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Low Buck Claimer Engine Tips - More Power for Less Money
Low-buck tips for more power and greater durability for claimer engines
You have to hand it to the IMCA-they really know how to get to the heart of a problem. Almost all sanctioning bodies claim they try to keep the costs in check for their racers, but rules mandating such "low-cost" options as smaller carburetors, steel valves, and heavy cranks are rarely effective.
The IMCA has a rule in its Modified and Stock Car classes that has been in effect for many years now, and while racers have different opinions of it, there is no denying that it has the intended effect of making racers keep a close eye on the checkbook. That rule is, of course, the IMCA's claimer rule, and the best part about it is its simplicity. Essentially, the IMCA lets you run just about anything you want, but anyone on the track who finished below you can claim your engine for $525 or the engine in their car. (Usually, the team getting claimed has the choice of which they want.)
The rule is so successful that many other sanctions use some version of it in their own rule books. Building any race engine for $525 is practically impossible, so the goal for the racer is to get the best engine possible for the least amount of money. When you do that, however, durability becomes an issue as engine builders try to find and use the least expensive components available. It becomes a tricky puzzle trying to balance cost, power, and durability, but for savvy racers, it can be done.
To get some ideas on what's currently going on with top claimer engine packages, we visited some of the top engine builders for these engines as well as IMCA's Vice President of Operations, Brett Root. We also spoke with Kent Davenport, machine shop manager of JR Motorsports; Jeff Hill, owner of Jeff's Performance; and Ken Troutman, owner of KT Engine Development. The following are general tips for this class of racing to help you spend your money smarter, race faster, and race longer without mechanical troubles. We didn't follow any specific rule book, assuming only a very low-cost claimer rule.
Some guys in these classes are doing it economically, and some guys are spending what I think is way too much money. It all comes down to issues of convenience and time. If you don't have the time, you have to spend the money.
In general, what I've noticed is regardless of what they are spending, the racers who have very good maintenance programs are the ones having the most success. They are the ones making sure their valves are right, regularly changing the oil, cutting the oil filter open and checking it for debris-doing basic things to make sure their engines are taken care of. They make sure they have adequate fuel systems, a good water pump, that kind of stuff. Regardless of what they spend, those are the guys who seem to make it work. They run well and run consistently week after week without a lot of problems. I believe that is a big key-not whether you are running a particular connecting rod or whether you are running a forged piston instead of a cast one.
Brett RootIMCA
You are required to run a stock block. When building a Chevrolet, I still prefer the blocks with the two-piece rear main seals. They are getting tougher to find, but you can still find them with two-bolt main caps.
The problem we run into with two-bolt main caps is racers spin the engines so high that the caps break. Everybody is big on rpm. It has to do with the four-link rear suspensions on the cars. Racers are using engine speed to keep the car up on the bars and keep it moving to get traction.
To eliminate cap breakage, we offer four-bolt caps that can easily fit onto a two-bolt block. It is fairly simple for any machine shop to make the block accept a four-bolt cap. You are going from a cast two-bolt main cap to a much stronger four-bolt billet piece. The caps cost a little bit, but the two-bolt blocks are usually a little cheaper, too. Overall, you may spend more money than if you found a block with four-bolt mains, but you are still getting a stronger piece this way.
Kent DavenportJR Motorsports
Keep the timing down. Guys like to put a lot of timing in these motors, but that puts a lot of heat in the cylinders. They will definitely make more power with a lot of timing in them, but the engines won't last as long. If you can keep the timing down to around 34 degrees BTDC, or 36 degrees max, that helps a lot. It just helps keep the engine from detonating. And detonation is definitely going to hammer the top of that piston. You might not be able to win every race if you keep the timing down below 36 degrees, but you will be at every race without spending a lot of money.
Jeff HillJeff's Performance
Some classes or tracks require you to run stock heads and don't allow Chevy's Vortec head. If that's the case, the best thing you can do is go with the double-hump head. This cylinder head is about as good as a Bow Tie Late Model Stock head because the chambers are so tight and the ports offer decent flow. They also have a good, thick deck so you can cut them down a bit. For a stock cast-iron head, they are hard to beat.
If you have to go hunting in the junkyard, a set of double-hump cylinder heads isn't hard to identify. They are cast with an identifier on the end of the heads that resembles a camel's humps. Just make sure they aren't cracked between the two center exhaust ports.
Ken TroutmanKT Engine Development
As we reach higher rpm levels, I believe there must be some type of harmonic issue with these motors, especially with the bigger strokes. Although we haven't identified the problem, we know that the damper cannot handle it. As a result, we break a lot of oil pump pickup tubes.
We have tried to do away with the OEM small-block oil pump and pickup tube, and we have stepped it up to M77 big-block pumps and even high-volume pumps accompanied by Kevco or Champ Pans pickup tubes. The bigger pickup tube's bracketry holds the oil pickup box right next to the oil pump, which helps. It is a bigger, beefier pump, which structurally is a bit stronger. I think there is less of an opportunity for this oil pump to cavitate, too.
So we have stepped up our program from a small-block oil pump to a big-block pump with a 3?4-inch pickup tube. The high-volume pump doesn't burn too much horsepower. Plus, since the motors are open, we are able to make enough horsepower so that losing a half-dozen horses doesn't really matter. The most important thing is to keep the bearings lubed and keep the pickup tube from breaking off so that you can race again next week.
Kent DavenportJR Motorsports
The aftermarket has become aggressive with the pricing of performance cranks and pistons. You can do a lot better with your money by buying a complete rotating assembly in a kit. This way, you know that everything is already matched up to work together.
We now offer a basic economy kit that includes a new crank, rods, pistons, rings, and bearings. It's everything you need for the bottom end of the engine. Our kit costs around $449, so you can save a lot of money versus buying everything individually. The crank is cast steel, the rods are I-beam 4130 steel, and the pistons are hypereutectic. The entire rotating assembly comes already balanced, and the rings are already file fit, so everything is ready to be assembled. All you need is the block and the oil pan.
We don't recommend a cast piston, but we've had really good luck the last few years using hypereutectic pistons, which will save you a lot of money over forged pistons. There is no power difference between a forged and a hypereutectic piston, just the strength. They work very well unless you drop a valve, which will shatter the piston. So you have to keep on top of your valves and springs. Many people have two seasons on the kits we've been selling.
Jeff HillJeff's Performance
If you are limited to stock components, anything you can do to lighten things up and reduce friction will help a lot. Grinding the stock 2.1-inch rod journal on the crank will reduce bearing speed and also cut friction. You can turn it down to 2.0 inches and use connecting rods from a 283 Chevy engine. The 283 was a popular engine from the mid-'50s on up, so it isn't hard to find.
Also, if you are sticking to stock parts, try to find a harmonic balancer from a Chevy 307. You can find 307's in Novas, Chevelles, and a lot of different pickup trucks between 1967 and 1973. The balancer from a 307 is about 4 pounds lighter than the stock balancer for a 350, and that will make a big difference in power hanging off the nose of the crank.
Ken TroutmanKT Engine Development
Checking your valvesprings will keep your engine running and help you avoid expensive failures. Since the rpm speeds have gone up, this is even more important. Get an on-head spring checker and start logging your spring rates. It's best to use your checker to log all the spring rates when the engine is brand-new, and then use the same spring checker every time. Different checkers may give you different readings, but you'll have consistency as long as you use the same checker.
Pull the valve covers and check your spring rates every couple of weeks. This way, you are more likely to detect a spring losing pressure before you have bigger problems. If a spring gets weak, the motor is going to run flat because it can't close the valve and keep it closed. If it gets worse a valve will hit the piston top, and the valve will break. That's when things get expensive.
We normally run springs that rate at 140 on the seat and 350 open. Running 1.6:1 rockers and an aggressive cam lobe is even harder on the springs, and you really have to stay on top of them. Anytime you see 10 pounds of drop, be aware that the spring is about to give up. When you see 20 pounds, go ahead and get it out of there.
Kent DavenportJR Motorsports
If you want to avoid problems, I always recommend running a good engine oil and looking at your oil filter every other week. Get a filter cutter, cut the metal can off the filter, and take a good look at the filter material. As long as there is no contamination, your engine is fine. When you find contamination in your oil filter, you know you have some wear. We have seen some go all season without anything harmful in the oil filter, and we don't mess with them. If you start seeing fine particles, either aluminum or steel, you either have a bearing going away or problems with a piston.
Your breathers will also give you a good clue as to the health of your engine. If you are not seeing any blow-by out of the breathers, the rings are still sealed and you should be making good power. You should also do a compression test every week. While you are at it, pull the valve covers and check the spring pressures and your valve lash. If you aren't seeing anything there, then your engine is still doing well and you can go racing.
Jeff HillJeff's Performance
Stock or stock replacement balancers are normally bonded together with a rubber ring. It is possible for those balancers to move on the ring because of the bonded surface. If that happens, your timing marks will be misaligned. We recommend marking the inner and outer steel rings on the balancer either with paint or center punches. Make sure the two marks are in line. Check the timing marks to see if they have moved. If the marks aren't lined up, you can't set the timing correctly. When those marks don't line up, it is time to replace that balancer.
Kent DavenportJR Motorsports
According to the claim rules, someone can buy your engine, but you get to keep the carburetor and ignition. Since they can't claim those pieces, you can safely invest in good equipment that can help you make power. When it comes to the ignition, I think it's hard to beat the old HEI alternator from Performance Distributors. It makes a strong spark, and it's dependable and simple.
The other thing is the carburetor, which is critical to making good power. The biggest problem is just about every racer takes off the carburetor, lays it on the bench, spends thousands of dollars to put the best of everything inside the engine, and then bolts the carburetor back up without a thought. But a lot of times the carburetor is holding back more power than anything.
If I had a choice between racing a decent claimer motor with a nice, tuned carburetor versus a $10,000 engine with a piece of junk carb, I'd take the claimer any day because it will smoke the 10-grand motor. A good carburetor is that important.
Jeff HillJeff's Performance
If you are allowed to run it, you should definitely try a Vortec cylinder head. They easily make the most power. With the same engine, you will see a 50hp gain versus any other stock GM cylinder head. Plus, new aftermarket Vortec heads are really reasonable. We are using a lot of the Vortec heads from EQ Cylinder Heads. They are a really nice piece and make good power. For the money and the power, they are unbelievable. Normally, with the Vortec heads you have to use a specific intake manifold and exhaust headers, but I know EQ is coming out with a head that1s drilled so it can accept any 23-degree intake manifold. Jeff HillJeff's Performance


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cole slaw » cold slaw
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- The popular salad made of shredded cabbage was originally "cole slaw," from the Dutch for "cabbage salad." Because it is served cold, Americans have long supposed the correct spelling to be "cold slaw"; but if you want to sound more sophisticated go with the original. (Brians, Common Errors)
Very common eggcorn, discussed several times on the Eggcorn Forum.
Thanks to final d/t-deletion, cold slaw and cole slaw are very frequently homophonous.

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Let's be honest: FEAR 3 isn't exactly 2011's most keenly anticipated sequel. The 2005 original was an excellent FPS and a deeply creepy game, but over the years it's been largely forgotten while other franchises have stolen all the limelight. The 2009 sequel is arguably best forgotten; with its dated graphics and generic action, it probably more to damage the franchise than establish it. A third installment? We could take it or leave it, to tell the truth.
But here's the surprise: FEAR 3 is good. In fact, it's often better than good. Day One Studios, working with the original developer, Monolith, has crafted a stylish horror-themed shooter with a few neat twists, and while no one part is what you might call "best of breed", the overall package is practically unmissable - at least for genre fans.
The single player campaign seems destined to be damned with faint praise in some quarters, and there are some good reasons why. It feels like a solid shooter, very much in the vein of the original FEAR, and what used to be the game's biggest selling point - a time-limited slowmo mode you could kick in at the touch of a button - has since been copied in other games. Plus, while FEAR 3 is more varied in its scenarios than its predecessors, which had an unhealthy attachment to industrial complexes, research labs and office blocks, you've still seen a lot of it before. Look, there's a slum and a war-torn suburb straight from Modern Warfare 2. Haven't we seen the rusty prison set before? Could we have a few more monsters while we're at it?
It's also true that FEAR 3 is no longer all that scary. The whole Ring/Grudge aesthetic has, in recent years, been done to death. Bloody scrawls over the walls are so 2007. Most of the enemies aren't actually that terrifying. It doesn't exactly help that your hero, the Point Man, is the son of the previously scary Alma - hello Mum! - or that he's accompanied by the undead spirit of his brother, Paxton Fettel. When you're a member of the FPS version of The Munsters, its harder to feel frightened by weird visions and buckets of blood and the graphics, while perfectly in-step with what you'd expect from a 2011 shooter, are rarely in danger of blowing you away.
Yet, despite all this, FEAR 3 is an absolute blast to play. It all comes down to a combination of good pacing, an excellent AI which sees enemy troopers trying to gang up and outsmart you at every turn, and a great set of satisfyingly beefy weapons, all of which produce great results when fired directly into some poor goon's head in lovely slowmo. The game excels at setting up situations where you're forced to dig deep, hunker down and wait for your slowmo meter to recharge before rushing out, taking down three goons in a flash of action and putting the boot into the fourth as the slowmo juice runs dry. We sometimes forget that FPS games should make you feel like a badass action hero. In FEAR 3 you feel like a cross between Chow Yun-Fat in a John Woo movie and Jason Bourne, and you can't really ask for more than that.
Plus, it still has the capacity to shock and scare on occasion. The central plot is a bit mishandled and the scary visions have lost their power, but a sequence around a creepy electronics store and warehouse, with zombies rushing in the light of refrigeration units and flickering TVs is as packed with chills and thrills as anything in the first FEAR.
All the same, FEAR 3 only reaches its full potential when you get other players involved. The headline feature is that you can play the full campaign in co-op mode, with one player still playing as the Point Man, but the other playing as Paxton Fettel. Fettel can't enjoy the Point Man's guns or slowmo powers, but he can throw glowing red balls of death, grab enemies and lift them into the air and - best of all - possess them. Possess the nearest heavily-armed git and you're free to blow everyone around you into bits, or at least until your health or the possession meter run dry. There are risks, in that Fettel's spirit form is weak and vulnerable once possession ends, but it's a fantastic and very different way to enjoy the campaign. In fact, missions conquered by the Point Man in single player can be replayed with Fettel later, giving you effectively a whole alternative single-player campaign.
This would be enough to secure a recommendation, but FEAR 3 also throws in four multiplayer modes, all of which are far from the usual generic deathmatch tripe. For us, the star is Contractions. Reminiscent of Call of Duty's Zombie mode or Left 4 Dead, it sees four players trapped in a building, facing waves of zombies, monsters and enemy troops. Each contraction brings a new wave, but between them you have time to repair the barricades and rush out to gather new supplies and weapons before the next rush starts. It's frantic, thrilling and hugely enjoyable, and it forces players to heal and cooperate for the simple reason that, if they don't, they won't survive.
F***ing run, meanwhile, does exactly what it says. Behind you there's a wall of fatal, hideously evil fury. In front of you are baddies that need to be slain. You run from the former, towards the latter, and if one of you goes down it's all over. Do you really need any further explanation on why this might be fun?
Nobody's pretending that FEAR 3 is an unalloyed triumph, but it's a game that deserves to be played and enjoyed by as many people as possible. The single-player campaign delivers fabulous gunplay and a few good scares, while the co-op and multiplayer modes punch way above their weight. So many shooters are overhyped then underdeliver. Isn't it nice to see one that does things the other way around?


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Sex isn't something you leave behind in your youth, in fact, a new poll suggests more people are staying intimate as they age.
According to a poll, conducted by the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation published earlier this month, 40 per cent of people between the ages of 65 and 80 in the U.S. reported being sexually active.
"Sex is an important part of a romantic relationship for many older adults and it's also important to quality of life," says Dr. Erica Solway of the University of Michigan, who lead the poll. "We recognize this is an important topic that relates to their well-being and something that doesn't get the attention that it deserves."
READ MORE: Sex can get better with age — how sexually active seniors keep things interesting
The data is similar across the board
The poll, which surveyed 1,002 in that specific age range, also found 73 per cent of participants were "satisfied" with their sex lives and two-thirds said they were interested in sex.
Solway adds 72 per cent of those in this age group had a current romantic partner and 92 per cent of these participants were in long-term relationships for more than 10 years.
But the news of seniors having sex shouldn't be a surprise to anybody — even if it makes you uncomfortable, she adds. In February, another survey by Match.com in the U.S. found women aged 66 and men aged 64 reported having the "best sex of their lives."
Experts say this could be because women, in particular, are much more comfortable with their bodies and seniors in general aren't as tired or busy as younger adults.
STI rates in Canada also prove more seniors are getting intimate. According to a report from Health Canada to Global News in 2017, national rates of STIs for people 60 and over are relatively low, but since the early 2000s, the number of cases of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have increased significantly among seniors.
On top of this, men aged 60 and over particularly had high rates of STIs compared to women in the same age group.
Why is it still so taboo?
But Solway says while she can't pinpoint exactly where the awkwardness of seniors engaging in sexual relationships comes from, it could have to do with ageism.
"People don't want to think about getting older or older bodies, some people don't want to think about themselves aging."
She adds this age group may still be stigmatized, adding people may not give a lot of thought into this age group being sexually active.
READ MORE: Seniors have sex – and the STI rates to prove it
Relationship expert Christina Jay of Preferred Match adds it could also be taboo because as a culture, we haven't embraced aging.
"No one wants to think of their grandmother who bakes them cookies having or wanting sex. It just seems 'wrong' as society embraces youth, but we all have needs regardless of age," she told Global News in 2017.
Talking about sex
Health also plays an important role in this, Solway adds. Not only does a healthy sex life mean an overall healthy life, she adds the poll also found some participants (17 per cent) were not comfortable telling anyone about sexual health problems — the poll found 62 per cent were likely to tell their health care providers.
Other experts have suggested because some doctors are not bringing up sexual health, they may be missing an opportunity to talk about safe sex or even mixing sex-related medications with other ones.
READ MORE: This is how old you'll be before you have the best sex of your life
And as more research into this topic continues to be conducted, Solway says it should give more insight as to how people over 65 stay sexually active and intimate. She says one of the biggest takeaways from this poll is how women, in particular, were staying sexually active.
women in our poll were less likely to report being sexually active, but they were more likely than men to report being satisfied with their sex life. Some people may define sexual activity different and it's possible that partners are finding other ways to maintain intimacy and connection in their relationship."
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The Sony PlayStation Network is back online, but it was hacked back in April. Sony's servers were breached and over seventy million accounts were compromised. Sony still doesn't seem to be any closer to nabbing the individuals who carried out the attack.
"We do know that the information was accessed," Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai said in an recent BBC interview. "We don't know what part of the accounts were taken from our servers." The hackers might have stolen first names or just the last four digits of telephone numbers.
"It could be the entire account information," Hirai added. "We just don't know."
That's not all Sony doesn't know. Hirai said that the intruders were "very good" at covering their tracks on their way out of Sony's servers.
"We may not know for a very long time or we may never know," said Hirai, who added that Sony's learned it needs to be "very vigilant" with credit card info. That's comforting.
Watch the interview in the link below.
Kaz Hirai [BBC Thanks, Ducce!]
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Man found dead in Westside home; truck missing
Police: 58-year-old has been dead about a week; person of interest sought
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville police are looking for a person of interest in the death of a man on the Westside.
Wednesday evening, police went to a home on Aldington Drive, near Wilson and Blanding boulevards, when a relative of 58-year-old Robert W. Ford called with concern for his well-being. Police said his family hadn't heard from him for several days.
"They were asked to come out here and make sure he was OK," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Sgt. Lonnie Mills said. "Once they arrived, they found forced entry to the residence. He was found deceased inside the residence."
Police said it appears Ford has been dead about a week. He was in the advanced stages of decomposition, investigators said.
Investigators are now looking for Ford's truck. The vehicle is described as a 2002 white Ford Ranger pickup truck with a Tonneau cover on the back and steel wheels. It has Florida license plate No. Q722WZ. The truck was registered to Ford's son, police said.
"It's scary because you don't know what's going on in the neighborhood," said one neighbor who didn't want to be identified. "Here recently we've had a lot of things that have been happening in the neighborhood, break-ins and all kinds of things that have been going on."
Neighbors in the area said Ford was a veteran and had lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 years.
"He's always been really nice and just somebody that would never bother anybody," neighbor Jeff Baker said. "He'd been very sick lately, so this is just a real shock to me."
Neighbors said the neighborhood has had a lot of crime happening recently, and Ford's home had a history of being broken into.
Police reports show a number of crimes against Ford in the last 13 years. He had reported his home broken into several times, his truck broken into and glass broken. He'd also been the victim of identity theft. The reports do not show anyone arrested for any of the crimes.
"He's complained to me about getting broken into and trying to secure his doors over there," Baker said. "He even built a fence beside his house to put a dog in there."
Ford's son said his father locked his doors, and a sign outside warned he had a security system, but still it appears someone was able to break in, kill Ford and steal his truck.
Channel 4 crime analyst Ken Jefferson said he wouldn't be surprised if the person responsible for Ford's death is the same person that took advantage of him before.
"Well, because he's been the victim of multiple burglaries, it obviously stood out that he's very vulnerable and he couldn't protect himself," Jefferson said. "He's a sitting duck more than anything, that he's an easy target."
Ford had 2 sons and 4 grandchildren. He was a Navy veteran and lived at his home by himself, according to his family.
Neighbors said Ford was very courteous and kind. One child said when his game system was stolen, Ford gave him his.
Police urge anyone with information concerning this case to call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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storecare necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 72 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Check out http://www.carplayer.com to see the current design. This site has great search engine optimization so we want to launch the redesign with the same number of pages and same text content on each page. We are looking for the most OPTIMIZED design (decrease our bounce rate - increase number of leads generated) to encourage people to enter a lead and visit our other website, http://www.icarkits.com
70% of our visitors are men age 18-38. Our visitors own iPods and cars and care about audio quality and music.
1. Visit carplayer.com to grasp the product and needs.
2. Design from scratch but integrate our text
If you get 4 stars:
3. Polish the design.
The list of "what I want" and "what I dont want" is based on design principals for building sites with good conversion rates. They are not set in stone, but just a good roadmap to follow for anyone who has not designed explicitly around conversion. Feel free to do your own thing if you have solid experience designing around conversion goals.
Use sans serif fonts (10-12pt) such as Arial, Helvetica, or Geneva for body text.
Company logo and home link appear near upper left corner.
Phone number near upper-right corner.
Human face with a short space for testimonial.
We need to let iPhone users know it works for them too.
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Do not use serif fonts such as Times Roman, Courier, or Palatino.
Do not use a wide range of font styles, colors, or sizes.
Do not use underlines in regular text.
Do not justify paragraphs of text to create equal-length lines.
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With Labor Day coming this weekend I wonder if it should be a day to work or play. I sometimes think I work too much, or is it actually too little, or an idleness I just can't help. However, I don't want my nose so firmly applied to a grindstone that I don't get a chance to smell the flowers. In this world that we live in today, there should be a way to strike a good balance between work and play. In days past, there were many people, including farmers, who spent everyday in back-breaking work. They were lucky if they could have one Sunday of rest. We did just that this weekend by visiting my sister in Muscatine and attending her grandson's wedding. I can say both of us enjoyed the weekend. I saw and was able to visit every niece and nephew, plus great nieces and nephews. Especially the one that was named after my mother, Isabel.
Next Monday is the birthday of Labor Day, originated on September 5, 1882 to honor those who labor or work. I hope each American strives to do their best and to realize on Labor Day hard work makes life a big success. It's a wonderful family day with picnics and celebrations but just don't forget the reason we are honoring this day. Each year it has grown until now it's nothing new. But in the midst of this computer age and all about the smart phones, I'm beginning to wonder if in the year 2095, if we might have a celebration to honor machines instead of human beings, and isn't it nice we have a higher power that is the super-computer of us all and he has the program for the color of hair, eyes, skin and personality qualities that make each of us. We are created with very individual care.
The tomatoes have been a little slow this year, but I hope you have enough. So many people don't just want to make plain tomato juice I compare it to Clamato; It is not only good to drink, but very tasty in soup.
12 tomatoes (24 large)
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onions
4 teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
dash hot pepper seasoning
Bring to a boil and lower
heat. Cook 25 minutes.
Press through a strainer.
Ladle into quart jars.
Juice should be hot.
Process 5 minutes per
quart in hot water.
"Life brings rewards when we each do our part."


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One of the biggest factors in the survival of slavery in the American South before the Civil War was the belief of white Southerners that once freed ex-slaves would turn on whites in a barbaric war of bloody vengeance. This fear does much to explain why Abraham Lincoln's election in 186o triggered secession in the Lower South. With slaves making up a larger percentage of their population than in the Upper South, whites in the Deep South believed they could not afford even the slightest possibility of emancipation. Not only their prosperity but their lives, they firmly believed, depended on it. With Lincoln intent on closing off slavery's expansion in the West and putting the institution on the road to extinction, whites in the Lower South no longer felt safe in the Union.
With a smaller percentage of slaves in their population, white Southerners in the Upper South believed they could wait and see what were the true intentions of Lincoln administration toward the peculiar institution. When President Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the rebellion in the wake of the attack on Fort Sumter, four Upper South States (Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas) concluded that Lincoln was a dire threat to slavery and constitutional government, and seceded. Four other Upper South states (Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri) with stronger Unionism and smaller slave populations (as well as the Lincoln administration's influence) stayed within the Union. But the fear of the slave population remained real, as the Maryland insurrection scare in April 1861 makes manifest. These states also remained resolutely opposed to emancipation.
Many white Northerners also feared freed slaves. A good example is Abraham Lincoln himself. It explains why he pushed emigration as well as gradual compensated emancipation in the loyal slave states during the first half of 1862. Lincoln believed that with the bad memories of slavery, African Americans could never live side-by-side peacefully with their former owners and other whites.
The fear of freed slaves even made it into the British press. On January 10, 1862, Richmond's Daily Dispatch approvingly reprinted an article from the Times of London, that had appeared the previous month, critical on the Lincoln's conduct of the war, and laying the blame on the North for the growing bitterness of the conflict. Despite the peaceful end of slavery in the British Caribbean colonies in the 1830s, the Times clearly accepted the notion prevalent in the South that the Union conduct of the war constituted a cynical version of John Brown's 1859 raid writ large. A passage from the Times read:
Once again, the Government of the North, in the agony of its disappointment and its rage, is evidently about to make an attempt to spread massacre through the unprotected dwellings of their estranged brethren. That the division of these two vast countries must occasion the extinction of slavery no one who looks thoughtfully upon passing events can doubt. Two independent States cannot stand by side without the element of slavery oozing forth.–And this design of theNorth has nothing to do with slavery as a principle. It contemplates the negro only as an instrument of revenge. It means, not the subjection of armed men in fair fight, but horrible deeds committed upon defenceless whites of every age and sex. Here, again, we believe that the success of the scheme will not by any means correspond with the atrocity of the conception. But it is a terrible act for men calling themselves civilized to have even contemplated. It is terrible alike for whites and for blacks; for it seems that, after exciting these black men to work out this unmanly revenge, the North does not propose to endure their presence. Mr. Lincoln, like one of the despots of the Old World, undertakes to transport the whole race, slave and free, to some territory which no white man desires, but which Mr. Lincoln will buy for them, that he may never more behold a sable face.
The day after this article appeared, a similar article appeared in the National Republican, Washington, D.C.'s Republican newspaper, with the title, "How The Freed Slaves Behave." It was a reprint of an article from the New York World, which editorially followed the Democratic Party. A fact which gives it credibility, since what the World's correspondent reported went against the paper's editorial line. He provided an account of the fate of the several thousand Missouri slaves that had taken advantage of the unrest in the state during Fall 1861 and James Henry Lane's raid to escape slavery for freedom in Kansas. Rather than resorting to barbaric violence, the World's correspondent reported the freed people were quickly on their way to being peaceful and productive. He wrote:
"I propose to state the present condition of the 2,000 liberated by the march of the Kansas army. These negroes were owned principally by secessionists, but where the question was of freedom or slavery for themselves, the negroes failed to make any such distinction; and when they sought our camp they were protected and no questions were asked as to the political status of their former masters. Families came in, sometimes three generations in a single wagon. Sometimes a man or woman fled away, leaving all family ties to secure personal liberty, daring untold dangers, enduring fatigue, starvation, perils by night, and greater dread by day, never feeling safe till they knew they were in a Kansas camp. One day, as we marched from Osceola, we saw three men riding at full speed across the prairie. As they approached, we saw that one was a negro and the others white men in pursuit. Fast came the slave, but the whites steadily gained, and one was in the act of catching the fugitive, when a borderer dashed out from the column and raised his Sharp's rifle. 'About face' went the slave-catchers, and a rifle ball sang an ominous warning in their ears as they made off.
"But night is their great time. Sixty came to camp one evening, and, as Gen. Lane observed, 'It wasn't much of a night for niggers either.' We put the able men to work immediately, driving teams, cooking, grooming the horses, and doing all the extra duties of the brigade. Each officer engaged one as a body servant, instead of taking the soldier from his duty. In this manner they earned from $8 to $10 a month.
"Parsons Moore, Fisher, and Fish, chaplains of the brigade, started last month with a train of negroes, to establish them on Kansas farms. After three weeks, these gentlemen returned to headquarters, having found comfortable situations for every man, woman, and child under their charge. Many were hired as farm hands, house servants, etc., at wages from eight to twelve dollars per month; and the least effective have secured places for the winter, where they will be sure of food and clothing with good chances for lucrative employment when spring opens. The fugitives are generally shrewd and industrious, and the farmers of Kansas generally avail themselves of this supply of laborers. This is an assertion utterly at variance with the general impression. It is nevertheless literally true. In slavery, one can imagine hardly a more shiftless, indolent being than a Missouri negro. But the change from slavery to freedom effects an instantaneous and complete revolution in his character. With the consciousness of liberty comes the necessity for exertion and effort is born of necessity. The slave who worked carelessly felt that he had no interest in the result of his labor; no amount of industry would benefit him, and he naturally did as little as he could consistent with safety. But when he is a free man, he rises equal to the emergency. This has been the case wherever my experience has extended. There is not a man who has been liberated by the brigade but is abundantly able and willing to take care of himself. In every case we have found the slave fit for freedom." [Emphasis in the original.]
While the account from the New York World is to some extent a pollyannaish effort to put a good face on the fate of Missouri refuge slaves in Kansas, extolling the virtues of free labor ideology, it was an important harbinger of the fact that as they were freed, former slaves did not turn on their owners or other whites in revenge, but instead tended quickly to become constructive members of society, who as the article ends were "fit for freedom."
Sources: 1) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2006.05.0370:article=1&ie_sort=freq; 2) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014760/1862-01-11/ed-1/seq-1/.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea, long accused by rights activists of shunting its disabled residents off to isolated detention camps, will take part for the first time this year in the Paralympics, which open Wednesday in London.
The country's sole competitor is a 16-year-old swimmer whose training only began in April. Yet his participation offers inspiration to others involved in North Korea's nascent disabled sports programs, said Li Pun Hui, a former table tennis star who has become her country's leading advocate for disabled athletes.
"Healthy or disabled, if you have the will to succeed, there is no obstacle in your way," Li said.
Earlier this year, Li's work helped gain North Korea provisional membership in the International Paralympic Committee. But the clearance to participate came too late to qualify for most events.
The exception was swimming. Rim Ju Song, who actually lives in Beijing and lost an arm and leg in a construction accident, became his country's only hope. The problem: He couldn't really swim.
The first training session was a disaster. He sank "like a rock," recalled Kim Sung Chol of the North Korean Paralympic Committee. Nevertheless, he soon learned the crawl stroke and in May, Rim and his coaches boarded a plane for Berlin and his first international competition.
Only upon arrival did the North Koreans learn that Rim would need a second stroke to compete. He spent the next two weeks learning the breaststroke. Rim finished last in one event and was disqualified in the other, but that was good enough for a wild card slot in the Paralympics, where on Sept. 4 he'll compete in the 50-meter freestyle.
Gripping the North Korean flag, he smiled Monday as his nation was introduced at a Paralympics welcoming ceremony in London.
His performance will be watched closely back in North Korea, where sports play a major role in life. From the streets of the capital to the dusty fields of the countryside, kids are constantly kicking around soccer balls, and there's a basketball hoop in nearly every schoolyard. From an early age, promising athletes are plucked for rigorous training, and those who win medals at international tournaments are welcomed home as heroes.
One of those heroes was Li, who became her country's darling after teaming up with a South Korean player in 1991 to beat the seemingly indomitable Chinese and win the team gold at the World Table Tennis Championships. It was the first time players from the enemy Koreas competed together.
After her career ended and her now-15-year-old son was born with cerebral palsy, Li dedicated her life to bringing the disabled out of the shadows and onto the playing fields. In 2010, she organized a table tennis tournament that was covered by state media -- the first time many North Koreans saw the disabled on TV.
"Caring for my son, I've felt that people with disabilities often feel despair," she told The Associated Press in an interview in Pyongyang. "They feel uncomfortable around other people, ashamed of their disabilities, and purposeless."
This may be especially true in North Korea. The country has some 1.8 million disabled people, about 7.5 percent of the population, according to the Green Tree Charity Foundation in South Korea, which bases its estimate on figures provided by the North Korean government.
Defectors have reported in the past that the disabled were housed at group homes and kept out of the showcase capital of Pyongyang and other major cities, according to the South Korean government and the U.N. special rapporteur for human rights.
In 2003, the country passed a law promising free medical care and special education, and in 2009 Pyongyang assured the United Nations its disabled were receiving proper care and schooling.
But Kim Kyung Hwa, manager of the Green Tree foundation's planning team, says the country can barely feed its people, much less provide special care for the disabled. Green Tree sends food and supplies to North Korea's disabled, as well as sports equipment to Li and her group of disabled athletes.
The foundation and a slate of other donors have helped provide the pingpong tables, barbells and other equipment that fill a Pyongyang recreation center that serves as a training facility for disabled athletes.
When AP journalists visited the Taeddonggang Cultural Center for the Disabled in June, a girl in a wheelchair was thwacking a pingpong ball fired at her by a coach while a boy fiddled with his prosthetic leg while awaiting his turn.
The young woman, Ma Yu Chol, isn't competing at the Paralympics but she is in London to cheer Rim on. Li said she sees her country's trip to the Paralympics as a "first step" toward developing a disabled sports culture in North Korea.
"People can communicate through sports," she said, "and learn to feel comfortable around one another through sports."
Associated Press writer Hye Soo Nah contributed to this report from Seoul, South Korea. Follow AP's bureau chief for Pyongyang and Seoul on Twitter at twitter.com/newsjean.


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George Washington Baines took over the leadership reins of Baylor in July 1863, shortly after Rufus Burleson left to become president of Waco Classical School that would soon become Waco University. Born in North Carolina in 1809, the son and grandson of Baptist pastors, Baines arrived in Texas in 1850 via Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana, preaching and teaching along the way as well as serving a brief stint as an Arkansas legislator. A lifelong friend of Sam Houston, he played a major role in his conversion.
A former member of the Baylor Board of Trustees (1851-1859), Baines and his wife served a short time as house parents of the boarding house for the female division of the University. He left his Baylor employment following Henry Graves' resignation as president and pastor of the Independence Baptist Church to replace Graves at the church. A short time later, Baines accepted the editorship of the newly established denominational newspaper, the Texas Baptist.
Baines agreed to lead Baylor for a year while the trustees searched for a more suitable replacement for Burleson. He did his best to recruit teachers and students, but with the Civil War on the horizon, he had little success. Records are unreliable as to the number of students enrolled, but at least 151 male students and several faculty left during the first year of the War to join the Confederate cause. One coed wrote, "You can drive all across town and not see a single young man."
During their initial year of search, the trustees had difficulty finding anyone to lead the financially-plagued university. Therefore, as time drew near the end of Baines' commitment, they pleaded with him to remain. He wanted relief from his duties because of his health and also because of the amount of time he was required to devote to teaching while also personally directing various University operations. Even so, Baines agreed to stay if "we could employ a competent teacher to take charge of the primary classes, then I could hear recitations four hours, as it is usual in colleges, and have time for literary preparations"
The trustees immediately found another teacher who was hired "with the provision that he is to look to the endowments and tuition for his salary." It would be a year of hardship for Baines though the trustees began corresponding with William Carey Crane about the job. He spent most of his efforts trying to maintain the status quo, which unfortunately kept slipping downward with each day the War lingered. After leaving the Baylor presidency, Baines pastored extensively and worked for the state convention.
George Washington Baines married Melissa Ann Butler in 1840. They had ten children. She died shortly after the family left Independence. President Graves officiated at his 1865 marriage to widow Cynthia Williams. Baines died of malaria on December 28, 1882, in Belton. His great grandson Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States, received an honorary doctorate from Baylor in 1965, and another great grandson Huffman Baines, Jr., served as a Baylor trustee.


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While dogs offer wet kisses to just about anyone within licking distance, the feline persuasion prefers that you earn their purrs and cuddles. Since the American Pet Products Association (APPA) estimates that about 38 million U.S. households have cats, plenty of people are working overtime to please their feline houseguests. Are you ready to join the ranks? Here are a few tips for how to adopt a cat:
Prepare for a long-term love affair
"There is this general thinking that cats are no-fuss pets, which couldn't be further from the truth," said Gwen Sparling, owner of Camp Kitty boarding facility in Atlanta. She noted that cats live from 15 to 20 years, which equates to thousands of litter box cleanings as well as other expenses. Annual expenses for veterinary care, food, toys and preventatives also add up quickly. Expect to drop around $1,000 for the privilege of kitty cohabitation. If you are ready to handle the time and financial commitment, it's time to find a match.
Consider the source
Millions of adoptable cats await the chance to pounce on your freshly laundered socks. Start your search with a walk through the county animal shelter or by browsing Petfinder.org. Cats adopted from a shelter typically are up-to-date on their shots and have been spayed or neutered for less than $100. From kittens to fully matured cats, calico to tiger stripes, the options are endless.
Rescue groups provide another route to finding the perfect cat. These nonprofit organizations typically pull adoptable pets from local shelters and place them in pet-friendly surroundings to help them find a forever home faster.
"A rescue group is probably more familiar with the cats they have and therefore are able to answer any questions you may have about the cat's personality," said Sparling, who fosters cats at her facility for Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends. "I recommend that those adopting a cat for the first time adopt from a rescue group because the group can also be a great resource should you have any questions in the future."
Both options save a life because they create space for another cat to find a forever home. Often rescue groups go one step further by agreeing to take the cat back if things don't work out.
Get expert (matchmaking) advice
"Sometimes people have been known to come into the shelter with a cat in mind but, once the counselor has met with them and discussed their environment, they have gone home with an entirely different cat," said Samantha Shelton, executive director and founder Furkids pet rescue, Georgia's largest cage-free, no-kill cat shelter. (The organization also shows love to homeless dogs through a network of foster homes.) Shelton noted that one woman sought a kitten for her older cat. Counselors pointed her in a different direction, suggesting an easygoing adult cat instead.
"A kitten would be like a toddler wanting to play with the old cat and would eventually end up annoying the cat and upsetting the balance in the home," Shelton said. "The adoption was a great success because the adopter was willing to consider our advice, which comes from eight years of successfully placing well over 5,000 animals."
Speaking of toddlers, Sparling and Shelton advise against mixing young cats with young kids. "A child could easily kill a kitten because he doesn't know his own strength or how to properly handle a kitten," said Sparling, who suggests that households with children opt for an adult cat that has a history of playing well with youngsters. Shelton added, "As a general rule, most shelters will not adopt kittens into homes with children under the age of 6."
Start things off on the right paw
Once you do find the best match, Sparling and Shelton offer tips to ensure that your feline roommate settles into its new digs.
Set aside bonding time: Cats love routine and they enjoy companionship, said Shelton, who suggests bringing a new cat home during a time when you have a few days to help it adjust to new surroundings.
Create a "safe room" for the cat: Place the cat's litter box, food, water and bed in a designated space, preferably near a window. Shelton said this is particularly helpful when cats are being introduced to a canine companion or other cats in the house. "This will help the cat feel secure in a new environment," she said. "If other cats or dogs exist in the home, place the cat in a room that will allow some access under the door so the animals can sniff and stick a paw out if they like." She said the furry roommates should live separately for a few days. "Once the cat is feeling confident, you can then begin the introductions."
Introduce the cat to canine roommates … slooooowly: If your dog is cat-friendly, the introduction should still happen very slowly. Shelton also said it helps to have an outgoing cat, but patience is key. "Our adoptions of a cat into a home where a dog exists have gone very successfully because of a slow introduction," she said, adding that it also helps to install a baby gate to allow the cat a safe getaway.
Avoid a cat-on-cat catastrophe: There is a reason that cats are described as finicky. Sparling stresses that you use caution when introducing new felines to the family: "Many people will adopt a new cat, then throw it into a room with the resident cat and let them work it out. Bad idea!" Sparling said it can take days and even weeks for your cat to accept the idea of a new kitty on the block. To ease the transition, she suggests keeping them separated at the beginning. Also, regularly swap their blankets so each becomes familiar with the other's scent. "When they do finally meet, make sure there is a cat tree or a shelves in the room so each cat can have a high spot," she said. "Some cats get along great from the beginning and some will hate each other for the rest of their lives. It all comes down to the cat's personality." In other words, there will never be a dull moment in Catville.
Get the good stuff: An investment in high-quality cat food, is an investment in the long-term health of your cat. "You will avoid some of the health issues that stem from poor food, such as urinary track issues," Shelton said. "By feeding a higher-quality diet, I think you can expect to pay $30 to $40 a month, depending on how many cats you have in your home." The same applies to kitty litter, and there are several green options available that use corn, pine and even old newspapers.
Maintain the preventatives: Flea saliva can cause an allergic reaction in cats. Keep your kitty itch-free by combing it frequently and using regular flea treatment.
Do you have tips for how to adopt a cat? Leave them in the comments below.


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Chelsea to get more input from local merchants
The city of Chelsea has decided to postpone a first-in-the-nation ban on the use of trans fats in food products sold at bakeries and restaurants in the city north of Boston.
The ordinance, which was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, would have required on a complete ban on the use of trans fat, also known as partially-hydrogenated vegetable oil in packaged and restaurant foods.
While other cities in the United States have enacted similar bans, those allow 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving. The Chelsea ban allows for no trans fats at all.
The city had been lobbied by such groups as the National Restaurant Association which asked for input from local merchants.
"We are encouraged that the city has decided to pause and allow the industry to provide additional perspective," said Brendan Flanagan, the NRA's vice president of state and local affairs, in a prepared statement.
Violators would be fined $100 for the first offense, $250 for a second and $500 for a third and subsequent offense in any one year.
Among the issues the city will consider are the availability of substitute ingredients for such bakery goods as pie crusts. Trans fats are found in some vegetable oils, shortenings and butter substitutes and have been linked to heart disease.
The board of health will reconsider the ban on Feb. 19.


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Helen Clark: First Regular Session of the UNDP Executive BoardJan 28, 2013
Report of Helen Clark UNDP Administrator
to the
First Regular Session of the UNDP Executive Board
New York, 28 January at 10 am
Mr. President,
Members of the Executive Board,
Colleagues and friends,
I am pleased to welcome you to this first regular session of the UNDP Executive Board and wish you a happy 2013.
Let me begin by congratulating H.E. Mr. Roble Olhaye, the Permanent Representative of Djibouti on his election as President of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.
I also congratulate the Vice-Presidents on their election: for the group of Latin American and Caribbean States, Mr. Eduardo Porretti, Minister, Permanent Mission of Argentina; for the Eastern European States group, Mr. Boyan Belev Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bulgaria; and for the group of Western Europe and other States, Ms. Merete Dyrud, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway.
Allow me also to thank most sincerely the outgoing President, the Permanent Representative of Sweden, H.E. Mr. Mårten Grunditz, for his stewardship of the Executive Board and commitment to UNDP over the past year.
My thanks also go to last year's Vice-Presidents for their support - Mr. Tarik Iziraren, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Morocco; H.E. Mr. Yusra Khan, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia; Mr. Eduardo Porretti, Minister, Permanent Mission of Argentina; and Ms. Candida Novák Hornakova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic.
2013 is an important year for UNDP - as we work with the Executive Board on our next Strategic Plan, build into our work the outcome of the QCPR, contribute to the post-2015 and post-Rio+20 discussions, and respond to the wide range of challenges which come our way as circumstances in countries change, often rapidly and without warning.
In my remarks today I will:
- begin by reflecting briefly on some of the major development discussions of last year – most importantly the QCPR - and how to reflect their outcomes in UNDP's work;
- comment on the work being done on the next UNDP Strategic Plan and the related Integrated Budget; and
- highlight the progress UNDP is making on maximizing transparency and accountability.
Underlining all that is the critical importance of strengthening the coherence and co-ordination of the UN development system as well as delivering together for results - areas where UNDP will continue to show leadership.
Building on the momentum of 2012
I reported to the Board last year on the outcome of, and UNDP's follow-up to, both the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development and the Tirana Intergovernmental High-Level Conference on Delivering as One.
Let me note now that we are preparing to establish the Rio+ Centre - the World Centre for Sustainable Development – together with the Government of Brazil and other partners, and expect it to start work in the first half of this year and be fully operational by 2014.
UNDP's Strategic Plan discussions provide a platform on which to address the invitation in the Rio+20 Outcome Document to governing bodies of the UN's funds, programmes, and specialized agencies. We are all asked to consider appropriate measures for integrating the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development across the operational activities of the UN development system.
Since the last Executive Board meeting in September, a range of important intergovernmental meetings and processes have taken place:
- At the High Level Meeting on Rule of Law at the UN General Assembly in September, Member States concurred on the criticality of rule of law in fostering development and overcoming conflict and fragility. This is a vital area of work for UNDP;
- At the 11th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, in Hyderabad, India, last October, the Parties agreed on important measures to advance implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for 2011-2020. UNDP launched its first Biodiversity Framework there;
- the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Qatar took steps forward, including the formal adoption of the second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol – but progress in the negotiations needs to speed up to reach a quality global agreement by 2015. UNDP is constructively engaged with member states on many of the issues;
- UNDP is playing an important role as a co-chair of the UN Task Team on Post-2015, and of the technical team supporting the Open Working Group of the General Assembly mandated by Rio+20. Together with our UNDG partners, we are co-ordinating wide-ranging national, thematic, and global consultations on what the post-2015 development agenda could look like. Preparation of that agenda will be enhanced by accelerating achievement of the current MDGs, bringing the development and environment tracks together, and by focusing on the need for clear, measurable, and easily communicated goals and targets which advance sustainable development;
- in December, a major milestone was reached when the UN General Assembly approved the resolution on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of UN Operational Activities for Development (QCPR), on which I will now elaborate.
Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of UN Operational Activities for Development
The QCPR resolution was an important confidence booster for the UN development system. The overall message from the General Assembly was loud and clear: Member States want a strong UN development system which is strategically relevant, nimble, and ready and able to help deliver sustainable development results.
I would like to comment on aspects of the resolution which I believe - both as UNDG Chair and as UNDP Administrator - are of particular importance for the UN development system:
- First, I welcome the resolution's recognition of the important role and comparative advantages of the UN development system. It emphasises that contributions to regular resources should remain the bedrock of funding for the UN's Agencies, Funds, and Programmes (AFP), and notes the growing imbalance between core and non-core resources. Going forward it will also be important to broaden the donor base for the AFP.
Many of UNDP's traditional donors have gone to great lengths to maintain their voluntary contributions to the organization – with some able to increase their funding to us. We sincerely thank all our funders for their commitment to our work, especially in the current challenging circumstances. We appreciate that many face ongoing economic volatility and fiscal constraints.
In 2011, total contributions to UNDP's regular resources amounted to $975 million, 2.5 per cent below the 2011 revised UNDP strategic plan 2008-2013 funding target of one billion dollars. In 2012, we saw a further and pronounced decrease of $129 million, bringing the total core contributions to UNDP to their lowest level since 2004. Current indications are that our core funding will fall further in 2013. This trend is a serious concern.
Wishing that the outlook was better, however, does not deposit funds in our bank account. Therefore UNDP is taking all necessary measures to keep spending within the new resource planning envelope. We estimate that a $50 million dollar cut from previously planned spending will be needed this year to keep UNDP's core liquidity balance at a minimum of three months at the end of the year. If necessary, at the mid-year point, we will make further adjustments, either up or down. Just as member states have to make critical decisions about spending priorities, so must UNDP.
This Executive Board meeting will consider important proposals for programming arrangements and cost recovery. The reforms being proposed in these two critical areas will help UNDP find a better balance in how we fund our organizational costs, harmonized with sister agencies, through a mix of core and non-core pools of resources, with the non-core pool carrying its appropriate share of costs in future.
I must emphasize, however, that a stable and adequate level of core funding is required for UNDP to operate as a forward-looking organization, able to respond to countries' strategic priorities and needs, and support the achievement of transformational development results. A secure funding base enables UNDP to develop its expertize to respond to emerging issues; preserve its multilateral, impartial, and universal character; and finance its corporate management and oversight systems.
The support of member states for strong core funding for UNDP is also critical for the effectiveness and coherence of the UN development system as a whole, given the critical leadership role we play in co-ordinating the system. The backbone of the system needs strong member state support.
- At UNDP, we are fully cognizant of the need to make every development dollar count. Therefore we strongly support the QCPR's call for a more strategic and coherent results culture across the entire UN development system – this is the second important message I would like to highlight from the resolution.
Our system needs clear and robust results frameworks. Resident Co-ordinators (RCs) and UN Country Teams are accountable for monitoring and reporting on results to national authorities, and ideally should use common programming documents.
The seriousness with which the UN is taking results-based management is reflected in the Secretary-General's Five-Year Action Agenda. The UNDG and the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) are developing common principles for the clear, measurable, transparent, and mutually accountable reporting of results. I will provide updates of progress on that at future Board meetings.
- Third, the QCPR resolution is very clear in calling on the UN development system to continue to strengthen system-wide coherence and effectiveness at the country level.
In this respect, the resolution highlights a number of issues for action, including: implementation of the UNDG's Management and Accountability System; the simplification and streamlining of programming instruments; a strengthened and mutually accountable RC system, and the harmonization of a host of business practices and operations to achieve cost savings. The resolution also emphasizes the need to increase practical collaboration across the UN development system, for instance through co-location where practicable.
As Chair of the UN Development Group and as manager of the RC system, I hear these messages loud and clear, and will continue to work with principals in the Group to advance these important objectives.
Member States also voiced concerns about the challenges facing Resident Co-ordinators/Humanitarian Co-ordinators (RC/HC) in countries in special development situations. It is important that these RCs/HCs have the necessary resources, training, and support to be able to perform at the highest possible standards in difficult circumstances.
The QCPR resolution also highlights the need for RCs to have stable and predictable resources to fulfill their mandate effectively. The UNDG has spent some time on a burden-sharing review for co-ordination at every level which I will be discussing with principals shortly. We expect to be able to present recommendations on this in time for the Secretary-General's report to ECOSOC this summer.
- Fourth - I was pleased to see clear recognition in the QCPR of the achievements of the Delivering as One pilot initiative.
What began six years ago in eight countries as a pilot project has now become the working modality of choice in 32 countries – surely an impressive achievement.
The UNDG is committed to building on the good practices and lessons learned. It has been developing a set of Standard Operating Procedures for countries wishing to adopt the approach voluntarily.
It is worth noting that streamlining agency-specific programming and business processes at headquarters will require approval from the governing bodies of the Agencies, Funds, and Programmes. We count on Member State support to make this possible.
- Finally, the QCPR provides important guidance on areas where the UN development system should focus its efforts.
At UNDP, we particularly welcome the resolution's emphasis on poverty reduction and capacity development. We are firmly focused on MDG achievement and on accelerating efforts right through to 2015. Since 2010 we have led the UNDG in supporting 44 countries to apply the MDG Acceleration Framework and develop acceleration action plans for off-track MDGs.
Later this week, the Board will discuss the Evaluation Report on poverty reduction covering the period 2000-2010. Let me underline that UNDP always welcomes scrutiny of its operations and results, and the opportunity to learn from and exchange views on evaluations.
Reducing poverty is one of the most complex problems humankind has to resolve, even in the most affluent societies. It is "a marathon, not a sprint", and goes beyond tackling income deprivation to addressing broader human deprivation, including in education, health, dignity, rights, gender inequality, and voice. Approaches to this challenge vary. That diversity is reflected in the difference between the approach favoured in the evaluation report and that advocated by UNDP.
The evaluation notes that while development solutions need to be targeted, UNDP has made valuable contributions to establishing the agenda of poverty reduction from the multidimensional perspective of human development as a priority. Efforts to improve the impact of our work must continue, including by taking into account the lessons and recommendations presented in the evaluation as is clearly stated in the UNDP management response. Throughout my time at UNDP, I have stressed the importance of embarking on work which is capable of being scaled up and contributing to transformational and systemic change – a matter rightly regarded as important by the evaluation.
The QCPR's focus on countries in transition from relief to development is also important, and very much in line with UNDP's high-priority work in countries in crisis, or emerging from crisis, whether that be caused by conflict, natural disaster, or any other factor. We can help countries strengthen their peace architecture, national dialogue processes, and rule of law, and overall recovery, and their capacity to prevent, mitigate, and respond to natural disaster. We need to be ever more closely co-ordinated with humanitarian partners, so that our work is complementary to theirs, and contributes to strengthened national capacities and resilience.
Last, as called for in the QCPR resolution, UNDP is strongly committed to the promotion of South- South and triangular co-operation, including through the work of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation. We will also continue to focus on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment through all aspects of our work. The Associate Administrator will report on our gender work and commitment later today.
We look forward to continued dialogue with the Board on how best to operationalize and align our strategic planning with the QCPR's guidance and recommendations. The next opportunity to discuss this will be at the Joint Meeting of Executive Boards on Monday.
UNDP Strategic Plan
The direction and guidance set by the QCPR are key factors to be taken into account in developing UNDP's next Strategic Plan
Work on the plan is progressing steadily. I understand that a large number of Board members attended the workshop on Friday to discuss potential substantive areas of work.
The process being followed in developing the plan is different from that of the past. We began by examining the external realities which are creating current development challenges, to ensure that UNDP is outwardly focused on what the emerging development needs are.
That leads us to examine what will need to be different in future in the range and type of services we supply. That in turn leads us to look at our own strengths and weaknesses, before finally proposing the areas of work in which we should be engaged.
In this process UNDP has reached out to a wide range of perspectives. As well as the important workshops, informals, and other meetings with Board members, internal sessions have been held with staff in headquarters and in the field. Workshops are being conducted with independent experts to ensure that we do not just see the world through our own eyes.
From these deliberations a set of proposed areas of focus for our future and work within each of those has been drawn up. I understand that the Board workshop on Friday had substantive and constructive discussions about the proposals so far. UNDP personnel present report that there was an encouraging degree of convergence among Board members with the direction being proposed.
From that discussion we have noted the need to be more explicit about the development logic of some of the proposals, the importance of being clear about the value UNDP's work can add, and the fundamental importance of our role in co-ordination of the UN development system at all levels of the UN development system.
It has also been reported to me that there was a level of comfort with our proposal to structure this Strategic Plan differently. The current plan focuses around practice areas. In the new Plan it is proposed to focus on the development issues which UNDP is well placed to address, and to show how we will apply our expertise across disciplines to deliver the support which is requested from programme countries.
We believe that this approach will help us achieve more sustainable results at the country level and better integration within UNDP itself.
Our fast-changing world requires us to be much more innovative in how we approach issues. Increased global volatility requires us to have a more sophisticated approach to risk.
The new plan will also need to be based on innovative approaches to partnerships. South-South collaboration will be more prominent, and our partnerships overall will be more diverse.
But some key things must stay the same. Sustainable human development and poverty eradication have been, and will continue to be, at the heart of what UNDP does. We will continue to be driven by the concept of national ownership. Our goal must always be to assist countries to achieve the development objectives they set for themselves. Throughout we will advocate for the importance of inclusiveness in the design and implementation of development policy, and prioritizing gender equity will be fundamental to our work.
UNDP's role in leading co-ordination of the UN development system must also be factored in. The QCPR has set out clear expectations from Member States about achieving greater co-ordination and coherence, and it is incumbent on UNDP to lead that effort.
It is inevitable that further organizational change will be required to meet the expectations of the new Strategic Plan, for example:
- to have the expertise available to provide the agreed range of services, we will need to have a more fully developed talent management system throughout UNDP.
- to be able to report on and communicate well on the way resources are being used to achieve results will require us to have our various budgeting and reporting systems better aligned.
- to be able to deliver effectively within a resource constrained environment, we must be even more highly cost conscious, and
- moving from a practice focus to an issues focus will impact on the way we organize our central policy and management services.
Many of the necessary organizational changes are already under way, and others will follow. The Plan we present to the Board for approval will need to be both substantively coherent and organizationally achievable. I am confident that we can achieve this with your support. The positive way in which Board members have engaged with UNDP on the plan to date bodes well, and we thank you for that.
Integrated Budget, Programming Arrangements, and Cost Recovery
In September, together with the new Strategic Plan, we will be submitting to the Executive Board the first Integrated Budget, covering the period 2014-2017.
It will be linked to the Strategic Plan's Institutional Results Framework, and will bring together two budgetary frameworks which are currently subject to separate approval processes: the core Institutional Budget and the Programming Arrangements. As a part of the Integrated Resource Plan, which summarizes the total resource requirements of the new Strategic Plan, the Integrated Budget will cover core resources and is an essential funding mechanism.
At this session we are seeking your support in reaching final conclusions on two critical areas for the Integrated Budget: the Programming Arrangements and cost-recovery.
On Programming Arrangements, I am pleased that last September, following extensive consultations, the Board took a decision on the methodology for allocating TRAC-1 resources.
Building on that, the proposals before the Board at this session focus on three main issues:
- First, on the strategic use of TRAC-2 resources to enable UNDP to respond more effectively to the differentiated needs of programming countries.
- Second, on the establishment of a Contingency Fund, aimed at strengthening UNDP's ability to provide timely responses to unforeseen and newly emerging priories at the country level. This becomes even more critical in light of the current constrained core resource environment and the inherently unpredictable emergence of a range of development challenges.
On these two issues, we are proposing a package arrangement consisting of a contingency fund in combination with a TRAC-2 resource facility. This package would include protection measures to shield TRAC-1 and programme support to Resident Co-ordination activities.
- The third element of our proposal suggests key principles for UNDP's global strategic presence and differentiated physical presence in MICs. This matter was discussed as part of the TRAC 1 negotiations and on request of the Board, UNDP has provided the requisite details.
On cost recovery, let me reiterate that it is, and will remain, an important element of UNDP's institutional funding model and the related budget strategy. I am, therefore, pleased that a joint proposal from UNFPA, UNICEF, and UNDP on the harmonized conceptual framework for defining and recovering costs was approved by our respective Boards last September.
Based on that framework, and noting the guidance of the QCPR, the advice of the Executive Board, and further analysis, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, and UN WOMEN are now proposing a harmonized cost recovery rate of eight per cent, along with an applicable methodology and other measures to attribute costs more equitably between core and non-core funding. A suitable transition process will be needed before these measures are fully implemented.
Transparency and Accountability
UNDP remains fully committed to transparency and to being accountable for the contributions we receive from funders.
I am therefore pleased to confirm that internal audit reports issued by the UNDP Office of Audit and Investigations have been on our public website since 1 December last year.
We could not have achieved this milestone without the support of the Board, and I wish to express my sincere thanks to you for that.
Over the past eighteen months, UNDP has continued to implement the International Aid Transparency Initiative. In 2011, an initial set of project expenditures was published online. That work gave us a "top ten" ranking from the NGO "Publish What You Fund".
In 2012, UNDP published an expanded data set with information on over 6,000 of our development projects and outputs – even surpassing IATI standards. The effort has been very well received by stakeholders. The Task Force for Financial Integrity and Economic Development said: "The usual response from multinationals on country-by-country reporting and policies is that compliance costs would be too high. But UNDP just showed everyone how inexpensive this really is."
Finally, it is worth highlighting the clean audit opinion received from the United Nations Board of Auditors for the biennium 2010-2011, which represents the third positive affirmation in a row of UNDP's stewardship of the resources entrusted to us.
This is good news for UNDP, particularly as this is the first year of IPSAS implementation, and is a year in which there has been a change of auditors. This is not a moment to relax however, as we must strive for continual improvement in our work.
As I highlighted at the beginning of my statement, these are exciting times for UNDP, and for development at large.
The new normal of the 21st century is volatility. That is challenging for development, but UNDP must be able to rise to every challenge thrown at it.
Our new Strategic Plan will play a critical role in ensuring that our organisation is fully capable of providing relevant, high quality and timely support to developing countries, and in enabling us to demonstrate the impact of our work.
We look forward to working with the Board to ensure that our new plan is "fit for purpose". I thank you for your continued support.


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