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WVU has compiled 253.60 points to date. WVU picked up 174.60 points in the latest poll, with rifle's first-place NCAA finish contributing 100 points. Women's swimming (43 points), women's indoor track and field (23 points) and wrestling (8.6 points) also counted toward the school's latest standing. WVU's gymnastics team will compete in the NCAA Southeast Regionals on Saturday in Morgantown.
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WVU has finished in the top 50 in the Directors' Cup standings for five consecutive years, including last season's 45th-place finish. WVU finished 40th in 2011, 37th in 2010, a school-best 30th in 2009 and 50th in 2008.
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An anchor is an object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors—temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is often called a mooring, and is rarely moved; it is quite possible the vessel cannot hoist it aboard but must hire a service to move or maintain it. Vessels carry one or more temporary anchors which may be of different designs and weights. A sea anchor is a related device used when the water depth makes using a mooring or temporary anchor impractical.
The vessel is attached to the anchor by the rode which is made with chain, cable or line or a combination of these. The hole in the hull through which the anchor rode passes is called "hawsepipe" because thick mooring lines are called "hawsers".
An anchor works by resisting the movement force of the vessel which is attached to it. There are two primary ways to do this—via sheer mass, and by "hooking" into the seabed. While permanent moorings can use large masses resting on this seabed this is not practical for temporary anchors which need to be stowed onboard so almost all temporary anchors are of the type which have metal flukes which hook on to rocks in the bottom or bury themselves in soft bottoms.
Wind and current generate steadier forces on the hull but the waves and motion of the vessel add the peak loads which the anchor and rode need to withstand. Reports from boats that have faced whole gale to cyclone winds at anchor, say that it is not the winds that break anchor gear and upset anchors, but the accompanying wave action which causes boats to pitch, surge, heave and yaw. Surge is the worst of these motions as the boat rides over the waves alternately stretching and relaxing the anchor warp like a horizontal yo-yo. Surging of the boat sometimes as much as doubles the loads felt from wind drag alone. The surge factor can be proportioned to the boat displacement and length. Surge is the motion forward and backward in the direction of boat travel, along the longitudinal axis.
An interesting element of anchor jargon is the term aweigh, which describes the anchor when it is hanging on the rope, not resting on the bottom; this is linked to the term to weigh anchor, meaning to lift the anchor from the sea bed, allowing the ship or boat to move. An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed. Aweigh should not be confused with under way, which describes a vessel which is not moored to a dock or anchored, whether or not it is moving through the water. Thus, a vessel can be under way (or underway) with no way on (i.e., not moving).
The earliest anchors were probably rocks and many rock anchors have been found dating from at least the Bronze Age. Many modern moorings still rely on a large rock as the primary element of their design. However, using pure mass to resist the forces of a storm only works well as a permanent mooring; trying to move a large enough rock to another bay is nearly impossible.
The range of designs is wide, but there are actually trends in designs for modern anchors which allow them to be classed as hook, plough, and fluke types, depending on the method by which they set.
In the past 20 years or so, many new anchor designs have appeared. Driven by the popularity of private pleasure boats, these anchors are usually designed for small to medium sized vessels, and are usually not appropriate for large ships. See modern designs.
A traditional design, the fisherman, also known as a kedge (not be confused with a modern-day light kedge anchor), is the most familiar among non-sailors. The design is a non-burying type, with one arm penetrating the seabed and the other standing proud. The anchor is ancient in design and has not changed substantially over time. It has a good reputation for use in rock, kelp, and grass, but is unlikely to be any more effective than a good modern design and its holding power to weight ratio is among the worst of all anchor types. Three piece versions can be stowed quite compactly, and most versions include a folding stock so the anchor may be stowed flat on deck.
The primary weakness of the design is its ability to foul the cable over changing tides. Once fouled the anchor is likely to drag. In comparison tests the fisherman design developed much less resistance than other anchors of similar weight. It is difficult to bring aboard without scarring the topsides, and does not stow in a hawse pipe or over an anchor roller.
A fouled kedge or killick features on the badges of Royal Navy non-commissioned officers.
The most common commercial brand is the Danforth, which is sometimes used as a generic name for the class. The fluke style uses a stock at the crown to which two large flat surfaces are attached. The stock is hinged so the flukes can orient toward the bottom (and on some designs may be adjusted for an optimal angle depending on the bottom type.) The design is a burying variety, and once well set can develop an amazing amount of resistance. Its light weight and compact flat design make it easy to retrieve and relatively easy to store; some anchor rollers and hawse pipes can accommodate a fluke-style anchor. A few high-performance designs are available, such as the Fortress, which are lighter in weight for a given area and in tests have shown better than average results.
The fluke anchor has difficulty penetrating kelp and weed-covered bottoms, as well as rocky and particularly hard sand or clay bottoms. If there is much current or the vessel is moving while dropping the anchor it may "kite" or "skate" over the bottom due to the large fluke area acting as a sail or wing. Once set, the anchor tends to break out and reset when the direction of force changes dramatically, such as with the changing tide, and on some occasions it might not reset but instead drag.
Grapnels rarely have enough fluke area to develop much hold in sand, clay, or mud. It is not unknown for the anchor to foul on its own rode, or to foul the tines with refuse from the bottom, preventing it from digging in. On the other hand, it is quite possible for this anchor to find such a good hook that, without a trip line, it is impossible to retrieve. The shape is generally not very compact, and is difficult to stow, although there are a few collapsing designs available.
So named due to its resemblance to a traditional agricultural plough (or more specifically two ploughshares), many manufacturers produce a plough-style design, all based on or direct copies of the original Coastal Quick Release (CQR), a 1933 design by mathematician Geoffrey Ingram Taylor. Owing to a now well established history, ploughs are particularly popular with cruising sailors and other private boaters. They are generally good in all bottoms, but not exceptional in any. The CQR design has a hinged shank, allowing the anchor to turn with direction changes rather than breaking out, and also arranged to force the point of the plough into the bottom if the anchor lands on its side. Another more recent commercial design, the Delta uses an unhinged shank and a plough with specific angles to develop slightly superior performance. Both can be stored in most regular anchor roller systems.
Owing to the use of lead or other dedicated tip-weight, the plough is heavier than average for the amount of resistance developed, and may take a slightly longer pull to set thoroughly. It cannot be stored in a hawse pipe.
The genuine CQR and Delta brands are now owned by Lewmar, although they have both been on-sold several times during their lifetimes.
This claw shaped anchor was designed by Peter Bruce from the Isle of Man in the 1970s . Bruce claims the invention to be based on a design used for anchoring floating oil derricks in the North Sea. The Bruce and its copies, known generically as "claws", have become a popular option for smaller boaters. It was intended to address some of the problems of the only general-purpose option then available, the plough. Claw-types set quickly in most seabeds and although not an articulated design, they have the reputation of not breaking out with tide or wind changes, instead slowly turning in the bottom to align with the force.
Claw types have difficulty penetrating weedy bottoms and grass. They offer a fairly low holding power to weight ratio and generally have to be over-sized to compete with other types. On the other hand they perform relatively well with low rode scopes and set fairly reliably. They cannot be used with hawse pipes.
Bruce Anchor Group no longer produce the genuine anchor although other companies make reproductions.
In recent years there has been something of a spurt in anchor design. Primarily designed to set very quickly, then generate high holding power, these anchors (mostly proprietary inventions still under patent) are finding homes with users of small to medium sized vessels.
These are used where the vessel is permanently sited, for example in the case of lightvessels or channel marker buoys. The anchor needs to hold the vessel in all weathers, including the most severe storm, but only occasionally, or never, needs to be lifted, only for example if the vessel is to be towed into port for maintenance. An alternative to using an anchor under these circumstances may be to use a pile driven into the seabed.
Permanent anchors come in a wide range of types and have no standard form. A slab of rock with an iron staple in it to attach a chain to would serve the purpose, as would any dense object of appropriate weight (e.g., an engine block). Modern moorings may be anchored by sand screws which look and act very much like over-sized screws drilled into the seabed, or by barbed metal beams pounded in (or even driven in with explosives) like pilings, or a variety of other non-mass means of getting a grip on the bottom. One method of building a mooring is to use three or more temporary anchors laid out with short lengths of chain attached to a swivel, so no matter which direction the vessel moves one or more anchors will be aligned to resist the force.
The mushroom anchor is suitable where the seabed is composed of silt or fine sand. It was invented by Robert Stevenson, for use by an 82 ton converted fishing boat, Pharos, which was used as a lightvessel between 1807 and 1810 near to Bell Rock whilst the lighthouse was being constructed. It was equipped with a 1.5 ton example.
It is shaped like an inverted mushroom, the head becoming buried in the silt. A counterweight is often provided at the other end of the shank to lay it down before it becomes buried.
A mushroom anchor will normally sink in the silt to the point where it has displaced its own weight in bottom material. These anchors are only suitable for a silt or mud bottom, since they rely upon suction and cohesion of the bottom material, which rocky or coarse sand bottoms lack. The holding power of this anchor is at best about twice its weight unless it becomes buried, when it can be as much as ten times its weight They are available in sizes from about 10 lb up to several tons.
This is an anchor which relies solely on being a heavy weight. It is usually just a large block of concrete or stone at the end of the chain. Its holding power is defined by its weight underwater (i.e. taking its buoyancy into account) regardless of the type of seabed, although suction can increase this if it becomes buried. Consequently deadweight anchors are used where mushroom anchors are unsuitable, for example in rock, gravel or coarse sand. An advantage of a deadweight anchor over a mushroom is that if it does become dragged, then it continues to provide its original holding force. The disadvantage of using deadweight anchors in conditions where a mushroom anchor could be used is that it needs to be around ten times the weight of the equivalent mushroom anchor.
Screw anchors can be used to anchor permanent moorings, floating docks, fish farms, etc.
These anchors must be screwed into the seabed with the use of a tool, so require access to the bottom, either at low tide or by use of a diver.
Weight for weight, screw anchors have a higher holding than other permanent designs, and so can be cheap and relatively easily installed, although may not be ideal in extremely soft mud.
The elements of anchoring gear include the anchor, the cable (also called a rode), the method of attaching the two together, the method of attaching the cable to the ship, charts, and a method of learning the depth of the water.
Charts are vital to good anchoring. Knowing the location of potential dangers, as well as being useful in estimating the effects of weather and tide in the anchorage, is essential in choosing a good place to drop the hook. One can get by without referring to charts, but they are an important tool and a part of good anchoring gear, and a skilled mariner would not choose to anchor without them.
The depth of water is necessary for determining scope, which is the ratio of length of cable to the depth measured from the highest point (usually the anchor roller or bow chock) to the seabed. For example, if the water is 25 ft (8 m) deep, and the anchor roller is 3 ft (1 m) above the water, the scope is the ratio between the amount of cable let out and 28 ft (9 m). For this reason it is important to have a reliable and accurate method of measuring the depth of water.
A cable or rode is the rope, chain, or combination thereof used to connect the anchor to the vessel. Neither rope nor chain is fundamentally superior as a cable, or there would not be continued argument over the issue; each has its strengths and its weaknesses, however it is not the purpose of this article to address these.
The basic anchoring consists of determining the location, dropping the anchor, laying out the scope, setting the hook, and assessing where the vessel ends up. After using the chart to determine a desirable location, the crew needs to actually see what the situation is like; there may be other boats whose crew thought that would be a good spot, or weather conditions may be different from those expected, or even additional hazards not noted on the chart may make a planned location undesirable.
If the location is good, the location to drop the anchor should be approached from down wind or down current, whichever is stronger. As the chosen spot is approached, the vessel should be stopped or even beginning to drift back. The anchor should be lowered quickly but under control until it is on the bottom. The vessel should continue to drift back, and the cable should be veered out under control so it will be relatively straight.
Once the desired scope is laid out (a minimum of 8:1 for setting the anchor, and 5:1 for holding, though the preferred ratio is 10:1 for both setting, and holding power), the vessel should be gently forced astern, usually using the auxiliary motor but possibly by backing a sail. A hand on the anchor line may telegraph a series of jerks and jolts, indicating the anchor is dragging, or a smooth tension indicative of digging in. As the anchor begins to dig in and resist backward force, the engine may be throttled up to get a thorough set. If the anchor continues to drag, or sets after having dragged too far, it should be retrieved and moved back to the desired position (or another location chosen.)
With the anchor set in the correct location, everything should be reconsidered. Is the location protected, now and for the forecast weather? Is the bottom a suitable holding ground, and is the anchor the right one for this type of bottom? Is there enough depth, both now and at low tide? Especially at low tide but also at all tide states, is there enough room for the boat to swing? Will another vessel swing into us, or will we swing into another vessel, when the tide or wind changes?
Some other techniques have been developed to reduce swing, or to deal with heavy weather.
A good anchorage offers protection from the current weather conditions, and will also offer protection from the expected weather. The anchorage should also be suitable for other purposes; for example, proximity to shore is beneficial if the crew plans to land.
Charts should indicate the type of bottom, and a sounding lead may be used to collect a sample from the bottom for analysis. Generally speaking, most anchors will hold well in sandy mud, mud and clay, or firm sand. Loose sand and soft mud are not desirable bottoms, especially soft mud which should be avoided if at all possible. Rock, coral, and shale prevent anchors from digging in, although some anchors are designed to hook into such a bottom. Grassy bottoms may be good holding, but only if the anchor can penetrate the foliage.
If the anchorage is affected by tide, tide ranges, as well as the times of high and low water, should be known. Enough depth is needed so that low tide does not present obstacles to where the vessel might swing. This is also important when determining scope, which should be figured for high tide and not the current tide state.
If the anchorage is affected by tide, one should keep in mind that the swing range will be larger at low tide than at high tide. However, no matter where the vessel is anchored, the largest possible swing range should be considered, as well as what obstacles and hazards might be within that range. Other vessels' swing ranges may overlap, presenting a further variable. Boats on permanent moorings, or shorter scope, may not swing as far as expected, or may swing either more rapidly or more slowly (all-chain cables tend to swing more slowly than all-rope or chain-and-rope cables.)
There are techniques of anchoring to limit the swing of a vessel if the anchorage has limited room.
Lowering a concentrated, heavy weight down the anchor line - rope or chain - directly in front of the bow to the seabed, behaves like a heavy chain rode and lowers the angle of pull on the anchor. If the weight is suspended off the seabed it acts as a spring or shock absorber to dampen the sudden actions that are normally transmitted to the anchor and can cause it to dislodge and drag. In light conditions, a kellet will reduce the swing of the vessel considerably. In heavier conditions these effects disappear as the rode becomes straightened and the weight ineffective.
Using two anchors set approximately 45° apart, or wider angles up to 90°, from the bow is a strong mooring for facing into strong winds. To set anchors in this way, first one anchor is set in the normal fashion. Then, taking in on the first cable as the boat is motored into the wind and letting slack while drifting back, a second anchor is set approximately a half-scope away from the first on a line perpendicular to the wind. After this second anchor is set, the scope on the first is taken up until the vessel is lying between the two anchors and the load is taken equally on each cable.
This moor also to some degree limits the range of a vessel's swing to a narrower oval. Care should be taken that other vessels will not swing down on the boat due to the limited swing range.
Not to be mistaken with the Bahamian moor, below.
In the Bow and Stern technique, an anchor is set off each the bow and the stern, which can severely limit a vessel's swing range and also align it to steady wind, current or wave conditions. One method of accomplishing this moor is to set a bow anchor normally, then drop back to the limit of the bow cable (or to double the desired scope, e.g. 8:1 if the eventual scope should be 4:1, 10:1 if the eventual scope should be 5:1, etc.) to lower a stern anchor. By taking up on the bow cable the stern anchor can be set. After both anchors are set, tension is taken up on both cables to limit the swing or to align the vessel.
Similar to the above, a Bahamian moor is used to sharply limit the swing range of a vessel, but allows it to swing to a current. One of the primary characteristics of this technique is the use of a swivel as follows: the first anchor is set normally, and the vessel drops back to the limit of anchor cable. A second anchor is attached to the end of the anchor cable, and is dropped and set. A swivel is attached to the middle of the anchor cable, and the vessel connected to that.
The vessel will now swing in the middle of two anchors, which is acceptable in strong reversing currents but a wind perpendicular to the current may break out the anchors as they are not aligned for this load.
Also known as Tandem anchoring, in this technique two anchors are deployed in line with each other, on the same rode. With the foremost anchor reducing the load on the aft-most, this technique can develop great holding power and may be appropriate in "ultimate storm" circumstances. It does not limit swinging range, and might not be suitable in some circumstances. There are complications and the technique requires careful preparation and a level of skill and experience above that required for a single anchor.
Kedging is a technique for moving or turning a ship by using a relatively light anchor known as a kedge.
In yachts, a kedge anchor is an anchor carried in addition to the main, or bower anchors, and usually stowed aft. Every yacht should carry at least two anchors - the main or bower anchor and a second lighter kedge anchor. It is used occasionally when it is necessary to limit the turning circle as the yacht swings when it is anchored, such as in a very narrow river or a deep pool in an otherwise shallow area.
For ships, a kedge may be dropped while a ship is underway, or carried out in a suitable direction by a tender or ship's boat to enable the ship to be winched off if aground or swung into a particular heading, or even to be held steady against a tidal or other stream.
Historically, it was of particular relevance to sailing warships which used them to out-maneuver opponents when the wind had dropped but might be used by any vessel in confined, shoal water to place it in a more desirable position, provided she had enough manpower.
An anchor frequently appears on the flags and coats-of-arms of institutions involved with the sea, both naval and commercial, as well as of port cities and sea-coast regions and provinces in various countries.
There also exists in heraldry the "Anchored Cross", or Mariner's Cross, a stylized cross in the shape of an anchor. The symbol can be used to signify 'fresh start' or 'hope'.
The Mariner's Cross is also referred to as St. Clement's Cross in reference to the way this saint was martyred (being tied to an anchor and thrown from a boat into the Black Sea in the year 102).
Anchored crosses are occasionally a feature of coats of arms in which context they are referred to by the heraldic terms anchry or ancre.


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Check out the new NXT challenge on NXTasy.org: create a robot that throws the blue ball as far as possible (without using rubber bands, mind!), and win some nice gadgets.
Note that the deadline is rather far away (1st of December) to allow also people to attend who can purchase their NXT in late Autumn yet.
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Are Lego pneumatic parts allowed?
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- Guy Ziv said...
- Aug 2, 2006, 5:52:00 AM
- Drew Stevenson said...
I believe the rules (from Memory) say that only NXT kit parts can be used. I dont remember if they said multiple nxt's or not.
and since there are NOT elastics or springs in NXT they have banned those. Basicly if they did not it would be a contest to see who can make the sturdiest crossbow frame. Those can get intense with thousands of elastics. (I've seen attepts that BROKE the actual lego)
- Aug 3, 2006, 1:38:00 AM
- Guy Ziv said...
As the one inventing the rules - any LEGO parts except pneumatics are allowed. Not only from the NXT set. There're details in the forum on www.nxtasy.org
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Approval of an expendi-ture of $7,500 was granted by the Board for the repair and cleaning of ceiling tiles in areas of the Village Hall. In the second session ot the Board the bid for this was granted to C.A. Ohman tor $5,300 and the job of clean-ing the tiles was awarded to All State. The Board adopted a SEQRA resolution declar-ing that the proposed sale of 266 Merrick Rd. would have no adverse eflect on the environment. Mayor Geier explained that such a resolu-tion has become necessary since the Nassau Planning Board no longer makes such a decision for Village pro-jects. Geier called it "a step in the right direction in the-process and in no way has an ettect on the decision tor a variance or special excep-t i o n . " SEQRA ( S t a te E n v i r o n m e n t a l Q u a l i ty Review Act) requires that the sale of the property will have no adverse etiect on or change the nature of the environment in Lynbrook. Upon signing the contract, (Continued on Page 6) Independent Party Urged To Renounce Giordano John Termini, President of the Lynbrook Good Government Party, has called upon the members of the Lynbrook Independent Party to renounce their can-didate, John Giordano, tor -statements made at a recent debate, which Termini des-cribes as "vile, vicious and irrational comments that deserve no place in public debate." Mr. Termini referred to a debate held at the Tally Ho Fire House on Monday, March 10, 1986, between the candidates seeking election next Tuesday. While dis-cussing letters which have appeared recently in several local newspapers, Mr. Gior-dano, visibly upset, blurted out that "your organization (the Good Government Party) would applaud when John F. Kennedy was shot." The members of the audience gasped and were visibly shaken. Termini noted, and several left the room in disgust after the comment was made. "This statement is an insult to every member of the Good Government Party and . all residents of Lynbrook," Terminiadded. "John Giordano's vicious and irrational attack upon our neighbors is disgusting and cannot be detended by anyone. 1 hereby call upon the leaders of the Independ-ent Party to renounce the candidacy of John Gior-dano and put this sordid aftair behind us. "1 can understand state-ments being made in the heat of debate, but this type of comment oversteps all bounds of propriety and spells out quite clearly Mr. Giordano's unfitness for public office. No one of good character could utter such vicious and slanderous s t a t e m e n t s . How can anyone now claim that this man is fit to hold the public trust? "This is but the latest in a series of questionable prac-tices made by Mr. Gior-dano. His signs mislead people by saying "Return Giordano" when he was never elected in the first Rock Rivalry Notice All members of the gen-eral public who intend to pick up Rock Rivalry tickets on Monday, March 17 in the rear auditorium corridor are askt^d to first call East Rockaway High School at 887-3 i l l to a s c e r t a in availability. place. He credits his summer patronage job at Oceanside Pool as "governmental experience." He said that the Village intended to dissem-ble the Library when he knows that the Board never intended any such thing. These fabrications and dis-tortions have cast serious doubt in the minds of the voters as to his trustworthi-ness and integrity. His latest comment, however, disqual-ities him from public office. "Lynbrook is a great Vil-lage, and we don't need it ruined by people who would slander their neighbors in the community with vicious, irrational, and obviously ridiculous statements, " Termini concluded. "To rat-ify these thoughts by elect-ing John Giordano would cast shame upon each and every resident of Lynbrook. I urge all voters to act in the (Continued on Page 6) Fire Guts Rite Aid Drug Store by William Cosenza On Thursday, March 6th, just betore 10 a.m.. Deputy Chiet Peter Skeris was driv-ing up Atlantic Avenue returning trom an ambu-lance call when he noticed people running trom the Rite Aid Drug Store at 23 Atlantic Avenue. Skeris also noticed that dark smoke was also billowing trom the tront door. Immediately, the tire radio sounded a general alarm tor his location. Skeris assisted by Fire-man Scott Lipes trom Tally Ho attempted to contain the tire with water extinguishers but were unsuccesstul. See-ing the tire spreading rapidly, Skeris radioed a "working fire" to the r e s p o n d i n g a p p a r a t u s. Knowing the tire could spread to the second tloor, Skeris requested help trom the surrounding towns of East Rockaway and Rock-ville Centre. Meanwhile, Lynbrook tbremen began a coordi-nated attack trom the tront, back and the root. While the action is described trom the vantage of each company o f t i c e r , the coordinated attack was credited with sav-ing buldings on both sides. In addition, smoke trom a burning drug store is one of the most leared problems a tlrernan can tace. The com-bination of chemicals are innumberable tbrcing all members to wear masks both in the building and downwind on the outside. Hose Company under the direction ot Lt. Walter Brooks connected to the hydrant just south of the tire on Atlantic Avenue. The first attack line through the tront door attempted to extinguish the tire at its origin. Seeing the volume ot tire. Brooks ordered two more lines both to the tirst tloor. Shortly alter the ceiling tell on Hose Company burn-ing Lt. Brooks and tiremen Robert Schornstaid and Tim Hughes. Brooks and Schornstein were treated and released at South Nas-sau Hospital. Another Hose Company member, Paul Dantona suttered a lacer-ated cornea trom debris. He was sent to an opthalmolo-gist tor treatment. Vulcan Company con-nected to the hydrant just north ot the tire on the Atlantic Avenue side. Capt. John Matzen ordered a i ' /j line to the tront door to assist hose Co., two 3" lines to the Lynbrook Truck Co. to supply the bucket nozzle and a second line through the marine Midland Bank to protect that building and to add more water through the root of the tire building. In the rear, the attack was being coordinated by Chief Thomas Cittadino of East Rockaway and Chief Glynn ot Rockville Centre. Engine Company under the direc-tion of Lt. George Rochtbrd connected to the hydrant at Broadway and Stauderman and supplied Tally Ho with two 21/2" lines. Lt. Rochford ordered Engine Company members then laid three lines from the Tally Ho pumper to the rear of the (Continued on Page 6) initial Attack at Front door
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Consider the camshaft. On the one hand, it's a simple thing, a stick with bumps on it. It sits above the crankshaft, linked to it by a timing chain, and spins at half the crankshaft's speed. The camshaft's rotary motion is converted, through a lifter, pushrod, and rocker arm, to linear motion. Voila, the valves open and the engine operates. If only it were that easy. The configuration of those bumps--more accurately referred to as lobes--defines the performance personality of an internal-combustion engine. By determining when an engine's valves will be open, and how long they will stay open, the camshaft determines how much power an engine will make. It also dictates where this power will be made throughout the engine's rpm range. And that's just for starters. The camshaft is often called the brains of the engine, and that brain determines what kind of powerplant you will have. In the next few pages, we'll give you the information you need to pick a camshaft that will create a powerplant you can live with.
What we can't do is give you a handy-dandy formula for choosing the right cam, because there isn't one. Camshaft selection depends on a host of variables. Engine displacement, compression ratio, type and size of cylinder heads, carb size (or are you running EFI?), and exhaust-system specs are all crucial to picking a cam that optimizes engine performance. But unless you're building an engine that will only see dyno duty, that's just the start. How much does your Chevy weigh? On top of that, transmission type, torque-converter stall speed, and rear gear ratio are all critical when it comes to choosing a camshaft. Accounting for all these variables could drive a gearhead nuts, yet it's something more basic that trips most of us up.
The first step in choosing a cam is, quite simply, honesty--brutal honesty. "Motor specifics are important, but so is setting out your purposes and realistic goals," says Lunati's James Humphrey. "The most common issue we see is that people don't think about where they're heading," chimes in Comp Cams engineer Billy Godbold. We all like to think we can make use of a car that makes 500 hp at 6,000 rpm, but is this really the case? Is the vehicle in question meant for bracket-race duty, or is it a Pro Touring creation for a cross-country trip? If it's a street/strip car, how much of its time will be spent on the strip and how much on the street? Or are you in the performance-street category, just looking for a bit more kick in your daily driver?
With intent in mind, take it a step further and ask yourself what your goals are. Do you need low-speed torque, or do you really need high-rpm power? Is idle quality important? Custom cam grinder Ed Curtis of FlowTech Industries sums it up better than we could. "You need the power where you're gonna drive it," Curtis tells us. "You want to give up the peak for a nice power curve." In other words, pick a cam that will put the power where you can use it.
Once armed with this information, you can go on to make a selection, but again, a little honesty goes a long way. "The biggest mistake we see is mismatched combinations," says Isky Racing Cams' Nolan Jamora. "Someone reads an article, and hears from a friend, and finds a manifold on sale... They think they have the best combo, but it doesn't work." This statement strikes to the heart of the issue. The camshaft is important, but the overall combination-including the camshaft--is even more important. Here's the good part: Every cam company we talked with wants to talk to you about your combo and picking the right cam for it. "There are too many resources for people to have to do this alone," declares Comp's Godbold. "Get advice," echoes Lunati's Humphrey. "You can't have too much information." We agree, and in that spirit, here's our camshaft primer.
How Long is too Long?This is a subjective question, of course, based on the requirements for a specific combo and its intended usage. That being said, duration--the amount of time the valves are open--has a dramatic affect on engine performance. Stock camshafts usually offer relatively short duration and lift figures; for a small-block, we're talking less than 200 degrees duration at 0.050 and less than 0.450 inch lift, done in the interests of a smooth idle and optimal part-throttle response. What happens when we change this? Let's focus, for a moment, on the intake side. Longer intake duration opens the valve sooner in the cycle and closes it later. At lower engine speeds, this means the intake valve is still open as the piston begins to move upward, pushing fresh air/fuel mixture out of the cylinder. On top of that, cylinder pressure can't build until the intake valve closes. The result is an engine with poor low- and midrange response. But the late-closing intake valve becomes an advantage at higher engine speeds, when the higher air-inlet speeds keep filling the cylinders, even with the late-closing intake valve. In other words, increasing duration shifts an engine's torque curve higher in the rpm range. Choosing a performance cam becomes a big compromise; when it comes to power, you have to give some to get some. Each engine combo will work best with a particular amount of lift and duration, so the cam swapper's goal is to create that combination. Taking the conservative route with duration figures may not yield the most peak horsepower, but it will improve and maintain an engine's torque band, improving acceleration and throttle response across a wider rpm range.
Ramp It Up
Increasing valve lift allows more air/fuel mixture to enter the cylinders and more exhaust to exit, which generally leads to an increase in engine performance. Theoretically, doing this without increasing duration would create more power without altering the characteristics of the power curve. In reality, an increase in lift almost always leads to an increase in duration, because increasing lobe lift requires more distance to create the opening and closing ramps. And as we've noted elsewhere, more duration is not necessarily a good thing. This paradigm is being altered, however, by today's computer-designed, asymmetrical-profile cams. "Our asymmetrical cams have a high-acceleration opening ramp, while the closing side sets the valve down softly, helping longevity," says Isky's Jamora. "The idea is to have instant opening, dwell at the top, set it down." How is this accomplished? A cam's opening or closing ramp may look like it's a single section, but computer programs enable designers to get much more sophisticated. "With software, we can design a ramp with six or seven sections," observes Jamora.
Camp Cams' Godbold echoes these ideas. "Before, we had to make everything on the lobe faster," he tells us. "Now we look at every section of the lobe. We can be quick off the seat and create a lot of area under the curve. It makes a cam little and big at the same time." Crane had similar ideas in mind with its Z-cams. In addition to getting the valves open as quickly as possible, David Bly discusses Crane's goals when it comes to duration. "We want to keep our advertised duration number as small as possible, and our 0.050-inch duration figure as large as possible. The idea is to have a camshaft that 'acts' big but also improves low- and midrange power."
Open & Closed
A camshaft's function can actually be reduced to four points: intake opening (IO), intake closing (IC), exhaust opening (EO), and exhaust closing (EC). Intake closing is crucial, since it does the most to establish where peak torque occurs. An early IC improves low-speed torque, but limits high-rpm power since it also limits time for cylinder filling. On the other hand, a later IC allows more time for a cylinder to fill at high rpm but limits low-end torque, since cylinder pressure is pushed back through the intake port. Intake opening plays a big part in establishing overlap (when both intake and exhaust valves are open). An early IO increases overlap and can lead to a sluggish engine, since the intake charge is contaminated with exhaust gasses. A later IO reduces overlap, improves idle quality, and increases low-speed torque. Exhaust opening ranks second only to intake closing in affecting engine performance. An early EO can limit low- and midrange power by allowing torque-creating cylinder pressure to escape but help high-rpm performance by creating more time for exhaust gas to be expelled. Exhaust closing also affects overlap. An early EC reduces overlap. The time that both the intake and exhaust valves are open is reduced, improving idle but limiting midrange power. A late EC increases overlap, which hurts idle but helps high-rpm power. You'll find all these figures on a typical cam card, which can usually be downloaded from the manufacturers' Web sites before you buy. After that, it's all about deciding what characteristics you want your ride to have and choosing accordingly.
Take Your Pick
It's the lifter dilemma: Flat-tappet or roller, solid or hydraulic? All have their places in today's performance world, and price is often the deciding factor. Here's a quick rundown, with comparative price samples from Summit Racing.
* Hydraulic flat-tappet: This type of lifter is self-adjusting, thanks to a valve-controlled plunger inside its lifter body. Engine oil pressure maintains preload against the pushrod, and since no lash allowance is needed, they run quieter than mechanical lifters. On the other hand, they can perform poorly at high rpm due to an inability to bleed down excessive oil pressure. Plan on paying about $170 for a cam and lifters.
* Mechanical flat-tappet: This type of lifter is also called a solid, since that's essentially what it is--a solid link between the cam lob and the pushrod. They allow greater rpm potential, since bleed-down is not a concern, but do require that lash, or clearance, be set between the valve and rocker arm to allow for expansion as the engine gets hotter. You're looking at around $200 for a cam-and-lifter set.
* Mechanical roller-tappet: This type of tappet allows for the most-aggressive lobe designs, due to the roller follower, and lends itself to high-rpm operation, since it's a solid body design. Like its solid flat-tappet brother, it requires a lash setting that must be readjusted over time. A retrofit mechanical-roller cam-and-lifter kit costs about $550.
* Hydraulic roller-tappet: This type of tappet, used in OEM small-blocks since 1987, allows for aggressive lobe designs along with self-adjustability and quiet operation. They can, however, also suffer from bleed-down at high rpm. The tab jumps to almost $700 for a retrofit cam-and-lifter set.
One of a roller cam's greatest advantages is that rolling frictional forces are less than those caused by the "sliding" of a flat-tappet cam, which frees up some horsepower. In general, roller-tappet profiles can be more aggressive; in other words, more lift can be employed for a given duration. On the other hand, a flat-tappet cam actually accelerates the lifter more quickly in the initial portion of the lift curve. With a short-duration cam, a flat-tappet cam can actually get to a higher lift faster than a roller cam. Again, it all comes down to defining priorities and determining what will work best with your combo.


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Relief of Offering Bearers
Among the most common motifs found in Egyptian tombs is the formal presentation of offerings. The complete scene to which this fragment belonged showed a row of men bringing gifts to an offering table laden with bread, meat, fowl and metal vessels probably containing wine. Of particular interest is the brace of ducks or geese suspended from a hand at the far right. The style of the faces and the elaborate design of the costumes owe much to the inspiration of the Amarna Period. The composition of the scene, however, is far more formal than similar designs executed during the reign of Akhenaten.
- Medium: Limestone, painted
- Possible Place Collected: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1323-1250 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty-early XIX Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (40.3 x 48.5 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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- Accession Number: 37.1505E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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- Caption: Relief of Offering Bearers, ca. 1323-1250 B.C.E. Limestone, painted, 15 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (40.3 x 48.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1505E. Creative Commons-BY
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- Catalogue Description: Limestone tomb relief. At right, procession of funerary priests (two complete figures and portion of a third) bearing offerings. Priests have shaved heads and wear long, pleated skirts. At left, large mass of funerary offerings. Minute portions of lower portion of upper register preserved. Condition: Poor. Lower left portion lost as are adjoining portions of surface. Stone slightly salty. Remains of red paint on heads and bodies of priests. Lower portion was never worked; left edge had lost worked surface from salt action.
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Mar 29, 2011
Line Following Tutorial
Here's a short and informative tutorial to creating a line following robot. This is a lot simpler than most PID control Line Followers, and still a lot smoother than simple Switch (left-right) Line Followers.
Thanks for sharing Stefan!
7 comments:
- Andy Dannelley said...
Wow! have got to look more closely at this! This program looks much less complicated than the PID programs and seems to do the job of line following just as well.
Thanks for posting this and thanks to Stefan for doing the work and sharing it with the NXT community.
- Mar 30, 2011, 2:09:00 AM
- Dean said...
I'm not seeing how this is fuzzy logic. Where are the membership functions? Looks like proportional control to me.
- Mar 31, 2011, 12:18:00 AM
- sqiddster said...
It is proportional control... essentilaay PID without the ID :)
- Mar 31, 2011, 7:00:00 PM
- Laurens Valk said...
You're probably right, and that's why I put it in quotes.
But I think it's still a helpful tutorial for people (especially FLL participants) who would like to improve their left-right switch line following programs.
- Apr 1, 2011, 5:47:00 AM
- rb95403 said...
Thanks and I will give it a try!
- Apr 1, 2011, 5:48:00 AM
- Dave Parker said...
Yes, this is just proportional control. Another sample implementation here:
- Apr 1, 2011, 2:31:00 PM
- Aranson68 said...
I've tried both types of Line following programs; The more complex PID and this one. The PID was enjoy able to learn with all the logic behind it but I must say I'm very impressed with this version. Especially since I'm fairly new to robotics. Thanks for the great post please keep them coming.
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Sure, the buildup has been a bit lackluster in some people's opinions, but let's be sure of one thing here; Punk deserves this match. Plus, by all accounts, Taker picked his opponent this year himself.
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Today in a charity shop I bought, for the princely sum of £1, a boxed cassette set of 3 Anne McCaffrey books, 8 cassettes in all. Dragonseye, The Master Harper of Pern & The Skies of Pern.
American versions. Read by Dick Hill.So far I have listened to part of the first cassette & it plays fine.
He seems to be good at voices as well, though I haven't heard of him before.
I must Google him & find out about him.
I am dead chuffed to have found them.


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Hey wrestling fans. DK Wrestling Savior here with another edition of Sudden Impact, where it's all TNA, and nobody else.
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I hope you've been watching some of my promo video picks, putting you in the mood to watch some of the greatest that Youtuve has to offer.
For those who don't watch TNA, (BFG) Bound For Glory is the biggest event for TNA. Basically stating it is there Wrestlemania. Obviously not claiming it is better than Wrestlemania by any means, but to give it some hype leading up to the ppv that comes in October, I'll be making some blogs of the best and worst moments in the ppvs history. Obviously, every ppv including Wrestlemania and Bound For
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Hey wrestling fans. DK Wrestling Savior and Bearkg88 here to talk about the goings on from this past week in wrestling. We got some really good news topics to cover, so, we're ready. The question is, Are You Ready?
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Bearkg88. I did not. I had considered DVRing it,
Wait. What's this? Lovable boy band enthusiast HolyJose writing a blog?! Well yeah. I've always wanted to write a blog for the forums and well here it goes you can tell me how much it sucks in the comments .
What I want to discuss is this. Is wrestling dead in the US or is just in a rut? Well let's take a look at other countries and how they view wrestling.
Updated 09-06-2012 at 06:08 AM by Frank
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It was only day one of the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium, though the fun was well underway with all the hoopla of the night before: food movie, food music, food fashion, food photography, and dinner (also food).Â
This day would prove to be just as fulfilling. Full and filling. What great words for this day.
We started out with brisket breakfast tacos prepared by Lolo Garcia of Plantation BBQ Trailer in Richmond, Texas and Tim Byres of Smoke restaurant in Dallas. Let's back up a decade or so.Â
When restaurants in our area began promoting breakfast tacos, I scoffed. When I found out some folks were putting salsa on their scrambled eggs, I sneered.
Today, I ask for forgiveness.
I have repented from those sins and changed my ways. Now I put all kinds of salsa on all kinds of everything, and if there is a tortilla and an egg in the house, I'm having a taco for breakfast. The only reason I didn't go back for two — or three — of the brisket versions that morning was because I knew more food was coming.Â
But it was a hard choice.
As we finished up our tacos, the first speakers of the day took on a panel discussion called "The Politics of Proteins and Tomatoes." Before I really began digging deep into all things food, I didn't even realize there was such a thing as food politics. But since this is being published during a week when we all may be a bit weary of politics and ready for a respite, I will forgo a lengthy discussion and just encourage interested readers to Google when ready.Â
Lunch was a lark.Â
Michael Hudman and Andrew Ticer of Hog and Hominy restaurant in Memphis, Tenn. put this one together in honor of fellow Memphian Desiree Robinson of Cozy Corner restaurant. We arrived at the Powerhouse in Oxford to find closed shoeboxes at each place setting. Inside the shoebox: more boxes. Truly a box lunch.
On the table among the boxes were Lardo Deviled Eggs with a crispy piece of chicken skin as a garnish, a selection of pickled vegetables, and paper cones full of pork rinds. I could have made a pretty good lunch out of that, but that's not the way it works at the SFA. Hudman and Ticer have Italian restaurants and Southern roots. They took Mrs. Robinson's aquarium-smoked ribs, and built sides that reflected both their Italian heritage and Memphis barbecue traditions. Barbecue spaghetti became Chitarra — the flour was cold-smoked and the resulting pasta was cut with guitar (chitarra) strings.Â
Memphis, indeed.Â
Alongside that were Baked Cannellini Beans with Guanciale (cured pork jowl) and Turnip Greens with Hominy and Ndjua (spicy Calabrian sausage). I feel like I speak a little Italian now. Dessert was also in the box, but out — it was served in a little mason jar. Peanut Butter and Banana Pie with Salted Peanut Brittle. We were scamming unopened boxes around the room for more of this.
As lunch settled, we got histories of the pig and of barbecue joints – appropriate introductions for the barbecue-focused weekend. We also heard from several authors Friday, one reading a short story about barbecued turkey (yes, it exists) and two others reading love letters to their favorite joints. One of the letters was to Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby, N.C., which has fed me numerous times, and was a part of my summer barbecue tour. I won't say I got teary-eyed, but I could certainly understand the love.
Awards were given that evening, and to keep us from starving until dinner, Whitney Otawka (a Top Chef alumna and a chef in Athens, Ga.) supplied a couple of tasty bites. Okay, maybe I had more than a couple. Pork meatballs swimming in a muscadine jelly sauce were just the kind of sweet and savory combination I like. Also on the table were spicy (from Tabasco in the batter) fried quail breasts on white bread held together with a dab of Tabasco mayo. Despite the double dose of Tabasco, my tongue could handle it, and for this I was very thankful.
Dinner, as has been the tradition for at least the last three years that I have attended, was fried catfish and fixin's at Taylor Grocery. I couldn't say why, but I think this year the catfish was the best I've had there, and it's always good. Truth is, the consistency says a lot.
Another tradition of our night at Taylor is the appetizer selection on the porch before dinner. Or during, or after.Â
Tenney Flynn of GW Fins in New Orleans, La. took a temperature-extreme approach to his offering. Oysters were prepared by cold-smoking, but served on red-hot oyster shells that had been fired on a grill. As I have written on numerous occasions, oysters just aren't my thing, bless their hearts (and they do have hearts - I looked it up). But these were pretty good. If I were to put myself on a remedial oyster-eating training program, I would include these.Â
On the other end of the porch was Okra Chaat, prepared by Vishwesh Bhatt of Snackbar in Oxford. Chaat is basically an Indian fast food snack. In this case it was julienned strips of crispy fried okra (no batter here — not needed), spiced and tossed with peanuts.Â
More of this should be sold at football games. Really.Â
One might say that this was an expansion day. I had been confronted with the challenges of commercial tomato workers, listened in on barbecue love letters, and traced the roots of both pig and pit. And by the end of it, the waist on my new corduroys was crying out for relief.Â
Jay Reed is a local foodie and pharmacist. The culinary tastes expressed here are his and do not necessarily reflect the appetites of the Starkville Daily News or individual members of its staff. He welcomes your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Slowphil gathers momentum
The time has come, the walrus said,
To speak of many things
Of sailing ships and sealing wax
and cabbages and kings
with that in mind and after much harrassement from friends and relatives I've finally started my ride report, I should mention I left on the trip 0830 hrs 31 July, 2012. I hope everybody finds this as interesting as I've found doing the trip has been so far.
I'll start at the beginning of the trip with a quick synopsis but for those who would like to know exactly where I am now here you go.
Spot http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...hPRKlBDBNWAm55
Before I continue I must comment, I lost my notebook yesterday and had to do this from memory so it's a little abbreviated. The descriptions will improve
The first part of my journey was done in a bit of a hurry as I was heading down to Revzilla in Philadelphia to pick up some new riding gear.
Decided I would stop at the US border In St Stephan New Brunswick, get a motel room the first night due to the threat of rain, grabbed a nice bottle of local wine and settled in for a quiet night
Planning next day, trying to be organized
The border crossing went well but pictures are not allowed so I was informed.
A quick couple of days took me down to the Casa Icewalker where he had put out the welcome mat
A very gracious host with a great family
what should have been another quick run would take me down to a little place called Langehorne PA where Alex, another Advrider, played host, the theory of that ride was a lot better than the actual carrying out. Some how I forgot while previously playing with my new Nuvi gps I set no highways and no toll roads in the directions, so I managed to send myself through downtown New York City and New Jersey in the middle of rush hour. On arrival though I managed to learn something about how to become a classical pianist from Irideaslowbike who was kind enough to put me up for the night and feed me
Alex really has talent and is entered in a series of prestigious competitions in the future, the way everything went I never managed to grab a picture of him and his family, my apologies Alex.
Finally made it to Revzilla and my awaiting riding gear
this stuff really makes a fellow look good doesn't it! Well that may not be true but it makes me feel a little safer anyway. kudo's to Revzilla's staff by the way, knowledgeable,friendly and really helpful
Following Revzilla's excellent directions put me up on the SkyLine Dr, what an amazing ride, followed right away by riding the BlueRidge Parkway
There's been a lot of work done on the BlueRidge to try and highlite the areas as you travel through, one was a rebuilt watermill and a small slice of what life was like in the old days
the flumes that fed the watermill
As interesting as the rides are I think the people you meet are better
Here's two guys I met and spent the evening talking to, my age and biking the BlueRidge Parkway, now that's macho!!
This bridge is the lowest elevation of the BRP
This picture was taken by a person I met, Rodney Laughon, who is an artist, look him up(shameless plug for Rodney)
and the sign makes this self evident
Came down off the BRP and headed over to the IronHorse Lodge for a couple of days (pictures didn't turn out) and rode "The Tail Of The Dragon" most of you already know what a great piece of asphalt that is!
Even with all the rain there was for the previous week there was still a large number of riders there
It doesn't look like a lot but there are two parking lots. While I sat had a coffee and watched, the bike turnover was high, one group would leave to ride and another would fill their spot immediately, the lots never got emptier than this
having done what I wanted on the eastern side of the US I immediately headed off to Texarkana Texas where I ran into a wall of heat, just spent two days laying low in the campground swimming pool.
Just below Texarkana is the little Civil War period town Jefferson, the town doesn't seem to have seen many changes in all this time, as the saying goes the whole town reeks of history
One of the original taverns in the town
At the local emporium they had two original stocking ladders, one of which
is still in use
They had quite a selection of goods for sale
Having been invited down to Casa Tricepilot to work on the bike if necessary or just sit and talk I took advantage of his kind offer, Little did I know he only extended the invitation so he could make fun of me
Here, put this rag on your head it will keep you cool
but I have to admit it did work, got the oil changed and was ready to gird my loins and cross my second international border
Here we are holding each other up in the heat you will of course notice Tricepilot has pushed me back out in the sun again
Next installment, crossing into Mexico and being unable to locate the huge Aduana and migracion setup.
Slowphil screwed with this post 12-15-2012 at 04:32 PM
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Nice start to a great ride Phil. I'm looking forward to reading all about your adventure over the coming months.
Buen viaje mi amigo.
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So you finally got tired of all the PMs, eh? Great pics Phil! And as I read, I could detect that hint of old codger's voice in the words on the page.
I'm glad you're finally posting - with BlueNozer back, there's no one local to live vicariously through - so be prepared for me to play virtual fender bunny on your journey.
Waiting' (not) so patiently for more...
Mrs Stain just read your first post and said, "Well, he's been gone a month, it's about frickin' time!". Aren't you glad she's not a member of ADV too?
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After arranging Mexican bike insurance and full of self confidence and false bravado I crossed the border. Heavily guarded, they asked to see my passport, asked a couple of questions and kicked me out the other side into Mexico. Simple, now to head down the highway to Allende to clear customs and immigration.
Even the small towns have impressive entrances
All the information books say Aduana and Migracion are in Allende, I guess nobody has ever immigrated there because nobody knew where they were. After riding around this small town for what seemed to be an hour with the military suspiciously watching me everytime I drove by I gave up and not knowing what else to do headed out of town,5 kms out there they were, a huge structure across the highway with a huge sign saying Aduana y Migracion stopping and inspecting traffic in both directions
The dreaded aduana and migracion
Half an hour and some laughs later and I was officially in Mexico
Stayed in Monclova for the night but that was just to get out of the rain
It's hard to understand how harsh the desert is until you see it
Anxious to keep moving I rode late and left early for a few days so finally decided to stop in the little town of Parras, famous for it's wines and chapel
arroyos cutting right through Parras
The town is celebrating it's 414 birthday
Thought the wall of the daycare was cute and since Winnie the Pooh has a Canadian connection added this picture
The mariachi dummies were playing their hearts out
Hotel in Parras
Morning I left I had to convince the caretaker, who was really helpful, to have his picture taken
but once one was taken he was more than eager
it was a little overcast when I left for Durango but there were times it really didn't look good
There are farms dotted across the desert and they seem to be succesful
Next: I arrive in Durango and am surprised
Slowphil screwed with this post 08-25-2012 at 01:41 PM
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Arrived in Durango, headed down to the centro area looking for the Hotel Catedral Park, aptly named because it was across this street from the
night shot
Parking the bike for a couple of days in the lobby
The surprise of Durango is how beautiful and clean the city is, I was up early the next day and the cleaners and gardners were already at work. There is a tremendous amount of renovation going on as is in the rest of Mexico as they repair their history.
I had got in touch with a fellow advrider by the name of SR and we were going to meet for lunch but until then I wandered around and gawked at the city
Tram over the city
The mechanics of the tram
view from the tram, preHispanic silver mine site
Chapel at the top of the tramway
mural on the wall of a government building
Doing the touristy bit I went to some cultural exhibits
Next up: Meeting SR face to face
Slowphil screwed with this post 08-25-2012 at 03:53 PM
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It seems SR is a working man, slaving from dawn till dusk earning his bread unless it's a holiday or happens to be a day that starts with an S M T W or F,
on those days he likes to relax a little bit. Anyway met him for lunch and a quick tour of the city
The man himself with his collection of bikes
after a quick tour of the city where I had no idea where I was it was decided to pick up his kids and visit the site of an early iron foundry
It's a little hard to picture the iron works today
looks like the inside of an early bessemer furnace
carried on to supper where I met the whole family
SR decided we had better disguise ouselves
man I love good Mexican food
ended up the night by being introduced to a drink called the Mexican Flag,shot glass of lime juice, a shot glass of tequila and a shot glass of clamato juice -SALUD-
once again thanks for the great day SR and the chance to meet your family
Next: I ride the Espinoza del Diablo WOW
Slowphil screwed with this post 08-25-2012 at 07:17 PM
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Slowphil, it was great to meet you! Thanks for taking the time to start a do a RR. We will be following you right along. Saludos
PS. Careful with those Banderas, they go down smooth. That's the problem.
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Up early and headed down the road to the Espinosa del Diablo, Spine of the Devil, the government is building a new toll road to take the traffic off this road but it won't be open this year. The highest bridge in the world is being built right now, it's just visible from the old road. The reason it's called The Espinosa is because it is 300 km of winding twisting road with corners that semis can't get around without taking 3/4 of your lane as well. In comparison with the Tail of the Dragon, TTOTD is a more technical piece of road but the EDD is much more of a challenge. You have to stay alert constantly for hours. Enough chit chat, the sky is blue, the sun is shining and the air is cool, on with the ride
Espinoza Del Diablo
There is no such thing as a guard rail for 300 km
One of the major landmarks of the trip encountered here
One thing I forgot to add, about 5 minutes after taking the picture I came around a corner there was a tour bus which hadn't made the turn. It's nose was stuck down a ravine and all you could see was the rear of the bus showing out of the bushes. The police were on the scene and things looked like they were under control so I kept on going. No I wasn't going to stop and take pictures!!
This is what happens when you tire and don't pay enough attention
I pulled off to get a picture and didn't look where my foot was going, the ground was a long way down and with all the weight up top over it went, the sad part was I had to unpack the bike pick it up and then repack the whole thing
Once you reach the turnoff for Tepic the road has become a jungle road but that's a story for another day
Next: slowly broiling in San Blas
Slowphil screwed with this post 08-26-2012 at 09:21 PM
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Well, it's a good job you headed south Phil, the weather in Nova Scotia this summer has been terrrible. It has rained non-stop, even snow flurries a few times.You best enjoy your ride, although at the rate you're going, you will be done and back here by Christmas. Keep the rubber side down buddy.
You can find me out in the garage, or the woods.
My ride report: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=701602
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Hi guys good to hear from you
after coming down off the Devils backbone the climate changes, becomes lowland jungle
and also becomes a lot wetter with plenty of mangroves in the brackish water
This should have been my first clue to what the climate was going to be like in San Blas but no, it was so hot and humid I talked to the hotel receptionist with a tidal wave of sweat running off me, the good thing about that was it kept the jejhunes from chewing on me
this is the hotel I ended up at to get into air conditioning
the pool was really nice, San Blas has one little secret though it's the wala wala restaurant, owned by Pedro
the food is excellent, there's lots of it, it's cheap and you get good conversation with Pedro
there were torrential downpours both nights I was there, since there's no drainage in San Blas this is what you get
I actually liked San Blas but decided to leave and get up into the hills so headed to Magdelana on the way to Guadalajara
This was the road out of San Blas, all you can do is stand on the pegs, slip the throttle and hope you don't hit a misplaced cobblestone
next: a REALLY NICE LITTLE TOWN
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Dotsie wrote:deldaisy wrote:Dotsie wrote:Don't you think that's true of all religious people? If they really believe in heaven, they can't possibly believe that atheists will get in, regardless of the life they've lead?
Not true Dots. My mum was very religious (quietly not the church type). My Dad was an absolute atheist. Mum was quietly confident that no matter what Dad said, she and he would end up in heaven together because her's was a forgiving god. and would forgive Dad for not believing He had NO way of arguing with that.
Emma Darwin was a bit gutted because not believing in God meant that Charles wouldn't get in. I think religious people often have issues with what will happen to them/their loved ones after they die, but then so do a lot of agnostics. This is why some sort of wishy-washy afterlife scenario was invented, and spiritual mediums are only too keen to keep this going. It's good that your mum found a way of coping, but really, it's still the "I'm guaranteed a spot" mentality.
Tonyblack wrote:But never mind not being able to design people properly, God also screwed up when it came to angels. Some of them stood up to him and they were banished as well.
captainmeme wrote:Arrgh... I've got to be pulled into this again...
Creationism is the same as Christianity; it puts emphasis on how God loves EVERYONE, not just 'me, me, me'. Therefore it is not anything like Capitalism.
Willem wrote:Still, some would say that organised religion at it's core is often about manipulating the gullible masses into doing what those in power say, ostensibly for the good of the religion as a whole but in reality mostly benefitting those in power.
poohcarrot wrote:...but if you're a creationist and guarenteed a place in heaven, while atheists will burn in hell, that obviously implies that creationists BELIEVE they are better.
meerkat wrote:Well, what about life on Earth actually being Hell and when we kick the mortal coil etc etc, we then pass on to a better existence?
I don't think anyone here has a problem with anyone else being religious. What some of us do have a problem with is people who rubbish our beliefs but don't have a reasonable alternative other than 'it's written in the Bible, therefore it must be right.'snowballs wrote:Wow religion, alot of good points here.
I wonder, why can people not believe in whatever they want, whatever god they want or live whatever lifestyle they want as long as they dont either hurt others (both mentally & physically) or force their views down others throats?
In my eyes, God said to the devil," ok I made the world and I made people what can you do to beat that".
The devil replied "ok then I've just invented money & organised religion."
Thing is that some members are religious and could possibly get hurt by members pulling what they believe in apart.
Religion be it right or wrong actually makes believers happy on the whole, gives them a sense of worth and belonging, why not let them feel happy have a sense of worth and feel they belong to something?.
Just a thought.
Tonyblack wrote:I'm a cynic I'm afraid and I always say that religion was invented when the first conman met the first sucker.
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