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how do you add tow hooks to the factory front bumper? found these at harbor freight would they work?
Mine mount on top to the frame I'm guessing there are some factory installed holes there. The holes on the hook look a little small you might have to drill them out bigger.
yeah nevermind I found installation instructions for a tow hook on quadratec. It needs to have three holes. One hole is the front bumper bolt and the other hole is under the front frame cover. thank you though
you can use the cheaper hooks, but the ones with two holes you have to drill the second hole since it doesn't line up with the factory bumper bolts always. the local idiot zone here has those tow hooks for 9.99
Yeah I just ordered a couple off Quadratec. $12.99 a piece plus shipping. I didn't want to drill any holes into the frame and it has the hardware and clip. Does anyone use the clip? I like the open look. I also am looking for a recovery strap. I figured 2" x 30' is this a good size? Or should I get a 3" strap? Any good brands with good prices?
Below is a good article on using a dynamic strap for recovery, and they recommend a 2" for most smaller vehicles. I have a Keeper 2"x30' and it's performed admirably over theyears. You can get one from Amazon for less than $30.
Amazon.com: Keeper 02923 Vehicle Recovery Strap With Loops 2"x 30' 10,000 lbs Vehicle Wt.: Automotive
Dynamic RecoveryBy: James Downing
A dynamic recovery derives its forces from the kinetic energy of a moving mass. Because of the method, it is important to ensure you are using an appropriate dynamic (stretchy) strap.
Dynamic Recovery Straps:
A dynamic recovery can be a simple method, provided that you have a second vehicle present. Dynamic recoveries derive the recovering force from the vehicle's kinetic energy. The kinetic energy is the energy that a vehicle stores when it gains speed. That speed is transferred into the strap, which acts like a spring and stretches. When the strap stretches it provides a force that is exerted on both ends of the strap equally.
Because of the high levels of momentum involved, it is important to visualize where the vehicle will move once unstuck. You don't want the stuck vehicle to slam it's rear axle into a rock during the pull. If that is a possibility, it may be best to perform a static pull that can be more controlled.
As you guessed it, the key component to a dynamic recovery is the strap. This is one instance where it is not helpful to oversize a component too far. If the dynamic strap does not have an appropriate amount of stretch to it, it will act more and more like a static component (see the example below for details as to why more stretch is good). In general, a 2" wide strap is properly sized for most vehicles under 6k lbs. For a larger vehicle, such as a large pickup or camper, a 3" strap may be better suited. It's a good idea to size the strap to the pulling vehicle, as they are the ones generating the energy that will transfer through the system.
All vehicles are meant for forward progress. The suspension and gearing is designed to handle forward stresses. If a recovery is performed in reverse, stresses are transferred differently and can potentially cause axle wrap, stress suspension components, or pull out a driveline. If necessary, turn your vehicle around so you are facing away from the stuck vehicle. This allows you to see where you are going, makes it easier to control the vehicle, and allows proper forward gear to be selected.
Because there is an energy storing component in the system, it is extra important to create a 'closed system' if possible. A closed system means that the system could vibrate or shake and not allow the strap to fall off, or misplace itself. Closed system components include D-rings, shackles, strap eyes, or hooks with spring retainers. An open hook is not desired in most situations, and a trailer ball hitch should never be used.
Due to these high stresses, it is important to ensure your components are strong enough for the recovery. Again, compare the dynamic strap to a spring. If you stretch a spring and let it go, it will fly back towards itself. The dynamic strap will do the same. When making your strap connections to the vehicles, ensure they are frame mounted, and sturdy. Good straps will come with protective coverings on their loop-ends, and sometimes along their length. Make sure these are located where the strap rubs against anything. This can prevent serious damage to your strap.
To begin a dynamic recovery, start with a few feet of slack in the rope between the vehicles. The recovering vehicle will gain speed until reaching the end of the strap. At that point the recovering vehicle should let up on the gas a bit, and allow the momentum of the vehicle to produce most of the recovering forces. If the pull does not recover the vehicle, do NOT spin your wheels at the end of the strap, this defeats the purpose of a dynamic recovery and adds stresses to the driveline. Back up to get slack in the strap, and try again with more speed.
Because the dynamic strap produces unknown forces and stresses that vary depending on vehicle speed, strap stretch, and amount of "stuckage" it makes sense to begin a dynamic recovery process with a slow, light pull. If the first pull doesn't recover the stuck vehicle, try again with a slightly faster pull. Slightly increase the speed each time until the vehicle releases, or until you feel the pull is becoming too harsh. If you do not feel safe with the speed, do NOT try a "superman pull". Instead, try combining a passive recovery method with a dynamic recovery.
It can be helpful for the stuck vehicle to slowly spin their tires during the recovering process. It is important not to spin the tires excessively fast, as this will shock load the drive-train once the tires regain traction. It can also be helpful to aid the process by digging out the soil in front of the stuck vehicle's tires.
Below is a mathematical example to show why it is important to use a stretchy strap in-between the vehicles when performing a dynamic recovery.
The effects of using a non-dynamic connector:
We'll use an average 5,000 lb vehicle as our example recovering vehicle. The two vehicles are attached with the strap, loose at first. The recovering vehicle proceeds forward with a bit of gas, reaching only 5 mph when reaching the end of the strap. At this point the vehicle has gathered kinetic energy equal to 1/2*mass*velocity^2.
KE = 0.5 * 5000 lb * (5 mi/hr)^2 = 5.7 kJ
We will assume for this instance that the stuck vehicle will remain stuck and will not budge (worst case)… so all of the recovering vehicle's energy transfers into the strap and is turned into elastic potential energy. This stored energy will be equal to the kinetic energy that the truck had. This stored energy relates to the force exerted on each end by the following: energy = average force * distance. The distance is how far the strap stretches. The average force is assuming the rope exerts constant force, which ours does not. Because it's force exerted most closely resembles a linear relationship to the stretch, the average force should be multiplied by 2 to get the maximum exerted force (which is all we are interested in here)… assuming the system reaches equilibrium without failure.
In instance 1, we will use a dynamic strap, which can stretch about 6 feet.
5.7 kJ / (6 ft) * 2 = 2,089 lbf (well within the safe range of most straps)
For instance 2, we used a static strap, which we will assume stretches only 4 inches before reaching equilibrium.
5.7 kJ / (4 in) * 2 = 25,072 lbf (enough to snap a strap or possibly rack your frame)
For the last instance, what if we used a chain, which has extremely minimal stretch. So we will say 0.5″…
5.7 kJ / (0.5 in) * 2 = 200,576 lbf (you will certainly break something!!)
So, I hope this gives you a real world, numerical understanding of why dynamic straps should ALWAYS be used in dynamic vehicle-to-vehicle recoveries.
* I did not show unit conversions for the sake of simplicity (there were a lot)
Good communication between the drivers is important. The recovering vehicle needs to be sure that the stuck vehicle is ready. If possible, a 3rd person, called a marshaller, can keep an eye on the tow rope and both vehicles at the same time. This can be a valuable resource. If you are performing a dynamic recovery on your own, it can be helpful to lay the slacked strap so that it is visible in your driver's side rear view mirror. This way you can see when the jerk will take place.
just my luck of course they are on backorder! :banghead:
Thanks for the info redwrangler. I'll have to check out that recovery strap. For now my tow hooks are on backorder.
While you are on Amazon, you might want to check out the tow hooks too. I saw the three bolt from Smittybuilt on there for 10.99. A lot of the time you can get free standard shipping too, something you're unlikely to get from Quadratec.
Amazon.com: Smittybilt 7505 Chrome Tow Hook Kit: Automotive
They also have the Rugged Ridge three bolt at $13.99
Amazon.com: Rugged Ridge 11236.02 Tow Hook Kit Black Bolt On: Automotive
Yeah the ones I ordered are the rugged ridge ones. I think i'm going to look locally for a recovery strap for now. If I can't find one i'll order the Keeper 2"x30' off amazon.
4wd.com has the smittybuilt snatch strap rated at 17,000 lbs for 49.99
cost a little more but is worth the extra money .
I used mine during the blizzard we had here a few weeks back and pulled out
59 cars 3 cops and 1 ambulance and my strap still looks new.
I have used tow straps from the parts store in the past and they seem it break very easy if the car/truck your pulling out is really stuck at all.
is a snatch strap the same as a recovery strap?
Yes. A snatch refers to the method of extraction. You want a dynamic strap for this, see above, to minimize the jolt when it tightens up and to take advantage of the stored energy in the stretch.
ok so I got my tow hooks today but I am not sure how to install them. It came with hardware bolts, nuts, lock washers. I noticed the holes in the frame are threaded and maybe have a nut welded inside. Do I just thread the bolts into the threaded holes. I dont see anyway of installing the nuts inside the frame. I know I have to take out the bumper bolts and use that hole also.
Yeah, just thread the bolts down into the frame. There is no room for a nut. That is just a generic bolt kit for various applications.
thanks cheapjeep71 for the quick reply. I have one more question if I just drill a hole through the plastic cover I wont be able to take it off with out removing the tow hooks. Is there a easy way to cut out a notch so it can be removed with them in.
You could use a Dremel tool or a real sharp utility knife.
Ok I got them installed. Trimmed the plastic to fit around the tow hooks. Did you put any washers on top of the frame to level it with the thickness of the bumper?
Washers are a good idea, just be sure you use SS.
I just received my winch mounting plate and it says do not re-install tow hooks. I am guessing I can just purchase longer bolts and re-install the hooks. Does this effect the air bag sensors? Is there a better place to attach tow hooks? Or am I making a mountain out of a mole hill? I am mounting a Tabor 9K to the front of a 2004 Unlimited.
these are the tow hooks i have, they look good and are crazy strong
plus they only took about 10 minutes to install, all you have to do is remove the four bolts that hold on the plastic thing that says jeep on it in front of the grill, there is a threaded hole under there that lines up with one of the holes in the hook, then drill a hole in the plastic cover where you need it. You gotta remove the torx bolt that holds the bumper on and replace it with the hex head they provide, real simple and damn they are helpful on the trails!
Do any of you guys have problems with the black or chrome hooks rusting? I want to get some, but I hate buying parts that rust after 6 months. I live in Ohio; rust is and actual color here.
I like the Rampage D schakle much better if you are using for offroad use.
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another point .. maybe it is easy for you to provide free customizations since you still have a small portfolio. But with 30 support tickets a day, from which 10% are customizations request, i would have no time to do anything else than this..
Good idea is take a fee for customizations and hire someone to do custom work for ThemeForest customers and take e.g. 30% of earrings, but on the other hand if that person would do his job poorly… there's big probability that customer will give poor rating on ThemeForest.
I do 75% of all customization requests that come my way and then farm the rest out to a network of devs that requested freelance work on my themes "http://freelancers.mdnw.net" (no, I don't take a commission, that'd be silly) – I also answer almost always within 1 business day and have an overwhelmingly positive attitude during support because I appreciate my customers and want to treat them right… shocker though, we still have 4 stars overall.
All it really takes is a couple haters per month to tank that rating… the issue with ratings here is the issue with lots of ratings online; the people that come back to rate aren't the ones that are happy with the products (this isn't like Amazon or NewEgg where users come back daily and are reminded to leave ratings)... The people who leave ratings here are generally the people that got frustrated with the products for one reason or another… and because we're not selling easy-bake cake recipe's, that tends to be a lot of people.
Also. I appreciate the OP initial tips, but clearly he hasn't really considered what fielding 100's of customization requests a day does to a business. It's an outstanding practice for new authors and one that I followed for years, but once you start getting up there in sales, it becomes nigh unmanageable and you find yourself not working on themes any longer… instead, you're spending 10 hours a day customizing your buyer's sites for them for free. I do my best to help everyone out that comes through our forum's doors with reasonable customization requests, but sometimes that's just not practical when buyers want you to literally re-configure an entire site for them for free.
Thanks Brandon, I consider this a friendly warning against what could end up being accurately labeled "shooting my self in the foot".
Appreciate the explanation!
If i sounded too harsh in my previous posts .. i usually answer CSS questions or quick JS/PHP answers.. But nothing that would take me more than 1-2min to resolve..
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If i sounded too harsh in my previous posts .. i usually answer CSS questions or quick JS/PHP answers.. But nothing that would take me more than 1-2min to resolve..
I understood you completely, and I agree.
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i usually answer CSS questions or quick JS/PHP answers.. But nothing that would take me more than 1-2min to resolve..
Sometimes all it takes is some simple instructions as most buyers are capable of making simple changes themselves.
For anything complicated, most buyers are more willing to pay for customizations. Sometimes they can't afford the work, but more often than not they completely understand that you don't work for free.
So the people who expect free work are a small minority of overall buyers. Yeah they can ruin your rating, but these people are usually impossible to please anyway.
As a relatively new author who has also strived to maintain 5 star ratings this is something I'm constantly considering. I think it really comes down to finding a good balance between agreeing to every customer's requests and using common sense. I genuinely enjoy helping customers and giving them modification advice because often times I learn something new along the way. However there have been times when I probably have spent more time than I should have for something I really didn't need to be providing support for.
Our sales are starting to increase and with that has come more support. I think its important to clearly spell out the level of support you are willing to offer so that customers know roughly what to expect. There are always going to be people that expect everything to be done for them yesterday, and in those situations its probably best to politely decline and if they give your item a 1 star rating so be it. If you treat your customers the way you want to be treated and go the extra mile every once and a while (within reason) your customers will give you high ratings and they will outshine those occasional 1 star ratings.
Thats what we've been doing and its working for us so far. Just my two cents If I could offer one word of advice though: start a support forum. It will help keep your support organized, customers who are having similar issues will sometimes find their answer without having to ask, and its a great selling point for people who are considering buying your items.

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Looking for a delicious alcoholic beverage without all of the calories and DUI charges? Well then, iBeer is just the application for you. This absolutely ridiculous, useless, and utterly must-own app uses the iPhone's accelerometer to simulate the drinking (or pouring) of a brewski. You can also brew a beer, shake it up, and burp...all for the low, low price of $0.99. The developer/distributor of iBeer has recently launched a number of lawsuits directed at the copycat applications out there. As of press time there's no word if MADD is going to take up the cause.
A little while ago, a very popular app called PhoneSaber was removed from the iPhone App Store. The problem was legal, where one company claimed rights and were correct in doing so. Fortunately, for the user, all is resolved and the Lightsaber Unleashed application is back and better than ever. THQ Mobile, owners of said rights, made this a very cool (and free) geek app rather than the mere novelty PhoneSaber was. You can choose a Star Wars universe character then launch the character's lightsaber by pressing the character's avatar and you can swish it around and pretend you're attacking Jar Jar Binks. Or George Lucas for creating Jar Jar. Either's fine.
I don't know if you remember (or even were alive back then) a desktop app called "Galileo" or "First Light"? This was a really nifty astronomy program that really did an admirable job of detailing and documenting the solar system. Later, the program was renamed "Distant Suns" and was truly remarkable and quite fun. Now, Distant Suns is available for download for the iPhone. Some of the touted features include being able to view the sky at the time of your birth, see the sun set behind Saturn, print out star charts for nightly viewing and so much more. Did I mention I dig astronomy? You can get Distant Suns (lite) for free or spend $5.99 for the full app.
There are useless apps, and then there are useless apps that can make you smile. If you're a fan of cows (who isn't?), then you must, with all speed, go download Hello Cow. When loaded, an image of a cow will appear. Touch said cow, and it will moo. Simple, weird, but amusing nonetheless. $0.99 well spent.
Some applications are just annoying, plain and simple. There is one application whose main purpose is to be annoying...hopefully to others. The aptly named "Annoyance!" app fills your screen with icons depicting an irritating noise. Need an irritating noise to bug a coworker? It's probably listed here among the crying baby and the revving chainsaw. Or you can try this on a subway and get your butt handed to you. And did I mention it's free of cost.? Ensuing medical expenses not included.
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sailing in circles! please help
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Delaying the sheeting in of the jib after the tack, until the boat as started off on the new tack and is beginning to round up again can be a temporary solution...
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Here''s what I see, see if I''m close. The winds are sort of light, around 3 to 6 mph. Your sails are sheeted close,(your main is up right?) things feel stable the boat if let got might want to fall off but you are correcting with rudder, which more less feels normal. You tack, the rudder responds slowly but positively and then after getting through the wind you sheet the jib and find the rudder can no longer hold the course. You''ve lost rudder effectiveness you''ve lost steerage. You''ve lost control. Your boat is now taking you for a ride. No problem happens to all of us from time to time for various reasons. Remember if you can''t steer with the rudder the only thing you have left are the sails.
Quickest solution out is let the jib out immediately and sheet the main this should stop lee helm and increace weather helm, the boat will pick up speed the rudder effectiveness will return and you regain control. Re-trim the sails and sail away on your new course.
The biggest tendency for a new sailor is to over sheet the sails, careful not to over sheet. Let them out ... let them breath If in doubt let them out until they luff then sheet them in until they stop luffing. Anytime the wind changes or you change course the sails will need re-trimmed.
If the wind changes you can also change course and leave the sails where they are. A balanced boat will if allowed change course on its own. Stay loose on the tiller, feel the boat. Not getting zen on you here.
Just a note sailing in light air 5 mph or less isn''t easy, mistakes are exaggerated and things happen slowly. 5 to 10 is a bit better and anyone can sail from 10 to 20.
Your sails are out of balance, the jib has more pressure on it than the main. Like feathers on an arrow the jib is turning you down wind especially after the tack. This is called lee helm. What you need is a better balance to produce a nuetral helm or a little weather helm which gives the boat the tendency to turn into the wind.
Try this or have you noticed? If the main is sheeted in and the jib is out the boat will tend to turn up wind or head up.
And if the jib is in and the main is out the boat will fall off or turn away from the wind.
Weather helm is the boats tendency to head up, lee helm is the boats tendency to fall off. Heading up depowers or puts on the brakes and falling off powers up the boat or puts on the gas.
Work with sail trim and sail balance and you''ll find things will settle down and behave the way you like.
There is a slight possibility your rigging is out of adjustment which could aggravate this situation and older tired sails make things a little hard at times too but you can cross that bridge when you come to it.
I highly recommend Sail & Rig Tuning by Ivan Dedekam. If I were to only have one book on sail trim and tuning this would be it.
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It sonds to me as though you have no boat speed after you have gone head to wind. To help keep your speed up fall off a little befor the tack and get as much speed before the tack as posable. Once you go past head to wind over sheet the main and leave the jib out just a little. Try to drive the boat with a small luff in the jib for a few boat lenghts and then bring it in tight. With out boat speed after the tack the boat will fall off no matter what the ruder position.
hope this helps.
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I agree with bmcald that it sounds like lee helm. If that is the problem, you should re-adjust the mast stays so that the mast tilts slightly more aft than at present, and then test-sail the boat to see if the problem has improved. You might have to re-adjust them two or three times, until you get the right amount of weather helm.
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It sounds like lee helm, a tendency for a boat to fall off to leeward, which can be dangerous. Weather helm, the tendency to round up into the wind, is safer because when the tiller is unattended, the boat will stall out by pointing into the wind. With lee helm, the boat will accelerate as it falls off the wind.
Does your boat have a centerboard? If it does, you may need to lower it fully when going to windward to have more control over the helm. The oversized jib could be contributing to the problem. Can you reduce it by reefing or rolling it up (if a roller furling jib)? If not, try sailing under mainsail alone.
Suggest you speak with the former owner, the boat manufacturer, or someone with the same boat or a Dufour 24 to see what they say, and if possible, get someone with experience with the boat to come out for a sail with you.
Good luck!
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Hi, I am fairly new to the world of sailing and have just recently bought a Hutton 24, a little known boat based on the Dufour 24 hull but with more accomodation. I have taken it out a few times and I have one problem that with my limited sailing experience I am struggling to work out. My boat has a tendency to go in cicrles! Better put whenever I try and tack the tendency is once into the tack for the boat to gain momentum and bear away on the new tack, with the boat almost pointing downwind, or indeed gybing back onto its original tack. During this process any effort to try and correct with the tiller seems hopeless. With a little caution and subtlety on the tiller I am learning to avoid it, however it still seems like something isn''t quite right, I have sailed other boats (J24''s) and haven''t had anything like this problem. I have noticed and the yacht broker I bought the boat through also remarked that the jib is quite large, could this be part of the problem?? I also have a spade rudder and im not sure if this could also be part of the problem, however going downwind, or under power the boat steers like a charm, its only upwind that it likes to do this little dance.
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Perhaps it is time for the Telegraph to issue a retraction to its kneejerk publication in which it automatically cast blame on Islamists and other "eastern" terrorists-by-default. Because according to just released info, they could not have been more wrong, and it is the reaction to precisely this type of prejudice that will never facilitate bridging frayed relations between disparate cultures. Anyway, so much for prejudiced speculation and/or lies about some Islamist organization taking the blame for the events in Norway today. Here is the truth:" VG has received confirmation from several independent sources that it was Anders Behring Breivik, who was arrested by armed police after the mass killings of Utøya Friday. VG was also present when the emergency squad took action against the flat 32-year-old susceptible west of Oslo. Several foreign media have also named Breivik as the perpetrator." More on his motives: "A childhood friend of Breivik says to VG Nett that he should have been right-wing in the late 20's, and posted a series of controversial opinions on Facebook." And the kicker, for all the bigots out there: he was an ultra nationalist who hated Islam. Today's tragic events were merely the outburst of deranged and very much troubled Loughner, McVey-like psychophath. And nothing more.Quoting: Constitutional American
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In the second of our two-part post, more esteemed alumni of The Royal Conservatory recall their early experiences learning to play piano, and reinforce the value of music education on their careers and lives.
By the time I was a teenager, I started to get like a tiny bit more sense in my head and I realized that there were so many tremendous musicians and I began to appreciate the depth of talent of someone like Elton John or Freddie Mercury from Queen or the guys in Yes or Genesis, those progressive rock bands. I began to realize what a depth of musicality and musicianship they possessed and that I'm going to have to dig in a lot deeper (laughs). So I went to The Royal Conservatory in Toronto and I went all the way through and studied that until I was nineteen and I got a degree in Classical Piano Performance. By that time I had enough technical ability to play what I needed to play.
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In Defiance of Earthquakes
Largest shake-table experiment ever attempted will test 23-unit condo building against motions of a 2,500-year earthquake
Video footage of the test, additional b-roll and interviews with researchers will be available through Dena Headlee at firstname.lastname@example.com or (703) 292-7739.
On July 14, a six-story condominium building will shake with the earthquake motions of the 1994 Northridge quake, but one and a half times as intense--more powerful than any quake California has experienced in modern times. The final experiment of NSF's multi-year NEESWood project, part of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, the effort will test new ways to construct woodframe buildings that can withstand the severe forces of nature.
Only hours after the test--occurring overnight at Japan's E-Defense facility, home of the world's largest shake table, which can simulate high level ground motions--the National Science Foundation will hold a live webcast featuring footage from the shake. The webcast will also offer an opportunity for media and members of the public to ask questions of lead investigator John van de Lindt of Colorado State University--on location in Japan--and others involved with the project.
Images, video and background information about the project are accessible at http://www.nsf.gov/neeswood/, with new materials being added as the final test draws closer.
Additional information is available through the Colorado State University press release.
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H.R.3545 - Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act110th Congress (2007-2008)
|Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] (Introduced 09/17/2007)
|House - Education and Labor
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|10/17/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
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Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act - Amends part B (Rural Education Initiative) of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the Small, Rural School Achievement program, which gives rural local educational agencies (LEAs) federal formula grants and greater flexibility in the use of state educational funds.
Limits eligibility to LEAs whose schools are all designated with a school locale code of Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural, unless located in an area the state defines as rural.
Raises federal grant limits when funds available to implement the program equal or exceed $100 million.
Alters LEAs' eligibility for federal funds under the Rural and Low-Income School program by requiring that: (1) at least 40% of the children ages 5 through 17 that LEAs serve be eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; and (2) all of their schools be designated with a school locale code of Distant Town, Remote Town, Fringe Rural, Distant Rural, or Remote Rural.


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Tuesday, 19 November, 2002, 08:40 GMT
Sherwood's dark secrets lit up
One of Britain's most famous forests is to be lit up at night to attract more people into the woodland.
A light installation called Standing Still has been put up in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire by artist Simon Corder.
Many of ancient trees along the artist's route will be lit as living sculptures.
The centrepiece of the installation will be the Major Oak, which is thought by some to have been used as a hideaway by Robin Hood.
Night sights
The installation has taken five-kilometres of cables and 150 sets of lights using 100,000 watts of electricity.
Mr Corder said: "It is fairly dark and mysterious. There are lots of strange shapes and wonderful textures and colours on the old oak trees.
It is the first time the forest has been open to the public at night.
Conservationists say the low level of lighting should not affect the wildlife.
Simone Lennox-Gordon, from Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "The forest takes on such another lifetime in the winter that we wanted people to come and see it in that light.
"So this is why we have got this event going on because we wanted to extend the life of the country park for visitors."
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Screenwriter awards go to "Juno," "No Country"
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood's screenwriters gathered on Saturday to hear details of a contract to end their three-month-old strike, they also gave their top film writing awards to comedy "Juno" and drama "No Country for Old Men."
The Writers Guild of America annually honors its members with awards, marking one of the key ceremonies leading to the Oscars on February 24. But this year's WGA's dinner was canceled because writers were striking against major film and TV producers.
Guild leaders said on Saturday they had reached a tentative agreement with companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and its members were meeting to hear the terms of the deal.
With an end to the bitter labor dispute in sight, the WGA unveiled its film and TV writing awards with "No Country for Old Men," written by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen and based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, named best adapted screenplay.
"No Country," a meditation on moral decay in society, tells of a cold-blooded killer and drug smuggler who is being tracked by a veteran Texas lawman.
As Hollywood counts down to the Oscars, the world's top film honors given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "No Country" has racked up awards from the Screen Actors Guild for best film cast and from the Directors Guild of America for the Coen brothers as the years top directors.
Adding the WGA honor for best adapted screenplay further boosts its front-runner status for the best film of the year Oscar where it will compete with dark drama "There will be Blood," romance "Atonement," legal thriller "Michael Clayton" and comedy "Juno."
Teen pregnancy tale "Juno" won the WGA award for best original screenplay for writer Diablo Cody. Continued...


text: Early morning breakfast in cabin 11.317 before Carmella's work training starts. Then it's up to the Windjammer restaurant for crispier bacon and really great miso soup! Then it's down to the On-Air Club on the Royal Promenade for the travel agent training. During a break we take a picture with […] A work trip


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|Edison Academic Center [Fla.]
as a Senior (2012): NSCAA All-America First Team ... NSCAA All-American Scholar Player of the Year ... Hermann Trophy semifinalist ... Mid-American Conference Player of the Year ... Soccer America MVP First Team honoree ... named to Top Drawer Soccer's (TDS) Team of the Season First Team ... rated the No. 6 upperclassman in the nation, accoring to TDS ... named team captain for the second consecutive season ... also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award ... named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team for the second straight year with a GPA of 3.94 as an accounting major ... All-MAC First Team ... Academic All-MAC ... started all 22 matches at midfield ... finished with a career-high nine goals and a team-leading 10 assists ... netted game-winning goals against South Florida (Sept. 16), West Virginia (Oct. 20) and Western Michigan (Nov. 3) ... found the net twice against USF ... also assisted game-winners against Northern Illinois (Oct. 13 and Nov. 11), Michgian State (Oct. 31) and Bowling Green (Nov. 9) ... recorded at least one goal in three straight contests from Sept. 16-29 against the South Florida, Bowling Green and Buffalo ... named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (Nov. 12) after assisting all four Akron goals at the MAC Tournament ... named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 17 ) ... MAC Player of the Week (Oct. 23).
as a Junior (2011): NSCAA All-America Third Team honoree ... also named to the organization's Academic All-America First Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team selection as well ... team captain ... First Team All-MAC selection ... Academic All-MAC ... named to All-Ohio team ... enjoyed career highs for goals (6) and assists (11) while starting all 23 games at midfield ... played a part in all four UA goals in a 4-0 win at Saint Louis (Sept. 10) ... scored a goal and assisted three others – including the game-winner – against the Billikens ... also assisted the game winner against Bowling Green (Oct. 26) ... scored a goal and added an assist in wins against Cleveland State (Aug. 27) and Cal State Northridge (Sept. 3) ... his golden goal in the 106th minute against the Matadors was one of two game-winning goals on the year ... also netted the decisive strike against Cal Poly (Sept. 18) ... was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week (Sept. 12) ... Co-MAC Player of the Week (Sept. 13) ... MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Sept. 9).
as a Sophomore (2010): Named Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the College Cup ... scored the game-winning goal on a mid-range strike that found the top right corner in the 79th minute of the NCAA championship game against Louisville (Dec. 12) ... Academic All-MAC ... appeared in 24 of 25 games on the year... started the final 15 games of the season and 19 contests overall at right midfield ... scored all five goals of his career during postseason play, including three straight games from Nov. 12-21 ... netted the game-winner in a 3-2 decision over West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Lee R. Jackson Soccer Field (Nov. 21) ... found the net again in a shootout victory against Cal in the NCAA Quarterfinals (Dec. 4) ... recorded the first assist of his career in a 7-1 rout of Michigan (Oct. 19).
as a Freshman (2009): Appeared in 19 games as a true freshman … recorded four shots on the season, one of which was on goal versus Stanford (Nov. 29) ... logged 61 minutes in the national championship game against Virginia (Dec. 13) ... was a perfect 2-for-2 in shootout attempts at the College Cup (Dec. 11-13) ... also played 33 minutes against North Carolina (Dec. 11) in the NCAA semifinals ... College Soccer News Freshman Top 100 list.
Prior to Akron: Member of U-18, U-17, U-15 and U-14 U.S. national youth teams ... ninth-ranked high school prospect in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer ... 2008 Parade All-American ... three-time NSCAA Youth All-American (2006, '07, '08) ... part of the No. 1-ranked college recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN Rise.com ... graduated in the top three of his class at Edison Academic Center in Bradenton, Fla.
Personal: Born March 15, 1991 ... parents are Larry and Ginger Caldwell ... father, Larry, played professional soccer in the NASL with the Hartford Bicentennials ... has an older brother, Keith, and two older sisters, Andrea and Amy ... all three siblings play soccer ... Keith played four years at Brown University and was drafted by the Colorado Rapids of the MLS ... Andrea played four years at Simmons College ... Amy currently plays for Boston College and also has U.S. youth national team experience.


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Governor Matt Mead is asking Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to extend the comment period on proposed hydraulic fracturing rules. Governor Mead opposes the proposed rules, because they duplicate Wyoming's rules and are unnecessary and cumbersome.
The Bureau of Land Management has drafted a rule for well stimulation on federal and Indian lands. Governor Mead wrote to Secretary Salazar questioning the need for the rule. "Wyoming's rules address well-bore integrity and flowback water, require disclosure of hydraulic fracturing constituents and are applied on federal, private and state lands. The BLM has not expressed any concern about the adequacy of Wyoming's regulatory structure in protecting public health, safety and the environment. I have requested that the BLM not duplicate Wyoming's regulations or impose duplicate regulations on Wyoming."
Wyoming was the first state in the nation to require the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing constituents in 2010.
Governor Mead is requesting a 90-day extension of the comment period based on a recent study projecting more than $1.4 billion in economic impacts to industry. "The State of Wyoming needs time to adequately assess how the proposed rule will impact our State -- for example, Wyoming's budget, local government funding, and jobs," Governor Mead wrote.
Source: http://governor.wy.gov/media/pressReleases/Pages/CitingNeedforAnalysisonWyoming,GovernorRequestsCommentPeriodExtension.aspx


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Palm Pre Plus Specifications | Review
Palm Pixi Plus Specifications | Review
source: Walmart via Mobileburn
1. rwolf1984 (Posts: 532; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are huge improvements over the device that landed on Sprint...its the design of the device and the app store that are hurting the Palm...hopefully the elan whatever that is will help. i like WebOS, but i don't see myself ever owning a palm product because of iPhone, Android and the coming Windows 7. . .
2. rjt185 (Posts: 257; Member since: 11 Jun 2009)
ok so I analyze financial statements for a living ... and all these extreme price cuts Palm is engaging seem quite radical. granted the more WebOs phones you get out there the better it looks for your figures thus raising investor confidence and thus the stock price. But if someone can't afford the Pixi at $79.99 ... what makes them think they can afford the Data Plan in the long run in addittion to the buying of apps which is what Palm accountants must be banking on for the revenues. it's a risky move ... but I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.
3. rwolf1984 (Posts: 532; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Palm under performed significantly last year. Specifically, the Verizon handsets. Palm had a modest performance with Sprint and in order to keep up with Verizon's Android and blackberry offering Palm has contracted a company called Market Source to send "Smartphone Ambassadors" to Verizon and Best Buy to educate, train the sales team and customers and push sales in stores across the country. I withdrew my application as soon as I found out it was Palm. This company also does work with HP, Ford, Apple and John Deere. I was really hoping the job was for a new iPhone, iPad, HP netbook, HP Slate, HP phone, something Android or at least something that has a chance of actually selling!!!
5. BigCTM (Posts: 9; Member since: 25 Oct 2009)
The Verizon handsets were not released until late January of 2010. So this had nothing to do with Palm's performance last year.
7. rwolf1984 (Posts: 532; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Holiday qtr numbers and 1st month VZW numbers were reported roughly the same time..2010, 2009...same story for palm disappointment
4. DonLouie (Posts: 594; Member since: 22 Dec 2008)
This could mean some more Web OS devices are on the way, I want to see both moto and palm do well because they are American. I see all these people downing the design of the Pre but most have never had one for more than demo time in store and some of those that tried it went in prejudiced. That flush gesture area makes it so much better because now it's not in the way opening 50 cards and every uses 8GB of memory within hours or days of purchase, those are the only advantages over the original but that's purely cosmetic. I'm not paying $50 more for some crap that I don't need, 5 cards is cool and never used up the memory so continue cheering because the C40 will be the best yet.
8. rwolf1984 (Posts: 532; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Don...your making Sprint jealous with all this love you're giving palm today.
6. corporateJP (Posts: 2458; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
Palm's dead, son.


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The facilities were immaculate and comfortable. And my wife really liked the shampoo!
Expensive breakfast and wines!
almost new facility, clean rooms, very good location near highway and airport wi-fi coverage only within common areas, breakfast not included in the room price
Excellent rooms. Restaurant buffet option good value and very good range on offer. Main menu also good. Wines a little expensive. Shuttle driver did not check if anyone else was waiting in reception before departing. With a 30 minute wait between buses this would have been very inconvenient if we hadn't managed to stop him leaving without us.
room, wellness area long waiting for food at the restaraurant
easy to access, nice modern design and ambiance, motivated friendly staff no smokers corner inside
As good as I expected - high standard of NH Hoteles at a very reasonable price!
Though fairly small in size, the room was modern with great bed and flatscreen TV etc.. The bathroom in comparison was large and well equipped.
very kind people , even very late at restaurant
Room service was poor. The excuse I received was that they do not have a team dedicated to this service, which to be completely frank is non of the the customers business. We asked for some hot water, one waitor even dared to charge us 10 euros because he was so busy downstairs! We waited for an hour, and eventually got fed up, went down to the restaurant ourselves with a kettle asked them to fill it up.
The rooms
Everything in the room was designed to be useful in the best way. This was evident.The facility looks new and gives a very comfortable feeling. An ironing board would have been useful.
close to airport, also close to sbahn and bus stops no
brand new hotel, clean, nice rooms, well equiped, good breakfast in short excellent value for money on our way to the ski slopes of Austria dinner opportunities in the immediate neighborhood are limited (hotel does not have a restaurant that offers dinner) The flying boat restaurant around the corner offers some nice Italian food though
Very comfortable bed, nice and homelike room. The teapot in the room. The possibility of bar breakfast in convenient time, f. example at 5 AM.
As Priority Club Member I stay at the Holiday Inn Express hotels a lot all over Europe and globally- this hotel is exceptionally good with regard to friendlyness of staff, service and outstanding I found the breakfast- even when you have to leave ealier than service would start, will stay again and can only recommend to any traveller! Maybe a small bar menue for the evening hours would add value?!
Nice clean hotel. Good parking. Comfy bed No Fitness centre, no restaurant and therefore no food after breakfast. Such a pity to allow people to smoke in such a nice clean new hotel
Friendly staff, excelent conditions, very good breakfast, very clean. Good position for airport, and not far from S-bahn ( 7 min walk ).
The hotel staff was very nice and very efficient. We checked in late and they had everything ready for us right away. Very impressed. The breakfast in the morning was also very nice and the staff was very nice. The room was pretty standard. there were some stains on the carpet but all in all, it was very clean and with a comfortable bed.
lacation.. near airport yet silent. at 4:00 am, fire alarms went on with no apparent reason. It was not possible to sleep the rest of the nignt.
Everything was quite perfect No complaints
maybe new hotel , but missing a fitness room.
I like the glass of sparkling wine upon our arrival (as welcome). There were apples available instead of sweets! Grate idea! Everything was impeccable
Clean, quiet, location. No free Wi-Fi (comes at a considerable cost through SwissCom), which is a standard all over Europe nowadays.
location and restaurant the room presented on the booking.com site when I have made the reservation was not what I received when I got there, there is a difference between what we saw on the site and what room we got. It was pretty small, considering the price asked for it. Fortunately we stayed only 2 nights. But anyway, the services are very good.
Hotel staff and food Single room was too small, windows to noisy road
Excellent room, nice furbishing, good restaurant, nice location. On a warm day, the room is simply too hot, as not equipped with airconditioning. The hotel is located close to a busy road. To dampen the noise, windows and screens have to be closed.
Hotel staff was very polite. Breakfast was excellent.
It was just ok.
welcoming reception can't say anything is wrong
Nice hotel, good restaurant and beautiful bar... It is imposibile to smoke a cigar...The place where can smoke is location bad, and was very could inside..
The food is fantastic and the location for shopping and sightseeing is great
the quiet place
Nice hotel.Helpful staff.Conviniend place.Highly recomented
Very nice hotel, frendly personal and a good Chef, very good value for the price for room, also nice swimming pool and sauna
Dinner, sleeping No facilities
The food was excellent, it was a surprise.
service, food, room (esp. bed quality) the swimming pool was very cold
Beautiful location with large rooms, good service from the staff and good quality of the food
hotel location,nice staff, sometimes no hot water for shower
The flexibility - both late arrival and prolonged breakfast were handled with the smile of the staff. The style of the hotel - with it's spacious rooms, huge windows, nice view and a comfortably sized swimming pool. All at the moment of our stay being changed to a modern, feng-shui-kind of style. Just a small thing - when there were the bathrobes in the room, than it would be comfortable to get changed in the room and walk to the pool already in the swimsuit.
we had a room at the back of the hotel with a spectecular view. restaurant food and breakfast was also excelent. 4 free drinks per day from the mini bar. just a 15 minutes ride to Tubingen. We recommend this hotel. it was a bit warm in the room and restaurant
excellent friendly staff and service for checking in and getting food and early and late hours very helpful when travelling on business
Good clean hotel, close to S Bahn, just one stop from the airport and Fair Ground. Excellent Breakfast and practical restaurent
Nice airport shuttle Front desk clerk want to charge a higher fee than quoted online. She is rude and unfriendly.
Over priced, no free wifi, very cheap looking bathrooms, no free parking, restaurant, which has a very limited menu, was out of the too dishes I had chosen and the one I got was bland. No minibar, really basic, and the location is not convenient as an airport hotel.
Good price, clean and near the airport. Flying out early the next morning, this was a great overnight stay to avoid driving too early "in case" of traffic etc. The surrounding area is pretty industrial, not sketchy, but not a great place for an extended stay, especially on holiday.
The hotel is advertising free shuttle to the airport However the shuttle operates only from 4:30am to 8:30am and from 7:00pm to 11:00PM
Very good hotel,with excellent spa center,very nice surroundings,especially if you are going to spend time in Metzingen shopping centers.Personnel was very friendly and food in restaurant was very tasty and well made.
Very friendly and helpful staff, great breakfast, free parking, free internet, comfortable room. No elevator in the wing where my room was located, so had to carry luggage up stairs.
Nice location, pleasant staff, good food in restaurant, nice sauna and relaxation area very slow service in restaurant. No longer has a fitness room although mentioned in the hotel description
everything was ok, nothing to complain.
Hotel staff are friendly. Food is good. Lack of car park space.
Great location, friendly staff No airconditioning
to have a good rest after driving a lot nothing
Room at street side are loud
Warmth and food. Excellent service in the restaurant.
it was nice and quite
The staff is extremely friendly and the hostess at the buffet was very helpful. The food was standard but the presentation is excellent; ventilation needs help in order to close the window to block noise from the main street traffic outside the hotel; furniture a little dated: the easy chair could have been alittle more comfortable.
The bar which was a smoking area ! This is not acceptable !
Excellent quality rooms and service. Very politte & pleasant staff
It is good value for the room and the breakfast is very good. The staff are extremely helpful, friendly and accomodating. The hotel had a great visiting room in the basement. They had bikes to borrow too.
Excellent breakfast, everywhere immaculately clean
Good hotel for exploring Metzingen outlets, nice staff, pleasant breakfast
Nice and comfortable rooms, quiet location, good breakfast, very nice staff and free parking just by the hotel.
The rooms are
Free wifi. Pet allowed for free. Only german newspaper
Spotless clean. Very quiet. Very nice space and rooms. Beautiful breakfast.Very nice staff.
location, Sunday breakfast, large comfort double room, Maybe better info on Internet about reaching the hotel from various directions (local map would be fine).
near my work destination old style 70's
staff are very friendly. very helpful, Pillows were too soft , this was the case with most of the hotels we staid in
Far from 4 star hotel.
Breakfast Rooms do not have Air Acondition
The friendly helpfulness of the reception desk staff Needs updating - everywhere. Restaurant service was very slow and poor (food was OK).
Staff is very kind and helpfull. This hotel looks like 3 star or less from the outside. Also the lobby and reception area should have a refreshing update.
Very friendly staff. Easy to find the way. 1 l Coca-cola 6,50 euro is not ok!
Excellent staff. Facitilies were acceptable. Location was tolerable. Only a one night stay, but would stay there again on a repeat visit. The location was right next to the motorway and leaving the window open filled the room with exhaust fumes.
I like the brekfast, how the room was cleaned, I liked the staff on the reception. I did not like when
spacious room, friendly staff the heating at the main room wasn't working, hotel's restaurant wasn't working either.
The staff were very attentive aand the restaurant was excellent
nothing location is not good and service are not good
value for money, no fuss good breakfast!
There are far from cleanliness... It was terrible.!
calm environment and got a free room upgrade. the room was very spacious. spiders in the room
It is a charming place with a very comfortable and home-like feeling. The staff was wonderful and the place was very clean and quiet.
Cleanleness, great breakfast, nice beds
good parking facilities, silence smell in the common premises
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Good location n/a
It is the nearest to our destination not possible to rest-construction work at 7.00
The size of the room was good and the verandah a added bonus. As expected the cleanliness was first class. The central heating system needed bleeding and the mini bar had been used before our arrival and a half empty wine bottle left in the fridge a better stock control method required
Shuttle to and from the airport/messe was very comfortable. There is ni english speaking TV channel.
Very nice hotel. Rooms where all new decorated, new furniture and new bathroom. WiFi internet was free to access from my room. Further the restaurant had a good menu.
Charming, efficient, welcoming hotel with a great breakfast hot water took a bit long to run
Nice and helpful staff; free escort to/from airport even late at night; new and clean rooms; best value for money.


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Jude Law is Lickable
The lickable Jude Law emerged from his North London home earlier today after what seems to be a long night. Jude, 33, carried around a bottle of water and aa cranberry-flavored Emer'gen-C Vitamin C super energy booster (personally, I dig the lemon lime). He was headed to a film studio for a bit of work…
Inset: Jude dropped by to watch the Spurs play soccer and prepare for the UEFA Cup against Slavia Prague. "I started supporting Spurs because of my grandad, Eric Law, who was a lifelong Spurs fan," said Jude. "He took me to my first Spurs game and I've been coming ever since. I've been bringing Raff (his son) along as a Season Ticket Holder for the past five years and it's been quite an experience."
More pictures in the gallery of Jude Law out and about in Primrose Hill yesterday with 3-year-old son Rudy Law. Jude told paparazzi that "He was not a celebrity, he was an actor". Check it!
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