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doublehumps, camelhumps, or aftermarket?
i would like to put a good set of heads on my 350. i want a good street motor that makes 350-400 hp with lots of torque. will the gm heads above make this much power with 9.5 compression. they made immpressive hp back in the day but that was with higher compression engines, right? what are the valve sizes on the 2 gm heads and the combustion chamber sizes. thanks
using GM stock production heads for serious street horsepower is a waste of time and money, the camel backs are all over thirty years old, they all need so much work it costs as much as aftermarket heads and you still haven't the flow of an aftermarket SR type head. i see inexperienced people every week bring in camel back heads that they just got a real deal on ($300-400.00) then have to tell the valve guides are shot, the valve stems worn, springs gone, and to use modern fuels they have to have seats and stainless valves. don't try the reverse flow corvette heads either, someone has been stealing them from GM in this area and selling them to kids and people who don't know better. they try hose fittings in front to bypass water to the intake etc. it doesn't work,one guy brought his heads in to be milled three times before giving up on them, warped beyond belief.
I have a set of camel humps on a 9.5:1 406 in an 80 malibu with a solid flat tappet cam and it runs 11.80's on motor and 10.50's on a 175 shot.I agree that there are better heads out there,but I didnt need to do much to mine.I have the stock 1.94/1.50" valves that they came with,with a set of thread in liners,and a 3 angle valve job,and I blended the bowls.I did no other portwork.I also ran these heads for 5 years on my 73 camaro street car with no hardened sets and used unleaded pump gas.I pulled them apart to put in new springs when they went on the malibu and the valve job was fine.I relapped the valve and they are still running strong.They are factory screw in studs and guideplate heads that I got when I parted out a 83 powered V8 Vega that I bought for $400,so they cost me nothing{I sold the car without the engine for $1000.I wouldnt pay more the $100 for those heads,but they are out there for that price.I payed $150 to have them cleaned and the liners put in,and I finished the valvejob myself with a cheapie old stlye valve grinding setup.This engine replaced a roller cammed 355 with dart 2 heads and 11:1 that ran 12.0's,so it is obviously doing something right.
how bout the doublehumps are they any better than the camelhumps, or should i just buy a set of S/R Torquers from world castings.
Camelhumps and double humps are the same thing its just slang for the little shape on the fronts.
My uncle had a 1980 Monza with a 12:1 331 with 2.02/1.60 double humps with stainless valves the car ran 6.3 in the eighth.
Its my personal belief that unless you wanna run in a serious competition class camel humps are still the best.But it is getting tough to find um in decent shape.Although I seen fully preped ready to run 2.02s for $600 at Carlisle.
everyone told me they were different heads shows what they know. well since the gm heads are hard to find and i would have to have them rebuilt and then to get them to run good have them ported and bowl job. that would probably cost the same as a good set of aftermarket heads. so would the S/R Torquers give me the power i'm wanting. in summit it says they make 30 horses over stock.
Well, if you trip over a set of camel humps, certainly go for it. However, remember there are several versions of the camel hump and some of them don't have accessary holes...bad in a newer autos' (about 70 and up)! I found a good set for 50 bucks (186s). I home ported them (great fun, really),had hardned seats installed, valve guides and stainess valves installed. I've got a little less than 500 bucks in those heads. They are still sitting on my shelf but I plan on installing them on my 400sb with slight dished forged pistons. I'm betting that it makes a solid 400 horse power on middle grade gas and has great street torque! Slip that motor in a mundane, dime a dozen, 80s cutlass with 3.73s and the stock over drive (Chevy engines will bolt up to Olds overdrives)and you have an instant "Yuppie mobile" killer! If you're a bit carefull, I bet you can get the auto and build up the motor for it, for very little, if any, over 3000 bucks! Start saving your pennys!
There is a little difference in the "humps" the later 186 style head had two very small half circles or "humps" at the very bottom of the head. The early 461 style head had a raised casting mark with two humps that resembles a camel's back. I think this is where the two terms double hump, and camel hump came from.
Anyway, there are alot of good double hump heads still around, but you have to know something about automotive machining to separate the wheat from the chaff. You need to watch for cracks, excessive seat grinding {sunken valves} and worn valve guides. I saw a set of 186 heads with 2.02 intakes, and 1.6 exhaust with screw in studs and guide plates that looked to be in very good shape, go for 200.00. The combustion chamber on these heads is very condusive to good horsepower, especially with a little port work.
However, other guys are right in saying the SR head is a better deal, because it's ready to go.
I think the SR heads are well over $550.00 or more a pair. If you can pick up some good double hump heads for 150.00, you are still going to probably spend at least 300.00 more at the machine shop. {Also be wary of amateur port jobs, as alot of the time the port work is crappy, and makes the heads flow worse.}T
thats was my biggest concern that i would have to have them ported, and i don't know where to go to have this done. so i guess i will go with the S/R torquers even though they are a little more expensive. are there any cast iron heads that are better than the S/R Torquers for a strong street motor.
Hey 84Camaro.
Go to www.enginekits.com, scroll to the bottom and check out the pro lightning heads! 675 bucks, fully assembled with 180 or 200cc intake runners, 2.02 or 2.08X1.60 valves, guides and all. Id say those flow good. HG
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This is a little info that sent me after some of these heads, and I like them a lot. Mine have been machined to accept a .600" lift and have new springs. I used an Edelbrock Vortec Performer RPM manifold and a 600cfm square bore carb.
This is from MorTec.com's "notes" page..
If you are thinking about rebuilding a set of old "camelhump" heads or using a set of 1960's or 70's vintage cast iron production heads, check this out first. The '96 and later smallblock "Vortec" 350 cast iron heads are a very hot item. These "L31" heads with casting number 10239906 and 12558062 or PN-12529093 (bare), flow great numbers for a production head, even better than the Phase 2 Bowtie cast iron head, when fitted with 2.02/1.60" valves and bowl ported. The complete heads (PN-12558060) come with 1.94"/1.5" valves and pressed in rocker studs, but can easily be fitted with 2.02"/1.6" valves and screw in studs. Chamber volumes are 64cc and intake port volumes are 170cc. The Vortec heads have raised intake ports and "fast burn" chambers. The heads require the use of narrow body "self-aligning" rocker arms and center bolt valve covers. They will bolt to any Gen.1 block.
The price per pair for new complete Vortec "L31"heads (PN-12558060) is about $425.00 (as of 10/1/01), with 1.94"/1.5" valves, springs and retainers from GM/Performance Parts. You can then use the valve sizes you want to use and drill and tap for screw in studs. However, the intake manifold bolt holes are in different locations than previous Gen.1 heads. Only four intake bolts are used on each side to fit the "Vortec" style intake, instead of the usual six on each side. The correct Vortec intake manifold bolts are found under PN-12550027. Use Vortec intake gasket PN-12529094. The stock Vortec L31 valve springs are good for lifts up to .475"-.480" maximum. If you use a cam with more lift you'll need to change the springs and have the valve guides machined down to clear seals and retainers.
You can redrill and tap the heads to fit the older style Gen.1 intakes, but why bother, Edelbrock has aluminum two and four barrel "Vortec" style intakes out that have the correct bolt hole positions. Edelbrock PN-7116 is their "Performer RPM", dual plane, high rise intake for the "Vortec" heads, while Edelbrock PN-2116 is their "Performer" street dual plane for 4-barrels. They also have two "Vortec" versions of the new "Super Victor" aluminum, high rise, open plenum race manifolds. PN-2912 is for 2-barrel restricted class racers and PN-2913 fits a 4-barrel intake to the "Vortec" RPO "L-31" heads. Vortec style intakes are also available for TBI and TPI setups.
GM/Performance Parts has a dual plane aluminum four barrel intake that is PN-12366573 and fits the unique Vortec intake manifold bolt pattern. GM also has a aluminum open plenum high rise (PN-12496822) intake for the Vortec L31 heads.
well i know i am going aftermarket, but now have to decide on which ones. yea i've read good things about vortecs but i already have performer rpm intake, and edelbrock valve covers. HG them pro lightning heads do sound good 2.05 int. valves 180cc runners, sounds like it would be good street heads price ain't too bad neither. does anybody have these heads or other aftermarket cast iron heads.
i have ran 461x heads and found them to be quite good for my mild ivestment of 200.oo
i believe they flow around 180 stock so do the math if you are looking to save a buck and run under the blow my doors off big buck guys.
I have a set of 461's on a 400 sbc, and they make very good power. They have been bowl ported also. I did spend way too much money on them though, and would not do it again unless I got a cheap set. It cost me $650 by the time I got all the parts and machine work done.
I also recently read an article where the camel humps made more power than the S/R torqers. Can remember the magazine, but they lost about 20 HP on a mild 350 with the torqers. Turns out the larger ports killed port velocity and the small cam did not allow the motor to rev high enough to get the top end power.
Remember, bigger is not always better.
I guess I'm an old timer but I walk past aluminum heads all day at a show but camel humps always make me stop and look. Still the sign of a built engine.
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I am looking for adding a surge protector for my gas-drier and washer machines.
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The one I can find through amazon are 14-gauge.
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Why would you want to just protect that leave the rest of the house unprotected?
Just get a whole house surge protector.
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In fact, whole house surge protector is not enough b/c it only protects surge from outside.
I have purchased several http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-SurgeCu...urge+Protector
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Just thought I would pass on stuff I am learning, by tinkering with my Colt Commander-
Did you know you can slow down the opening [ action] of the Slide of your 1911 Acp by installing a Firing Pin Stop with a square back corner. Then you can take that same Stop and by adjusting the rear bevel, effect the speed at which the slide opens. It is a good counter balance to use if you perform a trigger job and lighten the Mainspring Housing Spring. The above method can allow a weaker Mainspring housing spring to have the same affective resistance [pressure] against the Slide from the Hammer, as the Stock spring.
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The quintessential "pork for chicks" cookbook! There's a whole world of pork to love, as demonstrated in this cookbook devoted to all the favorite cuts from the hog. Plump sausages sputtering on the grill, thick bacon sizzling in a pan, a juicy pork chop from the oven—pork comes in so many wondrous forms. From grilling and frying to braising and pickling, author Libbie Summers has a special way with pork, taking comfortable old-fashioned dishes and updating them with fun and stylish twists. As a child, Summers spent much time on her grandparents' hog farm in Missouri—even wrestling pigs at the state fair— and grew to become a culinary producer for Paula Deen.
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Nestled among the pine and hardwoods and located on river front property (can not see the river from the cabin), the cabin is an excellent way to just relax and enjoy life on the Caddo River. It comes complete with oven and 4 burner stove, full sized fridge, microwave, toaster, dishwasher, complimentary in room coffee, TV and DVD with some movies. (NO WI-FI), screened in upper deck,2 bedrooms, 3 queen beds, two bathrooms (1 full and 1 with shower) , fire ring, charcoal grill.
With your rental, you will have full access of the property and can relax next to the river among the many trees and take in the wonderful and peaceful sounds of nature. Arrowhead Canoe rental is located just across the road for those of you who wish to canoe without the hassle of even starting the car!
We are located approximately 45 minutes from Hot Springs National Park, 45 minutes from Wolf Pen ATV park, 45 minutes to an hour from Camp Albert Pike and Little Missouri Falls, 45 minutes to crystal mines or diamond mines, 45 minutes from Magic Springs, Wild River Country, Oaklawn racing and Oaklawn casino, 10 minutes from Glenwood Country Club and golf course, 1 minute from Arrowhead Canoe rental, and about 2 seconds from relax and enjoy.
Bar-B-Que grills are provided, but you will need to bring your own charcoal and delicious steak, ribs, burgers, or whatever you wish to grill.
The Caddo River is known for it's outstanding natural beauty, serene canoe rides and great fishing.... brownies, large-mouth bass, and perch are plentiful as it is very seldom fished if you like to wade fish.
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We own and live on the property, and after many hours of remodeling have only started renting out our two different properties in the last year. We strive for your satisfaction offering you a 'home away' from home.
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It's too bad that I feel like I shouldn't list recommendations from the people who have found me somehow and leave notes on everything from grocery sacks to napkins since they didn't use homeaway as their guide. I must start requesting more on homeaway! It's a great place to vacation.
We thoroughly enjoyed the cabin. It was nice to have the linens furnished and the cabin was very clean. The area was very quiet and peaceful. We will definitely consider staying here again.
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The house is wonderful and the down stairs bed is amazing. I got the best nights sleep. The owner was so helpful and the people that work across the street at arrow head canoeing were so nice aswell and accommodating. I would recommend them to my family and for sure stay out there again. This was more of a mom get away and was the perfect place for us to relax. On thing to keep in mind though is that if you have ATT cell service you will not have service in the house all other are good. wonderful trip!!!
We had a great time but there was no TV channels or games to play. We went fishing down the street about 1 mile, The river front was not easily accessible for my parents who have mobility issues. We were hoping for a river view from the cabin. In reality it was behind the main house and over the hill. The cabin was clean and comfortable but missing a few essentials for cooking. I would go back again! The owner was very kind and accomodating. We asked to have a crock pot available and there was a new one in the cabin when we got there. It was the get away we were looking for.
We have a family of seven and this cabin is great, Very roomy. We found lots to do local even with a foot of snow on the ground.This owner is the best he made sure that all was in order for our arrival and check back with us to make sure all was good while staying with them. Even better he called to make sure that we arrived back home safe and without any trouble. We will be staying back here again in the spring to go back to this area that has so much to do. Thanks again Wil see you soon
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Albert Chen is Assistant Professor in the Game Design and Development program at Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, CA. He has led students in the development of serious games using game engines in conjunction with the Boeing Company's Skunkworks team, Neurosky (producer of commercial brainwave sensors) and the Ericsson US research team. As Associate Director for Cogswell's Engineering Simulation and Animation Laboratory (ESAL), he led a team that was awarded the Boeing Performance Excellence Award in 2008.
Prior to joining Cogswell in 2007, Mr. Chen was a professional game developer for over twelve years and worked for EA, LucasArts, Factor 5 and the 3DO Company. He has a BA in International Relations from UC Davis and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Cogswell College.


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Even as Yale College students were packing their bags for Spring Break, they received a very emphatic reminder that Winter still isn't completely over yet. Do we dare hope, however, that this is its last hurrah?
The students, many of whom are heading to far-flung locales on educational or service trips, will return on March 25 — hopefully bringing much warmer weather with them.


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Xerox eConcierge Now Offers Xerox Remanufactured CartridgesDecember 13, 2012 No Comments
Xerox announced on December 5 that its Xerox eConcierge software, the company's cloud-based supplies replenishment program for networked printers and MFPs, to include Xerox replacement cartridges or Xerox remanufactured cartridges to eConcierge extensive selection of printer consumables. According to the statement released by Xerox, "Using the Xerox Replacement Cartridge line will allow resellers to offer their customers savings through a lower-cost, high-quality alternative to OEM cartridges."
In its official press release, Xerox stated the following:
"New to the program is the Xerox Replacement Cartridge line, allowing resellers to offer their customers savings through a lower-cost, high-quality alternative to OEM cartridges. Not only will resellers make it easier for customers to replace supplies for any manufacturer's device, Xerox eConcierge helps resellers grow revenue and margins by simplifying the hassle of order tracking.
Resellers who buy through Xerox's distribution partner Supplies Network can now offer the program to their customers. Under this arrangement, resellers maintain the pricing and shipping rates established with Supplies Network, allowing them to offer Xerox eConcierge while maintaining the same profit margins." – Xerox eConcierge Offers Resellers New Ways to Build Business; Drive SMB Loyalty, Official Press Release, Xerox, 12/5/2012.
Xerox remanufactured printer cartridges are practically refurbished toner cartridges or ink cartridges that went under meticulous remanufacturing processes and several quality-control tests to make sure they will be able to deliver the same printing quality and page capacity as OEM cartridges. And since these cartridges can basically be considered as recycled cartridges, they cost lower than the average OEM cartridges. Thus, letting you cut off up 40 or 50% of your total printing expenses.
Another good thing about using remanufactured printer cartridges is that you help contribute in our environment's welfare, conserving resources and reducing your carbon footprint. It's because remanufacturing printer cartridges lessens the increasing amount of cartridges ending up in our landfills, polluting our land with its non-biodegradable material like plastic, Styrofoam and polymer particles found mostly in toner powder.
"With these additions to Xerox eConcierge the door is wide open for resellers to take full advantage of what the program can offer their customers – and them," said Kurt Schmelz, President, North American Reseller Sales, Xerox. "Xerox is focused on helping resellers succeed by delivering unique products to differentiate them in the small business marketplace."
TonerBoss, one of the leading online printer supplies retailer, also offers a wide selection of remanufactured Xerox toner cartridges for Xerox machines like the Phaser, Workcentre & Docuprint series. Tonerboss provides affordable pricing, speedy delivery, and excellent customer after-sales support so you can shop with confidence. Plus, we offer free shipping on orders $49 or more! The best value you will find for 100% guaranteed Xerox toner cartridges.
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On NPR, Bush Vietnam Visit Evokes Talk of 'Weak Christian Aggressors' In Iraq
President Bush traveling to Vietnam was guaranteed to bring out the Iraq-Vietnam comparisons, especially on National Public Radio. On Wednesday's "Morning Edition," co-host Steve Inskeep interviewed liberal author David Halberstam, who reported on Vietnam for the New York Times. Halberstam warned that we needed to withdraw from Iraq because it wasn't worth the death of "some kid in the Ohio National Guard" for an "undoable" goal. Mysteriously, he suggested withdrawal because the Arab media portrayed America as "weak Christian aggressors." He didn't explain how withdrawal would help that image.
Inskeep asked him specifically about how during the Vietnam War, President Johnson sent out Robert McNamara (like Bush dumped Rumsfeld) and appointed new defense secretary Clark Clifford, who turned out to be firmly anti-war:
Inskeep: "Would you remind us, what was the situation in 1967-68 when that other president, Lyndon Johnson, traded secretaries of defense?"
Halberstam: "Well, he was afraid -- Johnson was afraid that McNamara was unraveling under the pressure of being the principal architect of a war that was a failure. That he felt, in his own words, that McNamara had, quote, gone dovish on him. So he fired him, and Clark Clifford was brought in."
Inskeep: "Well, who was that man, Clark Clifford?"
Halberstam: "Clark Clifford was an old-time fixer who had gone back to the Truman years. Johnson thought that he would have conventional thoughts about Vietnam. But Clifford instead, from the very beginning, thought it was a disproportionate investment - didn't work. And where some of the more senior people refused to listen to the word - the reporting coming out of the country - Clifford, from the start, began to ventilate the process and understood that it wasn't working."
Inskeep: "What did he begin to do?"
Halberstam: "He began to try and convince the president that it couldn't be done. He began to try and turn the entire Defense Department to a recognition of the limits of what we were doing, and to convince his colleagues in the other branches of the government that it wasn't doable. And he was pretty lonely in the trenches - Clifford was - for quite a while there."
Inskeep: "What advice would you give Robert Gates based on the experience of Clark Clifford, who had that experience of joining a war in progress and deciding what to do about it?"
Halberstam: "First of all, whatever we do, it's going to be very painful. Staying is going to be painful and it isn't going to work. Pulling back is going to be painful but at least we'll be getting out. That's one thing.
"The second thing is that right now, every night on TV in the Arab world, with Arab spin, in Arab language, there is the taking of the film of what's going on there, and the spin in an anti-American way so that we are profoundly affecting future generations in that area, making them think, A: that we are aggressors, Christian aggressors, and B: that we are weak, Christian - weak and incompetent Christian aggressors.
"It's a twofer, and they're both bad. And the third thing, I would think, is if I had a child -- if we were the parent of that child [?], and knew that the war was considered by the people who were the architects to be undoable, whether we would want to keep going or whether we would want to stop. And that's one of the things we should be thinking about, because it is someone's child. It may not be a child of the upper middle class, it may be some kid in the Ohio National Guard, but we ought to be paying attention. And it doesn't work. And that should be on our mind."
Isn't it fascinating that Halberstam is suggesting that America's foreign policy should be designed with the idea of never offering Arab propagandists a negative image, but he never condemns the Arab propagandist for besmirching our troops or American goals? If Inskeep were doing the interview as an objective journalist instead of serving like a helpful peacenik teacher's assistant, he might ask Halberstam about the flaw in his own spin: If America looks like "weak and incompetent" aggressors, then how does quick withdrawal make us look less weak or incompetent?


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Statewide Wage Theft Bill Fails, Paving the Way for Alachua County's Ordinance
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ALACHUA COUNTY - It's now full steam ahead for Alachua County's Wage Theft Ordinance after a statewide wage theft bill failed to get a final vote during this year's regular legislative session.
Senate Bill 1216 was introduced in the state Legislature more than two months ago by north central Florida Senator Rob Bradley. If passed, the bill would have superseded the county's Wage Theft Ordinance.
While the county's Wage Theft Task Force celebrated the move, members of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce have expressed their reservations. They say business owners need a consistent law across all counties on a statewide level instead of a "patchwork" of different local ordinances.
As for the costs associated with the local ordinance, the county commission budgeted $10,000 for the Hearing Officer process last month. Tattersall says that should be a one-time cost and that the county will add fees and fines they collect as a result of cases they mediate.
The Wage Theft Ordinance is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.
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Mimi Brown and Eric Benet interview video is from a few years ago. Congrats to Eric Benet and his wife Manuela on the recent birth of their second baby girl. Eric Benet has a total of 3 girls. Eric Benet opens up about marriage, children, Halle Berry and Music. See him this week at The Dell Music Center, Thursday August 7, 2014 as he joins Mimi Brown's Celebration of 35 Years in Radio.


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What a First Time Home Owner Needs to Know Before Buying Homeowners' Insurance
If you have just purchased your first home chances are you are very excited about moving in. But before you move in to your new home you will want to investigate your options for homeowners' insurance.
Typically the company that is holding the mortgage on your new home will want a statement from your insurance company that says you have insurance.
Secondly, you want to be covered for any and all issues from the minute you take possession of your new home.
The last thing you need is for someone to have an accident while moving furniture into your new home and you not having insurance coverage to protect yourself in case they are seriously injured and decide to sue you.
When a first time home buyer looks for a good homeowners' insurance policy they can end up feeling confused and overwhelmed by all of the insurance terminology that they may not be familiar with.
However, the more you understand the terminology, the easier it will be to choose the right options and insurance coverage for you and your new home.
There are a lot of questions that the insurance broker will ask you. All of your answers to these questions will assist the broker in determining what the cost of your new home owners' insurance will be.
As well, you may ask for additional coverage. Keep in mind that this may increase the cost of your insurance too.
Questions You Will Be Asked by the Insurance Broker
Type of Home
What type of home did you buy? Did you buy an acreage, condo, townhouse, duplex or single detached home?
Home Construction
How was your home built? What types of materials were used? Will it stand up to bad weather? Where you are located will determine the types of bad weather the insurance broker is talking about. For example, do you live in tornado alley, or a hurricane zone?
Specific Property Details
What is the square footage of your new place? What year was it built? And of course, the address of the property.
Property Value
One question that is vitally important to discuss is the value of your new home. This includes more than the home itself. It includes all of your interior decor, personal belongings, clothes, furniture, appliances, and even items in storage.
The insurance broker wants to know the value of your house and the value of your contents, so that if your place burns to the ground, you will have enough insurance to replace everything.
Sometimes people under-estimate the value of their personal belongings because they want to save money on their homeowner's insurance. If you do this and you lose everything, you will really regret your decision to save money on something so important.
Homeowners' Insurance Policy Deductible
Every insurance policy, whether it is for your home or your car, comes with a deductible.
The price of your insurance is based on how high or how low of a deductible you decide to have.
If you are not familiar with the term deductible, it is the amount of money that would be subtracted from any claim that you make on your insurance.
For example, if your computer is stolen and it was worth $1,500.00 and you have a deductible on your insurance policy of $500.00, the insurance company would only reimburse you for the difference, which would be $1,000.00.
If you wanted to buy a new computer for $1,500.00, you would need to contribute $500.00 of your own money.
The insurance broker will ask you how much you want your deductible to be.
Remember that the lower the deductible amount, the more your insurance will cost, and vice versa, the higher your deductible is, the less your insurance will cost.
Personal Liability Coverage
The insurance broker will ask you about personal liability coverage.
Do you want a million dollars in coverage or more?
This coverage will protect you should anyone ever get hurt while they are on your property. Serious injuries can cost a lot, so make sure that you have excellent coverage in place.
Questions You Should Ask the Insurance Broker
Standard Insurance Coverage
Depending on where you live, certain things will be included in your standard insurance policy and other things will not be included. Ask the insurance broker for specific details.
For example, if your basement floods will your personal possessions be covered?
Will the insurance company send out someone to help you clean up the basement and will they cover the cost of cleaning any carpets or replacing any damaged flooring or drywall?
A standard insurance policy typically covers you for theft and fire. Ask if your new policy also includes coverage for items on your property such as your garage and everything in it, as well as any storage sheds, or outdoor workshops.
Ask if you will receive a discount on the cost of your policy for smoke detectors and security alarm services.
If you live in a hurricane region, ask if you will get a discount on your policy if you have hurricane shutters installed on your home.
Also ask if you will receive a discount if you combine your homeowners' insurance with your car insurance.
Additional Coverage
Ask the insurance broker about additional coverage to your insurance policy for items such as:
- Fine jewelry, fur coats
- Electronics and computer equipment
You want to know if the insurance covers stolen, lost, or damaged items.
As well, ask if the above items are covered no matter where they are lost or what happens to them.
For example, if you travel overseas and you have your laptop and your diamond bracelet with you, and they both get stolen, or lost, will your homeowners' insurance policy replace them. And is there a separate deductible specifically for these items?
Most importantly, ask if these items are covered for full replacement cost and if you will receive a cash settlement.
Burning Down the House
You will also want to ask if you will be covered by your insurance policy for the full cost of living in a temporary location, such as a full service hotel, should your house burn down and you need to live elsewhere while it is being rebuilt.
Finding a Good Insurance Company
As a first time home owner you want to purchase homeowners' insurance from a reputable and well-known insurance company.
If you already own a vehicle you will most likely turn to the insurance company that you have your vehicle insurance with to buy homeowners' insurance. But if you are not quite sure who to go to try asking family, friends and co-workers who they use and what their experiences have been like in dealing with them. You want to make sure that you find a company that will be there to assist you when you desperately need their help.


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Lindsey–and her husband and coach Thomas–stopped by last week during her whirlwind tour of New York City. The Vail, CO native told us she hadn't slept at home for more than two days in over six months! "It's not that fun living at of a suitcase," she admitted, "but I love what I do so it's worth it!"
The alpine skier–who was still sporting a cast on her pinkie from her infamous Olympic crash–is currently in her off-season (it's about time she had a break!), and hoping to head somewhere warm for vacation soon. While her hubby wants to sit back and relax, she said she can only handle that for a bit before she needs to get moving again–her favorite "downtime" activity is tennis.
When she's not training for competitions, Lindsey spends about three hours a day biking (on a spin bike) to keep in shape. How does she entertain herself? With Law & Order episodes on her iPod! She's also guest-starring in a future episode of the show; she'll film it in April. When she's training, she works out from six to eight hours a day. Whew!
Thomas also outted Lindsey's real motivation for winning those medals: the freebies from her favorite designer, Tory Burch. Almost her whole outfit was Tory, from her cute pink tweed blazer to her leather bag and tan wedges. "Hey, everybody needs their carrot!" she told us.
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Rocco House Backpackers Hostel
Pudeto 233, Puerto Montt, Chile
Atmosphere 78%
Cleanliness 92%
Facilities 78%
Location 80%
Safety 85%
Staff 90%
Value 77%
- Free Breakfast
- Free Wi-Fi
- Late Check-out
- Bicycle Parking
- Book Exchange
- Cable TV
- Card Phones
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Internet Access
- Luggage Storage
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Reception (limited hours)
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
Important Information
Please send an email to the property with your arrival time.
Opening time from 6am to 11pm.
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 09:00
Latest Check-out: 10:00
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- No Curfew
- Taxes Included
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to Puerto Montt?
Shared Rooms
Basic 4 Bed Mixed Dorm
Sleeps 4
Room types
Shared Room
Shared Bathroom
Private Rooms
Standard Double Bed Private Shared Bathroom
Sleeps 2
Room types
Private Room
Shared Bathroom
About Rocco House Backpackers
Rocco House has a variety of bedrooms. A fully equipped kitchen can be used. The living room is comfortable for reading, writing, and arithmetic. The dining room seems to be the conversational area. Wifi/computer is provided as is the hot breakfast. Laundry service is available.
Accommodation Information
Rocco House has a dormitory room- 2 bunk beds, rooms with 2 single beds, rooms with a double bed. Two shared bathrooms provide plenty of hot water for showers.
Location Information
Pudeto 233
Puerto Montt
Short walking distance to Navimag Ferry, comfortable walk to/from terminal de bus and town center.
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The euro fell in Asian trade on Wednesday and shares were mixed after eurozone finance chiefs said they had failed to agree on a deal to unlock the latest batch of crucial bailout cash for Greece.
Ministers said in a statement at the end of talks that ended in the small hours that they would meet again next Monday "for further technical work on some elements of the package".
The news sent the euro diving from recent highs against the yen, while it also lost almost a US cent from its intra-day peak against the dollar.
In afternoon trade the single currency bought $1.2753 and 104.37 yen, after hitting $1.2820 and 105.07 yen ahead of the announcement from Brussels.
It had finished in New York Tuesday at $1.2818 and 104.70 yen.
The dollar, which had touched a seven-month high of 81.97 yen in the morning, bought 81.81 yen.
Traders were left disappointed as they had been buying the euro on expectations an agreement would be made in Brussels, while Jean-Claude Juncker, who presides over the Eurogroup has said there were "good chances of an agreement".
However, the meeting ended with a statement saying only that they "made progress in identifying a consistent package of credible initiatives aimed at making a further substantial contribution to the sustainability of Greek government debt".
"It was progress but we have to do a little bit more," International Monetary Fund (IMF) boss Christine Lagarde told reporters as she left the meeting.
The major sticking point had been whether to give Greece, which is in desperate need of the $40 billion handout, an extra two years to arrive at a point where it can raise its own funds.
Juncker had called for that option but Lagarde very publicly disagreed.
Asian markets were also hit by the news, with earlier big gains pared back or wiped out completely.
Tokyo closed up 0.87 percent, or 79.88 points to 9,222.52, Sydney fell 0.37 percent, or 16.2 points, to close at 4,369.5, while Seoul lost 0.32 percent, or 6.14 points, to end at 1,884.04.
In afternoon trade, Shanghai fell 0.68 percent to 1,995.17 -- the lowest since February 2, 2009, while Hong Kong was off 0.66 percent.
Investors had been buoyed by confidence the United States will avoid a fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts and that Greece will get its bailout, while Tokyo's climb was fuelled by a weaker yen.
The yen had been under pressure after the Bank of Japan held off further monetary easing on Tuesday but signalled fresh action could be in the pipeline after saying the economy remained weak.
The currency has weakened since last week, when the man likely to become prime minister after next month's general election said he would push for unlimited loosening monetary policy by the central bank.
There was more gloom for the Japanese economy on Wednesday as finance ministry data showed October's trade deficit nearly doubled to 549 billion yen ($6.7 billion) from a year ago, coming on top of weakening factory output.
On Wall Street, the three main indexes all ended flat on weak corporate news.
However, there was support from the Commerce Department, which said home construction rose again in October following September's strong surge, a further sign of recovery in the crucial housing market.
Housing starts rose 3.6 percent from October, surprising analysts who had expected a fall after September's jump.
Oil prices also saw their earlier rises clipped back. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in January, were flat at $86.75 a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for January delivery added seven cents to $109.90.
Gold was at $1,723.70 at 0650 GMT compared with $1,733.45 late Tuesday.
In other markets:
-- Taipei fell 0.80 percent, or 57.28 points, to 7,088.49.
Hon Hai Precision slid 0.89 percent to Tw$89.1 while TSMC was 0.11 percent higher at Tw$90.5.
-- Wellington closed flat, edging down 1.74 points to 3,971.23.
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This week sees 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' burst onto Blu-ray and IMAX cinemas over 3 decades after Harrison Ford's first outing as the adventurer and is still regarded as one of the greatest action/adventure films of all time.
To celebrate the digital remastering of Spielberg's classic, here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the film:
1. Indiana's original surname was intended to be Smith, but was altered to Jones during the first day of production when Spielberg realised it "didn't sound right". Hard to imagine, but it almost happened.
2. Some of the actors considered for the role of Indy included Jack Nicholson, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Nick Nolte and Bill Murray, with Tom Selleck being Spielberg's official second choice. Harrison Ford was only cast as the lead a matter of weeks prior to principle photography beginning. Jeff Bridges also turned down the role.
3. 'Raiders' was Alfred Molina's big screen debut, where he was unforgettably covered in tarantulas on his first day of shooting. Initially the spiders didn't move because they were all male. A female tarantula had to be added to make them crawl towards her.
4. The famous giant boulder was actually made from fibreglass. After spending ages pushing boulders down a hill trying to get the right sound, designer Ben Burtt noticed the noise of his Honda Civic driving down a gravel embankment was perfect. He placed his equipment near the wheels and began recording.
5. Most of the body blows we hear during the film's fight sequences were recreated by smacking a baseball bat into a pile of leather jackets.
6. Whilst filming in Tunisia pretty much the entire cast and crew got dysentery after sampling the local cuisine. Director Spielberg escaped the illness by only eating tins upon tins of Spaghetti-O's.
7. In December 1999, Indy's famous bull whip was sold for £27,600 at Christie's Auction House in London. His hat and jacket remain on display at the Smithsonian.
8. The scene where Jones fires upon a truck was in fact a botched stunt. The truck was meant to be flipped by a telegraph pole via explosives that lined the floor, but it wasn't powerful enough and made the vehicle tip on an angle, which can be seen in the final cut of the movie. It was not amended as there was no time to reshoot.
9. During a scene where Indy threatens a group of Nazis with a bazooka, actor Paul Freeman is unfortunate enough to have a fly walk across his face and into his mouth. Refusing to break character, he promptly swallows the fly and continues the take. What a pro.
10. Most of the snakes in the Well of Souls weren't actually snakes at all, but legless lizards. They are identified by their visible ear holes which snakes don't have. The scene was a nightmare to film as the creatures not only weren't afraid of fire, they tried to get closer to the flames to warm themselves rather than flee!


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Music professor from Cork, Ireland, focuses on Halbur's Mescher family in his doctoral writing
Handed down from Jerry Mescher's dad, Albert, the family keeps bones-playing alive today. They perform at music festivals and for service and civic organizations. Pictured are Jerry and his wife, Sharon (left), and Jerry's sister Bernie Worrell.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Editor's Note: Sharon Mescher of Halbur submitted the following review of a doctoral thesis titled "The Mescher Bones Playing Tradition: Syncopations on the American Landscape," written by Dr. Mel Mercier, music department head at the University of Cork City, Cork, Ireland. Sharon is the wife of Jerry Mescher, who along with his dad and other family are subjects of the piece.
In 2001, Sharon and Jerry Mescher attended a bones fest in Chattanooga, Tenn. At that fest, they met Mel Mercier, a professor of music at the University of Cork, Cork, Ireland. He was a one-handed bones player and became enthralled with Jerry's two-handed style of bones playing. He listened at length to Jerry's stories about life on the farm and his music.
After returning to Ireland, Mel decided that the focus of his doctoral dissertation would be Jerry Mescher's story and his style of bones-playing.
In January of 2006, Mel and Maura Mercier traveled to the U.S. One of the purposes of this trip was to spend one week taping and interviewing Jerry Mescher. For that week the Meschers and Merciers visited and entertained one another with many stories. When the Mercier's left the U.S, they not only had a wealth of information for a doctoral dissertation; they had formed a close friendship with the Meschers.
The culmination of this 10-year story is Dr. Mel Mercier's doctoral dissertation … and a friendship to last a lifetime.
In 2001, Sharon and Jerry Mescher attended a bones fest in Chattanooga, Tenn. At that fest, they met Mel Mercier, a professor of music at the University of Cork, Cork, Ireland. He was a one-handed bones player and became enthralled with Jerry's two-handed style of bones playing. He listened at length to Jerry's stories about life on the farm and his music.
After returning to Ireland, Mel decided that the focus of his doctoral dissertation would be Jerry Mescher's story and his style of bones-playing.
In January of 2006, Mel and Maura Mercier traveled to the U.S. One of the purposes of this trip was to spend one week taping and interviewing Jerry Mescher. For that week the Meschers and Merciers visited and entertained one another with many stories. When the Mercier's left the U.S, they not only had a wealth of information for a doctoral dissertation; they had formed a close friendship with the Meschers.
The culmination of this 10-year story is Dr. Mel Mercier's doctoral dissertation … and a friendship to last a lifetime.
A 394-page doctoral thesis about the bones? Aren't the bones just a percussion instrument? What could be said or written about this ancient instrument? Are not the bones simply four pieces of wood which are held between the fingers and used to keep time with music? Dr. Mel Mercier, head of the University of Cork City music department in Cork, Ireland, would probably respond with a resounding, "Oh, no! There is so much more!"
In August of 2011, Sharon and Jerry Mescher traveled to Ireland and attended Mel Mercier's doctoral graduation. The trip was a dream-come-true. The core emphasis of Mercier's doctoral thesis revolves around Jerry Mescher of Halbur, Iowa, and his particular and infectious style of playing bones. The thesis also delves into the Mescher family history.
To understand the breadth of Mercier's thesis, here are five of the subjects highlighted within this masterpiece:
— Surveying and mapping the American colonies.
— Settling of the West.
— History of German immigrants settling Carroll County, Iowa.
— Importance of the parlor, the room in which families socialized and made their own entertainment.
— Interweaving of America's history with the Meschers' story.
At the heart of this thesis is a comparison of two intersecting topics: the ethics of hard work on the Mescher farm and the making of music in the parlor.
An author that Mercier quoted in his thesis wrote that while "well-read men who understood the theories of geography" may have directed the colonial project, "people much less literate and far more traditional actually shaped the land." One group of people who shaped the American landscape was the German immigrants. They were dedicated to "precision and orderliness, well-maintained machinery and buildings" and kept their farms clean and tidy. To the German immigrants, clutter would most certainly "spoil the farmscape."
One German family who immigrated to America was the Meschers. At age 12, Jerry's grandfather, Fred Mescher, immigrated to America with his family in 1892. After marrying, Fred settled in Carroll County, Iowa, and began farming and raising a family. He passed on his perfectionist, meticulous, hard-working ethics to his son Albert. In turn, Albert passed on these same work ethics to his son Jerry.
According to Jerry, Albert was extremely particular in his work. For example, every row of corn had to be straight. It had to be so straight that it looked "like you shot a bullet over every stalk." Jerry also remembers that when they raised hogs, "not only did they clean every hog pen every night," they also wiped each and every pig's butt from the day they were born until the very day they were shipped off to market.
When Jerry and Albert worked together outside, there was no question that Albert was in control of all the farming decisions. Jerry learned early that Albert believed no one else could do the work as well as he could.
"Outdoors, on the land, the relationship was more dissonant, and father and son found it hard to pull together."
Jerry's ideas on how to make the farm more efficient fell on deaf ears. Nonetheless, Jerry admits today that "I am built like my father."
Albert's perfectionist farm ethics carried over into his musical life. In the family home there was a parlor.
"The parlor was common in rural homes by the end of the 19th century. It was often furnished with plush furniture, oil paintings and heavy curtains, all of which served to construct the parlor as a sanctuary."
This special room shielded the family "from the miseries of the work."
As a young boy, the parlor became Albert's haven from the strenuous and ever-present farm work. In that room he taught himself to play the mouth harp, the accordion, and the bones — all accompanied by the player piano.
It was at this piano that Albert created his first bones arrangements. He did not have a teacher; he was not only the student; he was the teacher. As he played the piano rolls and listened to the music, he would keep time with his bones. Listening to the music on the player piano, he created different rhythm patterns that fit each measure of each piece of music.
As a child, Jerry sat in the parlor and watched his father play the bones along with the player piano. Albert would sit trance-like while holding his ebony bones out to the sides.
Jerry was inspired by his father's bones-playing and took every opportunity to practice on his own. Initially, as Jerry practiced and practiced, he received very little encouragement from his father. This did not deter Jerry. He contends that once Albert realized he was serious about being a bones player Albert "invited his son into the parlor and began to share with him his relationship with music."
The discordant relationship of working on the farm disappeared between the father and son once they entered the "sacred space that was the Mescher parlor." In the parlor, they "were transported to another world." They were now a team and had the opportunity to play together for about 12 years.
After Albert passed away, Jerry purchased the family farm. He had watched and learned from his father and strived toward perfection and exact detailing in his work. Before adding any new building to the property, Jerry would fly his plane over the farm and decide on the best building site. As Jerry describes it, the buildings "are all aligned due north and south and look square with the world."
One might think that Albert's legacy of playing the bones stopped when he passed away. No, it did not. Jerry continued to carry on by himself, always wishing that he could pass this talent on to others. Eventually, his sister, Bernie Worrell began to play and teamed up with Jerry. Then, Jerry's wife, Sharon, learned to play the bones and teamed up with them. Now, whenever logistically possible, the three play for several music festivals. Jerry and Sharon enjoy traveling and playing for service and civic organizations. As the Meschers know, without Jerry there would be no story.
Fortunately, the story does not end with the Meschers or Mericier's dissertation.
Jerry's desire to pass his talent on to younger people was realized in 2010. At the Le Mars Country Music Festival, a young boy named Joseph Kooi attended the Meschers' bones workshop. Joseph took home a set of bones. At the 2011 festival this extremely talented young musician performed. The Meschers were shocked, amazed and thrilled to witness his accomplishments in one year. Indeed, the legacy of the Mescher bones-playing style had been passed on to another generation.
Thank you, Dr. Mel Mercier of Ireland for bringing such life and vibrancy to one American story born in a parlor in Iowa.
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