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With the benefit of over 40 years' Club Med experience behind it, our Resort proposes innovative clubs for children and teenagers:
● Dedicated areas specifically designed for their needs, and equipment designed with a view to comfort and safety. Design inspired by the local environment with its flora and fauna: at Phuket, the children (from 4 months to 10 years old) are immersed in Thai culture, welcomed by elephants and abundant nature.
● G.O®s with a passion for their job(1)
● Numerous activities for all ages: sport, creative activities and games for the different age groups
● Opening hours that allow parents to make the most of their stay, and respect the children's desires and sleeping patterns
For information: the children's clubs are open all week.
(1)In France, G.O®s with a BAFA (State diploma for youth group leaders) or childcare qualification, depending on the age of the children; in other countries, an equivalent local diploma or relevant experience.
A gentle haven for little ones, safe in the experienced hands of their dedicated G.O®s. Focus on early learning activities and motor skills:
Fun and spacious premises with plenty of outdoor space. Your toddlers will have a great time with their friends, and explore a wide range of activities designed to introduce them to new experiences:
We've thought of everything possible to ensure your children have a unique, adventure-packed holiday, with discovery, sports and activities for each age group:
Exclusive, contemporary spaces specially designed for teenagers, where they can meet up and feel free to express themselves; a host of propositions and zero obligations, in the company of a dedicated G.O®:
Open 24 hours a day, it contains the necessary facilities for preparing meals: blender, steriliser (provided on request only), microwave, refrigerator, bottle warmer (provided automatically in the room for G.Ms® who book a Baby Club Med® or Club Med Baby Welcome® service), and supplementary products such as mineral water, fruit, long-life milk (baby milk is not provided).
Adapted to the nutritional needs of children, the meals are devised by the Baby Restaurant's team of dedicated chefs. At the Baby Restaurant, the GO®s takes are entirely responsible for lunch, but parents can share this moment with their children if they wish.
This baby corner, in the Resort's main restaurant, offers a special service for babies, with sweet and savoury baby foods and all the equipment necessary for preparing your baby's meals.
To enjoy a moment of total freedom, take advantage of the babysitting service, day or evening. For information: we provide a list of babysitting services on request, but Club Med has no responsibility for the service.
We've done everything in our power to ensure the comfort and well-being of parents and babies.
Personal welcome, baby-care material available in your room and/or in the baby feeding and equipment room (cot, changing mat, baby bath, high chair on request, bottle-warmer), sweet and savoury baby foods, Baby corner equipped to prepare babies' meals, high chairs and/or booster cushions in the restaurant.
Spare pushchairs are also available if required.
The playgrounds independent from the children's club facilities are open to all children, accompanied by their parents.
The Pyjamas Club® is a group babysitting service (no specific activities). It enables parents to leave their children with a team of experienced and qualified G.O®s in a dedicated area with all the necessary comforts (beds, couches, video area, etc).
Club Med Spa by PAYOT now proposes specific beauty treatments for teenagers (excluding massage**), at set times in the day, to introduce them to the World of Wellness. An experience to try on your own, with Mum or with your friends
Reservations on site only.
** For information:
The term "massage" implies a superficial manipulation of the face or body, solely for aesthetic purposes, sometimes to ensure optimal penetration of a cosmetic product, or for comfort. The massage referred to is an external massage of the skin, with no medical or therapeutic aim. It may be done manually or with mechanical aids, exclusively by qualified, trained professionals.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 11 year(s)
Maximum age : 17 year(s)
Babies explore movement - crawling, climbing and sliding - on this fun circuit created specially for them.
The activity is run by G.O®s, as part of the children's club activities. Parents may also take part in this learning activity.
For information, this activity is only for children enrolled at Baby Club Med® and Petit Club Med®.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 months
Maximum age : 3 year(s)
The "Family Yoga" activity is run by a specially trained G.O®. In a relaxed atmosphere, the parents learn yoga breathing techniques and postures, which they can share with their children.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 months
Maximum age : 23 months
Circus workshops for children aged 4 to 6 at Mini Club Med®, to discover the joys of the circus in small groups, with G.O®s trained in their discipline. The children take part in a show, where they can demonstrate what they have learnt.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 5 year(s)
Cookery activity proposed by Mini Club Med®. The children learn to cook some local dishes.
Parents can come and taste what the children have made.
Access conditions :
Minimum age : 4 year(s)
Maximum age : 10 year(s)
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WEST LIBERTY - Entering Wednesday night's home opener with a sparkling 26.2 scoring average in her first four games, West Liberty University's Hillary Southworth's had a big problem putting the ball the basket against defending West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference champion West Virginia Wesleyan.
The 5-foot-10 junior forward from Twinsburg, Ohio, cashed just two of her first 13 shots and the Hilltoppers were teetering on the brink of defeat with less than one minute to play after giving away a 13-point lead midway through the second half at the ASRC.
However, Southworth dropped in two free throws to tie the score at 70-70 and then came up with the play of the game when she stole a lackadaisical Bobcats pass near midcourt and drove in for a layup to put the Hilltoppers back in front to stay.
Freshman guard Liz Flowers put the finishing touches on her finest night as a collegiate player at this early juncture by cashing four clutch foul shots and West Liberty hung for the hard-earned 76-72 victory.
Flowers, former all-stater at Williamstown High School, scored 20 points while collecting four assists and two steals in helping the youthful Hilltoppers move their record back over the .500 mark to 3-2. At least half her six baskets were the result of Flowers putting the ball on the floor and taking it to rim for layups.
''I thought Liz Flowers had a breakout game," West Liberty coach Lynn Ullom said. ''She looked like she belonged at this level getting to the rim and when she got those clutch free throws down the stretch, she knocked them down."
The Hilltoppers also were sparked by 19 points from senior Meghan Wiseman, the 6-0 post player from Tyler Consolidated. Wiseman, who scored 11 of her points in the second half, joined Emily Blevins in pulling down eight rebounds each as the hosts won the battle under the glass by a 46-39 margin.
''For the most part we rebounded the basketball pretty well against an athletic team. Those kids are big and strong and they can jump," Ullom pointed out.
Southworth ended with a season-low nine points but managed to collect five assists, four of which came during the second half.
''Hillary played probably as poorly as she is capable of playing," Ullom said. ''But she did make the big steal at the end and she got two or three assists late.
''We (also) did a pretty good job of taking care the other than that awful span of turnovers. We had some pretty good interior passing that got Meghan (several) layups.''
Wesleyan, whose lineup featured two NCAA Division I transfers in Brittany Maxey (Houston Baptist) and Atavia Blake (North Texas State), fell to 1-2 after losing the mutual WVIAC opener.
The Bobcats had three double-digit scorers, led by Allie Browne's 22 points. Blake, despite having to sit out six minutes midway through the second half because of foul problems, ended with 20 points while the silky-smooth Maxey finished with 11.
Flowers' quick move to the basket for her first field goal 90 seconds into the game put West Liberty in front 2-1 and the hosts held the lead thought the rest of half, leaving the floor at halftime enjoying a 39-28 advantage.
At the 10 minute mark of the second half, Wiseman beat the Bobcats' press and completed a conventional 3-point play to put the Hilltoppers on top 54-41.
But West Liberty committed numerous turnovers and had some defensive lapses during the next five minutes to let the Lady Bobcats back in the game. Browne cashed a couple of triples and Wesleyan pulled to within 58-57 when Maxey went up in the air for the inbounds and in the same motion she lobbed the ball over the front end of the rim for the two points.
Jasmin Kiley countered on the other end with a key 3-pointer at the 5:05 mark to push the lead back to four only to see Wesleyan rally again on Kerry Conroy's triple and Brown's drive after a steal to put the visitors on top at 62-61 for the first time in the second half.
The lead exchanged hands on the next six possessions before Flowers tied it at 68-68 by cashing the front end of the 1-and-1 with 1:58 to play. Wesleyan went back in front one final time at 70-68 on Blake's turnaround shot at the one-minute mark. Southworth was fouled at the other end, cashed both attempts and then came up with the big steal for the go-ahead layin.
Wesleyan's bid to retake the lead failed as Browne's triple attempt bounced high off the rim and over the back of the glass. Flowers made two foul shots with 15 seconds left to give West Liberty a 74-70 lead. Blake's rebound and basket with 3 seconds remaining cut it back to two but Flowers was sent back to the line and sealed it by swishing both foul shots.
''We have to get some chemistry and some consistency together," Ullom said. ''I think we will end up being a pretty good team. I've been at this long time and these early season games we all want our teams to play perfect and be really good at this point.
''But the reality is it just doesn't work out that way. If you are one basket better the you take it and that is the way I am looking at this (win).''


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Hi all,
This is a map I made in CC3. It's not realistic at all. It does clash some symbol styles together, but I do like doing that within reason. It's suppose to reflect a demi-plane so that's why some places look unnatural if you will Below is a little bit of lore about this place.
This a demi-plane type of map. The Cross Realm is the middle plane of existence between the physical and spiritual world. Was once a paradise home for the Celestials, until an evil entity known as Vainspire was unchained and climbed out of the depths of the abyss. Here he can influence the world with using the Pendulum of Vox Malum.
Pendulum of Vox Malum is a celestial balancing unit that weighs good and evil in all realms of existence. Only divine entities can read it and re-balance it by their own will. Mahdran is the only realm where the creation can balance or unbalance the Pendulum of Vox Malum by their will of actions of their world.
This world map is connected to another map that is technically finished but considering of re-designing it. You can find that map here if you're interested.
The Cross Realm
This works for me better than the main map.
Upon the Creation of the World the First Dragons cast their seed in the light of a Sun and a Thousand Suns, beneath the Moon and a Thousand Moons, on a World and a Thousand Worlds.


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Replacement Sheetmetal For A 1949-1952 Chevy- Chevy SurgeryWritten by on April 2, 2009 The Cure For Rotten Rockers And Floor Braces
Remember our friend Joe's '51 Fleetline project car? A year ago, we showed you the Fatman Fabrication IFS being installed on the car at CMC Designs. The wheels are still turning on this ongoing mild custom project.
The Chevy came from the East Coast and, as you can see, has accumulated a bit of rust during its lifetime. Before any further progress could be made, that needed to be remedied. Some of the especially vulnerable areas on these cars are the rocker panels and body mounts. Sure enough, that's where this one was suffering the most.
Luckily for Joe and other Fleetline owners, the aftermarket has come to the rescue with restoration parts. Chevs of the 40's and EMS Automotive Products are two sources for replacement sheetmetal for '49-52 Chevys. Craig Chaffers and Jake Encinas at CMC Designs were just getting ready to do some cosmetic surgery on Joe's Chevy when the R&C camera crew showed up. By the end of the day, those rotten rockers and floor brace body mounts had been replaced with fresh new parts.
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As you can see from this view of the passenger-side rocker panel, nature had taken a hard toll on the Chevy. A previous owner had covered up some of the severe rust and holes with sheetmetal, but all that did was hide the problem. This area needed to be replaced with fresh tin. The rotisserie at CMC Designs provided easy access to the floor, knocking several points off the job's difficulty rating. The passenger-side rocker panels (A), front floor braces (B), center floor braces (C), and inner rockers (D) were chewed up like a dog bone and would all be replaced.Here are the parts needed for the job: a pair of replacement rocker panels, a pair of front floor braces, and a pair of center floor braces. The center floor braces are right- and left-specific but the front braces are the same for both sides. Craig ordered a spare tire well for the trunk also. These items are from EMS Automotive Products, but Chevs of the 40's also carries them.Craig carefully measured and marked at the front and rear ends of the replacement rocker. These are die-stamped 18-gauge steel, made specifically for '49-52 Chevy two-doors and follow the OEM shapes and curves, but since each application is different, some simple metalwork may be required to make a perfect fit. Chevs of the 40's offers rocker panel rear extensions in 1-foot lengths, which can be useful.With the new rocker held in place with Cleco fasteners, Craig scribed a line where the replacement sheetmetal would meet the original piece. The new part was removed and an additional inch or so of old rusted metal was cut along that line. Any bit of rust you can remove will help you weld in the new panels. Then the new rocker was riveted in place prior to welding. The remaining rust hole (just under his right hand) will be patched later. Craig and Jake will hang the doors in place before doing the final welding on the rockers, in order to check the fit and gap between the doors and the rockers.With the Chevy body flipped 90 degrees again, we were seeing progress. Now it was time to attack those eaten-up body mounts. The floor braces are 16-gauge steel. Craig and Jake did not need to use the entire length of the front floor brace (left) or center floor brace. With the original pieces still in place, Craig made his first determination as to the proper fit and angle relative to the rocker and floor.
Since the inside of the braces will be inaccessible once they are welded to the floor, cage nuts were welded in place to hold the fasteners.Craig cut out a section of the original center floor brace where a mounting hole was located. Look carefully at the exposed edge and you'll see that there is a double wall of sheetmetal there for strength.The inner rocker (see arrow D in photo 1) connects the floor to the bottom of the rocker and was replaced as well (arrow). Replacement inner rockers are available from Chevs of the 40's and EMS. In this case, Craig and Jake fabricated their own using a length of 18-gauge steel bent 90 degrees on a sheetmetal brake.The front floor brace was modified and installed similarly to the center brace-and only a portion of the front floor brace was required as well.The finished passenger side was a 100-percent improvement over what it looked like a few hours earlier. A coat of Welco Super Cold-Galv rust inhibitor will protect the work from future corrosion. Then it was time to tackle the driver's side.


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CAF USA yesterday unveiled new renderings for Cincinnati's $133 million streetcar project. The city has hired CAF to supply five cars, which will have four doors on each side and be capable of moving in both directions on a track. The cars are also completely low-floor, which should make boarding, disembarking and moving around the streetcar easier. John Deatrick, the streetcar project's executive director, told CityBeat on Thursday that he's been in regular contact with CAF USA since he joined the project in August, and he expects to really test out the cars once the Over-the-Rhine loop is completed in June 2015. Hamilton County commissioners unanimously agreed the 2014 budget won't include tax increases. It's also the first budget in six years that won't require major cuts. Hamilton County Administrator Christian Sigman's budget proposal doesn't explicitly suggest a tax hike, but it does explain how a sales tax hike could be used to offset other expenditures, such as a cut in property taxes. But commissioners all said they're opposed to a sales tax hike. Commissioners will likely retool the budget and pass the final version in November. Democratic attorney general candidate David Pepper called on Ohio to restrict access of the state's facial recognition system to a small group of a couple dozen specially trained law enforcement officers, which would take calls for the system 24/7. Under Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ohio in June secretly launched a facial recognition program that allows law enforcement to use a photo to search state databases and connect suspects with contact information; previously, searching the databases required a name or address. In his defense, DeWine claimed the system is vital for law enforcement and widely used across the country. But an investigation from The Cincinnati Enquirer found Ohio's system grants access to thousands more officials than other states' systems. The Hamilton County Board of Elections began a hearing yesterday on whether Randy Simes, owner of UrbanCincy.com, can vote in Cincinnati after living in Chicago and moving to South Korea. Simes registered to vote in the mayoral primary election through Travis Estell's address, where Simes says he stays when he's in town. Simes' supporters say the conservative groups behind the hearing are attacking him for political purposes because he supports the streetcar project and Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls for mayor, both of which the groups oppose. The attorney for the conservative groups said that he doesn't want voting "treated as a game." Some members of the board of elections said they were disturbed by the political undertones of the hearing and a request for emails between Simes and Estell. Gov. John Kasich yesterday announced voluntary guidelines urging doctors to use caution when prescribing high levels of opioid painkillers for long-term use to patients. The restrictions are in response to a rise in prescription drug abuse and overdoses across the country. Some members of the medical community say they're concerned the guidelines will lead to temporary disruption in pain care, but others say the kinks should work themselves out in the long term. Letters from State Treasurer Josh Mandel show he lobbied for Suarez Corp. to seek relief from litigation for the company. The two letters were obtained on Jan. 2 by a federal grand jury that later indicted Benjamin Suarez, owner of Suarez Corp., and Michael Giorgo, chief financial officer of the company, on charges of illegally funneling about $200,000 to Mandel and a Republican congressman's campaigns in 2011. Among states and the District of Columbia, WalletHub estimates Ohio is No. 32 most affected by the federal government shutdown. CityBeat covered the shutdown and the local leaders involved in greater detail here. Ohio gave 23 communities $8 million for local infrastructure improvements, but Cincinnati and Hamilton County were not among the recipients. Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino held its spot as Ohio's top-earning casino in September. Enrollment to Cincinnati State increased despite a statewide decline. The university also received a $2.75 million manufacturing training grant. Science confirmed that political extremists think they're always right and everyone else is wrong. Watch coffee shop customers freak out at a real-life Carrie: Early voting for the 2013 City Council and mayoral elections is now underway. Find your voting location here. Normal voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., although some days will be extended.
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Attorney General Mike DeWine's office is taking steps to secure Ohio's facial recognition program against hackers after potential problems were found. The program allows law enforcement and other public officials to use a simple photo to search driver's license and mugshot databases to get contact information. In the past, officials needed a name or address to search such databases. But the program apparently wasn't following proper security protocols and lacked typical requirements for passwords, including a mix of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. Previously, Gov. John Kasich compared the program's potential for abuse to breaches of privacy made through federal surveillance programs such as the National Security Agency and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Tomorrow is the day of the mayoral primary, in which voters will decide between Democrat Roxanne Qualls, Democrat John Cranley, Libertarian Jim Berns and Independent Sandra "Queen" Noble. The two winners will move on to a head-to-head face-off on Nov. 5. Currently, Qualls and Cranley are widely seen as the frontrunners. It's difficult to predict how many people will turn out to vote, but only 21 percent of Cincinnati voters participated in the mayoral primary in 2005. A Cincinnati entrepreneur is aiming to innovate solar energy through his GoSun solar cooker, which will use solar collectors traditionally seen on solar panels to cook food. Patrick Sherwin launched a Kickstarter campaign for the project on Sept. 5. He says his original interest in solar energy came from a desire to move away from harmful fossil fuels that are warming the planet, and this project gives him a chance to inspire a small cultural shift.Councilman Chris Seelbach will today introduce new legislation that will help crack down on cellphone theft by making it more difficult to sell stolen devices. The initiative will require the hundreds of dealers who currently buy cellphones second-hand to get licensed with the city and keep full records of the transaction, including a serial number of the device, a photocopy of the seller's ID and other contact information. Seelbach has likened the requirements to existing regulations for pawn shops. The hope is that cracking down on dealers will make stolen cellphones more difficult to sell and less lucrative to potential thieves. Four finalists remain in the search for Cincinnati's new police chief: acting Chief Paul Humphries; Jeffrey Blackwell, deputy chief of the Columbus, Ohio, Police Department; Michael Dvorak, deputy chief of the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department; and Jerry Speziale, deputy superintendent of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police. Butler County turns away more veterans seeking aid than any county in Ohio. In 2012, veterans asked for help 432 times; they were turned away nearly 40 percent of the time. Although tax receipts are up, they're coming in below estimate for the first two months of the new fiscal year. The lower-than-expected revenue could cause deficits in the state budget. Ohio gas prices are rising toward the national average. Human babies are apparently hardwired to pay attention to lemurs. If you're job searching, remember that a job interview can almost always go much worse:
Secrecy Plagues Potentially Good Programs
German Lopez
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It's hard to imagine what Attorney General Mike DeWine was thinking when he allowed his office to withhold knowledge of the state's facial recognition program for more than two months.
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Governor Concerned About Facial Recognition Program
Kasich says he wants to slow down attorney general's program
Gov. John Kasich says he wants to slow down Attorney General Mike DeWine's facial recognition program and work with the Ohio legislature to review if changes are necessary. "I am concerned about the level of government knowledge about everything about us. I have concerns about the NSA. I have concerns about not using the FISA court. I have concerns about an overzealous group of people that are violating their own rules that have been established," Kasich told reporters today. "When it comes to this issue, there's value in it, but I want to slow down and get this right." The governor's comments linked the facial recognition program to federal surveillance programs like the NSA and FISA, which have come under scrutiny in the past few months after leaks unveiled broader snooping and data collection of Americans' private communications than previously expected. Kasich said he understands the tools provided by the facial recognition program could be valuable to law enforcement and security, but he added that he wants to ensure people's rights are being protected. "When people say I have nothing to hide, that in and of itself, as Peggy Noonan says, begins to erode the First Amendment," he said. "You begin worrying about what you say because somebody's watching you." The facial recognition program allows police officers and civilian employees to use a photo to search databases for names and contact information. Previously, law enforcement officials needed a name or address to search such databases. Shortly after the plan was announced, the American Civil Liberties Union asked DeWine to shut down the program until proper protocols were put in place to protect Ohioans' rights to privacy. The program was in place for more than two months and used for 2,677 searches before it was unveiled to the public. In that time span, the program wasn't reviewed by an outside group. On Thursday, DeWine appointed a group of judges, law enforcement and prosecutors to review the program's protocols. The panel has 60 days to come up with recommendations.
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Gay marriages recognized, facial recognition panel appointed, drug testing for welfare fails
The federal government announced yesterday that same-sex marriages will be recognized for federal tax and Medicare purposes even if the marriage is considered illegal in the state where the couple resides. That means gay Ohioans could get married in a state where it's legal, such as Massachusetts or California, and have their marriages recognized by the federal government even if the couple lives in Ohio. The change does not apply to Social Security, which will continue basing benefits on where couples live, not where they got married. The changes also won't apply to taxes at the local and state level until those governments legalize same-sex marriage for themselves. Freedom Ohio is currently working to get same-sex marriage on Ohio's ballot in 2014, as CityBeat covered in further detail here. Attorney General Mike DeWine on Thursday appointed the panel that will review the state's facial recognition program. It includes Democrats, Republicans, judges, law enforcement and prosecutors, but not civil liberties groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, that asked to be involved. Shortly after the program was formally unveiled on Monday, the ACLU asked DeWine to shut it down until proper protocols are put in place to protect Ohioans' rights to privacy. The program allows police officers and civilian employees to use a photo to search databases for names and contact information. Previously, law enforcement officials needed a name or address to search such databases. A Republican state senator is introducing legislation that would attach drug testing to welfare benefits in Ohio, but similar measures have failed in other states. Under the proposal, welfare recipients in three counties would be required to take a drug test if they admit in a questionnaire to using drugs in the past six months. In Utah, the state government spent more than $30,000 screening welfare applicants, but only 12 people tested positive, according to Deseret News. The policy has also faced legal troubles, particularly in Florida, but since the Ohio proposal only requires drug testing after information is solicited through a questionnaire, it's unclear whether privacy concerns will hold up in court. Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann, a Republican, is speaking out against a $300 million light rail project that would run from downtown Cincinnati to Milford, Ohio. Hartmann says he's concerned ridership numbers will be low and costs will be too high. County commissioners are involved with the project through the Hamilton County Transportation Improvement District. Ex-Councilman John Cranley continues to outraise and outspend Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls in the mayoral race. But money rarely matters in political campaigns, according to research and Cincinnati's mayoral history. The conservative Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) is asking the city solicitor to force Councilman Chris Seelbach to repay the city for his trip to Washington, D.C., where Seelbach, Cincinnati's first openly gay council member, received the White House's Champion of Change Award. Seelbach says the trip served a public purpose; mainly, the trip allowed him and his staff to spend time with other award recipients to learn how to better deal with LGBT issues. Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble announced it backs legislation that would prevent employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Ohio currently has no such law. Ohio's prison population is growing again, which has spurred further calls from state officials to continue pursuing sentencing reform. The state government in 2012 passed some reform that weakened sentences and made it easier for convicts to have their records expunged, but Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Gary Mohr says more needs to be done. Ohio gun owners are gathering in Columbus today to call on Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to support comprehensive background checks for firearms, according to a press release from Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Polling data released by the group found 83 percent of Ohioans support comprehensive background checks. A Democratic state representative is asking Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, to explain why he's accused of forcing the Ohio EPA's top water watchdog to resign, but Kasich's people don't seem to be taking the concern too seriously. Kasich spokesperson Rob Nichols responded to the demands by telling The Columbus Dispatch, "If she had her way, we'd all be living on a collective farm cooking organic quinoa over a dung fire. So I think we'll take her views in context." George Elmaraghy, chief of the Ohio EPA's surface-water division, was allegedly asked to step down by Kasich after Elmaraghy claimed Ohio coal companies want water-pollution permits "that may have a negative impact on Ohio's streams and wetlands and violate state and federal laws." Republican lawmakers are notoriously friendly with oil, gas and coal companies. Two more are being investigated by the Hamilton County Board of Elections for illegally voting in Ohio while living in other states. Gas prices are rising in time for Labor Day weekend, but they should be cheaper than last year. The famous "47 percent" is now down to 43 percent. The Tax Policy Center says the change is driven by the recovering economy, rising incomes and cuts to federal assistance programs. Antarctica appears to be bleeding in a phenomenon that shows life can exist without sunlight or oxygen. 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ACLU Criticizes State's Facial Recognition Program
German Lopez
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on Aug. 26 asked Attorney General Mike DeWine to temporarily shut down a facial recognition program used by law enforcement.
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Former governor dies, facial recognition program criticized, county prosecutor mocks court
Former Gov. John Gilligan, a Cincinnati Democrat best known for winning the creation of the state income tax, died at 92 yesterday. Gilligan's most lasting accomplishment was also what doomed his career; the state income tax was unpopular when it passed, even though it allowed Gilligan to boost funding for education, mental health and law enforcement programs. Gilligan's political career began in Cincinnati Council. From there, he rose to U.S. representative and then governor. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio yesterday asked Attorney General Mike DeWine to shut down a facial recognition program used by law enforcement until state officials verify and develop safety protocols that protect Ohioans' rights to privacy. DeWine formally unveiled the program in a press conference yesterday. It allows police officers and civilian employees to use a photo to search databases for names and contact information. Previously, law enforcement officials needed a name or address to search such databases. The program has been live for more than two months and so far used for 2,677 searches, but until now it was kept hidden from the public and hasn't been checked by outside groups for proper safety protocols. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters stepped down as Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter's attorney and called her handling of the court a "judicial circus." Hunter has been mired in controversy ever since she took the bench: She was found in contempt by a higher court, and she's been sued multiple times by media, including four times by The Cincinnati Enquirer. Deters, who under state law had to legally represent Hunter, said the legal troubles were too much, but his stepping down also complies with Hunter's wishes to find her own hand-picked attorney. The University of Cincinnati is one of the top colleges where students can get the most out of their money, according to PolicyMic. UC performs better than average in the graduation rate, debt at time of graduation, percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell grants and starting salary after graduation, yet the school manages to stay only slightly above the national average for tuition and board and room costs. Mayor Mark Mallory previously approved eliminating city parking requirements, which should allow residential development projects to greatly reduce or completely toss out parking space mandates downtown. "The goal of the ordinance is to encourage development in the urban core by permitting developers to determine their own parking needs for downtown developments," said Councilwoman Yvette Simpson. "I firmly believe that the market will work to meet parking demands better than government minimum parking requirements." The tax changes passed in the state budget earlier this year, including an income tax cut and sales tax hike, will go into effect on Sept. 1. The changes have been criticized for favoring the wealthiest Ohioans, as CityBeat covered in further detail here. Gov. John Kasich approved tax credits that are expected to create more than 591 jobs statewide, with at least 40 of the jobs being created at the Benjamin Steel Company in Cincinnati. Nearly one in five workers at Ohio casinos has quit or been fired. High turnover isn't unusual in the casino business, but the numbers give a clearer glimpse at the volatility. Piloting a military drone can apparently take quite the psychological toll.
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ACLU: Shut Down Facial Recognition Program
Tools allow police to link photos of suspects to driver's licenses and mug shots
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on Monday asked Attorney General Mike DeWine to shut down a facial recognition program used by law enforcement until state officials verify and develop safety protocols that protect Ohioans' rights to privacy. DeWine formally announced the program's existence in a press conference Monday. It allows police officers and civilian employees to use a photo to search databases for names and contact information. Previously, law enforcement officials needed a name or address to search such databases. The program has been live for more than two months and so far used for 2,677 searches. In that time span, the program was kept hidden from the public and hasn't been checked by outside groups for proper safety protocols. The attorney general's office is just now putting together an independent panel of judges, public defenders, chiefs of police, sheriffs and other public safety officials to look at the program and gauge whether currently standing protections are adequate."The time for press conferences and advisory boards was months ago," said Gary Daniels, associate director of ACLU of Ohio, in a statement. "This system needs to be shut down until there are meaningful, documented rules in place to keep this information secure, protect the privacy of innocent people and prevent government abuse of this new tool." Shortly after unveiling the program at a press conference, DeWine acknowledged it should have been revealed to the public earlier: "In hindsight, if I had to over again, we would have put out a release the day that it went up or before that." Still, DeWine defended the program's ability to connect law enforcement with criminal suspects. "Historically for, I don't know, decades, law enforcement has had the ability to pull up the (Bureau of Motor Vehicles) information," DeWine said, before noting that similar facial recognition programs have been adapted by federal officials and 28 other states. DeWine also explained that he thinks the current protections for the program are good enough, but he said it's prudent to have an independent group verify the standards. Misusing the program qualifies as a fifth-degree felony, which carries a prison sentence of six months to one year. David Pepper, who's running for attorney general in 2014 against DeWine, criticized the current attorney general for how the program has been handled. "It is highly irresponsible for the Attorney General of Ohio to launch something this expansive and this intrusive into the lives of law-abiding citizens without ensuring the proper protocols were already in place to protect our privacy," Pepper said in a statement. "To have kept this a secret for this long only makes it worse." DeWine said the independent group will be given 60 days to come up with recommendations. His office intends to announce who will serve on the group in the next few days.
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Police program raises privacy issues, parking plan explained, streetcar project continues
With the backing of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, law enforcement around the state have been secretly using facial recognition software for the past two months that scans driver's licenses and mug shots to identify crime suspects. In emails and documents obtained by The Cincinnati Enquirer, DeWine and other state officials apparently couldn't agree whether the program is in beta testing or full launch and when they should tell the public about it. The program went live without the attorney general's initial approval and many protocols that protect Ohioans' security and privacy, raising concerns about whether law enforcement have been able to abuse the new tool. The Greater Cincinnati Port Authority on Friday acknowledged it will ramp up enforcement and tickets once it takes over Cincinnati's parking meters, lots and garages, but it claimed the move is meant to encourage people to pay up, not raise revenue that will make the parking lease more profitable for the Port or the private operators it's hiring. The Port also said it had taken steps to make the parking lease a better deal for locals, including a reduction in operation hours in neighborhoods and some downtown areas. The city is leasing its parking assets to the Port for a one-time injection of revenue and annual installments that are supposed to go to development projects that will grow the city's tax base. But opponents of the lease say it will take away too much control of the city's parking services and hurt businesses and residents by raising parking rates and hours. Vacant buildings at the corner of Henry and Race streets will be demolished today to make room for a maintenance facility for Cincinnati's streetcars — just the latest sign the project is moving forward. Mayor Mark Mallory, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and John Deatrick, streetcar project executive director, will attend the demolition and a press event preceding it, which will take place at 1 p.m. A new video from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) shows how bad traffic will get if the Brent Spence Bridge isn't replaced. In the video, OKI claims the current state of the bridge is dangerous and damages the economy. The bridge project is currently estimated at $2.5 billion. At least part of that sum will be paid with tolling if state officials get their way. Qualls and Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Mary Ronan will today discuss a district-wide travel plan that intends to provide safe routes for students walking and biking to school. The plan, which would use Ohio Department of Transportation funds, makes improvements to crosswalks and pedestrian crossing signals, among other changes. Qualls' office says the plan is timely as CPS today begins its first week back to school. Cuts in all levels of government, which Republican state officials call "right-sizing," might be hindering Ohio's economic recovery. Only California, New York and Florida have cut more public jobs than Ohio. At the same time, Ohio's job growth over the past year has stagnated at 0.7 percent. The state has cut local government funding by half since Kasich took office, as CityBeat covered in further detail here. Ohio gas prices once again increased this week, but they still remain below the national average. The USS Cincinnati, a Cold War era submarine, is coming to the city. Some locals have been working on getting the submarine's sail installed along the riverfront as a memorial. NASA put up a video explaining how it would land on an asteroid.
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Meet Roger Ramundo, city budget cuts could be reduced, AG won't appeal marriage order
Meet Roger Jeremy Ramundo, the man police shot and killed on July 24 after what's now being called a "life or death struggle." Police say they first tried to subdue Ramundo, who had a history of mental health problems. But when Ramundo fired his gun once, an officer retaliated by firing two fatal shots into Ramundo's left back. For family members and colleagues, Ramundo's death came as a shock; none of them seemed to expect that he could turn violent. Ramundo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, according to the health care worker who notified police that Ramundo left home with his licensed gun, but he had been refusing to take his medication for either illness at the time of his death. Budget cuts to human services, parks and other areas could be retroactively reduced or eliminated with higher-than-projected revenues from the previous budget cycle, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls announced yesterday. When City Council passed the city's operating budget in May, it had not yet received the full revenue numbers for the fiscal year that ended on June 30. With the full numbers expected to come in higher than originally projected, Council will be able to evaluate options for what and how much can be restored. Human services funding was cut by roughly one-third in the city budget, putting it at 0.3 percent of overall spending — far below the city's historic goal of 1.5 percent. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine won't appeal the temporary restraining order that forces the state to recognize a Cincinnati same-sex couple on their death certificate, but DeWine says he'll continue defending the state's ban on gay marriage. Lisa Hackley, DeWine's spokesperson, noted that such restraining orders are normally not susceptible to appeal. Hackley's explanation contradicts an earlier report from The Cincinnati Enquirer that the order was going to be appealed. Meanwhile, FreedomOhio says it will try to put an amendment legalizing marriage equality on the November 2014 ballot, which CityBeat covered here when the group was still aiming for the 2013 ballot. The I-71/MLK Interchange yesterday moved closer to its $107.7 million funding goal when Ohio's Transportation Review Advisory Council gave preliminary approval to Gov. John Kasich's transportation plan, which will use $3 billion raised through Ohio Turnpike revenues to fund infrastructure projects around the state. The Ohio Supreme Court will review whether anti-gambling opponents of racinos have standing to sue. Among other issues, critics argue that Kasich's legalization of video lottery terminals didn't represent an actual extension of the Ohio Lottery, which is why the state claims it was allowed to legalize the gambling machines without voter approval. The state's Supreme Court says it will decide the issue after it rules on a similar case involving privatized development agency JobsOhio. Democrats are voicing uncertainty about whether Republicans will actually take up a Medicaid expansion bill in September. Republican legislators rejected the expansion in the state budget, but they've said they will take up the issue in the fall. The Health Policy Institute of Ohio found the expansion, which is funded mostly through federal funds from Obamacare, would insure half a million Ohioans and save the state money over the next decade. Charter schools' big challenge: finding space to house their facilities. An Ohio gun group raised $12,000 to buy George Zimmerman a gun or security system. Drivers, beware: Hackers could soon be crashing your cars. Drinking coffee has been linked to a 50 percent lower risk of suicide.
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As the world's population continues to grow, so does the importance of sustainable buildings. Sustainable building materials, therefore, must be affordable and available for use in these structures.
Recently, researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla investigated the potential for using an unusual alternative construction material in manufacturing masonry units for non-load bearing applications. Their goal was to develop products for infill wall systems, a practice common throughout the world.
These sustainable masonry units would perform similarly to standard masonry products. They would look about the same, and they'd be lighter. But the real difference is producers would manufacture them using alternative materials, including wood fiber and fly ash.
We studied a series of mix designs to better understand the optimal levels of wood fiber and fly ash content that would meet target strengths for the product. We also measured the change in the compressive strength when we added various amounts of portland cement to predict the strength of the material with and without cement. We also investigated the effect of variation in fly ash chemistry on compressive strength development.
It was a complex task, as we studied 36 mix proportions. We tried mix designs with varying degrees of fly ash, cement, and wood fiber content. We tested specimens for compressive strength at 14, 28, and 56 days. Their stress-strain behavior was also investigated, as well as other properties such as shrinkage, freeze-thaw resistance, fiber moisture condition, and fiber length.
Our goal was to investigate the potential for using green timber material, commonly called wood fiber raw material in the manufacturing of masonry units. Wood fiber is a plentiful, renewable product. Unfortunately, only a small portion is often recovered for recycling or composting while the remainder is often sent to combustion facilities or landfills.
This waste fiber has tremendous potential as a high value constituent to manufacture building products. Also, their lightweight, toughness, ease of use (especially nailing connection capability), and excellent insulating properties makes them unique. We thought these properties would make the fibers a good product for infill wall applications.
Infill walls composed of infill blocks are considered non-structural elements of a building. Usually, the walls fill in between concrete or steel primary supporting elements in a building system. Infills walls are often covered with a finishing material, such as drywall or stucco.
Using a wood fiber fly ash (WFFA)-based composite system in these wall systems is promising for several reasons. Some advantages of this material are apparent, such as the material availability and low cost. This blend provides an end use for the mass recycling of fly ash and wood fibers. It is environmental friendly and does not require the same energy consumption of a kiln to produce it, as is the case with clay masonry.
The material has demonstrated excellent sound resistance, fire resistance, and insulation properties. It can be mechanically fastened by screwing (as needed) and cut easier than traditional concrete and masonry products. The material has outstanding impact and ballistic resistance, making it an attractive infill wall or wall panel application. It also has excellent damping and ductility characteristics.
The purpose for this study was to determine if wood fiber properties have an effect on material properties, in particular compressive strength, and to recommend a course of action to better define these effects. We studied the effect of several parameters, such as curing conditions, fiber length, bark content, and moisture content, on the compressive strength development of the masonry units.
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A fictional planet called Myrith.
I'm looking for a world map containing one large continent, geographical features, borders for each region, and one city location.
- The North of the Continent would consist of snow and a Kingdom by the name of Ordul. Ordul would cover the compete north of the continent, from east to west.
- To the south west would be desert that follows the whole south almost until it reaches the center of the continent this is home to the Kingdom of Secian.
- In the very heart of the continent is the Urim Kingdom. The Capital city is built into the side of a mountain that separates the center region from the western region. A river also needs to pass by the north side of the city.
- The mountain range should extend completely from north to south. The direct layout isn't important, but there must be a narrow pass directly south of the Urim capital city. The pass is called Hells Gate.
- on the south east is another region owned by the Kingdom of Zuriel, from the east coast until it borders a large forest.
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- To the west, off the coast for a few miles lays a underwater empire called Aventura. this is the only place to contain no cities.
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I currently have ZCS 8.0.1 FOSS installed on Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on a Virtualbox VM for testing, I've allocated 4GB of RAM and two CPU cores.
Will this be enough for production usage? Idle RAM usage is nearly 50% and I'm not sure if this is just Java or under-compensation.
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SANTA CLARA, California, April 26. THE butterfly stroke requires strong core strength to keep the hips active and the body moving forward. G. John Mullen of the Center for Optimal Restoration provides us with the Paralyzed Dog, a unique dryland exercise that works the muscles needed to become a better butterflyer.
Purpose: Butterfly requires core stability in the anterior saggital plane. This strength allows the athlete to keep their body weight forward and hips up throughout the stroke. This exercise helps improve the anterior saggital plane strength, as the athlete engages their latissimus dorsi muscles.
Directions: Start in the push-up position, but with your ankles pointed. Next, have the athlete contract their abdominals, then push their body off the ground, attempting to move forward. While doing this, have the swimmer keep their core tight and hips high. Also, ensure their chin is tucked and in a straight line.


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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jake Allen made 26 saves, and David Backes scored for the second straight game to lead the suddenly surging St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.
The Blues have won three in a row after a three-game skid. St. Louis entered the night in eighth place in the Western Conference.
St. Louis has won all three meetings with Columbus this season and 10 of 11 overall. The Blue Jackets failed to earn a point for only the third time in 19 games.
Backes, who broke a 15-game goal-scoring drought in Chicago on Thursday, has nearly doubled his goal total in two days. He has five goals this season.
Chris Stewart scored his team-leading 16th goal for St. Louis, and Patrik Berglund added an empty-netter with less than a second remaining. The Blues are 15-2-1 when Stewart has at least a point.
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Just drive around town. No, wait, don't. It's really dangerous. Judging by the looks on their faces, the people behind the wheel are crazed. Mega coffee cups in one hand, cell phones in the other, they appear to be driving with their knees. And fast. They spin in and out of parking spaces like demons.
I say, let's just stop. Consider that these are actually good times, days when we may savor the memory of Thanksgiving and anticipate the joys of the next holidays. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are history. New Year's is around the bend. This is the happy stuff in our year, but we can't appreciate it if we go supersonic.
I'm making myself slow down, take a timeout every day to have a cup of tea and read the newspaper, and then tackle my errands and work. Why not stop for a snack or a browse in the library? Carve out a niche of peace and quiet for yourself as you move through these days. Even if you can only give yourself 20 minutes to read in bed before you conk out, it counts.
Some people, like my dad, are blessed in that they can only move in slow motion. I was with him in a mall the other day, and he offered to "run" across the street for some coffees. I should have been suspicious. He hasn't run since 1923. He went for coffee and was gone for 90 minutes. I was ready to put out an APB. Later, at home, I went to fetch lunch. Up and out, into the car, down the road, into the restaurant and back home, all within 20 minutes.
I know I can be speedy. I take after my mother, who has always zoomed through her days. I like to walk briskly, drive fast and run for trains. When I cook, I like to have three or four things going at once. When I walk my dog, we trot. "Meander" is not in my vocabulary. But I also grab a power nap when I can.
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Dynamat Insulation Install - Insulation Installation - TechWritten by on November 12, 2010 Keeping The Cool In And Heat Out
They (whoever "they" may be) say that if the music is too loud, you are too old. I choose not to debate that long-standing issue, but will say that if the truck is too loud to hear the music, the truck is too loud. My recently acquired '68 Chevy C10 ("Buying a Project Truck," Feb. '10) is fun to drive, but the cab acoustics are less than ideal. With a small-block Bow Tie that cranks out an estimated 400 horsepower, it does have a distinct rumble. However, if you cannot enjoy the stereo or carry on a conversation with anyone else that may be in the truck with you, some sound abatement is in order. Another byproduct of the abundant horsepower is that it generates a fair amount of heat. Future plans to install a better exhaust system that is routed toward the rear of the truck (rather than exiting just in front of the rear tires) will help to remove some noise and heat. But, for now, some Dynamat sound deadening material and foil-faced thermal insulation will provide some immediate improvement to occupant comfort.
Dynamat Xtreme is designed to reduce noise, while Dynaliner is designed to both absorb unwanted noise and provide thermal insulation. An important disclaimer is that Dynamat Xtreme and Dynaliner are current Dynamat products. For use in my C10, I am using some earlier generation Dynamat products that are left over from a previous project. The newer products are used and installed the same way as what I am using. However, to get the absolutely latest info, contact QuietRide Solutions directly. QuietRide Solutions makes pre-cut, ready-to-install kits for every Ford, Chevrolet, and Dodge trucks manufacture 1928 to present-day models. Beyond making your truck's sound system sound better, Dynamat products will also make your air conditioning/heater system work more effectively.
The first step is to remove the existing seat, by removing the four bolts that secure the stock bench seat to the floor. Your truck may be different, depending on your seats. While you can usually remove a bench seat by yourself, do yourself a favor and round up someone to help you lift it out of the truck. This will save your back and also minimize possible damage to the seat upholstery. With the seat out of the way, you should be able to remove the carpet and any existing padding fairly easily. Depending on your particular truck, you may need to remove door sill plates, floor shift escutcheons, or floor consoles. Use some precaution to verify that you do not inadvertently abrade or pull any wires loose.
Now that you have considerably more room in the cab, the bare floor should be visible. Now is a good time to check for rust or other damage to the floorboard or door sill areas. Any damage should be addressed now, as it is not going to cure itself. If the floor is in satisfactory condition, continue by using a vacuum cleaner to remove any dust, dirt, or other unwanted accumulations that have settled to the bottom of the truck's cab.
The fun can now begin. Dynamat sound deadening material is not required to cover the entire area, so don't feel the need to completely blanket the entire area. Merely covering a third to a half of the floor will typically be sufficient. Simply use a sharp utility knife or scissors (use your shop scissors, not your wife's sewing scissors) to cut the sound deadening material to size and shape that will easily fit in the flat portions of the floorpan. Make sure that the sheetmetal is clean where you intend to place the self-stick Dynamat. If you feel that cleaning is necessary, use some wax and grease remover to wipe the area clean. Remove the backing film and then set the sound deadening material in place. If necessary, use a small roller to roll out any air bubbles.
Thermal insulation can now be installed, which means that we are heading down the backstretch. The insulation most likely will not be big enough to cover the entire floor with one piece, so you can put the main piece in the middle and add to both sides, or start on one side and add to the other as necessary. It doesn't really matter, as it won't be seen anyway. For my truck, I started on the driver side and then added on to the passenger side. However you do it, press the insulation out as flat as you can. In all but the flattest of truck floors, you will need to cut some slits in the insulation to prevent it from puffing up. The transmission hump will most likely be the toughest area. Start by cutting a slit along the edge of the base of the hump. This will allow the flat part to stay flat and will allow the material to lay flat against the transmission hump. Also cut around any bolts (such as those for the in-cab gas tank), the seatbelts, and the seat mounting boltholes. When the insulation is installed and laying flat, cover all of the seams with the aluminum tape that is included with the Dynamat. If you are going to be installing sill plates, you may need to trim the insulation back from the edge an inch or two so that the screws for the sill plates will be long enough to reach through to the floorboard.
The next step is to reinstall the carpeting and the seat. Once the carpet is in the approximate location, push a small screwdriver or similar alignment pin through each of the holes from the seat mounting bolts in the carpet and into the boltholes in the floor. This will help you to get the carpet in the correct location. Now remove the alignment pins and have someone help you lift the seat(s) back into the cab and into position. It may be helpful to use the temporary alignment pins again to get the holes in the seat mount, the carpet, and the floor of the truck all aligned. Install each of the seat mounting bolts finger tight until all mounting bolts are started, and then tighten each bolt completely. A good way to finish this installation (especially if your truck doesn't already have them) is to install new sill plates (or thoroughly clean the ones you have).
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Begin by locating the seat mounting bolts and remove them. Most seats will have four mounting bolts, whether it is a bucket seat or a bench. Bolt sizes may vary from make and model, but for my C10, a 1/2-inch wrench was required.After removing the bolts, the seat can be removed. Don't forget to push the seatbelts through the seatback if you are dealing with a bench seat.With the seat out of the way, the existing carpet and/or rubber floormat will need to be removed. Simply fold it over a few times until it is small enough to pull out through the open door.What lies beneath the carpet is anyone's guess, especially if the truck is new to you. In this truck, there was a quarter, a penny, and some dust and dirt. Surprisingly, the floorpan is in good condition. If there is any rust, now is the time to treat it.After using a broom to loosen any caked on dirt, use a vacuum cleaner to remove as much dirt and debris as possible. Anything that will collect moisture will eventually cause rust to develop and anything that is of any size (such as gravel or broken glass) will eventually telegraph its way through the insulation and carpet.Dynamat doesn't have to cover the entire area to work, so I cut the material into approximately equal width strips. A utility knife and a metal straightedge work great for these types of cuts, but my scissors were well within reach. The masking tape (also handy) seemed easier than finding something that would actually mark on the rubber-like material, in addition to making it easier to see in the photos.
Peel the backing paper off of the Dynamat sound deadener, and then set it in place. With the amount of sound deadening material I had to work with, I placed strips across the left and right floorboard, each toe board, under each side of the seat, and over the transmission hump.The foil-faced insulation can now be installed. Multiple pieces were used to span the width of the cab. Slits will need to be cut in the material to allow for the contours of the floor. Aluminum tape can be used to tape the pieces together so that it becomes one piece again when you are finished. This will prevent the insulation from moving around under the carpet as drivers and passengers enter and exit the vehicle.Use scissors or a utility knife to cut around seatbelt mounts, fuel line, wiring, or anything else that may need to be removed.Aluminum faced tape included with the Dynamat insulation can be used to cover any seams in the insulation. If you were finishing a completed truck, I would suggest gluing the insulation in place with spray adhesive. However, since I am at the beginning of the rebuilding stage of this truck, I will let the seat mounts hold the insulation in place. This will make it easier to remove the insulation if necessary for whatever reason may lie ahead.To verify that the carpet was installed in the correct location, I used small screwdrivers to first locate the holes for the seat mounting bolts in the carpet, and then inserted the screwdrivers into the boltholes in the floorboard.If at all possible, get someone to help you lift the seat back into the cab and move it into position. The seat is easy enough to lift, but pushing it in through one door while holding it above the carpet is difficult. If you try doing it yourself, you run the risk of damaging the carpet and the seat, as well as making it more difficult to properly locate.While I don't know if this truck was equipped with sill plates from the factory, I know that it did not have any when I took possession of it. As you can see, without them, it is much like me ... a little rough around the edges.Anything worth doing is worth doing right, so I ordered a pair of stainless steel door sill plates from LMC Truck to finish off the insulation and carpet installation. Set the sill plates in place and drill the appropriate size holes for the screws provided, while using the sill plates at a pattern.


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Is there a way to make my personal contacts show up in the GAL?
Is there a way to make entries in the GAL reveal all info to end users?
Are there plans to expand the GAL to make it look more like the personal contacts form? It would be nice if we could globally share work / home address / e-mail / phone info.


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hey there,
i am currently running centos 3.5 with the 2.6.10 kernel. i have previously succesfully installed milestone 1 on centos 4.1 with no problems, this time however i am trying to install zimbra m2 on a new dedicated server that i have.
i recently installed zimbra on this server and during the installation problems encountered java runtime errors stating that it couldn't communicate to ldap on port 389. i then tried starting zimbra but the same java error was returned, ldap wasn't starting properly. i then su'd into the zimbra account and tried to run ldap, but ldap wouldnt start.
using ldd it appears that i have an older version of glibc than that required by ldap.
below is what ldd returned:
after quering rpm for what glic version i have it appears that i have: glibc-2.3.2-95.37.Code:opt/zimbra/openldap/libexec/slapd: /lib/tls/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.4' not found (required by /opt/zimbra/openldap/libexec/slapd) libsasl2.so.2 => /usr/local/lib/libsasl2.so.2 (0xb7fcd000) libssl.so.4 => /lib/libssl.so.4 (0xb7f98000) libcrypto.so.4 => /lib/libcrypto.so.4 (0xb7ea6000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0xb7e94000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7e84000) libc.so.6 => /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (0xb7d4b000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb7d48000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/kerberos/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0xb7d34000) libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/kerberos/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0xb7cd6000) libcom_err.so.3 => /usr/kerberos/lib/libcom_err.so.3 (0xb7cd4000) libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/kerberos/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0xb7cc2000) libz.so.1 => /usr/local/lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7cb1000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7feb000)
when trying to update glibc via yum it states that it is the latest version.
please help.
much appreciated,
btw i understand that centos 3.5 isn't a supported platform, but because this is a dedicated server I have no option to change distribution/upgrade.


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HUNDREDS of claims have been made by people who have tripped, slipped or fallen on roads and pavements in Dorset over the last few years.
The figures were revealed to the Daily Echo following this week's inquest into the accidental death of a pensioner who tripped over loose paving stones in Poole High Street while Christmas shopping.
Charles Hurst, of Hamworthy, sustained a fatal head injury when he fell – on the same day inspectors from Poole Council and Wessex Water decided that the loose stones around two metal stopcock inspection covers did not warrant urgent repair.
During the inquest, Mr Hurst's grieving widow Doris attacked the council for leaving 'potholes' in the High Street and accused it of being responsible for his death.
Between April 2008 and the end of February this year, Poole Council received a total of 67 insurance claims for slips, trips and falls, while Bournemouth Council had 129 claims, excluding those for slipping on ice or snow. Dorset's tally was 198, but included claims for ice and snow.
After Mr Hurst's inquest, a spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: "We know that slips and trips can have more severe consequences for older people. Once a maintenance issue with an area has been identified, those responsible for the area need to take action to get it fixed within a reasonable time, and a schedule for completing jobs, based on prioritisation, needs to be set.
"For example, we would expect things like missing drain covers to be replaced straight away and for other tasks to also be completed in order of priority."
Public paths should be free from danger
Councils are responsible for making sure pavements on public streets are free from trip hazards.
This includes removing weeds, replacing broken or stolen slabs, supplying grit in icy conditions, and keeping pavements clear of snow. Pavements or footways may become damaged when a utility company (gas, electric, telecoms, water) carries out work.
The company is responsible for providing a safe route for pedestrians and other traffic to pass, and for making sure the pavement is left in good condition after the work is completed.
Problems with a pavement, or an injury caused by one, can be reported online at direct.gov.uk or by telephoning your local council.


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This time of year always fills me with joy mixed with a bit of sadness. The US Open is coming and the excitement builds inside me as I walk around New York City confronted by signs it's almost here. The "It Must Be (fill in the blank)" ads are all over the place with graffiti scribbled on, ballers' eyes scratched out and penises drawn into their wide open mouths with marker. It's like a rite of passage in these parts AND I LOVE IT.
But the arrival of the US Open also means we're entering the end of the Grand Slam tennis season and it makes me sad. Don't get me wrong. The fall indoor season is nice and the end of year tourneys are important. But nothing does me as good as a knock down, bare knuckle fifth set bruiser or a ladies' 3-set epic with everything on the line. You'd think I'd be used to the feeling of the majors passing but every year it's the same.
Something that always tickles me in my happy place (no, not Nole sweaty and shirtless this time), though, is Grand Slam tennis fashion. So let's take a look at what Nike has for their boys and girls starting with defending champ Rafael Nadal. He's wearing the Fall Rafa Ace Court Crew in white with sonic yellow ($65) paired with the Fall Woven Short ($65) in black for the day. For his night matches he'll be wearing the same top but in treasure blue with sonic yellow paired with the same short in obsidian navy with white.
Check out the US Open duds for Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Li Na and Victoria Azarenka after the jump!
Nike has five-time US Open winner Roger Federer going casual to a little less casual for his kits. In the day Fed will be working the RF Trophy Court Crew in sport red ($75) paired with the Trophy Woven Tape Short in anthracite grey (about $52).
For his night matches he'll keep the same short but switch into the RF Trophy Court Polo ($80) in anthracite grey. The whole color scheme of this group is reminiscent of what the sports brand did for him back in 2008.
Serena Williams is on an absolute tear right now winning Toronto today and Stanford a couple of weeks ago. There's no doubt she's itching to add another championship to the three she already owns from Flushing Meadows. I'm assuming she'll be outfitted in the Autumn Smash Hard Court Dress ($90) in scarlet fire for her day matches.
Here's ReRe in the same dress this time in treasure blue, which looks like a night color to me.
Maria Sharapova, champion in 2006, will be wearing dresses from the Maria Sharapova Collection of course. For her day matches the Russian will be working the Maria Ace Day Dress ($120) in neutral grey, purple and solar red.
Here's Shrieka's night dress. Sorry, that's the info I have for this dress since I couldn't find anyone who's selling it. But let me come up with something completely made up: The design on the straps was inspired by some architecture in New York City. So there.
Roland Garros champ Li Na will be hoping for her first US Open title when she takes the court in the Autumn Smash Classic Top ($50) in scarlet red paired with the Fall Smash Pleated Skort ($55) in ironstone.
Love 'em? Hate 'em? Do tell!
[Photo(s) credit: Nike]


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