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Outdoor Pens & Runs for Tortoises
- stars & other small, dryish area species -
Angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata)
Star tortoises outdoors
Tortoises love being outside! Outdoors, they can "live a tortoise life" exploring, grazing, and basking. If you have any outdoor space, please do provide an outside pen for your tortoises. Nothing beats real sunshine!
I keep my Sri Lankan (Geochelone elegans) and Burmese Star tortoises (Geochelone platynota) outdoors when the temperature is around 70 °F (21 °C) and above. Also, when it's warm and not very windy, a temperature of 65 °F (18 °C) and above is often sufficient as long as the enclosure is in the sun.
Ideally, never keep Star tortoises outside overnight if the temperature falls below 60-65 °F (15-18 °C), unless they have a warm house they can retreat to. They may tolerate lower temperatures, but why take the risk? Be especially cautious in wet and cold conditions. I do not leave my Star tortoises out at night for temperature and security reasons.
Golden Greeks outdoors
My Golden Greek tortoises (Testudo graeca) are much more cold tolerant than my Star tortoises. My Goldens, except the smallest babies, live outside year round. I live in a warm, but not hot, climate with mild winters where the night temperatures almost never go down to freezing. My Goldens' heated night houses keep them warm year round. Although, during summer, spring, and fall no additional heat is required in my area.
Landscaping pens
It's a good idea to supply the tortoises with plenty of plants to eat and hide under, variations in the ground level, several shady hiding places, and a choice of substrates (e.g. soil, rocky area, damp, dry). Obstacles, like rocks or logs, and small mounds of dirt create many different paths for the tortoises to follow.
Typically, Indian and Burmese Star tortoises like to hide under bushes. Beneath the scrubs, they may scrape the surface of the soil a bit, but that's it. All my Stars love to hide under grassy bushes when outdoors. :O)
GO BIG !!! Give your tortoises the biggest outdoor pen you can. They will appreciate it. The only exception are hatchlings and youngsters who will do fine in a small pen for the first year of life or so. Babies and small juvenile tortoises would get lost (you wouldn't find them) in a big enclosure. For them, the enclosure should have a predator proof cover also.
One of the Star tortoise pens and a covered hatchling pen. My Stars love hiding in the tall grass clumps.
One of my Greek youngster pens late in the afternoon.
Avoiding cross contamination
For babies, I build my outdoor tortoise runs long and fairly narrow. This way I can reach all parts of the pen without having to step into it. This helps avoid cross contamination between pens of different species.
However, outdoor enclosures that are large, wide, roundish, and have irregularly shaped walls, not straight, will look and feel more natural to tortoises. Installing solid frame lids for these pens is difficult though because the walls are asymmetrical. For supervised daytime use, bird or pond netting can be utilized for light-duty protection if you build a support frame or a center pole to hold it up.
For my larger pens, I have a a designated pair of garden clogs for each enclosure. This helps prevent transferring microorganisms and parasites between pens, for example, in tortoise poop stuck to shoe bottoms. Remember to wash your hands thoroughly in between, too. Also, do not share water and food dishes between different pens and especially not between different species.
When building isolation pens, or pens for different species, it's useful to leave several feet of buffer zone (empty area) between the pens to help avoid cross contamination. The wider, the better. For example, if pens share a wall, soiled water can seep from one pen to another, especially if you build your pens with wood. On the other hand, large and heavy concrete blocks can obstruct ground water flow quite well.
I give each tortoise species its own reserved area of the backyard. I do not mix species or overlap their outdoor living quarters.
These pens have buffer zones (extra space) around them. Buffer zones help prevent cross contamination between different species.
Cover netting
Bird netting works for supervised daytime use, but it is NOT sturdy enough to keep serious predators away, especially if you leave your tortoises outside overnight. Bird netting is affordable, almost invisible from far away, available in many widths, can be cut with scissors, and it prevents cats from using tortoise pens as their toilets. Typical grid size is 1/2" x 1/2".
Deer fence netting is made of thicker, stronger plastic than bird netting and has larger mesh openings (1" x 1"). It's stiffer and easier to work with than flimsier bird netting which gets caught on every little snag and spur. Deer netting may be too narrow to cover wide pens, but smaller pieces can be joined together with zipties to cover larger areas.
Bird and deer netting is ok for supervised day time use, but it's NOT strong enough as a permanent predator barrier.
Hardware cloth
Bird netting and deer netting are NOT strong enough to hold bigger dogs and other predators off tortoises. Be very, very careful if you have dogs, and protect your tortoises at all times. Dogs love to chew tortoises!
A safer outdoor enclosure cover would be tightly woven steel hardware cloth in a strong frame attached securely to the pen. Steel hardware cloth is resistant to gnawing by rodents and other sharp-teethed animals. The openings should be 1/2" or smaller to keep all sizes of rats out and 1/4" to keep small mice out.
The 1/4" mesh hardware cloth is typically made of 23 gauge steel. It's fairly easy to work with and cut to size. The 1/2" mesh hardware cloth is thicker and less flexible being made of 19 gauge steel. It's stronger, but also much more difficult to cut than the thinner 1/4" hardware cloth. It can be a real pain in the bu** if you have to cut complex shapes out of it.
Caution! Leaving dog, cat, and commercial tortoise food outside overnight attracts rodents and other predators. I empty all food and water dishes every evening and refill them the next morning.
Stone block pens
I have used wooden enclosures, chain link pens, welded wire mesh kennels, dog play pens, and stone block walls as tortoise pens outdoors. Decorative stone blocks are my favorite material to use. They look great but are fairly expensive to buy in large quantities. Plus, they are very heavy to haul home from the store. Auch!
I like enclosures build with natural looking stone blocks better than ones made with plain concrete construction bricks, aka cement or cinder blocks. I just casually place the stones on top of each other. This makes my backyard look like it's full of ancient Greek or Roman ruins. Maybe an archeological dig site. :O)
Stone block pens have many advantages. They can be build in any shape, and later moved or enlarged as needed. Stone blocks are very durable and can't be eaten by insects. They can be painted to match your outdoor decor. Stone blocks also retain heat from the sun for a while and can provide warmer areas during the evening. No special skills or tools are required to build stone pens. Just lift and stack. :O) Smaller tortoises cannot push or move these blocks because they weigh about 20 lb each.
To help prevent escapes by wall climbing, you can build the top layer with larger or flatter stone blocks to create a small overhang. A wooden "lip frame" is another choice. A wooden top frame also allows for easy fastening of wire top lids.
For diggers, you can lay an extra line of big stone blocks on the outside of the walls. This way your tortoise would have to dig through two block widths to get out. With daily inspections, you would probably notice any escape attempts before he got that far. Or, you can place flat concrete pieces dug down into the dirt next to the inner wall edges.
One negative aspect of stone blocks is their hard, rough surface. If your tortoise is a fence walker and likes to patrol the pen perimeter, he may scrape his shell against the surface of the walls. This can cause some scute wear and tear in contact areas, but it's usually only cosmetic. Lining the insides of the pen walls with some smooth material, like thin wood or plastic, will prevent it.
Stone block pen for adult Golden Greeks. Cap those corners. Many escapes happen due to corner climbing.
Wooden pens
Wooden outdoor pens are popular because they are easy to construct and can be fairly inexpensive, especially if you happen to have left over scrap wood from other projects. Wood pens can be build in any size and height.
The main problem with wood pens is that they have to be bottom or perimeter proofed for digging tortoises. If the bottoms of the walls are not well secured, strong tortoises can easily push themselves under them and slip away. Or, they can quickly dig under the thin walls and escape.
Covered corners provide shady hiding places and help prevent any climbing attempts. Enclosure corners are favorite climbing spots for tortoises who like to scale walls.
Wooden enclosures work well for adult Star tortoises because they are not big diggers or wall climbers. Babies are more agile and need a pen top for security.
Concrete block pens
Large, concrete construction blocks (16" x 8" x 8") with hollow cores are a popular, easy to use building material for outdoor tortoise pens. They are also called concrete masonry units, foundation blocks, cement blocks, cinder blocks, or breeze blocks. Concrete blocks can be be gray or brown in color. All you need to do is to stack them. You can finish the top of the wall with thinner 2" block caps to hide the holes on the top of the walls.
These blocks are very heavy, 20-30 lb each, and require no mortar to install, unless your tortoises are jumbo size or super excavators. For example, big sulcatas can push the walls down and burrowing tortoises may dig under the block walls to cause them to collapse.
Plain concrete blocks cost less than $1 a piece, but they are not very attractive looking. A more visually appealing alternative to plain concrete blocks are concrete slumpstone blocks. They are available in various sizes, shapes, and colors. They can look like chiseled stone or old adobe bricks with a textured surface.
Chain link & welded wire panels
In the past, I have used chain link dog kennel runs as outdoor tortoise enclosures, but they are not the prettiest of enclosures to use in common yard areas. A less intrusive alternative is to use low height chain link fence mesh. Vinyl coated mesh is available in several heights and colors. Black or green mesh seems to blend in the surroundings better than galvanized.
On the other hand, if you'd like to build a walk in tortoise pen with a top, tall kennel or tennis court chain link panels are perfect for that. Large, outdoor walk in bird aviaries would work as well, but they tend to be quite expensive.
Nowadays, many dog kennels and runs are made with welded wire mesh panels instead of chain link. These modular panels are nice looking, strong, and they are available in several sizes and heights. They can be attached in various ways to create pens in almost any size to fit your available space. The wire mesh is usually black and the mesh openings vary from 1" to 4" and larger.
I have used 1" x 1" grid welded wire mesh panels to build predator secure night time pen cages for my chelonians that stay outdoors overnight. I have not found any welded wire kennel panels (pic) with smaller openings than this. Based on pet rat keepers' experiences, the 1" wire mesh openings are still big enough to let small rodents like baby rats through. This can be remedied by covering the panels with steel hardware cloth. Wire cloth with 1/4" openings is the safest to use.
To prevent your tortoise from seeing through the wire panel walls and trying to get out through them, cover the bottom of the run about a foot high with wooden boards, plants, or chain link fence slats. You can also plant grasses or vines along the sides as a vision barrier.
Wood or plastic timber kits
A fast and easy way to construct an outdoor enclosure for a baby or a small tortoise is to use ready made sandbox or raised garden bed kits made from wood or composite plastic timbers. These kits are easy to put together. Plastic timber pens require no maintenance and they can last a long time because they do not rot.
Some raised bed garden kits even have a wire net bottom and a top frame. Others come with a canopy frame. All you need to do is to attach some wire mesh or netting to the top.
Covered baby pens
Many people like to build their own tortoise pens and houses from scratch, but not everyone has the interest, time, space, or tools to do so. Or the big truck to haul the building materials home in the first place. :O)
I am not a DIY builder, so I am always looking for items that I can repurpose or alter for my tortoises. Rabbit pens and runs can be modified fairly easily for tortoise use. I always look for rabbit runs that use small space (1/4" - 1/2") hardware cloth, or at least have very closely spaced bars.
Here's an example. I chose this pen because it's larger than most and uses 1/2" hardware cloth. Attach two, three, or more of them together to create a larger pen.
This BABY tortoise pen is actually a rabbit run made with 1/2" hardware cloth. It's a well priced, 71" x 36" x 19"H (2,556 sq in) size Advantek pen. It has two top openings and two end openings.
You can join these pens together length wise by leaving the end panels out, or sideways if you cut new openings in the wire netting. The wood is lightweight and on the softer side, so it might not be strong enough for night use, but it works well for supervised daytime use. So easy, no building required! :O)
The landscape blocks around the pen block the babies' view out of the pen and also prevent them from digging under the walls and escaping. In hot weather, additional shade is required, for example, you can drape shade cloth or place wood boards on the side and/or top.
Here's another rabbit pen I've used a a BABY tortoise enclosure cover. This one is an Ardinbir pen (57" x 36" x 22" H) for rabbits and chickens. It's made of solid fir and 1/2" steel mesh. It has a folding top that opens 2/3 of the way and one side access door. You can easily attach two of them together by removing the side doors.
This pen could also be used as a night pen for older tortoises if you secure the sides well. Then during the day, you open the small door to allow access to the large, main pen.
Note: In this photo the pen is NOT YET properly set up for tortoises.
Modular welded steel pens
I have been searching for a long time for strong, large, ready made, expandable, and low height cages for outdoors, and now I have found them! Modular, welded steel frame Animal House panels by Jewett-Cameron are new to the 2015-16 market.
These wall panels and gate doors come in 60" x 30" and 30" x 30" sizes. The standard duty panels have 2" x 2" wire openings and the heavy duty panels have 3" x 3/4" openings. Panels are modular and can be attached in endless ways to create pens in all shapes and sizes, from small to large and low to tall.
As of March 2016, Amazon has over a dozen different Animal House kitsfor sale with free shipping! For example, the Animal House standard duty kit AH 51204 (available here) and the heavy duty kit AH 71404 in the same size (available here) would make great night cages for smaller tortoises. Both are 120" x 60" x 30" high in size.
For more info and examples of these cages, see my blog p.2 and blog p.4 pages.
This one's a small night cage built using the heavy duty panels. All top panels are full size gates (60" x 30") for easy access and the front gate is a half size (30" x 30").
I placed the heated house more towards the front of the cage so that there will be a shaded area behind it.
Tiny pens for TINY HATCHLINGS
These commercial, triangular outdoor pens are ONLY suitable as short term outdoor pens for HATCHLINGS and VERY SMALL BABIES up to 100g or so. They are somewhat expensive for their size, but if you need an outdoor pen quickly for a hatchling and don't want to build anything, these can work for a while. You can even attach or more of these triangular pens together to create a longer pen. Of course, if you are handy with tools, you could build a much bigger one yourself for less money. :O)
On hot days, the hutch part of the pen should be positioned in a shady spot to prevent overheating in the sun. Always check the temperature inside the hut to be sure! I keep a remote thermometer probe there.
For added stability and safety, you can stake the pen to the ground with dog exercise pen stakes or garden pins. Or better yet, place bricks or concrete blocks around the outside perimeter to create a sight block and prevent digging escapes under the walls.
These wooden triangular pens are commonly sold under tree different brands, for example, Zoo Med, Ware, and Pawhut. Their overall sizes and mesh openings vary by the brand. The Zoo Med pen is the easiest to find because it's sold by many stores and is usually available on amazon and ebay (direct links to pen) as well.
The Zoo Med pen works well as an outdoor pen for the first few MONTHS of their life, up to 50-100g or so. I REMOVE the inner door wall and the floor boards. This allows me to keep the house part cooler by watering the ground inside it.
When your baby tortoise outgrows the pen, you can remove the end wire panel and turn it into an outdoor hiding place. Maybe grow some vines over it to create a shady cave.
The Zoo Med Playpen is quite small, so it's only suitable for TINY HATCHLINGS up to 50-100g in weight or so. For scale, the baby tortoise figurine above is about 2" long. For security and sight block, it's best to place bricks or concrete blocks all around the pen.
I leave the INNER DOOR PANEL AND FLOOR BOARDS OFF. This way, the babies are always walking on a natural surface (soil), not on wood boards. I water the soil, especially under the shade area, to keep the house part cooler and more humid.
I place concrete bricks around the pen for security. This pen is small, but allows tiny hatchlings to spend the day outside safely. Weather permitting. Notice that I've removed the inner door wall and the floor boards.
Caution! During hot weather, the hutch part should be placed in a shady spot, and the whole pen should be located away from brick walls or other structures that can collect heat, emit heat, or block the breeze.
Here's the occupant of the above pen. A tiny Angulate tortoise hatchling. This pen is small, but even then I often have a hard time finding her among the grass! :O)
Climbing & digging
Adult Star tortoises are not very good climbers, but even they may scale enclosure walls if cage furniture or plants are positioned too close to the walls. Babies, on the other hand, can be quite agile! Remember to place all pen items away from the walls and cap the corners if needed.
You have to be especially careful with good climbers and diggers like Box turtles, Greeks, and Russian tortoises. Climbers need pens with high, escape-proof walls and/or cover, and diggers need some kind of dig proofing around the perimeter.
This nimble little fellow is using the flower pot for support to climb up the wall. Photo courtesy of Devin Louis.
These little Burmese Stars liked to hide under this grass bush. So, I let it grow even though it was close the wall. One day I found one of the babies on top of the stone wall. He had used the grass bush like a set of stairs to climb up. He did it twice on one day. Smart little guy. If I didn't have the netting on top, he would have escaped. Needless to say, I cut that patch of grass down.
My Greeks are way better climbers than my Stars! Before I capped the corner, this Golden Greek girl did escape from her pen by climbing up this same corner. Twice. Once with no net and once by slipping under the cover netting. Since then, she has been known as Hudina (female version of Houdini). :O)
You can see how each level of the rock wall slightly overlaps the one below to discourage climbing, but that wasn't enough to stop her. It would be safer to build a free form pen with no straight corners, or one with a lip all around.
Security monitoring
As disheartening as it is, tortoise thefts do occur! For this reason, many tortoise breeders like to keep their exact location unknown and may meet buyers only in public places. Tortoises kept outdoors overnight are the most likely targets for thieves.
I have a video monitoring system that allows me to observe my outdoor tortoise pens from inside my house. Just in case.
Moving tortoises between pens
Natural tortoise rearing proponents are strongly against moving tortoises between indoor and outdoor pens on a daily basis. Some tortoises do find this kind of environmental change distressing while others are fine with it.
Interestingly, I found a 2007 article on husbandry and breeding of Golden Greek tortoises that addresses this issue. It was written by David S. Lee and Mike Lowe of the TortoiseReserve.org. Update: That website is gone now, but you can read the page in the internet archive.
Excerpt: "Group wintering indoors: Despite being moved in and out, and from pen to pen on a regular basis these turtles show no sign of stress and seem content with the routine, often feeding and mating within minutes of being moved. This is contrary to what some authors have suggested as they insist that the captive tortoises should be handled and moved as little as possible in order to assure consistency and to achieve maximum reproductive success."
I move my Star tortoises in and out daily. They seem to have adapted to it without problems. Switching between indoor and outdoor pens is a familiar routine for them.
The keyword here is ROUTINE. Whatever you do with your tortoises, it's best to develop a schedule for it. Tortoises like familiarity and routine. New, unknown places and unexpected changes in their daily life are stressful for them.
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1. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
2. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
3. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
5. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
6. My Prayer - The Platters
7. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
8. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
9. Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell
10. In The Still of the Night - the Five Satins
11. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera) - Doris Day
12. Standing On The Corner - The Four Lads
13. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & The Comets
14. Diana - Paul Anka
15. That'll Be The Day - The Crickets
16. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
17. The Great Pretender - the Platters
18. (You've Got) The Magic Touch - Platters
19. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
20. Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant
21. Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima
22. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
23. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
24. Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin
25. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
26. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers
27. On the Street Where You Live - Vic Damone
28. Poor People Of Paris - Les Baxter
29. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
30. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page
31. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
32. Eddie My Love - The Chordettes
33. I Almost Lost My Mind - Pat Boone
34. Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belefonte
35. Just Walking In The Rain - Johnny Ray
36. It's Not For Me To Say - Johnny Mathis
37. Rock And Roll Waltz - Kay Starr
38. A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer
39. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
40. The Green Door - Jim Lowe
You may notice that the list above doesn't quite agree with "Top 40" or other lists you've seen; that's because it takes more facts into consideration, along with a few intangibles.
Most importantly, the list is weighted by lasting popularity and a particular recording's impact on the course and future of popular song. A prime example is Kay Starr's Rock and Roll Waltz. An excellent song to be sure, it reached the top of the charts and clearly outsold many of the songs listed above it, yet it has not had the lasting impact nor popularity of a lesser-selling Roll Over Beethoven listed above it.
Commentary...note that Tennessee Ernie Ford's 16 Tons returned from the 1955 chart. If you took the data from the second half of 1955 and the first half of 1956, that tune would top the chart. But the real story of course is the influx of "rock and roll." Bill Haley had broken things open, but the aging bandleader didn't have the right look and sound to sustain. Young record buyers put Elvis on top. The King had 9 concurrent singles in the Billboard Hot 100 at one point, an achievement that stands to this day. The Mae Axton penned Heartbreak Hotel was the best selling, most-played song of the year, but time and a whole bunch of wedding receptions has put Love Me Tender on top in the memories of most pop music fans.
Looking at this list from a traditional pop music point of view, there are a lot of classics. Notably absent is Perry Como, who would roar back with a vengeance
continues above, in column at right...
Classic Doris Day footage of "Que Sera Sera," from the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Outstanding! Please note that sometimes you have to double-click the little arrow to get the player to work.
Top Pop Hits of 1956, continued from column at left
later in the decade. But don't feel too badly for Mr. C; his Hot Diggity Dog Ziggity probably belongs on this roster of 40; it's certainly withstood the test of time better than at least six of the tunes listed. And while many music historians point to 1956 as the year the rock and rollers took over, Como did just fine with Juke Box Baby, a song that rocks as much as any listed, and got as high as number 10 on the charts. On the other hand, the bombastic Louis Prima's Just a Gigolo never attained even the top 10, but has proved to have such longevity through the years that it simply forces itself onto this list.
A song that arguably should be much higher is Guy Mitchell's Singin' the Blues. Mitchell's soulful version did a tug-of-war with Elvis for over a month as the two flipflopped for the top spot. Another classic, but not as "influential" over time as the eight listed above it.
Like Elvis, we also see the first top chart appearance of his touring companion and Sun Records' co-star Johnny Cash in 1956. Presley was viewed as a wild country boy; Cash was beyond that. Raw and hickish, he struck a nerve with I Walk the Line. The record sold like hotcakes but sort of took a backseat to catchier melodies. This was to be a pattern for Cash's career for the next half century -- only in death did he receive the credit he was due. Was Cash country? Nashville didn't think so. Was he folk? Rock? Folk/rock? Who knows. He didn't write the best songs ever, nor are any of his performances ranked as the best ever. But across the spectrum of American Music, no artist has been more important or influential over the last half-century as John R. Cash.
|If you don't have this CD in your collection, your collection just isn't complete. Que Sera, Sera of course. Also Secret Love, Shanghai, A Guy is a Guy, It's Magic, When I Fall In Love, Lullaby Of Broadway and others. This link leads to Amazon.com, where they often have a "used" copy available -- fully guaranteed, just like a new CD. And best of all, Amazon is trusted and they have an excellent return policy if you aren't completely satisfied.
|Please read the very first line in the Doris Day recommendation at left...no sense repeating the obvious, but you've just got to have this one if you don't already. Allegheny Moon is here, along with Tennessee Waltz, Doggie in the Window, Old Cape Cod, Mockingbird Hill, Let Me Go Lover, et cetera, et cetera. Doris Day certainly had the movie and tv exposure, but make no mistake, Patti Page was the best singer of the day.

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Borg-Warner R10 Overdrives?
Who's the authority on the old B-W R10's, that were used by nearly everyone(at some point), from the 30's, to the 60's?
I'm using one, as an auxiliary, behind a TH400, and having some seal issues.
I'd like to chat at someone that's familiar with the guts of these things.
I haven't been on for a while, but I'll be checking back, to see if there is anyone around with thoughts.
Back to the top, hopefuly this get a response.
Thanks for the boost boss, but I think, that with all the late model O/D stuff out there, these are obsolete. Guess, I'm just old fashioned, or hard-headed.
btw, Think I got my seal issue fixed. Combination of defective bearing, and too much oil. Now I just need to get the breather tube to quit spitting at me.
P.S. If this thing works out, as far as durability, and simplicity, I may be in the market to buy old o/d trannys, to build conversion units.
Pack,Do you mean the overdrives that went on the back of a standard three speed?
Do you have any pictures of it, I'm curious.
And the main problem I see with the new ones. $$$$
Sorry M&M, but forgot to get pics, before dark. Maybe I'll crawl under it tomorrow. $$$ was my motivation on this from the beginning. I'm not about to give what they are asking for a gear vendors unit. That's more than I gave for the truck I mounted mine under.
Yes, Red, the Borg-Warner R10 overdrive, that was used by nearly every major manufacturer, at some point, between the 30's and 70's. I have no idea how many variations there were, but had to be dozens, given the different tranny's they were fitted to. I think the Chevy units, used behind SM318's & Saginaws, would be best, given the built in slip yoke seal, on the back end. The Saginaw units are pretty rare, '66-'69 only, and really expensive. I've seen a few SM318 units, which would be cheaper, given the lackluster performance potential of the main transmission. I've even read a few articles, that told how to refit one onto a Saginaw 4-speed.
This one was partially modified, before I got it. The main shaft had been cut, and turned, and the shift collar, welded to a slip yoke. I put sealed bearings in, and made a front cover, with mounts. The governor, and speedo adapter were gone, so, I blocked those holes, with freeze plugs.
I'm going to reroute my breather tube, next, and use larger tubing, to see if I can get it to quit spitting oil.
Pack,The only thing I know about them is what my father told me.I have a 54 f-100.My father had a 54 ford car overdrive that he gave me that I was and still might put in my 54.When he gave it to me I told him I would just probably keep it in overdrive all the time because of the 3.92 in the truck rear end.He told me, no you want.He said the carrier that holds the planetary gears were weak and where known to break.
Like you said they put these in everything.It sounds like maybe yours is built up some.This is all I know which isn,t much.I want to know more too.Does someone out there agree or disagree with my fathers opinion?
Some of you flathead guys ,Help us out!!!!!!! And Pack I would like to see some pictures of what you are doing too.Thanks,Carl
Red, keeping it in overdrive will work, until you try and back up. The 1-way roller clutch, behind the planetary, will bind up, until it blows up. I can't imagine how these things could be too fragile. The guts are as big, or bigger, than the stuff found in a modern auto trans.
The guy at Bumper to Bumper in Beloit has one behind a pickup 4-speed, in an early 60's Ford. He says the only real concern is not to let the lube oil get low, or it will eat the carrier gears.
Sorry guys. No pics today. Took the camera down to the shop, after lunch and snapped a few. When I got home, the computer wouldn't recognise the disk, and the camera battery was almost dead.
I'm gonna try a new disk, and a freshly charged battery, tomorrow, after work.
Not clean, or spiffy, but works well.
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Finally got all the demons out, and got some pics under the ramp truck a lil bit ago.
The burnt grease on the exhaust, and undercarriage, is from the faulty front seal, and being overfull. That has stopped, since replacing the seal, and filling to the proper level. When I get the vent rerouted, I think the spitting will be finished, also.
It's also a little filthy, because my last test run was out to a friends farm, about 10 miles out in the country.
A few more pics...
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009 is the overdrive lockout cable, which I put behind the seat. The cable was too shor to reach the dash, and this way, it isn't getting kicked around under the dash. It's in easy reach, right at the end of the seat.
012 is the Eaton axle switch, temporarily mounted to the column. I think I like it there, but the mounting needs some work. Not too ugly, for a 10 minute job.
If I decide to eliminate the lockout cable, and use a solenoid, I can wire it to the direct side of the switch, so it will work like a regular 2-speed axle. Overdrive, or direct lock, and bypass the overrunning clutch, in direct.
Pack,It looks good!Yours is different than the 54 car trans I have.
This one was made into an auxilairy, by cutting the transmission's main shaft, and having a slip yoke welded to the low/reverse shift collar. A roll pin, and a set screw keep it together.
The tailshaft housing varies depending on who was using the unit, but the guts are probably the same. Most of the Chevy's I've seen are similar to a modern transmission, with the slip yoke and seal on the rear end. I think this one is a Nash, Kaiser, or Rambler unit, but not sure.
Mine is lacking the governor, and speedo adapter, that yours probably has.
I have a 65 Chevy pickup unit at the shop, now, that on a SM318 3 speed.
interesting setup you have their... I to collect these old gems, I have one saginaw with the overdrive, (its going to be 4 speed, I already had the case machined) and I have 2 of the older units but I can only make one good one of the 2 (1955 chevy with the 4 bolts) I have 2 of the trannys apart right now on my workbench.
I also have some info that I have collected over the years... maybe we can swap some?
I never considered that this might be a Chevy unit, for an old torque tube setup. That would explain the flange and collar on the back end, and the strange output shaft spline. It's 1 3/16"(or 1 3/8", have to measure again) x 10 spline. I got the output yoke from a Jeep & 4x4 shop, down in Salina.
The rear shaft is from a 64 Chevy pickup. I only had to cut a little of the spline stubs, to get the lengths right. It's basically reversed position, with the carrrier bearing cut off. I can't remember where I got the front shaft, but I think it's a 4x4 front shaft, given the small diameter tube.
That is the problem with being a packrat. I can dig up almost anything, but most of the time I can't remember where I got it, or what it fit. :rolleyes:
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But not to me.
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But not to me.
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LEAGUE CITY, Texas -- Canongate at South Shore Harbour recently began a $600,000 renovation to enhance its golf facilities. The improvements to be completed during the three-year project include significant course renovations and landscape enhancements.
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there is no such thing as a "frontline".
women soldiers have been dying in iraq and afganistan because the whole country is a war zone and there is no defined "frontline".
women are already clearing homes.
they are being blown up in trucks.
they are on the frontline each and every day.
i'm betting they even send out drones from colorado.
the old idea that there is a frontline is now a myth in modern day warfare.
the air force has women pilots flying in those war zones.
do a bit of research. its not that hard.
its not "should women be allowed" because its "women are already doing it".
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text: SUU Strategic Communications SUU Mens Tennis Ends March with Montana on Friday March 25, 2014 By SUU Strategic Communication Related Links Complete Release **For the complete release, please click on the associated link.**CEDAR CITY, Utah - Southern Utah University men's tennis will continue its season on Friday when the Thunderbirds host the University of Montana on the Thunderbird tennis courts at 2:00 p.m.SUU last faced Montana in the program's first match in 2013 and fell to the Grizzlies, 7-0, picking up just three games over the nine matches.Scouting MontanaThe University of Montana will enter the match on Friday with an overall record of 4-8 on the year, including a 2-0 mark in the Big Sky. The Grizzlies have picked up their wins over Gonzaga (5-2), Portland State (7-0), Sacramento State (5-2) and Utah State (7-0).UM swept the Thunderbirds last season in Missoula, 7-0, in the first match in the history of the SUU men's tennis program.This is the PlaceSouthern Utah's roster of six all hail from the state of Utah.Sophomore SeasonSouthern Utah men's tennis is only in its second year of existence, joining the Thunderbird family in 2012-13.Record Setting WinsSUU has logged two singles victories in 2014 after not picking up a singles point last season. Troy Benson captured a 6-3, 6-2 win over North Dakota's Josh Oothoudt and Alex Dial won his first set over Idaho State's Austin Miller, 6-3, before Miller withdrew because of an injury.Benson also picked up his second career doubles victory with a 9-8 (7-1) win over UND's team of Oothoudt and Bakke. Benson teamed with Blair Robbins for the result.


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Stimulated Brillouin scattering effects and suppression techniques in high power fiber amplifiers
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Stimulated Brillouin scattering effects and suppression techniques in high power fiber amplifiers
Zmuda, Michael
Diels, Jean-Claude
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Osinski, Marek
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Optical amplifiers.
Optical fiber communication.
Brillouin scattering.
Optical fiber communication.
Brillouin scattering.
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This dissertation develops a model for numerical analysis of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) effects and the development of suppression techniques for the realization of increased output power levels for high power ytterbium-doped dual clad fiber amplifiers. The overall objective of this effort is to develop and validate a predictive model to assist in the determination of the most effective techniques for increasing SBS thresholds within ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers in order to realize increased power output. The goal is to demonstrate an increase in SBS threshold that would increase the output power potential in ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers by at least an order of magnitude. The approach determines the effect of changing the acoustic properties of fiber cores on the Brillouin frequencies and the effects of various signal modulation schemes on active ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers. In addition, temperature effects and temperature differentials within the fibers are predicted and measured, both with passive and active fibers. Brillouin center frequency responses of various germanium dopant concentrations within the cores, as well as the effects of fiber segment combinations are measured in the lab. The effects of various phase modulation schemes of the signal are predicted and measured for passive fibers. Results from these measurements are used to validate and adjust the model accordingly. Finally, the manufacturability of relevant characteristics required to achieve such SBS suppression is evaluated, identifying constraints and limitations for utilization of low cost fabrication techniques. The final model, validated and adjusted with empirical results, supports the suppression of SBS in standard ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers by over a decade.
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Adobe will release there newest version to the CS family on 12 April. Have seen and heard a lot of new thing so i can wait
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A buddy of mine just picked up a used Martin Gerry Tolman tribute model. I haven't heard it yet, but he is pretty excited. Anyone here familiar with the model? It's a 14-fret dread, probably 25.4" scale I'm guessing, 1 3/4" nut, Engelmann over EIR. Reviews on the web are very positive. I can't wait til he brings it around.
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* The union representing Ontario's provincial police has released two ads targeting Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, a first in its 60-year history. The 15-second TV ads feature a voice-over saying Hudak will tear up the union's contracts, which would lead to "labor strife and extensive litigation." (r.reuters.com/wyt79v)
* Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will leave for Europe this week to discuss the fate of Ukraine. However, he will be dogged by questions over why Ottawa has failed to finalize a multibillion-dollar free-trade agreement Canada and the European Union announced more than seven months ago. (r.reuters.com/bav79v)
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* Sotheby's International Realty Canada is planning to double its presence in Calgary, a testament to the growing number of luxury properties that are selling in the city. Sotheby's opened its first office in Calgary less than two years ago, with about 20 real estate agents. It now wants to grow its team to close to 60 people. (r.reuters.com/cav79v) Continued...


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The Indiana County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly board meeting on Thursday at St. Andrew's Village in White Township.
Several key topics — among them the chamber's new Center for Internship, Act 89 transportation funding and the Challenger Learning Center — were discussed.
Connecting Talent, Opportunity
Many employers in Indiana County have great opportunities for student interns to learn about business and enhance their career potential. Interns can also help those businesses through their education and training. And in some cases, those student interns may also become permanent employees, keeping our talent here.
But there's a problem: How do potential employers find those interns and, conversely, how do prospective interns learn about the opportunities that exist in Indiana County?
At Thursday's meeting, board Chairman Bob Kane with Reliant Holdings Inc. outlined a plan he first unveiled at the chamber's annual luncheon in December to solve that dilemma. Structured as a log-in website, the Center for Internships will serve as conduit between students and chamber member businesses offering opportunities. The site will allow student interns to post resumes that businesses can search based on various criteria to find a potential candidate who meets their needs. The Center for Internships will be linked from the chamber's website, www.indianacountychamber.com.
"We're hopeful our chamber members will find this beneficial," Kane said. "The Center for Internships will serve a clearing house. It just makes sense."
H&W Global's J.P. Habets, who has used students at his business and ultimately hired an intern for a full-time position, agreed.
"It can be difficult for a business to know who to contact for an intern," Habets said.
The site is being tested. The chamber will be meeting with Indiana University of Pennsylvania representatives, area educators, and the Indiana County Center for Economic Operations to ensure the Center for Internships meshes with workforce development goals and current internship programs. The chamber will unveil the Center for Internships in the near future.
Interested students can submit resumes to chamber President Jim Struzzi at email@example.com.
State Issues
Joe Pittman, chief of staff for state Sen. Don White, and Jonathan Longwill, with state Rep. Dave Reed's office, were in attendance.
Pittman said now that Act 89 authorizing increased transportation funding was signed into law, work must now occur to further illustrate the many benefits the additional funding will bring to the traveling public. Longwill added that Reed is working with PennDOT on an event planned for Feb. 27 at the Indiana County Technology Center to outline transportation improvement projects planned for Indiana County. He said also proposed projects planned as part of Act 89 can be viewed on PennDOT's Decade of Investment website, www.dotdecade.pa.gov.
Heading into the state budget discussion, Pittman said state revenues are up slightly, but not enough to equal increasing expenses. In Fiscal Year 2013, state revenues increased by only about 1 percent while state expenses grew 2.4 percent.
"It's going to be a difficult budget year," Longwill said.
The Challenger Learning Center is a bright spot in recent months and something White and Reed have been working hard to deliver, Pittman said.
The Central Allegheny Challenger Learning Center (CACLC) will be dedicated to educational exploration for students, educators and community members. The facility will house a mission simulator, instructional space, micronauts area, emissions studios and corporate/industry learning space. The projected construction of a Community STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy, built in conjunction with the Challenger Learning Center, will allow promotion of the coordination of regional educational institutions to collaborate and offer advanced courses in STEM enrichment/development. The proposed center to be located at the Indiana County Technology Center will serve a 22-county region.
"It will have a generational impact on our region," Pittman said, "bridging the gap between employers and educators."
Robin Gorman with IUP gave a short report stating that students will be returning from winter break with classes resuming Tuesday. She said enrollment numbers for the coming semester are on target.
County Issues
Indiana County Commissioner Patty Evanko reported that the county will be distributing about $600,000 in liquid fuels funding to local governments in Indiana County for road maintenance.
She said also that the PennDOT Bureau of Aviation will be here next week to discuss funding issues with the Indiana County Jimmy Stewart Airport.
The real estate property tax reassessment process is about 40 percent complete.
County Office of Planning and Development Executive Director Byron Stauffer said he has been working with PennDOT and Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) on the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) update. The TIP determines how funding is allocated for transportation projects. With new funding in place, many long-standing projects may see construction in the next few years.
"Rose Street and some of the projects that have been on the books for a long time will be considered," Stauffer said.
The proposed Rose Street Extension 2 Realignment, estimated at $17.9 million according to the PennDOT website, includes a two-lane relocation and new two-lane highway from the intersection of Rose Street with Route 286 (Oakland Avenue) to Philadelphia Street at the College Lodge Road intersection in White Township.
More attention will also be focused on bridge and roadway maintenance in the upcoming TIP.
Stauffer added that a key part of the criteria needed to get projects on the TIP and ultimately into construction is public support. In order to move major corridor improvements like Route 422 forward, it is essential that the business community convey to the SPC and PennDOT, through Public Participation Panel meetings, the importance of these projects to Indiana County.
Business Retention
Stauffer provide a review of the Center for Economic Operations, which includes the chamber, county commissioners, IUP and tourist bureau, efforts to attract and retain businesses and jobs in Indiana County.
Some of those efforts include direct letters to businesses that may consider locating here, trade show attendance and working with the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance on Indiana County-focused events.
"There is a plan and effort to market outside Indiana County," Stauffer said. "Those efforts will be ramping up in 2014."
Elizabeth Hutton with Kuzneski and Lockard Inc. Real Estate said the Indiana County housing industry is strong moving into 2014.
"There are actually a fair amount of pending sales in the new year," she said.
Looking back on 2013, Hutton said transactions increased, which is good news considering the government shutdown and the impacts it caused. But she said, many of those sales occurred after significant price reductions. Sales of homes over $400,000 increased in 2013. Overall the Indiana County housing market is in good shape.
"The market is definitely stabilizing, on target to where we need to be."
Gorman had big surprise for the board as she announced the 2014 Athena and Male and Female Civic Leader Award finalists. The chamber board is the first to learn this news.
Gorman, co-chairwoman for the Leader's Circle Awards Event, said the finalists will be formally announced and introduced to the public at a Recognition of Finalists Reception on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex's PNC Room.
The event is open to all finalists, their families, members, friends, supporters, nominators and the organization's members, references and all others interested from the community. Media representatives are welcome and encouraged to attend. This event is complimentary and no reservation is required.
Gorman added that she is very excited to have this many finalists and, that by accepting the nomination, these community leaders and volunteers are setting examples for future generations.
"Most don't want to be recognized because they don't do what they do for recognition," she said. "But sometimes you have to be recognized to set that goal for young people in our community."
Indiana County Development Corporation President Jim Wiley said Creps United Publications, the first tenant at the new Windy Ridge Business and Technology Park near the interchange of Route 422 and Route 286, is in operation. An official grand opening is planned for this spring.
The ICDC continues to work with PennDOT to determine traffic mitigations required at the 200-acre site that will feature a mix of commercial and retail businesses. Wiley expects access road construction to commence this spring with pad-ready sites available for development this summer. For more information on site availability, visit www.indianacountyceo.com or call (724) 465-2662.
Work will begin next week to construct an 80-foot-tall water tower along Route 422. The tower, needed for fire suppression, will display "Windy Ridge Business and Technology Park" visible to motorists and travelers on the busy east-west corridor.
"People will have no doubt where they are," Wiley said.
Struzzi provided a report on upcoming chamber events and current membership. A chamber chat session for new and potential members will be held on Jan. 29 at the Indiana Holiday Inn. The chamber will also have a second Brains and Grains networking and education session on Feb. 29. In addition, the chamber has partnered with the KCAC and IUP athletics to hold a Chamber Basketball Night on Feb. 15. Chamber members can purchase premium tickets for only $5. Business Expo 2014 will be April 5 at the Indiana Mall. More information about these programs is available on the Chamber's website calendar of events.
Struzzi also said the chamber did well in 2013, attracting around 50 new member businesses.
"This shows businesses find great value in membership and appreciate the positive direction we are taking," Struzzi said.
The next Chamber Business After Hours will be a special Friday night event on Jan. 31 at uPtown Fitness.
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Ahh, ok. Yeah, now that I think about it, 2 inches wouldn't really allow you for much 3d-ing. :/ I've always wanted to try using foam, to see if I could make another (cheaper -_-) keyblade with it, but I've never gotten around to actually going out and buying some foam (plus, I don't even know if we have the proper tools and stuff here to carve it and stuff D You say that you're not good at carving, but you clearly are The shield looks fantastic!
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I wish. My Mom did most of the cutting, I just sanded *innocentgrin*. And you don't need much for carving something like a keyblade, at least a less elaborate one; an exacto knife, a couple grades of sandpaper, and a sharp pencil for the basics. I wouldn't say the stuff is all too cheap though, but compared to wood, for the amount you get per sheet, I guess it would pay off. I think my sheet (2 inches thick, and I cut it in half to get the four I needed) cost a little over 20 bucks. You could definitely make a keyblade and a few with that much, because one sheet was somewhere between eight to ten feet long and two and a half feet wide.
Whoa, that's awesome. How thick is the foam? :O And why would it be a bad idea to use it? (sorry, noobness kicking in lol)
|SoundShinobiYuki replied on 07-08-2009 at 10:27 PM:
The foam's two sheets of the 2-inch thick variety...so I had at least four inches of it to work with so I could get a good 3D shield. And using it's not a bad idea at all; it's the construction standard for a lot of props. The only thing I made a bad idea in using was the stuff that was supposed to strengthen it up (after shaping it, before painting it) so it didn't score and ding and scratch, because it didn't work like I'd hoped. Actually, there's a whole tutorial on how to use the stuff on the Props&Accesories forum. It can answer a lotta questions.
|SoundShinobiYuki replied on 07-08-2009 at 10:30 PM:
and lol, I just now realized what you meant by a bad idea to work with. Some people don't like working with foam, because they're bad with or afraid of using power tools/saws or horrible at carving, and the like. I'm not much good at carving either, but I took it really slow and careful.
Man, good luck with the foam. O_O I was originally considering using the dread pink stuff, until I realised that it would be (for me) a REALLY BAD IDEA.
Can't wait to see what you get done this weekend! X3
|SoundShinobiYuki replied on 04-06-2009 at 08:27 PM:
Thanks! I wouldn't have picked foam either, but my Mom's a contractor so she's a major help with my n00bness on sharp things and large props. I just hope the weather'll be good; we've been having a spell of nasty weather (no snow any more, but raining like crazy) and I don't wanna have to work on this in mom's creepy cellar, lol.
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Thread of the winter.
I think that just because the wrx is 'rally inspired', some think that they can just go out there and be rally drivers.
a BIG +1 on stopping distance. The car still weighs the same - if not more (some people don't know or are just too flipping lazy to clean the snow and ice on their cars)
AWD systems are very useful in the snow and rain, however.
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"Why have I not heard of this band before? Now I remember what real music is supposed to sound like. The Chasers shine like a lonely beacon in the played-out K.C. Blues scene, the last bastion of integrity in a world of pretentious pantomime and panting self-importance. It was a blessed star that marked the birth of this unassuming little band, though greater wonders await the patient listener who stops to consider that they almost never existed, indeed would have surely perished in cover-band oblivion had it not been for this intrepid reporter. I happened to spot them at a greasy spoon called Marcy's Lounge one wild and stormy night. I stepped inside for a moment to dry myself, when suddenly I stopped short- was that Dwight Yoakum blasting out to the approval of several dozen Septuagenarians? No, it was the Chasers. Age was no barrier to these die-hard country fans, moaning lustfully and gyrating to the rhythms emanating from JD and his compatriots on a postage-stamp sized stage."
"Once again, J.D. & The Chasers have raised the bar. When it comes to quenching the sullen rage of an often fickle and indifferent crowd, The Chasers pull it off like the seasoned pros that they have been forced to become. Just last night I stumbled into what passes for the shimmering oasis of our humble burg, an establishment known as the Atlas Saloon. From inside drifted the haunting dulcet tones of Marie Mawby and Jacob Duncan launching into a Neville-induced rendition of "I Fall to Pieces", as the accompaniment of Blue-collared belly rubs sent besotted vibes of fumbling sex to come into the fragile night air. What I was witnessing was no mere cover band re-hashing the same tired numbers, but a living breathing entity of pure song that wafted into the soft spaces inside my ears, immersing me in long-lost memory; the shadow of a more innocent time when people still believed in live music and went so far as to leave their houses and high-tech cocoons to hear it. Simply miraculous."


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I'm in the states' rights camp on this argument. The era of Jim Crow is over. And the "voter suppression" charges that Democrats love to accuse the Republicans of doing is a shadow of a sliver compared to the actual institutional segregation of the South in the 60s that legitimately prevented blacks from voting.
The fact that current Federal statute explicitly treats certain states and municipalities as inferior (which once again underscores the futility of the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment) due to a history of racism is pretty outrageous. It's comparable to the EU forcing Germany to pay a "Holocaust tax" due to Hitler and Nazi Germany's barbaric actions 70 years ago (fictional example).
On legal grounds, I think it would be judicial activism if the Supreme Court struck down certain sections of the Voting Rights Act, but I think Congress should stop reauthorizing the portions of the Act that require certain jurisdictions to submit their election law and regulations for approval in Federal courts.
Do you guys think we still need that part of the Voting Rights Act?
Either keep it in place or move towards Federally set election laws that all States must abide by. Voter suppression is a reality and it was evident in tactics used by the GOP in 2012.
The Jim Crow era may be over, but all the myriad guises of voter suppression is still very much alive. It may well be, today, a sliver of what it once was, but that says far more about how pervasive and institutional it once was than anything else. It still is very much an active ans serious problem today. This is not some relic from the past but an active law that today is protecting and preserving the Constitutional rights of many voters across the U.S. Shelby County, AL, one of the plaintiffs, has even just recently been cited for various voting rights violations.
States and municipalities were singled out arbitrarily but rather, because of endemic and pervasive voting rights violations. Nor is this some permanent Scarlet Letter lingering from a bygone era. States and municipalities can come out from under their voting rights Act obligations upon showing a history free of violations. Should they continue, today, to violate, as has Shelby County, then they rightfully and duly remain under its obligations until such time that they evidence due regard for voters rights. The "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment adheres to individuals, not states or localities per se. That these states and localities were, and still are, violating individual voting rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, it was and is entirely appropriate for the federal government to assure that these individual's rights are duly protected, hence the Voting Rights Act.
I would agree with Rapier that it would be undue judicial activism, to borrow that rather vague phase, to undo an act of Congress that was just very recently overwhelmingly reaffirmed (2007?). SCJ Scalia had some rather disturbingly broad comments impugning the motivation of Congress in reauthorizing this legislation with vast bi-partisan majorities that would open the door to the SC passing judgement on pretty much any legislation based upon presumption of malice in motivation alone. Any ruling should be far more factual and hinge solely on actual violation of the Constitution. I don't think there is, and that the Voting Rights Act is still a current, viable, effective and Constitutional piece of law, but its the opinion of nine other folks that matters.
However, the long list of recent significant violations indicates that this is a present problem that still requires being addressed by all the appropriate sections of the Voting Rights Act. Of course, should states evidence a compliance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act, they can then be relieved of Section 5 requirements.
PS, this isn't specifically a southern states issue as various municipalities in other areas of the country fall under the various provisions too, even if southern state are by far the most egregious offenders past and present.
Furthermore, every election cycle you hear about how the democrats are deliberately trying to suppress overseas ballots for our military. In 2012, they sent out absentee ballots after the deadline. They do crap like this all the time. Do tell me again how it is the GOP and not the Dems that try and suppress the vote?
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I was talking to swede.
I should just take his word for it, right?
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I've heard not all are having the convenience in claiming both financial and legal assistance from their employers, thus, the existence of Iowa workers compensation attorney although cases like such is not only existent in Iowa but to most states in America and probably to other countries too. As much as we try to be as cautious as we can while performing our duties, we just simply can't tell what will happen the next minute.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/2004
Publication Date: 8/1/2004
Citation: Hickman, K.R., Derner, J.D., Polley, H.W. 2004. Response of species diversity within plant functional groups to altered precipitation regimes in tallgrass prairie. Ecological Society of America Abstracts. V. 89. p. 219. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Results from Global Circulation Models (GCMs) differ, but models generally predict that precipitation regimes will be altered and that variability in precipitation will increase. Precipitation change in water-driven rangelands may impact species diversity within plant functional groups (i.e., response diversity). By experimentally removing variability in precipitation, we may gain insight into the sensitivity of grassland diversity to intra- and inter-annual variability in water availability. We used two, 9X10 m rainout shelters to remove inherent intra- and inter-annual variability of precipitation by manipulating precipitation amounts and distribution from 1999 to 2001 on a relict tallgrass prairie in central Texas. Within each shelter, three, 3X10 m areas, each with eight 1X1 m plots, were randomly assigned one of three precipitation regimes: 1) normal distribution (spring-dominated, April-May), 2) even distribution, or 3) ambient precipitation amounts and distribution. The 62-year mean annual precipitation of 87 cm was applied to the normal and even distribution areas in all years; 50, 106 and 114 cm were applied to the ambient areas in 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively. Plant species cover was visually estimated using a modified Daubenmire technique in mid-May and mid-June each year. Precipitation regime significantly influenced Shannon species diversity within all functional groups (perennial, annual and total forbs and C3 perennial grass) except the C4 perennial grasses. Removal of intra-and inter-annual variability in precipitation through the even and normal precipitation distributions increased species diversity within the C3 perennial grass and annual forb groups, but not within the perennial forb group. How this reduction in species diversity within functional groups may affect resilience of this tallgrass prairie to disturbances remains unclear, however, as changes in the variability of precipitation did not elicit a directional shift in species composition nor alter species diversity within the dominant group of C4 perennial grasses.


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I just bought a High Noon brand IWB holster for my Taurus 38 snubby.
starting on my "box of holsters" too.
I read a lot on this forum and learned, it seems, that this is what i'm looking for.
i bought the Split Decision (tuckable w/ cant)
hope this werks for me.
i was torn between 'to cant' or not 'to cant'. ....so i canted.
and i also lost some weight so i have pants and shorts that are an inch or so big on me now so i'm kinda set on that front.
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A preacher who viciously beat his wife for three years, including gouging her eye blind, has lost his fight against deportation.
Reti Falaniko, a preacher at the Penrose Assembly of God church in Auckland, pleaded guilty in 2010 to 11 offences of varying severity, all committed against his wife between January 2004 and May 2008.
Falaniko argued he should not have been deported because he had had a subcutaneous defibrillator - like a pacemaker - implanted in 2006 following a heart attack. He argued he could not get the pacemaker serviced in his native Samoa if there was a problem.
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal, which heard Falaniko's appeal, said his violence against his wife began four months after they were married in October 2003.
Falaniko felt his wife "did not publicly give him the respect he felt ought to be accorded to his status as a preacher".
In January 2004 his wife became angry with him and walked out of church. "He followed her out and punched her several times in the face and body." In July of that year he punched and stomped on her because she did not give a thank-you speech in church.
The assaults increased in severity. She needed seven stitches after he threw a coffee table at her head at her parents' home.
On March 16, 2008, he accused her of having an affair and began assaulting her. "He said 'Watch this. You're going to die' and either punched her or put his thumb into her eye." Attempts to save the eye were unsuccessful.
The judge who sentenced him to four years in jail said: "You are a degree holder in theology, you are a pastor in a church which preaches peace and love, turning the other cheek . . . yet you repeatedly, over a five-year period, bashed your wife severely to the point where she is now functionally almost entirely blind".
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This one might be the best. Its called "First Handjob." The premise is similar to the first video. Of course, there's one notable difference.


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