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Comptroller: L.I. districts pushed to the fiscal brink
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That's why Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2 percent property-tax cap is potentially so damaging to Long Island schools. First we weren't receiving our fair share of state aid. Then, in June 2011, the governor virtually cut off Long Island districts' only real and dependable revenue stream by signing the cap into law.
Only two and a half years later, we're already seeing the Island's districts begin to crack under the strain the cap is creating. In a separate report issued last week, DiNapoli said that two Long Island districts –– Bay Shore and Sachem –– are under "significant" financial stress. Seven more –– Lawrence, Valley Stream District No. 24, Copiague, East Islip, East Moriches, East Quogue and West Islip –– are under "moderate" fiscal stress. And five –– Kings Park, Manhasset, Northport-East Northport, Seaford and Wyandanch –– are "susceptible" to financial stress.
Any district under financial stress will likely have to reduce expenses. Many others will as well. To which the anti-tax crowd will sing, "Hallelujah!"
The tax cap, however, is a blunt-force instrument, a simple solution that applies no creative thinking to the complex problem at hand: Long Island is a very expensive place to live and thus to educate children.
The anti-tax crowd often notes that salaries comprise roughly 75 percent of a school district's budget. So, tax-cap proponents say, just cut salaries and districts will have little problem meeting expenses.
Perhaps. But they will have a hard time attracting qualified educators, who will seek out cheaper places to live if they can't earn enough to survive here.
According to the real-estate service Zillow.com, the average Nassau County home now sells for $431,000; the average Queens home, $467,000; and the average Suffolk County home, $374,500. We're not talking about Gold Coast mansions. We're talking about middle-class homes –– 1,750 square feet, 1½ bathrooms.
To afford a $431,000 house, you must have a 20 percent down payment of $82,600, and in order to keep your housing costs at the recommended 30 percent of your income, you need an annual household income of at least $114,720 to make a monthly mortgage payment of $1,868 plus another $1,000 per month in property taxes.
KeywordsScott Brinton, New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, "School District Revenue Growth Slows", education funding, Long Island schools, school districts, property taxes, state aid, Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, property-tax cap, financial stress, fiscal stress, Zillow.com, Long Island Index, Town of Hempstead
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Sorry Scott we need that 2% max cap on school taxes otherwise school districts would have no fiscal restraint.
If Long Islanders actually knew how much teachers in their districts make and what kind of pensions they receive I doubt more than 10% would be against the cap. The average teacher on LI makes 80k -100k a year and can look at a pension of 50%-70% of base salary after 25 years. Retiring at age 55 then collecting a pension for the next 30 years is killing us.
Long Island needs to do these things:
Consolidate all districts either by County or Town (Hempstead, Oyster Bay, North Hempstead) to reduce all the duplication at the top.
Get rid of the pension and make it a 401k with a guaranteed contribution by the state.
Make teachers pay for health insurance like the rest of us.
Tell teacher who have retired if you pension is over 60K a year we are cutting it by 10%.
Make it easier to fire bad teachers
School taxes should not be based on property values but should become an income tax like in NYC. Someone may live in a $500k house but have bought it at $150k so they are getting killed in taxes because they live in a nice area.
Your idea of adding apartments to houses would only cause increased enrollments and higher taxes.
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What is the difference between the Shimano XT 786 vs. XT 781?
The 781 version is a non-Shadwo Plus version and does not incorporate the clutch system found on the 786 RD. The clutch system helps to provide more chain tension. firstname.lastname@example.com
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The spec's say this is for a 10 speed, can you use it for a 9-speed setup?
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Fair maiden, Princess, Queens, Kings, Princes, Fool, Three Brothers
Talking Animals, Old Couple, Fairy god mothers,
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sounds like a really interesting idea!
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......Hehe. Sorry. Couldn't help it. Anyway, I like the layout of this so far. The names you chose should make this map fun to look at. And... is that food?? Did you add food to the map??? 8D
Ahhhh I see what you're doing ^.^
Awesome idea!
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This will be fun to watch
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Scott Wilson February 18 at 5:17pm
Travel League
Next event March 5 at Vicksburg!
Scott Wilson December 25 at 10:32am
Merry Christmas
Christmas day golf at Cold Brook today at noon
Scott Wilson June 11, 2015 at 9:31am
Work Day @ M Broadway
We will be hosting a work day at M Broadway this Sunday starting at 10am. Meet in the middle parking lot near hole 4 on the South course.
Scott Wilson May 19, 2014 at 9:34am
Sunday Dubs @ Broadway
Join us for Sunday Pro/Am doubles at Meyer Broadway Park. Sundays @ 11am starting June 1!
Hi Scott, What's the fee!
probably be $8 that includes $5 to payouts, cash ctp, ace pool, and $1 to club
Scott Wilson April 2, 2014 at 10:53am
Match Play Challenge event this Saturday in Vicksburg. Tee off at 9:30.
Scott Wilson October 25, 2013 at 11:50am
Match Play Challenge Nov 16th
Join us playing Hammond Hills in Hastings! Of course we'll be heading to Waldorf's in downtown Hastings for lunch. Reg opens at 9 tee off at 9:30
Scott Wilson October 13, 2013 at 11:51am
Match Play Challenge Oct 19th
Join us in Saugatuck playing Shore Acres! Reg 9-9:30 tee off at 9:30.
I added this to the website
If you have any future dates let me know so I can set them up.
Scott Wilson November 9, 2012 at 9:41am
Friday Golf
We are playing the new course in Vicksburg today come out and join us if you can, tee around 11am
Scott Wilson December 17, 2011 at 11:02am
Website down
Sorry for those trying to reach our website we are down indefinitely until I can resolve a domain registration issue. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Scott Wilson June 27, 2011 at 6:21pm
Travel League @ Oshtemo
Just a reminder we'll be at Oshtemo for Travel League this Saturday July 2. Doubles from the longs and singles from the shorts.
Scott Wilson June 2, 2011 at 10:10am
Sunday afternoons @ Dr Lawless
Hi All just wanted to let everybody know we will be hosting a Summer Sunday afternoon skins/doubles league at Dr Lawless starting this Sunday June 5. tee time is 4pm $5 fee plus optional ace and ctp pools with a weekly payout. You can also earn points in the Club Dead overall points championship in this league.
Scott Wilson April 18, 2011 at 4:35pm
Shoot-Out Wait list
Please note that wait list players listed in red at the website (http://clubdeaddiscgolf.com) have less than 2 weeks to get your registration fees in or lose your spot.
Scott Wilson April 8, 2011 at 10:45am
Golf Today
We will be golfing at Kimball today at 1pm. Join us in getting ready for tomorrow's MPC/Travel League
Scott Wilson March 29, 2011 at 9:21am
Last Warning for the Shoot-Out
This is the last warning for those of you with invites to the 2011 Shoot-Out. Friday at Midnight is the deadline to get your entry fee to Scott or pay at the website http://clubdeaddiscgolf.com. On Saturday April 2nd I will announce the waiting list players who are invited, they will have until May 1st to get their entry fee in. After May 1st IF any spots are available, players who missed their deadline will be eligible to try again through open registration. I would advise players not to wait. ... more
This is the last warning for those of you with invites to the 2011 Shoot-Out. Friday at Midnight is the deadline to get your entry fee to Scott or pay at the website http://clubdeaddiscgolf.com. On Saturday April 2nd I will announce the waiting list players who are invited, they will have until May 1st to get their entry fee in. After May 1st IF any spots are available, players who missed their deadline will be eligible to try again through open registration.
I would advise players not to wait. As it stands right now the number of players who have confirmed and the wait list will fill this event. You may not get a second chance!
Scott Wilson March 17, 2011 at 2:48pm
Club Dead on the Road
We'll be on the road to Bluegill tomorrow tee time approx 12:30. Come out and join us for a round.
Don't forget if you were invited to the Shoot-Out you have until April1st to get your entry fee paid or lose your spot. On April 1st we'll go to the waiting list for any spots available. So if you didn't get an invite I strongly suggest you get on the wait list now.
Scott Wilson January 3, 2011 at 9:59am
Club Dead Shoot-Out Invitational
We are excited to announce the Club Dead Shoot-Out will now be an invitation only match play event. The field will be limited to 32 elite players each year and the event will rotate between some of the best courses in MI. The 2011 event will be played at Bluegill, with M Broadway, Oshtemo and Big Bend as courses in future years. The Shoot-Out Invitational will also be a qualifying event for the 2012 MI Match Play Championships to be held at M Broadway.
Scott Wilson December 17, 2010 at 3:49pm
Putting tonight then 2 weeks off
Putting tonight, doors open at 6 league matches start at 7. There will be no putting Christmas eve or New Year's eve.
Scott Wilson November 11, 2010 at 7:24pm
Fri Night Putting
Just a reminder we have a putting league on Friday nights from 7-9 followed by open putting. Doors open at 6 at Club HQ in downtown Three Rivers
Pat Hawks September 15, 2010 at 8:41am
wednesday dubs
With the match play league done we will be playing doubles on Wednesdays until its too dark. Pay by 5:30 - $6.00(5dubs 1ctp). Will pay top 3rd. Random or Pro/Am to be determined.
Scott Wilson June 11, 2010 at 9:44am
Friday golf
We'll be playing Oshtemo at 1pm today come out and join us
Scott Wilson April 22, 2010 at 4:59pm
Friday golf 4/23
Join us for golf this Friday at R Morris tee time approx 10:30-11am
Scott Wilson March 25, 2010 at 1:15pm
Friday Golf
Hi All staying close to home this week and playing M Broadway North tee time noon
Scott Wilson March 18, 2010 at 3:08pm
Club Dead is heading for the Hills Friday
We are heading out to Hammond Hill in Hastings tomorrow tee off at approx. 11am. Come on out and enjoy the weather while it lasts.
Scott Wilson March 15, 2010 at 4:41pm
Oshtemo League
It's not too late to get your team in the Oshtemo league. Regular season play begins April 7. We have room for more teams up to our cap of 16 teams
Scott Wilson February 12, 2010 at 1:47pm
Golf Saturday
For those not playing the Cracked Plastic tomorrow we'll be golfing at Oshtemo at 11am
Scott Wilson December 17, 2009 at 4:38pm
Update on Fri Golf
For those interested in car pooling or a caravan, we'll be leaving from Club Dead HQ @ 9:30.
Scott Wilson December 16, 2009 at 2:27pm
Golf Friday Dec 18
Join us playing the new course at Delt Church County Park South of LaGrange IN Tee off Approx 11am.
Scott Wilson November 24, 2009 at 6:41pm
Lawless Sunday Doubles
Tee Off 10am on 11/29
Scott Wilson November 24, 2009 at 6:35pm
Thanksgiving Day Golf
We'll be golfing at Cold Brook at 10am Thursday.
Scott Wilson November 19, 2009 at 2:05pm
Golf tomorrow
We'll be making the trip to Hastings Friday to check out the new course at Hammond Hill.
We'll be teeing off approx 10:30. Join us if you can for a day of golf.
The current plan is to play Hammond Hill, have lunch then head to BlueGill for an afternoon round
Tim Sylvain June 1, 2009 at 1:26pm
Clearing has begun at Lawless
Scott and I cleared the new 14th hole at Lawless Saturday (current 18th basket). It's an uphill anhyzer...should be a cool hole. Not sure when we're going out again, but would appreciate some help. : )
Tim Sylvain May 29, 2009 at 11:01am
Lawless rebuild begins
Construction on the "new" Dr. Lawless layout will begin Saturday, May 30. Scott and I will be there at ten am.


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Women aged 15-49 who gave birth to a child in the 2 years preceding the survey
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During this pregnancy, did you take any medicine in order to prevent you from getting malaria?
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Master Power Brakes Diagnostic Kit- Braking It!Written by on April 1, 2009 Analyzing Awry Anchors
Magazines that center around our hobby by their very nature tend to focus on technical stories dealing with performance or appearance, but any performance upgrade to a stock vehicle, or any rod or custom built from the ground up, will require improvements to the brake system or a system properly set up with compatible components.
Master Power Brakes sent us one of their Brake System Diagnostic Kits, and rather than just run it in our Rod Shop section, we figured it'd be neat to actually put it through its paces on one of our cars. My '46 roadster pickup was the obvious choice, especially as I've not been completely happy with the brake system since getting the truck on the road. While the front and rear brakes are stock Caprice, albeit rebuilt with all new calipers, wheel cylinders, hoses, pads, and shoes, and the combination valve is also from a Caprice, the dual circuit master cylinder and booster were aftermarket items more commonly used on lighter hot rods such as a '32. I didn't know the cylinder bore size and had a feeling the 7-inch booster was too small, but I'd selected it as a 9-inch version would have been too large to fit between the steering column and the inner fender panel. It should also be noted here that the brake pedal is the Caprice item, with the ratio unchanged, though it's modified to offset the pushrod 2 inches to the left in order to align with the booster on the firewall.
The brakes had never felt "right" and it took considerable effort to bring the truck to a halt after the first, and easy, use of the pedal. All things considered then, the system needed inspection, so I put it up on the rack at our Tech Center and unboxed the diagnostic kit.
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The Master Power Brakes Diagnostic Kit includes a vacuum gauge and hose, pressure gauge, assorted fittings to hook up the pressure gauge to various calipers and wheel cylinders, a syringe to bleed a new master cylinder, and a master cylinder/booster depth gauge. Oh, and an instruction manual, which contrary to most guys' usual opinion, should on this occasion be consulted!The first task was to determine the amount of vacuum the booster was getting. To operate correctly, power brake boosters require at least 18 inHg (inches of mercury) from the intake manifold at idle. With the vacuum hose disconnected, the gauge was fitted in its place, and the best reading achieved was 16 inches, though the gauge shows 151/2 here. A performance cam will affect the vacuum, but this is a stock rebuilt motor with an Edelbrock Performer intake and carb, so the vacuum should be unaffected. I elected to conduct all the tests for the purpose of this article with the vacuum at 16 inches. Though Classic Performance Products offers an electric vacuum pump to remedy this, I'm going to investigate further as there has to be a reason the vacuum is so low.The kit includes a number of adapters to fit the pressure gauge, as well as blanking plugs and brass fittings to connect the gauge to junction points in the system if required. Here the gauge is fitted with the adapter for the GM calipers.Installing the pressure gauge is as easy as removing the bleeder screw and fitting the gauge in its place with the correct-size threaded adapter. Starting at the rear, both left and right wheel cylinders showed 525 psi with the engine running and the brakes applied.Moving to the front, and using a different adapter, the gauge was fitted to the calipers, each registering just under 500 psi. Hmm, more pressure at the rear than the front? No wonder I'm having trouble stopping this thing!I know I said I would conduct all tests with 16 inches of vacuum, but I borrowed this bench tester vacuum pump and hooked it up to the booster just to see what difference more vacuum would make. With 23 inches of vacuum, the front brakes both registered 600 psi, proving that the additional vacuum provided an extra 100 psi at the front brakes. I didn't bother measuring the rears as this was just an experiment.Talking over my brake problems with the guys at Classic Performance Products revealed that they sell a double diaphragm booster in 7-inch diameter, so a quick trip to their shop saw me leave with what I hoped would cure the problem. While I had the master cylinder removed from the booster, but not disconnected from the brake lines, I used the depth gauge from the MPB kit to check the cylinder and booster. All was good, with 0.020-inch clearance between the pushrod and the cylinder piston. If this is adjusted incorrectly it may cause the brakes to drag if too tight, or give too much free play at the pedal if the gap is too large.While the master cylinder was off, I also measured the bore diameter, and came back from CPP with a slightly smaller one in addition to the booster, dropping from 1 inch to 15/16 inch.Here's the old (right) and the new (left). Both share the same mounting bolt pattern but the double diaphragm version is a littler longer. While this wouldn't be a problem in many cars, it will cause interference issues in my pickup. I temporarily unbolted the inner fender at the bottom for clearance.
With the double diaphragm booster fitted, and with the vacuum back at 16 inches with the motor at idle, the front brakes showed almost 700 psi. A huge improvement! This compares well with Classic Performance Products' own specs which state that a dual diaphragm 7-inch booster with 23 inches of vacuum will provide 175 psi of "free pressure" (the pressure the booster can provide, as opposed to "manual pressure," that exerted manually on the pedal without the booster) with 100 pounds of weight applied to a pedal with a 7:1 ratio and a 1-inch bore master cylinder. The rear brakes now both showed 650 psi, proving that the proportioning valve was working. Up to 500 psi, the front and rear will be supplied the same pressure, then over 500 psi, the rear will get approximately half of what the front is supplied.The final step in my quest for better brakes was to swap out the 1-inch bore master cylinder for the slightly smaller bore cylinder from Classic Performance Products, reasoning that the smaller bore might give more pressure at the expense of a little further pedal travel. CPP's cylinder is supplied with four bungs to seal the outlet ports during bench bleeding, as well as a rubber boot and bore adapter. Manual brake applications require the pushrod extend a couple inches into the master cylinder in order to prevent it from accidentally falling out. The adapter (arrow) is therefore needed in power brake 'shallow bore' applications.I used this small syringe from CPP to fill the bore of the master cylinder with brake fluid without trapping any air. Be sure not to mix silicone and regular brake fluid if you're working on an existing system.Using a rod to act as the booster pushrod, I slowly operated the master cylinder to release any air bubbles.The bungs were removed individually and the large syringe from the MPB kit was used to "back-bleed" the master cylinder through the outlet ports. A surprising amount of air was released back into the reservoir during this stage. The bungs were then refitted in order to install the master cylinder on the car.The master cylinder was then fitted to the booster, after checking the bore depth again. With permanent bungs in the left-side outlet ports, the brake lines were fitted to the right side one by one, each one left slightly loose and the pedal gently applied to bleed air. The whole system should be bled, but this sometimes can work, and did in this case.With the booster and master cylinder fitted, I again checked the pressure at each wheel; the rears still showed 650 psi and the fronts were up to 750 psi. Master Power Brakes recommends they should be 800 psi for disc brakes and 500 psi for rear drums, so the pickup's a lot closer than when I started, but not quite ideal. However, the brakes work much better now, and feel like those on a modern car.


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1969 Ford Mustang Coupe - Pickin' And Grinnin'Written by Johnny Hunkins on May 1, 2012
We're always getting asked by guys how they can get their cars in the magazine, and there is no simple answer to that. There is no hard and fast rule for gauging ingenuity, value, or performance—it's a combination of all, plus a big dose of cool factor. Even with all the stars aligned, we might not feature a car due to a scheduling conflict, or the simple fact that we just d on't know about it. Fortunately for us, we did stumble upon Richard Trujillo's very cool, very capable, and very affordable '69 Mustang coupe, and it struck a sympathetic chord with us.
Richard's Mustang is cool in so many ways, it's hard to know where to start, but one big clue for how it got that way comes from his past. If the hot rodding die wasn't cast when Richard was 7 (the year was 1969 and his uncle gave him a toy '69 Mustang), it certainly was by the time he became an aircraft mechanic and private pilot in the early '80s. Taking stuff apart—and more importantly—putting stuff back together properly, was always an obsession with Richard. As an aircraft mechanic, that ability to visualize a complex grouping of components working together in harmony served him well. On the other hand, the mountain of paperwork and the burdensome safety requirements of being an FAA-certified mechanic are like a wet blanket on a burning fire of creativity. The feds just don't dig improvisational engineering when you're hanging out at 10,000 feet. Richard yearned for a better way to express his mechanical creativity, and as most guys in his position inevitably discover, hot rodding is the ultimate freestyle mechanical high.
Take a look at Richard's '69 Mustang, and you can see the passion in his creation. As you scan the exterior, the interior, the engine room, and the undercarriage, it dawns on you that there is a lot of cool stuff in this car, and practically none of it came off a UPS truck—unless that UPS truck was unfortunate enough to be in the boneyard on the same day Richard came a pickin'.
This notchback coupe has come a long way since Richard bought it for $4,000 back in 2006. Originally gold, then (badly) repainted red, it resembled a clown car more than a comely corner carver. Now dressed down in a homegrown coat of badass hot rod black, you'd never know that this is the 49-year-old's first real muscle machine. Now an air traffic controller for the FAA's San Diego TRACON facility, Richard is more dependent than ever on the Mustang—both for allowing him to unwind between stress-filled shifts, and to help him keep his sanity.
Always the safety-minded guy, performance would have to take a back seat at first. Richard's primary objective with the '69 Mustang was to make it totally street worthy. Even though the pony already cranked and drove, he took the time to blow the Mustang apart in his driveway to tackle the rehab of the brakes, suspension, and everything safety related. (Here's where we point out that San Diego's year-round sunny weather plus having a large and well-secluded four-car driveway equals lots of home hot rodding fun.)
One of the first big jobs Richard tackled was the hideous bodywork. Finances would dictate that he do the work himself, and he would be relying on his past work painting planes as an aircraft mechanic. That experience paid off, as he avoided most of the beginner pitfalls of bodywork. The paint, however, was a different story. Richard knew from the start he wanted a satin black hot rod, so he went with black epoxy primer. After a few months though, it started looking chalky and splotchy. The solution came by accident one day when he was rehabbing his interior with some Dupli-Color black Vinyl & Fabric coating. With the interior done, Richard had nothing to lose by testing a small part of the chalky exterior with the same spray can. "I thought it looked pretty cool, so I went over to Kragen's and bought eight more cans," Richard says. "I'm kind of embarrassed about it, but it looks pretty good. I just wanted it to look decent for the car show that was coming up." (Richard's preferred technique: Tape off each body panel and spray paint them independently. It avoids dry spray.)
This is also right around the time when the trips to Barona's eighth-mile dragstrip began, and Richard started getting serious about performance. Instead of ordering parts from a catalog, Richard became fast friends with the operators of the local Ecology Auto Parts. Picking the boneyard, however, isn't the nostalgic walk down memory lane that it used to be back in the '80s, when parts for '60s cars were still plentiful. Today's junkyard crawl requires a lot more imagination—you've got to be able to look at a '97 Ford Explorer, for instance, and visualize the rear axle and brakes fitting perfectly under your '69 Mustang. Some risk is involved, but Richard takes the attitude that if the measurements are close enough, he'll make a way for it to fit.
Richard has taken similar risks with parts from several late-model cars, including a driveshaft from an '89 Thunderbird, electric fans from an SVT Ford Contour, valve covers from an '89 Lincoln, an alternator from an '84 Camaro, mirrors from an '87 Mazda RX-7, a roof from a '94 Cadillac (the sheetmetal was used to fabricate a rear seat delete close-out panel!), and much more. What sets Richard's salvage yard Mustang apart from rust-bucket rat rods is that his car is built with a high level of craftsmanship. It's not going to fall apart with the least provocation, nor does it look like it's cobbled together by a hooligan. In fact, you won't find a single spot of rust or "patina" anywhere. If the FAA could certify hot rods, this one, without a doubt, would be airworthy.
This slick Mustang, however, almost didn't become an autocross hero. A few weeks before Richard's first Goodguys autocross, a trip to the boneyard netted him a 460 Ford big-block and C6 transmission from a '70 Lincoln Mark III. "My original idea was to mostly restore the car, then I started drag racing it," Richard says. "I could do more stuff to the 302, or just go big, so I started looking for a 460. When I went to the junkyard and saw that Lincoln, I knew that year was a good engine. I thought, man, I'll buy this and go drag racing. While I had the engine apart, I went to my first autocross, and that totally changed the direction of the car!"
The autocross epiphany led Richard to make some modest power improvements to the 302 (cam, valvesprings, carb mods, intake manifold), but the new emphasis was on handling and braking. With help from his friends Tom Kamman, Mark Lander, and Scott Siska, Richard made some modest yet effective improvements with a set of Global West subframe connectors, KYB shocks, lower rear leaf springs, cut front coil springs, a Shelby UCA drop mod for a better camber curve, Power Stop front rotors, bigger sway bars, and EBC Yellow brake pads. A B&M shift improver kit also found its way inside the stock C4 automatic trans. ("This thing handles great, it corners flat, and feels good. The subframe connectors made a huge difference. I could tell the moment we drove it off the lift.")
You'd think that spending a ton would be a prerequisite for getting in a car mag, but that is clearly not the case with this '69 Mustang. In fact, after buying the car, Richard's spend rate works out to $138 per month. This pony's path to notoriety is purely based on enthusiasm, creativity, solid DIY skills, an eye for style, and the boldness to run it hard. Very few among us in the hot rodding hobby can honestly say we've achieved as much or had as much fun with so little outlay as Richard with his first car. Hey, if he did it, so can you. As Richard would say, "You are cleared for takeoff."
Richard Trujillo raises the junkyard crawl to a new level of performance art with the creation of his '69 Mustang coupe.
Salvage Yard Scores!
• Cold air induction made from two air cleaners
• Dual electric fan unit from SVT Ford Contour
• Horns from '94 Mustang
• Valve covers from '89 Lincoln 5.0
• Electric junction block from mid-'80s GMC truck
• Alternator from '84 Chevy Camaro
• Power rearview mirrors from '87 Mazda RX-7
• Rear seat delete fabricated from '94 Cadillac Sedan De Ville roof
• Rear axle and rear brakes from '97 Ford Explorer
• Driveshaft from '89 Thunderbird
• Rear bumper filler section from '84 Dodge van
• Sound deadener from various Lincolns and Cadillacs
• Grant steering wheel from old Chevy truck
• Sunvisors from '71 Ranchero
This pony's path to notoriety is purely based on enthusiasm, creativity, solid DIY skills, an eye for style, and the boldness to run it hard.
By The Numbers
'69 Mustang Coupe
Richard Trujillo, 49 • Oceanside, CA
Type: 302ci Ford Windsor
Block: '69 vintage small-block Ford
Bore x stroke: 4.00 x 3.00
Rotating assembly: stock, '69 vintage, cast-iron crank, cast-aluminum pistons
Compression ratio: 9.5:1
Cylinder heads: stock, '69 vintage
Camshaft: COMP Cams hydraulic, .456-inch lift, 218 degrees duration
Valvetrain: stock 302, 1.875-/1.60-inch valves, PRW roller-tip rocker arms, Trick Flow Specialties valvesprings, Lincoln Mark VII valve covers
Induction: Edelbrock Performer intake
Carburetor: Holley 600 cfm (4160 converted to 4150)
Fuel system: stock, mechanical fuel pump
Oiling: stock
Exhaust: Patriot 1⅝-inch headers, 2.5-inch dual exhaust, Flowmaster Series 40 mufflers
Ignition: stock, PerTronix coil, ACCEL wires
Cooling: stock, Ford SVT Contour fans and relays
Output: approx. 210 hp at the rear wheels
Engine built by: owner
Transmission: Ford C4 automatic three-speed, 2,600-stall converter, B&M shift kit, Moroso adjustable vacuum modulator
Driveshaft: '89 Ford Thunderbird
Rearend: '97 Ford Explorer 8.8-inch, 3.73 gears
Frame: stock Ford unibody, Global West subframe connectors
Front suspension: stock, Shelby UCA "drop" mod, stock coil springs cut (⅔ coil), Global West LCA eccentric eliminators, 1⅛-inch diameter sway bar, KYB Gas-A-Just shocks
Rear suspension: stock, 1-inch lower reverse-eye leaf springs, KYB Gas-A-Just shocks, ⅞-inch diameter sway bar
Brakes: stock front disc brakes with Power Stop rotors and EBC Yellow pads, '97 Explorer rear disc brakes with EBC Yellow pads
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 17x8 Coys C-67
Tires: Federal; 225/50R17 (front), 255/50R17 (rear)
…there is a lot of cool stuff in this car, and practically none of it came off a UPS truck…


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Seeds is an acronym that stands for Sustaining Environmental and Educational Development at Source. Our Seeds program was created to structure and define Counter Culture's monetary contributions to projects that are not coffee-quality-specific but still benefit our coffee-producing partners and their communities. To date, we have contributed a total of $24,963 to projects in 6 countries. We'd like to catch you up on the projects we have funded over the last couple of years through our Seeds program with eye toward more regular updates of ongoing projects.
Our Second Project: Activity Field Adjacent to a School
Finca Pashapa
Pashapa, Honduras
Finca Pashapa
Pashapa, Honduras
In 2011, we were approached by a longtime partner of ours, Roberto Salazar, who had a vision for his community. Together, nearby producers had often talked about their desire to have a community space where people could gather. Initially, the community board came together to discuss the added value of an activity field.
The goal was to provide a safe space for youth to gather and to encourage substance abuse prevention through providing an alternative activity. Once all were in consensus, they began to plan. They agreed to contribute a large monetary amount on their own for the success of the project and then reached out to Counter Culture.
Activity "fields" in Latin America are often made out of poured concrete, much like a basketball court. Here people gather to play all manner of sports, most popular being soccer and volleyball. I suppose some of the rational for cement playing fields is that they are often in very rainy areas, so, while it may be slightly painful if you were to fall and scrape yourself, it's preferable to sinking in the mud while trying to beat your competitor!
Now that the field has been built, it has been well-used. The youth of the area come out often to play sports. When adults in the community see their activities, they are also inspired and often join in or simply use the field as a meeting space. The community leadership let us know that they feel pleased about the field's ability to contribute to the physical and emotional well being of the community.
Stay tuned for the next installment in our updates on Seeds projects!
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It's official: Grand Central Publishing has won the right to publish Serena Williams' memoir in 2009 after negotiations reportedly reached a top bid of $1.3 million.
Editor Karen Kosztolnyik released the following statement about ReRe:
Serena Williams is one of the world's most remarkable athletes. We've watched her rise to No. 1 despite physical and emotional setbacks, and her hard work and determination have inspired legions of fans young and old. Serena will give her memoir a strong motivational slant.Word to Ms. Kosztolnyik: make sure to have a ghost writer involved in the process. Why you might ask? Please view Exhibits A, B, and C for your reference. Godspeed.
Word to ReRe: I can't wait for your Lifetime made-for-TV movie. But, who would play you ReRe? Wait - you could!
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(Sports Network) - The matchup between the lowly Carolina Panthers and the
hapless Philadelphia Eagles could serve as the sequel to "Dead Man Walking."
"Dead Men Walking" starts filming in South Philadelphia on Monday night when
a hostile home crowd awaits the embattled Andy Reid, who will trot out his 3-7
Eagles against his old assistant, the equally troubled Ron Rivera, and his 2-8
"You go play," Reid said when asked what it will be like to play in front of
an angry mob. "You make positive things happen as coaches and players. Make
plays, make positive plays. Fans like that. That's what they want to see. I've
always said they're on the same page with all of us. When we're stinking up
they understand that. When we're doing well they understand that too."
All you really need to know about this game is both head coaches will likely
be looking for work in just over a month.
Reid's 14-year tenure in Philadelphia hit rock bottom in Landover back on Nov.
18 when Robert Griffin III threw for 200 yards and a career-high four
touchdowns on 14-of-15 efficiency, while rushing for 84 more as the Washington
Redskins dispatched of the reeling Birds by a 31-6 margin.
Making his first NFL start in place of the concussed Michael Vick, Nick Foles
finished a dreadful 21-of-46 for 204 yards and two interceptions for
Philadelphia, which has lost six in a row for the first time under Reid and
for the first time since dropping seven straight to end the 1994 season.
A pair of Alex Henery field goals accounted for all of Philadelphia's offense
against the 'Skins. LeSean McCoy, meanwhile, registered 67 yards on six
receptions and 45 rushing yards on 15 carries before leaving late after
absorbing a hit to the helmet.
"I know we're letting the fans down and the city down," Reid said. "I
completely understand that. I completely understand how they feel on this. I
feel it from the football team, our coaches and players. There are no excuses
for it."
National observers, who aren't around Reid on a daily basis, often wonder why
Philadelphia turned on a coach who has been so successful. But, the veteran
mentor has always struggled with the public relations aspect of his job,
upsetting the Philly faithful time and time again with his arrogance and
trademarked "I've got to do a better job" shtick.
The hubris was turned to 10 against Washington when Reid refused to admit his
mistake of leaving McCoy in the game late. Perhaps the Eagles' best player,
McCoy suffered a concussion when he was drilled by Washington safety Madieu
Williams with just 1:45 remaining in what was already a settled game.
"We were trying to catch up and win the game," Reid said when asked why McCoy
was kept in so late in a blowout loss.
Repeated calls for Reid's resignation during the week consumed the
Philadelphia market but the veteran mentor, who still has one year left on his
contract after this season, wasn't about to leave millions on the table and
made it clear he won't walk away
"I think that'd be a cop-out," Reid said of resigning. "That's not how I see
things. That's not the way I'm wired. We're going to keep battling and do it
as a team. I'm not going to tell the guys one thing and then do the other."
Things really aren't any better in Charlotte as the Panthers continued their
dismal season in Week 11, faltering late and blowing an 11-point lead in the
final five minutes of regulation before falling to Tampa Bay in overtime when
Josh Freeman found Dallas Clark down the left sideline for the deciding
touchdown in a 27-21 Bucs win.
Cam Newton finished 16-for-29 passing for 252 yards and a touchdown while
Brandon LaFell caught five passes for 93 yards and a score for the Panthers,
losers in two straight and seven of their last eight.
"This is as bad as it gets. We had every opportunity to win," said Rivera.
"When you have an opportunity to close it out with a four-minute offense you
can't take negative plays and unfortunately we did. You have an opportunity to
stop them and for whatever reason you don't recognize the formation and don't
make the play."
Rivera, who was Reid's linebackers coach in Philadelphia from 1999-2003,
admitted this week he didn't know if he would keep his job after the season
based on recent conversations with team owner Jerry Richardson.
"It's tough when you lose (because) things aren't as good as they are when you
win, obviously," said Rivera, who is 8-18 as Carolina's coach. "Food doesn't
taste right. It's difficult to communicate with people looking them in the eye
and talking to them."
The Eagles lead the all-time series with Carolina 5-2 and the Panthers have
lost all three meetings since winning at Philadelphia in the 2004 NFC
Championship Game.
Vick and McCoy have already been ruled out on Monday night, taking the Eagles
two biggest offensive playmakers off the field.
Foles remains the starter at quarterback and Bryce Brown, a talented but very
raw rookie running back, should get his first starting assignment since his
senior year of high school back in Kansas in 2009.
Add that to the fact Philadelphia has been missing All-Pro left tackle Jason
Peters (Achilles) all season and has subsequently lost center Jason Kelce and
right tackle Todd Herremans to injury and you'll understand just how difficult
it's become to move the ball on a consistent basis in Philly.
"It looks like he's more comfortable in the offense every week," Reid said
when talking about Brown. "He's doing a nice job in pass protection. That
wasn't his thing when he first came here. He's doing better there. Better
recognition of the blitzes. Then he's a patient runner and then when he goes,
he goes and he goes hard. He's a big body. A physical player."
Carolina defensive coordinator Sean McDermott also once worked as Reid's
defensive chief before being replaced after the 2010 season.
"Sean is doing a nice job (with Carolina)," Reid said. "Their defense is
actually a very good defense. They've got two good defensive ends (Charles
Johnson and Greg Hardy), two veteran defensive tackles (Ron Edwards and Dwan
Edwards) that are big, strong, physical guys. Their linebackers are young guys
who can run around [with] very good quickness. Safeties are solid and the
corners are solid. They're good football players."
Six of the Panthers' eight losses this season have been by six points or less,
and Rivera's club has led in the fourth quarter of four of those games,
including last week's setback to Tampa Bay.
Carolina hasn't been able to finish and a lot of that can be traced to the
sophomore slump on Newton, who has thrown for nine touchdowns and rushed for
four after combining for 35 TDs as a rookie last season.
Newton will never get a better chance to turn things around. He will be
facing an Eagles pass defense which has surrendered 11 touchdown passes and
recorded no interceptions over the past four weeks. In fact, opposition QBs
have rung up a gaudy 143.6 passer rating against Philadelphia over that span.
Despite its poor record Carolina has been much more competitive than the
Eagles, who have been outscored 127-59 in four losses since their bye week.
"I don't know how it can get much worse," Eagles tight end Brent Celek said of
his team's troubles. "It makes me sick."
Unfortunately for Celek it can get worse and it probably will on national
television Monday night.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Panthers 20, Eagles 17
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Wednesday lineup vs. Twins
Aloha and happy Wednesday! Kila Ka'aihue led the charge in a 10-1 win last night, going 3-for-3 with his first two-homer game, his first Major League triple, plus career highs with four RBI and four runs. Kila is batting fourth again tonight. Here's a look at the lineup:
(Dyson – CF), (Aviles – 2B), (Butler – DH), (Ka'aihue – 1B), (Betemit – 3B), (Gordon – LF), (Betancourt – SS), (May – C), (Miller – RF), (Hochevar – P)


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* PHOTOS | The Hemy Neuman murder trial
* Love triangle, insanity defense draw national audience to trial
* Judge gives state access to Neuman's records
* Prosecutors want Neuman's records
* Trial date set in daycare shooting
* Daycare thriving a year after shooting outside its doors
* Hemy Neuman's lawyers speak about insanity case
* Neuman to plead 'not guilty by reason of insanity'
* Search warrants unsealed in Neuman case
* Neuman's estranged wife takes stand
* New evidence in daycare murder
* Andrea Sneiderman won't testify in civil case
* Widow in daycare murder case subpoenaed
* New docs in daycare murder case allege affair
* Daycare murder suspect pleads not guilty
* Thousands of documents gathered in Neuman murder case
* Wife of Dunwoody murder suspect alleges adultery
* Neuman indicted in Sneiderman murder case
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DECATUR, Ga. -- Andrea Sneiderman has withdrawn her request to visit her husband's grave, due to "press coverage."
Sneiderman is currently under house arrest. Prosecutors say she and her former boss, Hemy Neuman, plotted to kill Rusty Sneiderman. He was gunned down outside his son's daycare in November 18, 2010.
Neuman is already serving a life sentence for the murder, and Andrea is facing charges, including murder. The house arrest is a condition of her bond.
Sneiderman was asking a judge for a break in order to observe Yahrtzeit. That is a Jewish religious observance that takes place on the anniversary of a loved one's death.
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Nearly three years after the credit crisis crippled the economy, businesses are on the mend, as evidenced by the Top 75, Business North Carolinas annual ranking of the largest publicly traded companies based in the state. But at least one segment is still limping along.
The banking sector still hasnt gotten over the financial crisis, says Neeraj Gupta, assistant professor of finance at Elon Universitys Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. But the rest of the economy seems to be recovering. Larger companies are doing just fine. He and colleague Anthony Amoruso, an assistant professor of accounting, compiled the list, based on market capitalization at the close of trading June 30.
The median change in market cap on the Top 75 was a 20.2% increase, which is dramatic considering that the giant who dominates the list Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. saw its value plummet 23%, a loss of $33 billion. Thats more than the total market cap of the No. 2 company, Mooresville-based hardware retailer Lowes Cos. Overall growth, however, was one reason the cutoff point to make this years list jumped from $39 million in 2010 to $55.3 million. Then again, last years ranking was compiled after the stock market took one of its periodic plunges, falling more than 15% in less than 10 weeks and relinquishing six months worth of gains. There was talk about a double-dip recession, but despite the continuing drag of high unemployment, the stock market zigzagged its way higher, with the S&P 500 up 28% from its close on June 30, 2010. Fifty-one companies improved their market caps, the same number as last year.
But for BofA, the hits just keep on coming: Its shares closed at $9.57, a 52-week low, on July 19 after the company announced a record $8.8 billion loss in the second quarter. Tack on the wrath of 50 state attorneys general in the guise of a lawsuit over mortgage practices, and some wonder if the bank can remain intact.
Is the company worth more separately than collectively? asks Tony Plath, an associate professor of finance at UNC Charlotte. That depends on how much capital theyve got to raise to see their way to the end of the mortgage crisis. But they havent hit a number in two years that they said they were going to hit. That makes you question their credibility. During a phone conference with analysts July 19, CEO Brian Moynihan rejected the notion that BofA would have to raise capital.
The financial industrys woes are magnified on the Top 75 by many of the states big banks. Market cap of Winston-Salem-based BB&T Corp. grew only 2.7%, which dropped it from fourth to fifth place on this years list, trading places with its Twin City neighbor, Reynolds American Inc. The tobacco companys value skyrocketed 42.2%. Raleigh-based First Citizens Bancshares Inc. slid from 23rd to 29th as its market cap shrank 2.7%. Survival meant sacrifice for some, including No. 48, Capital Bank Corp. The Raleigh-based bank increased its value more than any other company on the list, by roughly 615%, from about $41 million to about $299 million, but it did so largely by selling 71 million new shares to Charlotte-based North American Financial Holdings Inc. (page 32). Four financial-services companies that were already at the bottom of 2010s list were knocked off this years. But improvement is on the horizon.
Were still likely to lose more than a few banks to failure and consolidation transactions in North Carolina, but these losses will be limited to the weaker institutions in the state, Plath says. The stronger banks, in contrast, can look forward to better performance and at least a marginally better business climate in 2012.
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By Matt Tomsic
Published Dec. 4, 2012
The Boeing Co. is purchasing the SCRA Applied Research Center, further cementing the aerospace giant's operations in North Charleston.
Boeing and SCRA both expect the deal to close Dec. 13. Details about the price for the 178,000-square-foot complex were not released, though spokeswomen for both companies said the price reflects fair market value. The complex appraised for $25 million in 2010. It sits adjacent to Boeing's North Charleston campus, where the company assembles and delivers 787 Dreamliners.
"We don't have any specific plans right now, but really one of the reasons we did this is to protect for future growth plans," said Candy Eslinger, a spokeswoman for Boeing. "It just made sense for that particular area. It's right outside our gate. We kind of encircle that property anyway."
Now, the complex houses offices for SCRA, the Charleston Regional Development Alliance, the Lowcountry Graduate Center, Boeing and others. SCRA uses its offices for its applied research and commercialization operations.
Micki Howard, a spokeswoman for SCRA, said the company will continue to be the property manager through 2014 and won't leave until all of its tenants find new offices. Howard said SCRA has been looking for its own new space, too.
"Once every tenant is gone, we will exit," Howard said. "We obviously want to take care of our tenants."
SCRA owns the office complex, but the Charleston County Aviation Authority owns the 20 acres of land where the complex sits. Eslinger said Boeing is purchasing the buildings from SCRA and leasing the land from the aviation authority.
Boeing and SCRA have been talking about the deal for some time, Eslinger and Howard said, and SCRA sees the deal as a win-win.
"I would imagine that due to their close proximity, it's not hard to figure out why they would want the space," Howard said. "I think it's been ongoing for quite some time. We're glad with this deal. It's good news for everyone really. It's great for Boeing; it's great for the state."
Eslinger said the purchase adds to Boeing's investment in the Lowcountry. Aside from its current operations, the aerospace giant also has an option on a tract of land in Palmetto Commerce Park behind its Interiors Responsibility Center, where workers assemble interior components for the Dreamliner. Eslinger said the company doesn't have any updates or plans for that tract as of now.
"From our end, it's important for people to realize this is an additional investment that Boeing's making in South Carolina," Eslinger said. "It means we're committed to South Carolina."


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA)-A D.C. Superior Court judge has found Richard Kim, the owner of Town Square Market in Northwest Washington, guilty of selling alcohol to a minor. Judge Elizabeth Wingo said Kim "should have known this was an underage person" and should not have sold beer and vodka to the teenager in February.
Kim wept in the courtroom when the judge announced her decision. Through a Korean translator, he said he "was lost and very, very upset."
The verdict came one day after a 17-year-old high school junior from McLean, Virginia testified that on February 18th, he bought 30 containers of beer and a bottle of blueberry vodka at Town Square Market. The teen said he used an expired Pennsylvania driver's license belonging to a 22 year-old acquaintance whose photo was on the id. Minutes later, police arrested the teenager along with store owner Kim.
In court, police testified that the photograph on the driver's license looked nothing like the teenager and had expired in 2010. It also had two holes punched in it, something that should have been a "red flag" to Kim, according to police and the prosecutor.
9 News Now has been investigating Town Square Market on Macarthur Boulevard since last December. With the help of a 23 year-old newsroom staff member, we watched dozens of alcohol purchases made by teens who said they were as young as 14.
Montgomery County Police have issued more than 40 alcohol citations to minors who bought at Town Square and crossed the line into Maryland. The Metropolitan Police Department only issued one-enough to prosecute.
Kim will be sentenced on June 7th. He faces up to a year in jail and a one thousand dollar fine. He will also go before ABRA, the District's liquor control board.
ABRA will determine whether Kim is allowed to keep his liquor license, something the neighborhood advisory commission has petitioned against.
Kim's public defender argued that his client had asked for identification from the teenager and said that was all he was required to do, according to D.C. law. He also claimed that the government did not prove it was actually alcohol in all of the sealed containers.
That prompted the prosecutor to open one container of each of the four types of alcohol. Then the Metropolitan Police Sergeant who seized the evidence in February and Judge Wingo each sniffed the open bottles to determine whether they did in fact contain alcohol. It was decided that they did.
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With the 83rd Map of the Week we look inside the Dwarven Highway beneath Óðinn's Fortress in the borderlands town of Óðinn's House in the Kingdom of Slovania. This week we see an overland map showing the known path of the highway extension and the first location along the trail, the dwarven terminal.
The Dwarven Highway (Entrance in Main Palace - Location No. 3)
Most humans upon the jörð never have seen a dwarf nor have they ever heard of the Dwarven Highways. Those who have heard something of this undeground transportation network probably have their information from a skáld or a blue druid or from a third person who has heard the tales from a bardic figure. The light elves of Karelenland know of the Dwarven Highways and their tales are taught in the great school for skáldar and blue druids in the northern Kareli port town of Väinämöinen's Docks. The light elves there teach that the Dwarven Highways connect all dwarven thanedoms upon the jörð, and they also claim that even long isolated Niðavellir in the North is linked to the system. According to the bardic tales, the Dwarven Highways re a network of natural caves, tunnels, subterranean crevasses and underground river beds that are linked in many places by dwarven-built tunnels. There also are constructions away from but near the highways, where the dwarves closed other natural tunnels and passages that hostile creatures could use to enter their roadways. In earlier times, the Æsir Austamæra god-king Óðinn Borsson had become one of the few non-Escar humans to gain entry into Midsilver Deep. While there, he negotiated with the thane Thorin Eikinskjaldi and reached an agreement that resulted in the dwarves secretly delivering iron items to Óðinn's Fortress. The dwarves built this extension of the highways to make those deliveries possible. The dwarves of Midsilver Deep abadoned this extension and magically sealed it after Óðinn and his followers left the old Æsir Empire and migrated back to Miðgarð in the East. When the Northern Circle claimed abandoned Óðinn's Fortress after the fall of the empire, its members discovered the secret entryway to the highways in the Main Palace and began exploring it. Just as quickly, they discovered the deadly magic that the dwarves had used to protect and seal the passage. The first few explorers of the circle forfeited their lives to the protective runic staves.
However, the circle's high white druid Arnfinnur insisted that the explorations be resumed. To date, they have succeeded in exploring less than a mile/a bit more than a kilometer of the road underneath Óðinn's House. Their research remains at a dead end at the great sealed gate at Location No. 10 on the map highway map. A deadly combination of a battleaxe embedded into the gate and surrounded by runical radicals is more than the magi of the circle have been able to overcome. That notwithstanding, their research to date has given them good cause to want to explore more. Something unrelated to the dwarves has broken into the dwarven tunnels at several points and then, after leaving, has caused the tunnels of its own burrowing to collapse, making identification or pursuit imposible to date. Arnfinnur recognizes that whatever is burrowing into the highway extension might pose a serious threat to Óðinn's Fortress. No corpses have been found in the tunnel. Therefore, the high white druid assumes that whatever is doing the burrowing either is immune to the dwarven protective magic or is can withstand it.
The members of the circle will do their utmost to prevent outsiders from breaking into and entering the highway. However, if a band of human intruders should succeed, the circle will not attempt to haul it out immediately. Instead, Arnfinnur's seer, Örn, will magically observe what the intruders do and find. Only if the circle deems it necessary, will it enter, intervene and extricate the intruders. The high white druid reasons that a band capable enough to pass the circle's own powerful defenses also might be powerful enough to discover things along the highway that have eluded the circle's own explorers to date.
1. Dwarven Highway Terminal. The large hall on the opposite side of the door marked in the view of the dwarves, at least the end of their domain and the beginning of Óðinn's kingdom. The Austamæra could see into the hall, but the dwarves did not let them enter it. It could house a caravan's dwarves temporarily along with their freight wagons and the tunnel ponies that drew them. (See the terminal map.)
2., 7. and 9. Fire traps. Inscribed in the wall is the runic stave Eldrdauðiglötun. It will unleash six balls of fire upon any intruders who pass without password protection. The stave reactivates 10 minutes after being triggered.
3. Diggings. (Future Map of the Week)
4. Water and an Opening. (Future Map of the Week)
5. Twin graves. (Future Map of the Week)
6. Cold trap. Inscribed in the wall is the runic stave Ísrlíf. Any intruders who pass without password protection will trigger it, causing the temperature along the rest of the highway extension to drop to -30°F/-34°C for 24 hours.
7. Pit and Broken Bridge. (Future Map of the Week).
8. Game master's choice. What did the Northern Circle explorers find here? This is the place where the game master can season his or her own soup.
10. The great gate. At this point the highway extension is blocked by a heavy oaken gate. Embeded in the center is a dwarven battleaxe with a head made of middle.
Key to the Dwarven Highway Terminal floor plan (Highway Location No. 1)
This location corresponds to Location No. 2 in the cellar floor plan of the fortress' main palace building of Map of the Week No. 80. The terminal was the end station for dwarves' caravans from Midsilver Deep. It is abandoned today. Except for the trap that the Northern Circle placed on the fortress' side of the door at Location No. 1 on the terminal floor plan, all doors in this area are unlocked, and there are no traps. There are no sources of illumination here or elsewhere on the mapped extension of the highway. The Northern Circle already has thoroughly searched the terminal and removed anything of value. The terminal is sturdy but undecorative dwarves stones masonry. The terminal ceiling is 20 feet/ 6 m above ground level.
1. Entrance to Óðinn's Fortress. The Northern Circle magicians keep the heavy oak door locked. They also have magically trapped the door area. More details are available in the description of the main palace's cellar level. There are no traps or other hindrances on the terminal side of the door.
2. Stable Stalls. Dwarven caravan tunnel poinies were kept here.
3. Heavy oak door.
4. Start of the highway extension.
5. Supply room. All that's left are empty weapon racks and empty dwarven schnaps barrels.
6. Officers' room. Only stone bed slabs remain.
7. Caravan riders' bunkroom. Only stone bed slabs remain.
8. Heavy oak door.
9. Beyond the terminal. The brick walls continue for 20 feet/6 m. After that, the Dawrven Highway extension is a tunnel cut through the subterranean rock and mud.
NOTE FOR FRACTAL MAPPER 8 USERS: The overland map is a zoom view of the Óðinn's House map which was released as Map of the Week No. 67. It is activated by by making visible the last four options in the layers list, all Dwarven Highway options under the menu options Maps/Layers. These layers were unintentionally omitted in the first Map of the Week release version of this map. If your version does not have the Dwarven Highway layers, you will need to download the map again in the current version.
You can get the map and dungeon plan in two versions:
1. The Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 map in FMP format, fully editable, from our Jörðgarð web page (1.3 MB - terminal only).
2. As two JPG flat maps of 3000 x 1560 Pixels and 3000 x 1515 Pixels (3.9 MB), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð website at:
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Next week: Óðinn's Fortress - The Dwarven Highway Diggings


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Soldiers from the Sandston-based Detachment 2, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment conduct hoist familiarization training Jan. 24, 2014, at Fort A.P. Hill. The training made use of a dummy who was raised and lowered from the aircraft at various locations around a training site, including onto and off one of the buildings located at the site. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
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Why the review comparing harms of cesarean and vaginal birth was carried outWith about one in three babies born surgically, cesarean delivery is the most common operating room procedure in the United States. Over the past two decades, the cesarean rate has increased among women with and without prior cesareans, in both preterm and term pregnancies, in women at low and high risk of complications, and across all ages, races, and ethnicities. As cesarean rates increase, proportionally more low-risk women experience cesarean delivery. Overuse of cesarean delivery in low-risk women exposes more women and babies to potential harms of cesarean with minimal likelihood of benefit. Of particular consequence are downstream effects including childhood chronic illness and placental complications in any subsequent pregnancies. These include life-threatening complications that occur more frequently with accumulating surgeries. In light of these and other concerns, in 2012, the National Priorities Partnership, a consortium of major national organizations facilitating coordinated action within targeted areas of health and healthcare improvement, convened a Maternity Action Team to address inappropriate and unsafe maternity care. A major goal of the Maternity Action Team is to reduce cesarean delivery in low-risk women to 15% or less.
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