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On Wednesday morning, a friend sent me an article from Gourmet magazine. It was called “Who Invited This Guy?” and it was a Passover meditation of sorts, by Bruce Feiler, the author of “Walking the Bible,” who’d once retraced the Five Books of Moses through the desert and learned that the ancient Israelites didn’t cross the Red Sea, didn’t build the pyramids and didn’t normally sit “erect,” rather than reclining, while eating.
My friend had been planning to read the article out loud at her family’s first-night seder, but when I invited her to my house, for the second night, she’d decided to ditch her own seder and instead bring her charoset, gefilte fish, flourless chocolate cake with raspberry sauce, children, husband, mother and chosen text to me.
“It’s not really my holiday,” she said.
Both her parents had been born Jewish, but she’d been raised with no religion and her mother self-identified as Episcopalian.
“So long as it’s O.K. with you,” she said.
Sure, it was O.K. with me.
My heart sings to the organ chords of the Doxology.
It is an instinctual, not altogether reasonable, sort of a thing.
I know there are a lot of people who view people like my friend and me as “confused.” And yet, I can tell you that she and I – and my somewhat striking number of other friends whose faiths are other than what they “ought” to be by virtue of their upbringing – don’t feel confused at all. Some of us just can’t find a home for ourselves in the categories of identity that make sense for other people. Some of us are defined by little bits and pieces of experience and belief that together form a mosaic that for us, at least, is coherent and whole.
Having a very abstract sense of faith – or religion, or God, or whatever you want to call it – works perfectly for me. According to Newsweek this week, having such a “post-modern” form of faith is becoming increasingly common among many other Americans as well.
But how do you pass that on to children? Can children apprehend religion or spirituality or even uplift in such a nontraditional way?
That world is gone – dead or dispersed.
My mother, like my father before her, when he was alive, performs our seders very quickly, skipping pages peremptorily, reciting the prayers almost ironically. I think it started as a rebellion against the interminable-seeming seders of her – and his – youth. (My Gourmet-reading friend’s mother says hers, in Hebrew, were incomprehensible.) Now it’s a habit. Instinctual, almost.
“The great end in religious instruction is not to stamp our minds irresistibly upon the young, but to stir up their own … Not to form an outward regularity, but to touch inward springs,” William Ellery Channing, the Unitarian theologian, once said.
What identity will my children have to rebel against, in the course of growing up? Is there a way to make their experience be a moving-toward, instead of away?
About six months ago, I asked Julia and Emilie if they’d consider trying out a Unitarian service one day with me.
“No way,” Emilie, then eight, declared, before I could even finish the sentence.
Writing this – while my mother shops and cooks, polishes silver, sets the table, decants the wine – I am thrilled at the prospect of later celebrating Passover with our motley Jewish-Catholic-Episcopalian crew, commemorating events we don’t believe in, confirming an identity that doesn’t quite fit, united in the love of one another.
And on Sunday, I am going to Easter services, in a church where people define rebirth and renewal in all sorts of personal ways. My mom, I know, will be happy to come with me.
I just got back from the Maundy Thursday service at my Episcopal church, with the washing of feet and the stripping of the altar. I will spend three hours in church tomorrow, will be ringing handbells at the Great Vigil on Saturday, and know I will cry shamelessly, as I always do, as I sing “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” on Easter Day. My priest knows I am an agnostic and accepts me as I am. He also knows I work hard for my church because despite all the harm that has been done in the name of religion, I truly value the music, the art, the tradition and, most importantly, the “conjunction of questions,” as James P. Carse calls them in “The Religious Case Against Belief,” that make up religion.
It’s getting difficult for me to defend religion because of how judgmental and close-minded some religious people can be, but I feel I need to, and have passed religion on to my son. I am so glad I did. It so enriches our lives.
Too often customs and traditions are confused with religion or worse yet conflated to be one.
Judith, while I agree with you that a celebration of traditions is surely an essential feature of our lives, I agree more with your daughters, religion has done more harm than good.
Too often people start practicing it because it is being practiced by people around them and they convince themselves that they know exactly where the dividing line between tradition/sense of family and religion is. However, the folly of humans is misplaced confidence — before they know the subconscious affects of their environment takes over and they are more religious than they thought.
In and of itself there is nothing wrong with it but along with being religious, too often, comes a need to differentiate between followers and non-followers and thus the schisms get created.
A primary reason I have decided to raise my daughter in the mainstream Roman Catholic faith that my husband and I were brought up with–even though neither of us is very religious–is so that she will be less inclined when she’s older to adopt a more “radical” faith. I’ve known too many people who were raised by resolutely secular, even atheist, parents yet later became Mormons, fundamentalist Christians, and, in one case, a Muslim (though she did later leave Islam). Others joined non-religious but cult-like groups like SAGE, EST, etc. I firmly believe that many people who are raised with no spiritual traditions or beliefs will eventually seek one and, unfortunately, may fall victim (as I see it) to unhealthy or extreme religions.
I forgot to give my children any religious training at all because I had put aside my rigorous Christian Lutheran religion at the age of 18. It just made no sense to me any more.
My kids now don’t have the same rich religious background now to push back from OR go towards and I wish that I had at least made a stab at orienting them to one religion. I am comfortable as a Unitarian and they have a great religious education and philosophy program. Oh, well, if frogs had wings………. I did let my kids down and there is no going back. I benefited greatly from the beauty of the holiday rituals and singing in the choir. They have found their own way as spiritual and great ethical humans but don’t darken the door of any church.
Thank you for this. At this time of year, I’m always reminded of my interfaith upbringing, raised both Catholic and Jewish in a small Southern bible belt town. When Passover overlapped with Lent, we were sent to school on Fridays with peanut butter sandwiches on matzah for lunch–imagine the reactions from all those children who never knew anything other than unforgiving evengelicalism! So how do you pass this on to children, you ask? You do it like you would anything else–with the best of intentions, a strong education and the knowledge that you support their path to self-discovery. That is how I, as an adult in New York, am able to smile meaningfully when a man offers me palm fronds on a church stoop just before being given matzah by a Hassidic woman around the corner.
You are a perfect Unitarian! \Look on the website at //www.uua.org for a Unitarian congregation near you!
Our congregation had a seder for 32, and is going to have an Easter service this Sunday– it’s all good.
I’m with your daughters. Organized religion has been at the basis of too many wars. I see very little good in it. I’m raising my children without any talk of God, as I don’t think it’s fair to push God down their throats when they’re too young to think logically. To make it an “instinct” as you so rightly say.
If they want to embrace a faith when they’re adults, I’ll support them (just as I’ll support them in whatever job choices they make). But for now, we’re doing without.
And then there are those of us (including a 3rd/4th generation southern Chinese American Classicist at a small, very urban, very diverse, Jesuit college in Jersey City; I am a Berkeley girl at heart) who think of rebirth and the first thing that comes to mind is the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. No, I’m not a pagan, whatever the appearances; just that American eclecticism.
Superstitious hoodoo, not so much.
The theology of progressive Jews who admire the teachings of Jesus is not very different from the progressive Christianity of the readers of John Dominic Crossan. In the US progressive Christianity and Judaism are philosophically beginning to merge, with ministers reading Jewish scholarship and rabbis reading Marcus Borg. Meanwhile Orthodox Israeli blogs conjecture that Reformed Judaism is a separate religion.
I say Bravo! to Judith for speaking honestly, and with much feeling, about what religion seems to mean to her – and not mean to her. I also say Bravo! to her daughters for speaking their minds – and their hearts. For me, religion is a means, an avenue, a journey of loving and caring – and learning how to find, and be open to, the Divine Presence in a world that is sometimes very crazy. Religion is also a means to connect with others, friends and family, whether they practice the same religion, and ritual practice, that I do, or not. The point of the whole matter is to foster a love and connection between people, friends, family – and ultimately the global community. One religion is not better than another, as long as the ones we’re talking about teach the golden rules: Loving God, and demonstrating that in the practice/doing/living of our lives – loving our neighbor as ourselves. The confusion festers when folks try to make it all too complicated. The basics are what’s important. I have hope that Judith’s daughters will grow to be open-minded adults, full of respect and understanding of the human condition – and what we all strive for in life – love and connection – and the success of a life well-lived according to ethical principles.
Thanks for this. I was raised as a Christian and the way I look at it, it is my “karma” to be that. It is as good as any other religion; no better, no worse. It’s just the one I got. And my job, as a mom, is to MODEL a spiritual practice for my children, so that they may know what that feels and looks like. When they are adults, they can choose to practice or not. They can choose to be Buddhist (as is my step-son) or a Hindu or Jewish or a Christian or whatever else they like. Or nothing at all, but I doubt that will happen. I do believe that our being born into a faith is no small matter. Even the Dalai Lama suggests you think carefully about changing your faith.
I am so grateful for the ritual of my Episcopal service. It transports me to a world between Heaven and Earth (I use Heaven metaphorically.) Life is so very hard and so very beautiful at the same time; I do not know where that is more perfectly expressed than at my church service where beauty, death, forgiveness and rebirth are celebrated weekly.
My wife and I–both the children of black southern baptist preachers–attended our first seder thursday and came away from the experienced deeply enriched, wondering why had we not experienced such a rich tradition earlier in our lives? we have resolved to see to it that our three protestant southern baptist reared kids will find a way to someone’s seder next year. rather than diminishing my faith, i found the e seder reassuring, reaffirming, enriching and spiritually uplifting. We can see God in so many many ways of we look.
There is nothing wrong with children about rituals their parents no longer believe in. Among other things, our children will be better able to read the literature of their own culture, from Milton to Dickinson. What I do not like is my children learning more in school about the African corn god than about the Hebraic-Christian myths of their own culture.
For Christian, Jew, or agnostic, a feel-good Christian “spirituality” (especially around Eastertime) feels…good, but there’s one problem: Christ himself. He was either who he claimed to be, or else the greatest liar who ever lived; if his story is a hope-filled myth, then Easter is a bigger fraud than Bernie Madoff. But if the story, the traditions, and the “spirituality” of Passover and Easter draw your heart and fill it with love, then consider looking deeper within them to see what, or who, is truly calling you. You are already “united in the love of one another”; in this place, you are in close, delightful peril of discovering that love’s source and summit.
I think, Judith, more than ever, religion and faith have become two separate things.
On holidays like these, the one truly unifying force seems to be the love of family and friend, and the peace we can find with each other.
Maybe that’s what significant holidays with those we care about really should mean, no matter what you celebrate.
Because of a beautiful young Jewish woman I knew in college, and great next-door neighbors when I grew up, Jewish holidays have a special meaning to me, a kid who grew up Lutheran in the Midwest.
When I think of Eid, I think of a few Muslim friends I’ve had with fondness, and smile.
For myself and my wife, a supposedly secular holiday like the Fourth of July has grown to have a very deep meaning for me, as we’ve hosted parties at our house on that date every year, for more than a decade now. They’ve been small affairs, only our closest friends, in good times & bad – and they’ve brought us as close to our faith as any religious service at a holiday ever has.
As someone who feels the same way as you do Judith – supposedly mixed-up about religion, but very firm and knowing in my own beliefs – may I wish you and your family a blessed Passover. And a happy Easter too.
And I hope your Vernal Equinox was calm and regenerating as mine this year.
Thanks, Judith, for what you do.
Thank you for your eloquent thoughts, once again. I agree with you, in that many of my friends (if they’re to a point of personal religious exploration), would define their faith as a collage of beliefs selected from various traditions, spliced together based on what makes sense, rather than what has been ingrained since childhood. Most of us define ourselves as spiritual, rather than religious.
Although there is something profoundly important in the religious ritual, that kids in my generation, at least, often overlook. Maybe it’s because I live in a ski town, in a youth hostel-type environment, and a lot of our day is consumed by snowboarding, weed and jam bands, but for those of us that are paying attention to the development of our spiritual beliefs, not too many are truly dedicated to daily ceremony in the way other cultures and former generations have been. I personally was raised sans religion, but had the freedom to explore whatever I wanted. These days, I will read excerpts from the Bible, the Upanishads, the Tao te Ching, just because I’m interested in the study of different philosophies. But I feel like true spiritual growth emerges only from one’s regular commitment to the ritual and daily meditations associated with that faith, which I really don’t participate in too often.
But to be honest, I like the way I’m doing it. To agree with your statement, I’m pretty comfortable with my pastiche of faiths. It seems coherent to me. At this point, I’m taking an academic approach until I feel compelled to surrender to the ceremony of worship. When that happens (or if it happens) it will mean more and provide more of the stuff religion is intended to provide, than if I’d been forced to practice traditions that seemed meaningless to me as a child. It’s cool that you want to take your girls to a Unitarian church. I’ve not spent too much time there, but I think a universalist approach is always a good one.
Thanks again for your thoughts. Always stimulating.
In my home for two years we have hosted Raft Ups, so-named by me using a sailing metaphor because folks of different beliefs (including atheism, a belief) sail toward and tie up with others from different courses of belief. The purpose is for self-awareness of belief rather than for education or consensus. After two hours or so, we sail off on our separate courses of belief. Raft Ups are a personal experience in a shared setting that supports the experience in a non-threatening, non-judgmental way.
Your article sounds as if you turn these holidays into a kind of Raft Up. Good for you. After the holidays, you might want to ponder what is comforting or helpful in your various religious experiences and how religious they really are. And then how it feels to sail along without your own cohort (or congregation). And what would happen if you chose to form one with your “mixed believers”, which then runs risks inherent to religious or ideological organizations but gives benefits of social organizations.
Raft Ups are not an amalgam of religions but a realistic recognition of the role that the paradigms of religion have in the lives of many around us, regardless of what we personally believe. Your article gives very good examples. Thanks.
RaftUps.com will be on the web at the end of April. We haven’t organized a group or congregation but can help others sailing through life in this way.
A theologian friend of mine provided a very self-explanatory, succinct moniker for this state. Ethical Monotheist. My sense of belief, while more nebulous than some, guides my actions in the world. Who am I to say which god is the “real” god? I think it is all the same god.
Hear Hear! Now how long will it be until the youth of America lose that sense of “obligatory” religious celebrations with their parents and family, and decide to replace them with their own secular traditions?
I hope you share your experience in attending Easter service at the Unitarian Universalist church. Especially, whether you felt that this religion feels broad enough to be a home for your spiritual beliefs.
I’m sure that wasn’t “stamped” on your daughter’s mind. I’m sure she discovered that on her own by excavating Incan ruins and rummaging through government documents in London.
Next week I will be going through the cultural rituals of Greek Orthodox Easter. It united my family and they enjoy the traditions that gave them great joy as children: dying real eggs myriad colors, denying themselves certain foods until after midnight on the Saturday night, attending church services held outdoors with hundreds of lit candles (an excuse to gather, gossip and people watch as well) etc. On the Sunday people will gather for Greek Easter lunch including roast lamb, traditional cheese and spinach pies I will have made, the ceremonial cracking of the colored eggs and so on.
I’m not Greek Orthodox, even tho for most of my life I’ve gone thru the rituals. I’m Muslim (a recent convert) and a fairly relaxed one at that.
I’m happy to keep up the rituals that bring family together, but I steer clear of bible-banging discussions. They give me heartburn! I like my secular life.
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#OrangeHeads, I’m still in a fragile state after my baby girl, the troubled Nicky, royally screwed up and got shipped down to MAX. It’s not right, but it’s okay; we’re (Nicky and I) are going to make it anyway. At least, I hope. Orange is the New Black can’t get rid of one of its best characters, right? Right? I guess we shall have to wait and see. Luckily, getting the scoop on Big Boo’s past-even though it was very predictable-is enough to tide me over. So let’s discuss that and everything else that went down in “Finger in the Dyke” and see if we can figure out exactly where I stand on the episode.
Thank you! It’s time for a Boo flashback. Boo and her mom do not get along because her mom wants her to be more girly. Thankfully, Boo’s dad is the mediator and he makes a compromise: wear the dress for school picture day and the rest of the year she can keep wearing clothes from the boys department. Aww. Even though this sort of storyline is predictable in terms of TV shows, it’s all too real in too many LGBT people’s lives, so bring it on the screen, as long as we can see a parent with half an ounce of sense and living their child for who they are.
Back to the present. Caputo meets with the COs and tells them that he might have found a way to save the prison, which is MCC taking the prison over. In order for that to happen, Litchefield needs to get into shape ASAP because is the MCC is coming for a tour of the prison. This means no inmates acting out of order, all the COs have to be strict, and the jail needs to be clean. Good luck with that.
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Big Boo gets a makeover-makeup and a bob haircut, and she’s stunned because she’s reminded of her mom. Cue another flashback where we learn that her mom is sick and Boo hasn’t gone to see her.
Things get real elsewhere in the prison because Crazy Eyes and Taystee break down once it truly sets in that Vee is gone. I’m happy about this for two reasons. One: Uzo Aduba and Danielle Brooks can act, so seeing their characters cry is moving. Two: Crazy Eyes have been particularly one-note this season and her character simply needs to have moments like this in order not to come off entirely has a joke. I hope they continue to explain more of the effects that Vee had on the girls, because she was some a polarizing and dominant force and really manipulated the black girl crew.
And, oh yeah, Piper and Vause officialy become girlfriend and girlfriend. Eye roll.
The Caputo/MCC tour continues not to go that well, but for some reason, which will be made clear in the next couple of episodes, MCC talking head Danny Pearson lets Caputo know that Litchfield will be saved. Hooray! And also, duh, because we wouldn’t have a TV show otherwise. Sidenote: Is it just me or does Danny seem a little shady?
Finally, one more Boo flashback. She goes to visit her mom in the hospital. Her dad tells her that he doesn’t think her mom can handle seeing Boo so butch and says what Boo is doing is nothing more than a costume. Knife to the heart! But Boo stands up for herself, and I’m wondering why it took three seasons to have Lea DeLaria show off her acting chops. She’s so underused on this show, and it’s making me pine for another Boo flashback. There’s so much more I want to know about her, but back to the present.
Boo meets with the Reverend Lawlor, who is a homophobe. Unsurprisingly, she eventually ends the charade and doesn’t sell herself out to get some money. Not really sure what the point of that storyline was because knowing what we know about Boo, she was never going to denounce gays, so it felt a little bit to me like faux stakes. And this is what the show needs less of. Creating conflict when it’s obvious from the get-go what the outcome is going to be is unfulfilling for me as a viewer. And it seems particularly unnecessary on a show that is so sprawling with characters that I think more original story lines can be told like Pennsa and Boo becoming friends. More unexpected bonds should be explored on this show!

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The older I get and the more life experience I gather, the more I stand in awe of that sacrifice. To take on the weight of the world's sins- past, present and future- not just for the innocent, but for the ungrateful, the mockers, the thieves- who are we to deserve that? I cannot even put into words just how grateful I am- today and every day- to have a savior that loves me in my imperfection THAT much.
On this Easter day as you spend the days celebrating Christ's resurrection with your family, I leave you with this song and I hope that it touches you as it does me.
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For those of you who don’t know, Mozambique – or Maputo, more specifically – is home number 2 for me. My dad has lived and worked here for the past few years, and every holiday or chance I get I make my way up to this exotic and all-year-round summer destination.
If you have ever visited Maputo, you won’t be surprised to know that most of this city is unfortunately largely run down and slightly in chaos. Although, so much construction is taking place and there are some really beautiful buildings going up, which is very exciting to see for a city that has so much potential.
Whenever I come here I make sure that we visit my favourite cafe in the whole of Maputo. It’s called The Dhow and is situated up quite high, so that you’re in the company of this magnificent view that overlooks the bay.
It’s a really diverse little cafe and the huge swimming pool that welcomes you when you walk in is just one element that makes this place unique. There’s also a shop that sells really stunning furniture, clothing and household goodies that give you the feeling of being somewhere in Greece… That’s certainly how it makes me feel! Along with this, there’s two cute animals that always grace the guests with their presence: a cute, fluffy white cat (usually I’m not one for cats, so you know this one has to be extra cute for me to mention) and then a little doggie that has 3 legs, but always appears to be so happy!
I think the reason why I love visiting this place so much is because it’s extremely tranquil and relaxing. It’s not often that you can have lunch while gazing out onto the ocean; these days are treasured!
My sandals were bought from a flea market in Maputo – how fun are they?

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But there’s one lesson that high-school-aged kids have to deal with, unfortunately, every year — the lesson that life is fleeting.
On Friday, my son lost one of his best friends in a car accident. It’s a too-familiar story each school year — kids, so full of promise and loved by so many, are gone in an instant. Sometimes, they do themselves in by texting and driving or drinking and driving. Other times, it’s just a freak accident or someone else’s fault. It’s just as tragic no matter how they are lost.
As parents, we live with the constant fear that something terrible could happen to our children. We have heart palpitations when our 16-year-olds drive off alone behind the wheel for the first time — and for the 88th time. My mom still makes me call when I fly to let her know the plane didn’t crash … and I’m 46! I try not to let her know I’m flying anywhere until I’ve come home, denying her the motherly duty of worrying.
But teenagers don’t live with that constant fear in the back of their minds that something terrible can happen. They are hit with the double-whammy of extreme pain and complete shock.
When my son recalled the last time he saw his friend the afternoon she lost her life, he said he did some silly dance in the hallway of school just to get a reaction out of her. It worked. She laughed and smiled. The last time he saw her face, she was smiling — and she was smiling because of him.
There is no good way to lose anyone, be they a family member or a friend. But some ways are worse than others. Anyone who recalls their last words spoken to someone as being done in anger or hate knows what I mean.
Imagine if we treated everyone — especially our friends and families — as if you were not going to see them tomorrow or ever again. You never know when that might actually be the case.
And there are worse things to haunt you than a friend’s smiling face.


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Roll - flat - single concave - double concave - spiral vee.
"a pure fun longboard alternative..."
This little board has blown my mind. Not since the Waterskate's release in October '99 have I been so thoroughly stoked about a new model.
The SUBX produces feelings and sensations that are unique. Awesome paddle power combines with unexpected rushes of speed and silky smooth transitions through turns that only an advanced Single fin can deliver. The SUBX is a viable alternative to a 9 foot Longboard and turns small waves and marginal conditions into fun as it recreates and extends the very best of the 70's Single fin era.
The SUBX largely owes it's genesis to my good friend Craig Marshall. Craig is a decent surfer from Narrabeen with a full quiver of Miller surfboards and a lot on his plate. He combines a full on career with family life and really values his limited time in the water. Often his available times to surf do not coincide with ideal conditions. Craig is 52, weighs 82kg and has a fractured spine from a snowboarding accident.
He came to me earlier this year whilst I was in Sydney with the following brief: “ I'd like you to make me a shortboard that I can ride when the surf is really small—when normally I'd have to ride my 9'2” Mal. The Mal paddles great, but is a pain to get on and off the car, and on the wave it's very limited”.
As a surfboard designer, this was a very regrettable request. Although making a shortboard paddle like a longboard is many a surfer's dream, it's exceedingly difficult technically for many reasons. In addition, normally such a highly specialised board would be very unlikely to perform well in other respects. Under further probing, Craig indicated he was thinking about a board around 6'6”---6'8”. As I was beginning to run through some preliminary ideas in my head, he then added that he wanted the board to be a Single fin. “ I want a board that feels different to a Thruster. Something that flows with the wave and has to be surfed deliberately”. Oh boy. Then, ostensibly helping me still further, he showed me some footage of Joel Tudor at Trestles riding a Single fin which was supposedly 6'6” in very good waves. “Look, look at how well that board goes” Craig enthused. I quickly pointed out a few salient facts to him. Namely that Tudor is quite a good surfer actually and that the waves were 4—6 foot and of excellent quality, and that even in these ideal conditions the board was clearly difficult to control at times and so on. These matters appeared to be of no import. Craig was clearly excited. “Yes, yes but even so.......” Desperately then I tried to interest him in a Powerglide. “Yes, but it's not a Single fin”. I was in the corner and the challenge had begun.
Craig sent me away with a thoughtful frame grab of the Tudor board and a palpable sense of confident expectation which was daunting. Where to begin? I knew at least what the components had to be: high volume and low rocker with the fastest bottom shape possible. I looked at the frame grab again. I watched Morning Of The Earth again a couple of times, especially the Peterson sequences at Kirra. I thought about the Powerglide and Waterskate fundamentals, and then I went down to Dion Chemicals at Brookvale. At Dion's I painstakingly trawled through all their rocker curves to find one that was almost flat, and then had some 7'3” blanks glued up to that exact curve. Somewhere to start now and feeling better. Then back down to Milton to bury myself in my shaping room on the mountain and create something from nothing. In between surfing and my regular shaping load, I spent the next few weeks working to directly address Craig's brief: A short Single fin that paddles like a Mal and flows with the wave. Here is the outcome of that process.
The SUBX is so much more than the components which follow. Although they are all individually important, it's the intentional and cumulative synergy between the design variables, often quite subtle and unseen, which ultimately creates it's character. This is a board which is inherently very difficult to copy.
However I'm not going to provide really fine grain detail here. I'm not going to make it any easier for the thieves from Asia who copy our boards to do their dirty work. I'm very serious. This is part of what's going on in our industry at present. The dark side of the surfboard industry. And not all the theft of intellectual property originates in Asia either. Australia's East Coast also has it's fair share of participants. These parasites copy, pure and simple. Part of their 'business model' also includes the exploitation of websites like Realsurf and Seabreeze, where they flagrantly promote their offerings under the guise of helping people, thereby avoiding paid advertising. A story for another day.
As flat as possible. Looking at the rocker/foil shot above, its obvious that the SUBX is a very low rocker board. Low rocker increases the effective waterline which in turn contributes to its awesome paddle power. Research and development experiments demonstrated conclusively that a 6'6” SUBX paddles as well as an 8'4” Longboard. Paul Davis, who ordered the very first commercial SUBX version, reports in the testimonials (18/9/13) that his 6'6” paddled on par with his 9'3” Mal. Sweet feedback indeed. People in the water frequently ask me how come the board paddles so well? I have even been asked if the SUBX is a Mal, as I'm paddling quickly up the line. I noticed some chatter on Realsurf recently refuting our SUBX paddling claims. The individuals concerned are both unqualified to comment and lack direct experience with the board. With a low rocker board, the question of potential nosediving is a legitimate one. This board does not nosedive. Why not? Because it has just enough nose and tail lift to prevent this occurring. Tail lift is as critical as nose lift. Correct tail lift allows the tail to fit appropriately into the wave curve on takeoff and drop slightly, thereby allowing the nose to rise simultaneously. Everything is considered here.
Very small changes in rocker can have highly significant effects on performance. Too little rocker and the board would feel clunky and would not feel smooth rail to rail. Too much rocker and the valuable paddling advantage would be lost. All these matters have been thoroughly tested and resolved.
Look at the SUBX outline. Full, wide and with plenty of area. Starting at 6'6”, I thought around 22 1/4” wide should be close to home. Then, combining some of my existing templates from the past 34 years and some freehand, I marked out on the blank what I thought would work technically and what looked and felt right.
In a small wave board, paddle and drive are primary. The shorter the board the more area has to somehow go into it, hence the width in the nose and tail. A wide tail also provides for a lot of drive. The gentle constant curve in the outline helps the board to transition really smoothly between turns, with no nasty surprises going rail to rail. You can run out onto the shoulder and then cutback smoothly whilst maintaining speed and then into your next turn. Think of Peterson at Kirra.
Very complicated and time consuming to shape. The SUBX is a triplane hull, incorporating some aspects of the Simmons bottom shape. Beginning with a fairly heavy roll in the nose to ensure there is no rail catching when coming off the top, we fade into flat and then into a deep single concave. This morphs into a deep double concave with a spiral vee at the tail. You can find a detailed description of a spiral vee below the V-SKATE technical article in the question and answer section.
The concaves promote lift and speed and in tandem with the rocker are the real engine room of the SUBX, crucial ingredients in a board designed for small often gutless surf. The board can be surfed either off the front foot for longer reaching turns, or from the tail for shorter arcs. When you move forward on the board it really takes off in an unexpected rush with speed which blows you away. At times this feels like a supercharger at work. Very nice.
Reviewing the rocker/foil shot again reveals a substantial and consistent thickness distribution. Although maximum thickness is under the chest, the nose and tail areas retain significant volume.
Rails are reasonably refined through the centre to enable deep turns with appropriate penetration in good waves. Although the SUBX was conceived for small surf with little power, the rails are also designed for high performance in decent surf and so greatly increase the board's versatility. Nose and tail rail foils are very deliberately chunky for maximum float in marginal conditions. The bottom edge of the rails is very forgiving in the nose, with a little more edge through centre and then super hard in the tail for bite and holding power.
Fins. Since the tail of the SUBX is so wide, a fin with significant area is required. We are using an 8.5” fin with moderate rake and area, combined with a 10” finbox which allows for substantial adjustment. The fin has fairly minimal flex at the tip. Flex fins are OK in retro Longboard fashion articles, but as a rule, in practice they do not produce reliable performance. The board comes with an optimal fin location marked on the finbox for initial fin set up. From this point you can move the fin forwards to increase manoeuvrability or shift back for more drive.
However with a wide tail, notwithstanding the 8.5” fin, there are limits to how far you can roll the board over before it spins out. I’ve been riding SUBX'S in surfs ranging from near flat to double overhead for the past 4 months, and at times in really full on rail turns in larger surf the fin leaves the water with minimal warning. But, as Craig seems fond of reminding me “that's not the sort of surf they were designed for”. Very true.
Since we do not supply any retail shops, all Miller Surfboards are custom made. In consequence there is no fixed glassing format and boards are individually glassed to suit the requirements and expectations of our clients. However since the SUBX is designed primarily for small waves, I am encouraging clients to consider allowing us to glass their boards a bit lighter than normal. Lighter boards float better than heavier ones. They are also more responsive. Experience has shown that these boards surf better when they are lighter, particularly with respect to manoeuvrability. Those of you who already own a Miller board can attest to the very high build quality we consistently produce. However with lighter glassing there will inevitably be some “golfballing” or minor denting which will occur on the deck. Nonetheless, I think the benefits outweigh this disadvantage.
The SUBX was originally intended to be a special one off design for my friend Craig, but as mentioned earlier, I was not initially enthusiastic about the project. However once I rode the first prototype, it was immediately apparent that the board I had created was something very special. It was very exciting to ride and significantly exceeded my expectations in various respects. It seemed obvious to me then, that the board would also have significant appeal to others. Over time, random positive feedback from other surfers who saw the board both in and out of the water strongly confirmed this. Therefore I decided to thoroughly develop the board as a new model and release it commercially. This is already proving to be an excellent decision, with interest and orders quickly gathering pace. The SUBX appears to be tapping into existing demand for a Longboard alternative which is less bulky and more convenient to handle. There is also a high level of interest in Single fins in general and for alternative boards which maximise fun in small waves.
The SUBX is specifically designed as an alternative to a 9 foot Longboard and is proving to be an unqualified success. It provides Longboard advantages such as easy paddling, stability and high trim speed, but without the bulky downsides. Its a short agile board which is tremendous fun in small marginal surf and which can also be successfully surfed up into more challenging conditions depending on wave quality and surfer skill.
So how does the SUBX actually feel in the water? OK, you paddle in really easily and really early and set yourself up. Due to the board's inherent stability, your pop up and takeoff do not need to be lightening fast. Then, if you want to simply get into trim and stay there, the board obliges with very decent speed. However if you encourage the board by driving it through turns, then things really heat up. The SUBX is capable of really amazing speed and surfs rail to rail with a silky smooth sensation. Moving forward engages the main concave and feels like a supercharger. Very long turns are also possible from forward on the board. However if you want to surf it more vertically, simply step back and boogie. Running out on the shoulder at high speed and want to cut back? Just do it and feel the speed maintain throughout the turn. It can be surfed either very 70's old school or as loose and fast as you like. It's very addictive.
So what does Craig Marshall think of his 6'6” SUBX? Ecstatic. Frequently he calls me in various states of euphoria to report yet another blinder of a session he's just had. Currently, neither of us are riding anything else. Nor have we for the past 3 months.
Good Single fins feel unique. In this case as Paul Davis remarked “a really pure and awesome feeling” . Although words can be misleading and we are all different, the SUBX Single certainly feels freer, smoother and less restrained than a Thruster. It would make a valuable addition to your quiver for small waves, or be equally successful as a convenient stand alone Single fin for small/medium surf. The SUBX is available in lengths up to 7'0” which would suit someone up to around the 100kg mark.
Following is an approximate surfers weight to length ratio for the SUBX.
This is a general guide only and needs to be carefully interpreted with respect to a surfers age, level of experience, frequency of surfing and ease of paddling expectations.
Should you be considering ordering a SUBX, rest assured that Grant will carefully assess your individual circumstances with you and make specific recommendations for you at the time of ordering.
We have recently released an exciting and thoroughly tested 2 + 1 fin option for the SUBX. When it came out last winter, the SUBX was specifically designed as a single fin for small waves. We also offered a Quad option for those who wanted more of a regular shortboard kind of feel. However the majority of surfers have been ordering the single fin version.
I am so into the SUBX, that since last winter I have only ridden my V-SKATE and Semi-Gun once or twice each. What began with the SUBX as a flirtation in marginal conditions has steadily developed into so much more. Because I love the board so much, I was unwilling to get off it in bigger surf. However as I surfed it in more and more challenging conditions I was forced to consider various fin options because it would naturally spin out at times. Following is a quote from a diary entry I wrote last winter, just to give you a feel for what's been happening.
“I've just come out of the surf down here on the South Coast after a blinder of a session on my 6'6” SUBX. The waves were a touch overhead, long beachbreak lefts with hollow sections and very workable walls. I was riding the board as a 2+1 with a stock 8.25” Dion Single fin and small outside tracer fins for additional hold. Using the side fins allows the board to be surfed much more aggressively from rail to rail without any possibility of spinning out. Without these little fins, the board will spin out at a certain point as discussed in the SUBX article. Certainly it all depends on your approach and style of surfing. In Single fin mode you can still really get the board going, but just not as radically.
Recently I surfed Golfcourse Reef at almost double overhead on the SUBBY. Again I was using the side fins and the board felt totally controllable in the powerful conditions. I was able to paddle in and take off almost as early as the Mal riders, but then really get going with heaps of drive and speed. Deep powerful bottom turns preceded shoulder runs at very high speed, the board maintaining its momentum through roundhouse cutbacks into the foam again. As usual, the speed of the board and the Pine Lime Splice spray turned plenty of heads in the water with guys paddling over for a sticky.
You can understand from the preceding discussion how we got to the present 2 +1 fin option. Theoretically, the SUBX should not really work in bigger surf. Certainly it's success depends partially on how good a surfer you are and how much you push. I have not ridden anything bigger than double overhead on it. However considering what it was designed for, this is massive. The two little side fins make an amazing difference. The SUBX is therefore proving to be a very versatile all round type of board. If you are wondering about downsides, there are two which are directly related. Because the SUBX has so much area and width, duckdiving in bigger surf can be an issue. In addition, at times the nose has a tendency to want to catch in very tight turns, usually when coming off the top or during recovery from a cutback. However once you are aware of this it becomes less of a problem. My SUBX lives in the car.
At times I feel a bit guilty when I glance at my fleet of other boards all racked up with nowhere to go. But as in other areas of life, we all tend to keep doing whatever feels best.

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Ok, so for those that don't know, I was a fairly active member back in 2006 (under a different username) and I remember this forum being busy. There seems to have always been someone going to a show, or talking about the car they just bought.
So where is everyone now?
I obviously took a break from here due to selling my 86, I know that a few other users moved on from the scene (including JonT sadly). But the car has never been more popular so I would expect this forum to be busy. What happened?
Makes sense I guess. I never got involved with Myspace or Facebook so I never saw the change.
I hope fans still find this place.
* Edit, its kind of embarrassing I think. This forum moves at a pace that can only be described as glacial.
I'll still be hanging around trying to participate as much as possible, but this is definitely the quietest forum I've been a member of for quite a while.
Sadly that is where most things are going now and as a result a lot of information over the years will be lost as people stop the upkeep and payment of URLs etc. I would say that's facebook is the big contender for killing of forums but also Photobucket was one of the last nails in the coffin as, again, lost of build threads and information was lost. As for pace, this is actually one of the more active forums that I'm on. The other 86 forum (AE86irl) is almost dead.
I know of at least a few AE86 owners who don't participate in any forums or online communities at all. Car shows are always a strange one for 86s. You can always get 100+ Skylines or Supras or Imprezas or Lancers or Civics, but getting more than two 86s at a car show (in the UK at least) has always been impossible.
(04-13-2019 10:20 PM)kazi Wrote: I would say that's facebook is the big contender for killing of forums but also Photobucket was one of the last nails in the coffin as, again, lost of build threads and information was lost.
From looking around lately I've also noticed that a lot of information seems to be getting lost. I've noticed that JonT's site has disappeared and that was a great source of info, a few of my favourite Japanese pages have gone too.
Is the AE86 scene dying?
Its a strange question but with some of the 86 specific garages in Japan closed or struggling, and with there being fewer cars now perhaps the scene is just dying off?
I think one factor is the fact that the cars got more expensive and we are getting older. This leads to less influx of new members and less posts of members due to priorities. At least the later is true for me. With job, further education, going back and forth two countries to prepare my move back abroad by the end of the year again. I struggle to free up time to work on my two projects. Though I do have to finish them before I leave.
Case in point I'll transport my Z to a friend who restores them for a living on Tuesday as I don't have the time to fix it myself. Once that is done I'll focus on finishing the Corolla with the little time I have to spare.
Totally agree with Bean. When I was young I had a lot more time to be on forums and internet in general. The AE86 became to expensive to just buy one for fun for most people. They rather buy a cheap car with a lot of power to impress other people. Which is not a strange way of thinking. The car with it's current value is nowadays more a collectors car than a use and abuse car.
So who do you think is buying 86s now? I agree that the average buyer has changed. I've pretty much given up on being able to afford another one.
I’ve been lazy with updating my project thread. I do use instagram though, guilty as charged. But i’ll try to update my thread this week.
This really is the quietest forum ever. I think sadly the car may be just too rare in Europe, maybe if the car had developed a following earlier in its life then more of them would have survived and there would be more members on here.
I think that the car's transition into being an expensive collectors item might not be a good thing for the community in the long run. Maybe if the members here were more active it would encourage new people to join the forum and participate?


text: Bluegrass Printmakers and Pivot Brewing present a free kids printmaking demo. Offering LEGO block printing and monotype printing with Lyra crayons. Kids can take home their art that day. You can also purchase prints from various artists. Bluegrass Printmaker Matt Reno will be Pivot and Fowl County's March Artist of the Month.


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I find myself smiling this morning for a few reasons. Autumn has arrived and the air is crisp while the sun is still warm. I have released my sweaters from last season’s basement confinement. The leaves are turning, in various degrees of reddening to bursting into flame. There is a lightness and a relief in the air.
This beginning of a post has been laying dormant in a box on my dashboard for a few months. I first drafted it on October 15th, 2016. Fall is probably my favourite season, but I sort of hate admitting that since, apparently, it’s a very ‘#basic’ thing to say. But honestly, though, Fall has a special kind of freshness in the air and the sun is still present enough to warm and add a smile to your face, but you’re not sweating the second you step outside, and you have this feeling that you can take on the world.
I would love to feel that crisp yet cozy Fall feeling again but alas, it’s now mid-January. In fact, I just heard about this thing called ‘Blue Monday’. The third Monday in January is commonly known as the most depressing day of the year. The holidays are over, bank balances are still dwindling, New Year’s resolutions have all but vanished, and there’s still a heck of a lot of Winter left to go. So Blue Monday is tomorrow (What do you even say? Happy Blue Monday? Seems ironic.) and people like me whose heads get filled with a stuffy grey cloud weighing on every action, are going to have a rough ride for the next 36 hours or so.
I know my body and brain respond well to a few things though, including painting, reading, and yoga. And as hard as it may be to get started, like this post started and was abandoned, I just need to knuckle down and begin. It’s tough because I’m not feeling invigorated, and certainly not reinvigorated, but if I can somehow channel that happy Autumn feeling where everything is well, and good, and right, I’ll be able to get up off this sofa and do something today.


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How many miles per gallon does a 2014 Ford Motor Company Escape Awd get?
A 2014 Ford Motor Company Escape Awd gets up to 21 miles per gallon in the city, up to 28 miles per gallon on the highway. This means a 2014 Ford Motor Company Escape Awd can get up to 24 miles per gallon overall.


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A new FAA part 147 is expected to provide opportunities for competency-based aviation mechanic programs. Learn more about the method of education, its origins in aviation, and some of its advantages and potential pitfalls. This webinar, and all other previously-recorded webinars, is available free of charge to members.
Dr. Suzanne Kearns is an aviation academic that researches and teaches aspects of international aviation, human factors, safety management, and training methodologies. She is past-president of the University Aviation Association and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Dr. Kearns has authored many articles and four books including "Canadian Aviation" published September 2009, "e-Learning in Aviation" published in 2010, (co-author) of "Competency-Based Education in Aviation: Exploring Alternate Training Pathways" published 2016, and a forthcoming introductory textbook on "Fundamentals of International Aviation" coming 2018.

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There’s something about a boxy 4×4 that just seems right for embarking on an adventure. The Suzuki Jimny seems to have passionate and loyal owners too. Perhaps it’s the bond formed while out creating memories, or maybe it’s simply an appreciation for the constant reminder they are to escape the city more often.
With the Mercedes Gelandewagen and Toyota LandCruiser 76 Series being amongst the last in this category, the newest Suzuki Jimny grabbed our attention in an instant.
This is obviously not the vehicle for every purpose or everyone. But how does it go off-road? And who would it suit? Armed with those questions we headed out to find it.
We set the Jimny up for success by adjusting the tyres to ten pounds, then dropped down onto the beach.
After zooming through the soft sections we quickly realised that pace was entirely unnecessary. This little trooper was impossible to bog at any speed!
While the Jimny produces a relatively minuscule 100 horsepower it only weighs 1,110 kilograms, which makes for a power to weight ratio of 1:11. To give some perspective a V8 diesel 200 Series in GXL spec has a power to weight ratio of 1:10.
While we know which vehicle we’d rather tow with, on the sand power to weight, and overall weight matter – and the Jimny is like a buggy.
With rear passenger seated there is as good as no boot. With the seats folded forwarded though, there is quite decent storage. Day trips would be easy, but for longer trips travellers would need to look at more lightweight and compact hiking style camping gear to stow it all with ease.
The roof has sturdy gutters and a long roof line, so roof racks would be easy to fit for carrying surfboards, kayaks, bikes or some extra gear.
One of the things that impressed us most is how well the Suzuki Jimny performed in entirely stock form. It was too light to belly out on the beach, and the wheel base is so short it didn’t get hung up ramping over. It’s so nimble too, so picking great lines is easy.
For those looking to add aftermarket accessories, quality tyres and suspension would transform the Jimny, like they do every 4×4. Our only thoughts would be to consider the impact the modifications might have on the power to weight ratio, that’s the reason this vehicle is so capable. If we built one we would go as light as possible and would keep the wheels relatively small to keep the gear ratios intact.
The Jimny effortlessly navigates the city and performs exceptionally off-road. Whether you are experienced, or brand new to off-roading, if the size suits your lifestyle and plans, we think you’ll have an absolute ball in the Jimny, we sure did.


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High Tension Savarez Corum Strings.
2000 Estrada Gomez Cedar Top / Indian Rosewood Back and Sides No 375 close numerically to the famous 2000 Guitar by Estrada Gomez owned by Maximo Diego Pujol in the recording of “Tango to the Max” Australian National Tour.
The tour promoter was so taken that he ordered this No 375 Estrada Gomez which was tested and certified by Pujol in Buenos Aires. On that recommendation it was purchased and shipped to Australia.
Maximo played no 375 in masterclasses in the 2001 Australian Tour. He later said that he preferred the tone of No 375 to that of his own earlier guitar.
No 375 has been in the constant care of it’s sole owner since then and comes up for sale for the first time.


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KCDC Media is a northern Saskatchewan based digital media production company. We provide a range of services including video production from concept to completion, and website design and hosting.
KCDC Media was formed in 2009 to help achieve KCDC’s mandate, through the provision of digital media. Since then we have developed a reputation as a reliable provider of high quality HD video productions and website creation and maintenance.
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Please contact us to find out more. Put KCDC Media to work, and make media work for you!


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Xander is our July Artist of the Month!
We first met Xander over a decade ago on the roof of the Mighty Robot space in Brooklyn when she was on tour showing films with some other artists as part of her “Movies with Live Soundtracks” series. The films were awesome and we got a bunch of her beautiful silkscreened and flocked zines to put in our then brand new space. She told us about the Dirt Palace, her home / studio / feminist / art / lair stationed in an old library building. It sounded dreamy and so we went up to see for ourselves. It surpassed even our imagination and thus we found ourselves at several of their epic New Years Eve parties, discovering kindred spirits in Xander and many other artists living in Providence, RI at the time. Xander is a maker and the human element of the hand is at work in everything she does which includes drawing, printmaking, puppets, films, plays, costumes, quilts, dioramas, mead, and gigantic installations. Peering in to her peephole, one will find a universe that is equal parts Victorian, occult, psychedelic, fairytale and feminist. We love it and we are excited to share with you this month!
i blame society from xander marro on Vimeo.
Pixilation Party! from xander marro on Vimeo.


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Single shot Ferret 50 with, of course, a Nightforce scope. Hornady 750-grain match ammo.
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Nice Oleg. This one rocks.
This needs to go viral.


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As a prelude to more substantial posting, I thought I would share with readers some demographics-related links from my readings in the blogosphere.
The blog Far Outliers, concentrating on the author's readings, has been looking at China in recent weeks. Migrations have featured prominently, whether in exploring the history of Russian migration to the Chinese northeast, looking at the Korean enclave of Yanbian that is now a source and destination for migrants, and looking at how Tai-speakers in Yunnan maintain links with Southeast Asia through religion. The history of Chinese migration within China also needs to be understood.
Lawyers, Guns and Money was quite right to argue that much of the responsibility for Central Americans' migration to the United States has to be laid at the foot of an American foreign policy that has caused great harm to Central America. Aaron Bastani at the London Review of Books' Blog makes similar arguments regarding emigration from Iran under sanctions.
Marginal Revolution has touched on demographics, looking at the possibility for further fertility decline in the United States and noting how the very variable definitions of urbanization in different states of India as well as nationally can understate urbanization badly.


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This is a complete home or office surveillance solution for recording video and audio recordings of possible intruders.
That means that in a standard busy indoor area the device will record events for at least 2 days or up to 5 days in less busy areas such as warehouses.
You can insert it into the table stand or simply attach it to a wall with reversible assembling tape.
Either way installation of a device to a preferred surface lasts less than a minute and the camera is ready to operate. This type of equipment can also be taken with you when travelling for extra security in hotels.


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Home Parker Community Technologies Electromechanical Group Electromechanical Knowledge Base When does the gearhead oil need to be changed?
All Parker gearheads ship lubricated unless ordered as custom.
Lubrication change is typically not necessary and the seal will need to be changed before the lubrication needs to be changed. For the most part, you can leave the lubricant in for the life of the product as long as the gearbox is not leaking.
Typically the only time the lubricant breaks down is if it is exposed to extreme conditions (temperatures).
Seal life is more dependent on friction wear of the seal lip against the rubbing surface, such as the output seal rubbing against output shaft, input seal rubbing against the out diameter of the pinion gear. O-rings don't typically wear out between housing surfaces but can dry at elevated temperatures (180C).
Temperature can also play a role in it over time. The proper oil fill within the gearhead engages the seals and prevents premature seal failure.
Parker gearheads are precision gearheads and should not be disassembled in the field. We do offer repairs and an expedite service for urgent repairs. Contact your local Parker Automation Technology Center (ATC) for repair Return Material Authorization (RMA) number to have the gearhead serviced.
For Stealth Gen I oil fill level, see user guide (on product page).
Before July 2002, the Stealth Gen I gearheads part numbers either ended with nothing after the ratio for standard backlash units, or -LB for low backlash units.
After July 2002, the Gen I gearheads were internally redesigned for oil fill for longer life. The part numbers then ended in -SH, -SU, -SD, -SE, -SF for standard backlash and the orientation (horizontal, up, down, E/F for right-angle); or for low backlash units -LH, -LU, -LD, -LE, -LF.


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Sat, 5 Aug 2006: Team ITALY by Mr. Francesco AMBRICO of Magic Events.
Tue, 8 Aug 2006: Team SINGAPORE by Mr. Hery NG of Spectaworks Pte Ltd.
Fri, 11 Aug 2006: Team NEW CALEDONIA by Mr. Charles GERMAIN of Inter-Dis SARL.
Sat, 12 Aug 2006: A Complimentary Musically Choreographed Fireworks Display by the French Team of Singapore Fireworks Festival 2004.
Singapore Open - Golf: Venue: Singapore Island Country Club, Bukit Course (Bukit Location) Date: 22 - 25 August 2006. Watch some of the worlds top Golfers slug it out for the top prize of USD 2 Million. The event will be here for the 2nd time after its return in 2005.
Singapore Biennale 2006: Vernissage (press previews) 1 - 3 Sep, Exhibition dates Sep 4th to Nov 12th.. Singapore Biennale heralds the beginning of a major visual art extravaganza and promises to be an exciting and unique experience for all visitors. This multi-venue, multi-disciplinary art event will present contemporary visual art like you've never seen before!
From interactive outdoor installations, to provocative and insightful new media works, SB2006 hopes to bring a very different yet very real experience of art to everyone. Be prepared to discover the emerging artists from the region and around the globe!
1)	Great Singapore Sale ! May 26th to July 23rd 2006. With discounts upto 70% islandwide…..
2)	Horse Racing: Singapore Airlines International Cup, one of the worlds richest races with SGD 3 million (almost USD 2 million) prize money at stake. Thoroughbreds, world renowned jockeys…..a must see for Horse racing fans.
1)	Singapore Arts Festival June 1st to 25th 2006: Established as one of Asia's leading Art festivals, those with an artistic bent may look forward to performances from the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, world renowned guitarist John Williams with Richard Harvey and the critically acclaimed Netherlands Dance Theatre.
2)	Cartier-SPC International Polo Tournament June 6th to 11th 2006: The Cartier-SPC International Invitational Polo tournament returns to Singapore once again in 2006. This premier event of Regional Polo will see invited international Polo teams comprising Royalty as well several well known professional players, vie for Cartier's Le Maillet d'Or trophy.


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The United States is holding direct communications with members of Venezuela's military urging them to abandon president Nicolas Maduro and is also preparing new sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on him, a senior White House official said.
The Trump administration expects further military defections from Maduro's side, the official told Reuters in an interview, despite only a few senior officers having done so since opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president last month, earning the recognition of the United States and dozens of other countries.
"We believe these to be those first couple pebbles before we start really seeing bigger rocks rolling down the hill," the official said this week, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We're still having conversations with members of the former Maduro regime, with military members, although those conversations are very, very limited."
Members of the South American country's security forces fear they or their families could be targeted by Maduro if they defect, so the US would need to offer them something that could outweigh those concerns, said Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas think tank in Washington.
"It depends on what they're offering," Farnsworth said. "Are there incentives built into these contacts that will at least cause people to question their loyalty to the regime?"
The US government also sees European allies as likely to do more to prevent Maduro from transferring or hiding Venezuela government assets held outside the country, the US official said.
Previous rounds have targeted dozens of Venezuelan military and government officials, including Maduro himself, and last month finally hit the OPEC member's vital oil sector. But the administration has stopped short of imposing so-called "secondary" sanctions, which would punish non-US companies for doing business with the Venezuela government or the state oil monopoly PDVSA.
The US official said that Washington had every tool available to apply pressure on Maduro and his associates "to accept a legitimate democratic transition."
The US government is also weighing possible sanctions on Cuban military and intelligence officials whom it says are helping Maduro remain in power, a second US official and person familiar with the deliberations have told Reuters.
Maduro's government has accused Guaido, who has galvanized Venezuela's opposition, of attempting to stage a US-directed coup.
General Francisco Yanez of the air force's high command became the first active Venezuelan general to recognize Guaido, but he is one of about 2,000 generals. Venezuela's chief military attache to the United States also said he was defecting late last month.
Guaido has actively courted members of the military with promises of amnesty and preferential legal treatment if they disavow Maduro and disobey his orders, and Washington this week raised the prospect of dropping sanctions on senior Venezuelan officers if they recognize Guaido.
Maduro still has the support of the military high command, and now routinely appears in pre-recorded events at military bases where officers stand behind him and chant triumphal slogans such as "Loyal always, traitors never."

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He was arrested at 3 am on Saturday following which his arrest was deemed illegal by a sessions court and he was released from custody a day later.
Teltumbde’s counsel Mihir Desai mentioned the anticipatory bail application before a single bench of the high court seeking an urgent hearing.
The Pune police, however, had objected to Teltumbde’s plea, saying while they were yet to arrest him as they were was “busy” probing other accused persons in the case, they had adequate incriminating evidence against him too.

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text: When you first put your home on the market, it’s usual to feel some excitement. How will your viewings go? What kind of offers will you get? Who will see your house as their dream home, and fall in love with it?


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Small swan, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 8 cm.
Big Swan, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 10 x 19 cm.
White stork, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 16,5 cm.
Spotted woodpecker, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 17,5 cm.
Ducks, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 18 cm.
Tengmalm's owl, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 14 cm.
Resting owl, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 14 cm.
Pigeon pair, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 12,5 cm.
Long-eared owl, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 38 cm.
Wild ducks, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 28 cm.
Schwarzburger Werkstätten - animal figures. duck's pair, height 31 cm, width 30 cm, depth 16 cm.
Canada geese, owls and wild birds, sponge porcelain painted, Kaiser porcelain, 47 x 29 cm.


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3 foot dried willow of various varieties. Price per rod.
Local delivery and pickup is available.
Shipping is not offered as standard with this product but quotes can be acquired on request.
3 foot dried willow bundle of various varieties – 5p per rod. Select how many rods you require and click Add to Basket.
Local delivery and pickup available.Shipping is not offered as standard with this product but quotes can be acquired on request.
The bundle contains willow between 2 and 3 foot in height. It is brown willow which means if you want the willow to be pliable then it will need to be soaked for 3 days and mellowed for 24 hours.

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Sanrose Blue Colonel x MRI Speeding Beauty - Mahlstedt Ranch Inc.
Speed and cow are wrapped into this top notch colt. This is a first time cross and it’s going to be good. Let’s talk about all he can do and be! He’s a flash back to his grandsire, Colonel Doc Bar Chex!