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The Fort Hood Special Reaction Team secures a suspect found within a house they have breached during their quarterly certification taking place in Chaffee Village, Fort Hood, Texas, Dec. 13, 2013. This training exercise is conducted in conjunction with the 89th Military Police Brigade's patrol unit and the Fort Hood Criminal Investigation Division in order to simulate multi-agency coordination during a real-world incident. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. John Healy, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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I'm looking for someone who can make several maps in a homebrew fantasy world I'm using in some games I run and stories I'm tooling around with. Right now, I'm mainly looking for a "world" map (quotes because it's only a fraction of the entire world, but contains all the currently relevant regions). Eventually, I'll also want more specific regional and local maps, but I've got to have a world map first so that I've got a concrete geographic reference for everything else. I'd like to be able to step-by-step it with you if possible, instead of trying to describe everything all at once (especially since I'm not entirely sure where things are myself, thus the need for maps). We can nail down the coastlines/landmasses first, then rivers/mountains/forests, then the political stuff. Basically, the world map will be the edges of two continents and the ocean between them. About the same sizes/distances as the eastern US and western Europe, if Europe was at a similar latitude (i.e., further south). Between the two is a long chain of tiny islands; imagine the East Indies stretched across the Atlantic.
I'm not too picky about style, something like you might find at the beginning of a book is fine with me ( http://diydilettante.files.wordpress...11/09/map3.gif ), although if you want to get more detailed/pretty with it, I'm fond of this look: http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/20...li-d3iiezk.jpg
Of course, I don't expect you to exactly copy either style, they're just references. Size of each map will probably vary, and you folks would know more about that sort of thing than me. I don't think we'll be dealing with a great level of detail at first, so something on the smallish side would probably be best. I've seen some truly gargantuan maps on here, but I don't need anything approaching that. My screen resolution is 1600 x 900, and I'd like to be able to view it all at once, so maybe 1000 x 750 would be a good ballpark, or even 800 x 600. If you'd like to make them really big to leave room for future details, I certainly won't mind. Ratios would change depending on the particular map. If you'd like to make them really big to leave room for future details, I certainly won't mind.
As far as copyright stuff goes, I don't expect to make money off this, and I don't mind you using it non-commercially. If, by some stroke of divine luck, some opportunity for money-making presents itself (I write a novel set in this world, or something), I'd be happy to renegotiate then.
Timeframe is fluid. I'd like the world map fairly soon, within a couple weeks or so, if possible. As for the others, we'll take them on a case-by-case basis. I hope this will be an ongoing project, as I've been working on this world off and on for about two and a half years, and there's a lot to map (and once I've got some maps, I'm sure more will spring from them).
Now for the bit about pay. I can only budget so much for something that's a hobby, so I can only offer around $20 through PayPal per map. I'm happy to negotiate with you on that, though; if you're capable of really great work, I'll do my best to pay as much as I can.
Thanks for taking the time to wade through all that. I'm happy to answer any questions in this thread, or via email if you prefer: tktater at yahoo.com, as I can't do the private message thing here just yet. Thanks again!


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text: By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Legal teams from Nebraska and Kansas offered their input on a draft report by Special Master William J. Kayatta in a hearing held in Portland, Maine, Thursday, Jan. 24. Upper Republican Natural Resources District Manager Jasper Fanning attended the hearing. Earlier this month, Kayatta issued a draft report of his findings on the dispute between Nebraska and Kansas regarding water usage in the Republican River Basin. Fanning said Kayatta's draft report set fairly tight guidelines on what each state could contest. Fanning said Nebraska continued to make its case that the state should not be charged for the use of imported water in the basin. A buildup of underground water, known as the "mound," accumulates in the Republican Basin portion of the Tri-Basin NRD. It occurs from seepage of Platte River Basin water from irrigation canals along the edge of the basin. The compact settlement says that Nebraska should not be charged for the consumptive use of imported water. Since this water originally comes from the Platte Basin, Nebraska considers it imported water. Presently, the accounting procedures count the use of this imported water as if it was virgin water supply of the Republican Basin. Kayatta's report said this accounting procedure should be corrected for years after 2006 so that Nebraska is not charged for the consumption of imported water supply. Fanning said Kansas argued there is no flaw in the accounting procedures. Nebraska's legal team reinforced its claim that use of imported water supply shouldn't be counted in the state's consumptive use for compact compliance purposes. Fanning said the amount of imported water in the mound totals around 8,000 acre-feet. That's a significant amount of water, he said. Considering the overuse in 2005 and 2006 totalled just more than 40,000 AF, credit for this water would amount to 20 percent of the overuse. After last week's oral comments, Fanning said Kansas must submit further briefs on the comments by May 15. Nebraska and Colorado will have until June 20 to respond to Kansas' briefs. Another hearing will follow in mid-August to further address the issue. Kayatta's Recommendations In the draft report released early this month, Kayatta said Kansas' request to permanently idle retire 300,000 irrigated acres in the Republican basin should be denied. He also said Kansas was entitled to some relief for Nebraska failing to meet the 2006 compliance test. However he proposed damages of only $5 million, not the $80 million Kansas had sought. Other recommendations included that: • 100 percent of the evaporation from Harlan County Lake during 2006, as calculated under the RRCA Accounting Procedures, should be charged to Kansas. • Kansas' request that Nebraska be found in contempt should be denied.


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Indian Wells, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Quality Frenchman Julien Benneteau
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The former top-30 performer overcame Spanish qualifier Daniel Munoz-De La Nava
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The last match of the night saw Davydenko taken to the brink of elimination by
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Austrian qualifier Dominic Thiem took a 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) victory over American
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AAR reports mixed volumes for week ending December 7
December 13, 2013
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that carload and intermodal volumes were mixed for the week ending December 7.
Carloads—at 279,213—were off 4.4 percent annually and ahead of the week ending November 30, which included Thanksgiving, at 255,628 and below the week ending November 23 at 296,581.
Intermodal—at 262,765 trailers and containers—was up 9.4 percent annually and ahead of the week ending November 30 at 207,888 and below the week ending November 23 at 267,759.
Of the ten main commodity groups tracked by the AAR, five saw annual increases. Grain was up 10.4 percent, and petroleum and petroleum products were up 18.6 percent. Coal was down 13. percent.
On a year-to-date basis, carloads are down 0.6 percent at 13,808,713 and intermodal is up 4.4 percent at 12,135,679 containers and trailers.
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Righteous Kill
|Release Date: September 12, 2008
|Running Time: 100 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $40,076,438.00
|Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Summary:A serial murderer walks the streets of Manhattan, targeting violent felons who have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. All the victims are suspected criminals whose bodies are found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. The killer's mission is to do what the cops can't do on their own--take the bad guys off the streets for good. When a notorious pimp becomes one of the killer's victims, highly decorated detectives Turk and Rooster are called in to investigate. This case could easily be the biggest one in their 30 years on the force. With the unwitting help of a local drug dealer the detectives follow what few clues they have, but their search soon turns inwar... Full Summary >>
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I see it's going to be tough and tougher to get something placed in this month's competition.
I'll take an unusual approach for this map, which is - I think- more an illustration with descriptions of places.
I read a book on Japanese history a few weeks ago which included a chapter on the various stages of Japanese art. Inspired by old Japanese paintings this map is a mixture of Japanese and Elvish elements (mainly the labels). The lines are a little bit thicker than in actual old paintings.
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I see it's going to be tough and tougher to get something placed in this month's competition.
Great artwork!
Colours added.
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nice, I was wondering if you would add colours
Inspired by old Japanese paintings you say? I'm not buying it! You meant 60s Japanese stop-animation movies, right? Go-ji-ra! Cool stuff, Sapiento.
I toned down the colours and added some effects. The labels for hero, dragon and places are in Tengwar.
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Major Changes in Rockbox
This is a page which lists many major changes and updates to Rockbox. These are changes that aren't front-page news, but worth noting (e.g. a new plugin, a significant performance improvement or bugfix, or a notable new feature). Feel free to update as necessary!
The latest unreleased changes can be found in the current build.
The changes are sorted by date with the newest on top.
This page is available as an RSS feed: MajorChanges RSS Feed
Major changes since version 3.13 (in git)
2013-11-10: Improved support for iPod accessories
Major changes in version 3.13
2013-01-24: Fix cache handling on PP and re-enable ATA DMA.
Major changes in version 3.12
2012-07-30: Ability to select folders for the database to scan instead of the whole file system, in the database settings.
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2012-03-28: Promote Sansa c200v2 to Stable.
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Branched from SVN r30927.
2011-09-09: Add a setting to "hide" the internal drive on devices with software USB and a card slot, to improve compatibility with e.g. some car audio systems that can only access the first drive. Committed in r30489.
Major changes in version 3.9
Branched from SVN r30022.
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2011-02-09: Added support for embedded album art (currently limited to mp3/id3v2 and jpeg)
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2010-10-30: Promote the iPod nano 2G to stable.
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Posted 19 April 2013 - 04:15 AM
The thing is, my back yard doesn't exactly have wide open views so I need to be able to carry the 30 kg rig around to look in different directions, and it's really taking a toll on my back. There are a few narrow passages so wheels are not an option.
Is there an alt-az mount / tripod combination avalaible that would be close to my current set-up in capacity, stability and ease of operation, but weighs something like 10 kg less?
Don't mention Rob Miller's tripods as these are not available.
I have a Giro-3 and that is not quite up to the task. For starters I'd need a counterweight with my Mewlon on it and that defeats my purpose. It's also quite frankly not in the same league on stability.
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Posted 19 April 2013 - 06:55 AM
You might give Tom Peters a call and see what he thinks.
I am going through a similar thought process because of my medical issues.
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I've found the HAL130 to be an extremely portable tripod. When carrying the HAL130 in the field with the mount head and scope sitting on it, you can leave the legs extended but easily collapse the tripod leg set by lifting on the center spider and then carrying the whole assembly over your shoulder using the leg set to grab and counterbalance the scope and mount head.
The HAL130 tripod is undervalued in the astronomy world for some reason, but I've found it to be a real workhorse. The HAL130 tripods are the one's sold with Vixen's GP and GPD2 mounts. The GPD2 is rated to carry a 35 lb payload.
For car transport, the HAL130 tripod collapses to a package size of about 6" x 30".
At any rate, I don't think you'll be very happy losing your DM6, especially compared to any of the other alt/az mounts out there (except the T-Rex of course ).
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Kunama, that DSV-3 looks like a Giro3 class mount; I'll look for reports from people that have compared the two.
Ron, the Mewlon is actually over the rated limit of the DM4 but I know there are numerous reports it's been rated too conservatively. I still think it's more an option for when I decide to downsize the scope too.
Patrick, I've followed your thread about your magnificent T-Rex set-up. The tripod is a surprise. I'm curious how that HAL130 tripod differs from the Vixen tripod that came with my Super Polaris mounted 90mm achromat I bought in '89. I didn't like that tripod. It was certainly strong enough but very prone to vibration.
You're right about one thing, I will hate to ever give up the DM6. I still kick myself over being able to buy that whole set-up used for a steal.
Posted 19 April 2013 - 02:36 PM
I'm wondering why the HAL130 is so much more stable.
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I'm curious how that HAL130 tripod differs from the Vixen tripod that came with my Super Polaris mounted 90mm achromat I bought in '89. I didn't like that tripod.
It's a completely different tripod. The aluminum Super Polaris "AL" tripods were a split design with a sliding center piece similar to many wooden tripods today (and also similar to the Porta mount leg sets). The HAL130 upper leg is a hollow extruded member that the similar hollow extruded lower leg slides within. My guess is that the hollow extruded legs are much stiffer than the split design.
Personally I hate a shaky setup, so if it wasn't sturdy, it would be gone!
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Could you let me know the diameter of the top of the tripod (the part your T-Rex mounts to)?
I'm also thinking about doing some landscaping in the garden so that I could use wheels under the Planet.
Posted 19 April 2013 - 03:24 PM
Biggest question will be how to mate it to the DM6's flat bottom.
On the T-Rex there is a special bottom plate to accomodate the polar axis post. I believe the flat on the base is about 5" with a recessed area about 1.5-2" in diameter for the bottom of the GP2 mounts to fit in.
Perhaps the DM folks have some kind of adapter for use with tripods with the polar axis posts?
Posted 19 April 2013 - 03:55 PM
The simplicity of a DiscMount I prefer to the DSV-2 that I previously owned. No backlash adjustment, no altitude locking/unlocking, no rebalancing, no levelling. Just plunk the scope in the saddle and observe.
Ecstatic DM4 owner, Keith
Posted 19 April 2013 - 05:58 PM
Patrick has me thinking about a HAL130 and removing the pin. That would be a light, apparently solid, setup for my little TV85.
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That said, I am usually too lazy to bother and put up with a little imbalance. The friction discs compensate well enough for my tastes.
Posted 22 April 2013 - 09:34 PM
The Gitzo 5541LS weighs about 6.5 pounds. There is a big difference in the DM4 (5.2 pounds) vs DM6 (16.2 pounds). I think these weights are without saddle and the 8 inch extension would be more. I think you could have a DM4 on a Gitzo and still be under 14 pounds with the saddle. I have no shake/steadiness issues on the Gitzo. Just keep an eye on it around people because all the weight would be at the top of the tripod. It would take quite an effort to knock over my Planet. I prefer the Planet when doing outreach because of the lower center of mass.
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That Gitzo tripod is a lot more expensive even than the Planet.
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I would recommend the GT5532S for $1050 as the best Gitzo tripod for astronomy. It is rated at 88 pounds and weighs 6.2 pounds. It goes to 51 inches maximum height. The legs are in 3 sections so they are quite thick. My 5541LS has legs in 4 sections and goes higher but I only use the 3 thickest sections for astronomy.
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I am looking for input and informed opinions on using a Bog Pod Tripod as a spotting scope tripod.
Is it stable enough? What is your opinion of the trigger head that Bog Pod has?
Do other heads fit the Bog Pod?
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I have the bog pod tripod and I'm happy with it. I have the rifle rest and a spotting scope attachments. I don't think they make the spotting scope attachment that I have anymore. The trigger head looks interesting.
When I picked one up it seemed a little heavy. I'd pay up a little bit and try and find a lightweight tripod, carbon fiber or other, you won't regret spending the extra 100-200 bucks when you are hauling it up and down mountains.
I have the bog pod tripod and the camera head attachment. I absolutely love it as a shooting rest. The flexibility of the legs to the left and right (rather than just length) is great for quick adjustment in the field. That being said, the same flexibility makes it less stable as a spotting scope rest. I found it works better with an after-market head. I got the Promaster 6160. I had to get a different bolt so it would tighten down solidly.
It's not a fast exchange like the Bog Pod system, but I think it's a nice compromise that still allows me to use it for both purposes if I want to. The weight of the legs alone really are pretty comparable with many others on the market. They are pretty long when collapsed which is something to keep in mind for your pack. Since I'm on a tight budget I thought it worked good enough for my purposes.
I've got one and it's ok for sizing up something that's already been spotted. For long glassing though its not like having a good tripod. The heads can't be locked from swiveling side to side, just up and down. I have both heads and prefer the old style to the trigger style. The trigger head alone weighs 20oz. The stand-up legs don't go down real short, and the other style lever locks are loud snapping into place. I like it as a shooting rest I can adjust ahead of time, like sitting for deer, but not for spot and stalk.
I ended up going with the Stoney Point Rapid Pivot Bipod set-up for shooting, use mostly either the shock cord collapsable ones if I'm worried about weight or the sitting/kneeling version the rest of the time. They are quick and stable. For glassing I got the Promaster 6160 head and 525T tripod and I've been real happy with the set-up. It's a couple ounces heavier and more expensive, but worth it for me. Especially if my partner stays on the spotter while I make a stalk or vice versa.
Thanks for the input. I have another question: I have seen a Vortex Pro GT Tripod Kit online and have been doing a little research on it. I appears to be pretty good quality for around $150 (tripod and pan head). Does anyone have any experience or opinions on this setup? It weighs 4.4#, folded it is 24.6", it has a usable height range of 23.9" - 67", 3 leg sections, and a max load of 10#. I will probably be putting a Leupold GR spotting scope (approx 2.5#) on this tripod. Thanks for all opinions.


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Automatic Transmission Installation - Four Speeds=Two PedalsWritten by on August 1, 2006 Gear Star's 4L60 Gets The Jump On A TH400
Some things have been commonplace for too long. Times are changing, and some of it is for the best. There probably aren't too many people out there faced with the question of having a three- or four-speed automatic in their truck who would opt for three, but again, there might not be too many people who have thought about it. The 4L60 transmission has been around long enough to prove itself, and it is a shoe-in to replace a Turbo 350 or 400, plus it can be found in a non-electronic controlled version that'll work behind a Chevy motor in almost any old truck. Cruising down the freeway while floating the valves keeping up with traffic isn't much fun, and that fourth gear sure would be nice.
Gear Star is a company that's been around for over 20 years in the custom-built transmission business, and it is a firm believer in the 4L60 as a workhorse that'll take a floggin' and keep on joggin'. The 4L60 also has an electric fourth-gear lockup that totally eliminates any slippage in the torque converter and results in a 30-percent overdrive ratio via the lockup's mechanical connection to the motor, which will also help the tranny stay cool and lubricated for long periods on the road. All of this is a benefit of a trans that'll withstand up to 700 horsepower thanks in part to a super-streetable Yank Racing 10-inch converter that behaves like the best 12-inch converter off the line, but can take all the abuse your foot can dish out.
Gear Star transmissions are built to order by one of a few master mechanics with over 20 years under their belt; they don't have an "off the shelf" package. That same guy tears down, pulls the parts, builds, and dyno's each tranny. Their Level 3 transmissions have many of their own upgraded parts, such as output shafts five times stronger than stock thanks to the 300M hardened steel many of their parts are made from. Once this sucker is in you won't break it or worry about it. According to Gear Star's Zack Farah, each comes with a 4-month/24,000-mile warranty to back it up.
Replacing the old TH400 with Gear Star's Level 3 4L60 in a '72 Chevy C-10 was basic, but care needs to be taken while adjusting the TV cable to ensure the right change in line pressure inside the tranny to coincide with how much your foot is on the gas pedal. Your driveshaft might have to be shortened like ours was by local shop O.C. Driveline or a new one made depending on the application and if it's a one- or two-piece unit. We also opted for a new tranny crossmember from Performance Online that makes for more room between the frame-rails thanks to its simple yet effective design.
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How's this for goodies on your doorstep? Our Level 3 Yank Racing Gear Star transmission comes complete with a 10-inch lockup converter, 20K GVW Hayden cooler, tranny mount, dipstick and tube, TV cable, wiring, dust cover, and enough full-synthetic Amsoil ATF to do the job.First of all, disconnect the battery and get the truck to a suitable work height so you can access the engine bay and have enough room underneath to pull the tranny. I had the good fortune to use the lift at our tech center for this install. The new MagnaFlow exhaust runs under the pan of the TH400 that's coming out. This was removed as well as the passenger-side header to easily access the starter.Start disconnecting everything that attaches the trans to the truck and the motor, like the shift linkage at the bell crank on the inside of the frame, while taking note how it came apart since it'll be used with the Gear Star 4L60.It's a dirty job for most daily driven trucks, but someone's gotta do it, so the dust cover comes off. I can recall very few older vehicles that still retain their dust cover, but after taking this one off it proved their function 100 percent. The exterior of the truck's drivetrain was pretty nasty, with some decent oil leaks and road grime, but the dust cover kept everything under it quite clean.The torque converter is held to the flex plate by three bolts that go in through the front side like so. These need to come out. You should be able to rotate the motor with a socket on the crank bolt to get them down where they can be removed. It's also a good time to pull the driveshaft. Watch for fluid from the tranny's tailshaft.A couple of minutes were well spent dropping the header on the passenger side to give easy access to the starter and have one less thing to bump your head on. Be careful with the starter--it's heavy--and label the wiring if you need help remembering where it goes.Get out your best set of flare-nut wrenches to loosen the tranny cooler lines. I know I always preach about the importance of good wrenches, but if you've ever rounded off a fitting with an open-end wrench, you know what I mean, and if you haven't, there's a first time for everything. When the cooler lines are cracked, fluid will leak out, so have a drain pan ready.Pull the dipstick tube and undo the tranny mount, bellhousing bolts, emergency brake cable, and any other little things like vacuum lines as well as the crossmember bolts so the engine and trans can be jacked up enough to knock the crossmember back to clear the tailshaft when the tranny comes down and out.
The motor will need to be supported by a floor jack, jackstands, or hoist. I used a heavy-duty car trailer-type ratchet strap and hooked it to each framerail and had it cradle the oil pan with a board in between in case the strap moved. I was going to raise and lower the truck on the lift and needed everything to move together.With some room to breathe underneath, I commenced with the cleaning and remodeling. A big hammer helped evict the greasy old tranny crossmember.Since the crossmember was going to move forward for the Gear Star 4L60, we used a new one from Performance Online (P.O.L.) that gives more room underneath thanks to its sleeker-than-stock design. It even comes with new hardware.After the frame was cleaned up I slid the P.O.L. crossmember between the rails, but left it farther back to clear the trans when it is raised back up.With a little air, I blew through the old tranny cooler lines since it'll be using the stock cooler in the radiator until we beef up the motor. On the other line some rubber fuel line was used to direct any leftover fluid into a drain pain versus making a BIG mess--safety first!The Gear Star Level 3 4L60 is good to 700hp and has all the benefits of a manual valve body while still letting it run through the gears in drive--it's the best of both worlds! The Yank 10-inch converter is as streetable as any 12-inch, but it will handle all the use and abuse you can throw at it.Call the neighbor over if you need a hand getting the new trans back in. You can't drive yourself to the hospital with a transmission on your chest. Get the trans lined up on the dowel pins in the block, tighten down the bellhousing bolts (except the one that mounts the dipstick tube), slide the tranny crossmember into place under the mount, and take a break. The converter should not interfere with the flex plate and should have a gap around 1/8-inch until you pull the converter to the flex plate and engage the pilot into the crank, which should be cleaned of rust beforehand.
On the passenger side of the tranny we find the little wire bracket to hook the TV cable to. Be careful 'cause it's tough to hold onto; some needle-nose vise grips might help.With the situation fairly stable, get out a measuring tape and square up the P.O.L. crossmember before drilling new bolt holes. I measured from the tranny crossmember back to the trailing-arm crossmember for reference.The little bit of elbow grease used to clean things up while the tranny was out was well worth it and complements the new four-speed automatic's snazzy looks.It might be easier in the beginning to install the dipstick before the trans gets installed. Trying to maneuver it up behind the motor while the trans is raised into place was more than I could do alone, so I just used a little bit of ATF to lube the tranny end of the tube before pushing it down into place.Next up is installing the vacuum switch that will prevent 4th-gear lockup under hard acceleration, wide open throttle, and climbing big hills.With a couple of strategic tweaks to the hard line that went to the vacuum shift module on the old trans, it was routed to the driver side where the vacuum switch will be mounted for ease of wiring and space.An extra bracket for the dipstick tube came in handy to mount the vacuum switch once a few kinks were put in place.
You might need one of these if your tranny didn't have a TV cable before. It doubles as a throttle/TV cable bracket and costs about $20 at a local parts house.The TV has plenty of length adjustability and easily snakes around to the carburetor's left side to click into the aforementioned bracket.The TV cable mounts below the pivot of the throttle linkage on the carburetor like so. Start by pulling the TV cable out all the way, and with the carb at wide open throttle it should pull the TV cable this much. After a road test, if the tranny shifts late and hard, extend the TV cable out 1/8 inch and the opposite if it shifts early and soft. It's important to take your time to set this, because the tranny won't live long with incorrect fluid pressure.Our neighbors at O.C. Driveline in Placentia, CA, shortened the driveshaft, installed a yolk for the 4L60, and pressed in new U-joints lickity split.


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CHaD patient Jacob Raby, 11, of Manchester helps New Hampshire Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Gappens unveil the Children's Dream Racer for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Manchester on Wednesday. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
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MANCHESTER - Patients at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth in Lebanon and CHaD on Hitchcock Way in Manchester will have a chance to match their race car driving skills against the best.
Clad in a racing suit, New Hampshire Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager Jerry Gappens, the speedway mascot and the son of a speedway employee unveiled the Dream Racer in the CHaD pediatrics section.
The race vehicle, a child-size version of a NASCAR vehicle, was made by a retired race car builder living in North Carolina and decorated with graphics by Matt Rolfe, a 2012 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University and owner/designer of M Rolfe Designs, specializing in motosports graphics.
Manchester resident Jacob Raby, 11, grabbed a roll bar and swung himself into the car, buckling himself in before beginning to test himself against the best in race video games that play on a screen on the hood in front of him. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is his favorite racer and when Gappens asked who is his second favorite, Raby said their wasn't one. He's a one driver fanatic.
Cheryl LaPrade, director of the New Hampshire chapter of the Speedway Children's Charities, said the charities were founded in 1982 by Bruton Smith, chairman of Speedway Motorsports and Sonic Automotive, and the New Hampshire chapter was established in 2009. Since then, she said, the chapter has distributed $450,000, helping 88,000 children.
The Dream Racer isn't all play, although it has race car video games, movies and streaming music. It has a hook for hanging an IV bag, so youngsters can be distracted while undergoing treatments.
The two CHaD facilities are among just 25 of the 756 children's hospitals across the country to have the $10,000 Dream Racers.
Jessica Laperle, child life program coordinator for CHaD, said the goal of the program is "to make sure that the kid part of kid is being treated too." She said things like Silly Putty, DVD players and other toys have to come from philanthropic organizations. CHaD can't bill an insurance company for Silly Putty, even if it helps a child heal.
She said something like the Dream Racer can decrease anxiety in children undergoing treatment. For families, it's something to talk about to ease nervousness.
Raby, who got his own pint-size racing suit that Gappens assured him would be embroidered with his name, said the only thing lacking was a "man room" with vehicle models and other racing paraphernalia.
But for CHaD patients, the new vehicle is a great gift. It's been nicknamed the Smile Car for good reason.
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Chalk up Saturday afternoon's home encounter with Parkersburg South in that category.
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Short of uninstalling the entire application (and deleting a couple of other folders that the uninstall routine forgets to, according to posts on DirecTV technical forums), is there anyway to reactivate? It can talk to the Nomad (I mean it's on the same local network, and my iPhone app is running fine), so where is the list of activated clients, and how do you delete and re-authorize clients?
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I got an "Account Validation Required" error today. I got error AR/3004 though. This is on an iPhone I've been using Nomad on for weeks. I even launched the app last night without issue.
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It would be great to hear some thoughts from those of you who were able to be in Ames today!
Glad we got through the game with only a sprained ankle from Tuftee....
From the sounds of things, we have depth at end because Willie Scott made plays, so did Morgan and George...
Offensively - man is it good to have some threats with the ball...we've lacked that for a long time and if we truely have that in Horne, Money and Johnson - we become less predictable, and much more difficult to defend....
I liked what I saw out of Floyd Mattison.
Just walked home from the game.
My thoughts:
The D-Line was a surprise. Willie Scott in particular looked very impressive. Lattimer, Rump, Laing, Jensen, and Woods all surprised me as well. If Nelson gets healthy and any of the new guys can play we actually might not be too bad here.
Aaron Horne was another surprise. He appears to be a WR that can do something none of our guys have done for the past 4-5 years. GET SEPARATION. He doesn't have blazing speed, but was always open.
Our LB core is going to be as good as I have ever seen at ISU. We already know about Knott and Klein, but George, Mattison, Morgan, Bennett, and Jevohn Miller all looked pretty good today.
WR's still have me bummed out. We dropped a lot of passes today and by people that shouldn't be dropping passes. We have a lot of options, but besides Horne and Money none of them really stood out. I was disappointed Jarvis West only touched the ball once?
Now the QB position. For the first time in as long as I can remember we are actually going to have a wide open race going into the fall. IMO it's still wide open between Tiller, Jantz, Barnett, and Capello. All of them played ok, but none of them played great. I think Jantz looked the most composed in the pocket, but made a couple bad decisions. I think arguably you could say Capello managed the game the best today.
RB's we are set. James White seemed to be the most impressive to me, but Shontrelle, Woody, and Duck are all reliable.
I'm excited for the fall!
Offensive MVP - Aaron Horne (no question)
Defensive MVP - Willie Scott and Klein
QB wise all I saw was that nobody looked like they really had a leg up. My biggest observation was that Tiller's speed isn't as big of an advantage as I had previously thought because all the QBs have pretty good mobility. Also, Jantz threw one beautiful 50 yard bomb and hit the WR (Money) directly in stride throwing into the wind. Other than that, things looked even.
Aaron Horn was the MVP of the game for me. He probably had 6 or 7 catches and two touchdowns. No drops. He is going to be a big part of our offense.
Money and Darks went up and got some jump balls. I was encouraged by that.
Biggest dissapointment was Jarvis West didn't get any touches. Like I didn't see one catch, and he had one drop. Basically Aaron Horne did all the things I thought West would do so that is basically a wash.
Jevon Miller had a pick. He could be really good.
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It would be great to hear some thoughts from those of you who were able to be in Ames today!
Players that stood out included. Horne # 3 WR juco from same school as Jantz. Caught a very nice long TD into the wind from Steel, and caught sever athers, able to get open and some good hands athleticism.
Brandon Jensen RS FR DT from Ankeny #62, sem to get good pressure and made some very nive plays.
Jevon Miller good frame and size for Fr, I see his future being at DE with that frame.
Darius Reynolds #7 seems 100% healthy and is a good target.
#50 Willie Scot DE was active and got off blocks and made plays.
LAtimer was consistent on getting pressure on outside speed rush.
QB's I rate in this order Barnett , Jantz, Tiller. Barnet good poise and eadership about him, not strong arm on out patterns. Same with Jantz , had difficulty with throws had to zip. Tiller, tucks and runs too soon.
Jake Mcdonough and Rump seemed to really clog the middle well.
Maybe we brought in Jantz to get a better chance with Aaron Horn. If he plays like that this fall he's going to be our go to go all season.
I'm not overly concerned about the snaps right now, but both the centers and QBs are going to have to work on that a lot this summer.
Jantz had a great throw down the field and so did Tiller on the one to Money down the sideline. Willie Scott did very well for being pretty small. I notice he does a nice job of staying home. This defense needs Jake Knott. I thought that was pretty apparent at times today.
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I was surprised Lattimer was playing...maybe won't for a couple of the first games this fall.
Horne looked really, really good.
Barnett impressed me for a freshman.
Shaban Dika is a big boy.
The D looked like they had some good hits on the O. Klein had a couple real solid hits.
I kind of think it will come down to Jantz and Capello. I really like Capello's potential and Tiller can be better utilized as a WR, which we need.
I though Tiller looked the best of the quarterbacks, seems like he always found the open man.
The o-line didn't look great but looked okay. As already mentioned, there were many times that snaps were off target. The stunts and blitzes were moderately effective as they did a good job breaking down the pocket and forcing the QBs to use their feet, though I don't think there were any actual sacks.
I thought that generally the WRs did a better job finding the holes in the zone, though there were times thatthe QB threw to a well covered receiver. There could have been 2-3 more INTs than there were today.
None of the QBs seperated themselves today - made some good plays and some bad plays.
Overall it seemed like the offense did a good job moving the ball and avoiding plays for negative yards. There were missed opportunities as receivers dropped balls that should have been caught. RBs are a very solid group.
Defensively, I was also impressed with Willie Scott, but he's only listed at 215 lbs on the roster so he likely won't be in for long stretches. As said before the increased stunting and blitzing didn't always get to the QBs but they did force them to move around a lot.
I thought our DTs played pretty well, holding their ground and getting in on some plays. Our DEs look like they'll have to use their speed and athleticism to get the edge for pass rushing. They played the zone pretty well from what I remember.
It will be interesting to see how things develop over the summer and into the fall.
You can spend a lot of time and money picking out the perfect floral bouquet for your date ... but you're probably better off checking if you have bad breath and taking the porn out of the glove compartment.
The moral: you gain more by not being stupid, than you do by being smart. Smart gets neutralized by other smart people. Stupid does not.
Wide Receiver was my biggest concern this off-season, but Horne and Money both look to be fantastic. Lenz was limited (I would guess because he wasn't healthy for all of practice), but he had a very nice catch in traffic. In my opinion, there's a drop off after those guys, so depth is still an issue, but we do have multiple nice options, which is good.
Tiller and Jantz looked like the top two today, but not by much. Tiller is clearly improving, and Jantz is still learning the system, but looked nice regardless. The ceiling for Jantz is higher, so I predict he'll come out on top in the end. Capello looks like the best runner, but was the least impressive of the four when it came to passing. Barnett looks good but not great. He'll become more consistent and, in my estimation, start somewhere down the road.
The RB's looked good, but not absolutely amazing. I was hoping to see big plays from them, but I feel like the fact that the defense knows what's coming from them put them at a disadvantage. Arnaud mentioned that Herman is experimenting with different ways to use the RB's in the Podcast, so I think the new X's and O's will work to their advantage. You don't want to give away too much in the Spring Game for other teams to see.
The defense looked good. There were flashes of good and bad. Most of the big plays were made by the line, and the linebackers had a solid day. I didn't think the secondary was that great, but I only say that because we saw more success in the air than on the ground today.
My biggest concern is at center. The snapping of the ball seemed erratic, and there were a couple times when a bad snap ruined the play.
There's more smaller stuff, but those were the big things I noticed.
I don't think Tiller won the job today, but he looked better than Jantz. Capello & Barnett are clearly not going to be competing for the starting job, which I think most of us knew.
To qualify my opening statement, Tiller made some very good throws to Money, which Money did an excellent job of adjusting to. I thought those two had very good chemistry. Jantz had a great throw to Horne into the wind for a long TD, but he had a few more struggles than Tiller did.
Again, I don't think Tiller won the job today, but I expected him to have a little better game than Jantz simply because he's in his third year of the offense while Jantz is in his third month. If the season started today though, Tiller is your first string.
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Aaron Horne and Darius Reynolds are going to see some significant playing time this fall, both had excellent scrimmages.
Tiller pouted quite a bit today, they even sent Steele in for a series with the 1's after calling for Tiller 3 times and Jerome didn't bother to appear.
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The issue has come under scrutiny after 26 students and staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Police say the gunman, Adam Lanza, was armed with several guns, including a Bushmaster AR-15 style rifle. In the wake of the shooting, President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.
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• Sweden 10th 'most admired country globally'
• Sweden climbs in 'doing business' ranking
Sweden is the world's second most competitive country, according to the World Economic Forum's last ranking. The Scandinavian country was praised for its transparency, efficient financial markets and world-leading adoption of technology.
Switzerland topped the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011. Sweden overtook the US and Singapore this year to be placed 2nd overall.
Sweden benefits from the world's most transparent and efficient public institutions, with very low levels of corruption and undue influence. The government is also considered to be one of the most efficient in the world, stated the report.Private institutions also received excellent marks, with firms that demonstrate the utmost ethical behavior (ranked 1st ), strong auditing and reporting standards, and well-functioning corporate boards. Goods and financial markets are also considered very efficient.
"Combined with a strong focus on education over the years (ranked 2nd for higher education and training) and the world's strongest technological adoption (ranked 1st in technological readiness), Sweden has developed a very sophisticated business culture (2nd) and is one of the world's leading innovators (ranked 5th)", said the World Economic Forum in its report.
"These characteristics come together to make Sweden one of the most productive and competitive economies in the world."The biggest obstacles for business in Sweden were restrictive labour regulations, high tax rates and messy tax regulations. The report also pointed out poor access to financing.
Like Sweden, the other Nordic countries continue to be well positioned in the rankings. Finland (7th) and Denmark (9th) also made the top 10, and Norway was 14th.
Germany came fifth in the rankings, followed by Japan in sixth. The United Kingdom recovered from a drop in the rankings, to move up one place to 12th.
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Faster growth causes bubbles and encourages abuse of workers. High taxation causes stability, that's evidenced all through history. It can't always be about "growth".
Bubbles caused by monetary manipulation are a problem because they always burst leading to recession. Better to use a privately issued currency.
I disagree with your view of taxes & history. High taxes lead to tax evasion & even rebellion. Not to mention lower growth & poverty.
Taxes are a negative factor affecting an economy. . . . That's why you can have growth & high taxes. It doesn't change the fact that taxes slow the economy. Growth is stronger with lower taxes than high ones:
Corporate Taxes Suffocate Growth
Faster growth causes bubbles and encourages abuse of workers. High taxation causes stability, that's evidenced all through history. It can't always be about "growth".
An element a healthy market is transparency.
The oft referred to "invisible hand" which keeps prices fair for the consumer in a free market, can not work without all the players having access to legitimate pricing information.
..taxes as always presented as an abstract burden...
Taxes are a negative factor affecting an economy. They aren't the only factor though. That's why you can have growth & high taxes. It doesn't change the fact that taxes slow the economy. Growth is stronger with lower taxes than high ones:
Corporate Taxes Suffocate Growth
Proof they have except for service jobs exported ALL manufacturing jobs out of their country. Go to Minnesota and the GE plant does painting and assembling of Major Power Plant Equipment IMPORTED from Europe, their cars are made in Latin America and Mexico.


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1932 Ford Deluxe V-8 Phaeton - Hot Tub - Expanded for WebWritten by Eric Geisert on July 1, 2011 Paul Gommi builds a hot rod with the same parts, tools, and methods he used 50 years ago
When we saw this phaeton we knew we were onto something special. There are many definitions for a hot rod but one universal saying gives us the need for speed. In the early days hot rods were built for speed—that was the point. Knowing this we asked Paul Gommi of Southern California to give us a tour of his '32 Ford phaeton and introduce us to the early days of hot rodding.
Paul Gommi's philosophy in building a hot rod is: "The car's appearance is the result of making improvements to the car's performance. You can't move forward until you know the past. A hot rod is supposed to be an improvement in performance over stock. There are only three things you can do: increase power, reduce weight, and streamline the vehicle."
Hot rods are defined by their modifications that individualize the vehicle. The modifications include accessories, speed equipment, and body and/or chassis modifications. To simply build a car requires a great deal of mechanical knowledge and ability, which Paul has. A veteran Top Fuel drag racer who won more than 30 meets from 1963-74, he also built engines for Carroll Shelby's race cars and Keith Black. His innovations include the first bottom oiler, the three-disc clutch, the first Top Fuel rear wing, and the first successful West Coast rear engine dragster (track records at Lions, Seattle, Irwindale, and Orange County). From 1974-86, he owned an advertising agency, handling accounts like COMP Cams, TCI Automotive, NOS, Venolia, Bill Miller, and Simpson. From 1988-93 he campaigned a Nostalgia Top Fuel dragster until a broken pinion shaft caused a spectacular crash at Bakersfield, ending his career.
His latest creation is this original American '32 Ford DeLuxe V-8 phaeton (only 974 produced). He set about improving its performance exactly like he would have in 1955, using all pre-'55 parts, materials, machinery, tools, and even methods.
According to Paul, "A hot rod is all about the engine. Modifying the engine is the greatest improvement you can make in performance." He chose a '37 Ford 221ci 21-stud Flathead engine. For performance, he took a '49 S.Co.T. supercharger and adapted the 21 studder by designing and making all the pulleys, drive, and modifying the manifold with the help of his friend Tom Taros.
Paul chose a cam design so radical, he knew it couldn't perform without the supercharger. He added '55 Chevy valves, Lincoln valvesprings, and his own five-angle valve job. He even designed and built his own full flow oil system. He built the Stromberg 97 carbs and even the filter elements for the '50 accessory air cleaners. Making all these modifications to improve the horsepower create the outrageous appearance of his engine; it truly is a case of "form follows function."
Next up was the chassis. Again according to Paul, "The stance is determined by trying to get the highest gear ratio possible so the car can go fast. The highest ratio for a '32 Ford rearend was a 3:54. With a 7.50x16-inch tire, it's 2,700 rpm at 70 mph, but with 7.00x18s it's 2,400 rpm at 70. That's why the phaeton has '40 18-inch Ford accessory wheels that create a rake, or stance."
Paul adapted '55 Ford axles to a machined '32 differential for strength. To save weight, he removed the fenders, running boards, cowllights, framehorn covers, bumpers, irons, spare tire, saving hundreds of pounds. He further improved performance with real '39 Lincoln brakes he lightened by drilling 420 holes in each drum and radially slotting the backing plates front and rear. A super-rare '50 Bell tube axle further saves weight along with drilled shock arms and pedals.
Inside, Paul cut down an Auburn panel to fit the '32 dash, adding '40s Stewart-Warner gauges and a '36 Philco radio hooked to Drive-In Movie speakers to overcome wind noise with the top down.
To save more weight, Paul eliminated all carpeting from the floor and front seat back. "Carpeting is for your grandmother's floors," he says. He hand-cut black rubber floormats to fit, adding '41 Harley footrests for protection. To help streamline the car, he laid back the windshield bases and chopped the stanchions, the windshield frame, the top irons, and bows, still providing a folding top. The interior, top, and side curtains were all done in Paul's garage with the help of Sammy Head.
The tail is brought up with Chrysler AirStream lenses on Packard buckets and '31 Ford reworked arms. Hanging below are '50 Triumph motorcycle mufflers. Out front are streamlined '40 American La France fire engine headlights, a '37 Indian motorcycle horn, and a Pines Winterfront grille.
What Paul's car represents should be clear by now. He set out to increase the performance of his tub in the three ways possible. Each step he took created the appearance you see—form following function.
He ended up with a really "hot tub." On one hand Paul Gommi's phaeton is a shrine to the most desirable obsolete parts in the world. On the other hand, he put those parts together in a way our forebears never thought to. The result changes our notions of tradition and progress.
It's unlikely anyone else will focus so many rare and desirable parts in one place in such an original package. At the very least, it's hard to imagine that anyone could top it. For more photos of Paul's tub, visit www.streetrodder.com.
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The engine is the soul. It has a '37 21-stud block and heads (the heads plunge cut for valve clearance and chambers domed), forged pistons, cam ground by the late Bill Jenks Potvin, '36 Ford generator with handmade aluminum housing, and '32 Packard scoop. Allegedly a dozen of those filter housings were cast in 1953 in the image of '50 Ferrari filters. Four appeared on Andy Kassa's Deuce three-window. Here's another pair that Gommi cut for hood clearance. He made the screen filters and hardware.To mount an Auburn panel requires extending a Deuce dash downward, so Paul cut the switch panel off, and to great effect. He replaced the back-mount gauges with early 2-5/8-inch front-mount units, including the elusive fuel gauge. The Philco head is the tip to a very big iceberg of a '55 Chevrolet truck radio. Paul made its knobs in the image of the '49 Ford dash knobs above it.Twin wide belts and bearings rather than bushings in '37-41 Ford commercial-truck pumps make this blower drive possible. The early engine's shorter crank snout meant Paul Gommi had to make the pulleys and idler. Note that the fan mounts to the blower pulley. Stuffed down in there is a '54-era Mallory distributor.The taillights are aggregates of '37 Chrysler Airflow/Airstream lenses, bezels, and webs; Packard buckets; and Deuce taillight stands. The directional signal between them is one of the eclectic hallmarks of a Paul Gommi car—in this case a '34 Rolls-Royce piece.Pines made these thermostatically shuttered Winterfront inserts as early as the '20s. If they saw hot rod use, Paul notes that it would have been to prevent air from entering the engine compartment at high speeds. Word has it restored Deuce examples can bring five figures.Paul employed two sets of mufflers in this exhaust system: one pair of glass-packed mufflers upstream and these '50 Triumph motorcycle mufflers at the ends.The story describes how Paul fit the '39 Lincoln brakes but that wasn't the extent. He also milled slots in the backing plates and drilled 420 rotary-indexed holes in the drum fins.


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