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Alex Edge used to be Maori.
She ticked the Maori box on her census forms, enrolled at Victoria University as a Maori student and, when she needed a dissertation subject for her honours degree, she chose her iwi, Ngati Whatua.
Her culture was a point of pride.
Then in June last year her mother emerged from their garage, looking strangely pale.
She had been rummaging through some old boxes and had uncovered her parents' marriage certificate.
Her initial joy at the discovery was replaced by a slightly sick feeling as she read and reread the information it carried.
The date made no sense. It meant she had been born 18 months before her parents' happy day and that didn't tally with what she'd always known.
Off she went to get her birth certificate. "And all hell broke loose," says her daughter.
The man it named was not Edge's grandfather, the man she traced her Maori ancestry through. This man was a total stranger.
The phone line ran hot as her mother demanded answers.
"At that stage she was still more confused than angry," says Edge, "then she found out that most of the family had always known ... poor Mum. They'd been keeping it secret for so long I guess they couldn't tell tell her. Or they might have assumed she'd always known and so never spoken about it. Anyway, she hasn't spoken to some of them for six months.
"It's been bizarre really. I mean now I can see that Mum and her sisters don't really look the same, it's just that I'd never noticed it before."
Understandably Edge is keen to find her real grandfather, if only to know which box she should be ticking in the next census.
Is she Maori at all? No one's saying, and her ethnicity is a delicate issue, given the preference within her department that those studying Maori history be Maori.
The problem is that her need for the truth is being stymied by her mother's desire to forget the whole episode, a view the 22-year-old wants to respect and the reason we have not named her mother. She wants time to get used to the shock.
Still, it's impossible for Edge to ignore that nagging suspicion that her biological grandfather is out there somewhere. Along with a new set of biological relatives and family stories.
Which tells us something about identity. It matters. Especially when it's lost.
Everyone should know where and who they come from, it's just that once you start rattling around in the branches of your own particular tree, you never know what might be shaken loose.
Which is what makes the process so fascinating and popular. Many of us know next to nothing of who we descend from, probably because reminiscing was often not a priority for immigrants, starting from scratch and trying to set up a new life for their family.
Yet every one of us is part of a line that was already old when the wheel was invented, even if for many Pakeha New Zealanders our knowledge of that lineage often hits a brick wall at our great-grandparents.
Digging further can be hard enough without having to contend with the deceptions like that within Alex Edge's family.
Just ask Ron Hales.
He'd always been told his father died during World War II. While the story might explain why his mother had to place him with a foster family, he struggled to understand why his mother's mother had the same surname as he did.
Not that it bothered him. After all, Hales boasted three families: the foster parents he still calls Mum and Dad; his birth mother and her new husband; and his mates in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Three eventually became four when he married and started one of his own.
And all was well until the early 80s, when his sons returned from a weekend at their aunt's.
She had given them an envelope containing a 10-year-old death notice and a note: "Dear Ron, this is your grandfather's death notice and the first name listed underneath is your father."
"Christ ..." was all Hales could say.
"Then I counted all the names. Nineteen, and all I could think was that I had 19 aunts and uncles I had never heard of, all Irish Catholics ... I'm not Catholic, but never knew I was Irish."
Only then did he focus on the first name, Leo Dromgool, his dad, and the date: 1972.
This supposedly dead man had been alive and kicking at least until then, so off he went to his mother for confirmation. "That's all I've ever got, a begrudging 'yes'. She's closed the whole thing off - call it selective memory loss - she just doesn't want to know, not even now ..."
With no idea what to do next, Hales filed the clipping away and forgot about it until 2005, when he and his second wife, Margaret, visited friends in Rotorua.
As the wine flowed it emerged that Margaret Hales was the only one there raised by biological parents.
"The rest of us were bastards, you might say," says Hales, "and the other two had found their real parents and mainly had good experiences. So I thought 'stuff it, let's see if there's anybody out there'."
Without proof he didn't want to risk cold-calling potential relatives, he needed to get his story straight first.
The death notice pointed him to Tuakau Cemetery, where he found several generations of Dromgool going back to late 1800s and the nearby Dromgool Rd.
Being famous in Franklin was great but he knew he needed help. People usually trace their families back in time, Hales was trying to move forward.
So, the couple signed up at the nearest branch of the New Zealand Genealogy Society and commenced 18 months of poring through 100 years of microfiche records and electoral rolls.
It was an endurance test fuelled by intermittent pearls of knowledge, which he carefully logged in a diary. For example, both Hales' great-grandfather and grandfather had two batches of children with two different women and in both cases the second wife was their former housekeeper.
Grandfather Thomas Dromgool had 20 children, including Leo and 14 girls. The number of girls was a problem as they presumably changed their surname when they married and moved away. So, once they'd found each birth date, they had to guess when they may have begun marrying and then gone through the records for that period to see if they popped up again.
"It turned into year-by-year slog," says Hales, "a long, laborious process."
Still, he was hooked. Even after learning that his dad had died in 1975, in Parnell, a short drive away from where he'd been living in West Auckland.
He eventually listed four Auckland-based uncles and aunts to contact. All that was stopping him was the thought that they might be 20 years older than he was.
"Then I had a stroke of luck, well, that's the wrong word but one of my aunties died and the death notice listed her children, my cousins. I don't know why, but calling a cousin just felt easier."
Easier, except the notice listed seven girls and one boy. "It was back to the drawing board."
Then on September 27, 2006 - his diary lists everything - Hales found himself with a number and the phone in his hand.
"Are you going to ring or not?" asked his wife, "because if you don't then we've just wasted 18 months." Sure, but he was anxious because his wife had tracked down an unknown great-aunt, only to be told to stay away.
A woman answered his call and he found himself blurting: "Hi Fran, I think we're cousins ..."
His worries were dissolved by a shriek of delight and a meeting was organised.
"It was really emotional, all big hugs and 'welcome to the family'. No ifs, buts or maybes, it was 'you're my cousin and there's so many people you have to meet'."
His father's brother greeted him with a "what took you so long?" and "you're the spitting image of my father ..."
He heard how Leo Dromgool joked about expecting a knock on the door, followed by a punch in the face, especially after he'd been issued with a maintenance order.
Maintenance order? Hales' ears pricked up; that order should still exist.
And lo, a few weeks later it was in his hand. His name wasn't there, but it featured his father, his mother and his birth date. This was finally the proof he was after. "It was certainty, you know? That's all I've really wanted and, on top of everything else that's happened, that felt fantastic, every second of digging had been worthwhile."
Suddenly the boy with no dad has a family line that's been traced back to the 1500s. Which is a discovery that takes some getting used to, says Wayne Hart.
After kicking off a search to see if his heart condition was inherited he discovered that his working class family descends from what an 1893 English publication described as "an ancient family with noble connections".
And they were rich with it.
"It wasn't anything I'd ever been interested in, it was my doctor who suggested having a look, but the more I looked, the more I became consumed by it. I'd send off an email asking for information then be up at 5am to see if I'd got a reply."
With some help from the genealogy society, Hart tracked his father's side back to England, via a great-grandfather, and discovered William Cheney Hart, Lord of the Manor of Hope Bowlder.
Having grown up in rough-as-guts Grey Lynn, then discovering a family boasting a relative who seemingly died after getting boozed and being run over by his own horse and cart, this was fantasy stuff. He had to see it all for himself.
"That had a really emotional effect. Standing on the same step my direct ancestor had stood on during the 1700s ... that's something, and I remember thinking that was as good as it was going to get."
But a search of the Mormon Church's genealogy records connected him with William's father, Cheney Hart, a linen merchant and high-ranking member of the dissident Unitarian Church.
Dropping Cheney Hart's name at a Shrewsbury library led to the discovery that a university thesis was being written on him. It seems old Cheney was a prime mover of the day, who not only co-founded the local infirmary but conducted pioneering research into electric shock treatment.
Just as Hart was absorbing all this, he was ushered to the basement and was handed letters his ancestor had written to a son studying at Oxford University during the 1750s. They contained the usual dad stuff, "stop the drinking, stop the shagging, and start the studying", along with a recommendation to run for student office using their prestigious name and some potentially treasonous support for the American colonies in their dispute with Britain.
"Now that really knocked me. I mean it blew my socks off, this is his handwriting and right there, that's his signature ... and I'm holding it. Amazing."
Apparently the records had been stored because of a long-running legal dispute. The court needed to be able to find his relatives if he won, which seems to be why Cheney became the family's middle name for several generations.
There must have been a fair sum involved, as the family had a string of estates and a pub - part of which is now an historic landmark on the main street of Warrington - but Hart is unaware of what happened.
"I can't help thinking, Christ, what happened to our branch of the family? Why didn't the money flow through to us? ... but when you travel that far and see where they're buried and read their letters, that brings it's own reward. It really changes your perspective. I'm like 'wow'. It doesn't change who I am, but from starting off with no idea what I'd find, I do feel part of something bigger."
So, aside from trying to spread the tree from the English Civil War to the Normans, Hart's biggest challenge is to ensure the knowledge and traditions he has collected are never lost again.
"The thing is that so far it's all come fairly easily - we've even started digging into my wife's family - but if I'd struck problems early on I probably would have given up and everything would have remained lost to us. So now, once again, I have no idea what there is yet to be found. It could be bigger still. It really has become totally engrossing and worth every effort." Which is a fine thing to say in hindsight.
As far as Alex Edge is concerned, following a similar path will have to wait until everyone has calmed down. She might have a new family waiting to be found, but her current one has been chopped in half and that wound must be repaired first.
"I'm still glad it's happened. Especially as a lot of family members actually knew about the secret before we did, so I think it's a good thing we found out. But to be honest, it doesn't change my memories of who I thought my grandfather was and who my family are. So, I guess it only changes things as much as I want them to. While I do want to find out where we come from one day, at the moment it's still too fresh."


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Now the training budget isn't huge so I may have to home study, which doesn't bother me, as long as they pay
I'm CCNA/MCP trained and have about 7yrs in IT, currently about halfway through, and taking a break from, a BSc in IT/Comp Sci. I've been interested in computer security for about as long as I've been in the IT trade, but haven't really studied it, just picked up books, read tutorials and played with various "l33t skillz" websites. I'm not looking for something that will get me a new job, just a stepping stone to more advanced qualifications that might.
I took a quick look at test questions for the CompTIA Sec+ and think I could sail that with only a little bit of study, but the pen test exams seem a bit more hands on.
How do the CEH and CPTS compare to Sec+? Are there any other certs people would recomend taking?
Oh, and I've got to be able to get it here in the UK, I don't think work'll shell out for plane tickets.
Any views would be gladly taken into account.
I was going to tack this on to an old thread, but it suggested I start a new one as it was ancent, so here are the answer to the questions asked in that thread:
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › How important is a 3D hood?
Dec 5, 2012 at 8:55 pm #1296782
Aaron SorensenBPL Member
@awsorensenLocale: South of Forester Pass
I am looking at making 2 sleeping bags for my brother's kids. I would like to have them enjoy it for a while so I will be making them long enough to fit into until they are 11-12. Then they grow 8+ inches really fast from there and will fit into adult sized bags.
My question is to go with a 3D Hood or not?
First off it's more difficult, but my philosophy is that it may be better to have the hood lie flat while completely loosened to possibly have a little more flexibility.
What do you think?Dec 5, 2012 at 9:12 pm #1933481
Paul McLaughlinBPL Member
I don't think there will be much difference in use IF you make sure your flat hood is large enough so that when drawn up it covers the head well while leaving the face opening where it should be. a lot of flat hoods, when drawn up, give you a nice hole right on the forehead.Dec 6, 2012 at 4:14 am #1933507
Michael CheifetzBPL Member
@mike_hefetzLocale: Israel
to each his own – but I think I would consider the factors i mention above.
if its intended for mild weather (above 40~45) then maybe flat=cheaper+easy to use
if however you want them to go down to freezing etc i would really think about how disciplined the kids are – from my own experience (girls aged 9,7,5) that is a big issue while they try to fall asleep and during the night. Unlike adults (and experienced campers) they lack the discipline to button down the hatch and stay still enough and/or adjust after they toss around. In that sense a contoured hood that snugs around their faces could help protect them (unbeknownst to them of course
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Steven McAllisterBPL Member
@brooklynkayakLocale: South West US
I personally think that in your case no hood would probably be your best option.
Much easier to make
More flexible
I prefer a hoodless bag/quilt as I usually wear a hooded clothing item and or cap to bed, either a down sweater/jacket/vest on cold nights or a knit cap or hooded fleece on cool nights.
I would think this is a better choice for children because they will want to wear the clothing before they go to bed anyway and then all you have to do is have them cinch the top of the bag up after putting them to bed. No fiddling with the hood adjustments and unhappy kids because of the claustrophobia that can occur if they feel too constrained.Dec 6, 2012 at 6:02 am #1933525
Michael CheifetzBPL Member
@mike_hefetzLocale: Israel
i missed that somehow…wow – i wish i had an uncle like you ;)Dec 6, 2012 at 7:08 am #1933538
Adam RothermichBPL Member
@aroth87Locale: Missouri Ozarks
I made a sleeping bag for my wife and went with a flat hood. Mostly because I'd never made a sleeping bag before and wanted it to be as simple as possible. Also because she tends to sleep on her stomach with her arms under her head, a 3D hood would have been constricting. I did make the hood fairly large so that if she cinches it up it will enclose her head better but so far she hasn't used it in temps where a hood is all that necessary (nor do I think she ever will, which is why I made the bag in the first place rather than just buying one).
The biggest lesson I learned from the whole process is that I need to do a better job selling my wife on the idea of a quilt because I'm no good at sewing zippers, especially when they're five feet long.
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Joshi named for WC.
Joshi came back strong after an injury which kept her off ice for most of the autumn 9th at Europeans in Budapest her third top ten placement at Euros shows consistency this is her second world's at her first in 2011, she was in 15th place
First substitute Vikoria, second Isabelle
GO Joshi! Your time to shine.
I've wondered the same.. I don't like the music and the choreo is a bit strange but I think her dress is fine! The problem Juulia has is her jumps. She hasn't improved much during the past 3 years and it's not about her coach (Juulia has several younger training mates who have learned almost all triples). Juulia is already 19 so I'm not too optimistic about her learning new jumps... I was really impressed by the younger Finns at the Nordics. Both Saarinen and Efimenko did very well. There was also a young Swedish skater Anita Östlund (born 2001) who did a nice 3T+3T and 3Lo! I'm glad Sweden is sending Joshi to Worlds. I expect to see Viktoria continue her career at least for one more season, since the Euros will be held in Sweden next year.


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This was it, my first big decision as a dad. What car would I bring my newborn son home in?
Though I live in New York City, a taxi or subway didn't feel quite right. Since I review cars for a living, the world is my automotive oyster.
My son, Max, was born two months premature and after spending several weeks in intensive care, he still seemed fragile. I wanted something tough, something impregnable.
A tank, perhaps. But also something with a dash of style and speed.
So my wife, Miranda, and I arrived at the hospital in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV. This hulk weighs about 2.5 tonnes and is 1.9 metres tall.
The G-Class, or Gelandewagen as it's known in Deutschland, started life in the late 1970s as a military vehicle, serving a number of international armies. In 2007 the Vatican got a customised one for use as the Popemobile. Good enough for that Father, good enough for this one.
The civilian version has been around for more than 30 years and its exterior has changed little. It has body-on-frame construction, like a truck. The front window is upright, the hood, roof and sides flat. Boxy? Well, it's the only vehicle I can think of in this price bracket that could be easily replicated using Lego blocks.
It stands atop knobby tyres and its tall, brutish fenders could brush aside boulders. Crown Victoria taxis should present little problem.
On the big day, car seat secured in the rear, I slapped down on the gas pedal and the G550 bolted, laying a streak of rubber on the street, courtesy of a bison-esque 530Nm of torque. Miranda looked at me pointedly. None of that once we pick up Max.
The G-Class's interior has had a recent upgrade, including a thin navigation screen and nice leather. There's even a Harman Kardon stereo system that nearly washes out the sound from the engine bay, where it sounds like the machinery is masticating a dinosaur.
In a sense, it is. The 2013 model has a very rowdy 5.5-litre V8 with 290kW and it gets an abominable 19.8L/100km in the city, 15.6L/100km highway. But it's not likely that New Zealand or Australia will see the thirsty G550 - though the more powerful, and even more ridiculous, AMG version is coming.
On Park Avenue, we drove around Grand Central Terminal and then through the tricky, narrow corridor of the Park Avenue viaduct. The G550 leaned heavily in the turn; other cars gave us a wide berth. Past 46th Street, taxis parted like the yellow sea as we bucked up the avenue.
At the hospital, we valeted the SUV at the attached underground garage, and retrieved our squawking bundle of joy.
We made it home safely.
Still, the Gelandewagen was originally designed for off-road use, not Park Avenue. It has three separate locking differentials, the kind of 4X4 gear which would allow you to climb a towering cliff.
I didn't want to do a disservice to the machine, Max or myself, so several months later I got hold of the fancier, faster and more expensive version, the G63 AMG. This is the vehicle that New Zealand Benz fans will definitely be seeing some time next year, priced around the same as the current model G55.
If anything, the G63 is louder, brasher and even less sensible: a heavy SUV built to ford rivers, which can also drag-race sports cars. Ideal for drug dealers or "Housewives of Beverly Hills", presumably.
A bigger, healthier Max strapped down in the rear, we headed for the hills. I wanted to get the G63 to a place it rarely goes: the dirt. In the miles it took to get into the backcountry, I tried to ignore both the fuel gauge and the slack steering, which discourages you from getting too aggressive in corners.
Eventually I found an unpaved road that led into state game land. It was a narrow track through thick trees, where I discovered, happily, the first of many deep mud holes. I probably should have crept through the thick, goopy mire.
Instead I gave a hoot and blasted into the pit, spraying mud in all directions. Sadly there were no mountains to climb, where I could have tested the three differentials to their full potential (I did engage them, and they do work).
Back on asphalt, the G63's underside was caked with muck, and the twin exhaust pipes were sending out plumes of steam.
I stole a look into the back to see how Max had enjoyed his first off-road excursion. He was asleep.
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Transmissions: Seven-speed automatic.
Speed: 0-100km/h 5.3 seconds.
Mileage: 19.8L/100km (city)
Price: TBA
Best features: Imposing nature; off-road ability.
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Lucy Hale Looks Flirty In A Bikini For New BONGO Campaign
The star of ABC Family's 'Pretty Little Liars' is back as the face of the brand — and you can check out the behind-the-scenes shots right here!
This time actress/singer Lucy Hale,23 is flying solo without her co-star, Ashley Benson, 23, for the spring 2013 Bongo campaign — but she seems to have no problem basking in the spotlight! Clad in a slew of flirty looks, Lucy appears to be having so much fun.
She expressed she was super nervous for the shoot but she seemed overjoyed when she found out famed photog Terry Richardson would capture the star behind the lens. She felt that he was lovely, easy, and made her feel comfortable. The family-like atmosphere that Terry provided made it a lot of fun for Lucy. "The concept of the shoot overall is sexy, a little bit colorful, and flirty." The poses that Lucy embraced included "fun and playful" props such as a blow-up octopus, six-foot telephone, giant teddy bear, a hula hoop, and many more unexpected items. Lucy states, "My favorite prop of the day, believe it or not, was a goldfish in a goldfish bowl." Aw, how cute!
All the styles she is showing off are super summery and colorful. When asked what were the must-have items for the spring collection, she excitedly replied that shorts are going to be a total hit — everything from neon to floral. If you like the looks, you can scoop them up at Kmart and Sears.
While holding the guitar prop, she reminisced on her country music roots in Tennessee, and says she would like to have a single out by the end of the spring. She is expecting to release her album in the summer of 2013.
Make sure to check out her campaign in March! Take a sneak peek HERE at her photos from the shoot.
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Faculty Spotlight: Sciences dean George Perry is among world's top 10 Alzheimer's researchers
By Christi Fish
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(March 26, 2009)--George Perry, dean of the UTSA College of Sciences and professor of biology, has been named one of the world's top 10 Alzheimer's disease researchers, according to a study conducted by Collexis Holdings Inc. and published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The Top 100 list was released in the journal's March online edition (Volume 16, Issue 3).
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Perry is the only Alzheimer's disease researcher based in Texas who made the exclusive Top 100 list.
"Alzheimer's research has really evolved in the last 10 years and has garnered special attention from the Obama administration," said Perry. "The administration has indicated advancements in Alzheimer's research are of significant importance on a level with the Human Genome Project conducted in the Clinton years."
The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, published by Netherlands-based IOS Press, is an international multidisciplinary journal, which helps researchers understand the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, book reviews and letters to the editor. Past discussions have focused on the mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease, therapeutic targets and clinical trial outcomes.
According to IOS Press, the field of Alzheimer's disease research, which began in 1906, has progressed rapidly since the 1970s. Of the 135,000 actively publishing neuroscience researchers across the world, approximately 18 percent are involved in Alzheimer's disease research.
Switzerland-based Collexis Holdings Inc. conducted the study and focused on three areas of measurement: total citations, total publications and H-index. The H-index, a statistic named after physicist Jorge Hirsch, is a quantifiable measurement of a scientist's or group's productivity and the impact of that research. The Collexis study is the first objective analysis of Alzheimer's disease research through scientometrics, a field of study that measures scientific impact using a variety of measurement tools.
The press release issued by IOS indicates the study relies on more than bibliometrics, methods to study published materials, taking into account prestigious Alzheimer's disease research awards, membership in the National Academies of Sciences' Institute of Medicine and consideration of Alzheimer's research collaborators.
Notably, the study's analysis of Perry's work revealed:
- Perry published 66 papers with at least 66 citations each (H-index score: 66)
- He was cited at least 24 times by 24 people (scientific following score: 24)
- He would be likely to move up three spots in a future analysis, when his productivity was compared to that of those also on the list.
Perry joined UTSA in 2006 from Case Western Reserve University, where he was a professor of pathology and neurosciences and the chair of the Case Western Reserve Department of Pathology. A prolific researcher, Perry is the second-most published Alzheimer's disease researcher with 516 publications to his credit. He is the 16th most cited Alzheimer's disease researcher; his work has been cited more than 16,000 times.
Perry is an active scholar in the Alzheimer's research community. He serves as president of the American Association of Neuropathologists and is on the editorial boards of more than 60 journals including the American Journal of Pathology and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. He also is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.


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Little-Known Pipeline Paves Way For Enbridge Under Radar Of British Columbians
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If there is one thing that can be said about all the attention directed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway Project, it is that it's provided ample distraction for other projects and issues to move along without getting the same ass-kicking Enbridge is. Take for example, the Pacific Trails Pipeline project ( also referred to as the KSL line). With minimal media coverage during the approval process, it has by and large flown completely under the radar of most British Columbians. That's a damn shame in my opinion, and I'm going to tell you why.


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There are few engines that will fit the 58-63 American and 50-55 Nash Rambler body without a lot of cutting (all of those models are practically the same under the hood). There are some problems with keeping the 196 if you intend to drive the car a lot. The first is parts availability on the road. Lose a water pump and you will have to wait three or more days to get a replacement. Most other most likely to break down parts can be handled easier, like the starter or generator (replace the gen with a late model Delco alt and circumvent that problem), but could still take a few days to get the part. They are costly to rebuild, oversize pistons come from Egge Machine and are $50-60 each. The other parts aren't too bad. Heads at 46+ years old are prone to cracking if run hot. They MUST be retorqued every 2-3 years or 12-15K miles, whichever comes first. If not the head bolts work loose, engine runs hot, and head usually cracks. That said, they are good reliable engines when maintained, and near bullet proof due to forged cranks and rods and heavy block casting.
What fits:
1) Ford small I-6 family. No point in using one of the little 144/170 mills (if you could find one). The 200 has about the same power as the 196. I'd stick a 250 in there! Note that the old 240 and 300 are bigger blocks and won't fit.
2) Late model Ford 2.3/2.5L Ranger fours, the ones where the intake curves over the valve cover. you must use the EFI, but it does just fit.
3) Old Quad 4 (and whatever Chevy called it later). The FWD intake will clear the left side, just! The problem here is that a special $400 bell or trans adapter is needed to convert to rear wheel drive.
You MUST change the transmission with the engine. The Rambler trans won't bolt up to anything but another 196 (or the smaller 173/184 Nash L-head sixes, but who wants to swap in a smaller engine?).
The 64-65 American is a different story. Matt already stated the only problem with it -- the engine bay is a few inches short to use AC. The radiator has to be moved forward and a short shaft CJ-5 (not CJ-7!) 232 water pump and pulley used on a 232 or 258. The 4.0L is short enough to just fit as is, but the fan is an issue. An electric fan would be a tight fit, and the water pump won't accept a fan. Use a Wrangler or Grand Cherokee water pump, and you might need to use a plastic flex fan and short spacer.
Any small block V-8 will fit, take your pick. Factory parts are available for an AMC V-8 (67+), but change the trans with the engine and it's not much harder to put any other small block in.
The AMC six cylinder rear axle WILL take a mild small block with street tires. Loosen the axles nuts and torque them back down to 250-300 ft/lbs (more IS NOT better!!). That needs to be done every 8-12 years. It's the same strength as a GM 7.5"/Ford 8" (ring gear in the AMC is 7-9/16"). Not for constant drag racing, but will hold up for a cruiser that occasionally burns the tires or makes a pass down the strip. The u-joints will be the weak link. You'll have to have a driveshaft made to match the trans.
early 90,s Jeep engines had over 190hp. great little motor, had all the newfangled options, auto,air, fuel injection.
I knew a girl who had a jeep TBI I6 with OD Auto in a gremmie. Looked factory.
Quad4s LOOK kick *** when you strip all the junk off them; sort of offy-esque. But, aside from the adapter, some parts aren't exactly common for those anymore.
V6 with a 200-4r would be pretty kick *** in that lil car; T-type anyone?
I wonder if a 60º V6 like a 3.4L Chevy would shoehorn into the '63. It's easily carbed (Edelbrock has an intake and cam) and plentiful in the 'yards, stock it made something like 160 HP in a Camaro.
I had a 64 American with a 396/425hp Big Block Chevy and Muncie 4 speed, Mustang 9 inch rear. Only real issue was steering shaft too close to the number three exhaust. Rear end bolted right in.
Also had a 64 American wagon with a 350 Chevy and 350 turbo trans, Ford rear.
Motor mounts were not too much trouble, rear crossmember easy, rear bolted right in. Had under dash AC, Chevy compressor, custom hoses. Radiator in both were Ford because that is what I had. Bottom hose has to cross over as Ford and Chevy lower hoses connect on opposite sides.
Drove the wagon 6-7 years, untold miles no problem. Pretty quick in the light car, set up with Q Jet got 21 and change driving from NC to LA and back.
No big changes under the hood except to make the motor mounts but they were easy, SBC cast iron exhaust went right in. Real fun car. My wife loved it.
There was a guy on the opel forums (dont ask...guilty pleasure) who basically built an opel GT around a 3.4 w. a T5. What about a turbo 2300 with a T5? That thing would be a hoot
The early 2300 had a carb intake that fit up close to the engine and might fit, the late model Ranger 2300/2500 with intake curving over the valve cover just
will, but the 2.3L turbo won't due to where the turbo is mounted. The 60° V-6s fit, but you have to use some rather expensive "hot rod" accessory brackets to pull them in, or make your own. The factory brackets put everything out beside the motor where there's no room under the hood in the little Rambler. That's in the 58-63 Americans (same under the hood except for the firewall/heater). Almost anything will fit in the 64-69 models -- even big blocks (though they are tight).
64 or 65 Rambler American engine swap
I have done this twice, once in the 70's and also this past year. The first time several of us put "Big Block" Fords which was tight. 352, 390, and 427 was great for a "sleeper" but this year I have put a 400 Chevy small block which was easier. The only challenge was the headers, as I had to cut one inch off each tube where they bolt to the block and then re-weld them back on. This made it difficult for removing the spark plugs, so now I just unbolt the headers, move them up a few inches, change plugs, and then rebolt the headrs back on. I will post a couple pictures of the early big block Ford and the newest small block chevy version. Mooseman1377
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Well, his description does say "curmudgeon".
Anyway -- delivery could have been milder, but he IS right, to an extent. I believe the question could have been better... more like will the 4.0L EASILY fit.
Enough of that -- the answer is YES. The 64+ Ramblers will take just about anything. As several have pointed out, big blocks are really tight, but they were designed from the factory with the then under development AMC GEN-2 "small block" in mind. The bigger cars were designed to hold the GEN-1 AMC/Rambler V-8, which is about the same size and weight as a Ford Y-block/Chevy 396, so a big block will fit them just fine. The 64-65 American engine bay is a couple inches shorter than the later models though. There is a mod to the radiator brackets and upper support filler panel (remove the filler) that will gain 1.5-2.0" though. That's all you need for the 4.0L. Might have to use an electric fan or do away with the clutch and use an aftermarket flex fan (on a Wrangler or Grand Cherokee water pump -- fan won't fit an XJ Cherokee pump and the bearings aren't made for it).
To use a 199/232/258 a CJ-5 (NOT CJ-7!) water pump and pulley are required. They are a bit shorter than the standard AMC six water pump and pulley. That pump was originally designed to fit the 232 in the 65 American, worked for the short CJ-5 too.
AMC "big" cars are the Classic/Rebel/Matador and Ambassador. Everything else is considered "small" and use similar parts and have similar sized engine bays.
The little 58-63 Americans and 50-55 Nash Ramblers (the same car under the skin!) are a totally different story. Those cars were literally built around a short and narrow L-head six, so the bay is tight! Already spoke about that though...
The 195.6 aka the 196 is plenty of motor to run AC, it was a regular factory option on the Rambler Six which ran that motor. I am planning to add factory AC on my 59 or a retro fitted pump and coils from something else. the factory HP i belive was 125hp but torque was like 145 that is stock carb etc. it was built for economy. it was a great improvement over the L head 195.6 which only put out 90hp
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Is powdered sugar a chemical? I think so. If not, then is vinegar a chemical? How about formic??
I use no chemicals. If my bees die, then that's the way it is. I'm raising survivors which will live and work well in Central VA.
When I decide the colony will crash without help I treat with MAII. After the mites are under control I requeen.
Screened bottoms with oil trays for beetles and thymol gel for mites.
Comparison maps:
People who are not using pesticides:
People who are using pesticides:
I don't see a geographical difference.
I use all screened bottom boards, most with oil trays. Also, use drone frames, but more to control which colonies I want drones from. I do not pull the drone frames from my most productive colonies.
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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale, 1776
Last Saturday I went to a workshop on grafting taught by Dave Tarpy of NC State U for beekeepers in southern piedmont NC. Most, of course, were well experienced and numbered about 60. Apparently, I was the only one who did not treat (5 years). I think many did not believe me. When I read posts on Beesource there seem to be many who don't treat. Why?
I think for this poll to be useful at all, you really must define what 'liberal use', 'medium-level', and 'limited use' etc, is and also what falls under the definition of 'chemicals'.
Is HoneyBeehealthy or lemongrass oil a chemical? Is powdered sugar or mineral oil, formic acid, or crisco patty with thyme oil a chemical treatment?
Looks like nobody would consider themselves as using chemicals liberally.
I have to say, at this point after talking to quite a bunch of beekeepers, I have found more than one who have told me they 'don't put chemicals on their bees'- and later they matter-of-factly tell me they use formic acid, terramycin, and FumigillinB several times a year as a preventative... yet they still say they 'don't use chemicals' on their bees and that they disapprove of those who do.
So, for a poll like this I really think you have to spell it out if you want a meaningful response.
The little bee returns with evening's gloom,
To join her comrades in the braided hive... -Tennyson
I think it's all about being in "the know" or not. It seems to me that it's human nature to become so familiar with "what we do", that there comes a point when we will decide that there is nothing left to learn. Like it is pointless to continue to get new opinions or explore new ideas because we already know eveything that there is to know about "what we do". When we, as humans, naturally get to the place where this happens, we often actually fall behind.
Take, for instance, the fact that people who have departed from the Langstoth hive and have moved to Warre hives have found that there are many advantages for the bees. The bees in Warres consume fewer stores in the winter, stay warmer and drier, don't pass stores on their way up, live in fresh wax which helps prevent numerous diseases and swarm much less frequently. People who have used these hives know this to be true. Warre, who was a commercial honey producer, knew all of these things 100 years ago. Yet most beekeeping suppliers and commercial beekeepers that I speak with have never heard of Warres or they dismiss them as simply a "hobbyist thing that has no real advantages".
Another example is what Michael Bush has been saying for some time. Small or natural cell size combats varroa. Everyone wants proof before they'll try it, rather than trying it to see if it works for them. Those of us who use it know that it works.
The beekeepers who don't believe that you don't treat are stuck in the "knowledge" that you simply must treat with chemicals for varroa or your hives will die off. The fact that they still lose some of their hives is proof of this to them, when the reality is that they may not lose more hives than they do now if they stopped using chemicals or that they might lose even fewer hives than they do now if they would just adopt better beekeeping practices.
Now, someone asked about whether powdered sugar was to be considered a chemical. I say no. I think treating with powdered sugar is OK, but if I had a hive that had a frequent problem with varroa I would simply stop treating it and let it die if that was what was inevitable. I also like and use HBH. I won't make any claims as to what I think it does or does not do, but I think that it is good for the bees, I like it, and I feed it a couple times per year. I don't consider it to be a chemical, either.
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In response to an Omie's post, I do not treat at all. I do not use commercial treatments nor do I use grease patties, essential oils or powdered sugar. A couple of years a go, the girls had nosema AND varroa. I never treated and the girls since have not had problems with either. Is it luck? Maybe. I tend to think that one's immune system and, in the case of varroa, hygeine will never improve if constatly bombarded with chemicals.
I feed the girls 2:1 early spring, give them dry sugar and add a wind break in winter. That's it. Other than that, I think they know better than I do as to what's good for them. They teach me something everytime I visit with them.
I would like to clarify that i'm not saying that anyone here is misleading others about whether they really use chemicals or not, and I'm also not trying to pass judgment on what's 'good' or what's 'bad' to use either....I merely mean that everyone has their own definitions of 'chemicals' and 'treatments'- and that to make a poll like this accurate we need to be able to understand the poll's definitions of the terms given in the choices. I myself was not able to answer the poll question simply because I wasn't sure what was exactly meant by the various choices given.
The little bee returns with evening's gloom,
To join her comrades in the braided hive... -Tennyson
I voted that I don't use chemicals.
To clarify I do use,
powdered sugar,
I own formic, & apiguard gel, but chose to let a hive die last fall instead of using them.
63% of responding hobbyists are not using chemicals.
My next question would be how much success they have had doing so.
I know it's been many, many years since my father has treated his hives with any chemicals.
I'm guessing much fewer than 63% of commercial beeks are chemical-free.
Another question: what percentage of queen and package/nuc providers are not treating for mites (like R. Weaver)?
If beekeeping is being overrun with low-resistance bees, it seems the main culprit is the lack of mite-resistant bees commercially available.
Chemical use in my hives is strictly limited to:
2 drops per quart of 1:1 sugar syrup of melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) oil, used to keep syrup from molding. My girls don't seem to like 2:1 syrup, and in the winter it never gets cold enough to kill everything. Doesn't seem to bother anybody, and no moldy syrup. What is there gets used. Good enough for me.
Melaleuca has anti-biotic, fungal, viral properties. Prolly qualifies as an essential oil, but even then, I'm using fairly small amounts.
Only other chemical anywhere near my hives is the fire ant granules around the feet of the stands.
It's Bee Weaver that doesn't treat.
"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain
I haven't treated at all. Nothing. I have several carnies and cordovans, and mutt bees. the mutt bees i leave alone. I haven't even been in the hive since i installed them from a cutout about 3 months ago. whoops i did pop the top and look at them once, saw this gorgeous white comb full of honey. I haven't noticed a mite problem on my other bees too. MOST of my hives, i put in foundationless frames and let them build their own comb.
If using only Apple cider vinegar, HBH, and commercially purchased pollen patties, and brood builder is still considered chemical free, count me in on the NO CHEMICAL TREATMENT group. I've been trying to convince other beeks in our club that I'm having better results, and am looked at like I have 3 heads. I was taught to at our club's beginner course to use them and did the first year. The next year I took a natural beekeeping course, and learned how to go without. Also, I have no choice. My kids are uber-organic, and wouldn't touch my honey when I used Terramyacin and Fumagellan in my hives. I also don't heat it, and only strain it to 600 microns. To us, the more raw and natural the honey is, the better.
Uh, I agree with Omie, define, specify, define.
Chemical-free? Everything and everybody in our entire known universe is/are composed of nothing but chemicals and empty space. Sugar is a chemical, pollen is composed of chemicals. Heck, even water is a chemical compound.
What I would appreciate with a survey like this is a specific definition of the various terms used in the survey, so I can make an accurate, informed, response.
Every time I hear or read about someone claiming they don't use "chemicals" on their bees; I cringe and wonder what universe they live in.
48 years - 50 hives - TF
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Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Clinical Assistant Professor Dana A. Roach as the director of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African-American Legal History.
Professor Roach joined the Law School faculty last fall after a year teaching in the Urban Communities Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to that she was an attorney for The Nature Conservancy in San Francisco and an associate with Morrison & Foerster LLP and Miller, Starr & Regalia in California. She received her J.D. in 1999 from the University of Michigan Law School where she was Associate Editor and Contributing Editor of the Michigan Law Review. Her undergraduate degree in Political Science and French is from Bryn Mawr College. She taught the Non-profit Corporations and Urban Development Law Clinic in the Fall 2006 semester and she started the Small Business Enterprises and Nonprofit Corporations Clinic at the Law School earlier this year.
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If passed, the bill would permit dairy producers to petition for allowance into the federal milk pricing system.
by Abby Huibregtse, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor
In California, six members of the House introduced a bill that would allow farmers from the state to enter into the federal milk marketing system. The bill would let California dairy producers petition the Agriculture Department to join the rest of the country in their milk pricing arrangement. If the petition were filed, the Agriculture Department would then hold an industry vote. Two-thirds of producers must vote in approval of the change for the move to succeed.
How did California end up with its own milk pricing system in the first place? Inequities and instability in the milk market led the California Legislature to establish its own pricing regulations back in 1935. Two years later, the federal government followed suit with a national system to provide some strength and consistency in the dairy industry for farmers, dairy processors and consumers.
In 1935, California was isolated on the West Coast and located far away from major population centers in the country. Dairy markets at that time period were much more local in nature, and products were transported great distances. The geographical separation from the rest of the industry made it a logical choice for California to keep its own pricing at the time.
However, now that transportation has become more advanced and the industry has seen tremendous growth in other Western states, it may make sense for California to reconnect with the rest of the country. For years, farmers in the state have received lower prices for their milk. High input costs paired with lower milk prices make for challenging times. California is still the nation's leader in dairy, producing 41.5 billion pounds of milk in 2011. However, 105 farms went out of business last year, and that trend may continue without improved milk prices.
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Children's sport would be almost non-existent without support from multinational fast food companies, an academic says.
A University of Otago study into unhealthy food and drink sponsorship has found a third of food and beverage companies sponsoring sport in New Zealand could be classified as unhealthy.
The authors of the study, published in the journal BMC Public Health, reviewed the websites of 308 sports organisations across 58 sports to identify sponsors and spoke to national and regional sporting organisations.
Sponsors were classified as healthy or unhealthy using criteria for energy, fat, salt and fibre levels.
Associate Professor Louise Signal said rugby had the unhealthiest sponsorship by far, with 23 per cent of brands and logos linked to unhealthy food. In comparison, only 1 per cent of netball sponsorship was linked to unhealthy food.
And the level of sponsorship from multinational corporations like Coca-Cola and McDonald's - the two greatest sponsors of sport in New Zealand - made it almost impossible for most kids' sports to exist without it.
"As researchers, all our kids play sport and so we know that [sports groups] need the income. But it's just a case of thinking harder about where the income's coming from," she said.
She said sports groups should be encouraged to accept endorsements only from healthy food companies, and the Government should help fund the phasing out of sponsorship linked to unhealthy foods.
Dr Signal said the cost to the Government would be many millions of dollars, but she said it would be much less than the cost of health problems such endorsements contributed to.
A similar strategy has been used by the Western Australian public health board Healthway, which last month announced almost A$1 million ($1.22 million) in funding for junior football to reward the sport for "boycotting fast-food endorsements".
Healthway has also stripped thousands of dollars in funding from rugby league and union bodies because of their links with McDonald's.
Auckland University population nutrition and global health expert Professor Boyd Swinburn said there should be regulatory restrictions on the amount of junk food sponsorship children were exposed to - but New Zealand was still in reverse gear.
He said obesity cost about $624m in direct health care costs - 4.4 per cent of health care expenditure - and $100-200m in lost productivity.
Canterbury University marketing expert Associate Professor Ekant Veer said fast food companies would not sponsor sports unless they knew it would encourage kids through their doors and buy their products.
"In a perfect world, we wouldn't use it ... but the reality is these companies have got big, deep pockets and they're the ones who are willing to support these sports teams to the tune of providing free kit, training equipment and all these certificates."
NZ Football chief executive Grant McKavanagh said the organisation would shy away from a sponsor which was not mindful of people's health, but McDonald's - which supplied 'player of the day' certificates to players as young as 4 - had a long-term view towards healthy options.
"We love every dollar, but we're a socially responsible sport. We understand that we're here to promote the health of children - playing sport is about enjoying a healthy lifestyle," Mr McKavanagh said.
NZ Rugby Union public affairs general manager Nick Brown said sponsors were critical to the financial security of the game and like any sport or event, rugby had "a range of sponsors from a diverse set of sectors".
"We don't believe our sponsors detract from our message to youngsters and adults that rugby is a great activity that promotes fitness and community."
Sport NZ chief executive Peter Miskimmin said commercial partners played an important role in the sport and recreation sector, especially in today's tough economic climate.
"As with all things in life, balance is required and sports need to carefully consider which partnerships are right for them and their community."
New Zealand Rugby Union:
- Coca-Cola
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- Sanitarium
New Zealand Warriors:
- Wendy's
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Silver Ferns:
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All polls suggest that President Putin's United Russia party will win an overwhelming victory in this week's election for the Duma, but he president apparently wants to make double certain victory is guaranteed. Election officials have been ordered to make sure that United Russia collects double the number of votes it is expected to win in the State Duma elections on Sunday. The Central Elections Commission strongly denied the allegation, but accounts from other people familiar with the issue– including opposition politicians and state-paid workers, spoke of mounting pressure to round up votes for United Russia. One official who heads a key regional election committee told the Moscow Times that United Russia was aiming at doubling the number of votes the latest opinion polls indicate it will win. The official noted in previous elections, they would falsify figures even while foreign observers were present. The Moscow Times claims there are reports teachers, doctors, and bureaucrats have been ordered to each round up 10 voters and make certain they vote for United Russia. At Oryoi State University, professors told students to vote for United Russia or face dismissal.
At times, Vladmir Putin reminds one of Richard Nixon who in 1972 was all but assured of winning the presidential election, but insisted on the Watergate break in due to his paranoia that somehow Democrats were planning to do something to snatch victory from his grasp. Putin is running scared for some reason that is only known to his paranoid mind. The only thing he can definitely be certain of attaining besides winning this election is that he has destroyed democracy in Russia.