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The Ionia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a one-car accident that occurred Saturday on West Belding Road near Decker Road in Orleans Township. Preliminary investigation shows that the two occupants, a 22-year-old male from Greenville, and a 20-year-old female from Ionia, were east bound on Belding Road, and the male was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am.
The occupants began to switch seats and in doing so, the 20-year-old female lost control of the vehicle and it slid off the road, striking a tree. The female was partially ejected from the vehicle and the male was pinned in and the Jaws of Life were used to free him from the vehicle.
The male was flown to Butterworth by Aeromed and is listed in stable condition. The female was transported by Rockford Ambulance to United Memorial Hospital in Greenville with non-life threatening injuries.
Speed and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the accident, and seatbelts were not worn at the time of the accident. The accident remains under investigation.
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Calvin, among his other points starts with the point that we are totally depraved and sinful from birth. What is the Biblical basis for this point?
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This is a good place to start:
Btw, the Hebrew for "polluted garment" is more literally "menstrual rag".
But I think there is a lot of misunderstanding about total depravity. The Heidelberg Catechism has this to say about what it means to do something good:
And who would argue that natural man can do anything that fits that definition apart from grace? Here is the Canon of Dordt on the topic of total depravity:
If you simply delete the word "regenerating" from that article, you get something that both John Wesley and Thomas Aquinas could agree to (because of prevenient grace).
Understood this way, total depravity is not a "Calvinist" doctrine but one affirmed by the whole western church (the Eastern Orthodox have a distinctly different understanding of original sin). It only becomes Calvinist-specific when you start arguing over prevenient vs. regenerating grace, which to me seems like a pretty minor issue.
While I agree with warren's answer, I do believe like Ray points out that this is mostly about the original sin, transmitted from Adam to all of his offspring.
Total depravity goes beyond that, as it states that we are not only sinners, but that we are not even righteous enough to accept Christ on our own.
On the fact that all have sinned, we can refer to Romans 3:23, KJV:
and on the fact that we are not able to deserve salvation by our own efforts, you can see Titus 3:5, KJV:
and Psalm 51, especially verse 5
are generally the first references for the doctrine.
God's reason for destroying the world with water in Genesis via the flood was that "the imaginations of the heart of men are only evil continually".
If there are "none righteous", and we are "brought forth in iniquity", then we have already failed to keep God's holy standard, and are, therefore, depraved from birth. If we are depraved from birth, and we cannot do righteously, then it is throughout the totality of our being.
One thing to consider is that the doctrine of unconditional election goes hand-in-hand (logically) with the doctrine of total depravity. To establish this relationship, there are several passage to consider. The idea being that through sin, man is naturally "dead," and so predisposed against choosing the good news of God's salvation such that, left to his own devices, man won't believe and accept the free grace of Jesus's redemptive work.
Here is one passage, where one has to kind of read between the lines a bit is (emphasis mine):
Bearing this in mind (i.e. we were once dead, but we've been made alive), it's also interesting to note that reconciliation occurs at the point where man is still in emnity with God:
...and kind of along the same vein, this verse touches on the the heart of belief with a sort of tautology:
So if we think about the nature of belief, then this one should be a bit obvious, but it raises an interesting question. We only believe that which we believe to be true (the obvious part), so what would it take to suddenly believe that which one considers folly...and all the more a folly offered by one's enemy? In other words, if someone is an enemy of God (which we are before we're reconciled), and we believe the gospel to be folly (which we do before we believe it to be true), then how does one swap from a state of disbelief to a state of belief?
Ezekiel answers this question ... it takes a (quite literally!) change of heart:
This is regeneration. None of this would be necessary if man we already predisposed to be in harmony and faith with God, but since he's not, it requires a spiritual intercession to to soften man's heart. He is born again, and given the capacity for faith. This is the birth by spirit described in this passage:
This is also described in this:
Titus is particularly significant here, because it actually identifies the regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirirt as the means through which salvation is extended.
So, in summary, Salvation occurs by grace through faith, and is applied by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. This regeneration is the (nec.) second birth which gives those dead in their sin a new life with a new heart with which they are able to believe. This regeneration is nec. because the old, stoney heart of sinful man is, otherwise, unable (universally unwilling, if preferred :) ) to believe on the perceived folly of the gospel of grace presented by God (with whom man is at odds).
Total depravity defined
The Canons of Dort define total depravity pretty well in section 3:
Some think total depravity means that man is as evil as he possibly could be or that there is no sense in which man could ever do anything considered good. The Heidelberg Catechism may seem, at first glance, to support this notion in question 8:
But that's not the whole picture. Consider what Louis Berkhof says in hissystematic theology:
This is confirmed in Dort, but note well the final sentence:
The Westminster Confession (16.7) has a balanced discussion of the "goodness" of unregenerate man's works in light of the doctrine of total depravity:
From these statements in the reformed confessions, we can see three aspects of what total depravity entails. They are intertwined and closely related, but I think keeping them separate in one's mind is helpful for understanding what the doctrine is about:
The Biblical witness
All quotes are NET.
Total rebellion against God
Total inability apart from God's grace
The inadequacy of the light of nature
The inadequacy of the law
The necessity of faith in God to do good works
There are three points I would like to bring to your attention.
I think the rest can just be derived from these facts and are self explanatory.
The Self-Explanatory part:
This is the reason we find some good in man - because God (the Holy Spirit) strives with men helping them to resist the evil impulses and thoughts.
What is the Biblical basis for Total Depravity?
The phrase "total depravity" in itself defines the capacity for the natural man to do good and defines it as completely zero. Most take this to be a bit of hyperbole. It might be more accurate to say that we are totally unable to be righteous.
The Bible does say that no one (continually) seeks after good.
The Bible describes a prison for the natural man.
While unsaved people can do an occasional good work or show an act of kindness, "total depravity" speaks more to the inability to free ourselves from the power of the flesh.
Discounting what the Pharisees thought of themselves, we really cannot make ourselves righteous. We may do an occasional good deed, but at our core we are powerless to break free of the nature which has us in its grip. The term "total depravity" carries with it some of the feelings of frustration, sorrow, and failure that we can have from attempting to be righteous by the power of our flesh. Paul in reflecting on the difficulties he experienced trying to keep the law in his own strength cries out in a way that we can identify with.
Most attribute the condition of the unregenerate (natural) man to what is called "original sin".
Another way to look at total depravity is to consider that if there were any way we could make ourselves righteous, it would constitute a "work" in which we could boast.


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No more than four syllables, more PC than Indians.
EDIT: I arbitrarily chose four syllables because any more seemed like a mouthful. I like to be PC and not have to stumble over 6+ syllables.
No more than four syllables, more PC than Indians.
EDIT: I arbitrarily chose four syllables because any more seemed like a mouthful. I like to be PC and not have to stumble over 6+ syllables.
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I know Indians and they prefer to be called Indians. Their reservations have names like Navajo Indian Reservation. Any office or bureau for them would have the name Indian in it.
Here is a good article that discusses the Indians' own preferences about what they would like to be called — and not called. So not only is it not offensive but it's actually preferred, so go with that.
Here are some government bureaus run by and for the Indian population in America. Not sure they would choose to have an offensive name in their office titles.
Added based on comments: Yes, Columbus coined the term probably (there is talk that Indian comes from an Indian word too). He was looking for the (East) Indies, though, not India itself. Yes, there may be confusion about whether the person is from India or they are an Indian (and my good friend's dad would simply say: that is the white man's issue). Fact is the word was used for the peoples of the Americas first and has continuously been used since then.
So (poor) choices:
Amerinds (three syllables) or Amerindians:
Note, for example, the Amerind Museum, founded by the Amerind Foundation.
The longer "Amerindian" has also been widely adopted in English-speaking South American nations. For example, it is the official term used by the Guyanese government.
Indigenous people. If you want to be more concise (and sensitive), you'd need to know their actual tribe (they probably have a separate language). Some examples Dine, Cherokee, Ojibwe.
There is the term indigene, "one who is indigenous", but I don't know if it has any negative connotations. I've only seen it used on one novel, and had to look it up to verify that the author hadn't coined it himself as a back formation from indigenous.
The Google search results don't make me cringe in horror (mostly dictionary references), so it would seem to be a fairly neutral, if obscure, word.
Anthropologically, there is the term Mongoloid.
Some serious issues to consider before you use it:
For casual use, I would just stick with Indian, Native, Native American, American Indian, etc.
They can be referred to as autochthonous people in general and neutral terms.


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1962 Ford F-100 - The ScavengerWritten by on March 31, 2014 Contributors: Jim Rizzo It's the Thrill of the Hunt
Imagine a gearhead TV show that's a pretty decent knockoff of Storage Wars. Instead of Barry Weiss as "the collector" Classic Truck Wars would star Dan Keene as The Scavenger. Dan's a guy who knows all the right folks to take his truck to for work and where to hunt for those hard-to-find parts.
For Dan Keene of Perris, California, the search for a good rust-free Ford Unibody was taking many years and beginning to look futile when lady luck (played by a plus-sized woman in sweatpants) smiled. In October of 2009 Dan was at a friend's shop and when he spotted a rusted Unibody Ford longbed he mentioned, he was looking for a Unibody shortbed to build. 'Lil Steve popped up and said he had a 1962 shortbed that he'd take $2,000 for. Steve and Dan took a drive over to where the truck was stored and within 100 feet of spotting the 1962 Dan told Steve, "I'll take it."
Buying the Ford for two grand took the wind out of Dan's budget, but it gave him time to start scavenging for parts. In January of 2012, Dan sold a 1955 Dodge station wagon and used the proceeds for seed money to begin building the Unibody. By 2012, 'Lil Steve had opened Wilkworks and the two friends made plans to tear into the Ford chassis installing a Camaro clip and four-link setup. Then as good luck would have it, a friend with a shop in Santa Ana, California, called and said he had a short Unibody frame with a Camaro clip already grafted onto it.
Free is a hard price to beat, so Dan hauled the frame back to Wilkworks and Steve boxed the rails, step-notched it, and installed a four-link setup. The saved dough allowed a parts budget healthy enough to score all-new everything for the Camaro front suspension, including a pair of KYB gas shocks. As acquired from Steve, the 1962 came powered with a 351 Windsor with a C4 three-speed automatic attached. Dan traded the 351/C4 combo to a friend for an 1988 Lincoln 5.0 with an AOD. The Lincoln's EFI and wiring harness were burned to a crisp, so Dan traded a steering wheel for an intake manifold off an 1985 Shelby Mustang and dropped an Edelbrock AFB on top. A K&N air filter stuffed inside an air cleaner Dan had "laying around" handles filtration chores.
The AOD four-speed automatic overdrive was sent to "Tranny" John Saltsman in Rialto, California, for a rebuild and fitment of a Genie shifter. For exhaust, "Double Down" twisted up 2½-inch aluminized pipes with Cherry Bomb mufflers. A spray can of Eastwood cast-iron paint was used to dress up the underhood area.
The interior work was done by James at A&C Upholstery in Nuevo, California. Inside the cab, the bench seat riser was chopped 2 inches and covered with black and graphite-colored vinyl with purple piping as an accent. The steel door panels were painted in HOK Galaxy gray to match the roof. The custom headliner was done in graphite gray vinyl. Instrumentation comes from Auto Meter gauges with a Kenwood head unit and Scoshe speakers supplying the sounds. The mid-1960s Mercury steering wheel is a unit that found service in two of Dan's buddy's hot rods before he traded a Moon metalflake steering wheel for it.
The custom bodywork and paint on the Unibody was done by Chuy. The stake holes were shaved and the cab corners squared to accommodate the custom aluminum tonneau cover. The Eastwood purple powdercoated wheels were done by Todd at his "homebrew" powdercoating shop. Building the 1962 Ford Unibody has been an experience "The Scavenger" wouldn't trade for anything, not even another Mercury steering wheel. Dan said since the Unibody has been completed he's been driving it three to five days a week and plans to drive it to Havasu, Arizona, in October, and then to Austin, Texas, in April. Should you find yourself at one of these locations, be sure to smile for the camera because that's where Classic Truck Wars will be filming. Special thanks to Steve Wilk, Chuy, Sherman, Adam, James, Sketch, and Art Johsnson.
1962 Ford F-100
Dan Keene
Perris, California
Frame: 1962 F-100 fully boxed by Steve at Wilkworks
Rearend / Ratio: 9-inch Ford / 3.36:1
Rear suspension: triangulated four-bar, 10-inch step-notch, coil springs, Gabriel shocks
Rear brakes: Ford drum
Front suspension: 1972 Camaro IFS, coil springs, 2-inch drop spindles
Front brakes: GM 11-inch disc
Steering box: '72 Camaro power steering
Front wheels: 15x6 steelie
Rear wheels: 15x7 steelie
Front tires: 215x65-15 Winrun Max Claw
Rear tires: 235x75-15 Vitron
Gas tank: in cab
Engine: 1988 Lincoln 5.0 V-8
Heads: 1988 Lincoln
Valve covers: 1988 Lincoln
Manifold / Induction: 1985 Shelby Mustang / Edelbrock 1406 AFB 600 cfm
Ignition: GM-style HEI
Headers: cast-iron manifolds
Exhaust / Mufflers: 2½-inch aluminized by Double Down / Cherry Bombs
Transmission: AOD by Tranny John
Shifter: Genie
Style: Unibody
Hood: emblems shaved
Grille: Galaxy Gray stock 1962
Bodywork and paint by: Chuy
Paint type / Color: House of Kolor, Axis / Galaxy Gray, flat black, pinstripped by Van
Bumpers: stock Truck Shop, Orange, CA
Dashboard: Galaxy Gray steel
Gauges: Auto Meter
Stereo: Kenwood head / Scoshe speakers
Steering wheel: Mercury
Steering column: Ford
Seat: 1962 Ford bench lowered 2 inches
Upholstery by: A&C Upholstery Nuevo, CA
Material / Color: vinyl / black, graphite, purple piping
Carpet: ACC from the Truck Shop


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As the weather starts to get cold I find myself thinking about the times I had to sleep outside when I was homeless and my heart goes out to the ones in that situation now.
As I understand there are people in El Dorado that are willing to open and run a homeless shelter but are being stonewalled by the city. I do not understand how thay can be so cold hearted. Do they not understand but for the grace of God it could be them or someone they love. Most of them go to church. Do they just not get it? Paul said if you have no love you have nothing. Jesus said when you do unto the least you have done it to Him. Why are they going to church in the first place? Is it just to hob nob with their friends or make business contacts. They should go play golf on Sunday and just skip church. All they look like are hypocrites. They think build it and they will come but the truth is that they are already here they are your sons and daughters and moms and dads from right here in El Dorado. A lot of them are vets. This town treats stray dogs better than the homeless. Everyone should e-mail them and let them know how you feel they work for us. And the ones that think that they are right what they should do tonight is go sleep in their back yards and think about the people that have to be outside. Maybe that would soften their heart.
- Dennis Kurnes, El Dorado
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April 18, 2012
The NYU Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions will host the New York University Jazz Festival 2012 featuring renowned artist and faculty, and students from Steinhardt's Jazz Studies Program.
Performances will take place in a variety of venues around Greenwich Village. Festival activities include:
• The NYU Jazz Orchestra Plays the Blue Note, April 30, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 West 3rd St. NYU Steinhardt faculty members Don Friedman, Ralph Lalama, Rich Perry, Mike Rodriguez, Dave Pietro, and Lenny Pickett will perform. Cost is $15.
• NYU jazz ensembles in Washington Square Park, May 2nd and 3rd, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.
• NYU Jazz Orchestra at the Skirball Center, May 4, 8 p.m., Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place. Two multimedia performances celebrating the music and the photography of the legendary composer, Sy Johnson conducted by Sy Johnson. The Jazz Orchestra will also play the music of Combo Nuvo, featuring Dave Schroeder, Billy Drewes, Mike Richmond, Rich Shemaria, John Hadfield, and Brad Shepik, accompanied by a projection of paintings by artist Ellen Colcord.
• Kenny Werner & his NYU Ensemble/Blue Note Brunch, May 6, 12:30 p.m. and 2:20 p.m., Blue Note Jazz Club. Cost is $24.50 and includes brunch.
For more information on the 2012 NYU Jazz Festival, please contact Antonio Vanni in the Department of Jazz Studies at 917.683.1048 or firstname.lastname@example.com. All events, except for Blue Note concerts, are free. All events are open to the public.
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To learn more about the NYU Steinhardt Jazz Studies Program and the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, visit: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/jazz/.
About the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Founded in 1890, the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development was the first professional school of teacher education established at an American university. More than a century later, the school has widened its areas of study to include art, health, media, music, and applied psychology. NYU Steinhardt is committed to fostering innovative collaboration, a global approach to research and practice, and scholarship related to all aspects of the human experience. To learn more about NYU Steinhardt, visit: steinhardt.nyu.edu.
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5 Amazing Performances by Actors Who Weren't Acting (Part 4)
Acting is hard, and directing actors is even harder. Some of the best directors have spent decades mastering their art so they can draw out the precise emotions they're looking for. Other directors, as we have shown you before, just decide that the whole "acting" thing is overrated and that it's easier to get a good scene by genuinely traumatizing someone. Here are some examples of the latter school of thought.
#5. Matthew McConaughey Is as Strange as His Characters
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We're assuming that the set of The Wolf of Wall Street wasn't as crazy as the story they were portraying, since, you know, everyone was still alive when the film wrapped (even if a goldfish did take a shit in Jonah Hill's mouth). But there is one behind-the-scenes story that at least gives us insight into the ridiculous world of Matthew McConaughey.
One of the stranger scenes in the film (a statement we don't make lightly) is when Leonardo DiCaprio and McConaughey sit down to lunch and McConaughey's character reveals how utterly insane he is. For DiCaprio's character, this is his introduction to the bizarre, coked-out world of Wall Street traders. It all culminates in McConaughey doing this crazy ritual where he pounds on his chest and hums to produce a song that sounds halfway between a war dance and an intro to a Kanye West track:
It's so weird that it's almost too silly. Who comes up with this shit? Well, nobody. That chest-thumping ritual is something McConaughey does on his own, in real life. DiCaprio saw him doing it on the set and, rather than slowly backing away like most people would, asked him what was up. Apparently it's what McConaughey does to relax and get his voice ready before scenes, and DiCaprio thought it was so weird, he asked to do a take of the scene with McConaughey's little ritual in it.
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Pictured: The exact moment DiCaprio realized that McConaughey was off his meds.
So they accurately portrayed a crazy person by getting Matthew McConaughey to be himself. The next time you go back and watch True Detective, imagine him doing that chest thumping song before every shot. You're welcome!
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This explains why the True Detective makeup people put his facial hair on crooked.
Oh, and we should mention that this movie also featured a "not-so-fake punch" incident. In one scene, Hill's character freaks out and lectures his drug dealer, who responds by cold-cocking him. Scorsese wasn't happy with early takes of the scene, so he went to Jonah Hill and asked, "Hey, kid, you wanna try one where he hits you for real?"
Now, keep in mind that the dealer was played by Jon Bernthal, who boxes in his spare time and looks like he works out in a prison yard. Hill, meanwhile, is the quintessential "before" picture from a late night weight loss infomercial. But Hill didn't want to look like a wimp in front of his idol, so he gave in to peer pressure and quite literally took one for the team. The punch was so hard, it sent the fake teeth Hill was wearing flying. It almost looks like he gets knocked out cold, but he's just lucid enough to hear Scorsese's concern as he yelled, "His face is swelling! Get him new teeth and let's shoot it!" Oh, no, he wasn't concerned for Hill's health -- he was worried about missing a good shot.
#4. Stallone Got Punched So Hard, He Spent Nine Days in the Hospital
Actors punch each other for real surprisingly often, considering there's an entire profession dedicated to making staged fights look legit. To make it convincing, the blows have to come really close (or even better, actually make contact in a non-lethal way), which means the difference between "fake movie punch" and "actual punch" is a matter of opinion.
For example, basically every fight in Rocky IV contains real punching, and that's saying something, considering that the movie is a Cold War drama told almost entirely through fisticuffs. In one particularly brutal scene, Dolph Lundgren claims that Sylvester Stallone tricked him by saying he'd punch on the count of three, but then swung on two.
"Sorry, I was counting in American."
Lundgren got his revenge, and then some, during a fight where Stallone said, "Fuck this acting shit, let's have you try to knock me out for real" (or something to that effect). Lundgren did as he was asked, probably with glee, and hit Stallone in the chest so hard that he had to spend nine days in a hospital to get his heart working properly again. The insurance company refused to believe it until they broke the scene down frame by frame and were able to pinpoint the exact moment where Stallone's heart breaks.
Ah, there it is.
But like we said, this happens more often than you'd think. One of the most famous scenes in Fight Club, another film known for its brutality, features some good old-fashioned improvised violence. When Brad Pitt insists on having Edward Norton hit him, the script called for Norton to clumsily smack Pitt's shoulder to emphasize his lack of fighting skill. But director David Fincher told Norton to actually give Pitt a good, hard punch to the ear.
After some protest, in which Norton pointed out that he had basically just met Pitt and was being told to punch him in the head, he agreed. Pitt's surprised reaction is genuine, and you can even catch Norton laughing afterward.
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And if you look really closely, Edward Norton actually punches himself in the ear.
Meanwhile, in Goldfinger, Harold Sakata, the actor who played Oddjob, didn't quite understand the concept of pulling his punches, so the look on Sean Connery's face and his video-game-glitch body contortions after Oddjob wallops him on the back of the neck are genuine.
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"Ugh, dammit! I didn't even get to do the fourth sex scene yet!"
You've got to respect Sakata, though, because he was as committed to taking pain as he was to giving it. Something went wrong with the special effects during the scene where Bond electrocutes Oddjob, and Sakata badly burned his hands on the metal bars. When the director asked why he never let go despite being in obvious pain, he casually replied, "You didn't say cut, so I just hung on," a line more badass than any of the dialogue delivered by Bond himself.
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They made sure his hat conducted electricity for that extra dose of authenticity.
#3. Animals Attack the Cast of The Omen
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In The Omen, a family gradually realizes that their son, Damien, is evil, despite the fact that yelling racial slurs during online games hadn't been invented yet.
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Neither had selfies, which would have given away the creepy facial expressions.
Their suspicions are heightened when Damien and his mother visit a safari park and all the animals collectively lose their shit. Some flee in terror, while others attack, as the animals seem to be able to instantly identify the Antichrist by the same rule that lets dogs sniff out Terminators.
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"Hey, kid, how are ... oh, hey, you're super evil. See ya!"
In one especially memorable scene, the baboons decide they're going to do humanity a solid and attempt to murder Damien. Audiences were impressed by the acting of Damien's mother, played by Lee Remick, as she manages to convince you that she really does have a crippling fear of baboon groins.
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But that fear is real -- the baboons really did freak out and attack the car. At first Remick stalled the vehicle because she wasn't used to driving with a manual transmission, and then she was too busy panicking to try to get it going again. Damn, who would have thought that slowly driving a strange contraption through the territory of a bunch of violent and aggressive animals would backfire?
So when you're watching that scene, you're watching a woman who's fully convinced that she and the child actor in her care are about to be beaten to death by angry apes. Eventually the crew managed to shoo enough of them away for Remick to settle down and get the hell out of baboon country. And, as usual, the best take was the one where the actor was in real mortal terror.


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Custom Exhaust Systems - ExhaustedWritten by on October 1, 2010 Build Your Own Professional-Looking System
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago when you could go into an auto parts store and not only locate what you needed, but get help from a knowledgeable salesperson, fill up your tank and get lunch for under $20, and find a local muffler shop that specialized in hot rod and custom exhaust systems. As time marches on, much of what we've taken for granted has faded into history.
With the exception of those old-time parts merchants and corner joints still in business to this day, many of us no longer have those resources to rely on like we used to. But we're still building and driving old cars like we used to, all of which require those same parts, and of course, a proper exhaust. The typical muffler shop is great for replacing catalytic converters and, as their name still suggests, mufflers too. But when it comes to fabricating a complete system, there aren't many left who are capable of doing it in an "appropriate" fashion. (My hat's off to those who can ... and do!)
With the right tools and equipment, the appropriate tubing and accessories, and of course a little know-how, there's really no need for a muffler shop any more-build your exhaust yourself. There's a multitude of U- and J-bend sizes available these days, so you don't need the aid of an expensive tubing bender like the shops use-it takes a little longer to cut and splice, but the end result is a smooth, full-flowing exhaust with no kinks and, hopefully, no nasty welds.
Obviously, there's a huge difference between making an exhaust for a complete car and doing one on a body-less chassis. While the former is best handled with the car properly elevated on a lift, the latter can easily be accomplished in your driveway, garage, or shop. Plan on doing your exhaust around (or sometimes in conjunction with) your drivetrain, steering, and major brake components-but no matter what, don't compromise anything that will ultimately affect the performance or operation of your vehicle.
With the offerings available from companies like Patriot Exhaust and Speedway Motors, everything you need parts-wise is just a phone call or keyboard click away. Make sure the bottles on your welder are full, the blades on your band saw sharp, and have your angle grinders and cut-off wheels ready-then a custom exhaust is only as far away as your imagination and skills will allow.
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The starting point is naturally at the engine: mount your headers or exhaust manifolds first, working your way back-at midpoint, however, we'll reverse gears and work backward, as you'll see.Having your headers/manifolds installed will initially indicate what type of, if any, clearance problems you might have to deal with, such as motor mounts, starter, etc. Right now it looks as if there will be plenty of room on the driver side...Since the TruRams were staying put, the supplied copper gaskets were used, and the header bolts coated with antiseize....but once the intermediate steering components are mocked in place, it's a different story altogether. Make absolutely sure you consider "all" possible variables along the way, as this will help eliminate any future modifications to your fancy new exhaust.Laying out your system first will not only help better visualize and plan the exhaust, it will tell you whether or not you ordered enough material in the first place! (When initially measuring, over-estimate the amount of straight pipe, and if possible, add a couple bends to the list, just for insurance.)Patriot offers U- and J-bends in both mild steel and stainless (16 and 18 gauge) from 1 1/4-inch all the way up to 4-inch diameter, each style available with a 6- or 12-inch radius. Those flanges, however, weren't quite as easy to come by-they're "deadstock" 1 3/4-inch EMPI two-bolt collectors. (Bugpack also makes them, but finding the larger diameter ones can be tough ... at least that was the case with me.)While a band saw will make your cutting chores less of just that-a chore-you can get away with other means, such as a cut-off wheel or even a reciprocating saw if you had to. If you're going to butt-weld your exhaust, it helps to have straight, even cuts.When mocking up sections prior to welding (off the vehicle), once you think you've got a fit, mark both pieces while in place with a marker for reference. Another trick is to take a hose clamp, trim out portions of the side (usually around the adjuster slits), and after using it to clamp the two pieces together, throw a couple tack welds through the cuts.The exhaust will start out from the initial collector stub with a 2-inch diameter J-bend-gradually, the tubing will reduce to 1 3/4 inch and terminate at the rear with short 1 1/2-inch stainless (wedged to slip over and clamp to the mild steel tubing, and polished to resemble "slip-on" tips). The idea is restrict the exhaust just enough to get a nice "rap", but not so much as to impede engine performance.
For any welding you do off the car, it's a good idea to use (or make) some type of jig to keep the two pieces of tubing better aligned. A length of angle iron welded to a couple pieces of heavy flat strap seemed to work perfectly here.Once the primary section was securely tack-welded together (no final welding will be done till the entire system's done), it was re-installed onto the header. Working off the transmission crossmember, the glasspack was mocked up with a 1/2-inch spacer beneath. Despite the body being off, the maximum height of the exhaust was gauged off the top of the framerail.With the glasspack in place and leveled, it was tack-welded in place. And due to their weight, we'll make up isolator mounting brackets to fasten them to the tranny crossmember, which will prevent sagging but also keep the mufflers from rattling on the frame.While the passenger side only required navigating the starter (which wasn't an issue due to it being a compact Powermaster high-torque unit), the driver side had a couple obstacles that we had to work "around"-the steering shaft and frame-mounted brake pedal setup.With both sides done (tacked) up to the glasspacks, the section between the rearend and the mufflers could be tackled. But, as previously mentioned, instead of continuing in the same direction, we stopped here and concentrated on the kickups over the rearend first, then connecting it to the front section. This way, we had the ability to adjust the side-to-side angles of the kickups, not just forward or backward.Even though you'll never see it once the body's on, we took the time to mirror the left and right radii-for the same reason that we'll eventually finish off all the welds prior to powdercoating ... just because we could!The kickup sections were centered at the desired angles and then hung from the tubular shock tower immediately behind where they dump back down. As with all the mounting points, rubber isolators were included.Now we could move back to the glasspacks and bridge the gap. The straight sections were purposely left long, so with the rear mounted per the previous step, the pipes were marked, cut, and tack-welded to the outlets of the mufflers.
Save for a little smoothing here and there, followed by the forthcoming high-temp coating, the main portion of the exhaust is all finish-welded and ready to go. But the job's not over yet-we still have to complete the tailpipe sections.The other vital component you definitely want to have already installed is the fuel tank-it's much easier to route pipes around a tank than it is to build or find a tank to fit within the constraints of the exhaust system. Having had a stainless unit fabricated by Rick's Tanks to spec made the job that much easier on this end-but a cheaper Mustang-type tank would also have worked on the '47 Chevy as well.The final obstacle-the one that everyone will see once all's said and done-is the rear bumper. If you're planning on exiting your exhaust straight out the back (rather than with turnouts before or after the rearend), you might want to make sure they're not only centered, but set correctly below the bumper.With the exit strategy figured out, the snaking portion leading off the rear kickups was pieced together. As with the placement of the tips, we took into consideration the side profile in order to keep the pipe consistent with the lower edge of the tank as well as with the ground.


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Can I use the same cold air return duct in a wall between two rooms? For example, the duct would run down the wall between the studs and then could I put the register at the bottom of the wall on both sides giving both rooms access to the same return duct?
I see no problem in doing that, as long as the return duct is sized big enough for the both rooms. I would think it would need to be at least the size of both room supply ducts combined.
An alternative would be to use a Jumper duct.
Here is the solution that I am going to use:
Divide the space in two vertically with another 2x4 stud. Pan opposite sides of the studs so that the rooms each have their own duct. The I will put the grille on both walls at the bottom but only half of the grille will actually be pulling air. The other half will be blocked by the sheetrock.
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BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. - The Burgettstown School District will be incorporating its own on-campus police department as part of a pro-active measure to improve security at the district's two buildings in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December, which left 20 pupils and six school staffers dead.
Burgettstown Superintendent Deborah Jackson said the district administration and school board had lengthy discussions following the shooting about Burgettstown's security and how the district could act to prevent such an attack in Burgettstown.
"We felt we needed to improve the security for the protection and safety of our students and staff," said Jackson.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has not offered any recommendations following the Sandy Hook shooting, but the decision was made locally to take action, said Jackson.
As the district administration and school board members began getting feedback from district parents, it has been positive and supportive, she said.
"When we shared our plans with parents, there was a lot of support," Jackson said, adding several parents had spoken at a recent board meeting in favor of the measure.
Currently, once students arrive for the school day, both buildings are locked down, and those wanting to enter a school must identify themselves and state their business through a camera and intercom system, before school personnel allows them into the building. The district also has a security camera system in place.
Since Jan. 3, a Smith Township Police Department officer has been on campus between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily at a cost of $17.40 per hour to the school district. Jackson said this was a temporary measure until the district can hire its own officers and establish its own police department.
"Our students have taken very well to the officers," she said. "They understand why they are here."
Jackson said the district is seeking to hire two officers, one for each building, and district officials are looking for only certified law enforcement officers who are capable of all law enforcement duties, including investigations, and will have full police powers on the Burgettstown campus. The officers would be armed. She added district officials also plan to utilize the officers as resource officers at the schools. Both officers would work full-time and be at the campus throughout the school year and provide security at extra-curricular events.
"They would be responsible to me, and they would work in co-operation with Smith Township (Police)," said Jackson.
Jackson added she is actively seeking grant funding, likely through the Safe Schools program and federal grant money to fund the department.
"We need to provide the most secure, safe environment possible for our students and staff," said Jackson. "Our students will learn better if they feel safe and secure."
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To Sara Ramazani, Oriental rugs are not simply decorative floor coverings. Rather, to the owner and operator of Sara's Oriental Rugs, a St. Matthews shop specializing in original and antique floor coverings, the fabric and the threads that make up each individual tapestry reflect the skills, traditions and values she learned through a childhood watching her father, Sam Ramazani, run his own local business, Atelier Oriental Rugs.
"My dad was actually in the business for 25-plus years, and he was actually in this same building for 18 years," Ramazani explained from inside her store, which is located in St. Matthews Station off of Shelbyville Road and Breckenridge Lane. "I've worked with him since I was maybe 12 or so, you know, my first job, and I just kind of stayed with it ever since. … I grew up in it. I know a lot of people in the business we've worked with for years and years and years, and they remember me when I was my son's age. It's just kind of in my blood, I guess."
Offering a selection of handmade rugs in every imaginable size and pattern, Ramazani's shop is a treasure-trove of beautiful colors and designs, with stacks of rugs lying throughout and even more decorative pieces lining the walls. The Sacred Heart Academy graduate prides herself on selling products that are not only elegant and attractive, but also well-made and durable enough to withstand generations of living.
"The finer pieces, like the silks and things, they're so fine that a lot of people don't even want to put them on the floor," she pointed out. "But as far as the piled rugs, they can handle any kind of traffic for years and years. … These things, they last for generations. Your kids and grandkids will end up with it one day." Ramazani can personally attest to this, as her parents' home still contains several beautiful but durable pieces that have been passed down through the family over the years.
Originality is also very important to the local business owner. Rather than offering "program pieces" – reproductions that come in specific patterns and can be ordered in increments of 2 foot by 3 foot and up to 10 foot by 14 foot or larger – Sara's Rugs specializes in one-of-a-kind antiques and handmade originals in a variety of sizes and made with traditional materials such as vegetable dyes. Each rug is carefully selected during trips to various cities around the country. Ramazani regularly meets with wholesalers who have imported the original pieces from as far away as Iran, where many of the rugs were hand-crafted.
"We usually go at least three times a year and we bring newer things in, kind of what's on the market and what people are into," revealed the owner. "We try to change things up every few months and bring different things in, just so we have something for everyone."
Visitors to Sara's Oriental Rugs can find Ramazani – and often her father, who is retired but far from absent – in the shop daily, ready to make suggestions and show off the newest acquisitions.
In addition to rugs, she offers cleaning and restoration services for those who already own antique and oriental pieces. Ramazani is currently running a special promotion: The business will pay all sales tax on any rugs purchased through the end of October. "I want (my customers) to, when they go home, tell their friends (and) recommend me," she said. "I try to make everybody happy, and maybe they'll came back."
Sara's Oriental Rugs, located at 3900 Shebyville Road, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cleaning and restoration services are available by appointment at 502.896.2277.


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5 Movies That Accidentally Killed Innocent Characters
#2. Some Guys the Green Lantern Got Fired -- Green Lantern
Superheroes are supposed to be the morally correct saviors of our society. That's why Batman refuses to kill the Joker, even though he's a murderous psychopath. We expect all our superheroes to use their great powers with great responsibility.
That's why the latest Green Lantern movie was so baffling. In the movie, Hal Jordan is leaving a bar with his new Green Lantern ring, minding his own business, when suddenly he's confronted by three very pissed-off guys. We find out that Jordan cost these guys their jobs earlier and that they want payback. Outnumbered, Hal gets his ass handed to him for about half a minute before the men decide -- and this is important -- not to murder him.
Oh, tell us you weren't disappointed that the movie wasn't two and a half hours of just this.
But Hal Jordan, being the new superhero that he is, decides that he isn't finished with them just yet. He gets up and tries to swing a punch at one of them while they're walking away. He inadvertently activates his ring and sends the three men flying through the air and crashing into, and then through, various hard surfaces, including a goddamn brick wall.
We admit that we're not experts on bricks. They're supposed to be soft and breakable, right?
OK, but movies do this all the time. It shows you the guys getting their asses kicked by the good guy, and then it pulls to a wide shot to show them groaning in the rubble so you know they're all right. Green Lantern does go to a wide shot to show us the damage, but it forgets to reassure us that the characters are OK, instead having the guys who have just rocketed through a brick wall lay completely still like the dead bodies that physics says they should actually be.
At least they kept the bodies human-shaped instead of the loose bag of liquefied organs that they would be.
Those are the guys moments later, lying motionless. Bear in mind that the third guy was thrown through a brick wall. If that doesn't scream brain death, you've probably just been thrown through a brick wall and should get to a hospital in zero seconds, stat.
Unfortunately for you, you didn't suffer your brain death in front of a guy with the ability to fly at supersonic speeds. But these three guys could all be transported to the emergency room they all so desperately need by the accidental murderer who just did this to them.
"Aaaaawwwwww DOUCHE!"
Instead, Hal just expresses surprise at how easy it is to murder three guys at once, and then he's whisked away to the Green Lantern planet, where he gets to learn how to use his power to not accidentally murder stuff. We never see or hear from the three guys who got to be the crash test dummies in his superpower driver's exam.
But before you go feeling sorry for those guys, remember that they ganged up on Hal. Sure, it was because he cost them their jobs. And yes, they'd decided to take pity on him and were walking away when he ruthlessly murdered them. But, y'know, three against one.
At least he hadn't discovered his full powers yet. It could have been worse.
#1. Dozens of New Yorkers -- King Kong (2005)
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King Kong is the classic tale of a movie producer who discovers a giant ape, but instead of pissing his pants, manages to capture the thing and put it on exhibit. Because this movie is made for both male and female audiences, the writers were forced to thrown in a love story. So, taking the obvious route, they had King Kong fall in love with Naomi Watts.
Bestiality has never been so accepted.
Unfortunately for King Kong, and even more unfortunately for Manhattan, Naomi Watts boycotts the event where he's being showcased. When Kong doesn't see her in the audience, he escapes and goes giant ape shit on the city that never sleeps, thrashing around like a drunken sailor on leave in Legoland.
Realizing that he's the closest thing this movie has to an action hero, Adrien Brody springs into action. Brody knows that Kong will only stop killing everyone if he gets to Naomi Watts. He also knows that the giant ape hates him and will follow him if they make foreboding eye contact. So after commandeering a cab, Brody drives between Kong's legs and flashes his coldest ice grill while keeping his hands at 2 and 10 on the steering wheel like his driving instructor told him.
"Remember: Be alert! Accidents hurt!"
He and the beast make eye contact, and Brody hangs a sick U-turn and takes off across the city. His plan is apparently to lead Kong to the only thing that he loves, but unfortunately for Brody's status as a legitimate action star, his plan has more than a few details that are less than heroic. For instance, showing his face to the already pissed-off beast only pisses him off more. Consequently, every car that he and Kong pass along the way gets Donkey Kong punched in the way you don't bounce back from.
"Whoops, my bad!"
There's also the fact that he didn't have to make Kong chase him in the first place. If he knew where Watts was, he should have driven across town to find her and brought her back. That way, Watts actually gets to decide whether or not she wants to heroically flirt Manhattan out of a brand new asshole. Instead, Brody brings the beast to her, making it more of a virgin-sacrifice situation.
"Hey! Come back! I'm just trying to tell you that you left your blinker on!"
Most significantly, we're pretty sure driving a cab back and forth across town is easier and less damaging when you're not being followed by a gigantic angry monster. Even if you take the many, many people Kong kills out of the equation, we're pretty sure Brody would have been a less distracted driver. For instance, unless he's the worst driver ever, he probably wouldn't have pulled up onto the sidewalk and mowed down a series of innocent pedestrians.
Nobody ever said Adrien Brody would be good at this action movie thing.
Mohammed Shariff got into NYU when he was 15 and brags about it all the goddamn time. Shut him up on Facebook and by email.
For more dick moves from Hollywood, check out 6 Movies That Didn't Realize They Let The Villain Win and The 5 Most Easily Avoidable Movie Deaths.


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In finitely presented groups, the question of the existence of a projective resolution $P_i$ (with each $P_i$ finitely generated) of $\mathbb{Z}G$ is equivalent to the existence of a $K(G,1)$ which has finitely many cells in each dimension. Polycyclic groups are finitely presented.
Are there polycyclic groups which are not $FP_\infty$?
As a side question, since polycylic groups are those which can be realised as subgroups of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$, when does there exists an embedding $\imath$ of $G$ polycyclic in $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$ so that the above $K(G,1)$ may be realised as a quotient of $\mathbb{R}^n$ or some subspace of $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{R})$ under the action of $\imath(G)$?


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- Is a bivector a two-form?
- Why a bivector is simply a vector in 3 dimensions?
- How to distinguish between vectors and bivectors in 3D?
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We all know the role of Egypt as a British protectorate at the time in WWII and the many battles fought in there. My question is, what is the role of the other British and French possessions in the Levantine and Middle East? Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Iran. I know that many Iraqi's sided with Nazi Germany and were open in that matter. They wanted independence from the British and so did the Palestinians, many of whom supported Hitler in his plans against the Jews (Haj Amin al-Husseini)?
As far as Israel/Palestine goes: check out this, the allied and axis section in this.
As far as the Jews go, These guys fought for the British, lehi and irgun fought against. Basically the balance between resistance against British occupiers (and their white paper, limits on Jewish immigration etc) and the war against Germany produced mixed results in the Jewish communities.
As far as the Arabs go, the Nazis did make attempts to get the them on side (see the links) and many Arabs saw a German victory as a way of securing Palestine for the Arabs. But they had limited success, indeed maybe Palestinian Arabs fought for the British during the war.
For the other countries check this out: this for the pro-axis rebellion in Iraq and this for the Syria Lebanon campaign against Vichy French forces.
After the invasion of Poland in 1939, but prior to the invasion of France in 1940 there was a joint Anglo-French plan to launch bombing raids against oil fields in Baku and Romania. These plans were stymied by Turkish opposition to overflights.


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How can I switch one user to another in Freebsd?
For examples, I am user david now and I want to change to user Bob. This is a personal OS for my study. not a server. I searched it, but only got sites about how to create new user. Thank you.
You have many options, including
The easiest way is to run su, e.g.
The first one sets your user to
The second one sets you user to
Another way is login, e.g.
Or, if you are running sshd, you could use ssh, e.g.
Or you could install sudo using ports.
or packages
See the sudo man page for details of how to run it.
I usually do:
so I won't need to know the password of the other user (Note: I'm a Linux user and I'm not sure how different BSD is).


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Rochester Tri-Power Tuning SecretsWritten by Marlan Davis on September 20, 2012 Special thanks to Tri-power expert Ken Crocie/H-O Enterprises
The Combo
Pfafftown, North Carolina's Jeff Messer has owned his '32 Ford three-window coupe for five years. A TH350 automatic equipped with a 2,800-rpm-stall-speed converter transfers a GM crate 350 small-block's output back to a 2.79:1-geared, open, 8-inch Ford diff out of a '72 Maverick. The long-block is basically stock; the only major internal mod is a mild Comp Cams hydraulic flat-tappet cam. Topping off the engine is Messer's pride and joy: three custom-chromed Rochester two-barrel carbs on an Edelbrock 3x2 intake. The used carbs were from, as Messer puts it, "some guy's Corvette who wasn't happy with them."
The Problem
As it turns out, neither was Messer. "At first, I thought it ran OK under full throttle," he relates. However, idle and off-idle transition were terrible. "It wouldn't idle down right and always had a gas smell. Adjusting the idle-mixture and curb-idle screws had almost no effect." Nothing seemed to help. The usual shops had no clue. Messer was stumped.
The basic problem was caused by trying to use three standard Rochester Model 2GC carbs in a Tri-power setup. That's just asking for trouble. It's not unusual for used carbs to come with their share of mechanical problems, but even if mechanically OK, the standard Rochesters have issues when used as outboard carbs on a custom Tri-power combo. The vast majority of Rochesters are calibrated for use in a single-carb installation on a low-level grocery-getter. Rare, original, "correct," factory Rochester Tri-power setups, as used on some Pontiac and Olds high-performance engines, had special, dedicated front and rear carburetors (Model 2G) without functional chokes, idle, or power circuits. True slaves, the throttle-blades on the original carbs were fully closed at idle.
"Real" Rochester Tri-power carbs also have a larger, 1-1/2-inch-bolt-center mounting pattern, but the Edelbrock small-block Chevy 3x2-barrel intake is machined for the smaller, 1-1/4-inch-bolt-center Rochester two-barrel. Forced to use end carbs with functional idle and power circuits, the system inevitably ends up over-rich at idle as well as during the transition to wide-open throttle (WOT).
Many Tri-power throttle-linkage kits also have the wrong linkage ratio. The outboard carbs don't open until the center carb is about 50 to 60 percent open; at this point, the center carb's linkage arm has caught up with the closed end carbs, and all three carbs pull to WOT. OE GM linkage setups were designed so that outboard carb actuation begins when the center carb's throttle linkage is about 40 percent open. An improper linkage ratio might result in a stumble or hesitation during quick WOT transition.
Joe's Garage, located just outside Winston-Salem, North Carolina, stepped up to tame the wild deuces. Owner Joe Kiser can fix just about anything, and he confirmed that turning the idle adjustment screws had no affect. "You wouldn't want to run this car in a closed garage," Kiser says. "You could smell it was extremely rich at idle." Overall, the car "lacked performance" and was "slow and sluggish." But at least the linkage was correct and properly adjusted.
The Fix: Throttle Shaft
Kiser saw the center carb's throttle blades weren't synchronized. "The carbs had been chromed," Kiser says. "During the chroming process, the shaft on the center carb got twisted. The righthand butterfly wouldn't close all the way." Tweaking the shaft using a crescent wrench for leverage, plus sanding the bore, set things right.
The Fix: Idle Circuits
Both outboard carbs still had idle circuits. Relying on just the center carb for idle control, as originally intended by GM, requires deactivating the outboard carbs' idle circuits as well as ensuring their throttle blades are fully closed at idle to prevent residual air leakage.
Standard Rochester two-barrel throttle blades are thin, 0.041-inch-thick, brass or steel stampings that fit loosely in the throttle bore. That's normally OK on a single-carb grocery-getter because the throttle is never completely closed (if it were, the engine couldn't idle). The correct factory Rochester outboard carbs without a functional idle circuit had a thicker (0.075-inch), precision-fit throttle blade to better seal against the bore at closed throttle.
Although chroming had messed up the center carb's throttle blades, it proved advantageous on the end carbs: The added material left Kiser something to work with. By carefully sanding the bores and blades, he was able to precision-fit even the thin blades to the bores so they'd close completely with no visible daylight when held up to a light source. He blocked off the idle-mixture circuit with set screws and thread-locking compound.
The Fix: Final Tune
For best WOT performance, Kiser found that the center carb needed slightly leaner jets, while the end carbs ran best with richer jets. With the idle fixed and the correct jet sizes installed, Kiser was "able to put the timing where it should be: 12 degrees initial, with 40 degrees total at 3,500 rpm."
"The sound of the motor is now completely different," Kiser reports. The three carbs idle smoothly, don't hesitate during transition, are stable at cruise, and fully turn on at WOT. Plus, the car is now fun to drive all the time. "We just got back from a stringent test drive, and I am absolutely happy," says a satisfied Messer.
Lessons Learned
Standard Rochester two-barrels are widely available at swap meets and wrecking yards, but you'll need to do some jetting and tuning to get them to run right on a custom, nostalgia Tri-power setup. Kiser advises, "If you do the swap-meet carb, play close attention to the butterflies and be sure to get the right linkage. Be prepared to block off the idle circuits on the end carbs. I do feel Rochesters are good all-round carbs. When they are dialed in, they are pretty much trouble free."
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"I built a model of this car with three deuces when I was a kid," relates owner Jeff Messer. "I was 60 when I could finally afford it."Messer has owned the '32 Ford three-window coupe for five years. Its home-brewed, Tri-power carb setup always ran too rich down low.The outboard carbs still had idle circuits, and the throttle blades wouldn't close fully. See the daylight leaking through in this example?Joe Kiser rescued the carbs without using pricey parts. Yes, Kiser is HOT ROD staffer Jesse Kiser's dad--the skill set runs in the family.Solution: Plug the end carbs' idle circuits and precision-fit the throttle blades to the bores. A bent center-carb throttle shaft was also repaired.Post-fix, Messer's Gibbon-bodied '32 now runs well around town, not just at the drags--although that's a blast, too!The mild 350 had a Comp High Energy Marine 286AH hydraulic flat-tappet cam (PN 12-318-4, 0.464/0.464-inch valve lift, 222/226 degrees at 0.050, 110-degree lobe separation). Topside were 2-inch block-hugger headers with 3-inch collectors, a PerTronix electronic distributor, and three problematic, used Rochester 2GC two-barrel carbs on an Edelbrock C-357-B intake (PN 5419).One thing that was right on the chromed Rochester Tri-power setup was the splined linkage, which--unlike cheapie, universal Tri-power linkage--follows GM's original scheme of initiating outer carb actuation at about 40 percent main-throttle opening. Automotion is one source for proper linkage. Note that only the center carb should have a functioning choke.This is a swap meet carb with the same problem as Messer's. The throttle shaft is bent, preventing the blades from closing an equal amount in each bore. Here, with the throttle closed, three air-supply holes are correctly visible in the righthand bore, but only two can be seen in the lefthand bore, indicating the shaft is slightly tweaked.
The rare, large mounting-bolt pattern Rochester carbs used in the front and rear positions on an OE GM Tri-power installation had no choke, idle-speed screw, or idle-mixture circuit. If you're looking, they're easily identified by the absence of idle-mixture screw provisions in the baseplate (left, compared with standard two-barrel, right).Carefully bending the blade-and-shaft assembly with a crescent wrench, plus lightly sanding the bores restored proper shaft alignment.The pump linkage arm that snaps into the plastic portion of the pump body had separated on both outboard carbs, most likely due to improper linkage adjustment when a previous shop tried to get the car to idle and stop stumbling. Kiser reconnected the arm and properly adjusted the pump assembly.Disable the idle circuit on standard Rochesters when using them as outboard carbs. Kiser plugged the vertical fuel-supply passages (A) and the power-piston vacuum-air supply (B) by running a No. 6-32 tap through the holes so he could install set screws. No. 10-32 set screws replace the 10-32 idle-mixture screws (C). Retain all screws with red thread locker (such as Permatex PN 27140).An alternative method favored by H-O Enterprises' Ken Crocie is to block the vertical idle fuel-supply holes (A) and the power-piston vacuum-air supply hole (B) by pounding No. 4 shotgun shot into the holes. Because the end carbs are acting as secondaries, they don't need a functional transitional power circuit.Crocie disables the idle-mixture air supply by removing the idle-mixture screws, discarding their springs, coating the threads with locking compound, and reinstalling the screws until they bottom-out in the passage. The screw tips may protrude slightly into the throttle bore; restriction is minimal, but if it worries you, simply grind down the tips before reinstalling the screws.Rochester jet numbers equate to orifice size in thousandths of an inch (for example, a No. 50 jet has a 0.050-inch orifice). The center carbs on the car originally had No. 57 jets, with 55s in the outboard carbs. Kiser went to 52s on the center carbs (salvaged from another wrecking yard carb) and drilled the outboard carbs' jets out to the equivalent of a No. 60 (0.060 inch).The outboard carbs' throttle blades must be a tight fit in the bore with the throttle closed. Original Rochester outboard Tri-power carbs had a thicker, precision-machined blade (left, versus standard stamped thin blade, right). Messer's standard thin-shaft carbs had been chromed; the added material thickness allowed Kiser to precision-fit the shafts by carefully sanding down the deposited material as needed.


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Fact Sheet: Your Employer's Bankruptcy - How Will It Affect Your Employee Benefits?
The Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), administers the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which governs retirement plans (including profit sharing and 401(k) plans) and welfare plans (including health, disability, and life insurance plans). ERISA also includes the health coverage continuation and accessibility provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This information sheet focuses on bankruptcys effect on pension plans and group health plans.
If an employer declares bankruptcy, it will generally take one of two forms: reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, or liquidation under Chapter 7. A Chapter 11 (reorganization) usually means that the company continues in business under the courts protection while attempting to reorganize its financial affairs. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy may or may not affect your pension or health plan. In some cases, plans continue to exist throughout the reorganization process. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the company liquidates its assets to pay its creditors and ceases to exist. Therefore, it is likely your pension and health plans will be terminated.
When your employer files for bankruptcy you should contact the administrator of each plan or your union representative (if you are represented by a union) to request an explanation of the status of your plan or benefits. The summary plan description will tell how to get in touch with the plan administrator. Questions that you may want to ask include:
Know Your Plan
Know the plan rules that govern the way your pension assets and health benefits are treated when the plan is terminated. The following documents contain valuable information about your health and pension plans and should be helpful to you. You should be able to obtain most of them from your plan administrator, employer, or union representative.
Retirement Plans
Workers in bankruptcy situations face two important issues when it comes to their retirement benefits: access to pension benefits and the continued safety of their pension assets. Generally, your pension assets should not be at risk when a business declares bankruptcy, because ERISA requires that promised pension benefits be adequately funded and that pension monies be kept separate from an employers business assets and held in trust or invested in an insurance contract. Thus, if an employer declares bankruptcy, the retirement funds should be secure from the companys creditors. In addition, plan fiduciaries must comply with the ERISA provisions that prohibit the mismanagement and abuse of plan assets. If contributions to a plan have been withheld from your pay, you may want to confirm that the amounts deducted have been forwarded to the plans trust or insurance contract.
In addition, some pension benefits may be insured by the Federal Government. Traditional plans (defined benefit plans) are protected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a Federal Government corporation. If a plan is terminated because an employer has financial difficulty and cannot fund the plan, and the plan does not have enough money to pay the promised benefits, the PBGC will assume responsibility for the plan. The PBGC pays benefits after termination up to a certain maximum guaranteed amount. On the other hand, defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans, are not insured by the PBGC.
In the event the pension plan is terminated, the plan must vest your accrued benefit 100 percent. This means that the plan owes you all the pension benefits that you have earned so far, even benefits you would have lost if you had voluntarily left your employment. ERISA does not require that pension benefits be paid out before normal retirement age, usually age 65. Your plan may provide for distribution sooner than this. Some plans require participants to reach a certain age before benefits will be distributed, and some require the participant to have been separated from employment for a specified period of time. You should review the summary plan description for the plan rules regarding payment of benefits. Also remember that taking a distribution of pension benefits before retirement may have important tax consequences. You may need to consult with a tax advisor before accepting the distribution.
Health Plans
Your group health plan must notify you within 60 days of any reduction in benefits. If a reorganizing employer maintained several health plans and discontinues most of its plans, you may be eligible to continue coverage in its remaining plan. If you are covered under your employers health plan and you lose your job, have your hours reduced, or get laid off and lose coverage as a result, you and your dependents may qualify for COBRA continuation coverage. COBRA provides a right to purchase extended health coverage under your employers plan.
You and your dependents may also have a special enrollment right in a spouses group health plan. However, you and your dependents must request enrollment within 30 days of losing your coverage. If you elect COBRA coverage instead of special enrollment in a spouses plan, you must exhaust COBRA before you may be eligible for another special enrollment opportunity.
If, however, your employer discontinues all its health plans, COBRA continuation coverage will not be available. You will have to seek other coverage. Other coverage may be available by converting your employers group health coverage to an individual policy. As mentioned above, you may also have rights to special enrollment in a spouses employers plan, or by being an "eligible individual" who is guaranteed access to individual insurance. The opportunity to buy an individual insurance policy is the same whether the individual is laid off, is fired, or quits his or her job.
Special bankruptcy rules may apply if you are receiving health benefits as a retiree or if your health benefits are the subject of a collective bargaining agreement.
Finally, if you have unpaid health claims and your plan sponsor has declared bankruptcy, you may want to consider filing a proof of claim with the bankruptcy court.
Where To Go For Help
You should contact the EBSA regional office nearest you if:
Contact EBSA electronically at www.askebsa.dol.gov or call the EBSA toll-free Hotline at 1.866.444.EBSA (3272) to speak to a Benefits Advisor if you have questions about your options during a bankruptcy. For more information about rights to coverage, visit our Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa.
If your health plan coverage ends, you should contact your State department of insurance to inquire about your eligibility for an individual policy under HIPAA.
If your retirement plan is a defined benefit pension plan, all or a portion of the benefits may be insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). For further information contact the:
This fact sheet has been developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Washington, DC 20210. It will be made available in alternate formats upon request: Voice phone: 202.693.8664; TTY: 202.501.3911. In addition, the information in this fact sheet constitutes a small entity compliance guide for purposes of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.


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I know I could use something like Ubuntu Tweak to change the file associations for each file. But I am wondering if there is a way to do it faster and just set the system so that all the files that would have been opened by gedit are now going to be handled by gvim.
Right click the file you want to open, select "Open With other application". A Window will pop-up containing a list of all the installed programs. Select gvim from the list, and make sure "Remember this application..." is selected. That will open all files of that type in gvim. However, that is only half the story, since there are many more file types. Another way is to edit or create this file:
and make sure it contains
A recommnded way of doing it is to type this command in a terminal:
to update the command line editor, and
to update the GUI editor. Enter the number corresponding to the editor that you want to set as you editor, and press enter. That will update all you system references.
That should about do it.
Just take any file which opens with gedit by default, goto it's properties and change the default app it opens with to gvim. And done!
This question is asked all the time, and none of the answers seem to work 100%.
If you are lazy and don't mind a quick and dirty hack, try this:
Your edit windows will still show "GEDIT" in the title bar, but the window will contain gvim.


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Officers confiscated 34 video gambling machines and cash from two nondescript buildings where police say illegal gambling operations were being run. One was outside Canton and one was in Waynesville — each housing rows of video gaming machines and little else.
"I started receiving phone calls from family members of people going down there, and family members told me they were spending their entire pay check and didn't even have meal money for their child to go to school the next week," Haywood Sheriff Greg Christopher said. "That's when we asked our guys to start to take a look at this."
Undercover officers frequented both gambling parlors and played the machines, which featured video poker and keno. To build a case, they had to play until they won and collect cash payouts, according to police reports. But it wasn't terribly tough to infiltrate the play-for-cash operations.
"They were advertising cash payouts on the walls. It was no secret," said Waynesville Police Chief Bill Hollingsed.
There have been no arrests or charges made yet, pending the cases appearing before the grand jury. The investigation is ongoing.
The two video gambling parlors do not appear to be connected. The one in Waynesville, located on South Main Street near Super Walmart, clearly advertised what was going on inside with signs on the outside of the building.
But the one in Canton, located on the old Asheville Highway east of town, had sheets over the windows and no sign on the building. Yet there were always plenty of vehicles in the parking lot, according to police reports.
"They had a lot of enticements to bring people in to the establishments," Christopher said.
They would give out free sodas, coffee and snacks, sometimes with crock-pots of food keeping warm on a table.
Coincidentally, 17 machines were confiscated from each. Due to the sheer size of machines — much bigger than the stash of drugs and guns that typically fill police evidence lockers — an off-site evidence room had to be set up just to hold them.
The video gambling industry has sparred with law enforcement and state lawmakers over the past decade. The state has banned various forms of video gambling three times — in 2006, 2008 and 2010. But each time, video gambling operators tweak their machines' software to exploit loopholes in the law and keep on humming.
The latest incarnation, known as video sweepstakes, have continued to operate in plain sight, tucked into the corners of gas stations around the region. Police have made arrests but have been unable to make charges stick in court due to ambiguity over the machines' software.
However, the machines confiscated in the two busts in Haywood County don't fall into the murky category of sweepstakes, but are forms of outright video gambling clearly outlawed by the state, Hollingsed said.
"These games were patently illegal on their face by state statute," Hollingsed said.
Christopher said law enforcement could not morally turn a blind eye to the activity.
"We are sworn to uphold the law, whether it is illegal drugs or gambling," Christopher said. "The number of complaints we had received at the sheriff's office was huge. I felt after listening to these complaints and these family members tell us what was happening that we had to do our job."


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