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The Sunday Times 'Green List 2010' highlights the top 60 UK companies that are at the forefront of making real environmental change within their organisation. In 2010, Canon UK & Ireland was awarded tenth place overall in the UK's Top 60 companies demonstrating 'green' behaviour - an increase of 22 places over last year's result. We also came third in the 'bigger companies with medium environmental impact' category. The award takes account of the views of employees who get to rate their organisations's green credentials via an online survey, as well as assessing the environmental performance, policies and practices of the business.
The Green Business Awards - also known as the "Green Globes" - are one of the most prestigious benchmarks of environmental excellence for companies in the UK. The aim of the awards is to discover and recognise the most innovative, ambitious and effective initiatives by UK business for achieving environmental sustainability, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and implementing green business practices. Canon entered the awards for the first time in 2009 in the 'Overall Environmental Management' (250+ employees) category and achieved a 'Finalist' position in recognition of our environmental management system processes, our achievements in managing our environmental impacts and our commitment towards reducing our overall carbon emissions.
Click on the logo to learn more about the Green Business Awards.
Canon has been voted as Europe's top camera brand for the tenth consecutive year in the Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Survey 2010 - an annual pan-European survey of consumer attitudes to brand products and services. A total of 32,000 responses from readers in 16 European countries were analysed with the brand being rated on Quality, Excellent Value, Strong Image and Understanding Customer Needs. Canon was one of only three brands nominated as 'most trusted' and came out on top in 14 of the 16 countries.
Canon UK & Ireland was listed in The Times 'Focus Report' supplement as qualifying for the UK TOP 50 list of organisations Where Women Want to Work, selected from organisations with more than 1,000 employees. This means we share a position in the TOP 50 alongside other big global organisations including HSBC Bank, Accenture, Microsoft UK, Hewlett-Packard and PepsiCo UK & Ireland.
The TOP 50 is not about organisations for women or jobs for the girls. Nor is the rise of women about the fall of men. The TOP 50 is about providing insightful information about 50 of the UK's largest and most progressive employers. Both women and men can now research and compare organisations based on their own needs and interests before choosing where to work.
To visit the website, click on the logo.
Canon came 114th out of 500 companies in the Superbrands survey 2009. The UK's strongest B2B brands for 2009 were selected by the Business Superbrands Council and thousands of individual business professionals on the YouGov panel.
Twice a year, Hitwise awards the 10 most popular websites across some of their 160+ categories. From July to December 2009, www.canon.co.uk was ranked No. 9 in the Hitwise 'Business and Finance - Electronics' and No. 10 in the 'Computers and Internet - Electronics' industries. The awards were based on market share of visits among all United Kingdom websites.
Awarded to: Canon Group 2 in November 2006 (UK&I, Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal). Canon Group has successfully received ISO14001 consolidated certificate as a result of the external audits implemented this year. This recognises that Canon Group has a comprehensive environmental management system and strategy in place and is committed to operating in the best interests of the environment wherever possible.
Canon UK & Ireland holds the BSI Certificate of Registration for ISO 9001/2008 - Quality Management System for the installation, repair and maintenance of IT equipment and systems installed in offices and similar locations and the design of training modules for internal and external customer training.
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GLENWOOD, Md. (WUSA) -- Sky 9 flew over the new Glenwood Fire Station on Monday morning.
The new station is located on Carrs Mill Road with access to Routes 97 and 70.
According to fire officials, the environmentally friendly station is also the first entirely new fire station in the county since 1994.
The station includes three drive-thru apparatus bays, sleeping quarters for eight, a physical fitness training room, kitchen, dining room, general use room and administrative offices. It earned its "green" status thanks to "extensive energy efficient strategies," according to a press release.
The ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the new station was held on Monday morning.

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Chicago Home Renovation Receives the Most LEED Points Ever Recorded
The Chicago, IL Helenowski Residence was gutted and all the inefficient systems, insulation and appliances were removed. Soy based spray foam insulation with no CFCL's was sprayed into the walls for extra insulation. Reclaimed Douglas Fir wood from a nearby
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Hi there!
Everything was working fine on my zimbra box until today where I am receiving messages like this one when I am sending a new email:
msg - system failure: indexMessage caught IOException
com.zimbra.cs.service.ServiceException: system failure: indexMessage caught IOException
at com.zimbra.cs.service.ServiceException.FAILURE(Ser viceException.java:174)
at com.zimbra.cs.index.Indexer.indexMessage(Indexer.j ava:161)
at com.zimbra.cs.mailbox.Message.reindex(Message.java :421)
I had a look in the logs and zimbra is complaining that the directory /opt/zimbra/index/0/2/index/0/ already exists.
Can I safely erase this directory? It is not empty (far from it).
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If you have never indulged in a facial mask, either at a spa or at home, then you don't understand just how relaxing this experience can be for you. Facial masks, while designed to be cleansing and exfoliating, actually offer so much more. Not only does receiving a weekly facial mask help to restore the healthy appearance of your countenance, but it also rejuvenates the spirit with its deeply therapeutic action. While cooling tired or irritated skin, facial masks soothe your soul, rejuvenating your body from the inside out and vice versa. Facial masks are designed for every purpose under the sun including exfoliating dead skin cells, absorbing excess sebum, removing impurities, softening tired skin, brightening discolorations, and restoring the natural radiance of your skin in general. The full array of available B. Kamins Masks features high performing solutions that soothe, infuse nutrients, replenish moisture, and brighten the skin with renewed beauty.
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Was hoping someone could help me with this error message:
I get that message when trying to login to my calendar.An unknown application error has occurred. Please correct any errors and retry. If the problem persists, please contact your System Aministrator. (service.UNKNOWN_DOCUMENT)
I just tried reinstalling and don't see anything odd in /var/log/zimbra. Is there any other place to look for clues?


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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO/CNN) - A San Francisco high school student is facing possible expulsion for writing a dark poem about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
She didn't write a memorial to the victims or voice her grief about the devastating incident.
Instead, she said she could see what drove Adam Lanza to do what he did.
"I understand the killings in Connecticut. I know why he pulled the trigger," said Courtni Webb.
Those words in Webb's poem prompted school officials at the Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island to suspend the 17-year-old senior until further notice.
"Why are we oppressed by a dysfunctional community of haters and blamers. The meaning of the poem is talking about society and how I understand why things like that incident happened. So it's not like I'm agreeing with it, but that's how the school made it seem," said Webb.
She says she didn't turn in the poem as an assignment; instead, the teacher discovered it in class and took it to the principal.
But Webb says she's turned in dark poems about suicide and sadness in the past with no problem. It's a genre she likes.
"For example, the only person I can think of would be like Stephen King. He writes weird stuff all the time. That doesn't mean he's gonna do it or act it out," said Webb.
But the atmosphere has changed drastically since the Sandy Hook tragedy, and now the school is emphasizing its policy that Life Learning Academy takes a zero tolerance approach to violence, the threat of violence, and a violation of any of these rules can result in dismissal from the school.
"I feel like they're over reacting. Why? Because my daughter doesn't have a history of violence. She didn't threaten anybody. She didn't threaten herself. She simply said she understood why," said her mother, Valerie Statham.
Webb says her poems are a therapeutic way of expressing herself, but now it's up to the San Francisco Unified School District to decide if the poem is a form of art of a genuine threat to the safety of Webb's fellow students.


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This was a full week with a bevy of digital April Fool's jokes and the mega-popular app Instragram finally coming to Android phones everywhere. It's also a good week to think about what kind of message your company sends out over a holiday weekend. Do you feel comfortable posting about Easter? If not, that's okay, it's just wise to have that discussion before the time actually comes.
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- Photo-sharing is becoming more and more popular as people's attention spans for reading go down. So which sharing site is right for you? Our opinion is probably some combo of Tumblr and Instagram. (Click here)
- I'll again highlight my love of craft beer with a blog post from New Belgium Brewing Company. They launched a new beer, and with it one of the more creative marketing campaigns I've seen this year. It includes: an infographic, a mobile app and even a Pandora radio station. (Click here – you'll have to go through an age-gate)
- There have been a number of companies jumping on Pinterest lately, but Kotex seems to have embarked on the first true marketing campaign using the new-ish site. Pretty interesting! (Click here)
- This is one of the more incredible infographics I've seen detailing the rise of Draw Something. It's the fastest app to ever reach 50 million downloads. (Click here)
- Yes, Google+ IS still around, and folks ARE still using it. All kidding aside, Chris Brogan featured an infographic on his blog detailing how people can use it for 10ish minutes a day and find success. (Click here)
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Hi Zimbra folks,
First off, I think it's so great that Zimbra let me to manage multiple domains that easy but when I'm going to deploy Zimbra I realized one fact: only ISPs really need that feature, other companies often just have only one domain.
Zimbra is designed to run with multiple domains so I think there are probaby some places where I can tune my one-domain installation to achieve the best performance. The first place comes up my mind is the LDAP filter. I take a look at /opt/zimbra/conf/ldap*.cf and wonder how many percent can I gain if I give search_base a value, i.e "dc=example, dc=com"? Maybe it's not so much but just a few percent is enough to make change. And there will other places, rite?
I think it'd be great if when installing, Zimbra will ask something like "Is this [www.example.com] your only domain?" and if the answer is yes, Zimbra will auto-tweak the configuration to take advantages of the case.
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I will be sending a letter to the Governor, Wyoming Wildlife magazine and the head of G & F. If this passes for 2014, I'll be using all my points next year and finding a different place to hunt. This is absolutely assinine!
I just went to the Wyoming G & F website and found the article. It's under "News" and if you read it carefully. you'll find a place to comment. I did...and they probably won't like what I had to say!


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The Alabama House has approved a bill to give adoptive parents a $1,000 tax credit to make it financially feasible for more people to adopt.
The House approved the bill 72-23 Wednesday, and it now goes to the Senate for consideration.
The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Paul Lee of Dothan, is an adoptive parent. He says the income tax credit would apply to a private intrastate adoption and the adoption of an Alabama foster child where both the birth mother and the adoptive parents are from Alabama.
He says 523 foster children were adopted in Alabama last year, and his goal is to increase that number.
Legislative fiscal experts estimate it will apply to 2,500 adoptions per year.
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I am going on a graduation-required 28 day backpacking trip. It is likely that this will happen to fall around my period. What is the best way to work with your period when backpacking? Pads are out of the question, as they are not so great for letting your pelvic area "breathe" during exercise. Tampons...meh. I don't really want to have to carry the new ones in with me (extra weight), or the used ones out with me, like you have to do with all garbage. I thought a menstrual cup would be good, as it can be worn for a long time and there is no garbage involved--however, cleaning the cup might be complicated because polluting is a no-no out in the elements. Maybe I could use wipes of some sort? Are there wipes that don't have body-upsetting chemicals? It would be nice to not have to deal with this for just one month--are there any sorts of short term forms of menstrual suppressors that I could use just one time without huge side effects?
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On December 8, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Medicare Modernization Act – a new law expanding the Medicare program to offer coverage for outpatient prescription drugs. While few of the new law's provisions apply solely to Medicare beneficiaries living with mental illness, the expanded coverage includes many changes that will impact the way Medicare is able to pay for mental illness treatment. The following are commonly asked questions and answers about the how the new law will affect beneficiaries with mental illness (both elderly and non-elderly Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries).
When will the new drug coverage program go into effect?
The new drug benefit goes into effect on January 1, 2006. It is a voluntary program and will be administered by federally-approved private plans that offer insurance coverage for the cost of prescription drugs. Beginning in May 2004, an interim drug discount card will be available for Medicare beneficiaries. These cards will offer 10 to 15% discounts on prescriptions. Discounts on the purchase of a card will be available for most low-income beneficiaries. More information on the interim drug discount card is available at: http://www.medicare.gov/maddc/home.asp
How much will the new Medicare drug benefit cost?
It is estimated that the new Medicare drug benefit (also known as Part D) will have premiums of $35 per month in the first year (2006) – based on the enrollee's choice of plan. There will also be a $250 annual deductible (which will indexed each year). Additionally, there will be cost sharing of 25% above the deductible, up to the coverage limit of $2,250. Above this $2,250 coverage limit, benefits will cease, up to the point that costs exceed the $3,600 "stop loss" threshold (applied to out-of-pocket spending). This gap in coverage is known as the "doughnut hole." Above the $3,600 "stop loss" limit, catastrophic coverage will begin with Medicare with enrollees paying the greater of 5% coinsurance or $2 generics/$5 brand drugs.
Why is the new Medicare drug benefit limited?
Congress and the Bush Administration agreed in advance to limit the overall cost of any new drug benefit to $400 billion over the next decade. This restriction on overall spending meant that Congress was not able to develop a plan that would meet every beneficiaries' drug coverage need. The structure of the new program therefore favors several priorities:
Are subsidies available for low-income beneficiaries?
Yes. According the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), $192 billion is included in the new law to extend coverage to the 14 million Medicare beneficiaries at or below 150% of poverty. For those at or below 100% of poverty (about $9,000 for individuals and $12,000 for couples), there will be no monthly premiums, no annual deductible and no gaps in coverage (i.e., the "doughnut hole"). The only cost will be minimal cost-sharing ($1 for a generic and $3 for a brand name prescription medication), cost sharing would be waived for persons residing in institutions.
For those beneficiaries between 100% and 135% of poverty there will be no premium and co-payments will be limited to $3 for a generic and $5 for a brand name prescription medication. All beneficiaries below 135% of poverty would be subject to an asset limit of $6,000 for individuals and $9,000 for a couple (indexed to inflation). Like the current Medicaid asset test, this will exclude a residence and an automobile. It is expected that most Medicaid beneficiaries would meet these income and asset restrictions.
For beneficiaries between 100% and 150% of poverty ($13,500 for singles, $18,000 for couples), there will be sliding scale premiums (expected to be between $0 and $35), an annual deductible no higher than $50 and 15% coinsurance. These individuals would also have to meet a $10,000/$20,000 asset test single/couple, indexed to inflation. Above the $3,600 catastrophic out-of-pocket limit, cost sharing would then be limited to $2 for a generic, $5 for a brand name prescription medication.
What happens if I am "dually eligible" for both Medicare and Medicaid?
The new law assumes that low-income persons dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid will get their drug coverage through Medicare. In fact, coverage of prescription drugs under state Medicaid programs will end for dual eligibles on January 1, 2006, thereby requiring them sign up for the new program. However, eligibility for all other Medicaid services will continue for dual elgibles. It is important to note that drug coverage is still optional for state Medicaid programs and that these low-income Medicare beneficiaries will have access to a new federal entitlement - without restrictions on coverage and access that states have been imposing in recent years. As noted above, this new Medicare drug benefit will be available for dual eligibles with no premium, no deductible, no gaps in coverage and minimal cost sharing. Finally, this shift of drug coverage for dual eligibles to Medicare will result in an estimated net savings of $17.2 billion over the next 10 years for states (helping to further ease the strain in state Medicaid programs).
Will there be restrictive formularies or restrictions on access to specific medications?
Probably. It is expected that most health plans that participate in the new Medicare drug program will impose some type of formulary or pre-approved list of limited drugs within each therapeutic class (e.g., atypical antipsychotic medications). The new law does, however, contain significant standards and limitations on the ability of Medicare drug plans to impose such restrictions:
Will there be special assistance for Medicare beneficiaries with mental illnesses or other mental impairments?
Yes. The new law requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a new Office of Beneficiary Assistance and a Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman program. This new Ombudsman program will charged with advocating for interests of vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries with mental disabilities – including severe mental illness. In addition, the legislative report accompanying the final Medicare bill contains the following directive to CMS:
"It is the intent of the Conferees that Medicare beneficiaries have real, unimpeded access to prescription drugs for the treatment of mental illness and neurological diseases resulting in severe epileptic episodes under the new provisions of Part D. To fulfill this purpose, the Administrator of the Center for Medicare Choices shall issue regulations before the first open enrollment period to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have open, unimpeded access to pharmaceutical treatments for mental illness, including but not limited to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, dementia, and attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and neurological illnesses resulting in epileptic episodes."
What position did NAMI take on passage of the Medicare drug bill in Congress?
NAMI offered cautious support for this legislation – not as the "perfect" Medicare drug benefit, but as an important step forward in filling a major gap in the Medicare program.
To read a more detailed explanation of NAMI's position click here
To read NAMI's letter to Senator Frist, click here
To read NAMI's letter to Speaker Hastert, click here
To read NAMI's Executive Director, Mike Fitzpatrick's Testimony Before The Senate Finance Committee regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Regulations, click here
NAMI Letter to CMS Administrator McClellan
In April NAMI sent preliminary comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the new Medicare prescription drug law. In particular, the letter focuses on the need to ensure "continuity of care" for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid when they transition into the new program in January 2006. Click here to read NAMI's letter. (PDF, 136 KB)
What Continued Work is NAMI Doing Regarding the Medicare Modernization Act?
Tod read NAMI's Executive Director, Mike Fitzpatrick's Testimony Before The Senate Finance Committee regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Reguatlion, click here.
To read NAMI's letter to the United States Pharmacopeia regarding draft Model Medicare Guidelines, click here. (PDF, 4 KB)
NAMI urged advocates to submit comments to CMS Medicare regulations prior to the Oct. 4, 2004 deadline. Click here to read the final copy of comments to CMS submitted by NAMI National (PDF, 196 KB).
On Dec. 30, 2004, NAMI submitted comments to CMS regarding the formulary guidance on the Medicare Modernization Act. Click here to read these comments. (PDF, 145 KB)
To read updates on CMS guidance and USP guidelines, and NAMI responses, click here .
How can I get more information about the new Medicare drug program?
The following websites contain more detailed analyses of the new law:
The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
The House Committee on Ways and Means
Regulations for the New Benefit
Click here to get more information on the new regulations for the Medicare drug benefit.


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text: By Jan RahnManaging Editor Council members took action on the backup power source for one of the city's wells during their regular meeting the evening of May 14. The city is looking into providing backup power for Well 6 with a leased generator. In other action during the meeting, council approved a two-year renewal contract with the Perkins County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement. The first part of the two-year contract is from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 including a 3 percent increase for an amount of $111,280. The second year of the contract which runs from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 is for $114,610 which includes the same 3 percent yearly increase in service. The sheriff's agreement is for no less than 2,920 hours of patrol service per year within the City of Grant, which averages eight hours per day, taking into consideration special situations for law enforcement. Accurate records will be maintained, and the sheriff will provide monthly reports indicating patrol hours and services within the city limits. During the beginning portion of the meeting, Jeff Skeels of HomeTown Agency gave a presentation on insurance for the Grant Municipal Airport. Skeels presented options for the 2013-14 coverage, and council chose to remain with the current policy. A temporary liquor license was approved for the dates of May 31, June 1-2 at the Perkins County Fairgrounds, where a motorcycle rally will be held by the American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE). Water and lotto figures were released to council: • Water usage during the month of April was nearly 7.5 million gallons compared to just over 4.2 million gallons being used during the previous month of March. In a year-to-year comparison, however, water usage in April 2013 showed a decrease of over 2.6 million gallons compared to April 2012. • Lotto sales during April at DJs Bar and Grill totaled $2,579.50 with a payout of $1,840 leaving a net of $739.50.


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|Area irrigators want to protect their carryforward
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 14 February 2013 18:44
By Russ Pankonin
The Imperial Republican
One theme came through loud and clear during a public hearing on proposed rules and regulations—irrigators in the Upper Republican Natural Resources District want their carryforward protected.
Tuesday morning's hearing was moved from the NRD office to the St. Patrick's parish hall in Imperial due to the large attendance. Around 100 people were present for the hearing.
Of those, 15 people testified in front of the URNRD board during the hearing.
Nearly every person who testified opposed having their carryforward limited.
Under the proposed change, the irrigation allocation would be lowered from 13 inches annually to 12.5 for the five-year allocation period.
Up to five inches of carryforward could be used during that period without any penalty.
Use of carryforward above five inches would be allowed, but it would be at a ratio of 2:1. If a farmer used 10 total inches of carryforward, the second five inches would be counted as 10 inches against the carryforward balance.
Jerry Groff of Imperial was the first to testify. He said the limit to carryforward is a "slap in the face" to those irrigators who have conserved over the years.
He suggested lowering the allocation to 12 inches while allowing use of up to 15 inches of carryforward during the allocation period.
"People with carryforward are being discriminated against," he said.
Terry Bilka of Enders told the board that "those of us who have carryforward, need to have it protected."
He told the board they may not be taking their carryforward outright, but "you're going to regulate us out of it."
Bob Ahrens said five inches of carryforward is not enough in a dry year, like the summer of 2012. "Carryforward should not be penalized."
Ron Hagan of Grant said the biggest share of people at the hearing want to see their carryforward protected.
He said he's managed his water use to save up carryforward by using strip-till and shutting down wells when they don't need to run.
"I don't think it's fair that something you've saved, that you take it away," Hagan said.
Shane Eversole of Haigler said limiting the use of carryforward serves as punishment for those who have conserved over the years.
Two landowners whose wells rest within the bounds of the quick response area said they would be hit worst in a compact call year.
In that scenario, the URNRD's integrated management plan calls for shutting down quick response wells.
Elmer Case of Max said the burden shouldn't be placed all on their backs, just because they live and farm in the quick response area.
He said he hasn't heard the board talk about any compensation for shutting down quick response wells.
Several testifiers urged the board to remember they work on behalf of the irrigators in the URNRD, not for regulators in Lincoln.
Several also asked if anything further could be done with Kansas, in terms of some type of buyout or renegotiation.
URNRD Manager Jasper Fanning said that's unlikely. He doubted the Kansas legislature would approve taking money in return for saying Nebraska doesn't have to deliver water to their state.
Will Kansas ever be satisfied, Fanning was asked?
"Honestly, I don't care. I think if the State of Nebraska is in compliance is all that matters. Whether Kansas is satisfied with Nebraska being in compliance is another question," Fanning said.
The URNRD's regular board was meeting Tuesday afternoon. Possible action on the proposed rules appeared on the agenda.
If the board decides to make revisions in the proposal, another hearing would have to be held.


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2009 Top Speed Challenge - The 1-MilerWritten by David Freiburger on July 12, 2009 Our Annual Top Speed Challenge At The ECTA's Monster Mile
It's hard to believe this is the fifth straight year of the HOT ROD Top Speed Challenge held in conjunction with the East Coast Timing Association's season-opening April event. What's even more surprising is that five years represents one third of the ECTA's history.
At this year's awards banquet, we were treated to a presentation from Tom Sarda, cofounder of the ECTA along with the late John Beckett. He told the story of becoming weary of having to drive west for racing at Bonneville, especially one year when flooding of the Mississippi left no convenient way to get from the East Coast to the fabled Salt Flats. Tom and John began hunting for a place to create land speed racing closer to home. That resulted in races at Spence Air Base in Moultrie, Georgia, but the racers' work on the old WWII airbase there backfired: Soon, the town wanted to use it once again as a runway. The ECTA was out.
Next, another runway was found in Weddington, North Carolina. After all the clearances were obtained from the city managers, a race date was set and cars were registered. A week before the event in Weddington, the mayor called Tom with a simple message: "Not at my airport." Nonnegotiable, regardless of what had previously been promised. The event was canceled at the last second.
Finally, the ECTA landed at what seems to be its permanent home on yet another abandoned WWII base nearby Maxton, North Carolina. Though the current military training situation poses some threat to the runoff portion of the track, negotiations have been able to keep the ECTA in action.
That action, of course, is a standing-mile land speed contest that's now held five times a year. At the HRM event, we show up mostly just to encourage grassroots motorsports that anyone can do with any car, but we also award jackets for the fastest times in the two street-legal categories: Real Street for single-four-barrel cars and Super Street for anything injected or supercharged. This year had the lowest turnout of real contenders for those prizes but the largest-ever show of racers and spectators. With last year being nearly a rainout, we were glad to once again have the chance to check out the huge variety of hardware that turns up at Maxton for one of the most hospitable motorsports anywhere.
For info on next year's Top Speed Challenge or to learn how to participate or volunteer at any of the other ECTA events at Maxton, see www.ecta-lsr.com.
Maxton Upgrades
When the ECTA first came to Maxton, the track needed literally tons of debris cleared from the old, '40s concrete. Even since we've been attending races there for the last seven years, we've watched it continually improve with upgrades that include smoother concrete, a shutdown area that is now paved rather than dirt, cleared trees that were a hazard, and even a fresh registration trailer. The latest improvement is this new timing tower, which seems to finally make the Monster Mile a permanent and professional venue for land speed racing.
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For us, one of the most impressive performances of the weekend was a frustrating, 199.177-mph pass by Roy Brooks in his brick of a '67 Camaro. It's a former IHRA Super Stocker that has run 9.40s in the quarter with ladder bars and a 427ci, Dart-block, SB2 mill. For Maxton, it still runs the TH400 trans but uses 2.47 rear gears and a 150hp nitrous shot.These three cars are in the East Coast Flathead Ford Racing Association, a club in which all members must be at least 50 years old. They race real steel jalopies with flathead power, and they've gotta be buggy sprung. Just fantastic stuff. John Barrow's '40 was the fastest, running 117.485 mph.Dick Bear actually drove this to Maxton to be a spectator but was talked into making a pass. The McBearen is a homebuilt model of a McLaren Can-Am car that's the same width but 10 inches shorter and powered by a Honda Civic Si 2.0L rather than a big-block Chevy. Dick built it from scratch out of 138 pieces of aluminum. The front end is bare from a rebuild after hitting a deer. It went 114 mph.This fiberglass '33 Vickie was run by Charles Venable from Midway, North Carolina. It's a street car that's 'caged for race duty, and the 370ci destroked 400 small-block pushed it to a best of 146.314 mph. The trans is a TH350, and the Ford 9-inch rear carries 3.70 gears.Mike Holleman brought one of the prettiest cars at Maxton, a '65 El Camino sitting on a Schwartz Performance full-bolt-on chassis. The engine is an '05 GTO LS2 6.0L with an L92 top end, the trans is a T56 six-speed, and the Winters centersection in the Ford 9-inch rear carries 3.70 gears. The car was safety limited to 135 mph, but Mike pushed it to 158.264 mph on his last pass.Bobby Minis from Savannah, Georgia, runs a '38 Buick with an original straight-eight that's been worked by Gary Duttweiler. It's bored 0.180 inch oversize and uses a Magnuson supercharger on a custom intake; there's also a one-off header. The drivetrain includes a stock Buick three-speed trans that killed its Second gear and a Ford 9-inch rear with 3.20 gears. The best time was 130.402 mph.We know this isn't a bike mag, but we loved Mike Hutchinson's flathead Harley rat bike. It ran a fresh record on every pass, with a best of 88.163 mph.Michael McGill has been to every Top Speed Challenge with his little Honda and has never had any ink, so we promised him a photo. He set a record in G/Gas Super Street at 131.528 mph.Robert Perrine, known as 1956NY150 on the Forum Freaks message boards, is a Power Tour regular. He took his '56 Chevy straight off the street and went 134.737 mph, lifting because the car is overgeared, even with a five-speed overdrive, with its 4.33s out back. The engine is a 400 small-block with AFR 195cc heads, a Comp Mutha Thumpr cam, and an Edelbrock Air-Gap intake with a QFT 780 carb. He drove it 750 miles one way to Maxton.
Andrew Nelson from York, Pennsylvania, has a great story of overcoming family health issues and a single income to build this '54 Stude with the help of many friends. It started as a $500 find 8 miles from his house and was built on an extreme budget with used parts and donations. It uses a flat-top-piston'd 350 with Brodix heads, an M20 four-speed, and a Ford 9-inch with 3.55 gears to run 152.480 mph for a record in C/Classic Gas Altered. The front suspension is a homemade mix of stock lower control arms with late Crown Vic spindles and uppers.Maxton is better than Bonneville because there's no salt to rust your car and better than El Mirage because there's no dust. It also has better traction than either one. But the downside is this: Guys explode engines, then people need to do the Maxton Shuffle, rubbing kitty litter into the oil to soak it up and make the next pass a safe one.John Augustine of Ashland, North Carolina, brought his bone-stock '01 Mustang Bullitt just for fun and ran a best lap of 138.727 mph.In past years we've shown you Paul Calaguiro's early Falcon Ranchero that formerly ran with inline-six power. It's now fitted with this Pinto-style carbureted 2.3L four-cylinder with a nitrous shot. It set a new record of 129.244 mph in F/Classic Fuel Altered.Pete Keyser's Plymouth was a smoker, but its blown Ford flathead was still good for an XF/Blown Vintage Competition Coupe record of 117.951 mph.The Super Street winner of the HRM Top Speed Challenge was Steve Benyo, who has been battling 199-mph timeslips for two years. His Cobra Mustang finally got sorted out and ran a best-ever--and very impressive--233.103 mph in the standing mile. The car is a former daily driver, turned 11-second drag car, turned ProCharged land speed racer. It's an incredible performance from just 323 ci. Next challenge: Drag Week.Mark Weiler came to Maxton a few years ago based on seeing it in HRM and then decided he had to do it. He hooked up with racer Dennis Zainfeld and bought a few LSR cars, practiced at Maxton, then went to Bonneville. In 10 days and 10 passes, he went from rookie to 300 Club member. Back at Maxton, his Sonny Leonard 565-powered Firebird was set to run Real Street and Super Street with and without a ProCharger blowing through the carb. Fuel-regulator issues left it running just 178.777 mph, but it was good enough for the Real Street jacket.


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By Stephen Losey, Air Force Times
Enlisted airmen's clothing allowances have slightly increased in value in fiscal 2014, which began Oct. 1, but the types of clothing available will not change.
The value of the initialclothing bag for male airmen will increase $26.88 this year to $1,490.92.
Female airmen's clothing bag will increase $33.75 to $1,701.03.
CHART | 2014 Clothing Bag for Men and Women
Enlisted airmen get a complete set of uniforms and accessories when they enter the service. In subsequent years, they receive annual allowances that are based on how long it takes to wear out each item and calculated by dividing the cost by the life expectancy of the item. The clothing allowance is typically paid on the anniversary of a member's entry into the military.
Airmen with fewer than three years of service receive a basic replacement allowance to begin replacing items from their initial issue as they wear out. And at the end of their first year of active duty, enlisted troops receive only half of the yearly allowance because it is assumed they do not need to replace any clothing in their first six months.
After enlisted troops complete three years on active duty, they begin receiving the standard replacement allowance, which is higher than the basic allowance.
Men's basic replacement allowances will increase $7.20 to $244.80, and their standard replacement allowances will increase $10.80 to $349.20.
Women's basic replacement allowances will increase $7.20 to $248.40, and their standard replacement allowances will increase $10.80 to $352.80.
The cost of men's service coat and trousers went up $11.32 and $11.82, respectively. And the cost of women's service coat and darted slacks went up $8.39 and $10.04, respectively.
But the cost of men's lightweight jacket dropped $21.34 from last year, and women's lightweight jacket dropped $18.81.
In addition to the replacement allowances, airmen get annual cash allowances for items that are expected to wear out each year.
The $75 annual cash allowance for men's and women's running shoes will remain unchanged from last year.
Women will also get $195.84 in cash for lingerie, stockings and underwear, a $3.66 increase from last year. They will get $51.33 in cash for pumps and a black dress - a $0.96 increase from fiscal 2013 - and $32.78 for a handbag, a $0.61 increase from last year.
The Air Force phased out the traditional Airman Battle Uniforms last year in favor of the new Ripstop ABUs and also dropped the old physical training trunks.
Officers do not get clothing allowances because they are paid more.