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Menifee is on the verge of having not one -- but two -- city managers in place. Well, sort of.
Two weeks after forming an ad hoc search committee, the City Council announced its intentions Tuesday to hire former Temecula City Manager Shawn Nelson as a consultant and to keep Rob Johnson on as Menifee's interim manager for the foreseeable future.
Although a vote on Nelson's contract is not expected until the Feb. 19 meeting, Mayor Scott Mann said Tuesday's decision presented the city a best-of-both-worlds option: hiring a manager with experience and cultivating long-term staff development for the 4-year-old city.
Mann said the council is committed to building a strong foundation for the city by establishing stability and continuity of leadership.
"By having Mr. Johnson remain as interim city manager, he will provide that continuity of leadership with a targeted focus on the day-to-day operations of the city," Mann said in an email to The U-T Californian. "By having Shawn Nelson on the team in an executive consulting capacity, he will assist the management team and the city council in establishing an organizational foundation that delivers services to residents while strategically planning for the future and preparing Menifee for economic recovery."
Councilman John Denver said Tuesday night that Nelson would report to the council, not to Johnson.
"It allows Rob to do his job as the city manager -- he runs the city," said Councilman Wallace Edgerton, who has asked interim City Attorney Julie Biggs to draw up a consulting contract for Nelson in time for the next meeting. "Shawn is here to give us advice and can be helpful all around."
Nelson's credentials as a chief executive are unquestioned.
In 21 years with the city of Temecula -- 13 as its city manager after a long run as a community services director -- Nelson guided Temecula as it developed from rural roots not unlike Menifee's.
He grew Temecula's parks from one to nearly 40 by the time he retired in December 2011, helped the city pass a special parks tax in the late '90s that has raised more than $50 million for that department and has continued to work on Jacob's House -- a nonprofit named for his son, who died in a 2006 auto crash -- during his retirement. Nelson also oversaw a variety of road improvements and economic development efforts and led the redevelopment of Old Town Temecula, including the construction of the new Civic Center while on the job in Temecula.
Although the details of Nelson's professional services contract with Menifee have not been ironed out yet, hiring him as a consultant will allow the city to save the costs of a benefits package.
The city of Temecula, meanwhile, will continue to pay Nelson through March 2014 at a rate of $11,214 every two weeks, plus benefits, because of the paid time off that he accrued in more than two decades as a high-ranking city employee. Per Nelson's contract with Temecula, he will remain a city employee while being paid for that accrued time, Aaron Adams, Temecula's interim city manager, recently told The U-T Californian.
With Menifee, the 52-year-old Nelson is expected to consult in the areas of strategic planning, economic development, staff development and training, organizational development, and parks and recreation services.
Mann prioritized unifying Menifee's two parks departments -- Valley-Wide Parks & Recreation District and the county-contracted parks system west of Interstate 215 -- upon taking his seat as the city's first elected mayor.
"Shawn Nelson is the golden standard in terms of a city manager from my perspective," Mann said. "To be able to hire him and bring him on board as part of our executive management team for consulting services is fantastic."


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Lake Eagles, ospreys, turkey vultures and many kinds of
waterfowl can be seen as you hike the 23 miles of trails at Clinton
Lake. Your travels here take you past a prairie restoration area,
through pines, along rolling shoreline and across intermittent streams.
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Creek and Wolf Creek at Lake Shelbyville. Five scenic miles
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trails totaling 6.5 miles that range from easy for beginners or
family hikers to strenuous for those more experienced. (Everyone,
by the way, is advised to pack along a canteen.) Fox Ridge also
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of the site superintendent, is available to groups. A trail for
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Wildlife observers love the area for its 140 species of birds, including
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its amphibians and reptiles. Each fall, wooded ravines feature the
autumnal beauties of sycamore, basswood and maple. But donít
think that because Fox Ridge is located in east-central Illinois,
the area is flat. Actually, there are about a half-mileís
worth of stairways along the trails, some of them more than 200
steps. As you hike, keep repeating to yourself, ìThis is
central Illinois, this is central Illinois.î
Springs Rocky Springs and Quicksand Springs are only two
of the many springs hikers encounter at Hidden Springs State Forest.
The aquatic spring vegetation these areas offer is, to say the least,
unusual, but to get there and elsewhere along the forestís
trail system requires moderate hiking ability. Two nature trails,
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brochures. In all, Hidden Springs offers four marked trails totaling
5.5 miles, but those who truly love to wander might take to the
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plentiful each spring. Stop by the park office for a bird checklist
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the forest.
Wildlife Area Deer and upland game keep hunters coming back
to the Iroquois County State Wildlife Area each fall and winter,
but itís hiking country the rest of the year. More than 3
miles of marked trails, all easy to negotiate, invite you to observe
prairie marsh and sand dune vegetation and accompanying wildlife.
A quarter-mile portion of the Woodland Trail has a gravel-packed
surface for wheelchair use. Among the areaís many inhabitants
are rare Henslowís sparrows, pheasant and quail, and try
to spot sandhill cranes as they migrate in the spring. Summer splashes
the prairie with colorful wildflowers and causes big bluestem to
grow taller than Abe himself, while fall color usually occurs in
late September or early October. Hikers are restricted to the Nature
Preserve Trail during November and December.
View Two half-mile trails (one is a self-guiding nature
trail) are part of the hiking system at Moraine View State Park.
Another trail, moderate Tall Timber at 1.5 miles, has 10 primitive
campsites along its route. Join the birdwatchers who find Moraine
View such a great place to engage in their hobby. Wood ducks and
Canada geese nest here, and beavers have been known to build a dam
or two. From its rolling terrain surrounding the lake, to its woods,
prairies and marshes, Moraine View is a pleasant spot for a day
of hiking.
Wildlife Management Area For viewing marsh, woodland and
prairie birds, few places can top Shelbyville Wildlife Management
Area. Fishhook Nature Trail is a 4.5-mile, self-guiding hike that
takes you completely around a waterfowl area and to an observation
deck. The best times to observe a variety of wildlife are in October,
prior to waterfowl season, and in April. Trails are not closed to
hikers during hunting season, so wear blaze orange during that time.
Thereís poison ivy, but the wildflowers and re-established
prairie areas more than make up for it in the vegetative scheme
of things.
Woods You may think of Spitler Woods Natural Area as a good
place to observe and appreciate nature. Youíd be right, of
course, since Spitler Woods offers 2.5-mile Squirrel Creek Trail,
whose brochure guides you through the areaís very old timber
groves and woodland wildlife habitat. Wheelchair access is offered
on another trail, Red Oak Ramble, and visually impaired hikers can
request an audio cassette to guide them along the way. But in addition
to the typical sights and sounds associated with a natural area,
there are those usually associated with a health club. A half-mile-long
exercise and jogging trail at Spitler Woods offers you a complete
12-station cardiovascular workout. Just remember, although your
dog may jog with you elsewhere, pets must be leashed at all times
in the stateís natural areas and parks.
Springs Birders love Weldon Springs State Park, which tells
you something about the variety of birds found there. But wildlife
observers and nature lovers of all kinds enjoy the parkís
wealth of beauty. Self-guiding Lakeside Nature Trail winds for 2
miles around the lake and features 29 interpretive stations. Its
stairways and footbridges give it a moderately difficult rating.
Salt Creek Backpack Trail, also moderate, is 4 miles long. In all,
there are approximately 7 miles of trails, some of which double
as cross-country ski trails in winter, something to keep in mind
next time the white stuff falls.
More East-Central
Trails At Kickapoo
State Park hikers will find the 7.6-mile Out and Back Trail
a real challenge. The trail is marked every quarter-mile. As the
trail winds through prairie, meadows, woodlands, up and down hills
and across the Middle Fork River, you will see all types of wildlife.
Try Clear Pond Trail or River View Trail to view the natural reclamation
of the strip mines at Kickapoo. Over 12 miles of signed trails are
available. Varying grades lend half-mile-long Beech Tree Trail and
2-mile-long Sand Ford Nature Trail a lot of interest at Lincoln
Trail State Park, where spring and autumn are always colorful.
A hiking trail winds along the Sangamon River at Lincoln
Trail Homestead, where a variety of interesting birds, small
animals and wildflowers may be observed. The trail may be reached
via any of three stairways leading down into the river bottom. Care
should be taken when walking near the river bank as undercutting
by the river current may cause unstable areas. Hikers can glimpse
into the past as they hike the 1.75-mile Whispering Pines trail
at Walnut Point State Park.
This moderate trail winds through the Upper Embarras Woods Nature
Preserve giving hikers a view of a forest at or near presettlement
condition. The nature preserve is home to a state champion Pignut
Hickory, and with the Embarras River as its southern boundary hikers
may catch a glimpse of one of the Pileated Woodpeckers that can
be found here. Lakeside Trail is a .5-mile handicap accessible trail.
The asphalt surface makes it a good choice in all weather conditions.
The trail meanders through a good quality forested natural area
situated between Walnut Point Lake and a prairie restoration. The
location and quality of the site make this an ideal choice for birders
or someone wanting to learn more about Illinois trees. A self-guided
trail map identifying some of the trees is available at the trail
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For people who love old trucks, taking a trip to an automotive museum is high on the list of fun things to do; throw in a cruise and you have a sure number one on that list.
For Southern Californians, the 2007 summer cruising scene begins April 4 at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California, at the Fairplex. For the '06 season's finale held December 5, we sent CCT's associate editor Dakota Wentz along with our friend "blur-man" to get the scoop ("blur-man" is the blurry guy speeding around in the photographs). We also called the NHRA's executive director, Tony Thacker, to get some information regarding the event.
"Our Twilight Cruise is run by the Cal-Rods Car Club on behalf of the museum, and they do a super job. All 1970 and earlier rods, customs, classics, and musclecars are invited to join us in the museum parking lot at the Fairplex from 4-8 p.m. Admission to the Twilight Cruise is free, and all attendees may visit the NHRA museum at no charge. We feature celebrity picks, great raffle prizes, and a huge 50/50 drawing. Food and beverages are available, and all proceeds generated by the 50/50 drawing go to support the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California." For more information about this year's Twilight Cruise, please log onto www.museum.nhra.com.
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The December 5 Twilight Cruise featured a toy run with goodies handed out to the area's needy children.
Southern California is famous for rust-free vintage vehicles. Here we see "Blur-Man" checking out a '56 Ford big-window that left the factory with a 292-inch V-8 backed with a three-speed overdrive and a chrome grille and front bumper.


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Transformational IT for Children's Services and Schools
Hampshire County Council has been going through a significant procurement process to appoint a partner with the potential to work alongside Children's Services, Schools and Information. For the schools elements of this Programme we have branded it 'The Ten Year Plan' to attempt to show the significance of the ambition for this Programme.
The partnership with the selected partner will seek to implement new core software applications to support Children's Services and Schools and link systems up more effectively to allow far better integrated and timely use of data.
Data and the use of the information contained in the IT systems is now even more of a sharp focus for schools; with the OfSTED Framework now demanding more evidence base for intervention and progress in the four areas of inspection. Schools have been key in driving forward new and more integrated, accessible requirements for their use of data and information.
There has been extensive consultation with schools through the schools IT Steering Group and the PICATS and SICATS groups which has been invaluable in assisting the requirements gathering and helping with the evaluation of the bids.
Over the next three years in particular the successful procurement of a strategic partner to work with Hampshire will mean that a Programme of new initiatives and ICT Services for schools will be delivered towards the aims and requirements set with the consultative groups.
The vision for the Children and Schools Transformational IT Programme is:
Information Technology used within Children's Services and Schools to support the aims and objectives of the Children and Young People's Plan.
The procurement process is nearing its end with contracts due to be signed with the successful supplier by the end of the calendar year. The Schools Steering Group will continue to meet throughout the remainder of the procurement stages and on into the delivery stages. If you have any further questions of queries you can contact your PI/SICATS representative or email Andrew Martin (email@example.com)
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Our priority is to engage the business sectors in which change is most important and urgent, due to the scale of their negative impacts on the environment and social equity. These businesses are likely to fall into one of the following four broad categories.
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Mining oil and gas, construction, automobile and energy – tend to have large impacts on biodiversity through their operations and processes. Therefore, these sectors represent the main target for IUCN to approach and to help transform their biodiversity risk into conservation opportunities.
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This includes productive sectors that use and entirely depend on products and services from nature. For example agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food retailing aquaculture, can potentially have negative impacts on biodiversity.
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Green enterprises are businesses whose activities lead to conservation benefits, these include: renewable energy, sustainable and organic agriculture, nature-based tourism and ethical trade.


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KLEM News PM Update August 10, 2010
(REMSEN)--An investigation determined lightning is the likely cause of a fire at a rural Remsen home Monday morning.
Remsen and Oyens Firefighters responded to the fire at the Scott and Jennifer Goeken residence at 19374 Highway 140, about three miles south of Remsen.
Remsen Fire Chief Doug Owens says no one was home. Damage from the fire was described by Owens as pretty extensive with a lot of smoke and heat damage. The Goeken family was not able to return to their home due to the extent of damage.
The cause of the fire was investigated by a deputy state fire marshal who determined the probable cause of the fire was lightning. The fire was reported just after nine Monday morning. Firefighters completed the call about two hours later.
Deer on roadway causes one-vehicle accident
(HAWARDEN)--Two people were taken to the hospital in Hawarden after a driver swerved to miss a deer one mile east of Hawarden.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Patricia Downey of Hawarden was driving her car south on Cherry Avenue Friday night when the deer ran onto the roadway.
Authorities report Downey swerved to miss the deer and lost control. The car rolled into the east ditch. Downey and her passenger, 46-year-old Edwin Duncan of Hawarden, were transported to the Hawarden Hospital by Hawarden Ambulance.
Union Pacific begins crossing project at Onawa
(ONAWA)--A railroad crossing project will affect travelers on Highway 175 beginning today (Tuesday).
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports the Union Pacific Railroad will replace the crossing on Highway 175, between Sixth Street and 10th Street, in Onawa.
Weather permitting, the project will be completed August 17th. Traffic will be detoured during the crossing replacement.
9 people rescued from flooded homes in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Authorities say emergency crews used boats to rescue two families from their flooded homes near Oskaloosa after a night of heavy rain.
Mahaska County Sheriff Paul DeGeest says four children and five adults and an ``armload'' of pets were put into boats early Tuesday after creeks inundated a house and a nearby mobile home on the east side of the city.
DeGeest says an elderly woman was taken to the hospital with unknown problems. He believes the woman was bedridden and was carried out of her home.
The sheriff says the house and mobile home were under several feet of water when emergency crews arrived and boated the families to higher ground around 4:30 a.m.
More storms and more flooding in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Another round of thunderstorms continues to cause flooding problems across Iowa.
The National Weather Service says heavy rain up to 7 inches fell overnight into Tuesday morning from Des Moines to Oskaloosa, closing roads and swamping basements.
In Oskaloosa, authorities used boats to rescue two families from their flooded homes.
In Grimes, near Des Moines, authorities say several homes were inundated by a creek, which surged over its banks and was 10-feet deep and 75-feet wide.
In Carlisle, also near Des Moines, a basement wall collapsed because of the rain.
The weather service says storms will diminish on Tuesday, but more storms are possible on Wednesday and Thursday. The hot and muggy weather will also linger.
4 motorcyclists killed in Iowa accident
LITTLE SIOUX, Iowa (AP) Authorities say four motorcyclists have been killed in a head-on collision on Interstate-29 in western Iowa.
Iowa Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Courtney Greene says the accident happened Monday evening when a pickup truck crossed the center line in a construction zone and hit four motorcycles.
Greene says the accident happened along a section of I-29 near Little Sioux where lanes were separated by orange cones. Little Sioux sits along the Nebraska, about 40 miles north of Omaha.
The motorcyclists' names have not been released.
Greene says they were traveling together. All four were men in their late 50s and early 60s. Three were from Iowa and one was from Nebraska.
Greene says one was wearing a helmet.
Iowa teen convicted of murder seeks new trial
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) A Charles City teenager convicted of killing his 3-year-old cousin wants a new trial.
Fifteen-year-old Edgar Concepcion Jr. was found guilty as an adult in June of first-degree murder, first-degree sexual abuse, second degree-sexual abuse and child endangerment resulting in bodily injury.
He was accused of sexually abusing and killing Krystel Banes at his family's home in Charles City in 2009.
Concepcion's attorney, Judy O'Donohoe, filed a motion last week asking for a new trial. A hearing is set for Aug. 23 in Floyd County District Court in Charles City.
Concepcion was to be sentenced on Aug. 23. That has been continued until a later date.
No injuries in backhoe accident in Iowa City
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Officials say no one was hurt when a backhoe fell into a hole during a demolition project in Iowa City.
The accident happened on Monday when crews were clearing debris from the Dubuque Street Armory, the longtime base for the Iowa Army National Guard in Johnson County.
The armory was demolished last week.
Johnson County spokesman David Kempf says crews probably pulled onto a concrete slab that was covering a shallow basement and the backhoe, which weighs 70,000 pounds, tipped into the hole.
Kempf says a crane was called in and removed the backhoe. The project wasn't affected.
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Look for Education Dept. Cuts
February 9, 2013
Don't be surprised if the budget Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin proposes later this year includes a cut in funding for the West Virginia Department of Education....
less students,less staff and bloated administration.cut the administration.there's already less of everything else.
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Why does taxpayers have to pay for teen-age students baby sitting?? They made them- not me.
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Perhaps some day Charleston will take a closer look at the fringe package for school employees. I get turned off by the thought that a school bus driver gets extra pay for completing college credits and more if they end up with a degree. How college credit or degree aids a person in driving a school bus is beyond me and a waste of taxpayer's dollars.
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Appears that finally someone is doing the math. TOO, Too many from top to bottom,and not just at state level.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) loyalists are in for a lot of surprises on September 6 as the show in its seventh season has undergone an extreme makeover. For one, the prize booty has now gone seven-fold since it first made its debut on television. Its a jackpot at Rs.7 crore. Ab hum seventh season mein hain toh prize money seven crore hai. Dekhte hi dekhte jackpot amount badhkar, season ke saath nine crore ho jayega toh 14 crore bhi ho jayega, quipped the iconic actor and anchor of the show, Amitabh Bachchan at a press meet for the same.
In an unexpected move by the makers of the quiz show, the familiar sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati too has got a makeover. Its a first even from the franchise point of view. Producer, Siddharth Basu, CMD, Big Synergy Media Ltd, revealed at the launch of the show, We have moved away from the iconic KBC set, making India the first-ever country to change the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire set worldwide. Designed by Varsha Jain (who has earlier worked on Zees Buddha and Imagine TVs Chandragupta Maurya), the standard KBC set has given way to a magnificent 360 degree multimedia stage.
Giving details, Varsha Jain reveals, We have been seeing the same set for over a decade. So the effort was to go ahead and bring some newness to the show. But my major concern was to keep it simple, such that it doesnt take away the attention from the game and the host.
In order to create a better equipped set for KBC, its location was shifted from a studio in Film City to a floor in Yash Raj Studio. YRF has better facilities, so we took full advantage of it. We have gone beyond the regular circular set to a rectangular one. This gave us an opportunity to shoot at 360 degrees than the regular 270 degrees. The 360 degrees format also made it possible to shoot in reverse angle, explains Jain, adding that she introduced a pair of broad stripes of LED on either side of the set to bring variation to the standard colour theme of blue. The LED lights can change colours from golden to pink to red among others, she adds.
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Missouri Building Block Picture Book AwardThe Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award is awarded by the Children's Services Round Table of the Missouri Library Association. This award is designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age.
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by Mac Barnett
The reader is invited to count the animals that have frightened the monkeys off the pages.
by Helen Boudreau Illustrated by Serge Bloch
A comical cautionary tale for bedtime-resistant youngsters which challenges them to avoid yawning, from a dozing dog and a cuddly blanket to endearing baby orangutans who stretch out long arms for a nighttime hug.
by Nick Bromley Illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne
A crocodile falls into a quiet storybook and wreaks havoc on the characters, in a tale that invites youngsters to slam the book shut or find the courage to take a peek inside.
by Rodrigo Folgueira Illustrated by Poly Bernatene
When a pig visits a frog pond, sits on a rock, and says only "Ribbit!", news spreads fast but only the wise old beetle has an explanation.
by Pippa Goodhart Illustrated by Andy Rowland
Little Nelly reads a book that convinces her she is a mouse, so she finds a family of mice who take her in despite the enormous size difference.
by Tim Harrington Illustrated by Tim Harrington
Expands on the traditional counting rhyme, revealing exciting things the second set of toes does which inspire the first set to try more "fun stuff" too.
by Bridget Heos Illustrated by Joy Ang
"A picture book about baby Billy, who is born with a mustache, and his parents, who must figure our if it's a Good-Guy mustache, or a Bad-Guy mustache"--Provided by publisher.
by David LaRochelle Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country.
by Greg Pizzoli Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome.
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One day, a very hungry fox meets a very plump goose. A dinner invitation is offered. Will dinner go as planned? Or do the dinner plans involve a secret ingredient . . . ?


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Header Modeling Kit Build - Pipe DreamWritten by Mike Finnegan on October 19, 2011 Contributors: Brandan Gillogly Like Legos for Big Kids, This Header Modeling Kit Makes Building Custom Headers Simple and Fun.
There are twisted individuals out there who don't want to put a Chevy in a Chevy and others who think the factory engine location doesn't always cut it when striving for improved engine fitment and the ideal front-to-rear weight bias. Either scenario leads to a place many of us never want to go when working with an oddball engine and chassis combination-the realm of the custom header build. Time-consuming, frustrating, and ultimately very expensive, custom pipes are the bane of every hot rodder's existence, unless he owns a tube bender and has a knack for geometry. Even then, every header-building artist still has a scrap pile of tube sections that didn't quite fit the project they were intended for. Wasteful. That nonsense ends today. Go ahead, stuff a BMW V12 into a Nash Metropolitan or slide your Hemi backwards in the chassis a few inches. With Icengineworks' precision header modeling system, even the novice fabricator can design and build his own pipes correctly the first time.
The kit is composed of rubber connectors that fit into a header flange to give a starting point for your primary pipe build. Interlocking plastic tubing sections of varying angles are marked to indicate the direction and orientation of one section to the next. You can literally twist together the primary pipes, snaking them around your project car's steering shaft, gearbox, firewall, control arms-whatever gets in the way. Once you settle on a header design, you can measure exactly how long the primary tubes are (the centerline length of each tube) and where to make the bends on a tubing bender. Or if you're on a budget and don't have a bender, you can simply buy tubing donuts or mandrel-bent, U-shaped lengths of tubing, and the modeling kit will show you exactly where to cut each tube so you can weld all the individual sections together to make your custom header. An included jig makes cutting the tubing on a vertical bandsaw easy enough for almost anyone to build his own pipes without making an expensive pile of scrap. The kit is as pricey as a set of coated headers but pays for itself the second time you use it.
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Jeff Lilly Restorations is building a '70 Mustang for an Australian customer who not only wants an all-aluminum 351 Windsor and a GM 4L80E automatic tranny, but the car also has to be converted to righthand drive. It's a tight fit with multiple obstacles that obviously requires custom headers. The shop built a set using Icengineworks' Pro Kit, which retails for $749.99 and includes 255 tube sections of varying angled and straight sections, more than enough to build a V8 header.Modeling begins with the installation of exhaust header flanges (not included) onto the cylinder heads and by positioning the collectors (also not included) where you want them, using a jig to hold them in place. Having the starting point and end of each primary tube location established and maintained throughout the modeling process is paramount to success. The shop used a tri-Y header configuration in this application.Icengineworks' kits are available in 15⁄8, 13⁄4, and 2-inch outside diameter sizes, with tubing sections in 1-inch lengths. Starting the modeling process with the exhaust port farthest from the collector will give you some idea of how long each primary tube will be, unless they must make a snake run or take the shape of a pretzel to get the job done.The keys to the kit's success are the twist-lock tubes, arrows that indicate the direction of each piece, and raised bumps near each joint to indicate the orientation of the tubing sections.Once you've settled on a design, you simply count the number and type of each tubing section for each primary tube and record it on the provided worksheet. It's literally a blueprint for ordering the tubing for this project and making a duplicate set of headers later on.As you can see, mocking up a header to fit in a tight space such as between the Mustang's shock tower and block is much easier with the kit than it is with the trial-and-error method of welding scrap tubing or hours spent bending various tubes with a tubing bender.
The key to cutting the U-bends in the right places is Icengineworks' PIV 1000 cutting plate, which allows you to place the modeling blocks at the perfect angle relative to the vertical bandsaw blade.Once you've set the angle of the PIV 1000, you can simply set your mandrel-bent tubing into the jig and cut it to length.Before welding the sections together, deburr the inside of the tubing with a sanding drum. This will promote better exhaust flow and a stronger weld joint.The orientation bumps you align on the model tubes during the mockup phase make welding several sections of tubing together to form this snake tube simple. After a few tack welds, you can check fitment against the model.The best way to ensure the pipes don't move around from the heat of welding is to keep them bolted to the engine or a jig and weld a temporary brace between the tubes. This will keep them aligned until they cool off. HRMWhen you can't clamp two tubes together because of a tight radius, use masking tape to hold them while you tack-weld.Fitting a round tube into a square port flange is easy if you heat the tube and tap it into shape using a hammer and a drift.


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Washburn University has partnered with Continuing Education at the University of Kansas to offer Educational Testing Consultants LSAT Test Prep courses on campus and online. The traditional course format is Tuesday and Thursday evenings evenings for five weeks for a total of 30 instructional hours. The course covers critical reasoning, reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, LSAT writing sample, and a comprehensive review of the logic concepts tested on the LSAT. Participants are given the opportunity to practice test taking by using actual LSAT questions from former tests.
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Art docent highlights Asian exhibitions
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The Los Altos Library has scheduled a series of presentations highlighting the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. All presentations are slated 7 p.m. in the Program Room of the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Jan. 22: "In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection." Museum docent Michelle Wilcox will discuss the exhibition, which focuses on 80 rare works of Japanese art spanning 1,300 years from the private collection of Oracle Corp. co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison.
Feb. 25: "Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art."
March 12: "Yoga: The Art of Transformation."
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The University of Alabama offers several academic honors programs and specialized non-honors programs, such as the Blount Undergraduate Initiative in the College of Arts and Sciences, designed to benefit serious students interested in honing their academic skills and developing their knowledge to the highest levels possible. These programs are not mutually exclusive — students seeking extra academic challenges are encouraged to apply to, and participate in, any or all of them. Some courses offered by the Computer-Based Honors Program, the International Honors Program, departmental honors programs, and the Engineering Freshman Program can be applied toward University Honors Program requirements. A student interested in enrolling in an honors program should begin by discussing the particular program with an academic adviser or a faculty member in the program. Contact addresses and phone numbers for University-wide honors programs are provided below.


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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A Pensacola judge sentenced a woman to 300 days in jail after she was convicted of animal cruelty for duct-taping her dog's injured eye.
The Pensacola News Journal reports 46-year-old Mechele Potter also must pay fines and court costs.
Authorities say Potter called animal control Sept. 18 to report a stray dog in her yard with duct tape on its head. Investigators later learned the dog belonged to Potter, who had placed duct tape over its injured eye but didn't seek medical attention.
Animal control workers removed the tape and found the dog's eye was red, swollen and protruding from its socket. The dog's eye had to be removed.
Officials say the cause of the injury is unknown, but it was made worse by Potter's failure to seek help.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The two people who died in a fire Tuesday morning have not yet been identified due to the extent of the burns.
The victims, who are believed to be squatters, were killed when an intense fire tore through a two story-four unit apartment building at 17th and R streets, Southeast.
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|Bailey remembered with new church doors
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, at the intersection of Baxter Avenue and Gordon Street, recently welcomed new doors in remembrance of Ray Bailey. Carpenter Phil Wirges, at left, and Ray's wife Phyllis Bailey, are pictured with the new doors, which were finished last month. Ray died in 2010, and Phyllis said the church doors were one of the projects at the church that Ray never got to finish.
The Baileys served as missionaries overseas in Korea and the Philippines, and Ray was a Seventh Day Adventist pastor for 40 years before he retired and the couple moved to Holyoke in 2003. Phyllis' family has longstanding ties to this church. She said she grew up attending the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Holyoke, and her dad Clarence Kuhnke even helped build the church facility. —Enterprise photo
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|Seniors take on faculty for FBLA fundraising basketball game
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Fundraising was truly fun raising Saturday, April 6 when the HHS chapter of Future Business Leaders of America hosted basketball games featuring members of the senior class vs. faculty members.
Seasoned high school players and veteran faculty players joined with rookie teammates for a fun evening of entertainment.
FBLA president and Saturday's event coordinator Molly Brandt was pleased with the response from students, faculty and the crowd who came to watch.
Teacher Ashley Clayton passes to a teammate in the women's game Saturday night. Pictured from left are Molly Brandt, Elissa Baker, Clayton, Gaby Chavez, Sarah Dille, Cierra Prelle and Erin Vieselmeyer. Seniors won 18-13. —Enterprise photo
The event served as a fundraiser to help send FBLA members to leadership conferences. Members agree it's nice when a fundraiser can also be a lot of fun.
Enthusiasm for the activity extended beyond members of FBLA. Rachel Schneider wanted to help, so she offered to run the clock. Seniors on the girls' and boys' teams weren't necessarily FBLA members, but joined the effort nonetheless.
Clockrunner Rachel Schneider, pictured at right, enjoys the light commentary by announcer Ben Martinez.
Tom Bennett and Corey Zeiler appeared to be having a good time as they volunteered their time to officiate the two ball games Saturday.
FBLA vice president Ben Martinez, still sporting a hand injury, was unable to play in the ball games but served as announcer for the event. Those sitting near him enjoyed his humorous commentary and thought he should have been on the mic.
Senior José Jaquez is on the run and gun as Cutter Garrison and teammate Trae McCallum keep up.
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Band instructor Miko Martinez and vocal music teacher Marcia Dalton were in the crowd and agreed there needed to be some pep band music. Off to the band room they went to pick up instruments so the school fight song and more could add to the atmosphere of the evening.
Martinez on saxophone and Dalton on trombone were joined by teacher Karen Pieper on trumpet, as well as senior Alyssa Cordova on percussion and Molly Brandt on bass clarinet.
Pep band music added to Saturday's atmosphere. Instrumentalists are pictured from left, Alyssa Cordova, Karen Pieper, Miko Martinez and Marcia Dalton.
Kids came to the floor for a knock-out round during halftime of the men's game. Erin Vieselmeyer defeated her sister Megan for the win.
Faculty members came through with some surprises in basketball talent, as did previously non-playing senior class members.
In the first game of the evening, the female faculty led 4-0 to start the game, but the senior girls came through for the 18-13 win.
Numerous antics brought smiles to the refs, as well as the crowd, in the six-minute quarters.
Senior girls playing in the game were Elissa Baker, Brandt, Gaby Chavez, Cordova, Cierra Prelle and Erin Vieselmeyer.
Faculty members were Allie Billings, Ashley Clayton, Sarah Dille, Kristie Ham, Susan Ortner, Karen Pieper, Nancy Pillard and Rhonda Smith.
Senior Alyssa Cordova looks for help over the defensive efforts from Rhonda Smith and Nancy Pillard.
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Subs rotated in to give team members a break, but the refs turned their backs on the eight-member faculty team that was on the court for much of the last quarter of the game.
The men's game was a little more competitive and much higher scoring. The senior boys led 22-20 at halftime, but the faculty pulled off the 48-40 win.
Witnesses agree one of the highlights of the game occurred early-on when senior Troy McAtee lobbed up a long-shot to score a 3-pointer. He surprised himself, and his resulting expression was priceless.
Nic Balog puts up a shot in the men's game. Pictured from left are Guy Kuntz, Brett Cumming, Deyten Klein, ref Tom Bennett, Balog and Logan Zeiler. The faculty won the men's game, 48-40. —Enterprise photo
Late in the game, Deyten Klein scored a shot from so far out that the refs deemed it a 4-pointer.
Senior team members were Brett Cumming, Cesar Hinostroza, José Jaquez, Klein, McAtee, Trae McCallum and Logan Zeiler.
Men's faculty members included Nic Balog, Chuck Bruce, Stefan Betley, Scott Dille, Cutter Garrison, Guy Kuntz, Ben Rahe and John Zilla.
Holyoke Enterprise April 11, 2013


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Domestic terrorist Floyd Lee Corkins – who threatened to "smear their [FRC employees] faces with Chick-fil-A sandwiches" and attempted to carry out a mass-murder spree last August- plead guilty to three charges this week, namely committing an act of terrorism. He faces up to 70 years in prison.
You might be asking yourselves, "Why is this conservative chick is so worked up about this Floyd guy?" Well, I take great issue with this individual and would display the same anger on anyone who wishes ill on conservatives or innocent Americans.
On August 15, 2012, Corkins targeted my sister Anna Maria Hoffman (then a Family Research Council intern) and her co-workers at the Family Research Council's Washington, D.C., office. He shot building manager Leo Johnson and then was immediately apprehended. (Being Washington, D.C., it is one of the worst cities in terms of crime and gun control policies.) Thankfully law enforcement came to the scene and took this incident seriously.
I remember that fateful day like it was yesterday. I was into my third day as the new Northeast Regional Field Coordinator at the Leadership Institute. I was in a meeting with our company president before I heard the news. After the meeting ended, my co-workers informed me that there had been a shooting at the Family Research Council. I was in disbelief. My sister was there finishing her final week as an intern, and my heart began to race and pound deep in my chest. I immediately thought the worst- my sister had been shot or killed. I withheld tears as best as I could. Thankfully, I discovered on my phone that my sister was all right and safe. She assured me that all was well and that her building was on lock down. I could sense that she was scared and frightened, yet calm and collected. My dad, who flew in that morning to visit us, came at the right time and provided that much-needed comfort then. When I saw my sister after work, I could sense she was distraught. When a guy attempts to commit mass murder at your office, how else should you react? It's scary and terrifying. My dear little sister had every right to feel this way. I was afraid I had lost my best friend, my flesh and blood. Luckily, she and her co-workers were spared the worst. Without a doubt, Anna Maria and I were thankful to be consoled by our dad that day.
Fast-forward to February 8, 2013 – nearly six months after the shooting. How has the media responded? Except for conservative media outlets, the Left has completely shoved this story under the rug. Given this, my sister offered her take about being one of many people targeted that day in an entry at her blog Counter Cultured today:
I was one of those people who could have been his victim. I was on the 6th floor of the FRC building working on my pro-life internship assignments. I could have lost my life. My dear friend Rosa and everyone else in the building, including my boss Jeanne Monahan, now president of March for Life, could have lost their lives.
That fateful day has only reminded me of how precious life truly is and how important it is to live every day as if it is your last. I thank God every day that our building manager, Leo Johnson, prevented Corkins from carrying out his intended act of violence. Leo's courage and strength helped prevent what could have been a heartbreaking tragedy. Leo is a real hero that I will continue to thank for the rest of my life.
It saddens me and brings tears to my eyes that a person like Corkins would resort to violence out of political disagreement, especially on the topic of gay marriage. It breaks my heart that Southern Poverty Law Center facilitated his intent to commit such a horrific act of violence by labeling FRC as a "hate group."
In case you weren't aware, she and I support traditional marriage. (That makes us fascists and Nazis, right? Wrong.) Anna Maria and I were raised with a set of principles and traditional values. No one has to agree with our views, but we ask that you respect our right to express them in a civil way. We have no hatred towards anyone (with the exception of communists and anti-Semites, mind you). We only wish our opponents well and hope they can respect different opinions.
Many conservatives also share this worldview. We don't resort to violent means to achieve our goals, although the mainstream media will tell you otherwise. We're free to disagree on the marriage issue and all other issues. That's what living in a free society is all about. We'll defend your right to express your views, and we hope you're respectful enough to defend our right to express ours. Fair deal?
I don't care whether you support gay marriage or not – if you stand for civil discourse, I hope you – especially gay rights' activists on the Left – condemn people like Floyd Corkins. If you think targeting conservatives with violence and premeditated murder is conducive to healthy debate in America, then you need to reevaluate your tactics and think twice about lending support to dangerous people.
American leftists are eager to shut us up. The least our fellow Americans can do is behave human.
Thank you everyone-namely friends, family, co-workers, and fellow activists-for your prayers and for extending your support to my sister and Family Research Council following the August 15, 2012, incident. May we console one another and work together to advance our cause without living in fear.
G-d bless.
"Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me." מיכה Micah 7:8
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Okay tennis heads, the stage is set for a blockbuster showdown in Hamburg! Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals with nothing on the line but the no. 2 ranking - that's all folks.
Rafa, who recently acknowledged he could lose his position sooner than later, crushed his old friend and mentor Carlos Moya 6-1, 6-3 and hasn't shown any signs of the Barcelona blisters. Nole was almost as dominating in his 6-2, 6-3 dismissal of Albert Montanes and has looked determined to make his move towards the top.
I don't think we'll see a retirement from Nole after his Monte Carlo fiasco; he's also been very clear that the no. 2 spot is a bump on the road to his ultimate goal of world no. 1. But Rafa has held the spot for a record 147 weeks and he's not giving it up without an epic fight. And to top it all off, the on-court tension between these "card-playing pals" is pretty palpable - which will only add to the drama.
Who will seize the moment and take it?
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Friday, May 16, 2008
THE LOW DOWN: Rafa + Nole to battle for no. 2 ranking - who wants it more?
Labels: Hamburg, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, tennis
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Rafa doesn't gift anyone anything, so if he should lose it that means it will either be a supremely hard fought battle, or God-forbid an injury. He's the master - he SHOULD come out on top easy on this surface.ReplyDelete
This is the match of the year so far with the exception of the Fed-Djok semi in Australia. There is a lot at stake for both, but especially for RafaReplyDelete
Man, I didn't think the #2 ranking would be up for grabs so early in the season. This is turning out to be a classic year in men's tennis!
def jimmy - i think rafa sees the writing on the wall. the likelihood of nole taking no. 2 at some point through wimbledon is highly likely...so if not now, then soon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2008 at 5:27 PM
This one's a no contest: Nadal in straight sets. I think all the betting will be on when Nole will retire - at the end of the first set or once he sees he hasn't a hope against the clay court king in the second set either.ReplyDelete
I too, am excited for the match, but maybe it's just wishful thinking.ReplyDelete
This is Rafa. He's lost less than 2% his matches when he plays on clay.
Thrash talk: Nole just messed with the wrong person ;)ReplyDelete
The reason Rafa states that Djokovic will likely overcome him in rankings: if you look at the current ATP RACE POINTS, Novak is ahead of everyone and Rafa is #2.
Rafa tracks race points because it's the early indicator, while ATP ranking points are a lagging measure for most of the year...kinda like how fiscal policy pros track monthly national payrolls, but most people only notice the health of the economy through inflation or something.
Eventually, at the end of each year, the rankings will match ATP race rankings, so it's all about early detection of the Mole sneaking up on the #1 spot.
Vamos Rafa!


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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete… Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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London - 11 August 2012: A gymnast from the Russian team and her coach seem to rejoice at the marks given after an exercise in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics competition at Wembley Arena on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
London - 11 August 2012: Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia obtained the best score in the hoop routine, the second event in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics competition after the ball routine, which she also dominated. Kanaeva was on the path to gold at Wembley Arena on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Grady Edewards and Kevin Roberson were arrested in Wilmington on Friday.
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CLEVELAND -- Autopsy reports have been released on the two people who died when a police chase ended in a shooting last November.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has ruled the deaths of Timothy Russell, 43, and Malissa Williams, 33, as homicides.
The medical examiner determined Russell died of 23 gunshot wounds to the head, neck, trunk and extremities. Toxicology reports determined Russell had cocaine in his system.
Williams died of 24 gunshot wounds to the head, neck, trunk and arm. The medical examiner says she tested positive for cocaine and marijuana.
The two died in November after a police chase involving dozens of officers ended in a hail of gunfire. Investigators say 13 officers fired 137 shots at the car carrying Russell and Williams.
Investigative reports from the city and the state are due to be released by the end of the month according to officials.
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Testimony :: Dr. Shimon Samuels
Director - Simon Weisenthal Center - Paris
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In 1997, I had the honour to address this Commission on the state of antisemitism in the OSCE member-states at that time. Prominent among the potential dangers to the Jewish condition that I then highlighted were:
-Holocaust denial and its relativization
-Technology in the service of hate, especially via the Internet
-The spread of fundamentalist Islamic influence
Yet, by the Millennium, only two years ago, peace processes and the bubble of global economic boom implied a new stage in the 2000-year precariousness of Jewish history. There were no more "Jews of oppression" and our destiny and destination had become a matter of choice.
The OSCE was vindicated, as the Jewish condition seemed to be normalized both within its member states as also, apparently, the Jewish state was becoming accepted into the family of nations.
Then came the Intifada, Durban and 9/11, each releasing the old demons awaiting beneath the surface.
The World Conference Against Racism held in Durban last fall hijacked United Nations agencies (especially the Human Rights Commission and UNESCO) into a campaign for the demonization of the Jewish state and, through it, of the Jewish people.
The Friday evening march against racism did not end at the Durban City Hall, but at the Jewish Club and synagogue whereHitler flyers (asking "what if I would have won") and the Protocols of Zion were distributed. That night, I, as Chair of the Jewish Caucus in Durban, together with our Centre's Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, saw anti-Israel and anti-Zionist pretexts die at the gates of a synagogue, endorsing a new antisemitism under the guise of a human rights solidarity campaign.
Last 11 November, at the UN High Commission for Human Rights Madrid Conference on Religious Intolerance, I heard no protest at the Syrian Ambassador's call for the exclusion of "a certain arrogant religion that claims itself as chosen."
Similarly, UNESCO, a propaganda mouthpiece for tyrannies and collaborator in covering up the worst human rights offences, systematically singled out Israel for abuse. I enter into the record an outrageous report to be delivered by Director-General Koichiro Matsuura to the UNESCO Executive Board on 28 May. It condemns Israel for crimes against the Palestinian cultural heritage and deliberate destruction of its educational structure. There is no mention of the devastation of Jewish holy sites or incitement to Jew-hatred in school-texts, media and mosques.
There is neither sensitivity to Jewish victims of terror in Israel, nor of violence against synagogues, not twenty minutes away from UNESCO's Paris headquarters. Indeed, this Organization, responsible for the culture of peace and dialogue between civilizations, has remained constantly silent on contemporary antisemitism.
The critical mass of UN and media pillorying of Israel is validating a slippage to anti-Jewish assaults.
The outbreak of the "Intifada" on 28 September 2000 unleashed a wave of Middle East-related antisemitic incidents worldwide.
Among OSCE countries, in the single month of October 2000, the highest numbers of such attacks were perpetrated in France (70), followed by Canada (29), the United States (22), Great Britain (20) and others…
The trend continued throughout 2001 with some 320 reported incidents in France i.e. targeting Jewish institutions (synagogues, schools, cemeteries) and individuals almost daily.
To make matters worse, official French Police statistics have reported over 400 such incidents in the first three months of 2002, rising to a dozen incidents per day in April (i.e. 380 in France topping 127 in Germany and 57 in the United Kingdom). The Wiesenthal Centre therefore decided, for the first time ever, to place a Travel Advisory on its website (www.wiesenthal.com) suggesting that Jewish visitors to France and Belgium, at this time, proceed with extreme caution.
We are thus making available to you a twenty page analysis, which includes a list of 108 incidents (assaults, violent acts and threats) focussing upon France and Belgium.
Most of these have occurred in neighbourhoods where Jews and Moslems live in close propinquity. Indeed, Moslem anti-Jewish activity has increased pari passim with the increasing intensity of the Intifada represented through the extreme imagery and anti-Israel hostility of the media.
The post-11 September US-led "war against terror" has merged the traditional anti-Americanism of the left, and the nationalism of the extreme right with an immediate sympathy for Al-Qa'eda among young socially marginalised Moslems in France.
Much of the antisemitic graffiti and mail used such expressions as "Vive Bin-Laden".
The volume of violent incidents against Jewish targets reached a peak immediately after the attacks on New York and Washington, especially around the New Year and "Yom Kippur" festivals, with a new resurgence following Passover this year.
The climate of threat and hatemongering against Jews in Durban is now replicated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations across Europe, that serve to rally extreme-left, extreme-right and anti-globalization violent elements together with Islamic fundamentalists.
In June 2001, French Foreign Minister, Hubert Vedrine, told a Wiesenthal Centre delegation that assaults on Jewish institutions were "only acts of suburban hooliganism." He rejected any aggravating implications of French policy on the Middle East conflict being interpreted as consistently pro-Arab.
Yet, the Minister for the Interior and for Religions, Daniel Vaillant, on 5 December 2001, reported "a net diminution of antisemitic threats and aggressions in the course of 2001, after a peak in 2000 coinciding with the beginning of the Intifada."
I would call this the black box of denial.
A Jewish school-bus is attacked in suburban Paris. A bullet penetrates the window shield, wounding an 8 year old girl. The Police register the act as "broken windshield." A Rabbi complains that his wrecked car is scrawled with "Death to the Jews." The Police note it as "vandalism." Thus the Interior Ministry reports that hate crimes against Jews "are down" and the media will not touch the issue. But the Wiesenthal Centre gets daily calls from victims and, in March this year, we organised hearings at Paris City Hall under the auspices of Mayor Bertrand Delanoë.
We cracked open the black box.
On 7 April, we co-sponsored the 200,000 demonstrator march against antisemitism in Paris and the media began to make it an issue.
To understand this black box, we must flashback twenty years: from the 3 October 1980 bombing of the Rue Copernic synagogue (when the then Prime Minister's reaction was "a bomb at a synagogue killed innocent Frenchmen") until the 9 August 1982 Rue des Rosiers massacre at Goldenberg's Restaurant, there were 73 shootings and bombings of Jewish targets in Western Europe - of which 29 in France.
They ended with the Israeli 1982 entry into Lebanon and the consequent repatriation of European terrorists from Palestinian training camps in the Southern Lebanon. The French Action Directe, German Baader Meinhoff and Italian Red Brigades now focussed their attacks on banks, embassies and NATO installations. European governments finally took action, for what had started with the Jews had become a scourge for general society.
Also today, the authorities fear the Intifada's arrival in Europe, irregardless of the Arab-Israel conflict. Already in Béziers, France, young fundamentalists shot the Deputy-Mayor, several policemen and then themselves, screaming "Allahu Akhbar." Prime Minister Jospin belatedly pleaded that the Middle East be kept out of France.
The Al Qa'eda network was spread across Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK. We have shared with the authorities bona fide accounts of radical Imams from Algeria, financed by Iran, preaching hatred of Jews and Christians to young alienated Moslem youth in suburban prayer-halls. We know of week-end cross-Channel excursions of "Jihadist" students between Britain and the Continent.
The Jospin Socialist Government missed a golden opportunity. Had it seriously addressed the antisemitism issue, it might have demonstrated an example of strategic planning in regard to the key issue of the Presidential election campaign: insecurity and violence. By failing to do so, Le Pen's National Front stepped into the breach. Many in the Jewish community consider the June Parliamentary elections as a test for their future in France.
On another level, Europeans, still battling with World War Two collective myths of resistance and collaboration with the Nazi occupier, seek absolution by projecting their guilt upon the victim.
Thus, the growth of Holocaust language used to Nazify the Israeli and Judaize the Palestinian.
Notoriously simplistic was a cartoon rendering of the famous photo of the child, under German guns at the fall of the Warsaw Ghetto. By role-reversal, a "keffiyah" headdress was placed on the child and Stars of David upon the Nazis' helmets. This month, Le Monde banalized the Warsaw Ghetto ruins by lampooning it in juxtaposition with a mock scene of Jenin.
The slippery slope from hate-speech to hate-crime is clear. 72 hours after the close of the Durban hate-fest, its virulence struck at the strategic and financial centers of the United States.
If Durban was "Mein-Kampf," then 9/11 was "Kristalnacht," a warning.
What starts with the Jews is a measure, an alarm signalling impending danger for global stability. The new antisemitic alliance is bound up with anti-Americanism, under the cover of so-called "anti-globalization."
The Holocaust, for thirty years, acted as a protective "Teflon" against blatant antisemitic expression. That "Teflon" has eroded, and what was considered distasteful and politically incorrect is becoming simply an opinion. But cocktail chatter at fine English dinners can end as cocktail Molotovs against synagogues.
"Political correctness" is also ending for others, as tolerance for multiculturalism gives way to populist voices in France, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Portugal and, last week, in the Netherlands. These countries' Jewish communities can be caught between the rock of radical Islamic violence and the hard-place of a revitalized Holocaust-denying extreme right. Common cause must be sought between the victimized minorities against extremism and fanaticism.
The OSCE Bucharest Declaration of 2001 called for fighting, inter alia, antisemitism in the media and to pay it increased attention. Since 1990, our Centre has participated as an NGO at ODIHR Reviews and is familiar with the Copenhagen, Moscow, Lisbon and Istanbul Concluding Documents that propose legal, educational, monitoring and reporting measures, to effectively protect victims of racism, including antisemitism, in OSCE member-states.
In that spirit, the Wiesenthal Centre has, last week, co-launched a grass-roots project in the Paris suburbs, "SOS Truth and Security." Attached is a synthesis of the 39 complaints from victims of antisemitism reaching already our hotline.
Volunteer lawyers will accompany each victim to the Police and the local Town Hall. Social workers will address their trauma. The data generated will be analyzed by our Centre and we would be happy to share the findings with this Commission and the OSCE.
Thereby, we urge your constant involvement in cracking open the black box of myopia and prejudice and exposing the consequent dangers that threaten us all.
One scintilla of light broke through the darkness in Durban when a South African black Moslem friend asked me a Jewish riddle: A Rabbi and his students were discussing when does night end and day begin?
One student said: "When you can distinguish between a lamb and a goat."
The second said: "When you can distinguish between a fig-tree and an olive-tree."
The Rabbi responded: "No, when you see a black woman and a white woman, when you see a rich man and a poor man and you cannot distinguish between them, then you will know that day has begun!"
Thank you.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA (WUSA) -- Much has been made throughout the playoffs of Ray Lewis and his emotional nature.
On Tuesday at Media Day, Lewis let some people in on why he's been so emotional.
"I know along my journey, a lot of people didn't know that one of my driving forces was my grandmother, who is in the hospital and she is on life support right now," Lewis said. "Every day, she asks me to promise her that I would bring her one more Super Bowl before she went home. Just to be able to give that to her, and I am always emotional any time when I talk to God."
"Just having that conversation with Him is so much different than having a conversation with anyone else," The legendary Linebacker continued. "I do get emotional in times like that when it is at that point."


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's game at Vanderbilt on Thursday carries special meaning for sophomore center Isabelle Harrison, the daughter of former Commodores football player and assistant coach Dennis Harrison.
It represents a chance for one of the Southeastern Conference's most improved performers to show her hometown how far she's come in the last year.
Harrison didn't play more than six minutes in any of Tennessee's three games with the Commodores last season. The 6-foot-3 sophomore now is one of only two SEC players averaging a double-double in conference games. She's a major reason why the ninth-ranked Lady Vols (15-3, 6-0 SEC) have won eight straight games.
Harrison's father played defensive line at Vanderbilt from 1974-77 and in the NFL from 1978-87. He was a Vanderbilt assistant football coach from 1997-2001.