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Caravan Field Trip - In DixieWritten by on January 1, 2000 Forget Cotton, Performance Is King South Of The Mason-Dixon Line
For this year's caravan, I was headed to the heart of performance territory, going south to Memphis, trucking up through Bowling Green, and on to Columbus. While these cities may have other claims to fame, it wasn't Graceland or the National Corvette Museum that had the adrenaline pumped for this Mopar freak, but the chance to visit two of the premiere aftermarket performance facilities in the industry-Competition Cams in Memphis, and Holley Performance Products in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
After working intensively with both of these companies over the years in various tech stories, I'd finally have a chance to put some faces behind the names on all of those long-distance phone calls. That I would come knocking on the door after pulling into the gate in a glitzy Prowler, with a Caravan of some of Mopars finest muscle machines, made the prospects all the more tasty.
Touching down in Memphis, Chris Brown of Comp Cams had the Prowler waiting after it had been delivered right to Comp by DaimlerChrysler and MSX. This year, I was riding shotgun with Mopar Muscle Publisher Doug Evans. I would leave most of the driving chores to the hard-driving 6-foot, 6-inch Marine, while handling the on-the-road photography.
On Wednesday morning, we sat on our luggage from our hotel and made the trip to Comp, hoping that someone with a bit more cargo space would offer us some. The crew at Comp had a large reception set for our arrival, and Doug and I waited for the caravan participants to arrive. With about half a dozen cars checked in, we began our tour of Comp's extensive facility. Now when I order a cam, I'm even more amazed when a few short days later that Comp Cams box arrives at my door. These guys have the production facilities to get the job done. Often, for Winston Cup clients, they turn out and ship a custom billet cam the day it's ordered.
While we were touring the plant, the number of Mopars outside more than doubled, so another tour group was put together while the rest of us bench raced and told lies under the Comp tent outside. Jamming the Comp lot were enough 'Cudas, Chargers, and mid-'60s B-Bodies to make it look like 1971, only the modern muscle and trucks that also joined the scene would assist in correctly setting the date.
We loaded up and hit the road for Bowling Green. Five minutes out, someone from our tour pulled up to tell us he was out of gas. We swung into the nearest station and promptly lost all of the trailered vehicles, which were lagging the pack. Back on the road, we made the run with what remained of our original group, and made the haul into Kentucky with no casualties.
By Thursday morning, we had regained a portion of the crew that we had lost the previous day, and headed out to Holley. Holley, for those of you who haven't been paying attention, is not just a carburetor company anymore. With the largest production facility of any aftermarket company, Holley now includes Weiand, B&M Superchargers, Hooker Headers, their own line of ignition system products, multipoint fuel injection systems, and the list keeps growing. We toured the plant and got a look at what goes into building the carburetors, but also had a chance to check out the extensive R&D lab and product development. These guys are serious about performance. We headed out of Holley and set our sights on Columbus.
Traveling with us were a couple of guys who came all the way out from Auckland, New Zealand, to make the Mopar Nationals. Borrowing a Chevy S-10 in Texas, they had made the run and hooked up with the caravan in Memphis. Even though they were piloting a GM product, we weren't about to argue with that kind of long-distance enthusiasm and let them run with the Mopars. Five miles out of Bowling Green, the Chevy's notoriously weak tranny finally quit, leaving them stranded only hours from the 'Nats. We figured they had suffered enough, having wheeled that Chevy pick-up halfway across the country, so publisher Doug arranged to have the truck towed in and a rental car sent to get them to the event. Get a Mopar next year, fellas.
We pressed on up through Cincinnati, where we met with the supremely far more organized Year One caravan out of Atlanta. Pulling in for fuel, the two groups assembled into a mighty procession of Mopardom, and we were on the road again. The rest of the trip, I left the Prowler to Doug, and swapped driving time with Tech Editor Brad Ocock in the Starcoach-built supercharged Rambunctious Dodge Ram truck. We hit Brice with a mile-long convoy of muscle and filed into a reserved parking lot in the thick of Brice, ready for the action to begin.
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Robert Long Came, Caravaned, Cruised,And CompetedWhat does the whole 'Nats deal boil down to? For some, it's the main venue to compete for recognition as the owner, builder-or both-of the finest Mopar in the country, bar none. For these guys, it's a mission.
For others it's to shop, and others still, to look, drag, cruise, see, or be seen. Most times, what you get out is what you put in. For the class show competitors, the meaning of this is obvious. For the thousands of others, it can be a little more vague.
Robert Long of Monroe, Louisiana, knows how to get the most from his Mopar. Trekking out from Louisiana in his Sunfire Yellow '66 Satellite, Robert joined the Return To Brice Road II caravan right from the beginning. The basically clean mid-'60s B-Body immediately caught my eye as a real car. You know, the type of car that will take you from Louisiana to Columbus without a hitch, no weeks of preparation, no worry, because you know it'll get you there.
How do you know? Because you drive it every day, it gets you to work, takes you where you need or want to go, and brings you back home again, every time. That it packs an owner-built, budget 440, and turns in low 13s at 108 mph-through the mufflers and fitted with real-world 3.23 gears-makes it all that much sweeter. That Robert built the engine himself is the icing on the cake.
After running the full length to Columbus with the caravan, we parted company with Robert and expected the yellow Satellite to disappear amongst the thousands of Mopars at the 'Nats. That night while checking out the cruise action on Brice, we caught a glimpse of the boxy yellow Satellite and the sound of its big-cammed 440 breathing through two-chamber Flowmasters. Yeah, Robert's '66, making the scene on Brice. No sitting on the sidelines or parking on trailers, it was time to cruise, participate, risk the cops, and enjoy.
On Saturday at the 'Nats it was my turn to catch the action on the dragstrip at National Trail Raceway. We had a job to do. Working my way through the staging lanes, we came upon a now familiar machine-you guessed it, Robert's '66. Drive hundreds of miles with no back-up, and then pound on it on the track; do you have to trust your machine? You bet; but there it was, staging as it has done hundreds of times before, and probably will hundreds of times again. Yeah, Robert knows how to get the most from his Mopar. Do you?
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As the first group of caravan arrivals went through their tour, the number of participants hitting our starting point at Comp grew, so we ran a second tour. Complements of Comp, there was plenty of shade, cool drinks, and eats to go along with the bench racing outside.Getting the most from your Mopar means driving it once in a while. Here's Robert cruising Brice Road.The lovely Tammy Holland of Comp organized and directed our visit. All we could offer in return was the keys to the Prowler for a cruise. Thanks, Tammy!The meeting place for the Memphis caravan was performance ground zero-Competition Cams headquarters. On the inside at Comp Cams, we got the low-down on what is behind the grind.Joe Lee, out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, had no trouble catching-up with the Caravan in his 340-powered '72 Challenger. The E-Body turns 100 mph in the quarter and performs flawlessly on extended highway jaunts. It's our kind of machine.Hitting the road, we had some late iron to go along with the early muscle. Rick Phillips with his modified, black '97 Dak. Space was sparse in our lead Prowler so Rick's truck hauled our gear. He was better prepared than us-packing an extra CB, which he kindly let us borrow.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This Virgil Exner-penned '60 Belvedere owned by Al Wilson is equipped with a heater, 318 Poly, and not much more.In Bowling Green, the Caravan pulled up to Holley. The Holley facility is the largest aftermarket plant in the industry. The shop is bursting with equipment, spilling high performance products like no place else.Modern Muscle? You bet. Robb Herring's '98 Neon R/T looked the part with the sinister hue covering the sheetmetal and the silver stripes over the top. The racy looks are backed up by a potent 2.0 DOHC modified with Mopar Performance parts. Too bad I couldn't talk him out of the keys for a personal road test.


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Double Your Displacement: The Great 455 SwapWritten by on March 1, 2002 Installing A $6,000 Engine In A Car You Love Is Worth The Extra Time Spent
The poor car. With its Hurst-shifted Muncie four-speed, buckets and console and factory tach and gauges, it looked every part of a 65 GTO minus the telltale 6.5 Liter badges on the fenders. Its fenders, instead, bore odd PMD 6 emblems, which gave away the sickly, smoking 215ci inline-six underhood, a mill better suited to hauling hay than hauling tail.
From the start, we intended to change that. No, we never planned on cloning a GTO; we wanted something far more capable than a stock 389. As luck would have it, wed already built a 501hp Poncho 455, which had been languishing at our dyno shop since appearing in the Jan. 01 issue. That fit the bill perfectly.
What we thought would be a basic bolt-in deal turned into several months of parts searching and modifying. Using modern speed parts often requires accommodating or modifying other components. But we wanted to do things right, which always takes way longer than slapping the whole mess together. And we think youd agree that installing a $6,000 engine in a car you love is worth the extra time spent.
The beautiful thing about Pontiac V-8s is their common external packagingso dont call this 455 a big-block. That meant we were able to use many stock 65 GTO pieces from Year One, as most of these parts cant distinguish this motor from a 389. A huge benefit of working with Year One is having a one-stop shop at your fingertips. Being able to order everything from a complete cooling system to clutch linkage from a single catalog saves an incredible amount of time. We opted to install a McLeod clutch and flywheel, a Milodon oil pan, Dougs headers, Flowmaster exhaust, an MSD ignition, and a set of Auto Meter gauges to complement the torque-monster motor.
Was all the extra installation time worth it? When a new motor roars to life on the first blip of the ignition, runs smoothly, doesnt leak, drives effortlessly, and sounds killer, we think its time well spent. With almost 600 lb-ft of torque on tap, though, driver input to the worn-out stock suspension is more of a suggestion than a certainty. In the meantime, well get by smoking the tires from a 50 mph roll.
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Two engines cannot occupy the same space, so out came the stocker. It's a 215ci underachiever that's based upon the venerable Chevy six. We counted five separate oil leaks before pulling this beast. The amount of grease on this pig should give some idea of the cleanup necessary on the engine compartment.We spent no less than a day's work, 13 cans of brake cleaner, half a bottle of Simple Green, and three cans of the Eastwood Company's Pre-Paint Prep before we had the engine bay degreased. Then, we masked off the painted body areas and sprayed the firewall, core support, and inner fenders with Eastwood's Underhood Black. It dries quickly to a semi-gloss finish. We gave it 20 minutes to cure, masked those panels off, and shot the frame with slower-drying, epoxy-based Chassis Black. We unmasked everything and gave the frame two days to completely dry (it was cold outside). The higher-gloss frame is a nice contrast with the rest of the engine bay. Well worth the time spent.Swapping out the six-banger meant changing the frame pedestals on the crossmembers. The scummy six-cylinder originals (left) don't look anything like the proper '64-'72 Pontiac A-body V-8 pieces. To the best of our knowledge, these pedestals aren't being reproduced, so we pulled ours from a junkyard '69 350ci LeMans, bead blasted 'em, and fogged 'em with Eastwood's Detail Gray paint. Matching factory-style rubber motor mounts from Year One bolted to the 455.Pontiac pulleys and accessory brackets are complex and just plain ugly. We recommend you pull everything off one donor car, as the brackets tend to be application-specific. Although we scored all the parts we needed–even the A/C compressor mounts—from a 350ci '76 Grand Prix, we opted to convert to manual steering for a cleaner engine bay, simplifying the pulley arrangement. This used '64 Chevelle SS steering gear liberated $60 from our wallet. Keep in mind that your centerlink and idler arm might not work (both 7/8-inch and 13/16-inch centerlinks were used on the A-body platform).Future canyon-carving plans and the bang-shift coolness factor sold us on keeping the original Muncie M20 four-speed in service. Off came the flexplate, in went a roller-pilot bearing (Year One PN 47392N), and on went a McLeod 30-pound steel flywheel. It'll fit either the 2.49-inch or 2.75-inch crank register diameter by using a trick press-fit insert. Our crank's 2.75-inch register didn't need it, so it was carefully tapped out with a brass punch. Because this motor is externally balanced, the crank is drilled with an asymmetric bolt pattern so the flywheel only goes on one way. ARP bolts were coated with their assembly lube and torqued to 90 lb-ft.McLeod recommended we use its 11-inch raised-cone diaphragm pressure plate and sintered-iron Soft-Loc disc behind our torque monster. Sintered iron's superior grip allows milder pedal pressure without sacrificing holding power, but the sprung hub is very streetable. Pedal pressure is similar to a brand-new stock clutch. ARP bolts secured the pressure plate in place.Pontiacs used two throwout bearings that differ by about 5/8 inch in height. We assume high-performance GTOs with Borg and Beck clutches got the short bearing, and the low-performance models with low-reaching diaphragm pressure plates received the longer bearing to take up the slack. Year One sells both bearings, and both long and short versions of the pivot-ball stud that supports the clutch fork in the bellhousing.
A stout oiling system is cheap insurance against starving bearings, and since we're building the car to accelerate and turn hard, Milodon's Road Race oil pan made sense. It's built with two trap doors to keep oil at the pickup under forward, rearward, or lateral acceleration. Milodon recently redesigned the front of the sump to work with the A-body chassis. It's still a tight fit, though, and we saved some scratches, dents, and headaches by installing the engine without the transmission.Maybe the only limitation of the Edelbrock Performer RPM heads is the round-port header requirement. Combined with the added complexity of the clutch linkage, we wondered if we shouldn't just run stock manifolds on this thing. But we'd heard that Doug's Headers for this application fit great, and speaking with Mr. Thorley himself confirmed that. Naturally, though, we had a few reservations when Doug told us they'd "drop right in." The headers themselves are a work of art. Between the heavy-gauge flanges, 1-7/8-inch primaries, full-flanged 3-1/2-inch collectors, and brilliant ceramic coating, they almost look too nice to install. We had Doug's weld oxygen sensor bungs in each collector (arrows) to accommodate an anticipated EFI conversion.A V-8–style throttle cable and bracket (PN RZ647 and TB17) came from Year One, but we soon found they wouldn't bolt up to the high-rise Edelbrock Performer RPM intake on our engine. Out came the engineer in us, and we fabricated an aluminum plate with a milled-out recess to relocate the cable bracket and lock it in place. Then we noticed that Year One offers a throttle adapter bracket for Edelbrock intakes (PN A39) for use with the cable bracket. That probably would've been easier than mooching machine time from the aerospace fabricators next door to our shop.We had the best luck lifting the passenger-side header in place from underneath the car with the engine raised up about 6 inches. The oil filter adapter was removed before attempting this.The driver-side header was installed from underneath with the engine already bolted in place. The rear lower A-arm frame bracket required some radiusing to clear one of the primaries.When finally installed, we had about 1/4-inch clearance between the steering flange and No. 1 cylinder pipe, which we felt was enough. We were especially impressed at how closely the collectors fit to the floorpan. Speed bumps are a non-issue.Running the powerful multi-spark MSD 6AL was a no-brainer, and proper mounting and wiring will keep the box running happily. After relocating the battery to the driver side of the car with a tray and cables from Year One, the void left on the passenger side was a perfect place to mount the ignition box. Not wanting to drill holes in the core support, we bought a 7x11x0.125-inch aluminum plate, mounted it using two holes left behind from the battery tray, and secured the MSD directly to the plate. A 10-gauge wire runs directly from the battery to this trick enclosed single-stud terminal block we liberated from a junkyard '89 Riviera. This block provides convenient high-current 12V power for the MSD and any additional accessories we choose to add in the future.We were sure running out of room on the intake, but found room for the MSD Blaster 2 coil on the passenger side behind the carburetor. We cut and bent a bracket from aluminum strap to mount the rear of the coil to an intake bolt. Check out the trick stock-appearing fuel line setup from Year One. Although it's made to fuel any dual-feed Holley-style carburetor, we had to adapt its 5/16-inch inlets to the Demon's 3/8-inch ports using brake line adapters from the auto parts store.Gauges are a good idea if you care about your motor. We can trust these Auto Meter 2-1/16-inch Sport Comp instruments, and their compact size cleared our stock console with room to spare. We like that they're subtle enough to retain our stealth sleeper image. If you're running a mechanical oil-pressure gauge, consider upgrading to Auto Meter's copper or braided stainless tubing kit for reliability and temperature resistance.
Our clutch linkage was worn and sloppy from years of grocery-getting, so Year One suggested replacing the wearables with their accurate repro linkage rods, Z-bar components, and rubber boots for the clutch fork and clutch pedal rod. There's a dramatic difference between old and new, and the six-cylinder Z-bar (left) and the V-8-style Z-bar (right) also have noteworthy differences. Doug Thorley told us only Z-bar PN 9776376 will work with header installs on '64-'65 LeMans/GTO models. We bought a good used Z-bar thought to be correct for a '65 GTO, but it flat out wouldn't work. We couldn't verify a part number, so it's assumed we had the wrong one. Meanwhile, we made the stock six-cylinder Z-bar work after bending the lower lever arm 30-degrees outward (away from the engine) to clear the starter. It's not pretty, but it's functional, and that makes it a good temporary solution.Using the reducers supplied with Doug's header kit, we installed Flowmaster's 2.5-inch, mandrel-bent American Thunder exhaust kit. The kit fits so well that we were able to get this nearly perfect fit installing it ourselves with the car on four jackstands. A car hoist and fancy power tools are definitely not needed. Look for an upcoming article for the skinny on the full installation. It's impossible to describe how awesome it sounds, but we'll try anyway. The throaty sound can be turned on and off at will, depending on how much throttle you deem necessary. The 50-series mufflers should have kept things quiet enough to dart past Officer Friendly, but our lack of hood and valid registration tags got us nabbed anyway.Always prime the oil pump with a cordless drill before starting a dormant engine. Remember you'll need to reverse the drill direction to operate a counter-clockwise-rotation Pontiac oil pump. Our Milodon high-volume pump gave the drill a workout, showing impressive oil pressure; we only had to prime it for 30-40 seconds before oil flowed from the rockers. The MSD Pro-Billet distributor was set up for 26 total degrees of ignition lead, all in by 3,000 rpm.With Year One's expert advice, we pieced together a cooling system that should work for all '65-'67 vintage 455 retrofits. The heavy-duty four-core radiator (PN FJL15) works with a late-style water neck (PN 9435N) and upper/lower radiator hoses (PN ID436/ ID591). Don't forget a filler cap (9004N) and drain petcock (5372N). A five-blade fan and thermostatic clutch (PN 6500N/9189N) and fan shroud (PN F94) keep the big-cube 455 rock-steady at 180 degrees. We modified our light-duty radiator brackets to work with the new, thicker-core radiator, but Year One's kit (PN FP20891) achieves the same thing, only more easily.


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Update on Ignacia GroupThis group is made up of three enterprising members. One of these is Ignacia. She is 41 years old and the mother of a 10-year-old boy. She makes a living buying and selling tamarind crops, and storing basic grains. Ignacia has begun selling her fresh fruits in a nearby market.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 10 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- Jan 11, 2013
- Listed
- Mar 1, 2013
- Currency Exchange Loss:
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- Ended:
- Oct 17, 2013


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Grainger Hall, home of the Wisconsin School of Business is prominently located in the heart of downtown Madison at 975 University Avenue, between Park St and Brooks St, and is a brief 20-minute taxi ride from the Dane County Regional Airport.
From I-39/90/94 or Hwy. 51 at Madison/Sun Prairie area, take Hwy. 151 south toward the State Capitol. Follow Hwy. 151 (E. Washington Ave.) about 5 miles. One block before the Capitol, turn right on Webster St. Follow this about 3 blocks as it curves and changes names. Turn right on Wisconsin Ave. Go 2 blocks and turn left on Gorham St. This one-way street becomes University Ave. at the UW campus. Watch for your destination on your left.
Take Hwy. 151 north to Madison. Go under the Beltline (Hwys. 12/14/18/151) and angle left on Midvale Blvd. Follow Midvale Blvd. about 3 miles to where it ends at University Ave. Turn right and take University Ave. as it becomes Campus Dr. then Johnson St. at the UW campus. Watch for your destination on your left.
Take I-90 to Madison. Exit Hwy. 12/18 west. Follow Hwy. 12/18 (Beltline Hwy.) for about 6 miles. Exit at Park St. (Hwy. 151 north). Turn right on Park St. and go north about 2 miles to the UW campus. Watch for your destination on your left.
Take I-94 to where it intersects with I-90, and follow the signs for Hwy. 30 into Madison. Exit at Hwy. 151 (E. Washington Ave.) toward the State Capitol. Follow E. Washington Ave. about 3 miles. One block before the Capitol, turn right on Webster St. Follow this street about 3 blocks as it curves (and changes names). Turn right on Wisconsin Ave. Go 2 blocks and turn left on Gorham St. This one-way street becomes University Ave. at the UW campus. Watch for your destination on your left
The Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) provides regional and national service to and from the Madison area, with convenient access between the airport and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. For more details, click here.
The following airlines (and their selected subsidiaries) serve the Madison area. For telephone and website information on each, visit the site.
»»Continental Express
»»United Express
Car rentals are available at the airport from:
AVIS: 608-242-2442 or 800-831-2847
Budget: 608-249-5544 or 800-527-0700
Dollar: 608-661-4941 or 800-847-4389
Enterprise: 608-661-4900 or 800-325-8007
Hertz: 608-241-3803 or 800-654-3131
National/Alamo: 608-249-1614 or 800-227-7368
Thrifty: 608-661-4940 or 800-800-4000
Taxis are available to and from the airport. To schedule pickup for your arrival or return to the airport, call one of the following:
Badger Cab: 608-256-5566
Madison Taxi: 608-258-7458
Union Cab: 608-242-2000
Taxi pick-up location at Grainger Hall is on North Brooks Street, between University Ave. and Johnson Ave.
From Grainger Hall to the airport:
6.2 miles
1. Head south from N. Brooks St. – go 0.1 mi
2. Turn left at W. Johnson St. – go 0.9 mi
3. Continue on E. Johnson St. – go 1.9 mi
4. Continue on Pennsylvania Ave. – go 0.5 mi
5. Continue on Packers Ave. – go 1.3 mi
6. Bear right at International Ln. and head toward Dane County Regional Airport – go 1.5 mi
(800-231-2222) serves Madison.
(608-255-6771) offers daily routes between Milwaukee (two locations: downtown and Mitchell Field) and campus. The Greyhound/Badger depot is located a few blocks from the eastern edge of campus, and many Greyhound and Badger busses stop at UW-Madison's Memorial Union.
(608-257-5593 or 800-747-0994) provides daily round-trip service between Memorial Union and Chicago's O'Hare Airport and downtown Amtrak station.
See the Rates Policy for the most up-to-date rates.
The MBA Career Management Center and the Undergraduate Business Career Center have a limited amount of permits available for on-campus recruiting. Please contact your career center representative for more information and to request a permit. We require at least one week notice for our offices to reserve a permit.
You can view current visitor parking availability, where the number of vacant stalls counts are listed. Grainger Hall is "007 Grainger Hall Garage."
Visit the UW-Madison Transportation website for more information about parking on campus.
The following hotels are closest to Grainger Hall and have been found comfortable by many campus guests. Additional accommodations for the Madison area are available at www.visitmadison.com.
601 University Ave., Madison, WI 53715
Direct: 608-441-7117; Toll-free: 877-77-FLUNO
0.3 miles from Grainger Hall
Easy walk to Grainger Hall. Employers holding presentations or recruiting on campus are eligible to stay on campus at the Fluno Center for
Executive Education.
601 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703
Direct: 608-257-4391; Toll-free: 800-589-6285 0.5 miles from Grainger Hall
525 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53703
Direct: 608-251-5511; Toll-free: 800-222-TREE 0.7 miles from Grainger Hall
1 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53703
Direct: 608-257-6000; Toll-free: 800-356-8293 1.0 miles from Grainger Hall
666 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, WI 53703
Direct: 608-256-9071; Toll-free: 800-922-5512 1.0 miles from Grainger Hall
1950 Willow Dr., Madison, WI 53706
Direct: 608-231-1341; Toll-free: 866-301-1753 1.1 miles from Grainger Hall
2424 University Ave., Madison, WI 53726 Direct: 608-233-8778; Toll-free: 800-528-1234 1.3 miles from Grainger Hall
9 E. Wilson St., Madison, WI 53703
Direct: 608-255-5100
1.4 miles from Grainger Hall
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Nice French bistro, moderate prices
Wonderful comfort food at great prices, cool location (right on the Capital Square)
Upscale chophouse, more expensive but very nice, private room available
Another nice chophouse, more expensive but also has private rooms
Local Italianrestaurant on State St., private rooms available
Gaucho-style Brazilian meals offering large portions of meat and salad, private rooms available, $34 per plate or $15 for just the salad bar
Mexican cuisine, banquet rooms available for no room charge, relatively inexpensive at around $10 a plate
Mediterraneanstyle food, seating for 12 per table, average price range is $9-$16 per plate
Voted best for food and ambiance in Madison Magazine, fine Mexican food and drinks, large rooms available for rent
Open to the public for breakfast and lunch only, reservations for private events are possible
Sushi restaurant, reservations accepted
Downtown steak house that provides white-linen dining in a supper-club atmosphere, two private rooms that fit 16-44 people available for reservation, serving dinner from 5:30-10:00 p.m. on weekdays
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Media Bias: The rationale behind the Santa Fe New Mexican's censorship
After this week's blogposts about the Santa Fe New Mexican censoring me out of their article on social media and New Mexico's 2013 legislative session. I finally have received answers which are half-satisfactory! Yesterday I explained here how the Occupy movement pestered Julie Ann Grimm after it was not included in the article, which likely had something to do with his/her lack of response to | Read More »


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Carlos Boozer poured in a game-high 24
points and ripped down 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls easily handled the
Cleveland Cavaliers, 118-92, at United Center on Monday.
Luol Deng netted 19 points to go with seven assists, five rebounds and four
steals, while Taj Gibson hit 8-of-9 from the floor for 18 points to go along
with seven boards for the Bulls, who have won three straight since a loss to
Charlotte on Dec. 31.
Marco Belinelli hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points and five
assists, while Nate Robinson ended his night with 14 points and seven assists
in the rout.
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12/20/2007, Chagaramas
When I returned from Florida I went through the boat a bit to make sure that she was ok after being plugged into the dock for a few weeks.
As I reached up to turn on one of the halogens in the saloon using the little twist bezel I noticed something I didn't like. There was an electrical burn running straight through the plastic from the base through the twist bezel. Not good.
My assessment is that due to the design of the lights it is very easy to leave them almost on. Almost on means possible arcing, heat build up and bad things down the line from there.
These lights have some pros. They can be individually turned on and off, they are bright, and they dim nicely. On the down side, the bezels pop off easily and can get hung up making it hard to figure out how to turn them on or off, they are power pigs, and due to the less than positive on/off switching they have the burn problem depicted here. The last two items are the nails in the proverbial coffin.
Our friends on Andromeda have 12 LED composite lights that are the exact same size. My original concern was that the LEDs would not dim due to the voltage sensitivity but Andromeda's do. My last LED discussion was a year ago with a friend on Shanty in Exuma and voltage sensitivity was still a big issue. Looks like the LEDs are coming of age.
I am now scouring the Internet for a dozen or so LEDs to replace all of my halogen lights.
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12/19/2007, Store Bay
I woke up at 08:30 feeling a little bruised and crusty after the previous evening's escapades. Doris was happily rolling in the swell coming around Buccoo Reef to the north. Stean woke up and immediately offered me chocolate chip cookies. Of course I ate them.
Seeing as how my Tobago side trip was fairly unplanned I was not exactly sure how I was going to get back to Chagaramas. Stean indicated that there were flights almost hourly to Port of Spain from the Tobago airport and graciously insisted that he pay for my fare.
After watching a swarm of fish boiling out of the blue water we set about putting the boat in order and launching the dinghy. Some of the other boaters in the anchorage directed us to the best beach to land on just north of the Coco Reef Resort. We tied the dinghy to a tree on the south end of the beach and walked to the north end of the beach where the road to town comes through. It was a nice walk to the airport.
We waited in one room for a while to buy a standby ticket and then waited at the airport proper to trade that for a boarding pass. The grand total was $25 US. I couldn't see how the airline turned a profit. The cab to Chagaramas from the Port of Spain airport cost more.
It had been less than 24 hours but I already missed Hideko and Roq and was glad to be getting back. I said a hearty goodbye to my new friend. I hope we catch up with him and his family before they leave Tobago.
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12/18/2007, Tobago
Hideko and I took one of the weekly trips organized by Jesse James to the local mall and specialty food store this morning. You could spend a good two weeks in Chagaramas just trying to do one of each of the standard tours and shopping runs that Jesse sponsors. It is always fun to mix with the local cruisers in the van on the rides as well.
The Long Circular Mall was small by super-size-me American standards but there are some neat shops there. The house wares shop was particularly cool. As good or better than any you'd run across back home. Hideko acquired several things we apparently really needed.
The second stop was at the Malabar Meats specialty food store. We found whole bean coffee (hard to come by here), hunks of white chocolate, filet mignons, and lots of great cheese. The place is freezing cold though. I can not understand what they are thinking. It is 80 outside and 55 inside. All of the people who work there wear heavy jackets (which you would never even own otherwise living in Trinidad) and the store manager offers jackets to customers who are shivering uncontrollably.
We returned to Swingin' on a Star around noon and noticed an industrious Norwegian making ready to sail. Stean had been working hard every day for the past several days getting Doris, his 35 Gibsea, ready to go. Both Hideko and I noticed that he seemed to be solo. I asked him where he was going and he said he was leaving for Tobago in a couple of hours. The seas were projected to be 2.6 meters and the wind was projected to be 15-20 knots blowing from Tobago with lots of squalls. Didn't sound like fun at all, especially single handed on a boat just back in the water after 6 months on the hard.
With Hideko's blessing I offered to give him a hand on the trip over. Stean seemed happy to have the help. So I took ten minutes to throw a bag together, jumped on Doris and off we went.
Our first stop was Chagaramas Customs. I was of no consequence because I was not leaving the country but the yacht did have to clear out for Tobago and then clear in again once in Tobago. Stean returned with no problems and we motored out of Chagaramas at about 15:00. We were using the Captain on Stean's laptop for chart plotting with a Garmin GPS. On the way out we noticed the chart plotter had us sailing through the middle of Monos Island. We would need to stay sharp on the traditional navigation and pilotage.
As we raised the mainsail Stean noticed two issues leftover from work by the yard's rigger/loft. The first, two sliders were missing from the top of the sail, which scalloped the main near the head. We had to live with that one. The second was a mix up with the reef lines. Both of the leach lines were going through the first reef point. Since Stean and I were both keen on using the second reef, given weather expectations, we decided to repair this item. While we were untying the line for reef one we began to get out into the cross current where the water flowing through the Chagaramas channel meets the water coming along the north coast of Trinidad. Doris gave us a lively ride through the big chop as we worked on the coach roof. Once in place we set in the second reef and turned to head out along the coast.
Conventional wisdom for getting to Tobago this time of year is: don't. Failing that, sticking close to the coast of Trinidad until you can cut directly across the current between Trinidad and Tobago is plan B. This also keeps you out of the way of the larger shipping traffic plying the local waters and maximizes the island lee affect if you are traveling at night.
It was very overcast and had rained on us twice already as we began to make our way up to the first point along the coast. The wind was from the northeast about 15 degrees off of the port bow, we tried the jib but at the time it was blowing 20 knots and it just wouldn't set in the conditions, so we rolled it up. It would be a motor sail the whole way, as expected.
Doris' motor was a salt water cooled Yanmar with about 3,000 miles on it. The motor was putting out a bit of white smoke, which concerned us a bit, but it sounded great and hummed quietly along the whole trip with no complaints. I don't have any experience with salt water cooled auxiliaries so I don't know what to think about the smoke.
Our first squall came in near sunset pressing the wind close to 30 knots. With two reefs in the main and pointing high Doris paid little mind and pounded through the chop dropping only about a knot in headway. The lee shore affect and failing visibility caused us to stay well off of the otherwise steep to coastline.
As we started to put our eta together it was looking like we were going to average 4.5 knots. Stean had a fairly pessimistic 3 knot model working when he departed. Unfortunately this was going to put us into Store Bay in 14 hours at the end of our 65 nautical mile run, very close to sunrise.
After sunset the wind died almost completely. The sky was still very overcast and looked fairly ominous. We could see some nasty black patches here and there in the distance. There were some lightning flashes to the west now and then but fortunately we did not run across any on our track.
We passed the time with various tales getting to know each other. I was intrigued as Stean described his school in Spitsbergen (http://www.unis.no/). Building a University on an island inside the arctic circle seemed like a unique project. Apparently you have to train all of the students in sub zero survival skills so that they don't freeze to death on the way to class. They also learn how to drive snow mobiles and how to handle large caliber rifles in case of polar bear encounters. It reminded me of the store I was at this morning. I would love to visit Spitsbergen one day, maybe in the summer.
After a couple more nice patches and a couple more squalls pressing 30 knots we decided to start the watch schedule. We had pealed off the Trinidad coast for Tobago before running across the 10 fathom shoal that lies about 30 miles down Trinidad's north shore. Stean hit the hay first a bit after 22:00. My watch was wet but uneventful. One squall, one calm and a stretch with 22 knots, some of everything. Visibility was often very impaired requiring a more focused lookout. The radar didn't help much when in the middle of a squall. Fortunately we hadn't seen any shipping once we were about a third of the way across to Tobago.
I woke Stean up around 01:00 with a little under four hours left on the GPS ETA. We had tacked, or I should say that the wind tacked for us, and we were now running with the current and the wind on the same side of the boat. The direction change typically signaled something interesting about to happen, but so far it was setting us right into the anchorage. The wind had been a steady 20 something for a while with an accompanying drizzle. After a clean hand over I went into the saloon and took probably a whopping 2.9 seconds to go completely comatose.
I woke up around 03:00 with the boat slamming fairly regularly. Stean had everything under control so I tried to catch another 50 winks. Then Doris started heeling hard over to port and began to slam with a little more purpose. There wasn't much main up and she had stayed fairly upright with 30 knots blowing. I got up and scrambled over the windsurfer and other gear bouncing around the cabin. When I asked Stean how it was going he said, "oh just a nice little 43 knot squall", as he wrangled with the main sheet. I guess I'd better get up.
As the first order of business after getting up I had to hit the head of course. Doris has one head in the bow. That was fun. Five points of stability required. I got back to the companionway, where Stean and I typically sheltered under the dodger from the stinging rain, just in time to watch a cascade of foam and water pile over the dodger at the perfect angle to stream precisely between Stean's head and the color of his foul weather jacket. I didn't laugh, though it took some effort not to.
We were coming into Tobago but not close enough to get any shelter. Visibility was still pretty bad and I spotted a fish trap going by a few feet off, far too late to do anything about it. Neither of us wanted to entertain the possibility of losing the auxiliary at this point. I took the helm and disengaged the autopilot, slowing down a bit as we closed in on the anchorage. Doris was still moving along at 3 knots and after a while the wind and rain finally started to relax. We were coming in on an uncharted hotel just south of Store Bay and looking for a sector light indicated on the chart. As the rain abated we spotted the airport, which is right at the south end of Store Bay, but we never saw a sector light, and the new hotel turned out to be a tanker on the tanker mooring.
The good news was that we were coming into the protected anchorage, the bad news was that it was 04:30 and rather dark. The main Store Bay anchorage is fairly deep. Picking out the shades of other boats anchored or moored (several without lights) we found a spot in 8 meters, a bit deep but as close as we could get without driving through the other boats. Stean dropped the hook and it set well on the first back down.
As we sat down to take a breather we both noticed how pretty the anchorage was. Tobago is certainly a much more idyllic island that industrial Trinidad. Even in the poor light we could see how blue and clear the water was. Two chocolate chip cookies later we were both sound asleep in the saloon.
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12/17/2007, Chagaramas
Roq enjoys the Christmas season. There are usually more leftovers this time of year. Hideko decorated Swingin' on a Star and she looks just perfect for a tropical Holiday.
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12/16/2007, Peakes
Little Star looks naked without his hypalon tubes. A couple of patches were in order at the one year mark.
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12/14/2007, In front of Power Boats
Doubles are a Trini breakfast favorite. You only get them at the little road side stands, one of which is in front of the Power Boats yard. A Double is basically two (hence the double) small flat pancakes smattered with chick peas, a tangy green sauce, and (if you're up for it) a seriously fiery red sauce. Very tasty.
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12/12/2007, Peake Dock
The inside of the Peake dock is a little more protected but can be tricky to maneuver in and out of. Boards and two screws 20 feet apart make things quite a bit easier though.
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North Bryan-based engineering and weapons manufacturer Daniel Defense announced Tuesday a 14 percent net reduction in workforce due to current market conditions.
Feb. 19 to March 20: What seems to be an ideal investment should be checked out thoroughly before you snap at the offer and find yourself hooked by an expensive scam.
The Anderson (Ind.) University Chorale from Anderson will perform at 7 p.m. March 17 at Richmond Hill United Methodist Church.
Surprisingly, last weekend marked the third week in a row that "The Lego Movie" topped the box office and has grossed more than $183 million since its debut. The stop-motion animated feature has exceeded many people's expectations.
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Tybee Island, one of Georgia's barrier islands just 20 minutes east of Savannah, is gearing up for the 6th Annual Mardi Gras Tybee Parade and Mardi Gras Street Party on Thursday-Saturday.
Feb. 19 to March 20: Save your energy and stay focused on what has to be done, despite all those distractions you're likely to face. You should see some evidence of real progress by week's end.
"Assault Rifles of the Civil War" will be presented at 11 a.m. March 15 at Fort McAllister State Historic Park.
In 1987, the science-fiction spectacular "RoboCop" hit theaters and quickly became a piece of pop-culture history.
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Feb. 19 to March 20: You find yourself swimming in circles, looking for some way to get back on a straight course. But things get easier once you're able to refocus your energies.
Richmond Hill Community Theatre will present the comedy "Play On!," by Rick Abbot, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at the John W. Stevens Wetlands Education Center in J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill.
You have the perfect dinner planned and you've chosen the perfect Valentine's Day gift for that special someone.
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Lis Wiehl, a New York Times best-selling novelist, regular legal commentator on the Fox News Channel and radio show host, will celebrate the release of her new legal thriller, "Snapshot," with a talk, Q&A and book signing at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Telfair and Wright squares in Savannah.
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Berea, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Browns signed defensive back Kevin
Barnes to a one-year contract on Monday.
Barnes appeared in two games with the Lions last season before being waived on
Sept. 18.
Originally taken by the Redskins in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft,
Barnes has 45 tackles, three interceptions and nine passes defensed in 31
career games with Washington and Detroit.
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This is a map of Welstar, one of the 6 worlds of RetroMUD, a Fantasy MUD I play on as "Tarnal Mithdae", who is currently leader of the Bard guild.
I started with screenshots of the in game, multi level ANSI map and traced it out in Inkscape, then tried to produce a more decorative map that conveyed the same information in a way consistent with the European Medieval Fantasy flavour of the world.
The heraldic symbols are mostly made up, although where there are in game descriptions, I've tried to follow them. I used elliptical cartouches for religious locations and roundels for the decidedly non-military medical guilds and the Elven city of Anathera.
I chose to use a simple hachuring for topology rather than the iconic representations I usually use so I could better represent the levels of the original map. I'm still not entirely happy with it but I can't think of a better option, and it does look good for the hills and lesser mountains.
All the effects and textures are done in Inkscape using SVG Filter Effects and Inkscape's Path Effects and I built most of the filter effects from scratch. The restacking script for the forests, and the generator for the farmland pattern were both written in Ruby.
The WIP thread is here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...?12257-Welstar
I've also posted it to DeviantArt here: http://hai-etlik.deviantart.com/art/Welstar-183365251


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Take a comprehensive journey that captures the best parts of Italy
Experience the very best of northern Italy on this superb adventure. Wander through medieval villages like Assisi and Florence and along the rugged coastline of the Cinque Terre. Explore ancient wonders in the eternal cities, cycle through the rolling hills of Tuscany and feast on Umbrian delicacies. From Rome, north to Venice and back again - join us to experience the classic essence of Italy.
- Wander the ancient streets of Rome, Italy's vibrant capital
- Stroll among the artistic outdoor attractions in Florence
- Cycle through Tuscan landscapes
- Find out why Pisa's famous tower leans
- Travel up to Milan and discover the height of fashion
- Walk along the Cinque Terre coast
- Relax by Lake Como
- Explore the canals and laneways of Venice
- Visit medieval towns in Umbria
Day 1 Rome
Day 2-3 Florence
Day 4-6 Lucca/Pisa
Day 7-8 Cinque Terre
For a more relaxed journey, take the local train and spend the day exploring the nooks and crannies of these atmospheric clifftop towns at leisure. Afterwards, feast on succulent seafood, relax with a gelato or take a dip in the warm waters of the Mediterranean.
Day 9-10 Portofino/Piedmont
Day 11-12 Milan/Italian Lakes
Day 13-15 Venice
Day 16-17 Gubbio
Day 18-19 Assisi/Spello
Day 20-21 Rome
Meals2 breakfasts, 1 lunch
TransportBicycle, Boat, Bus, Cable car, Metro, Train
AccommodationHotel (17 nights), Private apartment (3 nights)
Included activities
- Bicycle tour
- Cinque Terre day pass
- Duomo roof visit
- Enoteca wine tasting
- Guided tour of Basilica di San Francesco
- Lake Como ferry pass
- Piazzale Michelangelo
- Walk to Portofino and return boat ride
- Winery visit
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Our Classic Italy trips score an average of 5 out of 5 based on 7 reviews in the last year.
Classic Italy , April 2016
Sally Holmes
Very full busy tour. Enriching for the soul. So much wonderful food and wine. Locals very helpful. Need good upper body strength as often carrying bags up and down stairs of train stations and hotels.
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Italy is an amazing place to travel. The Classic Italy tour gave us a perfect experience of the country - loved the food, people and country. Great job Marco and Intrepid!
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|PCFES & Community Garden to receive federal stimulus funds
|Written by April Peregoy
A common complaint heard in the rural northeast area of Colorado is that local governments and projects are placed on the bottom of the state's priority list for funding—often losing out to the urban areas along the I-25 corridor.
As such, many people may not be expecting President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package to affect Phillips County much—espcially with all the criticism in the media recently about how long it is taking to distribute the funds.
However, there is already some monies that are beginning to trickle into Phillips County. Phillips County Family Education Services and Holyoke Community Garden were recently able to secure stimulus funds through Northeastern Colorado Association of Local Governments (NECALG).
In May, NECALG was designated by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs as the applicant for federal stimulus funds through the community services block grant program. NECALG was given $179,000 in federal ARRA funds to use from July 1, 2009 through Sept. 15, 2010.
The funds are to go to projects aimed at reducing poverty, revitalizing low-income communities and helping low-income families become self-sufficient. Awarded entities must use the funds to provide services and activities addressing employment, education, housing, nutrition and emergency services to combat the central causes of poverty.
"The goal is to eliminate barriers to employment," said NECALG executive director Larry Worth.
Phillips County Family Education Services and Holyoke Community Garden were the only two entities associated with Phillips County that applied for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).
PCFES was awarded $8,670 in stimulus funds to expand its evening ESL program. According to executive director Kindra Plumb, PCFES currently offers one evening ESL class, but with the new money will now be able to offer two evening classes.
The evening class, she explained, has a workplace focus. The majority of students who are taking it are there to learn language and skills that will help them either find work or improve their performances at their current jobs.
PCFES has only been able to offer one course in the past because of the complexities involved with teaching the course, said Plumb. Every student coming in has different levels of ability, and the teacher has to develop individual lessons accordingly. With the new funding, PCFES will now be hiring an additional teacher as well as all the materials and supplies necessary to teach the course.
Another local project benefiting from CSBG is the Holyoke Community Garden. Phillips County Extension Office horticulturist and master gardener Linda Langelo will be using the funds to host a series of workshops called "Growing Your Community From the Ground Up."
Four counties in the Golden Plains Area, including Phillips, Sedgwick, Yuma and Washington, were awarded $21,728 to divide amongst themselves for the use of offering these workshops at no charge to the public, through their community gardens.
The 2009 Growing Power workshops focus on teaching communities and individuals how to build and sustain their own food systems.
"We're teaching people how to help themselves," said Langelo, adding families can save $500-$1,500 a year at the grocery store by growing their own food.
With the recent economic conditions and numerous food scares, the number of first-time gardeners is expected to increase dramatically in the next couple of years. The goal of the classes is to help these gardeners be more successful at their endeavors so they don't give up.


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Winter Battery Blues - Spark Plug Blacks Finally I did the simplest thing. I took out the spark plug. It was printed with letters NGK B8ES Japan. The spark plug was black. I could smell gas on it. I called motorcycle dealer and asked if he has that spark plug in stock. He did. Drove there picked up 2 plugs and put new one in.
When I tired a non-resistor plug in my G5 it idled really high. I'm surprised it didn't on yours.CJ
Because the darn thing was actually GETTING spark! ...... Other than controlling the secondary coil collapse oscillation - you don't NEED no stinkin' RESISTORS!!
Glad you got it sorted! But how did that plug get so black - does anyone have any ideas? Time honoured laws of carburation mean the mixture was rich but this is not possible in EFI theory. Surely repeated failed attempts at starting while using choke would at worst oil the plug? And it's not a two stroke either. Am I missing something really obvious here?
We run 7s on bone stock Liquid coooled engines. 8s on Liquid Cooled Engines with performance mods, and we even run 9s and 10s on fored induction engines.My old 84 RZ runs 10s.
SIngh Ji.I would still check your Bat voltage with the bike runing from time to time.All the signs are there.on my C5 I found the double earth straps and a projected nose.If on installing this on your bike your Idle RPM went up. Then it means your engine actually likes the Plug. Just back off your Idle 1/2 turn. (On the EFI you will need a screw driver with a 90 Deg bend.
Wrong plug for the UCE.Way too cold, non-resistor and not a projected tip.The correct NGK plug for the UCE is NGK BPR 6 ES or NGK BPR 6 EIX.That's 2 heat ranges hotter, got a resistor and a projected tip.The B8ES is the correct plug for the old iron motor.When I tired a non-resistor plug in my G5 it idled really high. I'm surprised it didn't on yours.CJ
Glad you got it sorted!
In your opinion NGK BPR 6 ES is the way to go. When you got your G5, did you notice what spark plug was in it ? Was your bike also recalled and if so did the dealer put in a different spark plug after repairs ? Do you have a picture and dimensions of original plug ? Are you running the BPR 6 ES now and how is it ?
The C5 has two plugs. So I fail to see how a plug could prevent you from starting up.Ive tried runing the bike on a single plug and it runs fine. Even with the other terminal shorted.The HT coil as used on the C5 is just like the coil as used on the Banshee / RZ / LC.One coil two leads. Both sparks happen at the same time.
wow you lucky guys. Im all envious now.Learn something new here every day.So is this a central plug or is it off to one side.And I take it the second plug hole is blocked off.I should have a compatiblity sheet which lists all plugs with equvilents from other companies I will try and dig it up and post it.
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ROSWELL, Ga. (WXIA) - A Levi's Call has been issued for two Roswell boys who are believed to be traveling through Tennessee with their father.
Nine-year-old Ben Cleary and 7-year-old Henry Cleary have not been in touch with their mother since Dec. 22. They were last seen with their non-custodial father, 46-year-old Daniel Cleary.
The boys' mother, Theresa Nash, said her sons visited the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga with their father. Daniel Nash shut off his cell phone on Dec. 23 after making one final call near Nashville. Nash told 11Alive that her sons' father also emptied his house, abandoned his car and purchased a gun, and she fears for her children's safety.
Ben Cleary is described as 4 feet 8 inches tall and 66 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Henry Cleary is 4 feet 5 inches tall and 60 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.
Both boys were wearing light blue winter vests when they were last seen.
Daniel Cleary is about 6 feet tall and 220 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. He and the children are believed to be traveling on Interstate 40 on the west side of Nashville in a 2002 silver Jeep Grand Cherokee with Georgia temporary tag 10742627.
Nash said Daniel Cleary has family in California and Nevada, and may be heading to one of those two states.
Anyone who sees the Clearys is asked to call 911 or Roswell Police at (770) 640-4160.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - An alleged rape of an unconscious girl by two football stars in a small Ohio town is one of the most talked about, and tweeted, stories this week.
Many say the victim has been dragged through the mud, and the two Steubenville High football stars and alleged rapists, have been put on pedestals. But what really happened that night?
Bottom line, it's for a court of law to decide whether this teenage girl was raped, and if so, if the two defendants did it or not. But people all over this country, and right here in the D.C. area, are asking , 'what if this were your daughter?' And what if video emerged showing fellow football players heartlessly making fun of what they are calling her rape.
In the video, taped at the now-infamous allegedly alcohol-fueled, end-of summer bash, the teenage boys are overheard saying, "That's rape. They raped her harder than that cop raped Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction." It's meant to be a joke, but it shows callous behavior, and no one offering to help the 16-year-old girl, who was apparently passed out.
The disregard of the seemingly unconscious girl continued with a snapshot of two teenage boys holding the girl. One has her by her hands, the other, by her feet. Lawyers confirm the teens holding her are football stars and alleged rapists Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, both 16-years-old.
Apparently, the girl was so out of it, she didn't know she was allegedly raped and humiliated. Tweets, texts and compromising pictures told the story instead. One tweet reads, "Song of the night is definitely Rape Me by Nirvana." Another read, "Some people deserve to be peed on." Many tweets blamed the victim and called her a whore. A family member of the victim saw evidence of this misconduct online, and, days later, the family went to police. Police arrested the two star players 11 days after the alleged incident.
Jeffrey Dion helps victims. It's his reason for being. He's the Deputy Executive Director of The National Center for Victims of Crime located in D.C.
He says so much of this case disgusts him, He said, "Here we have people not only looking away, but videotaping it and taking pictures and sharing it through social media. We as a country have to understand that consent means yes, I want this, and anything short of that means that this type of contact is non-consensual and that's rape."
The case comes to trial in February. Lawyers for the two players say they didn't rape the victim. Dion says it bears resemblance to another famous sex abuse case, the Penn State sex abuse scandal."People saw a sexual assault taking place and did not act and did not intervene, and I think the general response from the public at large was that they were outraged, that people cannot stand by and watch someone being assaulted."
There's so many nuances to this case, including how football rules this small town, an alleged previous relationship between the victim and one of the players, the interjection of bloggers and the activist group Anonymous, and the role social media played in bringing this to light, as well as the darkness of the blame game.
Dion said, "Nobody asks to be sexually assaulted. I think that we are still seeing those archaic attitudes is really what's really the most disappointing thing."


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Knife-wielding man robs Citgo gas station
Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 7:55 a.m.
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OCALA - A knife-wielding man robbed an Ocala convenience store Thursday night.
The robber entered the Citgo gas station at 1517 SW 10th St. around 8 p.m., according to Ocala Police Department officials. He demanded money from the cashier while pointing a large kitchen knife at the employee.
After receiving some money, the robber left on foot.
Officers were called and searched for the man, but did not find him.
The suspect was described as a black man dressed in a black hoodie and sweat shirt, white pants, black shoes and skeleton gloves. Officials said he stands about 5-feet 10-inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds.
The store has been robbed at least three times in the past six months. Two of the cases have been solved, officials said.
Anyone with information can call OPD at 369-7000 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP, visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com or text "ocalapd" and a tip to TIP411.
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If you're already planning to join the League on Mackinac Island this October for our Convention you should consider attending some of the extra education workshops we have lined up about getting grants for your community, parliamentary procedure at your meetings, working with the media and learning to lobby.The Michigan Municipal League has four "post-convention" education sessions scheduled to take place from 1-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, following our Convention at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Also, you don't have to attend Convention to sign up for one of these post-convention sessions, which range in cost from $10 to $75 for League members and $10 to $130 for non-League members.One of our workshops, titled "Where's the Money? How to Tap into Private Sector Funding for Municipal Projects" features Dr. Beverly A. Browning, a Michigan native and long-time League workshop presenter. Browning will review organizations that award grants to local governments and lead the audience in writing private sector funding requests.Check more information on Browning's workshop and the other sessions here on this faxable registration page.
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Home Fantasies and Interior Design
Design Sponge at Home is my new all-time favorite interiors book simply because it packs so much panache into 390 pages. You admire color photographs of actual rooms, but the captions and sidebars give the reader great practical suggestions.
If you're really hands-on, a section on "Do It Yourself" craft projects might inspire bleaching tea towels in patterns or covering boxes with maps. I particularly loved the 20 page Flower Workshop because photos, cost estimates for the arrangements and alternative flower suggestions, in addition to instructions, are all included.
Very useful, too, is the section on recycling and adding vivid paint colors to aging furniture. The "before" and "after" photos are convincing. To wrap up a stellar book, the resource guide annotates a list of websites. I'm thinking this is a great gift for Mother's Day or an apartment-dwelling college student. If you can't get enough, go to Grace Bonney online at DesignSponge.com.
Outstanding book choices for interior design aficionados…
The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live Well is a contrast in that the watercolor illustrations are unique, and the text is readable and reflective of the author's personality. Listen to Deborah Needleman here: "A bit of humor, a touch of fantasy, or even something haphazard feels welcoming. It invites us to let our guard down. Quirk is less about shopping or objects and more about attitude. Quirk humanizes."
Rachel Ashwell has attitude – reflected in her Shabby Chic Inspirations and Beautiful Spaces. Her book has wonderful double page spreads of interior photographs reflecting her pale palette and love of flowers.
Wallops of color!
I tend to prefer the vivid punches of color in Katie Ridder Rooms. Each book gives the appreciative reader more information; the last section on Katie Ridder details includes fascinating photos of embroidery, wallpaper and tile.
In a smaller, less glitzy book format is Brian Batt's Big, Easy Style: Creating Rooms You Love to Live In . The New Orleans drama is there in this personal recounting of how his city influences his design choices.
Hers: Design with a Feminine Touch is yet another delightful compilation of photographs and suggestions from lifestyle editor Jacqueline deMontravel.
How to combine colors
The most specific book is Eve Ashcraft's The Right Color: Finding the Perfect Palette for Every Room in Your Home. About one-third of the book covers the twenty eight colors in her own paint collection, but Ashcraft's color combinations and color options for adjacent rooms might be helpful.
And to end with a guilty pleasure – take a look at Barbra Streisand's My Passion for Design. The diva, of course, has millions of dollars to spend on her own mansion, and admits to having rooms rebuilt several times to meet her exacting standards. Streisand's personal underground arcade of boutiques to house her vintage gowns and other collections makes one marvel!
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Video: Funerals Continue as Schools in Newton Reopen
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Victoria Soto, the young teacher who died saving her students at Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday, was laid to rest Wednesday morning.
Investigators told Soto's family that she hid her students before gunman Adam Lanza arrived at her classroom then told him they were in another building before he shot her.
PHOTOS | Remembering Sandy Hook victims
Back-to-back funerals were held Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown for first-graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos. They were the first of eight to be held in the coming days at the church.
James was said to have loved recess and math and was described by his family as a "numbers guy" who couldn't wait until he was old enough to order a foot-long Subway sandwich.
Traffic in front of the church slowed to a crawl as police directed vehicles into the church parking lot. At one point, a school bus carrying elementary students got stuck in traffic -- the children pressing their faces into the windows, sadly watching at the mourners assembled.
The first service had not yet concluded when mourners began arriving for the funeral of Jessica. She loved horses and was counting the years until she turned 10, when her family had promised her a horse of her own.
UConn sets up scholarship for Sandy Hook students
The University of Connecticut is creating a scholarship fund for students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 students and six staff members were gunned down last week.
The Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund will help pay college costs for Sandy Hook students who choose to attend UConn when they're older. Siblings of the student victims and children of the adult victims also will be eligible. The awards will be need-based.
Donations will be collected through the University of Connecticut Foundation. A spokesman says the foundation hasn't set a fundraising goal and will wait to see how many donations come in over the coming years before deciding whether the scholarships can cover the students' entire college costs.
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and his wife have donated $80,000.
The university says 650 other individual donations have been received in the fund's first 24 hours.
Students to attend school in another town
The Connecticut students who survived a mass shooting at their school will return to class after the winter break at a school in a neighboring town.
The Connecticut Post reported Tuesday the school's other students will attend Chalk Hill School in Monroe.
Chalk Hill hasn't been used as a school since June 2011. Volunteers and town officials have been making it suitable for elementary school students.
Monroe Superintendent of Schools James Agostine's office says the school will reopen after Jan. 1 but a date hasn't been set. Newtown scAhool officials will decide.
Monroe police Lt. Brian McCauley says authorities are trying to make sure the school is safe for when Newtown officials send teachers and students there.


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USAFA, CO (Sports Network) - Mike Fitzgerald scored a career-high 30 points as
the Air Force Falcons defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack, 78-65, in Mountain West
Conference action at Clune Arena.
Fitzgerald shot 9-of-10 from the floor and added eight rebounds in the Air
Force (9-4, 1-0 MWC) victory. Todd Fletcher and Taylor Broekhuis chipped in 18
and 10 points, respectively, as the Falcons snapped a two-game losing streak.
For the Wolf Pack (9-6, 0-1), Deonte Burton scored 21 points, while Devonte
Elliott netted 12 points off the bench. Nevada has now lost back-to-back games
after winning its previous five.
A 9-0 run midway through the first half helped Nevada earn a 33-30 advantage
at the break.
Air Force took control after intermission by shooting 14-of-25 from the field,
including 7-of-9 from 3-point range.
The Falcons shot a stellar 20-of-23 from the free throw line in the triumph.
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Banged-up Pats hold off Jets 13-10
It wasn't pretty, it rained much of the second half and it might be best remembered for a near brawl at the end of the game. But when tempers cooled, the New England Patriots are 2-0 on the young NFL season.
Tom Brady threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson on the game's first series and the Pats held off the New York Jets 13-10 despite managing just nine first downs and 234 yards total offense.
The 1-1 Jets cut the lead to 13-10 on Bilal Powell's 3-yard touchdown run with 5:05 left in the third quarter. But rookie QB Geno Smith threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter, two to Aqib Talib and one to Alfonzo Dennard. The Pats played without wide receiver Danny Amendola and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who missed the game because of injuries.
Vols suspend Couch for Saturday's game against Ducks
Tennessee coach Butch Jones says defensive lineman Maurice Couch has been ruled ineligible for Saturday's game against second-ranked Oregon. Tennessee is investigating allegations Couch was one of five Southeastern Conference players to receive improper benefits.
Yahoo Sports reported Couch received $1,350 from former Alabama defensive end Luther Davis, who served as a go-between for NFL agents and financial advisers.
Tied at the top in the MLB NL Central
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their September run for the playoffs. The Pirates climbed into a tie for the NL Central lead with St. Louis by beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 for their fourth straight victory. Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings to earn his first victory in nearly two months. He's 10-5.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee was doing the Pirates a big favor by knocking off St. Louis 5-3. That ended the Cards' five-game winning streak. Tyler Thornburg threw six solid innings and Sean Halton homered for the Brewers.
In other NL action, Adrian Gonzalez singled home the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers reduced their magic number to five for clinching their first NL West title since 2009. Carlos Ruiz had three hits and three RBIs and rookie Cesar Hernandez reached base four times as the Philadelphia Phillies rode a six-run first inning to a 10-5 win over San Diego.
In the American League, the New York Yankees stayed within a game of the second AL wild card slot by edging Baltimore 6-5. Brendan Ryan scored the winning run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch by Jim Johnson, the Orioles closer who fell to 3-8. The Cleveland Indians remained in the wild card hunt by walloping the Chicago White Sox 14-3. The Indians are a game and a-half out of the final wild card berth. Ryan Raburn went 3 for 3 with a homer and five RBIs.
Driver Logano defends Chase status
Joey Logano is defending his place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, saying he earned his spot in the 12-driver field.
Logano is the latest driver caught in the fallout of NASCAR's investigation into the field-deciding race at Richmond on Saturday. Radio traffic appears to show Front Row Racing offering to let Logano pass David Gilliland for a pivotal track position in exchange for something unidentified from Penske Racing.
There's nothing in Penske radio transmissions to indicate wrongdoing. NASCAR said Thursday it is still looking into the incident.
Americans move up
The United States men's soccer team is No. 13 in the newest rankings by the sport's governing body. The Americans moved up six spots just days after clinching a seventh straight World Cup berth for next year's tournament in Brazil. The U.S. has won 12 of its last 14 matches.
Spain is No. 1 for the 25th straight month, followed by Argentina, Germany, Italy and Colombia.
Armstrong's Olympic medal
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says he has returned the bronze medal he won in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
The International Olympic Committee stripped Armstrong of the time-trial medal in January after he publicly confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs during his career. Armstrong says he gave the medal back to the U.S. Olympic Committee.


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I am looking for recommendations on Wyoming mule deer units. I have been guiding in the wind river range for the past 4 years and I have never been able to do any deer hunting for myself. The season here closes in early october which is when our elk season is in full swing. That being said it is all but impossible to get away this time of year and try to kill a deer. Things start slowing down around the end of october so I would like to find an area that would let me hunt in early-mid november. I realize that i am most likely looking at a limited draw tag. I would be putting in as a resident as i have completed residency requirements this year. As i said i have never killed a deer so an area that would give me a good chance at an avg 4x4 would be perfect. Im not looking for a 200 inch deer or bust, just a good chance at a good buck. Thanks for any info.
125 is limited quota and opens on Nov 1st (great area) 124 opens on Nov 1st this is a general tag.


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Photographer Leland Bobbé has a transfixing series of portraits called Half-Drag, each featuring a real New York City drag queen half made-up. For a culture so identified by its bombastic use of hair and makeup, it's arresting to see the men beneath. Says Bobbé: "I had previously done a shot [similar to these] of burlesque performer Doctor Flux and I thought why not do something similar using real New York City drag queens. I got great feedback [on the initial portrait] so I decided to reach out to other drag queens using Facebook as my main means of communication. My shot with Flux wasn't this tight but I thought that by shooting very tight I could really emphasize the difference between the drag side and the man side. I've now shot four people with many more on the way. We'll see where this takes me…" You can see where this project has taken Bobbé over on his blog.
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