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I recently got my hands on one of my much anticipated albums of 2012. That album would be Earth's Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II. Recorded in the same two week period as the Angels I, Angels II continues where its predecessor left of and expands upon it as well.
One thing I noticed right off the bat was the songs were a little shorter. This time the longest track is thirteen minutes instead of twenty minutes like on Angels I. The overall album length is shorter as well, which may make it a little more accessible for people. Angels II starts off with the short, three minute "Sigil of Brass". This track beautifully empty and eases you into the long dirges to come. It features a brightly sounding clean guitar that plays minor chords in three to four note intervals through it section. The guitar is left ringing and its warm humming will invoke a sense of relaxation. The cellist barely grumbles out a few drones here and there and the drummer takes a break aside from a distant few cymbal hits. The main focus on this track is the guitar who softly repeats in sonic ecstasy until the end. The next track, "His Teeth Did Brightly Shine" is of a drastic departure from what you heard on Angels I. This song is very psychedelic sounding. The main guitar is alive with a warm, slightly fuzzy tone that comfortable plays through a cavalcade of infectious, folk like riffs. But the other guitar present is equipped with a slide and is used to create odd swirling sounds that make this song a real acid trip. You get accustomed to this very chill riffing and then you get these weird rapid sliding sounds and bends and you're thrown through a loop. It's a slightly quirky sounding but it works. "Waltz (A Multiplicity of Doors)" recalls to the first installment of this two part album series. It's slightly dark sounding but not as dark as any of the material on Angels I. I definitely noticed the guitar's tone is not as big and brash sounding on this record as opposed to the first. The tone is warmer as I said and has a more laid back sound. "Waltz" is amuck with Earth's trademark repetitive droning structures. Since the guitar is not as in your face as Angels I, this is a chance for the cello to shine. The guitars repeat a very infectious, dark western like riff that is just dripping with sawdust from the saloon floor. While the guitars drone on at a relaxing pace, the cello lets loose with grumbling drones and wails of intense passion. This is the longest song on the record, clocking in at just over thirteen minutes but it is so inviting and addicting that you just get lost in the sound. A lot, if not all, of Earth's music is like that. "The Corascene Dog" continues along this path except that it's a lot shorter (little over eight minutes) and the cello takes a back seat so the guitar and bass can rule your ears. The album ends with the eleven twelve minute long "The Rakehell". The drums open this track with a simple yet concise drum groove that bounces along for twelve minutes with little variations here and there. The guitars are playing these very bluesy (and kind of funky) riffs that rumble along and can cause any foot to tap without their owner's consent. One of the guitars is also equipped with a light flanger effect that gives the song an almost, Pink Floyd-ish feel if you will. "The Rakehell" is the most rock oriented of the five tracks and is a great way to end such an album.
Drone bands (like Earth, Sunn O))), etc) are bands that I have to be in a certain mood to listen to. So I was surprised that I listened to this record over five times since the day I received the promotional copy (which was Monday). This is probably one of Earth's finest recordings. It's so infectious and aurally pleasing that I haven't been able to stop jamming it. Sure, it's definitely not as "heavy" as the first installment but it sure is a lot more diverse and easier to listen to. Of course, I wish they had a "heavier" song like "Old Black" on here but this album was obviously made with a set feeling in mind so it probably would have sidetracked this much focused album.
As I said, this is one of Earth's better releases. The music is very slow and not heavy at all so if you're a punk purist or the like, you may or may not enjoy it. But I suggest you guys give it a shot when it is officially released on February 14th through Southern Lord. Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II is an addicting, droning beast that will rumble through your measly head for weeks to come.
Rating: 9/10
Label: Southern Lord
Favorite Tracks: "His Teeth Did Brightly Shine", "Waltz (A Multiplicity of Doors"


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Comparative study on octopus vulgaris (cuvier, 1797) from the mediterranean and red sea coasts of egypt
Riad, R.
Gabr, H.R.
Refereed StatusNon-Refereed
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Specimens from common octopus, Octopus vulgaris captured from the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea showed significant differences in four of seven morphometric measurements .These differences are sufficient to recognize the populations of this species in the two habitats. The computed length-Wight relationship and condition factor for common octopus in both areas showed that representatives of this species from the Red Sea are heavier than those captured from the Mediterranean Sea for the same length group. Moreover, the natural mortality coefficient of Mediterranean representatives was comparatively higher than for the Red Sea octopus. This shows that the environmental conditions in the Red Sea are more suitable for O. vulgaris than in the Mediterranean Sea......
Other Titleدراسة مقارنة على الاخطبوط Octopus vulgaris من المياه المصرية في آل من البحر المتوسط والاحمر
JournalEgyptian journal of aquatic research
PublisherNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt
Document Languageen
Spatial CoverageEgypt
CitationEgyptian journal of aquatic research, 33(3). p. 140-146
- Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research [72]
- AfReMaS [453]

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Passin' Through
C Bb C
The first sound I heard was a woman's cry
Bb C C7
The first word I learned to utter was goodbye
Forgive me if I'm wrong in what I do to you
Bb C
While passin' through, passin' through.
Happiness for me cannot be found
But yet I still search from town to town
No offence but I don't think I'll find it here with you
Goodbye babe, just passin' through.
Passin' through your life like a ragin' river
No woman needs or can hold the love I give her
Please understand I can't control these things I do
Bb C
While passin' through, passin' through.
What was that did you say you thought you loved me
That's too bad girl 'cause if you really do
You'll just awaken with the dawn and find your love has flown
Like an old wild goose passin' through.
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Like a cold north wind just a passin' through
Goodbye babe, passin' through.


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Think you're confused now about when to vote and for whom? Get ready for 2012 when Ohio will have two primaries in March and June, as well as a general election in November.
Over the objections of Democrats, Ohio Senate Republicans passed legislation Thursday creating a June 12 primary. The unusual move is the result of a conflict between the two parties over a recently drawn congressional map and an Ohio Supreme Court decision upholding the Democrats' right to challenge the map with a referendum. The House is expected to pass the bill today.
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Hitachi 'Ultra Thin' LCDs
Hitachi has announced the creation of a new group of HDTV sets, called the Ultra Thin line. The central draw is of course their thickness, measured at 1.5 inches, making them well-suited to mounting or placement in shallow cabinets. Screens will come in 32-, 37- and 42-inch sizes, the latter two supporting 1080p, as well as an "anti-judder" technology that eliminates problems converting from 24fps to 60fps. All sets have a 178-degree viewing angle, and a 6W+6W digital amplifier that powers the speakers.
While Hitachi has not supplied any information on ports, brightness or contrast ratios, Akihabara News reports that the 37- and 42-inch sets will have 120MHz refresh rates, greatly helping motion response. Hitachi does note that the Ultra Thins will first come to Japan in December, and migrate to the United States sometime in early 2008.


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This has been a tough few months for the cruise industry. From a capsized ship to illness outbreaks to an engine room fire, it's enough to scare off the bravest of passengers. But cruise lines are hoping good deals will bring back their customers.
The problems on cruise ships this year have been well documented in headline after headline. But are the scares enough to keep travelers away from cruising altogether?
"With everything that's happened so close together, it seems a little more scary than it used to be," Bonnie Stewart said.
"I guess it's kind of scary. I've always wanted to go on a cruise, but when you hear about all these people that go missing, it kind of makes me not want to go," Kayla Lau said.
"I don't know; probably not. Just no desire," Nicole Klein said.
"When these things happen in the travel industry, yes, it does cause concern. We've seen it happen with Mexico. We've seen it whenever there's a flight incident. People tend to get a little cautious or scared about things and it will affect travel for a little while, but usually things tend to go back to normal," AAA Travel Agent Kay Parrott said.
The cruise industry is hoping to do just that by offering deals on cruises. Some are discounted as much as 11 percent, but not all.
"Costa is definitely going to be hurt by the two incidents. There's no way around it. People are going to be a little gun-shy, but as a classic example, Disney cruise line is just as busy, if not busier than ever," Parrott said.
But for the lines offering deals, it doesn't mean they're always easy to book.
"It varies a lot of from market to market. We're not seeing it in our market. I would say it's affecting more East Coast markets," Parrott said.
But if cruise prices do dip, even as fuel prices rise, it may be enough to entice some back on board.
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Issaquah Farmers Market closes for season Saturday
October 6, 2011
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NEW — 8 a.m. Oct. 6, 2011
Fall settled in last month, and the Issaquah Farmers Market is poised to pack up for the season Saturday.
The market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pickering Farm, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.
For the last market Saturday of the year, the farmers market is hosting Tacoma Glassblowing Studio. Glassblowers plan to transform Pickering Barn into a pumpkin patch of blown-glass gourds. The patch is expected to feature more than 2,000 glass pumpkins, ranging from small to jumbo.
The patch is set up to resemble a natural pumpkin patch, and includes hay bales, scarecrows and other autumnal decorations.
In addition to the glass pumpkin patch, the market features a cooking demonstration from Lisa Dupar Catering from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Gardeners can stop by the Seattle Tilth Hotline Booth for answers to gardening questions. Seattle Tilth also has a garden work party planned in the community garden behind the barn.
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The online auction giant wants developers and niche marketers to tie into its infrastructure, says eBay Research Labs' senior director, Eric Billingsley.
Microsoft has had a research division since the early 1990s. Google's programming staff spends 20 percent of its time on R&D. Even Yahoo has a growing research division (see "Yahoo Ramps Up Research"). So why not eBay?
In fact, the online auction giant has a research outfit, although it's little more than a year old. Known as eBay Research Labs, it began as a corps of programmers called the Advanced Technology Group.
For its tender age, the division has outsized ambitions. Its senior director, Eric Billingsley, a former nuclear engineer and veteran of search industry pioneer AltaVista, believes eBay will become a "common platform" for all kinds of online commerce, allowing people to build on and profit from customized tools that tap into eBay's massive inventory and customer-service infrastructure.
By cultivating new ideas inside the company and also reaching out to third-party developers, Billingsley is trying to position eBay as the New York City of the Internet economy – the place every independent developer or startup CEO with e-commerce ambitions has to go to make it big.
Meanwhile, the lab's researchers are analyzing eBay from within and without – improving the backend hardware and software that keep the existing online marketplace running, while coming up with new ways to make users feel more at home when selling and buying on the site.
Technology Review senior editor Wade Roush interviewed Billingsley at eBay's headquarters in San Jose on August 2.
Technology Review: What was your first big project within the labs?
Eric Billingsley: The first one we really dug into, as the Advanced Technology Group, was the search engine for eBay. Back then, it would take nine hours to update eBay's index. Searches were extremely slow, and it was becoming a very expensive part of the infrastructure. Now, when you place a bid it's a matter of seconds before it shows up in the index. So right off the bat, we started having some impact. And that got us some clout and made it possible for us to start doing some other things within eBay.
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I cannot understand why some people are so anti the new swimming pool, because the old one cannot be fixed. I am especially interested in the swimming pool, not because I use it myself, but because I want every child in our area to have the chance to learn to swim. Swimming should be part of the physical education program in our schools. The elderly and the handicapped need the pool for water exercises.
Contractors have given our district low bids for they need work for their men. Interest rates on bonds are very low and will never be lower. My taxes will be raised $123. I am willing to pay even more than that for what we are getting.
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But Hongkongers have so far not canceled trips to Japan as a result of air pollution issues, while tours to Beijing are down 20percent from last Lunar New Year, tour agencies said.
Three cities in Hiroshima prefecture recorded 40 micrograms per cubic meter of PM2.5 air particles on Thursday, exceeding the 25 micrograms set by the World Health Organization.
The small particles may penetrate the lungs and cause respiratory illness, experts say.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration photographed visible smog from space blowing to western Japan last week.
The air is expected to improve after Wednesday, the Japanese environment ministry said.
However, the smog has not affected more than 200 Hong Kong tours booked for the Lunar New Year period.
EGL Tours executive director Steve Huen Kwok-chuen said customers are yet to express their concern to him over the air quality, and he believes that a few days in Japan will not affect travelers' health.
"The buildings in Japan are relatively sparse and lower and there are large open spaces. I believe the air pollutants will not affect travelers as much as those living there," Huen said.
But he said he has advised Beijing tour group members to wear masks, adding that tours to the capital are down 20percent from the same period last year.
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Who is the stock stereo made by?
I have searched these forums, google other numerous cites but to no availe. If there is anyone out there who can help I will be far more than grateful. I have a 97 ES300 and after doing hours of research I am almost complete with my in-car computer, but the single problem that still remains is how can i get the rca output into to the stock cd input. Because Lexus is made by Toyota i figured it would be easy, but after searching and searching I havn't found a single solution. I no longer care what it takes, whether i'm going to have to splice into the cd cable or if i'll have to order some handmade adapter from Timbuktu; i just want to find a answer to this problem.
Greatly appreciate any advice at all.
u cant get the rca into the cd in put? are u pushin hard enough?
Maybe u need to go the amp for a connection? i haven seen the setup for the lexus your talkin about, what kind of connection is the cd input ?
Go on and do it, do it, Do it 'til you're satisfied,
Whatever it is, do it, Do it 'til you're satisfied.
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Do you have the stock CD changer? What is in the dash?- Just a Radio with cassette? I'll see if I can get any of the audio pinouts or schematics for that car.
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hopefully it may offer some clues as to what can be done.
You could always go the easy route if there is no other way. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-bwTKwfN...g=234550&avf=N
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One of these may work as well. They don't have any that are for a Lexus but since it is an older model, one of these Toyota ones may work. I'd give them a call. http://logjamelectronics.com/auxtoy.html
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Damn thats alot of work to do for a factory radio. Unfortunately that doesnt show us what we need to see. We need to see whatever type connector is behind the radio that connects the radio to the cd changer
As soon as i get hold of my digital camera I will take pictures of all the connections and post them.
if it has cd changer control you could purchase a cd changer and then tap into the leads on the cable. (you'll need the cd changer to fool the h/u)
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In most states, when a teen has their permit and is learning to drive under supervision in the vehicle, they are automatically covered under their parent's insurance. However, the day they receive their license (even if it is a graduated driver's license) and will be driving on their own - then it's time to add them to their parent's policy.
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Old Blu, I got to disagree, not with your assessment of Jackson's performance during the battle, but with your suggestion that Old Jack never had another independent command: 2nd Manassas, and Harpers Ferry (just before Antietam) immediately come to mind.
I think what is meant here, Jackson started this battle on his own and could have been in a great deal of trouble caused by himself. The places you mention were orders from Lee that he helped carry out his plans. That is just the way I see it.


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But I know they aren't
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I can't stand the look on your face
The crack in your voice
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The Café Du Monde Coffee Stand, more popular as the Café Du Monde, is a living, breathing, and constantly brewing piece of history that stands in the French New Market in New Orleans. In fact, it has been there since 1862! The building in which the café is housed itself is a piece of history—named The Butcher's Hall, it was constructed on the site of the very first French Market building built by the Spanish in 1771 and subsequently damaged by a hurricane in 1812. However, that is just a name because the menu at Café Du Monde, which has changed very little since inception, is all sugary sweet and delightfully frothy.
The stalwarts of Café Du Monde's menu are the beignets and café au lait. The former is a type of French doughnut, only that it is square, has no hole, and is doused liberally with powdered sugar, while the latter is the café's own take on the conventional preparation of half milk added to the mix—coffee blended with chicory. The tradition dates back to the days of the Civil War when coffee was scarce and the people of New Orleans experimented with substances like peanuts and pecan shells to make their supplies last. Chicory survived the test of the taste buds and time too, and Café Du Monde still upholds the tradition.
Since 1942, the Café Du Monde has been owned and is being run by one family. Hubert Fernandez bought the Café Du Monde Coffee Stand from Fred Koeniger in 1942. Today, the third generation of the family is running the café. Café Du Monde has been operating from the same location since inception and has changed its menu last in 1988 but only to include frozen café au lait, iced coffee, and soft drinks. This eating joint has not only made its way into the gastronomic culture of New Orleans but is also a part of the city's eclectic history.|


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On its own 1,000-acre estate amid olive and oak trees, 42 km (24 miles) west of Priego de Córdoba, this complex resembles a Moorish village of white-walled buildings with tile roofs and patios, and there are fountains and an artificial lake on the property. Guest buildings center on a 16th-century-style chapel that houses a 1,595-pipe organ, and each room has a balcony, a terrace, or a garden. One of the three restaurants, El Mirador (open in summer only), concentrates on dishes prepared from locally grown ingredients while El Cortijo offers Mediterranean dishes and La Finca a four-course menú de degustación. A spa rounds out the list of nice extras. The hotel is just south of La Subbética region, technically in Granada Province.
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The rand has recovered against the dollar from its recent five-month lows and technicals suggest the short-to-medium term trend is for the currency to strengthen.
Following is a selection of comments from analysts on important technical developments for the rand.
"The most important level on the downside is 8.2080 because it was last Tuesday's low and the market has been holding above that. If this level goes, it means the market can go to 8.05 or 8.00.
"On the upside we have quite strong resistances at the moment. The initial level is the high we saw last week at 8.4625. This level is in close proximity to last December's high and above there we have 8.61, which was the 2011 peak and a 38.2 percent retracement of the 2008-2011 decline.
"These are the short-to-medium term levels which require attention. Since early March we've been on an upward trend and so far we don't see any acute signs of reversal. For the last two weeks the market has only been consolidating."
"I'm looking for dollar/rand to be rangebound at 8.20 to 8.45 over the next two to three days. Fears have subsided a bit so we could see a little bit of risk-on later in the week and we could still see 8.15 before the rand weakens again.
"We're seeing a lot of rand demand around the 8.45-8.50 area so that's a big resistance level and I think we're going to see the rand recover a little bit. But back above 8.50 would indicate that it could go back as far as 8.80.
"But I think 8.45-50 will basically be protected because we saw that a couple of times last week and the week before."
"The prospect of a euro rally should not be underestimated. For risk assets in general, which would include emerging market currencies such as the rand, this would hint at the possibility of a rand recovery.
"More recently, technical analysis has hinted at a loss in upside momentum and the prospect of a correction, and the risk of that has now increased.
"In the short-to-medium term, anticipating significant further rand weakness on the back of developments in the euro zone may be asking for too much.
"Last week we highlighted the repeated failure to sustain levels above 8.40 and this remains the case. Looking at selling dollars towards 8.40 if such levels arise is still favoured, with a break below 8.30 highlighting the potential for a deeper retreat to test levels closer to 8.17."
"We went up quite aggressively from the 7.70 area, so we're overbought at the moment and we're trying to dip, but we need to get through at least 8.23, otherwise there's a danger we just go back to recent highs, maybe even up towards 8.60.
"The lower 8.20s is quite pivotal now. If we get below there, we will have seen our recent high, but if we can't get back below 8.20 I think we'll go higher again." - Reuters
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This hands-on workshop by Dr. Bresciani will focus on strategies for moving forward with Baccalaureate Reform on the NIU campus. Participants will engage in discussions and activities related to the topics of the national context for accountability baccalaureate outcomes, best practices from other institutions engaged in baccalaureate reform, and case studies of baccalaureate reform.
Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D. is Professor of Postsecondary Education Leadership at San Diego State University, where she coordinates the masters in Student Affairs/Services in community colleges and higher education, the certificate in institutional research, planning, and assessment, and the masters and doctorate in community college leadership. Dr. Bresciani has held faculty and higher education administration positions for over 21 years. In those positions, she has conducted enrollment management research, quantitative and qualitative institutional research, course-embedded assessment, and academic and administrative program assessment.
Previously as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Assessment at Texas A&M University and as Director of Assessment at North Carolina State University, Dr. Bresciani led university-wide initiatives to embed faculty-driven outcomes-based assessment in the curriculum. She has led reforms in outcomes-based assessment program review, assessment of general education, quality enhancement, and assessment of the co-curricular. Dr. Bresciani has been invited to present and publish her findings on assessment and is a leading author of five books on assessing student learning and outcomes-based assessment program review.
Dr. Bresciani has developed and delivered several courses on assessment of student learning and is reviewer for the Australian Quality Assurance Agency and is also a managing partner in an international assessment and enrollment management consulting firm. Dr. Bresciani holds a Ph.D. in Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction from the University of Nebraska and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Hastings College. The tentative schedule for the workshop is as follows:
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This is the second installment in a series about Jamie's 2008-2009 study abroad trip to China.
It has been a long time since I was a third-grader, but being under the Harbin language pledge made me feel like a kid again. When I arrived in Harbin for the second semester of study abroad, my classmates and I pledged to speak only Chinese. At that point, I had been studying Mandarin Chinese for 2 ½ years, and though I had made good progress, the Chinese-only pledge put a drastic limit on my lexicon.
But the pledge had its perks, too. Not being able to say much made me pay more attention to the people and places around me. In this way, I discovered an amazing city, witnessed first-hand the political and religious phenomenon of Christianity in China and immersed myself in campus life.
Cities out of ice
The Chinese never cease to amaze me.
Positive attitudes, unrivaled work ethic and the ability to live on extremely little are just a few of their strong points. In Harbin last winter, I learned a fourth: they build cities out of ice.
Harbin rests in the northernmost province of China, corresponding to central New Hampshire in the United States. Siberian Russia lies just a few hours to the north, explaining the frigid weather, which reaches as low as -22° F.
But this does not phase the Chinese. They have learned to live and thrive in the cold, as evidenced by their yearly Ice Lantern Festival, which attracts tourists from all over the world.
The festival, which usually runs from January through March, features multiple-story sculptures and buildings carved from blocks of ice and fitted with multi-colored lights. At night, music is played as the city lights up, creating a fantasy world.
I attended the festival in late February, just after my arrival to Harbin. I put on more layers of clothing than I ever had (four pairs of long johns), but my feet still went numb when I stopped walking.
I also had my first opportunity to slide down an ice slide, dance on a block of ice with two friends and play bumper cars with sleds on an outdoor ice rink. (I uploaded some of these videos onto Youtube.)
Most tourists forget about Harbin after the Ice Lantern Festival, but life continues for these resilient Chinese.
Despite the winter winds, I spotted many a Chinese riding a motorcycle during cold months. To prevent frostbite in their hands, they install a thick layer of furry-looking cloth to the handlebars to block the wind.
Some Chinese, however, don't protect themselves from the cold but rather embrace it. The Songhua River runs from Russia into downtown Harbin, and some locals choose to courageously swim in the frigid waters as the ice begins to melt. I politely declined to participate.
That was probably a wise choice, because even without taking the icy dip, I still fell ill shortly thereafter due to climate shock. To my pleasant surprise, my roommate showed me yet another caring facet of Chinese culture by bringing me wonton soup while I recovered.
Sunday gatherings
I have something to confess: In Harbin, I allowed myself to break the all-Chinese language pledge under two circumstances: video conferences with my parents and Christian worship services.
The story of these Sunday gatherings reveals much about the current political and religious phenomenon of Christianity in China today.
Shortly after arriving in Harbin, I heard that a missionary couple from Florida was also in town. So, along with some Christian friends from my program, I began meeting with them for a simple time of discussion and prayer once a week.
As the semester progressed, my classmates and I found many of our Chinese friends also wanted to attend our meetings. The English-speaking environment was a draw because many wanted to practice. Others wanted to learn about Western religion. Others were simply curious.
Before long, we had exceeded the 25-member limit set by the government for private religious gatherings. In addition, there were more locals than Americans.
Fortunately, our meetings fell during a period of relatively loose religious control in modern Chinese history. In the years leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials tried desperately to make the once-Communist country more foreigner-friendly. This meant being more open to foreign religion and cracking down less on local dissidents.
Current regulations stipulate that every church in China register with the government, thus subjecting itself to supervision. Pastors are approved by a Chinese religious council and can be removed if they preach beyond their bounds.
In practice, however, this registration rule is often ignored or rejected. May Cheng, professor at the University of Hong Kong, notes that the number of Christians in house churches (colloquial term for unregistered Christian groups) today might exceed the number of Christians in government churches.
While in Beijing, I met with two different unregistered Christian pastors for informal research interviews. The men each asked me to use an alias when referring to them, so they became James and Lee.
James' grandfather was a minister, and both parents were involved in a house church. He grew up immersed in this environment and discussed the difficulty of hiding his faith from friends at school who could get him in trouble. Lee became a Christian in college and started his own church a few years after he graduated.
When asked why they chose not to register with the Chinese state church, both pastors pointed to theological and philosophical disagreements.
However, James assured me that being a house church pastor nowadays is not nearly as risky as it was decades ago. The likelihood of being caught is less, and the punishment less severe.
While tension still remains between the Chinese government and house church communities, it seems that China is becoming an easier place than before to practice faith. At least in Harbin, we never encountered any problems.
Campus life
The atmosphere on Chinese campuses would leave many American college students disappointed, but my classmates and I found ways to spice things up.
There are some general differences between Chinese universities and their American counterparts, and other differences specific to the Harbin Institute of Technology.
In China, campus organizations play a small role in students' lives. There are many organizations in name, but most of these seldom host events and activities. Regarding study habits, most Chinese students have a strong worth ethic and study many hours per day (I occasionally had to vie for a seat in the library). There are exceptions, of course. Some lazy students play computer games for hours on end.
HIT had its own peculiarities. As an institute of technology, the male to female ratio was 7-1. The harsh weather meant outdoor activity was limited for much of the year.
I didn't let these potential discouragements limit me from enjoying myself. I frequently held ice-sliding contests with classmates as we walked around campus. The slick roads and sidewalks were perfect for this dangerous game. So, instead of simply walking to class or strolling to the cafeteria, we slid at high speeds.
Perhaps the most daring thing I did was join a PE class – Chinese Traditional Dance – where I was the only Westerner. I clearly didn't think this one through. Did I mention the male to female ratio at HIT? One day during dance class I did a head count: 25 guys and four girls.
Despite the unfavorable odds of actually dancing with the opposite sex, the class was a highlight of my week. Chinese traditional dance is somewhat robotic and stiff, but nevertheless follows a rhythm. And being able to notice familiar faces when I strolled through campus was certainly rewarding.
I walked into Harbin with the sole goal of improving my Chinese. But in the process, I encountered much more than I expected. I learned to thrive in the coldest of cold; I learned what a fervent religious movement looks like first-hand; and I learned the value of embracing a place for what it is.
I'll be honest, though, I was not at all sad to leave four pairs of long underwear and the Harbin winter behind.
Jamie Sturm is a senior at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich. For questions or comments, e-mail him at email@example.com, and for video footage of China, visit his Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/JLSKZOO10.


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UPDATE (Tuesday, January 21, 2014): This workshop has been postponed due to today's snow. It will be held on its snow date of January 23.
The workshop has also been moved. It will now be presented in The Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall, at 45 Main Street.
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For residents interested in learning more about their home's solar energy potential, a final workshop for the Solarize Newtown initiative will be offered Tuesday, January 21, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Road in The Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street. In the event of snow the workshop will be postponed to Thursday, January 23.
The local program is part of a statewide initiative, Solarize Connecticut, which was launched in Newtown in September. The deadline to join Solarize Newtown, which makes the solar process easier and more affordable for homeowners, is February 11.
"Every family that elects to install a solar electric system in their home helps to diversify the energy mix for the town, the state, and the country. The more we balance our sources of energy, the more we create a sustainable environment for ourselves, for our children, and for all those who will come after," said First Selectman Patricia Llodra. She is confident that the town will reach the lowest pricing tier available for residents, which is based on the number of households in the program.
As the number of homeowners who install solar increases, the price drops for everyone in Solarize Newtown, according to a recent release.
Thursday evening's workshop will focus on the financing options available to Newtown residents. Homeowners who have already had home evaluations are encouraged to bring their proposals to the workshop and ask questions specific to their home.
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Bowden's big haul pushes Pies forward
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- August 17, 2014
THE Jaye Bowden show lit up a gloomy Twin Ovals against the Tigers yesterday as the Magpies cemented their place in the TSL finals and uncovered a ready-made replacement for injured coach Aaron Cornelius.
The "JB" act turned on a 10-goal performance while Glenorchy diligently worked its way to a 165-point win – 28.12 (180) to 2.3 (15) – and booked its place in the business end of the season.
"We're going to play finals. That's a fact," said stand-in coach Matthew Smith.
"We want to win next week, and if we do that we've done everything we can to finish third and that's our aim."
With their coach and the best key forward in Tasmania laid up in hospital with a severe leg injury, the Magpies experimented with their forward line set up and struck gold.
Bowden kicked 10.4, as well as three goal-assists, and gave the Magpies light at the end of the tunnel after they lost their mentor and onfield star on the eve of the finals.
Cornelius badly injured his leg two weeks ago in Glenorchy's season-defining win over Clarence at Blundstone Arena, and may never play again.
But he has steered Glenorchy into position to be a premiership threat.
"We got a lot out of today," Smith said. "We had our forwards playing key roles for us and we found another avenue to goal through Jaye.
"The way we ran the footy, switched the play, we proved that if we do those things well we're a very hard team to beat."
Bowden was the best player on the field by a country mile, and looks to be the best option to replace Cornelius at full-forward with one game remaining before the finals.
"He's a very hard player to match up on. You put a tall on him, he's too quick. You put a small on him, he's too good overhead.
"If our midfield is on, like they were today, Jaye's capable of kicking five or 10 each week."
Former skipper Ben Reynolds was a powerhouse in the ruck, while at ground level captain Brayden Webb, Rhys Mott, Josh Arnold and Shane Piuselli excelled in Glenorchy's nine-man onball rotation.
Goalless at three-quarter-time, Tigers coach Adam Henley pleaded with his players to get something out of the game.
"I know it's tough, but we need to show a bit of pride and ticker, keep up the work-rate and get a couple of goals," Henley said.
It took just 52 seconds to respond, with former Hobart full-back Daniel Golding marking strongly and kicking the Tigers' first goal, and midfielder Quinlan Revell getting reward for his hard work with a goal at the 17 minute mark.
North Launceston is a game ahead of Glenorchy with one round remaining, but the Northern Bombers face ladder leader Western Storm in the final round.
The Bombers smashed Devonport by 96 points yesterday, setting up a potential percentage race between themselves and Glenorchy for third.


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At HPBC Gordon Ainsworth oversees all things related to Pastoral Care. Through the years, whether serving high schoolers with Campus Crusade for Christ, or as a Bible College professor, or Police Department Chaplain, or as Highland Park's Singles or Shepherding pastor since 1991, we all have come to appreciate "Gordo's" zeal for our Lord and His people.
Although quick to point out that preschoolers are more my size, Nancy Baughman brings a big heart and lots of experience – close to fifty years – to children's ministries. She started out volunteering in Children's Ministry at HPBC when she was 12 years old and never left!
David Borror serves as our Ministry Administration Pastor and brings his passion for equipping God's people for ministry in the local church and helping them to grow in maturity in Christ. We look often to Dave for his wisdom and giftedness in teaching, organization, and leadership.
Jeremy Einem serves as the Director of High School Ministries. He is primary teacher on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings for the Crash. He also leads the volunteer staff, and oversees the overall programming. Jeremy graduated from Spring Arbor University with a B.A. in Pastoral Studies, most recently from Liberty University with a Masters of Christian Leadership.
Kenneth serves as Director of Middle School Ministries. In June of 2015, Kenneth and his wife Megan moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to join our staff and lead our students. He graduated with a history degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in May of 2015 and plans to attend Moody Theological Seminary.
Derrick Jackson is the Minister of Music and Worship at HPBC. He comes to us from Nashville, TN and was born and raised in Warner Robins, Georgia. He has served in ministry for 14 years. Derrick's has received the following education training: BM in Vocal Performance, BM in Music Education, and MM in Conducting from Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, and an MTS in Theology from Moody Theological Seminary.
Dave Kuntzman serves a dual role as Director of Missions and Business Manager. He and his wife Julie have been married for 28 years. They both grew up at HPBC and have served in missions with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea and at Maadi Community Church in Cairo, Egypt.
Sue has always loved working with children, and has been an active volunteer in our Children's Ministries at HPBC. Whether it be a fun activity like doing puzzles with preschoolers or teaching a class for elementary children, she enjoys it all. Her passion is to help create an environment where kids are excited to learn about God's Word, apply it to their lives, and then to reach out to their friends who have not yet heard about Christ.
Brent Slater is the Senior Pastor of Highland Park Baptist Church. He was raised in Africa as the son of medical missionaries and then, after receiving his seminary training at Denver Seminary, he was sent out by HPBC to serve the Lord in Uganda. He planted churches and developed leaders in Uganda for 22 years along with his wife, Inell, and their three sons.
Jimmy Smith currently serves as our Pastor to Young Adults & Young Families. He and his wife Amber moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, when he joined our staff in 2011. He brings over eight years of pastoral experience in addition to five years of marketing experience in the motorsports industry. He received a Masters of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2010.


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Where else can you go for a weekend of fun, food and free family entertainment? Try downtown Albany, Oregon this weekend if you like pirates, like to act like a pirate or just like saying "aarg!"
The Brotherhood of Oceanic Mercenaries (BOOM) pirates will be invading The Pfeiffer Cottage Inn and downtown Albany beginning Friday, July 31st. Calapooia Brewing Co. joins in the downtown fun when the festivities begin with Agility Dog Demo's, a pet parade, an Owner/Pet Look-a-like contest, Army Rock Band Battle of the Bands and Movies By Moonlight playing "The Princess Bride."
Saturday, August 1st will be a very full day of dancing, costume contests, pie and rib eating contests, pirate shows and preparing for the BBQ cook-off. Sunday promises to start the day off right by offering Praise in the Park as Larry Boy from Veggie Tales makes a meet and greet appearance. Then the day gets really down and dirty with the opening of the beer gardens and Ray's Food Place KCBS Regional BBQ Cook-off Awards.
So, our inn is gunna be invaded by pirates but you can still come get bbq sauce all over your face as you act like a pirate and join in the fun and entertainment down by the Willamette River. Check out our other choices of lovely inn's in the Albany and Corvallis area by going to www.obbg.org.
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I was disappointed to read Steve Penn's column about KKFI (5/15, Local, "Change at KKFI-FM is a sad refrain"), I love the blues and enjoy the jazz programming more than what I hear on other area stations.
KKFI has been increasing the amount of time it devotes to alternative news programs because there is a crying need for news and information not provided by the mainstream media. That is why the program "KC Media WatchDog" is one of its most popular shows. KKFI listeners obviously appreciate these programs and have said so with their donations.
As Mr. Penn mentioned in his column, KKFI's mission statement says, "...educate our audience ... provide a channel for ... issues...that have been overlooked, suppressed and under-represented by other media." That is exactly what the station is doing with its increased focus on alternative news programming.
If The Star, and other local news media, would do more to bring us the under-reported news that KKFI's listeners are looking for, perhaps KKFI could devote more airtime to music.
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Pop star Michael Buble married gal pal of two years Luisana Lopilato in a civil ceremony in Buenos Aires Thursday, reports the Associated Press.
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The bride, a 23-year-old Argentine TV star, wore a lilac chiffon dress and silver heels, while her Grammy winning groom, 35, donned a gray suit.
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Fixing Vintage Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge cars (with carburetors)
Ignition and electrical repairs for vintage cars
- Tuning the 1963-69 vacuum advance control valve for better power and economy
- Electronic ignition system replacement — for 1970s-1980s cars and trucks, and for cars and trucks that came with points (from Mopar Action)
- Electrickery (I): alternators and voltage regulators (from Mopar Action)
- Electrickery (II): gauges and the instrument panel (from Mopar Action)
- EGR system replacement on a budget
- LED replacement bulbs tested/reviewed
- Starters (from Mopar Action)
- Bright headlights: dramatic, low-cost gains with relays
- Adding DRLs to vintage cars
- Rebuilding distributors
- 8-track tape decks
Suspension, steering, brakes, and chassis repairs for vintage cars
- Front end alignment tricks, tips, and specifications
- How to swap in a police firm-feel chuck and get rid of steering slop
- One Lap of America in a Plymouth Valiant | Preparing the "One Lap" Plymouth Duster
- Installing and caring for inner tubes
- Converting to disc brakes; disc brake repairs
- Restoring and tweaking 4-piston disc brakes (1965-1970s)
Fuel systems and driveability
- Tuning carburetors
- Mechanical fuel pump repairs
- Vacuum gas tank repairs
- Carburetor rebuilding: a primer and guide
- High-tech carb tuning with a wide-range oxygen sensor
- Fixing fuel evaporation control systems: Solving hard starts and "that gas smell"
- Tuning the 1963-69 vacuum advance control valve for better power and economy
Engine repairs for vintage cars
- High-performance oil pumps for classic cars
- Cars that won't start
- Flathead six troubleshooting
- DIY EGR repairs
Other systems
- Speedometer repair
- Windshield wiper linkage repair
- Adding shoulder belts to vintage cars • Upgrading seat belts on vintage cars (Valiant.org)
- Putting miles on the vintage iron: daily driving the classics
- Car fires and fire extinguishers (via Skinned Knuckles)
- See the Imperial Club's transcriptions of Master Tech books, 1947-1973, for all Chrysler brands, with sixty movies.
- Adding seat belts:
- Imperial Club's transcriptions of Master Technicians Service Conference books, 1947-1973, for all Chrysler Corporation brands - extremely helpful! This includes no less than sixty movies.
Other in-depth articles from Mopar Action's Rick Ehrenberg
Check out these excellent articles with illustrated how-tos by Mopar Action's Rick Ehrenberg:
- How to swap in a police firm-feel chuck and get rid of steering slop
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- Tech analysis of the 4.7 liter V8 engine (1999)
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- Bolt-on performance upgrades including some cheap fixes
Power loss
A reader wrote: "The heat riser/flapper was stuck closed in my 273 V8 manifold. The car was lacking power and ran on the warm side."
Bob Lincoln wrote that to fix it, "I took the manifolds off and pried with a tire iron on the flapper with all my strength. No amount of any penetrating oil (including Chrysler solvent) would do. ... It's the shaft that sticks. It's supposed to rotate, but years of carbon will weld it in place. In the late 1970s, Chrysler switched to teflon-coated shafts, which helped tremendously."
"68RT" wrote,
The old fashioned way to free up the shaft is to take two hammers and gently tap the shaft back and forth. Tap with enough force to hit it but not peen over the shaft. A direct hit is required. Any hit that is at a side angle will bend the shaft. It is better to do it dry if possible but sometimes a penetrating oil (not WD40 which is a water displacer) is needed but the object is to break up the carbon deposits not leave additional product to carbonize.
Usually the shaft will stay free once you free it up if you do it dry. Once it is free, the spring must be in working condition.
I have taken 30 minutes to break one loose. What happens is each time you hit it a little bit of the carbon breaks loose and it works its way out until there is too little carbon to resist the movement. Usually there is about 3/16-1/4" gap on the side of the valve and once it starts to free, it really goes fast from there. Getting there is the interesting part.
Power loss can also come from fuel boiling in the line (which also makes a noise that sounds like pinging). See the Carburetor section near the bottom of the page.
Belt noises
High Performance Mopar (tip sent by Erik Namtvedt) wrote that a squeaky fan belt can be fixed with toothpaste- put on a few dabs with the engine off. The abrasive material in the toothpaste removes glaze from the belt and pulleys, stopping the noise.
Various problems
Numerous and unexpected problems may be caused by leaking vacuum hoses or mechanics disconnecting your vacuum hoses. Make sure hoses are not kinked. Vacuum leaks caused by leaking hoses that look okay to the naked eye may result in the following diagnoses by mechanics: * Need new carburetor * Need new transmission * Need new engine * Need valve job * Need new mechanic.
Transmission noises
The owner of a 1967 Dodge Coronet wrote, "My A-727 has a static leak in the front of the transmission. An unrelated problem is that, at high idle, if I put the shifter in reverse, I get a buzzing sound and no reverse engagement. This has only happened twice and I immediately threw it back in park and did not put it in reverse again until I kicked it down to slow idle. It then went into reverse just fine." TorqueFlite expert Tom Hand replied:
I bet the leak is just that the pump gasket is dry and shrunk. Might be the front seal too, it has been many years since 1966!
A car that old may have the large check ball in the valve body and it might buzz. Dad had a 1969 Dart that buzzed at low throttle pressure. It may be that the low reverse band got cocked in its bore due to being a bit loose and the high pressure slammed it sideways.
If it were me? I'd find a Torqueflite nut like me to pull it and go through it right and put all stock parts (no hot rod hard shifting things) back in and set it all like it was built in 1966-67. Those shift nice and firm.
See the above section on vacuum hoses. Turning the cold or warm idle screw on the carburetor is a quick fix that doesn't solve the real problem. If the car stalls when cold, lubricate the choke well. If it stalls when wet, try getting much better ignition wires (lifetime warranty, good brand, about $30). Also try: * Put window insulating tape (foam) over the top of the electronic ignition module * Spray the little wires with silicone spray or wire drier * Check for vacuum leaks.
Check the choke pulloff as well - the choke may be staying closed even after the car warms up.
"65" noted: "Check the plugs at the firewall. All the power in the car goes through these plugs, and they tend to get loose and dirty with the passage of time."
Random shutoff/cutout
Random shutoff can be caused by a bad ignition switch, the usual host of electrical problems, or, according to Gary Hamel, a flaky electronic ignition module. He noted that a low-priced aftermarket replacement is available (made by Wells) at many parts shops.
Dave Schoenberg wrote that "I have had A-Bodies where the steel fuel line right out of the tank gets rubbed through just VERY slightly (I seem to remember it rubs against a shock). Just enough to intermittently suck air instead of gas. Stops for no reason and starts again when it feels like it."
ShakerCuda wrote: "You might let the vehicle warms up. Then move the wire harnesses under hood a little at a time up and down. This will duplicate what is going on as you drive with a warm engine. "
Speedometer repairs
Jeff Voth: "Look at the back of your speedo just where the cable threads into it on the back of the speedo and there is a small metal cap that you can remove with needle nosed pliers. The cap will have some felt under it. Put several drops of 3-n-1 Oil on the felt and replace the cap. This may not solve your problem but I can [practically] guarantee that this is the first time this has been done since it left the factory."
Transmission vibration
Rick Jenkins said he had a lot of vibration at 48 mph and above, despite new tires; the vibration was felt in the car, not just through the wheel. He investigated and found up and down play in the driveshaft where it went into the transmission; the U-joint was fine. He was told if the rear seal on the transmission wasn't leaking, it was fine; he had the driveshaft checked for balance (based on advice from the forums) and "it was so far out of balance, they couldn't get it within specs;" he ended up getting a new driveshaft, and a rear transmission mount. The combination of both was causing the vibration.
Runs rough cold, seems to improve with heat
George Young suggested: "Not enough voltage from the old, damp coil? Try a new coil. Check to make sure the EGR valve plunger is not binding open; remove and plug the manifold vacuum hose to EGR circuit."
Dave added: Better wires, high quality rotor/distributor cap for best fit. Check the stove, that big metal thing on many engines that feeds warm air from the engine to the air intake through a usually-rotten or missing hose. The vacuum-operated flap may also not be functioning for one reason or another, usually a bad vacuum hose. This is common. Dan Stern notes the flap is controlled by the Thermostatic Air Cleaner vacuum motor...
George Young added: My old 318 ran rough when cold and wet, would stall out until warm. Choke was the problem. Manifold carboned up and wouldn't pass heat to choke coil thermostat. Changed to manual choke and no more problem and increased gas mileage.
Dan Stern noted that driveability problems could be caused by a bad choke heater control unit, which may short out and shunt full power to the electric choke, causing it to heat up prematurely.
Lean-Burn (computer-controlled carbureted engine) rough idle
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- Are your coolant temperature sensor connection ok? If not, the computer will see a cold engine and will run rich.
- Are the oxygen sensor connections ok?
- Is the heated air inlet operating correctly?
- Vacuum leaks? Check all vacuum hoses with a religious fervor! The leak's location many not even be obvious!
- Carburetor problems: float low? valve seat damage? I doubt the latter since
it appears that the problem arose quite suddenly. The following is something
I've used on computer-controlled carbureted engines many times:
Connect a high impedance dwell meter to the mixture control solenoid, set the meter to the 6 cylinders scale, run the engine around 2000 rpm until hot and see the dwell. If the a/f mixture's ok, you'll see the dwell oscillating about 30 degrees.
- Low dwell with oscillations => a/f mixture lean and running closed loop.
- High dwell with oscillations => a/f mixture rich and running closed loop.
- Dwell at or below 10 degrees => system stuck lean.
- Dwell at or above 50 degrees => system stuck rich.
The latter two extremes indicate closed loop operation since open loop operation typical will show a stable dwell reading between 20 and 30 degrees (usually, closer to 20). Do not do this test at idle since some engines will be operated in open loop at idle REGARDLESS of the coolant temperature sensor's output.
Seat belt looseness
During the late 1970s up through the late 1980s all American cars had something called a window shade mechanism to allow for a small amount of slack to build-up in the shoulder belt. This was to prevent people from complaining that their belts were too tight. I experienced (ref:June 1987 Car and Driver article by Patrick Bedard) a problem where the seat belt built up too much slack. Sometimes the belts, like a windowshade, would never return at all. There is usually a large plastic button on the 'B' pillar that needs to be fooled into thinking the door is always opened, which by the way disables the window shade mechanism and is how the belts return 'home' when you get out of the car. Cut the plastic button very close to the 'B' pillar, being careful not to cut into the inner spring Take a cotter pin and put it through the loops of the spring, this prevents the spring from ever retracting. Chrysler mini-vans are easier in that they have a rotating plastic cam with a striker pin that is engaged by the closing door. Just cut the striker pin and you eliminate the problem.
Low front end
Many late 60s and early 70s A-body Chrysler products had a problem with the rear mount for the torsion bar. Water collects in the channel and rust occurs. After a decade or so the channel that the mount is welded into rusts through and the mount twists and that side of the car falls onto the rebounce (sp?) bumper. If this is what happened you will need to find a local frame/suspension/alignment shop that has someone who has welded in new material to replace the rusted stuff and then realign the ride height when done. (Thanks, Chris Jardine).
Pinging on V-8s
Pete O Dickerson wrote: My 75 Dodge Swinger 318 would ping at part throttle operation, not at full throttle (floored!) like you might expect. Just going over an overpass or up a hill the engine would ping and clatter, even though the ignition timing and carburetor were set correctly.
The manifold was made from cast metal. The molten metal was poured into a mold through a little hole and when the manifold was finished, the little hole was plugged up with a little rubber plug. Well, after a few years this little plug would dry up, shrink, and fall out, leaving a hole in the manifold. This hole would cause a lean condition to exist at part throttle operation, by letting air leak in.
Try removing the carb and shining a flashlight down into the manifold and seeing if there is a hole in the bottom of the manifold. You can either plug it up or replace the manifold with a more performance oriented unit.
(The maintainer adds: invest in a vacuum gauge, they are cheap!)
Timing marks and removing the crank seal
The timing marks are located on the lower driver's side of the timing chain cover. If the car has extra brackets bolted on the bottom of the timing chain cover, they may hide the timing marks from being easily seen. Some early LA engines may have had the timing marks on the passenger side but certainly by 1977 they should all be on the driver's side. (Thanks, valiant67)
When the timing chain cover seal is leaking, the harmonic balancer will need to be removed. It will require a 1 1/4" socket and a puller to remove the balancer. You will then be able to replace the crank seal (and maybe add a wear sleeve to the crank if the surface is worn).
Fast idle, then stalling.
From Timothy Economou: If you start your car and it runs for a while at fast idle and then it starts to load up and then stalls. There is this little round thing on the open end of your breather that closes the outside air when your car is at fast idle and lets it draw air from the manifold. (Stove control). Check it.
Editor's note: the stove control is frequently bad on vintage vehicles. The vacuum hose, control, and mechanics of the flap in the air horn should be checked. See above.
Poor acceleration, pinging or stumble on acceleration
"68RT:" The accelerator pump flow is seen by taking off the air filter and with the choke in the open position (engine off) you look down the carb air intake and open the throttle fully fairly fast and you should see fuel being squirted into hole(s) of the primaries. If it is weak then the engine will stumble especially if the throttle is not very slowly opened. The old accelerator pumps for example used leather for the pump seal and after 30 years they just don't do too well. (Editor's note: the stream of fuel is very obvious!)
Carburetor issues
Justin Kaszowicz's carbed 2.2 was idling rough and smoking (black smoke) when first started. The problem was that the choke was not opening - he had to open it by hand. This is a common problem. The solution in Justin's case was a new choke pulloff.
68RT wrote: If the carb has sat with little or no use, I would immediately pull the carb and rebuild it as it would be full of gum (old gas) deposits which will cause the carb to never really run right until it is cleaned up and adjusted.
Fuel boiling
Boiling fuel on hot days has been a common problem and there are numerous discussions of solutions. For the slant six, Scott wrote:
With the Holley 1945, which has the fuel line going out the front of the carb and past the manifold, you're not going to have much of a problem with fuel boiling anyway.
The 1973 and older slant 6s, which had the Holley 1920, had the fuel line going into the side of the carb. The fuel line would come up and along the side of the valve cover, and then go directly over the intake/exhaust manifold. There is too much heat getting to the fuel line then, causing fuel boiling. In this case using fuel injection hose would really help. You can also route the fuel line differently so
that it wasn't over the intake/exhaust. Or add the heat shield used on 1979-83 slant sixes, which goes under the carb and over the manifolds. This also makes hot starts easier.
See restoring and tweaking 4-piston disc brakes (1965-1970s)
Ignition switch
Bill Watson wrote this about a 1963 Valiant, but it probably works with other models:
If you look closely at the switch in the dash, there is a bezel that screws onto the ignition switch. You will find 4 small slots on the inner side of bezel, each a quarter of the way around. I usually use a screwdriver, carefully, to move the bezel in a counterclockwise direction. Once it moves, you can undo it by hand.
Once you get the bezel off, notice that the switch has a ridge along the bottom that fits into a corresponding slot in the dash. This keeps the switch stationary while you screw the bezel on/off. Once the switch is free, you can drop the switch under the dash and pull the wire connector free.
To install, place the wire connector onto the new switch, place the switch into the dash (note the ridge/slot) and screw the bezel back on. Use a screwdriver, or some similar object, to carefully tighten the bezel onto the switch when you get it as tight as you can by hand.
Driveshaft list / transmission / rear axle list
Provided by an anonymous reader, who checked what he could but warned, "There might be mistakes or errors."


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This reminds me of my childhood sketching, Enough reminising though. I found it to be entertaining after about 5 stickmen created their own unique way of crossing. Afterwords I grew tiresome. Do not get me wrong the idea was good, but maybe next time try working harder on keeping the viewers interest. Also, The sound was lacking, I understand you probably use a mic used for chatting or what ever, I do not expect everyone to use profession equipment, but maybe try cleaning up the sound with the program you use or find a program that has more options with sound.
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When you got it, why not flaunt it!? Singer Victoria Justice kicked off the first night of her Summer Break Tour dressed in a pair of sexy, high-waisted American Apparel stretch pants styled with a sparkly Brian Lichtenberg blazer and a black crop top from Urban Outfitters. A couple nights later, she stepped on stage wearing a nearly identical outfit, except this time her pants were green and she had on a striped jacket.
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The roof of the Christmas House in Elmira still shows the scars of last week's storm, which forced the business to close until Wednesday. / JEFF MURRAY / STAFF PHOTO
Several businesses that were affected by last Thursdays storm are open and returning to normal, but many still show the scars left behind by the violent weather.
The Christmas House, on Maple Avenue on Elmiras Southside, closed since a large tree limb pierced its roof during the storm, reopened Wednesday.
Proprietors wanted to open the business quickly for motorcoach tours that stopped in the neighborhood, co-owner Mark Delgrosso said.
Were in good shape. We lost a few things on the front porch, ornaments and a tree, Delgrosso said. We had water damage upstairs, but not much. If it had been the whole tree, who knows what would have happened, but it was just a large branch. The third floor is our living area, and water came in. It went down to the second floor, which is product storage.
Delgrosso has been working with his insurance company but has no dollar figure on damages or compensation yet.
Thursdays severe thunderstorm, which spawned a tornado that plowed through the Elmira area, along with two other twisters in Steuben County, seemed to hit mostly residential areas, said Kevin Keeley, president of the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce.
Keeley hasnt heard of too many small businesses that were dealt more than a glancing blow by the storm.
Hilltop Inn, on Jerusalem Hill Road in the Town of Elmira, was near the end of the tornados path, but other than a large tent that was shredded and some trees toppled, the business escaped serious damage.
Elm Chevrolet, at Church and Baldwin streets in Elmira, sustained a fair amount of damage to its business and inventory but was able to reopen by Saturday afternoon, President Tim Van Fleet said.
We had a window broken out. Some overhead doors got damaged, and a couple of signs, Van Fleet said. Bricks from a greenhouse chimney on Second Street came down on 21 cars. The biggest inconvenience was no power or phones for a few days.
The owners of Chamberlain Acres perennial plant nursery, on Broadway in Southport, consider themselves lucky despite some damage.
Several large trees on the property were toppled by the storm, and a plastic cover over the greenhouse will have to be replaced, but most of the inventory was untouched.
We closed for a couple of days. We might as well still be closed. Most people still arent coming out, co-owner Glenn Miller said.
People see whats out front (piles of limbs) and assume our inventory all looks like that, co-owner Charlie Todd said. We lost our shade trees. Its a lot brighter back here. I grew up here, so walking out and seeing light everywhere is almost intimidating. But it could have been worse.