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DIY Spark Plug Wires - Build Your Own Plug Wire SetsWritten by on April 1, 2008 Have unique frame issues or simply tired of burning plug wires on your headers? Building your own wire sets can be the answer
No two racecars are exactly the same. We all have our own little quirks or favorite ways of doing things that make even tube-frame cars from the manufacturer a little bit different. Changes to the front clip, the way accessories are mounted to the engine, your headers, the steering shaft and many other factors can affect the best path for routing your plug wires from the distributor to the spark plugs. Sometimes, a standard set of plug wires just cannot be made to fit correctly. That's why several performance ignition companies sell cut-to-fit plug wire kits.
Typically, a do-it-yourself plug wire kit is boxed with the spark plug terminals and boots already attached to the wires. The wires are already cut to approximate lengths but are left long to allow for different routing options. Also included are loose terminals and boots for the end to be attached to the distributor. Usually, an extra length of wire and boots is included for the coil as well. When ordering your wires, you need to be able to specify whether you need straight or angled spark-plug boots and the type of distributor you are working with. The style of plug boot is usually determined by your cylinder heads and headers. Cylinder heads with straight-cut plug holes (stock-style) will almost always require angled plug boots in order to avoid contact with the headers.
We recently ran into the need to cut a new set of plug wires for Circle Track's dyno mule Chevy 350. During the last dyno thrash a couple wires had been pulled loose from the terminals (It turns out people don't want to reach behind hot exhaust headers to pull plug wires loose from the boots) and another had been left loose and gotten burned against a header tube. So the set was discarded and we started fresh. Here's a few tips we've picked up over the years. If you have any of your own after reading this, please write in and share them with us in our "Readers' Tech Tips" section.
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The standard ignition for our dyno mule is a Mallory HEI high-performance unit, so we stuck with Mallory for the wires, too. This is a set of Mallory's 8.0mm Pro Sidewinder wires. Two sets of boots and terminals are included, but I only photographed the set I planned to use. Unfortunately, I realized right after this photo was taken that the straight boot design for the spark plugs would contact the headers. See, even magazine guys make mistakes.A quick trip to my favorite speed-parts store landed me this Mallory wire set. These are Mallory's Sprint Wire Pro Wires. Like the Sidewinders, they are 8.0mm but do not have a stainless alloy wire wrap as part of the conductor. Both types of wires are available with either a straight, 45 or 90 degree plug boot and several different types of boots to fit different distributors.The most important thing before you even unbox your plug wires is to be able to correctly identify your engine's firing order and cylinder numbering system. There are no do-over's once you start cutting wires and crimping terminals, so it is a necessity to get it right the first time. On race engines, plug wires and distributors are constantly being removed. Save yourself the chance of making a mistake and go ahead and number all eight plugs on your distributor. It may look a little amateurish, but it is still a lot better than trying to start a race with a bad miss because you've gotten two wires crossed.It is also critical to make sure how your cylinders are numbered. For example, on Chevrolets, the right bank of cylinders are all odd numbers while on a Ford Windsor the number-one cylinder is on the left bank and is numbered one through four while the right bank is five through eight. On both, the distributor rotor turns clockwise. Here's the standard Chevrolet firing order and numbering sequence.You can help reduce the chances of a plug wire pulling loose from the spark plug terminal by adding shrink wrap over the end of the boot and the first inch or two of wire. Most manufacturers sell pre-cut shrink wrap for this purpose, but I use stuff my local speed shop sells for insulating battery cables because it is thick, works just as well and-most of all-it's cheap! At the bottom of this photo is a plug boot right out of the box. In the center is a boot with a short length of shrink wrap slid as far up over the boot as I could get it. And at the top is a boot and wire after the shrink wrap has been heated until it has shrunk into position.The correct way to fit shrink-wrap tubing is with a heat gun, but like most racers, I don't have one. You can go old school with a lighter, just make sure to hold your plug wires out of the flame. Be careful not to burn the silicone jacket covering the plug wires or the boot.The plug wires are cut to several different lengths. Test fit them all before you begin cutting to make sure they will work with the routing you want. In addition, all should reach the distributor with some extra length to spare. Rearrange the wires and the routing until you get the best fit.
Place a boot (without the metal terminal) over the appropriate plug on the distributor. On an HEI such as this, the coil keeps you from running the wires across the top of the distributor, so make sure you can route the plug wire from the proper direction. Mark the wire, not at the beginning of the boot, but directly over the distributor plug.You can cut the plug wires with standard wire cutters. You will need to leave enough of the conductor wire to fold underneath the terminal, so make your cut an extra half-inch longer than your original mark.Don't bother trying to strip your plug wires with a razor blade; you will only end up with a hack job. Instead, invest in a plug wire tool such as this. It handles stripping the wires and crimping the terminals and does a great job of both. This one is from MSD, but most ignition companies offer their own version.The stripper portion of the tool cuts through the jacket without harming the conduction wire. Use it to strip away approximately one-half inch of the jacket.Fold the exposed portion of the conductor wire back over the jacket and install the correct metal terminal so that the back of the terminal covers the conductor wire. (The open portion of the terminal that gets crimped into place is opposite the conductor wire.) This is how the electricity gets from the plug wire to the terminal.Now use the crimping portion of the tool to crimp the terminal band over the plug wire. I've found it's usually easier to install the terminal into the tool and then slide the plug wire into place.Here's a terminal after it has been crimped onto the wire. Notice how the ends of the terminal band have actually dug into the silicone jacket of the wire to provide a slip-free grip.The part that usually leaves most racers cussing is getting the protective rubber boot over the terminal. It must be a tight fit to keep dirt out which makes it nearly impossible to get the boot in place without a little help. Different people use different lubricants, including non-stick cooking spray, but Mallory's tech department provided the best tip. Try standard brake cleaner. Spray it liberally on both the wire and inside the boot, and the boot will slide right on. Plus, the cleaner dries without leaving a residue that can impair conductivity.
Before the final install of the plugs, use a little dielectric grease on the ends of both the plugs and the distributor. Mallory includes a couple packs of grease in each kit just for this purpose. The grease helps ensure excellent conductivity between the terminals and the plugs, and keeps the terminals from galling to the plugs.Although the 8.0mm jackets are usually enough insulation to keep the wires from cross-firing, it is still a good idea to secure the wires so that there is an air gap between them. Wire looms are good for this but when thrashing on the car in the pits they can often get lost. Instead, make your own out of zip ties like this. Use one zip tie around all the wires and then secure more between the wires to hold them apart. Now, when working on your engine in a hurry you can cut the loom off and then make a new one instead of hunting for the one that dropped in the dirt somewhere.


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Denton, NC -- An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 4-year-old who was abducted Thursday in Randolph County.
Investigators said Cayley Rose Owens was found safe in Thomasville. The abductor, Cayley's father Calem Owens is in custody.
Capt. Derek Hill said family members were able to convince Owens to turn himself in and return the child. Deputies are in the process of reuniting Cayley with mom.
According to Randolph County Sheriff's Office, in the incident started after deputies were called to a home on Volunteer Rescue Rd. at 1 pm for a home invasion. They said Calem Scott Owens abducted his daughter, Cayley, from her mother's parents' home at gunpoint.
Calem Owens has been charged with Breaking and Entering, Larceny, Possession of Stolen Goods and Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon.
Sheriff Reid told WFMY News 2 that Calem was supposed to have Cayley today, but she didn't want to go with him and her mother didn't make her go with him. Sheriff Reid says that's what prompted him to take her.
Officers said Cayley Rose Owens is a 4-year-old white female about 3' tall and weighs 36 pounds. She has blonde hair, hazel eyes and was wearing a black shirt with X's and hearts, blue jeans and no shoes.
No other information was immediately available.
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Ofrezca a familias trabajadoras una oportunidad de dar su primer paso para salir de la pobreza.
A friend referred him to the Kandahar IIFC, where Ahmed was able to take out a loan for 25,000 Afghanis (approximately $500) to purchase a sewing machine and some raw materials such as cloth and thread. Ahmed then opened his tailoring shop, specializing in making curtains.
People in his village took notice of Ahmed's skilled work and his clientele grew rapidly. Ahmed soon realized he would need more capital to expand his shop. Through the Kandahar IIFC, Ahmed took out two more loans to purchase better quality raw materials, advertise his services on local radio and TV stations and eventually hire two employees to ensure that orders could be delivered on time.
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She owns a two-hectare tract of farming land, a great portion of which had remained stagnant because she could not afford to irrigate and fertilize it. After becoming a member of Maiwand branch, Malika applied for a loan worth 25,000 Afghanis (US$500) to purchase fertilizer and fuel for her farming generator so that she could tend to the idle portion of her farm. With the credit union loan, she was able to plant various crops such as watermelon, mint, onions, tomatoes, okra, pepper and other kinds of vegetables where the land was previously barren. Now Malika supplies vegetables to vendors in the bazaar and earns more money for her family's needs.


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They city of York's money woes with the IRS could be days away from ending. City manager, Tim Sweezey says this Friday York officials will sign a contract with Huntsville based, Sensible Loans for $350,000. Most of that money will be used to pay the city's tax debt to the IRS. The rest will be used for other expenses. Although a new mayor and four new council members were elected yesterday in York, Sweezey says this should not affect the deal.
"The council has already passed the resolutions regarding the loan and we proceeded forward. We intend to wrap it up with the IRS Friday. We've gotten our title searches. We've gotten everything that we need to do. So, we believe that this will be quick and painless and we'll get it over with."
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05/11/2009, Keith's kitchen
In this new, post-cruising, life I've substituted Bahamas-style rum drinks (glass of rum with a splash of coke) with a glass or two of heart-healthy red wine, vegies, and some low-fat cheese. Tonight its a Jarlsberg. I've also become somewhat of a vegetarian, though I'm not orthodox. My blood pressure has gone way down, among other benefits. Tonight its tabouli, hummus, and sauteed veggies for dinner, Netflix movie, and a chat with Sarah when she takes a study break. Life is good.
05/11/2009, Babad Dog
As part of my new semi-retired kind of life I'm spending several hours every morning exercising. Today I started about 4 miles from the mountain, climbed for about 3 miles, then rode the 7 miles back to my starting point. It was hot and tiring, but it felt so good. I spent the rest of the day working with a law client, dealing with a broken window on the 3rd floor of one of my parents' properties, and continuing to supervise the renovations on my Popinac rental property that I'm preparing for sale. A lot of progress has been made thus far - well over 50 different projects. New carpet is going in on Wednesday. New blinds should arrive this week or early next. Taking a house from blah to nice is a lot of fun for me. It's almost like a creative process.
This is the the first picture I sent Sarah. She has it as her screen saver. It's almost summer now and the mornings just aren't like that anymore this time of year. We get pretty good sunsets these days, though. I'll try and capture one. People used to say the photographs on my blog were pretty good. This says to them I'm getting back into the game again.
05/10/2009, Speedway Professional Center in Tucson
This is the my new Law Office sign. I was looking for new pictures to post to the blog and, believe it or not, I haven't taken one in many months on the Cannon Sure Shot that I brought cruising. The pictures I have taken are on my phone, but its so hard to get those into my computer. Much has happened since November, when I returned to Tucson. This time last year I was just heading out on the adventure. I truly didn't expect that I'd be back already, but its ok. Tropical Dreamer is sold, another thing I didn't expect, especially in this market. So at least I'm not hurting for cash. I don't own a single sailboat. Wow. weird. I've had the Rebounder in the shop for the last few weeks. I'm getting it ready for continued adventuring and, like any complicated machine, it takes a lot to keep it going. But hopefully, dear readers, you won't complain when you experience the upcoming land voyages. Lots of cool stuff in store for us. Life is good here in Tucson. I'm only working part-time so I've got plenty of time and energy to enjoy myself. These days I'm into long bicycle rides, lifting weights, eating healthy foods, sleeping through the night, taking things slow and easy, and generally living healthfully. I'm in the process of renovating and selling a rental house and may get into some more serious real estate investing with the proceeds from that and the money I got from the sale of the Catalina 36. I believe now is the time to buy real estate if one is able - before things get too expensive again. There's enough law work to keep me interested and its slowly getting busier. I'm doing some advertising to grow the mediation side of the practice, but I really don't ever want to go back to full-time all-out lawyering again. Jake and Anne are fine, though not young as they once were. We take a long walk every morning through the neighborhood, which is quite hilly, and they pretty much take it easy the rest of the day. Anne still loves to hike in the mountains but grandpa Jake gets a bit weary after the first hour. It's almost time for their summer shave, as its getting increasingly hot here in Tucson. At least the humidity is low, unlike last summer on the east coast - that was freaking brutal! Well, for those of you who get alerts of my postings, you should start to hear more from Jake, Anne, and me. We're over 6 months from returning from the sailing adventures and it is time to begin venturing out again.
04/03/2009, Law Office of Keith A. Singer
Hello sailblog groupies! It's been over 4 months since I returned to Tucson. Jake and Anne (the golden retrievers) are fine. They are sitting on the floor of my new law office as I write this. They are happy to be off the boat but I think they miss being with me all the time since I'm out and about for several hours or more every day. Much has changed. Mostly for the better. Some things have returned to the way they were before I left. Singmeaway, the Catalina 25, has been sold. Tropical Dreamer, the Catalina 36, is under contract for sale and may be gone by the end of April. Life goes on. I'm living a semi-retired kind of life these days. Doing Family Law Mediation. Teaching Family Law at the Paralegal School. Working out twice a day. Got a cool girlfriend (in addition to Anne). I don't miss cruising but I wouldn't go back and change the past. My sailing experiences were awesome and important to getting on with life. Maybe I'll get back into sailing again someday. I'd be interested to crew on someone else's boat. Perhaps a charter boat in some far away place as well. In the meantime, I'm slowly starting to get the adventure bug again. I've still got the Rebounder (the motorhome) and its about time to head off somewhere again, at least for a few days. I was thinking about posting my continuing non-sailing adventures here. Is there life after cruising? Stay tuned.
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Paste this You Tube link to a video I made while sailing into your browser. Farewell for now dear readers.
11/24/2008, Greenlee Mountain Estates
It is dark as I post this. I've got the gen on and the lights blaring in the motorhome. Rolling Stones playing the radio and then The Clash. About to start dinner. Something vegetarian since I had a huge green chili burrito for lunch at my favorite place in Safford. Very good, but I wasn't sure whether it came from a can or was homemade. Met one of my neighbors here in this remote anchorage. Nice guy. Can't believe this appears to be the last night of the trip.
11/24/2008, Greenlee Mountain Estates
I'm parked at the entrance of development where the 40 acres is located. The picture shows the view from the fire pit Jodi and I constructed. That and the dirt road going to the land is all that has been developed on it. We took the motorhome all the way up to the acreage a year or two ago but I'm not sure the Rebounder is altogether up to that anymore. The hike there and back this afternoon was the toughest the dogs and I have experienced the whole trip. This is vast, rugged, open country. It is located in the southeastern part of Arizona, near Safford but closer to Clifton. I'm debating whether to stay here tonight or head down to Roper Lake and the hot spring bath. Can't believe I have internet access out here.
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London 2012 - Women's steeplechase runners leap over a barrier and splash in the water jump. The event originated in the British Isles where runners raced from one town's steeple to the other jumping fences and crossing streams enroute. The event debuted for women in the Olympics at Beijing in 2008.
London 2012 - Three Ethiopian runners finish in the top six in women's 3000m steeplechase. Sofia Assefa earns the bronze medal and is joined in celebrating with Hiwot Ayalew (5th) and Etenesh Diro (6th).
London 2012 - Clarisse Cruz of Portugal and Spain's Marta Dominguez are seen in action during the women's 3000m steeplechase.
London 2012 - The women's 3000m steeplechase debuted in the Olympics at the Beijing 2008 games. These women run to earn the second ever set of medals in this event.
London 2012 - Russia holds all of the gold medals ever awarded in the women's 3000m steeplechase. Here Yuliya Zaripova runs away from the group to win the event in its second Olympic appearance. Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia runs second, and Sofia Assefa of Ethiopia takes the bronze.


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The fishing is a blast, congrats on your trips.
Our capt had a billfish tournament coming up and I got put on a tight timeframe to fight fish, ended up getting into 4 white marlin and it was quick release (cut leaders). Caught a bunch of dink mahi as well and that was it. It's a lot different that what I'm used to fishing off the TX coast, I won't run out far enough to get to blue water and opt to catch bull reds, kings & jacks on bass fishing tackle.
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Bonuses stop for state disability doctors
Some had received hundreds of thousands to work through backlog
California has stopped issuing hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in bonuses to doctors who conduct rapid-fire reviews of U.S. Social Security Administration disability cases.
Two doctors were the top-paid employees of state departments in San Diego County in 2010, thanks to bonuses that totaled as much as $306,000 for one of them.
Two months after U-T Watchdog revealed the program in 2011, it was suspended. Officials from the California Department of Social Services said they got additional help from other states to process requests for disability applications, so they no longer needed to pay the bonuses to the unionized doctors to ease a backlog.
The Watchdog discovered the cutoff of the program in reviewing 2012 salary data, which recently became available.
Psychiatrist Robert B. Paxton earned $440,068 in 2010, including $306,315 of bonus under the program. His pay fell to $417,000 in 2011, when the bonus was available most of the year, and $151,000 in 2012, the first full year without the bonuses since 1999.
Paxton could not be reached for comment for this story. He previously told the Watchdog the department did not permit him to speak with the media. He earned $1.1 million through the bonus program between 1996 and 2011, according to data from the State Controller's Office. In all, the program paid out $9.9 million before it was suspended.
The bonus program was an effort to motivate doctors to work through a persistent backlog. It paid the doctors $27 for each case they reviewed in excess of 90 cases per week. Under Social Security policy, the doctors are expected to read through the case files, which can contain hundreds of pages, and determine whether an applicant's physical or mental health conditions prevent them from working.
As Paxton is salaried, the state has no record of his hours. Assuming 10-hour workdays with no breaks, the Watchdog estimated Paxton spent an average of just under 9 minutes reviewing each of the more than 15,000 cases he reviewed in 2010. The department reviewed the Watchdog's estimate and said it was reasonable.
According to a review of additional data later obtained from Social Services by the Watchdog, each medical consultant reviewed about 14 cases per day during 2010 and 2011, or one case every 35 minutes on average in an 8-hour workday.
Paxton and other top-paid doctors reviewed more than 100 cases on some days, including 118 reviewed by Paxton on June 14, 2010, or an average of one case every 5 minutes in a 10-hour, no-break workday, according to the data.
San Diego attorney Alise M. Kellman, who has represented disability claimants for 27 years, said the disparity between how quickly a few doctors are able to review the cases in comparison to the rest should have given the department pause.
"There's no way they could review hundreds of pages, even if they were doing 50 a day," Kellman said. "People deserve a fair review of their claim. They don't expect a doctor to spend five minutes and get a denial because they didn't have a fair review."
State officials said they stopped the bonuses in November 2011 because the Social Security Administration, which funds the program, allowed them to transfer more medical reviews to other states.
"The medical consultant bonus plan is invoked ... when there are persistent backlogs of cases awaiting medical consultant's review, and those backlogs cannot be addressed by other means," spokesman Michael Weston said. "Throughout 2011, the Social Security Administration steadily increased the amount of medical consultant review assistance it provided to California by arranging the transfer of electronic case reviews to medical consultants employed by (Social Security) and other states."


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2009 K Crew Auditions
Do you have what it takes to entertain with the best? The Kansas City Royals will be holding auditions for the 2009 K Crew. If you feel you have the style, skill and enthusiasm to be a member of the premier MLB interactive team, this is your chance to show us!
The K Crew will be in its third season as a MLB entertainment team, and the Royals are eager to select individuals that will demonstrate excellent entertainment and performance ability and a highly enthusiastic personality. In addition to providing entertainment at Royals
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Celestron 94216 Dovetail ... C8 to CG5 ????
Posted 02 October 2012 - 08:00 AM
Celestron has dovetail #94216 :http://www.celestron.com/astronomy/celestron-8-inch-dovetail-bar-cge.html
That page is terrible at describing the product:
- It does not tell what it is used for
- The text is focused on what it does not fit
- It does not describe the product dimensions
- The support page links to a dimensioned diagram that does not include:
- The screw hole dimensions for the distance between the holes on one end of the OTA
- The size of the dovetail
It sorta looks like it would fit both the C8 & the CG5 mount but I don't find anything that indicates it will work and some indications that it may not work.
QUESTION: Will the 94216 fit on the C8 & fit the CG5 mount?
- The Screw hole spacing on one end of the OTA is 1.75"
- The Dovetail dimension needs to 1.75"
Thanks in advance,
Posted 02 October 2012 - 08:27 AM
The #94216 is a Losmandy (CGE) style dovetail. It does NOT fit the CG-5. You will need a dovetail bar like this.
Posted 02 October 2012 - 08:32 AM
Can you describe why it does not fit? What is different?
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- http://www.togastro....y_to_vixen.html
- http://www.365astron...ndy-p-2216.html
With these you can see the difference.
When looking at the Celestron dwg of 94216 it is hard to determine the rail dimension (especially since it is not dimensioned on the print)
- http://www.celestron...79025_94216.pdf
Posted 02 October 2012 - 09:13 AM
You need a "Vixen" size dovetail bar. This is just a piece of machined metal that screws into your C8 and has a rail for the clamp on your CG5 mount head to grab. The clamp on a stock CG5 is sized for the "Vixen" size bar.
You can buy the proper sized product at Scopestuff see here: Scopestuff dovetail for C8
The product #MDC8 is what you need. $79 including shipping. This dovetail bar comes with a mounting bracket that attaches to the bottom of the C8 like a rectangular ruler and the dovetail then screws onto that. All the screws are included. Its rather easy to do.
Posted 02 October 2012 - 09:29 AM
Or, get some aluminum plate and build an adapter which becomes an issue of "money" or "effort". :-)
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Posted 10 December 2012 - 09:58 AM
That's all i can say about those dovetails...Mine ordered was the 84217, the one to fit the c9.25. Well, no they don't fit. The dovetail is about half an inch too short.
I know it's because the newest c925 are sligtly longer than the pre-2004 c925, but still...it doesn't take a genius to understand that some old cg5-c925 users might want to upgrade their OTA to a losmandy-type mount.
Half an inch....in terms of engineering, i don't know how to call that.
Well, that or the saddle. The cgem saddle can adapt to smaller width than the standard losmandy width, but not as narrow as a vixen width. And since their is no intermediary between losmandy and vixen, i don't see the point of a saddle that can adapt to slightly narower losmandy-type dovetails, but not to Vixen type.
If i can't return it, I thought i would cut my new cgem compatible dovetail in two, drill holes near the end to screw some steel and fill a gap for about 1/2 inch. Nobody has done that?
Posted 10 December 2012 - 12:05 PM
Posted 10 December 2012 - 12:33 PM
About the bar for the 11', its curvature wouldn't fit the c925 ota.
I guess i'm gonna stick to my current solution: a losmandy piggyback plate and ring system that i never used for its intendded purpose (too heavy for a c925-cg5) until i realized i could use the plate and adaptors in place of my vixen-type dovetail.
Posted 10 December 2012 - 04:20 PM
When the GP-C8 was introduced the dovetail and saddle assumed the current missionary position we all know and love. The Vixen provided 1.75" wide dovetail had a 2.5" wide flange that ran the length of the bar, fit the curvature of the front and rear cells and provided fitment points for the 1.75" spaced counterweight bracket holes.
After the GP was dropped in favor of the CG-5 Vixen continued to supply the dovetail bars for a while. Then Celestron found a cheaper bar without the flange. To use it they had to replace the counterweight holes with two drilled closer together. Some tubes have just the two close holes others have both sets of holes. Like dimensioned lumber, the nominal 1.75" wide bar shrunk to 1.7" and is now called the univeral mounting bar.
Losmandy's D bar is 3" wide. Celestron's CGE/CGEM bar is about 0.125" narrower, but the CGEM saddle will accept the Losmandy bar. I've milled adapters to fit the 13" universal bar on C8s, but have found it easier to buy the Orion Atlas 3" saddle, machine off the bottom flange, bolt a short length of 1.7" bar to it and fit 3" D or CGE bars to may scopes. The Atlas adapter then converts any 1.7" saddle to a 3".
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From her earliest days, Bette Schumacher always had one question on her mind. Why?
"I always wanted to know, 'why does that happen, why do we do it that way?'" says the clinical nurse specialist in her office at Sanford Children's Hospital. "I drove everybody crazy with my questions, but it's why I do what I do today."
Schumacher's job is to help nurses find practical answers to their problems and better ways of doing their work, utilizing evidence-based practice. By using research, she leads and collaborates with her colleagues helping figure out how everyday actions effect patient care and how they do their job.
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"Everyday, it's a matter of what can we do and how can we make it better," Schumacher says.
As Schumacher walks through the halls of the children's hospital, she points out the areas of the building where nurses helped influence the design process. For example, outside one patient room, a cabinet allows hospital staff to deliver new linens, medical supplies and take out trash without disturbing a sleeping child inside.
Sanford Hospital is the kind of place where nurses like Schumacher are allowed to help make the everyday procedures and the overall policies better, she says. They're encouraged to care and to use science to come up with more efficient and effective ways to carry out that care.
In Schumacher's office inside the Castle of Care, she points to a photograph of her grandmother, also named Bette, who influenced her when she was as young as the patients she cares for. During Schumacher's childhood, she didn't know that her beloved grandmother was a nurse before moving to the United States from Sweden. She learned about it years after she began her own career.
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She just knew that her grandmother encouraged her to ask questions and use her mind to think about the answers. They spent time in the garden, determining how plants grew and experimenting in the kitchen, making subtle changes to recipes to see what would happen.
"She always encouraged me to be inventive, to think about it, to try something," Schumacher said. "I think my storytelling and questioning nature really came from her."
After graduating with a nursing degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, Schumacher's nursing career took her to Ann Arbor, Mich., and Los Angeles. She earned a masters degree in Michigan and worked as an educator and with pediatric patients in surgical units, including one of the country's premier programs for cleft palate surgery.
In 2003, the small-town Iowa native was looking to return to the Midwest to be closer to family. When she came to Sanford Health for her interview, she knew from the start she had found her new home.
"They told me, 'Bette we're expecting you,' as I met them in the lobby," says Schumacher, describing her mid-winter visit to South Dakota. "It was like coming home."
Today, walking through the hospital with one of several pairs of comfortable shoes that she keeps under her desk, Schumacher's passion is improving nursing practice. She works with groups that include nurses, doctors and other colleagues to come up with better ways to heal. Regulatory groups identify some of her projects, while nurses themselves identify others.
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One current project is helping nurses prevent diaper rash in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The commonplace problem could cause complications for the often prematurely born babies who are fighting other health problems.
Just by coordinating what they do – a regular policy using diaper wipes and ointments – the nurses have been able to prevent rash in the majority of babies. Now they're working on what to do with those babies who suffer from rashes even with "butt paste and wipes," she says.
"Often these are very commonsense strategies, but we have to figure out what to do and then make a plan so everyone is doing the same thing together," she says.
Creating a culture where nurses can identify problems and find answers to those problems is a rewarding kind of job, Schumacher said. She has a passion for research and can't wait to find another way to use that research to make patients' and nurses' lives and outcomes better.
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Cincinnati police didn't give out any citations in Piatt Park last night, saving the people in the Justice Center a lot of paperwork and wasted time. Some occupiers and local homeless activists have planned a march on Saturday to highlight causes of homelessness.
New York officials delayed a monthly park cleaning that would have meant having to clean lots of protesters too. The movement is spreading to Canada, where occupy protests are scheduled to begin this weekend in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver and Halifax.
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Covington City Commissioner Steve Frank is getting a little bit of local coverage after posting the following to his Facebook account on Sunday: "Turn out the lights on the Occupiers, I feel like going Taliban on them!!!" Frank yesterday explained in a grammatically challenged response the wildly circular logic behind his statement: "The taliban, through there (sic) eyes are resisting occupation. I'm resisting the Occupiers. I figured that the irony would be lost on most of the dummies in Occupation Nation that oppose the war because they see us as occupiers. I happen to oppose the war too but for highly different grounds."
Demonstrators filling downtown's Piatt Park on Garfield Place as part of the anti-corporate, Occupy Wall Street protests should take heart: The park's namesakes likely would support your actions.
In an excellent post on The Daily Bellwether blog, writer Bill Sloat looks at the history of the Piatt brothers, Donn and Abram, and the causes they held dear. Abram Piatt was a wealthy farmer and poet who served as a general for the Union Army during the Civil War. Donn Piatt was a staff officer for the Union Army.
Occupy Cincinnati protesters lined up for more citations last night at Piatt Park, with more than 20 occupiers receiving tickets while more protesters stood outside the park, protesting in un-ticketable fashion. There are now about 15 tents in the park.
Authorities in Boston arrested approximately 100 Occupy Boston protesters around 1 a.m. this morning after warning protesters to return to their original little encampment. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino says he sympathizes with the protesters but that they'll have to find ways to occupy that aren't considered civil disobedience.
More than 20 Occupy Cincinnati protesters last night received citations for staying at Piatt Park after its official closing time, a process which included warnings by police and then some peaceful ticketing before police left the occupiers to their business. CityBeat has launched a page dedicated to our ongoing coverage of the protests, including a live feed of #occupycincinnati and #occupycincy hashtags.


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Two metal thieves are behind bars Thursday night because of Clarkston Mayor Emanuel Ransom.
Ransom was delivering letters to the U. .Post Office on Montreal Road when he noticed something suspicious at the nearby construction site for the city's new public works building.
"I saw this big huge guy putting the stuff in the truck and like I said, they should be taking it out, not putting it in," Mayor Ransom said.
He saw a man loading steel beams from the construction site into the back of a U-Haul truck. A woman was driving the truck. The 75-year-old mayor decided he had to act.
"And I said oh, they're getting ready to book and that's when I pulled out in front of her and she shot around me," the Mayor said.
The female driver took off, leaving the male suspect behind. Mayor Ransom followed the truck into a nearby apartment complex and tried to block the exit so the truck couldn't leave. Eventually he flagged down a patrol car and the woman was arrested.
"That they had the audacity to come to our site and take the materials from us," the Mayor said. "That's what really made me angry and that's why I went after her."
Pamela Wiggins, 41, was arrested. After a short search, Clarkston Police Chief Christine Hudson tracked down the male suspect, 47-year-old Robert Wiggins, the woman's husband.
They were both charged with misdemeanor theft and felony interference with government property.
"We're a small police department and we need everybody's eyes and ears out here on the street, even the mayor's," Chief Hudson said.
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Bee County Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications for housing from residents who meet the qualifications.
Through the generous donations of numerous local churches and individuals, and with the substantial financial support of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, Bee County Habitat for Humanity is in the process of preparing to build its first home before the end of 2013.
"Bee County Habitat for Humanity is excited to have the opportunity to partner with the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas," said board member Rev. Clayton Elder. "We are looking forward to helping our first family to build its own home."
The home site, donated by the Full Gospel Church, has been selected on the city's northwest side, near R.A. Hall Elementary School.
Preliminary house plans have been drafted, surveyor's drawings have been made and sewer/water access is being confirmed. Plans tentatively are being made to begin construction next June.
Attorney George "Trace" Morrill's office, 309 N. Washington St., is serving as the main location for all Beeville application questions, pickups and submittals.
The forms also are available at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, Faith Lutheran Church, St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Beeville Publishing Co.
They can be completed and mailed to Bee County Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 4333, Beeville, TX 78102.
In addition to accepting applications for housing, the board is eager to enlist local volunteers, both inexperienced laypersons and skilled tradespeople, to perform all aspects of new home construction. They will work with other local volunteers and the family who will live in the home.
The family that Bee County Habitat for Humanity partners with will have to repay the costs of building their home, providing a certain amount of sweat equity prior to and during construction.
Persons may be eligible for a Habitat home if they meet guidelines regarding need (family income), ability to pay and a willingness to partner.
Pastor Don Taylor, organization president, said, "Bee County Habitat for Humanity was organized in 2009. We are happy to have moved to a place when we can build our first home. Although we have completed two 'Brush with Kindness' projects in our early years, we are excited to work with a Bee County family to help them own their own home.
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The final debate
Politics | Mitt Romney projects moderation and throws few punches at President Obama's foreign policy as events in Middle East devolve
"The final debate" Continued...
Polls show the two presidential candidates are essentially tied. Six months ago, pundits might have said a debate on foreign policy could only help President Barack Obama, who was withdrawing troops from two unpopular wars and who ordered the assassination of Osama bin Laden. But that was six months ago.
One month ago, President Obama had a 15-point lead on Republican nominee Mitt Romney on foreign policy, according to a Pew Research Center poll. That shrunk to an essential tie this month, likely because of the Obama administration's handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. On Monday night, the final presidential debate, held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., Gov. Romney didn't hammer the president, perhaps because he thought global events were doing the job for him.
The Arab Spring has turned into a hailstorm. Syria has drawn its neighbors into what has become a protracted civil war. Turkey fired missiles to protect its civilians from Syria. The Syrian government was allegedly behind a bombing last week in Beirut that killed Lebanon's top intelligence official. Syria's Christians are persecuted and fleeing. The United States has declined to intervene, and is working to empty Afghanistan of U.S. troops even as the Taliban reasserts its power. Jordan announced Monday that it disrupted an elaborate al-Qaeda bomb plot targeting shopping malls and Western diplomats. President Obama has said these last few months that al-Qaeda is "on its heels."
And in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, four Americans including the U.S. ambassador to Libya were killed in what the Obama administration characterized as an unruly protest but news reports confirmed was a planned terrorist attack. Iran still threatens, while Israel and the United States display a slightly chilly relationship. Obama has not visited Israel once in his four-year term, and did not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he was in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this fall. Both pleaded scheduling conflicts. But the president didn't officially meet with any foreign leaders at the UNGA this fall, when at the last UNGA he had 13 such meetings.
But very little of this came up in the debate on Monday evening—nor the Euro crisis or the Mexican drug war. Debate moderator Bob Schieffer's first question to Romney was on the Benghazi attack, which Romney mostly ignored to talk about the failure of the Arab Spring as a whole. "What we're seeing is a pretty dramatic reversal in the hopes we have for that region," he said blandly.
Both candidates made their points effectively, though Obama attacked Romney at every opportunity, accusing him of sending jobs overseas and wanting to liquidate the American auto industry. Yes, this was a foreign policy debate, but both candidates tried to talk about the U.S. economy whenever the opportunity presented itself. Though the debate did trail off into domestic issues like education repeatedly, Schieffer skillfully navigated the discussion for the most part, giving each candidate about equal speaking time. Romney made few hits on Obama until the end of the debate.
The candidates had different tacks in the debate but showed little difference on substance. Romney insisted on no military involvement in Syria, which has been the Obama administration's position. When Schieffer gave him the opportunity to talk tough on Pakistan, he demurred. On Israel, Obama said, "I will stand with Israel if they are attacked." Romney followed with, "If Israel is attacked, we have their back."
Obama referred to himself as "commander-in-chief" several times, underscoring his position as the one with experience making foreign policy decisions. "My job is to keep the American people safe, and that's what we've done over the last four years," he said. The president also mentioned that "attitudes about Americans have changed" around the world since he took office. (Actually, attitudes toward the United States are worse in the Middle East since the Bush administration, according to Pew.) Then Obama pivoted to hammer Romney. "Your strategy previously has been all over the map and has not been one designed to keep America safe," he said. "Every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong."
"Attacking me is not an agenda," Romney replied. "Attacking me is not talking about how we're going to face the challenges in the Middle East."
Neither spent much time talking about that. Obama did mention, three times, the importance of protecting religious minorities in the Middle East, while Romney did not mention their plight once.
Romney now receives intelligence briefings—part of the preparation in case he becomes president—and that knowledge sifted easily through the discussion and helped Romney look presidential.
One of Romney's strongest moments was when Obama said that the Romney campaign had lied about his traveling around doing an "apology tour."
"Mr. President, the reason I call it an apology tour is because you went to the Middle East and you flew to Egypt and to Saudi Arabia and to Turkey and Iraq," Romney said. "And by the way, you skipped Israel, our closest friend in the region, but you went to the other nations. … And then in those nations, and on Arabic TV, you said that America had been dismissive and derisive. You said that on occasion America had dictated to other nations. Mr. President, America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators."
Maybe voters don't care about the events in the Middle East much. A Google Politics survey showed that registered voters who planned to watch the debate wanted the candidates to talk about U.S. debt to China over and above every other international issue, even U.S./Israel relations, by a wide margin. The candidates didn't discuss that issue. And to add to the distraction, the debate had to compete with Monday Night Football and Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.


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The hitting part of a sword from the guard to the point.
Used to protect the chest.
A thrusting sword descended from the duelling sword, similar in length to a foil but heavier, with a larger guard and a much stiffer blade.
The weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point.
A thrusting sword with a flexible rectangular blade and a smaller guard than the epee.
The handle of a sword; also called the "hilt".
The part of a sword between the blade and handle that protects the duelling hand.
The handle of a sword; also called the "grip".
French for the field of play where a fencing bout occurs; also called a "strip".
The end of the blade, which must touch the opponent's target area to score a point.
A thrusting sword with an elaborate hilt and a long, slender, pointed blade, developed in the 16th century and the precursor to the epee.
The modern version of the slashing cavalry sword, similar in length and weight to the foil but able to cut with the blade as well as hit with the point.
The field of play where a fencing bout occurs; also called a "piste".


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Surf City: NYC's Best Beach Spots
by Heather Liang, 05/14/2014 [Updated 05/13/2015]
New York Aquarium photo by Julie Larsen Maher/WCS • Coney Island photo by Alexander Thompson
While a trip to the beach might not automatically spring to mind when many visitors plan their trips to New York City, it's actually one of the most enjoyable, authentic and affordable experiences you can have during a summertime stay. The City boasts 14 miles of beaches, the majority of which are easily accessible by public transportation, and we've organized these urban oases by borough for our handy guide to NYC sands. While Staten Island and Brooklyn remain the most beach-rich boroughs, Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens all have something special to bring to the table—including fishing spots, waterfront beer gardens and picnicking escapes on Governors Island. The City's beaches are open beginning Memorial Day weekend, and they close on Labor Day; lifeguards are on duty 10am–6pm during the season. Read on for more details and information on what to do and see at some of NYC's best sand-and-surf destinations.
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Hello, my name is Sean (I go by Socks online because I have an unhealthy obsession with them [Socks, that is]). I am working on a general RPG type world and I've been having issues with the cartography section in general as I don't understand the first thing about geology.
I am requesting a world map to be drawn for my fantasy world. I plan to be using it in a general forum RP sort of way. And if things go well maybe moving into the whole tabletop RPG similar to D&D.
I've drawn up ideas of how I want them to look but I won't be posting them here for fear of embarrassment I think. Message me or email me if you're interested. I'll show you what I've drawn up.
What I'm going to need is 5 continents. With a string of islands (both individual islands, and chains) going from the south of one continent to the western part of another continent.
Continent 1:
A long, thin country. It is more north-south oriented as opposed to east-west. So think the Americas vs. Eurasia.
- A snowy, mountainous region to the north
- A densely wooded region with rivers running through it, ponds and lakes within, etc. Very wet region I'm thinking.
- Another region with a lot of coastal land.
- A region good for raising a large population of horses and perhaps growing things as well.
- A region which is on an oddly shaped peninsula with a large mountain-barrier between it and the main continent. Also a small island off the coast of this peninsula.
- A desert region with a river, or a few, running through it to offer the life it needs to grow things. Similar to how the Nile is for Egypt.
- A dead wasteland on the western side of this country-continent.
Continent 2:
A roundish continent. Think Australia when imagining the shape perhaps? And scale as well. It exists to the west of of Continent 1.
- Highlands (hill-y) region
- Flatland (plains, etc.) region
- A swamp region
- A mountainous region
- A desert
- River lands
- An island off the south.
Continent 3:
A wide continent. Think Eurasia.
- A double-peninsula country. Western end of this continent.
- A good region for a nomadic culture. Just a large swath of land I was thinking. To the east of the double-peninsula
- Another peninsular country. To the south of the nomadic country.
- Another country to the east.
- A large island between the two peninsulas with mountains on it.
Continent 4:
A continent to the south of Continent 4. It is wide as well and it is mostly a desert continent. With rivers and some lakes running through it. Oases as well for life to exist.
Continent 5:
A deserted country. Nothing on it. But the idea I want is that it would look really great for population so lots of lush forest, rivers, lakes, etc. But it just has no civilization.
Island String:
My idea was that the string of islands would be trailing from the south of continent 1 to the western edge of continent 4.
I like these a bit. The general idea is that I would like the geologically important things incorporated such as forests, mountains, etc. And I want the cities in as well.
Quality and Size
Professionally drawn maps would be ideal but because I have no money to offer I am thinking that semi-professional would be more realistic.
As for the size. I was thinking that I would want to put it on my forum board for people to see. But it would be ideal if the image itself was wallpaper sized (1920 x 1080p) and that there would be a link to click so that the player could view the map in its entirety.
Time Constraints
I have no time constraints whatsoever. Take your time.
As I am a high school student without a job, I cannot pay you CURRENTLY. But I am really hoping to get a job (I'm not sure how realistic or likely this is in this economy). So, when/if I get a job, I will be coming into money. And when I come into money, I plan on reimbursing you for the work that you have done. That means that you would be doing this on faith that I would pay you in the future, which, I know, may be a bit risky for some. But know that if I were to start making money off this, I would also give you royalty fees. So that is also a part of the payment plan. Just email me to work out any of this information.
I will have the right to use the image for commercial purposes, the artist will have the right to exhibit the image as part of his portfolio but not to exploit it for commercial gain.
What I'm Going to Ask of You
Generally I just need you to include rivers where you think they would exist, mountains as well. Also, because of the borders that some of my nation-states have, I'm going to need some geological reasoning for those as well. I can come up with political reasoning on my own but if you have any ideas, I'm all ears.
Contact Information
My Skype: SnookyofNasonex
My Email: email@example.com
Thank you to those of you who have shown interest.
- Sean (Socks)
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I have added all the information now so any of you who may have been, or may be, interested; you can look now.
I have just recently come across a little money. So I can pay at a maximum about $50. If anyone feels that this is a reasonable price then please let me know. Or tell me what they would consider a more reasonable price for this request.
Hey socks I saw some potential in your city post. Give this a shot yourself, it will help you in the development part of your game world creation. You can work in pencil, you just need to make it a tad darker to show when posting. Save your money and use it for mapping resources, like a ream of copy paper, micron ink pen, .5mm mechanical pencil etc. We'll help you out here.


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Better late than never...This was quite a treat to roast and is a fine example of a dry process Ethiopia coffee. Perhaps some of you have had a chance to roast the Wet Process Koratie we have on offer, becuase that would draw a nice contrast to this particular coffee. I pushed this roast right up to the Full City+ level with final temperatures in the 438-442 degree range. Lighter roasts of this coffee explode with blueberry and the darker roasts bring out bittersweet chocolate notes, so my goal was to have the best of both worlds. Again, we combined a few different roast levels to achieve this goal and I think the results were pretty great.


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Comic-Con Eisner Award noms announced
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards honor comic book artists
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, which gives out prizes for the best American comic books and is considered the industry's equivalent of the Oscars, has announced its 2013 nominees.
And "Adventure Time," the popular and bizarrely cute children's cartoon that's been adapted into a comic, got many nominations, including "Best New Series," "Best Humor Publication," "Best Publication for Teens" and "Best Publication for Kids."
IDW, San Diego County's largest comic book publisher, also received nominations, including "David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again: Artist's Edition," for Best Archival Collection/Project and Best Publication Design; "Angora Napkin 2: Harvest of Revenge," for Best Lettering; "Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom," for Best Penciller/Inker; and "Richard Stark's Parker: The Score," for Best Adaptation from Another Medium among others.
San Diego writer Eric Shanower, who adapted L. Frank Baum's "Road to Oz" for Marvel, is also a nominee.
Winners will be announced on July 19 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The award ceremony happens during Comic-Con and you'll need a badge to attend.
A judge's diary
Former U-T San Diego editor Michael Cavna, now an editor with the Washington Post, writes about his experience as a judge for this year's Eisner Awards. He talks about it in his popular comic blog, Comic Riffs.
Here is a partial list of nominations:
Best Continuing Series
Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
The Manhattan Projects, by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra (Image)
Prophet, by Brandon Graham and Simon Roy (Image)
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Best New Series
Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain)
Fatale, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel)
Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)
Best Humor Publication
Adventure Time, by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, and Braden Lamb (kaboom!)
BBXX: Baby Blues Decades 1 & 2, by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman (Andrews McMeel)
Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffrey Brown (Chronicle)
Naked Cartoonists, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album—New
Building Stories, by Chris Ware (Pantheon)
Goliath, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
The Hive, by Charles Burns (Pantheon)
Unterzakhn, by Leela Corman (Schocken)
You'll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier's Heart, by C. Tyler (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Chico and Rita, by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (Self Made Hero)
Homer's Odyssey, adapted by Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury)
Richard Stark's Parker: The Score, adapted by Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle, adapted by Hope Larson (FSG)
Best Writer/Artist
Charles Burns, The Hive (Pantheon)
Gilbert Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets New Stories, vol. 5 (Fantagraphics)
Luke Pearson, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Everything We Miss (Nobrow)
C. Tyler, You'll Never Know, Book 3: A Soldier's Heart (Fantagraphics)
Chris Ware, Building Stories (Pantheon)
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More information on undergraduate admission and the advantages that WCU has to offer can be found here
And not only from our perspective - Here's what Kiplinger Magazine thinks of WCU !
In a recent survey of students, the primary reason cited for attending WCU was the good academic reputation (54%). Additional reasons include the size of the university (43%) and the low tuition (40%). Don't those sound like the things that are important to you, as a potential student here?
Our students are successful after graduation. We recently surveyed the 45 students who had finished our Forensic and Toxicological Chemstry program in the past 5 years. The results of the 29 responses we received indicated the following.
% of students
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Graduates who are employed in the forensic workforce
Of these, the percent who went to graduate school before
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Undergraduate students are in contact with professors 62% more at WCU, compared to a large regional state-related university. That works out to a half-day more per week!
The average class size at the large regional state-related university is 45% larger than at WCU.
WCU has less than one percent of its teaching faculty classified as "unranked". (Unranked faculty are persons without faculty status, such as graduate students or administrators.) By comparison, the 1998-99 figure for a large regional state-related university is 29%.
First year chemistry classes are limited to 48 students (labs and recitations are limited to 24). Advanced classes are even smaller.
WCU tuition and fees are 35% less than the large regional state-related university.
Because WCU courses are taught by actual professorial faculty, WCU spends 33% more per student on instructional faculty salaries than the large regional state-related university. This difference is even more pronounced in the first two years, during which WCU spends 46% more.
The Chemistry Department has 12 full-time faculty member, all with PhDs. We are in the process of adding additional, regular faculty members. There are four temporary faculty, who also have PhDs. The department has a non-teaching support staff of three. Research for undergraduates is strongly encouraged, with no graduate students to compete for instruments and the professor's time. The undergraduate student is our focus!


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — So here's how "Glee" would've ended if Cory Monteith hadn't died.
Entertainment Weekly says series creator Ryan Murphy planned to make Rachel a Broadway star and Finn was going to become a teacher in Ohio.
The producer has always maintained he knew how the story would end, but he reveals his plans were thrown into disarray following Monteith's untimely death from a drug overdose in July.
Murphy shared his ideas in a eulogy he delivered at a private memorial service for the Canadian, who played Finn Hudson, over the summer, and now his speech has been published in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly.
In the tribute, he said, "For me, Cory was both the beginning and the ending of 'Glee'… literally.
He says the final scene was going to be Rachel flying to Ohio and walking in Finn's glee club.
Finn would ask "What are you doing here?" And Rachel would say "I'm home."
The loss of Monteith forced Murphy to rework the storyline and he decided to kill off the actor's character so he could give both the tragic star and his TV persona a final farewell in an emotional memorial episode, which aired in October.
Murphy says he now has another good idea of how the series will end but didn't give any spoilers.
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Trey Hillman: Season One
A Major League manager has duties that extend beyond what happens on the field, in the dugout and in the clubhouse. One major part of the job is to speak with the media on a daily basis. ATH estimates that Trey Hillman has had over 400 media sessions during his first season with the Royals. That's two a day for nearly all of the 162 regular season games, plus spring training. Questioners come and go during the season, but it's usually the same core contingent. Manager Hillman now knows many of these people very well. Today, he met with them one final time to discuss the 2008 Royals and what he sees going into 2009. Here's a snippet of what he had to say:
Overall impression of 2008: Trey mentioned that the team made considerable progress as they finished 13.0 games behind the division leader after being 27.0 games back in 2007.
On pitching: Hillman's opening remarks included emphasis on Zack Greinke's strong season. He later touched on Greinke's strong preparation during the season. The emergence of Kyle Davies (right) was a key point that Hillman drove home. He said that Davies worked with Bob McClure and really improved his mental approach to each and every start down the stretch.
Differences between Japan and the U.S.: Hillman did not see "earth shattering" differences between the managing environments. He did note that Japanese teams have only one minor league club, so players have a little more urgency to prove themselves.
The September charge: The Royals finished a MLB best 18-8. Hillman noted that the strong finish left him with some nice memories to hang on to. He was impressed with the high character and intense work ethic of Kila Ka'aihue and Ryan Shealy. Hillman described the emotion that Devon Lowery brought to his first big league appearance. Manager Hillman will be speaking to the Royals' instructional league players in Arizona on Wednesday morning. The "never be content" attitude of Ka'aihue, Shealy, and Lowery figures to be a central theme of his speech.
Changes in approach for 2009: Hillman spent much of the 2007-08 offseason getting to know the players on his roster. Now that relationships have been made, he wants to focus on other areas. He believes that any manager should strive to get better each season. One of his goals is to manage people better.
How the Royals can improve in 2009: When a media member asked if the Royals needed another big bat in the offense, Hillman contended that the run differential could be narrowed more by improvements on the mound. He said that the Royals will look for ways to add runs, but sometimes it is easier to improve from a pitching standpoint.
Other notes: Hillman will be studying an external hard drive filled with video of potential free agents. He has a 'wish list' of free agents, but he will leave any negotiating to Dayton Moore and his baseball operations staff. Hillman knows that the health of his players will go a long way toward a successful 2009. He has been working with the Royals training and conditioning staff for a few months on a 'check and balance' system for individual health and workouts this off season.
Royals Player/Pitcher of the Month: The September winners are Ryan Shealy and Zack Greinke. As we mentioned yesterday on ATH, Shealy led the Royals with 7 home runs, 20 RBI, and a .603 slugging percentage. This is his first Player of the Month award. Greinke went 4-1 with a 2.18 ERA, which placed sixth in the American League. The right-hander did not allow a run over his final 2 starts. This is Zack's second monthly honor in 2008 (also April) and third of his career (September 2004).
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If anybody is watching this game, they just saw a classic Bo Ryan move. Down by one, 2 minutes, left, Wisconsin is pushing the ball up the court, and gets the ball to an open Brust in the corner. Brust is a 40% 3-Pt shooter!
Bo calls a timeout. Wisconsin turns it over after the timeout.
Just terribly boring basketball.
Although right as I post that, Berggren drives the lane and hammers one down.
this game is flying... 1 hr and 40 minutes in and they are down to a 32 second left. tied at 57,
Originally Posted by LLCoolJansma
this game is flying... 1 hr and 40 minutes in and they are down to a 32 second left. tied at 57,
Tied at 57 with less than a minute left.....woooeee.....best conference in the country!
Wow....closely guarded, long range 3 and it goes down.
Just terribly boring basketball
This game has been anything but boring. Maybe we are watching different games
Apparently Wisconsin had 3 fouls to give and didn't foul there for some dumb *** reason.
Originally Posted by GoHawks
This game has been anything but boring. Maybe we are watching different games
Oh, I agree on the whole. I'm just pulling out that one possession.
Holy hell.
Originally Posted by johnnydugouts
MM and gesell are pretty much a wash. is niang a better player than woodbury? of course, but that doesnt mean its a good matchup for him, especially with a much more athletic defensive player backing up woodbury.
Originally Posted by GTO
Georges doesn't talk trash. He makes promises and then delivers on those promises.
Originally Posted by Hoiball92
Jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams
The announcer just called not fouling with 4 seconds the dumbest move he's seen... Whisky has 3 fouls to give.... Oh My half court three to push it to OT.
BRUST!!!!!!!!!!! wow!
What just happened?
I was like "Brust take another dribble!" and then he barely even hits net!
I am just failing at this game.
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If this has been done before I apologize...still i'd like to see some of your geared rigs if you ride more than just single geared bikes....
If this has been done before I apologize...still i'd like to see some of your geared rigs if you ride more than just single geared bikes....
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why are you posting this on SSFG? go to the Roadie forum.
Sorry man,
Just thought i'd be interesting to see what other bike folks on here ride......so calm down francis...
I need to take some pictures but I have a Cannondale six13 (Ultegra/Dur-Ace mix) and a 1989 Marinoni (8 speed Campy and under construction)
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
nothing special, but i have fun riding it
will admit, sort of interested to see what fixed gear riders ride when they ride with gears....
My 2009 Giant Defy1. The only thing different is those awful Kendas have been replaced with Conti 4-Seasons. I love that bike a lot. I posted it in the old thread and I'm not sorry.
The bums will always lose.
Of course you can see roadies over in the roadie forum, but that's not what this thread is about. It's good to see what YOU GUYS ride when you ride geared. I know you won't find pics of my race/commute bikes in other forums, so I see a purpose for this thread.
Why not merge this thread with the identical threads that already exist, so that you can enjoy the previously posted geared bikes? They merget the various "jackass" threads, too.
I say it's more like different forums for different people, so this thread makes sense.
ah well, here goes..
my friend (the previous owner) floped and chopped the drops. Been meaning to find new drops for it but procrastination took over.
Here you go. Just about 13lbs flat now:
no, you've got that the other way around. Your statement is not relevant to my original point. but it's always been youth before intelligence with you, so I'm not too surprised.


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