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Have A bunch of questions on this set up inherited .. ( STILL HAVING FUN !! )
1. is this the original mounting for the shackles ( see the small arm coming from the back of the drum brakes ) ?
2 looks dangerous to me .. I was thinking about using Speedways mounts to fix this ...http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/3361...emNo=916-45105
3. Should I swap out the rear springs with a after market ones ? Smoother ride ? Speedways springs with Molly -nylon buttons ? And has anyone ever felt a difference
4 I have another post out there trying to ID this rear , so if you know what is it let me know
5 I just got done mocking up a completely new front end and I used the rear as a point of reference to make sure it was square . Would I be making a mistake by doing all this rear end work before final assembly of the front end ?
Dont worry how old you are... it is the mileage on your body that adds up.
Those shackles don't look stock, I think the guy welded the spring brackets on the rear end in the wrong place and then compensated by making up those extra long shackles..
I think you need to take a little harder look at whats going on under there though, That rear spring is supposed to sit up inside of that crossmember. That big plate is not supposed to be there on top of the spring. it looks like a 32 -34 spring, why does the car need to be lifted up 3"?
Is that a 4X4? J/K
If the frame is out then figure out where, and you can compensate some with the placement of he front and rear axles. The wheelbase should be within 1/4 from side to side, track offset should be within 1/2".
Perfect alignment is best, but those numbers are what alot of alignment guys can work with when they align your front end. I try to get everything within 1/8" of being square, parallel and centered.
Hope this helps,
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Last edited by powerrodsmike; 03-08-2007 at 07:18 PM.
Is that a 4X4? J/K
You bring up a good point ,,, the funny thing thing I have no idea what year body or make ... same with the frame . It is reg as a 32 Chevy but it had plenty of ford suspension parts on it ... So far everything I have ordered for a 32 ford has worked fine ... It just bugs me that this car got so cut up and home fab scrap was used to put it back together .. Its like going on a archeological dig as I move through the car ... Are there specific pics I could share that would at least help ID the body ?
First, you need to post pictures, front view, , steering, front suspension and brakes, side view, rear view, and interior, of the car for identification purposes.
OK, the spring perches on your rearend did come from an early Ford. The spring appears to be a 35-40 one which is straight from eye to eye looking down on the spring and will not fit into the rear crossmember of a 32-34 frame because the 32-34 rear spring is curved from eye to eye, the only years this was done on a Ford.
Those long shackles are probably the result of the owner/builder not having or knowing he should have a spring spreader to install the shackles and spring properly tensioned as designed by Ford, it is possible that this is a front spring rather than a rear one!!
The air shocks and general construction back there are not the work of a knowledgeable builder and you probably should think about taking it all out of there and doing it right, perhaps coilovers and a four link, or a Posey's dual spring setup.
Can't wait to see the pictures of the car so we can tell you what you've got there.
Last edited by pasadenahotrod; 03-09-2007 at 07:28 AM.
Ok great ! Here are 2 links to my home made web page . Some original pictures when we bought it in the late 70's
It looks like an early custom of something. Lots of detail lines have been smoothed out on the body. Is it steel? It looks to have a steel floor and door panels.
It also looks like a model A frame in the front.
In Tony's project journal...
It really does look like a parts bin special..Was that some kind of old drag racer that someone built?
It looks very 60's to me.
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Last edited by powerrodsmike; 03-09-2007 at 09:22 AM. Reason: That journal pic was just too danged big
OK, the cowl is 32 Ford, the door bottoms inside the car are...gulp...3W Coupe, so what you have is a radically changed 32 3W Coupe body with a 32 Ford Roadster windshield frame stuck into those homemade windshield posts. The frame may be a 32 or 33-34 Ford. You can't see the "smile" pressed into the side rail which would indicate 32.
This "style" of car was built, and many are still being built today, in the 50s-60s by folks who are not car people but wanted to be part of the hotrod scene. The cutdown doors similar to a Triumph TR2-3 series were a common feature of this style of "building".
The 32 Chevrolet registration was used because the builder just didn't know or bought a "title". The original Ford VIN would have been found on the top rail of the frame on the driver's side just ahead of the firewall. A five-pointed star at each end with 18- indicating 32 or 40- indicating 33-34 or B- indicating a 4cylinder car, then a sequential assembly nmber of up to 8or9 digits.
You have an interesting piece of work there that not many are left.
Last edited by pasadenahotrod; 03-17-2007 at 10:59 AM.
Did find a rivited tag on the pass side top rail just in front of the firewall the #'s are 2589399... original tag ? See pic
Yes looking at the inside of the frame because the body is down over the frame it does have that smiley crease in it . So safe to say it is a 32 ford frame ?
So getting back to the rear area , the goals was to make this thing safe and fun .. It drove well ( like a truck ) for many years . But now I have updated to front end and now looking at the rear . I did not plan on doing anything back there until I saw that shackle bracket welded to the back of the drums . I so at a min I want to put the correct brkt and shackle in and clean up the shock stuff and rear. Since the spring does not look correct should I spend the time mocking in a 32 spring . I am just worried that the car will be way to low in the back ,,, I put a 3" drop in the front and the car sits about level without the motor . With a new spring and getting it into the frame we are talking 5 " drop ... That would be to much
Again, Pasadena is right. The "smile " is unique to the 32 frame.
How much is the rear of the frame "Z" ed?
It looked in the pic like there was a bunch of pie cut welds above the rear axle.
That may be why the spring needs that blocking, to get it to set level again after a too aggressive Z'ing.
Check out the frame specs at the wescotts website
see if it matches your kickup in the rear.
That would help to tell you what has been done to that frame. Then you would know if you should go crossmember and coilovers, or try to make a stock spring work..( I don't think a stock spring will do it without that block arrangement. )
That tag looks like an assigned vin # to me.
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That ID tag is probably an assigned number from the state. Be sure and have that tag reinstalled when you get it back together IF it matches your paperwork.
OK, if everything works, and there are no bump or interference problems with the existing suspension:
I would pull that rear spring and remove a few leaves to make the ride alot better. Keep the main leaf and number 2, then remove the 3-5-7-9.
You'll probably end up with about 6-8 leaves rather than the 10-12 you have now.
I would also shorten up those shackle bars on each side an inch or more. You'll have to spread the spring to reinstall them but it will make a good difference in ride combined with the leaf removal mentioned above.
If you don't use the rumble seat for passengers any more, ditch the air shocks and go with a good set of regular car shocks that fit.
Right now in my shop I have a 3 with the stock spring in the stock crossmember.
It has a center to center distance of 47 3/4 on the axle brackets, and an installed eye to eye center on the spring of 45 1/2. I count 9 leaves. I think it needs to have several leaves removed as well.
My green bible says the springs are interchangeable from 32-34, so the measurements should be the same.
I'd check that. I still think the spring brackets on the axle are too far apart..I don't think I'd try to spread that spring that far..
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Ok when I remove some springs and re weld on some new shackle brackets on the rear ( from speedway ) I should make sure the the spring needs to be spread to be installed in the shackle ? and how much should the spring be spread ?
Never seen a spring spreader... home made thing using a bottle jack ?
Also , you aware if any pics or journals that I can look at that would have a similar set up I can look at ?
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– Additional Data from Phase 1 Trial of IPI-145 in Hematologic Malignancies Anticipated in 2013 –
– Expands PI3K Franchise with New Product Candidate –
– Strong Financial Position with Cash Runway into 2015 –
– Company to Present at JPMorgan Annual Healthcare Conference at
"Our pipeline, experienced leadership team and financial position
provide the foundation from which we are poised to execute our product
development and business strategy as we continue to build a fully
integrated biopharmaceutical company," stated
Pipeline Expanded with IPI-443, a Potent PI3K-Delta,Gamma Inhibitor
Infinity today also announced its second potent, oral PI3K-delta,gamma inhibitor, IPI-443. Nonclinical studies of IPI-443 are now under way, which are designed to enable the initiation of Phase 1 clinical development.
"PI3K inhibition has therapeutic potential across both hematologic
malignancies and inflammatory diseases," stated
2013 Program Goals
Infinity is developing a portfolio of PI3K inhibitors which includes IPI-145 and IPI-443, potent, oral inhibitors of PI3K-delta and PI3K-gamma, as well as retaspimycin hydrochloride (HCl), a potent and selective Hsp90 inhibitor. Infinity anticipates achieving the following development milestones in 2013:
IPI-145 in Hematologic Malignancies
IPI-145 in Inflammation
PI3K Pipeline Expansion
Retaspimycin HCl in NSCLC
2013 Financial Guidance
Infinity entered 2013 with approximately
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Infinity will present at the
About Infinity's PI3K Program
IPI-145 and IPI-443 are potent, oral inhibitors of Class I phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-delta and PI3K-gamma. Infinity believes IPI-145 is the most advanced PI3K-delta,gamma inhibitor in clinical development. The PI3Ks are a family of enzymes involved in multiple cellular functions, including cell proliferation and survival, cell differentiation, cell migration and immunity.i The PI3K-delta and PI3K-gamma isoforms are preferentially expressed in leukocytes, where they have distinct and non-overlapping roles in immune cell development and function. Targeting PI3K-delta and PI3K-gamma may provide multiple opportunities to develop differentiated therapies for the treatment of inflammatory diseases as well as hematologic malignancies.
IPI-145 is currently progressing in a Phase 1 trial in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. Preliminary data from this trial showed that IPI-145 was well tolerated to date and clinically active in patients with both B-cell and T-cell malignancies, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma.ii Infinity is also conducting a Phase 2a trial in patients with mild, allergic asthma and is planning to begin a Phase 2 trial of IPI-145 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the first half of 2013.
About Infinity's Hsp90 Program
Retaspimycin HCl is an intravenously administered, potent and selective heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor. The Hsp90 chaperone plays a key role in regulating the stability of its client proteins.iii Cancer cells express elevated levels of Hsp90 relative to normal cells and depend on Hsp90 to support certain oncoproteins and to buffer cellular stresses induced by malignant transformation.iii,iv Thus, Hsp90 is a fundamental hub in protein interaction networks, maintaining the functional state of many proteins critical for cancer growth, proliferation and survival.iii,v Inhibition of Hsp90 has the potential to shut down multiple oncogenic signaling pathways simultaneously.iv
Infinity has completed patient enrollment in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial designed to evaluate the anti-tumor activity, tolerability and safety of retaspimycin HCl in combination with docetaxel compared to docetaxel alone in patients with second- or third-line non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are naïve to docetaxel treatment and have a smoking history. This study is supported by data from a Phase 1b trial in which retaspimycin HCl in combination with docetaxel was well tolerated and clinically active in heavily pretreated patients with NSCLC.vi A Phase 1b/2 trial of retaspimycin HCl in combination with everolimus in NSCLC patients with a KRAS mutation is also ongoing.
Infinity is an innovative drug discovery and development company seeking to discover, develop and deliver to patients best-in-class medicines for diseases with significant unmet need. Infinity combines proven scientific expertise with a passion for developing novel small molecule drugs that target emerging disease pathways. Infinity's programs focused on the inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-kinase and heat shock protein 90 are evidence of its innovative approach to drug discovery and development.
Forward-Looking Statements
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meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include those regarding the Company's
expectations about: the timing of data from clinical trials of its PI3K
and Hsp90 programs; its ability to execute on its strategic plans; its
current cash position; the therapeutic potential of its PI3K inhibitors
and retaspimycin HCl; its 2013 research and development goals, including
without limitation clinical development plans, for its PI3K program and
its Hsp90 program; and its financial guidance for 2013 with respect to
operating expenses, net loss and cash and investments. Such statements
are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual events or results to differ materially from the
company's current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee
that Infinity will report data in the time frames it has estimated, that
any product candidate Infinity is developing will successfully complete
necessary preclinical and clinical development phases or that
development of any of Infinity's product candidates will continue.
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Infinity's product portfolio will result in stock price appreciation.
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in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties
relating to a number of other factors, including the following:
Infinity's results of clinical trials and preclinical studies, including
subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing
and future studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S.
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J., Sweeney, J., Allen, K., Kelly, P., Kahl, B. Clinical Safety and
Activity in a Phase 1 Trial of IPI-145, a Potent Inhibitor of
Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase-(δ,γ) in Patients with Advanced Hematologic
Malignancies. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the
iii Whitesell L and Lindquist SL. Hsp90 and the chaperoning of cancer. Nat Rev Cancer 2005, 5(10):761-772.
iv Workman P, Burrows F, Neckers L, Rosen N. Drugging the cancer chaperone Hsp90: Combinatorial therapeutic exploitation of oncogene addiction and tumor stress. Ann NY Acad Sci 2007, 1113:202-216.
v Taipale M, Jarosz DF, Lindquist S. Hsp90 at hub of protein homeostasis: Emerging mechanistic insights. Nat Rev Mol Cell Bio 2010, 11:515-528.
vi Riely GJ, Gettinger SN, Stoller RG, Gabrail NY, Weiss GJ,
Tunkey C, et al. Safety and activity of IPI-504 (restaspimycin HCl) and
docetaxel in pretreated patients with metastatic non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC). Poster presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the
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Date: December 20, 2012
UVic Selects Its Next President After Extensive Search
The University of Victoria has selected Professor Jamie Cassels as its next president after an extensive search. The appointment was announced today by UVic Board of Governors Chair Susan Mehinagic.
Cassels, 56, is a legal scholar of international stature, a nationally-recognized master teacher and scholar, and a talented university administrator noted for his outstanding leadership and vision. He was vice-president academic and provost at UVic from 2001-2010, and before that, dean of law. His five-year term as president will begin July 1, 2013.
Cassels' appointment received unanimous approval from the university's board of governors. It was based on a unanimous recommendation by a 20-member search committee comprising representatives from a variety of university constituencies including the board, senate, the faculties, the graduate and undergraduate student societies, staff and the alumni association. He was chosen following a seven-month search process.
"We interviewed many exceptional candidates, but the committee was unanimous in its assessment that Jamie Cassels is uniquely qualified to lead the University of Victoria as its next president," says Mehinagic. "He has a track record of outstanding leadership at this university, keen insight into the opportunities and challenges for UVic nationally and internationally, and the integrity, passion and vision to take us to the next level. We're delighted that he has accepted the position."
"I am incredibly excited about this opportunity," says Cassels. "UVic has an international reputation as one of Canada's finest research-intensive universities—indeed, among the best in the world. This is due to the efforts of its outstanding faculty, students, staff and leaders, and support from our donors, alumni, and our many public and private sector partners.
"We have a strong foundation on which to build. This is a time when the public truly values the contributions of universities, and has appropriately high expectations that our educational and research contributions will both enable our students to achieve their full potential and tackle the key challenges of today and tomorrow. I'll be spending my first months as president listening intently to what the university and the broader communities have to say about UVic's future. I plan to help build on a shared and focused vision of UVic's unique contribution to BC, Canada and the world."
As UVic's vice-president academic and provost, Cassels was the university's chief academic officer, initiating and leading the university's integrated planning process that guided overall university direction and budget development. He oversaw the renewal and growth of UVic's faculty complement, the expansion of undergraduate and graduate student programs and services, and the development of strong programs of Indigenous education and scholarship. More than 50 per cent of UVic's current faculty, the next generation of scholars, were hired during his term.
Cassels has received numerous awards for his scholarship and teaching, including a 3M National Teaching Fellowship, Canada's highest award for university teaching which is awarded to those who both excel in their own discipline and demonstrate an exceptionally high degree of leadership and commitment to the improvement of university teaching across disciplines.
He also received a Canadian Association of Law Teachers Award for Academic Excellence for his exceptional contributions to research and law teaching. He is the author of numerous books and articles and is frequently cited in both the academic literature and the courts.
Cassels was named a BC Queen's Counsel in 2004 for his scholarly and service contributions to the legal profession.
Cassels will succeed Dr. David Turpin, who has served as the university's president since 2000. Cassels will be the seventh president in UVic's 50-year history.
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For those of us who remember when crossing the Golden Gate Bridge cost a dollar, the possibility of raising the non-FasTrak toll to $8 might have triggered a knee-jerk "What?! An $8 toll?!" response, followed by a few expletives, and finally, some questions like, "Why do they need so much more money if the bridge is already built?" or "When will the increase take effect?" For those of you have reached the questioning phase of your reaction, here a few things to keep in mind when considering the ultimate $8 price tag:
1) Wednesday is the Final Day of the Public Comment Period
Speak now or forever hold your peace. Interested parties and persons have until 8 p.m. tonight to submit a comment on what fare increase they prefer. The formal public comment meeting is also tonight at 7 p.m. in San Rafael. And by "tonight," yes, we mean Feb. 12, 2014.
Those seeking alternatives to a Golden Gate Bridge toll increase of two bucks over the next five years seem to be pretty much out of luck. The options listed on the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District website suggest that the options are pretty much six of one, half a dozen of the other. The four options the district wants feedback on all add up to a $2 increase. It's simply a matter of how quickly that increase is implemented — all at once or bit by bit.
2) The Golden Gate Bridge District Manages Much More Than a Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the agency that manages the bridge, is "basically a transit agency," according to its general manager and CEO Denis Mulligan. "We spend over half of our tolls on subsidizing bus and ferry service," Mulligan said on KQED's "Forum". "We carry 25 percent of all trips from the North Bay into the city on our buses and ferries during commute periods."
3) Currently No Sidewalk Toll Is on the Table
During "Forum's" discussion, several listeners inquired about charging pedestrians and cyclists who use the bridge. Mulligan made it clear that a sidewalk fee will not defer the proposed auto toll.
"When (the board) put forward the proposals they did not include a sidewalk toll, so at this juncture they could not approve a sidewalk as part of the toll increase." said Mulligan. "That having been said – they have the discretion to impose a sidewalk toll. There were turnstiles up until 1971 where people dropped a dime in to get on the bridge."
Mulligan said that the bridge sees about 10,000 pedestrians a day during the summer and about 6,000 cyclists daily.
4) The Bridge District Receives No Local Tax Support
Supporters and opponents of the toll increase repeatedly pointed out the bridge's lack of tax support during "Forum's" discussion. Mulligan used the fact to support the higher toll: "We do not receive sales tax measure money or property tax measure money from San Francisco or Marin counties, so tolls are the source of our principal subsidy for bus and ferry service."
The district's website lists "transit fares, grants, and advertising/concessions" as other sources of revenue.
Susan Deluxe, a Marin-based activist and opponent of the toll hike, views the lack of tax support as one reason to reform how the bridge is managed.
"Marin has to man-up and find a different way to fund public transit," said Deluxe. "It's totally unsustainable. It's not the Golden Fleece Bridge, it's not the Cash Cow Bridge, and Marin County and San Francisco — the largest percentage of riders across the bridge are from those two counties – they're not ATM machines."
She drew comparisons to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. According to Deluxe, "Property tax is their biggest source of funding, 29 percent of their budget comes from property tax, county sales tax contributes 8 percent, the fare box another 17 percent. So it's not rocket science — this is how other counties do it and we need to do it, too."
5) The Bridge District Has Been Criticized for Overpaying Its Leaders
One of Deluxe's other complaints against the bridge district is that it is top-heavy with too many managers, who earn too much money. And a user who identified himself by the name "JonMW72" left this comment on "Forum's" website:
"The salaries of management are a bit outrageous if you look at the publicly available database. What is the deputy GM of the bridge doing making $176,000 a year? Deputy GM of the bus division makes $323,000 a year. A 'paint superintendent' makes $118,000 …"
Mulligan responded to the criticism by citing measures to control staff costs:
"We've taken a variety of steps to reduce the cost of staff, both those staff that are still here, through changes in medical coverage, contributions from employees, employees paying part of their pension, but also (by) reducing the number of employees. We have 25 percent fewer employees than we had a decade ago."
6) Bridge Traffic Numbers Are Stalled
The district says that its costs are rising while bridge traffic and thus, toll revenue, is staying the same.
Again, citing the district's website:
"Fuel for the buses and ferries and steel and paint for the bridge are more expensive today than in 2008 when tolls were last increased. At the same time, toll revenues have remained flat as traffic volumes have not grown."
Mulligan mentioned on "Forum" that "ferry ridership is up 7 percent compared to a year earlier, and our regional bus service is up 3 percent." He did not elaborate on how those increases are helping, if at all, to recover rising operating costs.
7) Improvements and Maintenance Projects Are Planned
A "Forum" listener asked Mulligan to explain what the public will get in return for the increased tolls. His response:
"We have growing capital needs on the bridge. The bridge is 76 years old, and we also have growing capital needs on our 40-year-old bus and ferry facilities. So we have an array of projects coming up, and one of the most visible ones is later this year we'll install a movable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge. Those things cost money."
Mulligan also mentioned the district's $75 million commitment to the Doyle Drive retrofit, as well as improving ramps and gangways on ferry terminals.
"We go to Washington, D.C., and we go to Sacramento to get other people's money, but we need some toll dollars to match those. Over the next 10 years, our capital costs are anticipated to be $1.4 billion. And we anticipate we'll need about $370 million of tolls to maximize the amount of federal and state grants we can get."
8) Some People Want to Do Away with the Bridge District Altogether
"We really need to shift the conversation of the debate to restructuring, sunsetting, reorganizing — whatever word you want to use — the Golden Gate Bridge District," said Deluxe. "It's just not relevant anymore and it's become an obstacle."
"I would like to see the (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) really study this issue," said Deluxe. "That's where it needs to land — is have them do a serious study to see what it would take to restructure the bridge district — whether Caltrans runs the bridge — I mean the bridge makes money — or whether it remains a stand-alone special district if that still makes sense."
"Marin has been trying to reform and get rid of the Golden Gate Bridge District since 1988, when we passed an advisory ordinance calling for a toll-increase moratorium until the 19-member board was at least appointed."said Deluxe. "That passed by 72 percent."
If you fall into the camp of those you want to absolve the bridge district, your comments might be directed to your state representatives rather than the bridge district's current comment process.


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Are Self-Reflection And Timelessness Possible On The Internet? [PSFK NYC 2012]
Jonathan Harris talks about how humanizing the web will create long-lasting ideas and content, and shares his latest digital storytelling project, Cowbird.
We're happy to have Jonathan Harris as one of the speakers at our upcoming PSFK CONFERENCE NYC 2012. On March 30th the artist and computer scientist will talk about his latest project, Cowbird, and the back story and personal journey of how it came to be. Cowbird is an online community focused on a deeper, longer-lasting, more personal kind of storytelling, with the long-term goal of building a public library of human experience to be shared with future generations.
Known for innovative work that explores how humans relate to technology and to each other. He is the co-creator of We Feel Fine and has exhibited around the world at museums such as MoMA and Le Centre Pompidou.
You've been involved with several high profile new media projects in the past. The early ones of these were based on real-time information. Cowbird seems to be a slower more considered approach to storytelling on the Internet. What led you to create Cowbird?
My past projects like We Feel Fine, I Want You To Want Me, and The Whale Hunt were more like portraits, whereas Cowbird is more like a tool or an intervention.
I noticed that communication was getting shorter and shorter, and more and more compressed. From letter-writing, to phone calls, to faxes, to emails, to chats, to texts, to tweets, things just kept speeding up. But it wasn't clear if there could be another level of compression after the tweet. It seemed we were about to hit a terminal velocity, and hit some kind of wall, suddenly bouncing back in the opposite direction, craving more substance and depth. I think we're already seeing this hunger for substance and meaning in technology, in the same way that fast food is being abandoned for slow food.
With Cowbird, I have three main goals: The first is to create a space for a deeper, longer-lasting kind of self-expression than you're likely to find anywhere else on the Web. The second is to pioneer a new form of participatory journalism, grounded in the simple human stories behind major news events. The third is to build a public library of human experience — a kind of Wikipedia for life experience.
Eventually, my dream is that Cowbird will be used every day by millions of people in dozens of languages all over the world, communicating stories of their lived experience.
I also hope Cowbird can transform education — away from static curriculums, and into a system where we learn directly from each other.
How do you think storytelling and sharing personal content will evolve beyond our current "social media" era?
As we live our lives, we accumulate knowledge and wisdom. When we die, that knowledge and wisdom usually disappears (because very few people ever capture it). This means that generation after generation, we keep relearning the same life lessons, making the same mistakes, and struggling in the same familiar ways. I think there is a chance to learn from each other directly, and to remember this learning from generation to generation, so collectively, as a species, we improve. Life stories are good containers for wisdom. They fill up as we live, getting deeper and richer with age. And in some sense, the thing you ultimately create in your life is your life story. Cowbird gives people a place to put these life stories, so that other people can learn from them, even after you die.
This is a movement away from self-promotion and into self-reflection. Away from curation and into creation. Away from disposability and into timelessness. Away from compression and into a deepening. These are all shifts that Cowbird is trying to encourage.
One of the themes of the PSFK NYC 2012 conference is "Creativity in Action." Are there specific environments or processes that you use to foster creative thinking and novel ideas?
I spend a lot of time in solitude, and a lot of time in nature. I also go swimming every day. When you go to the woods, or to the desert, or to water, and you consider your ideas, if the ideas seem timeless and valid in places like that, then they are probably very good ideas. If ideas seem good in the context of a city, it's often because they are trendy and sexy and fashionable (like people who live in cities), but not necessarily nourishing, timeless, and strong. I call these natural ideas versus city ideas.
Thanks Jonathan!
Jonathan Harris / @jjhnumber27
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Doctors can't just look after their own
A scheme by private doctors to alleviate a shortage of 200 medics in public hospitals and head off the employment of foreign-trained doctors has been a disappointment. Medical Association president Dr Choi Kin blames the Hospital Authority for a lack of flexibility. But doctors themselves have been accused of inflexibility in turning down duties that fail to meet their expectations or suit their convenience. Only 30 private doctors have taken up assigned duties, with 100 still awaiting a response, an authority source says.
As a result, Choi has branded the scheme a failure. That is not entirely surprising, given the lack of an interface between the public and private medical sectors. It cannot be a simple matter to integrate private doctors, available only part-time, with a self-contained public system. That is reflected in the reasons given for declining some offers. A specialist with a clinic in Central turned down an offer from Sha Tin Hospital 'because it is not cost-effective for any doctor to spend hours in traffic'. Another in Kowloon turned down an offer from Tuen Mun Hospital because of travel time, and added: 'I have not been seeing patients with flu and coughs so it is quite embarrassing for me to take up this post.' Unfortunately, some of the most serious shortages are to be found in the New Territories, where they have been linked to a higher incidence of medical blunders.
The private doctors' offer was worthwhile. Despite Choi's damning assessment, the authority should continue trying to place them. But the outcome has reinforced the case for contracting foreign-trained doctors without requiring them to take local examinations, until our medical schools can turn out more graduates. Doctors' professional bodies and groups have a legitimate role to play in upholding high standards of medical practice in Hong Kong. But they must strike a balance between that and being seen to run a closed shop to safeguard their own interests. Private doctors, after all, are staunch advocates of free enterprise and choice.
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text: WARRINGTON, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSCO) today announced the presentation of a new pharmacoeconomic analysis demonstrating that the lower rate of reintubation previously reported in infants treated with SURFAXIN ®, when compared with infants treated with Curosurf ® and Survanta ®, the current global market leading surfactants, also resulted in a potential hospital cost savings of $160,000 to $252,000 per 100 infants. The analysis, which is expected to appear in publication later this year, was presented at the 2012 Pediatric Academies Society Annual Conference ( April 28 – May 1, 2012) in Boston, MA. "This analysis suggests that the selection of a specific surfactant can significantly impact hospital costs based on the rate of reintubation observed with each therapy," said Dr. Russell G. Clayton, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, of Discovery Labs. "In this pharmacoeconomic model, the lower rate of reintubation observed in infants receiving SURFAXIN also resulted in a potential reduction in healthcare resource utilization and per-patient hospital cost when compared to treatment with today's market leading animal-derived surfactants." The current standard of care for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) typically requires that the infant undergo intubation (insertion of a breathing tube into the infant's airway) to allow for surfactant administration and respiratory support via mechanical ventilation. If therapy is successful, the breathing tube is removed to allow the infant to breathe independently. However, over one third of infants have difficulty breathing independently after the breathing tube is removed and require reintubation. Retrospective analysis of data from Discovery Labs' two large phase 3 trials involving a total of 1546 patients shows that the reintubation rate in SURFAXIN-treated infants ranged from 33 to 35 percent and was significantly lower ( p < 0.05) compared with treatment with Curosurf (47 percent), the current global market leader, and Survanta (43 percent). These data were previously published in the Journal of Neonatal- Perinatal Medicine (Volume 4, Number 2, 2011) in a manuscript entitled "Reintubation and risk of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants after surfactant replacement therapy" (Guardia et al.). Based on these data, pharmacoeconomic modeling reveals that the higher rates of reintubation observed with the use of Curosurf and Survanta also results in potential increases in direct hospital costs related to the need for extended mechanical ventilation and the daily cost of care for these infants. Although the retrospective analysis also demonstrates that reintubation results in an increase in morbidities, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and air leak, the pharmacoeconomic modeling does not include the additional costs associated with these morbidities. The study authors noted that additional pharmacoeconomic analyses of potential reduction in reintubation-associated morbidities are warranted. Dr. Clayton continued, "Analysis of our phase 3 data has already demonstrated that reintubation appears to be related to higher mortality as well as increases in key morbidities. These observations, along with the results of this pharmacoeconomic analysis, represent important information for neonatal health care providers to consider when choosing a surfactant for their patients."


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If you haven't been watching Fargo (11 p.m., FX), you have really missed out. This 10-episode series has been nothing short of spectacular.
Yes, it's been spectacularly violent at times. It is not a show for children. But the writing, performances and cinematography have been sensational.
Honestly, I wouldn't recommend jumping in to watch just the last episode. But as soon as you can - whether it's repeats on FX, streaming or DVD - you ought to check this show out.
Elsewhere on TV ...
World Cup soccer: Belgium vs. Algeria (10 a.m., ESPN; Brazil vs. Mexico (1 p.m., ESPN); Russia vs. South Korea (4 p.m., ESPN)<


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Rich Dad Poor Dad
|Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
|United States
|Rich Dad Series
|Self-help, personal finance, entrepreneurship, business, investing, economics
|Warner Books Ed
Publication date
|April 1, 2000
|Media type
|Hardback and paperback
|332.024 22
|LC Class
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book written by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It advocates the importance of financial independence and building wealth through investing, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial intelligence to improve one's business and financial aptitude. Rich Dad Poor Dad is written in the style of a set of parables, ostensibly based on Kiyosaki's life.[1]
The book is largely based on Kiyosaki's childhood upbringing and education in Hawaii. It highlights the different attitudes toward money, work, and life of two men (i.e. his titular "rich dad" and "poor dad"), and how they in turn influenced key decisions in Kiyosaki's life.
Among some of the book's topics are:
- Robert Kiyosaki's personal story, upbringing, and his business and investment ventures throughout his early adult life and into the late 1990s.
- Differentiation between assets and liabilities
- What the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not
- The idea that your primary residence is not an asset, but a liability
- The value of financial intelligence and financial literacy
- How stronger business and financial skills, aptitude, and experience play a role in one's financial success
- The vitality of entrepreneurial and investment skills are both necessary and useful traits to prosper in a capitalistic society
- The importance of investing and entrepreneurship in taking control of one's financial future
Kiyosaki advocated his former mentor and American futurist, Dr. Buckminster Fuller's views on wealth, that wealth is measured by the number of days the income from your assets can sustain you[1][2][3], and financial independence is achieved when your monthly income from assets exceeds your monthly expenses.
Praise and support[edit]
Rich Dad Poor Dad has sold over 26 million copies and received positive reviews from some critics.[2] American talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey endorsed the book on her show. Another celebrity supporter is actor Will Smith, who said he is teaching his son about financial responsibility by reading the book.[3]President Donald Trump has read and praised the book and compared the book to his book Trump: The Art of the Deal, which served as an inspirational book to Kiyosaki.[4] Trump later did a literary collaboration with Kiyosaki in 2006 called Why We Want You To Be Rich, Two Men One Message and a second book called "Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich-And Why Most Don't" in 2011.[5] American fashion entrepreneur and investor Daymond John has called the book one of his favorites.[6] American rapper Big K.R.I.T. made a song called "Rich Dad Poor Dad" though it had no connection to the book.[7]
John T. Reed, a critic of Robert Kiyosaki, says, This is true advice.. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad contains much wrong advice, much bad advice, some dangerous advice, and virtually no good advice." He also states, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad is one of the dumbest financial advice books I have ever read. It contains many factual errors and numerous extremely unlikely accounts of events that supposedly occurred."[8] Kiyosaki provided a rebuttal to some of Reed's statements.[9] Slate reviewer Rob Walker called the book full of nonsense, and said that Kiyosaki's claims were often vague, the narrative "fablelike", and that much of the book was "self-help boilerplate", noting the predictable common features of such books were present in Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He also criticizes Kiyosaki's conclusions about Americans, American culture, and Kiyosaki's methods.[1]
Publishing success[edit]
The book was originally self-published in 1997 before being picked up commercially to become a New York Times bestseller. It has since sold 26 million copies and become a household name.[10] In his audiobook Choose to be Rich, Kiyosaki said that every publisher turned him down, and Barnes & Noble refused to stock the book initially. He places his focus upon talk shows and radio show appearances, of which The Oprah Winfrey Show had the biggest influence on book sales.[11]
- ^ a b Walker, Rob. "If I Were a Rich Dad" in Slate, June 20, 2002.
- ^ "Rich Dad, Poor Dad Review - Revisited Ten Years Later". Investor Junkie. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Will Smith on making his kids read Rich Dad Poor Dad. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rago, Joseph Trump by Those Who Know Him Best Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2016
- ^ Susanna Kim (Oct 12, 2012). "'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' Author Files for Bankruptcy for His Company". ABC News. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "The Making of FUBU — An Interview with Daymond John". Tim Ferriss. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Video: Big K.R.I.T. Explains the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" Video". Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Spare us the finance evangelists and their false profits". Sydney Morning Herald. June 4, 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Robert Kiyosaki. "Robert Kiyosaki's Public Response to John T. Reed's Review of "Rich Dad Poor Dad"". Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "GURUSPEAK : Robert Kiyosaki". The Financial Express. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Choose to be Rich, Audiobook ASIN: B000CSXWXW
- Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!, by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. Warner Business Books, 2000. ISBN 0-446-67745-0


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Following on from the
highly successful prediction game run on here for Euro 2016, let's try one that's a bit more 'time capsule', enter your predictions for the below categories and (if remembered), we'll dig it up at the end of the season to see who's the champion of the Champions League (or luckiest guesser, we know how unpredictable this sport can be, and a surprise is needed in this competition now more than ever...), I'll get the ball rolling:
And the questions that don't need answering because they're 99% certain to happen anyway:
- Champions: Borussia Dortmund
- Runners-up: Leicester City (the bittersweet ending to the movie)
- Surprise package: Borussia Monchengladbach
- Disappointment: Manchester City
- Top scorer (from this point, for some reason UEFA won't count the 5 goals Leigh Griffiths already has): Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
- Best atmosphere: Legia Warsaw v Real Madrid
- Most potatoes picked: Dinamo Zagreb
And the questions that don't need answering because they're 99% certain to happen anyway:
- Most likely to progress through the group stages only to be eliminated in the next stage (a.k.a. The Round of Arsenal award)
- Most likely to be narrowly eliminated from the group stage only to make the best of the situation they then find themselves in (a.k.a. The f*****g four-peat)


text: Hi. First strip it and clean it. Then strip your other one. Start by comparing the trigger bar assemblies and the tip of the mainspring that works with them. If all looks well check the safeties. It may be something simple like semisolid grease clogging things up. (That's the one to hope for.) Good luck, ABTOMAT


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I carry a Kimber Ultra Carry II, 45ACP in a Sam Andrews www.andrewsleather.com pocket holster. I love the combination and carry them about 85% of the time. That larger pistol does require loose britches.
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What is the best pocket holster/carry gun combo that you have found?
I carry a Kimber Ultra Carry II, 45ACP in a Sam Andrews www.andrewsleather.com pocket holster. I love the combination and carry them about 85% of the time. That larger pistol does require loose britches.
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell
I stick to the S&W 442 in a strong side Kramer pocket, but I think either the Milt Sparks PCH-R or the PCS Blackbird are in my future since I primarily wear jeans.
Training means learning the rules. Experience means learning the exceptions.
I'm waiting on a Seecamp LWS .380 and plan on getting a Del Fatti PH3 to go with it. Looks like a good combo for pocket carry in terms of bang/size/comfort.
A Kel-tec P3AT in a Side Guard Rough Out
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" - George S. Patton.
Seecamp .32 with a Ron Graham "Reno" holster.
I choose one of the Twins, my Guardians!!
I carry them in a Nemisis pocket holster. The Nemisis IMHO is the very best pocket holster, the outer material actually grabs the pocket keeping the holster in the pocket, the holster breaks up the outline of the holster but doesn't conform to it so much as to slow the draw the way so many leather pocket holsters tend to do. In the rare event I belt carry I have a Ron Graham Cookie holster that is very, very high quality. I can't say enough about the Guardians. Many will say they are to heavy, but it is this extra weight that helps in shooting SD rounds, especially the Corbon 380's!!! Both of mine have been flawless and I plan on sending the 380 in for gutter sniping to match the 32. Feel free to PM me with any ?
When Seconds Count, The Cops Are Just Minutes Away!!
Carry On!
I'm kind of partial to one of these RKBA holsters.....
Check it out for quality reasonably priced leather and kydex Pocket, IWB and OWB Holsters......
Pictured are my two pocket carry pistols and holsters. Out of the two I would have to say my J Frame in the Mika is the best combo. I wear shorts (mainly cargo style) most of the year and the .38 disappears, totally. Of course the .32 in the Nemesis is gone as well, but I carry that in more dress attire (edges of the holster and pistol do print faintly). Both have their purpose and fulfill it well.
I contacted Mika about a pocket holster for my .32 when I first got it. He needed some measurements that I wasn't too sure about at the moment. After carrying it in the Nemesis, I know what I need now and look forward to seeing what he can do.
Keltec P 3 AT in a K Rat by Palehorse Leather is my favorite for pocket carry..
Kel-Tec P3-AT with ArmaLaser and Grandfather Oak holster.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other"
~John Adams
Keltec P32 in an Uncle Mike's pocket holster for everyday wear or I use it with it's attached Keltec clip when I'm in really lightweight clothing. It simply disappears.
But, if I had a Keltec P3AT I would carry that instead. I guess I'll have to save up for one after I get my Glock... so many guns, so little time (and money).... *sigh*
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that . . . it is their right and duty to be at all times armed. . . ." Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Justice John Cartwright (June 5, 1824)
I carry a Seecamp in a RJ Hedley. I like it.
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S&W 642 in a Mika pocket holster. Carry all day in complete comfort. Gun does not print and holster stays in pocket on the draw.
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Re: Beginner's Question on I/O Files for Raw Numerical Data
Hi John,
> I'm looking for an economical way to make polar plots of the
> trajectories of the nine planets, from a 'C' simulation I'm
> writing, and since Excel is insufficient, I'm thinking of
> moving up to Mathematica. Can anybody tell me if Mathematica
> can read and write lists of ascii data? And am I right in
> assuming that there's no way to read and write .csv files
> (comma separated values)?
Mathematica can read & write lists of ASCII data. You are definitely wrong
in assuming that it cannot read CSV files.
If all you want is to plot lists of data, I don't see why you can't do this
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Lost in all those press gatherings with all those NHL general managers on trade deadline day was an interesting nugget, tossed out by Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi, about the direction of next year's salary cap – and how that will have an impact on how teams operate this summer.
According to Lombardi, because of the abrupt decline of the Canadian dollar in the past few months, the 2014-15 salary cap – which had originally been projected at $71-million (U.S.) – could come in closer to $68-million. That represents a significant shift in the NHL's revenue stream and may force some of the free-agents-to-be that changed teams this past Wednesday to revise their off-season contract expectations.
As it was, the Kings had to send a player (Linden Vey) to their minor-league affiliate and get the Columbus Blue Jackets to pick up half of Marian Gaborik's contract just to wedge him in under this year's $64.3-million cap.
In adding Gaborik, the Kings are hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again. Two years ago, just before the 2012 trading deadline, they added Jeff Carter, also in a trade with the Blue Jackets – a move that helped the eighth-seeded Kings unexpectedly win the Stanley Cup that spring.
Gaborik is a different sort of player, a three-time 40-goal scorer who played for a defence-first head coach in Jacques Lemaire during his early years with the Minnesota Wild and still found a way to make a contribution. So he's had success playing for a demanding coach and he'll get that again in L.A. with Darryl Sutter, who preaches the gospel of defensive accountability first and foremost.
Thankfully for Gaborik, if he ends up playing on the Kings' No. 1 line with Anze Kopitar, he will be paired with an excellent playmaker plus a perennial candidate for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, as the NHL's top defensive forward. The Kings are all about making the whole greater than the sum of the individual parts and targeted Gaborik in part because they believe they can sign him to a contract extension after this season.
"He wants to be part of the fabric of this team, versus somebody who's already told you, 'I want to go to July 1,'" Lombardi said during a conference call with reporters. "To me, it's too hard in the playoffs. It's too hard not to be completely invested in that process … I don't know if that's going to cut it when you've got [St. Louis Blues defencemen Roman] Polak and [Barret] Jackman out there looking, staring you down."
So Lombardi is clearly anticipating the road to the Stanley Cup to go through St. Louis. L.A. defeated the Blues in each of the past two postseasons, but St. Louis added goaltender Ryan Miller and agitator Steve Ott to its mix this past Friday.
But the Kings were not about to let the deadline pass without adding reinforcements, too, not after winning five in a row going into Thursday's date with the Winnipeg Jets (which kicked off a three-game Western Canada road trip).
Even though they entered this week's play with the 27th-ranked offence in the league, the Kings believe they remain a team with a chance to contend, featuring all-star goaltender Jonathan Quick, a deep defence corps led by Drew Doughty, and Kopitar, one of the league's most-underrated two-way players.
That, in turn, will take some of the pressure off the 32-year-old Gaborik, who, according to Lombardi, "doesn't have to come in here and be the man" – which he might have, had he signed with the Kings as a free agent four years ago, in the middle stages of their rebuild.
"That's what I like," the GM said. "You don't have to be the centrepiece. Just fit in and play. Everywhere he's gone, he's had to be the box-office guy. Our box office is winning. We have other top players where you just can fit in and not worry about the billboard stuff.
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