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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Here's a look at some of Gov. Scott Walker's key proposals in the state budget he released Wednesday:
— $68 billion over two years. That equates to a 3 percent spending increase in the first year and a 2.1 percent increase in the second.
— Cut individual income taxes by $343 million over the two-year budget. The spending plan would reduce tax rates on the first $161,180 annually for individuals and married couples up to $214,910 annually. A family with two adults working and two children making $80,607 would save about $106 each year.
— Sales taxes would not increase and property taxes are projected to grow less than 1 percent, with limits on schools and other local governments remaining in place.
— Provide $12.6 million to hire 61 additional workers at the Department of Revenue to focus on tax collection and fraud prevention. The governor says projections show the effort should generate nearly $89 million in additional taxes owed over the two-year budget. He also wants to add six new workers using lottery proceeds to enhance lottery security and accounting.
— Expand the state's voucher school program to students in any school district where at least two buildings have a D or F grade on state report cards and have at least 4,000 students. Nine districts would qualify right now, including Green Bay and Madison. Currently the voucher program, which provides state subsidies for students to attend private schools, is limited to Milwaukee and Racine.
— Provide a roughly 1 percent increase in aid to state public schools as well as $64 million available in incentive payments for schools according to their state report card grade.
—Allocate an additional $181 million for the University of Wisconsin System and an additional $5 million for technical colleges.
—Cut income eligibility for poor adults in the state's BadgerCare program from 200 percent of the federal poverty level to 100 percent. The enrollment cap for childless adults would be lifted with the net effect being a drop of about 5,400 people in the Medicaid program. Walker estimates that about 224,600 currently uninsured people will access federally subsidized private insurance coverage through the marketplace known as an exchange, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2014.
— Add 280 positions at the Department of Health Services. The governor says 117 are needed to meet mandates under the federal health care overhaul law, 85 are needed to improve Medicaid "integrity and efficiency" and 78 are needed to expand community-based mental health services.
—Provide $30 million for mental health programs in the state, including community-based care for adults and children with severe mental illness. The spending plan also would establish an Office of Children's Mental Health.
— Charge state employees who smoke an extra $50 per month for health insurance.
— Require police to take DNA from anyone arrested on suspicion of a felony or any of a number of sex-related misdemeanors. Currently the state collects DNA only from convicted felons and sex offenders. Walker has proposed paying for the collection expansion with a $250 surcharge on felony offenders and a $200 charge on other offenders.
— Provide $3 million in grants for GPS monitoring of high-risk offenders subject to restraining orders. The governor developed the plan after a man killed his wife and two other women at a Brookfield spa in October after the wife obtained a restraining order against him. State law already allows authorities to use GPS to track people who violate a domestic abuse restraining order, but Walker wants judges to be able to order monitoring for first-time restraining order recipients if the judge feels that person might hurt someone.
—Provide $4.4 million for raises for assistant district attorneys and nearly $3 million for raises for assistant state public defenders and assistant attorneys general.
—Eliminate the state Office of Justice Assistance, which administers law enforcement grants, and move the agency's functions into the state Corrections, Justice and Military Affairs departments.
—Require the Department of Natural Resources to create new deer mini-hunts, create updated maps of the state and continue surveillance for chronic wasting disease. The proposals stem from recommendations Texas researcher James Kroll made to the DNR last summer on how to improve deer management and improve its relationship with hunters.
—Provide an additional $24 million to reduce nonpoint water pollution as well as $85,000 to develop a remote sensing program to measure lake water quality.
—Provide $778,100 to open new facilities at parks and southern forests and increase limited-term park employee hours.
—No increases in hunting or fishing license fees.
—Increase the total transportation budget by $500 million to $6.4 billion. Devote about $550 million toward rebuilding Milwaukee's Zoo Interchange; $236 million for work on the city's Hoan Bridge; $10.7 million for improving commercial harbors; $60 million for preserving railroad tracks; an additional $55 million for road maintenance; and $2.7 million to train State Patrol recruits. The money would come from a mix of gas taxes, vehicle registration fees, the state's general fund, the petroleum inspection fund and bonding.
—Add 180 new engineering and engineering support positions within the state Department of Transportation. The governor says the move would reduce costs for outside consultants by $5.6 million annually.
—Add 28 more inspector positions at weight enforcement facilities.
— Allow the sale of state property, including the state's power plants, to help pay down the state's debt and bonds. All state agencies would have to submit a list of property to the Department of Administration, which would obtain appraisals for any properties offered for sale. Prisons, parks and land owned by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands would be off the table. Stewardship land would be eligible for sale.
— Remove the residency laws that require local government workers to live in the municipality or school district where they live. More than 100 municipalities across the state have such rules, and Milwaukee city officials have said they would staunchly oppose removing the requirement.
— Allocate $25 million for a venture capital fund to help startup companies get off the ground. Private entities also could contribute to the fund.
— Provide the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation with an additional $17 million for promoting business within the state, including money for entrepreneurs and start-up companies and promoting Wisconsin as "a great place to do business."
— Provide an additional $75 million for the state's economic development tax credit program and repeal the $47.5 million lifetime cap on the angel investment tax credit program.
—Increase the total number of state workers by 710 to 69,973.
— Create an 11-employee Office of the Inspector General to combat waste and fraud with the Department of Corrections and ensure the agency meets federal rape elimination requirements.
—Add 76 employees within the agency to handle increased sex offender GPS tracking, meet federal rape elimination requirements and increase mental health treatment.
— Provide $43.3 million for new or expanded veteran programs, including expanding property tax credits for spouses of people who died of a service-related disability; adding 110 workers at the veterans home in King and 40 more positions at the Union Grove veterans home; exempting state veterans homes from the nursing home bed tax; and preserving the state Veterans Museum's archives.
— Give service members returning from active duty vouchers for free hunting and fishing licenses and waive state park and trail admission fees for all veterans every Memorial Day and Veterans Day weekend.


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WATERLOO, Iowa - Day three of the 2012 Cyclone Tailgate Tour featured stops in Marshalltown and Waterloo.
The Iowa State staff began the day with a luncheon in Marshalltown followed by a quick visit to Emerson Process Management/Fisher Controls. Over 100 staffers, mostly Iowa State alums, took time out of their busy day to meet the Cyclone coaches.
The night was capped off by an outstanding turnout in Waterloo at the National Cattle Congress. Cyclone fans from the Cedar Valley spent over two hours fraternizing with Iowa State coaches Paul Rhoads, Fred Hoiberg, Bill Fennelly, Kevin Jackson and Christy Johnson-Lynch. Iowa State's newest employee John Walters emceed the event and Athletics Director Jamie Pollard closed the night out by handing out Cyclone jerseys to all of the kids in attendance.
The tour continues next week with stops in Atlantic, Omaha, Sioux City, Okoboji, Humboldt and Clear Lake.
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New Edition of Uranometria 2000
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 03:45 PM
It's a lot cheaper than the 2-volumes, too, so if there is a difference, I'll post it here.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 10:42 PM
You have one ordered?
Posted 20 November 2012 - 11:02 PM
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 05:53 AM
Glad to hear you have it ordered. I await your review.
Why no love for Uranomertri?. It is probably one of the best printed star atlas out there that is easily available.
Posted 21 November 2012 - 07:55 AM
Rich (RLTYS)
Posted 21 November 2012 - 11:51 AM
I don't have the original Uranometria 2000. Are the 29 detailed "close-up" charts a new addition to this edition?
Posted 21 November 2012 - 12:04 PM
Why no love for Uranomertri?. It is probably one of the best printed star atlas out there that is easily available.
No worries there. I LOVE Uranometria. That Atlas saved me during detailed star locating through the eyepiece while searching for variable stars. After talking with the publisher though, they were talking about something similar to Burnham's.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:20 PM
apparently it combines volume 1 and 2. Still looks interesting though
Interesting indeed. Even though I am on the cusp of making SkySafari my primary atlas, I would likely spring for a new version. Something so satisfying about a cold rainy night, a comfy chair, hot coffee and cocoa, and a great atlas.
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Posted 23 November 2012 - 10:01 AM
In the event you are at a place where full dark adaptation is not possible, or the targets being viewed don't require it, then pretty much anything goes.
The proliferation of phones, tablets, and laptops at dark sky sites, though, is becoming quite annoying.
Posted 23 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
Also, Alvin Huey uses a small PC with a black background and you can hardly see the screen when dimmed.
Also note that in my case dark adaptation isn't always important, since some variable and double stars don't require it. It depends on what you're observing. I actually still prefer the stars in the original Uranometria. They're plotted darker for better representation through the eyepiece.
Posted 23 November 2012 - 11:19 AM
I used a laptop in the field for 5 years. I used red mode in the program, turned the screen way down, and used both a piece of red plexiglass and smoke plexiglass in front of the screen.
By the time I had the screen brightness low enough I didn't notice any modification of my night vision, it was too dark to read.
Maybe my eyes are just sensitive to direct light?
But I think it's about total photons. I removed one of the two LEDs from my Celestron red LED flashlight, and I find it annoyingly bright even when turned down all the way. Yet, I haven't found a dimmer light.
Many people find the resolution of their eye gets really poor under low light. I agree with that, but I prefer to use a stronger pair of glasses instead of a brighter light.
Posted 23 November 2012 - 03:48 PM
The new atlas looks quite interesting. I like the detailed charts of selected areas of the sky. I have the two volumes of the origional Uranometria 2000.
Rich (RLTYS)
+2 same here. I do like the close up appendix maps.
Will not likely buy the combined version since I now also have the Mag 12 "Great Atlas of the Sky".
Posted 24 November 2012 - 06:41 AM
I hope this will be available in the UK.
Posted 24 November 2012 - 07:04 PM
Was going to order, but then found out the postage cost to the UK !! :-O (about the cost of the book!)
I hope this will be available in the UK.
Great Atlas of the sky had o shiping cost but took over a month to get from Poland (book rate? or included in cost), and was much heavier than a single volume of Uranometria.
Posted 24 November 2012 - 08:16 PM
The two-in-one appears to simply be a reprint of the former 2-volume 2nd edition - is this so? Though the sample page on-line has better star reproduction than my copy of 2nd edition, southern volume. In that, I found the stars were printed too small for use at night with a dim red light. So I didn't buy the northern volume.
I still have my copy of the 1st edition, both north and south, and use it often. Although the 2nd edition has the better arrangement of chart order, better find-the-constellation charts, etc, the 1st edition has more stars and they're not overwhelmed by hordes of faint galaxies. I'm sure the latter are desired by those with 20-inch Dobs and similar, but not all of us observe that way. So for those of us with more modest scopes and who aren't after the faintest galaxies, the first edition, despite its faults, can be more useful.
These days I supplement it with the Tri-Atlas, an excellent work - and print off enlarged sections of C charts if needed. A very nice supplement to Uranometria 1st-ed for a C9.25 and for chasing down star clusters and doubles and the not-too-dim fuzzies.
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Posted 25 November 2012 - 10:36 PM
Comparing my equivalent chart of the Orion area to the one at http://www.willbell.com/u2k/index.htm, I notice a few differences. Obviously, I notice a lot more stars. I also notice some corrections in star positions.
If my memory serves me right, the original Uranometria 2000.0 was done with the RNGC catalog. Isn't this the one with a good deal of errors? Is this later version of Uranometria using any updated database of non-stellar objects?
For $60, it would be nice to have a single volume. I just hope it is bound as nicely as the ones that I currently have.
Uranometria is my favorite atlas in the field. It's the only one that has worked well for my navigating the galaxies in Virgo. (I just wish I had bought it earlier. The right atlas is everything! I struggled with Sky Atlas 2000 for years. The scale is good, but it just doesn't good deep enough on the stars.)
Posted 26 November 2012 - 02:26 AM
The 2nd edition did use much better data bases than the first. The RNGC is my all-time winner in the bad catalogs competition. And the 2nd edition improved the star data by using Hipparcos and Tycho. But the cost was a loss of over 50,000 stars in the new edition - far fewer.
However many many more deep sky objects were plotted - 1st edition, 10,300 in total - 2nd edition, nearly 26,000 galaxies before you add in other types of object. The result is galaxy overkill relative to the number of stars plotted, and the lesser number easily seen in the field. A disappointing mismatch. If you struggled with Sky Atlas 2000 because of not enough stars, you'll have the same problem with 2nd edition Uranometria.
My personal preference would've been a 3rd edition, with more stars, larger dots for the fainter ones, and fewer galaxies. YMMV.
Maybe something like the Millenium Star Atlas but with more deep-sky objects than it had would've been a good move? I can't see that happening, so the Great Atlas of the Sky or the Tri-Atlas (pooter or printed out C charts) are good alternatives.
Posted 26 November 2012 - 03:33 AM
:rofl5: +1
The RNGC is my all-time winner in the bad catalogs competition.
Posted 26 November 2012 - 08:37 AM
The second edition does not work as well because the fainter stars plotted in the 2nd edition are such tiny specks. Not great for red light under the stars.
Good point. I hadn't really noticed that consciously. But even for me, who can view a page 4 inches away due to myopia, the smallest dots are really pushing the limits of visibility.
My personal preference would've been a 3rd edition, with more stars, larger dots for the fainter ones, and fewer galaxies.
I don't think it's possible to squeeze in significantly more stars at this scale. If you look at a dense part of the sky, like the Cygnus Star Cloud, you'll see that there's barely room to squeeze in the labels even as things stand.


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Resolving to get back to my roots
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As New Year's resolutions go, this one sounds pretty weak, but here goes: I hereby resolve to get back to my roots.
The past year has been a strange one. It marked the first time in nearly four decades I didn't go hunting or fishing.
Not. Even. Once.
Oh, I wanted to go. At least a dozen times I made tentative plans to fish or hunt, either by myself or with someone else. Every time - every single time - those plans fell through.
Weather did me in on several occasions. I'd make a hole in my work schedule, earmark it for a day on a favorite trout stream, and bam! The heavens would open and every creek within driving distance would be too high and muddy to fish.
Family obligations wreaked havoc on my plans, too. My son, who is autistic, requires constant care. My wife and I both work, and we juggle our schedules to accommodate our son's needs.
Unexpected things happen, though, and when they do our carefully planned schedules get thrown into chaos.
So, on days when I had planned to wet a line or tote a shotgun, I found myself taking my son to the doctor or watching him when one of his social service-agency staff called in sick.
I also got distracted with learning to make better photographs. I spent countless hours reading Internet tutorials and watching online videos, all with the goal of making the photos I shoot for the newspaper more visually appealing.
So with all these factors commanding my time, I eventually gave up. Along about October, I simply stopped trying to schedule time afield.
I lost interest in tying flies and building fishing rods, ordinarily two of my favorite stay-at-home pastimes. I even quit reading outdoor magazines and watching outdoor-related TV shows.
Now, as the 2012 calendar draws to a close, I've reached what my wife calls "a Popeye moment."
"That's all I can stands," Popeye would shout when he'd had all the frustration he could take, "Cuz I can't stands no more!"
Starting Jan. 1, I resolve to engage in some sort of outdoor activity - fishing, hunting, hiking, bird watching, nature photography - at least once every two weeks, even if it's only for an hour or two.
Starting Jan. 1, I resolve to spend at least a couple of hours each week at my fly-tying bench or in my rod-building workshop.
And starting Jan. 1, I plan to spend a little time each day reconnecting with the pastimes I virtually abandoned in 2012.
All the time I was growing up, my parents would tell me to "dance with the girl what brung ya."
They knew I had a tendency to become fascinated by the latest bright, shiny object that happened along, and they knew my pursuit of shiny, transient distractions often took me away from tried-and-true practices that helped make me successful.
My parents are long gone, but their wisdom remains.
Each year brings new possibilities, new promises. In 2013 I'd like to experience a few new things, but at the same time I'd like to return to my roots as an outdoorsman.
I might not wear out a pair of boots in the process, but at least I'll get some mud on them.
Have a happy and prosperous New Year, everyone.


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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, center, hugs students at a local high school that she visited with Bun Rany, the first lady of Cambodia, second right, Saturday, March 21, on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Mrs. Obama is in Cambodia to promote the education initiative "Let Girls Learn," which was launched to lift barriers that block more than 62 million girls around the world from attending school. (Wong Maye-E)
An Afghan Shiite man kisses the holy mace for blessings during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian new year, at the Kart-e-Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 21. Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for "new year," is an ancient Persian festival, celebrated on the first day of spring in countries including Afghanistan and Iran. (Rahmat Gul)
Pope Francis waves from the pope mobile as he arrives for a meeting with residents of Scampia, suburb of Naples, Italy, Saturday, March 21. Pope Francis made an impassioned defense of the unemployed during a speech to people in the poor Neapolitan neighborhood of Scampia Saturday. (Andrew Medichini)
Mourners gather during funeral services for the seven siblings killed in a house fire, Sunday, March 22, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The siblings, ages 5 to 16, died early Saturday when flames engulfed the Sassoon family home in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. Investigators believe a hot plate left on a kitchen counter set off the fire that trapped the children and badly injured their mother and another sibling. (Julio Cortez)
Three couples enjoy the spring equinox sunset over Turnagain Arm from Beluga Point on Saturday, March 21, in Anchorage, Alaska. The high temperature Saturday reached a high of 42 degrees, 7 degrees above the normal high, according to the National Weather Service. (Dan Joling)
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is seen through an American flag after announcing his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on Twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. (Andrew Harnik)
Secretary of State John Kerry, center, speaks before the start of meetings at the Camp David Presidential retreat, Monday, March 23, in Camp David, Md. The pace of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will headline Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Washington, yet America's exit from the war remains tightly hinged to the abilities of the Afghan forces that face a tough fight against insurgents this spring. From left are, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, Kerry, Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. (Evan Vucci)
A farewell message to former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the hospital where he passed away, Monday, March 23, in Singapore. Singaporeans wept and world leaders paid tribute Monday as the Southeast Asian city-state mourned the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew. The government announced that Lee "passed away peacefully" several hours before dawn at Singapore General Hospital. He was 91. (Joseph Nair)
A woman walks with an umbrella during a snowstorm, Monday, March 23, in Niles, Ill. Spring snow hit just in time for the commute and could bring as much as 5 inches of snow in some parts of the Chicago area. (Nam Y. Huh)
Tourists visit the Hamel Alley as a Cuban woman smokes a cigar in the background, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 22. Tourism to Cuba is up sharply in the months since Washington and Havana announced in December that they would move toward a historic rapprochement. Where foreigners see charming, historic architecture, bright 1950s-era American cars and vast stretches of white-sand beaches, locals see decaying buildings in need of repair, new vehicles priced beyond their reach and a lack of economic opportunity. (Desmond Boylan)
The shoes of Browns Mill Elementary School fourth-grader Sydney Robinson peek out from under a sign she holds during a rally against Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal's proposal to take over schools dubbed "chronically failing" at the Capitol, Monday, March 23, in Atlanta. A key House committee is expected to vote on Gov. Deal's proposal Monday afternoon. The Senate already has passed the constitutional amendment and accompanying legislation but the Republican governor could face a tougher fight in the House. (David Goldman)
Sahil Doshi, 14, of Pittsburgh shows his carbon-dioxide powered battery idea to President Barack Obama during the president's tour of the White House Science Fair, Monday, March 23, at the White House in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin)
The One World Trade Center building, second from right, is reflected in the windows of the 9/11 Museum, in New York, Monday, March 23. The first stair-climb benefit will be held at One World Trade Center in May to raise money for military veterans, two foundations, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and the Captain Billy Burke Foundation, formed after the 9/11 attacks announced Monday. (Richard Drew)
Imam Ali Brigades, members of of an Iraqi Shiite militant group, launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 24. (Khalid Mohammed)
Rescue workers and gendarme gather in Seyne-les-Alpes, French Alps, Tuesday, March 24, as search-and-rescue teams struggle to reach the remote crash site of Germanwings passenger plane. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed Tuesday in the French Alps as it flew from Spain's Barcelona airport to Duesseldorf in Germany, authorities said.(Claude Paris)
State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, left, celebrates with Kristi Baggarly, holding her daughter Kimber, 1, as they walk through the Capitol after the Senate approved Peake's medical marijuana bill Tuesday, March 24, in Atlanta. The bill will legalize possession of cannabis oil for treatment of certain medical conditions, like for Baggarly's other daughter Kendle, who suffers from seizures. (David Goldman)
D.J. Strother, foreground, is comforted by Louisiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, during a deplaning ceremony for the casket of his father, Chief Warrant Officer George David Strother, at Louisiana Air National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, La., Tuesday, March 24. The father and son served in the Guard together. Strother was killed along with three other Guardsmen and seven Marines in a helicopter crash during a training exercise off the coast of Florida March 10. (Gerald Herbert)
Men inspect a school bus that crashed into a home Tuesday morning, March 24, in Blue Bell, Pa. Officials say nine students from St. Helena School were aboard, but none were injured, when the bus slammed into the suburban Philadelphia home around 7:45 a.m. Officials say the bus driver was taken to Abington Hospital. People inside the home were not hurt. (Matt Rourke)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, French President Francois Hollande, right, and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pay respect to victims in front of the mountain where a Germanwings jetliner crashed Tuesday, in Le Vernet, France, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. French investigators cracked open the badly damaged black box of a German jetliner on Wednesday and sealed off the rugged Alpine crash site where 150 people died when their plane on a flight from Barcelona, Spain to Duesseldorf slammed into a mountain. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
A stele and flowers laid in memory of the victims are placed in the area where the Germanwings jetliner crashed in the French Alps, in Le Vernet, France, Friday, March 27, 2015. The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 into an Alpine mountain, which killed all 150 people aboard, has raised questions about the mental state of the co-pilot. Authorities believe the 27-year-old German deliberately sought to destroy the Airbus A320 as it flew Tuesday from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
In this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 photo Andreas Lubitz competes at the Airportrun in Hamburg, northern Germany. Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work the day he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said Friday, March 27, 2015. The evidence came from the search of Lubitz's homes in two German cities for an explanation of why he crashed the Airbus A320 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. (AP Photo/Michael Mueller)
Kentucky's Marcus Lee, right, blocks a shot by West Virginia's Jonathan Holton during the first half of a college basketball game in the NCAA men's tournament regional semifinals, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Raffaele Sollecito, right, leaves Italy's highest court building, in Rome, Friday, March 27, 2015. American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Sollecito expect to learn their fate Friday when Italy's highest court hears their appeal of their guilty verdicts in the brutal 2007 murder of Knox's British roommate Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca )
A pile of debris remains at the site of a building explosion in the East Village neighborhood of New York, Friday, March 27, 2015. Nineteen people were injured, four critically, after the powerful blast and fire sent flames soaring and debris flying Thursday afternoon. Preliminary evidence suggested that a gas explosion amid plumbing and gas work inside the building was to blame. (AP/The New York Times, Nancy Borowick, Pool)
Iraqi security forces launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 27, 2015. On the ground, the Iraqi troops pressed their push in Tikrit on Friday as fighter planes pounded IS targets from above. Militants holed up in the center of Tikrit fired mortars at the military, slowing its progress despite the new aerial campaign (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


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16th Street Theater
Winner of the Broadway in Chicago 2013 Emerging Theater Award and named Chicago Magazine's Best Emerging Theater of 2013, 16th Street Theater presents award-winning new plays at affordable prices. A nationally-recognized professional Equity theater, 16th Street is a program of the North Berwyn Park District and operates year round out of the Berwyn Cultural Center just 9 miles west of downtown Chicago. Come engage with us!
Above and Beyond Framing and Gallery
Custom framing, art and gift gallery. Featuring Steve Hanks, Tom Lynch and Scanlan.
Air Classics Museum of Aviation
Vintage military and training planes, plus displays of aviation uniforms and memorabilia. Open by appointment only.
CITY:Sugar Grove
Albright Theatre
This local theater troupe is located in the "attic" of Batavia's Government Center.
Allstate Arena
This facility is home field to DePaul basketball, Chicago Wolves hockey and the Chicago Rush arena football. With a wide variety of events each year, the Allstate Arena is a place where everyone can enjoy quality family shows, riveting sports and mesmerizing musical performances.
American Dance Center Ballet
This nationally recognized dance company performs all styles of dance. The troupe's annual spectacular, Holiday Fantasy, was selected as the Best Live Show in Chicago Southland.
CITY:Orland Park
Arlington International Racecourse
At Arlington International, we aim to make every day of the season special by combining the excitement of thoroughbred racing, gorgeous grounds and fantastic food to create a winning track experience for our guests! Whether you're looking for a fun and exciting day out with friends and family, a casual and charming afternoon at the races, or a sophisticated and stylish get-together, Arlington International offers an extraordinary experience for everyone! Live racing and entertainment from May through September or find a full calendar of race dates and events at arlingtonpark.com.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Art Gallery at the Oak Park Public Library
Architectural award-winning Main Library features extensive contemporary art collection and Art Gallery with rotating exhibits by local artists. Free one-hour art appreciation tours are offered on the first and third Saturday of each month.
CITY:Oak Park
Art Garden of Palos Heights
Visit the Art Garden which features outdoor sculptures & eco-friendly gardens. Murals & sculptures are also displayed in the Downtown Business District adjacent to the Art Garden.
CITY:Palos Heights
Art Gecko, Ltd.
Located in the Oak Park Arts District, we feature contemporary folk art, found object art and fine crafts created primarily with vintage, re-used, reworked, recycled and reclaimed materials. You will find truly unique, eco-friendly, "green" art and artful objects for yourself or for gift giving created by Lisa Nordstrom and other intriguing artists. Visit our website for current exhibits and special events.
CITY:Oak Park
Artistic Florals by Michelle
Florals and custom made silks.
CITY:East Dundee
Aurora Area Architecture
The Aurora area features diverse architectural styles, including designs by Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Bruce Goff and George Grant Elmslie. The area is also home to one of the largest collections of Sears mail order homes.
Aurora Downtown Walking Tour
Take a self-guided tour of Aurora's historic downtown. Tour brochures are available at the Aurora Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Aurora Historical Society.
This local history research archives houses historic photos, books, documents and maps covering Aurora's history from the 1830s to the present. Open by appointment only.
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
The museum features a variety of interactive exhibits designed to educate and entertain children, families, and firefighters. Visitors can pass a leather fire bucket. Marvel at a strange looking firemen's smoke mask. Explore the differences in fire hose nozzles. See and hear how fire engines clear the streets with sirens, horns, and devices that control traffic lights. Watch vintage firefighting films on five video touch-screens. All this, in addition to 5 pieces of fire apparatus on display in a fully restored fire station built in 1894. Suggested donation $5 adult and $3 child.
Aurora University's Crimi Auditorium
This much-lauded and beautiful auditorium hosts classical and popular musical events as well as popular lectures and recitals. It is located in Aurora University's Institute for Collaboration building.
Bad Teacher - Lincoln Middle School
Dumped by her sugar daddy, a foul-mouthed junior high school teacher pursues one of her new well-heeled colleagues, competing for his affections against a popular teacher.
CITY:Park Ridge
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Enjoy the fusion of traditional Indian architecture with modern technology; Explore the various facets of Hindu rites & rituals, as well as the core philosophical precepts of the religion; Experience peace & serenity. All are welcome.
Batavia Riverwalk
As the centerpiece of downtown Batavia, the Riverwalk extends along the Depot Pond and Fox River to a north point pavilion, where grand views of the Fox River are available.
Bead In Hand
An incredible selection of beads and beading supplies in a charming shop with knowledgeable staff. Everything for the beginner to the expert -- new and vintage beads, charms, chain, wire, findings, stringing materials and books. Beaded jewelry repair. Special events include birthday parties, celebrations for adults, classes, and activities for youth groups. Visit website for details.
CITY:Oak Park
Big Shot Piano Lounge & Restaurant
Big Shot is an upscale Restaurant & Piano Bar. A cozy place to meet, eat, and drink while listening and interacting with talented musicians. From the warm atmosphere to the variety of enticing menu items, this intimate spot will showcase live talent every night. The extremely friendly restaurant will invite its patrons to participate and sing along with new songs performed by talented professionals. This will definitely be a place to start and end an evening.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Billy Graham Center Museum
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
Briolette Beads & More
Get creative at this crafter's paradise! Beads from around the world, unique rubber stamps & papers, Ranger inks, paints, and stamp pads. Sit at our "crystal bar" and work on your projects. Our friendly staff will be happy to assist you. Classes for all skill levels. Parties are our specialty! Birthdays, bridesmaids, "girls night out" -- we do them all. Come take a look!
CITY:Forest Park
Carmelite Campus National Shrine of St. Therese
The National Shrine of St. Therese is a Roman Catholic shrine, chapel, and museum dedicated to St. Therese of Lisieux. The Shrine is home to the most wonderful collection of relics, personal effects and memorabilia of Therese outside of France. The Shrine chapel celebrates Mass every weekday at 11:30 am. Tours are available for groups of 20 or more, including a private tour of an exact replica of St. Therese's monastery cell in France. The shrine sits peacefully on a 50-acre estate owned and operated by the Carmelites of the Most Pure Heart of Mary. Adjacent to the Shrine is the Carmelite Spiritual Center, offering meeting room rental, lodging, meals and spiritual retreats as well as organized Shrine tours.


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Thread: Running thread.....
24-11-09, 12:37 #41
24-11-09, 12:40 #42
Middle aged men really should refrain from dancing, but teaching your son to dance in the same manner is just cruel.
24-11-09, 12:49 #43
Shall I get him to do his tectonic stuff for the camera?
24-11-09, 12:54 #44
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24-11-09, 14:29 #45
Correct Monkey, Fartlek is varying pace according to terrain and how you feel - everything from lazy jogging to all out sprinting and everything in between with slow jogging as recovery between the faster bits.Blimey....is it me or is everyone getting a bit pedantic around here? I do know that Fartlek is a Scandinavian word, but they had Fartlek courses in Germany when I lived there. I'm sure I described what you have just said JG, albeit in not quite the same exact way!
24-11-09, 14:31 #46
24-11-09, 14:40 #47
Sorry for making you unhappy Paul. Pointing out that fartlek is a varied but continuous effort and dosen't normally include press ups or other non running exercises is picky, pedantic and quite normal around here for as long as I've been posting.
24-11-09, 14:41 #48
The video? Some warm up drills that'll help your running technique - try it.
24-11-09, 15:29 #49
Who's the nutjob dancing in the vid? Didn't I read somewhere on this site that kids were supposed to warn their parents against inappropriate dress??Informative and amusing
24-11-09, 17:01 #50
Running is oddly addictive. This year i ran my first half marathon, and my first marathon. I say 'first' because for some odd reason i miss the long run training sessions. So i have now entered another marathon for next year. Most of my normal runs are 1hour to 1 1/2 hours. Do this 2 or 3 times a week. Running is very simple, how far was that? ok can your run further? ok now run it quicker? i find long distance is much easier than speed. to get quicker at 10Ks etc seems to need specific drills and training, and variety of different runs, sprints, hills etc.... where as to run long distance, make sure you do at least one long run a week (short runs also, but the long run is key) and (as Tim pointed out earlier) only increase mileage by 10% a week. keep increasing and in the end you are running over 20 miles. then you are ready to run a marathon. the secret of running a long distance, simply keep running till you get to the finish I am not a 'runner' tho. mountain biker maybe something that you are. running is something you do. running is just cross training for biking (keep telling myself that, no matter how much more time i seem to spend running than biking).Also, for long distances, run in miles, running in Ks is for nancy boys and Frenchmen.
24-11-09, 20:39 #51
Well that was my first run/jog in a very long time and I took the short/gently advice.1.16 miles11 mins 45 secsKnackeredAching quadsI was aiming for just a 10 minute starter to see how bad I was so at least I have a start point. Surely it can only get easier/better from here...
24-11-09, 20:58 #52
Did you run all the way Nobby? Best to run/walk when starting out ime. It will get better, takes a couple of months though, and only then if you're consistenlty doing it 2-3 times a week.
24-11-09, 21:01 #53
Karlos if your planning to race middle distance I hope I'll be seeing you in Bala come June for the national champs?? Bala looks a good un', but at this rate I'll be doing duathlons only as I still haven't set fott in the pool!! I keep putting it off. Just need to build up to a mile of swimming for next year as I'm hoping to do Half Ironman (full IM 2011).
24-11-09, 21:01 #54
That was all running and mostly flat. HRM says I averaged 162 bpm & I never felt out of breath - just me legs were telling me to stop so I guess that's just them not used to exercise whilst standing up
24-11-09, 21:06 #55
You're doing alright then.As for HRMs, good luck to anyone that uses them but they are not for me. I haven't a clue what my heart rate is, always go by feel when biking or running and I seem to pace myself ok so don't see the point in adding more science into my training.
24-11-09, 21:12 #56
Anyone seeking running inspiration should read this. It worked for me, read it in two nights, mental.
24-11-09, 21:15 #57
I didn't refer to it once I just ran for what I reckoned was 10 minutes but had the Garmin with me to check distance mainly (although I'm supposed to wear it when exercising).Was interested to see how hard my ticker was working though.Clearly I'm okay with the pace I settled at so I guess I should look to slowly build distance/time then, maybe, speed?
24-11-09, 21:23 #58
I would say 162 bpm is a bit high, have a look at runnersworld, you can download training plans from there (although I would suggest cutting out some of the weekly runs as we do biking instead). I was thinking of setting myself a half marathon as a target for next spring and following one of there training plans to get there.
24-11-09, 21:41 #59
I have a spreadsheet that will give you your heartrate zones based on age and weight, for me 162bpm is nearly 90%. Which is too high to be building up distances.
24-11-09, 22:45 #60
How old are you Nobby?You do sound a dreadful runner if you don't mind me saying! However, that will be the worst one, because you will see only improvement from here on..........just stick with it!My advice is to go straight to 2.5 miles and just maintain a slow steady pace to the end. 1.1m is too short really......you're just warming up!
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The UK edition of Star Wreck has been released today! The disc includes the movie as well as
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Royals announce 2011 Spring Training schedule
The Royals announced their 2011 Spring Training schedule. The club will open its ninth season in the Cactus League by playing a charity game against its Surprise complex mates, the Texas Rangers, on Sunday, February 27. The game benefits the Surprise Sundancers.
Kansas City's 32-game Spring Training schedule features 16 home games at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz. The club will also face the Texas Rangers as the visiting team in the February 27 charity game and then again on February 28.
The Royals will host every Cactus League squad at Surprise Stadium at least once, with two games apiece against Cleveland and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. The Royals have three evening home games, hosting Seattle on March 17, the Los Angeles Angels on March 22 and San Francisco on March 25. All three games start at 8:05 p.m. (CT). In addition, the Royals will play at 8:05 p.m (CT) on March 7 in Peoria against the Padres and at 9:05 p.m. (CT) on March 16 in Goodyear against the Reds. All other games will start at 2:05 p.m. (CT) until Daylight Saving Time on March 13 when the games will start at 3:05 p.m. (CT). The March 29 game against the White Sox will begin at 2:05 p.m. (CT) as the Royals will break camp immediately following the contest to travel to Kansas City for the March 31 opener vs. the Los Angeles Angels.
The Surprise Recreation Campus will accept mail orders along with orders for season tickets, 7-packs and Sunday 5-packs beginning on Saturday, December 4 at 9:00 a.m. CT. For these orders, call 623-222-2222 or visit www.royals.com/springtraining to obtain a ticket brochure. Individual Spring Training game tickets will go on sale January 8, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. CT. The tickets will be on sale at the Surprise Stadium Box Office, through royals.com or by calling 800-745-3000. For more information, including information on special spring training travel packages, fans may visit royals.com.
Pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on Monday, February 14. Workouts for pitchers begin the following day, Tuesday, February 15. The remainder of the squad will report on Friday, February 18 and begin workouts for the 2011 campaign on Saturday, February 19.
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Child drowns at Marion Oaks residence
Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 6:06 p.m.
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MARION OAKS – A 3-year-old boy drowned Thursday at his family's Marion Oaks residence, according to sheriff's detectives.
Authorities said the boy, Joseph Moreno, died at TimberRidge Medical Center after he was removed from the in-ground pool.
The incident occurred at 6600 SW 151st Loop.
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text: By Tim LinscottManaging Editor A policy change by the city of Grant has Midwest Electric officials pondering if economic development or even development of home sub-divisions may be hampered by the move. In September the Grant City Council added a policy on new electrical hook-ups, assessing the charge of hooking into the city system to the property owner. Prior to the change in policy the city paid for new properties or businesses hooking into the system with no official policy. City officials felt the new policy would be more equitable as taxpayers would not have to pay the bill for service hookup for individual homes or businesses. Grant Mayor Michael Wyatt recently questioned the policy after several queries were driven his way in regard to the policy. "It has been brought to my attention some questions about our policy change to the new (electrical) hook-ups," Wyatt said at the Nov. 12 Grant City Council meeting. "Any new electrical installation has to be paid by the consumer in whole. Before that it was the city that was paying, some questions have come up." Officials from Midwest Electric came forward at the Nov. 26 council meeting to share their thoughts on how they felt the policy change may hinder economic development locally. Having the city pay for the hook-up was incentive to be on the local electrical grid if the customer did not have to foot the bill and may be costly in the end for homeowners. Calvin Dahlkoetter and Jayson Bishop attended the meeting to discuss with the council several key items they felt needed to be evaluated by the council in regard to the policy. Midwest Electric does the installation for new commercial and residential hook-ups for the city and Dahlkoetter explained the new policy is creating accounting problems for his firm on what to charge. "It is hard to figure out 100 percent. It is hard to figure out what to charge because we close quarterly," Dahlkoetter said. Bishop explained that since the projects are billed quarterly, if only one project is billed out in a quarter, the entire overhead of the project is billed to that one customer. However, if several projects are done in a quarter, it is spread out evenly between all of the property owners. Bishop used the example of if a homeowner wanted to install an 100 amp transformer and pays for it, then upgrades to a 200 amp transformer and pays for it again, only to move and it is taken down. The new owner may have to pay for a transformer a third time. "I look at it this way, this is your infrastructure, it is here forever. People pay to have it installed in their home and then they leave, it is still your infrastructure," Dahlkoetter said. Bishop asked that the policy be reviewed to accomplish the same goal the city is after but have definite rates. "If someone comes to town and wants to build, I want to be able to tell them a cost, not say, 'I think this will be the cost' and give them a different number three months later," Dahlkoetter said. Some downsides Dahlkoetter felt were associated with the policy included scaring new businesses off with installation costs. He mentioned a business asked for an estimate on an electrical hook-up and it was $7,000. "I was scared to tell them that cost," Dahlkoetter said. Dana Harris, Grant city administrator, attended a MEAN Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) meeting recently and spoke with several electric service managers from municipalities of various sizes and concluded there is no one uniform way that an installation policy is conducted. "Some cities pay 100 percent, some have the customers pay 100 percent, some pay 50/50," Harris said. It was suggested policy having one policy for residential, another for commercial with considerations for inside and outside the city limits. Council member Tim Pofahl said the public works board and Midwest Electric need to work together to look at the policy. It was agreed that the policy will be re-examined and a report will be given to the council soon.


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The IOC has been able to address the need to further develop educational and training programmes targeting women in sport. It has established a programme of regional seminars and special assistance through Olympic Solidarity for female administrators, coaches, technical officials and journalists in the national and international sports movement.
With these supportive measures, which are mainly targeted at NOCs, the IOC aims to ensure that female representation within the Olympic Movement becomes a reality.
The first generation of Regional Information Seminars that were held on the five continents over 10 years from 1995 have proved to be one of the most effective tools to tackle the underrepresentation of women in the Olympic Movement. These seminars aimed to give greater visibility to women and sport issues and to encourage the NOCs to step up their work in this area.
After a thorough analysis of this first wave of seminars, it became clear that future courses in the second generation needed to shift the focus from recruitment tactics to skill building in order to further qualify these women in sports management and leadership positions.
Following the success of this educational programme, the IOC has continued to organise leadership and management courses as well as media workshops in order to better qualify women for management and leadership positions.
With this, the IOC aims to enable women to take leadership positions within the sports movement.
Through Olympic Solidarity, the NOCs have access to a series of assistance programmes:
While these programmes are open to men and women alike, particular efforts are made to ensure that a growing number of women benefit from them.
In addition, a special "Women and Sport" programme has been created to help NOCs in developing countries to implement other types of projects, including, for example, gender equality activities, targeted communications campaigns, national research programmes, national seminars and participation in meetings. This programme also serves to finance NOC participation in the IOC's regional seminars and the IOC World Conferences on Women and Sport.
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Without a proper place to organize reading materials, magazines can quickly get scattered around a waiting room, creating a messy appearance. The periodicals themselves can also get wrinkled or ripped. In order to provide stimulating periodicals to patients or customers without disrupting the elegant style of a reception area, you need proper literature racks.
Magazine racks offer the perfect place to display literature, while keeping the lobby neat and tidy. You can fill them with periodicals related to news or special interests, or use them to provide helpful information related to a company's field of interest. To ensure that everyone will have something personally enjoyable to read, fill literature racks with items that are related to a variety of interests so all will be occupied as they wait.
What kind of brochure rack should I get?
Brochure racks come in a number of different styles. If there is some extra floor space in a waiting room, a freestanding carousel will make a great choice. Patrons can stay in one place while easily viewing all contents. With a few sides to fill, magazines can be arranged according to interests or dates of publication. This arrangement also enables a few people to stand on different sides while making a selection without getting in each other's way.
If there is no extra floor space, but a brochure display is still desired, wall-mounted models are the optimal choice. They keep things organized without taking away any space from reception furniture. Waterfall-style racks are arranged to fit as many magazines as possible, while still showing people what's there. The title of the periodical can be easily viewed so patrons can make a selection without emptying the rack to see what's there.
A selection of materials is available, so you can fit any style or budget. Choose from clear plastic, steel or solid hardwood in a variety of arrangements. Wall-mounted clear-face magazine racks are perfect if you only want to offer a few options. They provide a full view of the cover so visitors can view the featured articles and not just the title. This configuration also brings some color into a space.
Where can my company display pamphlets?
For educational or informational materials, we have some excellent pamphlet displays. These are great for travel agents, hotels or health professionals. They can be used to offer information about special events, fun things to do in a certain area, or various treatment options.
Doctors, dentists or psychologists who serve children should make sure that the reception area has some items that will interest their young patients. With an octagonal book display from Russwood Library Furniture, you can easily organize children's books by level or topic. Kids are sure to appreciate some exciting new books -- and you can be sure that their parents and caregivers will as well.
Hertz Furniture has everything you need to create your ideal reception area from the large pieces of furniture down to the smallest details. Our literature racks and brochure displays will keep your customers satisfied, even if they have to wait a few extra minutes. For help deciding on the optimal model, material or arrangement, contact the Hertz Design Center for free project-planning advice from the experts.


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looking for companies that have good prices on pressure sentive vinyl. any one have some resources???
looking for companies that have good prices on pressure sentive vinyl. any one have some resources???
I know i sound like a broken record but Midwest Sign and Screen is good for us. They have one in Hayward.
I've been using Jakprints.com for a while now, they're pretty reliable and priced well.
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anybody now where to get heat transfers made, like the glossy sparkley types?
He want's to print his own.Originally Posted by Steve Chanks
You should try using Diesel Fuel Prints for stickers, we fucking rule. All U.V. weatherproof screenprinted vinyl stickers. We've been doing it for over 13 years now.
How is Jakprints for 11x17 4c/4c flyers? I need to get a bunch of those done soon.
Best lead I can give you on that is that I heard there's a big ol' shop doing them in Ohio somewhere.Originally Posted by Steve Chanks
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Andy, I've got a sticker design all ready for you to print but I have a question first. I designed it in Illustator with a white background/black design, but I want it printed black background/white design. Do I need to swap it before sending it to you?
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Collins named to Team USA provisional roster for WBC
USA Baseball announced a provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic on Thursday morning. Royals left-handed reliever Tim Collins is a member of the 27-player squad. Collins has previous experience with Team USA, having pitched in the 2010 Pan American Games Qualifying Tournament. Additional rosters for the 2013 WBC will be announced this afternoon.


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The Brit Awards–the UK's equivalent of the Grammys–went down last night and (predictably) the big winner was Adele, whose middle finger also made serious waves. It was a big night for high fashion: Alexander McQueen, Givenchy couture, and Yves Saint Laurent strolled the carpet attached to the likes of Florence Welch, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue and more.
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Shipping insurance: Cautionary note on Rotterdam Rules
June 21, 2010
The "Rotterdam Rules"—adopted last September by the United Nations General Assembly—will reflect current shipping practices, cover cargo liability on legs of an intermodal shipment, promote harmonization among trading partners, reduce legal obstacles, and allow shippers, carriers and third parties to customize contracts to meet commercial needs.
As reported in LM, 21countries, including the United States, signed the Rotterdam Rules within the UN but they will need formal ratification by at least twenty countries worldwide before becoming law. In the U.S., the rules would replace the 1936 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). The European Union, the American Bar Association and the National Industrial Transportation League among other groups have endorsed the new rules.
There is no time table, however, on when the rules would be ratified, and some insurance experts maintain that there's an underlying risk yet to be fully explained.
"Shippers should be concerned about the Rules because of complications related to two recent Supreme Court cases currently awaiting a decision, says Chris Clott, an adjunct professor at the California Maritime Academy. "The negative impact it could have in the U.S. may be quite substantial."
The cases, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation, No. 08-1553, and Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Regal-Beloit Corporation, No. 08-1554, were argued together late last spring. The question before the court was whether the inland portion of an intermodal shipment is subject to the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which governs certain rail and motor transportation by common carriers within the United States rather than the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). The Carmack Amendment, which affects the U.S. surface transportation (rail and truck) is far more encompassing than COGSA regarding carrier liability. COGSA places severe limits on carrier liability while Carmack has no dollar limits on the amount of liability. The main issue is whether an international through bill of lading that shows the maritime operator as the "carrier" is liable for damages via the intermodal portion of the move under the tight standards of Carmack or the loose standards of COGSA.
"If the Supreme Court decides the Carmack Amendment applies to all inland transportation, shippers will have to negotiate separate liability agreements with the ocean carrier and the inland railroad or motor carrier," observes Clott. "The Rotterdam Rules—with one standard of liability throughout a door to door move—would be more limited in their application within the U.S."
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Black Diamond's ergoACTIV suspension means you can comfortably carry the kitchen sink and maybe your dishwasher on your next multi-day trek with the lightweight Infinity 50 Backpack. Household fixtures or not, this top-loading pack maintains versatility and comfort through self-adjusting straps, a dynamic hip-belt, and contoured frame stays. Streamlined design means this pack's exterior is uncluttered yet you won't have to sacrifice storage space or useful features.
- OpenAir mesh back panel allows cool air to flow in between your back and the pack and vents away hot, sweaty vapors
- Interchangeable ergoACTIV hip-belt is mesh-lined for comfort and attaches to pack by a ball joint to tilt, lean, and rotate with your torso
- SwingArm shoulder straps thread through the base of the pack and connect together by a cable that continuously balances strap length as you hike
- Aluminum V-Motion frame is customizable to match the contour of your back
- Front compression pocket serves both as storage and as added compression when pack volume is low
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5 Star!
This pack has acceded my expectations. The adjust-ability is amazing, there is a strap located in all the right spots so that you can get this thing locked into a comfort zone. As the other reviews mention, the hip belt and inner swing arm system put this pack well ahead of the others. The material has been very strong so far and I have really enjoyed how light weight it is. Compression pocket on the front is great for throwing in a rain layer or some sandals for quick access.
Excellent design
This is a great pack. The suspension systems is one of the best I have ever used, the pivot at the bottom really gives more freedom then any other similarly sized pack that I have ever used... you don't realize it until you put something else on and feel how stiff most hip belts make you feel. I have comfortably used the pack for everything from hauling my books around campus to weeklong backpacking trips. It cinches down nicely with smaller loads, but when packing for a week and carrying around 45 lbs I still had extra room had I needed.
Small annoyances are that:
it is basically one huge space, with just the brain on top for organizing smaller stuff, so you will probably want to invest in some stuff sacks to organize your stuff.
the ventilation system isn't the best in the world. It's not a trampoline style, but it's pretty good for mesh and foam core. (The day a company comes up with a trampoline style pack along with a pivoting hip belt will be a grand day indeed)
No bottoms access... I guess with a pack this size it is somewhat to be expected, but a zipper along the bottom so you can pull out your sleeping bag without emptying the pack would be nice.
Basically this is an extremely versatile pack that can comfortably handle just about anything, and doesn't restrict you like most packs.
Zion NP West Rim
Taking in the view on the west rim trail in Zion NP.
Hike to Dog Lake
More room than needed for the one night up at dog lake.
Spread Eagle
Okay Bag with Major Design Flaws
Personally I did not like this bag at all. I have to admit that the hip belt and cables running through the pack did do a good job of displacing weight, but there are two major design flaws.
1) If the backpack is not filled all the way with whatever, the top cover keeps falling off. For example, I put my camera and glasses and things i need quickly in the top pocket, and instead of resting on the clothes that should fill the pack, it just falls off to the side or on my head. Very annoying.
2) The grey areas of the pack are like an elastic material allowing you to put rain jackets or something you might need quick in it, but after a few weeks the elasticity wears off and things keep falling off.
Alsoooo, the shoulder straps are just a bit too narrow for my liking, and do not allow enough pressure to be distributed along your shoulder blades.
There are straps to cinch down the top pocket on both the back and near the shoulders of the pack. I've never had a problem tightening these down to get it to stay in place when the bag is half full.
i second sal. when you cinch the straps down, everything stays in place super well. every pack will flop around if you leave it loose.
on your second point, i've had my pack for over six months, have taken it out many times, and have not had any issues with the elastic pockets. maybe you're just stuffing them with more stuff than me? i'd love to experiment but i don't have the money to buy a couple packs just for kicks and giggles.
Not a Fan
yes, please tell us why
Weekend Hike/Travel Pack
Fits enough gear for an overnight or two, and performs comfortably with 40 lbs when scrambling (as long as you stack the weight near the hipbelt, but thats probably true of all packs) and fits in an overhead compartment when stuffed nearly to capacity. I haven't used it enough yet to make a durability claim but I haven't seen any weak points yet. One thing it lacks is a great deal of pockets, there's compression pockets on each side and the front, and only one hip pocket, but that's a small knock for the quality at the price.
Not only could it use and extra pocket or two but the small bag on top is a bit too small. Adding to this hassle is the fact that it is only a top loader. So not only is there limited pocket space, but to access anything in the bag, you need to open it all up. This is too large a pack for this. It could definitely do with an access hatch on the front. I've had to resort to sacks and dry bags on the inside to compartmentalize to get to what I need quickly.
Suspension Terrible
I love the design of this pack, but the suspension really doesn't work well for me. At first, I thought it felt cool and great. But upon using it on my ski mountaineering adventures, I realized this pack was terrible, at least for that application. Once it is loaded, it sways too much due to the pivoting suspension. It DOES NOT MOVE WITH YOU, instead it pulls you around in directions you don't want to go. If you want a pack that moves with you, choose one with a static suspension. I found the pack of my dreams in the Gregory FUSION LTS line up (Gregory and BD are now the same company by the way). I especially love the Torre and Serrac packs. They make heavy loads feel like a feather and most importantly, the packs move with me rather than knocking me off balance.
It's understandable about the way the pack moves. This is not a pack designed for skiing or other high movement activities! The infinity is truly a backpacking backpack. The suspension does have a feature where you can "turn off" a lot of the movement by tightening the straps connecting pack body to hip strip, check it out.
Amazing Mobility
This pack is so great. The way it moves on your hips\shoulders is so comfortable and offers great climbing\scrambling mobility.The hip belt is super comfortable and easy to pull very tight. I've taken it on as airline carry on when it was cinched down very tight too.
Great Pack
I bought this pack for long weekend trips, since that is just about all I get to do these days, and I love it. The ergoACTIV belt makes the pack feel like it's a part of your body. I've loaded this pack up with 35-40 lbs of gear and dog food and I can barely tell it's there. In terms of durability it's been on two long weekends hiking, a week in the BWCA, and checked twice in the last couple months and it seems to be holding up fine.
No complaints at all. Absolutely a great backpack.
Great Climbing Pack
The combination of the ergoACTIV suspension and SwingArm shoulder straps make this pack perfect for climbing approaches. Navigating rough trails and scrambling is so much easier than a non-suspension pack, even carrying a rope, gear, and other stuff. The suspension really allows the pack to move with you, rather than the pack moving against you. Highly recommended!
Multi-functional Rig
An extremely comfortable and functional pack. The multiplanar, pivoting hip-belt and the travel in the shoulder straps makes for a sweet carry. If you grow tired of the sway and desire a more traditional, static carry you can simply cinch the straps. The frame is highly malleable, easily customizable and transfers loads well. The profile and overall feel of the pack resemble an alpine style bag with a bit of mileage friendly tweaking. This is a stellar week-long fastpacking rig. My only concern thus far is that the satin finish on some of the textiles (webbing and hipbelt) is prone to snagging and general wear-and-tear, but only a cosmetic issue. Overall, truly intelligent design and my go-to bag!
Black Diamond Launch and Enduro Series Packs ? Pack Fitting
Correct fit is paramount to realizing the performance benefits of Active Form Design. Determine your pack size at a retailer using Black Diamonds Pack Fit Tool or have a friend measure your torso length. Confused? Watch our pack fit video to learn the proper way to determine your pack size and then fine-tune your fit.
2010 Black Diamond Active Form Design Packs - Research and Development
20 years in the making. Black Diamond's experience with climbing hardware design, from carabiners to crampons, gives us a unique perspective from which to approach pack design. Watch our Behind-the-Scenes video to get the inside beta on the R&D process from our pack designers—all the way from concept sketches to field-testing.
Black Diamond Infinity 50 Backpack - 3050-3234cu in
I didn't even know that BD was coming out with backpacking packs. When I found out about the new line, I was interested to see how they were going to be. I previous experience with BD items told me that I could expect only the best. They didn't disappoint! This pack is ridiculously comfortable. The The reActive straps allow your shoulders to move freely, while leaving the pack glued to your back. The Ergoactive belt pivots in a ball-socket joint which allows the pack to stay in place on your back, while your hips are moving. All the packs come in one size and the torso length can easily be adjusted to fit your body perfectly.And at this price, it's a great deal as well. There are many similar sized packs with inferior suspension systems in the market that are going for alot more $$$.This also comes in a 60L item# BLD1169and women's versions! BLD1174 and BLD1173
Black Diamond Infinity 50 Backpack - 3050-3234cu in
I got to see theses packs for the first time the other day and they are amazing. The suspension system on these is like none other. There are similar companies out there that have similar technologies like Gregory and Osprey but I think Black Diamond nailed it. When wearing the pack with a load you could move around and it felt like the belt system had ball bearings. It moved so smoothly with out the hip belt moving because of there new ergoACTIV system. Gregory has a similar thing but it will ride up on you and doesn't move as smooth. Well done BD.....
What is the extra strap for?
What is the extra strap for?
To add gear on the out side
The Features description states removeable...
The Features description states removeable sleeping pad straps. Can anyone explain how these removeable pad straps work and where they are attached to the infinity pack?
Not to doubt you, but I don't see the removable pad straps on this pack... can you clarify?
I haven't been able to find these either, I'm afraid that they might be the same adjustable straps that can be used for the ices axe. This would not be very convenient becuase I usually need my ice axe and my closed cell sleeping pad in the same environment.
The removable pad straps should be included when you get the backpack. When I got my infinity pack, it was included in the top pocket. If it's not strung to the key holder thing on the top pocket, I suggest you contact BD. great CS btw...
can this pack carry a snowboard? Can it...
can this pack carry a snowboard? Can it carry skis?
yes and no. yes in that if you wanted to, you could probably figure out some way of strapping a snowboard or a pair of skis to it. no in that there isn't a dedicated feature for it, and my guess is your edges would end up damaging the material. BD does make dedicated overnight ski packs, so you could check those out.
How about the sizing - from torso length,...
How about the sizing - from torso length, I would be M (I am just in the low end of L at 50 cm torso length), but I read the belt is up to 34" in M, and that might be tight for me. So my question is, what is the real size of the belt, i.e. the max use (must be more than 88 cm)?
Or, on the other hand, will I be able to use the L size bag with 50 cm torso length? Then the belt would not be a problem (my waist (on skin) is 90 cm.
I am looking for an Alpine climbingand...
I am looking for an Alpine climbingand hikking backpack. First, I thought about Quantum but now I am undecided because Masterials aren´t good (I read). For this reason, I am thinking about this infinitypack. Has anyone bought both and couldcompare them? Is infinity more a hikking pack? Thanks
thinking about getting a new pack as my...
thinking about getting a new pack as my old one self destructed. BD infinity looks like the one, but have a question: is this waterproof? Also, how does it compare against North Face packs of similar size?
Definitely not waterproof! Easily remedied with a pack-liner or stuff sacks. Better construction and technology than any of the NF offerings as far as I can tell. I love the Infinity! Good luck.


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Published Dec. 4, 2012
Softex Paper Inc., a manufacturer of consumer and commercial paper products, today announced plans to invest $2 million in a new plant in Rock Hill.
The investment, expected to create 36 new jobs, will be the second in South Carolina for Softex, headquartered in Willemstad, Curacao. The company also operates a production operation in Chester, and has additional facilities in Florida, Aruba and Puerto Rico.
Softex will be moving into an existing, 163,000-square-foot building in Rock Hill, officials said. The facility will produce paper towels, toilet paper and napkins.
"We are excited about the opportunity to expand our company's production operations," said Brian Smith, plant manager for Softex Paper. "York County provided us with an excellent location for the new plant. South Carolina has offered us a positive business environment and a skilled workforce."
Since January 2011, South Carolina has recruited more than $7 billion in capital investment and more than 18,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector, the state Commerce Department said.
"Driven largely by the availability of a suitable existing building, we appreciate Softex's decision to expand in York County," said Britt Blackwell, chairman of the York County Council. "The store chains they supply are expanding and thereby creating increased potential for more new jobs and investment for our area."
Softex will begin hiring for the new jobs about the time the plant begins operations in mid-2013.


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Kids gym, print shop debut in Valley Stream
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Like other communities across the country, Valley Stream has seen businesses come and go over the years, but two new business owners to the village plan on being here for a long time.
Armando and Saundra Hernandez opened Gym 4 Kidz on Rockaway Avenue on Nov. 29 with the hopes of getting children ages 5 to 12 into shape. "We have three sons so we're well aware with things that are going on with today's youth," Armando said. "We're just trying to help the community, to get the kids healthier and to be more physically fit and active."
The Hernandezes, who have been married for nearly 19 years, live in Lynbrook, but their children attend Valley Stream schools. Armando said the support from various local organizations, neighbors and fellow business owners has been tremendous in helping Gym 4 Kidz get started.
Children come in for one-hour classes during the week, which are led by a certified instructor or gym teacher. "They do things in a manner that's enjoyable," Armando said of the classes, "and they don't hurt themselves and they want to come back."
There are currently eight different classes offered at Gym 4 Kidz that range in size and are broken up by age. Armando said exercising and eating healthy is something very close to he and his wife's hearts. Over the last two years, he has lost 25 pounds while his wife dropped 30 pounds. Armando said their new healthy lifestyle is having a positive effect on their kids. "We feel like we're setting them up (to live healthier) throughout their lives," he said.
Living near the Valley Stream's business district made the Hernandez's choice an easy one when picking out a location for their gym. "We thought of it as an up and coming, vibrant business community and it was a central location for the village," Armando said of Rockaway Avenue, "so there's easy access from a lot of different areas from Valley Stream and the neighboring communities."
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582CI Big Block Chevy Engine Build - 1,164 HP Without A Power-Adder - Engine BuildupWritten by Mike Finnegan on November 1, 2010 We Build 2 HP Per Cubic Inch In A Lightweight Big-Block Package.
NHRA Pro Stock racing is the end-all, be-all class for flexing the might of a big-block race engine. With no power-adders allowed, this is the class in which a huge budget, massive engineering efforts, and ingenuity rule the roost and the guy with the most power has a very real advantage over the competition. That competition has led to significant advances in induction technology and power production from 500ci engines over the years. Our best guess puts the horsepower output of the top engines in the class near the 1,450hp mark at 10,600 rpm, and some of the cylinder head chamber and port design information that makes it possible has been trickling down to sportsman racers in the last few years.
Thankfully, the proliferation of aftermarket cylinder head manufacturers has paved the way for the average guy to build ridiculous amounts of power using some of this induction technology. Today, we can get the weight savings of aluminum, very efficient CNC-finished chambers and ports, rolled valve angles, and a race-level valve job without having a name like Edwards or Anderson on our credit card bill. The results are out-of-the-box flow rates that rival the best max-effort, top-secret race heads of the last decade. The spread-port, 582ci Chevy we built in this story is a good example of what can happen when you combine one of many commercially available Pro Stock head designs with great supporting parts and no rules restricting displacement.
We built the engine at home and it cranked out 1,164 hp on the dyno without the direct-port nitrous system in play. The beast puts out more than 1,000 hp at 6,000 rpm, and by 6,700 rpm, it eclipsed the 1,100hp mark. You want torque? How about 889 lb-ft at 5,800 rpm? We also hit it with a medium dose of nitrous and gained another 348 hp and 349 lb-ft. And the entire package weighs just 650 pounds.
It's not an easy build, though, as none of the parts were bolted in place without some massaging to get the most out of the combo. It also requires more attention to detail than your average street engine. Due to the high-lift cam profile and extreme spring pressure required to control the valves, the valvetrain is checked on a regular basis. Make no mistake-from carb to pan, this is a full-tilt drag engine that lives on VP C-16 fuel. Let's have a look inside, shall we?
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We opted to have Brodix bore the cam tunnel for 55mm roller bearings instead of smaller, traditional big-block Chevy babbitt bearings. The larger cam core should reduce flex under extreme spring pressures.The camshaft is a custom mechanical roller from Comp Cams that measures out like this: Intake duration is 279 degrees at 0.050-inch lift, exhaust duration is 303 degrees at 0.050-inch lift, the lobe-separation angle is 116 degrees, intake lift with 1.7:1 rockers is 0.884 inch, and exhaust lift is 0.868 inch. The ramps are mild compared with other grinds we've run in this engine, resulting in plenty of piston-to-valve clearance for changing the cam timing during testing. The lobes have the popular 4-7 firing order swap.Our crankshaft is a 4.375-inch-stroke Lunati Pro Series forged-steel unit, which Chris Starkweather from Pfaff polished and balanced. The crank is a strong piece with profiled counterweights that's been at work in this engine for the last four years with no signs of giving up.These forged 6.700-inch Carrillo connecting rods are bushed for 0.990-inch (stan-dard big Chevy size), DLC-coated wristpins. The diamond-like coating reduces friction and increases the hardness of the part for reduced wear. Calico supplied the CT-1 dry film-lubricant-coated Clevite 77 main and rod bearings. The coating is sacrificial and designed to reduce damage to the bearings and parts due to extreme heat or lack of oil.The slugs feature some of the latest design advancements from the engineers at CP Pistons. According to CP's Brian Moreland, the clover-shaped cam and barrel design reduces harmonics within the bore, and the bottom and side reliefs have been removed to prevent clipping as the piston moves away from bottom dead center. The shape of the intake valve relief keeps fuel puddling to a minimum while allowing the combustion gases to move toward the exhaust port as quickly as possible. There's an accumulator groove that increases the volume between the top and second rings without compromising the strength of the second land, and there are lateral gas ports in the oil ring groove. The thermal barrier and antiscuff coatings were applied by Embee Performance Coatings.The ring pack is a standard-tension arrangement from CP, designed specifically to withstand big nitrous hits. It features a 0.043-inch steel top ring, a 0.043-inch ductile iron second ring, and a 3mm oil ring. We set the gaps at 0.030 inch for the top ring and 0.035 inch for the second ring to make sure the ends do not meet, no matter how much thermal expansion takes place.The pistons sit 0.005 inch below the deck, and 0.040-inch-thick Cometic multi-layer steel (MLS) gaskets seal up the bores when the ARP studs lock down the 12-degree Pro Filer Hitman cylinder heads.The full-length kickout oil pan from Stef's makes a top-mount starter a necessity, but the one-way windage screen is built-in for an easy installation, and the trap doors do a great job of controlling oil movement under rapid deceleration. The magic number for max power and steady oil pressure at high rpm is 11 quarts of oil in the pan.
Pro Filer Hitman spread-port cylinder heads provide more than enough cross-sectional area and flow for this combination. We selected the version with 470cc intake ports and fitted them with 2.450-inch Manley titanium intake valves and 1.880-inch titanium exhaust valves.The valve angles are rolled over to 12 degrees, and the intake valve is shifted in the casting away from the cylinder wall to promote better flow. Intake flow maxes out at 520 cfm at 0.900-inch lift, 320 cfm at 0.800-inch lift on the exhausts. The combustion chamber is an extremely efficient 62cc design that yields a 14.5:1 compression ratio with our combo-and that's with dished pistons. The combination of displacement and small chambers can do that. The engine made peak power with just 30 degrees of ignition timing advance.A Jesel beltdrive gives us the ability to quickly advance or retard cam timing by simply loosening the four 7/16-inch locknuts. We found that the best balance of horsepower and torque came with the cam installed 2 degrees advanced from straight up.Instead of a standard balancer, we chose a TCI Rattler to absorb crankshaft vibrations. We also went with an MSD crank trigger to signal the MSD Digital 7 ignition box when to fire.The Top End
 Jesel 0.905-inch-diameter, tie-bar-style mechanical roller lifters are lightweight but strong. The bodies are machined from steel and then hard-coated, and the pistons are aluminum with hardened steel pushrod seats. Offset cups help the pushrods clear the intake runners, and internal pressurized oil circuits send more than enough oil to the roller and pushrod.This view shows off the sizable intake ports. The intake runners required a bit of massaging so the Manton tapered pushrods would clear. The exhaust pushrods taper from 1/2 inch to 7/16 inch, and the intake pushrods taper from 7/16 inch to 3/8 inch. Both have 0.118-inch-thick walls.Valve action happens with input from Jesel 1.7:1 Pro-J2K rocker arms. Jesel's Mohawk lightening option profiles the beam to a specific thickness that is determined by the spring pressure of the valvespring. Ours have 0.250-inch-wide beams-strong enough for our Comp Cams triple valvesprings, which give 387 pounds of seat pressure and 1,067 pounds of open spring pressure. The retainers are also titanium Comp units, and the locks are 10-degree models.The Pro Filer Performance Hitman tunnel-ram has a medium-length runner design with enough material in the flanges to accommodate short- or tall-deck blocks. The casting is as clean as they come and required minimal work on our part to match the ports to our heads.We topped off the tunnel-ram with a 5/8-inch-thick Teflon plenum spacer and built our own carburetor mounting plate. The plate incorporates mounts for the throttle linkage and fuel pressure regulators for the carburetors and nitrous system. Reher-Morrison antireversion plates are stacked on top to improve the signal to the boosters.
We went with the 1,150-cfm version of Holley's new Ultra Dominator carburetors to meter the fuel. The all-aluminum construction saves almost 4 pounds per carb, and every circuit of each carb is tunable. John Moreland at C&J Engineering went through each carb, synchronizing the adjustable throttle linkages and putting in his own calibration.Applied Nitrous Technology (ANT) handled the installation of the 0.115-inch-orifice NS Racestar Pro solenoids and Fang nozzles, bending the tubing precisely and placing the nozzles in the bungs cast into the manifold runners. The company machined its own jets, blueprinted the fuel pressure regulator, and even flow-tested the system using our flow tool to ensure the proper ratio of nitrous to fuel pressure for each given jet size.Our direct-port system utilizes Nitrous Supply's (NS) new stainless steel Fang nozzle. According to NS owner Mike Thermos, the advantage of this nozzle lies in the larger diameter of the nitrous port, which is about 0.025 inch larger than a comparable soft-plume nozzle. The larger port reportedly reduces backpressure, which results in more flow for the same size nitrous jet. The smaller holes split the fuel discharge around the plume of nitrous rather than beside it for a better mix of fuel and nitrous oxide.The regulator on the left is a two-port Holley 12-803 unit, which is favored by scores of nitrous tuners because of its simple design and rock-steady fuel pressure output. ANT ported the inside of the regulator for maximum fuel flow to the solenoids. The regulator on the right is a Holley 12-707, a four-port billet regulator that's plumbed to the carbs with -6 line.Besides the 1,164 peak horsepower at 7,600 rpm, over 800 lb-ft of torque is ready to beat drivetrain parts into submission from 5,000 rpm until our engine begins to nose over at 7,600 rpm. This is without the nitrous system activated. Push a button and there's another 350-plus lb-ft of torque on tap with .030 nitrous and .024-inch fuel jets installed inside of the Nitrous Supply Fang direct-port nozzles.Finally, a beltdriven Moroso three-vane vacuum pump is plumbed into the driver-side valve cover and was set up to pull 16-in/hg vacuum, which was worth an additional 25 peak horsepower during dyno testing.