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I want to get a bivy sack for hunt. I hunt mostly here in calif. looking for something that light weight some head room and not very expensive. any info would be great thanks cackler.
I want to get a bivy sack for hunt. I hunt mostly here in calif. looking for something that light weight some head room and not very expensive. any info would be great thanks cackler.
I have a minimalist bivy from REI. Super light and works for pretty cheap too. Only negatives are there is no hoop at the head which took getting used to and it gets some condensation in moist weather but overall it is decent for the price. Had mine now for six years and leaked only once when I slept in a low spot that collected rain water, that sucked, but other than that been bomb proof. The OR bivys are sweet but pricey.
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I've got an OR Micronight bivy that I like a lot. I think you can find them for around $120 if you shop hard. Never gotten wet in it. Has a mesh bug screen you can use if mosquitoes are a problem, and has a few well-placed loops for lashing down if need be.
Elkhunter, my bivy doesn't have a head hoop either, but if you sleep under a limb you can tie a piece of parachute cord to your bivy and to the limb to create some air space in there. Works well enough for me.
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Outdoor Research Alpine Bivy. 4-Season, 2 pounds. Not much in the way headroom but it does stay off your face. You will not want to be claustrophobic in a bivy. There is not much in the way of room for any extra gear as well as a downside but it will keep you dry.
Those are some pretty heavy bivy sacks. The rough-and-tough Goretex USMC bivy comes in at 2 pounds.
You can go much lighter, if you want. Check out tigoat bivy sacks.
The disadvantages are they have silnylon floors, so you have to be careful not to tear them. they also don't add as much warmth as the heavier bivies.
The REI minimalist is a good relatively light bivy as well, similar to the Sierra Designs you have TommyP.
I am currently debating which of these to go with, myself. It will compliment a GoLite Shangri La 5 I will be using floorless.
I hope this question isn't hijacking the thread, but I think it is pertinent to the conversation. How do you decide between a bivy sack and an ultralight tent? I know BB uses a tarprent and seems pleased. I guess I thought I would get something like a tarp or light tent in place of a bivy. Why both?


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Girls roundup: Parkersburg South knocks off GW 68-64
Keya Bartlett poured in 32 points as Parkersburg South earned a win in a battle of Class AAA top 10 girls basketball teams, defeating George Washington 68-64 Monday in Parkersburg.
Taryn McCutcheon chipped in with 14 points for No. 7 Parkersburg South (13-6).
Rachel Ward led the way for No. 8 GW (13-7) with 24 points. Hailey Stewart added 17 points and Kelli Jo Harrison scored 14.
Katie Bruner led Point Pleasant with 11 points.
Alex Ellis and Emily Pikin each chipped in 14 points for the Knights (16-5).
Abby Watson netted a game-high 23 points for the Redskins (5-15).
Jordan Marshall also contributed 10 points for the Huskies (11-9).
Harley Hutchins paced the Dots (4-17) with 12 points and Paula Ord had 11.
Bianca Andre' and Shaunte McDowell scored 22 points each for the Class AAA No. 1 Spartans (18-0) and Elizabeth Romeo netted 14.
Khadijah Lee paced Capital (9-11) with 19 points and Daisha Foster scored 11.
Lewis turned in a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds for Buffalo (16-4), which has won 11 in a row. Tiffani Bailey contributed 16 points for the Bison.
Jordan Lewis totaled 14 points for the Tide (7-12) and Sarah Massey had 10.
Jaimee Dotson contributed 11 points for the Skyhawks (12-8). Mykenzie Martin had 14 points for the Grizzlies (16-3) while Lauren Young added 11.
Monica Mitchell recorded 24 points and 20 rebounds and Hannah Tothe scored 14 points for the Wildcats (10-11).
Haylea Roberson had 15 points for Winfield (10-11).
Brittany Gould erupted for 42 points for Clay County (16-4) while Mckinzee Barker added 10.
Shelby Smith paced the Class AA No. 6 Bobcats (14-6) with 15 points and Tyra Wynes chipped in 14.
Maranda Wimmer paced the Tigers (16-3) with 21 points, followed by Mckenzie Akers with 16 and Ashley Culicerto with 14. Sarah Kessler had eight points for Oak Hill.
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Hannah Armstrong chipped in 12 points for the Panthers. Taylor Bartram scored 10 for Wayne.
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For a handful of Kalispell residents, living near Flathead High School comes with its challenges. We've listed out their concerns several times, including trash and safety issues. On Thursday, community members attended their third meeting on the issue where residents demanded answers.
Despite the meetings, neighbors said they're still fed up with the behavior that goes on in front of their homes during school hours.
"Because it's so heavily congested I back out of my driveway every day wondering 'Am I going to get hit today,'" questioned Marta, a neighbor who lives on 3rd Avenue West.
"The reality of it is our streets are jam-packed," said fellow neighbor Ray. "They're smoking dope, having sex, and vandalizing our homes."
City Planning Director Tom Jentz tried to mediate. He stated there was too much negativity surrounding the students, and not enough talk about the end result.
"We know it's bad. I think that's the feeling with the rest of the crowd. So it's bad -- let's not document how bad it really it is. How can we come up with solutions? That's kind of where we are," said Jentz. "Everybody in this room is going to have to come together for every solution we do. If we bloody up the neighbor, the neighbor is not going to support you when you need help."
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Musharraf wants to enter into Pakistani Politics with a Big Bang
I will surely be in Pakistan before the next General Elections for one last contest: Musharraf in Houston
"You have mentioned in your English and Urdu newspapers that return of Musharraf is imminent. Now I will have to prove this statement,†said former President of Pakistan General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf, while talking to Pakistan Chronicle & Pakistan Journal Newspapers Publisher Tariq Nehal Khan and Marketing & Distribution Manager Mohammad Jameel Siddiqui, at luncheon held in his and his wife Mrs. Sehba Musharraf's honor at the residence of famous Houston Attorney Nauman (Noami) Hussain. One day before this luncheon meeting, General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf and his wife had reached Houston and had meetings with members of a reputable think tank.
Large number of Pakistani Community and American personalities were present on the luncheon occasion, including Stephen Prentiss Payne, a most famous American lobbyist from Houston, Texas, who has been Mr. Musharraf's lobbyist in Washington, D.C.; Counsel General of Pakistan in Houston Aqil Nadeem and his wife; Former City Councilman Masrur Javed Khan; Former Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Dr. Naseem Ashraf and many more. Sumptuous luncheon of Mezban Restaurant and Demasis Mediterranean Restaurant was served.
Naomi Hussain introduced Pervez Musharraf as the person, who after President Bush said either you are with us or with the terrorists; stood besides USA. Musharraf started his ten minutes presentation by thanking Naomi Hussain & his wife and everyone in the large gathering and said whatever he did after 9/11 was first in the interest of Pakistan, then of the world and of course USA.
Talking about his political future, he said disinformation is being implanted into various Pakistani media that when I recently visited Washington, D.C., not a single important person met me. If it is not for privacy issues, he said he would have mentioned the names of top officials, with whom he had concrete talks; and that would have meant restless days and sleepless nights for these persons, who are merely doing false propaganda.
Former President Pervez Musarraf said that ground realty is recently I started my face-book and got the most clicks by any person in a day in the whole world, resulting in an interview with Becky Anderson of CNN in London England. I do a Q-&-A session every 14th day on my face-book and 85% of the people want me to return to Pakistan and play a positive role in the political arena of Pakistan. Several seasoned and credible politicians of Pakistan recently met him in Middle East and everyone wants his return. Nature is with him in that he is the only alive notable personality of Pakistan, who has the chance to take politicians, bureaucracy and arm-forces of Pakistan together and that present & future of Pakistan needs a personality, who especially has these credentials.
He said at present with no real responsibilities and traveling to various places for speaking tours, he is living very peacefully and in serenity. But when calls to return for the betterment of Pakistan reach him, they make him to think hard and he is at presently considering to remain living comfortably or returning to Pakistan and work hard to make the country the best in the world. He said he is strongly inclined to return as Pakistan comes first; for sure before the next national elections and final word will be coming from his camp within the next two months.
"I just do not want to return and be a mediocre player in Pakistani politics. I want to return with a big bang and give Pakistani people a real third choice in politics, where present government has failed miserably in resolving issues and problems have compounded, while on the other hand, we have Nawaz Sharif & PML (N). Mr. Sharif has some kink in his brain, as he is always confronting with some; previously with 4 Generals and presently making agreements with the government but then at time becoming angry and at other times remains quiet. I have called Mr. Sharif a Closet Taleban, who as in Urdu we say have beard in the tummy; he is most dangerous for Pakistan and for everybody. I am sure I will able to provide the most viable Third National Choice in the next elections. Pakistan deserves better leadership and if I do not try, that will not be good. I am not scared of failure. I will give it the best try,†said Musharraf amidst applause.
General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf said there is figure of Pakistan, who is more than 25 years veteran politician, but now-a-days dormant (he said he does not want to give his name). When recently he called him to get suggestions about future and referenced the scene from a famous cowboy movie, where only one bullet is left and person is contemplating to go back for one last fight or not. Musharraf was told by this politician that it is better to go back for one last fight and he may very well find this dormant politician besides him.
Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf said the way so many people have here to Naomi's home, similarly people in other cities, like recently Chicago have met him. But all this effort is scattered. He said if you see him to work hard for Pakistan and Pakistanis, it is necessary that those who are in favor of my thumping return to Pakistan, collect their resources and efforts.


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GEICO and Germain Racing score first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pole Award
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Bristol, TN (August 25, 2012) – As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series descended upon Bristol Motor Speedway for their final visit of the 2012 season, Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team celebrated their second anniversary together. Since Mears arrival, the Germain Racing program has experienced significant growth, and this weekend their ascension in Sprint Cup Series status continued.
While Bristol Motor Speedway recently underwent a track resurfacing, Mears and his GEICO team chose to attack the unknown rather than fear it. As the weekend's first practice came to a close on Friday, the #13 GEICO Ford Fusion sat high atop the board, ending the session as the fastest car at the half-mile bullring. At many facilities, qualifying order may not matter, but at Bristol it does. Given that the order of qualifying is based on speeds from the first practice, Mears won a practice session that every other team sought to control. More importantly, the Germain Racing team mastered a track at which they've otherwise struggled in past visits.
Late Friday, the Tri-Cities region succumbed to an unexpected storm front, which ultimately forced the cancellation of Sprint Cup Series qualifying. Reverting back to first practice speeds, as dictated by NASCAR's rulebook, Mears and the GEICO Racing team were awarded the pole position and with it, the favored pit stall on pit road. Friday marks the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pole Award for GEICO and Germain Racing, but Mears is no stranger. The Bakersfield, CA, native now has four starts from the front, including 2007 at Chicagoland Speedway, and back-to-back poles in 2004 at Pocono and Indianapolis.
"It's very exciting for our team and for our sponsor GEICO, who has been so supportive," Mears said after learning he would start from the pole. "The last couple years have been long but we have made lots of improvements, especially this season. We couldn't ask for a bigger shot in the arm for this Germain Racing team. GEICO has been with us every step of the way, so we're happy to share the excitement with them. Being in this sport for a long time, my expectations are high. I know we can compete week in and week out."
A packed house sat on the edge of their seats awaiting a sundown showdown on Saturday night at The World's Fastest Half-Mile. Mears led the field to the green flag and refused to surrender the top spot and remained the leader for 26 laps. When the GEICO Ford Fusion picked up a tight handling condition, Mears dropped a few positions in an effort to take care of his racecar. When the yellow flag flew on lap 82, crew chief Bootie Barker called Mears to pit road for four fresh tires, fuel and adjustments. With varying pit strategies occurring among the different teams, the veteran driver restarted the race from the 17th position.
While Mears and his Sprint Cup Series counterparts collectively expressed their displeasure as passing became increasingly difficult, it didn't seem to deter the GEICO driver. Mears captured the 12th position with just 100 laps remaining and made his way ever closer to the top ten.
The pole sitter faced his biggest challenge on lap 414 when his left rear tire gave way, sending the #13 GEICO Fusion into the outside wall and bringing out the caution flag. The Germain Racing pit crew quickly provided Mears with four new tires and repairs, returning him to the racing surface just one lap down. The racing gods would smile upon the GEICO team just a few laps later, on lap 424, when another yellow flag slowed the field and allowed Mears to return to the lead lap as the recipient of the coveted Lucky Dog award.
Despite falling victim to a flat tire, a persistent Mears managed to hustle the #13 GEICO Ford Fusion to a 21st place finish after the checkered flag ended 500-laps of intense racing action. His resilience helped to account for the team's 15th top 25 effort of the 2012 season.
Notably, Mears jumps up one position in the point standings to 26th and now sits just 16 points removed from the top 25.
"The GEICO Racing team worked hard all night," Mears said after the race. "We would've come out of here with at least a top 10 or top 15 finish if the tire hadn't blown, but all things considered, we'll take 21st. It's Bristol, which is to say this place is unpredictable at best. To start from the pole and run competitively is what we try to do each weekend and for it all to come together is a nice feeling. Hopefully we will keep this momentum and have another good run at Atlanta next weekend."
Next week, the Germain Racing team will make their way to Hampton, GA, for race number 25 of the 2012 season.
Mears and the #13 GEICO Ford Fusion will hit the track at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the opening practice session on Friday, August 31st, at 2:30 PM (EDT). Qualifying will follow at 6:10 PM (EDT).
The AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is on Sunday, September 2nd, and it will be televised live on ESPN beginning at 6:30 PM (EDT). The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will carry the live radio broadcast.
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I have a old c-9 (I think) that I've never been able to use as it does not have a mount. As I am retired I can't spend a lot for one, so I am looking for one. If anyone knows what kind of mount it need let me know. I forgot to say, it has a kine of ring system around the main tube but I've never seen anything like it before. if amyone have to let me know or whats to see a photo of the scope e-mail me at email@example.com and I can then send a photo by e-mail.
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In October, American Kickboxing Academy product Cain Velasquez delivered the California-based academy the UFC's heavyweight title.
AKA product Justin Wilcox (9-3 MMA, 3-1 SF), who's wrapping up preparations for his Friday Strikeforce Challengers 12 main-event bout with Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (20-4 MMA, 0-1 SF), says despite the massive celebration that came with Velasquez's win, day-to-day operations at the gym remain pretty much the same.
Of course, mat space is now at a premium.
"Everybody wants to train there now," Wilcox told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).
While the stalwarts of AKA – including perennial UFC contenders Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck and Mike Swick – have long remained constant, the gym has progressed as a draw for both veterans and newcomers alike. Strikeforce heavyweights Daniel Cormier and Herschel Walker are among the new high-profile members of the gym, but Wilcox says there are plenty more.
His only problem with the additions? They took the easy road through the front door.
"Bob Cook and Javier Vazquez and everybody think it's funny to put you in there with the veterans," Wilcox said. "My first week [at AKA], I sparred Fitch in the first round, then Phil Baroni, and they ended me with Josh Thomson."
These days, Wilcox says the application process is a little easier.
"I go to Jav, and he gets all these big old heavyweights, and I'm like, 'Jav, how are you going to baby these guys? You threw me in there first week out,'" Wilcox joked. "The hazing has kind of stopped now. I've got to bring that back up."
Inside the gym, Wilcox says Velasquez's win over Brock Lesnar has provided additional encouragement to every professional fighter. That said, Wilcox says the training is status quo. After all, it worked for Velasquez.
"It lifted the spirits of everybody, but we really haven't changed at all," Wilcox said. "It seems like the same old practices. It's a nice, hard grind everyday."
A former professional bodybuilder, the muscular Wilcox has won eight of his past nine fights and is currently riding a four-fight win streak. While Ribeiro has struggled to a 1-3 mark in his past five four outings, he'll still likely provide Wilcox's stiffest test to date.
And while his teammate, Josh Thomson, is a top contender in Strikeforce's lightweight division, Wilcox knows a win over Ribeiro may earn him a slot in the company's title-challenger discussion.
"I hope so," Wilcox said. "That's what I'm going for – one more step closer."
After all, if Velasquez did it, why can't Wilcox bring a title to the gym's trophy case, too?
"We haven't changed much at all, but we're super-excited to have a world champ," Wilcox said. "Now we're working on our second one."
For the latest on Strikeforce Challengers 12, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Georgia Ports Authority moves forward with inland port development
July 12, 2013 - LM Editorial
A new inland port agreement signed this week by Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority and Cordele Intermodal Services will create and expand international markets for regional business.
The agreement, which ensures a direct 200-mile rail route to and from GPA's Garden City Terminal in Savannah, will serve as a gateway to Southwest Georgia and adjacent regions of Florida and Alabama. The partnership is outlined in a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
By reducing the number of truck miles into Savannah, the Cordele operation saves on shipping, reduces highway traffic, and provides new service offerings to benefit shippers, truckers and steamship lines.
"The new partnership provides our customers direct access to 38 weekly shipping services, connecting the region to vibrant global export markets," said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz. "Additionally, the MOU helps steer a course to better serving the 4 million residents in this region."
The inland port offers a viable intermodal option to an all-truck-dray to the deepwater port of Savannah for CIS' target market. This makes Savannah a better option for customers in that region, lowering the cost to take advantage of the port's broader menu of shipping lines, services and destinations.
Shipping analysts have also noted that shifting some of the labor functions away from longshore unions will result in cost savings.
"Today's agreement greatly expedites the movement of cargo from this area to the coast," said State Rep. Buddy Harden, R-Cordele. "Instead of trucks having to make the roundtrip from here to Savannah or Brunswick, drivers can now drop their cargo at the inland port, allowing shorter hauls and more frequent turns." CIS is located on 40 acres, with an option to expand up to 1,200 acres in the Crisp County Industrial Park. The facility is less than one mile from Interstate 75, Georgia Highway 300 and Georgia Highway 280, and allows direct container rail service to and from the ports of Brunswick and Savannah.
Foltz said the Cordele agreement improves service for an area that constitutes important growth potential, but is already conducting significant port business.
Jonathan Lafevers, president of CIS, added that balanced import-export container trade allows for an efficient use of transportation resources.
"Large shippers in Albany and Tifton, Ga., Montgomery and Mobile, Ala., and Tallahassee, Fla., will benefit from our services," Lafevers said. "The inland port concept has also generated tremendous interest in the Cordele area from shippers and other logistics-based companies looking to relocate near our facility."
Aaron Ellis, Public Affairs Director for the American Association of Port Authorities, noted that inland port development is a significant trend.
"The Port of Virginia has been operating a similar model," he said. "And we understand that the Port of Canaveral (Fla.) and the South Carolina State Ports Authority is considering this strategy."
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The Giant Car Craft LS Engine Swap ChallengeWritten by Jeff Smith on February 1, 2011 Contributors: John McGann A Heads-Up Wrenchfest Where The Winner Takes Home A Brand-New LS6!
You could tell from the first moment you walked under the Car Craft Engine Swap Challenge tent that the team from Williamsburg, Iowa, had come prepared. The Olds Cutlass convertible was nothing really to look at, especially compared with their competition's beautiful big-block, Chevy-powered Camaro. But this was no beauty contest. This was an all-out test of skill at the Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to see how quickly a team of car crafters could swap a GM Performance Parts LS6 into a car and drive off. The game was as simple as it was challenging. And the team that won got to keep the LS6 and the Holley HP EFI system. The big question was: How long would it take?
It had dumped buckets of southern-flavored rain the day before, and the day began overcast and humid. The two cars faced each other under the open-sided tent with puddles covering both worksites just to put a damp spin on the conditions. Holley was looking for a fun competition to round out the usual drag racing and autocross events, and this looked like a winner to us. There were plenty of applicants, but the decision came down to Corey Ritter's team from Lexington, Kentucky, working on his '69 454, five-speed Camaro head to head against Justin Dermody's crew and their 350, Chevy-powered, '70 Olds Cutlass convertible.
The tension before the start was real enough and had that feeling you sense right before the big cross-town high school football game.
The Challengers
With the two cars face to face under the tent, it was clear the Iowa boys had done their prep work. In a later discussion with Justin, he admitted he had purchased a complete Holley HP EFI computer and wiring harness from Jegs so he not only knew how to wire the system, but also so he would be familiar with the software should he need to access it with his laptop to get the engine running. The Olds team's preparation was evident in little things like a green tape line on each midpoint position on the body like the NASCAR teams use to indicate exactly where to place the floorjack to raise the car. As a further bit of not-so-subtle intimidation, Team Olds sported a monster Snap-on rollaway tool chest, while the Camaro guys had their tools laid out on the ground alongside their car. When the horn sounded, it appeared Team Camaro would really have to hustle.
|Team Camaro
|Team Olds
|Corey Ritter, owner
|Justin Dermody, owner
|Townsend Gregg
|Trent Lower
|Robb Combs
|Clay Koenig
|Brian Geary
|Dustin Bernacki
|Mike Drapac, software help/coaching
|Dan Bernacki, Dustin's father
The Rules
Rather than go over all the details, we'll just hit the highlights of what the teams were required to accomplish to win. Holley supplied a complete LS6 engine for each team complete with all the necessary pieces, including a Holley intake and an HP EFI system with the wiring harness. Hooker headers were also supplied but were not required, nor was an exhaust system. The teams were selected from a bank of entries, and Holley's Bill Tichenor told us that most teams failed to supply sufficient information and were bounced before the selection process even began. Once the two teams were selected, the car had to drive from the track's main gate to the site under its own power and was allowed to cool down. Four team members were allowed to work on the car, but only with handtools. No power tools were allowed except for unexpected fabrication work. The official time would end when the car started and moved 10 feet under its own power. Holley reps would then inspect the car and assess penalties for loose bolts or other infractions. The final test was a short drive to ensure the car was properly assembled. If it failed the drive, the timer would start again and the team would have to repair and retest the car.
The Engine Swap Challenge
At the horn, both teams attacked their cars. The first surprise came almost immediately from Team Olds when the front bumper fell off within seconds, and in less than two minutes the entire front clip was sitting on the ground next to the car. Team Camaro had barely begun its effort, and it appeared that the team was almost instantly behind. Justin told me later, "Our goal was five minutes to get the old engine out, and we did it in six." Justin's friend Trent Lower was the one who put the most amount of effort into their preparation. "He's a fabricator, so he'll look at something until he figures out a way to make it work better," Justin says. Just after this event, Trent put those talents to work at a shop of his own called Iowa County Customs in Parnell, Iowa. The Olds team looked almost choreographed, where each member had precisely defined tasks. We noticed that when Clay turned the small-block over with the crank bolt there were marks on the balancer to indicate where the converter bolts would be accessible, and the rumor was that the bolts holding the converter in place were very short. We also witnessed a battery quick-disconnect, fuel quick-connect fittings, and radiator hoses with hand-twist clamps preconfigured for the LS engine. While the crew was removing the old engine, Justin was making all the wiring harness connections for the EFI system and filling the engine with oil. With very little drama, the old small-block lay on the ground, and the LS6 slipped right into place.
At around the 11-minute mark, Team Olds had its LS6 bolted in place while Team Camaro was making headway, having removed the Rat. But the Camaro guys were hampered by adding a new flywheel and mechanical clutch linkage adapter on the new LS engine before it could go back in. That's when disaster struck. The mechanical clutch linkage adapter hit a boss on the block that needed some tweaking. While hammering on the aluminum-block boss, the impacts cracked the block through to the water jacket, which immediately began leaking. A Holley representative was called in, but the damage had been done.
Team Olds was aware of some kind of problem with the Camaro, but its members were running their own race. As the announcer acknowledged the 20-minute mark, the whole team let out an audible groan, and it was apparent that this had been their goal. As it was, they weren't far off. Attempting to use the Hooker headers burned a few minutes when the passenger-side header crashed into the trans shift linkage, necessitating a switch to stock exhaust manifolds. In less than 30 minutes, Justin fired the engine to ensure it would run, and then the team jammed to complete the reassembly. A scant few seconds later, the front clip was dropped back onto the body, and with sweat dripping, Trent climbed behind the wheel, fired the engine, and backed up the car the required distance to stop the timers. A postswap inspection revealed only a loose throttle linkage, and the final official time was posted as an astonishing 31 minutes, 57 seconds. Considering Holley had allowed room in the schedule for the Engine Swap Challenge to continue through to the following Sunday if necessary, Team Olds had just placed an impressive elapsed time line in the sand for future competitors.
The RideTech Suspension Challenge
It doesn't take long for you to learn that Olds' owner Justin Dermody is a hustler. Not more than 10 minutes after his team had completed the Engine Swap Challenge, he walked down to the RideTech trailer to see what kind of deal he could swing on a complete pneumatic suspension system from company owner Brett Voelkel. Brett just happened to have a complete A-body chassis on display sitting in front of his trailer. Brett said, "Tell you what, you bring your car over here, and if you guys can swap the complete suspension over before the end of the day, you can have it." Clearly, Justin and his guys were on a roll. Then Brett suggested they baseline the car on the slalom and then test it again after the suspension swap. They bolted the Hooker headers on the Olds after removing the shift linkage, Justin and Brett donned helmets, and Brett flogged the Olds through the wet/dry slalom course. Then Team Olds rolled the big Snap-on toolbox in front of the RideTech trailer and let the wrenches fly. Three hours and six minutes later, after battling 40-year-old rusted bolts that had never been off the car, the Olds was sitting on a complete RideTech Street Challenge Level 3 suspension that includes both the front strong-arm pieces with the muscle car front sway bar along with the matching rear system and controlled by the Ride PROe3 control system. When Brett blasted through the autocross course again with the new suspension in place, the upgrade was worth 16 seconds-all accomplished in less than four hours. Amazing.
The '11 Engine Swap Challenge
Holley had so much fun with this year's event that you can expect to see an improved (which means much more challenging) version of the Car Craft Engine Swap Challenge at next year's event. The dates are already locked in for September 9-11, 2011, at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For updated information, check out LSfest.com.
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This is how the big-block in the Camaro appeared before the competition started. The engine was equipped with EFI, which meant the fuel delivery system was already in place. The team had practiced pulling the heavy Rat but not installing an LS-family engine.Each team would bolt in one of these GM Performance Parts LS6 engines that Holley had previously equipped and tested with a Holley intake and the new Holley HP electronic fuel-injection system. To assist the swap, Holley fitted each engine with a Mac's Pivot Plate (PivotPlate.com).Team Olds' engine compartment revealed its preparation. The rules required the car to run, but only for a short period, so Justin Dermody bypassed the radiator and had an EFI pump and tank in the trunk. The carbureted small-block was fed by a plastic gas can under the hood, and the battery had been moved to the trunk.The first surprise came when Team Olds yanked the entire front clip within the first two minutes. Note the green tape around the top of the door-acknowledging that, after all, this is still Justin's wife Melinda's car. The team had also prefitted the Olds with a late-model Caprice EFI fuel tank and pump.One trick that shaved seconds: Remove the trailing edge motor mount flange so the LS engine with its Holley adapter plate would slide straight into the bellhousing rather than have to be dropped at an angle. This isn't recommended for daily driving, but from a competition standpoint, it was pure racer expediency.Team Camaro was not far behind, and the Rat motor came out only a few minutes after Team Olds'. This is impressive considering they were working around the stock sheetmetal.Here's what happens when you attack cast aluminum with a hammer. The arrow points to the large crack in the water jacket. At this point, Team Camaro was finished. Note to next year's competitors-include a package of quick-set JB Weld epoxy in your toolbox.Justin later admitted to practicing with two different LS engines and swapping engines "at least four or five times." All this preparation showed on race day with the ease and quickness that the guys had the LS motor in place. The only hiccup we witnessed was the abortive attempt at installing the headers that cost several minutes. Here, Trent and Clay bolted the stock exhaust manifolds in place while Dustin was underneath putting final torque to the bellhousing and converter bolts.
Team Camaro came over to congratulate the winners. To Justin's left are Brian, Corey, Townsend, and Rob. You can tell from their expressions that Team Camaro gave its all.To ensure the victory, the rules required Team Olds to complete a predetermined 5-mile driving course to ensure the integrity of the swap. The guys had just won the Car Craft Engine Swap Challenge, and it wasn't quite noon. But their day was just beginning.This is Team Olds during its victory interview. From left to right: Dustin, Clay, Trent, Holley's Bill Tichenor, and Justin. If you look carefully, even Trent is smiling in this photo.Trent went right on the attack with a cordless angle grinder to cut the springs because they didn't have a spring compressor and didn't care about saving the old parts.After cutting off the upper control arm bolts because they were in the way, Trent trimmed the upper spring pocket in the frame with a cordless reciprocating saw while the rest of the team stripped the new frame of all its RideTech goodies.Skipping ahead about an hour, Dustin finished the new RideTech strong-arm front suspension while the other three moved to the rear of the Olds. Dustin's father, Dan, (right) also joined the fray since there were no rules limiting the number of combatants for this effort.At three hours into the swap, the sun came out, the temperature went up, all the cordless batteries were flat, and Team Olds' fourth quarter energy level was almost as low. It took another hour and a half battling Iowa rust-welded control arm bolts to finally remove the last offending fastener. Trent wrestled with one bolt for 45 minutes while waiting for a reciprocating saw battery to recharge.With all the suspension pieces in place and a trunk loaded with an air tank, a compressor, and solenoids, the Olds was ready for its grand test. RideTech owner Brett (right) showed Justin the RideTech controls.


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Brothers Trucks Fleetside Bed Install - Rack 'emWritten by on January 1, 2012 Assembling a Brothers Trucks Fleetside Bed
Our C10 project truck began its life as a Stepside truck. The original bed was in such poor shape that we knew it would need to be replaced, so we decided that we would change the bed over to a Fleetside. At first we scoured the junkyards looking for a good, used replacement bed. We found that the beds that were inexpensive were in such poor shape that it would require way too much money to get it back in good working order. We also found that the ones that were in great shape were top dollar and would still require a fair amount of labor. So we decided that the best route for us was to order a replacement bed. We contacted Jamie Duncanson, Sales Manager at Brothers Trucks and placed our order. Within a few days, we received an email confirmation stating that our order was being shipped. The email provided us with a tracking number for our shipment. Several days later our bed arrived at our shop. Due to the size and weight of the shipment it is shipped by a common carrier. Brother's ships this direct from their warehouse, so unless you plan on picking it up from there, this is the only way to get it to your house or shop. This will add several hundred dollars to the order depending on your location in the United States, so keep this in mind if you decide to go this route.
Another thing that is important to remember is that the replacement body pieces have not been test fit together before they are shipped out. A factory bed has already had all the alignment done when it was assembled at the factory. The replacement panels have not been put together so while they go together fairly easy, you have to plan on spending a little extra time fine tuning the fit. It took us almost as long to unbox, sort and check all the pieces as it did to put the bed together. This project can be done in your garage with the help of a friend in an afternoon with a minimal amount of tools.
Before you begin—remember—do not tighten the bolts all the way down until everything has been put together. CCT
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To install the bed, a very small selection of tools is required. First, a tapered pry bar will make the job of matching and aligning the body panels a lot easier, while a socket set will handle tightening all the hardware.
We noticed a slight bend in one of the panels. While it's not required, Danny grabbed a set of calipers and measured to see how far off we were. A little hammer and dolly work is all that was required to straighten the panel.The header panel is the first piece to be installed. We began by bolting it to the bed floor via eleven carriage bolts.The side bedside panels slide between the front panel and the bed floor piece. We will need to separate the two. Once the bed is assembled and aligned, it will be disassembled for paint and bodywork, so we used a metal putty knife. If the panels are already painted you may want to use a plastic one.Installing the bedside requires two people; one to lift the panel and the other to align the panels and help slide it into place.Once the panels have been lifted onto the bed floor, we slide the tapered pry bar into the front panel to hold everything in place.Next, we inserted the bolt from the inside bed through the side body panel. We placed a washer, lock washer, and then the nut on it.
Next, we move inside and begin to align the bed floor bolts. Our tapered pry bar makes the job of aligning the pieces a lot simpler. You can see why you don't tighten everything down until everything is bolted together.The fit at the rear of the bedside, to the floor, was a little tight. Rather than using the palm of our hand to hit the bedside panel into place (which could possibly cause a small dent), Danny grabbed a tapered wooden block and wooden hammer and lightly tapped the inside of our panel until the alignment was dead on. We dropped the last few bolts in and were done with the driver's side.Pictured here is our completed short bed, ready to be moved to our frame. But first, it's important to do an initial check for square by measuring diagonally from one corner to the other. It may be necessary to rack the bedsides to bring everything to an acceptable tolerance before placing the bed on the frame. That's why it's important to keep all the fasteners a little loose. We only have the tailgate kit (PN TGCK72B) and the inner fenders (PN IWT5572) left to install but we will do those once we get the suspension installed and finished.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Just in time for March Madness we're talking hoops! But not in the traditional sense. A basketball and net are still involved, but the difference with this game is that a robot built and programmed by the students is shooting the free throws!
After 4 years on the Phelps High School First Robotics Team, he's a leader and a proven winner.
Terrell Lowery shared, "We're the highest rank in D.C. We come in the semi finals almost every year."
Lowery loves engineering and showing the new members of the team what it takes to succeed. This year the team will build, program and control a robot which scoops and shoots basketballs very quickly. The higher the basket, the higher the point total is and thankfully, the students are good at it.
Their team has some pretty impressive mentors, too, such as engineer Leo Yon from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
"It's fun," Yon told us. "I can't tell you how much fun it really is."
And that's the point of it all: getting more students to see how physics, electronics and math can be a blast.
Phelps High School Principal Michael Johnson added, "Being able to engage your interest, your major, in a practical competition that's also fun."
But being involved in the first robotics competition goes way beyond that. Students not only apply what they've learned but colleges notice if they are in the program, too.
Engineering teacher Brandon Moore explained, "There are certain schools that will give you money automatically, just for being a participant and some of our students have already taken advantage of that."
That is a good thing for senior co-captain Tyler Saunders because just one of many of these students shooting for the stars.
Tyler Saunders shared, "I want to work on space crafts. I plan to work for NASA."
First robotics is proving to be their first lift off.
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Hojer Sends Dreamtime (V15)
Jan Hojer has ticked Dreamtime (V15) in Cresciano, Switzerland.
"The perfect boulder," wrote Hojer on 8a.nu. "Did the dyno method because I can't even imagine to hold these crimps. Much harder than any 8B+ (V14) I have ever tried."
Established by Fred Nicole in 2000, Dreamtime was possibly the world's first V15 and considered a benchmark of the grade. However, the problem's original state was claimed to have been altered by extensive wire brushing and the grade of the problem was suggested to be V14 after Malcolm Smith's repeat in 2004. In 2009, a major hold broke from the Dreamtime, and now the problem's grade has been suggested at 8C (V15) once again.
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|Race season nears end; mutton bustin' added to the fun
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Tymberlie Wolevar of Haxtun is queen of the sheep as she competes in mutton bustin' at the Phillips County Raceway Saturday, Aug. 24. Close to 20 kids made an attempt at riding the sheep, and the event will return to the raceway at the season finale Saturday, Sept. 14.
Action was solid at the Phillips County Raceway Saturday, Aug. 24 as the crowd took in rainout mains from June 22, seven racing division events and mutton bustin' for the kids.
The night marked the end this season for racing for sprints, midgets and dwarfs.
IMCA division racing for mods, sport mods, stocks and hobbies will continue in the season finale Saturday, Sept. 14 at the PCR at the Phillips County Fairgrounds in Holyoke.
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Small-screen hits get big-screen treatment
One small screen show is getting big Thursday night.
"PaleyFest featuring The Walking Dead" comes to two area theaters, Regal Nitro 12 and Cinemark Huntington Mall (in Barboursville), beginning at 8 p.m. The two-hour event features a recorded broadcast of the "Walking Dead" panel, which kicked off PaleyFest March 1 in Beverly Hills. There's also behind-the-scenes footage from the set in Atlanta.
Taking questions from fans in the sold-out audience were actors Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Scott Wilson and Emily Kinney, as well as executive producer/comic creator Robert Kirkman, executive producer/special effects makeup master Greg Nicotero and executive producers Dave Alpert and Gale Anne Hurd.
Some people may not think much about the off-screen talent that's appearing, but having seen them before on "Talking Dead," AMC's "Walking Dead" aftershow, I can say they add a great deal to show discussions. And speaking of "Talking Dead," the panel was moderated by its host, the fabulous Chris Hardwick. ("Walking Dead" fans, if you're not watching "Talking Dead" at 10 p.m. Sundays, you should be.)
PaleyFest, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is a two-week festival that bills itself as "the ultimate TV fan festival." It celebrates what it believes are the best creative teams and breakthrough programs on TV.
The festival takes its name from the organization that puts it on, the Paley Center for Media, whose mission is to examine "the intersections between media and society." In other words, it studies the impact — culturally, creatively, socially — of TV and other media platforms on the public.
In addition to "The Walking Dead," other PaleyFest panels this year include "Community," "The Newsroom," "Once Upon a Time," "Arrow," "Revolution," "Nashville" and "American Horror Story." There's also a "Big Bang Theory" panel, which gets the big screen treatment, too.
While the "Walking Dead" event is pre-recorded, the "Big Bang Theory" panel airs live, again at the Nitro and Barboursville theaters. It starts at 7 p.m. in L.A., which means 10 p.m. here, and it's also two hours, so be warned: It'll be a late night.
Panelists will take questions from the sold-out studio audience as well as viewer-submitted ones from theaters broadcasting the event.If you have a question to submit, get to the theater early to find out how.
Scheduled to appear are all the main cast members — Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch — plus co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and executive producer Steven Molaro. You'll also get to see a sneak peek of an upcoming new episode.
Tickets for each event are $15 at Nitro and $14 for adults, $13 for seniors and $12 for children at Huntington. Visit www.fathomevents.com for more.
Series premieres: "Snapped: Killer Couples," 10 p.m. Sunday, Oxygen (true-crime show); "Catfishin' Kings," 10 p.m. Monday, Animal Planet (barehanded fishing competition); "Preachers' Daughters," 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lifetime (three pastors' kids); "Apocalypse 101," 10 p.m. Tuesday, National Geographic (survivalist competition).
Season premieres: "Fashion Star," 8 p.m. Friday, NBC; "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta," 9 p.m. Friday, TLC; "The Dead Files," 10 p.m. Friday, Travel; "Army Wives," 9 p.m., and "The Client List," 10 p.m. Sunday, Lifetime; "Hell's Kitchen," 8 p.m. Tuesday, Fox; "19 Kids and Counting," 9 p.m. Tuesday, TLC; "World's Worst Tenants," 10 p.m. Tuesday, Spike.
Returning: "Grimm," 8 pm. Friday, NBC.
Timeslot change: "Glee" at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Fox.
Season finales: "King of the Nerds," 10 p.m. Thursday, TBS; "The Bachelor," 8 p.m. Monday, ABC (followed by reunion special); "Switched at Birth," 8 p.m. Monday, ABC Family (midseason finale); "The Taste," 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC.
Specials: "Oz: the Great and Powerful" making-of special, 8 p.m. Thursday, E!; "Love for Levon," 10 p.m. Wednesday, PBS (life and music of Levon Helm).
Of note: James Brolin appears as Jeff's dad on "Community," 8 p.m. Thursday, NBC; "American Idol" announces its finalists, 8 p.m. Thursdayand they have their first performances, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Fox;Justin Timberlake hosts and performs on "Saturday Night Live," 11:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC; J.R.'s funeral takes place on "Dallas," 9 p.m. Monday, TNT.
W.Va. alert: Charleston's Newkirk family appears on "Family Feud" (with Welch-born host Steve Harvey), 5 p.m. Monday, Fox; paranormal enthusiasts spend a week in the West Virginia State Penitentiary on "Stranded," 10 p.m. Wednesday, Syfy.
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Testimony :: Lawrence Uzzell
Director - Keston Institute
It is as always an honor and pleasure to brief the Helsinki Commission. I don't spend as much time in Washington as I would like these days; that is because we at Keston have chosen not to have a high-profile presence inside the Beltway but instead to concentrate our limited resources on places such as Uzbekistan. One of the changes at Keston since the last time I met with you is that we now have a full-time correspondent for Central Asia, one of the world's leading specialists on the Islamic peoples of the former Soviet Union. That person is Igor Rotar, and most of what I say will be based on his on-the-spot observations and insights. He and I recently spent some time together gathering information in Tashkent.
As you know, Keston is a British organization though its employees include both Russian citizens such as Igor and U.S. citizens such as myself. One of our British habits is understatement; we try to avoid sensationalism. My colleagues and I have repeatedly said that terms such as "religious persecution" should not be used lightly; we explicitly reject the use of that phrase to describe the situation in today's Russia, despite the continued problems of religious discrimination and repression in that country. In Uzbekistan, our considered judgment is that the word "persecution" is all too accurate.
Keston also tries to avoid utopianism. The real world is a world of trade-offs, and sometimes one has to balance competing goals such as human rights and national security. In the case of Uzbekistan, however, the danger is that the west will undermine the long-term stability of Central Asia, and thus our own security, not by placing too much emphasis on human rights but too little.
We also want to avoid romanticizing the Uzbek opposition. We think that President Karimov is right when he says that Uzbekistan faces a real threat from Islamic extremists. The U.S. government is right to classify the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan as an international terrorist organization. The Party of Liberation (Hizb-ut-Tahrir) is less extreme, but we have found that at least its rhetoric has taken a violently anti-western turn since September 11. It is now openly calling for a jihad against the United States and its allies.
Unfortunately, Mr. Karimov's policies are such as to inflame this threat rather than to quench it. Like most of the Soviet ruling class from which he came, he and his top advisers seem tone-deaf to religion. They are manifestly hostile to the concept of social institutions, religious or secular, that are independent of state control. They are using the extremist threat as an excuse to crack down on any display of Islamic religious life that is not directly under the thumb of the regime. They are not deliberately trying to drive pious Muslims into the arms of the extremists, but that is the practical effect of their policies.
Today's Uzbekistan is a country where a young man risks being hauled off for police questioning simply for wearing a beard, that traditional sign of Islamic piety. Women wearing traditional Muslim head coverings also face discrimination. It is as if Roman Catholics in America were to fear displaying ashes on their faces on Ash Wednesday.
Uzbekistan has closed hundreds of mosques since the mid-1990s. The only Islamic institutions functioning above ground are those controlled by the Spiritual Directorate of Uzbekistan, which in effect is a state agency. Muslims who merely meet for private prayer meetings or who possess Islamic literature not authorized by the government have often been harassed, arrested, imprisoned and tortured. One recently released prisoner told us that he had suffered beatings in prison simply for saying his Muslim prayers. But at least he is still alive; others have died while in custody.
The authorities usually accuse such Muslims of advocating the violent overthrow of the existing government, but rarely produce convincing evidence. We have asked our sources whether there have been any cases of Muslim believers charged with such offenses but later found innocent. They could think of none.
Uzbekistan's laws on religion make those of Russia seem libertarian by comparison-though Russia's are now moving in Uzbekistan's direction. It is now a criminal-not just an administrative-offense to violate a vaguely worded ban on the use of religion to "undermine social harmony." A 1998 statute explicitly prohibits all religious activities of any kind except by organizations that have received formal accreditation by the Uzbek Ministry of Justice. As in the old Soviet practice, everything is forbidden except that which is specifically permitted.
I would like to emphasize that Keston has found a direct connection between the freedom of Muslims and that of other religious faiths in Uzbekistan. Keston met with a Baptist pastor who told us that he was unable to get official registration for his congregation because it would be politically awkward for the authorities to authorize more Christian churches after closing so many mosques. We have found strict limitations on imports of Bibles and other religious literature. In Uzbekistan as elsewhere, Christians should support religious freedom for Muslims not only because it is the right thing to do in principle, but also because it affects the freedom of the Christians themselves.
Yesterday I did a computer search on the U.S. State Department's last two reports on religious freedom in Uzbekistan-the latest issued just last week. The reports are excellent in their detailed accounts of individual abuses, but I was unable to find one instance in which they use the term "persecution" to describe the Uzbek government's policies on religion. Nor has State classified Uzbekistan as a "country of particular concern" under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act. I think this is unfortunate. Sound policy begins with facing and telling the truth.
The need to face the truth in this case has implications that go far beyond Uzbekistan. In the words of one human-rights activist in Tashkent, Mr. Karimov "is waging war not only on extremists but simply on all serious Muslim believers." The less Washington does to push Tashkent toward respecting the religious freedom of its own citizens, the easier it will be for Islamic militants to argue that we are fighting not just terrorism but Islam as a whole. The more plausible that claim, the more likely the dark scenario of a global "clash of civilizations."
I repeat, this is not a case of utopianism versus realism. The hardheaded reality is that Mr. Karimov's current policies are taking him toward the same fate that befell the shah of Iran in the 1970s. He should radically rethink those policies not as a matter of idealistic sentimentality, but of regime survival.


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- The board of trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pledging $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in the death of a 19-year-old junior.
Friends found the body of 19-year-old Faith Danielle Hedgepeth in her apartment last Friday morning. She was a biology major from Warrenton who friends say wanted to be a doctor.
The $25,000 will be added to a reward offered through the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crime Stoppers program. Hedgepeth was a member of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of Hollister, which has pledged $1,000 toward the reward fund. The apartment complex where she lived has also pledged $1,000.
Hundreds of mourners attended Hedgepeth's funeral Wednesday in Warrenton.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Fellow students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held a candlelight vigil for a student who was killed. The service for 19-year-old Faith Danielle Hedgepeth was held at 8:00 p.m. Monday in the Pit on campus. Her body was found Friday in her apartment, and police have ruled her death a homicide.
Chapel Hill police are investigating the death of a University of North Carolina student, and say they are treating the teen's death as a homicide.The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Faith Hedgepeth. Her body was found Friday morning about 11:00 a.m. at her apartment on Old Chapel Hill Road about 4 miles away from campus. Police do not believe the incident is random. They say the community nor students should fear for their lives, but they are not saying how Hedgepeth died.
Hedgepeth was a biology major from Warrenton, according to UNC's directory. Her Facebook page says she worked at a Red Robin restaurant in Durham.
Staff and students plan to gather on UNC's campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday to talk about Faith and her impact on campus according to a friend's e-mail sent to media. Reports say a Facebook group page plans a candlelight vigil to honor Hedgepeth at 9 p.m. Monday in the school common area known as the Pit.