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Norbert studied law and was a social worker in Berlin. He worked on the Kindertransport (Children's Transport) program, arranging to send Jewish children from Europe to Great Britain. His parents, who also lived in Berlin, were deported in December 1942. Norbert, his wife, and their child were deported to Auschwitz in March 1943. He was separated from his wife and child, and sent to the Buna works near Auschwitz III (Monowitz) for forced labor. Norbert survived the Auschwitz camp, and was liberated by US forces in Germany in May 1945.
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Back in September, the Methodist conference and retreat center in Haywood County banned feeding ducks and geese to hopefully reduce the out-of-control waterfowl population. Despite the popular pasttime of tossing bread to Junaluska's droves of ducks, the human food source had led to a population explosion. They had all but taken over the shoreline and often blocked walking paths.
"It got to where you almost had to shoo them out of the way to get through," said Don Bishop, a Lake Junaluska resident who walks the lake a few times a week.
Bishop said that he supports the new policy because it will help keep the waterfowl wild. The waterfowl came to rely on the yearlong source of food, and rather than migrate, they stuck around. When they had babies, the ducklings and goslings would stay, too.
"I think it is not helpful for the animals. They are supposed to be wild," Bishop said.
Although Lake employees haven't done an official count, a visual check of the lake shows a marked decline in the number of geese and ducks. Lake walkers will also note more grassy shorelines and far less feces on the paths.
"It is a difference. It's a huge difference," said Buddy Young, director of Public Works for Lake Junaluska Assembly, adding that he has seen two collections of about a dozen Canada geese that still inhabit a small area of the lake.
It isn't exactly clear what happened to all the waterfowl though. Did they just fly off, or did they die from a lack of food?
"I found it hard to think that they would just leave that way, but I don't know. They're just not there," said Don Hendershot, a well-known WNC naturalist and expert bird watcher who makes birding rounds at Lake Junaluska frequently.
Lake employees posted signs all around the lake informing people of the feeding ban and have noticed that for the most part, people follow the rules.
"It's doing pretty well. Most of the folks around here seem to be supportive of it," said Young. "We do have people who come up and feed the ducks right in front of the sign."
Young said he only hears reports of people feeding the waterfowl "every once in a while."
In those cases, security guards who patrol the lake and the neighborhoods surrounding it give the offenders a flier explaining the reason for the ban.
The food of choice for many is white bread, which for waterfowl is tantamount to candy. The sugary carbohydrates can lead to obesity and malnutrition in ducks and geese. Plus, as birds migrate into the area, they may choose to stay once they see the bounty of bread available to them, which goes against their migratory nature.
The pamphlet also talks about how an abundance of waterfowl spreads disease, and how, since they had grown accustom to humans, they become aggressive. No one has been hurt, but it can still be dangerous and scary for children, who often stand about eye level with the larger geese. The change in the Lake's protocol seems to have helped that.
"The geese don't seem to be as aggressive around people because they don't expect to be fed," Bishop said.
About three years ago, Lake Junaluska bought a dog to herd geese and ducks off the grounds surrounding the lake, but that alone did little to contain the population of waterfowl — hence the need for the ban, Young said.


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The 2011 NEC and Information Technology Equipment
Understanding changes to the 2011 National Electrical Code for information technology spaces per Article 645
Mar 1, 2012Stephen W. McCluer, APC by Schneider Electric, and Dr. Stanley Kaufman, CableSafe, Inc. and the Communications Cable & Connectivity Association | Electrical Construction and Maintenance
Information technology equipment (ITE) consumes approximately 4% of all electric power in the world. In fact, most businesses cannot exist without ITE. When it comes to working in spaces that contain this type of equipment, many electrical designers and installers have been tripped up on what Code rules apply. In 2011, the National Electrical Code (NEC) introduced some major changes for areas identified as ITE spaces per Art. 645. Key changes to be noted in this version of the NEC include:
It is now explicitly clear that use of Art. 645 is optional.
New terms and definitions are introduced.
Some relaxation of building wiring requirements are permitted when certain conditions are met.
In order to comply with the way the NEC handles requirements for communications circuits, Art. 645 distinguishes between ITE and telecommunications equipment in the same room.
When the operations are considered "critical," flexibility in the design of controls for disconnecting means [frequently termed emergency power off (EPO)] are permitted.
The types of cables permitted in an ITE space are easily identified.
Other sections of the NEC that apply to ITE are identified.
Optional use of Art. 645
Section 90.3 clearly states that Articles appearing in Chapters 5 through 7 apply to special occupancies, special equipment, or other special conditions — and are meant to supplement the general rules in Chapters 1 through 4. This distinction could have been missed in Art. 645 prior to 2011 because it stated, "This article shall applyprovided all of the following conditions are met." A
common misinterpretation of the Code (because of the use of the word "shall" was, "I see a room full of ITE stuff; therefore, the room needs to meet all of these conditions."
The correct interpretation is that Art. 645 cannot be used unless everything on the list of conditions is met. In 2011, this ambiguity was corrected. Now the Code states, "This article shall be permitted to provide alternate wiring methods to the provisions of Chapters 1 through 4 for power wiring…" (and other identified chapters for signaling wiring and optical fiber cabling).
The list of conditions that must be met in order to apply Art. 645 was expanded in 645.4 from five to six, and is summarized as follows:
1. A disconnecting means must be provided per 645.10(A) or (B).
2. There must be an HVAC system dedicated to the space, or there must be smoke/fire dampers to seal the room in the event of fire.
3. All of the ITE and communications equipment installed in the room must be listed.
4. The room can only be occupied by, and accessible to, qualified personnel.
5. The room must be separated from other occupancies by fire-resistant-rated walls, floors, and ceilings with protected openings.
6. Only electrical equipment and wiring associated with the operation of the ITE can be installed.
One of the main reasons an owner would want a data center classified as an ITE space under Art. 645 is to get the relaxation permitted for certain listed under-floor power supply cables in 645.5(E). Historically, ITE spaces have been identified by a raised floor, which has been used both for cooling and for running interconnecting cables between ITE-listed power distribution units (PDUs) and IT equipment (which can be 50 ft or more away from the PDU). ITE (such as a server) is usually plugged into a listed rack-mounted power strip, which then plugs via an attachment cord into a connector or outlet box under the floor. Such boxes or enclosures can now be either metallic or nonmetallic.
Table 645.5 identifies the types of plenum, riser, and general-purpose cables permitted under raised floor, generally for signaling purposes. 645.5(E)(3) specifically permits the supply cords of listed ITE to plug into the connectors, boxes, or enclosures under the floor, even though the cords are not "plenum rated." Per 645.5(B)(1), supply cords can be no longer than 15 ft long. In addition, 645.5(F) says the following cable types do not have to be secured in place when listed as part of, or for, IT equipment:
Power cables
Communications cables
Connecting cables
Interconnecting cables
Associated boxes, plugs and receptacles
This gives the user a lot of flexibility in adding or removing cables.
Article 645 does not include requirements for cables that are run overhead. Power cables are typically run in cable trays. Signaling cables (including optical fiber cables) are typically run in cable trays or in cable routing assemblies. The Table (click here to seeTable) identifies additional requirements for using Art. 645.
New Terms and Definitions
ITE had never actually been defined, despite being the title of Art. 645. ITE is:
Rated 600VAC or less.
Normally found in offices or other business establishments and similar environments.
Used for creation and manipulation of data, voice, video, and similar signals that are not communications equipment (defined in Art. 100).
Not used to process communications circuits (defined in 800.2).
"Zone" was used in the 2008 edition, but was not defined. A zone is "a physically identifiable area (such as barriers or separation by distance) within an ITE room, with dedicated power and cooling systems for the ITE room or systems." The intent is to ensure the ability to remove electrical energy and prevent the spread of smoke. Some hot-aisle or cold-aisle containment systems or containerized "pods" might meet the definition.
"Remote disconnect control" was added to distinguish between the "control" (such as a push button) that had previously been required by the principal exit doors and the disconnect device itself, which might actually be in another space (such as a shunt trip operator on a feeder circuit breaker in an upstream switchboard). It is defined in 645.2 as: "An electric device and circuit that controls a disconnecting means through a relay or equivalent device."
"Critical operations data system" is a new term introduced to explain when remote disconnecting means are not required per 645.10(B). It is ITE equipment that requires continuous operation for reasons of public safety, emergency management, national security, or business continuity. Such a determination will likely be made by an emergency management director or a similar person rather than the electrical inspector, but with the AHJ's approval.
"Uninterruptible power supply" is usually associated with ITE and is mentioned in Art. 645. However, because the term is also used in other Articles in the NEC, it is defined in Art. 100 as a device that "provides AC power to a load for some period of time in the event of a power failure." An informational note adds that it may also provide a more constant supply of voltage and frequency.
Abandoned cable — The 2008 NEC defined abandoned supply circuits and interconnecting cables as any that are not terminated at equipment and not identified for future use with a tag. However, 645.3(F) and (G) point to other articles that have similar restrictions for abandoned signal cables (Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC) as well as optical fiber cables and communications cables.
Cable protection — 645.5(D) requires that supply circuits and interconnecting cables, when exposed to physical damage, must be protected. For example, cables cannot be dragged over the top of other cables. Excess cable length cannot lie on the floor. Under-floor cables may be required to be run in raceway (for example, liquid-tight flexible conduit).
Disconnecting means — The requirement for, and purpose of, a disconnecting means, which is universally referred to outside of the NEC as emergency power off (EPO), has long been a contentious requirement in Art. 645, because, according to data gathered from AFCOM, the UpTime Institute, and other industry studies, it has been shown to cause almost 10 times more data center disruptions than legitimate use of the disconnecting means. Unplanned IT operations shutdown can be devastating to a business or operation. Common causes include human error, faulty wiring, deliberate sabotage, and shorts during maintenance. The purpose of a disconnecting means is to allow a firefighter to de-energize a system when there is an electrical fire. Recognizing that an unplanned loss of computer room operation could sometimes be life-threatening, 645.10 now states, "The disconnecting means shall be implemented by either (A) or (B)."
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Option A is similar to the requirements in the 2008 NEC. The newly defined remote disconnect controls "shall be located at approved locations readily accessible in case of fire to authorized personnel and emergency responders." Each control station, which can be one or more switches, must shut down power to the ITE equipment and to the HVAC system in the entire room or in designated zones. 645.5(A)(4) permits means to prevent accidental operation. Instead of being
located next to principal exits, the controls can be anywhere inside or outside of the ITE room that is acceptable to the AHJ and IT manager. One example is where controls are located in a continuously staffed security center.
Option B says that remote disconnect controls are not required for critical operations data systems, as previously defined, but additional requirements must be met:
An approved procedure for removing power and air movement within the room or zonequalified personnel available 24/7 to meet emergency responders and advise them of disconnecting methods.
Smoke-sensing fire detection system in place.
Approved fire suppression system in place that is suitable for the application (i.e., electrical equipment).
Signaling cables under the floor and exposed to airflow (i.e., not in raceway) must comply with identified sections of the Code for listed plenum cables (CL2P, CL3P, OFNP, OFCP, CMP, and CATVP).
It is still necessary to remove electrical energy to turn a class C fire into a class A fire so that it can be safely extinguished. The difference is that now it can be done in a manner that will minimize the effect on the IT operation.
The Code does not require that all electricity be removed in the IT equipment room. Equipment useful for firefighting or life safety, such as lighting systems, can remain energized, as can the feeders to the distribution equipment (e.g., PDU input feeders).
Power distribution unit (PDU) — The 2011 NEC formalized a tentative interim amendment (TIA) that had been added to the 2008 edition to allow multiple panelboards within a single cabinet. PDUs are typically listed as ITE equipment that provides branch circuit protection to multiple bays of rack-mounted modules via interconnect cables.
Engineering supervision — In a nod to the multiple levels of "design margin" typically applied to feeder circuit calculations based on equipment nameplate ratings, 645.25 now permits an engineered alternative to the load calculations required by Parts III and IV of Art. 220. Calculations can now be performed by qualified persons under engineering supervision. This alternative allows customized load calculations based on how the equipment is actually being used.
Convergence vs. Separation of IT and Communications Equipment
The definition of ITE says that it is used to create and manipulate data, voice, video, and similar signals that are not communications equipment and do not process communications circuits. Chapter 8 covers communications systems, and Art. 800 covers communications circuits.
Additional conditions for wiring under a raised floor and for designating a space as a Critical Operation Data System.
Today, it is almost impossible to look at a piece of ITE and know what its function is. When a piece of equipment performs both IT and communications functions (for example, voice over Internet) the equipment is classified as communications equipment, and the provisions of Art. 800 apply to the signaling circuits. The power wiring is covered by Art. 645. The term "information and communications technology equipment (ICTE)," although widely used in the industry, is not recognized in the NEC. The Figure illustrates how these separate functions overlap.
Other Articles
As mentioned earlier, Art. 645 does not exclude provisions in the rest of the Code. 645.3(A) through (G) includes cross-references to other applicable sections of the code that still apply to an ITE space, including:
penetration of the fire-resistant boundary
ceiling cavity plenums
grounding of optical cables
electrical classification of data circuits
fire alarm equipment
communications equipment
CATV equipment
Information technology changes at mind-boggling speed. The revisions in the 2011 NEC are the most significant to date in trying to make electrical and fire safety keep pace with the rate of technological change — and to acknowledge how deeply integrated ITE is in our daily lives.


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A website for individuals researching their genealogy in the Southeast USA, including a mailing list, a webring for genealogy-related websites, related links, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames (coming soon with search capability!).
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Coaching in the SEC means taking home some of the biggest paychecks in college football — and managing some of the greatest expectations in the sport.
The Southeastern Conference will play for its seventh consecutive national title this year. As the championship total has increased, so has the pressure to win.
Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee fired their coaches this year. No other league has dismissed more than two coaches thus far.
"This league, it's a different world," Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said.
This marks the first time the SEC's had as many as four coaching changes in one year since 2004. Before then, the last time the SEC had four vacancies in one season was 1961.
Kentucky went out and tapped Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops. He replaces Joker Phillips, who posted a 13-24 record in three years.
Tennessee, Auburn and Arkansas are still looking.
Derek Dooley was let go at Tennessee after he went 15-21 in three seasons. Auburn's Gene Chizik, who owned a 33-19 record in four seasons, was fired just two years after leading the Tigers to a national title. Arkansas announced John L. Smith wouldn't return after he led the Razorbacks to a 4-8 mark in one season as an interim coach in place of Bobby Petrino.
"There seems to be a lot more pressure on winning and winning quickly," Vanderbilt athletic director David Williams said. "I think if you go way back, probably not that far back, people were generally going to give people four, five years. But I don't think that's the case anymore."
SEC schools aren't alone in that regard.
Jon Embree played for Colorado, but that didn't stop the Buffaloes from firing him after he went 4-21 in two years. Southern Mississippi dumped Ellis Johnson on Tuesday after just one disastrous season, as the Golden Eagles went from 12-2 in 2011 to 0-12 this year.
Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said the college football landscape has changed considerably. He posted a 152-52 record and won one national title in 17 seasons with the Volunteers before getting fired in 2008.
"There's a tremendous amount of financial pressure on athletic directors coming from all directions, from coaches wanting bigger and better facilities, fans wanting more and more wins, and donors wanting more return for their investment," he said.
That investment is particularly high in the SEC.
According to the USA Today database of coaching salaries released last week, four of the nation's eight highest-paid coaches this year were from the SEC: Alabama's Nick Saban, LSU's Les Miles, South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Chizik. And Miles just got a raise. He agreed to a contract extension with LSU on Wednesday that will pay him around $4.3 million annually.
SEC coaches are even paid handsomely to go away.
Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee are paying a combined $15 million in buyouts just to get rid of their head coaches.
But the big contracts come with big demands.
"It's probably more highlighted in the SEC," ESPN analyst and former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said. "It's all about money. As coaches' salaries increase, the tolerance for losing decreases. The salaries are higher in the SEC typically — not always, but generally it's one of the highest-paying conferences — and one with the least tolerance level if you don't win."
That environment could affect what types of coaches are willing to pursue an SEC job.
"You do know the expectations around here at Tennessee, at Auburn and at Arkansas, I think people hiring you are expecting you to compete for a national championship," said Gary Danielson, the analyst for SEC games on CBS. "You don't have to win it every year, but you better be able to compete. So if you're going to leave a cozy job, you'd better know what you're getting into."
Hart considers that a selling point.
"This is the ultimate challenge, which competitors embrace," Hart said. "This is the ultimate challenge, for a football coach to come into this league. If you're a competitor and you want to prove your worth, come into the Southeastern Conference.
Come to the University of Tennessee. You'll get that opportunity."
Kentucky didn't waste much time filling its vacancy.
Stoops was hired three days after Phillips' tenure officially ended with a 37-17 loss at Tennessee. Although his Florida State defense has allowed the second-fewest yards of any Football Bowl Subdivision team, Stoops has no previous head coaching experience and has never before worked at an SEC school.
Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee figure to take more time and pursue bigger names with head coaching experience and/or ties to the SEC. Hart called previous head coaching experience "critically important" and said he wanted somebody who "knows the difficulty of climbing the ladder in the SEC and can appreciate and identify what that takes."
All three current SEC openings are at high-profile programs. Auburn captured a national title just two years ago. Tennessee won the 1998 national championship and collected at least eight wins every year from 1989 to 2004. Arkansas was ranked as high as eighth early this year.
Yet all three programs are coming off losing seasons. Any coach wondering whether to seek one of these jobs may want to heed the advice Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs offered during the news conference announcing Chizik's firing.
"Those that are faint of heart, they need not get in line," Jacobs said.
High expectations produce high turnover in SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Coaching in the SEC means taking home some of the biggest paychecks in college football — and managing some of the greatest expectations in the sport.


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By WILLIAM FOREMAN
Associated Press Writer
GUANGZHOU, China - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.
The 19-year-old saw nothing that interested him.
"I wouldn't want to do any of these jobs," he said. "The pay is too low, and there's no chance of advancement. You'd just be stuck there."
Chen is part of the reason many factory bosses in southern China's Pearl River Delta - the nation's biggest manufacturing base - are complaining about a severe shortage of workers. Their anxiety runs particularly high at this time of year, because migrant workers have just spent a few weeks in their home provinces for the Lunar New Year and may not return to their jobs.
There are many reasons for the worker shortage in once-booming coastal regions like the Pearl River Delta. Farm-friendly policies are keeping many people on the land, while other migrants are finding jobs closer to home as poor interior provinces become more prosperous. Infrastructure projects funded by China's massive economic stimulus package have also attracted workers.
But another key reason is the changing labor force: More than half of China's working-age population is made up of laborers such as Chen, young people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Their attitudes and expectations are vastly different from those of their parents, who hunkered down on assembly lines for little pay and helped turn China into a manufacturing juggernaut. Many younger workers won't do the sweatshop jobs their parents did. They grew up with greater prosperity in families limited by the one-child policy. They are more used to getting their way.
"It's true that we're less willing to eat bitterness," Chen said with a chuckle, using a popular Chinese phrase for enduring hardship. "We're better educated. We know we have rights. Times have changed."
A skinny man with a Bruce Lee-style hairdo and spiky sideburns, Chen comes from a village outside the city of Shaoguan, in the less developed part of northern Guangdong province. He went to a vocational high school and got his first job two years ago in the city of Shenzhen, earning 800 yuan ($120) a month at a factory that made satellite dishes. After a few months, he quit to work at an auto parts plant in nearby Dongguan city for 1,000 yuan a month.
"The conditions in those factories was awful," he said. "We got paid a fixed salary and couldn't earn overtime."
Chen said his dream is to work for a company that offers him a future. He wants to build on his technical skills in a stable position that allows him to advance each year.
Officials have been denying that there is a serious labor shortage. The issue was raised during the ongoing meetings of the national legislature, the National People's Congress, in Beijing. A top union official from Guangdong told reporters large companies and those with good working conditions weren't facing shortages.
"Only small and medium-size companies are having difficulties recruiting people," said the union official, Deng Weilong. "We are asking small- and medium-size companies to create a good work environment."
Many factories are apparently getting the message. Wages have risen by 10 percent recently in the Pearl River Delta, according to a survey released this month by Stephen Green and Kelvin Lau, economists at Standard Chartered.
The salary hikes are unlikely to lift the prices of Chinese exports high enough to make factories in the U.S. and the rest of the West more competitive. Chinese factories tend to slice profit margins to hold on to market share. They may also cut production costs by automating or moving to interior provinces where labor is cheaper.
For Chinese workers, a bigger paycheck might inspire them to shop more, which could be good news for Western companies trying to sell more to Chinese consumers.
For Chen, salaries are still too low.
"It's my understanding that our wages are the lowest in the world," he said. "Jobs are easy to find here, but good ones are rare."
American David Levy, who runs a factory making electric cables in Dongguan, has witnessed the generational shift in China's work force. He described the first waves of migrants, who planned to send most of their money home and eventually return to their village to build a house.
"Fifteen years ago, the expectation was: a place to work, a salary and then they didn't care much about anything else. Life was just going to suck for a couple of years," he said.
Photos of his factory workers from five years ago document the generational change. None show workers with the wild mop-top hairstyles that are popular now, he said.
"Their demeanor is also different," Levy added. "They can actually look the boss in the eye when they're talking. They don't cower when the boss comes around. They're becoming more and more like American workers. I like that."
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The European Central Bank said Tuesday that, after a downgrade by Standard & Poor's of Greece's credit rating to "selective default," the country's bonds would temporarily be ineligible for use as collateral.
Bloomberg reported that the ECB would once again accept Greek sovereign debt as collateral once a 35 billion euro ($47 billion) guarantee arrangement European governments accepted takes effect in the middle of March. The central bank also said that in the meantime, any banks affected by their inability to use Greek debt as collateral can turn for assistance to their own central banks' Emergency Liquidity Assistance plans.
In a statement, the ECB said that it "has decided to temporarily suspend the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Hellenic Republic for use as collateral in Eurozone monetary policy operations. This decision takes into account the rating of the Hellenic Republic as a result of the launch of the private sector involvement offer."
Christian Schulz, an economist at Berenberg Bank in London, was quoted saying, "After the downgrade it was clear this was going to happen. The ECB isn't going to make an exception to its rule on not accepting defaulted collateral, and this is anyway a temporary arrangement."
While private creditors accepted a hefty write-down on the value of Greek bonds, accepting later-maturity, lower-coupon bonds in exchange for the ones they already held so that Greece could reduce its debt ratio, the Greek bonds held by the ECB were subject to no such write-down.
Although the ECB also exchanged its Greek sovereign debt holdings for new ones, those new bonds were not subject to the same terms as those of other bondholders. This has the effect of exempting the ECB from the write-down and positioning it as senior to all other debt holders–a special provision that many in the industry see as opening the door to a backlash and making other investors reluctant to buy sovereign bonds.
Some market experts were irate at the arrangement. Stuart Thomson, who helps oversee $121 billion at Ignis Asset Management in Glasgow, Scotland, was quoted saying, "It's the subordination of capitalism. Governments raise money to grow their economies. If that fundraising is subject to governments changing the rules as they see fit, then that's a subordination of the capitalist system."
However, not everyone sees it that way. Jim Reid, a strategist at Deutsche Bank in London, said in the report, "Bondholders have to be slightly careful what they wish for. If the ECB wasn't buying, if there wasn't official involvement, those countries [peripheral countries with debt problems] couldn't fund at all. It's better to be subordinated than to not have them buying bonds."


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Adam Cullen was as famous for his love of guns, hunting and drinking as for his visceral, colourful paintings. He won the Archibald Prize in 2000 with a portrait of actor David Wenham. Cullen died in July 2012, aged 47, after a long illness.
Jasper Knight first met him in 2005 when they were both represented in Art on the Rocks. 'We kept bumping into each other and began hanging out,' says Knight. 'We didn't bond over the things he was famous for but we both had sickness in our lives. I take all these pills for epilepsy, the result of a brain tumour, and he had no pancreas and was a diabetic.'
For this portrait, Cullen posed in Knight's studio. 'He took his shirt off and it was quite confronting,' says Knight. 'He had surgery scars and a lot of tattoos including a swastika and a Southern Cross and a love heart with his father's name Kevin, a dagger and Magnum 44 – his favourite gun.'
Knight decided not to paint most of the tattoos. 'I wanted to show his softer side and focus on the Adam I knew.'
Knight is known for his bold mixed media works painted on assemblages of different materials, including plywood, perspex and found objects. This portrait is painted on a single sheet of yellow aluminium with Cullen's face in enamel, while the background is white acrylic. This is Knight's sixth time in the Archibald Prize. He is also a finalist in this year's Sulman Prize.


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Monday, January 26, 2009
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any coverage of the march for life?
Saturday, January 24, 2009
hmm... was there any coverage of the march for life on January 22, 2009 (and here) by the major TV networks? Any coverage in any newspaper?
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paper house
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paper house via Gizmodo
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Dominican Retreat
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The retreat begins
Friday at 5 p.m. and ends
Sunday at 11 a.m.
San Antonio, TX
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Carmelite discernment half day
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 10am-1pm
A small community of contemplative women, The Discalced Carmelites live in a wooded area 30 miles north of Houston in New Caney, Texas.
You will have the opportunity to join the Carmelites for questions and answers, experience midday prayer with them in their chapel, followed by lunch and conversation.
RSVP: For details about this event and to RSVP, please contact Sr. Pauline in the Office of Vocations at (713) 652-8239 or
Important: Parental permission required for those under 18.
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job opening
Enjoy the beach? Good with communications? Check it out.
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a little theology
Friday, January 09, 2009
aye. Theology can be difficult for me to grasp.
What does Jesus's dying on the cross have to do with our salvation?
What is our relationship to "the Law" -- what is the law to us? (I get this one!)
What is the sacrifice of the Eucharist?
question and answer session recording here (starts at 26:00, but there is a nice story about a kitten at 18:27)
See if your answer matches Dr. Scott Hahn's.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it.
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best commercial (Honey Baked Ham Christmas)
Thursday, January 08, 2009
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wanted: action figures
Sunday, January 04, 2009
I want the Iron Man action figure too. (You see I'm not very fast at acquiring these things.) Someday...
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a lull
Not a low. I don't want to call it a low. I'm at a lull in my church life. I'm still trying to get used to our new pastors. I don't miss my former pastor in the sense of heartache, but I do miss his presence and HOMILIES. I, who am very talented at snoozing and can sleep soundly in busy airports, bus stops and doctor's waiting rooms, can also snooze during mass. It's become the norm to attend my parish mass and be bored. Gumby visited the parish a few times over the holidays and I have to say, "Yeah, that's about how it is (boring)."
No, we don't come to mass to be entertained. But in the words of Fr. John Corapi, the priest is supposed to be on fire, and the people come to watch him burn. Our bishop, too is a big believer in priests who are supposed to know how to preach. But he inherited the diocese and he can't quite fix it ... there are other matters to pursue.
It won't discourage me from attending mass, it just keeps me expectant that I will be bored. I still do my two volunteer gigs. One I'm reasonably competent with, and therefore comfortable. The other, not so comfortable and I still feel like a fifth wheel and wonder sometimes if I'm not a liability. There isn't much oomph in my "church presence" -- I'm at a lull.
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two easy lessons in chocolate
1. Don't ever leave chocolate in the car if there is even the slightest chance of it being a warm day.
2. Don't attempt to eat a melted Hershey's Kisses. You may can navigate the wrapper, but you won't be able to navigate the embedded strip of paper.
Now excuse me while I go change shirts so that I may run the errand I was too embarassed to run with the chocolate-enhanced shirt. I suppose it'd be normal for a toddler or for one taking care of a toddler to walk around with such a shirt, but not for me.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009
more bloopers found at link: The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. This evening at 7 p.m. there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been
The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
This evening at 7 p.m. there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Mongodb Multitenant plugin
compile "org.grails.plugins:mongodb-multitenant:0.2.2.6-BETA"
Plugin that enables multitenancy for mongodb. The plugin works by overrideing the mongoDatastore bean. All tenants have their own MongoTemplate for choosen tenant domain classes and thereby enabling them to create their own collections and database settings.Collections are postfixed with _tenantname_tenantid, and also the database is post fixed with an integer 'e.g. _0' for the first e.g. 500 tenants (depending on setting in config file)The plugin comes with 2 extra beans which is used by the overriden mongoDatastore bean
- tenantResolver which is responsible for resolving tenants. The default is a domain resover service which resolves against a tenantdomainmap
/** * Get the tenant database name, you can use the originalDatabaseName as a 'starting' point if you want * and just .e.g. append a tenant id to it or whatever you like. * * @param originalDatabaseName the database name it should have had if it wasn't a multi tenant * @return */ public String getTenantDatabaseName(String originalDatabaseName) /** * Get the collection name used for this tenant. * @param originalCollectionName name that it should have had if it wasnt a multi tenant * @return */ public String getTenantCollectionName(String originalCollectionName) /** * Gets the current tenant id, (eg. based on url resolving for example or currently logged in user or whatever) * @return */ public Object getTenantId() /** * override the current set tenant with this one * @param tenantid */ public void setTenantId(Object tenantid) /** * resets the tenant to the default tenant (based on url for example or logged in user or whatever) */ public void resetToDefaultTenant() //get the actual tenant object itself instead of it's id (could be same for simple tenants) public Object getTenant() public Object setTenant(Object tenant)
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//invokes a closure with a temporary tenantid, in this way superadmins and alike can reach all tenants in an easy way. public void doWithTenant(Object tenantId, Closure closure) throws Throwablepublic TenantProvider createOrGetDefaultTenant(String name)// creates a new tenant (TenantProvider) public TenantProvider createNewTenant(String name)
In your domains folder. These can be moved to any package but then you have to specify where in config.groovy (se example below)The Tenant implements the TenantProvider interface and can thus be replaced with any other class as long as it implements that interface, so you can choose to store your tenants in any way you like.You mark domain classes either through inclusion or exclusion by adding the config field in Config.groovyConfig options include:
You cannot specify both exclude and include at this stage. If specifying exclude then 'ALL' Domain classes except those in list will be tenant dependent. Specifying include -> only those domain classes are tenant dependent.
grails.mongo.tenant.tenantclassname = "your.package.TenantDomainclass" grails.mongo.tenant.tenantsPerDb = 500 grails.mongo.tenant.excludingdomainclasses =[Tenant,TenantDomainMap,SecRole] //alternatively grails.mongo.tenant.includingdomainclasses =[Author,Book,ContentItem,Article] … etc grails.mongo.tenant.defaultTenantName = "default" grails.mongo.tenant.defaultTenantId = new ObjectId()
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People seem to have a basic need to connect with animals.
"We now believe that we as a species evolved with dogs," said Steve Dale, an author, TV/radio host and animal behavior consultant. "And there is a hard-wired connection between people and dogs that we don't even completely understand. There is no relationship on the planet like there is between people and dogs."
That relationship, and the similar bond between cats and their people, plays out every day across the U.S., where 85 million homes have cats and/or dogs, according to the American Pet Products Association.
Sadly, not everyone who wants a pet can live with one, whether it's because of health issues, a balky landlord, a demanding work schedule or another reason.
What then? How do they satisfy that need to connect with a pet?
"Volunteering is obviously a good way to get around animals and have contact," said Gregory Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah.
Or, suggests Dale, "maybe you move into an apartment that allows pets. Or you convince the landlord it's beneficial."
Here are more ideas for folks who can't have pets but need that pet connection:
Be a shelter person: A shelter offers the easiest opportunity to connect with animals. And these are animals in need. There are cages to clean, dogs to walk, cats to play with. All very hands-on. There is, of course, a downside.
"To some people it's upsetting," Castle said. "Row after row of cages, dogs eager to make contact, cats hiding in the back of their cages. That can upset some people."
Worse is the sad fact that shelters, especially public facilities, regularly euthanize healthy animals.
"They need the space to take more in, not just because they're very sick," Castle said. "That these are healthy animals is upsetting to some people. You can volunteer in some capacities where you don't connect with that, but it is going on there and you can't get around it."
Dale also points out that helping out at a shelter "doesn't necessarily mean walking dogs or cleaning litter trays. It can be helping with marketing. You can write press releases. If you're an accountant you can help with the books."
Also, a person could volunteer at other venues, such as no-kill facilities, rescues and private organizations.
Foster Fluffy: If your situation allows it, many shelters and rescues need foster homes (there's an especially critical need for cat foster parents, Dale said). Some shelters will let you set a limit on how long the animal stays.
That can be a good thing. If a person gets too attached, he might adopt the animal. Though that does get the pet in a home, it might also preclude the person from fostering another animal.
Help somebody: Watch a neighbor's animal when they go on vacation — and let her know you're more than willing, not just being polite. If you know someone who doesn't have the time or ability to take their dog on a good, long walk, offer to do so. The exercise will do you both good. Groom somebody's pet; nothing fancy, just a good brushing helps the animal and the owner and gives you that one-on-one contact.
Visit a dog park: There are several levels here. You can drop by your local dog park (locate them at dogpark.com), find a bench and just watch the critters play. Or you can get more actively involved. Many dog parks are operated and managed by volunteers, said Elliott Silver, who owns DogPark.com, and dog ownership is not usually a requirement to volunteer. Before raising your hand, however, remember that "volunteering" is often synonymous with "scooping poop."
"Visiting a dog park is a great way for people to be around dogs without the responsibility of owning one," Silver said. "I've seen a number of parents visit dog parks with young children to see how they will interact with dogs. It's a good way to get a child acclimated with dogs if they are thinking about buying or adopting one."
Dog walking: Consider becoming a dog walker, as a part-time hobby or a full-time job. You spend time with dogs, you can pick your customers, set your own schedule and earn some cash. Go to dogwalker.com to learn more or sign up.


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We get some really talented people staying with us at the Addison. I previously posted about a couple of guests that attended a 5-day painting workshop here on the island. We recently had another guest, we'll call him "Dave", that spent some time sketching island landmarks. His pen and ink sketch of the Amelia Island Lighthouse is shown here.
Dave took a photo of the lighthouse from a scenic outlook in Fort Clinch State Park. He then spent most of the afternoon sitting in the sun on our veranda working on this sketch. The progress was interesting to watch as the layers of the sketch were developed.
I like the sketch and I like the fact that Dave sent it to us. It gives an innkeeper a sense of satisfaction in his work when guests keep in touch with photos and memories of their visit.


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For the last several years Boy Scout Troop 68 of Melrose was holding on to life with a small group of Scouts, only about 8 of them. The Cub Scout Pack has also had a rough time recruiting members which meant that the troop has only had 2 Webelos Scouts transfer to the troop during the last 7 years. Due to that low number there has only been one patrol.
The Boy Scouts really went out this year and tried to recruit their friends into the troop, and they have been quite successful. They have brought six more boys into the program. The troop now has 13 members. That means there is too many for one patrol so for the first time in seven(?) years we have two patrols, which the Scouts formed last month.
The patrol with most of the older boys decided to keep the existing patrol name, the Border Patrol. The mostly younger boy patrol has decided to call themselves the Striking Cobras. Last week I presented the patrols with a competition. A patrol needs a patrol flag, of course, so I gave them the challenge to come with the best patrol flag. The flags will be judged at the court of honor to be held on December 23 by myself and two committee members. The patrol with the best flag will be presented with the Best Of Flag prize, which will be something they can eat.
During the troop meeting tonight the patrols spent their patrol meeting time working on the designs of those flags. It looked like both patrols are taking the competition seriously. If fact, the members of the Border Patrol did not even want me to see the various rough drafts of their flag design. I just smiled to myself as I walked away.
Having more then one patrol in the troop has been a learning experience for both the Scouts and the new scoutmaster. The boys have learned very quickly that patrols can be used as teams for game time during troop meetings. It will be interesting to see how menu planning and patrol campsites will be done on the next camping trip. I have to admit that it is nice to have one more patrol leader attending the patrol leader council meetings.
I promise that in December, after the court of honor, I will post pictures of the two patrol flags. Maybe I will have you readers be the judges of an online vote for your favorite flag.


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BARNSTEAD — Two Barnstead residents were charged with stealing a handgun on Friday from the Concord District Court.
Police say the firearm belonged to the court's bailiff, who had misplaced the handgun in the court's bathroom minutes before it was stolen.
Jacob Noury, 33, and Courtney Rojek, 24, both of whom list their address with Concord District Court as 417 Narrows Road in Barnstead, were charged with felony-level theft and possession of a firearm in a court facility. They were arrested Saturday, after State Police executed a search warrant on their residence and found the firearm, said State Police Sgt. Charles Johnson.
According to Johnston, the bailiff at the court, Julie Bickford, reported misplacing her handgun on Friday. Police reviewed the surveillance video, and found that Rojek and Noury were in possession of the firearm that same day, and had walked out of the courthouse with the weapon.
"It's obvious they didn't realize they were being videotaped," said Johnston.
He said the video shows the two suspects communicating while committing the alleged theft.
Johnston said that Noury and Rojek were at Concord District Court on Friday on official business, and court officials helped identify them from the surveillance video.
"This is the first such instance I've personally investigated in my 10 years as a state trooper," said Johnston. "I have never investigated a crime involving theft of a mislaid firearm belonging to a law enforcement or court official."
Rojek and Noury were arrested at a tattoo parlor in Chichester on Saturday, said Johnston.
The two were arraigned via video on Monday. They are currently incarcerated and held on $10,000 cash bail. The probable cause hearing on their charges has been scheduled for Feb. 8 at 10 a.m.


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Nearly five years ago, the powerTV garage launched operations to support the company's numerous project cars in the ever growing stable. The garage was a little rough, as any start up garage is, and we were space limited. There were a couple bright spots in this humble but auspicious beginning. We had enlisted the help of another company with California roots, BendPak.
BendPak saw promise in our young company and educated us on getting started with shop equipment. We ended up with a partner that had 46 years of experience in industrial shop equipment and a world wide reputation in the automotive industry as one of the leaders in the field.
The following four years saw our BendPak 2 post above ground lift (XP-10ACX) and BendPak 2 stage Tri Max2 Air Compressor (LS580V-501) serve our needs, without fail, throughout all of our in-house project car upgrades and car builds. From the most extreme chassis cutting and notching projects to simple oil changes, our BendPak lift and compressor responded to every call to service.
It wasn't long before our company and project car stable grew to the point where we needed more space and equipment. To be honest, our project cars were packed in our existing space like sardines. Before long, we spread out to the neighboring shop spaces to house our growing project car inventory and found ourself in need of more shop equipment. Given our satisfaction with the equipment that we had been using, there was only one place to go when it came time to add more equipment…BendPak.
Another Two Post Above Ground Lift
With the addition of another full sized shop space, another BendPak above ground two post lift was high on the list of needs. The XP-10ACX Asymmetric two post lift, which supports 10,000 pounds without a struggle fits the bill for anything that we could fit through the shop doors.
Features of the BendPak above ground two post XP-10ACX lift:
- 10,000-lb. lifting capacity
- Padded overhead safety shutoff bar
- Exclusive Tru-Metric arm design provides more versatile arm positioning
- 30° rotated single-piece columns
- Single-point safety release
- Wide or narrow drive-thru configuration
- Drop-end arms provide a lower pad height
- Dual hydraulic direct-drive cylinders
- Oversized 53″ tall carriage for superior strength and durability
- Electric / hydraulic power system
- Large, 17″ x 19″ A36 steel base plate
- Self-lubricating dura-glide UHMW polyethylene bearing system
- Safety locks in each column spaced every 3″
- Automatic arm restraints
- Heavy-duty 3/8″ aircraft-quality equalizer cables
- Oversized cable sheave diameter reduces cable fatigue
- 8-piece truck and van adapter set comes standard
- Triple-telescoping and low-profile arm options available
- Versatile drop-in contact pads with stackable adapters
Quick Specs:
- Lifting capacity: 10,000 lbs.
- Max capacity: front axel: 5,000 lbs., rear axel: 5,000 lbs.
- Overall height: 145″
- Overall width (outside of base plate): 145″
- Width (outside of columns): 139″
- Floor to overhead switch: 141″
- Inside columns: 112″
- Front arm min reach: 25-1/2″
- Front arm max reach: 49-1/2″
- Rear arm min reach: 40-1/2″
- Rear arm max reach: 58″
- Min pad height: 4″
- Rise: 69″
- Lift height max (pad only): 73″
- Lift height max (6″ adapter): 79″
- Drive-thru clearance: 102″
- Motor: 220 VAC / 60 Hz / 1 Ph
- Time to full rise: 45 sec
The addition of the second lift in our second set of shop bays guaranteed that repositioning cars in the shop area when overhead work needed to be performed, would be kept to a minimum. Repositioning cars that are in various states of the rebuilding process is not only a pain in the backside but can do damage to a chassis that isn't rebuilt completely when moved. Adding a second lift cured a lot of potential problems.
Tire Changer
Getting tires changed has been a real source of aggravation for our shop manager. Because we didn't have the equipment to change tires in-house, we were forced to use local establishments that were not used to the specialized and frequently larger wheels that we use. Aluminum drag racing wheels can get damaged easily by commercial tire changers that don't deal with these type of rims very often. We've had it happen, and too often. The best solution was to in-house the tire changing operation.
BendPak had us covered with wheel service equipment too. In 1997, Bendpak launched a new division of automotive equipment under the Banner of Ranger Products. From that time, Ranger Products have developed a solid reputation with their wheel service products.
We ended up with a state of the art and rugged Ranger R26AT tire changer. Low profile tires can be pretty stubborn to mount but the Ranger tire changer has a dual bead lifting discs and an adjustable table that makes changing larger tires or low profile tires safe and hassle free.
We really liked the "Wheel Guard" wheel clamp that helps prevent damage to the high end wheels we will be using. Another plus is the tilt back tower that tilts back to allow more clearance for wider rims.
Features of the Ranger R26AT Tire Changer:
- 26″ outside clamp
- Bead hold down device
- Oversize lube bucket storage
- Dual-setting bead breaker
- Power-assistant tower
- Tilt-back tower design
- Air-lock mounting tool holder
- Inflation gauge with integrated air dump valve
- Inflation pressure regulator / limiter
- Inflation restraint device
- Water filter
- Oiler / lubricator
- Air regulator
- Breaker bar
- Tool tray / bin storage
- Includes brush
- Lower-bead left and right lifting rollers
- Single bead lifting roller on the left
- Upper-bead assist roller
- Traveling drop-center hold down device
- Powerful high-torque motor
- Lower bead helper discs
- Large storage trays
- Powerful "Turbo Blast" bead sealer
Quick Specs:
- Drive system type: electric / air
- Motor: 2 Hp / 110 – 220 VAC / 50 – 60 Hz
- Air requirement: 110 – 175 psi / 8 – 12 bar
- Wheel clamping method: 4 internal / external clamps
- Tool holder: air-lock mounting
- Table clamping system: dual pneumatic cylinders
- Bead breaking system: pneumatic blade
- Power assist towers: single
- Motorcycle turntable clamps: optional
- Internal rim clamping capacity: 14-1/2″ – 28″
- External rim clamping capacity: 12-1/2″ – 26″
- Turntable width capacity: 5″ – 22″
- Bead breaker width capacity: 3″ – 15″
- Maximum tire diameter: 47″
- Shipping weight: 1,068 lbs.
Tire Balancer
Balanced tires mean the difference between a good driving experience and quick times and a teeth shattering, spine compressing ride. It's a given that when you do your own tire changing, you must balance the tire and wheel. Ranger's DST-2420 dynamic wheel balancer helps ensure that the wheel assembly has a uniform distribution of weight around the center of rotation. Balancing is not simply for comfort, it also helps the life of the tires, bearings, shocks and other suspension components. With the top notch suspension components that we are using on our project cars, it is vital that we get as accurate as possible so that our evaluation of suspension components are not skewed by out of balance tires.
The Ranger dynamic balancer is accurate to within hundredths of an ounce, so that ensures that we will be able to isolate any vibrations to road or equipment and not the tires. Like most precision measuring devices these days, the Ranger Balancer uses digital technology for reliability and accuracy.
Features of the Ranger DST-2420 Dynamic Wheel Balancer:
- Dynamic, Static, and Performance Alloy settings
- A multi-user save function holds presets to increase productivity
- An ergonomic control board and easy-to-read LED display has vibrant visual cues and keypad to improve efficiency and proper balancing techniques for faster floor-to-floor times
- A simultaneous retrieval of static, dynamic and ALU1ALU2ALU3 data, identifies weight placement configurations for a variety of wheel styles and designs with the simple push of a button
- Automatic rolling wheel parameter setting feature saves valuable time and minimizes errors
- Low RPM balancing speed and rapid six-second cycle time
- Automatic braking
- Gram/ounce selection and millimeter/inch selection
- Automatic round-off with top-dead-center weight position indicator
- Tiered weight placement indicators help identify out-of-sight position weight placement such as split-weight or hidden "behind-the-spoke" techniques
- Manual or automatic start when hood is lowered.
- Self calibration function
- High-volume top weight tray and side shelf storage gives you room to inventory a wide variety of wheel weights and tools
- Precision-machined, hardened-steel 36-mm shaft.
- Quick-release hub nut for dramatically reduced set-up times
- Side-position brake hold wheels at precisely 12-o'clock for proper weight placement.
- Side cone storage pegs keeps accessories readily available
- New "open-side" hood design allows for a broader coverage of tire shapes and sizes
- Motor: 1.5 hp / 110V/220V 50/60HZ 1Ph.
- Working temperature: 27F – 82F
- Drive system: belt drive
- Cycle time: 6 – 9 seconds (avg.)
- Balancing modes: dynamic / static / 3-alloy
- Top positioning weight locator: standard
- Inside & outside measuring: standard
- Millimeter / inches selection: standard
- Ounce / gram selection: standard
- Wheel offset distance setting: manual
- Self-calibration function: standard
- Auto start when hood is lowered: standard
- Wheel spin braking: automatic / electronic
- Wheel holding manual brake pedal: standard
- Centering cones included: 3 standard / 1 truck
- Truck cone / spacer ring adapter set: included standard
- Wheel calipers: standard
- Rear cone mount spring: standard
- No-mar rear cone mount pressure cup: standard
- Quick-release & mount hub nut: standard
- Maximum tire diameter: 47″
- Max tire weight: 145 pounds
- Max. wheel diameter: 10″ – 24″
- Wheel width capacity: 2″ – 18″
- Balancing increments: 0.25 or 0.01 oz
- Balancing speed: 180 rpm
- Accuracy: +/- 1 gram / .035 oz
- Resolution (round off mode): 0.01 ounce, 1.4°
- Shipping weight: 398 lbs.
What's Next?
We received our new shop equipment and eagerly awaited the installers to assemble and mount the equipment in the shop. This was a job that we felt was best left to the pros. As the crew put together the lift and staged the tire changer and balancer in the corner of the shop, we began to take in the lay of the land. Everything we needed to do our job safely and efficiently was all under one roof.
As we took at look at the area the reality of the situation began to creep into our thoughts. When we pick up two more project cars, we'll be bursting at the seems again and will have to take over more space in the building. Another set of bays means more shop equipment. We're kinda looking forward to that.


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Never before has a summit brought men and women together to focus specifically on the benefits of healthy masculinity.
Rather than the conventional workshops and presentations, this Summit consists entirely of conversations that move from awareness to action.
The Summit is the beginning of the Healthy Masculinity Action Project, a two-year national project that will build the capacity of diverse communities across the country to spread the message of healthy, non-violent masculinity.
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Your Child's Immunizations: Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP)
The diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine protects against:
- Diphtheria: a serious infection of the throat that can block the airway and cause severe breathing problems
- Tetanus (lockjaw): a nerve disease that can happen at any age, caused by toxin-producing bacteria contaminating a wound
- Pertussis (whooping cough): a respiratory illness with cold-like symptoms that lead to severe coughing (the "whooping" sound happens when a child breathes in deeply after a severe coughing fit). Serious complications can affect children under 1 year old, and those younger than 6 months old are especially at risk. Teens and adults with a lasting cough might have pertussis and not realize it, and could pass it to vulnerable infants.
Immunization Schedule
DTaP immunizations are given as a series of five injections, usually administered at ages:
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 15–18 months
- 4–6 years
A vaccine called Tdap (the booster shot) should be given at ages 11 to 12, and to older teens and adults who haven't yet had a booster with pertussis coverage. Then, Td (tetanus and diphtheria) boosters are recommended every 10 years.
Pregnant women should get the Tdap vaccine in the second half of each pregnancy, even if they've been vaccinated in the past. Tdap also can be given after a deep cut or severe burn to prevent tetanus infection.
Why the Vaccine Is Recommended
Use of the DTaP vaccine has virtually eliminated diphtheria and tetanus in childhood and has greatly reduced the number of pertussis cases.
Possible Risks
The vaccine frequently causes mild side effects: fever; mild crankiness; tiredness; loss of appetite; and tenderness, redness, or swelling in the area where the shot was given.
Rarely, a child may have a seizure or cry uncontrollably after getting the vaccine. But these sorts of side effects are so rare that researchers question whether they're even caused by the vaccine. Most kids have a few minor or no side effects.
When to Delay or Avoid Immunization
- The vaccine is not recommended if your child is currently sick, although simple colds or other minor illnesses should not prevent immunization.
- Talk to your doctor about whether getting the vaccine is a good idea if your child
had any of the following after an earlier DTaP shot:
- a brain or nervous-system problem, like a seizure
- the worsening of a seizure disorder
- an allergic reaction, like mouth, throat, or facial swelling
- fever of 105°F (40.5°C) or higher during the first 2 days after injection
- collapse or a "shock"-like state during the first 2 days after injection
- uncontrolled crying that lasts for more than 3 hours during the first 2 days after injection
Your doctor might decide to just give a partial vaccine or no vaccine, or may determine that the benefits of vaccinating your child outweigh the potential risks.
Caring for Your Child After Immunization
Your child may have a fever, soreness, and some swelling and redness in the area where the shot was given. For pain and fever, check with your doctor to see if you can give either acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and to find out the appropriate dose.
A warm, damp cloth or a heating pad on the injection site may help reduce soreness, as can moving or using the arm.
When to Call the Doctor
- Call if you aren't sure whether the vaccine should be postponed or avoided. Children who have had certain problems with the DTaP vaccine usually can safely receive the Td (tetanus and diphtheria) vaccine.
- Call if complications or severe symptoms begin after immunization, including seizures, fever above 105°F (40.5°C), difficulty breathing, signs of an allergic reaction, shock or collapse, or uncontrolled crying for more than 3 hours.