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So my wife thinks she's pregnant, we are trying for our first, so we're hopeful. Anyways, the test was faded line which indicates some hormone is present. Just curious how soon your wives "knew"? Also any tips to prepare myself for a little one, seems crazy they just give you this little thing to take home. ;)
I don't do signatures. Blondes, brunettes, and red heads are a different story.
Congrats if she is!!!
as REM sang...."It's the end.....", it really is....your world turns upside down. Good luck, get used to napping when you can and not when you want. It can be so awesome too, enjoy and experience, you cant control what you cant control....
Originally Posted by simply1
So my wife thinks she's pregnant, we are trying for our first, so we're hopeful. Anyways, the test was faded line which indicates some hormone is present. Just curious how soon your wives "knew"? Also any tips to prepare myself for a little one, seems crazy they just give you this little thing to take home. ;)
We need to have a talk and I don't think you are going to like what I have to say.
The best advice is to be yourself and do what you think is best. Every child is different. I was blessed to have an 'easy' baby for my first so I don't have much to offer for the other than...
Find what the baby likes/dislikes and always teach, even to a newborn. It will be frustrating at times, it will also be the best feeling in the world too. Don't worry too much... kids are resilient. And don't forget to have fun!
"Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it." -- Albert Einstein
Congratulations!!!!!! (maybe)
Usually she knew in a few weeks with morning sickness, and other signs.
There is no preparation. Your life totally changes; priorities, free time, fears, excitement, etc... But it is all worth it, and it is an awesome ride. Savor every new victory - sitting up, crawling, standing up, walking, first word, first sentence, etc..... And try to help with 60% of the work.....your wife is going to go through 8+ sucky months.....you owe it to her.
Oh yeah... Pregnancy has some benefits for men too..l.you'll find that out in a few weeks.
Nothing will change your priorities and perspective more than bringing a child into the world.
Congratulations assuming she is!
Ditto the priorities changing. We were extremely lucky that our first was very easy and now is a very good (and bossy, keeps them in line) big sister to our other 2 girls.
I remember the first test my wife took. Very faint line as well so we called the company to find out and they said if there is any evidence of the line whatsoever then my bullets hit their mark. Its funny that less than a month in to each child, you quickly forget what it was ever like to not have kids.
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
The fading lines could be two things:
- an evaporation line (that sometimes happens, it's kind of a false positive); or
- an early positive.
I'd test again in a few days. Use the first morning urine, the hCG concentration is highest at that time. You can call your OB/GYN to get a beta done, but some of them refuse to see you until X number of weeks. Those blood tests are more reliable than pee tests, though.
Is she having other symptoms? My first pregnancy symptom has always been really weird, vivid dreams - and that's pretty common. Lots of women get breast tenderness. Nausea usually waits until about six or seven weeks to show up, and not everyone gets it. (Lucky bastards.)
Make sure she's taking her folic acid every morning, this is the time when it's most important.
And lastly - congrats and good luck!
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I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
Congratulations! Also, I'm obligated to post the following video:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u7RsW5SAgs]Billy Madison - Eric is pregnant! - YouTube[/ame]
I think I knew before my wife. When she got real prissy and emotional we figured she needed to take a test.
Be ready for anything and try and get as much "stuff" done as early as possible.
My wife was due June 12th and she had our son on April 27th. As you might have gathered, that was earlier than we planned.
Besides just being early we were in the middle of some minor home renovations and the babies room was torn apart. It made it ten times harder to try and get that completed once he was actually born, and specially in our situation because we were spending lots of time at the NICU. His room literally got completed hours before he came home.
So, anything you can have done early is a positive.
Originally Posted by Clonehomer
I think I knew before my wife. When she got real prissy and emotional we figured she needed to take a test.
But that's all women, all the time. Amiright, fellas?
The biggest piece of advice I can give is to never let them them sleep in your bed. Put them in a crib or cradle from the first day you bring them home. We've had friends that can't get their kids to sleep by themselves for over a year because they didn't start as a baby. Even if you have to put the cradle in your room just teach them to sleep alone from day 1.
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Lineups: Surprise Visit
The Royals helped a well-known globetrotter pull a fast one Friday night on a father-son duo from Connecticut. While the Boys in Blue were on their way to a tense, but well played, 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians, Richard Roth thought it would be funny to fly in from New York and surprise his brother and nephew, Rob and Ben Roth, by showing up at Kauffman Stadium in the fifth inning. Rob and Ben are visiting several Major League ballparks this summer, and Richard surprised them in Pittsburgh a year ago on a similar trip.
If the name Richard Roth sounds familiar, you watch more than ESPN. Richard is the United Nations correspondent for CNN and got to know the Royals staff in April when he covered Boston's Daisuka Matsuzaka's debut in the Majors against the Royals.
Richard concocted a plan to surprise them again, this time dressing up as a Royals peanut bag vendor and offering them a snack in the sixth. They all got a big laugh, the Royals held on to win, and Richard flew back to New York Saturday to cover more global events again. Maybe we should have him back to surprise others when the Royals host the WORLD Series soon!
For tonight, the Royals turn to right-hander Kyle Davies (1-2, 5.03 ERA), while lefty Aaron Laffey (1-1, 5.73 ERA) takes the mound for Cleveland. Here are your lineups…
For the Royals:
German – 3B
DeJesus – CF
Grudzielanek – 2B
Butler – DH
Brown – RF
Gload – 1B
Pena – SS
Gathright – LF
LaRue – C
Davies – P
For the Indians:
Sizemore – CF
Cabrera – 2B
Hafner – DH
Martinez – C
Garko – 1B
Peralta – SS
Lofton – LF
Gutierrez – RF
Blake 3B
Laffey – P

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Dayton Moore Sightings
Before joining Manager Hillman and the players in Surprise, Ariz., General Manager Dayton Moore spent this past week in snowy Kansas City making the rounds around town – a final tour before leaving for Spring Training next week! Here's the rundown of GMDM's week of "hellos" around KC…
Tuesday Afternoon: Dayton spoke to the KC Metro Area Coaches Association at the Stadium Club at Kauffman Stadium, discussing how high school players can put themselves in a position to succeed both on and off the field.
Tuesday Evening: He then headed to Lucky Brewgrille in Mission, Kan., to speak with K-State athletic director Tim Weiser about college baseball and the pros.
Wednesday: After spending the day in the office, Moore dropped by 38 The Spot for a little Spring Training talk with host Jack Harry.
Thursday: Today, bright and early with coffee in hand, GMDM found himself at the Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza, visiting with the influential Plaza Breakfast Club about the upcoming season.
Friday: And that brings us to tomorrow – when Dayton caps his week of speaking engagements with a return to the Stadium Club at The K to speak with advertisers from the KC Star. Then, it's off to Arizona for Dayton (and most of his staff) as another offseason in Kansas City ends and a new season begins!


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|Egg hunt brings on the smiles
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Brightly-wrapped candy and the thrill of the Easter egg hunt brought smiles to area youth as they participated in the annual event Saturday afternoon in Holyoke.
Local children are pictured at the preschool and kindergarten hunt
Kyle Goldenstein, daughter of Luke and Jade Goldenstein
Cameryn McKenny, daughter of Jon and Jenny McKenny
The egg hunt is sponsored by Holyoke Lions Club, VFW Post #6482 and American Legion Post #90 in three locations in the community for varying age groups.
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Our Brewer's Playlist
We recently received some copies of Locally Brewed to sell in our company store. The writer, Anna Blessing, profiles 20 breweries in the Midwest, including Founders. It's a beautiful book, and we think Anna has represented us and many of our friends well. One of our favorite features is the "Brewer's Playlist" included for each…Read More »


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The term sarcoma generally describes a cancer of connective tissues, including bone, muscle, cartilage, and other tissue types. Ewing sarcoma is a specific type of sarcoma in which the cancer cells are primitive and described as small round blue cells. This is an aggressive cancer that is more common in children than adults and primarily affects the adolescent and young adult age group.
Ewing sarcoma most commonly originates from a bone, but can also arise outside the bone, when it is called "extraosseous." Unlike osteosarcoma (cancer of the bone), it tends to affect bones of the axial (central) skeleton (spinal column, pelvis, rib cage, etc.) about equally to the appendicular skeleton (long bones of the arms or legs). Ewing sarcoma is the second most common cause of bone cancer in children overall (next to osteosarcoma), but is the most common in children younger than 10 years old.
Most commonly, Ewing sarcoma is diagnosed after a child notices a mass arising from a bony area or experiences persistent bone pain. Sometimes the presence of Ewing sarcoma in a bone causes it to be particularly fragile, resulting in an easy (pathologic) fracture. Because the pain from an Ewing sarcoma is a non-specific symptom and is often first noticed after a child suffers minor trauma to the area, there is often a lag of several months between initial symptoms and reaching the diagnosis. Some children experience fevers, weight loss, and fatigue, but these are not typical.
Typically the first step in the diagnostic process is a plain X-ray of the area that is causing pain or where there is a bump or mass. If this is suggestive of a bone tumor, an MRI is performed to better characterize the lesion, and help determine whether a biopsy is needed. The imaging features of Ewing sarcoma (or other bone cancers like osteosarcoma) can lead doctors to suspect that a particular lesion is cancer, but imaging alone is not sufficient to arrive at a diagnosis.
In order to definitively diagnose a bone cancer of any type, a biopsy is required and is typically performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Once tissue has been obtained, the diagnosis can take several days to more than a week, as the pathologists perform special tests on the specimen to arrive at a specific diagnosis. Ewing sarcoma has special features that help to confirm the diagnosis, including the appearance of the cells under the microscope, and a specific genetic change in the tumor cells that is almost always seen.
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, tests will be performed to determine if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic disease), which occurs in approximately 20-30% of children. The most common metastatic sites for Ewing sarcoma (in descending order of frequency) are: lungs, bone, bone marrow, or a combination of these sites. To assess for the presence of metastases, the following tests are typically performed:
While some characteristics of the primary tumor (e.g. location and size) influence prognosis, by far the most important information to accurately characterize stage is whether or not metastases (tumor has spread to other areas of the body) are present. Broadly, children with Ewing sarcoma are divided into two groups: those with and without metastases (called localized disease). Some forms of metastatic disease represent more of a treatment challenge, such as having multiple sites of metastases, particularly at bony sites (multiple spots in bones).
In children where the only identifiable site of Ewing sarcoma is the primary tumor, treatment is usually successful, but depends on two critical elements: (1) control of the primary tumor (local control) and (2) delivery of chemotherapy to eradicate so-called micro-metastases (adjuvant therapy). Micro-metastases are areas of microscopic disease that are spread throughout the body but cannot be visualized with available imaging studies. These are presumed to be present based on the fact that in the past when treatment was with surgery alone almost all children relapsed with metastatic disease, even if surgery was effective in removing the primary tumor.
Treatment begins with several cycles of multi-agent chemotherapy. Unlike many other childhood cancers where chemotherapy cycles are delivered every 3 weeks, administering chemotherapy every 2 weeks (called interval compression) is the standard of care in the treatment of children with Ewing sarcoma. This schedule is more effective without increasing toxicity. Exact regimens vary slightly, but the following agents are almost always included: vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and etoposide. Other medications will be administered with the chemotherapy to prevent or minimize side effects, particularly a growth factor to stimulate the bone marrow to make more white blood cells (filgrastim, pegfilgrastim) in an attempt to prevent a low white blood cell count (called neutropenia).
After several cycles of chemotherapy, a repeat assessment of the primary tumor will be performed (usually with an MRI) to assess the response to initial treatment and plan for local control. Both surgery and radiation (or a combination) can be used to successfully treat the primary tumor, but whenever possible, surgery is the preferred method (due to long-term risks of radiation therapy in children). The type of surgical procedure employed for primary tumor control depends entirely on the location. If local control with surgery is deemed impossible, or if surgery is unsuccessful at completely removing the tumor, radiation will be used. Radiation is effective in the treatment of Ewing sarcoma, but is associated with long-term risks – most significantly new cancers later in life and growth impairment of surrounding normal tissues – and so is avoided when possible.
After local control by whatever method, chemotherapy treatments will resume until the total treatment course is completed. Overall, treatment generally lasts 8-9 months.
Treatment of metastatic Ewing sarcoma is very challenging, and involves local control of the primary tumor, addressing all metastatic sites to attempt to eradicate all areas of disease, as well as chemotherapy to treat micrometastases. Micro-metastases are areas of microscopic disease that are spread throughout the body but cannot be visualized with available imaging studies.
Much like treatment of localized disease, treatment begins with several cycles of multi-agent chemotherapy. Unlike many other childhood cancers where chemotherapy cycles are delivered every 3 weeks, administering chemotherapy every 2 weeks (called interval compression) is the standard of care in the treatment of children with Ewing sarcoma. This schedule is more effective without increasing toxicity. Exact regimens vary slightly, but the following agents are often included: vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and etoposide. Other medications will be administered with the chemotherapy to prevent or minimize side effects, particularly a growth factor to stimulate the bone marrow to make more white blood cells (filgrastim, pegfilgrastim) in an attempt to prevent a low white blood cell count (called neutropenia). Because of the difficulty in curing metastatic Ewing sarcoma, newer or more intensive chemotherapy agents are being used in some ongoing clinical trials.
After a period of chemotherapy treatment, a repeat evaluation of all areas of disease will be performed to help guide the approach to both local and metastatic site control. Control of the primary tumor with surgery and/or radiation remains a mainstay of Ewing therapy. Sites of metastasis are dealt with on a site-by-site basis. If the initial cycles of chemotherapy successfully eliminate metastatic sites, no further site-specific treatment may be necessary. However, if there is persistent metastatic disease after the first several cycles of chemotherapy, treatment of these areas with radiation (and sometimes surgery) is attempted, sometimes including radiation therapy to the lung.
Using very high doses of chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue (autologous transplant) is sometimes used for children with metastatic (or recurrent) Ewing sarcoma, although its use is controversial and is usually limited to clinical trials.
The prognosis depends on a variety of factors, most importantly the presence of metastases.
In the event of a relapse of Ewing sarcoma, the approach to management depends on a variety of factors, most importantly time to relapse, location of relapse, initial treatment, and number of sites of relapse. While the prognosis for children with relapsed disease is often very poor, the chance of cure is higher if relapse occurs late and at fewer sites. Management of relapsed disease is highly specific to the patient and the pattern of disease, and may include a combination of chemotherapy (often with investigational agents), radiation, and surgery.
While intensive chemotherapy and aggressive local control with surgery/radiation results in an overall relatively good chance of cure for children with localized disease, there are both short-term and long-term consequences to this therapy. Survivors of Ewing sarcoma face some of the highest risk of late effects among all survivors of childhood cancer. This is related to both the chemotherapy agents used and radiation.
The chemotherapy agents used in Ewing sarcoma can result in long-term problems with heart function, kidney function, fertility, and second cancers such as leukemia. If radiation is used, this can cause cessation of growth to normal tissues that were in the radiation field, and second cancers such as leukemia, sarcomas, skin cancers, and others. All children who survive their disease are monitored for these potential side effects, based on the type of treatments they received. Learn more about late effects of treatment from CureSearch.
Gorlick R et al. Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: bone tumors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
Orkin Stuart et al. Oncology of Infancy and Childhood. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2009. Print.
Womer, RB et al. Chemotherapy for the treatment of localized Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2013; 30: 4148-4154.
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
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I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Come celebrate Christmas with the Logan Library. We will be making recycled Christmas ornaments and decorations, munching on Christmas goodies, and listening to Christmas tunes.
The festivities commence on Thursday December 17 at 4:00 in the Library's Northeast Conference room. Hope to see you there.


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American Powertrain T56 Upgrade - Beefing Up A Busted T56Written by on November 1, 2012 We team up with American Powertrain to strengthen our '05 GTO's Six-Speed
As the technology in Pontiac's engines progressed over the years, so did its transmissions. Back in the glory days, manual boxes featured linkage-actuated clutches and three or four forward gears. The internals were simple and rugged, and the shifting a bit notchy, but they got the job done and provided a grin that can only be derived from manually slamming the shifter into the next gear.
Over the course of the next 30 years, three- and four-speeds gave way to the five-speed and six-speed transmissions with internal rail shifters and built-in reverse lockouts. The T56 six-speed was standard in Fourth-Gen Trans Ams and Formulas and late-model GTOs. It's not uncommon to hear about a six-speed late-model LS car getting upper 20s in fuel economy or holding lots of rwhp with stock guts from Tremec, while still being a smooth shifter.
"How is this possible?" you ask. Let's take a look inside a Tremec T56, more specifically an M12 out of an '05 GTO.
This variant was shared by the other GM powerhouses of the day—the Corvette Z06 and Cadillac CTS-V—and has some upgrades inside straight from the Tremec factory that make it better than previous T56 transmissions. Out of the box, the synchronizer sleeves feature stepped teeth to make engagement feel lighter and more positive. The synchronizers also utilize high-density-carbon blocker rings and reverse synchronizers. Additionally, the M12 uses a one-piece countershaft, which is stronger than a two-piece.
Still, with all these upgrades, our intense downshifting and track duty combined with a few shifts during wheelspin resulted in the loss of Second gear. In our case, it was worn fork pads that prevented us from smoothly selecting Second gear and eventually caused the synchronizer to fail. We called Gray Fredrick from American Powertrain and explained our situation. We were soon provided with the correct package for our Goat.
With our heads and cam GTO used primarily for road-course racing and on the street, there was no need to go crazy with upgrades and break the bank. According to Gray, there are affordable solutions for each power hike you make with your Pontiac.
"Unlike most packages out there, we include a vehicle-weight rating with ours because we can confidently say they can hold the claimed power level at the listed vehicle weight," he says. "It's easy to say a transmission can hold 500 hp, but is that 500-horse transmission going to hold the power in a car weighing 4,000 or more pounds? In our experience, it won't."
Because of these established power ratings, it was easy for Gray to suggest the Level 2 package, which is rated for a 495 lb-ft constant-torque load.
"This package is going to be the solution for 80-percent or more of enthusiasts out there. While peak loads and shock loads can climb well above this on the dyno, not many engines run these kinds of numbers on a sustained basis.
"The ratings are based on a 3,600-pound curb weight and street-legal radials. It covers the typical upgrades you would want, such as bronze fork pads and shims, but takes it a step further with cryo and REM treatments." Those last two upgrades Gray mentioned add a new level of strength to the internal components.
You may have already heard the word cryogenic or cryo thrown around the hot rod industry for some time. It can increase strength up to 30 percent without affecting tolerances.
American Powertrain's cryogenic treatment consists of slowly reducing the temperature of the parts to -300 degrees F using liquid nitrogen, and then holding that temperature for 12 hours. This process relieves stresses and minute fissures in the part by refining the structure of the metal, resulting in a more uniform material. Strength and wear resistance are improved.
The rate at which the temperature of the part returns to normal also contributes to its attributes. According to American Powertrain, the quicker the part is returned to normal temperature after the process is completed, the better.
REM treatment follows cryo and is a process that fills the minute imperfections that occur naturally in the gear's surface. By filling and polishing these minuscule valleys and inconsistencies, fluid pressure requirement and friction are reduced across the gear face, and durability and corrosion resistance are enhanced. According to Gray, this translates into reduced temperatures, noise, and parasitic loss—which is good.
With the package chosen, we disassembled our broken transmission and sent the parts to American Powertrain to have them treated and put back together with parts included in the Level 2 package. Greg Lovell at Anti Venom handled the disassembly and reassembly.
While Anti Venom is mostly known for its high-end builds and performance installs, Greg has been rebuilding transmissions since he was a teenager and most of those high-horse cars that roll off out of his garage feature a trans he rebuilt. Even with the great "how-to's" out there, it's always best to seek out professional expertise when dealing with an expensive manual transmission.
Please keep in mind that this is not a step-by-step trans teardown and rebuild story, as space would simply not allow it. Instead, we cover most of the highlights of the process and discuss the upgrades.
The Transmission Package
Level 2 M12 T56 transmission
495 lb-ft constant-load torque rating
Price: $995
The Level 2 kit includes:
Bronze fork pads for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and Reverse
Billet synchronizer keys and spring kit for 3rd/4th synchronizer assembly
Cryo treatment of 1st-4th gears, shift forks, and sliders
Call tag to pickup parts from customer (within continental U.S.) to have cryo-treatment performed
The following parts will need to be removed and boxed for American Powertrain to Call Tag for this upgrade:
1st/2nd/3rd/4th gears and their input shaft
Countershaft (lower gear in gearbox, also known as cluster)
Sliders, not hubs, for 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th
Shift forks (no rails) for 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th
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4 Complete disassembly is required to extricate the parts to send to American Powertrain, and is best done by a professional, like Greg Lovell.5 With the trans torn down, we learned that our mainshaft received some heavy wear. Gray suggested we go ahead and replace it with a new one from Tremec to be treated rather than reuse this one.6 Gray took this photo before sending our transmission pieces back to us. In it, you will find the parts you should expect to send out from your transmission. While you will receive the mainshaft partially assembled, your mechanic will still have some bearings to press-in, snap rings, and other assorted parts to assemble.8 This is the front mainshaft assembly, featuring (left to right) the Second and Third gears, synchronizer, gear blocker, synchronizer, gear blocker, First gear, and a tapered bearing. The billet synchronizer keys are considerably stronger than the factory parts, and are considered a necessity for high-performance applications.10 The Third/Fourth shift fork is darker, as it's not made from aluminum like the First/Second. This is because the 2-3 shift is usually the most violent and it's not uncommon for the aluminum forks found in earlier variations of the T56 to actually break. Our GTO came from the factory with this stronger steel shift fork.11 Gray wanted us to point out the discoloration on the input shaft. This is normal and occurs after the treatment process.12 This is the Fifth/Sixth driven gear. These are the overdrive gears that help these modern transmissions achieve excellent highway mileage with their 0.84:1 and 0.56:1 ratios, respectively.
18 Greg slides on the new bronze fork pads. From the factory, these pads are made of a nylon that tends to wear and distort under the stress of performance driving. Once they have worn out, it can make it extremely difficult to shift—as was the case with our GTO. As the first point of contact after a shift is made, this simple upgrade can increase transmission longevity and improve shifting feel.19 This is what 80,000 miles of performance driving can do to the stock fork pads. These units were all showing signs of intense wear, and certainly contributed to the shifting issues we were experiencing.20 Here we see what the transmission looks like after installing the mainshaft, countershaft, and First/Second and Third/Fourth shift forks.21 Next, Greg lines up the parts for the Fifth/Sixth driven gear and Reverse gear to be installed. First the case has to be installed, so he cleans the gasket mating surface.22 This closeup of the shift-fork rail assembly gives you an idea of its complexity, which can be overwhelming for a first timer. Greg tells us that everything will only be happy going together one way, so it may take some trial and error before moving onto the next step. A generous bead of high-temperature silicone is applied to the perimeter of the front adapter on the raised surface where it will come in contact with the case.23 Greg slowly lowers the case onto the front adapter. This can be tricky, as the parts resting in place underneath will want to move around with the slightest touch. After a few attempts, he is finally able to align it correctly to the dowels and keep the front assembly together. He then tightens the case-to-adaptor bolts in a crisscross pattern to 26 ft-lb.24 Finally, the Fifth/Sixth gear driven is lowered onto the main shaft with Sixth gear aligned. This is followed by the reverse shift fork, which is held in place with a snap ring, and the reverse speed gear assembly.25 Carefully, the transmission extension housing is lowered into place and guided in with the alignment dowels. This houses the countershaft extension bearing, as well as the reverse idler shaft, gears, and bracket. The bracket bolts are treated to Loctite and torqued to 18 ft-lb. The extension housing bolts receive 26 ft-lb and the same silicone process as the front adapter. (There are many other steps and procedures to dismantling and rebuilding the T56—too numerous to cover in a single story.)26 Here's the completed trans, ready for reinstallation. The process of removing the transmission from our car took a couple hours on a lift. Greg had it apart in less than an hour with our parts bagged and tagged to be sent out for treatment. The turnaround time from American Powertrain is usually one to two weeks, depending on the package.
27 As per Gray's suggestion, instead of tracking down another expensive OEM bellhousing, we took the opportunity to upgrade to this sharp SFI-approved QuickTime bellhousing that is offered with some of American Powertrain's kits. Unfortunately, our large 1.875-primary headers created some clearance issues with the slightly wider bellhousing. This required Greg to remove some material on the driver side, which negated its SFI rating.28 This is the ACT Street Disc (PN GM9-HDSS)—an entry-level clutch, which offers a holding capacity rating of 745 lb-ft while offering smooth actuation. The kit comes with a heavy-duty pressure plate, a sprung hub organic disc, and a 26-spline alignment tool. It retails for around $488.29 We combined the clutch kit with the SFI-approved Prolite Xact Flywheel (PN 600585; $350), which has a terrifically low weight of 14.7 pounds. The combo has proven after-track use and extended street driving to maintain its user-friendliness and easy operation with crisp throttle response. We also installed a new hydraulic slave cylinder (PN SACHS PN SH6414; $87) that actuates the clutch and pilot bearing (ACDelco PN CT1078; $14) from Rock Auto. It took Greg a little over two hours to reassemble the trans, and another couple hours to put it back into the GTO. With its upgraded parts and Pennzoil Synchromesh Manual Transmission Fluid in it, the trans shifts buttery smooth and there is a positive feel to each gear selection. It's the perfect build for our demands and makes the car more enjoyable to drive every day.


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this seems utterly absurd to me. someone explain this in laymans terms.
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this seems utterly absurd to me. someone explain this in laymans terms.
the way i understand it, it's a trick that has nothing to do with actually servicing the debt or making things better, but just an accounting ploy that would let the government take on more debt without having to worry about raising the debt ceiling.
i dont understand the whole debt ceiling argument either. whats wrong with raising the debt ceiling? it seems inane to keep it static whilst completely ignoring the fact that the value of debt relative to a growing economy under inflation decreases.
also wouldnt this coin cause a massive inflationary spike?
I think they want to use it as a lest refuge so republicans can't crash the economy if they don't want to cave to their demands.
The simpson's is becoming real?
No it would be a platinum coin, not paper money. There is a loophole that allows the government to make platinum coin worth whatever they want.


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Fullerton, CA (Sports Network) - Sammy Yeager erupted for 30 points, leading
four players in double figures, as the Cal State Fullerton Titans captured an
86-79 win over the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the Big West Conference opener
for both programs at Titan Gym.
Yeager made good on an impressive 8-of-11 from 3-point range for the Titans
(7-5, 1-0 Big West) as they won for the fourth time in as many games. Also
having a strong game for the hosts was Kwame Vaughn with 27 points as he
converted all 12 of his chances at the free-throw line, adding six rebounds
and four assists. D.J. Seeley and Jared Brandon tacked on 14 and 10 points,
The Gauchos (4-8, 0-1) were paced by Alan Williams who produced a double-
double consisting of 22 points and a game-high 16 rebounds, while Taran Brown
responded with 20 points and eight boards of his own as the team bowed for the
fourth time in five outings. Lewis Thomas pitched in with 11 points.
Yeager connected on 4-of-6 shots beyond the arc in the first half, leading to
16 points, which was more than enough to push the Titans out to a 39-31
advantage at the break.
Fullerton continued to attack from the outside, hitting on 7-of-13 shots
beyond the arc in the second half in order to pull off the seven-point win.
UCSB was able to connect on an impressive 15-of-36 behind the 3-point line on
the night, but at the same time the visitors also turned the ball over 14
times and were outscored at the charity stripe, 20-2.
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Painting Like a Pro with an Unrestored 1968 Ford Mustang CoupeWritten by on July 8, 2013 Contributors: Jorge Nunez A top trade school shows you how to restore your classic muscle car with show-quality results.
If you think about it, there's really a pretty short list of things that truly separate mediocre cars from the ones that draw all the attention and envy at a show. Sure, extreme fabrication and customization, an outrageously powerful or exotic engine, a well-sorted suspension with a great stance, and kickass wheels will all get you noticed. But if the paint and bodywork is subpar or nonexistent, you're guaranteed to field endless queries along the lines of, "When are you going to paint it?" That's because appearances really do matter, and the car will always be seen as unfinished if it isn't sporting a slick layer of color over straight sheetmetal. That's just how it is. In our opinion, if you never do anything else to your project, paint it.
For this paint and body special, we had a unique opportunity. Typically we pick a strategy, such as low-buck DIY, or show you how the industry pros do top-level paintjobs, but this time we're going to a place where amateurs, hobbyists, and enthusiasts learn the skills to become professional: Los Angeles Trade-Tech College.
Los Angeles Trade-Tech College is a fully accredited college with an expansive curriculum with disciplines ranging from Art Trades to Fashion, Mathematics, and Sciences. Brian Ferre, an experienced custom painter and restorer, teaches students in the Automotive Collision Repair department. The classes are a combination of classroom instruction coupled with hands-on training where students learn welding procedures, body panel alignment, metal finishing/shrinking/filling techniques, body section replacement, structural sectioning practices, body damage estimating techniques, paint application, and standard body shop practices. Basically you can walk in as a total newbie and walk out with a very hirable and in-demand set of skills.
While the curriculum tends to focus on the common types of collision repair that students will see on late-model cars, Ferre also likes to show the students that there are plenty of fun, lucrative jobs to apply their skills to in the hot rodding world. That's why when Ferre got wind that we were looking around for a place to spray some color on a '68 Mustang, he suggested we let him and his top students have a crack at it. We loved the idea of working with the next generation of paint and body experts and letting them show off their skills, so we accepted.
Disassembly & Examination Originally our plan for this Mustang started as a "scuff and shoot," with minimal bodywork, but that quickly escalated. The car appeared exceptionally clean and straight in every way, and we actually knew nearly the entire history of the car back to 1970. (It's a family heirloom.) Nevertheless, we once again learned that unless you're starting with a new body from Dynacorn, there are going to be surprises in any 45-year-old car, especially one that was regularly driven for most of those decades.
Step one in any paint and body project is assessing the paint that's already on the car and deciding what to do with it. Ideally, that's as little as possible. Unless you have rust, improperly repaired old damage, or paint that's too far gone to work with, it's usually best not to strip it to bare metal. (Interesting factoid: We were able to satisfactorily restore an old repaint using Mothers products back in our Nov. '12 issue when we did a weekend resto on our '68 Plymouth Valiant.) Bottom line, if the original factory primer and paint is in good condition, it's an excellent base on which to start. Plus, stripping to steel requires much more time, material, and money that can be better spent.
In our case, the Mustang still wore its original paint under a couple of super cheap resprays. Unfortunately, in a few spots the differing contraction of incompatible paints had resulted in cracking and flaking away of all the paint. That can make it difficult to simply sand down to the good original paint, and use glaze and filler primer to level the surface. We're never proponents of painting cars with the trim and bumpers installed, since it's guaranteed to spoil the seamlessness of the colors and invite overspray. It also provides a good opportunity to fully inspect the car, and in our case it's a good thing we did. During our disassembly phase to remove trim and other parts, Ferre spotted a few things that needed to be investigated.
Stripping Old Paint
There are only a handful of good ways to strip a car for paint: sanding, blasting, and chemical stripping. Unless the car is completely disassembled to a shell, our preferred method is good old-fashioned sanding with a dual-action sander and by hand since it offers more control of the medium and less dust to clean out of the car. Since we knew we wanted to go to steel, Ferre had his students use 3M 40-grit paper to strip away the two cheap resprays, the original paint, and most importantly, the accumulated areas of old repairs.
If there is one thing to remember about old repairs, it's that they are almost always unreliable from a quality and longevity standpoint. Antiquated or sloppy repair techniques are the norm since most classic cars went through a very long period of time when they were worth very little money. That means any necessary repairs were likely performed with an eye on budget versus quality. Also, the quality of fillers and glazes has improved over the years to the point that they can now be considered permanent.
Aggressive paper on a D/A is a great way to cut down the work required to remove paint, but remember to be cautious around body lines with the D/A. It's easy to distort or dull the sharpness of the steel lines with sanding, which will just create more work with glaze to rebuild them later. Use 40-grit to get the bulk of the material off, then address the scratches in the metal with 80-grit.
Rust & Damage Repair When working with a popular and well-supported classic car like our '68 Mustang, we have a couple of options when it comes to rusted and damaged panels: do we repair, or replace? The answer may not always be so simple, though.
For example, the passenger-side fender on our Mustang was an old reproduction piece that fit acceptably well, but not ideally. We still had the original fender, which had been damaged in a light impact (the quintessential fender-bender), and Ferre installed it back onto the Mustang out of curiosity. It was immediately obvious that it still fit the car perfectly from a body line and panel gap standpoint. After a thorough examination, Ferre determined that it would be worthwhile to pull and repair the original rather than make the replacement fit as well, or purchase a higher quality reproduction.
The fender did not look all that bad at first, just a light push, however to the eye of an experienced bodyman, there was a great deal of spread damage to recover, and that required a trained eye with the right tools and patience. This was a perfect challenge for one of Ferre's students, Manual Montoya. Ferre first used a slide hammer to pull the metal out from the point of impact. He then used a slapper and various hammers and dollies to rough in the shape. Montoya then spent a great deal of time hammering, forming, and sculpting the steel back to its original shape. The most challenging area was the fender flare and lip, which required a good deal of time to coax the steel back into its original form. It lost the battle though; Montoya and Ferre made it as good as new.
Once the filler discovered on the front quarter of the hood was removed, it was revealed that light damage from a minor impact on the nose many years ago had been hastily repaired, then covered with filler. While the hood looked good and showed no indication of damage from the outside (there were small hints on the inside) rather than respray it, a stud welder and slide hammer was used to pull the bent steel back into shape. The same process was used to pull numerous small dings on the top of the trunk lid.
After removing the taillights and discovering rusted areas, the taillight panel was deemed too much work to repair. Luckily, these panels are fairly simple to replace. As reported in our April issue [see "Get Your Tail In Shape!"], the panel was removed by the LATTC students by cutting away the centersection with metal shears, then drilling out the spot welds that attached the flange to the quarter-panels and trunk floor. The new piece from YearOne was slid in and tack welded into place like factory.
Proving once again that the rust you see is often only the tip of the iceberg, a small spot of rust in the lower front section of the passenger-side door was found to extend to the bottom of the door as well. When the weatherstripping was removed, a 4-inch section of rusted-out steel was revealed. Since crafting small patch panels is a must-have talent for any aspiring paint and body experts or fabricators, after cutting out the rust areas and neutralizing the rust inside, Ferre had several of his students compete to hammer out the best fitting patch panel for the outside corner, as well as the curved piece on the bottom side.
Now is also the time to make any alterations to the body if you have any such plans. For us, there was only one thing that always bothered us about '68 Mustangs: the new-for-'68 side marker lights and quarter-panel reflectors that just don't jive with the body lines. To comply with federal regs, Ford quickly created a one-year solution since the body style was slated to change the next year. When the body is bare steel, it's an easy fix; Montoya cut out the reflector indentions in the quarter-panel, tacked in flat steel, then ground everything smooth. He also filled in the marker lights on the front fenders.
Filler & Smoothing
When wielded properly, body filler isn't something to be ashamed of. Even the very best metal repairs will require very thin layers of filler to bring the body to perfection. After each of the patches and repairs were performed on our Mustang, a layer of 3M Platinum Body Filler was spread across the area and then sanded down to level the low spots with the rest of the sheetmetal. The Platinum Filler is 3M's top-shelf filler and is used for the bulk of building up the repaired areas. It sands and finishes very nicely with a sanding block and 3M 40-grit paper to level with the surrounding metal.
After the treatment of filler to the affected areas, it was further sanded with 3M 80-grit paper after coating with 3M Dry Guide Coat, which is basically extremely fine activated carbon dust. The dust sticks into the pores of the filler primer, so as it is sanded the low spots will show up as dark. 3M Platinum Plus Finishing Glaze was used to fill very minor imperfections on steel and over the Platinum Filler when needed. After repeating the process until all spots are smooth, the complete body was sanded with 3M 150-grit to prepare the surface for priming.
Priming & Block-sanding
The initial bodywork took out much of the issues with our Mustang's body, but it's the priming and subsequent block-sanding that really make all the difference in how straight a car ends up. Since we took our Mustang project down to bare steel and aluminum, we have to start with an etching primer such as DuPont's ChromaPremier Low-VOC Etch Primer. This primer is a two-component system etching primer designed for corrosion protection and adhesion to bare steel, aluminum, and galvanized metal. It's not a stand-alone primer though; it must be followed with a Primer-Surfacer, or Primer-Sealer. Essentially, it's used just to create a uniform base for the build primer that the paint will be laid over.
After allowing it to flash, we immediately followed with three coats of DuPont PremierFiller Urethane Primer Filler. Why three coats? The Filler Primer is used to fill in any heavy scratches created from sanding and also to give us something to block-sand. Much like what was done with the filler over the body repairs and modifications, long blocks are used to sand the primer to find the low spots. Very shallow areas will be equalized by the primer, but some will require a tiny touch more glaze to level them.
To find those low spots, the whole car was coated with another fine layer of 3M Dry Guide Coat. This is the time when a great set of variously shaped sanding blocks comes in handy. We've always relied on Eastwood's catalog of products for good blocks, and here we used 3M 150-grit paper on our blocks at this point.
Be cautious during this sanding as ideally we don't want to break through to metal again. If it happens, it's not a big deal since the block-sanding will be followed by another round of primer. In our case, we had enough small break-throughs that we spotted in etch primer to take care of the break-throughs. After that, we re-primed the whole car with filler primer and block-sanded again with 150-grit, followed by 320-grit, then 400-grit wet-sanding to relieve the scratches. Once the primer fully dried, we were ready for paint.
Jamb It!
Since the paint inside the doorjambs and underneath the hood and trunk lid was as badly weathered and resprayed as the rest of the car, we had to sand and prep them for paint as well. Thankfully, there were no issues to address in these spots, so the LATTC crew simply sanded them smooth with 3M 80-grit paper to ready them for a coat of DuPont Urethane Filler Primer.
To properly prime and paint the doorjambs and underneath the hood and trunk lid, as well as the cowl area normally hidden by the hood, the panels ideally need to be painted separately from the rest of the car. This allows the painter to easily reach all of the sides of the panel, which would be difficult were it still attached to the car. The LATTC students removed the hood, trunk lid, and doors and placed them on dollies in the spray booth for priming. Since blocking of these areas isn't absolutely necessary after priming, we were able to spray color and clearcoat on them after the appropriate drying time.
Spraying Color & Clear
We decided to stick with our Mustang's original hue of Brittany Blue, so DuPont was kind enough to brew a new waterborne formulation of the color especially for our project. While waterborne paint carried with it a stigma for a few years, those fears have begun to subside since the technology from companies like DuPont have created waterborne paints that meet, and often exceed, the older solvent-based paints. All new cars are now sprayed with waterborne paints.
One huge advantage to DuPont's new waterborne paint is it delivers more complete coverage in fewer coats. Whereas it could easily take three to four coats for good color coverage with solvent-based paint, or a competitor's waterborne, it will only take one to two coats with DuPont's formulation. That's mostly because DuPont's water-based paints are higher solid paints, meaning they contain a high concentration of pigment. This can be a little trickier to spray if you've not used it before, as the resulting waterborne colors are a little thicker and consequently flow differently. But it does save a great deal of time and material, and it's a simple adjustment for a seasoned painter. If it's your first time, start with a spare panel to get a feel for it.
Waterborne paint also dries differently than solvent-based paint; it requires light airflow across the panel to allow the paint to dry fully before spraying the clearcoat. In our Spray Zone booth, the downdraft air will do the job, but otherwise CFM Guns (dryers) are required. After the recommended dry time of about 20 minutes in the Spray Zone booth with the downdraft and heat on, Ferre and the students gave the basecoat a light sanding with 3M 600-grit paper to remove any possible trash in the paint and create an ultra-smooth surface for the clearcoat. Then we were ready for clear.
Though there are some waterborne primers and clearcoats, most are traditional-style solvent based, though they will be low VOC now. As such, they flow out more like a traditional clearcoat. Ferre laid down a coat and half of clear (one fairly heavy, immediately followed by a light coat) of DuPont PremierClear LE 8700S.
We have to say, we've never seen clearcoat lay so perfectly flat, but we still plan to come back and wet sand it to perfection with help of the seasoned paint and body experts at Elite Restorations in Paramount, California, but clearcoated as-is out of the gun, it looks shockingly good. We could leave it as-is and drop jaws at any cruise night. Now that's testament to fine paint products, well sprayed!
|What You'll Need:DuPont Paint Supplies
|Unit cost:
|Surface Klean, aerosol
|ChromaPremier, Low VOC EtchPrimer (quart)
|ChromaPremier, Etch Primer Activator/Reducer (quart)
|PremierFiller, Urethane Primer Filler (gallon)
|ChromaSystem, Primer Activator/Reducer (quart)
|ChromaPremier Primer Sealer (gallon)
|CroMax Pro Waterborne Paint (gallon)
|PremierClear clearcoat (gallon)
|Sontara Primary Tack Cloth
|Sontara SPS Solvent Wash & Dry Cloths
|Sontara SPS Final Tack Cloth
|3M Materials
|Unit cost:
|Platinum Plus Body Filler
|Platinum Plus Finishing Glaze
|Dry Guide Coat
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After determining that the paint on the Mustang would not make a suitable base to paint over, Ferre decided it would be best to simply sand the Mustang down to metal with a dual-action sander and 3M 40-grit paper. In the process, he found an unexpected thin layer of filler on the front quarter of the hood from an old repair many years ago. Rather than trust the old materials and techniques, everything was removed to inspect the steel underneath.While a replacement panel would be easier, the hood was in excellent shape overall and lined up well with other panels, so student Gerardo Castro used a stud welder and slide hammer to gently pull the metal back into shape around the body line.3M Platinum Body Filler was first used to contour the inconsistencies remaining in the metal. 3M Platinum Plus Finishing Glaze was used to make it perfect.The finished hood was as good as new, shape and fitment wise, and had only a very thin layer of filler.There are some great reproduction Mustang fenders on the market now, but the replacement on our Mustang was of mediocre quality. Ferre bolted on the damaged original fender and determined that it was a better fit and repairable. Stamped metal has a memory, so a combination of slide hammer and metalworking hammers and dollies were used to rough in the shape while the fender was on the car.Manual Montoya, one of Ferre's top students and an excellent fabricator, took over reforming the fender. By placing it on a board and tapping the body line from the backside with a hammer and dulled chisel, he forced it back into shape. After this, he began working the fender flare with a hammer and various dollies.This was the surprise on the bottom side of the passenger door; the rust had carried through to the inside. This is common on cars in wet climates as there is no drain hole at the very front of the door.After cleaning the spot and neutralizing rust on the internal door structure, Gonzalez formed and welded in another patch. The small rust holes around it were drilled out and then simply welded up.
While the doors were being repaired, the rest of our Mustang's body was stripped down to bare metal through a combination of dual-action sanders and hand sanding. Forty-grit is ideal for getting material removed quickly, but is rough on metal. Be extra cautious around sharp lines. Eighty-grit was used next to soften the scratches in the metal from the 40-grit.Since this Mustang will never be a concours show contender, we decided to shave the rear reflectors added in 1968. Rather than just weld over the indention, Montoya opted to cut them out and weld in a patch so the modification could be hidden from inside the trunk as well. A little factory-style undercoating and most people will never notice!This is how a properly welded patch should appear once the welds are ground flat—a smooth transition with no pinholes in the welds. A 40-grit disc will make quick work of the welds, but an 80-grit will help blend them into the steel. By taking time to metal-finish the patch now, Montoya saves time and filler material necessary to make it perfect.Though a mist of dark sandable aerosol primer will work fine as a fine coat, 3M's Dry Guide Coat works more effectively since it casts a shadow over the entire work area without adding more material to sand.After discovering rust holes beneath each taillight on our Mustang during disassembly, Ferre determined that replacing this panel would be the simplest answer. Students removed the centersection of the panel with metal shears, then drilled out the spot welds that attached the inner flanges to the quarter-panels and trunk floor.YearOne's replacement panel fit like a glove! See the full story on how to replace these panels in the Apr. '13 issue of PHR.Shallow dings are probably the most common issue found on classic cars. Trunk lids tend to get used as shelves and seats over the years and our Mustang's lid had plenty of low spots to show for it. The tabs of green paint were used to indicate areas that needed work.Lim took on the job of eliminating the low spots on our trunk lid. Since they were all very shallow, Lim used 3M Platinum Plus Finishing Glaze to spread across the surface, then repeated the block sand, charcoal, and block sand process.
Here are our DuPont priming supplies. The etching primer is an olive drab color, which doesn't matter since it will be covered with filler primer; however, the shade of the filler primer and sealer primer does matter since it will affect the hue of the final color. We used VS4, which is a medium gray for both filler and sealer.The Mustang was always used as a teaching project for Ferre's students. Here he explains what to look for in the spray pattern when laying down our first coat of DuPont ChromaPremier Etch Primer. While the base color coat of the paint system is waterborne, it still contains solvents. All primers in the system and the clearcoat are still solvent based, so proper respiratory precautions are a must.As soon as the etching primer dried, we moved right into our coats of DuPont PremierFiller Urethane Primer Filler. While the etching primer was more just a layer of material for the filler primer to grab on, consistency in these layers is more important. Working a single panel at a time, the spray pattern should be tight and overlapping to create a uniform wet surface on each panel.There's an old saying: "The longer the block, the straighter the car." That's partially true since we want a large, flat surface area, but the quality of the block matters too. Ferre prefers Flexsand and Dura-Block blocks for his own work and allows the students to use them.Many hands make quick work! After rubbing the whole car down with 3M Dry Guide Coat, the students went to work blocking out the filler primer to equalize the panels. This step is the most critical for eliminating waves in the paint. Much of the three layers of filler primer will be sanded off at this phase.Stay away from sharp body lines with flat blocks or you'll increase your break-throughs. Specialty sanding blocks like this cylindrical one used by Gonzalez are ideal for sanding along body lines like the fender flares. We'd call them a necessity for anyone looking to get a car really straight.During the wet-sanding process, resist the urge to go too fine; sealer primer needs some scratches to bite into. The 600 or 800 is too fine and can cause adhesion issues. DuPont's ChromaPremier Primer Sealer recommends a 400-grit final sand.Rather than paint everything at once, the doorjambs and inside the trunk will be painted first. Gonzalez and Luis Flores perform a reverse masking of sorts that will prevent the color and clear from overspraying onto the exterior of the Mustang.
Despite drastically reduced VOC levels, waterborne paints still require a respirator at all times. While older guns not constructed with stainless steel innards may not be compatible with water-based paints, higher-end guns that have stainless components are usually fine. Ferre used his favorite Sata 3000 Digital guns all the way through the process with a 1.3mm tip.The inside of the doors and the underside of the hood and trunk lid were painted in an adjacent booth without heat or air. To compensate and help the paint dry, Gonzalez used a handheld air gun to lightly blow across the paint.With the jambs done, the Mustang was reassembled for its final coat of DuPont ChromaPremier Primer Sealer. This is a non-sanding primer that's designed to seal off the underlying layers and create a good base for the color. Nib sanding of any imperfections with 1,000-grit paper is still perfectly fine. It was then wiped down with a 3M E-4586 primary tack cloth in preparation for paint.Ferre laid down the water-based paint with a 1.5 coat method, meaning he first sprays one full coat of color, followed immediately by a half cross coat to even out metallic. DuPont's high solids formulation allows this type of wet-on-wet technique whereas other waterborne paints will spray more like solvent based and require multiple coat full coats. Interestingly, waterborne paint initially looks much darker than its final color; it lightens noticeably as it dries to a beautiful satin sheen. From here, we only nib sanded a few spots with 600 to remove minor imperfections.After our first layer of clearcoat, Ferre opted to sand with 600-grit to flatten out the first coat and remove texture so that he could lay a smooth final coat. After blowing the dust away with air, a DuPont E-4141 tack cloth was used prior to applying the clearcoat.It's amazing what clearcoat does to the dull basecoat! Rather than 1.5 coats, the DuPont PremierClear clearcoat was applied with two full coats. When spending extended time in the booth, Ferre prefers to don a paint suit with a full hood to eliminate the possibility of hairs in the clear.When you've spent this much time and effort making the paint and body on a car look better than new, make sure to save room in the budget for new or re-sorted trim; it makes all the difference in presentation. A lot of guys make Mustang parts, but we trust the consistent quality we get from YearOne.There isn't anyone in Southern California who knows Mustangs as well as Mustang Country in Paramount, California. The crew there dropped in the front and rear glass, vent windows, and installed the YearOne concours door handles and mirrors.
The tail gets a little blend of NOS and YearOne as well; the gas cap is a vintage part, but the bumper, trunk lid trim, taillight bezels, and M U S T A N G lettering are all extremely good repros from YearOne.The paint is gorgeous, but a set of 17x8 and 17x9.5 Vintage Wheel Works V50 wheels with 235/45R17 and 275/40R17 Nitto NT05 tires really made all the difference. The vintage Shelby 10-spoke style just looks so right on '67-68 Mustangs, and the Nitto rubber will give us plenty of grip on the road. The Mustang script and horse emblem were also sourced from YearOne.Here's our LATTC crew. We'd like to thank (left to right) Jose Padilla, Gerardo Castro, Fernando Castanon, Nicolas Ruiz, Mickey Chavez, Anthony Rivas, Babriel Diaz, Rodney Walmack, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jose Lerma, Oliver Holmes, Hadar Shimshi, and Brian Ferre for going above and beyond to make this paint and body project exceptional. Even DuPont reps were impressed. For any employers looking for top-quality young paint and body technicians, we'll stand behind this crew. Just consider this '68 Mustang their r�sum�!


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Perhaps this is what an administration supportive of expanding charter schools wants. Despite their strong support and positive press, the average charter school performance saw a decline (51 percent) that was even more drastic than the average public school (34 percent). Imagine how much better all of our children could be doing if resources hadn't been diverted from our locally-controlled public schools by our politicians, policy makers and educational leaders and given to privately managed (some for profit) charter schools.
It's time for all parents and supporters of quality public schools to tell our representatives to stop playing games with our children. They deserve better.
The high cost of higher education
It appears Finland has a high-quality, free education system, from day care to college. I hope President Obama reads Brinton's column, since he constantly stresses higher education but doesn't address the high cost. I listened to his recent talk at Binghamton University on C-Span, and I believe he said students take out many loans to fund their education because they don't know any better. I would love to know what he meant by that.
Also, why do we have so many foreign students enter our universities? It would also be interesting to know what foreign journalists are writing about our education system.
Alice Cammiso , Merrick
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Congrats to you both! Is that your first moose? How the heck did you get all that home?
Hey BB looks like you guys had a great time. I was also wondering where you went. Congrats on a great bull!
Congrats to you both! Is that your first moose? How the heck did you get all that home?
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We got the meat back in an enclosed trailer with the ATVs. We used citric acid and gamebags, and it made it through the trip perfectly. Not an ounce wasted.
BB your buddy came and showed me all the pic's of your trip. That sure was beautiful country and I'm not sure, but I believe I had drool on desk-top. Post up a couple pictures of those recovered Accubonds for us to see. I figured they would work just like they always do!
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Will do, David.
Good job BB, your pic says it all.............awesome.
how you get all that meat back
I was wondering about you!!
That's awesome!!! Definitely a great picture! Sounds like a great trip! Congrats to all of you!
BB you've been a busy guy, nice to see ya over on Eastmans.
Shoot STR8
Contracts bb. What a bull both of them. That's my dream right there. With all these posts im reading from you your becoming an idol of mine Haha. Great job
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In regards to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's announcement on the new Falcons stadium deal, the 11Alive Help Desk reached out to the Atlanta City Council president and each of the councilmembers to see how they would vote on the proposal.
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How did the president and members of the Atlanta City Council weigh in regarding the new stadium? Who is in favor of it? Who is against? Below are their responses.
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Ceasar C. Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President
"I am supportive of an agreement that includes public investment in a new stadium provided that such an investment produces a return to tax payers. I look forward to evaluating a proposal that accomplishes this objective."
Carla Smith, District 1
"In light of the new information and numbers coming in I will make a decision once I've had the opportunity to see all of the details and fully vet the proposal."
Kwanza Hall, District 2
Could not be reached for comment at this time.
Ivory Lee Young Jr., District 3
In favor.
Cleta Winslow, District 4
Could not be reached for comment at this time.
Natalyn Mosby Archibong, District 5
Could not be reached for comment at this time.
Alex Wan, District 6
"Watching the press conference online. Really need to digest this new information and get the answers to my outstanding questions before I'll be a position to answer."
Howard Shook, District 7
Undecided at this time.
Yolanda Adrean, District 8
Councilmember Adrean stated that it was too soon to give a definite 'yes' or 'no' on the proposed deal. She shared that she would prefer that metro-Atlanta citizens pay no part of the infrastructure cost in the deal.
Felicia Moore, District 9
"I need to see and evaluate the details of the proposal to determine if I would vote for or against it."
C.T. Martin, District 10
Did not have enough information at this time to comment on whether or not he would vote 'yes' or 'no.'
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CLINTON, N.Y. -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lashed out at the "sorry state of our own politics" during a speech at an Upstate New York college Friday, recalling her husband's experiences with the last government shutdown while decrying the partisanship that led to the current one.
"It is hard to recall in our own lifetimes a previous time when politicians were willing to risk so much damage to the country to pursue their own agendas," Clinton said during a speech at Hamilton College in rural Oneida County.
Clinton spoke in front of a capacity crowd of about 5,800 at the college, a small, liberal-arts school with an enrollment of about 1,800.
After opening with kind words about the school and recognizing specific students for their work, Clinton quickly shifted to the "gridlock" and "brinkmanship" that has led to the shutdown of the federal government, which stretched into its fourth day Friday.
Without casting blame on anyone in particular, Clinton said the shutdown has the potential to hurt the country's reputation among foreign nations. Clinton is considered a front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016; she hasn't indicated whether she will run.
"When we fail to make progress on the challenges that face the country, our standing in the world suffers," Clinton said.
It was a busy speaking day for the Clintons, with former President Bill Clinton scheduled Friday to deliver the keynote address at an energy conference hosted by the Omega Center for Sustainable Living in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Earlier in the day, Hillary Clinton spoke in Nassau County at a private luncheon hosted by the Long Island Association, a business group.
She spoke fondly of the Mohawk Valley and Upstate New York, which she represented as a U.S. senator from 2001 through 2008 before she was tapped for the State Department by President Barack Obama.
"I would tell everyone who would listen to me that Upstate New York is a land of treasures," Clinton said of her time in the Senate. "History is everywhere. What built this country and made it the land of opportunity for so many really started here."
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We all know that red flags like late payments or have too many lines of credit can bring down your credit score. But there are other ways banks and lenders measure all of us that you probably don't know about. Adrian Nazari, CEO of CreditSesame.com, explains.


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A ostomy creates an opening in the abdominal wall. A urostomy reroutes urine so that urine can pass through this new opening to a bag outside the body. Sometimes an internal pouch is created using the intestine.
You should be able to return to normal activities after your urostomy.
A urostomy may be needed if urine is not able to pass through the urinary system. Most of the time, a urostomy is needed because of problems with the bladder such as:.
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a urostomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
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general anesthesia. It will block pain and keep you asleep.
An incision is made in the abdomen. A piece of intestine will be removed. The tubes that pass urine to the bladder will be detached from the bladder. The tubes are then reattached to the intestine that was removed. The other end of the intestine is then brought through the abdominal wall to form a stoma. One end is closed together to make a pouch that holds urine inside the body. The bladder may or may not be removed.
The abdomen will be closed. Stitches or staples will be used to close the skin.
Your breathing tube will be removed. You will be taken to the recovery room.
About 2-5 hours.
Anesthesia will prevent pain during the surgery. As you recover, you will have some pain. Your doctor will give you pain medication to help you manage the discomfort.
You will be in the hospital for for a few weeks. Your doctor may keep you in the hospital longer if you have any complications.
At the hospital, you will:
When you return home, take these steps:
Call your doctor if any of these occur:
If you have an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Bladder cancer. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Urostomy a guide. American Cancer Society website. Available at:
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Urostomy guide. United Ostomy Associations of America website. Available at:
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Senior Micaela Brebion, an international development major, takes her buddy Robert to Buffalo Wild Wings all the time because it's his favorite restaurant. Brebion is one of the many University of St. Thomas students involved with Best Buddies Texas, which is a part of an international non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing socialization and employment opportunities.
To culminate a year of service, the UST group is participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 4 at Terry Hershey Park.
Brebion, historian and treasurer of Best Buddies Texas, is encouraging others to walk with the Best Buddies group.
"I've always wanted to help with social projects," Brebion said. "For this, we want people to come out and have fun. We'll mostly be walking, but there will be booths, food and activities like face painting. It's for a good cause and we hope, because it is at the park, for it to be bigger and better than ever."
Since her freshman year, Brebion has been an active member of the organization. Her goal is to keep UST students active with their buddies by visiting them at the Best Buddies Texas center, 3550 West Dallas St.
"We try to get students really involved," she said. "We have weekly chapter meetings on campus and try to have a good relationship with students. We want them to go visit their buddies too. When I visit, I like to hang out with everyone, so it's great to go to the Center."
The UST Team is ranked second in fundraising out of all the Texas teams, and Brebion is the second highest fund raiser out of all Best Buddies Texas participants. As a team, UST has raised $830. Team members include Chloe Jester, senior and president of Best Buddies Texas, Laurie Drell, Brian Ehlinger, Karina Flores, Sarah Loeffler, Daniel Quijano, Jesse Roberts, Bonnie Treece and Diana Vo.
Since 2009, more than 24,000 participants have walked in more than 22 states, and raised more than 2 million dollars for Best Buddies. Best Buddies works to make sure the Friendship Walk changes lives, as participants walk for inclusion, friendship, leadership and opportunity for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every Friendship Walk promotes an atmosphere for new friendships, promising opportunities, and most of all, inclusion for all people. Proceeds from the walk help fund Best Buddies' programs in all 50 states to provide one-on-one friendships, leadership development and integrated job opportunities for individuals with IDD.
For more information about the Walk and how to support the UST Team, visit their team page.
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The Problem With Being "Nice"
In one short, 12-day span, The New York Times published two articles that serves as feminist bookends, of a sort, regarding the pitfalls facing women when we try to be too darn nice.
The first was Catherine Newman's "I Do Not Want My Daughter to Be Nice." In the piece, this 40-something mother explains why she does not instruct her ten-year-old daughter to smile at strangers or engage in the excessive people-pleasing etiquette Newman (and so many of us 70s daughters) were taught when it comes to interacting with men.
"I want my daughter to be tough, to say no, to waste exactly zero of her God-given energy on the sexual, emotional and psychological demands of lame men - of lame anybodies. I don't want her to accommodate and please. I don't want her to wear her good nature like a gemstone, her body like an ornament…I do not [want her to] 'Say thank you to the nice man who wolf-whistled!' 'Smile at the frat boy who's date-raping you!'"
Then came "The Opt Out Generation Wants Back In" by Perfect Madness author Judith Warner. The piece spotlights elite stay-at-home moms' mental and economic status a decade after leaving work, as a follow up to Lisa Belkin's famous "Opt Out Revolution" from 2003. Inadvertently, though, Warner addresses the same issue as Newman: how women's desire to please our husbands, to be "nice," complicates our lives, even when it comes to career choices and marriage.
Take Sheilah O'Donnel, today a 44-year-old Maryland mother of three. O'Donnel was one of the stay-at-home moms featured in Lesley's Stahl's famous 2004 60 Minutes segment, "The Case for Staying Home." Definitely very nice. Judith Warner ask O'Donnel to revisit the push-pull of work vs. home, and why she chose to stay home ten years ago, even though it meant abandoning a career where she earned a whopping $500,000 annually.
"Even with the reduced schedule," O'Donnel explained to the New York Times. "The stresses of life in a two-career household put an overwhelming strain on [her] marriage. There were ugly fights with her husband about laundry and over who would step in when the nanny was out sick."
There are lots of modern day motherhood issues here. However, to me, the most intriguing subplot was how critical (in both definitions of the word) O'Donnel's husband was of her desire to work. O'Donnel's career, and self-esteem, were derailed by her misguided attempt to please her husband. In my view, Catherine Newman is right to warn her daughter to avoid the same mistake.


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Rafael Nadal + Ana Ivanovic were spotted putting on the 11th green at Crandon Golf in Key Biscayne today as part of another promo for the Sony Ericsson Open.
Anyone else think Rafa would kill to have Ana's outfit on right about now? Oh the memories...
(image via Marc Serota/Getty Images for Sony Ericsson)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
PHOTO OP: Rafa + Ana putts around Crandon Golf
Labels: Ana Ivanovic, Miami, photo op, Rafael Nadal, Sony Ericsson Open, tennis
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They look cute together. I like Ana, she's not like the other divas that the WTA tends to produce.ReplyDelete
they do make a pretty hot promo...Rafa is just too adorable.ReplyDelete
oh god, she fist-pumps during golf, too. Please make it stop.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 1:19 PM
She fistpumps in auto-irony.ReplyDelete
They are super cute and really friendly, chatting away in Spanish.
Watch out, Rafa, you may fall for her yet.
cms: ROFL!ReplyDelete
- talulah21March 24, 2009 at 2:24 PM
LOL, i do think rafa was feeling a bit nostalgic as soon as she saw ana walking up with capris on, haha!ReplyDelete
yep, although these pics are very nice, im still a rafa&xisca supporter ;)
just because two people look good together doesn't mean they've gotta succumb to the wishes of all us (pathetic) tennis fans and get together :P
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 2:41 PM
My God, they look so good, adorable and cute together. Ana looks gorgeous. Ah, natural beauty...ReplyDelete
Beautiful people...ReplyDelete
They do look pretty damn good, but I love Xisca.
- mercedes20March 24, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Xisca better hurry up and get to Miami!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM
They're so genuine that if they were a couple everybody would think they're in love for true.ReplyDelete
"oh god, she fist-pumps during golf, too. Please make it stop."ReplyDelete
And Rafana? BIG. FAT. EW.
The day that happens, I'll burn my Rafanatic Pass.
They both look good but that's about it. He's so thoughtful and genuine, and she's so immature and seems really shallow to me.
No no!
HA Sonja! Yeah I can't see them together either though she has more to gain than he does. Ana could learn a thing or ten about mental toughness from Rafa.ReplyDelete
But dating? HELL NO. Xisca would CUT her!
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 9:38 AM
There is one word ten out of ten sports journalists that have already talked to Ivanovic use to describe her: thoughtful. A second word they use is smart. Unfortunately, most agree she doesn't know how to use her "deep thinking brain"(Matt Cronin's words..) on court. But I'm always puzzled when someone says that Ana is shallow.. and even airhead... she might be immature on court, but there is no evidence she is like that off court. In fact, every evidence, from people that have had contact with her, point out to the extreme opposite. Ask Bodo, Wertheim, Tignor, Cronin.. and even players on the tour.
They look great together.. and NaturAna is gorgeous once again. But I agree that the pairing is not happening..
Sonja, I SOOO agree with you. BIG. FAT. SLIMY. EW. to RafAna.ReplyDelete
They look so unnatural in these photos and Rafa looks really uncomfortable.
And I think Rafa is more than happy with his Xisca...
Anon, I know many people would disagree with me, and of course I don't know her personally - it's just an impression and/or gut feeling I have about her from what I've seen (which is on-court mainly, but also some interviews).ReplyDelete
I guess she's just not my cup of tea.
Rich: So true. Xisca would take her in about 10 seconds flat...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 1:21 PM
''Xisca would take her in about 10 seconds flat...''ReplyDelete
LOL. Yeah, right...
Girl plays tennis, she knows how to hit.
"Girl plays tennis, she knows how to hit."ReplyDelete
HA! True enough she knows how to hit. so let's hope it's a serving showdown then. Outcome? Not so clear.
Ouch. Harsh, Rich. Very harsh.ReplyDelete
And so damn true.
- AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM
is rafa really likely to touch nando's sloppy seconds?! i doubt he'd want to be compared to tabasco between the sheets...ana's always been after rafa, why do you really think she bought a house on mallorca, shame rafa's building his holiday home on ibizaReplyDelete


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For at least two decards, it was thought that Plavac Mali was the ancestor, or Croatian counterpart of Zinfandel. Coincidentally, it is thought that Zinfandel arrived in California around 1852. And when, between 1890 and 1900 most of northern California's vineyards were destroyed by phylloxera, Zinfandel was among the survivors.
This is one of the reasons we at Another Wine Blog don't rate wines and very rarely tell you about the wines we don't like. We don't give points, or grades, or stars, or thumbs up or down. While we do pay attention to Robert Parker, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator and Stephen Tanzer, we figure most other ratings are pretty subjective. And we figure you have enough numbers and letters to think about without our adding to the mix.
A little about Vinsanto On the island of Santorini they grow a small variety of grapes. Most of these have names that can be quite difficult for people like me to pronounce. Names like Xinomavro, Moschofilero, and Agiorghitiko do not exactly roll off of my tongue with ease. Then again, my native English has been known [...]
Words and pictures cannot begin to prepare you for the breathtaking beauty and authenticity of Santorini, its wines and its wineries. But I wanted to post picture from each of the wineries or tasting rooms to help share my experience.
Wine Conferences are often so packed with activities, there is no time to write about the wine! Can you imagine being invited to write about wine, but then having no time to do so?
Real Greek food is so much better than what most people think. Take a look at this photo gallery with descriptions of each dish, and an introduction to the cuisine of Santorini.
These photos fail to capture the spectacular beauty of Santorini, but they will give you some idea of what we have been seeing at every turn.
I seem to talk a lot about planes these days. Morning in Houston will soon fade into morning in Athens. Amy and I are hurling through the inky void on our way to the fabled island of Santorini.. The fact that we are traveling at 30,000 feet while maintaining a speed of almost 650 miles [...]
I've always thought that America The Beautiful should be our National Anthem. One, because it's much easier to sing. But primarily because it focuses on the beauty of the country, rather than the ugliness of war. Sure, it talks about freedom, and patriotism, and heroes; but the main focus is on the magnificence of its lands and the innate goodness of its people.
At the tasting we met a delightful couple, Don and Judy Phelps, owners of "Hard Row to Hoe" Vineyards. They poured a refreshing Sangiovese Dry Rosé. And Judy told me the story behind the name. Seems that back in the late 1930s, there was a brothel located at Point Lovely.
Having just lifted off from my connecting flight out of Denver that is returning me back to Houston from Seattle, I began to contemplate whether there were many things more needlessly gut-wrenching than a plane banking into a turn, while simultaneously encountering turbulence and dropping a bit. Then I recalled that part of the reason [...]
Recently I replaced my POS Blackberry with the new HTC Evo and I am loving it! While I took my trusty old Canon Sureshot with me, the only time it got used was when Amy's battery was dead. The Evo has an 8 megapixel camera (one of two), and I used it for all of [...]
The Wine Bloggers Conference is beginning to wind down and is essentially over for us. We are packing up our things and will soon hop back on the WBC or Bust bus. It has been a lot of fun, but I think my liver will find a way to rip itself out of my body [...]
We've said before wine tasting can be hard work. After two days of tasting starting in Seattle, heading to Woodinville, back to Seattle, then making our way southeast, we are finally in Walla Walla, Washington. I'm drinking my first actual full glass of wine, sitting on a big comfy bed at Vine & Roses [...]
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