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1951 Ford Gets ECI Disc Brakes- Addressing The '49-51 FordWritten by Eric Geisert on March 1, 2009 Part II: Replacing Stock Drums With ECI Disc Brakes
If you happened to pick up the last issue of Street Rodder, then you already know about the '51 Ford going together at Fatman Fabrications in Charlotte, North Carolina. A long-time supplier to the hot rod industry for nearly anything you could want for under your car (from independent suspensions to a complete chassis), Fatman, owned and operated by Brent VanDerVort, also offers a large assortment of suspension parts and pieces for the post-'48 crowd.
In this second installment of the series, Fatman addresses what it takes to make this 3,000-pound vehicle stop more efficiently. Remember, even though the Flattie that powered this coupe would allow it to cruise at today's freeway speeds (65-75 mph), stopping from that speed with a stock braking system was, at best, something of a chore.
Slowing and stopping a ton-and-a-half road warrior dictates the use of some applied science. As Brent tells us, "Modern highways have changed everything. Higher speeds, better tires, and our familiarity with new cars with better handling created a need to improve both stability and braking. If that econobox ahead of you on the freeway can stop 80 feet less than you can, a refresher course in tin straightening may be in your future."
In this article, we'll watch as Fatman swaps the stock Ford drum brakes for one of his disc brake conversion kits, with some of its parts supplied by Engineered Components, Inc., or, as they're also known, ECI.
All of the frames Fatman sells come standard with ECI kits that use early GM "big" piston calipers, which Brent claims provide 65 percent more braking capacity than the stock Mustang II, and twice as much as other kits that use the small-piston GM calipers. They come with 11-inch discs and use OEM parts that are easily serviceable, as you can find parts at your local auto parts store, should you need to make emergency repairs.
In commenting on the requirements of the master cylinder, Brent goes on to say, "Those options are limited due to the lack of space under the floor. In fact, convertibles have an X-member that makes putting a dual master cylinder, or any kind of a booster, darn near impossible. They do best with an aftermarket pedal assembly and a firewall-mounted booster (the shallow nine-inch-diameter units work well). But one unique way we found that works (and still keeps everything under the floor) is to use a Hydroboost power system run through the power steering pump.
"The other body styles without the X-member have a transmission mount that interferes with a dual master cylinder bolted to the stock pedal assembly, but you can use a nice kit from ECI which allows either a single pedal for automatics or dual for standard shift. The kit also includes a new pedal pivot bracket and a longer pushrod to actuate a remote-mounted master cylinder."
In an upcoming issue, Street Rodder will examine what it takes to go to the next level from Fatman Fabrications: installing a newly-manufactured front stub that is set up for independent suspension.
Constraints of a printed magazine only allow us to present an overview of how this kit was installed. But if you'd like to see a full, nut-by-nut, how-to of this drum swap and brake installation, then check out www.streetroddermag.com for the full story, complete with 52 photos.
Like we've mentioned before, there is enough work here to keep you busy for just a day or for several days, depending on your plan of attack. But either way you go, you'll end up with a hot rod with improved handling and performance-and who doesn't want a little bit more of that?
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There is a tapered pin holding the kingpin in place in the spindle. From the front, use a blunt point drift to drive it out. The large end of the pin will protrude slightly on the backside of the spindle.The kingpin is also retained by a grease seal disc on both the upper and lower ends. Remove the upper seal by puncturing it with a tapered center punch, and then prying out the seal. Finish the kingpin removal by using the 1/2" drift to push the kingpin out the bottom of the spindle.Check to see if the kingpin still fits snugly into the spindle bore (they are occasionally too loose to work properly). No one repops this item, so if it's loose, you can either find another spindle, or have a machine shop slightly oversize the bore and then grind a new pin to size, later reaming the kingpin bushings to match.There is a top side to the spindle, identified by the scalloped upper edge. They will assemble inverted, but the wheel camber will be off about 15 degrees! This is handy knowledge if this common error occurs on your project.We begin disassembly of the suspension by removing the bolt at the upper end of the upright, which pinches the upper pivot pin (trunnion pin) to hold alignment settings.The upper trunnion pin is then removed by taking off the jam nut on one side, then turning the pin until it comes clear of the upper control arm.Here's a trick for dealing with the trunnion pin seals. The seals can be pulled over the ends of the control arm during the disassembly of the upright. When reassembly occurs, the seals are simply pulled back over. the ends of the control arm to cover the trunnion pin's exposed threads. This is much easier than trying to stuff all the parts in place at once!
The upper trunnion pin threads into a replaceable bushing in the upright. Remove that bushing for reuse later if the pin still fits. These would also be replaced as a set if you are completely rebuilding the suspension.The old way of lowering these cars was simply to invert the upright (shown inverted here). Since the upper and lower trunnion bushings have the same outside diameter, this can be done, but several serious problems then exist. First, the camber will be off to a considerable degree, which must be corrected by heating and bending the slender portion of the uprights. Then the outer tie rod end will have been moved to a position 2.5 inches higher than as it was originally, which creates enormous bumpsteer. That can be corrected by more heating and bending of the steering arm, returning the outer tie rod end to its original height, relative to the suspension pivot points. Fatman developed their new parts with both the drop and correct geometry included.Inspect and clean the trunnion bushings if they are to be reused. Note that their outer diameter measurements match, so don't get them confused. The upper bushing (right) is identified by the hexagonal shaper, where a wrench will turn its eccentric diameter while setting the camber during alignment.To start the reassembly, tap the upper bushing in on the new upright. Since the upright is designed to lower the car by raising the kingpin bosses, note that the upper kingpin boss will now be very near the upper trunnion pin boss. The bushings can be installed from either side of the boss. Insert the lower trunnion bushing in the same manner.Add the pinch bolts as shown, with the bolt pointing toward the inboard side of the upright, adding the Nyloc nut to finish.
Pull the trunnion pin seals over the exposed threads. If yours are original, damaged, or missing, they can be replaced with a one-inch inner diameter heater hose. This size is commonly used on large trucks, and can be had at NAPA and truck supply stores.The thrust bearing should first be packed with grease, and then added to the upper side of the spindle. This allows it to carry the weight of the car against the lower side of the upper kingpin boss. Shims are then added to the bottom side of the spindle, against the upper side of the lower kingpin boss. The shims take up any vertical play between the spindle and the upright due to wear or manufacturing tolerances, but not to bear any weight. Early Ford axles have the exact opposite arrangement, with the thrust bearing on the bottom side (hence some confusion).The new, fitted kingpin is inserted from the bottom of the spindle. Push it up just enough to allow the spindle bore to mate up to the kingpin.Then add the upper and lower grease cap seals with the convex (bowed) side facing out. Set them in place permanently with a tap in their center, expanding the diameter and locking them in place. Add the new steering arms with the outer tie-rod end boss toward the rear of the car. If it doesn't fit, check to see you don't have the kingpin thrust bearing in the wrong position.Installing the ECI disc brake kit begins by test-fitting the triangular adaptor plate to the top side of the spindle on the inboard side of the backing plate.Variations in the spindle forgings caused us to relieve the inner radius of the ears of the brake adapter plate just enough to clear the spindle.Then tap the kingpin the rest of the way up, engaging the thrust bearing, making sure to line up the holes for the lock pin, which can be tapped (not beaten) into place.
A drill is used to dial in the alignment of the holes in the spindle, steering arm, and caliper plate.Though you wouldn't need to do this step with the Chevy bolt pattern version of this kit, we're using a Ford bolt pattern (to match the Maverick eight-inch rear), so an inner bearing spacer needs to be installed.A section of tubing (marked "'50 Ford disk adapter driver") is used to gently tap the bearing spacer squarely in place.The rotor assembly begins with packing the bearings thoroughly with the proper high temp disc brake grease, then dropping them into the rotor (we're showing a dry assembly for this shoot). Ford bolt pattern kits like this one use the races as supplied in the rotors. The Chevy bolt pattern version of this kit requires the outer bearing race to be changed to the one supplied with the A-2 bearing that is used in that kit.The seal must be installed using a flat plate (or block of wood) to avoid ruining it with a hammer. Don't be concerned if the seal sticks out of the hub a little.The packed and sealed rotor is set in place on the spindle and the grease-packed outer bearing in installed (again, our assembly is dry).The tang washer goes on with the tang lined up with the slot on the spindle. The castle nut goes on next, and is tightened until the rotor drags strongly, then backed off a couple notches. The cotter pin is then added and bent over to secure the castle nut, and the dust cover is popped back into place.
With the brake pads already inside the caliper, the assembly is set in place next. Be certain that the unit's bleeder screw is on top! (It is designed to release air in the line, not fluid). The small "L" casting on the caliper should be pointing up.


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Tested our Sitka Nimbus rain gear by standing in the shower on full force before we took it to Alaska. Figured 5-10 min in there was a pretty good test. I doubt I'll be somewhere where it's raining that hard and direct on me. My wife thought I had lost my last marble.....but hey it worked.
I hit the Backcountry for some preseason scouting and take my Emmrod fishingpole and do some fishing while I'm at it.
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In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month—celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15—the student organization Raza Unida will show the Spanish film "REC" at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall. Admission is free.
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The company was founded by Sy Entin in 1963. It started out as a two-man operation in Franklin Square. Entin handled the business end of it, sending out one repairman, serving just the local area. Over the years it expanded, and 48 years ago they moved to their present location in Lynbrook. Now, with about 20 technicians, Preway is available to the entire Metropolitan area. These days, a business that thrives after five decades is a rare find. The company must be doing something right, if not extraordinary.
"You will be dealing with real local people when you call us, not an automated machine," said Entin. "Our repairmen live on Long Island. We are a homegrown and independent business." Cost is based on the individual job. When a repairman is sent out, he assesses the issue, gives an estimate for a flat rate, and if agreeable, completes the repair. Preway Service offers next day appointments, and all work is guaranteed for 90 days.
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Over the years, Entin has been continuously active in community and civic events. He has been a trustee, involved with the Lynbrook of Commerce, and an honorary trustee at Temple B'nai Shalom in Rockville Centre. Since Superstorm Sandy, he has been offering assistance wherever he can.
"When people affected by Sandy call us to repair damaged appliances, it is our contribution and obligation to do the very best for them. We will advise people on when it is better to replace the item rather than repair it. If we think it should be replaced, we will encourage them and help them to do so."
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State Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice said physical education teachers will monitor and assess students in improving overall health and fitness.
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- A frustrated Andy Murray on the lackluster efforts of the British Davis Cup team during their play-off loss to Austria
Great point Andy and it's good to see you taking a leadership role. But it sucks that you're the only one who believes (or is good) over there.
The influx of monies coming to the LTA from new sponsor AEGON will surely help the development of future Brit ballers. In the meantime, though, it's all about you Andy - good times!
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Chonburi, Thailand (SportsNetwork.com) - Anna Nordqvist fired a 6-under 66 on
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Smell the Coffee: Conversing on a train
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- While out of town recently, I was on a train seated across from two brothers from Massachusetts. One manages a Lowe's store somewhere in the Boston area.
"There's this guy who comes into my store all the time, at least once a week," said one of the brothers. "Following right behind him every time is this big, white goose. It trails along after him wherever he goes."
"That's allowed?" I asked.
"We have a sign posted outside. 'No dogs.' But nothing on geese," said the man, who paused before adding, "His name is Willard."
"The man?"
"The goose."
"And it just walks around loose?"
"The man?"
"The goose."
"The goose is loose," said the man, without even a hint of a smile. "But not always. Sometimes, when Willard is having a bad day, he'll be on a leash."
"Geese can have bad days?" I asked.
"Wonder what constitutes a bad day for a goose?"
"Being on a leash," said the main.
Silly me.
After the brothers left, I started talking with a couple from Chicago. As soon as they heard what state I was from, the husband got all excited. Turns out his job is one where he travels all over the country. Two or three times a year, he has to stay overnight in the Beckley area.
"Every time I'm there," he said, "I go to Giovanni's restaurant. Love that place. Been all over the country, but that's my favorite."
"The food is that good?" I asked.
He shrugged.
"It's good enough," he said. "But look at me. It's not like I'm George Clooney, you know? I've never been memorable. Just a quiet, old guy. Someone nobody would notice. I'd just go in, eat my dinner, and leave.
"But one time, I left my ball cap there. Didn't think anything about it when I realized later that it was gone. Oh well. Just another hat. But about six months down the road, I'm back in Beckley and I walk into Giovanni's and the waiter smiles when he sees me, goes in the back and gets my ball cap.
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Just another reason to come to FanFest…at least, for the musically gifted!
Along with radio partner 106-5 The WOLF, we are holding National Anthem auditions for the 2008 season. These auditions will be on the second day of the FanFest, Saturday, Jan. 19.
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- Audition registration from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 19.
- Auditions begin at noon.
- Auditions will take place on the first floor of the Convention Center.
- Previous performance is preferred, but not required.
- Those auditioning MUST perform the entire National Anthem as well as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the audition
- We are looking for singers and instrumental musicians.
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Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Winnipeg Jets defenseman Zach Redmond was
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during a morning practice.
Redmond sustained a laceration to the back of his leg as the Jets were
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Redmond has participated in eight games for the Jets this season and recorded
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Iowa State, UNI Cancel Thursday Game
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AMES, Iowa – Due to inclement weather, Iowa State and UNI have cancelled their game scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday night in Cedar Falls. The contest will not be rescheduled.
The Cyclones and Panthers postponed their original meeting, set for April 3, because of rain in the Cedar Falls area.
Iowa State has the weekend off before going to Des Moines on Tuesday, May 7, for a make-up game with Drake. First pitch with the Bulldogs is slated for 7 p.m. CDT.


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LANCASTER - Bloom-Carroll defeated Steubenville Catholic, 19-9, Wednesday at Lancaster High School in a Division III regional semifinal softball game.
Bloom-Carroll scored seven in the top of the first and all were unearned at it pressured the Crusaders' defense from the start.
"I told the girls there was still a lot of softball yet to be played," Bulldogs coach Aaron Alvelo said.
He wasn't kidding.
The Crusaders came back with four in the bottom of the frame and it went from there.
Senior Sammi Giannamore reached on an error and came home when Taylor Clark ripped a two-run homer.
Madeline Gulan followed with a solo blast and it was 7-3.
Both ricocheted off the foul pole.
"We didn't know much about them," Alvelo said of the Crusaders. "They only thing I really knew is I read an article about Taylor Clark, their catcher. She lived up to it. She's the real deal.
"When you leave the ball over the middle of the plate a good-hitting team is going to do something with it. They did. They came out and hit the ball. That's a testament to them."
Alex McComb, who took the loss, singled, moved to second on a passed ball and scored when Ashlynne Daley ripped a double to the fence. She finished with three hits.
"I was really, really happy with what we did offensively," Crusaders coach Jim DiCarlo said after his squad finished the season at 25-5. "We really worked hard offensively to prepare for this pitcher."
University of Washington commit Taran Alvelo is also as good as advertised. She fanned 12, but also had to work hard for those other nine outs.
"I'm not sure she has given up nine runs all year," said DiCarlo, who also stated that he believed her ERA was under one. "I'm happy with our kids because they always battle. They never quit. Down 7-0 after that inning, they could easily have quit on us and on themselves, but, they did not do that.
"We hit the ball hard and sometimes right at them. Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don't. I'm really happy with how we hit the ball.
"Off this pitcher, you give up one run and sometimes that's the ballgame. But, down 7-0 and now it's 7-4, we had some chances there. A call here, a break there or a bloop here and you never know. Sometimes, it doesn't bounce your way.
"The game plan was to put the ball in play and take our stride out of it. We did not want to take real elongated swings. We wanted to be short and compact to the ball and stay inside the ball. I thought it worked well. I thought we hit the ball extremely well.
"I was really happy with that. But, then again, when you lose, you're never extremely happy.
"You have to give them credit. They hit the ball well (finishing with 19 hits, including two three-run homers) and they had a couple of bloopers that fell in.
"Defensively, we surely could have played better and I could have done a better job in calling pitches."
Micca Mirabella singled to start the second. Giannamore was hit by a pitch and a double steal later, SCC had runners on second and third. Mirabella scored on a passed ball off a great read and Giannamore scored on Clark's groundout.
Down 15-6 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, Steubenville Catholic scored three times on singles by Clark, Gulan and Megan Lloyd and two Bloom-Carroll errors.
"I mean this from the bottom of my heart, we played North Canton Hoover and they had four hits and that's the best Division I team in Ohio," said coach Alvelo. "They (the Crusaders) are the best hitting team we've faced all year.
"They drove the ball as well as anybody. They had a great game plan. They are very disciplined. My hat's off to them - a great ball team."


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Throughout the undergraduate Photography program, students build a portfolio that will be evaluated by juries of faculty and professional artist photographers. Photography majors will also receive numerous opportunities to exhibit in the department's student curated Gallery South and for a solo exhibition at Lesley. Students also have the chance to publish work in the annual student photography publication and class, Taking In.BFA Photography students are encouraged to pursue a wide range of internships in order to build professional experience prior to graduation. Past student Photography internships have included the following organizations: Magnum Picture Agency (NYC & Paris), National Geographic, The Boston Globe, Annie Leibovitz Studio, Joyce Tennyson Studio, OXFAM and UNICEF, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Ken Burns Films, Oxfam America, DeCordova Museum, Cultural Survival, and The Center for Photographic Arts.
Photography majors are mentored by experienced faculty members who represent a variety of viewpoints, backgrounds, and different approaches to the medium. Intimate classes will train students artistically and conceptually with an eye upon your future in the photographic arts. The Photography program's vibrant community of photographic artists work and thrive in state-of-the-art facilities with equipment that provides the tools needed to realize any vision, concept, or inspiration.
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was an easy quarterfinal winner Friday at the Copa Claro Colsanitas tennis
The top seed from Serbia and former U.S. Open runner-up blew past Romanian
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Pompeii (2014)
Pompeii SynopsisSet in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Pompeii Release Date
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Written by: Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, and Michael Robert Johnson
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants staved off
elimination Tuesday and did so by not driving in a run with a hit.
Buster Posey scored on third baseman Scott Rolen's two-out error in the top of
the 10th inning, and the Giants edged the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, at Great
American Ball Park, a venue that had recently not been kind to the NL West
The third game of this Division Series was dominated by stellar pitching.
San Francisco entered the 10th with only one hit, a two-out single in the
sixth by Marco Scutaro off Cincinnati's Homer Bailey, who struck out 10 and
walked one over seven frames.
Reds reliever Jonathan Broxton (0-1) gave up back-to-back singles to Posey and
Hunter Pence before fanning Brandon Belt and Xavier Nady. Posey then scored
when Rolen bobbled a chopper and Joaquin Arias beat the throw to first base.
Ryan Hanigan's passed ball had allowed the Giants catcher to get to third.
Sergio Romo (1-0) secured the win by tossing his second straight 1-2-3 inning.
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius allegedly made a "sinister" comment to a woman at his murder trial when it adjourned for the day.
It allegedly was to a friend of Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius' girlfriend whom he shot to death last year.
Pistorius told reporters in the courtroom that he did not say to Kim Myers, "How can you sleep at night?"
A lawyer for the Myers family, who were close to Steenkamp, told The Associated Press that Myers told him Pistorius had made the comment to her "in a very sinister way." Myers has been present for much of the trial. A reporter also says he overheard the remark from the athlete.
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GTASA: Liberty City
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GTASA: Liberty City is a modification for PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which was inspired by famous GTA Liberty City Stories modification for the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The main task was the same: recreate original GTA III game in a modern engine, with graphical enhancements and new gameplay features such as motorbikes, planes and helicopters, swimming and climbing, clothing and so on.
First steps
The public development of modification started in August, 2005 by the GTAForums.com user xrk, mainly as a simple 'map mod'. All that users received was the Liberty City from GTA III instead of default San Andreas landscape. Installation of modification was difficult and demanded use of Steve-m's Map Cleaner. The city yet did not have completeness, there were no LOD models, missed some of collision data, no paths for peds & traffic, but interest to modification was significant. With help of new developers NathanHenry (map conversion) and AdTec_224 (scenario conversion), modification began to develop quicker.
Beta 3
Beta 3 released at December 13, 2005. It contained great set of changes, including added water, Portland El train system, parked cars, weapons & pickups and first missions (although only Paramedic was reliable in that time). Hundreds of people have downloaded it, new developers have joined the project, including Monitor57 who started GTA III cars conversion and dingleman who started creation of Hi-res textures pack and new weather & water effects. Several moderate updates quickly followed. Although the main conception of total conversion for GTA III porting was defined, developers has faced to the first problems with shortage of time IRL and lack of tools, such as ped & traffic paths editor. In 2006, developers mostly worked internally, without major public updates.
Beta 4When xrk in April, 2007 has partially left the project, NathanHenry became main modification maintainer. Beta 4 released at May 6, 2007. It included LOD models, new lighting system, usable Camera and Parachute, some ped&traffic paths, interiors and Claude player model. It also came with the installer and did not require preliminary use of Map Cleaner. In August, 2007 new developer GTAfanattic have joined project team, with numerous fixes and conversions provided. In December, 2007 large updates were released, with improved player model, GTA III-styled radar, 99% completed ped&traffic paths, fixed train system and first part of GTA III cars converted. Later GTAfanattic has replaced NathanHenry on post of modification maintainer.
Beta 5
Beta 5 released at January 3, 2008. From changes are noted new weather system, return of seabed, working save garages and Pay 'n' Spray, gangs and gang vehicles, GTA III car handling & colors and several missions, including all of Marty Chonks payphone missions. This time the project team encountered large problems with game stability, about half of users have reported about various crashes with modification. During first quarter of 2008, four updates were issued, the developers were forced to use SA Limit Adjuster and drop some of already converted ambient sounds. Besides corrections, the insignificant amount of changes was brought, including working Subway, GTA III HUD and some of cars ported. The last Update 4 released at March 7, 2008. After it, no appreciable updates were issued.
Beta 6
After GTAFannatic had officially left the team, Dingleman took over in early 2010 and worked up a new Beta with some of the help of a few new team members. Some notable changes include the function of the casino games, a haircut/clothing customisation system, gym interiors with usable equipment as well as the ability to learn new "moves", other new interiors, recruitable Yakuza gang members, several map improvements and more. Though there were complaints upon the beta's release of various bugs, there were none reported that were that new and were not in the previous beta releases. There has not yet been any updates for the mod since this beta's release due to its recency of release, but there have been announcements of a hotfix to improve stabilization and fix a majority of the reported glitches.
Current state
The Liberty City transferred with great accuracy. You can drive on all three islands, save in Safehouses, use Bomb shops and Pay 'n' Spray garages, fight against GTA III gangs patrolling the streets, move by Portland El and Subway train systems. Some little lacks still present, such as wrong traffic direction in some places, minor errors in collision data and missing Shoreside Lift Bridge animation. About half of original GTA III cars present in last version of modification. Missions scenario still in early stages, the only missions available are Marty Chonks payphone missions, Paramedic mission in Portland and the Gripped!. Some of GTA San Andreas features present, including planes, motorbikes, swimming, eating (vendors only), haircuts, clothing and gym. Present interiors taken from GTA San Andreas without changes.
- You must download the Beta 6 installer. It can be found in the mods GTAGarage page, its GTAForums topic and on the Official Website (Links at the bottom of this page).
- The modification can be installed only on US or Euro PC versions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- The modification is not compatible with other mods, install it over fresh installation of GTA San Andreas.
- Versions 1.01 and 2.0 of game are not supported due limitations in third-party libraries used. But you can try to install modification over them and then delete d3d9.dll, saloader.ini files and cleo folder from game`s directory. The menu will be messed up and crashes may occur.
- You can obtain weapons in Ammu-Nation stores, for free.
- Military vehicles can be found in Staunton Island Military Base.
- Hold down 'H' for a few seconds while on foot to disable the HUD, and hold 'G' in the same manner to re-enable it.
- Collect Hidden Packages around Liberty City. On top of the GTAIII weapon bonuses you will also get a Jetpack at your Staunton Island hideout after finding 90, and a Hydra at Phil's Army Surplus after finding 100.
List of developers
Several of which can be found on GTAForums.
- AdTec_224 – First main.scm Scripter
- RAWTalent (bammagera) – Map, Ped Conversion, Menu, In game Animation, Cutscene Animation and Custom Interior Work
- bbobik – Second main.scm Coder
- Cursed – Vehicles and Textures Assistance
- Dingleman – Current Mod Maintainer and Leader
- GTAfanattic – Mod Maintainer and Leader from Beta 4 to Beta 5
- ildar07 - Mission Converting
- Minnieman121249 - Claude's Alternate Tattoos
- Monitor57 - Vehicle Converter
- NathanHenry – Mod Maintainer and Leader from Beta 3 to Beta 4
- SeaNorris – Vehicle Converter
- Secretagents1 - Tester
- XRK – Mod Creator, Maintainer and Leader up to Beta 3


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Africa and the Winter Olympics – two topics that aren't often thought of together. But in Sochi this year, five athletes will be representing three African nations – Morocco, Togo and Zimbabwe. For Togo and Zimbabwe, it's their Winter Olympic debut.
As Africa figures more prominently in the world economy, its nations are stepping onto all sorts of world stages – even some as surprising as the Winter Olympic games.
In 2014, the IBM Center for Applied Insights also had its own African debut – publishing, for the first time, research involving 180 IT leaders from six African nations, including Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.
In our study, we identified a segment of African IT leaders – who like Africa's Olympic medal hopefuls – are preparing to compete on a different plane by capitalizing on mobile, social, cloud and analytics technologies. We call them pacesetters. And they too are navigating tough courses – around challenges such as the need for greater strategic business leadership from IT leaders, IT skills development in emerging technologies, and effective information security as the use of mobile, social, cloud and analytics skyrockets.
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (WUSA) -- High winds have been wreaking havoc across the area, bringing down trees.
A tree down on power lines in Takoma Park caused about 1700 power outages Thursday morning.
Pepco contractors are trying to restore power before it gets dark.
"I heard a big boom that sounded like a transformer, " said Reed Thompson, who knew immediately what caused his neighborhood to go dark.
"It's been windy. The lights went off, then on then off again. For good," he said.
The massive tree at Maple Avenue and Tulip Avenue crashed down on power lines and crushed a neighbor's car blowing out the windows. No one was reportedly hurt.
Several other trees across the region came down. Crews had to close down Georgetown Pike at Swinks Mill Road because of a downed tree.
Another large tree fell across Burke Station Road near Laurel Street in Fairfax.
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In 1985, he moved to WWAY-TV in Wilmington, NC and came to WFMY News 2 in 1988 as the weekend meteorologist.
Ed attended North Carolina State University and graduated with a BS in Meteorology in 1984. He received the American Meteorologist Society Seal of approval in 1990 and has been a member of the National Weather Association since 1991.
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My Dad! With no formal education other than high school, he was the smartest and wisest man I have ever known. He taught me a lot about life and what it takes to be a good Christian person.
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AAR reports rail volumes for week ending July 17 are up
July 23, 2010
Railroad volumes for the week ending July 17 were down year-over-year and up compared to 2008, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Weekly carload volumes—at 282,199—were up 3.5 percent compared to 2009 and down 13.8 percent compared to 2008. This topped the week ending July 10, which hit 252,963 carloads and included the July 4 holiday. The week ending April 24, which hit 294,218 carloads, is the highest weekly carload level since December 2008, according to the AAR.
In October 2009, the AAR began reporting weekly rail traffic with year-over-year comparisons for the previous two years, due to the fact that the economic downturn was in full effect at this time a year ago, and global trade was bottoming and economic activity was below current levels.
Carload volume in the East was up 3.8 percent year-over-year and down 15.7 percent compared to 2008. And out West carloads were up 6.7 percent year-over-year and down 12.4 percent compared to 2008.
Intermodal traffic—at 227,661 trailers and containers—was up 20.1 percent year-over-year and down 2.5 percent compared to 2008, which continues to close the gap between current and 2008 intermodal volumes. It remained the week ending July 3, which hit 231,286 trailers and containers and was its highest output since week 42 of 2008.
Domestic intermodal performance has been on a roll of late, due, in part, to a tightening of truckload capacity, which has some shippers converting to intermodal. This is indicative, said the AAR, of a years-long trend of domestic freight converting from truck trailers to containers on rail; truck trailers can be double-stacked, which makes them more cost-efficient and effective.
While the strong economic momentum from the end of 2009 through mid-June has somewhat abated, the rail industry is overall very optimistic about its future prospects, as evidenced in recent Class I railroads second quarter earnings results, which saw strong gains in pricing, volumes, and revenue per unit.
As LM has previously reported rail industry stakeholders remain optimistic about railroad growth throughout the remainder of 2010. Among the things they have pointed to include increased industrial production growth in the form of manufacturing and new orders indices, as well as gradual consumer spending, among other factors, as drivers for these gains. But even though volumes are slowly recovering, they are still well below previous peak levels.
And volumes are likely to remain strong on a year-over-year basis until at least mid-summer for most of the major carload categories, wrote Avondale Partners analyst Donald Broughton in a research note.
On a year-to-date basis, total U.S. carload volumes at 7,874,125 carloads are up 7.3 percent year-over-year and down 13.2 percent compared to 2008. Trailers or containers at 5,855,507 are up 13.1 percent year-over-year and down 6.4 percent compared to 2008.
Of the 19 carload commodities tracked by the AAR, 11 were up year-over-year. Metallic ores were up 208.4 percent and coke loadings were up 22.5 percent.
Weekly rail volume was estimated at 30.8 billion ton-miles, a 5.8 percent year-over-year increase. And total volume year-to-date at 866.5 billion ton-miles was up 8.8 percent year-over-year.
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Perhaps our taste buds detect what our eyes cannot. Truly fresh produce is more nourishing and deeply satisfying to the senses. The nature of the American food system means the fruit, vegetables, and herbs found in grocery stores have often been grown hundreds of miles from our kitchens and packed, shipped, distributed, and displayed, all while being refrigerated—a process that can wreak havoc on the flavor and nutrients of delicate plants.
When food is flown or trucked to your local store, days pass between harvest and your table. Even the most perfect specimen will begin to decline before you bring it home—it loses moisture and vitamins and begins to metabolize its own reserves. Some foods, like sweet corn or snap peas, begin to transform altogether directly after picking (converting sugar to starch and losing sweetness and flavor). Although our remarkable food-distribution system provides a diverse selection of foods year-round, cost and quality are inevitably compromised.
Only a few generations ago, most of the food on the dinner table had been growing in a garden only hours before it was served. While it would be a full-time job these days to feed your family this way, it feels surprisingly good to grow some of the staples on your grocery list.
1. Taste: A New World of Flavors
One perk of gardening is the exposure to new varieties you may not have seen or tried before. Seed catalogs and garden centers offer seemingly endless options in varying colors and shapes, often with charming historical names. Thousands of varieties of tomatoes are at your fingertips,
versus the simple red, round tomato in supermarkets. A tomato grower who supplies a large market needs to grow varieties that ripen all at once for a more economical harvest that can survive shipping in good condition, while a home gardener can select tomatoes for flavor, extended harvest, and color. The same is true for many other crops.
2. Cost: Get More for Less
If you buy in bulk and clip coupons for a variety of packaged foods, gardening may not cut the cost of your regular grocery bill. But if you love to buy fresh produce—especially organic—you can confidently reduce your monthly expenditures. Cost efficiency is an age-old reason to grow your own food since seeds, sun, and nature's soil are not expensive. However, like any hobby, gardening can get pricey if you choose to purchase lots of equipment or gardening gadgets.


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Revision to 0.6.1: Seems like overkill to me, but I can live with this. Prefer LC's suggested rewording: If only one instance of a core element is required, recording subsequent instances is discretionary. Kathy Glennan (talk) 14:39, 17 September 2013 (PDT)
OK with changes to 184.108.40.206, 184.108.40.206. Kathy Glennan (talk) 14:39, 17 September 2013 (PDT)
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Summary of LC response
General support.
Suggest a modification to proposed wording at 0.6.1.
Suggest an example for 18.104.22.168 to illustrate the situation of more than one place of publication; prefer to modify the 4th existing example to do so.
The clarifications proposed here seem very helpful - I think ALA should support them (and LC's suggestions). --Robert J. Rendall (talk) 08:05, 30 August 2013 (PDT)
Agree with no further comments: CILIP.


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This applies only to those who are attempting or have gone from 4.5.x to 5.0.x, and have LDAP replicas.
-This is in the release notes as well but we want to make doubly sure everyone saw it.
An issue has been identified with LDAP replication during upgrade to 5.0.x. This is due to a bug in OpenLDAP (fixed) that can cause the replica database to become inconsistent when upgrading combined with a tiny bug in the zmldapapplylidf script (also fixed).
For any ZCS 4.5.x upgrading to any version of ZCS 5.0.x, please use the workaround in this article: LDAP Replicas 4.5.x to 5.0.x - Zimbra :: Wiki
This procedure allows all the replica servers to properly preserve the changes made to the master during the upgrade process and allows ZCS 5.0.x non-LDAP servers to work with the 4.5.x replica servers.
Choosing to remove your LDAP replicas during the upgrade and install fresh ones is also an alternative if you wish.
The wiki page also includes directions for those who have already upgraded from 4.5.x to 5.0.x, and have had their replicas become out-of-sync.
Bug 23627 - LDAP replication broken (webapps not working after upgrade)
Bug 23764 - zmldapapplyldif makes modifications to master and replica while replication is not enabled
ZCS Open Source Edition Release Notes
ZCS Network Edition Release Notes can be found in the Support Portal
Once again, if not using LDAP replication you may disregard :)
UPDATED Information for those running LDAP Replicas:
-We strongly suggest that if you ever did an upgrade from 4.5.10 (or prior) -> 5.0.1 (or prior) at any time and have LDAP replicas, please go & refresh the replicas.
-Updating to 5.0.2 will not fix the data issues in the replicas. The only solution is to reload the replicas if you went from 4.5.10 (or prior) -> 5.0.1 (or prior).
Still in the 4.5.x series?
-If you make use of LDAP replicas & are still on 4.5.10 (or prior) please update to 4.5.11 before switching to 5.0.2
-When they come out, if you have LDAP replicas when going 4.5.11 > 5.0.2 you should still follow the directions given at LDAP Replicas 4.5.x to 5.0.x - Zimbra :: Wiki on updating the replica schemas before upgrading the master LDAP.
-Should you forget to follow these instructions when upgrading from 4.5.11 -> 5.0.2, don't despair! No harm to your ldap data will occur, however some parts of ZCS will not function correctly until all of the replicas are also upgraded to 5.0.2
-From 4.5.11, you will still run into the zimbraAdminURL bug when you take your master to 5.0.2, until all replicas are also on 5.0.2.
You can avoid this by doing the same upgrade procedure we had for going from 4.5.10 (or prior) > 5.0.1 (or prior), where you update zimbra.schema on the replicas prior to upgrading the master.
The big difference between 4.5.10 and 4.5.11 on a v5 upgrade, is that if you choose not to upgrade zimbra.schema prior to upgrading the master, your replica DB will remain consistent with 4.5.11, whereas with 4.5.10 certain changes would not be propagated and the replica databases would be inconsistent from then on.
The procedure allows all the replica servers to properly preserve the changes made to the master during the upgrade process and allows ZCS 5.0.x non-LDAP servers to work with the 4.5.x replica servers.
UPDATE2: You should also follow the instructions to replace the zmupgrade.pm script file on the LDAP replicas in order to avoid the mime tree getting deleted. When it is released, 5.0.3 will have the updated zmupgrade.pm file included.


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Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut will start against the Thunder in Game 5.
The Rockets are reportedly finalizing a four-year deal to install Mike D'Antoni as their next head coach.
Grizzlies sign David Fizdale as head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
LeBron James racked up 23 points, eight assists and six steals in just 32 minutes on Wednesday, as the Cavs rolled to a dominant 116-78 victory.
Kyle Lowry scored only 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting during Wednesday's crushing road loss, adding six assists, three rebounds and five turnovers in 29 minutes.
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Koh-i-Noor is an investigation into, and an attempt to build, large reliable disk arrays. We hope to use some slightly novel erasure codes to provide adequate reliability in the presence of disk failures for storage systems comprised of up to ten thousand disks.
As of August, 2003, Koh-i-Noor is no longer under active development, although we continue to stumble on interesting related results and ideas.
In the Koh-i-Noor project, we are investigating how to construct large, inexpensive, reliable disks. We are using somewhat-novel erasure codes (similar to standard Reed-Solomon codes) and parallel reconstruction techniques during repair. The goal is to allow the construction of extremely large (100 terabyte to 1 petabyte, using today's technology) virtual disks, built by organizing clusters of small disks into modest-sized groups to provide low-level reliability and reduce maintenance costs, without imposing high-overhead on the cost of storage.
In particular, we expect to build clusters of up to 256 disks, each attached to a separate processor. Each processor is connected to two independent networks, organized as a tree using small inexpensive switches. The goal is to provide reliability, not availability, so we assume that processor and/or network reboots will cure many transient failures. Blocks are allocated to the disks using a mapping function that distributes primary storage uniformly; blocks initially mapped to permanently-failed disks are remapped to vacant blocks on surviving disks. Erasure-recovery locations are also assigned by a mapping function. We limit the capacity of a cluster to <85% of the apparent capacity to leave room for correction blocks (~1.5%), and to leave excess capacity to allow re-vectoring of blocks after failure. With roughly 15% overcapacity, we would expect our most-unlucky cluster to still have spare capacity after five years, assuming a MTTF for individual disk drives of 50 years. If we suffer no cabling failures, no dependent failures of hardware, and a similar MTTF for CPUs to those of disks, we might hope to be able to defer any maintenance on any cluster for up to five years.
Triple-erasure-correcting codes give us an expected time of 50,000 years until we experience data loss on any block in the petabyte.
We can attach a greater number of disks to a CPU by assigning them to independent clusters. A CPU or controller failure can then impact several disks, but not ones that rely on the same set of erasure-correction disks. This does have an impact on the statistics of total-system data loss which argues for a greater frequency of servicing.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Well, whaddya know.
After all the consternation that two big-name players didn't make the cut, a Lefty won the Greenbrier Classic after all.
No, it wasn't The Lefty, Phil Mickelson, who has now missed back-to-back cuts in the event. But it was A Lefty, in the form of Ted Potter, Jr.
Once again, there was Greenbrier drama, just like last year when Scott Stallings won in a one-hole playoff. This time, though, it took three playoff holes, perhaps giving CBS a little bump after ratings winners Mickelson and Tiger Woods experienced nosedives.
And whaddya know, for once this summer, West Virginia nosed out bad weather. At least its showcase sporting event did, getting the playoff in before a bad storm hit the area.
In a second attempt at a winning putt within 5 feet, Potter dropped one from 4 feet, 2 inches, defeating Troy Kelly in sudden death on No. 18.
"It's an amazing feeling," Potter said afterward, wearing a green jacket. "I didn't know what was going to happen down the stretch."
No one knew what was going to happen when the wheels fell off the one name player in contention, Webb Simpson, the U.S. Open champ.
Heck, no one knew if there would be a Sunday conclusion to the tournament. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for hours before Potter sneaked the winner in the cup.
But maybe it was appropriate a guy named Potter won. Because there was magic to be enjoyed.
Down the stretch before the playoff, the victor, at 15 under, made an eagle at No. 17, a 616-yard par-5. When Kelly failed to capitalize on the same hole, a Cinderella matchup was on.
On the first hole of the playoff, Kelly basically had the same putt as moments before, this from 31 feet, 7 inches. Potter was off the edge of the green and dribbled his attempt left.
After chatting down the No. 17 fairway, Potter had the edge with a putt to win from 4 feet, 9 inches. No go.
Finally, he converted the winner on playoff hole No. 3, again No. 18.
"I played tough all day," Kelly said. "I had a lot of fun."
Those who stayed tuned did as well. No, it wasn't Phil and Tiger. It was Troy and Ted. Kelly had zero Top 25 finishes in his career. His bio is highlighted by the fact that he's also dabbled in home remodeling.
Potter might have won because he's more comfortable in West Virginia's hills. He likes to fish and hunt. And you have to love a guy whose favorite movie is "Caddyshack."
It put an exclamation point to a different kind of week.
Angles? There were more here than in geometry. There were the obvious ones: the heat, the missed cuts of Woods and Mickelson.
There was the made cut by legendary golfer Tom Watson. On Sunday, Watson faltered at the end of his round and finished at 5 over on the day and 4 over for the tournament. He bogeyed on what might be his final made cut in a regular PGA Tour stop. But he made sure to smile and shake hands with playing partner D.J. Trahan. He also took a few moments to speak to the Air Force and Army national guard representatives on the closing hole.
If you didn't know, the regular pin flag on No. 18 was replaced by an American flag for the July 4 week. The national guard reps tended the flag and made sure it didn't touch the ground.
There was also the sudden withdrawal of Scott Brown, who was at 3 under but left to be with his wife, who was in labor. That left Tommy Gainey in a group of his own on Sunday. Gainey buzzed through the course in two hours and four minutes.
The players had fun.
"It was great," said Virginia Tech grad Brendon de Jonge, who finished at 3 under. "It's a wonderful sight, a wonderful venue. It's come a long way."
"I like it," said Dustin Johnson, who won the FedEx St. Jude Classic this year and finished at 6 under. "I think it's a good tournament. I had a lot of fun and definitely will come back."
Both thought the Old White TPC course was receptive to good scores.
"It was very warm," de Jonge said. "The ball went a long way and the greens were receptive. There was a little wind."
After the playoff, there was much wind. Before, there was much wind.
And, in the end, maybe that's why this Greenbrier Classic will be remembered. The Mountain State was punched in the stomach by a derecho. But the residents took a deep breath, pulled together and, again, helped put on quite a show.
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NNSA's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) recently launched a project management mobile app for both Google's Android and Apple's iOS, a first for NNSA. The app is part of G2, GTRI's awarding winning project management information system. The app will further support GTRI project and program managers' ability to manage complex projects to secure vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials around the world.
G2 incorporates all the project management tools into a single, comprehensive, and agile IT platform, allowing GTRI project managers to quickly and effectively filter and analyze large amounts of real time, geo-spatial linked information and integrate that data with scope, schedule, cost and infrastructure information for the entire portfolio of GTRI projects. This app will allow the GTRI team to manage projects wherever they are in the world, all from the palm of their hand. Because of G2, GTRI has been able to increase the scale and scope of its work and manage large increases in its budget without having to hire additional staff.
This app is a further demonstration of NNSA's commitment to project management, and an example of how NNSA is innovating to improve program effectiveness and efficiency. As NNSA works around the world to reduce nuclear dangers, to keep the American people safe, and enhance global security, NNSA is committed to ensuring it has the best project management tools and practices in place to ensure NNSA is a good steward of the taxpayers' money.
The public face of Pantex on the Internet has a new look following a project to redesign its homepage.
Pantex unveiled its new website this week which features updated information, easier navigation and new search tools. A prime objective of the redesign was to provide up-to-date information to the public and stakeholders in an efficient manner. The site features a new section on doing business with Pantex that will be beneficial to subcontractors and others who work with the site. Plant status and emergency information is also more easily accessed. New content will continue to roll out on the site over the coming months.
The site was created over the past several months by Pantex's Chief Information Officer Division, the Public Affairs Department and an external Web development contractor.
Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories also recently redesigned their sites.
When retired Sandia National Laboratories physicist Willis Whitfield invented the modern-day cleanroom 50 years ago, researchers and industrialists didn't believe it at first. But within a few short years, $50 billion worth of laminar-flow cleanrooms were being built worldwide and the invention is used in hospitals, laboratories and manufacturing plants today.
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About the photo:Cleanroom inventor Willis Whitfield, who passed away this month at age 92, steps out of a transportable cleanroom at Sandia National Laboratories, which could be transported to remote sites.
A new concept for a reliable nuclear reactor that could be used on space flights has been demonstrated by a team of researchers, including engineers from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The research team recently demonstrated the first use of a heat pipe to cool a small nuclear reactor and power a Stirling engine at the Nevada National Security Site's Device Assembly Facility near Las Vegas. The Demonstration Using Flattop Fissions (DUFF) experiment produced 24 watts of electricity. A team of engineers from Los Alamos, the NASA Glenn Research Center and National Security Technologies LLC (NSTec) conducted the experiment.
A heat pipe is a sealed tube with an internal fluid that can efficiently transfer heat produced by a reactor with no moving parts. A Stirling engine is a relatively simple closed-loop engine that converts heat energy into electrical power using a pressurized gas to move a piston. Using the two devices in tandem allowed for creation of a simple, reliable electric power supply that can be adapted for space applications.
Read about the work.
See animation of the new reactor concept.
About the photo:John Bounds of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Advanced Nuclear Technology Division makes final adjustments on the DUFF experiment, a demonstration of a simple, robust fission reactor prototype that could be used as a power system for space travel. DUFF is the first demonstration of a space nuclear reactor system to produce electricity in the United States since 1965.
Three distinguished members of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientific staff are being honored with appointments as Laboratory Fellows for 2012. They are Charles Farrar, Steven Elliott and Mikhail Shashkov.
LANL Fellows are selected for sustained, high-level achievements in programs of importance to LANL and for making a fundamental or important discovery that has led to widespread use. In addition, a Fellow must be a recognized authority in the field, indicated by outside recognition and an outstanding record of publications.
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From left to right, Charles Farrar, Mikhail Shashkov and Steven Elliott.
B&W Pantex was recently honored for its charitable giving during National Philanthropy Day ceremonies in Amarillo, Tex.
John Woolery, B&W Pantex General Manager, accepted the Outstanding Business/Corporation Award on behalf of Pantex from the Texas Plains Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
The award pointed out the generous support of Pantexans for the Coffee Memorial Blood Center, which held a total of 24 blood drives at the plant and collected more than 750 units of blood last year. Pantex was also praised for support of the United Way of Amarillo and Canyon, High Plains Food Bank, Family Support Services, the Discovery Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters and several other agencies.
About the photo:B&W Pantex General Manager John Woolery receives the Outstanding Business/Corporation Award on behalf of Pantex.
B&W Pantex was honored last week with a pair of awards for its exemplary safety record.
The President's Award for Best Performing Business Unit and the Target Zero Award were presented on behalf of Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services Group (B&W TSG) President George Dudich. "I am happy to honor the thousands of men and women who do the critical work at Pantex with such a high commitment to safety," Dudich said.
The President's Award is presented to the large site that demonstrates "Best in Class" safety performance, while the Target Zero Award goes to sites that complete the year without a lost time injury.
"The key to the outstanding safety performance at Pantex is employee involvement. Pantex employees lead numerous safety committees and initiatives," said B&W Pantex General Manager John Woolery.
During 2012, Pantexans worked more than seven million man hours without a lost time injury and continue to lead the nuclear security enterprise in several measures of safety.
Earlier this year, Pantex was also honored with the Department of Energy's Voluntary Protection Program's Star of Excellence.
In the summer of 1957, a postage stamp cost three cents, Russia launched the first earth-orbiting satellite, Leave it to Beaver premiered on CBS, and Ray Rempe embarked on his career as a draftsman at the Kansas City Plant. Now, 55 years later, Ray is still serving the same customer as a Senior CAD Designer to help support national security for NNSA.
A lot of things have changed in technology and in Kansas City since Rempe joined the company.
Rempe says he's enjoyed designing circuits when it was done on the board. "We drew designs on paper or Mylar," he said. "That changed dramatically in 1975 when we went to computers. Now we draw circuits using a CAD system, and I like that even more. Circuit boards are now much smaller and more intricate and sophisticated."
Supercomputer simulations of blast waves on the brain are being compared with clinical studies of veterans suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and University of New Mexico. The intent is to help improve helmet designs.
The research team hopes to identify threshold levels of stress and energy on which better military and sports helmet designs could be based. They could be used to program sensors placed on helmets to show whether a blast is strong enough to cause injuries.
About the photo:Each millimeter square in this model represents the type of tissue in that square. Sandia and UNM researchers are comparing supercomputer simulations of the physical effects of blast waves on the brain with Ford's analyses of patients who have suffered such injuries. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
NNSA's Sequoia supercomputer, housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is ready to shake out and fully develop its capabilities required to fulfill its national security missions, starting early next year. Researchers from NNSA's three nuclear weapons laboratories are testing Sequoia's power and versatility by running unclassified science codes relevant to NNSA missions. Science being explored by Lawrence Livermore researchers includes high energy density plasmas and the electronic structure of heavy metals. The early science runs are part of the "shakeout" of the 20-petaflop peak IBM BlueGene/Q system, which will transition in March 2013 to classified work for NNSA's Advanced Simulation and Computing program, a cornerstone of the effort to ensure the safety, security and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear deterrent without underground testing. Sequoia's mammoth computational power will be used to assess physical weapons systems and provide a more accurate atomic-level understanding of the behavior of materials in the extreme conditions present in a nuclear weapon. Read more about Sequoia.


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