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Great hotel and cabins. Very friendly staff. We stayed in a log cabin in the woods behind the main hotel building. It was so quite and pleasant, loved this NO SMOKING facility. Cabin was very clean, beds were comfortable and soap/shampoo dispensers were on the walls. Small kitchen area was very nice. Were told internet was spotty in cabins, but we did not have this problem. Breakfast in hotel resturant was very good. Just not a place for late sleepers or late snackers as meal hours seemed to be set for certain times. Some snacks are available in the hotel lobby. Laundry facilities were adequate. We did not take advantage of any offered activities as we had our days booked. Location of property is remote, but if you want to stay in a remote area then this is what you are looking for.
This was the last leg of our trip to the Yellowstone / grand Teton area, so perhaps altitude was affecting us at this point, but NO AIR CONDITIONING in our room (after their website states guest room amenities include AC) made our night absolutely miserable. Even with the window wide open (and temps dropping into the 40s at night) we were unable to get any air moving thru our room. We were scheduled to stay one more night, but simply could not face the prospect of coming back to that hot, stuffy room again.
privately located in the deep woods. It was quiet. The cabins are complete with a kitchenette. Deer roamed around our porch and a serene pond with a field of wildflowers was directly behind the cabin, making a morning walk with coffee extraordinary! gravel road make the coming and going of fellow lodgers loud.
This is a pretty isolated location, far east of the Tetons. But the rooms and cabins are very nice, and the restaurant off the lobby (the only place to eat anywhere nearby) has good food, large portions, and a friendly staff
Location Expensive for no amenities -as a motel would have. Breakfast included, microwave and fridge, for example
We enjoyed staying at the Togwotee Mt.Lodge in early September, '09. The staff is very helpful and helps make your stay even more pleasant. Ask them for directions to special roads for views of the Grand Tetons just across the road. The rooms are comfortable. Though the restaurant menu is limited for dinner, it's adequate. We found the bar menu served in the adjoining room by the fireplace, with other guests, to be a nice change. A computer is available for guests. The location makes for an easy drive to the Grand Teton Park.
Togwotee Lodge is a great place to stay when visiting Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, and Grand Teton National Park. The lodge has a western casual feel and rooms were very clean. The staff is awesome- very quick to help you in any way. The restaurant is casual but still has enough choices for most tastes and the food is very good. The hot breakfast buffet was good- loved the pumpkin French toast!! But felt the cost of $12 was a little much- maybe a regular hot breakfast menu would be nice- they do have a cold breakfast buffet for $6.The distance to Yellowstone Park entrance was about an hour- 30 min to Grand Tetons- 45 min to Jackson Hole but somehow the ride seemed to go fast because of the beautiful scenery. The beds are very comfy too. I would definitely recommend Togwotee!
cozy with great staff and good restaurant Moran is not a town and isn't close to anything. The hotel is by itself in the middle of nowhere
Although we were far out in a rural area, we had all the comforts of home including two flat screen tvs and free wifi. Only downgrade on the room decor/cleanliness was for the condition of the carpet. It was past due for a cleaning/replacement. I enjoy being barefoot but could not in this cabin.
Very clean. Helpful staff Very remote
In the woods, close to animals, Found two deers looking at me thru the window when i firstly came into the room lot of bugs outside
Friendly and helpful front desk. Very economical compared to the lodges within the Teton Park. Highly recommended. Note that breakfast is an extra charge.
Location. Birds are comfy. Way overpriced. Rooms are big, but walls are thin. Food is not great, service is worse.
Loved the view from the main hotel or Lodge. Stayed in a cabin. Run down and dilapidated. Mouldy shower curtain and smell in room. No soap or shampoo when arrived. Coffee maker broken. Staff apologized on our departure but the culture was one of 'don't care' as you are a captive audience. Price was outrageous. Been to 58 countrides and this was the worst value for money ever.
the location is really perfect where right in the Grand Teton and close to the Yellow Stone National Park. It takes only 3mins by car to get to the south entrance of the Yellow Stone. It looks like living in the forest, with the quiet circumstance, we well recharged our energy for the next day's exploring.
confortable, clean, quiet. price was a little higher than expected for only to sleep in.
We stayed in a cabin and it was awesome. Located in the woods with the Grand Teton mountain range as a backdrop. Beautiful. Nope.
I booked these cabins for my daughter, husband, and 2 young children. My husband and I were in a separate cabin directly across from them. The cabins, though rustic, wears very large, very clean and comfortable. The view surrounding the cabins was stunning and breathtaking. The restaurants were kid friendly and very good food.
The cabins at Colter Bay are an amazing experience. Each cabin is a historic building, brought in from within the area. The history of these quaint little cabins is amazing. Don't expect 5 star. They are old cabins with basic necessities (no TV, wifi or even a radio). We had a wonderful stay and will return soon.


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Here's some good news for employers that use arbitration agreements. If you require employees to accept arbitration as a condition of employment, you can include a brief statement describing the plan in an acknowledgment.
As long as the acknowledgment shows that the employee may read the entire arbitration agreement before signing, it doesn't matter whether she actually does. The key is to provide the opportunity.
Recent case: Tonya Baumann worked for retailer The Finish Line for about six weeks before she was fired. She sued, claiming she had been terminated because she complained about harassment and inconsiderate treatment after suffering a miscarriage.
The Finish Line asked the court to send her claims to arbitration. It said Baumann had signed an acknowledgment before being hired that said all employment claims must be arbitrated as a condition of employment. The acknowledgment also stated, "Complete details of my agreement to submit these claims to arbitration are contained in The Finish Line, Inc. Employee Dispute Resolution Plan, which has been made available for my review prior to the execution of this agreement."
Baumann countered that she never actually read the agreement and therefore wasn't bound.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed and ordered arbitration. It said that applicants don't have to sign a copy of the entire agreement as long as it is referenced in the acknowledgment they do sign and they could have read it if they chose to. (Baumann v. The Finish Line, No. 09-3389, 7th Cir., 2011)
Final note: Now is a good time to have your attorneys review arbitration agreements. The U.S. Supreme Court has recently signaled that it favors enforcing arbitration agreements, including ones that waive the right to class-action litigation. Take advantage of this.

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check the app's developer. If you have installed Angry Birds Space, double check to make sure that it came from Rovio. If not, it might behoove you to back up all of your important data and securely wipe your phone. Earlier this year, Google announced a feature for what was then called the Android Market. Called "Bouncer", the feature was to do exactly what you would expect, analyzing new apps to keep out malware, spyware and trojan horses. Bouncer also analyzes new developer accounts to make sure that problem developers aren't using a new name to ply their old game. Just like at those hot clubs, sometimes the Bouncer is distracted and someone gets in that shouldn't have.
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Racers and race officials look for loved ones after multiple explosions near the 117th Boston Marathon finish line in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world's best known marathons. (REUTERS/Neal Hamberg))
Newbould, Varanka lead Granite Staters in Boston Marathon
BOSTON - A short time before the explosions took place at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, Nottingham's Brandon Newbould and Amherst's Alexandra Varanka finished their race as the top New Hampshire male and female finisher.
It marks the third time Newbould finished as the overall Granite State winner, his last one coming in 2009. His time Monday was 2:17.56, good for 133rd place in the marathon.
Varanka was the top female in New Hampshire for the second time in three years. Her time Monday was 2:45:25.
Hours later after the explosions, Newbould's mood was understandably subdued. "I was in my room resting (at Copley Plaza) when I heard explosions. When I learned what happened, I felt horrible."
Moments after they finished, each had a different story to tell about their run.
Newbould said he ran his fastest Boston Marathon Monday, but said the 26.2-mile run was not easy.
"Because I was in better shape than previous (Boston) marathons, I pushed myself harder," said Newbould, "So at mile 17, I started to feel sick. I even had to stop for 30 seconds and vomit."
Newbould was proud of his accomplishment as New Hampshire's top runner. "I'm very honored to represent the state of New Hampshire at the race," he said.
Newbould battled Portsmouth's Andrew Huebner, who was the second New Hampshire runner to cross the finish line, in 2:19:12. Newbould and Huebner swapped leads until mile 20 when Newbould forged ahead for good.
Walpole's Heidi Westover was considered the top female favorite from the Granite State.
But she dropped out halfway through the race.
Varanka said she finished four minutes faster than her 2011 time. "I'm thrilled to be the top New Hampshire female," she said. "I felt great all day and had a good run."


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Hanging/loose hose in front and under my hood?
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No one remotely familiar with cars has any clue what this is. Someone at auto zone looked at it and no idea either.
Car runs fine. No leaks or any smells. Or sound.
Going to the Dealership for an oil change tomorrow after work. I'm sure they'll let me know. But hoping for you guys' invaluable input before then. I do hope I'm not driving a time bomb :)
Attaching some pictures. Hope it gives some clue.
Thanks lots.
That is the front diff vent hose. It should be up by your radiator overflow tank.
Should be attached to your drivers side frame.. right under the radiator area behind the powersteering pump.. thats were mine was mounted originally..
Lol. I agree. I was surprised. Although I myself am oblivious to what she has under her hood .. I just love her so very much :) and learn as I go. Learned a LOT from this site already.
Thank you thank you everyone.
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Libya does not rule out force against rebels-official
TRIPOLI Feb 28 (Reuters) - Libya will attempt dialogue with rebel cities before it uses military force, deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim told a news conference on Monday.
Asked if Libya could use military force to retake rebel-held cities, he said: "We will wait until all other attempts are exhausted.
"If all attempts and efforts for dialogue ... are exhausted, a very well guided force will be used in accordance with international rules." (Reporting by Maria Golovnina; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)
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More than 5500 convicts left Georgian prisons
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The number of convicts, who have already left Georgian prisons under the Amnesty Act, has already exceeded 5500 people.
As on February 3, altogether 5718 persons have left prisons, including 175 political prisoners, 231 women, and 14 teenagers.
The new Amnesty Act was adopted in the mid-January and was signed by the Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili. Georgian President has refused to sign the Amnesty Act.
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The Navajo Gallery is 40 years old in 2008. Here's how the first American Indian-owned gallery in America came about . . .
Gorman visited Taos for the first time in 1964. He roamed the town's plaza area and discovered on Ledoux Street the Manchester Gallery, which was located in the same building that now houses the Navajo Gallery. The owner, John Manchester offered to mount a show in the gallery the following summer. The exhibit sold out, as did others in 1966 and 1967.
When Mr. Manchester moved his gallery to the outskirts of town, Gorman decided to buy the historic Ledoux Street building. Beginning in 1968, the building served as Gorman's home and studio as well as a gallery exhibiting R.C.'s and other artists' work. As the gallery developed, most of the other artists dropped out because of lack of sales, and it became apparent that the gallery should be a showcase for Gorman alone.
In the early 1980s, Gorman moved out of his Ledoux Street home in favor of a larger, more lavish and private home on the north side of Taos. The gallery now fills all the rooms of the 200-hundred-plus year old house. Heroic-scaled bronzes grace the sculpture gardens and the gallery rooms are filled with oil pastel originals, lithographs, paper casts and posters from every decade of Gorman's prolific career.
Gallery address: 104 South Plaza, Taos, NM 87571
Gallery phone: 575-758-3250
Gallery fax: 575-758-8508
Gallery hours: 10am - 5pm, Monday - Sunday
Gallery director: Bob Sahd
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July 22, 1999
AT&T Buys Into the Broadband Battle
by Louis Corrigan (TMFSeymor)
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Kings of Cable
2. Time Warner
3. Comcast
4. Charter Communications
4. Cox Communications (tied)
5. Adelphia Communications
These acquisitions have made AT&T the new king of cable -- surely one of the major surprises of 1999. The company will now control networks that reach perhaps 26 million customers, or a quarter of U.S. households. Through partnerships, it will be able to reach a total of 60 million homes. Just as important, AT&T's moves have solidified the notion that cable may play a central role in the future of the Internet and the broad multimedia telecommunications industrial complex.
The Internet's growing popularity as a medium for commerce and interactivity has finally made cable sexy just three years after it was declared moribund. That's because cable is one of the two main wires going into American homes that can transmit and receive audio, video, and other forms of rich media at high speeds. In the digital era, such fat pipes can serve multiple roles. Cable is now about "broadband," not just getting more TV channels. It will be used increasingly for high-speed Internet access and for cheaper local and long-distance calls. And those are only the more obvious possibilities.
Yet, upgrading cable systems to handle all of these services will cost some big bucks. Because some media and telecommunications players are better positioned to reap synergistic benefits from cable, consolidation has been sweeping the industry in recent months. For example, AT&T has gotten into cable partly to bypass the Baby Bells, which control the local telephone loop and thus get a disproportionate share of the loot on long-distance calls. It's also preparing itself for increased competition. Bell Atlantic (NYSE: BEL), for example, will soon start offering long-distance service. AT&T isn't just buying cable assets; it's also working on a deal with the new #2 cable operator Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). Other deals would allow AT&T to offer local telephone via cable throughout the country, even on cable systems AT&T doesn't own.
Ma Bell's moves have captured the headlines, but it's hardly been the only company doing deals. Between April of 1988 and March of 1999, billionaire investor Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) acquired Marcus Cable, Charter Communications, InterMedia Partners, and Helicon Cable to build a serious presence in the industry. In May alone, Allen inked deals with Avalon Cable, Falcon Cable, and Fanch Communications that together added 1.8 million subscribers to the Charter empire. In late June, Allen paid $2.1 billion in cash and stock and assumed $1 billion in debt to buy Bresnan Communications and its 690,000 customers. These deals bolt Allen's Charter Communications into the fourth spot among cable operators with about 6.2 million subscribers.
Other major cable operators have been equally aggressive. Though Comcast lost the MediaOne prize, it walked away with up to two million subscribers as part of a peace pact with AT&T. That leaves it at number three on the cable hit parade with eight million subs. Adelphia Communications (Nasdaq: ADLAC), now tied for the fifth spot with five million customers, has agreed to acquire FrontierVision Partners, Century Communications, and Harron Communications in the past six months. Meanwhile, even the less acquisitive Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) spent $5.4 billion in May to pick up TCA Cable (Nasdaq: TCAT) and Media General (Nasdaq: MEGA), adding 1.1 million new customers to tie for the fifth largest cable operator. (And it recently announced plans to take half a million subs off AT&T's hands, pushing it to the 5.5 million mark.)
Cable assets have now been priced at a premium. Not too long ago, cable companies were valued at about $3,000 per subscriber. No longer. Adelphia paid $3,600 per customer for Century and $3,900 per head for Harron. To avoid a bidding war, AT&T paid a premium $4,600 per subscriber for MediaOne. Though the prices have been rising, they vary depending on the degree to which the systems have been upgraded for digital content. For example, Cox paid $4,115 per head for TCA, where about 45% of the system is Internet-ready. Charter paid $3,600 per sub for Falcon, whose system needs upgrading, but $4,000 per customer for Fanch, where the "plant" is in better shape.
These major cable system operators continue to scoop up remaining players and to shuffle assets among themselves to gather together large clusters of subscribers. Each will follow AT&T's aggressive move into the digital world, offering local telephone service and Internet access, possibly in cooperation with Ma Bell. The goal of AT&T and the others will be to put themselves in position to claim new revenue streams, thus spreading out initially higher but ultimately pretty fixed costs and thus boost both profits and profit margins. Consumers will benefit not just from the convenience of one-stop shopping but from lower prices. For instance, Armstrong has said additional phone lines will cost as little as $4, a fourth of what the Bells charge. The more services you buy from AT&T, the better deal you'll get.
However, high-speed Internet access remains the potential killer app since most Netizens would love more speed. Cable modems hook up to a personal computer via a standard Ethernet connection and allow consumers to access the Internet over a cable company's upgraded two-way, hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) lines at peak transmission speeds of two to five megabits per second, or roughly 100 times faster than standard 56K dial-up modems. In theory, cable modems are at least twice as fast as the digital subscriber line (DSL) connections marketed by the Bells, which transmit data at speeds between 128K and 1.5 megabits per second. (In practice, cable lines will slow somewhat with increasing traffic.)
The leader in broadband-over-cable services is Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM), a company that developed through partnerships with most of the major U.S. and Canadian cable companies. It's now controlled by AT&T, which also will control @Home's top rival, Road Runner, after the MediaOne merger is completed. @Home offers cable operators a relatively easy way to tap into Internet revenue streams. The company links a cable company's system to @Home's high-speed Internet backbone; it also provides customer service and billing. Even more important, @Home has developed a national brand built around its growing presence as the portal for a rich-media, broadband experience of the Internet. Its recent acquisition of Internet portal Excite (formerly Nasdaq: XCIT) has solidified its consumer-oriented interface and increased its content partnerships, important elements in allowing @Home to compete effectively with America Online (NYSE: AOL).
Excite@Home has relationships with some 18 cable companies, giving it potential access to over 58.7 million homes, including exclusive access to more than half the households in the U.S. and Canada. Upgraded two-way cable now passes some 17 million of these homes, and Excite@Home says over half the homes passed by its partners should be cable modem ready by the end of 2002. The company had 620,000 subscribers at the end of June, having nearly doubled the total from year-end 1998. It should easily reach its 1999 target of one million customers.
The major question at the moment is whether the Open Net alliance of America Online and other Internet service providers (ISPs) will be successful in forcing AT&T and other cable operators to lease access to its pipes under the same terms offered @Home. A judge in Portland recently ruled that cities could require cable operators to offer such "open access." However, AT&T is fighting the decision, and the Federal Communications Commission may change the rules in AT&T's favor if the appeal fails.
AT&T should ultimately conclude that it is in its financial interest to deal with AOL, in part because such a pact could derail the DSL challenge. But all the recent hoopla reinforces the fact that AT&T -- and cable -- has suddenly become the center of attention.
Related Links
-- Talk About AT&T
-- AOL vs. Excite@Home Duel -- 6/23/99
-- AT&T, Comcast Sign Deal -- 5/5/99
-- AT&T Woos MediaOne -- 4/23/99
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Neighborhood center anchored by Foodland Supermarket is located in the master-planned community of Waipio in Central Oahu. It is the sole grocery-anchored center in Waipio, and neighboring Waikele, Crestview and Mililani communities. The center is ideally situated across from the 270-acre Central Oahu Regional Park and is located less than two miles from Oahu's primary freeway arterials.
Foodland, Outback Steakhouse, Big City Diner, Jack-In-The-Box, Aloha Gas


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Does anyone know where to get metric waste pipes?
I have european shampoo sinks in a hair salon that take 40mm flexible waste pipes. They typically tear about once a year because the sink basin tilts up and down to accommodate different sized people. The tear occurs where the pipe attaches to the drain stem. Anyway I've traditionally just ordered more of them through the beauty supply shop but I know I can get them cheaper if I could buy in bulk. I can't seem to find a US supplier that carries metric waste pipes. Does anyone know of anybody who stocks them?
The pipe I'm using now is Italian made from SPB. It reads S20P07B620I Autoestinguente UL 94 VO Size 40mm Magnum Air. It's a grey, ribbed tube. Thanks!
I would try a supply house that specializes in industrial hose.
Something like this.
Maybe give them a call. If they don't have it, they may be able to refer you to someone that does.
i have that flexible pipe on the bath , wash basin , etc its standered over here , but its not that flexable and i think the hot water would make it brittle and crack , you can get a large clear plastic hose reinforced with cord in the middle ( like your garden hose ) 1/8" to 1/4" thick made for hot and cold water
I realize I could get a number of hose types but my problem is that 40mm isn't widely available in the USA. We usually use 1 1/2".
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Japan showcases island invasion tactics in annual firepower show
By Tim Kelly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese battle tanks, helicopters and elite troops stormed the foothills of Mount Fuji Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind display of the tactics and equipment the nation's military could use to defend or retake islands in and around the East China Sea.
The maneuvers involving some 60 Japanese military aircraft, including Apache attack helicopters, marked the first time Japan's Self-Defence Forces (SDF) have simulated a remote island battle as part of an annual live-fire exercise that has become part training drill and part patriotic spectacle.
Some 14,000 spectators, who had applied in advance for the limited viewing space, watched as Apache helicopters opened fire on imaginary enemy positions. Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters then swooped in to land elite Japanese troops, who dropped to the group of spectators via ropes.
The exercises also included 80 battle tanks and armored vehicles and some 2,300 SDF troops.
A large video screen mounted to a truck showed a map of the islands near Okinawa that are the subject of a territorial dispute with China, and provided running commentary on the maneuvers.
Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has taken steps to relax limits imposed on its military by a pacifist constitution that dates back to defeat in World War Two.
In a strategic shift, Japan is building a new amphibious military unit and doubling the number of fighter jets deployed on Okinawa, galvanized by China's growing military power and claims on tiny uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.
In July, Abe also ended a ban that kept Japan's military from fighting abroad, a historic step that both riled China and worried many Japanese voters. Continued...


text: Since the birth of my daughter nine weeks ago, I have spent hours holding her and bouncing on a swiss ball. Although it has been some of my most treasured time, it is not my favorite core exercise. I instead turn to the kettlebell. The kettlebell is an awesome tool for training strength endurance and building explosive power. Kettlebells also allow you to effectively train the core but more importantly both the posterior and anterior chains whether you are doing simple swings or Turkish get-ups. I wanted to share my top three favorite kettlebell exercises that target your core. They are the halo chop, figure eights, and windmills. The reason I love these exercises is that they do not isolate the muscles that make up the core, but … [Read more...]


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Though it missed high, my first shot got the attention of the coal-black boar feeding 125 yards from me in the field. He bolted but, unsure of the shot's origin, came toward me. I was 15 feet up in a deer stand along a treeline. The hog cut into the trees maybe 30 yards to my right and slowed his furious pace, apparently thinking he was now safe.
He appeared between two trees at 35 yards, still moving, and I fired.
The boar reared back for a moment, snorting and screaming, pushed his snout into the dead leaves lining the ground and made several figure-eights in the dirt before flipping over onto his back and kicking the air. In less than half a minute, the wild hog went still.
Whenever people ask me, "Is the .223 Rem. a good choice for hog hunting?" I think of that boar—all 220 pounds of him—killed at the Chain Ranch in west-central Oklahoma 2 years ago. I was shooting a Smith & Wesson Performance Center M&P15 rifle chambered in .223 Rem./5.56mm NATO.
So, yes, I think the .223 Rem. is a very good choice for hog hunting—provided you use the right ammunition and can put your bullet into a hog's vitals.
Image-1 [223hog5001][CAPTION: The .223 Rem. did a fine job on this Oklahoma wild boar.]
I hear the counter-arguments regularly. The .223 round is too light for tough old hogs. It doesn't have enough terminal energy. The small-caliber bullet can't expand enough for this game animal. Use a .223 and you'll be wounding all sorts of pigs.
But I also know that I've killed a half-dozen wild pigs in the past 2 years with rifles chambered in .223 Rem., and I've seen even more hogs taken by fellow hunters with the same round at distances out to 200 yards.
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I don't dispute that those of us using .223 Rem./5.56mm NATO options for hog hunting need to pay close attention to shot placement. You need to put a bullet in the heart, lungs, middle of the neck or below, or just behind the ears.
I've killed a good number of hogs with .300 Blackout and .308 Win., too. Yes, these .30-caliber cartridges have more punch and power than their cousins in .223 Rem. No argument. But even with .30-caliber power, you still need to hit that pig in the right spot. With a good-sized hog, a hit in the mid-section or farther back with a .30-caliber round will send that hog sprinting for heavy cover. Oh, it will die, but you might have one heck of a time finding it ... if you find it at all.
As far as bullet placement, what can I say? If you can't stick a bullet into one of these vital areas where your pig is standing, don't take the shot. If it's a matter of closing the distance, do so. Hogs have eyesight that's adequate at best, and you can usually slide in at least a little closer to them, especially if they're feeding.
If you can't confidently hit one of those admittedly smallish vital areas on a hog, then practice.
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"My guess is that people who say the .223 isn't enough to kill a hog might base that perception on old Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) loads," said Jonathan Owen, co-founder of Special Hog Weapons and Tactics, a group of hog hunting enthusiasts who regularly kill hogs with AR-style rifles chambered in .223 Rem.
Cheap (at the time) and plentiful, the 55-grain, FMJ .223/5.56mm NATO round was widely used in AR-style rifles for years. But as AR owners started using their black rifles for hunting bigger game, the defects of this round became apparent. The metal jacket meant it didn't expand very much, plus it had a habit of tumbling. Neither are good qualities in hunting ammo.
During the past decade, ammo makers have introduced a number of .223 Rem. cartridges designed for maximum impact and impressive terminal damage. Perfect for hunting.
Image-2 [223hog5002][CAPTION: This 210-pound pig was taken with a 70-yard head shot.]
On my Oklahoma hog, I used a 79-grain Terminal Shock .223 Rem. round made by Dynamic Research Technologies (DRT) of Grant City, Missouri. The DRT round is lead-free and frangible, manufactured from a highly compressed core of metal powder inserted into a copper jacket. That bullet punched through a solid inch of hog shield—the hard gristle covering the pig's ribs—the ribs themselves, and then essentially exploded (as it was designed to do), delivering all the round's terminal energy into the boar's chest cavity.
Other good .223 Rem./5.56mm NATO rounds I've found for hog hunting include: Winchester's Razorback XT, firing a 64-grain, one-piece bullet; ASYM Precision's Solid Defense X round with a 70-grain Barnes copper TSX bullet; and Federal's Fusion ammunition, firing a 62-grain spitzer boattail bullet.
All of these rounds are heavier than the 45- or 50-grain bullets that are very popular with varmint hunters. Those rounds do a fine job on coyotes and similar-sized animals. With pigs, however, you need a bullet with enough heft and "oomph" to slam through thick skin, shields, tough muscle and hard bone, and then expand effectively enough to deliver its terminal energy. Lighter .223 bullets, in my experience, can't pull that off.
One more point: If you're going to pig hunt with .223 Rem. rounds packing longer, heavier bullets, make sure your rifle barrel is designed to fire those rounds. For his Solid Defense X .223 loads, for example, Stan Chen, owner of ASYM Precision Ammunition, recommends a barrel with a 1/8 twist, and says a 1/7 twist is even better.
"With these longer bullets, you need a faster twist rate to stabilize the bullet," said Chen. "If you use a 1/9 or an even slower twist, the accuracy just won't be there. In fact, those bullets will probably be tumbling before they hit your intended target."


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|Ephemeral Elegance by Debbie Grifka. This quilt won at AQS Paducah 2011. I was blown away when I first saw her use of bias. This modern applique quilt is perfect in every way!
It's kind of funny when you're a quilt designer. Many, many times I come up with what I think is a brilliant design only to see one very similar online somewhere. That has happened to me a lot with Debbie's designs! Especially when it comes to bias tape. We both are in love with it and use it liberally in our designs.
You can see why I like Debbie's EE quilt so much - see my vase on top of my dresser? I "look" at EE everyday!
Construction is simple - I chose about five different blue solids without care that they "go together." I just wanted blues. Then I pieced them into wonky squares with white as the background. The X's (or kisses) are made from a variety of leftover straight-of-grain strips from other projects. I randomly matched them and all are different lengths and shades of gray.
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Failed Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin coyly suggests she wouldn't rule out throwing her name in the ring. Many Democrats are hoping for a Rick Santorum nomination from the GOP — this can only be surpassed by them giving Palin the official nod.
So, a mormon, a serial adulterer and a failed Governor walk into a bar and decide to run for President. What could go wrong?
And naturally she mentions 'fire in her belly' (again).
CBS reports:
"I cannot predict what will happen in the future, but I know that I have got the fire in my belly to try to help, to try to make a difference and if that involves running for public office at some point in the future, I'm game for that," she said.
Fox News analyst Sarah Palin hinted Wednesday that it is not too late for her to get into the Republican presidential contest.
Asked in an interview if she would be interested in jumping in the race if there is no clear winner by the time Republicans gather this summer for their nominating convention, Palin said she would "do whatever I could to help."
Fox Business interviewer Eric Bolling asked about the possibility of a so-called "brokered convention" in Tampa, Florida, in August — a scenario many consider unlikely.
Palin told Bolling she thinks "it could get to that," and if it does "all bets are off."
Ms. Palin's husband publicly threw his support behind Newt 'serial adulterer' Gingrich — for that family values and common sense Palin has campaigned on — yet Sarah has not endorsed anyone. Either she's leaving room to jump in the race against the rest of the Republican candidates or she's hoping for another vice-presidential bid. If she's vying for VP choice from Newt Gingrich and he channels an honest John McCain, I'm sure the Senator would be very vocal, saying, "Are you fucking kidding me!"
"Well, what we're still lacking is a lot of that enthusiasm for one — any one individual," Palin said. Most Dems will be extremely enthusiastic if Palin jumps in. There are no issues there. You go Sarah! Jump in that race. You're a Mama Grizzly. You go grrrl!
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text: Antonio Mcdyess (to me) was a candidate for 6th man of the year earlier in the season. He was instant offense coming off the Pistons bench and contributed on the defensive end also. Much has been said about Dice ressurecting his career here in Detroit, and at times he has looked like the younger version of Dyess. Perhaps nobody was more upset at the loss to the Spurs in the Finals last year than Dyess was. Afterall, he didn`t take part in the championship celebration the previous year and was so close, to see it slip away in 2005. Dyess hit a slump when his bench mate Carlos Arroyo was traded to Orlando. The chemistry he and Arroyo had on the "pick and pop" was very good indeed. His offense struggled however, upon the departure of Arroyo but he continued to do the little things like rebounding and playing defense. With Sheed hobbling and Dyess finding his groove and hunger for that ring again, now is the time to go after that championship with all he has. Game 6 Dyess should see more action especially if Sheed is not effective. Flip must make him our primary inside option. Flip make the call, make the adjustment. This is it, an elimination game put it all out there. I can see it now, not only will Dyess hit that 12 foot jumper, he will do couple of reverse pivot fakes and go to the hole and slam on our friend the poster boy, Alonzo Mourning! So Mr. McDyess, if you really want this championship game 6 may be your first oppurtunity to prove it.


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Results Monday 4-14-14
Miami Trace 15, Hillsboro 3
The Panthers improve to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the SCOL
GIRLS: Unioto 69.5, Chillicothe 66.5; BOYS: Unioto 90, Chillicothe 47
100 Dash: 1st D.J. Vinson (C) 11.43; 2nd David Sparks (U), 3rd Luke Sinclair (U)
200 Dash: 1st D.J. Vinson (C) 23.08; 2nd David Sparks (U); 3rd Luke Sinclair (U)
400 Dash: 1st Luke Sinclair (U) 53.62; 2nd David Sparks (U); 3rd Jack Whalen (C)
800 Dash: 1st Ethan Richter (U) 2:02.18; 2nd Donavan Lowe (C); 3rd Phillip VanHooser (U)
110 Hurdles: 1st Trevan Bond-Pennington (C) 16.59, 2nd Harrison Taylor (U); 3rd Calvin Sparks (U)
300 Hurdles: 1st Trevan Bond-Pennington (C) 44.18, 2nd Harrison Taylor (U); 3rd Calvin Sparks (U)
1600 Run: 1st David Magda (U) 4:47.75; 2nd Sam Smith (U); 3rd Ethan Dills (U)
3200 Run: 1st Jesse Griesheimer (U) 9:04:00; 2nd Ben Haller (C); 3rd Sam Smith (U)
4x100 Relay: 1st Chillicothe
4x200 Relay: 1st Unioto
4x400 Relay: 1st Chillicothe
4x800 Relay: 1st Unioto
Long Jump: 1st David Sparks (U) 18-08; 2nd Tristan Lynch (U); 3rd Chad Taborn (U)
High Jump: 1st Levi Shumaker (C) 5-06; 2nd David Sparks (U); 3rd Marion Jones (U)
Pole Vault: 1st Jacob Wheeler (C) 9-00; 2nd Harrison Taylor (U); 3rd Cordell Hawthorn (U)
Discus: 1st Trevor Detillion (U) 169-09; 2nd Ryan Spencer (U); 3rd Matt Clemmons (C)
Shot Put: 1st Trevor Detillion (U) 51-05; 2nd Ryan Spencer (U); 3rd Anthony Grow (C)
100 Dash: 1st Tanea Cousins (C) 13.00; 2nd Sarah Johnson (U); 3rd Toni Kennedy (C)
200 Dash: 1st Tanea Cousins (C) 27.21; 2nd Caleah Beatty (U); 3rd Annie Flintory (U)
400 Dash: 1st Joey Whalen (C) 1:05.90; 2nd Makenna Flitton (U); 3rd Lauren Price (C)
800 Dash: 1st Kristen Cook (U) 2:42.27; 2nd Lauren Price (C); 3rd Unique Overly (U)
100 Hurdles: 1st Tamia Mills (U) 17.28; Kylie Bethel (C); 3rd Caleah Beatty (U)
300 Hurdles: 1st Kylie Bethel (C) 50.8; 2nd Tamia Mills (U); 3rd Taryn Austin (U)
1600 Run: 1st Kinkela Harkins (U) 5:30; 2nd Kristen Cook (U); 3rd Andrea Alcorn
3200 Run: 1st Elena Knipp (U) 12:43:00; Andrea Alcorn (U); 3rd Brooke Dunn (C)
4x100 Relay: 1st Chillicothe
4x200 Relay: 1st Chillicothe
4x400 Relay: 1st Unioto
4x800 Relay: 1st Unioto
Long Jump: 1st Tamia Mills (U) 15-06; 2nd Tanea Cousins (C); 3rd Mekhia Flintroy (U)
High Jump: 1st Sarah Johnson (U) 5-0; 2nd Olivia Eblin (C)
Pole Vault: 1st Claire Corzine (C) 9-00; 2nd Savannah Bonner (C); 3rd Xena Stearos (C)
Discus: 1st Conner Watkins (C) 86-02; 2nd Heather Raines (U); 3rd Kelsee Ferrell (U)
Shot Put: 1st Megan Conrad (U) 32-05; 2nd Conner Watkins (C); 3rd Samantha Eliason (U)
Clinton Massie's Boys and Girls teams were winners of the Clinton Massie Relays Monday night.
The Falcons tallied 100 points for the win. Little Miami (84) nudged Kings (82) out of second by two points in the Boys meet, followed by East Clinton (62), Madison Plains (42) and a second Falcons team (0). The Falcons won seven events. The Astros took the 4x200 Relay and the Distance Medley.
On the Girls side, CM scored 108 points followed by Kings (89), Little Miami (68) Madison Plains (54), East Clinton (37) and a second Clinton Massie team (6). The Lady Falcons scored five event victories. East Clinton's best performance came as second place finish in the Shuttle Hurdles.


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NBA Live Rating: EA Mobile have come out with some cracking titles for the iPhone recently, pushing the little handheld device to it's gaming limits with both graphics and game play. Rock Band, Madden and Fifa 10 and the Need For Speed series are helping to make the iPhone/iPod touch a serious player in the handheld gaming device market. EA's … Read More
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TORONTO, ON (rushPRnews) 08/30/10 — Personalized Search Experience Focuses on Real-time Listings, and Community, Demographic and Lifestyle Information
-- Yahoo! and Zoocasa, Canada's fastest growing real estate search site, today announced the launch of a new application that enables Canadians to access Zoocasa's online real estate search service directly from their Yahoo.ca homepage.
Now the more than 17 million Canadians who visit Yahoo! every month will be able to search for a new home, research local neighbourhoods and receive updates about properties that fit their personal profile, all through the Zoocasa.com application on their Yahoo.ca homepage. Combining real-time listing information and mapping technology, Zoocasa.com allows users to personalize their search experience and discover community, demographic and lifestyle information to help them choose the right home.
"Our vision is for Yahoo.ca to be the best guide for Canadians for both their online and offline worlds," said Laurie Maw, director, Business Development for Yahoo! Canada. "The Zoocasa application is an important addition to Yahoo! Canada's current line-up of online apps that includes everything from Flickr and Facebook, to links to our Sports and Finance channels."
Zoocasa offers a variety of real estate search options to Canadians, including searches by region, city, price range, number of bedrooms/bathrooms and property type. Users can also enhance their decision making process by learning about their city and area of choice using online guides and maps.
"We are excited to work with Yahoo! Canada to launch a Zoocasa.com app that gives Canadians another great way to streamline their house-hunting efforts," said Butch
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Yahoo! Canada Co. is a leading Internet destination that provides online products and services to meet the needs of Canadians and offers a range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users. Yahoo! Canada services Canadians in both English and in French through its sites, www.yahoo.ca and www.qc.yahoo.ca. In Canada, Yahoo! sites were visited by more than 17 million Canadians in July, 2010 (comScore Media Metrix). Yahoo! Canada is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
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Zoocasa, a portfolio company of the Rogers Ventures Group (a division of Rogers Communications Inc.), is a consumer based service targeting people searching for a home. By focusing on the search experience and not the traditional way of simply showing home listings, Zoocasa is the only service to allow searches based on what really goes into a home buying decision. For more information please visit zoocasa.com.
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Judge rules against district in tax case
CENTRAL CITY (AP) — A judge has ruled against a southwestern Pennsylvania school district that wants higher taxes levied on property used for coal mining.
The Shade-Central City School District was in court to try to get the Somerset County assessment appeals board to adopt a new methodology for valuing coal. The district is arguing in its 2011 tax assessment appeal that the county has under-assessed multiple coal parcels.
The (Somerset) Daily American reported that Common Pleas Judge Gregory Geary on Wednesday barred the district from presenting testimony from a company hired to appraise active coal mines within its jurisdiction.
The litigation affects about 60 parcels owned by coal companies in Shade Township, about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
District solicitor Jeffrey Berkey said the board will review its options.


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Russert falsely suggested Sen. Reid opposes the "Office of Public Integrity" and "lobbying reform"
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On the November 12 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, host and NBC News Washington bureau chief Tim Russert suggested that Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (NV) opposes the creation of an independent Senate Office of Public Integrity and does not support "lobbying reform." During an interview with Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, who has promised to caucus with Democrats after running as an independent in the midterm elections, Russert quoted a November 10 Wall Street Journal article (subscription required) claiming Reid has been "touched" by "scandals." He then asked Lieberman: "Why not use, as a condition for your vote for majority leader for Mr. Reid, that he support the Office of Public Integrity and lobbying reform, now?" However, Russert's suggestion that Reid is opposed to the creation of the Office of Public Integrity and "lobbying reform" is false -- Reid introduced lobbying reform legislation in January calling for that office's creation.
From the November 12 edition of NBC's Meet the Press:
RUSSERT: But you are in a position now to exert a lot of influence. Here's The Wall Street Journal from Friday: "Scandals Have Touched Some Key Democrats. Senator Harry Reid, who is expected to be elected to majority leader in the Senate, has come under attack for his relationship with Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a profitable land deal, and whether he inappropriately used campaign funds to give Christmas bonuses to employees at his condo complex." Why not use, as a condition for your vote for majority leader for Mr. Reid, that he support the Office of Public Integrity and lobbying reform, now? Would you consider that?
LIEBERMAN: Well, I -- I've already given my commitment, and I said to my constituents during the campaign that I would organize with the Democrats for the reason I said. I want to continue the battle --bring the Democratic Party back to its historic role as a -- as a progressive party at home and a strong party abroad, and because I'm able to maintain my seniority, which will help me do more for my people in Connecticut.
Reid introduced the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2006" on January 20, which sought to "provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of ethics and lobbying laws and regulations." The bill called for the creation of the Senate Office of Public Integrity and stipulated that all appointments to that office "be made without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position."
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Kirk R. Thatcher (born 14 February 1962; age 55) was an associate producer of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and played the part of the music-blasting punk on the bus in that film. He asked Leonard Nimoy to play the role as he had experience with punk fashion, and once cast changed his wardrobe and costume.[1] He filmed his scene on location on Saturday 3 May 1986. He was also the voice of the Vulcan computer and the writer of its questions, lending his own name to Kiri-kin-tha.[2]
Thatcher actually composed the song "I Hate You" which plays on his boombox in the movie.
Beyond the realm of Star Trek, Thatcher has worked as a puppeteer, writer and director in many projects for Jim Henson's "Muppets". In one such project, the 4 January 1998 episode of Muppets Tonight, a plot element revolved around the Muppet Beaker going on a Star Trek fan cruise, with George Takei as featured guest. Thatcher, who co-wrote the episode, appeared on-camera as a fan dressed as a Klingon, urging "Sulu" to take the bridge when the ship runs into trouble. Other episodes of Muppets Tonight involved cameos by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy from TOS, as well as guest stars from other series incarnations, including Whoopi Goldberg and Jason Alexander.
Thatcher began his career as a sculptor and model maker at Industrial Light & Magic in 1981, at the age of 19. He worked on such films as The Return of the Jedi, E.T. and Poltergeist. He also worked on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.


text: AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Months of dedication and hard work in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) paid off tonight for three students named National Finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier research competition. A new method to help robots navigate in space earned top honors and the $3,000 Individual scholarship for Kensen Shi of College Station, Texas. Mathematics research with potential applications in nanotechnology won the $6,000 Team scholarship for Jonathan Tidor and Rohil Prasad of Lexington, Massachusetts. The students presented their research this weekend to a panel of judges from The University of Texas at Austin, host of the Region 2 Finals. They are now invited to present their work on a national stage at the National Finals in Washington, DC, December 1-4, 2012, where $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded, including two top prizes of $100,000. The Siemens Competition, a signature program of the Siemens Foundation, is administered by the College Board. "These students have invested time, energy and talent in tackling challenging scientific research at a young age," said Jeniffer Harper-Taylor, president of the Siemens Foundation. "The recognition they have won today demonstrates that engagement in STEM is an investment well worth making." The Winning Individual Kensen Shi, a senior at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, won the individual category and a $3,000 college scholarship for his computer science project entitled, Lazy Toggle PRM: A Single-Query Approach to Motion Planning. "Robots in the future will assist in many tasks, such as search-and-rescue missions, assembly lines and even space exploration," explained competition judge Dr. Inderjit Dhillon, Professor of Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. "Navigating in space riddled with obstacles can be highly complex. This student's project develops a new method for robot navigation that is faster and more effective for certain kinds of obstacles. Mr. Shi did an incredible job in developing an algorithm, implementing it, and experimentally verifying that it was highly effective in various environments. This work is at the level of a strong and independent graduate student." Mr. Shi's passion for computer science led him to approach several computer science professors at Texas A&M University to find a mentor for his research. Dr. Nancy Amato invited him to join her Parasol Laboratory, which focuses on the motion planning problem. "The most challenging aspect of my project was figuring out how I could implement my proposed algorithm to work with the thousands of lines of existing code in the lab's Motion Planning Library," Mr. Shi said. Mr. Shi has won honors in a variety of mathematics and science competitions. As Texas American Regional Mathematics League Gold Team captain, he led his team to 13th place nationally. He placed 21st nationally in the USA Computing Olympiad Gold Division and was a US National Chemistry Olympiad finalist. He is also an accomplished pianist, having won numerous awards in the Houston Forum Young Artists Piano Competition. Mr. Shi aspires to become a professor and researcher in computer science. The Winning Team Jonathan Tidor and Rohil Prasad, juniors at Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, won the team category and will share a $6,000 scholarship for their mathematics project entitled, New Results in Staged Self-Assembly of Wang Tiles. "The team explored self-assembly, the spontaneous assembly of complex structures from a collection of basic shapes," said competition judge Dr. Cristina Caputo, Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin. "They found optimal ways to create systems of particles that assemble themselves into a wide variety of structures. Their results could have real-world applications in nanotechnology and DNA computing. This team's project incorporates math, science and technology, and we are happy to send them to the Nationals." Mr. Tidor is captain of the math team and Science Bowl team at his high school. Outside of academics, he enjoys playing the piano. He first became interested in math because of his brother. "In elementary school I couldn't wait to be older so that I could do all the cool math that he was doing," he said. Mr. Tidor expects to pursue a career related to mathematics or physics.


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I just installed a Kartboy shifter in a buddy's 07 wrx 2 weeks ago. I mean, it feels better than stock I suppose.... but then he hopped in my car and he said "Wow, your shifter is still like half the throw distance of my NEW one".
Once you "set" it.... you don't need to adjust it anymore. Just put it where you want it.
I also installed F+R bushings in his car.
Then... I bought the rear kartboy shifter bushing for myself, as I'd never installed one. Worth every penny.
Cobb swaybars are simply Hotchkis swaybars re-branded and painted blue. However, they are 25mm, hollow (lightweight), and have 3 levels of adjustment on the rear swaybar. Exceptional product - everything you will ever need.
Do NOT install swaybars without the endlinks. 25mm sways with stock endlinks will bend then endlinks after the 1st pothole. Don't do it.
I've used both Whiteline and Kartboy endlinks.
The Whiteline broke the 1st day on the track... so I replaced it with a Kartboy set. It was less $$$.... and beefier, stronger, with larger bushings.
Kartboy endlinks are better.... period.


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I recently aquired a 1975 Eldorado drive train, (engine,TH-425 and
half shafts only) and a 1985 El camino hulk. My intention is to mix
the eldo stuff with a tube chassis and wrap it in the El camino
shell, to make a hard core foot brake bracket warrior. ( I'm moving
the RED up to Super pro / Quick rod )
I want to keep the weight below 2500 lbs, so I'm planning a 'glass nose and doors, lexan windows, and
trim out all un- necessary interior panels, including the bed box,
and hide the drivetrain with a hard toneau cover. (tunnelram and
zoomies in the wind!)
I would like to set the rear suspension up solid, but adjustable, (4bar/4 link, ?) no suspension travel, but tuneable instant center etc.
Any body out there ever tried this? How about machining up a set
of "one off" spindle mount plates,using the stock eldo outer shafts, bearings and rotors re drilled to a 5 on 5 1/2 pattern?( I have a spare set of Dragstars with a 4.5 backspace)
The mount plate would be located with 4 link bars with a vertical bar to set ride height, and a watts link,(basicall a double panhard rod setup) providing the adjustability range for wedge, stagger and weight jacking, as well as instant center/weight transfer. I looked at the dedion design, but it seemes too heavy and awkward, but welding axel tubes to the frame would give very little adjustment, so I'm looking for an alternate design.
The big Caddy can produce 550 lb.ft of torque @ less than 3000 RPM so strength is a major issue with the differential, anybody know of a spool that will fit?
Any and all comments or alternative ideas are more than welcome, Ineed to think outside the box on this one. pull up a seat, pop a top, let the bench racin' begin... Thanks, Paul
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If I remember correctly, the El Dorado is a front wheel drive. You might try what a guy in my area did, with your El Camino.
He put the entire engine and drive assembly in the rear of a 52 Chevy Pickup.
With that you could really lighten the front end, and make something really different.
Slap a glass tonneau over the engine, build some air ducting up into the bed for the fan and radiator, louvre the tonneau for the heat to excape, and put a one piece glass front end on your ElCam and go have some radical fun. PS, You might even need some wheelie bars if you stoke that caddy engine enough.
You dont want to go with solid suspension, since this will put a lot of serious forces on your chassis. If you notice, the only guys running solid suspension are slingshot dragsters and those kinds of chassis. The reason is that they are built with chassis flex in mind, to compensate for lack of suspension.
running a 4 link and watts is good if you can get good geometry mounting points for it.
At any rate, you would want to run coil springs and shocks with your rear end. You have to have something to compensate for differences in tracks, and if this is to be a street driven vehicls, running solid suspension will shake the vehicle to pieces in no time at all, translating to constant chassis repairs and broken windshields, etc etc etc, not to mention a body that will soon look like a pretzel.
As I mentioned before, and additional weight loser would be go with a straight axle front end. You would really have a serious retro FX/Gasser then.
With the one piece front body parts, you could completely close off the grill area and enclose across the frame in the engine compartment with something like .03-.040" aluminum sheeting.
So if you really want to get radical, find another trashed out El Dorado and get the drive train and go with the engine in the rear.
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Last year we bought our house, the dryer wouldnt dry, I cleaned the line, it sill wouldnt dry, bought a new dryer, it improved but not by much. Our dryer in the middle of out house is currently venting though the roof, we have had nothing but problems with this, water coming in during storms and extremely poor drying times.
I decided to vent it though the crawlspace and run the vent though the rim joist. I calculated 12' with only (1) 90* bend and (1) 45* bend, I figure this is much better than a 15' vertical run with no bends, as I could find nothing good about vertical vents.
Option 1 is to get it though the wall and go down, I have a 4" wall behind the dryer, I can get a dryer box that would allow me to bend a 4" pipe to a 3x6 pipe and then I can attach the flex pipe to the dryer and my ridged pipe under the house.
Option 2 is a little more work I think, I have a ceramic tile floor with 12x12 tiles and I can remove a tile behind the the dryer and just vent it directly though the floor, its not like I will ever see behind the dryer so I would not really mind the missing tile.
Also this dryer is in a deep closet so there is about 18" behind the dryer for me to figure something out with.
What do you guys think?
If your getting this inspected and/or want to do it the right way. I THINK there is a certain amount of bends / length you can have in a dryer run for proper ventilation.
you might want to check out code on this one.
good luck
there will be no inspection on this.. but I do want to have it correct.. I am just not sure how people vent dryers in the middle of the house..
just used google and it tells me the 2009 code which is in use now allows for a 35' in run length
90* = 5'
45" = 2.5'
plus my 12' of straight pipe I am looking at 19.5' of run, which looks good to me, if what I found is correct.
Have you tried pulling the duct out to clean all of the crap out of it. When I pulled my mom's out of the ceiling, there was about 4 feet of crud plugging the line. Once out, runs like a charm. As for the water, post pic' s how the current run is right now.
yes its completely clean, I dont get why it doesnt work, I have tried running a long house out a near by window and it works great then, it just doesn't work very well with the vertical run...
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Optimizing inverse functions
In a previous post I said that I'm tring to find a general way to get
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g[x_, m_, p_, n_, q_, r_] =
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Brand new Ruud heat pump. New complete 410-A system, actually. In cooling mode it showed low vapor temperature, just at 30 degrees, not sure what that equates to in pressure for 410-A but regardless, I juiced it up to get it to where the txv was keeping it at a steady 42. I did that just to make sure it had enough for heating.
Now I turn the system via old non digital heat pump stat to heat. Blower begins to run, heat pump is on five minute delay, alternating flashing on defrost board. Finally she comes on and flash code changes to dual simultaneous slow, normal.
Warm air still drawing from top of heat pump and liquid side pressure rises to a near 700 :eek:, tripping the high pressure switch. That was as far as I got, home owner had to leave. I was only at the home for a total of fifteen minutes.
I'll be going back first thing in the morning. I did get ahold of a Rheem/Ruud distributor technician, said that the charge must be precise for heat pump and that reversing valve actuates via B on stat. I myself at this point was wondering if the rev. valve was powered or not with the warm air still drawing from the top of heat pump and the vapor line not changing pressures between cool and heat. Anyone?
So far that's all I have to check and go on in the morning so any and all help appreciated.
ps, aux light on old stat was on as soon as stat was calling for heat but only cold air the entire time. the orginal call was no heat. home owner said the aux light was on the entire time and nothing happened, never had even warm air.
pss, I did not get a look at any stat wiring or any wiring
Restriction, probably at the TXV.
First thing to check is air flow Doc. It has to be 370-400 per ton or you're going to get near freezing saturation temps in cool and high pressure lock out in heat. Once the air is correct then adjust the charge to get the correct BTU output. Guessing you are low on air and over charged right now. If all else fails suck it out and weigh in a fresh charge.
Can you explain "Warm air still drawing from top of heat pump"? Rheem/Ruud draws in from the side like all the rest and blows out the top. Is your fan running backwards?
I meant blowing out of the top, like a condenser in cooling mode.
It's easy to want to add refrigerant with restrictions. It is probably overcharged.
Marty has an excellent point with the airflow. Are you running near .5 ESP?
I came across that on a heat pump a few months ago in cooling, new txv correcting the problem. This being a brand new complete system with a new txv (I think. It should be) I'm hoping this is not the case.
Century tech support guy (Steve Villars, you know him?) said that it's most likely overcharged, the liquid pressure skyrocketing in heating being a tell tale symptom.
So the plan is to :whistling2: recover :whistling2: a slight bit of 410-A until the pressure remains stable and check the wiring, reversing valve specifically.
I didn't get that far. I'll check tomorrow though.
Don't try recovering until the pressure looks better. recover the entire charge, and then weigh in the factory charge. I'd swap out the LLFD right a ways also, while its empty.
Lots of techs add gas to over come restrictions or low air flow cause they don't know any better.
I added just to get it above freezing which it was below in cooling, not because I thought of any resriction. I know what you are saying though.
Today I certainly didn't charge it to any calculation like I will tomorrow so I'm almost certain it's overcharged as well.
Not sure I'm going to recover the entire charge, I don't have that kind of time. I'll recover a little bit at a tme until the charge stabilizes without shoOting into high pressure in both modes and work the wiring from there.
That's the plan so far, at least. I only have about one hour, possibly one and half.
Let it recover while you are working on the wiring.
A good recovery machine won't take long to recover it.
Btw, I've been under the impression that you are supposed to ONLY charge a heat pump on coOling mode. Tech support said I can in heating as well, to use the compressor shraeder port and not the vapor line and there'll be a heating mode charging chart on the unit.
If I do not recover and weigh in the entire charge, you have any tips on charging it while in heating mode? Never done it before. Is it like regular subcool charging or what?
We charge them in heating mode quite often, since most of our year is a heating season. Follow the factory charging chart. SC is not the same value as in cooling mode.
Old Comortmaker hp stat, no B terminal. Ruud B wire not hooked up. Hooked O to B, all backwardss but works. New hp stat tomorrow.
Thought I'd add a few pics. First thing I did was recover a few ounces of 410-A. Then I noticed the blue wire coming from the B terminal of the defrost simply hanging and wire nut capped off. I knew that wasn't right. Went to the stat and sure enough, only an O terminal (no switch of any kind to transfer to the much needed B) with an orange wire attached to it. Same orange wire was not attached to anything at the hp. I attached the O to the B and turned on cool only to have it heat up. Turned on heat and it blew cool.
Ass backwards, but at least no high pressure switch tripping now.
Going to pick up a compatible programmable heat pump thermostat in the morning.
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