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LITTLE ROCK — A pair of bills that would ban abortions in Arkansas after as little as 12 weeks into pregnancy received endorsements Tuesday from a House committee after contentious exchanges and, on one of the bills, a challenge that led to a re-vote.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee endorsed House Bill 1037 by Rep. Andy Mayberry, R-Hensley, which would ban an abortion after 20 weeks, and Senate Bill 134 by Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Conway, which would bar the procedure after 12 weeks.
After questions were raised about the vote on SB 134, House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, sent it back to committee for another vote later Tuesday.
Both bills were in committee for approval of amendments. Both were approved on voice votes, though the chairman, Sen. John Burris, R-Harrison, appeared to ignore demands for a roll call on Rapert's bill, drawing a stern rebuke from the panel's Democratic vice chairman.
After the voice vote, Burris said, "Chair rules the ays have it" and immediately recognized the sponsor of the next bill to be considered.
Several members quickly raised their hands calling for a roll call on Rapert's bill, which would put each member's vote on record. When Burris did not respond, Vice Chairman Rep. Reginald Murdock, D Marianna, objected.
Burris said he had already recognized the sponsor of the next bill to be considered.
Murdock then accused Burris of abusing his authority.
"So as vice chairman, I'm going to make sure that I voice opposition and make it known that there is an abuse of your position because there was a roll call called (for) promptly after the voice vote," Murdock said. " According to our rules, that should be recognized upon (a show) of hands."
"That will be fine. You can appeal to the Rules Committee," Burris said.
After the House convened for its afternoon session, Carter called a recess and met privately with members of the House Public Health committee. When the chamber reconvened, Murdock officially challenged the voice vote on SB 134 and Carter referred the bill back to committee for another vote.
In the second vote, the committee voted 11-5 to endorse the bill as amended.
Voting "yes" were Reps. Burris; Butch Wilkins, D-Bono; Stephanie Malone, R-Fort Smith; Kelley Linck R-Yellville; Justin Harris, R-West Fork; Kim Hammer, R-Benton; David Branscum, R-Marshall; David Meeks, R-Conway; Andy Mayberry, R-Hensley; Chris Richey, D-West Helena; and Richard Womack, R-Arkadelphia.
Voting "no" were Reps. Murdock, James Word, D-Pine Bluff; Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville; Frederick Love, D-Little Rock; and Deborah Ferguson, D-West Memphis.
Burris told reporters later that he had not allowed a roll call vote because he thought it was unnecessary.
"By my calculations of the committee and knowledge of how they felt, and hearing the vote, I thought the votes were there," he said.
But Burris said he agreed with the speaker's decision.
"For the sake of cleanliness, I thought it was good to send it back," he said.
Murdock told reporters he thought Burris "made a poor decision as chairman" not to allow a roll-call vote.
"But we did correct it, so we do want to move on forward," he said, adding that he and Burris still have a good relationship.
Carter told reporters he had viewed a video recording of the morning committee meeting and concluded that complaints about the vote were reasonable.
"Any time that we have … any reasonable objection to a procedural issue in committee, the speaker's office is committed to making sure we uphold the integrity of the process," he said.
Rapert called the day "interesting" and said he expected the bill to pass on the House floor on Thursday.
Rapert's bill would require a woman seeking an abortion at 12 weeks of gestation or later to undergo an abdominal ultrasound to check for a fetal heartbeat, and it would prohibit an abortion if a heartbeat is detected.
The amendment approved Tuesday would remove a felony penalty for doctors who violate the measure, replacing it with loss of the doctor's medical license, and would add an exception in the case of a fetal anomaly that would not allow the child to live after birth.
The voice vote on Mayberry's bill was not contested, but it followed a pointed exchange between Burris and Rita Sklar, director of the Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
The ACLU opposes both bills.
Sklar, who had not testified when HB1037 bill previously went before the committee, came forward Tuesday and accused the panel of being oblivious to women's health.
"I tried not to testify in front of this committee because I know that my testimony is not necessarily taken seriously, certainly in terms of medical concerns," she said. "But I don't think it matters who's testifying on medical concerns. It simply is a matter of fact that women's health is not of concern here."
Burris responded, "Ma'am, are you going to testify? If you're going to testify, don't impugn the reputation or the character of the people in this committee. Focus your testimony on the bill and nothing else."
"Yes, sir. I think that the actions of this committee speak for themselves," Sklar shot back.
"Then your testimony is over. Thank you." Burris said.
Mayberry's bill would ban abortions at 20 weeks, the point at which the bill claims a fetus is capable of feeling pain. The amendment approved Tuesday would add exceptions if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
Mayberry's bill goes to the House for final legislative consideration. Rapert's bill goes to the House and if approved there will go to the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment.
Gov. Mike Beebe has questioned the constitutionality of both measures but has not said whether he would veto them if they reach his desk.


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Author Notes: Really old-school and easy with a fun grown-up twist! In junior high home-ec class we learned to make these -sans the liquor. For the flambe part we put them on cookie trays and slid them into a gas oven for the broiler flames to do the trick. They were intended to be a breakfast accompaniment but I was so proud of my newly learned skill I couldn't wait for a breakfast opportunity so I served it as a dessert that night. My mother was a nurse on the evening shift and often times it was only my dad and I at the dinner table and most of the time he did the cooking. I had wanted so badly to impress him with my own ability and I knew I was really going to knock his socks off with this. That night I prepped the grapefruit and sprinkled the tops of the fruit with way, way more than enough sugar…I was a teenager after all. Because there was so much sugar it really flamed-up quickly - a nice crispy black top on the grapefruit halves! Of course my dad said it was the best thing he'd ever eaten - I know better now - but I did get to whirl and twirl around for awhile as Queen of the Kitchen. —Lizabeth
Serves: two
Very fresh chilled grapefruit
tablespoons sugar
shot Vodka
pinches Cinnamon (optional)
- Slice fresh cold grapefruit in half. Core the center and remove seeds and section the grapefruit.
- Evenly sprinkle each half with one tablespoon sugar. Of course it can be a little more or less according to taste!
- Lightly sprinkle the cinnamon if desired, over each half.
- Pour about 1/2 shot Vodka on each grapefruit half.
- Place the grapefruit on a cookie sheet. If using a gas oven then slide under broiler flame for a few seconds till it browns and flames just a bit. A kitchen torch can also be used for this step.
- To serve place each grapefruit half in a small bowl. Eat with a grapefruit or dessert spoon.
- Enjoy this as a change of pace on a lazy Saturday morning or as part of a romantic brunch for two!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish You (Intentionally) Set on Fire
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Though I spend most of my time writing about the goings on of the four major carriers here in the US, there are many good smaller carriers and operators out there that we don't give enough attention. Ting is one of them. It's a small mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that piggybacks off of Sprint's network. Today, Ting's phone selection just got an upgrade. It is now accepting orders for the Samsung Galaxy S3, which will ship in 3 to 6 weeks. The S3 is Ting's first LTE-capable phone.
So why would you pick Ting? Well, you certainly don't have to pick it. Choosing a carrier is a tough decision. But Ting is the only phone provider I know of that is completely transparent and charge you only for the minutes, texts, and data that you use. If I switched to Ting right now (I'm still on Verizon, but considering a move), my phone bill would go from $92 to about $50. Over time, those savings add up.
The only catch to Ting is that you have to pay full price for your phone, so you'll likely spend about $200-$350 more upfront than you'd spend at a major carrier. In time, the savings end up paying for the upfront phone cost and then some, assuming you stick to a two-year upgrade cycle (no contract so you can leave whenever) and use home Wi-Fi to limit your data usage. The bottom line is that you're in control. If you use less than you pay for, Ting even reimburses you. You can share data between devices, tether, and add as many devices as you want ($6 per new device, not $40 like Verizon and AT&T are charging).
At the risk of sounding like a spokesperson, which I am not, I'll end it there. To learn more about Ting, check out the article I wrote a few months back: "Exploring Ting." If you'd like to learn more about the Galaxy S3, check out our review.
Here is a link to the Galaxy S3 Ting page.


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From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Willson
Thomas Leopold "Carbide" Willson (March 14, 1860 – December 20, 1915) was a Canadian inventor.
He was born on a farm near Princeton, Ontario in 1860 and went to school in Hamilton, Ontario. By the age of 21, he had designed and patented the first electric arc lamps used in Hamilton. He moved to the United States in search of opportunities to sell his ideas.
In 1892, he discovered an economically efficient process for creating calcium carbide, which is used in the production of acetylene gas. In 1895, he sold his patent to Union Carbide.


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text: After stating on a previous post i have dumped all the rubbish food and treats we have now started this week Poppys diet and i also decided to include Daisy as shes started developing a bit of a podgy waist line too.So with Poppy being my main concern ,i must admit i am too scared to weigh her as i might get heart failure, we shall just say shes is 15.2 k ,i have just weighed her, but she is a large cavalier , so i feed her in the morning app 75 gramme and the same in the evening made up of part burns light kibble part r c cavavlier kibble with a small amount of finely cut up white chicken or turkey meat with a squirt of salmon oil on top .Daisys weight is 7.8 k and i feed similar but 50gram morning and the same in the evening,i notice on a lot of sites people say 1/2 cup or a full cup but what is a cup ? to me you can get small cups medim cups and great big cups so when it states 1/2 cup what is that. i do like to vary the type of food ie chicken or salmon or turkey { all from m & s) and also the kibble i have read about Wellness but cant find it ,so now to my question answer in grams pls am i even now giving too much ,i suspect i am but the amount in the bowel does not look a lot .Your exprt advice most wellcome ,oh and the odd treat is Ocean Bites.


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08 April 2013
Motivation Monday - Let's Get it Started...Again
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glad you're back...ReplyDeleteReplies
Now, to just get my 'stuff' together. ;-)Delete
Hi, Laura! You sound like you are doing a lot, even during your "hiatus," and you always "feel through" your work so carefully and sensitively. I respect you for being so honestly in touch with your emotions about this genealogy quest (for me, it gets very emotional sometimes) and dealing with the job head on.ReplyDelete
How many ways I can relate to what you're doing, I can't even count! I'll just give a sample:
Came across a picture of my paternal great-grandmother, which I'll get around to posting sometime, and she looks just as "distinctive" as your paternal 2nd great-grandmother. A little scary, to tell the truth.
I'm on the home stretch for archiving my genealogical material, and I've chosen some libraries and some family members to be custodians. (Also will give the family members library references.) Thanks to you.
I'm also deep into family tree work..finally broached a 3rd cousin's tree of mostly unknown family. It has 274 peeps. I'm on #83, checking documentation in a first-pass manner. Ancestor charts from Ancestry.com will be headed for the archive in a few months, I hope.
I think losing motivation for a while is about keeping sanity -- and it's that way for everyone. No one can go full-tilt at the windmills all the time.
I'm glad you're back on Twitter, to have some fun chatting!
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Mariann, sorry it took me so long to respond! I'd completely forgotten I'd turned on the 'moderation' for comments on the blog (I had 60 comments, only 2 weren't Spam...ugh). Anyway, thank you so very much for commenting!! I teeter back and forth about how much to say, or not say, but in the end I hope that people can appreciate the challenges we don't always anticipate when we start genealogical research. I am, however, ecstatic that you're doing so well with protecting and preserving your materials and ensuring that their stewardship goes on. And, did you know, those dang windmills can run pretty fast!! :-)Delete
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Noodling around with shirataki
Please can you suggest a good recipe for using shirataki noodles? I recently bought them to try, because they are so nutritional, and I want to give myself a treat.
Warm regards, Lynda
I love these translucent noodles because they're so unusual. They look like very long whitebait without the eyes and bones - and their texture is one of chewy jelly, like those multi-coloured jelly snakes you ate as children.
The word in Japanese refers to a white waterfall - and when you tip them out of their packet (if you've bought a packet of wet noodles enclosed in a plastic bag with liquid) when they fall into your bowl you'll know why.
As to their nutritional value as far as I'm aware they have almost nothing of benefit to your diet, but they're great if you're on a low-carb diet as the ones made from elephant yam (also known as konjac yam - which actually isn't a yam at all - but no need to worry about the details) have pretty much zero kilojoules.
They're also gluten-free which is a plus in these times of more people feeling they have gluten allergies. I've seen tofu-based shirataki appearing in health shops over the past few years which do have some carbs, but they're also really tasty and great to play around with in the kitchen.
The first time I used them, back in the early 90s in London, they were in a dried form and this is what I usually buy, although as I said earlier they also come in bags containing liquid. I treated them very much the same as I do Chinese vermicelli noodles - in salads packed full of grated fresh coconut, crushed roasted peanuts, thinly sliced steamed scallops, lime juice and plenty of chopped green chilli.
I'll also use them tossed with shredded seared venison, pulled pork or left-over roast or poached chicken, tossed with halved cherry tomatoes and green beans cut into 1cm lengths, dressed with a sweet tamarind dressing containing lots of grated fresh ginger and shredded lemongrass.
However, it's in broths that I think they shine - because they float around looking slightly eel-like and they're great to slurp up out of the bowl using chopsticks.
To make a tasty prawn broth for two, take the head and shells off eight large raw prawns and fry the shells and heads in a teaspoon of toasted sesame oil with a finger of sliced fresh ginger, a sliced spring onion, 2 cloves sliced garlic and ½ a red chilli (more or less to taste). Fry over medium heat until the shells are red and the smell is very prawny.
Add a teaspoon of caster sugar and a tablespoon of soy or fish sauce. Boil till almost evaporated then add 500ml of water. Bring to the boil, put a lid on and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain the stock and taste for seasoning.
Cut the prawns into chunks and add to the simmering broth along with another sliced spring onion, ½ a sliced red chilli, and 200g of cooked and rinsed shirataki noodles.
Simmer for 5 minutes or less - just until the prawn tails are cooked. Mix in 6 leaves of bok choy, cut into large pieces, and the juice of ½ a lime or more and eat straight away.
In our Ask Peter series, executive chef Peter Gordon answers your curly culinary questions. If you're stumped over something food-related, send your question to firstname.lastname@example.com and keep checking in for answers. You can read more on Peter on his website, have a read of his Ask Peter articles or check out his recipes on our site.


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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian Renew Their Wedding Vows
Congrats are in order (again) for LeAnn Rimes and her actor husband Eddie Cibrian. On Friday, April 27, the happy couple celebrated a year of wedded bliss by renewing their vows.
The couple actually married on April 22 of last year so they renewed five days after their actual anniversary. Rimes, an incredibly active tweeter, shared the news via Twitter, of course. She posted a short, sweet and simple message, choosing to update fans and pointing out that she and Eddie decided to renew their commitment to thank one another for the amazing year they had being newlyweds.
Rimes and Cibrian each left their previous spouses to be with another and it was tabloid fodder for quite some time, but it's apparent that the duo is deeply in love and happy.
Below is Rimes' tweet about the renewal of vows. We wish the singer and her hubby many more years of wedded bliss and happy domesticity.
Renewed our vows today....it's incredible to thank each other for the past year as husband and wife. Here's to another great year!
— LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (@leannrimes) April 28, 2012


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I'm have worked hard and struggled most of my life. I write short stories, novels, poetry and dabble in scripts. I have four living children, three daughter and a son. They are all grown with families of their own. With the passing of my mother a couple of years ago I'm concentrating on my writing, blogging and my niche website that sells chocolates. Writing is the thing, which kept me sane through all the hassles. Plus the company of the many "Ghosts" who have taken up residence with me. Sometime they want me to write when I want to sleep. Writing also helps keep my mind off of all the pain in my muscles, and joints. When each story ends, I fell as though another child has left home.


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TOMS' Advocacy: One for One
With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. —-> www.TOMS.com
I am beyond impressed. While I know that a lot of brands are tapping into different advocacies, this One for One is something else entirely. Most brands will just give a minute amount of their sales. But TOMS is at it One for One. That's more than just zero guilt when buying their product. I love, love, love it! I haven't bought a pair of TOMS yet. But this is definitely giving me the go signal. Especially after seeing the wedges in TOMS Holiday Collection.
TOMS has given away 1,000,000 pairs of shoes as of September 2011! This is with the help of TOMS NGO partners which are quite a few. This is understandable for the company to sustain their advocacy.
Above are TOMS NGO Partners in the Philippines. It is lovely to see familiar Christian organizations in the list like GCF and YWAM. 🙂
As I was downloading videos from youtube, here is what I saw –> a sneak peek on how TOMS go about their task.


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Part of my childhood was spent in Germany. I went to a German school for part of that time and we had a German nanny. I was immersed in the culture and language at an early age. And Christmas in Germany became one of my favorite times and some of my best memories.
We celebrated every year Sankt Nikolaus Tag. On the night of December 5, we would place our shoes outside the door. If we had been good that year, Sankt Nikolaus would leave chocolates, fruit, and other goodies in our shoes. If we had been bad, then we would find wood switches in our shoes the next morning. This was the commencement of the Christmas season which would last until Epiphanie (January 6). As Donna Pointkouski has written here, celebrations of this sort are Catholic traditions in Germany, especially in the southern regions such as Bavaria.
The story of Saint Nicholas's generosity was the certain precursor to the now secularized story of Santa Claus. But today, some German Catholics object to the blurring of the distinction between the holy saint and the jolly elf who slides down chimneys (whom they call "Weihnachtsmann" ["Christmas Man"]). They're waging a campaign to maintain the dignity of the historical St Nicholas by declaring Weihnachtsmann-free zones. Even the German version of CYO (Catholic Youth Organization), the Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ) supports the campaign in some areas. See the website Weihnachtsmann-freie Zone at http://www.weihnachtsmannfreie-zone.de/.
Another Catholic tradition that I first became familiar with in Germany is the Advent Calendar. This is a calendar for counting down the days of Advent until Christmas. Frequently, the calendar has little doors to open for each date. There may be a religious message or gift, or a small toy, piece fruit, or candy associated with each opened door. I looked forward to each Advent in Germany to get a new Advent Calendar.
Other countries have embraced the idea of the Advent Calender. American Catholics see the Advent calendar as a way to be reminded daily of the need to prepare for the greatest liturgical event of the year.
As it turns out, the Advent Calendar in reality is neither of Catholic origin nor "traditional" (at least not in German historical terms). The idea dates from about 1850 and originated among German Lutherans!
German Christmas carols, however, are firmly grounded in Catholic tradition. My favorite German carol is this one:
At the German school I attended, we learned that the words were written by an Austrian priest, Father Josef Mohr in 1816. In 1818, Father Mohr asked Franz Joseph Gruber to coompose a melody for the song. Tradition holds that Father Mohr asked Gruber to compose the music for guitar because the piano in his church was not functioning. Some historians today find this story apocryphal. Whatever its origins, it has become a Christmas tradition worldwide. An Episcopalian bishop, John Freeman Young, wrote the widely used English translation in 1859.
The first Christmas song I learned in Germany has also become a classic. The traditional version consists of a melody of an old German folk song and words composed by Ernst Gebhardt Anschutz (1780-1861). Here's Nat King Cole's popular rendition:


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Google hosts 'boy love' site
Family counselor presses Web giant to dump it
A marriage and family therapist intern is trying to convince Google to drop a website from its popular, free blog host that promotes "boy love," sexual relationships between men and adolescents.
Stacy L. Harp of Orange, Calif., told WorldNetDaily one of the readers of her weblog pointed out the site, called "Paiderastia: The Boy Love Revival."
At the top of its homepage, the site explains it's all about "erotic/mentor/spiritual love between adolescents and adults."
Harp said, however, that not long after she exposed it yesterday morning, the "Paiderastia" site removed its most recent posts, including one dated April 9.
Also removed, according to Harp, was a podcast – a file with a radio-style report – that mocked the FBI. It was created through the podcast provider Liberated Syndication.
The site now begins with a Feb. 15 post that outlines the "Boylove Code of Ethics," which includes this rule: "Intimacy with a boy should never develop into a sexual relationship without the boy fully consenting and understanding the social, legal, and health implications of the relationship."
Harp, who also has a company called Active Christian Media, said that as "somebody who has recovered from child sexual abuse and has been working for four years as a therapist" she got "ticked off" when she saw the "boy love" website.
Harp spoke with a secretary at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., but was told she must go to the company's help-desk page online and fill out a complaint.
Harp had done that before with another complaint – when homosexual activists slandered her online – and got no response.
Google's Mountain View, Calif., office has not responded to WND's request for comment.
U.S. officials hunting child predators have considered websites like "Paiderastia" low priority because they are not explicit. But Harp fears such sites could lure children.
"It plays into the normalization of it," she said. "The more you have it out there the more it's available for children to see. Children are easily influenced."
As WND reported in 2003, Amazon.com sold subscriptions to the North American Man/Boy Love Association's official magazine, a periodical entered as evidence in a lawsuit involving the murder of a 10-year-old boy. The online book-seller later dropped the magazine.
The publication figured prominently in a $200-million federal lawsuit alleging NAMBLA incites members to "rape male children" and "serves as a conduit for an underground network of pedophiles in the U.S." The group was defended by the American Civil Liberties Union.
In 1999, in response to an organized protest, the company dropped a book published by NAMBLA called "Varieties of Man/Boy Love." However, it continues to sell a similar title, "Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers," by David L. Riegel, a retiree who operates a chat forum for pedophiles.
Amazon.com sells "boy lovers" book.
Amazon has stated it does not endorse "Understanding Boys and Boylovers," but insists "people have the right to choose their own reading material."
The bookseller says, "Our goal is to support freedom of expression and to provide customers with the broadest selection possible so they can find, discover, and buy any title they might be seeking."
Nevertheless, Amazon decided to drop a book called "Varieties of Man/Boy Love," pointing out it had an image on the cover that bordered on "kiddie porn." The bookseller argued further that Riegel's book, in contrast, is not a "how to."
The previous month, a WorldNetDaily inquiry into Wal-Mart's sale of NAMBLA's "Varieties of Man/Boy Love," on its website prompted the retail giant to drop the title and others of a similar nature. WalMart.com spokeswoman Cynthia Lin said the book slipped through the company's screening process, noting it sells more than 500,000 books.
As WorldNetDaily reported in 2002, Riegel's book says men who become involved in sexual relationships with boys "are sincere, concerned, loving human beings who simply have – and were probably born with – a sexual orientation that is neither understood nor accepted by most others."
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Amazon.com accused of aiding molesters
Amazon offers pedophile handbook
Pedophile advocate featured at university
'Nothing new' in book condoning child sex
Google map says Taiwan part of China
Google goes ballistic after getting Googled
Christian Exodus banned from Google ads
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H+T Affordability Index For Planning And Performance Measures Under MAP-21
October 9, 2013
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$code Communities across the country have used the Center for Neighborhood Technology's (CNT) Housing + Transportation (H+T)® Affordability Index to more fully grasp and act on the relationship between development patterns, transportation behavior and household transportation costs. This training and discussion explored how to effectively use the H+T Affordability Index for performance measures and in support of regional transportation planning under MAP-21. The training was held Sept. 30 in New Orleans, LA, by the Center for Planning Excellence and the Louisiana Public Health Institute and made available via webinar. The two main goals of this session: To demonstrate how H+T Affordability data and metrics may be used in the development of performance measures for regional transportation plans; and To explore how MPOs and state DOTs might make effective use of H+T data and metrics for walkability, transit access, employment…
Video: Unlocking MPO Funding Tools to Support Sustainability
August 15, 2013
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$code This video is from the August 14 webinar. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are critical sustainability partners and play an important role in planning and programming federal and state transportation funds. Current federal surface transportation legislation, referred to as MAP-21, includes several provisions that allow regions to advance sustainability projects such as transit-oriented development (TOD), bicycling and pedestrian trails, joint development, placemaking, and complete street policies, among other investments. This webinar explores provisions within federal transportation funding that regions can use now to begin implementing their sustainability plans. The mysteries behind acronyms such as CMAQ, STPP, TIP and TAP are revealed, including how these can each be used to support sustainability investments. Examples of MPOs utilizing the authority and flexibility within were shared, together with examples of how state and local funding are also being tapped to…
2013 National Dump The Pump Day
June 20, 2013
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In recognition of the National Dump the Pump Day today, the Transit Cooperative Research Program has listed a number of research papers showing the relationship between surface transportation and climate change. These papers are also in the Resource Center best practices here. TCRP Synthesis 84: Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit (2010) -- This study describes the role of transit agencies in reducing GHG emissions and catalogs the current practices of a sample of agencies. TCRP 93 - Travel Matters: Mitigating Climate Change with Sustainable Surface Transportation (2003) -- The premise of the report is that enough is now known, despite the uncertainties of measurement and forecasting,…
Sound Transit System Access Policy
June 18, 2013
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The Sound Transit resolution establishing a system access policy for infrastructure and improvements to facilitate customer access to transit services has been added to the Resource Center best practices.
Scoring Airport Rail Connections To Transit
June 12, 2013
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A master's thesis that establishes a numerical ranking system for airport transit connections has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
Are We There Yet? The Popularity Of Biking
June 11, 2013
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Editor's Note: Ultimately what is new about transportation in the 21st century, in cities as well as in suburbs, is more bicycles, a better network of sidewalks, better maps and cell phone apps that make taking transit easier, and other low-cost alternatives to driving that are easy and convenient and more conducive to improved public health. In this week's excerpt from Are We There Yet? we conclude the Moving chapter with a discussion of the increasing presence of bicycles in cities plus sidebar discussions on transit outside big cities and serving rural America.
Visit the Are We There Yet? home The result of all this advocacy and all these improvements is that more people are walking and biking. Nationally, the percentage of commuters who walk or bike has increased by 10 percent since 2000. These commuters still represent a small share — just 3 percent — of all commuters. But some regions, especially those that…
Visit the Are We There Yet? home The result of all this advocacy and all these improvements is that more people are walking and biking. Nationally, the percentage of commuters who walk or bike has increased by 10 percent since 2000. These commuters still represent a small share — just 3 percent — of all commuters. But some regions, especially those that…
CTOD Releases Report Examining Opportunities And Challenges Involved In Promoting TOD
May 29, 2013
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has been embraced around the country as a means to achieve sustainability goals, including reduced auto dependency and traffic congestion, as well as improved economic competitiveness. However, the process of actually implementing TOD varies based on a variety of physical, economic, and market conditions.
LA Metro Wins Award for Sustainable Communities Planning Policy
May 21, 2013
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy was adopted by the Metro Board in Fall 2012, and is based on work by Metro staff and a consultant team led by ARUP, and including Center for Transit-Oriented Development partners Reconnecting America and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, as well as Fehr and Peers and Barrio Planners. We at Reconnecting America want to congratulate Metro on getting recognition for this huge step forward in sustainability planning. Separate Metro policies address sustainability in operations and construction.
Are We There Yet? Voters Champion Transit
May 21, 2013
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Editor's Note: Many voters across the country have willingly taxed themselves in order to fund major expansions of transit systems in recent years. This week's excerpt from Are We There Yet? explores this trend and the examples of Denver and Los Angeles. Unfortunately, as the report explains, in many places the dollars for construction have not been matched by funding for operations, a problem proving particularly hard on systems serving low-income, transit-dependent populations.
Visit the Are We There Yet? home Voters have proved to be enthusiastic supporters of transit ... and have stepped up to tax themselves in order to make up for the shortfall in state and federal funding. Twenty-three sales tax measures for transit were passed in 16 states in the 2008 election. These sales tax measures are sometimes criticized as regressive because they impose a greater burden on lower-income families. Many states mitigate this by…
Visit the Are We There Yet? home Voters have proved to be enthusiastic supporters of transit ... and have stepped up to tax themselves in order to make up for the shortfall in state and federal funding. Twenty-three sales tax measures for transit were passed in 16 states in the 2008 election. These sales tax measures are sometimes criticized as regressive because they impose a greater burden on lower-income families. Many states mitigate this by…
Modern Streetcar Vehicle Guideline
April 30, 2013
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"Modern Streetcar Vehicle Guideline," designed to support specification and procurement of modern streetcar vehicles by identifying and describing important technical and operating principles relating to their application, has been added to the Resource Center's best practices database.


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Rep. Burton is sworn in on Organization Day.
It is an honor and a privilege to represent House District 58. Our district contains rural, urban, and small town environments just minutes away from Indianapolis, which makes it very unique. It is my goal to work with constituents to maintain our great schools, affordable housing and positive employment opportunities in House District 58. My website has been designed to give you information on our district, to assist you in navigating state government, and to inform you of the issues I am working on. In addition, I have provided links to many websites which pertain to Johnson County. Please feel free to contact me with any issues, concerns, or comments.
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Pub crawl: New publications hit town
Though area newsstands are already packed with local papers, there's apparently still demand for reading matter. At least that's what two new publications hitting the street this spring are hoping.
The first, The African American Reflector, took its first breath on March 21.
"We wanted to offer a different perspective on news and events that are shaping the community," says Charlottesville native and Reflector editor Corey Carter, 31, who co-founded the paper with another 31-year-old Charlottesville native, Waki Wynn.
Five years ago, the two had an idea for a publication, but they didn't put it into action until last year. And, as employees of The Hook can attest, moving from conception to a printed product isn't easy. "Getting it out was stressful," Carter says, "because we didn't know what it was going to look like."
The first issue– 12 pages with a print run of 6,000– was written primarily by volunteers. Topics covered include business, such as Carter and Wynn's other brainchild, event planning company Wacky Entertainment, which is featured on the first page. [It was also the subject of a February 13 Hook story: "Wynn feeds sophisticated cravings"].
There's also an essay on "Facing our Racial Reality" by UVA professor of African-American and American Studies Corey Walker. And there's even whole page in homage to the recent CIAA basketball tournament.
A front-page article, written by Carter, traces the roots of the paper to the original African American Reflector, which was published by Thomas "T.J." Sellers from 1931 to 1934. Sellers later founded the Roanoke Tribune, which became the Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune, still in print today.
But even though the Tribune still exists, Carter says he believes there's room in Charlottesville for a second African American paper. The Reflector will differ in being a free publication, he says, supported only by advertising dollars, while the Tribune is by subscription.
Agnes Cross-White, editor of the Tribune since 1991, says that while she hasn't yet seen the Reflector, she's happy for the competition. "There's always a place," she says, for differing voices. "I applaud anyone who steps out and does what he wants to do."
And Carter quickly points out that what he wants to do has nothing to do with money. "It wasn't to get rich," he insists. "It was to make a difference in the community."
The second issue will come out at the end of April, and publication will then move to bi-weekly. In addition to being distributed at businesses and churches catering primarily to the local African American population, the paper will also be available at all local grocery stores alongside other free publications like The Hook.
While The Reflector is hitting newsstands, the second new publication could be hitting your mailbox by June. "The Happy Habitat" is a nature newsletter that will be published by Marlene Condon, former Daily Progress nature columnist.
Condon says she's been thinking about creating such a newsletter for several years, but it's only recently that she's had the time; her DP column had its last run in fall 2002.
She quit last November after managing editor Lou Hatter threatened to muzzle some of her more fiery opinions– such as her scathing pronouncement that bluebirds could be partially responsible for the decline in grasshopper numbers.
"They told me I couldn't write about controversial topics," Condon recalls, "but when you're writing about nature, there's always going to be controversy." Hatter did not return The Hook's call.
With that writing outlet closed, Condon says her newsletter is more timely than ever.
"There's a great need for an understanding of nature," Condon claims, and she certainly should know. "For as long as I can remember," she says, "I've been fascinated with the outdoors. When the bell rang at elementary school, I'd be in the woods looking at things."
Though Condon's degree is actually in physics (from Virginia Tech in 1979), she says her science background has enabled her to watch her surroundings as more than a casual observer. Despite her academic prowess, Condon refuses to embrace email or the internet.
"I really don't need to access the internet," Condon says. "I already have too many magazine subscriptions: Everything comes to me."
And staying offline makes life easier. "My way of living is to have life as simple as possible," she says. The internet would just be "another bill to pay, and another level of complexity in my life."
And in the end, it is her own observations, she insists, that prove most useful. "I have decades of notes," she says. "The reason for my confidence is that I write from personal experience; it's all documented."
A member of the Wildlife Society, Condon regularly teaches classes at the Shenandoah National Park and has also taught a course at UVA.
The newsletter will start out at eight pages with regular features including "Making Your Habitat Happy," in which Condon will offer unusual advice, such as why you should want moths in your yard; a plant profile, which will describe how wildlife use a particular plant; "Bad Ideas," such as gardening products that are more harmful than helpful; "Tasty Tip," information on cooking with ingredients from the garden; and "Condon's Comments," an editorial page.
For illustrations, Condon says that in addition to a photo of herself, there will be a picture of an eastern screech owl. "I consider it very special to see an owl," she says. "Most people don't get to. I have them nesting in my yard." A third picture will be new each month.
To build an initial subscriber list, Condon is soliciting nature clubs and various organizations. Those interested in being added to the mailing list should send their address ("typed or printed clearly, please") to The Happy Habitat/Dept. TH P.O. Box 235 White Hall 22987-0235.
She hopes to get the first one sent in Juneor "maybe a little later." The first issue is free, Condon promises; if readers like it, they can subscribe. Though no price has been set, Condon is guessing it will be $18 year for the 12 issues.


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Question: "Can restoration occur after a pastor has been caught in a scandal?"
Answer: The answer to the question of pastoral restoration after a scandal is somewhat controversial. Biblically, whether or not a pastor caught in scandal can be restored to his office depends on two things—the nature of the scandal and the condition of the pastor. Let's look at each of these in turn.
Scandals involving pastors generally fall into two categories—doctrinal and moral. In His Pastoral Epistles (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus), Paul writes to his two young protégés about the particulars of starting and caring for churches. In these letters, Paul is very concerned about teaching sound doctrine and establishing sound leadership. He instructs Timothy to remain in Ephesus and command certain people to refrain from teaching false doctrine (1 Timothy 1:3). Paul tells Timothy that the law of God is the standard by which behavior should be judged and that to violate the law is to violate sound doctrine (1 Timothy 1:10). He explains to Timothy that the good servant of Jesus Christ is one who is trained in good doctrine (1 Timothy 4:6). He warns Timothy that false doctrine is anything contrary to the words of Christ (1 Timothy 6:3), and he instructs Titus that qualified elders must be able to teach sound doctrine and rebuke those who contradict it (Titus 1:9). Finally, he exhorts Titus to teach that which accords with sound doctrine (Titus 2:1).
Doctrine is very important to the life of a church, and the pastor is charged with not only protecting the doctrinal purity of the church, but he is also entrusted with the faithful dissemination of pure doctrine. Jesus, before He ascended to His heavenly throne, charged Peter three times with the simple admonition "feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17). The seriousness of this charge is made manifest in James' epistle when he says, "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness" (James 3:1). It is a serious charge to teach false doctrine. It is a scandal that can lead those under the pastor's care into serious error or gross sin. Consider our Lord's words of condemnation to the Pharisees: "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to" (Matthew 23:13; cf. Matthew 18:7). The one who teaches false doctrine not only condemns himself, but also condemns those who follow his teaching. If a pastor is teaching false doctrine, he must be rebuked and, if necessary, removed (seeMatthew 18:15-18 and 1 Timothy 5:19-20 for the procedure to approach a sinning pastor).
The other aspect of pastoral scandal is the moral, or lifestyle of the pastor. Again 1 Timothy 3:1-7and Titus 1:5-9 provide the qualifications of elder (Paul uses the Greek word presbuteros in Titus andepiskopos in 1 Timothy. They translate into English as "Presbyter" and "Bishop/Overseer" respectively. They essentially describe the same office that we commonly refer to as "elder"). When looking at these qualifications, one is immediately struck by the fact that they describe an individual of impeccable moral character (almost to the point of disqualifying most individuals). The elder is not just one who protects and disseminates sound doctrine, but he also serves as a moral example to the church. This is an individual who has a proven track record of good, moral living and gentle, yet firm, leadership in the family setting. The reasons are obvious: How can a man whose moral character is questionable exhort and rebuke others into holy living? This doesn't mean that an elder can never, ever commit a sin, but an elder should be the very model of a repentant sinner when the occasion calls for it.
How about those instances that we seem to see and hear about so often in the media about 'famous' pastors who are caught in horrible moral scandals—adultery, pornography, drug abuse, and homosexuality? When a pastor or elder succumbs to one of these sins, two things happen—the faith of the church is shaken and the gospel is ridiculed by unbelievers. In many cases of pastoral scandal, non-Christians seize upon the opportunities to criticize the Christian faith and charge Christians with hypocrisy. When this happens, we make the gospel unappealing (contra Titus 2:5, 8, 10). When a pastor is guilty of some serious moral failure, he must be removed in order to protect the moral integrity of the church.
Up to this point, we've looked at two types of scandals that are serious enough to warrant the removal of a pastor from his sacred office. The question that remains to be answered is whether a pastor guilty of such sin be restored. While these scandals are serious enough to warrant the removal of a pastor from his office, in and of themselves they don't prohibit a pastor or elder from being restored to office. Restoration would depend on the second of the two things mentioned above: The spiritual condition of the pastor—whether or not the individual is truly repentant over his sin. Going back to Matthew 18, notice what Jesus says, "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother" (Matthew 18:15; cf. 2 Corinthians 2:5-11; 7:10-11). The goal of any rebuke is restoration, but restoration must only come after the guilty individual repents of his sin. From that point on, the truly restored pastor will continually live a life that is free from even the hint of immorality or doctrinal impurity. Such a restored and redeemed life will be obvious to all, both inside the church and out.
As to how soon may a pastor caught in scandal can be restored, again, that would depend on the nature of the offense and the rules governing the individual church or denomination. In many denominations, there is what is called censure (everything from a formal rebuke to removal from office, all the way to 'excommunication') and restoration. The key to true pastoral restoration is that the pastor is truly repentant. Before any pastor who has been removed from his office can be restored to his former office, those in charge (the other ruling elders, denominational hierarchy, etc.) must take every means possible to ensure his genuine repentance and protect the message of the gospel from further damage by this individual. In some cases that might mean the pastor has to be re-ordained (or re-examined) before taking office again. In most cases, the individual must undergo personal examination to ensure as much as possible the true nature of his repentance. However, once the church has done the due diligence to ensure the fallen pastor is truly repentant and fit for office, however long that might take, he can (and should) be restored. The restoration of a repentant pastor to office shows the watching world the amazing grace of God in action.
Recommended Resource: Pastoral Ministry by John MacArthur.
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As I mentioned in a previous entry, I like going to the shooting range whenever I have the time. Unfortunately, two of my favorite guns—a .custom 358 Win. rifle and a .327 Ruger single-action revolver—use hard-to-find ammo, and I spend hours online looking for new sources when the others dry up. This usually results in a lot of special ordering, backordering and premium prices. So I've recently decided to take up another hobby– reloading.
I knew I'd be going this direction for some time, and have been saving all my spent brass. Now, as I go about assembling my little ammo-making factory, I have to decide how I want to clean it. After initially looking around, I soon realized there are 1,005 different mickey-mouse ways people clean their brass, all of them involving washing and drying (warning: don't dry your brass in the oven), nasty chemicals, labor-intensive manual putzing, or a combination of these. One approach I found interesting was putting bullet casings in old socks and tossing them in the washer with a little soap. If you and your wife aren't concerned about getting toxic primer residue in your underwear, then have at it. Also, the idea of feeling "accomplished" by hand-cleaning your own brass gets old real fast. The time, vapors, cleaning up after the chemicals… forget it.
In the end, I narrowed my options down to three of the more endorsed methods: tumbler, ultrasonic washer and cement mixer.
The tumbler actually falls into two categories: rotary & vibrating. Both work well and have strong followings, although there are distinct differences. The rotary tumbler, originally created for polishing rocks, turns a barrel in which the cleaning media (such as walnut shell or corn cob) clean and polish the brass as they tumble together. Because the drum is water-tight, a cleaning solution or polish can also be added. A favorite method of cleaning in a rotary tumbler is throwing the brass in a tumbler with stainless steel media and some dish soap, liquid detergent or a specially-made cleaner. More so than some other methods, with stainless steel the cartridges turn "like-new" bright & shiny, inside and out. Reloaders who have tried this method claim that they'll never go back to walnut or corn cob media again. The downside is that stainless steel is a lot more expensive, about $50 for 5 lbs. compared to $23 for 25 lbs. It should be noted, though. the stainless steel does last longer, too.
Two examples of rotary tumblers are:
…the Chicago Electric 3 lb. Rotary Rock Tumbler…
…and the Chicago Electric Dual Drum Rotary Rock Tumbler.
Rotary tumblers are generally less expensive and run quieter than the vibrating models. Also, FWIW, they create less dust than the vibrating models. However, they're vastly slower and there's also extra time invested in separating the brass from the media.
The vibrating tumbler, as was already mentioned, is a lot faster—even by several hours—so you can get through a lot more brass in the same amount of time Also, it's a dry-cleaning process, so you don't have to worry that the brass is thoroughly dry. A downside to consider, though, is the vibratory tumbler doesn't get the inside of the casings as clean as the rotary. This isn't really considered a problem; it doesn't affect the performance of the ammo, or have any adverse affect on the gun, if the inside of the shell isn't as clean and bright as the outside. Just be aware, that will be the result. Two tumblers you can find at great prices are:
the 5 lb. Metal Vibrator/Tumbler and…
the 18 lb. Vibratory Bowl with Liquid Drain Hose.
The foremost praise given to the ultrasonic cleaner is how fast it works. Plus, it will clean the entire case, inside and out, including the primer pocket, without getting media stuck in the flash holes (as with other methods, when they need to be picked out). You also don't get the dust all over the casings like with the other methods, and you're spared having to breathe the lead dust when separating the brass from the cob or walnut media. The downsides are, it cleans but doesn't polish the brass, you have to dry the cases after you clean them, and the hardware is slightly more expensive. That being said, Harbor Freight has one at a great price.
Chicago Electric 2.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner
Which leads me to most out-there, but surprisingly popular method of cleaning brass: the cement mixer. This is the go-to device when you've got a lot of brass to clean– like thousands of casings. Indeed, a number of reloaders point to Harbor Freight's cement mixers as the "ultimate wet or dry tumblers," not only for their effectiveness, but also their cheap prices and reliability. In order to make their cement mixer work as a "tumbler," they leave out the paddles when assembling it, leaving the round tub empty. To keep the brass from banging against the steel tub, some spray the interior with a rubber coating, but that's more for the noise than any concern for the brass getting dinged. All sorts of media can be used in them, but crushed walnut seems to be a favorite, with possibly a brass polish additive. Harbor Freight carries two models made by Central Machinery, both of them used by reloaders:
By sharing all these methods, it's not my intent to try to sway you in any direction. Everyone's needs and preferences are different. Before you do make a decision, though, google terms like "tumbler vs. ultrasonic cleaner" and "cleaning brass cement mixer," and see what they're saying in the blogs and forums– and ask questions! I think you'll find the methods I've listed here are the best.
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Mission Hills Kansas Online Driver Education and Mission Hills Kansas Licensing Procedures
So you've taken your first step towards becoming a new driver in Mission Hills Kansas? Congratulations!
As you probably already know, driving is a valuable skill, but can also be extremely dangerous. Therefore, to help new teen drivers develop safe driving habits during their first few years behind the wheel, the State of Mission Hills Kansas has implemented a graduated driver license program for Mission Hills Kansas drivers who are under the age of 18.
We've summarized a few things you'll need to know as you begin the process of becoming a licensed driver in Mission Hills Kansas.
Mission Hills Kansas Instruction Permit (aka--Learners Permit)
You need to be at least 14 years old to apply for an instruction permit in Mission Hills Kansas.
When you're ready to get your permit, you will need to make an appointment at your local driver's license office. Be sure to take the following paperwork/documents with you:
At the driver's license office, you will need to pass both a vision and a written test. However, you can skip out of taking the written test if you've successfully completed a state-approved drivers education course!
After you receive your instruction permit, you may begin driving under certain restrictions:
Mission Hills Kansas Restricted Driver's License
To be eligible to apply for a restricted driver's license, you need to meet the following prerequisites:
When you're ready to apply for your restricted driver's license, head down to your local driver's license office and take your instruction permit as well as the same ID documents and written parental consent form (if you're under 18) you took when you went to get your instruction permit.
Once you have your restricted driver's license, a few restrictions still apply to you:
After you've had your restricted license for 1 year and have maintained a clean driving record, you will be eligible to apply for a full, unrestricted Mission Hills Kansas driver's license.
Mission Hills Kansas Auto Insurance & Financial Responsibility Laws
Mission Hills Kansas law requires you to have auto insurance liability coverage on any vehicle you drive. The minimum amount of coverage required is as follows:
Driving without auto insurance is a crime. If you are found to be driving without the required coverage, you will face a possible suspension of your driver's license plus a hefty fine.
Mission Hills Kansas Drunk Driving Laws
If you drive while under the influence of alcohol in Mission Hills Kansas, you will be in for some ugly consequences. Upon your FIRST DUI conviction you will face the following penalties:
Further DUI violations will result in even more severe penalties including extended time in jail and the revocation of your driver's license.
Mission Hills Kansas Cell Phone & Text Messaging Laws
Mission Hills Kansas currently prohibits teen-aged drivers from using cell phones or text-messaging while driving.
Mission Hills Kansas Driver Education
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NHLToL & GhettoFarmBoy Joining Forces!/
The big changes here at NHLToL are beginning. Today I'm announcing that this blog is partnering up with popular NHL concept artist GhettoFarmBoy (whose real name is Matt) to bring you some of the highest quality fan artwork around.
A lot of you have been big fans of his work for a long time and as of today, this blog is your official source for all of his work. I'm also using this post to unveil his most recent NHL rebranding set, featuring my team, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
But first, a message from Matt himself.
First off, I want to thank all the loyal readers who have for followed Chris's blog as well as my concept series. And of course, I would also like to thank Chris for running such a great site. I'm really going to enjoy being his partner in crime...
The reason I started the Rebranding the NHL series was to give the fans of NHL teams the logos and uniforms they deserve. I remember starting RtNHL shortly after the Buffalo Sabres introduced the "buffaslug", even though almost the entire fan base wanted a return (or something similar) to the retro identity. I wanted to see if I could do better job than the people doing the rebranding, and well, the rest is history...
By making this series an interactive fan experience, it allows RtNHL to fulfill it's purpose: give the fans what they want. Now, fans can guide the rebranding to what they would like see. You (the fans) will be able to choose which team to rebrand, the colors, the logos, almost anything!
But it doesn't stop there. Through all of Dave's hard work, you will soon be able to use my rebranding series in EA Sports NHL series. So not only will you be able to dictate your team's rebranding, but you can also play as you team with your logos and uniforms! You become, in a way, the owner of your team, which is actually true in som regards, because without you, there wouldn't be an NHL to begin with...
So be sure to stop by, participate, and voice your opinion!
Now check out the logos.
And the jerseys are killer.
I wish the Bolts could look this good. I especially like the blue third jersey.
What else is on the horizon?
In his note, Matt mentioned that our friend Dave will be making these designs available to use in video games. Here are some samples of what that will look like.
I'll have more to come on this.
Also, I'm working on some other stuff as well. The blog is going to undergo a facelift. But before that, it's going to get a completely new identity. "NHL Tournament of Logos" just doesn't accurately describe this blog anymore. We've become so much more than that. In fact, there isn't even a logo tournament going on right now. Plus, the site's becoming well known for the concept art you guys send in. We need a title that's more appropriate and you guys are going to decide on it. If you have ideas, hold onto them. I'll be asking for submissions soon.
Plus, I'm going to start incorporating a new logo set that's vastly different from what is used now. You can see a sample below. I hope you guys like it.
Post your thoughts below and stay tuned over the next few days as I make more announcements.


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SMU-in-Taos Home
Pot Creek Pueblo
Pot Creek Pueblo is the largest prehistoric adobe
pueblo north of Santa Fe. Located on the campus of Southern Methodist University's
SMU-IN-TAOS campus, Pot Creek Pueblo has been the focus of excavations since 1957.
Until 1997, the site was the primary focus of excavations by the SMU Archaeology Field
School. Recently, the archaeological research program has been expanded to encompass the
computerization and analysis of materials excavated over the past several decades.
Pot Creek Pueblo was formerly home to several hundred ancestral Puebloan peoples
approximately seven hundred years ago. The site consists of at least nine earthen
mounds surrounding at least one large plaza area with a great kiva. Each mound is
an artificial landform, created by multiple episodes of adobe construction and
reconstruction, creating a 'layer cake' of occupation levels within each mound.
When the Pot Creek inhabitants began to build their adobe structures in the mid-13th
century, the site was "zoned" so that each roomblock area surrounded a small plaza. In
each of these small plazas, a small kiva--or circular subterranean structure--was built.
These small kivas probably served as spaces for ritual, meetings and other gatherings of
social or kin groups, while the great kiva presumably served as the primary ritual
structure for the community as a whole.
At the height of its occupation (AD 1260-1320),
Pot Creek Pueblo would have looked somewhat like
Taos Pueblo does today, with multiple-storied roomblocks and an estimated 400 ground-floor rooms. The
adobe walls of the Pot Creek buildings were constructed in
massive courses rather than with adobe bricks. Roofs of the adobe surface rooms were
held up by central support beams set into central basins. Lower story rooms were used
for storage; upper story rooms were utilized for habitation. The prehistoric inhabitants
of the settlement gathered wild plants and hunted local animals to supplement their agricultural
livelihood, predominantly corn, beans and squash. Bison bones found at the site suggest
that Pot Creek inhabitants traveled to the margins of the Great Plains--nearly 100 km
to the east--to hunt, or that they were engaged in trade with groups living on the Plains.
Crafts produced at Pot Creek Pueblo include gray cooking and black-on-white decorated
pottery vessels, chipped stone and ground stone tools, and bone tools. A few ornaments of
turquoise and shell have been found, indicating trade with groups to the south and southwest.
Refuse was thrown into areas between the major occupation mounds, located to the north of
current excavations.
The visible remains of Pot Creek Pueblo are only part of the story, however. Buried beneath
the remains of the adobe rooms are subterranean structures called pit houses that were occupied
by a few family groups between AD 1100 and AD 1200. These structures were roughly circular and
dug quite deeply into the earth, an adaptation to the cold Taos winters. When the prehistoric
puebloan populations began to build above-ground adobe structures in the 13th century, a smaller
adobe pueblo was constructed (AD 1200-1250). These early adobe rooms underlie the later occupation
during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Pot Creek Pueblo was abandoned around AD 1320
and it is believed that the inhabitants of the site moved to settlements contiguous to
the modern settlements at Taos Pueblo and Picuris Pueblo.
Pot Creek Pueblo is not open to visitors; visit the
Pot Creek Cultural Site adjacent to campus for a
walking tour and reconstructions. Though the gates are typically closed,
visitors can park at the gates on Highway 518 and walk in to the Pot Creek Cultural Site.
Visitation is encouraged. Questions about the Cultural Site should be directed to the Carson National
Forest, 505-587-2255.
Information on the on-going excavation of Pot Creek Pueblo, artifact recovery and analysis, or information
about the SMU Archaeological Field School can be obtained by sending an inquiry
to: SMU-IN-TAOS
or by mailing a request to:
PO Box 750145
Dallas, TX 75275-0145


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At age 85, Dr. William Carey still helping hyperactive children
by Jane Lenel
Time was when a good hearty spanking was considered the cure for a kid's stubborn "No I won'ts."
Time was when teachers put kids in the corner for inattention, whispering or blowing spitballs. Worse, some time ago the whip was considered the cure-all for bad behavior.
Such measures were usually used as quick-fix punishment for misdeeds, though on occasion, some may have believed that they would change offenders into angels — or at least become more obedient.
Thank heavens things have changed due not only to good sense but to the behavioral science findings of a variety of observers and in great part to the extensive work of Dr. William B. Carey, pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
The outcome of his initial inquiries and study was a recognition that children's behavior springs from the interaction of their largely inborn qualities and abilities — temperament — with their specific environments.
This approach, initiated in 1956 by Drs. Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas in New York, was promoted by Dr. Carey's extensive research, teaching and lecturing here and abroad, and his writing, co-authoring and editing of numerous books and articles on the subject.
Also, with a team of psychologists, he facilitated the practical application of the research by developing a set of five clinical questionnaires to assess the traits of children at various ages from one month up to 12 years that have been widely used throughout the world.
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Carey did his post-graduate training at Philadelphia General Hospital and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and has been a part-time physician at Children's Hospital and on the pediatric faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School since 1960.
He spent almost 30 years in full-time primary care general pediatrics in Media, PA. Along the way, he received honors and awards for his work from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and two from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
"When parents bring their sons or daughters in with an ailment or for a well visit," he says, "I question them about problems their children may be experiencing: sleeplessness, fussiness in eating, difficulty in potty training or at school: restlessness, frequent fighting, lack of attention or interest."
Dr. Carey also asks parents to describe their children's personalities: what they like most and least about them, and the quality of their relationship. "A competent, trained pediatrician asks such questions," he says.
About the use of Ritalin as a cure for large numbers of school children diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Dr. Carey declares, "I think the current diagnosis of ADHD is a mess and has been wildly overdone. It blames a variety of symptoms entirely on the child's brain and ignores the child's environment and the interaction with it.
"My job as a pediatrician is to help parents understand the source of their concerns, especially their child's largely innate temperament and its reactions to the setting. Then we should offer ways to reduce the stressful interactions. As kids get older, I also try to teach them strategies for improving the relationship.
"It's then up to parents to try to interact with their children as harmoniously as possible without surrendering their authority." It's also important, he explains, for parents to recognize the impact their own reactions have on their child, and how they may be adding to the child's problem.
At age 85, Dr. Carey is now living at Cathedral Village in upper Roxborough with his wife Ann, after almost 50 years in Swarthmore. Ann is a former third-grade teacher and reading specialist. Their three daughters live in St. Paul, MN, New York and Philly; the latter is studying pathology at Temple University. Dr. Carey continues at CHOP, working part time with trainees and parents, trying to help them be more skillful at changing children's "I won'ts" to "I wills."


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Monday, January 2, 2012
Right, What You Know
9 comments:
- Polly said...
Why would I want to write only what I knew? My readers would fall asleep. It's helpful if you could incorporate the things you know, but come on...other than some writers who are or were police officers or detectives or FBI agents, how many of us have even seen a murder victim, let alone fall over one? I'm in favor of writing what you DON'T know. Think of all we've learned by doing that.
Thanks for the post, Matt.
- January 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Thanks, Polly. I agree, our own experiences--with few exceptions--wouldn't make very interesting mysteries or thrillers (unless you count the pulse-pounding excitement of getting pulled over for a speeding ticket).
I sympathize with teachers of Creative Writing 101 who use this old mantra to get their students started, but at some point you have to leave the familiar behind and use a writer's most valuable tool...the imagination.
Thanks for stopping by!
- January 3, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Ellis Vidler said...
My idea is to write what you have a hope of knowing--or learning. I write about things I can research and understand. For instance, I wouldn't write about a winter in Nepal or growing up as the child of Middle Eastern immigrants (unless maybe I had a friend who would share the experience in detail). I'd chose something closer to my own experience that I could research and get a feel for.
- January 3, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- E. B. Davis said...
When I think of the phrase, "write what you know," I apply it to human nature, not so much to plots. As we get older, we actually do know more than the young. Using our knowledge and experience with our fellow man makes for believable characters. I may not have met a murderer, but then I also subscribe to the theory that all of us have the capacity to kill.
Okay--your scenario--I see Elvis saying something sarcastic to the guy in the locker room. Then having Joe Pike say nothing while pointing a shotgun at the guy. Guy covers himself up and acts contrite--that's the Robert Crais version--you make your own.
I love short stories. Good luck with all of your work.
- January 3, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Hi E.B.!
You mean *Crais's* Elvis, right?
For a second I had a VERY strange image of The King--in his white sequin jumper--talking to the naked locker room guy. "Nice rhythm you got there, fella."
In all seriousness, I like your take on the old phrase. Incorporating what one has learned about people over the years (especially writers, who tend to be keen observers) can't help but add realism to your characters and scenes.
- January 3, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Yup. Write what you know. Some of my writing includes flame dragons. I wonder what that says about me.
Tom Crepeau
- January 4, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- Ellis Vidler said...
Tom, what are flame dragons? I've been thinking about The Dragonriders of Pern, so those dragons came immediately to mind.
- January 4, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- Anne DeMarsay said...
Matt, that's a hilarious incident, and a blog may be the perfect place for those "I am not making this up" stories to appear first. I find that versions of my friends' odd encounters and experiences--the stories they've told that evoked vivid images and stuck in my mind--sometimes end up in my stories. So perhaps your naked man will appear in a locker room at a fancy resort in the tropics to unnerve a fellow writer's amateur detective, who is already reeling from discovering a body that morning . . .
Anne DeMarsay
- January 5, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- Matt Brown said...
Ha ha! So funny, I hate that guy at the gym! There's nothing you can do to dispel the awkwardness either...
- January 27, 2012 at 6:47 PM


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It was tempting to look at last week's diplomatic agreement to pull Ukraine back from the brink of war and see the beginning of a grand compromise between Russia and the West.
Tempting, but mistaken.
Vladimir Putin is still winning most of what he wants in Ukraine, and he's winning it more cheaply and more elegantly than he would by launching a full-scale military invasion.
Last week's agreement, which called on pro-Russia militias to end their occupation of government buildings, was probably only a speed bump on the way toward bringing all of Ukraine under Moscow's influence.
That's not only the view of seasoned Russia watchers; it's also the fear of many officials inside the Obama administration.
President Obama could use a diplomatic win, but there wasn't a shred of triumphalism — or even optimism — in his description of last week's accord. "I don't think we can be sure of anything," Obama told reporters. "There is the possibility, the prospect, that diplomacy may de-escalate the situation.... But I don't think, given past performance, that we can count on that."
Or even given present performance. While Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Geneva drafting the joint agreement on Ukraine, Putin was speaking at a news conference in Moscow, and he wasn't sounding like a man in the mood for concessions. "It's New Russia," he trumpeted. "Kharkiv, Lugansk, Donetsk, Odessa were not part of Ukraine in czarist times; they were transferred in 1920. Why? God knows."
Actually, every Russian historian knows: Lenin drew those borders to make sure Ukraine's population included plenty of reliable Russians.
Putin said reports that Russian troops were among the insurgents in those cities were "rubbish." He called the Ukrainian government illegitimate. And he said he had a duty to protect the people of what he called "the Russian southeast."
He added that the upper house of Russia's parliament had already authorized him to use military force — although, he added generously, he hoped it wouldn't come to that.
"He's not compromising," warned Fiona Hill, the Brookings Institution's ace Putinologist. "He's looking for what the market will bear. He's trying to see how much of Ukraine he can take, and he'll settle for what he can get."
Does that mean additional military action? Not if Putin can get what he wants without it. In the short run, Hill and others say, Russia will continue to press for Ukrainian constitutional reforms that would give pro-Russia areas more autonomy and, if Moscow has its way, the right to secede. And Russia wants a delay in Ukraine's presidential election scheduled for May 25, because the vote would make Kiev's current provisional government much more legitimate in the eyes of the world.
"He may not need to invade to get what he wants," Hill told me. "He knows that if he doesn't take military action, we'll all say, 'Thank God.'"
In that sense, Secretary of State John F. Kerry was mistaken a few weeks ago when he denounced Putin for behaving like a 19th century autocrat. Instead, the Russian president is a product of the 20th century KGB, where his career began. He knows that subversion is much cheaper than invasion.
That may also be why Putin took a cautious step back from military action last week: The cost-benefit analysis was pretty clear.
In Russia, the 2-month-old crisis has already taken an economic toll: a 12% drop in the Moscow stock index since February and an estimated $51 billon in capital flight in the first quarter. Last week, Russia's finance minister announced that he had trimmed his projection for this year's economic growth from 2.5% to 0.5%.
The United States and the European Union have agreed that direct Russian military action would force them to respond with new economic sanctions, but without military action, that consensus fell apart. Putin "thinks the EU will back off, and he's probably right," Hill said.
And one more factor, Hill noted: "The prospect of Ukrainians and Russians fighting each other didn't make Russians very happy. A war could have played very badly at home."
The best form of victory for Putin would be to have his cake and eat it too: to have a Ukraine that gives Moscow a veto over its foreign policy and keeps its economy tied to the east, without all the costs of a full-scale invasion.
He's on track toward that goal. The United States and its European allies can still push back through long and patient support for the government in Kiev and a costly effort to rescue Ukraine's staggering economy. But it's an asymmetrical contest. Putin's interest in Ukraine is immediate and visceral; the outcome is central to his agenda as president. For Obama and other Western leaders, Ukraine is important but peripheral.
"There is a battle for Ukraine, but it's not going to be on a military battlefield," Hill told me. "It's going to be a game of wits. The question is: Can we outsmart Putin?"
And, even more difficult, outsmart him on his own turf?
Twitter: @DoyleMcManus


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Cottage Grove, Wi — Matrix Fitness Systems raised $11,220 by raffling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show in San Diego last month. All of the proceeds from the raffle were donated to Augie's Quest, an initiative led by fitness industry legend Augie Nieto to raise money for ALS research.
Matrix also was a lead sponsor of Augie's Bash, an event at IHRSA that raised money for Augie's Quest. As part of the sponsorship, Matrix contributed $25,000 to the cause and provided $25,000 worth of fitness equipment that was auctioned at the event.


text: The annual Gov. Francis Farms Back to School Bike Parade was held Monday. Over the years, this activity has grown from a few families to this impressive group of children from the neighborhood. The group pedaled the streets of the farms, bikes decorated and horns blowing, to celebrate summer and usher in the school year. The neighborhood children were then treated to an ice cream party at the rotary. (Photo courtesy of Bethany Mascena Tracy)


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It looks like Apple has started selling iPhone 4 units from Foxconn's new Brazilian manufacturing plant, which has been up and running since late 2011. According to photos released by Portuguese news site Meio Bit, the iPhone 4 handsets in question appear to be the lower-end 8GB models, with stamps indicating they may only be just a few weeks old.
Gizmodo Brazil previously took a few photos showing Foxconn's Brazil's production. In addition to producing the iPhone 4 in Brazil, Foxconn plans to build 5 more production facilities in the surrounding areas to help with growing demand for the iPad among consumers.
Since Brazil also imposes very high duties on iPhones and iPads imported from China, it's conceivable that switching to local production could eventually eliminate those fees and bring iPhone and iPad pricing more in line with other regions, making the devices more accessible to Brazilian markets. No such price reductions are evident yet, however, so there may be other factors involved that require additional time to sort out.


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Jeep Flatfender Spotter's GuidePosted in Project Vehicles on March 1, 1998
No matter what body style Jeep you believe is the best, the first Willys flatfender is the original. For that matter, many die-hard purists believe real Jeeps ceased production in 1952 when the last regular flattie rolled off the assembly line in beautiful downtown Toledo. These same oldsters have a hard time acknowledging the other flatfender styles that were produced after this date, all the way through 1968. A '68 flatfender? Yes indeed, and if you include foreign-manufactured flatties you can probably source a '98 model if you try hard enough.
Regardless of where or when a flattie was made, the basic premise of the body design and how to identify the variations are what we're concerned with here. For instance, the main identifying feature of all flatties are the completely flat fenders (notwithstanding dents and depressions from use or abuse). But of course fender ID alone just won't cut it to nail a flatfender, since we've actually seen original flat fenders grafted onto a late-model Wrangler.
For the uninitiated, it's often easier to ascertain what is not a flatfender. For example, the renowned Jeep CJ-5 body style most people are familiar with is a direct outgrowth of the earlier flatfender. While the flatfender had nice angular shapes to its sheetmetal, the CJ-5 was rounded off on all corners and edges. In fact, in the '50s, the director of architecture and design at New York's Museum of Modern Art noted that this later design was "a typical case of styling-and ugly styling at that-ruining a good, clear example of machine art. It is the usual case of bloating used to make cars look bigger by adding unnecessary curves." Perhaps harsh criticism of the CJ-5 styling, but it does reflect nicely on the classic styling of the original flatfender. Hence the phrase, "Real Jeeps have flat fenders."
Identifying a flatfender as a particular year or model is a real challenge, since they were some of the most changed (and interchanged) vehicles ever made. A 100-percent-stock museum piece is easy to ID, but few of these are on the trail today. For the most part, identification depends on how closely you look. From far away the silhouette of all flatfenders is virtually identical, especially if the windshield is down. The closer one looks at distinguishing characteristics, the closer one can get to determining which model the major components are from, or whether the vehicle is simply a combination of nearly 60 years of flatfender parts.
Since the drivetrain is one of the first items swapped in or out of a Jeep, we've decided not to dwell on what came with what model, except for a few interesting parts that can aid in the ID process. For instance, the original engine for all flatfenders from 1941 through 1965, except the CJ-3B, was the flathead four-cylinder (even these have a zillion little variations documented for different years and models). Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. For example, some early CJ-2s didn't have a storage compartment under the passenger seat, and some early MBs lacked a glovebox.
But for the most part, picking a flattie out of a herd of other 4x4s is easy. For any model the major places to look for differences are the grille, the windshield frame, and the body tub. These are the most obvious identifying features, even though they can be swapped among all the flatfender models.
Prewar Flatfenders
Before the standardized WWII Jeep became a reality, three similar-looking designs from Ford, Willys, and Bantam were tested and abused by the U.S. Army. While these prototypes and subsequent low-volume production models clearly show where the classic flatfender evolved from, only a few are around today, mostly in museums and collections. However, the basic concept of a small open-bodied vehicle with a fold-down windshield carried over to the standardized design after Willys won the military contract to produce the Jeep.
Willys MB and Ford GPW
With the onset of WWII in sight, Willys started churning out the MB model, which stood for Military model B. Lacking sufficient production capacity, Willys agreed that Ford would produce a virtually identical model, the Ford GPW-G for government, P for an 80-inch wheelbase, and W for the Willys design. From 1941 to 1945 the major identifying body features that distinguished these vehicles from later Jeeps were the short, fold-out split windshield, headlights behind the grille, the lack of a tailgate, a glovebox on the passenger side, a spare tire and gas can carriers located on the rear, fuel filler under the driver seat, depressions in the body with brackets for an ax and a shovel on the driver side, and storage pockets in the rear corners of the wheelwells.
Just prior to the war's end, Willys produced prototype civilian models targeted at the agricultural industry. The CJ-2A (Civilian Jeep 2A) was introduced in late 1945 and made until 1949. The nonessential military equipment was removed from these Jeeps and other equipment was improved or modified. Although the silhouette remained similar, larger headlights were mounted in front of the seven-slot grille, the split fold-out windshield was taller, a tailgate was added, the glovebox was eliminated, the fuel filler was external, and the spare tire was moved to the passenger side near the rear. Some very early models were actually called CJ-2s (without the A), and featured a column-shift transmission, parking lights behind the grille à la the MB, and body side depressions for no particular reason whatsoever.
The CJ-3A was introduced in 1948, before production of the CJ-2A ceased, with a host of changes that separated it from earlier Jeeps. The windshield was changed from the split-glass fold-out style to a single pane with a one-piece frame. The grille had different headlight bezels and parking lights, the spare tire remained on the passenger side, and the chassis frame was slightly modified. Other than some mechanical improvements, the 2A and 3A are very similar.
It's Hip to Be Flat
Ten Things Never to Do to a Flatfender:
1. Install a small-block Chevy
2. Install a small-block Ford
3. Add fender flares
4. Use gaudy paint
5. Chrome the grille
6. Diamond-plate corners
7. Swap in an automatic transmission
8. Install high-back buckets
9. Use the windshield on the trail(unless no one can see you)
10. Install late CJ-5 parking lights in a flatfender grille
As the inventory of WWII Jeeps declined, the military decided to have a new Jeep designed to meet then-current mil-specs, and in 1950 the model MC (also called an M38) was introduced. It had a production run of only four years. While it is basically the same vehicle as the CJ-3A, all sorts of military brackets and fittings were included, along with a 24-volt electrical system. Subtle changes were made in the grille, windshield frame, tailgate, and fuel filler. Dashboard changes included a removable gauge panel and a driver-side glovebox. A removable lid was placed on the right side of the cowl for battery storage, and depressions and brackets were placed on the passenger side for an ax and a shovel.
Throughout production of the CJ-3A, the M38, and even the later M38A1 (a military CJ-5), a unique flatfender was produced. Built between 1952 and 1968 (the longest production run of any model), the CJ-3B is noted for its high hood and grille and short one-piece windshield frame-all due to the taller F-head motor placed in its engine bay. Although it is either despised or loved by Jeep owners, the 3B is becoming increasingly popular.
The last vehicle introduced with a flatfender designation was also the version that saw the most varied usage. The DJ-3A (Dispatcher Jeep) signified a two-wheel-drive version. These Jeeps looked similar to the CJ-3A, but lacked shift levers on the floor and the associated four-wheel-drive hardware. They were produced from 1955 to 1965 in a variety of formats, including postals, with the steering wheel on the right side, and Surrey Jeeps for use at Caribbean vacation resorts. Some had integral hardtops, while others had cowl-forward-only sheetmetal for fitting various service bodies.
To test your knowledge, try to ID this vintage flattie using the aforementioned information. Despite the extensive body modifications, custom top, and blurry photograph, the clues are readily visible. Two hints: the number of grille slats and the height of the windshield (which doesn't say Willys).