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Exporting regulations
There are many opportunities for Canadian businesses to enter markets outside of Canada, but the exporting process can sometimes seem overwhelming. There are a number of different rules and regulations that you need to be aware of as you navigate this process and start selling your goods around the world.
Canadian Government requirements and processes
When exporting commercial goods from Canada, you will generally need to:
- Have a Business Number with an import-export account
- Determine the country of origin of the goods (are they produced in Canada or somewhere else?) and potentially complete a Canadian certificate of origin
- Find out if the goods can be exported or if they are prohibited or restricted in any way
- Find out if you need an export permit
- Classify the goods according to the Harmonized System (HS codes) or the Canadian Tariff Classification Number
- Report your exports to Canada Border Services Agency
- Ship your goods, which could involve an inspection of your shipment by Canada Border Services Agency and could bring about penalties, if you do not comply with customs requirements
You will need to obtain a Business Number and learn about the exporting requirements of the Canadian government.
- Permits and licences
Find the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal permits and licences that you may need to start or manage your business.
- Business Number (BN)
Your Business Number is your single account number for dealing with the government regarding GST/HST, payroll, import/export and other activities.
- Checklist for Exporting Commercial Goods
Use this one-pager as a reminder of the key steps involved in exporting your goods.
- Exporting goods from Canada: A handy guide
Get a detailed overview of the process of exporting commercial goods from Canada.
- Canadian Economic Sanctions
Be aware of the Canadian sanctions that prohibit or restrict economic activity with specific countries, organizations and individuals.
- Export and import controls
Get permission to export or import products related to agriculture, firearms, logs, softwood lumber, steel, textiles, clothing, the military and more.
- Foreign Trade Zone
These officially designated areas offer tariff and tax exemptions on the purchase or importation of raw materials, components or finished goods.
Importing country requirements
In addition to complying with Canadian government requirements, you will also need to know the requirements of the importing country. For example:
- What paperwork is required at the border?
- Do you need a certificate of origin?
- Are there any restrictions on your product?
- Are you required to comply with local labelling requirements?
These information services are a good starting point for understanding and staying up to date on the requirements of importing countries.
- TradeCert Online Export Documentation System
Get Certificates of Origin for your exports online from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. There is a fee and you must register for this service.
- Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)
Get market and sector-specific information, access to Canadian trade commissioners' contact information and a list of events through the TCS website.
- NAFTA Cross Border Movement of Business Persons
Learn about temporary entry into the United States and Mexico as a business person under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- Exporting to the United States
Learn how to export to the U.S. Find information on the American market, NAFTA, customs procedures, and border security.
- CE product mark for European Conformity
Exporting to Europe? Find out how to ensure and prove your product meets applicable health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Exporting to the EU — A Guide for Canadian Business
Exporting to the European Union? Learn about the legislation affecting your exports to Europe, including CE marking, duties and regulations.
- eCertify — Electronic certification of export documents
Save time and money while increasing compliance and productivity by obtaining an electronic certificate of origin for your export documents.
- The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation
If you handle the personal data of EU residents while exporting goods or services to them, these regulations may apply to you.
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International Studies Education
Study Abroad
Seville, Spain
Learn more about this program!
Few cities in the world are as historic and charming as Seville. It was once the major seaport of the nation, through which were funneled the treasures of Spain's huge 18th century empire in the New World. The city contains some of the most important architectural monuments in Spain. Seville is at the center of Andalusia, a region synonymous with music, bullfights, and fiestas. To the north of Seville lies Córdoba, one of the most magnificent centers of Arab civilization; Cádiz is to the south and Granada is to the east. Today, Seville is a modern, progressive city of nearly one million people, with art galleries, museums, concert halls, libraries and athletic facilities.
The Seville Program is based at SAIIE (Spanish American Institute of International Education), and the University of Wisconsin – Platteville serves as the US school of record. The facility is located in the heart of old Seville and is surrounded by shops, restaurants, and cafés. Beyond the Institute, all of Seville is a "classroom" twenty-four hours a day. You can view the facilities here.
The program combines academic programs through the University of Seville and EUSA, field trips, intercambio partnerships, internships, volunteering opportunities, athletic programs and home-stays into a coherent, total package. In the Liberal Arts and International Business Track, students study about Spain while living in Spain so that the classroom experience complements, reinforces, and enhances the intercultural experience.
Academic Program
Students study Spanish language on the appropriate level and take the remainder of their courses in Spanish or in English, depending on their level of fluency. Students may concentrate on Liberal Arts or International Business, or they may take courses from both areas. Liberal Arts courses are offered in English and in Spanish, while International Business courses are offered only in English. Spanish language, conversation and composition courses are available on all levels.
The Intensive Language Track is designed for students on the beginning and intermediate levels who want to focus solely on the acquisition of Spanish. Students cover four levels of Spanish (16 credits) in sequence, so it is not possible to take liberal arts or international business courses at the same time. However, the semester calendar parallels the calendar in the Liberal Arts/International Business Track so that students can participate in the optional field trips if they wish.
Whether in the Liberal Arts/International Business Track or in the Intensive Language Track, every student is assigned an intercambio partner, a native Spaniard with whom the American student meets at least once a week to practice conversational Spanish and to learn about the culture.
Classes are held Monday-Thursday, with Friday-Sunday available for field trips and independent activities.
All programs with Universidad de Sevilla and EUSA are run in partnership with SAIIE. Classes will take place at both SAIIE and the relevant partner institution.
To view more information (course list, descriptions, syllabi, activities, etc) on each program SAIIE offers click on each title below:
Spring and Fall Programs
SAIIE - Universidad de Sevilla: International Studies and Contemporary Hispanic Studies (Language Requirement: No prior knowledge of Spanish required.)
SAIIE - Universidad de Sevilla: Liberal Arts, Business and Spanish Language and Culture (Language Requirement: 5 semester college – level Spanish.)
SAIIE - Universidad de Sevilla: Advanced Spanish Language and Culture(Language Requirement: 6 semester college – level Spanish.)
SAIIE - EUSA: Communication, New Media, Journalism and Tourism(Language Requirement: 6 semester college – level Spanish.)
SAIIE: Intensive Spanish Language (Language Requirement: 2-3 years of high-school Spanish or 1 semester college – level Spanish.)
Students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors at the time of application are eligible to apply. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admission by the program, but Neumann University requires you have a 2.75 GPA to apply to all study abroad programs.
Housing & Meals
Just as the curriculum is specially designed to maximize your experience in Seville, so, too, living in a Spanish home is an integral and equally important aspect of your intercultural experience. Students are placed in carefully screened Spanish homes, usually in pairs. In the Spanish home, you will have breakfast and mid-day meals Monday through Friday and evening meals Sunday through Thursday. Each student is allowed 1 load of laundry per week, which is washed by the host family. Naturally, adjustments with regard to customs, food, and heat must be anticipated.
Terms available: Fall, spring, summer, or academic year
Term Dates: 1st week of September – 2nd week of December (Fall),
2nd week of January – 1st week of May (Spring)
Application Deadlines: April 15 for Fall semester, September 15 for Spring semester
Program Fees
Payable to University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Application Fee
Payable to Neumann University
Tuition (12 -17 undergraduate credits)
Neumann tuition and fees
Included with tuition fee: home-stay with most meals, ISIC card, CISI health insurance, orientation, computer lab, two loads of laundry per week, services of resident director and a few educational field trips
Note: Fluctuating dollar exchange rates and inflation may necessitate a moderate increase in the total program cost as the departure date approaches.
Additional Estimated Expenses - Payable Directly to Vendor
$800 - $1000
Visa Fee
Weekend meals & personal expenses - not including extracurricular travel
SAIIE Scholarships
SAIIE offers Neumann students a chance to win scholarships each semester ($1500 for a fall or spring semester, $300 for a summer session, $500 for both summer sessions, $300 for winter session).
Learn more about the Scholarships.
Application Procedure – First Steps
Apply for a passport
Speak with your Advisor
Speak with the ISE staff
Complete Neumann University Study Abroad Form
Complete the UWP on-line application
Submit all documents to ISE Office by the deadline listed above

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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Following are some of the most active stocks in U.S. trading on Monday:
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Inc. AMPE, -3.85% shares added almost 9%. The company reported positive results from a clinical trial for Optina, a new diabetes-related drug.
IntegraMed America Inc. INMD shares rallied roughly 21%. The company has agreed to go private in a cash deal that values the health-care management company at about $169.5 million. Terms of the agreement with Sagard Capital Partners LP call for shareholders to receive $14.05 a share, a premium of roughly 24% over IntegraMed's Friday closing price.
Micronetics Inc. NOIZ shares soared almost 95%. Mercury Computer Systems Inc. MRCY, -0.81% agreed to buy Micronetics, a maker of radio and microwave frequency subsystems and components, in a cash deal valued at roughly $67.7 million as it looks to bolster its sensor processing chain. Shares of Mercury, which is paying a 98% premium, added more than 1%.
Zynga Inc. ZNGA, +0.50% shares gave up more than 8%. The Wall Street Journal reported that results from a comScore survey showed slowing user growth in the U.S. for Facebook Inc. FB, -0.53% . Zynga depends on Facebook for the majority of its revenue as most of the online-gaming company's traffic comes from its games being played via Facebook.
Shares of Centene Corp. CNC, +0.36% fell 22%. The company cut its full-year earnings forecast as the Medicaid insurer highlighted higher-than-expected medical costs in Kentucky and Texas, as well as in its Celtic business, and is bracing for an additional potential write-down.
Diamond Foods DMND was down 7.6% after the company said that it will miss a Monday regulatory deadline to file its audited financial statements and that, as a result, it expects to get a delisting notice from Nasdaq.
EnergySolutions ES, +1.15% shares fell almost 55%. The company lowered its outlook for its adjusted 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to a range of $130 million to $140 million, down from $150 million to $160 million. EnergySolutions also named director David Lockwood as chief executive of the Salt Lake City-based nuclear decommissioning and transportation services company.
LHC Group LHCG, +1.10% was down 6.4% after the health services provider completed a strategic review by deciding to remain an independent company.
Omnicare Inc. OCR fell almost 9% on news its chief executive, John Figueroa, has resigned after less than a year and a half on the job.
Quiksilver Inc. ZQK shares gave up 9% on Monday after advancing 12% Friday. The sports-apparel company reported a narrower second-quarter loss late Thursday.


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This document is a list of best practices and preferred ways of developing javascript code, based on opinions and experience from many developers in the javascript community. Since this is a list of recommendations rather than a list of absolute rules, experienced developers may have slightly differing opinions from those expressed below.
Always Use 'var'
Variables in javascript either have global scope or function scope, and using the 'var' keyword is vital to keeping them straight. When declaring a variable for use either as a global variable or as a function-level variable, always prefix the declaration with the 'var' keyword. The example below highlights the potential problem caused by not doing so.
var i=0; // This is good - creates a global variable function test() { for (i=0; i<10; i++) { alert("Hello World!"); } } test(); alert(i); // The global variable i is now 10!
Since the variable i inside the function was not declared as a function-level variable by using the 'var' keyword, it references the global variable in this example. It is a good idea to always declare global variables using 'var', but it is vital to declare function-scoped variables using 'var'. The two approaches below are functionally identical.
function test() { var i=0; for (i=0; i<10; i++) { alert("Hello World!"); } }
function test() { for (var i=0; i<10; i++) { alert("Hello World!"); } }
Feature-Detect Rather Than Browser-Detect
Some code is written to detect browser versions and to take different action based on the user agent being used. This, in general, is a very bad practice. Any code which even looks at the global "navigator" object is suspect.
The better approach is to use feature detection. That is, before using any advanced feature that an older browser may not support, check to see if the function or property exists first, then use it. This is better than detecting the browser version specifically, and assuming that you know its capabilities. An in-depth article about this topic can be found at http://www.jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/not_browser_detect.html.
if (document.getElementById) { var element = document.getElementById('MyId'); } else { alert('Your browser lacks the capabilities required to run this script!'); }
Use Square Bracket Notation
When accessing object properties that are determined at run-time or which contain characters not compatible with dot notation, use square bracket notation. If you are not an experienced javascript programmer, it's not a bad practice to use square bracket notation all the time.
Objects properties in javascript can be accessed primarily in two ways: Dot notation and Square bracket notation.
With dot notation, the property name is hard-coded and cannot be changed at run-time. With bracket notation, the property name is a string which is evaluated to resolve the property name. The string can be hard-coded, or a variable, or even a function call which returns a string property name.
If a property name is being generated at run-time, the bracket notation is required. For example, if you have properties "value1", "value2", and "value3", and want to access the property using a variable i=2:
The recommendation for using square bracket notation is to always use it when it is required (obviously). Using it when not strictly required is a matter of personal preference and convention. One good rule of thumb is to use dot notation to access standard properties of objects, and square bracket notation to access properties which are defined as objects in the page. So, while document["getElementById"]() is perfectly vaid using square bracket notation, document.getElementById() is the preferred syntax because getElementById is a standard property of the document object as defined in the DOM specifications. Mixing the use of dot and square bracket notation makes it clear which properties are standard and which are names defined by the content:
Here, the forms property is a standard property of document, while the form name myformname is defined by the page content. Likewise, the elements property and value property are both defined by the specs, but then myinput name is defined in the page. This syntax is very clear and easy to understand and is a recommended convention to follow, but not a strict rule.
Avoid 'eval'
The eval() function in javascript is a way to run arbitrary code at run-time. In almost all cases, eval should never be used. If it exists in your page, there is almost always a more correct way to accomplish what you are doing. For example, eval is often used by programmers who do not know about using Square Bracket Notation.
The rule is, "Eval is evil." Don't use it unless you are an experienced developer and know that your case is an exception.
Reference Forms and Form Elements Correctly
All forms in an HTML form should have a name attribute. For XHTML documents, the name attribute is not required and instead the form tag should have an id attribute and should be referenced using document.getElementById(). Referencing forms using indexes, such as document.forms[0] is a bad practice in almost all cases. Some browsers make the form available as a property of the document itself using its name. This is not reliable and shouldn't be used.
The example below uses square bracket notation and correct object references to show the most fool-proof way of referencing a form input.
If you will be referencing multiple form elements within a function, it's best to make a reference to the form object first and store it in a variable. This avoids multiple lookups to resolve the form object reference.
var formElements = document.forms["mainForm"].elements; formElements["input1"].value="a"; formElements["input2"].value="b";
When validating an input field using onChange or similar event handlers, it is always a good idea to pass a reference to the input element itself into the function. Every input element within a form has a reference to the form object that it is contained in.
<input type="text" name="address" onChange="validate(this)"> function validate(input_obj) { // Get a reference to the form which contains this element var theform = input_obj.form; // Now you can check other inputs in the same form without // hard-coding a reference to the form itself if (theform.elements["city"].value=="") { alert("Error"); } }
By passing a reference to the form element and accessing its form property, you can write a function which does not contain a hard reference to any specific form name on the page. This is a good practice because the function becomes more reusable.
Avoid 'with'
The 'with' statement in javascript inserts an object at the front scope chain, so any property/variable references will first try to be resolved against the object. This is often used as a shortcut to avoid multiple long references.
with (document.forms["mainForm"].elements) { input1.value = "junk"; input2.value = "junk"; }
The problem is that the programmer has no way to verify that input1 or input2 are actually being resolved as properties of the form elements array. It is checked first for properties with these names, but if they aren't found then it continues to search up the scope chain. Eventually, it reaches the global object where it tries to treat "input1" and "input2" as global variables and tries to set their "value" properties, which result in an error.
Instead, create a reference to the reused object and use it to resolve references.
var elements = document.forms["mainForm"].elements; elements.input1.value = "junk"; elements.input2.value = "junk";
Use onclick In Anchors Instead Of javascript: Pseudo-Protocol
When you want to trigger javascript code from an anchor  tag, the onclick handler should be used rather than the javascript: pseudo-protocol. The javascript code that runs within the onclick handler must return true or false (or an expression than evalues to true or false) back to the tag itself - if it returns true, then the HREF of the anchor will be followed like a normal link. If it returns false, then the HREF will be ignored. This is why "return false;" is often included at the end of the code within an onclick handler.
Sometimes, you want to conditionally follow a link. For example, if a user is navigating away from your form page and you first want to validate that nothing has changed. In this case, your onclick will call a function and it will return a value itself to say whether the link should be followed.
Home function validate() { return prompt("Are you sure you want to exit this page?"); }
In this case, the validate() function should always return either true or false. True if the user should be allowed to navigate back to the home page, or false if the link should not be followed. This example prompts the user for confirmation, then returns true or false, depending on if the user clicked OK or Cancel.
Below are examples of things NOT to do. If you see code like this in your pages, it is not correct and should be fixed.
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Use The Unary + Operator To TypeConvert To Number
In javascript, the + operator is used for both addition and concatenation. This can cause problems when adding up form field values, for example, since javascript is a non-typed language. Form field values will be treated as strings, and if you + them together, javascript will treat it as concatenation instead of addition.
<form name="myform" action="[url]"> <input type="text" name="val1" value="1"> <input type="text" name="val2" value="2"> </form> function total() { var theform = document.forms["myform"]; var total = theform.elements["val1"].value + theform.elements["val2"].value; alert(total); // This will alert "12", but what you wanted was 3! }
To fix this problem, Javascript needs a hint to tell it to treat the values as numbers, rather than strings. You can use the unary + operator to convert the string value into a number. Prefixing a variable or expression with + will force it to evaluate as a number, which can then be successfully used in a math operation.
function total() { var theform = document.forms["myform"]; var total = (+theform.elements["val1"].value) + (+theform.elements["val2"].value); alert(total); // This will alert 3 }
Avoid document.all
if (document.getElementById) { var obj = document.getElementById("myId"); } else if (document.all) { var obj = document.all("myId"); }
Some rules for using document.all are
- Always try other standard methods first
- Only fall back to using document.all as a last resort
- Only use it if you need to support IE versions earlier than 5.0
- Always check that it is supported with "if (document.all) { }" around the block where you use it.
Don't Use HTML Comments In Script Blocks

- Within XHTML documents, the source will actually be hidden from all browsers and rendered useless
- -- is not allowed within HTML comments, so any decrement operations in script are invalid
Avoid Cluttering The Global Namespace
There are several ways to accomplish this task, some of which are much more complicated than others. The simplest approach is to create a single global object and assign properties and methods to this object.
var MyLib = {}; // global Object cointainer MyLib.value = 1; MyLib.increment = function() { MyLib.value++; } MyLib.show = function() { alert(MyLib.value); } MyLib.value=6; MyLib.increment(); MyLib.show(); // alerts 7
Namespaces can also be created using Closures, and Private Member Variables can also be simulated in javascript.
Avoid sync "Ajax" calls
When making "Ajax" requests, you may choose either async or sync mode. Async mode runs the request in the background while other browser activities can continue to process. Sync mode will wait for the request to return before continuing.
Requests made with sync mode should be avoided. These requests will cause the browser to lock up for the user until the request returns. In cases where the server is busy and the response takes a while, the user's browser (and maybe OS) will not allow anything else to be done. In cases where a response is never properly received, the browser may continue to block until the request is timed out.
If you think that your situation requires sync mode, it is most likely time to re-think your design. Very few (if any) situations actually require Ajax requests in sync mode.
Use JSON
When storing data structures as plain text or sending/retrieving data structures via Ajax, use JSON instead of XML when possible. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a more compact and efficient data format, and is language-neutral.
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text: Intern proves WLAN encryption protocol vulnerable http://www.eet.com/story/OEG20010808S0042 MANHASSET, N.Y. -- A 20-year-old undergraduate student from Rice University, Adam Stubblefield, has earned the distinction of being the first to implement a devastating new attack on the wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption protocol used in 802.11b wireless local area networks. The attack, described in a recent paper by Fluhrer, Mantin & Shamir, is the most deadly to date on the embattled protocol, allowing for the rapid retrieval of the network key through passive means -- regardless of the key bit length. Stubblefield, working as an intern at AT&T Labs (Florham Park, N.J.) with AT&T research staff members John Ioannidis and Aviel Rubin, used the $100 Prism II-based Linksys PC card and a Linux driver that could capture encrypted WEP packets to perform the attack. Stubblefield's attempt took just under a week, which included the time taken to deliver the card, set up the testbed, perform debug and then finally retrieve the key. 'Completely insecure' "The implications are clear," Stubblefield said. "Basically, a competent programmer who has access to the Shamir paper -- and our paper to some degree -- could, in the space of under a week, be able to do exactly what we did." While Stubblefield said he and his coworkers won't be releasing their code, "someone else might, for whatever reason. At that point, anyone can jump on it, and from there everyone's network would be completely insecure." A copy of Stubblefield's report can be found online through the Rice University Web site. http://www.cs.rice.edu/~astubble/wep_attack.pdf For more technology news, visit http://www.eet.com So how long before someone tosses Stubblefield in the pokey? ;-) Cheers, Wayne


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"Oh, we've seen this," was their first reaction when the "Blizzard" logo scrawled over the screen.
I shushed them. "No, this is the intro. It just got released."
They watched the initial scene quietly. Then, as soon as the Pandaren emerged, it began.
"OMG! It's just like Kung Fu Panda!"
"Did you see that move? It was just like Po!"
"That scene looks like right out of Kung Fu Panda! See the flowers blowing by his face? Just like when Master Oogway died."
I kept quiet, although their enthusiasm was catching. I've discovered that seeing things through their eyes gives me a better perspective, and perhaps I've needed it after my skepticism on Mists. And then it was over.
"Um... Is that it? I thought there'd be more."
"But where's the dragon?" my youngest wanted to know. "I liked the dragon."
"You mean Deathwing?" I asked. "He was the final boss in the current expansion."
"Did you buy it yet?"
I raised an eyebrow at my oldest. "What, Mists of Pandaria? It's not out yet. Why?"
"I don't know. It wasn't what I was expecting."
"What did you expect?" Considering how excited they sounded about the Pandaren, I was a bit surprised.
"Well, I mean, this was cool and all, but it was like Kung Fu Panda, you know? It wasn't WoW."
"Yeah," replied my son. "It wasn't the same as the other trailers."
"WoW lore does have Pandaren in it, so there is a history there."
"No," my oldest said, "You know what I mean. WoW has more to it than that."
"I guess we'll see when it's released at the end of September."
"Are you going to buy it then?"
"No, I won't need to. I'm going to start a Rogue and level that one up as a new main. It'll be a while before I need to buy the new expansion."
"Good. Maybe they'll fix it by then."
I was trying to digest that little tidbit when my announcement caught up with the kids.
"You're retiring Quintalan?"
I nodded. "He's retired and gone fishing."
"What about Adelwulf?"
"He'll be out fishing too."
"And Neve? Tomakan?"
"The same."
My youngest smirked. "That's going to be a big boat."


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So the last couple of days I've been playing with Google Earth and Microsoft Live Maps. I couldn't find a great view of my house with either. The one from Google is a bit better. I quess when you live in the
So I decided to take a look at the last couple of place I've lived. I was pleasantly surprised with the detail from Live Maps. It doesn't look like the new owners have done anything since we left. The barn looks good and the neighbors still have their pool.
Wow! This was two houses ago and the detail is surprising. The cherry tree I planted is still there. You can see that the garage door is open and is that an oil spot on the driveway!?
OK, so I'm a bit bored. But it's been fun peeking at the places I used to live. I've only shared the last couple but there were many more I wasted the morning looking at.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Dallas Tigers-Hernandez pitching standout Christian Ruebeck could be seen early Friday afternoon smiling broadly, accepting hugs from adults, back-slaps and high-fives from teammates and generally just enjoying the whole scene at the softball quad at the Lee County Sports Complex.
Ruebeck and his Dallas Tigers-Hernandez teammates had just put a big hurt on the SIII Hustler's in the championship game at the 12u PG BCS Finals, a 10-4 decision that led to the Tigers' first Perfect Game national championship. They had scooted through eight games over five days with an unblemished 8-0 record, and were enjoying hoisting the championship trophy.
"This was amazing; I loved it, dude, it was so much fun," Ruebeck said, glowing brightly. "I got to come down here with the Dallas Tigers with one of our best teams to play on, and I got to come down here and do my thing and pitch."
In reality, the Tigers-Hernandez did their thing all week, outscoring six pool-play opponents in the 16-team tournament by a combined 47-17, and doing it with a mature but playful demeanor not usually found in young guys that will be heading into seventh grade in the fall.
"This is a blast," Tigers head coach Chad Polk said shortly after his young troops doused him with a couple of jugs of ice water. "These kids have done this every single year where they've been in a championship game (at various tournaments), and we've lost by (one) run three years in a row. Now, to be able to finally do it, makes it that much sweeter.
"We had a great week all week," he said. "Our pitching was outstanding -- they really competed -- and it was the quality at-bats from the top to the bottom of the order. There was production all the way through the lineup."
The Tigers-Hernandez pushed across five runs in the top of the first inning in the all-Texas title game -- the SIII Hustler's are based in Corpus Christi -- and coasted from there. They added two more in the second, another two in the fourth and led, 9-2, after five.
They totaled nine hits in the win, led by a 2-for-3, two-RBI effort from Garrett Reuben (2019, Dallas). Dillon Carter (2019, Flower Mound, Texas) and Brenden Dixon (2019 Weatherford, Texas) each singled twice and Nicolas Balsano (2019, Colleyville, Texas) delivered a two-run double.
Jaden Woodson (2019, Plano. Texas) -- the son of former Dallas Cowboys All-Pro safety Darren Woodson, who was at the yard -- was 1-for-2 and scored two runs, and also picked up the win on the hill by working the game's final 3 2/3 innings.
The SIII Hustler's (7-1) totaled 11 hits in the game, with 10 different players collecting them; M.J. Rodriguez (2020, Corpus Christi, Texas) uncorked a two-run home run to lead the way.
"These kids have been on a roll for months, so I wouldn't call it a roll I would say that the kids understand their role on the team," Polk said of his Tigers. "Just because our 3-hole hitter isn't going that day doesn't mean that 7-8-9 can't scratch a run across. It's a team game and we're playing the game as opposed to just sitting back and waiting the double to be hit or the bomb."
The Tigers' Ruebeck, a 5-foot-3, 105-pound 2019 right-hander out of Denison, Texas, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Pitcher. Ruebeck made three appearances and allowed one earned run in eight innings (0.88 ERA) with 15 strikeouts and four walks.
"The most fun was being down here with my friends and family and pitching and stuff," he said. "We got to hang out at the beach all the time and we played baseball; that's what we do."
Anthony Garza, the Hustler's 5-foot-9, 170-pound third baseman from Grand Prairie, Texas, was named the Most Valuable Player. The video game numbers Garza posted included a .647 batting average (11-for-17) with six extra base hits (including two home runs), 17 RBI, 13 runs scored and a whopping 1.946 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.
"This was cool, very awesome," the soft-spoken Garza said of the experience. "You get to see better things and new players and everybody. I really enjoyed the winning and having fun."
The Dallas Tigers-Hernandez advanced to the championship game after hanging on to top Team Mizuno Houston (5-1-1) in a semifinal game Friday morning. The Tigers jumped to an early 3-0 lead after two innings and led 4-2 after four, with Mizuno Houston inching within one in the top of the sixth.
Cameron Constantine (2019, McKinney, Texas) singled and drove in two runs, Balsano accounted for two of the Tigers' four hits, and Woodson and Hudson Polk (2020, Coppell, Texas) each contributed an RBI. The right-handed Reuben pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. Woodson delivered a three-pitch strikeout to pick up the save.
Payton Harden (2018, Humble, Texas) homered, tripled, drove in a run and scored two others to lead Team Mizuno Houston. Righty Brian Jaurez (2018, Corpus Christi, Texas) worked 3 2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief, allowing one earned run and striking out seven.
The SIII Hustler's battled back from a 4-1, second-inning deficit with three runs in the bottom of the third and three more in the bottom of the fifth for a 7-4 win over the East Cobb Braves 12u (5-1-1) in the other semifinal Friday morning.
Garza powered the Hustler's attack with a home run, triple, four RBI and two runs. The Hustler's totaled six hit and were also issued seven walks. Right-hander Wade Elliott (2019, Midland, Texas) threw 5 2/3 innings in relief and allowed one earned run on three hits with 11 strikeouts.
The EC Braves 12u managed just the three hits but were issued six walks, only one from Elliott. Jack Alexander tripled, drove in a run and scored two to lead the Braves, who averaged almost seven runs in their previous six games.
When it was over, the crown belonged to the Dallas Tigers-Hernandez.
"We've got just an incredible group of families, and to be able to travel with those families and compete week in a week out and getting to all the practices, you couldn't ask for a better group of families to travel with," Polk said. "It's a brotherhood that goes on with these teams, and people don't really understand that once you play and go through adversity together as a group, it changes the whole dynamic.
"Their friendships are deeper, their passion for one another continues to grow and it's irreplaceable. You can't always get that on every team and this is a special group."


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If you are looking for pet "veterinarians near me" or "vets near me" then you have come to the right place! We are your go to pet veterinarian for all your animal hospital veterinary care needs! So thank you for checking us out. We are experts for all sorts of pet care in Lexington and neighboring locations. We are proud to be the primary veterinary clinic that folks have been looking to for many years to have us take care of their animals. From general check-ups, parvo virus treatment vaccintations to cat and dog microshipping to complex surgeries, we take very special satisfaction in caring for many types of pets. Here are just a few of the reasons pet owners choose us first for their veterinary hospital needs!
Our Pet Animal Hospital: A Profound Love for Pets
At our animal hospital veterinary clinic, we truly respect each of the dogs, cats, birds and other small animals that come into our animal facility, and it shows. From the second you bring them in, we treat your pets as if they're one of our own. We entered into this business for the love of animals. You can always depend on us for professional service, but it will always come with heart. We understand that visiting the veterinarian can be an anxiety filled experience for your pets. From offering up special treats upon their arrival (with your approval, of course!) to establishing comfortable spaces where your furry friends can take it easy while they wait, we make a special effort to keep your pets comfortable, and to make their visits to our office as pleasant as can be. And the fact that we're specialists at handling and caring for pets doesn't hurt either!
Complete Pet Hospital Veterinary Clinic Care During the Lifespan
When searching for an animal hospital or veterinarian care clinic most people look for a few key things. First, how experienced is the pet veterinarian. Second, are they proficient with my pet, be it dog, cat reptile, bird or other small animal. Third, what is the cost of the veterinary care services?
As fully licensed veterinarians we have years of experience dealing with all types of animals and situations. The most common things we see are people bringing their pet to us and concerned about the parvo virus, general and rabies vaccinations, spay and neuter of their pet, and microchipping of their pet for safe return.
Lexington KY: Parvo Virus Treatment Animal Hospital Veterinarian Clinic
Thinking about how to treat parvo yourself. Parvo treatment for your pet is very important to get started right away. Parvo treatment doesn't have to be costly. Wondering what should be the right parvo vaccine schedule? Our vets can give your dog a parvo vaccine to help protect them against the parvovirus. Where can I find the success rates for parvo treatment? Treatment not started right away can greatly diminish the chances of recovery for your beloved pet. Call to schedule an appointment with our pet veterinary clinic for the answer to all your parvo questions.
Parvo Signs
Dogs with parvo can stay alive with quick intervention but for some the healing process can be very slow . A lot of dogs suffer no serious long lasting effects from the virus but there is now a new strain that has been recently discovered. This new strain is called the Canine parvovirus type 2 or CPV-2 and there is no present vaccine to protect against it. Dogs that recover from new strains or had severe cases of parvo might have some lasting effects like heart issues but the outlook for a dog's life is generally bright after recovery.
Cases where parvo causes brain damage in dogs or puppies are rare. The majority of dogs that recover live normal and full lives. After taking care of a dog that has contracted parvo, the owner must take precautions to ensure that the virus doesn't spread to other dogs. This means fully disinfecting everything the dog has come into contact with. The parvovirus is a resilient virus that is very hard to eradicate because if your dog had access to a yard, how do you disinfect an entire yard? Even though it's a small yard, it might prove to become challenging to disinfect the lawn and dirt patches. Your vet will be able to provide you info on effective ways to disinfect everything and ensure that visiting dogs won't be at risk of contracting parvo.
If you notice any symptoms in your dog that resemble parvo, don't wait to see if he improves. Take him to your vet as soon as possible in order to get a proper diagnosis. With quick intervention, you may manage to save your pet from a miserable death. If you bring home a new puppy, make sure to stay on top of his vaccinations. It is better to be proactive than risk the life of your pet.
Why Is Parvo So Dangerous
Since treatment measures are fairly limited, prevention is unbelievably important to protect your dog from contracting parvovirus. All dogs should be vaccinated against this virus on a schedule recommended by a veterinarian. Failure to vaccinate leaves your dog at risk to contract the virus each time he meets another dog or strolls in public. This scenario may seem dramatic, but parvo is a very powerful illness that can turn fatal very quickly.
How Parvo Is Gotten
Diarrhea develops as the virus and the resulting immune response damages the lining of the intestinal tract. The intestines can not absorb water and nutrients and become leaky. Fluid from the body can pass into the intestines, worsening diarrhea and dehydration. Blood vessels within the intestinal wall may be damaged, causing blood to become noticeable in the stool and supplying a route for bacteria to enter the dog's circulatory system.
Coupled with contact with other infected dogs, parvo can get caught from oral ingestion of infected feces or soil. Other animals may also be carriers, even if they themselves cannot be affected by the virus. It has a high climate tolerance, therefore can survive in almost any condition, shaking off sunlight and moisture.
Dogs and puppies that make it through can make a full recovery and not develop any health issues or complications. While many of dogs that survive make a total recovery, parvo does have a long-term effect on some dogs. Some people have reported their puppies to have stunted growth after recovery. Parvo can also provoke brain damage in the later stages so if a puppy has recovered from a severe case, they might deal with some brain damage. The brain damage might cause some behavior issues including anxiety and in rare cases, aggression triggered by fear. Some people have reported that their dogs weren't "right in the head ," after getting better from a severe case.
Indeed, what is the profile of a typical host that Parvo seeks out? He goes after animals that are weak and have vulnerabilities that he can easily exploit. Here are a few scenarios that the Parvo virus would readily choose:
Dogs with parvo can make it through with quick intervention but for some the healing process can be very slow. Numerous dogs suffer no serious long-term effects from the virus but there is now a new strain that has been recently discovered. This new strain is called the Canine parvovirus type 2 or CPV-2 and there is no current vaccine to guard against it. Dogs that recover from new strains or had severe cases of parvo might have some lasting effects like heart issues but the outlook for a dog's life is generally bright after recovery.
Indeed, Parvo has done just that. He has mutated and evolved to a point where a Parvo vaccine worked out but is now useless-- that can't stop him, extreme temperatures mean nothing-- desert heat or freezing temps cannot kill it, he can even reside in your yard for up to 20 years (don't know how) so you virtually cannot eliminate this virus.
Even though humans themselves can't get the disease it doesn't mean that they can't unknowingly spread it to a dog. The virus could be transported their person and transmitted to a pet. If a human has any interaction with fecal matter or a place fecal matter once was they can pick up the virus. An example of this is if a dog had a bowel movement in the park and the owner properly cleaned it here up, the spot may still be infected. Currently no recognized disinfectants can rid a surface of the virus. Meaning that regardless of whether you use a bag to pick up feces and immediately use disinfectant the virus still can't be killed. This is a scary thought since no matter how much we clean and try to be sanitary it can still be unknowingly spread to a pet. The same also applies when a dog goes the bathroom on grass, dirt, a tree, etc. We have no of knowing what pet previously used that spot.
Why Does Parvo Smell So Bad
An infected dog needs prompt treatment for the very best outcome. While there is no cure for parvo, the vet will put the dog on an IV to overcome dehydration and malnutrition, and provide other supportive treatment as deemed necessary.
Parvo is a highly contagious disease commonly found in puppies but it has been seen on rare occasions in adult dogs. Keep pet belongings cleaned, bleached and sanitary. As well as keeping the pet well cleaned, taken care of and visiting the veterinary clinic on a regular, consistent basis. Also another thing to look out for is the type of breed of the dog will make it more prone to contacting the disease, so be aware of your dogs breed and characteristics. After a dog has been properly vaccinated it often does not have an occurrence of the Parvo virus for the lifetime of the dog or a minimum of for up to a year after the vaccination. Every dog adult and puppy reacts in a different way to vaccinations.
Dog parvo, short for parvovirus, is one of among the most serious illness a dog can contract, and it's is especially deadly in puppies. And it's highly contagious. It can jump from dog to dog very quickly, even with indirect contact.
Parvo Or Distemper
CPV-2 is highly contagious and is spread by direct dog-to-dog contact and contact with contaminated feces (stool), environments or people. The virus can also contaminate kennel surfaces, food and water bowls, collars and leashes, and the hands and clothing of people who handle infected dogs. It is resistant to heat, cold, humidity, and drying, and can survive in the environment for substantial periods of time. Even minimum amounts of feces containing parvovirus may serve as environmental reservoirs of the virus and infect other dogs that come into the infected environment. CPV-2 is readily transmitted from place-to-place on the hair or feet of dogs or via contaminated cages, shoes, or other objects.
The diagnosis of Parvo can only truly be done by a veterinarian, through a physical examination, blood test and examination of the animal's fecal matter. Once detected the veterinarian will administer antibiotics, electrolytes, and a possible liquid diet for a while and a deworming agent. The bottom line for Parvo is that even after a dog is vaccinated it is possible for the animal to contract the disease. In most cases this does not happen but the most ideal way to be safe is to have your pet tested and regularly tested and monitored on a regular basis, and if any uncommon behavior occurs contact your animal medical practitioner.
Parvo Symptoms
Parvo should be treated as soon as possible. If you cannot afford the services of a veterinarian, you should strongly treat your puppy forcibly liquids with a meat basting syringe. Gatorade, clear broth or infant pedialyte can help hydrate a sick puppy, but must be forcibly given as often as possible. Home treatment must replicate the treatment from a veterinary office which provides hydration intravenously, so you must force the liquids every few minutes. You can make an effective oral rehydration solution by adding a teaspoon of salt and two tablespoons of sugar to a quart of sugar.
What's Parvo Symptoms
In particularly, most vaccines target only the 2a and 2b strains of the virus. The 2c strain was discovered as recently as 2006, and is much more aggressive and fast acting than other strains. Since most vaccinations do not target this version, a vaccinated dog can still get ill.
Prevention is one of the absolute most important things you can do for your dog. The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends vaccinating to protect your puppy from contracting the virus. The parvovirus can be tough to avoid because the virus is resilient and can occupy the environment for extended periods , even up to a year.
Is Parvo Like The Flu
Many viruses develop and grow stronger over time, and the vaccines have to keep up with viruses and sometimes the vaccines are strong enough for the particular new strain of the virus and the animals suffer with the disease even after a vaccination, but it is up to the veterinarians to keep up on the latest changes and medical documentation to ensure that your pet lives a long and healthy life. Prevention and maintenance is key to having a healthy pet, as well as vigilance and perseverance to make sure that your veterinarian is aware of what is going on in the drug and medication world.
Indeed, Parvo has done just that. He has mutated and evolved to a point where a Parvo vaccine worked but is now ineffective-- that can't stop him, extreme temperatures mean nothing-- desert heat or freezing temps cannot kill it, he can even live in your yard for up to 20 years (don't know how) so you practically cannot eliminate this virus.
Parvo Origin
Parvo in dogs is a real disaster. Once the virus chooses his victim, most dogs will suffer a good deal of pain and anguish. The virus strikes swiftly in stealth; both you and your dog will not what know hit him.
Parvo should be treated as soon as possible. If you cannot afford the services of a veterinary clinic, you should aggressively treat your puppy by forcing liquids with a meat basting syringe. Gatorade, clear broth or infant pedialyte can help hydrate a sick puppy, but must be forcibly given as often as possible. Home treatment must replicate the treatment from a veterinary office which provides hydration intravenously, so you must force the liquids every few minutes. You can make an effective oral rehydration solution by adding a teaspoon of salt and two tablespoons of sugar to a quart of sugar.
Parvo And Magno
Since CPV-2 is very infectious, isolation of infected dogs is required to minimize spread of infection. Proper cleaning and disinfection of contaminated kennels and other areas where infected dogs are (or have been) housed is absolutely essential to control the spreading of parvovirus. The virus is not easily killed, so consult your veterinarian for specific guidance on cleaning and disinfecting agents that may help with the elimination of the virus.
Lexington KY: Animal Hospital Veterinarian Clinic Pet Vaccinations
Our animal hospital veterinarian clinic. One of the most common services we provide to felines and canines are vaccination shots, including the rabies shot. A number of illnesses that affect pets can be prevented with vaccines. It is common awareness that your dog will live a longer and healthier life if they are properly vaccinated. However, vaccinations for dogs can get a bit confusing as there are a lot of various types and combinations that are possible. There are some risks with some of these vaccines, and these risks should be considered against your dog's lifestyle and health. Our veterinarian can help you figure out which vaccination regime is right for your dog. The cost of vaccinating your pet is minimal compared to the health benefits they receive. Call our office for current cost to vaccinate your dog or cat.
Lexington KY: Pet Microchipping Animal Hospital Veterinarian Clinic
Our animal hospital veterinarian clinic offers a great deal of services, including dog and cat microchip identification ID. It wasn't too long ago that you needed to have an id tag on your dog or cat's collar if you wanted any possibility of finding your dog or cat if they went missing. Even then the possibilities of your cat being found and returned to you were very slim . Nonetheless, in the last several years, there have been outstanding advancements in modern technological innovations. Some people might have religious or moral reasons against implanting a microchip in your pet, but by doing so, you are giving animal shelters and animal control offers a better chance of reuniting you with your cat if they ever become lost. The cost of this lifelong protection for your pet is less than one night out on the town. Call our veterinary clinic for current rates on dog or cat microchipping.
Lexington KY: Spay and Neuter Animal Hospital Veterinarian Clinic
Spaying or neutering of your puppy or kitten normally occurs when they are six months old. Spaying or neutering is really something good for your dog. Spaying and neutering has a number of positive aspects. Spaying and neutering really help your pet live a healthier and longer life. Spaying and neutering your dog or cat can diminish the number of health troubles your pet can have in later life that are tough to deal with. Spaying and neutering your dog or cat can decrease chances of mammary, uterine and ovarian cancer. Neutering your puppy or dog will reduce the possibility of concerns with the prostate and completely eliminates the probability for testicular cancer. It also helps the problem of unwanted puppies or kittens in the future. Spaying or neutering your dog or cat is the right thing to do. What is the cost of spaying or neutering your dog or cat? Call our animal hospital veterinary clinic for current rates.
Young or old, small or large, we are here for all your cat or dog or small animal needs. We enjoy seeing the new additions that you've recently welcomed into your family, as well as the senior pets who have been part of your family for years. Rely on our pet animal hospital clinic to be there for your two and four-legged friends throughout their lifespan, with suggestions and health treatment plans tailored to their stage of life. Normally, we want to see your pets at least yearly, but some animals may need more frequent visits to assist you keep them healthy and safe.
So, if you are looking for a "veterinarians near me or vets near me" then you have come to the right place! We are your go to pet veterinarian for all your animal hospital veterinary care needs! Thank you for visiting us. We are professionals for all forms of pet care in Lexington and surrounding areas. We are proud to be the essential animal hospital that people have been looking to for many years to have us take care of their animals. From general exams, parvo virus treatment vaccintations to cat and dog microshipping to complex surgeries, we take very special satisfaction in caring for many kinds of animals. Call us to schedule your examination today!


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The Vertigo X became a top selling model since then, featuring the trademark shape with basic features and great quality at a very low price.
New Vertigo endorsees around this time included Juan Garcia of AGENT STEEL and Ken Floyd of EIGHTEEN VISIONS.
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Ohio University Police Department Officer Zachary Hahn
Photo courtesy of: Ohio University Police Department
Jun 27, 2014
By Gretchen Gregory
Ohio University graduate Zachary Hahn is the latest addition to the Ohio University Police Department. His duties as police officer include patrolling the University and answering service calls in his cruiser during the midnight shift.
Hahn, 24, is originally from Bay Village and received his associate's degree in social sciences from OHIO in 2010 and completed his bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Baldwin Wallace University. Two days after graduating from Baldwin Wallace, he started the Police Officer Basic Academy at Washington State Community College in Marietta.
Prior to joining OUPD, Hahn worked as a court officer in Marietta Municipal Court and worked part-time as an officer for Marietta College.
"I love Southern Ohio and always wanted to attend Ohio University and start my life in this area," he said. "I have two younger sisters who attend Ohio University. One is in her senior year and the other will be starting this fall."
Hahn is most excited to work and give back to a school he has ties with. "I have always wanted to be a police officer and really enjoy that I'm able to do so at this University," he said. "I really enjoy being in Southern Ohio and working for a school that has so much pride."
Hahn is engaged to be married this fall and has a sixth-month old German shepherd puppy.


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Bryan Webb Built His '70 'Cuda 340 His Way
You know the story: A Mopar lover sells his prized ride, and then later regrets it. So, he sets out to find another one to build into the car of his dreams. Before that replacement one is finished, life interrupts the project, which is then put away until many years later.
So it was with Bryan Webb, who'd sold a 340-powered '73 Dodge Challenger Rallye that he'd owned for most of his adult life. About a year after he'd sold it, he spotted a newspaper ad in Atlanta, for an original black '70 'Cuda 340. "I was looking for a 'Cuda, and black is the perfect color," he says.
A trip to go look at it resulted in Bryan hauling home a "project-ready" E-Body. Its original, numbers-matching 340 had seen better days, though. "I discovered the cam had several lobes wiped out," he recalls. "The paint and interior were also shot, so I began to disassemble the car for a repaint and engine rebuild."
That's when life's issues put a stop to Bryan's project, and the 'Cuda sat in storage for the next eight years. Once it was time to get it going again, Bryan decided to resume his project, as a restified street/strip car. That's when he made a big discovery, once he had the 'Cuda taken apart down to its unibody, and mounted on a rotisserie, "The bottom was just perfect," recalls Bryan. "It was a factory-undercoat car, and it was well undercoated, so it didn't have any issues there."
I was not interested in OE perfect. I just wanted to build it like I would have ordered the car in 1970.
That discovery changed the direction of Bryan's "Project TX9." "I decided then to go more with a restored look on the car," he says. "I was not interested in OE perfect. I just wanted to build it like I would have ordered the car in 1970."
But two things that weren't available in 1970 went on Bryan's 'Cuda: A five-speed manual gearbox, and Dynamat thermal/acoustic insulation. "The five-speed really makes the car user-friendly," says Bryan, who adds, "Dynamat, in the floor and doors, is almost a must on an E-Body. You know how hollow and terrible they sounded originally."
As for the 340, Bryan rebuilt it with a "streetable" camshaft, Demon carburetor and tti headers, dropping it back in the 'Cuda once the body was completed. "When the painted body came home to my back-yard shop in April of 2009, it was so nice I set a goal to try and get the car put back together in time for the Mopar Nats that August," says Bryan.
He got the job done—with help and inspiration from his wife, Sue—just in time to load the 'Cuda on his trailer and head for Columbus, where the '70 scored a 3rd Place award in the E-Body-Street class. The following year, after finding a jack assembly and space-saver spare tire for the trunk, he brought it back to the Nats the next year, and took home 1st Place class honors.
Since then, he's added a Shaker hood and scoop, and returned the '70s engine bay to a stock-looking appearance, before showing it at the Mopar Muscle Southern Mopar Nationals last year. Off came the headers and Demon, and on went stock 340 intake and exhaust manifolds and a restored original Carter AVS four-barrel, plus an Accurate Exhaust Products "Magnum Series" exhaust system. He also replaced the drag radials he'd installed with reproduction Goodyear "Polyglas GT" tires, for a more OE look.
With the original-style updates, how's this car to drive? "The car is awesome," says Bryan. "With the five-speed in it, it's literally a pleasure. At 70 miles an hour, it's turning less than 2,500 rpm with 4.10 gears in back."
Does this mean that he's finished with this project? Maybe. "I'm currently very pleased with it, but I still have the itch to keep working on the car," says Bryan. "Now that I've dealt with the shaker hood itch, I have this yearning for a 416-inch stroker engine." He adds, "I really need to find a new project car for now, and let this one rest for a couple of years."
Another project car…like a companion TX9 'Cuda convertible?
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'70 Plymouth 'Cuda 340 hardtop
Owner: Bryan Webb
Bainbridge, Georgia
|Mopar Power
|Engine: Bryan had the numbers-matching block bored out .030-inch, and then he built it with a Mopar hydraulic camshaft, oiling system and "hidden" electronic ignition, rebuilt stock heads, a Carter AVS four-barrel on a stock cast iron intake, and stock 340 exhaust manifolds with an Accurate Exhaust Products repop exhaust system.
|Transmission: Bryan swapped in a Tremec 5-speed that replaced the original column-shifted 727.
|Rear: Restored original 83⁄4 with 4.10 gears
|Sure Grip
|Suspension: Restored original '70 'Cuda 340 (Front) Mopar Performance longitudinal torsion bars, sway bar, Mancini strut rods, and KYB shocks (Rear) Mopar leaf springs and KYB shocks
|Brakes: SSBC discs in front and restored OEM drums in back, with an SSBC dual-circuit master cylinder.
|Wheels/Tires: 15×7-inch Rallye wheels wear repop bias-ply Goodyear "Polyglas GT" F60-15 RWL tires.
|High Impact
|Paint/Body: Original all-steel '70 E-Body hardtop needed nothing more than new lower quarters welded on and an undercoating scrape-off by Bryan, then paint prep and two-stage PPG Deltron TX9 Black paint sprayed on by Haynes Auto Restoration, Dothan, Alabama. Later, Bryan added an N96 Shaker hood and scoop.
|Interior: Bryan restored it with Legendary seat covers and carpets by Auto Custom Carpets, while adding a Redline Gauge Works custom gauge cluster and keeping the original AM/8-track radio/tape player.


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There's a new breed of performer that's becoming a hot Hollywood commodity, and we're not talking about garrulous Chihuahuas.
Once largely shunned as pariahs by the entertainment industry, porn stars are turning up with increasing regularity on shopping-mall movie screens and in prime-time television shows, underscoring pornography's steady migration over the last three decades from the pop-culture margins to the mainstream.
Probably the most significant evidence of the trend so far is Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh's decision to cast Sasha Grey, a 20-year-old Sacramento native who began making hard-core movies when she was 18, in his upcoming feature film "The Girlfriend Experience." The movie is told from the perspective of a $10,000-a-night call girl. Grey has appeared in other non-pornographic films, including the Canadian low-budget horror flick "Smash Cut."
"She's really good, totally fearless, very smart," says the director of "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich," who finished shooting the film last week. "It certainly didn't seem like there was anything I could suggest that she couldn't handle."
The recent inroads made by porn into Hollywood are only one aspect of porn's broader effect on popular culture imagery, language, style and sensibility. Music videos teem with kama sutra-esque boasting and "is-it-real-or-isn't-it?" displays of bumping and grinding. Video games containing explicit sex scenes have been slapped with lawsuits and other restrictions to prevent them from falling into the hands of joystick-gripping adolescents.
Top adult performers such as Jenna Jameson have become household names, their pulchritudinous likenesses adorning everything from bestselling books to ski boards to bobble head dolls, and a new "rock opera" about the late "Deep Throat" star Linda Lovelace is currently playing at L.A.'s Hayworth Theatre.
Lesson from Paris
When "Deep Throat" was made in the early 1970s, porn was still considered too underground for the actors to use their real names. When the X-rated movie's director, Gerard Rocco Damiano (a.k.a. Jerry Gerard), died last month, Time magazine eulogized him at length, praising his smarts, ambition and personal decency while calling his movie "the 'Citizen Kane' of porn."
Fashion also is taking more aesthetic cues from porn, including the growing popularity of genital piercing and shaving, which was popularized by adult film actors. In May, Fox News' resident "sexpert," Yvonne K. Fulbright, made a reference to adult film while taking up the topic of genital grooming. "It's no longer simply a style concern for porn stars," she counseled, "it seems that everyone now -- guy or gal -- is giving at least some thought to pubic hair care."
Asked why adult stars have become more acceptable in Hollywood, Soderbergh cited the proliferation of Internet porn and the attitudinal sea change signified by the infamous bootleg video showing socialite Paris Hilton having sex with a paramour. In years past, such a tape likely would've destroyed reputations. Instead, it boosted Hilton's paparazzi profile.
"That changed everything," Soderbergh says. "Or it didn't change everything; it confirmed that everything had changed."
Grey isn't the only young adult-film performer gaining wider exposure in Hollywood these days. Katie Morgan, a business-savvy 28-year-old who has made dozens of adult films, is currently appearing in indie director Kevin Smith's R-rated slacker-cool comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which opened on Halloween to strong reviews. Distributed by Weinstein Co., the film stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as a pair of down-and-out platonic friends in suburban Pittsburgh who decide to make an amateur skin flick to pay off their debts. It appears likely to be Smith's most commercially successful film.
Prior to "Zack and Miri," Morgan made a brief appearance in an episode of the HBO dramatic comedy "Entourage." She is hoping to land more mainstream roles, partly, she says, to offset a recent drop-off in adult feature roles caused by the profusion of plotless, low-budget "gonzo" porn and Internet-based amateur sex sites that have taken a bite out of the adult-film industry.
Morgan sees porn's absorption into middle-class Americana as part of a larger demographic shift, as baby-boomer consumer tastes are usurped by those of a Generation X that grew up with easier access to triple-X product. "It's the old school moving in with the new school," she says. "All the way down to all my cousins, everybody I know of my generation is pretty open sexually. They talk about it, it's much more casual, it's not taboo the way it was."
Although "Zack and Miri" contains plenty of raunchy language, it contains no actual explicit sex scenes (although it does have several pretty convincing simulated ones). In addition to Morgan, the movie's cast includes adult actress Traci Lords, whose character, "Bubbles," enthusiastically lends her peculiar anatomical skills to Zack and Miri's cinematic enterprise.
Lords, one of porn's pioneering crossover performers, began making adult movies in the early 1980s, then graduated to commercial television roles, including episodes of "Married With Children" and "Roseanne." She also has landed numerous movie roles, including one as a seductive succubus in the Wesley Snipes vampire gore-a-thon "Blade."
Writer-director Smith says it was at Rogen's suggestion that he decided to cast adult-film actresses in Lords' and Morgan's roles in "Zack and Miri." "To be honest, those two characters don't have heavy lifting to do dialogue-wise." But there was some heavy lifting to do clothes-shedding wise, and with experienced, uninhibited adult performers on the set, Smith says, "there's no sort of, 'Gee, shucks, can you take your top off?' "
The establishment media's attitudes toward porn, including those of advertisers and journalists, obviously have grown a lot more tolerant or, some would say, prurient since Procter & Gamble dumped Marilyn Chambers as its Ivory Snow poster girl after she appeared en flagrante in "Behind the Green Door" in 1972. Besides Morgan and Lords, the roster of adult-film performers who've cracked the mainstream barrier includes the indefatigable Ron Jeremy, Nina Hartley ("Boogie Nights") and Chambers ("Rabid"), as well as Jameson ("Howard Stern's Private Parts"), author of the 2004 autobiography "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star," which spent six weeks on the New York Times' bestsellers list.
As pornography has evolved from a shadowy racket to a multibillion-dollar global industry based in San Fernando Valley office blocks, top porn stars become just one more celebrity life form among many: dishing behind-the-scenes gossip on talk radio, dashing off autographs for besotted trade-show fans and generally marketing themselves as aggressively as any NBA MVP or "American Idol" champ. "Adult actors and actresses are a part of pop culture now," says Paul Fishbein, publisher of the industry trade journal Adult Video News. "It's a little bit natural that some of the more talented people like Katie Morgan and Sasha Grey would have an opportunity to flash a bit more of their acting muscle."
At a recent press round table to promote "Zack and Miri," the 26-year-old Rogen, an actor and writer who made his name in racy but sweet-natured Judd Apatow comedies such as "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," cracked that he hadn't made any films without real porn stars in them.
" 'Pineapple Express' is the only movie I've done without porn stars in it," Rogen said. He added, with a touch of the comic hyperbole that is his public default mode: "They're like a director of photography to me, someone you need on set to make the movie."
Not to worry, Meryl
Still, adult stars who make the leap to major-studio roles remain relatively rare. And given the minimal acting chops required for most triple-X portrayals, it's doubtful that Meryl Streep or Daniel Day-Lewis will be placing panicky phone calls to their agents or looking over their shoulders any time soon.
And although porn has pushed the envelope of mainstream acceptability, Hollywood so far has resisted incorporating explicit sex scenes into its movies, as is more common in European cinema. "Adult's never going to be mainstream in the true sense of the word," Fishbein says. "I don't think you're going to see hard-core sex scenes in movies that Paramount and 20th Century Fox are releasing."
Rather than providing a new showcase for hard-core sex, per se, Smith thinks that movies by directors like himself and Apatow are recapturing some of the free-for-all comic and satirical attitude that pervaded porn 30 years ago.
"Back in the early days of porn, all the porn had a sense of humor to it, very bawdy, very winky, almost vaudevillian," he says. "It feels to me like the sense of humor has seeped out of porn. Audiences want to go straight to the action."
In these latter days of porn, mainstream filmmakers probably don't have to worry about vice squad raids anymore. But they do have to worry about what still is the dirtiest word in Hollywood: failure. "If it dies at the box office," Smith says of "Zack and Miri," "I don't think we'll see another porn-related comedy for a long time."


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LEICESTER — Vermont State Police on Wednesday, July 29, cited a Leicester man for possession of more than a half-pound of marijuana and reckless endangerment, following an investigation at a home off Delorm Road.
This week's writer is Christopher L. Mason, school resource officer for Middlebury.
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ADDISON COUNTY — State police are investigating burglaries at the elementary schools in Starksboro and Lincoln that occurred over the long Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend in which thousands of dollars of electronics were stolen.
Police said someone broke into Lincoln Community School and Robinson Elementary in Starksboro sometime between Jan. 17 and 20.
Editor's note: The following letter was sent to Mount Abraham Union High School student Abby Boss in reaction to the article she wrote ("Battle with Heroin Hits Home, Calls for Prevention") for the school's Bird's Eyepublication, which ran in the Nov. 13 edition of the Independent. It is printed here with permission.
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Chase L. Gallison, 23, of Ferrisburgh is answering to charges of driving under the influence of drugs; possession of under 200 milligrams of heroin; and possession of a depressant/stimulant/narcotic.
BRISTOL — Bristol police on Friday morning arrested four people on drug charges during a bust that also netted more than $4,000 in cash and thousands of bags of heroin.
Bristol Police Department Chief Kevin Gibbs said he believes the operation dealt a "significant hit" to a large, out-of-state drug operation. He added that in recent years he has seen a pattern of out-of-state dealers come to Bristol to operate.
MIDDLEBURY — The Turning Point Center of Addison County in Middlebury gave out 69 free Narcan emergency kits to a total of 29 people seeking to have the substance handy for a friend or loved one at risk of overdosing on opiates.
MIDDLEBURY — The call came in at around 11 a.m. this past Friday. A local man traveling in a car headed down Route 7 South in Middlebury was overdosing on heroin. He needed help. Fast.
Middlebury Regional EMS and Middlebury police sped down the highway and intercepted the vehicle near Martin's Hardware. Rescue officials loaded him into an ambulance and made a beeline for Porter Hospital.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Fentanyl is being sold and packaged as heroin and state officials say just a few grains of the pure drug "can stop your breathing and kill."
The Vermont State Police issued a statement Feb. 5 urging Vermonters not to inject fentanyl, or any other drug that has not been prescribed by a doctor.
ADDISON COUNTY – Health and public safety officials are warning heroin users that product sold as heroin and packaged in the same manner as heroin may instead contain pure fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin.
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Physical Sciences
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June 2007
Ammonia Molecules Straighten Up
New results shed light on origin of hydrogen bonding in ammonia
At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Southern California, scientists determined that ammonia clusters are held together by classical linear hydrogen bonds. Enlarged View
Results: While the bouncing and jostling behavior of collections of water molecules has been understood for some time now, scientists have just established that ammonia, thought to behave differently, has the same characteristics with water in the bonding of adjacent molecules.
Since the mid-1980s, scientists have argued whether or not an ammonia molecule forms a linear hydrogen bond with another ammonia molecule or it is involved in a more complex arrangement. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Southern California have determined that ammonia clusters are held together by classical linear hydrogen bonds. Ammonia is composed of a nitrogen atom with three smaller hydrogen atoms bonded to it. An ammonia cluster is a number of ammonia molecules held together by hydrogen bonds, a kind of interaction that is weaker than conventional chemical bonds.
As PNNL's Sotiris Xantheas explained, "Unlike water, which requires consideration beyond pairs of molecules, ammonia's interactions are dominated by mainly the pairs."
While ammonia gas and liquid behavior is dominated by the interactions between pairs of molecules, the main building block for solid ammonia is a trimer, three molecules arranged in an acute triangle. In contrast, in liquid water or ice, three adjacent water molecules form obtuse or more open triangles.
Why it matters: Hydrogen bonds and the networks they form play an important role in understanding and controlling processes from refining crude oil to metabolizing proteins. Understanding the basic properties of different archetypal hydrogen bonds, such as the ones in water and ammonia clusters, could lead to critical insights in catalysis, fate and transport of contaminants and biological function.
Methods: Using highly refined experimental methods and a solid understanding of chemical theory, the research team performed an elegant series of experiments. At the University of Southern California, researchers placed two to four molecules of ammonia inside a droplet of helium kept at near absolute zero or -459°F. The researchers used the boiling of the helium atoms from the droplet caused by the absorption of laser light to obtain detailed spectra.
At PNNL, researchers calculated the structures and fully anharmonic vibrational spectra for the ammonia clusters of various sizes that were probed in the experimental studies. These calculations aided in the assignment of the experimental spectra to specific arrangements between the ammonia molecules in a specific cluster.
After careful analysis, the research team determined that an ammonia molecule forms a nearly linear hydrogen bond with another ammonia molecule and that additional hydrogen bonds with another ammonia molecules do not perturb this pattern. Based on the rigor of the experiments and the computed detailed spectral data, the researchers believe that cyclic trimer is a main building block of solid ammonia.
What's next: With this joint research completed, the scientists plan to apply their techniques and experience to address other challenges in the area of hydrogen bonded clusters.
Acknowledgments: DOE's Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences and the National Science Foundation funded this work.
Reference: MN Slipchenko, BG Sartakov, and AF Vilesov, SS Xantheas, "Study of NH Stretching Vibrations in Small Ammonia Clusters by Infrared Spectroscopy in He Droplets and ab Initio Calculations", Roger E. Miller Memorial Issue, Journal of Physical Chemistry Part A, vol. 111, pp. 7460-7471 (2007).


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Currently I need to have a program running all the time, but when the server is rebooted I need to manually run the program. And sometimes I'm not available when that happens.
I can't use a normal configuration to restart my program when the server is starting because I don't have root access and the administrator don't want to install it.


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While there is a lot of concern over the security of IT equipment within the enterprise, the landscape of networked computing devices is still much more diverse than people realize.
In fact, a new survey of 15,000 IT and business professionals conducted by Mocana, a provider of security software for embedded systems, finds that while there is more awareness of these issues than ever in the wake of some high-profile attacks such as Stuxnet, most IT organizations are not doing a lot to protect these vulnerable systems.
As a result, most of the survey respondents said it's only a matter of time before something major happens in their industry.
Seven Sexy Smartphones This latest batch of smartphones calls attention to glasses-free 3D technology, front- and rear-facing cameras and Snapdragon processors.
Why IT Projects Fail Recognize the early warning signs of imminent project failure.
2011 Salary Negotiation Tactics Experts offer key pointers on approaching the subject of salary as the economy evolves in 2011.
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Python Trademark At Risk In Europe: Python Software Foundation Appeals For Help
from the whoops,-that-was-careless dept
The open source programming language Python -- named after the British comedy series "Monty Python" -- became popular in the 1990s, along with two other languages beginning with "P": Perl and PHP. Later, they formed a crucial part of the famous "LAMP" stack -- the GNU/Linux operating system + Apache Web server + MySQL database + Python/Perl/PHP as scripting languages -- that underpinned many of the most successful startups from this time.
Today, Python is used by some of the biggest names in computing, including Google, so you might assume things like trademarks were sorted out years ago. But this posting by Van Lindberg, Chairman of the Python Software Foundation, reveals that's not the case everywhere:
There is a company in the UK that is trying to trademark the use of the term "Python" for all software, services, servers... pretty much anything having to do with a computer. Specifically, it is the company that got a hold on the python.co.uk domain 13 years ago. At that time we weren't looking a lot at trademark issues, and so we didn't get that domain.
Given the rather unplanned way that free software projects have arisen and grown, it's perhaps not such a surprise that crucial domains and trademarks weren't always applied for in every jurisdiction -- after all, coders just want to code, and open source projects generally don't have any resources to pay someone to handle all the boring legal stuff. And so it often gets neglected, as here. Lindberg explains why that wasn't a problem until now:
This hasn't been an issue since then because the python.co.uk domain has, for most of its life, just forwarded its traffic on to the parent companies, veber.co.uk and pobox.co.uk. Unfortunately, Veber has decided that they want to start using the name "Python" for their server products.
That would obviously represent a real problem for the Python language there. The Python Software Foundation is therefore opposing the community trademark application, and submitting its own. But to succeed, it needs evidence that it has been using the name for many years, and should therefore be granted the trademark. Here's what it would like:
We contacted the owners of python.co.uk repeatedly and tried to discuss the matter with them. They blew us off and responded by filing the community trademark application claiming the exclusive right to use "Python" for software, servers, and web services -- everywhere in Europe.
According to our London counsel, some of the best pieces of evidence we can submit to the European trademark office are official letters from well-known companies "using PYTHON branded software in various member states of the EU" so that we can "obtain independent witness statements from them attesting to the trade origin significance of the PYTHON mark in connection with the software and related goods/services." We also need evidence of use throughout the EU.
The post goes on to list a variety of ways in which Python users, particularly those in Europe, can help bolster the Python Software Foundation's case and obtain the trademark in question. The good news is that communities based around free software like Python are likely to have a huge pool of people willing and able to help in these circumstances by providing evidence that throughout Europe, and for over two decades, "Python" has always meant the free software language. However, to avoid similar incidents, and similar mad rushes to gather the required evidence, it would probably be a good idea if other open source projects checked that they had registered all the obvious Web sites and trademarks.
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Lonely Mountain
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|Lonely Mountain
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|North of Esgaroth, west of the Iron Hills
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Lonely Mountain, or Erebor, was a mountain in the north-east of Rhovanion. It was the source of the river Running, and a major Dwarven stronghold at the end of the Third Age and well into the Fourth.
Founding and early history
With the awakening of Durin's Bane in the capital of Khazad-dûm, Thráin the Old, with those who would follow him, established residence in the Lonely Mountain in T.A. 1999. Under Thráin's rule the Arkenstone was discovered, and many riches were mined from its depths; After Thráin's death and his son Thorin I had ruled for ten years, he abandoned the Mountain in T.A. 2210 for the Grey Mountains; where his people were now gathering.
The mountain is speculated to have remained an active colony during this abandonment, yet its status as capital city was transferred to the Ered Mithrin. However in the later years they were involved in the War of the Dwarves and Dragons, and the Ered Mithrin was sacked by a Cold Drake. Grór, younger son of Dáin I, established a kindgom in the Iron Hills. Splitting from his brother, in T.A. 2590 the now king Thrór led a group back to the Lonely Mountain. Under Thrór's rule the Lonely Mountain once again became the capital of Durin's folk and they prospered.
It wasn't long before the great dragon Smaug heard of their great wealth, and one day decided to take their treasure for himself. In the year T.A. 2770 Smaug descended on the mountain in a ball of fire. He killed a large amount of the Dwarves living in the mountain. Most of the survivors fled to the Iron Hills, others went with the royal family into exile, and some may have simply went their own way.
The Lonely Mountain was empty for over two hundred years, save the ever vigilant Smaug who slept in the inner most chamber on a great pile of wealth. But while Durin's folk wandered from the mountain to Dunland to the northern Blue Mountains, they ever longed for the halls of the Lonely Mountain.
The Quest of Erebor and restoration
It wasn't until Thrór's grandson Thorin II Oakenshield met the Wizard Gandalf that the hopes of retaking the Lonely Mountain seemed possible. Indeed in the year T.A. 2941 with Gandalf's council, king Thorin and a small company of friends and family actually made it to the Lonely Mountain. After the Dragon Smaug had realized that the Dwarves had been helped by the Men of Dale he went to their town of Esgaroth intent on destroying them, only to be killed by a man named Bard. With the help of a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins Thorin and company were able to retake the city and the treasure, therefore allowing Thorin to proclaim himself King under the Mountain. But after refusing to give any of the treasure to the Men of Esgaroth, and the Elves of Mirkwood, the mountain and the Dwarves and Hobbit in it were put under a bloodless siege.
Things nearly came to blows when Thorin's cousin Dáin Ironfoot (Grór's grandson) arrived as aid to his kinsman and nearly went to battle against the besiegers. But Gandalf interceded and warned them all of a great host of Orcs and Wargs coming to take the mountain. So the Elves, Men, and Dwarves made an alliance, and fought a bloody battle against their foes in the valley before the gate. In the end the defenders were victorious against the Orcs and Wargs, but king Thorin was mortally wounded and his nephews were both killed in the battle. After Thorin's death Dáin was made king of Durin's folk and of the mountain. Finally, after so many years of longing, the Longbeards could return to the Lonely Mountain.
Prosperity and the War of the Ring
Under Dáin's rule the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain became very rich and prosperous and the Lonely Mountain was restored to its original greatness.
Many years later, during the War of the Ring, conflict broke out between Dale and the East and eventually Men and Dwarves retreated into the mountain. King Brand and King Dáin were killed at its very gates. The Dwarves and Men held out for several days until word reached the ears of the Easterlings that the great hosts of Sauron in the south had been defeated in the Battle of the Morannon. With this news fear fell on the besiegers. When the besieged saw this they came forth from the Lonely Mountain, and attacked their enemy driving them from Dale across the Running.
Little is known of the reign of Thorin III Stonehelm, other than his people helping rebuild the cities of Gondor and the fortress of Helm's Deep, and part of his people moving to the Glittering Caves.
The Lonely Mountain was possibly 3,500 feet tall, as it was snowcapped at spring. Geologically, it was rich in metals and jewels.[1]
The mountain was star-shaped with six ridges radiating as spurs from the peak.
The south-western spur contained Ravenhill housing a Dwarven guard-post. Between the two western spurs was a narrow vale which was the exit of the Back Door, behind an overhanging cliff. Rough steps ascended to the top of the southern ridge along a narrow ledge turning east behind a boulder into a steep bay.
Inside, the mountain was dug with passages and tunnels leading to cellars and halls and mansions such as the great chamber of Thrór near the Front Gate. A secret tunnel led to the "bottommost cellar"
The main entrance into the mountain was the Gate of Erebor on the south side, opening onto a valley between two great spurs of the mountain. At the end of the southwestern spur was Ravenhill, where there was a lookout post. The River Running sprang from beneath the mountain and issued from the Front Gate, forming a waterfall that fell into the valley below.
Inside the gate was a broad paved road that went alongside the river in a wide curve leading into the mountain. Not very far from the entrance was the Great Chamber of Thrór where feasts and councils were held.
In the Lower Halls, there was a vast chamber called the Great Hall of Thráin at the root of the mountain. From there a secret passageway led to a hidden door in the western side of the mountain. The Back Door was invisible from the outside except on Durin's Day, when the light of the setting sun would reveal the keyhole.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, passim.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Many Meetings
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Council of Elrond
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, passim.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: III Durin's Folk
- J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, The Quest of Erebor
- J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth