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Weight: 183
originally blue, now so pale as to be white
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entirely independent
Vayle was Embraced apparently at random; he never
knew his sire, except for the night on which his Embrace occurred. Vayle is
originally from the area now known as Scandinavia. His Embrace was during the
endless night of that land's northernmost reaches, and his sire left him to fend
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his first years of unlife, he still understood enough of human nature to know
his former kin would fear and hunt him if he fed too often on human blood.
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matter of time before he found himself following a boating party out to sea. The
end of that voyage was in the northernmost reaches of what is now Canada, and he
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millennia, he remained in the wilderness, losing all trace of human nature, and
gaining the grudging respect of many Garou.
For over a thousand years, Vayle was entirely outside
any society, and certainly was not involved in Cainite politics. He knows
nothing of the Camarilla or Sabbat (or even of the Gangrel, though he recognizes
other Gangrels as related to him somehow), and cares nothing for their
bickering. His sojourn in the wilderness has left him with little real care for others
(except as interesting animals), though he has incredibly high empathy. He feels
the pain of others acutely; however, his animal nature is so evident that he is
usually very calm, taking a "what will be, will be" attitude. This
combination of empathy and calm leads him to wonder about anyone in pain, and he
desires to communicate with them, to help them become as calm as he.
Unfortunately, his time away from society also left him without any
understanding of modern language (though he shows a precocious ability to gain
the understanding of any language), and an encounter with a prankster faerie
left him without a tongue and with a distinct phobia toward the Fae. Recently, he has been drawn to urban areas for no
better reason than "why not?" He was tired of the trees, apparently.
Vayle is a highly empathic creature. He moves and
acts very much like an animal, and has reactions similar to those most mammals
would have in various situations. He likes very much to sit in a room watching
others and doing very little else. He treats humans simply a another breed of
animal, closer to the Beast than most might believe. Those who are patient
enough to take the time to communicate with him will find a wealth of knowledge
about the wilderness, the Garou, and more information on the Fae than most could
provide. However, he is quite an eccentric fellow, and must be treated gently.
He does not lose his temper easily but will fight if attacked. In his centuries
of day-to-day survival, he has picked up by instinct skills more often
attributed to other clans, and has more than a few surprises up his
sleeves…although he seldom wears sleeves.
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Part of the American dream sequence often referenced when thinking of the future, along with the white picket fence, a great job, and a loving family, includes having a pet.
In the U.S. alone, there are nearly 80 million households that claim to own a pet, according to a 2016 survey run by APPA. While this statistic should be a happy one, there are many animals in the U.S. that don't have a home, and sometimes never find a home. Pet adoption centers have tried to combat this issue, rescuing dogs and cats and sometimes offering foster care systems until a pet can go to a good home. Even with the slight rise in popularity of pet adoption in the U.S., pets purchased from a breeder or a puppy mill still see high percentage rates.
It's important that the trend to adopt pets from a rescue or a shelter remains on the rise, and here, I'll explain why.
Reason #1: Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue helps the community.
Rescue shelters, such as TheAnimalRescueSite.com, states in their blog that they provide, "food and vital care for some of the eight million unwanted animals given to shelters every year in the U.S." The catastrophic fact that around 8 million animals are essentially homeless, can lead to stray dogs and cats that are malnourished and can carry disease since they are not cared for, often breeding when they are unhealthy, creating even more homeless animals.
If you adopt from a rescue or a shelter, you are literally saving a life.
Reason #2: Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue can improve your health.
A great article from The Huffington Post revealed 12 ways that adopting a pet can improve your mental health. A few of the top health improvements seen by new adopters of animals include lessening loneliness, keeping you distracted yet present in order to reduce stress, giving the owner a newfound sense of purpose, improving mental health, and of course giving you unconditional love.
If you've adopted an active animal, or an animal that needs to be more active, this can actually force you to be outside and exercise more, ultimately improving boosting physical and mental health.
Reason 3: Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue can improve an animal's health.
Recent studies show that keeping animals locked in crates and cages can temporarily drive them insane. This report shares the following. "Researchers from the University of Bristol's Anthrozoology Institute recently examined videotapes of 30 police-trained German shepherds as they spent time in their kennels after work. What they found was that the animals showed tell-tale signs of extreme stress and even temporary mental illness."
Giving these animals the proper space that they need to stay mentally healthy will significantly improve their life and their happiness.
Reason #4: Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue can take business away from places like puppy mills.
So-called designer dogs are bred in puppy mills and by breeders who want to cash in on giving people "the perfect dog." Often times, dogs are overbred at a young age and then discarded, auctioned off, sold or even killed when they can no longer reproduce puppies. These dogs are kept in terrible conditions and when puppy mills become overcrowded, the breeding dogs and the puppies are at risk for mistreatment, neglect, illness, and injury.
A glimmer of hope in puppy mill rescue initiative came in 2007, when The National Mill Dog Rescue was formed. To read about their incredible story, click here.
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I'm deep in "editing land" and really can't come up for air, but promised this beautiful family a "sneak peek" on my blog.
So, here ya go!
Somebody lock this 8th grader UP! Gosh! Only a year between her and my own, Kalyn Marie. Stunningly beautiful!!! (and I"m talking about both of them. smiles)
Not too bad yourself, Chandler.
Sweet Channing.
And Miss Courtland! "sas" all wrapped up in a very cute, furry vest. LOL
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The Emporium Center is Knoxville's first true arts center. Built in 1898 as the original home of a prestigious furniture company, the Emporium housed a wholesale goods distributor and later became a textile manufacturing facility that fulfilled military contracts. The two adjacent buildings and the vacant lot were the location of the "Parthenon of Country Music," which served as the home of the WNOX Mid-day Merry-Go-Round. The 28,000 square feet of flexible use space re-opened following renovations during the summer of 2004 and now houses two art galleries showcasing local and regional artists, the administrative offices of the Arts & Culture Alliance, and nine other arts and cultural organizations. Additionally, the building houses rehearsal, classroom and meeting space, and studios for nine individual artists. The Emporium Center provides affordable space for a critical mass of arts and culture organizations and artists, generates coordination and joint promotion of arts and culture activities, and provides another valuable attraction in a revitalized downtown.
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So as you probably know from earlier posts, not long ago, i got to meet sarah J Maas. She is a magnificent author who has written many popular YA books, including a Best selling series, Throne of glass. Fortunately, Sarah travelled around AussieLand (australia), to meet all of her fans, and that included me! The event in Melbourne was quite a short yet very entretaining one.
Firstly, I would just like to describe the venue by quoting Sarah J Maas, it was like "a high school hall where everyone was forced to sit down and listen to her". Of course, none of the people attending the event where forced to be there. In fact, most the people I met had been waiting and counting down to this day for months. There was a great lot full of young and grown up book worms. Absolutely amazing.
So the night went like this:
Everyone who walked in was given a lollie which represented their group for the book signing. Then we were able to sit aroud the hall freely. There was a lot of chatter between fangirls as everyone waited for the author that could have possible changed their booklovers lives. It didnt take long for sarah J maas to step in and see all of our extremely excited faces.
The first thing that took place after the author arrived was a Q'n'A about her books and their characters which was very entertaining, but unfortunately we weren't allowed to film so I can't tell you what the questions and answers were:(
After the questions where asked, we were sent down in our lollies groups to meet the author personally and get our book signed by her. The excitment to meet sarah was shown in every single one of the fan's faces. For most of us, it was our first book signing and porbably the first author we had met in our lives since not many authors are able to travel all the way to the australia. Just knowing that you were in the same room as the person who wrote the book that you were holding between your hand, the book that made you fall in love with mnay characters, that made you cry and laugh, the feeling was just unreal. So, like many other things, after waiting, everyone got their turn to have a chat with Sarah and have their books signed.
And Sarah had a surprise for us too, she brought along a copy of Throne of glass which she takes every where and gets her fans from all around the world to sign it. And we, fans from Melbourne, weren't an exception. All of the bookworms who wished to sign Sarah's own copy of her book were able to do so:
And the last surprise was a give away! The hosts were giving away 4 huge/real size cardboard Celaenas. And no, I didn't get one even though I would have really liked too!
So! That was about everything that happened on that day. I had so much fun and from what i got out of conversations with other bloggers and attended, everyone enjoyed it very much. If there is an event around you with Sarah j mass, I strongly recommend you attend, she is so hilarious. And for all of you readers from Melbourne, I'll keep you updated if there are any other events. For now, I hope you enjoy the reading time you hopefully have during the Christmas holidays.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico State Police officer's dash-cam video of a traffic stop near Taos has become the Zapruder film du jour, watched over and over, picked apart and analyzed.
The incident begins with a simple speeding stop. Oriana Farrell of Memphis, Tenn., driving a Kia Sedona minivan, was clocked going 71 in a 55-mph zone on N.M. 518 outside Talpa on Oct. 28.
The incident video runs nearly 45 minutes, but the last 18 minutes are where the traffic stop starts to go bad. That's when NMSP Officer Tony DeTavis explains that Farrell has to make a choice between accepting the $126 ticket and agreeing to pay the fine by mail or choosing to contest the ticket in court in the next 30 days.
The officer keeps his cool through a lengthy argument in which Farrell continues to say she can't make the choice on the spot and he continues to tell her she has to.
When DeTavis decides to return to his cruiser while she keeps considering the choice, Farrell slowly drives off.
Did she think they were done? Was she trying to evade police? Was she concerned about the marijuana pipes in the van? Whatever her reasoning, it's a big mistake to drive away from a traffic stop. Farrell made a bunch of mistakes, beginning with presuming that a police officer wants to engage in a Socratic dialogue while issuing a speeding ticket. But mistakes made by a tourist driving through New Mexico 16 miles per hour over the speed limit aren't nearly as concerning as those made by trained police officers who are supposed to be New Mexico's law enforcement elite.
When DeTavis pulls her over a second time, his demeanor is completely different, and the situation quickly goes downhill.
He yells at her to get out, which causes the children in the minivan to erupt into a chorus of screaming. Even before backup arrives and the Tasers, baton and guns come out, it's clear he has lost control of the situation.
He yells. He argues. He stands in the roadway. He doesn't take her car keys. He grabs at her but doesn't forcibly remove her from the van.
Only one voice continues to be calm, and that voice belongs to Farrell.
"Sir, are you going to grab me again?"
"I'm asking you to work with me as I am with you."
"I'm not going to leave my children, sir. I am responsible for them."
"I'm in the middle of nowhere."
Once she is finally persuaded to leave the minivan, Farrell continues to remain calm. And she cooperates until DeTavis has her standing behind the vehicle alone, tells her to turn around and advises her that two other officers are on their way. As soon as she hears that, she runs for her vehicle, and a YouTube sensation is born.
The picture of police breaking out the windows of and shooting at a minivan full of scared tourists – a single mom and her five children – on a desolate stretch of mountain road is a nightmare for the Tourism Department and a black eye for us all.
Farrell said through her lawyer that she was afraid – and can you blame her?
Gov. Susana Martinez was asked recently to comment on a state prison policy that allows certain inmates – including convicted murderer Michael Guzman – private visits with their spouses and pronounced it "disgusting."
She went on to unleash the type of scolding harangue that has become one of her signatures.
"The fact that this man is in for murder, and he was sentenced to death, and then it was commuted, and then he married someone after he was in prison, and then he fathered four children that he does not take care of is unacceptable – completely unacceptable."
I've made no exhaustive study of the governor's elocution, but I know from reading newspapers and watching the television news that she finds many things "unacceptable" or "completely unacceptable."
The fact that radioactive waste still remains to be cleaned up at Los Alamos National Laboratory: "It was and still is completely unacceptable and is now a top priority."
The prospect of returning veterans having trouble finding jobs: "It is unacceptable that these heroes might come home from Iraq and Afghanistan only to stand in the unemployment line."
A delay in getting the heat turned back on in northern New Mexico after a cold snap: "It is unacceptable that so many are still without power in Taos and Española."
New Mexico's annual death toll from drunken driving, the state's high school dropout rate, third-grade reading proficiency, the state budget deficit she inherited, a child dying of heatstroke after being left in a hot car – Martinez has called them all out as "unacceptable."
One of Martinez's strengths as a politician is that she spent her life as a prosecutor and so she sees things in black and white and expresses herself plainly, as though she's making an argument to a jury.
We like things simple, and Martinez's habit of identifying things that most people would find unacceptable and calling them out probably plays a factor in her enviable in-state approval rating and out-of-state buzz.
She's been much more cautious on this one, even though the chain of command for the State Police goes through the Department of Public Safety and then to the Governor's Office. I'd like to hear the governor weigh in on State Police officers screaming at a woman with a car full of kids, busting out the window of a car full of kids with a baton, aiming Tasers at children, and then shooting at a car full of kids when it drives away – all over a speeding ticket.
I'd hope she calls it what it is: "completely unacceptable."
And then I'd hope she would order up an overhaul of training on how to keep a State Police traffic ticket from escalating into an embarrassing Internet sensation.
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And what a great title it is... made just before the Parker film, Thief reminds me of JJ Parker's Dementia (aka Daughter of Horror), from the exact same time period, in that it is essentially an 1950's sonorized silent. Not a word is spoken on the screen! was the advertising tagline for this film (ring a bell?)
It even begins like Dementia... Ray Milland, a spy passing along secrets to the commies, wakes up in a darkened room and turns on the lamp, just like the 'gamine' in Dementia. Both are battling the forces inside their minds. Aside from the lack of dialog, the fantastic language of shadows and drifting camera (and location shooting), the similarities-- plotwise, at least I guess-- end there.
There's a disc from Wade Williams on the Image label which is absolutely beautiful-- especially at seven bucks. Sam Leavitts drifting, shadowy camera, and high contrast effects shine nicely. Cinephiles should not miss. Below is the contemporary review at time of release from The NYTimes
The Thief (1952)
October 16, 1952
Spy Melodrama at the Roxy
Published: October 16, 1952
It has been twenty-five years since the screen acquired the gift of tongues, and now with "The Thief," which arrived at the Roxy yesterday. Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse, an enterprising pair of film artisans, are trying to prove that some movie yarns are better seen than heard. Their effort is a successful tour de force. For, generally speaking, theirs is a spy melodrama in which language would appear to be redundant. But it is a feature-length chase, occasionally repetitions, in which suspense is only intermittent, key reasons for the crimes are missing and logic sometimes hangs by a fragile thread.
Lest this carping be construed as major criticism, let it be noted that, aside from its novelty, "The thief' has its fair share of attributes. The fine photography of cinematographer Sam Leavitt, whose cameras have captured the lights of actual, and familiar, locations in Washington and New York, contributes strongly to the tensions of the hunt. The musical score by Herschel Gilbert is insidiously suggestive in creating atmosphere as well as indicating the emotions of the principals. And, above all, Russell Rouse, who also directed, has gotten a sensitive and towering performance from Ray Milland in the title role.
Mr. Milland, it should be pointed out, is not involved in a story destined for prizes in originality. The Messrs. Rouse and Greene are herely detailing the adventures of a nuclear physicist engaged in research in the Capitol who has become a traitor to his country by photographing top secret scientific papers of his colleagues for a foreign power.
The authors never bother to explain why our man has forfeited his allegiance to his land or for whom he is spying. They are concerned, in the main, with documenting his overly complicated methods as well as those of his yellow conspirators. And, when one of these shadowy and sinister figures is accidentally killed thereby revealing the spy ring to the T. B. I., the harried physicist, successful in escaping the long arm of the law, has a final change of heart that is morally gratifying but seems highly improbable.
Although there is little effort made toward eliciting multidimensional characterizations from the cast, Mr. Milland's portrayal of the traitorous scientist, a man whose motivations are not apparent, is superb. He is an educated man gnawed by indecision and slowly but surely wracked by fear, which turns him into an animal who inadvertently kills a would-be captor. That he makes an ultimate and unseemly turnabout is no reflection on an otherwise topflight delineation.
Rita Gam, a beauteous newcomer recruited from television, only indicates in her brief appearances as the temptress in the tenement hideaway used by Milland that she could fill a bathing suit neatly. And, unfortunately, Martin Gabel, Rita Vale and Rex O'Malley, as the conspirators, and Harry Bronson, as the ill-fated F. B. I. agent, are obvious play actors drawn from stereotype molds.
They are all involved in areas that are visually exciting, from the Library of Congress to the quiet, tree-shaded streets of Georgetown and to the subways, teeming midtown streets and the tower of our town's Empire State Building, in which part of this chase takes place. They have, too, an excellent assist from the sound track, which has recorded sounds of streets and interiors with fidelity and, often, dramatic impact. And they have a story that is simply a peg on which to hang an interesting novelty. Novelty, in short, is this melodrama's basic virtue.
Featured on the stage of the Roxy are Johnny Johnston, Jerry Colonna, and the ice-skating revue starring Arnold Shoda.
THE THIEF, written by Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse; directed by Mr. Rouse; produced by Mr. Greene; executive producer, Harry M. Popkin; released by United Artists.
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Lois (Cropley) Silcock recounts her deep family connections with Fairview Village.
Having provided for the needs of thousands of ageing residents over six decades, it's no surprise Fairview Village hosts a spiders web of social and family connections within its walls – some spanning generations.
Decades-old friends now live down the hallway from each other; current staff care for childhood babysitters, and financial donors past are now residents themselves.
Cropley Wing resident Lois Silcock exemplifies this rich tapestry of connections; her residential living area was named after her second cousin Percy Cropley, one of Fairview Village's most generous donors.
His money, donated in 1963 and matched three-fold by supplementary government funds, enabled the construction of Fairview Village's second wing.
"He had no family, so chose himself to give it to Fairview, with the knowledge that whatever he gave would be tripled by government money to build anything "and that's how this wing was built," Lois explained.
Lois' husband Keith Silcock "a well known Warragul identity and local shoe shop proprietor" spent many years on the Fairview Village board, his contribution later attracting an appointment as Life Governor of Fairview Homes for the Aged in 1997.
Lois herself was instrumental in the community-led fundraising boon during Fairview Village's establishing years; as a member of the Women's Auxiliary, she sold cakes and home wares in an immensely popular annual fete store.
And the connections continue: Lois' first cousin Ray Cropley currently lives in Fairview Village's independent living units, visiting Lois regularly as did her brother Ben Cropley, "We're all buddies in here now too – A lot of Cropley descendants have lived here."
Reflecting back on Fairview Village's founding period 60 years ago, Lois said she couldn't imagine the West Gippsland community without it.
"It's just such a wonderful history here, and it's 60th anniversary – goodness me! Fairview Village has just been a wonderful asset to the town really. It goes far and wide, what would we do without it?"
Bert's Stormy Fairview Introduction
Any given day you'll catch Cropley Wing resident Bert Rance triking around Fairview Village.
Beyond the trove of rich family connections within Fairview Village's Cropley Wing lay another interesting chapter.
For Fairview Village resident Bert Rance, his first memories of the Cropley Wing are somewhat "stormier" than most, harking back to one blustery evening in 2002
"I was in the SES that night when this 'mini tornado' tore through Warragul, and Fairview village got the brunt of it," Bert recalled his fateful introduction to Fairview Village.
Powerful winds had lashed at the Village throughout the evening, perched high up on one of Warragul's highest hills.
While resident's accounts of the damage vary, there's unanimous agreement on one fact, a roof section was torn off the Cropley Wing.
"The roof came off, we were called and up we came. So we got the roof straightened out, called the builders in, they were working to no end in the morning to get if fixed."
Fourteen years later, Bert, aged 87, is now a Cropley Wing resident with his wife Doreen, where he remains a member of the SES and one of Fairview Village's most active community service advocates.


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Well, that really was a giant-sized spanner thrown into the complicated works of the 2012 premiership race last Friday night. Brilliant for Cats fans, and for flag punters, as it has re-arranged the market. Brave analysts are claiming Hawthorn won't lose another game this season: by my calculations that is four home and away matches and three finals. I think that goes way past brave and into the realm of profound silliness. Here's why: the Hawks are no guarantee to get a home final in the first week. And here's another reason: they've just been beaten by a side which is not regarded: Geelong ($21 three weeks ago).
West Coast v Geelong - Friday night's was a cracking match. Admittedly, the Cats were patchy. But their brilliant was brilliant. Now they have to travel to Perth which is always a tough trip. This week, though, they play an out-of-form, flat, sore Eagles outfit which was embarrassed by cross-town antagonists, Freo. They should bounce back with at least a better showing – they have to or else a top four spot is less and less likely. The Eagles ruck duo will trouble Geelong, although The Big O (Stephenson) was OK last week in his return match. Both have classy mid-fields. Geelong's is in better touch at the moment. Hawkins may be a key again. As will the ability of the younger Geelong players to travel. This is hard to line up: hence the betting. The Cats, on recent form alone, by 6 points
Adelaide v Fremantle - Another ripper. A soft draw has allowed the Dockers to play themselves into some form, which was stamped by an outstanding win against the Eagles. The return of Nathan Fyfe has helped. Matthew Pavlich has had a huge month. He is one of the keys to this match. If the Crows can contain him the Dockers will feel the pressure to find other avenues to goal. If he is contained by a lack of ball from the mid-field then that's a problem as well. The Crows are not in the greatest of nick. They played an excellent third quarter at Geelong, but that was all, and they staggered to the line against a depleted Bombers. The trouble is you have to take Freo on trust. I don't trust them enough to tip them outright, but I am very keen to back them at the line. The Crows at home to fall in again, by 3 points
St Kilda v Melbourne - The Saints were in and out of their match against Collingwood, and really the Pies had enough of the footy to put them away, but didn't. More worrying for the Saints is that when they had the Sherrin, they also butchered it with poor decision-making and sub-par skills. The best example was that final kick into the forward line. They had about five free options. Lucky they are playing Melbourne . This slaughter will help them keep their finals hopes alive. The Saints by 60 points
Gold Coast v GWS - I like this match, and I like that it's at the Metricon Stadium. I also like the price of GWS . There is no doubt the Giants will be competitive. Choco Williams and Shiraz Sheedy will have them up for this. It's their Grand Final. They're coming off a win. Their experienced players match the Suns experienced players, except for G. Ablett. Keep his influence to a minimum and you are part way there. I like the Giants at the line, and I reckon they can win, just as I did last week. The Giants by 11 points
Sydney v Collingwood - This really is an excellent round of footy with two of the top teams clashing on a Saturday night in the Emerald City. Dane Swan has to be the factor here. How much will Collingwood miss him on the field? What does the incident and the response of the leadership group say about what's going down at Pie-land? Eddie will be choking on his black pudding in London. The Swans will have too much consistency for the Carringbush, and will grind away until they win by 11 points
Carlton v Brisbane - Tis a strange beast, the Carlton Football Club. Some of the selections have been just plain weird, but they have managed to register a few wins and a finals birth, while unlikely, is mathematically possible. In a similar situation to the Saints, the Blues will come out firing and be too skilful for the battling Lions . Carlton by 33 points
Hawthorn v Port Adelaide - Oh dear! The Hawks with their feathers ruffled, against a Port side that has just sacked its coach. No first-up win for Buddha Hocking. Hawthorn by as many as they like. I'm tipping a middling effort. Hawks by 65 points
Richmond v Western Bulldogs - The Tiges are in a much better place than the Bulldogs : at least they have a few goal-kickers. The Doggies have one less mid-fielder now. Yet, the funny thing is, this is the sort of game the boys from Punt Road lose. Surely they can't lose this. Richmond by 41 points
Essendon v North Melbourne - And to finish this fascinating round, a mini-final. This fixture will probably decide one of the final two positions in the eight. The Bombers have structure, leadership and flakiness all at once. So do North . Both teams love the open style of game. This will be genuinely entertaining. I think tactics will be a key. Hence this is a huge test for Brad Scott and his match committee. It might also be a case of who has the momentum when the final siren sounds. The Roos by 3 points
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As a headhunter for startups, small, medium, to global Fortune 500, publicly-traded businesses, I've seen firsthand the realities of how your employer can CHANGE the trajectory of your life, for better or for worse.
Venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, and investors are creating startup businesses every second. You may have received many recruiter calls, newspaper mentions, and friends' recommendations on the next trending company that will "revolutionize" your industry.
At the receiving end of watching my candidates' emerge from their life decisions, I would like to warn that even if "bring your pet to work day", "free catered lunches" and "ping-pong tables on every floor" sound like fun, the startup world isn't always full of rainbows and unicorns.
In fact, a sustainably successful startup IS a unicorn.
Consider these factors before taking an opportunity at the next startup that wants to make you an offer:
#1. Management team. Your manager*, no matter at a startup or established business alike, RULES your life and your career (until you become CEO, then the board is your master). This crucial person(s) will be either opening doors for you, teaching you new capabilities, or draining your SOUL. The #1 factor ANY CAREER DECISION should be based on is who is running the show here.
*Manager is defined as anyone who has an influential impact on the trajectory of your career. Could be formal or informal. I.e. your manager has little control, but his/hermanager runs the show, then I'm talking about that manager. In short, the manager should be someone that actually makes decisions, not just a figurehead.
Factors to consider:
- Do you actually like the people you'll be working with? Don't underestimate how important this is. Work gets pretty miserable when you're spending 8-12 hours a day, 5 times a week with people you despise or disdain. No amount of money or stock options will hold you over. Chances are you'll quit before your stock is even worth anything!
- Do they teach you something new or better? Is your manager able to improve your skills and provide value to you? Do they command your respect? If not, why should you work for someone subpar than yourself? How can you progress if you're working under a dud? You can bet that if your manager sucks, they'll rely on stealing YOUR thunder to maintain THEIR job security. No surprises there!
- Are they part of the popular crew at work? You want to be on the winning team under a winning leader. Not someone that constantly fights against all the other departments and upper management rolls their eyes at. Remember, office politics trumps capability ALL the time. If your manager can't get you the promotion you want or obtain the best projects for your team, how in the world are you supposed to progress your career?
- How legit are the founders? Their track record is CRUCIAL to understand before joining them. They can run out of funding, slack off, or lose their minds! THIS happens. You can't rely on someone who isn't serious about business and acts like a child. It doesn't matter how much money founders can raise if they have bad personal habits like financial irresponsibility, laziness, egotism, or a serious vice. Those type of leaders CANNOT survive, no matter how great their pedigree is. You sure as heck don't want to be stuck with them when the poop hits the fan!
#2. Product, service, site capability, something that defines a clear and advantageous competitive edge. Does this company actually provide a truly valuable XYZ that the world needs in some way? Or are they just seat-warmers, crowd-followers, and greedy corporate clowns who scam investors and essentially money-launder?
Decade after decade, Silicon Valley and Wall Street are littered with the corpses of companies who have wasted peoples' time, energy, money, and careers.
Thus, make sure you:
- Take as long as you need to truly get to know the culture, people, and attitudes of this startup. Are they trying to do fancy-work so someone bigger will buy them out? Is this a case of a stock pump and dump? Or are they serious about creating a product/service/site that truly derives value for their stakeholders?
- Do your values, passions, and objectives align? Are you passionate about the product, brand, or service? You'll have to derive meaning from your job to truly bring a startup to success past doing the bare minimum. If you don't, someone else will surpass you in terms of enthusiasm and dedication.
#3. Financial health and trajectory of this startup. Especially if you have someone other than yourself to take care of, you'll need to be responsible to your livelihood and wealth accumulation goals. Most people can't afford to NOT GET PAID! So, yeah, money DOES matter. Here are some questions to ask during the interview:
- "What is the current financial situation? Please provide some financial documentation as to how much the "burn rate" is, how much we have left in reserves and projected revenue numbers. As much as you're allowed to share. I'm making a big decision here and I'd like to understand the stability of what lies ahead." ANY employer who gives you hell for this is ONE TO RUN AWAY FROM because it's such a logical request they MUST have something to hide if they respond negatively or sensitively. Rightfully so, gather as MUCH documentation as you can before you sign on the dotted line or write your resignation letter.
- What equity/options lie in store for me? The only true tangible value a startup CAN provide to you is the value of your risk manifesting in owning a part of the company, then the monetization of that equity into actual money in the bank. Otherwise, why in the world would anyone join a company without a strong track record? I have to get something other than just a 401k and a measly bonus that I'm already earning! PLUS, most startups usually can't pay well on base as more established businesses can, so what am I getting in the future for taking this short-term step back?
#4. Personal situation – Are you in a position to take on a startup job? If you're in the process of buying a house, you may want to make sure you secure the loan first before leaving your position. Is your health in a position where you can afford to take a step back on your insurance options? Startups rely on YOU to take the company to the next level; there are no departments with 15-20 people who can step in if you drop the ball. Are you ready for that level of commitment?
FINAL NOTE: No matter what the outcome is, don't ever blame companies, recruiters, employers, or coworkers for "selling" you on their company or the job. You make your own decisions. So take every step carefully and accept responsibility for your life's choices. You'll be much happier when you release grudges towards others!
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Nov 06, 2018
Blacksburg, Va. – Brianna Lewis scored a team-high 17 points in her first game at USC Upstate on Tuesday evening as the Spartan women's basketball team opened their 2018-19 season with a 96-45 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum.
USC Upstate falls to 0-1 on the season while Virginia Tech improves to 1-0 overall.
- Lewis connected on five field goal attempts and went 7-for-10 at the free throw line and led the Spartans with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.
- Michaela Gibbons, Bailey Wensler and Kathryn Kirkwood all had six points.
- Riley Popplewell contributed five rebounds and two blocks.
- DeNisha Swain registered four steals, three rebounds and two assists.
- Regan Magarity and Trinity Baptiste each had double-doubles for the Hokies as Magarity posted 12 points and 15 rebounds while Baptiste added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Taylor Emery and Dara Mabrey each scored a game-high 18 points.
- USC Upstate finished the game shooting 15-for-60 (25 percent) from the floor and connected on eight 3-pointers with Gibbons, Wensler and Kirkwood making two apiece.
- Both teams recorded three blocks in the contest.
- Lewis scored each of the Spartans first seven points of the game as her initial three gave USC Upstate a 3-2 lead less than four minutes into the quarter.
- A pair of free throws from Lewis tied the game for USC Upstate at 7-7 with 4:14 remaining.
- Virginia Tech followed with five straight points before Lewis' layup put the Spartans down 12-9 with 2:27 left.
- The Hokies outscored USC Upstate 8-3 over the final 1:50 to lead 20-12.
- The Spartans started the second quarter on a 7-0 run with Lewis making two free throws, Popplewell connecting on a jumper and Swain's 3-pointer.
- USC Upstate trailed Virginia Tech 20-19 with 7:28 to go after the triple from Swain.
- The Hokies scored the final 16 points of the quarter, taking up a stretch of 5:52, to lead 36-19 at halftime.
- Virginia Tech jumped out to a 42-19 lead to begin the third quarter before Natalia Panufnik's lauyup cut the Spartans deficit to 42-21.
- Gibbons made it a 51-31 contest with 4:13 remaining following her 3-pointer.
- USC Upstate trailed by 22 points twice over the final 3:16 with the last coming at 57-35 at the 2:55 mark on Wensler's 3-pointer.
- The Hokies knocked down a 3-pointer with three seconds left to lead 67-36.
- The Spartans got as close as 69-39 in the fourth quarter on Panufnik's 3-pointer with 8:42 left.
- Kirkwood connected on a 3-pointer with 1:51 to go to put the score at 90-45.
- Virginia Tech scored the final six points for the 96-45 victory.
- USC Upstate continues its season-opening road trip on Friday evening at 8 p.m. EST against Nebraska-Omaha.
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Anjanahary is not like Ambohipo. We still walk a lot, but there are not many hills or stairs, so that is cool. It also is not very far away from the mission office. I am learning sign language because we have a deaf member in the ward who is preparing to attend the temple so he has to learn American Sign Language. We also have an investigator that we are teaching in sign language. The sign language I am learning is a combination of American Sign Language and Malagasy Sign Language. It is like I am learning Malagasy all over again. Fortunately, the deaf member is teaching us and really wants us to understand sign language. Elder Tambula and I had to translate for him at sacrament meeting (I was confused and basically had no idea what he was trying to sign). On fast Sundays, he signs and has the missionaries translate for him (there are some other members who have already learned sign language, but he wants the missionaries to translate for him, so I am sure there will be a funny story a few weeks from now about how the congregation laughed at me. We had eight investigators attend church this week, but I can't take credit for that because I just got here, but I hope that we can find more investigators to attend church next week. There were about 129 people total at church yesterday, which is really good.
We also had a really good lesson with this guy name C. We went to his home to ask for referrals and we were able to learn about his life situation. He and his wife are members and had already been to the temple and then, after some time, his wife just started being disinterested with the church and now she has decided that she is going to attend a Protestant church and is probably not going to attend our church anymore. We told him that, whether his wife wanted to partcipate or not, we wanted to fast with him this Sunday. We talked about the power of faith and of fasting and how it can change not only our lives but the lives of others as well. He said he would fast, so we will be fasting this Sunday. Later that n , his wife came home and we kept teaching for a while and then we bore testimony that what we had taught was true. When we closed the lesson, Charles asked for a blessing (he was sick and had not been able to attend church), so we gave him one. As we gave him the blessing, his wife sat reverently near by (I believe it is because she still believes to an extent that the gospel is true). While she was there, she did not say anything unless she was spoken to, but, when we closed the lesson with a prayer, she said "Amen" as in approval of what we had said. That may not be too significant, but I strongly believe that maybe something we taught or said at that lesson helped her. We should be teaching a lot more in general this week and I will have more opportunities to learn and practice sign language. I am hoping we can have 20 to 25 lessons
I realized that today is exactly 4 months from when I will go back to America. If I had forgotten that the time is flying, I am constantly reminded by someone asking when I started my mission and when I go home. When I say "I have 4 months" they are always like "Kely sisa dia hody" which is basically "not too much time left and then you go home". Fortunately though, that has not seemed to affect my mission and hope it never will. I really want to work diligently until I go home. There are different challenges at different stages in the mission (learning a new language, homesickness, persecution, etc), but I believe that avoiding laziness is a major challenges for the older missionaries.
A lot of people say that Anjanahary is probably the last place I will serve in Madagascar. If that is the case, I do not want any regrets. There are still investigators who really want to learn and members who want to fellowship those we teach, which I believe will result in great missionary work. I appreciate the prayers, you guys!
Have a great week, everyone!
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Taipei Station
Want an idea of how Taiwan street food taste like? Then you should have a visit here located in Bugis Plus mall. Basically, Taipei Station sells a range of Taiwan's popular street snacks such as Oyster Rice Vermicelli, Braised Pork Rice and Bubble tea. In addition, the all-time-favorite Crispy Chicken comes in original, cheese and wasabi flavors. In order to satisfy customers, their tasty treats are prepared with authentic recipes and spices specially sourced from Taiwan.
Service was mimicked after a street food stall where you order your food at the counter, make your payment and wait for your scrumptious food to be ready. Basically, there isn't any waiter/waitress at your service nor menu or water being served. Seats were narrow and every food served comes in a take-away packaging just like a typical street food area, just that this is in the comfort of air conditioned area.
The food comes in Ala Carte and Set meal (Mains + Sides + Drinks). Mains are around $4.9 each and $3.5 for sides. Personally, I ordered the Oyster Vermicelli, Braised Pork Rice, Original Crispy Chicken, Fried Mushroom and Fried Sweet Potato…of course these were shared with a friend (Total was about $22).
It was my first time trying the Oyster Vermicelli. I like it as the gravy was thick enough and had a balanced proportion of vinegar which enhanced the eating experience. My personal favourite for that night was the sweet potato as the texture and moisture of the potato wasn't lost through the deep frying process. On top of that, a dash of their seasoning (could probably be mainly MSG) boosted the sweetness in general!
Definitely did enjoy my food! Life's simple pleasures!


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All your doctors have seen the common skin cancers on a regular basis and know when further referral is required for these and less common skin problems of uncertain origin. We can offer a good opinion on most of the common other skin conditions or refer when appropriate for further opinion.
Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen freezing) is available from our doctors and nurse for a wide range of skin conditions both innocent and precancerous.
Dr O'Leary has extensive minor surgery experience and can organise diagnostic biopsies and excisions where appropriate.
Our practice nurse runs a cryotherapy clinic for common skin conditions such as wart or actinic keratoses (sun damaged scaly skin condition prevalent on sun exposed areas) so common in Irish people from middle age on.
We would ask patients to attend our doctors for initial diagnosis of your skin lesions though our Nurse is happy to see simple warts without prior doctor visit.


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The Superior Pump 1/2 Horsepower Pedestal Sump Pump will move up to 60 gallons of water per minute. This pump features cast iron/stainless steel construction and includes a fully adjustable automatic float switch to automatically turn the pump on/off. The 92551 offers a powerful yet energy efficient (3.06 amps) thermally protected motor for longer life and durability. The pump features a stainless steel impeller, stainless steel float ball, 1-1/2 in. FIP discharge and 10 foot replaceable waterproof power cord. This pedestal sump pump has top inlets for increased water flow. UL/CUL listed and CSA certified and backed by a 5 year warranty.
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Monday, 10 August 2009
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans), 3cy, 9.8.2009, Lakolk Strand, Rømø
Is has relative long pale greyish legs where the thinner appearance with longer tibia compared to argentatus is quite distinctive. The small eye is relative dark and when seen at some distance due to colour and size it stood out as being very different from nearby argentatus of same age class. The bill is relative long and without pronounced gonys angle. It has distinctive dark spotted neck boa in contrast to the more whitish rather unspotted head.
It has a good cachinnans jizz with a high push up breast, belly slightly dropped in a sluggish way behind legs and long slim rear with the unmoulted p9 and p10 just adding to elongated impression. Additionally the upperparts are slightly darker than on nearby argentatus of same age class.
In the stretched wing some pro 3K cachinnans characters are: the black center on outer primary coverts, dark outer edges on secondaries, broad black band on p5, small white mirror on retained 2nd winter p10 (only rarely seen in argentatus but most common in cachinnans). There is a well-defined broad black tail band with the inner tail half unmarked white.
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- Kent Olsen said...
Rings: metal Gdansk DN 21577, green 290P
Species: Larus cachinnans colony - see below under *
Age: pullus, 14th day of life
Date: 18.05.2007
Place: Palczowice sand pit, Zator, Malopolskie, Poland, 50.00'N, 19.27'E
Ringer: Jacek Betleja
* - a chick ringed in a mixed colony, with cachinnans dominating, but with michahellis and/ or argentatus breeding as well. The species id is therefore not sure if you don't know parents (as is the case here) - a bird can be any species or any possible hybrid (despite it looks like cachinnans on your picture, but this, as our studies show, can be misleading esp. in case of backcross hybrids).
With best regards,
Dr Grzegorz Neubauer
Ornithological Station
Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS
Nadwislanska 108, 80-680 Gdansk, Poland
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The relationship between civil society and local government is changing. Funding cuts to local services have both exacerbated existing gaps in provision and created new ones. With councils needing to achieve more with limited funding, voluntary organisations increasingly participate in areas once regarded as statutory. Efficiency seems to be crowding out innovation. While some London authorities have positively reshaped their interaction with civil society, NLGN would like to explore new policy ideas to inspire change across a wider audience. Drawing on examples of best practice, in this session we will explore the following questions:
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|Tools Needed:
- Set of metric sockets, deep and normal (from 8mm to 15mm is good)
- Set of Metric wrenches (8mm, 10mm, 13mm, 15mm, 18mm, 19mm)
- Metric "Gear" wrenches (not absolutely necessary, but REALLY handy)
- 7/8" open ended wrench (for 02 sensors)
|Parts/supplies you will need:
- FLP header package (I purchased mine from )
- 2 hpipe to catback gaskets (2x GMPN 10276792)
- 2 AIR tube gaskets (2x GMPN 12553617)
- 2 O2 sensor bung plugs, if not using cats (NOTE: NGK WR4-1 (pn 4652) spark plugs will also plug an O2 hole)
- 2 O2 sensor SIMMS if not using cats
- Oil drain pan
- 1 quart of oil
- Tube of Anti-seize
- Tube of dielectric grease
- Tube of antiseize
|One of the most common big power mods done to these cars is headers. That's for a few reasons. One, the price for performance is GOOD. Two, the sound will be changed quite a bit (esepcially without cats), and three, they are fairly painless to install or have installed. The motor stays together and many dealers will still warranty the engine even with headers.
Pictures of the parts:
|The FLP header system (cats not shown).
Lets begin:
Part 1: Removal of stock H-pipe
Time to complete: 0.5 - 1 hour
|First things first, get your car up in the air. What I do is drive the front end into Rhino ramps (black plastic ramps available at walmart or various other places), make sure the wheels are pointing straight ahead, block off the front wheels so they dont roll, then jack the rear up by the center of the rear crossmember and place 2 jack stands under the crossmember. Throw a light under the car, and we're ready to begin!
Get underneath the car with a deep 15mm socket wrench and some WD-40 or equivalent. You should see where your H-pipe mounts to the exhaust manifold. Spray down the 3 nuts on the studs coming out of the manifold with WD-40, and then try to break the 3 nuts free. Initially they may be tough to break free but should come loose with some effort. KEEP THESE NUTS as you'll need them for the FLP's.
While you are under here, follow the wire off of the O2 sensor until you see an electrical weatherpack connector. Disconnect this connector. Look for the wire coming from the REAR o2 sensor as well, and unplug it too. The connector will be right next to the one for the front O2 sensor.
Repeat for the other side of the car.
|Now go to the rear section of your stock Hpipe and find where it connects to the muffler pipes. Unbolt these 4 15mm bolts, and the muffler/exhaust tips should sorta droop down. Keep these 15mm bolts as you'll need to reuse them for the FLP's.
The H-pipe is now supported by 4 bolts. 2 in the front, mounted to the bottom of the motor, and 2 in the rear mounted to some springs hanging from the torque tube/tranny.
First, remove the 2 supporting 15mm bolts. Keep these as you'll need to re-use them for the FLP's. Keep the front of the hpipe either supported by a helper, or put a box or a jack stand under it.
|Now, unbolt the rear two supporting bolts that hold the exhaust springs to the exhaust. These 2 are 13mm bolts. Keep these too.
|That's it! Now you've got the hpipe/cat assembly totally free. It should look something like this.
Part 2: Removal of stock manifolds
Time to complete: 0.5 - 1 hour
Pop the hood, disconnect the battery, and pull off your fuel rail covers.
On each side of the engine, there is a metal AIR tube bolted onto the exhaust manifold. Each is held onto the exhaust by 2 10mm bolts. Remove them. On the drivers side, the AIR tube immediately connects to a rubber hose. Using a flathead screwdriver, undo the plastic clamp on the rubber hose and remove the AIR tube totally from the engine bay. On the passenger side, this will not be possible.
While on the passenger side of the car, using a 10mm wrench to unbolt the oil dipstick tube from the exhaust manifold and with a firm tug, pull the dipstick tube up and out of the engine bay. Don't lose the dipstick bolt.
Now disconnect all 8 plugwires from the coilpacks. Try not to pull on the wire, but instead pull on the boot that connects to the coil. Do the same for the spark plug end of the wires and set all 8 wires aside. Next, disconnect the wiring harness that goes to the coilpacks. Its a large white weatherpack connector, labeled in the photo.
Next we need to remove the coil packs from each valvecover. On 97-98 LS1's, each coil pack is bolted to the valve cover separately. On 99+ year models, all the coil packs are on a bracket and the bracket is then mounted to the valvecover. Depending on your year, either unbolt all the coil packs individually (97-98), or unbolt the 5 10mm double-ended bolts (using a deep socket) and remove the coil bracket with coils still attached. On 99+ year model cars, there may or may not be a bracket mounted to the backmost bolt. If there is, undo the nut and pry the bracket off with a big flathead screwdriver, and then unbolt the final bolt to remove the coilpack rail.
|Next we need to loosen the drive belt so we can remove the alternator. Loosen the belt tensioner using a 15mm wrench and slide the belt off the alternator, leaving the rest of the belt in place as much as possible in the engine bay (it will stay in place on all the other pulleys if you are careful).
Disconnect the wiring plug on the backside of the alternator, and using a 13mm socket unbolt the thick cable bolted to the back (WARNING: this cable is HOT (12 volts) unless you have discconected the battery. Make SURE you disconnect the battery before attempting this)
Now, unbolt the alternator. There are 2 15mm long bolts holding it onto the alternator bracket. Remove them, pry the alternator out of the bracket at the top (it's tight),and then rock the alternator back and forth to wiggle it out of the bottom of the bracket.
Now lets remove the exhaust manifolds themselves. On each manifold there are 6 10mm bolts holding them to the head. I recommend undoing the backmost bolt first, and leaving one of the middle bolts until the end. Once all 6 on one side are done, the exhaust manifold should be able to be pulled out from the top. Make SURE you disconnected the O2 wire mentioned in the earlier steps before you go pulling the manifold out, as the o2 sensor is still screwed into the manifold.
Repeat for the other side of the car.
Part 3: Installing the headers
Time to complete: 0.5 - 1 hour
Now, finally all the old stuff is out of the way and we're ready to install the new headers! This is a big step so pay attention.
Installing the drivers side header:
First things first. Using a 7/8" open ended wrench, remove the 02 sensors from your stock manifolds and screw them into the FLP's. Make sure you don't cross thread them, they shouldnt need TOO much force to be screwed in. Snug them down, and you're done.
Get under the car and remove the oil filter. No, your full engine's worth of oil isn't going to spill out, don't worry.
Find the steering shaft on the drivers side of the engine and you'll see a black plastic boot on it at the front end of it, where it meets the power steering rack. Either unclip it, or unscrew the clamp holding it in place and slide the boot up some so you have access to the 13mm bolt that goes into the joint. If your wheels are pointing straight ahead, the bolt will be accessable. Using a 13mm socket wrench, unbolt this bolt. Now, try to force the steering shaft towards the drivers side of the car as much as possible (it should move out of the way another 1/2" to 1" since the bolt is out and the joint can pivot a bit).
Next, remove the drivers side valve cover. On '99+ cars it is only held on by 4 8mm bolts. On LS1's (NOT LS6's) there will also be a PCV hose you'll need to use a flathead screwdriver to pry up and out of the grommet). If you have a 97-98, you'll have permiter style valve covers which have a few bolts around the outer edge of the valve cover. Remove the bolts and set the valve cover aside.
Now, after all this work, we can drop the header in from the top. It will take some time to work the angles out just right, but after a few minutes it should drop right in.
Look at the exhaust gasket you got with the FLP kit and orient it so the bolt holes are in the right place, and try to put the gasket in place and get a bolt started through the header and gasket. Once you get one bolt started, try to get another started. DO NOT TIGHTEN THESE YET. Once two are in, everything should be nicely lined up. Put a tiny bit of anti-sieze on the 4 remaining header bolts and hand start them too (DO NOT TIGHTEN!), then remove the first 2 bolts and put some antisieze on them as well and put them back in. Once all bolts are started, hand tighten them all first, then do a pass with a torque wrench at 18lbft (or, just make them hand tight if you think you can estimate torque :) )
Next, apply loctite on the steering shaft bolt and reinstall it. You may need to tap the shaft connector back onto the rack connector with a hammer if it was a tight fit to start with. Torque this to 25lbft.
Finally, fill your oil filter up with fresh oil and reinstall it.
Installing the passenger side header:
Once the valve cover is off, the passenger side header SHOULD drop right in with some cussing and some yelling. Keep trying different angles and eventually it'll drop in. It helps to have somebody below guiding it. If it seems impossible, just take a deep breath, see what its caught on, and realize that it *is* possible once the header is aligned just so and it'll drop in with ease.
Finally, just like the steps for the drivers side, install the gasket and bolts (be sure to use the antisieze).
|Now, stab your oil dipstick tube back into place (the bolt hole in the header will give you a clue as to which pipes to go between). This part may be easier if somebody gets under the car and feels around for the hole it goes in and guides it by hand. The process can take 5-10 minutes of searching until the tube goes in just right. Once lined up with the hole give it a good push and it'll snap in. Then reattach the holddown bolt to the exhaust manifold/header. This doesn't need to be very tight, just make it so the dipstick doesn't wiggle.
Reinstall your valve covers. 99+ years use 4 8mm center bolts while 97-98 models use perimiter bolts. The valve covers use a rubber gasket so torque isn't important here, the GM book calls for about 8lbft on the bolts, which means just make them tight enough until they compress the gaskets to ensure a tight fit. Once the valve covers are on, on the drivers side you need to push the PCV hose tube into the grommet on the rear of the valve cover, and on the passenger side you need to connect the rubber PCV boot to the rear of the valve cover.
Now reinstall your coil packs. NOTE: I leave off the back hard to get to coil pack rail bolts ('99 and up only) to make rail removal easier in the future.
Reinstall your AIR tubes. You'll need to use NEW air tube gaskets and again you need to hand thread in the 10mm bolts to the exhaust manifolds/headers to ensure you don't crossthread them. The GM spec on those bolts is 15lbft, but I just make 'em hand tight with a small socket wrench (you'll get good at estimating torque values so you don't have to use the torque wrench on all the non-critical bolts). On the drivers side, make sure you reconnect the rubber hose to the metal AIR tube.
Apply a tiny dab of Dielectric grease on the contact tips of all 8 spark plugs by putting some grease on your index finger and touching the metal tip, then reconnect all 8 of your spark plug wires. They should snap once on the spark plug end, and twice on the coil pack end.
Now, reinstall the alternator. Slide it back into place, and get both 15mm long bolts started and tightened hand tight. Plug the wiring harness connector back into the alt, and bolt the 13mm thick power cable to the back of it and make sure the rubber boot conceals the connection afterwards. Push the belt tensioner back down and try to get the belt onto all of the pullies again (hopefully it stayed in place during the install so you'll just need to put it back onto the alternator pulley).
Thats it! The headers are on.
Part 4: Installing the X-Pipe
Time to complete: 1 - 2 hours
IMPORTANT: read this whole section first before starting on part 4. Putting the V-clamps and band clamps on oriented in the proper direction is ESSENTIAL, or you will be pulling them off later to switch them around due to ground clearance issues.
Now for the least fun part of the install, the X-pipe install.
Grab the 2 15mm bellhousing bolts you removed from the stock h-pipe and attempt to install them through the tabs on the ends of the FLP headers. If the bolt holes don't line up, unbolt the header support mounting plate by loosening the 2 bolts that hold it to the bell housing, THEN try to put the bolts in. If that still isn't enough, dremmel out the tabs just a hair on your FLP's and you should be set to go. Once everything is lined up, tighten those bolts down so they are snug. Torque specs aren't very important here (but I'll add them later for anal retentive people).
Now, grab either your cats or your offroad pipes, and get under the car with a deep 13mm wrench and your v-clamps that came with the FLP kit (be careful, there are 2 different sizes of vclamps. We need the bigger ones for this connection). Try to line the collector and pipe or cat up by hand, and then spread the v-clamp and try to make it engulf the ridge on the 2 pipes. Once you can get the nut started on the long bolt, tighten it a few turns so that the pipes or cats will at least stay in place. Look at the image to see the clamp bolt angles before you install the clamps! You need to make sure the vclamp bolts are aligned like I show for maximum ground clearance.
|Next, Loosly assemble the xpipe and extender pipes as shown in the picture. The o2 bungs need to point in roughly the same direction the stock pipe had them. Install the o2 sensors, OR bung plugs if not using O2 sensors in the back. Don't tighten down the band clamps yet. Lay the assembly under the car along with your deep 13mm socket wrench, a 15mm wrench, a 15mm socket, 2 new 3 bolt GM exhaust gaskets, and the bolts/nuts left over from the stock stuff (4 big exhaust bolts, 6 nuts from the stock manifolds (you'll only need 4), and the 2 spring hangar bolts).
Lift the xpipe assembly up into place (helps to have a buddy helping here), bolt on the 2 spring hangars LOOSELY, and while supporting the front of the pipe attempt to connect the front of the xpipe to the offroad or cat pipes you installed above. Again, the vclamps need to be aligned just right so the bolts dont hang down once you are done. See a picture below for the angles I chose to put the v-clamp bolts.
Getting all this stuff lined up and the vclamps started will probably be your biggest challenge during the whole install. The key is to keep EVERYTHING loose until you have all 4 clamps started, then tighten the 4 v-clamps up so all 4 nuts are very snug.
Once everything is loosely connected, use the old muffler pipe bolts and 4 nuts from the stock manifold collectors (there were 6 total when you removed them at the beginning of the install) to attach the muffler pipes to the xpipe, making sure to slide your new GM graphite 3 bolt gaskets in between the flanges before inserting the bolts.
While you are back here, go ahead and tighten up the spring hangar bolts so they are snug.
Finally, tighten the band clamps on the rear of the x-pipe as much as possible (you may need to use a box or open ended wrench AND a socket wrench to keep the nut from spinning as you tighten the bolt).
|For reference, the picture on the left shows the rear v-clamp bolt amd band clamp angles I chose for max ground clearance.
End of install
Congrats, you've finished the install! Lower the rear of the car (leave the front on ramps for now), and proceed to the final notes.
Final notes:
First off, its time to fire the car up. Check the oil level and fill if needed. Reconnect the battery, put the key in the ignition and turn it to ON but don't start it. Now, hold the lock and unlock buttons on your keyfob until the car honks. This step is necessary any time you disconnect the battery, otherwise your keyfob won't work! Now, go ahead and fire the car up. Make sure the oil pressure comes up (you DID reinstall the oil filter right!?). You'll probably notice a little smoke and some odd odor from the engine bay, thats normal and will go away with time.
Things to check for right now would be to make sure all 8 plug wires look good and aren't touching the header pipes. Also make sure none are arcing (sparking). I did not use any "heat socks" or extra sheilding for my plug wires.
Next, lay down next to the car while its running and make sure there's no huge exhaust leaks anywhere. It *will* be louder than stock under the car and it will sorta sound like its leaking due to the thinner walls of the headers, but anything that sounds really bad is still probably a leak.
If everything looks and sounds good, back it off the ramps and go for a test drive. You can beat on the headers right away, no breakin of course :). You'll notice a burning smell for the first 100-200 miles, but it will totally go away after that. After you put some time on the headers, maybe a few heat cycles, get the car back up on ramps and RETIGHTEN all the band clamps and exhaust bolts. The heat cycles will let you snug down the vclamps a lot more and give you a tighter seal. I actually did this heat cycle/retighten thing 3-4 times on my car until I was totally satisfied.
So, now that the headers are installed, its time to see how much power gain they gave. I dyno'd before, and after, and then tuned ontop of that. All three lines are shown in the graph here. The torque gains from the FLP headers were fairly impresive, while the peak horsepower gains were about average. The fuel curve was running fairly rich after the headers, so the tuning seemed to fix the topend horsepower issues. Not bad gains for a few hours work. The total time it took me and a friend to complete this using no instructions was right around 4 hours.
Again I'd like to thank for getting the headers to me ASAP, and for a good price.


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