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Terminal Ballistics???
Being and ethical hunter and wanting to stay within a weapon's (or caliber's) capability to make a clean one shot kill, what things do you consider for terminal performance? The hunting mags preach 1000 ft/lbs for deer size game and 1500 ft/lbs for elk. I know foot pounds aren't everything but I see the "Gunwerks" guys on TV killing elk cleanly at nearly 1000 yds with a 7 Rem Mag and berger's 168 gr. It seems to be their favorite caliber/bullet combo. Being a numbers guy, a ballistic calculator tells me that combo is down near that 1000 ft/lbs number (and below 1800 ft/sec velocity) at that range and 1500 ft/lbs is back at 700 yds. I havent shot the berger bullets yet but are they that lethal on large tough big game like bull elk? I have shot a couple elk but they were jump shot at close range with a 300 WM and controlled expansion bullets and they both required follow up shots. The bergers and most other bullets are supposed to expand reliably down to 1800 fps but there is not a lot of energy left at that point. I have tremendous respect for the tenacity for life that bull elk possess. So what limitations do you put on your equipment. I'm not foolish enough to try and kill an animal at long range just because I can hit it, I want to know that my weapon of choice has the power to make the clean kill. What do you recommend for long range elk and what limits do you put on calibers,bullets types, and weights for different sized game? Deer? Elk? Thanks for any recommendations?
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Re: Terminal Ballistics???
Pretty much all our big game hunting is done with the Bergers. Not that other bullets will not make clean kills, but I prefer the way the Bergers work on game and when shots get long I have not found a bullet that will expand as well as the Bergers do. Plus their accuracy is as good as I can get from a production bullet and they show me less wind drift than any others I have tested.
The Bergers penetrate in a ways then expand and fragment off part of their structure. This is why I always recommend using heavy offerings for any caliber. If a heavier bullet is used it leaves a large portion of the bullet to exit. I almost always get exits and typically the exit is 1 1/2" to 2" if at close range you will likely get a larger exit. I do not aim for a shoulder shot any more. I have found that the crease behind the shoulder is the ticket to drop them in their tracks and done. But I have taken shoulder shots in the past and I have no fear of the bullet penetrating the near shoulder, destroying most all vitals and even breaking the far shoulder. This was the case with the bull in my Signature shot with a 210 Berger from a 30-378wby at 250 yds. So what I get is a kill zone from the shouder to center rib cage. That leaves me some room if I am off on a wind call, and we all know the wind is the one thing we can only predict to our bes ability. It is king on any shot past 400.
I have posted many many photos of kills, and exit holes from kills we made with Berger bullets. Search for my posts if you are interested.
As for caliber selection, here is what I do. We use 300wins a lot but limit them to 1000 yards with either the 210's or the 230's. Now to be honest if I was shooting a bull at 1000 I would opt for the 230 if I had the choice. But at 800 it would really not matter to me. We may extend the 230's to a little past 1000 but not much. Unless we had them in a RUM or 30-378 that was a proven 1/2 moa rifle and conditions were steller.
For shots of 1000 and beyond or if conditions are a bit windy that day. I will be packing my 338 Lapua loaded with the 300 gr Berger OTM's. We have taken many elk at lots of different distances with these bullets already. All were DRT, and done in one shot and all were complete pass throughs with then perfect 1 1/2" exit. They are elk hammers.
I am like you. I want them down and dead right there where I can see it. This is why I insist on a expanding bullet that will take out vitals with a wound channel larger han the caliber I am shooting. No matter if I hit bone or meat goig in.
Hope this answers some of your questions.
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Re: Terminal Ballistics???
I appreciate your real world experience and advice. I'm planning on building a "do it all" long range rifle. My budget constraints will only allow me to throw a few grand at the whole setup so I want one good rifle system for sheep, goat, and the occasional long range elk and bear. I don't think I want to go all the way to 338 Lapua and was hoping to keep it under 9 pounds or less. The 7mm bullets are efficient but I'm leaning towards .30 cal. The 168 and 180 gr offerings in 7mm just sound a little light for elk. Anyone have any experience with them?
13 yards with a .50 cal Knight ML
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I appreciate your real world experience and advice. I'm planning on building a "do it all" long range rifle. My budget constraints will only allow me to throw a few grand at the whole setup so I want one good rifle system for sheep, goat, and the occasional long range elk and bear. I don't think I want to go all the way to 338 Lapua and was hoping to keep it under 9 pounds or less. The 7mm bullets are efficient but I'm leaning towards .30 cal. The 168 and 180 gr offerings in 7mm just sound a little light for elk. Anyone have any experience with them?
I have shot a ton of 180's from 7mm-300 win's I build. Also quite a few 168's from a 7mm Rem Mag. The new coming of the 195 Bergers are breathing some new life into my interest level for the 7mm. But at this time I think you will be happier with a 300 win. Especially with the budget in mind that will probably require the use of a factory rifle. I , myself am not sure about a 9 lb rifle for use at 1000 yards. It would not be for me. But for sure a 11 1/2 or 12 lb rifle scoped and field ready is doable. I am getting ready to start another build on a 7mm-300 for a saddle gun that will be in your weight range. But I am hoping for it to be good to 700~800 or so. When I say "good" I mean a solid 1/2 moa rifle all the time. I will probably do a 8 1/2 twist on this one with the 195 Bergers in mind.
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Re: Terminal Ballistics???
Welcome to LRH!
I will give you my opinion on this but will readily admit that I am likely out of step with main stream when it comes to a couple terminal issues, especially ft lbs and premium bullets so keep that in mind.
I personally put almost no creedence in the ft lbs of a bullet/cartridge combo. I won't go into the reasons here but suffice to say I think it is far less important than other characteristics. Instead I pay quite a bit of attention to down range velocity in relation to how it affects bullet expansion and penetration. Because of this is I look a lot more at BC and SD to figure out my effective range.
In general premium bonded type bullets by design shed little weight and IMO have a much more difficult time expanding properly compared to how they are advertised. Because of this there is way too much penciling through animals for my taste. I would much prefer a bullet that is designed to shred weight and pieces which will ideally do as much damage as possible over as big of an area as possible while penetrating as far as possible. For this reason I have really fallen in love with the A-max bullet especially for mule deer sized and smaller game. At longer distances they really perform very well on big game animals. I do recommend that a guy stays with the heavier for caliber version so you get as much penetration as possible. The 208 A-max is probably the only A-max bullet I would use on elk though and I would be aiming just in front of the crease staying away from the leg and should joint. Hey, if I wasn't shooting LR I would still be using the Hornady BTSP. I just love the way they perform on game.
I likely need to revisit Berger bullets. I had some bad results with them and had some buddies that had horrible results, lot of zero expansion results, but that was early on and I think things have changed enough for me to give them a try again.
The 7mm will definitively take care of an elk but I have always been a 30 caliber + guy for elk. I just respect them too much and understand by experience how tough they can be and how many miles they can traveled while injured if you don't put them down properly. for me the 30 and 338 do that better.
Scot E.
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Re: Terminal Ballistics???
Scot, thanks for the info and I too believe Ft/Lbs are over rated and don't always reflect what a cartridge can do. (The .22-250 and original .45/70 have similar Ft/Lbs at the muzzle but one kills coyotes and the other kills bison!) I like high SD bullets and use controlled expansion designs when I'm hunting the thick stuff so I can take a hard quartering angle shot on game and know the bullet is going to make it to the vitals. But the long range hunting you take the time to wait for that broadside shot and want the animal to drop DRT. I've had good luck with Barnes X as they penetrate like crazy but they do not drop game in its tracks with a hit in the lungs. But they will take out the shoulders and spine like no other. I'm planning on using the Bergers, Sierra Gamekings, and the A-Max for long range stuff. I think I will stick with the .30 cal and am looking hard at the 300 WSM to keep the rifle weight down. Thanks again.
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You have to decide ethics for yourself. We don't debate that here. Nonethless, you're asking the right questions of yourself and others.
Ft-lbs and velocity don't kill. Damage to vital tissue/organs is what kills. That can be accomplished with a hat pin or a sledge hammer.
Berger bullets have been shown to be effective at long range. But, you still have to get them in the right location at sufficient velocity. Velocity is easily calculated.
But, bullet placement is more challenging in a hunting scenario than with targets. So, whatever you can do with targets should likely be your absolute best case for hunting. ...unless shooting hogs or wolves. In which case, shoot first and ask questions later. :-)
As to pretty much any of the TV hunting shows ... I'm surprised at some of the blunders they do show and I'm certain there are plenty of screw-ups that don't air. You'll often see a shot taken in mid-afternoon sun and the celebratory pictures well after dark. Or, even the next day after rigor mortis has set in. There may well be a good explanation. ...just sayin'
In any case, it's very cool to see the many successes.
-- richard
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SLIDELL — Shearn Lemoine always knew he wanted to be a businessman.
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"Operating a full service restaurant was very overwhelming since I learned a lot about customers demanding much greater service," he said. "But I was young and fortunately I had great people working with me, so it was very exciting to see how quickly the business grew."
The Mandeville location for Times Grill is still in place today, along with a Baton Rouge location for Times Grill, but in 2001, Lemoine and his partner considered opening another location and were looking towards eastern St. Tammany.
"We heard about the vision Mayor Sam Caruso had to renovate the train depot there and offer some business opportunities," he said. "That was a unique opportunity in a beautiful building and we were thrilled to make that work."
Even though the City of Slidell spent money to renovate the old train depot on Front Street, Lemoine also spent several hundred thousand dollars to turn a portion of the building into a restaurant, which continues to operate today.
"Our idea for the restaurant was always to have a sports type atmosphere, with TVs showing games, but also for it to be a family place," he said. "I think we achieved that."
Now 18 years into a restaurant business he didn't exactly plan for, Lemoine said Times Grill has made and sold 3.5 million burgers that continue to be the signature item in the restaurant. Besides the number one Times Burger, they actually have over 20 different kinds of burgers, as well as a wide variety of other foods, with everything from wraps to steaks to sandwiches to seafood.
"But the burger is still what we are known for, and before I did this interview today, I had one just to remind myself how good they are," Lemoine said with a smile.
Lemoine, 43, who bought out his partner in 2005, believes the biggest reason for the Times Grill success goes back to his early days of working in restaurants. He learned valuable lessons at the Winner's Circle in Folsom where he started as a busboy when he was 14, then at LSU, where he got a job at popular Murphy's.
"To get a job at Murphy's at LSU was an honor to me," he said. "I elt like it was a privilege to get to work there, since so many others wanted that job. I learned a lot about the restaurant business."
He credits Murphy's owner Marc Fraioli as a man who taught him how to value workers and clients, something he has never forgotten.
"That's really where the success of a business comes from," he said. "The secret—well, it's not really a secret—is to have great people around you. I've been so fortunate to have wonderful people working at our restaurants."
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•US Sailing will treat you as an independent athlete. We will want your personal contact information not just your parent's. If you do not put your e-mail in, we will ask you to go back and add it.
•Complete all requested information. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Remember, there are many very competitive regattas that do not include many of your fellow applicants. It is good for the committee to know about these also and there is room on the form to add them in. This is particularly true if you are transitioning into the youth boats from other classes (such as the Optimist) or have only attended a few of the larger events. The selectors need to know if you did well in them!
The Application Process
1) Applications must be submitted online on the main page. There is a link for each fleet. Even if you have been invited based on your finish at an Early Acceptance regatta, you must submit an application. You may apply in more than one fleet, but will need to submit separate applications. The non refundable application fee is $50 per application. The application must be submitted no later than midnight Eastern Time on March 15. NO EXCEPTIONS!
2) You must be a current US Sailing member to have your application considered. If you are part of a family membership, you will have a different ID number from your parents. If you use your family membership number, it will kick you out or turn you into your parent.
You cannot turn 20 during the current calendar year. If you are 19 now and going to be 20 by the end of the year, you are ineligible.
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3) Before you begin: Print out the worksheet. This lists many of the regattas the selectors use to evaluate applications. Remember, we have access to the internet. Do not fudge results!
4) Review your past year's performance (March 15, last year to March 15, this year) and find out how you finished in the listed regattas. You aren't expected to have attended any of these, but if you have, you are required to include your results.
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Chakli Recipe to make crispy and little spicy Chaklis. The recipe is simple to make this tea time snack in 30 minutes.
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* Gram Flour (Besan) - 100g* Rice Flour - 250g* Oil for Frying * Butter - 2 tbsp* Asafoetida - a pinch* Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp* Carom Seeds(Ajwain) - 1 tsp* Salt to taste* Water - To make Dough
In a medium size bowl, mix rice flour, gram flour, red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida, carom seeds and butter. Use sufficient water to make a soft dough.
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VATICAN CITY—The future of the Church can be seen in the lay movements that continue to expand on the continent, according to a number of participants at the Synod of Bishops for Europe
Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk of Prague, president of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences, sang the praises of the movements in a speech on the synod floor, saying their impact has been "amazing" and they should be given room to grow.
In an interview Oct. 7, he said ecclesial movements are popular, energetic and, unlike other Church institutions, youthful. Like the major religious orders that arose and flourished in the Middle Ages, the movements appear to be the Holy Spirit's gift to the modern Church, he said. Not surprisingly, leaders of the movements agreed.
"Many people experience the Church as a rather geriatric institution," Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, told the synod. She said movements like her own give the Church a profile of youthfulness, enthusiasm and a commitment to living the Gospel.
Kiko Arguello, co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way, said his movement's focus on helping Catholics rediscover their faith offers a model for all parishes. He said Church structures need urgent renewal and called for establishment of a Vatican organization to promote this kind of evangelization.
Jesús and Juana Carrascosa, a husband and wife team from Communion and Liberation, shared their conversion story with the bishops, explaining the importance of the element of surprise in the encounter with Christ. "Jesus is a human presence that affects the whole of life and changes it. Therefore, Christians are needed who are aware and committed, and who are capable of making the Church present in their communities," Jesús Carrascosa said.
To some, the praise of the movements seemed to coincide with a sense of resignation over the future of religious orders. One nun told the synod that consecrated life was being treated as "a very ill patient," but that religious orders were too important to brush aside.
In the interview, Cardinal Vlk said many of the major religious orders were born in earlier centuries and that their "charisms" may not always be suitable to the Church's current period.
"I'm not saying the movements should have precedence. But perhaps they express more the needs of our time. I don't want to say religious orders don't express this, but they were certainly born for another time — and if they still have strength and dynamism, they will continue," he said.
Cardinal Vlk said he hoped the synod would recognize a model of the Church that is less wedded to structures of the past, and in that sense give the lay movements space to expand, along with other more recent "manifestations of the Holy Spirit."
Even the scarcity of priests, he said, could be a positive sign that reminds the laity that they, too, are called on to live and announce the Gospel. The priest shortage has serious implications for sacramental life, which is important for the Church, but "the life of the Church is not only the sacraments," he said. The most important thing is to genuinely "live the life of the Gospel," he said.
"In the past, perhaps we've had a narrow vision that Jesus is only present in the sacraments. Now, instead, this synod should enlarge the vision of the Church to include all the different types of Jesus' presence in the Church," he said.
Cardinal Vlk, who first got involved with lay movements during a period of religious repression in then-Czechoslovakia, where priests were not able to minister freely, said the spiritual commitment of lay movements has been one of the most effective evangelizing tools — more than the preaching of bishops, for example.
"I've been at meetings of these movements attended by others — people who were only 'half-believers' — and I've seen many of them convert right there. This way of living the Gospel appeals to them. It inspires them," he said.
"It's not necessary that they sign up in the movement," he added.
Cardinal Vlk acknowledged that the role of lay movements, which now number about 150, has not always been well understood in the Church, especially in the early years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate when many of the movements were experiencing significant growth. But he said the movements have matured and shown local bishops that they are valid ways of living the faith.
Cardinal Vlk said the Pope sent a clear and forceful signal when he presided over a meeting of 50 of the biggest lay movements in Rome in 1998.
"He wanted to have an 'exhibit,' you might say, of the movements as an expression of the activity of the Holy Spirit," the cardinal said. He said the Pope's endorsement of the movements helped bolster their standing in the Church.
Cardinal Vlk said the movements have merely taken advantage of a legitimate "space for renewal" in the Church.
"The Holy Spirit has left this space so that it is always possible to correct, to renew. Because sometimes the institutional dimension of the Church — the hierarchy, the sacraments — has very fixed paths," he said.


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st: maximum likelihood estimation of discrete random effects
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:01:10 +0200
I am studying exit of firms as a function of competition in their
market. I have yearly data.
My dataset stacks obervations on the same firms over 10 years.
I model the per period hazard with a logit .
I introduce unobserved heterogeneity using a discrete random effect
with 2 points of support, the heterogeneity is introduced through the
intercept in the logit and have come up with the following program to
estimate this with Stata:
program define likemine4_d0
version 9.1
args todo b lnf
tempname theta1 theta2 t1 xb den a1 a2
tempvar coeff1 coeff2 lj1 product1 last lj2 product2 somma logproduct
mleval `theta1'=`b', eq(1) scalar
mleval `theta2'=`b', eq(2) scalar
mleval `t1'=`b', eq(3) scalar
mleval `xb'=`b', eq(4)
scalar `den'=1+exp(`t1')
scalar `a1'=exp(`t1')/`den'
scalar `a2'=1/`den'
sort oshpdpermidnum
gen double `coeff1'=`theta1'+`xb'
gen double `coeff2'=`theta2'+`xb'
gen double `lj1'=invlogit(`coeff1') if $ML_y1==1
replace `lj1'=invlogit(-`coeff1') if $ML_y1==0
by oshpdpermidnum: egen `product1'=prod(`lj1')
by oshpdpermidnum: gen `last'=_n==_N
gen double `lj2'=invlogit(`coeff2') if $ML_y1==1
replace `lj2'=invlogit(-`coeff2') if $ML_y1==0
by oshpdpermidnum: egen `product2'=prod(`lj2')
by oshpdpermidnum: gen double
`somma'=`a1'*`product1'+`a2'*`product2' if `last'==1
by oshpdpermidnum: gen double `logproduct'=ln(`somma') if
mlsum `lnf'=`logproduct' if `last'==1
ml model d0 likemine4_d0 (theta1:) (theta2:) (t1:) (closed=compet
logddep logddep2 logddep3)
ml maximize
However, Stata starts the calculations and then the iterations never
stop because of non concavity. I know that gllamm can estimate this
type of heterogenetity, but I still would like to know what's wrong
with my code.
Thanks a lot!!
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I fitted a door closer onto an internal fire door in my house and was initially delighted as everything seemed fine. The door in question is the door that leads from the kitchen to the lounge and when I first tested it after fitting, the back door to the house leading from the kitchen into the garden was open. However when I walked through the door later when the back door was closed the closer didn't close the door. I am told that this is down to the fact that I don't have a vent in my kitchen and air displacement? Apparently the back door being open created a vacuum which meant the door closed which obviously wasn't there when the back door was closed. Firstly does anyone know if this is correct? If so is there any way around this as I plan on fitting door closers onto every door in the house and am not exactly over enamoured about the thought of having to put an air vent in every room! The type of door closers I am fitting are the jamb mounted type which fit into the door frame and work on a spring mounted chain. Any help would be hugely appreciated! Cheers.
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(Editor's note: Each year, The Mountaineer honors an individual in the community who has made a difference. This year, Ellen Pitt, MADD representative for Western North Carolina, has earned that honor.)
On any given day in district court, at least one face can always be found sitting in the front row, quietly taking in every motion, jotting down every word dealing with driving while impaired cases.
As MADD representative for Western North Carolina, monitoring DWI court cases is just one aspect of Ellen Pitt's job that she takes very seriously, and it's a daunting task.
On a regular basis, Pitt , 61, keeps detailed statistics of hundreds of cases, following them through months and months of court appearances. It's her way of keeping up with trends and holding police and prosecutors accountable for their jobs.
It's also not unusual to find her standing out at license checkpoints alongside law enforcement late into the night or supporting victims and their families while they deal with the emotional toll following a DWI-involved wreck.
Since creating the Haywood County chapter of MADD in 2003, which eventually expanded to all of western North Carolina, Pitt has worked closely with local law enforcement, prosecutors and legislators to make sure justice is swift for DWI offenders.
From finding state funding to help officers receive up-to-date training to making trips to Raleigh to discuss stricter DWI laws, Pitt has been a driving force in local DWI enforcement.
She's also an integral voice in the local DWI task force, which includes District Attorney Mike Bonfoey and each police chief and the sheriff.
Currently, Pitt is most passionate about finding a way to get legislators to fund expansion of an SBI lab in western North Carolina, which would quicken DWI test turn-around times dramatically. That, in turn, would make prosecuting DWI offenders quicker and easier.
And she'll not stop lobbying for it until it happens.
"The top priority of our task force is to get lab services straightened out, whatever that entails. We'll do whatever we have to do to get something done," she said.
And it's not in her nature to quietly sit back and let things unfold. With her flowing blond hair and direct personality, once a person meets her, they won't soon forget her and they certainly won't forget her cause.
Sgt. Matthew Wike with the N.C. Highway Patrol was among the first group to see Pitt's firey personality in 2004 when she decided to start the MADD chapter in Haywood County.
"She's like an attack dog at times. When she sets her mind to a cause and she sees a need, she doesn't give up until she sees change for the better," Wike said.
That's why she's been so successful in her endeavors — she simply makes it impossible for anyone to ignore her.
Personal experience has fueled her undying passion to keep drunk drivers off the road.
About 10 years ago, her granddaughter, who was 6 years old at the time, was living in a home with a man who had a trail of criminal charges throughout North Carolina and beyond, many of which related to impaired driving charges.
Pitt learned through conversations with her young granddaughter that Sanford Lee Parker had driven her around drunk on several occasions and had once left her in her carseat for hours while he was in the magistrate's office.
At that particular time, he had four DWI charges pending in Western North Carolina — each one issued within a 15-month window of time, she said.
Further research revealed that Sandford Lee Parker also had additional convictions in other counties and states, including a list of failure to appear charges reflecting his failure to appear in court on pending DWI charges.
His license had been permanently revoked, Pitt said, yet he continued to drive no matter how many times he was caught. Furthermore, Pitt's granddaughter was often in the car while Parker was behind the wheel.
In 2003, Parker led police on a high speed chase across Waynesville Mountain.
Luckily, her granddaughter was not in the car that day, but Pitt was terrified to think that it would happen again.
"I cried and cried because I felt like he was going to kill my granddaughter," she said.
Desperate for help, Pitt reached out for help to local authorities, but found little recourse.
She then called MADD's national office in Texas. She was put in contact with a Buncombe County representative, who helped her follow Parker's court cases and supported her to make sure her granddaughter stayed safe.
After her experience, MADD officials in Raleigh asked her to start a local Haywood County chapter in 2003. At first she was hesitant, but decided to attend a training seminar anyway.
"That was probably a big turning point in my life because I saw that for every child like my granddaughter, there's a million more out there like that," she said. "I thought, 'well, I can't do everything, but maybe I can do this one thing,'" she said.
Eventually, even state MADD officials recognized Pitt's passion and asked her to expand the local chapter to a regional chapter.
"You don't find people in every community willing to be as dedicated as Ellen to the cause. Ellen is always ready to go and advocate on behalf on law enforcment and victims," Wike said.
Serving as a victim's advocate, Pitt always makes herself available to help with whatever she can, whether it's a shoulder to cry on or an aggressive call to state authorities.
"Her presence in the courtroom is a reminder of the strong front that MADD has when it comes to seeing through impaired driving cases," said Assistant District Attorney Rachael Groffsky.
Pitt is a strong voice for victims in the courtroom and doesn't mind letting prosecutors, judges and attorneys know when she finds an issue that needs to be addressed.
"The community of victims that we have in this part of the state wouldn't have the personalized guidance and support that she gives if she were not here," Groffsky said.
There have been times when Pitt thought she might be ready to retire, but those thoughts are fleeting.
"Any day that I decide I'm too tired or too old to do this, that will be the day that I get a call from somebody and they say things like, 'we wouldn't know what to do if you hadn't been there,'" Pitt said.
She hasn't slowed down in 10 years and she suspects she probably never will.
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External Business Challenges:
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- Technology Advances
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Their partnership was only eight runs short of the greatest ever third-wicket stand for the West Indies, of 195, put on by Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes against Zimbabwe in 1983.
Lara's hundred was his 19th in one-day internationals, and his second-highest score, behind the 169 he made against Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 1995/96.
Lara and Chanderpaul's partnership came after the Windies made a poor start after being sent into bat in humid conditions.
Hard-hitting opener Chris Gayle (nine) was bowled by Rao Iftikhar in the fourth over, with a beautiful delivery, which swung in then seamed away and took off-stump.
Ramnaresh Sarwan then departed in the seventh over, retired hurt for two, when he was struck on the right elbow by a sharp short ball from Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.
He went to hospital for x-rays, which showed he had suffered bruising, and was ruled out for the rest of the match, with the West Indies uncertain what further part he would play in the series.
Ricardo Powell fell in the 11th over, lbw to Rana, leaving the Windies at 2-56, effectively three down given Sarwan's absence, when Lara and Chanderpaul came together.
Once Chanderpaul fell in the 43rd over, Lara and Wavell Hinds (30 from 18 balls) smashed an 84-run stand from 37 balls.
Abdul Razzaq was the only Pakistan bowler to escape serious damage, with 0-41 from 10 overs, with Rana the most expensive, finishing with 1-77 from nine overs.
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Today's budget will pit Treasurer Wayne Swan against an increasingly grumpy elephant in the corner, with growing concerns about cost of living pressures beginning to colour people's broader outlook on politics.
Since the Global Financial Crisis, Essential has been picking up a growing determination by people to rein in their spending and increase savings; but at the same time grocery prices, housing prices, fuel prices and the cost of water and power have all been rising.
The result has been an almost emotional response for many voters – "we are trying to do the right thing with our household economy, but we are being frustrated by forces beyond our control". The following responses complied as part of the Channel Ten Essential Lifestyle Index, illustrate the point.
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The problem for the Treasurer on budget night is that shy of throwing a few dollars in a tight fiscal environment, there is little he can do to actually ease the pressure.
Household Grocery Affordability – The big driver in rising grocery prices has been the Queensland cyclones and floods over Christmas that wiped out many of the summer crops. Apart from long-term action on climate change there is not a lot the government can actually do to stop these types of events. A couple of years back they attempted a Grocery Watch website to monitor the prices of the major supermarkets, but the reality is that it is the purchasing methods of the big two rather than high prices that is causing the community angst here.
Housing Affordability – Housing prices have been rising faster than income for the past decade. This is being fuelled by a set of policies that distort the market in favour of investors. Technically the issue could be addressed by reviewing Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing, but the reality is that this would attract a loud and noisy backlash by those who have something concrete to lose.
Fuel Prices –While the high Australian dollar is keeping fuel prices in check, the reality is that prices are at higher levels today than when John Howard was forced to reduce the fuel rebate to quell a public backlash. Ongoing instability in the oil-producing Middle East, failed attempts to tap deep sea reserves and growing sense that the Peak Oil movement may not actually be doomsday nutters combine to create a set of challenges outside Wayne Swan's control.
Electricity and Water Prices – The blowout in electricity prices is causing political headaches at both federal and state levels. It has set the ground for Tony Abbott's assault on a carbon price, where the big new tax on everything will further increase energy prices. The reality is much more complicated. First, we have seen a decade of chronic under-investment in power – either from companies who want to maximise short-term returns from assets that have been privatised or state governments who intended to flog them off and didn't want to spend the dough themselves. The ongoing debate on carbon pricing does have an impact on pricing, but contrary to Abbott's arguments it is the uncertainty on future pricing which is holding back investment in the sector. Meanwhile, a twenty-year drought has forced governments into insurance investment in the form of desalination plants, which produce water at a far higher cost base than clouds.
Continuing on the themes raised in Lindsay Tanner's book 'Sideshow', the problem for the government now is that having convinced people you are responsible for everything, you also end up being to blame for everything, even when everything is so abjectly out of your control. And when a free market economy does what free markets do, you can soon end up looking like an emperor with a less than expansive wardrobe.
Peter Lewis is a director of Essential Media Communications.
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SpaceX's Red Dragon Could Soar Off on Mars Mission in 2018
May 3, 2016
SpaceX last week announced plans to launch a mission for Mars in 2018, with help from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Red Dragon, a variant of the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft, will make the unmanned journey. The Falcon Heavy 9 space launch vehicle will send it on its way. The mission will gain data for NASA as part of its agreement with SpaceX.
Apple Drops CareKit on GitHub
April 29, 2016
Apple on Thursday made its CareKit platform available through the GitHub open source community. CareKit joins two other Apple frameworks for developing healthcare apps -- HealthKit and ResearchKit. It was designed to enable developers to create apps that give users a more active role in managing their health. Apps developed through CareKit will let people track symptoms and medications.
Nokia Buys Into Digital Health
April 28, 2016
Nokia on Tuesday announced plans to purchase Withings for $192 million in cash as part of its move into the healthcare devices arena. The deal is expected to close in early Q3, and Withings will become part of the Nokia Technologies business. "We have said consistently that digital health was an area of strategic interest to Nokia," CEO Rajeev Suri said.
Hospitalized Stossel Bemoans Sorry State of Healthcare Customer Service
April 22, 2016
Fox News journalist John Stossel, who recently underwent an operation for lung cancer, on Wednesday wrote that although New York-Presbyterian Hospital's medical care is excellent, "the hospital's customer service stinks." Doctors "keep me waiting for hours, and no one bothers to call or email to say 'I'm running late,'" Stossel said. He doubted all the tests he was given were needed.
Tiny Nanocraft May Sail to Neighboring Star System
April 14, 2016
Stephen Hawking and billionaire Yuri Milner on Tuesday unveiled Breakthrough Starship, an ambitious $100 million effort to send miniature spacecraft to another solar system, but the program might not be quite ready to fly. It calls for a team of engineering and astrophysics experts to develop nanocrafts that could zoom to the Alpha Centauri star system at 20 percent the speed of light.
Next Apple Watch Will Be More 'S' Than 2
April 13, 2016
Most of the changes in the next version of the Apple Watch will be on the inside and not the outside of the case, according to an investors note issued Monday by Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities. His comments are consistent with rumors circulating last summer that the design of the next version of Apple's wrist computer would remain essentially unchanged.
Samsung's AR Vision Includes Smart Contact Lenses
April 12, 2016
Samsung has been granted a patent for a smart contact lens, according to news reports published last week. The lens is equipped with a tiny display, a camera, an antenna, and sensors that detect movement and eye blinks. Eye blinks would provide the input, and a smartphone would be needed to process images. A user blinks to take pictures or interact with data displayed on the smart contact lens.
Lawrence Livermore Lab Buys Brainy IBM Supercomputer
April 5, 2016
IBM last week announced that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has purchased its TrueNorth processor-based cognitive computing platform. The purchase included an end-to-end ecosystem and a multisocket host node. The lab will build a supercomputer based on the platform to see how neural networks might be used in the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration's cybersecurity program.
DC Healthcare Provider Limps On After Malware Attack
April 1, 2016
Despite its computer systems being infected with malware since Monday, MedStar Health, which operates 10 hospitals and more than 250 outpatient facilities in and around Washington, D.C., has continued to provide patient care at near normal levels, according to several updates released this week. Since the malware attack occurred, MedStar Health has treated an average of 3,380 patients a day.
Microsoft Tells Devs to Talk to the Bots
March 31, 2016
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and members of his leadership team, speaking to developers Wednesday at the Build 2016 conference, introduced their vision to infuse human speech and machine learning into the company's consumer and enterprise businesses. Nadella and Executive VP Terry Myerson introduced upgrades to Windows 10 and Cortana as well as technology called "Conversations as a Platform."
Gadget Ogling: Honey, I Shrunk the iPhone
March 31, 2016
The iPhone SE packs almost everything from the iPhone 6s into a handset that looks almost identical to the iPhone 5. The only thing that's really missing is Force Touch. It's a smart play, trying to convince iPhone 4 and 5 owners that they can still upgrade to -- almost -- the latest model without the need to take on a device with a larger screen.
The Brand New Made-in-Space Frontier
March 25, 2016
What happens when you're 220 miles above Earth on the International Space Station and you need a tool you don't have? You can print one yourself. In 2014, American astronauts for the first time printed a tool -- a ratchet wrench -- using a design file sent from NASA on the ground to the 3D printer spinning about in space. The feat was only the first step to much larger miracles in space.
Apple's CareKit Gives More Power to the Patient
March 23, 2016
Perhaps worthy of more attention than it received at Apple's Loop You In event on Monday is CareKit. The open source platform will allow developers to create consumer-focused applications to help patients communicate with healthcare providers and closely monitor their own health conditions. Similar to ResearchKit, CareKit applies many of the same tools to patient care.
Scientists Track Sloshed Tweeters in Real Time
March 21, 2016
Applied machine learning techniques can identify tweeters' behaviors in real time and locate them to within 100 meters, according to a paper Rochester University computer scientists published earlier this month. The team focused on discovering patterns of alcohol use in urban and suburban settings to better understand where and how people drink.
Digital Assistants Fail Abysmally in Crisis Situations
March 16, 2016
Personal digital assistants are of little benefit for people experiencing a serious personal crisis, such as sexual assault or thoughts of suicide, according to a study published Monday. The research looked at four major personal assistants. For the most part, they were unable to recommend solutions when users expressed severe mental anguish, or reported domestic violence, sexual assault or forms of imminent danger.
IDC Offers Insurance Companies New CRM Vision
March 16, 2016
IDC Health Insights on Monday outlined best practices for customer engagement strategies to help health insurance companies adopt a semiretail approach to interacting with members or patients. Health insurers need an integrated customer engagement strategy enabling automated interactions, shared communications, and appropriate transaction and information transparency, IDC said.
Google's AlphaGo Thrashes Go Master
March 15, 2016
Google's AlphaGo on Tuesday rocked the worlds of Go and artificial intelligence when it beat 18-time international Go champion Lee Se-dol the final round of the Google DeepMind Challenge. Lee lost the first three rounds last week but came back and won the fourth game. Go "depends as much on logic, like chess, as it does on intuition," said Mike Jude of Stratecast/Frost & Sullivan.
Philips Gets Biological With Home Lighting
March 14, 2016
Philips Lighting on Monday unveiled its Philips Hue white ambiance connected light bulbs. Designed to feature more natural light, the bulbs can gradually brighten in the morning to help users wake up naturally, while at night they can dim to help ease users to sleep. They also deliver a color temperature range that can be adjusted via a connected dimmer switch or through an app.
Toyota's Project Blaid Gives Visually Impaired More Freedom
March 9, 2016
Toyota on Monday introduced a concept for a piece of wearable tech that could help the visually impaired better navigate the world around them. Dubbed "Project Blaid," the mobility device would sit atop a wearer's shoulders and use cameras to sense the layout of indoor spaces. Wearers would be able to ask the device about objects and areas in a room, the company said.
Quantum Computer Leap Could Make Today's Encryption Passe
March 8, 2016
Researchers at MIT and the University of Innsbruck last week announced that they had designed and constructed the world's first scalable quantum computer, a development that could make existing encryption technology obsolete. They built the computer using five atoms in an ion trap. The researchers used laser pulses to carry out an algorithm on each atom to correctly factor the number 15.
The Technological Evolution of US Healthcare
March 7, 2016
The disease management industry, which focuses on reducing or delaying the use of expensive treatments or costly procedures, has passed its prime as a unique approach to controlling escalating costs attributed to chronic conditions. It worked on the sickest of the sick, but as patient conditions progressed and engagement levels decreased, it gradually lost its effectiveness.
Google Joins Effort to Stop Zika Virus Spread
March 7, 2016
Google last week announced it would contribute $1 million to the UN Children's Fund to support the global fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus. A team of Google engineers has volunteered to work with UNICEF to analyze data in an effort to figure out the viral infection's path. It also will match employee donations with the goal of giving an extra $500,000.
The Salesforce Health Cloud
March 2, 2016
Salesforce is opening a can of snakes with its new Health Cloud, which became generally available this week. Having worked in the healthcare software industry for many years in the last century, I have mixed feelings about the announcement. While I'm relieved that an innovative company is taking on healthcare software at last, part of me thinks it could be a long and expensive slog.
Fitbit Leads Surge in Wearable Sales
February 26, 2016
Wearable device makers shipped more than 27 million units globally in the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of nearly 127 percent over the year-ago quarter, IDC reported Tuesday. Vendors shipped a total of 78.1 million units in 2015, up 171.6 percent over 2014, according to the "Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker" report. Fitbit led the growth, followed by Apple and Xiaomi.
Hollywood Hospital Succumbs to Hacker Shakedown
February 19, 2016
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on Wednesday announced that it paid approximately $17,000 to resume normal operations after digital extortionists knocked its computer systems offline. The Los Angeles hospital discovered its computer network infected with ransomware earlier this month. After paying the ransom, the hospital was able to bring its electronic medical record system online.
IBM Watson Forks Over $2.6B for Health Data Stash
February 19, 2016
IBM Watson Health on Thursday announced plans to acquire Truven Health Analytics for $2.6 billion. The acquisition will give the company access to about 300 million patient files, according to IBM, making it one of the world's largest holders of diverse health-related information. One of its chief objectives is to use the data to bring more value to healthcare recipients.
Fitbit's Alta Is Dressed to Kill
February 3, 2016
Fitbit has unveiled a new fitness tracker that highlights muted colors and fashion-forward design elements. The Alta, priced at $129, has a brushed, stainless steel body that supports interchangeable bands, so that it doesn't stand out for the wrong reasons. Consumers can select bands from the Classic line, available in plum, teal, black and blue for $30 each.
Google, Movidius to Bring Deep Learning to Mobile Devices
January 29, 2016
Movidius on Wednesday announced that it's working with Google to put deep learning on mobile devices. Google will source Movidius' latest flagship chip -- the MA2450 -- and software development environment, and will contribute to Movidius' neural network technology road map in return. That could result in mobile devices that will be able to understand images and audio swiftly and accurately.
3D Printing: Innovation's New Lifeblood
January 27, 2016
To many, 3D printing is little more than a toy. A toy that mostly prints toys. To others, it's a prototyping tool good for a hands-on feel of a manifested idea but not much more. Yet for a select few, 3D printing is the heart of innovation, and each new iteration is pumping the future's lifeblood. Here are some of the innovations 3D printing is bringing to life.
Gadget Ogling: Super Strollers, Posture Prodders, and Portable Projectors
January 26, 2016
Regular readers will know that I am not a parent, so you might wonder why I'm including a self-propelling stroller in this week's cavalcade of riches. The answer is elementary: It's a smashing idea. Granted, it's maybe because I don't have a child that I think as much. Aside from pushing itself along the sidewalk, the Smartbe Intelligent Stroller can warm bottles, charge devices and play music.


text: The Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball wiki last edited by Marino on 03/13/16 06:45PM View full history OverviewAfter the Dead or Alive 3 tournament, Zack wins a fortune playing roulette, and with his lady-luck girlfriend Nikki, purchases and sets up residence on Zack Island. He invites all the ladies from the DOA tournament to the island under false pretenses; instead of fighting, they are coaxed into taking a vacation and spend two weeks playing volleyball and being showered with gifts from Zack. Notably, the English voice portraying Zack during the opening and ending cutscenes is NBA star Dennis Rodman.GameplayThere is no final goal to achieve in DOAXBV, it has simulation mechanics related to volleyball, dating/friendship, casinos, and collectible fashion. First the player chooses one of the female DOA characters to be portrayed as while on vacation. The player can choose three major events per day (morning, noon and evening) over 14 days of game time. Activities like shopping or casino minigames do not advance the clock.Each female character starts and finishes their vacation in one session, there is no way to jump between characters. Between play sessions the game remembers the player's bank and collection progress with each character; through this mechanic it is possible for the computer controlled characters to wear fashions purchased by the player in an earlier play session.ActivitiesThe primary activity and source of income on Zack Island is to play games of 2-on-2 volleyball, but the player can also watch the ladies frolic and enjoy the tropical environment through brief poolside mini-games or gravure cutscenes.Shopping is available in the form of three stores: Swimwear, Accessory fashions, and "Zack-of-all-Trades" where various novelty items can be purchased to collect or to give away in friendship. There are a total of 328 unique swimsuits in the game, and each character can own 307. Each character can only purchase swimwear related to her "theme", and part of the game mechanic involves gradually winning the friendship of any character that you wish to give swimwear to, in order to complete their collection.The hotel and casino offers several mini-games to play: Blackjack, Poker, Roulette, and One-Armed-Bandit (slot machines).CharactersAyane - Japanese ninjaChristie - British assassinHelena - French opera singerHitomi - German high-school studentKasumi - Japanese runaway ninjaLei Fang - Chinese college studentLisa - American stock brokerTina - American wrestlerReceptionDeliberately marketed as a sexy, titillating game with a nudity warning, Xtreme Beach Volleyball received mixed reviews and public response based on its objectification of physics-defying female bodies. However, in comparison to many other game and animation titles in the Japanese market it is fairly tame, if perverted, and commonly considered a work of fan service.While no cheat codes are officially available in DOAXBV, there have been unofficial modifications to the game, notably to increase money or remove the requirement of wearing clothing. Team Ninja anticipated these developments, and deliberately censored the character models to remain compliant with the official parental rating scheme. Aside from "subtle" depictions during the opening cutscene, any images showing the DOA characters fully nude during gameplay are assured to be faked.


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Sore mouth (teeth & gums)
OUCH! Yesterday & today I have been dealing with an awfully sore mouth! It even woke me up last night! Did anyone else deal with this? I have read that it is pretty common in pregnancy. I hate it.
Any remedies that you did that helped? I am >>this close<< to being on a liquid diet :(


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It's beautiful, with or without a ribbon, it's amazing!
congrats. you are brave to submit a quilt to judging.
If yours didn't make it, I'd love to see the ones that did.
Thumbs up!!!
Your quilt is absolutely gorgeous!!
Beautiful, good for you.
this was a beautiful work of art and you should be so proud of yourself! you have amazing skill and so much patience!
Well, personally I think it should have gone farther, but from the quilt shows I've attended it seems like brighter colors are more popular.
That is sooooo pretty!
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Matt is a gem! His heart and passion for Tucson, and music is gonna be missed deeply. Best of luck Jalph!
Saw him at the 110 th anniversary in Wisconsin he rocked. Got some tickets for this tour http://www.eastoncorbinconcerttickets.com/c/all-over-the-road/ Who will join me?
Blah blah blah..... Your guys' sound is tighter than most, though.
Howe is a Tucson classic and a fine true artist.His music has meaning and is interesting to listen to. Totally original. And the lyrics do more than repeat themselves like so many successful music writers write. This says something about the people who listen to his music and about himself . More poetry than product. Thanks Howe.
Crazy how time flies, can't wait to see you on the big stage
this is a wonderful article on a wonderful artist.. thank you.. Viva Lando Chill!
Terrific article about an awesome entertainer!
Awesome read!
So wait, why are we supposed to support a band that exhibits actions of "misogyny, silencing and suppressing the women in the band"?
Excellent review, but as you pointed out, not the definitive album of this act. Go to any of the mid-1960s gems--primarily "Spirit of '67"--and that IS what Paul Revere and the Raiders really were. The "Indian Reservation" single's success was completely out of left field, Columbia was starting to carefully nurture Mark Lindsay's solo career--which pretty much fizzled, save a few decent singles--and I think the Raiders were a bit of an afterthought when this single and album came out. But the strength of the single bought them a couple more years at Columbia and as an entity that at least had to be listened to. But that aside, this is a "Raiders" LP, not a "Paul Revere and the Raiders" LP, and quite frankly, it suffers in comparison with those great records this act put out from 1965-1967. Not a bad effort, mind you, but not the one (Paul Revere and the) Raiders album you would want as a "desert island" disk.
To the Weekly--It was disappointing to see the in print cover stating, "Giant Sand--Quits".
I'd say, if anything, Howe Gelb and company are persevering. I'm sure this was an oversight, but please do try and have more thoughtful awareness about your use of language.
These people need to be deported, after a lengthy stay in prison for their crime.
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Sometimes someone who loves music and is determined to live his life doing the thing he loves has a 30 year career doing just that. What a joke.
Sometimes people with no real music talent fool everybody and catch on. Gelb is one of those.
What a joke.
Saw them at a festival. They got the crowd up and moving....for the exits.
Don't waste your $$$. They do the same tune over and over or at least it sounds that way.
The only positive things Dylan ever did for music was introduce weed to The Beatles and somehow (?) inspire Jimi Hendrix. If Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seeger or Eric Clapton didn't exist, he might be the most overrated musician of all time.
$150 dollars? Nothing sustainable about that..
Best new band around! They will go far!
I am very happy to see that people are sustaining the memory of Rainer. Back in the 80's I clandestinely recorded sets he played at Tony's Steak House. I loved his music. Then one evening Rainer was doing a solo set at The Temple of Music & Art. I worked up enough courage to ask him (this time openly) to record his music. He said sure. A couple of songs into the set you can hear Rainer say, "Hey I want to hear that tape at the break." He did and he liked the simple recording I had made, saying that it reminded him of the way early blues artists recordings sounded ... simple. My girlfriend at the time heard the tape and w/out seeing Rainer play bought every CD of his music available at the time. I guess she liked his music too.
Just superb. Any music lover in Tucson should have this in their collection, and what a great support vehicle. Take the time to lend an ear and give a hand.


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i was a bit deflated today when a friend of mine told me i wouldnt be able to do much offroading with a carb. fed engine because at certain angles there would be fuel starvation the arguement makes sense to me but has anyone else ever had a problem with this?
it should be fine unless you're going up REALLY steep hills,
they used carbs on all engine til the 80's and they went GREAT off roadn, jsut cause there is new technology doesnt mean the old doesnt work anymore!
Some it does have to do with what carb you are running. Some where designed for off roading and some just happened to work well for off roading. Just because you are not running a fuel injection system on your engine does not religate it to road use only. The army has been using jeeps for decades off road, well before fuel injection.
Don't let it get you down. If you keep the momentum going and aren't basically rock climbing up waterfalls your carb will be fine. I learned how to drive and wheel on an 83 Carbed CJ with the 258. It always did fine.
The more you get into it the more you might want to start saving for an EFI or TBI setup. :D
Just because you have a carb doesn't mean you can't go vertical. I have plenty of friends that loose oil pressure before they loose fuel pressure with carbs:D
Yeah those 41-86 Cj's only where aloud on the street... If you set the carb up correctly, it should be fine.With the 4.2 you want to make sure ALL your vacum lines are good to go. IF you have the carter carb.. Be sure to clean out the ventuir/pickup tubes, This helps alot when off camber etc, to keep it going.
We had never even heard of Fuel Injection back in the day.......we had alot of fun anyway:D
thanks for the pep talk when i pick the jeep up ill let you know what carb it has i havent messed around much with one on a vehicle engine only bikes and atvs any advice would help thank you again
well i picked it up for $500 runs and moves now (needed a flywheel) and here is a pic of the carb. those are high performance bungee cords by the way!
is this stock?
i like the rubber cement that held the filter on. lets build something better
thats internally threaded for maximum air fuel mixture hehe.
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