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1973 Camaro Shake Cure - Bad VibeWritten by Marlan Davis on May 31, 2012
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More than 10 years ago, Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Gregg Gunta restored his '73 Z28 Camaro LT. The refresh included a brand-new GM 350 HO with Vortec heads (old GM PN 12486041) that he purchased in April 2002. The original M21 Muncie four-speed and 3.73:1, Positraction, 81?2-inch 10-bolt rearend were retained.
The Problem
As is the case with many of us, it took Gunta a while to complete the project. The car was not up and running until one-and-a half years after the engine was installed. From day one on initial fire-up, there was a serious vibration between 3,500 and 4,800 rpm in all gears under cruise and at wide-open throttle, as well as in Neutral when Gunta revved up the engine. It was impossible to make a full power run. He couldn't drive the car over 70 mph.
With the engine warranty expired, Gunta trekked to one independent auto repair shop after another. One place said,"It's just the engine breaking in." Another said it "has to be the driveshaft" and put a worm-drive hose clamp around the unit. "It didn't fix anything," Gunta says. "So then they sold me a whole new driveshaft." Still nada. Yet another shop insisted, "It's got to be the clutch or the flywheel," and replaced it with different parts. No joy.
By late 2011--four shops, eight years, and 10,000 miles later--the problem remained unresolved. In the interim, Gunta had learned to live with it, but now the clutch was acting up again. "It was starting to chatter like crazy," Gunta says. Thinking it was still a clutch or flywheel problem, we had Gunta limp the car into southern Wisconsin's shop of last resort, Norm Brandes' Westech Automotive. Brandes has been around for decades and performs full-service performance repairs and upgrades on virtually any early- or late-model car--old-school carbureted as well as the latest electronically managed vehicles.
The Diagnosis
Brandes observed vibration in all gears and in Neutral, even with the car off the ground with no weight on the wheels and tires. Therefore, the problem was not likely to be the wheels and tires, the rearend, the driveshaft, or the trans. That left as possible perps the harmonic damper, the clutch and pressure plate assembly, the flywheel, or (ultimately) the engine.
Because the clutch was slipping anyway, Brandes and assistant Jim Daley first replaced the tired parts with a new Centerforce clutch and pressure plate. The engine used an '86-and-later block with a one-piece rear main seal, which requires an externally balanced, reduced-bolt-circle flywheel. All factory one-piece-seal flywheels and flexplates have the same amount of unbalance, but some aftermarket one-piece-seal cranks are internally balanced, requiring a corresponding reduced-bolt-circle, neutral-balanced aftermarket unit. A previous shop had already replaced the flywheel once, so there was a slim chance that it had the wrong balance. Covering all bases, Centerforce sent Brandes a new unit with the correct amount of unbalance.
Both units turned out to have the same amount of unbalance, ruling out a mismatched flywheel. However, the new 40-pound Centerforce flywheel was 8 pounds heavier than the 32-pound flywheel installed on the car when it rolled into the shop. The new, heavier flywheel reduced but did not fully eliminate the vibration problem. For a final check, Brandes went the other way, installing a 4-pound GM auto-trans flexplate with the correct unbalance. Brandes reported that the vibration got noticeably worse: "It vibrated enough at 2,000 rpm that the ring gear hit the starter drive gears. The vibration even shook the hood."
Brandes next inspected the harmonic balancer. Although a one-piece-seal block has an unbalanced flywheel, it still requires a neutral-balanced damper. The one on the car was observed to be correct with no counterweight. Brandes saw "no visible delamination, and the timing remained constant"--so it wasn't a failing balancer, either.
Could it be engine misfire or a dead cylinder? The spark was normal, and a compression test was within parameters at 150 to 155 psi across the board. This left some sort of internal engine problem as the only remaining culprit. Brandes now knew "there was nothing that could be resolved on the outside. We had to look internally to find the problem--so we pulled the engine for disassembly."
While tearing down the engine, the Westech team visually inspected all parts, looking for obvious defects, damages, or assembly errors. No gross breakage was noted. However, the main bearing lower shells showed excessive wear. Nos. 4 and 7 pistons were not swinging freely on their pressed piston pin due to galled pin bores.
Based on consultations with industry experts and his years of experience, Brandes saw the damage as symptomatic of a more serious problem: a major internal engine balance snafu. So next the Westech team weighed the pistons and rods individually and as an assembly. There was no major deviation--all were within 5 grams.
Only the crank remained. Placing it, the flywheel, and the balancer in the spin-balancer along with the correct bob weights at last revealed the problem: The crank was excessively lightened, to the point that it was 93 grams underbalanced! Usually even mass-produced factory crank balance jobs are within 2 to 3 grams, and you can usually slide by on the street even if the crank is off by 5 to 6 grams. Neither Brandes nor other industry experts had ever seen such a gross balancing error, obviously a highly unusual aberration on the typically reliable crate engine.
The Fix
In consultation with Gunta, Brandes decided to replace the stock pistons with lighter pistons and rings that made it easier for Brandes to bring the crank into balance, which he did by welding metal back into the balancing holes. Gunta also gained a little power because the new pistons' smaller dish volume, combined with decking the block, the thin Fel-Pro steel-shim head gaskets, and the Vortec heads' 64cc chambers, raised the engine's static compression ratio from 8.8:1 to 10.28:1.
Although it was not strictly necessary to fix the immediate problem, Gunta sprang for a Comp Cams Thumpr hydraulic roller cam in place of the wimpy, flat-tappet hydraulic cam. He had Brandes modify the Vortec heads to support the higher-lift cam and upgraded valvesprings. The ignition and carb were also upgraded, and Westech dyno-tuned the refreshed combo.
With the engine properly balanced at last, the Camaro's ride is now glass-smooth in all gears. As Jim Daley put it, "I'm falling asleep running it on the dyno. It's so smooth. There's no vibration whatsoever." It now puts out 300 hp and 342 lb-ft to the wheels, compared with 235 hp and 245 lb-ft recorded by the same model crate motor installed in Gunta's other car, a '75 Corvette. You can bet he's a happy camper; for the first time in years, Gunta says "I'm getting the real feel out of the M21 trans. I wasn't realizing its full potential. I really like the car's newfound torque and responsiveness. I'm no longer embarrassed to let my friends ride in the car, and my wife loves the new Dual Friction clutch's easy pedal effort and smooth modulation."
"Before, it shook like a Cracker Jack box. Now, the driveability and power are wonderful; everything's smooth." --Gregg Gunta
Lessons Learned
Projects often fall behind schedule. In the case of a major component such as a complete engine, it pays to at least get it up and running on a test stand sooner rather than later to make sure there are no defects before the warranty expires. If there's an in-vehicle problem, applying logical deductive thinking can usually eliminate some potential causes without requiring you to turn a wrench. Finally, don't let things slide; you'll only end up with a series of cascade failures in the long run (in Gunta's case, shortened clutch life, damaged pistons, and scoured bearings).
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"Brandes walked me through the process," says owner Gregg Gunta. "They fully explained all the problems, and I was directly involved."Gunta has owned his '73 Camaro since it was new, but there'd been a serious vibration since installing a crate motor back in 2002.The culprit: a way out-of-balance, excessively lightened crank. Note the huge, deep holes in the counterweight (arrows).Gunta had been to other shops that had no clue, but our Chicago-area go-to guy—Westech Automotive's Norm Brandes—finally nailed it.Welding material into the crank's balance holes and adding lighter Speed-Pro pistons and rings brought the engine into balance.Now properly balanced and with additional owner-spec'd upgrades, it was on to Westech's chassis dyno for a complete fine tune.Even though the vibration was also present in Neutral, a previous shop insisted that an out-of-balance driveshaft was at fault. It replaced it with a new driveshaft and this hose clamp. That solved nothing. In fact, Westech found the driveshaft perfectly in balance without the clamp.Gunta had given up trying to get a handle on the vibration, but increasingly severe clutch chatter brought things to a head once more. Westech put in a Centerforce Dual Friction centrifugally assisted pressure plate, a disc, and a 40-pound steel flywheel balanced as an assembly (note red alignment lines). The heavier flywheel masked the vibration to some extent but didn't cure it.
The shiny areas on these main bearing shells indicate metal-to-metal contact. Nos. 4 and 5 were the worst. "If we would have wound it up to 6,000 rpm, it would have come apart," Brandes says. Damage was confined to the lower shells, and that usually indicates a rotating assembly problem. By contrast, upper rod bearing shell damage might indicate a detonation problem.Each piston, pin, and rod were weighed as an assembly as well as individually. All were within 5 grams of nominal. No problem there.Two new pistons were needed anyway, so the relatively heavy stock pistons (left) were replaced with a complete set of lighter, Speed-Pro H100CP pistons (right) that also use a thinner, lighter Plasma-Moly ring pack. This shaved about 25 grams off the rotating assembly, so the crank needed less weight added to it to bring it into balance. No overbore was needed, just a standard, light-refresh hone.Before Problem found! Chucking up the crank with bob weights in the balancing fixture showed it to be too light by 44 grams in front and 49 grams in the rear, for a total out-of-whack reading of 93 grams! Similar to what happens when you put too much stuff in your washing machine, this issue caused excessive vibration, while the whipping action damaged other rotating parts.After Problem solved! The solution was going to lighter pistons and rings plus MIG-welding material back into the balancing holes using a mild-steel alloy compatible with the cast-iron crank. Collectively, this brought the crank to under 2 grams of a perfect zero balance (0.6 grams in front, 1.2 grams in back).


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Some of the most influential men in my life were my offensive line coach and my wrestling coach in high school. Now, I can say with absolute assurance that both men had (or at least gave it a decent effort) my best interests in mind. I went to a new high school so there were only a couple hundred kids around the school when I attended and I was the first kid to graduate who played football and wrestled for all of high school.
You see, playing on the offensive line and wrestling are fundamentally opposed to each other as in the waning summer months would bleed into a fresh school year; I would be throwing back a couple thousand calories to get "big" for football. As the sun began to set sooner and the West Coast's Santa Ana winds gave way to the crisp and cool winters of Southern California, it was a signal that I was going to be spending time working off the very "bigness" that I spent the months of April to October earning.
Since I was a heavyweight (and because my parents simply forbade me), I didn't have to worry about cutting weight, an action that is synonymous with wrestling. Two other wrestling challanges to social norms aer ringworm and the public's general unease about how the sport is conducted (it's just two dudes rolling on the ground on top of each other!).
My situation of eating whatever I wanted was extremely rare. My teammates who had to cut weight to compete in lighter weight classes were miserable for the entire season. It was a cruel cycle of wrestling in tournaments on Saturday, pigging out from after you make weight for the tournament all the way to practice Monday where they would find themselves 10 pounds over (I have an anecdote of a buddy dropping 17 pounds in three days), and then run, bicycle, wrestle, and any other physical activity you can think of all while eschewing normal food for water and a basic salad for dinner.
And when there were two guys who were the same weight? That week's wrestle-offs to decide who would wrestle in what weight class might have well been held in the Thunderdome.
The competition for the same weight class that each guy coveted became some perverted, "Lord of the Flies"-esque battle royale. The winner would only have to cut a three or four pounds while the loser was either preparing for a night in the sweat room to squeeze out every ounce of water to wrestle in the next weight class down OR they were being thrown to the wolves in the next weight class up to wrestle someone much bigger and stronger and who was not spending 10 weeks starving themselves to oblivion.
So when the National Federation of State High School Association decided to bump up 10 weights classes out of the 14, I was happy for my lighter wrestling brethren. According to a press release from the NFHS:
"The 14 weight classes approved by the committee for 2011-12 are as follows: 106 (pounds), 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285. Three middle weight classes - 145, 152 and 160 - were retained, although they are 7-8-9 in order now rather than 8-9-10. The largest weight class (285 pounds) remains unchanged as well."
The same press release says the reason for the change is to better spread out participants in the sport nationwide. But let's be honest: Students don't have to cut as much weight anymore, which makes mid-week wrestle-offs considerably less "do or die". This is a good thing. What is a bad thing is when I see coaches speak against the change.
I have yet to find a perspective against the change that I can roll with. Inching up the weight classes is a safety precaution and an insurance of whether a kid likes the sport. There are plenty of wrestlers every year who drop the sport because of the extremeness that some take to cut weight.
Coaches against the weight class changes sound just as outdated as coaches who protest the safer rules in football meant to reduce concussions.
There's better technology and research that have revealed how nonsensical cutting serious weight can be. That school of thought is in the same school district as the doctors who examine how concussions can develop depression, loss of memory, bi-polar, and loads more of scary conditions that can occur to someone's dome.
Allow me take it one step: adolescence is a window in our lives when our bodies are in constant flux, mainly in physical growth. So when an adolescent is logging serious time in the sweat box and not at the dinner table, they are actively preventing themselves from reaching their potential physical development.
Now cutting weight is all a part of the sport. Larger people cut two, maybe three weight classes because it's easier to win when you're stronger than the wrestlers who are more natural weight at a lighter weight class.
The step forward the NFHS has taken to tweak the sport shows that governing body for these high school athletes has their best intentions in mind (I dare you watch a 16-year old boy that can't eat AT ALL and tell me he won't rip your face off if you look at him wrong).
That's all good and plenty, but the people that should really have the student-athletes best intentions in should be the coaches. I'm all for putting your team in the position to win and in no way do I pretend I'm a coach, but I do understand that the new weight classes are the sign of the times as high school sports are starting to take after their collegiate and professional ranks, and focus on preventing problems rather than reacting to them.
It's puzzling bordering on disappointing to see these men being better at teaching how to shoot a double-leg takedown than showing how our kids can be healthy individuals.

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Jeffrey Lee Michael's obsession with the Mayan apocalyptic prophecy kept him from competently functioning. But it didn't keep him from having all the firepower he needed last Friday, the date of the Mayans' predicted doomsday, to bring the apocalypse to the tiny central Pennsylvania village where he lived.
He killed two men he knew and a woman who was in the process of decorating a church hall for a children's Christmas party. Then, he wounded three state troopers responding to the shootings, before he was killed in an ensuing gun battle with troopers.
Then, on Christmas Eve in a suburb of Rochester, N.Y., volunteer firefighters responding to an early morning house fire were greeted by gunfire that killed two of them and critically wounded two others.
Last week, National Rifle Association chief lobbyist Wayne LaPierre declared that "the only thing than can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." Well, the volunteer firefighters who responded to the fire on the frigid Lake Ontario shoreline demonstrably were good guys. That, apparently, is what they get for attempting to fight a fire while unarmed.
And what was that woman near Hollidaysburg thinking when she decorated her church hall for a kids' Christmas party without a weapon?
The shootings, and others that have occurred since the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., are a reminder that state legislatures need not wait for Congress to establish more rational rules for access to deadly weapons.
There is scant hope for that in Pennsylvania, where lawmakers regularly have defied pleas from the law enforcement community for laws that can help keep guns out of criminals' hands without adversely affecting legitimate owners.
There is no single law, no silver bullet, that will stop the carnage. But changes are needed at the state and federal levels to establish momentum for a change in the anything-goes gun culture.
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Oldcastle Precast in Lebanon, Tenn., won the First Place Underground CUP Award for its Bellamy Bat Cave. The artificial cave is 78 feet long and 16 feet wide – about the size of a mobile home – and is assembled from prefabricated concrete sections. Its 11-foot ceiling is textured so bats can cling to it.
The cave is part of a $300,000 project by The Nature Conservancy, to save bats that are dying by the millions from a fungus spreading across North America. Unlike natural caves, the precast structure can be cleaned annually to remove the fungus. "We talked with other people, waiting for one of them to call us crazy and no one did," said Gina Hancock, director of the conservancy's Tennessee chapter.
The precast cave was placed near a natural cave that is an existing hibernation site for gray bats. Most of the artificial cave is covered with 4 feet of soil, leaving an air intake that serves as an entrance for the bats. The Nature Conservancy will attempt to coax them to the new site with ultra-sonic bat calls on loudspeakers.
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"As a site certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council, we make it a priority to be aware of the needs of our surrounding wildlife," says Tim Weible, senior environmental manager at the plant. "By installing a shelter on-site, we hope to attract more bats to the area and help restore the bat population by providing a safe place to roost."
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Off to a nice start, I like the curling tail of land.
I have been sketching my new regional map slowly for few weeks and I have finally got into adding color to it. The attached maps are low resolution versions as the original map exceeds the size limitation (the actual map I work on PS is 12000 x 8000 px and 1,5 GB in size).
This is a northern kingdom suffering from various clans battling for power and it will be used in our next RPG well start in a month or so.
WIP-1 is the first draft I made to design the coastline, rivers and mountains
WIP-2 is after I had finished creating the heightmaps. This was the phase that took over 2 weeks even though I worked on it almost every day.
WIP-3 shows the first version of the base ground textures I have created. The textures was paint with large 300px round brush as the idea was just to get the color scheme right. Im not sure if Im going to redo the coloring again from scratch or just correct the mistakes made and add details. Anyway you get an understanding where the land is dry and where it is more fertile.
Off to a nice start, I like the curling tail of land.
Yeah the spiral is strange but so fantasy. Great work on the height map, too.
Absolutely fantastic, I must say. True talent.
Interesting land-formation. The mountains look really good. Looking forward to watching this progress.
I really like the whirlpool/spiral islands, what a cool idea!
Somebody was going to say it, "Pasis strikes again."
Just great indeed... Just like Heinrich, I find the mountains, well, perfect considering what I aim to achieve, while the spiral look stranges but fantasy. Somehow reminds me of Middle-Earth.
And I have to ask this : how the hell do you manage to get such a good rendering, especially with the mountains ?
Wow! That's VERY nice! Great work
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For me it is a good guide to learn how to draft and complete a map.
The mountains look great. Nice colors.
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Jamie Woode, a former college cheerleader and Magic Stunt Team member, fell during a routine and was wheeled off the floor on a stretcher during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the New York Knicks, Tuesday,Nov. 13, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. She was transferred to a nearby hospital where she was breathing on her own and moving her extremities, according to paramedics who attended to her.(AP Photo/John Raoux)


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LONDON (AP) - Missy Franklin is still leaning toward college over cash. For now, anyway.
A winner of four gold medals in swimming at the London Olympics, the 17-year-old from Colorado is about to enter her senior year of high school. After that comes the choice that isn't as easy as it sounds - go to college or turn professional.
Speaking at a news conference with the U.S. Olympic Team on Saturday, Franklin says that as of now, she still believes "that college is what's going to make me the happiest girl."
However, she still plans to sit down with her family and weigh some options.
By turning pro, Franklin would be eligible to grab endorsement deals that could be worth millions. That would also take away any chance she has of swimming at the collegiate level.
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WHEELING - Steubenville and Parkersburg South are locked in a battle for the top spot as the final day of the 59th annual Ron Mauck OVAC Wrestling Tournament dawns.
With championship semifinal matches beginning at noon, the two-time defending champion Patriots hold a 167-160 lead against Big Red in what has the makings of a classic finish.
Both teams have 12 wrestlers alive, with the Patriots having 10 in the championship semifinals and Big Red nine.
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John Marshall's Casey Mowder works against Steubenville's Anthony Craig during their 113-pound bout Friday night. Craig won by major decision, 10-2.
''They have 12 in and we have 12 in,'' Steubenville coach Mike Blackburn said following Friday's action at WesBanco Arena.
''We just have to come back and wrestle head-to-head and, hopefully, we're on the winning end. We'll take things match by match.
''I think overall we wrestled well. Just not well enough to keep up with South at this point.''
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Team Scores
Parkersburg South, 167; Steubenville, 160; Caldwell, 131; Wheeling Park, 108.5; Oak Glen, 86.5; East Liverpool, 80; John Marshall, 80; Brooke, 78.5; Martins Ferry, 73; Morgantown, 71; University, 71; Shadyside, 70.5; Beaver Local, 68.5; Edison, 66.5; Weir, 66; Cameron, 65; Buckeye Local, 60.5; Cambridge, 56; St. Clairsville, 51.5; Harrison Central, 48; River, 45; Barnesville, 41; Monroe Central, 40; Meadowbrook, 34; Indian Creek, 32; Bellaire, 29; Beallsville, 28.5; Wellsville, 22; Clay-Battelle, 20; Tyler, 19; Union Local, 15; Madonna, 14; Shenandoah, 10; Steubenville Central, 10; Toronto, 10; Conotton Valley, 8; Bishop Donahue, 4; Bridgeport, 4.
Championship Bracket
106 - Hill (PS) pinned Potts (EL), 1:44; Patterson (Meadow) dec. Cornell (OG), 4-0; Brown (Steub) tech falled Bell (Ed), 17-0; Henderson (Beav) maj. dec. Ronevich (BL), 14-2.
113 - Z. Brown (OG) pinned Oiler (EL), 1:59; Outward (MF) dec. Singleton (BL), 6-4; Craig (Steub) maj. dec. Mowder (JM), 10-2; Gainer (PS) maj. dec. Beaman (Brk), 12-2.
120 - Karcher (PS) pinned Roset (WP), 2:56; T. Brown (OG) dec. Kirk (BL), 5-0; Williams (MF) dec. Pizzino (HC), 2-0; Parada (Steub) vs. Hasson (Beav), 7-4.
126 - Jeffrey (PS) pinned Callarik (StC), 1:51; Crosier (Barnes) pinned McLaughlin (Weir), 3:21; Rayner (Cald) dec. Riggle (EL), 2-0; Taylor (WP) maj. dec. Mack (OG), 20-6.
132 - Border (Cald) maj. dec. Michael (U), 12-0; Richards (PS) maj. dec. Davis (WP), 12-2; Talbott (Riv) maj. dec. McKitrick (Steub), 12-1; Foster (Beav) dec. Williams (EL), 4-1.
138 - Baker (Shady) dec. Higgins (Brk), 1-0; Shively (PS) dec. Koper (OG), 9-3; Hobley (Steub) dec. Banks (WP), 9-8 OT; Cline (Cald) dec. Hartsell (Morg), 6-3.
145 - McGhee (Steub) tech falled Higgins (Brk), 15-0; Leppla (Camb) dec. Garcia (WP), 7-5; Davis (Bell) pinned Shannon (Ed), 1:49; Gulash (Shady) tech falled Quiocho (PS), 20-3.
152 - Quinn (Shady) pinned Cracolici (StC), 1:11; Perroots (U) pinned Leasure (Cald), 4:44; Colby (WP) tech falled Potts (MC), 18-3; Mays (Steub) dec. Morris (PS), 6-2.
160 -Eddy (HC) dec. Sunnafrank (Camb), 3-0; Alexander (PS) dec. Mason (JM), 9-2; Spencer (Shady) pinned Warsinsky (Cam), 4:54; Lattanzio (Beav) pinned Bittinger (OG), 8-7.
170 - Amos (WP) pinned Wells (Ed), 1:09; Rayner (Cald) pinned Benge (StC), :31; Mills (PS) pinned Edmond (Bell), 5:35; Howarth (Steub) dec. Slaga (BL), 6-2.
182 - Brogle (PS) pinned Wright (Mag), :49; Braunlich (WP) pinned Miscuk (EL), 5:35; Oberdick (MF) pinned Soloman (BL), :50;Costante (U) pinned Wicker (Steub), 2:47.
195 - Schwing (JM) dec. Shurina (HC), 3-2; Keenan (Steub) dec. Neely (Cam), 5-4; Roe (Mad) dec. Coole (MF), 3-1; Dawson (Brk) dec. Stoffel (Cald), 7-3.
220 - Moray (Steub) pinned Barnes (Weir), 1:01; Hamilton (Morg) dec. Bloor (Wells), 2-1; Ebbert (JM) maj. dec. Bennett (Brk), 8-0; Davis (OG) pinned Huggins (Ed), 1:58.
285 - Starr (Weir) pinned Thompson (EL), 2:40; Hall (PS) dec. Wood (Steub), 5-0; Ortiz (Morg) pinned Kolling (IC), :59; Schenkel (Cald) dec. Ernest (StC), 2-1, OT.
Round 2
106 - Hill (PS) pinned Fain (Shen), :49; Potts (EL) pinned Kiedrowski (SCC), 1:08; Patterson (Meadow) pinned Wood (Cam), 1:17; Brown (Steub) pinned Howell (UL), 1:37; Ronevich (BL) dec. Richter (MC), 9-3; Cornell (OG) dec. Border (Cald), 4-2; Bell (Ed) tech falled Digiandomenico (WP), 20-5; Singleton (Beav) maj. dec. Singleton (Barnes), 12-0.
113 - Z. Brown (OG) maj. dec. Laughman (Camb), 12-4; Singleton (BL) pinned Gaydosh (IC), 3:59; Oiler (EL) dec. Tomcho (Shen), 5-4; Craig (Steub) tech falled Jenkins (Meadow), 16-1; Mowder (JM) pinned Sowers (UL), :52; Gainer (PS) pinned Myers (U), 1:44; Outward (MF) pinned Poling (Weir), 1:13; Beaman (Brk) pinned Shannon (Ed), 3:29.
120 - Karcher (PS) pinned Barnes (Weir), 1:30; Roset (WP) pinned Crosby (SCC), :22; Williams (MF) pinned Schlieper (Cam), 1:55; T. Brown (OG) pinned Wiley (Cald), 2:29; Parada (Steub) tech falled Novak (Meadow), 17-2; Kirk (BL) pinned Thrasher (Wells), 1:21; Pizzino (HC) maj. dec. Good (Camb), 9-1; Hasson (Beav) pinned Blatt (JM), 1:52.
126 - Jeffrey (PS) pinned Riedel (HC), 2:46; Riggle (EL) pinned Atichison (Camb), 5:15; Crosier (Barnes) pinned Jackson (MF), 1:38; Callarik (StC) pinned Carothers (MC), 5:26; Rayner (Cald) maj. dec. Brosky (TC), 9-1; Taylor (WP) pinned Barber (Beav), 1:20; Mack (OG) pinned Thomas (Riv), 2:44; McLaughlin (Weir) dec. Gamble (Brk), 6-4.
132 - Border (Cald) tech falled Allietta (IC), 15-0; Williams (EL) pinned Earliwine (UL), :55; Foster (Beav) pinned Ledyard (SCC), 2:40; Michael (U) pinned West (Bealls), 1:25; McKitrick (Steub) pinned Starcher (Cam), 5:29; Talbott (Riv) dec. Marques (BL), 7-3; Richards (PS) pinned Hall (JM), 5:56; Davis (WP) tech falled Whipkey (CB), 15-0.
138 - Baker (Shady) pinned Bal (U), :31; Higgins (Brk) dec. Boles (JM), 4-2; Hartsell (Morg) maj. dec. Patterson (Meadow), 10-2; Shively (PS) pinned Sokolowski (BL), 2:43; Cline (Cald) pinned McAfee (IC), 1:28; Hobley (Steub) pinned Singleton (Barnes), 5:40; Banks (WP) maj. dec. Dowling (Wells), 14-2; Koper (OG) tech falled Yoders (Cam), 15-0.
145 - McGhee (Steub) pinned Morton (MC), :26; Garcia (WP) pinned Sapp (Riv), 4:12; Higgins (Brk) dec. Voithofer (U), 6-0; Gulash (Shady) pinned Fairchild (Meadow), :32; Leppla (Camb) dec. Plumly (Barnes), 3-1; Quiocho (PS) pinned Hardesty (Cald), 4:51; Shannon (Ed) dec. Castelli (Weir), 19-18; Davis (Bell) maj. dec. Blake (Cam), 13-3.
152 - Quinn (Shady) pinned Osbourne (Beav), 1:02; Cracolici (StC) pinned Wohonas (Riv), 3:51; Mays (Steub) pinned Long (Ed), 1:10; Colby (WP) dec. T. Schwertfeger (Cam), 2-0; Leasure (Cald) pinned Jenkins (CB), :15; Potts (MC) pinned Jeffrey (Morg), 5:32; Perroots (U) dec. Johnston (IC), 7-0; Morris (PS) maj. dec. Mercer (Camb), 11-2.
160 - Eddy (HC) pinned Van Meter (Cald), 5:15; Alexander (PS) pinned Gambill (IC), 1:02; Sunnafrank (Camb) dec. Cole (Steub), 4-2; Lattanzio (Beav) dec. Lillard (U), 4-3; Mason (JM) dec. Harman (Morg), 6-4; Spencer (Shady) pinned Neavin (MF), 4:30; Warinsky (Cam) maj. dec. Nolte (StC), 10-2; Bittinger (OG) dec. Marsden (Tor), 4-1.
170 - Amos (WP) pinned Andrew Hale (Cam), :29; Edmond (Bell) pinned Adkins (OG), 1:26; Mills (PS) pinned Steele (JM), 2:10; Rayner (Cald) pinned Reusser (Riv), 2:24; Wells (Ed) pinned Fox (Camb), 3:42; Benge (StC) dec. Minyo (Meadow), 5-3; Slaga (BL) dec. Wiles (Bealls), 6-4; Howarth (Steub) maj. dec. Scurry (Brk), 18-10.
182 - Brogle (PS) pinned Cline (Ed), 1:53 ;Wright (Mag) dec. Dunn (Riv), 7-1; Braunlich (WP) maj. dec. Roller (Camb), 13-5; Miscuk (EL) pinned Fogle (HC), 1:40; Oberdick (MF) pinned Insch (Morg), 2:43; Constante (U) dec. Haas (Cald), 10-8; Soloman (BL) pinned Shriver (CB), 1:15; Wicker (Steub) dec. McEndree (StC), 8-2.
195 - Shurina (HC) pinned Livada (Weir), :31; Dawson (Brk) pinned Bier (Bealls), 1:38; Schwing (JM) pinned Smith (StC), 1:58; Neely (Cam) pinned Haynes (Tor), 1:59; Stoffel (Cald) pinned Atkinson (PS), 3:30; Roe (Mad) pinned Leggett (Ed), 1:00; Coole (MF) pinned Thomas (Wells), 2:35; Keenan (Steub) pinned Andrews (Morg), 3:47.
220 - Moray (Steub) pinned Cartell (Cald), :31; Bennett (Brk) pinned Miller (Tor), 1:30; Hamilton (Morg) pinned Vani (BD), :54; Ebbert (JM) pinned Meadows (Shady), :49; Huggins (Ed) pinned Burch (BL), 1:26; Barnes (Weir) pinned Howdershelt (U), 2:43; Davis (OG) pinned Mathews (MC), 1:48; Bloor (Wells) maj. dec. Wade (EL), 10-2.
285 - Starr (Weir) pinned Pirl (Riv), :49; Wood (Steub) pinned Glasure (Ed), 1:36; Thompson (EL) dec. Martsolf (Beav), 10-6; Hall (PS) pinned Hewitt (WP), 2:35; Ernest (StC) pinned Williams (Shady), 4:31; Schenkel (Cald) pinned Howes (HC), 1:18; Ortiz (Morg) pinned George (TC), :41; Kolling (IC) dec. Bodkin (MF), 4-3, OT.
Fourth Round
106 - Cornell (OG) dec. Richter (MC), 6-2; Potts (EL) pinned Ball (Camb), 2:35; Bell (Ed) dec. Kiedrowski (SCC), 9-4; Border dec. Ronevich (BL), 11-10.
113 - Singleton (BL) pinned Lira (WP), 1:30; Oiler (EL) pinned Jenkins (Meadow), 2:13; Beaman (Brk) pinned Poling (Weir), 2:18; Mowder (JM) pinned Laughman (Camb), :40.
120 - Hasson (Beav) dec. Good (Camb), 4-2; Kirk (BL) tech falled Andreozzi (Ed), 16-0; Pizzino (HC) dec. Blatt (JM), 3-2; Roset (WP) dec. Wiley (Cald), 8-6, OT.
126 - Gamble (Brk) dec. Callarik (StC), 9-4; McLaughlin (Weir) won by injury default over VanScyoc (JM); Mack (OG) pinned Brosky (TC), 2:48; Riggle (EL) pinned Barber (Beav), 1:57.
132 - Michael (U) dec. Marques (BL), 3-0; Williams (EL) dec. Hall (JM), 5-0; Davis (WP) maj. dec. Earliwine (UL), 10-2; McKitrick (Steub) pinned Allietta (IC), 3:13.
138 - Banks (WP) tech falled Patterson (Meadow), 21-6; Higgins (Brk) dec. Sokolowski (BL), 1-0; Hartsell (Morg) maj. dec. Dowling (Wells), 9-1; Koper (OG) maj. dec. Boles (JM), 12-0.
145 - Quiocho (PS) pinned Miller (EL), 5:50; Garcia (WP) pinned Blake (Cam), 2:32; Higgins (Brk) tech falled Hardesty (Cald), 18-1; Plumly (Barnes) pinned Shannon (Ed), 3:52.
152 - Morris (PS) dec. Johnston (IC), 3-2; Schwertfeger (Cam) dec. Cracolici (StC), 3-0; Leasure (Cald) pinned Long (Ed), 2:01; Potts (MC) pinned Osbourne (Beav), 3:51.
160 - Sunnafrank (Camb) pinned Harman (Morg), :57; Cole (Steub) dec. Mason (JM), 3-1; Nolte (StC) dec. Bittinger (OG), 9-6; Warsinsky (Cam) dec. Lillard (U), 4-2.
170 - Edmond (Bell) pinned Patrick (CV), :18; Wiles (Bealls) dec. Wells (Ed), 6-3; Benge (StC) dec. Steele (JM), 3-2; Slaga (BL) dec. Fox (Camb), 4-3.
182 - Wicker (Steub) pinned Harless (Wells), 2:12; Miscuk (EL) dec. Conner (MC), 7-1; Haas (Cald) dec. Wright (Mag), 2-1, OT; Roller (Camb) dec. Solomon (BL), 7-4.
195 - Shurina (HC) maj. dec. Atkinson (PS), 12-1; Neely (Cam) pinned Thomas (Wells), :25; Coole (MF) pinned Dotson (Riv), 4:58; Stoffel (Cald) pinned Ott (CV), 2:45.
220 -Howdershelt (U) pinned Bennett (Brk), 1:58; Wade (EL) pinned Huggins (Ed), 2:30; Bloor (Wells) dec. Mathews (MC), 7-0; Barnes (Weir) pinned Miller (Tor), :51.
285 - Thompson (EL) dec. Williams (Shady), 3-1; Bodkin (MF) dec. Wood (Steub), 5-4; Kolling (IC) pinned Baker (Mag), 2:09; Ernest (StC) dec. Martsolf (Beav), 8-1.
Third Round
106 - Ball (Camb) dec. Digiandomenico (WP), 10-3; Richter (MC) dec. Singleton (Barnes), 10-8 OT; Border (Cald) dec. Wood (Cam), 4-0; Kiedrowski (SCC) dec. Timko (StC), 8-2.
113 - Jenkins (Meadow) dec. Sowers (UL), 8-6; Lira (WP) dec. Shannon (Ed), 4-2, OT; Poling (Weir) maj. dec. Gaydosh (IC), 12-0; Laughman (Camb) dec. Tomcho (Shen), 10-9.
120 - Wiley (Cald) pinned Pattison (Brk), 4:30; Good (Camb) pinned Schlieper (Cam), 2:17; Blatt (JM) maj. dec. Novak (Meadow), 11-3; Andreozzi (Ed) dec. Barnes (Weir), 7-1.
126 - Gamble (Brk) tech falled Fisher (Ed), 16-0; Barber (Beav) pinned Thomas (Riv), 4:30; Brosky (TC) won by disqualification; VanScyoc (JM) pinned Carothers (MC), :32.
132 - Marques (BL) dec. Starcher (Cam), 5-1; Hall (JM) dec. Scrudders (Camb), 3-0; Allietta (IC) dec. West (Bealls), 9-2; Earliwine (UL) dec. Ledyard (SCC), 6-4.
138 - Patterson (Meadow) dec. Lasure (HC), 6-3; Dowling (Wells) dec. Barnes (Weir), 12-5; Boles (JM) dec. Bal (Univ), 5-4; Sokolowski (BL) maj. dec. Yoders (Cam), 16-4.
145 - Hardesty (Cald) pinned Otto (Bealls), 2:29; Miller (EL) dec. Voithofer (U), 4-3; Plumly (Barnes) won by injury default over Sapp (Riv); Blake (Cam) dec. Castelli (Weir), 5-4.
152 - Johnston (IC) pinned Jenkins (CB), 1:42; Long (Ed) pinned LeMasters (TC), 1:38; Osbourne (Beav) dec. Wohnhas (Riv), 7-3; T. Schwertfeger (Cam) maj. dec. Jeffrey (Morg), 11-2.
160 - Harman (Morg) pinned Tomolonis (Bpt), :30; Nolte (StC) maj. dec. Leake (Ed), 14-2; Lillard (U) pinned Marsden (Tor), 4:59; Cole (Steub) dec. Van Meter (Cald), 7-5;
170 - Patrick (CV) pinned Bennington (IC), 3:36; Steele (JM) dec. Adkins (OG), 7-3; Wiles (Bealls) maj. dec. Fisher (U), 12-3; Fox (Camb) maj. dec. Hale (Cam), 12-4;
182 - Roller (Camb) pinned Fogle (HC), 2:13; Conner (MC) maj. dec. Insch (Morg), 12-3; Harless (Wells) dec. Dunn (Riv), 10-6; Haas (Cald) dec. McEndree (StC), 7-3;
195 - Thomas (Wells) dec. Leggett (Ed), 3-2; Atkinson (PS) pinned Bier (Bealls), 3:19; Dotson (Riv) pinned Andrews (Morg), 1:35; Ott (CV) dec. Livada (Weir), 5-4.
220 - Howdershelt (U) pinned Allen (TC), 2:13; Mathews (MC) pinned Donato (HC), :25; Wade (EL) pinned Vanni (BD), 1:42; Miller (Tor) pinned Meadows (Shady), 4:13;
285 - Williams (Shady) pinned Wise (Brk), 2:11; Bodkin (MF) won by injury default; Baker (Mag) pinned Mercer (OG), 3:32; Martsolf (Beav) dec. Robinson (MC), 3-2.
Second Round
106 - Digiandomenico (WP) pinned Ray (Morg), 2:09; Ball (Camb) pinned Howell (UL), 1:56; Border (Cald) pinned Watson (CB), 1:52; Timko (StC) tech falled Fain (Shen), 15-0; Wood (Cam) pinned Brown (Bealls), 1:37; Richter (MC) dec. McAfee (IC), 5-2; Singleton (Barnes) pinned Myers (U), 4:08; Kiedrowski (SCC) dec. Smith (Brk), 5-0.
113 - Gaydosh (IC) pinned Reed (HC), 2:39; Poling (Weir) pinned Stewart (Riv), :35; Laughman (Camb) pinned Phillips (SCC), 1:31; Lira (WP dec. Myers (U), 10-9; Shannon (Ed) pinned Ruble (MC), 2:04; Jenkins (Meadow) pinned Raines (Bealls), 4:38; Sowers (UL) dec. Vaughn (Shady), 8-3; Tomcho (Shen) pinned Watson (CB), 1:47.
120 - Good (Camb) pinned Kopyar (UL), 2:21; Schlieper (Cam) pinned Ekey (Mad), :36; Pattison (Brk) pinned Thrasher (Wells), 1:46; Barnes (Weir) pinned Haswell (Shady), :33; Wiley (Cald) dec. Binni (Riv), 9-2; Blatt (JM) dec. Hood (U), 4-3; Andreozzi (Ed) pinned Crosby (SCC), 3:32; Novak (Meadow) pinned Hammer (Bpt), 2:02.
126 - Barber (Beav) pinned Greenwood (UL), 3:11; Brosky (TC) pinned Gray (Morg), 1:59; Thomas (Riv) won by forfeit; Carothers (MC) pinned Freeman (Shen), 4:24; VanScyoc (JM) pinned Riedel (HC), 4:41; Fisher (Ed) pinned Jackson (MF), 4:29; Gamble (Brk) maj. dec. Clark (Meadow), 14-0; Atichison (Camb) maj. dec. Moats (CB), 12-4.
132 - Starcher (Cam) pinned McGinness (Morg), :42; Hall (JM) pinned O'Brien (Ed), 4:50; Marques (BL) tech falled Holliday (Meadow), 18-1; Scrudders (Camb) pinned Whipkey (CB), 5:46; West (Bealls) pinned Russell (MF), 1:22; Ledyard (SCC) dec. Starkey (Tor), 13-7; Allietta (IC) pinned Fulciniti (Mad), 1:29; Earliwine (UL) dec. Andrews (Barnes), 7-6.
138 - Yoders (Cam) pinned Paynter (UL), 1:47; Lasure (HC) pinned McAfee (IC), 3:26; Bial (U) maj. dec. Kirby (CB), 12-0; Boles (JM) won by default over Coleman (MF); Patterson (Meadow) dec. Hickenbottom (Camb), 5-1; Sokolowski (BL) pinned Mundt (Riv), 4:47; Dowling (Wells) dec. Kelly (Mag), 10-3; Barnes (Weir) pinned Singleton (Barnes), 3:42.
145 - Blake (Cam) dec. Simmons (JM), 2-0; Plumly (Barnes) pinned Howard (BL), 2:32; Hardesty (Cald) pinned Beaulieu (SCC), 3:36; Voithofer (U) maj. dec. Lawrence (Morg), 11-0; Miller (EL) dec. Morton (MC), 5-2; Castelli (Weir) pinned Barrett (Beav), 5:12; Sapp (Riv) pinned Hinkle (CB), 4:14; Otto (Bealls) dec. Fairchild (Meadow), 11-9.
152 - Long (Ed) pinned Steadman (Barnes), :23; LeMasters (TC) pinned Mercer (Camb), 1:35; T. Schwertfeger (Cam) pinned Gossett (Bealls), :59; Johnston (IC) maj. dec. Schwertfeger (Brk), 22-12; Jeffrey (Morg) pinned Deem (Mag), 4:12; Wohnhas (Riv) pinned Abdalla (Wells), 2:57; Osbourne (Beav) pinned Heath (Weir), 4:12; Jenkins (CB) pinned Ramage (Meadow), 2:11.
160 - Lillard (U) dec. Myers (WP), 10-5; Tomolonis (Bpt) pinned Gambill (IC), 4:25; Nolte (StC) pinned Hall (Brk), :35; Harman (Morg) pinned Smith (Riv), 2:12; Van Meter (Cald) pinned Hermann (SCC), :34; Leake (Ed) won by injury default; Cole (Steub) pinned Maffe (Bell), 3:44; Marsden (Tor) maj. dec. Turner (CB), 14-0.
170 - Bennington (IC) dec. Reusser (Riv), 7-2; Adkins (OG) pinned McCardle (BD), 2:10; Wiles (Bealls) tech falled Hinkle (CB), 15-0; Fox (Camb) pinned Straw (MC), 2:09; Patrick (CV) dec. Minyo (Meadow), 11-4; Steele (JM) won by injury default; Hale (Cam) pinned Wotring (Morg), :33; Fisher (U) dec. Scurry (Brk), 4-1.
182 - Insch (Morg) dec. Lapp (Meadow), 5-3; McEndree (StC) dec. Campbell (Brk), 4-3; Dunn (Riv) pinned Shaffer (Bealls), :55; Haas (Cald) tech falled Harmon (Shen), 21-4; Fogle (HC) maj. dec. Dunfee (Bell), 13-3; Harless (Wells) dec. Cline (Ed), 9-7; Roller (Camb) pinned Worth (Beav), 3:39; Conner (MC) pinned Shriver (CB), 4:44.
195 - Bier (Bealls) pinned Borden (SCC), 1:34; Leggett (Ed) pinned Lisk (EL), 2:59; Andrews (Morg) pinned Heath (Shady), :55; Dotson (Riv) pinned Haynes (Tor), 1:28; Thomas (Wells) pinned Earley (TC), :31; Livada (Weir) dec. Copeland (CB), 5-0; Atkinson (PS) pinned Frisco (U), 3:41; Ott (CV) dec. Smith (StC), 6-4.
220 - Vani (BD) pinned Wood (WP), 1:37; Mathews (MC) pinned Goble (Riv), 1:41; Wade (EL) pinned Albert (MF), 1:33; Donato (HC) pinned Burch (BL), 2:38; Meadows (Shady) pinned Green (Beav), 2:03; Allen (TC) pinned Cartell (Cald), 3:42; Howdershelt (U) pinned Merritt (IC), 1:28; Miller (Tor) dec. Robertson (Mad), 8-2.
285 - Wise (Brk) pinned Howes (HC), 1:15; Williams (Shady) pinned Six (CB), :30; Mercer (OG) pinned Glasure (Ed), 2:01; Pirl (Riv) pinned Robinson (MC), 2:57; Baker (Mag) pinned Hewitt (WP), 4:39; George (TC) pinned Wallace (Bealls), :50.
First Round
106 - Myers (U) won by forfeit; Watson (CB) pinned Shunk (CV), 1:56; Ray (Morg) dec. Skapik (Shady), 5-0; Ball (Camb) pinned Anderson (Tor), 1:28; Smith (Brk) pinned Stewart (JM), 2:17; Brown (Bealls) maj. dec. Simpson (Bell), 21-13; Timko (StC) pinned Campbell (MF), 3:14.
113 - Raines (Bealls) won by forfeit; Stewart (Riv) dec. Pyles (StC), 8-7.
120 - Binni (Riv) dec. June (IC), 5-2.
126 - Fisher (Ed) dec. Williams (BL), 7-5; Greenwood (UL) pinned Happ (SCC), 3:34; Moats (CB) pinned Farnsworth (IC), :53; VanScyoc (JM) maj. dec. Westlake (Steub), 10-1; Gray (Morg) pinned Moore (Bealls), 1:31.
132 - Andrews (Barnes) pinned Edwards (Shen), 2:28; Fulciniti (Mad) dec. Flowers (OG), 6-5; Holliday (Meadow) dec. Johnston (Wells), 8-5.
138 - Lasure (HC) pinned Edwards (Shen), 2:27; Mundt (Riv) pinned Palmer (Bealls), 2:48; Kelly (Mag) pinned Hernon (SCC), 1:36; Paynter (UL) pinned Charleton (Bpt), 4:04; Barnes (Weir) pinned Blackstone (MC), 1:55; Hickenbottom (Camb) pinned Price (Tor), 3:43; Kirby (CB) maj. dec. Arnold (Ed), 10-2; Coleman (MF) pinned Bailes (TC), 4:36.
145 - Otto (Bealls) pinned Hardman (Wells), 1:41; Simmons (JM) dec. Hogan (OG), 3-2; Hinkle (CB) pinned Ruble (TC), :26; Beaulieu (SCC) dec. Wise (MF), 4-0; Howard (BL) pinned Jones (UL), 2:19; Barrett (Beav) maj. dec. Reed (HC), 17-4; Lawrence (Morg) dec. Cunningham (BD), 13-10; Miller (EL) pinned Sepik (IC), 3:46.
152 - Schwertfeger (Brk) pinned Wear (MF), 4:21; Gossett (Bealls) pinned Wood (Shen), 4:05;
160 - Hall (Brk) won by forfeit; Leake (Ed) pinned Parr (Weir), :44; Tomolonis (Bpt) dec. Whitson (Wells), 5-4; Myers (WP) pinned Mantecon (TC), 2:33; Turner (CB) pinned Miller (BL), 4:05; Heath (Weir) pinned McConville (Bell), 2:20.
160 - Smith (Riv) pinned Stoney (Meadow), 2:44; Hermann (SCC) pinned Hill (Shen), :33; Maffe (Bell) pinned Lambros (CV), :56.
170 - Fisher (U) winner by forfeit; Hinkle (CB) pinned Sills (Shen), :43; Exline (EL) pinned White (Wells), 2:56; Wotring (Morg) pinned S. Hammond (Shady), :35; Bennington (IC) dec. Warren (HC), 6-5; McCardle (BD) dec. Schmeising (SCC), 3-2.
182 - Harmon (Shen) pinned M. Hammond (Shady), 2:31; Lapp (Meadow) dec. Standiford (JM), 5-2; Harless (Wells) pinned Gaunt (Weir), 1:31; Worth (Beav) dec. Tawney (TC), 5-4.
195 - Borden (SCC) maj. dec. McGinty (Meadow), 15-5.
220 - Albert (MF) pinned Norris (Bealls), 2:54; Green (Beav) maj. dec. Uribe-Xacur (Cam), 10-2.
South and Steubenville traded the lead all day Friday. But when the dust settled, the two schools established themselves as the cream of the tournament crop.
The Patriots also lead the Class 5-A standings handily on Wheeling Park. The Ohio County Patriots have 108.5 points, fourth overall. Big Red, meanwhile, has a hefty lead against Oak Glen (86.5) in the Class 4-A race.
Martins Ferry leads the Class 3-A standings with 73 points, while Caldwell, third overall, has collected 131 points to lead the combined Class 2-A/1-A division.
South and Steubenville will square off once in the semis when Big Red's Anthony Craig faces the Patriots' Bryce Gainer at 113 pounds.
Also, the two schools could face each other in the finals, which begin at 6:30 p.m., four times.
Of the 14 weight classes, the top four seeds advanced in half of them (113, 120, 126, 138, 152, 182 and 285). Of the remaining, six have three of the top four seeds.
The weight class that's the most topsy-turvy is 160, where two of the three unseeded semifinalists reside in Shadyside's Levi Spencer and Beaver Local's Daniel Lattanzio.
The other unseeded semifinalist is Cambridge's Sawyer Leppla (145).
Also, 13 of the 14 top seeds will compete for berths in the finals. Harrison Central's Matt Shurina was upended, 3-2, by No. 8 seed Thomas Schwing of John Marshall.
Four No. 5 seeds advanced - Meadowbrook's Jared Patterson (106), Beaver Local's Ron Foster (132), Parkersburg South's Drake Mills (170), Morgantown's Evan Hamilton (220).
Championship Semifinals
Lance Hill (PS) vs. Jerad Patterson (Meadow); Devin Brown (Steub) vs. Josh Henderson (BvL)
Zach Brown (OG) vs. Damon Outward (MF); Anthony Craig (Steub) vs. Bryce Gainer (PS)
Tyler Karcher (PS) vs. C.J. Williams (MF); Tyler Brown (OG) vs. Anthony Parada (Steub)
David Jeffrey (PS) vs. Kameron Rayner (Cald); Clayton Crosier (Barn) vs. Dylan Taylor (WP)
Jeremy Border (Cald) vs. Ron Foster (BvL); Devin Talbott (Riv) vs. yler Richards (PS)
Ian Baker (Shady) vs. Chastin Hobley (Steub); Briar Shively (PS) vs. Zac Cline (Cald)
Shawn McGhee (Steub) vs. Sawyer Leppia (Camb); Mason Gulash (Shady) vs. Josh Davis (Bell)
Alex Quinn (Shady) vs. Jesse Perroots (Uni); Danny Colby (WP) vs. Trent Mays (Steub)
Doug Eddy (HC) vs. Daniel Lattanzio (BvL); Jake Alexander (PS) vs. Levi Spencer (Shady)
Cody Amos (WP) vs. Drake Mills (PS); Jake Howarth (Steub) vs. Kale Rayner (Cald)
Steven Brogle (PS) vs. Luke Braunlich (WP); Nate Constante (Uni) vs. Jeff Oberdick (MF)
Thomas Schwing (JM) vs. Charlie Keenan (Steub); Nathan Dawson (Brk) vs. Christian Roe (WM)
Greg Moray (Steub) vs. Evan Hamilton (Morg); Cullen Ebbert (JM) vs. Dylan Davis (OG)
Darren Starr (Weir) vs. Thomas Hall (PS); Tim Schenkel (Cald) vs. Taylor Ortiz (Morg)


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Thursday, April 22, 2010
* Family Field Trip: Hillwood Museum and Gardens
12 comments:
- kristen said...
You and your girls are so beautiful! You look a lot like your Mom!
Fun day!
- April 22, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Jen said...
Oh that looks like so much fun! The toadpoles are incredible. Love seeing the springtime, it's still wintery in my neck of the woods.
- April 22, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Darby said...
here is to rainy days and flowers with wonderful ladies and adorable cousins. We had a blast! xoxo
- April 22, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- CHILDHOOD MAGIC said...
Yay for skipping school! What a beautiful day and yes, I want my backyard to look like that too!!
- April 22, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Jam said...
Beautiful pictures!
- April 23, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Ms. Sarah said...
hi happy sits saturday. Fantstic pictures. loved the ones of you guys on the walk way.
- April 24, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Shawna said...
beautiful photos....you are such a good mama!
BTW, I just saw your peep show photos too cute!! I love peeps!
- April 24, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Aging Mommy said...
Lovely pictures - you live in a beautiful part of the country, so I can understand wanting to make the most of it. Where we live in the virtual desert it is harder to do.
Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest and thank you so much again for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have an equally wonderful rest of the weekend
- April 24, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Val in the Rose Garden said...
hey Marylea... that's called a Snow Rice Cake Plant... how weird is that!?! I had to look it up because we had one in our yard at our last house. Just showed up. No neighbors or anything knew what it was.
Looks like an amazing trip! I love the pics with the umbrellas... so cute!
Love Val
- April 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Nf1andprek-whisper said...
love the playing hookie day for education, Very nice, I have followed you a few times but have never been able to read many of your posts my son is at his grandmas for an hour or 2 first time in a long long long while, so i caught up on your site and I enjoyed it all, I will be back more frequently and if you would like to visit me at 1 Wasabi mommy come on down...
- April 25, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- kristen said...
Hi MaryLea,
I'm wanting to order some really good watercolor paint for use with my kids...what would you recommend?
thanks so much,
- April 26, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- pink and green mama said...
Hi Kristen,
Great Question!!
I really like to use "Prang" Watercolors with my girls. They have a beautiful set of 16 Semi-moist paints and I like them because they are bright/vivid colors and they are Certified CP NonToxic. Much more vivid than Crayola (which we also use but I like these better!)
You can go with something fancy like Yarka (my favorite) or Windsor and Newton but they're not going to be non-toxic and I don't like heavy metals (like zinc and cadmium) for little ones.
Hope this helps!
- April 26, 2010 at 4:50 PM
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Quadra-JetWritten by on September 1, 2001 The Complexity Of The Q-Jet That Makes It Such A Great Fuel Mixer May Deter Folks From Blueprinting Them For Performance
Quadra-junk, Quadra-bogyouve heard them all before. Why do so many gearheads love to hate the Rochester Quadrajet? Because its arguably the most intricate, precise carburetor design ever produced? Because its small primary bores allow stingier fuel economy than most two-barrel carbs? Because its vacuum-operated secondary circuit ensures your engine is never over-carbureted? Because even the smallest Q-jets flow a respectable 750 cfm?
Nope, we think these name-calling skeptics just dont understand how Quadrajets work, and more importantly, how to tune them. Most of you can probably rebuild a Holley blindfolded, but the added complexity of the Q-jet that makes it such a great fuel mixer certainly deters folks from blueprinting them for performance applications.
We recently came across a factory 66 Buick 425ci Q-jet carb/intake assembly and thought it would make a great induction upgrade for our Carter-AFB-equipped 401ci Buick. We werent too happy with the 401s current 10-11 mpg, and we felt the AFBs 585-cfm capacity wasnt supplying enough air to keep the big nailhead sufficiently fueled. The Q-jets design seemed to solve both problems; its small primaries should give us a few more miles between gas stops, and its 750-cfm capacity ought to strengthen the 401s pathetically weak top-end charge. Even better, the induction combo would remain stock-appearing (the Q-jet was part of a rare 340hp engine upgrade for the 66 GS). We called up JET Performance, which specializes in rebuilding and tuning the venerable Quadrajet to suit virtually any application. We took notes as JETs resident fuel-systems guru Sean Murphy revived our tired carbcosmetically as well as functionally.
In true Car Craft tradition, we concluded the project by installing and testing the new induction system on our GS. Not dragstrip testing, mind you, but real-world testing, by driving our beast 2000-plus miles from Milwaukee to Los Angeles. The Q-jet performed flawlessly and gave us great fuel economy and more than enough newfound passing power for the arrow-straight two-lane roads of middle America. It just may be the next best thing to EFI.
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Hmm—we're pretty sure this thing needs to be rebuilt, judging from the amount of sand piled in the throttle bores. The good news is that the carb is complete and intact, and Sean matched the stamped codes to the original application ('66 425ci Super Wildcat). We stole both the carb and intake from a self-service junkyard for $15. That's an exceptionally awesome deal, but you should be able to score a good Q-jet core anywhere for no more than $10-$15. Nearly every GM four-barrel application from '65-'81 used a Q-jet, so you should have little trouble finding a decent one.We're glad Sean knew what he was doing, because the task was starting to look pretty formidable after the major disassembly. It's hard to tell from the picture, but he kept close track of all the small parts so nothing got lost.After completely disassembling the Q-jet, it was time to begin the cosmetic resto. The pile of metal parts was chemically dipped to get them squeaky-clean. These pieces are fresh from the chemical dip, and Sean is shown giving them a final cleaning with carburetor cleaner.Uh-oh. We found a pretty significant crack in the baseplate where the throttle shaft pivots. These holes usually become worn and cause vacuum leaks past the shaft, but calling this crack a vacuum "leak" is quite an understatement. After assessing the damage, the baseplate was glass-beaded before any repairs were made.After surfacing the top of the base plate with a disc sander, Sean installed a thin-walled bronze bushing in each throttle-shaft hole. He dabbed a little red Loctite on the outer shell of the bushings before gently tapping them into place. The bushings went in perfectly, even though the cracked hole had been slightly enlarged.Sean used a drill-mounted reamer to bore out the bushings, ensuring the throttle-shaft holes are aligned axially. This guarantees smooth throttle operation with no vacuum leakage past the shaft holes. JET doesn't install bushings in the secondary-side throttle-shaft holes because the secondaries are only used a small percent of the time.Hey, it's starting to look like a carb again. The throttle linkage has been assembled using replated hardware and the throttle plates have been screwed to the replated shafts (red Loctite was dabbed on each screw before tightening). Notice the tapered edges on the secondary-circuit throttle blades, which create a positive seal to close off the throttle bores. Sean didn't fully tighten the blades to the shaft until they were adjusted so no gaps were visible in the closed position. Here Sean is showing the proper adjustment for the WOT throttle-blade angle. The primary-circuit throttle blades are perpendicular to the baseplate, but the secondary-circuit throttle blades are slightly angled. This angle is necessary to keep the airflow as laminar as possible (not turbulent) for a straight shot into the intake plenum.
...then dipped into a heated zinc solution for a few seconds, rinsed, and blown dry with compressed air.Next, Sean mixed up a batch of fast-curing epoxy and dabbed a liberal amount on each of the six cast-in plugs (arrows). These plugs are notorious for leaking fuel, yet this cast-plug design remained unchanged through the '80s-era Q-jets. The epoxy is a permanent fix to this inherent design flaw; they won't leak if the epoxy is properly applied.After the epoxy cured, Sean flipped over the main body and went to work on the idle tubes. These tubes meter the amount of fuel available to the engine at idle speeds—essentially, they function as the "jets" of the idle circuit. Proper sizing of these tubes is a function of the camshaft profile and intake design. Sean drills the tubes anywhere from 0.031-0.049 inches. Since our camshaft was only slightly more aggressive than the stock 401 bumpstick, he selected a 0.039-inch drill bit to enlarge the tubes 0.004-inch over stock for a bit more fuel at idle speeds. Sean pointed out that it's absolutely necessary to know the customer's engine specs when making these kinds of adjustments to Quadrajets. These carbs are very sensitive to engine vacuum, so even a 0.001-inch variation could sour your driveability.Here you can see the contrast between the old and new secondary metering rods, primary metering rods, and primary jets (shown from left to right). In order to motivate the air/fuel charge, the primary metering rods were downsized to 0.044 inch, and the secondary rods were waned down to a "CV" size. The secondary metering rods were hung on an "L" hanger. They're designated from "B" to "V," and each consecutive letter means the rod holes are drilled 0.005-inch lower to plunge the metering rods deeper into the jets. Sean chose a 0.075-inch primary jet, which slightly richens the mixture over the stock calibration.The power piston meters additional fuel by lowering and raising the primary metering rods in and out of the jets. The purpose of the power piston spring is to raise up the power piston and flow more fuel when the engine vacuum gets low enough (under higher load conditions). Taking into account our mild cam specs, Sean selected a purple spring which "comes on" at 9 in-Hg, and is "fully in" at 5 in-Hg. A wilder-cammed engine would be more suited to a lighter spring rate to compensate for producing less vacuum.The four tubes on the underside of the air horn tend to loosen up over time. The inner two are the high-speed air bleeds, and the outer two function as secondary pickup tubes. Tap them gently with a hammer to ensure they're seated (but not enough to mangle 'em).Almost there—Sean's just finished installing a slightly larger 0.135-inch needle-and-seat (versus the stock 0.110-inch assembly), and now he's dialing in the float level.


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(I'm not sure if this belongs in the Outlook Connector subforum or here, so we'll just start here since the result is in the web client as well.)
The scenario: we're testing Zimbra Network Edition 5.0.3 with a basic install, server name "calendar.domain.com"; this will be for Calendaring only. The real email for the company is @domain.com; the Zimbra server would be added to the network as a calendar-only service and not handle the real email. We currently do this with Exchange 2003, it works OK (not great, but it works).
1) install ZCS on a RHEL5 machine using pretty much all the defaults, just stick in the appropriate values for calendar.domain.com. Add a signed cert for calendar.domain.com to overcome other free/busy issues with Outlook 2003 and SSL (works fine).
2) create two accounts and one distribution list - add the two accounts to that distribution group. "firstname.lastname@example.com" and "firstname.lastname@example.com" which belong to "email@example.com".
3) set up the Outlook connector for both accounts (same machine or different PCs, same thing happens). Everything works as expected, meeting invites to the user and the group are in the Inbox and can be accepted, etc. Nothing strange here, everything works like it does when connected to a real Exchange 2003. Go Zimbra.
4) Now, on both accounts in each Outlook, set up a very basic Zimbra Server Rule that reads:
user1: message to firstname.lastname@example.com forward to email@example.com
user2: message to email@example.com forward to firstname.lastname@example.com
Now send a meeting invite from user1 to user2 within Zimbra using Outlook - the meeting invite is indeed forwarded to firstname.lastname@example.com normal email, but *is not* in the Inbox for user2 in Zimbra; it's just missing. Not in the trash, not accepted - just gone. Log into the web UI as user2 and the message is nowhere in sight, it's not just Outlook. But as mentioned, it *did* get forwarded to email@example.com.
Additionally, the meeting does not show up as tentative in the user2 calendar, and it's not even in the user1 (organizer) Inbox either. It's like it just went *poof* after forwarding and wasn't even recognized by the internal systems. ("forward and forget")
Send a meeting invite to email@example.com -- everything works as expected except for the message forwarding, since the filter rules don't match. In the real Exchange rules there's an option "which is a meeting invite or update" that is not present in Zimbra rules, so we'd have to hack it together as a combination of rules... but I digress.
Has anyone else seen this happen and can offer advice? This server rule of course works fine in Exchange, we use it to have meeting invites forwarded off the Exchange server to the regular email; the user then knows to log in with Outlook and accept/reject that meeting. We're trying to replicate this same task with Zimbra.... is it a bug maybe?


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WALDORF, Md. (WUSA) -- Six days later, Beth Wood still can't believed it happened. A 20-year resident of Kodiak Bear Court, a quiet cul-de-sac in Waldorf's Hampshire neighborhood, Wood said this has always been a safe community, which is why she remains stunned that her neighbors, Jerry and Teresa Bass, were shot early last Friday night while walking their dog on a bike path just a few blocks from their home.
Teresa was killed. Her husband, who was seriously injured, is still in the hospital. "You don't think anything like this is going to happen," Wood said.
According to Wood, Teresa Bass, 40, was a nurse and the mother of four children, while her husband, who has four more kids from a previous marriage, is a Montgomery County firefighter. The Charles County Sheriff's Department says right now they have no motives in the case, but have released a sketch of a possible suspect, in hopes of solving an extremely disturbing crime. "The sooner we find out who it is, the more people will be at ease," Wood said.
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Your eyes and the sensitive skin surrounding them are among the most delicate yet expressive parts of your face. They also tend to readily betray weariness, age, stress, and any number of other inevitable factors. Our normal aging process often rings the eyes with wrinkles, deep-set creases, and crow's-foot lines. Everything from insomnia to overwork and general emotional exhaustion commonly translates into dark-patched, puffy, or reddened eyes. In such a state—triggered by aspects of life that are absolutely unavoidable and understandable—it's difficult to project your normal confidence and vigor; you instead feel enervated and irritable. Hearing from friends and co-workers alike the observation "You look tired!" certainly doesn't help.
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Double TroubleWritten by on November 14, 2003 Adding a Couple of Electrical Relays Can Make a Hot Situation Safer
When it comes to today's classic trucks, the amount of creature comforts being installed seems endless. Air conditioning, power windows, power seats, door poppers, and everything else one can think of all require more electrical power than most electrical systems and switches were designed to handle.
The big push to install relays to overcome the excessive loads on wiring and switches is a much-needed trend. Relays allow the power-consuming load to receive the current required without overloading the circuits and switches. These accessories will also perform at greater efficiency due to the increased power available.
Much of this is illustrated by Bill Marcom's '54 Chevrolet pickup. He was having starting problems and when the air conditioning was on, he smelled wires burning. Bill contacted John Roberts, a local wiring guy, to find the problem and make repairs.
Roberts examined the pickup and quickly realized that some relays and a little rewiring would have Bill on his way with much more confidence in his pickup's electrical system.
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Problem number 1, the smell of burning wires when the A/C is turned on. Roberts started by tracing the burning wire smell when the A/C was turned on. The first thing he looked at was the ignition switch. He noticed several wires that appeared burnt.With the tape removed, the severely burnt wires were exposed. This was a sure sign that the current load on the wires and switch was excessive.The glovebox was removed to expose the power relay for the A/C unit. The problem was easy to spot. The main power wire that was supposed to go directly to the battery, a battery source, or the starter solenoid was routed to the fuse block.The main power wire was plugged into the front of the fuse block, which meant all the power to operate the A/C unit had to pass through the ignition switch.To repair the problem, Roberts first mounted a 30-amp circuit breaker to the firewall and routed a 12-gauge wire from the maxi fuse to the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker will provide overload protection for the A/C power relay. The maxi fuse is connected directly to the battery cable at the starter solenoid to allow maximum current availability.The power wire from the fuse block to the relay was removed, and the new power wire was installed in its place.
With the A/C working properly, Roberts turned his attention to figuring out why the engine won't turn over when hot. It didn't take him too long to spot the problems. The wires were in bad shape from all the overloading, and the starter was hidden behind tight exhaust headers. Installing a Hot Shot relay to boost the available amperage required by the starter solenoid was determined to be the best fix. This relay reroutes current from the battery post directly to the solenoid activation terminal instead of through the ignition switch and harness.First the relay base is mounted on the firewall for easy access and distance away from excessive heat. The relay ground wire was installed with the mounting screw.With the relay base mounted, the main-power input wire was routed to the circuit breaker that was installed for the A/C relay. These circuits will not be used at the same time, so the circuit breaker will be able to handle each load.The activation wire for the relay was attached to the wire formerly going to the solenoid. The ignition/starter switch now activates the relay, which requires a slight amount of current, instead of the solenoid.The neutral safety switch had previously been bypassed with the jumper wire shown here. Roberts removed the jumper, and the two wires were reinstalled on the switch.


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King to Testify on Missouri River Flooding
(Washington) -- Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King is scheduled to testify today before the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure about this year's Missouri River flooding. The subcommittee will receive testimony from Members of Congress, the U-S Army Corps of Engineers...and Missouri River basin stakeholders. The hearing is entitled "The Missouri River Flood: An Assessment of the River Management in 2011 and Operational Plans for the Future."
(Des Moines) -- Plymouth County Attorney, Darin Raymond has recently been elected as the 1st Vice President for the Iowa State Association of Counties or ISAC. The Iowa State Association of Counties is a private, nonprofit corporation whose members are county officials from the 99 counties in Iowa. ISAC's mission is to promote effective and responsible county government for the people of Iowa. The board consist of 22 county officials and their primary responsibility includes developing and monitoring the ISAC strategic plan, setting legislative priorities and recommending ISAC's budget. Winneshiek County Treasurer, Wayne Walter was elected to serve as president for the ISAC organization.
(LeMars) -- The Plymouth County Secondary Roads Department is finishing its work involving a culvert replacement on 140th Street between Fir Avenue and Fawn Avenue. The roads department has announced the work will be completed by tomorrow and the road will re-open.
(LeMars) -- The LeMars Diabetic Support Group will meet at Floyd Valley Hospital on Monday, December 5th. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. in the lower lever conference room. "Being a Savvy Consumer with Diabetes" will be presented by Rosanne Osterbuhr, Floyd Valley Hospital's Diabetes Educator. The Floyd Valley Hospital Diabetes Support Group provides support and education for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and their families. Everyone with diabetes experiences daily challenges, frustrations and triumphs in living with the disease. Talking to others, sharing your personal journey and learning all you can to keep yourself healthy are all part of successful coping with diabetes. The group can assist you, your family, and or friends in managing diabetes for a healthier life. Spouses and friends are welcome to attend.
(Undated) -- The Good Samaritan Society-Home Care is seeking participants for research that is evaluating how technology can help seniors live longer and more independently in their homes. Mary Brevik is the Home Care Director for the Good Samaritan Care Facilities. She says the "Living Well at Home" research hopes to attract at least 1200 participants from the five midwestern states that have Good Samaritan Care Centers. Brevik says there are three primary areas for criteria in order to participate.
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The purpose of the study, according to Brevik is to determine how well seniors can manage living by themselves, once they have been dismissed from a health care facility. It also will look at their level of mobility while at home. Brevik says the research is possible through an $8.1 million grant.
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Brevik says the monitors will also be able to determine if the patient has fallen and remains motionless. The research study will go on for a year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of a U.S. Marine from Iowa who was killed in Afghanistan.
Twenty-two-year-old Cpl. Zachary Reiff (rife), of Preston, was injured in a roadside bombing on Nov. 18. He died three days later at a hospital in Germany.
Branstad issued the order Tuesday to fly flags in the state at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, the day of Reiff's funeral in Preston.
Reiff. a 2007 graduate of Preston High School, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A weather expert says some of the conditions that brought drought to parts of Iowa may have been a factor in an early exit to the prime time for tornadoes in the
A report by the National Weather Service shows the last tornado in what started as a strong 2011 season was July 11.
It's the earliest end of tornado activity in Iowa since reliable records started in 1980. There were 50 tornadoes in Iowa this year.
No one was killed, but 16 people were injured, including 14 when a tornado hit Mapleton on April 9.
State climatologist Harry Hillaker says conditions in July that brought drought lessened the chances for frequent tornadoes, but he says it's hard to say why it quit.
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