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Brian Moyer was a little perturbed. For Saturday's car show at the AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet, show officials had listed his 1971 Gremlin as an AMC even after he thought he had made it clear on his entry form that his car was actually a Rambler Gremlin.
Brian, however, is no mere neophyte to the world of American Motors. As the owner of a number of rare and unusual Gremlins, including the Gremlin Voyageur concept car, he should know his way around AMC's personality-filled subcompact. As the importer and restorer of his one-of-one right-hand-drive Rambler Gremlin, he should know that, technically, AMC didn't build this car. Rather, AMC exported it as a complete knock-down kit to its Australian partner, Australian Motor Industries, based in Port Melbourne, to evaluate whether AMI could sell it alongside the Hornet, Matador, AMX and Javelin in the country. Painted Big Bad Orange from the factory and supplied with a 232-cu.in. six-cylinder and three-speed manual transmission, AMI converted it to right-hand drive (using a hydraulically operated clutch) and assembled it using the Australia-mandated percentage of locally produced content. Because the American Motors name wasn't used by AMI, the company instead branded all of its AMC-sourced vehicles as Ramblers, even after AMC phased out the Rambler name at the end of the 1969 model year. Thus, the Rambler Gremlin.
Also, thus the world's only Rambler Gremlin. AMI decided not to produce the Gremlin for the Australian market, but the Gremlin hung around Oz for the next 30 or so years, eventually getting stuffed full of Chevrolet 327 small-block V-8. In the early 2000s, a couple of AMC/Rambler enthusiasts in Australia found the Gremlin and set out to restore it with Brian's help, but Brian convinced them that the Gremlin needed to come back to the States, so into a shipping container it went. He then spent the better part of a decade restoring the Gremlin before bringing it out to the AACA show.
AMI, by the way, continued to assemble Ramblers through 1978. In the 1980s, Toyota – another company that AMI sourced CKD kits from – bought AMI and absorbed it into its Australian operations.
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When I strike it rich, and build my 100 car garage, one entire wing will be dedicated to Nash, Hudson and AMC cars. I love 'em. The Gremlin was a brilliant example of maximum bang for the design budget's buck.
I had an opportunity to see this car up close and like Brian's dozen other Gremlins, this car is all but perfect. Brian is the Man when it comes to Gremlins. I have had over 14 Gremlins since 1972 and I still learn stuff from Brian.
As one of the Aussies who owned the car before we shipped it out to Brian (and indeed have stayed with Brian twice and seen the car progress) we are proud to have helped him with some uniquely Australian parts for the car. He has finished the car in a way that we never could have done.
This is an awesome car…wow!
That's what I call obscure news.
Ramblers were also assembled CKD in New Zealand, imported by Campbell Motors and assembled in their own plant alongside Peugeots, Renaults, Nissans, Isuzus, Hinos, etc. We had Classics then Rebels, then the Matador, right hand drive, intitially sixes but the last mid-70s cars had a 304 V8, if memory serves.
Thanks. In our conversation, Brian and I were trying to figure out whether it was AMI or another company that assembled Ramblers for NZ. We concluded it was another company, but didn't know which one.
I completely overlooked a coincidence-like AMI, the Campbell plant also assembled some Toyotas under contract to an independent importer. Toyota Japan bought this company, as it did AMI, and also acquired the two contract assemblers. Both plants eventually closed after KD kit assembly was phased out in NZ but the one time Rambler plant lives on as Toyota NZ's reprocessing centre for used imported cars from Japan.
AMC, we back them better cause we build them better.
Nice Gremlin!
my dad would say "it looks like they ran out of sheetmetal & chopped it off".
The front clip and doors are shared with hornet, as well as most likely dash, steering column, front suspension and windshield.
Hi Brian,
Thankyou for taking this unhansome-styled car from my country & importing it back to where it came from. Thank goodness there was only one sent here but there are still a few (few too many) Rambler Rebels, Matadors & Hornets right-hand drive still around here which you could probably buy for about 30 cents a pound. Please come & get them…..only joking.
You did a great job restoring this unusual-looking 70s fashion statement car.
Once again Brian has created a masterpiece. His knowledge and his skills coupled with his unending enthusiasm make him the ultimate AMC artist/restoration specialist. This is one of many cars he has done for me and others. If you ever see the 1968 Jeffords AMX-R, that is one of his restorations as well. Thanks also to Andrew and Dave in Australia for their part in helping Brian to make another of his dreams reality!
years ago a friend of mine and I took a rust free but gutted Gremlin and the running gear of a 4wd Spirit and made a 4×4 Gremlin. aside form the Concord front clip, it was pretty good looking.
that aussie one is really awesome
The concord and then eagle were essentially hornet pieces just with uglier bumpers and front fascia changes.
"Hey Toots! Where's the rest of your car? Ahahahaha…"
"on second thought just give me… a gallon"
I have seen Brian's collection and saw this one at Hershey. He and Wendy almost always bring one of their great Gremlin's or Wendy's Pacer to Hershey. We need to have many more AMC's at Hershey!
Brian has done en outstanding job bringing this car back! It is typical of the putzes at Hershey to not get it right. These are the same guys that have a 5 lane wide sign that says "No Streetrods" at the entrance despite half of the vendors being street rodders and real car enthusiasts! Having worked for AMC for 9 years, I really came to appreciate just how good they were. The reason you don't see many Gremlins today is due to the fact that they were so cheap and reliable with minimal maintenance, that they were completely used up. Also the speed burns on the top of the front fenders and the lack of wheel well liners provided no door protection from salt.
The history of export models is very sparse and often convoluted, but is am important part of the history. Nice job, Brian!
Great story!
When I bought the first Gremlin sold in my town, on April 3, 1970, the local county motor vehicle office didn't have any info for AMC Gremlin. So mine was registered/licensed as a 1970 Rambler Gremlin. Things were a lot looser back then before computers and instant info. I also remember sometime in the seventies, when I went to license a 1956 DeSoto, being asked "Is that a foreign car?"
This car is the car that was driving around Nerang with a 327ci Chev. I bought a 1972 Gremlin X from the same person which i still have. It will soon be restored with a 401ci with all the good bits.
Is that the same Gremlin you have had under the house at Burleigh since 1988 Greg? How are you man?
Have you still got the Gremlin Greg ? Did you complete the V8 resto ?
Still wish I had my 1971 AMC Matador two door.
My first brand new car was a 1970 AMC Rebel Machine, 390 4-speed. The service personnel decided to tune it for the greatest possible performance, even though I had not requested it nor did I have to pay for it. Needless to say, they were rather disgusted with me when I had them install air conditioning prior to my taking delivery of the car!
Now I'm upset with myself for selling that Rebel (where have we heard that before?).
My wife had Gremlin that was gray with a Levi's seats wish I had that car today. Never saw another one like it I do not know how many were made but it was unique.
A long time ago, I worked for the Highway Department in my home state. I worked on a new interstate highway segment that was being built at the time. Right around 4 p.m. each day a purple Gremlin that was mated to a jeep 4 x 4 chassis would drive by. It had a really high lift kit on it. The owner changed the name from Gremlin/Jeep to "Greep" It was fun to see the Greep go by each day. The Driver would wave and beep the horn!
I met Brian, years ago with the gremiln at the Duryea show in Boyertown Pa. He came to me because of my Aussie falcon I was showing and I went to him as I love AMCs , my parents had a 71 gremmy with a 258 6cyl,3 speed . was a great car. One of the only shows that i wasn't the only RHD car on the field.
Great job. I have a soft spot for Gremlin's. My family owned a '73 X in dark blue with Levi's interior. We also had a '79 Spirit Sedan which was really just a Gremlin with bigger rear windows.
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i recently beat a newer grand am GTP. with my stock 02 subie
My friend is buying a Delorean, I have a feeling I might lose because once he hits 88mph I wont even be able to see him anymore!
Also, how would a WRX do against a Porsche 944?
Oh and I saw a Grand am the other day. Some grandma was driving it and changed the lettering in the back to "grandma" I thought it was funny.
I've beat under different conditions:
2004 Evo
2006 Toyota Celica
Numerous Honda Civics
1991, 1996,2001,2003, and 2005 Mustangs
1995 Nissan Sentra Type R
2006 Lotus... (guy gave up too soon.)
2007 Chevy Cobalt SS
2007 Pontiac GTO
1993 Eclipse
1991 Eclipse Turbo
...most of these drivers were counting on their cars, and had little technique of their own.
I've only lost to 2007 Evo, only a car length. I've won 21 races, lost one. Locally I'm to be reckoned with.
Man I'd love to get a DeLorean!
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2003 Subie WRX
Some Personal Drift mods; lining up for Stage 1 mods. Independent Driver.(I really like to drive!!!)
SRT-4 runnin 12' and 13's is not stock. My 02 wrx stage 2 beat up on a srt-4 from a 10mph roll. Not sure if it was stock or not. The funny thing after I beat him from a roll he wanted to try from a dig. Just said not today and drove off.
i was also looking up the Police SRT-8. there are actually no power mods just suspension and tires. And they moved the auto shift knob up by the stearing wheel. Also they have all the heavy cop cages and equiptment
07 WRX STi Stock - my new baby
02 WRX 225 hp 222 tq - Not at Fault Accident TOTALED
06 GTO M6 Quicksilver, SLP 455 Bobcat, LS7 Clutch w/ SS line (RPM tune:373rwhp/373rwtq)
07 WRX TR M5 Garnet Red Pearl w/ Straight PPGs and Cusco front LSD (Agile tune:307whp/343wtq)
Looked it up and your wrong buddy, I found '05, '06', '07', '08 GTOs.
Used Pontiac GTO Pictures & Auto Photos - Motor Trend Magazine
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2003 Subie WRX
Some Personal Drift mods; lining up for Stage 1 mods. Independent Driver.(I really like to drive!!!)
Definitely a 2008 GTO then, they had the b18C in them.

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3042: Promoting the Therapeutic Alliance by Defining Effective Engagement Between Adolescents and Their Mental Health Clinicians
Speaker: Jennifer S. Schneider, RN, MA
Disclosures: Discussion of off-label uses will not take place during this presentation. The speaker and the activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 30 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Apply Morses Pragmatic Utility Method of concept analysis to better understand adolescent engagement in mental health services.
2. Cite an operational definition of adolescent engagement in mental health services that systematically addresses behavioral, cognitive, and affective components.
3. Describe the implications for change in psychiatric nursing practice and research to encourage more effective adolescent engagement in mental health services.
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The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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Release Date: November 19, 2013
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Microsoft Surface Pro & RT
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Not yet released.
Surface Pro at $899 for a model with 64GB
and $999 for a unit with 128GB
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Release Date
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MS surface RT runs on an as-yet-unnamed ARM CPU. While it won't have the full desktop version of Windows 8, running only the Metro apps available through the Windows app store, it will include a version of Microsoft Office at no additional charge.
MS Surface Pro will follow 3 months later(est.). The Pro will offer the full Windows 8 OS running on an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU (the same chips found in ultrabooks and other laptops). The Pro version will also be slightly thicker, offer a more robust battery, and boast better peripheral support (USB 3.0 versus 2.0, DisplayPort, and an SDXC expansion slot) and twice the storage capacity of the RT version.
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Im looking foward to deploying this thing for my work as the thinkpad tablet doesnt really cut even with 3g as I need legacy programs to work out of the box like wordperfect and not rely on remote access.
so far its this and the newly announced thinkpad tablet 2.
Exactly what I've been looking for in a tablet since they were introduced
That looks great but that is a tablet. This is the original micosoft surface.
Aside from the Xbox, Microsoft's hardware division has had limited success. Previous tablets are notable flops.
I'm curious to see if this level of software compatibility is enough to make a different story.
Lenovo also released a couple of models priced between $599 and $1099 or so. Looks really nice. If you think that you get all the benefits of a tablet with the full functionality of a PC (streaming content, nearly countless programs options...) it's a really good deal. Goodbye laptops?
I was bummed when I found out the magnesium was just a thin coating to give a faux feel of metal.
Aesthetically appealing... wounder how well it functions. I haven't touched Windows 8 yet.
Looks cool, but it will fail big time.
I'm definitely considering something like this as a replacement for my old dell laptop. These and the other models from Asus, Samsung, Lenovo etc are looking very nice. A tablet running on an x86 architecture that can function as a full blown windows PC is very appealing to me. iPads and Android tablets never really interested me very much personally. This is basically a new product category though: a laptop - tablet hybrid. I hope it includes the classic desktop view as well for use with a mouse.
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There are alot of critics who say this will not replace the laptop as legacy programs are not going to be easy to use with a touch screen. Ofcourse mouse or atleast in my case a wireless mouse would definately be considered as there are latops with both touch screen and mouse support.
But I think it will be nice to have very portable machine that can and will do anything that needs to be done for working professionals who already have desktops and laptops.
For my work, I will be able to recieve email, with attachments in wordperfect which will be easy to glance through using touch via the live tiles(was called metro but I forgot what they renamed it to) so that simplicity of a tablet is there. But if I needed to edit the wordperfect document, I can still fire up wordperfect on the tablet which is not possible with any other tablets(only readers available at a ridiculous price) this will apply for any workflow prorams like adobe acrobat, timeslip, time matters, live notes, concordance, legal solutions, etc etc. I think it may be faster than your 3 years old laptop due to the SSD, but I do see space as a limiting factor.(sort of solved with 32g/64g sd card and external usb)
I am for sure going ahead with ordering this or the new thinkpad tablet 2 as I already have purchased a few thinkpad tablets(awful mini usb charging/connectionsoldering port and problemic power button welds but quick turn around with RMA and charging solved with 40$ dock)
I have learned that even though the android/IOS platform tablets are very cool with 3g/4g, for real work we need an x86 platform period.
There are already windows 7 tablets that have been out for awhile, I just think this is going to be the right time to step up to one.
I'm going to wait a little while longer and see how these turn out before making any moves. I'm still tossing around the idea of a conventional ultrabook as well. It's split 50/50 now though, I need something to come along and sway me to one or the other.
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I have both a tablet and clam shell pc.Laptop works great tethered through the 3g thinkpad tablet(gobi wan card 100$ + plastic tools to crack open thinkpad tablet) or my phone.
When I use the small pc, I wish it was touch screen and even more portable without the keyboard so I can browse work/lifestyle on the couch or on a bean bag.
with the tablet, i wish I can use real programs instead of remote controlling the main pc via logmein to do real tasks which is very very doable but requires jumping through big hoops and meails and google drive andsend and recieve..takes steps..
so basically if I get the new surface, it would be mashing these two devices, like these two pictured on the bottom having sexand making a baby.
which will free me of my tablet and clamshell and I can just stick with one.:)
I can just attach the thinkpad to the back seat and use it as a multimedia on the go internt pc and use the laptop ...probably never.
the ultrabook that my co worker picked up is very nice, light, clean, SSD, fast, the keyboard and mouse pad/track still there, not really a bad thing.. Maybe Im just too used to touch screen stuff. Cause when I hold a laptop now these days , I think to my self. Man there are devices with touch screen and same capabilities as this laptop but with the bottom keyboard part ripped out.
I was given an iPad as a gift and it can't do as much as my iPhone can. And I've played with other tablets and they all fall short in some way. I've been wanting a fully functional (read: laptop equivalent) tablet since they hit the market, not a watered down OS and limited hardware functionality. Honestly every tablet I've used has been nothing more than an expensive web browser. I'd like to be able to run photoshop, code, and connect peripherals if I'm investing upwards of $500 on a tablet.
I think we're going to have to wait and see if its video processor/ram (cpu these days come packed with videoprocessing as well)will be able to take on the hardcore suites. But for mainstream and casual lifestyle programs, Im quite certain it will work very well.
The only comparo I see online between The surface and its closest competitor at release.
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toilet flange
how to you get the flange off the pipe? PVC
Assuming you're needing to replace the flange for some reason?
If it is a PVC flange and PVC pipe, it is a glued joint and the only way to get it off is to cut it off from the underside. You can use a handsaw or a sawzall with a fine blade. In order to install a new one you'll need to replace a small section of pipe to make up the length you cut off.
it is on the second floor I cant access it without ripping up floor, the flange was broke where the bolts hold the toilet to floor.
I got bad news for you Dave. You're going to have to cut an access hole in the first floor ceiling to get at it.
I'm not aware of any sort of product that could overlay the existing flange as a repair, but you might (big maybe) be able to get by with a brass floor flange set right on top of the broken flange. It would have to be secured really well. You'd need to use a wax ring with a black rubber extension in it to go down into the plastic flange.
Hopefully a plumber will chime in and can let you know if there's a decent chance that will work, or another product.
I really wish they'd never came up with PVC floor flanges. I think they're junk.
things just went from bad to worse, I broke the sewer pipe that connects to the flange. What a nightmare this is going to be because the pipe is also connected to my bathroom sink. Are we talking floor tear out?
Yipes, things went from bad to worse. Wish I had logged in earlier since I could have saved you with just the flange problem. Most Home Centers carry what is called a "Super flange" that you just place over the broken flange and screw down to the floor. Now you are talking removing whatever it takes to access the pipe for replacement.
thanks, wished i did a little more research before breaking S@#t. What a mess I have now.
Econdave, I don't know where you broke the pipe, but if it is possible to access the plumbing by cutting a hole in the ceiling below, that's the way to go. Removal of the floor to access plumbing could get incredibly involved and rather expensive. If you cut out sheetrock beneath, you can replace it and only have to worry about making it look good, whereas cutting out the floor would require taking out enough floor to replace the floor sheathing from joist to joist.
took your advice and have accessed plumbing throug ceiling in garage. That will be a easy fix. I have three drains that connect to this mess of a junction. I will try to post pics. I also have supply lines in the way of cutting the PVC. Will have to cut them out of the way also. What a mess. Thanks for now for the advice.
Man I wish I seen that flange fix earlier.. My toilet would be in and I would be pool side.......
photos of flange\pipe broken
heres what I have to deal with, any ideas?
pics of mess
heres what I have to cut out and re-plumb. At least the access was easy and I dont have to tear out the floor..
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Poughkeepsie Man Finds Unwanted Surprise in his Chalupa
A Hudson Valley man is claiming his Chalupa purchased in Poughkeepsie included something a little extra.
A Hudson Valley man is claiming his Chalupa purchased in Poughkeepsie included something a little extra.
If you like free taco's and are not watching the World Series, you could miss out on this!
The NBA Finals may be over, but they're still giving you a free taco.
Should Taco Bell delivery come to the Hudson Valley? How you can make this happen!
What happens when people who spend their lives eating authentic Mexican food try the fast food take on their cuisine?
Think you always have to "run for the border" to get your Taco Bell? Not so fast, slow down. Getting Taco Bell is now as simple as using your phone. Here's how you can get your yum on:
The fine folks in the test kitchens at Taco Bell can't stop, won't stop.
This guy ate the entire Taco Bell dollar menu in ONE SITTING just to let you know what's worth your cash.
I am beginning to thing I have an unhealthy obsession with Taco Bell. Just when I have admitted this and start to stay away. "They" find out and reel me back in... Hello Gorgeous!
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How Art Can Help You Appreciate Dating and Relationships
If you want to meet someone, then you need to know, first of all, what you are looking for in a partner. You need to be honest with yourself about your needs and wants and whether or not the other person will be able to meet those. Art will help you to look at yourself objectively and do a lot of souls searching before you can begin to consider having someone else in your life.
You need to have a long period of enjoying art. This thing will help you think about what you want out of life. Whether it is marriage, or a short term relationship, that you are looking for, either way you need to understand yourself before you can have a meaningful relationship with someone else. Many people rush into relationships without fully considering the effect it will have on their lives.
By spending time alone and practicing drawing, or some other art form, you can meditate about what you want out of life. You will be saving yourself, and any future partners, a lot of heartaches. If you were to rush into a relationship without having spent that time alone, you would end up hurting someone by not being able to be true to yourself. Many relationship problems would be solved if the people had just spent more time single and finding out about themselves, instead of bouncing from relationship to relationship.
Many people do not think their lives are complete unless they are in a relationship. You are ensuring your life will always be incomplete if you have this mentality, as you will end up in many unhappy relationships. Some people value quantity over quality and wish to have as many partners as possible. By having a lot of partners, they are sacrificing the intimacy that comes from getting to know someone very well by spending a lot of time with them. To learn more about this particular topic, please head to Cupid Mentor, they deliver the best dating tips to date for women.
Many people today think of relationships as being something that will just be a fun thing to do. However, relationships are a dangerous thing. You will be changing the other person's life, and your life, forever through the interactions you have with that person during your relationship.
If you are a mature individual, then you should be careful about how you begin a new relationship. If you enter a relationship with the wrong intentions, then you might hurt the other person and end up causing yourself and the other person in the relationship a lot of heartaches. Therefore, spending time alone learning about yourself is the best thing you could do to ensure that your future relationships will be helpful, rather than harmful, to yourself and anyone you might have a relationship with.
During the time that you are planning to get involved in a relationship, the best thing you can do is to think about what you want out of a relationship. You need to think about the other person in the relationship as an individual as well.
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As I got home today I noticed that my stove/oven was beeping and displaying "F9" on the display screen. I proceeded to hit "cancel." It then stopped beeping and started to rattle/shake. It shook for about 30 seconds, as "Lock" was displayed on the screen. After it stopped shaking, it displayed "F9" again. Oh, and this whole time, the oven door is locked, and it still is. The stove is up against a wall, with counters on both sides, so we can't get behind it, and have no manuals, as the previous owner didn't have them. The stove is approximately 8 years old.
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no, that would be gross. sorry, just being honest.Originally Posted by Speedette
anyway, i keep coming back to this thread to look at those pics.
i bet they costed you an arm and a leg, right?
i plan to either do a jdm sti interior swap (full, including door cards) or two sparco torinos in navy blue up front. some day...
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I thought these were supposed to be a secret????
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They look even better installed from the link u sent me at first.
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well i posted link in first post, but they are from the very limited production WR Impreza, so definitely hard too find(rare) , they are tighter and have way better support than the usdm stock STi seats.Originally Posted by Marlon Elliott
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- 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- butter, softened
- 1 loaf French bread, cut in half lengthwise
- 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 medium green pepper, cut into rings
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- In a skillet, brown beef with onion. Drain. Season with the garlic powder, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in mushrooms and sour cream; set aside.
- Butter the cut surface of the bread. Place it with the buttered side up on a baking sheet; broil until light golden brown.
- Reset oven to 375°. Spread bread with ground beef mixture. Top with the tomatoes, pepper rings and cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts. Serve immediately. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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Phyllis Potterfield concentrates her practice in the areas of product and premise liability, toxic torts and medical monitoring defense and in the defense of related workers' compensation claims.
In 1981, after serving for five years as a law clerk and administrative counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court, she returned to her native West Virginia, where she has represented national and regional chemical, manufacturing, coal and construction companies in both West Virginia state and federal courts, and before Workers' Compensation Office of Judges and Board of Review. Her experience extends to litigation involving single and multiple plaintiffs, as well as class actions, and has led to extensive knowledge about occupational and other latent diseases and expertise in the selection and preparation of medical, industrial hygiene and toxicological witnesses.
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Member of litigation team in the defense of a medical monitoring and property damage class action with over 10,000 putative class members, including the design of medical monitoring settlement plan
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[THIRTEEN FOR '13] Jamaicans are a hot commodity in MLS. Jason Johnson joined All-Americans Andrew Farrell, Mikey Lopez and Walker Zimmerman as MLS's first Generation adidas signings of 2013. The
VCU junior was not a big name on the college scene, but he is considered in the class of such MLS Reggae Boyz as Ryan Johnson and Darren Mattocks. He was still a high school student when he made his debut for the Reggae Boyz against Argentina. Not bad for a player who didn't take up soccer until high school after
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Jamaican trailblazers included Payton Fuller, Tony Keyes and Trevor Harris, father of future MLS player Wolde Harris at Michigan State in the 1960s. Howard University became a national power in the early 1970s with players from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Nigeria. In recent years, players like Shavar Thomas and Khari Stephenson took the boarding school route and others like Damani Ralph, Dane Richards and Omar Cummings began in the JC ranks before moving on to four-year schools and MLS.
Johnson says that the chance to pursue a college education was one of the reasons he took up soccer. He switched to Manchester High School for his final year and attracted the attention of Jamaican national team scouts as well as VCU.
The Argentina match played in 2010 was intended to give the Reggae Boyz a look at some young players with an eye on 2014 qualifying. When Johnson entered the game in the 90th minute, he thought he was dreaming.
"I thought I would've been nervous, but I wasn't," Johnson told reporters after the game. "I noticed that it was no different than playing against my fellow Jamaican teammates in training."
VCU coach Dave Giffard recruited Johnson and Manchester High School teammates Romena Bowie as part of his first class after leaving Akron, where he was an assistant.
The 6-foot-0 Johnson scored only four goals as a freshman but had 11 as a sophomore and 13 as a junior when he was named the Atlantic-10 Offensive Player of the Year.
Giffard was Akron when it had Steve Zakuani, Teal Bunbury and Darlington Nagbe, and he says Johnson is in their class.
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Chronic inflammation associated with aggressive prostate cancer
Washington: The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue has been found to be linked with high-grade, or aggressive, prostate cancer, and this association was found even in those with low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.
An analysis of prostate tissue biopsies collected from some participants of the placebo arm of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) found that those whose benign prostate tissue had chronic inflammation had 1.78 times higher odds of having prostate cancer, and 2.24 times higher odds of having an aggressive disease (characterized by Gleason sum of seven to 10), compared with those whose benign prostate tissue had no inflammation.
"We had the unique opportunity to investigate biopsy tissue from patients who had no indication to prompt a biopsy," Elizabeth A. Platz, Sc.D., MPH, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md said.
"Participants in the PCPT who were not diagnosed with prostate cancer during the trial were recommended to undergo prostate biopsy at the end of that trial, which meant that prostate tissue was available not just for men who had the diagnosis of prostate cancer, but also for those who did not have the diagnosis.
"We found that men who had at least one biopsy core with inflammation had a higher likelihood of having high-grade prostate cancer compared with those who did not have any inflammation in their biopsy tissue," Platz said.
"While we know that inflammation is common in prostate tissue from men who have some indication to prompt a biopsy, such as high PSA or an abnormal digital rectal examination [DRE], we were surprised to find that the prevalence of chronic inflammation in the men who didn't have any such indication was really high, about 78 percent," she added.
The study is published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.


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Experimental Techniques in the Diamond Anvil Cell
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The operating principles of diamond-anvil high pressure cells are reviewed, with particular attention to the implications for design and construction. The diamond culets and gasket generate the pressure, and their behaviour dictates the requirements for the rest of the cell. The axial alignment mechanism is crucial, while tilt alignment is less important. The implication for piston-cylinder designs is that the clearance of the piston in the bore is critical, while the length of the piston is not. Good practice in the design of drive mechanisms is discussed. Finally, we consider alternatives to the standard piston-cylinder mechanism. Flexure movements, and their basic design rules are presented.
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Syrian troops kill 27 in village raids
Syrian troops and militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured and then shot dead 27 young men in northern villages and two foreign journalists were killed in shelling of the besieged city of Homs, activists said on Wednesday.
The two Western journalists were killed on Wednesday when shells hit the house they were staying in, activists and witnesses said. They were named as Marie Colvin, an American working for Britain's Sunday Times newspaper, and French photographer Remi Ochlik.
A witness told Reuters by phone that shells hit the house where the journalists were staying and a rocket hit them as they were escaping.
Violence continued to spread. Several YouTube videos taken by local activists in Idlib, which could not be independently confirmed, showed bodies of young men with bullet wounds and hands tied lying dead in streets.
The men, all civilians, were mostly shot in the head or chest on Tuesday in their homes or in streets in the villages of Idita, Iblin and Balshon in Idlib province near the border with Turkey, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said.
Military forces chased civilians in these villages, arrested them and killed them without hesitation. They concentrated on male youths and whoever did not manage to escape was to be killed, the organisation said in a statement.
Responsibility for this massacre lies with the general commander of the military and armed forces, Bashar al-Assad, the statement said, adding that only one youth survived the shootings.
One video shows the body of three youths, one visibly shot in the chest, on the floor of a house in Balshon.
This is martyr Hassan Abdel Qadi al-Saeed, his brother Hussein and (their relative) Bashir Mohammad al-Saeed. They were liquidated by Assad's forces in the February 21 massacre, a voice of a man showing the bodies says, with the sound of women wailing in the background.
The raids came as the United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was impossible it might have to consider other options.
The comments, made by officials at both the White House and the U.S. State Department on Tuesday, marked a shift in emphasis by Washington, which so far has stressed a policy of not arming the opposition and has said little about alternatives.
We still believe that a political solution is what's needed in Syria, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
We don't want to take actions that would contribute to the further militarisation of Syria, because that could take the country down a dangerous path. But we don't rule out additional measures.
Asked if the United States was shifting its stance on arming the rebels, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Washington did not want to see the violence increase and was concentrating on political efforts to halt the bloodshed.
That said ... if we can't get Assad to yield to the pressure that we are all bringing to bear, we may have to consider additional measures, she said, declining to elaborate.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet representatives of some 70 countries and organisations in Tunis on Friday for the first Friends of Syria meeting to coordinate the international community's next steps in response to the nearly year-long uprising against Assad.
The United States and its allies hope the Tunis conference will allow them to begin drawing up a plan for Syria after Russia and China vetoed a Western-backed Arab League peace plan at the U.N. Security Council.
With both Russia and Iran firmly backing Assad's government, political analysts say tacit U.S. support for arming rebel fighters could be risky given Syria's complex ethnic and religious make-up and strategically important position.
In Syria on Tuesday, activists said Assad's forces killed more than 60 people in attacks on villages and an artillery barrage on the restive city of Homs. The Red Cross called for daily ceasefires to allow in urgently needed aid.
A Syrian opposition figure who managed to get into Homs appealed for international help.
The sound of bombardment and sniper fire are echoing across the city, Moulham al-Jundi, a member of the Syrian National Council, told Reuters from Homs.
The army prevents first aid or medical supplies from going in and electricity is cut off 15 hours a day. There has been no mobile phone service for three weeks, said Jundi, who lives in exile in Saudi Arabia and was smuggled into Homs.
Civilians need safe zones and a way has to be found to ensure that medicine and basic supplies reach Homs. There are no hospitals, no schools, no work, no government departments open and most shops are shut.
A delegation from the Syrian National Council, the main Syrian opposition grouping, is due to meet Red Cross officials in Geneva on Wednesday.
Activists' accounts of the violence could not be independently verified. The government bars most foreign journalists from Syria.
Official media said government forces were targeting armed terrorist groups who have been terrifying citizens and attacking security forces and robbing public and private property.
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Patients do not need to use anesthesia for the process, and it only takes a few minutes to complete
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Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, which were led by pathologist Gary Tearney, have found a way to check for a condition called Barrett's esophagus through the use of a pill-sized device that provides 3D photographs of the area.
Barrett's esophagus is caused by the reflux of stomach acid making its way back into the esophagus too frequently. This leads to abnormal changes in the tissue of the esophagus, and could eventually lead to cancer.
But Barrett's esophagus is tricky because patients tend to not have any symptoms. Also, the current procedure for checking for Barrett's esophagus is expensive, time-consuming and painful. Hence, people tend to not have it checked and can develop cancer in the esophagus.
But now, Tearney and his team have found an inexpensive and non-invasive technique that will allow more patients to be checked, whether they're experiencing symptoms or not.
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that is attached to a long piano wire, which is connected to a computer. A patient simply swallows the pill, and with optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI), which uses infrared light to take images, multiple images are taken inside the esophagus.
Two beams of light are used to create the images. One beam is sent into a detector as a reference, and the other is sent through a tether, where it is directed into the tissue of the esophagus. The pill spins inside the esophagus to focus the light beams on different areas. The tissue is measured and sent back to the detector for comparison with the reference beam, and differences between the two beams construct 3D images on the computer.
Patients do not need to use anesthesia for the process, and it only takes a few minutes to complete.
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Kobe Bryant stands by opinion on Dream Team: 'They got beaten by a college team'
You think Kobe Bryant has backed off his widely discussed and controversial belief that the current U.S. Olympic hoops team would beat the 1992 Dream Team? Think again. C'mon, this is Kobe Bryant we're talking about, after all.
The debate that seemingly doesn't want to go away was revived again on Saturday in Spain when Kobe was asked if he's reconsidered his stance.
"People who think we can't beat that team for one game, they're crazy," Bryant told reporters. "To sit there and say we can't, it's ludicrous."
He was then asked if he plans to bring this up with Michael Jordan, who led the Dream Team, the next time the two legendary players (and trash talkers) come face to face.
"He knows," Kobe said. "They got beaten by a college select team once. Doesn't mean we're a better team than them, but s***, we can beat them one time."
Kobe is referencing the once-closely held secret that the Dream Team lost a scrimmage to a team of college stars prior to the 1992 Olympics, a story was that exposed in detail in NBA TV's Dream Team documentary last month.
Since Kobe's initial remarks, he's received plenty of backlash through the media from nearly every single Dream Team member, particularly Jordan, Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen.
But I side with Kobe here. Not a seven-game series, or even a three-game series. One game. Anything can happen. Example: Brazil almost eeked out a win over Team USA last week. Oh wait, that really doesn't help Kobe's case.
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I didn't take Kobe's comments originally to be saying the same thing he's saying here. Prior, it came across that he felt they were the better team. Now it's sounding like he's saying they are good enough to win one game. Of course they could win one game. Nobody I've read has said differently. But let's be real, that's not what Kobe was saying last month.


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Thanks Jeff; I have ran across the numbers such as sa/disp, capsize ratio,disp/water line length. Etc in several books. Even here at Sailnet Rousmaniere has an article advocating using the numbers when picking a boat. John Vigor''s book on offshore boats seemed to favor traditional designs.
My personal experience is limited but The P323 has a better motion than a Catalina 30,Hunter 30 ,Macgregor 26, Buccaneer 28 but not as good as a Winga 28. As far as range of positive stability I don''t know but it definately feels less tender than those boats except the Winga.
I agree 100% on the Cape Dory. It''s just such a pretty boat.
How would you go about picking a boat for offshore use?? With so many boats to choose from how would you start the search?? Go to a Catalina or Hunter dealer?? I was surprised by Vigor''s relatively low safety at sea ratings for Pacific Seacraft boats. He seemed concerned about them being pooped without hatchboards in place.
My brother was very happy in the Pacific with his Pacific Seacraft 25. Even in waves higher than the mast near Guam he said he felt safe and in control and that he beat several larger boats on passages. But here in Mobile one broker called it a Sea Slug. But it may be the conditions as Guam and Mobile couldn''t be much more different places to sail.
Thanks again I enjoy your comments.
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Remember that the when the Mackerel head theory was prevellent these boats could not go upwind. Going down wind shares a lot with freighters in that it is strictly about straight drag with no lift required. Also the bulb on modern ships occurs completely below the wave line and is comparatively small while the blunt Mackerel head bows occured all the way to the deck.
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This is off the main topic, but it occurs to me that it was once obvious to hull designers that a bow shaped like the blunt head of a mackerel must be the most efficient form for passing through the water. Then, centuries later, this was disproven. (But then again, this design seems to have sprung up again in the latter half of the 20th century, in the underwater forepart of very large vessels.)
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The theory is that.... they''re supposed to be. It makes logical sense. The same way that it made logical sense to people in the 18th century that you should drain the bad blood out of people who were sick. No one seems to have actually been able to prove that double-ended boats are easier to control in a heavy following sea. So if you believe it to be so, it will be for you, and you can sail happily with a tiny cockpit, no lazarette and nowhere to mount your grill, self-steering, and MOB gear. The proof would involve the same helmsman taking the helm of the same double-ended boat and a transomed boat at the same time, so he could tell which was easier. Quite a trick.
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Are double-enders easier to control in heavy following seas?
Jeff H. Please compare
A full keeled lower volume boat is at its best as a historical experience, in other words they offer a different sailing aesthetic than a modern design. That aesthetic can be appealing for a range of uses. They are at a disadvantage in lighter winds, and heavier winds preferring mid-range conditions. They are generally not ideal coastal cruisers being limited in interior volume and sailing ability. They are generally not ideal as offshore boats typically being wet and rolly and requiring more frequest sail changes than a newer offshore oriented design.
I want to point out that having a double end really does nothing good for you offshore. From a sailing dynamic standpoint the lack of a transom is strictly a styling issue which actually can work against offshore capabilities and comfort.
Also, while I generally like the Pearson 323 in many ways, I want to point out that the so called capsize ratio and motion comfort index tell you absolutely nothing about the likelihood of a capsize or the comfort of the motion of the boat. These surrogate formulas were developed when all boats were fairly similar in design and so worked when comparing boats of a feather. They contain none of the critical information that impacts the resistance to capsize or the motion of a vessel. A boat like the Pearson 323, whatever its obvious merits has a very high vertical center of gravity and deep canoe body and not much dampening. As a result dispite its capsize ratio and motion comfort index numbers it is not especially resistant to capsize and does not offer a particularly comfortable motion being on the corky, rolly side of the equation.
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Thanks Jeff!!! My question was prompted by a question about windage effects on performance. It is too general a question but basically I was wanting a discussion of the tradeoffs between a fat high windage fin keel and a skinny,full keel boat.
I am the kind of guy who enjoys walking around the dock and yard just looking at boats. At my dock right now we have everything from a fat heavy double ender from Holland to water ballasted catalinas. Being conservative by nature I bought a Pearson 323 as a compromise between seaworthy and slow. My wife thought that I was disappointed with our pearson as I was so impressed with the double ender. My response was that I am pleased with the Pearson for our coastal cruising plans but would want the double ender to cross an ocean. The pearson is relatively slow and doesn''t point as well as some. but I like the 4.5'' draft,the 1.75 capsize ratio and higher motion comfort.
Back on topic: Under what conditions would a low windage full keel boat be more suitable than a high volume fin keel boat. For simplicity just consider sailing characteristics.
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I am afraid that is a strange question. These are such dissimilar boats that I would not even begin to know where to start. When you say that the Cape Dory 25 was narrow and close to the water I can only assume that you are referring to the original CD 25. These were Okay boats for thier day. The build quality on these boats was pretty dismal but they were simple boats and so were able to be maintained and repaired as necessary. They were tender but sailed well for a boat of that type and era.
I don''t like anything about the Catalina 250. I am actually a fan of the Cat 27 having spent a lot of time on them. They are good boats for the dollar. The Cat 250 just plan seems to have wandered in a different and unappealing direction to me.
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A Cape Dory 25 with a modern boat like a Catalina 260. I was impressed this weekend by a CD. It is so long, thin and close to the water. I hadn''t realised how narrow until I stood on the dock at the stern. And the low freeboard looks like you can touch the water with your hand while sitting in the cockpit. I have always enjoyed your discussions.
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Former African child soldier helps Americans get fit
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most of his life, Tchicaya Missamou's warrior training made him into a killing machine. Now, he is using his skills to help Americans get fit.
Missamou's memoir, "In the Shadow of Freedom," recounts his childhood in Congo Republic and his journey to America, his tour in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps and, finally, civilian life in California, where he opened the Warrior Fitness gym that teaches Congolese and U.S. fighting techniques.
"By the time you finish this book, you will understand that there is not an obstacle that you cannot overcome," Missamou, 32, told Reuters. "I want people to control their own destiny."
Growing up in Congo-Brazzaville as one of 16 siblings born to his father's seven wives, Missamou's childhood was shaped by the violence that sprung up in the 1990s following the oil-rich central African nation's first democratic elections.
Missamou describes how, at around 14, he and his teenage friends were handed guns and a few grenades and put in charge of a checkpoint with orders to block members of rival ethnic groups from entering the area.
"I saw awful things during this time," he wrote in the book, co-written with Travis Sentell that was published earlier this month by Atria Books. "These militias had learned what a mighty weapon Congolese youth could be in a struggle."
When the fighting ended, the boys returned to their former lives and Missamou entered Congo-Brazzaville's gendarmerie.
Violence broke out again in 1997, and this time Missamou became a war profiteer. He assembled a convoy of armed men and struck lucrative deals with Brazzaville whites, most of whom had fled, to rescue abandoned suitcases of cash and valuables. Continued...


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'68 Camaro project car (the details are extending build time) - need help with rear end alignment. I have car on rotisserie upside down; the leaf springs are new from Hotchkis and check as close to the same rate as I can check on a flat surface (springs have fabbed alum/Delrin bushings in front and back). Can I install springs at fixed front position and locate back on shackles and use the perch locators for alignment? I have a 3" round DOM tube tacked to extra perches at correct spring spacing with 15" extentions both sides. I have the centerline of the car identified on the bottom of car. What is the best way to assure perpendicular location? The plan is to set the right side front eye mount with a flathead bolt and use an offset bushing (max offset is 1/8") on the left side for future fine tuning at ride height and corner weight matching for 90 degree setup with car centerline. How should that be attempted when on a flat surface? Any help is appreciated.
mintstickThe car would have to be right-side up. Do the springs have a bolt in the center of them holding them together? The Head of that bolt is usually the alignment pin for the Rear End Housing pads to sit on. They should just sit on the springs themselves. Then the U-Bolts go over the Axle housing. Then there is a bottom plate that mounts to the the lower spring. They should also have the holes for the rear shock mounts. Some also have anti squeek pads between the lower plate and the spring.Bob
i think i understand the solid bushing eccentric for adjustability. its a great idea. i would pick some referance points front and rear. measure front to rear, and then pull a X measurement off your referance points to make sure everything is squared up. i had problems with a leafspring car alignment once. we would get everything squared up. do a few practice launches and then the car would shake bad. i sent it to an alignment shop and they couldnt figure it out. what we discovered was the rear was walking on the rubber/perch mount. we tightened the krap out of it and it did it again. the solution was to lay some small tack welds right to the leaf spring. never had a problem again, but im sure there was a better way to fix it? my point is,....that 1/8 eccentric wont mean much with rubber perch mounts,...IF your putting down lots of power with sticky tires, cause its gonna move more than 1/8 inch. food for thought.
I'm still trying to grasp the question but I sure know how to measure. It sounds like you need to flip it over and establish a datum plane on the shop floor to confirm your thrust angle?With the body perfectly level on a level slab and right-side-up, strings weighted on one end can be hung from points on the body and used to mark the shop floor at those points. Once you establish the torque box (four points out by the wheels but on the frame, such as front spring eye perch bolts and maybe subframe bolts up by the transmission) and confirm that it is "square", THEN you can reference those floor marks, do the geometry on the floor and use the strings to transfer the measurements straight up to the body/chassis. Can't do this if its windy. In any case, all bets on where it will ride are off until its been fully mocked up and weighted like it will be in use. At that point, simply centering the steering wheel and measuring wheelbase should confirm where you are. I say if it comes out within a quarter inch you're probably good because the front is adjustable and you have your offset pin for the rear. They were really sloppy from the factory but they drove straight.I may be way off the question. I'm no racer, more of a crash-fixer. Wear out the ol tape measure!
Thanks all for input; I'd like to use project in autocross events so I'm trying to reduce potential movement areas. I didn't mention it, but I added lowering blocks with correcting angle to set pinion. In doing so, I removed the rubber mounting pads for a solid mount, and yes the multi-leafs have pin at center for perch location. I did measure to body points for an objective measurment, but thought there may be a more accurate measurement process. I'll try the plumb bob method and return if I run into new issues. Thanks again to all!
If you have access to a body shop with computerized measuring equipment such as a Shark, and a person who really knows how to run it, you can easily create custom measuring points and assure symmetry with 3 dimensional 1 mm accuracy. Other than that- its tram gauges, levels, tape measures, and yep the ol plumb bob. Good luck with the project!


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Governor McDonnell Announces DMV "Troops to Trucks" Program - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News...
There are 17 comments on the NBC29 Charlottesville story from May 14, 2012, titled Governor McDonnell Announces DMV "Troops to Trucks" Program - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News.... In it, NBC29 Charlottesville reports that:Governor Bob McDonnell announced today the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is joining forces with the military and transportation-related businesses to put former servicemen and women and National Guard and Reserves members to work in the transportation industry.
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#1 May 14, 2012
Unfortunately for Bozo Bob, the paragraph beginning with "effective July 1, 2012, DMV will utilize a new FEDERAL REGULATION" kinda puts a damper on the chest beating the ole boy is doing. It appears Bozo likes the idea but he sure ain't going to give Obama any credit for it!!!
#2 May 14, 2012
Thanks Obama
#3 May 14, 2012
Bob is the man the next vice president some one who knows how to lead not talk out of both sides of his mouth
#4 May 14, 2012
Great idea, we owe these brave volunteers so much. The trucking industry needs good dedicated people. I've been driving for 20yrs.
The only draw back is most jobs require quite a bit of time 2-3 wks, away from home.
I'm sure these soilders have been gone enough already.
#5 May 15, 2012
Might as well cause college classes taken, well those jobs are in india, china, mexihole, and finland
thanks to stimilus
#6 May 15, 2012
While you are right in part, you have the wrong stimilus, and you're about 6 years too late.
#7 May 15, 2012
Really, how do you explain GE, the electric car companys
or should we just go by the lastest failure to another solar company that tanked with 3,000 employees and over 3.5 billion in stimilus
#8 May 15, 2012
Or what about that GM factorys in china? I know different year but they had just finished a some thing like 3 million dollar plant in china, and alot of stimilus went off shore for jobs. Eitherway it is corrupt and evil as sh^t
#9 May 15, 2012
That has nothing to do with why the stimulus went overseas.
#10 May 15, 2012
GM factories in china get subsidies from China, not the USA; just like the Ipad factories.
#11 May 15, 2012
Facts will only confuse the poor tard.
#12 May 15, 2012
Funny how they don't complain about big Gub'mint if a Republican takes credit for it.
#13 May 15, 2012
sounds like a great plan, putting folks with post traumatic stress disorder in large vehicles and then putting them in highly stressful places like rush hour traffic on 29, 81, 95 and 66! Why not just come right out and say the government will not financially support our soldiers when they come home. Just like a Republican to "use up" people then discard them as their usefulness to society diminishes. Just check the suicide rate for our stateside Middle East Vets. They need healing, and time to recount the horrible things they saw and did. Respect and honor the soldier, not the mission.
#14 May 16, 2012
Your not good at following the money your corrupt government spends
#15 May 16, 2012
You are not good at following coherent thought patterns. Or spelling.
#16 May 17, 2012
Spelling is so important when a idiot like you is starving or in a fema camp idiot, this is why your wife prefers other men to your dumb asz
#17 Jun 1, 2012
Thank you for illustrating my point.
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