring mounts to the outer tubing. If they ever had to attach much of a load it would pull the outer tubing wall away from the inner and literally oval the square tubing out.
I then went one step further and welded a small piece on top of the frame mounts to close off the void between the frame mounts and the front bumper section. This is mainly to keep any moisture out of this void and prevent rust from forming.
Test fitting the top piece. I cut the opening for the winch just large enough so I could mount the bumper and then install the winch. I can also still get to the clutch/engagement lever.
Now onto the outer ears of the bumper. I was really torn, I love the looks of a stubby bumper but don't want to hassle with it at time of inspection. I was looking at the new Shrockworks mid-width bumper and thought about copying that size but then again, inspection time. I finally decided on building it the same width as the WARN Rockcrawler full-width bumper that I removed. Utah law states that the bumper must be full trac width to be considered a full-width bumper. Trac width would be hub to hub or about center of the tires. I had not experienced any interference with my WARN bumper so I shouldn't have any issues here.
Making the templates out of cardboard first, CAD (Cardboard Aided Design), really helps to keep the fitment nice and tight to produce good solid welds with harldy any clean-up with the grinder. Nothing worse than having poor fitment and then having to grind like hell to produce that nice tight, rounded corner effect.
Side overview prior to fabricating the lower and outer sections of the ears. I like how low the winch sits and only the top of the winch and the control box sitting above the top plane of the bumper. Well below the radiator/grille.
My new WARN 9.5XP showed up yesterday afternoon so now I can make some serious progress on this project.
I fabricated the center section out of 5/16" P&O for the frame mounts (vertical pieces) and 1/4" P&O for the winch mounting plate (horizontal portion between the frame rails). The entire package will be held onto the Jeep using eight (8) 1/2" grade 8 bolts in the frame horns and two 3/8" grade 8 bolts in the back corners supporting from the rear. There is no way this thing is going anywhere.
I removed it from the Jeep to trim the front edge about 1/2" more to keep the bumper and winch in as close to the front and as low as possible.
Here is the center section of the package prior to me trimming the leading edge.
And here is the test fit of the winch on the Jeep. I had to shift the entire winch to the driver's side about 1.625" to keep it centered in the frame rails.
The roller fairlead will end up being offset to the driver's side 1.625". This will not affect the function. Most of the WARN winches have to be installed in this fashion when placed between the frame rails due to their offset motors and the drum centerline not being exactly in the center of the winch.
Here are a couple of gussets to add some more strength between the winch mounting plate and the bumper mounting points.
I added the radius so they would clear the motor and gear assemblies on either end of the winch. This way I can mount the winch in the bumper after the bumper is installed on the Jeep, unlike most where the winch must be installed on the bumper and then the entire winch and bumper installed as a complete assembly.
Hopefully next time pictures are uploaded there is some major progress or even completion.
Last night I was able to start mocking up my front mounting plates and building a template for the winch mounting plate. I am trying to sink it down between the frame rails as far as possible.
Winch mounting plate cut and roughly sitting in position.
The winch should be here tomorrow night so I can mock it up and get the mounting holes drilled and continue fabricating.
Well on to the next project. I decided to sell my Powerplant and change to a Warn 9.5xp and sink it into a home made front bumper. The fact that I have a "store bought" front bumper on my Jeep has been killing me. I have finally gotten caught up on some other things around the shop so I decided to tackle the front bumper project.
Commencing removal of the WARN Powerplant HP and the WARN Rockcrawler bumper.
Front end naked.
I will continue posting pics as progress continues.
I thought I would throw up a couple of pictures from last month's trip to Moab.
Here are a couple of "poser" shots taken while we were south of Moab in the southern Canyonlands area.
This one was taken climbing up and out of Ken's Corner, an optional side route.
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|I dont venture in the JK section very much but I love the JK's and had one a couple years ago and now currently own a YJ. I have been eager to get into an Unlimited JK which would be more comfy for the wife (she hates my yj, damn leaf springs). I just wanted to tip my hat to you and say your jeep is probably top 5 best looking I have ever seen. I didnt read the entire thread... A lot of picture looking and all. If it hasnt been already... Your Rubi belongs in a magazine. Nice work!
|Just finished reading the entire thread and as many others have stated, your extremly talented at wrenching. When the fever sets in to sell the JKU and move on to the next project hit me up, truck, trailer and all 4 pockets stuffed with cash will head your way.
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Thomas Morstead apologizes for facemask tackle on Ted Ginn Jr.
New Orleans didn't have much to apologize for in its 31-13 win over Carolina Sunday night.
However, one Saint felt an apology was necessary.
After the game, Saints punter Thomas Morstead issued an apology on Twitter to Panthers returnman Ted Ginn Jr. for his first quarter facemask penalty.
Morstead tweeted, "Apologies to @TedGinnJr_19 for the face mask tonight. I'm not the most experienced tackler.... Need to punt better so I don't have to tackle."
Ginn returned Morstead's punt 32 yards on the play before Morstead tackled him illegally at the New Orleans 47-yard line.
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- Amy @ Amy Giggles Designs said...
I love the t-shirt option! I teach dance and made one of my entire groups the kind with fabric strips. They were super cute since I used 9 different Christmas fabrics! I will definitely try the sewn t-shirt version!
- January 24, 2012 at 11:36 PM
- Polly @ Helping Little Hands said...
What a good idea! And it looks so much easier to sew across all those knit pieces than to knot them, the way you have to with the tulle. Nice idea!
- January 24, 2012 at 11:38 PM
- marissa said...
oh my gosh she is cute and this is such a fun idea! I hope you'll add it to my What We Wore and Made Party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
- January 25, 2012 at 1:03 AM
- My name is Rita said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I am sure it is super comfy and not scratchy as the regular tutus. I am putting this on my list of things to make.
- January 25, 2012 at 1:17 AM
- April@ Natural Nester said...
What a great idea! I made Miss A a tulle tutu and she hates it because it's too puffy and scratchy, but this looks like a great option for her!
PS: I received my candy canes in the mail and they are just darling!!! I tried to email you to say thank you, but gmail is giving me fits lately. So sorry for the late show of gratitude, but I LOVE them!!!
- January 25, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Crafty Mischief said...
This is adorable! I would never have thought to use t-shirt strips but it looks great! I love the way it hangs. I'm pinning it to my never ending board of girly crafts! Thanks!
- January 27, 2012 at 12:50 AM
- Kim said...
Oh I LOVE this!! Pinning right now and will be making later.
- January 28, 2012 at 8:41 AM
- Cherished Bliss said...
This is just beautiful! Such a great photo prop : ) This will be perfect for an upcoming shoot I plan on doing!
- January 28, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Michelle Johnnie said...
Love this one Cami! I featured it this morning at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
- January 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Kimberly from "bugaboo" said...
Soooo adorable! Love it! I am totally stealing this idea. :) Newest follower, btw.
- January 28, 2012 at 10:22 PM
- Sewanonymous and So Much More said...
Great idea and your model is super cute!!
- February 2, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- Emma said...
Great idea to use knits! The photos are amazing :)
- February 2, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Natalie said...
I would LOVE to do this for my 9 month old! Sadly I don't have a sewing machine! :(
- February 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Caroline Heinrichs said...
Lovely little tutu for a baby girl!
- June 4, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- Umm Safiya said...
That is super cute.. I will have to make this for my little toddler. We have lots of stashed t-shirt for projects like this.
- June 16, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Great minds think alike I had tried this almost year ago befor I saw this post I actual did the no sew knot and felt like it wasn't full. Thanks for posting this idea I will be trying this out this weekend.
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That baby's cloth is looking like aborigine cloth.Its very colorful also looking funny.That baby is so cute in that cloth.
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If you are using a proper rotation you shouldn't be having threat problems which makes there no need to gem for threat, continue gemming for stamina.
This problem has troubled me for a long time. My belief is normally tanks should gem for stamina and/or avoidance, unless you are already outgeared for the contents you are tanking.
However, somehow all of my guild's geared warrior tanks like to gem for threat (hit & expertise). (My main is a hunter and my alt is a tankadin/healadin.) We are a medium level guild that cleared normal ToC 25 and 4/5 ToGC 10. Therefore, it's not the case that the tanks are overgeared for everything, especially we have the new ICC raid now. I talked to one of the tanks. He said maintaining high level of threat continuously is vital to the raid, and the small amount of avoidance from switching the gems is not worth it.
What do you think? Should I insist? Or is my concept about gemming wrong?
If you are using a proper rotation you shouldn't be having threat problems which makes there no need to gem for threat, continue gemming for stamina.
Copied from the Warrior Tanking Best in Slot guide
Are these what everyone gemming for ICC? Is there any particular reason/situation for putting in a few +hit/expertise gems?Blue Socket
EH - Solid Majestic Zircon: For a pure EH set, unless you have a stamina socket bonus you'll want to put this gem in every possible location (don't forget to include one red gem in your EH set for your meta to work).
AV - Enduring Eye of Zul or Regal Dreadstone
Red Socket
EH - Solid Majestic Zircon: again, use this unless there's a stamina socket bonus (in which case you can substitute a gem that matches the socket color and gives you 15 stamina + dodge or defense or whatever)
AV - Subtle Cardinal Ruby, Stalwart Ametrine, or Regal Dreadstone. The parry gems aren't going to get you anywhere.
Yellow Socket
EH - Solid Majestic Zircon: yet again, use this unless there's a stamina socket bonus (in which case you can substitute a gem that matches the socket color and gives you 15 stamina + dodge or defense or whatever)
AV - Thick King's Amber is the best, followed by Stalwart Ametrine and Enduring Eye of Zul.
Follow up question: any suggestions that how I can convince our guild's tanks to gem for survival, without causing drama??? One of the problem is currently my main is a hunter (though my pally was the maintank of my old guild during TBC).
Need more infoWhat do you think? Should I insist? Or is my concept about gemming wrong?
Are your healers having problems keeping the tanks up? Are your healers having no trouble keeping the tanks up but are sacrificing healing the rest of the raid to do so? Are any of your of your dps complaining that they have to hold back dps to not grab aggro?
The answers to those questions will tell you if there is a reason to ask for a re-gem for survival or if they made the right call to gem for threat. If neither is a problem, then it will be up to you as the (I assume) Raid Leader to decide whether or not it is appropriate to dictate gemming decisions. In hard core guilds I'd expect that to be fine, but in a more casual guild it would likely cause drama. Others can tell you what works for them in *their* guild, but only you know the players in *your* guild well enough to know how that will fly
EDIT: In answer to your follow up question - if the warrior tanks are difficult to keep up, especially compared to other tanks in your guild, then this would be a convincing argument for them to re-gem (raid survival at stake). However, what I said about knowing your guild still holds true and from your progression, it seems like survival hasn't been a problem. If keeping them up isn't a problem and forcing a re-gem will likely cause drama, then why do you feel it is important for them to re-gem?
Last edited by Bladesong; 12-16-2009 at 01:04 AM.
My oppinion:
I've tanked whole content pretty much from AnubRekhan to Anubarac heroic, and including 4 new bosses. During whole this time I never had problem with gemming following basic principle
Blue = sta
Yellow = def/sta
Only difference comes at the place of red gem slot where you can pick either dodge/sta or exp/sta rule of thumb is "if your expertise is above 35-40, gem for dodge". I've experimented a bit with hit/sta gems for yellow slots but defense gives much much more.
And yes I dislike pure stamina stackers since tanking bonuses are imba and people are wasting valuable points by not following gem bonuses.
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I agree with your tank the gemming of gear shouldn't be making or breaking a medium level guilds success or failure and IMO its the tanks call.
He may be dealing with retard DPS which given all your tanks are doing it sort of sounds like HOUSTON WE HAVE HAVE A PROBLEM.
I think its clear they are more worried about the DPS than the little extra healing being covered by your healers.
If you are going to insist he gem the way you want the if he has issues with retard DPS are you going to insist on DPS stuff with them????
I think before I did anything I would be asking more questions about who the tanks are having problems with.
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Thanks for the replies.
I'm probably biased about the threat issue. Being a hunter, I have no threat problem with any tanks I've met as I can Feign Death and Misdirect (On the other hand, for standing fights, I can pull aggro from any tanks if I want to). So far only our warlock guild leader consistently complains of tanks' threat. Maybe this is the reason why all of them gemmed for threat? Idk. Not sure about if anyone else find threat a problem. I'll ask later.....
I was fine with this during ToC 10 and 25 first 4 bosses, as those are trivial contents. However, for 25-man Anub and ToGC 10, tanks' death were not uncommon. Not to mention our ICC 10 last week. That's why I would like to review this issue with our tanks. I'm only the hunter class leader, so I will not and cannot order our tanks what to do. But as long as some changes can help us to wipe less and kill more, I would like to convince them to make the changes.
Last edited by Wakeman; 12-16-2009 at 04:27 AM.
Personally, I don't subscribe to pure defensive gemming. If I want to match a yellow or red socket bonus, I would often do it with a hit+stam or expertise+stam (depending also on the armour piece itself). I don't always try to match bonuses though, if it's not stam then I'll probably just ignore the bonus and socket stam. That's a personal preference, and I think provided your tanks are fairly knowledgeable, there's no harm in them having their own preferences.
It's easy to get caught up in micro detail, but chances are that if your tanks are dying there are going to be more factors involved than just gemming choice. Similarly, threat problems are as likely to be skill/technique as stat based. That said, good gemming can certainly make a significant difference in performance. One of the biggest things that someone's gemming can indicate is how well they understand their class and stat requirements. For example, if I see a DPS toon with 95% red gems and 1 nightmare tear (to activate relentless meta), or someone that has socketed to reach an exact hit/expertise cap, I get a very positive impression. If I saw a tank socketing pure expertise/hit or orange gems, rather than stam+x, then I'd be concerned and start asking more questions.
Have a chat with the Healing officer and see what he thinks. I think you were well within your rights to bring up gemming as a concern, but the people who need to make this call are your healers, tanks and RL.
There might also be a middle ground - *generally* only one tank needs to have huge threat. The second and/or third tank are usually off-tanking or are part of a taunt rotation. You could suggest that one tank stay geared for threat and the others gear for survival.
I geared for threat during ToC as well, due to an out of control lock and two mages. Keep in mind it's situational - the only problem areas were the first few seconds of a fight and a few fights like Icehowl if I got a bad string of knock back, head butt and frozen breath. I let my healers know in advance and I checked with them regularly to see if I was hard to heal (I'd switch back if there was a problem). They reported no noticeable difference. Unless your tanks are doing something extreme, gemming will provide an *edge* and shouldn't make or break a fight. Since starting ICC I've re-gemmed for a little more survivability and less threat - Marrowgar keeps overzealous dps in line for me
Thanks again. These are some good advices! I'll see what I can do.
As long as every gem slot has stamina in it, he's probably fine (As in, at least a hybrid gem IE: EXp/Sta, Hit/Sta, Def/Sta, etc).


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New Cumberland, PA
Cute suit color not as described
I ordered this suit in Caribbean blue thinking it would be light blue (something like a aqua blue). It arrived and the blue was actually darker and not what I wanted. It also seems to be a little loose around the leg and would ride up. I would double check the Size Chart for accurate fit.
Love This!!
I love this suit! I am 5'5" and wear between a size 12 and 14....and this suit is amazing. It's slimming and hides some upper thigh flaws but doesn't look "old lady"- ish. It looks retro and cute.
NOT for busty women!
The description of this suit said it runs small and to buy a size up since I tend to be in between 2 sizes. Big mistake! The bottom is too large. And the bust of the suit has very little support, so the halter pulls on your neck as the suit slides downward and shows way too much of the bust. Maybe in the right size it would be better, but since swimwear is not returnable, I am stuck with it. Definitely do not order a size up.
Santa Cruz, CA
I ordered this suit a year ago and finally received it yesterday! It is beautiful mine is the grape colored suit. The color is nice but what I really like about this suit is the top! It is so flatering on me I am 5'6'' and 129 lbs. and the top hugs my torso without being tight , just a nice comfortable fit. the bottom is perfect for older legs like mine there is a skirt to it that I didn't know about so its a bonus.! the price is right too 30.00 dollars for a bathing suit(tankini) is ideal these days.
Clothes Horse
San Jose Cal.
LOVE this swimsuit. Bought it in black and it's adorable. I'm buying another one. What a steal
I've bought this swimsuit in black a year ago and LOVE it! The fit is perfect, and the quality of fabric is great, it doesn't deterioate after a number of washings (hang dry only). I've just ordered every color and cannot wait to wear them :)
Portland, Oregon
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