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People who love a spicy curry could be eating their way to a healthy heart, researchers have discovered.
Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that the compounds that give cayennes, jalapenos, habaneros and other chilli peppers their fiery heat help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
The study also discovered that the piquant family of spices, called capsaicinoids, also lowers the risk of blood clots.
Researchers investigated the role of spices and the reduced risk of heart disease on laboratory hamsters, who were fed high-cholesterol diets before being split into two groups.
Only one group were given foods supplemented with capsaicinoids and scientists analysed the effects they had on the hamsters' heart health.
They discovered that the spicy compounds lowered the levels of cholesterol in hamsters by decreasing the accumulation of cholesterol by increasing the breakdown of the 'bad fats'.
The capsaicinoids blocked the cyclooxygenase-2 gene that makes arteries contract (which restricts the blood flow through the heart).
Researchers also noted that capsaicinoids may also reduce the size of fatty deposits already in the blood vessels, which narrow arteries in a way that could lead to heart attacks or strokes.
"We concluded that capsaicinoids were beneficial in improving a range of factors related to heart and blood vessel health," explains lead author, professor Zhen-Yu Chen, reports Science Daily.
"But we certainly do not recommend that people start consuming chilies to an excess. A good diet is a matter of balance. And remember, chilies are no substitute for the prescription medications proven to be beneficial. They may be a nice supplement, however, for people who find the hot flavor pleasant."
If you're worried about your heart health, find out how to lower your blood pressure with these simple, practical tips.
Cinnamon isn't just a great way to sweeten up your pastry or morning coffee, it also has great weight-loss properties, too. According to a recent study by Diabetes Care, a simple teaspoon of cinnamon a day rapidly reduces blood sugar levels, as well as cholesterol by 26%, meaning it helps protect against diabetes, weight-gain and cardiovascular disease.
Hot and spicy paprika contains capsaicin, whose anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects may lower the risk of cancer (also found in cayenne and red chili peppers).
The staple in all our kitchen cupboards, black pepper contains piperine component (which creates its pungent taste) as well as boosting the metabolism by as much as 8% for sveral hours after ingesting. Freshly ground pepper packs the most piperine.
These spicy-tasting mustard seed not only pack a punch on your taste buds, but helps boost the metabolism. This helps the body burn fat quicker - by up to 25% and around 45 calories per average meal. According to a recent study by Oxford Polytechnic Institute, the mustard seed's thermogenic property is best as burning off the fat.
The main ingredient in the cayenne pepper is capsaicin, which is known for its fat-burning abilities and thermogenic properties. These stimulate the central nervous system to produce heat in the body, that goes onto increase calorie burning. A recent study featured in the Journal of Obesity found that these type of spices increase fat oxidation, which ramps up energy and stimulates the nervous system - all beneficial to helping the body shed weight.
Thanks to its preventative and curative ingredient, curcumin, a rich anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, turmeric is best at reducing inflammation in the muscles and joints. This spice is also believed to be a great breast cancer-preventing food and is more effective than over-the-counter pain killers, like aspirin and ibuprofen, according to the American Institute for Vedic Studies.
According to the Digestive Disease and Science, coriander rapidly decreases the painful symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Coriander contains an anti-spasmodic agent that helps relax contracted digestive muscles, which cause stomach cramps. It's also good at relaxing the artery, which subsequently helps lower blood pressure.
Fennel can be classed as a vegetable, herb or spice but whatever you label it, it's anti-inflammatory agents provide pain relief for menstrual cramps. Fennel contains a liquorice-tasting oil called anethole and phytoestrogen, an oestrogen-like compound. This is proven to reduce menstrual cramps and is as strong as an over-the-counter ibuprofen.
Ginger has long been used as a spice which helps ease all types of nausea. Previous studies from the University of Michigan and National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, found that ginger reduces the release of vasopressin - the key hormone that plays a role in motion sickness. Ginger also has great gastric mobility abilities, and aids healthy digestion.
Oregano is a major source of thymol and carvacol - two antibacterial agents that fight off infection. It's also packed with super strength anti-oxidants, so much so, it has quadruple the amount of antioxidants found in blueberries.


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- The admin guide states: "Company logo that displays on the login and splash screens for ZWC and the ZCS administration console. The dimension of the graphic must be exactly 440 x 60."
- The admin GUI states: "Login logo banner preview (300x48)"
However none of these sizes display properly on the login screen. The logo is closer to 220x30 to display correctly and not be cut off. What is the correct logo size? I've attached a screen shot where my image (440x60) is cropped in the admin GUI in the logo preview and further cut off at the login page.
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I have to backtrack on my announcement last week. I noticed that today is a 5th Sunday in June, so ... we owe you one more map before going on vacation.
With the 115th Map of the Week , we take a look at the Fjörm House Tavern in the Slovanian city of Mine Docks. The Fjörm House is a pleasant tavern for those who are welcome there, but that's a somewhat select group of people. It caters to traders and many of those who are in the middle and upper levels of the transportation business. Raftsmen, dock workers, warehouse workers and teamsters seldom enter the Fjörm House. Their hangout is the Water Rat Tavern (Our next release, in August). Tavernkeep and owner Ludvik, a 55-year-old human male merchant, treasures and respects his customers, those who are local and those who travel frequently to Minadoka. He understands that they want their privacy and the ability to talk out of the reach of prying ears. If unknown strangers enter the building, even at a time when few customers are present, Ludvik will tell them that all tables are reserved; they should go elsewhere. It is not wise to challenge him on this point. Ludvik is a somebody who is under the baron's protection. Ludvik's wife and brewwife Ingrid, a 52-year-old human female master alewife and artisan, always is there but out of sight in the kitchen. If strangers make trouble in the house, she will slip out and get the city watch. If the troublemakers still are around when the watch arrives, they can plan on spending at least a week in the jail beneath city hall. When their time in jail is up, they'll be tossed out of town. In the communal brewing house, Ingrid brews a top-fermented stout dark ale once weekly. It sells only in the Fjörm House, for 2 copper pieces per pint/half liter tankard. The Fjörm House serves no food, only ale. It has no waiters or waitresses. One must pick up one's tankard at the tap and pay immediately. Ludvik and Ingid live in an apartment on the second story.
1. Main Entrance
2. Public Room
3. Rear Door
4. Outhouse. Two-seater.
5. Beer Tap. Ludvik works here. Cistomers must get the beer themselves at the tap. There is no table service in the tavern.
6. Trapdoor to Storage Cellar. The Cellar has not been mapped.
7. Kitchen. In earlier days, the tavern also sold food. However, Ludvik closed the kitchen when he took over the tavern a dozen years ago. He and Ingrid now use it as their personal kitchen. There is no kitchen in their apartment.
8. Stairway to the 2nd Story. Ludvik and Ingrid have their apartment on the 2nd story. This level has not been mapped.
You can get this floor plan in two versions:
1. The Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 version in FMP format, fully editable (9 MB) from the Jörðgarð website.
2. As a JPG flat map of 3000 Pixels x 2960 Pixels (3 MB), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð website at:
The Jörðgarð World
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Be careful where you go West of Summit Ridge!! Most land west of there is in Wyoming. We find a lot of SD residents hunting in Wyoming and the game warden patrols that area a lot because of it. Its fairly easy to tell where the boundary is. It is fenced off the whole way. You shouldn't have any problems. When it starts to get pretty rugged and steep, you are probably in Wyo.
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Birdhunter I meant east of summit ridge is where the gent had his encounter and whear the spring is located he spoke of I walked over to the fence and seen it was marked really well I don't plan on crossing that Im not one for trouble looks like I'll be heading out friday in the early AM.
I have seen a monster a couple years back while driving down 6 mile road, which is east of summit ridge. There are some huge elk in that area. Have fun and best of luck to you.
Your stories are making me jealous! Wish I was chasing elk this fall.
Thanks you birdhunter I will let you know how this weekend goes sounds like I'll be meeting a forum member and setting out my trail cams and a stand or 2 and I have a couple other places to check out as well.
My trail cams are placed in places I usually wouldn't put them. But the rain has made it very difficult to find trails since the grass is so high!!! Not complaining, the elk should be nice and fat this year. I cant wait until hunting season. I love the west, you will be hunting elk sooner than it seems. You are always welcome at my camp and hopefully I can make it out to yours this fall.
Sounds good I'm so dam excited hoping the Creed sends a axis fmj 340 through a couple lungs keep in touch well burn some camp wood.
Sounds like alot of great info. I've heard lots of talk about the area around Signal Hill, north of Jewel Cave. Nothing really specific though
Signal mtn is just east of summit ridge. That whole area is great for elk hunting. Always see some monster mulies as well.


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318 Small-Block Budget Build, Part 1Written by on October 1, 2008 Building Your First Small-Block For Under $1,700
Part 1, Let's Tear Down
We hear this question all the time: how can I build my engine without spending a lot of money? The bottom line: It takes a lot of searching for parts and aiming your goals a little below that of a 700hp big-block to accomplish it.
Recently, we ran into an enthusiast who asked us that very question, and his story is not unlike that of just about every enthusiast. He had no "extra" money to spend, and the engine in his '66 Barracuda had passed needing to be rebuilt about 70,000 miles ago. At last count, it used three quarts of oil for a 70-mile trip-like we said, it needed rebuilt or replaced. The problem was, Darryl, the Young Gun who owns this car, uses it as his everyday car, and therefore, it could not be torn down for a long period of time.
The easy fix? Get another engine to build, and then just swap them out later. Lucky for him, we just happened to have a 318 sitting in the corner of a warehouse that we could use. The replacement engine came out of a '70 Charger that a reader gave us a few years ago because he was putting a Magnum-headed crate engine in his car. Since the engine didn't cost us anything, it didn't cost Darryl anything. But we really didn't know what we would find during teardown. Would the engine be a basket case? Would it be rebuildable? The only way to answer these questions was to tear it apart and hope for the best.
When the engine was completely disassembled, we were more than happy with what we found. It was apparent that either this engine had very few miles on it or it was well taken care of. Either way, we were in luck. After we removed the heads and intake, we dug into inspecting the bearings. The condition of the bearings is a telltale sign of what the rest of the engine probably looks like. For us, the copper underneath the "Babbitt" material was barely showing and "mic-ing" the crankshaft journals confirmed a standard-journal crankshaft.
More often than not, a rebuild will consist of a mild over-boring of the cylinders and the purchase of aftermarket pistons. With that being said and as proponents of making cylinders bigger to allow for more cubic inches and higher compression, we have to say there are a few times when you may not need to oversize the bores. In our case, after the rod and piston assemblies were removed, we hoped for the best and decided to "mic" the cylinder bores and see what the verdict was. From the factory, a 318 has a cylinder bore of 3.910 inches with an out-of-round allowance of .005. Keep in mind, there is no money for this build, so when the worst cylinder measured 3.912 inches with an out-of-round factor of .002, we knew we were in luck.
After making sure the block was usable, we then focused on the heads. Now a 318-even during the "good" years-never came with a performance version of heads. By that we mean the valves are small. But how large a valve does a 318 actually need? The first thing we did to the heads was remove the valvesprings and do a basic check of the guides. From the factory, the valve-stem-to-guide clearance should measure between .002 and .004 inch. Let's just say that without even properly measuring, we had a lot more than that when checking the exhaust guides. So now we needed to replace the guides-there's one expense. Once you start figuring what certain machine work costs, you really need to sit down and decide if another alternative would be better. In our case, we planned to use the factory pistons and rotating assembly, so would our little 318 benefit from installing larger valves? Factory 318 heads came with a 1.780-inch intake valve and a 1.500-inch exhaust valve. We felt that increasing the intake valves to hi-performance 2.02 inches would be too much valve, and we would lose some velocity. But we did feel that installing a set of 1.88-inch intake valves and 1.60-inch exhaust valves would be beneficial. Again, figure what you'll pay for the required machine work and decide if you should just get aftermarket heads or rebuild what you have. Since looking up the cost of an aftermarket head is as easy as clicking your computer mouse, we decided to simply redo our cast heads to give you an idea of what rebuilding heads can cost. Replacing the valves cost us a total of $86.18. having the heads cleaned, eight new guides installed, and the seats opened up cost us $400. We did a little "home porting" of the runners, and installed the valves and spring ourselves, so that cost us nothing. If you want someone to do it for you, figure on a couple hundred bucks. if you have a shop do everything, you can figure on spending in the neighborhood of $700 or more for a set of "tweaked" cast-iron heads. What do aluminum heads cost where you shop?
Now that we knew what parts we needed to order, we needed to come up with a plan. We wanted a reliable engine that would move the Barracuda down the road, sound like a performance engine at a cruise night, and actually stay together. this is a budget engine and we're re-using the rotating assembly, which means we are dealing with the factory compression ratio of 8.8:1. We can practically run water through the carburetor and it'll run fine. Since we decided to open the valves a little and do some home porting, we felt that adding a little lift and duration to the camshaft would be a benefit. Keeping in mind we have no budget for a camshaft, we simply went with a hydraulic flat-tappet piece from Comp. We chose a Comp PN K20-223-3, which comes in with a .477/.480-inch lift and a .224/.230-degrees of duration at .050. To ensure we had everything we needed, we ordered the complete kit from Summit at a cost of $385.
Finally, we needed an intake and carburetor. We could have just put the two-barrel intake back on and got a carburetor, but who are we kidding? But what budget-minded intake and carburetor could we order that would be beneficial to our little 318? A single plane was out of the question because this engine wasn't designed to utilize an intake like that. So we looked around and found that Professional Products makes what they call a Crosswind (PN 55026). The Crosswind intake is designed to fit 318, 340, and 360 engines-both LA-style and the late Magnum V-8s. The manifold features an air space under the plenum chamber, which allows air to pass through to help keep the incoming fuel/air charge cooler than is possible with a conventional design manifold. The manifold is designed to accept the standard length bolts that came with your original engine. Special finishing plugs are provided to cap off the unused bolt holes. The intake set us back $150. Topping off the intake is a Speed Demon 650 carburetor (PN 1282010). you can buy this carburetor at Summit Racing for $350.
Finishing off the major-parts list is the rebuild kit. As we said previously, the cylinders and pistons were all in really good shape, so we were able to save money on the rebuild kit by simply buying a basic rebuild kit that did not come with new pistons. When we ordered our kit from Summit Racing (PN FEM-205717M-000), we also ordered the Mahle/Clevite bearings, a Melling oil pump, and frost plugs. The total cost of the kit, bearings, oil pump, and frost plugs was $292. If you do need pistons, a kit with basic cast pistons will run you $360, and a kit with forged pistons will run you $607.
So there you have it, the basic cost of the parts required for this build came in at $1,577. You might be able to do it for less, or it might even cost you more. Remember, all prices are quoted from summitracing.com as correct at time of writing.
|Parts List
|Head Work
|Intake Valves
|$ 5 x 8-valves
|Exhaust Valves
|$ 4.95 x 8-valves
|Cam, Lifters, springs
|(Comp Cams PN {{{K20}}}-223-3)
|Rebuild Kit
|(Summit PN FEM-205717M-000 w/o pistons)
|Cam Bearings
|(Summit PN CLE-SH875S)
|Oil Pump
|(Summit PN MEL-M72HV)
|Frost Plugs
|(Summit PN SLP-381-8010)
|(Speed Demon PN 1282010)
|(Professional Products PN 80012)
|(Professional Products PN 55026)
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As soon as we pulled the heads off, we knew that things were going well because the cylinder walls showed no visible scarring and the pistons looked to be in good shape. Many times, the cylinders will have worn a lot and a "ridge" will be found at the top of the cylinder. If you find a ridge that seems like it's excessive, plan on over-boring the cylinders and getting larger pistons.When we pulled the timing chain cover off, we found the timing chain had been previously replaced. It looked fairly new, but we didn't feel right reusing it.After we removed the timing chain and gears, we started to pull the lifters to see what we had. Again, things looked good as there was no discernable wear.In order to get the rods and pistons out, you'll need a rubber mallet. First remove the connecting rod nuts, and then smack the side of the connecting rod where the cap meets the rod-this should loosen them.After you wiggle the connecting rod cap loose, take it off. As you can see, the bearings were in good shape.To remove the piston/rod assembly, take some pieces of rubber hose and install them over the rod bolts to protect the crankshaft as you knock the pistons out. Now, use the handle of the rubber mallet and GENTLY knock the piston/rod assembly out the top of the cylinder by hitting the area of the rod bearing. Don't hit the rod bolts unless you're replacing them. If you plan to turn your engine hard (e.g., with occasional track time), we strongly recommend getting the rods reconditioned with new bolts. Remember, this is to show you how a budget-minded, inexpensive, daily-driver engine can be put together.Removing the crankshaft is as easy as removing the main bearing retainer bolts, tapping the main bearing cap with your mallet, and removing the caps and crankshaft. The caps have cast-in numbers on them so you can keep them in order. Do not get the order of the caps mixed up.
Before we ordered any parts, we needed to know what to order. Did we need new pistons? To find out, we used an inside expansion tool and a set of veneer calipers to determine the condition of our cylinders. We found our worse cylinder was 3.912 inches in diameter, so we were good. We also used the expanding tool to check for out-of-round and tapered cylinders. All cylinders were within tolerance.To clean the block, we used a pressure washer, biodegradable cleaner, and brushes. Don't worry about the grass; that's where the new garage now stands.As soon as everything was cleaned, we coated the cylinders with motor oil. Just because we weren't going to bore our 318's cylinders didn't mean we had to prep them. Using a simple cylinder hone, we honed each cylinder until a nice crosshatch pattern appeared. After that was done, we cleaned the block again and then oiled the cylinders. Even letting the block sit just overnight in a home garage will allow the cylinders to flash rust.Installing cam bearings may not be something everyone is willing to do. It takes a special (read "expensive") tool and is a tricky process if you don't know what you're doing. Also, many times the bores are slightly off, and the cam journals will need align-honed. It's a good idea to have you local machine shop do this portion for you.Our next step was to disassemble the heads so we could take them to the shop. This simple valvespring compressor tool is an inexpensive one we found at Sears for $20. Begin by adjusting the tool so that it compresses the valvespring just enough to remove the locks. (TIP: gently hit the top of the retainer with your mallet before compressing the spring).
After we removed the valves, we realized the exhaust guides were excessively worn and some of the valve seats had severe pitting. This was when we decided to replace the guides and go with larger valves.Since we were having the heads worked on anyway, we decided a little home-porting wouldn't hurt. we simply did some gasket matching to the runner ports, removed the pinch area where the pushrod hole is located, and blended the guide bosses. Be careful not to take too much metal from the "pinch" area or you'll break through the casting. You can see in the photo that the port on the left is finished, and the one on the right is untouched.This photo shows the difference between the finished port on the left and the untouched surface of the port on the right.


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Terminal City Rollergirls
Are you ready? The Terminal City Rollergirls sure are! On May 4, we are pleased to bring you our second doubleheader event of Season 7: May the Fourth (Be With You). Get ready for some more edge-of-your-seat roller derby, folks!
In the first bout of the night, the Riot Girls face off against Season 6 champs, the Faster Pussycats. The fast and nimble Pussycats have been sharpening their claws and working hard on their defensive walls. They come fresh off a win against the Bad Reputations in the Season Opener. But according to Riot Girl rookie Smackin'em, "the Soldiers of Awesome are ready to bring the riot!" Will the stealthy skaters in cammo be able to stop the sharp-clawed kittens in their tracks? We'll soon find out.
The second match of the night features the skaters with bling, Public Frenemy, up against the Bad Reputations. Public Frenemy has been training hard, and with a line up of seasoned jammers and promising rookies, they are going to be a tough one to beat. But the Bad Reps have a few tricks up their sleeves: with punishing blockers and agile jammers like Diva LaRevolution and Traumatic Acid, the team in teal will be hard to hold down. Who will reign triumphant in this battle on the flat track? It's anyone's guess.
In addition to fast-paced, competitive roller derby, this bout will feature the East Van Bike Polo League as halftime entertainment. As always, there will be a DJ spinning beats and a beer garden upstairs.All this roller derby action goes down on Saturday, May 4 at Minoru Arena (7551 Minoru Gate) in Richmond. It's easy to get there: just ride the Canada Line SkyTrain to Richmond-Brighouse Station.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the first whistle blows at 6 p.m. Be there early for the best seats!


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|West Lafayette, Ind.
|High School:
* Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
* Butler Athletic Director's Honor Roll
* Horizon League Academic Honor Roll
2012 - Senior Season: Did not play.
2011 - Junior Season: Played in 10 matches, totaling 183 minutes...attempted four shots, one on goal...played season-high 42 minutes against Oakland (Sept. 16)...had a shot on goal vs. Cleveland State (Oct. 5).
2010 - Sophomore Season: Did not play due to injury...voted by teammates as squad's Iron Dog winner, an award given to the player with the best work ethic in the weight room.
2009 - Freshman Season: Saw action in four matches, totaling 93 minutes on the field...played a season-high 62 minutes vs. Detroit (Oct. 9).
High School: A four-year starter and two-time all-conference performer...named all-area as a junior and senior...an Academic All-State selection...led team to sectional and regional championships for first time in school history...played for Indiana ODP State team, and was selected for Region II ODP camp...played club for Carmel United...also played basketball and softball and ran track in high school...was voted Homecoming Queen as a senior.
Personal: Born March 17, 1991...daughter of Michael and Julie Grott...has a sister, Kaitlin and a brother, Kyle...chemistry major and business administration minor.


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1922 Ford T-Bucket - Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your CloneWritten by on April 9, 2010 Contributors: Greg Sharp Collection, Chuck Vranas, Josh Mishler A Tip Of The Hat To The Original "Kookie Car" T-Bucket
If you were at the Detroit Autorama in Cobo Hall a year ago, you may have been part of the crowd mobbed around this month's STREET RODDER cover car. Ours is not the first magazine with an image of the famous Kookie Car, or a remarkable replica, popping off the cover. In its day, that flamed roadster pickup was one of the most groundbreaking hot rods around, and since then has become one of the most famous and influential hot rods ever. Virtually every T bucket built in the last 50 years can tip its hat to Norm Grabowski's original T-from spittin' image replicas like this one, to similar-but-not-identical tribute cars, to countless other roadsters built by guys who might not even realize that their hot rods reflect design ideas that Grabowski thought of first.
The first magazine to feature a cover photo of Grabowski's flamed blue roadster was Car Craft. Ron Kregoski was 14 years old when he picked up that Apr. '57 issue and vowed that someday he would own a roadster just like the one on the cover. "The little roadster was so crazy looking for the time," he remembers. "I was used to cool red or black roadsters or coupes in other magazines-but here is this wild, open-wheeled car, with a crazy 10-degree rake, a wild exhaust system and, new for the day, bright yellow and red flames. It had a monster Caddy engine with four 97s, a beehive filter, a severely chopped Deuce grille, a shortened Model A pickup bed and, on top of all things, a tall shift lever with a bloody skull knob." Grabowski's car left a lasting impression on Ron, but it would be 50 years before he would fulfill his teenage vow.
Grabowski was a young teenager himself when he got interested in hot rods. "When I was going to high school, there was a guy there with a '27 T roadster-no fenders and real low," he told us. "Then I got my dad to take me to a car show and after that I was hooked."
Grabowski was in his early twenties when he swapped the body of his '31 Model A for a cut-down T touring with an equally cut-down Model A pickup bed. He shortened the rear 'rails by 20 inches, and Z'd the frame to lower the stance. He stretched the front 'rails by 5 inches and relocated the front axle out in front of the crossmember. A 3-71 blown '52 Cadillac engine sat on the 'rails for all to see. Tony Nancy stitched a red tuck 'n' roll interior to contrast the black paint. That's what it looked like at the '55 Grand National Roadster Show and when it appeared on the cover of Hot Rod's Aug. '55 issue as the Lighnin' Bug.
Hot rod movies were popular at that time, and when the Hollywood studios found out about the local kid with the radical car, they started using the roadster in movies. "The first thing they did when I took it to the studio-ran it into a big post," Grabowski recalls. "I had to get the frame straightened, get new radius rods, and replace the windshield. That was my first connection with Neil Emory and Valley Custom. Emory was a genius with metal and so creative with ideas." Not long after that, the T underwent a transformation that included a more pronounced rake, four Strombergs sprouting out of a Horne intake manifold, '56 Dodge Royal Lancer Blue lacquer paint, and flames and pinstripes by Dean Jeffries.
A few years ago, Ron, still in love with the 1922 Ford T-Bucket, was searching eBay when he came across a '27 roadster pickup, with a hopped-up four-banger and mechanical brakes. The car was sold before he could place a bid, so Ron called the seller to see if other projects were available. It was Johnnie Overbay at Reno Rod & Custom Supply in Oklahoma City. During their conversation, Ron expressed his determination to someday build a clone of the Kookie car. Overbay asked, "Why don't we build that for you?" Overbay already had his hands on a '37 V-8/60 front axle, a rebuilt '39 top loader, and a '41 rearend-and had a lead on a 331 Cadillac engine.
Ron found a "sad, but complete" '22 T body on eBay and won the bid with $400. "After picking up the body in Nebraska, I proceeded to Oklahoma City, where I was greeted by Overbay and his crew: shop foreman Doug Burba, Chris Guterrez, Gordon Burba, and Bill Norris. I could see that this old-school shop could fulfill my lifelong desire to own the Kookie Car."
In the '50s, Grabowski's T was getting a lot of attention on the street. "I was blowing minds-people with their mouths open, running through red lights. Cruising Hollywood Boulevard at night, I would stop somewhere and come back out and the car would be surrounded with people 10 deep-all over it, looking under it, looking all around it. The reaction was just unbelievable."
The car mags were also paying attention, but it wasn't until a photo of the T appeared in a '57 Life magazine story on the hot rod lifestyle that society at large got its first look. It wasn't long before it got its second look. Grabowski was still connected to the studios when, in 1958, ABC premiered 77 Sunset Strip, a detective series featuring Edd Byrnes as a young parking lot attendant nicknamed Kookie, who spoke in hipster slang and drove a Model T hot rod, played by Grabowski's roadster.
The popularity of the TV series and the teen idol status of Edd Byrnes' Kookie character made the car famous and gave it the nickname that it, and every replica, has worn since. Johnnie Overbay remarked on the impact. "Folks in California might have been used to hot rods, but for kids in the Midwest, seeing one on a TV show was something exciting, and might have been the thing that propelled them into hot rodding."
When Ron and Overbay and the Reno Rod & Custom team decided that if they were going to recreate the Kookie Car they were determined to do it as accurately as possible. "We talked to Grabowski a lot, picking his brain as much as we could," Doug Burba told us. "Other than that, we had to rely on photos from magazines, as well as stills and even some of the old home movies used in [the recent video documentary] The Car That Ate My Brain."
"We became completely absorbed with this car," Overbay said. "We bought every publication we could find, including teen magazines of the day with articles on Edd Byrnes, just because they might include a photograph of the car that would reveal something."
The biggest challenge, according to Ron, "was finding enough clear and undistorted photos to build off of. It would have been much easier to stray from the original car, but we were determined to build an exact clone."
A bigger challenge came from the fact that the original car was a constant work in progress. What Ron and the crew at Reno found out from poring through hundreds of photos was that Grabowski never stopped modifying the car. "He told us that it changed weekly," explained Burba. "That car had its paint rubbed on so many times-we've got magazines where the pinstriping changes from photo to photo in the same article."
Choosing the Car Craft version of the car as the one to clone solved that problem, but ultimately caused others. Self-appointed experts, familiar with only one of the original's many looks, are quick to point out "mistakes" in the car. For example, one difference between Ron's car and Von Franco's famous replica is the tailpipes. On Von Franco's (and the TV) version, they rise straight up above the body. On Ron's, they turn rearward along the upper edge of the bed (as they do in the Car Craft and Life photos).
In addition to keeping all the components and details true to the original, there was the challenge of keeping the quality true to the original. The original Kookie Car was remarkable and ahead of it's time-but it was also a street car built 50-plus years ago by a young guy with a budget, who "drove it like a Ferarri," as Grabowski recently told us. "I took it to the drags. I drove it over Angeles Crest Highway, taking it around corners sideways, and into slides. It was a fun car!" Few of today's top shelf trophy winners are that kind of "fun," and to keep it an accurate clone, Overbay and his guys had to be careful not to build Ron's T better than Grabowski's.
"It's got all the defects that were in the real car," Overbay said. "The interior is very crude by today's standards, but that's how the interior looked. And the painter wasn't happy because we wouldn't let him color sand and buff the paint. We wanted a little bit of orange peel, like you'd find on a teenager's street-driven car."
Those intentional imperfections made Overbay a little nervous as Ron's Kookie clone was displayed among the flawless high-end show cars at its '09 Detroit Autorama debut. He had nothing to worry about.
"It seemed to be an instant success," Ron recalled. "Everyone, from all of my good buddies to small children to pretty girls and all of the old gearheads, just adored this piece of hot rod history. And to top things off there was Grabowski signing autographs and entertaining everyone."
"Rolling into Cobo Hall, we were wondering if they were going to laugh us out of the place-but everybody got it," Overbay said. "In fact, even against all the super-slick, super-nice cars, this was the one with the crowd of people around it."
Blowing minds, as Grabowski would put it.
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|Brighton, Michigan
|1922 Ford T-bucket
|Frame / Manufacturer
|handmade to Model A and original car specifications, Reno Rod & Custom Supply (Oklahoma City, OK)
|2x4-inch steel tubing, Z'd stock Model A rear crossmember, custom round tube suicide front crossmember, bulldog perch, spacer for rake
|Chassis plumbing
|vintage materials
|Rearend / Ratio
|'41 Ford / 3.54:1
|Rear suspension
|'41 Ford ladder bars cut to length of '41 torque tubes, Model A springs with full leaf pack, tubular "airplane" shocks
|Rear brakes
|'41 Ford
|Front suspension
|'37 Ford V-8 tube axle, '40 Ford tie rods used as four-bar, custom leaf springs on reversed '42 Ford radius rod/spring hanger, '40 Ford spindles, tubular hydraulic shocks, '50 Ford F-100 shock mounts, custom lower mounts
|Front brakes
|'40 Ford, 12"
|Master cylinder
|'40 Ford
|Steering box
|'40 Chevrolet pickup
|Front wheel make, size
|Ford, 15x5
|Rear wheel make, size
|Buick reversed rims with Ford centers, 15x6.5
|Front tire make, size
|Coker/ U.S. Royal, 5.60x15
|Rear tire make, size
|Coker/ U.S. Royal, 8.20x15
|Gas tank
|10 gallons, Reno Rod & Custom
|Cadillac OHV
|331 ci
|Machining / Assembly
|L&L Automotive (Moore, OK)
|Pistons / Bearings / Rings
|stock / Clevite / Speed-Pro
|Iskenderian 505
|Water pump
|'56 Austin-Healy rebuilt with five-row core
|Cadillac 12-volt generator
|Valve covers
|Offenhauser new chrome
|stock cast-iron
|Valves / Springs
|Stromberg Carburetor Genuine 97s (England), chrome prototypes
|Air cleaners
|vintage frog mouth with wire screen
|Jackson Roto-Faze
|N.O.S. 7mm, Rajah boots
|handbuilt, Reno Rod & Custom
|Other engine facts
|beehive oil filter, handmade carb linkage, custom voltage regulator cover
|'39 Ford top loader three-speed, Reno Rod & Custom
|Flywheel / Clutch disc
|Wilcap (Pismo Beach, CA) / 10" Ford
|Owner modified to original car appearance
|Ford torque tube and driveshaft
|Body style / Material
|'22 Ford touring front half, with '28 Ford pickup bed / steel
|Body manufacturer
|Body mods
|removed touring body rear, channeled 6", welded seams, new wood, added bed, custom covers for bed sides, custom rear framehorn covers, custom frame covers
|'32 Ford, chopped with chromed woven wire insert
|Resurrection Paint & Body Works (Noble, OK)
|Paint type / Color
|PPG / '56 Dodge Royal Lancer Blue Metallic
|Jason Voth, Resurrection Paint & Body Works
|Jason Voth, Resurrection Paint & Body Works
|Rick Knight (Oklahoma City, OK)
|Advanced Plating & Powder Coating (Nashville, TN)
|Headlights / Taillights
|Arrow 12 volt / '54 Buick with N.O.S. lenses
|Other body items
|handbuilt lower windshield stanchions, beadrolled belly pan, chrome firewall
|Stewart Warner Wings
|handmade loom by Doug Burba, Reno Rod & Custom
|Steering wheel
|Steering column
|'40 Chevy pickup, shortened
|Pedal assembly
|'40 Ford, modified
|handbuilt, Reno Rod & Custom Supply
|Midwest Automotive & Auto Trim (Midwest City, OK)
|Material / Color
|vinyl / lipstick red
|cut pile, red bound with white vinyl
|Other interior items
|door panels match seat material
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Grabowski explained to Overbay that Neil Emory hammered the original windshield stanchions from a piece of 1/8-inch plate. "So the following Saturday when no one was around, I took a ball peen hammer and a block and drew out some patterns. It was almost like Neil Emory was above me. It was like 1,000 hammer blows and it just worked and worked, and they turned out just right. We didn't know how they mounted on the dash side, until the day we were getting ready to do that, when we got a magazine with a close-up photo of the corner where the stanchion wraps around. Sometimes it felt like everything was just supposed to work."It took Chris Gutierrez at Reno Rod & Custom a couple of weeks to figure out and copy Grabowski's exhaust system. With no known photos of the original to work from, he copied a Danbury Mint non-production prototype. It's been suggested that the convoluted setup was designed to hide the transmission and center crossmember. Those framehorn covers were first built by Valley Custom to cover up some unattractive 'rails, which is not the case with Ron's car.Jason Voth at Resurrection Paint & Body Works did an excellent job reproducing the period-less-than-perfect original paint, and an equally excellent job on the crab flames, which look just like the ones Dean Jeffries painted on the original.The finned Offy valve covers on Grabowski's car sometimes were and sometimes weren't painted red. The Horne intake is a rare part. According to Ron, Horne was working for Bell Auto Parts while building these manifolds. He produced them for less than a year before Bell bought the pattern. When Bell acquired the Cragar name, they used that brand name on these manifolds.All plumbing and wiring was done with hard-to-find vintage materials, including the rubber front brake hoses and plastic headlight wiring. Ron got the radiator and fuel lines from Gates Belts old inventory. These, and the vintage thumb-screw clamps, match the original photos. Grabowski originally created this four-bar setup using '40 Ford tie rods.Young Norm Grabowski's T-bucket in slightly different forms at '50s car shows. Grabowski sold the Kookie Car in 1959. It stayed on the show circuit for several years before disappearing from public view. By that time, it bore no resemblance to the hot rod that continues to inspire so many people.When no Jackson Roto-Faze distributors could be found, Ron went to the Internet, offering a reward for one on the HAMB message board. This one turned up in New Zealand. Joe Panek, the current owner of Roto-Faze, made it work using parts he just happened to have in stock. Panek informed Ron that possibly less than 50 of these dual coil/dual points distributors were made for 331 Cadillacs. The wires are 7mm N.O.S. with Rajah terminals.One component of Ron's clone actually comes from the original Kookie Car: the nut behind the wheel. Norm Grabowski himself joined Ron, Overbay, and the Reno Rod & Custom crew at the Detroit Autorama last winter.


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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Dynamo will aim to start a new home
unbeaten streak when they welcome the New England Revolution to BBVA Compass
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Houston entered the previous weekend riding an MLS-record 36-match home
unbeaten streak, which was ended with a 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City.
"I've said this since you guys have started talking about the streak, it's
given teams that come in here more motivation," Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell
said after the loss to Sporting. "Have you ever seen a team win a game and
have a huddle after the game and go run around screaming in the tunnel and
stuff like that? I haven't. Obviously they feel they've accomplished something
great. Credit to them for getting the result, but it's not going to break us
as a team."
What will be interesting to see is what type of impact the result has on New
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With the air of invincibility gone from Houston's aura, the Revs should feel
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morale for its trip to Houston.
The Revs are coming off of a 1-1 draw with Red Bull New York at Gillette
Stadium, a match that saw the home side open the scoring only to concede the
equalizer a minute later.
The result had Revolution head coach Jay Heaps lamenting his side's lapse in
"It's disappointing to give up the goal the way we did," Heaps he said. "It's
right after we scored. We didn't have any time to regroup. It was a momentary
loss of concentration and boom, they score. That kills us."
New England managed just the lone point from its two straight home matches,
increasing the necessity for the club to claim something of merit from its
travels this weekend.
"It's one point from two (games) at home, which we all know isn't what we're
shooting for," Revs defender Chris Tierney said. "You've just got to put it
behind you in this league. The next game comes quickly. We'll look over what
we've done well and what we haven't, make the necessary adjustments and look
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The Rifle, Coal Ridge and Grand Valley football teams will open their seasons on Friday.
Rifle, ranked No. 3 in the Denver Post's Class 3A preseason poll, will be at Coal Ridge. The Bears ran the table on their 10-game regular season schedule last year and reached the 3A quarterfinals, where they lost to eventual state champion Windsor.
The Bears return senior Ryan Moeller, who led all classifications in rushing yards with 2,469, along with 22 touchdowns. They've also lost just four starters on offense and defense from a team that claimed the 3A Western Slope League championship and finished the season 11-1 a year ago.
Kickoff against Coal Ridge is set for 7 p.m. Friday.
For Grand Valley, the Cardinals will try to return to the postseason for the first time in four seasons, after compiling a 4-6 overall record a year ago.
Six all-conference players return to the Cardinals' roster this season, along with 20 players who have starting experience. Among those are junior quarterback Tyler Scott, who threw for 1,537 yards in his sophomore season.
Kickoff for Grand Valley's season opener at Meeker will be 7 p.m. Friday at Starbuck Stadium. For complete team previews, see today's and Friday's editions of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
Grand Valley High School's softball team dropped its season opener 15-1 to Eagle Valley on Aug. 21.
The Cardinals will try to rebound with a home game against Aspen at 4 p.m. on Sept. 4. The Rifle Bears will begin their season with a 4A Western Slope League road game against Delta at 4 p.m. today.


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LA PLATA, Md. (WUSA) -- The Maryland State Fire Marshal says an abandoned car was intentionally set on fire on a dirt road in La Plata, Md.
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New school nation's 1st in a library
From the venue to the curriculum to the academic calendar, nothing about San Diego's newest high school will resemble a traditional campus.
e3 Civic High is set to open in September — in the middle of the multimillion-dollar Central Library rising from the downtown skyline. The public charter campus is being billed as the only school in the nation housed in a library.
Patrons of the library will be able to view, but not access, the school on the sixth and seventh floors as they ride a glass elevator up and down the building. Here's what they might see: Movable glass walls separating intimate classrooms furnished with modular desks, benches and recliners; a demonstration kitchen for hands-on lessons in nutrition and cooking using ingredients from nearby urban gardens; and a staircase specially designed to double as an amphitheater and work space.
The open design for e3 Civic High reflects a transparency that educators hope will promote collaboration and project-based learning.
The school also will focus on civic engagement, which includes internships at City Hall, nonprofit organizations, courthouses and businesses.
Students from local universities and the Thomas Jefferson School of Law will tutor and mentor students. The library's staff also will interact with the high school students, teaching them college-level research skills and giving them access to vast collections of printed and digital data.
The school also will have use of the library's auditorium, homework center and teen center. A sculpture garden, computer labs and other features of the library will be incorporated into the curriculum.
"To be a student here and have this as your high school experience is going to be amazing," said businessman Mel Katz, chairman of e3 Civic High's board of directors.
It's perhaps befitting that students will have significant access to the library, because the school helped rescue the library project in the first place.
Talk of a library-school partnership arose shortly after voters passed the $2.1 billion Proposition S bond measure in November 2008 for the San Diego Unified School District. The city approved a 40-year, $20 million lease for e3 Civic High in 2011, with payment to come from proceeds of that bond. The investment revived the proposal for a new Central Library, which was languishing because of a lack of private funding.
San Diego Unified authorized an additional $10 million to outfit the school's two floors with everything from science labs and classrooms to stairs and furniture. This is the district's first charter school to be built from scratch.
The new campus will help ease the need for a downtown high school for students living in or around San Diego's urban core. More than half of high school-aged students living in downtown communities currently commute across the city to attend high school, according to district data.
Faculty are scheduled to begin working at e3 Civic High in August and classes are set to start Sept. 3 for 250 freshmen and sophomores. The school will have 9th through 12th grades by 2015, with total enrollment not to exceed 500.
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$50,000 SEATTLE SLEW HANDICAPSUNDAY, JULY 13, 201437th RUNNING, 3-YEAR OLDS, 1-1/16 MILESTrack & State Record: 1:39 3/5, Kid Katabatic (5), July 26, 1998Stakes Record: 1:41, Peaceful Reign, August 2, 2009Most WinsTrainer: 3, Bud Klokstad (I.M. Bzy, 1998; Jumron Won, 2001; Flying Notes, 2002)Jockey: 4, Gallyn Mitchell (Prefabricate, 1994; Cromarty Bay, 1995; Jumron Won, 2001, Peaceful Reign, 2009)Owner: 1, 36 tiedThe following stats from 1996-2013 at Emerald Downs:Track Condition: fast 17, wet-fast 1 Favorites: 6-for-18; Odds-on Favorites: 2-for-2 Largest $2 Win: $52.40, Exclusive Eagle, 2006; Smallest $2 Win: $2.80, Name for Norm, 1997; Jumron Won, 2001Average Field Size: 8.8Gate-to-wire winners: 6Smallest Win Margin: head, Italian Boy, 2012; Newfound Man, 2010; Stratoplan, 2003Largest Win Margin: 5 lengths, Flying Notes, 2002Winner Bred: Washington 11, Kentucky 4, Florida 2, British Columbia 1 Purse: $50,000 1st—$27,500 2nd—$10,000 3rd—$7,500 4th—$3,750 5th—$1,250
OWNERS HOMETOWNS1-Charlie Thomas (3) Sue & Tim Spooner, Olympia, WA2-Noosito (7-5) Last Rose Stable (Jeff Harwood, Auburn, WA)3-Del Rio Harbor (6-5) Desert Rose Racing LLC (D.H. Walker, Kennewick, WA); Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson, Hermiston, ORE)4-Kenai King (8) Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson, Hermiston, ORE)
EMERALD DOWNS DERBY SERIESJune 1: $50,000 Auburn Handicap, 6 ½ Furlongs, Noosito ($6.40), 1:14.71June 22: $50,000 Coca-Cola Handicap, One Mile, Del Rio Harbor ($11.20), 1:34.73July 13: $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap, 1 1/16 MileAug. 10: $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby, 1 1/8 MileSept. 7: $50,000 Jim Beam Stakes (WA-bred), One Mile
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERSJoe Withee (EmD1): Charlie Thomas, Noosito, Del Rio Harbor (3-9; $79.10)Robert Geller (EmD2): Noosito, Del Rio Harbor, Charlie Thomas (6-9; $117.60)Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Noosito, Del Rio Harbor, Charlie Thomas (5-9; $84.20)Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Del Rio Harbor, Noosito, Charlie Thomas (3-9; $85.00)Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Del Rio Harbor, Noosito, Charlie Thomas (4-9; $72.40)Consensus: Noosito (16), Del Rio Harbor (15), Charlie Thomas (9) (4-9; $74.10)
NOTES: Alexandersrun in 2005 was the last favorite to win the Seattle Slew Handicap, including a loss last year by Noosito's older brother, Music of My Soul, who finished second as Mike Man's Gold scored at 18-to-1. Worldventurer finished third but rebounded with a seven-length victory in the Emerald Derby and honors as the track's Top 3-Year-Old Male. . .Speed has fared well in recent Slews: Mike Man's Gold, Italian Boy (2012), Newfound Man (2010) and Fear No Evil (2008) all led gate-to-wire. . .Doris Harwood is No. 1 all-time with 63 EmD stakes wins and trains three of the four horses in this year's race, but the Seattle Slew has been a bugaboo for her—Music of My Soul was second at 6-to-5 last year, Edge Forward was third at 3-to-1 in 2012, Koala Beach was sixth at 9-to-5 in 2010, and Noosa Beach and Winning Machine finished second and third at 9-to-2 and 9-to-5 in 2009. . . The last six Emerald Derby winners all lost the Seattle Slew Handicap: Worldventurer finished third in 2013; Makors Finale finished fourth in 2012; Jebrica finished fourth in 2011; Saratoga Boot finished third in 2010; Winning Machine finished third in 2009, and Gallon finished fourth in 2008.


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The Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro is comprised of 2,245 acres. The farm, transferred to N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in 1974, was originally a source of food for Cherry Hospital, a mental institution. Patients worked on the farm as a therapeutic benefit, and gained skills to enable them to be mainstreamed into society and support themselves financially. In the mid-1980's the farm was transferred to the NCDA&CS Research Stations Division and began the transition from production farming to agricultural research. In 1994, Cherry Research Farm was designated as the site for the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) – a joint effort between NCDA&CS, N.C. State University and N.C. A&T State University to focus on sustainable agriculture. Since 1994, both the livestock and crops research programs at the Cherry Research Farm continues to expand.
The varied landscapes, soils and water resources at the Cherry Research Farm provide researchers with diverse opportunities. The size of the operation provides the ability to conduct large-scale research to simulate conditions on commercial farms and space to isolate different management components. The facility provides a diverse mix of livestock operations as well as field and horticultural crops.
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Welcome to the Guild, and....
Behold my Mighty +5 Axiomatic Flame Burst Cudgel of Repping!
P.S. I really like you maps. Very visually evocative.
Hello cartographers,
as you can see, I'm new to this board and I truly am amazed to see so much useful stuff on just one site. I'm a 32 year old male from Germany and I'm an avid gamer since my early youth. I was eight when my mother got me the red box (D&D) and I never stopped playing since then. Naturally, as a DM, I had to come up with maps for my adventures and the worlds I built. What once began as pencil drawings on graph paper finally led me to digital mapping as I discovered the GIMP (and Inkscape) early this year.
By trial and error I created maps I was quite pleased with as an amateur. Only after discovering this site I learned, what really can be done with the GIMP! There are many, many great tutorials on here and I'm soooo pleased to have found a site with such invaluable knowledge on map-making.
As I'm still new to GIMP and having only scratched the surface of what really can be done with the prog, please don't expect useful advice from me; at least not now! I guess my skills will grow rapidly when working through the awesome tutorials.
My recent maps pale in comparsion to the awesome stuff here, but I'll post a sample of my latest maps anyway!
This is Ganiordaes, a nation from my homebrew.
This is Truvanesh, a mining-town.
And this is Glazuria, one of the mayor cities of Ganiordaes.
I have done several other maps, but they are similar in style and quality.
I usually draw my maps by hand, scan them and then overwork them using the GIMP. The maps look flat as I haven't figured out how to do shades and decent textures. I guess this will change in the near future!
All of the maps are for my homebrew setting Angraenor, that me and my gaming group are developing since 2004. Infos on the setting can be found at the Angraenor-Wiki. It's all in german though... A world map can be found on the starting page too.
As you already know, english isn't my first language, so please forgive any mistakes in phrasing you'll discover in my posts. I'm trying to improve, though...
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Welcome to the Guild, and....
Behold my Mighty +5 Axiomatic Flame Burst Cudgel of Repping!
P.S. I really like you maps. Very visually evocative.
Daniel the Neon Knight: Campaign Cartographer User
Never use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice!
Any questions on CC3? Post them with CC3 in the Subject Line!
MY 'FAMOUS' CC3 MAPS: Thunderspire; Pyramid of Shadows; King of the Trollhaunt Warrens; Demon Queen's Enclave
Thanks for the kind words, NeonKnight! Well, I hope the maps will improve after I took a sip from the fountains of wisdom I found here!
Welcome Aboard!
If yo're just beginning with GIMP, can't wait to see what you come up with when you consider yourself "good" with it.
I dub thee newly repped with my +2 Glowing Metallic Skull Shaped Cudgel of Repping *bonk*
(Not as good as Neon's but just as fun to use )
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Truly Amazing and Colorful your maps are, says Yoda.
Thanks again for the praise and reps, folks! I put some more maps in an album that can be found on my profile page. It's nice to be welcomed so warmly and I hope to become a helpful member of this awesome community.
I very much like your maps Absinth and I repped you for them. They are very well done and you have a nice, clean style. I especially like the first map (the forest areas rock!). Keep up the good work!
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
Gandwarf has fallen into shadow...
They are nice and clear, looking forward to seeign your work once you ahve played with the tutorials
Yup, very nice so more rep coming your way.
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Good job for your first try Absinth. Gimp can be kind of annoying to try to learn, but you did pretty darn well.
Is there anything you would like to try to learn to style wise to make these maps any better? Or will you try some new GIMP techniques on new maps you make? One thing I would highly suggest is to learn how layer masks work asap, as well as when to use them.
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Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- As if sending your kids back to high school or college isn't tough enough, here's some fear-inducing and shocking information on the drug MDMA, nicknamed "Molly."
It's responsible for two deaths at a New York music festival this past weekend, and it's being glorified by rappers and pop stars. Now, it's landing more and more young people in emergency rooms across the country.
23-year-old Jeffrey Russ and 20-year-old Olivia Rotondo are the latest tragic victims whose deaths are thought to be caused by MDMA or "Molly." Four more people are right now hanging onto their lives after taking the euphoria-inducing drug, all at the Electric Zoo Festival in New York this weekend.
We asked Clinical Director Nike Hamilton of Aquila Recovery how easy it is to find the drug. Her answer, "It's as easy as finding any other pill."
If you're hearing about Molly more and more, it's hard to escape. From Kanye, to Miley, to Wiz Khalifa, seems many rappers and the occasional pop star is referencing the drug in their lyrics. It's also popular at clubs, and raves.
Hospitals report that in 2011, they saw a 120% increase in trips to the ER over 2004. It may be a heart-racing phenomenon, ingested in pills or powder, right now, but the all-night party drug's actually been around for years.
Some say it's a more pure version of Ecstasy, but Hamilton says you'll never know exactly what it's been mixed with. She says even if you don't end up like Russ and Rotondo, or like 19-year-old Brittany Flanagan of New Hampshire who allegedly overdosed on Molly at a DJ Zedd concert in Boston just days earlier, it could wreck you forever.
"Yes, death is the ultimate tragedy but if it affects your brain in such a way that you're not able to function on a daily basis because you can't concentrate, because you have memory loss, because you're depressed, all of those can ultimately lead to death."


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1934 Ford Coupe - From Farm To StreetWritten by Chuck Vranas on October 1, 2012 Getting a first-rate nose job
Many facets of hot rodding are surrounded by style and creativity. Just because something isn't usually found on a car doesn't mean it might not look bitchin' if it can be worked into the mix. It's this type of inventiveness that adds excitement and many times a newfound classic look if worked into the design phase of your project.
On a recent visit to the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop in Greenfield Center, New York, we came across Dick DeLuna's '34 Ford coupe in mock-up form, sporting a truly unique front nose to see if the formula might work. To give the car a signature style all its own the team came up with a rarely seen vintage Cockshutt tractor nose and were preparing to adapt it to the frontend of the coupe. With all of the different models of tractors produced over countless decades there are plenty of unique designs available for adaptation into hot rod projects. Let's see just what it takes to bring this distinctiveness into the rodding world.
Once the decision was made to incorporate the nose into the project, the team prepared the coupe for mock-up to see what types of revisions would be required to make it all fit together. Incorporating the stock hood, cardboard hood sides were added and the nose was set in place. A number of measurements were taken and close attention was paid to placement and how it would be mounted to the frame. It was determined that 13-1/2 inches would need to be removed from the rear section of the nose. While wearing safety glasses, a cutoff wheel was used to separate the nose and a flat file was then used to deburr the surface areas. The nose was then media blasted to remove any old paint as well as expose any potential issues in need of attention (there were none).
Team member Ken Schmidt then created a cardboard template of the front of the hood and sides of the coupe to assist in identifying the adjustments needed to flawlessly incorporate the nose section. Seeing the nose sides were extremely flat in their original design, this would require both sides be re-contoured to make the proportions work.
Schmidt proceeded by first disassembling the nose by removing the grille sections and grille center nameplate. He followed by removing the nose side panels where they met the crown by using a cutoff wheel. With the nose completely disassembled the first step was to rework the grille sections and center nameplate seeing as they had suffered some abuse over the years in the agricultural world.
To straighten out the grille bars, a sandbag was used as a base while a number of homespun dollies were worked through a body hammer to remove any minor dents and smooth out the individual bars. It's a good idea to take your time on this and gradually rework the metal. Schmidt continued to use the sandbag with the nameplate section, only this time he worked with a pick hammer on the inside of the letters to make them crisp once again. To regain the original exterior contours a small dolly was anchored in a bench vise and a body hammer was carefully used to rework the original shape to perfection. So the grille sections could be easily mounted to the nameplate centersection, two strips of 1/8-inch steel plate were first mildly contoured to mirror the centersection. The plates were then clamped together and marked for five holes drilled with a 1/4-inch bit using a drill press. Threaded studs were then MIG welded to one plate using a Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Millermatic 35 and final welded to the rear of the center nameplate. A small disc grinder topped with a 40-grit disc was used to smooth everything out.
To reestablish the proportions of the nose sides for a smooth transition to the hood sides Schmidt began the process by adding a graceful contour to each panel using a Mittler Bros. planishing hammer. It's a good idea to wear ear protection during this step as the process is quite loud. Moving the panel slowly from left to right and up and down, the section was gradually worked into its new shape.
Schmidt followed by using a sandbag and body hammer for some minor adjustments to each panel. He then proceeded with a dolly and body hammer to reset the contour of the nose crown and prepare it for the newly contoured sides. Satisfied with the lines, the sides were clamped to the crown and TIG-welded using a Lincoln Electric Precision TIG 225 unit. Be sure to cool your welds as you proceed with an air gun to dissipate the heat and avoid panel warping. To stabilize the nose from flexing a temporary section of steel strapping was MIG-tacked to the bottom rear of the side panels. Schmidt then ground the TIG welds smooth using a disc grinder and 40-grit disc, followed by a combination flat and half-round file for final deburring.
He then returned to the planishing hammer to make a few small contour adjustments. The grille sides were then mocked in place to illustrate the progress made on the nose. To add some devilish good looks to the upper and lower grille corners small sections of flat steel stock were TIG-welded in each area to act as a base. Schmidt used standard welding rod to establish a neat bead line and carefully formed the upper and lower curves using a section of bar stock anchored in a bench vise. Once satisfied with the curves, the rod was clamped and TIG-welded in place, remember to cool your welds as you go. The welds were then ground smooth using a small grinder capped with a 40-grit disc and hand finished with a combination file. For added strength to the inside of the nose, 1/2-inch solid steel rod and 1/2-inch square steel tube was TIG-welded in place, making the unit rock solid.
In order to add the final allure to the nose it was necessary to fabricate a bottom section to tie everything together. Starting with cardboard a simple template was fashioned from which team member John Cintula cut a piece of fir wood to form a buck. Using a combination of grinders and sanding blocks topped with 40-grit paper he was able to create a final shape with perfect contours to accent the nose. A second cardboard template was created approximately 2 inches larger in diameter than the buck. It was then traced onto 18-gauge sheet steel and cut out with a plasma cutter. Schmidt then screwed the buck to the steel and fastened the unit to a workbench where he made the first of four pie cuts per side in order to wrap the steel across the buck's edges. With a body hammer and dolly he then worked the shape to perfection. Note this step takes time to finesse and once completed the section was TIG-welded and ground smooth using a grinder topped with a 40-grit disc followed by a combination file. The completed section was then mocked in place and TIG welded to the bottom of the nose.
Finally bodywork was completed in lead and massaged to perfection. The finished nose looked downright wicked and added a unique signature to the coupe, echoing its post-war styling cues.
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To create a mounting system for the grille sides, 1/8-inch steel plate with mounting studs was welded to the backside of the nameplate with a drilled plate to complete the mount.To work with the re-contoured side panels, the curvature on the nose crown was then adjusted using a hammer and dolly. This all takes time and patience.Starting with a nose side panel, team member Ken Schmidt used a Mittler Bros. planishing hammer to add a graceful curve to the panel.Schmidt continued to work the panel on the sandbag with a body hammer to continue adjusting the contour.A combination flat and half-round file was then used to complete the deburring and smoothing out of the panel.A section of welding rod was then bent around some bar stock secured in a vise to attain the proper curve for each grille corner.
To restyle the upper and lower grille corners, a small section of steel was TIG-welded in place to act as a base. This will be contoured later.With everything clamped securely in place, the rod was MIG-tacked to the nose for review. The rod was then TIG-welded to complete.A grinder topped with a 40-grit disc smoothed out all of the welds with a graceful left to right sweeping motion.Team member John Cintula used firwood to create a buck for the bottom of the nose. A sanding block topped with 40-grit was used to finalize the form.To knock down any remaining burrs, the area was then finessed with a combination flat and half-round file 'til smooth.The buck was then mocked in place to illustrate the design flow of the nose to the bottom section. Note the buck is 1-inch longer in back to allow for any adjustment.For additional internal support a combination of 1/2-inch steel rod and 1/2-inch square tubing was TIG-welded in place.
With the cardboard template clamped to the steel, a PowerMax 30 plasma cutter was used to cut out the section.With the unit flipped over, Schmidt used a body hammer to begin forming the bottom section over the ends of the buck.The steel was then screwed to the buck and clamped to a workbench. Using a cutoff wheel, the first pie cut was made.Here you can see the four pie cuts required to allow the steel to properly get worked into shape on the buck.With the buck removed and the bottom section clamped to the bench, a body hammer and dolly were used to continue to create the overall shape and flow.At the halfway mark, the bottom section begins to take form. The screw holes at the side of the pie cuts were where it was secured to the buck as it was worked.The bottom section was mocked into place numerous times to create a proper transition from the nose to the new panel.Once all of the fabrication was completed, all final metalwork was completed in lead and finished to perfection, Rolling Bones style.


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NEW MARTINSVILLE - Any passive follower of the Magnolia-Tyler Consolidated series of late will look at Friday night's score - Blue Eagles 41, Silver Knights 13 - and assume it was more of the same.
But they'd be wrong.
The truth is this was a 21-7 game early in the fourth quarter with Tyler Consolidated driving when it made a pair of critical errors on back-to-back plays.
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Magnolia's Tanner Hanna (7) looks to pass as Tyler Consolidated's James Earley closes in
Friday in New Martinsville.
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Facing a fourth-and-1 from their own 45 and wholeheartedly intending to go for it, the Silver Knights (0-3) had a false start. Coach Rob Caldwell then sent out the punt team, which made an even more egregious error, sending a kick into the waiting hands of Stephen Rogalski.
''That was major,'' Magnolia coach Mark Batton said. ''It was still a two-possesion game. He's just electrifying. He made a couple of moves and once he gets in space, he's gone. They did a great job keeping it from him on special teams. That one just got away from them.''
Just like that, Rogalski broke the game open, motoring 71 yards for a touchdown barely two minutes into the fourth quarter.
''We're punting away from Rogalski the whole night,'' Caldwell said. ''He's probably the best receiver in the state - probably in any class. Any time he touches the ball, it's got a chance to go.''
So did any chance the young Silver Knights had at getting back in this one.
Magnolia (2-1) added two more scores on a 2-yard Drew Keller touchdown run and an interception return for a score by Tanner Hanna to cap what looked like a rout.
''(Tyler Consolidated quarterback Hunter Lemasters) was upset,'' Caldwell said. ''He threw that interception late in the game to give them 41. I told him, I don't care if I get beat 7-6 or 77-6. I don't care. We're going to keep trying. We need to work on our passing game. We throw a pick six, so be it. We're going to work on it to get better for next week.''
Magnolia led 14-0 at halftime, with the first score a Jacob Brill fumble recovery in the end zone, and the second was Brill's 15-yard touchdown reception.
''Defensively, we hung in there the first half,'' Caldwell said. ''We gave up that touchdown, and had a blown assignment on another touchdown. That's two touchdowns we pretty much gave them in the first half.''
Tyler Consolidated scored its first seven points its opening drive of the second half when Josh Ruble capped an eight-play, 66-yard drive with a 10-yard run. Freshman Jordan Baker added the other via a 67-yard run inside the last two minutes. He finished with 11 carries for 97 yards.
Keller led all rushers with 106 yards on 16 carries. Rogalski had five receptions in the game and passed Kenny Fisher as the school's all-time leading receiver.
Each team missed a field goal in the first half, both of more than 30 yards ...The Blue Eagles, who were flagged eight times for 75 yards, had a 41-yard touchdown reception by Rogalski wiped out by a holding call on the first play of the second quarter. Without penalties on completions to him, Rogalski would have had 54 more receiving yards. ''We just didn't play very smart,'' Batton said. ''We took seven points off the board with a block that was 40 yards behind the play.'' ...Tyler Consolidated had 36 yards at halftime and made its way into Magnolia territory just once (after a fumbled punt) and that lasted just two plays before a penalty sent it back into its own real estate.