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I try to maintain a global perspective in my moron-watching, but that's difficult: just trying to keep track of moronic activity in Europe and the US is hard enough. However, Africa is a continent that has always held great fascination for me, and I've enjoyed travelling to a number of countries there. Sub-Saharan Africa is a wonderful place to travel. Sadly, the Western media is interested in reporting little other than famine and war in Africa, ignoring most of the other 99% of happenings there. The BBC used to produce an excellent radio programme/podcast called This Week In Africa, which gave a good, weekly overview of African events – sadly that was lost to the UK government's moronic austerity measures.
Focusing on African morons may make some liberals uneasy; because African heritage is deeply entwined with racial issues in the West, many will miss the obvious: Africa itself isn't a racial issue. Furthermore, the politically-correct version of African history tries to explain away every failing of Africa by blaming colonialism. Colonialism did represent resource-theft on a huge scale, and the colonial "scramble for Africa" carve-up by European powers created long-term political headaches that still rumble on; yet the colonial era (approx 1880s to 1960s) was also an unprecedented time of development for the continent, during which the population increased around sixfold and the continent's great cities of today were born. The "it's all our fault" school of Western liberal thought is a fine piece of subtle racism; while white supremacists like to say everything good in Africa is a foreign import, liberals say everything bad is. In reality, Africa is capable of both success and failure without our help. Africa is rich in many resources, but perhaps one of its most abundant resources is bad leadership; if moronic and crazy leaders were tradeable currency, Africa could be the wealthiest continent on Earth.
Africans themselves generally have a clear view about where their problems originate: after all, they are the ones who are daily extorted of money by the police, who face discrimination based on which ethnic group they belong to, who struggle to make a living at the roadside while their politicians drive past in fleets of expensive SUVs, who see their countries' resources skimmed off into Swiss bank accounts. A Sierra Leonean businessman I met was refreshingly straightforward about his country's problems: "Our leaders are a bunch of illiterate savages".
The African story isn't just the gloomy tale of war and famine that's dripped out through our media. Despite a handful of countries that can truly be said to be "basket cases", the average African economy is growing at a very healthy pace. Schooling is becoming ever-more standard, and literacy is growing fast. The lack of good communications across the continent has been rapidly solved by the arrival of mobile telephony, with mobile phone ownership approaching levels seen in developed countries. Africa's final hurdle is to improve its governance. African countries will no doubt soon experience their own civil rights era; with more educated and demanding populations than ever before, we can expect, within a few years, to see black Africa rise up in pursuit of better leadership, as we've seen in North African and Arab countries this year.
So here is a brief tribute to a few of Africa's moron leaders – those people who by theft, suppression of free speech or just downright idiocy, are slowing Africa's emergence into the developed world.
Nothing says "Moron" like a president who buys himself a luxury jet from public funds while most of his people struggle to live on $1 to $2 a day, and this has been a speciality of many African leaders. Recent examples include President Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi, who secretly spent $13m on a new plane, triggering a cut in British aid to the country, and the Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni, who blew £30m ($48m) on his jet.
Robert Mugabe is the perfect example of a revolutionary hero who turned out not to be such a great national leader once the revolution was won. Mugabe served over 10 years in prison during the struggle against white minority rule. In power since the formation of Zimbabwe in 1980, Mugabe quickly revealed his moron credentials by attacking his opponents and committing mass-murder against a tribal minority, the Matebele. Gradually, Zimbabwean opposition was crushed. Mugabe then set out on a populist land-grab from white farmers, handing land to his friends and supporters, with the result that harvests failed and a once-prosperous country fell into poverty. Indeed, hunger is a favourite weapon used by Mugabe against his enemies. Despite being electorally defeated, Mugabe refuses to let go of power, and will remain until death (he's 87), or until his ZANU-PF cronies finally find the guts to depose him.
Traditional "medicine" and superstitions are rife in Africa, and this extends even to the ruling classes. Nelson Mandela's successor in South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, allowed himself to be convinced that AIDS wasn't related to the HIV virus, and acted to prevent antiretrovirals from being made widely available, despite South Africa having the world's worst AIDS epidemic. After several years, Mbeki's stance was overruled, and antiretrovirals were made available, but only after an estimated 365,000 people had died due to his ignorance. Mbeki's successor Jacob Zuma showed himself to be no more enlightened about AIDS when, standing trial for rape, he revealed he'd had unprotected sex with a woman he knew to be HIV positive, and had showered afterwards to "protect himself".
Superstition and a belief in traditional medicine has helped the spread of AIDS elsewhere in Africa. Perhaps the most moronic case of all is President Jammeh of Gambia, who claimed in 2007 to be able to cure people of AIDS with his own herbal remedy. Indeed, the president devoted Thursdays to curing his people, promising that the remedy would cure AIDS sufferers within three days.
Racism and Tribalism
Resentment between African tribes has often been hugely exacerbated by the hasty drawing of post-independence borders as European colonial rulers left and African leaders replaced them. Every African country is ethnically divided to some extent, and leaders (elected or not) will often represent their own group rather than the national interest. It's hardly surprising then that African leaders tend to use power to discriminate against rival tribes, which in turn heightens tensions and makes conflict and genocide more likely. This happened most starkly in 1994 in Rwanda, where the minority Tutsi ruling group was suddenly turned upon by resentful Hutus, resulting in the loss of around 800,000 lives.
In Kenya, the 2008 elections collapsed into ethnic violence between the dominant Kikuyu tribe and others; political leaders on both sides were accused of stoking the violence for political gain.
Sierra Leone has racist laws on the statute that prevent any non-native from being born a Sierra Leonean citizen, however many generations his family may have lived in the country.
Africa's most multiracial country, but also a fragile one, is South Africa; a Cameroonian man recently told me of his difficult experience working in South Africa, saying that black South Africans were the most racist people he'd ever encountered, especially against other black people. South Africa's ANC leaders have generally been careful to tackle racism, seeing the danger it could cause to such a diverse country, but recently a leading ANC figure, Julius Malema, was convicted of hate speech after leading the singing in public of a song that advocated "killing Boers". So far, South Africa is largely peaceful and politically stable, with the ANC easily winning every election. But with growing anger against ANC corruption, and the rise of an opposition party led by a white woman, watch out for more race-baiting coming from the ANC as its monopoly on power becomes weaker.
Africa is perhaps the worst place to be gay. While homophobia is widespread pretty much everywhere on earth, African laws against homosexuality tend to be the most draconian, and the most enthusiastically implemented. Liberals often try to blame this on the West, pointing out that many of these laws originate from the colonial era, and that African homophobes are enthusiastically supported by American Christians, but that's a subtle piece of liberal racism which assumes Africans wouldn't know how to be homophobic by themselves. The laws may descend from colonial times, but then so do almost all sub-Saharan African legal systems. African homophobia is homegrown. Europe has now abandoned its homophobic legislation, but African nations (with the laudable exception of South Africa) seem to show no enthusiasm in doing likewise.
Special mention must go to Uganda, which has been toying with the idea of legislation that would introduce the death penalty for homosexuality. This law seems to have been shelved, largely due to international pressure, but may still return. President Museveni has been vocal in vilifying gays and creating a climate of fear. South Africa's ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, also deserves a mention for writing an article entitled "Call Me Names, But Gay is NOT OK".
In Ghana, generally one of the most peaceful, liberal and democratic states in Africa, the government and media have also rounded on homosexuals; in July this year, one regional leader called for all gays in his region to be arrested.
If one country can sum up the greatest hopes and worst fears for Africa's future, it's Nigeria. A large, federal nation of 36 states and 155m people, it has oil reserves that bring huge revenue flows into the country. Unfortunately, much of that is embezzled within the corrupt political system, and rapidly exits the country again. Nigeria has the wealth to build good education, healthcare and electricity infrastructures for its people; but has largely failed to do so. By rights, given its mineral wealth and human resources, Nigeria should be ready for a place in the G20; but that is a distant dream.
A figure that best illustrates Nigeria's problems is the salary paid to its politicians. Incredibly, while three-quarters of the population lives on less than $2 per day, Nigeria's elected representatives earn around $1,500,000 per year (no, that's not a typo: I really said $1.5m), and are the world's highest paid politicians. By contrast, US politicians earn around one-sixth that amount. This huge reward for winning elections helps explain the corrupt and violent mess that is Nigerian politics – and the perks of political life go far beyond the salary.
Nigeria has been repeatedly failed by moronic leadership, none more so than former president Sani Abacha, who ruled from 1985 to 1990. Abacha personally took billions in oil money, and trampled human rights.
Nigeria's economy is growing and the country is becoming more wealthy. But unless its wealth is shared among the population, the nation risks falling back into bloodshed. No country can have a stable existence with the world's worst poverty sitting alongside enormous wealth. And the oil won't last forever; if the proceeds are not invested wisely, Nigeria could see catastrophe as production goes into decline. If Nigeria destabilises, the entire West African region, and beyond, would be flooded with refugees and collapse into chaos. Probably more than any other country, Nigeria is key to Africa's future.


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The Palestinian mastermind of the Munich Olympics attack in which 11 Israeli athletes died said on Tuesday he had no regrets and that Steven Spielberg's new film about the incident would not deliver reconciliation.
Mohammed Daoud planned the Munich attack on behalf of PLO splinter group Black September, but did not take part and does not feature in the film.
He voiced outrage at not being consulted for the thriller and accused Spielberg of pandering to the Jewish state.
Daoud helpfully explained the philosophy that guided the Munich terrorists, which somehow eluded Spielberg, even though the terrorists have expressed it many times:
Whether a pianist or an athlete, any Israeli is a soldier.
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Hybrid vehicles are no longer a new concept, but that does not mean research and development (R&D) has ceased. If anything, it is ramping up as demand for hybrid design optimization continues to grow. Ercan Dede from Toyota Research Institute of North America held a keynote talk at the COMSOL Conference Boston 2012 on how they are using multiphysics modeling for advanced vehicle systems R&D. If you weren't there, you can now watch his keynote in a video format instead.
Thermal Management in Hybrid Cars
In his keynote talk, Dede mentions that the power density increases for each hybrid vehicle model year (driven by packaging constraints). Hybrid vehicles are powered by electronics systems, which generate heat. That means thermal management is a key issue when designing these types of cars. Therefore, the amount of power dissipation is also increasing with each model year; to prevent components from overheating and failing prematurely.
There are several different approaches one can take to dissipate power. For their hybrid component, Toyota went with a cold plate approach. As you will see in the video, inside a typical hybrid component there is an electronics system (an inverted converter assembly, to be precise) that generates a lot of heat, and a cold plate structure at the bottom of the component to keep the system from overheating.
Advanced Vehicle Systems and Multiphysics
In their advanced vehicle systems research, Dede and his team needed to optimize the geometry of the cold plate design. Here, Toyota moved away from a traditional design approach in favor of an "inverse material layout design approach". A material layout optimization technique was built into the workflow, leading to an informed initial concept, bypassing trial-and-error. Furthermore, this approach often leads to solutions no one could have fathomed using a traditional design approach. Before designing the concept using SolidWorks®, the researchers used multiphysics to develop structural topology optimization. Then, after further working on it in CAD, the final design is imported to COMSOL via LiveLink™ for SolidWorks® so it can be verified using multiphysics analysis (CAE). Integrating CAD and CAE tools is crucial for verifying and validating the optimized and as-built designs.
Multiphysics simulation proves to be a key tool for advanced electromechanical system design, as it involves the coupling of several different physics: electromagnetics, mechanics, thermal, and fluidics. Or, as Dede put it; "[there is] a lot of physics packed into a very small space". Through the use of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), they were not only able to maximize performance, but also develop a unique concept design.
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One of the greatest books ever written about a world championship match. Take a trip with the Magician from Riga as he invites you to share his thoughts and feelings as he does battle for the world title.
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Mikhail Tal, the ''Magician from Riga'', was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he relates both the ups and downs of his encounters.
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Ask Emily: Think you know what your Obamacare plan will cost you? Think again
Ask Emily is a biweekly column by Emily Bazar of the CHCF Center for Health Reporting, answering questions about the Affordable Care Act. Read all her columns at sacbee.com/askemily .
Obamacare's inaugural open-enrollment period is over, and all you enrollees can breathe easy now.
Someday I'd like to write that sentence and mean it, but not today.
Instead, it's time to take a look at an unwelcome surprise that is turning up in some of your new policies, whether you bought them through Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, or on the private market.
Q: I learned today that the health "insurance" I purchased for my family through Covered California does not have ANY maximum out-of-pocket cost on out-of-network providers. … How is that even possible? Our family is now faced with potentially infinite costs that could wipe us out.
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An out-of-pocket maximum is the most you would pay during the term of your health policy (usually one year) before your insurance begins paying 100 percent of covered medical services.
Deductibles, co-pays and other costs generally count toward your out-of-pocket maximum. Your monthly premiums don't.
This year, Obamacare capped out-of-pocket maximums at $6,350 for an individual policy and $12,700 for a family policy.
Maureen Burke of Berkeley, who submitted the question above, settled on a Blue Shield EPO ( Exclusive Provider Organization) family plan from Covered California with a $12,700 out-of-pocket maximum.
It wasn't until recently that Burke realized that those much-publicized out-of-pocket maximums – including hers – only apply to services obtained from medical providers IN the plan's network.
So what about providers who are not in network? Were limits set on those costs?
In her case, to her shock, no.
As it turns out, insurers get to decide the dollar limits – if any – for themselves.
"The out-of-network, out-of-pocket costs for each plan would be at the plans' discretion," says Covered California spokesman Roy Kennedy. "You would need to inquire with the individual plans on what their policy is for out-of-network costs."
What's the big deal, you may be wondering. Burke and others should just stay in their networks, right?
In this new health insurance environment, that's easier said than done.
Insurers have created "narrow networks" for many of their new plans. In plain terms, that means they have whittled down the number of participating doctors and hospitals. The providers agree to charge insurers lower fees in return for higher volumes of patients.
But for consumers, staying in network has become more difficult because there are fewer providers serving more patients.
(Good luck confirming whether your doctor and hospital are in network. Misinformation and inaccuracies have plagued the network lists since the beginning.)
Burke poses a hypothetical: What if she needs surgery? She'll make sure her doctor and hospital are in network. But, she notes, they won't be the only ones providing services.
"One can't know during surgery whether the assistant surgeon, the radiologist, the anesthesiologist, etc., are in network or not," she says.
This doesn't apply just to Covered California plans. Priscilla Myrick, also of Berkeley, bought an Anthem Blue Cross PPO ( Preferred Provider Organization) family plan on the private market.
Earlier this year, she visited the cardiologist she used to see through her previous Anthem plan and had a mammogram and bone density test at an imaging center that used to be in network.
Then she opened her mailbox and found bills totaling more than $1,500.
Myrick started digging. She learned that her cardiologist and imaging center are no longer in her network, which sent her bills skyrocketing.
Then she discovered that Anthem would assume all costs for covered services outside its network only after she had paid $30,000 out of her own pocket.
Myrick is a retired certified public accountant. "I know how to look at numbers," she says.
But that one had not been apparent when she shopped around for plans. "How was anyone supposed to know this?" she asks.
Myrick has since canceled a follow-up procedure ordered by the cardiologist because "I couldn't find out how much it was going to cost," she says.
Darrel Ng, an Anthem spokesman, says out-of-pocket maximums for out-of-network providers range from $10,000 to $18,000 for the company's individual plans and $20,000 to $36,000 for family plans on the private market. On Covered California, they range from $10,000 to $15,000 for individuals, he says, and from $20,000 to $30,000 for families.
He urges consumers to do their homework before getting care, if possible, to ensure their providers are in network.
"We would encourage them to contact the hospital and find out whether all the different parts of the medical system they'll be touching are in their network and ask, if possible, that in-network providers be used," Ng says.
Once again, easier said than done. How will the hospital know which radiologist or pathologist or fill-in-the-blank-ologist will be working at the time of your surgery one month from now?
"Who would answer those questions? The receptionist at the hospital?" Burke asks. "It's impossible."
I tend to agree.
Here's my advice: Find out what your limit is for out-of-network providers.
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"I'm sorry I did Playboy. I was uncomfortable," she told Harper's of the 2007 shoot; a spread that didn't reveal the star fully nude, but offered glimpses of her ample backside in some shots and, showed her covered up with just a strategically placed sheet, in others.
Kim said she remembers her mother, Kris Jenner, encouraging her to go through with it.
"'Go for it,'" Kim said her mother told her. "'They might never ask you again. Our show isn't on the air yet. No one knows who you are. Do it and you'll have these beautiful pictures to look at when you're my age.'"
As for her newest nude moment — which reveals a lot less — Kim said it was empowering.
"It's definitely scary, but it's very liberating," she said. "I think the message is embrace your curves and who you are. I feel proud if young girls look up to me and say, 'I'm curvy, and I'm proud of it now.'"


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This is an excellent list. I'll work on a version of this document with these updates and circulate by the end of next week. Brad Ian Hickson wrote: >On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Brad Porter wrote: > > >>Certainly a good start would be to document the problems you've noticed. >>I am very happy to continue work on this, though we should move quickly >>to try to have it be a sponsored activity in one of the working groups. >> >>Usually the biggest problem is finding willing participants to work on >>it. Seems we have that, so hopefully finding the appropriate sponsoring >>group won't be hard. >> >> > >Here's some of the issues we've found: > > * Make it clearer that *.acme.com matches acme.com and not just > www.acme.com > > * It would be useful with a http-header that had the same functionality > as the PI, as in: > > X-Access-Control: allow="foo bar" deny="baz" > > * Clarify what "combines" means in the sentence: > > # If the user agent encounters multiple <?access-control?> processing > # instructions in the retrieved XML content, it combines them in > # document order. > > The question also applies if there are multiple PIs and headers > specified. > > * Require that the PIs appear in the prolog of the document, i.e. > before the first element start-tag. This allows the implementation > to stop downloading early and abort parsing before any elements are > instantiated. Might even want it to be before other PIs (e.g. the > stylesheet PI) so that we don't do anything (such as loading > remote stylesheets) before we know it's ok. > > * It might be better to fallback to default policy rather then > to fallback to deny if there are PIs present but that not match the > requesting server. In most cases default policy will be to deny > anyway. > > * Would be good to explicitly specify behavior when the requesting > resource is a non-remote protocol such as file:// or chrome://. > Most likely that should just match. > > * Similarly, rules for how to handle, e.g., data: URIs. > > * A require-secure attribute is needed to protect against DNS spoofing. > > * Error handling should be very strictly defined -- the parsing rules for > the PI are vague in terms of error conditions, e.g. > > * The spec needs a coating of testable conformance criteria to more > clearly define what is compliant and what isn't (e.g. see the QA Spec > Guidelines). > > * Would be good to define handling of PIs that aren't in the prolog, e.g. > should it cause a well-formedness error to highlight errors faster? > >This is based on: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/NOTE-access-control-20050613/ > > >Received on Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:17:44 UTC
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Do I have Cystic Fibrosis or Emphysema?
In June 2005 I went to the ER with chest pain and was sent home. I was called later stating I had a small collapse (non-injury). In October of 2005 my entire lung collapsed and even with a chest tube would not stay up. The doctor did surgery to adhere my lung to the chest wall.
Since then, my other lung has had several small collapses. I have constant chest pain, chronic cough with thick mucus, frequent respiratory infections, sinusitis and cyst on my liver. I am only 34 years old now and find it hard to believe that there is not something more wrong with me.
There are quite a few lung diseases that can cause the symptoms you have noted.
Cystic Fibrosis is one disease that can cause this, as are several others of the chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Other possibilities include Primary Ciliary Dyskinesis, Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, and chronic bronchitis, to name a few. Even asthma can be associated with many of these symptoms.
There is not enough information here to determine the exact cause of your problems. The fact that you have chronic persistent pulmonary symptoms, suggests that you should consider a complete evaluation by a pulmonary specialist.
If Cystic Fibrosis is a specific concern, it may be worthwhile to see an adult cystic fibrosis specialist through an accredited CF center. An adult program in your area can be located on the web site of the CF Foundation at http://www.cff.org/.
For more information:
Go to the Cystic Fibrosis health topic.


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PER vol.12 no.4 Potchefstroom Jan. 2009
"I have learnt that although the study of law is sublime its practice is not all that vulgar; and that there is a symbiotic relationship between study and practice" said Justice Louis Harms of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal on 15 July 2009 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, delivering the keynote address on the occasion of the Congress of the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa. We are pleased to publish the full address here as an oratio on the Bench and Academia.
With his focus on the landmark decision of the South African Constitutional Court in the Pillay case decided in 2007, Lourens du Plessis of the University of Stellenbosch discusses the Court's "jurisprudence of difference" and highlights the dependence of the constitutional right to freedom of religion on the constitutional prohibition of unfair discrimination.
In a comparative overview of the legislation in the USA, the UK, Australia, India, the Gulf States and South Africa dealing with cyber crime, Fawzia Cassim of UNISA argues that there is need for legislation to extend criminal procedure to allow for the acceptance of intangible evidence associated with cybercrime and also for enhanced international cooperation to combat this growing phenomenon.
Following an historical exposition of the manner in which traditional authorities were used under apartheid, Freddie Khunou of the Mafikeng campus of the North-West University describes the changes brought about by the new constitutional dispensation, which he describes as promoting the transformation of traditional leadership in order to align it with the foundational values and principles of the South African Constitution.
Magdaleen Swanepoel of UNISA argues from an historical perspective both of law and psychiatry, including prehistoric times, the Arabian countries, the Nile Valley as well as Greece and Rome, that an understanding of the past helps mental health and legal practitioners to see things in a different perspective.
Maureen Mswela of UNISA investigates the intersection between HIV/AIDS, gender inequality and gender violence in South Africa, pointing out that certain cultural practices and customs contribute to the subordination of women, thereby increasing their exposure to the dangers of HIV infection.
Jacques Matthee of the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University searches for means of improving legislative regulation of the situation of battered women who kill their abusers after having suffered through years of physical abuse. This is done by means of comparative surveys of the relevant dispensations in South Africa, Australia, England and Wales.
Melanie Roestoff, Franciscus Haupt, Hermie Coetzee and Mareesa Erasmus of the Faculty of Law and Law Clinic of the University of Pretoria demonstrate that the process of debt counselling in terms of the South African National Credit Act 2005 is not functioning effectively by pointing out the loopholes in the Act causing the deficiencies of the system.
Vinesh Basdeo of UNISA submits in an analysis of the relevant South African legislation that the search and seizure provisions contained therein are inconsistent with the spirit, purport and object of the Constitution.
Corlia van Heerden and Hermie Coetzee of the University Pretoria analyse, with reference to a recent (unreported) case, the difficulties surrounding the provisions of the National Credit Act 2005 on the need for proper notice to be given to a defaulting creditor by a credit provider in order to activate the mechanisms of the Act for the resolution of a dispute.
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Tabor College will unveil a new, 16-unit residence hall at 502 E. B Street in Hillsboro. Harms Residence Hall will be officially dedicated on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at 11 a.m. The public is welcome to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting.
Following the ceremony, guided tours of the facility will be available for the public.
The building was made possible by generous donation of Dr. Wilmer Harms, M.D. to honor the memory of his late wife, Esther. Harms, a faithful supporter of Tabor College, has given regularly to the school. He is the founding chairman of the board of the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, since its formation in 1975. He is also member emeriti of the Tabor College Board of Directors, serving on the board from 1978-1996. He has also authored five books, and is a dedicated student of Mennonite history, leading many educational tours to Russia.


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Friday, May 29, 2009
Bacon Brocolli Mushroom Quiche
I still vividly remember the first ever time I tasted quiche. It was year 10 food tech lesson, we were making mini quiches - tiny tiny ones baked in mini muffin moulds. We used ready-made Pampas shortcrust pastry, and the filling was simply milk, egg, cheddar and bacon bits. I was initially a bit skeptic about some custardy-looking filling in a pastry shell. But I was blown away after I popped one of those in my mouth. It was really tasty, even if its just a simplified Quiche Lorraine with bacon bits.
Yesterday, it was Dragon Boat Festival for us Chinese people, and as a public holiday, we had a day off school. I wanted to bake, of course! But something savoury. Initially I had planned to make this quiche for lunch...but I slept way over and ended up waking at 11am instead of 9. So this became our afternoon tea instead. This is the second time I've made a proper quiche before, and also the first time with milk only (i.e. no cream), but surprisingly the filling was still creamy, and filled with broccoli, bacon, mushroom, onion and Gruyere - it was delicious (and lower in fat, and healthy too, with the veggies added)! My mum, sister and I finished a whole 23-cm tart in 15 minutes flat!
The recipe was from Use Real Butter (one of my favourite food blogs - especially the extemely detailed posts for Chinese food, Kaweah and the stunning scenery photos of the Rockies!). But then I realised I didn't have shortening at home, so I switched to a shortcrust pastry recipe from BBC Good Food instead. I rolled out the pastry very thinly, because I'm scared of uncooked soggy crusts. I also baked it in one 23-cm tart and one 17-cm dish.
I took the small one (in the white dish) for lunch today, reheated in the microwave - still yummy! Pictured above are my friends snagging bits of my quiche haha. I was suprised that the pastry didn't go soggy though. Much better than the boring canteen lunch boxes (they almost dish up the same stuff everyday...I much prefer homemade food nowadays).
Shortcrust Pastry Shell
Adapted from BBC Good Food
175g plain flour
80g cold butter , cut into pieces
1 egg yolk
5 tsp cold water
Pinch salt
1. Processor Method: put the flour, butter, egg yolk and 4 tsp cold water into a food processor. Using the pulse button, process until the mix binds.
Hand Method: Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, work/rub the butter into the flour until it dissapears - it should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Make a well int the centre, sprinkle in the salt and add the yolk and water. Using your hands or a wooden spoon, gently mix until a ball of dough forms.
2. Tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface, gather into a smooth ball, then roll out as thinly as you can.
3. Line a 23 x 2.5cm loose-bottomed, fluted flan tin, easing the pastry into the base (I also lined a 17-cm dish with the pastry). Trim the pastry edges with scissors (save any trimmings) so it sits slightly above the tin (if it shrinks, it shouldn't now go below the level of the tin).
4.Press the pastry into the flutes, lightly prick the base with a fork, then chill for 10 mins. Put a baking sheet in the oven and heat oven to 180 C.
5. Line pastry case with foil, shiny side down, fill with dry beans and bake on the hot sheet for 15 mins. Remove foil and beans and bake for 4-5 mins more until the pastry is pale golden. If you notice any small holes or cracks, patch up with pastry trimmings. You can make up to this point a day ahead.
Adapted from Use Real Butter
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 medium onion, minced and sautéed
5 white button mushrooms, sliced and sautéed
1/2 head broccoli, chopped and blanched
1 cup gruyère, shredded
1 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
Reduce oven to 160 C. In a large bowl, stir together the eggs, milk, onion, bacon, broccoli, mushrooms, and salt. In a separate bowl, reserve 2 tbsp of the cheese and toss the remaining cheese and flour together. Add the cheese to the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Pour into pie crust, sprinkle on the reserved cheese and bake 35-40 minutes (Mine only took 30minutes). Let quiche rest out of the oven for 15 minutes before serving (As Jen says, resting prevents any oozing of filling)
8 Responses to "Bacon Brocolli Mushroom Quiche"
hahahah i saw your link from msn so i decided to click :)
Woahhhh!! ho ho mei and ho pro ahh!!
& its bacon Bacon BACON!! :D
Re: Audrey
Hahaha thank you for commenting on my (sad little) blog :)
I like your photos.
So do you have to stay at school in the afternoon too?? Aaaaah... Too much school :P I'm happy to finish school forever in july :DDDDD
This quiche sounds interesting... ^_^
Re: Marina
Thank you! Yes, we do have to stay at school in the afternoon, school hours are 8:10 to 3:25 here. I'm graduating from high school next year :)
Wow Wendy, your photographs are really stunning. The second and third photos are my favorite.
I happen to love quiche too and anything with bacon is a winner in my world! :)
(PS Congrats on finishing your IB tests... testing season was brutal this year!)
Re: Elissa
Thank you! Yes yes, bacon rocks my world too!
Actually, I haven't done my finals yet - mine are next year, I just did internal exams at school, which was quite brutal too...considering the lack of time we had to revise (two weeks of exams with lessons at the same time))
OMG I'M IN YOUR BLOG (kinda)
Oh that looks so good! it looks delicious. Nice post! Love the picture and the combination in this quiche looks fantastic! My mother-in-law loves broccoli quiche and my mom loves mushrooms and I love bacon in my quiche… I'm so making this recipe for mothers day and mmmmm, bacon! I am very happy to visit your site. thank you for posting and sharing it.


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Off road trail range represents the riding time that most riders can expect to achieve while riding trails. The bottom of the range represents a more aggressive pace, while the top a more relaxed one.
|60-120 minutes
|City (EPA UDDS)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Universal Dynamometer Driving Schedule (UDDS) is a standardized test that is used to provide emissions and fuel efficiency data to consumers. The resulting labeling is posted on most 'for sale' gasoline vehicles and allows consumers to judge the fuel efficiency of competitive vehicles on an equal plane. Now adopted by the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), and named "City Driving Range Test Procedure for Electric Motorcycles", Zero Motorcycles uses this newly adopted standard with the hope that other manufacturers will follow suit. For electric motorcycles, this provides interested buyers with standardized information to compare the range of one motorcycle against another.
|38 miles (61 km)
|High efficiency, Forced air cooled, axial flux permanent magnet, brushed motor
An electric motorcycle's controller is akin to a gas bike's fuel injection system. It precisely "meters" the flow of electricity from the battery to the motor according to the action of the rider's throttle and surrounding conditions, via a sophisticated map algorithm.
|High efficiency, 400 amp, programmable brushed DC controller
|Top speed
The top speed is based on the results of government regulated standardized testing known as homologation. Actual top speed may vary according to riding conditions and the battery's state-of-charge.
|56 mph (90 km/h)
|Power System
|Z-Force™ patented Li-Ion intelligent portable power pack
|Maximum capacity
Maximum capacity tends to be the electric vehicle industry's choice for reporting the maximum amount of energy that can be stored in a vehicle's power pack.
About kWh : Where gasoline vehicles use gallons, electric vehicles frequently use kilowatt hours (kWh) to measure the total possible 'fuel' or energy storage capacity.
The Formula:
|3.0 kWh
|Nominal capacity
Nominal capacity is the most accurate measure of the amount of usable energy that can be stored in a vehicle's power pack. It differs from maximum capacity because it is calculated using an average voltage that is more often 'the norm' rather than a maximum which is rarely seen.
About kWh: Where gasoline vehicles use gallons, electric vehicles frequently use kilowatt hours (kWh) to measure the total possible 'fuel' or energy storage capacity.
The Formula:
|2.6 kWh
|Charger type
|1kW, standalone
|Charge time (standard)
|3.1 hours (100% charged) / 2.7 hours (95% charged)
|Quick 2x charger time (accessory)
Zero's scalable "quick charge" accessory offerings for 2012 allow Zero S and Zero DS customers to acquire as many as three standalone chargers (in addition to the existing on-board unit) for up to a ~75% reduction in charge time. Zero XU, Zero X and Zero MX customers can choose to add one more standalone charger for a ~50% charge-time reduction. In technical terms, the Zero S and Zero DS have two charge circuits, whereas the Zero XU, Zero X and Zero MX have one, and up to two chargers are allowed in each circuit. For the Zero S and Zero DS, the first "2x" quick-charge accessory adds a charger that plugs into its second charge circuit (the onboard charger is plugged into the first). Additional Zero S and Zero DS charge accessory options (3x and 4x), as well as the single Zero X/Zero MX option, use a "Y" adaptor that allows up to two chargers to plug into a single circuit.
Please keep in mind that most household electricity circuits are rated to 110V/15A, which can only support a single charger. As a result, in order to make use of Zero's quick-charge accessories, you must plug each charger into a separate 110V/15A circuit. If connecting to any other, higher-rated household circuit, you must make sure it can safely support the load of each of Zero's 1,200W input chargers.
|2.0 hours (100% charged) / 1.3 hours (95% charged)
|Standard 110V or 220V
|Clutchless one speed
|Final drive
|61T / 13T, 420 chain
|Chassis / Suspension / Brakes
|Front suspension
|38mm inverted forks with adjustable compression and rebound damping
|Rear suspension
|Direct-link shock with adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound damping
|Front suspension travel
Wheel travel, measured along fork-line.
|9.44 inches (240 mm)
|Rear suspension travel
Wheel travel, measured perpendicular to ground.
|8.71 inches (221 mm)
|Front brakes
|2 piston hydraulic, 220x4 mm disc
|Rear brakes
|1 piston hydraulic, 220x4 mm disc
|Front tire
|Rear tire
|Front wheel
|Rear wheel
|Wheel base
The distance from where the front tire contacts the ground to where the back tire contacts the ground without any additional weight on the motorcycle (Unladen).
|55.5 inches (1410 mm)
|Seat height (standard)
The distance from the ground to the top of the seat without any additional weight on the motorcycle (Unladen).
|34.3 inches (870 mm)
|Low seat height (accessory)
The distance from the ground to the top of the seat without any additional weight on the motorcycle (Unladen).
|32.3 inches (819 mm)
At ride height (1/3 suspension sag)
|26.4 degrees
At ride height (1/3 suspension sag)
|3.5 inches (89 mm)
|14.5 pounds (6.6 kg)
|Curb weight
|215 pounds (98 kg)
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable total weight of the motorcycle while fully loaded (motorcycle + rider + luggage + miscellaneous)
|465 pounds (211 kg)
|Carrying capacity
|250 pounds (113 kg)
|Typical cost to charge
This indicates the average cost to recharge a fully drained power pack. More often, riders will be charging a partially drained power pack and will have a lower cost of recharge. The actual cost of recharging will always be dictated by the amount of charge put into the power pack and the cost of electricity flowing from the particular outlet.
The Formula:
|Equivalent fuel economy (city)
Electric vehicle fuel economy is measured in Miles Per Gallon equivalent (MPGe) which indicates, via an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prescribed formula, how far an electric vehicle can go using the same amount of energy as is contained in one gallon of gasoline. Electric vehicles are much more efficient than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. An electric vehicle powertrain can turn above 90% of the energy supplied to it into usable motive power. An ICE powertrain can only turn about 25-30% of its supplied energy into motive power. The result is that an electric vehicle powertrain can operate at over three times the efficiency of its ICE counterparts.
The Formula:
Equivalent Fuel Economy, Highway = (Highway range) / (Power Pack nominal capacity) x 33.7 (EPA kWh per gallon of gasoline)
|487 MPGe (0.48 liters/100km)
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Imagery may not reflect most current product specifications. Zero Motorcycles reserves the right to make improvements and/or design changes without any obligation to previously sold, assembled or fabricated equipment.


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Salesforce.com is inviting all developers to convene for Cloudstock, a free one day conference covering cloud APIs, including the company's own service. The event will take place December 6 in San Francisco, a day before its popular DreamForce conference.
Here's how Salesforce describes the Cloudstock event:
Cloudstock is an entirely new event designed for one purpose: To bring the top cloud developers and the top cloud technologies together under one roof, to learn from each other, collaborate, innovate, and drive the future of cloud computing. This open, meetup style, free event will feature sessions, open labs, demos, socializing, and a hackathon, all delivered in a hip, developer friendly context.
Details are still in progress, but the so far the plan includes over 40 speaker sessions, demos, a hackathon and a gaming arcade--although I trust that the latest and greatest of Salesforce's platform, including the upcoming REST API, will keep many sufficiently entertained. This event is free for developers, with registration now available.


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The KahBang Festival, in partnership with Nocturnem Drafthaus and Central Street Farmhouse, both in Bangor, announced this week the lineup for its 2013 Bangor Brew Fest, set for noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 on the Bangor Waterfront. Early bird tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 10.
The event will expand upon last year's event, with more breweries and a bigger location, as well as three different "sessions" which beer fans can sign up for at either noon to 3 p.m. or 5 to 8 p.m., with a VIP session from 4 to 5 p.m. Breweries set to be included in the festival are national and international labels including Sierra Nevada (California), Samuel Adams (Massachusetts), Unibroue (Quebec), and Smuttynose (New Hampshire). Maine brewers include Allagash (Portland), Baxter (Lewiston), Rising Tide (Portland), Black Bear (Orono), the Sea Dog (Bangor), Penobscot Bay (Winterport), Sebago, Gritty's, Honeymaker Mead and Urban Farm Fermentory (all out of Portland).
Brew Fest ticket holders are invited to attend lectures throughout the day from brewing experts. Including special guest speaker John Palmer, author and self publisher of "How to Brew" in the guest speaker tent. Home brewing and equipment demos will also be held on site throughout each Brew Fest session, and will be open to the public.
Also at the Brew Fest, Central Street Farmhouse will be announcing the 3rd annual Maine Homebrewers Competition finalists. Winners get a chance to brew with local brewmasters and one grand prize winner will have their recipe brewed professionally. Submissions for the competition will be accepted from July 5-July 19. Official rules and more details available at centralstreetfarmhouse.com.
KahBang's event is entirely separate from the Bangor Convention and Visitor's Bureau's own beer event, set for June 22 on the Waterfront and featuring only Maine breweries. The Bangor CVB event is also the same weekend as The Festival 2013, set for June 21-22 at the Portland Yacht Services Building, and featuring more than 70 brewers from all over the world, including some rare Belgian, German and French beers and an array of American craft breweries. In other words: it's an amazing summer for beer in Maine.


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Full-sized '50s and '60s cars are the next big thing
The Big Draw
One of the best ways to ignite excitement about a new trend is to call some talented illustrators and designers and let them have at it. So that's what we did. On the following pages, a few of our favorite hot rod artists share their own ideas for cool street cruisers.
When we say the hobby is growing, this is what we're talking about.
Street cruisers were the subject of Brian Brennan's "For Starters" editorial in the Dec. '10 issue. But Brian didn't invent the idea. It's something we've been seeing more and more in the last few years—full-sized '50 and '60s cars built for looks, but with a ton of attention paid to upgraded driveability, performance, and reliability. They're get-in-and-go cars, perfect for fairground cruising, Main Street profiling, or cross-country road tripping—with plenty of performance, plenty of comfort, and plenty of seat space for the whole family or all your buddies.
Brian described Street Cruisers as "'50s- and '60s-era full-size cars that are neither street machine nor muscle car, or any other neatly packaged family of hot rods." In talking to builders, enthusiasts, promoters, and manufacturers, we've realized that the Street Cruiser category is not a narrow one. As with every other corner of the hobby, there is room for every budget and every level of detail. We've seen extensively modified versions with six-digit price tags, but the largest segment will undoubtedly be at the other end. One of the big advantages of street cruiser raw material is its high availability and low price tag. Where '32 Fords, '50 Mercs, '57 Chevys, and muscle cars typically sell for big bucks, previously neglected raw material from which street cruisers are typically built can be picked up for a fraction of the price of more highly desirable cars.
The Big Bang
Trends are not invented and they don't appear in a flash. The street cruiser trend is no different. It's been slowly rolling for a few years, but it got a real boost—and its name—from the Shades of the Past Street Rod Association and builder Bobby Alloway, who hosts the Shades of the Past Car Show in Eastern Tennessee every summer. Alloway's Hot Rod Shop has been building outstanding plus-sized rides for several years, but has had a hard time finding a judging category to compete in. One such car was Chuck Rowe's '59 Chevy. "It was a super nice car, but nobody had a class for it because it wasn't a custom, it wasn't a street rod, and it wasn't a street machine," Alloway explains. He also built a '55 Buick for Doyle Thomas and a '61 Starliner for George Poteet that faced the same dilemma. "They were basically stock-bodied cars with an upgraded chassis, interior, and late-model drivetrain in them. And they didn't have a category." In 2010, Alloway and the Shades of the Past club remedied that problem at their own event by creating the Street Cruiser name and award category. It was an immediate success.
Alloway has shown many of his cars at Goodguys events and, although Goodguys does not have a specific Street Cruiser trophy, the organization very recently modified its popular Custom Rod of the Year eligibility rules to include these types of cars. The new criteria defines a custom rod as a '49-72 "custom car that tastefully blends customizing techniques or factory stock bodies with modern-day performance, engineering, components, and styling."
"Those three words: factory stock bodies, are new in our criteria," Harry Daviess, Goodguys vice president of event operations. "The category [Alloway] created as Street Cruiser is basically what we're trying to encapsulate into our events for the Custom Rod of the Year award. For some people, the word 'custom' makes them think of a traditional '50 Merc with lake pipes, Caddy caps, etc., and our criteria used to include major body mods on the car. What we've been finding is that that's been disappearing for postwar cars. Those types of custom rods are still out there and are still eligible to win, but now we're seeing more stock-bodied '50s and '60s cars with factory trim, modified suspensions, modified drivetrains, interiors, custom wheels, and paint—so we opened the award to include those."
The Big Advantage
So why the relatively sudden popularity of these full-sizers, some of which many enthusiasts wouldn't have touched with a 2-ton pole just a few years ago? Lots of reasons. One is expense. As with any type of car, you can spend as much as you want on a street cruiser, but unlike many cars, the raw material is still relatively cheap. "A lot of the more traditionally popular cars—I'm thinking about '55-57 Chevys—are starting to get so expensive that guys are looking for alternative cars that aren't as expensive," Craig Morrison, from Art Morrison Enterprises, says. Art Morrison is where a lot of upgraded chassis and components for these cars are being built. "Plus, by starting with something that's got a decent body and a level of patina you like, you're saving all the money you'd otherwise spend making it look perfect.
"I look at Rivieras, Starliners, Chevrolets—a lot of those cars have great body lines to begin with," Daviess says. "You can change them, but you don't have to. It's easier to keep them stock-bodied, and customize the interior, paint, and motor instead of going through the extensive work of smoothing and chopping." The less you do to the outside the better you are, as Alloway puts it.
Daviess told us about one participant from a Goodguys event earlier this year. "He was a young guy with a stock-bodied, late-'60s Buick Electra. He lowered it, put a paintjob on it, some wheels, Flowmasters, and drove it to the event and had a great time. It was awesome! He was married with kids, and had the car seats in the car. He was looking for an inexpensive way to get into it and was having a blast with his whole family."
These full-size rides don't just appeal to young guns. Older enthusiasts appreciate the extra space, even if they aren't filling it with kids. Alloway comments, "Older people—and bigger people—who drove Model A's and '32s before, like these cars because they're just more comfortable."
"I love my '29 roadster, but I'm driving my '58 Impala to Colorado, Indy, Des Moines, and Columbus this year," Goodguys founder Gary Meadors says. "It's a basic car with a 348 and a four-barrel, but it's got a 700 transmission and dropped spindles, disc brakes, and all the good stuff for performance and handling. It's comfortable and can carry more people and more luggage. I can take anybody anywhere at any time; you can't do that in a '32 coupe."
Another advantage, to some, is that these cars are different. All custom car guys want to drive something distinctive. Street cruisers appeal to those with a super-sized appetite for out-of-the-ordinary iron, whether they are concerned about a budget or not. We've already seen impressive high-end street cruisers coming out of some big-name shops.
One more advantage is the fact that it is generally a lot easier to title and register a later-model factory car than a street rod built from aftermarket components.
We're not done talking about street cruisers. In fact, we're just getting started. You'll be seeing more of these big boulevard bruisers within these pages, in the form of car features, event coverage, and tech stories on upgrading the ride and driveability of these jumbo jobs. The biggest is yet to come.
Eric Brockmeyer
'61 Chrysler Station Wagon
A big '60s four-door station wagon is the ultimate street cruiser and this '61 Chrysler wagon definitely fits the bill. Although not the most popular of the early wagons, it certainly has potential. These cars have some interesting styling for sure and some very wild fins, but one thing that strikes me when I look at one is that the roof looks like it is running uphill behind the side windows because the side window profile is arcing down while the quarter window tries to stay level. I suggest reverse-angle chopping the roof to get the back of the roof down (think late-model Dodge Magnum). Obviously we have to slam this thing to the ground and stuff some very large diameter wheels up into the wheelwells. I painted the car super black and then painted the roof and side fin accents in metallic candy red to keep it interesting. A black interior with red piping and a metallic red steering wheel would set it off for sure. If you found one that was in good shape, and the original 360 ran well—then just change the oil and go. If a transplant was needed, how about a late-model crate 392 Hemi? Or keep it low-tech and build a small 331-354-392 Hemi with a good old carburetor. Now, being a wagon we've got to add something cool in the cargo area—you could go with surfboards, an old metal cooler, or a sweet custom bicycle mounted to the roof rails … yeah, that's cool. Now everyone pile in and hit the road!
Russell Dirks
'62 Ford Galaxie 500
Street Cruisers! Isn't that what our hobby is about—cruising on the street? The cool thing about a cruiser is that you don't have to break the bank or possess amazing skills or work in a wonderland mega-shop full of trick tools to have one. This '62 Ford Galaxie 500, affectionately known as "Edna," is an excellent example of a car created for cruising. It's what I drive when we load up the family. This car could easily be built in a very modest home garage right next to the family minivan. Simplicity at its best with a stock, rebuilt 352-cid V-8 and a Ford-O-Matic transmission guarantees many reliable hours of motor-vation. Edna is a big car, so there's plenty of room for the whole crew, plus all the gear you need to make a show or cruise night comfy. This includes road trips because this one is a driver. Inside, the interior is factory-fresh '62 Ford with maybe a Moon metalflake steering wheel for character. Outside, same thing: factory-fresh Ford metallic green paint with a mild de-chroming of the door handles and some trim. To keep the look together and balanced, a very retro set of Cragar S/S mags on some redline rubber. Edna also has a slight rake and mild lowering to nail the boulevard profile and appeal. Plus, we can't forget a righteous set of twice-pipes twice-producing mellow V-8 sounds. Sometimes a simple and back-to-basics approach to our hobby is all that is required to bring more enthusiasts from the sidelines to behind the wheel.
Jeff Norwell
'57 Ford 300
These little sedans, a cheaper alternative to the Fairlane, had a character and quality all their own. They share the same sheetmetal from the fenders forward, but that's where it stops. The 300s were almost a foot shorter and had a smaller wheelbase—and make the perfect boulevard bruiser. This one's based on my real-life Low Budget Bomb.
I love the old Y-block, but a 390 FE would be a better powerplant. It was popular in the '60s and is a direct bolt-in—and parts are readily available.
This one's prepped as a good street engine with proper manners—perfect for cruising the local scene at night or throwing the bags in the back for a long distance haul. FEs weren't known for wonderful fuel mileage, but a Tremec five-speed with OD might help. These cars came with the venerable 9-inch, so the rearend is already secure. Headers are available and a 2-inch exhaust with your favorite aftermarket mufflers (Porters are my choice) would give the sweet sound I'm looking for.
A Granada spindle and disc brakes would drop the frontend 2 inches. Six-cylinder springs might drop it another inch. A LeBaron Bonney interior gives the granny go-getter look, with a Hurst shifter nestled in front of the bench and a early Dixco or Sun tach on the column for a sense of "uh oh."
Dog dish caps on '57 station wagon 15-inch steelies and a set of 225/70R15 T/As all around will keep it on the ice. I plan to nose and deck the hood and shave any other factory emblems. I will then wrap the finish in factory Raven black and off we go!
Jimmy Smith
'63 Mercury Colony Park Station Wagon
This purple people pusher turns an old, unloved mor-dor long roof into a super bitchin' swap meet wagon for you and your buddies to bomb around in. Then drop off the fellas and cruise up PCH with your lady. Slide back that VW bus length ragtop to soak in the ocean air! A relatively stock-style redo of the interior in factory lilac vinyl and cloth suits this purple 'n' pink pachyderm the best.
The body is basically stock with most of the factory trim in place. The grille emblem was removed and the top half of a Tom Hanna–style dragster scoop molded into the hood to let that big Roush 427SR engine breathe. Fine metallic grape paint covers the majority of the body, with a lavender pearl paneled area with livery signage for a "not kidding anyone" delivery look.
The chassis is updated with narrow A-arms to tuck in those 16×8 deep offset five-spokes, with a matching set of 16x10s jammed inside the rear wheel arches, attached to a healthy 9-inch axle and truck-style ladder bars. Coilovers front and rear with large antiroll bars plant this thing in the corners like no other tuna boat ever was!
This whole scenario could be pulled off on the big time cheap with a truck issue FE engine and a four-speed (or maybe a 351W-based mill), and some moderate rear gear for "decent" mileage. Run the patina'd paint and swap the 16-inch rolling stock for 15-inch swap meet Americans and forego the sliding rag—who needs the sunburn anyway? Tint the windows to hide the shabby threads, fix the A/C, and cruise!
Brian Stupski
'61 Cadillac De Ville
If you have kids, a two-door can make things tough when loading up the gang, so a four-door '61 De Ville is my idea of a Street Cruiser CTS-V.
We engineered our version to be nimble, smooth, and quick (as a 4,500-pound yacht can be), with suspension based on A-arms and a four-link—all on bags for that killer stance over huge luxury/performance alloys. We turned up the heat on a 390 by dropping the compression ratio to 9.75:1, and adding a centrifugal supercharger (bonus points for re-purposing a vintage McCullough). Carb enclosures hide under a stock-looking air cleaner for a more factory appearance, and the engine bay finishings mimic those on the body. Adapting a 480LE transmission increases driveability and 3.73 gears, while a bit greedy, make the boat fun in town.
The body got some royal treatment with the hood center slightly recessed in front, a shave, one-off handles following the body line, and fin lamps opened a touch to keep things in proportion. A coat of matte Wasabi Green (with an Olive toner) spices up the carbon gray trim. We painted the lower bumpers (after opening the front a touch and notching the rear for exhaust), but left the brightwork on the centers. A chrome spear on the lower flanks ties it up neatly. The lighting is modern; front halo lamps and rear LEDs.
Inside, medium gray leather covers front buckets and a rear bench. Creature comforts are plenty, but no digital gewgaws ruin the classic feel. This is still a '61 Caddy and it should retain that personality. It's a unique classic with modern convenience and looks, and literally tons of fun on tap.
Eric Black
'58 Pontiac Station Wagon
I love Pontiac wagons and have dreams of towing my vintage trailer with a Poncho long-roof. This two-door is loosely based on the '57-58 Buick Caballero/Olds Fiesta wagon styles. Although they were four-door wagons, their hardtop styling with a non-existent B-pillar was impressive, to say the least. These are the elements that most influenced my Poncho two-door wagon design, which uses the roof lines of the '58 Bonneville. The top is highlighted by a slight recess and stainless strips to add some detail and balance the style of the abundant side trim.
Adventurous Pontiac diehards might stick with a Tri-power-topped 370 and four-speed Hydramatic, but I might opt for the conservative route with a 283/700-R4 setup. With any wagon, stance is super important, so all levels would be achieved with an AccuAir e-Level system. Wide whites and chrome reverse wheels set that late-'60s vibe with a bit of restraint.
Remember ribbon candy? The color combination for the wagon was inspired by those teeth-busting hunks of sugar in my grammy's candy dish. The two-tone lavender is accentuated by every piece of stock trim available. The two-tone theme is carried indoors. Road trips require comfort and many hours would be spent behind the wheel, so the interior is outfitted with good support, heated seats, A/C, and a smooth stereo. The interior trimming continues to work off of stock themes, but some additional stitch detail and sparkly threaded materials would bring it to that desired mild custom level.


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It's that time of year again… Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas shopping is in full swing for many as they try to wrap up their holiday shopping. I definitely fall into that category and find myself thinking about my gift list too many times throughout the day while I should be working. If you're like me, you want to find something special for each person on your list – something that you know they'll love and appreciate. Over the past few years, I feel like I've realized the value of charity more, and of supporting a cause that you feel strongly towards. So this year I'm going to try to incorporate that as much as I can into my Christmas gift giving. And I'd like to encourage you to do the same!
So, how do you give a charitable gift? There's always the traditional way of making a donation in someone's name, which is an excellent way to directly support a cause. However, I like to have something wrapped up that my friends and family can open – the best part of gift giving for me is watching their delight while they open it! I sought out items online that, when purchased, give back to a charitable organization but that are also sparkly enough to light up someone's face when they receive them. Here are my suggestions for 2013 Christmas gifts that give back.
Sevenly.org has become one of my absolute favorite websites this year and I can't say enough good things about this company. They are an organization that chooses a different charity each week, sells merchandise to support that cause for seven days, and donate $7 from each purchase to the charity. From child sex trafficking awareness, to ending teen suicide to supporting adoption in children with down syndrome, they support so many worthy causes, and help bring awareness to the growing needs of our world. Sevenly has some pretty awesome inventory, like the most amazing graphic tees, some fab prints, notebooks, jewelry, accessories and baby goods. You should be able to find something for anyone on your list from Sevenly – a cool tee for the guys, some beautiful jewelry or a print for the girls, and a onsie, tee or stuffed animal for the kids! Their current charity is Operation Christmas Child, and remember to check back every week to see what they're selling and who they're supporting next!
(Bonus Facts: Your Sevenly package will arrive in the coolest designed packaging imaginable – they have some serious graphic designers over there. And each purchase comes with a nifty Sevenly sticker, asking the recipient to snap a picture of them in the product and tag themselves on one of Sevenly's social media sites. How fun!)
Ok, let's be honest – everyone loves a good pair of Toms! This is a real easy gift idea. Toms makes groovy shoes for women, men and children, and the best part is their motto: One For One. For every pair of Toms purchased, they donate a pair of shoes to a person in need. So you can walk around in comfort knowing that somewhere in the world there is another pair of shoes on someone's feet who appreciates it more than you can imagine – all because of you. I recently received the leopard print pair as a gift (best gift ever!) and am currently crushing on the serpentine pattern.
But Toms is no longer just offering shoes; they've now added eyewear to their wheelhouse. And with every pair of Toms glasses purchased, you give sight to one person by way of prescription glasses, sight-saving surgeries, and medical treatments. There is also a Marketplace page, where you have access to tons of charitable gifts from organizations benefiting various causes. Jewelry, apparel, ear buds, this page has it all!
West Elm
I was recently looking for a birthday gift for one of my dearest friends, and this particular girl (along with her wonderful hubby!) is very involved in St. Jude Children's Research Hospital charity work. So, when I stumbled across the glass bird paperweight on West Elm's site which benefits St. Jude, it was like serendipity! While on their site I found some other really nice charitable gifts. They have mugs with the designs on them that benefit various charities including ASPCA®, Architecture For Humanity, Oceana, Teach For America, Doctors Without Borders, and It Gets Better. Seriously, something for everyone!
Some other great sites to check for charitable Christmas gift ideas are Project7, Sephora, Grounds For Change, and Build-A-Bear Workshop.


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"Jefferson County saves $120,000 on fuel each year."
Wisconsin Sheriff Successful with Propane
By: Melissa Dohmen
Since 1836, the Jefferson County, Wis. Sheriff's Department has protected and served the residents in and around the county seat of Jefferson, located midway between Milwaukee and Madison. A full-service law enforcement agency, the sheriff's department employs 145 full-time staff in patrol, jail, investigative, communications, and support divisions.
When rising gasoline prices initiated political infighting in 1984, the sheriff's department converted its first patrol fleet to propane autogas to stabilize its fuel budget and reduce expenses. Over the last 29 years, the department's propane autogas fleet has evolved along with technology, and today the department owns and operates 21 bi-fuel vehicles: nine Chevy Tahoe SUVs and 12 Ford CVPI sedans.
"If it could have been done wrong over the years, we did it," Jefferson County Sheriff Paul Milbrath said. "But we learned, tried new things, and today operate almost exclusively on propane autogas with a bi-fuel system that runs gasoline as a backup."
Cost Savings
According to Sheriff Milbrath, Jefferson County patrol cars log a minimum of 85,000 miles in a typical year and chart equivalent mileage per gallon compared to gasoline. Figure in the current price per gallon with propane autogas, and the savings on a high-mileage fleet can add up quickly.
"Dollar for dollar, I'm still paying less than one-third the price per gallon of gasoline with propane autogas," Sheriff Milbrath said. "Combined with my alternative fuel rebate, those cost savings are hard to ignore."
The department reports saving approximately $10,000 a year per car on its 12 Crown Victoria sedans for a total $120,000 in annual fuel savings. Even with the up-front cost to convert vehicles to bi-fuel, the fuel savings make an enormous impact on the department's bottom line.
"People say, 'Oh, the initial expense,'" Sheriff Milbrath said. "But the system we're using now is about $7,000 per unit. So all I need to drive is about 4,000 miles to pay for the difference, and we'll easily do that in a month or less. It pays for itself just in gasoline savings alone."
The department also saves money on maintenance and improved performance with propane autogas. "You don't have carbon deposits because it's such a clean fuel, so we actually have less maintenance," Sheriff Milbrath said. "The other plus with propane is it's a hotter burning fuel, so we actually have additional horsepower coming through, too."
The department's 29-year history with propane autogas has made it a resource on alternative fuels for other law enforcement agencies looking to save money and convert vehicles. "I'm getting calls from departments in Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan about running propane autogas and they want to know what the problems or downsides are," Sheriff Milbrath said. "Honestly, I can't give them one. It's just misconceptions that hold people back."
When addressing fuel or performance concerns with propane autogas among colleagues, Sheriff Milbrath often points to positive deputy feedback as one of the fuel's benefits.
"The deputies don't complain about propane autogas, especially with the new low-pressure systems," he said. "Fueling is not any different than going to a gasoline pump. It is such a smooth operating system that my guys cannot tell you when the system changes over."
As for safety concerns, Sheriff Milbrath has an answer for that, too. "My brother has been in the propane business for 40 years, so I don't have these unfounded fears," he said. "Most people just don't know that propane is as safe as gasoline, and the fuel tanks are at least 20 times stronger." That feature was put to the test three years ago when a car struck a deputy's propane tank at 60 miles per hour. The tank never punctured or leaked, and the deputy walked away unharmed.
Propane's low-emission profile has helped the department significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Fewer greenhouse gas and CO2 emissions reduce negative health effects from time spent idling at traffic stops, accidents, and crime scenes. Still, it's propane autogas' other "green" benefits that have the greatest impact on the department.
"The bottom line is that green is a great thing," Milbrath said. "But with today's tough economic times and with budgetary issues, it's difficult. If I went back to gasoline, I would have to lay off staff. That's the bottom line."
The department's propane autogas fleet qualifies for state and federal grants from organizations like Wisconsin Clean Cities, which awarded the department a $25,000 alternative fuel grant in 2011. Tax credits from the federal American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 can cover up to 30 percent of infrastructure costs and save the department an extra $0.50 per gallon on fuel.
Additionally, by recycling older bi-fuel vehicles to other divisions, the department has reduced the environmental footprint of Jefferson County's larger government system.
"We've started recycling our high-mileage vehicles, and Human Services actually uses our old systems as company cars to save money now, too," Sheriff Milbrath said. "Once we showed them how to refuel and how simple it was, they loved it."
To learn more about propane autogas-fueled fleets, visit the Propane Education & Research Council website. For more information about the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, visit their website.
Melissa Dohmen is the Public Relations Counsel with Swanson Russell on behalf of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). She may be reached at email@example.com.
Published in Police Fleet Manager, Sep/Oct 2013
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