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Emacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. This Editor is used to do a lot of things, from IRC to reading mails and news, along with "basic" editing, advanced macro, remote control, multimedia player, and so on..
This webpage is about EMMS, an Emacs "package" that you use to extend Emacs features to multimedia.
EMMS is the Emacs Multimedia System. It tries to be a clean and small application to play multimedia files from Emacs using external players. Many of it's ideas are derived from MpthreePlayer , but it tries to be more general and cleaner.
The fact that EMMS is based on external players makes it powerful, because it supports all formats that those players support, with no effort from your side.
Emms 4.0 was released July 27 2014. The release tarballs is available here.
On 2007-06-29, the EMMS team proudly released EMMS 3.0. The tarball is available here. EMMS 3.0 includes a lot of new features, and is released under the brand new GPLv3. Big thanks to the FSF to make that license available!
Note that the development version is usually quite stable, too. See here for further instructions.
You can just report bugs at emms-help {at} gnu {dot} org
(subscription required,
see here). A
patch along with the bug-report will probably make any bug-report
very welcome.
You could also check out the current $HOME of EMMS, on the EmacsWiki: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EMMS.
You're very welcome to add bugreports, feature-requests and even patches or comments there.
EMMS is proudly part of the GNU Project. The first alpha was made by Jorgen Schäfer (forcer {at} forcix {dot} cx) and Ulrik Jensen (terryp {at} daimi {dot} au {dot} dk), building upon the work of the mp3player-team, and others.
Have fun, and enjoy EMMS!


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I've used this wormer on rotation for several years, the gel dissolves quickly and the horses are much less resistant with the apple flavoring. One of my mares loves it & sucks it out of the tube.
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My donkeys love the taste and it has been in my barn for over 10 years! A total no fuss experience!
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This is an excellent product! The formulation is a gel, so it melts in the horses mouth before they can spit it out! I always look for this brand when I need an Ivermectin class wormer.
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Wow! I just paid 16.49 CAD 2 days ago for this wormer at Mr. Pets in Maple Ridge. Can hardly believe it sells for 2.69 in the States!
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GREAT stuff! No drama worming - - either in grain or straight in the mouth. Also gel formula seems to work well as part of a vet-recommended topical iveremctin treatment for summer sores.
I love this as it's a gel vs. paste and melts in their mouths before they can spit it out. Makes worming much easier.
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After just the 3rd time using this, the horses like it SO much, I can walk into the paddock, no halters, let them smell it, THEY TAKE THE SYRINGE IN THEIR MOUTH, quick squirt and we are done. The hard part is getting to the next horse because this one wants more. Smells/tastes great, no mess because it is a melting gel. *** BEST STUFF EVER ***
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I have found that horses like the smell of this wormer and it makes deworming so much easier. We use this for all our horses at the barn. Great wormer for the money and it does work.
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I'm currently running Zimbra OSS 4.5.5 on Ubuntu 6.06 on VMWare. Since my VM only has 8 GB of diskspace I haven't been able to upgrade to a newer version of Zimbra.
Now, I have new hardware, with XenSource virtualization, and I'm planning a move to new hardware, new Virualization software, and new OS.
I have studied most of the Zimbra migration guides and posts, and I understand that i have to migrate to the same version of Zimbra, namely 4.5.5. However, I'm unable to find this old version of Zimbra as a download. I have 4.5.9 and 4.5.11 downloaded, but can't find 4.5.5 anywhere.
How do I go about my migration now? Where can I find 4.5.5?
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Education Programs for a Healthy Arizona
Planned Parenthood Arizona seeks to partner with parents, schools, and community agencies to create the healthiest generation of young people ever by providing education on a variety of sexual health topics in a wide array of community settings. Our programming promotes and embraces sexuality as an essential lifelong aspect of being human, and empowers individuals to make healthy choices.
Working with communities throughout Arizona, we offer education programs and support to parents, youth, teachers, and youth serving professionals that help to foster an understanding of human sexuality and encourage responsible behavior.
For Schools and the Community
Planned Parenthood Arizona's school-based sexual health education program is designed to support the development of healthy sexual attitudes and behaviors in students 12-18 years of age. The Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) curriculum, developed by the Seattle-King County Health Department in Washington, embraces an abstinence-based approach, while providing information related to the prevention of pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The curriculum, which meets the National Health Education Standards, has been adopted and widely used in several school districts throughout the country. Like other education programs offered by Planned Parenthood Arizona, it rests on a foundation of positive and healthy sexuality across the life span, ensures discussion about a wide spectrum of beliefs on sensitive issues, and values family involvement. The FLASH program affords school districts the opportunity to bring a more comprehensive and medically accurate approach to their sexual health education programs. Planned Parenthood Arizona will partner with schools to provide teacher training and technical assistance.
Planned Parenthood Arizona wants to ensure that the communities we serve receive reliable information about sexuality and reproductive health. We offer age-appropriate, culturally competent, medically accurate, and interactive presentations in a safe, fun, and engaging learning environment that is empowering for every learner. We provide these presentations in a variety of settings-schools, community colleges and universities, public libraries, and community organizations.
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Planned Parenthood Arizona educators have the expertise to design and offer customized presentations, workshops, and trainings to meet the needs of most groups. Our workshops are taught by experienced staff and are designed to help educators, social workers, and other youth-serving professionals develop the skills and knowledge it takes to be effective sexuality educators. We are also available to schools, community groups and agencies for consultation and technical assistance on sexuality education.
Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) Training of Facilitators- Planned Parenthood recognizes that teachers, who see students on a daily basis, are often the people best suited to deliver sexuality education. We provide a training of facilitators to help teachers and other youth serving professionals develop the confidence they need to successfully deliver the curriculum to students.
For Parents
Planned Parenthood Arizona seeks to support parents in their role as the primary sexuality educator of their children. Parents are the greatest influence on teen sexual decision-making, according to a survey of adolescents released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. While we acknowledge that many parents struggle with talking with their children about sexuality, we encourage open family communication about this topic. Our parent workshops underscore the belief that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living and that children learn about sexuality beginning in infancy and continue to learn throughout their lives. Each of our workshops offers something different. Our current workshop offerings include:
Being An Askable Parent: The focus of this workshop is helping parents to identify messages they received about sexuality growing up and identify their personal goals for their children around the issues of sexuality.
Parents as Sexuality Educators: With this workshop, parents become familiar with sexual development across the lifespan and examine their own values and attitudes related to their role as the primary sexuality educator of their children.
Parent and Teen Night: This highly interactive workshop provides parents and teens with an opportunity to learn more about sexuality issues that goes beyond factual information and helps facilitate future conversations.
The Early Years: Promoting Healthy Sexual Development in Young Children: This two-part workshop for parents and caregivers of children 3-8, helps parents create an environment early in their child's life that fosters trust and comfort in talking about sex and sexuality. Through lively discussion, amusing role-plays, supportive teamwork, and a fun homework assignment, parents and caregivers learn skills and information that will help them establish positive, open, communication with their young child.
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Our Home Chats Workshop gives parents interested in learning more about youth sexual health and development an opportunity to host a workshop in their home. All they need to do is commit to inviting and hosting at least eight of their friends in their home for a 90-120 minute interactive presentation and discussion. Hosts can choose from a variety of topics, including reproductive health, an overview of changes during puberty, internet safety or a modified version of one of our parent workshops.
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LUX BUS... is direct and I believe less hours plus cheaper from LA to LV
As you may have heard, the XTrain has been given the "go ahead." This will be a special luxury train traveling between Fullerton, CA (a suburb of Los Angeles) and Las Vegas. This is not the bullet train that has been hyped for the past 20 years. This train will take approximately 5 hours to get from the originating station to the end terminal (near the Plaza Hotel downtown). The train will be equipped with lounges, party rooms and food service. The service will run Thursdays and Fridays, leaving Fullerton at noon and arriving in LV at 5pm. The next service will be on Sunday returning back to L.A. Here is the link to the website: http://www.vegasxtrain.com/index.html
If you lived in Southern California, in a reasonable distance from the Fullerton Station (+/- 100 miles). would you use this service? If so or if not, why?
Keep in mind a couple of things:
1. They are planning to charge $99 pp each way
2. Except for any day during rush hour (and all day Friday and Sunday), you can drive to Vegas in 5 hours so, if you had to drive to the station, it actually would add 2 hours onto the trip each way. To be honest, it can take up to 8 hours to drive home from LV on a Sunday.
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Grand theft
Nov. 13, 8:52 a.m., 1500 block of Elmhurst Drive: A resident reported the overnight theft of a bicycle. Police currently have no information on a suspect in the case.
Nov. 14, 10:21 a.m., 400 block of Tyndall Street: Police mediated an argument between neighbors after a resident allowed his/her dog to defecate and urinate on the other resident's property.
Misdemeanor warrant arrest
Nov. 15, 9:07 p.m., San Antonio Road and California Street: A male motorist from San Jose was arrested during a traffic stop on an outstanding $2,000 traffic warrant. The suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail.
Missing person located
Nov. 15, 9:42 p.m., 400 block of Marich Way: A resident contacted police to report that his brother had been missing for two days. The resident's brother, according to police, returned home safely Nov. 19. No further information was available.
Harassing phone calls
Nov. 17, 9:57 a.m., Sevilla Drive: A resident contacted police after receiving ongoing harassing phone calls and text messages from a family member. The resident reported that the harassment dates back nearly a decade. No report was filed.


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Discover what's happening to your body and your mind when you're falling in love or doing the deed.
by Amanda MacMillan
Sure, you know the basics about the birds and the bees, but how much do you really know about what goes on in your bodyand your mindwhile you're falling head over heels or doing the deed? Here are 20 fascinating facts about love and sex that may surprise you.
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By Michael Nagrant
Terry Theise is a man of a thousand faces. Well, at last five or six. In the introduction to his 2007 German wine catalog, the legendary importer's Fu Manchu-ed visage and hands are engaged in a range of poses including rapture, self-strangulation, a Humbert Humbert-style leer, mock-contemplation and a potential gang sign (Austrian Riesling represent.)
Theise's pictorial is accompanied by a "War and Peace"-length manifesto punctuated with quotes from poets and philosophers. Some of his personal tenets: "Harmony is more important than intensity"; "The whole of any wine must always be more than the sum of its parts"; "Soul is more important than anything, and soul is expressed as a trinity of family, soil and artisanality." Read the rest of this entry »


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We have a server to archive mail, wondering what other people are using because we want to downgrade hardware for mailstore to the absolute minimum.
Are you using virtualization/real server for archiving?
How many users are are going to archive?
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Most everyone, I think, knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I would exclude myself from the ranks of most everyone claiming ignorance, but in fact I am just lazy. I could be a one-woman focus group for Special K's advertising agency. My excuses for skipping breakfast include dieting, time-saving, and sheer exhaustion. In the wee hours between 7 and 8am, the snooze button is the king of my castle.
Of course, I make similar excuses for morning sex. As much as I enjoy a good morning romp between the sheets, I always find excuses for passing up on going down.


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Enforcement Report - Week of November 21, 2012
Product Detail
|Product Description
|Perfusion System 8000, base 5 pump, 115V safety monitor included The Sarns" Modular Perfusion System 8000 is indicated for use for up to 6 hours on the extracorporeal circulation of blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion, and cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, when used by a qualified medical professional who is experienced in the operation of this or similar equipment.
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|catalog number: 16401 serial numbers: 1001-1243, 1247-1648, 1650-1821, and 1824-3003.
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|Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) has received multiple reports since 2007 of various malfunctions of the arterial and cardioplegia monitors for the Sarns Modular Perfusion System 8000. The malfunctions can be broadly categorized as follows monitor power malfunctions, inability to measure pressure and inaccurate and/or false pressure alarms. If the malfunction of the arterial or cardioplegia monitor occurs prior to initiating cardiopulmonary bypass, it could inconvenience the user or delay the case; the risk to the patient is dependent on the patient's status. If the failure occurs during cardiopulmonary bypass, the risk to the patient ranges from negligible to severe and is dependent on the patient's condition, the user's experience and competency and the user's knowledge of the instructions in the Operator's Manual. While the Operator's Manual for the Sarns system 8000 provides instruction on how to respond to the malfunctions, Terumo CVS is informing users of the risks associated with these malfunctions, reminding users to review the instructions in the Operator's Manual and providing an Addendum to clarify the instruction for responding to an inaccurate pressure reading or false alarm. There are no known reports of patient injury as a result of these issues.
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|Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
|Ann Arbor
|Voluntary / Mandated
|Voluntary: Firm Initiated
|Recall Initiation Date
|Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public
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|Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY; and countries of: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CALI COLOMBIA, CALLO PERU, GERMANY, GUAYQUIL ECUADOR, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, LEBANON, MADRID SPAIN, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, SANTIAGO, SANTIAGO CHILE, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SRI LANKA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, and UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE).


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Monte Carlo Yachts 76By Alan Harper
Avant Garde
An award-winning newcomer from France by way of Italy.
You may not recognize the name of Carla Demaria, but in Europe she is boatbuilding royalty: 20 years a senior manager with Azimut-Benetti, driving force behind the Atlantis brand, and now tasked by Beneteau, the world's largest boatbuilder, with creating a brand-new line of luxury motoryachts.
Beneteau may be French, but as far as Demaria is concerned there's only one place to build boats like this. "In Italy, of course," she says. "It has to be." And that explains why she set up Monte Carlo Yachts in a new shipyard near Trieste, engaged the design services of superyacht supremos Nuvolari-Lenard in nearby Venice, and called in the structural experts from Seaway for naval architecture and engineering.
Technology is key to the 76. The hull is a stiff, monocoque sandwich designed without longitudinal stringers and laminated with a considerable amount of Kevlar. This sounds like a weight-saving strategy, and I admit I was reminded of a naval architect who said that an ordinary yacht on the way to a fuel dock is lighter than a "high-tech" one on the way back. But there's another reason for this construction: The lack of stringers makes more depth available in the hull, allowing interior structures to be set more deeply and in turn lowering the center of gravity (COG) while providing more headroom.
COG considerations also decreed that lightweight carbon fiber be employed in the hardtop, which can be clad in photovoltaic panels. A state-of-the-art, totally "green" bacteriological black-water treatment system is another option. High tech has also found its way into the engine room—although not in this first boat, which has a relatively orthodox pair of 1,400-hp MAN V12s powering ZF V-drives and propellers. According to Demaria, the most popular power option for subsequent orders has been the 1,200-hp MANs coupled to ZF pod drives, whose efficiency reportedly makes up for the lower engine output to give similar performance and fuel efficiency.
You can tell by looking at her that the 76 was conceived using pretty advanced thinking. Apart from those stainless steel frames, the bridge overhang is unsupported, and yet according to Seaway's calculations, this carbon structure can safely carry a tender—although perhaps with a nervous eye aloft. (All customers so far have opted to mount the tender on the aft platform.) There is ample evidence inside, too: The curved stairway down to the forward accommodations gives you a sense of the depth of this hull; the VIP berth is much higher than your bed at home—some 32 inches—because the floor is set so far down in the V of the bow. The other advantage is a lower sole and thus generous headroom—about 6'9" in the saloon and 6'6" throughout the lower deck—which certainly doesn't show in the yacht's sleek profile.
Some of the thinking though is not so much advanced as just plain clever. The wide side decks that culminate in that excellent Portuguese bridge around the front of the wheelhouse are safe, practical, and on a boat of this size, truly innovative. So are the accommodations.
A four-cabin yacht in standard form, the MCY 76 is also available with just three, the principal difference being that in place of a fourth cabin, the owner gets more living space and a stupendous bathroom. The other main layout option concerns the galley. Down and aft in the crew area on this first 76, it can alternatively be sited on the main deck, on the starboard side. This would obviously be a more sociable layout, but it has to be said that the single-level main deck spaces work very well with no galley in the way.
The interior decor of the first 76 involves leather and teak flooring, gray fabric upholstery, tactile ridged-velvet trim around the cabinetwork, sanded-teak panelling, mosaic shower tiles, bronzed mirrors, and stainless steel fittings. Everything was put together with undoubted quality, but to me the overall effect seemed a little monochrome. But hey, no one has yet hired me to style so much as a garden shed. And as Demaria explained, the yard is happy to consider any custom interior decor that you or your designer care to suggest—for better or worse. I was told that it was this boat's owner who selected the particularly annoying locker door handles—you can't get a grip on them. Fortunately, they will be absent on future boats. The Tonelli dining table, on the other hand, is a particularly happy union of glass, steel, and leather, and those amazing molded-plywood chairs from Moroso were designed by British architect Ron Arad.
While the first MCY 76 was conceived at Demaria's customary breakneck pace—she is not known as a woman to waste time—this boat was clearly assembled and finished with great care and attention to detail. There were no visible signs of rush or improvisation, from the carbon-shaded vantage point of the flying bridge to the darkest recesses of the engine room. There were, however, a couple of signs that this was a prototype, but to find them we had to head out to sea.
I enjoy the Cannes boat show for the weather, the French food, and the celebratory atmosphere, but I also enjoy leaving it, especially for a sea trial. The wide blue bay puts everything into perspective, and this year an overnight rainstorm had left the air so uncannily clear that the rocky shore beyond distant Chateau de la Napoule looked to be close enough to touch.
The 76 took to these waters willingly, with good acceleration and positive feedback from the hull. Mounting the MAN displays atop each other made it hard to see which engine was which, but that will be easily remedied. As, I trust, will the slight oscillation that appeared to be coming from the hardtop's carbon frame. MCY's engineers discovered a broken anti-vibration cylinder was to blame. And although the yacht's handling exhibited no vices, her turning circle could have been smaller, which it will be when fitted with larger rudders. The boat that will debut in America next fall will have no such issues; she'll have the ZF pods.
Overall though, the Monte Carlo 76 is a terrific piece of work, having garnered plenty of acclaim, including the Nautical Design Award from Europe's highly respected Association of Industrial Design. You'd have to say that Carla Demaria has done it again. PMY
Monte Carlo Yachts (727) 531-1700 ext: 10098.
This article originally appeared in the January 2011 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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1956 Chevy Bel Air - Repairing the Dash and Rear LightsWritten by Marlan Davis on April 5, 2013 Hot Rod To The Rescue: The Dash and Rear Lights In Dale Berry's 1956 Chevy Bel Air Blink On And Off. We're Gonna Fix It.
The Combo
Dale Berry spent 10 years rebuilding his '56 Chevy Bel Air, replacing everything in the process. The car's 0.030-over 327 has a mild cam and a 500-cfm Edelbrock Performer carb. A TH350 automatic transfers the torque back to a 3.08:1-geared rearend. Modern upgrades include a Vintage Air air conditioning (A/C) system, power disc brakes, and a 100-amp, one-wire alternator.
The Problem
As Dale describes it, "About four years ago, the car was rewired by a friend who ran a shop that did wiring and is no longer in business." Dale didn't notice any electrical problems until recently, when he began driving the car at night. Dale explains that with the lights on, the instrument panel and rear tail and brake lights "start to blink when stopped at a traffic light for about two minutes with my foot on the brake pedal. It doesn't occur immediately, which is why it takes a traffic light, not just a short stop at, for example, a stop sign. It doesn't occur under sustained braking, either. The headlights don't flicker and none of the other front lights have the problem." Dale tried improving the grounds at all four corners, soldering all wire connections and replacing the light switch with a brand-new one. None of that helped.
So we sent the El Paso, Texas–based car to the Adult Toy Factory. Located about an hour out of town in Las Cruces, New Mexico (or "Lost Causes," as owner Bob Nall calls it), the Toy boys do ground-up street-rod and muscle-car builds and also sell mail-order parts. Nall assigned the fix to Ron Clapper, a former GM electrical technician and local Goodguys Rod and Custom Association rep.
The Diagnosis
Clapper began by turning on the lights and applying constant brake-pedal pressure to get some heat in the circuit. After several minutes, he was able to replicate the problem. Clapper says, "The blinking was not erratic. There was a smooth transition between on and off, but it wasn't a perfectly consistent, steady-state beat like a turn signal, either." Yet, the headlights and front parking lights burned brightly.
Pesky, intermittent electrical gremlins are hard to nail down. System integrity needs to be checked logically, one step at a time, using common sense, basic diagnostic tools like a multimeter, a wiring schematic for the car in question, and part substitution if known-good spare parts are available.
Complicating the issue on Berry's '56 was the kludged wiring harness. Although the car was said to have been rewired, Clapper reports the upgrade consisted merely of replacing some (not all) of the original wires and piggybacking more electrical loads on top of a marginal stock harness, including an electric fan, the aftermarket A/C unit, additional gauges, and a stereo system.
Clapper first checked the integrity of basic components such as the battery, alternator, overall wire condition, fuse box, and grounds. Despite the marginal harness, Clapper saw no major electrical-system problems requiring immediate attention. With the basics OK, he zeroed in on the circuit causing the problem. On the '56, that would be everything related to internal and external lighting, because the whole lighting system ultimately shares a common switch and several downstream splices and wires.
The Fix: Turn Signals
The first rabbit was an apparent problem at the turn-signal switch in the steering column. "By jiggling the turn-signal switch, we could get the lights to blink," Clapper says. "The owner had replaced this switch, but it's easy to pinch or tear a wire when doing so. We noticed that one wire in the column seemed slightly flat. We thought we were on to something." Temporarily hooking up a spare steering column and turn-signal switch lying beside the car initially seemed to cure the problem, but soon the lights began to shut off again. "It seems the switch was only a problem when you physically tugged on it," Clapper reports. "The pinched wire only controls the righthand turn signal, anyway, and Berry's car had a problem with all the other rear lights." Just to be safe, Clapper straightened the original, pinched wire.
The Fix: Flasher
At least Berry hadn't replaced his rear tail and brake lights with popular late-model LED bulbs; because LED bulbs have lower resistance than old incandescent bulbs, they would require a corresponding LED-compatible flasher for proper operation. Still, there was a chance that Berry's inline, conventional flasher unit had a defect that might have been contributing to the problem, so it was replaced by a known-good unit. Clapper thought he had it, but alas, the lights began blinking again after a while.
The Fix: Taillights
The taillights were somewhat dim—especially under braking—yet, when fully lit, there was no appreciable voltage drop. For kicks, the Adult Toy team installed a set of Ron Francis Wiring Brite Bulbs that don't require any changes to the wiring or flasher unit. No joy: Like Jason in those endless Friday the 13th sequels, the blinking still came back.
The Fix: Light Switch
Adult Toys knew the owner had previously replaced the main light switch. Clapper inspected the switch and found no apparent defects. Still, he replaced it with a known-good switch from the same reputable restoration parts manufacturer. Still no joy.
At this point, everyone was scratching their heads and pointing to the ancient (and original) '56 fuse panel, the reworked wiring, and the multiple piggybacked wiring throughout the system. Lying under the dash, Clapper suddenly noticed a tiny spark near the headlight switch. Swapping out switches yet again, after several minutes the same spark recurred (now that he knew what to look for).
Modern headlight switches usually have at least two feed wires: one with direct battery power for the headlights that's protected by an internal circuit breaker within the switch, and another fuse box–protected wire for the rest of the lighting. The old-school '56 Chevy switch has only one input and no isolated headlight circuit. Instead, main-circuit protection is marginally provided by bimetallic strips inside the switch. One strip protects all the front lights (including the headlights and park lights), while the other strip protects all the rear lights as well as the instrument-panel and interior lights. Somewhat akin to a carburetor choke's bimetallic spring, when a bimetallic strip heats up due to an increase in resistance, it expands and breaks contact with the terminals it controls, opening the circuit until it cools back down.
Reasoning that the observed problem occurred with the rear and dash-panel lights but not any of the headlights or other front lighting, Clapper tweaked the bimetallic strip protecting the dash and rear lights so it pushed harder against its stop (again, like adjusting an electric choke for more tension to delay its pull-off). The result is that it takes more heat before the strip expands enough to break contact and open the circuit. "We felt confident that the wiring was not overheating to the extent that there could be damage," Clapper explains. "And there was still an inline factory fuse to protect the sensitive instrument-panel lights."
After fixing the switch, Clapper looked over the car for any additional current draws or circuit issues but found nothing. He let the car idle with the lights on and brakes applied for 45 minutes. The blinking did not recur then and hasn't since. It's been several months now, and Berry reports all OK: "It fixed the problem—everything's still running good!"
Ultimately, is modifying the stock switch the best solution? "No," Clapper says. "At some point, we would like to update the entire wiring harness to ensure proper and safe operation of the electrical system. With fans, A/C, and a stereo added to the fuse panel and some wiring that's still nearly 50 years old, it is time for a full rework. At a minimum, a '58 Chevy switch has dual inputs plus a modern circuit breaker and could be modified to work by installing the '56 switch's longer plunger."
Lessons Learned
The original Chevy wiring and electrical system was marginal even in 1956, so it's certainly not up to the demands of modern electrical parts and accessories. As Clapper puts it, "Even though you replace some things with new wires, if the rest of the system hasn't been upgraded, you will still have troubles."
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Owner Dale Berry says his Sun City Rodders Club's motto is "No rules, no dues, just cruise." But electrical glitches held his '56 Chevy back.Berry's blue-and-white '56 Chevy is the quintessential "American Pie" hot rod. Power comes from a warmed-over 327 small-block.With the lights on, when Dale depressed the brake pedal for a few minutes, the running lights and dash lights blinked on and off.Adult Toy Factory owner Bob Nall has met the needs of hard-core West Texas and southern New Mexico hot rodders for more than 35 years.Owner-added gauges likely put the '56's marginal light-switch design over the edge. Tweaking the switch solved the problem.Let there be light! The sweet, red glow of success lights the way for many nights of happy cruising on the streets of El Paso.Hidden beneath the faux, classic-appearing cover is a modern 12-volt sealed battery. It and its terminal connections also checked OK.The '56 was said to have been rewired, but much of the old harness still remained, including marginal and brittle wires and splices. Modern accessories had been piggybacked on to the harness, increasing the strain on the 56-year-old design. This is the ballast resistor for the ignition coil (yes, the distributor still had breaker points).
Dim even when lit, the '56's dual-filament No. 1157 bulbs function as taillights and brake lights. Adult Toy replaced them with Ron Francis bulbs (PN B-1077) that are about twice as bright as the stockers—50 and 14 candlepower on Francsis' brake and taillight filaments, respectively, versus the stockers's 32/3 rating. This still didn't resolve the intermittency.Head-scratching time: Mechanic Ron Clapper lay squeezed under the dash, trying to find the problem. Initially, all the existing switches seemed to check out, as did known-good replacement switches. Suddenly, Ron saw a small spark coming out of the light switch. This spark provided the clue that solved the problem.The ultimate cause could be that the overall build quality and the preset bimetallic strip tension on current replacement switches ain't what it used to be. Another possibility is that the extra (albeit slight) load put on the switch by Berry's add-on, three-gauge aftermarket gauge panel plus a separate tachometer is just enough to tip a marginal switch design over the edge.


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HBCU Equity, Health Care Top Black Legislative Agenda
Maryland's African American lawmakers converged on the Sheraton Annapolis hotel Nov. 15-17 for the 2012 Maryland Black Legislative Caucus Weekend, which included the annual prayer breakfast and a host of panels and programs focused on the issues key to the state's Black residents.
Lawmakers said the weekend provided them an opportunity to pinpoint their priorities for the next legislative session, which begins in January. This year's event was entitled, "Opening the Pipeline to Economic, Social and Political Justice."
"In the upcoming session our number one focus is going to be the equality and fairness of funding for historically black colleges and universities in the state of Maryland," said Del. Aisha N. Braveboy (D), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. "The issue really is one of fairness. The state, during the era of segregation had a policy of underfunding HBCUs and as a result, the infrastructure at these universities is not comparable to infrastructure at predominately white institutions."
The weekend featured forums on business, education and health care. Dr. Earl B. Ettienne, an assistant professor at Howard University's Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences department, detailed how Blacks descended from certain regions of Africa experience health issues related to their genetic code that date back to the Diaspora.
"The way that we metabolize drugs and the way that they work inside our bodies is different," said Ettienne. He later added, "If you know how the drug will work you can personalize treatment. This is the way of the future."
Dr. Camara P. Jones, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke about how racism—intentional or not—can affect the quality of health care patients receive.
"It could be as subtle as a physician not giving a patient the range of treatment options because they think the patient can't afford the care, won't comply, or won't understand," she said. "Often it shows up as inaction in the face of need."
Freda West, founder of the African American Health Alliance, discussed how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal health care reform law, will equalize care.
"The Affordable Care Act provides tools and access never made available before," said West, 64. "It's the bridge and the key to reducing and ultimately eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. Race is one of the most critical factors that tends to be left out of the health care equality equation."
The Rev. Al Sharpton drew raves for his speech at the always-popular prayer breakfast, said the Rev. Douglas Sands, pastor of White Rock Church in Sykesville, Md.
"He issued a challenge to all Black people in positions of responsibility or authority to be relevant, accountable and effective or sit down and shut up," Sands said. "He said if you are scared to do that, say 'I'm scared,' then sit down and shut up and let somebody else do it."
Braveboy said while the three-day event was enjoyable, and a great networking opportunity for everyone from business owners to educators to students, the focus is on identifying issues they need to address. Among those for next years's session—blocking a plan to construct a juvenile detention center in Baltimore.
"Currently there are 43 young people who have been charged with a crime that qualifies them for maximum security in an adult prison. The city is proposing to build a 120-bed facility for these youth," said Braveboy. "In a time where we are trying to find money to do K-12 education, does it make fiscal sense to build a jail for three times the number of people that currently need to fit that facility?"
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Father and Son Killed on K2
Marty Schmidt (53) and his son Denali Schmidt (25) have been killed by an avalanche at Camp 3 on K2 in Pakistan. The duo had gone missing on Friday July 26th in conditions that were described as "dangerous" by other climbers on the mountain at the time. The worst fears of the mountaineering community were confirmed yesterday when two Sherpas reached Camp 3 at over 24,000 feet only to find it wiped out by an avalanche.
Both Schmidt and his son were extremely experienced mountaineers. The elder Schmidt had started climbing in 1972 in the Sierra Nevadas and in Yosemite and became a guide later that decade. He has climbed many of the world's highest and most challenging peaks, including Gasherbrum 1 and 2, Makalu, Denali and more. In 2011 the father and son team made a trip to Denali, establishing a new route on North America's highest mountain. They will be sorely missed by the mountaineering community.
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|Students earn 500,000 grains of rice for Third World countries
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Using the "Free Rice" online computer program, Holyoke Elementary students practiced academic skills, such as vocabulary and math, and helped people living in Third World countries at the same time.
Students from grades 2-6 logged in to the website free rice.com and correctly answered 50,000 questions. For every correct answer, the online sponsors donated 10 grains of rice to the United Nation's World Food Program.
Fifth-grade students Kassidy Porter Yearout and Sergio Alarcon Ortega answer online questions to earn grains of rice for Third World countries.
The program automatically adjusts questions to the student's ability level and cycles questions that are missed so that the child repeats the missed question. Student watched their bowl fill with rice sent to help people in countries such as Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia and Mali. Students enjoyed helping others as they learned, and they celebrated reaching the goal on Monday, Feb. 11 with Rice Krispies treats.
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Gardening With Kids - Sweet Potato Vine
11 comments:
- Georgine said...
You are so smart! I would've fed the compost instead. Must remember this. Would it work with onions and garlic, I wonder?
- August 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Mama Mel said...
This is so cool! I will definitely be trying this next time I have leftover sweet potatoes. My father-in-law is always bringing us groceries (food is his way of showing love), and he always brings us way too much of everything... including sweet potatoes! As you said, great way to recycle! :)
- August 9, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- Melody said...
I have some red potatoes in my garden now. Can wait to dig them up! I'm definitely going to ude sweet potatoes next time!
- August 9, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Mozer said...
Very cool! We usually start growing them and then forget to water---lol!
Just wanted to let you know that you are the winner of Sequential Spelling Level 1! Please contact me via my blog and I'll get it sent to you this week :)
- August 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Lisa said...
Ha, we are doing the exact same thing right now. We have a gorgeous sweet potato growing in our kitchen windowsill.
Lisa ;)
Happy anniversary btw!
- August 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
- Mom and Kiddo said...
I just took a photo of our renegade sweet potato two days ago to post on my blog! (haven't got to it yet, though) Yours has gotten much bigger than ours.
- August 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Sarah said...
That is so awesome! I am totally going to attempt this in the next couple of weeks. What a great post!
- August 9, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Rebecca said...
- August 10, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- jlbee said...
i totally remember doing this as a kid! love it! thanks for the reminder!
- August 10, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- i cant sew said...
thanks for visiting my wee blog...your blog is wonderful and i could tell you were a teacher as i scrolled down and each post was more educational than the next :p your girls are very lucky to have such an artistic and caring mum.
smooches %*_*% rosey
- August 10, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Valerie said...
That's so funny! I'll have to remember to slack off on my housecleaning duties more often to get more educational experiences like this!! :-) Very cool.
- August 10, 2009 at 11:08 PM
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Something weird has begun to happen in my test environment. I have been testing usability of Zimbra and its collaboration features such as calendar, etc. If I create an appointment and add attendees - they do not get notified of the appointment, even if I have the 'send notification' checked and request response checked. The 'resource' I chose does not show busy at that time. In fact - the resource's calendar shows empty.
What could be going on? Im running 6.0.6 with the latest 'fix' patch applied. I am pretty sure this worked before patching.
zmcontrol -v shows :Release 6.0.6_GA_2324.RHEL5_64_20100406133038 RHEL5_64 NETWORK edition.
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Traction ActionWritten by on October 1, 2002 A Bigger Rear and a Bit of Steel Will Cure This Valiants Torque and Traction Woes
Last month we discussed the rearend buildup of Project Valiant Effort, wherein we fitted our boneyard 8 3/4 rear (a replacement for the original 7 1/4 rear) with taller gears and an automatic locker. With either rearend configuration the 360, which will ultimately sit up front, will have no problems leaving rubber signatures at the stoplight. The 7 1/4, however, would only be able to handle that kind of activity for a short time. With the 8 3/4, the durability issues are corrected (hopefully), and since we are planning ample quarter-mile blasts in the Valiant, we wanted to solve the problem of body flex as well.
Several aftermarket companies offer weld-in subframe connectors to minimize body flex. The problem is that most of these kits require cutting the floorpans, with the connector protruding into the passenger compartment. This presents a difficulty for rear seat passengers, and makes carpet installation a problem.
If you have access to a mig welder, a less-intrusive subframe job can be accomplished in your driveway. If you're uncertain of your welding skills, you may want to have an experienced welder handle the subframe installation for you.
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With the rear frame of the car planted firmly on jack stands, lower the rearend so the stands support the weight of the car. The jack remains under the rear to help in the axle removal.Unhook the emergency brake cables and the rubber brake line above the rearend. Remove the U-bolts and drop the axle assembly.It's easy to see why the 83/4 will hold up better than the original 71/4 unit under heavy-hitting torque applications.Before you bolt an 83/4 in place of a smaller axle assembly, keep in mind that the axle tubes are bigger and, as this picture shows, the spring plates and U-bolts must be similarly upgraded. Fortunately, our 83/4 came with plates and good U-bolts.With the new rear supported by the jack, slide it into place and bolt it in. Don't forget to reconnect the brake line and emergency brake cables.We obtained a loaner set of wheels and tires from a friend. Being 255-70-15s, they're a bit tight for our purposes, but adequate for moving the beast around the shop.Since we now have a rearend that can take whatever we throw at it, we'll need to address body flex. Unibody cars are notorious for twisting when heavy horsepower and serious traction upgrades are applied. We went to the local welding shop and bought two pieces of 1/8-inch thick 2x2 square tubing that were 44 inches long. The cost was a mere $12.50.Since we now have a rearend that can take whatever we throw at it, we'll need to address body flex. Unibody cars are notorious for twisting when heavy horsepower and serious traction upgrades are applied. We went to the local welding shop and bought two pieces of 1/8-inch thick 2x2 square tubing that were 44 inches long. The cost was a mere $12.50.
With the connector properly positioned, it's time to weld. Remember that these welds will receive significant stress under aggressive driving conditions, so your welds must be solid. Completely weld around the frame where the connector is inserted into the rear framerail, as well as around the front of the connector. For added insurance, some pieces of plate steel can be welded at the front where the connector meets the front frame.


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Prosecutor: Fla. woman smothered foster child
Published: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11:26 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2012 at 11:26 a.m.
MIAMI — A South Florida prosecutor says a woman smothered foster child Rilya Wilson a decade ago after months of abuse and elaborately covered up her disappearance until confessing to fellow jail inmates.
Prosecutor Joshua Weintraub urged jurors in an opening statement Monday to convict 66-year-old Geralyn Graham of first-degree murder, kidnapping and child abuse. Graham has pleaded innocent and faces a potential life sentence if convicted. Trial will last several weeks.
Rilya's body has never been found. The two jail inmates who claim Graham confessed are key to the state's case.
The discovery of Rilya's disappearance in 2002 led to a shakeup at the state child protection agency because caseworkers were unaware the girl hadn't been seen in months. The case also led to greater privatization of programs for foster children.
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Imho this is a cool idea - but of course a game can only be misvalued if you never played it.
What tools you use to play the game? Are there cards, cubes and how do players take turn?
To the 'mapping' part:
I already got, that you plan to take a new map (still aiming for taer's?) as underlaying, so that this one is a bit blury doesn't matter.
But imo there are some dissonances in the symbols you've used. Food, the shields, etc are grainy whereas the ancors are
only black and clear such as the 'castles'.
Nevertheless quite a good start, I'll keep an eye on that


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Order a set of data and understand the measures needed for a box-and-whisker plot.
Learn new vocabulary words and help remember them by coming up with your own sentences with the new words using a Stop and Jot table.
Learn how scientists used quartiles to find a connection between rainfall in Africa and hurricanes in Florida.


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Before the X Games and Shaun White, Aspen was John Denver and Hunter S. Thompson's Domain
by Diana Lambdin Meyer. Posted Jan 25th 2014 10:05 AM
Continue ReadingFor a new generation, Aspen, Colorado is synonymous with the winter X Games. Held this year through Jan. 26, they feature more than 200 of the world's top snow sports athletes competing in extreme feats on snowboards, skis and snowmobiles. The made-by-and-for-ESPN event brings 125,000 travelers to Aspen each January to witness the craziness. And the X Games have helped make a household name out of people like Shaun White.
But for an older generation, a different--but still fabulously coiffed person--was synonymous with Aspen: John Denver.
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Continue ReadingSavvy travelers know that timing is everything when it comes to planning a perfect vacation. Whether you're hunting a bargain, or just want to avoid the crowds, knowing how to choose your destination can make the difference between a great budget vacation, and one that's just cheap. The majority of North America feels a big chill during the first month of the year, and prices tend to drop along with the mercury. Here, we've highlighted four places to travel in January, both domestic and farther-flung. The only decision left to make is whether you want to pack up your winter gear or set out in search of warmer weather.
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Thoroughbred racing at Emerald Downs is a uniquely interactive experience. The action may be on the track, but YOU are the player. How you play is up to you. Only bet the grays? That's your call. Love the 4 horse? Go for it. However, if you are looking for a little more insight, read on...
Parimutuel WageringUnlike casino gaming, horse racing is a parimutuel venture. That means that rather than betting against the house, you are betting against everyone else. All the money that is wagered goes in to a big pot. A small percentage of the pot is taken out, paying for things like purses, racetrack operation and regulation. The rest goes to winning wagers. Emerald Downs has no interest in the outcome of the race; the track profit is the same regardless of which horse wins.
The Race ProgramThe starting point for informed wagering is the race program. They are available for $2.50 at program stands and customer service locations. The program lists the day's races and provides information on each horse, including post position, jockey, trainer and the results of the horse's last four races.
Where to betEach floor at Emerald Downs has rows of betting windows to make your wagers. Some are self-serve and others have clerks to take your bets. You can use cash or winning tickets to make your wagers, however you may not use credit or debit cards.
What to say First: The track and race number.Second: The amount of your wager.Third: The type of betFourth: The number of the horse
Example: "Emerald Downs, 4th race, $5 to win on number 3."
After the raceWait until the race is declared official before collecting your winnings. If you would like to wager against the value of your winning ticket, you can insert it in a self-serve machine and make a new wager. Any unused amount will be returned in the form of a cash voucher. If you would like to cash in your winnings, just take your ticket to a clerk.You can access our complete Wagering Guide here.


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1932 Ford Sedan - The Ultimate Dual-Purpose Hot RodWritten by on March 1, 2002 Contributors: The Rod & Custom Archives The Story of the Orange Crate
As any rodder knows, a '32 Ford of any body style never gets thrown away. Short of being run over by a freight train, a Deuce will just keep coming back in one configuration or another. Owners may change, engines may be swapped, but once this ever-popular Ford model has been hot rodded, it stays that way.
Such was the case when Portland, Oregon's Bob Tindle bought a solid, albeit modified, '32 sedan in 1959, and over a period of five short years, dazzled the difficult-to-impress car-show faction as well as magazine editors. Bob's '32 came complete with such rodder's touches as a radical chopped top, a gutted interior, and rear fenders that had been bobbed and molded in for that mean and hungry look that could intimidate the competition just by standing still. Bob's younger brother, Terry, remembers what his brother purchased. "Man, that was a long time ago," he says, "but I remember the body was in excellent shape and covered in light-gray primer. It had a real hot flathead bolted in, but the guys Bob bought the car from wanted to keep that engine. Dave Bell had built a heated late-model Olds engine with six carburetors and put it in his '57 Corvette, and that engine would really run. Bob bought the Olds and had it put in the '32. We ran a Cadillac/LaSalle transmission with Second and High gears. I'll never forget sitting at the starting line, ready to go. The whole car shook, and really took off when the flag dropped."
Keith Randol kept the '32 tuned to a razor's edge for drag racing so the Tindles made a good showing at the strip, but Bob wanted to get more into the car-show side of the hobby. As Terry tells the story, "The car was painted lemon-yellow. It looked nice when it was entered in the Portland Roadster Show in 1960, and it did well. Then Bob decided to create an all-out show car. Keith Randol had just started up a shop, and Bob took the '32 there for a drastic rebuild. I should mention that Keith was a machinist, and years later went to Indy with a rear-engined racecar owned by Rolla Vollstedt. This was a short time before all the teams made the big move to rear-engine cars. Keith was a real pioneer. I don't know if Bob intended to go all-out with the sedan, but he would dream up an idea and Keith would take that idea a step or two further, making the '32 very innovative and far ahead of what was being built at the time."
The reconstructed show 'n' go Tudor turned out to be a quarter-mile, straight-line competition sedan riding on a Sprint Car-style chassis. The chassis itself was almost jewel-like in construction, having been fabbed from 3-inch-diameter, 0.120-inch wall seamless Shelby tubing, bent at curvaceous angles by Randol with a torch and tube bender. Adjustable suspension was added, along with a complete front axle assembly and Halibrand quick-change setup pulled from a 20-year-old Sprint Car that also gave up its Halibrand wheels. Obviously, Randol was honing his skills for future forays on circle tracks, but the blending of the two styles gave Bob's '32 an unquestionable "Wanna race?" attitude.
Dick Maris rebuilt the Olds with meticulous attention to detail. Case in point: After hours of porting and polishing the heads, the combustion chambers were slicked up and given a final polish with jeweler's rouge.
Enlarged to 417.63 ci, the mill was equipped with Hilborn injectors, using a front-mounted Potvin blower. A B&M Hydro trans capably handled the 600-plus horses that Marris concocted with the trademark wham/bang shifts.
The chassis/engine package was treated to a liberal dose of chrome plating and polishing, which made it a shame to cover it up with the body and hood panels. Therefore, Bob gave Randol another engineering puzzle: make the all-steel body tilt for display. Keith, the wizard machinist, went through the body, adding anti-flex support members. It was a strain on the average muscleman to raise the body, but the extra grunts and groans were worth it when the eye-popping engineering was revealed.
What the completed showpiece chassis needed was an equally exquisite body, and Von's Body Shop was assigned the task of getting the panels straighter than Henry ever made them. Reproduction fiberglass Ford parts maker Dee Westcott was given the job of building the top insert. When the metal was deemed worthy to paint, Von's covered the panels in Naples Orange (minus the peel), and thusly, the tart, tangy Orange Crate was officially born.
The fresh Orange Crate blitzed the '61 Winternationals, handily took the America's Best Competition Car trophy at the '61 Oakland Roadster Show, and graced the Feb. '62 issue of Hot Rod magazine. This was quite an accomplishment for the Orange Crate Gang from Portland, Oregon, considering that at the time, California was considered the leader of the pack when it came to hot rods.
For the 1962 show-business encore, the Orange Crate was treated to some additional, point-gathering details (as if it needed any more). It also competed once again at the Winternationals before Bob sent the wild, trophy-winning sedan on a whirlwind tour of car shows throughout the U.S. Afterward, Revell sent an engineer to Bob's high-performance automobile dealership, where the Orange Crate was diligently measured inch-by-inch for a model-car kit that would become a solid seller.
In 1963, the hot rod celebrity made what was to be its final showing at the Oakland Roadster Show, once again winning the coveted America's Best Competition Car trophy. Then, the Orange Crate was retired from show business and touring to a space at Bob's hot-car emporium. The details of the story after that become vague.
As Terry says, "One possible thing that led to the Orange Crate being retired was the fact that we opened a Chrysler/Plymouth store that year. That took up a lot of extra time." Being a competitive dealer also meant there was less time to keep the Orange Crate in tip-top show condition.
Terry continues, "In 1964, I bought my own Chrysler/Plymouth store in McMinville, Oregon, and moved there. I sort of lost track of what Bob was doing with the Orange Crate, and by 1965, he'd sold the '32 to a couple of guys he knew who were in the used-car business. That's really the last time I saw the Orange Crate, though people still ask me about it. That's how famous that car was, and still is."
Could the decision to sell have been a response to a gentle nudge from officials at Mopar? After all, here was a famous Oldsmobile-powered Ford sedan on a lot where stock Chryslers and Plymouths were being touted as the latest Michigan giant-killers. No one will ever know.
Over the years, the Orange Crate could be seen occasionally, whizzing by on the custom trailer Keith Randol built for it, or on hand at a used-car auction or swap meet, each time its once-dazzling appearance a bit more tarnished. Terry states that Bob looked at the sedan a few times, but never expressed any interest in buying the Orange Crate back for old times' sake. Besides, nostalgia drag racing hadn't been born yet, and few of us were very nostalgic about anything in the early '70s. An old competition sedan was virtually useless. Shortly after, the Orange Crate disappeared.
Over the last two and a half decades, rumors have abounded about the whereabouts of the Orange Crate. Paul Duchene, an enterprising writer for the Chicago Tribune, recently found the missing Crate. It's alive, if not too pristine, and living in rural Washington, owned since 1975 by drag racer Ted Gord. Gord knows what he has, as well as what needs to be done to get the old warrior back in show condition. He plans to build a shop for just that purpose and have the venerable sedan ready by the end of this year. Wouldn't it be a stupendous comeback if Gord took the Orange Crate back to the Oakland Roadster Show just one more time?
Sadly, Bob Tindle wouldn't be there, as he passed away recently, but we're sure Terry could be coaxed into coming to Oakland. He might even sign a few Revell Orange Crate kits (recently re-released from Revell-Monogram) for old fans that remember the unforgettable '32 from the early '60s or for new fans taking their first look at this resurrected classic.
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This shot is of the Crate in front of owner Bob Tindle's car dealership in late 1963/early 1964, shortly before he sold it.Although the general form of the Orange Crate remained constant for most of its career, it did go through minor changes during the four to five years that it competed regularly in shows. Here, we see the Crate at the Portland Roadster Show in 1962. The artwork in the grille insert depicts an actual orange crate with flaming zoomies and slicks, but in an odd, reversed perspective, with tire smoke clouding the "Orange Crate" banner.This is the car at the same show a year later, sporting an updated grille insert with more attractive graphics. The end of the cartoon crate reads, "Oregon Oranges."The Orange Crate proudly displays its healthy Olds mill, which had been punched out to 417 inches and fitted with a front-mounted Potvin supercharger and Hilborn injectors. The question marks on the zoomie covers matched similar markings on the intake covers and the grille insert, taunting onlookers to guess at just how tough it actually would be on the strip.Tex Smith grabbed this shot at the Seattle Roadster show in the winter of 1963. The mammoth trophy came from the Oakland show, and was reportedly displayed at Bob Tindle's dealership when the car wasn't on tour. Bob's brother, Terry, claims to still have it.


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Dr. Connell has his doctorate in school psychology, is a nationally certified school psychologist, and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Dr. Connell's primary appointment is in the University of Pennsylvania's (Penn) School of Medicine with a secondary appointment in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) Center for Autism Research (CAR). Prior to his Penn appointment, he was an assistant professor at Temple University. While his research interests are varied, one main theme has emerged over the years: Identifying the variables that influence adult behavior change in community settings. To this end, he has researched and extensively studied models of community-based consultation and their relative effectiveness on program implementation. He continues this theme at Penn and CHOP with research projects focused on the widespread dissemination of evidence-based interventions in schools and community settings. Many autism support educational programs share core components in their curricular design while diverging on staff competency, training, and support. His goal is to add to the dissemination and implementation literature of efficacious programs for individuals diagnosed with autism by evaluating and reporting those core components and their relative effects on individual outcomes. Dr. Connell is now Associate Professor in the College of Education at Drexel University, and Research Fellow and Director of the Clinical Core in the AJ Drexel Autism Institute.


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Texas Democrat Hazy on Which One the 2nd Amendment Is
Many Americans wonder if members of Congress, especially the Democrats, know anything at all about the U.S. Constitution. Well, Democrat Rep. Rubén Hinojosa of Texas didn't help quell those fears very much when at a recent rally he couldn't even remember which one the Second Amendment was.
Rep. Hinojosa was asked about the Second Amendment at a recent event but the 15th District Congressman was just a bit hazy on the whole thing.
"There are so many people in Washington who come and talk to us about the Constitution and the rights that they want kept sacred and that not do anything about them. That we not change them. That we not amend them. And I can tell you that — I'm drawing a blank on the Second Amendment, but I think it's the weapons, isn't it? The NRA?"
Hinojosa then went on to ramble about why we have to have "those machine guns."
"Why in the hell do we have to have machine guns? And don't touch that, because NRA will come and put you on the black list," he rambled.
Of course, such weapons have already been outlawed and few Americans have a license to own "machine guns." Further, the NRA does not fight to try and allow Americans access to such weapons.
One 70-year-old in attendance at the rally expressed his shock at Congressman Hinjosa's lack of knowledge about the U.S. Constitution. "That was scary, on the part of Rubén, when he was having trouble remembering what the Second Amendment was," the man said.
Hinojosa, a 7-term incumbent is one of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives rating a low 16.19 percent ACU conservative rating. Hinojosa faces Republican Dale Brueggemann in November.
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Carnival seeks dismissal of Triumph lawsuits
Published: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.
MIAMI — Carnival Corp. is seeking dismissal of lawsuits filed by passengers who endured days of difficult conditions aboard the disabled Triumph cruise ship.
The biggest case is a potential class action seeking to represent about 3,000 Triumph passengers. Carnival said in a motion filed last week in Miami federal court that its cruise tickets clearly state that passengers cannot file class actions against it.
Passenger lawyers have claimed that clause should be waived because Carnival was negligent in letting the ship sail because of past mechanical problems.
The Triumph was disabled by an engine fire Feb. 10 that stranded thousands of passengers onboard for days in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship was ultimately towed to Mobile for repairs.
Carnival also seeks dismissal of two other lawsuits filed by individual passengers.
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Does opening a new bottle create a new Keli, such that it would be prohibited on Shabbath?
(I personally don't think so for a few reasons. However, someone posted this question a little while ago and subsequently deleted it, and I think it was a worthy question, so I'm re-posting it. If the other gets undeleted, I hope the answers here can be migrated over to there.)


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May 24, 2016
A 22-year-old soldier from Navarre in Santa Rosa County has died in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Department of Defense reported Thursday that Pfc. Matthew C. Colin was killed Nov. 16 when his unit was hit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar.
Colin's parents were at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware when their son's body arrived Thursday.
Colin was scheduled to come home for a two-week leave in January. He was on a year-long deployment.
He graduated from Navarre High School in 2007. He is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Kathy Colin and a brother, Michael.
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Supervisors Hear About Economic Development
(LeMars) -- The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors heard from Neil Adler of the LeMars Business and Industry Corporation. Adler emphasized the importance of the county's participation with the Northwest Iowa Development.
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Adler says if Plymouth County is not part of a regional economic development group, there is a strong possibility of missing opportunities.
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Adler says the cost for Plymouth County to participate in the Northwest Iowa Development will be between fify cents per capita; and one dollar per capita.
(Sheldon) -- Iowa's Economic Development Authority Director, Debi Durham, is scheduled to be the featured speaker at the Northwest Iowa Development partners meeting scheduled for January 12th. The event will be held at the Lifelong Learning and Recreation Center on the campus of Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon.
(Orange City) -- Sioux County authorities have arrested two people for a reported domestic related incident. Beverly Hinken, age 42, of Sanborn was arrested for a violation of a No Contact Order. Upon further investigation the sheriff's office located firearms in the residence, which were seized. On Friday, Lloyd Webb, age 54, of Sheldon, turned himself in on the pending charge of Unathorized Possession of Weapons, a Class D Felony, for possessing firearms while a valid No Contact Order was in effect. Sioux County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the incident.
(LeMars) -- The LeMars Chamber of Commerce has announced its December Employee of the Month. Dianne Huls has been selected for the honor. Forty years ago, on December 27, 1971, Dianne Huls walked into work for her first day of employment with LeMars Mutual Insurance Company. Dianne started her employment as a Policy Entry Clerk. The Company's office was then located on Central Avenue where now the Dialysis Center is located. Dianne's current job title is Supervisor of Methods and Procedures in which she is responsible for reviewing the insurance products offered by the company. This includes work with starting the initial set-up, policy rating, print, and final billings that are sent out of the office every day. Dianne is a dependable and very positive employee. It is her optimistic attitude and willingness to embrace change that has helped this organization and fellow employees reach our objectives. Dianne lives in LeMars with her husband Dale. It is our understanding that Chamber officials will name another employee of the month later today.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa has been awarded more than $40 million in federal disaster funds to repair power lines damaged during storms and flooding in 2008.
The funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were announced Tuesday. The grants will help repair hundreds of miles of power lines damaged by tornadoes, severe storms and heavy rains. Some of the funds also will help demolish homes in flood-prone areas of Des Moines.
The Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative received the largest grant at $11 million to repair 165 miles of electrical lines. The East Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative received $8.4 million
to repair 246 miles of lines.
Other organizations receiving grants include the Western Iowa Power Cooperative, the Heartland Power cooperatives, the TIP Rural Electric Cooperative and the Guthrie County Rural Electric
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Malfunctioning equipment at a pumping station in Des Moines caused about 378,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to be emptied into the Des Moines River.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the spill happened early Monday morning. The city discovered the problem and equipment that failed was repaired by late morning.
The discharge occurred downstream of the city's drinking water intake but water samples were being collected both upstream and downstream of the spill site.
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The cancer experience can leave survivors and those close to them questioning their spiritual beliefs, redefining them, or having a more intense connection with their own belief systems. The Rev. Jill Bowden, Director of Chaplaincy Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Clinical Social Worker Melissa Stewart will lead a discussion about how this profound experience can affect one's spiritual self.
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Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Tony Parker had 30 points and 11 assists as
the San Antonio Spurs held off the Sacramento Kings, 108-102.
Danny Green added 21 points for the Spurs, who have won four in a row. Kawhi
Leonard and Manu Ginobili tallied 15 and 12 points, respectively.
Tim Duncan had nine points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, which has won 16
of their last 17 games against the Kings. The Spurs have also won 10 straight
at Sacramento.
Isaiah Thomas and Tyreke Evans ended with 22 and 20 points, respectively, for
the Kings, who have lost three straight. Marcus Thornton donated 16 points.
Holding a 16-11 lead with 5:39 left in the first quarter, the Spurs went on a
7-0 spurt to create some distance. Parker made a pair of baskets around
Ginobili's 3-pointer to make it 23-11.
San Antonio led by nine, 28-19, after 12 minutes of action, but the Kings got
within three, 38-35, on Jimmer Fredette's 3-pointer midway through the second
The Spurs responded with a 10-2 run to take a 48-37 lead with 1:17 remaining.
The visitors took a 50-41 margin into the locker room.
San Antonio led by as many as 14 in an evenly-played third quarter, which saw
each team score 33 points. The Spurs took an 83-74 edge into the final period.
Marcus Thornton tried to make a late push for the Kings. His personal 8-0 run
cut the gap to 103-100 with 55.9 seconds to play.
Ginobili came down with a key offensive rebound off Leonard's missed 3-
pointer. Parker followed with a layup to give the Spurs a five-point lead with
19.7 seconds to go.
Thornton missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing Sacramento possession. Ginobili
came down with the defensive rebound and followed that up with a 1-of-2
performance from the foul line.
Evans' layup and Leonard's slam accounted for the final margin.
Game Notes
The Spurs improved to 5-1 on their nine-game road trip ... DeMarcus Cousins
and Jason Thompson each had 11 points for the Kings, who shot 37.8 percent
from the field ... The Spurs shot 46.7 percent from the floor and went 10-
of-30 from beyond the arc.
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AKRON, Ohio -- As Hurricane Sandy reaches landfall in the United States, forecasters predict that a combination of weather conditions could spell trouble for Northeast Ohio.
As is the case with all violent storms, it is important to be prepared to keep yourself and loved ones safe.
CLICK HERE for current local conditions, forecasts and radar, updated throughout the day, every day.
Local electric company FirstEnergy is finalizing preparation plans of their own from Ohio to New Jersey, where they operate electrical systems in parts of five different states.
In Ohio, the company is known locally as Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison.
The Akron-based company's preparation plans include mobilizing crews and securing the services of outside utility crews, electrical contractors and tree contractors to ensure they have the workforce in place should these storms cause excessive damage.
FirstEnergy officials recommend having a home preparation plan in place for between seven to ten days of power outages in a worst-case scenario with this storm system.
Here are some tips to adequately prepare yourself:
• Keep a flashlight and extra batteries handy. Be careful when burning candles because of the hazards of open flames.
• Gather extra blankets or a sleeping bag for each person. Do not use gas stoves, kerosene heaters or other open-flame heat sources to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) gas from building up in your home. CO gas can be deadly.
• If you have a water well and pump, keep an emergency supply of bottled water and/or fill your bathtub with fresh water.
• Stock an emergency supply of convenience foods that do not require cooking.
• Keep a battery-powered radio with extra batteries on hand. Tune in to a local radio station for current storm information.
• Have a hard-wired telephone or a charged cell phone handy in the event you need to report a power outage. Mobile phones can be charged in your vehicle using a car charger when power is out. If you have a smartphone, this will ensure you have access to online information sources.
Here are web links to outage maps, outage reporting forms and a list of phone numbers to report power outages to the various electricity companies in the area...
• FirstEnergy: 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877)
• American Electric Power: (800) 672-2231
(AEP requests customers only report safety hazards during major storms to avoid overloading their phone systems.)
• Cleveland Public Power: (216) 664-3156
Remember to always report downed limbs and power lines to local authorities. Stay away from downed power lines and do not attempt to move them.


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PARACHUTE - It all started in the weight room this summer, Grand Valley junior Collin Weeks said.
With a work ethic unparalleled by any recent football team to walk through the halls of the Parachute school, the Cardinals began work early on what would be a breakthrough 2012 campaign.
"We definitely knew we could do this," said Weeks, who's helped Grand Valley to an 8-1 season. "We knew because of the work we put in before the season started. We were in the weight room every day, going 100 percent in camp and really learning from what we did last season."
The Cardinals parlayed all that work into the school's first playoff appearance since 2008. They'll open up the 2A tournament at home this Saturday against Middle Park (7-2).
"We're really excited that we got a home state playoff game," said Grand Valley head coach Mike Johnson, whose team earned the fifth seed in the 16-team playoff bracket. "I'm excited for our kids. I think they've earned it. Every team in the playoffs is good. It's time to go to work."
No. 12 Middle Park will pose a challenge. The Granby school finished second to Faith Christian in the 2A Flatirons League and lost to only Faith and 9-0 Kent Denver, which earned the bracket's top seed.
One Middle Park player Johnson and company will focus on is senior offensive tackle Kane Hutchinson, who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds on his BeRecruited.com profile. The big man is garnering looks from a handful of colleges, Division I programs among them.
Hutchinson's impact is evident in the Panthers' rushing statistics. According to the Middle Park MaxPreps.com page, running back Henry Southway's 1,177 yards and 13 touchdowns lead a run game that has churned out 2,321 yards this season.
Grand Valley has its weapons, too.
Senior back Tanner Zimmerman leads the Cardinals in rushing with 1,486 yards and 11 TDs. Junior quarterback Tyler Scott has passed for 1,145 yards and 19 TDs against seven interceptions. Seniors Trent Reidle and Stephan Padilla both have more than 300 receiving yards. They have a combined 10 TDs between them.
Grand Valley can't wait to get a crack at playoff football. It's taken a long time - and a lot of work - to make this happen.
"We worked our tails off this summer," Reidle said. "We stayed pretty focused throughout the summer. We had a good session of camp. We worked hard, and this is what we've been working for the whole summer."
Saturday's Middle Park-Grand Valley winner will face either No. 4 Florence or No. 13 Basalt in the second round.
Friday, Nov. 2
Eagle Valley at Rifle, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3
2A state playoffs, first round, Middle Park at Grand Valley, 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3
Class 3A Region 4 tournament, at University High School, Greeley: Grand Valley vs. University, 10 a.m.; Grand Valley vs. Peak to Peak, 11:30 a.m.; University vs. Peak to Peak, 1 p.m.
What's happening?
• Rifle High School senior Jake Statler competed in the state cross country meet at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs on Saturday. He placed 125th in the 4A boys race. He clocked in at 18 minutes, 51.82 seconds. In the 3A girls race, Grand Valley's Rocio Roman ran to 76th place in a time of 23:15.30.
• Rifle clinched its second straight 3A Western Slope League football title with a 21-0 win at Delta on Friday. The Bears were just stingy enough on defense to come away with their fifth shutout of the season.
"Delta moved the ball on us," Rifle coach Damon Wells said. "You hate to use the old cliche, but we were bend but don't break."
Friday's matchup between 3A WSL heavyweights was very much a possession game. Long drives ruled the night, Wells said.
A 1-yard rushing touchdown by Ryan Moeller and a 10-yard scoring pass from quarterback Adam Rice to tight end Tanner Quick delivered the Bears a 14-0 half-time lead. They added a third TD - a 1-yard keeper by Rice - in the second half to round out the final score.
The win pushed Rifle to 9-0 overall and to 7-0 in league play. With Eagle Valley's 35-7 loss to Palisade last week, that means no one can catch the Bears in the league race.
Austin Shepard had a fumble recovery for the Bears and Aaron Wagler came up with an interception.
• Tanner Zimmerman rushed for 223 yards on 24 carries and quarterback Tyler Scott threw for 99 yards and three touchdowns on 7-of-15 passing to help Grand Valley past rival Coal Ridge, 31-7, on a frigid night in Parachute last Friday.
• Rifle's volleyball team dropped three of its four matches at the 3A Western Slope League tournament in Grand Junction over the weekend. The Bears beat Moffat County (19-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 15-9) and lost to Roaring Fork (25-20, 25-13, 25-10), Olathe (25-20, 25-8, 25-9) and Grand Valley (25-17, 25-18, 25-10). Rifle ended its season at 6-17.