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DENVER — There is no doubt that Mitt Romney wiped the floor with Barack Obama during last night's presidential debate. The Republican presidential nominee was prepared, confident, and persuasive, and he offered the most detailed vision of his policies that we have seen so far from his presidential campaign.
These new details have raised new questions about Romney's policies, however, in particular about his plan to cut income taxes across the board by 20 percent.
The cuts would come out to about a $5 trillion loss in revenue, which Romney claims will be offset by eliminating tax deductions and loopholes, thus making his plan revenue-neutral. But despite relentless badgering, Romney has been unwilling to identify what deductions he would eliminate, so it is unclear how, or even if, Romney's plan could work.
Which brings us to last night's debate. Obama, refusing to acknowledge that there would be any offsets to Romney's tax cuts, accused his opponent of wanting to add $5 trillion to the federal deficit. Romney flatly denied the charge, though he still wouldn't name any deductions.
But Romney did make several comments that give us more insight into how his plan works. Here's a breakdown of what he said — and what he meant:
"In order for us not to lose revenue, have the government run out of money, I also lower deductions and credits and exemptions, so that we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth."
Here, Romney may have actually explained how he plans to pay for his tax plan — and it's not through deductions. Basically, Romney is assuming that cutting income taxes will lead to enough economic growth to pay for those cuts.
He elaborated on this later, saying that under his policies, "the revenue I get is by more people working, getting higher pay, paying more taxes. That's how we get growth and how we balance the budget."
Romney has never directly said that his plan relies on economic growth to make the tax cuts revenue-neutral. But in the debate spin room Wednesday night, his campaign surrogates seem to take this as a fait accompli.
Here's how Florida Senator Marco Rubio explained it:
"The way jobs are created, the way you strengthen the middle class, is by growing the private sector. And what government can do is give them a predicable, reasonable, affordable tax code, give them regulations that are reasonable and easy to understand, and let the private sector go out and create businesses. That gets people jobs, that gets people raises, that's how you get the economy growing again. And by the way, that's how you generate the revenue that government is going to need to pay for the things government should be doing, and to lower this debt."
Bottom line: The reason why Romney hasn't identified any deductions to eliminate is because they probably don't exist — and they've never really mattered to the plan anyway.
"My No. 1 principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. I want to underline that: No tax cut that adds to the deficit."
This interesting emphasis suggests that maybe Romney isn't really that attached to his tax plan, and would be willing give up on the full 20 percent income tax cuts rather than add to the deficit. (Wonk Blog reported last month that one of Romney's campaign advisors, Kevin Hassett, has already hinted at this option.)
"What I've said is that there is ... I won't put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. That's part one. So there's no economist that can say Mitt Romney's tax plan adds $5 trillion if I say I will not add to the deficit with my plan."
The circularity of this argument is mindboggling. Basically, Romney is saying "My plan works because I say so."
SEE ALSO: Everything We Know About Mitt Romney's Economic Plan


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He was angry; and doesn't wanted affection, flowers or any kind of love. His hopes and dreams were broken; his thoughts, corrupted. Rage was constant in his vision field. Tiny little tears formed at his green eyes were evidencing everything he was feeling.
Falling in desillusion and with trembling hands he couldn't say a word. So he looked around and picked up a few things, only what he could carry; and without a demur he slammed the door and left away. He felt it didn't worth it.
"Ele apenas sentiu que não valia a pena..."

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As promised, we're bringing you back some footage from today's Meet the BlackBerry PlayBook developer sessions in NYC. Here's video number one of the BlackBerry PlayBook. As we have seen in other videos, things are looking pretty smooth on the BlackBerry PlayBook. It's great to see RIM and Adobe out there working with the development community - let's hope there are a ton of apps for launch! We'll be replacing this with an HD version of the video shortly and should hopefully have another clip or two before the day is done. Big thx to our on-site correspondent!
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Whenever there are Twitter Q&A's from Syfy's Craig Engler (@Syfy) or USA's Ted Linhart (@TedOnTV) I just can't look away. Having seen many of the Twitter Q&A sessions it's well into repeat questions and different variants of the same questions. I still can't look away! There are always lots of questions about Nielsen and measurement. Many fans have a quarrel with Nielsen, but I've come to the conclusion that most of them would have a quarrel with TV ratings measurement no matter what the system of measurement was.
As long as there are fans of TV shows, there will be disappointed fans when shows get canceled. No measurement system can change that and whatever the measurement system, low-rated shows will typically be canceled.
There are several types of complaints/improvement suggestions that come up, here are a few of the most frequent:
We have the technology! We could measure everybody! Why don't they measure everybody!
The technological capabilities to achieve that probably exist but that technology doesn't actually exist yet. My bet is it never exists, even if the technology vastly improves. There are a lot of reasons why I think that but the top two are:
- lots of people don't want their viewing measured (they view it as an invasion of privacy)
- $$$$$ – It would cost too much money
There are other reasons besides those, but both of those are show stoppers. Would a complete census be more accurate than Nielsen? If you could get it, it would, without a doubt, be more accurate. But TV ratings measurement exists for the purpose of buying/selling TV advertising. The networks and advertisers aren't going to be willing to pay for it and as expensive as Nielsen is (and it's very expensive) the census style system would be multiple orders of magnitude more expensive to maintain and manage. The networks and advertisers aren't going to pay for something like that for a system that might only be a little more accurate.
On top of that you'd still probably need Nielsen or something like it because the census system would have so much data to crunch it wouldn't likely be able to produce fast national ratings the next morning and final ratings the next afternoon. The networks need the information fast so they can react and make scheduling decisions.
But what about data from all those set top boxes – that's a lot bigger sample than Nielsen!
It is indeed a bigger sample than Nielsen. But in at least a couple of ways it's not what advertisers (at least buyers of national advertising) want.
- it only measures people with set top boxes. Advertisers want to measure everyone, even the people still using rabbit ears
- it measures household viewing but doesn't tell you *who* in the household watched. Advertisers (at least buyers of national advertising) want to know who watched, what their gender is, what their age is, etc. set top box data isn't that granular.
the good news is the data is available and is being used. Usually it is in addition to Nielsen and not a replacement though recently there have been reports that a few local stations are switching to using set top box data to sell local advertising spots. My understanding is that those numbers aren't churned out as rapidly as Nielsen reports ratings either.
Neftlix, On Demand, DVR, iTunes and Online Viewing Aren't Counted and they should be!
This is a fairly common one and not just with fans of TV shows. I've seen producers of shows with similar laments. First, let's talk about the "not counted" piece. DVD, Netflix, and iTunes certainly aren't counted in the Nielsen ratings. That's because the purpose of the Nielsen ratings is to measure in order to broker the sale of TV advertising, not to come up with some type of "total popularity" metric. Since Netflix, iTunes and DVDs don't have advertising, they're not counted in the Nielsen ratings. But that's not the same thing as "they're not counted." Of course sales of DVDs and iTunes episodes are counted and the people who need to know, know! You can pretty much count on any deal where how much Netflix pays to license content depends on how many people watched on Netflix, it gets counted. There are several reasons why months and months and months after the fact nobody reports a total popularity metric – but you can start with months and months and months after the fact it's not in anyone's interest to pay money to figure all that out. The people who need the information to make decisions have the information.
DVR viewing *is* measured by Nielsen. Currently advertisers pay for commercials watched up to 3 days after the program initially aired on television (these ratings are commonly called C3 or C+3 ratings). That was the compromise reached between the networks and the advertisers though the networks are reportedly still pushing for 7 days instead of 3. In any event Nielsen measures commercial viewing live and up to three days after. On the program ratings side Nielsen measures DVR viewing up to 7 days after and can slice that in a variety of ways (the common slices are the same day DVR viewing included in the Live+SD daily ratings, L+3 which includes live plus 3 days of viewing and L+7 which is live plus seven days).
On Demand and Online viewing can be tracked by Nielsen but only up to 3 days after the initial telecast (for purposes of the C3 ratings advertisers use) and only if they contain the same national commercials that aired on TV. Some networks are playing around with this but particularly on the online side it looks like for now most networks are shying away from full commercial loads for online viewing. I'm not sure if that's because the networks don't want to put off online viewers by adding (LOTS) more commercials or whether the reality is that despite the measurement capabilities advertisers don't want to pay the same rates for online viewing or a combination of both.
Another thing to keep in mind is that whatever the measurement system, many of the things you (and the networks, for that matter) don't like aren't a function of measurement but rather what the advertisers are willing to pay for. So, for example, a new measurement system wouldn't change that broadcast primetime advertising is sold on the basis of adults 18-49 and subsets of adults 18-49. That's not about measurement, that's about what the folks with the big briefcases full of money want to spend it on.


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The very day after the 2011 LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph ended, this year's guest curators—National Geographic photographer Vincent Musi and Washington Post visuals editor David Griffin—started to put together the slate of artists who will appear this coming weekend. The annual for-photographers-by-photographers event in Charlottesville, Va. runs June 7-9. But, says Musi, the weekend will include the work of more than one year: professional relationships and the curators' senses of balance, both developed over many years, were key in the decision process.
The three artists chosen by Musi and Griffin to be this year's INSight Artists—the featured photographers who, Griffin says, must be people who have made a significant body of work and can inspire other photographers—are Stanley Greene, Donna Ferrato and Alex Webb. Masters talks will be given by Ernesto Bazan, Hank Willis Thomas, Lynsey Addario, Bruce Gilden, Robin Schwartz and Camille Seaman; David Doubilet is this year's TREES Artist, whose work will be hung in trees along Charlottesville's downtown pedestrian mall.
Although the festival does not have an explicit theme, Musi says that a documentary slant is strong in all of the featured work. "We also have this crossover because advertising and the fine-art world are really stepping up and doing a lot of what journalism used to do," he says. And it goes both ways: he cites Hank Willis Thomas as someone who is using journalistic forms outside of the world of journalism. "The common thread," Musi says. "is that everyone is very excited to have a foot in each world, but the work is very documentary in nature."
Griffin echoes that sentiment, citing the aesthetic vision evident in Alex Webb's work as an example of great journalism that "hits that beautiful spot" that touches the art world. He says that this year's LOOK3 will place a heavier emphasis on individual shows for the speakers' work, so that guests who attend the talks will be able to see the pictures discussed. There will be more than a dozen hours of onstage programming and a dozen print shows hung, which is more than in previous years.
Both curators agree, though, that the artists who present are not necessarily the highlights of the festival. "This is building a community and sustaining it, so that people go from one side of the stage to the other and back again," says Musi. That community is made up of artists who attend as viewers, give talks a later year and then maybe teach a workshop some other time.
And artists who just hang out: "There's a coffee house and it's right outside of one of the hotels, and I just remember walking out each morning and David Alan Harvey would always be sitting out there having a cup of coffee," Griffin says of past festivals, "and there'd be Martin Parr sitting with him or Jim Nachtwey, and you'd just walk up and sit down and start talking with a person. That's one of the really cool things about the festival."
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5 x Vintage oil reproduction tin cans are made from recycled cans. If new cans are preferred, rather than recycled cans, they are an extra 60p each, please just contact us. Please note when recycled cans are out of stock new cans are used at no extra charge. This collection is for 5 normal (new looking labels), we also sell a rustic old version too. The can measures approx 11cm high x 7.5cm wide. Option of lids to fit these for as little as 50p each and can be purchased in our shop under lids. A larger version is available in our shop under larger cans.
All labels are laminated to give them not only a quality finish but will also make them last much longer if being handled frequently. You can wipe the labels over with a damp cloth, but they are not dishwasher friendly and not waterproof. If you do need to wash the inside of the tin, be careful not to get the label wet and dry the inside of the can straight away.
The cans can be used to store many items from nuts & bolts, pens, hobby items, cutlery, menus, serviettes, plants and flowers literally anything or just used as props to display in your home, garage, workshop, man cave or business. They also make great gifts, fill the can with sweets, tools your choice attach a lid and you have a unique Christmas present.
There are many designs to choose from including motorcycle oil cans. Any quantity can be ordered from small to large and please do contact me for larger quantities to see what offers or discounts I can offer you with your order. We ship to any country and can offer a quick turn around if your items are urgent, just let us know and we will do our best to get your goods to you as soon as possible.


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An interesting article from the good folks at TorrentFreak. While it wont have any of the humor and fireworks ThePirateBay brings to the party, I still think this will be an interesting battle. Mininova doesnt run a tracker or host files it is truly only pointing in the general direction of both legal and questionable torrent files. However the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BRIEN disagrees.
<Insert trite music industry is doomed comment here> blah </insert>
I noticed that the article keeps referencing the DMCA, which as a US law and as such probably has little applicability as a defense in a Dutch courtroom. Hope the folks at MiniNova have a better battle plan up their sleeve then "we kinda follow a fuzzy US law". The Dutch agency persuing the case counts among is success forcing Demonoid offline for a couple of months and getting them to move their popular bitTorrent tracker to a different ISP.
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Now mark your calendars for a partying weekend. On Saturday, August 16, from 6 to 8 p.m., the WBID will sponsor an evening of music at Forest Parkway Plaza area featuring the group Plastic Soul playing all types of music.
After enjoying the performance, eat out at one of our WBID restaurants or order in. As it will be Restaurant Week, it would be a good time to go to one of our great local restaurants.
Then this Sunday August 17, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Crazy Willy's, 117-10 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, there will be Doo-wop music with Dino and the Boys. So stay local and enjoy some good entertainment.
The New York Public Library at 188 Madison Avenue has several upcoming programs for small businesses. They include:
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text: Hi Folks, a member recently contacted us because he was concerned our custom Battle Beasts on eBay would decrease the value of the original toyline, we wanted to share this incase some of you share his concerns. If you look closely at the Cobra you will see he has a different hand so he can grip things with both. We do use metallic silver and gold pigments as in the Dog you mentioned. We use every color in the rainbow. This is not to copy the original toyline or Greek Battle Beasts. We usually don't make Beasts the same color as the originals, and any collector of Battle Beasts who handles one of ours will notice the minor imperfections and small air bubbles that are a result of the casting process. In the case of the Clear Carp, we created this for collectors like ourselves who can't afford to spend $90+ on the original, but out of respect for you and other collectors we've relabeled it as a reproduction. We regularly mix specialty colors for our customers upon request. Many of our Beasts are cast in anatomically correct colors, for instance, this week we have a white weasel in with some others. We wanted a white weasel because this is the real color of a weasels coat in winter. The same goes for the black Skunk. At Green Mountain Beastformers, we reserve the right to use any color we can dream up. The clear Beasts seem to be quite popular, and as far as we know Takara only made a clear Carp and Cobra so the vast majority will be different from these. To address your other concerns, we produce one of each figure at a time, and a mold lasts for about 6-12 figures before it breaks, so we'll never produce enough to affect the value of the originals. For custom Beasts we currently have Predatorbeast, Bipolar Biped, Manglin' Mammoth, and Iron Lord all of which you can see here https://www.facebook...formers-6455…/… Upcoming figures include Okapi and Anklyasaur. Really we're just an upstart company trying to support our young family. Thanks for your time, GMB


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Increase in Second Quarter 2012 Silicon Wafer Shipments
SAN JOSE, Calif. — August 13, 2012 — Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the second quarter 2012 when compared to first quarter 2012 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,447 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 20 percent increase from the 2,033 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter. New quarterly total area shipments are 2 percent greater than second quarter 2011 shipments.
"As expected, second quarter silicon shipment volumes increased compared to both the first quarter and the second quarter last year," said Dr. Bruce Kellerman, chairman of SEMI SMG and senior director of Semiconductor Product Marketing at MEMC. "Given the ongoing market uncertainties and challenges, the overall wafer demand for 2012 is expected to be relatively flat compared to 2011."
Quarterly Silicon Area Shipment Trends
Semiconductor Silicon Shipments* - Millions of Square Inches
*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications
Silicon wafers are the fundamental building material for semiconductors, which in turn, are vital components of virtually all electronics goods, including computers, telecommunications products, and consumer electronics. The highly engineered thin round disks are produced in various diameters (from one inch to 12 inches) and serve as the substrate material on which most semiconductor devices or "chips" are fabricated.
All data cited in this release is inclusive of polished silicon wafers, including virgin test wafers, epitaxial silicon wafers, and non-polished silicon wafers shipped by the wafer manufacturers to the end-users.
The Silicon Manufacturers Group acts as an independent special interest group within the SEMI structure and is open to SEMI members involved in manufacturing polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon or silicon wafers (e.g., as cut, polished, epi, etc.). The purpose of the group is to facilitate collective efforts on issues related to the silicon industry including the development of market information and statistics about the silicon industry and the semiconductor market.
About SEMI
SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains. Our 2,000 member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information on SEMI, visit www.semi.org
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I've been using the iPhone since it came out in 2007. And while I'm satisfied with the way it works, I'm considering changing phones just to have something different—in particular a larger screen. What, in your opinion, are the best alternatives to the iPhone? I use mine primarily for email, along with checking stocks and weather.
I would go with an Android phone, which has plenty of apps that are similar to what you are used to, and which typically these days come with larger screens, some exceeding 4.5 inches. There are always new models coming out, and there are so many that it can be hard to recommend one. But, in my tests, I've been especially impressed with the Samsung Galaxy models.
I'm a Verizon user currently on 3G and we've been promised 4G in our area by end of 2013. Do you have any indication Verizon is actually going to continue with LTE service or is this just a smoke screen? Are they really going to roll out new 4G (LTE) service or is this just chosen markets?
I don't know where you live, or when or whether Verizon Wireless plans to offer LTE, the fastest cellular data network, in your particular area. But I can say that, for Verizon, LTE is anything but a "smoke screen," and I'd be stunned if the carrier didn't continue rolling it out. Verizon has deployed it in over 200 markets and says it plans to cover 400 markets by the end of 2012. It's a key part of the company's competitive strategy.
Every carrier that deploys a new network starts with a few "chosen markets," and there are always some areas left out, even years later, for various reasons. But from everything I know, Verizon is planning a broad national LTE network.
I run Windows 7 on a Mac using Parallels Desktop. Can I use the normal Windows update process to keep Windows 7 up to date or will it compromise the Windows setup through Parallels?
Your virtual copy of Windows inside the Parallels software is designed to work just like Windows on a physical PC. That includes the Windows update process, which I have used many times on Windows via Parallels. This is separate from any updates made by Apple to the Mac operating system, or updates to the Parallels program itself.
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2010 Car Craft Engine Swap Drags - Engine Swap Drags!
Take These Engine Swap Ideas, Build A Car, And Compete In The . . .
Everything about the Engine Swap Drags (ESD) was cool. Take King of the Hill winner Tom Foglesong for example. Driving his grandfather's '68 Camaro with a lightly modified 5.3 swapped in from an '05 Suburban, he beat the entire N/A field, then took out a 10-second nitrous Camaro for the overall win.
These kinds of glorious underdog achievements are exactly what we were aiming for when we hatched the Engine Swap Drags concept. We wanted to turn over a rock and find the hard-core guys who use ingenuity and skill instead of dollars and professional builders to put together some fast cars using bitchin' new powerplants from Detroit. In the end, we found a lot of great cars, but only the most hard-core were willing to make it to Arizona for the race. Those heroes and their engine-swapping ideas are immortalized here.
For the rest of you, we will be running this event again. If you have a pre-'92 American street car with a GM LS, Ford modular, or Chrysler 5.7 or 6.1L Hemi engine and can pass a basic NHRA tech inspection, you qualify. We're not looking for pure race cars or pro-built stuff-we want you to swing a new engine over an old fender and get out and race. Carbs are OK if you don't like fuel injection, and the final round uses a dial-in, so you don't even have to be rocket fast, just consistent. If you want to play, watch for updates in the magazine and check CarCraft.com to see what is happening. This is your chance to get involved and have some fun. We guarantee a spot in the magazine if you compete, and who knows, you might just win it all.
Buick LS Cruiser
We were just getting things organized at the ESD when Beck rolled in with his Buick. Frankly, the car appeared too nice to be an ESD candidate. With a flick of the hood release, we were greeted with an Escalade LQ9 6.0L hunched between the inner fender panels. The installation was every bit as clean as the exterior, which is really no surprise when you learn that Beck's history includes a long stint at Santini USA Paint and Body. Several years ago, Beck bought his own business and now all the work is done at Anderson's Frame and Alignment in Garden Grove, California.
Who: Jeff Beck
What: '68 Buick Skylark
Where: Garden Grove, CA
Engine: '04 LQ9 6.0L with
factory EFI control
4L65E four-speed automatic
Rearend: Chevy 12-bolt, 4.10:1
A. Beck retained the stock truck LQ9 intake manifold but added an LS1 Camaro cable-operated throttle body using a Lokar cable that bolted right in.
B. LS engine builder Ken Duttweiler says to not plug the heater hose connections on LS engines. If you are not using a heater, you still must loop the connection between the two heater outlets.
C. You can also remove the heater hose nipples from the water pump and tap them for AN fittings using a 3/4-inch pipe tap. We've tried it and it works great.
D. Most electric water temp sending units are too big to fit the stock, metric fittings drilled into the heads. You can create an adapter, or you can also drill and tap a 3/4-inch pipe thread hole in the top of the water pump for a mechanical water temp pickup.
Camaro Bruiser
While this car looks much more the part of the dedicated third-generation racer, Mark Haller's priority has always been to make it a street car. "It's really a simple car, and I always intended to drive it on the street." The drivetrain fits right into that plan with an iron LQ4 6.0L short-block, a Comp hydraulic roller cam, some headwork, a Turbo 350 trans, and a 9-inch out back for durability. Haller and his crew, Brandon Felpz and Warren Rabb, flogged on the car, and Mark also wanted to thank his buddy Ernie Greene at Sav-On Transmissions in Phoenix who made the Turbo 350 live. They were still sorting out the nitrous system during ESD, with a final pass of 10.52 at 127 mph that reveals the car's potential.
Who: Mark Haller
What: '82 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro
Where: Glendale, AZ
Engine: '04 Chevy truck 6.0L, carbureted
Transmission: TH350
Rearend: Moser 9-inch, 3.50:1
A. Using the '98 to '02 Camaro oil pan (GM PN 12628771) was one of the easier choices that produced sufficient clearance around the engine crossmember.
Haller used a Trans-Dapt engine mount kit (Trans-Dapt PN 4575) that moves the engine forward roughly 1 inch to position the 6.0L in the Camaro engine bay. Haller says he had to massage a few things to make it fit. Moving the engine forward allowed access to the bellhousing bolts.
B. Haller retained the stock Camaro K-member but did have to notch it and reinforce the cut to clear the alternator used with the F-car-style accessory drive. Using the '98 to '02 Camaro oil pan (GM PN 12628771) was one of the easier choices that produced sufficient clearance around the engine crossmember.
C. Haller used a Trans-Dapt engine mount kit (Trans-Dapt PN4575) that moves the engine forward roughly 1 inch to position the 6.0L in the Camaro engine bay. Haller says he had to massage a few things to make it fit. Moving the engine forward allowed access to the bellhousing bolts.
Using the '98 to '02 Camaro oil pan (GM PN12628771) was one of the easier choices that produced sufficient clearance around the engine crossmember.
GTO Nova
"I decided that the more parts I could use from that '04 GTO, the better it would be." That was Rob Smokowski's reasoning for purchasing a rolled '04 GTO with 31,000 miles for a mere $5,000. He stripped everything he thought useful, sold other parts he didn't need for $1,000, and still has plenty of spares for his daily driver '04 six-speed GTO he bought brand new. He says he has roughly $4,000 in the entire swap. "Plus, if I break down somewhere, the parts I need will be for an '04 GTO." The original Nova was a 50,000-mile six-cylinder in pretty good shape. Bolting in the LS1 and T56 manual gearbox was easy with help from an LH3 oil pan. He also used an American Touring Specialties (t56kit.com) crossmember to position the trans. One of the mildly challenging aspects of the swap was adapting the hydraulic clutch master to the stock clutch pedal. Smokowski says the key is to keep the rod from the pedal to the master level at midstroke, and he started by placing the pedal at the floor with the master cylinder at maximum stroke. He then fabricated a bracket to locate the actuator rod to the pedal in the correct location and to help limit pedal return travel. Smokowski says excessive return travel can destroy the master. He also used a QuickTime bellhousing to connect the trans to the engine along with a Monster clutch.
Who: Rob Smokowski
What: '72 Chevrolet Nova
Where: Phoenix, AZ
Engine: '04 GTO LS1 5.7L
Transmission: T56 six-speed
Rearend: GM 12-bolt, 3.31:1
A. Smokowski retained the two LS1 factory fuse blocks under the hood, but if you wanted to hide them, they could be repositioned under the dash or perhaps above the inner fender panel on the passenger side.
B. If you're looking for a better fuel pump pickup and fuel return for an otherwise stock muscle car fuel tank, Robbmcperformance.com makes a very nice all-aluminum fuel pickup assembly with a -8 inlet and return.
C. Smokowski heard about a cool idea to adapt the stock throttle body inlet to an airbox fixed to the hood that would integrate a filter under the hood to pull cool air in from a cowl hoodscoop.
'67 Camaro
Tom's Camaro has been part of his family for longer than Tom has been around. This car was originally purchased by his grandfather at a Chevrolet dealership in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "It was a very basic car. It had the 250 inline-six, a three-speed column-shifted manual transmission, and a push-button AM radio," he told us. His grandfather owned the car until his death in May 2007. He left it for Tom in his will.
The first thing Tom did was swap the front drum brakes for discs. "It all took off from there," he says. After the front brakes came Hotchkis front springs, then a Hotchkis sway bar. He upgraded the rear suspension similarly not too long after that. But it was when he was helping a friend swap a cam into an '02 Camaro that he decided to do an LS swap. "The engine was so easy to work on, I knew I didn't want to build a regular small-block after that," he said. In early 2008, he started collecting the parts he needed, and by the end of the year, he found a great deal on a 5.3 out of a Suburban. The rest, as they say, is history.
Who: Tom Foglesong
What: '67 Chevrolet Camaro / '05 LM7
Where: Tempe, Arizona
Engine: '05 LM7 5.3L
Transmission: '04 GTO T56 six-speed
A. The stock 8.2-inch 10-bolt axle remains in place. Tom's got 3.73:1 gears in it.
B. A used T56 from an '04 GTO is bolted up to the engine. Foglesong picked it up for a pretty good price, too. Fortunately, he disassembled the box to inspect it prior to installing because two of the gears needed to be replaced. The synchro teeth in the gear faces were badly worn. Apparently, the GTO owner was an autocrosser and road racer, and the gearbox suffered because of it. Factoring in the cost of the repairs to the purchase price, Foglesong may have been able to buy a new transmission from the start. The bellhousing is stock to the '04 GTO. However, his clutch is from an LS7 application. He got one for a great price from a friend of his who bought the whole assembly, flywheel, pressure plate, and friction disc as a takeoff from a shop that builds sandrails. It pays off to shop in odd places for parts like this.
C. First-gen Camaros are rear steer, and that causes clearance problems with LS oil pans. Foglesong bought an F-car pan and had it notched to clear his car's centerlink. Otherwise, it fits his stock crossmember perfectly.
D. Originally, Foglesong tried a pair of Edelbrock motor mounts, but they placed the engine far enough back in the engine compartment that he had clearance problems with his heater. He bought new mounts from Car Shop Inc. that locate the engine farther forward than the Edelbrock mounts.
E. Edelbrock delivers the fuel to Foglesong's diminutive LS engine. An Edelbrock 650-cfm Thunder AVS carburetor is parked on top of a Performer RPM LS1 intake manifold.
A. Foglesong pieced together an F-car accessory drive, buying a new alternator, used power steering and water pumps, and new brackets from GMpartsdirect.com. He does not have air conditioning; otherwise, he would have had to notch the engine crossmember to clear the A/C compressor.
B. An MSD 6LS box controls the ignition timing. Foglesong bought a custom wiring harness from Innovative Wiring.
'81 Mustang
Kevin Kenley's Mustang should look familiar. We ran a six-page feature on it in the June '10 issue. The Engine Swap Drags was still in the planning stages when we did the photo shoot, but we did hint to Kevin at the time that we were planning a drag racing contest that would be a good match for his car. He agreed to be there no matter what.
Because Kenley's car is subject to California's biannual smog testing, he had to decide if he wanted this to be a dedicated race car, never to see the street again, or to be an emissions-compliant, state-certified engine swap. One is the easy path, the other, convoluted, aggravating, and expensive. He chose the latter. To make the car compliant, he had to swap the entire fuel system and all the emissions controls from an '04 Mustang Cobra donor car. Fortunately, the floorpans for '79 to '04 Mustangs are all the same. The '04 fuel lines fit his '81 exactly. The gas tank straps needed to be relocated to fit the newer tank, though, and he had to find a place to locate the '04's massive EVAP canister. In the end, he was able to meet all the state's requirements. As far as the state is concerned, his car is an '04 Cobra in an '81 wrapper.
The most labor-intensive part of most engine swaps is the wiring. Grafting a new engine's harness to the one in your older car takes a lot of patience, planning, and good wiring diagrams of each car. One thing you don't need however is an engineering degree. Though it looks like a daunting task, if you work carefully, this is something almost anyone can do. Kenley is good with wiring but admitted to being intimidated by the maze of wires he had to sort through when he started to rewire the car. He reckons he had to make about 300 splices to join the harnesses from the two cars together.
Because Kenley had only just finished the engine swap and supercharger upgrade a couple of months before we met him at the photo shoot, he was still trying to figure out a good suspension setup and how to launch the car. He described to us mad thrashes on his days off, changing springs and shocks, blasting down the dragstrip, fixing broken parts, and negotiating a steep learning curve during that time.
Though he was disappointed with his performance at ESD, we applaud his efforts. When he's able to get all the power to the ground, Kevin's car will be wicked fast.
Who: Kevin Kenley
What: '81 Ford Mustang/'04 Supercharged DOHC 4.6L
Where: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Engine: '04 Mustang Cobra 4V 4.6
Transmission: Dodge Viper T56 six-speed
A. Ford's venerable 8.8-inch solid axle is out back. It was built with Currie 9-inch bearing ends. A Detroit Locker spins 3.37:1 gears.
B. Kenley has been working on this car for more than 15 years. Originally a lowly, four-cylinder commuter special, he bought it to do a wicked 302 build. The project was shelved several times for a variety of personal reasons, then took a U-turn when he found a good deal on a complete 4.6 out of a wrecked '04 Cobra. The swap began in 2005, and he was finally able to get it on the road in November 2009.
C. This is a 4.6L, 32-valve V-8 out of an '04 Mustang SVT Cobra. These engines were the only 4.6s to come from the factory with a forged rotating assembly. Since it is so well equipped from the factory, Kenley didn't mess with the long-block. The cams, springs, and rotating assembly are all stock.
D. Kenley bought a used T56 from a Dodge Viper and changed the input shaft to fit the clutch and pilot bushing on his Ford.
E. Believe it or not, the engine still has the factory iron exhaust manifolds. This seemed to be the best option when considering how to fit this massive engine into the Fox-body engine bay.


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When Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store opened in 1965, it was a museum...not a restaurant...not a Village...not even very big at all. But now in 2011 the Old Country Store celebrates 46 years and a lot of changes for this little "Mom and Pop" operation that opened in 1965 dedicated to "Mom's Home Cookin' and Pop's Old Country Store". We developed and moved to Casey Jones Village in 1978 and through the years have welcomed millions of guests and Casey Jones Village has grown into one of Tennessee's Top 10 Travel Attractions.
The story begins with a wonderful man named Brooks Shaw. He was a country boy from Providence, Tennessee about 20 miles west of Jackson who worked in a small country store in his younger years for 50 cents a day and all the hoop cheese he could eat. It was located in an adjacent community next to Providence called Wellwood. We are so proud that we were able to save this classic country store due to the efforts of his son Clark Shaw, our CEO. It was relocated to Casey Jones Village in 2009 and opened as an addition to the Old Country Store here in the Village. It had been closed for a number of years in Wellwood and would have fallen in from disrepair eventually. Today the Wellwood Country Store proudly stands next to the Old Country Store it inspired.
Mr. Shaw and his three brothers served their country in the military during and after World War II. Brooks was stationed in Germany and was a staff sergeant in the United States Army. After service, he returned to Tennessee and worked in sales and management.
He went to work for Kelly Foods in Jackson and became the president of the canned meat company at the young age. A sudden heart attack almost took his life at the age of 32. A wise doctor suggested he get a relaxing hobby from the demands of running a company not realizing that the "hobby" he took up would one day lead to a collection of thousands of incredible Southern general store antiques. A friend of his, Paul Jobe, gave him three antiques that started the collection and led to several years of antiquing across the countryside with his wife, Anne, and their two young children Clark and Deborah Anne.
When the collection overflowed, Brooks and Anne Shaw decided to start an antique museum in 1965. It was called Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store and was located on Airways Boulevard in Jackson right across the street from Kelly Foods. The original location is about 2 miles or less from Downtown Jackson where Old Country Auto is located today. Norwood and Joyce Jones were the original Storekeepers who ran the operation day to day. It wasn't opened as a restaurant but rather as an antique museum that had a small lunch counter. The Store originally offered cold cuts, cheese and cracker plates, pickles and such but quickly evolved into a popular local eatery for locals and travelers alike. Later on, an old student union building from Lambuth College was added on to make a full fledged restaurant. Sadly, Mr. Shaw passed away in 1971 but the business was not sold and continued to be owned by his sweet wife, Anne Shaw, who is today in her 80's.
In 1978, the Old Country Store created a new travel experience with a move to Casey Jones Village named for local railroad hero Casey Jones. Located right off I-40, it combined the landmark Old Country Store and the legendary Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. The Shaws, Anne and her children, Clark and Deborah, were pleased to add Norwood Jones and Lawrence Taylor to the Store family as partners and stockholders. In 2002, they added Marty Jacobus, Bruce Haltom and Dr. Keith Williams to the Old Country Store ownership family. Today the Old Country Store is under the leadership of CEO Clark Shaw who's wife, Juanita, and children, Elizabeth and Brooks, all work in the business. Their children are currently attending college. Miss Anne is still thankfully in great health and is a great blessing to all who know her. Her daughter, Deborah, is the Marketing Director for the Village. Mr. Jones and his wife, Joyce, retired in 2002 from the day to day operation and Norwood has his Land Office real estate business in the Village and Lawrence Taylor and his wife, Norma, are the Director and Historian respectively of the Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum. Read more on the "Leadership Team" page.


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As we begin 2013 New Years resolutions are being made everywhere. On top of most lists are "save more money" or "make more money". I'm a big believer in doing more with less so here's some great tips on how you can save and make more money with very little effort. A lot of these suggestions in my list aren't going to buy you a new Bently, but add them up over a year or even a lifetime and you start seeing all the extra money you may be leaving on the table.
1. Earn Free Gift Cards on Swagbucks.com
Swagbucks is an awesome little site I discovered a while back that allows you to earn free gift cards for doing things online. The gift cards are from major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, and Amazon. I personally like the option to get Amazon gift cards as I make the majority of my online purchases on Amazon.
The way it works is Swagbucks rewards you with Swag Bucks for doing online tasks such as taking surveys, shopping online, watching videos, playing games, searching the web, etc.. The Swag Bucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other rewards. If you're online a lot (like myself) than it's pretty easy to start earning rewards. I have a few friends that have payed for their Christmas presents entirely with Swagbucks gift cards. You can check it out over here: Swagbucks
You can check out my more in-depth review over here: Swagbucks Review
2. Earn Extra Cash By Taking Surveys
If you have extra time and want to earn some extra money they're quite a few online companies that pay you for taking surveys. Now these surveys will vary on size, topic, and payment and you have to qualify to take the surveys. Surveys pay out from $1 to $25 depending on the length. To maximize your earnings sign up for several of these.
Here are a couple of my personal favorites:
My Survey – Very easy surveys with quick payments. One of my favorites
Only Cash Surveys – Many short surveys that pay $2
3. Shop and Earn Program
I've heard of about Shop and Earn programs a while ago, but just recently decided to sign-up and try it out. I'm disappointed in the fact I waited so long to join because it's basically free money. Shop and Earn programs allow you to earn a percentage of cash back from your online purchases. The amount varies from merchant to merchant. All you have to do is sign up to a Shop and Earn program and start shopping! I have used both Swagbucks and Ebates before and they both work well. Best to sign up for both so you get the best coverage of stores and the best percentage back.
Swagbucks – Check out the double cash back deals where they double the amount you get back. One of the few sites with Amazon cash back.
Ebates – The original shopping cash back site and still one of the best.
You really start saving when you combine multiple ways to save. For example you want to buy a new TV at Walmat. Save 4% at Swagbucks plus save 2% using a rewards earning credit card. That's 6%. Not huge but it adds up!
4. Sell Old Electronics on Gazelle
Gazelle allows you to turn your old cell phones, ipods, ipads or other electronics into cash. Its pretty easy, you find your gadget, answer a few questions, ship it in (free if its over $1), get paid via check or PayPal. I looked up my old iPhone 3Gs and found out that I can get $37. Use this link and get an extra $10 for any trade ins worth over $25. Gazelle
5. Find a High Interest Saving Account with Minimal Fees
Everyone has a basic savings account and most don't care to look at the interest rates they are getting because it's pretty minimal (savings interest rates are usually in the range of .2 – 1 percent) , but another extra dollar here and an extra dollar there really starts to add up.
The savings accounts with the highest yields are usually online, so if you can deal with online banking you have a quite a few choices. Here a are a few reputable ones you can look into:
Ing Direct – .75% Interest Rate
CIT Bank – 1% Interest Rate
Ally Bank – .95%
6. Call to have your current interest rates lowered on Credit Cards
Ask and you will be given. Call your current credit card companies and just ask if they can lower the interest rate. They won't always do it, but they will grant your request for a lower interest more often than you think.
7. Transfer CC Balances to 0% Interest Rate Credit Cards
This option can be both a blessing and a curse. I only recommend doing this if you are 100% positive you won't using your credit cards on purchases you can't pay back right away. If you have the will power to say no to Credit Card use then this is a great option.
This will make paying off your credit card debt a lot faster since you aren't accumulating interest, but like I said it can also backfire on you if you keep using your high interest rate credit cards.
8. Rent Out Your Home on Air BnB when you're out of town
I have a friend who makes upwards of $50,000 a year renting out his home in Amsterdam when he's travelling. You can especially earn a lot if your home is in an area that is highly visited by tourist.
The reason I love this is because you get to charge hotel rates for renting out your home. And if you aren't even going to be at home, then I see free money!
Worried about people damaging your home? Air BnB has you covered with their 1 million dollar insurance policy. Plus the fact that when you rent through Air BnB you have to give a lot of personal information, makes it highly unlikely someone will damage your home.
9. Use Coupons
Most stores nowadays will adjust their prices to compensate for coupons so if you aren't using coupons you are actually losing money in the long runs. It's easy to find coupons though because of the internet.
When you are about to make a purchase simply do a quick Google search on whatever the product is + coupon.
Here a couple of popular coupon sites you can get your coupons:
10. Use Store Loyalty Cards and Debit Cards
Last but not least is utilize store loyalty cards and debit cards. You don't need to get a card for every single store but just the few that you visit very regularly.
Stores will usually give you rewards in cash back or gift certificates based on the amount you spend. If you are going to buy from those stores anyways might as well get extra rewards.
Many stores now also provide a free debit card which basically just connects onto your bank account. This also doubles as a reward card but the rewards are usually a lot better than if you just had a loyalty card.
Here are a few rewards I get for linking my debit card to a stores loyalty card:
Nordstrom – Gives you a free $100 in Alterations a year plus send you Gift Certificates based on your spending
Arco – Arco waves the .35 fee they charge when you pay using a debit or credit card at their gas stations
I visit both those business very often so it's pretty much a no brainer for me to sign up for their card. Both are also very easy to sign up for, I just filled out a quick form in the store and they mailed me my card.


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The chief justice is taking law in his own hands instead of making just decisions seeking public support like a politician. Since, when judiciary is allowed to make political statements? So, much for the independent judiciary!
"Chief Justice asks officials not to follow ` illegal orders` (The Dawn, April 9, 2011)
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On a gloomy, rainy Earth Day thirteen bright eyed, excited volunteers took the time to get out of their beds to help plant trees at Seneca Creek State Park. The park received a generous donation of tree seedlings from the Maryland Department of Transportation in order to replenish trees that were removed for construction of the Intercounty Connector. Much work has gone into removing invasive plants in the park and re-planting trees in those areas will help regenerate some of the native vegetation.
The trees were planted along the Clopper Lake shore near the boat center which has seen an increase in beaver activity, so more trees will help replenish those that fell to the beavers and help stabilize the shoreline. Volunteers dug holes, planted a mixture of River Birch, Red Oak, and Red Maple, and erected tree tubes around each seedling in order to protect them from deer browsing. Over 100 trees were planted with the tireless efforts of volunteers, who will hopefully come back in years to come and see that the fruits of their generous labor have lived on in the gift of trees!
Thank you volunteers!
Seneca Creek State Park needs your help. Volunteers provide enthusiasm, energy and creativity to the wide variety of tasks they accomplish. Volunteers experience many benefits -- among them companionship, a sense of responsibility and enhanced skills. There is an opportunity for everyone!
To search for volunteer opportunities at this state park and all of the state parks in Maryland, please view the Volunteer with Maryland State Parks webpage and then click on Opportunity Search in the Volunteer Menu on the left side of the page.
Boat Center
All hands on deck! Our Boat Center would love your help with loading people into and out of boats, handing out portable floatation devices and other activities.
Disc Golf
Our disc golf course boasts to be one of the best on the East Coast. Come check it out and help plan disc golf activities/games, clean-ups, improvements to the course, and promotions for new players.
Gardening and Invasive Plant Removal
Be a part of the larger effort to encourage the growth of native trees and plants.
Naturalist and Special Programs
Volunteers can help with the park's special programs including junior rangers, campfires, hikes, hayrides and other fun educational activities for youth.
Special Projects
Are you good with a hammer? How about a wrench? Do you enjoy painting? Lend us your skills with special projects.
Trail Work
With over 50 miles of trails at Seneca Creek, volunteers are essential for ensuring that the trails are safe and attractive for visitors.
Trash Cleanups
We are always in need of groups to take part in cleanups in and around the park property.
Visitor Center
Volunteers greet visitors and answer phones, and provide information to the public.
Volunteer Ranger
Become a Volunteer Ranger and help protect Maryland's natural resources!
Volunteering is a great way to relieve stress from a busy work week or to earn community service hours. Seneca Creek State Park can help and so can you!
Ranger Erik LedbetterSeneca Creek State Park11950 Clopper RoadGaithersburg MD email@example.com
580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis MD 21401
Call toll-free in *Maryland* at 1-877-620-8DNR (8367)
Out of State: 410-260-8DNR (8367)


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Gripple surpassed 60 million sales in a year for the first time in its history in 2017 - a brilliant achievement for all associated with the business.
A fundamental objective is to grow the business by 10-15% per annum and 2017 has seen us impressively suprass that target, with the company actually growing by 21%.
Innovation and continous investment in the business remain key to Gripple's continuous growth; 2017 has seen further growth in emerging market sectors, notably Civil Construction, where Gripple products are used in soil stabilisation and flood defence applications, and landscaping, where Gripple products are used to secure trees and faciliate the growth of containerised plants.
Alongside new applications, regional growth in export markets has seen the business respond to additional sales demand with the introduction of new regional hubs and further investment in production capabilities in Sheffield. Such investment ensures we're well set to break more records in 2018.
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Philip F. Gura
American Transcendentalism: A History
New York: Hill and Wang, 2007
Philip Gura's American Transcendentalism provides a valuable insight into a nineteenth-century leftist intellectual elite in the United States. This is of considerable interest because Transcendentalism was a movement entirely untouched by the predominantly Jewish milieu of the twentieth-century left in America. Read more …


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Wapak girl, Botkins teen crowned
A Wapakoneta girl and a Botkins teen were crowned winners during the Miss West Central Ohio Outstanding Teen and Little Miss Scholarship Program last weekend.
Ali Wayman, 11, of Wapakoneta, was named Little Miss West Central Ohio, and Shelby Boyd, 16, of Botkins, was named Miss West Central Ohio's Outstanding Teen. Matti Lynn Chrisman, 16, of Nashport, was named Miss Crystal Lake's Outstanding Teen.
Boyd's platform was preventing childhood obesity while Chrisman's was "don't text and drive."
Each teen queen won $100 scholarship and a sash and crown, as well as a paid trip to compete in Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen competition in June in Mansfield.
Jocelyn Campbell, 15, of Wapakoneta, was named first runner-up.
Shelby Boyd received five of the six special awards given out during the event, including People's Choice, Evening Gown, Fitness, Interview and Talent. She received a designer rug and comforter and TV for capturing those honors.
Allison Luedeke, 13, of New Bremen, won the Spirit Award.
As the Little Miss Winner, Wayman received a crown and sash. She also was the talent winner for a dance she performed. For that, Wayman won a $200 Sears game table.
First runner-up for the Little Miss competition was Breah Anderson, 12, of Celina, and second runner-up was Natalee Rose Patrick, 12, of Delphos.
Other special awards for the little misses included, Brooke Rice, 10, of Fort Jennings, who gave the best answer to an on-stage question and received a party dress, and also received the People's Choice award and a Mary Kay gift basket. Lissie Massingill, 11, of DeGraff, was awarded the Spirit Award and received a book and $20.
Ten teenagers and 11 girls competed in the program Sunday night at Wapakoneta Middle School.
Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen Kelsey Barrett, of Wapakoneta, emceed the event, as she gave away her local title and crowned the new Miss Crystal Lake Outstanding Teen.
Hannah Tumbusch, the former Miss West Central Ohio Outstanding Teen, Miss West Central Ohio 2011 Elissa McCracken and Miss Crystal Lake 2011 Devon Stansbury assisted with emceeing the event.
All proceeds from the show benefited the scholarship program and covered the cost of prizes and award money.
The Miss West Central Ohio Scholarship Program is a preliminary for the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program. Both are part of the Miss America Scholarship Program.
Sponsors for the evening included, Hudson Jewelers of St. Marys, Monforts' McDonald's, Sears of Wapakoneta, Fowler's TV of St. Marys, Super 8 in Wapakoneta, and Townsend Productions.
For more information visit misswco.com


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I first met Dave Obee of Victoria in 2007 at a genealogy/library conference at the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. His website is at http://www.daveobee.com/
Since then, we had the occasion to meet each other in various events, and at the 2011 conference of the Ontario Genealogical Society held in Hamilton, I asked him to write a piece on Social Media for the August issue of Families.
As a lead-up to reading the paper in the fall issue of Families, there is a good article called "Database search strategies" at http://www.daveobee.com/columns/09search.htm in which he gives us ten reasons why a search may not be as straightforward as we may think they would be - as Dave says "There are dozens of reasons why a search might fail".
Some of the reasons he gives are -
Original records were poorly written,
Places were confused, and
People lied - Some people do not want to be found.
But he gives eight ways to search to increase your chances of success, including the use of wildcards, and how to be flexible in searching.
Dave will be speaking at the 2012 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference to be held at Kingston, June 1-3, 2012. The website is http://www.ogs.on.ca/seminar/conference2012.php


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Today, I am pleased to announce the arrival of my official mobile app! Get this free app on your iPhone, Blackberry, or Android smartphone to stay up to date on all of my latest beading news! Click the beaded cheeseburger iPhone icon (above) from your phone. Select 'Add to Home Screen'. Enter 'Lone Beader' as the title. OR click the beaded cheeseburger icon from your iPad or home computer, and enter your email address for the direct link to this app. Please note that you must open the link from your phone to get this app.
And, if you have pre-ordered an iPhone 5, I have created a new case just for you! Click the cheeseburger iPhone case above to view all electronics accessories now available in my Zazzle shop. These cases feature fun prints of my beaded artwork. More beaded cheeseburger items coming soon! That's the news for now. Thanks for your interest in my beadwork! :p


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The fire had been burning for hours before the crew was finally saved
'A near run thing': Daring British navy rescue saves 27 after Italian cargo ship catches fire, sinks
In a daring, eight-hour rescue, the British navy saved the 27-member crew of a burning Italian cargo ship off France on Monday.
The HMS Argyll, with a crew of 200, rushed to the MV Grande America which had caught fire Monday night and had sent out a mayday call some 330 kilometres off Brest, France.
As the Grimaldi Lines ship was walloped by six-metre waves, its crew had retreated to a battered lifeboat that was "bobbing around like a cork in a bathtub," witnesses told AFP.
Two other rescue vessels that had arrived on the scene before the British had not been able to put the blaze out.
"Without a doubt, this was a near run thing," said Commanding Officer of HMS Argyll, Commander Toby Shaughnessy, according to AFP.
"The conditions were on the limit for recovery and this could just as easily been a different result. It was an exceptional team effort and there's a great feeling on board after a successful result — everyone was saved."
The navy vessel was making its way to Plymouth, England; the Italian ship was headed from Hamburg, Germany to Casablanca, Morocco. Moroccan media report that the cargo ship had a total 56,000-tonne capacity and was 214 metres in length. Its captain reportedly tried first to re-route to La Coruna, Spain, before the situation became too critical to move any further.
The fire had been burning for hours before the crew was finally saved.
"The ship had been listing increasingly to the right as time went on," the French navy posted on Twitter, according to Italian outlet thelocal.it
As the situation grew dire, the British team dispatched a separate boat to move the damaged lifeboat alongside the navy vessel. The shocked crew were then able to make their way to safety.
The ship was still burning as the British left the scene with the rescued crew at around 5 a.m. local time Tuesday, and eventually sank in seas with a depth-reading of 4,600-metres.
French Environment Minister Francois de Rugy says efforts to minimize environmental damage are underway. France dispatched a navy helicopter to the scene.
"As always in these situations, there are pollution risks, we can't deny it, because already there was the heavy fuel used for the engine," he said.
It remains unclear what the Italian ship was carrying as cargo.
British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the crew of the HMS Argyll had carried out a "swift and selfless response to a difficult situation."
"This rescue demonstrates that even on the final leg of a challenging nine-month deployment to the Far East, the Royal Navy's sailors remain vigilant and professional at all times," he said of the sailors and Royal Marines.
Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for Transport, thanked all involved in the rescue and said the European Maritime Safety Agency is providing assistance in the disaster's aftermath, via satellite imagery.
The crew from the cargo ship have been taken to Brest. They were in the main uninjured, but some were suffering from shock.


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I have created a report using BIRT 2.1 report designer and I would like to know how to put this into the Pentaho demo.
I understand that maybe I need the RC3 version of the demo from the SVN, but I am not sure.
- do I need to use RC3 to display my report?
- if so how do I download and install RC3?
I have looked at the SVN repository and I can see under pentaho and pentaho-samples that it looks like it can handle BIRT but I don't know how to build the demo
- how do I add my BIRT report into the demo?
I would like to use JFreeReport but I found that BIRT had the features that I need that I couldn't find in JFreeReport. (Whether I can achieve the same results in JFreeReport will be another question.)
Thank you for your help.


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