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Perfect for long-range observation, there is no denying that the massive 20x magnification will get you right up close to your subject. However even though these have large 50mm objective lenses that can collect a good amount of light, the very high power results in a small 2.5mm exit pupil and as such, unless you plan on using them for astronomy, they are best used when light conditions are good. These also have a built-in threaded mount to take a standard tripod adapter, which with the high power is essential in achieving a shake-free image. Ideal uses include hunting or wildlife observation from a fixed location like a hide, or setting them up on a balcony with harbor, ocean or valley views.
With a choice of 7x, 10x, 12x, 16x or 20x powers the 50mm Bushnell PowerView porro prism series has you covered in just about any situation where you require an affordable binocular that will deliver a bright image in relation to your chosen magnification.
A distinctive feature is Bushnell's InstaFocus lever. Rather than the traditional focus wheel, you can very quickly adjust the focus by rocking the lever. Apart from improving focusing speed, this design also helps to make focusing easier when wearing thick winter gloves.
All models also have fold-down rubber eyecups and a rubber armour exterior that adds a layer of protection increases grip and improves camouflage.
Multi-coated, these full-sized PowerView binoculars have multiple anti-reflection coatings applied to the outermost lenses that increase light capture and transmission. Whilst this is good and to be expected at this price level, it is important to note that more expensive instruments like the Bushnell Legacy WP Binoculars are Fully Multi-coated meaning that all lens elements throughout the optical pathway are treated for an even brighter view.
Bushnell uses BK-7 glass for the Porro Prisms. These have an advantage over roof prisms because the design naturally reflects 100% of the light and thus they do not require expensive mirror coatings to perform at the same level. Thus at this low price point, Porro prisms binoculars like these will usually outperform equivalent roof prism models as they will use cheaper mirror coatings to keep production costs down.
Bushnell PowerView binoculars are boxed with a soft carry case that includes its own carry strap, objective and ocular lens covers, neck strap and cleaning cloth.
Made in China, Bushnell present these binoculars with an impressive 10 year warranty.
|Binoculars series
|Bushnell Powerview
|Prism type
Most modern binoculars are made with an element called prism which is responsible for the rotation of the image upright as the viewer sees it. Prism in binoculars also determines their size, shape, optical features and plays an important part in providing image quality of binoculars. However, prism is the most neglected factor in the process of buying binoculars. There are many types of prisms present which normally determine the purpose of a certain binoculars – whether they are for hunting, marine, bird watching etc.
Source: Lovec
Porro Prism Binoculars
Binoculars that contains Porro prism (named after Italian physic Ignazio Porro) in their optical construction were predominantly the first type of binoculars on the market. In the last couple of decades, binoculars with Roof prisms (either Schmidt-Pechan or Abbe- Köning) became more popular, due to their compactness and water-tightness. This traditional arrangement of binoculars provided by Porro-prisms makes objective lenses further apart and thus offering a higher light transmission rate. Images are not only brighter and sharper but also have a better depth of field, offering realistic 3D images and wider field of view. Many Porro prism binoculars have also focusing mechanism separated for each eye, which can be very useful in low-light situations, when observing at dusk and at dawn. Even though Porro prism binoculars are becoming rare in today's times, this traditional arrangement makes them more affordable due to less expensive manufacturing. But wider design makes them heavier and difficult to hold in hands and they are less watertight and also less rugged, providing a less secure grip. The other disadvantage of Porro prism binoculars is also the lack of adjustable eyepieces, which in most cases leads to problems when using the binoculars with glasses.
Features of Porro Prism Binoculars
Abbe/Koenig Roof Prism Binoculars
Binoculars with roof-like prisms in their optical construction provide compact design due to straight-line position of eyepieces and objective lenses. They are more expensive due to complex manufacturing and are providing many advantages for more demanding users. They are less sensitive to impacts and abrasions and are incredibly impervious for water and dust entering the construction. They are usually purged with nitrogen or argon gas, which also helps to eliminate internal glass fogging. Compared to Porro prism binoculars, they are more likely to withstand extreme weather conditions. Very good ergonomic design of this straight-line construction makes them less difficult to hold in hands and eases your portability immensely. But compared to Porro prism binoculars, this construction makes light transmission less permeable and thus providing darker and less sharp images.
Roof prism binoculars are divided in two main groups with the following types of prisms:
Roof prism binoculars according to the types of prisms
1. Schmidt – Pechan
2. Abbe – König
The main difference between both types of binoculars with Roof prism is that those with Schmidt – Pechan prisms tend to be smaller and less expensive, while those with Abbe – Köning prisms tend to have better light transmission rate and have a longer design.
Schmidt/Pechan Roof Prism Binoculars
Binoculars with roof-like prisms in their optical construction provide compact design due to straight-line position of eyepieces and objective lenses. They are more expensive due to complex manufacturing and are providing many advantages for more demanding users. They are less sensitive to impacts and abrasions and are incredibly impervious for water and dust entering the construction. They are usually purged with nitrogen or argon gas, which also helps to eliminate internal glass fogging. Compared to Porro prism binoculars, they are more likely to withstand extreme weather conditions. Very good ergonomic design of this straight-line construction makes them less difficult to hold in hands and eases your portability immensely. But compared to Porro prism binoculars, this construction makes light transmission less permeable and thus providing darker and less sharp images.
Roof prism binoculars are divided in two main groups with the following types of prisms:
Roof prism binoculars according to the types of prisms
1. Schmidt – Pechan
2. Abbe – König
The main difference between both types of binoculars with Roof prism is that those with Schmidt – Pechan prisms tend to be smaller and less expensive, while those with Abbe – Köning prisms tend to have better light transmission rate and have a longer design.
Optics Trade debate about Porro prism vs Abbe-Koenig prism
Optics Trade debate about Schmidt-Pechan vs Abbe-Koenig prism
|Variable magnification
Variable magnification
Optical products with variable magnification are more versatile as they're designed with a wider range of magnification and larger viewing angle. For example, an 8x56 rifle scope has a fixed magnification of 8x and a fixed field of view of 5 meters at 100 meters. For comparison, a rifle scope with variable magnification 3-12x56 has a more versatile magnification range for observing the whole surroundings due to the big field of view (at 3 times magnification) and in the same time a detailed evaluation of the observed object (at 12 times magnification).
With their high number of lenses in housing, optics with variable magnification are larger, heavier and have a lower permeability of light. Variable magnification is rarely present in binoculars, but it's mostly used in rifle scopes and spotting scopes. Advantages of the variable magnification regarding usability with rifle scopes and spotting scopes outweigh disadvantages – in short, one fits all. High-quality variable binoculars are very rare.
Magnification is an optical parameter which enlarges/zooms the viewing image and makes the observed object seem bigger. For example, with magnification factor 10 we see objects 10 times larger, which means if an object is 0.1 m high and 100 m away we see it 1 m large. In other words, it's the same observing the object that's 100 meters away with a 10x binoculars as watching it with the naked eye 10 meters away. In choosing the right magnification for fixed magnification optical products, practice shows that the most useful magnifications are between 7x and 10x, where average people seem to handle optics without too much hand tremor.
Source: ZEISS
Fixed magnification
Optical products with fixed magnification are designed in a way that they allow only one magnification of a viewing object. Due to a smaller number of lenses used in their construction, they are optically brighter and have lower loss of brightness. The number of lenses contributes to its smaller size and lighter weight in comparison to optics with variable magnification. Most of binoculars tend to have fixed magnification, whereas with riflescopes it's getting rarer each year. Normally this kind of optical products are easier to use and cheaper. They also offer better optical performance, especially in terms of light transmission rate.
Variable magnification
Variable magnification simply means that the optical product is designed in a way where you can change magnification of a certain area. This consequently changes the viewing angle, where higher magnification means smaller/narrower viewing angle and lower magnification means wider viewing angle. Variable magnification adds to versatility and general usefulness.
Optics Trade debate about Fixed and Variable magnification
|Lens diameter
Lens diameter
Lens diameter represents the second value in product's name/designation. For example, 10x42 optics have 42 mm diameter of the lens at the front (those that are closer to the viewing object). It is known that the bigger the lens, the more light goes through and the image we see is brighter. All of this, however, depends on the magnification and quality of a certain optical product. Although the bigger lens diameter in binoculars is better, the size adds up on the weight, making it more heavy and difficult to handle. With riflescopes, bigger size of a lens diameter also means more problems with mounting.
The most common lens diameters are 24 mm, 42 mm, 50 mm and 56 mm.
Source: ZEISS
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|Exit pupil
Exit pupil
Exit pupil is a circle from which the light is being transferred to your eye through the optical product. When you holdthe optics a bit far away from your eyes towards a light, exit pupil can be seen as a bright circle in the center of each eyepiece. The larger the exit pupil the more light can reach the eye and the image appears brighter. This is why exit pupil plays an important part in the optical products in poor light conditions at dawn or dusk. Size of the exit pupil also determines how comfortable viewing through an optical product really is. An important factor is also the size of the eye box, which is a space where the eye still has an entire picture, without any tunnel vision or blurry edges. Bigger eye box means more flexibility of the eye position and therefore more comfortable viewing, because the eye can move in several directions within the eye box and still obtain a full image.
Source: ZEISS
The diameter of the exit pupil is calculated by dividing lens diameter with magnification. E. g. 8x50 binoculars have an exit pupil in the diameter of 6.25 mm.
To ensure a brighter image, the eye pupil in low light conditions has to be at least as big as the exit pupil. This way there's no loss of light and the image is as bright as possible. However, the maximum diameter of the eye pupil depends on age. At night, children's eye pupils can widen up to 7 mm, while with aging they decrease to a maximum of 4 mm. So if the viewer's pupils can only be open up to 4 mm, the 7 mm exit pupil cannot be fully utilized. It may contribute to more comfortable viewing, but not to brighter image.
Source: ZEISS
In daylight, when the eye pupil is open up to 3 mm, all the optics with exit pupil bigger than 3 mm are equally bright. For example, the 8x30 binoculars with 3.75 mm exit pupil are no brighter than 8x56 binoculars with 7 mm exit pupil. Those with 7 mm are however more comfortable to use, since they're less sensitive to the eye position (they have bigger eye-box).
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Eye Relief
The only way of obtaining the whole field of view is to have the right distance between the eye and eyepiece – referred to as the eye relief. The eye relief is not necessarily a decisive factor in choosing the right optical product, however it is a useful information if you wear glasses. The eye relief then should be at least 16 mm for comfortable viewing and getting a complete image. Binoculars with too short eye relief give people with glasses a tunnel vision and only show the middle part of an image. With riflescopes the optimal distance is 90 mm or even more for safety reasons (recoil).
Without glasses the distance when using binoculars should be minimum of 15 mm, although everyone has a preferred placement as long as they're obtaining complete field of view with no blurry edges.
Most binoculars have movable eyecups, where you can adapt them to fit different face structures (if your eyes are further away from you nose etc.) and therefore maintain a steadier grip. If you wear glasses, the eyecups should be closed down so you can lean them onto your glasses.
Source: ZEISS
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|Field of view
Field of view
Field of view is an area you see when looking through the optical product. Although it primarily depends on the build of the eyepiece, it is hugely affected by magnification. If you look through two binoculars of the same model but with different magnification, you can see that the one with lower magnification factor will have a wider field of view. So when comparing binoculars, you must compare the ones with the same magnification. With riflescopes the field of view is being measured at 100 m, while with binoculars, spotting scopes and other optical products it's measured at 1000 m.
With binoculars a field of view with more than 140 m at 1000 m distance is considered a wide angle, while with riflescopes it is with a field of view over 38 m at 100 m. Wide angle is particularly useful in bird-watching.
It is also important to mention that the size and lens diameter of optical products are not indicators of their field of view - bigger housing doesn't automatically mean wider field of view.
Field of view can be expressed in two values – degrees or meters.
One degree is 17.5 m at 1000 m / 1.75 m at 100 m.
If you divide the field of view given in meters by 17.5 you get the field of view in degrees.
If you multiply degrees with 17.5 you get the field of view at 1000m.
Source: Lovec
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|Field of view (deg.)
Field of view
Field of view is an area you see when looking through the optical product. Although it primarily depends on the build of the eyepiece, it is hugely affected by magnification. If you look through two binoculars of the same model but with different magnification, you can see that the one with lower magnification factor will have a wider field of view. So when comparing binoculars, you must compare the ones with the same magnification. With riflescopes the field of view is being measured at 100 m, while with binoculars, spotting scopes and other optical products it's measured at 1000 m.
With binoculars a field of view with more than 140 m at 1000 m distance is considered a wide angle, while with riflescopes it is with a field of view over 38 m at 100 m. Wide angle is particularly useful in bird-watching.
It is also important to mention that the size and lens diameter of optical products are not indicators of their field of view - bigger housing doesn't automatically mean wider field of view.
Field of view can be expressed in two values – degrees or meters.
One degree is 17.5 m at 1000 m / 1.75 m at 100 m.
If you divide the field of view given in meters by 17.5 you get the field of view in degrees.
If you multiply degrees with 17.5 you get the field of view at 1000m.
Source: Lovec
|Apparent field of view (deg.)
Apparent field of view (deg.)
The apparent field of view is a value in degrees that represents the viewing angle of an image you see through the eyepiece. Two binoculars that share the same magnification, lens diameter and field of view don't necessarily have the same apparent field of view, because it depends on the structure of the lenses inside an eyepiece. It's simply a subjective impression of the field of view.
Apparent field of view is also depending on the eye relief distance. Shorter eye relief means wider apparent field of view. But if comparing two different binoculars with the same eye relief, the one with the larger eye lens in the eyepiece will have larger viewer field.
It can be calculated by multiplying the actual field of view with the scope's magnification. Higher value is better as it makes the image appear wider and bigger.
Source: Nikon
|Close focus
Closest focus distance
Closest focus distance is an important value when watching butterflies, moths or plants at a really close distance. It represents the nearest distance where the viewing object can still be in focus. With binoculars, an excellent viewing distance is from 1.5 m below. If you're not particularly interested in watching objects at a close range this is an irrelevant factor when choosing a new pair.
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|Twilight Factor
Twilight Factor
In the past, twilight factor was an important value in determining the brightness of the optics. The manufacturers were using the same kind of technology and materials of the lenses therefore the optics were comparable. Nowadays, they use different types of lenses and modern coatings so the twilight factor has lost its meaning, because the brightness of the optics depends more on the quality of the coatings than on the twilight factor.
Twilight factor is calculated by the square root of multiplying magnification and lens diameter.
Twilight factor of 8x42 binoculars is a square root of 336, meaning 18.33. All the binoculars with this kind of magnification and lens diameter have the same twilight factor, but not the same brightness. If you look through an old pair of binoculars made in 1950s and a new pair with the same magnification and lens diameter you could see the difference in brightness even though they share the same twilight factor. The new pair is significantly brighter due to better lens materials and coatings.
Though manufacturers still specify the twilight factor, we recommend you to ignore it as it's not important.
|Relative Brightness
Relative Brightness
Relative brightness is a calculation of how bright the image should be when viewed through binoculars. It is presented as a square value of the exit pupil. 10x50 binoculars have an exit pupil value of 5.0 (dividing lens diameter with magnification). Square of 5.0 gives us a value of relative brightness which is 25.0. As the relative brightness value increases, we have a brighter image. On the opposite the lower the value, the darker the image.
In the past, relative brightness was an important value in determining the brightness of the optics. The manufacturers were using the same kind of technology and materials of the lenses, therefore, the optics were comparable. Nowadays, they use different types of lenses and modern coatings so the relative brightness has lost its meaning because the brightness of the optics depends more on the quality of the coatings than on the relative brightness.
|Light transmission
Light transmission
Light transmission specifies an amount of light that is let through the build of optical product. Every crossing through each lens means a certain loss of light (0.1% with best coatings, up to 5% without coatings). Higher light transmission rate is very important when using optics at dawn or twilight. Good optics normally have light transmission up to 90%, whereas top-notch ones have even 95% and more light let through.
Although the quantity of light reaching the eye depends on the size of an exit pupil, light transmission determines transparency of the lenses, whether the image is dark and cloudy or bright and clear.
Light transmission can be increased with applying different coatings on the glass surfaces. However, it depends on the coating type and number of layers. Multi-layered coatings mean higher light transmission.
Uncoated glass reflects about 5% of the light (entry-level price range), single coating reduces the reflectivity to approx. 1.5% (middle price range), multi coating reduces the reflectivity to approx. 0.1 to 0.2 % (premium price range)
|Lens coating
Lens coating
Optical products have many lenses in their housing. With each lens about 5% of the light passing through is lost. This can be solved with an application of coatings on the glass surfaces. With years the technology of coatings changed. At first they used only one layer, where the reduction of the loss was to 2% per surface. Today they use multiple layers of coatings where there's minimal loss of light - 0.1% per surface. The best binoculars have even 95% of the light transmitted to the eye, through all their lenses.
With increasing transmission of the light, the coating is also important as a protectant of the optical glass and to ensure the true color fidelity, so the colors when entering are the same when exiting binoculars/riflescope. Above all, coatings also increase the image quality because all the light bouncing around on the inside can cover up detail and blur colors.
Source: ZEISS
The process of applying coatings has to be precise, otherwise it can contribute to hazy and blurred image. They must be spread evenly and thinly to ensure the best quality. The better the coatings, the more expensive the optical product.
Lens coatings are as important as the quality of the lenses themselves. You can easily check whether your optical product has coatings – if you look at the reflection and it shows multiple colors such as purple, green or yellow the lenses are definitely coated. On the opposite, lenses with no coatings have a clear reflection without showing any colors.
There are many different ways of applying lens coatings:
Source: ZEISS
|Fully Multicoated
|Diopter range
Diopter range in optics with one ocular (riflescopes, spotting scopes, NV optics, …)
Diopter range is an adjustment on optical products which can correct the prescription on each of your eyes. That way you can see a sharp image without wearing glasses. The diopter ring is normally located on the eyepiece and by turning it your image appears sharper.
Every optical product has different diopter range, from positive (+) to negative (-).
Diopter range in binoculars
The diopter ring is present in central focusing system on each of the barrels near the eyepiece, where you can correct the difference in the prescription of the left and right eye individually. Once you have set the right value, you can focus the image with using just the central focusing ring. If you're wearing glasses, the diopter value should be set to 0, because the differences in your eyes are already corrected in your glasses.
To see a sharp image without wearing glasses you can easily set the diopter by looking with bare eye, turning the ring and adjusting sharpness. So when looking with both eyes your image should appear sharp. If you have astigmatism the diopter adjustment cannot correct it – you'll still need your glasses and diopter set to 0 to see sharp images.
Optics Trade debate about Diopter settings on binoculars
|Focusing system
Focusing system
Depending on the purpose of use, there are two focusing systems available in binoculars. Most common is central focusing system, which is almost without an exception present in every roof prism binoculars. The other, less occurring system, is an individual eyepiece focusing, which is most useful in marine (because of the water resistance) and extreme low light situations. Binoculars with this kind of focusing system have an advantage in setting the right focus only once for each eye, which is especially useful when viewing in the dark where it's not necessary to set the focus again.
With central focusing, it's often difficult to focus the image in the dark, because there is not enough light to see whether the object is sharp or not.
Binoculars with central focusing (left) and binoculars with individual focusing (right)
Binoculars with central focusing
Binoculars with central focusing have a central wheel that is able to provide perfectly sharp images. With central focus knob you adjust the focus of both barrels at the same time, moving lenses simultaneously. When choosing between binoculars with central focusing system it's important to look for its design and performance. Depending on manufacturer, some binoculars provide sturdier focusing and some very smooth focusing, which is especially suitable for dynamic situations. Focusing throw also varies from binos to binos, it takes more time for setting a proper focus with very long focusing throw, than with the ones with shorter one. When it comes to ergonomic design, most of binoculars provide a central knob with different bulges for a better grip, very convenient when wearing gloves. Since central focusing wheel doesn't eliminate differences in both eyes, diopter on upper side of the barrel is included.
Features of binoculars with central focusing:
Binoculars with individual focusing
Individual focusing system provides focusing by each eye separately. On the upper side of the both barrels lie focusing rings – diopters, with the numbers for setting a proper focus by moving lenses individually. Majority of binoculars uses the central rotating knob, so this arrangement is not that frequent and most commonly found on Porro prism binoculars. Individually focusing system has many different commercial names like sport auto focus, permanent focus or simply auto focus. The main characteristic of this system is that you can set them only once and afterwards the eyes focus to different distances by themselves. This can be a significant advantage in low-light situations when there is not enough light for precise focusing with central knob. Binoculars of this type are also incredibly watertight and thus very likely to appear on majority of marine binoculars. There are however, some disadvantages of such focusing system compared to more conventional central focusing. Close focusing distance is usually bigger and majority of binoculars with individual focusing does not offer adjustable eyepieces for those wearing eyeglasses.
Features of binoculars with individual focusing :
Optics Trade debate about Individual and Central focusing
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Filled with
Optical products are often filled with dry gas to prevent the condensation on the inside of the housing when exposing them to temperature extremes. If there is even a slight sign of air inside, there is a certain % of moisture present. Usually they're filled with either argon or nitrogen gas, which have the same effect – to prevent the moisture and internal fogging without affecting the optical properties. In addition, these gases also prevent the formation of fungus which would destroy the optics. Internal dewing was the biggest problem in older binoculars when exposed to lower temperatures, because they weren't watertight and contained air. Newer binoculars are therefore all airtight and filled with dry nitrogen or argon.
The waterproof feature is made to keep the optical products sealed and protected from water or dust. Such products are suitable for marine, hunting, hiking or in extreme humidity. Even if you're not planning on using them in this kind of situations, it is a good feature to have in case of heavy rain or dust. Waterproof optical products are typically sealed with O-rings.
All optical products that are fogproof are also waterproof because they have to be properly sealed to keep the dry gas inside. Yet not all waterproof products are also fogproof as the air inside the product is not necessarily replaced with dry nitrogen or argon.
You should be careful not to confuse waterproof with weather-resistant as they're designed to protect only against light rain and are not fully sealed.
Slightly better waterproofing of binoculars can also be ensured with an individual eye focusing mechanism, due to less moving parts than with the central focusing system.
Fogging in optical products can occur when you move them from the warm insides of your house to the cold outdoors. To prevent the formation of inside fogging they're often filled with dry gas – either nitrogen or argon which contain no moisture.
To keep the gas intact on the inside, the optics have to be properly sealed, which is why all fogproof optical products are also waterproof.
It's important to keep in mind that fogproof means that it's to prevent fogging on the inside of the optics, not on the outside. If your outside surface of the lenses fogs up due to temperature differences or humidity just allow them to adjust back – do not wipe the condensation off as it can be damaging to the glass surface and its coatings.
Floatable option is sensible only when using binoculars on the water as there's a chance they fall into the water and begin to sink. To avoid that most marine binoculars come with a floatable strap, which prevents such accidents. Although rarely, some of them are floatable by themselves.
Source: Steiner
|Temperature range
|Built-in rangefinder
Built in compass is intended almost exclusively for marine use. There are two types available. First one has a digital display of compass in the middle of the field of view. The second, most common compass system is permanently seen at the bottom. They can also be illuminated or not.
Compass showing permanently in the viewing field (left) and compass with digital display at the middle (right)
|Image stabilizer
Image stabilizer
The same as compass, image stabilizer feature is most practical when using in marine, but also useful on moving cars or helicopters. It's a mechanism that eliminates hand tremor and shakes to secure a stable image viewing. It's like fixing a tripod under optical product without actually using it. Image stabilization is also useful when featured in hand-held optics with higher magnifications.
The only downside is the price which is several times greater than with optics without stabilization.
|Interpupillary distance
Interpupillary distance
The distance between each of an individual's eyes or better pupils is called interpupillary distance. Most binoculars have an option of adapting the barrels to a specific position to ensure the whole image, either bringing them closer together or further apart. Normally this distance is somewhere between 58 and 75 mm. Often women and children have shorter interpupillary distances, so they must choose between compact binoculars.
The best practice is to try binoculars in person to get the feel of them and see if they suit you.
Source: Optics Trade
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A tearful Eric Weis resigned Monday as president of Centreville Village Council.
A tearful Eric Weis resigned Monday as president of Centreville Village Council.
He cited reasons including difficulty with criticism of council actions, family considerations and "that the position is time consuming — very."
Weis made the announcement at the end of the regular council meeting, thanking board members for their help and service and to the community, passed the gavel to councilman Jeff Johnson and left the room.
The council accepted Weis' resignation with regret and commended him for his service to the council.
Johnson had been named president pro-tem earlier in the meeting, taking the seat of Chris Sheteron, who resigned March 18.
Weis has been instrumental in forming the Centreville Recreation Board, which is made up of several youth league sporting clubs. The clubs now act as one body and members gathered Saturday at Adams Park to clean and prepare fields for spring play.
The village council and its personnel committee has been under fire from members of the community and involved in an active investigation of allegations of fuel theft by the former Department of Public Works superintendent Randy Baker. Baker was fired. The council is actively seeking a successor.
At a meeting April 8, council members said they would agree to an independent audit as requested by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, but that the county should pay for it. In a special meeting April 12, the council approved payment of an independent audit.

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Popcorn ceilings are commonly being removed in so many houses at the moment. The homeowner might be interested in a complete remodel, perhaps preparation before selling their house or you might just have purchased a new house but you do not like the ceiling. Popcorn ceiling removal in Spokane is a very straightforward project, but it becomes a significant problem in case you have asbestos in the ceiling. Before you consider hiring an expert or any other person for popcorn ceiling removal, you need to understand what it is, why you need to remove it, and whether or not your house is at risk given the presence of asbestos.
While a lot of people often think of the costs of Spokane popcorn ceiling removal, you also need to think about how to save on the cost of popcorn ceiling removal. Do not just jump into bed with the first contractor you come across. Consult a number of contractors. Get their ideas and perspective on how to go about the project then look at their prices.
One of the biggest concerns that most people have with their homes is the projected expenditure for Spokane popcorn ceiling removal. You can spend between $1 and $2 per square foot to remove popcorn ceiling, which loosely translates to around $1554 for the average homeowner. After the removal is done, you will definitely need the ceiling re-textured and then painted. These are additional costs that you must factor in. You can choose to save on costs by handling the painting on your own. Before your contractors arrive, remove the furniture. You can also test the ceiling for asbestos before they arrive, another way of reducing their work and your projected spending.
For reference it may be helpful to compare the costs from surrounding towns as well:
In order to make your home look awesome, popcorn ceiling removal in Spokane is just the first step, but not the last. There will be visible nails, stains and marks on the ceiling after the scrapping is done. A good way to go about this is to get your contractors to re-texture your ceiling. If they do this, you will end up with a flat and more modern surface. They will then prime the ceiling before applying paint in whichever color you desire, as long as it meets the décor and style of the room where the ceiling has been removed. These are procedures that are time consuming and will need a lot of investment in time and resources, but if they are carried out properly, you will have a modern and stylish ceiling once more.
The process of Spokane popcorn ceiling removal is hugely affected or determined by whether or not asbestos is present. If you test and find traces or huge amounts of asbestos, get a professional to seal off your house and remove the textured asbestos surface from your ceiling. In case asbestos is not present, you can do this on your own, and even reduce the cost by nearly half what you would spend. Just make sure you know how to remove the ceiling on your own before you try this out.
Given that asbestos is a major contributor to respiratory diseases and in some cases even cancer, it is wise to get a professional to handle the removal process on your behalf. To test for asbestos, spray some water on a part of the ceiling that you intend to remove. Take a sample and then send it to a lab for testing. You will get feedback shortly after that, and decide on whether to get an expert for the job or not.
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"Fonda Favorites"
These home-style dishes are a staple at the small restaurants known as "fondas" in Mexico - and delicious inspiration for busy cooks in American homes today. Make them once, and they'll become a simple but special treat in your own kitchen. Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce (Albondigas); White Rice and Fried Plantains; Tres Leches Cake. D
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This is hilarious!! I have been asked by some of you why I haven't deleted those filthy comments written by Sri Sri's devotees. The reason I have retained them is simple - those comments speak for themselves. A Guru is known by the followers he or she attracts.
And one can easily judge the calibre of this lot.
I rest my case...
Perhaps we should rename it? The Art of Abusing???


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Mail will still be delivered, U.S. District Court in Concord will be open and seniors will still receive their Social Security if the U.S. government shuts down.
For the most part, federal agencies will be open, but many will be staffed by only essential personnel, which could translate into service delays. So if you want or are waiting for a federal loan for a house or small business, or need a passport, it could mean a longer wait.
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A shutdown could greatly affect the popular White Mountain National Forest, particularly now that it is peak foliage season.
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Since 1972, every single presidential candidate who has won the popular vote has also won the Catholic vote. But with Catholics making up one in every four voters, pinning down what exactly the Catholic vote is becomes tricky.
Catholics no longer reliably vote for any one party, but historically, they have voted Democratic. In 1928, the first Catholic ran for president: Democrat Al Smith lost to Herbert Hoover. Dr. Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, told weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz that the link between Catholics and Democrats has to do with their position in the workforce.
"Part of it really is this alignment between the labor union movement and Catholics, who were really, up until the '70s, still really concentrated in Catholic enclaves in bigger cities; still working class ... in manufacturing jobs," he says.
A turning point came in 1972, when Republican Richard Nixon won the popular vote — and the Catholic vote — over Democrat George McGovern. Jones says the shift started gradually, with fewer Catholics voting Democrat in prior elections.
"So, we had begun to see kind of a slide. But it's not really until 1972 that we really see this division with Catholics really going Republican or Democrat depending on the election and looking really like the bellwether constituency that really goes with the general population," he says.
By the early '70s, Catholics had already been in the U.S. for generations.
"By the time we get to 1972, we have nearly a century of Catholic integration," Jones says, "with Catholics having upward mobility in terms of education, in terms of income and, I think importantly, moving out of Catholic enclaves in larger cities like New York and Chicago."
Now the mere size of the population indicates the unpredictability of its vote, Jones says.
"But I would say there are at least two key Catholic votes in the country, and they divide pretty cleanly by ethnicity," he says. "White, non-Hispanic Catholics, for example, in the last election supported John McCain over Barack Obama. However, if you look at the Latino Catholic vote, nearly three-quarters of the Latino Catholic vote supported President Barack Obama."
Obama received more Catholic votes in total, with the Latino vote putting him over the edge. In this election, both vice presidential candidates are Catholic. Further complicating their pitches is that many Catholics have different positions than the Church has.
Take contraception, Jones says, which the Catholic Church officially opposes even though the majority of Catholics don't have a problem with contraception, according to a Gallup poll. Another example is abortion. Catholic voters are divided on the issue, a 2009 Pew Forum report shows. The same is true for gay marriage, which the majority of Catholics support, according to a Public Religion Research Institute report.
President Obama is surging past Romney among Catholics. The latest Pew Poll gives him a 15-point lead among all Catholic voters. That's up from the two-point lead he had in June.
While the two candidates are virtually tied among white Catholics, Obama has a strong lead over Romney with both African-American and Hispanic voters overall.
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz.
We just heard about the pivotal role Ohio will likely play in determining who will end up winning the White House, but both President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney would also do well winning another bellwether group: Catholics. Since 1972, every single presidential candidate who has won the popular vote has also won the Catholic vote. One in four voters are Catholics. Now, historically, they voted for Democrats. And the reason? Here's pollster Robert Jones with the Public Religion Institute.
DR. ROBERT JONES: Part of it really is this alignment between the labor union movement and Catholics, who were really, up until the '70s, still really concentrated in Catholic enclaves in bigger cities, still working class...
RAZ: The rustbelt areas like that.
JONES: That's right, rust belt. They were just beginning to be the rust belt at that time. That's exactly right. And so I think it's this kind of interlocking between labor, the Democratic Party and a Catholic base that we really see really intact all the way up through the late 1960s.
RAZ: So 1972 is the turning point. It's - Richard Nixon, of course, wins the popular vote and more Catholics go with Richard Nixon rather than George McGovern.
JONES: That's right.
RAZ: So what happens in 1972? What suggests the shift?
JONES: You know, I think it's a combination of things. What we really see is sort of a gradual movement. I mean, 1968, you know, it was 59 percent voted for the Democratic candidate in 1968 versus, you know, nearly eight in 10 in Kennedy. So we had begun to see kind of a slide. But it's not really till 1972 that we really see this division with Catholics really going Republican or Democrat depending on the election and looking really like the bellwether constituency that really goes with the general population.
What's behind that, I think, really is 100 years of integration. So we have the biggest wave of Catholic immigration in the late 19th century and then we have several generations. By the time we get to 1972, we have nearly a century of Catholic integration with Catholics having upward mobility in terms of education, in terms of income. And I think, importantly, moving out of Catholic enclaves in larger cities like New York and Chicago.
RAZ: Let's talk about now. We still hear this notion of a Catholic voting bloc. But there is no Catholic voting bloc.
JONES: I think that's right. I mean, one thing to say is that this is a really large group of voters, and they make up a quarter of all American voters. But I would say there are at least two Catholic votes in the country, and they divide pretty cleanly by ethnicity. So white, non-Hispanic Catholics, for example, in the last election supported John McCain over Barack Obama. However, if you look at the Latino Catholic vote, nearly three quarters of the Latino Catholic vote supported President Barack Obama.
RAZ: Which meant that Obama got more Catholic votes in total.
JONES: That's right. But it was the Latino Catholic vote that put Obama over the top...
RAZ: That put him over.
JONES: ...because the white Catholic vote actually went slightly for John McCain.
RAZ: So which reflects the white vote in general, which tends to favor the Republican over the Democrat. How do campaigns appeal to Catholic voters? I mean, you've got - let's say, for example, you've got the Joe Biden Catholics and then you've got the Paul Ryan Catholics, two really distinctive wings of the faith.
JONES: Well, I think one thing's important is to understand that the official position of the Catholic Church is not necessarily the official position of Catholic voters. So just to give you a couple of examples. Whereas the Catholic Church has a strong position against contraception, the overwhelming majority of Catholics say that they have no moral problems with birth control or contraception.
Catholics are basically divided on the issue of abortion overall, and a majority of Catholics actually support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, which is very different than, of course, the official Catholic Church position. So if you're, you know, a Republican Party operative or a Democratic Party operative, it's a little bit complicated of how exactly to reach out to Catholic voters who have a very complex set of values. It doesn't always line up with the official positions of the Catholic Church.
RAZ: Robert Jones is with the Public Religion Institute. To get a better sense of those complex set of values he was talking about, we asked Catholic voters in two battleground states - Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - what matters most to them in this election. Everyone we asked at St. Francis Borgia Church in the town of Cedarburg, just outside Milwaukee, everyone we asked said they'll be backing...
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Romney.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Romney.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: Hands down, no question.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: I'll be voting for Mitt Romney.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #4: Because I appreciate a man running for office who can stand up and acclaim God. And he did it a number of times in his speech at the convention, and that's all important to us as Catholics.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #5: It's certainly the Republican Party at present is standing up for those things that we believe in, which is no abortion, for one thing. Flat out.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: Well, I think the Catholicism, you know, you read the Bible, you go to church, I mean, certainly some of these issues are present in a mass, and typically Catholic people are a little bit more conservative.
RAZ: That was Tom Conlin(ph), Gary Peterson(ph) and Michele Fitzpatrick(ph), all worshippers at St. Francis Borgia Church in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Now, we found a very different set of Catholic voters 1,000 miles away at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Philadelphia.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: So far, I'm going for and I'm thinking of Obama.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #4: Obama.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #5: Obama.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #6: Well, there is a couple of goals that he set, you know, for us Hispanic as in making better education and the economy to make more jobs.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #7: I believe in no abortions. I believe in that, but there's different situations a lot of people do what they do. So, you know, who am I to judge?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #8: I just think Obama cares more for, like, people who don't have means.
RAZ: The voices of Leslie Rodriguez(ph), Maribel Romero(ph) and Desiree Santano(ph), who we spoke to outside Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Philadelphia.
The latest Pew poll, by the way, has President Obama up 15 points over Mitt Romney with all Catholic voters. That's up from a two-point lead he had in June. And while the two candidates are tied among white Catholics, President Obama gets a big boost from Latino Catholics. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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From: Colonial Mansions of Maryland and Delaware
by John Martin Hammond
NEAR the hamlet of Glyndon, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the Worthington Valley, is to be found the old Worthington homestead, Montmorenci, built about 1760 by Samuel Worthington who married Mary Tolley. From these two a long line with many branches has descended, and from this generous old home have gone forth many sturdy sons who have played conspicuous parts among their fellows. The house is finely situated on the crest of a hill in the centre of the thousand and more acres which remain to it of the vast tracts over which it lorded when it was young, and is as sound and weatherproof to-day as when it was new.
It is of stone and plaster construction, the walls being very thick and the foundations of a mass sufficient to support a battlemented tower. A winding road leads from the entrance of the grounds to the front of the house, and from the rear the ground falls sharply away to the Italian garden which the present mistress of the old home, Mrs. Mary Conrad Lehr, of Montmorenci and Washington, is devising at the foot of this declivity. The exterior of the house is plain, and there is a small wing at the north end which contains the kitchen and pantries.
The interior arrangement of Montmorenci is like that of many another old Maryland home in that it has a broad hallway from front to back of the house, on which as an axis the other rooms are symmetrically disposed. The winding staircase, however, with its slender mahogany rail and its slim, patrician mahogany spokes, is a very graceful and unusual feature and is perhaps one of the mansion's greatest beauties.
In Montmorenci may be found a great quantity of rare old furniture which (as is not always the case) has found an appreciative mistress in the daughter of the house of this generation. It would be, perhaps, without interest to mention styles and periods well known or to attempt in any way a description of the furniture, but in each room of the house are to be found pieces to interest the lover of things colonial, and so great a quantity has Mrs. Lehr that she is able to furnish her new home in Washington from Montmorenci without seeming to have robbed that place.
Not far from Montmorenci is Bloomfield, another old Worthington place and built by a son of the builder of Montmorenci. It is a brick homestead and is distinguished for the carving which graces the north wall of the living room on the interior. Though long a Worthington possession, it has been for a number of years the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Councilmann.
The Worthington family has already received a brief summary in the chapter devoted to Belvoir, the beautiful mansion on the Severn in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The tombstone of the founder of the family in Maryland, Capt. John Worthington, is to be found in a vacant field not far from Annapolis and still in good preservation. From it we learn that Captain John died in 1701. His son, John, styled "Merchant" in his will (in which he disposes of a great fortune), married Helen Hammond, daughter of Thomas Hammond and his wife, Mary Heath, and had, among other children, Samuel Worthington, who married Mary Tolley, daughter of Walter Tolley, of Joppa, Baltimore County, Maryland, and built Montmorenci.
From Samuel Worthington the homestead descended through Edward, his son, to John Tolley Worthington, first, to John Tolley Worthington, second, his greatgrandson, who married Mary Govane Hood, daughter of James Hood, of Hood's Mill, Baltimore County, Maryland. From him it descended to his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Worthington Conrad, now an invalid, whose daughter (who married Louis C. Lehr, Esq.) is the present mistress of Montmorenci.
Colonial Mansions of Maryland and Delaware
by John Martin Hammond
Philadelphia & London
J. B. Lippincott Company
School of Architecture
Harvard University
Copyright, 1914, by J.B. Lippincott Company
Published September, 1914
Printed by J. B. Lippincott Company
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Part IV of the Point Reyes photos adventure is tidepooling! These shots are taken at low tide on Sculptured Beach. The sea creatures here are plentiful and seemed larger than other local tidepooling areas. I suspect this is due to the remote and relatively undisturbed location. The rocks and small caves in the area provide virtually limitless opportunity for exploration and observation. Especially intriguing were the groups of enormous sea stars piled on top of each other in a variety of colors, including orange, pink, purple, and green. Another highlight was the "fields" of thousands of mussels clinging to the lower terraces of rock. There are some beautiful anemones, and in particular I like one with purple tips. Other sea creatures included urchins, crab, small fish, barnacles, limpets and abalone. Some of my favorite photos are below (including a view of the Point Reyes coastline from the Woodward Valley Trail) with the complete album here.
- Part I – Kelham Beach & Arch Rock
- Part II – Sculptured Beach
- Part III – Secret Beach
- More Photography (Dec. 2011)
- Alamere Falls & Phantom Falls (Dec. 2010)
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
In-Progress At Homestead: Truck Series Race
This is the final Truck Series race for SPEED, and they begin their afternoon and evening coverage with qualifying at 5PM Eastern Time.
Then, Krista Voda hosts the final edition of the pre-race show called The Set-Up at 7:30PM.
Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip host the race itself beginning at 8PM. Adam Alexander and Ray Dunlap will provide the reporting from pit road and also offer news in the Set-Up.
SPEED has been a consistent and strong partner for NASCAR, and the network hopes to go out on a high note with this championship deciding race.
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29 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I sure hope someone switched Mikey to caffiene free Coca-Cola ... The past two races, he's just been way too hopped up on caffiene ...
Hmmm ... Kinda convenient that Skinner goes out 40th of 41 trucks ... Guess TPTB want him to get yet another pole ...
- November 16, 2007 at 5:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Speed is missing trucks during qualifying ...
Guess it's live and NOT Memorex ...
- November 16, 2007 at 6:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
TV is on and very excited
Race should be good and with Speed we will be able to have a good broacast.
Krista looks wonderful and sounds prepared
- November 16, 2007 at 7:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I bet we get to Boogity and "GO RACIN'BOYS"
- November 16, 2007 at 7:41 PM
- Busch Series Fan! said...
Yes Krista looks especially beautiful tonight her eyes are so pretty and sparkly. I like her doing these pre-race shows. Rick Allen's wrap up of the season show was pretty good too. Speed TV does a good job with the trucks.
- November 16, 2007 at 8:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, that's not like Speed to leave us after 8 laps. What's up?
Glenn in Ga
- November 16, 2007 at 8:27 PM
- Phathead said...
Nice to watch a championship battle and not have that fact forced down my throat
- November 16, 2007 at 8:30 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
The phrase I hate to hear during the races strikes again:
"We have a new championship leader!"
No, we don't. Points are not awarded until after a race ends. The same thing happens in Cup all the time. Jeff Gordon has come into races the points leader and when the current projections had Johnson taking the points lead "as they ran", they just constantly referred to Jimmie Johnson as "points leader Jimmie Johnson" when by night's end he indeed remained 2nd in points and no points position change ever occurred.
I know they mean to say "the driver that would be the new points leader if they finish in these current positions". That's not the same as proclaiming "there's a new points leader" though.
- November 16, 2007 at 8:45 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
WAH! Bad luck for Skinner...
- November 16, 2007 at 9:06 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Let's just hope Alexander, Dunlap, or Voda isn't too tough on Mike Skinner if they get the chance to interview him. It can't get much worse than this for the poor guy. I think the Speed guys are professional enough to not badger him with question after question ala Mike Massaro and ESPN with Dale Earnhardt Jr. after he missed the Chase at Richmond.
- November 16, 2007 at 9:13 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
well, I gotta wonder stricklanfan, like they said on tv..if NONE of the tires were flat on the first pit, shoulda just changed ALL 4 tires. :(
That extra time would've secured the issue hopefully as opposed to what happened and going behind the wall.
but we still don't know what was wrong with the wheel when they began the race but I am bummed. I wanted Skinner to win.
- November 16, 2007 at 9:27 PM
- PammH said...
welp, I didn't, because it would have made me throw up in my mouth ALOT to see the Toys dominate 2 yrs in a row!! But the coverage is good so far... And I like Skinner!!
- November 16, 2007 at 9:34 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Yeah, I believe I recall Rusty Wallace and the other ESPN guys having a conversation about this very thing in the last week or two. When you have a vibration you should just change all 4 tires to be safe. It only costs you an extra 7-8 seconds to change all four tires, so it's not like changing all four costs you an extra lap on top of what you already lost.
I have no favorite among Skinner and Hornaday, but it's a shame to see a title possibly decided like that.
For once I can say that if someone (Bill Davis Racing) was watching ESPN, they would have learned something from that talk Rusty and the boys had and could very well still be in a position to the win the championship.
- November 16, 2007 at 9:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, do you know if COX will carry SPEED HD?
- November 16, 2007 at 9:40 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
That 2002 Daytona 500 flashback was way too long of a hype video to insert during green flag racing.
- November 16, 2007 at 9:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
The Speed team needs to talk about the other 33 trucks on the track ... Stop constantly talking about Hornaday and Skinner ...
- November 16, 2007 at 9:46 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
What the HELLO was that Daytona deal all about??
Methinks SPEED is "trying to copy ESPN" :(
Well, I am happy Johnny Benson won!!
- November 16, 2007 at 9:56 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
You're exactly right. All day long Speed as been a hype machine for their Speedweeks coverage in February. I didn't have a problem with it until tonight's interruption of live green flag truck racing. That was totally uncalled for.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:01 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
actually it's 34 other trucks....but with Skinner having problem early on..I heard about other drivers...Shrub, jacque and that young driver that drove the RV across the country, heard about Benson, ;-)
Another SPEED glitch and camera goes black..only since ESPN took over has this happened...lol.
Way to go JB!
Skinner is taking this well.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:03 PM
- Busch Series Fan! said...
Yes Speedweeks is 3 months away please Speed TV show us ALL the trucks in the race not just the first two in points. I'm sort of looking forward to a little rest from this Nascar til next season.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:06 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
I had PLANNED on listening and watching SPEED all day long but we had a huge death of a radio broadcaster of 40 years here...local fella so i was glued to talk radio all day and kept up with qualifying online and had SPEED on mute. But good grief they are REALLY turning up the hype machine.
That was very disappointing though. Even tho I always get amused at that Sterling clip (pulling out his fender under the red flag, LOL) I could not believe SPEED did that.
Totally OUT of character for SPEED.
I was also suprised to hear Harvick is changing engines after doing so well this year!? Wonder what the reason is behind the change from RCR engines?
Well, lots of time left, wonder if SPEED is going to rack up the commercials....SURPRISE more SPEEDWEEKS hype. Course they will use the HD as reason to be over the top I s'pose.
Still, I look forward to MRN on Sunday night I gotta say.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:11 PM
- Matt said...
I think SPEED suffers from the length of the race. When the race is under two hours and has few yellows, like tonight's, and you have this big championship battle and it involves problems for one of the drivers, it takes so much time to discuss and analyze what happened and what it means, it leaves little time to cover the race itself. But they did go back and talk about Wimmer, Marks, Sauter, Scott, and the rookie battle for both 07 and 08. I think they did as solid a job as they always do.
- November 16, 2007 at 10:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
Congratulations Grandpa!
- November 16, 2007 at 10:20 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
Hmm.... Speed leaves the air with 11 minutes of air time left in their broadcast window to switch to the last few minutes of an old Survival of the Fastest episode before Trackside starts at 10:30. What's up with that? Why not stick around and do a few more interviews instead of rushing off the air 11 minutes early?
- November 16, 2007 at 10:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sophia - at the time I posted about "the other 33 trucks on the track" ... there were only 33 trucks ON the track besides Grampa and Spinner as Jacques was already OUT of the race ...
- November 16, 2007 at 10:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Congrats to Grampa & Happy & DeLana ... It took them 6 years to get the truck team to the Championship ...
It would've been cute if Mike Helton had said something about how only a few years ago, they had parked Happy for being a bit aggressive and now he's a respectable owner ...
Speed really needs to keep Ray Dunlap ON the air ... He's got a kewl way of explaining the Craftsman tools so that everyone can understand ... When the other guys do the "tool tech" segment, it just doesn't feel right ...
- November 16, 2007 at 10:57 PM
- Anonymous said...
Sophia - They said that two of the studs were broken on the wheel hub ... So, even IF Skinner's team had changed all 4 tires, there's NO guarantee that he would NOT have had the same problem ... There's several things that could've caused the studs to get broken, from too much torque being applied to the lug nuts to not enough torque to it being a factory defect in the hub/studs ...
Harvick had the misdiagnosis of tire problems at Charlotte ... Bowyer had it at another race ... But, sometimes changing all 4 tires still won't solve the problem ... There have been other teams who've had to replace the wheel hub because the studs broke or got stripped ...
- November 17, 2007 at 12:59 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Re Skinners truck. Yes, we knew LATER what the problem was and yes 4 tires would not have helped. BUT it 'might have' so that was my point.
Even if they still had gone behind the wall, they would've done as much as they could.
I know this has happened before and it was still a case of rotten luck. :(
I was rooting for Skinner.
Just one of those racin' deals but tough to take at the final race.
Hello, at any race!!
- November 17, 2007 at 1:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
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Belgian high quality, milk chocolate curls for the decoration of cakes, cupcakes, desserts and ice cream toppings. Economically packed in 100g, 250g and 500g bags.
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I used these chocolate curls to top a cake lined with the chocolate cigarellos I aso bought online here. They give a great finish and hide any gaps around the side of the cake (the cigarellos height just needs to be proud of the cake top to hold them in) without fiddling. So quick and easy.
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Pilot your ship through twisty caves to reclaim Earth's stolen technology.
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Escape Vector pits you as Earth's finest pilot, on a mission to reclaim stolen technology. Forget thieving aliens, though: your greatest enemy is gravity, and the twisty caverns they've hidden our property in.
You'll have to carefully navigate each level, dodge and destroy alien defences and locate your prize...and that's the easy bit! Then you've got to fly back to the surface without crashing your ship or destroying our tech.
Do you think you've got the nerves, skill and determination to overcome the aliens AND the laws of physics? Good luck, Commander.
1. Any tips for controlling my ship?
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The tutorial level is a useful place to get used to controlling your ship, without too much fear of blowing up. Also, don't forget you can activate your shield by holding either 'Space' or 'Shift', which will protect your ship in the event of a collision.
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The safe part of the mothership's practice area (in the tutorial) is a good place to play with a container, but stay away from the walls, as your shield only protects your ship.
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An anonymous source has posted youtube videos of demo visitors working on the failed orbo demo device. In the videos we get a better view of what the demo looked like. The third video includes a spinning orbo, although it seems the magnets actually slow the thing down.
Also in the videos, you see a lot of camera flashes, so there should be more photos out there of the entire event. If anyone out there has additional video or photos, feel free to email me at wgorman AT gmail DOT com. Check out the ENERGY IS NOT YET FREE blog for the inside scoop.


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MUDDY CREEK TWP — A township man accused of fatally shooting his friend with a rifle while the two hung out at the suspect's home admitted he was pointing the gun at the victim when it went off.
However, Jeremey D. Sickenberger, 22, claimed the shooting Thursday night was an accident during horse play, state police said.
But Sickenberger's admission came only after he gave investigators several different accounts about what happened, according to court documents.
Two other friends who were at the house also contradicted parts of what he told police.
Troopers later arrested Sickenberger on a general charge of homicide in the death of 21-year-old Thomas J. "T.J." Stockman of Portersville.
The defendant is in the Butler County Prison without bail. His preliminary hearing is 2 p.m. Wednesday at the office of District Judge Tim Shaffer in Slippery Rock.
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Sickenberger called 911 after the shooting about 8 p.m. at his mobile home in the 100 block of Robbie Way, police said.
He reported Stockman had been accidentally shot in the chest.
First-responders found the victim lying on the living room floor. Nearby was a .22-caliber rifle, which had one spent casing in the chamber and 13 live rounds, police said.
Stockman was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital were he was immediately pronounced dead. An autopsy determined he died of a single gunshot wound to his upper chest
Ashley Homison, a friend at the house at the time of the shooting, told state police that there was no animosity between Sickenberger and Stockman that night and that the two men were friends.
After the shooting, she said Sickenberger immediately called 911. She said, according to documents, that he also "kept repeating that he was going to jail."


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