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Sanyo reveals Pedal Juice rechargeable 9V battery solution for musicians

June 29, 2010

Sanyo's new Pedal Juice rechargeable power supply removes the need for a gig bag full of 9V batteries and also takes care of annoying hum caused by some AC outlets

Sanyo's new Pedal Juice rechargeable power supply removes the need for a gig bag full of 9V batteries and also takes care of annoying hum caused by some AC outlets

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Pedal Juice, Sanyo's latest Eneloop rechargeable battery solution, offers musicians some relief from a gig bag full of 9V batteries. It could also help cut down annoying AC hum that some wall outlet connections seem to generate, and provide hours of clean, stable DC power for individual pedals, multi-effect units or portable recorders.

Having to constantly source 9V alkaline batteries for stomp boxes is an annoyance that plagues working musicians and bedroom enthusiasts alike. Sometimes it's fairly easy to locate a wall socket to power a favored effects pedal or board, but that could just lead to more problems, unwelcome hum being one of them. With the help of feedback from musicians, Sanyo hopes that its new power solution will solve many such frustrations.

The Pedal Juice 9V power supply for effects pedals contains a 3.7V, 7.35Ah rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery with Eneloop technology that provides direct current to connected devices via two DC outputs, with a maximum output of 2,000mA from each. Fully charging in 3.5 hours, Sanyo claims that it can then provide musicians with 50 hours of continuous use for a single 10mA analog effects pedal, 20 hours for three digital devices, or 27 hours for a 100mA effects board.

Water and shock resistant to JIS IPX3 standards, the 2.5 x 4.7 x 1.7 inch power source can be "recharged hundreds of times, thereby eliminating the waste and inconvenience of disposable 9V alkaline batteries." A traffic light LED system instantly informs the user of the device's remaining power - once you hit the red zone, you have under 30 per cent charge left. Additionally, no AC ground loops means a hum-free clean signal.

The Pedal Juice (or Eneloop KBC-9V3U to use its technical name) will be available very shortly for a list price of US$199.99.

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This is genious, as a musician I know the tedious need for 9v batteries, or expensive and usually heavy power rigs/distributors for pedals. One fault, ony two outputs? That could be a drawback as a lot of guitarists use a sequence of 4 effects boxes....

Marvelous Idea.

Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India

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@ marshall91t - guess you\'re supposed to buy two of them. Or four rechargeable 9V bats

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What's New in Android 4.2

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Along with a slew of new Nexus devices, Google has just announced Android 4.2, a new flavour of Jellybean. While it doesn't get a new name of its own, it does get quite a few neat new features. Here's a rundown.

Gesture Typing

The new version of Android will include a new keyboard feature that allows for swipey-style typing, much like Swype, and the upcoming Flow for SwiftKey.

Miracast Wireless Display Support

4.2 will support Miracast, an AirPlay-like service. This means you'll be able to stream YouTube videos, movies, TV, and anything that's on your tablet screen to an HDTV if you have a wireless display adapter. Who needs a Nexus Q, right?

Multi-User Support

Just like your laptop, 4.2 devices will now be able to support multiple user logins. Each user can have their own homescreen, background, widgets, apps, and games. It even keeps things like game-save progress and high-scores separate. 4.2 will also use multi-tasking to keep things running in the background to make swapping users snappy.

Photo Sphere Camera

Like a beefed-up panaromic camera, Photo Sphere will let users do exactly what the name implies: take spherical photos. You can even add these spheres to Google Maps, which could have some pretty cool results.

The Daydream feature is a system that will let your device show off useful (or amusing) information when idle or docked. It seems that it'll operating in a smart, Google Now-ish sort of way, and can show things like photo albums, news from Google Currents, and more.

Actionable Notifications

Certain Android 4.2 notifications will now let you take appropriate actions directly from the notifications pane. We don't know exactly what notifications will support this yet, but the example Google gives is returning a missed call directly from the notification.

Improved Accessibility Options

Jelly Bean now supports a triple-tap to zoom in on small text, or anything else you need a closer look at. After you're zoomed in, you can pan around with a two-fingered touch. There's also Gesture mode for blind users, which uses touch and swipe gestures along speech output to make it possible to navigate the UI without having to see it.

Google Now Improvements

Google Now can now pull from Gmail to get ideas for new cards. It can also help you track packages, scout out movie information, and even help you find great spots for photo-ops based on your location. [Google]

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A lounge lizard tries to pick up women in a disco and notices that as each attractive woman comes up to the bar, they keep ordering Cooler Club wine coolers. As he comes on to them, they curl up their lips in disgust and walk away.

Then an attractive transgender woman/transvestite comes up to him and he tries to order her a Cooler Club. She leans in and whispers into his ear, "Noi doesn't drink, ka," then laughs hysterically.

The tagline: "Cooler Club. The wine cooler for women."

It is common in Thailand for women to refer to themselves not by the word "chan" for "I' but by their given name, in the third person. "Noi" is her given name, and she ends with "ka" which is the polite ending used only by women--similar to sir/madam in America.

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She gets the last laugh here, though the reaction is still one of repugnance.

While Asia tends to generally be more conservative than other parts of the world, Thailand is infamous for a sex trade that draws its own tourism. Nonetheless, in 1999 Thai prime minister Chuan Leekpai requested that TV stations ù all of which are government owned ù cut down on shows featuring transvestites and transsexuals "to prevent innocent youngsters from imitating unfavorable examples." In spring 2000, this was extended to the showing of smoking cigarettes as well.

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Taos County, New Mexico will begin issuing marriage licenses at 8 am this morning, County Clerk Ana Martinez told TaosUnfiltered.com, making it the sixth county in the state to do so following Doña AnaSanta FeBernalilloSan Miguel, and Valencia.

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June 27, 2011

When I was an angst-filled teen, the idea of vacationing with my family seemed like the least cool thing to do. But now that I’ve left the surliness of youth behind, I adore traveling with my family. Do you guys feel the same way?

On Friday, I took a mini-vacation with my in-laws to Disneyland. True, the happiest place on earth is just a short drive from my house, but being there always feels like you’re miles away from home. We squealed on rides, cheered as parades went by and even shared a gigantic turkey leg. I couldn’t help but giggle when I spotted grumpy cross-armed teenagers with their parents. It was like looking at much younger version of myself.

But some of my friends can’t stand traveling with their folks. One gal pal avoids vacations with her parents at all costs; she says they act really rude, especially at restaurants.

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Natalie Portman has finally given birth to her baby reports People. She and fiance Benjamin Millepied welcomed a son, their first child. It turns out they had a summer baby after all!

The name and birthday of the child has yet to be reported, but we’ll let you know as soon as we find out! What great news for the new parents, we wish them all the best.

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July 5, 2010

Dear Glastonbury

Thought you guys might like to post this online.. a very touching marriage proposal I caught on Friday. The very creative chap is sat on the bank in front of the lettering nervously waiting for "Boo"  – obviously she said yes. :-)

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Dear Glastonbury,

I was over the moon to see the news article about a very decent proposal…I am in fact ‘Boo’ (Sarah ) and the creative young man is my now fiancée Luke.  I was extremely touched with the comments that Felix put and thought I would email in.

The proposal took place on Friday 25th which was 5 years after we met each other.  Luke had been planning this for about a year with the help of a number of friends and family.  I actually had no idea whatsoever, which made it all the more special.  After a deceptive shopping trip around the festival site I was taken up to the stone circle, when I noticed the big white letters…’Boo will you be my one life stand?’  Luke did get down on one knee much to the cheers of the people around.  Of course I said yes!

I just wanted to say thank you to all the people who helped make it special, including a number of bystanders who helped with the cheers!  I would especially like to thank my fiancé Luke….how amazing to tell people you got engaged at the stone circle at Glastonbury on its 40th anniversary.

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If you have been watching N.C.I.S. starring Mark Harmon as Special Agent Jethro, you are aware that he is building a boat in his basement. Well, the boat he is building is a Glen-L Design, the Amigo. Our Shop Foreman, Allyn, made the frames for the show and that is what is shown in the series as described below. We are still wondering how Jethro is going to get the boat out of his basement! This is an example of what the finished Glen-L Amigo might look like:

Before the series began, we received a call from Paramount Studios asking if we could make a Frame Kit for the Amigo to be used in the upcoming CBS TV series, "Navy-NCIS". We do not normally make custom Frame Kits and the Amigo is particularly problematic because several pieces are to be laminated in place from thin veneers. This is not a practical method for production in our shop. This was further complicated by the fact that they needed it "next Friday". After a discussion with George Tuers, Prop Master, we agreed to make a kit using sawn pieces and a few other changes that would give them the look they needed and allow us to have the kit ready in a week.

The Amigo Frame Kit is not the first TV star produced by Glen-L. When the series "Roseanne" started, Dan was building a boat in his garage. The frames he was working on were for the Kona Kai ("we want the biggest Frame Kit you have"). They did not use all the frames and gradually the boat project faded out of the series. We don't know whether the Amigo will meet a similar fate, but keep an eye out for Mark Harmon as NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, outside the normal chain of command, who also builds boats in his free time.

Because we are close to Hollywood, we are frequently contacted by film and commercial makers looking for props. Glen-L Frame Kits have appeared in TV commercials and movies, but we frequently only hear about them after the fact. The Thunderbolt was supposedly used both as a completed boat and as a model in one of the early James Bond movies... they blew up the model. Two separate production companies bought Frame Kits for a Christmas credit card commercial. The commercial showed a father and son working on the boat. In the end you could have missed the frames if you blinked.

There was a series with Robert Urich called "Crossroads", which featured a father and son traveling across the country on a motorcycle. One of the first episodes was about an old man they met who was building a boat in his barn. The boat was the Lord Nelson, built by Ned Smith of Flowery Branch, Georgia. Then there was the Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial with the Delta Q... I'm sure there were many more, but I am writing this from memory and that's all I can remember.

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SUDAN-UGANDA: Dozens killed as LRA rebels raid Sudanese villages

KAMPALA, 26 Jul 2004 (IRIN) - Dozens of people were killed and homes burnt or looted on Friday when Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels raided villages in southern Sudan, religious and Sudanese rebel sources told IRIN on Monday.

"The Lord's Resistance Army raided the small village of Moti on Friday morning, where they overran our small detachment there and killed seven of our fighters before they descended on the villages. Civilians were killed, but I don't have the clear picture of how many," George Riak, the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) liaison officer in Kampala, said.

However, Riak said Friday's fighting would not affect the peace negotiations taking place in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Rev Paul Yugusuk, a church minister of the remote Anglican Archdeaconry of Lomega in southern Sudan said the LRA-SPLA fighting took place about 50 km southeast of Juba and about 16 km west of Torit in the eastern Equatoria Province.

He added: "I cannot tell the exact number of people killed, but in one village we found five bodies, then 10 in another and another 20 in yet another village. What I am sure of is that more then 100 people have been killed in the past two to three weeks."

In early July, religious leaders confirmed reports by a rebel faction in southern Sudan, the Equatoria Defence Forces (EDF), that the LRA rebels had killed 100 people in two days of arson, looting and murder in villages near the town of Magwi in Equatoria Province.

Charles Barnaba Kisanga, the UK-based EDF secretary-general, issued a statement on Friday saying hundreds of LRA rebels, allegedly supported by Sudanese government army helicopters, "launched a fresh attack on the village of Moti under the control of EDF forces of the SPLA."

"According to commanders Obotu Mamur [SPLA] and Martin Kenyi [EDF] LRA rebels moved on Moti at 05:00 a.m. [local time] this morning [23rd July 2004] and attacked our positions and our forces engaged them in heavy fighting. Our positions have been strafed time and again by army helicopter gunship in aid of the LRA rebels," he said.

Kisanga also alleged that LRA rebels also "overrun the villages east of Polu towards Kapoeta and killed dozens of villagers and took away about 2,000 heads of cattle" on 19 July.

In a related development, participants of a meeting of civil society, religious and cultural leaders from northern Uganda and southern Sudan on Saturday called for a political solution to the conflict in northern Uganda, which they said would ensure lasting and sustainable peace in war affected northern region.

"We draw the attention of the government of Uganda to the strategy of dialogue and amnesty used in bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in the West Nile region to be applied in ending the current conflict," they said in a statement issued in the northern Ugandan town of Gulu.

They added: "We call for the immediate peaceful resolution of the conflict preceded by a ceasefire and appeal to the international community and the peace-loving people to help the warring parties in this process."

The meeting was organised by SPLM and Ugandan authorities.

The participants said although the conflict in northern Uganda had been described as one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, "the regional and the international communities have not given enough attention to bring it to an end.

"The regional and the international diplomatic response has been intermittent, uncoordinated and insufficient to a large extent," they said. "We believe that the role played by the IGAD [Inter-Government Authority on Development], the African Union, the US and the EU in the region should also be extended to resolving the conflict in northern Uganda."

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in northern Uganda, Archbishop John Baptist Odama, told IRIN that church and cultural representatives from both southern and northern Sudan made up the Sudanese delegation of 18 representatives while 48 delegates represented Ugandan churches and civil society organisations.

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(S-13) Shayetet 13 / Flotilla 13

Israeli commandos of Flotilla 13 stormed on 31 May 2010 the six-ship fleet in international waters off the coast of the Islamist-run Gaza Strip as it carried some 10,000 tons of aid and up to 700 human rights activists to the Palestinian enclave. Nine activists were killed, dozens were injured. Hundreds were jailed and then deported.

The IN has one naval commando unit, based at Atlit naval base, with a strength of about 300. This elite special forces unit is known as Shayetet 13, or S-13. Shayetet 13, the Israeli equivalent of Britain's Special Boat Service, is one of the most decorated units in the Israeli military. Its role is to carry out special maritime operations; the unit has particular expertise in the area of counter terrorism (CT) and hostage rescue (HR) operations. Recruits to the unit undergo an intensive training course, some of which is carried out with the US Navy SEALs. Sea-to-land incursions are among the specialities of the unit. Members of the navy commando unit experience combination of five months of infantry training and three months of specialized operations, including guerilla warfare, parachuting, and raids from both the sea and air.

S-13 is organised into three companies, each company, or Palga, being assigned a particular role:

  • The Haposhtim Raids Palga specialities include commando sea-to-land incursions. Within this unit are the best specialists in the Shayetet 13th Organization. They are arranged in sniper, assault and anti-terrorist lines. A subordinate unit, the hostage rescue team, better known as Team four D4, specialises in counter-terrorism [CT] and Hostate Rescue [HR] operations.
  • Unit YALTAM Underwater Palga, the Navy Special Underwater Assignment Unit, has a number of missions, generally defensive. As its name suggest, the Israeli Navy Underwater Missions Unit ("Yechida Lemesimot Tat-Memiyot - YALTAM", in Hebrew) is in charge on complex underwater assignments. These missions include: Search And Rescue (SAR) and the retrieval of submerged ships and airplanes; Various underwater construction, such as welding and explosions; The unit also posses strong Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) ability, allowing it to explode or disarm devices such as old mines and other detonating weapons. During wartime the unit will perform preemptive dives in Israeli harbors in order to prevent enemy divers' incursions. Unit Yaltam training tends to be shorter than in other SF units. Yaltam is a frogman unit whose specialities include underwater demolition and underwater surveillance of targets. During the year of 2004, with the assistance of ANDI Israel, the Yaltam unit acquired operation ability in Technical and Tri-Mix diving. This ability included purchasing the necessary diving equipment and adjusting it to the unit's unique needs, purchasing and building the breathing gas production system, training and certification of Yaltam divers as ANDI Technical and Tri-Mix divers and the production of specific diving tables. This new knowledge and ability puts the Yaltam unit's Dive Team and the Israeli Navy at the forefront and among the most professional divers in the world.
  • The 'Above Water' Palga is similar to a US Special Boat Unit - using fast attack craft to deliver members of the Raids and Underwater companies to their targets, working closely with IN surface vessels and submarines during such operations. It is specialized in surface combat sudden action and attacks on vessels and coastal targets with the use of its Zaharon, Snunit, Moulit and Morena fast attack boats. One might even call the transportation company, as they often have the task of others will quickly and secretly transferred to the area of operations. According to numerical composition, it is the largest of the assault troops. Immediately behind it is the dive unit, and the smallest is the raids troop. All three work together very closely, supporting each other during the execution of a common mission.

The top recruits are included in the assault PALGO. Those with secondary qualifications (of course by S13 standards) are a part of the diving PALGO. Most of those ranked lowest included in the surface PALGO. Here it must be pointed out that it is a young, highly motivated people of the same age of 18-21 years, with the same or very similar military "background". Therefore, the results achieved are not dramatically different, but measurable.

The commandos ride to locations in zodiac inflatibles or the larger, faster Snunit fast attack craft. The Rigid Inflatable Boat [RIB] is a versatile vessel that can operate at varied-speeds in rough seas while providing tactical support of Naval special warfaremissions. The RIB's primary missions are insertion and extraction of sea, air, and land commando teams, Army special operations forces, and others; resupply missions along coastal waters; and nighttime offshore maritime surveillance.

The V-22, jointly developed by Boeing Co. and Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., has twin tilt-rotor technology that allows it to take off and land like a helicopter but after rotating its rotors to a horizontal position to fly as fast as a conventional aircraft. In 2005 a senior Air Force official said Israel must be on the constant lookout for new developments in aircraft and that the V-22 appeared to answer many of the IDF's future requirements. In June 2008 it was reported that the Israeli air force was planning a series of major enhancements to its rotary-wing fleet, including the upgrade of additional Boeing AH-64A Apache attack helicopters and a possible purchase of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors. In June 2008 it was reported that Shayetet 13 was interested in acquiring the V-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) multi-mission aircraft developed to ferry soldiers, and particularly Special Forces, deep behind enemy lines. None have placed orders, but Israel, Great Britain and Japan are among the countries expressing interest. The V-22 will enable commando and rescue operation at greater distances than those currently possible. But by November 20089 the Israeli air force had abandoned its evaluation of the V-22 Osprey and was instead showing interest in the capabilities of Sikorsky's developmental CH-53K

Shayetet 13 conducted a raid that resulted in the near-destruction of Green Island, the Egyptian stronghold in the middle of the Gulf of Suez. Sayeret Matkal also participated in that operation. The naval commandos approached Green Island with Zodiac boats - rubber inflatables with outboard engines. During the War of Attrition beginning in 1969, the declared Egyptian intention was to wear Israel down by constant, small-scale attacks on Israeli positions along the Suez Canal. On July 10, 1969, Egyptian commandos made their way across the Suez Canal in dinghies and mounted a bloody attack on the Israeli position at Mezach on the East Bank of the Suez Canal. Seven Israelis were killed and five were wounded, and others were taken back to Egypt as prisoners. The IDF gave the responsibility of retaliation to Flotilla 13. Green Island, located at the southern end of the Suez Canal, was built by the British during the Second World War to protect the waterway from air and sea attack by Axis forces. The large and imposing facility measured more than 450 feet long and more than 240 feet wide. The Flotilla 13 unit left its base on the East Bank of the Suez Canal on 19 July 1699. The Israeli commandos wiped out about 80 of the Egyptian soldiers there, almost the entire garrison.

Flotilla 13 and Sayeret Matkal units were highly feted by the Israeli military brass. They were given many other chances to prove themselves, as the War of Attrition lasted throughout 1969 and into 1970. But none of the operations were as renowned for their daring and their success as the assault on Green Island - perhaps no other operations were until Flotilla 13 and the Sayeret Matkal participated in destroying PLO headquarters in Beirut in "Operation Spring of Youth" in 1973.

Ehud Barak participated in the operation that took out some of the main leaders of the PLO terrorist infrastructure in Beirut in the Spring of 1973. Barak was the commander of the Army's Sayeret Matkal, an elite special operations and reconnaissance unit. The Sayeret Matkal would use Zodiac boatse, only being taken in missile boats until they approached closely enough to shore to lower the Zodiacs and go in the rest of the way on them. They were assigned to take out PLO leaders responsible for heinous crimes against Israeli civilians, including the PLO raid on the Israeli team at the Munich Olympics in 1972, In the end, three of the top PLO leaders they had intended to assassinate were dead. And George Habash's six-storey building was in rubble and ruins. Operation Spring of Youth is still known as one of the IDF's elite units' finest moments.

This unit plays a central role in combating terrorist organizations and has won honor from the Israeli military leadership for its innovative techniques. In January 2002, Israel captured the Karine A, a cargo ship laden with antitank rockets and light arms, which Israel said had been intended for the Palestinian Authority. On 03 January 2002, fighters of Shayetet 13 landed on the ship from Air Force helicopters. On board they captured two Palestinian police officers, three Lebanese civilians, including a Hezbollah activist, and five Egyptian citizens. That boat carried some 50 tons of military equipment including Katyusha rockets, antitank missiles, and high explosives. Yedidya Ya'ari commanded the navy during the operation by Shayetet 13 A former commander of the Israel Navy, Major General (res.) Ya'ari, later said Israel's naval commandos have developed capabilities allowing them to take over naval vessels, "in principle, anywhere in the world."

In 2002, after some deliberation and adaptation, Shayetet 13 spearheaded the war against Palestinian terrorism in Gaza and the West Bank. The land operations, assigned in parallel to naval ones, were thought by some tom have distracted the naval commando unit from its central task.

In September 2004 Israeli military operations in Nablus and Jenin resulted in the highest Palestinian death toll in the West Bank for months. On 13 September Shayetet 13 commandoes raided a building in an area of Nablus inhabited by many Christian families not far from the Latin Convent. Backed by tanks, Apaches, and armored vehicles, Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian militants for two hours. This is the same unit responsible for the killing of two PFLP activists - one of which was also executed at close range while trying to surrender - during a similar night time raid on July 6, 2004.

The Israel Defense Forces, with a motto of "win and remain a human being,"likes to see itself as setting a moral standard for militaries around the world. But that self-image was tarnished by incidents that had the country debating whether Israeli soldiers behaved inhumanely. In December 2004 Naval commando soldiers confirmed that they forced Palestinians in Jenin to be human shields despite the High Court of Justice's ruling banning what has come to be known in IDF [Israel Defence Forces] lingo as "neighbour practice". Reservists said in a debriefing conducted by the Shayetet unit that they had not been instructed not to use Palestinian civilians. IDF elite units carried out dozens of operations in Lebanon during the summer 2006 war, sometimes two a night. Most notable was a raid in the Beka Valley, executed by close to 200 soldiers from both Shaldag and Sayeret Matkal.

The General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (Sayeret Matkal) is subordinate to Military Intelligence, Shaldag to the Israeli Air Force and the Navy Seals (Shayetet 13) to the Navy. There are other elite units that are subordinate to the Ground Forces Command. The military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, publicly applauded another special forces operation 01 August 2006 in Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. There, commandos from Sayeret Matkal, the army's most elite unit, and from the air force's Shaldag Unit raided a hospital and captured five suspected Hezbollah guerrillas. Halutz said the operation showed Hezbollah the reach of the Israeli military. In more than four weeks of fighting, Israeli commandos captured about 20 Hezbollah operatives.

By January 2009 the elite naval commandos were taking part in the battle against Hamas in Gaza. According to details permitted for publication, the unit - also known as Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13) - was conducting a wide range of operations, including strikes on Hamas terrorists and infrastructure. The commandos involved include sailors in regular service and teams of reservists.

Shayetet 13's most recent high-profile operation was the seizure on 11 April 2009 of Iranian arms on a ship smuggling them illegally to Hizbullah terrorists in Lebanon. A special forces unit met no resistance and arrested those on board, approximately 100 miles off the Mediterranean Coast. The vessel was flying the flag of the West Indies island Antigua, and the weapons were hidden in a civilian shipment located in the belly of the cargo ship. Defense Minister Ehud Barak hailed the capture as "an additional success in the unending struggle against the attempts at arms smuggling and armament whose goal is to strengthen terror elements threatening the security of Israel." Brig.-Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda, head of the Israel Navy Staff, briefed reporters on "Operation Four Species" in which the ship was located and captured. The Israel Defense Forces does not normally talk about the unit's work. Israel had intensified its battle against Iranian weapons proliferation since 2007.

The Israeli government continued its economic blockade of the Gaza Strip after the January 2009 military conflict with the HAMAS. Besides defeating Hamas, Tel Aviv demonstrated progress in transforming the Israeli military, based on lessons of the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. At least four types of special forces were used heavily during the invasion of Gaza including paratroopers; Shayetet 13 (navy seals); Shaldag, trained in counterterrorism; and the undercover Duvdevan Unit.

In July 2009 the Arctic Sea, a Panama-flagged Russian cargo ship, was purportedly seized by pirates -- or maybe by Israeli special forces. According to some Western, Russian and Israeli reports, the ship's cargo was not timber, as Moscow claimed, but S-300s -- the top surface-to-air missiles in Russia's arsenal, destined for Iran.

In November 2009 Shayetet 13 captured the Francop, a ship supposedly carrying civilian goods from Bandar Abbas in Iran to Syria's naval hub, Latakia. The seized cargo included 500 tons of crates filled with rockets, guns and grenades. Israel estimates that the materiel would have allowed Iran's client Hezbollah to exact a month of destruction on Israeli cities.

On 31 May 2010 a total of 9 passengers were killed, and dozens of others were injured, when Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla which had the declared purpose of breaking the blockade. The ship was led by a Turkish ship in international waters, about 60 kilometers off the coast of Israel.

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Where Engineers Go: The Top 10 Engineering Websites for 2013 – And Coverage of the Top 20

This past month, The Grid has brought you lists for the top 20 urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture websites for 2013. In these lists we compared our rankings to those from 2012. But this year we have expanded our horizons and created one more list devoted to the Top 20 Engineering Websites for 2013. Using Alexa International Rankings, we dove deep into the web to find out where structural and civil engineers are networking and gathering their information. Take a look through our list – in this new category – and engulf yourself in the world of structural and civil engineering.

1) US Army Corps of Engineers / http://www.usace.army.mil / @USACEHQ

US Army Corps of Engineers

The US Army Corps of Engineers has a deep history dating back to its inauguration on March 16, 1802. Their vision of engineering solutions for America’s toughest challenges encompasses a variety of fields, including civil works, military missions, environmental, emergency operations, research and development, and sustainability. Through the website you can register to do business with the CORPS, apply for jobs and internships, search for media and news archives, and scan through their library and publications. If you are searching for a specific office, just open up their map or send them a message. This site is truly your one-stop shop for any and everything you need to know about the US Army Corps of Engineers.

2) EMPORIS / http://www.emporis.com / @Emporis

EMPORIS, the number one provider of building data and construction projects worldwide. According to their site, they were founded in 2000 as Skyscrapers.com. They initially focused on high-rises but broadened their scope in 2003 to include all construction types. On the site you can search for buildings around the world, find and even purchase images of structures, or connect with a specific construction company. EMPORIS can be used to promote your company through advertisements and listings, or you can research construction projects with their online database. If you want to get more involved with the site, all you need to do it register, which will allow you to submit your own photos and information.

3) American Society of Civil Engineers / http://www.asce.org / @ASCETweets

American Society of Civil Engineers

America’s oldest national engineering society was founded in 1852 and now represents over 140,000 members. As a member of ASCE you have access to technical information, networking opportunities and the professional side of the industry. The website includes an impressive section on education that offer journals, project info and research tools, amongst others. There are numerous resources for those interested in beginning or furthering a career in engineering. You can keep informed regarding ASCE’s honors and awards program, ethics upheld within the profession and even the appropriate salaries for a specific job. Whether you are new to the field, an activist, supporter or just a curious enthusiast, there is something here for everyone on ASCE’s website.

4) TenLinks: Civil Engineering Directory / http://www.tenlinks.com/engineering/civil / @tenlinksnews

TenLinks Civil Engineering Directory

Founded in 1999 with TenLinks.com, TenLinks is a network of websites and newsletters that has grown to be the largest online community of computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) users. The founders of the site made it their mission to create an an online directory for users to quickly search for civil engineering content. You can find their own list of the top ten civil engineering websites and information on numerous topics, including transportation engineering, information technology, bridges, and tall structures, amongst many more. Subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated with new content and feel free to provide your own feedback to the site.

5) NCEES / http://ncees.org / @NCEES

NCEES is a national nonprofit with a long history devoted to helping engineers and surveyors advance their professional licensure by overseeing the examining used for engineering and surveying licensure in the U.S. The structure of the organization is outlined by the NCEES Bylaws under the supervision of a board of directors. The website helps you through the entire exam process, whether it be providing you with study materials, information on the scoring system or exam policies. You can also apply for an NCEES record and Credentials Evaluations as well as look up Licensing Boards around the country.

6) Structurae /  http://en.structurae.de/index.cfm / @Structurae

Structurae, the international database and gallery of structures, was founded in 1998 by Nicolas Janberg. In partnership with Maurer Sohne, Bentley, Ernst and Sohn and Wiley Online Library, the site offers information and images for over 62,000 structures around the world. Stucturae provides an easy-to-use directory that allows users to search for firms, products and services, people within the industry, and even administrative districts around the globe. You can find help in obtaining a reproduction license for an image you would like to use in a publication, submit your own data, or advertising for your business. If you would like to stay further updated with Structurae, make sure to subscribe to their newsletter.

7) Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / http://www.ctbuh.org / @CTBUH

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat CTBUH

CTBUH is an international nonprofit founded in 1969 with a mission to bridge the gap for all information on sustainable urban environments and tall buildings. The member-based organization has a clear organizational hierarchy of groups and bodies.The site provides readers with information on tall buildings, publications, CTBUH awards, events, and news. Feel free to contact CTBUH for inquiries and shop through their store for interesting books and reports. In order to be more involved with the site and have greater access to information, you must become a member. You can join at various levels, each with different benefits.

8) Engineering for Change / https://www.engineeringforchange.org/home / @engineer4change

Engineering for Change

Engineering for Change (E4C) was originally founded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has grown into a global alliance with IEEE and Engineers Without Borders USA, our number 19 ranked site. E4C has created a forum for various sites to connect, collaborate and exchange knowledge. The site’s six areas of focus include water, energy, health, structures, agriculture, and sanitation. Their section on Info Systems provides easily accessible information to work towards community development. E4C’s resources include Workspace, a bulletin board, library, section devoted to news, and a learning lab. And to top it off, you can scan through their directory of over 14,000 members and register to be one yourself.

9) Institution of Civil Engineers / http://www.ice.org.uk / @ICE_engineers

Institution of Civil Engineers ICE

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), a registered charity with a rich history dating back to 1818 in London, advocates for civil engineering through education, outreach, career development and training. ICE covers numerous special topics that are also covered in their publications, all of which can be helpful to those looking to advance their knowledge or simply access a civil engineering 101 tutorial. As a member of ICE, you will receive many benefits, including access to the ICE library, eligibility to join the Graduates and Students Network, and a large discount on various products and services, amongst other perks. Use this site as an opportunity to network with other professionals and market yourself to the civil engineering community.

10) STRUCTURE Magazine / http://www.structuremag.org / @STRUCTUREmag

Structure Magazine

STRUCTURE Magazine, a joint publication of NCSEA, ACEC, and SEI, publishes interesting and relevant content with the goal of becoming the “premier resource for practicing structural engineers.” Users can scan through the site for current issues, archives, articles, letters to the editor, news, upcoming events, and education surveys. Authors interested in submitting material can read through STRUCTURE’s procedures and email the editorial staff with engaging content. Take a look at their advertiser resources to learn how you can market your products or services on the site. You can register to receive subscriptions by emailing the Publisher.

They are almost there, but they did not quite make our Top 10.  Make sure to click through the remaining half of our list of the Top 20 Engineering Websites for 2013. It is very likely these sites will become even larger players within the engineering community in the near future.

11) Civil Engineering Terms

12) Bridge Art

13) Institution of Structural Engineers / @IstructE

14) New Civil Engineer / @antonyolivernce

15) ICE Recruit / @icerecruit

16) BuilderSpace

17) Civil Engineering Bulletin

18) Structural Engineer

19) Engineers Without Borders USA / @EWBUSA

20) Go Structural / @ZweigWhite

There are many other sites out there not on our list. Are there any civil or structural engineering sites that we missed and you think deserve to be in our Top 20?  Make sure to let us know and perhaps we will see them here in 2014!

Credits: Data and images linked to sources. Thank you to Preston Shopbell for your valuable feedback. Some in this list owe big thanks to him too.

Robert Poole

Robert Poole recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Anthropology and a minor in City and Regional Planning. He grew up in San Diego but now resides in San Francisco. He is intrigued by, yet concerned with the large discrepancies in socio-economic development within the Bay Area. He currently works at a non-profit organization in San Francisco that advocates for new housing development in the City through policy and legislation. As he continues his work, he hopes to gain a more in-depth understanding of the city’s public process in order to develop solutions that create more affordable housing options for the City's low to middle-income residents.

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hey geezers ,i'm on my way to wa, and you can count on your left ball that i will defo be dropping in on the first gnarloo local that grunts any tunes!!! INNIT..... poms rule.....

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luke how'd u go on ripping on perthies, we're a good bunch of blokes it's only some that ruin it for the rest of us.

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damn, your all crazy! and did anybody bother to answer the guys question! yanks hijacked this thread and started whining constantly.

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anyone who calls themselves a gnarloo local is full of shit even if you were from canarvon its like a perth metro surfer claiming margs or yalls as there local break so dont start that localism bullshit. if you keen enough to make the trip enjoy!

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Lots of good stuff in this latest update! Try it out!

  1. Project support! This is an important step to keeping all of the drawings for a particular game together.
  2. ANSI animation editing! You can now create a second type of drawing, called a "sprite", which is a small animation. It's still a bit rough, but it's already buckets of fun.
  3. Smiley faces! Because they work with SyncTERM, and I'm long past caring whether this stuff works with clients that aren't SyncTERM.
  4. Some small usability improvements in the drawing selection lobby.
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Oh No, More MarMOTS!

Work continues!

When I last made a MarMOTS post, I was working on starting to make my scripting language do useful stuff. Well, it quickly became apparent that in order to make my scripting language do anything interesting, I had to have entities on the screen to refer to. So I've got project support working now, and am currently building an ANSI sprite animation editor! This is going to be the biggest and coolest addition to MarMOTS in almost two years. I'm hoping to get something out next week, but we'll see.

On the scripting front, I have written a simple VM for the scripts to run on, and verified that, yes, my scripts actually run and do what they're supposed to. One of the interesting features of my scripting language is that it is intended to be LIVE, all of the time. The idea is that you can edit a script that is in the middle of running and the program will actually continue to function correctly, incorporating your changes immediately. One way that I'm able to do this is by stealing the notion of failed calculations from an obscure language called Icon. (Actually, reading that now, I may want to steal more ideas from it :) Basically, if you're editing a script and have a logic bug or even a syntax error, no big deal -- it's just a failed calculation, it gets logged, and your program continues to run. No game-killing exceptions, ever. I believe that it's much better for a designer to be able to see a failure happen, and have as much information as possible about the actual problem as it occurs during play, than to be told "the computer can see this will never work! You aren't allowed to run this program."

I have ambitions.

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So now that Game Maker is $40 and Construct 2 will eventually be $65, I've found myself turning back to MarMOTS and wondering what it would take to get it into shape as a game-making tool.

My first focus has been getting my scripting language / editor into shape. I lump the two together because the scripting language, while textual, is never parsed from free text; instead, the user is edits the source tree directly using a friendly structured editor, with lots of autocomplete help, and in which it is literally impossible to forget a semicolon or a closing parenthesis. For power users, it should be as fast or faster to type in programs with this editor than with a text editor, and yet newbies will still be able to discover all of their options in a nicely readable self-describing English syntax.

So over the past couple of weeks I have torn apart my previous attempt at this language and rebuilt it. I've arrived at the point where I can type in any programs I like, and add features to the language without much effort. The UI is still pretty painful to use at this point, but that's mostly because I haven't focussed on improving the interaction at all besides making sure auto-complete is usable.

I was thinking I should maybe do like a screencast or something, but the scripts don't DO anything yet. I'm thinking that the next step will be to start integrating the scripting language with ANSI layouts that I draw in MarMOTS. I'm pretty excited to start hacking on that stuff! You should be too.

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  1. MarMOTS! I've just pushed an update to the server that keeps the chat logs around after everyone leaves the room. In fact, now, for the first time, it even keeps the chat logs around even after I update the server. I missed those chatlogs, a lot. Probably next I'm going to make some tweaks to not have every drawing in memory all the time.
  2. Kliffy! This is the engine I built to build Richard and Larry Build A Time Machine, and I guess it has a webpage now and some source code released. Look, if you're interested!
  3. KlikPunk! Uhh no news on that front but I did discover that Gleed2D does like most of what I wanted to do, I think? It does have the annoying quality that it squishes graphics so that the size is a multiple of 256, which is just baffling really.

I've also been doing some non-gamey stuff (a Boxee app that launches games and has a not-entirely-stupid way of building the list, an experiment with Twilio's SMS-sending capabilities to bug me about stuff) but I guess I don't have as much to say about it as I thought?

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MarMOTS update: still alive!

Now that the Pirate Kart II is finally out in the world, I've been able to find time once again for MarMOTS; the greatest telnet-based collaborative ANSI art editor and game engine EVER WRITTEN!

I'm still super-excited about MarMOTS even though there are so few people using it (basically me and qrleon, and I don't ever draw anything). And I've decided it's high time to start letting people make stuff besides pictures. Thus I have begun the implementation and design of the scripting language* and its editor! No screenshots yet, unfortunately, but rest assured I'm plugging away. If you have any ideas for textmode games that you might be interested in building in MarMOTS, please feel free to talk about them in the comments and I can make sure that the language comfortably supports your use.

In the meantime, I've deployed a new version of MarMOTS that features line wrapping in more places, like text entry, and "buttons". No more typing off the edge of the screen when chatting, or worrying about making a picture whose name is too long!

* possible names for the scripting language (please vote or supply more suggestions in the comments):

  1. MarMOTScript (tm)
  2. Marmota (the proper name of the genus of Marmots)
  3. Groundhog (the groundhog being a type of marmot, also makes me think of the movie Groundhog Day, which is a plus)
  4. Monax (the groundhog's proper name is Marmota Monax, kind of sounds like "monad", but way more metal -- maybe "Monäx"?)

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MarMOTS Vision #3 Achieved!

Just deployed a great big delicious update!

  1. Edit pictures with layers!
  2. Fast cursor movement with Home/End/PgUp/PgDn!
  3. ANSI algorithms rewritten using Cython for MASSIVE SPEED BOOST!
  4. See when pictures were last modified!
  5. I think saved ANSI might not look like shit under OS X anymore?
  6. Probably some other little nice things!
  7. Bullet points!

I just moved a week ago, and I have a good hour every day on the bus to work on MarMOTS now. I cannot stress enough how awesome that is, and how much more progress you're all going to see because of it.

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MarMOTS Vision #1 Nearly Attained!

MarMOTS is back up, and more awesome than ever.

For reference, here is my 8-part vision. The only difference between the server that is now live and Vision #1 is that the current system is still missing a chatbox. That will not be hard. I'm also hoping to get bright colours up and running soon; have to run some experiments still. Smiley face support is unfortunately absent.

The current whiteboard-specific code is about 250 lines of Python; the whole server / framework is about 1400 lines. I love you, Stackless and Twisted.

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MarMOTS update #2

hax0r is ported, and runs! It even drops the telnet connection when you hit the "NO CARRIER" point. Are you excited? I'm fucking excited.

Bugs I don't understand:

  1. Weird character on the upper-left corner
  2. Enter key does not work in SyncTerm or flashterm, only PuTTY

In other news, did you know you can send money to Tim Sweeny's father and have him send you a disk with the registered version of ZZT on it? Or that ZZT is not pronounced, "Zed zed tee" (or "Zee zee tee" for you heretic Americans), but "Zzt", like a sound effect? Now you do!

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MarMOTS update

Integrating my stackless python game engine is progressing smoothly, though it's turned out to be a little bit more work than I had initially bargained for.

Big change #1 is that the game loop no longer runs as fast as possible; rather it only runs in response to external events (keypresses + timers). Obviously, since I'm going to be running this thing on a server that I share with a couple hundred other people, using 100% CPU all of the time is not the best way to go. It's actually kind of bugged me for a long while that the engine did that, so it's nice to have a fix.

Big change #2 is that a bunch of global variables containing the current high-level "game state" (ie, which board we're on, which board we're heading to next, etc) got split into a new kind of object called a Client. This was kind of bad design in the first place, but I really needed this new entity once I introduced multiplayer.

The good news is that these two big changes are done, and a proof-of-concept port of hax0r over telnet to work the bugs out should be coming soon!

I'm kind of leaning towards only supporting SyncTERM over flashterm. Advantages to SyncTERM: ANSI music support, the smiley face character works. Disadvantages: Seperate app that you'll have to download, rather than clicking a button on a webpage. The ANSI music "language" looks sort of like ZZT's music language, so you can imagine that I'm pretty hyped about supporting THAT.

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Gluten free, Super low carb “Sushi” – Nori Wraps

Smoked salmon (no additives), avocado, and English cucumber Nori (roasted/toasted seaweed) wraps with a few cucumber slices. (NO RICE!)  All served with a huge Asian pear and a glass of water.

Carb count:

  • 1/2 avocado =   .5 gram
  • 1/2 English cucumber = 1.5 grams
  • 2 nori wraps = no carbs! (varies by brand – please read your label carefully)
  • 4 oz. smoked salmon (no additives) = no carbs!

What was your gluten free lunch today?

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  1. Vittoria says:

    My gluten free lunch: 3 hard boiled eggs whites, 1 peach and maybe I’ll have a little homemade gf granola bar if that doesn’t cut it.

  2. Cindy says:

    I love it! I make similar “sushi” (rice free, etc) often myself. I ssometimes sneak in drained, flaked (canned) wild salmon or mackerel for $ savings. Nowadays, I have to scrounge :) Love your site, I check it out often.

  3. Karen says:

    those look yummy! I had lunch at our local health food store – a bowl of chicken & bean soup and green tea. Then I had a Kind Bar for an afternoon snack. I had to go shopping at lunchtime, which was why I had lunch there.

  4. Lauren says:

    These are fabulous! LOVE the idea of rice-less sushi. Will be making these when school starts up. You rock, Kate!

  5. I like this healthy food “Nori Wraps” its yummy

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Discussion in 'Chevy Silverado Forum (GMC Sierra)' started by wmkess, Sep 18, 2012.

  1. wmkess

    wmkess Member

    I'm fairly new to the board. I bought my truck (2005 Silverado 1500 Ex. Cab, 5.3L, Z71 package, 4x4, 94k miles) about a month ago and have only put about 400 miles on it so far. Everything was fine with it but a couple weeks after I got it, it developed the common knocking noise from the steering column whenever I make turns and even when going straight down my long, rough gravel driveway.

    I think it may have been caused as a result of driving on a stretch of really rough road. It's an old county road which literally has more surface area covered in patches and potholes than the original road (which sucked to begin with). The ride going down it was almost unbearable. I'm guessing it was due to the fact that its a pickup truck and the Z71 package makes it that much stiffer on top of having no load in the bed. Anyways, I first noticed the knocking probably 2 turns after getting off of that road. I'm curious if that could have caused it or if its just pure coincidence?

    I've researched the problem both on this site and elsewhere so I know the 3 main solutions and I think I'm going to go with purchasing a replacement upper steering column from for about $60. I'll probably modify the stock part I remove to be able accept a grease gun so if this new column fails later on I can just reinstall it and grease it myself. Any input/comment on what I plan to do? Also, has anyone bought installed the part I plan on getting and what were your thoughts on it? Thanks.
  2. j cat

    j cat Rockstar 4 Years 1000 Posts

    just lube the ISS. mine was making noise and the lube fixed it.

    also on the toyota avalon this is a problem same cure. both vehicles still good.
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    SurrealOne Former Member ROTM Winner 1000 Posts

    The knock/clunk always comes back. Since GM hasn't solved the problem some enterprising individuals have provided a very convenient solution: installation of a zerk fitting ... so that you can hook up a grease gun and pump in a few shots of grease when it comes back.

    I strongly recommend saving your cash and going the route of the zerk fitting from the outset. It's easy, cheap, effective, and gives you a solution that involves very simple maintenance (add some grease every now and again) when (not if) the problem resurfaces. I had never done anything like this, before, when I undertook it, last year ... and this thread provided everything I needed to know about it in order to get it done:

    That's my input...
  4. Pikey

    Pikey Moderator Staff Member 3 Years ROTM Winner 5000 Posts

    [MENTION=50075]SurrealOne[/MENTION] beat me to it. I was just searching for that thread to reply. Go to post #20 on page 2
  5. wmkess

    wmkess Member

    Thanks for the replies guys.
  6. wmkess

    wmkess Member

    Sorry to bump this thread, but I had a question about the grease gun fitting mod done.

    It mentions plugging the end of the upper steering shaft right above the connecting bolt to help the grease pack. Di anyone who performed this mod do this and if so, what did you use and how did you do it? I seemed to recall seeing another thread on another site that demonstrated the same procedure but had more pictures and detail and I believe they actually sealed that end of the shaft with something permanent along the lines of jb weld.
  7. bazar01

    bazar01 Rockstar 3 Years 100 Posts

    I just did this last month on my 2001 Suburban. I did not seal the end of the hollow shaft just below the grease fitting. I just pumped some grease and it has been quiet for a month now. If I see grease oozing out, I will probably just unbolt it and pack some RTV behind the metal plug in the hole to stop the grease leakage.
  8. Pikey

    Pikey Moderator Staff Member 3 Years ROTM Winner 5000 Posts

    When you buy the kit from GM to grease it, it comes with a rubber plug that you put in, grease it, remove the plug and reinstall. I would not worry about plugging it.
  9. SurrealOne

    SurrealOne Former Member ROTM Winner 1000 Posts

    I did not seal it and the grease packed fine.
  10. blackflash

    blackflash New Member

    Mine had the same rattle, took it apart greased up real good and quiet ever since.

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UEFA Champions League

  • 6 November 2013
  • • 17:00
  • • Stadion Petrovskij, Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg)
  • Referee: T. Hagen
  • • Attendance: 17786

Zenit St Petersburg - Porto Preview: Spalletti's side aim to continue hot home streak

Zenit St Petersburg - Porto Preview: Spalletti's side aim to continue hot home streak

The Russians have never lost to Portuguese opposition and can put four points between themselves and the reigning Primeira Liga champions

Zenit St Petersburg will hope to continue their unbeaten home record this season when they host Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Luciano Spalletti's side have not lost in all 10 of their home fixtures in all competitions, with seven of them ending in victories.

As a result, they sit three points clear at the top of the Russian Premier League, with the goals of Danny and Hulk crucial.

Midfielder Danny has netted 12 this season - already three times more than he scored last term - while ex-Porto forward Hulk has weighed in with nine, including two in the Champions League.

Zenit sit second in Group G and have already beaten one side from Portugal this season, toppling Pacos de Ferreira 8-3 on aggregate in the play-offs for Europe's premier club competition.

The result of this match will be vital in determining the outcome of the group, with Zenit and Porto set to battle it out for second place behind runaway leaders Atletico Madrid.

The Russian giants have never lost to a Portuguese side, winning four matches and drawing one, including a 3-1 win over Porto in the group stage of the 2011-12 competition.

Spalletti will demand more from his side than they have showed in their last two encounters though.

They were knocked out of the Russian Cup last week, defeated 2-0 at second-tier FC Tyumen in the round of 32, while they were held to a 1-1 league draw by Amkar Perm on Saturday.

They will take heart from their 1-0 win at Porto last month, though, with Aleksandr Kerzhakov's goal - which was scored with five minutes left - his 27th in Europe.

Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel will sit out the match through suspension, while Vyacheslav Malafeev has recovered from a calf injury but is unlikely to start.

Porto also top their league by three points, having posted seven wins and two draws from their first nine matches of the Primeira Liga season.

Paulo Fonseca's side were held to a 1-1 draw at Belenenses on Saturday, with Eliaquim Mangala's strike cancelled out by Joao Pedro.

Porto are taking part in their 18th Champions League campaign - only Manchester United have played in the tournament more times - and boast victories in four of their five trips to Russia in the competition.

They are unbeaten in an incredible 52 Primeira Liga matches, with their last defeat - which came against Gil Vicente in January 2012 - their only loss in 108 attempts.

Colombian Jackson Martinez topped the scoring charts in Portugal with 26 goals last term and he is in good form for Porto - who will miss the suspended Hector Herrera - again this season with nine strikes so far.

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WC Qualification South America

  • September 10, 2013
  • • 9:40 PM
  • • Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
  • Referee: E. Osses
  • • Attendance: 27000

Paraguay 2-5 Argentina: Messi at the double as Argentina books its World Cup place

Paraguay 2-5 Argentina: Messi at the double as Argentina books its World Cup place

Messi, Paraguay - Argentina

Two goals from Lionel Messi helped the traveling Albiceleste secure what was in the end a comfortable win against Paraguay, seeing his nation top CONMEBOL qualifying.

Argentina has booked a place at the 2014 World Cup after a 5-2 win over Paraguay in Asuncion on Tuesday.

Alejandro Sabella's men were the dominant side at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, winning thanks to a brace of Lionel Messi penalties, plus goals from Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and Maxi Rodriguez.

Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero's howler gifted an equalizer to Paraguay in the first half through Jose Nunez, but Di Maria and Messi put the result beyond doubt shortly after the break as their side stayed top of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

Roque Santa Cruz scored a late consolation goal for Paraguay, which cannot qualify for the World Cup.

Now seven points clear of fifth-placed Uruguay with two games remaining, Argentina joins host Brazil as the two South American teams with a place booked at the 2014 tournament.

Argentina struck first on 12 minutes after a fast counterattack led to Paraguay being exposed on the break.

It was a three-on-one break and Di Maria's pass found Aguero at the back post, with the Manchester City forward brought down by the advancing Roberto Fernandez.

Messi stepped up and placed his penalty into the bottom corner as Fernandez went the wrong way, giving him his 36th goal for Argentina.

The goal sent the Barcelona star into clear second on the all-time leading goalscorers list for his country, ahead of Hernan Crespo (35) but still some way behind Gabriel Batistuta (56).

Argentina's lead only lasted five minutes before a howler from Romero gifted Paraguay the equalizer.

Nunez flicked Miguel Samudio's cross goal-ward and Romero should have dealt with the effort but it bounced over the diving goalkeeper and into the net.

Argentina should have restored its lead three minutes later, but – with an open goal to aim at – Inter striker Rodrigo Palacio put his header wide from close range.

Paraguay captain Santa Cruz was denied by Romero on the half-hour mark, with the goalkeeper tipping the Malaga striker's header over.

It was the combination between Messi and Aguero which led to the latter giving Argentina a 2-1 lead, just moments after another nervy moment by Romero when he dropped a cross.

Messi cushioned down a pass with his chest for Aguero, who took a touch before firing into the bottom corner with his left foot.

Argentina was being given far too much space in the attacking third and Messi had two strikes at goal saved by Fernandez before halftime.

Aguero thought he had given Argentina a two-goal lead on the stroke of halftime but he was correctly ruled offside.

If Paraguay held some hope heading into the second half, it was dashed inside eight minutes after the break.

Di Maria netted in a one-on-one with Fernandez after a lovely Fernando Gago pass before Messi scored from the penalty spot again.

It was a soft penalty awarded against Salustiano Candia for a foul on Messi but came after Paraguay was again left exposed and outnumbered at the back.

Messi chose the other way with his penalty – shooting to Fernandez's left – but the Cerro Porteno goalkeeper was still unable to keep it out as the 26-year-old scored his 10th goal of the qualifying campaign.

Di Maria was denied a second when he had a shot cleared off the line by Oscar Romero after exchanging passes with Messi on the hour mark.

Romero kept out Nunez with a fine save as the tempo slowed but there was still time for Paraguay to score a consolation goal through Santa Cruz, who tapped in Samudio's cross in the 86th minute, while Rodriguez capped off the rout for Argentina when he scored four minutes later.

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Scams of every type and description are being reported to area law enforcement, prompting Watauga Sheriff Len Hagaman and Boone Police Chief Dana Crawford to report that both have Full Story

One Killed, One Airlifted After Sunday Night Crash

The NC State Patrol has identified the Tennessee man, a passenger in a vehicle traveling in Watauga County, who was killed while the driver was airlifted after a rollover crash in the Triplett area just after 8 Sunday night.  The Crash was reported at 8:11pm in the 2400 block of Elk Creek Road, Full Story

Two Charged in Caldwell Murder

Two people have been charged after a manhunt for the pair in connection with a Caldwell County homicide discovered late Saturday.  The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found Marcus Alexander Devlin, white male, age 34, deceased in his residence on Free Mason Full Story

Samaritan's Purse Help Heads West

We’re getting the near record cold weather on the back side of a storm system that raked the Midwest midweek last week, spawning tornadoes—three deadly tornadoes hitting hard in eastern Oklahoma. The leading edge of the storms lost its punch while crossing the mountains Friday, Full Story

Grandfather Home, Barium Springs Under New Name

Two of the Southeast’s most historic and prominent child welfare organizations have teamed up and now fall under a new umbrella name. Last April, Barium Springs and Grandfather Home for Children merged, making the combined agency one of the largest child service providers in Full Story

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Death by Chocolate: Fun Chocolate Activities at Campgrounds

Chocolate has fascinated people for thousands of years.

The ancient Aztecs and Mayans believed that cocoa beans had “magical and even divine properties suitable for use in the most sacred rituals of birth, marriage and death,” according to Smithsonian Magazine.

And while drinks made from ground and roasted cocoa beans were too bitter for the early Spanish explorers, Europeans soon came up with the idea of mixing cocoa with sugar and milk to create the sweet drinks and other confections that have converted millions of people across the globe into chocoholics.

America’s family owned and operated campgrounds, for their part, are increasingly coming up with their own ways to celebrate everyone’s insatiable chocolate cravings with chocolate-themed weekends that involve everything from chocolate chip cookie, chocolate pie or chocolate pudding eating contests to tug of war games with slippery ropes that are doused in chocolate. Growing numbers of campgrounds even offer chocolate Slip N Slides.

“I think everybody has a sweet tooth in them somewhere,” said Vicki Cole, who co-owns the Shelby Mansfield KOA in Shelby, Ohio with her husband, Garry. Their park’s chocolate themed activities are scheduled for June 29 and include a chocolate chip cookie eating contest; a chocolate Slip N Slide; a Hershey’s kiss hunt; and a chocolate milk chug a lug.

Amy Ahlgren, who manages the Pride of America Camping Resort in Pardeeville, Wis., said her park’s chocolate Slip N Slide event on the weekend of June 7 - 9 draws as many adult participants as it does children. “It’s one of our most popular events,” she said, adding that her park uses big barrels filled with chocolate syrup for its chocolate Slip N Slide games.

“People get so covered in chocolate syrup that we close our bathrooms and the swimming pool and ask everyone to go wash off in the lake,” she said.

Pride of America also has an ice cream sundae building contest with all of the fixings as part of its chocolate themed activities. “There are two troughs and the first trough to be finished wins,” Ahlgren said, adding, “The best part is they get to eat the ice cream.”

At Vista Royalle Campground in Bancroft, Wis., the chocolate-themed weeks are so popular the campground offers two of them, the first on June 7 - 9 and the second from June 22 - 24. Activities include a chocolate eating contest and a flashlight Tootsie Roll hunt.

The same holds true for the Hayward KOA in Hayward, Wis., which has two chocolate themed weekends on June 21 and Aug. 2. Events include a chocolate pudding eating contest; a chocolate Slip N Slide; and an adults only chocolate pool party.

Here’s a sampling of chocolate themed weekends taking place at other campgrounds across the country:

Buttonwood Campground, Mexico, Penn., June 28 - 30: Activities include a chocolate pudding Slip N Slide; free chocolate sundaes; and an after dark flashlight candy hunt. www.buttonwoodcamp.com

— Camp River’s Edge, Connellsville, Penn., June 21: Activities include a chocolate Slip N Slide and a flashlight candy hunt. A prize is also given for guessing how many chocolates are in the jar at check in. www.campriversedge.com

Delaware Jellystone in Lincoln, Del., June 28 - 30: Human sundae contest; chocolate pudding wrestling; hot chocolate and marshmallows tug-o-war; sweetheart dance with a DJ and chocolate fountain. www.delawarejellystone.com

Hickory Hill Camp Resort in Bath, N.Y., July 29: Events include a chocolate Slip N Slide. www.hickoryhillcampresort.com

Jellystone Park in Knightstown, Ind., June 21 - 23: Chocolate Slip N Slide; chocolate pudding eating contest; messy musical chairs; and dancing with Dr. Feelgood. www.jellystoneindy.com

Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes in Pittsfield, Ill., June 8 - 9: Candy bar bingo; chocolate balloon toss; chocolate wrestling; chocolate Slip N Slide; and chocolate pie eating contest. www.jellystonepinelakes.com

Jellystone Park in Silver Lake, Mich., Aug. 2 - 4: See who can fit the most chocolate kisses into their mouth before an ooey gooey mess explodes; slide down the chocolate river; sweetheart dance; and sweetheart couple award. www.silverlakejellystone.com

Meadville KOA in Meadville, Penn., June 22: Activities include candy bar bingo; a free ice cream social with Marcie’s homemade hand-dipped ice cream with all the fixings; and an after dark chocolate hunt. www.meadvillekoa.com

Merry Mac's Campground in Merrimac, Wis., July 26 - 28: Events include chocolate mud wrestling and human sundaes. www.merrymacscampground.com

Mountain Vista Campground, East Stroudsburg, Penn., Aug. 9 - 11: Send a Chocolate Gram to your special camper; chocolate kiss hunt; chocolate lover’s bingo; dancing and classic rock provided by The Jumpstart Band. www.mountainvistacampground.com

Pioneer Campground, Laporte, Penn., July 19 - 21: Events include a flashlight candy bar hunt, a Death by Chocolate potluck party, candy bar bingo, and an M & M guessing game. www.pioneercampground.com

Sun N Fun RV Resort in Sarasota, Fla., Aug. 9 - 11: Events include a chocolate Slip N Slide; candy bar bingo; a chocolate pie eating contest; chocolate finger painting; and chocolate games. www.sunnfunfl.com

Tall Pines Campground in Bainbridge, N.Y., July 19 - 25: Events include a chocolate pudding Slip N Slide; candy dish painting; a chocolate pie eating contest; chocolate crafts; and a chocolate fondue party. www.tallpinescampground-ny.com

Twin Mills RV Resort in Howe, Ind., June 7 - 9: Events include chocolate lovers’ bingo; a chocolate Slip N Slide; and and after dark flashlight hunt. www.twinmills.net

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Mammoth Cave in Cave City, Ky., July 15 - 21: Chocolate Slip N Slide; candy bar bingo; chocolate tug-o-war; wrestle in chocolate pudding; and paint with chocolate pudding. www.jellystonemammothcave.com

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. - In its third season of competition in the West Coast Conference (WCC), the Creighton women's crew team has been picked to finish sixth in the WCC Preseason Poll.

Head coaches of the seven WCC teams vote on the preseason poll, with coaches unable to vote for their own team.

Two Jays were named to the Preseason All-West Coast Conference Team, also picked by the league coaches, junior Laura Jo Washle and sophomore Anne Marie Stonikas

"We have a very hard working team that has shown a great deal of growth since the beginning of the fall," said Creighton head coach Dan Chipps.  "I believe this squad has a chance to surprise some teams."

In their first two seasons in the WCC the Jays have finished fourth (2011) and sixth (2012).  Creighton begins the 2013 season with a training trip to Austin from March 9-17.

Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Gonzaga (4) 34
2. San Diego (3) 31
3. Portland 25
4. Loyola Marymount 22
5. Saint Mary's 18
6. Creighton 10
7. Santa Clara 7

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Taylar Albertini, San Diego - Sr.
Megan Alferness, Santa Clara - Jr.
Naseeb Bhangal, Gonzaga - Jr.
Carina Brocato, Santa Clara - Jr.
Casey Burt, Gonzaga - So.
Maryann Concannon, Saint Mary's - Jr.
Hannah Dahlem, Portland - Jr.
Lindsey Dornes, San Diego - Sr.
Kelsey Dunbar, Loyola Marymount - So.
Madison Keaty, Gonzaga - Jr.
Jessica Kegel, Loyola Marymount - So.
Malori McGill, Gonzaga - Jr.
Kaitlin Soper, San Diego - Sr.
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OMAHA, Neb. - The Creighton men’s soccer team took time out from studying and training last weekend to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Omaha.

Two groups of Bluejays performed several hours of community service at a home in North Omaha on Saturday.

The first group arrived in the morning and proceeded to take down two layers of siding throughout the morning to help prepare the home for further work. The second group took over in the afternoon. The players cleaned up the site and also installed new drywall.

Last weekend’s volunteer efforts by the men’s soccer team are not uncommon. So far during the 2012-13 school year players from the squad have logged over 330 hours of community service.

Creighton assistant coach Johnny Torres helps spearhead the team’s community service projects and has been actively involved in those efforts since his time as player here in Omaha.

The Bluejays return to the pitch this weekend when they host a spring exhibition match against Denver slated for 6 p.m. CT Saturday at Morrison Stadium. The match is open to the public and admission is free.

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Heavy-duty vandalism

Millcreek Township police are investigating damage done to Asbury Woods property on or around June 15 by an unidentified person operating this Case skid steer loader owned by Russell Standard Corporation. The destruction was photographed on June 18, including two mangled picnic tables as well as damaged trees and torn-up grass. The construction vehicle was reported June 16. The vehicle was found here, stuck in mud. Anyone with information is asked to call Millcreek Police Department at 833-7777.