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Xenoblade Chronicles to get that much needed JRPG fix.
League of Legends
Trine 2 again with some friends
Dota 2 beta
Just finished a Chrono Trigger playthrough.
- Oblivion
- Secret World (now and then...)
Nothing game-worthy out there. Always fall back to Fallout 3, Everquest II n such.
Let's see...
MMO's -
1.TSW - every now and then
2.Dragons nest - just started, really like so far
Non-mmo's -
1.Awesomenauts - a 2d Moba with some other twists that set it apart
2.Torchlight 2
Looking ahead to FF14 ARR
Mostly Minecraft and Skyrim on the PC. I also have Farcry 3 but can only play for about 15 minutes or so before it causes a heat shutdown... LOL... Time to upgrade again.
I also play a lot of Android games on my Tablet. Right now I'm mostly playing Reckless Racing 2, Pinball Arcade, Minecraft PE, A Bards Tale, Need for Speed: Most Wanted and various other games.
As for MMOs I haven't been playing any for a while now but I'm thinking about giving one a go here soon. The wife wants me to start playing WOW again but I just can't bring myself to do that.
Originally posted by BadSpock
This month?
EvE - couldn't resist the 9.95 come back promotion followed shortly by a 29.95 90 day promotion.
4 months for 40 bucks is a great value!
I want to get into FW and PK (bounty hunting) and I can easily get myself into T2 cruiser/frigate PvP in a few weeks.
Nothing else really - barely have time for any MMO these days.
Waiting on FFXIV, Defiance in the hopefully somewhat short term - AA in the long haul.
Might play some more TERA once it hits F2P.
I think the 1st episode of Defiance on SYFY is maybe April 15th or so.I'm thinking the game needs to release close to that,so maybe May 15th at latest (I hope).Also agree with Tera as I'll be playing much more of that once ftp next month.
Some day I'm going to put a sword through your eye and out the back of your skull!
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I don't know how you guys play more than one MMO at once.
MMOs require a legit investment to even get going.
If you play a mmo once a week or once every two weeks are you really playing?
From my experience if you really like a game, you play it.
You look forward to playing it, a mmo should take up the majority of your free gaming time.
I look at these game lists and I see two, three and even five! mmos listed and all i'm thinking is how you guys have nothing to play.
If you can't stomach one game for an extended period of time... uninstall it.
I'm playing one mmo, everything else on my list are games that end (Skyrim, Dark Souls, Darksiders 2) or have a short match session time per game (Dota 2, SC2).
I honestly feel bad for anyone that can't find a good mmo to stick to. I see players jumping from game to game playing one hour here, two there... Has the genre really failed you so badly and are you truly that addicted that you can't admit that you enjoy nothing?
Waiting on:
Saints Row the Third, The Secret World, and some Pokemon Platinum.
I honestly wasn't all that interested in playing my digital copy of Saints Row, even though I got it during the Humble Indie Bundle, until I decided to check up some videos on it and saw what it was about. I jumped in, and I'm loving every moment of it.
The Secret World is pretty cool for the atmosphere and freeform skill system, although it's slow going for me at the moment, and I keep getting distracted by other stuff.
Pokemon Platinum because I feel a Pokemon urge popping up recently.
Currently playing Perpetuum for my sandbox fix
GW2 for my themepark action
I should be going through my stack of games from as far back as steam's summer sale, but instead I'm just playing the Secret World and loving it.
Also logging into EvE online to set training and do ganked roams.
Not enough time but I'll be checking out the Age of Wushu beta in before the release.
Originally posted by trenshod
World of Warcraft: love the lore, friends, and the chance to better my toons
Here, here!
Age of Wushu, on Russian servers Because I think I've fallen in love with Mo's again it's simply brilliant.
Far Cry 3, Awesome engine incredible graphics and stunning sandbox play to boot.
Originally posted by bizoux86Originally posted by trenshod
World of Warcraft: love the lore, friends, and the chance to better my toons
Here, here!
Did you just try to congratulate yourself by changing names?
That's kinda sad....
I play
Because they are fun. Are there any other reasons to play?
Originally posted by bizoux86Originally posted by trenshod
World of Warcraft: love the lore, friends, and the chance to better my toons
Here, here!
New build in progress.
Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by apb2011
I think you all need to get laid.
Why are YOU here? Getting laid isn't an issue. All I have to do is get up, walk about 2 feet, yank her blankets off, do my thing, walk away and go back to my game. 'cept she gets pissed because I leave her like that.
Nothing wrong with having both. Some of us do. Women, gaming, food, sleep. In that order.
New build in progress.
Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!
New build in progress.
Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!
Space Marine, Mark of the Ninja, SWTOR, GW2, Dead Space, and Doom 3.
Bought Saints Row 3 and FTL on the Steam sale. Both games are severely overhyped pieces of garbage IMO.
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Originally posted by apb2011
I think you all need to get laid.
What do you know of this? You speak as if you have to be up in someone's face 24/7 to make it work. No, you kind of have to keep doing your own thing, or it will fall apart. So yeah, you stop doing what you love, and the rest of us will just keep getting laid instead.
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Picked up Dishonored the other day, onsale on steam. Wow, can't stop playing it, I'm on my 3rd playthrough. Kind of a short game, the retail 60 would have been a bit steep, but 30 bucks was well worth it.
Originally posted by EnigmatusOriginally posted by bizoux86Originally posted by trenshod
World of Warcraft: love the lore, friends, and the chance to better my toons
Here, here!
Did you just try to congratulate yourself by changing names?
That's kinda sad....
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In the ebook archive version, of "Travels in the upper and lower Amoor" by Thomas Witlam Atkinson he describes and illustrates (on page n140) a standing monolith measuring 23.1m x 7.31m x 5.79m.
The rock type is not specified but this monolith would likely weigh over 2,000 tons and the dimensions given make it by far the largest standing stone in the world. Atkinson was clearly a fine illustrator and seemingly not a man prone to exaggeration but I can't find any other information about this. The monolith reportedly stands in an extremely remote area of the Kora River valley in Siberia. Has anyone any further information about this? Does anyone have any idea where this river is? Coordinates would be very useful. The archive illustration is on the link below: you may need to scroll down one page to get it on page n141. The dimensions are given on page n138
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Diesel prices decreased for just the fourth time in the last 24 weeks—and the second consecutive week—with a 4.3 cent decline to $4.061 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Jacksonville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver
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Burton, who did not practice all week, has been limited to 76 yards on eight
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Develop an understanding of other areas of the academic enterprise by looking outside of immediate interest areas and contributing to the understanding of commonalities as well as contrasts.
Organize community-wide, project-based, or institutional discussion, dialogue and practical collaborative work.
This year, the event will include the "Open Summit" - an opportunity for open initiatives in education to share best practices, state-of-the art and strategic directions. Apereo is leading the development of this event together with the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Red Hat.
Mark you calendars and join us this year to share your success stories at our Open Apereo 2016 conference in New York City!
swampUP provides the perfect platform for the elite members of the DevOps and Dev communities to share their Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery best practices. You can share knowledge, exchange ideas, build relationships, and come together as a community in a comfortable setting. Like other conferences, you will have the chance to attend sessions and meet Artifactory and Bintray users from all over the world. Unlike other conferences, we have specially built our program so our community can relax, mingle, and have the flexibility to spend the evening in the amazing Napa Valley and discuss CI with a glass of wine at hand. Our unique cocktail reception followed by a Gala dinner will enable you to build stronger relationships and give you the opportunity to meet the JFrog team.
PHP Tour is a conference organized by the French PHP Users group, gathering all developers, IT companies, open-source contributors and PHP lovers.
After Nantes, Lille, Lyon, and Luxembourg (in Luxembourg), the PHP Tour goes to Clermont-Ferrand, a lovely city surrounded by volcanoes. Both AFUP and Clermont'ech are happy to welcome you there on May 23-24, 2016 at the Polydome convention centre.
Two days to talk about PHP, uses, experiences, performances, two days to share and learn, two days to celebrate the language with all the community !
Over the years, Malaysia Open Source Conference or MOSC MY have brought together thousands participants, of CEOs and leaders, vendors, consultants, associations and regulators from around Malaysia and the world to address mutual challenges and share information on Open Source Software.
With "A New Begining" as the theme for year 2016, we are addressing the main technology focus and trends for most consumers.
MOSCMY 2016 is set to explore the Open Source software and technology at the Enterprise level, and to promote the development of local Open Source solution for Enterprise environment to be use worldwide.
Date : 25-27 May 2016 (Wednesday Till Friday)
Time : 9am till 5pm
Venue : Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor.
Join Koha community members for their annual conference from 30 May to 4 June 2016 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Whether you're just curious about Koha, or have been using it for many years to manage your library, come along and learn more about Koha, the world's first free and open source integrated library management system.
Over five days there are opportunities to learn about and contribute to Koha. The first three days include presentations, case studies and round tables. After a break in the middle for site seeing (optional), the hackfest is an opportunity to work together fixing bugs, planning and working on improvements, and sharing experiences. There are also plenty of opportunities to socialise.
Our host and organiser for 2016
The host and organiser for KohaCon16 is the Library & Information Centre at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the library for the largest academic institution in Greece.
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library recently replaced its legacy commercial ILS with Koha. Their new catalog went live in late September 2015 – it includes about 1 million records, 1.5 million items, and has over 45,000 active users (students, faculty members, administrative staff and external users).
About the conference
The annual Koha conference is a major event for the Koha community. It is held in a different continent each year, and attracts community members from around the world. Previous locations have included France, Texas (US), New Zealand, India, Scotland, Nevada (US), Argentina, and Nigeria.
Important dates
- 29 February 2016: The call for presentations closes
- 22 April 2016: Registration closes (registration is free!)
- 21 March 2016: Programme schedule published
- 30 May–1 June 2016: Presentations and sessions
- 2 June 2016: Day trip to a place with historical interest or natural beauty (fees may apply)
- 3–4 June 2016: Hackfest, where community members exchange ideas, squash bugs, and develop new features
More information
For more information see https://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon16/ and the conference website http://kohacon2016.lib.auth.gr/
PS: Did we mention that there is no registration fee to attend? And that that the conference location is a great place to visit!


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In a recent interview with GameIndustry.biz, Quantic Dream co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumiere claims that his studio lost anywhere from €5 ($6.8 million *) €10 million ($13.6 million *) due to the used games market. He softened the blow by saying that many consumers bought Heavy Rain used because of the recession and because the AAA was just too expensive.
"I would say that the impact that the recession had, especially on AAA games on console, was the rise of second hand gaming. And I think this is one of the number one problems right now in the industry," he told GameIndustry.biz in an exclusive interview. "I can take just one example of Heavy Rain – we basically sold to date approximately two million units, we know from the trophy system that probably more than three million people bought this game and played it. On my small level it's a million people playing my game without giving me one cent. And my calculation is, as Quantic Dream, I lost between €5 and €10 million worth of royalties because of second hand gaming."
de Fondaumiere says that, while he feels bad for consumers who are feeling the full effects of the extended economic downturn, he also thinks that the used games market is making it so that developers will simply have to stop making games.
"Now I know the arguments, you know, without second hand gaming people will buy probably less games because they buy certain games full price, and then they trade them in," he continued. "Well I'm not so sure this is the right approach and I think that developers and certainly publishers and distributors should sit together and try to find a way to address this. Because we're basically all shooting ourselves in the foot here. Because when developers and publishers alike are going to see that they can't make a living out of producing games that are sold through retail channels, because of second hand gaming, they will simply stop making these games. And we'll all, one say to the other, simply go online and to direct distribution. So I don't think that in the long run this is a good thing for retail distribution either."
Of course worst-case scenario, most publishers simply migrate to the cloud or other means of digital distribution to sell their games.
de Fondaumiere goes on to say that a big part of the problem is game pricing and retailers, publishers and developers should get together to address alternate pricing models that work for everyone.
Source: GameIndustry.biz
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PADEN CITY - A year ago Paden City was in need of a girls' basketball coach with practice ready to begin and the Wildcats' season sitting in limbo.
Enter veteran mentor Kelly Sine, who came in and took the reins, and while nobody expected the team to start winning titles and making any huge runs, Sine brought stability and enthusiasm to a squad that very well could start reaping the rewards.
Just a pair of starters are gone from last year's club, and what Paden City lacks in height, they more than make up for in heart and hustle.
Leading the way will be a pair of senior starters in 5-foot-3 guards Logan Cosper and Lynnsie Parsons.
Cosper was the team's leading scorer a season ago, dropping in nine points a night while also hitting 40 3-pointers, while Parsons is very athletic, with great jumping ability and is also one of the top hurdlers in the valley.
Joining that pair in the starting lineup with be the team's only junior, 5-3 Tyler Consolidated transfer Myah Charkawi. While this may be Charkawi's first season in a Wildcats uniform, she has plenty of ties to the program.
While living just blocks from Paden City High School her entire life, she is also the daughter of Cathy Mikes, a former Wildcats great who is still the school's all-time leading scorer, and currently a teacher at Tyler Consolidated.
The remaining two starters will be 5-4 sophomore forward Kayla Hizer, who logged plenty of minutes last year, and 5-3 freshman point guard Taylor Cosper, who Sine is very excited about.
"I coached a lot of these girls in junior high, and we had some very good junior high teams," Sine said.
"So, these are kids who will be coming in already knowing my system and where to go and what to do. It should not be very hard getting everyone on board and on the same page."
The first girls off the bench should be seniors Lynah Stanley, the tallest player on the squad at 5-9 and a part-time starter last season, and 5-6 Kelsey Loy.
Sophomores Hannah Stanley (5-4, guard) and Sadie Helmick (5-4, center) also logged minutes as freshmen.
Speaking of freshmen, there are five on the roster and along with Taylor Cosper, Sine feels that 5-7 do-it-all Cydney Blatt will be another great addition to the team.
Others available include sophomores Kayla Barker (5-1, guard) and exchange student Jaya Khunisorn (5-3, guard) from China.
The other three freshmen, who all could play valuable parts are Darion Richie (5-8, forward), Dezirae Middleton (5-6, forward) and Chelsea Dennis (5-4, freshman).
"These 15 girls and myself are all really looking forward to this season," Sine said.
''And we have set some pretty high goals for ourselves, including winning the Home Town Invitational Tournament and being Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class A champions.
''There is just so much excitement, we have been together all summer long, and these girls just didn't want to quit playing. And that first game against Magnolia is something the girls have been pointing to for a long time, especially after we beat them in the summer.
''We are excited about having Magnolia and Tyler Consolidated drop down to Class A with us this year, that doesn't bother us at all.
''The bottom line for us is that it is a great atmosphere, the girls have worked so hard and are ready to show what they can do and there has just been so much improvement with our offseason work. There are high expectations, but I think these girls are very capable of carrying them out.''


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CAMBRIDGE - East Liverpool's Nate Boyer finished first with a 16:37.10 to advance to regionals.
Robert Tipton finished ninth for Harrison Central while Indian Creek's Frank Kamarec placed 12 to also advance.
Teams that will be moving on are Claymont, Sandy Valley, Carrollton, and Indian Creek.
On the girls side, Taylor Shaw of Harrison Central will also move on to regionals.


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PHOTOS: Florida's rejected license plates aren't always offensive
Lutz, Florida - UPDATE: Pasco County deputies say within 45 minutes of surveillance video airing on the news Thursday, eight calls came in to detectives. One of them, Daniel Quinnell's mother. Detectives say she realized the danger to others and to himself and called deputies.
Quinnell is no stranger to law enforcement. Deputies have had contact with him 51 times and he has multiple arrests. But detectives say this time it was different because it was racially motivated.
He will make his first appearance in court Friday afternoon. Detectives will request his charge be increased to a hate crime.
You may wonder why he had a pellet gun. Deputies say he told them, since he was a convicted felon, he can't have a gun so he always carries the pellet gun.
As for the victim, he is recovering. He was shot in the face and neck. He still has two pellets lodged in his face and neck, he'll have them removed surgically next week.
Lutz, Florida - UPDATE: Surveillance video leads to an arrest in Wednesday's early morning shooting at a Walmart in Lutz.
Pasco County deputies say they got several tips after they released the surveillance video of the shooting. One tip, they say, told them the possible shooter was staying at a hotel in the area of State Road 54 and I-75.
That's where detectives arrested 25-year-old Daniel Quinnell. He's in currently being held at the Land O' Lakes Jail on aggravated battery charges.
Pasco County detectives are also investigating this as a possible hate crime after the victim told police the shooter asked him if he was of Middle Eastern descent or was a Muslim before opening fire with a pellet gun.
The police report also said the shooter shouted racial slurs, and was apparently upset the darker-skinned man was walking along with a white woman.
The victim was taken to the hospital with wounds to his head and neck. He's out of the hospital, but still has two pellets lodged in his face and neck. He will have those surgically removed next week.
Lutz, Florida -- The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has released the Walmart surveillance video of the shooting incident involving a man and his girlfriend early Wednesday morning.
READ: Hate crime: Man shot at Walmart for dating white girl
Detectives hope by releasing this video and image of the suspect, along with his description, it will help them identify and locate the man faster.
Photo Gallery: Walmart possible hate crime shooting
He is described as a white male, between 18 and 30 years old, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, and short, blond hair. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket, blue jeans and green sandals.
Officials with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office originally called the incident a hate crime but are backing off as they learn more about the case and make an arrest.
If you know who did this or have heard anyone talking about this case, please call the Pasco Sheriff's Office at 1-800-706-2488.
On Thursday, Jan. 3, CAIR Florida, a section of America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, announced it is offering a $1,000 cash reward to the first person who provides police with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the shooter.


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It appears you are not using the default ClamAV config file. How do I shut off the AV e-mails to the users?
How do I get zimbra.log to rotate? It's 54 MB (after 3 days) & difficult to find things in.
It appears you are not using the default ClamAV config file. How do I shut off the AV e-mails to the users?
How do I get zimbra.log to rotate? It's 54 MB (after 3 days) & difficult to find things in.
There should be cornjobs in zimbra by default to rotate the logs.
The crontab for the zimbra users rotates the logs in /opt/zimbra/log. There is nothing I could find to do /var/log/zimbra. I added an entry to the syslog log rotate entry which I think will do it.
Hello All.
I'm new in here but wish to know more about Zimbra. Unluckily, I dont have FC4 nor RedHat.
I'm a Suse 9.3 box. With my exposure, I believe Suse 9.3 is more like FC4 and as I install Zimbra things flow well untill when it comes to starting servers; same issues as from those guys using FC4 but would like to be drilled through again. Below is what happens from the step of 'Starting Servers' ...
Starting servers...Calling GetServiceInfoRequest (edmonds.linuxsolutions.co.ug)
RESPONSE: (Zimbra::Mon::serviceInfo)
ip 127.0.0.2
name edmonds.linuxsolutions.co.ug
ERROR: service.FAILURE (system failure: getDirectContext) (cause: javax.naming.CommunicationException edmonds.linuxsolutions.co.ug:389)
syslogd: no process killed
Installation complete!
Operations logged to /tmp/install.log.9215
Everything moves fine until upto there!!
Help me out on how I should begin, like I know nothing. Sure.
Thanks, Edmonds
ldap's not running, or not initialized - check /tmp/install.log.$$ for errors.
FWIW, it's possible to make it run on SuSE (I've done it, though not on the released codebase). You may have to walk through the postinstall sequence in the install.sh shell script line by line to find potential problems, and some of the 3rd party stuff we ship may need re-compiling. (ldd slapd may be your ldap problem).
I fought through the ldap issue for several days and found that I didn't have the correct version of libbind.so.3 and its dependancies installed. If you turn on debugging in the zimbra/conf/sldap.conf it will tell you if that is the reason it is unable to start ldap.


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I had modified this map from an encounter map I made a short while ago so that it could be used in this months Mapping Challenge. Being new I didn't realize there is a rule stating that the maps must be started from scratch, specifically for the challenge. So I withdrew this map and started a new one for the challenge.
You can see my new map of the caverns / Dragon's Lair here: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...Dragons./page2
They are designed to be used together as exterior and interior maps, you just have to rotate the cave map 90deg counterclockwise so that it lines up with the cave entrance on the exterior map..
Not wanting this map to go to waste, I am posting it here instead. Hope you find it useful.
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The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine intends to lay off up to 800 employees at the end of the July.
The positions are concentrated in unfunded research and administration, including support staff, information technology, human resources and marketing.
Pascal Goldschmidt, CEO of the University of Miami Health System, cited declining reimbursement as well as a reduction in funding from the National Institutes of Health as prompting the action.
The health system filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state of Florida, disclosing its intention to cut 800 positions on July 31. Layoffs of more than 500 employees must be disclosed at least 60 days in advance.
Goldschmidt noted during a news conference that the total number will likely be less than 800, but he could not say what the final tally would be.
He added that the cuts will not affect employees in clinical positions. "Patient care is entirely untouched and, if anything, augmented," he said.
The health system began notifying affected employees on May 8.
The layoffs follow a similarly large round of cuts at Jackson Health System, also in Miami, which laid off about 920 employees from April 27 to May 1. The University of Miami receives payments from Jackson Health System for services its physicians provide there, but the funds have been decreasing as the county-run provider faces its own financial challenges.
"This was really the last resort," Goldschmidt said. "But it was absolutely necessary."
The University of Miami Health System has more than 8,200 employees and more than 1,500 physicians, according to its website.
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More than 100 sex offenders registered as living in one Jacksonville neighborhood
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On Wednesday night, kids will be hitting the streets to trick or treat. As they go door to door, they may be passing the homes of sex offenders.
In Florida, there are more than 40,000 registered sex offenders, and in the Fairfield neighborhood off Talleyrand Avenue, there is a high concentration of convicted sex offenders. Within a one-mile radius of John Love Elementary School, there are more than 100 registered sex offenders and 8 predators. It's a school that has no busing, so some of the kids walk.
Marvine Poole is raising her five grandchildren in this neighborhood, and is like many residents here. She had no idea so many sex offenders and predators were close to her home.
"You just have to pray and keep them close to you. They don't understand. They want to play and go out in the neighborhood and everything," said Poole.
While the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is required to notify residents of sexual predators living in their neighborhood, the law only requires residents to be notified within 48 hours of a predator moving into the area.
If you move in after a predator, it's up to you to check online to see where they live. And while sex offender registries can be great tools, JSO said don't let them give you a false sense of security. Only those convicted since 1993 are required to register.
JSO Public Information Officer Melissa Bujeda said, "There are people who have gotten out of jail and out of prison that are convicted of sexual battery that got out prior to that law being enacted in 1993. They are not involved, they are not labeled. That's something people need to be aware of. You may be living next to someone arrested and convicted prior to that law being enacted."
In Florida, not all sex offenders are classified as predators. It depends on the conviction. Predators cannot live within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center, park, or playground. In Duval County it's even stricter. Predators can't live within 2,500 feet of those areas, but some sex offenders, depending on their conviction, don't have any restrictions.
"I am not under the 1,000 foot rule. I can live where ever I want to live."
A sex offender who agreed to talk to us if we didn't identify him was convicted of attempted sexual battery on a child in the '90s. He's now in his 60s and said he ended up in this neighborhood through a re-entry program when he was released from prison. It's a house he said used to be solely for sex offenders, until a day care opened nearby.
The unidentified sex offender said, "With us being here, they shouldn't have accepted that application but they did and then they approved it, which stopped us from being able to house any more sex offenders. Who is here is grandfathered in. They can't make us leave, but if I leave or one of us was to leave, we cannot come back to the same house."
Having so many sex offenders and predators concentrated in one area makes one mom and day care operator we talked to nervous.
"I just do everything i can to make sure my kids are safe. I don't let them come out in the front to play. They are only allowed to be in the backyard but i don't let them freely walk up and down the street because I don't feel safe ... Even when I get out to take the kids to the van or to the car, I have to make sure they are right behind me where there is no way no one can snatch them. I'm just extra protective about that situation and everything going on over here."
Reporter: "Can you understand the mindset of parents and grandparents?"
Sex offender: "I can understand the mindset but like I said, each conviction is different. It depends on the type of conviction it is. When you are labeled a sex offender, they think you are a child rapist or a predator when you might not be."
Six of the eight predators living in this area are listed as transients on The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's registry.
"If the transients have somewhere where they are laying their heads at night every single day as their address changes they have to notify the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office where that change is occurring," Bujeda said. "That's why JSO Offender Watch is updated in the moment as they register. We do random checks to verify that is where they are staying."
But some who are required to register have not. At last check, JSO had 45 active warrants for everything from failure to comply with requirements to failure to report address change. With nearly 1,700 registered sex offenders in Jacksonville, they are not just confined to this one neighborhood. They live in all sections of town and are from all different backgrounds.
Check the state and JSO Offender Watch registries to monitor your area. Be sure to check them both and check them frequently because they are updated daily.
On Halloween, sex offenders and predators in Jacksonville are required to post a sign in their yard saying "No candy or treats at this residence," and they can't have any outside lights on or participate in Halloween activities.
JSO's Offender Unit will be out in full force checking to make sure they are following the laws. First for You, we'll be out checking too to see if they're following the law. We'll show you what we find Wednesday night on First Coast News at 11. We'll also talk to a woman who was sexually abused as a child and shares important information for parents to help protect their children.
First for You, here are some ways to keep your kids safe:
-Walk your child's route to school or to the bus stop or to parks where they play.
-Check the addresses along the way to see if they walk directly by a home with a registered sex offender. You can show your kids pictures of offenders in the area so they know who to avoid.
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Update: Chicago Cop Trumps Up More DUI Cases
The Chicago Sun-Times has more reports that Officer Joe Parker, formerly honored as one of the top DUI cops in the city, exaggerated DUI arrest reports.
The paper's Web site has some great video from a 2008 arrest of Raymond Bell.
The video shows Bell performing a number of field sobriety tests, including walk-and-turn test, the one-legged stand and the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.
After reviewing the video, and the contradicting police reports by Officer Parker, prosecutors have dropped all charges against Bell.
Now, prosecutors are looking into pressing charges against Officer Bell.
And they're considering filing criminal charges against the 59-year-old Parker, who is one of three Chicago cops whose prolific DUI-busting has now come under scrutiny. Dozens of DUI arrests by Parker alone are under review, sources say.
"There is an ongoing investigation, but we are not going to comment in further detail," said Sally Daly, spokeswoman for Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez.
These tapes became public, and the charges were dropped, thanks to actions taken by Bell's DUI lawyer, who subpoenaed the police department for arrest records and videos of the arrest.


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|HHS bball hosts Burlington in dist. tournament play
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Class 2A District 2 Tournament basketball jumped into action Tuesday, Feb. 25 with eight boys' and eight girls' teams hoping to secure spots in the upcoming regional brackets.
Tuesday's winners advanced to the district semifinals Friday, Feb. 28 and will be eligible for regionals. Teams that lost Tuesday ended their season.
Holyoke boys and girls both earned a third seed in the tournament, securing first-round home games. Both HHS teams hosted the sixth-seeded Burlington teams. Results of the two games will appear in next week's issue of the Enterprise.
Semifinal games are scheduled Friday, Feb. 28 at NJC in Sterling, and the Saturday, March 1 championship and consolation games will be played at Sterling High School.
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Economy | Unless the House and the Senate can iron out their differences by the end of the year, a series of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts could bring the economy into recession
WASHINGTON - Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan revved up the crowd with budget talk during his address at the Republican National Convention. The financial picture is dire, he said, but solutions are within reach: "These times demand the best of us-all of us, but we can do this. Together, we can do this."
Ryan's optimism about the long term drew cheers from the crowd in Tampa, but the scene on Capitol Hill is much more grim about the short term. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted a "fiscal cliff" if Congress can't come to agreement on key issues before automatic changes hit in January.
To complicate matters, lawmakers are scheduled to work only eight days in September and five days in October as election season reaches its peak. The 2012 calendar closes out with eight days of work each in November and December. That gives lawmakers a total of 29 working days to solve issues with large implications.
Here are some of the most pressing issues:
Budget sequester
Part of last year's debt ceiling negotiations - which culminated in the Budget Control Act of 2011 - included a provision that would slash defense and non-defense spending by $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The deal was supposed to force policy makers to craft a strategic deficit reduction plan. If they don't act, $110 billion in across-the-board cuts will take effect on Jan. 2, 2013.
Both parties agree that massive, indiscriminate budget cuts are not the answer, but they disagree on how to stop them. Democrats say any agreement to avoid the sequester must include tax increases for high income earners. Ryan, who voted for the sequester last year, has said a Romney administration would retroactively undo the military portion of the cuts, which are disproportionately large because domestic programs like Social Security are exempted from the cuts.
Bush tax cuts
Passed in 2001 and 2003, the tax relief package collectively known as the Bush tax cuts is set to expire at the end of the year. If the cuts are allowed to expire, tens of millions of Americans would have to pay about $1,300 to $5,700 in additional taxes.
Republicans want to continue the cuts for all Americans, and the House passed a one-year extension with 19 Democrats joining the majority vote (256-171). Senate Democrats say they will not extend the cuts for families making more than $250,000 annually, or individuals making more than $200,000 annually.
Extenders package
A package of tax breaks known as "extenders" includes a continuation of the alternative minimum tax patch and deductions for specific causes ranging from NASCAR track construction to wind energy production. The bill passed the Senate Finance Committee by a 19-5 vote in August, but its road to getting through the full House or Senate will be tougher.
Deficit hawk Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says the package is simply an alternative form of spending and filed 61 amendments to either eliminate or limit many of the extensions. The final version of the bill whittled the breaks from 73 to 54 - a victory, according to ranking member Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. But the $205 billion price tag means it will have a hard time passing the House.
Postal reform
The United States Postal Service announced a $5.2 billion loss for this year's third quarter, pushing Congress to address long-debated legislation to help the embattled agency. The Postal Service has asked for permission to eliminate Saturday delivery and reduce yearly $5 billion health payments to future retirees.
The Senate in April passed a bipartisan bill that would initially save six-day delivery with a number of other cost-cutting measures, but the House has yet to take up the legislation.
Farm Bill
The House passed a bill aimed at providing livestock owners with drought relief before lawmakers left for a five-week recess in August. The Democrat-controlled Senate balked, however, saying it wouldn't settle for less than a renewal of the 2008 Farm Bill.
Vince Smith, an agriculture economist with the American Enterprise Institute, said the "elephant in the room" is that the Farm Bill is 80 percent food welfare programs, including food stamps. "The Senate isn't going to vote for a bill with significant cuts to nutrition programs, and the House isn't going to pass a bill without large cuts," Smith said.
The Farm Bill expiring Sept. 30 also includes $5 billion a year in "direct payments," government subsidies paid to farmers whether they plant crops or not. Both parties agree direct payments need to go, but farm lobbies are pushing to replace them with a "shallow loss" program that would lock in high consumer food prices and cost taxpayers between $8 billion and $14 billion over the next five years, according to Smith's estimates.
Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., told me the Senate must show a willingness to vote on difficult issues for any major problems to be solved. "When the Senate determined they would not take votes that would put members at risk, it stopped everything," he said. After elections, some on Capitol Hill believe lawmakers may be in a deal-making mood during the lame duck session.
If Congress cannot reach an agreement, the Bush tax cuts will expire, the mandatory cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 will take effect, and the CBO forecasts a 2013 recession with unemployment remaining above 8 percent. If the tax cuts are extended and the mandatory cuts not allowed, the CBO predicts a recession could be avoided, but the 2013 budget deficit would top $1 trillion for a fifth straight year.


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Don't count on my budget vote
To the Editor:
I read with interest the Herald's piece "RVC schools preview 2013-14 budget" (Feb. 14-20). I also read with interest Dr. William Johnson's cavalier comment that he is "absolutely confident that the community will agree and be able to work with the numbers we present and pass the budget in May." Really? Not so fast, sir. Don't count on my vote.
We have reached the point where, for me, school taxes here are prohibitive. I have no children in school and, unfortunately, my children never attended RVC schools. While I understand that, in part, a good school district helps bolster home values, I also know that there are only so many of my precious retirement dollars that I am willing to spend on school taxes. My home is already worth $200,000 less than what I paid for it in 2004. I am close to just packing it in and leaving the area. And I know I am not alone.
If you cannot find places to cut fat, reduce programs where necessary, trim your own fat paycheck and eliminate having us taxpayers pick up the tab on such absurd things as your car insurance, we will simply vote "no" on the budget. I will vote "no" over and over until you resubmit something that makes sense. And if you don't, and our taxes go up yet again, you will force people to move. And given the economic climate, don't be so sure others can afford to move in and take our place. Then where will you be?
Enough is enough.
Ted D. Gluckman
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Many reasons to pass the bond
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We are writing in support of the school bond and would like to urge the community of Rockville Centre to vote "yes" as well.
We understand that this bond is a financial burden to each and every taxpayer, but it is one that needs to be addressed. We, as a community, can no longer ignore and flat-out refuse to address the needs of our antiquated school buildings and facilities.
Ask yourself the follow questions. If you can answer "yes" to any one of them, then you should feel compelled to vote in a similar way for the bond.
1) Do you feel the value of your home is directly tied to the school district?
2) If you were selling your home tomorrow, would the RVC school district be one of your top selling points?
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Volkswagen - Small And MightyWritten by on June 14, 2007 When Thinking Of 500hp Street Cars, 8-Second Door-Slammers, And 6-Second Dragsters, Images Of V-8s Will Likely Come To Mind. So What Are All These VW Bugs Doing Here?
Back in 1965, HOT ROD wrote a piece about the EMPI Inch Pincher, a 13-second '56 Volkswagen sedan that became the terror of the NHRA Gas classes. The article finished with these words: "The next order of business would seem to be a crack at the 100-mph mark and possibly a shot at the 12s. This e.t. projection may seem to be a bit ambitious on our part, but then who would have thought a Volkswagen could win Street Eliminator?"
A Bug running under 13 seconds appeared implausible at the time, especially when considering that a then-new '65 model could barely achieve 23 seconds in the quarter-mile. Guess what: VWs are still being drag-raced today, though now they can run faster, much faster, than 12s.
The Early Days
To most, drag racing a slow, air-cooled Volkswagen would seem absurd, yet cars such as the EMPI Inch Pincher (which incidentally graced the cover of Rod & Custom in Oct. '66) proved to the crowd that the li'l foreign sedan might be a noteworthy track contestant. Gearheads who typically loved rooting for the underdog soon took a liking to the vehicle. They also enjoyed reading about these improbable hi-po contenders in HOT ROD in the '60s and early '70s. Many wondered how such small and seemingly underpowered automobiles could beat V-8-equipped tin on the NHRA circuit.
A few VWs indeed won NHRA national events in the '70s. Weighing as little as 1,100 pounds, the most competitive of this evil-handling bunch ran in the H/Gas and I/Gas Modified Eliminator classes, where they posted elapsed times in the mid 11s to low 12s. Eventually Paul and Mark Schley pulled off the first 10 with their '60 Bug in 1972. Volkswagens then joined the ranks of the Modified Compact originated in 1973, until the NHRA dropped the category in 1984. The fact that the German manufacturer never supported any drag races or their VW contestants likely played a role in this class's demise.
Parallel to the NHRA and IHRA sanctioning bodies, VW dragstrip competitors often participated in Volkswagen-only events. The most famous of them all, named Bug-In, drew gigantic crowds and up to 1,000 competition entries at Orange County International Raceway, California, between 1968 and 1983-the year OCIR closed. Players such as NHRA legend Cory McClenathan used these grounds to win their first battles. Cory was even the victor of Top Eliminator at Bug-In 26 in 1981 with a '56 Bug, before building an air-cooled, VW-powered Karmann-Ghia Funny Car, a flopper that eventually ran in the 7s.
With the NHRA providing fewer opportunities for Volkswagens to race, a few enthusiasts created a new championship named the Pro Racing Association (PRA; see www.lowbugget.com) in 1988, catering solely to VWs based on the West Coast. Other PRA championships have since been created in Texas and on the East Coast (see page 98). Southern California's Bug-Ins have been recently revived, too, and the '05 edition became the largest drag race ever held at California Speedway in Fontana.
VW Racecars
Air-cooled VWs can easily turn into efficient dragstrip contenders, due in part to their light weight (1,760 pounds for the popular '67 Beetle) and rear engine configuration. This translates into impressive 60-foot times and easy wheelies with limited modifications -and the crowd loves it. When interviewed for National Dragster in 2000, Bill Mitchell (the first H/Gas racer in the 10s on the East Coast with a VW in 1972) stated: "We didn't have 60-foot clocks back then, but I'd be willing to bet that my Bug ran as hard in the first 60 feet as the 7-second (V-8) dragster that I'm driving now."
In the '50s, some engine builders found ways to extract great horsepower numbers from the small air-cooled flat four, which proved both sturdy and lightweight; the crankcase is made of magnesium. Soon these powerplants became a common sight on cars competing in a variety of motorsports including off-road, sand sports, and Midgets. Dean Lowry, who was influential in the development of the EMPI Inch Pincher, also found ways to adapt a pair of huge Weber 48IDA carbs in 1965, shortly after they appeared on Carroll Shelby's mighty Cobras. Thousands followed Lowry's example.
Over four decades later, some PRA classes still welcome carburetors, but bored up to 62 mm as in Super Street, a category open to VWs with stock floorpans; the record stands at 10.19 at 131 mph. A typical Super Street engine would be based around a late-model Bug crankcase (1,600 cc) or aftermarket equivalent, displaced in the neighborhood of 2,400 cc (147 ci), and featuring a compression ratio of 15.0:1. They may also use aftermarket heads from companies such as Auto-Craft, with 50- and 38mm valves (respectively 1.97 inches and 1.49 inches).
A few PRA classes are based on indexes, including Super Modified (12.90), Super Gas (11.90) and Super Comp (10.90), but at the other end of the spectrum is the quickest heads-up class, Pro Mod. Regulations allow tube chassis, aftermarket crankcases, turbochargers or nitrous, and fuel injection. Eric Madson holds the Pro Mod record with a blistering 8.67 at 161 mph, driving a turbocharged '67 Karmann-Ghia. Its engine displaces a mere 2,414 cc, or 147 ci. Induction relies on a 211/42-inch Hilborn throttle body, while the air travels through a massive Innovative GT-61/TO4 ball-bearing turbocharger and an aluminum intercooler filled with ice water. The minimum weights in Pro Mod and Super Street range between 1,400 and 1,600 pounds.
Since the infancy of VW drag racing, gearboxes have proved the weak link. Early cures involved Porsche 356 transaxles, but the aftermarket has come to the rescue with beefed-up units, all manual, more often than not built by Auto-Craft and Mendeola.
Bugs remain the main air-cooled VW model being raced. However, a handful of competitors participate with Volkswagen Buses. Don't laugh; the fastest was turbo-guru Dave Kawell's '60 workhorse, which posted a best of 10.24 at 128 mph. Kawell later battled with a '63 VW Squareback, with a front-mounted Volkswagen flat-four bolted to a Jerico clutchless gearbox. It proved good enough for 8.63 e.t.'s at 160 mph. Other odd turbo Volkswagens running quick times include Doug Harvey's 2,387cc/145ci '67 Fastback (8.63 at 164 mph), and Ron Lummus' '02 New Beetle (8.42 at 173 mph) . . . with a 2,711cc/165ci, air-cooled VW motor fitted in the back of its tube chassis.
Since the '60s, a number of rails have run air-cooled Volkswagen engines as well. Dave Kawell had already posted the first sub-8-second pass (7.96 to be precise) in 1983, and performances have improved tremendously since then. The turbocharged digger campaigned by the VW Paradise team (San Marcos, California) currently holds the world record, thanks to a 6.53/209-mph pass. As far as we know, this is the fastest four-cylinder dragster in the world. Now keep in mind that most stock Beetle engines make between 30 and 50 hp, while the VW Paradise beast delivers 1,300 hp from a flat-four (with aftermarket case) that displaces 2,854 cc or 174 ci. That's 7.5 hp/ci from a four-cylinder, whose basic design harks back to the 1930s.
The Fast Street Car Scene
During the early '70s, a state-of-the-art Volkswagen drag engine made about 180 hp at 7,500 rpm. Thirty-five years and plenty of high-performance R&D later, enthusiasts can assemble reliable, naturally aspirated motors with off-the-shelf parts and make over 200 hp . . . for their street Bugs. An archetypal combination would look something like this: 2.3L displacement (about 140 ci), reworked OEM or aftermarket dual-port heads, 44x37.5mm valves, and Weber 48IDA carbs.
Such engines often reside in simple and tasteful sleepers (known as "California Look" VWs in the Volkswagen scene), featuring a heavy hot rod rake enhanced by big and little tires. Some clubs cater solely to these cars, with the most famous being Der Kleiner Panzers-loosely translated from German as "the little tanks" (see www .dkpcarclub.com). Created in '65, it gathers street-driven and naturally aspirated Volks-wagens that cover the quarter-mile in the 12- and 13-second brackets, with a handful of 11-second rides thrown in for good measure. All vehicles are finished to the highest level, with a few running on lightweight BRM magnesium rims built in the '60s. The rims now fetch as much as 8,000 a set.
Turbo cars have gained in popularity during recent years as well. Bolt a turbocharger to the above-mentioned 2.3 liters, and 300-350 hp can easily be achieved. A drag class named Unlimited Street welcomes some of these VWs, which need to cover 20 to 40 miles before hitting the track. The quickest of the bunch, Kris Lauffer, ran a best of 9.33 at 150 mph behind the wheel of his '66 convertible Bug. He accomplished the feat with a 2,442cc (149ci) turbo/nitrous VW motor delivering 633 hp at the wheels. That's a horsepower-to-cubic-inch ratio of 4.25-imagine a 1,682hp, 396ci Chevy V-8 and you'll get the idea.
While air-cooled Volkswagens are obviously less abundant now than during the '70s, the hobby remains strong today thanks in part to Hot VWs magazine, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last February. These cars' versatility makes them great contenders for Dare to Be Different projects. Some hot rodders have even found that removing the fenders, installing a straight axle, and chopping the top can soon morph the unassuming German sedan into a tough-looking old-style hot rod. This treatment seems fitting indeed, considering that Ferdinand Porsche created the car in the '30s. With early American tin becoming scarcer by the day, why not consider the idea of wrenching on a VW? They can still be found easily and remain inexpensive.
Sanctioning Bodies And EventsThe Nostalgia section of the Web site www.cal-look.com will tell you more about the early days of VW drag racing. Today, three PRA (Pro Racing Association) VW championships cater to vintage Volkswagen aficionados. Log on to www.racepra.com (West Coast), www.eastcoastpra.com (East Coast), and www.txpra.com (Texas) for further information. You may also find these feisty German cars at Sport Compact affairs. A few of the latter host a Pro Stock VW class, with the quickest competitors posting 9.60 ETs.
One of the largest Volkswagen drag races remains the Spring Bugorama, an event created in 1978 and held in Sacramento, California. The most popular gathering of air-cooled VWs, including a bunch of hi-po models, takes places in Southern California in June during the VW Classic Weekend. More info about both happenings can be found at www.bugorama.com, other events at www.bugin.com.
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Unlimited Street competitor Kris Lauffer cruises behind the wheel of his 633hp '66 convertible during the mandatory 20-mile drive preceding the Las Vegas Bug-In. Kris won the class that weekend with a 9.33 elapsed time at 150 mph.Vintage rear-engined Fiat 850s offer the advantage of being lightweight and aerodynamic compared to a Bug. As a result, numerous drag racers began sticking Volkswagen motors in these Italian sports cars. Pat McDermott followed the tradition with his street- driven 500hp '67 Spider. It features a tube chassis, VW transaxle, and meaty 9.2/24.5-15 per M&H slicks.Pat's Fiat is one of the fastest Unlimited Street contestants, covering the quarter-mile in 9.40 seconds at 148 mph, thanks to a tiny 2,110cc (128ci) engine. A T-66 turbocharger links to a 70mm throttle body and an owner-made plenum/intercooler.Eric Calabrese replaced the 36hp, 1,192cc engine of his '57 Bug with a 2,276cc (138ci) VW flat-four developing 620 hp. During a non-PRA championship event in Fontana, California, last March, this Pro Mod animal ran a best of 8.55 at 164 mph.The quickest PRA Super Street competitors run in the 10.10-10.20 bracket. Roger Crawford, who now drives this amazingly well detailed Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia, is one of them. Motivation comes from a naturally aspirated 2,497cc (153ci) making close to 300 hp.So you think Bugs are lightweight? They are still heavier than dunebuggies built on shortened VW floorpans, such has Mike Cruz's 10-second tub with turbocharged 2,332 cc (142 ci)Dechromed shell, lack of vent wings on the doors, bumpers replaced with lightweight T-bars: Here is a traditional '70s-styled California Look Bug. Darrell Bomgaars of DKP club drives this '66 model, motivated by a 2,175cc (132ci), good enough for 210 hp on pump gas. Four of these huge Weber 48IDA carbs equipped a variety of racing Fords in the '60s.Dechromed shell, lack of vent wings on the doors, bumpers replaced with lightweight T-bars: Here is a traditional '70s-styled California Look Bug. Darrell Bomgaars of DKP club drives this '66 model, motivated by a 2,175cc (132ci), good enough for 210 hp on pump gas. Four of these huge Weber 48IDA carbs equipped a variety of racing Fords in the '60s.
It may look like an early-'70s scene from Orange County International Raceway, yet this picture was taken at the former U.S. Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany, home of a successful VW drag day. European Volkswagen motorheads are going nuts for original I/Gas and H/Gas cars of yesteryear.Masakazu Suzuki rolls on the streets of Tokyo in this Pro Street-inspired '63 Bus. Companies like Ron Lummus Racing can supply conversion kits that allow the fitment of huge tires under the body of a stock VW.Volksrods have gained popularity in recent years. Check out Geoff Peterson's chopped convertible, constructed from seven wrecked Beetles. Speedway Motors supplied the I-beam axle and the kit to mount it on the VW front end.With guidance from gearhead artist Fred Hidalgo, Martin Smith has created a comprehensive I-beam kit for Bugs, complemented with '48 Ford drum brakes on his car. Check out www.socalook.com for further details about this installation.Hot rodder Martin Smith owns both the '32 roadster and the fierce-looking '56 sunroof Bug. Red Kelsey Hayes wire wheels with Firestone bias-ply tires contribute to the hot rod look. For a balanced esthetic, Volksrod builders typically remove the bulky front and rear aprons. Extending the wheelbase thanks to a Ford-style I-beam helps in the looks department, too.The Rat Patrol project car came to life thanks to a few members of the Web site www.volksrods.com. The roof was chopped in a rather unusual way: Rather than widening the upper portion of the top to meet the pillars, the gang elected to narrow the entire body instead.While heavier than their factory magnesium counterparts, identical-looking aluminum engine cases have a certain following now for various reasons: strength, ability to accept a long-stroke crankshaft without machining, and raised deck surfaces to eliminate the use of cylinder spacers.Ron Lummus Racing retails a bolt-on turbo kit, which utilizes a hybrid Garrett turbo T03/T04 and Holley 750-cfm carburetor. A street-friendly 2,276cc motor with such setup will deliver between 280 hp (10 psi of boost) and 500 hp (28 psi).


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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to end a two-game
losing streak Friday night when they welcome the Charlotte Bobcats to Quicken
Loans Arena.
The Cavs went 0-2 on a recent road trip to go 0-6 away from home. The 3-0 mark
at the Q is impressive, but Wednesday's 124-95 rout in Minnesota at the hands
of the Timberwolves was bad.
The Wolves had 70 points at the half and 108 after three quarters. Their lead
was 32 at that point and Cleveland coach Mike Brown emptied the bench. Every
player in a Cavs uniform got at least seven minutes of action, but this was a
distressing performance.
"After a performance like that you are concerned," admitted Brown. "It was a
good team, on their floor, you get concerned about a performance like that.
Again, I thought we fought."
Kyrie Irving led the way with 20 points, followed by 13 from Anderson Varejao
and 10 from Tristan Thompson.
Cleveland let the Wolves shoot 55 percent from the floor and 50 percent from
3-point range.
Andrew Bynum is still away from the team tending to a family medical
The Bobcats got into the win column after a two-game slide thanks to an 89-83
road win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
Al Jefferson recorded his first double-double as a member of the Bobcats with
22 points and 11 rebounds. Gerald Henderson, Anthony Tolliver, Jeff Taylor and
Ramon Sessions also scored in double figures.
"We started yesterday in practice and continued this morning through
shootaround. I didn't know if we'd win, but I think I told these guys before
the game I thought we would play well because we had the right attitude, and I
thought we played with that," said Bobcats head coach Steve Clifford. "Things
didn't go our way, there were some tough breaks, and guys just kept going
through it."
The Bobcats head into Friday's tilt tied for fourth in the NBA in opponents'
scoring. However, Charlotte is 29th in scoring, ahead of only the 1-8 Utah
Charlotte beat the Cavs, 90-84 on Nov. 1. Jefferson didn't even play in that
one due to an ankle injury.
The Bobcats are 2-6 in their last eight against the Cavs and have dropped four
straight at the Q.
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