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Corner Carving The BirdWritten by on January 1, 2002 The New Suspension Is More Compliant, Even With The Shocks And Struts Set On Full Firm
One of the advantages of building a third-gen GM F-body is having a pretty stout chassis to start with. When they were new, the Z28 and WS6 cars were among some of the best-handling machines ever to grace the performance car market. Despite having been used and abused, our 88 Firebird still drove surprisingly decent after we rescued it from the previous owner and bolted on a set of Edelbrock wheels with Yokohama treads to replace the ancient dry-rotted rolling stock. But thats not to say there wasnt room for improvement.
The 80,000 hard miles had taken their toll on the struts and shocks, so the damping wasnt quite adequate at higher speeds, causing the car to bounce a few times after hitting a bump on the freeway. That not-so-safe feeling was compounded by a persistent thunk sound coming from somewhere under the car. And the stock four-wheeler ride height wasnt doing anything for our image. We felt it was due time to go through the chassis, but you expect more than a stock rebuild from Car Craft, right?
We headed out to the Edelbrock empire in Torrance, California, to get the Bird outfitted with all the third-gen goodies offered by big E. Tokico supplied us with its excellent five-position adjustable struts and shocks, which should help us dial in the car if we ever get around to autocrossing it. Now the cars a blast to drive at any speed, and strangely enough, the new suspension is more compliant, even with the shocks and struts set on full firm. Follow along and see how it was done.
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We figured the 17-inch Edelbrock 409s would have filled up the wheelwells, but the stock nosebleed ride height made for lame-looking gaps between the tires and fenders. We had to drop it.For once, we were spared the wrenching! As soon as we cruised in to Edelbrock's installation facility, Karl Stuber got right to work. After removing the end links from the stabilizer bar, he unbolted the two brackets securing the brake flex line—one mounted on the spindle and the other on the frame.Two bolts attach each strut to the spindle; removing those allows removal of the coil springs. The car was lowered to the ground, and we raised the lower A-arm with a floor jack to compress the spring before unbolting the strut from the spindle. Alternatively, you can use a spring compressor to restrain the spring. Either way, be careful.Slowly lower the floor jack to gradually release the spring's energy. The spring should pop out of the lower A-arm pocket, or you may have to gently pry it out of the lower spring pocket. (If you used a spring compressor, the spring will be short enough that it should drop right out.)Remove the upper strut mount, drop the strut out through the wheelwell, and here's what greets you. It's a steel bearing cushioned by a large rubber biscuit. Stuber made sure each bearing spun freely without binding. Seized bearings prevent the shafts from turning with the wheels and may trash 'em in a hurry.The stock springs hardly made for a corner-carver stance, so Edelbrock chose an Eibach custom-rate lowering spring kit (PN 5231) to drop the car to a more tasteful ride height. The factory anti-squeak spring cushions were in good shape, so we reused them. Tape 'em to the top of the springs to keep the pads from falling out during installation.Tokico's five-position adjustable struts and shocks are conveniently adjustable from the top with a flat-blade screwdriver. The adjustment mechanism is relatively fragile, so be sure to follow Tokico's specified torque specs when you install them. Stuber bolted the upper strut mount in place and torqued the nut.The new Eibach springs were just a bit too long to fit in the spring pocket uncompressed, so Stuber subjected 'em to a few turns of the spring compressor. To ensure proper ride height, make sure the end of the lower coil is located between the two drilled holes at the inside of the spring pocket. Raise the lower A-arm with the floor jack and bolt the strut to the spindle. Reattach the flex line brackets, reinstall the stabilizer-bar end links, and you're good to go.
The third-gen F-body has a three-link rear suspension that consists of two lower control arms, a Panhard bar, and a torque arm. The basic design isn't bad, but the strength of the structural members leaves something to be desired. Check out the difference between the stock C-channel lower control arm and the stout Edelbrock replacement that's fully boxed and outfitted with polyurethane bushings. No comparison. Stuber supported the rearend, and removed and replaced each lower control arm, one at a time, to keep the axle oriented correctly.The Panhard bar was next in line for replacement. The driver-side end mounts to the frame, and the other end mounts to the axle. Its purpose is to locate the rearend laterally, so it's got to be rigid enough to withstand high-g cornering. We're not really sure what happened to the stock bar, but we know the nasty bend wasn't a factory option. Maybe we should have bought a Carfax report for this thing before we dragged it home. Anyway, this certainly is a good case for installing the beefier Edelbrock Panhard bar.On to the torque arm. This was the most time-consuming part of the rear suspension work. At the rear, the torque arm is bolted to the differential case, and the front is constrained with a rubber bushing that's attached to the transmission tailshaft. Well, you can imagine what kind of shape the bushing was in, considering our trans mount had been broken since our last dragstrip flogging, allowing the torque arm tons more movement than it should have. The rear of the torque arm was unbolted from the differential case, allowing the arm to drop out from under the car.Side by side, it's easy to see the thicker-gauge steel and more robust design of the Edelbrock torque arm. This translates to less deflection under high-torque loading, which preserves rear suspension geometry and proper pinion angle.Before installing the torque arm, Stuber opted to replace its front bushing with a tougher polyurethane biscuit. This required removing the rivets that hold the factory rubber bushing to the steel mount. Don't be stupid—wear eye protection!The <i>Car Craft</i> curse strikes again. Edelbrock's torque arm was engineered for third-gens built with the common 10-bolt rear, but our Formula was fitted with the relatively scarce 9-bolt Australian diff. We had to remove part of a rib on the differential case to allow E's torque arm to bolt up.The stiffer polyurethane bushing was a little tricky to compress enough to bolt the steel shells back together. Stuber used a large-jaw vise-grip to squeeze the shells together, allowing him to bolt down the whole works.Yikes! We'd removed the crossmember for better working clearance, and good thing we did! There were two pretty severe cracks near the mounting slot, probably from the hammering action of the broken transmission mount. Fortunately, one of Edelbrock's master welders was able to repair it for us.The rear shocks are an easy swap on these cars. Support the rear axle and unbolt the lower shock mounts from the axletubes. You can access the upper shock mounts by folding down the rear seat and pulling up the carpet. Remove the contoured foam pad and you're there. Unbolt the upper mount and the shock drops out from under the car—literally—so you might want to have a buddy under the car to hold it.
Stuber slid each Tokico shock through the floor, tightened the nut until the rubber bushing was slightly compressed, and installed the jam nut to lock it in place. Adjusting the shocks is as easy as pulling back the carpet and spinning the dial.The stock rear springs should drop right out, provided the shocks are unbolted from the axle. The rear springs in the Edelbrock kit are high-performance Eibach variable-rate coils designed for a slight drop in ride height. Simply lift 'em in place, raise the rearend, and bolt the lower shock mounts to the axletubes. You're done. But don't forget to install the zerk fittings and grease the bushings.Installing the strut tower brace requires some careful measuring, since it doesn't bolt to any factory mounting points (all mounting holes must be drilled). Stuber bolted together the entire three-piece strut tower assembly, attached its brackets, laid it over the engine bay, and measured to make sure it was centered. Note that the engine isn't centered in the engine compartment, so don't use the plenum as a reference. Once the bar was centered, Stuber drilled two holes for each strut tower bracket, and two holes in the cowl to attach the braces. The car was lowered to the ground to pre-load the chassis, and we made sure none of the bracing was touching the hood before torquing the entire assembly to spec.Edelbrock just introduced these trick machined tie-rod sleeves. Although they're not likely to directly impact performance, the machined flats definitely make adjusting the toe setting easier and more precise. And they're a heck of a lot more durable than the cheesy rolled-steel stockers. Stuber measured the length of each tie-rod assembly to get the toe setting in the ballpark and tightened the jam nuts against the sleeve, but an alignment is in order after this much suspension work.The end result wasn't only better, more predicable handling; we also rid ourselves of the embarrassing four-by stance. The car dropped 1.2 inches and 0.75 inch, front and rear. Edelbrock claims these springs should drop 1.60/1.30 inches front/rear, so we expect everything to settle a bit more with some hard drivin'. We're elated that the car finally looks like it deserves those bad-boy 17-inch wheels, and it's even more thrilling to have a chassis that makes the most of the killer rolling stock.


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On July 4-6 and 9-11 two trips for sharing experiences were made in San Jerónimo Baja Verapaz so that members of the associated municipalities groups of ADIMAM and MANCUERNA could learn about PES in San Marcos, and to officially launch the IUCN handbook on implementing PES mechanisms.
San Jerónimo, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, July 2012 (IUCN) – In coordination with IUCN and thanks to financial support from the USAID project, "Support to Policies and Regulations for Economic Growth, two field trips were organized to share experiences in Payment for Environmental Services (PES) to train participants in conceptual and methodological aspects in implementing PES mechanisms and provide information about successful experiences in certain institutions, such as the Water Fund developed by Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza, the experience implemented in Teculután, Zacapa, by WWF and that of IUCN in the municipality of San Pablo, San Marcos.
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Astros, Pirates top SN's 2014 farm system rankingsmlb February 4, 2015 11:25am EST January 23, 2014 10:05am EST Led by dynamic shortstop Carlos Correa, the Houston Astros are solidly atop our MLB farm-system rankings for 2014, while the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals also make the top 10. Check out the full list.
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Houston's entire future has been invested in building a strong, deep farm system, at the cost of three straight 100-plus-loss seasons. With potential superstars such as shortstop Carlos Correa and righthander Mark Appel, the No. 1 picks in the last two drafts, along with outfielder George Springer, the Astros are well on their way to achieving their goal.
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The Pirates finally felt what winning was all about in 2013, but 20 straight losing seasons didn't go for naught as they significantly replenished a farm system with the likes of righthander Jameson Taillon and outfielders Gregory Polanco and Austin Meadows. Winning should become a matter of procedure in Pittsburgh for years to come.
4 Minnesota Twins
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The best farm system in the game played an instrumental role in St. Louis reaching the World Series again in 2013. Yet even without the likes of Mike Adams, Pete Kozma, Shelby Miller, Trevor Rosenthal, Kevin Siegrist and Michael Wacha, all significant contributors as rookies, the cupboard is hardly bare at the minor league level, with promising outfield prospect Oscar Taveras being Exhibit A.
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The Rangers scouted aggressively and spent lavishly on the international market before signing rules for foreign players changed in 2012, and they will be seeing the benefits for the next decade. Even on the domestic front, they've scored big gains with drafts that have focused heavily on high-ceiling/high-risk talent.
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The Mariners farm system, ranked No. 2 a year ago, has taken a hit with the promotion of several top prospects, including the likes of catcher Mike Zunino and infielders Nick Franklin and Brad Miller, along with a shoulder injury that has disabled pitcher Danny Hultzen. But all is not lost on the mound with righthander Taijuan Walker and lefthander James Paxton on the immediate horizon.
14 San Francisco Giants
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15 Colorado Rockies
Colorado has spent the better part of two decades looking for top-level pitching with little success, but now boasts two of the best young prospects in the game in righthanders Jonathan Gray and Eddie Butler. A healthy year from outfielder David Dahl, the team's No. 1 draft pick in 2012, would be a boost.
16 Tampa Bay Rays
Player development and scouting have always been the lifeblood of the Rays' success, but 2013 was a tough year for them between injuries (RHP Taylor Guerrieri and SS Hak-Ju Lee, most prominently) and struggles with the development of hitters. Righthander Jake Odorizzi should be the next in their annual progression of impact-rookie starting pitchers.
17 Baltimore Orioles
All eyes in the Baltimore player-development office will be focused on righthander Dylan Bundy this spring as he returns from Tommy John surgery, only a year after being anointed the top pitching prospect in the game. A second premium righthander, Kevin Gausman, has already auditioned in the big leagues, but bolsters the team's farm rankings as he still retains his rookie eligibility.
18 Cincinnati Reds
Dynamic center fielder Billy Hamilton will be one of the most-watched rookies in 2014 because of his unique blend of world-class speed and basestealing ability. Righthander Robert Stephenson is a better long-term prospect, though, and the Reds' system is deep in power-hitting outfielders.
19 MIami Marlins
Even after sending 2013 National League Rookie of the Year Jose Fernandez and promising outfielder Christian Yelich to the big leagues, the Marlins' system is stacked with upper-level lefthanded pitching prospects, led by 2012 first-round pick Andrew Heaney.
20 Toronto Blue Jays
The strength of their farm system enabled the Blue Jays to make noteworthy trades with the Mets and Marlins and go for broke in the American League East in 2013, only for them to fall far short of expectations. Now they have a void at the upper reaches of their system, and the team's inability to sign two first-round picks in three years has only widened that gap.
21 Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers have spent lavishly to retool their roster at the major league level, and don't have the depth of farm talent they'd probably like to have. However, they still have several outstanding young prospects, including shortstop Corey Seager, outfielder Joc Pederson and precocious teenage lefthander Julio Urias.
22 Washington Nationals
Injuries have not been kind to the Nationals' top pitching prospects, but hard-throwing righthander Lucas Giolito and southpaws Matt Purke and Sammy Solis should all enter 2014 healthy. The system doesn't provide much depth in terms of position prospects, however.
23 Oakland A's
Farm-system products Dan Straily and Sonny Gray played pivotal roles for the A's on their drive to a 2013 American League West title, and trades with the Angels and Nationals further depleted the player-development ranks. Top prospect Addison Russell, however, has established himself as one of the game's elite shortstop prospects.
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24 Cleveland Indians
Francisco Lindor moved a step closer in 2013 to becoming a fixture at shortstop in Cleveland for years to come, while outfielder Clint Frazier was one of the top newcomers to enter the game. Righthander Trevor Bauer, on the other hand, struggled again in another failed attempt to become a starter in the big leagues, though any disappointment was offset by the strong showing of rookies Cody Allen and Danny Salazar.
25 Detroit Tigers
The offseason trade of Prince Fielder to Texas cleared an opening in the heart of the Tigers' batting order for slugger Nick Castellanos, the top prospect in the farm system for two years running. Beyond Castellanos, who will be given every chance to win the third-base job, the talent in the system drops noticeably.
26 Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies pursue high-ceiling players as aggressively as any team in baseball, but not always with positive results, and years of mortgaging the future for the present has hurt their overall depth in talent. Lefthander Jesse Biddle and third baseman Maikel Franco could make an impact on the 2014 team, though the talent thins out considerably after them.
27 Chicago White Sox
Whether to consider massive first baseman Jose Dariel Abreu, a Cuban defector signed in the offseason to a $68 million deal, a rookie or not is a matter of semantics. The reality is that the White Sox have subtly changed their developmental approach of late to include more younger, long-term players. That is already showing benefits in what has been a thin system in recent years.
28 Atlanta Braves
While Atlanta has an unusual collection of prominent low-to mid-20s players in the big leagues that should carry the franchise for years moving forward, the same kind of talent is in short supply in the minor leagues. Righthander Lucas Sims is an exception, but the Braves have generally moved toward older, more conservative draft picks of late.
29 Milwaukee Brewers
Whether the Brewers have drafted poorly in recent years or have simply not developed the talent they've acquired very well is an open question. The bottom line is there appear to be few potential impact players in their farm system at present. Their biggest coup was the 2012 trade with the Angels for Zack Greinke that netted three significant prospects, including dynamic shortstop Jean Segura.
30 New York Yankees
With no prospects of any significance on the immediate horizon, the Yankees were faced with a no-brainer decision this offseason to invest heavily in the free-agent market again to shore up an old, talent-depleted roster after the team failed to even advance to postseason play in 2013. The system is nearly bereft of impact talent.
31 Los Angeles Angels
The Angels have a smattering of prospects here and there, mostly on the mound. But there are no potential impact talents after the system's two best offensive hopes, first baseman C.J. Cron and third baseman Kaleb Cowart, both former first-rounders, had a serious power outage at the Double-A level in 2013.
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AT Voyager and JMI MicroSlew
Posted 24 January 2009 - 01:00 PM
Posted 25 January 2009 - 01:44 AM
Posted 25 January 2009 - 09:09 AM
Posted 25 January 2009 - 10:46 AM
No, but I just got my Voyager and was wondering about some type of motor drive.
As you may know, the JMI Micro-Slew is not a motor drive for tracking. It's a "push a button and hold it down" hand held motorized control for the manual slow motion knobs. A nice idea for $189.
To bring up another point, Argo Navis has a mount encoder kit for the AT Voyager, but it, also, is not a tracking "motor drive." It's around $340 delivered.
Posted 25 January 2009 - 07:39 PM
Posted 25 January 2009 - 07:58 PM
But, JMI does have a DSC set for the Voyager, which I may be interested in, once I upgrade the tripod.
Posted 25 January 2009 - 09:32 PM
Posted 26 January 2009 - 09:48 AM
Posted 29 January 2009 - 08:16 PM
Thankfully, the tripod collar was threaded, so the ext tube mounted without problems. The Voyager went together well despite the lack of any instructions. Found out later they are available on the Astronomic website.
The alt head is missing the three recessed set screws that secure the adapter to the slow motion assembly. E-mail to AstroTech and they are on the way. The MicroSlew motors mount very nicely to the slow motion controls. Controller has 3 position switch for different speeds. On the two slow settings the motor starts in the slow speed and then kicks into a faster speed after a few seconds. Of course, slow and fast are a very relative thing. Even on fast speed it takes 20+ seconds to make one complete revolution. So keeping your chosen target in the eyepiece at high magnification should not be an issue.
Last issue is that the TeleVue dovetail mounting plate that I ordered with the mount turned out to be a Rigel Quik Finder. Apparently the boxes look very similar to the shipping boys. At any rate, no testing with the Pronto till next week when the correct part arrives. Dave at High Point was very helpful with correcting the situation, I must say.
All and all I am pleased with the quality of the mount. The height of the mount is excellent with the ext tube. Will have to see how it works with scope attached, next week.
- David
Posted 03 February 2009 - 11:59 PM
Posted 04 February 2009 - 04:41 PM
In answer to your question on the slow-motion controls, once the motors are attached you cannot turn the slow-mo knobs at all (too stiff due to resistence from motors). However, they do not interfere with the clutch disengage function of the mount so that the scope is still able to be pushed by hand to obtain general positioning before fine tuning using the motors. Motors attach to slow-mo spindle via allen head set screw, so that would have to be loosened in order to use slow-mo knobs. I will attach a picture of the whole thing this evening after the dovetail plate comes.
- David
Posted 04 February 2009 - 05:31 PM
Posted 04 February 2009 - 10:51 PM
It took a little time getting used to the function of the hand controller, but I can definitely say that it makes a big difference in comfort not to having to reach out with both arms to reach the slow-motion knobs. One had resting on your leg with the hand controller making all the directional changes. With a little practice, using your thumb to toggle the switch back and forth controlling the altitude and azimuth adjustments. Very smooth, even at 160x. I know $200 is a lot for the MicroSlew setup, but it is definitely an aid to comfortable viewing. Controller runs on one 9v battery, so it is very self-contained. I used some velcro dots in several locations on the mount for attachment points for the hand controller.
- David
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- David
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Posted 06 February 2009 - 09:35 PM
My mount was missing the instructions. If you find the same situation you can download them off of the Astronomics website (look on the left side of their mainpage for a box titled "Information Library". Select the link "Instruction Manuals" then the hyperlink for "Astro-Tech Manuals").
My Voyager was missing three set screws in the altitude mechanism (see photo). Sent an e-mail to Astro-Tech and they mailed the missing screws.
I would strongly recommend the extension tube sold by Astronomics (do a search "ATVEXT", which is the part# on their site). It raises the scope to a more comfortable height. The short(ish) tripod is one of the most common complaints about the voyager.
- David
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Posted 07 February 2009 - 08:31 AM
I would strongly recommend the extension tube sold by Astronomics (do a search "ATVEXT", which is the part# on their site). It raises the scope to a more comfortable height. The short(ish) tripod is one of the most common complaints about the voyager.
- David
First, thanks for all the "hands on" info regarding the Voyager. After a frustrating sequence of events regarding the Orion SVP AltAz mount (see various other threads in the "mounts" forum) last night I ordered the AT Voyager. The JMI MicroSlew may come later, not sure on that yet. I do have a question regarding the extension though. It would be nice to get the scope higher but Ive had a bad experience with such an extension. I had an extension for my SVP EQ mount last year and it introduced a lot of vibration to the setup. Without the extension the mount is near rock solid with my SV102ED attached. Vibrations dampen in about 1 second at worst. When I added the extension vibrations took 2.5 to 3 seconds to dissipate. It was acting like a "tuning fork". I'd love to know that the Voyager with extension does not have this problem. Of course, using a short scope like the TV76 stability is probably not a real problem. But have you tried the mount without and with the extension? If so, any difference that you can discern?
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If he is as fair play as he says he is, he has to go to the end. You know, the ATP has a bank account and he can give the money back if he wants.
Me, I don't need money. The question is: Why did he do this? What is done is done. Does he hope to sell more books? It's absolutely stupid.
- Marat Safin on Andre Agassi
Great sound bite Marat and it got you in the media big time on your way out. No surprise there - you've been doing this your whole career - though me thinks you doth protest too much.
There must be shady things going on around the Tour that the public doesn't know about (like, duh) and it seems he'd like it kept that way. For instance, are there other incidents of ballers successfully "getting over" on the ATP + ITF who have kept their mouths glued shut and gone on their merry way? I don't know for sure but I'd say there's probably been some based on his reaction.
Has Marat lost his marbles or does the Russian have a point here? Or here's the bigger question: should a baller keep these lies hidden from the public forever to protect the image of the sport or is it better come clean, whether it's today, tomorrow, or 20 years from now?


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to activate and de-activate cheats and hacks while playing multiplayer games to avoid detection.
WOW OMG that cal-o scrub is toggling!
بواسطة Branden AaseN يونيو/حَزيران 29, 2003
To insert one's finger, most commonly the thumb, into the woman's anus while having sex (can be performed during oral sex as well)
"Dude, pretty great move I used recently... I toggled while eating her out."
بواسطة Montyleanlikeacholo يناير/كانون الثّاني 13, 2010
how not to spell "fridge"
" fridge is spelled F - R - I - D - G - E however toggle is not"
بواسطة Tor أكتوبر/تشرين الأوّل 16, 2004
A verb from the DC metro area used as a substitution for a word that is not appropriate to be said outloud, for whatever reason.
Keep your voice down, we're gonna sneak outta my back window and toggle this behind my garage.
Ay gurl, you trying to toggle Mike Hawk?
Ay gurl, you trying to toggle Mike Hawk?
the end all be all to adjustments, as well as a smart ass answer to all questions in DC school
Q. How can we end the war in Iraq?
A. Toggle it!
A. Toggle it!
بواسطة Neptuneeee نوفمبر/تشرين الثّاني 14, 2007
To sexually harass someone on Facebook. To sexualize someone's world. Especially for the first time.
Magpie might toggle his culito this weekend.
I like toggling people.
I like toggling people.
بواسطة Candle and Tora سبتمبر/أيلول 16, 2008
To scratch, stroke, or lick the bottom of one's ballsack.
I want you to toggle me in the bubble bath, okay baby?
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For over 20 years L'Enfant Terrible has sold to designers, stylists, and antique stores on both coasts. Her merchandise has been featured in fashion magazines, decor magazines, trendsetting websites, and in the homes of tastemakers nationwide. This is the first time she has opened her store directly to the public.


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Cyclones Fall To Tulsa At AutoZone Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Iowa State came out hot and led by as many 10 points in the first quarter of Monday's AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Tulsa. However, Iowa State (6-7 overall, 3-6 Big 12 Conference) was held scoreless in the final three quarters of the game en route to a 31-17 defeat to the Golden Hurricane in front of 53,687 fans that were mostly clad in cardinal and gold.
Tulsa, the reigning Conference USA champion, did its damage on the ground with 317 yards. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Most Valuable Player Trey Watts registered 149 yards on the ground and averaged six yards per carry. Tulsa (11-3 overall, 7-1 Conference USA)running back Alex Singleton was a bruising force for the Golden Hurricane and registered three touchdowns.
The Cyclones split time at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Sam Richardson went 10-for-21 with a touchdown and an interception for 129 yards. Senior Steele Jantz came in during the fourth quarter and went 4-for-7 for 41 yards with an interception. Richardson led the Cyclones in rushing with 46 yards. Ernst Brun had a career-high 102 yards receiving and a 69-yard touchdown. Brun was named Iowa State's offensive player of the game.
Senior linebacker A.J. Klein finished his Cyclone career with a career-high and AutoZone Liberty Bowl-record-tying 19 tackles.
The Cyclones returned the opening kickoff and drove 56 yards on nine plays. The key play was a 26-yard reception from Josh Lenz. The drive resulted in Edwin Arceo connecting on a 33-yard field goal to give Iowa State a 3-0 lead with 10:47 left in the first quarter.
Senior Jeremy Reeves intercepted a Cody Green pass and returned it 31 yards for a Cyclone touchdown. The pick was the fifth of Reeves' career and his second for touchdown. Reeves was named Iowa State's defensive player of the game.
Tulsa responded with a nine-play 75-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown rush from Alex Singleton. Tulsa's touchdown cut down the Cyclones' lead to 10-7 with 4:47 left in the first quarter.
Richardson connected with Brun for a 69-yard touchdown pass with 3:46 remaining in the first quarter. The touchdown was the longest pass of Richardson's career and gave the Cyclones a 17-7 lead.
Iowa State's 17 first-quarter points tied for the most in AutoZone Liberty Bowl history.
Tulsa took little time to score in the second quarter when Green went virtually untouched up the middle for an eight-yard touchdown rush. Green's touchdown cut Iowa State's lead to 17-14 with 14:33 remaining in the first half. Tulsa gained its first lead of the game when Singleton scored on a two-yard rush with 11:10 left in the first stanza. The Golden Hurricane led 21-17 after Singleton's touchdown.
The score would remain 21-17 at the half. In the first half, Iowa State led in total yards (204-202) with 121 yards through the air and 83 on the ground.
Iowa State's second half would resemble its second quarter, as the Cyclones were held scoreless and rarely threatened to score a touchdown. Tulsa tallied scores via a one-yard rush from Singleton with 1:50 left in the third quarter and a 40-yard field goal from Daniel Schwarz with 12:49 left in the game.


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Andrews gets his dream coaching job
NAPPANEE — It looks like a man named Andrews will get the chance to coach football on Andrews Field.
Nate Andrews, whose father Jim was a Hall of Fame coach at NorthWood High School before his untimely death in 1992, will return to his roots to coach the Panthers next fall.
According to a story published in the Saturday, Nov. 9, edition of the Kokomo Tribune, Andrews, who had coached at Western High School, told his team on Friday that he'd be leaving the program after two seasons.
Athletic director Norm Sellers announced through a NorthWood release that a press conference will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, after the school board meeting.
"This is the guy I'm going to recommend," Sellers said.
Nate Andrews, a 1996 NorthWood graduate, was 15-8 in two seasons at Western, including a 9-2 season that ended last Friday night at West Lafayette. The Panthers shared the Mid-Indiana Conference title with Hamilton Heights, which a year ago was the Class 3A state runner-up.
Heading into the IHSAA tournament, Western was ranked among the top 10 teams in both the Associated Press and Indiana Football Coaches Association polls.
"I think it's his dream job and an opportunity he didn't want to pass up," Western athletic director Josh Larsh told the Tribune.
Before Western, Andrews coached five seasons at Lapel with a 25-31. In his second season at Lapel, Andrew coached the team to a 10-3 record and a sectional title, the first for the school since 1995.
Andrews replaces Scott Hoover, who resigned one week ago with a 30-27 record in five seasons with NorthWood. The Panthers of Nappanee/Wakarusa were 4-6 this fall.


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Filner draws $160,000 line in sand
Mayor says tourism money shouldn't be used above that pay amount
"To me it's a lot," he said. "These are public servants. The sad thing is, in California, that that's not unusual. He just doesn't do his homework. He throws figures out, he does not do research, and this is another example."
Filner's line in the sand would not affect all groups who receive funding from the tourism fee.
Among the 15 organizations that received money in 2010, tax documents show, were several with no salaries above $160,000.
Those included California State Games, an organization that promotes amateur sporting events statewide, and the San Diego Crew Classic, which puts on the premier spring rowing regatta in the United States.
"I know this affects some organizations that receive money from the TMD," said Crew Classic's Martha Shumaker. "No one here receives that kind of compensation."
The San Diego Bowl Game Association, which puts on the annual Holiday Bowl, had two employees above the $160,000 mark in its latest tax filings. The association's board will likely discuss the issue at a previously planned Wednesday meeting, spokesman Mark Neville said.
"We are interested watchers in what's going on," he said.
It's unclear, though, if Filner's plans will materialize.
The Tourism Marketing District board called Filner's salary cap and other provisions illegal and contrary to an agreement worked out last year, before he took office.
"Even if it could be accepted, it would irreparably damage the tourism economy and create even more instability for the over 160,000 San Diegans who work in tourism and hospitality services," said the statement issued Monday by TMD Chairman Terry Brown, president of Atlas Hotels, which includes the Town & Country Hotel in Mission Valley. "We are disappointed that we have to seek a court order to compel the mayor to do something we and the City Council believe he is legally obligated to do."
A court hearing is scheduled Friday on the TMD's suit aimed at forcing Filner to sign that agreement — which would make Filner's proposed changes moot and would set up Filner to appeal.
"If he (the judge) says sign, I'll have to choose to sign it right there or appeal," Filner said.
If the money continues to be held up because of this dispute, Filner said the big hotel owners could simply raise their rates and send the extra revenue to the privately run San Diego Tourism Authority, which gets most of its funds from the TMD to market San Diego. The authority has canceled an advertising campaign and issued layoff notices to most of its employees in case the money does not arrive.
"So ask the hotel owners why they want to strangle the economy of this city — don't ask me," Filner said.
Staff writer Roger Showley contributed to this report.


text: By Mark Christensen44th District, Neb. Legislature Well, the Legislature didn't get to the budget last week, but we were assured by Speaker Adams that the budget would be the primary goal on the agenda this week. Last week the Legislature also passed several bills on Final Reading. Of those, Legislative Bill423, a bill introduced by the Agriculture Committee, passed with a 41-0 vote. LB423 will put in place new procedures and interventions for law enforcement officials to avoid seizure of neglected animals. Agreements would be made between law enforcement and animal owners or custodians outlining specific interventions, allowing seized animals to remain on the premise of the owner or custodian. Procedures for determining if animals experiencing extreme suffering should be euthanized, are part of the changes in LB423. Within seven days of seizing the animals, law enforcement will be required to petition the district court for a hearing. The court will then have 10 days to schedule the hearing. The district court may choose from three different action plans if they find that neglect or cruelty has happened at the hands of the animal owner or custodian. The court may order an immediate forfeiture of the animals and give permission for euthanasia; it may list certain steps to be taken by the owner for custody of the animals to be restored; or, the court may order a bond to take care of the cost to the agency that seized the animals. On the other hand, if the district court makes a determination of not guilty, all the associated costs of the seizure and care of the animals will be refunded to the owner. Sen. Tom Hansen amended LB423 with a provision from LB544. This prohibits the selling or transportation of any beef or dairy breeding bulls infected with bovine trichomoniasis, except for transporting them for slaughter. In addition, notice provisions from LB544 were included in the amendment requiring the notification of the Department of Agriculture within five business days from the diagnosis of the disease and the notification of neighbors within 14 days. If you have any questions or comments, contact my officebelow.Senator MARK CHRISTENSEN's address is c/o State Capitol, P.O. Box 94604, Rm. 1000, Lincoln, NE 68509, Phone 402-471-2805, email:


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David Ortiz will be shut down 5-7 days with non-Achilles inflammation in both of his heels.
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God loves a cheerful giver (but Uncle Sam is not so picky)
The flat tax. The national sales tax. The fairer, simpler tax. One common question, at least in the early stages in the debate over tax reform, is whether the charitable tax deduction should remain. What would be the impact on charitable giving? And if the giving is biblically motivated, should it matter?
"God loves a cheerful giver (but Uncle Sam is not so picky)" Continued...
South Bend, Ind.--The older woman clearly isn't happy. All she wants is to get rid of the avocado-green sofa that's taking up space in her garage. Joe Brown, the driver of the Salvation Army's collection truck in South Bend, tries to explain to her that he can't take the damaged sofa because it has no resale value; no, he adds, the Salvation Army can't "just fix it up"; they no longer do upholstery work; she'll have to call the city to come haul her sofa away.
The donor's day isn't a total loss, however. She does manage to unload on the local charity an armchair done in a truly ugly velvet brocade. It's unsteady on its feet and wet from being left out in the rain, but Mr. Brown agrees to take it. He also gives in on a metal patio table with a single chair. In a few spots, the original white paint on both items actually shows through the rust.
"Thank you, ma'am," Mr. Brown says, loading the stuff into his truck. "Have a nice day."
"Where's the [expletive deleted] trash can?" she scowls, scanning the street for her wind-tossed receptacle. Then she shuffles off without saying good-bye.
If "charity suffers long, and is kind," then certainly the Salvation Army's Mr. Brown and his assistant, Antonio Richardson, qualify for heavenly rewards; as for this South Bend donor, she already has hers: a pink receipt from the Salvation Army acknowledging her gift of junk. There's no value written on the slip of paper; federal law says she gets to fill that in herself, using whatever figure her conscience-and the threat of a future audit-will allow.
"I try to take whatever I can," Mr. Brown explains back in the warmth of the truck. "Something like that sofa, it's too big for us to get rid of, and nobody's ever going to buy that thing. The chair, it's pretty bad, too, but at least it's smaller. I took it to make her happy. Some people, when you refuse to take their stuff, they'll say, 'Well that's the last time I'll ever give to the Salvation Army.' It's really a shame people think like that. They don't understand what it's all about. So I took the chair, and maybe she'll call us back again when she has something better. I don't think we can use it, but we've got a big trash compactor back at the Center. It'll crush anything."
The same might be said of the current, crushing federal tax system. But with just a week left in this 1996 tax season, almost everyone in Washington, D.C., and beyond agrees that the nation's massive "tax compactor" must go, or at least be reinvented. Calls abound for a "fairer, simpler" tax system that considers the average American.
Some advocate a "flat tax," in which every adult American would be taxed at the same rate on income above a certain minimum; House majority leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), Jack Kemp, who headed a Senate tax-reform task force, and former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes have proposed a 17-percent version. Another idea is a national sales tax, championed by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer (R-Texas). Such a tax would scrap the current tax deductions in favor of applying a tax on the sale of every consumer product; advocates say it would hit everyone equally.
The best-known biblical taxes, of course, were flat. Pharaoh accepted Joseph's advice to take 20 percent of every Egyptian's harvest during the seven fat years, as preparation for the seven thin years to come. God's divine tax, the tithe, is 10 percent.
Some now are arguing for yet another, more radical, option: Scrap the current system for one with a flat tax plus a tax credit or partial tax exemption offered to those who give time and money to help the poor. The goal here is to decentralize the welfare system by requiring the better-off to fund anti-poverty efforts, but allowing individual taxpayers rather than Washington administrators to choose where taxpayer funds should go.
Whatever a revamped U.S. tax system might look like, Americans may soon be debating whether to part with the charitable tax deduction. Begun in 1917, that deduction has given American citizens incentives beyond the purely charitable to give to a variety of organizations.
But seven of 10 taxpayers do not even itemize deductions, and those who do are typically in 15 or 28 percent tax brackets, although the percentage goes up to 39.6 for highest-income citizens. The rich are given much greater financial incentives to give than are the poor.
The range of motives behind why people give today is as varied as the quality of items Mr. Brown's truck picked up during his swing through South Bend's donor community, where some hearts were altruistic, and some most definitely weren't.
Stop number seven of 19 along this Salvation Army pick-up route appears the most promising so far. It's a classy neighborhood with big, Cape Cod-style houses, fenced yards, and two-car garages. The owner appears at the storm door as Mr. Richardson heads up the sidewalk. She shakes her head with a frown and motions toward the two-car garage where three black garbage bags await. While the bags are being loaded onto the truck, Mr. Brown approaches the front door, holding the receipt out in front of him like a passport.
This time the homeowner gives a slight nod. The door opens a crack, the pink slip of paper passes through, and then the homeowner disappears. A good deed has just been done, but there's something sterile about it-a sense that some people give only to get. When owners hand over items still in good condition to organizations that require the able-bodied to work in order to receive the items, a modern version of the biblical practice of gleaning is achieved-but both givers and receivers today often fall short of the mark.
The philosophical debate today over the relationship of taxing and charitable giving breaks along two lines-both conservative. In the first camp, the current charitable deduction system would be axed at the root-most likely either by a flat tax or national sales tax-on the grounds that government shouldn't be telling people how to spend their money. Let people keep more of the money they earned and chunks of it will be spent altruistically, this theory goes. The second camp argues that the current tax system should be prudently pruned or altered to continue offering people tax-related inducements to rise above their own self-centeredness and help others.
Stop number seven helps make a case for those in the second camp who say removing all charitable giving incentives, especially in these days of massive social restructuring of the nation's welfare system, could be costly. Family Research Council's vice president for policy, William Mattox, represents this camp. "Congress should do nothing that might have the effect of undermining public support for dismantling the welfare state," says Mr. Mattox. "Not only does this argue for the retention of charitable contributions, it actually argues for the expansion of them."
According to Independent Sector, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of charities, 32 million itemizers gave about $63 billion to charity in 1993. The group estimates that if deductibility were eliminated, "this level of giving would likely have been more than $20 billion lower."
But the other camp, represented by Rebecca Schaefer of Citizens for a Sound Economy, asserts a flat tax would stimulate giving, not stifle it. She recalls that critics of tax reform in the 1980s predicted tax reductions under President Reagan would spell charitable giving disaster; yet when taxes were lowered in 1986, Americans' charitable giving increased along with their incomes. "This is because individuals would have more money in their pockets to donate to their favorite cause," says Ms. Schaefer. "During the 1980s the real rate of annual giving increased by 5.1 percent, compared to an annual giving rate of just 3.3 percent during the 1970s."
It's 11:30 a.m. Time to make one more stop before heading back to the Center for lunch. The house is massive and beautiful, nestled in a bend of the St. Joseph River. Lawsona Gibson, 59, steps out from behind the glass storm door and actually accompanies Mr. Brown into the garage. She pops the trunk of a pearl-white Lincoln Town Car to reveal enough designer clothes to fill a small boutique.
Mr. Brown hands her a receipt. She lays it aside absent-mindedly while she chats with the two Salvation Army workers. Finally, while both men are loading the truck, she's asked whether she plans to keep the receipt for tax purposes. "Probably, unless I lose it," Mrs. Gibson answers, patting her pockets and glancing around the garage as if she has already done just that. "We donate once or twice a year, and sometimes I lose the receipt, so I can't use it."
"Thank you, fellas," she calls after she's relieved of several hundred dollars worth of good clothes. She slams the trunk of the Lincoln and heads back inside. She doesn't stop to pick up her receipt, which is barely visible under a stack of magazines in the garage.
A 1994 Independent Sector survey suggested the main motivating factors among those who donate either money, goods, or time and service to charities is not to get a deduction. The study, titled "Giving and Volunteering," revealed: 88 percent say they give because of personal door-to-door solicitation; 87 percent because of their own past volunteer work experience; 85 percent because they frequent religious services; 81 percent because a friend asked; 80 percent because others have helped them; 79 percent in order to make a significant social change; and 63 percent because a clergy member asked.
As for Mrs. Gibson, she doesn't seem terribly concerned one way or the other about her donation receipt. "We don't give so much for the tax deductions, we try to give what's needed. Like those heavy winter coats, I feel like somebody around here can use those. A change in the tax laws wouldn't matter that much to me."
For 38-year-old Kim Wendowski, however, the current opportunity to get a charitable deduction is, literally, a Godsend; for people like her, taking it away would certainly matter. Mrs. Wendowski is in her garage-dressed in her Mickey Mouse flannel pajamas-pushing boxes and bags out into the driveway when Mr. Brown arrives.
Yet he can't find a pick-up slip for her; the Salvation Army office must have forgotten to list her on his schedule, so he can't write her a receipt, which she definitely wants. He assures her they'll mail a receipt.
Getting a tax deduction for her charitable contributions is important, Mrs. Wendowski notes. Her husband has a factory job and she waitresses at Red Lobster, so the Wendowskis watch their money carefully. But at the same time, they don't just give to get a deduction. "I've got five girls, and I know I can't afford to buy brand-new clothing, so I feel like it's helping someone. We also give to Goodwill and we give at church, of course. I don't think a new tax law would make that much difference. We do it either because it's biblical or because we just feel like we should because we've been blessed."
Christian CPA Daniel Busby, author of the yearly Zondervan Church and Nonprofit Organization Tax & Financial Guide and the Minister's Tax & Financial Guide, says taking deductions is good stewardship: "The only person that doesn't get their money out of it is the federal government."
Yet deducting for charitable giving under the current system can be a jumble of confusion for plain folk, and has definite legal limits that don't coincide with the full biblical charge for issuing charity. Charlie Germany, CPA with Ronald Blue and Company in Atlanta, and a former IRS agent, notes some of the complications currently involved with deducting charitable gifts: (1) individuals giving time or services can't get a deduction, except for out-of-pocket expenses; (2) cash contributions require proof via a receipt, canceled check, or other written evidence; (3) other kinds of contributions require a written record from the charity listing the date, location, and description of the contribution; (4) if a contribution exceeds $500, another form must be filled out; (5) if it exceeds $5,000, yet another must be filed.
Furthermore, notes Mr. Germany,
"under ... new law, ... canceled checks are no longer considered substantiation for each and every donation of $250 or more"; a specific written record from the charitable organization is necessary. Moreover, while charities such as the Salvation Army are required by law to give donors a receipt listing the items they donated, law says charities don't have to estimate value; givers alone must provide the IRS a value estimate of a gift they deduct; when a gift is thought to exceed $5,000 in value, donors also must provide a certified appraisal.
Given such technicalities, and the greater value that deductions have as incomes (and marginal tax rates) increase, it is easy to understand why some people see charitable deductions as of greatest interest to the wealthy. IRS figures show that while those with low incomes ($10,000 to $15,000) in theory have no limit on what they can deduct, in practice they would have to give away almost half their income before they could itemize their deductions. Upper incomers ($100,000 to $200,000), by contrast, can deduct between $20,000 and $40,000, and the rich ($1 million and up) can deduct more than $100,000 in charitable giving.


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Having read Zimbra Downloads FAQ: Phase-Out of 32bit document I wanted to be very early in this process.
I currently backup my ZCS zimbra 2 ways.
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So basically, I have the 32bit backup of zimbra.
Can I then just install the 64 bit
move the installed /opt to /oldopt
untar or copy over files from backup to /opt
do the permissions thing on directories and I'm all set
My worry is that I won't be true 64bit. Am I wrong on this ?
What's the proper way to do the migration ?
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Going into 32bit machine and exporting the 5 accounts as tgz file and re-importing into the new 64bit install. Basically, it didn't come back with all the files from briefcase and other things.
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We are getting the rain now. Somuch for baling straw today lol
We are getting the rain now. Somuch for baling straw today lol
Had some thunderstorms roll thru yesterday and a lightning strike happen real close to the house. Lost the phone, cable box, cable modem, one outside receptacle, bed (has message and vibrate feature). It tripped 6 breakers in the panel. I was home when it struck, sounded like a bomb going off and the house shook.
Thats a close 1 buckbull.
Too close for comfort for sure!
IDK why my friend has to have his funeral (oops I meant wedding) on 9/14. I could be headed for Idaho with a general deer tag and wolf tag in a few days if I hadnt been dumb enough to promise him I would be there........
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