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6 suspects federally charged in connection with heroin trafficking
4 suspects from Middletown
Six people have been charged after conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin, a federal attorney said.
The six suspects include four from Middletown.
Middletown police began investigating the suspects in August 2012 after receiving information about drug trafficking in the area. The FBI also assisted with the investigation.
The six suspects are Starling Groves Jr, 43, of Dayton; Darnell Jack South III, 38, of Middletown; Eric Redding, 41, of Middletown; Cheltzy Redding, 28, of Middletown; Adam Gardner, 27, of Middletown; and Thomas Payne, 49, of Lebanon.
Groves, South and Eric Redding are also charged with distributing more than 100 grams of heroin.
Several of the suspects face certain minimum mandatory federal sentences.
According to court records, Middletown officers arrested Groves, South and Eric Redding on May 9 with 750 grams of heroin. The other three were arrested Thursday.
All suspects were being held without bond.
Possible sentences range from five to 40 years in federal prison. South faces a possible mandatory life sentence.


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A useful page - I was looking for advice to send to a local Garden Centre. Pity it took a bit of searching to find it on the Cycling UK site.
Cycle parking (good practice)
Cycle parking (good practice)
The importance of well designed, high quality and convenient cycle parking wherever it's needed (or potentially needed) must never be underestimated. It affects the chances of a bike being stolen or damaged; and it can even influence someone's decision to cycle in the first place. Lampposts, railings or gutter pipes just aren't good enough.
'Sheffield' stands
'Sheffield' stands are the most common and simplest form of cycle stand: effectively an inverted 'U' shape, which supports the whole bike. They are popular because the stand keeps a cycle steady while it's being locked, or luggage is being removed from it. Both the frame and wheels can be usually be locked to a Sheffield stand, making theft more problematic.
While Sheffield stands are widespread, there are other designs available (e.g. 'heritage' racks for historic city centres). These may be fine, but only if they are as useable as they are nice to look at.
Slotted concrete slabs, or 'butterfly' wall racks are unpopular with cyclists because they have a tendency to bend wheels and don't support the whole cycle.
There is no point in installing cycle parking in obscure, remote locations – if it is, it's more than likely that it won't be used much or at all. It has to be near, ideally within a short walk of the most likely destinations and, for better security, in public view and lit at night.
Cycle parking should cater for both existing and potential demand. It is surprising how quickly new stands fill up.
Employers tend to opt for 'Sheffield' stands (see above) because they are cheap, durable and easy to produce and maintain. They can also be improved by installing a Perspex or metal covering, to keep the bikes and cyclists dry when it rains.
Just as with car parking, cycle parking should be visible to staff, security guards or CCTV systems to minimise theft. It's even better if it's difficult to approach by van - thus preventing bulk theft.
However well a cycle is locked, vital parts can still go missing. You can't cycle home if someone has stolen your saddle or handlebars! Where regular users leave bikes for the whole day, a locked room within the building or an outdoor compound can be the ideal, if more expensive, solution. If outside space is limited, wall-mounted racks are worth considering; hanging hooks can be fitted inside too and can make good use of not much room.
Transport for London's Workplace Cycle Parking Guide is a useful resource.
A useful page - I was looking
Search is broken on this web site.
I searched for "cycle parking" in the Cycling UK search box but did not find this. What probably happened was that it searched for pages containing either cycling or parking, of which there are 602 hits. Please fix this.
I want advice for cycle parking outside a block of flats. I think there is probably a lot of demand for good advice on this topic in the UK. Here in Germany lots of buildings have cycle parking by the front door.

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A New York Minute from Jonathan Safran Foer:
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I saw a stranger crying in public. I was in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, waiting to meet a friend for breakfast. I arrived at the restaurant a few minutes early and was sitting on the bench outside, scrolling through my contact list. A girl, maybe 15 years old, was sitting on the bench opposite me, crying into her phone. I heard her say, "I know, I know, I know" over and over.
What did she know? Had she done something wrong? Was she being comforted? And then she said, "Mama, I know," and the tears came harder.
What was her mother telling her? Never to stay out all night again? That everybody fails? Is it possible that no one was on the other end of the call, and that the girl was merely rehearsing a difficult conversation?
"Mama, I know," she said, and hung up, placing her phone on her lap.
I was faced with a choice: I could interject myself into her life, or I could respect the boundaries between us. Intervening might make her feel worse, or be inappropriate. But then, it might ease her pain, or be helpful in some straightforward logistical way. An affluent neighborhood at the beginning of the day is not the same as a dangerous one as night is falling. And I was me, and not someone else. There was a lot of human computing to be done.
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These tubes are intrigueing.
Supposed to be a 6L6G that is rated with higher specs of a 6L6GC. The few opinions that I've found online have all praised it as sounding very fat + in your face (plus it looks freaking cool!). Seems like the perfect tube for the Mesa/Boogie D-180 that I recently bought.


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The historic Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is being forced to shut its doors, and needs your help in finding and moving its vast collection to a new location where it can open them again. From the museum's press release:
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum will no longer reside in the building that bears its name. The property owners recently informed the museum that the 1619 Jefferson St. building in Two Rivers, Wisconsin will close and must be vacated, perhaps as early as February 2013. Hamilton Wood Type is urgently seeking donations to address this sudden need and to protect its vast collection of wood type, antique printing equipment and rare type specimen catalogs. The museum's director Jim Moran, artistic director Bill Moran and assistant director Stephanie Carpenter remain committed to transitioning to a new space. [Read the full press release.]
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum houses one of the world's largest collections of wood type, with over 1.5 million specimens. Read more about their history and continued efforts in preserving, producing, and teaching about wood type. And check out HWT American Chromatic, a collaboration between Hamilton Wood Type Foundry and P22 Type Foundry, here at Typekit.
Please join Typekit and Adobe in donating, volunteering, and spreading the word.
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Kickstart this! I'm sure you'll get many replies!
Yeah, I concur, Kickstarter would be perfect for this. It would also be a great way for them to get more of their specimens turned into web fonts which could help fund them. There are some great typography projects already on Kickstarter that have done quite well so I don't see any reason why this wouldn't.
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Bacon and Deviled Eggs From 'Maximum Flavor'
It's a well-known non-secret among my friends that I'm a deviled egg fanatic. Without fail, I will order them at any restaurant, and find reasons to serve them at dinner parties, brunches, and any social gathering in between. So I had to try Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot's version in their new cookbook, Maximum Flavor. Besides adding slices of pepper jelly-glazed bacon to the tops of their eggs, Kamozawa and Talbot also tweak the egg cooking and seasoning process. Instead of boiling the eggs (or the boil-rest technique I usually use), they steam the eggs for 14 minutes. According to the duo, this method results in the most evenly cooked eggs and makes them easier to peel. After the steam, the eggs take a two day bath in a smoky tea, cranberry juice, and salt solution to color and flavor the whites. The final steps are familiar to anyone who's ever deviled an egg—add mayonnaise, mustard, and spice.
Why I picked this recipe: I'm a sucker for deviled eggs in any incarnation.
What worked: Steaming the eggs indeed made them easy to peel, and the method was pretty efficient, to boot. The lapsang souchong tea was a nice match with the smoky bacon, fully integrating the egg with its decadent garnish.
What didn't: I used thick-cut bacon, and it needed an extra 10 minutes in the oven to crisp up. I also found it much easier to glaze the bacon when I watered down the pepper jelly a little bit.
Suggested tweaks: You could certainly pick and choose techniques from this recipe as you'd like. The brined eggs taste great on their own if you don't want to devil them, and it should go without saying that glazing bacon with pepper jelly is an awesome idea. That said, if you want to go through with the whole recipe but don't have a piping bag, you can use a Ziplock or just spoon the filling back into the eggs.
Reprinted with permission from Maximum Flavor: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot. Copyright 2013. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
- Yield:Makes 24 deviled eggs
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:1 1/2 hours, plus 48 hours to marinate the eggs
- Deviled Eggs
- 12 large eggs
- 4 cups (907 grams) cranberry juice
- 1/2 ounce (15 grams) Lapsang Souchong tea (about 6 tea bags)
- 1 tablespoon (18 grams) fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) mayonnaise, preferably Duke's or Hellmann's
- 1 tablespoon (14 grams) Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon (14 grams) sweet pickle juice
- 2 tablespoons (43 grams) red pepper jelly
- Glazed Bacon
- 6 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup (85 grams) red pepper jelly
Cook and brine the eggs: Set a stovetop steamer over high heat and bring the water to a boil. Put the eggs in the steamer basket, add them to the pot, cover, and steam the eggs for 14 minutes. While the eggs are steaming, prepare an ice water bath. When the eggs are cooked, transfer them to the ice water and let cool for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cranberry juice, tea, and salt, stirring until the salt is dissolved.
Take the eggs out of the ice water, and use the back of a spoon to uniformly crack the shells all over without piercing the eggs or removing any of the shell. Put the cracked eggs into the brine and put another bowl on top of the eggs to keep them submerged. Refrigerate the eggs for 48 hours.
After 48 hours, take the eggs out of the brine and peel them, discarding the shells. Halve each egg lengthwise. Remove the yolks and set the whites aside. In a small food processor, combine the egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, and pickle juice and puree until smooth. Scoop the deviled egg mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and put the bag in the refrigerator.
Make the bacon: Make the bacon: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
Lay the bacon slices on a cutting board. Brush one side of each slice with some of the pepper jelly and then lay the slices glaze side up on a wire rack set over the foil-lined pan. Bake the bacon for 15 minutes, or until just crispy and glazed. Remove the bacon from the oven, brush both sides of the bacon with more of the jelly, and put it back in the oven for 3 more minutes. Remove the bacon from the oven and let cool. Cut each slice of bacon into 4 pieces so that you have 1 piece for each deviled egg.
Assemble the eggs: Put the egg whites on a cutting board or other flat work surface. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon pepper jelly into the bottom of each egg white. Pipe a rosette (about 1 tablespoon) of the egg yolk mixture on top of the jelly. Top with a slice of bacon. Arrange the deviled eggs on a cutting board or platter to serve.
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Robots are stealing your bonuses and salaries
Robots are stealing your bonus and stifling your salary, according to a research paper.
University of Chicago professors Loukas Karabarbounis and Brent Neiman found the global labor share, or the ratio of employee compensation to gross domestic product, has been on a steady decline since the 1980s.
The reason -- at least in part -- is robots and cheaper technology, researchers believe.
Those technological advancements are allowing companies to become more streamlined without the use of expensive and inefficient employees. The trend is most prevalent in highly efficient industries such as transportation, manufacturing and utilities.
It's also more common in Washington, Delaware and Vermont. Texas has seen a tiny decrease in labor share since 1975.
The shift in labor is good news for business, shareholders and consumers, but it's bad news for working stiffs.
These more efficient programs are making it possible for businesses to reduce or maintain the price of a variety of goods. As a result, corporate profits have been increasing over that same time period.
Workers, however, have seen income flatten or decline as some of these programs take some of the burden off the workforce. The trend can be blamed for some of the stagnant or declining wages in the U.S. as economists, such as Paul Krugman, have pointed out.
"There's no question that in some high-profile industries, technology is displacing workers of all, or almost all, kinds," Krugman wrote last year.
Krugman adds that the impact of technology on wages isn't limited to low-paying positions. As MIT professors Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee pointed out, robots are becoming more common in highly-skilled jobs such as legal research and translation.
Karabarbounis and Neiman say the future impact of technology on the workforce as a whole is still a bit of an unknown.


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"[FROM the IOWA STATESMAN — JAN. 3, 1850]
HENRY W. KILBOURNE, of Fort Madison, Iowa, died on the 23d of October last, at Sacramento City, California, aged 20 years.
Such is the brief record gathered from an eastern paper, of the death of the eldest son of David W. Kilbourne, Esq., of this place, who left his father's house in the month of May last, for the shores of the Pacific.
No letters were received from him after his arrival in the valley of the Sacramento, and the first direct information his friends had about him is, that he is dead! They have learned nothing of the details of his sickness, or suffering — they only know that he is no more!
His bereaved parents and brothers are overwhelmed by the mournful intelligence of his decease, and crushed down by a great sorrow, which He only who orders all things for His own wise, inscrutable, yet merciful purposes, can assuage.
No young man ever stood fairer, or was more popular, in the community, where he was known, than Henry Kilbourne. Agreeable in his manners, kind in his intercourse with acquaintances and most fervently and affectionately attached to the inmates of his own home, he was a general favorite with all. All therefore, who knew him, deeply mourn for his loss, and feel it perhaps more keenly, when they remember that he died far away from his home, and in the very bloom and springtime of his youth.
The desire of gathering gold had but little, if anything, to do with his journey over the plains; he was rather carried away by that irrepressible spirit of adventure, and travel, so common to the youth of our country, and especially those residing in the Mississippi Valley.
From books and papers, which he left behind him, his parents find consolation in discovering that he was fully impressed with the uncertainty of life, and the necessity of preparing for another state. They are consoled to know that his mind was not wholly engaged in seeking riches on earth, but that he was also employed in laying up treasures in that place where 'neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.' And they will doubtless find solace in the well-founded hope that his spirit passed away from the Valley of the Sacramento, rich in earthly gold, to walk in that city whose 'streets are pure gold'-— the New Jerusalem."
Taken from: Kilbourne, Payne K., The History and Antiquities of the Name and Family of Kilbourn (New Haven, Durrie and Peck, 1856). Pg. 333.
Note: Henry's father was a well-known lawyer and the family was quite wealthy.
Henry was my third cousin, four times removed.
Note: Henry's father was a well-known lawyer and the family was quite wealthy.
Henry was my third cousin, four times removed.


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October 4, 2012 Vigil Locations: for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
From the Native Women's Association of Canada:
Each year on October 4th communities across Canada come together to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. As we do so, we remember the lives of sisters, daughters, mothers and grandmothers tragically taken from us.
There will be at least 164 vigils on Thursday, October 4 across Canada. A full list of cities and towns with all information can be found here: http://nwac.ca/programs/2012-vigil-locations
The www.october4th.ca website was created as a place of hope and healing where we can all come together to honour missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. When you visit, you will be invited to light a candle and leave a dedication. Please join us!


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It's approximately 9:30 in the evening in Paris and about 2:30 in the afternoon here in LA. I'm on Skype with one of Paris' promising and upcoming fashion designers.
At first hearing her voice, a rather shy and very young lady comes to mind, but as we get comfortable and the conversation progresses, the image changes and a young, confident, determined and focused woman emerges. She is charming, as she is honest.
Thus begins my interview with Angela Tagoch.
GS: Hi Angela can you give me a brief history of yourself?
AT: Gladly, I was born in Cavite, a popular city for tourist south of Manila in the Philippines. I am of Filipino/Spanish ancestry. I had my education in Manila graduating college from one of its prestigious universities, Letran. I have a degree in Communication Arts and Journalism. I moved to England only to discover that it was not the place I thought it would be for me. I returned back to the Philippines but then left again to permanently settle in Sweden.
GS: When did you realize that you wanted to pursue being a fashion designer/couturier?
AT: The realization started when I moved to Sweden. I met and made friends there who were involved in the fashion industry and the arts. I had also attended The University of Malmo (in Sweden) where I studied and earned a degree in Fashion and Technology. My experience in organizing fashion shows and modeling in some of them also helped.
GS: No wonder you look the way you do! So you yourself have modeled. Any particular label?
AT: (laughs) thank you. Yes I did model. First in Manila for some of that city's top designers and when I moved to Sweden and here in Paris, I was fortunate to participate in their respective fashion week shows. I modeled for various designers to mention each one here would take forever (more laughs).
Having been exposed to all that made me realize that fashion design and creation was my destiny.
GS: Do you remember what your first designs were?
AT: Back then I had been designing wedding gowns, ball gowns, party dresses; of course my own dresses were designed by myself. But the very first designs I made and executed were actually Barbie Doll dresses!
GS: Really? And how old were you when you did this?
AT: Absolutely! I'd say I was no more than 8 years old. It started with my getting tired of my own Barbie's dresses. Utilizing fabric from dresses I was not wearing anymore, I fashioned new doll dresses and gowns. I even made the corresponding accessories. This caught on with my playmates from school who were Barbie Doll owners. They would buy my custom made doll dresses with their allowance. It even got me in trouble for their mothers complained to my mom about their daughters using their lunch money to buy my "creations" instead of buying their meal!
GS: Where does your inspiration come from and how long does it take for an Angela Tagoch creation to come to life?
AT: First of all, inspiration is the heart of my work. I always do my best to be inspired. My inspiration can come from many different things or places. It depends on what I'm up for. Travel is one of my passions and the different places I've visited; its culture, traditions and society in general have given me inspiration in my work. The way people look, not just dress, and the way they carry themselves on the street. Especially the women, how they stand in society, not just based on their physicality but in their attitude towards that society.
I also enjoy taking long walks in parks, in Sweden and here in Paris.
You can say that my current fascination is with Paris. This is why I moved here although Sweden will always be home. European women have a unique way of dressing but Parisian women have a certain posh characteristic about them.
And second, I can make a simple dress within 24 hours but more complex and complicated creations take longer, some taking anywhere from 3 to even 6 months. The reason for that is because I make it myself. If I need to have my seamstresses sew it, I make sure that every detail is executed as if I made it.
GS: You have been a designer/couturier for how long?
AT: Discounting the time I was in high school designing wedding and debutante's gowns and other ensembles for varied occasions, I established myself officially in 2008.
GS: Do you have a personal style and does that translate to your designs?
AT: Yes I do and yes it does!
I am very feminine in my ways and it shows in my manner of personal dress style. Even if it's considered tailored. I also enjoy dressing down and when I do, I find wearing a nice pair of denim shorts with a not too loose blouse and a pair of sneakers to be most comfortable.
As for translating it into my creations, being a woman, I know that my client would want to be as feminine as myself so I make sure she feels comfortable with me and knows who I am and I in turn, get to know as much about her personality and I imagine myself in her position as well. My dream is to share timeless fashion, confidence and elegance with my fellow fabulous women. It makes for the perfect dress!
GS: So what matters to you most as a fashion designer/couturier?
AT: A great design is always a plus but add comfort and practicality to it and it will bring out the best in the wearer. I do believe that all women are beautiful in their own ways. When a woman begins to appreciate herself and feels confident about her looks, body shape, and wears the dresses that fit her best, then that's the start of her appreciating her own beauty and she is also noticed by the people around her.
If you love what you wear and are really comfortable in it, naturally you will exude the confidence in your appearance, movement, and in your character.
To me it's more about bringing the wearer to the forefront, then the design.
GS: What do you like best about designing couture? What sets you apart?
AT: The freedom to express more of my emotion, inspiration and be adventurous and not hold back. Of course this may sound outrageous to some but if I don't "cut loose" and just be confined to the norm, then where is the artistry? However I am not saying that my work is out of this world (laughs).
Aside from what I've mentioned, I maximize my creations so that there are variations in the way that it is worn. That way she can wear it to several events without anyone saying that she just "repeats".
Especially in these challenging economic times, I also want to make my clients feel good about spending for my creations.
GS: Let's talk about models; do you have a stereotype for what an Angela Tagoch model should be like?
AT: I don't have a stereotypical model look to represent me. That would be too limiting and defeats my purpose of being a couturier.
Having been a model then and a couturier now, I do want my clothes to be represented by models that are healthy looking. Slim is always good but never skinny or at worst, anorexic. Models have too much pressure on them to look like mannequins. Leave those to the clothes hangers. Models, my models in particular, should embody my philosophy of feminism, sensuality and good health and most important, be professional and with good character and personality.
GS: Plus size models?
AT: Of course! Angela Tagoch is for every woman!
GS: What are your immediate goals?
AT: Priority is to get myself better established here in Paris. This is a fascinating and fast paced city. The challenges of establishing a couture house is one of, if not the most daunting, in the fashion world
Fortunately my team and I have been blessed to proceed with some projects and events that would establish my label here.
GS: Oh yes, tell me more about your upcoming event.
AT: On October 4 this year we are launching Angela Tagoch presented by Paris Frivole, the leading Artistic and Fashion Event Organizer in Paris and with special participation of Une Fleur en Liberté, haute couture florist. Promoted in the USA by V8 Productions. This event is in partnership with Racing and Emotion, Salim Berrada Photographie, Effigie Photographie, and O Skin Care USA.
It is a fashion show featuring my collection called Boudoir Haute Couture. It will be an evening to enjoy and remember for sure.Well known personalities from Paris, the press & media, fashion aristocrats, boutique owners, artistic and fashion interested people have been invited. It's a private fashion show with at least 400 people expected to be in attendance. It is going to be held in the Champs Elysees area in Paris. The show is going to be full of surprises with beautiful top-notch models from Paris. I named my models Angela Tagoch Goddesses. This fashion show is going to be a grand celebration of "Beauty and Confidence" which is dedicated to all art and fashion lovers. It's sure going to captivate everyone's fashion awareness and emotion!
GS: Boudoir?
AT: (coyly) I knew you were going to think that. But no, it is not a lingerie show. However the collection will be inspired by it. Expect dresses that are very feminine and very sensual but not vulgar.
GS: And this event will be held where and how do we get tickets?
AT: Oct 04, 2013 at 9:30 (21:30) pm, the venue is at Elysees Lounge, Champs Elysees Paris. Of course attire is strictly black tie. Event queries or more information email us.
GS: Fantastic! Any other plans?
AT: 2014 will see the launch of my Pret-A-Porter Collection both here in Paris and in Los Angeles.
GS: Will you be opening a store in Los Angeles for your Pret-A-Porter collection? What about your couture line?
AT: My Pret-A-Porter collection can be ordered and purchased at Vedette Exclusives in Los Angeles. It will be available in November this year.
I am working closely with V8 Productions in Los Angeles regarding the launch of my couture collection next year. I can't say much about it now but I promise it will be a fabulous event!
GS: How does one get in touch with Angela Tagoch? Where are you located??
AT: An appointment can be made by calling me or email. I am located in Paris.
GS: Do you have any predictions regarding trends for the coming season?
AT: My fashion trend prediction in the coming season would be more inclined to nature-inspired colors and sensuality. More confident women are expected to wear something that goes perfectly with their skin tone and hair color. Soft fabrics and delicate materials are going to play the most important role on this coming trend as it would enhance the figure and aura of the wearer. In terms of what's hot, feminine looks, sensual color palettes and sustainable materials will be the hottest trend in the beginning of 2014 which will celebrate beauty and elegance!
GS: In closing, how would you describe an Angela Tagoch creation?
AT: An Angela Tagoch creation is just as much an investment as it is a luxury.
Angela Tagoch Fashion Show Information and Tickets:
US Attendees contact:
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Ever wondered why the water at your favorite lake is often higher or lower than when you last visited?
APC operates two kinds of lakes: 1) Run of River, and 2) Storage. Lay, Mitchell and Jordan lakes on the Coosa River, Yates and Thurlow lakes on the Tallapoosa River, and Bankhead and Holt lakes (owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) on the Warrior River are called "run-of-river" projects that discharge essentially the same amount of water that flows into them. This type of operation gives them a fairly consistent lake level year round. These lakes were not designed with flood control as a specific project purpose. Alternatively, "storage" projects like Weiss, Henry, and Logan Martin lakes on the Coosa River, Harris and Martin lakes on the Tallapoosa River, and Smith lake on the Warrior (Sipsey) River provide seasonal storage, having different summer and winter pool levels, and are drawn down late fall into the winter to provide a means of managing and storing winter/spring rains. These operations provide a measure of protection against downstream flooding during high flow events. These storage projects normally have their levels returned to summer pool levels during the spring timeframe. Water stored in these storage lakes can also help mitigate some impacts of drought by providing a limited source of water for use when it is scarce, such as during drought periods.
The need for water in summer and fall can often exceed the natural supply. Most big lakes also operate for many other reasons – hydropower, recreation, navigation and the environment. Each of these purposes can factor into whether water is released, causing a fall in lake levels particularly during the late summer and fall periods.
Floods are normally the cause of the greatest and quickest changes in lake levels. Heavy rains produce floods that can raise a lake level several feet overnight. When floods are over, it is important to get the lake ready to store water from the next flood that may come along, and that is done by returning the lake to its normal level.
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Also- You've put far too much emphasis on the use of the words bugger and buggery.
Probably not for a month or two. I was getting close to done with the first Israel leg when my laptop's charger cord snapped. Like, beyond the point of repair. So until (1) I can afford to buy a new charger and (2) it is delivered, I'm without a computer capable of playing the vids for me to recap.That said, the moment the cord is delivered, it's the first thing I'll be doing. I need to get this season done by the time the next one starts lol.
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In all ages, in all lands, there have been those who seek truth. This seeking is an individual's search for something more than self, and much more than the confines of this worldly system. It is the seeker, who understands there is more than what meets the eye, who is not afraid and makes the choice to go into the unknown. The process of awaking has begun, the discovery is underway.
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Both payment delays and insolvencies could increase in 2019, especially if price and margin pressures rise and activity in the construction sector slows.
- Domestic steel production is dominated by large global players like ArcelorMittal. Along the value chain between mills and final consumers of steel there are a lot of specialised manufacturers and distributors.
- The direct impact of US import tariffs is low given the limited share of exports to the US (5% of total Polish steel exports). However, pressure on prices and margins has increased due to higher steel imports into the EU in H1 of 2018.
- Profit margins of Polish steel and metal businesses are additionally impacted by fierce competition in the domestic market, especially in the steel and metals distribution segment. The costs of complying with high EU environmental standards put Polish producers at a disadvantage to non-EU producers. Another issue is the rising cost of electricity. While profit margins have improved over the last 12 months they are expected to level off or even decrease in 2019.
- Access to bank financing has further improved over the last 12 months, and banks are generally willing to provide loans to the industry. Payment experience has been good over the past two years, and steel and metals business insolvencies have been stable so far in 2018. However, it cannot be ruled out that both payment delays and insolvencies will increase in 2019, especially if price and margin pressures rise and/or should a slowdown in the construction industry, as the largest consumer of steel, materialises.
- Our current underwriting approach is positive to neutral due to the satisfactory performance seen in 2017 and H1 of 2018, a period in which businesses were able to accumulate capital and increase their financial resilience. However, due to new tax regulations regarding the reverse charge mechanism for construction businesses, we are observing increased concerns among steel and metals distributors dependent on the building industry.
- Last year a (still voluntary) split payment scheme aimed at reducing VAT fraud has raised concerns about deteriorating liquidity due to the freezing of businesses' funds related to VAT on a dedicated account. Thus far, this has had less impact on businesses liquidity than previously anticipated.


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With this type of bid you provide us with instructions about the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the particular lot in question.
Your bid is left with the auctioneer and executed on your behalf using up the amount required to "knock out" any competition during the sale and against any reserve price (if applicable).
This doesn't mean that you will pay the maximum amount. If the auction activity is at a lower level on the day you may get the item for less. If room bids go above the maximum bid then the Absentee Bid is unsuccessful.
Tips for Successful Maximum Bidding
The phone bidder will need to be available to answer the call from the auction start time to finish time. If the call is not answered the bid will not be able to be processed. A staff member will call a few minutes prior to the lot number being put up for auction, and then keep the bidder informed of bids taken from the floor. The bids will be called out on the bidder.s behalf to the auctioneer.
If successful, full payment will be taken from the credit card given, and the goods will be sent out by secured & insured post within 5 working days, or can be collected from our Sydney Head Office.
You will be contacted prior to shipping for further verification and shipping confirmation.
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A buyer's premium is charged on all items purchased at First State Auctions and this 20% must be added to the hammer price. It forms part of the total invoice amount that is paid by the winning bidder. The buyer's premium is not negotiable.
Example: If you bid $1000 with the auctioneer and he declares the item sold to you (hammer price), you will then pay a further 20% buyer's premium on top of this. So your final invoice amount will be: $1000 + $200 = $1200


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8in DVI to VGA Cable Adapter - DVI-I Male to VGA Female
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Product ID: DVIVGAMF8IN
- DVI-I (Male) to VGA (Female) Connectors
- Offers 8" in cable length
The DVIVGAMF8IN DVI to VGA Cable (8-inch) is used to adapt a DVI Male connector to a VGA female connector and enables you to connect a Flat Panel Display to a PC or MAC® computer with DVI-I output.
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|Cable Shield Material
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|Connector Plating
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|Operating Temperature
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|Wire Gauge
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This is a passive video signal converter.
A passive video signal converter changes the type of connection that is being used but does not change the signal that passes through the converter. Because the video signal is not modified, passive converters tend to be smaller, simpler, and less expensive than active video signal converters. Examples of passive converters include DVI-I to VGA, HDMI to DVI, and DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort converters.
An active video signal converter modifies both the type of connection that is being used and the signal that passes through the converter. Because this type of conversion can be complex, active converters tend to be larger than passive video signal converters and sometimes require additional power. Examples of active converters include DVI-D to VGA, HDMI to DisplayPort, and VGA to HDMI converters.
For more information about passive and active DisplayPort video signal converters, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/DisplayPort_Converter_DP_Multi_Mode.
For more information about which type of video signal converter you should use when you convert video signals with an MST hub, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/mst_hubs_passive_vs_active_adapters.
In order for this DVI to VGA adapter to operate correctly in your setup, make sure that the following is true:
The video source is DVI-I or DVI-A (analog signals must be present).
The video destination is VGA.
DVI to VGA adapter cables are passive and simply use the pins from a DVI-I source to convert to VGA.
If you are using a DVI-D source and want to convert to VGA, you need an active adapter, such as the DVI2VGAE. You can find more DVI-D adapters at http://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/.
Note: The analog VGA signal (DVI-A) must be present on the DVI-I interface. Some DVI-I receptacles may have all 29 pins for DVI-I, but only have a DVI-D signal present. To determine what type of DVI port you have, refer to http://www.startech.com/faq//video_signal_converters_dvi_interface.
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface that can contain different types of signaling, based on the application. DVI cables and ports are created using different connector types to identify what application they are intended to be used in. The connector types are identified by the number of pins on the DVI connector. DVI comes in the following five different connector types:
- DVI-A (17 pin).
- DVI-D Single Link (19 pin).
- DVI-D Dual Link (25 pin).
- DVI-I Single Link (23 pin).
- DVI-I Dual Link (29 pin).
Single and Dual link DVI indicate the maximum resolution capabilities of the video source or video destination. The maximum resolutions are Single Link (1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz) and Dual Link (2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz).
Note: The maximum resolution of your video source and video destination are ultimately determined by the technical specifications of the devices. The connector type is not a definitive indicator of the maximum resolution.
DVI-A carries only analog (for example, VGA) with no digital component. DVI-D carries only digital video (for example, HDMI) with no analog component. DVI-I combines DVI-A and DVI-D connections to include both analog and digital components. A DVI-I port may be on either your video source or display, but whether or not a display carries either or both analog and digital sources depends on the technical specifications of your device.
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- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
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BitScope DSO 2.9 ReleasedPosted by bitscope in BitScope on Jun 2, 2015 12:25:48 AM
We've released the first beta update in the development branch ahead of BitScope DSO version 3.0.
DSO 2.9 Ready Now
We've been collecting your feedback as we work towards the release of DSO 3.0. We have added new features and fixed many bugs. The time has come to make the new version available for beta testing. We want you to have the latest software for BitScope as soon as possible. This means releasing the new version it while it's still in development. This software fixes many bugs reported in earlier versions but it may also have some new bugs of its own. We recommend this version if you have encountered problems when using older ones or if you want the latest features and to help us improve this software with your feedback.
New features, familiar software.
We aim to update this very popular software application in a way that does not interfere with how you already use it. For example, shown here is how the channel controls look when first started with BitScope Micro with BitScope DSO 2.9. You might not notice much difference and all of the parameters work with the familiar Act On Touch User Interface introduced in DSO 2.5, but there is a new button (ZERO) and the values reported via some of these parameters are much more informative than before.
Reporting bugs and requesting features.
So how do you know what all the changes are and how do you download the track development? Since we started using trello to offer more comprehensive technical support online, you've told us that you like it, so we're now using trello to enable you to track development and offer prompt updates for our software in development.
Simply visit and optionally subscribe to the BitScope DSO 2.9 development card to keep track of what's happening with DSO. Updates can be downloaded directly from the card as they are released and you can comment or make feature requests too. If you're new to BitScope DSO we highly recommend you visit the quick start quide to get up and running quickly. Once you're familiar with the basics you can refer to the BitScope User Guide for full details (for the production release).
If you have technical or other questions, see our online technical support and you can email us about software issues to email@example.com. Of course, BitScope DSO is not the only choice. There is a range of software so we'll be doing the same (using trello) for all of these. For example, we've also recently published a card for the BitScope Library. Others are coming soon. Updates are available (via the card) for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ARM platforms including Raspberry Pi ! Please see the development card for all the details but in summary, our focus for this initial release is to add features for BitScope Micro in support of DC measurement


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Features and Benefits
- Large 1/2-pound whole bean container with 5-oz ground coffee container with lid
- Electronic timer lets you grind for 2 to 12 cups
- 17 position grind selector is perfect for espresso brewing, drip coffee makers, French press, or pour-over brewing methods
- Burr grinding wheels deliver the most consistent, uniform grinding
- Removable upper burr for easy cleaning
- Separate on/off button to stop grinding at any time or use for pulse grinding
- Automatic bean sensor
- Safety features include automatic stop when: bean container lid, ground coffee container or ground coffee container lid are not in place
How Things Work
Grinding fresh whole bean coffee immediately before brewing is the first step to achieving the best tasting coffee at home. Ground coffee interacts with the air around it and, within hours, loses a great deal of flavor and aroma. The longer the ground coffee is exposed to air the more flavor is lost and the rich, full-bodied taste of the coffee cannot be obtained.
The timer can be set to grind for 2 to 12 cups of brewed coffee. When grinding in the finest position, less coffee per second will pass through the grinder than when grinding in the coarsest setting. The amount of ground coffee varies quite a bit depending on how coarse or fine you grind and whether you use light, dry beans or dark, oily beans. After grinding a few times, you will find the correct grind amount position for the amount of coffee you want to grind. Remember, you can always stop the grinding process by simply pushing the on/off button.
- Specifications
Coffee Burr Grinder
Model #:
Cleaning brush
Black with stainless steel
Safety Approval:
UL Listed
Machine Weight:
3 lbs.
L-5½" x W-6½" x H-9½"
1 Year Limited Warranty for Household Use
Country of Origin:
Made in China
- Manuals
Instruction Manual (PDF)
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SNLN 30 housings must be mounted properly using the appropriate tools and state of the art mechanical mounting methods. All the associated components must also meet certain basic requirements (→ Specifications for shafts and housing support surfaces).
Mounting instructions for each housing are provided with the seal pack, except for housings from size 3024 to 3032 with seals in the TSN 2(00) series. For these housing/seal combinations, mounting instructions need to be ordered separately. For information about mounting rolling bearings, refer to the SKF bearing maintenance handbook or skf.com/mount.
Torque specifications
Cap bolts should be tightened to the torque values listed in the product tables for bearings on an adapter sleeve and for bearings on a cylindrical seat. For information about attachment bolts, refer to Attachment bolt recommendations.
Pinning or supporting the housing
Some load conditions may require the housing to be pinned to its support surface or a stop to accommodate loads acting parallel to the housing support surface (→ Additional housing support).
Recommendations for the position and size of the holes to accommodate dowel pins are provided in the product tables for bearings on an adapter sleeve and for bearings on a cylindrical seat. Dimples cast into the housing base mark the recommended positions.


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Camaro SS-427/ Phase III 540 - Straight Scoop
Can't Find Car Craft?Did you have to kill a man to steal the issue of Car Craft you're reading right now? It might be because the local grocery guy is too busy looking for that golden entry ticket to the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory to stock the best car mag in the universe. Step up and tell him the contest ended 40 years ago, and he needs to get a rack of Car Craft to rope the cool kids and thereby the hot chicks in miniskirts into the store. Tell him all he has to do is call the Retail Vision Direct-to-Retail Program at 800/381-1288 and buzz Liz Warden at extension 6047. Then be nice and buy an ice cream sandwich or something. -Douglas R. Glad
SS-427 and Phase III 540 CamarosGet 'em while you can. If you're a procrastinator, you're hosed. If you're a budget procrastinator, hosed squared. Baldwin-Motion is building a small number of 450hp SS-427 and 600hp Phase III 540 Camaro coupes and convertibles in SS (that's Super Sport), RS (that would be Rally Sport), and SS/RS (that would be one and two together). Neat, right? So neat you better start coughing up 169,000 bills for the SS-427 Classic and $189,000 for the Phase III (starting price tags). You can even tack on a warranty!
If you're interested in one, you're not bound by those horsepower figures. B-M says these will be custom built to order, so the company can pop in a supercharged or twin-turbo 720ci big-block for up to 1,000 hp for the Phase III. Stock, you're looking at either car having items such as Hooker headers, a Tremec TKO 600 five-speed tranny, front and rear spoilers, upper and lower tubular A-arms, QA1 coilover shocks and springs, and Baer performance brakes. Optional hardware will include a 562, 572, 632, and the aforementioned big-mama 720ci mill for the Phase III, a power hood, an engine-appearance package, and a hood tach for either model. There are a million more options available, but suffice it to say, you can build your fantasy Camaro as well as incorporate those of your five neighbors.
The Baldwin-Motion do-overs will be out-of-the-box streetworthy '69 Camaro donors and have original '69 Chevy VINs so no back-alley registration will be needed. They will even be signed by the Motion part of the company, Joel Rosen. (Don't scratch your brain holder over that puzzler-read the history on the officialbaldwinmotion.com Web site to understand Rosen is Motion.)
Although they are currently under construction, two coupes and one two-seat speedster have already been ordered from the 12 cars being built.-Tori Tellem
Rockford On DvdWe know lots of guys who have built up their collections of videos and DVDs in recent years just so they can play, rewind, and freeze all the best shots of their favorite TV and movie car chases to soak up the details. Finally, you get a chance to scrutinize the Rockford Firebird. Even though The Rockford Files has reportedly been playing in reruns almost nonstop since the series ceased in the late '70s, it was released on DVD only recently. Thanks to Universal Studios Home Entertainment, the first two seasons are now available with more to come. We've already spotted some interesting Firebird trivia items after watching the first few episodes. Check it out wherever DVDs are sold or go to the DVD section of universalstudios.com on the Web. -Terry McGean
Osha Gets Tough On ChromeAnyone who's tried to restore an old car in the past 10-15 years knows the availability and cost of having chrome plating done has climbed significantly, mostly as a result of ever-tightening government regulation. Now it looks like the standards will become even stricter. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration-you know them as OSHA-has set new limits for exposure to airborne particles of hexavalent chromium, limiting the exposure level to five micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an eight-hour period. According to SEMA, this is about 11/410 the amount previously allowed, though it's still 20 times higher than the levels sought by the activists who have been fighting for the reform. The change will affect plating facilities as well as paint manufacturers, steel manufacturers, and industries involved with welding. Despite this, OSHA estimates that 88 percent of the affected workplaces already meet the new standard. You can probably figure that the other 12 percent includes your local plater, if you even still have one. Better get those unobtainum chrome goodies redipped now. For more information, log on to sema.org.-Terry McGean
The King Hits the Silver ScreenPreviously, we told you of the upcoming Disney animated movie Cars about a world of talking machines and racing. Like most of Disney's animated films of recent years, Cars is aimed at a younger audience but with elements that appeal to adults. One of the things we appreciate is the use of specific makes and models rather than just goofy generic cars. When we got a follow-up press release on the film mentioning that Richard Petty would be providing the voice for one of the characters, we had a hunch it would be for the '70 Superbird on the list of cars depicted. Sure enough, Petty's character is a veteran stock car with more "Piston Cup" races than any other car in the history of the series. Aptly nicknamed The King, Strip Weathers even wears the 43 over Petty Blue paint. We may have to grab a nephew, niece, or kid off the street to justify seeing this. -Terry McGean
Peak Antifreeze And Splitfire Mustang Sweepstakes
The Auction You Weren't Invited ToWhat happens when an industry bigwig decides to clean out his garage? More cool artifacts than a King Tut exhibit. To continue the 2006 theme of party-all-the-time 60th anniversary events, So-Cal Speed Shop founder and former CC editor, Alex Xydias, attended a gala in his honor-and gave back in the form of auctioning off a little history to benefit the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California. In the audience were recognizables such as Parks himself, Vic Edelbrock, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. In fact, Billy forked over $12,000 for Alex's original pith helmet, worn when he set the first land-speed record at Bonneville in 1949. His first "fire suit" (a silk-screened T-shirt) fetched $1,100, and even an autographed poster board of the Oct. '49 cover of Hot Rod was up for grabs, bringing in $4,200. All told, the museum landed $32,050. -Tori Tellem
Hall-O'-FamersThe Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida, has inducted 11 new members into its hall of fame. Here's a glimpse of why. They are in alphabetical order, not by prettiest:
Arnie Beswick: "The Farmer" has been credited with being the first person to drive a stock-bodied car to break the 9-second e.t. barrier, as well as the 8-second. He won the A/FX and B/FX in 1963 and plans to compete in 2006, his 51st year of racing.
Jim Brissette: An engine builder and tuner, he has been behind winners of the NHRA Top Fuel championship and the IHRA World Championship.
Gordon Collett: After winning the '64 NHRA Nationals, he was handed the keys to a brand-new Mustang. Nice. He was constantly ranked in the top three on the Drag News Top Gas Mister Eliminator list.
Jim Deist: While working for a parachute manufacturer, he experimented with a chute on a dragster. Mickey Thompson suggested he make the Drag Chute a commercial item, and next thing you know, Deist Safety was formed.
Jim Dunn: Number 27 on the NHRA list of Top 50 Drivers for the First 50 Years and recipient of the Special Recognition Award at the Car Craft magazine All-Star Drag Racing Team in 2000, he's been a driver, tuner, and the star of his own movie, Funny Car Summer.
Steve Gibbs: He's been a manager of dragstrips, vice president of competition for the NHRA, a name behind the modern Safety Safari, and the person who formed NHRA Historical Services. In 1991, this magazine gave him the All-Star Ollie Award for career contributions to drag racing.
Bruce Larson: In 1965, he drove a Ford Cobra to national records for the NHRA A/Sports and AA/Sports, and also had wins at the Winternationals, Springnationals, and U.S Nationals. Sporting USA-1 colors, he had to reveal the first all-fiberglass, Camaro-bodied Funny Car and set records in Funny Car racing as well.
Joe Lunati had a reputation for racing ugly cars. He set eight records and won Street Eliminator at the Indy Nationals in 1966 and 1969. Joe transitioned from building and racing to building racing and performance parts via Lunati Cams.
Joe Mondello: An engine builder, driver, and designer, he won back-to-back IHRA Comp Eliminator titles and set a class record at the '69 NHRA Indy Nationals, which stood for 10 years, until the class was dumped. In the late '60s, Car Craft named him both All-Star Team Engine Builder and All-Star Team Crewchief.
Shirley Muldowney: She was the first woman licensed to drive a Top Fuel dragster, to win an AHRA and NHRA professional national event and a professional NHRA Winston World championship (three times), and she was honored with a Car Craft Ollie. Plus, there's the 18 national event titles and records she set.
Jon Asher (Founder's Award): A photojournalist and writer for the NHRA, AHRA, and IHRA, he was even editor of Car Craft and co-owner of the Jade Grenade Top Fuel dragster. (He didn't do those things at the same time, so don't worry Glad, you have nothing to prove. Enjoy that Twinkie and nap. )-Tori Tellem
Honeymoon Disasters:Not Coming to NBC This FallFor once, other people's misery isn't being made into a reality show. But it's still in the name of cash and prizes via Thrifty Car Rental's Honeymoon Disaster contest. It's actually the 11th such contest for Thrifty, which gave the winning couple, Jeff and Rhonda West of North Carolina, airfare, a hotel, and a rental car plus $500 to have a second honeymoon. Here's why you'll care.
The couple was headed to their honeymoon in Jeff's mint '68 Camaro RS when a hubcap fell off. They found it, and the journey continued. Then a rear tire blew out. While Jeff-still in his tux-was inspecting the car, it started rolling down the hill because he forgot to stick it in Park. Oh yeah, and Rhonda was still inside. Car and woman came to a stop in some bushes. After dealing with the tire change and hubcap, they got to their hotel, only to discover it had burned down the day before.
They went from hotel to hotel looking for a vacancy, but as they were rejected from yet another, they returned to the parking lot to discover the Camaro had been stolen. Honeymoon over.-Tori Tellem
IMCDB.ORGSome people might get a hankering for a Harrison Ford flick or one with Angelina Jolie. Those people are lame. What they should be craving is a movie with an Impala as extra No. 455, or maybe something starring a too-fast-and-too-furious Plymouth Fury. And that's what imcdb.org is all about: Internet Movie Cars Database. Pick a make of vehicle, and you'll find a pretty good inventory of movies and television shows in which it appeared. Star rankings signify whether the car had a mere drive-by performance or if it was a full-blown costar. Are you in the mood for popcorn and a GTO? Don't bother with your box set of ChiPs, since the '69 ended up mostly on the cutting-room floor. Go with Two-Lane Blacktop for the '70 in all its Oscar-worthy glory.-Tori Tellem
Car In BlackJohnny Cash's '75 Cadillac Fleetwood sedan was auctioned off at the fourth-annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach World's Greatest Collector Car Event and sold for $23,220, including fees. At auction, it had about 50,000 original miles on it and featured an all-original body, a rebuilt auto transmission, a two-year-old paint job, and a 500ci V-8.-Tori Tellem
Think You Might Die In A Car Wreck? Check Your SkinWe're not entirely sure what this has to do with orthopedics, but as doctors were gathered at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting and wet T-shirt contest, Dr. Justin S. Cummins presented the results of a study he'd led. It claimed that when all racial groups are using the same safety equipment (think seatbelts and airbags), white drivers and passengers have a 50 percent greater risk of death and a notably higher incidence of severe injury during an accident than nonwhite occupants. It's a crapshoot, but they're guessing driving patterns play the key role (as in stop driving so fast). All the evidence to support this theory is weak at best, but since we're the media, it's our job to make you afraid of birds, your car, and leaving the house. Assume the fetal position. -Tori Tellem
Can't Be At The Races? They'll Come To YouNMRA TV Online (nmraracing.com) is putting up same-day race coverage and event results so you don't have to miss any of the thrills. Throughout the weekend, you'll be able to see qualifying footage, eliminations in each class, pit tours, and interviews in digital-television format thanks to the NMRA digital team. For the first time in the NMRA's history, broadcasts are from its own four-camera shoots, including the starting line, half track, 60-foot, and shutdown area. In fact, in the three days following the Nitto Tire NMRA Spring Ford Nationals, more than 70,000 separate streaming videos went up. Around 200,000 videos total are expected during the two weeks after the event.
And since you asked about the Car Craft Street Race class, keep your eye on Paul Wiley, who after a five-year run in NMRA Real Street has joined the NMCA Street Race club. Since the NMRA didn't have a class in his budget, Street Race appealed big time to the Warren, Michigan, resident. He had his '93 Mustang LX's Edelbrock Performer RPM heads and Victor 5.0 intake reworked, and he added a Comp cam. There's also a driver-side-mounted Vortech T-Trim blower with cog drives.
To compete in or learn more about the Car Craft Street Race Class or NMCA racing series, visit fasteststreetcar.com. You can also sign up by calling 866/694-3475. -Tori Tellem


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Accessing MS Access / MS SQL from NetBeans
by Gustavo Soto
In this tutotial, you use NetBeans IDE with JDBC - ODBC Bridge to connect to MS Access / MS SQL Server database.
For more information about working with NetBeans IDE, see the Support and Docs page on the NetBeans web site.
Tutorial Requirements
Before you use this tutorial, you must have the NetBeans 6.0 with the Visual Web Package, MS Access / MS SQL Server, also you need the basic knowledge of MS Access / MS SQL Server and ODBC, in order to create the database.
Be aware, that SUN's JDBC - ODBC Bridge has a lot of bugs, ant that it would be not included in Java 7.0.Stay tuned: jdbc-odbc-enhanced
This tutorial assumes that you have some basic knowledge of, or programming experience with, the following technologies.
- MS Access
In this tutorial, you build a basic application that connects to a MS Access database.
1. Create database.
2. Create the NetBeans Project.
3. Connect the application to the databse.
Creating the Database
You being creating the database in MS Access or MS SQL.
1. Create a new Database named DB_AMS, then create a new Table named T_AMS with the following structure:
2. Add some data to the table.
Now you have to create the ODBC data source as follows:
1. Create a System DSN with the name ODBC_AMS, and configure it, with the information for your MS Access or MS SQL data provider.
2. Test the connection with the ODBC data source.
Creating the NetBeans project
1. Create a new Web Application Project named AccessingMSDB that uses the Apache Tomcat Application Server and the Visual Web JavaServer Faces Framework.
2. Add new Java Class named DbAccess, and add the next code, below to the class declaration:
Figure 1: Creating the connection.
Note (Ulf Zibis):If you use JDK 6.0 "
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");" is superfluous. The {JdbcOdbcDriver} is registered automatically!
3. Now add the next code right below the last code:
Figure 2: Getting the data.
Note (Ulf Zibis):"
statement.execute(query)" + "{statement.getResultSet()}" is superfluous. Just write:
resultSet = statement.executeQuery(query);... But to get the number of rows you don't need to browse to the last row by
resultSet.last(), just write:
options = new Option[((JdbcOdbcResultSet)resultSet).getRowCount()];
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+I in order to Fix Imports.
5. In the Page1 Desing view add Listbox component from the Palette.
6. Now go to the Java View and add the next code in the init class method:
Figure 3: Show the data.
7. Press Ctrl+Shift+I in order to Fix Imports.
8. Test the project by pressing F6.
- You use the JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver to connect to a MS Access / MS SQL database.
- You can bind most properties to data.
Next Steps
- Create this tutorial for a Java Desktop Application.
- Create this tutorial for the other Operating Systems spported by the NetBeans IDE.
To send comments and suggestions, obtain support, and stay informed of the latest changes to the NetBeans IDE J2EE development features, join the firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list.


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Mossberg's Mailbox
The Basics of Boot Camp
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about Apple's new software, Boot Camp, that allows users to run Windows on a Mac.
If you have a question, send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I may select it to be answered here in Mossberg's Mailbox.
Now that Apple has made it easy to run Windows on a Mac, does this mean the opposite is possible? Can I also run the Macintosh operating system on a Dell or H-P or any other Windows machine? If not now, when?
No. Apple is happy to allow Windows on Macs because the company believes adding the Windows capability will sell more Macs. But it is opposed to allowing its OS X Tiger operating system to run on other companies' computers, because it believes this will reduce Mac sales. Unlike Microsoft, Apple is in the computer business, not the business of selling the operating system by itself. It has rejected requests from other PC makers to license OS X, and has designed the Intel version of OS X to run only on Apple hardware.
Some hackers have claimed they got OS X running on Windows PCs, but not in any way that provides complete functionality or which is replicable by average, nontechie users.
If anyone does come up with an easy method, Apple is likely to alter OS X to defeat it. Of course, the company has changed course before, so anything is possible. But, for now, OS X works only on Apple hardware.
I know that with Apple's Boot Camp, the Mac and Windows operating systems occupy their own distinct "partitions" on the machine's hard disk. But can they view and use each other's data files?
A: Yes, but it takes careful setup plus add-on software. Here's how to do it.
When you run Boot Camp, you should make sure that the Windows partition you create on your hard disk is under 32 gigabytes. Then, when you install Windows, you should choose to format the Windows partition as "FAT32," not "NTFS." The FAT32 choice will allow your Mac to read and write to the Windows portion of the hard disk.
If you pick NTFS, the Mac will be able to read Windows files, but not write them. Note: You can't choose FAT32 if the Windows segment of your hard disk exceeds 32 gigabytes.
After that, when you start up in Mac OS X, you'll see the Windows drive and be able to access it from the Mac side. But, when you boot up in Windows, you won't see, and can't access, the Mac drive.
After the whole system is running fine, you should install a product called MacDrive on the Windows side. MacDrive, which costs $50 from a company called Mediafour, allows Windows PCs to access Mac disks.
The company says that MacDrive works on Boot Camp-equipped Macs. For more information, see: www.mediafour.com/bootcamp.
Will Boot Camp work on my iMac G5, or my PowerBook G4?
No, it works only on the very latest crop of Mac models, which began appearing this year, including the newest iMac and Mac Mini and the new MacBook Pro.
They are powered by Intel processors. If your Mac was bought before January 2006, or if its name includes the words G4, G5, iBook or PowerBook, it won't work with Boot Camp.
Can I upgrade my older Mac to the Intel chips so I can run Windows on it?
No. Apple hasn't made this kind of upgrade available. And, even if another company did, it would likely involve replacing most of the computer's guts, not just one chip, and would likely cost almost as much as buying a new computer.
After I run Boot Camp, can I install my copy of Windows 2000? Can I use a copy of Windows I got with my Dell, or that I got from work?
No. Boot Camp works only with fresh copies of Windows XP, purchased at retail, that include the "SP2" update from Microsoft in the box. It won't work with upgrade versions of XP, or with copies that came with another PC, or that you got from friends or the office. And it won't work with Windows 2000, or any other pre-XP version of Windows. You also can't use Windows XP and then add the SP2 update later.


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Pink Glove Love
Maia, age 7, selected our Pink Glove Dance as the topic for a current events project in her class.
"You have to get something really cool to put in the current events notebook," she said.
Maia told us that she knows several women in her community who are breast cancer survivors. And, there's a history of breast cancer in her family.
"It's something that happens to a lot of women," she said.
Maia first learned about the Pink Glove Dance last year when a woman in her school's office was diagnosed with breast cancer at LMC. Students watched the Pink Glove Dance in her honor.
Maia's favorite part of this year's video was the skydiving sequence.
Thank you, Maia, for telling your school about our video and raising awareness about breast cancer!


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Encode H.264 with VLC
Version 3.3.2
Oct 9, 2011
This guide will explain the basic steps to stream live TV over the internet or your local network using Video Lan Client(VLC).
Capture card with TV-in/Video-in.
VLC, We recommend use VLC 1.1.4 to encode live H.264 streams.
You can download a copy of VLC from http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/1.1.4/
First, you should check whether your TV Card is correctly installed and work with VLC properly.
Open VLC and select "Open Capture Device..." in the "Media" menu.
Select proper video and audio device in the "Capture device" tab, and click "Play" button. Now if VLC show picture and audio properly, that means your TV card is OK and you can go ahead to publish live stream.
Open a VLC and select "Streaming" in the "Media" menu.
Select proper video and audio devices. In the "Advanced options...", you can set up some advanced configurations. Now click "Stream" button.
Click "Next" the in popped up window.
In the "Destinations" group, select "HTTP" and click "Add".
Select a available port like "8080".
In the "Transcoding options" group, click the "New Profile" button.
Input a meaningful name in the "Profile Name". In the "Encapsulation" tab, you can choose "MPEG-TS", "MPEG-PS" or "FLV" depends on you favorite. We recommend "MPEG-TS" to publish your live stream. "FLV" is supported by SopCast 3.4.5 and later.
In the "Video code" tab, check the "Video" checkbox and select H-264 codec. Select a proper "Bitrate". Bitrate can be from 400kbps to 2000kbps. It depends on how much is your upload bandwidth. If your upload bandwidth less than 1Mbps, we recommend the bitrate can be 400~500kbps. If your upload bandwidth is more than 10Mbps, you can select a higher bitrate such as 1500kbps.
In the "Audio codec" tab, check the "Audio" checkbox and use MP3 as audio codec. Click "Save" after all parameters are proper configured.
Now in the "Transcoding options" group, you can select the profile you created just now. After clicking "Stream", your stream is published. Now you can watch the stream by VLC or broadcast it over P2P by SopCast client.
Before broadcasting the stream by SopCast client, we recommend you check the stream whether it is working properly.
Open another instance of VLC, and select "Open Network Stream...".
In the "Network protocol" group, input the stream url address and click "Play" button. If the stream can be played by VLC properly, then you can broadcast it by SopCast client.
5. VLC Encoding in command mode (Advanced)
For advanced user, you also can run VLC encoding in commad mode.
You can run VLC encoding as following script:
cd C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\ start vlc.exe -vvv dshow:// :dshow-vdev="Osprey-210 Video Device 1" :dshow-adev="Osprey-210 Audio Device 1" :dshow-caching=200 :dshow-size="640x480" :dshow-chroma=YUY2 :sout=#transcode{venc=x264{keyint=25},vcodec=h264,vb=600,scale=1,fps=25, width=640,height=480 acodec=mp3,ab=128,channels=2,samplerate=48000,audio-sync}:std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=192.168.1.2:8080} :sout-keep &
:dshow-vdev, video device name.
:dshow-adev, audio device name.
:dshow-size="640x480", the size of input video.
In "Capture device" interface, when you check "Show more options", the video device name, audio device name and size of the input video will be shown in "Edit Options" textedit area.
keyint=25, keyint is the maximum interval between two "Key" frame in number of frames. for example if keyint=25 and fps=25, encoding will generate one "Key" frame per seconds.
vcodec=h264, the video encapsulation format you want to encode in.
acodec=mp3, the audio encapsulation format you want to encode in.
vb=700, the video bitrate in Kbit/s.
fps=25, frame rate.
ab=128, the audio bitrate in Kbit/s.
dst=192.168.1.2:8080, the IP address and port of the machine you are encoding.
width=640, the width of output video.
height=480, the height of output video.
In "Steam Output" interface, you can got most output options in "Generated steam output string" textedit area in "Option Setup" step.
6. Publish the stream with SopServer
1. Open SopPlayer, and log in with the user you registered in SopCast.
2. Click "MyServer" tab.
3. Select "Stream" as the Source, and fill your stream URL in the text box right.
4. Select proper encapsulation in according to your encoding.
5. Fill out other necessary fields, such as channel ID, Program name (optional), usename and password.
6. Click "Start", your channel will be listed on SopCast after 5 minutes.