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Has anyone used their Stratospire 2 in snow? Given the solid inner option, it seems like that would a possibility. Any feedback here?
@philip-akLocale: Kodiak Alaska
I was thinking along the same lines, except that I was wondering if folks ever pitched the SS 2 as a fly-only shelter with the living space excavated like is common with tipi tents (BD megamid, etc)?
Any insight here?
@dandydanLocale: Cascadia
I've used it in moderate snowfall – nothing more than a few inches. It's got a fair amount of moderate angle surface area, so you'd likely want to knock the snow off in a serious dump and make sure to keep ample tension on the ridgeline. For 90% of winter use it's likely good.
One consideration is pitching the shelter. With the SS2, you've got a fair amount of essential stakeout points (ie. the shelter would collapse if the stake pulled out). There's a minimum of 6, but you really want to go with 8 stakes for any sort of decent weather, and for significant snowfalls you'd want to be using all 10 (10 stakes total with 6 of those being essential). In winter conditions staking can be a bit of a pain, so I prefer something a bit simpler (ie. a 4 corner mid + 2 extra stakes on the long sides).
Some of the nice things with the SS2 is that you can replace the inner with a groundsheet and then make it a hot tent (ie. TiGoat wood stove), which works nice even with 2 occupants. It's a great tent for mild-moderate winter use, but there's other tents I'd select for camping on a windy ridge with heavy snow in the forecast.
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Chapter 71
Markoff and the astronaut had been standing around, looking at the deer head on the wall of his study and drinking beer for a while before Myrah had called to tell them that she would be late in returning from the store. The builder barely heard the reason. There was something about an accident and a person who needed saving. The police were there and people were being questioned.
Whatever the case, she was happy managing another crisis. He could tell it by her voice. Their relationship had been strained as of late and anytime that she talked to him with a satisfied lilt he knew that something had terrible had happened. Since this Taj Mahal burned down it was about the only thing that kept her from being angry at him.
He didn't know why his wife had been dissatisfied with their life here lately. He knew that she was looking for a purpose and that she felt abandoned by the relationship that he'd forged with her son but in his mind he was doing everything that he could to be supportive. He'd helped her as much as he could with the sign and since he'd called Jose fat he'd done more than enough to make up for it.
In fact, he still felt terrible about that. Seeing what the kid had made on the computer had been a revelation for the builder. A boy who had constructed such a vibrant and alive world had more to do at his age than engage in sports. It was fine for Justine to be a star on the soccer field but Jose was designing worlds and speaking Markoff's language. Now, if only he could figure out where to go next.
"You don't understand." He said turning to Wallace and pointing at him over the lip of his beer can. "I'm pretty damned sure that I lost the contract at the mall because of this guy."
"You can't win 'em all." The astronaut smiled.
"I have." Markoff argued. "I've bought damned near every piece of land from here to the coast and I've got projects going on most of them. Now, the banks froze me out and I may be insolvent by the Fall."
"You're overextended."
"No." The builder shot back. "I'm not."
"You can't fill up every empty lot with a shopping center."
"You want to bet I can't?" Markoff asked with a snarl. "The Japanese say that what they can't rent they'll use as recreation. They're putting video arcades in half of Space Port City to keep people busy shoving coins into them while the robots do their shopping for them."
"That's a good idea." The astronaut replied raising his eyebrows and his glass.
Markoff shook his head. "Like hell it is." He growled. "They're stealing my designs."
"Do you know this?"
The builder fixed Wallace with a stern look. "Have you see Tokyo?"
Of course, the question was a rhetorical one. Just last week a small meteor had come down in the center of that sprawling city wiping out nearly 10 blocks of gleaming skyscrapers. Pictures of men and women clad in business attire and walking though the ashy remains while carrying briefcases had been everywhere on the news.
"Look man." The astronaut said turning to his friend. "Just because they've got an Alpine Village and a Taj Mahal is no reason to think they're stealing from you."
"They've got Taj Mahal's everywhere!" The builder blurted. "Every time I look at a picture from Japan I see a God damned Taj Mahal."
"So, you're big in Japan." Wallace grinned. "Worse things can happen. Heck, I once did a speaking engagement over there and they loved me. Real polite people. I never went to bed alone, let me tell you that."
"I'm not interested in an Asian affair." Markoff said taking a swig off his beer. "I'm interested in building something of my own."
"Like Jose?"
The builder thought about that for a moment. The boy had copied his designs but he'd given them a new life through his imagination. They were authentic looking worlds. Pre-programmed pedestrians and shoppers went about their way doing exactly what the maker had written them to do. They stopped to admire the sunrise, they picked out goods from the stalls of gypsies, they fought evil. "Not like that." He said at last.
"The boy's done some nice work." The astronaut argued. "He let me see it earlier. Did you know he's got a pretty good representation of what it's like to be out in space? Getting use to the controls for zero gravity was like riding the vomit comet for the first time."
"I don't know where he learns those things." The builder muttered. "He copies my blueprints but then he puts stuff in that I didn't even think of."
Wallace nodded. "He makes it more authentic."
"Exactly." Markoff shot back. "That's exactly what he's doing. I'm building stuff that looks like things that my wife reads about in the National Geographic but he's got the real deal."
"Right down to the ninjas and guns."
"Maybe I want to make something real." The builder continued. "Maybe I want to make the real Taj Mahal instead of something that just looks like it. For years I've built all of these shopping centers for Myrah. She tells me where she thinks one would work and shows me pictures in a magazine that she thinks are interesting. I try to get it all as close as possible."
"Your Taj Mahal don't look much like the pictures I've seen."
"That's God damned right!" The builder shot back. "That's how I know that the Japanese stole their version from me. Both of our Taj Mahal's don't look nothing like the real deal. They're cheap fabrications made on a budget and a gimmick of an idea. They don't inspire anything."
"Have you ever seen the real one?"
Markoff shook his head. "No, and I've never seen the Sydney Opera house or the Forbidden City either. My architects sometimes go out to them but mainly I'm here to make sure that whatever we decide to build gets built and sold. It's how I make my living."
"And you're good at it."
"I like it."
"So what's the problem?"
The builder sighed. "The problem is that I'm starting to think that my wife doesn't respect me for it." He said with a heavy sense of sadness to his voice. "She calls them tacky, and she never shops at them."
"She shops at the mall."
Markoff nodded. "The one place around here that I didn't build."
The astronaut flashed him an understanding smile. "And that's why you want to redesign it."
The builder nodded again. "That's why I want to make it mine."
They stood for a moment in silence, both of them looking at the deer's head. The buck had once looked so grand to Markoff hanging on the wall of his office but now it seemed tacky and out of place to him. It took up so much room with its huge antlers extending outward from either side of it. They covered the pictures and landscapes that hung behind them and seemed to be a tangled mess.
As if Mother Nature had a solution for what he was thinking a loud bang shook the house, knocking the trophy from the wall. Both he and the astronaut jumped backwards, spilling their drinks to avoid its fall. Frames and plaques shattered on the floor. Books on building and construction codes toppled from the bookcase. The television above the fire place went down with a loud slapping sound as it screen smacked against the hardwood.
"What the hell?" Wallace said. He was still stumbling around in a daze looking at his mostly empty glass of wine and shaking the residue of the liquid from his fingertips.
"That felt like something collapsed." Markoff said. He sat his beer down on the desk and walked quickly over to the window that looked out into the back yard.
The astronaut bent to examine a spot on his shoe. "I'd say it was an earthquake if I didn't know any better."
"Nothings wrong in back." The builder replied. "Maybe something out front."
"Damn wine." Wallace frowned.
Markoff eased around the astronaut who was concentrating on scrappingthe stain off his sued loafers with the nail of his thumb. "With all this digging, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't have some kind of cave in on one of the holes." He said going to the entryway and throwing open the front door.
Outside the snow was unmarred by any movement. The cops still sat in their cruisers with the wipers going on and off intermittently. All of the heavy equipment; the shovels and the bulldozers stood idle like statues. Nothing looked out of place.
"Do you smell something?" Wallace said coming up to his side.
Markoff sniffed at the air. There was a faint metallic scent, like someone was using a welding torch to fry up a piece of steak. It didn't seem to be coming from outside but rather from in the house itself.
Suddenly Justine called down from upstairs. "Dad?" She said with a mixture of annoyance and alarm.
"I'm down here." The builder said. "Are you and your brother okay?"
There was a pause. "I think so." His daughter replied.
Then Jose, "My computer's gone."
To Markoff, the boy sounded like he was about to cry. "What do you mean it's gone?" He called up the stairs.
There was the sound of footfalls in the hallway coming from the direction of the boy's room. "It's gone!" He said with growing alarm. "There's just a big hole there."
The builder watched him come into view. He could see that the boys face was red and his eyes were tearing up. "Calm down."
"It had everything on it!" The boy sobbed. "My whole game."
"What happened?"
"I don't know!" The boy cried. "I was in the bathroom when the bang happened and when I came back to my room to check it was gone."
From the front room Wallace yelled, "Found it!"
Markoff turned to look the boy rushing down the steps to follow close behind him.
There, in muted light streaming in from the windows were the smashed remains of Jose's computer. Insulation, splintered wood and mortar dust blossomed around the pile. At its center a small rock glowed molten, emitting a thin trail of smoke in the air above it.

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This is your final boarding call
I can hear my buddies sniggering in the background at something I know is really stupid but yet I laugh uncontrollably along with them.
"Où c'est? Où c'est?" I let out another snort of laughter. "Me le donner," I take the joint from the guy sitting next to me and bring it to my mouth. I take a long drag and fall back onto the couch, handing it to the next guy. After another couple hours of drinking and smoking I remember no more.
My head pounds as I squint open my eyes. I look around, hoping to see some familiar surroundings. Luckily, I recognize the couch that my body is half strewn over and the guy passed out on the floor next to it.
"Christian, quelle heure est-il?" What time is it?
I shake him a little and he finally raises his head enough to glimpse at his watch. His head drops back onto the floor boards.
"It's eight a.m., man." I hear him say in muffled French.
Eight a.m.? Motherfu-!
"Come on, get up, I need you to drive me to the airport." I practically yell to wake Christian up from his stupor again. I rush around his apartment looking for my things. Thank god I decided to bring all my bags over to his place so I wouldn't have to make a stop at my own.
"Now? Why?" He keeps his forehead firmly planted on the floor.
"Christian! Get the hell up! I'm going to miss the damn flight!" I try to ignore the queasiness in my stomach as I stomp around the apartment, knocking over empty rum bottles.
"Fine, fine. Calm down." He peels himself off the floor and stands there in the middle of the room wearing rumpled and nasty smelling jeans and a t-shirt, looking at me like an idiot.
Ten minutes later I propel myself out into the August sun and literally run to the car. Christian trails behind. The woman from the apartment above him stands on her balcony waving energetically.
"Bonjour, Christian!"
He smiles up at her goofily. "Bonjour, Madame!"
"Christian, get in the car." I tell him sternly. He can be hopeless sometimes.
We finally make it to the airport. Christian pulls up next to the curb in front of departures.
"You'll regret leaving Québec, man." He says to me with a sly smile on his face. "I'll give you one month. One and a half, tops."
I smile back and give his shoulder a squeeze. "I'll see you at Christmas, buddy." I hop out of the car and hurry into the terminal.


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I am a chef who is trying to start a restaurant with my husband. I have 8 years in the hospitality arena and my husband has 25 years in all facets of restaurants from front of house to back of house to management. I am a 7 year survivor of breast cancer and after 2 years of illness from chemo I am back on my feet. Today I am trying to make a dream I've had for 20 years come true. I am married to someone who believes in me and a life we are building together. Our next major step is our own establishment. We have entertained this since meeting and are now in the process of making our dream a reality. I owned a successful mortgage company at one point. After a few challenges with life I discovered my true passion … food and making people happy by providing them the highest quality with the best service. I am ready to step out on my own now.
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My business is a start up. I am acquiring the building from my current boss on a 1 year lease to own. This has been in the works for roughly 6 months but I have had issues finding anyone to lend on a restaurant to start. I understand, having been in the business, that it is a risk. I also know that I have the drive and determination to make it successful. All recipes have been given to me by my boss's wife and have been passed down in her family. All items on my menu are traditional Sicilian. Ninety percent of my dishes are homemade with the exception of 2 desserts which are just too time consuming for it to make fiscal sense. The city which I am opening in is a short drive from our capitol. It is a smaller city but has grown in the past couple of years. There are new factories opening which is bringing more to the city. I have virtually zero competition. The only competition is the local pizza place. Having eaten there, I know they are no significant threat to my business. The other establishments are a (rather overpriced) steak house, a Chinese restaurant and a Mexican restaurant. The closest Italian establishment is roughly 25 minutes away. I will be offering dine in, delivery, take out and catering. My husband brings 25 years of experience with most of that time in New York City until moving to WI in 2008. It is my plan to not only offer impeccable service with high quality product at reasonable prices but to also give back to the community. We will be running our business quite different than our current employer and will take care of our employees. We have 5 ready to start as soon as our doors are open. Unfortunately, current employer doesn't feel the need to pay people on time and has at times said he doesn't owe was he truly does. Thus, we have had to resort to credit cards. This restaurant is our way of living our dream and taking care of our future. It is our life's blood and we will do anything to not only make it go but make it thrive.
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Wind Storm Causes Widespread Damage In Valley County
The National Weather Service in Glasgow had a busy day last week as warnings were issued for a storm that ended up moving rapidly through Valley County. The weather service reported that it was a widespread storm that moved along the Hi-Line from Malta toward the northern parts of the county.
Large trees were reported down in Glasgow, St. Marie and Opheim. Reports of hail were reported in Fort Peck and in the northern parts of Valley County.
The highest official gust was recorded at 62 mph, and the wind held steady for about an hour. The weather service said there were reports of an 80 mph gust that moved from Opheim to Peerless, and a 73 mph gust was recorded near Fort Peck. Nashua reported an 80 mph hour gust around 5:21 p.m.
The weather service explained that a cold front and a thunderstorm moving in created the winds that lasted a little longer than expected. A watch was issued in the area around 3 p.m. to last through 5:30 p.m. It came through quickly.
One report in the law enforcement report this past weekend had a boat stranded out on the lake while the windstorm passed through. The occupants made their way to shore without any injuries.
The weather service reminds the public to check for warnings before heading out onto the lake, as a lake wind advisory was in effect that day.
Meanwhile, high winds and rain whipped through Opheim on Thursday evening and in just a few short moments dropping a good half inch of rain.
Wind was measured at 40-50 mph at the Pat Stein home near Glentana.Tree limbs and big branches were broken off all over town. A big cottonwood tree in the Gazebo Park on Main Street was uprooted and when it blew over it broke the top out of a wishing well and fell on a picnic table breaking it.
A 4,000 bushel hopper bottom grain bin was blown over just west of town. The grain had been augured out of the bin just a few days before and the auger was still under the hopper bottom. When it tipped, the auger bent in half over one of the props of the bin.
The bin, belonging to Kevin Nelson was one of the four bins. One on the south and two on the north were untouched. One and one half inches of rain fell in Opheim on Wednesday night.


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A Shelbyville man is out on bond, charged with first-degree sodomy that police say allegedly occurred while the victim was sleeping.
A Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Leroy Blackburn, 63, of Rockbridge Road of first-degree sodomy, a Class B felony, on June 29.
The sheriff's report on the incident said that on May 11 Blackburn initiated the sexual encounter on his friend, Rebecca Hawkins, 49, while she was in a deep sleep because of some prescription medication she had taken.
Anthony M. Green, 52, of 110 Fairview Drive in Simpsonville was indicted for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine), a Class C felony, tampering with physical evidence, a Class D felony, first-degree wanton endangerment, a Class D felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor, failure to or improper signal, a violation, and excessive window tinting, a violation.
USA! USA! USA! could be heard chanted around the country on Sunday afternoon when the U.S. women's national soccer team played Japan in the World Cup. This courageous group of women won the hearts of not only diehard soccer fans but also many Americans as well because of their determination and will to win.
Game after game we watched as they came back from deficits and overcame obstacles to ultimately triumph. Even though they came up two penalty kicks short after leading most of the game, they held their heads high as the true champions.
Revere company plans
new Indiana facility
Revere Plastics, a sister company to Revere Packaging in Shelbyville, is looking to build a 122,000-square foot facility that would bring 178 new jobs to Jeffersonville, Ind. Both companies are subsidiaries of Revere Industries, which is based in Indiana.
June 11-July 15, 2011
Mark Douglas McCall, Cheryl McCall and Michael David McCall to Mark Douglas McCall, Cheryl McCall and Michael David McCall, 2 tracts, approximately 99.5 acres of Roy McCall Farm, $1.5 million
Michael J. and Kim Lee Wuich to Joselyn and Gerard E. Dupont III, Lot 7 Brassfield Sec. 1, $205,000
Kimberly G. Robarts to Jason C. Armao, 5.03 acres at 36 Clore Jackson Road, $264,500
Citizens Union Bank to Ella Rose Tuttle, Lot 5G-3A Dogwood Trace Phase 5, $132,000
Corn has been a staple food for centuries. It was first cultivated by Indian people in Central America. In fact, the adoption of agriculture and the art of cultivating gave way to the grand cities of the Aztec and Mayans.
What would the world be without corn and potatoes, both of which were first cultivated in Central America?
Noble and Frances Maxson Roberts have been married for 60 years. The couple was married on Sept. 1, 1951 by the Rev. Minor Cole in Dumas, Ark.
Frances Roberts began her professional career as high school English teacher and for 21 years was assistant professor of English at Campbellsville College, now university.
Noble Roberts' professional life included high school teacher, coach and principal. He served as chairman of the biology department and professor of biology at Campbellsville College.
Derrick Sanford, a senior at Eastern Kentucky University and a 2005 graduate of Shelby County High School, will have a violin recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the choir room at First Baptist Church Shelbyville. Sanford, a former student of Susie Saunders in Shelbyville, will be accompanied on the piano by Betty Jean Chatham.
Class of 1956 Bagdad High School met recently for its 55-year reunion. Eighteen members of the class attended. They were (front row from left) Kay Roberts Way, Mable Peyton Peak, Joyce Perry Radcliff, Betsy James Allen, Bo Black, Betty Hanna Montfort, Linda Graves Minch and David Floyd; (back row) Jeanie Ramsey Willard, Shirley LeCompte Gill, Frank Figg, Emogene Shouse Shelburne, Bonnie Rodgers Early, Betty Sanford Casey, Margaret Smith Redmon, Carl Cays, Julian Bohannon and Kenneth Brooks.
Public meetings
Shelbyville Water and Sewer Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at 1059 Washington St.
Shelby County Fiscal Court meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Stratton Center, 215 Washington St. Tuesday.
Triple S. Planning and Zoning meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Stratton Center.
The Simpsonville City Commission meets 8:30 a.m. today at City Hall.
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PITTSBURGH--The University of Pittsburgh announced final game times and local television for its entire 31-game 2011-12 men's basketball schedule on Wednesday. In total, Pitt will appear on national television 17 times, including 15 contests on the ESPN family of networks.
Pitt's first basketball-related event is the Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest and Blue Gold Scrimmage on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Petersen Events Center. The Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair and Fan Fest begins at 2:30 p.m., while tipoff for the Blue Gold Scrimmage is at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on Pitt Panthers Television.
The NCAA mandated first day of practice is Friday, Oct. 14.
For the 10th consecutive season, the Petersen Events Center is sold out. To join the Pitt Men's Basketball season ticket waiting list, visit PittsburghPanthers.com or call the Panthers Ticket Office at 1-800-643-PITT. For ticket information regarding the City Game vs. Duquesne, please visit Ticketmaster.com. All other away game tickets will go on sale to Panther Club members at the Director level and above on October 10, 2011 and all remaining levels on October 25, 2011. To purchase away game tickets, please call the Panthers Ticket Office at 1-800-643-PITT (7488).
Pitt will enter the 2011-12 season as a consensus top-20 ranked team. Pitt returns two starters and seven of its top-10 letterwinners from a squad that won the Big East regular season title outright with a 15-3 record, finished 28-6 overall, garnered a No. 1 seed upon entering the NCAA Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive season.
Pitt Men's Basketball Season Ticket Renewal Opens
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Pitt to Host Montana and UCSB in Legends Classic
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The "Not Romney" candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are scrambling to win over the former supporters of Herman Cain after the pizza mogul suspended his scandal-hit campaign at the weekend.
With just four weeks left until the first nominating caucuses in the state of Iowa, the party's ultra-conservative wing shows no sign of settling for the establishment favourite, the former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. If anything, his support in Iowa appears to be ebbing, according to a new poll, to the benefit of the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, and the libertarian Congressman, Ron Paul.
Meanwhile, the Tea Party's darling Michele Bachmann, Texas Governor Rick Perry and even former Senator Rick Santorum all claimed yesterday that they could consolidate the anti-Romney sentiment in the party and emerge as the challenger to Barack Obama next November.
Mr Cain suspended his presidential run on Saturday, five days after a woman in Georgia claimed to have had a 13-year affair with him. Her allegation was denied by Mr Cain, the former chief executive of the Godfather's Pizza chain. It was the final straw after weeks of revelations that Mr Cain had faced sexual harassment claims from employees while was running a lobby group for the restaurant industry. Until those revelations surfaced, his support in early voting states was high, with conservatives who were suspicious of Mr Romney warming to Mr Cain's unconventional CV and his promise of dramatic tax cuts.
Mr Cain was one of several candidates to have found the party faithful's political core, only to lose support when the media spotlight was trained on them.
Mr Romney has so far failed to break above about 25 per cent in polls of Republican voters because of sustained criticism from the right that he adopted his current conservative positions only recently – after leaving the Governor's office in Boston. Party supporters consistently tell pollsters they fear Mr Romney will immediately tack to the centre on winning the nomination.
Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential nominee, stoked that concern anew by refusing to accept the contest had become a two-horse race between Mr Romney and Mr Gingrich.
"If voters start kind of shifting gears and decided they want ideological consistency, then they're going to start paying attention to say, Rick Santorum," she told Fox News. Her comments came on the heels of an uncomfortable interview for Mr Romney on Fox, in which he was challenged repeatedly on his changing political positions. Yesterday, Mr Santorum took to ABC television to pitch himself as the next "not Romney". He said: "There is no question Mitt has moved. The question is, what is the sincerity of the move?"
Ms Bachmann, whose campaign appeared to have peaked in the summer, predicted a comeback. "A lot of Herman Cain supporters have been calling our office and they've been coming over to our side," she told CNN.
How the party's backing is split: Latest GOP poll from Iowa
Newt Gingrich 25 per cent
Ron Paul 18 per cent
Mitt Romney 16 per cent
Michele Bachmann 8 per cent
Herman Cain 8 per cent
Rick Perry 6 per cent
Jon Huntsman 2 per cent
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Dana 35 spider gear and carrier replacement cost
Hello all. I have used this forum religiously for years, but have never had a need to post until now. My situation is this: I have a 1992 YJ 2.5 in the shop after I stopped getting power to the rear end. It is in a well established and somewhat personal off-road shop that I have used before with no complaints. He told me today after troubleshooting the rear end that "the spider gear is destroyed and it took the carrier with it." I have a fairly decent idea of what the spider gear alone would run me, but I am at a loss for what a fair price would be for spider gear and carrier replacement. I have no desire to attack this project on my own since I am already on the hook for the tow to the shop as well as the diagnosis fee. I was quoted $850 for parts and labor, which he said he is replacing with stronger than stock equipment because OEM is known to fail; as he has already done 4 or 5 of these this year. This is my main mechanic, but I am looking for any thoughts on $850? Bear in mind that I am ASSUMING that $850 includes $55 for tow and $1-2 hour diagnosis. Thank you.
I think I paid $400-450 but that was about 10yrs ago.
I would think they would pull the rear diff cover within 30 minutes to check, not 1-2 hours for sure. You could do it yourself much cheaper than $850 for sure, but if that is not an option I would think at most $700 including the tow would be more close to a fair deal
Just curious what you paid I'm in the same boat now.. Thanks Mike
Ya I read a lot more than I post too..
I think I would find a used rear with the same ratio to replace that first.
Depending on what the mechanic is going to do, 850 seems a bit high but not far out of what I would expect. For that money though I would expect, at a minimum, new axle bearings and races, New carrier and gear set, and new seals all around.
Mostly because if those pieces flopped around enough to destroy the carrier, its very possible they got down the tube and could eventually eat the axle bearings.
I just asked about the strength of the Dana 35. You can view my other posts. If mine broke, I would look for the Ford 8.8 (that's the ring gear size) rear end. It's found on the Ford Explorer and most like the ones from 95 and up as they have disk brakes. Lot of info on this on the net. If that is not an option I would go to a junk yard for parts though it might be faster to let your garage do it though it sounds expensive to me. Maybe you could find someone near you on the forum that could help.
I have a dana 35 carrier with spider gears for 3.73 and up split for sale. also have the 4.10 ring gear and pinion. I just upgraded to the 8.8. Pm me if you are interested. Carrier & spider gears & pin. All in great shape
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The Melting Marsh (Chapter 14)
Petuna and Phineas decided to split up and inspect different areas around the marsh. They wandered among the trees and Petuna was on extreme alert in case the Scalding Steam Maker was nearby. She was grateful for the fact that he could only survive in the marsh so as long as she stayed away from the mists of steam, she would be safe. Phineas decided that the best view he would get of the marsh was if he climbed one of the trees. He grabbed hold of the trunk and used its thick, ribbed surface to hoist himself up until he reached a sturdy branch. He held on to the trunk and stood on the branch looking out. That was when he saw it.
There was an old bridge hanging in midair. They had not seen it before because it was high up above the thickly clustered trees. The leaves from the trees had hidden it from view. Phineas examined the bridge from his position on the tree branch. Wooden boards were lined up along the length of the bridge sideways and they were held together by long pieces of rope on either side. It seemed that several wooden boards were missing and the middle of the bridge ended up twisted around itself. It created a tension that had worn the rope into a threadbare existence. The only thing that kept the bridge from breaking in two was a fine piece of rope which held one section of the wooden boards to the next.
Phineas looked down at the marsh and saw that the steam mists hardly reached the bridge. It was that high up. The bridge stretched from one end of the marsh to the other side and was fixed in place by solid trees on either side of the marsh. Whoever built the bridge had built it for the purpose of getting across. It was just what they needed. He searched for Petuna among the trees until he found her rummaging through, trying to find a way across. He quickly climbed down the tree and made his way towards her.
"Petuna!" called out Phineas in a loud whisper.
Petuna turned around at the sound of his voice and straightened up. She had been struggling to find a way around the marsh because of the jungle of trees she had been trying to untangle.
"Phineas, there doesn't seem to be any way around the marsh," she sighed.
"Nevermind about that now I want to show you something," he said, beckoning to her to follow him.
She kept close to him until they reached the tree which Phineas had just climbed. He hesitated for a second before giving her a cheeky smile.
"Would you like a little adventure?" he teased.
"Phineas, this is no time for games!" she snapped at him.
"Alright, alright, but just I want to show you something I found and the only way to see it is by climbing this tree," he paused.
"Very well, but this better be worth it!"
He helped her up and together they climbed the tree until they reached the branch where Phineas had been earlier. Petuna saw it at once and gasped in disbelief.
"A bridge! I can't believe it! It's exactly what we need!" she exclaimed.
"Not quite a solid bridge though, notice the missing boards and how it hangs there twisted. If it weren't for that single piece of rope holding the two sections together, the bridge would've collapsed," said Phineas.
"Mmm, I wonder who built it," said Petuna thoughtfully, "And how do we get to it?"
"It looks like the bridge is supported by these two trees." Phineas pointed to two trees on either side of the marsh, "We'd probably have to climb up the nearest tree, cross the bridge and then go down that tree at the far end."
"Alright, let's do it!" Petuna started to descend the tree cautiously. Phineas looked at her, surprised by her instantaneous zeal.
"But, Petuna," called Phineas after her but she had already reached the ground and was standing waiting for him. He fumbled down the tree until he reached the ground panting.
"Come on," said Petuna decisively as she started to walk away towards the nearest tree that supported the bridge.
"Wait, Petuna, wait!"
Petuna turned around with raised eyebrows. Phineas caught up with her.
"It's not safe, Petuna," said Phineas, "the bridge may give way by virtue of our own weight!"
"I know," said Petuna in a matter of fact manner, "but we have no other choice." She paused and searched his face.
"It's either we take this risk or wait for the others to catch up with us," continued Petuna, "We're dead either way but at least if we use the bridge we have a chance – a small chance but still it's something."
Phineas admired her courage and could not but follow her lead. They walked towards the tree and looked up. Sure enough, they saw one end of the bridge tied firmly to the tree. Petuna was about to start climbing the tree when Phineas stopped her.
"Wait! Wait – uhh – listen, maybe I should test it first to see how much weight it'll handle," said Phineas.
"No, Phineas, I go first!" said Petuna decisively. She could not risk the bridge giving way if Phineas went first, killing any chance she had of leaving. She had to do all she could to reach her father and warn him. She was sure that Phineas would eventually find a way out and besides, those after them were humans; his people. He would know how to deal with them.
Phineas nodded and climbed after her slowly. They reached the top of the tree and looked at the bridge before them. It was dangling precariously over the marsh. The mists of steam looked small from this height. Petuna closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Phineas looked at her with concern, "Are you sure, Your Highness?"
Petuna nodded without opening her eyes. When she finally did, she smiled softly at him and said, "When I get to the other side, if I get to the other side, start crossing over."
Phineas nodded again. She paused momentarily then smiled at him softly and said, "See you on the other side."
She held on to the tree and tested the first wooden board with her foot. It creaked slightly but nothing else happened. Placing her other foot on the board, she kept holding on to the tree then waited. Still nothing happened so she let go of one hand and held on to the rope before slowly transferring her weight over as she placed her other hand on the other side of the rope. Phineas was sweating as he watched her take her first step and gulped deeply. Petuna slowly took another step into the bridge and again it creaked but she kept steady and decided not to look down. After a few more steps, the bridge started to creak and slowly sway. Petuna stopped in her tracks until the bridge stabilised again. She was almost near the point where the bridge twisted and had no wooden boards. Her hands started shaking as she took one step after another until she finally reached midway.
"This is the tricky bit," she said.
She would have to step over the missing boards in such a way to get to the other section of the bridge. In the process, she had to try and bring the bridge back to its regular position. It would mean untwisting the bridge. She held on to the rope tightly and took a big step forward so that she reached the first wooden board on the new section of the bridge. That was when the bridge gave way. Petuna screamed as the rope unravelled. Before she knew it she was dangling in the air. She was still holding on to the rope.
"Petuna!" shouted Phineas.
Petuna held on to the rope tightly and tried to hoist herself up but the more she wriggled the more the rope unravelled. She stayed still and looked down in horror. The final thread of rope broke and one half of the bridge fell towards Phineas while the other half fell to the far end. Petuna found herself being hurled towards one end of the marsh but her fingers could not hold on to the rope much longer. She screamed as she fell towards the marsh.
"Petuna!" Phineas shouted again. He clambered down the tree and started to make his way towards the marsh. Suddenly he stopped in his tracks as he saw Petuna close her eyes and point her fingers towards the marsh. A huge bubble of water formed that cushioned her against the fall. Phineas' mouth fell open as he watched her magic at work. The water bubble acted as a barrier between her and the marsh. She kneeled down and touched the bubble with her hands and it slowly started moving towards land. As it moved, the bubble hovered over mists of steam and the heat from them started melting away thin layers of the water bubble. She furrowed her brow and focused harder to get to land as fast as she could. She had to get to the other side before the entire bubble melted. Petuna tried to gauge the distance that she still had to cover. She saw the water guzzling on either side of her and thin mists of steam shooting up in the air. Short and fast breaths were all she could muster as she tried to make the bubble flow faster. She dared not think that any one of these mists might be the Scalding Steam Maker.
"Petuna!" yelled Phineas.
Petuna turned her head, "Stay where you are Phineas, this is far too dangerous, you'll burn and melt away if you try to cross!"
The water bubble was down to its last layer and Petuna tried harder to speed up its flow. She was only a few metres away from the land. Suddenly, she felt a tiny snowflake on her nose. At first she brushed it aside thinking it must be her imagination. Then another snowflake landed on her cheek and another on her eyelashes. Soon she saw soft flakes of snow falling before her and all around her. The steam mists were strong enough to melt the flakes into water as soon as they touched them. But soon the snow flakes turned into a shower of snow and it was falling faster than the steam could melt it. Before she knew it snow covered the entire marsh and it still kept snowingy. Petuna's water bubble had finally melted but she was saved by the snow. She found herself knee deep in snow and made her way across the short remaining distance to land. When she finally reached the far side she collapsed on the ground. Closing her eyes, she smiled as she felt the snow fall softly on her face.
Phineas who had just witnessed the amazing scene before him was speechless. He followed Petuna's lead and waded through the snow until he collapsed by Petuna's side.
"What in the world!" exclaimed Phineas at what he had just seen, "Are you used to extreme weather conditions here?"
Petuna was still lying on the ground with a huge grin on her face enjoying the snow. She could not wipe the smile off her face. Her heart was beating fast with joy. She opened her eyes and blinked the snow off her eyelids before sitting up and laughing.
"Not unusually!" she said cheerfully, "But do you know what this means?"
"Uhhh, not a clue!"
"It means that we are not alone," said Petuna with relief. She looked up at the sky and blew kisses into the air.
"Uhh, right," said Phineas as he scratched his head.
"This is a message from Cloud Bearer. He must be watching over us and he must have seen what just happened," said Petuna as she skipped on the spot.
"Cloud Bear-er?" frowned Phineas.
Petuna stopped skipping around when she became aware of Phineas' confusion and laughed out heartily.
"Oh! I'll explain it all to you in good time! But for now we're safe and we don't have a moment to lose! We need to move on," said Petuna as she grabbed Phineas' hand and dragged him along.
They walked side by side while it still snowed until they could no longer see the marsh. Despite the continuous shower, it felt warm. It was like the temperature had not changed and they did not feel cold at all. Before they knew it, the snow had stopped when they had not even noticed it. Petuna walked with a spring in her step and a smile that seemed to be permanently fixed on her face. Phineas wondered what had just happened and he kept thinking about the magic that he had seen in action. He knew that there was still plenty to learn about this land. He glanced at the princess and realised that the courage he saw in her was not to be underestimated. Petuna walked along breathing in a sense of achievement and joy. She knew that her father must be watching over her and things will be alright. Little did she know that things never are as they seem and that far greater dangers lay ahead.


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Tiny Core Linux (http://www.tinycorelinux.com) is a very unique distribution of Linux. Not only is it extremely small (the Tiny Core ISO download file size is only 12 MB) but it has a very unique file architecture and bootup process. Tiny Core runs from RAM and is extremely fast. Each time the system is booted the running system is assembled from several different places - the Tiny Core initrd, the extensions, and the backup file. This means each time you boot you get a very predictable system that is very resilient and reliable.

Tiny Core is very different from every other OS I have seen, and because of this there is a learning curve. But once you understand the principles behind Tiny Core you can really appreciate the benefits it has to offer.

Here is a video I created that shows an overview of the Tiny Core Linux file architecture and bootup process. Thanks to my wife who narrated the video.

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Faith in the Invisible (6 of 8) by Lenny Ports
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Matthew 6:19
God is eternal. Circumstances are temporary. Heaven is eternal. This earth is temporary. The work of God is eternal. Trials are temporary. The Word of God will never pass away. Man's opinions will fade. God's Gift is Eternal Life. Natural life is only temporary.
Matthew 6:19 ''Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
TREASURE: the place in which good and precious things are collected and laid up. What I esteem as valuable will show itself in my life. What I think is important, I will gravitate toward.
I have come here today to say one main thing: Your faith cannot be in this world. You cannot ultimately trust in this world, this world system, the things in this world, or the people of this world. We must rise above this earthly plane of existence and put our heart in the right place.
We can't put our faith in temporary things. Our faith must be in the things of God. The things that are seen are temporary, but the things that are not seen are eternal.
It has been said that we as Christians should not be ''so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good.'' I think as Christians we need to be able to relate to people, but we have to remember who we belong to. We don't have to be so heavenly-minded, but we should be ''heavenly-hearted.'' That means that we know that we don't ''belong'' down here. Heaven is our home and Jesus is our Savior and Lord and THAT IS WHERE MY HEART IS. The question is WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN YOUR LIFE? WHAT DO YOU HOLD AS VALUABLE? My next question to you is: IS WHAT YOU HOLD AS VALUABLE ETERNAL OR TEMPORARY?
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City of Dragons
We entered through the Abandoned city's decaying gate, gazing at the ancient architecture. It was truly beautiful design, but a saddening thought but the sands of time was wearing it down.
"We are going to have to keep an eye out for dragons, they will not show hostility to the prince who is a fire mage. But they most likely will show hostility to us." I warned Vand who might already have known.
"I am aware, but thanks anyways Soren." He replied. It was weird to me to have someone call me by my first name.
"Alright. Pelastor should be up there." I pointed to the large building sitting on top of the hill with spires, and least worn down, he nodded as we set off staying in the shadows.
As we walked consciously watching our every footstep to avoid getting the attention of the dragons. Then as we stopped to gain our bearings a Dragon swooped over our heads catching our scent. The Dragon flew up before turning around to see us with its large orange eyes. A gleaming wall of magic appeared in my lift hand I raised it to deflect the fireball the dragon shot at us. The Impact sent me sliding back a bit. Where my protection spell was not covering was melted instantly. Vand responded immediately using his water to force the dragon back. I raised my right hand while the Dragon was on the defence I casted a destruction spell that would probably keep the dragon down for a while.
" Solaris's minor punishment." I murmured as a canon shot of blue bursted from my hand hitting the dragon directly in the chest sending it to the ground, " We've got to run the other dragons are probably on their way now!" I order as if I was still the captain of the Royal guardians.
We only got a couple blocks up before at least 10 dragons caught up and surrounded both on land and the air. Vand was ready with his water as was I with my left hand ready to cast protection spells, and my right ready to destroy.
"Two more assassin." A dragon snarled.
"We mean no harm to prince Pelastor!" Vand protested.
" I would be compelled to agree if today was a different day, but not only have you come on the day of the death of the magistrate. You have come with the son of one of the magistrates murderers." The Dragon said showing his many Jagged teeth.
" I was trying to protect the Magistrate!" I said in my own defence.
"It is convenient for you to say that because you are the captain of the Royal guardians, Slayer! But who is not say that you were giving your father all the information he needed to know to take the magistrate down."
" Yes, Dragon but you forget I am bound by magic to protect the Throne until Death or Royal consent of Release!"
"You you have the power to break that magic if you wanted to! Slayer, and Vand the Dragons will bring you to your Demise!" The Dragon said with Demeanour.
" Not today!" Vand said as I muttered," Not If I can help it."
Water from the ground rose as Vand moved his hands making sure he had splashed most of the dragons in the face with enough water to hopefully weaken their ability to breath fire at us.
"Solaris's Storm of Meteora!" I cried as the sky filled with pissed off dragons, and flaming space rocks Crushing buildings and taking a lot of the dragons who took to the air. I drew my sword as I dragon landed in front of me ready to swipe at me with its Rapier like claws.
"Die Slayer!" It yelled breathing a geyser of flames.
"Divine shield." I whispered stopping the flames completely. The flames still burned after the dragon had breathed, but I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. The wind began to pick up making the fire flicker as the fire closet to me went out but gathered strength underneath the dragon.
" Have a taste of your own poison you misinformed Dragon!" I yelled as the flames were blown up into the dragons nose from the power of the wind. With the Dragon in severe pain, I charged and brought my blade against its neck.
" I will not kill you, Dragon. The Prince will need support from the Dragons in the future." I Said only loud enough for the dragon to hear before bring the hilt of my blade against a soft part of its head disorienting it.
Vand was up ahead single handedly fighting off a group of dragons with all the water he could summon. None them could get close to him as he danced with no fault controlling the water flawlessly. I made the winds pick up stronger than any tropical storm making the dragons flight nearly impossible as my hands focused a red magic.
" Edge end!" I yelled making a burst of red light travelling along the wind causing buildings to crumble and the dragons to either retreat or get badly wounded.
"Thank you." Vand said placing the water back in the sack on his back.
"I should be thanking you for taking most of the heat Vand." I replied," Lets get going we can't be too far from Prince Pelastor."
After searching the castle we found evidence of an interrogation and two dead guards. Did they already get to Pelastor? I don't think so because the Dragons would have been at his side if he were in distress.
"He must have left as we had entered." Vand said.
"Where could he have gone?" I asked.


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We all are gathered here today, to say our goodbyes to the most amazing titles departing Netflix streaming soon. It's time to light some candles and wipe your tears because very little time is left to watch these titles once again before they expires on Netflix.
With Halloween coming around the corner, Netflix is expiring comedy classics to make a room for new horror movies and TV shows. The vampires may be eternal, but Twilight (2008), it turns out, is not. The saga that spawned several sequels' time on Netflix is short-lived and leaving Netflix streaming this month. You have, but a few days to hear Edward Cullen say his most romantic lines to Bella once again, such as, "You're like my own personal brand of heroin". Swoon, am I right?
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Its taken a strong stomach to be an investor in the off shore drilling sector as of late. Companies across sector have been beaten down since last November. Fear is alive and well when it comes to off shore drilling stocks and with oil pricing and demand issues unclear moving forward its difficult to see and end to this current downtrend. I do my best not to fall in line with the general crowd mentality which has been to the sell-side for this industry. Instead, I focus generally on fundamental value, dividend health, and dividend growth potential. I think contrarian value can be found with the off shore drillers and because of this I knew that I would have to take a closer look.
Because of the recent sell off amongst the drillers, many now offer investors exceptional yields. Its hard to ignore such high yields, especially for someone who wouldn't mind bumping his portfolio's average annual income up a few tenths of a percentage. I only own one drilling company, Ensco (NYSE:ESV), though I'm not opposed to increasing my exposure through diversification.
When considering whether or not I am interested in owning a stock the first several pieces of information that I look at are dividend related. My goal for my holdings is to generate a reliably increasing passive stream of income and therefore, dividends, and dividend growth specifically, play a paramount role in my decision making process for adding shares. If you are interested in learning more about my personal investment philosophy, please refer to a recent article published here on SA of a more detailed synopsis of my thought process for stock ownership and portfolio construction.
After looking at what I deem to be the major players in the drilling industry's' dividend health I was quickly able to cut the list of stocks in half from a potential ownership standpoint. The four stocks that I looked into were Noble Corporation PLC (NYSE:NE), a $7.4B company, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), a $14B company, Seadrill Ltd. (NYSE:SDRL), a $15.6B company, and Ensco PLC , an $11.3B company that currently makes up roughly 1.64% of my portfolio. The two stocks that I was able to cut due to their perceived lack of dividend health and growth prospects were Transocean and Seadrill. While Transocean does have a very attractive forward P/E of 8.3, its dividend history is too volatile for my liking. Seadrill, on the other hand does have a recent history of dividend increases; however, its payout ratio is higher than I would like to see and leads me to question its dividend growth longevity. For someone not as concerned with dividend performance as I am, either of these companies might be a good fit for a portfolio; however, for me, it was an easy decision to make the cuts listed above.
|Dividend Yield
|Dividend Payout Ratio
|5 Year DGR
Now, that left me with NE and ESV. Both company's fundamentals and dividend health look very similar. Both companies have low payout ratios, both companies have low debt/cap ratios, and both companies are trading at prices lower than their fair value calculated by Morningstar and S&P Capital IQ (although I should mention that ESV is listed with 4 stars while NE is given 3). ESV edges out NE rather significantly in terms of revenue growth (3 year), net income (3 year), TTM operating and net margins, and TTM ROA and ROE.
Source: Morningstar
So, with these comparison figures in mind, combined with that fact that ESV at its current price yields roughly 1.1% more on an annual basis, the previous due diligence work that I had put in before my initial ESV purchase, and a second round of research done for this article because of ESV's continued downward spiral and the glaring value that I believe has been unearthed, I've come to the conclusion that Ensco is the best of breed when it comes to off shore drillers. I will be monitoring the stock closely in the coming days looking to add more shares. I worry about its current negative trend and being that I already have exposure to the stock I will wait until I see some sort of resistance hit before making a second purchase. I will keep anyone following the Stress Free Portfolio updated via stock talk here on SA.
Company Background: ESV is the world's second largest off-shore drilling company. The company takes pride in its #1 total customer satisfaction rating that is has received four years in a row from EnergyPoint Research. With regard to this sanctification ranking and the relative strength of ESV's fleet, in the company's 2013 full-year earnings report CEO Dan Rabun stated, "Ensco's fleet will continue to grow as we complete the construction of six additional rigs scheduled for delivery through 2016. Highgrading our fleet with technologically-advanced rigs is a key element of our success in achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction." He was also proud to mention Ensco's new 120 series jackups, which he hopes will give his company a further advantage in harsh environment drilling situations.
2013 Performance: ESV posted impressive earnings figures in 2013 with a full year diluted EPS of $6.07 which was up 20.4% compared to 2012's figure of $5.04. 2013 totaled a record $4.920 billion in revenues (up 14% from 2012) while net income also increased in the double figures, up 21% to a record $1.418 billion.
Source: ESV Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2013 Results
Q4 highlights:
- ESV's most recent quarterly earnings report (Q4 2013) showed a continued growth, but disappointed relative to analyst estimates with an EPS of $1.56 (missing by $0.03) and revenue of $1.26B (missing by $10M, but up 15.6% Y/Y).
- ESV's average day rate for its fleet increased 16% during the quarter to $230,000 due to the addition of several rigs to its active fleet, higher day rates for several of its floaters and jack ups.
- ESV's deprecation expenses rose 9% to $157M Q4. The company claims this rise is due to its growing active fleet size. I see this increase as a trend likely to continue into the future, but it doesn't worry me as revenue growth greatly outpaced the expenditures. General and administrative expenses were unchanged Y/Y.
- ESV reported 73% floater utilization during Q4. This was down 10% Y/Y; however, the company said that two of its rigs were idle during Q4 due to the bankruptcy of OGX, a Brazilian operator it was working with. When looking at this floater figure adjusted for planned downtime by the company, operational utilization was down 1% Y/Y at 89% for Q4 2013. Jackups saw a much higher planned downtime adjusted utilization: 97% (down 2% Y/Y).
Source: ESV Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2013 Results
Fundamentals: I think that ESV is oversold right now as the offshore drilling sector has taken an absolute thrashing since November 2013. ESV's current share price of $48/share translates to a 7.9 TTM P/E ratio and a 7.6 forward P/E ratio. The stock is more than 25% off its 52 week high from May 2013 and at the time of this writing is currently sitting 0.02% off its 52 week low. The stock is in a terrible technical down trend with a RSI hovering just over 20. ESV is currently trading 6.9% below its 20 day simple moving average and 5.9% below its 20 day exponential moving average. I think such a sharp short-term move is unwarranted, especially for such a well managed company with rock solid fundamentals.
As far as dividends go, in the recent past ESV has been a star. Its dividend was doubled during 2013 to $3.00/share while maintaining a low pay-out ratio of 37.3 making its high 6.25% yield relative safe. The company's 5 year DGR is 86.4% having grown from $0.10/share in 2009 to $3.00/share in 2014. I think continued dividend growth is likely, though probably not as such a rampant pace.
Source: F.A.S.T. Graphs
Another reason that I like ESV as a high yielding part of my portfolio is its CAPEX dividend/infrastructure ratio. In 2013, ESV's CAPEX was $1.8B. 72% of these dollars were invested back into the business with new construction and fleet improvements. The company continued its "high-grade" movement, selling 3 older rigs in 2013 (ESV has sold 13 rigs since 2009) and putting the proceeds from these sales back into its fleet. I see this as a prudent plan which will enable ESV to maintain a high level of production and its spot atop the consumer satisfaction rankings.
ESV has a low debt load with a 27% debt/cap ratio and an $11B contracted backlog.
Disclosure: I am long ESV. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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