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moment-to-moment compulsion to think: to be able to turn thinking on when it is
needed, and then turn it off at will and pay attention to the now moment the rest of the
time. This facility is also known as "enlightenment".
This is what the coming transformation in consciousness is all about: when our
unsustainable materialistic society inevitably collapses, the surviving remnant of the
human race (if there is one) will have to redeploy importance from hiding shame and
seeking glory (inflating self-importance) to following true feelings – working for the
good of our mother earth and the human race as a whole. Or better said: only those who
have accomplished such a redeployment, and who are able to follow their true feelings
instead of the importance coverings on their conceptual thought forms (their shame and
glory), will survive the coming collapse.
(Excerpted from Thought Forms)
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Active Imagination
Importance is not itself a thought form, but rather a thought form covering. It is a
feeling of urgency created by the denial of a true feeling (telling oneself some sort of lie
in order to fulfill society's expectations). Importance coverings are casings, like sausage
casings, into which feelings can be stuffed; and they are controlled by the conceptual
thought forms which created them. In a manner of speaking, importance coverings are
our conceptual thought forms' thought forms. Like the Spirit does for us, we give our
conceptual thought forms a certain amount of independence. Actually, about all we can
do is to create them and destroy them; other than that, they roll their own. And not only
are we subject to our conceptual thought forms, but we are also subject to our conceptual
thought forms' thought forms – the energy which we gave our conceptual thought forms
originally, which they have in turn bestowed upon their importance coverings.
This is to say that most of what we have been trained to consider "our" feelings
such as jealousy, envy, greed, etc., are not actually "our" feelings at all, but rather are
importance coverings on conceptual thought forms learned from our parents and society.
These sorts of importance coverings are our conceptual thought forms' feelings; and as
such they differ considerably from society to society (e.g. sexual jealousy is not as
important in Eskimo or Yanomami culture as it is in ours). In fact we can define
"society" to be the set of conceptual thought forms which are common to a particular
milieu at a particular time. The way to distinguish between true feelings and importance
coverings within ourselves is that we are born with our true feelings, whereas we learn
importance coverings from the people around us.
The importance coverings on our conceptual thought forms assure that we will
keep thinking the same thoughts over and over and over all the time. When those
thoughts happen to be negative thoughts, then they tend to conjure up negative emotions
such as jealousy, anger, lust, self-pity, etc. When we feel these negative emotions, we
release emotional "darts" – we feel something like a clenching up / letting go of that


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CVLT Nation Streaming…
Ptahil "For His Satanic Majesty's Glory"
Ptahil have unleashed their new album, For His Satanic Majesty's Glory, out now via Wraith Productions, and it is a journey into a world where statues of angels bleed demons' blood. These two creatures of the dark universe have conjured up nine songs that will sting you like the lash of the whip of your underworld master. Ptahil's songs are graphic testaments of torture, torment and blackened pain that you will want to last until the killing moon rises. CVLT Nation is excited to be able to bring you the full stream of their debut album, For His Satanic Majesty's Glory, below…now bring the fury to your ears!
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[audio:http://www.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/03 The Black Fire.mp3|titles=Ptahil – The Black Fire]
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Check out the rest of For His Satanic Majesty's Glory after the jump…
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[audio:http://www.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/07 Deathwish.mp3|titles=Ptahil – Deathwish]
[audio:http://www.cvltnation.com/wp-content/audio/08 World Ablaze.mp3|titles=Ptahil – World Ablaze]
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text: The patronage of Sir George Martin is a handy badge of honour for any young singer-songwriter, and sure enough, Clews's solo debut (he was previously with Swedish rockers Stars Above) has a melodic, Beatles-esque quality. Clews, from Kent, brings a rural tinge to his gentle songs of love and longing, which are borne along on a folktronic tide of acoustic guitars, with splashes of drums and woodwind. The title of "Lucid and Sincere", the opener, is almost a mission statement. Only "Saltry Man", given a tougher production by Giles Martin (son of George) boasts touches of trickery and defiance. A debut of sweetness and promise none the less.


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It happens about as often as a hung parliament, but on Thursday three plucky underdogs defied the peloton onslaught and made it to the end, their slender lead intact.
The spoils went to Frenchman Jerome Pineau, who won with his head and his legs after breakaway companion Yukiya Arashiro took the initiative and pulled out a full banzai charge on the final straight.
Bent on being Japan's first ever Grand Tour stage winner, Arashiro's kamikaze attempt was to prove just that, and with his legs turning to sushi, the BBox man was beaten by the experience of 30-year-old Pineau, who followed team-mate Wouter Weylandt's stage-three victory with the best result of his career.
Blimey, that's two wins in five days on a Grand Tour for QuickStep - and Tom Boonen's not even racing. Now that happens about as often as a successful coalition government formed after a hung parliament.
Weylandt's victory had helped appease Patrick Lefevere after the QuickStep manager made it known that he had had words with the Belgian sprinter following his poor recent performances.
Presumably if Lefevere had given Weylandt a bit of beef for being off the ball since mid-2009 then he must have given Pineau the full cow for being largely anonymous on the bike since his lowly Paris-Bourges victory back in 2004.
Once heralded as a future star of French cycling, Pineau never really caused a splash, and a second place in Paris-Camembert was about as good as it had got in recent memory.
Say the word 'Pineau' to most Frenchmen and they'll think you're offering them an aperitif. But Saddles always has a soft spot for underachieving underdogs so even he'll raise a glass of fortified wine to Pineau's last gasp victory.
Of course, had the peloton and the main sprinters' teams done their jobs properly, the outcome would have been very different. Messrs Greipel, Farrar, Petacchi and Henderson must be kicking themselves - and there won't be another chance for the fast men for a good three days or so.
Earlier in the stage, German Paul Voss (Milram) won enough mountain points to secure his green jersey before cracking and being dropped by the peloton (they don't make 'em like they did back in the 40s).
In other big news, Sky's Greg Henderson lost his shoes after Wednesday's TTT but found them again. What use is it having the best bus in town if the Sky riders don't have anywhere to store their flash footwear?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's good for the soul to see a breakaway make it to the finnish (sic) every so often." Charly Wegelius betrays his Scandinavian roots with his reaction to stage five on Twitter.
Follow Blazin' Saddles throughout the Giro on www.twitter.com/saddleblaze.


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Sony has been fined £250,000 by the UK Information Commissioner's Office for the PlayStation Network hack in 2011. The office ruled that Sony should have been able to prevent the hack and that Sony should not have left such sensitive information so vulnerable.
"If you are responsible for so many payment card details and log-in details then keeping that personal data secure has to be your priority," said Information Commissioner's Office director of data protection David Smith.
"In this case that just didn't happen, and when the database was targeted – albeit in a determined criminal attack – the security measures in place were simply not good enough. There's no disguising that this is a business that should have known better."
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The Eastern Pulaski School Board will meet tonight where the three school principals will have reports on the start of school. The staff has undergone professional development and the principals will be discussing what the teachers have been doing to prepare for the beginning of the school year. The first day of school is tomorrow.
A collective bargaining agreement will be discussed and the board will give permission to advertise the 2015 budget and form 3.
Superintendent Dan Foster will talk about enrollment and other items. The official enrollment count will not be taken until a date in September. The Average Daily Membership (ADM) count determines the amount of funding for the corporation as funding follows the student.
The school board will meet at 6:30 p.m. ET in the distance learning lab located across the street from the administration building.


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Our 16th Annual Conference and Exposition was in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5-June 10, 2011.
We are happy to announce this year our conference returns to Bally's for the first time since 2001! Thanks for joining us in the heart of the strip for comprehensive dining, unwavering service, and a signature style that attracts high-rollers from around the world.
Spend your time outside of conference in one of their numerous restaurants or shops. Relax and treat yourself to a day at the spa, or in a private cabana next to the Bally's Blu pool. While still embodying the classic spirit of Las Vegas, Bally's is centrally positioned on the Strip to keep you close to all the finest in shopping, dining, gaming, and nightlife. Located next to Paris and across from the Bellagio, Bally's is a Vegas value in a convenient location.
Below please find general information about the Conference. Details will be presented on our Registration site as they are established. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact the APP Office at 888-888-1277 or 785-841-6060; firstname.lastname@example.com
- For a review of the 2010 Conference – please click here.
- For more detailed information see: 2011 Registration Website
- For direct link to Bally's APP Room Block: Take me to the APP Bally's Room Block!
If you are an APP member, you get some perks each year at Conference. For 2011, the APP will offer Members-Only classes & $50.00 off your full conference fees. If you are not yet a member, this is the time to join! Applications must be submitted and be completed by February 1, 2011 in order to guarantee processing by Conference. No if, ands or buts!
Everyone! New Piercers, Experienced Piercers, International Piercers, Apprentices, Counter People, Studio Owners, Health Inspectors, Legislators, Researchers, Retailers, Wholesalers, Manufacturers…(restrictions apply to the Exposition, see below)
What kind of classes will Attendees find at the APP Conference?
The APP provides ample course selections for both the new attendee and our returning piercers.
All are welcome to attend any classes, with the exception of the designated Members Only courses.
Expected Course topics
Aftercare Series:
#1 Wound Healing & Care
#2 Client Home Care
#3 Troubleshooting
Traditional Ritual Festivals: Part 1 The Vegetarian Festival of Thailand and Part 2: The Thai Pusam Festival of Malaysia
Head & Neck Anatomy
Anatomy: the Structure of an Aesthetic Piercing
Initial Jewelry: Size & Style
Steel & Titanium 2011
Properties & Applications of Wood in Body Jewelry
Knowing & Selling Stone
Blood borne Pathogens
First Aid
Technique: Fundamentals of Freehand
Safe & Effective Female Genital Piercings
Exploring the "O" Needle
Surface Anchors
Medical Risk Assessment Basic & Advanced
Grounding & Bedside Manner
Studio Documentation
Working with a STATIM Autoclave
Workshop: Sterilization and Piercing Room Set-Up
Marketing Outside of the Box
Spanish 101 for the Piercer
Business Management
Piercing as a Long Term Career
Members Only (must be an active APP Business/Business Member at Large to attend)
Advanced Oral Piercings
There are so many classes offered, how can I take them all?
You can't in a single year. The APP encourages studios to send multiple representatives to maximize the number of classes and amount of education a single studio can obtain. Remember, we have many piercers who attend this Conference every year and we try to offer enough variety for everyone to have a unique experience each time they attend Conference.
What are Roundtable Discussions?
The APP believes that much of the education at Conference takes place from peer to peer. In keeping with that belief we encourage you to find time to participate in these more casual, information sharing discussions, mediated by expert piercers and/or professionals. There is no charge to attend these discussions. An attendee/vendor badge, however, must be shown in order to attend.
Expected Topics for Roundtables (subject to change based on facilitator availability):
- Corset Piercings
- "How Far is too Far?"
- Professional Personal Boundaries
- Portfolio Review
- Shameless Self Promotion
- Studio Ownership
- Future of the Industry
- Piercing with Plastic Surgery
- When the Inspector Comes A-Knocking
- Members Only Round table (must be an active APP Business/Business Member at Large to attend): Exploring Ear Reconstruction
What is the Exposition?
This is the largest gathering of piercing related vendors in the world. Manufacturers often utilize this event to present innovative and new products/services to the piercing community. This is the venue in which you as a piercer can meet your vendors and manufacturers face to face, and see their products up close before buying. A vendor's presence at the Expo does not constitute APP endorsement. The APP encourages all Attendees to shop responsibly.
What is the APP doing about vendors selling products/jewelry which don't meet APP guidelines/standards?
While the APP encourages vendors to attend who meet or exceed our suggested jewelry standards, the APP does not and cannot screen any or all of the vendor's entire product line. The APP has struggled with this issue for years. Overwhelmingly the majority of our attendees and vendors like the open floor policy of the Exposition. The APP requests all its attending vendors to select products or services that comply with the APP standards and mission for display and sale on the Expo floor. Please review all products thoughtfully and remember that, in many cases, the Conference and Expo are a learning experience for vendors as well.
How much does it cost to attend the Expo? Can anyone attend the Expo?
If an attendee pays for the full conference package price, admission to the Expo for all four days is included in their fees. Daily fees vary, please see registration materials for details. Admittance to the Expo is restricted to those affiliated with the industry as it is considered to be a trade show floor. These restrictions protect our vendors, who are selling to retailers at wholesale prices. Attendees who purchase an Expo pass will be asked to show proof of industry affiliation (business license, business card with name, other documentation). The APP will refuse entry to this event without proof of industry affiliation.
I am a vendor, how do I book a booth for the show?
Please select vendor registration from the menu to the left. This will take you to all the information you need to know to book with our Exposition.
What does Full Conference or "the package" mean?
What are the advantages of paying this way?
Full Conference or buying "the package" means that you receive an Attendee Badge which allows you into any of the classes (Members Only restrictions apply) and into the Expo Hall for all four days. If you are going to be at Conference for more than a day or two – this is the most economical choice. You also can easily change your class choices right up to the start of the class.
I can only attend the Conference for a limited amount of time, or I have limited funds…can I pay less?
Absolutely! The APP offers the option to pay on a per class basis. See the class listing for the individual class prices. Be careful when selecting classes this way so that you don't sign up for classes which are scheduled at the same time.
I am a Health Inspector, can I attend the Conference? How much does it cost me?
Yes, and for the 7th year in a row the APP invites Health Inspectors to attend the Conference free of charge. The only requirement for this offer is that the person(s) attending reserves and stays in a room in the host hotel within the APP room block. Book early to get your room. If you need documentation confirming this offer, contact email@example.com or 888-888-1277
How can I register? How can I pay?
Registration can be done online or by mail. Conference Registration will start in January.
Mail in (with a credit card) registration is possible using the registration form. However we encourage all attendees to take advantage of the online registration system when possible. Checks should be made payable to the Association of Professional Piercers or APP.
We accept Mastercard and Visa only.
What are the actual costs?
- $400.00 – Early Full Conference includes unlimited classes/four day expo pass
- $450.00 Onsite Full Conference*:– includes unlimited classes/four day expo pass
- Banquet Dinner: $40.00 (not included in Full Conference fee)
- Exposition Passes: (included in Full Conference fee)
- $20.00/single day
- $30.00/two day
- $35.00/three day
- $40.00/four day
- Individual Class Prices are posted on the Conference Registration Website. They range from $35.00 to $65.00 per class depending on the course (You do not pay these fees if purchasing the full conference pass). Individual Classes Prices will increase by $5.00 per class if you wait to register onsite.
APP members with paid dues for 2011 will receive a $50.00 discounts on Full Conference passes.
International attendees will receive a $50.00 discount on Full Conference Passes.
Scholarships are available on a limited basis, see detailed information below.
Prior to May 14th the APP will refund 50% of Attendee Registration fees if the Attendee cancels.
May 14th or later the attendee will receive no refund. Please plan accordingly.
I have a disability. Can you help me?
The APP wants Conference to be a great experience for all its Attendees. If you have a need for special services or concerns about access etc. please do not hesitate to contact us. 1-888-888-1277 or 785-841-6060 or firstname.lastname@example.com
I have no money. Can you help me? (the deadline for scholarships for the 2011 Conference has passed)
The APP has a limited number of scholarships available. Before he passed away in February of 2001, Al D. Sowers devoted much of his piercing career to the education of piercers. It is only fitting that this scholarship be named for him. This is funding for eight piercers in need of financial assistance to attend the APP conference. Accommodations and Conference registration are included in the Scholarship. Scholarship recipients are expected to share a room with other recipients and work more than 30 hours during the Conference. In addition, they must provide their own transportation to and from the conference. 2011 application forms can be obtained by calling or emailing email@example.com after November 1, 2010. Applications must be submitted January 1-February 29, 2011. Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than March 31st, 2011. Please contact Caitlin with any questions!
I am easily stressed. Can you help me?
The APP encourages all participants to take care of themselves during Conference. Due to long hours and the excitement of the event, many attendees find themselves overwhelmed. Daily morning Yoga classes are free to all attendees. The Friends of Bill W. have meetings during the week. The staff and volunteers at Conference are available should you need assistance in finding emotional support, medical care, or a quiet place to rest – please let us help.
I want to Volunteer – how can I help?
Volunteers made a big difference in 2010 – if you are interested in joining our team in 2011 please contact Caitlin in the office at 888-888-1277 or email@example.com Hours and schedule can be modified to fit your needs…
Where can I stay? Do we get a reduced rate at the host hotel?
Bally's Las Vegas is our host hotel, and the APP reserves a block of rooms for attendees of the Conference. When making your reservation, request rates for The Association of Professional Piercers. By booking in the APP room block you are supporting our event. The APP is able to expand its budgets for Conference instructors, perks, and events when the room block is filled. Staying in the host hotel fosters a bigger sense of community at the event and keeps you close to your "home base" for the week!
Please support our Conference by staying at Bally's! If you plan to stay at the hotel the weekend before or after conference book as soon as possible, weekend rates are subject to availability.
Our room block expires on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (after that date, there may be rooms still available but there's no guarantee as they are released to the general population…be smart and book early!)
APP Reservation link: Take me to the APP Bally's Room Block!
Or contact Bally's at 800-358-8777 – before the room block cut off date!
ROOM RATES are per guestroom, per night, single or double occupancy. Rates are subject to Clark County Room Tax, currently twelve percent (12%).
- South Tower Rooms $69.00 (any day of the week) – Save a little money but a little further away
- North Tower Rooms $79.00 (any day of the week) – Closest to the Conference area
- N. Grand Suite $450.00 (any day of the week)
- N. Celebrity Suite $850.00 (any day of the week)
Please note that special requests such as non-smoking room, connecting or adjoining rooms, room location, king or double-double bed type, etc. are subject to availability at the time of check-in.
Rates are net, non-commissionable and will be subject to Clark County Room Tax, which is currently nine percent (12%) – subject to change.
ADDITIONAL PERSON (for above double occupancy)
Additional persons will be charged at a rate of $30.00 per person, per night, with a maximum of four (4) persons per guestroom.
Important Hotel Policies:
Individuals must identify themselves as part of Group to receive the special Group rate. All reservations must be guaranteed with a deposit for the first night's guestroom and tax charge.
If reservation is guaranteed to a credit card, the first night's guestroom and tax charge, per guestroom, will be billed immediately to the cardholder's account.
Hotel allows individual cancellations without penalty up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the attendees' scheduled arrival date. Hotel shall charge the individual attendee one (1) night's guaranteed guestroom rate plus tax for cancellation within seventy-two (72) hours of the scheduled arrival date or failure of the individual to check-in on the scheduled arrival date. Any remaining nights of a "no-show" reservation will be canceled. It is policy to require a credit card or cash deposit for incidental charges.
Hotel accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or Diners Club.
Check-in time is 4:00 PM and check-out time is 11:00 AM. Any departures after 11:00 AM are subject to the full day charge.
Each guestroom must have at least one registered guest twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
Can I get pierced at the Conference or do piercings in my hotel room?
Absolutely not! To maintain space in our host hotel and comply with insurance requirements, absolutely no piercing, scarification, branding or implants; or any other form of body modification from hotel rooms will be tolerated. Any APP members participating in these types of activities risk losing their membership. Any member or non-member risks expulsion from the hotel and/or Conference. This type of behavior contradicts everything the APP represents and promotes in its educational outreach and mission.
Smoking Policy:
Clear Air Act now prohibits smoking in all public spaces except for the casino proper, bars in the casino area, and designated outdoor smoking areas by the pool. No smoking is allowed in any of the Convention areas, or any of the corridors, lobbies, restaurants, special meeting rooms in the Hotel. The APP supports this policy and encourages all attendees to comply with the regulations.
Opening Party: Please join us poolside on Monday evening for the opening social event of the Conference. Food and a Cash Bar provided.
Banquet Dinner:Las Vegas Glitz theme and a Celebration of Jim Ward's Birthday!
Be prepared to be entertained, eat, and mingle! The Conference's awards presentation, open meeting, and top prize raffle selection will be held after 10pm, and the hall will open to non-ticket holders at that time.
Innovators Award & Silent Auction
Launched in 2009, the Innovators Award proved to be a welcomed addition to the APP Exposition. The Innovators Award program and the Silent Auction – have been altered slightly for 2011 – please read the new policies carefully!
In the past the Innovators Award program has been a chance for Vendors to showcase new and innovative designs they want to promote at the show – test at the show – or gain recognition for from the people in our Industry. We now open this opportunity up to any Attendees at the show!
Whether it is a single item showpiece, an introduction to a new line, or a new idea an amateur jeweler has developed – we welcome your submissions!
If the submission comes from someone other than a (paid) full conference pass Attendee, or a Vendor (with a booth on the floor) – there is a submission fee of $300.00.
The vendor or attendee who wins an Innovator of the Year award, in addition to the formal recognition of their contribution will be given an interview in the Point.
Each Vendor/Attendee is allowed one entry into each of the two categories: Technical Innovation & Creative Innovation.
Innovator Award entries can be put into the Silent Auction. For entries which sell for more than $600.00 the proceeds will be split 50/50 with the donating vendor/attendee. Reserve limits on all items can be adjusted by the Association.
Items which are not part of the Innovator Award program can also be donated to the silent auction but all proceeds on these items will be retained by the APP.
Vendors/Attendees will need to fill out the enclosed descriptive form. Submission of this form will be the confirmation of the vendor's participation. The confirmation must be received by May 15th with no exceptions. This form will include creator's name; whether it is submitted as a technical or creative innovation; materials used; name of design, piece, or product; and the suggested starting bid amount. This information will be used to fill out the Silent Auction form which will be numbered and displayed on a table. Items will be displayed in cases with the item reference number. Bid increase amounts will be determined by the APP based on the starting bid amount.
Vendors/Attendees will need to bring their items to the APP Raffle/Auction Booth – before the floor opens on Tues June 7th. It is not the responsibility of the APP to collect the item from the Vendor/Attendee.
Award Ballots will be issued at the time of registration with each individual badge. Voting will be allowed by anyone who is issued a badge. A ballot box will be located by the display and the ballots tallied at 3pm on Thursday; the winner(s) will be announced at the Banquet Dinner.
The Silent Auction will close at 5pm on Thursday. Auction winners will need to pay for their items prior to pick up. Winners of Auction Items which are not paid for prior to the end of Conference will have to pay for shipping of the item in addition to the bid amount. Items not bid upon will be returned to the Vendor/Attendee.
Want the chance to win thousands of dollars worth of goods and services? The APP raffle continues to be the best gamble in Vegas. The APP can never thank its Vendors enough for their continued generosity with raffle donations.
This fundraiser for the APP continues to sustain the organization in a huge way. Tickets are $2.00 a piece. .
Yoga – Available daily to all attendees free of charge.
Members Annual Meeting
Open to APP Members only. Members who attend will receive a special gift!
International Attendees Meeting
Open to all international attendees and those interested in international issues.
Vendors Annual Meeting
Open to Vendors only. The APP requests that all Vendors attend this informative meeting and open discussion with representatives of the APP Board of Directors.
Onsite registration/check in: Sunday Evening
All attendees must check in before attending classes. Registration/badge pick up is open throughout the week.
Expo, Classes & Roundtables
- Monday: Classes/Roundtables – Vendor Move-In Afternoon
- Tuesday: Classes/Roundtables; Expo Opens
- Wednesday: Classes/Roundtables/Expo open
- Thursday: Classes/Roundtables/Expo open
- Friday: Classes/Roundtables/Expo open
Opening Party
Monday: 8pm-midnight
Banquet Dinner
Thursday: 8pm-midnight
One more thing…
The Point: The Quarterly Journal of the APP
With its new format, heavier stock, and full color cover, the Point is now an even more valuable resource for every piercer. APP members receive a free subscription with membership, or subscriptions can be purchased at Conference or through the APP office for $20 for 4 issues. (Additionally, donations towards the expense of producing The Point are always welcomed) Don't forget to subscribe when you register!


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Carman (singer)
|Background information
|Birth name
|Carmelo Domenic Licciardello
January 19, 1956
Trenton, New Jersey
|Vocals, guitar
|Years active
Carmelo Domenic Licciardello (born January 19, 1956) known by his stage name, Carman, is a contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, rapper, television show host, actor, dancer, and evangelist.
Carman was born in Trenton, New Jersey.[1] As a child, he played drums in his mother's band, then as a teen, he formed his own group. Around the age of 20, he moved to California.
While attending an Andraé Crouch concert, Carman became a born again Christian, and embraced evangelicalism. In 1980, he made a custom album titled God's Not Finished with Me. The following year, he was invited by Bill Gaither to tour with The Bill Gaither Trio.[2] After relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he released a moderately successful eponymous debut album (later issued as Some-o-Dat)[1] in 1982[3]—which contained mostly novelty songs. Then, with the release of the live album Sunday's On The Way in 1983, a string of CCM chart successes started, beginning with the title song. As he continued his music career, Carman established the nonprofit organization Carman Ministries.[1] With the 1985 release of The Champion came his first number-one song, of the same name. Another live album, Radically Saved, came in 1988. Then 1989 brought Carman his first number one album, Revival in the Land.
Between 1987 and 1989, he was named Charisma magazine's readers' choice for favorite male vocalist.[3] In 1990 and 1992, Billboard recognized Carman's influence in Christian music by naming him the Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year, and in 1995, he recorded his first album in Spanish, Lo Mejor, which includes some of the already recorded songs such as "Who's in the House" and "The River". In 2000, the album Heart of a Champion came out with 30 of his best songs, including some new ones.[3] In 2007, he updated his catalog with Instrument Of Praise.
Carman has received 15 gold and platinum albums and videos and has sold over 10 million records. He holds the world record for the largest single Christian concert in history. He was the main act in August 1993 in Johannesburg, South Africa with more than 50,000 in attendance,[4] and he performed at Texas Stadium[when?] with 71,132 attendees.[1][3]
Beyond music, he participates in various television productions and interview duties as a host for both the Trinity Broadcasting Network in general and its flagship program Praise the Lord.[5] In 2001, Carman starred in the film Carman: The Champion.[1][6]
In November 2011, Carman was involved in an auto accident. He was in the passenger seat when the driver made a left into the church parking lot in front of a crowd of fans waiting to get into the concert. A truck from oncoming traffic struck Carman's side at 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). Carman was able to walk into the church, attempting to continue with the scheduled concert, but collapsed soon after. He was taken to a hospital just outside Houston, where he was examined and x-rayed. No broken bones or spinal injuries were found. However, internal injuries were found that required surgery.[7]
In a photo post made on both his official and personal Facebook accounts on February 14, 2013, Carman revealed that he had been diagnosed with myeloma and given a prognosis of only three to four more years to live.[8]
In late March 2013, Carman announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new album and music video. A short time later, he announced an upcoming 60-city tour, as well, additionally noting that the online fundraising campaign had raised more than $230,000 within several weeks.[9] As of December 2013, Carman had been in the hospital receiving chemotherapy treatments.[10] By early 2014 however, Carman announced that medical tests had indicated that his body was free of cancer. He planned to continue preparing for his Live Across America album and tour.[11]
In January 2015 Carman attributed his successful recovery to the "commitment" he had made to his Facebook and Kickstarter supporters to begin his "No Plan B Tour" as soon as he regained his health.[12] As of the fall of 2015, Carman was touring the eastern United States.[12]
Selected list
- 1980: God's Not Finished with Me
- 1982: Some-o-Dat aka Carman
- 1983: Sunday's On the Way
- 1984: Comin' On Strong
- 1985: The Champion
- 1986: A Long Time Ago...in a Land Called Bethlehem
- 1988: Live: Radically Saved
- 1989: Revival in the Land
- 1991: Shakin' The House Live
- 1992: Addicted to Jesus
- 1992: Yo Kidz!: Heroes, Stories, and Songs from the Bible
- 1993: Yo Kidz!: Lawrence the Kat and the B. Attitudes
- 1993: The Standard
- 1994: Yo Kidz! 2: The Armor of God
- 1995: Lo Mejor
- 1995: Christmas With Carman
- 1995: R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- 1996: Yo Kidz!: Lawrence the Kat and the Bible
- 1997: I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns
- 1998: Mission 3:16
- 1999: Passion for Praise, Vol. 1
- 2000: Heart of a Champion
- 2002: House of Praise
- 2007: Instrument of Praise
- 2014: No Plan B
Movies and television[edit]
- 1989: Carman: Celebrate Jesus TBN Special
- 1992: Commander Kellie and the Superkids: The Intruder as Young Singer Named Mario
- 1995–97: Time 2 – variety series on TBN
- 1996: R.I.O.T.: The Movie as Victor Rizzo
- 1997: Carman's Classic Hymns Special TBN Special
- 1998: Carman Halloween 3:16 TBN Special
- 2001: Carman the Champion as Orlando Leone
- 2003: Bobby Jones Gospel; one episode
- 2007: Carman's Reality Check – variety series on TBN (also writer and producer)
- 2009: The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith as Boaz
- 2010: Changing Hands as Frankie
- 2013: Final: The Rapture as Frankie
Music videos[edit]
Long form[edit]
- 1985: Comin' On Strong Live
- 1988: Carman Live...Radically Saved
- 1990: Revival In the Land
- 1992: Addicted To Jesus
- 1993: The Standard
- 1994: Carman Yo Kidz!: The Vidz
- 1995: Raising the Standard: LIVE
- 1998: The Absolute Best Videos
- 1998: Mission 3:16: The Video
- 2001: Carman In Concert: One Night Only
- 2003: Carman: House of Praise – Live
Short form[edit]
- "A Little Bit More Conviction" from The Champion
- "I Got the Joy" featuring Carlton Pearson from Revival In the Land
- "A Witch's Invitation" from Revival In the Land
- "The Resurrection Rap" from Revival In the Land
- "Revival In the Land" from Revival In the Land
- "Our Turn Now" featuring Petra from Addicted to Jesus
- "Satan, Bite the Dust" from Addicted to Jesus
- "1955" from Addicted to Jesus
- "Addicted to Jesus" featuring dc Talk from Addicted to Jesus
- "Who's In the House" from The Standard
- "Great God" from The Standard
- "Sunday School Rock" from The Standard
- "Holdin' On" featuring Margaret Becker from The Standard
- "America Again" from The Standard
- "Serve the Lord" featuring David Foster on Piano from The Absolute Best
- "Meant for This Moment" featuring Helen Baylor from Yo Kidz! 2: The Armor of God
- "God Is Exalted" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "My Story" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "No Monsters" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "7 Ways 2 Praise" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "Step of Faith" featuring Ricky Skaggs from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "There Is a God" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "Amen" from R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)
- "Mission 3:16" from Mission 3:16
- "Jesus Is the Lamb" from Mission 3:16
- "The Courtroom" from Mission 3:16
- "We Are Not Ashamed" from Mission 3:16
- "The Prayer Anthem" from Mission 3:16
- "Slam" from Mission 3:16
- "Faith Enough" from Heart of a Champion
- "The Flag" from Anthems of a Champion
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Grammy Awards
|Nominated work
|Best Gospel Performance – Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus
|"Our Blessed Saviour Has Come" (with CeCe Winans)[13]
|Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
|Shakin' the House...Live (with Commissioned with the Christ Church Choir)
|Addicted to Jesus
|Mission 3:16
|GMA Dove Awards
|Nominated work
|Long Form Music Video of the Year
|Live: Radically Saved
|Long Form Video of the Year
|Revival In The Land
|Short Form Video of the Year
|"Revival In The Land"
|Long Form Video of the Year
|Addicted To Jesus
|Children's Music Album of the Year
|Yo! Kidz! 2: The Armor Of God
|Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year
|"R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)"
|Long Form Music Video of the Year
|Mission 3:16 The Video
- ^ a b c d e f Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard guide to Contemporary Christian Music. New York: Billboard Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-8230-7718-2.
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 141–143. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ a b c d Ankeny, Jason. "Carman – Biography". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ van Jaarsveld, Ingrid. "Christene laat dak lig vir vrede 50 000 op Wanderers vir grootste vredesbyeenkoms nog in SA" [Christians Raise the Roof for Peace: 50,000 at Wanderers] (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Dunn, Patrick (February 25, 2005). "Christian Artist Carman Keeps Up With the Times". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ Cling, Carol (March 2, 2001). "Opening This week". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ "Carman In Car Accident". All Access Music Group. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ "Carman Licciardello". Facebook.
- ^ "Carman Announces 60-City Tour After Raising More Than $200K on Kickstarter". Christian Post.
- ^ "Carman Cancer Update: Singer Enters Second Round of Chemo Treatments, 'I've Never Been as Optimistic in My Life'". BREATHEcast.
- ^ "After Fears, Carman Tells Fans He's Cancer Free". cbn.com.
- ^ a b "Concerts, events, concert, festival & conference tickets". itickets.com.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1987".
External links[edit]
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- 20th-century American singers
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Elizabeth Neel
Melting Out
Oil on canvas
122 x 172.7cm
The earliest of the five works, Melting Out is a typical example of Neel's working process. Based on her own observations from the natural world and on subjects from the historical record - in this case news photographs of Ûtzi, a 5,000 year-old mummy from the mountainous Austria-Italy border area - it marries abstraction with representation by way of a diverse range of painterly techniques.
The paint itself seems to thaw, melting away to reveal bits of rubbish and human possessions such as a tie, shoe, belt and sock in a nondescript landscape of an ambiguous historical or geographical setting. The cycle, one feels, seems set to continue, as the objects themselves decay back into abstraction.
Elizabeth Neel
Popped Off
Oil on canvas
106.7 x 137.2cm
ŌĆśPopped Off
is inspired by the dark moral content of a well-known short story by Shirley Jackson, ŌĆ£The LotteryŌĆØ, in which the inhabitants of a New England town engage in a deadly annual rite of scapegoating: the selection of a sacrificial victim by means of a public sweepstake. Neel combined her interest in this American parable with her own experiences growing up in Vermont to explore the human tendency toward ritual violence in the context of nature.
Cornered, a wild animal has run up a tree only to be fired upon by its human trackers. Its bloody, mangled carcass is caught in the moment of destruction, a casualty of a deep-seated rural tradition.ŌĆÖ
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Elizabeth Neel
Rip's Tree Stripped
Oil on canvas
167.6 x 111.8cm
Taking its cue from another well-known literary reference - Washington Irving's 1819 classic, "Rip Van Winkle", the eponymous protagonist of which falls asleep under a shady tree and wakes, after a short dream, to find that twenty ears have passed - Rip's Tree Stripped investigates the violent passage of time by re-imagining the landscape from the from the tale. Light, spring colours behind the tree's torn and twisted bark convey an image of change as a force both creative and destructive, simultaneously ensuring the continuous birth of new entities while hastening the decline of others. As in all of Neel's works, her title in this case suggests a literal content or action while simultaneously referring to a more elusive set of cultural associations. This linguistic strategy complements her manipulation of visual cognition within her paintings.
Elizabeth Neel
Sucked Up
Oil on canvas
116.8 x 147.3cm
Sucked Up employs a wide range of painterly techniques to create a field of suction, a swirling vortex into which everything on the workŌĆÖs surface is dragged. Neel consciously engages with the history of painting, working with a palette knife, brush and oil paint to flick, drip and smear alternate areas of thick impasto and relative opacity. Still images from video games, plucked from the internet and sieved by the artistŌĆÖs imagination, are at the workŌĆÖs origin. "I paint from a landfill scattered and layered with fragments of our culture," Neels states.
Elizabeth Neel
Swamp Dump
Oil on canvas
116.7 x 147.3cm
Swamp Dump depicts the fallout of a gruesome contemporary parable: the 1996 crash of a low-budget American passenger aircraft in the Florida Everglades, a national park thick with sawgrass and populated by crocodiles and snakes. Wreckage, much of it human, was strewn over a huge area, complicating the task of rescuers who were unable to find any trace of victimsŌĆÖ remains for several days. With bold brushstrokes and a predominantly murky palette, Neel portrays the nightime scene of a natural habitat contaminated by manŌĆÖs macabre intrusion.
Elizabeth Neel
The Humpndump
Oil on canvas
216 x 193 cm
Elizabeth NeelŌĆÖs
takes dogs and their dirty deeds as a departure point into a critique of abstract painting. Rendered in uncomfortably luscious fleshy and scatological tones, overlaid with faint illustrations of canine love, Neel takes an absurdistŌĆÖs stab at the sexual history of abstraction ŌĆō from CubismŌĆÖs dehumanized representations of women to Cecily BrownŌĆÖs sumptuously expressionistic porn. Construing painting itself as carnal abandon, Neel approaches the canvas with gusto: layering organic washes, rosy hued puddles, voracious impastos, and telling drippy white spills, creating a work that is as funny as it is satiatingly beautiful.
Elizabeth Neel
Good vs Evil
Oil on canvas
201 x 168 cm
Reminiscent of DuchampŌĆÖs
Nude Descending A Staircase
, where movement was represented using visual devices more associated with film than painting, NeelŌĆÖs
Good vs. Evil
captures all the violence and frenzy of a dog fight in a way that consciously challenges two dimensional form. Rendered as stylised line drawings, NeelŌĆÖs dogs overlap with cartoon simplicity, their stiffness comically diagrammatic, drafting out the idea of a battle rather than a scene. Instead the action takes place through the feverish gestures of the painted ground where sweaty and bruised black and blues perform turbulent rituals of aggression, trauma and glory.
Elizabeth Neel
American Standard
Oil on canvas
203 x 178 cm
Elizabeth Neel's Biography
Born in 1975, Vermont
Lives and works in New York
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Wait for Me at the Bottom of the Pool, curated by Bob Nickas, Sagaponack, NY
Summer Group Show, Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Show, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY
Purity is a Myth, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, UK
Living with Art:Collecting Contemporary in Metro New York, The Neuaberger Museum, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
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I was just wondering what people like to use out there as a top cover / hive lid
Telesopic cover or the Migratory type.??
I was just wondering what people like to use out there as a top cover / hive lid
Telesopic cover or the Migratory type.??
I've used all kinds of things from formica covered sink cut out (out of the dumpster at a building site) to the ventilated tops from www.beeworks.com. I often build my own covers of various kinds. Here's what I think of each:
Typical Migratory cover:
These are usually not a very tight fit on the top and are prone to blow off until the bees stick them down. If you haven't worked them lately they stay on, but if you worked them and shortly after a wind storm comes in they will blow off. Of course the solution is bricks or concrete blocks or rocks, but these are heavy to lift off. They are cheap. They are not ventilated. On a large hive in the heat of summer they get too hot inside. In the winter there is too much condensation because of the lack of ventilation. I like them pretty well on a hive that is only one or two boxes high and just getting started. They are handy for a swarm because you don't have to mess with the inner cover, but they can slide off. Depending on the shipping to you, Western Bee seems to have the best prices on these.
Telescopic cover with inner cover:
I don't like the inner covers with the top entrances. I don't like them, mostly because I can't reliably open and close them. If you push the telescopic back it will block it, but this is too easy to forget. I have lost a lot of bees to drowning when I put the inner cover on top of a hive top feeder thinking, that it was as good a place to leave it as any, and then had thousands of bees go in the top and drown in the feeder, not to mention the robbing that followed. It's nice to be able to open a top entrance if and when you want one, but I don't like one that is just there. A few inner covers are still available without the notch. I also don't like inner covers with masonite. They warp when they get wet. So a plywood inner cover without a notch and a telescopic on top, I like ok. It's still not enough ventilation and the telescopics, for reasons known only to the manufacturers, are always way too big and blow off too easily. Also, since they are on top of the inner cover the bees don't glue them down. A plus for opening the hive. A minus in a wind storm. Again a concrete block will stop this, but who wants to lift a concrete block seven feet in the air on a booming hive? I'm not certain but I only seem to be able to find the plywood inner covers without the top entrances at Walter T. Kelly.
Simple board:
Variations of this are the sink cut out scrap plywood, 3/4" plywood, a flat cover made of cedar shingles and a piece of roll roofing. Still no ventilation and Still blow off easily. If you can pick up the scraps at a job site, the price is wonderful.
Modified Migratory cover:
My version of a migratory cover, is cut from 3/4" exterior plywood that is 21 3/8" long and 16 1/4" wide. I take two 16 1/4" 1x2's and screw them under the lip of the plywood at both ends snug with the box. This means you have to push down hard to get the lid to go on, but it also means it does not slide around or blow off. It is still not ventilated. I like these for capturing swarms and starting hives, but not much for a booming productive hive.
Ventilated top:
I take an inner cover and cut a couple of more holes in it. I have a hole saw drill bit the same size as a regular mason jar lid (or a boardman feeder) and if often put two holes this size in the inner cover and then cover all the holes with #7 or #8 hardware cloth on the bottom side. This provides ventilation and if I want to use a jar for a feeder or waterer I can put them in the holes. On top of this I put a "vent box". This is either an old super (shallow or medium) with holes in the sides covered with hardware cloth, or just a box made from 1 x 6 or 1 x 8 with the same kind of holes. On top of this you can nail on a plywood lid or you can use old covers, migratory or telescopic. Now the hot moist air goes up through the screened holes in the inner cover and out the holes in the side of the vent box. This requires a block or bricks to keep it on, because it will blow off in a wind. If you want a Cadillac of this, you can buy a kit from www.beeworks. It has two vent boxes that allow you to adjust the ventilation between winter and summer and has an inner cover with a closable top entrance. I have quite a few of the kits and like them alot.
Tight telescopic cover:
If you make your own telescopic cover with 3/4" exterior plywood and make it snug around the edges, it will not blow off as easily. The 3/4" ply is heavy and the tight fit keeps it from blowing off. These are also nice for hiving swarms becuase they won't slide around and they don't easily blow off.
I don't think I've found the perfect cover yet. I have been tempted to build one that has the inner cover, vent box and cover all together in one peice, but then you couldn't feed with it. But it also would get glued down good and not blow off so eaisily.
The perfect cover would be light, but still won't blow off, provide ventilation, provide a place to feed, be easy to take on and off and be cheap to buy. I haven't seen it yet.
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I have never used anything but migratory covers.But there are all kinds of things wrong with them.They warp and twist.They allow wind driven rain in.They are too hot in summer(I pull the top super back about 3/4 inch in hot weather to help the bees ventilate).The plus side is they are cheap to make.They allow tight stacking of hives for moving which means you must use them if you do much moving.You can bore a hole in the top and feed right through the cover.And if they warp in the right way they improve ventilation!
When mine warp it just makes a large top entrance (and ventilation).
versotile beehive cover - they ship the cover all; over the globe. Hope others find it useful, it's been featured in several British beekeeping magazines.
I built an innercover, vent box combo for just the reasons Michael pointed out. It is unfortunately not cehap though and needs a bit of redesign yet. I made 12 or 14 of them at the time, but had a bit of feature creap on them and you still need a lid for them.
The link shows one before it was wax dipped and had the holes drilled in the inner cover portion.
I made the inner cover reversible so that I could place pollen patties under it more easily. The bees (as I feared) just propolized it down in place.
could have been an inch or two taller for different sized jars
I left too much bee space under the inner cover, occasionally I had burr comb issues.
Still need a lid, and they take a while to build
Vented well, cut down bearding etc.
adjustable entrance was nice, and with triangle wedges they didn't get stuck down too bad, though it was a little annoying that they didn't come off with the cover most of the time
easy to feed in
If I make more I probably won't make them reversible, since they aren't anyway after long use.
Better bee space
We'll see what happens, I'm too busy building a horizontal hive with a hinged top to mess with my vented covers right now. Currently I wouldn't reccomend them without modification.
I use the crappiest 1/2" flat plywood exactly the size of the box. It leaks, it has gaps, the bees love it. The worse it gets, the better the bees seem to do.
I have both. Like them for their own specific need.
If ventillation is an issue use an inner cover then a migratory cover. Same principle as a telescopic cover with an inner cover right?
I use a screened inner cover. It provides ventilation and when there is a feeder on the hive, I pour the sugar water right through the screen. It does a rough filtering job as well as keeping the bees from going into the feeder.
I use the Honey Run Apiaries "All Season Inner Cover," plus a standard telescoping outer cover.
The HR All Season Inner Cover provides good ventilation in the Summer and good insulation in the Winter. Plus, it has an upper entrance, which gives good moisture control in the Winter and another point of access for the bees in the Summer when the population is big.
My only complaint is that the quality of construction is not all that great.
(6th year, 15 hives, Zone 5b, 5500')
In 20 years using flat plywood migratory tops, I haven't had a single one blow off unless the hive itself turned over. I don't weight mine down at all. I prop the corner for ventilation. We have a number of 60+ mph thunderstorms in any spring/summer. In winter we get 50+ mph blue northers. I don't think blowing off is an issue for flat tops. Tops with edging become airfoils. Airfoils create lift.
That's been my experience as well. Since I've gone to covers the size of the box with nothing hanging over the edges I don't have trouble with them blowing off. I usually keep a brick on them, but if I forget they usually stay on anyway. I was putting concrete blocks on the telescopic covers to keep them on...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Most of my covers are migratories some 3/4 plywood, some 3/4 cypress or pine board with a hole cut in the top for a mason jar feeder. But I never pass up one of those cheap corrugated plastic political signs, I don't like them for covers in cold weather due to condensation but during split and swarm season they make great covers and bottoms when you're running short on equipment. I have a couple hives with old stop or yield signs on top too. Waste not want not.
I'm new so I may not know any better, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned the plastic cover. I got my hive as a kit from Kelly and it came with a white plastic cover. This is a dense plastic that is pretty heavy (no winds were able to blow it off this year yet) and it also has a few notches underneath for some ventilation (the inner cover I got didn't have a notch). I heard it had an insulation value, but I don't know for sure. Working fine so far and even had an advantage when I noticed that the inner cover over the top feeder would trap a lot of condensation (causing mold to start on the wood) - I just left off the inner cover and the condensation just rolled off the plastic cover (no more mold). Am i missing something bad about these?
We tossed out the plastic covers from Kelley a couple years ago. Terrible condensation problems, and the water runs down to the ridge on the side of the cover and drips onto the inner cover. Wet inner covers all the time.
Worse, when they get a few years on them, they start to laminate and crack, and rainwater runs right through.
I've been making my own inner and outer covers for a while now. Inners are about an inch tall, maybe more since they are scrap with a dado cut to fit 1/2 plywood. Standard bee escape hole, more or less since i cut them free-hand with a router, I just want the hole. Notch in the wide side of the rim 3/8" deep and an inch or so long. I leave a 1/8" tall rim on the "flat" side.
Outer covers are 2 7/8" tall, again dadoed to take a 1/2" or 3/4" piece of plywood with a 1/8" rim on top. I pad the top well with newspapers and fit aluminum flashing over the top. They are just about 1/2" wider than the boxes and about an inch and a half longer, inside dimension, so I don't have any trouble with them being blown off, at least not yet. The bees glued them down last year, even outer covers on Kelley hives. Must have figured on a bad winter, some of them are still stuck pretty good.
I believe this is the best arrangement here, as we get plenty of damp, dreary weather in the fall and early spring. The two layers of 1/2" plywood absorb any extra moisture so there are no drips, and provide enough insulation along with the mostly closed air space to keep the hives warm and dry all winter. Never had a moisture problem with them on, no water collecting on the inner cover like the Kelley plastic ones either.
And the bees like all that space above the inner cover, they are up there drying honey all the time.
They are very prone to warping.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b
They all have their flaws and charms. If expense and extra equipment is not an issue then I prefer a telescoping / inner cover combo with a hole and build up so that I can feed using either a bucket or jar on top of the hive. Since expense and extra equipment are issues I mostly use migratory covers with the same feeder arrangement. Either way I cover them with metal.
Since '09-75H-T-Z6b


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Seven Michigan Holiday Movies Worth a Watch
With the holidays just around the corner, what could be better than an evening spent curled up on the couch with a steaming mug of hot cocoa and some classic holiday flicks?
If a cozy night in is on your agenda in the coming weeks, give this list of holiday movies with ties to Michigan a look. Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan shares seven Michigan holiday films worth a watch this season.
The Polar Express
Written by Grand Rapids native Chris Van Allsburg and prominently featuring the city and noted businesses like Herpolsheimer's downtown department store, this classic movie celebrated its 10th year in 2014.
The star of the show is the Pere Marquette 1225, a steam locomotive which was recently restored and put back in operation in 2013 at the Steam Railroad Institute in Owosso. Seasonal excursions aboard the "North Pole Express" are extremely popular with families, selling out in advance of the holiday season.
One of the animated elves was played by actor Ed Gale, who graduated from Plainwell High School in the 1980s. (Ed also appeared in "Call Me Claus" and "Santa, Jr.").
The world premiere of The Polar Express was held in 2004 at Celebration Cinema IMAX in Grand Rapids, with an elaborate post viewing party at DeVos Place downtown. Actor Peter Scolari (who played the "lonely boy" Billy) and Van Allsburg were both in attendance for the festivities, along with Santa Claus (of course).
Filmed in the Berrien County town of Three Oaks, this 1989 film starred Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman and young Rebecca Harrell—an eight year old farm girl who discovers one of Santa's reindeer has fallen from a downtown decoration and come to life. She later nurses the wounded reindeer, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas, while inspiring the community with her spirit. Prancer celebrates its 25th anniversary this year!
The Santa Clause (I, II and III)
All starring Tim Allen, who was raised in southeast Michigan, attended Western Michigan University, has owned several homes around the state and is the voice of the Pure Michigan TV and radio ads. The movie itself is actually set in Chicago.
The trilogy was first introduced 20 years ago in 1994 (followed by sequels in 2004 and 2006), the story follows the life of Scott Calvin—who inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas eve and magically finds himself taking over the role of the big guy himself.
Sequel #1 shows Scott Calvin settling well into his role as Santa, but a new twist may bring his reign to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus before Christmas Eve. Sequel #2—The Escape Claus follows Santa and Mrs. (Carol) Claus and the pending arrival of their first child together, as well as a plot by Jack Frost to take over the helm at the North Pole.
The Christmas Bunny
Filmed entirely in Michigan, this is the story of a lonely foster child who finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods on Christmas Eve. The animal is nursed back to health by the eccentric "Bunny Lady" (played by Florence Henderson), who runs a rabbit rescue in an old barn behind her Michigan farmhouse.
The movie was filmed during a snowy February and March, 2010 in several West Michigan rural towns—including Lowell, Alto, Wyoming and Zeeland. It was directed by Grand Rapids native Tom Seidman (Ordinary People, Dead Poets Society), and was his first movie filmed in West Michigan.
Silver Bells
Produced in association with the Salvation Army and filmed in Manistee, Grand Rapids and Ludington, this 2013 film stars Bruce Boxleitner (Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Babylon 5).
According to a production release, the holiday story revolves around a hyper-competitive feather and overly win-driven sportscaster who goes too far and must perform community service as a bell ringer. Through his work with the Salvation Army, he discovers the true meaning of Christmas. The charity played a pivotal role throughout the film as the family volunteers with the organization in various ways.
Michigan filmmaker Harold Cronk directed the project and 10 West Studios lead the prost production efforts to keep the entire project in Michigan, qualifying it for state film incentives.
Do you know any other holiday favorites that have ties to Michigan?
Dianna Stampfler is the president of Promote Michigan and former board member of the West Michigan Film Video Alliance.


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After oath-taking, Little Compton council re-organizes
LITTLE COMPTON — After a brief swearing-in ceremony at 7 p.m. last Tuesday night in Town Hall, Little Compton's five town council members, all newly re-elected after running unopposed, voted unanimously to name Robert Mushen to serve again as town council president.
Paul Golembeske was elected to serve as council vice-president. Both were the only nominees.
At the meeting immediately following its re-organization, the council unanimously confirmed the same 16 liaison, custodial, and representative appointments from among their members as had held the positions in the past.
These included the naming of council members to serve as liaison to the gym committee and the planning board, members "in care of" Wilbour Woods and the transfer station, representatives to the tree committee and the zoning board, and naming the housing trust representative, among others.
Richard Humphrey, the incumbent town solicitor, was asked to continue to serve in that position, and agreed to.
The councilors re-appointed Wayne Montgomery to serve as "appraiser of damage done by dogs." Mr. Montgomery has served a number of years in the position. Following his re-appointment, Council President Mushen said "the dogs will be sleeping well tonight."
The council accepted the sole bid, in the amount of approximately $35,000, for a used heavy duty truck for the public works department.
Finally, as a last order of business before adjourning at about 7:35 p.m., the council renewed 61 licenses of various types (e.g. Class A, Class BV-Limited, entertainment, victualing, etc.).
After running unopposed in the 2012 November general election, all five Little Compton Town Council members are sworn in at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20 by Town Clerk Carol Wordell (herself re-elected). From left: Fred M. Bodington III, Paul J. Golembeske, Robert L. Mushen, Charles N. Appleton Jr., and Gary S. Mataronas.


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Disclaimer: I wrote for AnnArbor.com for about a year and a half, and I miss the daily morning deadlines that used to define my day. So when I heard that AnnArbor.com was shutting down its web site, moving new content to MLive, and rebranding as the Ann Arbor News, a little bit of worry was there. Would the owners scrub the site of that newspaper entirely in their quest to build something new? Were all of the URLs that I had collected for stories on Arborwiki going to suddenly go 404 on me? Was it going to be impossible for me to provide news clippings proving that I had produced a story every day for months on end? All a matter of concern.
Things are bad, but not as bad as they would seem.
All of the old content on AnnArbor.com is still there, but all of the navigation that would help you find it is gone. If you view the AnnArbor.com home page through your web browser it will redirect to MLive. Fortunately, any deeper links within the site still work, so you can see e.g. my FOIA Friday index and all of the links there still work. There's even a search engine (using Google search) on that page.
If you search Google for "site:AnnArbor.com vielmetti" you'll get back a page of links, but half of them won't work - any tag, category, or section in the old site redirects to MLive. This means that if you were a blogger and were carefully tagging your stuff so that it could be found again, all of that effort is gone.
Fortunately, there's the Internet Archive's "Wayback Machine" to the rescue, at least in part. That site faithfully and patiently scraped content from AnnArbor.com and stored it away forever, and it preserved enough of the links and surrounding content that it is possible to navigate up to a point. The Internet Archive's collection even includes the current temperature for the day that the page was saved! It's not perfect - some links will still break - but it's much better than nothing.
I've never been a fan of the MLive site - it's slow, disorienting, and hard to search through and navigate. But it's what we now have, and I don't hold out any promise for radical reinvention of that system. Rather, I expect that Ann Arbor newspaper readers will get an increasingly thin product, watered down with repurposed statewide news and ever more devoid of local identity. Fortunately there's the Ann Arbor Chronicle bird-dogging civic meetings and the Ann Arbor Observer observing changes in the area, so not all is lost.
Some more local views on the topic:
Damn Arbor notes that the Ann Arbor News is back, and his lead paragraph is worthwhile repeating.
Turritopsis nutricula, the immortal jellyfish, is unique among animals in that it can revert back to its clonal polyp stage after becoming sexually mature. In a similar process, The Com announced today that it would be reverting back to its previous state as the Ann Arbor News and reintegrating the MLive Media Group as part of MLive.com. It should be be noted The Com exists as a subsidiary of MLive.
Mark Maynard writes:
I know you might be tempted to be pissed off anew over today's announcement, but I think it bears repeating that, at least in the short term, we need for M-Live and the new twice-weekly Ann Arbor News to be successful.
And the national point of view:
Columbia Journalism Review says
Advance is now about to fold AnnArbor.com (the website) into MLive.com, the company's Michigan portal based on its hideous website template. This is what's on the homepage of MLive as I type. Prepare to shield your eyes.


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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Thursday, September 30, 2004
The Hudson Valley Community College (2-2/1-1 NFC) football team will host Northeast Football Conference rival Erie Community College at noon on Saturday, October 2 on Veterans Memorial Field. Erie (4-0/3-0 NFC) enters the game ranked eighth in the latest NJCAA poll.
Hudson Valley and Erie have split their last two meetings. The Vikings handed Erie its first home loss in school history last year when Hudson Valley won, 26-23, at Jim Ball Stadium. Erie won, 21-13, in 2002.
After having three punts blocked in its opening game loss to Navy Prep, Hudson Valley's special teams have been much more productive the last three weeks. The Vikings have returned three punts for touchdowns, including freshman Rashad Howard's (Newport News, VA/Heritage High School) school-record 85-yard punt return for a touchdown last week against Nassau Community College.
Erie has made a living off its special teams play. The Katz have blocked two extra points and one field goal in each of its last two games – a 13-12 win over Nassau on September 18, and a 13-12 win at Morrisville State College last Saturday. Additionally, Erie's All-American kicker Jason Fralicker (North Tonawanda) has made five of his nine field goal attempts, including a 52-yard field goal last week.
Hudson Valley has had an efficient passing game this year. Sophomore quarterback Jonah Chappell (Brownfield, ME/Fryeburg Academy) has completed 39 of 80 passes for 447 yards and six touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Ricky Johnson (Newport News, VA/Heritage High School) is second in the conference with 15 receptions. He also has four touchdown receptions.
Erie is averaging 198 yards per game on the ground. Running back Charles Bigham (Rochester) is second in the conference with 85 rushing yards per game.


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Potential first-round opponent Paul Pierce doesn't fear a playoff matchup with the Toronto Raptors.
In a revealing interview with ESPN, the Washington Wizards guard said that, despite going 0-3 against Toronto this season, the Raptors simply don't have the "It" factor that would concern him heading into the post-season.
"We haven't done particularly well against Toronto, but I don't feel they have the 'It' that makes you worried," Pierce told ESPN.com. "There isn't a team I look at in the Eastern Conference that makes me say, 'They are intimidating, we don't have a chance.'"
Toronto wasn't the only team that Pierce mentioned. He also said the first-place Atlanta Hawks didn't give off an aura where he would be afraid of them. Pierce admitted he is most concerned with the Cleveland Cavaliers because of superstar LeBron James and the depth of veteran players they added to their roster.
As of Wednesday, Pierce's Wizards are positioned to face off against the Raptors in the opening round of the post-season. The 37-year-old Pierce started in all three losses against Toronto this season, averaging 14.7 points per game, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists on 48.5 percent shooting.
Pierce has had plenty of success historically against Toronto. He played a role in eliminating Toronto from the playoffs last season with the Brooklyn Nets and had even greater success against the club when he was a member of the Boston Celtics. Pierce has scored an average of 20.3 points per game in 60 career games against Toronto.
Pierce also opened up about his strange relationship with former teammate Ray Allen, and why he didn't enjoy playing in Brooklyn. He signed a two-year, $11-million deal with Washington this past summer as a free agent.
"It was a tough situation (in Brooklyn) last year," he admitted. "Horrible, really."
"It was just the guys' attitudes there. It wasn't like we were surrounded by a bunch of young guys. They were vets who didn't want to play and didn't want to practice. I was looking around saying, 'What's this?' Kevin (Garnett) and I had to pick them up every day in practice.
"If me and Kevin weren't there, that team would have folded up. That team would have packed it in. We kept them going each and every day."
Pierce said he expected more from point guard Deron Williams, who he viewed as a legitimate MVP candidate before they were teammates with the Nets.
"I felt once we got there, that's not what he wanted to be. He just didn't want that," he said. "I think a lot of the pressure got to him sometimes. This was his first time in the national spotlight. The media in Utah is not the same as the media in New York, so that can wear on some people. I think it really affected him."


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It's going to be a great speech, William Hague's to the Conservative Party conference next week. That voice, like the lifting of floorboards in an old Northern house, will creak and crack and squeak with a mighty contempt for the Government and its works, its Domes, its panics and its failures. How out of touch Tony Blair is! All that sweat for so little result! Or was that sprayed on by a spin doctor? The attack bit of the address will be terrific.
It's going to be a great speech, William Hague's to the Conservative Party conference next week. That voice, like the lifting of floorboards in an old Northern house, will creak and crack and squeak with a mighty contempt for the Government and its works, its Domes, its panics and its failures. How out of touch Tony Blair is! All that sweat for so little result! Or was that sprayed on by a spin doctor? The attack bit of the address will be terrific.
But how about the other part: the part that says, "entrust the country to us and this is what we're going to do"? Can the young leader tell us with what great purpose destiny might present Britain with a Hague government?
Three weeks ago, with Labour's poll lead widening again after the summer, the question would have seemed faintly ludicrous - pedantic almost - a bit like carefully costing the Liberal Democrats' manifesto, a parlour game for nerds. Now, with the most recent surveys giving the Tories a lead, the forensic beams of a thousand media lasers will be cutting into the detail of what William, Michael, Ann and, er, the others, are promising to do for us and to us.
The event that changed the political landscape of Britain was, of course, the fuel protest. On 31 August - 10 days or so before the queues hit the pumps here - Conservative Central Office sent out a press release detailing Mr Hague's reaction to the blockades in France. William was cross. "He is calling", said the release, "on Mr Jospin to take action in French courts to impose immediate fines on an hourly basis against individuals involved in the blockading, and to provide compensation to British haulage companies, ports and holidaymakers for the loss of revenue and inconvenience caused."
Within a fortnight he was describing those who had done the same thing in Britain as "fine, upstanding citizens". If any foreign tourist were to be compensated for the results, Mr Hague was keeping very quiet about it.
This was not an inconsistency - it was a contradiction. It is the kind of thing that some newspapers can get away with, because very few tabloid readers (and by no means all broadsheet ones) notice if we say one thing one day and the exact opposite the next. But it's much trickier for parties that lay claim to running the country.
By the time it became clear that there was widespread public sympathy for the blockades (as there also was in France), the Conservative leader discerned nothing less than a "tax revolt", with which he was entirely in sympathy. It was not a tax grumble nor a tax whinge nor even a tax protest, but a tax revolt, the product of a great and justified anger. The unmistakable implication was that Mr Hague also considered taxes to be far too high and was in favour of their substantial reduction. How else could you accommodate a justified revolt?
Unfortunately for Mr Hague, the revolt came only a few weeks after his party's acknowledgement of the final demise of the tax-cut guarantee, which had been slowly expiring ever since Michael Portillo became shadow Chancellor. Mr Portillo's anxiety about the guarantee had a real electoral basis to it: however seductive tax cuts might have sounded to the public, the prospect of large spending cuts would have seemed too high a price to pay.
Has the fuel crisis altered that equation? During the summer, before Britain came to a standstill, the Conservatives issued a large number of press releases and initiatives, including "Believing In Britain", their pre-manifesto manifesto. Between them, these various statements implied extra money for pensioners, both directly (a solid and reliable increase in the basic state pension) and through dropping the tax on pension funds.
On the NHS, Mr Hague committed himself to "match in full Labour's health spending plans". Nothing on education suggested a cut, but it was pretty clearly implied that there would be more money for policing, prisons, the armed services and - of course - farmers. Pig-farmers, hill-farmers, whatever category of farmer was under discussion at that moment, should get more dosh.
Meanwhile, in those pre-revolt days, there were still to be tax cuts. Business was being overtaxed to the tune of £5bn. Fuel tax was far too high, and the ordinary citizen was paying too much in personal taxation. Presumably the Conservatives could now add substantially to this list; otherwise how could they meet the terms of the revolt?
But (and here it becomes impossible) none of this can imply more government spending, because - as Michael Portillo pointed out as the summer began - Mr Brown's "spending splurge" already threatens the country with a return to higher inflation and interest rates. So something has to give. But what?
I can identify only three areas. The Tories will cut welfare fraud, which stands - according to the Public Accounts Committee - at £4bn. They will cut the social fund, which provides grants to the poorest claimants for items such as fridges and sofas. And they will cut the New Deal - though they are promising to replace it with the uncosted "Britain Works" programme.
Not only does this not add up, but it is almost insultingly self-contradictory. Nor can the fabulous Portillo get them off the hook with a formulation right out of the bad old days of Labour in opposition. "A Council of Economic Advisers", he says, "will publicly advise the Chancellor on the balance between spending and taxes which will represent a prudent approach to the national finances and so help to secure low inflation and low interest rates." The National Economic Assessment redux! And this from the party that opposed independence for the Bank of England!
Under any kind of scrutiny similar to that which Labour faced before the 1992 and 1997 elections, this cardboard folly will fall apart. The only way out would be for the Conservatives to tone down the anti-tax rhetoric and mostly accept the spending and taxation levels that the Government has already planned for. Within those totals they could move things about - but not too much.
But if they do so trim, then what would they be for? What is Hagueism? The danger is that the main way for the Tories to differentiate themselves from Labour and the Lib Dems (other than over Europe) would be by an even more horrid embracing of social authoritarianism. We already have them supporting the retention of Clause 28 (and if Hague and Portillo genuinely agree with the homophobic baronesses, then my name's Lord Alfred Douglas), shouting about travellers, asylum-seekers, foreign doctors, over-explicit sex education and French lorry-drivers. Where else could they play Haider-seek?
'Snot serious. Mr Hague said this week that the Tories were a government in waiting. But they don't believe it themselves. There are - surprisingly - worse things than losing. Far worse is winning when you haven't the slightest notion what to do.
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- "Kidnapped in my own car...Again!"
- ―Chan after being kidnapped.
Chan Jaoming (陳昭明) was a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a main character and the tertiary antagonist in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Chan is the son of Hsin Jaoming.
He is a member of his father's set of the Triads, the Jaoming Family. Chan is one of three possible contenders (the other two being Wu Lee and Zhou Ming) to inherit his father's position. He is believed to be the underboss of the Jaoming Family and has a group of loyal supporters. Both him and Zhou were falsely accused of being the FIB informant who was ratting out the Triads (only for it to be revealed to be Kenny) and they were both killed by Huang Lee on Hsin's orders.
Chan has been arrested on three occasions: once in 1999 for possession of heroin, again in 2003 for extortion and 2005 for possession of stolen property. Chan is described as a playboy (he mentions having sex with twins and a transsexual prostitute), drug-addled, and too stupid to become his father`s successor as the leader of the Jaoming Family. Chan is also oblivious to Huang's constant mocking and sarcastic remarks.
Murders committed
- Melanie Mallard (Killed for attempting to broadcast Chan's operations on TV without blurring Huang's or Chan's faces) (PSP only)
Personal information
- He lives in Middle Park, Algonquin.
- His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
- His telephone number is 555-6078-34.
LCPD Database record
Mission Appearances
- GTA Chinatown Wars
- Pimp His Ride (Boss)
- Whack the Racers (Boss)
- Parking Pickle (Boss / PSP)
- Jackin' Chan (Boss)
- Raw Deal (Boss)
- Sources (Boss / PSP)
- Sa-boat-age (Boss)
- Counterfeit Gangster (Boss)
- Slaying With Fire (Boss)
- Clear the Pier (Boss/Killed)
- He bears some resemblance to actor John Travolta.
- Jaoming is not a real Chinese surname, and would be unlikely to exist since most Chinese surnames consist of only one character. Some two-character Chinese surnames existed in the era of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (such as Au-Yeung [歐陽], Zhuge [诸葛] and Sima [司馬]) but are relatively rare in present-day China.
- The name "Chan Jaoming" is a possible a reference to Yao Ming, a famous Chinese basketball player.
- His favorite radio stations are Alchemist and DJ Khalil since these are the default radio stations in his souped up Banshee.
- He and Catalina are the only antagonists to be related to a tritagonist.


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does anybody have input on what frame would work best for a swap on 58 chevy long box truck? looking at maybe putting a late 80's early 90's stepside box on the back and then extending the cab back to match up the gap left by the difference in length.
What is your reason for wanting to change the frame?
frame swap
just trying to keep the costs down, and get upgraded suspension all around that parts are readily available for in smallville on sunday afternoon.
I want to put the 88-98 style step side box on and somebody told me that a frame from an 88 would work except the wheelbase is too long so shorten the frame or remount the rear spring hangers. got any ideas?
also I have been told that the mustang 2 front ends aren't that strong if you want to use the truck to be a truck, not just a drive around vehicle.
in the end I want to end up with a short box step side from a later model and an extended cab.
Both reasons you give "save money" and "Getting parts easy" are myths.
First off, buying a NICE frame isn't cheap. When you get the frame it will need parts like bushings or what not to make it safe.
You want "upgraded" suspension all around? The rear suspension on that late model truck is EXACTLY the same as what you have, parallal leaf springs.
So changing just the front makes more sense.
"Parts that can be gotten in Smallville."
Just how often do you need these parts? I mean, you don't need to be putting in ball joints on your truck in the middle of a vacation out on innerstate 40 do you?
Look at the many aftermarket front end kits. Be sure you add up ALL the costs of you frame like wheels and such that you may have to get because the frame is too wide or something like that. Look at how much you will need to cut up the rad support, will a new radiator be needed?
When you add all the money up you aren't saving much if any. When you add the work up you will be WAY deeper in the frame swap, that is not for the faint of heart.
A frame swap is just a "Money swap", "time swap" and "work swap" it is not saving you crap, it is only swapping money, time and work from one frame to another that is all it is.
If you are after a "work horse" truck, then a frame swap may be the best way to go, or at least a front clip.
Just look at all your options before you believe the hype on the HAMB.
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hey thanks for your input. I have toyed with the idea of a frame swap because of what you read on these forums, but after having a few veteran's reply I think the mustang 2 front end is the way to go. plus if I ever want to sell it there is something to be said for an original frame, not a make do thingy. do you have any recommendations for the ifs? tci, fatman, any others you recommend over another? I am a reasonable welder and also know a couple of ticketed welder tradesmen that would weld something in for me. do they make a bolt in?
it seems that every 3 days someone asks about doing a frame swap.
and the same 6 people post (usually lengthy post)(i'm one of them) about the pit falls of a frame swap,
especially if it's to 'save money', or the 'easy way out'....
do a search for frame swap, there's probably 100 to be easily found.
lately, about half of them are for old chevy trucks.
yes there are valid reasons to do a frame swap; neither one being easy or cheap.
the best frame for your 58 is the one currently under it.
check out the 55-59 chevy truck thread in this forum.
there is a lot of good info there for your truck.
including rodders that swapped frames or sub-frames.
a free sub-frame will generally cost more to install on a truck than a mustII kit.
it will also give you a bumper that is 9 inches off the ground and still show all the guts of the nova under it.
a total frame swap is usually way beyond a novice fabricators skill and if you are asking
it is a general assumption you are in the novice fabricator category.
not trying to be cruel or dissuade you from modifying your truck, but there's a lot of info on this subject out there.
a lot of frame swaps and top chops end up as parts for other's projects.
edit: read your post (while i was typing). here's the link
55 to 59 chevy truck owners
and welcome to the forum
Frame swap project
I am considering doing a frame swap of a 50s or 60s truck body onto a mid 80s 4x4 frame - found a 4x4 donor too for $1500
I know there will be lots of fabrication involved but this does not scare me for some reason. I like the classic truck look and think that modernizing it, at least by 20+ years, will make a big difference - plus I want a 4x4 that was designed to be a 4x4 rather than a bolt on afterthought.
Not in any hurry to do so as I have two projects going already, my '59 1/2 ton that is almost done and a '71 scamp and 360 magnum motor that I have hardly touched.
I think the frame swap project is an amazing learning opportunity and I really want to tackle it someday myself.
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used but in great shape the body pieces i have are crystal gray metallic but other colors can be purchased for about $40. Im looking to sell the kit for $120+ shipping. click the link to see everything you get (the actual site i bought them from about a year ago. - and where i would recommend getting the different color body pieces if needed)
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The regular meeting of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary to Post 1989 was held Aug. 20.
President Debbie Mock called the meeting to order.
The Scotland School for Veterans Children Alumni Association is having their 10th annual golf tournament. The Winebrenner Theology Seminary has purchased the school and is permitting the Alumni Museum to remain there.
The 36th annual Veterans March for Diabetes, 100 miles, will be held Oct. 11 to 13, Erie to Pittsburgh.
It is time again to promote the Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen Essay Programs so students have ample time to prepare for submitting entries prior to the Nov. 1 deadline.
The Voice of Democracy is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and the theme is "Why I'm optimistic About Our Nation's Future."
Patriot Pen is for grades 6 through 8 and the theme is "What Patriotism Means to me."
Chairwoman Debbie Mock will be available with more information and may be contacted by cell phone at (724) 422-0400 or by email at email@example.com.
Poppy distribution is Sept. 14. The bake sale will be Nov. 15 at the Indiana Mall.
Closing ceremonies were held. The meeting was adjourned to meet Sept. 17 at the Post Home.
All members are welcome.
Catholic Daughters, Court St. Bernard 339, Indiana, held their annual picnic Aug. 8 in the St. Bernard Parish Social Hall with 46 members and guests in attendance.
Also attending were Father Tom Federline, who gave the invocation, and Letty Calvetti, our immediate past second vice national regent.
The tables were adorned in different festive-colored tablecloths, and a delicious picnic-style buffet dinner was served.
After the dinner, Vice Regent Josephine Valenti read a letter of resignation from Regent Mary Micco, who is very ill. At the September meeting, the new district deputy will install the vice regent as regent. Also, the club will have an election for vice regent. It is the club's "welcome back" covered dish dinner, so plan to attend and bring your favorite dish and your own table service.
Dates to remember are the covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 12; Greensburg Diocesan Committee fall luncheon at 10 a.m. Sept. 14, Bishop Connare Center; fall card party, noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 25, in the Church Social Hall; and reception of new members, Oct. 10.
The program for the evening was a food and kitchen Bingo led by Debbie Davidson. It was enjoyed by all. A special thank you was given to Chairwomen Debbie Davidson, Nancy Taylor and their committee for the delicious dinner. See you at the covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 12.


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Uncertainty casts a blight on newspapering. When there's stability there's success: good people stay, good people want to join. But when the whole paper's in play – maybe passing from one owner to another – then the precise opposite operates. Good journalists leave, good replacements go elsewhere.
Marjorie Scardino gave the Financial Times 15 years of certainty. It was a prime Pearson responsibility and would stay that way while she stayed chief executive. But that pretty golden era ended as the old year turned and Dame Marjorie retired. Enter John Fallon from the education division: enter uncertainty.
Is that a Bloomberg bid we see just over the horizon? Surely one of the big information operators would be tickled pink to have a prestige daily as part of its package? Fallon doesn't move to quash the speculation. Indeed, he doesn't move at all. Sitting there mum, though, doesn't make sense for a property so fragile and precious. Anxiety hurts. Rumour hurts. If Fallon is wise, he'll repeat the Scardino pledge – or admit he's a seller pretty damn quick, and get on with it while there are good things left to sell.


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Walk to Alaska
... spent the day on the snow having a blast, our boys, Des and Lou were envious and told them so. Stewart. Did you know? Steward is Canada's most northerly ice free port. Stewart holds the Canadian record for snow falls, 27 feet in one season. ...
Day 124 - Stewart, BC & Hyder, Alaska
... a howitzer up on the mountain to shoot them down when they feel they are in danger of breaking loose. The record snowfall in Stewart/Hyder was 92 INCHES - in 1972 - it has not been broken since and I'm sure the folks there are glad of that. ...
Bear River RV Park
Traveling down route 37 to Steward BC. I feel it is the best section of the trip. The mountains and hills are great and there are all kinds of glaciers every where you look.Also around the corner from Steward in Hyer Alaska which is part of the Tongass ...
Stewart, BC, Canada
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - Stewart, BC, Canada - Day 2 of 2 Art caught 61 fish today in the creek behind the motorhome. I vegged all day in the motorhome. ...


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