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The Universities of Bari, Salento and Foggia - Apulian members of the CLAVIER group (Corpus and LAnguage Variation in English Research) - are pleased to announce the forthcoming CLAVIER international conference, to be held in Bari, 30 November – 2 December 2017.
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Deadline for abstracts extended to 30 June
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1-12 Editorial International Journal of Language Studies
13-30 ParallelESAPcourses:Whatarethey?Whydoweneedthem? 31-52 Translation, ESP and corpus studies: Bridging the gap in a French context
53-72 MultimodalL2Composition:EAPinthedigitalera
73-94 Mapping specialized domains through a wide-angled interdisciplinary approach: The case of British higher education and research
95-132 An interdisciplinary approach to ESP: The milieu, discourse and culture of American technological risk companies
133-150 A multi-dimensional analysis of legal American English: Real- life and cinematic representations compared
151-166 E-portfolios as professional identities for university learners in an English for Communication and Media program
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Numéro spécial de la revue IJLS (International Journal of Language Studies) , volume 11, numéro 3, "English for Specific Purposes: Redefining the State of the Art », dirigé par Emila Di Martino, Gabriella Di Martino et Christopher Williams. Parmi les auteurs de ce volume figurent trois membres du GERAS : Geneviève Bordet, Fanny Domenec et Marie-Agnès Détourbe. Le volume PDF est en accès libre sur Academia.
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Gone are the days of type-written papers and literature reviews built on index cards. In the age of information overload and email overwhelm, we need all the help we can get to stay sane and productive. I rely heavily on the … Continue reading →
Effective Science Communication: A practical guide to surviving as a scientist is devoted to the variety of ways that scientists are expected to communicate in their day-to-day professional lives. It includes practical advice on how to publish your work in scientific journals, apply for grants, and effectively communicate your research to both scientific and non-scientific audiences. There are chapters devoted to constructing a digital footprint, dealing with the media, and influencing science policy. Guiding you throughout are a number of useful exercises that will help you to become a more effective communicator, providing a helping hand in your scientific journey to not only survive, but to prosper in the process.
Padlet is a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless!
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Lots of easy tips for Padlet activities
Arizona State University, Claire McLaughlin's curator insight, April 24, 6:37 PM
A former colleague loved using Padlet with her students. This article gives great ideas on how to use Padlet which are activities that are applicable to ESL/EFL students. Check them out! Tell me if you use one of the ideas!
Ce colloque a pour objectif d'étudier les possibilités et les usages du numérique dans l'enseignement/apprentissage des langues à l'université au sens large. Il permettra, en particulier, d'examiner les propositions de pédagogie universitaire grâce aux outils numériques dans un objectif de personnalisation et de responsabilisation de l'apprentissage. Dans la même perspective, il questionnera la pertinence et l'effet des dispositifs de formation et d'accompagnement des enseignant-e-s de langues dans des pratiques numériques d'enseignement hybrides ou 100 % à distance
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Revue TDFLE, travaux de didactique numéro 70, la pensée du Cadre européen commun de référence
Ce numéro propose une lecture critique de la manière dont la didactique des langues s'est développée depuis le début des années 2000 en Europe sous l'influence du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (CECRL). Cette publication, réalisée par des experts mandatés par le Conseil de l'Europe, s'est imposée en quelques années seulement comme un outil d'organisation et de régulation du marché des langues vivantes étrangères en Europe, inspirant l'écriture des programmes nationaux, servant de référence pour l'élaboration des manuels de langues ou pour les offres de cours dans les nombreux instituts publics ou privés qui satisfont une demande croissante de qualification en langues que les systèmes scolaires publics peinent à satisfaire. Dans un paysage didactique contemporain extrêmement consensuel, rares sont les voix qui détonnent pour questionner ce texte, la manière dont il a été rédigé, l'idéologie qu'il véhicule, les effets négatifs qu'il peut avoir sur la didactique des langues. Les auteurs de ce numéro font partie des quelques universitaires en France, mais aussi en Suisse, en Italie, qui ont entrepris cette remise en question à la manière de Christian Puren qui, non sans malice, va jusqu'à parler d'un cadre de « révérence ». Chacune et chacun le fait à partir de ses terrains et de ses propres préoccupations.
Analysing the fluency of L2 speech
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Course outline 2014 with reference list
For us, Legitimation Code Theory (LCT), and in particular its concept of semantic waves, has been one of those how-did-we-ever-teach-without- knowing-this theories. It has shifted our approach to teaching EAP, infiltrating every lesson plan and all the materials we create. And we're pretty sure that with the theory's lynchpin, Karl Maton, Riding the waves to academic success Richard Ingold and Daniel O'Sullivan explain how understanding semantic waves can help students improve their writing. giving a plenary at BALEAP 2017, its influence is set to grow and grow. So what exactly is LCT? What is a semantic wave? And how can this idea help students produce better
From resig
This book is based on the IATEFL Research Special Interest Group Pre-Conference Event held in Manchester in April 2015. The event aimed to provide a platform for EFL researchers to exchange stories about important aspects of their own development, with a view to encouraging greater awareness about these issues.
Participants shared their stories using creative and colourful poster presentations. Each paper in the book is developed from the author's/authors' original poster presentation, and is also linked to the online video recording of the poster presentation on the day. The book aims to capture a sense of the event, characterised by stimulating exchanges in an informal and friendly setting. The book also includes the papers of the invited 'impulse' speakers who introduced each group of posters: David Nunan, Sue Garton and Cynthia White.
The final section of the book provides a summary of the closing panel discussion, again with a link to the video-recording from the day. Themes within the book include the challenges and pleasures of the research journey; learning to be a writer of research; dealing with the uncertainties and complexity of qualitative data; what it means to be a researcher, and the shifting sense of researcher identity.
The book as a whole presents an in-depth picture of real-life dilemmas, challenges and pleasures experienced by EFL researchers as they develop their craft. In uncovering these often hidden aspects of researcher development, the book provides a valuable service to the EFL research community and beyond.
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Noun frequencies in cohesive nominal groups | Drummond | Journal of Second Language Teaching & Research
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General purpose academic word lists, such as Coxhead's (2000) academic word list, are widely used in the teaching English for Academic purposes. However, word frequencies in some micro-level aspects of academic discourse are yet to be determined, such as subject-specific word lists in some areas. This study has generated knowledge of noun frequencies in sentence transitions containing anaphoric lexical references to the preceding sentence.
Investigating a corpus of approximately 5.6 million words of academic texts from the Social Sciences and Humanities has led to a list of 71 nouns most frequently used in cohesive nominal groups in these areas. This list was compiled with Antconc (Anthony, 2014) by examining eight syntactic structures containing an anaphoric determiner and noun. The list can be used alongside more general purpose lists to support L2 academic writing development. As well as the main list, two significant sub-lists have been identified: a list of items particularly useful for anaphoric references to a citation and a group of nouns that nominalise processes.
Four frequently occurring nouns in the data have been identified as forming partitive constructions with a cohesive aspect enabling the writer to narrow or broaden the range of analysis in the writing. In addition, there is a proposed order in which the eight cohesive structures investigated could be introduced within an EAP syllabus.
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Dear Colleagues due to multiple requests, we have decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission. Important dates are now as follows: 30 June 2017: Deadline for abstract submission 15 July 2017: Notification of outcome of submission until 10 August 2017: Early bird registration 11 August – 29 November 2017: standard registration Please see the CFP details on the conference website: http://www.uniba.it/elenco-siti-tematici/clavier17


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Outdoor hydronic heaters (also referred to as outdoor wood boilers or outdoor wood furnaces) are used to heat homes or businesses but they have also been used to heat swimming pools and hot tubs. Indoor wood stoves and fireplaces are not considered outdoor hydronic heaters. In an effort to protect the air you breathe Indiana will regulate the purchase and use of outdoor hydronic heaters, joining other states that have already adopted similar rules.
Emissions from an outdoor hydronic heater can cause air pollution problems when not sited, installed, or operated properly. U.S. EPA has not developed national legislation at this time, but is relying upon voluntary measures and state and local regulation to control emissions from outdoor hydronic heaters. Outdoor hydronic heaters may be regulated by local ordinances.
This website offers information on hydronic heaters in an effort to inform you of the requirements for outdoor hydronic heaters and on Indiana's rule on the subject.
Yes, Indiana has adopted 326 IAC 4-3 [PDF] to establish emission limits for new outdoor hydronic heaters. In addition, fuel use restriction, stack height requirements, and a limited summertime operating ban has been adopted for existing units. The effective date of this rule is May 18, 2011. Note: the compliance date for the stack height requirement is November 30, 2011.
The outdoor hydronic heater rule (326 IAC 4-3, LSA #05-332) was adopted by the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board on March 2, 2011. The Indiana Legislative Services Agency provides background information on the rule.
Additionally, IDEM provides an Outdoor Hydronic Heater Rule Fact Sheet (available on the IDEM Fact Sheets page).
Sellers and dealers must provide a copy of the rule (326 IAC 4-3) to buyers and the buyer must sign a notice confirming receipt of the rule. The seller or dealer must send the signed notice to IDEM within 7 days of delivering the unit to the buyer or lessee. Dealers may use the Notice to Buyer form (State Form 53597) to provide notice to IDEM (form available on the IDEM Forms page).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) maintains a list of qualified models of outdoor hydronic heaters that meet the phase 2 emission standards proposed in the draft rulemaking.
For complaints, use IDEM's Complaints website or call IDEM'S Complaint Coordinator at (317) 232-4464, or toll free at (800) 451-6027, ext. 2-4464 (in Indiana). For general information on the requirements of the rule, please contact the Office of Air Quality at (317) 233-3861 or toll free at (800) 451-6027.
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"Old Mosaic" Room in Centre
尺寸20 平方米
Floor No.0
- 适合家庭/儿童
- 互联网/无线网路
- 厨房
- 电视机
- 有停车场
- 可上锁的客房
- 阳台/露台
Accommodation summary
|Via Pietro Toselli, 50144 Firenze, 意大利
Located in a very strategic location, our Guest House is a just 15 minutes walk from the historic center and the Santa Maria Novella Station and a short pass from the Fortezza da Basso and Palazzo dei Congressi, the site of important events related to the other Italian fashion.
Whether your stay is for personal reasons, to work, study or simply to immerse yourself in the endless beauty of the city of Florence, this is the ideal place for your every need.
The rooms of different types, elegantly furnished with a blend of classic and modern style, offer the ultimate in comfort.
At your disposal, fully equipped kitchen and a lovely garden where you can relax in the shade of a majestic orange tree.
Nothing is left to chance, everything is taken care of every detail so that your stay is something unique and unforgettable.
Newly renovated, this room has a private bathroom with shower, 22 "LCD TV, heating and Wi-Fi, kitchen and private garden.
The room can be arranged double or twin
Services included:
Opened 24/24
Keys available to guests at no time constraints
Fully equipped kitchen use
Room cleaning and linen change every 3 days
Free Wi-Fi
LCD TV in every room
Use Deck
Bicycle Rental
Tourist information
Small pets allowed
Services on request:
Breakfast in the Room
Wake-up calls
Car park
Transfer to / from airport / train station
Reservation exhibitions, museums, guided tours
Agreements with restaurants, pizzerias, trattorias
Our Guest House is located in Via Pietro Toselli, 99 in Florence and can be reached by:
• Train station "Santa Maria Novella": Bus citizens (ATAF) numbers: 17-29-30-35 North direction (get off at Toselli) (1 KM)
• Motorway: exit Firenze Nord - direction center (9 KM)
• Airport "Amerigo Vespucci" Florence - towards the center (4.50 KM)
• Airport "Galileo Galilei" Pisa - Florence direction (80 KM)
From 1 July 2011 the City of Florence by resolution of the City Council No. 230/33 of 06.20.2011, integrated by
resolution No. 21/2012, has established the "'tourist tax".
The tax is applied to non-residents overnight stays in the city of Florence and for a maximum of 7 consecutive nights.
The tax rate for this tourist structure is 2,50 euro per person per night. There are the following exemptions:
a) children up to twelve years old ;
b) people who care for patients admitted to local hospitals, including outpatient care, for a maximum of two assistants
per patient;
c) patients who make hospital care in outpatient care;
d) students of the University of Florence.
It is also provided a 50% reduction of the tourist tax in the following cases:
a) groups of lower and upper secondary schools in Florence in teaching visit;
b) athletes under the age of 16 years, members of groups participating in sporting events and tournaments organized in collaboration with the Municipal Administration.
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The room and the shared place is really clean and nice. But unfortunately, the room is located beside a main street which is too noisy and the bed is just shared the same wall with the sink of the kitchen. The toilet is also really loud, because water of toilet after flushing is floating for more than 10 min. I read the preview before I book, but didn't image how loud it could be. We couldn't sleep well during our 4 nights stay.
I still recommend this place to stay due to the clean. It may be fine for people who gets up really early during vacation, cause the kitchen will be used starting 8 AM but the street noise starts around 6 AM cannot be avoided. Maybe bring ear plugs will help you a bit.
We had a pleasant stay in the room with the private garden. The noice from the street didn't bother us much, we slept like babies. Wonderful big bathroom. We used the kitchen a lot and everyone was very nice, especially nice to our Little son (thanks).
Sono molto soddisfatta. Camera comoda, pulita, riscaldata e con bagno ristrutturato. Proprietario gentilissimo. La camera affaccia direttamente sulla strada ed è quindi rumorosa ma non ho avuto problemi a dormire personalmente. Anche il letto era molto comodo. La camera dista mezz'ora a piedi da Santa Maria novella ma ci sono diversi autobus che la collegano bene al centro e passano spesso. Le fermate degli autobus sono vicinissime all' alloggio. Unica pecca le pareti della camera sono talmente sottili da sentire tutto quello che accade nella cucina comune difronte e viceversa.
Chambre très agréable, très propre et pratiquement neuve (idem que sur la photo) avec la possibilité de cuisiner et prendre ses repas dans la cuisine (très avantageux surtout sur Florence) et ce, malgré les bruits de la rue en soirée et les moustiques nocturnes ! (Ne pas oublier la crème anti-moustique en saison!) Aide appréciable apportée par Dominico au niveau des visites à réaliser sur Florence ! Encore merci !
De gastheren zijn uitermate vriendelijk en gastvrij. De kamer is ook mooi en ruim, inclusief de aangrenzende badkamer. De ligging is op ong. 20 minuten lopen van het centrum. De bus stopt nagenoeg voor de deur en rijdt ook direct naar het centrum. Enig minpunt is het verkeerslawaai. De kamer ligt aan de straatkant van een drukke weg met een stoplicht voor de deur, wat inhoudt dat constant verkeer stopt en optrekt. Als je een slechte slaper bent, is dit heel vervelend. Na de eerste slapeloze nacht brachten oordopjes voor de overige nachten uitkomst. Met oordopjes wel goed geslapen, dus vergeet die niet! Dan voldoet de kamer prima voor een paar dagen Florence!!
The room is perfectly clean and somewhat well-equipped (except for the tiny TV). However, they have Inconvenient check-in and check-out policies. We arrived after 8pm and had to pay a 15 euro check in fee. Check out is at 10am which is way too early for being in vacation.
Nice house in the center of Firenze, easy to park the car in the street, a good restaurant near the house. Warmly welcome and bif comfortable romm. Good advices to visit the town.
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A Danville woman discovered something very unpleasant in her back yard last week - a decapitated cat.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
Town Square
Headless cat found in Danville yard
Original post made on Jul 5, 2008
Like this commentPosted by A Danville Women
a resident of Danville
on Jul 5, 2008 at 5:28 pm
As a Rottweiler owner of 14 years. I think this article is ridiculous. A dog/animal is only as bad as the owners. My daughter was attacked by a Chihuahua when she was two. Yes, this poor cat was probably eaten by another animal but to assume it was a loose rottweiler is biased. Funny, when my friends very dear loving pit bull was killed in Danville last year by a raccoon it never made the newspaper. Maybe it was a loose Chihuahua that killed this poor cat!


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Josh Hartnett at the London premiere of Penny Dreadful. Anyone watch it this weekend?
Jonah Hill gets his sunglasses licked by his girlfriend. Dog is jealous.
Jennifer Lopez and her mom.
Jeremy Piven filming the next season of Selfridge. If you haven't seen it, then think Downton Abbey meets Entourage. Piven plays Ari in both shows.
Lea Michele wore this to the upfronts. Apparently thought she was selling bottles. This was the least skin she showed.
The Deschanel
sisters wore considerably more clothes to the business function.
Jada Pinkett Smith and
Anna Gunn were also there.


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Cigarette thieves sought in Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. - Pueblo Police want to find two people who held up a convenience store early Saturday morning.
It happened at the Loaf N' Jug on the northeast side of the city in the 2800 block of Troy Avenue.
The clerk told police two young Hispanics acted as if they had a weapon and asked for several packs of cigarettes.
Both appeared underage according to police.
One juvenile was wearing a brown shirt with white sleeves and red shorts. The second suspect wore a black t-shirt and grey shorts.
Upon leaving one of the suspects reportedly shook the clerk's hand and told them "thank you, God bless."
If anyone has any information regarding this incident, you are urged to call Pueblo Police at (719) 553-2502 or Pueblo Crime Stoppers at (719) 542-7867.


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Great post Duhaje!! I've been to Jamaica several times and it is one of my favorite destinations in the world. Your posts were very enlightning I like the honey glazed jerk idea and think I'll be making that here this weekend! Your welcome to come over.....LOL Cheers.
I can see you all like your jerk chicken! Hahahha wish I could but juggling between being a teacher and keeping bees....ai sah! Here we only have a handful of beekeepers who do only beekeeping. We don't have pollination services like in the US. Most beekeepers only rely on honey. On the average we sell a 750ml bottle of honey for $800..holds about 2 pounds and woorks out to about $9US dollars. I am thinking I can go full time with 200 hives. Not just honey but pollen and other things.
One day I will invite you all to my country and we go to the beach everyday and eat... u guessed it honey glazed jerk chicken!!! Im at Disney World almost every Easter with my family, i just cant get enough of that place.
The one to the left is a mixture of different honey sources. The one to the right is the honey most people know jamaica for, Logwood Honey. its a very ...hmmmm...cant really describe the taste but really nice!!! we have a few weeks shot of getting this honey. overall the honey from Jamaica has a more full taste or more parts of your taste buds are involved. sorry for my lack of proper descriptions. Hope i can send up samples for you all! the picture in the next post will wow some! well it did me...drum roll!!!! YES MAN!
PINK HONEY!!!!!! Older beekeepers say its from a vine that doesnt bloom every year im doing some research into this.
This is the deadly ant im talking about!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, I just sent a PM, but wanted to share our experiences with the others...I have requested to view this apiary on my trip to Jamaica at the end of August/early September...I am a beekeeper in the NE US (Maine), and would love to learn of beekeeping in such a drastically different climate. I also would love to buy some honey to share with the local beekeeping organization (www.androscogginbeekeepers.org). I currently keep 7 hives in Lisbon, ME.
Sorry for the delay, please check your inbox for a reply.
Hi, Duhaje.
I have loved reading your reports. My daughter is currently a Peace Corps volunteer in Free Hill working on various projects including organic agriculture. She mentioned they lost hives to the ants. When we visited earlier this year, I was amazed by the beauty of your island. If the folks who have mentioned how much they like Jamaica are only visiting the resorts, rent a car and really see Jamaica! Do not bring honey to share, though. We brought some honey for our daughter and as part of our gifts for her host family. Customs made us throw it away. Evidently the bees were devastated a while ago and now they have locked down the country from importing bees, honey, even a lot of beekeeping supplies. Can you write about what happened , Duhaje?
Best of luck!
9 yrs, TF 6 yrs, moved to OAV in 2014, MAQS 2016. 5 hives and 4 nucs Zone 4B
Hello. You are right. The government had placed restrictions on the importation of honey and wax as well as bees. This was to protect the Island from the introduction of diseases and pests. It is also to protect a very vital but possibly fragile industry. It started with the first observations of American Foul Brood.
Hi everyone. I need some assistance in figuring something out. My bees whether location or type do not seem to break brood production since we have no distinct seasons. Does anyone recommend breaking the brood pattern more than once for the year. Last year I broke it by removing the queens and allowing the colonies to raise their own. I'm trying to go treatment free for varroa. All hives have screened bottom boards that I leave without a base all year round.
...We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are...
Thank you. I stand corrected using the terms treatment free. What I really want is to not use the chemicals like apistan. Its been over a year since a very few of the mother hives were treated. I did many splits and took out the queens for many of them. I now know that the combs are very low in termms of chemical residue and non existent in some hives. So far I have placed a hygenic queen's offspring in more than half of the colonies. Not more to lessen inbreeding. What I will be embarking on now is the actual monitoring of the hives with sticky boards to see the best and mark them tobe bred from next year
Your photos are wonderful, thank you. The colored honeycomb picture is amazing!!!! Best of luck to you in building your business! Your students are lucky to have such a creative teacher who obviously likes to engineer and experiment.
You could come to Disney World around March and stop by the Florida Bee College at Marineland/St. Augustine. William Masterton from Laughland, St. Ann has been coming for a few years now. I was in Jamaica last December teaching queen rearing.
Thank you Duhaje for showing me a couple of your apiaries, and being such an informative and hospitable host. You have made this visit to Jamaica the best yet. You are definitely going places with your bees, and have a ton of knowledge to offer. Keep up the good work, and keep us updated on your discoveries!
Im glad you enjoyed yourself. I wouldn't mind if many more persons from this forum came to Jamaica.
Keeping bees in Jamaica
Hello everyone! These ants may be of some benefit I am now finding out. the truth be told I am now seeing these ants targeting anything that comes from the hive. I am yet to see if they will consume mites that fall from my screened bottom boards. I have seen them attack a small hive beetle. quickly carrying it off. I have also seen where a smaller type that we call biting ants here actually clean up dead bees from the hive that gets stuck between the frames and the cover. I doubt these bees are much of a bother to live brood and bees due to finding them even in very small 2frame nucs that are easily killled. Maybe they will help to become apart of an IPM strategy. back to the red ants I have asked the question whether these ants are carriers of the american foulbrood in the hives. They will kill a weak hive so my thinking is they probably bring spores from the weak hive to other hives thus spreading. (ya not such an advantage here now). im just posting ideas maybe I will one day get to do some research.
Keeping bees in Jamaica


text: I am only going into my first winter keeping bees but I can't wait until spring. I would like to increase my hive and I just wondered how common swarms were in south central pa. I did get one swarm but it was from the chambersburg area. There are a few bee keepers around me but how common are wild swarms? I read about all you guys and gals catching lots of swarms but I think a lot of you are from down south. Is it worth putting money into swarm traps or should I just focus on splitting my hives?


text: Hey Guys, Figured I would throw some pictures out there of my rides since Im selling so many parts. A little back story. I bought my first Dyno, the orange Von Franco in 2000 when I was in high school. I had a friend that makes motorcycle handle bars bend me up a set. They are huge but look awesome. I put Huntingtion Beach Bicycles seat,orange pedals and orange grips on it. I still have all the stock parts for it. Ever since then I have building and buying different bikes,whizzers,dynos and cars. I enlisted in the Army and did 6 years from 2004 to 2010. Everytime I would come home on leave I would go to motorcycle and bicycle swap meets and yard sales and buy anything Dyno I could find. I have too much stuff now so, just looking to liquidate a little bit. I bought the moon bike for $280 locally and it had a bunch of mods so I have since returned it to original. I plan on buying the moon discs for it since I live 10 minutes from Mooneyes. I bought the Von Franco Taboo Tiki for $65! at a yard sale in Newport Beach. It was missing the tank badges, the tiki was broken off and the bars and seat post were scratched and rusted. So I bought a new tiki,tank badges and had the seat post and bars powder coated. I built the grey bike for my dad when I was in high school from all swap meet parts. It has dyno roadster wheels and super slick tires with a nexus three speed hub. An old speedometer. Carbon fiber shorty fenders and a Schwinn B6 chain guard. I painted it Cadillac graphite gray since he has worked for different GM dealers for 40 years. The Whizzer was another Newport Beach yard sale find. I picked it up for $500! another steal. The red dyno deuce is brand new and has never been ridden. I bought that right when dyno went out of business as an investment. Im also selling that one for $500 if anyone wants it. The dyno glide was a craigslist find for $80. It was rusted really bad so I replaced a bunch of hardware and actually had to color sand some areas to get the rust off the paint. My girlfriend uses it whenever we go cruise the beach. I have a dyno roadster frame and chain guard Im planning to build once I get rid of the Whizzer and Dyno Deuce as well as some parts. It will have 24x3 inch tires front and back, Shorty Fenders, powder coated asphalt black, whizzer hydraulic fork and some other odds and ends. So let me know if you need any dyno stuff. Chances are I probably have it.


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In times like these it's tempting to take advantage of bargain prices on parts.
I'm not talking about the guy with a van full of parts in plain boxes, sources unknown. I'm referring to when your regular parts supplier offers a "special buy," in which he's sharing his savings. The supplier may think he's doing you a favor.
But is he?
The 1990 Fastener Act allows distributors to commingle substandard fasteners with good ones, and lots of 50 or fewer are virtually exempt from many quality requirement provisions. So while your supplier may mean well, he also may be inadvertently passing along counterfeit parts.
Fasteners are critical to virtually every vehicle repair. Fastener failures cause accidents, and accidents cause injury and death. You could be held liable.
The best way to avoid buying counterfiets is to know your source (see side-bar). And the best way to avoid fastener failures is to follow proper storage and use procedures.
Nuts And Bolts
The fastener's nut and bolt (or stud or cap screw) hold two or more objects together. Tightening the fastener creates a tension that pulls the head and nut together. They clamp what's between.
When torque is applied to a nut or bolt head, the threads act like wedges pulling on the bolt. The bolt stretches a bit. Elastic forces inside the bolt cause it to spring back to its original shape. The more it's stretched, the stronger the clamping force, but only if elastic limits haven't been reached. Once the limit is reached, permanent deformation destroys the ability to clamp.
The bolt is part of a system that also includes the nut and washers. The nut applies the stretch to the bolt. Washers protect the work and keep the system from backing off and relaxing tension. If any of these are mismatched, the assembly may fail.
To ensure none of the above happens in your garage:
Specify the right size, grade of fastener. Refer to repair manuals to identify fastener grades. For automotive work, use domestic Grade 5 or Grade 8 bolts. You can use Grade 8 in many applications calling for Grade 5, but not in extremely hot areas such as engines, exhaust systems, and brakes.
Never use Grade 5 where Grade 8 is specified, and never mix grades on one work piece or part.
Don't overtighten fasteners. This can stretch them beyond their elastic limits, resulting in permanent deformation and loss of clamping strength. This is especially true with wheel fasteners.
Don't rely on torque-limiting devices. They can transfer too much torque and damage fasteners. When a repair manual calls for a value, use a calibrated torque wrench to achieve the value.
Handle air impact wrenches and torque wrenches carefully. Maintain them according to manufacturers' instructions and recalibrate regularly.
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New York, November 21, 2008--A court in China's southwestern Sichuan province sentenced a writer critical of the government to three years in prison today on charges of inciting subversion of state power, his wife told the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Wauwatosa East boys basketball team gets back into action Friday at co-leader Brookfield Central after coming off two losses in the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout at Concordia College in Mequon last week.
The Red Raiders play an important part of the schedule to begin the New Year and if they plan on having a winning season in the Greater Metro Conference, they need to play better than they did last week, according to coach Tim Arndorfer.
The Red Raiders are tied with Marquette for third, each with 3-1 records, behind co-leaders Brookfield Central and preseason favorite Sussex Hamilton, each 4-0.
After they play the Lancers on Friday, they host archrival Marquette on Jan. 11 and then travel to crosstown rival Wauwatosa West the next day for their annual crosstown battle.
Then they host defending champion West Allis Central on Jan. 18 and finish up this rough stretch by traveling to always pesky Brookfield East on Jan. 25.
The Red Raiders opened the WBY Shootout with a 56-44 loss to Onalaska on Dec. 26. The defending Division 2 state champions are led by Iowa State recruit Matt Thomas, one of the state's top players.
The talented 6-foot-4 inch senior guard averages 27.8 points and 15 rebounds per game and he didn't disappoint the crowd, scoring 25 points to lead the Hilltoppers.
No Red Raider play reached double figures, as senior guards Nate Moore and Ben Carpenter each had nine points and Devin Ross added eight.
Onalaska and Tosa East battled in the first half, with the Hilltoppers winning the first quarter (15-11) and the Red Raiders winning a low-scoring second (8-7) to trail 22-19 at intermission.
'Early in the game I thought we were a little bit rattled,' Arndorfer said when asked about Onalaska's press. 'Why I don't know. It wasn't significant pressure.
'Maybe we weren't ready to go,' he continued. 'I don't want to make excuses, but I don't think we came out ready. Two days of not shooting. We couldn't hit open shots (and) that frustrated you.'
No East player had more than three points in a quarter, as Anthony Carroll managed five points and Derrick Hurt four at halftime. Thomas led Onalaska with nine.
But then came perhaps the ugliest quarter of the year.
The Hilltoppers outscored Tosa East, 18-3, to take a 40-22 lead with 2 minutes, 27 seconds left in the third period.
Thomas had eight points and senior guard Clint Rihn added seven in the run, while Carpenter's 3-pointer at the 5:10 mark offered the Red Raiders' only points until he nailed another 3-pointer with 1:10 left in the period.
Ross scored the final five points in the period for East on an old-fashioned 3-point play and a drive to the basket.
'Against some top-quality opponents we have played this year, we've had one crappy quarter,' Arndorfer said. 'It was no different tonight. So we can hang around. But at some point - I'm trying to figure out what it is - until we play four quarters, we're going to be on the losing end of the stick against quality opponents.'
Arndorfer then talked about the Red Raiders not being able to match the Hilltoppers' firepower.
'We've found ways to win some in other games, but when you have a kid as good as Thomas, he is either going to hit the shot or go to the free-throw line. They got baskets; we went too many possessions without them. It's not rocket science.'
The 21-11 third period gave the Hilltoppers a 43-30 advantage going into the fourth quarter, so when the Red Raiders went on and outscored Onalaska 14-13, it was too little, too late.
Once again the Red Raiders struggled with their shooting, a problem that pops up when they play a zone defense.
'I'm a little disappointed we didn't execute against the zone a little bit better,' Arndorfer said. 'We settled for threes. If you are going to settle for them, you've got to hit them and we just didn't.'
While the Red Raiders couldn't handle Thomas in the first game, the next day they couldn't handle Bay Port's 6-4 senior guard Steven Minzlaff, who poured in 31 points to lead all scorers in a 69-65 overtime loss.
Minzlaff had more help than Thomas as Ryan Grabig (13 points), Ryan Fuglestad (10) and Zach Lorbeck (10) all got into double figures.
The Red Raiders also improved in the scoring column, led by the hardworking Moore's 18 points.
Carpenter, Carroll and Ben Mihelich all added 13 points.
This time the Red Raiders started out fast, taking a 19-12 lead after one. Although they played better than the night before, the Pirates outscored them 32-21 in the second and third quarters, to roll into the fourth quarter with a 44-40 lead.
This time the Red Raiders battled back, outscoring the Pirates 17-13 to send the game into overtime, where Bay Port prevailed, 12-8, for the win.
'I think it's the same story,' Arndorfer said. 'We can compete with some of the top teams, but until we figure out how to beat them, that's just going to be what we are - a team that can hang around. That's not what Tosa East is about.'


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And it's hockey weather.
Montreal has been wallopped by a late-winter snowstorm.
• Red Fisher on the Big Game against Boston
• Dave Stubbs wonders, is one hat trick too much to ask?
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Cannon boomed, brass bands serenaded and ladies tossed bouquets as Jefferson Davis arrived in Richmond on May 29, 1861, to make it the capital of the Confederate States of America. He had set out from the original capital at Montgomery, Alabama, soon after Virginia seceded from the Union six days earlier. Along the way, jubilant well-wishers slowed his train and he crossed the James River into Richmond far behind schedule. It was a scene wholly unlike President-elect Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington the previous February, when he sneaked into the city at dawn in a curtained sleeping car because of threats of assassination as he passed through Baltimore. Richmond welcomed Davis as if he personally were going to smite the Yankees and drive them from Virginia soil.
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To a cheering crowd, he said, "I know that there beats in the breasts of Southern sons a determination never to surrender, a determination never to go home but to tell a tale of honor....Give us a fair field and a free fight, and the Southern banner will float in triumph everywhere."
Unlike Davis' Mississippi and the other cotton states of the Deep South, Virginia, the most populous state below the Mason-Dixon line, had been reluctant to leave the Union of its fathers. The Richmond convention that debated secession leaned strongly against it; a country lawyer and West Point graduate named Jubal Early spoke for the majority when he warned that the convention could decide "the existence and the preservation of the fairest fabric of government that was ever erected....We ought not to act in hot haste, but coolly deliberate in view of the grave consequences."
But after the first guns at Fort Sumter, when Lincoln called for 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion, the convention reversed itself. Opinion swung so sharply that the result of the May 23 referendum confirming the convention's decision was a foregone conclusion. More than five months after South Carolina became the first state to depart the Union, Virginia followed. As a result, the proud, conservative Old Dominion would be the bloodiest battleground of the Civil War—and the first and final objective of all that slaughter was the capital, the very symbol of Southern resistance, the city of Richmond.
At first, there had been brave talk in Dixie of making Washington the capital of the Confederacy, surrounded as it was by the slave states of Maryland and Virginia. Federal troops had been attacked by a mob in Baltimore, and Marylanders had cut rail and telegraph lines to the North, forcing regiments headed for Washington to detour by steaming down the Chesapeake Bay. Washington was in a state of nerves; officials fortified the Capitol and the Treasury against feared invasion. Richmond was alarmed by rumors that the Union gunboat Pawnee was on its way up the James River to shell the city into flames. Some families panicked, believing an Indian tribe was on the warpath. Militiamen rushed to riverside and aimed cannon downstream. But the Pawnee never came.
North and South, such rumors pursued rumors, but soon the preliminaries, real and imagined, were either resolved or laughed away. The stage was set for war, and both sides were eager for a quick and glorious victory.
The society widow Rose O'Neal Greenhow was well known for her Southern sentiments, but in her home just across Lafayette Square from the White House she entertained Army officers and congressmen regardless of their politics. Indeed, one of her favorites was Henry Wilson, a dedicated abolitionist and future vice president from Massachusetts who had replaced Jefferson Davis as chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs. Greenhow, sophisticated and seductive, listened carefully to everything her admirers said. Soon she would be sending notes across the Potomac encoded in a cipher left with her by Thomas Jordan, who had resigned his Army commission and gone south.
As summer began, Jordan was adjutant of the Confederate Army under Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, a dashing Louisianan. Beauregard, who had become the Confederacy's premier hero by commanding the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April, was now gathering brigades to protect the vital rail junction at Manassas, little more than 25 miles west-southwest of Washington.
On July 4, Lincoln asked a special session of Congress for 400,000 troops and $400 million, with legal authority "for making this contest a short, and a decisive one." He expressed not only the hope, but also the expectation of most officials in Washington. Many of the militia outfits rolling in from the North had signed on in April for just 90 days, assuming they could deal with the uppity Rebels in short order. Day after day, a headline in the New York Tribune blared, "Forward to Richmond! Forward to Richmond!" a cry that echoed in all corners of the North.
The most notable voice urging restraint came from the most experienced soldier in the nation, Winfield Scott, general in chief of the U.S. Army, who had served in uniform since the War of 1812. But at 74, Scott was too decrepit to take the field and too weary to resist the eager amateurs of war as they insisted that the public would not tolerate delay. Scott turned over field command to Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell, who was headquartered at Robert E. Lee's abandoned Arlington mansion. On July 16, the reluctant McDowell left Arlington and started the Union Army of the Potomac westward.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - One of the top owners of California and New Zealand wineries, Bill Foley, has acquired the controlling interest of Touring &Tasting Magazine.
The magazine was founded in 1995 by partners Dan Fox and Paul Arganbright, both based in Santa Barbara.
Foley said he is, "fully committed to the growth and success of wine tourism globally. Partnering with Touring & Tasting will help us continue to help fuel that growth."
Over 100,000 copies are distributed each year to consumers, hotels, wedding planners, and wine buyers.
Fox says the magazine is planning to grow with the new relationship with Foley. "We're simply combining our tools and resources with Foley Family Wines to enhance our position as the leading marketing and media company in the wine tourism industry."
The magazine plans to expand its reach with more partnerships, mobile apps and digital editions.
Foley has been growing his wine interests significantly in recent years. It includes Foley Estates, Lincourt Vineyards and Firestone Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley along with Chalk Hill, Sebastiani, and Merus Kuleto in Northern California. Foley's reach has also gone into New Zealand with the purchases of Clifford Bay and Vavasour wineries.


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On April 27, Ralph Oliver lost his home of 47 years to a kitchen fire. The house was not equipped with a smoke detector.
The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department targeted illegal and unsafe all-terrain vehicle use in a week-long saturation patrol May 25 through June 1.
At 2 p.m. today, President George W. Bush issued a public thanks to volunteers across the United States who participated in activities sponsored by the Keep America Beautiful initiative.
Deputies of the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department will be running and bicycling in the Special Olympics' Law Enforcement Torch Run on May 27.
The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department will implement a DWI checkpoint Thursday night, May 22, at an undisclosed location in the county.
Doña Ana County Sheriff Juan Hernandez will implement saturation patrols across Doña Ana County on Memorial Day.Saturation patrols also are scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, and Friday, May 30.
Most Dona Ana County offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2003, to allow employees to observe the Memorial Day holiday.
Doña Ana County has completed a draft plan for its transition to substantial compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as required by federal law.
Certificates of appreciation from the South Central New Mexico Prevention Coalition will be hand-delivered May 21 to 19 Doña Ana County tobacco vendors who refused to sell tobacco to minors during an April 19 compliance check.
Doña Ana County – in conjunction with New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Public Health, El Paso County/City Health Department, the State of Chihuahua and the City of Juarez – will kick off a regional anti-mosquito campaign at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2003.


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On the verge of a postseason berth, Nelson Cruz's Cibao club dropped a 5-4 decision to Licey on Wednesday. Cruz batted third and went 0-for-3 with a walk, striking out twice.
Licey's Engel Beltre singled once and struck out twice in four at-bats, holding his average steady at .256.
Submarining reliever Ben Rowen fanned two batters in a scoreless seventh inning for Caracas. He allowed one hit and threw nine of his 13 pitches for a strike.
Aragua's Yangervis Solarte singled once and walked twice in five plate appearances.
Elvis Andrus got his batting average above the Mendoza line for the first time this winterball campaign after going2-for-5 with a pair of RBI. He also committed a fielding error, his third.
Jose Felix got the start behind the plate for Guasave on Wednesday and went 0-for-3, dropping his average to .304.
Caguas second baseman Janluis Castro got the start in the nightcap of his club's doubleheader. He went 0-for-1 but was hit by a pitch and also stole a base.
Ponce catcher Zach Zaneski saw his average dip to .185 after he went hitless in four at-bats. Jared Hoying appeared as a late-game defensive replacement in right field and was 0-for-1.
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The eighty-eight titles in this collection trace the early evolution of the American periodical. It begins with two short-lived periodicals published in 1741 by Andrew Bradford and Benjamin Franklin, and extends through the increasing magazine activity after the Revolution. Four of the era's most important and longest-lived periodicals are included: the Columbian Magazine and the American Museum, both of Philadelphia, the Massachusetts Magazine of Boston, and the New-York Magazine. Subjects covered include politics and government, slavery, religion, books, and European news. Sentimental fiction, much of which was serialized, and Revolutionary pamphlets are also included. Titles are arranged alphabetically on the film.
Hoornstra, Jean. American periodicals, 1741-1900 : an index to the microfilm collections–American periodicals 18th century, American periodicals, 1800-1850, American periodicals, 1850-1900, Civil War and Reconstruction
This guide contains a title, general subject, editor, and reel index. The title index provides full bibliographic information and notes on character and content. Titles with holdings information are entered in the online catalog, MERLIN. Many of the titles are indexed in Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. Also, additional author, title, and subject access is provided by the Early American Periodicals Index to 1850 (MICPT 016.05).
Chielens, Edward E. American literary magazines : the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Index to Early American Periodicals to 1850
Nineteenth century readers' guide to periodical literature, 1890-1899
An author, subject and illustrator index to the material in fifty-one periodicals (1003 volumes), and index to the book reviews and a title index to the short stories, novels, plays and poems
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Holey Cow!!! GO ROBBIE!!! Congrats on the print!
Ah come on sun...you ruined a perfectly good shirt!
Don't have a pair of scissors? Just chuck some penguins real hard at night, and they might just poke some holes for you.
I see infinite layering possibilities.
DAYMAN!! Fighter of the Night-Man!! Ah-ah-aaaah!
Draug wrote:I see infinite layering possibilities.
Funny...I just see the two layers.
Want to make this shirt even more festive? Snip out a few real holes! Nothing like some good DIY.
endangeredomega wrote:DAYMAN!! Fighter of the Night-Man!! Ah-ah-aaaah!
Champion of the sun
You're a master of karate and friendship…for everyone
this shirt cheers me up, great job and congrats to the artist!
I had nightmares of things like this happening when I was little
I'm so thrilled that this printed. Derby prints are almost never this odd or original. This design just makes me smile. It's so warm and, if you take it beyond face value, kind of joyful in a completely non-cloying way.
i like the design, but i was really hoping for a good christmas shirt this time around. ah well. maybe woot will be nice and print us some editors choice in time for christmas.
How is the sun going to explain this to the moon?
At first glance this looked like the planets deciding to vote Pluto out.
I thought they were ornaments on a Christmas tree. I was confused for a bit until I read the description.
This design brightens my night.
That pesky sun, just couldn't wait his turn.
LOVE it!
Wear this shirt: during the season, making sure to point at the print and demanding to know whether or not someone "gets it".
You could also sing "Here Comes the Sun", just to confuse people.
jmmbell1987 wrote:You could also sing "Here Comes the Sun", just to confuse people.
Or A Hard Day's Night.
I didn't get this one at first. But after that bit of confusion cleared up I realized how cool this was.
I always secretly thought the Sun was a lefty.
Great job, Robbie! This idea was so unique. You really "cut" outside the box for this one. :D
Teehee, for some reason, this idea makes me think of The Subtle Knife, the book after The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Trilogy). With the knife that can create windows between worlds.
Nifty concept.
that sun is acting sneaky
colinm09 wrote:Funny...I just see the two layers.
he said possibilities...
all these Christmas shirts, where are the Chanukah ones?
Very meta-shirt. I approve and will be wearing one.
Whats this supposed to be?
3-D images DO NOT WORK in a 2-D image, and especially on a t-shirt!
sshadowsslayer wrote:he said possibilities...
Sense the tone, dude. Winking emoticon = not serious.
While I'm disappointed I didn't get my first print (pesky expanded fog really raises hope!), I'm happy this placed. T'was was my personal favorite of the fog...unique and awesome. Big congrats Rglee!
meh3884 wrote:i like the design, but i was really hoping for a good christmas shirt this time around. ah well. maybe woot will be nice and print us some editors choice in time for christmas.
Indeed! Editors choice in time for christmas would be great! I am sure everyone would like that! ...especialy 4th place peoples.
patrickspens wrote:Indeed! Editors choice in time for christmas would be great! I am sure everyone would like that! ...especialy 4th place peoples.
I'm glad that you have that shirt on threadless now. I'm sure it'll get printed.
I like this one, but I really wanted Boots' Silent Knight.
Ahwell, there's always tomorrow for dreams to come true.
or for dreams to crash and burn! xD
Here's the lyrics:
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
This is stupid. Anyone with a degree in meteorology (like me) knows that the sun does not literally take a pair of scissors (which by the way are not in proportion to the sky or sun at all....) and simply "cut" out things into daytime....
Stupid shirt. I'm only going to buy one this time.
Last night's shirt was the best Christmas shirt in the derby.
We got:
A bad shirt with an awful overdone similar theme.
A good wearable shirt that is a serious take on the theme and well executed.
A good wearable shirt that is a humorous take on the theme and well executed.
Pretty much a shirt for everyone.
This isn't going to hold up in the wash.
Why would the sun use scissors? Why not just burn holes in the sky?
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Plays Pam on "The Office" (US). The ultimate example of how cute and sexy combine. Just take a look!
I wish all the guys from the office would go to the beach for a day, so that Jenna Fischer could get out of that sweater and into a bikini. Damn!
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What Is the Gallbladder?
You know you have a gallbladder, but do you know where it is or what it does?
Your gallbladder is one of the organs that you won't think too much about — unless something goes wrong.
Most people aren't even certain where their gallbladder is located.
But when your gallbladder starts to hurt, you'll know right away where it is.
Where Is the Gallbladder?
"The gallbladder is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen right below the liver," says Tomasz Rogula, MD, PhD, a staff surgeon at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
"If there are any problems, typically the patient complains of pain in this location — right below the ribs," adds Dr. Rogula. "Some patients also experience nausea."
The gallbladder is attached to the liver, is about four inches in size, and is oblong or pear-shaped.
What Does the Gallbladder Do?
The gallbladder's main function is to store bile, which helps the body break down and digest fats that you eat.
"The gallbladder is part of the biliary system, which serves as the storage reservoir for the bile," says Rogula.
"It does not produce the bile, but it stores the bile that is currently not being used by the body."
The liver produces bile, which flows through the bile ducts and into the gallbladder, says Rogula.
After a meal, bile is released by the gallbladder when the small intestine secretes a hormone called cholecystokinin.
Then the bile flows into the small intestine and helps to break down fats — for example, that big cheeseburger you just ate.
Life Without a Gallbladder
To treat certain gallbladder problems, sometimes the gallbladder must be surgically removed.
But not to worry — the gallbladder is one organ your body can do without.
People who undergo surgical removal of the gallbladder rarely have any problems with biliary system function after surgery, says Rogula.
The body can cope with losing its extra storage space for bile by filling the bile ducts — which transport bile from the liver to the small intestine — and using them to store the excess bile.
Sometimes, as a result of this surgery, Rogula notes that the bile ducts may become slightly distended, but this generally isn't a big concern.
Gallbladder Disorders
By far the most common gallbladder problem is gallstones — tiny stones that form from hardened bile and cholesterol.
Gallstones can block the release of bile from the gallbladder and cause:
- Severe pain, particularly after eating fatty or greasy foods
- Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
- Inflammation and irritation of the gallbladder walls
Other gallbladder problems may also occur, but these are extremely rare:
- Gallbladder cancer
- Perforation (tearing or rupture) of the gallbladder
- Gangrene, if adequate blood flow to the gallbladder is blocked
- Pancreatitis, caused by gallstones migrating out of the gallbladder and then blocking the pancreatic ducts
- Bowel obstruction, caused by a gallstone passing into the intestine and then blocking the intestines
Gallbladder problems like gallstones may never cause any pain at all, but that doesn't mean that they will resolve themselves.
If you experience pain in your upper right abdomen — particularly after eating very fatty, heavy, or greasy foods — think about your gallbladder first.
See your doctor to get the problem checked out, and take care of your gallbladder problems.
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hi bob,
how are you? I'm becky and I would like to ask you why some topics are moved???
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we have moved some topics so that they are in the relevant forum - don't take it personally, we do this for all the 'homeless' topics
the Intro forum is for for new members to say hello and let us know a bit about themselves and where they're from
when chat moves on to more general stuff - then the Leftovers forum is the best place
Some people ask for recipes in the Intro forum rather than Recipe Swap etc so we generally do a bit of moving around to keep everything smooth
PS - for example - I'll move this topic to Leftovers as it's not an introduction at all but a 'leftover' chat - see what i mean!
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thank you bob...but it was just curiosity...I didn't take it personally!!!
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also refered to as 'using your surroundings.'
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after the show last night, i was schlounging at the light. tonight was the cats unlucky night. but luckily for me, the cat was thrown hard enough to flip off the light switch.
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SVT owners: Post reviews of your Tune!
In an effort to Stop the Insanity! related to custom tunes available for SVT owners, I am starting this thread in hopes that it can remain argument-free. Here are the rules:
1. Name WHO you got your tune from (website or contact information too, please)
2. List what flasher your tune came with
3. How much? (voluntary)
4. How long have you had the tune
5. Give a review of your tune (i.e. how easy was the install, first impressions, what differences do you notice in your car's performance and driveablility, *EDIT*was your car's T/C system altered)
6. Give a review of your tuner (i.e. how professional was he, available for questions, how fast was shipping)
7. Give links to dyno's, if you have them
I would like to suggest that we keep this thread ONLY for reviews. If anyone has any questions for the people who list reviews, please PM them. If you would like to debate or discuss the pros and cons of this tune or that tune (or tuner), please take it to one of the other threads.
Any one who doesn't heed the rules should be dragged behind a riced-out CRX by his or her eyelids!
Last edited by revamp; 02-03-2005 at 04:06 PM.
Cashed in my chips
1. Tom from www.focus-power.com
2. Diablo Predator
3. ~$515 shipped
4. almost 4 months
5. The tune was very easy to install, even though when I received my tune the "workaround" (removing 2 fuses during install) for traction control-equipped cars hadn't been discovered yet. Because of this, along with my Predator I got a "benchflasher" (a wire harness used to connect the Predator directly to the ECU, rather than to the OBDII port). The reflash time took about a total of 10 minutes, 5 to retrieve and store my factory tune into the Predator and another 5 to load the custom tune. After I loaded the tune, I fired the car up and went for a test drive (I did not reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery or anything like that). My first and immediate impression was that the surging was gone. Woo hoo! Second, there was no more bogging out during launches. I used to have to baby the car, almost coax it to get moving. Now, all it took was a gentle application of gas and a steady release of the clutch and we were on our way! The power band was also a noticeable difference. Prior to the tune, my power would only really kick in at 5-6krpms, now it took off from 1.5K all the way up! Wow! The exhaust note sounded more aggressive and the car just seemed to come alive around me. Originally I noticed a decrease in gas mileage and thought it was from the tune, but after a few weeks when my driving settled out my MPG came right back to what I was used to. I was just laying into the gas more than usual becuase I was having so much fun! Overall I have been very satisfied with my tune. I was worried that I might later regret the large chunk of change I threw down for it, but I'm actually glad I spent that money. *EDIT* One last note, I just spoke to Tom about his disabling T/C completely using the stock T/C button (without affecting the braking system) and I found that I already had that tune. I went out to test it (never bothered using the console button because I have the kill switch hooked up). At a stop, I pushed the console TC button and the indicator lit on the dash. I revved to about 3K and let the clutch go...a little wheel spin and no bog! I then had a go with my kill switch engaged. Same thing! So, Tom has made the stock T/C button able to kill TC completely, even below 25mph. Dang, I didn't even know I had that.
6. Tom was quick to answer any questions and offered to walk me through the install over the phone if I had any problems (which of course I didn't). Shipping took over a week, but this was because Tom had to wait for the customer before me to return the benchflasher so that he could send it to me. This is no longer an issue, though.
7. Link to my dyno is in my sig. All my performance mods are listed, and NO, I don't have a baseline dyno.
Last edited by revamp; 02-03-2005 at 04:10 PM.
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1. Tom's tune, focus-power.com
2. Diablo Predator
3. $515
4. just installed yesterday afternoon
5. install very easy, takes 10 min! i did it during a break at work. There's a big difference with the tune vs. stock. It acceralates much quicker, the exhaust sounds deeper, no hesitation, and no hanging revs. I've only had it for not even 24 hours and i'm very happy with it!
6. it took like 1 week to get it to me but it was the post office on my end. the only problem i had was that the first one he sent me, it didn't work on my car. it kept saying "unable to read vehicle type". i called Tom and he had me do a couple things with the flasher and he decided that it was bad from diablo and he sent me another one the next day. i got it the next day and it worked!
7. no dyno
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Audiophile 9006, moonroof, HIDS
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Re: SVT owners: Post reviews of your Tune!
1. Diablo predator performance tune
2. Diablo predator ( duh )
3. Less than $300
4. 1 week
5. Very easy to install - about 10 mins. First impressions / so far - no surging - much smoother revving - more power after 3000 rpm
6. He was a butthead. He lived in a box and wouldn't come out to say hi or anything.
7. No dynos, just diablos claim of 15fwhp - not sure if they are saying front wheel or fly wheel - prolly flywheel.
Overall, at first I was scared to fry my ecu. But I like the stock program being saved - I had a ranger 4.0 with a custom chip and was always bummed that I would have to remove the ecu, take off the chip , try to explain the wires going to the passenger compartment, etc. if I had to go to the dealer. With this thing, I just hook 'er up - reflash to stock - and that's it!
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[Any one who doesn't heed the rules should be dragged behind a riced-out CRX by his or her eyelids! [/B][/QUOTE]
2k3 infra red svt,k and n dropin,diablo predator Tom's tune, soon 2 be red cf hood!
Last edited by WD40; 02-03-2005 at 07:20 PM.
I miss my Turbo SVTF
1. AmazonRacing
2. SCT Excalibrator with PC to Xcal cable and Extreme Tuning Software
3. $375
4. 2 Days
5. From 20 on, this car pulls like no other. Makes YRF0 look like a 2 year old wrote it. No more crashing idle, surging, bogging off the line, etc. My driving style is; ger it going to about 20 and just lay into it. My tires instantly fight to grab the pavement. Pulls hard to 7600.
T/C Edit - With the switch off (no light) it barely activates...when you hit the button, TC is gone. No more 21mph burnouts!!
6. What can I say here to not sound biased!!?? My tuner is the best! ;-)
7. No Dyno yet...tuesday I hope...
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1. Tom Lesperance (focus-power.com)
2. Diablo Predator
3. $495
4. just over 5 months
5. Hard to install, but that was typical at the time - this was done in the field, and not much was known about bench-flashers and nothing was known about removing the fuses to get T/C control cars to take the flash - this was one of the first cars to get the flash. Took five tries and several hours to get the flash into the car. Impressions were immediate - no bog, slightly higher idle, much fatter midrange and a bit more power overall, different sound, much better general driveability and it made driving with A/C on much more pleasant. One of the problem areas that YRF0 (which I upgraded to from RLA6 after two months of ownership) did not entirely fix was cold-start behavior upon hot restart - it would act cold again for a block or so, even if it had been driven for an hour and shut off for a minute and then restarted. Tom's tune took care of that for good. YRF0 had almost eliminated 2k-3k RPM surge, but the Diablo tune killed it dead. No gas mileage impact at all.
I have always been under the impression that my tune did not change the T/C system's behavior in any way - this was one of the first ones, and I don't think Tom had that down then. I will be testing one of his recent ones over the next week or so - I have the s/w and the cables to hook up my Predator to the PC now. As I understand it, he can now basically make the factory T/C switch act the way it should have all along - it defaults to on, but when you turn it off - it's off.
6.I did not have the unit sent to me - I arranged to meet Tom at a Fun Ford Weekend in New Hampshire - a long drive for me and a busy race weekend for him. He made himself available and worked to overcome some of the technical glitches that cropped up (this was back in the day, now ). He would not take my $$ but just asked me to send him a check if I wanted to keep it, and just return the Predator - with his tune in it - if I didn't. I left and drove 535 miles home. Sent a check later in the week.
7. No scan of my dyno - done at McNews a couple of months later. Peak hp was 149 @ 6600 rpm and peak torque 133 @ just over 5000. Typical bulge below 2500 and from 4000-6000 that these tunes exhibit, compared to stock. Only performance mod other than the tune is a Pipercross drop-in. I have no baseline dyno. Have not fooled with datalogging - yet.
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Re: Re: SVT owners: Post reviews of your Tune!
JUST GOT TOM'S TUNE TODAY. Main difference after 1 test run is that my low end power is much better. No more waiting to get up from 2k to 4k almost instantaneous.
2k3 infra red svt,k and n dropin,diablo predator Tom's tune, soon 2 be red cf hood!
Focus Enthusiast
1. Hypnotic's SCT tune.
2. $350
3. 2 weeks
4. Very simple to install ... you only have to remove one fuse. Plug it into your ODBC, and watch the pretty lights. The complete download/upload took roughly a half hour.
5. Car now has tons of low end oomph, which is awesome for around town type driving. Idle now takes about 5 seconds to stabilize (900rpm), as opposed to a minute or 2.
6. This is the tune that should have came from the factory. I'm guessing maybe a half second improvement in the quarter, with most of that improvement coming before you hit 70.
7. Will dyno eventually; I am kinda curious. Where is my sticker Wayne!!?
Mods = Hypnotic's SCT tune; Screaming Demon coil and wire package; Denso Iridium ITV24's; FR STS; VF rear mount; ported TB; Custom wing; VIS CF vented hood; Hypnotic's SRI; SCO 4 gauge grounding wires and ORP ...
Focus Enthusiast
1. Wayne (Hypnotic Illusions) www.hypillauto.com
2. SCT X-Calibrator
3. $325
4. Had this tune (and subsequent tweaks) approximately 3 months
5. So far, this has been the best thing I have done to my Focus. Low end power is more than improved, takeoffs are easier and more consistent. My car was running dangerously lean from the factory (17.1 : 1 A/F) in the lower RPMs, now running about 13 : 1 across the board. Able to exit corners in the appropiate gear, instead of having to go one gear lower just to keep the car moving!
Installation was simple: remove the #46 fuse and away we went. flashed through OBD-II port, back when bench-flashing was still prevelant. Takes about 12 minutes to flash the PCM, but well worth it when you consider the results!
6. I chose to go with Wayne because of his customer service (even before I was a customer) I swear no allegiance to SCT or DiabloSport, I could really care less what hardware I use...I do care about the results and confidence I feel in the product I purchase, and I am supremely confident in Waynes tune. And, I know if I have a problem, it will get taken care of in a timely matter. No worrying about not being able to get in touch with him, heck, he emails me to see how things are going! i have received about 10 updates from Wayne, all requested by me based on my cars particular response to his tune.
7. My most current dyno
Focus Enthusiast
1) Hypnotic ( Wayne )
2) SCT X-Cal
3) $345 shipped with flasher, port cable, PC cable
4) 3 Weeks or so
5) Abso-friggin-lutely love the bloody thing. Car runs like a champ now. Easy install, instructions that came with the unit were the finest and most thought-out I've ever seen, period. Took about 15 minutes from start to finish, with the longest time taken by downloading the OEM program, the upload happened so fast it was like the car couldn't wait to receive it, lol.
6) Wayne's a real gentleman, great person to do business with, as he expands those looking for mods aside from his flasher would be doing themselves a great disservice to not seek him out.
7) Dyno slips coming, car's stock numbers ( as taken in Denver, CO ) were 144.6 horse/131.9 TQ, I'm expecting a significant improvement.
2003 SVT Focus - CD Silver/Red #2822
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Glad U could make it :-D
Hello from western Oklahoma
This is a powerfull sight full of good information.
Glad U could make it :-D
Use to live in the NE corner of Oklahoma... Probably closer to you now, living in Colorado...
Howdy and Welcome to the party!
welcome from an Eastern Okie. :-D


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February 1, 2013
Soroco sophomore Jessica Rossi puts back up an offensive rebound for a bucket in the midst of Meeker traffic Friday. The Rams played three solid quarters, but their lapses in the remaining quarter kept the game from being close. Meeker won, 54-37.
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Soroco girls basketball can't overcome 2nd-quarter slump
The Rams basketball team stumbled in the second quarter and that cost it against one of the state's best as Meeker ran away with a 54-37 victory.
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Hello to all. We are very new to beekeeping and to this site. Hopefully we can read and learn a lot from here.
Hello to all. We are very new to beekeeping and to this site. Hopefully we can read and learn a lot from here.
welcome to the site. There is a wealth of information here on nearly any topic you can think of. There is a heck of a ncie beekeeper i know pretty close to you in Unionville. He is a bit anti-computer, but a great guy to BS with and learn from. His name is Tom Sokol and he is right off of main street just South of town. I stop in and chat with him whenever I'm heading to visit family in Bad Axe.
Anyways, take a advantage of the search feature of the site to find information that is pretty general, but don't hesitate to ask questions. Folks are pretty dang helpful in the chatroom as well.
Good luck with the bees!
Welcome Homemaid!
Lot of bad axe folks.. Im over in sanilac county.. Welcome.. Im first year and beesource has been wonderful.. Nice helpful people (mostly).. Nobody has made me feel dumb yet lol
Welcome to the site. I'm in Huron County.
There is a huron county bees facebook page
Its Huron County beekeepers
Greetings from Newaygo!.
Hiya Chuck! :-)
"If you didn't learn anything today, you just weren't paying attention" ~ My Dad.