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Jerry & Gayle Jeffries' 1929 Fageol
Fageol, what's a Fageol? The history of Fageol is somewhat fuzzy due to Frank and William Fageol's many manufacturing endeavors in the fields of tractors, busses, and trucks. There is even rumor that at the ages of 17 and 19, Frank and Bill built the first automobile in Iowa in 1899. In 1917, the Fageol brothers started construction of their own Fageol Motors Company factory in Oakland, California, to build their trucks. In '29, an expansion deal went sour, and in '32, they filed bankruptcy and became Fageol Truck & Coach until '39, when production stopped and T.A. Peterman bought the Fageol factory in Oakland to launch his new truck company, Peterbilt. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Fast forward to the present and we find Anaheim, California, resident Jerry Jeffries and his '29 Fageol. Jerry and his wife, Gayle, own a company called Double JJ Enterprises that makes accessories for semi trucks. When their friend John Hartman found the decrepit remains of the Fageol under an apple tree in Woodinville, Washington, in '99, it was a natural addition to their family. There was plenty of work to be done over the next few years to get the old truck back on the road. Jerry knew the Fageol was too far gone to restore it to stock, so he thought he'd build it into something he could drive and enjoy while putting some of his Double JJ products to good use.
Jerry started with the front half of the stock frame and built new 'rails from behind the cab on back, then had Deaver Spring in Santa Ana, California, build him some custom parallel leaf springs for the front and rear to give the '29 decent road manners since the originals were too far gone. Along the way he picked up some big 1-ton truck drum brakes that wound up working well for the '29 even though their pedigree is uncertain. Jerry also built a Dana 60 rearend and hung it out back with a 3.54:1 posi to take the load off the Mopar 440/727 combo under the unique scooped Fageol hood. The '70 Chrysler motor would remain fairly stock even though Jerry had it bored 0.030-over before reassembling the 10:1 powerhouse. The Offenhauser intake is topped with an Edelbrock 750-cfm carb and K&N filter and shares the engine bay with the Sanderson headers that belch through the custom semi truck-inspired exhaust system Jerry put together complete with the requisite chrome stacks.
The '29's exterior is a conglomerate of old and new as well. Some of the original Fageol tin couldn't be saved, like the doors, so a pair of Freightliner doors were modified to fit and now look right at home. Larry Cerney of Cerney's Paint and Body got the massive body panels straight so Bob Amos at Golden State Peterbilt in Fresno could lay down gallons of Viper Red DuPont paint.
While up in Fresno, the Fageol went to Cal-Fast Upholstery for the new interior that includes a pair of Bostrom air ride seats, Double JJ gauges, a GM column, a Grant wheel, and a Hot Rod Air A/C unit. Rounding out the exterior is a set of Intro Pentia 8 wheels in 18s and 20s, Double JJ taillights and bumpers, dual genuine beer kegs for gas tanks, and lots of chrome by Redmond Bumper Service.
Neither Jerry nor Gayle knew the Fageol would garner more looks at shows than any of the other award-winning vehicles they've built over the years, but that's just fine by them, as they drop the hammer on the blacktop all over the country!


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nydepot wrote:What do you know, apparently it did go all the way to Davenport Center like the "new" map.
"In the far north, the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley ventured up Charlotte Creek as far as Davenport Center."
If anyone knows when this was abandoned, I'd like to know. Also did it allow the CACV to interchange with the U&D at all?
eehiv wrote:The C&CV history is outlined in the Best book. I don't have it in front of me, but my recollection is Thomas Cornell was building this line east from Oneonta towards Catskill. Construction stopped a few days after he died which I believe was in 1890. At that time, the rails had reached Davenport Center, but the grading continued much further east, away from the U&D grade.
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If you have not let us know that you are intending to come, there is still time to plan your visit. I have been trying to encourage and persuade as many people as possible to attend so that we will all have the opportunity to meet as many other "Swinfields" as possible. To date, I have no idea how many will be there but I am hopeful that it will be somewhere between 40 and 70.
Many will come from the family's homeland in Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Others have pledged to come from as far away as Kent, Hampshire, Devon and Yorkshire. We even have Sue Regan who is travelling all the way from Australia, to represent "our cousins", who are descended from those who have emigrated to the other side of the World on several occasions since 1848.
If you have not yet pinned down your immediate relatives, who may decide to be there, now is the time to twist their arms. If they are not there, who knows when they will get another chance like this. Use all your persuasive skills to get them to come along.
So what will you be able to do and see on the day? We will be at the SirJohn Moore Foundation at Top Street, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire DE12 7AH from 12 noon to 6pm. It is a great venue in a lovely setting. You can be there for as long as you want or just drop in at some point in the afternoon with your family to see what is happening. Even if all of your party is not madly interested in the Gathering, bring them along and they can enjoy the grounds or have a picnic. There will be light refreshments for sale in the cafe.
In the meeting room in the main building, you will be able to spend time with the other Swinfields who are present. Some of them, we will know, are your proven relations. You will be able to find yourselves (with our help if necessary) on the displayed family trees, which have been constructed through over 40 years of research into those who share our rare surname. You will be able to consult our databases to learn more about your extended family and ancestors.
We want to compile a photographic record of those who are present which we can then all share. So we need to have as many Swinfields present as possible, aged from 0 to 100! There will even be an opportunity to see what DNA tests have told us about the relationship between the distinct family groups.
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Cole called the FA a "bunch of twats" after having his evidence questioned by the organisation's disciplinary commission conducting an investigation into claims that his Chelsea team-mate John Terry racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
The England left-back later deleted the tweet but only after it was re-tweeted more than 19,000 times, and then made a full apology.
But that did not stop the FA taking action, in addition to disciplinary proceedings already taken by his club.
A statement on the FA's website said: "Chelsea FC's Ashley Cole has been charged by The FA in relation to a Twitter comment which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute."
Cole, who is in England's squad for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino at Wembley, has until 1500GMT on Thursday to respond to the charge.
Despite Cole's evidence in support of Terry, the defender was banned for four matches and fined £220,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Ferdinand.
Cole had said he thought Ferdinand may have used the word 'black' during the verbal exchange with Terry, which supported his team-mate's version of the incident.
But according to the FA commission, Cole did not mention the word 'black' in the initial interview with the FA on October 28 last year and the written summary of the case suggested the left-back's evidence "evolved" over time to suit Terry's defence.
Some pundits, including former England striker Alan Shearer, have called for the 31-year-old to be banned from the San Marino game and next week's trip to Poland as punishment for his tweet.
Shearer told the BBC: "I think the FA can put a big statement out here by not fining him but actually banning him on Friday against San Marino."
However, Cole has spoken to England coach Roy Hodgson, who was reportedly keen to ensure the player didn't retire from international duty in reponse to the controversy, and was due to meet up with the England squad at the FA's new national football centre, St George's Park, on Monday.
It is understood that if he is left out of the San Marino match it will be a case of Hodgson resting players against the Group H minnows rather than any statement relating to the controversy that erupted on Friday.
Cole, who has 98 England caps to his name and could reach the century mark against Poland, will also be part of the England squad that assemble at St George's Park for the official opening on Tuesday by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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I've been gathering parts for over a year now and I'm ready to start the process. I've been following Luni's write up over at MR2OC about how to go about this.
There is a lot of go information about what you need and how to go about doing this in his thread along with another thread that is linked to his. It doesn't appear to be that difficult with Berk conversion harness that out there due to Luni's work.
I've got that and a 205 ECU that I got from lalojamesliz. He also hooked me up with the cold start injector plate that allows for the MAT to be installed in place of the CSI. I picked up the injectors from spitfiremk16. Thanks to the great Pic n Pulls in San Antonio I got the igniter, the AFM plug, the IAT. I've made the harnesses for the MAT and IAT and they're ready to go. I've made an adapter harness to adjust the voltages so I can use the gen2 map sensor for now. Here's a link to a thread at MR2OC on how to do this for either a GM 2bar MAP sensor or to adapt the existing 2nd gen.
I know that this isn't ideal but I don't want to put out $120-150 bucks for a 3rd gen right now. I've been looking trying to find a decent deal on one in Europe but so far no luck. Based on that thread and few other things I've find this should work for now.
So, the weather is supposed to be good tomorrow. I've got the day off and I'm going to start tomorrow morning. I'm going to try to take pictures as I go and post my experiences up. Changing the injectors is supposed to be about the worst part.
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Please read the following, an actual Associated Press story from about a year ago:
SIOUX CITY (AP) - A high school football player ingested drugs before boarding a team bus for Council Bluffs, where he collapsed before a game, a school district official said.
The player, who hasn't been identified, took a combination of three unknown drugs on Oct. 5, then collapsed from an apparent drug overdose before North High School's game against Council Bluffs' Abraham Lincoln High School, said schools Superintendent Larry Williams.
The player is getting drug dependency treatment in Sioux City, Williams said.
Three coaches were stationed from front to rear in the bus but didn't see anything unusual.
Now was this a high school football player, meaning a player enrolled in high school rather than college or in the pros, or was he a HIGH school football player who was high because he had ingested drugs.
I asked Iowa Associated Press Bureau Chief Carol Riha Wednesday about the AP's policy to not hyphenate high school when it is used as a compound modifier and she said that is an AP convention. (By the way, the AP is not alone. I can think of at least one college grammar text that has the same recommendation). The American Heritage College Dictionary, however, does make a distinction between high school as a noun and high-school as a compound modifier
Our newsroom has debated this topic, and depending on the writer, you see either "high school" or "high-school" when the term is used as a compound modifier.
Another issue is AP's tendency to not use a comma before the coordinating conjunction at the end of the series. Riha agreed that the example, "The defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced" could prove confusing as to whether two or three actions have occurred.
The whole point of this is that even professional writers do not agree on punctuation.
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln made its way into national news headlines regularly in 2012. National media outlets, often working with the Office of University Communications, featured and cited UNL research and programming and sought out UNL faculty expertise on a wide range of topics.
More than 310 positive national media appearances, which translated into thousands of news headlines and articles in media outlets across the nation and globe, were registered last year. In 2011, UNL had just over 200 appearances; in 2010 it logged roughly 155.
The following highlights of national news placements and appearances for UNL in the past year. This collection is maintained by University Communications and includes print, broadcast and online media. It was assembled throughout the year with the assistance of multiple information sources, including Universal Information Services.
To look back on complete lists of media appearances for each month of 2012, click on the links at the end of this post.
Innovation, discovery, impact and reputation
Innovation Campus continued to create headlines in 2012. The university's January announcement on saving the Industrial Arts Building resulted in Associated Press coverage that appeared in dozens of media outlets around the nation; in February, director Dan Duncan was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article that examined how universities and developers find common ground on campus building projects; and a November announcement of a new collaboration between NIC and ConAgra Foods received wide coverage, including from The Associated Press.
A UNL archaeological team led by professor of art and art history Michael Hoff unearthed a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey in summer 2012. In September, the work was featured in dozens of national media outlets including The History Channel, Der Spiegel (Germany), The New York Times, The Associated Press, United Press International, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Register (UK) and NBC News.
In late February, Ross Secord, assistant professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, had his research into how prehistoric global warming affected the evolution of equine ancestor sifrhippus covered by scores of media around the world. Highlights included articles in The New York Times, TIME, Scientific American, Science Magazine, Popular Science, US News & World Report, Reuters and Bloomberg News. The article was translated into dozens of languages and appeared in media outlets across the globe.
Susan Swearer, professor of school psychology, helped launch Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation in February – which led to coverage from The Associated Press, Slate and Yahoo! News, The San Jose Mercury News, The Huffington Post and many others. In March, she appeared on "Anderson," a daytime syndicated talk show hosted by Anderson Cooper, to discuss anti-bullying efforts. The Associated Press also featured her in October after she was named chairwoman of the Born This Way Foundation's new Research and Advisory Board.
In April, the latest addition to UNL's digital Civil War Washington project – hundreds of newly digitized compensation petitions submitted by District of Columbia slave owners after the city declared slaves free in early 1862 – was featured by several media outlets including The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Washington Post. The stories coincided with the 150th anniversary of the Washington, D.C., Compensated Emancipation Act. The project was headed by Kenneth Winkle, professor of history; Kenneth Price, professor of English; Susan Lawrence, associate professor of history; and Elizabeth Lorang, research assistant professor of English.
The New York Daily News featured Kwame Dawes, professor of English and editor of Prairie Schooner, in July in a story about the newly formed African Poetry Book Series. Dawes also was a daily contributor to The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy weblog during the 2012 Olympic Games, posting daily poems about each day's developments in London.
UNL's High-Energy Physics Team – including Ken Bloom, Dan Claes, Aaron Dominguez, Ilya Kravchenko, Greg Snow and others – received recognition from a number of media outlets in July as scientists around the world hailed the "discovery" of the long-sought Higgs Boson particle. Bloom, who live-blogged the event for the weblog Quantum Diaries, also was mentioned a column in The Courier and Mail of Brisbane, Australia.
The University of Nebraska Press was featured in an April story in The New York Times about its well-earned national reputation for publishing high-quality baseball books.
Reliable expert sources for national media
As an historic, fast-moving drought took hold across the United States in 2012, climatologists Mark Svoboda, Brian Fuchs and Michael Hayes of UNL's National Drought Mitigation Center regularly lended their expertise to print, online and broadcast journalists from around the world. Highlights included regular appearances in USA TODAY, the New York Times, BBC News, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, MSNBC, PBS NewsHour, US News & World Report, NPR, Bloomberg News and The Associated Press.
Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies, was often cited by national media on issues surrounding the motion picture industry, both past and present. He was interviewed for NPR's All Things Considered about the art of the modern movie trailer, was cited by Slate about advance advertising in Hollywood, by E! Online about Hollywood's recent fascination with fairy tales, by the Boston Globe on celebrities facing public-relations crises and by Gannett News Service on the hallmarks of Quentin Tarantino's films, among other appearances.
Matt Waite, professor of practice of journalism, appeared regularly in the news as the rise of drone journalism spurred questions about journalistic ethics and privacy. Appearances included the NPR program On The Media, The Associated Press, The Australian Broacasting Corporation, the Kojo Nnamdi Show (Washington DC), The Washington Times, American Public Media's Marketplace, The Times of London (UK), the Daily Mail (UK), The Globalist (Italy), The Guardian (UK), and NBC News.
Christal Sheppard, assistant professor of law, was often quoted this year on issues of patent law, highlighted by interviews in The Wall Street Journal about Apple Inc.'s legal victory over Samsung in a much-watched patent case and by The Dow Jones Newswire about the International Trade Commission's finding that Apple did not violate Google's patents. The Journal also tapped her for comment in December after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary ruling against Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent.
The so-called "fiscal cliff" discussions in Washington prompted journalists to seek out Seth Giertz, assistant professor of economics, for insight. In late November, Giertz penned an op-ed on the fiscal cliff, policy uncertainty and tax reform for The Hill; a week later, he appeared in an ABC News story about the notion of eliminating the charitable deduction and what it might mean to universities.
Ari Kohen, associate professor of political science, appeared often in news outlets in 2012, often cited by prominent political bloggers such as Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Beast for his commentary at his popular weblog, Running Chicken. He was quoted in March by The Christian Science Monitor about why a good public apology is so difficult to find; in December, he was quoted in a Los Angeles Times column on the same topic.
Timothy Wei, dean of the College of Engineering, appeared in a video produced by NBC News and the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the 2012 Summer Olympics about fluid dynamics and the sport of swimming. The segment ran on dozens of NBC affiliate stations around the country. In July, he appeared in a Fox News story on the same topic.
William G. Thomas, professor of history, wrote a February New York Times opinion piece on the role of African-Americans in building railroads in the Civil War era. In October, he co-authored a column on humanities in the digital age for Inside Higher Ed. And in December, he and associate professor of history Patrick Jones appeared in a Chronicle of Higher Education feature article about the "History Harvest" digital history project they oversee at UNL.
Research and scholarly activity
Mike Dodd, assistant professor of psychology; and Kevin Smith and John Hibbing, professors of political science, had their research into the physiological and cognitive differences between the political left and the political right featured widely in January and February. Appearances included Discovery News, Wired, The Economist, Huffington Post, The Guardian (UK), the Telegraph (UK), and BBC News, CNN, The Daily, ABC News and the Huffington Post.
Matthew Jockers, assistant professor of English, had his unique text-mining method that plotted the hidden relationships between more than 3,500 18th- and 19th century novels featured by several media outlets in mid-August, including New Scientist, WIRED, NBC News and Smithsonian Magazine. He also co-authored an October opinion piece in Nature explaining why humanities scholars have pitched in to the Authors Guild vs. Google lawsuit.
UNL's Bureau of Business Research, directed by assistant professor of economics Eric Thompson, appeared regularly in the national news in 2012. Its twice-annual economic forecasts for the region were the subject of stories by The Associated Press, and its annual State Entrepreneurship Index was featured in several media outlets, including The Boston Herald, Business News Daily (NY), The Oregonian, Mashable, Bloomberg Businessweek, CNBC, CNN, the Bismarck (ND) Tribune and the Union Leader (NH).
Ann Mari May, professor of economics, had her research on the gender gap in policy views among economists that she co-authored with Mary McGarvey featured in a number of national media outlets, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY.
J. Allen Williams Jr., professor emeritus of sociology, had his research analyzing the decline of the natural world and wild animals in children's illustrated books featured in a number of outlets in February, including USA TODAY, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! News, the Globe & Mail (Canada), GOOD Magazine and The Associated Press.
Michael Fromm, professor of agronomy and horticulture and Director of UNL's Center for Biotechnology, had his and colleagues' research into plants' ability to remember drought featured by The Associated Press and United Press International. The work appeared in dozens of media outlets around the country.
Sarah Gervais, assistant professor of psychology, had her research into the differing cognitive processes our brains use to perceive men and women covered by several dozens of media outlets around the world in July and August, including NBC News, CBS News, Scientific American, the CBC (Canada), Forbes, The Daily Mail (UK), United Press International, Huffington Post and Jezebel.
Jason Head, assistant professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences, was featured in an April 1 special on the Smithsonian Channel, "Titanoboa: Monster Snake." Associated coverage appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, The International Business Times, USA TODAY and The Associated Press, among others.
Peter Harms, assistant professor of management, had his research into how narcissists tend to thrive in the context of job interviews widely covered by the media in April. Coverage included articles in Forbes, MSNBC, Nature, The Huffington Post and dozens of media outlets around the country.
Karl Reinhard, professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences, had his research into the link between ancient Natives' diets and their modern susceptibility to diabetes featured by a number of national outlets in late July, including NBC News, The Huffington Post, Discovery News and The International Business Times.
Athletics, academics and the Big Ten
Chancellor Harvey Perlman appeared regularly in coverage this year on topics ranging from compensation for head football coaches, reform of the NCAA rulebook, the process to determine a new college football playoff, the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten and the growing gap between the top five major football-playing conferences and other schools. His comments appeared in USA TODAY, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, ESPN.com, The Washington Post and The New York Times, among other national outlets.
Josephine Potuto, professor of law, appeared in a July story by Yahoo! Sports about potential NCAA punishment at Penn State. She also penned an op-ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education in reaction to the severe penalties handed down on Penn State by the NCAA.
Dennis Molfese, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, appeared in numerous media outlets in June when the The Big Ten Conference and the Ivy League, in conjunction with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, announced it would engage in a cross-institutional research collaboration to study the effects of head injuries in sports.
Faculty, administration, student and staff appearances in the national media dating back to 2009 are logged at http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews/. Ideas for potential national news stories can be sent to National News Editor Steve Smith at email@example.com or (402) 472-4226.
UNL's national media appearances as they appeared by month, and links to associated stories, can be found at the following links:
January: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/981/5766
February: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1079/6435
March: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1172/7036
April: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1268/7622
May: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1339/7849
June: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1417/8056
July: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1462/8245
August: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1568/8812
September: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1676/9443
October: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1783/10020
November: http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/todayatunl/1876/10507


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Government Contracting and Certification – What's It All Really Mean?
"Government contracting." "Small business certification." You've heard the phrases before, but what do they really mean? And does it really matter for your small business? Maybe – and maybe not. Let's cut through all the noise and define these phrases in a meaningful way for your entrepreneurial endeavors.
What is government contracting?
Government contracting is the process that lets you sell your goods or services to the government and its various agencies. The government has a contract, or agreement, with you whereby it purchases what you do or make. And U.S. government agencies buy a lot from small businesses – nearly $100 billion worth of goods and services each year! From market research to janitorial services, if you want to make the government your customer, there's a good chance there's a need for what you offer.
So, what does it mean to be certified as a "small business"?
Being certified as a "small business" is only significant if you're interested in government contracting. Why? Because there are certain set-asides that the government must adhere to when they're looking to buy goods or services – there's a percentage of business set aside for different kinds of companies, including small businesses. (Others include women-owned, veteran-owned, etc.) So if you want to be a contender in the federal marketplace, your small business has to meet official criteria to be eligible for government contracts.
How do I certify my business as small?
First, make sure you do, in fact, have a small business. For most industries, SBA defines a "small business" either in terms of the average number of employees over the past 12 months, or average annual receipts over the past three years.
Then, when you know you adhere to the size standards, you register for government contracting. This process also serves the purpose of "certifying" your business as small.
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Starting out in government contracting can be overwhelming, but SBA has resources to help:
- The Government Contracting Classroom: Online, self-paced training courses to fill you in on the government contracting landscape – from starting out to special programs
- Procurement Technical Assistance Centers: PTACs offer local, in-person counseling and training services to businesses that want to sell products and services to federal, state and/or local governments.
- Selling to the Government – Get Started With These 5 Steps: A five-step plan that summarizes the process of entering the federal marketplace, plus links to additional resources.
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This statue of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Alabama in 1908. In 2009, the state of Alabama replaced this statue with one of Helen Keller.
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Replaced in 2009 by statue of Helen Keller
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, born in Lincoln County, Georgia, on June 5, 1825, grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1843. While studying at Harvard Law School, Curry was inspired by the lectures of Horace Mann and became an advocate of free universal education. He served in the Mexican War; in the Alabama State Legislature in 1847, 1853, and 1855; in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1857-1861; and in the Confederate Congress. As a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army, he was a staff aide to General Joseph E. Johnston and General Joseph Wheeler.
After the war he studied for the ministry and became a preacher, but the focus of his work was free education in the South. He traveled and lectured in support of state normal schools, adequate rural schools, and a system of graded public schools. He was president of Howard College, Alabama, and a professor at Richmond College, Virginia. From 1881 until his death he was agent for the Peabody and Slater Funds to aide schools in the South and was instrumental in the founding of the Southern Education Board.
Curry served as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Spain during 1885-1888 and as ambassador extraordinary to Spain on the coming of age of King Alfonso in 1902. His publications include works on education, American government, and Spanish history. He was awarded the Royal Order of Charles III and several honorary degrees. Curry died on February 12, 1903, and is buried in Richmond, Virginia.


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Human evolution: New find reduces certainty
Further to Uncommon Descent Contest Question 3: Human evolution - What do we actually
know? (13 May 2009), this article in Wall Street Journal by Gautam Naik (May 15, 2009) boosts the finding of the skeleton of an ancient primate from 47 million years ago as a "landmark discovery." Why?
Some 50 million years ago, two ape-like groups walked the Earth. One is known as the tarsidae, a precursor of the tarsier, a tiny, large-eyed creature that lives in Asia. Another group is known as the adapidae, a precursor of today's lemurs in Madagascar.In other words, the landmark discovery in an abandoned quarry near Frankfurt, Germany, keeps the controversy going by evening the odds.
Based on previously limited fossil evidence, one big debate had been whether the tarsidae or adapidae group gave rise to monkeys, apes and humans. The latest discovery bolsters the less common position that our ancient ape-like ancestor was an adapid, the believed precursor of lemurs.
"Lemur advocates will be delighted, but tarsier advocates will be underwhelmed" by the new evidence, says Tim White, a paleontologist at the University of California, Berkeley. "The debate will persist."Which is as much as to say, no one really knows.
A friend notes, as I did myself, that Naik's writing seems a bit more even handed than we typically see in this area. Possibly that is because Naik must realize the implications of the find: Whereas we thought we were converging on the "tarsier" solution, we now know less than ever.
Worse, by a curious psychological coincidence, dogmatism often increases precisely as evidence recedes.
By contrast, I heard an interview on CBC radio's Saturday morning Quirks and Quarks program featuring the palaeontologist who found dinosaur tissue, previously believed irrecoverable. (Scroll down to "Duck Billed Protein") Now that is the sort of find for which I would use the word "landmark." If someone could recover soft tissue from ancient primates, ... just think ...
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Dahi Bhalla Recipe (Indian Lentil Fritters in Yogurt Sauce)
10.18.10 by Jackie
Dahi bhalla is a very common dish in Indian cuisine. Hot fried lentil fritters are soaked in cold water, gently pressed then smothered in a thick yogurt sauce. What makes the dish so special is the combination of sweet tamarind chutney that marries very well with the tanginess of the yogurt. It can be eaten as a snack or appetizer. The dish may be fried, but it's packed with nutrition so you can enjoy it without feeling that guilty.
For added flavor, I added both chopped dates and date syrup to the tamarind chutney. This dish can be prepared in advance and assembled at the last minute, which is very convenient. Serve with cilantro and mint chutney on the side and you'll have yourself a very flavorful appetizer.
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For several years, I have been building websites for my family tree. Over those years, the method for integrating images has changed, but until recently, it has always been very time consuming.
One limitation from the past has to do with the proper image size and resolution. Too large a file and you spend hours waiting for it to display and too small, there isn't any detail to be useful. Through trial and error, I went from simple HTML code to more advanced scripts and displaying methods.
Around 2006, I started reading about a great software package called TNG, which uses an SQL database and PHP/HTML language. It didn't take long for me to realize this was the future. Having to manage a large family tree with hundreds of webpages was becoming too difficult, so with a quick purchase of TNG, it became a quick and simple task of just uploading my GEDCOM file! Plus, TNG had several features that allowed the detailed data to be shared in very efficient and professional ways.
About the same time, I was also experimenting with online image retention sites, such as KODAK.com and a few others. These offered some nice image manipulation features, such as batch editing, thumbnail organization, etc, but was not easily accessible as a link. Soon after this, I happened upon PICASA, from Google and found it could manage ALL my images on my desktop AND allow online publishing with linkable accessibility.
Taking the two items together (TNG and PicasaWEB), I have now been able to mass produce, manipulate, and organize hundreds of images in original and high resolution format online (with PicasaWEB "name tags") and link to my family individual records in TNG. From this point forward, I can continue to scale the number of images and the TNG link doesn't change.
So, if you are looking at some of the names, you may be sent to an off site webpage, that shows more images throughout time, of that person... I have recently created many new links to the "people" in Picasaweb from TNG, so hope you enjoy this.
We are all a product of our past generations and without knowing who they were, how can we truly know who we are? If you want to get to know yourself better, contact me to get started! In this blog, you can find tips on doing genealogy research along with stories of drama, mystery, and intrigue (oh and humor too). So, get some popcorn, your favorite drink and settle in while we take a path of discovery. Consider yourself a detective trying to solve the age old question - WHO AM I?
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Iran: Iran's ban on female presidential candidates contradicts Constitution
Source:Amnesty International
Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of Iran's Council of Guardians, a constitutional body responsible for ensuring that legislation adheres to Iran's Constitution, as interpreted by Iran's religious scholars and Islamic law, and for vetting presidential candidates has announced that Iranian laws "do not allow women to become presidents".
Iran's ban on female presidential candidates contradicts several articles of the country's Constitution as well as international law and should be removed, Amnesty International said.
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Wine Compound May Help Alzheimer's
While some people might drink to forget -- the drive home, the electric bill, an annoying co-worker -- it may be that a substance in wine actually improves memory.Some small pilot studies in mice have suggested that resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, may play a role in preventing diabetes, heart disease, cancer and memory loss. But there haven't been any large-scale clinical trials to prove its benefits in humans. Until now. The National Institute on Aging is funding a 26-center clinical trial to study resveratrol's effects on memory and brain function in Alzheimer's disease. Locally, the University of South Florida Health's Byrd Alzheimer's Institute is recruiting volunteers for the study who have mild to moderate Alzheimer's. "Some of the best researchers in the field will be working on this study and we're happy to be in their company," said Dr. Amanda Smith, medical director of the Byrd Institute. "We want to find out whether use of resveratrol can change the course of Alzheimer's disease and whether it improves or stabilizes memory." Red wine isn't the only way to get resveratrol, but it is a concentrated source. The substance is found in the skins of red grapes and also in berries, tomatoes, peanuts and chocolate. But before you crack open that cabernet thinking it's all you need for brain health, read on: "The concentration of resveratrol that will be in the capsules we'll use in the study is akin to the amount in about 50 glasses of red wine," said Smith. Experts say that men should have no more than two servings of alcohol a day; for women, the recommended limit is just one. More than that, and you run the risk of addiction and numerous other health hazards even if you don't drive while drinking. The new study will determine how safe resveratrol is when administered at high doses. If it's found to be safe, another phase will determine dosing -- how much is needed to protect against memory loss or delay progression of dementia. Resveratrol is widely available in dietary supplements sold over the counter. But Smith cautions against self-medicating, primarily because it isn't known how much helps and if too much can hurt. "Also, there are some people who shouldn't take resveratrol," said Smith. "Among them: Anyone with estrogen-positive breast cancer, which could be affected (by high doses of resveratrol) and some people with kidney problems." Because the supplement industry isn't regulated like the pharmaceutical industry, Smith notes that over-the-counter products may vary in quality, purity and concentration from bottle to bottle or manufacturer to manufacturer. The Byrd Institute hopes to recruit 10 volunteers for the year long study; 120 will be recruited nationally. Participants must be at least 50 years old and be willing to undergo MRI scans and two lumbar punctures, one at the beginning and one at the end of the study. Researchers are always looking for both drug and non-drug methods to treat Alzheimer's, which afflicts more than 5 million Americans. About 100 drugs are being tested as possible treatments. Just five have been approved to date, but they only treat symptoms. Next year, the Byrd Institute will launch a study looking more closely at the effects of aerobic exercise on memory.
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So, I've been a YouTuber for 2 years now and have yet to buy a real camera. I usually just borrow or use my phone and that worked great. But lately my Samsung Note 4 has been dying at 40%+ unexpectedly and is all around unreliable. I hate always asking to use other's high end cameras so its time to buy one.
My research has lead me to the following, but please suggest more:
This camera will be my primary until I can afford a real $2000-$7000 production camera. Your thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated!
I don't want to be a douche, but YouTube is compressing when you upload to it, so you won't notice the difference between a really expensive camera, and a "cheaper" camera. As far as I'm concerned, 4k on YouTube looks better because of the higher bitrate playback, not because of the resolution. Without knowing how the other cameras perform, I'm just gonna go ahead and say the GH4, seems to be a popular choice for YouTubers.
The Samsung NX1 and NX500 record to h.265 I think. This is important, because Hitfilm doesn't support h.265 yet, so you would have to transcode your footage before editing. (Usually transcoding from h.264 to a better format, or transcoding h.264 to h.264 using @NormanPCN designed settings is a good idea, but it's still nice to be able to take your camera's footage "out of the box." Maybe you're only using a tiny shot and don't really care about the transcode.) So I'd rule that out.
Sony makes good cameras (If I were in the market for a DSLR right now I'd be looking at the A7sII, which is way out of your current budget, but it's a great camera), but there's one little thing about Sony that's a "gotcha." Sony uses a slightly different control protocol than other manufacturers, so certain third-party add ons won't work with Sony cameras--I'm taking about things like modules to add wireless controls letting your smartphone control the camera. This probably can be ignored, but I'm trying to be complete.
The Panasonic GH4 seems, to me to be the best choice of these options. It was a game changer at the time, and it's price has dropped quite a lot in the last year--assuming you're in the USA, I've found a couple of vendors selling it at about $950. That said, these may be "grey market," camera without a warranty. The Gh4 also has a crop factor when shooting 4K video, but it's not nearly as extreme as the Samsung. However, I happen to have camera accessories that will work with Canon (my current cameras) and Panasonic cameras that won't work on the Sony (see above.) so that's going to influence my choices. The Sonys are good cameras.
Remember that these are interchangable lens cameras. Has your pricing included lenses? That's additional expense. Ideally you can stretch your budget for two lenses, if not three. For a two-lens setup you'll want something between 35mm and 70mm (these two numbers basically border the "normal" focal length--anything below 35mm and you're obviously wide angle, above 70mm and you're obviously telephoto) and something above 100mm... maybe even 200mm or 300mm. Wherever you're going you're going to run into something too far away that you want to get closer to. If you can get a third lens, then you're going to want something about 24mm or below. At some point you're going to end up in a small space that you want to take pictures of and want that wide angle. ;-) Depending on the camera you buy you should be able to find zoom lens to cover the ranges you want. For example I have a Canon 24-70mm lens and a 70-300mm lens. These two lenses cover a great range. I also have an 8mm Fisheye and a 50mm Prime. For the record, on my Honeymoon in the UK/Ireland last year, my 8mm Fisheye ended up being my most used lens. When moving quickly or just shooting while wandering, the wide DoF and FoV of the fisheye made things very fast to shoot. I happen to like a fisheye look, but, when needed, there are tools in Hitfilm or software like GIMP or Photoshop (or Mocha pro) to de-fisheye.
Don't forget--you're going to need SD cards, and for 4K video they are going to need to be fast. 4K video and High-res still are going to be sucking up a lot of storage space. Are you taking a computer with you? On my honeymoon we didn't take laptops--just tablets--, so I wasn't going to be able to offload cards while overseas. I made sure I had a lot of cards with me. I took ten cards and came back with most of them filled. Still, $300 of card was a smart choice for me than risking a $2000 laptop.
As I assume you've noticed, you're not really going to find anything that meets all your requirements at your desired price point yet. The NX500 is the closest you'll come, but that crop factor is a killer.
I think you're right @Triem23.
To address a few things, the 4k is for editing in post (more play room if something swayed from the center of frame)
There are several mods (samsung made their software open source) that allows the NX500 to shoot 2.5k with 0 crop. This would probably be sufficient.
The 120fps is more of a request than a demand, I'm heavily interested in action shorts and VFX, slow motion is a great way to build suspense at times. So having it at 720p would probably be acceptable for YouTube when used in short and combined with fast paced 1080p+
I was able to calculate the cost of lens's but forgot to include the cost of storage.
I think my best bet is to bite the bullet and get the cheapest option, save up, and use it as a B-Roll camera when the GH5 or something better is released.
Look for lens adaptors for the Samsung? I know with Sony you can get things like a Metabones Speedbooster which will do three things--connect a Canon or Nikon (depends on model of speedbooster purchased) lens to the Sony, widen out the FoV a bit and give you another stop of low-light.
However, buying a cheap camera for now to save up for later is also a good idea. You'll be stepping up from the Note 4 no matter what. I didn't realize the Samsungs had been discontinued! Still, a second B-roll camera is always good to have later on. The Nx500 might be your best choice.
While Sony lenses are expensive (but so are a lot of the Canons), remember vendors like Sigma and Rokinon make lenses compatible with Canon, Nikon, Sony and Micro 4/3 mounts. There are options. For future film work Rokinon has a series of Cine Lenes that shoot very well for the price and are designed where every lens is the same size and weight--if you expand later to rail mounts and stabilizers these are nice since changing the lens doesn't require moving anything like a follow focus or rebalancing the weight load. Just a random thought for future reference.
I mention Sony again, simply because the A7sII currently has the best low-light shooting on the planet. For event and run-and-gun shoots this can be a lifesaver!
Yeah, @Triem23 I had considered lens adapters, but since I am not migrating from a system already (no prior lenses or equipment) I'd prefer to avoid them for the time being as they pose to be just a very large upfront cost.
My step-dad has the A7sII, but as stated above... I hate asking to borrow things as a 19 year old. Not really a pride thing, just it seems to be subjectively immature. Especially when I was using his equipment more than he was haha.
I posted this same question on the Linus Tech Tips forum and got a suggestion for a Lumix G7K which lacks the 120fps and cost $100 more resting at $600. Thoughts?
The pros of the G7K:
Trade Offs:
EDIT: The Price of the G7K and the NX500 is the same (Adorama is offering the camera at $600 with a $100 gift card so... free external Rode mic? haha)
If you're seriously thinking about a GH5 in the future and something cheaper for now take a look at the Lumix LX100. Fixed lens but it's a very good one, quality is very similar to the GH4 and external mic jack but only 60 fps @ 1080. I've seen it as low as $540.00 recently from reputable dealers.
@Triem23 If I had the money the A7sII would be my top choice too.
Camera market is so saturated, I'm not familiar with the g7K. Let me take a look.
Honestly, the LX100 is a great camera @Aladdin4d, but I think the G7K has it beat at only $50 more.
Difference being, interchangeable lens and shoots 4k.
Well. $50 more for the G7k, then cost of lenses.
Hmmmmmm.... You might want to start planning for the future here. The Lx100 will, of course, limit you to the fixed lens, but, with interchangable lenses... Lenses are usually what cause a photo/videographer to settle on a brand, since lenses are expensive (but can move to a new camera).
If you're really committed to staying with a Panny system, whether moving to a GH4 or GH5 in the future, then, of course, any lenses you buy for the G7k should transfer to the new body. On the other hand if you're still going back and forth on the system you'll eventually end up with then the Lx100 is a smart choice.
Bottom line here is anything you buy is going to be a step up from the Note 4 camera, and the skill of the user is more important than the gear used. I've seen things shot on Canon t2i's that looked absolutely gorgeous, and I've seen things shot on a RED that looked terrible. Hell, I've seen $200 million dollar films shot on RED that looked terrible and $100 million films shot on GoPros and Canon C500 that looked amazing.
Again, the camera market is so saturated right now it's really hard to just pick a camera. The only thing making it somewhat easier right now is that Canon has gotten really boring with their lineup, falling behind competitors on the new/sexy feature option.
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Thanks for your input @Triem23 and Aladdin4d. It helped me narrow down to 2 cameras.
As awesome and CHEAP as the LX100 is: not having audio input, 4k, or slow-mo is too many drawbacks. Im sure the RAW and dynamic range is great, but I just don't think its what I'm looking for.
Forever I will kick myself for not buying the used NX1's going for $750 before they rocketed back up to $1000... oh well... live and learn.
The LX100 shoots 4k too and to be honest I had forgotten about the G7K because I heard it's low light performance wasn't very good and I ignored it
I love the Gh4 I have been using it for a while and I love it. It's only downside is its crop frame sensor which wasn't really a big issue for me. If you want to see its quality here are some videos I have made with it.
Not to muddy the waters, but a buddy of mine just bought a Pana FZ300 that does 4K. He spent a lot of time researching and was happy with the choice. For $570 U.S. it looks like a pretty good deal.
Note, there are several bundle types including a "Video Kit" that comes with an external mic.
My vote goes to the SONY 6300, it's like a baby A7S.
@PaulHesh I was looking at the A6300 myself, but steered away from it because of the issue with rolling shutter that was very evident with the pre-production model. Do you know if that has been addressed and or fixed?
Great looking video, otherwise.
Don't know, but I did see that....hoping a firmware update could fix it.
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Note: We've been arguing about how relevant 4K is for day to day production. Now vendors are pushing 8K.
@Stargazer54 8k lets feature films shoot for IMAX 4k with space for post reframe of course. And, eventually movie theater screens can move to 6k or higher.
Hince why I just want a B-Roll camera for now and have made up my mind on the NX500. It'll take awesome footage later for my YouTube series after the Paris Trip Considering it scoredin the top 5 percent of Dynamic Range when compared to 70+ other leading cameras under $3000.
It should only take me a month or two when I get back to save up for a production camera i.e. 6K and 8K camera.... anyone know if HitFilm will be able to handle 6K and 8K though?
@TriFlixFilms The short answer is no HitFilm does not currently handle anything over 4k. A longer answer is there's a very good chance your computer can't handle anything over 4k either. Check this thread for some sobering numbers.
@aladdin4d While I respect your opinion, I am fairly confident my computer could handle 6K and maybe even 8k... but just to be sure what would you say are the minimum specs?
@TriFlixFilms, take four 4k streams and you should be at 8k in terms of performance, but is it even supported? Not in this program, I trust Aladdin4d.
@kevinthefilmmaker My GPU would need to be upgraded, which I was planning on doing anyway. But as of now the CPU never rises over 10% no matter how demanding the game, render, or edit. I have 64gb ram and I struggle to ever use more than 12, not that I don't want to but nothing demands it currently. The rest of my computer is already up to spec though so... GPU upgrade to NVIDIA Pascal and I should be fine.
Well that's why I said read the other thread I put links to what several developers are saying is needed so I'm not saying what the specs are, they are.
This has Grass Valley's guidelines for editing 4k content in Edius. They have examples for different codecs and frame rates. XAVC is an x264 variant and HQX is their codec designed from the ground up for editing 4k - 8k. Keep in mind this table is for 4k and 6k is 2.25 times the data of 4k
A quad core i7 is good for one 4k video layer/stream at a time meaning you could have multiple sequential clips and you would be able to do basic edits and transitions without resorting to non-real time methods.. NormanPCN did some informal tests that basically confirm that's what you could reasonably expect as an upper limit (same processor) and it's all inline with the data rates involved so no surprises there. To state the obvious during a transition you're dealing with the twice the data rate and decoding overhead of a single 4k stream so what does that mean for 6k? The decoding overhead for a 6k stream is going to be higher than it is for a 4k stream and shouldn't be as high as it is for two 4k streams but it's also a higher data rate than two 4k streams. The same system might not even be able to play a 6k stream much less edit it and even if it could play it you're not going to edit much of anything. Doing a transition with 6k is going to be 4.5 times the data and and more than twice the decoding overhead compared to a 4k transition. 8k, which is 4 times the data rate of 4k is out of the question.
Ok so current gen processors are faster but in the grand scheme of things only marginally so making it pretty reasonable to say as a guideline working with a 6k stream is roughly equal to two 4k streams. Grass Valley says between 6 and 16 physical cores depending on codec and frame rate for that.
Moving on to Sony's Catalyst Edit which was built from the ground up just for 4k editing recommends 8 physical cores for 4k. Pretty generic but it is inline with Grass Valley's recommendations.
Avid's recommendations are 12 physical cores (Dual 6 core Xeons) for Windows and 6 physical plus hyperthreaded logical cores for OS X and up for anything over 2k. That's a lot higher compared to Grass Valley or Sony for a lower resolution. It's likely that if you contacted an Avid system builder for a 6k capable machine it would have dual 12 core Xeons.
Adobe's recommendations are in this Intel white paper which lists a 12 core Xeon as "better" but then immediately says "Minimum to playback 4K video and any other operations encoding"
I've been accused of overstating things but again none of this is my recommendation it's what the developers are saying and for the most part they're all in agreement you're going to need something more than your average Core i7
My personal recommendation would be to look for used/off lease HP z800 series workstations.
The Pascal card should come out late summer if I remember, due to HBM, been a while since I researched this. But NVIDIA is only going to boost performance by around 10%. They will want to make as much money as possible. The GTX 660 and the GTX 960 are 4 years apart, roughly 40% faster is the GTX 960. If you need a new GPU now then buy one. Remember that HitFilm can edit up to 4k, not further.
@kevinthefilmmaker Yeah I just bought the 970 for my new build less than a month ago to manage things for the time being. I knew I was going to sell the 970 upon Pascal release so I'm eager
According to me you should replace the NX500 with Lumix Fz80 (that is a 4K camera) and Samsung NX1 with Canon EOS 80 D. Fore more options check this list : https://gadgetsdeck.com/best-youtube-camera/


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Nov 16, 2012
Well, that didn't take long. Days after Hurricane Sandy, scammers were pummeling affected homeowners with offers to help with their mortgage payments. One email forwarded to Fannie Mae this week used our company name and the Making Home Affordable program logo and told the homeowner she was pre-qualified for assistance…and had been assigned to a housing counselor. All she had to do was call.
Too Good to be True?
Yes. The recipient called and spoke with "an underwriter" who promised to work with her mortgage company to permanently lower her mortgage payments. All the homeowner needed to do was send three reduced mortgage payments.
Luckily, instead the homeowner reached out to a Fannie Mae Mortgage Help Center. Not only did she save herself from being scammed, but she found out assistance is available and FREE from Fannie Mae.
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0130 - Maya wakes. I go in, she shouts 'MORNING'. I give her some water, switch the light on and give her a book.
0230 - a loo visit, she's still awake but reading quietly
0315 - she's shouting again, she grins at me and says 'poo, poo, poo'. I change her nappy.
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0515 - another loo visit, she's asleep now
0545 - she's awake again, give her a water biscuit to keep her happy
0600 - one of my neighbours struggles to clear the ice waking us up
0715 - I can't persuade Maya to wake up now....
I'm so bloody tired!
Not really complaining though, she was super cute on each visit!


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Monitoring and Controlling Energy Efficiency in Utilities/W.A.G.E.S. for Cost Reduction
Customers in all industries are coming more and more under pressure to measure the cost of their utilities. Important drivers for this pressure are the rising cost of energy and various certifications according to EMAS and the ISO 14000 series. Measuring utilities has been neglected in the past and using calibrated technology is necessary for this process. However, many companies only measure their utility consumption at the custody transfer point, and these few measuring occurrences leave room for inaccuracy and poor energy management. By investing money in efficient measuring tools, is possible to set up energy monitoring systems that measure the consumption of each respective utility close to the point of use. This white paper reviews processes that can help you attain better energy management. Download now to learn more.12/14/2009
Monitoring Geothermal Heat Pump Performance
This paper discusses how portable data logging technology can be used to measure, record, and document the performance of geothermal heat pumps, and provides specific case study examples of how the technology is being applied in geothermal system monitoring applications.12/10/2009
Online Development's Enterprise Appliance Transaction Modules, the Next Generation
The paper provides an overview of the controller types and enterprise computer systems that can be connected with these appliances.12/09/2009
Advantages of a PC Based HART Communicator
It's now time to upgrade to a new HART Communicator. Your old hand held HART Communicator is obsolete and receives limited support. You shop around and find that it costs between $3000 and $7000 for a new hand held HART Communicator. A Google search reveals a PC based alternative. Will the PC alternative perform as required? What should you look for?
The PC based HART Communicator has been around for many years, but until recently it has not been able to replace the hand held HART communicator. The main reason is that it could not communicate at the DD level with all the devices in the DD library. Recent developments have eliminated that problem and now is a good time to review the capabilities of a PC based HART Communicator.12/01/2009
Planning and Developing Effective Emergency Mass Notification Strategies for Hazardous Industrial Applications in the Post 9/11 Era.
Emergency mass notification for hazardous industrial processing operations has traditionally focused on audible and visual signaling devices such as sirens, horns, warning lights, beacons, public address and intercom systems. And the extent of the ability to quickly alert anyone outside the plantincluding fire, police and medical first responderswas until relatively recently limited to auto-dialing telecommunications. On September 11, 2001, however, everything changed.
The horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City dramatically accelerated the evolution of mass notification strategies and technologies. This has been particularly evident in the case of hazardous industrial applications, and resulted in plant safety being suddenly and inextricably interwoven with critical security and detection functions. The threat of terrorist attacks has most definitely prompted industrial plant managers to completely re-evaluate their approach to emergency mass notificationboth internally and externally. And for obvious reasons, this comprehensive re-examination of mass notification requirements has had a substantial impact on facilities that process, use, store and distribute hazardous chemical materials.
Compliance with directives from government agencies is clearly one of the driving forces propelling this comprehensive re-assessment of emergency mass notification planning, systems and resources. Also at play is the subsequent proliferation of new software-driven technology riding on existing network topologies; and the deployment of seamless, multi-device, interoperable communications both within and outside the facility. Finally, there is the growing trend towards integrated systems, which in this instance encompasses the integration of disparate mass-notification devices and communication systems to achieve the highest possible levels of reliability and monitoring through redundancy and operational simplicity.11/23/2009
Optimizing Solar Thermal Performance with Data Loggers
This white paper discusses how solar thermal systems, with the help of portable data loggers, can be optimized to deliver the financial benefits residential and commercial users hope to achieve through their investments.11/02/2009
TIA-1005 Industrial Ethernet Cabling Standard
The Effect on the 10/100 Industrial Ethernet Switch Performance.
The Anixter Infrastructure Solutions Lab wanted to determine what effect the new TIA-1005 industrial cabling infrastructure standard would have on the data throughput performance of real Ethernet data packets running between SmartBits test cards and various manufacturers' 10/100 Ethernet switches in a real-world simulation. The test included five (5) different IP20-rated switches and three (3) different enterprise rack-mounted switches using various cabling channels made from both Category 5e and Category 6 cabling components and connector pairs that are allowable under the standard. The premise also asserts that the effect of the cabling channel interference will also vary from port to port and switch to switch because of the variable transmitter and receiver functionality.10/28/2009
Achieving Energy Optimization and Operational Excellence in Cement Production
Lehigh Cement Company's complete modernization of its cement manufacturing facility in Union Bridge, Maryland has helped them conserve energy and improve production processes.10/09/2009
Wireless Monitoring of Valves
The Need for Wireless Monitoring An Overview
There is a real on-going need for monitoring of valve positions (actuated or manual) in the process line. Malfunctioning of a valve can result in danger to human health and safety, affect yields, and generate environmental risks. In some industries, regulation requires constant recording of valve position. Currently, such monitoring is done through wired Switch Boxes. Each such device requires data transmission and power cabling. Not only are these cables costly to manufacture and install, they are also one of the most frequent sources of failures in the process line, due to the fact that they are very often exposed to harsh environmental conditions. In fact, it is right here, at the field device level, where the majority of problems with wires really exist.10/09/2009
Why Do Steam Traps Fail?
Properly functioning steam traps open to release condensate and automatically close when steam is present. Failed traps waste fuel, reduce efficiency, increase production costs and compromise the overall integrity of the steam and condensate systems. Traps should be tested on a regular basis -- or the neglect may be quite costly.10/09/2009
Development of Integrated Flexi-Burn Dual Oxidant CFB Power Plant
Carbon-dioxide capture and storage (CCS) offers the potential for major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions of fossil fuel-based power generation in the fairly short term, and oxyfuel combustion is one of the identified CCS technology options. Foster Wheeler (FW) is working on reduction of carbon dioxide with its integrated Flexi-Burn dual-oxidant PC and CFB technology.
The proven high efficiency circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) technology offers a solution for carbon dioxide reduction both in re-powering and in greenfield power plants. CFB technology has the advantages of a more uniform furnace heat flux, excellent fuel flexibility and offers the opportunity to further reduce carbon dioxide emissions by co-firing coal with bio-fuels.
Development and design of an integrated Flexi-Burn dual-oxidant CFB boiler and balance of plant system was conducted in both air mode and oxyfuel mode. Through proper configuration and design, the same boiler can be switched from air mode to oxyfuel mode. The dual-oxidant CFB system incorporates features to maximize plant efficiency and power output when operating in the oxy-firing mode through firing more fuel in the same boiler.
Existing boiler design tools are being modified to incorporate the features of oxy-combustion, so that various design options can be evaluated. The 460 MWe supercritical CFB power plant (currently under construction by FW) has been used as the basis for an integrated Flexi-Burn dual-oxidant CFB study.09/23/2009
Control and Condition Monitoring of Reciprocating Compressor
Optimum configuration for control system, instrumentation, electrical and condition monitoring of reciprocating compressor is presented. Reciprocating compressors are most flexible and most efficient available compressors. Recommendations regarding inter-stage pressure control, capacity control system, temperature control, performance monitoring, local control panel, irregularity and condition monitoring are discussed.
Installed reciprocating compressor horsepower is approximately three times that of centrifugal compressors and maintenance costs of reciprocating compressors are approximately three and half times greater than those for centrifugal compressors. The expected level of reliability and availability of reciprocating compressors is very high and it presents a real challenge. Advanced methods of control and condition monitoring shall be applied in order to obtain the high level of performance, safety and reliability.09/23/2009
Electronic Device Damage in Control Panel of Drilling Unit
Reliability of electronic circuit boards and electronic devices of console of drilling units are investigated. This new analytical method confirms modification of electronic device dynamic behaviour which installed in console of drilling unit. It is in agreement with experimental results which show electronic circuit board failure in driller console when dynamic loading is considerably less than values required to affect the board when board itself , lonely, is under vibration test.
Majority of failures of electronic equipment, instruments, sensors and sensitive devices are mechanical in nature. Typical failures caused by break, crack and creep. It is often quite difficult to determine main cause of malfunction and failure. Dynamic and vibration loads caused very large percent of sensitive equipment failures which installed in dynamic environment. Vibration failures are often difficult to trace. Usually resonance situations and coupling effects are involved. Sometimes it does not appear to be any connection between failed parts and vibration loadings.
The dynamic behaviour of electronic and electric device is a subject that has received considerable attention due to its technical importance. Analysis of electric / electronic devices or circuit boards under dynamic loading was presented previously. But only a limited number of contributions have been published on counteraction effects of complex systems (in this case drilling unit) and these devices. New analytical formulations to study modified dynamic behaviour of sensitive devices in a complex system (drilling unit) is presented. When a circuit board or electronic device is installed in a driller console, there will be complicated interactions between its dynamic characteristics and drilling unit dynamic behaviour. There are different dynamic responses and consequently much more possibilities of resonance. Electronic devices and electronic circuit boards are vulnerable against dynamic loading. For example for a drilling unit revamp project, vibration tests were conducted on electronic circuit board in a broad frequency range and with high vibration amplitudes. Tests were repeated however no damage was observed. During drilling unit site performance test, failure of electronic circuit board was occurred because of mechanical damage. The dynamic loading amplitude was considerably less than amplitude in vibration tests. Extensive investigation shows that failure was only due to modified dynamic behaviour of system.09/23/2009
Unlocking the Power of .NET for Industrial Automation
Industrial application developers have had two main options for interacting with production processes via programmable logic controllers (PLCs): they can buy a preprogrammed monolithic, shrink-wrapped human machine interface (HMI), complete and ready to go or they can customize their own solutions.
Shrink-wrapped HMI software packages are appealing because many complex tasks are hidden from you. Purchase the development software from an authorized distributor, load it into your development PC and then configure, debug and test. Then, just deploy the necessary runtime applications, data servers and configuration files on to your target PC or PCs. What could be easier?
But cookie-cutter HMI software solutions might not necessarily be the best or most practical approach for your specific industrial applications.
For one thing, while the shrink-wrapped HMI software packages enable connections to other vendors' devices, software, and systems via OPC or other standards, such connectivity is seldom adequate for high security or real-time control. And no matter how advanced the integration technology the package uses, you will end up lagging behind the technology curve. For example, if you had bought a package using the distributed common object model (DCOM) and wanted to benefit from advances in security and robustness that Microsoft had made since you bought the package, you would have to buy a new package. Moreover, the monolithic nature of the shrink-wrapped offerings often makes it difficult to embed third-party capabilities directly into your solution, thus limiting your options further.
Then there's training. Because the development environment and behavior of each HMI vendor's software varies, you'll need to acquire specialized skills to accomplish similar tasks. Training courses, material costs and schedules also vary by HMI publisher and many times are offered only through exclusive distributor channels. You could consider hiring outside help, but because of the specialized training and experience, the talent pool can be relatively shallow and therefore proportionately expensive.
And for many, cost of multiple deployments is an even bigger issue. Before you can actually deploy your solution to PCs, portable devices, or Web servers, you must typically have to pay for additional runtime software licenses. If you have more than a couple of users, this could amount to a considerable expense, often making this approach cost-prohibitive, especially if you are paying for more functionality than you actually never need.
Finally, there are the intangibles. As well-designed and flexible as these shrinkwrapped solutions might be, they almost always force compromises that would not be necessary if the solution were custom built for your specific applications. Whether that is a matter of function or just pride, it can be significant determining your satisfaction with the resulting interface.09/10/2009
Applying Wireless to EtherNet/IP Automation Systems
Ethernet for industrial communications is growing rapidly in factory automation, process control and SCADA systems. The ODVA EtherNet/IP network standard is gaining popularity as a preferred industrial protocol. Plant engineers are recognizing the significant advantages that Ethernet-enabled devices provide such as ease of connectivity, high performance and cost savings. While EtherNet/IP has many advantages, cable installation is often expensive, and communications to remote sites or moving platforms may not be reliable or cost-effective.
Wireless Ethernet technologies have emerged that can now reliably reduce network costs while improving plant production. However, applying these technologies is not a simple matter as industrial Ethernet systems vary greatly in terms of bandwidth requirements, response times and data transmission characteristics. This paper will explore applying wireless technologies to EtherNet/IP based networks for industrial automation systems.09/03/2009
Process Analytics Finds Process Problems
Process Analytics and Intelligencesometimes called Manufacturing Intelligencehas transformed the way companies produce goods, understand their manufacturing processes, and ensure a quality product in ways we could not have foreseen ten years ago.
Real-time Analytics have replaced the legacy concept of running reports. Reports that represent a static picture of a process at a fixed point in time are great tools for compliance audits and long term warranty analysis. However, they may not accurately represent the "as-is" state of a process. Reports showing large amounts of data can be difficult to interpret. There are often limitations in how the report data can be drilleddown and viewed.
With today's large volumes of data, there's a wealth of information that can be gained about the process. But how can this data be captured, managed and retrieved in a way that presents the information in an up-to-theminute easy to understand format? Real-time Analytics provides the techniques and solutions that address this problem. Instead of users having to interpret the data, it's presented in a graphical form enabling them to easily drill down to explore the data in real-time.
This white paper discusses how Process Analytics is implemented and utilized. Ways of managing and distributing Process Analytics to the organization are presented.08/20/2009
Specifying the Correct Enclosure Material
Thirty years ago, specifying an enclosure involved three steps: ordering the appropriately sized gray box, installing sensitive electronic equipment and hoping the enclosure would withstand its surroundings.08/07/2009
A Better Understanding of Power Over Ethernet for Industrial Ethernet Applications
In the whitepaper, Ethernet Direct describes how PoE technology enables the end devices like Wireless Access Point, IP Phone, IP Camera, IP Access Control terminal, RFID reader and other IP-based appliances to get power supply from a Cat-3, Cat-5/5e or Cat-6 LAN cable without extra power connection needed.07/27/2009
Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks
Statement for the Record, July 21, 2009 Hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology.
I appreciate the opportunity to provide the following statement for the record. I have spent more than thirty-five years working in the commercial power industry designing, developing, implementing, and analyzing industrial instrumentation and control systems. I hold two patents on industrial control systems, and am a Fellow of the International Society of Automation. I have performed cyber security vulnerability assessments of power plants, substations, electric utility control centers, and water systems. I am a member of many groups working to improve the reliability and availability of critical infrastructures and their control systems.07/22/2009
Six Sigma: What? Why? How?
This whitepaper provides the history of the Six Sigma Symbol and explanations on the Six Sigma concept, the Six Sigma implementation, the Six Sigma calculation and more. Download this paper now.
Product variation and defects undercut customer loyalty as well as company profits. Six Sigma is a rigorous, disciplined, data-driven methodology that was developed to enhance product quality and company profitability by improving manufacturing and business processes.
Six Sigma uses statistical analysis to quantitatively measure how a process is performing. That process can involve manufacturing, business practices, products, or service. To be defined as Six Sigma means that the process does not produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO) which translates to 99.9997% efficiency.
A Six Sigma defect is considered anything that can cause customer dissatisfaction, such as being outside of customer specifications. A Six Sigma opportunity is the total number of chances for a defect to occur.
Six Sigma Concept
The Six Sigma concept was developed by Motorola in 1986 with the stated goal of improving manufacturing processes and reducing product defects and variation. The underlying goal was to achieve near quality perfection with 99.9997% of variable values within specifications.07/17/2009


text: Manage large projects by identifying their key characteristics, examining the key factors and risks that affect their performance and exploring methods to counter their impact on the successful delivery of projects. Looking into examples of best practice, you'll explore the relationship between projects, programmes and portfolios. You'll also discover the roles performed by the project manager, examine the difficulties associated with quantifying transaction costs in major project management and consider how different management approaches impact on these costs. Optimism bias and strategic misinterpretation regularly cause delays to major engineering projects. Using stimulating case studies, you'll evaluate the measures of success and compare and contrast 'project success' versus 'project management success'. In the final week of the course, you'll research and present a contemporary example of a major engineering project from your own country. This is the first course in the Managing Major Projects Specialization and first step towards earning degree credit from the University of Leeds. Learners who successfully complete the Specialization will be invited to apply to the enhanced, for-credit Capstone project which will run as a private session on Coursera, and will include live support from tutors. Credit earned by successfully completing the Capstone project can be used directly towards our online MSc in Engineering Management and as evidence of accredited postgraduate study.


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Times Square, New York City Travel Guide
Times Square Summary
- Easy access to every major subway line
- Close to Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall
- Broadway theaters are all within walking distance.
- Well lit, never (ever) empty, and well policed
- Plenty for families to do including shopping, movies, Toys R Us, and mega candy stores
- Broadway is congested with tourists 24/7.
- Tourist-trap restaurants with ramped-up prices
- Considerable street noise
- Constant street solicitation by comedy-club promoters and discount-ticket vendors
- Difficult, extremely expensive parking
What It's Like
Though once seedy, Times Square was reborn in the mid-'90s as a commercialized tourist haven, lit by 24-hour flashing billboards and themed restaurants like ESPN Zone and Bubba Gump Shrimp. Today, visitors walking the streets are more likely to be accosted by a comedy-club promoter, a rickshaw bicycle operator, or a caricature artist than a mugger. It's crowded, but there's something unquestionably exhilarating -- and convenient -- about staying in the neon-lit heart of the city. Plus, the mayor recently decided to close off much of Broadway to traffic, making it more pedestrian-friendly.
Visitors who don't mind braving the crowds will find plenty to do in Times Square. For starters, it overlaps with Broadway's Theater District. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is a zany excursion for kids and adults, and families can hit up megastores like M&M World, Hershey's, and Toys "R" Us --- the world's largest toy store. If that's not enough, there are 38 movie screens (several IMAX among them) and big name retailers like American Eagle Outfitters, Sephora, and the Virgin Megastore. But one of the most attractive parts of Times Square is that it's easy to leave it; more subway lines converge at Times Square than anywhere else in New York.
Where to Stay
Visitors can stay smack in the center of Times Square, near Broadway and 42nd Street, at some of the big chain hotels like the Marriott Marquis, the Hilton Times Square, or the swankier W Times Square; with the address, however, comes inflated rates and constant crowds. Alternatively, there are a number of smaller-scale hotels that dot around the glittering scene, among them are the The Muse, Casablanca Hotel, and The Premier, as well as some more affordable options, such as the Best Western President Hotel.


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It was probably about 1959 and I was ten years old when I first heard the term "shirt-tail relative". I was trying to figure out why Jo O'Meara and her daughter, Ginny, were invited to almost all of our family holiday celebrations. I asked my grandmother exactly who the O'Meara family was. At first she told me that they were old family friends, but as I questioned her, she said that they were "shirt-tail relatives" to my grandfather, and that the relationship went way back to Ireland and no one really knew what the relationship was. That was interesting, but that was the extent of the conversation.
Flash forward to about 1994 when I began to get interested in genealogy. Sadly, all of my older relatives on my maternal side had already passed away. Such a hard lesson to learn…find out all you can from your family while they are still here!
Anyway, I could not find a connection to the O'Meara family. I knew that Jo O'Meara had been my great-grandmother's best-friend. And Ginny O'Meara had been close friends with my grandfather, his sister, and his first cousin. I had pictures of all of them together throughout the years. My great-grandfather's parents had died when he was a young child and he was raised by his older sister. It was her daughter who was so close to Ginny O'Meara. So it seemed that the connection was somehow through my Murphy family (my great-grandfather was Edward R. Murphy).
Researching my Murphy family, I learned that my great-great-great grandmother was Alice Reed Murphy. As I continued to research the family, I kept coming across the name "Peter Reed" associated with my Murphy relatives. I also was finding connections with both my Murphy families and the Peter Reed family with the Nicholas Reed Heneberry family in Peoria. And I learned that Nicholas Reed Heneberry's mother was a Reed.
I did fairly extensive research on the Peter Reed family, but did not find a proven connection to my Murphy family, other than Peter Reed being godfather to different Murphy members, etc. And Peter Reed was from County Kilkenny, which is where my Murphy family originated. As was the Nicholas Heneberry family.
I had found census readings on Peter Reed and learned that he had ten children. (One of them had married my great-great grandmother's brother.) Peter Reed's oldest child, Margaret "Maggie" Reed married David Charles Ryan in 1878. They had ten children.
It wasn't until I returned to my interest in learning who Jo O'Meara was that I thought to send for her death certificate. Oh, my. Her parents were David C. and Margaret Reed Ryan. Peter Reed was Jo O'Meara's grandfather.
Have I made absolute proof of the relationship between my Murphy family and the Peter Reed family? Nope. But the connections seem too close to be just coincidence. My best speculation at this point based on dates of birth is that Alice Reed's father was brother to Nicholas Heneberry's mother. (Alice born about 1801, Nicholas born 1807). Peter Reed was born in 1832. My best guess there is that his father was Alice Reed's brother.
So, if you are still with me here…that would mean that Johanna Ryan O'Meara was my great-grandfather's second cousin once removed.
Wow! Talk about strong, long-lasting connections through time and space. The families came to Peoria, Illinois from Ireland around 1850, and up until Ginny O'Meara's death in 1978, the families remained close. That gives me a rather nice warm feeling! It also makes me wonder if Ginny O'Meara had married and had children, would the close connection have continued? I like to think that it would have.
Below are a couple of definitions that I found for "Shirt-tail relatives":
very distant relative by marriage or a family friend that one claims with honorary status the same as a close, well liked relative
A shirttail relative is someone who is either a relative by marriage, distantly related (say, a third cousin), or a family friend who is an honourary "relative".
Well, by the time I got interested in finding out about these families, I guess they fit the definition of shirt-tail relatives. But they sure didn't back in the 1800's!!!