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Real life stories: Judy Rawlins
Judy Rawlins began researching her family tree in 2005. As with the majority of people researching their roots, it was a personal study, but for Judy it was also an academic one.
After retiring, Judy had embarked on a degree in Landscape Studies, and one course module proved instantly fascinating: family history.
"I was a complete beginner," she admits. "And I wasn't optimistic I'd have any success." But her fears were unfounded.
For Judy's first assignment, she decided to concentrate on her paternal grandfather's life in rural Bedfordshire, of which there were many unanswered questions. "My grandfather, Charles Rawlins, was a prosperous farmer who managed several farms and owned race horses. And yet as an old man he would show us his hands, which were scored with black marks. He told us that he got them working down the mines, looking after the ponies."
Judy decided to find out how her grandfather had managed such a dramatic change in fortunes. Her first stop was the census records.
First steps
Judy was astonished to discover that looking at a census presented as many challenges as it did solutions. "The enumerators often made mistakes, and I also discovered the name I was researching – Rawlins – is often misspelt."
Despite these obstacles, she discovered that Charles' parents were Alfred and Eliza; Alfred's occupation was 'ag lab' (agricultural labourer) and Eliza's was 'lace maker'.
From this starting point, Judy began to research the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire, which is where Charles and his family were based. It transpired that while the depression gripped the rest of Britain in the latter part of the 19th century, Blunham had managed to escape the worst ravages. "My family was living in a small geographical pocket that had fertile land, a rail connection to London and a sympathetic landowner."
Women in the workforce
The other excitement for Judy was finding that Eliza was a lace maker. She discovered how the lace industry rose in Britain at a time when imports from France were embargoed because of the Napoleonic wars. A huge percentage of women in Blunham were working as lace makers at this time.
Judy's interest in the period meant that not only was she discovering what had happened to her family, but she was unearthing the social history of the area too. "By using Ancestry.co.uk, I could look at one small hamlet and feel like I was turning the pages of its history book."
Judy still hadn't worked out how Charles had made his money, but had now discovered how his mother had supported the family. But, as Judy was to find out, this invisible workforce was to suddenly, and dramatically, disappear at the start of the 20th century.
"Machine-made lace was introduced in the 19th century, which meant those women could no longer earn. Some of them, like Eliza, went on to work on the land, which was considered shameful."
But Eliza was made of stern stuff. Her hard work and tenacity kept the family secure until the outbreak of World War I.
The war brought about significant change for the villagers in Blunham, not least because the landowning families had to sell their estates. Hard-working men, such as Charles Rawlins, were able to buy cheap land and make a start in life. Here, finally, was Judy's answer.
Making headway
Discovering this shift in land-ownership was the last piece of the jigsaw. Her family had made the leap from 'ag lab' to landowner, thanks to the circumstances of World War I and the determination of a lace-maker.
Ancestry.co.uk was critical in Judy's search for her family's history. It offered up a huge amount of information, and was also a resource that suggested other avenues to pursue. "One great thing for me was actually visiting Blunham and going to the cemetery. I found Alfred and Eliza there. Because Alfred was illegitimate I didn't know how old he was, but his age was on the tomb."
She also underlines the importance of the first rule of family history – speak to as many relatives as you can. "I spoke to a cousin of mine and asked her if she realised that we were descended from lace-makers. And she said she remembered as a little girl being pacified by her grandmother with some old lace bobbins. I thought I'd made a huge family discovery but she'd known all along!"


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Even as our world speeds into a most uncertain future, I find myself overwhelmingly optimistic. Overall, I believe that Love will lead us all through whatever darkness lays ahead. Not only the Love of one for another, but a genuine Love for all people, will be our salvation. For with Love we find compassion and forgiveness with a measure of mercy that will guide us all out of darkness. I am sure all of us can find reasons to Hate, but can we find the courage to Love.
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Susan Ashmore, 59
Susan Elizabeth Wenzel Ashmore, 59, of Morehead, Ky., died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ky.
She was born on July 16, 1945, in Superior, Wis., to John and Evelyn Tan Wenzel of Esko, Minn.
She was a 1963 graduate of Lincoln High School in Esko and a 1967 graduate of the University of Minnesota. She worked with student publications at Eastern New Mexico University more than 25 years and was a member of the American Association of University Women and Eastern New Mexico University Women. She was also involved in KENW-TV (PBS), arts, music and drama. She participated in the Portales High School Parent Teacher Organization, band boosters, a university-based gourmet club and was editor of "Hookup," a publication of the Morehead Area Habitat for Humanity, for about five years.
Survivors include her husband, Timothy M. Ashmore; a daughter, Alison Thompson of Norman, Okla.; a brother, Richard Wenzel of Allensville, Ky.; a sister, Rosemary Wenzel West of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren, Andrew and Elizabeth Thompson.
Services have already been held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faculty Women at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.
Arrangements were by Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals of Morehead, Ky.
J.C. White, 81
J.C. "Jake" White, 81, of Tucumcari, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, in Amarillo.
He was born on July 19, 1923, in Miami, Ariz., to Sid and Maggie Barnard White.
He served in the U.S. Army Calvary during World War II in the Philippines and was honorably discharged. He lived in the Tucumcari area most of his life working as a farmer and general building contractor. Family members said he was well-known for his passion for coon hunting and training hounds and border collies. He belonged to the Baptist church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Irene Carpenter White; two daughters, Sandra and Shirley; a son, Jerry; a grandson, Jerry Shane; and his second wife, Helen Stratton.
Survivors include two sons, Joe (and wife, Doranna) and Jerald (Paula), all of Tucumcari; a daughter-in-law, Jo Juan White of Clovis; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a great-great granddaughter; three brothers, Bob (Stella) and Jack (Betty), all of Tucumcari, and Glen (Lou) of Mosquero; and a sister, Nelda Seals (James) of Rome, Texas.
Service are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church, 823 South First Street, in Tucumcari. Fred Caton will officiate the services.
A dinner will follow.
Memorial contributions may be made to Odyssey Health Care (Hospice), 7201 Evans Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106.
Arrangements are by Affordable Cremation Service of Elk City, Okla.


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Rereading the Conquest
- Copyright: 2001
- Dimensions: 6 x 9
- Page Count: 240 pages
- Illustrations: 2 b&w illustrations
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-271-02129-4
- Paperback ISBN: 978-0-271-02337-3
Paperback Edition: $41.95
"Rereading the Conquest is a charmingly written account of the relatively neglected area of Michoacán, not far from the Nahua-speaking regions geographically but distant from them in cultural terms. Krippner-Martínez's work should appeal to anyone interested in understanding the complexities of conversion in the sixteenth-century Americas and will be especially valuable to those interested in reading an intellectual engagement with the leading Catholic intellectuals of Latin America."
"Krippner-Martínez is heavily influenced by postmodernist theory and well versed in recent literature on cultural history. Those familiar with his theoretical base and the historiography of colonial Michoacán will find this work stimulating for the methodology it employs and the insights it provides."
"(T)he book is a welcome addition to the historiography of this region and should stimulate lively debate in the coming years."
"The corpus of regional studies on colonial and independent Mexico has been expanding significantly. Krippner-Martínez's is a recent addition, which tackles some common aspects of the history of early colonial Michoacan with a refreshing perspective.
Many aspects of the book stimulate reflection and analysis; here I have chosen to concentrate on two figures that could symbolize, in my view, the early history of Michoacan itself.
Through these five essays the author places some well-known written records in a better understood historical context, a most worthy undertaking. Moreover, he leaves us needing to rethink on the one hand the image of Quiroga as a successful missionary beloved by the natives, and one the other the image of the natives as limited to being recipients or active opponents. Stimulating debate over too-easily-accepted paradigms is one of the achievements of a good book."
"James Krippner-Martínez's present study is complex, and his rich discourse is delightful indeed."
"James Krippner-Martinez's book, Rereading the Conquest, is a brief collection of five essays, most of which offer a fresh reading of various writings from colonial Mexico about the political and spiritual conquest of Michoacan."
Combining social history with literary criticism, James Krippner-Martínez shows how a historiographically sensitive rereading of contemporaneous documents concerning the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest and evangelization of Michoacán, and of later writings using them, can challenge traditional celebratory interpretations of missionary activity in early colonial Mexico.
The book offers a fresh look at religion, politics, and the writing of history by employing a poststructuralist method that engages the exclusions as well as the content of the historical record. The moments of doubt, contradiction, and ambiguity thereby uncovered lead to deconstructing a coherent conquest narrative that continues to resonate in our present age.
Part I, "The Politics of Conquest," deals with primary sources compiled from 1521 to 1565. Krippner-Martínez here examines the execution of Cazonci, the indigenous ruler of Michoacán, as recounted in the trial record produced by his executioners; explores the missionary-Indian encounter as revealed in the Relación de Michoacán; and assesses the writings of Michoacán's first bishop, the legendary Vasco de Quiroga, and their complex interplay of authoritarian paternalism and reformist hope. Part II, "Reflections," looks at how the memory of these historical figures is represented in later eras. A key text for this discussion is the Crónica de Michoachán, written in the late eighteenth century by the Franciscan intellectual Pablo de Beaumont.
Krippner-Martínez concludes with a critique of the debate that initiated his investigation—the controversy between Latin Americans and Europeans over the colonialist legacy, beginning with the Latin American Bishops Conference in 1992.
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What is a golf tournament without Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy?
They both participated in the Memorial Tournament held at Muirfield Village this past weekend, but neither showed up, if you get my drift.
Meanwhile, is there a shift in the wind, or were those just the formidable gusts that blew apart many a game this weekend?
As the weather quieted down on Sunday, a variety of new names came to the fore, while an old standby scored another big win.
And as the pro tour turns its eyes to the upcoming U.S. Open in two weeks, the tournament may have shed some new light on possible contenders.
Here is a list of the big winners and losers in Ohio.


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Ian Spielman
Ian Spielman in an experimentalist who received his Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 2004, studying quantum Hall bilayers. From there he moved to NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland, for a two year NRC postdoc in the Laser Cooling and Trapping group, studying the physics of the superfluid-to-insulator transition in 2D atomic Bose gases. In 2006, he assumed his current position as a NIST physicist and a fellow of the newly founded Joint Quantum Institute (JQI). His research interests focus on using ultracold atomic systems to realize Hamiltonians familiar in condensed matter physics. This includes the pioneering work on creating artificial gauge fields for neutral atoms using laser atom interactions.


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Area news briefs
Kitchen fire causes damage to home
CHAMPION – Champion firefighters responded to a small kitchen fire Sunday afternoon. According to Capt. Charles Joseph, crews were called to 201 State Road West at 12:48 a.m. The house suffered smoke damage, as well as damage to the cabinetry and other property in the kitchen.
Damage was estimated at $5,000 and no injuries were reported, Joseph said. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
Champion firefighters were backed up by members of the Bazetta and Warren Township fire departments.
Mahoning juvenile jail receives accreditation
YOUNGSTOWN – The Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Detention Center received its third American Correctional Association accreditation.
ACA accreditation is awarded to juvenile detention facilities that complete a rigorous site inspection and evaluation, audit and personal review. The Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center achieved a passing score of 99 percent and is one of five facilities in the state to earn the accreditation, according to the association.
"The people of our community should take great pride in not only the certification, but the work that the center's professional staff does every day to protect the community and the youth who enter our facility," Mahoning County Juvenile Court Judge Theresa Dick said.
The ACA is charged with setting the national standards, training consultants and conduction accrediting for all correctional components of the criminal justice system.
Water problems to be addressed in Vienna
VIENNA – The Vienna Township Neighborhood Watch will sponsor an informational meeting on water problems in the community at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mathews High School cafeteria,
The Trumbull County commissioners, Rex Fee of the County Engineer's Office, and Tom Holloway of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District are scheduled to attend to address questions and concerns.
Mathews sponsors tour of high school building
VIENNA – Mathews Local Schools will host tours of the high school building off Warren Sharon Road from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Superintendent Lew Lowery said building maps and tour guides will be available to answer visitors' questions.
The school district is seeking passage of a bond issue on the May 6 general election ballot to raise the local share for construction of a new K-12 complex to be built at the site of Baker Elementary School in Vienna.
The bond issue campaign committee kicked off last weekend with dodge ball competition and scooter board races for local students held at the high school.


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Dog and cat meat in South Korea is neither legal nor illegal but inhabits "a legal blind spot."
Laws should have the expectation of rationality and logic, and not the appalling and confused and contradictory muddle that passes for South Korean laws relating to the dog meat industry. The seemingly unbridgeable fissure between these laws—referred to as the "legal blind spot"—not only raises the very question of what a dog is—livestock vs. non-livestock—but these laws in conflict with one another has created an ineffably mournful landscape of animal suffering.
In one of the strangest legal paradoxes worthy of a Kafkaian fable, under the Livestock Industry Act, dogs are classified as "livestock" under the Ordinance of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MIFAFF)—which controls dog meat until pre-slaughter, where breeding dogs (for whatever purpose later on) is legal but its "product"—dog meat—is not. And according to Article 22 of the Livestock Act, dog farming is not considered a livestock farming business.
But at the same time, under the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act that deals with the slaughter and distribution process of livestock, dogs are not classified as an animal for human consumption (or livestock) "except as otherwise provided for in this Act, the Food Sanitation Act shall apply to livestock products," and the Food Sanitation Act applies to dog meat, considered a food under the law. But there are no laws or regulations on how to safely or humanely slaughter them.
Therefore, in an unfathomable legal riddle, the laws remain ambiguous as to the designation of dogs, who are bounced back and forth between "livestock" and "non-livestock." In 1984, the Seoul city government classified dog meat as "repugnant food," but it never took the ban seriously except when it was time to prepare for the Olympics. In advance of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Chun Doo Hwan drove dog restaurants out of central Seoul in fear that the international press would publicize them and embarrass the nation. Dogs were then excluded from the livestock classification because of concerns about a possible backlash from other countries, but the related law has not been properly revised.
As Dr. Tae-Yung Kim, Ph.D., director, General Animal Health Division, of MIFAFF, told IDA at a meeting at South Korean's Gwacheon Government Complex, "there are no legal grounds for the practice of eating dogs in Korea. A vacuum exists in our legal framework." MIFAFF does not recognize dog meat as legal while the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW), which controls dog meat post-slaughter, does.
Dr. Kim's justification of a "vacuum" seems to be that any legal action at this point would certainly result in a backlash—the need to avoid a "clash of cultures"—but the government is in direct contravention of what the law mandates: though there is no specific clause related to dogs or eating dog meat, the Animal Protection Act of 2007, states, "An act of killing in a cruel way such as hanging" and "an act of killing in an open area such as on the street or in front of other animals of the same kind watching" are explicitly prohibited under Article 8 of the Animal Protection Act of 2007.
By not enforcing laws, the government—openly and unashamedly—is allowing rampant and egregious violations throughout the country at every level of the dog meat industry, from slaughtering to distribution. All stages of the food supply chain are tainted by illegality with a concomitant looming public health risk. By ignoring the Animal Protection Act, the government not only condones violations of animal law but also sets the stage for a catastrophic public health risk.
Dr. Kim acknowledged that animal protection is relatively new in South Korea and it is the time to focus on public health and hygiene issues. And as the government continues its torpor over the over the banning of dog meat consumption, the dog meat industry is likely to develop into an even bigger and more industrialized and profitable industry. South Korea, China, and Vietnam are the only countries that still have not banned dog meat consumption, and China is currently pushing for a law to that end. There isn't a country in the world that has legalized the dog meat industry, nor developed a humane way of supplying dogs and cats for human consumption.
Because widespread fears have been raised around the distribution of sick and abandoned dogs as meat, shockingly unsanitary conditions, and inhumane killing methods during slaughter and distribution, the Korean Dog Meat Farmers Association, which has about 1,000 members, recently held its first public protest to demand dogs be included in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act; permit dog farms to register as livestock industry; and to have government support of an excrement handling facility (at present, the excreta aren't collected)—in short, a cry for legalization of its industry. The farmers argued their livelihoods are being threatened by the government's indifference, as well as the malicious slander by animal-protection groups.
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) was quoted as saying, "It is difficult to accept the demand of the meat dog farmers because public opinion about dog meat is at a fierce standoff, and "we cannot accept their demand because government support signifies the acknowledgement of dog meat consumption" and "for the same reason we keep rejecting the request to establish the association as a legal entity."
Animal-protection organizations have been demanding an end to the industry because of the monstrous abuse of dogs and cats, the potentially calamitous consequences of a public health disaster, and the significant trend toward reducing meat consumption. Pushing forward for legislation to ban the slaughter of dogs for consumption and the sale of dog meat must be included in the Animal Protection Act. In revising these laws to comport with one another, a bill to exclude dogs from the livestock classification in the Livestock Industry Act must happen, so the livestock industry that raises dogs for consumption becomes illegal and the debate about its product of dog meat and dog meat legalization can finally be moot. There are currently no punitive measures to penalize animal cruelty, torture, and abuse that define the multi-billion dollar black market of a dog and cat meat industry, without legal restrictions or taxes. Dog farm owners and dog and cat meat sellers work in a surprisingly systematic fashion to protect their so-called property rights.
There are two South Koreas; the dazzling country whose lofty financial status as one of the fastest growing economies in the world after years of devastation by the Korean War and Japanese occupation is nothing short of stunning and, tragically, just beneath the breathtaking progress, the sordid and shameful dog and cat meat industry about which the South Korean government hovers shockingly indolent.


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2. Add a further 200ml of water and bring to the boil whilst stirring. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Allow to cool before serving.
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Typical values, % NRV (where applicable) in brackets:
Protein 10.2g
Fibre 2.2g
Vitamin A 400mcg (50)
Vitamin B1 1.1mg (100)
Vitamin B2 1.2mg (100)
Vitamin B3 16mg (100)
Vitamin B5 6mg (100)
Vitamin B6 1.4mg (100)
Vitamin B12 2.5mcg (100)
Vitamin C 80mg (100)
Vitamin D 5mcg (100)
Vitamin E 12mg (100)
Biotin 50mcg (100)
Folic Acid 200mcg (100)
Calcium 400mg (50)
Copper 1mg (100)
Iron 14mg (100)
Magnesium 150mg (40)
Zinc 14mg (100)
Per 26g Per 100g
Energy 376kj 1,446kj
90kcal 349kcal
Protein 10.2g 39.2g
Dietary Fibre 2.2g 8.4g
Carbohydrates 9.5g 36.6g
Of which sugars 1.4g 5.4g
Fat 1.3g 5.1g
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|(c) CBS, 2012. (And thx SurvivorFever.net)
I am so happy to have made it this far in Survivor Caramoan!
As of last night, I beat my placement in Survivor South Pacific (woo hoo!).
I thought last night's episode was great. (I think my wording was "huge" at the end of tribal. That was no small feat getting Malcolm out. Holy mack!)
I liked last night's episode because we saw a lot more of everyone--and you got a really good picture of what camplife is like (people back and forth sharing plans, voting changes, stress over splitting/not splitting votes, idol searching, bluffing, drinking brown water, heat, tears, diarrhea ... the works!)
And while it may seem nuts that I bought a rotisserie chicken for $500.00, it was THE best chicken I've ever eaten. And at this point in the game, I felt I needed food more than I needed family letters or an advantage in a challenge. (But I could have been wrong, been blindsided and easily gone home last night. The game is that fragile--and in constant motion.)
Anyway, in my mind Cochran, Andrea and Malcolm were the real stand-outs last night.
Who knew Cochran would play with such confidence this time?
Who knew Andrea would be SO GUTSY--I mean, she is playing to win. And yet, she's having fun with everyone, too. ("I love the smell of fresh dirt ..." COULD YOU DIE? She's a riot.)
And Malcolm, well, let me just say this: there's a reason he has an incredible fan base (he does).
Here's my take on Malcolm:
--Had we known just how incredible he was in S25, we would have voted him out FIRST on S26. But thankfully we didn't, because he was so critical in our early pre-swap tribe challenges. He is a strategist ... and can shave seconds off of different sections in a challenge. He's a big brain. He helped us with our winning streak pre-swap. (Translation = get rid of him ASAP after merge.)
--He plays the game. He's fun about it. Even though we were on different "sides," at one point, he always "played" with me. I enjoyed every day in the game with him.
So, I live to see another day! Woo hoo!
Can't wait to see what next week brings.
In the meantime, I hope you're well and I appreciate you checking in on me and this wonky experience.
Oh, and here are some of the Secret Scenes from last night's episode:
I'm Proud of Cochran: http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/y12VisU9zdh9n5kTmRmXS_8xoj6bMf7Y/survivor-caramoan-i-m-proud-of-cochran/
How I Felt After The Food Auction:
Andrea's Take On This Stage Of Game:
I've Never Seen Cochran Cry:
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run a pressure test
Hi Y'all
So here's the deal... driving up a moderate grade about 1/4 mile long...accellerating but not hard... SPUT....SPUT... STUMBLE..! Off the gas thinking "WTF?" then all is cool... smooth going up the rest of the hill. 5 more miles home with no problems. No warning lites, shifts are smooth, idles & starts fine - full tank - new f/filter.
I'm thinking poss. fuel pump? Would this show a code if it were the pump? (haven't had time to check). or is it just "the ghost in the machine"?
run a pressure test
My money is on a clogged fuel filter.
If this started after you filled the tank then I would suspect water in the gas. Just for fun put a couple of cans of dry gas in and see what happens.
Thanx, guys. F. filter is 2 wks old so I doubt that's the culprit. I'll run a bottle of Techron thru it next & check for any codes - stay tuned.
Try running Seafoam per the instructions. Do a search it is the only quick fix that most believe has some merit.
Fuel Injection Service.
Chris Petris, Corvette Clinic.
"I recommend annual injector cleaning on all '85-'88 cars. These cars use either Bosch or Lucas injectors. The injectors sit deeper in the intake manifold than '89-and-up injectors, so they build up deposits more frequently. You can purchase 3M injector cleaner that is for one-time usage. Remove the fuel pump fuse and fuel cap. Follow the instructions on the hose and hook it to the can. Install the injector cleaner on the fuel rail on the right side below the vacuum fittings at the pressure port. Follow the instructions on the can to use.
Multec injectors were present on all '89-'96 Corvettes. These are self-cleaning disc injectors. The injector windings are cooled with fuel, so a harsh injector cleaner will damage the windings and short out the injector."
Thanx, key west but I'm with B17 on this one. Techron is the only thing I use with later-model fuel injectors for one simple reason - it works! I'm thinking it may be a fuel delivery issue, though. Did it again yesterday - going up an overpass onto the frwy. - stumbled a few times, then smoothed out. OK the next 25 miles home. It acts like what us geezers used to experience in the days of carburators - "vapor lock" - caused by the fuel line passing too close to the exhaust maniforld & the fuel boiling in the fuel line, making the engine stumble (or not start when it got too hot). I'll keep a eye on it - if it's fuel crud, it'll go away - if not, it'll get worse. Hard to fix it when it won't stay broke!
.....you got one of those too, huh? Thing is, you can always SELL the 'Vette....
Don't sell the Vette, it's the one thing that really gets on the ex's nerves. Preliminary studies indicate it may even shorten their life expectencies!
Well, no codes found. Hasn't done it for the last 75 miles...hmmmmmm
Seems to be evident when the weather is warmer. Got some hot temps due here next week - we'll see
Well, just removed the IAC and cleaned it up and the orafic it goes into and did a reset. There was some build up, but not a lot. Seems to be idling smoother. Got to take a long trip tomorrow. Let's see what happens.
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Renowned photorealistic muralist Kent Twitchell is putting the finishing touches on a series of three large scale murals for the newly renovated Patriotic Hall. In anticipation of the installation, he invites you to propose a title – a single title for all three murals. To see renderings of the Twitchell murals scroll down to "Images" below.
Twitchell's new interior murals will honor the originals Helen Lundeberg painted during the Works Progress Administration and unfortunately lost. Twitchell's murals will reflect the content of the Lundeberg murals painted in 1942 which depicted three Constitutional freedoms - "The Preamble to the Constitution," "Free Assembly" and "Free Ballot."
Nearly all of the models used for the new Patriotic Hall murals are veterans, from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. Twitchell is a veteran himself having served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1965.
The murals are commissioned under Los Angeles County's Civic Art Program, administered by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. They are part of a capital project to renovate Bob Hope Patriotic Hall; under the County's civic art policy, one percent of project cost is set aside for the incorporation of civic art. Renovation is scheduled to be complete in fall 2012. The 10-story building, located at 1816 South Figueroa Street and easily visible from the Harbor (110) Freeway near the Santa Monica (10) Freeway intersection, will house the County's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Post your ideas on the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Facebook page.
Winners will receive their choice of one original portrait rendering created by Twitchell during the mural design process.
The naming contest will close on Wednesday, August 29, 5 p.m. PST.
Kent Twitchell will select and announce the winner via Facebook in early September.
The original Helen Lundeberg murals can be viewed here.
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To get men to refrain from drunk driving around the Fourth of July holiday, the state of Michigan is installing 400 talking urinal deodorizing cakes in 200 bars and restaurants. The $21 products, which are waterproof and activated by motion, were purchased with federal traffic safety funds, and each "Interactive Urinal Communicator" (IUC) lasts for three months, Tom Greenwood writes in an opinion column in The Detroit News.
As Wizmark, the Crownsville, MD, manufacturer of the IUCs, says in a press release, in business, location is important, and most locations where a business can place an ad do not guarantee that they will get a customer's undivided attention — or even three seconds of their time. Wizmark writes:
Wizmark is based on one unwritten rule of men's room etiquette; when using a urinal, never stare at the person next to you. Every male knows that when he is using a urinal, he can look any way he wants, except left or right. […]
The large anti-glare, water-proof viewing screen is strategically located just above the drain to ensure guaranteed viewing without interruptions.
Greenwood notes that: "The state also took into account that the last stop most guys make before leaving a bar is to the men's room." He writes:
Actually the cakes offer a message that is short, sweet and entirely nonjudgmental: 'Listen up. That's right, I'm talking to you. Had a few drinks? Maybe a few too many?
'Then do yourself and everyone else a favor: Call a sober friend or a cab. Oh, and don't forget to wash your hands.'
According to Michigan Traffic Crash Facts, in 2011, Michigan had 7,037,876 licensed drivers and 9,845 alcohol-related accidents, among which there were 5,377 people injured and 274 killed.
Michigan is not the first state to use a urinal cakes campaign against drunk driving. In a February 11, 2007 article for Yahoo! Voices called "Pee-S-A: Latest Drunk Driving Defense Talking Urinal Cake," D. S. Ploshay wrote that the state of New Mexico bought 500 of the talking urinal cakes at that time to distribute to bars across the state with messages suggesting inebriated men call a cab or a sober friend for a ride home.
The urinal cakes in Michigan's campaign apparently deliver several variations on the message. In an article entitled "I must be drunk. The urinal cake is talking to me," on Timesunion.com, Tim O'Brien provides an audio clip of two of them, with the following caveat: "Warning: The language on the second message is not something you'll want your co-workers to hear." The messages are spoken by an assertive sounding woman with a smoky voice.
This news item has sparking a lot of jokes and discussion online. For example, in a comment below The Detroit News article, Mike Janz writes: "I think I would quit drinking if a urinal cake talked to me."
Here is a video posted in 2010 by an Ohio TV station, WEWS-TV, of a talking urinal cake:
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Smiling Tiger Colt Tops Barretts Fall Sale
A yearling from the first crop of Smiling Tiger, a multiple grade I-winning sprinter and millionaire, topped the Barretts October mixed sale at $190,000.
A yearling from the first crop of Smiling Tiger, a multiple grade I-winning sprinter and millionaire, topped the Barretts October mixed sale at $190,000.
Smiling Tiger filly tops Aug. 30 auction
The first reported foal by grade I-winning Smiling Tiger is a colt out of the grade I-placed and stakes-winning broodmare Erica's Smile, Premier Thoroughbreds and Harris Farms announced Feb. 5.
After a successful first breeding season, California stallion Smiling Tiger is being moved to John Harris' Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif., co-owner Phil Lebherz confirmed Sept. 3.
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She's a Tiger was taken down and placed second for interfering with Ria Antonia in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), but gets the Eclipse as the top juvenile filly based on her sterling 3-3-0 slate from six starts.
She's a Tiger came as advertised in the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes, speeding to a sharp victory as the 3-5 choice July 13 over six rival juvenile fillies at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Smiling Tiger, a multiple grade I winner and millionaire, has been retired from racing. The son of Hold That Tiger will stand at Premier Equine near Oakdale, Calif., in 2014 for a fee of $5,000
Favored Smiling Tiger, back on his home track at Betfair Hollywood Park, posted his first win of the year in the $100,000 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 2.
Grade I winners Comma to the Top and Smiling Tiger tackle four entrants from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, making for an intriguing Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 3 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Trinniberg, overlooked at odds of 13-1, proved his doubters wrong when he posted his first grade I victory in the $1.5 million XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint by three-quarters of a length Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park.
Trainer Bob Baffert believes Fast Bullet deserves a shot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, even though it is the ligthly raced colt's first start of the year.
Game On Dude headed a parade of heavyweight hopefuls prepping for the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park Oct. 14 as the countdown began in earnest for the 28th World Championship events Nov. 2-3.
The Factor, making his first appearance since the Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) three months ago, and defending champion Smiling Tiger headline the field for the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. IT) June 30 at Hollywood.
Caixa Eletronica took advantage of a blistering early pace to rally in the stretch for a three-quarters of a length victory in the True North Handicap (gr. II) on the Belmont Stakes card June 8.
An accomplished field of seasoned, older spinters, headed by grade I victors Smiling Tiger and Giant Ryan, will vie for victory in the $400,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) on Belmont Stakes Day at Belmont Park.
Riley Tucker and Cash Refund figure to be the top two in the $100,000 Aristides Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong stakes is one of three under the lights under the Twin Spires June 2.
The Kentucky Derby undercard features a top-notch sprint at seven furlongs with millionaires Amazombie, Shackleford, and Smiling Tiger.
Smiling Tiger is expected to return to action during the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet with his ultimate goal a shot at the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), trainer Jeff Bonde said March 14.
Castaway, who along with stablemate Secret Circle gave trainer Bob Baffert a sweep of the Southwest Stakes (gr. III) divisions at Oaklawn Park last month, worked a steady five furlongs at Santa Anita March 2.
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Maggi Moss has retired multiple stakes winner Native Ruler from racing for stallion duty in 2012 at Abraham's Equine Clinic near Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Multiple grade I winner Smiling Tiger has been entered in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November select mixed sale.
The Factor, knocked off the Triple Crown trail by an ankle injury more than four months ago, outfought crack sprinter Smiling Tiger and drew off in the stretch to win the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar.
The Factor will face five older horses in the seven-furlong Pat O'Brien (gr. I) as he makes his first start in more than four months on Sunday, Aug. 28, at Del Mar.
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College football fans far and wide debate on which conference is the best every year. Arguably it has been the SEC for the most part during the BCS era.
But the question is, is the SEC the best at everything?
As Lee Corso would annoyingly say, "Not so fast, my friend."
You can't be the best at everything. You can come close to perfection, but like the 2007 New England Patriots, you come up just short.
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The internet is easily the best place to look for alarm systems for the home. Not only will you find a wealth of information to help you make the best decisions, but you'll also be able to find the best deals and comparison shop for the alarm system that suits your needs. You can check out monthly fees, setup costs, and other expenses involved in this investment so that you know exactly what you're getting and that you're getting the best deal. It just makes sense to shop online because it saves you a lot of time and money.
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Because idgaf.
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It's just a damn good majority of them.
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• The project to replace the storm drain system on First Street is set to begin on June 1. Beginning next week, workers from the contractor doing the project, A.S. Horner, will begin videotaping homes and businesses along the road to document the state of the buildings along the street.
The project is set to last through June 2007. As part of their contract, A.S. Horner will be running half page advertisements in the Quay County Sun to let the community know about the progress and road accessibility.
All plans for traffic control and tentative project schedules must be approved by the environment department and should be done next week.
A public information meeting will also be held to inform residents about the construction.
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More information is available online at http://ifw2es.fws.gov.Oklahoma/shiner.htm, by calling (918)581-7458 ext. 224 or writing to Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, 222 S. Houston, Suite A, Tulsa Oklahoma, 74127.
• Mesalands Community College and the Small Business Development Center are offering a two-week immersion program in Cuernavaca, Mexico from July 22 to Aug. 6. Participants will live with local Mexican families and attend one of the premier language schools in Mexico.
"We will be taking participants to the Universidad International located in the city of eternal spring and they will have the same learning experience that many major businesses leaders and foreign service officers have experienced," said David Buchen, director of the Small Business Development Center at Mesalands who has escorted groups to learn at the university for over 15 years.
The trip will include air fare, room and board, tuition and all fees. Several excursions will be included to visit sites such as Mexico City and Taxco.
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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU pitcher Justin Cotten delivers to a Tarleton State batter during Saturday's opener at Greyhound Field.
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PORTALES — Garrett Cook scored the winning run from second in the bottom of the ninth on an infield hit by pinch-hitter Chris Eaton and shortstop Charlie Ulbricht's throwing error on the play, giving Eastern New Mexico University a 6-5 Lone Star Conference South Division victory over Tarleton State at Greyhound Field.
Texans junior Jake Sowell pitched four perfect innings in the seven-inning opener and Tarleton held on for a 2-1 win. The split gives the Greyhounds a 3-1 series win after Friday's doubleheader sweep.
With one out in the ninth inning of the nightcap, junior shortstop Kevin Thompson singled up the middle. Cook's grounder forced Thompson at second, but Luis Quinones drew a walk to set the stage for Eaton's winning hit.
ENMU (8-6, 8-4 LSC) erased a 4-1 deficit with a three-run sixth, but the Texans (6-10, 3-9) regained the lead in the eighth with an unearned run. The Hounds tied it in the bottom half when Sean Cruce's two-out, bases-loaded infield hit scored pinch-runner Mike Medina.
Jerry Manning (2-0), the third ENMU pitcher, worked the final two innings to pick up the win. First baseman Mitch Wolfe led a 13-hit Hounds attack with 3-for-4.
In the opener, Sowell (1-0) retired 10 of the first 12 hitters on groundballs before giving up a leadoff single to Wolfe in the fifth. Tarleton manufactured single runs in the fourth and fifth off ENMU left-hander Tyler Vance (2-1), scoring on a groundout and a sacrifice fly, and it would prove to be enough.
Sowell carried a two-hit shutout into the bottom of the seventh before Cook led off with a walk and moved to third on two infield outs. Pinch-hitter Ethan Wagner was hit by a pitch and Quinones followed with an RBI single to left-center, but Nathan Lewis came on and earned his second save by retiring catcher Ryan Pruitt on a grounder to second with runners at the corners.
Vance allowed four hits in five innings. Justin Cotten worked the final two frames, giving up one hit.
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I agree that people should stay away from the Sahara, but not because of your stated reason. It's hot, sweaty, too far from the main/outdoor stages and I find 99% of electronica to be boring and better suited as background music while fucking. I also don't dance, so it's not very fun standing there while everyone dances watching a guy at a laptop for 45 minutes.
Stay away from the hot and sweaty tents. Especially those that are far, that walking shit is a serious hazard to your health. AND THERE ARE HEATHENS DANCING THE DEVIL'S DANCE IN THERE. Unless you are fucking, then get your jizz on in the Sahara.
northside groove...southside groove....eastside groove...westside groove
Its funny that people who take offense to the OP believe that they are elitist music gurus.
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Elitism is woefully undervalued. If it weren't for elitism, we wouldn't have Coachella; instead, we'd have "KatyPerry-chella".
If it wasn't what would the difference be between Coachella and (Insert Top-40 Radio Station Here) Summer Jam
Oh, you. You're my quirky friend. The gals at Sunday brunch love the stories I share about you.
Don't talk down to your guru!
Surprised nobody caught that.
You wanna fook on me?!
Finger blasting in Sahara 2012
You wanna fook on me?!
Fuck art! Let's dance!!
I think people on the boards aren't critical ENOUGH. Every other thread is "SO excited to see (insert generic indy-brit-synth-pop band)!" While the upper echelon of the lineup is pretty good, I'm not really finding a lot of good discoveries in the lower tiers...most sound pretty generic.
Some people are just fuckin' stupid.
Why are so many people responding to this thread?
If a musician plays his instrument(s), loves his instrument and the rhythms, melodies, harmonies, that the musician comes to understand to make music, then musicians and the ones who evoke our emotions as musicians, also are able to appreciate all music, because a musician can always learn from new sounds. "Music elitist" should be a musician who is able to play the music he is judging. All others are just groupies =) Musicians can see past genres. I might not like playing certain genres, but I sure as hell will learn to play what I can't just yet. YFM?!!??!?!?! (Ya FEEEEL meh)


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Radiotherapy with volumetric modulated arc therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients ineligible for surgery or ablative treatments
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Vance Worley's struggles continued last night, as the Vanimal allowed 4 earned in just 4.1 IP. Worley has a 5.92 since July with opposing hitters hitting .342/.407/.490 off of the bespectacled hurler. This story could very easily be "Worley isBeing Hit Hard" but instead focuses on his 6'3″ teammate from Newport News, VA, B.J. Rosenberg. Unfortunately for Rosenberg, he is currently on the wrong side of a record setting pace.
Following the Phillies 'pen is usually my favorite part of the season. Even in good years, the carousel of names makes things exciting, leading to a few "Who is that"s or "I saw him in Allentown"s each year. For instance, I'll never forget Les Walrond's 2 IP, 4 K performance late in the 2008 season against the Nationals or the Marlins putting a three-spot on Mike Zagurski late in 2010. For 2012? I won't forget Rosenberg's unfortunate early June against Baltimore (an Adam Jones walk-off) and Minnesota (Trevor Plouffe with a damaging double).
Rosenberg was of particular interest of mine to follow because he wasn't expected to be a Phillie. Rosenberg started the year in Double-A as a non-roster invitee with a number of right-handed options in front of him on the depth chart. At 26, it appeared he may stay in the minors for the foreseeable future. After a fast start to his career, injuries limited him to just 20 appearances in 2010. Rosenberg struggled in Double-A in 2010 and 2011 after showing signs of future dominance in a brief 10-game 2009 call-up but seemed to turn the corner in 2012. Equipped with a fastball, slider, and change-up, Rosenberg went 3 for 3 in save opportunities as Reading's closer to start 2012 with a 1.12 ERA in 8 appearances and has struck-out 63 Triple-A hitters in 54 Triple-A innings as both a starter and a reliever. This should have been Rosenberg's year.
Yet, Major League hitters thus far are finding a way to take advantage of his 85 MPH slider. In a very small sample-size, FanGraphs captures a very, very slight positive value for his fastball that sits around 94-95 MPH and shows an area of opportunity for improvement in his slider. Since these values are cumulative stats, counted similarly to WAR, a larger sample size would certainly help diagnose what has happened with Rosenberg but the slider seems to be a good place to start. For a strike-out pitcher, like Rosenberg has been in the Minors, Rosenberg has allowed hitters to be particularly patient at the plate, with hitters only chasing 27.3% of pitches outside the strike zone and 59.6% of pitches in the strike zone, all while being in the strike zone only 40.3% of the time.
These things have led Rosenberg to climbing to the of the leader board of a dubious list: Highest ERA for a Phillies reliever this century.
Nate Robertson, 2010: 54.00
Adam Bernero, 2006: 36.00
Doug Nickle, 2000: 13.50
Anderson Garcia, 2007: 13.50
B.J. Rosenberg, 2012: 12.91
Terry Adams, 2005: 12.83
Matt Smith, 2007: 11.25
J.A. Happ, 2007: 11.25
Andrew Carpenter, 2009: 11.12
Thomas Jacquez, 2000: 11.05
Scott Mathieson, 2010: 10.80
Josh Lindblom, 2012: 10.80
Rosenberg has some work to do if he wants to catch Robertson or Benero who "benefit" from their sample sizes being only 2 innings. While Rosenberg has struggled, I have been critical of the Phillies yo-yoing their bullpen arms in recent years, so I appreciate that Rosenberg may be getting an extended opportunity. And with 2012 being a lost season in terms of the playoffs, there is no better way to see if Rosenberg is a Major League pitcher than to let him pitch in the Majors. His Minor League strike-out numbers indicate that he has got a lot of potential to do the same at the Major League level but, in his short time with the Phils this year, he has shown he may need some work on locating pitches and throwing his slider more effectively. I'd be remiss to not mention Rosenberg's string of three effective outings to start August after his recall, as well.
The tricky part becomes: what do you do with the pitchers in Triple-A who are equally deserving of a shot with the big club, namely Phillippe Aumont, Jake Diekman, and Justin De Fratus, in particular Diekman who, despite not being on the roster or starting the year on the roster, is fifth in the team in relief appearances and has 29 Ks in 21.1 IP? After battling and playing through injury, Aumont has been stellar in his last 10 appearances, notching 15 Ks in 11.2 IP for the IronPigs with a 1.54 ERA, while De Fratus has a 3.55 ERA in 12 appearances with the Pigs. With the Pigs sitting one game behind the Pawtucket Red Sox for the International League Wild Card, it is likely all three may remain on the team through the playoffs should they make them much like last season despite there being an opportunity now to replace Rosenberg or join the team in early September.
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hey there ian! i'm not down on rosenberg yet. yea he's 26 probably should have been his year. yea you're right . but there's such a small sample to go on. he doesn't seem to be in the mold of say zagurski or matheson simply because they threw basically all fastballs. mainly matheson. i don't know positively what zargurski threw.but you get what i'm saying. this guy has the stuff! he's just not getting it done.they should keep running him out there. it's the only way to see if he has it or not, and give me and you and themselves a larger sample. schwimmer seems to have the stuff too but he has his problems. he seemed to be pitching better for a little while there, then boom he has a bad game. i don't know about him but again keep running him out there. it's the only way to find out. it just boggles my mind that most of the young relievers who did so well in the minors all of a sudden come up here and struggle? all of them? the exeptions are horst and valdez. but valdez is a vet. but if 95%of all of them are failing them i would lean to the pitching coach. that's my take.
on worley they should shut him down and get his arm fixed before he developes bad habits that pitchers do to compensate (see halladay).
i'm starting to wonder about the phils talent evaluators. i had made a comment a few months ago about the farm director who left before the season started. i can't remember his name offhand but. a lot of reporters were saying he left cause of how they were trading prospects and the treatment of d. brown. that was all spectulation. i ran it out there in my comment if i remember, that being the ( nice phils family of an org.) that they project. they let him go, but they let him resign to save face for all, as a professional courtesy. i think the real problem was that a lot of our minor leaguers were not cutting it. how many have we traded and a large majority of them aren't the stellar players they were touted to be. yea the jury's still out on a few but you get the picture. now the only question i have regarding my own comment is. how come BB america had most of these players rated so high when it's obvious that example ( d. Brown) 5 tool player? it's apparent in two partial seasons and now this year, he's far from a 5 tooler. do they get their input on these player from the orgs. that have these players or do they have their own scouts? could that be the reason he was let go? or resigned?
Here's an old article on that former Farm Director, Chuck LaMar.
ok the picture is clearer now ken! thanks pal. i guess i was off base. oh well sounded too good.lol
If ever there was a year for Phils' bullpen youth and talent to cut their teeth in the major league, it is 2012. We are going no where this year. Let's bring up Overbeck and others and let them play. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
And lets let Worley rest for the rest of the year before we ruin his arm. It does not take an Einstein to see that the kid is not right. HE NEEDS SURGERY AND REHABILITATION.
Amaro, Manuel and the front office are a bunch of dunces.
ALso, bring up the best Lehigh Valley starter to replace Worley for the rest of the year. WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, DAMN IT !!!!
Concerning Worley: He must be the real dunce, not Amaro or Manuel. He claims that his arm is not bothering him at all, and the management pretty much has to go by that. Worley has stated more than once that his velocity is fine and that he's just not locating his pitches well. Of course, other pitchers have made the same claims just before going on the DL.
I think even a subtle change in his mechanics would be noticed by the coaching staff, and that if anything was really different, he'd be shut down immediately.
However, because he's not right lately, no matter what it's due to, perhaps it would be the right time to send him down to straighten things out, and bring up a starter like Cloyd for evaluation.
yea george you got something there. he must be a dunce like halliday. sometimes these guys ego's get the best of them. they think they're helping the team by continuing to play. but as i'm sure you know as well as i , that in the long run it only hurts the team and the player! which brings us to the coaching sttaff once again. he says his velocity is there . but it's not just like bastardo when he came up he was throwing 96-97, worley was 92-94. bastardo is nowhere near that and worley has been at 88-90 and that's puching it. who's he kidding? apparently the coaching staff cuase they must be buying it. can't they see it?
like you and bart said bring cloyd up! i've been all for that. it's not like we're going anywhere for gods sake. if they wanna find out what we need then at least find out what we have. rube said in an article this past week cloyd and ruf are you're classic overachievers! like we don't need some. we have a bunch of classic under acheivers lol
You have to see who can pitch and who can't pitch. In his last few efforts, Rosenberg hasn't looked like he can pitch. The bullpen has been a major weak spot this year. Horst has been the best of the newcomers. Lindblom has been a disappointment so far but its early. For all his ineffectiveness, how many games has Rosenberg cost the Phillies? It's not worth focusing on. Either he can pitch at the major league level or he can't.
None..absolutely NONE of the "young" minor leaguers called up for the Phillies' bullpen would be on a contending club. Simply because these relievers are not ready to pitch in the majors. They have shown little command of pitches and so little knowledge of how to pitch to hitters' weaknesses. Everyone knows one can throw a 100 mph fastball and major league hitters can eventually timed it. Pitchers need to have and locate off speed pitches for strikes. Unfortunately, for the called up minor leaguers, they have yet to learn the one important lesson for success: "Location, location, location" !
The offseason is going to be very interesting as GM Amaro has a idea of the team's needs and one obvious issue is the BULLPEN. There is that glaring weakness with a 8th inning 'setup' reliever. The team does not have a legtimate pitcher for that role. Amaro, no doubt, will be shopping for one with the added revenue from the salary dumps of Blanton, Pence and Victorino.
In your last paragraph, Ian, you asked what should be done about the Phils' other pitchers, like Aumont, DeFratus, etc.
The answer to that, in my opinion, is that they can stay in the minors longer than the 26 year old Rosenberg, because they're a bit younger. Rosenberg needs to be used more regularly so he can be properly evaluated by the staff before the decision is made for them by Rosenberg's advancing age. 26 isn't old to us, but it can be for someone who hasn't made it yet. The others still have more time to show their stuff.
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snails in the caney
I've been doing a lot of great fishing on the Caney and have noticed quite a concentration of snails. A buddy of mine and I noticed them when he pumped breakfast from a couple of nice trout and now are curious to find out if anybody knows of a good pattern and also how to fish them. Thanks for any input. Good fishin'!
Re: snails in the caney
Hugh Hartsell's version of the Smoky Mountain Blackbird represents a snail purdy good. They may work. Not really keen on how trout feed on snails but I would think they would root on the bottom to dislodge them. I would also think a good many are dislodged from people wading. Dead drifting said nymph on bottom may suffice.
Hugh is a member of this forum. Maybe he will chime in.
Re: snails in the caney
BHPT, that's all i've used for the last 2 months, other than sight fishing with some midges.
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Pete and Jeff and most of the other British bloggers I follow regularly trash the JD Wetherspoon chain. I may never have the chance to go to one but this story from Portsmouth, England gives us all another reason never go if you could:
Two Marines were refused entry to their local pub the day after fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan because their military ID wasn't good enough. Dan Buchanan and Kelvin Billings were gagging for a homecoming pint and brandished their ID - which includes their date of birth - when they were stopped at the door. But the pair were then stunned to be told it was not acceptable. Buchanan, 21, said: "I was putting my life on the line for Britain a day before and that didn't count for anything. We were disgusted and angry."... A spokesman for JD Wetherspoon said it only accepts a passport, driving licence or UK citizen card as valid ID.
I am a little surprised that beer and the military seems to have become a minor theme around here. I wonder if it is because we are an army town here, too, and I am used to seeing young people in camouflage walking around town and sitting in the pubs all the time. Plus, there is nothing more irritating that an organization deciding that it will determine when you are what you plainly are in law and in fact. These two people were clearly of age, were able to identify themselves as being in "their local" and likely could have established their age in a bazillion different ways - never mind the fact that they were just back from the front and likely ought to not have paid for one beer that night. Shame.
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Parshas VaYechi: The Yaakov and Dovid Connection
Parshas VaYechi describes the last days of Yaakov Avinu's life and it is therefore appropriate that the haftorah is a description of the last days of Dovid HaMelech's life (the beginning of Sefer Melochim). But is that the only association? The last days of someone's life? If so, there are other examples of the last days of someone's life in Navi that could have been chosen. There must be deeper connections between the lives of Yaakov and Dovid.
Rav Eliyahu Wolf (Sefer Mah SheHaya Hu Sheyeheyeh) describes many other relationships between Yaakov and Dovid. Chazal teach Yaakov Avinu lo meis—he did not really die, he lives on through his descendants. The same is said about Dovid, Dovid Melech Yisrael Chai VeKayam. (The true depth of what these statements mean requires more space than this column; for our purposes it is enough to see the similarity between the two men.)
Yaakov had a son who ruled over him even while he was alive and Dovid did as well – he appointed Shlomo to be king even while he was alive so as to quell Adoniyahu's (another son) rebellion and desire to rule. Both Yaakov and Dovid felt their energies weakening and were given an inner feeling and warning from Hashem that they were about to die. It gave both of them the opportunity to give over specific instructions to their sons in regards to the proper Torah legacy for Klal Yisrael. Yaakov was buried in Chevron and Dovid began his rule in Chevron in order to connect with Yaakov and the Avos as a firm foundation in launching Malchus Yisrael. There are many other connections mentioned by Rav Wolf as well. In fact, Rav Wolf cites a Riconti who writes that Yaakov and Dovid were like twins in the many similarities of their lives.
While these connections between Yaakov and Dovid are interesting, is there a practical message for us? Many times we feel as if no one has ever experienced what we are going through. No can understand us; no one can relate to my story and my dilemma. But this is not true. The Torah addresses all people, and all problems. One has only to look into Torah, study her stories and personalities, and one will find insights, lessons, and solutions to every issue. What happened to Dovid already happened to Yaakov.
Travels And Travails
Within the story of Dovid's instructions to Shlomo is a fascinating insight described in Rav Shimshon Pincus's sefer Tiferes Torah.
When Dovid HaMelech was on his deathbed, he instructed Shlomo regarding Shimmi ben Geira, who had cursed Dovid while he was fleeing from his son Avshalom. Dovid decided not to punish Shimmi for being moreid b'malchus, for rebelling against the king, a crime deserving of death, but on his death bed asked Shlomo to "take care of him," to use wisdom in carrying out a capital punishment, and not just execute him.
Shlomo sent for Shimmi and ordered him never to leave Yerushalayim. He told Shimmi that if he crosses the Valley of Kidron, he would die. Shimmi accepted the arrangement. This lasted for three years, but then some of Shimmi's slaves ran away and Shimmi left Yerushalayim to chase after them. Shlomo got word that Shimmi left the city and had him executed.
Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz asks how Shlomo knew that Shimmi was going to leave Yerushalayim. His father asked him not to let Shimmi die a normal death. In the end, the plan succeeded. But why was Shlomo so confident that his plot would work?
Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz answers that Shlomo understood human nature. When someone is told, "This is where you have to remain and you can't leave for the rest of your life," even if he agrees, human nature is such that eventually that person will falter and leave. Why is this so?
Rav Pincus explains (based on the Gemara in Chagiga 12a) that when Adam HaRishon was created he was so tall that he was able to see from one end of the world to the other. After he sinned with the eitz hadaas, Adam shrunk. Now, Rav Pincus states that this midrash is not meant to be taken literally. However, he says that this characteristic, this natural curiosity about the world remained. This is the reason we enjoy going places and seeing new locales. This is why locking someone up, not allowing him to travel as he wishes, is torture for a person.
Most of us love to travel to new places. Each individual has an intrinsic relationship with the entire world – Asia, Africa, South America, etc. Consequently, each person has within him the curiosity and the desire to "reexperience" and revisit places all over the globe.
Amazingly, Rav Pincus points out, children who hate to be bored and to stay in one place will sit for hours in a car or plane as long as they can anticipate a new and interesting destination. This is all connected to Adam's original state of being able to see the entire world.
Essentially, going to see a new place is a slight re-acquisition of what Adam originally had. Now, interestingly enough, another opinion in that same Gemara teaches that Adam was tall enough to reach the Heavens. Not only could he see from one end of the earth to the other, he could see all the way up into the skies. This, Rav Pincus teaches, means that Adam, and all of mankind, is connected to all information that exists, everywhere. We were given this characteristic so that we would learn Torah and gain all the spiritual knowledge that exists, but it also reflects man's natural need to "know everything."
The Gemara explains that both opinions refer to the same measure (idi v'idi chad shiura hu). The Tiferes Torah interprets the Gemara's conclusion by saying that both measurements are equal but cannot coexist. Man's focus can be either on one end of the earth to the other or on earth to heaven, but not both! The Tiferes Torah interprets the measure "from one end of the earth to the other" to mean that Adam related to the entire physical geography of the world, and "from earth to heaven" that he related to all of its spirituality. But, these two elements of man cannot thrive concurrently. The more one is involved in the physical, the less he can be involved in the spiritual.
Man's drive today to connect with people all over the globe, to follow current events and news, to fly to new locations is based on this Gemara. In the past, even secularists were more spiritually attuned and spent many hours studying spiritual wisdom like astrology. Today, people are more materially inclined and to fill this connection, Hashem has given us the gift of technology so our drive and desires for information can be filled.
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There are tools designed specifically for proper welding of plastics, for production of plastic water tanks, piping, and many other industrial purposes. Many of these tools are somewhat expensive and require compressed air or other gasses. I'm focusing instead on a cheap, hobby substitute for the proper tools.
This method works well for HDPE and PP plastics, which won't accept glue. If a type of plastic accepts glue well, such as polystyrene, acrylic or polycarbonate, use glue instead.
These plastics melt at a temperature around 500 degrees Farenheit. Needless to say, this will burn you. Wear gloves such as leather welding gloves, or at least heavy leather gardening gloves.
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The first step is to create a pattern for the rim of the underside of the saw. I measured and cut a template out of cardboard, and made sure it fit the saw. Then I could start cutting the bucket to match the template.
I found that the best way to press the two parts of plastic together is between two pieces of sheet metal. The metal will not bond to the plastic after it has cooled for thirty seconds or so, and will lift right off.
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The lesson from this is that when you modify or adapt a tool, be careful. Every power tool should be treated with respect as a potential source of danger, and some are more dangerous than others. It would have been easy to start a fire and perhaps burn the house down with a tool modification like this. Be cautious in experimenting, and have safety equiment like a fire extinguisher available.
Spot welding attempts
I tried heating through a piece of sheet metal with the soldering gun, but didn't have success. It spread the heat too broadly, melting the top tab but not the bottom tab.
The best result came from heating the head of a screw with the soldering gun until it sunk into the plastic, through the top tab down to face of the bottom tab. It did manage to melt the two tabs together, but only in a small ring around the head of the screw, with poor mechanical strength. Based on that, I gave up on spot welding and returned to the heat gun.
Stinky PETE
In the movie Toy Story 2, Stinky Pete appeared to be a nice guy but turned out to be trouble. In the world of common plastics, PETE is trouble too. PETE, polyethylene terephthalate, is the very common plastic used for all sorts of uses. Nearly all transparent food containers and bottles, such as the 2-liter soda bottle, are made of PETE.
Like the other polyethylene plastics, PETE cannot be glued satisfactorily with any readily available glue or solvent. It cannot be welded with a heat gun or soldering iron either. The thin walls of common PETE packaging will shrink and warp before melting with a heat gun. They will melt with the soldering gun, but don't seem to fuse to other melted pieces with any strength. Apparently PETE can be welded with industrial plastic welding equipment, but that is beyond the scope of my attempts. I've read that PETE can be glued with a hot-melt glue gun, and supposedly that's how most retail labels are attached to PETE containers. But I didn't have any success with it; the glue just peeled off. Contact cement and silicone sealer/caulking will hold slightly, but with poor strength, and will peel also.
The only success I have had with PETE has been with various forms of mechanical fastening. Screws and nuts will work if large washers are used to spread any stress. Rivets will work also. You can use epoxy glue through a hole, with a blob on each side. When it hardens it is essentially a rivet. One technique I like is to cut slots and tabs, like you would with a paper model. Fit the parts together, and then use clear packing tape on each side to hold the tabs in place. It works fairly well.
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