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With the benefit of over 40 years' Club Med experience behind it, our Resort proposes innovative clubs for children and teenagers:
● Dedicated areas specifically designed for their needs, and equipment designed with a view to comfort and safety
● G.O®s with a passion for their job(1)
● Numerous activities for all ages: sport, creative activities and games for the different age groups
● Opening hours that allow parents to make the most of their stay, and respect the children's desires and sleeping patterns
For information: the children's clubs are open all week, except Saturday.
(1)In France, G.O®s with a BAFA (State diploma for youth group leaders) or childcare qualification, depending on the age of the children; in other countries, an equivalent local diploma or relevant experience.
A gentle haven for little ones, safe in the experienced hands of their dedicated G.O®s. Focus on early learning activities and motor skills:
● Movement: exploring motor skills, Baby Gym, walks in the fresh air
● Making things: learning to make and create
● Expression: musical awareness, stories and fairy stories
● Games: early learning games, developing dexterity and outdoor games
● Time to eat and sleep: lunch and tea, siesta time
Access conditions :
Duration : From 9 am to 5.30 pm, 6 days a week
Minimum age : 4 months
Maximum age : 23 months
Children must be up to date with their diphtheria, tetanus and polio jabs. On arrival at the Resort, you'll be asked to present a document showing the child's health record.
Nappies and baby milk are not provided by Baby Club Med®.
Places are limited, so we advise you to book early!
Fun and spacious premises with plenty of outdoor space. Your toddlers will have a great time with their friends, and explore a wide range of activities designed to introduce them to new experiences:
● Sport: walks, gym sessions, water games, etc
● Making things: painting, collage, coloured stickers, herbariums
● Expression: dressing up, make up, fashion shows, listening to music, puppets
● Play: outdoor games and board games
● Rest time and siesta, lunch and tea
● Evening: songs, games, nursery rhymes, shows
Access conditions :
Duration : From 9 am to 5.30 pm and from 7.30 pm to 9 pm, 6 days out of 7
Minimum age : 2 year(s)
Maximum age : 3 year(s)
Children must be up to date with their diphtheria, tetanus and polio jabs. On arrival at the Resort, you'll be asked to present a document showing the child's health record.
Nappies and baby milk are not provided by Petit Club Med®*.
Places are limited, so we advise you to book early!
We've thought of everything possible to ensure your children have a unique, adventure-packed holiday, with discovery, sports and activities for each age group:
● Sport: Little Tennis, Little Circus, Little Football(a fun approach to these sports), sailing, windsurfing, archery, etc
● Making things: cookery lessons (e.g. Petit Chef Program®), nature activities, art and crafts
● Expression: dance, preparing and taking part in shows, crazy signs
● Play: group games, etc
● Lunch and tea
● Evening: after dinner with their friends, the children enjoy specially devised evening activities
Access conditions :
Duration : From 8.45 am to 5.30 pm and from 7 pm to 9 pm, 6 days out of 7
Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 10 year(s)
Exclusive, contemporary spaces specially designed for teenagers, where they can meet up and feel free to express themselves; a host of propositions and zero obligations, in the company of a dedicated G.O®:
● Sports activities: flying trapeze, tennis, archery, sailing, windsurfing, etc
● Creative activities: making objects, make up, graffiti
● Artistic activities: dance, shows, crazy signs
● Adventure and discovery: hiking, picnics, camping
● Evening: "on the beach" movie night, beach party, films, shows
Access conditions :
Duration : 6 days out of 7
Minimum age : 11 year(s)
Maximum age : 17 year(s)
Teenagers are the responsibility of their G.O®s only for the duration of the activities organised specifically for them.
Club Med Passworld® is available at Punta Cana all year round.
Open 24 hours a day, it contains the necessary facilities for preparing meals: blender, steriliser (provided on request only), microwave, refrigerator, bottle warmer (provided automatically in the room for G.Ms® who book a Baby Club Med® or Club Med Baby Welcome® service), and supplementary products such as mineral water, fruit, long-life milk (baby milk is not provided).
There are two Baby corners, one in the Samana restaurant and the other in the Hispaniola, proposing sweet and savoury baby foods and all the equipment required to prepare babies' meals.
The meals are devised by the Baby restaurant team of specialist chefs, to satisfy babies' specific needs.
At the Baby restaurant, the G.O®s are in charge of lunch, but parents can share it with their children if they wish.
To enjoy a moment of total freedom, take advantage of the baby sitting service.
For information: we provide a list of baby sitting services on request, but Club Med has no responsibility for the service provided.
We've done everything in our power to ensure the comfort and well-being of parents and babies.
Personal welcome, baby-care material available in your room and/or in the baby care room (cot, changing mat, baby bath, high chair on request, bottle-warmer), sweet and savoury baby foods, Baby Zone equipped to prepare babies' meals, high chairs and/or booster cushions in the restaurant.
Spare pushchairs are also available if required.
The playgrounds independent from the children's club facilities are open to all children, accompanied by their parents.
The Pyjamas Club® leaves parents free to organise their evening as they wish. This group babysitting service run by experienced G.O®s in a dedicated area provides all the necessary comforts (beds, daybeds, video area, etc).
Club Med Spa by COMFORT ZONE now proposes specific beauty treatments for teenagers (except massage**), at set times in the day, to introduce them to the World of Wellness.
Reservations on site only.
** For information:
The term "massage" implies a superficial manipulation of the face or body, solely for aesthetic purposes, sometimes to ensure optimal penetration of a cosmetic product, or for comfort. The massage referred to is an external massage of the skin, with no medical or therapeutic aim. It may be done manually or with mechanical aids, exclusively by qualified, trained professionals.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 11 year(s)
Maximum age : 17 year(s)
Babies explore movement - crawling, climbing and sliding - on fun circuits created especially for them. The activity is run by G.O®, as part of the children's club activities proposed. Parents may also take part in this learning activity when the G.O® organise specific events.
For information, this activity is open to children enrolled at Baby Club Med® and Petit Club Med® only.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 months
Maximum age : 3 year(s)
Circus workshops for children aged 4 to 6 at Mini Club Med®, to discover the joys of the circus in small groups, with G.O®s trained in their discipline. The children take part in a show, where they can demonstrate what they have learnt.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 5 year(s)
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Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 6 year(s)
A half hour lesson with equipment, facilities and method devised specifically for children.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 3 year(s)
Maximum age : 7 year(s)
Through role play, children get to learn tennis the fun way, from Petit Club Med®*.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 3 year(s)
Maximum age : 4 year(s)
In the majority of our Mini Club Med®s, their G.O®s introduce your children to the joys of nature, encouraging them to explore and become nature experts! They take part in fun and artistic activities to help them understand how plastic and other synthetic materials pollute the world. Another opportunity for them to discover the world around them!
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 10 year(s)
Zumbatomic® was specially devised for children aged 4 to 11, to introduce them to the notion of healthy lifestyle through dance and fitness.
A fusion of salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop and workout with specially choreographed routines to their favourite music.
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Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 10 year(s)
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Do Wrap SweatVac Skull Cap
The Do Wrap SweatVac Skull Cap is a great all-around performance cap. One-piece DriSmart shell with twin layer sewn in Transpor sweatband does the job to keep you cool, dry, and comfortable under intense activity.
If you perspire a little excessively, this is going to be your friend. Fits comfortably under both of my helmets and most importantly keeps the sweat out of my eyes so I can focus on the terrain and not worry about crashing.
The Sweatvac Skull cap did an adequate job of keeping perspiration out of my eyes -- no small feat in a summertime ride in Georgia. That capability was marred by three things: The black color is a poor choice for trying to keep cool. This product comes in just one size which was oversized for my narrow melon. The cap also covered my ears, reducing comfort and compromised my ability to hear. While it adequately sopped up perspiration off my noggin, product might be better suited to keep the head (and ears) warm in cooler conditions. It's probably not a good choice for those of us with smaller hat sizes.
This is great, especially when you sweat like crazy. Fabric keeps sweat out of your eyes when riding.
I use these for Road and Mountain Biking. They work great. Keeps the sweat out of my eyes and protects my "bald" head from tree branches and bugs! No "helmet tan" either!
Wore this sucker for 90 miles Saturday and 77 miles Sunday on an MS150 ride. I am BALD and this baby didn't let one drop of sweat hit my eyes. Unbelievable. Bye bye dorky headbands...
This cap keeps the sun from burning my nearly bald scalp and does a better job of keeping the sweat from running into my eyes that my headsweats skull cap

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When a valve is closed rapidly in a pipe network it gives rise to a hydraulic transient known as a water hammer. The propagation of these hydraulic transients can in extreme cases cause failures of pipe systems caused by overpressures. This is a model of a simple verification pipe system consisting of a reservoir, a pipe, and a valve. The valve is in this model closed instantaneously.


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Episode Guides
About the Show
US sitcom about four aliens who arrive on Earth and assume human identities to pose as an average family living in Ohio in order to observe life on the planet
Series 5 Summary
The fifth season of the American sitcom finds the Solomons worried that their cover is about to be blown and their true identity as extraterrestrials revealed.
Episode 1 - Episode I: the Baby Menace
The Solomons panic when they realise that Vicki intends to sell the story of her baby's alien conception to the newspapers
Episode 2 - Dick for Tat
Dick seethes with jealousy when he discovers that his academic rival Professor Strudwick once had an affair with Mary back before he met her, so he plots to even the score
Episode 3 - The Fifth Solomon
When Dick crashes his car into a tree, he pretends he uses the same insurance company as Mary rather than admit he is uninsured, so Gary the insurance agent drops by
Episode 4 - Dial M for Dick
Mary invites the Solomons to accompany her on a murder mystery weekend at a mansion, but Dick and his family have no idea that the whole scenario is being staged by actors
Episode 5 - Dick and Tuck
Dick considers having plastic surgery when he sees Mary and Nina admiring handsome Hollywood stars in magazines. Dick's doctor proclaims Harry to be cosmetically perfect.
Episode 6 - Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner
Dick is interested when Nina goes to a meeting of the Black Student Union, but his curiosity leads to the Solomons inadvertently attending a white power rally
Episode 7 - Sex and the Sally
Sally goes on the pill without telling Don, but the medication gives her terrible mood swings. Tommy and Harry are mistaken for beggars in the street.
Episode 8 - Charitable Dick
When Dick and Mary attend a charity auction, Dick is caught up in the excitement and gets into a bidding war with Professor Strudwick. Sally's snoring becomes a problem.
Episode 9 - The Loud Solomon Family: a Dickumentary
When Mary asks Dick if the Solomons would consider becoming the subjects of her documentary about the typical American family, he agrees at once
Episode 10 - Gwen, Larry, Dick and Mary
Mary arranges for her and Dick to spend time socialising with another couple, but after a few dates their new friends Gwen and Larry mysteriously stop calling
Episode 11 - Dick Puts the 'Id' in Cupid
When Dick discovers that Mary is seeing a therapist, he worries that she may be talking about him during her sessions. Don gives Sally a Valentine's Day card.
Episode 12 - The Big Giant Head Returns
The Big Giant Head appears at Dick's office and announces that he's back in Rutherford to claim his son from Vicki Dubcek, who has returned to town for a visit
Episode 13 - Rutherford Beauty
Dick gets into trouble when he foolishly confesses to Mary that he's been having erotic fantasies about Nina. Sally becomes an enthusiastic follower of a lifestyle guru.
Episode 14 - This Little Dick Went to Market
Dick and Tommy dabble in the stock market, but while Tommy wants to diversify, Dick insists that they put all their money into one company
Episode 15 - Youth Is Wasted on the Dick
In an attempt to find out what it's like to be young, Dick tries to help Mary recapture her happy childhood experiences at a peaceful lakeside inn
Episode 16 - Dick Strikes Out
When the new chancellor shakes up the university by announcing huge spending cuts, Dick decides to organise his colleagues to take industrial action in protest
Episode 17 - Shall We Dick?
Strudwick and Judith team up for the Badger Day dance contest. Mary agrees to be Dick's partner, although she has two left feet, and Nina reluctantly pairs up with Harry.
Episode 18 - Dick and Harry Fall Down a Hole
Dick and Harry run out of petrol and, while crossing a field to find a petrol station, fall into a giant hole that is much too deep to climb out of
Episode 19 - Frankie Goes to Rutherford
Dick is extremely jealous when one of Mary's former students, a handsome man named Frank, returns to town and greets her with great affection
Episode 20 - Dick Solomon's Day Off
When Nina says she's unwell and won't be in the office the next day, Mary has to explain the concept of 'sick days' to Dick, who soon takes advantage of the idea
Episode 21 - The Big Giant Head Returns Again Part 1
Sally wrongly assumes Alissa is planning to dump Tommy. When the Big Giant Head and Vicki arrive unexpectedly, it's clear the honeymoon's over.
Episode 22 - The Big Giant Head Returns Again Part 2
Dick struggles to cope with the news that the Big Giant Head is his father. Vicki pretends to be friendly to Janice.


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We're celebrating Westfield London's 5th Birthday this week with exclusive offers and in store shopping experiences
Fans have the chance to win a monogramed Superdry + Timothy Everest jacket, complimentary makeovers and more!
Between 31st October and 3rd November we're giving you the chance to have a personal shopping experience in our Westfield London store. To book your appointment and get your hands on a free beauty gift, call the store on 0208 743 5201!


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Police in D.C. say they have arrested a 51-year-old man for a robbery at a Sun Trust Bank in the 100 block M Street, SE.
According to police, a man the man handed a note to the teller announcing a robbery and demanded money at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police say he fled on foot after receiving money.
No one was injured in the robbery.
Police say they arrested 51-year-old Edward Darrell Murphy of Northeast DC at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. He is charged with "robbery fear."


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Does anyone know where I can find Stream (rivers, waterbodies) codes for the State of Utah?
The high resolution Flowline layer in the NHD's mapservice has a ReachCode attribute, which is defined here as:
In theory you should be able to do this all via http using published map services. However, I get a 404 when I copy and paste the geometry returned by this query for Utah ..
... into the filter geometry textbox of the NHD's mapservice and click Query (POST). It even happens when
You could also download the NHD data for your state, open the Feature Classes of the FGD in ArcMap/ArcCatalog, and open the attribute table and look them up by whatever attribute you are using, i.e. Feature Name, Reach Code, etc. NHD High Resolution by State FTP


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Homecomings in Nebraska
Blog Note – On Wednesday of the Nebraska Caravan the group visited Carter Lake, Iowa, as well as Omaha and Nebraska City, Neb. Community Relations Director Ben Aken offers these comments on the day's activities. You can read about the Royals Caravan on the home page of royals.com. MLB.com writer **** Kaegel will also continue to report on caravan activities throughout the month.
There is something comforting about homecomings. The Royals Caravan trip to Nebraska provided several for members of this group.
Last fall, third base Coach Brian Poldberg asked if the Royals Caravan could visit Carter Lake Elementary School, in Carter Lake, Iowa — just outside of Omaha. This was, of course, the same school he and his three sons attended and where his wife Lori served as the PTA president for over nine years. It was apparent from our first arrival that the teachers and children of the school knew Brian more as a PTA parent than a Major League coach. However, he was able to introduce his 'co-workers' (Major League Baseball Players, a baseball legend, a radio broadcaster and a large dancing lion in a baseball uniform) to the kids, showing that there was another side of the man who brought popcorn to school throughout the winter. Needless to say, they were impressed!
Homecoming for Alex Gordon came in the form of an attention storm in Nebraska. From the moment we first pulled into inPlay for the Omaha Royals luncheon, people were looking for Alex. Several people came up to him for autographs, a camera crew directed their attention to him as he walked into the meeting room and the Omaha Royals organizers rushed up to give him directions on the day. However, Alex handled the situation with class and maturity: answering questions during the Q&A portion of the lunch, conducting several media interviews and signing a whole gaggle of autographs. However, one could expect Alex to receive this amount of attention in the Husker state. He was born in Lincoln, Neb. (a Royals fan none-the-less), played baseball at Lincoln Southeast High School, had an outstanding career at the University of Nebraska where he was awarded the Golden Spikes award (the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy for college baseball) and recently was named the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year. So, needless to say, Nebraska is proud of their native son.
(This all after Alex experienced a crazy travel schedule which included being stranded in New Mexico with a blown tire, a friend's wedding in Arizona and a Midwest snowstorm that canceled flights.)
Omaha was also familiar to pitcher Ryan Braun who spent over a month playing for the Royals minor league team, first baseman Ryan Shealy who played at Rosenblatt Stadium when he was with the Rockies Organization and Royals legend Frank White who played for the Omaha Royals in 1973.
Since I grew up in nearby Papillion, Neb., it was fantastic to see how downtown Omaha had changed throughout the last few years. Even better was seeing my dad and a few of his friends at the Luncheon on Tuesday. For our traveling party, these homecomings felt good.
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This is a GREAT blog and I hope all the fans being met along the way during the Caravan know the blog's URL so they can come back and comment after you meet them! Just tell 'em royals.mlblogs.com wherever you go! There should be tons of comments here.


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|I'm Just Cookin'
|Written by Darci Tomky
What a hoot!
Owls are everywhere. And no, I don't mean in your barn or in the tree in the backyard. They are on backpacks and cards and necklaces and even perched on your bedside table. But really, "hoo" doesn't love a cute little owl?
Our adorable feathered friends were the inspiration for my cupcake treats when I hosted the FCA junior highers at my house last week. #1: They are just too darn cute. #2: The colors are perfect for fall. #3. Did I mention they are cute??
I found these cupcakes on Pinterest (of course!) and 6bittersweets.com, but I ended up making up my own directions so they would be super easy. I used a boxed chocolate cake mix and a tub of milk chocolate frosting, but if you want to make those things from scratch, be my guest.
I used brown and orange M&Ms for the eyes and beak, but you could also use junior mints or Reese's Pieces. I also bought red and yellow cupcake liners, but I'm sure anything would work for that, too.
One word of caution: Oreos are harder to twist apart than you might think. 6-year-olds might have the twist-and-lick motion mastered, but I'm not so talented. (And unfortunately you don't get to lick the cream off these Oreos!) I would recommend halfway slicing with a sharp knife and halfway pulling the Oreos apart. You might have to spread some of the cream back on, but it's OK if they aren't perfect. Buy some extra cookies just in case you break a few!
You're going to have a lot of Oreo crumbs left over, but that's just another excuse to make dirt cups or cookies'n'cream ice cream! (And just so you know, I have another Halloween recipe coming up that uses cookie crumbs.)
Have fun with your cupcakes! "Owl" be wishing you a happy October and happy autumn!
Owl Cupcakes
Prepare cake mix according to directions on package; fill and bake 24 cupcakes in liners. Let cool. Set aside a small spoonful of frosting. Frost cupcakes.
Twist or slice apart cookies crosswise, leaving cream all on one side. Place two cookies, cream side up, on center of frosted cupcake for the two eyes. Take two brown candies, dab in frosting that was set aside and stick to the cream of the cookie for the center of the eyes. (Play with the position of the candies to give each owl its own personality.) Below the eyes, stick an orange candy into the frosting for the beak.
Using the cookie halves without cream, cut or break at 1/2 inch from the side for a half-circle shape (slightly smaller than if you cut in the exact center). Gently press into frosting above the eyes, textured side facing up and round edges inward, to form the ears. Finish by showing off the adorable cupcakes to all your friends!
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Hi all,
We have ZCS 6.0.5 and was wondering - is it possible to provision a Blackberry user on ZCB without allowing the specified user to provision an ActiveSync device (e.g. iPhone)? We have very strict rules about our mobile devices, and only allow company owned devices.
Therefore, is it possible to have Zimbra Mobile enabled (for BES to work), but have ActiveSync turned off - per user?


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Campus Safety Resources
UW Oshkosh is committed to maintaining a safe and secure educational environment and continues to develop new programs and technologies to better protect the campus community.
Campus Safety Team
In an effort to make the campus safer and more secure, the University has initiated a campuswide emergency response team. Consisting of trained campus volunteers, the UW Oshkosh Safety Team supplements the University Police's efforts by providing low-risk assistance during an emergency.
Campus Emergency Plan
UW Oshkosh notifies students of campus emergencies online via the University home page as well as a campus wide e-mail notification. An Emergency Procedures Guide recently was created and distributed throughout campus to help students, faculty and staff prepare for and respond to an emergency on campus.
Through the new TitanAlert system, current UW Oshkosh students, faculty and staff can sign up to receive emergency alerts and updates from the University via text messages to their cell phones.
Together with existing campus safety measures, this system will help to maintain a safe campus environment through timely and broad-reaching emergency notification. Registering for TitanAlert is the surest way for you to receive information critical to your safety and well-being.
University Police
The UW Oshkosh Police Department is dedicated to providing a safe environment conducive to personal growth and educational development. The staff of highly trained, professional state police officers patrols campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Community Service Officer (CSO) Program
In conjunction with the University Police Department and the Department of Residence Life, UW Oshkosh provides a Community Service Officer (CSO) program, which trains student employees to patrol campus, work night security in the residence halls and serve as police dispatchers.
CVPP Campus Violence Prevention Project
Several campus offices are available to help you deal with the impact relationship violence can have on you. If you have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic or dating violence, or stalking (repeated, unwanted attention from someone), you can get support from whatever office seems most appropriate to you.
Safe Walk Program
UW Oshkosh's Safe Walk program provides students with trained Community Service Officers to safely escort them on and around campus during the evening and night hours. The Community Service Officers are trained by the University Police Department.
Emergency Phones
Numerous blue light emergency phones, a direct link to the University Police Department, are located throughout campus for students in need of immediate assistance.
Titan Transit
Titan Transit, a student-led initiative, provides students and staff with an extended-hours and late-night bus service free of charge. Buses run for the 14-week semesters from 6 to 10 p.m., Monday through Wednesday and from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., Thursday through Saturday.
Residence Hall Security
For students living on campus, UW Oshkosh's residence halls provide students with a number of safety measures. Residence hall entrance doors are locked or monitored at all hours of the day and night. To prevent fires, the residence halls prohibit certain items, such as candles, incense and halogen lamps. Also, rooms, hallways and public areas are equipped with smoke detectors, and fire drills are held each semester to ensure students understand the proper response in the event of a fire.
Inclement Weather Policy
In the event of inclement weather, students will be notified of class delays or cancellations via the University home page and a campus wide e-mail.
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Finca El PuenteWe will focus all of our attention this week on welcoming this year's lot of Finca El Puente from Marcala, Honduras, into our coffee lineup.
Style of Tasting
Brewing RodeoFinca El Puente's coffee is one that I recommend often to people new to Counter Culture and our coffees, in large part because its flavors are forgiving of brewing methods that might not meet our standards. Some of the more delicate aspects—characteristics we call purple, for example—may be lost in a twenty-year-old Krups, but we have the means in our training centers to highlight nuances and differences. You have two bags of the coffee, so dig in to brewers and recipes, and test as many ideas as your crowd has patience to taste.
Notes on the CoffeesEvery year, when it comes time to tell the story of Finca El Puente, I wonder how to balance what's new (or at least, new in the past year) with the years that preceded this one and keep the story to fewer than a thousand words. It's easy to get carried away when talking about this coffee because it's a perfect example of the kind of coffee that helps people understand and trust Counter Culture: it's very good coffee without being inordinately complex in flavor, it's consistent from year to year and, not for nothing, almost all of us know the farmers responsible for creating it.
I hope that most of you had a chance to attend at least one of last October's Variety Show events in our training centers and to spend time with Moisés and Marysabel, who are two of the most gracious and generous people in the coffee industry. They have been great friends to us ever since we began buying their coffee in 2006, but in the early years they seemed most happy doing what they had always done. Often, these weekly dispatches include a comment about the challenges of introducing new ideas to smallholder farmers, and though Finca El Puente isn't so small, coffee farming is still risky enough without introducing experiments that they were hesitant to mess with what seemed to be working just fine. We never stopped pitching ideas, and because we balanced asking for new things with our commitment to do a really good job buying and marketing their coffee, Moisés eventually let his guard down. Once he let himself embrace unusual varieties, East African processing methods and organic agriculture techniques, momentum began to build and now, well, he grows seventeen varieties and executes at least one new idea every year (including something really amazing this year, which will be coming in the second shipment and about which I will keep you in suspense another month or so).
We feel very fortunate to have Moisés and Marysabel as collaborators who trust our ideas, feel comfortable challenging us, have the financial means to take risks, participate enthusiastically in the international coffee community and value the opportunity to connect with our staff and customers. It all keeps getting better every year and with the experience we have, we know better than to take that for granted. Raise your cups to another great year of Finca El Puente!


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Yesterday we brought you the news that Brooklyn-based label Hayden-Harnett will again team up with Walt Disney Signature on a collection of handbags and accessories inspired by the latest Pirates of the Caribbean installment, On Stranger Tides. Today, we're bringing you the first look at the complete collection, which will be available in May. Check out this exclusive slideshow of all the swashbuckling handbags, cuffs, wallets and scarves. The photos were taken by Tal Shpantzer.
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Viewing party on June 2 for Rays-Royals
Mark your calendars for next Tuesday…the Royals are hosting a viewing party in the Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City. The Boys in Blue will be playing Tampa Bay at 6:08 p.m. Central. The free party starts at 5:00 and is for fans of all ages. The game will be shown on the area's 192-square foot videoboard.
The event will feature performances from the Mizzou Golden Girls, the UMKC Dance Team, and the Lee's Summit (Mo.) North Drum Line. Kauffman Stadium in-game host Tim Scott, the 2009 K Crew and Sluggerrr will host contests and games, giving away Royals prizes to fans in attendance. Fans will have the opportunity to win autographed Royals items and gift cards to select restaurants in the Power and Light District throughout the event.
If you missed last year's viewing party, check out the recap from former ATH blogger Trevor. It was a fun night with most fans taking home at least one prize or promotional item. The night was capped by a Mike Aviles home run and a 2-1 win over the cross-state rivals from St. Louis!


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Classic Trucks At George Barris Show In Culver CityWritten by on June 26, 2014 Trucks of the Cruisin' Back to The '50s Car Show
Culver City, the Southern California community surrounded on all sides by Los Angeles, has a hot rodding history going back to the Thirties. It exploded in the Fifties when the city became a magnet for cruisers, street racers, and enthusiasts who wanted to participate in the scene—or at least be a witness to the whole thing. At the annual Cruisin' Back To The '50s car show, hosted by Barris, the streets of Culver City shut down for the day. Actually they shut down to ordinary traffic, but they open up to some extraordinary type of traffic. Hot rods, customs, muscle cars, lowriders, sports cars, classics, antiques, movie cars, and more pack several city blocks. Whatever room is left over is filled with vendor and displays, plus the main stage where a steady stream of diverse bands keep the music going throughout the show. George Barris knows that classic trucks are a popular attraction at hot rod shows. That's why hot rodded and restored haulers have alwas been a welcome part of the party. When the show comes to Culver City every year, Naturally, we look for the pickups, and always find plenty. Here are a few of our favorites from the 2014 show.
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You'd have a hard time finding a lower ride than this 1965 Chevy Fleetside. The beautiful blue pavement scraper was a knockout inside and out.This 1957 Chevy 3100 is owned by Bobby Ford, whose father bought it out of a farmer's orange grove back in 1969. It still features most of the original pieces.Delmo's Speed and Kustom built Paul Friedman's 1956 Chevy. The Delmo look is demonstrated by the slammed stance and 20-inch Delmo wheels. Power comes from an LS3 engine.Hollywood flippers wheel covers on whitewalls add some cool flavor to Dan Fierro's classically restored 1954 ChevyRuben Rodriguez came to Culver City with this hard-to-miss 1952 Ford F-1. The engine is a 350 small-block and the interior is upholstered in tan leather.Verl Farris' 1950 GMC 1900 pickup is finished in gray metallic with maroon and cream pinstripes to add a little flash. Look for the 'striping along the beltline and below the frenched headlights.Jose Barba did a great job with his classic 1937 Chevy half-ton, from the gorgeous two-tone green paint to the extensive accessories.How do you like Harvey Robinson's 1937 Plymouth PT50? It's been treated to a chopped top and an oh-so-low posture.
Ray Rose claims it's a 1961 Ford F-100. If so, it's the first one we've seen with a Corvette grille, Buick headlights, and Caddy front bumper and taillights. And that's just for starters.Deep purple paint adds to the appeal of Kenneth Quick's 1947 Ford. The truck is packed with a 1953 V8 Flathead and rolls on Panther wheels.


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The concept of inalienable rights is a starting point for understanding one more key difference between Christian and Islamic fundamentalism. Note what John Ashcroft said in his celebrated and maligned speech at Bob Jones University: "We knew that we were endowed not by the king, but by the Creator, with certain inalienable rights. If America is to be great in the future, it will be if we understand that our source is not civic and temporal, but our source is godly and eternal: endowed by the Creator with rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Such talk of "inalienable rights" may sound like boilerplate rhetoric, but it is crucial in differentiating Christian and Islamic "fundamentalism." As the pioneering historian Bat Ye'Or has pointed out in The Dhimmi and her other remarkable books over the past two decades, Islam has no belief in "inalienable rights." Instead, Islam establishes rights for Muslims but gives Jews and Christians living in Muslim-ruled lands a special status as dhimmis (Arabic for "protected people").
The word dhimmi became historically significant in a.d. 628 when Muhammad's forces defeated a Jewish tribe that lived at the oasis of Khaybar and made with them a treaty known as the dhimma. The treaty allowed Jews to continue cultivating their oasis, as long as they gave Muhammad half of their produce. Crucially, Muhammad reserved the right to break the deal and expel the Jews whenever he wished. That agreement has served as a model for Muslims over the centuries.
Dhimmis typically had to pay discriminatory taxes acknowledging publicly their status as second-class citizens. They were on the hook for additional sums payable on Islamic demand. They had to supply forced labor on demand. They were ineligible for any public office and without the right even to testify in legal battles. They were not allowed to construct new places of worship, but sometimes received permission to worship in buildings that predate Muslim conquest. (The buildings had to be dilapidated, with no crosses or bell-ringing allowed, and Muslims able to ransack them at will.)
Dhimmis were not allowed to possess weapons, marry Muslim women, meet with others on the streets, or ride horses or camels (the two "noble animals"). Dhimmis had to wear special clothes, walk with eyes lowered, and accept being pushed aside by Muslims. Dhimmis had to have low doors on their houses; they could have no lights on the doors. Some particular aspects varied from age to age and region to region. In the 9th century, Jews in some Muslim areas had to wear on their shoulders a patch of white cloth that bore the image of an ape; Christians, since they ate pork, wore a pig image. In 11th-century Seville Jews could not be met with the greeting, "Peace be unto you," because they were not supposed to have any peace.
The Muslim goal in collecting taxes from dhimmis was to maximize not only revenue but abuse. North African 19th-century theologian al-Maghali advised that dhimmis be assembled on tax day "in the lowest and dirtiest place," with threatening officials placed above the dhimmis "so that it seems to them, as well as to the others, that our object is to degrade them." With the stage set, al-Maghali advised, officials could play out a little drama of dragging dhimmis "one by one [to the official responsible] for the exacting of payment." They would knock him around, then thrust him aside, and make sure he realized that his position would never improve. As al-Maghali put it, "This is the way that the friends of the Lord, of the first and last generations will act toward their infidel enemies, for might belongs to Allah, to His Prophet, and to the Believers."
Other edicts affected not just finances but self-respect. A Cairo rule in 1761 was that "no Jew or Christian may appear on horseback. They ride only asses, and must alight upon meeting even [a minor Egyptian official].... If the infidel fails to give instant obedience, he is beaten." In Persia in 1890, Jewish women had to "expose their faces in public [like prostitutes].... The men must not wear fine clothes, the only material permitted them being a blue cotton fabric. They are forbidden to wear matching shoes. Every Jew is obliged to wear a piece of red cloth on his chest. A Jew must never overtake a Muslim on a public street.... If a Muslim insults a Jew, the latter must drop his head and remain silent.... The Jew cannot put on his coat; he must be satisfied to carry it rolled under his arm.... It is forbidden for Jews to leave the town or enjoy the fresh air of the countryside.... Jews must not consume good fruit."
Muslims showed great patience in psychologically weakening their opponents. For example, authorities would allow bells inside churches but not outside, anticipating that the bells inside would "eventually fall into disuse. For the bells are normally attached to the church steeple so that when rung they may be heard from afar. If they are obliged to ring them within the church, then no one will hear them or pay heed to them and they will be abolished altogether since they will serve no purpose." The result of beating and belittlement was obvious to observers in Turkey two centuries ago, who noted that dhimmis have "the most submissive cringing tone," and in Morocco during the 1870s, who said Jews had terrorized expressions.
Should that be surprising? Didn't Jews have terrorized expressions in Christian-ruled territories? Bat Ye'or argues that "dhimmitude is in no way comparable with the position of Jews in Christendom." Jews in Europe were an oppressed minority; Christians and Jews in many Muslim countries were oppressed majorities. Persecution of a majority is no different ethically than persecution of a minority, but it requires establishment of a police state rather than just use of the police. "The realm of dhimmitude," Bat Ye'Or writes, "is actually situated in a political ideology of permanent war which ruined entire regions, justified massacres, slavery, usurpation of land, and deportations."
Jacques Ellul, in an introduction to Bat Ye'Or's The Dhimmi, also differentiates the situation of the dhimmi from that of the European serf in the Middle Ages. Serfdom, he notes, "was the result of certain historical changes such as the transformation of slavery ... when these historical conditions altered, the situation of the serf also evolved until his status finally disappeared." Dhimmi status, though, "was not the product of the historical accident but ... the expression of an absolute, unchanging, theologically grounded Muslim conception of the relationship between Islam and non-Islam. It is not a historical accident of retrospective interest, but a necessary condition of existence."
What are the necessary conditions of existence, within an Islamic worldview? Muslims, like Christians, divide people into believers and nonbelievers, but the Islamic conception of future relations between the two is very different. Christians believe that final Christian victory will come not primarily through the efforts of Christians but only when Christ returns. For Muslims, though, the world is divided into the dar al-Harb, land controlled by non-Muslims that forms the "territory of war," and the dar al-Islam, the land where Islamic law prevails. This is a permanent state of war, although there may be truces, because it is man's might that will make Islam supreme throughout the world.
In Islam, therefore, a peace is not a peace, and a truce should not last longer than 10 years. A time of peace longer than a decade is occasion not for relaxation but for feeling inadequate and fidgety. Infidels should never be allowed to rest on their laurels, famed 14th-century Muslim jurist Ibn Taymiyya asserted; any land they possess is held illegitimately. This means that jihad is not aggression but retrieving what is Islam's legitimate possession. The dar al-Harb has no right to exist.
Muslims have long understood the difference between the Islamic and Christian agendas, and the way that Muslim centralism can contribute to a mission of permanent war. Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) wrote, "In the Muslim community, the holy war is a religious duty, because of the universalism of the [Muslim] mission and the obligation to convert everyone to Islam either by persuasion or by force. Therefore, caliphate and royal authority are united [in Islam], so that the person in charge can devote the available strength to both of them [religion and politics] at the same time. The other religious groups did not have a universal mission, and the holy war was not a religious duty to them, save only for purposes of defense."
If Bat Ye'Or and Jacques Ellul are right, we should speak about the Muslim assignment of dhimmi status not in past tense but in present and future tenses as well. As Ellul writes, because of "Islam's fixed ideological mode ... One must know as exactly as possible what the Muslims did with these unconverted conquered peoples, because that is what they will do in the future (and are doing right now)." Based on the experience of Christians in Sudan and Indonesia, Ellul's pessimistic realism is well warranted. Dhimmitude is not merely something to be studied by historians; it still goes on wherever Islam gains an edge.
The Wall Street Journal, for example, reported on April 9 that Saudi Arabia almost never allows deceased non-Muslims even to be buried in that country. The corpses of those who provided goods and services to the Saudi masters-Christians from the Philippines, Hindus from India, Buddhists from Thailand, and so forth-must be shipped back to their home countries at a cost of about $3,000 apiece, which is about the annual wage of many of the workers. When employers balk, corpses may be held in Saudi Arabia for months. A Kanoo Cargo manager said, "Saudi does not have much to send abroad apart from oil ... we do a lot of this human remains business."
When a foreigner or anyone else dies in an accident, a Saudi religious court decides if someone is responsible for the death, and if so exacts "blood money" compensation. Look at the religious and sexual bigotry inherent in these figures: 100,000 Riyals (about $27,000 for a Muslim male), half that for a Christian male, 1/15 of that (about $1,800) for a Hindu or Buddhist male, and 1/30 of that (about $900) for a Hindu or Buddhist woman. American fundamentalists even in the days of slavery found burial places for all, and American courts even during days of religious prejudice did not establish such differentials on the basis of belief.
Are Christian and Islamic fundamentalism the same? It's hard to find a fundamentalist in America who says slavery was righteous because slaves were kept alive. Muslims defend dhimmitude, however, by saying that Muslims could have expelled or killed Christians and Jews, but deserve credit for letting them live. (Of course, genocide against the inhabitants of conquered nations would have left Arabs with depopulated areas and not much likelihood of repopulating them.) Some also have praised Islam for giving opportunities to the children of dhimmis. (Muslims often removed children from their Christian or Jewish parents and brought them up in Islam. That went along with the belief that all children are born Muslims and corrupted by parents.)
Other defenders of Islam have asserted that dhimmi status was better than anything offered Jews under Christianity. That is generally not true: For example, under Byzantine authority Jews could not purchase any property that the church had; under Islam, they could purchase no property, period. Under the Byzantines, Jews could act as witnesses; not so under Islam. But in any event, those who accepted dhimmi status, Bat Ye'Or notes, were left with "no genuine rights," because "the person who concedes the charter can equally well rescind it.... Under dhimmitude, a person has no claim to any rights, just permission that can be rescinded. This is not because of temporary decision but is a rooted concept."
In short, Islamic fundamentalism and Christian fundamentalism are worlds apart. Christian fundamentalists may be nice people and they can also live at peace with their neighbors, since all people have inalienable rights. Muslim fundamentalists may be nice people, but to remain faithful to Quranic teaching they can only have a temporary cease-fire with dhimmis. This is a huge difference that many journalists have irresponsibly overlooked.


text: On its 50th birthday, don't underestimate the humble microchip Technology 21 April 11 by Olivia Solon Microchip at 50A microchip from 1961Fairchild The microchip is fast approaching its 50th birthday, having been first patented on 25 April in 1961. Today, the humble integrated circuit underpins almost every aspect of modern society, having been miniaturized and cheapened through mass production. Globally, the semiconductor industry is thought to be worth around $300 billion.However, with the exception of a few microchip megastars (such as Intel's Pentium Processor or Core i7), the humble chip is generally relegated to the background, hidden inside consumer electronics and the associated enormous marketing budgets. Chips are the slavish drones that underpin the digital fabric of modern society, pervasive in industries such as healthcare, telecoms, automotive, media and logistics.Derek Boyd, CEO of NMI -- the trade association representing the UK semiconductor, microelectronics and electronic systems communities -- told Wired.co.uk: "The biggest challenge is that it has become so diverse and so hidden that the microchip industry tends to be overlooked, particularly by young people coming into the industry, policy makers and government." As we continue to populate the " Internet of Things", the microchip is only going to proliferate further, becoming smaller, more efficient and more disposable.To celebrate the microchip's half century of existence, Wired.co.uk has tracked down a number of pioneers within the chip field that are using the power of the integrated circuit to revolutionise different industries.Mimicking the brain Steve Furber's Spinnaker project at the University of Manchester aims to build a computer that mimics the workings of the human brain. Spinnaker is an artificial neural network, which will eventually incorporate a million ARM processors, amounting to around 1 percent of the brain's capacity. The aim is to use "massively parallel" computing (a single computer with many networked processors working in tandem) to help understand the inner workings of the human brain -- and also to see whether this approach could result in more efficient computers.Furber told Wired.co.uk: "The brain is capable of coping with neuron failure -- something that's very difficult to replicate in computers."It is also hoped that biology might be able to offer insights in areas where computers struggle, such interpreting real-world imaging. Furber explained that as we follow Moore's Law we will deliver more and more transistors per chip, but because we're already getting close to atomic scales, the continued shrinking is leading to unreliability and component failure. The question becomes more about how we can build reliable systems using increasingly unreliable technology. Furber believes that the reliability factor can be introduced at a higher level, with individual chips able to fail without the entire system going down. One of the main challenges of the project is creating enough interconnections. In the brain, each neuron interconnects with thousands of others, but it's not feasible to create these on a chip. He explains: "We have been finding ways of running several connections between a few wires. When a "neuron" spikes, a microprocessor drops a small 40-bit packet with the identity of the chip that spiked. Software then delivers it to all of the positive targets." Read page 2 123 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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The Kookie KarWritten by on July 5, 2005 Contributors: Eric Geisert Norm Grabowski, The Kookie Kar, and Everything
He's been called many things by many people, but mostly by Himself: Woo-Woo, Normie Poo, El Polaco, Father of the T-Bucket, the Rod God (should be a lower case "g" but you know how it is with titles), etc., etc., but simply Norm will suffice, even though there is clearly nothing simple about Norm Grabowski. Everything in Norm's life is so intertwined, from car building to acting to woodworking artist; it's impossible to separate one from the other. Norm the car builder is daring and willing to take chances, even though over the years his creations have boiled down to a highly recognizable Grabowski-style, no matter the vehicle. Norm the actor is also immediately recognizable for his boisterously extroverted public persona, which in turn hides behind the colorful facade of an extremely talented woodworker whose forte for carving fibrous forest byproducts (first noticed, it may be added, in building his transportation from SoCal to Lead Hill, Arkansas, in the infamous "Henway" C-cab truck) is mostly directed towards (but not restricted to) carving giant, adult-sized rocking horses for the rich and famous (Burt Reynolds was one of his early customers) and one-off skull shifter knobs from exotic woods for rodders everywhere. As you may have noticed, it has become de rigeur to many in our hobby to have Norm add his personal touch to their latest project by topping the shifter with a custom carved skull that only Himself knows the significance of its expression and adornment. Most all, however, have one thing in common--a spent brass cartridge in the top of their cranium (unless, of course, the client wishes otherwise).
But how did all of this come about, you may wonder? Glad you asked! In 1952, after leaving the service on a medical discharge, Norm purchased a fenderless '31 A V-8 for $100. Not one to leave things alone, he then swapped the A body for the front half of a '22 T touring, with a shortened Model A pickup bed bringing up the rear--the major visual difference between T-buckets and T modifieds--a harbinger of things to come. To get stance and proportion "right" (remember, there were no actual guidelines, for this was the granddaddy of all T-buckets, and Norm was a pioneer), Norm and friends removed some 20 inches of rear framerails, starting six inches forward of the crossmember, then raised and reattached the crossmember and its attendant frame stubs with pieces of the removed rail sections, effectively kicking, or z'ing the frame. Still not completely satisfied, he then stretched the frame some five inches up front using yet more leftover rear frame sections, replacing the front crossmember with a "bulldog," or suicide spring mount, at the same time to lower it, accentuating the rake. A '37 Ford tubular axle equipped with '40 Ford hydraulic brakes was then hung on a reversed-eye spring, utilizing a homemade four-bar type setup from Ford tie-rods. A '52 Cad engine with 3-71 GMC blower was then set in place on fabricated mounts and bolted (through an adapter) to a Zephyr-cogged '39 Ford Top Loader, which fed power through a shortened '41 Ford torque tube enclosed driveshaft and 3.54:1 rearend attached to a Model A spring. At first, Norm had used a Model A rearend, but when he swapped in the stouter '41, mounting was switched from the spring being on top of the axle tubes to behind them, which shortened the car (Norm liked that), but lowered the rear as well. Not satisfied with the lower rear stance, Norm mounted the rear spring to the crossmember with a 6-inch steel spacer to set it back where it had been, to regain that "just right" stance. Steering was handled by a Ross box from a milk truck, mounting a Bell three-spoke wheel in nearly vertical position, yet another style item that sets T-buckets apart from T modifieds. Norm installed the Ross box at his home in Sunland, then discovered to his dismay that it steered backwards. What to do? For Norm, that was to drive over to Burbank and see his friends at Valley Custom for a fix, steering the reverse of normal for the entire trip.
It was over this foundation the aforementioned body was channeled some six inches. Norm then asked Neal Emory at Valley Custom to create a special raked-back and dramatically shortened windshield, which he did from channel, hammering out the unusual mounts by hand. For finishing touches they applied a black paint job, then Norm had Tony Nancy stitch up a red rolled and pleated interior. And the shift knob was (can we have the envelope please?) a large dice.
During the chassis reconfiguration process, the framerails had become so unsightly through the cut-and-try method, that Norm also called on his friends Neal Emory and Clayton Jenson at Valley Custom to have them make frame covers for it. So, those really neat, tapered front rails and neatly rolled rear kick-up sections are, in actuality, a false front, just as the old western buildings on movie sets. And speaking of movies, it was while the car was at Valley Custom that it was spotted by someone form the studios who passed the word to Norm (through Neal) that they would like to rent it. It was also in this finish that it appeared in a Hot Rod magazine feature (and on the cover too) in October of '55, dubbed "Lightnin' Bug." One of the T's first film gigs was Mr. Kagle and the Babysitter, staring Charles Coburn and Fay Holden in 1956. The T acquired its top (and taller windshield frame) when Norm became the stunt driver for his own car, renting it to the studios for $50 per day. It seems that during a film production, an actor had "got on it," running Norm's car into a post, causing substantial chassis damage, which the studio paid Valley Custom to repair. As there was no stunt double car (not usually the case today), Norm decided that if he were to continue lending the roadster to production companies, no one but Himself would drive. So, for the upcoming filming of Wire Service, Norm not only had Bill Colgan in Burbank make him a top, so nobody could see who was driving (this took a week and cost $200), but he was also required to join the Screen Actor's Guild as well--another $200 expenditure. Norm remembers being paid only $400 for his work in the movie--at least he broke even. It may be noted that Franco's replica of the Kookie T doesn't include a top.
Norm's creative efforts in the promotion of hot rodding did a service to rodders everywhere when his roadster came into our living rooms on Friday evenings as the car star of 77 Sunset Strip in the late '50s-early '60s. Possibly even more responsible for bringing Norm's car into even more living rooms than television, however (no doubt hip, L.A. detective shows weren't everyone's favorite entertainment venue, even if they did have a handsome young actor, Ed Byrnes, playing car hop Gerald Lloyd Kookson at Dino's Lodge on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip) was most everyone's "must-read," Life magazine. For it was indeed the April 29th edition of Life that not only had hot rodding as its theme, with a cover featuring a flagman starting a drag race in Fort Worth, Texas, and nine pages on the subject, but a full-page shot of Norm at Bob's Drive-in in Toluca Lake as well (unlike folklore dictates, Norm's T was not on the cover, but appeared on page 137). As Norm tells the tale: "Life magazine shot the car when I was in Hollywood one night. They were following me around trying to get me to stop, and I didn't know it. Finally I stopped at the drive-in. They took about 200 pictures that night...just unbelievable!"
Norm's T had gone from a blown, Cad-powered roadster that he used for drag racing (103 mph in the quarter), cruisin', and an occasional half-case delivery vehicle for his family's egg ranch, to a '56 Dodge Royal Blue knockout (painted by Valley Custom) with Dean Jeffries-applied flames and pinstriping, the aforementioned red Tony Nancy-stitched interior, and a Horne intake sporting a quartet of Strombergs replacing that borrowed supercharger. It was in this guise that teenaged boys everywhere waited breathlessly to see a representation of their second favorite fantasy, Kookie's Car (which sometimes, unfortunately, was omitted from episodes completely), as Connie Stevens most certainly was first on their list! Teenage girls on the other hand didn't have long to wait for Ed "Kookie" Byrnes (as he was on every week); most likely wishing he'd "lend them his comb." All of this happened around the time when people like Tex Collins (Cal Automotive's founder) were testing the aftermarket waters with 'glass replicas of Model T roadster bodies to bolster up the diminishing supply of the real steel deal. Soon others jumped on the bandwagon, and almost overnight, it seemed most anyone could not only have access to the makings of an entry-level, hot-cum-street rod, but afford to build one as well. Thus the proliferation of Kookie klones, i.e., T-buckets, Fad Ts, Bellybutton Cars (everyone's got one), etc., etc. And, just as with flame styles, the T-bucket evolved even more with further refinement from builders like Dan Woods, whose horizontally coil-sprung frontends, sectioned '17 T bodies, and tons of "antique" brass goodies made the lowly T-bucket a contemporary (for the '70s, that is) horseless carriage going way beyond entry-level hot rod status.
The first near copy of Norm's T, however, happened (as the story goes) when Norm arrived home unexpectedly one day to find another fledgling young actor, Tommy Ivo, with tape measure in hand, measuring Norm's car so that he could build a similar hot rod of his own. The nailhead-powered Ivo T went on to be a car star too, appearing in several "B" movies such as The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow in 1959, The Choppers in 1961, and many others besides (see Milestones, SRM, Jun. '00).
So, what happened to the Kookie T anyway? Well, as most builders do, another project usually comes along and the current car is sold. In this case that would be another T Norm was already tooling around in--a full fendered '25 touring. Dayton, Ohio's Jim Skonzakis, aka Jim Street, was into showcars, and car shows (already owning the Barris-built "Golden Sahara"), purchased the car in 1959 for $3,000, taking it to Larry Watson for a cosmetic makeover. Larry repainted the car in a Rose Pearl with Candy Red flames with black tips and white pinstriping (in his signature seaweed-style as opposed to Jeffries' earlier "crab claw" or traditional Von Dutch-style). And it also got a more contemporary (for the times) white pearl button-tufted interior as well. And although not the little hot rod we all knew and loved from television anymore, it still looked pretty cool in its new precursor-to-the-'60s-style makeover. It may be noted that the top went with the car, but wasn't used afterwards. It toured the show circuit in this guise for awhile, then Jim once more updated it to its final form, with dual headlights, dual superchargers, and dual slicks, zoomie headers as tall as the windshield, and high-back seats as well. It was shown this way, then put in storage where it remains to this day, a stablemate to the aforementioned Golden Sahara. It's been said of Jim that he'd like to restore both cars someday (the Kookie T to the last version described), but as far as we know, there has been no movement in this direction. Jim has (as of this writing) so far denied viewing of these two famous "Milestones" of rodding and customizing to members of the automotive press, but one can always hope he'll change his mind. These cars should be seen again, even in unrestored condition, as they're a big part of our history, so we can only hope that Jim gets going on the dual projects soon, as the years are ticking by. And just as in writing books on the subject of rodding and customizing (which many are doing nowadays), with the passing of this generation, there will be few left who really care about the subject--the time is now!
As we've covered the Kookie T from inception to premature burial, let's talk a little about Norm (it's always about Norm--isn't it, big guy?), his other cars, and his woodworking hobby-turned-business (note that Norm also built a succession of bikes, including one that was Corvair-powered). As stated, Norm followed the Kookie T with a '25 T that also worked the show biz circuit, appearing with Mamie Van Doren in 1960's Sex Kittens Go To College, and also appeared on at least two Hot Rod magazine covers: Aug. '60 (which included a full feature) and Mar. '61, as a background prop for Marty Holmann's '15 T roadster. I used to see Norm cruisin' Hollywood Boulevard with his red, full-fendered tub filled with chicks (who says they only went for guys in customs?). Later Norm sold the touring to his friend Kaye Trapp for $2,700, who turned it into the "Porter" prop vehicle for NBC-TV's 1965-66 sitcom, My Mother the Car, staring Jerry Van Dyke (there's definitely a "Van" thing going on here), with Ann Sothern as the voice of the touring, which was supposed to be his reincarnated mother. Pretty strange stuff, but then again, the '60s were pretty strange times.
Norm also had an F-100 pickup that was a magazine feature vehicle, as well as his famous, handcarved Henway flatbed which facilitated his move from SoCal to Lead Hill, Arkansas, with all his earthly possessions, where he resides today whittlin' away on mostly wooden rocking horses and skulls. We mentioned in our July issue's Street Corner that Norm had been in an accident, damaging his carving hand, but we're happy to report that he's now recovered, back at his craft, and may be reached at (870) 436-5280, if you're in need of a skull to top that shifter in your latest street rod, or perhaps just to make a statement on your desk as an objet d'art.
Norm also built "Kookie II," which was covered in a full buildup in STREET RODDER a few years back (from an introduction in the Mar. '90 issue's Street Corner with Von Franco's color rendering, to a cover and full feature in the Jan. '94 issue) that he continues to update, show, and drive. I once rode in it with Norm at the wheel over some back roads in the Ozarks, and this thing would be a revenuer's worst nightmare! Norm always has several projects in the works, the current crop of which includes a Zipper Motors '27 T modified, soon to be DOHC banger-powered. Norm is also caretaker of the late Kaye Trapp's '76 Chevy pickup (built by Bill Hines, painted by Larry Watson, and possibly soon to be chopped), continues to refine his work-in-progress, the "Kookie Hauler," and still owns his beloved Henway (which is slated for an early restoration), as well as other projects. How about a '36 Ford truck body with loads of patina on a late-model Ford pickup chassis for one?
Our feature car is Von Franco's exact replica of the Kookie T, as the original (as stated) is not only unavailable for photography, but has been changed significantly as well. We wish to thank current owner John LeBelle, and the Petersen Automotive Museum (where the car was on loan) for their cooperation in allowing Eric Geisert the opportunity to shoot this, our Milestones feature for December.
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Although the entire T-bucket craze (which continues to this day) was spawned by Norm Grabowski's T, there have been but a couple of clones, with Franco "Von Franco" Costanza's being not only the first, but as accurate as humanly possible. So then, for all practical purposes, and because the original has not only been greatly changed, but sequestered away from prying eyes as well, we'll consider this the Kookie Kar, for it is indeed its identical twin. After building the car to exacting dimensions and detail, Franco plied his considerable artistic skills in finishing the little roadster (actually the front half of a '22 touring with a radically shortened Model A pickup bed) in '56 Dodge Royal Blue, then replicated Dean Jeffries' flame job and pinstriping to a T.Norm Grabowski the introspective, woodworking artist, not Norm Grabowski the flamboyant, extroverted showman we've all come to know and love. Can both personalities share a home and shop in Lead Hill, AR? Here's photographic proof that they can, as Norm grinds away on a wooden skull shifter knob for some lucky rodder. (Photo by the author)Norm and Franco in Franco's exact clone of the original Kookie T in August of 1989. I remember asking Norm if I could get a shot similar to the one in the Apr. '57 issue of Life magazine, and Norm said, "Sure, if you'll get me a cheeseburger, I haven't had breakfast yet!" Has anything really changed? Note the "For Sale" sign on the windshield. If you wonder who bought it, wonder no more, it was the collector of all things "Norm," John LaBelle. (Photo by the author)Those weedburner-style exhaust pipes exit over, not the actual frame, but a sheetmetal cover, created to hide what on the original car were a very butchered pair of Model A rails. This is the third, and most recognizable, of four exhaust configurations the roadster sported, and the way it appeared as the car star of 77 Sunset Strip. You know, "The street that wears a fancy label, glorified in song and fable..."The red Tony Nancy interior was replicated right down to the last stitch by Kirby Kendall. The skull shift knob looks just like the plaster version Norm purchased from a shop in Disneyland and had Larry Watson paint with "blood" so many years ago. Norm Himself actually carved the wood strip across the top of the dash, just as he had in the original, then signed and gave it to Franco for that finishing touch. As a top wasn't used on the TV show (unlike Norm's stunt driver days, the actors had to be highly visible at all times), it wasn't deemed necessary to clone.One of the cool things about looking at a T-bucket is that you can see its plethora of parts from pretty much any angle, just as in viewing a motorcycle. And even though the engine is an integral part of the overall design, let's take a closer look. The original was motivated by a '52 Caddy, but our clone sports a '55 edition of the same basic powerplant. And, just as the original, it has all the goodies: Horne intake manifold with a quartet of Stromberg 97s, and a Jackson Roto-Faze ignition. You think of a Cad V-8 as being a really big motor, but in actuality, the 331-incher had to have a session with the boring bar to make it to current small-block Chevy dimensions of 350 cubes. The transmission is SOHRP (standard old hot rodding practice), a '39 Ford Top Loader, which (just as the original) puts power to the pavement through a shortened torque tube and early Ford rearend.Now: Franco cloned the car exactly as it appeared as "Kookie's T" in the late-'50s television hit, 77 Sunset Strip, as driven by actor Ed Byrnes in his portrayal of Dino's Lodge (long since torn down in the name of "progress") parking attendant Gerald Lloyd Kookson--those were the days, my friend. Note that unlike some later T-buckets, the Ford banjo rearend, as on the original, resides forward of the spring mounts.Legendary page No. 137 from the April 29, 1957 edition of Life, not the cover as popular folklore dictates. Life photographers had followed Norm around for quite some time, but he was blissfully unaware until he pulled into Bob's Drive-in in Toluca Lake for a snack. Boy, did he have a surprise coming. Note how the exhaust in this second version turns rearward, tucking under the bedrails.To our knowledge, the Oct. '55 issue of Hot Rod was Norm Grabowski's first magazine ink with his roadster, which the editors dubbed, "Lightnin' Bug." Note Tim Miller's Ardun-powered '25 T from Portland, OR, sharing the cover, which the editors christened "Frightenin' Freighter." There are similarities and differences between the two, but in the end, only Norm's style would go on to become the "T-bucket." Note, too, that for lack of a better description of open Model T's with truncated pickup beds, they were called "Tailgate Torpedoes."
Then; a jaunty chapeau is all that protects a young, 22-year-old Norm from the elements as he wheels his "Lightnin' Bug," the granddaddy of all T-buckets, across the pages of Oct. '55's Hot Rod magazine.Just three of the myriad of publications where Norm's T appeared as the cover car. From left to right: Car Craft, Apr. '57, in pretty much Kookie T livery (note top); How To Hop-Up Your Engine, Jan. '62 (The cover shows the final Watson version, replete with motometer and button-tufted pearl white upholstery, along with a drop-in studio "glam shot" of Ed "Kookie" Byrnes. The feature in the book, however, was the car as it appeared on the TV show.); and Rods Illustrated, Aug. '59, with Ed Byrnes and actress Connie Stevens sharing the cockpit. I vividly remember a 77 Sunset Strip comic book (wish I had it now) where a girl tells Kookie something like, "Your car reminds me of a farm tractor!"A studio promotional shot from television's seminal detective show, 77 Sunset Strip (as found in the Jan. '62 edition of How To Hop-Up Your Engine), depicts Ed Byrnes, aka Gerald Lloyd Kookson, leaping into the saddle of "his" T as if in a western movie. Our suspicion is that this is a "doctored" photo, for such an impact wouldn't have done Norm's roadster much good, and if Ed were off just a degree or so in hitting his mark...well, you know. Has this guy got "smog in his noggin" or what? And did you know that not only were Norm and Ed Byrnes friends (Ed loved to cruise "his" T around the studio grounds even when they weren't filming), but that Norm actually played a bad guy on one of the episodes? It's true!Norm's next venture into the world of Kookiedom was with Kookie II, as depicted here in a lovingly crafted studio shot by Eric Geisert (heck, he even painted the walls and floor). STREET RODDER covered the car from Franco Costanza's concept rendering in our Mar. '90 issue's Street Corner, in an ongoing series of construction updates, and finally a feature and cover (of which this photo is an outtake) for our Jan. '94 issue.Since completion, Norm's Kookie II has been pretty much everywhere, including the first Jerry Titus' Cruisin' Branson Lights event, held in Branson, MO, in 1996. It was there where I was fortunate to get this shot of that old Finkster, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, riding shotgun with Norm. These are no doubt the two craziest, best loved characters that have ever honored our hobby with their presence.A studio shot supplied by Jim Street of the final version of the Kookie Kar as it appeared in Pat Ganahl's article about the car in the Feb. '89 issue of R&C. The car still exists in this form, and from what we've heard, will remain so, even if and when eventually restored. We'd have a current "entombed" shot of both the roadster and its stablemate, the Barris "Golden Sahara," if Jim had allowed us do so. Rest assured, it wasn't for lack of trying over a period of several years by our friend, automotive artist and journalist Darrell Mayabb.


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Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Virginia Tech overcame a 10-point fourth-
quarter deficit as Cody Journell's 22-yard field goal in overtime sent the
Hokies to a 13-10 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the Russell
Athletic Bowl.
Despite being shut out on just 79 yards of offense through the first three
quarters, Virginia Tech (7-6) got two scores in the final period to draw even.
After the Hokies got the ball first to start OT, Journell's kick proved to be
the difference after Rutgers' Nick Borgese was unable to match when his 42-
yard attempt sailed just wide right.
Although they finished with their worst record in 20 years, the Hokies
concluded the campaign on a high note by winning their final three games.
Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas struggled for most of the contest,
completing just 15-of-39 throws with two interceptions, but tossed a touchdown
pass to Corey Fuller in the fourth quarter to tie the game. He passed for 193
yards in the Hokies' 12th straight win over Rutgers.
After a promising start to the season for Rutgers (9-4), it ends the 2012
campaign on a sour note. After falling short of a BCS berth when losing to
Louisville in their regular-season finale, the Scarlet Knights were denied a
chance at just the third 10-win campaign in school history in the loss.
Coming in as winners in five straight bowl games, Rutgers could not score an
offensive touchdown and tallied just 196 yards of total offense. Gary Nova
completed 17-of-40 throws for 129 yards with an interception, and Savon
Huggins rushed for 48 yards on 18 carries in Rutgers' third consecutive loss.
Khaseem Greene scored the Scarlet Knights' only touchdown by recovering a
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Wife told me to grab a bottle of wine on way home last night. I had to grab some groceries so I stopped at HyVee and went into the liquor store. HOW THE **** DO YOU PICK A BOTTLE with all that is on the market?
I'm a bourbon guy. My wife has the occasional glass in a social setting.
The only experience I had with wine was during a 6 week tour of Europe in college and that was a blur so I ended up getting something that I'm not even sure is technically a wine- a $5 bottle of lambrusco.
Do you have to be a wine snob to pick out a bottle or can an average guy walk in a find a bottle?
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
Pick what you want to spend, what kind and ask for help
Pick something expensive that sounds snotty.
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Pick what you want to spend, what kind and ask for help
This is how I do it.
Pick one with a label that you find amusing or interesting.
Wine is so tricky, but at least you get a good buzz trying the product
There's a site called Reverse Wine Snob that rates reasonable wines and will do a test of wines from places like Costco or Trader Joe's.
Try, try, try....find one you enjoy....and then try more!
Some of my favorites are Duckhorn, Educated Guess, Ravenswood, Cakebread......but really just find one you like!
All women like moscato
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The onus is on your wife. She should specify what she wants to drink. If my fiance sends me to the store for wine, I'm buying what I want to drink. She and I have complete opposite tastes when it comes to wine.
Give the wife money - she'll figure it out.
As long as its has an alcohol content its probably good. Maybe.
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All women like moscato
Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato. The secret of my success.
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Barefoot Bubbly Pink Moscato. The secret of my success.
Literally every woman i know likes moscato if they like wine.
Just go with the one with the big, red, 47 lb ****.
With wine, it doesn't matter how much it costs, but whether or not you like it. Of course, that's difficult when you don't know what it is you're buying! Honestly, the cheap lambrusco (Reunite?) is pretty decent. Make sure it's chilled, though. Red wines generally aren't my thing, but the Reunite goes down pretty easy. Another favorite of mine is Polka Dot's riesling (with the yellow dot, not pink). Good stuff.
Stick with the less expensive stuff and as you find things you like, you can go out on a limb and spend a bit more to see what other labels are producing. Honestly, I can't imagine a reason to ever spend more than $15-20 on any bottle of wine. Beyond that, you're just paying for the name on the label and how much it costs for them to market themselves to wine snobs.
All people who make sweepingly generalized, stupid, uninformed comments are idiots.
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Beam & Anchor: A 7,000 Square Foot Haven for Warm Industrial Housewares
Store Profile
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Specialty: Warm industrial furnishings
- Price range: ($$) Mid-Range
- Website: beamandanchor.com
Store History
In the Winter of 2011, Robert and Jocelyn Rahm had a carpe diem moment and decided that life was too short to not pursue their dream. With a passion for great design and the desire to support local makers, Beam & Anchor was born. They found the ideal venue for their vision in a handsome yet neglected 7,000 square foot building amidst an industrial landscape in North Portland. Along the way, they met Currie Person, who has since become an integral partner in the creation of the retail experience. The Beam & Anchor store is comprised of an evolving selection of carefully curated pieces, including custom-made furniture, art, ceramics, jewelry, home goods, and beautifully crafted items for travel, work, and living.
Robert and Jocelyn Rahm have a passion for great designs and an appreciation for the local folks of Portland who make them. Along with Currie Person, they've turned a 7,000 square foot neglected warehouse into working space for local makers and a retail space to showcase their wares.
This is one abandoned warehouse that was lucky to have been given a new life. An oversized building sitting adjacent to noisy train tracks, it could have remained derelict forever if not the Rahm's vision. Beam & Anchor has restored the space to its former glory as a hub for industry. From upholsterers and furniture designs to a soap lab, local makers and designers are housed on the upper floor of the building. Downstairs, in a wonderfully warm industrial space, you'll find their work for sale. There's a sense of pride in this place – not only in the products but in the building as a community. A recent entry on the store's blog sums it up nicely:
Being adjacent to a train yard is one of the many romantic things about working in the Beam & Anchor building. We have become accustomed to the blaring horn signaling an approaching train and it barely phases anyone anymore. Even amidst a steady flow of distractions, the general vibe in the building is one of focus and intention. Our shop remains a buzz with new inventory, new customers and lots of fun events. The businesses upstairs are thriving without exception and it has been a total joy watching the friendships deepen and the collaborations increase as the B&A community continues to establish itself.
For more about Beam & Anchor, visit their store page over at Marketplace.
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Greensboro, NC -- Police arrested a man wanted for murder in Ohio Friday night in Greensboro.
The Warren Township Police Department contacted Greensboro police around 8 p.m. Friday because they had reason to believe a murder suspect from that area was here in Greensboro.
Patrick Lawson Heltzel, 20, was wanted for first-degree murder and larceny of an automobile in Ohio. Warren Township police put out an alert for Heltzel and the stolen vehicle.
Greensboro police spotted the vehicle traveling south on Hilltop Road at 8:50 p.m. Friday. An officer stopped the vehicle and arrested Heltzel without incident, according to a news release.
Police served warrants for possession of a stolen automobile and a fugitive warrant for first-degree murder.
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Swapping Rear Axles & Spring Pads - E-Z Rear RetrofitWritten by on December 1, 2002 Weld-On Spring Perches And Axle Swaps Cure The Big Tire Blues
Stock is stock, and if you stick with it, practically anything you'll need to do to your Mopar will be a simple bolt-on, repair, or maintenance procedure. Start altering, modifying, and changing things, and fabrication will make the difference between a well-executed modified Mopar and a street machine that "isn't quite there."
So it was with our '71 R/T Charger. While the sheer rarity and collectability of these models means that, today, most are put together as strict restos, this one's been with us for nearly 25 years, rebuilt numerous times, and has always been treated to mild modifications.
"Subtlety" was the watchword for the path taken thus far-from the brake upgrades, to the healthy performance suspension underpinnings, to the six-speed Richmond tranny; nothing to drastically alter the look of the car, but enough to make it perform on the open road like no original R/T could. One of the mods was a set of beautifully restored American Racing Daisy wheels in a wide 15x8.5-inch pattern. While they looked good with the deep-dish we love, the limited backspacing had us less than satisfied with the overall execution.
With 275/60/15 rear meats, the wheel/tires package was offset a little too far outward for our liking. Determined, we weighed the options. This wheel design, like many from the '60s and '70s, was never offered in a more suitable offset, so that option was out. In the '70s, fender flares were the answer, but on our R/T in 2002? Not even if we popped an aneurysm.
The simple solution was to narrow the rear. This can be an expensive proposition, but some interesting swaps are possible with Mopar rears if you know the specs (see chart). A stock E-Body rear is just a bit narrower than the stock late B-Body-just enough, in fact, to hatch a plan. Residing in the back corner of our shop was an 8 3/4 E-Body rear we pilfered from a big-block Challenger at the local serve-yourself boneyard. With a pair of replacement perches and a zap of the welder, it would serve as a mildly narrowed rear in the Charger's chassis. In our case, enough to make the wheel-and-tire combo fit like they belong.
For our purposes, the swap represented only a subtle change in width; although more radically altered, or tubbed, cars can similarly swap rears across body styles for much less than a custom-narrowed rear. Of course, with the more radical changes in axle width, the springs have to be moved inboard as well. Is the swap option always the best way to go? If custom axle shafts will be purchased anyway, narrowing a wider rear to a custom width makes more economic sense since the housing ends and welding are the only additional items involved. If, as in our case, a simple swap will work, it's the cheap and easy way out.
The techniques for replacing the spring pads shown here become necessary if the popular kits for moving the stock leaf springs inboard are used. Mopar performance sells kits for A-, B- and E-Body cars with offset shackles and spring hangers that move the springs inboard 3/4 inches, as well as a more radical kit that moves the springs into the framerail for a 3-inch inward shift. In either case, the spring perches must be relocated to match. Whether swapping rears or just sliding the mounting pads over to relocate the springs, careful measurement and a little welding is all it takes.
Basic Rear Axle Dimensions
Common Mopar Rears
|Width (in.)
|Pad's Centers (in.)
|B-Body '65-'70
|B-Body '71-up
|B-Body '71-up SW
|F-, M-, J-Body
*A-Body through '72 had the small 4-inch bolt circle and a shorter axleshaft offset for narrower A-Body brakes.
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While there wasn't enough clearance outside, inside there was plenty of room between the leaf spring and the inner wheelhouse. Another wheel offset would have centered-up better, but most aftermarket wheels come in a limited choice of offsets, and some styles offer no choices at all. Were we stuck with wheels that rub?Disconnect the brake line, parking-brake cables, lower shock mounts, and sway bar links, if so-equipped, and the rear pulls out from behind. The weight of the carrier makes the rear rotate nose-down on a regular floor jack when it's unbolted, so we made this rearend lifting jig to fit our jack and support the pinion.After contemplating the measurements, it seemed a narrower rear would be the best option. A narrower 8 3/4 would pull our tire-and-wheel combo within the confines of the wheelhouse where they belong. Removing the rear is best done by dropping the rear shackles. Support the car with jack stands under the framerails, allowing the suspension to hang, and use a floor jack to just take the weight off the rearend.Wide wheels and custom narrowed rearends have been around for decades; however, we wanted to go slightly narrower than stock-and do it cheap. An E-Body rear is 1.3 inches narrower than the '71-and-up B-Body rear, and much cheaper than narrowing our original axle. We had one we pulled from a Challenger at the boneyard for a song. The difference in width can be seen here with a straightedge against the axle flange. It should be perfect for our application, and allow even wider tires on the deep-dish mags we want to run.Making this swap work requires the spring perches to be properly located. Swapping across car lines means the pad width usually needs to be changed. There is a 1.3-inch difference in spring-pad spread between the late B- and E-Body rears.We ordered a set of Moroso perches from Summit Racing. Unlike some replacement perches, the Moroso units have the correctly sized locating hole in the center to match a stock Mopar leaf spring.If the spring perches are going to be changed, it's vital that the angle at which they're mounted isn't altered unless you want to dial-in a different pinion angle for a specific purpose, like drag racing. The rear needs to be supported accurately. We used some heavy jack stands under the axle tubes and set the angle with a screw jack against the machined flat where the pinion snubber mounts. We set the rear so the original spring pads were level.We used an angle finder to confirm that the pads were level. Since the perches will be cut off, another measurement is needed in case the rear moves.The second angle is taken at the machine flat of the U-joint yoke. We read 7 degrees off vertical here. This is our reference to confirm that the rear remains at the same angle when the new pads are welded on. We made a check of the Charger's old rear and found the same 7-degree angle between the pinion and the spring pads. It's really the angle of the original rear that needs to be matched-rather than that of the replacement rear-in case there's a variation in angles between the body types.
With the measurements done, the spring pads were cut loose. A cut-off wheel will do the job, although we swapped to a cutting torch for the other side since it proved to be much quicker.The Moroso perches fit our axle tubes perfectly. Accurately measure the center-to-center distance, and measure each end from the flange to assure that both sides are exactly even.Confirm the housing position at the pinion to make sure it hasn't moved, set the perch level, and clamp it in place. We fine-tuned the position with some light hammer taps until it was exact.The perches were tacked in place with a MIG, and the rear was given a final check before we fully welded them.Our little 110 MIG wasn't manly enough to do the job, so we pulled out our Lincoln A/C arc welder and zapped it solid with a 3/16-inch 6013 rod at 200 amps.Careful measurement paid off, as the rear lined up perfectly. It literally just dropped onto the locating pegs in the leaf springs.
The small change in rear axle width of about 5/8-inch per side was just the right amount to give the tire-and-wheel combo the perfect tuck in our Charger body.


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Over the weekend, sheriff's police stepped up patrols.
They issued a total of 31 citations. Among those, six tickets were issued for failure to buckle up, five for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and one for alcohol violation by a minor driver.
The detail was funded through a federal grant by the National Transportation Safety Administration.
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Tuesday Afternoon News October 30
Supervisors Question Conservation Board About Trips
(Le Mars) -- The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors, during Tuesday's meeting, questioned County Conservation Executive Director Dennis Sohl about expenditures for two trips that were made by Conservation personnel and youth during the summer. One trip was to Custer County, South Dakota to attend the 2012 Bison Roundup, and the other was a backpacking, hiking and camping excursion to Porcupine Mountain located in Wisconsin. Eight people attended the Wisconsin outing, and Supervisor Craig Anderson asked if the number of people taking the trip was worth the time and expense?
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Anderson wondered if the conservation board was being efficient with the trips.
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Sohl told the supervisors that many times Plymouth county would join other counties to pool resources and vehicles for such outings. Supervisor Don Kass said he would like to see the entire expenditures, including employee salaries, plus he had a concern about the county's liability insurance as to whether it would cover an accident on the conservation excursions.
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The supervisors did not ask Sohl what were the purpose of the trips, and whether or not it met with educational value. The Plymouth County Conservation Board apparently approved the trips during a summer meeting. The supervisors suggested to Sohl that perhaps future hiking trips may want to focus on the Loess Hills of Plymouth County and western Iowa. The supervisors indicated they may follow up with the issue at a future meeting.
Judge Rules In Favor Of MRHD For Casino Case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge has rejected a casino operator's request to temporarily block the nonprofit group holding the Sioux City casino license from working with another casino developer.
The ruling issued Monday lets Missouri River Historical Development proceed with Hard Rock Casino developer Sioux City Entertainment in trying to establish a land-based casino to replace
the Argosy riverboat casino.
Penn National Gaming, whose subsidiary operates the Argosy casino, had sued Missouri River Historical Development, saying it had violated a contract signed in June. The development group said
the contract wasn't valid.
Penn spokeswoman Karen Bailey says the judge did not rule yet on the case's substance, so the company will continue to press for its contractual rights as the company also considers an alternative bid for a land-based casino.
State Officials Ask If Teachers Aides Need Background Checks
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Most teachers' aides hire by Iowa's public schools aren't required by state law to undergo background checks and even when districts do run checks, the process is often
less rigorous as the one required for licensed educators.
The Des Moines Register says federal checks were added as part of the teacher licensing process in 2002. Iowa law was changed in 2007 to require state and national checks on those licensed by the state. But most teacher aides aren't licensed.
Experts and parents say the case of a woman who spent time in an Indiana prison on manslaughter charges and was hired as a teacher aide in Iowa shows there are gaps in the system.
Rep. Josh Byrnes of Osage says the issue may surface in the upcoming legislative session.
Schools In Lockdown Due To Bank Robbery
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) - Some schools in northeast Iowa have been locked down as law enforcement officers search for bank robbery suspects.
Officials for the New Hampton, Nashua-Plainfield and Tripoli school districts say Tuesday's lockdowns are precautionary.
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says deputies and other officers have been looking for people who robbed the Maynard Savings Bank in Maynard on Tuesday morning.
Officers have been combing the area between Frederika and New Hampton.
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