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Government | Big or small, federal disaster relief can be disastrous for communities
SEATTLE- In the spring of 2000, Andrew and Diane Ryan purchased their dream home, a private three-bedroom
A-frame nestled into a steep hillside overlooking Puget Sound. Less than a year later, the couple and their two children were forced into a hotel, then an extended-stay hotel, then a rental home-where they remained for two years.
That nomadic nightmare began suddenly and without warning a few minutes before 11 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2001. With a Japanese foreign exchange student sleeping inside, the foundation to the Ryans' home dropped 8 inches, sinking into the shifting earth that rumbled beneath it.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake, centered near the Nisqually delta in South Puget Sound, wrought significant damage on 14 dwellings in the Ryans' Maplewild neighborhood. Thousands of other structures throughout the greater Seattle area sustained damage as well.
But for most residents of western Washington, the Nisqually earthquake rippled through the region like waves on a pond-temporary, unobtrusive, and easily forgotten. Its epicenter buried more than 30 miles beneath the earth's surface, the high-powered quaver destroyed no major thoroughfares, toppled no skyscrapers, and killed no one.
As the quake's five-year anniversary approaches, remnants of its destruction are few. Even the Ryans, having moved back to their newly earthquake-retrofitted home, are once again enjoying the routines of normalcy. Most natural disasters throughout the country follow a similar script, leaving only fading anecdotes and a blip on a region's history by the time five years have passed.
But the trigger-happy inclination of President George W. Bush to declare national disasters-he did so roughly every three days during the first four years of his administration-pushes the combined financial cost of such mercifully minor calamities well beyond that of once-in-a-lifetime catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina. While national scrutiny and criticism more closely follow the expenditure of resources in blockbuster events, the improper handling of yearly storms, floods, and tremors holds greater sum potential for waste.
At the same time, few taxpayers realize how woefully short of covering the costs is most disaster assistance. Government aid to Nisqually victims reached $200 million, and insurance companies supplied another $315 million. But estimates of the total damages from the quake ranged between $2 billion and $3.5 billion. Charities and wealthy individuals helped make up a portion of that disparity, but some unprepared people were left without remedy.
Mr. Bush loosed the resources of federal relief in the Nisqually quake before local officials could accurately assess the level of damage. Within days, FEMA officials swooped down to the Boeing Field tarmac as though sporting a giant "S" on the chests of their tailored suits. Bureaucratic chaos ensued. "FEMA responded with the wrong resources too quickly," recalled Jim Mullen, Seattle's former director of emergency management who has since moved on to hold that position for the entire state. "They turned it into a campaign boiler room. With their new director, they were showing off."
Rather than allow local authorities to direct them according to comprehensive disaster plans, FEMA workers began posing for news cameras with unnecessary door-to-door visits and daily politically motivated announcements of what the federal government was doing to help. FEMA efforts were equally showy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with former director Michael Brown betraying the organization's improper motives in a memo outlining the duty of employees to "convey a positive image" of federal relief.
The focus on appearance over substance crippled even the simplest post-Nisqually operations. A FEMA hotline, set up to field telephone questions, often disseminated outdated or incorrect information. FEMA's public relations department informed people not to worry about whether their homes were bolted to the foundation but to check instead for wind damage-advice indicative of officials more familiar with hurricane relief. "Those things coordinated nationally were done badly with a gross insensitivity and mostly with a view to looking good," Mr. Mullen said. "We spent a lot of time resolving conflicts that arose because they told people inappropriate things in public meetings." The FEMA regional office did not return WORLD's repeated requests for comment.
But FEMA's presence was not wholly despised. Hundreds of homeowners, businesses, and nonprofit organizations turned to federal aid as their only recourse. Even Mr. Ryan, who had protected his largest investment with earthquake insurance, applied for funds to help cover his deductible. "They tried to be very helpful and respond," he said. "People that had minor damages under the $5,000 range-for chimneys and heat systems-they got money right away and very easily. Ours was a little more convoluted than that. It took several months."
In the end, Mr. Ryan elected not to use the government money because of the strict building regulations attached to it. Many others had no choice. FEMA spent $56 million on minor repairs and temporary housing. The government-run Small Business Administration (SBA) approved $83 million in low-interest emergency loans-a relatively modest number on the scale of disaster relief. The SBA supplied 50 times that amount in loans following the 1994 Northridge earthquake in southern California.
Seattle restaurant owner Chrystal McCoy benefited greatly from an SBA loan of $158,000 to repair her damaged building. But the year-long hassle she encountered in acquiring a second $100,000 loan to help defray equipment damages soured her outlook on the process. "I don't know if I would have the stomach to go through it again," she told the Puget Sound Business Journal.
A $995,000 SBA loan, one of the largest approved, helped Seattle business owner Rick Wyatt move his popular downtown nightclub into a new building several blocks away. Mr. Wyatt faced relatively few hang-ups securing such funding for his edgy, red-light-district establishment. For one upstanding religious organization, on the other hand, procuring federal help proved a political and legal nightmare.
Connie Kanter flipped on the lights last month in the Seattle Hebrew Academy's newly constructed atrium. The Jewish school's director of development and business operations waved her hand toward a centralized elevator shaft and the wall of bricks behind it. "This used to be outside the building in what was sort of the back yard," she said.
When the Nisqually quake rattled the 1909 structure, it compromised significant portions of its century-old masonry and aging interior plaster. Rather than simply restore the building to its previous condition, school officials elected to undertake a massive retrofit project. With no earthquake insurance, they turned to the government-and ran headlong into the cold, stone wall of church-state politics.
Of the 269 applications for assistance FEMA received from nonprofit organizations in the Nisqually aftermath, the Seattle Hebrew Academy was one of only two deemed ineligible for funding. An appeal to FEMA's regional director provided no remedy as he ruled against the academy's status as a "private nonprofit facility" because it was not "open to the general public." The school admits only Jewish students. Again, FEMA did not respond to WORLD's persistent inquiries on that case.
Subsequent academy appeals to higher authorities also proved fruitless, until school president Louis Treiger contacted the White House. "When we were denied, we went to FEMA's boss," he said. In December 2002, almost two years after the disaster struck, President Bush granted the Orthodox day school's appeal.
The influx of more than a million federal dollars helped buoy the academy's massive private fundraising campaign. "In terms of the construction side, they're not bringing you to where you want to be retrofitted. They're bringing you to where you were before," Ms. Kanter said of the government assistance. "You can't imagine the federal government is going to take a building that's older and doesn't have modern earthquake proofing and put all that in for you." The academy raised close to $9 million of extra private support to upgrade the facility's "medieval construction," as one contractor put it.
But the structure remains uninsurable, its three-story outer walls of now-reinforced bricks still considered too brittle for earthquake coverage. Should a subsequent disaster befall the area, as seismologists fully expect, the academy will once again require government aid-a prospect that precedent now ensures for all religious institutions. "It should be a lot easier for religious schools in New Orleans today to get FEMA assistance because of the Seattle Hebrew Academy decision," Mr. Treiger said.
For all the positive undoing of religious discrimination, however, increasing the dole of government disaster dollars is fraught with negatives. Anticipating guaranteed federal bailout hands local communities and individuals a disincentive to plan properly for disaster.
Dean Reese, the president of Quake Hold, a company that manufactures products to secure household items in the event of an earthquake, is continually surprised by the apathy of those who live directly over active fault lines. In the weeks following the Nisqually tremor, Mr. Reese teamed with local fire departments to hold free seminars on interior home retrofitting at area hardware stores. No one showed. Sales of Quake Hold products in the Northwest leveled rapidly after a brief initial spike. "People thought, 'Oh, that could never happen again,'" Mr. Reese said. "The people of western Washington are in denial about the threat that lies under their feet."
FEMA warns that the top cause of death in major earthquakes is falling interior furnishings. The average house could secure all such dangers for less than $100. "It's the most inexpensive insurance you can get," Mr. Reese said. "You can't buy insurance after you're dead."
Final tallies of Nisqually's damage indicated that most people had not insured their buildings' exteriors, either. The Seattle Chocolates manufacturing plant was among 29 buildings within the city red-tagged and rendered illegal to enter. Uninsured and ideologically averse to accepting government assistance, owners Rick and Jean Thompson coughed up a $700,000 personal investment to relocate their entire operation in a matter of weeks. Already in financial turmoil, the move placed the business on the brink of extermination.
Today, the company's profits could hardly be sweeter as it struggles to keep pace with demand. Through its past difficulties, Seattle Chocolates learned innumerable lessons, becoming a model for business accountability. Sensitive records are now copied and stored out of state. Workers are drilled randomly on emergency procedures. Interior equipment is locked down. And, perhaps most important, the building is insured. "It's unfortunate, but I guess it's our nature, that it takes something happening for us to remember, 'Oh yeah, I guess we should be prepared,'" said communications manager Ellen Gengler. "We believe we should do as much as we possibly can-do all those things we can control-instead of just waiting and hoping for [FEMA]."
Seattle business owners, much more than residents, have begun emulating such a posture of responsibility. "Many businesses and building landlords in the area have fortified their structures to make them more earthquake-resilient," said Niel Campbell, Seattle Chocolates' vice president of operations. "Insurance coverage is still a prohibitive proposition for most small business owners. What one has to consider beyond the insurance coverage is whether or not they can sustain the litigating details of insurance claims adjustments."
That proprietors are even working through such issues is evidence of progress. Meanwhile, residential districts seem only to regress in preparedness. For years, Seattle had developed a block-by-block program in which neighborhoods stored emergency supplies and developed specific disaster plans. Since Nisqually, the city has elected to significantly scale back the program. Few communities harbor enough resolve to sustain such efforts without government prompting.
But the region is not without its own resources. Emergency management officials have trained roughly 8,000 relief volunteers for varying tasks, and more than 100 amateur radio personnel are ready to disseminate critical information throughout the state.
Local agencies responded well to the Nisqually tremor and learned valuable lessons to employ in future catastrophes. "By the time I got to the office within 30 minutes, the mayor was there, our stations were manned, and we went about our checklist of checking bridges, checking critical facilities, and getting word out of what was going on," Mr. Mullen recalled of his Seattle emergency management department. "Our plan worked pretty well."
Mr. Mullen is confident city and state authorities would succeed again if faced with a calamity of greater magnitude. He told WORLD that FEMA's track record should disqualify federal officials from primary relief responsibilities: "If this ever happens again, we'll meet them on the tarmac in a hangar at Boeing Field and say, 'You can either get back on the plane to go back where you came from or you can follow these ground rules. In our state, the locals are in charge.'"
That's a message disaster victims nationwide should hear, too.


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Well I'm not to familiar with the other arts listed other than Muay Thai, But I know I'm personally fond of jujutsu and Judo, Grappling arts like that in general are awesome
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Well I'm not to familiar with the other arts listed other than Muay Thai, But I know I'm personally fond of jujutsu and Judo, Grappling arts like that in general are awesome
bitch king was a better villian, more hatable and made you get behind yi soon shin more. wakazaka was a badass, but he was a military commander, what he did was to be expected. yi soon shin's own king, the king whos ass he is constantly saving on a daily basis, trying to undermine him is a much more frustrating conflict and gets you more involved in the plot. i didnt base my villians list off who were the best/most badass characters, but who worked best as villians specifically.
top 5 korean historical drama DEATH SCENES(excluding bu kiwon)
1. dae jungsang
2. won kyun
3. yi soon shin
4. heuk sudol
5. li kaigu
top 1 best things in the entire world
1. korean historical dramas
Top ten fighter aircraft. (Of their time)
10. F-22 Raptor
9. Sea Harrier FA2
8. Sopwith Camel
7. Me 262
6. Supermarine Spitfire
4. Mig-15
3. F-4 Phantom
2. F-15C Eagle
1. P-51 Mustang
The numberring is backwards.
I'm too lazy to fix it.
Deal with it.
top 3 hilarious korean historical drama moments
1. "It's a cape, and I happen to think it makes me look dashing!"
2. Gulsabiwu knocking Heuk Sudol out with a large rock, mistaking him for an owl, because Heuk Sudol was doing the secret Owl Call he made up
3. Whenever Hongpei would snap and try to fight someone
Honorable mention: Gulsabiwu telling King Dae Joyoung that "Mimosa has been frequenting the Queen's chambers."
why is it that you philadelhians have so many korean historical dramas
I forget the others, but we are one of the few places in the US that has a station running them, and we have one of the most avid fanbases, as can be told by me and Tim
because philly is great
I do not
im bored
what are your top favourite drinks
1. diet coke
2. water
3. passionfruit juice
for me anyway
I'm bored too
Favorite drinks?
Well, as of lately:
1. Orange Soda
2. Coke
3. Fruit Juice/Milk
Favorite carbonated beverages:
1. Original Coke
2. Cherry 7up
3. Dr. Pepper
4. Mountain Dew
5. Sierra Mist
6. Cherry coke/pepsi
7. Slice
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3. xion
4. eve
5. hicky
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1. kg
2. hicky
3. cl
top 5 fodder posters in pd history
1. ripdo
2. ks
3. collin
4. chrizz
5. kyogrestargirl
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2. insulting ks's brother and making him get really mad after he just made a huge post saying nothing any of us say matter and that he won't give us a reaction anymore
3. collin profile edit, "two minutes" theme
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Because making fun of overweight people and calling pretty women stupid is the best for livening up a career!
I think I missed the punchline here.
Women are expendable! Feeding frenzy time!
Her face fills with deadened, feigned surprise.
Wait, is this a Photoshop joke?
Will there be cookies? If not, no.
Probably the same as Miss Alabama because obviously all pretty women are the same.
In my shoes. Sand doesn't belong in shoes. It belongs on the beach.


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iEQ45 gear upgrade?
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I had the aeroquest worm and the upgraded ioptron worm. Go for the upgraded ioptron one if you are going to do it. The ioptron worm was smoother than the aeroquest and was I think lower in pe if I remember correctly.
Ditto...! iOptron has indicated in an email to me, that the updated worms will be available sometime in June.
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Thanks for the info
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Posted 28 June 2013 - 07:52 AM
I contacted with Kevin too a month ago and had the same answer. I sent him an email again yesterday for an update and he informed me that they have been furnishing and testing better pulleys and belt so there will be another month of delay. Thats cool by me though the better the kit the more we benefit all
Posted 28 June 2013 - 04:34 PM
What is the raw PE of your mount again? Seems it was astonishingly low and an "upgrade" gear set may be a disappointment.
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What is the raw PE of your mount again? Seems it was astonishingly low and an "upgrade" gear set may be a disappointment.
Hi Stew, the raw PE on my iEQ45/8407 was about 32 arc secs peak to peak, if I remember correctly.
Early on I installed a Telescope Drive Master, which put an end to any PE concerns I may have had.
Regarding the info from iOptron about pulleys and belts in addition to the updated worm, if they go to the 28 tooth pulley and belt currently used on the ZEQ25 mount, it should transform the iEQ45.
The pulley and belt are very fine when compared to the iEQ45 and should immediately smooth out any PE graph.
It will be interesting to see what they finally offer to consumers.
Clear skies,
Posted 29 June 2013 - 09:21 AM
Is the upgraded gear easy to install?
Replacing the worm on a iEQ45 requires disassembly of the RA gear housing and just basic mechanical skills.
Any kit would hopefully have installation instructions, and I'm pretty sure there are probably some on the Yahoo Group iOptron Imaging forum.
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To do any of those I need to get the @#$^#@# set screws out. If I ever do, I would just as soon put the better parts in as disassemble and reassemble repeatedly.
Posted 08 September 2013 - 06:02 PM
Mine is arriving tomorrow!
Posted 09 September 2013 - 10:12 AM
To do any of those I need to get the @#$^#@# set screws out. If I ever do, I would just as soon put the better parts in as disassemble and reassemble repeatedly.
Hi Bob, the set screws in the pulleys are 1.5mm allen type.
I found it best to grind off the short arm a bit to give increased room between the two pulleys. Hint: if you pull the housing up to disengage the worm, you can turn the pulleys with your fingers to allow access to the set screws, or simply power up the mount and slew in RA to access the screws.
I did a test of the new worm, and also the new style pulleys. The new pulleys did not perform as expected.
I also modified a set of Z pulleys (fine pitch) and installed them, they worked great.
Details can be found in this Flickr set, with annotations:
Hope the info helps,
Posted 09 September 2013 - 07:07 PM
Thanks - A ball ended hex key did the trick for me.
I received the iOptron upgrade kit today. It contained a new worm, 2 bearings, a new pulley, a new encoder, a few bits of fastening hardware and, of course, no instructions. I have the December 2011 RA Worm Gear Cleaning instruction pdf and will use that as a guide unless someone has something more relevant.
Since a single pulley is provided I assume that there is no change to the belt/pulley system so that I will have the old style belt/pulleys.
I got a new puppy! Ursa Minor is a 10 week old female Golden Retriever. She should be a big help in the mount disassembly process, as long as she doesn't eat anything too important.
Posted 10 September 2013 - 07:10 PM
And congrats on the new puppy!
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LWA Antics
Re-evaluating importance of the SAT
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"Instead of having it evaluate us, we should evaluate whether it itself is even necessary!," said Lawrence Woodmere Academy student Brittney McFarlane who brought her fist down on the table to emphasize her point.
Others have expressed similar viewpoints, but it is Brittney's words that really ignite the indignation present in the room. The situation had quickly escalated from general complaints to more fervent criticisms as we discussed an issue that all of us had been avoiding for quite some time. What is the name of this monstrous beast, and why is its very name shunned?
Some background is required: Entering into the new year, I, as well as most of my fellow seniors, have all but wrapped up my college applications. The stress, duress, and general misery of the process have presently made nearly all subjects relating to college taboo. This includes, but is not limited to: grades, interviews, exams, and a little something called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT.
No other test fills a high school student with such fury as the SAT. Perhaps that is why, despite the unspoken adherence to disregarding all other taboo subjects, the SAT inevitably found its way into our class discussion this week, well after the last of us seniors has taken it.
A passing remark about the SAT in the middle of a vocabulary lesson in English generated a hailstorm of opinions. Starting with comments about how much, or how little, the content of the SAT (or, likewise, the ACT) has to do with any academic teachings, the discussion quickly grew to include differing opinions on the usefulness of the test, how much weight it should have in the college admission process, and the cheating that has been observed among students under prepared or over-anxious.
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It's hard to keep up with Taylor Swift. First reports were saying yesterday that she is hurt by the remarks that everyone is making about her boyfriend hoping and now today it's coming out that she told Vibe Magazine that she enjoys being a single girl sometimes. The only problem? Reports are ALSO saying that she's headed to England for a showdown with ex boyfriend Harry Styles, just three weeks after breaking up! She touched down in London yesterday and checked into a hotel near his house. Taylor Swift has no promo duties in London and Harry Styles has the next few days off. So will it be fighting or a reconciliation?
And boy band lovers rejoice! New Kids On The Block made a HUGE announcement on The View yesterday. They will be touring the summer with 98 Degrees AND Boyz II Men! It's a boy band MEGA tour! The best part, along with the tour, New Kids On The Block will release their first new album in over four years. 98 Degrees is currently in the studio recording their own album as well. No Memphis tour dates, but they are coming to Nashville on June 19
! So plan a roadtrip for now!
BABY ON THE WAY! Shakira was seen entering a hospital in Barcelona yesterday. She's already fake given birth before, her fiancé pulled an April Fool's joke on us. But this time it seems like the real deal because Shakira tweeted "I'd like to ask you all to accompany me in your prayers on this very important day of my life." Her fiancé, father and siblings were all with her when she checked into the hospital! I can't WAIT to see what this baby looks like!
It's break time for Leonardo DiCaprio! He announced that he is taking a long sabbatical from acting to live life a little bit and also to focus on his environment activism! Leo says he's a bit drained… DUDE YOU ARE 38! MILK IT WHILE YOU CAN! But in all fairness, he HAS done three films in two years so we can all understand that. I still can't wait to see him in
The Great Gatsby
! He's going to stay active though, and said and quote "I will fly around the world doing good for the environment." So bye bye Leo on our big screems!
Justin Bieber has officially beaten Lady Gaga fans so Beliebers can rejoice! He has become the most followed person on Twitter. Maybe it's because he's been tweeting pictures of his butt lately, seriously… but Justin Bieber now has over 33 million. Three hundred and thirty three thousand Twitter followers. Gaga only has 33 million, three hundred and TWENTY eight thousand haha! Gaga still holds on to Facebook though. She has over 54 million "LIKES" where Bieber only has a bit over 50 million. ONLY…
The scandal! Did Beyonce lip-synch "The Star Spangled Banner" at the President's Inauguration on Sunday? It was the talk of yesterday and now a rep for the U.S. Marine Corp Band told many media outlets that she did indeed lip-synch to a pre-recorded track. They received last-minute word that Beyonce was going to use the pre-recorded vocal track and they don't know why, because obviously, she can sing. As for Kelly Clarkson, she was live! One source is saying the reason why Beyonce didn't go live is because she didn't have time to rehearse since she's getting ready for the Super Bowl. Beyonce? SHE DOESN'T NEED REHEARSAL!
When it comes to Lance Armstrong, ex-finance Sheryl Crow's lips are SEALED! Turns out she refused to say anything about her ex! She dodged photogs and reporters at dinner the other day waiting for her, covered her face when she got to the car, and was silent when asked about him.
believed that she has some important information that could affect the Lance Armstrong scandal since she was engaged to him while he was cheating, blood doping, etc. to win a couple of Tour de France titles. Good for her!
Could ego lead to Lindsay Lohan's downfall? TMZ is reporting that she was offered to do "Dancing With The Stars" but turned it down because she doesn't want to do reality TV. The offers went up to as much as $550,000! If you aren't keeping up, Lindsay Lohan owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. Yet, she's going to throw excuses around like she only wants to do films?! What's wrong with her?!
And a little bit more fun dish this morning! Rihanna tried to make a waiter's day! She was out at a comedy club in Hollywood with six of her friends, drinking and listening to Dane Cook tell jokes. When the $80 dollar bill came, Rihanna asked the waiter
hat the biggest tip he ever received was. He said $100 ... so Rihanna put $200 into his hand and said, "Now I'm your biggest tip." ARE YOU KIDDING ME MAN? DID HE NOT NOTICE IT WAS RIHANNA?! I WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE, TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!
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Snow again, ss? I can't take anymore.
Congrats to you, Winter, for having brought DS up being responsible. We didn't even have to ask our sons to help shoveling; they did it on their own. But we did it with them too to show them, it was a family project. I guess these days it is not cool to help around the house. So sad. When I grew up, it wasn't even a question, it was taken for granted. And that is the way we looked at it, when the boys grew up.
Sounds like you had a great time - though exhausting - visiting with the trips, Kar. Your thought of going on a weekend day, so mom and dad can have time together, is a very honorable. But have you ever been alone with a toddler and 3 babies? Wow, you are ambitious. I know, mom does it everyday. But she has gotten the know-how by now.
And GT did a quilt? Impressive. Now where is that photo option? Would have loved to see a photo of it. I wouldn't worry about washing it either. I stick mine in my dryer on just air to remove dust and air it out every so often. Or I hang it over my railing on a nice day out. I have never had it on high heat, as Robin suggests, but I don't think it will hurt it, unless it is an old antique one.
I am sore all over today. The PT increased my ankle weights yesterday. Was ok yesterday, but I can feel it today. I have just a couple more times to go this round. I know, I will miss it. I do the stretching and some of the exercises at home, but it is not the same.
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Leech Lake Tribal College
Tallie has always seen herself as a healer. When she entered Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Tallie's goal was to get her associate's degree with a science emphasis before moving on to nursing school.
What Tallie didn't realize before graduating in 2009 was that her educational journey would be about more than healing the body. It would extend to healing the land, lost traditions, and the past hurts of Native people.
Today Tallie works for the Department of Resource Management in the Plants Department for the Leech Lake Ojibwe tribe. She got the job after she completed internships while in college. Her boss asked her to stay after her internships were completed to take up the tribe's invasive species program. "I rid the reservation of these problem species without pesticides and herbicides, using the most natural methods possible," Tallie says. "I am also learning about medicinal plants with the elders."
This summer Tallie headed to Canada to participate in her first year of Medicine Camp as part of a four-year program to learn the medicinal and spiritual properties of plants. Each year she will learn about 12 different medicines. When participants graduate, they are honored with the presentation of an eagle feather.
Participants are chosen to participate if they speak humbly and carry themselves in a humble way, a cultural value that is ingrained in American Indian people and is necessary in order to be considered to be a Medicine Keeper, or person responsible for speaking and singing for these species. "I want to preserve what we have and share it with other people," Tallie says.
Native people have a strong connection to the earth and to their history, and Tallie sees where healing is needed there as well. This summer she was a volunteer for a Condolence Ceremony for 150 Natives from around the world. The program was the result of a vision of elders from six nations who had a vision that coming together to pray in Minnesota by the waters would heal the wrongs of the past. Tallie helped to welcome people from Guatemala, Six Nations, South America, the Lakota and Dakota nations, the pueblos in the southwest, and more to Leech Lake for the weeklong ceremony. She pitched tents, chopped wood, and cooked for the gathering.
Because of Tallie's connection with the earth through her job and beliefs, she also decided to train to be a firefighter for forest fires. She completed training in June at Leech Lake Tribal College as one of six women in a class of approximately 50 people. "It was pretty intense with all of the gear they wear and the ax," she says. "And that was just a taste of all that they do." She stays fit by training regularly to be able to withstand the heavy activity on the line while waiting to be called to duty. Seasonal firefighting is a good source of income for many Natives in areas where there is high unemployment, and many students train and put themselves through college with the extra money they earn.
Tallie says, "My path is coming together slowly." This fall she plans to complete a semester of courses in prerequisites for nursing back at Leech Lake Tribal College, then transfer to pursue her bachelor's degree in Minneapolis. Tallie, originally from Oklahoma, would like to return to the Leech Lake Reservation, where she was adopted into a family of the Bear and Eagle Clan, after earning her bachelor's degree. She would like to serve the Ojibwe community by incorporating western medicine with traditional Native medicine as a nurse—just another facet of her role as healer.
Listen in: From a KAXE interview with Tallie. Tallie discusses her current work in invasive species plant protection, and her plans to get a PhD in Ethnobotany. She also talks about the giving and receiving of respect, the importance of continuing education after high school, and positive change on the reservation due to the existence of Leech Lake Tribal College.


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A migraine headache can cause intense throbbing or a pulsing sensation in one area of the head and is commonly accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.
Migraine attacks can cause significant pain for hours to days and be so severe that all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down.
Some migraines are preceded or accompanied by sensory warning symptoms (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling in your arm or leg.
Medications can help reduce the frequency and severity of migraines. If treatment hasn't worked for you in the past, talk to your doctor about trying a different migraine headache medication. The right medicines, combined with self-help remedies and lifestyle changes, may make a big difference.
Migraine headaches often begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood. Migraines may progress through four stages, including prodrome, aura, headache and postdrome, though you may not experience all the stages.
One or two days before a migraine, you may notice subtle changes that signify an oncoming migraine, including:
Aura may occur before or during migraine headaches. Auras are nervous system symptoms that are usually visual disturbances, such as flashes of light. Sometimes auras can also be touching sensations (sensory), movement (motor) or speech (verbal) disturbances. Most people experience migraine headaches without aura. Each of these symptoms usually begins gradually, builds up over several minutes, and then commonly lasts for 20 to 60 minutes. Examples of aura include:
Less commonly, an aura may be associated with limb weakness (hemiplegic migraine).
When untreated, a migraine usually lasts from four to 72 hours, but the frequency with which headaches occur varies from person to person. You may have migraines several times a month or much less often. During a migraine, you may experience the following symptoms:
The final phase, known as postdrome, occurs after a migraine attack. During this time you may feel drained and washed out, though some people report feeling mildly euphoric.
Migraine headaches are often undiagnosed and untreated. If you regularly experience signs and symptoms of migraine attacks, keep a record of your attacks and how you treated them. Then make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your headaches.
Even if you have a history of headaches, see your doctor if the pattern changes or your headaches suddenly feel different.
See your doctor immediately or go to the emergency room if you have any of the following signs and symptoms, which may indicate other, more serious medical problems:
Although much about the cause of migraines isn't understood, genetics and environmental factors appear to play a role.
Migraines may be caused by changes in the brainstem and its interactions with the trigeminal nerve, a major pain pathway.
Imbalances in brain chemicals — including serotonin, which helps regulate pain in your nervous system — also may be involved. Researchers continue to study the role of serotonin in migraines.
Serotonin levels drop during migraine attacks. This may cause your trigeminal system to release substances called neuropeptides, which travel to your brain's outer covering (meninges). The result is headache pain.
Whatever the exact mechanism of the headaches, a number of things may trigger them. Common migraine triggers include:
Several factors make you more prone to having migraines.
Sometimes your efforts to control your pain cause problems.
Also, some people experience complications from migraines such as:
You're likely to start by seeing your primary care provider, but you may be referred to a doctor trained in evaluating and treating headaches (neurologist).
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot to talk about, it's a good idea to be well prepared for your appointment. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment, and what to expect from your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important, in case time runs out. For migraine headaches, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
If you have migraines or a family history of migraine headaches, your doctor trained in treating headaches (neurologist) will likely diagnose the condition on the basis of your medical history, a review of your symptoms, and a physical and neurological examination.
Your doctor may also recommend a variety of tests to rule out other possible causes for your pain if your condition is unusual, complex or suddenly becomes severe.
Migraines can't be cured, but doctors will work with you to help you manage your condition.
A variety of medications have been specifically designed to treat migraines. In addition, some drugs commonly used to treat other conditions also may help relieve or prevent migraines. Medications used to combat migraines fall into two broad categories:
Choosing a strategy to manage your migraines depends on the frequency and severity of your headaches, the degree of disability your headaches cause, and your other medical conditions.
Some medications aren't recommended if you're pregnant or breast-feeding. Some medications aren't given to children. Your doctor can help find the right medication for you.
For the most effective results, take pain-relieving drugs as soon as you experience signs or symptoms of a migraine. It may help if you rest or sleep in a dark room after taking them. Medications include:
You may be a candidate for preventive therapy if you have four or more debilitating attacks a month, if attacks last more than 12 hours, if pain-relieving medications aren't helping, or if your migraine signs and symptoms include a prolonged aura or numbness and weakness.
Preventive medications can reduce the frequency, severity and length of migraines and may increase the effectiveness of symptom-relieving medicines used during migraine attacks.
Your doctor may recommend that you take preventive medications daily, or only when a predictable trigger, such as menstruation, is approaching.
In most cases, preventive medications don't stop headaches completely, and some drugs cause serious side effects. If you have had good results from preventive medicine and your migraines are well controlled, your doctor may recommend tapering off the medication to see if your migraines return without it.
To prevent or reduce the frequency of your migraines, take these medications as your doctor recommends:
Self-care measures can help ease the pain of a migraine headache.
Nontraditional therapies may be helpful if you have chronic migraine pain:
Herbs, vitamins and minerals. There is some evidence that the herb butterbur may prevent migraines or reduce their severity.
Another herb, feverfew, may help prevent migraines, but it has shown mixed results in studies.
A high dose of riboflavin (vitamin B-2) also may prevent migraines or reduce the frequency of headaches.
Coenzyme Q10 supplements may decrease the frequency of migraines, but they have little effect on the severity of the headache.
Due to low magnesium levels in some people with migraines, magnesium supplements have been used to treat migraines, but with mixed results.
Ask your doctor if these treatments are right for you. Don't use feverfew, riboflavin or butterbur if you're pregnant or without first talking with your doctor.
Whether or not you take preventive medications, you may benefit from lifestyle changes that can help reduce the number and severity of migraines. One or more of these suggestions may be helpful for you:
Avoid triggers. If certain foods or odors seem to have triggered your migraines in the past, avoid them.
Your doctor may recommend you reduce your caffeine and alcohol intake and avoid tobacco.
In general, establish a daily routine with regular sleep patterns and regular meals. In addition, try to control stress.
Exercise regularly. Regular aerobic exercise reduces tension and can help prevent migraines. If your doctor agrees, choose any aerobic exercise you enjoy, including walking, swimming and cycling. Warm up slowly, however, because sudden, intense exercise can cause headaches.
Obesity is also thought to be a factor in migraine headaches, and regular exercise can help you maintain a healthy weight or lose weight.
Reduce the effects of estrogen. If you're a woman who has migraines and estrogen seems to trigger or make your headaches worse, you may want to avoid or reduce the medications you take that contain estrogen.
These medications include birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy. Talk with your doctor about the appropriate alternatives or dosages for you.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Doctors trained to diagnose and treat nervous system disorders (neurologists) and headaches care for people who have migraines at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained to diagnose and treat nervous system disorders (neurologists) and headaches care for people who have migraines at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained to diagnose and treat nervous system disorders (neurologists) and headaches care for people who have migraines at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Doctors trained to diagnose and treat nervous system disorders in children (pediatric neurologists) care for children who have migraines at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic researchers are involved in seeking innovative and effective diagnoses and treatment options for headaches. Read more about research in headaches.
See a list of publications about migraines by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Read about management of pediatric headache at Mayo Clinic and microstimulators that hold promise for some medically refractory headaches.
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Spring training stadiums continue to bloom in the Arizona desert
Whoever dubbed it the Cactus League, while not exactly overextending the imagination, can now be credited with great foresight.
Like a saguaro that hasn't tasted water in months, spring training in Arizona continues to grow while everything around it suffers from a global economy gone dry as desert dirt. This year the Cactus League adds two teams relocated from Florida, including the exalted and long-coveted Los Angeles Dodgers, and boosts its exhibition schedule from 172 games to a whopping 245.
"We call it the 'spring-training stimulus package' for Arizona," said Robert Brinton, Cactus League president. "We may break spring-training records that might stand forever, or at least for many, many, many years."
Brinton, also executive director of the Mesa (Ariz.) Convention and Visitors Bureau, quickly noted his own forecast was likewise stating the obvious. To better facilitate the return of the World Baseball Classic, whose semifinal rounds are at Petco Park and finals are at Dodger Stadium, spring training has been extended by a week.
While business parks across the country are shutting down, ballparks costing tens of millions of dollars are popping up in the sandy sprawl west of Phoenix. As it was, the Cactus League was a thriving concern, drawing 1.31 million fans last year.
Having departed Tucson for Florida's Grapefruit League in 1993, the Cleveland Indians are returning to Arizona with the construction of a new facility just off Interstate 10 in Goodyear. And after years of trying to wiggle their way out of legendary (and ancient) Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., the Dodgers are tenants of spiffy new Glendale digs they'll share with the Chicago White Sox, who are moving from Tucson and making life easier for snowbirds migrating from the Windy City.
From a sheer baseball standpoint, the arrival of the Dodgers also means that every team in both West Divisions can now be found in the Cactus League. The (then New York) Giants, along with the Indians, were the first to set up camp in Arizona in the immediate aftermath of World War II. The other members of the modern NL West – Padres, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks – have been Cactus League members since the days they were born.
Even with the expanded schedule, the Dodgers and Padres play each other only twice in Arizona, at Peoria on March 3 and again at Glendale on March 29.
"From our standpoint, it's good to have a chance to see where (the Dodgers) stand throughout the spring, especially since we open with four games against them," Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said. "We have scouts in Florida, but when the Dodgers were back there, there still was a bit of the unknown about them. Now we can gauge where they're at as we approach the season, things like how they're lining up their rotation."
From a logistical standpoint, those still clinging to the notion of spring training as the idyllic escape might want to stand out of the way, lest they get run over by hordes of Angelenos who have waited decades to see the Boys in Blue play games in March.
"I think there's been pent-up demand for Dodger spring training, probably since the team moved to Los Angeles and continued to train in Florida," Brinton said. "Over the last several years, they've attempted to move, and now they've finally got it worked out. People are going to love the fact that they've got the Dodgers just a quick drive or quicker flight to the Valley to see them. I expect to see that 13,000-seat stadium filled on many, many occasions."
The Dodgers' spring ballpark, Camelback Ranch, is the largest in the Cactus League. The wonder is whether the Dodgers can usurp the popularity of the Chicago Cubs, who last year led the majors in spring-training attendance, attracting 183,000 to exhibitions at HoHoKam Park in Mesa.


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Simon Van der Stel, the governor of Cape Town, founded Stellenbosch in the late 17C. Nowadays the town is in the heart of South Africa's winegrowing region. It combines a rich architectural legacy and active Afrikaner university, where the word "apartheid" was coined in the early 20C. The lovely homes in the centre, like the ones on Dorp Street, feature various architectural styles – Cape Dutch, Georgian, Victorian – which lend the town a good deal of charm. With its hillsides covered in vineyards, the area has a rather European feel.
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Village museum of Stellenbosch
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To find out more about the diverse architectural styles in Stellenbosch, visit the different homes that make up the Village Museum. Their interiors illustrate various periods.
Sasol Art Museum
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For Faith & Family invites you to imagine yourself sitting alongside their hosts and guests as they engage in conversation about life, marriage, parenting, leadership, and the hot topics of the day. Dr. Richard Land has spent a lifetime defending and protecting the family and started the For Faith & Family radio program in 1998.
Goforth Media serves the upper Gulf Coast tri-state area from Pascagoula, MS, to Pensacola, FL, with three Christian radio stations, each with its own unique format. Our goal is to provide a haven "where those seeking direction in life find hope and answers to life's basic questions."
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Grand Old Gospel Fellowship (GOGF) Ministries plants churches in the urban centers of our country, prepares leaders in many third world countries around the globe, and proclaims the gospel via radio and television.
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I just downloaded and installed Zimbra Desktop 2 yesterday.
I faced problems with filtering my mails.
1. While filtering mails (gmail), msgs are not filtered to LOCAL FOLDER, instead it creates folder in gmail folders. As I want my mails filtered to local folders after downloading is finished. when I reach PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: File into Folder>Browse Folder>New AND HERE I CREATED A FOLDER IN LOCAL FOLDER then OK> (folder created in LOCAL FOLDER), PREVIOUS DIALOG BOX APPEARS.........But I don't see LIST OF LOCAL FOLDERS, instead it shows GMAIL'S Server Based folder. But If I creat a new folder in GMAIL'S FOLDERS, it appears. But as I said earlier, I want to send my filtered msgs to LOCAL FOLDERS.
2. After failing the above, I surrendered , and made a folder in gmail folders and successfully done this. NOW, its time to APPLY THIS RULE (manually as described in HELP SECTION, and AUTOMATICALLY by selecting ACTIVE OPTIONS CHECK BOX as described in HELP SECTION (http://www.zimbra.com/desktop2/help/en_US/Zimbra_Mail_Help.htm). I carefully followed the steps in HELP SECTION'S FILTERING SECTION. But nothing happens. I closed/exited the application, again nothing happens.
3. I don't find any Run Filter button or LINK anywhere in the whole FILTERING SECTION (S)..
3. I un-installed it 2 times but failed to get my msgs filtered.
Please look into the matter and guide me/fix this bug accordingly.
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When I first started eating more raw foods I was using Agave Nectar in many of my raw desserts. That was all the rage at the time. Now of course many raw foodies have reconsidered this sweetener and decided that it is not the healthy sweetener we once were lead to believe. I went back to my old standby… honey. I missed agave though!
But a few weeks back I decided to try a newish sweetener I had never heard of before… Thai Coconut Sugar or crystallized coconut sap sugar. I ordered a 3 pound tub from Raw Food World and quickly dug in. This stuff is heaven on earth! It is so yummy that you can eat it straight out of the tub with a spoon… just as good as chocolate. It can take the place of sugar and any recipe where you may have been using honey or agave. I imagine you can use it in recipes that call for white sugar too, I am just not sure of the ratio. I look forward to playing with it!
This morning I just slathered some on fresh pink grapefruit and it was yummy. In my house growing up we had grapefruit all the time but my mom would sprinkle Equal packets on each half. When I got older and realized what I bad idea Equal was, I went without grapefruit. I didn't like them with honey and obviously table sugar was out. My husband uses coconut sugar is his coffee with great success. It melts beautifully and acts much coconut oil/butter in that regard. We keep it in the fridge to extend its life.
This sugar is made from the sap of unopened Coconut blossoms. It is not palm sugar! It is thickened under controlled heat to avoid over cooking which would affect the nutrients and acidity. It contains only 12 % sugars, and has a nutritional content far beyond all other available sweeteners; it is high in Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron, it is a natural source of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and C and amino acids (specially glutamic acid). Extremely low glycemic (35!). All I can say is YUM!
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How To Get Gone!Written by on February 21, 2014 Creating a Saginaw overdrive transmission that will look right at home in a period-correct hot rod.
In the Sept. '12 issue of HOT ROD Deluxe, we took a graduate class from Garage Motorsports in beefing Muncie four-speeds for street duty ("Crash Course"). That feature closed with a tease of home-brewed hybrid overdrive trannies that triggered a lot of reader interest. So we've returned to Scott Petersen's tin classroom in Vancouver, Washington, for overdrive lessons. We learned that driving the best of both worlds (acceleration and cruise speed) down the highway is relatively simple and extremely rewarding, if you have the hardware.
Like any relationship, it takes two to make one. In this case, that means a Saginaw full synchro three-speed overdrive transmission (identified by its seven-bolt side cover) and a Saginaw four-speed (also seven-bolt), both prevalent in numerous mid-'60s to mid-'70s GM cars and trucks. The challenge is finding a seven-bolt Saginaw three-speed overdrive transmission these days. Once as common as the mud they sank into at wrecking yards across the nation, they are now considered rarities. But we know many of you pack rats have at least one sitting around, waiting for a rainy day. Let it rain. The result of this mash-up is a four-speed with overdrive that will deliver snappy launches and effortless freeway flying, while keeping your ride period correct, right down to the drain plug.
Inherently modular, the Saginaws allow for some creative mix-and-match customizing. This particular exercise involves nothing more than installing a three-speed mainshaft into a four-speed case. The most exotic skill required is fabrication of a reverse-gear shift-lever cam arm. You'll also have to drill a hole and cut a piece of 3⁄8-inch steel rod. A Saginaw overhaul manual (sourced online or at the library) will answer any assembly questions you may have.
Sleuthing through the Garage Motorsports compound turned up these two prospective seven-bolt Saginaw three-speeds with the BorgWarner R-10 overdrive (tailshaft housing/overdrive casting number R10Q-1, which fit the seven-bolt Saginaws only). Both main cases were cracked open on the bench to see if the internals were intact. They were. Our goal was to harvest the mainshafts and any associated incidentals. Petersen noted both trannies originated from passenger cars (identified by their front bearing retainer outside diameters: 45⁄8-inch on passenger cars, versus 51⁄8-inch for trucks). That canister hanging off the driver's side is the coveted R-10 overdrive unit solenoid, once employed as cheap door poppers on myriad customs, and now rare as hen's teeth and snake hips, combined.
Petersen dropped this disclaimer before class began: "There's more than one way to do anything. This is how I do it. It works. But I advise keeping horsepower levels down to 'not much,' as these trannies were designed to back mostly six-cylinders and some base model V8s."
There are four common First gear ratios to choose from, identified by grooves on the input shaft: no groove, 2.85:1; one groove, 2.54:1, two grooves, 3.11:1; and three grooves, 3.50:1. The 2.85 and 2.54 are the most popular, as they accommodate the needs of most drivers. The 3-series ratios were intended for four-cylinder cars in need of assistance off the line. We found a 2.85 gear on the shelf and grabbed it. Once that decision was made, we got to work.
While side cover removal exposed no drama, further disassembly revealed damage to the pocket bearing inner race in one trans and chunks of bearing caging in the other. Petersen deemed it, "Typical. About 20 percent of 'em are this way." Removal and inspection of the tailshaft housings, override cams, planetary gears, output shafts, center bearing supports, speed gears, and shift hubs proved these components to be roadworthy. We salvaged the roller bearings (which are no longer available) from the freewheeling direct-drive hubs and removed the snap rings and oilers from the center bearing supports. As for that mainshaft wear, Petersen advises, "Yeah, it's ugly, but don't throw it away. Mainshafts are all rare these days." Luckily, Garage Motorsports can re-tip any shaft, and did so to this one in minutes.
Our overdrive conversion is Petersen's standard procedure; nothing fancy here. The parts were swapped during a basic rebuild, using stock replacement parts. You can do it in an afternoon on the kitchen table.
We grabbed a Saginaw four-speed case (cast to accommodate a reverse idler gear unique to the four-speeds) to install our parts into. The case checked out as sound, so we power-washed and bead-blasted it, then treated it to a sexy rattle-can paint job. This will be the new container for the excellent hardware found inside the three-speed cases.
Left to right: The center bearing support, sun gear, planetary gear, freewheeling direct drive main gear, and ring gear on the three-speed output shaft, cleaned and laid out for assembly. These parts are the keys to creating our overdrive. Old-time assembly tip: Use assembly grease and a rubber band to contain the freewheeling direct drive roller bearings (the smaller drum with rectangular openings).
The ring gear on the output shaft, topped with the bearing, ready to load onto transmission main shaft -- once we install roller bearings over the freewheeling direct drive, using a rubber band to hold the bearings in place. Install the ring gear over the override and planetary gear, then install tailshaft housing. Internal assembly is now complete.
Finished Product
The finished product gives you four forward speeds, plus electrically controlled 30 percent overdrive. This is a relatively simple conversion, and it's all done with vintage parts that look at home on your period hot rod. Petersen's final words on running this combo: "Do not put synthetic or EP-rated oil in these transmissions. Use a GL1-rated mineral-oil-based gear lube. The overdrive takes 4 pints. The main case and tailshaft housing have separate fills and drains. I stock parts for these but will refer you elsewhere if I'm out of something."
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Now we get into the crux of the conversion. Petersen positioned a three-speed center bearing support over the face of the four-speed main case, using it as a template to transfer the 3⁄8-inch shift rod hole (note center-punched divot, at left) to the four-speed case.The hole is drilled for the new freewheeling direct drive rod to pass through the four-speed main case. This should be done on a mill; don't expect acceptable results from a hand-held drill. This portal will accommodate a custom shift rod (made from the stock one) to release the freewheeling clutch. The rod disengages the freewheeling clutch, allowing your car to be operated in reverse mode.
And this is the Saginaw four-speed mainshaft assembly, with "speed gears" (so-called because these forward gears often move at a different speed than the mainshaft itself).Mark the stock shift shaft rod for length to engage the freewheeling direct drive, and trim accordingly.Note Petersen's mods to this reverse shift lever. It will coincide with the shift rod to operate the reverse freewheeling clutch. That small groove in the shift lever was prior damage that we repaired before proceeding.Petersen's windowed side cover allows visual check for proper length of the new rod, saving some trial-and-error time when fine-tuning the engagement.The four-speed gears are loaded into the modified four-speed main case. We're now ready for the big step: Setting up and installing the R-10 overdrive!


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The Library has recently expanded its offering of large-print books, thanks to the Anne R. Ferguson Large Print Book Fund, a generous endowment given to the capital fund by Eric Ferguson.
With the help of this gift, the number of volumes in the large-print collection has more than tripled.
"Patrons saw the difference almost immediately," said Sally Ijams, head of Knowledge & Learning Services at the Library.
"We went at it with the intent of adding depth to the collection. Before we had some good titles, but not everything by a long shot," Ijams said. "And this also allowed us to replace worn copies of popular books, like our Agatha Christies, which are perennially popular."
Large-print versions of some of the Library's most popular books, such as Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson and Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks are now available.
In addition to increasing the size of the collection, the Library has added new technology to serve readers with vision impairments, and the Knowledge & Learning Services staff recently made large-print books more accessible to patrons in other ways.
"The the newest parts of the collection have been put on display on Main Street, making the large-print titles more accessible to everyone," said Darien Library Chief Administrative Officer Alan Gray.
The gift was an important one for the Library and patrons, said Library Director Louise Berry.
"Large-print titles are so expensive to purchase that a lot of people don't buy them on their own, and therefore users of that collection rely even more heavily on access to a library collection," Berry said. "And because Mr. Ferguson's gift was made as an endowment, it will continue to benefit our users who need that format forever."


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Russia restricts adoptions to countries where gay marriage is legal
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a
government resolution imposing restrictions on the adoption of Russian children by
citizens of countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
The document, which introduces amendments to last year's adoption law, was placed
on the Russian government's website on February 13.
The document says that persons in official same-sex relations from countries where
such relations are legally recognized, as well as unmarried heterosexual individuals
from such countries, cannot adopt Russian orphans.
"Adoptions can be carried out by members of either sex with the exception of…
people in a union of two people of the same sex that has been registered as a married
according to the legislation of their country… and also unmarried people in such
countries," reads the decree, which has been signed by Prime Minister Dmitry
Russia passed a law last year that bans the promotion of gay "propaganda" to minors.
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The following functionality is available in the File Browser for the Web Application, to view and manage content.
Breadcrumb path - The breadcrumb path displays the folder levels that a file is stored within. The breadcrumb path is clickable and Admin users can drag and drop files from one location to another by dropping the files onto the breadcrumb path link.
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Hello all, I'm hope to get some suggestions and or input from other Admins who have some experience with Zimbra.
My situation is: Exchange 5.5 using NT Domain login with http://Mailscanner.info on a Gentoo box as the mailgateway for virus and spam. And my plan is to roll out AD and Exchange 2003 over Thanksgiving weekend (I hate my life)
Anyway I would love to use Zimbra as my Exchange killer, now for the questions.
1. Production Ready? I only have about 100 users and they love the calendaring functions e.g. Having other people manage other peoples calendar/contacts in Outlook. Also the ability to open other peoples inbox or other mailfolders in outlook.
2. What would be the best migration path? Roll up to AD then Migrate? or skip AD and Migrate to Zimbra? Any other input or Ideas would be great.
3. Do I really have to use Red Hat whats the Source Install path like? I would really love to use Gentoo and I would provide a howto for Gentoo until an ebuild comes out.
4. Anything else that can help me sell this to upper management? Besides my argument that proprietary formats and protocols are bad!
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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Authorities have located a 73-year-old woman who went missing on Friday afternoon.
The woman, Regia Balsinde, was last seen on the 2200 block of Lisbon Lane in Jonesboro around 2:30 p.m.
Balsinde is described as a Hispanic woman who stands about 5'8" and weights about 140 pounds. Authorities say she has a short, brown haircut and brown eyes.
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It seems that many people have resigned themselves to the likelyhood that Israel will attack Iran to cripple their nuclear interests. How might an attack take place, and what might the consequences or the results be? To keep the discussion within the guidlines of this forum, let us primarily consider the aviation aspects of such a conflict.
Given that the distance well exceeds the Israeli strike on Osirak in 1981, a simple out and back mission likely won't do the job. Here is one person's ignorant idea of how an attack might work.
An initial strike force could precisely bomb an airfield like Omidiyah Air Base, separating the hangars from the runways. Another set of bombs could also isolate the airfield from any incoming traffic and shock the barracks to where the personel stationed there would be ineffective. This could be benificial in two ways. One, the airfield is no longer an assett to Iran, and two, it could become a base for Israel to land C-130's to refuel and re-arm F-15s and F-16s for two days or so. Repeated bombings of targets within Iran could take place.
This assume to some extent that air supuriority could be attained, which is something that has happened repeatedly in the past.
The next step of the war would be much more variable. Iran would undoubtedly strike anywhere and everywhere. If they did manage any meaningful attack on Israel, i wouldn't put it past Israel to use a tactical nuclear weapon as an EMP attack against Tehran. Similiarly, if Iran managed any sort of success with a massive suicide(?) strike against a US carrier, the US would undoubtedly become an active particpant as well.
A war of this scale could EASILY double fuel prices and reset global civilian aviation worldwide imho.
This all sounds like a Tom Clancy novel, but I believe it isn't a stretch at all, and we are very close to a significant war.
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Voting Assistance for Members of the Coast Guard
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For in-person help you should visit your nearest Installation Voter Assistance Office (IVA Office). Here you will be able to get hard copies of forms, get assistance in completing the forms or get answers to any of your absentee voting questions.
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You can check to see if you are registered to vote by going to our links page. Once on that page scroll down to "State Voter Registration Verification Website." Here you will choose the State you vote in, then be redirected to that State's registration verification page. You can always contact your local election official or FVAP directly if you have any additional questions or concerns.
Want to Know About the Military Absentee Voter Process?
We have put together self-training slides, that will assist you in understanding the absentee voting process from completing your absentee ballot request to successfully casting your absentee ballot. Self-training slides are available in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 formats.
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I loved candy necklaces as a kid, and these are just as yummy as I remember! We used these rainbow candy necklaces for two parties -- as part of the favors for a Wizard of Oz party and as prizes for a girls\' sleepover party. For the sleepover, we had game shows such as Jeopardy (answer category questions about the birthday girl, their school, etc.) and Newlywed Best Friends Game.