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Lawmakers in recent weeks have been debating a measure that would allow people living in the country illegally to obtain a driving permit.
Lawmakers in recent weeks have been debating a measure that would allow people living in the country illegally to obtain a driving permit.
Local law enforcement officials have mixed feelings on any laws that grant legal driving privileges to undocumented immigrants.
The Reclaim NC Act has been referred back to committee and seems to have lost traction in the N.C. General Assembly.
But it sparked conversations about which populations should be allowed to drive, as well as whether harsher criminal and court proceedings should be in place for people without a government-issued ID � or those carrying a false one.
In the stalled legislation, lawmakers called for criminal background checks and fingerprints for undocumented residents who want to drive legally. Those fingerprints would be copied onto the permit.
The bill also would have made it a felony to possess a false ID in some circumstances. Young people trying to use fake IDs to buy alcohol or cigarettes would have still faced misdemeanor charges.
And the proposition called for allowing law enforcement to detain suspected illegal residents for up to 24 hours to determine their citizenship.
Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger supported most of the Reclaim NC Act, except for the hottest button issue � the driving permits.
Cloninger talks about a car crash involving an undocumented resident that left a Mount Holly man dead. The sheriff says that�s part of the reason he is hesitant to support driving privileges for people living in North Carolina illegally.
Scott Gardner, a Gaston County teacher, was killed in the crash nearly eight years ago.
The incident brought about the proposed Scott Gardner Act, a bill that would have allowed the immediate deportation of an illegal immigrant charged with drunken driving. That bill never made it to law.
�That really hits close to home for a lot of people,� Cloninger said. �Giving anybody a driver�s license when they�re not legal residents is troubling to me.�
Cloninger worries about specifics in the bill, such as whether people seeking permits would be given training on traffic laws in North Carolina.
As far as being able to detail individuals suspected of illegal residency, Cloninger said that wouldn�t have much effect on Gaston County.
The Gaston County Sheriff�s Office partnered with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, usually called ICE, in April 2007. With the ICE program operating locally, Cloninger said officers already research and start the process of deportation for those jailed in Gaston County.
Lincoln County Sheriff David Carpenter has other thoughts on immigration reform.
After hearing from several Lincoln County farmers that hire temporary workers on their farms, he�s supportive of modernizing laws.
�I�ve had some phone calls from folks that are big farmers here that I work very closely with and they would like to see that come into play,� Carpenter said.
Carpenter also supports measures like those proposed in the Reclaim NC Act because it would help to keep track of people in the country illegally.
�The other side of looking at it is the fact that you are at least offering these individuals an opportunity to identify themselves,� Carpenter said.
You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or Twitter.com/lbaheri.


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9. Hydraulic Requirements. - In accordance with flood control regulations of the Flood Controls Act # December 22, 1944, and field working agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps of Engineers dated October 26, 1954, capacities for dead storage, irrigation storage, and flood control storage were established for
Trenton Dam and Reservoir. Discharge capacities of regulating structures were specified and allocations in the reservoir were made as follows:
Water surface Storage,
Total reservoir capacity at maximum water surface
The limiting water surface elevation of 2797.0 that would cause no property damage was determined for the town of Stratton, located about 8 miles upstream from the dam. However, some measures would be necessary for protecting the water supply wells and sewage treatment plant against pollution or damage when this water surface is reached. A maximum allowable reservoir water surface elevation of 2785.0 was established by allowing 12 feet below the limiting elevation for backwater conditions and aggradation of the stream channel.
An irrigation outlet was required for supplying 300 second-feet of water to the Meeker Irrigation Canal with canal water surface at elevation 2705.0. A river regulation outlet was required with a discharge capacity of 1,000 second-feet at reservoir water surface elevation 2720.0. Economic and physical feasibility studies were made to determine whether these requirements could best be met with one or two outlet structures. There will be no demand for discharge into the canal during the nonirrigation season, but discharges for river regulation may be required at any time.
For flood control, a spillway was required having a discharge capacity of 10,000 second-feet, the safe channel capacity of the river, with the reservoir level at normal water-surface elevation 2752.0. The spillway structure was to be capable of regulating the discharge to a value not exceeding the safe channel capacity until the reservoir water surface is above elevation 2773.0, the top of the flood control pool. An elevation of 2710.00 was required for the sill of the outlet works in order to maintain the dead storage at that elevation.
10. Flood Routing. - A final flood routing using a flood hydrograph provided by the hydrologists and based on a spillway discharge curve determined by a model test gave a maximum reservoir water surface elevation of 2785. 6, a surcharge of 113,420 acre-feet, and a total reservoir capacity of 370,000 acre-feet. (See fig. 7.)
In making flood routing studies, an inflow hydrograph having a peak discharge of 295,000 second-feet and a 3-day volume of 396,000 acre-feet was routed through the reservoir. At the start of the routing, one-half of the flood control storage was considered as filled. Outflow was limited to the safe channel capacity of 10,000 second-feet until the flood control storage space was filled. For the study, various schemes and
sizes of spillways for several heights of dams were used. Cost studies were limited to dam heights no greater than those fixed by the maximum allowable reservoir water surface elevation.
(a) Tailwater Computations.— A tailwater curve was computed for the Republican River below the dam site for both the present and improved channel conditions. The values of Manning's coefficient of roughness "n" used for these computations are indicated
Flow Present Improved
These values are based on measurements made from the 1935 flood, which had a discharge of 200,000 second-feet.
11. Economic and Other Considerations. - Comparative cost estimates were made involving various schemes in which the location of the spillway with respect to the dam, the length of the spillway, the type of spillway, and the method of operation of the spillway gates together with the resulting height of dam were compared on the basis of the total cost of the dam. The location of the spillway with respect to the earth dam was given consideration in an effort to determine a location that would be the most economical and suitable on the basis of the geological characteristics of the foundation material. Gated and ungated spillways were studied in combination with gravity and slab and buttress overflow crests, as was also the effect of the method of operating the gates to control the spillway discharge.
The method of connecting the concrete spillway structure to the earth dam was given special consideration, and the following designs were investigated:
(1) A counterforted wall separating the earth dam from the spillway structure.
(2) Gravity abutment sections at both sides of the spillway structure, which would permit the embankment to be constructed to a low elevation at the spillway structure, increasing in height to the dam crest elevation at the outer end of the abutment sections.
(3) Slab and buttress abutment sections on both sides of the spillway structure designed for increasing heights of embankment as in the gravity abutment section design. This was the scheme adopted in the final design.
Consideration was also given to schemes combining the river outlets with the spillway in place of the construction of a separate river outlet works.
In each of the schemes investigated, full consideration was given to the safety of the project, the geological limitations of the site, and the accepted structural and hydraulic design standards.
12. River Diversion Plan. - Studies made with a 10-year frequency flood having a peak flow of 5T, 000 second-feet and a volume of 61,000 acre-feet, indicated that a flood of this magnitude could not economically be diverted through a diversion tunnel or conduit. Therefore, it was decided to leave a gap in the dam embankment for the river flow while the major portion of the embankment was being constructed. The gap had 4 to 1 side slopes and sufficient width to permit the passage of the 10-year flood without flooding the railroad or interfering with construction activities. Closure of the gap and diversion through the spillway was not permitted until the entire embankment, except that portion used for temporary diversion, had been completed to elevation 2760, and construction of the spillway had advanced to such a stage that it could be used for diversion.

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Use them on all my cars, way better than OEM and virtually no dust.
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Weekend Herb Blogging #37 Recap
Happy Father's Day!
I'm very grateful he's my father, and thankful for the influence he's been to me all my life. I hope he knows how much I love him. (Dad, are you reading this?
I thought there might be fewer participants in WHB today, due to Father's Day, but plenty of people have been writing about herbs, plants, veggies, and flowers, and there's definitely a recurring theme. Be sure to read to the end to see the exciting location the Weekend Herb Blogging Recap will be coming from weekend.
I'm amazed at how many people have signed up to be WHB hosts! If you'd like to try your hand at hosting on one of the weekends the event is out traveling around the world, send me an e-mail at kalynskitchen AT comcast DOT net. Right now there are people signed up for several months in advance, so if you're not a regular you've got plenty of time to practice your herb blogging before taking over as host! Now, let's see what people have been writing about this week.
Weimar, Germany
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Next comes Alanna from A Veggie Venture, who is introducing us to a brand new vegetable; at least it was completely new to me. Alanna used parsley root in her dish of Mashed Parsley Root and Sweet Potato, and although she gave the parsley root a mixed review, finding it rather woody, she reports it had a wonderful flavor.
Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.
Grilled Pork Belly with Aubergine Salsa is the temptation offered next by Mae from the beautiful blog Rice and Noodles. Mae's photos are just getting better and better, so be sure to take a look at this.
Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Andreea of Glorious Food and Wine has been living in Brussels for ten years now, and one way she's learned to combat the summer heat is to prepare a cooling Tzatziki Sauce. She puts a new twist on this traditional Greek sauce, by creating Tzatziki Sauce with Fresh Coriander, an idea that sounds fantastic to me.
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Last week The Chocolate Lady from In Mol Araan introduced me to garlic scapes, and this week she is having more great scapes. Don't miss the photo of the gorgeous purple kohlrabi she used to make Kohlrabi Greens with Garlic Scapes. TCL didn't know what a trend she was starting with her garlic scapes, but read on to see how the idea caught on!
New Jersey, U.S.A.
One of the most inventive recipes I've seen submitted for Weekend Herb Blogging is this next one submitted by Gattina from a blog with the same name. She used potato to make "buns" and then put balsamic onions between them to create Nutty Potato and Onion Mini-Burgers garnished with fried sage. Be sure to take a look.
New Delhi, India
Another new plant ingredient is blogged this week in a very touching post by Sury of (Lima) Beans and Delhi Cha(a)t who talks about memories of her maternal grandmother and how she made fritters from flowers of the Amaltas tree. Sury shares the photos of Titti's Amaltas Fritters, and tells us how her grandmother made them.
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
More garlic scapes are popping up in the garden of Christa from Calendula and Concrete, causing her to ponder what to do with them besides her usual stir-fry. Christa shares her idea for a pasta dish, with links to lots of other ideas for using garlic scapes.
Melbourne, Australia
Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once writes about one of my favorite tastes this week, the Kaffir Lime leaves which are one of the flavors that define Thai cooking, at least for me. Haalo has lovely photos of the leaves, and she uses them to create a unique dish of Pork Dumplings in Kaffir Lime Leaf Broth.
Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Another stunning photo comes next from Ilva of Lucullian Delights who has been photographing lavender and making Lavender Honey. The lavender infused honey looks beautiful with the flowers left in, as Ilva prefers to do it.
The Beach, California, U.S.A.
Gabriella, Paper Chef winner and baby blogger from My Life as a Reluctant Housewife, has been taking a break from photographing her adorable twins to make some mint pesto. She uses the pesto as a flavoring for a delicious sounding Orzo Pasta Salad with Mint Pesto.
South of France Near the Border of Spain
Talented cook Riana from Garlic Breath checks in next with a post that is all about figs. Riana serves her fresh figs in a medley of flavors that includes smoked ham, parmesan cheese, olives and anchovies. Yum.
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
In New York, Paz has been collecting healthy breakfast ideas, but for WHB she tried a new and flavorful sounding way to prepare potatoes. Paz used Yukon Gold potatoes, lemon, and oregano to spice up her Lemon Roasted Potatoes, which sound wonderful.
Sydney, Australia
Having a vegetarian boyfriend can sometimes limit the cooking options of Anna from Morsels and Musings, but when he is working late Anna can indulge her passion for meat. This time she made Pork Belly with Honey and Rosemary which sounded like it would taste wonderful.
Kansas, U.S.A.
A new participant this week is Heather from Eating for One. She is trying her hand at growing herbs in the windowsill, and shows us how they're doing.
Farmgirl's Farm, Missouri, U.S.A.
Over at Farmgirl Susan's garden blog In My Kitchen Garden, she gives us a wonderful post with garlic scapes mentioned again, and lots of tips about growing your own garlic. Also huge congratulations to Susan for the selection of her main blog, Farmgirl Fare, by Blogger as a Blog of Note recently. Well deserved, in my opinion!
New Jersey, U.S.A.
This week is the last time Ramya from Cascading Flavours will be able to participate in WHB for a while, as she will be leaving soon for a two month holiday in her native India. We wish her a great trip. Her submission this time is a delightful sounding Lemongrass Tea, flavored with lemon, lemongrass and ginger.
Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Another new participant, and another person writing about garlic scapes! (See that garlic scapes theme I mentioned earlier?) This time Crystal from Cafe Cyan is using her scapes to make Spinach and Garlic Scapes Pizza, which I think is a great idea!
Milan, Italy
I always love visiting the blog of Piperita from The Kitchen Pantry, so I can see if I remember any of the Italian I once tried to learn in anticipation of a trip to Italy. Luckily Piperita published the recipe for Basil Bread in English, and it does sound delicious!
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Genie, The Inadvertent Gardener has been learning to make salsa from a friend. Genie had never thought of using canned tomatoes in salsa, but when she didn't have enough fresh ones, she invented Season Straddler Salsa, (using my favorite Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes) and it does sound delicious.
Nantes, France
This week Virginie of Absolutely Green is telling us about a new ingredient, Cetraria Islandice or Mountain Grass, from Iceland but also found in France. Virginie uses the grass to make Mountain Grass Tea, a drink with many beneficial qualities. More below about Virginie, so don't stop reading!
Toronto, Canada
A little jaunt to visit Niagra-on-the-Lake was in order today for Ruth from Once Upon a Feast, and she barely made it home in time to post some photos of the many varieties of fruit trees she saw on the trip. But Ruth promises she will write more about this tomorrow, so check to see if she has done it!
Southern California, U.S.A.
I never did get a link for his post from Surfindaave from The Serendipitous Chef, but I found it on Technorati and figured I could surprise him for Father's Day. After all he's father to Teen Boy and Teen Girl, so I'm guessing there were some festivities keeping him away from the computer. Dave posted about his Farmers Market bounty, including huge blackberries, fresh shallots, beautiful purple basil, and a plant called kelites, and he's promised to come back later and tell us what he cooked with this produce.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apparently EJM from Blog From Our Kitchen was also busy and forgot to send her link, but when she left me a comment I decided that since it's summer I could make time to add her to the recap. She blogged about a type of Indian sweet called Srikund (she was hoping for Mishti Doi, but it wasn't.) Elizabeth uses ginger mint and also violas in this interesting sounding treat. I would so love to go to dinner at her house!
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
My own post this week was about garlic scapes, following the crowd I guess. (That Chocolate Lady, what a trendsetter.) I used my scapes to make Garlic Scape Pesto, which got a good review from my nephew Jake when I tried the leftovers out on him. I noticed that my pesto also inspired Linda of Kayak Soup to create her own version of garlic scape pesto, which prevented her from becoming seriously cranky, so that's a good thing.
Now that I'm through talking about herb blogging for this week, I want to let you know that next weekend Weekend Herb Blogging will be travling to France! Talented bi-lingual blogger Virginie from Absolutely Green will be doing the recap from Nantes, France, and I believe she is planning to do it in English and French. I must apologize to Virginie because I realized that I've been calling her blog Absolute Green instead of Absolutely Green (although in my own defense I have to say that's what her URL and e-mail address both say!) Anyway, for next weekend send your links to absolutegreen AT free DOT fr by midafternoon on Sunday, U.S. time, and Virginie will post the Recap sometime on Monday. Don't forget to link to Virginie with the words Weekend Herb Blogging. I'll actually be in California visiting Rand and Bradley most of next week, barely making it home by Sunday but hopefully I can manage to do some herb blogging myself.


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Learning about Polish Legends can now be done in three languages… ALL AT ONCE! This beautiful series of richly illustrated books brings Polish Legends to speakers of English, Polish, and German. Each book contains one legend in all three languages, and a detailed drawing on every other page.
This particular book recounts the story of:The Legend of the Wawel Heads (Legenda o Głowach Wawelskich / Die Sage von den Wawelköpfen)


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I've developed a small Java app to help me improving the way I manage my time using the Pomodoro Technique. See if this works for you as well.
Thursday 7 July 2011
Pomodoro Time Manager 1.5 has been released
By Alessio on Thursday 7 July 2011, 19:40 - Pomodoro
Thursday 24 March 2011
Take a picture to (your?) mobile boarding pass
By Alessio on Thursday 24 March 2011, 08:02 - Security
You probably know what a 2D barcode boarding pass is.
As any new technology it is subject to security flaws, not necessarily because the technology is flawed, rather because it can trigger flawed processes. Here's an example.
Saturday 19 February 2011
The Oliver Becker's XPath method
By Alessio on Saturday 19 February 2011, 08:02 - XML
XPath 1.0 does not support conditional expressions, at least not with the syntactic sugar one can expect.
With XPath 1.0 it is easy to extract content and use it as part of a string, but what if the actual content must depend on some condition? For example: if some condition is true I want to generate the string 'FOO', otherwise I want to generate the string 'BAZZ'.
In this case we can use the Oliver Becker's XPath method.
How to install the latest delicious addon on the latest version of Firefox
By Alessio on Saturday 19 February 2011, 08:01 - Firefox
As I'm writing this, the latest delicious addon (2.1.106) to Firefox does not support the latest Firefox 4 version; as a consequence Firefox won't allow the addon to be installed. These instructions help fixing the problem by fooling Firefox into believing that the addon is compatible. I haven't seen any issues using it in the last couple of weeks.
Saturday 5 February 2011
HCB 3.0 has been released
By Alessio on Saturday 5 February 2011, 18:30 - HCB - Hyperlinked C++ BNF Grammar
Version 3.0 of my Hyperlinked C++ BNF Grammar has been released.


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Nintendo's GameBoy and its ilk were once all the rage in the mobile-gaming market. Now gaming handhelds are little more than niche products, according to one analyst.
"Mobile devices will compete with dedicated handheld gaming devices, but select consumer segments like core gamers and those individuals who do not want or have a smartphone or
tablet will still provide some demand," ABI Research senior analyst Michael Inouye said today in a statement on handheld gaming.
ABI Research believes Sony and Nintendo will ship about 38 million gaming handhelds in 2013. In 2008, the handheld business hit a peak of 47 million units shipped. What's worse, in the coming years, ABI Research believes shipments will continue to decline slightly over the next five years.
That handhelds are having trouble is nothing new. After launching the 3DS last year, Nintendo was hit by extremely sluggish demand for its then-$249 handheld. After cutting the price to $170, the device started to pick up some steam. And as ABI Research points out, the
PlayStation Vita got off to a strong start earlier this year, but overall, its sales have been "decent," at best.
The issue for handhelds is that they're competing against increasingly sophisticated smartphones and tablets that combine a host of functions into one. Users playing a simple game, like Angry Birds, or even more sophisticated titles from major developers, can use the same device to take a call, send an e-mail, or check their Facebook status. And although the PlayStation Vita and 3DS offer additional functionality beyond gaming, they're by no means as capable as smartphones.
As ABI Research points out, price is also a consideration. Consumers are generally doling out a few hundred dollars just to get their hands on a gaming handheld, and the games can cost as much as $40 apiece. Compare that to the
iPhone, which costs $199 to start, and games that are both offered for free or available for 99 cents and up, and it's clear why many folks are choosing the latter option.
"The mobile and tablet markets have increased consumers' price sensitivity," Inouye said. "First-party developers and key game franchises will be vital cogs for the industry in the future, since hardware alone is not going to cut it given the shorter upgrade cycles for mobile devices."
Luckily for gaming handhelds, however, Inouye doesn't think they'll go away, and should be able to coexist with smartphones and tablets. However, they can't expect to succeed to the same level they have in the past.
"The addition of mobile gaming is not necessarily a zero sum situation," Inouye said. "In fact, many feel there is plenty of room in the gaming market for both portable and mobile gaming."


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"C" love the concept! (But I don't need a "C" quilt.)
Originally uploaded by aviva_hadas
I filed this one under "figures." As in it figures that a quilt that I like that is apparently "doable" is one that I don't "need" to make. Mind you, I don't "need" to make any quilts, but with my stuffed to the gils list of "want to makes" there needs to be a "need" associated as well.
No, Another baby is not the answer, besides Baby C would have to be after Baby B right?


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"The question is: can Hercule Poirot possibly be wrong?"
"No one can always be right."
"But I am! Always I am right! It is so invariable it startles me! And now it looks very much as though I may be wrong and that upsets me. And I should not be upset because I am right. I must be right because I am never wrong!"
Well, it's hardly the "definitive" collection. A&E has yet again gone back to the Poirot well and repackaged three of their previous Hercule Poirot disc sets to come up with Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection, which groups together twelve of David Suchet's feature-length Poirot TV mysteries that originally aired in 2000 and onward. Titles include The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Lord Edgware Dies, Murder in Mesopotamia, and Evil Under the Sun (all four of which were previously released on 2004's Agatha Christie Megaset Collection); Death on the Nile, Sad Cypress, The Hollow, and Five Little Pigs (all four of which were previously released on 2005's Agatha Christie: Poirot - The New Mysteries Collection); and The Mystery of the Blue Train, Taken at the Flood, After the Funeral, and Cards on the Table (all four of which were previously released on 2006's Agatha Christie: Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection). Obviously, if you already have these collections, there's no reason to double-dip on Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection - no additional bonuses have been added, nor have the correct widescreen transfers been utilized here. These are the same exact discs that can be found in the three previous collections. And while that title is truly misleading (not all of the feature-length Poirot films are included here, let alone the 36 hour-long episodes from the earlier seasons of the series), Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection is a much cheaper alternative to those first collections (isn't that annoying, previous buyers?), and an excellent place to start your TV Poirot collection.
By now, it has been fairly well established by Christie fans (as well as by TV mystery enthusiasts) that English actor David Suchet owns the character of Hercule Poirot, the bizarre Belgian private detective that became Agatha Christie's most beloved and well-known literary sleuth - a belief I share, as well. As a boy, though, my strongest visual impressions of the character came from two wildly disparate sources: Albert Finney's startling transformation as Poirot in Sidney Lumet's superior, Murder on the Orient Express (I had to be told by my parents that it was the Tom Jones actor, so complete was his alteration); and the hilariously gross, feline take by James Coco as Poirot-spoof "Milo Perrier" in Neil Simon's wonderfully non-P.C. Murder by Death ("I'm not a Frenchie! I'm a Belgie!"). But as is often the case with TV adaptations of feature films, such as with M*A*S*H or The Odd Couple, the performers lucky enough to follow through with the same character for several years on TV often eclipse in the public's mind the equally accomplished, well-regarded big-screen originators of the roles (if you ask most people whom they picture as Hawkeye and Oscar and Felix, they'll most probably say Alan Alda, Jack Klugman, and Tony Randall - not Donald Sutherland, Walter Matthau, and Jack Lemmon). And so it is with David Suchet, who is currently coming up on almost twenty years playing the fastidious, inhumanly precise, egotistical private dick (a term that Poirot, no doubt, would blanch at).
Watching Suchet all these years (I was hooked on the series right from the start, being an enthusiast - but not, certainly, an expert - in Christie), it's an almost melancholy experience to see him mature and deepen the Poirot character, to the point where in the later films, Poirot is a most solitary, at times deeply sad, figure. And all with a decreasing level of effort on Suchet's part (due to an increasing level of performing skill, no doubt). Looking over the films in Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection, which came a full 11 years and more after Suchet started to play the detective, a definite progression can be seen already, with Poirot becoming more isolated (sidekicks Hastings, Japp and Lemon soon disappear), more resigned to the perversities of human nature, and simply put, more lonely. The first four films in the collection find a Poirot full of almost impish delight at the prospect of solving a particularly tricky case with the (usually unneeded) aid of his cohorts. His bonhomie when Hastings and Japp return into his circle of acquaintances - even though they're plodding dolts next to the nimble mind of Poirot - lightens the films considerably, with Suchet even breaking the fourth wall at times to give us the viewers withering looks whenever Hastings says something particularly silly.
But that lightness within Poirot, detectable even beneath the innumerable small sufferings he experiences whenever the world deviates in the slightest degree from his prescribed obsessions with the correct food, the correct etiquette, or being mistaken for being...don't say it...French, slowly withers away during the course of Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection, leaving Poirot in a much darker world - a world I've always associated with Christie's overall view of human nature. I've never quite understood Christie's detractors who mislabel her works as "safe" or "quaint" or "reassuring" (I recently came across an interview with mystery writer P.D. James, who largely dismissed Christie with faint praise on those very grounds). Perhaps it's what we would now call in these modern times Christie's "period detail," or the sometimes ritualistic use of the more recognizable frameworks of the English village mystery (frameworks made stereotypical because she largely perfected them) that leads people to view Christie's books as appealing picturesque and comfortably old-fashioned.
However, I've always found her world rather terrifying in the endlessly recycling violence that fills the backgrounds of her seemingly "normal" environments. Christie's world is a terribly depressing, bleak place, peopled by cheaters, liars, and killers; a cold, venal, base world that Christie relentlessly uncovers with an unblinking eye. And who "saves" us, the reader (or viewer), from this desolate mess? Two outsiders - a lonely, insignificant spinster (Miss Jane Marple), and a bizarre-acting foreigner - both of whom, although sure in a higher moral order such as "justice," live out their lives separate and alone. Poirot's little obsessions with his dress, his food, and his excessive correctness and politeness, quirky little ticks that always provide solid laughs from readers and viewers, can also be seen as a rigid, last-ditch efforts by the detective to hang onto some kind of personal order, while the rest of the world spins out of control.
And it's this formalized quirkiness, coupled with Poirot's perhaps too-deep appreciation for the perversity of human nature, that makes him such a simultaneously humorous and sympathetic character, one that Suchet delineates in finer and finer detail with each TV outing. Poirot is never not amusing to watch here; the humor of the character is never let go in favor of total isolation and depression. Funny little asides and facial expressions from Suchet are too numerous to list, but some are priceless. In Evil Under the Sun (the funniest of the films here), Suchet is hilarious when, stricken with what everyone thinks was a heart attack, moans in exasperation when he receives a get-well card from Scotland Yard's forensics lab. In the same film, watch the pleasure Suchet brings to a starving Poirot, when Hastings announces that lunch is ready. In Sad Cypress, Suchet has a brilliant moment when his delicate, refined palette collides with his sleuthing; forced to test various fish paste sandwiches, a clearly shaken Poirot intones to a doubting Thomas: "No, she was murdered...but not by these disgusting sandwiches." And in Taken at the Flood, when a police inspector offers a humbug (an English peppermint candy) out of a bag, the at-first curious Poirot peers into the bag, before screwing up his face and shaking his face in minor revulsion, saying, "Non!" the flapping of his jowls clearly audible on the soundtrack. That is priceless Suchet as Poirot.
But equally strong dark influences are at work around Poirot in these films, with Suchet masterful at getting across the innate sadness of the character with just the barest, most subtle of facial expressions. While one always wonders if Suchet's Poirot, in his expressions of empathy towards potential suspects, is performing as the literary Poirot does in such circumstances (i.e.; play-acting or outright lying to get all information available about the mystery), the displays of personal regret in his dealings with people are clearly sincere. There's an arresting moment in The Hollow, following the discovery of the killer, who is also dead, where one of the previous suspects, a beautiful, young girl, asks Poirot what to do about the body. And Poirot, sadly taking in this lovely woman, mournfully intones, "Go, my child. Your place is with the living. I will remain here with the dead," as he watches her leave the scene. Poirot, by his looks, by his demeanor, and by his curse in life (his genius in seeing people for what they truly are, in all their ugliness), is set upon a course in life that will never include this beautiful, alive creature. In The Mystery of the Blue Train, as Poirot comes to delight in the education of a newly-wealthy young woman who has accepted his offer of acting as her avuncular, his disappointment and regret in the end when he realizes that she no longer wishes to travel with him, is heartbreaking as essayed by Suchet. He's served her purpose while she was fragile and learning, and now it's time to move on - which obviously hurts Poirot deeply. These and other small, painful moments register just as strongly as the openly comical ones for Suchet, giving the Poirot character a depth of feeling and emotion that builds on each subsequent outing - performances which rightfully eclipse the previous "definitive" rendition of the character by Albert Finney.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Poirot's retirement in a quiet country village ends abruptly with the death of his disagreeable neighbor.
Lord Edgware Dies
Intervening in a sticky marital situation, Poirot suddenly finds himself in the midst of murder.
Murder in Mesopotamia
Poirot visits an ancient site in Iraq just before the head archeologist's unpopular wife is killed.
Evil Under the Sun
Death intrudes on Poirot's island holiday, and only he can determine who is responsible.
Death on the Nile
A pleasure cruise down the Nile turns deadly when a murder is discovered on board. Thank goodness Poirot is along for the ride.
Sad Cypress
The solution to a double-murder case appears to be cut and dry, but Poirot's impeccable instincts eventually lead him to the real truth.
The Hollow
A weekend retreat where all the guests appear to despise one another finds Poirot hard at work doing what he does best.
Five Little Pigs
Poirot agrees to help a young woman prove her mother's innocence, 14 years after being sent to the gallows.
The Mystery of the Blue Train
When the daughter of an oil magnate is found dead on the famous Blue Train to the French Riviera, Poirot must investigate the past to reveal the killer.
Taken at the Flood
Mystery surrounds a young woman after her new husband is killed in the London Blitz, and the mystery depends when a man who may be her first husband shows up dead.
After the Funeral
Following the murder of a wealthy patriarch, Poirot is called upon to begin an investigation. The case takes a wild twist, however, when his prime suspect turns up dead.
Cards on the Table
When a woman [reviewer's note: it's a man, actually] is found dead at a card game, four investigators, including Poirot himself, set out to discover which guest is the killer.
The DVD:
The Video:
No correction has been made to these transfers, the majority (if not all) of which were obviously filmed for British widescreen TV, and which appear here in U.S. full-frame, 1.33:1 transfers. From the third film on, the image clarity improves drastically, with sharpened detail, much-boosted color, and higher brightness levels. Fine grain is apparent, and a few times, jiggering cropped up, which I'm going to assume may be due to PAL conversion issues. Otherwise, these transfers (minus the annoying commercial-break fade-outs and ins) are acceptable, if unspectacular.
The Audio:
The Dolby Digital English 2.0 stereo audio mixes are uneventful, with few chances for any kind of directional effects - although all the dialogue, the most critical aspect of these films, is cleanly heard. Unfortunately, only the first three films have close-caption capabilities.
The Extras:
The extras on Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection are the exact same threadbare bonuses offered on the three previous collections from which this one has been culled: some lame text bios of Suchet, Christies and a handful of cast members here and there. Surely something else could have been added here to entice new buyers?
Final Thoughts:
Just like they use to say that "Sean Connery is James Bond," David Suchet is Hercule Poirot; I can't imagine anyone in the foreseeable future tackling the role. Suchet's almost-20-year reign as Agatha Christie's bizarre little Belgian private detective has provided the actor with an uncommonly long period of time to develop and hone his take on the fictional detective, and his grasp of the character in these later feature-length TV movies, is nothing short of phenomenal. Yes, the scripts are tight for the most part, the direction smooth, the production designs faultless (filled to the brim with gorgeous Art Deco wonders), and the supporting players uniformly excellent. But Suchet truly is the whole show, and his comic yet deeply sad portrayal of the lonely, egomaniacal, frustratingly obsessed, and deeply kind-hearted Hercule Poirot is the stuff of TV legend. If you already have these discs from the other collections, you needn't bother with double dipping. Newcomers, though, will find an affordable way to begin their Suchet Poirot collections, certainement. Despite the flawed transfers and zero extras, the overall quality of these mysteries trumps my reservations. I highly recommend Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Definitive Collection.


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Justas Silkauskas-For One Multifunctional Tableware
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Justas Silkauskas : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Justas Silkauskas : Simplicity is the main principle here- to give a clear function and purpose for the design. It is intended to use by people and they are my inspiration. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Justas Silkauskas : Main focus of this design is to achieve fresh approach and looks of tableware- raise the question of its importance in everyday life. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Justas Silkauskas : After design was awarded it made it clear that the only goal now is to enter production. Make it available for more people. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Justas Silkauskas : It is hard to say, as it is a successor of another design. All in all, roughly it was two-month period. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Justas Silkauskas : I was always thinking about designing something small to start with. Tableware is most accessible piece around the house or in public catering sector. It has certain limitations for innovation in materials and especially shape and that got my attention. I found challenge in an acceptable size work. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Justas Silkauskas : Currently it is made to order and I am seeking options of mass production. I am always open for offers. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Justas Silkauskas : Main reason for this design to happen was observation of environment and how I understand and feel it. During time spent at home if to be specific. Need to share those observations where main drive to design this particular piece. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Justas Silkauskas : During the process I came a cross interesting designs by others, but could not say that it was influenced by something or someone in particular. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Justas Silkauskas : I imagine that customer of this piece is design-conscious person who would like to try something new. I do not think that there should be an age group in this case. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Justas Silkauskas : I think its multifunctional option and the way the whole idea is presented sets this design apart. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Justas Silkauskas : The name directly addresses the idea. This particular design is intended for a person who lives alone- For One. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Justas Silkauskas : Whole set of tools were implemented to evolve the design. From sketching to CAD drafting, paper models, CNC milled foam models and hand thrown porcelain prototypes. You name it! .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Justas Silkauskas : This bowl-plate piece can be interactive and influence the way you eat. It can change your habits and how you think about meal. I think that is the most unique aspect of it and it is quite rear in tableware design. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Justas Silkauskas : This design would be impossible to finalize without the help from others. Main consultants were ceramicist and mold makers who had more or less direct influence on final product. Their input is priceless. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Justas Silkauskas : Technological aspect has direct impact of designs accessibility for a broader audience. Classical approach and use of extensive knowledge of the pottery industry makes it easy and cheap to produce this design. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Justas Silkauskas : Collecting various pieces from home and consultation with production line management influenced designs optional size range. This was an interesting time as a learning curve and how boundaries blurred between manufacturing and designs future place- home. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Justas Silkauskas : Main challenge was accepting and implementing consultants comments because design had unusual decisions for porcelain slip casting method. There were alternatives but they were inappropriate for the given price-point. Sustaining the design closest to the concept was challenging and it turned out really well. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Justas Silkauskas : Before entering design competition project was published in different digital environments and received good feedback. I wanted to test my skills in a more co.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Justas Silkauskas on For One Multifunctional Tableware at design-interviews.com ]
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February 2013 In Box
Our Reader's Write Back
Orphan 4x4s
Hey guys, I have to say that you put out the best mag in the business. You are true to the hobby, giving guys like me much-needed info on various aspects of four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Do you guys know of any aftermarket body panel suppliers for the Geo Tracker? I have done countless Internet searches with no luck. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place, so I figured I would drop you guys a line considering that you have so much info on the four-wheeling hobby and industry.
I own a '94 Geo Tracker that is stock for now. I have owned it for almost two years and have had a lot of wheelin' fun in stock mode, but upgrades are in the works. Is it just my Tracker or do all Trackers seem to have a problem with the body mounts above the rear tires rusting out? I love this little Tracker. It has been by far the best 4WD I have ever owned. Any help you guys can give will be very much appreciated. How come you guys don't do many features on these 4WDs? They are awesome off-road. I have taken mine all over New England this past summer, all the way to the Maine–Canada border and back. It was a great trip.
Also, you guys shouldn't worry over the others that give you grief about safety. You guys know what is and what isn't safe. What may be adequately safe to you others may frown on. Oh well, it isn't them that have to really worry, is it?
Keep up the great work and awesome features. You guys are the greatest. And by the way, I am probably one of the only men not afraid to wheel a pink Geo Tracker and be proud of it.
Charles R. Mahoney Jr.
Fayetteville, WV
The Tracker (or Sidekick) is an admirable little wheeler, but we put it in the orphan category because of the relatively few numbers found on the trail or even modified. When we did our Ultimate Adventure 2004 we had one with us, and we even visited a park where the owner ran one all over the place. Check out www.4wheeloffroad.com/2004ultimateadventure/park_three/appleval for the whole story.
Just Go Overlanding!
In your "Just Go!" story (Nov. '12) you gave great advice. One more thought: Pile up the stuff you want to take, count your money, put half the stuff back, and then take twice as much money. It worked for me.
Lester M Sendecki
Montrose, CO
Well put, Lester. An expedition often takes more cash than stuff. However, cool stuff can often be traded for more cash than it is worth.
New Rig for a Wheeler
I love 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine, and have been a subscriber for a long time. I enjoy reading about everything from rockcrawling to mud runs. I just bought a Jeep Liberty. I know it is not a flatfender or a Wrangler, but I am proud to be a member of the Jeep family! I look forward to reading about ways to improve my Liberty and my wheeling skills. Dirt Every Day (or at least weekends)!
Jon Mill Sault
Ste. Marie, MI
It's great to see someone taking up one of the lesser-known Jeeps and giving them a try. Many of these wheelers are actually pretty competent on some trails and can get you the experience to do more than pavement. Congratulations, Jon!
Something Is Seriously Wrong
What the hell is wrong with you, Péwé? You're old as dirt, so maybe it's senility. Or maybe you just got some bad chow on this year's Ultimate Adventure. Whatever the cause, I am on the verge of canceling my subscription. Using terms like socioeconomic strata in this great magazine—nine vowels in two words (In Box, Nov. '12)? Man, that's messed up. If I ever open up this magazine and see profanities like this again, I will get in one of my Land Cruisers, drive to Source Interlink headquarters, and you and I are having it out. You're on notice.
Jason D. Treadaway
Marietta, GA
Good point, Jason. Those are some high-falutin' words there. But I still won't drop to the other side of grammerdom with a quote as bad as when I asked a fast food worker for some milk, and she replied, "We ain't got none." I'll try and stick to the basics and we'll all just get along fine.
Cheap Jeep Build
I read a few articles about how Jeeps are a cheap build. And after seeing the new concepts I got excited. I didn't have any cash and tried to figure out what to do. I had a '92 CBR 600 F2 that was purple and pink that I could sell. It was highly modified, and people still didn't want it because it was purple and pink (the '80s/'90s were awesome). So I jumped on Craigslist and started digging. I posted the bike a few times and then started to email people about trading the bike for a Jeep.
I finally had someone email me about a trade. We met up and checked each other's vehicle out, and made an agreement. I traded straight across for a '79 Jeep CJ-7 (Lucy). It came with a rebuilt 304 V-8 with about 20K miles, and the odometer read 28K. I'm sure it was rolled over at least once. Lucy has the dual gas tank, a bikini top, and a soft top. I now have to ask for an allowance from the wife to start modding.
To recap, I took an early '90s sport bike and made out like a bandit with a new (to me) slightly lifted Jeep. It's in decent shape, and I can't wait to have some fun with it. Hope I inspire others to trade for a wheeler.
Benjamin Rouley
Via email
It's amazing some of the deals that are out there on Craigslist and other venues. We may even have to do a story on such stuff, as we can afford it!
Reader Rant
Combine CTC With Overlanding
Just wanted to write in to say I enjoyed the Cheap Truck Challenge (Aug. and Sept. '12) and the overlanding article ("Expedition and Overlanding," Nov. '12). Now I want to see a combination of the two. Say, $2,000 to build a cross-country buggy, since that's what I'm working on. At 30 I'm not a teenager, but with three kids, a mortgage, and bills, money is even tighter. My cheap toy truck is an '88 Samurai. Bought for $300 from a horse pasture (literally, it was put out to pasture for 12 years). I totally rebuilt the motor and brakes and got it roadworthy for $1,500 total.
My overlanding truck is another IH. Just weeks before your overland article and during a long week at work I decided I needed to get away with the family, so we picked up a small camper. My '99 GMC is too tired at 246K miles to tow it across country, but I managed to find the exact truck I had been searching for, a '68 International Travelette. Very little rust and only $700! It's a rare find in the Northeast and I saved it from a metal scrapper.
I need a truck for work around our small farm, so I'm retiring the GMC and making the '68 my primary vehicle. I figured that by doing this it is no longer a project and can be placed higher on the priority list. I located some 3⁄4-ton GMC axles to make it a 4x4, and now need a 7.3 IDI diesel from an older Ford since they are made by International. I am planning on two years to restore it (and let the baby get a bit older), then we're off to Montana, the Grand Canyon, and wherever else the road leads us.
I also decided I needed an IH Travelall to complete my set. How lucky I was to find one that had been sitting in the woods just a few miles from home for over 30 years and still solid! Same year, color, and everything. And the best part is the landowner was thrilled just to find someone to take it. Keep up the good work. Your magazine helps keep me motivated.
Hugh Landry
Parkman, ME
That's the way to do it, Hugh. You may just like our next Cheap Truck Challenge, as it will have some adventure on a budget. Thanks for the note!
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The ATI Stream software development kit was bumped up to version 2.1 on Monday, receiving a hefty dose of OpenCL capabilities in the run-up to AMD's Fusion series of "accelerated processing units" (APUs) scheduled to appear next year.
Not that devs using the new ATI Stream SDK 2.1 will have to wait until then to take advantage of OpenCL. That technology - which shares parallelized computing chores between the CPU and the GPU - is already being embraced by a number of industry players, spearheaded by standards-definition work being done by the Kronos Group.
ATI competitor Nvidia, for one, has its own OpenCL efforts underway. Apple slipped OpenCL (pdf) into Mac OS X 10.6 (aka Snow Leopard) when it released that operating system last August.
OpenCL enables what's acronymicized as GPGPU, or general-purpose computing on graphic processing units. Microsoft has its own GPGPU competitor to OpenCL, a DirectX API set called DirectCompute (video).
But the industry does seem to be rallying around OpenCL - the Kronos Group lists 34 participants in its OpenCL efforts. In addition to Apple, which originally submitted OpenCL to the Kronos Group for standardization in 2008, participants include such heavyweights as ARM, IBM, Intel, Samsung, and Toshiba.
The OpenCL enhancements to the ATI Stream SDK announced Monday include support for OpenCL/OpenGL interoperability, improved code granularity and efficiency, support for OpenCL images and media operations, the ability to send multiple OpenCL tasks to the same target device simultaneously, improved analytics and more.
AMD also announced the opening of its OpenCL Zone developer-support website. A five-video technical overview of OpenCL is also available.
Michael Chu, product manager for ATI Stream computing, began a Monday blog post with the popping of virtual champagne. "One of the proudest moments in a software product manager's life is when a new version of the team's product is released."
Chu also pointed toward AMD's Fusion processors. "Looking forward to the planned introduction of the AMD Fusion family of APUs in 2011, the role of OpenCL in programming these devices is going to be essential," he said. "OpenCL certainly fits the bill for not only current discrete systems, but for APUs as well." ®
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On the same day that Texas seceded (February 1, 1861), President-Elect Abraham Lincoln, still resident in Springfield, Illinois, wrote a letter to William Seward, Lincoln's one-time rival for the 1860 Republican nomination and soon to be his Secretary of State. The letter is quite indicative of Lincoln's position about slavery at that time. To whit, that while he firmly opposed the spread of slavery, Lincoln believed in non-interference with the institution where it already existed.
The February 1 letter is not long, so here it is in full.
(Private and confidential.)
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, February 1, 1861.
My dear Sir: On the 21st ult. Hon. W. Kellogg Republican member of Congress of this State, whom you probably know, was here in a good deal of anxiety seeking to ascertain to what extent I would be consenting for our friends to go in the way of compromise on the now vexed question. While he was with me I received a despatch from Senator Trumbull, at Washington, alluding to the same question and telling me to await letters. I therefore told Mr. Kellogg that when I should receive these letters posting me as to the state of affairs at Washington, I would write to you, requesting you to let him see my letter. To my surprise, when the letters mentioned by Judge Trumbull came they made no allusion to the "vexed question." This baffled me so much that I was near not writing you at all, in compliance to what I have said to Judge Kellogg. I say now, however, as I have all the while said, that on the territorial question–that is, the question of extending slavery under the national auspices–I am inflexible. I am for no compromise which assists or permits the extension of the institution on soil owned by the nation. And any trick by which the nation is to acquire territory, and then allow some local authority to spread slavery over it, is as obnoxious as any other. I take it that to effect some such result as this, and to put us again on the highroad to a slave empire, is the object of all these proposed compromises. I am against it. As to fugitive slaves, District of Columbia, slave-trade among the slave States, and whatever springs of necessity from the fact that the institution is amongst us, I care but little, so that what is done be comely and not altogether outrageous. Nor do I care much about New Mexico, if further extension were hedged against.
Yours very truly,
Source: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2947:1.lincoln
Lincoln's position on the "vexed question" is well known to anyone with a serious interest in the Civil War. Yet from my experience as a history professor, some college students have a hard time reconciling the Abraham Lincoln of early 1861 with the "Great Emancipator" he would become. They want the Civil War to be from the beginning what it eventually developed into–a war of liberation. And so for them the cause of the Civil War must be that Lincoln launched the war to free the slaves. That they believe in this fallacy is not really their fault. Lincoln's transformation into a martyred saint after his assassination obscures the canny politician determined in the wake of the 1860 election to give his political base what it wanted. A frontier reserved for white people, with slavery quarantined in the South out of the national sight and mind, where someday in the indeterminate future it would quietly die a natural death.
Clearly, freedom for the slaves was not on Lincoln's agenda (or most white Northerners) during the secession winter of 1861. But just as clearly, as Lincoln's letter to Seward shows, slavery was as much on the mind of northern leaders as it was for southern leaders, and at the heart of the developing conflict.


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January 25, 2009
In the sixth installment of his new audio blog, Alex Jones discusses his latest upcoming film– The Obama Deception. Alex & his crew analyze the finer points of Obama's policies and the globalist handlers who control the 44th president. The wave of mass hysteria surrounding the election of the United States' first African-American president may enable the globalists to push through their agenda, knowing that eight years of dirty work had tarnished George W. Bush's administration and turned the people against him. Now, many of those same policies stand to continue under the guise of a new face.
Alex Jones' The Obama Deception will be the first hard-hitting film to expose Obama, his agenda & handlers– cutting through all the media hype, side-issues and Left/Right rhetoric. Alex has made several films exposing the Bush agenda and will approach the Obama Administration's plans from the same non-partisan point of view– looking past the frontman in the White House to the real owners on Wall Street, in the Bilderberg group and at the Federal Reserve.
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As consultants one of the major hurdles that we would face with customers on a daily basis is the fact that how much ever features are available in any BI tool, almost upto 10 to 30% of the requirements(especially on big implementations) require some kind of custom work(sometimes this might even go upto 60% depending on the project). For example, last week i had a customer who basically wanted to know of a method for kick starting essbase allocation/calculations/data loads directly from BI EE. Now that they are using BI EE/Essbase connectivity, they wanted to provide the capability to some users to kick start the calculations directly from BI EE. Unfortunately, currently there is no out of the box way of doing this. But with some amount of work, the integration can be achieved. Today, lets look at how to go about achieving this integration. This would serve as a pre-cursor to another blog series wherein i would walk you through some complex integration techniques between BI EE and Essbase.
The basic aim is to have a link in BI EE, clicking on which should run a calculation in Essbase and then refresh a report to show the report with the new calculated data. To do this, the first step is to create a simple JSP page which would be used as a placeholder for firing the Essbase calculation. This JSP page would in turn refer the JAPI of Essbase and fire the calculation. In my case, i have used JDeveloper 10.1.3.2 to create the JSP page.
In order to create the JSP page, create a sample project and package called AllocEssbase.
Create a custom JSP page within this application. Include the Essbase jar files Ess_japi.jar and Ess_es_server.jar (these are the 2 main jar files that contribute to Essbase JAPI) in the project classpath.
Now, create the JSP using the code below. The code basically executes a calculation script CalcAll.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=windows-1252"%> <%@ page import="java.io.*" %> <%@ page import="java.util.Map" %> <%@ page import="java.util.Map.Entry" %> <%@ page import="java.util.jar.Attributes" %> <%@ page import="java.util.Iterator" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.base.*" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.dataquery.*" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.session.*" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.datasource.*" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.domain.*" %> <%@ page import="com.essbase.api.metadata.*" %>   <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"/> <title>AllocEssbase</title>   <%="Essbase Allocation Process Started" %> <% String s_userName = "admin"; String s_password = "password"; String s_olapSvrName = "localhost"; String s_provider = "http://localhost:13080/aps/JAPI"; try { IEssbase ess = IEssbase.Home.create(IEssbase.JAPI_VERSION); IEssDomain dom = ess.signOn(s_userName, s_password, false, null, s_provider); IEssOlapServer olapSvr = (IEssOlapServer)dom.getOlapServer(s_olapSvrName); olapSvr.connect(); IEssCube cube = olapSvr.getApplication("Global").getCube("Global"); String maxLstat = "import database 'Global'.'Global' data connect as 'global' identified by 'global' using server rules_file 'UnitsLd' on error abort;"; //cube.loadData(IEssOlapFileObject.TYPE_RULES,"UnitsLd",0,"SH",false,"global","global"); cube.calculate(false,"CalcAll"); //cube.beginDataload("UnitsLd",IEssOlapFileObject.TYPE_RULES,"global","global",0); //IEssMaxlSession maxLsess = (IEssMaxlSession)dom.getOlapServer(s_olapSvrName); //maxLsess.execute(maxLstat); }catch (EssException x){ System.out.println("ERROR: " + x.getMessage()); } %> <%="Essbase Allocation Process Ended" %>   <% response.sendRedirect("http://localhost:9704/analytics"); %>
As you see this is a very basic JSP which runs a calculation script. You can use the same for doing data loads or just about anything in Essbase. As a next step execute this JSP from JDeveloper itself to be sure that this JSP works.
This JSP would then have to deployed on the OC4J (or app server) of BI EE. Since this JSP uses a couple of external jar files, the only way to deploy this is by bundling it as a WAR file. In order to do that, create a new deployment profile and include both the jars
Deploy the war file in the OC4J of BI EE.
Now you should be able to access the JSP using the url given below
Embed this URL in the BI EE dashboards.
This should get you started. Now there are lots of different applications that one can put this into use. Like Planning load start, ODI integration, BI Scheduler integration etc. I would cover all of these use cases in detail in the coming blog entries.


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I am selling the following parts from a recently removed K-Jet system. This includes some evap control and lambda components as well. To my knowledge, all parts are in working order; however, I was never able to get my cold start issues resolved (open loop) so take that information into account as you will. I had pressure checked everything and set the CO with a dwell prior. I will gladly answer any questions. All parts are located in the Dallas, TX area (75089 zip code). I have cross-referenced parts to store.delorean.com and discounted 50% or more in most cases. All reasonable offers will be entertained. All parts are in used condition with some being purchased in the past few years. Pictures of the parts are available upon request. Asking prices do not include shipping. I prefer check, money order, or chase quickpay. If possible, I would like to avoid paypal. Thanks for looking!
Intake manifold - $300 OBO
Fuel distributor - $200; Purchased from DPI in 2015 from a running car per Josh.
Fuel injectors - $25 each; I believe I have around 10 of them... Make me an offer on the lot if you want them all.
Fuel line kit - $100; This is a complete set of fuel lines. I will include the banjo bolts but you will need new copper crush washers. All of the lines are braided stainless with red transparent tubing around them, sans the supply and return lines which have clear tubing over the braids. This set was purchased new from DPI in December 2013 and has had very little use. You can see them installed on my car here: http://dmctx.blogspot.com/2016/03/st...em-demons.html
Idle speed motor - $50 each. I have 2 of these. One has some slightly bubbling on the bottom rubber case from heat but both work to the best of my knowledge.
Complete mixture assembly - $200. Upper and lower assembly complete with the butterfly valve
Upper mixture assembly only - $50
Throttle spool - $100. Does not include the WOT switch(es)
Frequency valve - $100. Buzzed last time I used the system. Believed to be in working order
Cold start valve - $50. Complete assembly
Warm up regulator - $100. Purchased from DMC-Midwest in 2015 or thereabouts. Tested with pressure tester kit between this and the fuel dist. Readings were OK so assuming this is a working part.
Vacuum delay solenoid - $25; (DMC Part # 101116)
Vacuum delay valve - $35; (DMC Part # 102410)
Fuel pump - $50. OEM style; purchased new from DPI circa 2014.
Fuel pump boot - $25. Purchased from DMCH in 2014
All other fuel tank components (internal) - $100. Includes baffle, rubber pickup hose, pump cover seal, metal return line (tank park only) - $35
Carbon canister - $10. This thing is kinda old and ratty looking... might end up in the trash if nobody wants it.
Idle speed ECU - $150; (DMC Part # 106896)
Microswitch - $25. (DMC part # 102778 )
Steering wheel - $50. Core part; needs to be recovered with leather. Make me an offer. Tired of it sitting on my shelf.
I may add some more parts to this listing as I find them in my garage.


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Students learn about the effects of immigration on American history and culture with a variety of resources for each grade level.
Lesson Plan
Grandfather's Journey Extension Activities
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Book Summary
This is the story of a cross-cultural family. It begins with the author's memories of his grandfather, who left Japan for California, and eventually returned to Japan with his family. Though the grandfather was happy to be home in Japan, he missed the mountains and rivers he left behind. When his grandfather dies, the author, who grew up in Japan, decides to see the mountains and rivers his grandfather missed so much. He stays in California, but like his grandfather, never forgets his homeland.
Classroom Activities
Traveling Words
The author's grandfather traveled from Japan to California by steamship. Ask: "How do you think the author made the same journey when he was old enough to travel?" Use chart paper to make a picture dictionary of transportation words. Let students suggest ways they have traveled as well as other modes of transportation. Write the words on the chart paper, leaving space for pictures. Let children draw or cut out pictures to go with the words. Add the dictionary to your classroom writing resources. Children can add to it as they discover new words.
Tip: Add a challenge by having children categorize the words before creating their dictionary pages — for example, grouping them by air, water, and land travel.
Writer's Corner: My Journey
In Grandfather's Journey, the author tells of his grandfather's journey to America and what he loves most about his new home. Use the beginning of the story as a model for students' stories about their own journeys (such as a trip to the grocery store; a visit to a different city, state, or country; or a move). To guide their writing, use questions such as these that parallel the book:
- Where did you go?
- How did you travel?
- What did you bring with you?
- What were some of the first things you saw?
- What did you like best about the place you traveled to?
- What did you miss about home?
Possible formats for writing include postcards, journals, newspaper or magazine articles, and letters.
Cross-Curricular Connections
Paper Folding Fun
The art of origami utilizes geometry, fractions, and measurement in every design. Let children look at the boat pictured on the back of Grandfather's Journey. Then guide them in making their own simple boats.
- Paper cut into 6-inch squares
Give each child a square of paper. Guide children in completing the following steps.
- Fold the paper in half, bottom edge to top edge. (1)
- Fold one of the top halves down so that the top and bottom edges meet. (2, 3)
- Turn the paper over and again bring the top half down so that the top and bottom edges meet. Crease the edge then unfold. (3, 4)
- Fold each corner (top and bottom) in. Fold the bottom layers together. (5)
- Fold the top edge down to meet the bottom edge. (6)
- Pull open the top edges and press down on the inside to shape the bottom of the boat. (7)
Tip: If you use origami paper, have children start with the paper colored-side up. If you use white paper, you might invite children to color it before you begin. As students complete each fold, have them crease the edges.
Social Studies and Language Arts
Family Travels
Build on the stories the grandfather told the boy about California by inviting children to ask grandparents (or other family members) about their journeys. Let children use the take-home journal page to gather information. Have them use their notes to write stories about the journeys. As children share their stories, use a map to locate destinations.


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Phenomenal growth curves are readily apparent in fitness and fitness-related businesses. We expect continued double-digit growth in facilities in 2006. We will likely have more than 31,000 listed "health clubs" by the end of next year, and membership should top 44 million by the beginning of 2007.
But with the good news comes the bad news. Members-per-facility continues to drop as competition-per-market continues to rise. Net increases in club revenues are not coming from increased new membership sales but rather from increased retention of present members and heightened sales of non-dues products and services in most clubs.
So, what might we expect, especially in a suspect economic climate and with a perceptible increase in supply and a shortfall of demand? Here's a Top 10 list of the best fitness opportunities over the next 15 months.
10. Progress in subsidized exercise
Why? Savvy insurers realize the relationship between proactive fitness and reduced costs; premiums cannot continue to rise uncontrollably without a "bust" in the health-care system.
Result: Prepared facilities will benefit from partially or wholly subsidized short-term programs; likely not memberships.
9. Elimination of amenity programs by many clubs
Why? Majority of clubs are feeling the crunch of too many, too little attended and too costly group exercise programs and high-exposure, low-return child care, low-margin juice bars and minimal-return pro shops.
Result: Many clubs will lose some members but reduce costs and tighten operations; some will systematize amenity offerings into profitable ventures.
8. A rebirth of group exercise independent studios
Why? The elimination of group ex by marginal clubs and facilities will give instructors the opportunity to open their own studios.
Result: Strong niche businesses will reemerge, some with memberships but more with built-in profitable program offerings.
7. General lowering of profit margins in several sectors
Why? As supply outpaces demand, commoditization of pricing accompanied by less new traffic per club will cause a squeeze on what's left of profits.
Result: Thousands of independent operators will work for a salary and little or no profits.
6. Reductions in service in most facilities
Why? When margins shrink, service payroll generally declines. Key management employees will be asked to provide more of the services that used to come from "line employees."
Result: Greater impetus to provide service with less personnel and generally weakened customer service levels.
5. Continued growth in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector
Why? In chaotic, troubled and/or uncertain times, Americans usually tend to fall back on "institutions" for stability because they believe that they'll survive in hell or high water.
Result: Smart NFPs will ramp up their marketing efforts and enjoy a windfall of memberships.
4. The beginning of a crest in facility numbers
Why? Too many clubs are already competing for the same members.
Result: Many operators will go out of business in 2006 and beyond.
3. Steady but slower and different growth in personal training
Why? Introduction of personal-training-only studios in marketplaces is taking business and memberships away from clubs.
Result: Diminishing returns on personal training for lots of clubs, increasing returns for private studios.
2. General down-pricing of fitness memberships
Why? Availability of facilities is at an all-time high, entry of lower-priced, low-initiation-fee players is becoming the norm.
Result: Average fitness membership prices are dropping and will continue to drop.
1. An outbreak in the low-priced club sector
Why? Disgruntled club members don't want to pay higher, bundled prices when they don't use all the amenities that a club offers, such as group ex classes or child care.
Result: The number of chain, fitness-only, low-cost-to-consumer operations will skyrocket nationwide.
Michael Scott Scudder is a 30-year veteran of the fitness industry. He is a personal business trainer operating Fitness Focus, a consulting company that offers private workshops on pertinent fitness business matters. Questions and comments are welcomed by Michael at 505-690-5974 or [email protected].


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Former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell died this morning. He was 87. The reaction to his death on the internet, particularly from those with some connection to Northeast Ohio, was somewhat less than charitable. We've compiled a list of some of that reaction for you below. It's easy to rhyme Modell's last name with where a lot of people figure he'll be spending eternity, apparently.
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I can't see how this can be done in the morphology assistant. are there even any tags to subjects and objects?
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1987 Dodge Ram D150 Drivetrain Installation
Installing Our 175hp Slant Six For Some Real On-Road Antics
Loose ends. They make up the majority of our projects, yet rarely does any magazine article do justice to those small, albeit important, components that are necessary to get the job done.
Our Project D150 was no exception. Certainly, rebuilding the engine to produce nearly double the horsepower and torque output of the Slant Six was a reasonable task. In doing so, it was well within the power range of a small-displacement Mopar small-block. Now the goal was to take the combination off the engine stand and get it firmly between the framerails.
Follow us through the minutiae involved with getting our D150 on the road, and see if our challenges assist you in getting your project further down the road to completion. Just click on the sidebars below to get the scoop.
Fuelish EndeavorsThe lifeblood of any engine is gasoline. Functionally the original system would have worked fine, however, we needed a more aesthetically pleasing arrangement that also reduced the chances of vaporlock.
The majority of the work involved reforming the fuel lines from straight stock and efficiently routing them in order to gain both function and form.
Power SupplyFrom early on, we only considered Optima Batteries for supplying amperage. The aesthetic favorite not only looks good, but also fulfills the deep cycle needs of our D150, due to our audiophile status.
Detailing DetailsA host of new wires to power the electric fan, signal the MSD Ignition, and route accessory cables required the use of wire loom covering. We turned to Techflex for the braided wire loom, which would give a finished look underhood.
Spark It UpProven ignition performance is easily accomplishable, thanks to MSD Ignition and its straightforward installation instructions, which incorporate factory components and aftermarket systems.
Cool AirThe nature of our accessory drives required simplification, as we added an aftermarket air conditioning compressor. Additionally, the opportunity to remove the water pumpmounted fan afforded us a way to remove the power-robbing effect of the cooling fan.
Even CoolerAlthough the Slant Six is a venerable and efficient engine, it has a reputation for being a hot runnerand were not talking performance here. In order to alleviate the typical concerns of oil and transmission cooling, we added aftermarket coolers to reduce underhood temperatures.
Full-ThrottleAnyone who has attempted to replace a stock carburetor with an aftermarket unit has dealt with kickdown linkage. Fortunately for Mopar enthusiasts, they have a friend in Randy Bouchillon. Bouchillons Kickdown Cable Kit makes head-scratching completely obsolete.
Because we outfitted the Slant Six with a new Hooker header and Holley carb, the original kickdown rods would no longer work. Bouchillon sent us a TorqueFlite Kickdown Cable Kit that installed so easy, were still amazed. This kit works with most 62-and-later Chrysler rear-wheel-drive vehicles fitted with a TorqueFlite transmission and just about any carburetor, including our Holley 2-bbl.
ExhaustedWe took the truck to TMEC, a local exhaust shop, to have our new Gibson Cat-Back system and Random Technologys high-flow catalytic converter installed. The experts at TMEC evaluated our exhaust system and the factory layout. The final result was clearly a custom exhaust system that looked good and cleverly evacuated the exhaust sound behind the passenger-side rear wheel.
Downright PolarCreature comfort was definitely on order and as such, we opted for a little help from Vintage Air. We ordered a complete R134a systemwith the exception of the evaporator coil, where the original sufficed. Our kit even included all the fittings, barrier hoses, and brackets, as well as a pressure switch and expansion valve. To keep things in the engine compartment uniform and looking good, we ordered the polished compressor and chrome drier.
Be CoolThe tanks on our original radiator were shot, and while we had made repairs previously, new leaks were now appearing. Rather than continue to repair the down-flow radiator into service, we turned to Be Cool, which built us a custom cross-flow, four-row radiator. The result was better coolant flow and lower engine-operating temperaturescertainly part of the equation for additional performance from our Slant Six.
The ResultsTo be brutally honest, we were a bit reluctant to discover the actual output of our Slant Six at Vincis Hi-Performance in Orlando, Florida. Would we meet our goal of producing V8 performance from the six-banger?
On the chassis dyno, we ended up with 140.1 corrected horsepower at the rear wheels and 194.0 lb-ft of corrected torque. According to Vincis, this equals 175 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque at the flywheela whopping increase of 85 hp and 83 lb-ft of torque as compared to a stock Slant Six.
We also widened the rpm range of power, and now the engine maintains an average of 120.5 hp and 178.1 lb-ft of torque through 5,000 rpm. And yes, it will break the tires loose!


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ROCKVILLE, MD -- The 2005 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey showed good news when it comes to steroid use in teens. The 12th graders studied exhibited a significant decline in use this year of 1.1 percentage points, falling to 1.5 percent annual prevalence. However, there was little further decline this year in the lower grades, which already had dropped four-tenths in their annual prevalence rates.
Steroid use had been declining from recent peak levels since 2000 in the case of 8th graders, since 2002 among 10th graders and now since 2004 among 12th graders. The staggered pattern of declines across the grades suggests that a cohort effect is working its way up the age spectrum. This year's drop among 12th graders would be consistent with that interpretation, said the investigators.
Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year and past month. Overall, 49,347 students in the 8th, 10th and 12th grades from 402 public and private schools participated in this year's survey. The survey is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health and conducted by the University of Michigan.