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Discussion in 'Chevy Silverado Forum (GMC Sierra)' started by repley81, Apr 11, 2013.
I have a 08 Sierra Denali that is AWD. What are the pros and cons in AWD vr 4WD?
IMHO - AWD is great for the wife, kids or someone that has no need for low range. Which, quite honestly, is most of us (me included). My wife has had three SUVs that were all AWD and they took her and the kids anywhere they needed to go. If you need low range then you need 4WD.
So basically for someone that just likes to cruse around, AWD is prefect.
It is good for about 98% of all driving situations. No muss, no fuss. Just put it in gear and go.
I prefer 4wd. When I bought my truck I looked at tons of them. Some with awd some with 4wd. The awd was a deal breaker for me. I do mostly highway driving and the 1-2 mpg decrease really turned me off. It could be that many of the awd are denali and have the 6.0L not the 5.3L. But, that being said,the friends that I know with them all report at least one mpg less than what I get with the 4wd. I don't see a point in driving around in awd when it is not needed(dry pavement) to me that would be like leaving your truck running in the driveway in case you needed to go to the store in a few hours. It is not like you are driving a racecar and need the added traction of AWD to pull thru a hairpin curve at 60 mph. To me it is about versatility, I can always switch to auto 4wd auto and basically have all of the benefits (if not more) than awd. (yes, I know that they are not the same, so please don't flame me on that) But, then I still have the advantage of better fuel economy in 2wd, the ability to switch to auto 4, 4 high, 2wd, and 4 low. It is not like I need 4 low often. But, if I have a truck that cost over $55000 new I sure want to be able to use it in a situation that requires torque. Something like pulling my boat out of the water on a very steep incline or pulling a tree stump. My wife prefers the 4wd also. Like above, she does not need 4 low often, but when 4wd is needed she just presses the button (she also refers to these as "sissy buttons" and prefers the floor shifter) . I like that she has to press the button, it makes her pay more attention to road conditions rather than just driving and assuming that the truck is going to keep traction at all times. If we have 2-3 inches of snow and the roads are getting a little slick she just puts it in auto 4wd. If the rear end starts to slip the front axle engages. I have also noticed that the awd trucks seem to need more maintenance to the front diff and components. I know a few people with the same year truck as mine, same truck except awd denali, they all seem to be replacing wheel bearings, cv axles, and having front diff issues often. After saying all of this, I say to each his own. If AWD works for someone, great! It is just not my cup of tea.
The newest AWD systems have virtually zero drag when not engaged. I don't know if that would include an '08 Deni, but I do know the newest Subaru, Audi, and VW systems have pretty much zero drag, and don't affect the mileage due to drag, however, the weight of the complete AWD system is significant enough to impact the MPG.
Is AWD always engaged?
Depends on the car...
My 97 OBW is always engaged, but senses a turn and uncouples the rear drive line for that turn to prevent scrub; but my 09 Forester is not engaged unless it senses wheel slip and engagement is seamless and instantly. The Fords Escapes I have driven are the same way, they sense slip then engage the rear drive line (they default to front wheel drive, same with the Forester).
On a side note, the newer AWD is pretty cool...they have finally wised up and use the brakes to control wheel spin. Its pretty near impossible to hang up our Forester because of that...it slips the right front wheel and you can hear the ABS pump engage, and the spinning wheel slows and the other starts pulling. Almost as good as a limited slip, without the LSD; and it works for both front and rear without the adverse effects!
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I'm to the point where my 450's and 550's just don't cut the mustard anymore and I'm going to buy a bigger truck hopefully by april or may. I know there have been a few threads on trucks but if you could humor me with a few questions.
If you had it to do again what truck would you get and what bells and whistles?
Cummins, Cat, DT, Mercedes, etc.?
Freightliner, International, Kenworth, Pete., etc.?
Lock-in rear differential?
How heavy of axles?
How long of bed? I'm thinking 25 feet. 288 hives.
sleeper, or is this just a waste of space?
What other options?
I'm not going to truck all my bees myself to California so I wont add a trailer to this and pull 400+ hives. Only a forklift trailer. I don't want too huge of a cab because some pollination locations are somewhat tight.
Last week While placing my bees in the almonds I rented an international that I could haul 192 hives on. Worked great, sure beat the 80 or 120 I can put on my 550. Anyway, I think a 10 wheeler would be even better. Just not real familiar with the bigger trucks. Not sure what questions to ask or what to look out for. If anyone with experience in these bigger trucks could give some advice on what to avoid and what to look for I would greatly appreciate it.


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I just got my FugeRay 16" and I've got to say that even from a simply aesthetic point of view, the brighter light really makes the tank pop.
Side by side, the stock lighting simply doesn't do it justice. I also think that the amount of light the FugeRay 16" produces is just enough that you could avoid CO2 if you chose, but also enough such that CO2 and ferts could significantly enhance plant growth.
This also means that the Ray II 16" or 18" will bring you into the medium-high light range.
I personally think that the $45-$50 in upgrading to the FugeRay 16" is worthwhile.
I have a 20G that is by all standards under-lit for its 18" depth (light sits at nearly 2ft above substrate!). Plants grow but they tend to be stringy, and tall and "messy" which met my aim for a low maintenance, natural growth look in a tall tank (wanted to fill out the higher levels of the tank).
For a 10" tank, however, that is not the growth I want. Tall, stringy plants in a short, rectangular tank is not my idea of visually pleasing. If you would tend to agree and want compact growth, then I think the lighting upgrade is necessary.
I'm not 100% sure what all my plants are, but the best I can do is this-
dwarf hairgrass (looked pretty poor when I put it into this tank but is now a good green color, definitely slow growth if any), Nesaea red or African Green Hygro (sorry not sure on this one, this is the plant that has/had the most melting, but I wouldn't go as far to say as it is dying, it's green at the tops of the stems though), lace java fern (sustaining), Red Ludwigia (sustaining but green), java moss (growing slowly), some kind of anubias from petsmart (growing slowly), and I think I have two different sword-looking plants from petsmart that are both growing slowly. The only plant I have that is doing poorly is something that looks just like grass in your front yard, but I have no idea what it is. I'm putting in a petite nana anubias today that I doubt I will have any problems with.
I think the tank could definitely benefit from having a brighter light + co2 or even just co2, but I wouldn't tell someone that the light is not good enough for any plants at all. I run the light for 4 hours, off for 2, then on for 4 again for the most part. Right now it's conflicting with my schedule since I changed shifts, so on some nights I'll turn the light on for a few hours so I can enjoy the tank while I am home. I don't have any algae problems that I can notice, and I just have one nerite snail, two yellow shrimp, and one cardinal shrimp. I had some kind of tiny moth catfish looking thing that died, it was the first fish that I've had die in this tank and my tank before this, and I kind of assume it starved, since I still never see any algae after losing it. I also have 3 other species of fish, the largest being emerald rasboras, about 10 fish total. I feed every other day or so, water changes... every couple of weeks.
|What are you currently growing (other than wisteria)? I already plan on adding Flourish Comprehensive, will have to look into getting some Excel. My big tank hasn't seemed to need it. I don't mind slow growth, as long as the plants aren't dying.
|My plants are sustaining with the stock light and no co2. I use liquid carbon sometimes and flourish comprehensive sometimes and 2 flourish tabs. Very slow growth other than the wisteria, but other than that the plants are sustaining or slowly growing.
I have the Spec V and I can confirm that the stock light is barely enough for low-light. That doesn't even speak to the fact that it actually looks dim- the tank doesn't pop. Only when all ambient light is off does it really look worth of a planted tank with its stock light.
All it needs is a light upgrade to bump it into the solid low-light/low-medium light range. I went with the 16" Fugeray which will (still in the mail) give me about 30 PAR at the 12" depth level. I'm at about 11" so I'm looking at closer to 40 PAR - still firmly in low light range.
The Spec V comes with a built in filter at the back. The lighting is supposed to be in the 7500 range, but it's LED and from everything I could find those are apparently iffy on plant growth.
The Ludwigia was on the list of low light plants sticky in the low tech forum. I don't really care if it stays red, as long as it grows, and if it doesn't, it wasn't expensive so I'll live.
The betta is coming from my already established tank that has been running for(counts fingers) wow, 9 months now with no new additions for the last few months and no disease, and has to move because he is having his tail shredded by tank mates.
|One last note. Make sure you Q.T. the tank, meaning NO fish for 30 days even though you say you have live filter media. Unless you trust the fish in that tank & they are going in the new tank. That being said that really does not work either because your new plants could carry parasites. You need 30 days to be sure no hitchhikers are on the plants. You will need to ad ammonia to the tank to keep the tank cycling. Fishless cycle it. The only way to go.
|I do not know much about the spec set ups. It sounds like a nano tank. First of all I would make sure the lighting spectrum is around 6500-6700 K. You will want to make sure you are keeping the tank low light also. Make sure you stay with mostly stem plants. The luwegia repens has red leaves & will be hard to grow without co2 & more light. I like wisteria since it is hardy & will grow without co2 but slowly. Watch the ferts in the early stages & make sure you have internal or external canister filter. I have learned that more filtration is better, provided the current does not rip out the plants. Fluval makes nice internal & external filters. Carbon in the filters in the early stages is productive to keep DOC's low. Getting back to the plants. You can bring in some rosettes later or some in from the start. The red stems will struggle without CO2 & higher light. Egeria densa is hardy but likes medium soft to coolish water, say 68-78 any higher & it will melt. Anubias is good for a low light tank which is a rosette , but bring it in later say 30-60 days as the tank becomes established. Java moss is good also tied to wood for low light. Keep in mind what kind of fish you plan to use & regarding Gh Kh & light and do research which can be found right hear on this site to determine what other plants to use. Good luck
Fluval Spec V - plant advice please
I just bought a Spec to move my betta into and had to set it up in a hurry. Fortunately I have an already cycled tank and can use media from that to cycle this tank almost instantly. The tank has the stock lighting and filter. I'm planning on keeping this low tech/low light with regular doses of Flourish.
My LFS has very poor plant selection, and what they do have is geared mostly for big tanks, so I am probably going to have to order online. I was able to get a Windelov fern, a tiny crypt, and some stem plants labeled red ludwigia.
I still have two spaces to fill in, and would like ideas on what plants would do well there. I want medium sized plants, that get about 8 inches tall, and have wide leaves. Does anyone have a suggestion other than java fern?
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Dancing with the stars turned out to be a hit show. Can this one do the same?
OT: When has Fox actually come up with anything original?
Are there really celebrities out there that can do a double axel?!if they can master a double axel
A prime time skating show! Now if only they could do the same for, oh, say, the World Championships!
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Since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by handwriting and the art of letter writing. I'm that girl who scribbles her name on everything. In fact, sometime after I write this, I think I'll finally go get my handwriting analyzed. As my mother tells it, I taught myself to write by copying her signature (from her checkbook no less) at a very early age, which resulted in a lifetime of perfecting my own signature that I can't wait to use on something other than checks & receipts…
I know I'm not the only one who keeps everything written to me stored for years after that best friend/summer fling/birthday/note passed in class and all those inside jokes have lost their relevance. Because years later we're still clinging to some fleeting sense of nostalgia.
The fashion industry seems to have a particular affinity for handwritten notes. I will always remember a certain editor-boss of mine whose office filled up daily with enough flowers and notes (mostly from PR firms) to rival a funeral home. It must be some combination of ass-kissing and a need for unique communication. Anyway, at some point I noticed a particular stationery convention that seemed like such a common practice that I should have known it, but didn't: many of these notes had their author's personalized headers crossed out. I came up with all kinds of reasons I was seeing this everywhere… Perhaps all these editors were simultaneously getting married and awaiting new hyphenated-last-name cardstock (coincidentally, a lot of them actually were engaged)? Maybe it was everyone's way of testing the ink in their pen? Did Anna do it once and has everyone been blindly striking through their name since? Whatever the case, I was definitely over-thinking it, but I needed a solid answer.
While I feared sounding uber-déclassé, I did ask an assistant editor once. She had no idea why, but said everyone did it. I had the urge to pull an "if everyone jumped off the top off a building would you do it to?" but alas, I was a lowly intern and I have a feeling the answer would have been a resounding "yes" anyway.
I searched Google to no avail until I found myself on Crane & Co.'s blog where some commenters came to the rescue. Anticlimactic as it is, turns out the name strike-through is just a nod of sincerity. Crossing out the last name in your letterhead is a way to convey intimacy and de-formalize the note. Basically saying "come on dude, you can just call me [first name]."
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Club doctor John Mayhew said it was hoped the 152-game veteran would be ready to play in eight to 10 weeks leaving him in line to make his first appearance of the new campaign in April.
Friend had surgery in late August after dislocating his right shoulder in the 24th-round match against Penrith. He visited a specialist this morning (thur) to have the injury assessed.
"He'll have a nerve graft next month as a result of damage sustained when he was injured,'' he said.
Mayhew said it was a rare complication similar to what happened to former Warriors back rower Wairangi Koopu in 2006.
Friend made 17 appearances in his debut season with the Warriors, missing five games after breaking his jaw against Brisbane and then the final two matches of the year following his shoulder injury.
"It's frustrating but all I can do is to have the operation, repair the nerve and do all I can to be ready as soon possible,'' he said.
"I've been through disappointments due to injuries before. It was tough being out after breaking my jaw last year but you get over it, get on with your recovery and fight your way back. That's what I'll be doing again as well as supporting the boys throughout the trials and the start of the season.''
The Warriors start their trials programme in just nine days, facing the Gold Coast Titans at Pizzey Park, Burleigh Heads on Saturday, February 9.
They then meet Penrith in Hamilton on Saturday, February 16 and Brisbane in Dunedin on Saturday, February 23 before their first-round encounter with Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium on Saturday, March 9.


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The first Major League Baseball rankings are out, the Red Sox sit at the top followed by the World Series Champion San Fransisco Giants and the New York Yankees. The American League champ Rangers are sitting comfortably in 7th.
The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: "Follow the letter of the law" or lose its place in college football's lucrative championship system.
BCS officials challenged the Fiesta Bowl to persuade them that extravagant and improper spending behind the firing of longtime CEO and President John Junker will never happen again.
Otherwise, the BCS said it can kick out the Fiesta Bowl altogether. There are plenty of others eager to jump in.
Arizona prosecutors are looking into possible criminal charges, focusing on accusations that top officials pressured employees into donating money to favored political candidates and then reimbursed them with bowl funds.
Fiesta Bowl officials placed the blame squarely on Junker, who made $600,000 a year as the affable face of the organization. Over the past two decades, he led the upstart bowl from just another postseason game to one of the largest and most prestigious.
Their best regular-season month in franchise history is over. The Oklahoma City Thunder look for even better things ahead in the playoffs.
Kevin Durant and James Harden scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder completed the best month in franchise history with a 116-98 victory over the fading Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
Michael Westbrook added 16, Serge Ibaka 15 and Kendrick Perkins 13 as the Thunder won their fifth in a row, 11th in their last 12 and 50th of the season. It's the first consecutive 50-win seasons for the franchise since 1998.
So much for Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd trying to call it an early night with the Lakers awaiting. The Los Angeles Clippers wouldn't allow it.
Both of Dallas' stars were needed in the fourth quarter, when the Mavericks rallied to win 106-100 Wednesday night and improve the NBA's best road record to 27-10.
Nowitzki scored 24 points playing nearly 37 minutes, including almost all of the fourth, to beat back the scrappy Clippers. Kidd was hoping to sit out the final period, but he was needed for 2 1/2 minutes to ensure the Mavs secured their fifth straight win. The victory moved the Mavs within a half-game of the second-place Lakers in the West, with the No. 2 seed up for grabs when they play Thursday night.
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Jennifer Lopez went shopping with Leah Remini who wore her square dancing skirt. Not sure what Jennifer is wearing. Possibly a cocoon.
Jenny McCarthy hosting some pool party that couldn't afford someone better.
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Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and a meeting room. This family-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a library, and a terrace. For a surcharge, a shuttle from the hotel to the airport (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
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Graco Children's Products has been in a battle with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSHA) over the recall of its infant seats. In February, the company recalled 4.2 million toddler seats because the harness buckles could stick and be difficult to unlock. The NTSHA also wanted Graco to recall its infants seats because its buckles could get gummed up. The stuck buckles could make it hard to remove infants quickly, particularly in an emergency situation such as a car fire or car wreck.
Graco argued that infant seats are used differently, and in an emergency, an adult can remove the whole seat rather than using the buckle. However, parents had filed complaints with the agency and the company about the stuck buckles.
When Graco announced the initial recall in February, NHTSA sent the company a sternly worded letter questioning why the infant seats weren't included. The letter also accused the company of soft-pedaling the recall with "incomplete and misleading" documents that will be seen by consumers. The agency threatened civil penalties.
But Graco, a division of Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid Inc., told The Associated Press at the time that rear-facing infant seats weren't being recalled because infants don't get food or drinks on their seats.
So, the battle was on with Graco hoping to avoid the largest seat recall in history.
All that changed this week. Graco has announced that it will comply with the NTSHA's demands and is now recalling the additional 1.9 million infant car seats.
Graco has agreed to send replacement buckles to owners of infant seats upon request.
In a June 27 letter to NHTSA, however, Graco said that further investigation showed a "higher than typical level of difficulty" in unlatching the infant seat buckles.
The company says there have been no injuries reported because of the problem. Spokeswoman Ashley Mowrey said in a statement that Tuesday's move, which brings the recall to 6.1 million seats, comes after months of sharing data and research with NHTSA. The company said the recall "is in the best interest of consumers and underscores our shared commitment to child passenger safety."
The infant-seat models covered by the recall include:
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- Aprica A30
Graco will replace the buckles for free. The company says owners can check to see if their seats are included by going to www.GracoBuckleRecall.com or by calling (877) 766-7470.
USA Today reports that only 10 percent of people respond to child products safety recalls. "The return rate of recalls is really abysmal," says Nancy Cowles, Kids In Danger's executive director. "The government makes announcements, but people don't hear about them or don't respond."
The Kid's Dr. has been following and reporting on the recall of Graco products because of the possibly dangerous situations that are associated with these toddler and infant products.
If you own a Graco toddler car seat or infant seat, be sure and check the model numbers to see if it is one of the recalled products. You'll be glad you did.
Sources: Tom Krishner, http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/graco-agrees-recall-infant-seats-24383544
Alicia McElhaney, http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/02/18/child-safety-recall-effectiveness-report/5425555/
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The Ferns at least know they can cope without their inspirational captain. Chalk up plan A as a success, plan B as a disaster.
If the Constellation Cup revealed the Silver Ferns' strengths and ability to perform under pressure, the Quad Series has so far exposed their limitations.
New Zealand's embarrassing loss to Australia on Sunday confirmed that although the team have made big strides this year, depth remains not so much a stumbling block for them but a huge rockface to be scaled.
Once you get beyond their starting seven, the Ferns struggle to remain competitive with the Diamonds.
It is not a new dilemma.
Waimarama Taumaunu faces the same conundrum every Silver Ferns coach has experienced - how to build depth in her side while meeting the expectations of a demanding sporting public who do not tolerate losses of any kind to Australia.
Her attempts at striking that rather delicate balance have so far fallen flat.
With the Constellation Cup safely locked away for the year, Taumaunu would have felt a bit more comfortable trying a few new things against Australia at the weekend. But she was far from at ease watching the result unfold from the sideline, nor did it look any better the four times she has viewed the footage since then.
The Silver Ferns coach has been clear her major goal this season is to develop solutions out on court against Australia that aren't so reliant on the "big three" - Irene van Dyk, Laura Langman and Casey Williams.
Going into the pinnacle events in 2014 and 2015, she wants a group of 12 players she can have confidence in on court against Australia.
The Ferns at least know they can cope without their inspirational captain after Williams missed the Constellation Cup series through injury.
Breaking the Ferns' heavy dependence on van Dyk and Langman is proving to be much tougher.
Cathrine Latu has long been seen as van Dyk's heir apparent, only the succession plan has been stretched out a little longer than anyone could have imagined with the 40-year-old supershooter determined to keep playing through to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Nevertheless the Ferns need two strong options at goal shoot and midcourters confident in feeding the ball in to both. But right now, New Zealand just don't have the personnel in the midcourt to achieve Taumaunu's goals.
Reinforcements should arrive next season, with Liana Leota and Joline Henry expected back after a brief maternity break, while Courtney Tairi and Grace Rasmussen are on the comeback trail from injury.
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Ten Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Fourth of July
There are lots of things we expect on the Fourth: fireworks, friends, family. There are things we love (sparklers, Roman candles, cold beer) and things we despise (sauerkraut, ambrosia, Lee Greenwood… all right, haters… this was from a friend. Direct all your spittle-filled anger elsewhere).
Here are a few unexpected things about the Fourth you can share tomorrow, if only to divert mom's attention away from Uncle Collin while he takes the youngest kids 'round back to set off three packs of taped-together Blackcat firecrackers…
10. No Rush to Get "God Bless America" to the People
Famed American composer Irving Berlin gave his adopted nation one of its greatest and most iconic songs but it didn't see the light of day because its author didn't deem it worthy of being sung. Berlin was drafted into the military in the early 1900s and helped to draft a musical comedy for his fellow troops in which he composed the song for its final number — a tune inspired by a phrase his Russian mother would often utter after escaping to America from underneath the iron fist of the bloody Russian empire. However, the composer didn't think it would fit in the show and kept it in his file for 20 years until singer Kate Smith wanted a patriotic song to sing on the radio as war broke out across Europe. The song became one of the most requested patriotic ditties almost overnight and a staple in American songbooks. (Source)
9. Ehhhh… We'll Get To It. We're… Busy.
July 4th was not declared a federal holiday until 1941. Most federal holidays are observed on a Monday but despite the temptation of a Guaranteed Long Weekend, that pesky date made lawmakers leave it be. (Source)


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I finished my Braid lap quilt. Sure is yellow.
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I finished my Braid lap quilt. Sure is yellow.
Great quilt and another UFO done! I love yellow, it is such a happy colour.
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No Stephen Hawkins didn't knock up one of the strippers at the Nuddie bar.
"High school senior Mimi Yen spends a lot of time thinking about worm sex. "
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I don't totally agree with Simms, but I definitely understand why someone would say that. Outside of the 2 Super Bowl runs Eli hasn't been great when it comes to production. "But but but Eli is great in the 4th quarter"....that's the niche Eli has had to keep his name in the debate along with the 2 Super Bowl MVPs. What about all the issues though? Throughout the Coughlin era Eli and KG are the biggest constants on offense. Eli has to share a lot of the blame for the teams redzone issues. Elite QB's put up a lot of touchdowns. There's no debating that. So it's difficult to make strong arguments for Eli when he struggles in that department.
I don't even care anymore... I wouldn't trade Eli for anyone. He doesn't need to prove anything to Phil Simms. He will go down as the Giants greatest quarterback of all time and that's fine with me. Yes he will be better then Simms when all is said and done.
If you take Eli Manning and put him in the system that Phil Simms was in, Eli would have dominated that era. The system Phil Simms was in was painless and seamless. Eli would have thrived with that O line and run game. Heck, if Eli Manning were the QB back then, Mark Bavarro may have put up Gronkowski numbers. Our O line and run game was so great that when Hoss, a guy that ran a 4.28 40 took over, he rarely had to run.
I think Phil Simms would have had issues with this system under Gillbride. I am not saying that he would not have gotten it but it would have taken him longer than Eli. Heck, it took Phil awhile to get the system he was in down and that one was simple as it gets.
I am not spewing angst at Phil but in my opinion, Eli is a better QB.
Their defense is horrible. That factors into that 4 game skid to start as well. He still got his though.


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Peter Hepworth, Activision's UK and Ireland MD, has left the firm to "pursue new career opportunities." In the interim, the business in the region will be overseen by Andrew Brown, VP of sales excellence, who was previously managing director for the area before Hepworth took over. Brown will take on the added MD responsibilities until […]
EA adding 300 new positions to its customer service center in Ireland
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GAME Ireland holding sit-in protests
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277 GAME stores shuttered, 2,104 jobs cut
GAME's administration has resulted in some serious bloodletting.
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Well,been thinking of an AR but dont want to mess with 5.56 since i have nothing but ak's but i was wondering what mags you would use for that caliber?I have not seen any in x39.
Palmetto State Armory had the X39 mags for $9.95 ea recently.
I posted the link in another thread not too long ago,might want to check and see if the sale is still active.
You can also use standard 5.56 mags for a 7.62 x 39 ar. I built one lower reciever is the same so the mag well is too, thirty round 5.56 mags hold around 25 7.62 x 39 rounds
Have you seen this new type AR lower?
They call it a Modular Weapon System, it has quick change mag wells.
You can change your AR to shoot any ammo from .22 to .50 Beowulf.
They were showing it at Knob Creek, and they have an add in Shotgun News Apr. 20 issue page 76. Here is there internet link.
MGI Lower Receiver with Interchangeable Magazine Wells
Not a bad idea, but 10,000 rounds later will it still be a stable lower.
And for the price I could pick 5 of the cal.s that I wanted to shoot & buy lowers for those.
i built one last year--got the last16" barrel DTI had in 7.62x39 during the great buying panic of 09.
if was a bit more involved to build than the 5.56s. i had to re drill the gas port one size larger. i think DTI sent me a returned barrel--it was dirty as sin out of the box.
after i got it cleaned up and touched up the gas port hole in the barrel it is a sweet shooter.
those 7.62x39 c-products mags function well and at $9.95 a pop are a steal.
Is a 7.62X39 AR more accurate than an AK by much?
not really ut its a lot of fun to shoot...
love my ar in x39. it does a HELL of a lot of more damage at a shorter distance than the 223....
Hate takes LESS energy & thought... Dont be so Lazy.
Building or Bitching? which are you here to do?
YES, i work for TEC Tactical. 02/07 SOT
i have been gatherning parts for one for 5 or 6 years. i am not in a hurry i guess. it uses the ak mags. i think i have enough parts to finish it now. just to find the time to do it. a buddy of mine finished his. a picture of his.
his shoots great. i hope mine does also when i finish it.
(i bought 2 sets of uppers and lowers and sold him 1 set.)
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I am doing IV regressions and using the "ivreg2" command. I want to
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However, I want to report results with robust standard errors obtained
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(May 12, 2008)--The UTSA Alumni Association and the University Center have teamed up to give alumni, graduating seniors, faculty, staff and friends of the university the opportunity to leave their marks in a unique way with the UTSA Brick and Bench Campaign.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
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Proceeds from brick and bench sales will fund a leadership scholarship and various UC activities including a film series, poetry slams, concerts and comedy shows.
The engraved bricks and dedicated benches will be located on the University Center paseo between the existing University Center and the expansion that will open in August. For a limited time, bricks are being sold for $100 apiece to be installed in time for the start of the 2008-2009 academic year. After that, bricks will be sold for $150.
"The brick program empowers past, present and future members of the UTSA family to mark their educational accomplishment and leave their own legacy," says Jane Findling Burton, director of alumni programs. "Bricks and benches make excellent gifts to celebrate accomplishments, milestones, anniversaries, organization remembrances and memorials."
The new program is an extension of the Buy the Brick program, which ran from 1996 to 2001. Bricks purchased under that program were installed in the UC courtyard.
For more information on purchasing a brick, visit the UTSA Alumni Programs Web site or call (210) 458-4133.


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- The Goretorium is being marketed as the first year-round horror attraction in Vegas
- It is the brainchild of filmmaker Eli Roth, famous for "Hostel"
- The Goretorium is designed as a '60s hotel, complete with guest-driven interactivity and chapel
Meat grinders grinding people. Bathroom mirrors that bleed. And body parts -- everywhere.
Sending you screaming will be the mission of the Goretorium when it opens this week in Las Vegas.
Marketed as the only year-round horror attraction in Vegas -- the first of its kind -- the hotel-themed haunt is the work of Eli Roth, the actor-writer-director who has built a career on low-budget, blood-drenched horror films such as "Hostel" and its sequel.
Roth will be making a special appearance on opening night, performing an illusion that's actually pretty dangerous, CEO Robert Frey said. Roth's surprise will be only the first of the evening.
The pitch is archetypal: the Goretorium is actually "the Delmont," a '60s-era hotel whose owners make sure the guests enter -- and never leave.
There's a haunted elevator, a go-go lounge and a chapel, which will be open for real-world weddings.
A stew of horror tropes mixed with an eye for decade-crossing design, the Delmont has been planned down to its last detail, Frey said, including the costumes, sound design and even the slot machines featured in the lobby's casino.
The scares themselves are just as carefully planned. At any one time, there will be 35 to 40 actors at work, many of whom have previous experience in "haunt environments" such as haunted houses.
The floor plan is interactive and free-form, so attendees can choose their own path, whether that means a trip to the laundry room full of squeaky-clean human skin or a peek at the bathrooms, where the mirrors drip blood.
But even though the Goretorium has been built with a flurry of high-tech tricks, the scariest moments aren't necessarily the most advanced, Frey said. Sometimes it's the low-tech stuff that guests should watch out for.
One thing the Goretorium isn't afraid of is going stale. There are plans to add new scares often, Frey said. Tickets are $35 if purchased online.
There will be new things to run away from as early as Thanksgiving and Christmas; it should take repeat customers six or seven trips to see everything, and that's the point.
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Seniors in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University will unveil their capstone design project, an open-wheeled Indy-type racer from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 6, in the President's Reception room of the Anderson Center.
The result of three semesters and thousands of hours of work logged by the team of Watson engineering students, the car will be entered into the Society of Automotive Engineers Formula SAE design competition. Over 100 universities are expected to compete in this international undergraduate engineering design competition. Segments of the June competition in the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan will be aired on ESPN, ESPN 2 and SpeedTV. The team captain Alex Zelenka and faculty advisor Dr. George Catalano will give a brief presentation before the unveiling. For more information call 607-777-4881.


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U.S. fears ground war in Gaza could hurt Israel and help Hamas
A senior Obama administration official said the American message to Egypt had been "that we cannot have this conflict drag on, as it just risks greater threats to civilians."
If Israel goes back into Gaza, both Egypt and Jordan — the only two Arab countries with peace treaties with Israel — would come under pressure from their people to break off ties, a move that would undoubtedly strengthen Hamas.
But to the relief of Obama administration officials, Mr. Morsi so far has not hinted at such a move, which would threaten the 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, a linchpin for stability in the region in Washington's view. And administration officials say Mr. Morsi has indicated that he will try to calm the situation in Gaza before it worsens.
Whether that effort extends to lobbying for Hamas to crack down on jihadist groups that have been launching attacks on Israel, as Israel would like to see Mr. Morsi do, is not clear. But at the moment, the relative quiet out of Cairo is being viewed in Washington as a positive first step.
U.S. fears ground war in Gaza could hurt Israel and help Hamas
Proof that this "fear" is phony: if the US govt believed this it would be cheerleading for the IDF.
Akzed on November 18, 2012 at 11:24 AM