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On Thursday, the Delaware Supreme Court conducted a one-hour hearing on the thorny question of whether the state's new gambling law complies with the terms of the Delaware Constitution.
The NFL, which previously submitted a brief urging the Court to decline to rubber-stamp the measure, used five minutes to make its case.
During the 300-or-so seconds, attorney Kenneth J. Nachbar of Wilmington suggested that formal enactment of a law allowing betting on sports will trigger a quick lawsuit.
"I think that it may not have such a long wait," Nachbar said regarding the possibility of a legal challenge to the gambling measure.
We recently summarized the issues based on the contents of the brief submitted by the league, and here's an even simpler breakdown of the situation.
First, the league thinks that sports betting violates the Delaware Constitution, because it relies on skill, not chance.
Second, the league believes that a brief 1976 experiment with sports betting in Delaware does not qualify for the exception to the 1992 federal law generally banning sports betting.
As to the first point, Delaware Supreme Court Justice Henry du Pont Ridgely asked the league's lawyer whether he agrees with the notion that one team can beat any other team "on any given Sunday." Nachbar said in response, "I'll invoke the Detroit Lions exception."
Nachbar's crack at the Lions (who are paying 1/32nd of his fee) misses the mark. The use of the point spread makes the Lions' 0-16 record meaningless. Even though they didn't win a game straight up, the Lions were 7-9 against the spread.
So the cliche, as it relates to betting, is that on any given Sunday the underdogs essentially can "win" via the application of the line.
Nachbar should have explained that, in this specific context, skilled bettors will know when the spread is skewed in one team's favor. And for that reason alone the Delaware Supreme Court should find that sports wagering relies on skill, and thus runs afoul of the Delaware Constitution.
NFL Drops Strong Hint At Lawsuit Attacking Delaware Sports Betting
On Thursday, the Delaware Supreme Court conducted a one-hour hearing on the thorny question of whether the state's new gambling law complies with the terms of the Delaware Constitution.
Favre2012 says: May 22, 2009 11:53 PM
If there was skill involved, sports bettors would be rich, instead of broke.
Roachk1lla says: May 22, 2009 11:54 PM
theres no mafia in Delaware, so they dont want gambling there
arosen36 says: May 23, 2009 12:10 AM
what are delaware's odds that the nfl cant do sh*t?
rsa says: May 23, 2009 12:19 AM
Before the Delaware Supreme Court should find that sports wagering relies on skill, I think the league should produce these "skilled bettors" and prove that they beat the spread at a statistically significant rate. Surely the NFL has several on staff…
erniecohen says: May 23, 2009 12:20 AM
The "luck versus skill" argument is fundamentally flawed, because you can make the same argument for any state lottery where bettors choose the number they bet on and winners split the jackpot. In such lotteries, expectation depends on how well you can avoid chosing numbers chosen by other gamblers, which demands a similar exercuse in skill.
joeqpublic says: May 23, 2009 12:39 AM
The point spread makes the 0-16 record reference meaningless as an answer to the Judge's question, as you state, but I disagree that your interpretation of the 'any given sunday' cliche validates the NFL's position and makes sports betting a skill rather than chance.
Certainly, there is significant skill in measuring performance, records, and quality of skill positions, but the emphasis of the cliche rests on the human-factor. On any given play Tom Brady can suffer an MCL/ACL tear. On any given play a skill position on a team can be made mute by the opposing team. The reverse is true, too.
A great player is made or destroyed in the wake of a single play in the NFL. And that play will occur any given sunday. This is why we go to games rather than measure them on paper and assume an outcome. And this is why we bet on the home team regardless of record or opponent.
There is certainly a measure of skill to betting, but the Lions were 7-9 against the spread, and that is pretty much 50-50, right? Betting on the Lions was a toss-up on any given sunday in 2008.
NoHomeTeam says: May 23, 2009 1:51 AM
Favre2012 says: "If there was skill involved, sports bettors would be rich, instead of broke. "
Of course, some sports bettors are rich. Just like some athletes are better at football than others. I've played some backyard football, but I'm not good enough to earn a living at it. I've put down the occasional wager on a football team in Lost Wages, but I'm not skilled or dedicated enough to try to make any serious cash. Just because I can't do it doesn't mean there aren't more than a few people who are skilled and dedicated enough to turn a profit.
Southernboi727 says: May 23, 2009 1:54 AM
why is gambling so bad? I would spend more money on the NFL and be able to maybe make some money off gambling and spend that money right back on NFL stuff. The league needs to stand down on this. Sundays are already exciting enough, gambling would bring it to another level. Imagine watching the Lions and the Bengals game and actually caring cause you put a wager on one of the teams. I think it would be fun as hell.
VICK FOR MVP in 2009
DarthJay says: May 23, 2009 2:00 AM
I don't see how the NFL has a leg to stand on. I mean, how would people react if someone like Microsoft or Comcast or Best Buy saw some random state that they don't even operate in come up with some law and said "yeah, that doesn't really work for us, you shouldn't do it."
It's just a ridiculous premise from the start. At best, they delay the state of Delaware long enough for them to amend their "state constitution." Big deal. If they want this to happen, it's going to F'ing happen, and who the hell does the NFL think they are to think they can stop it?
And I mean, this is less then 24 hours after they allowed their teams to partake in state lottery offerings. Way to be wishy-washy NFL. What they are trying to say is gambling is only OK when they are on the take. Idiots.
southie905 says: May 23, 2009 2:29 AM
does horse racing not count as a sport?
El Colon says: May 23, 2009 3:17 AM
great point Florio, maybe the NFL should put you on retainer
philly says: May 23, 2009 3:21 AM
That's why you are a lawyer and I'm not Florio.
You are willing to look up pointless crap and I'm not.
Ravenmaniac says: May 23, 2009 7:38 AM
I understand what they are saying about there being skill involved but as long as there are Referees making "judgement calls" how can you say it is not a game of chance???
Smush Rodrigez says: May 23, 2009 8:27 AM
I am sorry if I missed it, but can someone exolain why the NFL cares? I am trying to come up wth reasons and all I come up with is that they want the appearance that they are against gambling even though it has made them as big as they are. Or that they are in business with the books in Vegas (I do not think that this is true).
cheeseburger says: May 23, 2009 8:28 AM
The Lions? You can always bet against the lions so that isn't a chance either. don't you mean the Pats cheating or having Ed Hochuli on the field with you?
JoeSixPack says: May 23, 2009 9:19 AM
So let's see if I understand this correctly… the NFL favors profiting on Lottery scratch ticket gambling, is suing to oppose legalized sports betting, and is penalizing teams for not helping the illegal sports betting by covering up injuries?
Yeah – that's consistent.
A_Cat_Named_Chicken says: May 23, 2009 9:31 AM
That's a very good question, Why does the NFL have a horse in this race? That should be the real point here Mike. If the sport books from L.V. or A.C. had filed this lawsuit, would they had as good of a chance as the NFL of winning? Why is the NFL even carriering this water?
If the NFL is doing this to look anti-gambling, as your point is. They sure as hell are looking pro vegas (are in business with the books in Vegas) as the reader points out above.
Of course this is a consperancy theory, just like the Steeler's have any better chance of winning even tho they are connected to gaming.
As Jonny Cash once said "what's done in the dark will come to the light"
CaptainFantastik says: May 23, 2009 11:08 AM
Christ Almighty. The NFL is getting too big and powerful for its own good. The league needs to be taken down several pegs. It's going to be funny watching the league deal with endless blackouts this year.
Pal Davis says: May 23, 2009 11:27 AM
Delaware better be careful, their once high hopes of landing a franchise in Dover are shrinking by the minute.
tnsteve says: May 23, 2009 12:53 PM
The only skilled bettors in gambling is "the house." They're the only ones winning consistently.
Raiders757 says: May 23, 2009 2:37 PM
The NFL needs to get over themselves on this issue. Delaware isn't some corporation. It's a friggin' state, and if the people of that state wish to legalize sports betting, they damn well can.
psubeerman says: May 23, 2009 2:48 PM
I think that the NFL has a right to keep its product as clean as possible, and certainly corruption and any accusation of "throwing a game" would be catastrophic for the NFL. However, the state of Delaware has a right to balance its budget as it sees fit, regardless of what a corporation wants. There are too many people (i.e. every taxpayer of Delaware) that would be adversly affected should the NFL gets its way. If Delware can't use the money from sports betting to meet its budget shortfall, the money will come from somewhere else: more taxes or cutting of services.
Frankly, for a organization that prints its own money, has an anti-trust exemption, and is so wildly popular that it's actually considering holding a superbowl in london, maybe it shouldn't stick its nose into a state's buisness…considering that gambling is a huge reason why the NFL is so popular.
CaptainFantastik says: May 23, 2009 8:28 PM
The NFL would do well to shut their mouths lest Congress get involved and decide to take away that anti-trust exemption.


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Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age and performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. After being dropped by Motown Records, Mars signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2009. In 2009, he co-founded the production team The Smeezingtons, responsible for the singles "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He featured on the hooks for both singles, becoming recognized as a solo artist. His debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) included the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", as well as the number-four single "The Lazy Song". His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), peaked at number one in the United States. The album spawned the international singles "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure". In 2014, Mars lent his vocals to Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk". To date he has sold over 100 million singles and albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. Mars has landed six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 since his career launched in 2010, attaining his first five faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley.


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Over recent years, traveling to fulfill a passion, satisfy an intellectual curiosity, or embrace a cause has surged in popularity. As the perfect antidote to the digital vortex, wellness travel has entered the mainstream with more and more destination yoga retreats catering to travelers seeking a tranquil escape or a chance to reconnect (and become a bit more bendy in the process) as well as hardcore yogis seeking to attain samadhi (spiritual enlightenment.)
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KaliYoga forms the perfect bridge between a structured yoga retreat and a chilled out vacation. Set in the rugged Sierra Nevada — a Unesco biosphere reserve that lends itself well to olive picking, horseback riding, and hiking — this bohemian, holistic retreat is situated close to the lively little Andalucían town of Orgiva. The brainchild of yoga teachers Rosie and Jonji Miles, KaliYoga focuses on the artful rejuvenation of mind and body. The center draws eclectic and accomplished women in their 30, 40s, and 50s aiming to clock some 'me time' as a soothing antidote to juggling busy careers with child rearing. Speciality themed weeks include the Dynamic Relax Week and Superfood Cleanse Week. Regardless of the focus, you'll find plenty of cleaning juices and a surfeit of antioxidants on the mostly raw, vegetarian menu. Accommodation choices range from teepees to single, twin, and double rooms, each with shared outdoor showers with jaw dropping views of the surrounding countryside.
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Using at least five kills from five different players along with a season-high 14 blocks, the Canisius College volleyball team ended its three-match losing streak with a 30-19, 30-26, 30-25 sweep of Manhattan Saturday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center.
Michelle Godfrey (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) led Canisius (4-12, 2-3 MAAC) with eight kills to go along with three solo blocks and three block assists. Renee Lettow (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) had seven kills to go along with 12 digs while Brittany Gerde (Cincinnati, Ohio) also had seven kills while totaling 12 assists.
Canisius dominated the first game, by turning a 13-9 lead into a 27-13 advantage with a 14-4 run as four of those points came on Godfrey's serve. In game two, the Griffs battled back from an early deficit as the Lady Jaspers built a 15-12 lead. Canisius went on a 12-5 run, with six of the points coming from Godfrey's serve, to take a 24-20 lead as it hung on to go up two games.
No team had taken more than a three-point lead with the score tied at 24-24 in game three. Canisius closed out the game and the match with a 6-1 run to get its second conference win of the season.
"Throughout the entire non-conference and MAAC schedule, today was our best team effort to date," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said.
Rita Welsh led Manhattan (3-13, 2-3) with 12 kills while Jackie Kapovich and Andrea Reiff each had nine kills for the Lady Jaspers.
Canisius plays its second home match of the weekend when Saint Peter's visits the Koessler Athletic Center on Sunday. Match time is set for 2 p.m.
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Can Banksy Die?
Vandalog explores the myth and brand of Banksy, beyond the man behind the iconic street art.
Vandalog explores the myth and brand of Banksy, beyond the singular man behind the iconic street art. Looking at his work as more of an ethos, team effort and style, they wonder:
Can Banksy die? I've got no doubt that the man who was writing the name Banksy on Bristol's walls in the 1990′s can and will, at some point, die. That's not what I'm wondering though. Keith Haring has been dead for more than 20 years, but you can still buy new products with his imagery. Similarly, Basquiat's estate released prints after his death. But those artists had names and faces. Even after their deaths, products can still be made using their images, but there's not going to be any new imagery. But Banksy (the brand, not the man) doesn't have those same constraints. Disney didn't die with Walt Disney. Is Banksy one man or many people?
While he is anonymous, Banksy is publicly portrayed as being one person. But what does that one person actually do these days when it comes to making art?


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Every time my little moo gets a temperature with no other symptoms which has been a fair few times over the last two years we trot off to A&E with a sample for them to test just in case she has another infection. Most of the time it turns out to be a tooth or something else but I don't wait around for other symptoms to show because of the risks. Well this time she didn't have a temp but was complaining of pain down there and I was right to check as nitrates showed up, meaning infection so as it was caught early they gave oral meds so we were able to go home, a week later she got a really high temp and so we went back with another sample, no nitrates but other things and purple spots started to appear on her skin that didn't disappear to the touch, not a good sign so more needles, bloods, urine samples and generally being poked and prodded by various doctors and then admitted for intravenous meds.
It brakes my heart that now she is older and not a new born baby, she is scared of doctors and nurses and every time we were even walking past one she just kept saying mum, worrying whether she was going to be pinned down for more needles or someone poking a lolly stick in her mouth to have a look.
The samples they sent off came back with mixed results and they totally lost the blood results which I found extremely frustrating to put it politely, because of the amount of needles she had to endure to get that sample was not funny. So we will never know if she actually had septicaemia but the main thing is she is ok now, all be it scarred from the experience but I am hoping she is still young enough to forget. Having said that she still has lots more tests to endure until we find out if the smaller kidney has grown and caught up with the other and if the reflux is still happening as it may mean a major operation to correct it.
So what did this crazy mummy do? saw a puppy online and started looking for one with the thoughts, husbands birthday, little moo being so ill and it leaving her so clingy and just the general talk in the family of them all wanting a dog, was the only one that didn't because who is the one who has to do all the work, yes muggins! I don't know what made me do it, I was saying in my head I don't want a dog but I just couldn't stop myself and so now we have a little black Labrador called Pickle and she has been taking up a lot of my time, time I already didn't have!
What happened next? well for the last 5 days I have been really ill with tonsillitis, I haven't had it this badly for years, it really knocked me for 6. Luckily my wonderful husband (don't tell him I said that ;)) took over and looked after us all, me the 4 kids and the dog. Bless him I really don't know what I would have done without him, he has it now too and earlier I had to take big M to the docs as it looks like she has it too!
Illness and germs this is a quick message for you… You weren't welcome in the first place and we have had more than our fair share, please do one and don't come back!
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Developed at Contact during 2011 Countryboy's Struggle was the debut solo show from writer and performer, Maxwell Golden.
Michael (Golden) is a rap star, or least he is when he dreams, but growing up in rural Cornwall he's never had a chance to connect to his community. One day, after a fight with his father, he sets off to London to become an MC...
A fast, funny and honest story of a quest for a sense of belonging Countryboy's Struggle features over 40 characters, all delivered by Maxwell in a tour-de-force performance.
Directed by Baba Israel.
Countryboy's Struggle was supported by Contact; Take Art, Somerset and Beaford Arts, Devon.
Tour Details 2012
Wed 17 Oct – Slaidburn Village Hall, The Green, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3ES.
Thu 18 Oct – Burnley Youth Theatre, Queens Park Road, Burnley, BB10 3LB.
Fri 19 Oct – The Engine Rooms, 14-16 Westgate, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8AZ.
Mon 22 Oct – Driffield School & Sixth Form, Manorfield Road, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 5HR.
Wed 24 Oct – Barry Comprehensive School, Port Road West, South Glamorgan CF62 8ZJ.
Thu 25 Oct – Theatr Soar, Pontmorlais West, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8UB.
Fri 26 Oct – Glyn Derw High School, Penally Road, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5XP.
Sat 27 Oct – Powys Dance Centre, Arlais Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5HE.
Wed 7 Nov – St John's School & Sixth Form College, Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland DL14 6JT.
Thu 8 Nov – James Calvert Spence College, South Avenue, Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 0ND.
Fri 9 Nov – Pegswood Community Project, Longhurst Road Pegswood Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6XG.
Sat 10 Nov – Arnside Educational Institute, Church Hill Arnside Carnforth Cumbria LA5 0DF.
Sun 11 Nov – Mickleton Village Hall, Mickleton, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 0JR.
Wed 21 Nov – Trowbridge Town Hall, Fore Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8HA.
Thu 22 Nov – The Trafalgar School, Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HN.
Fri 23 Nov – Hardenhuish School, Hardenhish lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6RJ.
Sat 24 Nov – Armadillo Yate Youth Café & Venue, Station Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4FW.
Tue 27 Nov – Ivybridge Community College, Harford Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0JA.
Wed 28 Nov – Axe Valley Community College, Chard Street, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5EA.
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Several wars later, the Byzantine Empire ("New Rome" didn't test well, according to our marketing department) secured the Balkans, wrapped around the Eastern Mediterranean coast, and stretched to Tunisia. I settled in to assimilating these new provinces and contentedly watching Europe devour its children. Spain thrashed Aragon and, unsurprisingly, Portugal. England tamed Scotland, Eire and Brittany. France pushed into Central Europe. Sweden conquered Scandinavia.
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I applied the same method of instigating internal revolt and waiting for the proper timing to my next war against the Mamluks. The proud history of the Mamluks is a long one–and proud, hence the adjective at the beginning of this sentence. They controlled Egypt and portions of the Middle East for almost three centuries. Their name echoes the sound one makes when accidentally swigging a gulp of sour milk, but don't say that to them unless you're prepared for war.
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Fresh off a (lucky) stomping of the Ottoman Empire, "Just barely!" became our new battlecry. Once my new territories had stabilized, I considered the future. The Portuguese cowardice really spoke to me. I could fight a costly succession of wars against the Ottomans, or I could let others do it for me. Others. Definitely. Man, the proud Empire was beginning to look a lot like Portugal.
Byzantine Empire in Europa Universalis, part 2
I bribed a couple of Cardinals to take control of the Papacy. What can I say, I have a Pope fetish. First order of business was declare a Crusade against the Ottomans. I learned an important lesson while playing my dearly beloved (yet cowardly) Portuguese: don't fight a war you can let others fight for you.
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SCR, DCR, quench and cam duration- will someone PLEASE help me avoid detonation!!!!
Let me start out by saying that this is a continuation of a conversation I was having with Bogie, Techinspector1 and others in a thread that I shameless hijacked. This whole exercise started when I asked Bogie about swirl port vs. Vortec heads for a low-end torque application. But through the course of the conversation it was pointed out that I have some other issues to address with my piston setup- Im currently running rebuild pistons in an stock-deck block, which puts the crown of the piston .045 in the hole. I was planning on reusing the pistons, but looks like that might not be such a good idea because of excessive quench height.
Here are the specifics: I am rebuilding a 327 for use in a 1970 Toyota FJ40 (Jeep style 4x4 if youre not familiar with them) with 4.11 gearing rolling 33 tires. Truck weighs about 3,800 empty, but add 500 for a couple of fat middle aged guys and their stuff. This engine will never see 4,500 RPMs and I'm building it for low end/mid range torque
If I install new flat top pistons with 2 valve reliefs (and correct compression height) and use a .015 shim gasket I can get my quench down to .038 but SCR is at 9.54. Using the old CR x 10 = octane formula Im way out of the range for 87 octane.
I haven't started shopping for a cam yet, and since this is all new to me and I dont have a clue whether a short duration torque cam will help or hurt DCR, I picked this one for modeling purposes: http://www.compcams.com/Company/CC/c...x?csid=94&sb=2 and plugged the intake close point (53 deg. ABCD) into the DCR calculator at www.wallaceracing.com and got a DCR of 8.25.
Also, Ive swung back to using the swirl port 193 heads (this is a truck engine, and I dont care about the lack of upper end performance), which means I will only have to use 30-32 timing advance.
Bottom line, the build Ive speced out has 9.54 SCR/8.25 DCR, .038 quench and total timing advance of 32 deg. Will this combination be good to go with 87 octane? Is there something else I need to be factoring in?
For 87 octane you need to drop to 8.5-9:1 compression in that truck.
Why a 327? If I were you I'd just throw an RV cam in a good used running 350 and call it good- it'll be better AND cheaper.
Just for a comparison try your numbers in this calculator:
don't for get to add the 15 to your intake closing when doing the DCR
You don't have to use flat top pistons. Here is a D-cup with a 13cc dish from Keith Black that will make 9.0:1 SCR with a 64cc chamber....surely there must be other manufacturers with a similar product if you don't like KB....
Normally though, you will see duration at 0.006" tappet lift (think of this as seat to seat) and duration at 0.050" tappet lift (the industry standard) on the timing card that comes with the cam from the manufacturer. Sometimes though, if you don't have the timing card, you can only find timing figures on the cam at 0.006" lift or you may have no timing figures at all but you need figures at 0.050" lift for the calculator to work.
Let's say you have an intake centerline (not lobe separation angle, INTAKE CENTERLINE) of 106 degrees ATDC and an intake duration of 216 degrees @0.050 tappet lift. This tells you that the max lift point (or centerline) on the intake lobe will be at 106 degrees after top dead center.
On a piece of paper, draw a circle. Doesn't matter what diameter, bigger is easier to see for me, maybe 4-5 inches. Make a mark at 12 O'Clock and label it TDC. Make a mark at 6 O'Clock and label it BDC. Make a mark at 10 O'Clock and label it Intake Open, or simply IO. Make a mark at 8 O'Clock and label it Intake Close or simply IC. Now, make a mark at 4 O'Clock and write 106 beside the mark. That is the intake centerline point.
Now, if the duration is 216 degrees, then you know that the valve will be opening during half of that period and closing the other half of that period, so it will be opening for 108 degrees of crank rotation and closing for 108 degrees of crank rotation.
Therefore, if you start at 106 degrees after top dead center at the intake centerline point and come around the circle counter-clockwise by 108 degrees (half the duration), you will come past TDC by 2 degrees. In other words, from 106 back to TDC will be 106, then another 2 degrees after that will be your intake opening point. Beside your 10 O'Clock mark, write "2". This will indicate that the valve opens at 2 degrees before top dead center at 0.050" tappet lift. Now, from the intake open point of 2 BTDC, go clockwise around your circle to BDC at 6 O'Clock and add 180. This will be the right hemisphere of your circle from TDC to BDC during which time the intake valve is open and will be a total, so far, of 182 degrees, from the intake open point to BDC (bottom dead center).
Now, since the intake closing point is given in degrees after bottom dead center (ABDC), we will continue around the circle clockwise past BDC to find our intake close point. If the duration is 216 degrees and we have already used up 182 degrees of that getting to BDC, then all we have to do is subtract 182 from 216 and we find that we can write in 34 at the 8 O'Clock (Intake Close) point on our circle. To prove our calculations, we add 2 + 180 + 34 and find the duration of 216.
Just to go a step further, I'll explain about centerlines and lobe separation angle (LSA), also sometimes referred to as lobe center (LC). The intake centerline is expressed by a number after top dead center. The exhaust centerline is expressed by a number before top dead center. Adding the intake centerline and exhaust centerline together and dividing by 2 will give you the lobe separation angle. In other words, say, 106 + 114 / 2 = 110. OEM camshafts are ground to please little old ladies who want a smooth-running motor on the way to and from bingo, so they are ground on a wide lobe separation angle (114, 116, 118) for a dead smooth idle and high intake manifold vacuum to operate brakes and other items that require vacuum. Aftermarket cams are ground a little more agressively at 112, 110, 108, 106 and even tighter for a dedicated race motor. A tighter lobe separation angle will make more power at the low end, will build power quickly and peter out on the top. The tighter it is, the gnarlier the idle quality and the lower the intake manifold vacuum. A wider lobe separation angle, on the other hand will exhibit more power on the top end at the expense of low rpm power. The idle quality improves and manifold vacuum increases.
110 degrees seems to be a good middle ground for a naturally-aspirated street-strip motor.
I have explained this in a very elementary manner and hope I have not insulted your intelligence in the way I did it, but I wanted to make it very clear so that most anybody can understand it and graph any cam for their own satisfaction. The whole deal with the paper and circle just makes it bullet-proof when you can look at it and see what's happening. You can, of course, do it without the paper. You just need a better memory than I have. Hope this works out for you.
No problem with KB pistons, its just a function of cost. I was originally planning to reuse the pistons. I can purchase KB flat tops for about $200 a set, but the D-cups run a little over $400 a set. Ironically I can't find anyone else offering a comparable piston in 327. While I think a 327 has a certain "cool" factor (remember, this is a SBC powered Toyota!), rebuilding it as a 350 may be in the cards.
Dang..... I knew I was pushing it, but I was hoping the .038 quench and fast burn heads would be enough to make the 7cc flat top pistons work.
EDIT: Now that I can figure it, what is the max safe DCR for a truck engine with tight quench and fast burn heads and running 87 octane?
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Personally, I'd build the motor at 9.00:1 SCR and cam it at 8.00:1 on the KB calculator with a 0.035" to 0.040" squish. I would also build it as a 383, not a 327 or 350. Lots of grunt. For this kind of motor, I like to see 400 ft/lbs of torque at 2000 rpm.
I'm still looking for a way to do the 327. What if we used a longer rod and 350 piston? I guess it would come out about the same on money, but at least you'd have a better choice of available pistons.
With a 1.560" 350 piston, the stack would measure 9.035", popping the piston up out of the bore by 0.010". If you then used this 0.051" head gasket, the squish would be 0.041" on a nominal 9.025" block.
I realize there is no savings here, but I like figuring this stuff out, so here is a way to operate a 327 on 350 pistons.
Do you have access to a milling machine?? You could cut a small D-dish in the flat top piston.
You can also grind a few cc's out of the combustion chamber with a die grinder and a carbide burr. Don't limit yourself to just pushing the easy button with an open wallet. Spending a little time "massaging" things can make less expensive parts fit the bill.
When you say you are "swinging" towards a particular head choice does that mean you don't have heads yet? I picked RHS Pro Torquers and they sell them in 64, 67 and 76 cc versions.
That recommendation of 15 degrees is usually wrong. It is just a poor attempt to guess the actual closing point (where all airflow stops). When calculating the intake closing point from 0.050" add approximately 25 degrees for "steep" hydraulic roller cams and 30 for flat tappet. Advertised duration should be used as an even more accurate estimation.
Read this thread. I take more time to explain there.
As for "singh grooves," I find most of the evidence of its worth anecdotal at best.
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It's cool that the Dairy Council of California is in the midst of an Orange County elementary school tour involving a Holstein cow and calf and lessons on how milk is made, but there's just one major oversight. The self-described "educational milking parlor on wheels" will visit kiddies in SanTana, Orange, Anaheim, and Buena Park, but whither Cypress and La Palma? After all, those two cities were the epicenter of the Orange County milking industry, so much so that each originally incorporated as Dairy City and Dairyland, respectively, during the 1950s in an effort to stave away creeping suburbia. So goes O.C. history, alas. Here's the rest of the schedule for you parents and cow fans out there:
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Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter received the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Monday at the White House, marking the first time since the Vietnam War that two living service members have earned the nation's highest award for valor for actions in the same battle.
Carter is the second soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during the Oct. 3, 2009, battle at Combat Outpost Keating in eastern Afghanistan.
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, who did not attend Monday's ceremony because of a previous commitment to attend a benefit event for homeless veterans in California, received the Medal of Honor Feb. 11.
Carter, 33, who is now assigned to the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., will be inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes on Tuesday.
"I'm humbled and honored that I get to represent the soldiers of Black Knight Troop and the families of the fallen," Carter said in a statement to the media after the ceremony. "I stand here proud that I've been chosen to represent the 50-plus soldiers … who faced impossible odds. I'm nervous about living with the responsibility of telling their story."
Carter's heroism is "the story of what our troops do for each other," President Obama said during the ceremony.
When COP Keating, one of the most remote and also most vulnerable outposts in Afghanistan, was attacked, Carter displayed the "essence of true heroism, 'not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost,'" Obama said.
Carter, who was a scout assigned to B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is credited with braving fierce enemy fire to resupply his fellow soldiers and treat and carry Spc. Stephan Mace to safety during one of the largest, most vicious battles against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
He is the fifth living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq. Seven service members have posthumously been awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in those wars.
Carter was part of a small American force at Combat Outpost Keating when an enemy force estimated to number almost 400 attacked the outpost, intent on overrunning the outnumbered U.S. forces.
Eight Americans were killed and about two dozen others were wounded, but the soldiers defeated the enemy and saved the COP.
During his remarks, Obama described the enemy barrage as "chaos," a "blizzard of bullets and steel."
When Carter reached Mace, he tended to Mace's extensive wounds, including "grabbing a tree branch to splint his ankle," Obama said.
"If you are left with just one image from that day, let it be this: Ty Carter bending over, picking up Stephan Mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him – through all those bullets – and getting him back," he said.
Vanessa Adelson, Mace's mother, attended the ceremony, along with the families of the other men who died that day.
Adelson said her gratitude for what Carter did for her son is "just beyond words."
Carter saw another soldier, Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos, die trying to get Mace to safety, but Carter risked his life anyway, Adelson said.
"The COP was getting overrun by Taliban," she said. "My son Stephan was by himself, laying in the dirt, dying. But because of Ty's actions and [Sgt.] Brad Larson … he was brought back to consciousness again. He was speaking. … Stephan was the only one of the eight [fallen soldiers] who was taken out of that hell hole and taken into surgery."
After Carter carried Mace back to the Humvee where he and Larson had been trapped and seeking cover, the two soldiers rushed Mace to the aid station. There, the medics worked to keep Mace alive, giving him multiple blood transfusions, until he was able to be medically evacuated.
Carter's actions gave bought her son more time with "the brothers he loved so much," and gave him peace, Adelson said.
"Because of Ty's actions, my son died thinking he was coming home to his mother, to his family," she said. "He thought he was going to live. And when he was delivered to our Lord my son was in peace."
Obama also praised Carter to speaking out about seeking help for post-traumatic stress.
"Ty has spoken openly, with honesty and extraordinary eloquence, about his struggle with post-traumatic stress," Obama said. "The flashbacks, the nightmares, the anxiety, the heartache that makes it sometimes almost impossible to get through a day."
After initially resisting help, Carter got the help he needed, Obama said.
"The pain of that day, I think Ty understands, and we can only imagine, may never fully go away, but Ty stands before us as a loving husband, a devoted father, an exemplary soldier who even redeployed to Afghanistan," Obama said. "So now he wants to help other troops in their own recovery, and it is absolutely critical for us to work with brave young men like Ty to put an end to any stigma that keeps more folks from seeking help."
Carter, who credits his former platoon sergeant, then-Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hill, for making sure he got the help he needed, said the battle at COP Keating "is a part of me."
"Only those closest to me can see the scars that come from seeing good men take their last breath," he said. "During the battle, I lost the hearing in my left ear, but I will always hear the voice [of Mace]. I will hear his plea for help for the rest of my life."
Carter urged Americans to take the time to "learn about the invisible wounded.
"Know that a soldier or a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress is one of the most passionate and dedicated men or women you'll ever meet," he said. "Know that they are not damaged. They are simply burdened with living with what others do not."


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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: While animal studies suggest that conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) may act as anti-carcinogens and weight loss agents, only limited data is available on their effects in humans. The purpose of this study was to study how the human body uses CLAs in comparison to other fatty acids found in the "normal" adult diet. Healthy, adult women were fed a mixture of labeled CLAs and other fats and their uptake and turnover in the blood was followed. The results show not only that the structure of the CLA was related to its rate of uptake into the body, but that the CLAs were 20-25% less well-absorbed than the more common fatty acids found in the U.S. diet. The addition of CLA to the diet was also found to have little influence on the absorption of other fats. In this study, no evidence of nutritional changes/ effects in fat uptake from CLA supplementation was found. This information can help educate the American consumer in his or her decision whether to purchase or not to purchase CLA as a diet supplement and to provide a basis for further research into these interesting fats.
Technical Abstract: Animal studies suggest that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has potential health benefits, but no definitive metabolic data are available to support the possibility that it has physiological activity in humans. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of dietary CLA on oleic, linoleic, and CLA isomers. The subjects were healthy adult women consuming normal and CLA-supplemented (3.7 g/d) diets. A mixture of 10t,12c-18:2-d4, 9c,11t-18:2-d6, 9c-18:1-d8 and 9c,12c-18:2-d2 was fed to each subject, and plasma lipids were analyzed by mass spectrometry. The results show that the CLA isomers were 20-25% less well-absorbed than oleic and linoleic acid and that dietary CLA supplementation had little influence on the metabolism of the deuterium-labeled fatty acids. The CLA isomers were not metabolically equivalent. The largest differences were a four-fold higher incorporation of 10t,12c-18:2-d4 than 9t,11c-18:2-d6 in 1-acyl phosphatidylcholine and a two to three-fold higher incorporation of 9c,11t-18:1-d6 than 10t,12c-18:2-d4 in cholesterol esters. In general, accumulation of 10t,12c-18:2-d4 and 9c,11t-18:2-d6 in plasma lipids was characteristic of cis and trans 18:1 isomers rather than of 18:0, 9c-18:1 or 9c,12c-18:2. Concentrations of labeled metabolites containing a conjugated diene structure were low. The only CLA metabolite present in significant amounts was 6c,10t,12c-18:3-d4. In conclusion, absorption of CLA was less than oleic acid, CLA positional isomers were metabolically different and similar to cis and trans 18:1 isomers. Conversion of CLA to desaturated and elongated polyunsaturated fatty acids was low. The metabolic results from this study suggest small amounts of dietary CLA in human diets would have little positive or negative health or nutritional effect.


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Three seniors of the Canisius College women's soccer team were named All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selections as announced by the conference at the annual postseason awards banquet on Thursday evening at Loyola University. Seniors Jenny Griffin and Kelly Reinwald were named All-MAAC First Team honors and senior Kate Sloane earned All-MAAC Second Team, her first career selection. In addition, seven Golden Griffins were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
A four-time All-MAAC First Team selection and three-time MAAC All-Academic selection, Reinwald, finished her four-year career as the Golden Griffins' all-time leader in points (107) and assists (35). This season, the forward recorded 31 points off 10 goals and 11 assists. She recorded a career-high five points against St. Bonaventure in the Big Four tournament, earning all-tournament honors.
A native of Stafford, Va., Reinwald was named the 2010 MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year as she recorded a season-career high of 34 points. In addition, she was voted to the 2010 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America District I First Team. In her freshman year, Reinwald was named to the 2008 MAAC All-Rookie Team. Starting in all 79 contests she appeared in, she finished her career with 36 goals and 35 assists.
Joining Reinwald on the All-MAAC First Team was Griffin, who earned her third All-MAAC selection. This season, the midfielder started in 17 of the 19 games she appeared in, tallying six goals and three assists for 15 points. On Oct. 7, the Williamsville, N.Y.-native recorded a career-high five points off a pair of goals and an assist versus Loyola.
In her sophomore year, Griffin was named All-MAAC Second Team. As a junior, she received All-MAAC First Team honors, averaging a point per game in 21 appearances, 20 starts. In her four years as a Golden Griffin, the senior made 56 career starts in 77 appearances, tallying 20 goals and 17 assists to compile 57 career points.
Sloane earned her first career All-MAAC selection. Appearing in 61 contests as a Golden Griffin, Sloane made 45 career starts. In the Golden Griffins' final regular season contest versus Iona, Sloane made her 38th consecutive start, dating back to last season. As one of the cornerstones of the Golden Griffins' backfield, Sloane was named "Best Defender" by the Canisius coaching staff in 2010.
In addition to the Golden Griffins' recognition for success on the field, seven student-athletes were selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team for their excellence in the classroom. Seniors Christina Franceschi, Caroline Robert, and Reinwald were named to the conference's All-Academic team for the third time. Senior Dina Gabrielli joined juniors Emily Paquette and Keily Funk to receive their second honors, while sophomore Katie Griffin earned her first selection to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
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Local Caregivers Learn What it's Like to Have Dementia
A new exercise for caregivers takes
them into the mind and body of someone
with dementia.
Morningside Ministries wanted their
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patients elderly and frail. They simulated how a senior with hearing loss might hear a normal conversation tuning into a radio station with static.
Caregivers had to sort clothes
in a dark room wearing glasses
that allowed only peripheral vision.
They wore gloves to mimic
the loss of touch.
"These exercises mimic the struggles
that someone with dementia might
experience: limited eyesight,
limited audio functions,"
explained MM's Connor Ortiz.
Caregivers were also
plagued also by a constant flashing
light ... a common complaint among
"They have gloves on to simulate
the feelings of neuropathy
or the feelings of numbness."
The Virtual Demetia tour
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2000 Chevy Venture 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 138000 miles
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OK...a week ago I posted up about my 2000 Chevy Venture problem. This all started when I tried to pass someone and it acted like the engine missed on me. Barely got it back to my in-laws house. We got it home and my mechanic is just aggravated with it. He did replace the fuel pump with an AC Delco pump as he said the old pump wasn't holding pressure and sometimes wasn't pumping at all.
He said the van starts and idles PERFECT..no missing, not running rough, etc. Drive the van down the road and after it warms up...it starts acting like it misses. Pull over and put it in Reverse...it doesn't miss....doesn't matter if you are in 1, 2, 3 or OD. Slip in in neutral...runs FINE with no missing. He also said sometimes it will stop if you stomp on the gas...sometimes it will stop once you put it in reverse and go back forward. They have had one of the expensive Snap-On scanners hooked onto it...NO CODES WHATSOEVER...ran the van with it connected the whole time and when it would act up...NO CODES...I think I am going to drive him to drinking with this one....the biggest problem is that it is RANDOM..it won't follow a set pattern of doing it! NOW one code constantly came up that is gone now was the P01404 I believe which was something with the EGR...there was a loose vacuum hose coming from the PCV Valve, seen below circled in blue in second photo (this is a photo of the old one so it's not kinked like that), I replaced that and the code hasn't come back..not sure if it was because of the vacuum hose or something happened with the EGR...
Any suggestions...things we have done...
I pulled off the PCV Tube on accident, replaced with NEW Circled in red in second photo
NEW AC Delco plug wires
NEW Fuel Pump
NEW Fuel Filter, FRAM which is what was on there, this was replaced a day or so before the pump...the gas had black crap in it on the gas tank side....black stuff was NOT in the tank so it was coming from the pump.
All work prior to this was just regular maintenance, I had the head gasket replaced this time last year though, had the dancing needle, the leak wasn't bad enough to have junk in my oil.
Question...replacing fuel pumps...doesn't require a PCM reset does it? The only out of ordinary thing that has happened just before this...was the van started misfiring, blinking SES light...ended up being one of the BACK plug wires had laid on the manifold and melted...we replaced all the wires...my wife RIGHT AFTER that went straight to Raleigh, NC..which is about a 2 hour drive...she said it shuttered once when she was getting off the interstate. Got to her mothers and the next time it was driven was by me...which is when the above started...
Van running fine with EGR P01404 code
I messed around and must have jiggled the wires which caused the flashing SES light and burned wire
Replaced vacuum hose running from PCV Valve, shown above circled in blue
Replaced Spark Plug Wires
drive to Raleigh
Stutter started once down there
That is the chain of events leading to this...
have the same problem?
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How did you fit the visor? Im trying Bobamakers method with my M_S helmet, fixing bolts inside the helmet and using a home made aluminum bracket to hold the visor in place, have you got any pics of the inside? Your painting skills speak for themself, this helmet is coming along very nicely
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I heated the visor in the oven until it lost its rigidity and place it inside the helmet and held it in place until it cooled down and hardened, this eradicates the number of gaps between the visor and the helmet.
I used some epoxy putty that comes in a tube and you have to knead until it is ready to be used. I then placed this at certain points around the visor to hold it in place. The stuff solidifies and is like metal and cn then be sanded drilled etc. This stuff is pretty strong and holds it in place just fine. It does mean the visor is permanently attached though.
I will get some pics of the inside uploaded shortly.
Once again it's been awhile since i last posted an update on the helmet, so here goes.....
I've got a lot done recently and I'm pleased to say its almost finished.
I have added the grey and purple scratches/blotches to the mandible using Citadel purple ink and codec grey.
I have also painted the right ear, firstly with a base coat of tamiya flat earth mixed with j.a green, then topped with a light coat of tamiya gold leaf.
I have also put the darker grey marks on the dome and cheeks using tamiya field blue and citadel codec grey.
I have also painted the kill stripes using TK-409's template and a mix of tamiya flat yellow and orange, with an extra misting of orange afterwards.
I have also added some scratches using a screwdriver and painted some small black marks randomly over the helmet.
All I need to do now is mist the whole bucket, find some ear decals and apply a clear coat, then I can move on to the interior.
I have decided to scratch build my own RF using Wizard of Light's template and my first attempt using card has turned out really well.
If anyone is interested in a BM hollow RF let me know.
On to the pics!...............
looking real good mate.
one to be proud of. well done


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1/2 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
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3 cups water, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
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Originally posted by Steve karch
I may be wrong here but this is what I think. GM didn't develop the 400sb as a performance engine because when this engine was introduced the performance era was over. This motor was developed to be used in trucks as a torque motor. The extra displacement was used to compensate for the effects that the emissions systems of that era had on power. GM would be remiss in developing this engine as performance motor as there was no market for a performance motor at that time and it would be money wasted. This scenario seem logical to me. It took a while before the performance aftermarket took notice of this engine and began to understand it. That is why performance development has bee lagging. Correct me if I'm wrong please but that is the way I see it happening.
YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD! chevy put these engines in trucks & LARGE cars for two reasons. emissions, & they had the torque to pull the extra accessories & the weight of the heavy cars/trucks. they didn't plan on hopping them up, thats why they never had steel cranks from the factory or even a 4 barrel carb, but the block design was done to make it as strong as possible to take the extra torque the 400's made (i have seen one with a 4 barrel & 186 heads from the factory) . i'm hear to tell you, if i hadn't found a 400 block i would have built a 383. 383's are great performance engines & shouldn't be over looked at all. for the average street car a 383 is all they will ever need. there's to many 600 hp 383's running on pump gas to over look them.
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I finally got my FP bucket painted with an ESB scheme. Your thoughts.
I finally got my FP bucket painted with an ESB scheme. Your thoughts.
Im not gonna sugar coat like alot of people will...its probably good from far but far from good I hope you didnt pay ALOT for it to be painted...no offense to the painter. I have seen worse though
Hey Sean,
I am no expert, (I am in the process of painting my own helmet and I am sure I will get beat up about it, though I think it looks good so far), but I think yours looks good.
Not bad. Not bad at all. You may want to move the decal on the front of the RF Ear Top to the silver part of the lower half of the RF Ear and add two small dots to the side of it.
Well Right ear cap the black area in general is to big the left ear the damage is half there its missing layers of red silver and rust misting... some of the grey looks topical not actually layered, and applied with a brush...you can see strokes. The D V on the right ear are not placed properly, the khaki on that ear should be damaged, Im only pointing out things that jump out immediately....I could go way more into detail but like I said most people will tell you it looks great, and thats their opinion. My opinion is its a nice looking paintjob, but it could be better
I dont mean to insult anyone really just people tend to look and at a glance the helmet looks like an ESB helmet, if you painted it and its your first paintjob it looks really good...but if you paid someone to do it a significant amount of money Id have to say you should try to get them to re finish it
looks good
I dont know if its been pointed out but the Decal on the right ear looking front on is in the wrong place its suposed to be on the lower ear half on the silver bit,
But its not that bad of a paint job Ive seen way worse , but yeah I hope you didnt pay to much for it
Personally I like it! Is this a CC Asok helmet or the standard FP helmet?
Did you paint it?
Apart fromthe right ear decal and the strip of siver that is suposed to be were the decal is its fine
Ok mabey under close scrutany it could do with a bit of work but in all the pics that arent close ups it looks good so once you fix those 2 bits itl look good
You should be happy with it
A good looking helmet already but Fett 4 Real and Jinto's good advice is more valuable to get it look even better... it would turn out to be a great thread that i would frequently take reference
I'm not a painting expert, but for me it looks like an unfinished paint job. There are lots of outline marks not filled with paint while others are filled partially... The borden connector should go deeper in the cheek. But if you look at the helmet as a general view it looks good and the colors are the right ones. Right?
in my opinion, it's a nice enough helmet that your gml would very likely approve it. that being said, i honestly don't know enough about the ESB helmet to be able to hold it under the microscope. my knowledge is rotj and jango, because somebody's gotta do it. though if it is YOUR first paint job, i think you're off to a really good start, and you'll only get better as you go.
Cool man, nice job - im not specific on if you painted it or if it was painted for you - if its your own work, i'd just add a little more fine detail to some of the spots where you can see some pencil marks, and add a touch more weathering, but great effort overall my friend! peace
I see the decal which needs to be lower but I'm only seeing one stencil area that wasn't filled in taking a closer look at the helmet. The borden connector is from MOJO-FETT, it was acknowledged by the painter when I picked it up that it was a tad high but good enough for the 501st since I wasn't available for input when that part was being assembled/painted.
The person who painted it is an independent contractor with Disney and LFL. I paid less for the paint job than I did for the FP helmet itself. I still feel I got a great looking helmet and I appreciate the constructive criticism.
I'll probably get a PM now that you say that I know who painted it, and its yet another example of their ok work. Im not bashing the person who painted just so we're on the same page...but if I were you Id take the borden off drill a hole in the cheek and subdue it with glue to secure it to the lid...its sitting way to far out. And like I said its a good paint job but not on the caliper of the helmet its on. Looking more at it, even the silver looks brushed onto it in places. If your happy with it thats all that really matters and your GML will surely approve it.
I think it looks great. **** I guess I better pay someone to do mine. I don't think I could do it near that good.
Not bad and I have defiantly seen a lot worse. I would take Fett 4 Reals, jinto and RafalFett advise and fix some of those little things other than that it should pass.
I guess I'm playing to two different audiences. While I know I don't have the eye for detail or background on Fett like so many members here have (my expertise is batman), I really do appreciate the eye for detail which is why I posted it. I also have no artistic ability what so ever so this entire project has been paying top dollar for new items exclusively from members on the TDH, I haven't bought any second hand items yet which would have saved me considerable money to say the least.
That being said I do want a professional looking BF that will get me my BH designater in my Garrison/501st because my main audience for this project like all my other projects is to do children hospital visits. Currently I go as Batman for my Garrison to mix it up a bit for our charity events at hospitals. While I respect the opinions of the artists and members here as long as I can put a smile on the face of a sick child when BF comes in the room then I'm satisfied. I personally think the paint job will give any child the wow factor which is what I want. I know under closer scrutiny such as the TDH it may not have as much of the wow factor and I will incorporate everyone's thoughts as best as I can into the helmet (obviously my second audience).
Here's a pic of a recent visit that made it into SW INSIDER #123 (I'm the Batman), although I'd like to make it in there as BF eventually.
Thanks again for all the feedback.
Thats awesome, now if it were batman I wouldnt have a clue but with the fett I have a pretty keen eye
Awesome batman.
You can try all u want. Do as much research as u want. NO ONE will ever be 100% movie. The movie is not even right from one sence to the next.
I trooped this past weekend with a kaki vest. Not even the star wars buffs caught it. I ordered new soft parts to fix this because I want it to be right but I know no matter how hard I try or let others try it will never be 100%. No one will.
Sean - I really like the notion of "two audiences" that you've put forward - I think you're absolutely right because I've experienced the same thing: Perhaps on TDH, or while we're bantering back and forth getting into our costumes before an event, our fellow Fett-lovers or 501st members might criticize every paint chip, and I actually think that's wonderful because that's the only way our good costumes become great ones, but it's really the kids that I'm trying to impress! Sometimes it's tough to keep it all in perspective when we're researching for hours in front of our computers and labouring away for days in our workshops and basements, but in the end, a high-five from a seven year old means way more to me than getting every scratch right. ...that having been said, it's great to get every scratch right!
BTW, I remember seeing that magazine spread - it spurred me on while I was putting the final touches on my Tie Pilot (my first 501st accepted costume) - so you're not only making kids smile, your inspiring others to do so as well.


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Jan Vertonghen claims Manchester United have misused his Belgium teammate Marouanne Fellaini - after the £27million Old Trafford misfit netted a crucial goal just five minutes into his World Cup finals debut.
Fellaini's headed equaliser, after coming off the bench in Belgium's 2-1 victory over Algeria, was his first goal for club or country since his Everton farewell in a League Cup tie with Stevenage last August.
Since then he has struggled for form and fitness, with David Moyes failing to successfully fit the player into his United system before he was sacked in April.
But Tottenham defender Vertonghen insisted the midfielder will always be treasured by his national team for his supreme aerial ability.
Vertonghen said: "With Belgium, [they] know how to use him and I don't know whether they do in his other team.
"Marouane always is very important for the Belgian team. I know there has been a lot of pressure on him from the fans in England but in Belgium he always does well and scores goals.
"I'm very pleased for him and I gave him a little hug after the game because I know that goal meant a lot to him.
"But Marouane is a very cool guy. The pressure doesn't really bother him too much."
Belgium skipper Vincent Kompany reckons United must show patience with Fellaini and says he should not be judged until the end of his second season, with Louis Van Gaal ready to take the reins at Old Trafford.
The Manchester City defender said: "Fellaini is a terrific player and with any player in his first season at a new club, it can be tough.
"You have to grant players a couple of seasons before you can judge someone.
"For us, with Belgium, he has been doing it time and time again."
Fellaini believes Belgium suffered a severe bout of nerves when they trailed Algeria before half-time.
Despite being highly-fancied to do well, this is Belgium's first World Cup appearance since 2002 - with only veteran defender Daniel Van Buyten having previous played on football's greatest stage.
And the Manchester United man, 26, said: "Everyone knows we have good players, we have a good team but for the first 30 minutes against Algeria, we were just so nervous, there was too much stress.
"I think that is normal for our first world Cup together but in the second half we showed the character of Belgium.
"It was a great goal for me and for the team. It's not been the best season for me but football is like this.
"Our bench made the difference, we had a big impact and it was so important to win the first game."
Skipper Kompany admits he struggled to cope with World Cup nerves, despite his experiences winning four major trophies with City.
Kompany said: "It was the very first minutes of any World Cup ever for this generation of Belgian players, all of the players except for Van Buyten have never been at a World Cup.
"For those first 15 minutes, however much experience you have in wider football - I remember even Lionel Messi saying how he had felt the pressure when he first played at a World Cup - so how is it possible for us not to feel it?
"But after we conceded, we never panicked, we stayed calm, we actually had these kind of scenarios quite often in the qualifiers as well so, that helps. I am really proud of this group."


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1. Overall, what is your opinion of 20 Time based on YOUR experience in class?
Personally, 20 Time was a great experience. I loved being given time in class to do what I wanted to do and I also loved how when we were told to pick a project to work on, we were told to "think big". It taught me that hard work pays off and that if you have the passion and the determination to do something, you can do it.
2. What are some aspects of 20 Time that you think should be adjusted for students next year?
Although it wasn't a problem in my case, I noticed that many other students didn't pick a project that they felt passionate about. I think next year, the importance of picking a project that the students are passionate about should be made very clear. Also, I think the students next year should be allowed to change their project at any point in the year. They should never feel hesitant to change their project if they feel like they aren't getting anywhere with it. 20 Time is meant to be a fun project and if any student feels that it is causing more stress than it is worth, they should feel comfortable with changing their project subject.
3. What are some aspects of 20 Time that should NOT be changed for students next year?
Blog posts should still be due at least once every other week if not once a week. It is very important that they write about what they did the past week or so concerning their project because it motivates them to get as much work done on their project as possible. Since this is a year-long project, it is easy to lose motivation and writing a blog post every week really helps.
4. Is 20 Time something that more students should do in school? Please explain why or why not.
20 Time is something that more students should do in school because it is an escape from the normal stresses of school life. Not only does it give students an opportunity to try something new, but it also leads to the student having a better understanding of themselves and how they work.
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Make sure you pick a subject that YOU are passionate about. Don't compare your project to other peers. The goal of this project is to do something you love - not to do the most outrageous thing ever.


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Submitted to: Ecological Society of America Abstracts
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Publication Acceptance Date: 6/4/2006
Publication Date: 8/6/2006
Citation: Radomski, A.A., Ludwig, G.M., Hobbs, M.S., Thomson, S.J., Perschbacher, P. 2006. Can manipulating water color deter piscivorous bird activity within an artificial environment? Ecological Society of America Abstracts. Available: http://abstracts.co.allenpress.com/pweb/esa2006/document/64884. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Recent advancements in studies within the fields of avian acuity and remote sensing have allowed ecologists a unique opportunity to conduct field experiments within the birds' perceived environment. This study was an attempt to test and predict piscivorous bird use and avoidance within an artificial habitat (fish ponds). We measured (1) physical (size, length, width, depth, surface condition, secchi depth) (2) biological (fish size and stocking density, algal species composition and enumeration), and physiochemical (pH, temperature, salinity, dissolve oxygen, total phosphorus, TAN, nitrite, nitrate, hardness, and chlorophyll a) variables within catfish ponds every 10 days to determine pond dynamics. In conjunction, piscivorous bird use was quantified over the duration of the study. Preassessment of ponds were classified as 'preferred' or 'avoided' by piscivorous birds (namely, double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, and great egrets). Assessment of pond reflectance was conducted using digital values from pond images obtained by low-altitude aerial digital video during these 10 day intervals. Digital numbers were classified using ArcView and Panavue software. The treatment groups received AquashadeTM, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved dye for use in aquaculture. The treatment was applied to 4 ponds (2 preferred, 2 avoided) at 2 geospatially isolated catfish farms and replicated over 2 years. Results from this study indicate that no single variable was able to predict >60% of bird use of the pond. However, some pond attributes were slightly better at predicting those fish ponds with greater bird use. Ecological significance of these findings within an artificial environment should be tested within these avian's natural habitats and potentially could be used to predict probability of piscivorous bird use.