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Tips And Techniques On How To Paint Your CarWritten by Douglas Glad on December 18, 2006 Contributors: John McGann Pick The Right Paints And Supplies,Find An Unfinished Panel That Is Out Of View And...
We're going to paint one of our project cars in the next year. We're going to do it by hand, in the Car Craft shop, from car wash to final color-sand and buff, all while you watch. Though we've painted a few cars in the past, there has always been a shop or professional gun at work at some point in the project that has kept us from proclaiming 100 percent ownership of the work, good or bad.
If you've had the same idea, you're going to need to know all the little details about picking the right paint, sandpaper, reducers, and a list of other items that conspire to bog you down. You're also going to want to start your first job in an out-of-the-way place, like under the hood or in the trunk, in case you make a couple of mistakes, like we did. Trunks also don't require color-sanding and buffing to look right, so they're a great place to get some practice on good prep work and spraying techniques
The CC/Rambler had some surface rust in the trunk and some areas where the seam sealer had retreated and the original paint had started to bubble. All that was required was some simple sanding and application of some primer to get the area paint ready. That allowed us to spend more time on paint mixing and experimenting with paint flow, air pressure, and spray pattern before we tackled anything like an entire car. Try it
Because we don't have a wall-mounted pressure regulator, the pressure at the inlet regulator is well over 100 psi. We had to pull the trigger halfway to relieve the initial pressure spike on each stroke then pull it all the way to get the paint to flow. A wall mount is next on the grocery list. A cheater valve regulates by restricting airflow. Think of it as kinking a hose to temporarily stop water flow. Straighten the hose, and water blasts out. A proper wall-mount regulator vents off excess pressure, therefore holding steady at whatever pressure you set it to.
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|DuPont HC2305S activator, 1 qt.
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|Sharpe air regulator
|Evercoat brushable seam sealer, 1 qt.
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The Rambler trunk was perfect for a practice spray. We needed to remove the old seam sealer (arrow) and the rust before spraying any new paint. All we needed to do was scuff the existing paint rather than take the trunk down to metal. Topcoats will stick better to original paint than to sheetmetal.There was some rust where the car had been damaged and repaired; the stock paint had been cracked when somebody beat it back into shape. We used a 36-grit Rol Loc on an angle grinder to get rid of all the rust.We also chipped off most of the old seam sealer from the joints between the wheeltubs and the trunk floor and anywhere else it was missing. After the big chunks were removed, we sanded the area smooth with the Rol Loc.For the cracks between the tubs and the floorpan and between the rear valance and the rear of the trunk floor, we used Evercoat brushable seam sealer. We applied it using a 1-inch brush from a bargain bin in the paint store. The sealer can be painted over in about an hour, is flexible, and leaves brush marks just like the factory did (if you are into that sort of thing).We taped off the taillights and and filler neck. The only advice we have here is that you can use the cheap, yellow masking tape instead of the blue or green. Works the same.Using a rubber sanding block and 150-grit, we sanded the paint and rust from between the ribs of the trunk floorpan and to feather the edges of the areas where we used the 36-grit and the angle grinder. We used dry paper instead of wet for this job. The rule of thumb is to use dry paper for feathering edges, taking down filler, or sanding primer. Use wet paper for jobs that require grit over 320 like when you are prepping for paint. When using water, the finer grits are less likely to clog, and any debris that might scratch the finish is washed away.After blowing the grit out of the trunk with compressed air and cleaning the surfaces with wax and adhesive remover (Eastwood PRE or lacquer thinner will also work), we sprayed any areas that were sanded to bare metal with SEM self-etching primer.There were a few holes between the wheeltub and the trunk floor that looked a little larger than the seam sealer would bridge, so we welded them up with the MIG and ground them down with the 36.For the big jobs, we used a Matco pneumatic DA sander with a 220 pad and sanded everything within reach just enough to just take the shine off. You want a dull, even surface for the primer to stick to. If you find any crack larger than normal paint checking, sand until you start to see the primer underneath the paint (assuming it is factory) or until the crack is gone in the case of body filler.
On the mixing pail, the measurements are marked on the lefthand side of the cup and the ratios are marked at the top. After you determine how much primer you are going to mix, you must find out how many parts primer need to be mixed with how many parts activator. It is marked on the paint can. Ours called for 3:1, meaning three parts primer to one part activator. So we filled the pail with primer to the first line marked with a three (see the Car Craft finger) then added the activator to the next line marked with a three. Simple.Proper mixing of all materials is crucial or funny things will happen to your paint job over time. Follow the directions on the can closely, or better yet, follow the procedures on the product's technical data sheet if you have access to it. DuPont's 2840S sealer is a two-part urethane that must be mixed with an activator at a 2:1 ratio. Be sure to stir the mixture thoroughly and strain as you pour it into the paint cup.Some primers intended to be used with topcoats don't stick to bare metal, and that's why you should use an etching primer. But you don't want to just spray everything because sometimes etching primer will not stick to basecoats, primer, filler, or even the seam sealer.The difference between a good two-stage primer and a rattle can is metal protection. If you are going to leave the car in primer for a long period of time, the two-stage resists moisture and won't chalk or flake off in the sun. It is similar to a topcoat in terms of protection, and of course it is easier to lay down a lot of paint with a gun. Your spray-can finger doesn't get tired.Tape off stuff you don't want paint to stick to. Did we have to tell you that? In this case, we blew compressed air into the nooks and crannies to get all the dirt out. If you don't do it now, the paint gun will do it for you and sprinkle crap into your paint job.Mixing paint with a mixing pail is easy. The paint cup on the gun will have hash marks that indicate how much paint it will hold in ounces. For small jobs, we tend to use the gun with the cup about half full, it makes it lighter and easier to handle. Big jobs will require a full cup. We decided on 12 ounces of primer for this shoot.We used the larger of the two DeVilbiss Finish Line HVLP paint guns from the Eastwood starter kit to shoot the primer and the topcoat. The ideal would be to use a dedicated primer gun like the Craftsman Heavy Duty Performance HVLP gun with a 1.8-2.0 fluid tip, then use a smaller tip for the finish work, but it is also OK to do both jobs with one gun and two different needles and tips. The inlet pressure should be 27 psi with 6-8 at the fluid-tip cap per the primer tech sheet. Try to let go of the trigger before the end of each stroke.Between the primer and the topcoat, we cleaned the gun with acetone and switched the needle and fluid tip to 1.3 mm.
The top knob on the gun controls the fan shape. Turning it all the way clockwise narrows the pattern and turning it counterclockwise widens the pattern.The primer flashes in 5-8 minutes between coats and can be topcoated in one hour. If you are going to let the primer sit for more than one hour and you are adding extra coats of primer, you will have to sand the primer with 600-grit paper. The shortcut is to not let it dry for more than one hour between primer coats. You don't have to sand before the topcoat is applied, it will just add scratch marks to the finish.The topcoat was the same Barbados Blue we used to paint the engine compartment on the CC/ Rambler. It is mixed 8:11/42 activator then four parts reducer and was mixed with a bit of metallic as the hippies preferred in the '60s.We cleaned the gun again and sprayed two coats of clear with 3-5 minutes between each coat. It uses a 4:1 ratio with an activator. We allowed the basecoat to dry for 15-30 minutes before we applied the clear. We didn't sand the basecoat, but you can if you get some dirt or dead flies in it. Use 1,200 or finer sandpaper, and wipe it with adhesive remover and a tack cloth before adding the clear. We've also heard of guys color-sanding between clearcoats for show cars, but we don't really do that stuff here.This shows the correct shape of the fan, and if you are using the correct 50 percent overlap, you are always painting using the widest portion of the pattern.


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We convene today's hearing as developments in the Republic of Georgia appear almost on a daily basis in our newspapers. Given the involvement of scores of Coloradans in the U.S.- sponsored train and equip program, I am particularly concerned over threats to the sovereignty and independence of Georgia that could impact U.S. forces deployed in that country.
As Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, I am concerned over a myriad of problems that plague Georgia a decade after restoration of its independence. This year also marks 10 years of Georgia's participation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
In the human dimension, I am especially concerned about the ongoing campaign of violence against Jehovah's Witnesses and members of other minority faiths. The leadership of the Helsinki Commission and other members of the Senate and House have been in correspondence with President Shevardnadze about this disturbing pattern of attacks. The Georgian President has assured us that the problem will be appropriately addressed and the perpetrators arrested. So far, however, the culprits remain at liberty. I hope that growing international attention to this issue will have the desired effect of quelling mob violence. Whatever difficulties might ensue from the arrest, indictment and sentencing of these criminals, allowing them to continue targeting innocent believers of another confession is an even greater threat to Georgian democracy and, indeed, stability.
Precisely that stability, I fear, is at risk from outside the country as well. In the security dimension, we have heard the recent saber-rattling from Moscow with alarm; Russian planes have already bombed Georgian territory, killing Georgian civilians. Meanwhile, the Russian Federation continues to maintain military bases on Georgian territory. Any unilateral Russian military action on Georgian territory, which Russian generals constantly threaten, would cause a crisis not only in Russo-Georgian relations but would greatly complicate ties between Moscow and Washington.
In this regard, let there be no mistake concerning our strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. The OSCE, which has significantly increased its presence on the ground in Georgia, can play a valuable role in addressing the current crisis as well as longstanding conflicts that pose a threat to an independent Georgia.


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Bill says Z not getting better very quickly, but Gen should play in T'giving tourney
Did the Drake video audio cut out?
Weve got a pretty good football conference, and weve got a pretty good conference overall. Were still walking around with our heads held high and our chest out, about that. Paul Rhoads
Got it back - must have been against the rules to broadcast the national anthem.
ISU up 35-30 at the half. Fouls are a big issue, as Lacey, Prins, Poppens, and Stuckey all have 2. The team did a good job of making a run at the end even with the first three of those players on the bench.
I think BF said Mosman missed pretty much the entire week of practice due to a death in the family. She probably won't play today, so BF opted to keep Stuckey in even after she picked up #2 with around a minute left.
A note for the Drake pbp guy: there's no 5-sec closely guarded rule in WBB when the player is dribbling. Just saying.
Try viewing the schedule on cyclones.com, I believe the live stats are free. Drake's graphics are a bit juvenile in my opinion. Not many who are following the game would care about the graphic depiction of almost everything. Just a waste of bandwidth.
I hope to see Chelsea and Anna both in at the same time during the second half. It would help both of them.
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I hope to see Chelsea and Anna both in at the same time during the second half. It would help both of them.
With two fouls each, I'm guessing it'll be one at a time at least for the first 10 minutes of the half. There's no question in my mind that ISU's best lineup is Poppens and Prins out there together, though.
Larry Morgan ******* blows. I'm ready to stab my eardrums.
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Big-Block Cylinder Head Flow TestingWritten by on February 15, 2012 Check out the before and after numbers from the flow bench of popular castings
Cylinder head porting is often equated with time and expense, and we've all heard horror stories about porting through the casting and ruining the cylinder head. For these reasons, many enthusiasts are hesitant to port their own heads, due to a lack of experience, and reticent to have the engine builder or machine shop perform the work for fear of adding expense to the rebuild. But while extensive race-style porting jobs can take many hours of grinding, sanding, and testing to perform correctly, the fact is that most of the benefit of a port job can be seen in just a couple of hours per cylinder.
For most bracket, street, or dual purpose cars, spending a little time on the cylinder head ports can greatly improve flow, increasing the engine's power substantially without killing your budget. In our experience, most factory heads will gain a significant increase in flow simply by matching the ports to the intake and header, and cleaning up areas like where the pushrod "pinches" into the intake port and the bowl area under the valves. Performing a little port work is especially beneficial if your engine will be equipped with a high-flowing intake manifold and headers, since the ports (especially in factory heads) can become the most restrictive part of the engine.
To prove our theory, we decided to flow the intake and exhaust runners of several popular factory cylinder heads and then port an intake and exhaust runner to compare the difference. We'll be performing our testing on the Superflow flow bench at Auto Performance Engines, so the numbers you see are real-world flow numbers for popular Mopar big-block cylinder heads. For comparison, we'll also flow two popular aftermarket heads, the 440 Source Stealth and Edelbrock Performer RPM, then port the intake and exhaust runners of the Edelbrock head and measure the difference on the flow bench.
Remember that we're not out to gain every last cfm of airflow through these heads, we simply want to show what spending a little time on the ports will produce in terms of flow numbers. To keep our testing legitimate, we will only spend one hour porting and polishing each runner, which will only allow us to hit the above mentioned beneficial areas and clean up the casting flashing of the runners, bowls, and areas under the valve seat. We also stayed with the factory valve sizes for both the factory and aftermarket cylinder heads, as increasing valve size and performing trick, multi-angle valve jobs is a whole other area in terms of cylinder head work.
While it is tempting to get crazy with the grinder while porting heads, removing too much material from the ports not only risks damaging the heads, but significantly increases the volume of the runner which is not so good for low and mid-range torque. So rather than whittling away a considerable portion of the runners for maximum high-end flow, we're removing a reasonable amount of material and cleaning up key areas that should improve power throughout the normal rpm range of a street engine.
Follow along, and after showing you the flow numbers for three factory and two aftermarket cylinder heads, we'll show you why spending a little time porting key areas of your cylinder heads can really pay off.
Stock/Out of the Box Flow Numbers:
For our baseline numbers, and to let you know what a variety of stock and aftermarket heads flow in untouched form, we commandeered the flow bench at Auto Performance Engines. Remember that flow benches are like dynos and there are slight variances between machines and conditions. We're not trying to demonstrate how well or poorly certain cylinder heads flow, just provide a comparison between heads and show the benefits of a little port work.
The added benefit of porting
To demonstrate how spending just an hour per port can really help cylinder head flow, we began grinding and polishing the intake and exhaust port of our 452 casting factory head while Kevin at APE did the same with the Edelbrock Performer RPM. It was then back to the flow bench to see what affect our port work had on intake and exhaust flow.
From our tests, it is pretty obvious that even the best un-ported factory big-block Chrysler cylinder heads leave a lot to be desired when compared to mildly ported versions or aftermarket heads. Also, while the percentage of flow gained by porting was greater on the factory head, the aftermarket heads start off a lot better, so it's more difficult and time consuming to make big gains. Any of the cylinder heads we tested could certainly be made to flow better, but we limited the time we spent on port work to more closely imitate what the majority of our readers would do, or could afford.
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1 Porting cylinder heads isn't for the novice engine builder, so if you're not comfortable we suggest taking your heads to a professional machine shop. With a little practice, however, it's fairly easy to gain flow without hurting anything. Practicing on a head that is cracked or unusable is also a good way to gain experience.2 In addition to practice or experience, you'll need a high-speed grinder and an assortment of carbide bits for removing heavy material, and sanding "tootsie rolls" for the finish work and polishing.2b. In addition to practice or experience, you'll need a When porting aluminum heads spraying the carbide cutters with WD-40 will help keep the bits from loading up with material.3 We use the intake and exhaust gaskets as a reference for how big to make the port opening. Remember, we aren't taking a bunch of material out of the ports, just enlarging them to the size of the intake and headers and cleaning up some key areas.4 When looking at the chamber of this unported cast iron head, you can see how the valve guide protrudes into the chamber. By simply blending this area, flow is increased dramatically.5 Once blended, the valve guide mo longer inhibits airflow as much as it did. For a basic porting job, the benefits of cleaning up this little area is well worth the time spent. This in no way is a complete guide to porting, but you can visualize the intended results so you can do it yourself.6 We had a set of factory 516, 902, and 906 casting heads at the shop, so we measured the flow of the intake and exhaust port of one cylinder on each head for a comparison. The untouched (except for hardened exhaust valve seats) 516 had a best flow of 228 cfm at .700 inch valve lift. These heads are a closed-chamber design and are a very similar casting to 915 heads. Our factory 902 casting big-block cylinder heads flowed very much like the 516s at low lift numbers, but didn't have the high lift flow capabilities of the closed chamber 516s. As expected, the 906 castings had the best flow numbers in stock form, nearly 238 cfm on the intake side, when compared to the other factory heads we tested. These numbers also apply to the later 452 casting cylinder heads, which flowed identically and have the added benefit of hardened exhaust valve seats. Realistically, most moderate street or bracket engines won't have .700 lift, so the flow at .500 and .600 lift is more important to most people.7 For comparison, we tested a couple of aluminum aftermarket heads including the Stealth heads from 440 Source. The Stealth heads flow far better right out of the box than any of our stock cylinder heads, netting 258.5 cfm at .500 inch valve lift. The Edelbrock Performer RPM head is a favorite with many enthusiasts for the big-block Mopar, and these numbers show why. In stock form, the Edelbrock intake port flowed a best of 291 cfm at .600 lift, while the exhaust port flowed 232 cfm at .700 lift.8 The 452 heads really responded to our work, netting best flow numbers of 282 cfm at .600 lift and 248 cfm exhaust flow at .700 lift. Flow was up across the board, and average flow was way up as well. This definitely shows that there is flow (and power) to be had by giving the ports a little attention.


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.........Why is it that every time I have to pull a tank, it's full of gas. And in the case of the goose, it's got about 5.5 gallons in it!Bare
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Fronda Cohen
Director, Baltimore County Commission on Arts & Sciences
There's a new place to get smart in Baltimore County. Actually, it's a place to get "smARTS," a new Baltimore County arts television show premiering March 7 at 7:00-7:30 p.m. on BCTV, cable channel 25 in Baltimore County.
We call the program smARTS because we believe this is the smart place to find out about Baltimore County's arts scene. The show covers music, dance, theatre, and visual arts, from Catonsville to Dundalk to Towson and Owings Mills.
We also feel the arts really do make you smarter; smarter about the world, about ideas and emotions, and smarter about how creative expression makes our lives more meaningful and just plain fun.
Carolyn Black-Sotir, chair of the Baltimore County Commission on Arts & Sciences, hosts the program, The premiere show includes an interview with Marin Alsop about the new Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra, whose new home is the Carver Center for Arts & Technology in Towson; a preview of the 25th Baltimore Jewish Film Festival at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills; and a discussion about For All the World to See, an exhibit at UMBC focusing on the impact of visual images and the civil rights movement. A "Get smARTER" segment looks at how County composer Valencio Jackson developed the show's original theme music.
smARTS premieres March 7 and airs Thursdays and Fridays, 7:00-7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 11:30-noon on BCTV, cable channel 25 in Baltimore County. Segments are available 24/7 on the Baltimore County government web site www.baltimorecountymd.gov
SmARTS is produced by the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, in partnership with the Baltimore County Public Schools and BCPS-TV.
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In 2005, the Denver Affiliate of the Susan G Komen for the Cure®, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation together with Saint Joseph Hospital developed a mobile mammography program to meet the needs of the community for screening mammography. Komen and the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation have and continue to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the unit. For the last three years, the Safeway Foundation has been a significant supporter. Safeway's donation enabled a conversion from analog to digital technology in 2009.
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KLEM Local Schedule (week of January 24)
MONDAY RESULTS - January 24
(G) Hinton 49 West Sioux 39
(B) Hinton 48 West Sioux 30
(G) OA/BCIG 82 Kingsley-Pierson 17
TUESDAY RESULTS - January 25
Woodbury Central 45 Le Mars (3-11) 36 (Bulldog winners: C.J. Singer at 125# by a fall, Tyler Gries at 140# by a fall, Zach Reed at 145# by a fall, Chris Hiserote at 171# by a forfeit, J.D. Steen at 215# by a fall and Chris Stevenson at 285# by a fall)
Sioux City East 51 Le Mars (3-12) 27 (Bulldog winners: Mason Cook at 119# by a fall, Tyler Gries at 140# by a fall, Zach Reed at 145# by a fall, Armando Morales at 160# by a decision and Chris Stevenson at 285# by a fall)
(G) Emmetsburg 47 Le Mars (6-10/4-6) 43, overtime
(B) Le Mars (12-2/9-1) 63 Emmetsburg 52
(G) Gehlen Catholic (10-5) 53 Remsen-Union 36
(B) Remsen-Union 69 Gehlen Catholic (11-4) 64
(G) Remsen St. Mary's 50 Spalding Catholic 34
(B) Remsen St. Mary's 49 Spalding Catholic 48
(G) Akron-Westfield 55 Elk Point-Jefferson 50
(B) Elk Point-Jefferson 52 Akron-Westfield 32
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 75 Westwood 53
(LE MARS) -- Austin Homan and Paxton Strub combined for 40 points to lead Le Mars to a 63-52 win over Emmetsburg at Carey gym Tuesday night. Homan had 21 points and Strub 19 for the Bulldogs with Judd Herzberg adding another ten points to the winning cause. 6'10" Nick Wuebker had 22 points for the Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg led 24-23 at halftime. The win avenged the Bulldogs lone Lakes Conference loss and drops the E-Hawks out of a share of the league lead. The match-up on Friday in Hull with top-rated Western Christian will be for the Lakes Conference title in all likely hood. The Bulldogs have now won eight straight and take a 12-and-2 record into the Friday night date with the Wolfpack. Le Mars is 9-and-1 in conference play.
In the girls game, Emmetsburg avenged a December loss to Le Mars with a 47-43 overtime victory at Carey gym. Erica Westhoff hit a three-point basketball at the end of regulation for Le Mars to force overtime but the E-Hawks prevailed in the extra session. Paige Naig had 22 points for Emmetsburg while Leah Clement paced Le Mars with 11. Le Mars went 6-of-16 on the free throw line while Emmetsburg was 20-of-33. The loss drops Le Mars to 6-and-10 for the season and 4-and-6 in Lakes Conference play.
(REMSEN) -- The Remsen-Union Rockets rallied from a 14-point first half deficit to beat the Gehlen boys 69-64 Tuesday night in Remsen in a non-league match-up of War Eagle Confernce rivals. Cam Kuchel scored 13 of his game-high 17 points in the third quarter when R-U surged from being down by two at halftime to an eleven-point lead. Kraig Alesch had 12 for the Rockets, including seven in the fourth quarter as the Rockets held off a determined rally by the Jays that cut the Rocket lead to three with 23 seconds to play on a Michael Whitehead three-pointer. Jacob Fiedler and Alex Hansen had 11 and 10 points respectively to complete the Rockets' double figure scoring. Trevor Bouma led Gehlen with 16 while Michael Whitehead added 12 and Taylor Wurth 11. The two teams split their regular season home-and-home series with both game being decided by five points. Gehlen falls to 11-and-4 for the season while the Rockets improve to 11-and-5.
In the girls game, Gehlen outscored Remsen-Union 14-2 in the third quarter to break the game open and the Lady Jays went onto post a 53-36 victory over the 1-and-15 Rockets. Steph Rohe had 14 points for Gehlen while Katelin Langel added 10. Brittany Sudtelgte had nine for R-U. Gehlen improves to 10-and-5 with the win.
Gehlen travels to South O'Brien Friday night while Remsen-Union hosts Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn as both return to War Eagle Conference action.
THURSDAY RESULTS - January 27
(B) Woodbury Central 71 Kingsley-Pierson 59
FRIDAY RESULTS - January 28
Le Mars finished sixth out of an eight-team field at the Lakes Conference meet in Spencer. Spencer topped the field with 257 1/2 points with Spirit Lake finishing second, Estherville/Lincoln Central third, Emmetsburg fourth, Storm Lake fifth, then Le Mars with 111 points and Western Christian and Cherokee brought up the rear. The Bulldogs did have two conference champions ... Zach Reed at 145 pounds and Chris Stevenson at 285 pounds. Mason Cook (119#), Quinton Vore (135#) and Skyler Gries (140#) all finished in third place. C.J. Singer (125#) was fourth.
(G) Western Christian 72 Le Mars (6-11/4-7) 48
(B) Western Christian 58 Le Mars (12-3/9-2) 47
(G) Gehlen Catholic (11-5/7-1) 56 South O'Brien 22
(B) South O'Brien 62 Gehlen Catholic (11-5/6-2) 58
(G) Akron-Westfield 42 Remsen St. Mary's 40, overtime
(B) Remsen St. Mary's 43 Akron-Westfield 41
(G) Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 74 Remsen-Union 60
(B) Remsen-Union 73 Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 50
(G) Hinton 65 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 38
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 72 Hinton 65
(G) Kingsley-Pierson 27 Whiting 25
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 61 Whiting 14
(HULL) -- Defending 2A State Champ Western Christian took over sole possession of the Lakes Conference lead with a hard fought 58-47 win over the Le Mars Bulldogs Friday night in Hull. The Wolfpack scored the first four points of the second half to break a 27-all halftime tie and Western never trailed after that, holding Le Mars to six points in the third quarter for a 40-33 lead going into the fourth quarter. The lead increased to eleven in the first minute-and-a-half of the fourth quarter and never slipped to fewer than eight after that. The win avenges Western's lone loss this season and improves their record to 15-and-1 for the season and 10-and-1 in the league. Le Mars falls to 12-and-3 with a 9-and-2 mark in the Lakes Conference. The loss halts an eight-game winning streak for the Bulldogs. Senior all-stater, Trevor Wolterstorff had 21 points to lead Western Christian while Le Mars got 14 points from Paxton Strub and 12 from Austin Homan. Le Mars travels to Sheldon Saturday night while Western Christian takes on top-rated Bishop Heelan in Sioux City Saturday night in a battle of two top-rated clubs and two defending State Champions.
In the girls game Friday, Western Christian reeled off a 17-0 run midway through the second half to extend a ten-point lead to a 27-point cushion enroute to a 72-48 win over Le Mars. The win was the tenth straight in the series for the Wolfpack. Kayla Gesink had 17 points for Western, Brook Wolterstorff 12 and Elissa Jansma 10. Emily Anderson led Le Mars with 16. The loss was the fourth in a row for the Lady Bulldogs and drops their record to 6-and-11 for the season and 4-and-7 in the Lakes Conference. Western Christian also won the JV girls game by 19 to hand the Le Mars JV girls their first loss of the season, dropping their record to 15-and-1. The Lady Bulldogs will also play at Sheldon Saturday night.
(PAULLINA) -- South O'Brien drilled 13 three-point field goals and held on to first place in the War Eagle Conference Friday night with a 62-58 win over Gehlen Catholic in Paullina. Chas Biery hit six of the three-point buckets for the Wolverines and finished with 25 points. Adam Paulsen added 24 points and connected on four three's. Gehlen's Trevor Bouma hit five three-pointers and finished with 19 for the Jays. Michael Whitehead added 17 points and he connected on one three-pointer. All-in-all there were 19 three-pointers between the two teams. The Jays fall to 11-and-5 for the season and 6-and-2 in the W-E-C. South O'Brien is 7-and-0 in the league. The two play in Le Mars next month in a non-league match-up.
The Gehlen girls held South O'Brien to eight first half points and overwhelmed the Wolverines 56-22 in War Eagle play Friday night. The Lady Jays led 28-8 at the half. Steph Rohe and Amber Timmins had 13 points each for Gehlen and Emily Holtgrewe added ten. Gehlen is now 11-and-5 for the season and 7-and-1 in the War Eagle Conference.
Gehlen travels to Granville Tuesday to play Spalding Catholic for the third time this season.
SATURDAY RESULTS - January 29
(G) Sheldon 48 Le Mars (6-12) 36
(B) Sheldon 61 Le Mars (12-4) 50
(G) Akron-Westfield 50 South O'Brien 35
(B) Akron-Westfield 53 South O'Brien 50
(SHELDON) -- The coaches call it the 'carry over effect'! Sometimes it can have positive results but often times it comes up with negative results. For the second time this season the Le Mars boys basketball team has lost the game following the Western Christian match-up. The Bulldogs lost to Bishop Heelan by 21 points back in December fours days after up-setting Western Christian 55-52. Saturday night Le Mars lost 61-50 at Sheldon one night after seeing their eight-game winning streak and a share of first place in the Lakes Conference disappear in a 58-47 loss at Hull to the Wolfpack. Dallas Ennema and Josh Van Kekerix scored 17 points apiece for Sheldon and Jordan Dykstra added 14 more as the Orabs rallied from a 12-4 deficit in the first quarter to a 34-33 lead by halftime. Sheldon extened the advantage to 46-37 after three quarters and never were headed after that. For Le Mars, Austin Homan led the way with 14 points, Paxton Strub had 12 and Jordan Eisma 11. The loss marks the first back-to-back losses for the Bulldogs this season and drops their record to 12-and-4.
In the girls game, Michelle Fischer led Sheldon with 18 points to carry the Orabs to a 48-36 victory over Le Mars. Emily Anderson had 14 for the Lady Bulldogs who suffered their fifth straight loss and dropped to 6-and-12 for the season.
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George P. Bush to oversee richest piece of real estate in America
Newscast Media AUSTIN—Continuing the legacy of the Bush dynasty as public
servants, George P. Bush easily won the Texas primary securing the Republican
nomination for the position of Texas land commissioner.
"We don't have to change our conservative principles to win, we just need to change
our tactics," Bush said to attendees at a Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth after his
Bush had the advantage of being a household name, since both his grandfather
George H. W. Bush and uncle George W. Bush are former presidents, while his father
Jeb Bush was a popular governor in Florida.
The younger Bush managed to accumulate over $3.5 million for his campaign, while his
opponent David Watts, an East Texas business man could barely afford
transportation costs for his campaign.
Should he win the general, as land commissioner, the 37-year-old Bush will oversee
state-owned land, natural resources and the school system of Texas, the richest
piece of real estate in the US.
Political operatives have already nicknamed him "47″ because they foresee him
running for the presidency at some future point and becoming the 47th president of
the United States. Bush identifies himself as Hispanic.
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Ned Yost media session: June 15
Out of his league
After returning from Cincinnati, Yost said he "kinda enjoys" the National League style because it's different and more people get involved, but he also acknowledged that it's always nice to come home. Yost also pointed out that he has really enjoyed the AL so far.
Out of his mind
Billy Butler's hitting was another topic of discussion. Yost claimed he was never concerned about Butler at the plate, saying all players go through ups and downs. Yost credits Butler's recent offensive success to a mindset adjustment, specifically a right-center mindset because that's where Butler hits best.
Out of commission
Gil Meche played catch this afternoon, and while Yost hasn't been able to sit down and discuss future plans with the pitcher, he said Meche is feeling much better and is definitely turning the corner. Yost also noted that Rick Ankiel is doing fine, but John Parrish felt something in his shoulder the other day during a game with Omaha and he is now back in Kansas City with the club after having been returned from his rehab assignment. Parrish remains on the D.L.


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Carolyn Chase gets down to EarthFair
Carolyn Chase's search for a way to help the environment in 1990 launched what has become a regional legacy.
That year, she planned San Diego County's first EarthFair, which drew an estimated 80,000 people to Balboa Park to celebrate conservation, recycling and environmental activism. More than two decades and 1 million visitors later, she still heads up the park-packing event.
Chase and her crew of 300 volunteers plan to welcome up to 60,000 visitors for this year's fair, which will take place Sunday in the same location.
She said the goal is to connect people with a broad range of local organizations, businesses, agencies and religious groups working to improve the environment. About 250 exhibitors plan to participate at this year's EarthFair, from the American Cetacean Society to Zero Waste San Diego.
"I was always interested in the environment, and I was doing computer science to make a living. So I began to use computer science to save the environment," Chase said.
She and her husband, Chris, the web designer for EarthFair, started automating registration for the event internally before the Internet came into wide use, then went paperless by the mid-1990s. They work from their Pacific Beach home, which features decking made from sustainably grown bamboo. This year, Chase splurged on a hand-painted rain barrel made from a recycled olive keg.
Chase recently talked about EarthFair's evolution and her top suggestions for how San Diegans can be more eco-conscious. Here is an edited version of that conversation:
Q: How did you become involved with EarthFair?
A: I found a group organizing a 1990 fair to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. I saw the media plan and saw there was sufficient media to do a big project. Because I was a new volunteer, I had a lot of time to dedicate to it.
Q: What was your background before then?
A: I graduated from (the University of California San Diego) in computer science and music. Working in the computer industry, I had my own company for awhile. I have that entrepreneurial bent. My husband had sold his business, and that's when I had time to volunteer in the environment. He semi-retired to do EarthFair.
Q: What inspires you to focus on the environment?
A: My parents took me camping as a kid, and I did a weeklong high school program in Yosemite. I always loved to see waterfalls and nature and animals. My parents always recycled. ... I've always been about waste reduction and efficiency. When you run a small business, you have to reduce waste.
Q: What are your current worries about the environment?
A: We introduce waste into our product designs and into our lives. After World War II, the convenience industry came in and introduced plastics. They were not required to be recycling and now we have floating seas of plastic in the Pacific Ocean.
Personally, I think it's going to be a terrible shame for kids to grow up on this planet without wildlife. It's pretty obvious that tigers, rhinos, these large mammals aren't going to survive this century. ... We should work to protect nature. I don't want to protect it for its use. I want to protect it for its existence.
Q: What specific eco-friendly actions can people take in their daily lives?
A: Know who your elected officials are and contact them about environmental issues. Join groups like the Sierra Club. I think political activism is essential for solving most environmental problems because there's only so much that individual action can do.
Become aware of how you use energy because that saves money, too. Whenever you can reduce waste, that saves you dollars. The savings stuff is mostly common sense and people know how to do it.


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First described as a species in 1792, the Atlantic sailfish carries the scientific name of either Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804) or Istiophorus platypterus
(Shaw in Shaw and Nodder, 1792). The former, more commonly used name
distinguishes it from the Pacific sailfish; some scientists disagree on
whether the two are in fact different species. The Atlantic sailfish is
one of the smaller members of the Family Istiophoridae, with a maximum
size of about 3.15 to 3.40 m in length and 100
kilograms. Females are generally larger than males. Distinguishing
features include a bill-shaped upper jaw which is circular in
cross-section and about twice the length of the lower jaw.
first of the fish's two dorsal fins is very long and tall (hence the
name "sailfish"), running most of the length of the body, with the 20th
ray as the longest. The first anal fin is set far back on the body, and
the second dorsal and anal fins are both short and concave, roughly
mirroring each other in size and shape. The pectoral and pelvic fins are
long, with the pelvic fins nearly reaching the origin of the first anal
fin. The pelvic fins have one spine and multiple soft rays fused
together. A pair of grooves run along the ventral side of the body, into
which the pelvic fins can be depressed. The caudal peduncle has double
keels and caudal notches on the upper and lower surfaces. The lateral
line is readily visible. Body color varies depending upon the fish's
level of excitement, but in general the body is dark blue dorsally and
white with brown spots ventrally. About 20 bars, each consisting of many
light blue dots, are present on each side. The fins are all blackish
blue except at the anal fin base, which is white.
The Atlantic sailfish's habitat varies according to water temperature
and in some cases wind conditions. At the northern and southern
extremes of their distribution, Atlantic sailfish appear only during the
warmer months. These seasonal changes in distribution may be linked to
prey migrations. Usually found in the warmer, upper layers above the
thermocline, the species often migrates into near-shore waters,
preferring temperatures between 21° to 28°C,
but is also capable of descending to rather deep water. In general, the
Atlantic sailfish is highly migratory and can be found from
approximately 40°N to 40°S in the western Atlantic Ocean and from 50°N
to 32°S in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. There is an aggregation off the
coast of West Africa. Although few records exist for the Mediterranean
sea, several juvenile specimens have been caught there. In the western
Atlantic Ocean, its highest abundance is in the Gulf of Mexico, the
Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic coast of Florida, where it is the
official state saltwater fish.
The Atlantic sailfish feeds mainly on small pelagic
fishes—particularly mackerels, tunas, jacks, halfbeaks, and
needlefish—but also eats cephalopods such as squid and octopus. Some
feeding occurs at the surface, as well as in midwater, along reef edges,
or along the bottom substrate.
Spawning may begin as early as April, but occurs primarily during the
summer months. (The exception is the eastern Atlantic, where spawning
can occur year-round.) Spawning in offshore waters beyond the 100 fathom
isobath has been reported from south of Cuba to the Carolinas. However,
off southeast Florida, the Atlantic sailfish moves inshore to shallower
waters to spawn near the surface in the warm season, with females
swimming sluggishly with their dorsal fins above the water's surface,
accompanied by one or more males. Fertilization is external. A 33-kilogram
female may shed up to 4.8 million eggs in three batches during a single
spawning. Atlantic sailfish larvae are approximately 0.3 cm at hatching, and they lack the elongated jaw characteristic of adult sailfish, which only begins to develop at about 0.6 cm. At 20 cm, all larval characteristics have disappeared and the juvenile has all the features of an adult.
~ Ref: http://marinebio.org, Aug, 2010
by Dr. Aaron Adams
photos by Aaron Adams
AS THE TIDE TURNED and began to flood, I poled the boat
across a shallow grass flat, just inside the sandbar that separated the
flat from the Intracoastal Waterway. Many of the large boats that
blasted past reminded me of Rodney Dangerfield's short, destructive,
ill-fated yacht voyage in the movie Caddyshack. So when I
muttered 'what a couple of Rodneys' when two boats passing in opposite
directions neglected to slow down, and slammed loudly into each other's
massive wakes, my fishing buddy Doug Hedges knew exactly what I was
talking about. It was amazing — we were close enough to the chaos of the
ICW that we could read the registration numbers on the sides of passing
boat hulls, and we were stalking tailing redfish. Except for us, these
redfish were unmolested.
You have to give Doug credit, he seems ready to try
something new at least once. And on the bow, he stood ready to cast to
the next tailer that came into range — with, of all things, a gurgler
tied to his tippet. Some folks know this is a good technique, but when I
suggest they try a surface fly for tough tailing redfish, most anglers
show a look of disbelief, even suspicion. But not Doug, he was all for a
new approach.
A topwater fly is farthest from many angler's minds when
they are casting to tailing redfish. The fish are, after all, digging
their noses in the bottom for shrimp, crabs, worms, or small
bottom-dwelling fish like gobies and blennies. Why on earth would an
angler in their right mind choose a surface pattern? After all, redfish
don't eat with their tails. A topwater fly can be a good choice for
three reasons.
First, a redfish intent on digging out prey buried in the
bottom is often so focused that it doesn't see it's surroundings. This
is one reason it is possible to pole a boat right up to a tailing
redfish without being noticed until the boat almost overtakes the
feeding fish. On numerous occasions I've been able to wade close enough
to a tailing redfish to touch it with my rod tip. Actively tailing
redfish can also stir up enough bottom that visibility in their
immediate surroundings drops to zero, obscuring any fly in the murk. In
either case, even the most perfectly placed fly might not be noticed.
Second, even tailing redfish pick their heads up out of
the bottom every once in a while as they move on in search of more prey.
There is a good chance that a redfish moving in search of more food
will see the motion at the surface and investigate. And it's not
uncommon for a bottom grubbing redfish to scare up small prey that make a
break for it. So that same redfish that was so engrossed in digging for
a mud crab that it never saw the perfectly presented fly might see the
surface commotion of a gurgler, and mistake the fly for an escaping
prey. Many times I've watched small shrimp and fish squirt from the
water as they try to avoid a feeding redfish. And I've seen redfish that
were lackadaisically tailing suddenly erupt at the surface to grab
these would-be escapees.
Third, in many of the flats where anglers fish for
tailing redfish, the seagrass is thick and tall. The densely packed
seagrass blades can act as a barrier, preventing a tailing fish from
seeing a fly only inches away. And at a very low tide, the upper
portions of the grass blades lay across the surface, and the tips reach
to the surface at a medium tide, making it tough to get a sinking fly to
the bottom. A weedless gurgler helps get around both of these
challenges and puts the fly in an area where it can be seen by a
A gurgler is my surface fly of choice because it is
light, so is easy to cast long distances and lands on the water lightly.
Both characteristics are necessary when fishing to tailing redfish on
shallow flats. The gurgler is also versatile in how it can be fished —
loudly, so it makes a lot of commotion, or softly, so it barely ripples
the surface. So it's easy to imitate different prey — soft and slow for
shrimp and loud and fast for the finger mullet that can be abundant in
fall — and the changing moods of redfish.
I first started using gurglers for tailing redfish, in
part, out of frustration. My favorite flats for tailing redfish are
covered with lush turtle grass and shoal grass. It can be wearing to
make good cast after good cast to a tailing fish and get no response
because it never saw the fly among the many grass blades. My strategy
when fishing for tailing reds is pretty simple — get the fly into the
fish's sight zone and make sure the fish sees it. I know the fish has
seen the fly when it changes it's behavior — it either reacts
positively, by following or taking the fly, or negatively, by avoiding
the fly or suddenly swimming in the other direction. Often, redfish
feeding in thick seagrass don't react at all, so likely never see the
An unweighted fly that sinks very slowly is a good choice
in these situations because the fly spends more time in mid-water,
where it is more visible, while a weighted fly that sinks straight to
the bottom is quickly lost. However, even an unweighted fly that hovers
mid-water can remain unseen by a redfish feeding in thick grass. If I
can get the gurgler in front of the redfish, it's a good bet the fish
will see the fly.
Another good situation for using a gurgler is when there
are a lot of redfish around, but they aren't staying put long enough to
stalk and cast to any particular fish. The first time I tried a gurgler
in frustration was on a day when the flat was full of tailing fish.
Well, fish were tailing everywhere but where I was. Fish weren't feeding
very long in a spot, but instead would tail for a few seconds and then
move on. There was really no point in stalking, so I drifted across the
flat blind-casting a gurgler. This can be an especially successful
strategy in late summer and fall when juvenile mullet (aka finger mullet) are often common on the flats, and a favorite food of the larger redfish that invade the flats in fall.
My favorite situation for using a gurgler is casting to
redfish that are pushing a bow-wake as they slowly cruise from one
eating spot to the next. I'll often see these fish tail some distance
away, then right themselves and slowly head off in search of more prey.
Sometimes, the dorsal and upper tail fins of these fish will be out of
the water. These fish move slowly and deliberately enough that I can
guess their course and put myself in the best location to make a good
cast. I like to lead these fish by a healthy enough distance that they
can't see the fly or fly line in the air, and let the fly sit until they
are within a few feet before beginning my retrieve.
When casting a gurgler to a tailing or cruising redfish, I
use a leader of 10 - 12 feet or more, with 12 lb. fluorocarbon tippet.
For tailers I use a long leader because I try to cast past the fish, to
the side the head is pointing. I then bring the fly back over the fish.
If the fish continues to tail, I'll make the fly pop to get the fish's
attention. If the fish is not tailing, I continue retrieving the fly in
short strips. Using this strategy, a shorter leader would cause the fly
line to land over the fish, likely spooking the fish and ruining my
chances for a hookup.
For blind-casting, a longer leader means I have less
chance of accidentally lining a fish with the fly line during a cast.
The longer leader also provides better separation between the fly line
and fly, so there is less chance a redfish coming to check out the fly's
commotion will intersect the fly line.
Cruisers are swimming near the surface, with their cone
of vision pointing forward and upward. A longer leader helps me keep the
fly line out of this cone of vision during the cast. I use 12 lb rather
than 20 lb leader because heavier leader tends to pull the gurgler
down. And I find that fluorocarbon tippets make a difference because the
waters I fish tend to be clear.
Long casts are usually best, because even redfish that
attack the gurgler aggressively tend to miss the fly a few times before
they get it in their mouth. With their mouth on the underside of their
snout, redfish have to either raise their head out of the water so they
come down on the fly, or turn sideways to get a better angle on the fly
from below. When a redfish brings its head out of the water to get over
the fly, its eyes come above the water surface, so they can spot an
angler that is close by. And less aggressive redfish will often follow a
gurgler for an excruciatingly long distance, so a long cast gives the
fish more time to decide to take the fly.
When a redfish strikes a gurgler, it is usually an
exciting show — often an explosion on the fly. The temptation is to rear
back and set the hook. In most circumstances, this will result in a
fish circling in confusion as it searches for the fly that you just
launched past your ear. Remember, they'll often miss the fly the first
time. It takes some control, but keep stripping the fly in the same
manner that induced the redfish into attacking it, and strip strike when
you feel tension on the line. Don't lift the rod until you're sure the
fish is hooked. Easier said than done.
Back to the fishing.
Getting in range of a tailing redfish was the biggest
challenge. For a while, it seemed that every fish we saw would tail
aggressively until we were just into casting range, and then suddenly
disappear, only to reappear a few minutes later just a little farther
away: a frustrating pattern that redfish seem to follow frequently.
Doug got decent casts to a couple fish, one of which
ignored the fly as it moved off to another spot, and a second that
looked at the fly and suddenly bolted when Doug stripped the fly ever so
slightly. The eruption caused by the second fish was entertainment in
Doug made a couple casts that had been ignored by a third
tailer, as the fish alternately tailed and moved, tailed and moved.
When the fish had not shown itself for a minute or so, I began to scan
the flat for more action. Then Doug let out a "WHOOP." I turned
to see his rod doubled over and fly line jumping off the deck and
through the guides in pursuit of a surprised redfish. A few minutes
later, we had the fish boatside, and Doug had his first redfish on a
gurgler. We were able to get one more fish before the tailing action
died down, the sun dipped low, and we made the run back to the boat
Would a standard fly pattern for tailing redfish have
worked? Perhaps, but it wouldn't have been as exciting or visual a take.
And we didn't have to worry about making the perfect cast and keeping
the fly snag-free.
The gurgler is an easy fly to tie, and is surprisingly durable for being made mostly of soft foam.
I use pliable closed cell foam in either tan or white.
Tan is good for imitating shrimp and some of the small fish that live on
the flats. White is good for imitating finger mullet and is easier to
see at dusk, one of my favorite times for fishing for tailing redfish. I
use a long shank hook — either for tying a longer, shrimp-like body, or
to tie a keel-hook style weedless version. For the standard,
long-bodied pattern, I tie in a mono weedguard just behind the hook eye.
For the keel-hook style fly, I use pliers to bend the hook backwards,
the bend at approximately 2/3 the length of the shank behind the hook
eye. The foam body is then tied on the same side of the hook as the hook
bend. This fly will ride with the hook point up, making it weedless. I
originally began tying the keel-style fly because so many redfish were
striking the fly without getting hooked. The theory is that since
redfish so often come down on the fly from above, an upward pointing
hook should have a better hookup ratio. The jury is still out on this,
but the hookup rate is certainly no less than the standard pattern. This
clearly means that more research is needed.
Hook: Mustad 34011, size 4
Tail: bucktail, color to match foam body
Body: closed cell foam, double the
length of the hook shank – half tied to the shank, half folded over
(from hook bend to eye) as the back
Legs: hackle colored to match the foam body, attached at the rear of the hook bend and palmered to the hook eye
Thread: Danville flat waxed nylon, color to match the foam body
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While conventional fishing with my father on the banks of the San Joaquin each summer, I watched casters of those long rods paint the water with dry flies. These fly fishermen were free to search every nook of the stream for the native, colorful, and wily trout. I feared this type of angling freedom was not available to me. Luckily, driven by the legacy of my Grandfather and images of these "free" fly fishers, I challenged my apprehension and picked up a fly rod.
Megalops atlanticus
Archille Valenciennes, 1847
- Zane Grey, "Byme-by-tarpon."
The tarpon is a giant among saltwater game fish.
Although it is not the largest game fish a fly angler can catch and
release, it's known as "the silver king" throughout the warm lagoons,
estuaries, thick mangrove swamps, and saltwater flats of southeastern
North America, the Caribbean, and northeastern coast of South America.
The tarpon: saltwater royalty. Adult tarpon can easily reach 6 or 7 feet
in length and can weigh well over 150 pounds. The Megalops atlanticus is astonishingly powerful
and is famous among anglers as the mythological silver beast that can
walk on water. Tarpon, once hooked, are known for jumping and thrashing
about, sometimes longer than 3 hours, their tails skitting across the
The silver king, although caught by indigenous tribes in the Florida
Keys probably as early as the 1700s, was officially discovered and named
in 1847 by the French parasitologist Archille Valenciennes during his
work with Georges Cuvier on their Natural History of Fish, a whopping
22-volume work published between 1828 and 1848. Valenciennes placed the
tarpon within the genus Megalops (Greek for "large eye") because of its
prominent and daunting black eyes. Since the turn of the century, a
great body of literature, historical and otherwise, has been developed
on the subject of tarpon. Fly fishing for tarpon is now a wildly popular
sporting pursuit among anglers from Georgia to the Florida Keys, and
tarpon are also highly sought after throughout the coastal waters of the
Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Recently, giant tarpon in the 300
pound class have been caught on fly tackle off the southwestern coast of
Africa. Tarpon have been so popular in the Gulf region of the United
States that in 1955, by act no. 564 of the Alabama state legislature,
the "fighting tarpon" became the state's official saltwater fish.
Rolling and dashing through skinny saltwater flats and estuaries tarpon
inhabit a range of 49°N - 44°s, 99°w - 14°e, but they have been recorded
as far north as Nova Scotia, along the Atlantic coast of Southern
France, and as far south as Argentina. The tarpon uses the thin water of
the saltwater flats to feed on smaller baitfish and crustaceans. The
deeper water of the open ocean is the tarpon's spawning grounds. The
tarpon does have a counterpart native to the Pacific Ocean (Megalops cyprinoids or Indo-Pacific tarpon), but this tarpon is a much smaller fish and not prized among fly anglers.
Tarpon are an ancient fish that has survived 125 million years of
evolutionary tumult. One of the oldest living species in the ocean, the
tarpon carries an almost otherworldly
presence. Just catching a glimpse of a rolling school of giant tarpon
is an intimidating sight even to the most confident fly angler. The
tarpon's huge bucket-like jaws and large black eyes compliment its
thick, powerful body. When tarpon clear the top water during a jump,
their massive set of mirror-polished scales clatter and clack audibly
with the tremendous force of the maneuver. The tarpon's fins are a dark,
steely gray and the tail is deeply forked, providing the silver king
with a tremendous amount of underwater leverage and speed.
According to historical accounts dating from the late 1800s, anglers
have been able to catch tarpon on artificial flies with reasonable
success. Since then fly fishing for tarpon has steadily increased in
popularity owing to rousing tales of madly fighting fish from such
popular authors as Zane Grey and, more recently, Lefty Kreh. The rising
interest in saltwater fly fishing, coupled with tarpon-specific articles
and books by other fly fishing greats have fueled the rush to master
tarpon on a fly. Today, there is now an extensive network of guides fly
fishing exclusively for tarpon from Florida to South America, and a
number of tournaments and other competitions celebrating fly fishing for
tarpon have also cropped up in recent years.
Fly anglers should understand that there are three classes or sizes of
tarpon: baby tarpon, midsize tarpon, and giant tarpon. Baby tarpon range
from 5 to 40 pounds, midsize tarpon fill the 50 to 80 pound class, and
the giant tarpon weighs in at an astonishing 100+ pounds. Anglers
looking to chase tarpon on the fly should think seriously about which
weight class they are after before they gear up and head on that tarpon
trip of a lifetime. Smaller tarpon are often found cruising on the edges
of saltwater flats and in brackish inland estuaries and mangrove
swamps. Larger tarpon are usually found cruising and rolling in
saltwater flats.
Baby and midsize tarpon offer quite a fighting challenge on an 8 weight
or 9 weight outfit. Giant tarpon, however, require much heavier 11 or 12
weight outfits. Fast action fly fishing rods are popular among tarpon
anglers for their ability to assist the caster in creating the long,
accurate casts (often into heavy wind) required when sight casting for
tarpon. It's important to have top-notch fishing tools when stalking
tarpon of any size in the saltwater flats; an angler, even on the best
day, may only get 3 or 4 good casts at fish!
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As with any saltwater flats game fish, spotting a tarpon can be a challenge. Sunny conditions on saltwater
flats can produce some of the world's most visually taxing conditions,
and the sheer brightness of the glare on the water can be overwhelming. A
good pair of polarized sunglasses with copper photochromatic lenses can
– on some days – be considered the saltwater fly angler's most useful
fishing tool. Yellow photochromatic lenses can be useful for morning
light conditions, so if you plan to fish from dawn until dusk, consider
two pairs of shades. (Experience in spotting tarpon, or a guide perched
atop the polling platform of a specialized flats skiff will also help!)
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There is a recent movement among saltwater fly anglers who chase tarpon
to "dredge" deeper channels and estuaries for tarpon of all size
classes. This dredging method is anchored in common blind casting
techniques familiar to striped bass fly anglers of the North American
coasts. Dredging for tarpon with a sinking line can be productive, but
remains a relatively new and unproven tactic in the quiver of tarpon fly
Deep Water Fly Line
Perhaps the easiest way to recognize the location of a single, pair, or
school of tarpon is by the characteristic "rolling" action the species
exhibits. The tarpon is equipped with a swim bladder, allowing them to
survive and thrive in brackish swamps and saltwater flats as well as the
open ocean. Tarpon will periodically appear at the water's surface to
take in a breath, filling their swim bladder before rolling back into
the salty depths. This process, although graceful, can cause quite a
stir. Fly anglers should be on the lookout for large boils and bubbles
in the top water accompanied by a silvery flash – this is likely a
rolling tarpon.
Large tarpon in saltwater flats will aggressively chase and take a
well-presented fly, adding to the species' storied place in saltwater
game fish mythology. Tarpon will respond energetically to a fly moving
directly away from them. Creating this effect can be achieved with a
hook cast or a reach cast, both practiced techniques used by freshwater
fly anglers. Saltwater flats can offer a fly angler some of the most
challenging casting conditions on earth. Long, tuned, and accurate casts
of 60 to 70 feet are often necessary. Once the fly is properly
presented to the tarpon, the stripping game is on. Anglers will invariably
disagree on which are the most effective methods for retrieving the fly
when fly fishing for tarpon in the saltwater flats. In one conversation
on the subject, one might hear "fast, slow, smooth, jerky" … often in
the same breath. Never fear, a local guide will often know just how to
play and move a fly to produce results; listen to what they have to say!
Be patient though, as tarpon have been known to chase a well-presented
and retrieved fly all the way to the boat before striking!
Brackish inland estuaries and mangrove swamps offer saltwater fly
anglers amazing chances to cast to, catch and release baby tarpon. Some
canal systems – especially in southwest Florida – provide excellent
shelter for juvenile tarpon, even through the slow winter months. When
fishing these environments, work streamers as close to the mangrove
roots as possible. As the tide goes out, more and more of these mangrove
roots will be exposed, leaving behind an excellent feeding shelf for
baby tarpon. Remember: well-presented flies will move silver kings!
Simply hooking a tarpon can be an operatic experience in itself. The
tarpon's mouth is extremely hard and has been likened to tough
construction-grade concrete. Subsequently, successful hook sets are
almost more challenging than actually getting an aggressive tarpon to
take a well-presented fly. Practice in firm and confident strip setting
techniques is extremely important when fly fishing for tarpon. When a
tarpon finally chomps the fly, and the hook is set, the fish will put on
an impressive aerial acrobatics show. Seasoned tarpon anglers, when
trading notes on a day's work, will often proudly include the number of
"fish jumped" as well as the number of fish landed. Tarpon are
consistently observed jumping 3 or 4 feet above the water after a hook
up. During this aggressive jumping and thrashing, fly, fly line, and
tippet are at their most vulnerable point. It is extremely important to
protect rigging and tackle by keeping the rod tip as low as possible
during the initial few jumps. This process is called "bowing" to the
fish, and it's no secret, bowing to the silver king will minimize the
chance of losing a tarpon to a snapped line or leader.
Tarpon fly anglers presented with the challenge of keeping a
tail-walking silver king on the line have developed a number of rigging
techniques designed to stand up
to what many think are the toughest and wildest fighters in the salt.
Taking a nod from the rigging standards employed by bill fish and tuna
anglers, anglers in hot pursuit of monster tarpon have experimented with
extremely complex, heavy rigs. The standard 9 foot tarpon leader,
however, consists of a heavy 60 pound butt section, a section of 16 to
20 class tippet, and finally a short, one foot section of 60 to 100
pound mono shock tippet. This rig is the standard for many medium to
large tarpon, but there are other options for the really large fish. Be
sure to ask your local fly shop about the leaders you should have ready
to go before you board the plane for your chosen tropical tarpon
destination. Keeping this general rigging rule for tarpon fishing can be
helpful: When traveling to far-flung destinations, bring your rigging
with you. When traveling to the Florida Keys, a good guide should
provide all you need to jump and land the tarpon of your dreams.
Tarpon Leaders
Do not head to the saltwater flats in search of tarpon armed with a
sub-standard fly reel. The stress a tarpon can place on even the
strongest rods, lines, and leaders is truly impressive – to say the very
least. The fly reel is the mechanical link for your connection to the
fish and if it goes south, so does your time on the water. Be sure to
find a reel with an iron-clad drag system and a large arbor for easy
line pick up. The reel should also be large enough to store between 200
and 250 yards of backing; if you find yourself connected to a rolling
fish, you'll use it.
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When at home along the saltwater flats, tarpon will hunt and feed mostly
on baitfish. When migrating and spawning, tarpon are more likely to
feed instinctively on smaller crustaceans. Regardless of the situation,
however, tarpon will aggressively chase a well-presented fly. Large
streamer patterns are the most effective flies for tarpon of all sizes,
but some smaller crab and shrimp patterns will yield good results on
days when the silver kings are on the move or in a more selective mood.
A favorite classic tarpon fly from Florida to the Bahamas is the
Cockroach, developed by saltwater fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh. Other
proven tarpon flies include Lefty's Deceiver, the Clouser Minnow, and
the Sea Habit. When tarpon are migrating or on the spawn, the Tarpon
Shrimp, Tarpon Crab, and the Seaducer are another trio of useful tarpon
flies to have on hand, and the Campeche Special is a brilliant fly for
baby tarpon in the mangroves of Mexico's Gulf Coast.
Tarpon offer fly anglers a unique challenge; discovering the proper
blend of power, strategy, concentration, and finesse is crucial when on
the flats or in the brackish water in search of rolling tarpon. The
majesty of the tarpon survives in a heap of literature from Grey to
Kreh, and with good reason. Holding court, the tarpon truly is the
silver king of the flats, offering excited anglers throughout the
tropics the sport, the drama, the epic struggle, and the joy of the
great kings of mythology.
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Would you support U.S. military strikes against Syria?
More of that wishful Dem thinking, I suppose.
Time will tell.
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Thoughtful post, willgrr.
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Watch out, guys! That Deflect-o-Rama is gonna run out of gas - better fill 'er up pretty soon. Wait. Isn't that the new Solyndra model, complete with solar panels from stem to stern? Nice. And it's painted fire-engine red too. You couldn't miss that one in the dark...
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Will Garr, I would tell you to get your head out of your ^^^, but then I would have to apologize, so Please by all means, keep it there.
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Will Garr, no matter how you look at it, Free is not Free. Look at your cell phone bill. You are paying for Obama's free phones. And now they are getting more than one and selling them for drugs. Nothing is free.
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willgarr, it came from their mouths to my ears. Now I am not on retirement nor Medicare. I am listening exactly to their words. My when I renewed my policy, their words. And my tax man.
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I heard Nancy Pelosi, say you have to read it before you know what's in it. By the way, my blue cross and blue shield, will have a 40% tax on it 2018. You can keep it alright. Talk about liars. It will cost you more to keep your insurance or the government will decide, how you live, how much you produce, and if your worth it. And age. And all the people that backed Obama, don't want any part of it. The Unions.
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I have told all of you where I was born and raised, and what school I graduated from, and where I now live. If you have issues with that...then so be it...veritas return back to the poll question
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cut and paste huh...just you and centerish said that's all I do...well now your queen wantabe is tripping all over his tongue...so you want to take your disappointments out on me...go ahead I'm strong, I have a strong back with no yellow streak down my back. You are a fraud just as little o is huh...
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veritass...google, ask****,bing to name a few of many...like I said ignorance is bliss
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Ignorance is bliss to you. Open your eyes and mind to view, read, listen, and explore different views and ideas. You willy are nothing but a person that disagree because you do not have the a understand or intelligence of knowledge of looking at the facts, truth/false. It's which way the wind blows is where you give alliance to on a given day or given hour. You Mr. Willy are the true fake and will do and say anything to say that you are right.
My brothers wife argued with anybody and everybody no matter if she was wrong, she just wanted to have her voice heard. 5 years and out they went. Now that's a sad story compared to the stupidity you have willy...
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P.S. You use the term racist to try "shut people UP".
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Yes, the term "racist" has been over used. So what, a few jerks did something stupid in a party, as if your party has not done it. Quite frankly, actions speak louder than words. But here on a simple opinion page, you scream your words. You accuse, you blame, you make up stories who you disagree with. It is the Minot Opinion Page. I voice my opinion, and you attack.
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Why should we be involved in this, this is a no win for us, let both sides go at it, it will leave less genes in the gene pool over there. Lets not wast one cent in their civil War.
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And stay out of Syria. We can't change what they do to their own people. What a mess.
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The term, "racist", has been over used. Basically by the Liberals. It has been used as a talking point, and basically has lost it's meaning. And namexxx, if beer drinkers of north Dakota makes you happy, go for it. Who cares? So far, it is still a "free" country.
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willy...thanks for just proving my point, have a great night. Some kinda sad
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Man willy you are stupid and ignorant...
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willy...there's more sites with Nancy's quote.
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Nancy Pelosi's 5 Year Old Grandson Joins Syrian Rebels
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1 day ago - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that her 5 year old grandson has declared his support for military intervention in Syria ...
Pelosi Says She Consulted With Her 5-Year-Old Grandson About ...
2 days ago - 4 posts - ?4 authors Pelosi Huddles with 5-Year-Old Grandson on Syria Nancy Pelosi told reporters today she consulted her five-year-old grandson over the weekend ... June 29, 2001, Reply With Quote Edit or Delete Message Report This Post ...
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at willy...
Pelosi uses 5-year-old grandson to make case for Syria action ...
1 day ago - Citizens offer military quotes with an Obama-esque twist ... Nancy Pelosi is making her argument for a Syria strike by citing her grandson….really?— ... NancyPelosi says 5 yr old grandson told her "no war"w/ Syria – she said ...
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1 day ago - ... Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., invoked a conversation with her grandson to explain her support for a strike in Syria. ... "red lines" in international disputes, and what it means for America's potential engagement in Syria.
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namekkk you are the most racist person here...take your beer drinking racist comments elsewhere.
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Would you support U.S. military strikes against Syria
. . . if a White man was in the oval office?
. . . like you did when your idiot leader Bush was president?
Racist hypocrites. Go drink another six-pack.
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Dustoff3 and billdoesntgetit, it was very easy to find the quote from Nancy. I just googled it and it took 3.4 seconds for the search. Go figure veritas can't find it.
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(CNSNews**** - A year ago, President Obama used the phrase "red line" twice, to make the point that Syria's use of chemical weapons "would change my calculations significantly" on intervening in the civil war.
But on Wednesday in Sweden -- echoing comments made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday -- Obama told reporters, "First of all, I didn't set a red line. The world set a red line The world set a red line when governments representing 98 percent of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war
"Congress set a red line when it ratified that treaty," and when it passed the Syria Accountability Act, Obama added
Here comes the blame game
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Ouch, hate it when that happens Ailie! lol
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
Prep Time
Total Time
Shelf LifeEat immediately
- 3/4 cup cashews
- 1 carrot
- 1 apple
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon dill spice (optional)
Recipe Directions
- 1. Place all ingredients in your food processor.
- 2. Pulse very briefly. Just pulse once and take a look!
- 3. Contine to pulse briefly to get the a "chicken-salad" type consistency that is quite chunky, like the attached picture. Go slow!
- 4. Consume immediately.
The Rawtarian's ThoughtsBy The Rawtarian
I like to use a crisp green Granny Smith apple or Gala apple in this recipe, but any apple will do. I use a medium-to-large apple.
Don't over-process, because it will look like the attached pic in just a quick pulse or two! So go slow.
This recipe does not keep well AT ALL. Just make it immediately before you want to eat it, and eat it all or force other people to help you eat it!
This makes a great side salad. It's a bit heavy for a whole meal, but I have eaten it as an entire meal on occasion.
Nutrition Facts
- This recipe is very low in Calories, Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
- This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Iron, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, and Vitamin K.
Amounts per 71 g (3 oz) suggested serving
|% Daily
|8 %
|6 g
|11 %
|15 g
|19 %
|14 g
|4 %
|Dietary Fiber
|1.9 g
|6 %
|5 g
|18 mg
|2 %
|2.3 mg
|18 %
|109 mg
|5 %
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Hi Rienne, I have ebooks and digital recipe books available in "The Rawtarian's Kitchen" - info here: www.therawtarian.com/TRK
Mar 21, 2013
Read 'a tablespoon of onion' as 'a whole onion'.... Let's just say after a few mouthfuls, our systems are clear!
We will definitely try it again with the correct quantities and let you know what we think then :-)
May 05, 2016
Hilari's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
Favorite dish so far on my raw challenge, day 4 completed!
Awesome Hilari! I'm glad this recipe tickled your fancy :)
Jan 31, 2016
beaners's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
So easy. So good.
So glad.
Apr 15, 2015
I just made this for dinner tonight. I enjoyed it quite a bit! I liked the fact that i could make it fast and it was satisfying enough to make a meal out of it.
I'm glad you enjoyed the salad, Elizabeth! :)
Susan G
Sep 14, 2014
Susan G's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
I just made this again & tweaked the basic recipe, adding 1/4 of an orange bell pepper,chopped, 1/2 of an English cucumber,seeded & chopped, a handful of pecans,& celery. I put everything on a bed of romaine lettuce. It was even better than the first time that I made it. This recipe will be in my salad rotation often.
Mmm, sounds delish, Susan!
Sep 02, 2014
I just made this, leaving out the onion since I'm allergic to them. I added romaine lettuce & a bit of ranch dressing, mixing everything up well. It was really good & I will be making it again. I also want to try it with celery added.
I'm glad you liked the salad, Susan! Celery would definitely add some crunchy zing!
Kay Beegee
Apr 29, 2014
Should the nuts be soaked?
Hi Kay! No need to soak the nuts
Apr 17, 2014
I've tried about 8 recipes now and this my favorite so far! What an exquisite dish! So refreshing and tasty!
Thank you, Nichole. I'm so pleased you like this salad! :)
Feb 02, 2014
Pollymum's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
Ive been making this salad for a few months now and its quick, easy and includes ingredients that I would have in my pantry all the time (so there is no need to go out and buy ingredients especially for it). I whip it up for a meal on the run, rather than a side salad and I find it stores quite well for about 24 hours in the fridge if absolutely necessary. I'm not a whiz in the kitchen ... at all ... and the vast majority of your recipes are friendly for even an absolute novice like me. Thank you so much for the simplicity and nutritional value of your recipes!
Hi Pollymum, so glad this is one of your regular staples. It's definitely my goal to create staples like this one that are easy for non-cook-types (since I consider myself a non-cook-type too)!
Glad to have you here with me :)
Chantell Hill
Jan 07, 2014
Chantell Hill's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
My boyfriend and I just made this, and WOW! so fast and really yummy!!! We added some raw cheese though...hehe
Love it, Chantell! Hopefully your boyfriend enjoyed too :)
hollie's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
This is so yummy! All I had on hand was a royal gala apple, but it was still delicious... I noticed that the apple in the picture looks like a granny smith. I will have to use a granny smith next time.
Also, I think that I will also add a clove of garlic... mmmm yummy!
So glad you enjoyed this one, Hollie! I usually just use whatever apple I have on hand in the fridge ;)
Nov 08, 2013
Mia's Review
Raw cashew apple salad recipe
Absolutely delicious! Love it lots. This is the first raw food dish I've made, consciously, and cannot fault it! Thanks!
Love your pics Mia!!!! How'd you do that photo montage? Glad your first raw recipe was a success :)
Nov 09, 2013
I take photo's with my smartphone (Samsung S2) and then you can edit them to put them into a montage. If you have a smartphone, you should be able to do the same with some kind of photo editor application that either comes with the phone or you can find one to install for free.
I'm finding a lot of vegan/raw recipes require the use of nuts, however they're proving to be quite expensive for my budget. Do you have any hints/tips on how to go about buying nuts in bulk for cheap please? (or fresh herbs for that matter?)
Genius! I have an iPad and an Android phone and I need to use them more!
Re: nuts, I buy in bulk, nuts.com is pretty good depending on where you live (re: shipping)
Also, herbs, consider growing your own if you can!! I am a terrible gardening but I am focusing on herbs, especially chives, basil and mint.
Nov 07, 2013
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Vibrating Micromirror with Viscous and Thermal Damping
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Micromirrors are used in certain MEMS devices to control optic elements. This model of a vibrating micromirror surrounded by air uses the Thermoacoustic-Shell Interaction user interface to model the fluid-solid interaction, and it thus includes the correct viscous and thermal damping of the mirror from the surrounding air. The resonance frequency of the mirror when under a torquing load is studied in the frequency domain by means of both frequency-response and eigenfrequency analyses. A simple RLC model is fitted to the system.


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Casablanca, Morocco (Sports Network) - Tommy Robredo of Spain claimed his 10th
clay-court trophy on Sunday at the Moroccan Grand Prix, outlasting South
Africa's Kevin Anderson by a 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-3 margin.
Robredo won a tournament for the first time since capturing the Santiago crown
in February 2011. He owns a career record of 11-7 in finals.
The 30-year-old Robredo saved all four break points he faced in the final set,
helping him become the seventh different Spaniard to lift the trophy here.
Anderson fell to 2-3 all-time in title matches, including a loss to Bernard
Tomic in the Sydney season-opener this year. He was playing in a tour-level
final on clay for the first time.
Robredo, who is working his way back from a leg injury that sidelined him for
five months last year, played Anderson for the first time.
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