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HOUSTON -- Reid Ryan, the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and president and CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, will be named the next president of the Astros, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Thursday.
The Astros have scheduled a news conference Friday for 1 p.m. CT, at which time they'll name Ryan their new team president. The news conference can be seen live on MLB.com and Astros.com.
HOUSTON -- Reid Ryan, the son of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and president and CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, will be named the next president of the Astros, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Thursday.
The Astros have scheduled a news conference Friday for 1 p.m. CT, at which time they'll name Ryan their new team president. The news conference can be seen live on MLB.com and Astros.com.
Ryan, who runs the Triple-A Round Rock Express (Rangers) and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros), both of which are owned by Nolan Ryan and Houston businessman Don Sanders, will be introduced at a news conference on Friday.
The position of club president became open when George Postolos announced Monday he was stepping down.
Reid Ryan has been unavailable for comment, and the Astros have not commented, but those who know the personable 41-year-old are confident in his management skills
"I've been around many people and none are more confident, more dedicated, more focused, more willing to do whatever it takes than Reid Ryan," Sanders said. "I've spent a lot of time with him in the last 15 years. If I owned a baseball team and I had the ability to hire anybody, he would be the one I would hire."
Ryan serves on the board of trustees for Minor League Baseball, the executive committee of the Pacific Coast League and is the board of trustees representative for the Minor League Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO). He is also involved in many other business ventures, including real estate, banking and the restaurant industry.
His father played 27 years in the Major Leagues, including nine with the Astros, and became Major League Baseball's all-time strikeout leader before being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999. He is currently CEO of the Rangers.
The youngest Ryan brother, Reese, is chief financial officer for Ryan-Sanders Baseball.
Round Rock, the Astros' Triple-A affiliate prior to switching its affiliation to the Rangers, and Corpus Christi have been two of the most successful Minor League franchises since their inceptions.
Round Rock averaged 8,389 fans per game last year, which led the Pacific Coast League. Corpus Christi averaged 5,556 fans, which was second-best in the Texas League behind Frisco, the Rangers' Double-A affiliate.
The Astros have undergone a huge makeover under owner Jim Crane's watch, including a switch to the American League this year and new uniforms, color schemes and logos and a rebuilding through the Draft and player development under general manager Jeff Luhnow.
One of the front-burner issues for Reid Ryan figures to be helping to get Astros games back on TV for a majority of the Houston market. The absence of a deal between CSN Houston and satellite/cable providers such as DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-verse and Time Warner Cable have left about 60 percent of the market without the ability to watch Astros games on a daily basis.
Sanders said Ryan was the impetus behind bringing Minor League baseball to the Austin area and the Texas coastal bend.
"I've got to give him 99 percent of the credit," he said.
Nolan Ryan teamed with Sanders to buy the Double-A Jackson Generals in the late 1990s and in 2000 founded the Round Rock Express, which plays in Dell Diamond in suburban Austin. The Express served as the Double-A affiliate of the Astros before Ryan-Sanders moved the franchise to Corpus Christi when it purchased Edmonton's Triple-A team and moved it into Round Rock.
The Express became the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate in 2011. The Double-A Hooks have been playing in Whataburger Field since 2005 and have been an Astros affiliate since their inception.
Reid Ryan was also the brainchild behind this year's Major League Baseball exhibition games at the Alamodome in San Antonio that drew more than 80,000 fans for two games between the Rangers and the Padres, whose Double-A team is in the Alamo City.
"He's just a bright guy that has it all together," Sanders said. "He presents himself well, he's dedicated and he knows and understands what it takes to be successful. He will be a tremendous asset."
Like his father, Reid Ryan grew up in Alvin, Texas, just south of Houston, and graduated from Alvin High School. He played baseball at Texas Christian University and was drafted by the Rangers -- while his father was pitching for them -- in 1994, but his baseball career soon gave way to one in the front office.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter.


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SDCHE is active in taking and lobbying bills to the state legislature to improve and protect the right to homeschool. We work closely with HSLDA. "South Dakota has never gone backwards in homeschool freedom." - Scott Woodruff, Sr. Counsel with Home School Legal Defense Association.
2015 saw Homeschool included in the Dual Credit classes written into the statute. All SD high school Jr & Sr students are eligible to take college dual credit classes thru the Dept of Education.
2014 the SD State Child Labor Laws were much improved for 14 & 15 yr old workers during the school year. Teens work according to their OWN school schedule (public, private or homeschool) - not the local public school schedule.
2011 was a pivotal year for the organization. For years, the exemption form for homeschool had a statement that it was pending approval from your local school board. Because of the vague language in the State law this was permitted and opened the door to problems. Starting in October 2010 and through the tireless work of several SDCHE Board members, HSLDA, Family Heritage Alliance, Representatives from across the state and volunteers, we introduced SD HB 1133 to clarify the law and protect the homeschool community. It passed!
Now, instead of asking for permission to homeschool, as a parent, you are informing them that you will be homeshooling.
Having been successful in this endeavor, the Board has been working on how we can better serve the homeschoolers in South Dakota. Not East and West but the entire STATE for generations to come. Through several long meetings we have decided at this time to offer free membership to all homeschool families.
This is a large step of faith as we look at the financial commitments we have to running the organization. While we have approximately a $4,000 yearly budget, giving up our membership dues will eliminate about half of our revenues. We have faith that God will provide.
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There are three image matching service modes:
1. TinEye
2. Google
3. Both (sends image to the above services simultaneously)
There are three modes in which this extension opens the service results page:
1. Foreground tab
2. Background tab
3. Foreground window
There are four modes in which this extension detects and sends clicked images to the service:
1. Using the UI button in toggled-on state.
2. Like above, but only images that are not functioning as hyperlinks.
2. SHIFT key modifier. (Also removes the UI button)
3. ALT key modifier. (Also removes the UI button)
Unfortunately Opera does not expose context menu API, therefore this (or any other) extension cannot provide context menus either.
1. This extension only works on img elements.
2. In order for the Google service to work (Google blocks Opera from reverse image search !?) you have to, either globally, or on individual sites, identify the Opera as Firefox (or anything else not blocked by googles service). Here's how to do that on individual sites, and in this case Google:
Navigate to http://images.google.com, right click the page and from the context menu pick "Edit Site Preferences...". In the window that pops up, click the "Network" tab. Click the drop-down menu/list that is prepended by the text "Browser identification" and choose "Identify as Firefox" and click "Ok". You should now be able to use the Google service.
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When Paul Simon introduced his new tour with Sting as "our experiment melding two bands, two styles, two catalogs of songs," he wasn't kidding.
They are sharing the stage, their sidemen and the microphone in the most collaborative major tour since Billy Joel and Elton John presented the Face 2 Face shows. At their tour-opening performance in Houston on Saturday, Simon and Sting sang together through the first trio of songs — Sting's 'Brand New Day and 'Fields of Gold,' with Simon's 'Boy in the Bubble' in between.
Later, they collaborated on Sting's 'Love is the Seventh Wave' and Simon's 'Mother and Child Reunion.' In fact, a third of the songs featured both legends singing together. As many as 14 musicians from each of their camps combined throughout the evening, as well.
Their individual sets included scores of hits, of course — but both were introduced by duets, including Sting's 'Fragile' and the Simon and Garfunkel favorite 'The Boxer.' (Sting then offered his own take on Simon and Garfunkel's 'America.') The encore saw both Simon and Sting on stage with both touring bands surrounding them, concluding things with a trio of smash hits: the Police's 'Every Breath You Take,' Simon's 'Late in the Evening' and, finally, Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water.'
Paul Simon / Sting Opening Night Setlist
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'50 Ways to Leave Your Lover'
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'That Was Your Mother'
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'The Hounds of Winter'
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'The Obvious Child'
'Hearts and Bones / Mystery Train / Wheels'
'Kodachrome / Gone At Last'
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'You Can Call Me Al'
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'Every Breath You Take'
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"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Long before Shakespeare, we formed relationships with odor. When odor evokes a positive response, it might be called a "scent," "aroma" or "fragrance." If our noses twitch or itch, the smell quickly becomes classified as a "stench" or "stink." Sweet, fruity, musty, rancid ─ however you describe them, odors evoke emotions.
At our composting facilities in North America, which recycle hundreds of thousands of tons of organic waste into high quality compost, we know that keeping "the community nose" happy is integral to our success. Robust odor control technologies and management systems enable our company to "stay sweet" with our neighbors.
Preventing odors is easier than treating odors, so we take care to proactively manage incoming feedstock. For example, we do not store or stockpile any waste that is more likely to emit nuisance odors, like food waste, which decomposes quickly. Instead, our operators inspect the load, adjust for ideal composting conditions – density, moisture, carbon and porosity – and promptly place the mixed feedstock into a composting cell. Also, we do not pre-grind or shred the feedstock, thus minimizing the time spent exposed to the elements and awaiting attention. In short, we avoid and prevent odors by processing top-quality feedstock quickly and with minimal handling.
We have designed our composting cells to take advantage of basic geometry principles to contain odors. Consider the elements of our proprietary unturned covered aerated static pile (CASP) technology:
Life inside the pile
Imagine, for a moment, life inside a compost cell. We provide an energy source (carbon), a protein source (amino acids and nitrogen), air flow (oxygen), and 40 to 60 percent moisture content (water) and then let millions of bacteria, fungi, and higher life forms like nematodes go to work. As these microorganisms process the organic materials, they create volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odors (e.g. sulfides, amines, fatty acids, etc.). Now, imagine life inside the compost cell with a nice tropical breeze sweeping down through the pile. This tropical breeze, also known as our negative airflow system, carries VOCs and odor molecules down to and through a series of perforated pipes. At the end of the pipes the air is pushed out through a biofilter.
Biofilters eat odors and VOCs. On the surface, our biofilter technology looks like a benign pile of wood chips and bark (biofilter media). Upon closer inspection, you can see that the wood chips are coated with a slimy surface or "biofilm," a microbial community that has adhered to the surfaces of the wood chips. As warm, moist air from the compost cell passes up through the biofilter, millions of microbes and fungi consume the odor molecules and VOCs as food. By the time the air flow reaches the top surface of the biofilter, the odors and VOCs have been converted into new biofilm, carbon dioxide and water vapor. We engineer our biofilter so that nature can do the heavy lifting of odor control. To ensure the biofilter works at the highest level, we periodically remove the biofilter media and replace it with fresh wood chips and bark. The best part is that the old wood chips get composted to make room for the new.
In addition to CASP and biofilter technologies, we employ various chemical and physical approaches to keep smells in check. These measures provide a back-up to our primary system. For example, at one of our facilities we use a neutralizer that attaches to odor molecules and modifies them mid-flight. The results are spectacular and immediate. However, chemical treatment is costly and only effective under certain conditions so we use it in measured doses. Another whimsical trick up our sleeve is to power up our spare DC-3 airplane propeller. The spinning blades blow potentially offensive air away from the neighbors and sufficiently mix the local atmosphere to reduce any residual odor.
We also track odors with our neighborhood sniffer, a local employee who follows the wind direction, heads downwind, and completes multiple transects through the community. The sniffer evaluates the smell using five olfactory benchmarks: intensity (e.g. strength ranging from no odor to overpowering), hedonic tone (e.g. pleasantness of the odor); character (e.g. fishy, grassy, minty, sweaty, etc); frequency (e.g. how often one is exposed to this odor); and duration (e.g. length of exposure). Odors are flighty things that change course and character over distance. By recording and tracking our material-handling activities, wind direction and odor characteristics, we identify patterns and are able to immediately respond to concerns whether they are real or perceived as real, and where the odor may have originated.
If Shakespeare were alive today, he would delight in describing our composting process. In honor of our odor control technologies and best management practices, I propose the following rhyme:
We manage our scents
Using prevention and common sense
Advanced odor control technologies
Use microbial ecologies!
Our role in the community
We do with integrity
Turning organic waste into soil
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COAL: Research and Development to Support National Energy Policy (June 2007)Report in Brief
Coal provides nearly a quarter of U.S. energy supplies and is used to generate more than half of the nation's electricity. Although future use of coal may be impacted by regulation of carbon dioxide emissions, coal demand is expected to increase over the next 10-15 years. At the request of Congress, the National Research Council conducted a study to examine R&D funding needs to support such "upstream" aspects of coal mining as worker safety, environmental protection and reclamation, coal reserve assessments, and mining productivity. The report concludes that an increased R&D investment is needed in these areas and recommends that an additional $144 million should be allocated. This R&D effort should be coordinated through stronger partnerships among federal agencies, with involvement of states and industry.


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WARDELL –– The law of averages had to even things out sometime. After six losses to district teams by two runs or less, including a heartbreaking 3-2 loss the day before to undefeated Richlands, fate had to be on Carroll County's side at least once.
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Police threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar and launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday as part of a push to halt the plunge of Iran's currency, which has shed more than a third its value in less than a week.
The measures underscore the serious concern by officials facing one of the most potentially destabilizing scenarios, which has been partly blamed on the fallout from Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Public anger has mounted over a punishing combination of a falling currency and rising prices, which have put some staples such as chicken and lamb out of reach of many low-income Iranians.
The shrinking rial also has rekindled bitter internal political feuds between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his powerful rivals, who claim the crisis has also been fed by misguided government monetary policies.
Iran's currency hit a record low of 35,500 rials against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on the unofficial street trading rate, which is widely followed in Iran. It was about 24,000 to the dollar a week ago and close to 10,000 rials for $1 as recently as early 2011.
Exchange houses were closed Wednesday and currency websites were blocked from providing updates.
In a potentially serious showdown, merchants appeared to stage widespread closures in Tehran's bazaar, the traditional business hub in Iran's capital. The sprawling bazaar has played a critical role in charting Iran's political course _ leading a revolt that wrung pro-democratic concession from the ruling monarchy more than a century ago and siding with the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Wednesday that the bazaar was closed for security reasons. The agency later quoted police Col. Khalili Helali as saying that bazaar was not officially closed, but noting that authorities will take action against many merchants who have shuttered their shops.
"The Tehran bazaar is not closed. Police will deal with the guilds that have closed their shops to cause (economic) disruption," Mehr quoted Helali as saying.
Meanwhile, anti-riot police patrolled streets in central Tehran where freelance money dealers work. There were unconfirmed reports of arrests, but Iranian officials have issued no formal statements.
The currency's nosedive has added to the burdens on Iran's economy as it struggles with tougher sanctions targeting its crucial oil exports and measures blocking it from key international banking networks. The U.S. and its allies have imposed the measures in attempts to force Iranian concessions over its nuclear program, which the West says is aimed at developing atomic weapons. Tehran insists the program is for peaceful purposes.
The rial's sharp decline is attributed to a combination of Western sanctions and government policies _ such as fueling inflation by increasing the money supply while also holding down bank interest rates. That prompted many people to withdraw their rials to exchange for foreign currency over the past months.
On Tuesday, Ahmadinejad insisted Iran's economic underpinnings were sound, but blamed the rial's tumble on "psychological pressures" from the sanctions and currency speculators.
He described the sanctions as part of a "heavy battle" that has succeeded in driving down oil exports "a bit," but he gave no precise figures. Some oil analysts estimate exports have fallen by more than 30 percent since July, when the 27-nation European Union halted purchases of Iranian crude.
Many economists and experts have accused the government of deliberately provoking an increase in dollar rates in order to meet its own budget deficit. The government earns more than 90 percent of Iran's overall foreign exchange revenues as a result of oil sales. Higher dollar rates bring higher rial earnings for the government.
It could also bring more political heat on Ahmadinejad, who has been left severely weakened after unsuccessfully challenging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the powers of the presidency. Ahmadinejad now could face increasing domestic attacks before elections, including possibly being called before parliament for questioning over the currency upheavals.
Earlier this year, Ahmadinejad became the first president hauled before the 290-seat parliament for questioning over his public feud with Khamenei.


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Rural Dream Home That Could Be An Amazing Inheritance
Located in the partly-tamed landscape surrounding a 7.8 acre lot in Old Snowmass, Colorado, this extraordinary rural villa was built in close relation with its surroundings, turning itself into a comfortable viewing platform for the immensity of agricultural land surrounding the house. Overlooking snow-covered mountains in the distance, the Brammell Residence features an amazing set of interior spaces designed by Aspen-based architectural firm Studio B Architects.
By creating a cozy atmosphere in the 8,000 square foot rural home, Studio B gave the family living here a customized dream home. A water feature perfectly adapted to the rural location is visible from the dining room/kitchen space and outdoor BBQ and dining space. A wooden pergola filters the light reaching the first floor of the middle volume interiors. The two adjacent private volumes – one on each side – were placed facing the breathtaking landscape of sage and wildflower fields, and the mixture of building materials like limestone, stained siding rain screen application and steel panels connect the built structure to the land. This rural dream home would be one amazing inheritance.


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Jonathan Vilma is bracing for a suspension between two to eight games from the NFL in the "bounty" case, sources who have been in contact with the New Orleans Saints linebacker said Monday.
Vilma, his representatives and the NFL Players Association are unsure of exactly what discipline will be handed down at this point. But with Vilma the only player named in information released to the public, he expects the discipline to be at least a few games, according to sources.
Given the severity of the suspensions for coach Sean Payton (the entire 2012 season) and general manager Mickey Loomis (eight games), and statements from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about impending player discipline, some close to Vilma figure he could end up sitting out half the season.
Of course, even more severe discipline is possible. In the case of the penalties to the Saints and former coordinator Gregg Williams, who was suspended indefinitely, several parties involved were surprised at just how stringent the discipline was.
A decision from the league on player discipline could come later this week and is fully expected before the NFL draft starts April 26.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees, former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita and current NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith arrived at NFL offices in New York on Monday to meet with league officials, according to NFL Network's Albert Breer.
Also Monday, the NFLPA released a statement to NFL.com, acknowledging the union knew about the recently released audio of Williams urging his players to injure opponents before it was exposed on YouTube.
Filmmaker Sean Pamphilon recorded the Williams audio before last season's divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.
"The NFLPA was aware of the existence of the Gregg Williams audio prior to its release," the union's statement read. "We learned of the tape as part of our effort to obtain any and all information related to an alleged pay-to-injure scheme. We had no control of the content and did not make a determination on the method of its release. To date, the NFL has not provided the NFLPA with detailed evidence of the existence of such a program."


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Knowledge is a strategic resource of knowledge‑intensive organisations, its effective management is critical for competitiveness. Choosing any kind of KM approach, organisations has to face changes even introducing, or even developing their KM practice. This paper analyses the relationship between change and knowledge management processes, between change management supporters and KM enablers. The research of consulting companies presents, that neglecting any part of supporters or enablers has negative impact on the whole knowledge management practice.
Keywords: knowledge management, change management, knowledge enablers, knowledge-intensive organisations, knowledge management strategy
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4 years ago our own Andrew Alter founded the Mech Warfare Competition. Since then, the event has grown massively with more and more competitors from around the globe. As the competitor pool and the event itself grow, so must the arena in which these robots battle. The PVC pipe and canvas tent just isn't cutting it anymore. This year the Mech Warfare organizers want to build a lexan & aluminum armored arena to house the robot competitors.
That's where you come in. $6000 is needed to make this new arena a reality and the organizers of Mech Warfare have set up a Kickstarter Project to fund it. The project is on its way, but it still has a ways to go. Your donation will help build an arena that will house Mech Warfare competitions for years to come, inspiring competitors and spectators alike.
Now we know that just the knowledge that you're promoting the robotics cause is enough to get you to donate, but there are also some great thank you gifts for backers. These gifts include listing on the sponsors page, Mech Warfare and MORAV posters, and even having your name/company/website integrated into the arena itself. Just imagine your face looking down from a billboard onto the Mech Warfare Arena!
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
14 video programs for middle and high school teachers; Web site containing video programs, downloadable curriculum guide, and classical musical selections
Selected videos from the series, and a 44-page Teacher's Resource for the book, can be found on this page at the website of Facing History and Ourselves.
This series was discontinued on July 1, 2018.
1. An Introduction
An overview of the video and Web resources. For viewing by teachers and students.
2. What Is The Children of Willesden Lane?
Teachers and students talk about the impact of the book. For viewing by teachers and students.
3. What Is Facing History and Ourselves?
The curriculum guide was created by Facing History and Ourselves and the Milken Family Foundation. This program discusses the thinking behind Facing History's approach to learning. For viewing by teachers and students
4. Meeting Mona Golabek
A documentary profile of the author, presented in four short sections for ease of use in the classroom. For viewing by teachers and students.
5. Music, Love, and Survival
A special performance by the author, weaving together her mother's story, classical piano music that is central to that story, and family photographs. The performance is presented in six parts suitable for classroom viewing as students progress through the book. For viewing by teachers and students.
6. Introducing the "Universe of Obligation"—Middle School
Before her students read The Children of Willesden Lane, a sixth-grade social studies teacher in Memphis introduces them to the concept of the "Universe of Obligation." Students compare how they feel about people who are near the center of their universe—family and friends—with those who lie farther out.
7. Introducing the "Universe of Obligation"—High School
In New York City, a high school history teacher asks students to discuss the reasons they sometimes choose not to act when they witness a wrong. Each student defines a personal Universe of Obligation, and the class reflects on how events like September 11th and Hurricane Katrina have altered our Universe of Obligation as a nation.
8. Choices That Make a Difference
A staff member from Facing History and Ourselves joins an eighth—grade teacher in Memphis to help her class understand the growing persecution of Jews in 1930s Germany, and the shrinking—yet still vitally important—set of choices they had to make.
9. A First Impression of Judaism
A sixth-grade teacher in Memphis invites a local rabbi to share thoughts on Judaism with her students.
10. Exploring Lisa's Music
A high school teacher in New York brings in a music teacher to help history students appreciate the classical piano music that runs throughout The Children of Willesden Lane.
11. Upstanders and Bystanders
An eighth-grade class in Memphis explores the concepts of "upstander" and "bystander," and discusses the controversial Wagner-Rogers Bill of 1939, which, if passed, would have allowed 20,000 Jewish children safe haven in the United States. The class discusses historical factors that might have influenced the decision of the United States.
12. Gaining Insight Through Poetry
A high school English teacher in Pennsylvania uses poetry to connect The Children of Willesden Lane to themes he is exploring in his creative writing class, including the human condition, and what it feels like to be an outsider.
13. A Structured Conversation
A middle school language arts teacher in Massachusetts leads a conversation about The Children of Willesden Lane designed to encourage students to compare their own responses with those of others. The discussion begins to touch on what it means to be a citizen of the world.
14. A Concluding Discussion
A high school English teacher facilitates an open-forum discussion. Students grapple with difficult issues including, how we prevent genocide from happening again, what makes a person responsible for another person, and whether we can ever stop hatred.
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The spice trade is one of the oldest industries, which changed not only the way people cooked, but also how they viewed the world as a community. Once again the spice trade has moved global thoughts and ideas, but this time it's being delivered by a website-- My Spice Sage!
In 2008 My Spice Sage opened our electronic doors and became the focus of an 80 year-old food business. We set out with the intention of bringing once unattainable ingredients to your kitchen in just a few clicks. With over 500 products, you'll be sure to find everything you need for whatever project you're cooking up in the kitchen. Meals bring friends and families together and we're proud to be the spicy glue that helps.
What sets My Spice Sage apart from other spice companies?
Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee means that we'll make sure you're completely satisfied with your order, including free returns on all orders. We also provide our customers with the comfort of complete secure checkouts, backed by Norton and Google Checkout guarantees.
As part of our guarantee, we offer free shipping on all orders across all 50 states. (Bulk to Hawaii and Alaska excluded)
We source the highest quality herbs and spices from around the world and we stand behind our vast selection of products. Our ingredients come from high quality fresh leaves, seeds, flowers and beans with high oil contents. You will taste the difference in our Vietnamese Saigon Cinnamon, Coriander, Cardamom and everything else that we carry.
We can offer our customers wholesale prices on all sizes of our products by avoiding big-name brands that may be sitting on the shelf of your grocery store for months. You'll save a lot of money and end up with fresher spices.
My Spice Sage supplies thousands of businesses like restaurants, bakeries, breweries and catering companies with wholesale pricing. Whether you're looking for one ounce to thousands of pounds, we have a spice solution for you including: bulk orders, private labeling and custom blends.
If you have questions about any of our products, give us a call and speak to one of our customer service reps or email us. We have tons of information on our spices and are happy to track down answers to any questions you might have. We're in the office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., so if we miss your call, you can be sure to hear back from us within 24 hours.
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We've shipped to 10,944 cities across all 50 states.
Our website features over 300 exclusive recipes utilizing our products, with step by step instructions and pictures.
Customers have ordered more than 1 million packages of spice since we opened.
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Zach Bobker - Managing Partner
Zach went to New York University and started My Spice Sage during his junior year. He is motivated by the My Spice Sage customer, who creates delicious food along with happy memories for family and friends. He focuses on maintaining the growth of My Spice Sage, while continuing to execute what My Spice Sage has come to stand for.
Favorite Spice: Kampot Peppercorns - I would carry around a pepper grinder full of Kampot if it was socially acceptable.
Favorite Food: Sweet potato gnocchi in a sage butter sauce
Where You'll Find Me On Saturday Afternoon: Outside or relaxing with friends.
Evan Altneu - Managing Partner
Evan's passion for the culinary arts led him to study at the Culinary Institute of America where he learned about cuisines and flavors from around the world. Evan then attended Pennsylvania State University, and upon graduation worked as a chef in several restaurants in New York City and Boston. Evan joined the My Spice Sage team in 2011 and can be found working in various positions in both our warehouse and office to ensure our customers are receiving the quality, value and selection they have come to expect from My Spice Sage.
Favorite Spice: Sumac
Favorite Food: Braised short ribs
Where You'll Find Me On Saturday Afternoon: Watching a Penn State football game while providing live chat customer support on our website.
Ken Bobker - Managing Partner
Ken has an MBA degree in Finance from New York University. He manages all of the day to day operations of both our spice and nut businesses to make sure our customers receive first class products and service.
Favorite Spice: Tuscan Seasoning...I love it on all kinds of Italian food, my favorite type of cuisine.
Where You'll Find Me On Saturday Afternoon: On the weekend, I enjoy exploring all of the gourmet food stores and restaurants in New York with family and friends.
Sheila Dalton - Wholesale Manager
With over 25 years experience in the food industry, Sheila's career has spanned the ranks from Customer Service to Office Manager to Wholesale Manager. She has been a part of this family business in some way, shape or form for 19 years. Sheila prides herself on building long standing relationships with customers and delivering exceptional service. Sheila has established an extensive network that she has maintained throughout her career.
My Favorite Spice: Applewood Smoked Sea Salt..I use it on everything! It's great on the grill for steaks and chicken and really enhances the flavor of the food!
My Favorite Food: Alaskan King Crab Legs...on the grill of course-- yummy!
Where You'll Find Me On Saturday Afternoon: A family person and sports enthusiast, you can find me on the weekends at the beach or soccer field, enjoying time with my loved ones.


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Women accused of locking boy in crate, pouring syrup and kitty litter on him
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (WGCL) — Two Douglas County women have been arrested after they allegedly put a 6-year-old boy in a small dog crate and poured syrup and kitty litter on him.
The child's mother, Crystal Jean Hostetter, 24, and her girlfriend, Sarah Elizabeth McClain, 30, both of Douglasville were both charged with cruelty to children.
According to Douglasville police, a neighbor of the home on Hagin Street witnessed the incident on Saturday and called the Department of Children and Family Services emergency hotline.
After not getting through to anyone, on Monday the neighbor called the child's school and school officials contacted DFACS.
According to police, Hostetter and McClain locked the boy in a small dog cage for hours, poured syrup and cat litter on his hands and feet and made him hold a brick over his head.
Douglasville Police Chief Chris Womack said the boy suffers from a condition and doesn't like sticky things.
While inside the cage, the child allegedly began screaming, "Please don't kill me."
Officials said the women claimed they were disciplining him.
Police said the home was covered in fleas from their three cats.
The couple moved to Douglasville from Pennsylvania on March 1 and police are looking into whether there have been reports in Pennsylvania of similar punishments.
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pressed flower earrings - glacier blue with stem
pressed flower earrings - glacier blue with stem
*these pictured are 1.5" earwire
Each piece is made using collected plant material. Plants are collected, pressed, dried; meticulously placed in glass & edged in a silver (pewter-finish) solder. Earwire is handmade in sterling silver.
Earwire is sterling silver & can be ordered in various lengths.
- 2" hangs just at chin length - $82
- 1.5" hangs just above the chin - $82
- shorties hang just at the ear - $78
Earrings are made to order, please allow 10 days for me to make them, with additional time for shipping. The flowers are collected and pressed for several months (often years) before setting them in glass. To best care for them, store them out of sunlight - and keep them dry! Each piece contains a real plant or flower & is not waterproof ("not dishwasher safe or lifeguard approved").
*There is always a chance I can get pieces to you much sooner, so don't hesitate to send me an email if you need something in a hurry!


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Holy Cross Leads Nation In NCAA Public Recognition Awards
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Once again this year, the College of the Holy Cross is a national leader in the academic success of its student-athletes. Holy Cross had 75 percent of its teams earn NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) public recognition awards, the highest percentage in the country ahead of Gonzaga (73.3 percent) and Dartmouth (73.1 percent). The Crusaders' total of 18 teams to receive awards was the third-best in the nation, behind only Brown and Dartmouth with 19 each.
Fifteen of the 18 sports to earn public recognition awards achieved a perfect multi-year APR score of 1,000 (based on data from the 2012-2013 through 2015-2016 school years). Holy Cross tied for second in the nation out of 356 Division I schools for the most teams to post a perfect score of 1,000.
"We take great pride in the fact that Holy Cross student-athletes achieve at the highest levels both in the classroom and in competition," said director of athletics Nathan Pine. "Our young men and women put extraordinary efforts into their academic pursuits and I am thrilled to see them nationally recognized for their success."
The Crusader programs to receive public recognition awards this year are: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, men's lacrosse, women's rowing, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track and field, women's track and field, and volleyball. Out of those teams, men's basketball, women's cross country, men's swimming and diving, and women's swimming and diving were all recognized for the 12th year in a row, a feat accomplished by just 93 squads in all of Division I.
"I am fortunate to coach a superb group of young men and women who make academic excellence a priority," said head men's and women's swimming and diving coach Barry Parenteau. "Our student-athletes strive to do their best both in classroom and in the pool, and it is because of their dedication that our programs have been honored for 12 years in a row."
Holy Cross sports which posted perfect multi-year APR scores were baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, men's golf, women's golf, women's rowing, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, women's track and field, and volleyball. Every Crusader team recorded an APR of 988 or above.
Here is where Holy Cross has ranked over the last five years among Division I institutions in terms of raw number of sports receiving the APR public recognition awards:
2017: 1. (tie) Brown, Dartmouth 19; 3. Holy Cross 18; 4. (tie) Pennsylvania, Stanford 17; 6. (tie) Bucknell, Villanova 15; 8. (tie) Georgetown, Notre Dame, Yale 14; 11. (tie) Colgate, Columbia, Lehigh 12; 14. (tie) Boston College, Duke 12; 16. (tie) Davidson, Gonzaga, Michigan, Minnesota 11.
2016: 1. Brown 21; 2. Dartmouth 19; 3. (tie) Bucknell, Stanford 17; 5. (tie) Lafayette, Notre Dame 16; 7. Duke 15; 8. (tie) Holy Cross, Minnesota, Pennsylvania 14; 11. (tie) Colgate, Georgetown, Villanova, Yale 13; 15. (tie) Boston College, Columbia, Davidson, Gonzaga, Northwestern 12.
2015: 1. Dartmouth 26; 2. (tie) Brown, Bucknell, Stanford 19; 5. Lafayette 18; 6. (tie) Colgate, Notre Dame 17; 8. (tie) Duke, Northwestern 15; 10. (tie) Columbia, Minnesota 14; 12. (tie) Davidson, Gonzaga, Pennsylvania, Yale 13; 16. (tie) Holy Cross, Boston College, Georgetown, Villanova 12.
2014: 1. Dartmouth 26; 2. Brown 22; 3. Bucknell 21; 4. (tie) Lafayette, Pennsylvania 17; 6. Notre Dame 15; 7. (tie) Holy Cross, Davidson, Duke, Stanford, Yale 14; 12. Georgetown 13; 13. (tie) Boston College, Colgate, Minnesota, Northwestern 12; 17. Gonzaga 11.
2013: 1. Dartmouth 25; 2. Brown 20; 3. Bucknell 19; 4. Lafayette 16; 5. (tie) Duke, Notre Dame 15; 7. (tie) Georgetown, Northwestern, Yale 14; 10.(tie) Boston College, Colgate, Davidson, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Stanford 13; 16. Columbia 12; 17. Holy Cross 11; 18. (tie) Cornell, Princeton 10.
The APR is an NCAA tool that provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. See the graphic below for a breakdown of how APR is calculated.
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"Little town with a big future" is the motto for the small Colorado town of Mead. The town is located in Weld County, northeast of Longmont, easily accessible to I-25 as well as outdoor recreational activities in the Rocky Mountains. True to its small nature, there are currently no traffic signal lights within the town limits.
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THE groups that support needy people at Christmas are doing it tough themselves this year with charity organisations saying donations have slumped compared with last December.
But as financial donations dried up, more people were giving up their time to wrap gifts, prepare hampers and feed the disadvantaged on Christmas Day.
The Salvation Army's Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal needed 330,000 gifts to be donated within the next week to reach its national target of 500,000 presents. Last year, 461,000 gifts were donated. This year, only 170,000 had been donated since the appeal started on November 14.
The Salvation Army spokesman, Bruce Harmer, was hoping for a last-minute rush of goodwill this week.
"As more people finish their Christmas shopping this week, we hope they will put gifts under the trees and we will meet our target," he said.
The gifts were distributed to 300,000 individuals and families in need.
The Smith Family chief executive, Lisa O'Brien, said donations were down this year but the organisation was halfway towards meeting a national $4.65 million fund-raising target by the end of December.
She said many donors had tightened their own budgets due to the higher cost of living.
"A lot of supporters know that if they are doing it tough, then the people we work with are finding it a little bit harder," Dr O'Brien said.
"We have seen significant increases in the cost of living this year – rent, electricity and other utilities. That does put extra pressure on people. Once they have paid for all those essentials, there is not much left over."
Anglicare Sydney research and policy manager, Sue King, said the gap between resources and demand was widening.
"Donations are stalling but the need is increasing," she said.
Last December, Anglicare Sydney distributed about $350,000 in emergency relief but expected that figure to grow to $400,000 this December.
While money might be tight, there were plenty of people offering their time, according to The Centre for Volunteering chief executive, Lynne Dalton.
"This is the busiest year I have experienced in my six years with the centre," she said.
"When the economy turns sour, our business skyrockets. People think, 'I want to do something but I haven't got much money', so they donate their time and their skills instead of making a financial donation. It shows that they are still considerate and caring."
Businesses in particular had been keen to donate their staff in lieu of monetary gifts.
"The corporate sector might not be able to donate as much money as in previous years but they are happy to release their people for volunteer work," she said.
Volunteer positions for the Exodus Foundation's Christmas lunch had already been filled with helpers preparing festive food for 2000 guests on Christmas Day.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar fell against the Australian unit Tuesday after its central bank suggested rates would remain steady for some time, while investors looked ahead to guidance on U.S. interest rates Wednesday at the close of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting.
The reaction in currencies to geopolitical developments was muted. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a treaty to annex Ukraine's Crimea region, where voters had chosen to rejoin Russia in a Sunday referendum, but indicated there were no plans for a further push into Ukraine. The West has objected to the annexation and has imposed sanctions on senior officials.
The Australian dollar AUDUSD, +0.0443% rose to 91.28 U.S. cents from 90.89 U.S. cents. The Reserve Bank of Australia released minutes of its March meeting, which showed expectations for interest rates to remain steady for a while.
Concerns about the pace of growth in China, which is Australia's largest trading partner, had led to expectations that the RBA could cut rates further, said Chris Tevere, a senior currency strategist at Forex.com. "The most recent employment data out of Australia...coupled with the RBA's minutes have led to the realization that maybe the rate cuts that were priced in should be priced out," he said.
Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday's conclusion of the first Federal Reserve meeting led by Chairwoman Janet Yellen. The central bank's guidance on the future path of interest rates should be in focus, with some expecting a reduced emphasis on the unemployment rate. The Fed is widely expected to continue cutting its monetary stimulus at the meeting and will issue new economic projections. The reduction of the Fed's bond purchases and eventual rise in interest rates should boost the dollar's value.
The reaction in dollar should come from any change in expectations for the first interest-rate hike, said Camilla Sutton, chief foreign-exchange strategist at Scotiabank. "The market is pricing in the first as August 2015. Anything further out is dollar negative," she said. Read: Fed transparency boils down to 16 dots on a page
U.S. data released Tuesday showed a dip in housing starts in February, a rise in building permits to the highest rate since October, and a 0.1% increase in consumer prices last month.
The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.19%, a gauge of the currency's strength, edged up to 79.389 from 79.363. The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.03%, an alternate measure that pits the dollar against more rivals, moved down to 73.01 from 73.07.
The dollar USDRUB, +0.2468% edged down to 36.2492 rubles from 36.2865 rubles late Monday.
The sanctions imposed by the U.S. and European Union, including asset freezes and travel bans on officials from Russia and Ukraine, were "relatively weak," said RBC Capital Markets senior currency strategist Sue Trinh in a note. Read: How Dow performed during past Russian standoffs
The euro EURUSD, +0.0091% was at $1.3932 versus late Monday's $1.3927. The shared currency fell earlier after a a survey on German sentiment missed expectations. The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment dropped 9.1 points to 46.6, lower than expectations of a 52 reading.
The greenback USDJPY, +0.16% fell against the Japanese yen, buying ¥101.41 versus ¥101.71 late Monday. The British pound GBPUSD, +0.0080% was little changed at $1.6589 from $1.6593.
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Those of you who have been following Project C3 Triple-Ex have undoubtedly been anxiously awaiting our decision as to which powerplant would be placed between the framerails. In previous issues we outlined our planned engine build, which was instigated in part by Editor Heath's challenge to build an old-school, first-generation small-block Chevy to similar specs as the Z06 LS7, but with a higher output. While this goal might seem easily attainable, we knew that building a 505-horse (or higher) small-block that would run on pump gas presented several daunting obstacles. This month we'll outline how we elected to overcome these obstacles, and show you our final engine assembly and dyno results.
It's no secret that GM's LS series of V-8 powerplants offers superior design in several ways, particularly in terms of cylinder-head flow. Let's face it: The small-block Chevy has been around since the '50s, and engine technology has come a long way since then. By virtue of a better valve angle (15 degrees in the standard LS, 12 degrees for the LS7), along with larger ports and massive 2.200-inch titanium intake valves, the CNC-ported LS7 head is simply a better-engineered piece than most heads available for the old-school SBC. With that in mind, we knew our work was cut out for us when deciding which parts to use for our project engine.
Starting with the basics, we decided that since the LS7 is built with an aluminum block and heads, our small-block should meet the same criteria. After choosing a cast-aluminum block from Dart Machinery, we had Auto Performance Engines (APE) in nearby Auburndale, Florida, machine it to a final bore size of 4.125 inches, identical to the LS7. We then filled the block with a Scat 4-inch-stroke forged crankshaft, Scat 6-inch forged I-beam connecting rods from Summit Racing Equipment, and forged-aluminum dish pistons from Mahle.
While the LS7 has lighter titanium connecting rods and cast pistons, we felt the exotic rod material didn't justify its cost in our case. Forged pistons will also ensure our engine is durable, and they won't give any discernible power advantage over cast units. We chose not to add a dry-sump oil system to our engine, even though the LS7 does have this feature. Admittedly we're giving up some power here, but the simplicity of a wet-sump system from Stef's Fabrication Specialties will make final installation into our '71 Stingray somewhat easier.
To top this engine, Dart's aluminum Pro 1 CNC cylinder heads with 227cc intake runners were chosen for their proven performance and relatively reasonable cost. While we're sacrificing a fair amount of runner volume, flow, and valve size to the LS7 heads, we felt that the 23-degree Pro 1s would meet our needs while not requiring any exotic parts. Even better, these heads come from Dart fully assembled and ready to bolt on, eliminating the need for expensive cylinder-head machine work (although we did find it necessary to have APE angle mill them to achieve our required compression ratio of 11.1:1, very close to the LS7's 11:1 ratio).
We're giving up quite a bit of flow here, as Dart claims a 309-cfm intake flow (at 0.700-inch lift), compared with some 360 cfm for the LS7 heads, but achieving comparable flow would require fully ported race heads. Additionally, the best valve angle available for the SBC is 18 degrees, well short of the 12-degree LS7. As you're likely figuring out, we aren't making our job any easier, but if we can achieve our performance goals using less exotic 23-degree heads, it will keep costs down and more closely resemble an engine that the average enthusiast might build for his (or her) car.
To actuate the valvetrain, we chose a combination of a Comp camshaft, lifters, and pushrods; with Jesel shaft-mounted rocker arms and a Jesel adjustable beltdrive timing set. Knowing that accurate valve timing is one key to making consistent power, our Dart block features a raised cam location and 50mm cam journals. This allows the camshaft to be ground from a larger core, eliminating torsional flex. The raised cam location also allows the use of shorter pushrods, which are less prone to bend and flex under load, keeping the valvetrain more stable throughout the rpm range.
Additionally, we decided to take advantage of Jesel's shaft-mounted rocker arms, which are the industry standard in terms of valvetrain stability. Although we're giving up a fair amount in terms of intake runner volume, valve size, and valve material to the LS7 (which uses a titanium intake and sodium-filled exhaust valves), our combination of Comp and Jesel products will capitalize on the design of the SBC, allowing the use of items that aren't available to production LS engines.
Our Comp cam is a solid roller with 0.680 intake lift and 0.652 exhaust lift after lash, which we felt was an even trade-off given the LS7's superior intake-runner volume, flow, valve angle, and intake-valve size. We also chose the LS firing order, which swaps the No. 2 and 3, as well as the No. 4 and 7, cylinders in relation to the standard SBC order. Though it's difficult to find data to support that this swap makes more power, the Winston Cup (or is it "Sprint Cup" now?) NASCAR teams are currently using it, so we feel it must be worth something. It will also help our engine more closely mimic the design of the LS7.
Further, we wanted our engine to make its peak torque and horsepower at approximately the same rpm as the LS7, rather than over- revving it to meet our goals. The LS7 has a 7,000-rpm redline, and we chose our cam to make peak power well under this limit, along with peak torque right at 4,800 rpm—just like the LS7. To feed our small-block, we chose a Dart single-plane aluminum intake matched with a Quickfuel Technologies Q-series 950-cfm carburetor. Remember that this is an "old-school" build, and our car is already set up for a carbureted fuel system, further simplifying final installation. Despite what you may have heard, quality carburetors are very reliable, and a top-notch piece like the one we chose from Quickfuel won't give up much in terms of driveability and throttle response. Even better, it'll actually make more peak power than would fuel injection.
With the pieces for our LS7-killer in place and the necessary machine work accomplished, we decided to assemble our engine in the clean room at APE, rather than performing the task in our shop and then transporting it for dyno testing and tuning. While we were hoping to out-power the LS7 by a significant amount, the closer we got to finishing our engine, the more nervous we became about making the necessary 505 horses, let alone topping it substantially.
An engine dynamometer is like a lie-detector machine, and it's very difficult to cheat. Further, APE's dyno is known to be a little stingy, and owner Kevin Willis won't fudge on correction factors simply to get a big torque or horsepower number. We either had our combination right or we didn't, and we were about to find out.
With the engine bolted up to APE's Superflow 901 dyno, we filled the fuel cell with 93-octane gasoline from the station up the road and installed a smallish 750-cfm shop carb for the initial startup. Using a known carburetor is generally a good practice on a fresh engine, eliminating any surprises during break-in. We also took the necessary precaution of priming the oil system. This step not only ensures adequate oil pressure, it also fills the oil galleys before the distributor is installed and the engine fired for the first time.
No matter how much engine-building experience you have, there's always a little doubt until you hear your latest combination run. We knew we had done our homework, though, and our LS7-killer fired on the first hit of the starter. Since our Comp roller camshaft didn't require any special break-in procedure, we tuned the idle circuitry of our shop carb and checked for leaks, then ran the engine between 2,000 and 3,000 rpm, applying a varying load with the dyno servo to help seat the piston rings. With that procedure accomplished, it was time for the true test of our research: making a dyno pull to see how much power our old-school small-block would really make.
We decided to make a conservative pull on our first attempt, using the 750 carb, setting our ignition timing at 30 degrees total advance, and only revving the engine to 5,500 rpm. In general, loading the engine for the first time should expose any weaknesses, so simply making it through this pull indicated that ours was healthy and ready for some real testing. Glancing at the numbers from the conservative first pull, we noticed that we were already making nearly 500 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm and more than 500 horses at 5,500 rpm—and we hadn't even performed any tuning or installed our Quickfuel 950 yet. Realizing that our engine clearly had the potential to blow away the LS7, we got busy tuning.
After installing our Quickfuel 950 and adding 2 degrees of ignition timing, we made another pull up to 6,500 rpm, netting 519 lb-ft of torque at 4,700 and 573 hp at 6,500—handily topping the LS7 in both measures. Further, our oxygen sensor and exhaust temperature data indicated our mixture was still very rich and the engine needed more ignition timing. By adjusting timing, jetting in our Quickfuel Q-series carburetor, and eventually switching to a Quickfuel 1,050-cfm QFX 4700 carb, we gained power on each successive pull, adding to our already huge output advantage.
Our not-so-small small-block eventually made a best pull of 537.7 lb-ft at 5,000 rpm and 613.3 hp at 6,500 rpm. Even better, it had a very broad torque curve, making more than 500 lb-ft from 4,400 all the way up to 6,300 rpm. Horsepower topped 600 from 6,200 all the way to 6,700 rpm, but it didn't fall off dramatically from there, only dropping to 596.0 at 7,000.
In summation, we're very happy with the performance of our 427-cube SBC, especially in relation to the LS7 we were tasked with targeting. This powerhouse should be a blast in C3 Triple-Ex, ensuring rapid acceleration and even shaving some 200 pounds from the nose. Driveability should be great as well, especially considering we've already installed a Tremec five-speed and will have the ability to pull into any gas station to fill the tank with premium unleaded.
If you're considering repowering your Stingray, you might want to consider a traditional small-block Chevy. Ours topped the LS7's performance by more than 108 horses, and it won't require any special engine mounts, headers, or fuel-system parts to bolt right into our '71 edition. Look for future articles detailing our experimentation with cam timing, carb spac-ers, valve lash, and tuning while on the dyno, and be sure to log onto www.vetteweb.com to let us know what you think of our engine build.


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Inspired by Deck the Wall from designer Debbie Beaves
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
1⁄8 yard light green polka dot (blocks)
1⁄8 yard light pink polka dot (blocks, sashing, border)
5⁄8 yard green damask (blocks, sashing, border)
1⁄3 yard pink damask (blocks, sashing, border)
1⁄2 yard black polka dot (blocks, sashing, border)
1⁄4 yard multicolor floral (block centers)
1⁄3 yard pink toile (blocks)
1⁄2 yard black floral (border)
1-1⁄2 yards backing fabric
27x51" batting
Finished quilt: 18-1⁄2x42-1⁄2"
Finished block: 9" square
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of useable fabric width. Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Topsy-turvy: A highly manicured house in Belmont
ADDRESS: 912 Monticello Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD: Belmont
ASSESSMENT: $48,600 (land only)
SIZE: 2,225 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 0.12 acres
CURB APPEAL: 7 out of 10
LISTED BY: Barbara Frost of Re/Max Realty Specialists 960-4921 (m) 974-1500 (o)
The first impression of this brand new house nearly across the street from Clark School is that it stands– well... how to say?– somewhat apart from its neighbors. And that's not just because of its nearly $500,000 price tag among houses with assessments ranging from $59,600 (905 Monticello) to $327,800 (two blocks away at 726).
It's also because from the street, the house looks more like the model home in a typical subdivision than an age-tempered Belmont dwelling. Its out-of-character-for-the-neighborhood sea green paint and Hardiplank siding, "leaded" glass in the front door and sidelights, vinyl windows and trim, and front yard cemented for parking bring to mind the phrase "sticks out like a...." And if all that's not enough to set it apart, the developer has decided to forego grass in the rest of the yard in favor of black mulch resembling the shredded tires that used to cover kiddy playgrounds.
That's the bad news. Inside is another story.
Potential buyers who are brave enough to look beyond this incongruent exterior will be breathless with surprise as soon as the over-wrought front door opens. While the interior of the house is probably just as out of keeping with the other houses on Monticello avenue as the outside is, no one will complain. The open floor plan and array of cutting-edge design elements will win over skeptics right away.
"Open" is the operative word. From the front door, the entire living space of the first level spreads out before a visitor uninterrupted by walls. (The master suite, two extra bedrooms, and two full baths are in what seems almost like a separate part of the house to the right.) The large room, extending the full length of the house, is obviously intended to begin as the living room, because over a classy marble-paneled wood-burning fireplace the builder has indented a space for a flat-screen TV to sit (plugs, sockets, etc.). But we wonder how that would work, as any chairs or couch positioned for TV watching would impede flow through the room to the dining area and kitchen beyond.
A space beyond this entry area is designed to be the dining "room": pretty glass-front shelves/cabinets create a counter dividing the area from the kitchen. In the big room, large double six-over-six windows reach almost to the floor and admit a surprising amount of light considering how snugly the house is wedged between its neighbors.
As mentioned, to the right of this long area are two full baths and three bedrooms, including the master, which has sliding-door access to a private deck. The builder tried to spiff up the bathrooms with tile designs in the walls, tile floors, and "Brazilian granite" counters, but unaccountably lost consciousness and fell back on those molded fiberglass shower/tub combos. These things are more appropriate in low-end subdivisions than in a house with this quality of detail everywhere else, but, be that as it may, here they are.
Up an open set of pretty stairs facing the front door is a loft almost as large as the whole first floor. It does not extend over the living room, however, which means that the ceiling height there is 22 feet, according to the agent. This space also has a bamboo floor, large windows at the back with mountain views, a large decorative octagonal window in front, and a hand-made railing. It's an elegant space– but what's it for?
The fact that there's no bath up here and no privacy– it's completely open to the first floor– precludes use as a bedroom, unfortunately, and the risky picket-fence railing would make leaving little kids up there a dicey proposition.
The agent suggested perhaps an artist's studio or a yoga or dance practice area. While it's certainly large enough for that– and interesting skylights create an almost Zen-like tranquility and repose– a more practical use would seem to be the rec room that's usually in the basement. Up here could be the TV (something else will have to cover up the receptacles over the fireplace), a comfortable furniture grouping, and even an office at the front end. This could be the place where the family relaxes, leaving the first floor area to more formal pursuits.
The bamboo floors, handmade oak cabinets, custom woodwork on the porch and in the loft railing, the Brazilian granite counters in kitchen and baths, and tile floors are the extras that undoubtedly account for the gasp-inducing price tag. The location in Belmont is not as problematic today for an upscale buyer as it might have been in the past, considering some of the big-ticket renovations going on up and down the street. The bus runs by the door, and Spudnuts is more or less around the corner.
Someone seeking a high-quality, in-town replica of a ski resort condo– someone with a deep pocket, that is– could do worse than mosey on over to Monticello avenue for a gander.
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