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Weekend roundup: Fight brewing between union, league; Sedin twins talks on hold
We might have a fight on our hands over the new fight rule being proposed by the NHL's 30 general managers.
There already seems to be growing controversy about the GMs' recommendation this past week regarding a 10-minute misconduct for "staged fights." The NHL Players' Association considers this a "new rule" recommendation and thus needs approval from the competition committee when it meets again in June. However, we were told Saturday the league believes the "staged fights" proposal is "an existing rule" that simply needs new interpretation and enforcement, and therefore doesn't need competition committee approval or, for that matter, the board of governors' approval.
That is not how the NHLPA views this, and from the e-mails that were flying our way Saturday from both sides, this could get ugly.
The bottom line is this: We're sensing a real divide between the union and the league over the purpose and role of the competition committee, which came into place after the lockout as a concession to the NHLPA, a way for the players to have a voice in future rule changes, etc.
The current competition committee consists of Brian Campbell of the San Jose Sharks, Jeff Halpern of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, Mathieu Schneider of the Montreal Canadiens and Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators. The club officials are GMs Bob Gainey (Montreal), David Poile (Nashville) and Don Waddell (Atlanta), Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe and Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider.
Quite frankly, some GMs resent the fact the competition committee gets to vet any proposed rule changes they come up with.
The NHLPA's view is the "staged fights" rule will need seven of 10 votes from the committee to see the light of day. The NHL, as we said above, doesn't believe it even needs to be voted on because it believes it's not a new rule. Stay tuned!
Hits to the head
GMs did not support an NHLPA proposal from Paul Kelly and Glenn Healy this past week, suggesting a new rule that would penalize hits to the head. But you can expect the players on the competition committee to once again bring it up during their next meeting in June. The union insists it won't let this one go away.
NHL doping policy
One interesting moment we were told about from the meetings in Naples was when Kelly was taking questions from GMs at the end of his presentation and Devils GM Lou Lamoriello asked the NHLPA boss what he was going to do to help improve the league's drug-testing policy.
League officials have wanted to address this for more than a year, believing the current policy isn't stringent enough. Kelly basically told them the players would talk about it at the summer meetings, but we're not convinced the players will want to expose themselves to more testing.
The problem with the current testing policy in our mind is threefold:
1. It doesn't test players in the offseason.
2. It doesn't test players in playoffs.
3. It uses the World Anti-Doping Agency's out-of-competition list for banned substances instead of the more comprehensive WADA in-competition list.
The league will keep pushing on this, but in the end, the players hold the cards.
Update on Sedin twins, Bouwmeester
The Vancouver Canucks and the representative for the Sedin twins have agreed to shut down contract talks until after the season. Daniel and Henrik Sedin are set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1. We are told they remain "far apart," but don't want to distract the twins during the stretch run. They'll pick it up again after the season and hope there's enough time before July 1 to figure it out.
The same goes, by the way, for Jay Bouwmeester (UFA July 1) and the Florida Panthers; they've suspended contract talks until after the season.
Injury updates
For you poolies out there, we decided to check into some injury situations, especially with the playoffs on the horizon:
• Paul Kariya (hip surgery): While it was originally announced he would be gone for the season, we were told Saturday there's a "good chance" he could be back for the first round of the playoffs if the Blues make it.
• Ilya Kovalchuk (back spasms): He's day-to-day and could return to action Monday or Tuesday.
• Bryan McCabe (facial injury): He should be back Tuesday against Washington.
• Joe Sakic (herniated disc): He might start skating alone in the next seven to 10 days and may return to play in early April. You may ask why, exactly, given Colorado's last-place standing; but the belief is Sakic wants to see where he is before making another big offseason decision on his playing future.
• Ryan Miller (high ankle sprain): He was scheduled to meet with the team physician Saturday night to determine where things go. If all goes well, he may start skating again within the next seven to 10 days. We're told the team wants to be careful he doesn't come back too early and risk a setback. There's hope he'll be back before the end of the regular season.
• Jason Arnott (concussion): He will be kept out one week, so that means he could be back midweek. Radek Bonk (upper body) could also be back in the next seven days.


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I'll bet the OSHA man just fainted.
This is a discussion on How Do You CUT/Chop Firewood ??? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Watch yer little fingers now! Works great though for prepping wood for the wood stove....
Watch yer little fingers now! Works great though for prepping wood for the wood stove.
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I'll bet the OSHA man just fainted.
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Brilliant! I love the simple solutions.
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That's pretty neat! Can you buy that or is it something he made himself?
I love the satisfying crunching sound it makes.
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.- Mark Twain
Saw it on Liveleak. Should be called Arm Mangler. i personally love the safety features on this machine that is latex gloves. there are also kids playing off camera. i hope the children don't take their arms off with this thing.
I know that thing looks lethal but like everything else in life, you have to be careful and not hot dog around while using it.
Ever seen a hand that has been caught in a Kitchen Aid mixer?
Definitely wouldn't have kids within 100 yards of it.
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.- Mark Twain
And people think my pitbull is dangerous?!?
There are only TWO kinds of people in this world; those who describe the world as filled with two kinds of people...and those who don't.
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Looks like it is running off of a PTO unit, That hing couldn't be more dangerous if he tried to make it that way.
I'd rather be lucky than good any day
There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
Here's another video I saw awhile back, it would sure make my wood cutting/splitting go a lot quicker! BUT, then I think about how much LP I could buy for the cost of the machine... On the other hand, just the 'cool' factor of this baby might make it worthwhile...
Woodcutting and splitting attachment. [VIDEO]
Actually, that looks a lot safer than axes and wedges.
Retired USAF E-8. Curmudgeon at large.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
There's got to be some breaking point, in terms of the size of branches/logs it'll handle. Which begs the question: I wonder if he's tested the limits of the thing ... and where's that video (buried with Uncle Jimmy-Ray)?
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Looks like fodder for the Safety Nazi's to pass a new law...
Is the cutting part just a big brake drum???
I like it!
"Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain" Robert Jordan
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
After a career of dealing with OSHA you can be sure they would never approve of this thing.
But I love the innovative re-purpose here. Look around and you will see that we just throw everything away today and wonder why our economy is tanking. I like to take things and modify them, give them new purpose and extend its life.
Serve my country, swear an oath to protect it, pay my taxes, fly old glory in the front yard, love and protect my family, honor the vets before me and help fellow americans in need.
By definition my country now calls me a radical
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The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation releases its inaugural list of 2015's top 100 Chinese philanthropistsRead the Report
This original database includes individual philanthropists giving in Mainland China between September 2014 and August 2015. We studied the geography of giving and receiving, causes supported, industries represented, and level of generosity, etc.
The southern province of China is home to 21 philanthropists who donated about ¥1.1 billion, making it the most generous region in terms of absolute giving and number of donors. He Xiangjian, founder of the electrical appliance manufacturer Midea, leads with ¥400 million donation in 2015.
China's booming property market has minted the most top philanthropists. Nearly a third of the country's top 100 donors come from the construction/real estate industry, followed by Manufacturing (19), Consumer (14) and Technology (13).
Education causes receive the lion's share with 59 philanthropists making contributions. Poverty Alleviation/Social Welfare is the second most active sector (52), followed by Disaster Relief (8) and Healthcare (8). Significantly, giving to environmental causes ranks last.
Though high-profile scandals have eroded trust in government-backed charities, they continue to play a dominant role. More than half of the philanthropists (57) donate to government or state-affiliated charities.
Top Chinese donors are increasingly developing their own systems for professionalized philanthropy. Nearly a fifth of the donors on this list have established their own personal or family foundations as a vehicle for giving.
China's top donors are overwhelmingly male, with only 11 of the Top 100 philanthropists this year are women.
The rise of private wealth is one of the most important developments in modern China, with implications for the country's social, economic, and political arenas. How individuals choose to deploy such resources will shape the relationships between the individual and the state, between the state and business, and between the state and the social sector.
This project aims to strengthen understanding of China's philanthropic landscape by analyzing the makeup and choices of China's most generous individuals. We hope the introduction of a metric on level of generosity, while imperfect, will add a new dimension to the discussion on how China's wealthy choose to support charitable causes. We welcome comments and suggestions on our analysis and methodology through the email address listed below. The findings compile data from a variety of sources including media reports, company websites, corporate filings and trade journals. When possible we have further verified the data by directly contacting the philanthropist or the recipient of the gift.
We believe that an independent, verified, and research-oriented database on China's philanthropic giving will enable much-needed quantitative research on the sector and provide a crucial resource for government, academic, media, and non-profit organizations.
We will supplement the database with a range of case studies, white papers, academic articles, and interviews with leading philanthropists and leaders of philanthropic organizations.
This website will be updated annually. The 2015 report was compiled by: Peiran Wei (MC MPA '15, Harvard Kennedy School), Zijia Guo (MIB '15, The Fletcher School of Tufts University), Qinqin Wu (MDes '15, Harvard Graduate School of Design), Cuimei Zhang (Ed.M '15, Harvard Graduate School of Education) and Evan Kornbluh (MPP/MBA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School/Harvard Business School).


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I wanted an ESB blaster, but I am one broke sucker! So I decided to build one myself!
Here's how I did it.
1) Here's the parts laid out (Note: I am possibly going to have another pistol, and I had to use a bigger piece of wood for the stock, those pics are coming soon.)
2) The flash tube was from a curling iron I purchased at the thrift store, although I had to arm wrestle my wife over it, I won! Shop smart...shop, S-Mart!
3) I used PVC pipe for the barrell and used a PVC union cut it in half and sanded it down for the scope mounts. (Actually I went through 3 of em, the first time I tried to cut em with a table saw, and it shattered like glass....doh! Back to the lumber yard!)
4) I used a swiffer type mop handle for the other eye piece for my scope. (Also purchased at the local thrift store, man I love that place, not only can I purchase my underwear for cheap, but I can build deadly Sci-Fi weaponry! )
5) I then cut small pieces of wood with a hacksaw (geez, my arms feel like they are going to fall off, manual labor sucks!)
I then sanded them down and JB Welded them on the PVC scope mounts to make them the top parts of the scope mounts.
6) I then took the mop handle and cut it down... I wasn't thinking and cut off the metal part that I could have used to slide into my scope, and glued....
7) So, I needed some way to attach it to the scope, a lid or something, hmm...So I went through the medicine cabinets, through the toothpaste tubes, through the lotions and creams, and found the perfect fit...
Vagisil , that's right guys, not only is it good for the most intimate itch, it's great for putting your eyepiece on your scope! No more itchy eye!
Now we're making progress!!!
Say Hi to Chewie.
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The agreement, dating from 1899, is a price-fixing deal between publishers and booksellers to protect the wide range published and stocked in shops. It prevents booksellers offering discounts on "net" price books.
The withdrawal of Hodder Headline, following the 1992
decision by Reed Books to denet, is expected by insiders to herald the end. If one more major publisher withdraws - both Random House and Harper-Collins are wavering - it may not survive beyond the summer.
From today the public will be able to test such a prospect with discounts of 20 to 50 per cent in participating bookshops, such as Dillons, on Hodder Headline books including authors like John Le Carre.
According to the company's chief executive, Tim Hely Hutchinson, the agreement is history. "The NBA is crumbling around the booksellers and publishers. If people feel they are just performing a King Canute act they will give up"
The force behind attempts to keep it is the Publishers' Association, which last month launched an appeal to raise £1m for a legal defence. Battle begins in earnest in the spring when the Restrictive Practices Court will re-examine whether it is in the public interest.
The scheduled preliminary hearing comes after the August decision by the Office of Fair Trading to reconsider the issue. Its director general, Sir Bryan Carsberg, will have to satisfy the court that the publishing and bookselling trade has substantially changed since 1962, when it was last reviewed by the Restrictive Practices Court.
Mr Hely Hutchinson is confident it has. "There is much greater domination by chain booksellers and publishing conglomerates. That means the NBA is now existing to prop up the margins of a few strong companies ."
Arguments for keeping the agreement are that supermarkets would otherwise sell large quantities of a narrow range of bestsellers (cheaper without the NBA), cutting bookshop profits and forcing them to reduce their range. Fewer titles would be published, small booksellers would be unable to compete in the discounting wars and go under, print runs would shorten and the price of less popular books would rise to compensate for lower profits on bestsellers.
The opposing camp claims the NBA widens the range of books published, of which much is rubbish. Without it, publishers would be more discriminating, customers would be offered cheaper books and would, therefore, buy more, and literary interest would be stimulated.
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Joan K. Hanna, of White Township, graduated cum laude from the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., on May 12.
She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies.
She is the daughter of Jack and Carol Hanna.
Tyler Cousins was recently selected as a Weiss Breakthrough Scholar at Penn State University.
This scholarship program recognizes only a few outstanding Penn State students each year who have demonstrated academic talent and leadership abilities. The scholarship will continue over the four years at Penn State.
Cousins has been accepted into the College of Engineering at Penn State, University Park, studying nuclear engineering for the academic year 2013-14.
He has maintained a grade-point average of 4.208 at Indiana Area High School. He has been active in student government throughout high school and was active with the Quiz Bowl team and as a member of the National Honor Society.
He is the son of Chris and Donna Cousins, of Indiana.
Bob Jones University recently announced that Paige Heiple, of Homer City, and Casey Newcomer, of Indiana, are recipients of the BJU Academic Excellence and Leadership Award.
This award recognizes student leaders who achieve an ACT score above 25 before entering college and maintain a 3.2 GPA during their college years. The award provides up to $1,500 per year, for a maximum of $6,000 over eight semesters.
Casey Lauber, of Indiana, made the dean's list at The University of Akron for the spring semester.
Lauber is majoring in finance-corporate financial management.
To be eligible for the dean's list, students must maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher and be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.
Grove City College dean's list
The following area residents were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Grove City College.
• Mark Schrecengost, a junior mathematics major, has earned high distinction. He is a 2010 graduate of Apollo-Ridge High School and is the son of Mark and Regina Schrecengost, of Avonmore.
• Claire Boykiw, a sophomore sociology major, has earned high distinction. She is a 2011 graduate of Indiana Area Senior High School and is the daughter of Dr. Mark and Sharon Boykiw, of Indiana.
• Gideon Ludwig, a junior computer science major. He is a 2010 graduate of Indiana Area Senior High School and is the son of Mary Ludwig, of Indiana.
• David Goehring, a sophomore computer science major. He is a 2011 graduate of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School and is the son of Lee and Wanda Goehring, of Penn Run.
Students with a GPA of 3.85 or above are named to the dean's list with high distinction; those with a GPA of 3.6 to 3.84 earn dean's list with distinction honors; and those with a GPA of 3.40 to 3.59 make the dean's list.
Alicia Glasser, of Marion Center, received a Juris Doctor degree from the Harrisburg campus of Widener Law School, where she was among 121 graduates, at a ceremony held May 19.
Emily Ciocca, of Indiana, was among more than 300 students who received diplomas at Marietta College's 176th graduation ceremony on May 12.
Ciocca completed requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in communication studies.
Carl Bernstein, a Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter and author, delivered the commencement address at the college in Marietta, Ohio.
Anthony Atkins, of Northern Cambria, and Evelyn Curry, of Mahaffey, recently graduated from Youngstown State University.
Atkins received an Associate of Technical Study degree in electric utility technology/power plant operations.
Curry received a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.
Nearly 1,200 students graduated during commencement ceremonies on the YSU campus.
Leann Wendell, of Blairsville, has graduated from Pacific University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing.
Pacific University is located in Forest Grove, Ore., and has an enrollment of about 3,400 students.
Kayla Jasper, of Indiana, has been named to the spring dean's list at St. Bonaventure University.
Jasper is enrolled in the St. Bonaventure-George Washington University School of Medicine B.S.-M.D. Dual Admissions Program.
She is the daughter of Ron and Paula Jasper.
The following area students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Clarion University.
Samantha Smith, Avonmore; Jamie Tamski, Avonmore; Brianna Switzer, Creekside; Stephanie Lightner, Shelocta; Stephanie Claypoole, Kittanning; Gregg Cunningham, Kittanning; Vanessa Haneke, Kittanning; Courtney Magagnotti, Kittanning; Tiffanny Miller, Kittanning; Elena Montebell, Kittanning; Curtis Shilling Kittanning; Emilee Shiring, Kittanning.
Emily Enterline, Dayton; Victoria West, Dayton; Autumn Kunkle, Rural Valley; Morgan Harkleroad, Mahaffey; Kelsey Bowser, Saltsburg; Kyle Edgar, Indiana; Benjamin Fiscus, Indiana; Lisa Kopczyk, Indiana; Tyler Rinehart, Indiana; Jaimie Weyant, Indiana.
Dalton Pancoast, Blairs-ville; Samantha Bourdess, Clymer; Kiersten Gromley, Home; Nicole Miloser, Home; Katie Baun, Rochester Mills; Rio Coon, Rochester Mills; Rebecca Hall, New Florence; Nicholas Barilar, Rossiter; Jill Sieczkowski, Avonmore; Blayze Stefaniak, Saltsburg; Tanea Lehman-McClure, Seward.
Alyson Nichole Smith, of Kittanning, graduated May 20 from Chatham University in Pittsburgh with a Master of Business Administration degree.
The commencement ceremony was held at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh.
Bernie Smith Scholarship Winners
On May 14, the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc. (AICDAC) awarded Courtney Kuzemchak of Penns Manor High School in Indiana County, Sahara Dickison of Ford City High School in Armstrong County, and Nikki Yeany of Redbank Valley High School in Clarion County with the Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 each to further their educational endeavors.
The awards were presented by Indiana County Commissioner Patricia Evanko, Armstrong County Commissioner Rich Fink, and Clarion County Commissioner Wayne Brosius and members of the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission Board along with Marie Dillon-Griffith, board president, and Gladys Smith, wife of the late Bernie Smith.
The Bernie Smith Memorial Scholarship is presented yearly to one student each from Armstrong, Indiana and Clarion counties. The honorees are chosen from the graduating class and are recommended by their high school Student Assistant Program Team. Eligible students are those most exemplifying the mission of the Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission by way of their involvement, leadership and accomplishments through their high school career.
Bernie Smith served as an Indiana County Commissioner from 1995 to 2006 and was a member of the Armstrong-Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission Board.


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Indiana coach Kevin Wilson had his first of 12 weekly press conferences Friday looking ahead to next Thursday's season opener against Indiana State. Wilson touched on several topics including the quarterback situation. What he said there was that he still wasn't prepared to make an announcement and said it could go until Tuesday or Wednesday before he knows. The reality is don't be surprised if no one knows who the starting quarterback is until he breaks the huddle on the sideline for the first offensive series and trots out onto the field.The one thing Wilson continues to maintain that no matter who is the ultimate choice at quarterback, the Indiana offense will not change. As Wilson says, "We're going to do what we do.''
"Now, certain guys have certain strengths,'' Wilson said. "There's certain things that Ted Bolser does in route running that's different than (Anthony) Corsaro, and certain things Cody Latimer does that's different than (Nick) Stoner. Every player has strengths and weaknesses, but the gist of our offense is going to be what it's going to be. One, we're going to spread it out, but we'll be a little bit more multiple personnel. So I think you might see some more multiple personnel groupings, because we did have a little bit more depth at tight end, backs, and we're getting a little bit better fullback play, so you might see a little bit more of personnel groupings.
"We'll still work tempo. Tempo doesn't mean we're going fast all the time. We'll use that as we need to. We have the ability to try to even go faster, but whether we do, when we do, we don't try to be consistent. No matter what you do, you do things you're trying to keep the defense off guard with play calling, formations, where you're attacking them. The same thing with tempo. You don't want to be very, very slow. You don't want to be very, very fast. If you're doing something all the time you're consistent, and the more consistent you are with what you're doing, the defense can kind of hone in. So you kind of pick your spots.
"But we'll continue to use tempo. We'll continue to spread it around. What we've tried to do, yeah, I was trying to help the defense, but really to help the offense we've tried to work on the running game and to be a little bit more physical, and not just for short yardage when it's 3rd and 1 or goal line, to just have some balance and toughness, to incorporate play action passing, whether you're intermediate, deep, moving the pocket, you name it. We've worked a lot on the running game.''
Here's the 2013 Indiana Football Depth Chart as of Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.
Wilson spoke specifically about each of the positions on the depth chart.
The Quarterbacks
"All three of those guys are very, very good. They're all a little bit different. That being said, you've got to say do we need to play more than one. Maybe we do because maybe they can do different things for us. At the same time we're still kind of evaluating, because no one has been the guy and no one has been horrible. Again, Tre can make some plays with his feet a little bit better than the other two guys. But when he's in, it's not going to be a wildcat offense. We'll throw our deep and intermediate and read our defense and throw our hots and adjust protections, and he's going to play quarterback.
"And when those other guys are playing, if Cam is in, if Nate is in, it's not going to be a throw-a-thon where it's pass, pass, pass. If it's a play that we need to incorporate the quarterback as a part of the run, we're going to do that. So again, even though we have a two deep, I don't know how many times you're really going to say so and so is really the starter because I think on both sides of the ball you're going to see pushing 44 guys, whether it be two or three tailbacks; five or six or seven receivers; two or three tight ends; seven or eight O linemen; eight, pushing 10, D line men; probably six, seven linebackers. On the back end, probably six, seven in the secondary. So you're going to see some guys playing.
"One, we've got a little bit better team, we've got a little bit more depth, we've got a lot of competition. We've got some unproven guys. Practice has been great. We've got to prove it out here when the scoreboard lights are on, the scoreboard is playing, and who's going to make those tackles and make those shots and make those blocks and score those points and make those kicks when it's for real. So again, at quarterback we'll see how it plays out. Not being coy, not hiding anything from Indiana State.''
The Running Backs
"Good camp by all of the guys. Laray Smith basically had a welt on his back or a blood thing that had to be drained, and he's got he couldn't practice a couple days. He's got a wound so it doesn't get infected. So he's full go. As a young guy he's showed a lot of ability with speed, but again, missing a couple days. It's young guys with the ball, so we'll see where he is. But I'd expect him you didn't see him a lot if you were looking last night, but it's because he's got basically a wound, a cut that had to be drained, so we don't get it's not a major deal, and I think he'll be full tilt here tomorrow afternoon rolling, but yesterday with infection and temperature and sweating and whatnot, he wasn't able to go. So again, I don't have an issue there with Laray. You're going to see four tailbacks here with D'Angelo, and of course Tevin and Stephen, the two main guys and both doing really, really well. We talked about Mike Replogle playing some at fullback with Matt Zakrzewski. We're doing a run period every day; that'll be a part of our offense.''
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The Tight Ends
"Bolser, Corsaro, really playing better than they've ever played. Danny Friend, very, very talented freshman, big guy, can catch it, can block, for a young man. You'll see all three of those cats, whether it be together, individually, special teams.''
The Receivers
"We have seven or eight. Cornett getting a little in the mix on special teams and getting into receiver seven or eight, which you want to see. Mitchell Paige, a young walk on, second year guy receiver seven, eight getting in the mix. It's a quick little kid, it's awesome. But the main guys will be Wynn, Roundtree, Rick Jones at the slot, three good players there. Outside, Cody and Duwyce, Stoner and Kofi Hughes. So you'll see the bulk of those seven guys with Cornett and Mitch Paige.''
The Offensive Line
"Offensive line, you lose Feeney at guard, but we've still got again, I think we'll be pretty solid with Bernard Taylor, who has starts, Collin Rahrig, who has starts, Jake Reed, who we think is doing as well as anyone. David Kaminsky, Jacob Bailey have came on strong. Ralston Evans has played guard and tackle. Coming off his knee injury during two a days. We have to monitor some of his workload so his knee doesn't swell. He's probably our most effort lineman we've got, and we've actually worked Pete Bachman into the mix to be an extra tackle guard with Dimitric Camiel, Jason Spriggs, a great player. So we're not great at offensive line, but there's a lot of depth and a lot of strength, and it's young, not a senior, losing a good player with Big Dan up there, but got some depth and got a great line coach and not only Greg with Ryan Stanchek does a good job, so I think we'll play rock solid up there.''
The Defensive Line
"Defensively you're going to see a bunch of D linemen, whether it be the old guys like Richardson, and you've see Alex Todd, Rayner, or Phillips. Mangieri has had a tremendous camp. Zack Shaw has had a really good preseason, Ralph Green you hadn't seen some in practice, really good preseason. You got Latham and Kenney, the two young guys. So you're going to see Jordan Heiderman, as well, eight, nine, ten of those guys. There's not much separation. I don't know if anybody right now is legitimate upper level Big Ten, but the twos are as good as the ones and we need those guys. And Coach Fabris and Coach Patton are coaching effort, those kids are learning how to play hard, and I actually think we're going to get better D line play. No disrespect to a couple really good D linemen, but we'll see how it goes. You'll see a bunch of those guys."
The Linebackers"Cooper has been solid. You see T.J. Simmons in the spring, going to be a really good freshman player. Lost Hoobler outside, Funderburk was very good in the spring. Little Hardin has come on, much like Mangieri, his best preseason sticking out and making plays. You'll see some young guys out there Griffen Dahlstrom, as well. But you'll see some young guys, whether it be Clyde Newton, Marcus Oliver, TJ Simmons, you'll see those young freshmen in the mix playing defense."
The Defensive Backs
"On the back end, Antonio Allen came in, he's fighting neck to neck with Heban and Murphy at the safety. You'll see those three guys mainly. Dawson Fletcher is the fourth, but you should see some of Antonio Allen. And Heban and Murphy are two of our veteran players. On the outside Tim Bennett has been our best at corner. You'll see him at one spot, probably another spot, it'll probably be a combination of whether it be Mullen, Michael Hunter, Ryan Thompson, Brian Williams. That's kind of it there."
The Kickers
Toth and Campos very competitive but inconsistently competitive, show kicks of being good, then the next day I'm off and the next guy is good. So need that punter to be a little bit more consistent. We've got leg there, needs to be better. Our kicker has a chance to be a quality player, and I think we've got some good return guys."
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I've installed and used both, I prefer the dual pit design with a 2' X 2' H connector (I've boxed in the H connector and used a culvert design, both work) in the center versus the single pit. I seem to get better, more even air flow using the dual pit and with the single pit design it seemed a lot more difficult to balance the booth as far as turbulence goes. With the single pit it seemed I could get rid of air turbulence in 1 or 2 corners and then they would appear in the other corners of the booth. The booth's with the dual pit with respect to balancing, it seemed that the dual pit version stayed balanced longer as well. I've used the smoke test to see how fast the booth clears out, they both seem to be equal to a degree but, as I mentioned, I would seem to get swirls of lingering smoke in 1 or 2 corners and the H pit minimized this problem. The last 3 booths I installed all went with the H pit design and had excellent results with happy customers and clean paint jobs.
It seems people get better, more even exhaust flow and back pressure on a car with an H pipe, why not a paint booth.
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Hope everyone is having a good start to the New Year.
I'm looking for some feedback on Willwood brake kits. I've done some searching and everyone of these types of threads seems to turn into a lecture/debate of what big brake kits are beneficial for (no offense intended Nose Nuggets, you've given some good advice). Let's assume here that I understand the physics behind the topic and am looking to upgrade my stock brakes so they don't melt during some upcoming HPDE sessions. My goal for 2009 is to be solo certified by the fall.
I'm running a Stage 2 '05 with Tein Flex coilovers and Khumo Ecsta SPT tires (will be upgrading to MX this Spring). Can anyone provide some feedback on the performance and durability of Wilwood brake kits on and off the track? Please include how many miles you've driven with them. Thanks guys!
I would absolutely recommend the STI Brembo kit. It's made for the WRX / STI. From all the research I've done, aftermarket Calipers not specifically tailored to your car can increase stopping distance. Why pay $1000 + for that?
I have Wilwoods 4 piston kit on my car. I will never recommend it to anyone. I kid you not, my caliper cracked right in the middle. No seams or bolts or anything there, just cracked in the middle of the face of the caliper. It squirts brake fluid everywhere. I'm getting the replacement this week, but seriously this is supposed to be a high performance brake company. I've never even heard of a factory caliper doing that.
Probably a fluke, but still, I'll never buy their stuff...after I spend this $250... for one caliper replacement...
i was actually thinking of buying these brakes sometime, but after reading this im not to sure
[url=http://scoobytuner.com/products/?vApplicationID=3&sfID1=22&productID=5]Wilwood Big Brake Kit - Front & Rear, 140-7005 & 140-7006, Subaru Impreza WRX Wilwood Big Brake Kit - Front & Rear[/url]
04 STi brembos with race pads, new lines, and good fluid should be plenty. If you need more than that for what you're doing, well, you probably aught to have a roll cage.
Thanks guys. I talked to my performance shop (Agile Auto) and they did not have very good things to say about Wilwood either. They're about half the cost of the Brembo kits (new), but I guess you get what you pay for.
As a more affordable option to the brembo upgrade, Agile recommended Hawk pads (HP Plus for the track only and HP for the street), DBA 4000 rotors, stainless lines, Motul fluid (which I already have) and upgrading to the '06+ 4 Pot WRX front calipers ($700). Has anyone tried a similar setup or known of anyone who has used this type of setup on the track? I probably should have titled this thread "Brake Upgrade for Track". Oh well.
i have a 2007 wrx tr that has the stock red caliper brakes. I upgraded pads to HPS and the lines to goodridge stainless steel and i noticed a MUCH needed improvement in my brakes. i later added the perrin master brace cyl. and it seems to have helped out too. I went from my brakes being not near good enough to more than enough. I also had a 2005WRX before my 07 and the brakes on that are even worse.
Just thought I'd give a quick update on the brakes. I ended up getting up a set of 06-07 calipers, DBA 4000 rotors, Technafit stainless lines, Hawk HPS pads, and Motul fluid from Annapolis Subaru. I'm really happy with how everything feels. The brake feel is much more firm and linear than the stock setup, and performed great during Autocross. I'm not sure how the fade would be on a track, but I've decided on Autocross insead of track days, so it's not really an issue right now. It's also great to know I the calipers are open, so I can easily swap out pads if the need ever arises. I definitely recommend this setup for anyone with an 02-05, looking for an "affordable" brake upgrade. :rocks:
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Route: Richmond – Int. (Byrd Field) – Newark – Liberty Int.
Airline: United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Flight Number: UA4299
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145XR
Seat: 11C (Single Class Economy)
Distance: 277 miles
Duration: 55mins
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The wife and I had stayed at the Doubletree near Richmond airport the night before, I'd got work sorted out early and my wife's job allows her to work remotely so we got to the airport a couple of hours before the flight. This was unusually early for Richmond airport but as I'd been unable to check-in online I wanted to prevent any SNAFUs with our ticket. When we arrived at check-in we were the only passengers and the helpful Tony assisted us with getting the boarding passes printed off and our bags sent off in the right direction. Surprisingly the gate for our EWR-EZE flight was already noted, quite a difference from the Terminal 5 LHR equivalent where the gates are barely known, I mean listed ( ), until an hour or so before departure!
With few terminal options at RIC we chose to sit at the gate, my wife worked using the airport's free wireless and I kept tabs on the work situation using my phone. Around 12.25pm, some 30mins before departure the rampers outside were in a state of readiness and through the windows on the other side of the concourse I could see our ERJ taxiing over. Two gate agents quickly appeared and passengers started disembarking into the concourse. Right away Mr. Self Importance rocks up and parks himself in the middle of the Premier Access line, he and his rather plastic wife obviously had to be first onboard…I grabbed a gate check tag for my rollaboard and packed my items away in preparation for an imminent boarding announcement. The gate agent promptly boards the flight and sure enough Mr. Self Important decided to kick up a fuss with the flight attendant over his Rimowa carry-on that to anyone with the gift of sight was blindingly obvious a gate check item on ERJs. Alas, no, this guy wanted to argue the toss holding up the entire boarding line for the flight behind him. The flight attendant somehow relented and the bag was tightly wedged under the guy's seat. The doors shut around ten minutes before departure and the safety tape was played.
View from 11C
After holding for a few minutes short of runway 2 we eased out and set for the skies of Virginia. The sunny conditions created quite a bit of chop on our ascent up to 17,000ft.
Climbing out of RIC
Being a geography nerd with a mild interest in cartography I'm always keen to situate myself, usually this isn't a problem over an area you're familiar with but with some cloud we had to pass through soon after departure I was a little lost, always correcting myself until I recognized the eastern shore of Maryland and Route 50 around Kent Island.
1) Eastern shore of Maryland
2) Coca-Cola and Continited propaganda
The drinks cart was brought round but no nibbles and as I supped away on my Coca Cola happy in the knowledge I finally knew where we were we the Delmarva Peninsula disappeared behind thick cloud, once again throwing my mental GPS off. It partially cleared allowing me to glimpse the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Delaware Memorial Bridge and Philadelphia Airport before the clouds masked the view once more. As we descended through the cloud layer we experienced some pretty heavy chop but nothing out the ordinary, popping through again over the Delaware River near Trenton.
Behold, Trenton!
As we headed towards our destination Princeton University and the distinctive New Jersey Turnpike became clear, the latter being obvious due to the numerous warehouses and distribution centres flanking it. Nearing runway 4R the sights of the familiar sights of the New York area became clearly visible, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge off in the distance and the financial district of lower Manhattan.
Jersey Gardens, Bayonne and Manhattan off in the background
As is usual for landing at hubs, even fortress hubs, the aircraft outside the window make for some interesting viewing; Air India 777, Kalitta Classic 747s off in the distance and Openskies 757 to name a few, and due to the Continited Express aircraft operating from Terminal A we taxied right past the lot of them. We held off stand for about five minutes and the "bing bong" for the flight attendant to pick up the phone caused a load of people to assume it was the seatbelt sign going off and so they got up, cue much consternation from the sole flight attendant as we waited a few minutes longer before pulling up those last important few feet.
We queued up politely in the jetbridge and waited for the gate checked bags, many moons passed, or so it seemed, before the bags started to show up. The supervisor of sorts showed up and a few people had a moan before she explained it was due to a shift change, err, overlapping shifts anyone? Once they started appearing though it wasn't long before mine showed up and I emerged from the jetbridge into the eternally overpopulated Express spoke of the A terminal.
Our next commitment was at 5pm, the interview for Global Entry, something I should have arranged years ago. With so much time to kill I wasn't quite sure on a lounge strategy. Should I use the United Club in A for a bit, then head over to the interview and go to the C Clubs. I'd been to the A Club a few times before and knew it was quite small so decided to tackle the Global Entry first, we'd see if we could sneak into an earlier appointment spot if some were available. After taking the train over to Terminal B it wasn't long before I spotted the enrollment centre but it appeared to be in an area I shouldn't be allowed access to on the ramp just after customs. Either way I ignored the "No Entry" signs and carried on walking. We were able to bring our appointments forward so sat outside people watching (the bench had a great view of people leaving the customs area) and waited until we were called inside for our 20min or so briefing. Then it was back on the AirTrain over to Terminal C. What a zoo! The Priority Access line was chock-full but at least seemed to move at a reasonable pace. The large United Club was right beside the security checkpoint and it became our base for the next few hours. Despite being impossibly busy we found a couple of seats and grabbed a few drinks from the bar. As better seats opened up we moved by the window where you could watch the aircraft departing off the 4s and heading in their various directions.
United Club – Terminal C3
Due to the length of time we were In the lounge we got to see quite a few people come and go. In our little grouping we had one "middle aged" businesswoman from Germany and then a few women celebrating a girls trip somewhere that had decided to get some glasses of "champagne". The lounge emptied out quite a bit during the time we were there as, I assume, the first bank of European departures left. Nevertheless at around 8pm or so we decided to switch things up and went to the other United Club down in C1.
United Club – Terminal C1 – note the rotunda feel
It had quite a different feel with it being upstairs in the rotunda with the lounge on all sides looking down into it. This lounge was very quiet so we were quickly able to grab a drink and find a convenient quiet spot for the last hour or so before we had to walk the 50ft or so from the lounge to the gate. From where we were seated you could just make out the lights of the Manhattan skyline through about six panes of glass.
Route: Newark – Liberty Int. – Buenos Aires – Ezeiza/Ministro Pistarini
Airline: United Airlines
Flight Number: UA847
Aircraft: Boeing 767-322/ER
Seat: 8A (Business Class)
Distance: 5290 miles
Duration: 10hrs 6mins
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After a couple more drinks at 9.10pm the announcement was made that our flight was boarding so we packed up and scooted off down to the gate. The gate was quite busy and the gentleman in front of me, seated in First Class or Global First or whatever United call that little cabin at the front where employees sit was having trouble stowing a bag, Not usually a problem longhaul unless you're boarding a 767 through door 1 and therefore holding up the entire jetbridge…
Once at our rearward facing seats in row 8 we immediately got situated and settled. I grabbed my carry on items for the flight and also the necessary pyjamas I'd brought with me and headed for the nearest vacant toilet at the back of the cabin, passing the awkwardly positioned economy crew seats as I did so.
Settling in nicely
Once back at seats we were offered drinks; orange juice, water or "champagne" and a newspaper cart was wheeled through the cabin. Little washbags were left at the seat and having no immediate use for them these were quickly packed away in my large rollerbag. A couple behind us appeared to be celebrating, clinking their champagne glasses and having their photos taken in their seats. How sweet!
Evening at EWR
Around 9.40pm the announcement was made that the door had been closed and that we'd be on our way shortly with Argentinian immigration and customs forms handed out almost as if it were part of the departure routine. I was thankful as I despise trying to attempt to fill out the forms after an overnight flight, all in a rush prior to landing. Some twenty minutes later and we pushed back and the safety video was shown (Hi Jeff!).
The FA came round and took our meal orders but was rather snippy with some of the passengers, a little unnecessarily in my opinion from what I heard and I was waited for her to get to our seats I fired up the moving map. At one point it stated we'd take 47hrs 4mins to reach our destination, which given the comfort of the business class seat I was quite OK with! I'd flown the 767s in the new first class cabin before but not the middle cabin and I was rather impressed. The only downside was that there wasn't a whole lot of storage space. With headphones, iPods, duvets, pillows and all the other accouterments that one has when flying premium cabin longhaul you need space for stuff! I wedged my duvet between the side and the fuselage wall and squeezed my headphones and camera and what not next to me in the seat. Not ideal…
By the time we'd taxiied over to the 4s and sat in the line for takeoff it was close to 10.30pm and we were treated to a great view of the airport and lights of the NYC boroughs as we turned south after takeoff heading down over New Jersey. Embarassingly the little bar that keeps the inflight magazines and such in place during ascent had been knocked from its horizontal position and as we rotated they all flew loose and it was only quick hands that prevented a pile of publications in the footwell and "Noob" status to be permanently cemented in the minds of our neighbouring passengers! The skies were quite clear as we climbed and the lights from Jersey shore extremely clear, Atlantic City and all the roads leading to it, being the most obvious.
Newark Airport below just after departure
With a late departure I was hoping it wouldn't be too long before the meal service got going and sure enough it was about 20mins or so after takeoff when the hotnuts arrived along with some water.
Hot nuts
Drinks were offered and the wife opted for some wine, the FA's words that "Most people prefer the Spanish wine" speaking volumes about the one choice on the wine list More nuts were handed out along with the hot towels just prior to the cold starter, a spring roll, and accompanying salad arriving.
Vegetable spring roll with ginger soy sauce
At one point as we neared the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula the aircraft went into a gentle roll, but sustained for such a period of time that I thought we were almost going to be heading back to Newark for some reason. Alas, the wings leveled and we continued our track towards Buenos Aires, just in a more southerly direction than before.
For some reason I didn't find out my PTV, all 19 inches or whatever (they are enormous) would cut out every five minutes. A quick flick of the remote and it would come back to life though. At first I thought it might be a loose connection but in my bored state between courses I decided to start timing it and sure enough every five minutes to the second…I guess United aren't expecting people to leave the map on for more than a few moments!
Braised short rib of beef with red wine demi glace, potato pancakes and oven roasted root vegetables
With the time getting on some passengers had chosen to forego the meal service in favour of sleep, Mr. 8C sleeping with the seat in its upright position! For us being used to mostly 6hr or so overnights from the US East Coast to Europe this seemed nice and relaxed so we continued with the meal service. I had the rib, the best of a bad choice if you ask, and it was OK, a little bland but not entirely surprising given it was root vegetables that it came with. By the time I was done with rib the clock was ticking close to midnight east coast time and it seemed sensible to pass on dessert and get some sleep. I grabbed the duvet and pillows, unpacked them and reclined the seat into its most comfortable position before quickly heading to the bathroom for a quick brush of the gnashers.
Although it felt like I didn't sleep particularly well the fact I awoke over 6hrs later and felt great suggests otherwise. I lay in the seat lying back for a good 30mins or so before deciding to put the seat into a more upright position and peer out of the window, my duvet shielding the cabin from the bright lights outside. The thick layer of cloud prevented me from seeing anything of interest that may have lay below however. Conveniently breakfast service was just getting underway and I chose the yoghurt and fruit plate, the wife opting for eggs. Bizarrely there was no spoon in the breakfast cutlery pack so I used a fork to get yoghurt from cup to mouth. It was the second cutlery SNAFU of the flight as one of my dinner forks was filthy dirty. Unusually I did have a stab at the fruit plate, yay for vitamins!
Fresh seasonal fruit and yoghurt
After trying to eat in record time so I could change back into my normal clothes I went to the bathroom with my washbags to freshen up. Although it was "rush hour" I didn't have to wait long but despite speedily working through my freshening up routine I had a bang on the door, then another a minute or so later, then with my jeans around my ankles the door started to be opened and only a yell retained my dignity! Total I was in there no more than three minutes so nothing ridiculous, and how many people are waiting to warrant such an intrusion? One. Between both toilets. Grrr! It's not like we're imminently landing or the 20mins to landing announcement has even been made! As I packed my items back at my seat and completed a final few details on the Argentine entry forms (including bizarrely declaring any semen I'm bringing with me!?!) I opened the windows to the Uruguay River outside with the early morning sun reflected, my first proper glimpse of South America.
1) Uruguay River
2) Descending over Buenos Aires suburbs
As we descended further towards Ezeiza the city of Buenos Aires itself came into view stretching out with the Rio de la Plata behind. In preparation for landing on runway 11 we headed west of the city touching down just after 9.30am, an Aerolineas Argentina A340 waiting in the wings to head out just after we left the active runway. Ezeiza seemed quite busy with BA 777, IB A340, American 777 and sister aircraft already parked up, some at the terminal some off away from it. In the background the AR A340 lumbered into the air…and far behind that, across the active runway, a number of other aircraft parked up too awaiting their departure that evening.
It wasn't long before the doors were open and everyone, well almost everyone, was in a rush to make it to immigration. Despite having a minute or so between the seatbelt sign being switched off and having to leave the aircraft some were clearly not so bothered which resulted in some argy bargy from passengers left marooned by their tardiness! The airport was clearly under some quite severe renovations so the walk to immigration wasn't the best showcase of Argentina by any stretch! At the bottom of the stairs to the immigration hall the arriving passengers were divided into three groups; Mercosur member states, those who had to pay the reciprocity fee and everyone else. I was in the latter group which had the shortest line so was dealt with in a matter of seconds. Alas it turned out United had given us the old forms onboard so the patient and friendly immigration agent gave me a pen and paper and allowed me to use the ones he had spare, luckily there was no line behind me so I didn't feel eyes staring down at me! The baggage hall was right behind immigration and our belt had already been identified so it was a case of waiting for a few moments for the belt to start up. Priority handling was well observed and both bags were through before my wife had emerged from the "reciprocity fee" line.
It was an almost a BAA-esque arrival with a few duty free stores to dodge before getting in the line for customs. I was glad we made it when we did because they rapidly grew and it took a good ten minutes or so for us to reach the front where all our bags were scanned but nothing else. The people in front of us were questioned and we just walked round, quite bizarre. We emerged into the public area where I got some pesos from an ATM and arranged for our cab into the city.
Route: Buenos Aires – Ezeiza/Ministro Pistarini - Newark – Liberty Int.
Airline: United Airlines
Flight Number: UA846
Aircraft: Boeing 767-322/ER
Seat: 7K (Business Class)
Distance: 5290 miles
Duration: 9hrs 55mins
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The United website had suggested arriving four hours before departure, even by really conservative, never-taken-an-international-flight-in-my-life standards that was a bit on the safe side. Nevertheless we couldn't get our hotel room past 4pm and decided to wind down nicely and head to the airport shortly thereafter. Our car got to the curb at 4.40pm and we looked round the departure hall for the United desks. I couldn't see them and so looked at the departure monitors and found the corresponding desks right beside us, alas without any United signage so I didn't feel too stupid. There were a few podiums setup in front of the desk, each one staffed and then a gatekeeper of sorts granting entry to speak with his minions. A fairly lengthy line had already formed so I asked the gatekeeper if this was the business class line. He told me to wait where I was so thought I'd just have to wait for the next interviewer to become available. Alas, no, everyone in the long line that was there before me was introduced to someone before I was allowed my turn After a few questions we were handed small scraps of paper and directed to a check-in line. We already had one young couple around our age in front of us in the "business class" line but the economy ones were pretty busy already. Just before 5pm the doors to the back opened and in turn one after the other the overhead screens were turned on to reflect the flight and class of travel they were servicing. Ironically the economy desk was up and running first and we'd been wrongly directed to the First Class line. The couple in front of us though took an age so the guy manning the Business Class desk waved us over, I asked about switching to an earlier EWR-RIC flight and he said the flight looked pretty empty but he didn't want to switch us over quite yet in case of problems at Newark so advised us to hit up the transit desk when we landed and go from there. Seemed reasonable enough so with boarding passes in hand we started the departures procedures….
A quick check of the boarding passes and we were in line for security, well almost, we'd been directed to a sort of customs declarations line so we quickly ducked under the barrier and joined the security line proper. Despite there being no priority line it moved quickly (in part thanks to lax security regulations compared to TSA counterparts) and we thought we were through for a few beers in the lounge. As soon as we walked round the corner it was clear that wasn't going to be the case. The outbound immigration line was nothing short of epic. It snaked back and forth about 5 times and I noticed a guy that had checked in at the United desks about ten minutes before us was only about a tenth of the way round the barrier maze. Buggeroo…There was a priority line but for diplomats, the disabled and pregnant women. Given the length of the normal line I was considering seeking out a nearby toilet or quiet spot with the wife to qualify us for the last category, the regular line was that bad! Nevertheless with plenty of time to kill and little other options (something told me United wouldn't pay to have business class passengers go through the diplomat line) we grinned and we beared it. After a good hour or so of winding slowly towards the front of the queue, an immigration video ironically espousing the benefits of the new system (argh!) being the only entertainment, the end was in sight, although I'd rapidly lost patience. At the very end a man and his wife tried to shove me out of the way "Primera Class" he barked, I was having little of it…I held my boarding pass aloft and said with some poetic license, "Me too, yet I've got to wait in the line as well". "My flight leaves at 6pm" he retorted (it was about 5.55pm) but given I wasn't exactly the line police I couldn't stop him barging past but felt dutifully bound to give him a final piece of my mind as he walked away, "I got here on time, like all these other people did, maybe try that approach next time".. I like to think had I been in an English speaking country I'd have received a few claps! I did say to the wife that if I saw him in the United Club or duty free store I'd probably have punched his lights out! As we had all our forms and had plenty of time practicing the "routine" as we watched others we were both dealt with remarkably quickly and all that was preventing us from an ice cold beer was the walk through the duty free store…
United Club at Ezeiza
It may have been a United Club, and a rubbish one at that, but after that line and all that waiting it was like a Bacchanalian paradise! Although…I couldn't find the beer at first since the 330ml cans of Isenbeck were quite well disguised in the fridge looking almost like sodas, one of the waitstaff put me straight on that one. The snacks were typical United rubbish but around 7pm some canapés, sandwiches and olives and things were brought out. Nothing to set the world alight but nice to nibble on whilst we waited to board.
At 7.25pm we noticed a few passengers from the check-in area pack up and leave, including a wheelchair bound gentleman who had assistance, although no announcement had been made yet. My wife decided to go ask at the front desk and when she came back she seemed a little confused, the agent had mentioned something to her about clearing immigration so I said to go and ask again what the deal was…that wasn't a good idea since the agent chewed her out, "I told you already! The crew are held up in immigration". Yikes lady, chill out!
It was only another ten minutes though and then boarding was properly announced from Gate 2. As is normal for these sort of flights a makeshift security checkpoint had been setup and I was pulled to one side and a rather quick and pointless glance in my bags deemed me secure enough to board the awaiting 767 outside. Luckily I'd retained the scrap of paper I'd been handed at my pre-check-in interview, nobody had told anyone to keep a hold of it so I wouldn't be surprised if some just binned theirs!
Once onboard we went through the same boarding routine as the previous flight, changed into pyjamas and got out the various items we wanted for the initial stages of the flight. Menus and washbags had been placed on the little shelf underneath the PTV in anticipation of our arrival and we were quickly offered a choice of drink to pass the time before the door shut.
United Business Class cabin
At 8.30pm some twenty minutes after our flight was due to depart a PA was made from the front office. Due to hold ups at "customs", yes the pilot said customs (ugh!), there were quite a few passengers who hadn't made it onboard yet so they were going to hold the flight back for an unspecified amount of time. At this moment the purser was walking round the cabin taking our meal orders and by the time she reached the lady across from us she was quite concerned. By all accounts her EWR-EZE flight had been cancelled when the crew timed out during a ground delay and she was worried it would happen again. As the purser was talking to her door 1L could be heard closing and it was announced we were on our way.
We pushed back at 8.50pm, some forty minutes after our scheduled departure and taxied around the well lit terminal past some unexpected visitors (unexpected for me anyways) notably those from Emirates and Qatar. From where we held short of runway I could see we only had to await the arrival of one aircraft before rolling onto the runway for a rather aggressive throttle up. As we lifted off the ground the lights of Buenos Aires were visible through the windows on the port side before we were enveloped by cloud and I was relying upon the inflight entertainment map for our position. Within 15mins were we at FL310 and following the Rio Uruguay north.
Soon after departing…
Preferring to keep an eye on the moving map I fired up my iPod and started listening to a favourite mix whilst the wife preferred the Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto that was on the IFE system. Rather amusingly she was having a bit of trouble and ended up playing a Barry Manilow album over and over as she tried to navigate the albums! The flight attendants were pretty on the ball and quickly came round with proactive drinks top-ups, toting both champagne in one hand and water in another, then hot towels and ever predictable hot nuts. By the time the appetizer was coming round it was an hour into the flight and we were over the southern part of Paraguay. Surprisingly you could see the lights of Asuncion out of the window.
1) Curried chicken starter
2) Filet mignon entrée
Of the three mains I'd opted for the filet mignon…oh no I hear you cry, why would I want another brown steak? Well it was the best of a bad choices; salmon, eggplant pasta or filet mignon. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the beef, rather well cooked with no signs of brown and a nice red hue to it when cut open. Due to the earlier departure time I was quite prepared to enjoy a nice made to order ice cream, alas it was cake or cheese for dessert. Ho hum. The chocolate cake was alright I guess By this time I was ready to bed down and so went to the toilet to brush my teeth and pack my items away for the night. …
After another good night's sleep I awoke off the coast of the North Carolina Outer Banks where we were cruising at FL360, perfect! Breakfast service was just commencing and the sun was due to rise any minute out of my window to the right…well I would have seen it if I had the blind open. I opted for the eggs (which really weren't that bad) and a glass of orange juice.
Eggs for breakfast with sausage and mushroom
Anticipating a similar scenario to the flight down I quickly finished up with breakfast, balancing the partly used tray on the drinks table area, and headed to the toilets to change and freshen up. As I waited for the toilet to become vacant I noticed a gentleman in the front row of economy replete with DSLR snapping photos of the rising sun. This time my ablutions went uninterrupted and I got back to my seat as it was announced we'd be landing shortly and the seatbelt sign was switched on.
1) The sun rises…
2) Nearing our destination
As I was putting my bags in the overhead locker I was almost knocked to the ground though as out of nowhere the P&Ws on the wing throttled up inexplicably and we pitched up quite violently. No clue what that was about but it certainly caught a few people off guard! Back in my seat comfortably strapped in I peered out of the window for something interesting to look at. Mother Nature had other plans and as we skipped across a thick blanket of cloud at 3000ft or so it was rather clear it'd be a rather different view from my EWR approach two weeks previous. Indeed, as we punched through the clouds just a few hundred feet off the deck the first thing I noticed was the Ikea, just across I-95 from the runway, 4R, that we were touching down on.
As we taxied over to Terminal C the crew went through their pleasantries on the PA and they noted they were DC based, a hangover from the IAD-EZE rotations or just a fluke, the latter most likely…this was followed up by the standard PA reminding passengers to stay in their seats until we had reached the terminal, etc. A male FA quickly chimed in after, "SIR, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT…YES, YOU!"
Our gate, 125, was right at the end of the concourse so we had a nice stretch of the legs en-route to the immigration hall. The Global Entry lines were easily identified and with no queue so we were as good as instantly through to the baggage hall. On this trip though Global Entry meant we were just waiting in the baggage claim hall instead of the immigration line We were the first passengers through and then the lady across the aisle joined us, amusingly doing some rather over the top yoga moves before the belt fired into life. A few weary looking faces had joined us by that time and surprisingly priority handling wasn't too well observed, a rarity for Star Alliance. Instead our bags came in the middle of the pack. With our Global Entry customs declaration slips we were down to the transit area quickly, where we explained we were looking to change the flights so were directed over to the United desks. Three agents were available and we were switched over onto to the Richmond flight leaving around two and a bit hours later The only downside was for some reason the "Premier Access" notation had now been scrubbed and we were in row 19 and boarding group 6 on an EMB-145! I didn't realize there were six boarding groups on an RJ, let alone a nineteenth row!
From where we were we emptied into the main departures area which, given it was early on a Monday was a disaster. Security was overfilled so red coated personnel were preventing passengers taking escalators to get up to the same floor as security. I wasn't the only one to ask about Premier Access so didn't feel too bad but the situation was rather ridiculous. Some people took an escalator down another level so they could reach the security area another way and sure enough this was pointed out to our daft red coat who instead of being sensible asked us to wait in a straight line instead! Once that farce was over we entered the Premier Access line itself and despite being jammed it moved quite quickly and in ten minutes we were at the front. I did notice a Global Services line, the "Premier Access Premier Access" if you will, allowing you to cut right to the front of the line
Back in the United Club
The United Club was just across the way and we booked ourselves a shower to share that would be ready in about ten minutes. We took a seat, grabbed a glass of OJ and checked emails and various other things to occupy that short amount of dead time.
Shower room
The shower itself was almost wetroom style and very large indeed, plenty of room for two people, unlike the BA equivalents at Heathrow. By the time we'd both managed to get ready and freshen up it was almost boarding time so we gathered our items, thanked the valet and powerwalked to the very end of the concourse, C88, one of those goofy dungeon gates that regional jets always seem to board from at hubs…
Route: Newark – Liberty Int. - Richmond – Int. (Byrd Field)
Airline: United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Flight Number: UA4317
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145XR
Seat: 19C (Single Class Economy)
Distance: 277 miles
Duration: 1hr 2mins
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It was announced that crew were on their way but had accidentally gone to Terminal A instead of Terminal C (Richmond flights go from both) and once they'd done their checks we'd be good to go. Surprisingly quickly they showed up and it was announced that boarding groups 1 and 2 would begin shortly. Cue ruckus at the entrance to the gate….A gentleman, with a voice that could shatter windows, asked the gate agent loudly about Premier Access and when he could board. She asked if he was in groups 1 or 2, he asked about Premier Access, ad nauseum…The guy eventually goes nuts and asks for the GA's business card loudly exclaiming how he was going to call customer service right now and tell them about this horrific ordeal. By now everyone in the regional jet dungeon was watching this standoff including those passengers at the other gate It was funny if it wasn't for the fact it was so pathetic and he was holding up boarding with his tirade. The GA seemed prepared to let him through but not after he'd hassled the guy at the podium too. As boarding groups 3, 4 and 5 left it seemed there weren't many of us left but there was at least a seventh boarding group too It was a long walk to row 19 and the little turbofan was right by the window. From where I was sitting the back of the aircraft was jutting out so I could see the aircraft taxiing out to runway 22R. Unsurprisingly there weren't many aircraft other than the "globe tails" about but there were a few unusual characters, a Miami Air 737-800, a Southwest 737 (didn't even knew they served EWR!) and a couple of Porter Dash 8s, not to mention the USPS van driving about!
"Where's that blasted mailbox again?
Our flight attendant had one of those great voices that's ideal for making announcements; professional, soothing and with a feeling of there to help and as we prepared for pushback her dulcet tones settled the cabin. The engine beside me span into life and we taxied off to join the queue for 22R. Having never sat so far back on an EMB-145 I got to see the wing configuration set up in preparation for takeoff and eyeballed the intricate movements of all the other hopeful departures as they meandered their way around the taxiways.
Monday morning rush hour, EWR style
As we headed for the skies the little turbofans wailed into life propelling us through the thick cloud layer emerging into beautiful bright blue sky, giving no clue to the pitiful conditions beneath.
The view from minutes 2 to 58 on this flight!
For the entire flight there wasn't a whole lot to see from FL160 and the only service was the one pull through of the drinks trolley, most partaking in something caffeinated.
By the time the FA had got to us, serving all 19 rows, we were only about 25mins and 110 miles from RIC. A sleeping guy a couple of rows in front of us shouted something incomprehensible a couple of times in quick succession, this caused a few of those around him to be rather startled. I took this opportunity to remind my wife of an overnight flight she took a few years ago where in the middle of the night one of the other passengers in the F cabin was screaming in his sleep, so much so he woke all of the other passengers and the flight almost had to be diverted!
What's this? Something other than blue sky above and thick cloud below?
The thick cloud continued down the Mid-Atlantic coast to Richmond and when we poked through the thick cloud the airfield was visible off to the starboard side around 10 miles or so away. We flew round from the east approaching runway 2, touching down after one hour of flight. We landed in a convenient direction for a quick taxi in to the little area where the United flights depart from, although we blocked the outgoing aircraft so had to do a U-turn back out again in order to let it out.
On the way out of the aircraft the flight attendant and flight crew thanked us and wished us a pleasant day, a nice touch from the people in the front office As the last passengers to disembark the aircraft our luggage had a good headstart on us and even though RIC is a pretty small airport (so we didn't have far to walk) I was amazed to see all the bags had already made it to the baggage belt and it had stopped! It was almost as if we'd taken hours to make the short walk over.
Waiting for the shuttle bus to take us back to our hotel we were joined by the flight crew, they recognized us and again thanked us wishing us a safe journey, it was all rather friendly Then I got that dreaded feeling that your holiday is over and within an hour I was back in the office!


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