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How to Optimize Waterjet-Cutting Performance
Follow these six basic tips/suggestions for ensuring that your waterjet-cutting machines operate at their full potential and at maximum productivity. The tips encompass operators, machines, maintenance and software.
Metalformers enhance the capabilities of their waterjet-cutting machines by adding five-axis and rotary-axis machining, which allow them to increase their part-cutting diversity.
1) Training—As with most other metal-fabricating operations, waterjet-cutting machine operators play a critical role. A machine is only as productive as its operator, so the better trained he is the more likely he will be to operate the machine at its optimum performance level. Metalformers should invest in extensive and continuous operator training; some machine suppliers offer free training.
2) Preparation—Prior to installing your machine, test the quality of the water. Water quality impacts machine performance—some shops may need to add water filters or chillers. Also, we often recommend that shops locate their waterjet machines close to the water source, and to a drain.
3) Size—Be sure to specify cutting-table size based on the largest part or sheet/plate blank that will be cut on the machine. Consider not only existing jobs but also those being considered for the future.
4) Capability—One common capability metalformers leverage to optimize waterjet-machine performance is monitoring changes in workpiece-material thickness and surface, and automatically adjusting for changes. This avoids the risk of machine damage if an operator momentarily steps a from the machine. Plus, such a function allows for continuous uninterrupted machine operation. Another is the capability of a machine to actively control taper, to adjust for the naturally occurring taper of a waterjet stream.
Other performance-enhancing capabilities include five-axis and rotary-axis machining, which allow shops to increase their part-cutting diversity. Machines gain the ability to process a wider range of part types to further increase their productivity potential.
Some suppliers offer machine-control functions to make maintenance proactive rather than reactive. With this monitoring ability, shops can minimize or eliminate unexpected downtime.
Shops considering acquiring a waterjet-cutting machine should consider the ability to cost-effectively retrofit the machine as they look to add options to further enhance performance and productivity.
5) Maintenance—For optimum performance, waterjet machines must be well maintained and in excellent operating condition. Some suppliers offer machine-control functions to make maintenance proactive rather than reactive. For example, maintenance-management software will monitor machine components for wear and indicate when preventive maintenance is required. With this monitoring ability, shops can minimize or eliminate unexpected downtime.6) Software—In addition to the hardware that makes up waterjet machines—pumps, nozzles and worktables—the control software is where metalformers can truly optimize machine performance, in terms of speed and efficiency. Don't just invest in the most powerful and effective software available; also work with your machine supplier to ensure you're running the latest software upgrades. MF
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Country B-tch vs the Canucks
Carrie Underwood performed at 2011 Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival yesterday. According to her website she's not taking the stage again until June. Which means she should be free to be back in Nashville tomorrow night when the Canucks play the Predators in Game 3 of Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The series is tied 1-1.
I flew back to Vancouver early on Saturday morning to go to the game. Dead tired. And motherf-cker it went into double overtime only to see the Canucks lose. SO pissed. Here's the thing about that team: they don't really have any lights out talent (other than on D). They just roll four lines hard in a system. The players they're committed. They grind, they compete, they do not let up. And they have a goaltender who is standing on his goddamn head. That's a dangerous combination. That's the kind of team that is all kinds of trouble.
The Canucks better get their sh-t together. The Sedins better get their sh-t together. Because nothing would bite my ass more than if Country Bitch were to cheer her team on to the conference finals. Are you feeling me Ottawa? You should be. You're for the Canucks then, right?
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Because the number of influenza cases has significantly increased throughout the region, children age 12 and under may not visit patients effective Wednesday, January 8. This applies to all Wake Forest Baptist inpatient locations and will remain in effect until the number of flu cases decreases significantly.Learn More.
Babies continue to grow quickly in both weight and length this month.
The first month of life was a period of rapid growth. Your baby will continue to grow at a similar rate, gaining about 1 to 11/2 inches (2.5 to 3.8 centimeters) in length this month and about 2 more pounds (907 grams) in weight. These are just averages — your baby may grow somewhat faster or slower, and is likely to have a growth spurt.
If your baby is extra fussy or wants to eat more than usual at around 6 weeks of age, it's probably due to a growth spurt. If you breastfeed, you might find your baby wants to eat more often (what may seem like every hour!), especially at certain times of the day. Some people call this "cluster feeding." Formula-fed babies may want to eat more frequently or will drink more during feedings.
Pay attention to signals that your baby is hungry (sticking out the tongue or sucking) or full (turning away or dozing off). If the fussiness continues for more than a day or two, tell the doctor.
Your doctor will measure your baby's weight, length, and head circumference and track his or her growth on a standardized growth chart (there are different charts for boys and girls). Whether your baby is large, small, or medium-sized, as long as this growth pattern stays consistent over time, chances are your baby's progress is just fine.
If your baby is born prematurely, keep in mind that growth and development should not be compared with that of a full-term child. Preemies will need to be followed more closely and may need to be weighed more often during the first months to make sure they are growing properly. They have some catching up to do!
If your baby is not growing at the expected rate, or the growth rate slows, your doctor will want to make sure your baby is getting enough to eat.
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Most of the time, a baby's growth will simply be tracked over the next few months during routine well-baby visits. But if your doctor is concerned about your baby's growth, he or she will want to see your baby more often.
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As I mentioned in my picture post on train travel, I've recently switched from a stopover in Nice to a stopover in Ventimiglia. If the above picture is not enough of an explanation why, I invite you to come with me on one of my stolen afternoons in Ventimiglia:
Because I arrive at the same time every trip, I always look forward to how the light plays on the passage that goes from the tracks to the station.
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Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus
Univ of Massachusetts Press, 1976 - 311 sivua
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Katseluoikeutesi tõhõn teokseen on põõttynyt.
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Sivu 144
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Mitõ ihmiset sanovat - Kirjoita arvostelu
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Theseus 3161Epitome 1
Pelops Marriage with Hippodamia His Sons Atreus and Thyestes Thyestes Banquet Aegisthus Son of Thyestes Agamemnon and Menelaus Sons of At...
The Trojan War Epitome 35
The Returns Including Agamemnons Death and the Return of Menelaus Epitome 6
Heracles and the Sons of Heracles 248285
The Family of Agenor Europa Cadmus and Minos Cadmus Founding of Thebes Oedipus the Seven Against Thebes the Epigoni 311377
The Family of Pelasgus Including Lycaon Callisto and Arcas Atalanta the Family of Atlas Including Hermes Asclepius the Birth of Helen Castor and ...
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Achilles Adrastus Aegeus Aegisthus Aeneas Aeneid Aeschylus Agamemnon Ajax Alcmena Amphitryon Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Argos Artemis Athena Athenians Atreus battle birth born brother bull Cadmus called cattle chariot Crete Cycnus Daedalus daughter death Deianira Delphi Demeter died Diodorus Diomedes Dionysus earth epic Epitome Euripides Eurystheus Eurytus expedition father fled Frazer gave goddess gods golden Greece Greek Hades Hecuba Helen Hera Heracles Hermes hero Hesiod Hippolytus Homer Iliad Homer Odyssey Homeric Hymn Hyginus Fabulae Iliad Iphigenia island Jason killed king labors Laius land marriage married Medea Meleager Menelaus Minos mother Mount murder myth mythology named Neoptolemus nymph Odysseus Oedipus Oeneus oracle Orestes Ovid Ovid's Pausanias Peleus Peloponnese Pelops Persephone Perseus Philoctetes Phineus Pindar play poem Poseidon Proetus Prometheus rape sacrifice sailed says sent ships sons Sophocles stone story suitors Telamon tells Thebes Theogony Theseus Thetis Thyestes Tiresias Trojan Troy underworld Virgil wife women Zeus
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Sivu 303 - Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you're destined for. But don't hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you're old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you've gained on the way, not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.
Sivu 154 - Plutarch's words, the whole of the vypa <j>vms — not only the liquid fire in the grape, but the sap thrusting in a young tree, the blood pounding in the veins of a young animal, all the mysterious and uncontrollable tides that ebb and flow in the life of nature.
Sivu 145 - This monster had the face of a woman, the body and feet and tail of a lion, and the wings of a bird...
Sivu 303 - ... gained on the way, not expecting Ithaka to make you rich. Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey. Without her you wouldn't have set out. She has nothing left to give you now. And if you find her poor, Ithaka won't have fooled you. Wise as you will have become, so full of experience, you'll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.
Sivu 22 - EO James, Myth and Ritual in the Ancient Near East (London, 1958), ch. 5, "The Myth and Ritual of Creation," 144-77, discusses various Near Eastern creation stories along with those from Greece.
Sivu 201 - The progress of life is in accordance with its beginning. The preceptors of Achilles were Phœnix and Chiron, the most righteous of the Centaurs. Phœnix was sent to Achilles, while yet a child, to teach him to be a speaker of words and a doer of deeds. Hence arose a relation of affectionate regard between the master and his pupil. For this reason he is chosen, with Ajax and Odysseus, to visit Achilles in his tent, and move his resolution not to assist the Greeks. He entreats Achilles to relent:...
Sivu 29 - Frazer said : ... we do no indignity to the myth of Demeter and Persephone — one of the few myths in which the sunshine and clarity of the Greek genius are crossed by the shadow and mystery of death — when we trace its origin to some of the most familiar, yet eternally affecting aspects of nature, to the melancholy gloom and decay of autumn and to the freshness, the brightness, and the verdure of...
Sivu 25 - Language and mind, poetry and biology meet and bear on one another in the figure of Orpheus
Sivu 26 - See ER Dodds, The Greeks and the Irrational (Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1963), 77-79; and George Thomson, Aeschylus and Athens, (London, 1966), 103, 351-58.
Sivu 165 - Wherever the strength of a man's intellect, or moral sense, or affection brings him into opposition with the rules which society has sanctioned, there is renewed the conflict between Antigone and Creon; such a man must not only dare to be right, he must also dare to be wrong — to shake faith, to wound friendship, perhaps, to hem in his own powers.


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Maddon: Mad Man or Crazy as a Fox
I really do kind of understand how
difficult it can be in the final methods of deciding who plays or who
get the pine for the night. Scrolling over a mountain of facts and
figures and calculations can drive a normal person insane.
But sometimes, just sometimes I truly
think Rays Manager Joe Maddon is just toying with our minds. Some
days I think he is more apt to throw 9 darts at a board featuring his
picking his final 9 for the line-up or ask the Magic 8-Ball for game
day guidance. Seriously sometimes I think he diverts the obvious
choice in the line-up to test our tolerance….or ignorance.
From Maddon posturing to let a recent
Tampa Chamber of Commerce luncheon audience decide to insert Tampa
native RF Matt Joyce into the 3-spot, to posting tonight's line-up to
include a slightly more 2010 Triple-A line-up with his young Rays
"Ace" David Price on the mound borders on simply criminally
insane, or crafty like a fox.
Got to admit, like the recent Barry
Bond's grand jury of his peers, I am not sure what is the whole truth
and what is truly fictional anymore about Maddon's line-up choices.
And that is sad for me.
I stand wholeheartedly in unison with
most of the Rays Republic united behind Maddon's maddening mantras
and his sometimes diverse ways of pushing his team towards the next
level without physically jamming it down their throats.
Sometimes though I still find myself
puzzled and bewildered from what rationale place some of Maddon's
diverse decision originate from, and why? Heading into tonight's
Chicago White Sox 4-game series, I really expect to see 4 different
line-ups over the next 4 games with more than a few head scratches or
questions from the Rays Republic. Maybe bring on RP Andy Sonnanstine
as a pinch-hitter late in a game.
I understand "Rock Star" Johnny
Damon took one on the ring finger in Sunday's contest and can't even
hold a bat today, but to take one of your best hitters, even if it is
B J Upton, and sit him against a free-wheeling hurler like White Sox
starter Edwin Jackson tonight just makes me go back to the above
questions…slightly insane or crafty like a fox.
Moving Sam Fuld into Centerfield might
seem a bit crazy to some, but if you read any of Fuld's 2010 minor
league scouting reports, you will notice Fuld has played mostly
Centerfield in the minor leagues. This idea shows more of the "fox"
tendencies to get Fuld in the line-up, plus possibly exploit another
fielding talent area the Rays Republic has not seen from Fuld outside
of Spring Training.
But seriously, Joe. You really expect
me and the Rays Republic to not take a gander at Felipe Lopez who is
hitting .265 this season to be the right choice at Designated Hitter
and hitting clean-up and not go find a binding white coat for you to
Just because Lopez has a career .286
average against "Action" Jackson, did you fail to see that was
only a limited 2-for-7 slice lifetime against tonight's starter. I am
starting think we might have to watch the exits of the Hard Rock Cafe
and see if you might have a hidden gambler tendency to you…or maybe
you are asking the valets' for their opinions too. Don't get mad Joe,
we are just worried about you.
I bet Jackson quickly ran looking for a
calendar in the Visitor's Clubhouse thinking it was his birthday (
his B-day is actually Sept 9th). How can you possibly
think you are fielding a competitive squad when you send your first 3
players in your line-up tonight who spent most of their 2010 season
at the Triple-A level. Hopefully you have written in the line-up
card in crayon so we have a key defense item against an insanity plea
in the near future.
Seriously, this Rays game can go two
directions tonight. Either it can be another solid outing by Jackson
with another possibility of a "No-No" in the air , or could
implode into a brilliantly conceived Maddon master plan that awakens
a few bats that have laid in mostly silence so far in 2011. Brilliant
or baffling, less than three hours to go to fully divulge the answer.
I still think the real loser here is
Rays starter David Price. He either gets a re-energized solid defense
behind him and is on his game tonight, or it will snowball into
another questionable loss that Price doesn't deserve. It is almost as
if Price has to hit the mound thinking of a perfectly pitched game
for him to even have a sliver of a chance of celebrating a victory
But that is the thing about this Rays
staff and players. They have been portrayed as AL East second class
citizens in pre-season predictions, butchered by a 0-8 start, but
have quickly risen like a Phoenix from the ashes. Only 9 innings and
27 outs tonight will show if Maddon played his hunches right, rubbed
the rabbit's foot in the right motion or read his morning tea leaves
with any hint of clarity.
Usually you want to have you most
consistent 9 on the field for a contest against a team who is coming
in for the last 4 games you will play against them in 2011 (baring
the playoffs).
By midnight tonight we are either going
to think Maddon is a pure baseball genius, or Maddon will have most
of us muttering a few choice four-letter words unprintable on here to
describe the performance of his line-up as we exit Tropicana Field.
Whether Maddon is clever as a fox, or
insane in the membrane, you got to love the fact he is not afraid to
tinker, tamper or stir the pot. Hopefully tonight he got his
tendencies right and the dome will be lit up in an orange hue. Just heard a tidbit that Maddon is battling a cold…..Could cold medicine have been the true culprit in deciding today's line-up? Can't wait for the post game conversation now…….
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Joe Maddon amuses me. From what I know, I'd say he's a pretty good manager. Although he makes some questionable moves, I think overall he has good basbeall instincts.
Ah the old 'throwing darts' method of selecting a lineup. Around here, we call that the Pinella special.
Joe Maddon couldn't have guessed Sam Fuld would go 3-3 in the first 8 innings of this game….But it happened.
Plus Felipe Lopez did get a hit… a big hit…..Maybe there is something to this sipping of the red vino and getting your line-ups right.
Might have to hit the store for a celebratory Merlot tonight on the way home….4-0 in the top of the 8th inning.
Rays Renegade
You forget, he perfected his dart motion in the darkened tunnels of Tropicana Field. One of the true things he taught his D-Rays teams, do not come into the tunnel or office when the Manager's arm is cocked with a sharp dart…..Or so I am told.
Guess Joe is crazy like a fox tonight. Felipe Lopez just hit a hanging slider out of the yard in LF……I hate it that Maddon is perfect tonight.
Rays Renegade
I can't believe I'm typing these words, but for one night, Maddon is a genius for batting Lopez cleanup. Maybe the Nationals can trade for him again since Matt Stairs can't be expected to hit cleanup everyday.
Got to give it to the Rays skipper tonight.
He saw something the rest of us never even imagined. Rays were 4-for-5 in hits with 2 outs…..The usual reserve guys stepped up and took out Jackson….Superb performance, and Price pitched like his hair was on fire….9 K's.
Going to buy Joe a bottle of Merlot for his insight/foresight…out-of-sight win.
Rays Renegade
That kid you guys got over there – Price? He's pretty good. =P Nice game tonight.
– Anders (The Hitless Wonders)
Price is a great one. I consider him the second best 1st round pick ever by the Rays….and that is a impressive list.
There are a few whispers in the air the Rays might try and lock him up for a few more additional seasons beyond his first contract with the team.
If it happens, he will be the "Ace" until possibly 2016 or so…
Price was showing his stuff tonight.
Rays Renegade
Felix Hernandez is a pretty good pitcher but Price should've had the Cy Young last season
– Anders
I don't know what happened in the managers offices at the Big A in the mid 2000's. Perhaps they all imbibed a magic foresight potion with a slight OCD side affect? Perhaps they started a long running bet or set the ground rules for a game of lineup card chicken with incredibly complex rules? Whatever happened, it created a trio of serious lineup tinkerers with occasional flashes of true genius in Mike Scioscia, Joe Maddon and Bud Black. It sounds like the lineup you're talking about was a real doozy, and a brilliant one at that. I will be amused to see if Ron Roenicke tinkers incessantly with the Brewers lineup this season or if the trait stopped being contagious before it got to him.
This is a very simple game…
I am actually with the crew that thinks King Felix did all he could and should of won the 2010 AL Cy Young. I am a huge fan of both pitchers', but feel that was Hernandez's chance.
It might come down to a qunit of pitchers over the next few years with the King and Price at the top of the list.
But then again, the Rays and Mariners are my two favorite teams.
Rays Renegade
I have often questioned Maddon's sanity, so this is nothing new for me.
I kind of noyiced the same thing in 2010. If the Brewers do start to flex their line-up, we might have ourselves a good theory.
Maddon has always used the "hot hitters" and called the number of a reliever who have good odds against a hitter….Is it a ruse or on purpose, only Maddon knows for sure.
But he did guess pretty perefectly last night, and is going with basically the same line-up tonight for Game 2.
Who knows, John Danks doesn't always do good against us…The Maddening Maddon could go 2-0 with a slap hitting line-up…..Could be worse….
Rays Renegade
Some days I expect Maddon to come out with hair extensions aka a mullet just to mess with us all. As much as he drives me nuts with his Lotto type line-ups, he has gotten his 6 numbers more often than anyone else.
Maybe I should have him write 6 numbers on a piece of paper……His luck has been good so far.
Rays Renegade


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2006 SEMA Auto Show Photos & Coverage, Part Two
Each November, this is where everything automotive makes its debut
The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world, drawing the industry's brightest minds and hottest products together at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Each year, the Specialty Equipment Market Association attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries in the automotive, truck, SUV, marine, and RV markets. SEMA Show 2005 drew more than 50,000 domestic and international buyers through two million square feet of exhibits. The displays are segmented into 11 sections across two million square feet of exhibits including a new products Showcase featuring more than 1,400 new parts, tools and components. In addition, the SEMA show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities, and much more.
The premier automotive specialty performance products event features performance, accessories, restoration, and motorsports products in 11 categories including business services; car care and accessories; hot rod alley; mobile electronics and technology; performance tires and wheels; racing and performance, restoration marketplace; restyling and accessories; tools and equipment; trucks, suvs and off-road vehicles; and original equipment manufacturers.
Unlike our other auto show coverage, the only way to experience the one million square feet of exhibits found in the Las Vegas Convention Center is to be an industry insider, as the SEMA show is not open to the general public. Like ants to a picnic, the SEMA Show attracts industry leaders, automotive insiders, factory reps, aftermarket deities, wholesale buyers, and auto scribes, all searching for new ways to feed their hunger for all things automotive. The 2006 show is open to automotive insiders from October 31 through November 3, 2006. All others can only drive by and drool.
Each year, Motor Trend narrows its focus to official automaker project vehicles and endorsed aftermarket build-ups; they are examples of what each manufacturer considers within their realm of possibilities. Sometimes these modifications are purely fanciful vehicle buildups, and sometimes they become dealer-supported performance packages that can be optioned in at the time of purchase and included in both financing and warranty from drive-off.
Our editors have returned from Vegas and are still processing images and information for captions. Check back frequently for posts throughout the end of the week, and video segments soon after.
We've got SO MUCH information, we can't fit it all into one story, so if you can't find what you're looking for here, be sure to check out PART ONE.
To further commemorate the legacy of the 392, Chrysler Group and Mopar are unveiling a concept version of the Dodge Challenger tricked out just for SEMA. From Detroit's 2006 North American International Auto Show and a year before its production debut, the stunning Dodge Challenger Super Stock with a 392 HEMI by Mopar. The all-new Dodge Challenger will debut as a 2008 model in calendar-year 2008.
"There was really only one vehicle choice to showcase our new crate motor -- the bold, powerful and capable, Dodge Challenger," says Chris Cortez, Senior Vice President - Global Service & Parts, Chrysler Group.
One of the most iconic muscle cars of the 1970s, it debuted in the fall of1969 as a 1970 model. Although it was only produced from 1970 to 1974 (188,600 sold), the Dodge Challenger earned a reputation as one of the most desirable of the original "pony cars," with meticulously restored and rare examples today selling for six-figure prices.
The Challenger went racing in its first year and HEMI-powered Challengers tore up the drag strips across the country in the SCCA Trans-am series and NHRA Pro Stock classes. In 1971, a Dodge Challenger paced the Indianapolis 500.
"The HEMI legacy lives on," says Cortez. "But this Dodge Challenger Super Stock concept will no doubt bring that legacy to a whole new generation."
The Skunkwerks Mission was to take the Chrysler Sebring and exaggerate its existing elements to create an even more dynamic and eye-catching tuner.Mission Accomplished.
The Chrysler Sebring Tuner's exterior features new fascias with floating PIAA fog lamps, sill extensions, hood with air extractors, deck lid spoiler and HID headlamps. All front openings have been fitted with custom-stamped stainless-steel mesh accented with chrome bezels. To achieve the proper stance, the vehicle was lowered approximately 2 inches and fitted with larger "one-off" 20-inch wheels machined by Alcoa. Through the mesh wheels, one sees larger 13.5-inch cross-drilled rotors all the way around with Stoptech four-piston calipers in the front and two piston in the rear.
To enhance the vroom factor, it's fitted with a 4.0-liter engine mated to an automatic six-speed transmission. The exhaust system was custom bent with components supplied by CORSA, finished off with dual 4-inch tips.
The interior features a unique combination of black with starbright silver accents creating a sophisticated and sporty environment. The more aggressively bolstered "SRT-style" seats have been leather wrapped by Katzkin and feature silver contrast stitching. The sound system has been upgraded by Boston Acoustics, with higher-output amplifier, broad-range frequency speakers, custom 10-inch sub enclosures and "My-gig" radio head unit. Driver interface has also been improved with leather-wrapped steering wheel, milled aluminum racing pedals and custom stainless steel cluster and clock supplied by US Speedo.
Takes the already off-road benchmark Jeep Wrangler to a whole new level. Built by a team of dedicated Jeep enthusiasts, this Wrangler represents the best of the best of what Jeep has to offer.
Plenty of power and traction with the new 230-horse (390 lbs-ft. of torque at 2,800 rpm) 3.0-liter common-rail diesel under the hood and the incredible Tru-Lok-equipped Dana 44 axles underneath. Performance suspension lift allows clearance for 35-inch BFG Mud Terrain tires mounted on Custom 18-inch aluminum wheels supplied by Taneisya.
The interior features custom Katzkin leather seating with GPS navigation and satellite radio. The exterior features a Warn 9.5ti winch mounted on American Expedition Vehicles new front bumper. A full-size spare is carried by our new Mopar performance rear bumper. And it looks like a billion bucks - sprayed in a rich Rolex Silver paint.
This Dodge Nitro rolls on custom 22-inch Alcoa rims with 14-inch Brembos behind them. With custom body panels including carbon fiber hood, front and rear fascias are covered in a one-of-a-kind blackberry pearl paint accented by the custom purple rain glass supplied by Solutia.
But this Nitro isn't just about looks. The team stuffed a Mopar Performance 300-horsepower (360 lb-ft of torque at 4,200 rpm) 5.7-liter HEMI under the hood. Gear slamming is done through a Tremec five-speed transmission via a Hurst pistol grip. The interior continues the no-nonsense approach with four Viper buckets wrapped in black carbon fiber leather by Katzkin.
This Dodge Nitro is sure to turn heads -- leaving lots of long black strips on the pavement.
Mopar made its mark in the 1960s during the musclecar era. Beginning in 1962, Mopar carried a line of "Special Parts" for super stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use. Dodge uses its "Mopar Alley" exhibit at SEMA to display the leading edge of product development, and this Nitrol Panel Wagon is a great example.
With hot rod flavor, this retro two-door Dodge Nitro Panel Wagon also has modern flair. The Nitro Panel Wagon began as a statement about traditional hot rodding. It not only had to be a styling statement, it had to be functional, just as the speed shops did it the '50s and '60s. Modifying a standard Dodge Nitro by hand, the same way a custom car builder would. It's Mopar-themed throughout - accessory, performance, and replacement parts.
Underhood is a 3.7-liter 12-valve, SOHC V-6 producing 210 horsepower and 235 lbs.-ft. of torque. The metal shop welded the rear doors shut and hand-formed the panel to fill in where the quarter and rear door glass once resided. The unique body kit accentuates its modern, masculine and athletic shape by lowering the sills and fascia. The beefy flares are one inch wider per side to cover the one-off Alcoa forged 20x9-inch wheels wrapped in sticky BFGoodrich g-Force 265/50VR20s. The suspension was lowered two inches to lower the center of gravity and improve the handling. Mopar's signature blue and white was laid on the classic panel wagon two-tone scheme. The big blue space on the panel where the glass once lived begged for the Mopar Authentic Performance logo.
Exterior attributes set the tone for the real story: inside. Panel vans carry cargo, and this one does it in style. Deleting the rear doors and seats creates an opportunity for unique storage systems. When the rear door is opened, the cargo floor appears to be a nice, flat area with a textured material. Upon closer inspection, a set of handles, borrowed from the production version of the Nitro, unlatch and release the 400-lb.-capacity load floor that extends a whopping 36 inches (which was created by our vehicle mock-up area). Cargo is kept from going into the front compartment by an aviation-inspired cargo net. Where the glass and quarter trim once lived, there are a set of custom panels designed to hold smaller stuff: tools, oil, filters, everything a hot rodder might need on the road. The front compartment remains in basically stock trim with the exception of the custom seats done by Katzkin, which include smooth polyurethane bolsters with a gray textured insert that mimics the cargo mat. The seats carry an embroidered Mopar logo with matching blue accent stitching.
The Dodge Nitro Panel Wagon combines the essence of a classic panel van with the modern, aggressive style of today's Dodge. With its appearance and speed shop utility, this vehicle will be greatly appreciated by any gearhead. No surfboards, flats of flowers, or groceries in here.
When it was first unveiled, Dodge Caliber redefined the entry-level vehicle by combining high value with bold styling. The Caliber appealed to owners around the world who wanted Dodge attitude packaged with the capability and versatility of a sport-utility vehicle and the affordability and fuel-efficiency of an entry-level compact car.
Now, the Dodge Caliber seeks to conquer a new world - the five-day Targa Newfoundland event - where a vehicle's durability is put to the test. The Targa race is not for the faint of heart, and this Dodge Caliber is ready to prove that affordability and performance can go hand-in-hand.
Go power is courtesy of a 300-horsepwoer 2.4-Liter DOHC I4 Turbo engine capable of 260 lb-ft of torque from 2,000 to 6,000 rpm. Suspension modifications include KW coilover independent McPherson strut with stabilizer bar (front) and Multi-link independent rear suspension with KW coilover shock absorbers with stabilizer bar (rear). Stopping is via 340x28 mm ventilated discs with dual piston calipers (front) and 302x10 mm discs with single piston calipers (rear) brakes. The vehicle rides on 265/35ZR18 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup Tires.
One of six hand-built Volvo hot rods, the Volvo Caresto is a beauty made of aluminum and carbon composite, custom tubular-steel frame with both front and rear subframes and Double A-arms of polished stainless steel front and rear suspensions. The Volvo V-8 engine has been ethanol converted and has rated for 315 horsepower on gasoline and 340 horsepower on ethanol.
The base Volvo C30 becomes a look into the future of in-vehicle infotainment with the many upgrades like touch screen navigation with voice control, high definition radio and slot load DVD player. The powertrain, too, takes a high-speed bent with the inclusion of a 2.5-liter Supercharged and Turbocharged five-cylinder, a Lysholm Twin Screw Super charger, Typhoon air intake system all combine to boost the horsepower to 384 at 7200 rpm and create torque of 408 lb.-ft. The exterior modifications include a Swedish flag theme paint scheme and gull wing doors.
This vehicle earned the trip to SEMA by winning the "Sweden's Hottest Volvo" contest, thanks in no small part to touches like the hand-made dashboard and body parts that make it a true one-of-a-kind. The body was rebuilt to change the original 4-door into the current 2-door model, the hand-made fenders lower the car 55mm in the front and 50mm in the rear. The engine is a front mounted inline six cylinder 2.8-liter with turbo and a hand-made stainless steel exhaust and a power output of 600 horsepower. The interior features red elmo leather seats and custom made red vinyl panels.
The All-American Grand Touring Fusion recalls a sense of American pride with its unique paint and graphics package by Steeda Autosports. Steeda modified the 3.0-liter Duratec V-6 with an engineered and tuned cold-air kit and more for enhanced performance.
Crafted with 25 Ford Racing Performance Parts and Genuine Ford Accessories available off-the-shelf, this Project Mustang GT manages to run 16 miles per hour faster on the quarter mile than the factory-ready GT and looks great doing it.
One of only a thousand conversions produced, this 40th Anniversary Package GT500 celebrates all of the best in 40 years of Shelby performance. Exterior styling points include unique 40 th Anniversary badging and sequential number plates, while the interior sports unique Shelby touches such as the Shelby door handles with snakes.
Although this Mustang GT comes equipped with a Vortech supercharger and Magnaflow performance exhaust, the real story is inside. Stitchcraft interior upgrades and accents, seats, custom audio fabrication, and installation and Relaxor seat massagers make this one luxurious ride.
This GT has been customized from tip to tail by K-daddyz Kustomz. Performance enhancements like the pro-charger supercharger and Nitrous express system set the tone for the whole vehicle, which also features Dupont HotHues paint and shaved door handles, gas door, and GT emblems.
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The 1970 Mustang Boss 302 is a prime example of the American muscle car. Brilliantly restored, this is one of only 7,014 of its kind and features the famous 302-cubic-inch Windsor engine, a four-barrel Holley carburetor, and decades of memories.
Drawing on the true spirit of Mustang, this is one wild pony car. The top was chopped 1.75 inches and then painted a magic black custom mix of orange pearls. The car adds a ducktail wing, Vortech supercharger, and a Clarion audio/video/security/navigation system for one uncontrollable ride.
This is a truck with the sensibility of a muscle car featuring a 4.6-liter 3-valve V-8 engine. Barry's Speed Shop retrofitted a Mustang shaker scoop to be a functional cold-air intake, installed a custom lowered suspension, and made the interior thoroughly modern with the Sony Xplod stereo system.
What began as a simple F-150 FX2 Sport became a real street performance machine after Ford Vehicle Personalization finished with it. The truck now rumbles with 450-horsepower Ford Racing Performance Parts supercharger. Many other performance, appearance and in-vehicle entertainment and telematics modifications were completed, all with off-the-shelf Ford Racing Performance Parts and Genuine Ford Accessories.
Based from a 2008 F-250 Super Duty 4x4 with a 6.4-liter Power Stroke V-8, Fabtech made a true off-road truck with a fully customized exterior to house it. The powertrain gained Offroad Unlimited aluminum differential covers and the chassis added a 10-inch suspension to accommodate the installation of 37-inch tires.
Designed by 15-year-old Shane DeBerti, this is a teenager's dream truck come true. This 2006 F-150 4x4 features a specialized 12-inch suspension system matched with an integrated custom tire/wheel package and Volant exhaust with body accessories like a power rear window, underbody neon lighting and power tonneau. Interior accessories include a Sony TV, DVD, and Playstation and a 14,000-watt Xplod sound system.
Also called the "DeBerti 6x6," this massive truck has six-wheel drive running off a 330 hp Caterpillar. The ride is managed by an air suspension and Fabtech 4.0 shocks, while the exterior features extensive body work and the interior upgrades include a Sony entertainment system with TV, DVD and Playstation. It's so big, it's impossible to truly imagine its enormous size without a person in front for scale. It makes us wonder if it will even fit under the average freeway underpass.
SEMA veteran Funkmaster Flex puts his mark all over a Ford Expedition this time around, starting with a 2007 Ford Expedition Limited. Mix in a 5.4-liter Triton 3-Valve V-8 with six-speed automatic transmission, a modified Ford Racing Performance F-150 Split Rear Exhaust System, 24-inch wheels and appearance and interior upgrades for a truly unique SUV.
Created by Thoroughbred Motorsports, this unique three-wheeled vehicle runs off of a 2.3-liter Ford engine that generates 155 horsepower and 160 lb-ft of torque. The exterior is a hand-laid fiberglass body and encloses a cabin featuring leather surfaces, CD player, and air conditioning.
This Navigator is all about luxury. Key design features are the dark, saturated colors like the custom Oxblood paint on the exterior and coordinating Luxe Calf Cherry interior, custom maple-burl details, and chrome accents throughout.
A true mobile office, this vehicle gets the job done in style. The big story here is the full range of audio featured in the vehicle, from the Alpine VPA vehicle hub system and the KVH Tracvision In Motion satellite TV receiver to the AM/FM/CD/DVD/MP3 head unit and the Microsoft XBOX gaming console. The interior also features custom wood accents and custom interior lighting.
Built by the Carlab of Orange, California, and based on the 2007 Suzuki XL7, the BaseCamp sport/utility vehicle concept offers cutting-edge design and technology to fulfill the needs of outdoor enthusiasts. The BaseCamp's exterior is blanketed with liquid metal body paint and finished with titanium cladding around the perimeter of the vehicle, which can also be converted to a catwalk for unprecedented upper vehicle access and storage.
The concept features a unique gullwing passenger side door that when opened, reveals an inviting interior room with attachable peninsula bar work station offering full media connectivity, including Wi-Fi Internet access, Bluetooth integration, and iPod/MP3 capabilities. The BaseCamp XL7 also features a custom roof rack system with an integrated dual slot bike rack and Santa Cruz mountain bikes, eight high-intensity LED light clusters, including a unique "down" lighting system, an enclosed cargo/luggage area, and forward-mounted miniature camera. After arriving at the campsite, a modern canopy with carbon-fiber frame can be attached to the roof rack, keeping adventurers dry in inclement weather or protecting against the sun, and creating a welcoming ambiance for visitors.
The BaseCamp's interior reflects a similar high-tech design and feel with mica-hued light-toned seating and titanium accents throughout the inside of the vehicle. In the rear cargo area, the vehicle features a utility storage pack and access system. Additionally, the XL7 concept is equipped with in-dash CD/DVD and GPS/Navigation system with real-time traffic.
Inspired by Suzuki's championship-winning sportbikes, and derived from Suzuki's new SX4 sport crossover vehicle, the Zuk concept on display here at SEMA promises solid functionality both on the road and the track. Built by Road Race Motorsports of Santa Fe Springs, California, the sporty Zuk is powered by a 300-horsepower/2.0-liter turbocharged and intercooled engine with alcohol injection system, matched to a five-speed manual transmission.
Designed for ultimate street performance, the SX4 Zuk concept features an all-wheel-drive system, promising excellent stability and crisp handling characteristics. The Zuk features Suzuki Hayabusa and GSX-R-inspired bodywork, ground effects, mirrors, spoiler, and exhaust; all wrapped in blue metallic paint and carbon fiber. Framing accent lights highlight the Zuk's motorcycle-themed structure and cage, while strategically placed openings reveal the vehicle's powertrain, wheels, tires and chassis details. The fully drivable and track-tested Zuk is equipped with a fully tuned performance suspension system, 19-inch alloy wheels, and high-performance tires.
The motorcycle-inspired design continues inside the Zuk, revealing a functional, modern sportbike-styled space frame and roll cage. Cove lighting accentuates the superbike-inspired structural frame and draws attention to the GSX-R-inspired instrument cluster. Minimalist racing seats with charcoal and carbon fiber interior trim and touch points provide interior comfort and complement the Zuk's optimal driving experience. Other race-inspired interior appointments include center switches and gauge set - evocative of Suzuki racing heritage - and machined aluminum driver and navigator foot platforms cantilevered for an exciting motorcycle feel.
Suzuki also displayed an SX4 at SEMA that is being developed to run in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, the world's longest endurance race. Built by Marshall Pruett Motorsports Engineering (MPME) of San Jose, California, this turbocharged version of Suzuki's sporty five-door sport crossover vehicle has been nicknamed GodZUKI, based on the vehicle's aggressive bodywork and Azure Grey paint color, which has a greenish tint similar to Godzilla's scales when out in the sun.
MPME relied upon a number of premier aftermarket partners to develop GodZUKI. APR Performance of Walnut, California, created the SX4's racing bodywork, a combination of fiberglass and carbon fiber made from scratch. Salt Lake City-based automotive engineering company COBB Tuning transformed the SX4's stock, 143-horsepower/2.0-liter engine into a robust, more powerful intercooled and turbocharged racing motor that will prove reliable over the long 25-hour race. Additionally, COBB's AccessPort ECU tuning technology was used to map the engine's computer characteristics to the newly configured engine.
The SX4's braking system was developed and engineered by Performance Friction Corporation (PFC), who worked in conjunction with Impact Engineering to perform major chassis and brake component fabrication on the car build as outlined by MPME. Recaro Profi racing seats grace the interior of the car, and the suspension has been upgraded with Ground Control shocks. Suzuki's SX4 GodZUKI also features custom-fitted ROTA Wheels and Yokohama tires, a must for maximum performance throughout the long race.
Built to conform to United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) rules, GodZUKI will weigh close to 2400 pounds and produce nearly 200 horsepower when it hits the track at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill on December 1, 2006. The driving lineup, a list of "who's who" of national and international racing experts, provides the perfect complement to get the most performance from the sport-tuned SX4. Gary Sheehan, SPEED World Challenge driver and noted AWD racing expert, Indy Racing League star Roger Yasukawa, Japanese Super GT star Akira Iida, and Sam Mitani of Road & Track are tasked with steering the SX4 to success.


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I will be using Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 to create my userbar.
To start, we create a new .png with dimensions of 350 pixels wide and 20 pixels high and the colour transparent. Then we create a shape which will be a rectangle of the same dimensions. With that shape, we edit the properties to this description.
Fill Category: Gradient
Texture: Line-Diag1, 50%
Stroke Category: Hard Line
The Rest: Default
Explanation: The shape fill will end up with a gradient of your choice. The Texture will be horizontal diagonals running the length of the shape. The Stroke Category is the border line which is set to a hard line. Everything else is left as it is.
Now it should look like the attached image.
So, I want the image to look a bit more 3D and give it a unique glassy look, so now we will add a another shape. This time it will be a circle of the same dimensions of the rectangle. Place the the bottomm half of the circle on the top half of the rectangle. We will now edit the properties.
Fill Category: White, Opacity levels: 40% (found in the fill category, the two top pegs)
Texture: Line-Diag1, 10%
Stroke Category: Transparent
The Rest: Default
Now we can add text eg. your username. Create a label using the text tool (A). Drag a rectangle of appropriate size and place it on the userbar. Change the settings as accordingly.
Size: 10
Anti Aliasing level: No Anti Alias
Auto Kern: unchecked
Color: White
The Rest: Default
The font that I have used is a very common font used in most userbars. I have used a font called Visitor -BRK-.
So now we are finished. It should now look like my example.
Thank you.
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Descaling Batch-Operation Machine Removes Contaminants from Coil Wire
Ezefit wheels are simple to assemble and take apart, says the manufacturer, allowing for 50-percent reduction in change time compared to other wheel systems.
The machines boast double- or single-swing door configurations and a fold-in oscillating mandrel—a space-saving feature that simplifies material handling. Choose from 10-, 13- or 15-ft. mandrel length. The bulk coil shot-blast descaling system avoids wire uncoiling and minimizes processing times.
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Dalhousie Medical and Computing Media Services Audiovisual Collection
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Collection consists of videos and photographs that document the administrative and operational activities of Dalhousie University's MedIT, providing media services to the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine. The collection also includes the card catalog...
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Finally! The day we had all been waiting for…arrival day for the birds! After a sixty year absence, whooping cranes were about to return to Louisiana!
In the wee morning hours, Patuxent staff loaded the birds into wooden crates and then drove the birds to the Baltimore airport. The birds were loaded onto a plane and left Maryland early that morning. Terry Kohler and the Windway Capital Corporation of Wisconsin went above and beyond in donating their private plane and pilots to transport the birds from Maryland to Louisiana and we are extremely grateful for their support of this project.
The birds were flown to the Jennings, LA airport early that afternoon. A small group of individuals were there to meet the birds and carefully and quietly carry the crates off of the plane and load them into a cargo trailer for their ride to the White Lake boat launch. Once the birds arrived at White Lake, they were again carefully and quietly loaded onto a boat and taken out to the pen site. At the pen site each crate was carried off of the boat and brought to the staging area. One by one, each crate door was opened slowly and the bird was removed for a health inspection by our staff veterinarian to ensure none of the birds had sustained any injuries on the plane ride down. Once they passed their health check, each bird was carried out to the netted acclimation pen. What a sight to see 10 whooping cranes back in the marshes of Louisiana! In a contained netted pen, but regardless, back in the marshes of Louisiana! Welcome home cranes!!
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Set high on a plateau on the edge of the escarpment of Tamborine Mountain, Hillside Bed and Breakfast and Gumnut Cottage's unique location offers beautiful views across the Hinterland to the Gold Coast and Pacific Ocean. Surrounded by National Park and Reserve, Hillside is a luxurious Retreat away from the stresses of life, but within easy access of both the Mountain attractions and the Gold Coast.
Gumnut Cottage, private, nestled in the gum trees, offers self-contained accommodation with its own balcony where you can wake up to Nature's Song, and over a glass of wine in the evening, soak up the magic of twinkling lights. Small dogs and child friendly.
The Lyrebird Suite, self-contained, presented with a lovely breakfast hamper, or the Rose Room Suite a continental breakfast hamper, offer you the warm friendly atmosphere of Hillside.
On warm sunny days, splash in a tropical pool/spa, whilst in the winter months, curl up in front of your own private log fire and relax over a good book. (Rose Room Suite heating only). At night enjoy the twinkling lights, the moon and stars, perhaps see a possum or koala, as you relax in the quiet private atmosphere of Hillside Country Retreat.
Lyrebird Suite is beautifully furnished comprising a queen bedroom, electric blankets, a large ensuite, kitchen and dining area. Outside your separate entrance is an outdoor setting, Lyrebird Suite is a real home away from home with every comfort including a log fire (wood provided and fire set, winter months), television, DVD. Fantastic views across the Hinterland. Curl up in front of the fire in winter, or cool off in our swimming pool during summer. Guest barbecue available. Selection of books and DVD's available.
Includes breakfast hamper for you to prepare at your leisure, complimentary tea, coffee, milk. Port and chocolates upon arrival.
Relax on the front balcony and soak up our suburb view across to the Pacific Ocean and Gold Coast.
Lyrebird turns into a double suite by opening the connecting door to the Rose Room Suite ensuring privacy for each couple.
Includes a continental breakfast hamper for you to prepare at your leisure. Suite comprises queen bed, room has a television, DVD, and a large separate bathroom. Separate sitting room kitchenette. Heating and electric blankets for winter, or cool off in the guest swimming pool during summer. Selection of books available.
Relax on the front balcony and soak up the beautiful view across the Hinterland to the Pacific Ocean and Gold Coast.
The Rose Room and Lyrebird Suites can be converted into a Double Self-contained Suite by opening an interconnecting door enabling each couple complete bedroom/bathroom privacy.
A barbecue is available for guests. Complimentary tea, coffee, milk. Port and chocolates upon arrival.
Gumnut Cottage is very private, away from the house with fabulous views across the Hinterland to the Pacific Ocean and Gold Coast. Set amongst the dappled shade of the surrounding trees with only birdsong for company. Very spacious with two bedrooms and a comfortable lounge, wood combustion heater (wood supplied and fire set winter months), a full kitchen including a washing machine and dining area.
The private deck has its own barbecue, and is an excellent place to put your feet up at the end of the day, sit back with a glass of wine, while the lights of the Gold Coast start illuminating the coastline.
Includes complimentary tea/coffee/sugar/milk, Port and chocolates upon arrival. Food should be self catered. A breakfast Hamper can be provided for an extra charge of AUD15 per adult (AUD10 per child).
Small to medium dogs accepted upon request to Owners. Extra charge of AUD10 per night per dog. No fences.
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- The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to make and keep
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shortage. Donors of all blood types are currently needed, especially those
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While the need
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Every two
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thousands of others at approximately 2,700 hospitals and transfusion
centers across the country supported by the Red Cross.
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Amsterdam is up for a challenge. Over the last 10 years, most significantly in the last 5 years, it has ignored and/or completely underestimated the relentless growth in cycling. Recently published estimates show that in the last 20 years the cycling rate has risen by 40 - 50% in Amsterdam, 30% in Rotterdam and other major cities in the Netherlands. The big issues that light up media outlets on a weekly basis: massive lack of bicycle parking, the cockroach qualities of 'orphan bikes', overcrowded bike paths (traffic jams), subsequently increasing conflicts with scooters (which presence has grown even more) and 'rogue, aggressive cyclists'.
The latter must sound odd to you, coming from such a bike-friendly nation. Well, it works like the world over. When existing design and provisions don't meet demand, it will breed 'bad', i.e. undesirable behaviour. It doesn't matter that the Netherlands have second-to-none bicycle infrastructure: when it lacks, it lacks. Without piling on, cycling forms a huge slice in the Dutch mobility pie, serving many needs, so be sure I don't exaggerate when I say it's of vital importance its infrastructure serves its users.
Yet, at the same time, it's easier to scapegoat a single 'group'. Perhaps even more weird, considering the fact that cycling in the Netherlands is definitely mainstream. But alas, the subjective seed is planted and voila: we all go down the rabbit hole of fighting symptoms. I know, the words 'forest' and 'trees' are very much applicable here.
So, the reality of this insufficiency is pretty clear, for everyone to see. The reasons for Amsterdam waking up to this reality so late vary far and wide: from complacency towards cycling in general to shifting priorities and jumping on the e-everything bandwagon. I will address these at a later stage.
On a national level the (professional) debate about upscaling cycling provisions and re-envisioning urban mobility has already begun, but Amsterdam still has to come to terms with what has happened in the last two decades. In November 2011 political party GroenLinks (Green Left) had organized a debate called 'Dare To Share Space', sharing ideas about how to maintain and improve Amsterdam's livability and mobility despite growing and changing demands. I was happy they did, better late than never, and I left the debate with mixed feelings. One was dominated by my relief that it was taken seriously, the other was that the overall political vibe towards promoting cycling as one instrument was met with quite some hostility and 'war on the motorist' attitude. I was even told that '[promoting] cycling is elitist'. I kid you not.
Fast forward to the present. Last week the city council published the cycling provision plan 'Meerjarenplan Fiets 2012-2016', which was developed by the city's Department of Transportation (DIVV) to address the challenges and it entails a budget of €57 million. GroenLinks invited me to 'Political Café: How should Amsterdam be(come) Cycle City nr 1 (again)?' and be one of five people officially responding to this plan and debate it on a panel this Thursday evening. Of course I happily accepted.
I will respond through a 10 minute presentation and hopefully a vivid discussion with the people present. If you happen to be around and have the time, please join us, your voice is equally vital.
It's time to take Amsterdam into the 21st century, to shift another paradigm and aim for an even better dawn. Rise and shine, people, rise and shine. Or: wake up and smell the coffee.


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Italian Art: From Etruscan to Modern
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Optional Italian language presentation available on request for an additional fee.
Italy has a long and rich tradition in the visual arts, but what do these images communicate about the country's history? This lesson provides a survey of Italy's artistic heritage by exploring why particular subjects were depicted in sculptures, paintings, and decorative arts. Students learn how factors such as patronage and subject matter convey some of the ideals and events important to residents throughout Italy in the last two thousand years. The objects shown range from decorative arts made by the ancient Etruscans to a print created by Boccioni, a proponent of the Italian Futurist movement in the early 20th century.
Program Format:
- Introduce the Etruscans and survey selected objects from ancient Rome.
- Review works from the Middle Ages and examine the influence of Christianity.
- Review works from the Renaissance, highlighting Humanism.
- Optional classroom interactivity designing narrative panels as in Renaissance architecture.
- Discussion of the Baroque and Modern world through early the 20th century.
- Optional comparison interactivity linking Italian art works from several centuries.
- Students will learn about the forms and functions of Italian art by looking at a broad survey of images found in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Students will consider what messages the objects communicate about the society that made them.
- Students will discover how the artist's role in choosing subjects changed over time.


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2,000 Santas Invade LoDo Saturday. Ho Ho Huh?
Albin and Melanie Ulle have traveled the world and seen a lot of stuff.
They starred in the Travel Chennel's series "1,000 Places To See Before You Die" in 2007.
But Albin, a Denver mortgage broker, says you haven't seen anything until you've seen the Denver Santa Claus Pub Crawl, invading LoDo Saturday afternoon.
Albin and Will Hamilton started this nine years ago with about 15 people. These days, with Evite and Facebook, it looks like about 2,000 Santas will arrive.
It started with a sleigh ride through 8 bars, then it went down to six and now it's at five.
Here's the rundown for Saturday afternoon: 1:30, Fado; 3:30, Breckenridge Brewery; 5:30, Retro; 7:30, Jackson's; 9:30, It's Brothers.
It's going to be a ho-ho-ho-down.
Get yourself a designated reindeer.
You show up at Fado with an unwrapped toy. And you gotta be in a Santa suit, not just some old hat.
"It started out with 15 people and it's turned into something completely different," says Albin. "We're not really a pub crawl, we're a Santa parade. We have an excellent reputation. The bars are happy to see us because we're so jolly."
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Some benefit from Sarbanes-Oxley; others struggle with SOX compliance
SOX compliance requirements can lead to process improvements and data governance for larger firms, but smaller shops still struggle with Sarbanes-Oxley.
The first decade of the 21st century saw a spate of new regulations in key IT categories. From privacy and security rules like California's SB1386 and the USA Patriot Act, to hybrids like HIPAA and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that targeted health care and finance respectively, IT departments had to change processes and add controls to prove compliance.
The biggest governance regulation of them all, of course, was the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), which attempts to provide better corporate governance and financial transparency for publicly traded companies and debt. Some private firms and foreign entities also attempted to meet SOX compliance requirements, hoping to curry favor with their publicly traded partners or to facilitate mergers and acquisitions.
The United States still passes thousands of new "final rules" annually, multinational firms still deal with conflicting requirements (particularly on privacy, security and governance) in different jurisdictions, and billions have been spent on SOX.
In 2003, the year I founded the IT Compliance Institute, a publication aimed at chief financial officers ran a survey asking its readers about the anticipated effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on a variety of roles. The overwhelming majority of readers -- more than 80% -- concluded that SOX compliance requirements would have little or no impact on IT budgets and operations. I was dubious about that finding, so in 2004 I conducted a survey with Robert Frances Group Inc. aimed at CIOs. Perhaps it was the intervening time that made the difference, but the results were unambiguous: 100% of the CIOs I talked to anticipated a major, long-lasting impact on IT. They were right.
As a refresher, the SOX requirements that caused the most pain for IT were:
- Section 302: Corporate responsibility for financial reporting.
- Is our financial data accurate?
- Do we have transaction-level detail if required?
- Do we understand all the processes involved?
- Can we close the books on time, and do we trust the results?
- Section 404: Annual management assessment of internal controls.
- How does our control structure operate?
- Who is accountable?
- Is it monitored?
- Is it documented?
- Section 409: Real-time disclosure of material changes.
- "Each issuer reporting … shall disclose to the public on a rapid and current basis such additional information concerning material changes in the financial conditions or operations of the issuer, in plain English, which may include trend and qualitative information and graphic presentations, as the Commission determines, by rule, is necessary or useful for the protection of investors and in the public interest."
- Section 802: Retention of relevant records for audits/reviews.
Now that we've had some time to evaluate SOX implementations, it should be instructive to revisit the issue from an IT perspective and see what we've learned that may help with the thousands of minor new final rules passed each year, and the few major regulations on the horizon.
Lessons learned from eight years of SOX compliance requirements
A cost/benefit analysis of SOX on IT should parallel the costs and benefits to the enterprise at large. The general consensus from several surveys is that Sarbanes-Oxley compliance results in more efficient and transparent business processes, but respondents vary widely in their assessment of whether the benefits outweigh the costs.
As expected, large firms spend a smaller percentage of their budgets -- IT and overall -- on SOX compliance than smaller firms. There are economies of scale, and some requirements apply across the board, putting the smaller firms at a competitive disadvantage. In particular, it is still too difficult for small shops to deal with separation/segregation of duties, which require that different people have access to applications and data throughout the lifecycle to provide adequate controls against fraud. In small shops, one person may have multiple roles at different times, making compliance a thorny issue.
The general consensus is that Sarbanes-Oxley compliance results in more efficient and transparent business processes, but respondents vary in their assessment of if the benefits outweigh the costs.
I recently spoke with a CIO whose experience is, sadly, not unique. His team is in a relatively small enterprise that rolls up through two larger firms to a major public company. The team members thought they were done with SOX and in maintenance mode after putting financial controls in place. The work was a drag on productivity, but it was manageable. Then, a change in risk-based management strategies at a parent firm led to a re-examination of SOX compliance efforts. That, in turn, led to a broader interpretation of required controls. Developers in this shop now spend approximately 15% of their time on reporting projects, leading to missed development opportunities and morale drain. (Of course, SOX is sometimes used as an excuse to avoid new projects that have a low priority or a low probability of success even when there was no legitimate SOX connection. But in this case, the drain on resources makes it impossible to keep up with compliance and new development requests).
Best practices for SOX compliance requirements include adopting the COBIT IT governance framework from ISACA as a starting point for compliance, as it is widely accepted by the auditors and has evolved with ongoing use. For firms that have made an investment in the IT Infrastructure Library, it is straightforward to map from ITIL to COBIT using commercially available guides. (Disclaimer -- I participated as a volunteer external reviewer in the RISK IT project for ISACA -- a sister effort to COBIT -- and my experience with the organization's development process has me sold on the quality of the product.)
There have been some clear benefits to IT in disaster recovery (DR) tools and technologies -- these projects now get management support as risk mitigation strategies. For many shops, concerns about SOX 302, 404 and 409 have directly led to DR investment.
Recommendations for meeting SOX compliance requirements
As usual, there is no end in sight to new regulatory mandates that affect IT. There is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (signed on July 21), which focuses on Wall Street reform, and European Union privacy and environmental rules that will find their way into U.S. IT shops either as a result of EU clients, or migration of these requirements into U.S. law. As a result, IT will require new controls to meet emerging requirements. The good news is that a successful SOX implementation should reduce the impact of most of these new regulations on IT.
The basic principles of a successful SOX strategy -- simplify, integrate, monitor, manage and disclose -- remain valid.
For each new regulation, start by factoring the individual requirements, map them to existing controls, and, wherever possible, use a commercial product to benefit from the following common items:
- Data model/user view
- Access/retention model
- Risk management approach
Building on the data and access/retention models used in a SOX implementation, new financial and environmental reporting regulations will be simpler and less expensive than if they are viewed as standalone projects. Lessons learned from SOX don't have to be relearned, they just need to be applied judiciously to these new regulations.
Adrian Bowles has more than 25 years of experience as an analyst, practitioner and academic in IT with a focus on IT strategy and management. He is the founder of SIG411 LLC, an advisory services firm in Westport, Conn., and director of the Sustainability Leadership Council.


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To mark her 65th year, son Jerry Wolski wanted to give his Hollywood-obsessed mother the perfect gift. So he spent about a year and half mailing out autograph requests on her behalf.
When Barbara Wolski found out that Paul Newman rented her camper while filming a movie, she made a frantic call to the RV leasing office in Wisconsin.
"I put it on lock-down. I told them not to clean anything until I could get up there and comb through everything he touched. I love him so much that I stripped the sheets and saved them for my celebrity memorabilia collection," said the former Lombard and Wheaton resident. "So when I got an autographed picture from him wishing me a happy birthday, I couldn't get over it."
To mark her 65th year, son Jerry Wolski wanted to give his Hollywood-obsessed mother the perfect gift. So he spent about a year and half mailing out autograph requests on her behalf. Last weekend (April 19-20), during a surprise family celebration in Lake Geneva, Wis., he presented her with a couple of albums holding 173 famous signatures. Actors, musicians, politicians, athletes, journalists, astronauts and other recognizable figures sent personalized messages.
"I knew she'd go nuts when she saw it. She already has high blood pressure, and I didn't want this to put her over the top," Jerry Wolski laughed. "She was just blown away and overwhelmed and very emotional and choked up. It was outstanding — we got her good."
While Newman's John Hancock is Barbara Wolski's favorite, many others stand out: James Garner, Carol Burnett, Dolly Parton, Michael Jordan, Phyllis Diller, Tom Selleck, Paula Zahn, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Dole, Ray Romano and Arnold Palmer.
Jane Fonda doodled hearts on her note, Jay Leno sketched his famous chin, Al Roker drew a sun, Henry Winkler signed with "Hugs to you," and Candice Bergen wrote "Happy 65 — I'm right behind you." Robin Williams signed a picture of himself dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire, which elicited a few chuckles from the new senior citizen. Barbara Wolski was particularly impressed with Betty White, who is pictured with her dog Panda, because her legible, feminine cursive is head and shoulders above the chicken-scratched handwriting on other glossy headshots.
Jerry Wolski, who recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a comedy career, came up with the concept for the ambitious project when he was navigating www.ContactAnyCelebrity.com to network with industry bigwigs.
"It's like a little black book with addresses or e-mails for 10,000 celebrities from all walks of life," he said. "So the wheels started turning, and I thought it would be fun to be a dork by sending out a bunch of letters for my mom and see how many responses I got. It was game on."
So Jerry Wolski typed up a generic form explaining his goal and periodically mailed batches of 700 to 800 envelopes from February through July. Jacqueline Bisset was the first to reply, and more than a year later, others still are trailing in.
Coming home every day to sort through the mail was a "hoot" for Jerry Wolski, who preferred filing away autographs to opening bills.
"I will never forget ripping apart this big envelope from Dom DeLuise. I know he signed and sent it himself because there was a ripped-off Cheerios box stuffed in there to keep the photo from bending," he said. "I just had this image of Dom DeLuise rifling through his recycling bin to find a piece of cardboard so my dear ol' mom wouldn't get something wrinkled. It still cracks me up."
The swag was alphabetized and kept safe in a storage unit while Jerry Wolski was chomping at the bit to grow his mom's impressive cache of celebrity keepsakes. She regularly attends publicized signings and owns everything from autographed footballs to Wayne Newton's signed scarf from a Las Vegas performance.
Barbara Wolski's fascination with amassing souvenirs from notable personalities started when she was 11. Her aunt bestowed her with a Lucille Ball collection and gradually handed over a collection of mementos from big-screen stars of the '20s.
An avid Academy Awards fan, Barbara Wolski, who now lives in Crest Hill, gets dressed up each year to sit at home and watch the Oscars from her couch while eating maple nut ice cream and drinking wine. While spending a weekend up in Gurnee shopping at the outlet malls, she refused to return to her lodge without purchasing a special blouse so she could watch the ceremony from the hotel room.
"Everybody laughs at me, but it's a tradition I've done all my life because I love movies," she said.
But Barbara Wolski's seemingly innocent fixation might have put her son's life in danger.
"I mailed a request to Rip Taylor — that obnoxious confetti guy with a mustache — and he sent me a letter ripping into me for being impersonal and inconsiderate with a mass mailing and for not including return postage," Jerry Wolski said. "Three months later, I get another letter with a copy of my request that had all of the errors highlighted. He even included my original envelope.
"So I have a stalker now. If I go missing, I told my family to follow the confetti trail to the body bag," he said, laughing. "Rip's like the most random guy — some old drunken B-list actor — so for him to think my mother genuinely wanted an autograph from him... I just thought some of these long-forgotten guys would appreciate someone thinking of them, but apparently not."
Nonetheless, the albums doubled Barbara Wolski's collection in one fell swoop. Jerry Wolski estimates 85 percent of them to be authentic signatures rather than generic studio shots.
"We spent the whole time at the party flipping through the pages and going 'Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness!'" Barbara Wolski said. "The books are incredibly insane — I just will never believe this. It'll be hard to top this."
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Autograph mania:
Julie Andrews, Marv Albert, Clay Aiken, Paul Anka, Carol Burnett, Joey Bishop (deceased), Candice Bergen, Jacqueline Bisset, Ruth Buzzi, Jim Belushi, Jeff Bridges, William F. Buckley (deceased), Mario Batali, Dixie Carter, Robert Culp, Charo, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bart Conner, Carrot Top, Elinor Donahue, Pat Day, Phyllis Diller, Tom Dreesen, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Duvall, Mickey Dolenz, Ann B. Davis, Paula Deen, Dom DeLuise, Richard Dawson, Charlie Daniels, Bob Dole, Tony Dungy, Bob Eubanks, Chad Everett, Barbara Eden, Le Elia, Gary Fencik, Mike Farrell, Alison Fisher, Jenna Fischer, Jane Fonda, Mr. Food, Dennis Farina, Steve Fuller, John Forsyth, Jim Fowler, Connie Francis, Daisy Fuentes, Bonnie Franklin, Jerry Falwell (deceased), Andrew Greeley, Robert Goulet (deceased), Marla Gibbs, John Glenn, Phyllis George, Leeza Gibbons, Ron Glass, James Garner, Geraldo Rivera, John Grisham, Phil Hellmuth, Fergie Jenkins, Judge Judy, Davy Jones, George Jones, Casey Kasem, Ken Kerchieval, Don Kessinger, Nadia Komenich, Bill Kurtis, Sally Kellerman, Sharon Lawrence, Vicki Lawrence, Judith Light, The Lennon Sisters, Nancy Lopez, Heather Locklear, Mario Lamieux, Susan Lucci, Christopher Lowell, Diane Ladd, Jack LaLanne, Jay Leno, John Madden, Louise Mandrell, Ron Magers, Marlee Matlin, Frank Mathie, Chuck Mangione, Bill Moyers, Rose Marie, Jane Meadows, Al Martino, Rue McLenahan, Jenny McCarthy, Paul Newman, Kevin Nealon, Cynthia Nixon, Gary Owens, Spike O'Dell, Pat O'Brien, Arnold Palmer, Fess Parker, Peter Paul and Mary, Regis Philbin, William Petersen, Dolly Parton, Dan Quayle, Don Rickles, Cathy Rigby, Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, John Rocker, Al Roker, Tim Russert, Mary Lou Retton, Ray Romano, Wilbur Scott, Bud Selig, Vidale Sassoon, Larry Storch, Jaclyn Smith, Lovie Smith, Neil Sedaka, Pat Summitt, John Stossel, Rod Stewart, Matt Suehy, George Stephanopoulos, Connie Stevens, Barbra Streisand, Al Secord, Alpana Singh, Tom Selleck, The Smothers Brothers, Roger Staubach, Daniel J. Travanti, Peter Tork, Roseanne Tellez, Alan Thicke, This Old House, Elizabeth Vargas, Joan Van Ark, Joyce Van Patten, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Vale, Bob Vila, Lindsay Wagner, Betty White, Henry Winkler, Robin Williams, Dawn Wells, Wheel of Fortune, Bruce Weber, Whoopie Goldberg, Don Zimmer, Fuzzy Zoeller and Paula Zahn.


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On the first day of school, while I was walking down the hall, I was kind of nervous because it was a new school. But when I walked in the classroom, I recognized some people I already knew, and that made me feel a bit better. I have learned so many things this year, such as integers, Ancient Greece, and oxymorons. I have also learned things that will help me be a better person. I learned that respect is one of the most important qualities to have in life. My teacher is wonderful. She has empathy (most of the time) for us. She knows what it's like to be in different kinds of situations, she knows how to cheer someone up, or make them feel regretful (when we misbehave). She understands our problems and gives us advice on how to solve them, whether it's from personal problems to math or reading problems. We went on a lot of field trips this year. My favorite one was the Water Day field trip at the Mesa Campus! We got to go on different water slides. I had so much fun sliding down the 40 foot tall Rhino slide and high-fiving everyone when I reached the bottom! Everyday has been a different day, which I enjoy. I will always remember my experience in 6th grade here at Noah Webster Schools.
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I've made so many memories this year and I will always remember them. The best memory I have is just coming to Noah Webster Schools; knowing that I really enjoy going to school and not complaining about it in the morning. We had a lot of field trips and they were all amazing! This is the best school I've ever been too! I've learned so much more than at any other school. The students here are all friends; there isn't anyone who doesn't feel welcomed. Everyone is nice to each other and treats each other the same. No one is different. The teachers are amazing and I just have to say "Thank You" to my teacher as she's helped me out a lot and I know she will keep doing so. This year was amazing and I will never forget it!
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Steve Wozniak has gone down under and, reportedly, would like to stay there as an Australian citizen.
The Apple co-founder told The Australian Financial Review that the country's $38 billion idea to bring high-speed, free internet to the entire population of Australia intrigues him. They hope to have the network operational by 2021.
Wozniak's plan to become an Australian citizen is "underway," according to CNBC. He also, as per usual, lined up outside an Apple store and waited in line for his new iPhone 5 last week.
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Wozniak told the newspaper that his California home was not connected to a broadband service, and that such services were more like monopolies.
"It turns out I can keep my American citizenship. I intend to call myself an Australian and feel an Australian, and study the history and become as much of a real citizen here as I can," Wozniak said.
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A potential 230 jobs could be leaving Pontiac if the city's sixth-largest employer isn't successful in selling the business.
A potential 230 jobs could be leaving Pontiac if the city's sixth-largest employer isn't successful in selling the business.
Naperville-based Interlake Material Handling Plant announced to employees on Monday that it faces closure if a potential buyer doesn't secure the financing it needs to buy the facility that manufactures display storage racks, city and union officials confirmed Tuesday.
"The effective date (of closure) was left up in the air ... they said it could be really soon ... they made it sound like the third week of January we could go to one shift, laying off 60 people," said Eric Monical, chief steward for United Auto Workers Local 2488 Pontiac Unit.
"It sounded like they're trying to sell the whole business," Monical said. "The worst-case is they'd close the doors if a sale doesn't go through ... otherwise it could be business as usual with probably some cuts (if a buyer is successful)."
He anticipates having more details to release to the work force on Monday.
Employees currently make between $16 and $18 an hour, he said.
Mayor Scott McCoy tempered the news, saying there is a possibility of a closure.
"They have a buyer," said McCoy, who also was notified Monday under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), which requires employers to provide 60 days notice to employees, unions and government entities in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.
"I immediately got on the phone trying to see what type of solution the city and others could help with," McCoy said. "I told them I'm not one for government to get involved in private business, but if there's something to do to find a solution ..."
Calls to Interlake Material Handling were not returned for comment.
The company, according to Monical, is attempting to sell the entire operation, which also includes manufacturing plants in Sumter, S.C., and Matamoros, Mexico. Those plants were constructed in 1988 and 2001, respectively. The Pontiac plant was built in 1963 and has had various owners since.
"We hope we can find a solution," McCoy said. "Pontiac is a great town, it's a great facility with a lot of potential."
Monical said the news wasn't a huge surprise considering the current economic times.
"I think everyone understands, of course they're upset, but considering the economy...," he said.
And, of course, the news comes as the town braces for the possibility of losing 500-plus jobs if Pontiac Correctional Center closes, as is the plan of embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
McCoy, however, is confident that if Blagojevich is removed from office, the prison likely will remain open.