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The 2011 AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge - Budget Big BlockWritten by on November 15, 2011 Contributors: Randy Bolig Budget big-block bonzanza.
We'd all love to be able to build and test multiple engine combinations on the dyno before deciding which engine is right for our Mopar, but most of us just don't have the resources (i.e. the cash) to perform this type of testing. Fortunately, the AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge offers our readers the opportunity to compare eight different engine combinations without spending a dime more than the subscription rate. Even better, the engines competing in our contest are dyno'd at Comp Cams' research facility and we provide all the numbers for comparison.
Each year of our annual competition we highlight a different Mopar engine, and vary the rules of the contest just to keep things interesting. We also test the engines using Rockett Brand 93 octane gasoline, which forces the competitors to build engines that will run on fuel with a similar octane rating to what they can get at the local station right out of the pump. For the 2011 contest we decided to judge the motors in a similar manner as last year, horsepower per cubic inch, but added an additional twist to keep the price of these engines within the reach of the average enthusiast. In addition to factoring the peak horsepower of each engine into the engine's displacement, the engine builders were allowed a maximum budget of $5,500 for the parts in their big-block.
For some of us $5,500 is a lot of money, but in today's world it is actually a reasonable parts budget for an engine build, especially considering the amount of power this year's contestants made. And while our rules did allow the engine builders to exceed the budget limit if they felt they needed to, they would be docked ten horsepower for every hundred dollars they went over, which encouraged them to remain within the budget. While we did want the engine builders to show what kind of power could be made for a reasonable price, we didn't necessarily want junk yard motors in the contest so there was no benefit for using less than the allotted amount for the engine parts.
So with an interesting set of rules in place, we chose eight competitors for this year's contest. Seven of the eight made our deadline, delivering their engines to the Mopar Nationals where they were displayed for the weekend. We were pleasantly surprised at the diversity we saw in these engines, with displacements from just over 400 cubic inches to slightly less than 500 cubic inches. Additionally, some competitors utilized factory cast-iron cylinder heads while others chose aftermarket heads from Indy, Edelbrock, and 440Source. With the engines at Comp's Memphis, Tennessee, research facility, we filled each of them to the pan's capacity with AMSOIL's Z-Rod 10W30 synthetic motor oil, and ran them one at a time in random order to see just how much power they would make.
During the test session, each engine builder had to qualify their engine by making a minimum of three dyno pulls from 3,000 to a minimum of 7,000 rpm in a 45 minute time period. Tuning was allowed during this session, and all of the engine builders took advantage of their time to make carburetion, ignition timing, and valve lash adjustments. After the qualifying session, each engine had to make a minimum of three dyno pulls during a 45 minute judged session, again from 3,000 to a minimum of 7,000 rpm. Noting that there was no upper limit to the rpm scale, a couple of the engine builders made pulls well above the 7,000 rpm minimum in order to make their peak numbers. This month we'll show you how the first four engines performed in our contest, and give you a rundown of the parts used in each of the engines. Be sure to follow future issues of Mopar Muscle as we show you the results of the three remaining engines as well as publish a parts list and dyno sheet for each of the engines in 2011 AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge.
T & B'z Race Engines
Monroe, Wisconsin
As a newcomer to our contest, T & B'z Race Engines read and interpreted our rules carefully, using a sleeved, factory-Chrysler 400 block with bushed lifter bores and a factory 3.75-inch stroke 440 crankshaft to achieve a displacement of just over 426 cubic inches. Eagle H-beam connecting rods and Diamond forged pistons were utilized as well and Engine builder Tom Foley had enough money in his budget for a Comp custom solid-roller camshaft and lifters. Aluminum Stealth cylinder heads from 440Source were ported in-house, and Harland Sharp 1.6 ratio rocker arms were used to actuate the valves. For induction, an Edelbrock PN 2886 single-plane was matched with a Barry Grant four-barrel carburetor.
On the dyno, engine builder Tom Foley along with his wife Brenda and their four kids all pitched in to help with the tuning, making jet changes during the qualifying period and making dyno pulls with and without an air-hat on the carburetor. During the scored dyno session, Tom adjusted jetting, changed the spark plugs, and replaced the oil pressure spring to lower the engine's oil pressure and free up a little power. Pulling the engine to 8,000 rpm, the 426 big-block made 675.6 horsepower at 7,200 rpm for a rating of 1.586 horsepower per cubic inch. Once we factor the cost of this engine to ensure it remained under budget, we feel this will be a very competitive number and certainly impressive for a pump-gas engine.
Bill's Speed and Machine
Bargersville, Indiana
Having competed in last year's dyno contest, engine builder Bill Hess of Bill's Speed and Machine had a good idea about what it takes to be competitive in our dyno challenge. Knowing the budget would limit the money he could spend, Bill spent frugally on his short block, using a factory 400 block and 440 forged-crankshaft with Eagle connecting rods and Speed Pro pistons. To top his 451-inch engine, Bill chose SR cylinder heads and a single-plane intake manifold from Indy Cylinder Head, Harland Sharp roller rocker arms, and a Holley vacuum secondary four-barrel carburetor.
Tuning his engine on Comp's dyno, Bill Hess made several carburetor jet changes to richen the fuel mixture of his engine during the 45-minute qualifying session. After his third qualifying pull, Bill removed the one-inch aluminum carburetor spacer and added a three inch open spacer and then moved directly to his judged dyno pulls. Reading his spark plugs, ignition timing was backed down 38 degrees total advance, then again to 36 degrees where the engine made its best power. By jetting even richer, the Bill's Speed and Machine entry made its best horsepower number of 623.2 at 6,500 rpm for a 1.38 horsepower per cubic inch factor. With over 557 lb/ft of torque, this is a real-world street engine that would perform great in any Mopar.
Mid America Racing Engines
Washington, Iowa
Engine Builder Dave Bruns has consistently shown his ability to not only make power, but to build economical and reliable Mopar engines as well. For the 2011 contest the Mid America entry used the somewhat unconventional combination of a factory 383 block with a factory forged 413/440 crankshaft offset ground to a stroke of 3.90 inches. 440Source pistons and RPM connecting rods completed his rotating assembly, which was machined and balanced in-house. Staying away from expensive roller camshafts, Bruns utilized a Cam-Motion solid, flat-tappet cam with a gross lift of over .650 inch. 440Source aluminum Stealth heads topped this engine, and an Edelbrock PN2886 intake manifoldùcombined with a Holley carburetorùhandled induction.
As usual, the Mid America entry had been previously dyno tuned and needed very little work to optimize performance. While in Comp's dyno cell, Dave Bruns made minor carburetor jetting adjustments, and set the ignition timing at 38 degrees total advance for his big-block to make its best power. At 450-inches we expected this engine to make great torque and it did, peaking at 554 lb/ft at 5,300 rpm. Peak horsepower came on the fifth scored dyno pull, with the engine making 622.2 horsepower at 6,700 rpm. We're confident that this engine remained under our budget of $5,500, and at 1.38 horsepower per cubic inch the Mid America Racing Engines entry is a budget big-block that really performs.
Hinkle Performance
London, Kentucky
Competing for the first time in our annual contest, Hinkle Performance calculated that a small displacement engine would give them an advantage since the winner this year will be determined by horsepower per cubic inch within a budget. Using one of the smallest factory blocks, a 361, engine builder Buck Hinkle carefully spent his budget, using a factory 361 crankshaft and less expensive Eagle Rods for a Ford Modular application. Mahle pistons for a small-block Chevrolet were also employed for their light weight and to save money, and a Comp solid flat-tappet cam and lifters actuated the valves. Topped with ported factory "915" casting cylinder heads, Edelbrock single-plane intake, and Holley carburetor, this engine definitely remained under budget with the potential for big power.
Once in Comp's dyno cell, the Hinkle Performance big-block had a little trouble firing up initially, and once running one of the crew commented that the big-block didn't sound quite like it did on their shop dyno, but attributed the difference to dyno cell configuration. After a brief warm-up, the Hinkle crew began their qualifying pulls, tuning their engine and making additional power by swapping the one-inch open spacer for a one-inch four-hole spacer, then removing their 950cfm carburetor and replacing it with a Holley 1000 cfm unit. Before their forth qualifying pull, ignition timing was moved to 38 degrees and the engine made its best pull of 595 horsepower. Unfortunately, during the next pull the engine experienced a catastrophic failure as the head of an exhaust valve broke from the stem at 6,800 rpm, destroying the number two piston and the block. Was it not for the failure, this engine was on its way to being very competitive, making 1.47 horsepower per cubic inch.
We hope you enjoy reading about the engines in the AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge as much as we enjoy writing about them, and encourage you to contact one of these professional machine shops for your next engine project. Next month we'll highlight the last three engines to run in our contest, and will announce the winner once we determine which engines remained within our parts budget of $5,500. So far this has been one of the closest contests to date, and we promise you don't want to miss our next three engines to see some incredible power numbers, and rpm. Be sure to check out moparmusclemagazine.com as well to see video of each big-block making pulls on Comp's dyno.
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Comp Cams hosts the dyno portion of our Engine Challenge, and each engine is tested for both power and reliability during two 45-minute dyno sessions. The best horsepower of the second session is then factored into the engine's displacement for a horsepower per cubic inch rating.While on the dyno at Comp, each engine is run with AMSOIL's new Z-rod 10W30 synthetic motor oil and Rockett Brand 93 octane gasoline. These are street engines, albeit serious ones, and all of the engines performed well even though some competitors pushed compression ratios and valvespring pressures to extremes.After choosing the competitors from applications submitted, we chose eight engine builders to compete in our 2011 contest. Seven of the eight made the deadline, delivering their engines to the Mopar Nationals where they were on display for the weekend.Engine builder Bill Hess made good tuning decisions during his dyno pulls, netting additional power with each change. After reading the spark plugs in his engine during the qualifying dyno session, it was decided that the engine needed more fuel so larger jets were installed.Each engine is torn down and inspected after its dyno runs to ensure the displacement and parts used are as-advertised by the engine builder. The Bill's Speed and Machine entry was in compliance with this year's rules, and should place well with a power per cubic inch rating of 1.38.As a previous winner of the AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge, Mid America Racing Engines knows how to make Mopar power. This year engine builder Dave Bruns brought an economically built 450 ci big-block to our contest, making over 622 horsepower at 6,700 rpm.On the dyno, engine builder Dave Bruns made minor adjustments to the ignition timing and carburetor jetting to his big-block, which sounded very comfortable making pulls from 3,000 to 7,000 rpm.Tearing down the Mid America entry proved that this was a solid engine, as all of the internal parts looked great after multiple dyno pulls. Many of the competitors, especially those with flat-tappet camshafts, commented on the quality of AMSOIL's new Z-Rod synthetic motor oil. At 1.38 horsepower per cubic inch this engine performed well while remaining well within the budget for this year's Engine Challenge.
Engine builder Buck Hinkle and the crew from Hinkle Performance brought the smallest big-block to our dyno contest, and quickly got busy tuning their engine to some serious power. Through carburetor, carburetor spacer, and timing changes, they quickly tuned their engine to nearly 600 horsepower before encountering a problem during their fifth pull of the qualifying session.This was the first catastrophic failure in the seven years of our contest, and it was a big one. After inspecting the engine it was found that the exhaust valves were just barely clipping the edges of the 361's relatively small bore, but was enough to break the head off the number two exhaust valve. Had this engine survived, it certainly would have been a contender as it made impressive power and was well under budget.


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Dropped the anchor is the crowded anchorage known as Wreck Bay on San Cristobal Island !! We're in the Galapagos! We've hoisted our yellow quarantine flag to show we need to clear in and we've emailed a note to our agent so he can get someone out here to help us clear in to the country. Next couple days will be busy busy with cleaning up, doing laundry, getting fuel and preparing for our guest arriving on Wednesday -- then it will be off to explore!
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All checked in to the Galapagos! Now we're off to Isla Santa Cruz so we can meet where Joni will be flying in tomorrow.
We bobbed in a windless sea all night waiting for daylight to pass some fuel to Inspiration at Sea. At sunrise, Terry had the two jerry jugs of diesel we keep on deck tied to big loop lines with a buoy in between. He instructed Vicky and her crew to let us pass in front of their boat and we would drop the package in the water and they could come up behind and using a boathook pull the loops and buoy on board and then the jugs. It worked perfectly!
Vicky put one jug into her tank, keeping the other in reserve, and we are slowly motoring on our course to San Cristobal hoping wind will come up or that she can hail one of the numerous tour boats that will be out and about and maybe buy additional fuel from them. At least we are on our way for now! 78 miles to go, so we anticipate dropping anchor tomorrow sometime.
Happy Easter everyone!
This afternoon marked our 4th crossing of the equator and we had a great time sharing the celebration with Inspiration at Sea as we motored along side by side over smooth seas with a light cooling breeze. We donned costumes and toasted King Neptune and tossed our "message in a bottle" bottles over the side. These bottles were put together for us by our friends on Dock 3 in Marina Palmira at our going away party and they are filled with boat cards from all our friends from the Sea of Cortez.
Now we are motoring our final approach to our first anchorage in the Galapagos, San Cristobal, where we will clear customs and then on Wednesday our friend Joni joins us for a two week vacation! She's as excited as we are to go explore the wonderful wildlife where you can see penguins and Flamingos at the same time.
I can't believe we're really in the Galapagos!
The light winds we've had pushing us along the last few days have died out and we are becalmed. We are a mere 90 miles from our destination, but the boat we are traveling with doesn't have enough fuel to motor the rest of the way, so we have rendezvoused with them ( we were about 8 miles away when the winds gave out) and will wait here till morning when we will transfer a couple jerry jugs of diesel to them and be on our way. Hopefully the wind will pick up and we can make some progress before that, but for now it is dead calm on a flat sea so we will take a little break and look forward to making landfall at San Cristobal on Monday.
We won't be able to visit all of the islands that Darwin visited when he came to the archipelago in 1835, as cruising permits only allow 5 anchorages to private yachts. We will however make first landfall on San Cristobal where the HMS Beagle with Darwin aboard first set anchor.
We now have about 125 miles to go to that anchorage, but will be passing by one of the northern islands, Genovesa early this evening -- we are in the Galapagos!!
The sun just set and the moon is rising and we're sailing along at a comfortable 4 knots over smooth seas. We should sight land tomorrow sometime as we pass the northern islands in the Galapagos and we should be anchored in the bay on San Cristobal (where we are required to check in), on Sunday. Since that is Easter we don't know how soon we'll actually get to check in because Easter Monday is also a big holiday in Central and South American countries as it is in Mexico. So we'll get there and see what happens! We're very excited!
After we dried out from the rain we were becalmed in the doldrums for most of the morning yesterday -- bobbed around for hours waiting for the predicted light winds to come up.
We felt the first breath at about 1 o'clock and it gradually filled in and we got moving and have been sailing along comfortably ever since. Some of the nicest off shore sailing we've ever done and on a perfect point of sail to take us to the Galapagos! And with the big nearly full moon last night you could see for miles -- it was simply beautiful.
This morning I watched the moon set on the starboard side of the boat, then turned to see the sunrise off the port side. Magical.
We have less wind this morning but its far from becalmed and we're still moving toward our destination -- which is now only 189 miles away!
I can't believe we're almost to the Galapagos!
Well it rained and rained and rained yesterday so we had a pretty wet cockpit for our night watch, but today everythings hanging out on the rails to dry. And though it is still gray and Pacific Northwest looking these things will dry out -- not like back home.
After the rains quit we were sailing along quite comfortably when all of a sudden I saw a big cell coming our way -- it was big and dark but this one didn't pack any rain, but lots of wind. So we enjoyed a brisk sail until it blew itself out about an hour later. And on it goes.
Today, so far, is the flat calm of the doldrums but we're hoping the forecast is right and we'll get a bit of wind later to push us on to the Galapagos!
With all our weather predictions we knew we'd be getting into a squally area soon, and just as predicted yesterday afternoon we started seeing squalls on the horizon and it's been like playing a video game on the radar trying to dodge the active cells. We had lightening in the distance most of the night and this morning we were greeted by gray sky and seas and cooler temps -- it looks just like we're in the Pacific Northwest!
This afternoon we were swallowed up by a big cell that dumped lots of rain on us, and I made the best of it by having a squall shower -- getting my daily shower in without using our fresh water supply! Cetus hasn't had this good of a wash down in 3 years.
We've been lucky with the squalls that have caught us -- they just had rain and no high winds -- or lightening. Squalls are like a box of chocolates -- you never know what you're going to get.
So we're sailing along enjoying the cooler temps and bit of wind after the last two hot windless days. That's the thing about ocean sailing -- everything around you is constantly changing.
The weather forecast looks like it will be another spinnaker day today! We had a great 12 hour run yesterday with a top speed of 7.2 -- but our moving average is still down to about 4.6 -- which is good enough for us because we always just hope for 100 miles a day.
On every long passage we celebrate small accomplishments and today is a good one -- we're half way to our destination: The Galapagos! When our daughter Carly was young and traveling with us we always made up special "Passage Calendars" that would extend for the duration of the trip and we'd mark it each day with something special that happened such as a whale sighting, catching a fish etc and we'd also mark down our guesses for everyone as to when we'd first see land or cross the equator -- all the milestones. It was fun for all of us and gave us a special memento of the trip when we were done.
This time, since we're traveling with another boat, we revived the tradition and both boats have calendars on board with our predictions and goals. Gives us all something to look forward to seeing who will get the most right -- because this time there's money on it! Terry won the Half Way Day but there's plenty of miles and categories to go.
A real highlight yesterday was running with the spinnakers up nearly all day! What a nice smooth ride. It was especially nice for Vicky on Inspiration at Sea since it was the first time she's flown it on an ocean passage!
We're currently motoring along waiting for the light winds to pick up so we can get the big colorful spinnaker out again today.
What do you do when the winds are light to dead and you need to conserve your fuel? You fly the Spinnaker! Hurray!
Just had a helicopter circle over our boats -- what the heck is he doing way out here? We're 400 miles from the closest land. We figure he must be off a tuna boat scouting for fish.
We've been blessed with smooth seas so far on this voyage, but unfortunately a lack of wind. But today shortly after dawn the 3 - 5 knots of wind we'd been having picked up to 8 - 11 and we're sailing again! With the forecast we've been seeing this may be the only good wind we get for a few more days, but we're enjoying it while it lasts.
I began checking into the Pacific Seafarer's Net 2 nights ago, and I believe they still post positions for all the boats checking in on a website -- Google Yotreps or Pacific Seafarer's and you can find a link to the page to view the boats out sailing in the Pacific.
We've been averaging around 111 miles per day -- we could motor faster but we are keeping the rpms down to conserve fuel as much as possible since it looks like we'll be doing a lot of motoring. So all's well on Cetus and we're looking forward to another 100+ miles under our keel by tomorrow morning.
Before we set out on any long passage I try to get a few meals prepared ahead of time so that in those first few days as you adjust to the motion of the boat you can have a nice hot meal just by throwing it in the oven for 15 or 20 minutes. Even with calm seas there's a lot of movement going on and it makes it hard to do a lot of food preparation. Easy favorites are egg burritos for breakfast, beef burritos for dinner or just chicken with rice and vegetables. Whatever I put together I wrap in foil in individual servings so all I have to do is turn on the oven and take them out of the fridge.
On this trip we had a special treat thanks to Tyson and CostCo -- chicken Cordon Blue. I bought a bag of the already cooked, stuffed and breaded chicken breasts and just wrapped them individually in foil just like my home prepared meals and there you go -- gourmet meals out at sea!
The other decadent treat I prepared for us was mixing up a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough before we left port. I put it in a zip lock in the fridge and whenever I have the oven on to cook something, I bake a few cookies as well. Nothing like a homemade Toll House cookie on a night watch!
Now that we're in our 3rd day at sea our bodies have adjusted to the motion of the boat and its easier to move around and do normal tasks like cooking, so I'll be making different meals every day. I do still have some of the quick handy meals ready in the freezer, though, in case we hit some days with rougher weather than we've experienced so far.
Lots of turtle sightings yesterday as we motored along the smooth seas -- they are always such a funny sight as they look like someone just through them in the water and they're flailing about trying to stay afloat -- very awkward looking swimmers that's for sure!
But the funniest sight we've seen was actually a week ago as we approached Huatulco in the early morning over glassy seas. We kept seeing birds that looked like they were standing on water! I thought it might be an optical illusion at first, but on closer inspection they were standing on the backs of turtles! What a sight -- wished I'd gotten a picture.
Our first night at sea went smoothly, though we did have to motor all night. We need to keep our speed up for the first few hundred miles till we pass through the area that can be affected by the Tehuantepec winds and seas should something crop up. There's nothing in the forecast, but its not something you want to take a chance with so we're motoring on over smooth seas and light breezes.
1 day down, 9 to go!
Left Marina Chahua in Huatulco at 1030 this morning for our long awaited trip to the Galapagps! We had our last visit from Mexican authorities at shortly after 6 am this morning to put the final stamp on our paperwork.
It's a little over 1000 miles so we're hoping for about a 10 day passage - and it's gotten off to a good start with light winds and smooth seas. Perfect conditions for getting acclimated to life at sea.
We've already had dolphin playing off the bow leading us on our way. Unfortunately I won't be able to post any pictures to the blog until we make landfall and find WiFi again, but I will be able to do these posts through the HAM radio.
So Cetus and Inspiration at Sea are going to the Galapagos!
I've uploaded some of our recent pics to a new album in our gallery called Zihuatanejo to Acapulco and Huatulco. Enjoy!
Here's the cute little marina we're at preparing for our crossing to the Galapagos.
I seem to have an English speaking computer now, so I was able to install the drivers to connect the cables from the ham radio to the computer!
That means I'll be able to send for weather, email and do remote blog posts while at sea! Infact, this post is being remotely posted through the ham radio as my first test of the system. If this works we'll be good to go.
Our planned departure date is Wed. March 28th and so far the weather forecast looks good for us.
Galapagos here we come!


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A day before uninsured Americans could start signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the law at the heart of the divisive budget debate, President Obama seemed self-assured as the hours ticked away toward a government shutdown.
While the White House waited for the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-led Senate to go through the final motions to make their budget impasse official, Obama said: "The Affordable Care Act is moving forward. That funding is already in place. You can't shut it down."
Millions of uninsured Americans have their first chance to sign up for what the administration says will be high-quality, affordable health coverage, achieving what presidents of both parties sought unsuccessfully for more than 60 years.
Even as the government-shutdown debate raged, the White House juggled the last-minute practical and communications work of putting a core piece of the law into effect Tuesday.
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That was the long-anticipated start of open enrollment for the health-insurance marketplaces — known as exchanges — that are intended to eventually make competitively priced coverage available to the estimated 15 percent of uninsured Americans.
Republicans have voted more than 40 times to dismantle Obamacare. With just days before enrollment begins, a group led their most audacious effort to destroy the law by removing money for it.
House Speaker John Boehner on Monday urged the House to pass its latest plan, which delays by a year the mandate that uninsured individuals buy health coverage and prevents the government from making contributions to the health care of lawmakers, their staffs and political appointees.
But even with the shutdown, Americans on Tuesday will be able to go online in every state to compare and buy health plans sold in their market.
Coverage kicks off Jan. 1. But consumers have six months, through March 31, to sign up for coverage in the first year.
Opinion polls show a slight majority of Americans disapprove of the law.
But if Americans come to think they are getting a good deal on insurance, critics will have little ammunition to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
There are still plenty of obstacles for the law's supporters.
Federal officials initially missed a number of deadlines to hire and train the counselors who will help Americans enroll.
On Thursday, they announced the Spanish language and small-business marketplaces will not be ready this week.
Early implementation efforts were so clunky that Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, who wrote much of the health-care law, warned it could be headed for a "train wreck."
But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has promised: "We are on target and ready to flip the switch on Oct. 1."
The Treasury Department has also delayed by a year the requirement that businesses with 50 or more full-time employees provide coverage for their workers or face a fine — a move that the administration said was proof of its flexibility but one that opponents contended was an early warning of disaster.
About 6.4 million poor people will be left behind because they live in states that either have chosen not to broaden eligibility for their Medicaid programs or have not made a decision, according to a recent analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Implementing a big new law "is not sexy. It's not exciting. But it's critically important, and it's incredibly hard," said Gautam Mukunda, author of the book "Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter."
In the case of the Affordable Care Act, implementation is made all the more difficult by how many moving parts are outside the president's reach.
"I think you should expect many glitches," said Jonathan Cohen, author of a book called "Sick," and a journalist who believes the law is flawed but a vast improvement over the current health-care system.
Cohen predicted there will be problems with the computer system initially and perhaps a wait for services if many people enroll right away.
The federal government had to build a data hub, designed to link up with various federal databases, to check vital statistics about people applying for coverage to ensure they are eligible and determine what kind of financial help they may get. Will it be slow? Could it crash?
In surveys, uninsured Americans used words like "stressed and overwhelmed" to describe their feelings about signing up for health coverage, said Rachel Klein, who formerly worked with Enroll America, an organization focused on finding people who could benefit from the law.
"It's not the kind of thing that inspires action. It's the kind of the thing that makes you want to hide under the bed," she said.
Along the way, Obama has tried to lower expectations.
"This is a big country, and the health-care industry is massive, and there are tons of providers and so as we implement, there are going to be glitches and there's going to be certain states that for political reasons are resisting implementation and we're just steadily working through all that stuff," he said.
The most basic worry among the law's proponents: They built it, but will Americans come?
It would be unfair to judge the law's success by enrollment figures the first day or even the first few months, supporters argue.
Yet those who want the law to succeed and those who hope to undermine it will watch Tuesday carefully.
"Oct. 1 is certainly a symbolic day," said Brad Woodhouse, president of Americans United for Change.
"It's the beginning of the process. I don't think anyone should look at Oct. 1 like they would look at Election Day in a presidential election year."
What Woodhouse means is that at Tuesday's end, the verdict will still be out on the health-care law.
Compiled from The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Palm Beach Post


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Baylor Downs No. 16 Iowa State, 74-61 in Waco
WACO, Texas – Brady Heslip scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to lead Baylor (20-10, 8-9 Big 12) to a 74-61 victory over No. 16 Iowa State (22-7, 10-7 Big 12) Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center.
DeAndre Kane led the Cyclones with 20 points behind a career-high five 3-pointers. Dustin Hogue was the only other Cyclone in double figures with 12 points.
Iowa State was down one point (36-35) at halftime despite committing eight turnovers and getting zero points from Melvin Ejim and Georges Niang, a pair of Cyclones averaging over 16.0 points per game.
The play of Kane and the ability to knock down the long ball kept the Cyclones in the game in the opening period. ISU made eight first-half treys, including four from Kane, who ended the break with 17 points.
Niang picked up his second foul three minutes into the game and sat the rest of the first half. Ejim was 0-for-6 in the opening period.
At the 10-minute mark of the second half, there were 11 lead changes with ISU holding a slim 51-50 lead. Baylor then went on a 7-0 run to go up 57-51 with under eight minutes to go. Heslip made a trey to jumpstart the run, his fourth of the second half.
ISU kept close, tying the game at 61-61 on a Kane trey with 4:06 left in the game. ISU then picked a bad time to go into a scoring drought, going scoreless the rest of the way. Heslip hit his fifth trey of the game to put BU ahead followed by two Kenny Cherry jumpers with under a minute remaining, as the Bears went ahead 68-61.
ISU had its streak of scoring 70 points or more ended in the loss. The Cyclones were the only team in the nation to score at least 70 points in every game this year.
Keys to the Game
Turnovers. Iowa State uncharacteristically turned the ball over 14 times, tying a season high in miscues. BU won the turnover battle by committing just nine.
Discuss it now. Visit our Facebook page to have your say on the turning point of today's game.
Cyclone Game Ball Goes to…
DeAndre Kane. Kane led the Cyclones with 20 points, his 13th 20+ game of the season and third in the last four games. He single-handily kept ISU in the game in the opening period by tallying 17 first-half points behind four treys. He finished the game 7-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-9 from downtown.
Cyclone Nation, who was your player of the game? Tweet the player along with the hashtag #CyclONEgameball to @CycloneMBB and we'll announce the fan's pick on Monday morning.
Cyclone Notes
*Melvin Ejim played in his 128th career game to tie for first on ISU's career record chart with Diante Garrett.
*DeAndre Kane drilled a career-high five 3-pointers.
*Kane scored 20 points, his 13th 20+ outing on the year.
*Kane has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four games.
*ISU made 12 3-pointers, the 11th time this season and the 58th time in the Hoiberg era where the Cyclones made 10 or more treys in a game.
*ISU tied a season high with 14 turnovers.
*Monte Morris had five assists and one turnover. He has 48 assists to just five turnovers in his last nine games.
*ISU failed to score over 70 points for the first time this season.
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October 06, 2010
Even though oil and prices are still relatively in check despite recent increases, the fact remains that the current rate of diesel consumption is not foreseeable in the future, according to Chuck Taylor, founder and principal of Awake! Consulting, an organization that encourages supply chain professionals to play active roles in shaping national energy policy.
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In 2006 when the price of a barrel of oil was around $40, Taylor explained to CSCMP attendees that he was "early in his preaching" about how supply chain stakeholders approached energy prices.
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But since then that estimate has been dropped to 104 million barrels per day. And the current 86 million tally is expected to increase to 92 million barrels by 2020, which is less than 1 percent growth per year, which Taylor said will not keep up with demand.
And while diesel and oil prices are not near the record highs seen in 2008, Taylor said it is clear that cheap gasoline will not last, especially with few alternatives at the present time.
"It appears at times that people think we are entitled to cheap gasoline, but that is not the case," said Taylor.
Just In Time supply chains, which are dependent on global transportation are likely to be impacted first when production lags demand, according to Taylor. This rings true, considering that 50 percent of total supply chain costs go towards transportation, he said.
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The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is collaborating with the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and its Taube-Koret Center for Huntington's Disease Research. They will use whole-genome sequencing to identify genes and novel drug targets related to the onset and progression of Huntington disease (HD). The research team, led by GIND associate director and senior investigator Steven Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D., will also use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from patients with HD to screen for drugs that might delay, prevent, or even reverse the condition.
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ISB's president, Lee Hood, M.D., Ph.D., comments "ISB has already demonstrated the power of using whole family genome sequencing to identify genes that encode simple genetic diseases. This study offers the opportunity to go one step further and actually find genes that modify the effects of a well-known disease gene."
Taube-Koret Center investigators are part of a NIH-funded consortium that uses iPSCs to develop human neurons with HD characteristics. Fibroblasts are obtained from skin cells of HD patients and converted first into iPSCs and then into neurons that may provide a more accurate platform for testing new therapies than currently available experimental models.
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(Hull) -- Four different fire departments battled a fire for two hours at the Hull City Offices on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, the Hull Fire Department found the structure was fully involved in fire. The building suffered extensive damage. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and the state fire marshal will be assisting the Hull Fire Department in conducting the investigation. The city of Hull will move its operations to the local library. City Administrator Les Van Roekel has said the worst fire damage was to the shop area attached to the offices, particularly the roof. He said the city offices sustained extensive smoke and water damage. Assisting the Hull Fire Department were the Sioux Center Fire and Ambulance, Orange City Fire Department, Rock Valley Fire Department and the Sioux County Sheriff's office.
(Rock Rapids) -- The Lyon County Sheriff's Office reports 64-year-old Dennis Gardner, a life-long resident of Beloit, was working at a farm site when he lost control of the tractor he was driving and it rolled over. Gardner was pronounced dead at the scene, from injuries he received in the accident. Beloit is a little more than a mile south of Canton, South Dakota, and just across the Big Sioux River in Lyon County, Iowa.
(LeMars) -- The LeMars Community Board of Education is scheduled to meet this evening. The school board will hear reports from the high school Language Arts teachers regarding the professional development sessons they have been facilitating with the high school staff focusing on reading comprehension strategies and the characteristics of effective instruction. The board will also hear a report of the state of the curriculum of the LeMars Community schools. They will also discuss the upcoming legislative luncheons.
(LeMars) -- The Plymouth County Historical Museum is looking for nativity sets for their second annual "Museum Manger" which opens on Sunday, December 4 in the Museum Study Hall. All nativity sets are due at the Museum by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 30th. Last year, Ron and Delores Burkar, longtime Museum volunteers started the display of nativities. Anyone wishing to reserve a space for a nativity set may call the Museum at 539-0223.
(LeMars) -- Plymouth County Board of Supervisors are facing a concern that is common for all county leaders. Roads and bridges that need repairs, but there are not enough funds to finance every project that needs attention. Craig Anderson, a supervisor from Merrill says the state has reduced the budget for road repairs and that places an added burden on county governments. The county supervisors had to turn down a request by Eugene Plueger who was asking that a stretch of road measuring about a mile and a half be paved. The road, is 150th Street and it goes by a cemetery. Anderson says he understands the request for the road to be paved, and he agrees that if the road were paved, it would be nice, but it doesn't meet the critical priority needs. Anderson says Plymouth County is in perhaps a better financial position for road and bridge repairs than other counties. Still, priorities need to be set.
Anderson says the county was able to save some nearl $200,000 with its own crew installing culverts in place of worn out bridges, and with a gravel project. Anderson says with the added heavier traffic on the county roads today, roads tend to be needing repairs on a more frequent basis.
(Undated) -- Friday was known as "Black Friday", Saturday was known as "Small Business Saturday" and today has become known as "Cyber Monday." A day when people go shopping online using the internet, as opposed to actually visiting a building. Economists are saying that Americans spent over four billion dollars over the weekend for holiday shopping.
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - An Ankeny man will be giving away one of his kidneys away for a transplant, following the example his wife set earlier this year.
Sherry Whisler donated one of her kidneys in January to Karen Harris, a friend from their church.
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Neil Young's upcoming Bridge School Benefit Concerts this coming weekend will stream for free in its entirety on YouTube.com.
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CHICAGO -- Economists believe the jobless rate will creep back above 8 percent in the coming year but they're upbeat about the housing market and don't think the economy will fall off a "fiscal cliff."
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Republican John Cosgrove has been sworn in as the newest member of the Virginia Senate.
Cosgrove won a seat in the Virginia Senate to replace retired Sen. Harry Blevins earlier this month in an uncontested special election with fewer than 3,000 votes cast.
Cosgrove has represented Chesapeake in the House of Delegates since 2002. He will finish the final two years of the term Blevins won in 2011.
Blevins served three years in the House and a dozen years in the Senate after that before retiring midway through his term, citing health concerns.
The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/147Sq6o) that Cosgrove was sworn in earlier this month with a few relatives watching.
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If you're a fan of the K-Town reality show – then you should also take a look at the producers' next new show: Roll Models. Set in Southern California, Roll Models follows the lives of various Asian American import car models and gogo dancers. While there's a plenty of negative talk and controversy around the show – we appreciate that this show adds on to the Asian American experience – namely, Asian American youth subculture. Hate it or love it – it's a show featuring a predominately Asian American female cast. I'm definitely tuning in to watch.
Now, while we wait for the show to premiere on the 27th on the LOUD Channel, we did a fun 20 questions interview with some of the cast members – first up, Gina Darling!
NAME: Gina Darling
NICKNAMES? EXSUPERVILLAIN (Gamer Tag), Unicorn, and Gyna (Vagina…get it? Yeah.)
ETHNICITY: Vietnamese and Russian
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Northern California
GIVE US ONE REASON WHY EVERYONE SHOULD TUNE INTO 'ROLL MODELS': Dude, it's a show about hot chicks, boobs, and cars. What more is there to say?

1. Your go-to karaoke song: I like to sing "Dreamin of You" by Selena. Also, if I'm feeling extra ridiculous, "Barbie Girl" gets thrown in the mix if I have a guy with me to sing the guy part. This is assuming that you're actually able to get me to sing karaoke. It's usually a once in a lifetime thing. Will never be done again.
2. Last time you cried: I usually cry when I talk about my parents. I love them to pieces and I turn into such a baby when I talk about them. They think it's the cutest thing in the world.
3. What always makes you laugh: I love sarcasm. Good god, it makes me happy. I love when you can just sit around with your friends, talk crap to each other, and sometimes say the meanest things but still be able to just laugh it off. Also, stupid videos of animals yelling like humans.
4. Your go-to comfort food: Pasta. I LOVE pasta. It makes me unreasonably happy.
5. Last thing you ate: I had a Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich from Subway with an absurd amount of olives in it. I told the woman to "murder it with olives". After a bewildered look, she complied. I LOVE olives.
6. Currently on "repeat" on your ipod: I've been listening to a lot of Trap music lately. It makes me dance like an idiot in my car. Currently, I've had Baauer and Major Lazer on repeat.
7. A guilty pleasure you don't feel guilty about: Napping. I am a serial napper. My friends say that I'm like a fat cat because I can seriously nap multiple times a day.
8. Current favorite place: The Griffith Observatory. I've been a space geek since I was about 12 years old. I love anything that can bring me closer to the cosmos.
9. Favorite drink, alcoholic or otherwise: I'm obsessed with coconut water. I drink it almost everyday. As for alcoholic, I'm not much of a drinker. I don't particularly like liquor very much. I do love a glass of red wine at night though.
10. Current obsessions? I've been obsessed over a game called Last of Us. I beat it a month in advance before it was released due to some special circumstances. Now I'm just obsessed with talking about it to my friends that are now playing it. It's such an amazing game!
11. Pet peeve: i hate when people walk in front of the TV or talk to me while I'm playing a game or watching something that I am really interested in. That's an automatic death sentence right there. I also hate when people wake me up abruptly. I might wake up swingin'. Also, bad/slow drivers make me lose my mind.
12. Habit I need to break: I have the worst sleeping habits ever. I would sleep at 7am and wake up at 4pm. Apparently, a lot of neat things happen during the day that I've been missing out on. I wouldn't really know.
13. Talent you'd like to have: I really wish I was craftier or more handy. I want to be able to build or make amazing things. Unfortunately, the last time I tried to be handy, I got a light bulb stuck in the socket when I tried to unscrew it.
14. Word or phrase you most overuse: "Dude." "….w…what?" "Ain't got enough peanut butter to be this jelly." Ha! Awesome." "That was…AMAAAAAZZIINNGG."
15. Most treasured possession? Each of my parents gave me a teddy bear when I was about 3. I still have them and I will never get rid of them. I also have a piece of a telescope that my good friend Damiyan gave to me before he passed away.
16. Greatest fear? Super Villains never disclose such details!
17. Favorite childhood pastime or memory: Going to the park with my dad and him teaching me how to fight, dancing in the car with my mom, summer water fights with my family, secretly playing Mario Kart with my friends in English class, and just not really having any responsibilities.
18. Motto? "There is no such thing as failure. Tis' just a work in progress." Also, "If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't f*ck 'em" ― John Waters
19. What's cool about being Asian: As an Asian female, we don't get any really bad stereotypes. I mean Asian men have that "small penis" stereotype they have to deal with but us women don't really have any problems of that type. Also, we're small and compact, you can fit more of us into clubs.
20. If you weren't doing what you are doing now, what occupation would you be doing? I would probably be focusing more on the gaming world. I currently work with Machinima, which is a huge company that basically covers all things gaming. I think I would try to be more involved with that.

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A few years ago, a top human resources technology vendor introduced an Italian version of its human capital management software. But when Paris-based HR consultant Ahmed Limam inquired, he couldn't find a single Italian company or Italian subsidiary of a multinational using it.
Why? One simple reason, a client informed him. "The localization sucks," Limam recalls them saying. The local rules and reports and data needed for the country were so poorly executed they were unusable, he says. "The vendor had nobody on the ground. They had one person in England who spoke only English, had never been to Italy, got some requirements from who knows where, didn't understand them and what they built was completely useless."
Bad integration of local workplace rules and lousy translation are just a few of the potential shortcomings of HCM or other HR software that claims to be global but isn't. Vendors can trip up on local workplace customs and payroll tax intricacies that differ greatly from country to country, according to Limam, who worked for Oracle Corp. and France-based HR Access before starting a consulting firm.
To avoid getting stuck with something that doesn't measure up, Limam and other HR analysts and industry insiders say companies need to do thorough due diligence.
If your company is considering converting to global HCM or HR software, here's what they suggest:
1. Think local and global: The best global software blends local with international, so HR departments can comply with country-specific requirements while extracting critical employee data for companywide talent management, succession planning and other needs.
2. Create a global team to evaluate potential vendors: Toronto-based Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts brought in employee representatives from multiple business functions around the world to vet potential HR software suppliers before settling on Workday two years ago. "They asked questions about things [HR] didn't know about," says Mary Sullivan, the company's senior vice president of corporate HR.
3. Look at language. Good translation covers not just software menus but reports and other things. Some vendors support certain languages and expect clients' employees who speak something else to make do with English. In some countries, that won't fly. "There's no way Brazilian employees will log into an HR system in English," Limam says. "If it's not in Portuguese, they won't use it."
4. Analyze how cultural norms and security are handled. German companies track their employees' religion because workers pay taxes through their churches. Japanese companies ask workers about weight and cholesterol levels. But in the United States, employers and potential employers could get into hot water if they asked about those issues. A truly global HR system accounts for such differences while allowing authorized HR employees to access employees' personal information without compromising privacy or security, experts say.
5. Consider the level of in-country support. Because vendors may or may not have people on the ground in every country where they do business, companies have to decide how much local support they want or need. Four Seasons trained employees in each country where it operates to help other staff members on the software or refer difficult questions to regional "superusers." Other companies might opt to get help from vendors' in-country sales and customers service teams, regionally based teams or manufacturers' rep agencies that vendors hire to fill in for them where they don't have a local presence.
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IOWA FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A renovated opera house in a small northern Iowa city that's served as a movie theater for decades will get a dose of star power when actor Hugh Jackman visits for its reopening.
The international star's appearance at the 114-year-old Metropolitan Theater in Iowa Falls on Sept. 21 may seem unusual, but new theater owner John Whitesell doesn't think so. He says the Australian actor, who is a family friend, called him a few months ago expressing appreciation for his efforts to restore the rundown theater.
Whitesell, a retired attorney, bought the building out of bankruptcy in May. He's spent the summer renovating it, including installing two digital projectors.
Now, all the old theater needs is visitors. Whitesell and other organizers are hopeful Jackson's visit will be the right start.


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- "The usual decorations were missing. The Great Hall was normally decorated with the winning house's colours for the Leaving Feast. Tonight, however, there were black drapes on the wall behind the teachers table. Harry knew instantly that they were there as a mark of respect for Cedric."
- —Description of the Great Hall at the time[src]
The memorial feast to Cedric Diggory was held at the end of the academic year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry toward the end of June in 1995.
The memorial feast was held following the murder of seventeen year old Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory at the hands of Peter Pettigrew, and on the orders of Lord Voldemort. It was held so students and staff could pay their respects to Diggory and learn the truth behind why and how he died.
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Triwizard Tournament
- Cedric Diggory: "Did anyone tell you the Cup was a Portkey?"
- Harry Potter: "Nope, is this supposed to be part of this task?"
- — Cedric to Harry after they are transported to the Graveyard[src]
During the Triwizard Tournament's third and final task both Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory reached the Triwizard Cup at the same time; the two argued over who should take it, Cedric insisting that Harry take it as he saved him, but Harry insisted they both take it. In the end the two both grabbed hold of the cup simultaneously, but unexpectedly they were transported to the Little Hangleton graveyard, as the cup was a Portkey. Once in the graveyard, Harry and Cedric assumed that it was part of the tournament, a final challenge for the winning champion, or in this case winning champions. However it was not, and Harry soon realised when he remembered the graveyard, having visited it before, if only in visions and dreams.
Cedric's murder
- "Harry, take my body back will you? Take my body back to my father."
- —Cedric's last spoken words, as a spirit to Harry[src]
Cedric was confused by what had just happened and cautioned Harry to keep his wand out until they were clear of what lay ahead. Peter Pettigrew then emerged from the darkness, carrying in his arms a reduced Lord Voldemort. Cedric raised his wand and questioned Pettigrew, unaware of who he was. In response, Voldemort ordered Pettigrew to "Kill the spare", using Voldemort's wand, Pettigrew fired the Killing Curse at an unsuspecting Diggory, killing him. Voldemort would soon after be reborn and, despite being dead, Cedric still would play a part in further events, and even help save Harry's life. [1]
When Harry and Voldemort engaged in a duel together, their wands, both sharing the same core of one specific Phoenix's feathers, connected, creating the Priori Incantatem effect. Voldemort's wand began spewing the last spells it had cast in reverse order, and so Cedric's spirit emerged from Voldemort's wand along with those of Frank Bryce, Bertha Jorkins, James and Lily Potter. In spirit form, Cedric spoke to Harry and requested that he take his body back to his parents, whilst he (Cedric) would help hold back Voldemort with the others. Harry agreed, and on his parents' order, broke the wand connection with Voldemort. Cedric and the other spirits acted as a shield to cover Harry whilst he summoned the cup to himself, grabbed hold of Cedric's corpse, and transported them both back to Hogwarts.
Upon returning to Hogwarts with Cedric's body, the students awaiting their return cheered with joy; it was shortly afterwards that they started to realise something was dreadfully wrong. Harry was clutching Cedric's body, refusing to let it go, until Albus Dumbledore pulled him away, then the cheers were replaced with screams and sobs once the spectators understood Cedric was dead and that Voldemort was allegedly back. It was then investigated as to how the Triwizard Cup became a Portkey, and it was discovered that Alastor Moody, who was in charge of placing the cup in the maze, was in fact Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr. using Polyjuice Potion.
Remembering Cedric
- "Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities which distinguish Hufflepuff house, he was a good and loyal friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play. His death has affected you all, whether you knew him well or not. I think that you have the right, therefore, to know exactly how it came about. Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort!"
- —Albus Dumbledore to the attendees in 1995[src]
Following Cedric's death, the usual End-of-Term Feast was replaced with the memorial service to Cedric Diggory for students, visitors and staff. When Harry arrived at the Great Hall for the feast, he noticed that the decorations had been changed, the drapes were black and the magically enchanted roof that usually appeared as a night sky with lighted candles was no longer in sight, and the wooden arch structure of the Hall became visible. [2]
Students and staff, who would normally be eating and talking loudly were instead sitting quietly, not touching food, but merely nursing their goblets of water and wine. Students of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic sat in the Hall with their Headmistress Olympe Maxime, and the Durmstrang Institute students also sat in the hall, despite their Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff having disappeared. Dumbledore broke the silence by speaking and raising his Goblet in memory and respect of Cedric Diggory, all students of all houses and schools followed this sign of respect. Dumbledore then went on to give a speech, remembering the pupil and friend that was Cedric. Harry noticed that Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle were all gathered together, talking throughout the speech, showing no sign of respect, while Cho Chang, Cedric's girlfriend, cried silently throughout. The students all then stood in silence and remembered Cedric.
- "The Ministry of Magic, does not wish me to tell you this. It is possible that some of your parents will be horrified that I have done so — either because they will not believe that Lord Voldemort has returned, or because they think I should not tell you so, young as you are. It is my belief however, that the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that any attempt to pretend that Cedric died as a result of an accident of some sort of blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory!"
- —Dumbledore speaks of the Ministry trying to hush up the events[src]
Following this, the Ministry of Magic was angered by Dumbledore's boldness as to tell students, what they believed to be lies. The Ministry was reluctant to believe that he had returned, and instead of supporting they slated both Harry Potter and Dumbledore as liars and being daft. Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge was warped by his own fear that he refused to believe such claims. As Minister he appointed Dolores Umbridge, a Ministry employee as High Inquisitor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry the following year, to ensure that Dumbledore stayed in line and any further claims of Voldemort's return were hushed up from the students. She even went as far as to force Harry to use a quill which etched words into his own skin: 'I must not tell lies', so he would not continue to declare to everyone that Lord Voldemort was back. This did not stop him.[3]
Students, such as Lavender Brown and Seamus Finnigan had been persuaded by the Daily Prophet, which had been writing terrible things that Harry was lying about Voldemort returning. However, later on in the year when Harry, Ron, Hermione and others went to the Ministry of Magic and participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries fighting against Death Eaters and Lord Voldemort the Minister had to confess and finally admit Voldemort's return after he himself saw him. It was then that Harry and Dumbledore were believed and that action was being put into place, protection given where it is needed, for example the following year at Hogwarts, Aurors were stationed around grounds.[4]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
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Mike Rubbo from Sit-up Cycle, who's recent video interview with Mikael Colville-Andersen made waves on the internets, posted another great video (check the whole post, it's a good read too) with David Hembrow of A View From The Cycle Path, now a household name in the world of cycle blogs.
David is actually a Brit. who moved to the Netherlands with his family for the better bike infrastructure, which he now enjoys and makes wicker bike baskets too.
If David has a fault, it's his constant posting of the Dutch as such paragons of bike lane building, etc. It makes you just feel like giving up in a country like Australia.
I've told David this, but he can't stop. How could you in a country with 29,000 kms. of cycle paths? It's sickening.
Anyway, my wish is to interview all the great bike bloggers of the world. With no grants, that's a probably an impossible dream.
In the meantime, I've been using a young videographer, Violeta Brana-Lafourcade, who's super economical, to go places for me, and to film interviews, which she's done with flair.
Now, here's what Violeta sent me on David Hembrow. I hope you like; Talking to David Henbrow. Do leave a comment. It's mainly about Sit-up bikes which I see as the key to change here.
Thousand will say the type of bike does not matter much, but are they right? Here's David.
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