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What software configuration or VST do you recommend for taking a realtime audio feed and "tune" it to a particular frequency (note)?
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Antares invented the Auto-Tune, which is I think what you are asking for. They do a plug-in for Evo, but generally people use the full application.
It can gently or aggressively pitch shift an input note to the closest "correct" note.
This Wikipedia article gives some background, and some example audio clips.
I would also suggest looking at Celemony's Melodyne. I haven't used Auto-Tune for a long time, but Melodyne killed it in the water for me. Notably, when Polyphonic tuning came in. They may be closer now than before. Research!
If you just need a rough match, a lot of DAWs and audio-in synth (FX etc.) have pitch transpose / adjustment. However, the two aforementioned plugins will allow you to tighten the fluctuations in pitch.
You do not say which DAW you are using, but as you mention VST if you are using Steinberg then for real-time operation there is a plug-in that comes with the DAW called PitchCorrect and for non-realtime you have the VeriAudio engine.


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Tallahassee, FL -- It took a little while to cut the ribbon, but the City of Tallahassee officially reopened Gaines Street to two-way traffic Thursday.
"We've waited a long while actually to reach this day, we've been through some rough times but I think that times are going to get a lot better," said Avant Garb owner Heather Wade.
Wade's vintage shop was on the front lines of the construction that's been ongoing for the past few years. She says now that tw- way traffic is back, she expects the city's efforts to revitalize the area to pay off.
"I've been in the construction of Gaines street for four and a half years, I wasn't part of the visioning side that is sometimes a lot harder work than the actual construction," said Assistant City Manager Jay Townsend.
Townsend said it took a while to get to this point because there were so many ideas, like having Gaines Street be a one lane to as many as four lanes road, and then there needed to be the construction.
All told, the City invested $17 million, Leon County invested $11 million, and the state of Florida put in $7 million to the project.
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I noticed that these events happens when I create the appointment or task like html format.
If I create a appointment like text format, the notes are synced normally
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Since upgrading to RC1 from Beta4 on OSX 10.6.4 yesterday I'm experiencing various issues which all seem related to the read/unread status and count:
1. Randomly during the day, new messages will have come in and they won't show in ZD until I click Send/Receive which then 'instantly' displays them - almost like they were sitting there and the display simply wasn't updated (rather than them not being synced)
2. I view ZD and a number of inbox items are showing as unread (except I read them on my iphone say half an hour ago) - click Send/Receive and this refreshes the view (again instantly as per 1 above).
3. Despite having read all messages in the Inbox, the Inbox folder in the left view remains bold with a (1) in brackets - restart ZD the only way to clear this.
4. I sent an email, the email is sent, but the outbox count is not updated.
Todd's comments in this bug seem to match my experiences: Bug 44134 – lost new message notifications
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Since composing this post, ZD is now failing to show any new emails and neither the tree view or list view is display the new messages or count even after a Send/Receive.
More details: Before starting this post, ZD had been running all night - I experienced some of the above problems so I relaunched ZD, dealt with a few mails then started writing this post. I just logged into ZWC and noticed that various folders, including Inbox have new emails. I have clicked Send/Receive in ZD and it is not showing me the updates.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The chance of federal mediation having a
positive effect on the NHL lockout was considered a long shot and somehow the
process managed to fall well below those meager expectations.
There was at least hope that mediators could bring another set of eyes to the
stalled negotiations and put this battle between the players and owners on the
road to reconciliation.
But that didn't happen and it wasn't even close.
As it turns out the mediation process lasted only two days and confirmed what
most of us already knew -- neither the players or owners are ready to make a
The sound bites coming out of both camps confirmed the sizeable gap keeping
the two sides from hammering out a new collective bargaining agreement and
those differences don't seem to be going anywhere.
"After spending several hours with both sides over two days, the presiding
mediators concluded that the parties remained far apart, and that no progress
toward a resolution could be made through further mediation at this point in
time," said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said "the mediators informed the parties
that they did not think it was productive to continue discussions."
Although it was pretty clear that non-binding mediation wasn't going to solve
hockey's labor problems all by itself, the fact that it led to no progress at
all can't be a good sign.
In fact, things may be bleaker now than ever in light of the failed attempt at
With the Winter Classic and All-Star weekend canceled and the regular season
scrapped through Dec. 14, the players and owners should be desperate for
compromise at this point. Instead, the sides appear to be only marginally
closer than they were when the last CBA expired in September.
The NHL has not offered a counter-proposal since rejecting the player's offer
last week and the league has shown no signs it's about to cave. If the owners
don't come up with a new proposal soon than it appears the NHLPA will be
forced to decertify.
By going the decertification route, the NHLPA will be waive its right to
collectively bargain as a union and instead focus on attacking the league with
lawsuits. If you didn't think there was enough legalese to sift through
already just wait until decertification really lets the lawyers get involved.
For the few optimists remaining out there, one piece of news that came out
Thursday could be interpreted as promising. That information was relayed by
TSN's Darren Dreger, who through his Twitter account revealed that NHL
commissioner Gary Bettman proposed to Fehr a meeting that involved owners and
players only, without interference from league or union brass.
However, just like with mediation the only reason to be optimistic about a
meeting between players and owners is because it hasn't been tried during the
current dispute. So, pretty much the same reason people felt mediation could
only help negotiations and not hurt them.
It's pretty clear that both sides locked in this staring contest are running
out of options that could bring an end to this conflict. With close to 35
percent of the regular season already lost it's getting more and more
difficult to believe a solution can be reached before the entire campaign is
After all, if a third-party mediator can't see any way to bring the owners and
players closer together can we really believe the sides can do it on their
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Serafin String Quartet will perform an annual tribute to former Serafin violist Anthony "Tony" Simmons in a memorial concert on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at The Music School of Delaware in Wilmington.
Simmons, a founding member of the Quartet, was tragically killed in a car accident on Feb. 24, 2005 at the age of 38. The concert memorializes Tony and benefits the Anthony G. Simmons Scholarship Fund which provides financial aid for needy students of The Music School.
Fellow founding quartet member, Kate Ransom, who is also president of the Music School, says, "Were it not for Tony Simmons, there would likely have been no Serafin String Quartet. His love of chamber music and of collaboration were formative for the Quartet. He brought similar devotion to his many students."
Simmons served on the The Music School of Delaware's faculty, as did his wife Marka, and at Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. He was violist for numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles in the Mid-Atlantic region, including the Delaware and Harrisburg Symphony Orchestras and Relache. He toured Japan and recorded with tSre Symphony Orchestra.
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WHEN 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27
WHERE The Music School of Delaware, 4101 N. Washington St., Wilmington
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- Find security vulnerabilities introduced into implementation.
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Scope the engagement
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The auditor should be collecting the following material (and generally producing it if it does not exist):
- System requirements and specification. An auditor is expected to identify places where security requirements are violated and to make recommendations for remediating risks.
- A threat profile for the system. Possible threats: governments, employees, etc., and the associated capabilities they are assumed to have.
- Any previous assessments, including architectural assessments.
The data one should be capturing in the scoping of the engagement is collected in the assessment worksheet in CLASP Resource F.
If the auditor did not produce the threat profile - or if the threat profile is not current -, one should perform an incremental assessment, focusing on changes and shortcomings in the original.
Run automated analysis tools
Automated analysis may be incorporated into the build process, in which case the auditor can use results from a current analysis, instead of running an additional analysis.
Evaluate tool results
For each potential risk identified by the tool, assess whether the risk is relevant to the development effort. Risks that are not relevant should be marked as not relevant for one of the following reasons:
- The risk is mitigated by an existing or recommended compensating control that is not within the scope of analysis for the tool.
- The risk is not in the threat profile for the program. For example, attacks that require local user access to the same machine running the software may have already been deemed outside the scope of consideration.
- The risk is a false positive in the analysis itself.
Evaluating the results requires tool-dependent processes. Determining absolutely whether a tool result is a real vulnerability or a false positive is often not necessary, as it often involves attempting to craft an exploit. Instead, the investigator should deem it a likely risk in the case of those risks that the investigator cannot rule out as a risk based on examining the tool output and the code.
For those risks that are relevant, determine impact and recommend remediation strategies in the same manner as performing an architectural analysis, documenting results in an implementation security review report.
Identify additional risks
Analysis tools are not capable of finding all security risks in software. Many classes of risk can be identified in an architectural analysis that is not conclusively controlled. Additionally, some classes of risk may not be considered in an architectural analysis because they are artifacts of implementation error.
Compose a list of possible risks by reviewing both those risks identified in the architectural analysis and a database of common risks. See the CLASP Vulnerability database in the section CLASP Vulnerability View.
For each potential risk, identify system resources that might be susceptible to the risk. Follow execution through the code from any relevant input points to the data resource, looking at each appropriate point whether there is a likely instantiation of the risk.
As with examining tool output, the investigator should not look to prove risk beyond a doubt. Identifying likely risks is sufficient, where a likely risk is one that the auditor cannot rule out on the basis of a detailed manual analysis of the code.
Determine the impact of likely risks that are identified and recommend remediation strategies in the same manner as if performing an architectural analysis, documenting results in an implementation security review report.


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The weather and the racing should both be good Saturday when Emerald Downs begins its 19th season of live racing with a 10-race card at 2 p.m.
Following record rainfall in March, the weather Gods have been much kinder in April, with Saturday's forecast calling for temperatures in the low 60s with virtually no chance of rain. Things look even better for Sunday, Day 2 of the 75-day meeting, with a 100 percent chance of sunshine and a high near 75 degrees. That's a fine forecast for mid-April near Seattle.
As for racing, horsemen responded with 70 entrants in the 10 races worth over $105,000 in purses, a respectable seven horses per event, including several deep and talented fields.
The third race, a $25,000 claiming event for 3-year-old non-winners of two races, features eight evenly matched runners including several that ran in stakes last year as 2-year-olds. Moony Moony, from the barn of 10-time training champion Tim McCanna, finished runner-up to the extremely fast Dallon's Gold in the Cahill Road Stakes on closing day, while He's Zuberrific had the early lead in the WTBOA Lads Stakes won by champion Del Rio Harbor.
Race four, a $17,850 maiden special weight for fillies and mares, has several top prospects including first-time starter Jeweloftheharbor, the first foal out of $151,000 earner Carrie's a Jewel, and Timeless Pleasure, a half-sister to $400,000 earner Puxa Saco from the powerhouse Northwest Farms/Tom Wenzel stable.
Race five, a $25,000 claimer for older fillies and mares, features Stephanie Plum, aiming for her third straight win on opening day (she paid $15.20 in 2012, $11.20 in 2013) and the cat-quick River of Aces, 5-1-1 in 11 starts at Emerald Downs.
The featured ninth race, an $18,900 allowance/optional claimer for 3-year-olds and up at 5 ½ furlongs, marks the return of Ron Crockett's 6-year-old gelding Camp Granada. Trained by Frank Lucarelli and ridden by defending riding champion Isaias Enriquez, Camp Granada is 3-2-0 in seven starts at Emerald Downs and defeated 2013 Top Sprinter Polish Dollar at 6 ½ furlongs last July.
After a year's absence, the 2011 riding champion is back at Emerald Downs.
Leslie Mawing, one of Emerald Downs' top riders the last decade, packed his tack last week at Golden Gate and shipped to Auburn in preparation for Saturday's season-opening card.
Absent during the 2013 meet, Mawing looks to return to his riding form of 2011 and 2012, when he combined to ride 226 winners including the 2011 title.
Today, the South Africa native is five wins away from joining the exclusive 500-win club at Emerald Downs, and needs seven wins to surpass Ben Russell for No. 6 on the track's all-time list.
Mawing hoped to ride at Emerald Downs last year, but a lingering rotator cuff injury forced him to the sidelines.
"I had my surgery in February last year, and I wasn't released by my doctor until June." Mawing said. "By then, Emerald was already in the middle of the meet, so I went to the California fair meets and then to Golden Gate. I was making pretty good money, but I wasn't having any fun being so far away from my family."
A 40-year-old father of three, Mawing and his family reside in Boise, Idaho, where he rode his first winner at Les Bois Park in 1994. With his home's proximity to Emerald Downs and his familiarity with the local oval, the decision to come back was easy.
"I have good business up here and I know a lot of the barns," Mawing said. "Being a seasoned vet, I can adjust a little easier now. There are some good riders up here, but I'm the veteran. I hope the stars are aligned and I'll win another title."
Mawing has 2,118 career wins, including career win No. 2,000 here on August 9, 2012. The victory was even more special as wife Catherine, sons Aidan and Dominic, and daughter Jade all were in the winner's circle after Mawing rode Grand Baylee to the milestone victory.
One of the track's better 2-year-old fillies of 2013, Strawberry Dawn makes her 2014 debut Sunday when she takes on four other talented sophomore fillies in an $18,900 allowance race at 5 ½ furlongs.
Running under the strawberry-logo silks of Olympia residents Sue and Tim Spooner, Strawberry Dawn kept company with the track's best 2-year-old fillies last year, winning her career debut by 2 ½ lengths, and running second to Top Juvenile Filly Chu and You in both the Angie C Stakes and the Barbara Shinpoch Stakes.
A Spooner homebred by Tribal Rule-Ruby Dawn, Strawberry Dawn has trained well according to trainer Dan Markle.
"That little filly's doing really well," he said. "She went an easy six furlongs (in 1:14 2/5) last week to get ready, plus she's won fresh off the bench before."
The Spooners are among Emerald Downs' most successful owners, ranking No. 2 in all-time wins with 156 and No. 3 in earnings with $1,766,167.
The field for Sunday's $18,900 feature race, all carrying 118 pounds (from the rail, out): See My Tail Lites, Eliska Kubinova; Strawberry Dawn, Felipe Valdez; Charismata, Isaias Enriquez; K K's Wonderwoman, Juan Gutierrez; Simba's Sis, Leslie Mawing.
Disruption and trainer Monique Snowden soaking up the sun Thursday in the track's barn area.
NOTES: Nelson Family Racing's 4-year-old Disruption breezed five furlongs in a bullet :58 under jockey Rocco Bowen Thursday, and the gelding adds depth to the track's older handicap division. A Florida-bred by Street Boss-Disrupt, Disruption chipped a knee while finishing second in last year's Auburn Handicap and is 2-3-0 in six career starts. Monique Snowden now trains the strapping chestnut. . .Defending training champion Jeff Metz has nine horses entered on Saturday's 10-race card including multiple entrants in races two and four. . .Jockey Anne Sanguinetti is back in action Saturday at Emerald Downs. The 33-year-old rider sustained a fractured vertebra last September, but resumed riding last month and got her first win back aboard the Metz-trained Just Meteor at Turf Paradise. Sanguinetti and Metz combined for 26 wins last season at Emerald Downs, and team up Saturday with Reflective Glory in race two and Camp Pendleton in race six. . .Why Not Be Perfect, sixth in the 2013 Longacres Mile, is back in training with Metz, breezing three furlongs in :36 1/5 Tuesday. . .Metz also said 2013 WTBOA Horse of the Year E Z Kitty, a triple stakes winner last season, is in foal to Exchange Rate. . .The promising 3-year-old gelding Illumination Road is back in training, logging a three-furlong breeze in :37 Tuesday for trainer Terry Gillihan. A Washington-bred gelding owned and bred by Ron Maus' Buffalo Stables, Illumination Road made just one start as a 2-year-old, but it was a beauty, a runner-up finish to champion Del Rio Harbor in the Emerald Express. . .With 50 horses on the grounds, Frank Lucarelli, No. 2 all-time with 758 wins at Emerald Downs, appears ready to challenge for his sixth local training title. Lucarelli has trained three of the last four claimers of the meet, including 2013 Top Claimer Kind of Naughty, who worked four furlongs in :48 Thursday. Lucarelli also has horses in California, and won last month's $200,000 Santa Ana Handicap (G2) with Stormy Lucy, a 5-year-old mare who subsequently was sold to Steve Moger. With Ed Moger Jr. training, Stormy Lucy runs Sunday in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap at Santa Anita. . .2012 Washington Oaks champion Champagneandcaviar also runs in the Santa Barbara, a Grade 3 run at 1 ¼-miles on turf. . .Trainer Blaine Wright, No. 1 in win percentage at Emerald Downs the last two years, also had a big win down south as Peter Redekop's 3-year-old gelding Alert Bay prevailed in the $200,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for California-breds at Santa Anita last Saturday. . .4-year-old Carving, who won an allowance and finished third in the Auburn Handicap here last year, makes his 2014 debut Saturday in the $175,000 Commonwealth (G3) at Keeneland. . .Kama'aina Thoroughbreds' 4-year-old filly Madame Pele is back at the Jim Penney barn after winning the March 29 Mesa Handicap at Turf Paradise. A Washington-bred by Salt Lake-Striking Scholar, Madame Pele prevailed in the Comcast SportsNet Stakes at Emerald Downs last year. . .Portland Meadows track announcer Jason Beem autographs his new novel Southbound from 2-3 p.m. Sunday by the paddock. . .Mr. Bowling, unraced since finishing 11th in the 2013 Longacres Mile, is training well for his 2014 debut including a five-furlong breeze in :59 4/5 Monday. . .Owner Keith Swagerty has another promising homebred with trainer David Martinez. Chedoodlejean, a 3-year-old filly by Grindstone-Chedoodle, is a half-sister to No Flies On Doodle and Mike Man's Gold, who combined for seven stakes wins at Emerald Downs. . .Emerald Racing Club's 6-year-old gelding Dancing Yodeler arrived at Emerald Downs early Thursday and settled in nicely with trainer Larry and Sharon Ross in Barn 2.


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The plans for the New Ute Events Center are to make it a multi-functional building. The vision for the center includes nationally touring groups (mostly music) a few times a year, local theater productions, local dance recitals, local music groups as often as they and the facility can accommodate each other.
Also, live streaming video of big sports events as often as the community shows interest in seeing them, wedding receptions, 50th anniversary parties, quinceaneras, after prom parties, fashion shows for sororities, 4-H, Girl Scouts, and/or local businesses, chamber of commerce tele-training or tele-conferences. The list goes on and keeps growing as people become more educated about possibilities for the facility.
Not everyone will be interested in every event, which is good, because we cannot all fit in the building at the same time. The number and variety of events and programs should appeal to all segments of the community at various times. Some, or possibly many, of the events may be fundraisers or programs for nonprofits in the community. The potential for keeping the center busy is really exciting, especially as it translates directly into foot traffic in the downtown core, which should positively impact local businesses.
The price tag may seem steep initially, but it provides the stage, flexible seating, lighting, sound equipment and digital technology for live streaming video that are required for a truly state-of-the-art, multi-functional building. The project has already garnered significant grant funds and private contributions, as well as support from the Colorado Sustainable Main Street Initiative. The more the center is used, the more the costs are shared and income generated, not just for the center but other businesses as well.
The summer concerts in Centennial Park and at the Bookcliffs Arts Council demonstrate what a positive impact local entertainment can have on our community, and our sense of community. Being able to share an evening's entertainment year-round without driving and spending money in another community is a benefit we can all enjoy. Contributing to a vibrant downtown and providing access for local talent locally are benefits worthy of our support.
Our participation is what will make the center self-sustaining and self-supporting.
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PUEBLO - Rifle High School's football team and fans were on the verge of brimming with anticipation. Instead, one play turned the Bears' Class 3A semifinal matchup against Pueblo East into domination.
A key defensive stop for the Bears kept the game's momentum in Rifle's favor on its way to a 56-6 victory over Pueblo East. It lasted until the start of the second quarter, when the Eagles were on the verge of cutting a two-touchdown deficit in half.
It didn't happen, though, and Rifle's defense, just like it had in its quarterfinal-round victory against Roosevelt, got a big stop when it needed to.
"We got all of the intensity up that we needed to at just the right time," Rifle senior linebacker Cody Beauford said. "Getting that stop was a big relief."
Pueblo East trailed, 14-0, following a 1-yard touchdown run from Ryan Moeller with 2 minutes, 37 seconds remaining. A 56-yard run from Derion Ibarra, however, followed by a 14-yard pass from Kurt Rode to Felix Mestas two plays later, put the Eagles on Rifle's 14.
Ibarra got Pueblo East to the Bears' 7 before the first quarter ended.
Moeller, however, came up big when Ibarra carried on the first play of the second quarter. Playing safety, he stripped the running back of the ball at the 2, and Bailey Hoffmeister pounced on it in the end zone for a touchback to end the scoring threat.
"They kept moving the ball five yards, five yards and 10 yards at a time," said Hoffmeister, a cornerback. "But we didn't let up at the end, and I'm just glad I was in just the right spot to recover the fumble."
Rifle's offense took advantage.
On the Bears' first play following the recovered fumble, quarterback Adam Rice faked a pair of handoffs and, after Pueblo East's front line bit on the fakes, threw to a remarkably wide-open Kellin Leigh for an 80-yard touchdown pass just 19 seconds into the second quarter.
Marco Gutierrez's point-after kick made it 21-0 when, just minutes beforehand, the Eagles were on the verge of cutting their deficit to 14-7.
"Football is a game of momentum and that definitely did take a little steam out of us," Pueblo East coach David Ramirez said. "It's one of those things. You face adversity in the course of a game and you need to be able to bounce back from it. Unfortunately, they capitalized on it better than we bounced back from it."
Rifle, as it turned out, just built on its momentum, taking a 35-0 halftime lead before finishing the game with a 50-point victory.
"We'll take the time to celebrate this for right now," Leigh said. "But we also have to come back and look at the game film and learn from it so we can be prepared for next week."


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A conservative organization that advocates for immigration reform will begin running TV and radio commercials in Southwest Ohio next week that attempt to pressure House Speaker John Boehner (R-West Chester) to allow a vote on the "E-Verify" bill.
The group, Numbers USA, said Boehner is letting the bill languish in the House Ways and Means Committee so Republicans don't anger Latino voters in an election year. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill last year.
The commercials include a 30-second TV ad and a one-minute radio ad.
Next to an image of Boehner, the TV spot states, "Meet House Republican Speaker John Boehner. He won't let Congress vote on E-Verify. Thanks to Speaker Boehner, illegal aliens can keep American jobs. Now Americans, meet the telephone … tell him to bring E-Verify for a vote or he may not like your vote in November."
Under the bill, the federal government's voluntary E-Verify system that is used to check the immigration status of employees would become mandatory nationwide.
Currently seven states require E-Verify checks and 12 others require state agencies and contractors to use it. The federal government has operated its system for the past 15 years.
About 300,000 of the 2.2 million U.S. employers with five or more employees were enrolled in E-Verify as of autumn 2011, according to workforce.com.
The Internet-based system checks any employee's personal information against the Social Security database and several Homeland Security databases.
If the employee is confirmed, that person is authorized to work. If the person isn't confirmed, he or she has eight working days to contest the finding with the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security.
"Speaker Boehner has supported legislation with E-Verify in the past, and the issue is currently working its way through the committee process," Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, told The Washington Times earlier this month.
But Numbers USA isn't convinced, and has launched the ad blitz in response.
Numbers USA said the bill would crack down on the hiring of undocumented immigrants and free up jobs that could be taken by unemployed U.S. citizens.
Critics, however, said the electronic monitoring system proposed by the E-Verify bill would be fraught with errors due to it reliance on incomplete or outdated databases. They cite the number of people who have mistakenly been placed on Homeland Security's terrorist watch list as an example.
Further, opponents believe the bill would lead to more under-the-table hiring, while some Libertarians have worried that it's a backdoor method for implementing a national I.D. card system.
The bill has caused some unlikely political alliances.
Supporters of the bill include President Barack Obama, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Opponents include the American Civil Liberties Union and several labor unions.
Based in Virginia, Numbers USA was founded in 1997 by Roy Beck, an author and ex-journalist who worked for anti-immigration activist John Tanton. Tanton also helped form two other groups, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).
Numbers USA wants to reduce U.S. immigration levels to pre-1965 levels. The group's website states, "The 1990s saw the biggest population boom in U.S. history … this population boom was almost entirely engineered by federal forced-growth policies that are still in place. The Census Bureau states that Americans will suffer this kind of rapid congestion every decade into the future unless Congress changes these policies."
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that monitors extremist groups, has said Numbers USA, FAIR and CIS have connections to white supremacist and neo-Nazi leaders.
A 2009 report by the center states, "FAIR, CIS and Numbers USA are all part of a network of restrictionist organizations conceived and created by John Tanton, the 'puppeteer' of the nativist movement and a man with deep racist roots."
The report added, "As the first article in this report shows, Tanton has for decades been at the heart of the white nationalist scene. He has met with leading white supremacists, promoted anti-Semitic ideas, and associated closely with the leaders of a eugenicist foundation once described by a leading newspaper as a 'neo-Nazi organization.' He has made a series of racist statements about Latinos and worried that they were outbreeding whites."
A Democrat who was challenging Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann in this fall's election has left the race due to work commitments.
Greg Harris, a West Sider who is a former Cincinnati city councilman, said Monday night that a contract awarded to his educational consulting firm means he will be spending a large amount of time outside of the region. Harris' firm, New Governance Group, recently was awarded a major contract with a nonprofit group in Delaware that seeks to improve public education in that state.
"When I filed (to run for commissioner), I filed in all sincerity," Harris said. "It was before I got this contract."
He added, "I feel bad. This was a race I really wanted to run in, but with all the traveling, I'm not equipped to give it the time it deserves."
Harris, 40, announced his candidacy in early December, when he filed paperwork to run against Hartmann, a Republican incumbent who is seeking his second term.
The Hamilton County Democratic Party now will be able to select a replacement for Harris on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Harris was appointed in January 2009 to Cincinnati City Council to fill the unexpired term of John Cranley, who was facing term limits. But Harris lost in an election that November, finishing 10th in balloting for the nine-member group, missing the final spot by about 3,400 votes. During his brief term, Harris angered the city's police and firefighter unions by suggesting changes that he said would improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Through his consulting firm, Harris had served as public policy advisor for Cincinnati-based KnowledgeWorks Foundation, a national education philanthropy that seeds educational practices and policy reforms.
An Illinois native, Harris moved to the region in 1993 to attend graduate school at Miami University in Oxford. He stayed here after graduation and served from 2000-05 as executive director of Citizens for Civic Renewal, a nonprofit public advocacy group that promotes good government, volunteerism and civic involvement.
Harris ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood) twice, in 2002 and 2004. He also was prepared to challenge Hartmann for the Hamilton County Commission seat in 2008 until Democratic Party leaders cut a deal with the GOP and asked Harris to step aside and let Hartmann run unopposed. A reluctant Harris complied.
I have to pay more attention to The Enquirer's websites. That's apparently where the fun is.
Former Cincinnatian Peter Heimlich follows our Sole Surviving Daily online and on his blog, The Sidebar, he noted two photos that suggest web posts don't get the same alert editing as those in print.
One photo this week showed a male Rick Santorum critic holding a sign that defined "santorum" as "a frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter sometimes resulting as a bi-product of anal sex" and telling readers to "Google it." That leads to the "definition" by sex advice columnist and gay rights activist Dan Savage.
Heimlich said The Enquirer took down the photo when he asked about it.
Another Enquirer photo faux pas was first caught by The Political Daily Download blog. This one involved another anti-Santorum poster, this one held by a woman. It had the former senator and lobbyist's smiling face and said, "Doesn't support products made for women's reproductive organs" and, in much larger print, "IS A DOUCHEBAG."
A similar photo replaced it online.
Voter turnout for Tuesday's Ohio primary was a disappointing 13.9 percent but the turnout among young people — those aged 30 and under — was even lower.
Although the Republican primary in Ohio was highly contested, youth turnout was far below the amount that voted in the 2008 primary. Just 7 percent of Ohio youth turned out Tuesday to vote in the Republican primary, compared to 25 percent four years ago when there was both a contested Democratic and Republican primary.
An analysis by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) found that about 131,000 young people voted Tuesday, with 37 percent choosing Rick Santorum, 28 percent choosing Mitt Romney and 25 percent choosing Ron Paul.
Despite the dismal number, Ohio still was above the overall youth turnout for the 10 contests on Super Tuesday. CIRCLE found that youth turnout was 5 percent in the seven primaries and three caucuses.
Combining the five Super Tuesday states in which exit polls were conducted with adequate youth samples, CIRCLE estimates that 88,000 total youth voted for Paul, with nearly 88,000 who voted for Santorum, about 86,000 for Romney, and about 43,000 for Newt Gingrich.
The candidates performed differently in each state: Paul came in first among youth voters in Virginia; Santorum, in Ohio and Tennessee; Romney, in Massachusetts; and Gingrich, in Georgia.
In all of the primaries and caucuses so far — excluding states where there were no exit or entrance polls about youth vote choice — youth vote tallies stand at approximately 201,000 for Romney, 200,000 for Paul, 162,000 for Santorum, and 87,000 for Gingrich.
By this point in the 2008 primary campaign, Democrat Barack Obama had drawn more than six times as many youth votes as any of the Republican 2012 candidates, with about 1.36 million youth votes, although more primaries were contested on or before Super Tuesday in 2008.
Political observers have theorized there is an "enthusiasm gap" among Republican voters based on lower overall voter turnout in most of the states that have held presidential primaries so far. Turnout has been lower in eight of the 13 states when compared to the 2008 primaries — although Ohio isn't among them.
Ohio's overall voter turnout this year was 13.9 percent, higher than the 12.8 percent who voted in 2008, but lower than the 16.8 percent who voted in 2000, according to a review by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Center for the Study of the American Electorate.
Based on final and official results from the six states whose primaries preceded Super Tuesday and near final and unofficial results from the seven Super Tuesday primaries, 7.85 million people voted out of 68.13 million eligible citizens, or 11.5 percent.
Turnout was 13.2 percent of eligible citizens in 2008, and it was 12.2 percent in 2000.
Founded in 2001, CIRCLE conducts research on young Americans' voting and political participation, along with other forms of civic engagement. It is based at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center is a think tank that seeks to create policy solutions through "reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue." It is based in Washington, D.C.
Since it's an election year, it must be about time for pandering by lawmakers seeking to keep their offices. Cue U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), who is proposing a bill in response to fears about an influx of publicly subsidized housing for the poor into suburban areas. Chabot wants to impose time limits and work requirements on most people who get Section 8 federal housing vouchers. If approved, the bill would impose a five-year time limit on Section 8 recipients and require those 18 and older to work for at least 20 hours each week. Even if the measure passes the House, it's unlikely to pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, leaving us to wonder what Chabot's true motive is. Any guesses?
Believe it or not, Cincinnati is Ohio's wealthiest city, sort of, according to a Business Courier study of U.S. Census data. A total of 3.7 percent of households in the Cincinnati-Middletown metropolitan area have income of $200,000 or more. The No. 2 metro area in the state was Columbus, with 3.63 percent of its households earning that much. Of course, the rankings involve entire regions, not just the city itself, and Greater Cincinnati includes such affluent enclaves like Indian Hill, Mason and West Chester Township. (Suck on it, Bexley.)
Crews from Duke Energy are investigating what caused an explosion and fire under a downtown street on Tuesday. The blast happened under the intersection of Fourth and Main streets at about 9 a.m., and both streets were blocked for much of the day. No one was injured in the mishap.
Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist from Columbia Tusculum who scored an upset victory Tuesday in the GOP primary against U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Miami Township), is crediting grassroots organization for his unlikely win. Wenstrup and his surrogates actively campaigned in all corners of the sprawling 2nd Congressional District, which was recently redrawn through redistricting. Although Wenstrup portrayed himself as a moderate when he sought his first political office, in the Cincinnati's mayor race in 2009, his latest campaign positioned him as a darling of the Tea Party movement.
The American Red Cross has established a hotline for Clermont County residents to call if they have an immediate need for housing as a result of last Friday's tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. The number is 513-579-3024.
Despite rumors to the contrary, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland) said he won't move to Washington state to run for one of the three open congressional seats there. The longtime progressive congressman lost in Tuesday's Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. The two lawmakers recently were redistricted into the same area. Kucinich told reporters Wednesday he will stay on and represent his Cleveland district through the end of his term in January 2013. He would have to resign his current seat if he were to move to Washington state to establish residency for a campaign there.
In news elsewhere, U.S. intelligence officials are monitoring the transfer of millions of dollars to foreign accounts by wealthy Syrians who have ties to President Bashar al-Assad. The officials are trying to determine whether the transfers mean Assad's regime is weakening or if the elites are merely hedging their bets. Assad is under increasing international pressure due to his violent crackdown on anti-government protestors during the past year.
Meanwhile, a Syrian deputy oil minister says he is resigning to join the revolt against the government. Abdo Hussameddin, 58, announced his defection in a video posted on YouTube.
The Obama administration is being criticized for how it treats whistleblowers who reveal instances of misconduct in the public and private sectors. In recent years, the White House has set a record by accusing six government employees, who allegedly leaked classified information to reporters, of violating the Espionage Act, a law dating to 1917. Also, it is alleged to have ignored workers who have risked their careers to expose wrongdoing in the corporate and financial arena, even though there are laws available to protect them.
The House is expected to vote today on a jobs bill that would mark rare agreement between the Obama administration and House Republicans, CNN reports. The proposal is comprised of six measures aimed at removing barriers to small business investment.
No matter what you think about her, you've at least got to admire her spunk.
Perennial candidate Sandra "Queen" Noble has suffered another defeat at the polls. Noble ran in the Libertarian Party's primary Tuesday to be the nominee for Ohio's 1st Congressional District seat.
Noble received just 20 votes (12.74 percent of ballots cast) and lost to Jim Berns, who got 137 votes (87.26 percent).
Berns will face off against U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood), the Republican incumbent, in the November election. Others in the race are Democratic candidate Jeff Sinnard and Green Party candidate Rich Stevenson.
For comparison, Chabot got 57,005 votes in Tuesday's primary, while Sinnard got 4,509 and Stevenson got 91.
Regular CityBeat readers are familiar with Noble, who ran as an independent last year for Cincinnati City Council. She received 2,726 votes, and finished in 21st place.
During that election, Noble responded to CityBeat's questionnaire to candidates, but her answers didn't always connect to the queries posed. For example, when she was asked about a garbage fee proposed by City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr., Noble replied, "He's a morpher, over-charging folks for the grand larceny committed by public and staff officials dipping in the till. In '05, I ran for mayor. I offered a guaranteed cure for male-pattern baldness. I'd still do Mr. Dohoney, damn!"
Also, she became known for her unusual public appearances and actions on the campaign trail, such as dressing in a makeshift cat tail and cat ears, and drawing whiskers on her face. In a candidate biography, she described herself as a "fashion designer in Walnut Hills who designs tails, which she wears."
At one memorable candidate forum, Noble left the room by walking across the table tops where people were seated in the audience. She also has a personal injury lawsuit against the "Stolen United States of America," in which she's seeking "$994 trillion" in damages.
Noble, 56, previously ran unsuccessfully for Cincinnati mayor in 2005, receiving 121 votes; and for Congress in Washington, D.C., in 2010, receiving 785 votes.
Additionally, she was a candidate for U.S. president in 2004 and 2008, ran for mayor in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and ran for Los Angeles City Council, according to Project Vote Smart.


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I've been working at this for a bit w/o success.
I am trying to add the java snippet to Zimbra to utilize Google Analytics.
What I've tried.
Following this thread,
I determined it was necessary to add the snippet of code to login.jsp, however, the script is not showing up in the page source.
Here is the file that I've added the snippet:
As instructed by the Google Analytics site, the snippet needs to be added just before the </body> tag.
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Two drug dealers from the east have been sentenced to federal prison time.
39-year-old Frederick Horne of Morehead City and 38-year-old Nicole Mayers of Newport were sentenced after pleading guilty in federal court in Greenville.
Horne was sentenced to 6 years 8 months and Mayers was sentenced to 12 years. Both were investigated by the Carteret County Sheriff's Office and arrested in December 2010 on numerous felony drug charges.
Repeat drug offenders are arrested for cocaine trafficking in Carteret County.
Carteret County Sheriff's Drug Detectives arrested 37-year-old Nicole Grady Mayers of Newport and Frederick Horne of Morehead City Tuesday on numerous counts of trafficking cocaine and related charges.
The Sheriff's Office received complaints from citizens Horne was selling crack cocaine in Carteret County. An undercover operation by the Sheriff's Office, Morehead City Police and U. S. Coast
Guard Investigative Service resulted in the arrest of Horne and Mayers after undercover detectives purchased 110 grams of crack cocaine from them.
Mayers was placed under $500,000 secured bond and Horne was placed under a $1,000,000 secured bond. Horne has prior convictions for Cocaine Trafficking and other drug charges and was released from prison in 2009. Mayers has prior convictions for Selling Controlled Substances, Common Law Robbery and Shoplifting.


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This post is dedicated specifically to IBM Business Partners, but we encourage all security professionals to help make our world a better place to live. So read on.
If you haven't heard by now, IBM will be talking security at the place where "the world talks security" next week—the RSA 2009 conference. On April 23, Brian Truskowski, GM of Internet Security Systems (ISS), will provide an RSA keynote on "Securing the Smarter Planet." His talk will address how security professionals are in a key position to enable effective change to create a smarter planet as our world and systems become more instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent.
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Lanier County, GA - Following a Georgia State Patrol traffic stop on Wednesday (9/28/2011) night of a local man, Johnny Locklear, Troopers confirmed that he was wanted on a Federal arrest warrant and contacted the Lanier County Sheriff's Office who held the Federal warrant for Locklear. Deputies served him with the Federal Arrest Warrant for Distribution of Crack Cocaine and transported him out of the county to Federal Detention where the United States Marshal Service took custody of him from FBI Gang Task Force agents later the next day. Locklear, age 45 of Lakeland, was indicted by Federal Authorities in May of this year along with four other local people. Locklear has deep ties inside the local drug trade. Two of those indicted at the same time, Corey Miller and Willie Foster , were arrested earlier this year by the Lanier County Sheriff's office personnel
. Miller and Foster were also served with Federal Arrest Warrants by the Lanier County Sheriff's Office for Distribution of Crack Cocaine.
The Lanier County Sheriff's Office has been cooperating with Federal authorities and other prominent State and local agencies through participation in an OCDETF (Organized Crime - Drug Enforcement Task Force) partnership. The Lanier County Sheriff's office has personnel assigned to the task force that directly represent the interests of Lanier County citizens. Agents assigned to the Task Force have been involved in a large local drug investigation spanning several years and these arrests are part of the Federal charges being brought against members of the local organized drug gang here in Lanier County. The leader of the group, Isaac Camon, was arrested in March in Lanier County by Federal Authorities assisted by the Lanier County Sheriff's Office and other participating OCDETF members.
By requesting FBI assistance several years ago Sheriff Norton has been able to partner with the Federal Government and utilize their expertise, manpower and technical assets to slowly begin to bring the leaders of this gang to justice. Currently the five Federal indictments for drug crimes are the first of their type to occur in Lanier County history.
Sheriff Norton said: "We are pleased that another member of this group has been taken off the street. Through participation with the OCDETF (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) team we have been able to conduct investigative operations beyond the financial ability of a small Sheriff's office with an inadequate budget. The results have been undeniable, we have made dozens of associated arrests for this groups drug offenses and dozens more are still to come and pending. Agents have also been able to get a good look into the under belly of the illegal drug trade in and around Lanier County to see who helps them, supports them and has benefitted from the illegal drug activity. A lot of people treated the key players like celebrities and did many favors for them; investigators developed and implemented a strategy for handling those crimes as well. We will be able to tell more of the story at a later date but for now I'd like to say 'thank you' to the citizens who have stood by us through several very rough years as well as my Deputies, staff members, Federal OCDETF partners and State and Federal prosecutors. We will always have our detractors and I may even lose some supporters for taking a strong stance against these activities, but enforcing the law is not always a popular thing to do. However, it is a fact that 2011 has been a year of dramatic change with regards to cocaine sales and trafficking in Lanier County. This group we investigated was the center of the wheel of cocaine distribution for the entire region and beyond and with support and help we are breaking the spokes out one-by-one. "
Sheriff Norton asked that anyone having information related to this case, or any illegal activity, to please notify him at the Sheriff's Office and he will see to it that the proper authorities get your information and act on it.


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Did we determine that the manual bi-starter (what does that name mean?) is the functional equivalent of opening the throttle a little bit?
I know, I know. I shouldn't be posting my bike here in this section. But for oddball stuff like this, this section just has so much more action. Hell, I was just trying to exploit how good my bike sounds. LMAO Scottie
What a sound! Dude, your neighbors must either love you or hate you...
Your bike is absolutely beautiful and makes sounds you can't buy anymore. I just gotta ask, what is a bike like yours worth? Thanks for sharing.
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Super Stock Hemi Engine Build - Rebuilding A LegendWritten by on October 25, 2011 We're asked to build the engine for a True Sox & Martin Hemi 'cuda.
To properly depict the historical significance of a nostalgic race car, we must first take ourselves back to the time when these cars were originally campaigned at racing events. Though automobiles have likely been raced since the second one was produced (the first car could only race carriages), public interest in racing, and specifically drag racing, arguably saw its best years during the late '60s through early '70s. It was during this time that many dragstrips opened across the country, and domestic auto manufacturers recognized the American public's greed for power and enjoyment of the sport of racing. All of the Big Three were involved, engineering and manufacturing cars with the specific purpose of winning the Stock classes of both drag racing and oval track venues. The phrase, Win on Sunday, sell on Monday was coined during this period, and it was a time of growth and transition for the sport of auto racing. It's not often that we get an opportunity to work on a piece of Mopar history, but this month we're building a Super Stock Race Hemi for a Sox & Martin '68 Barracuda that is now owned by Todd Werner of central Florida.
The history of each brand of American automobile is varied and unique, but no car manufacturer was more closely tied to racing during the '60s and '70s than the Chrysler Corporation. Relying heavily on the practice of hiring creative and enthusiastic engineers, Chrysler's Dodge and Plymouth divisions carefully interpreted the rules of the major sanctioning bodies, designing cars and engines specifically to dominate the top classes of drag and stock car racing, which were both growing exponentially during this time. It can be argued, in fact, that Chrysler did too good a job of designing and building these cars, and supporting their teams, as evidenced by Dodges and Plymouths being handicapped by sanctioning bodies, especially when powered by the 426 Hemi engine.
Of the many historical Mopars developed by Chrysler during this period, there was one specific program which would change the history of drag racing and define class dominance. In late 1967 a program was launched by Chrysler, called Special Vehicle Development. The task: to design an A-Body drag racing package around the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda fastback. Chrysler engineer Tom Hoover directed the program, assigning Robert Tarozzi to build a working prototype using a '67 Barracuda with '68 trim and the 426 Hemi, to run in the Super Stock/B (SS/B) drag racing class.
After development and testing proved the A-Body package cars were capable of mid ten second elapsed times, Chrysler contracted the Hurst Corporation to specially build a limited number (150 is commonly accepted) of Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas. Assembled with fiberglass front body components, thinner than stock glass, special suspension, and a cast-iron headed Race Hemi, these cars were available to the public, but specifically directed at race teams who would refine them to dominate the class of Super Stock (SS)/B, SS/A, and now SS/AH. One of the teams to successfully campaign several of these purpose-built Plymouth Barracudas during the early years of Super Stock was the team of Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin.
As the driver of the Sox & Martin Plymouths, Ronnie Sox was known for his prowess with a four-speed manual transmission, driving factory-backed Plymouths in multiple classes of Stock and Super Stock Eliminator including '68 Barracudas campaigned in Super Stock/B. As Super Stock racing evolved and the cars got faster, sanctioning bodies created a new class of drag racing for the 1970 season, Pro Stock, which has remained one of the most popular drag racing classes today.
After winning the 1969 NHRA and AHRA World Championships in Super Stock, Ronnie Sox won the inaugural 1970 season of Pro Stock in a Jake King and Dave Christie-prepped four-speed Hemi 'Cuda, then backed it up in 1971 with another World Championship, earning the best driving record of the 1970 to 1972 four-speed era by winning 9 of 23 events. But as the Hemi engine showed dominance in Pro Stock, the sanctioning bodies began adding weight to Hemi-equipped vehicles, leading Chrysler to direct its factory sponsored teams to boycott the class for the 1974 season in protest of the handicap.
Not wanting to lose his edge as a racer, Ronnie asked his contacts at Chrysler how he could continue racing, and was instructed the team could maintain factory backing while running Super Stock in one of the Hurst-built '68 Hemi Barracudas. Buddy Martin quickly acquired a car, and it was modified by Dave Christie who added a new rear suspension to support the Dana 60 and a thicker rear glass to replace the thin Corning glass per Chrysler's instructions. Jake King then built the Hemi for the '68 Barracuda to class specifications, and Ronnie Sox drove the car during the 1974 season, earning a win at the Gator Nationals.
Acquired several years ago by the Pro Toyz collection, this Barracuda is an exceptionally clean and well-restored race car, with a period correct 426 Hemi engine and many unique Sox & Martin-specific pieces in the rear suspension, under the fiberglass lift-off hood, and throughout this well-built piece of racing history. Unfortunately, the engine was not the original Super Stock Race Hemi, and since it exhibited signs of wear including low oil pressure, oil and coolant leaks, and smoke, Pro Toyz curator Chuck West decided it was time for a rebuild and gave us a call to discuss the project.
Any time you or your local machine shop rebuilds an engine, or builds one from scratch, it is very important to define the purpose of the vehicle. As a highly collectible race car, and one of the original '68 Hurst-built Barracudas, we knew this car was too valuable to risk making a pass down the strip with a race engine, no matter how tempting it would be. This Plymouth is primarily a display piece, though it does get driven on occasion (that's right, on the street) and you've likely seen it at the Mopar Nationals or other events as Todd enjoys sharing his collection with the public. So while a full-blown Super Stock race engine didn't make sense for this vehicle, we wanted to do the car justice with a well thought out combination that would look period correct, with enough power to make Ronnie and his team proud.
Although this Hemi did run prior to being removed, the more we inspected the parts, the worse things kept getting. The already .040-inch under crankshaft had spun bearings, rendering it useless, and we found that the block was cracked and repaired, but the poor repair and .060-inch overbore rendered the block useful only as a display piece. Additionally, both cylinder heads were cracked between the valves and the spark plug hole, as well as in the water jackets, making it necessary to replace them. After our complete inspection, the only pieces we had that were serviceable were the connecting rods, valve covers, oil pan, and the proper cross-ram intake manifold.
Though cracked and broken parts are not uncommon, the number of broken pieces in this engine had us scrambling for replacement parts. Knowing we needed original parts to maintain a period correct look, a rebuildable factory block with a casting date of June 10, 1968, was located. Chuck also located several pairs of cylinder heads, which we tested until we found two good heads to build. With the major pieces in place, we moved on to the rotating assembly.
Because this engine will never see a full-throttle pass down the dragstrip or be inspected by NHRA tech crews, the specifications won't have to adhere to rules outlined for Super Stock competition. With this in mind, we knew that the owner of this car wanted a stout, high-compression Hemi and only ran race fuel in the car, so we ordered a set of Keith Black forged 12.5:1 pistons. Milling the heads combined with a Scat 4.15-inch stroke crankshaft will provide additional squeeze, netting a true compression ratio of more than 13.0:1. With a roller cam, lifters, and matching valvesprings from Comp Cams, stainless steel Manley valves, Indy rockers, a Milodon oil system, and rings and bearings from Summit Racing Equipment, we look forward to assembling and installing this engine in a future issue of Mopar Muscle. For now, however, we'll be taking extra care as we remove and inspect the engine of this historic Mopar race car.
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There are certain historical cars associated with our hobby that are immediately recognizable to most Mopar enthusiasts, like the red, white, and blue Sox & Martin Hemi Barracudas campaigned in Super Stock and Pro Stock drag racing classes. This month we get the honor of building the Hemi for one such '68 Cuda.1a Known as the "protest" or "boycott" car, this particular Plymouth was purchased and prepped by the team for the 1974 season of Super Stock...1b ...This particular Barracuda features some unique suspension modifications performed by team member Dave Christie that are not found on the earlier Super Stock Barracudas. At Chrysler's direction, extra bars were added to the rear suspension (they remind us of Cal-Trac bars), and the lightweight Corning rear window was replaced by a heavier unit to aid in traction.2 Although the 426 Hemi in this '68 appears to be period correct with the proper cross-ram intake and many Sox & Martin–specific pieces under the hood, it's actually a Street Hemi and showed signs of wear and potential failure with leaks, noises, and low oil pressure. The only choice was to remove the engine to inspect and rebuild it.3a Fitting a race Hemi in an A-Body required some special components like an offset firewall adapter for the master cylinder...3b ...We also had to remove the centerlink of the steering system since is passes through the Jake King–designed high-capacity oil pan.4 After removing the valve covers, we noticed clear signs that coolant was getting into the oil. This problem can mean anything from a bad head gasket to cracked components, so we continued to investigate until we found the root cause of the problem.5 Removing and disassembling the cylinder heads, we found cracks in both the water jackets and combustion chambers that would prevent us from reusing these heads. As these Hemis are over 40 years old, it's common to find parts that are no longer serviceable. We'd have to locate a pair of rebuildable heads for this engine, and they must be factory cast-iron units for a period correct appearance.6 While tearing down the short-block, we noticed several problems, including oversize cylinders, knurled piston skirts, and a spun main bearing, which was one of the causes of this engine's low oil pressure. We're actually surprised this engine ran as well as it did and had any oil pressure at all. A few more miles and it likely would have failed catastrophically.
7 Seeing paint flaking from the block at the lower edge of the water jacket, we investigated the area only to find a crack that had been poorly repaired by peening the edges and attempting to seal it with epoxy. Combined with the peening around the core plug area, this is a sure indication that the block saw sub-freezing temperatures, causing the water inside to expand and cause the cracks. This is a good example of why you should use coolant or drain your block in the winter months if your area of the world is prone to freezing temperatures.8 With the parts of our Hemi on an improvised workbench, we realized that the only serviceable parts in this engine might be the connecting rods. This was definitely a setback.9 Since locating the parts for this build was going to take some time, we installed a serviceable street Hemi in the car so it would at least move under its own power while we built the race Hemi. Because of the importance of a period correct look, we chose not to use aftermarket heads or block, instead searching for the proper factory components.10 Through the help of some industry contacts, we were fortunate to find a serviceable block with a 1968 casting date. Additionally, after inspecting and pressure testing three sets of cylinder heads, we had a pair of factory castings we could use for this build. After taking the necessary parts over to Auto Performance Engines to be machined, we got busy ordering the rest of the components for this build.11 Though finding the cracked block and heads and unserviceable crankshaft did set us back, we're looking forward to filling our new block with parts from Comp Cams, Scat, Keith Black, and Indy Cylinder Head. Be sure to follow this project as we'll assemble and install the race Hemi in this classic piece of Mopar History.