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More parolees are being released into the Redding area under Assembly Bill 109, but there will soon be fewer parole officers to keep track of them.
According to the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Redding Parole Office is about to close, probably within a year.
While the changes are not immediate, Shasta District Administrator for the CDCR David Nichols said that the office will close in six months to a year.
Nichols also said that five of the 13 parole agents and supervisors will lose their positions by the end of April.
Nichols said that the closure and cuts are a result of fewer caseloads as more lower-level offenders are transferred to county probation responsibilities.
However, Police Chief Robert Paoletti said that state parolees are committing most of the crimes and he is concerned about a reduced parole presence in Redding.
Three quarters of state parolees commit new crimes, compared to less than ten percent of the offenders under county probation supervision (also known as post release community supervised offenders).
When the Redding office closes and consolidates its operations in Red Bluff, Chief Paoletti has offered free office space in the police department and Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said parole can use his department's interview rooms.
Luis Patino from the CDCR in Sacramento said that an office in Redding is not critical because agents work out of their vehicles for the most part with laptop computers and they will continue living in the Redding area.
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DERBY — The Newton High School wrestling team opened Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play with a 38-33 win over Derby Thursday in Derby. Newton trailed 33-15 after the 160-pound match, but won the last five matches for the win. Garrett Lee's pin over Mark Steinocher at heavyweight gave Newton the lead for the first time in the meet. Other Railer wins went to Quinton Harrison at 120 pounds by decision, Anthony Monares at 132 pounds by pin, Peter Nelson at 152 pounds by pin, Jared Langley at 170 pounds by decision, Noah Ornelas at 182 pounds by decision, Dillon Archer at 195 pounds by technical fall and Raymond Gallegos at 220 pounds by fall. Losses for Newton went to Trevor Pryor at 106 pounds, Eliseo Torres at 113 pounds, Gabe Torres at 126 pounds, Garrett McEachern at 138 pounds, Earnest Johns at 145 pounds and Heydon Mock at 160 pounds. Newton is 3-0 in duals and competes Saturday at the Douglass Goodwill Tournament.Newton 38, Derby 33 106 — Braden Dipman D pinned Trevor Pryor N 3rd. 113 — Cody McDonald D pinned Eliseo Torres N 1st. 120 — Quinton Harrison N dec. Jeffery Morrow D 5-1. 126 — Garrett Xanders D pinned Gabe Torres N 2nd. 132 — Anthony Monares N pinned Tanner Brown D 1st. 138 — Jared Suppes D pinned Garrett McEachern N 3rd. 145 — Caleb Gash D dec. Earnest Johns N 3-2. 152 — Peter Nelson N pinned Chandler Ayer D 3rd. 160 — Ben Becker D pinned Heydon Mock N 3rd. 170 — Jared Langley N dec. Jose Santillon D 5-0. 182 — Noah Orelas N dec. Jose R. Santillon D 2-1. 195 — Dillon Archer N tech.fall Blake Bradford D 19-4. 220 — Raymond Gallegos N pinned Matt Kissinger 3rd. HWT — Garrett Lee N pinned Mark Steinocher D 1st. Junior varsity 120 — Ken Ortiz D pinned Jarrett Rodriguez N. 220 — Cristian Diaz N dec. Cole Yoder D 2-1. 106 — Chazz Martinez N dec. Tanner Smith D 5-0. 106 — Justice Grant N maj.dec. Tyson Pott D 11-0. 113 — Eric Hornbeck D pinned Caleb Nelson N. 126 — Andrew Gehring N pinned Connor Edwards D. 132 — Parker Smith D pinned Robert Lyles N. 138 — Justin Kongnamaychinh D dec. Robert Loeffler N 6-3. 145 — Devin Ahl D pinned Jordan Palmer N. 152 — Cody Johnston N pinned Ryan Ahl D. 152 — Marco Luna D pinned Lyndon Voth N. 152 — Cezar Luna D pinned Mala Cuellar N. 160 — Clint Gunden D dec. Justin McBeth N 5-1. 170 — Devin Haas D pinned Adunai Guzman-Garza N. 192 — Elias Martinez N dec. Isaiah Potter D 9-2. 195 — Malcom Engstrom N dec. Shane Richards D 6-2. HWT — Ruben Gonzalez N pinned Dell Crowley D. HWT — Quinton Cox D pinned Zach Schmidt N. 152 — Joe McGarvey N dec. John Schoettel D 4-0. 160 — Steven Bartlett D pinned Mark Baxter N. 152 — John Jurado N maj.dec. Garrett Keller D 13-0. 152 — Alex Donahue D pinned Jeremy Christiansen N. 220 — Morgan Murphy N pinned Cole Yoder D.
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The 7 Most Impressive Examples of Animal Architecture
#3. Mud Dauber Prisons
If spiders are the villains of the bug world, mud dauber wasps can be described as the Batmen of said world. Like most wasps, they capture spiders for food, but mud daubers go one step further and imprison their nefarious prey in little asylums made of mud and wasp barf.
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Pretty much the way they do it at fast food restaurants.
Mud dauber nests are composed of dozens of distinct prison cells, each of which contains up to three spiders. At any one time, there can be as many as two dozen prisoners inside plotting their next brazen escape. However, because wasps are neither idiots nor very good wardens, they paralyze the spiders first, limiting their ability to incite riots or trade each other for cigarettes.
Of course, the criminal justice system works a little differently for bugs. All of the inmates of wasp prison are convicted on one count of being delicious, and sentenced to be devoured by wasp larvae once the wardens' eggs hatch on their paralyzed bodies. Our position remains that they had it coming for being born spiders.
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It's ok because you're ugly
Speaking of which ...
#2. Trapdoor Spiders Build Doors With Hinges and Trip Wires
Unlike most spiders, who prefer to terrorize us from above, spiders in Australia have naturally learned a more subversive style of horror. Trapdoor spiders dig burrows under the ground where they spend their entire lives -- and by that we mean up to 20 years. And if that's all they did, well, they'd be just like most of the world's dirt-dwelling little bastards.
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Mankind's punishment for their horrible sins.
But the trapdoor spider has a name to live up to. These spiders equip their burrows with a door made from soil and leaves, complete with a goddamn hinge made from their own silk, which makes the spider burrow completely invisible while sealed. That's right, on the list of dangers you have to worry about in Australia, you can now add "invisible spiders out of fucking nowhere."
Surprise, motherfucker
Of course, the spiders have yet to master the technology of electronic surveillance, but they do have the next best thing. Sitting just behind their closed door, they utilize a complex system of tripwires with their webbing, so that when an unsuspecting victim passes close to the burrow, they fall victim to sudden underground spider attack. If we're not doing a good enough job of conveying the absolute horror of that scene, just watch it:
At least regular spiders are polite enough to spin a web at face-level so that you at least know when you're about to walk into one. Then again ...
#1. Spiders Nightmare Mega-Web
Spiders are normally competitive. They are solitary Clint Eastwoods who stay the hell away from each other so that their horrors won't annihilate each other like antimatter. So it's rare that you'll see too many spiders in the same place at the same time. Except in Texas, where you'll find this bullshit:
Via world-happing.blogspot.com
You know what's scarier than spiders? Communist spiders. And we can't imagine how Texas avoided breaking into an all-out apocalyptic war back in 2007 when the Red Menace came in the form of this 200-yard wide Spidergrad gulag 50 miles east of Dallas.
Via sciencedaily.com
No. No, no, no, no, no.
Apparently, this happens when an increase of humidity levels cause an abundance of the things spiders like to eat, and so the spider population explodes in a contained area. Unable to disperse, the spiders decide to put aside their differences and form a terrible army of Red Dawn proportions.
And this isn't an isolated case. Here it is again in Canada.
Via flatrock.org.nz
This time, the web covered 24 hectares of farmland, and housed something in the order of tens of millions of arachnids. Cell biologist Brian Thair speculates, "Maybe it was an effort collectively by these spiders to try and catch a sheep," but of course, he's only kidding.
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Driving directions from Alexander the Great Airport to BH Hotel Hamburg Skopje. Head south for 170m, then turn right toward M3 for 1.8km. After that turn onto toward M3 and drive 9.3km. Take the exit on the left onto M4 and drive for 3.2 km. Continue onto Boulevard Alexander the Great for 3.5 km. Turn left onto 16-ta Makedonska Brigada 18m, then continue onto Internacionalni brigade and drive for 400m. Turn right toward Boulevard Goce Delchev for 600m. Continue straight onto Boulevard Goce Delchev and drive for 1 km. Sharp right onto Boulevard Krste Petkov Misirkov. Hotel Hamburg will be on the right after 82m.
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Hotchkis Puts A New Magnum In Da WeedsWritten by on February 21, 2006 Contributors: Aaron Ogawa A Magnum Drop
There is a new era in hot rodding--the appearance of your ride. In the '50s, the nose was up and the rear was down. The thought was it aided in traction. In the '70s, the nose was down and the rear was up. The thought was... apparently, we all thought it looked cool because it definitely didn't aid in traction. Now, the trend seems to be keeping your ride as low to the ground as possible. More and more cars are cruising around on suspensions that are "dropped," making the car's rocker panels now a skid plate. But dropping your ride does not mean you have to sacrifice ride quality.
We went looking for a reputable company that could handle the process of lowering an '05 Dodge Magnum. We found Hotchkis performance offers what they call a Stage 1 TV S system. This system consists of coil springs, which drop the car approximately 11/4-inches, and their Sport tubular sway bar kit. According to Hotchkis, the sway bar kit improves cornering by reducing body roll, and the bars feature lightweight hollow construction and include greasable polyurethane bushings. What's more, the bars are powder-coated for durability.
But, how hard is the kit to install? Because the rear cradle has to be lowered for spring removal, Hotchkis recommends a trained professional handle the job. But if you're like us, you'd would rather tackle it yourselve. So get out the jackstands and let's get busy.
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Loosen the upper control-arm ball-joint bolt (do not remove yet). Use a hammer to smack the control-arm flat spot in order to break the ball-joint stud loose. Once loose, you can then remove the ball-joint nut. Don't let the steering knuckle hang by the brake line; use a wire or string to hold the knuckle up. Keep the bolts and such, as you will need the hardware for reinstallation.Loosen and remove the lower shock bolt. Also remove the bolt holding the sway-bar end link to the shock. Again, keep all hardware for reinstallation.you will find the plastic shock caps under the hood. Once exposed, remove the three remaining bolts that hold the shocks to the vehicle.Once the shock is out of the car, mark the shock top hat and lower perch with a grease pencil or other marking tool to make reassembly easier;Taking the assembly apart will require a strut tool. Auto Zone has a loan-a-tool program: go into any Auto Zone, pay a deposit, and borrow the tool. This is handy if you're only going to use the tool once--like a strut tool. After you disassemble the strut, you'll need to remove the hat and the factory bumpstop.Here, you can see why you need to remove the factory bumpstop. The Hotchkis stop is smaller, giving the needed room for the suspension travel with the lowering spring.
Before compressing the spring, test fit the hat onto the shaft and see if your marks line up. If they don't, rotate the coil spring until they do. Once aligned, compress the coil spring and reinstall the shaft nut. Now you can reinstall the spring/shock assembly in the reverse order of removal.Next, you need to drop the exhaust system. Unbolt the midbrace and slide the rubber hangers off the exhaust support. Unbolt the remaining rear hangers, and be careful, because the exhaust will drop down once these bolts are out.Support the rear-axle center section with a jack. Now unbolt the four bolts that secure the rear cradle to the car's frame. After you have the bolts out, lower the jack about 4 to 5 inches. to avoid damaging the rear brake hard line, make sure not to lower it too much.You should now be able to remove the rear shocks and stock springs. Keep track of the rubber spring isolators located on the top and bottom of the spring, you will be using them for reinstallation.Unbolt the shaft nut on top of the shock, and remove the washer, top hat, and the boot to reveal the stock bumpstop. Replace the bumpstop with the provided Hotchkis piece in the same manner. Now reassemble the shock and reinstall it.
Since the rear cradle will need to be removed for the sway-bar installation, we will attack that now while we are here. Remove the end links holding the sway bar in place.Now unbolt the bar's frame mounts. The bar should be free to come out; the only obstacle is possibly the brake line, so carefully push the bar around the brake lines.Once the bar is in place, install the shocks and new springs; then raise the rear axle into position, but not all the way up yet. You will need to be able to move the cradle around to start the bolts. When all the bolts are started, tighten them up.You will now need to remove the subframe mounts. The sway bar should be hanging by its end links at this point. Retain all hardware and brackets for reinstallation.
Before you begin to install the Hotchkis sway bar, be sure to apply some grease to the bushings. This will eliminate a squeaking suspension.


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Replacing the Vinyl Top on a 1967 Dodge DartWritten by on January 22, 2014 Top Hat: A touch of class or a pain the...?
Vinyl tops are a funny thing. Folks either love 'em, or they don't. There isn't much middle ground. Intended to lend an upscale feel to the host vehicle, Detroit and the general public rediscovered the vinyl top option together around 1961. Think about it: How many 1950s Mopars have you seen with vinyl tops? Not many. Instead, labor-intensive tri-tone paint schemes were the rage. But by 1965, vinyl tops replaced multi-color paint schemes and were seen on perhaps four in ten cars made, regardless of make. Move up to 1975 and the vinyl top take-rate got closer to eight in ten -- just about every new car was painted a single color. Fashion is fickle, no?
Actually, it was more than fashion. A major reason for the rise of the vinyl top is that automakers -- of every persuasion -- quickly learned a few yards of vinyl-impregnated fabric contributed healthy profits to the bottom line. It all stems from the fact that the roof is one of the largest surface panels on the body -- and a tricky thing to paint properly. Covering it in textured vinyl eliminates the need for the usual high level of body and paint finish work in that area. Customers actually paid more to get less. In 1968, Dodge Dart and Coronet retail buyers paid a flat rate of $78.75 for a vinyl top ($83.05 on the Charger). The actual cost of the vinyl, adhesive, and necessary bright work was about $5 per car. That's a tidy profit -- and a simple way to add visual flair to any car.
The car currently resides in Massachusetts, where the spent vinyl lid was replaced by the team of Army Sgt. First Class Brian Mauro and his son Mike, a 23-year-old Mopar young gun. If your Mopar has a factory vinyl top you're planning on freshening, you'll like this story. Also, if you have a '67 A-Body (Dart, Valiant, Signet, Barracuda, etc.) you know about the chintzy one-year-only plastic windshield surround trim. We'll update it to 1968 status and show you how. Let's dig in.
A well-kept secret among factory production managers was the use of cheaper plastic body filler instead of lead on panel seams hidden beneath the vinyl top. The vinyl protected the porous plastic filler from the elements, and no harm was done. Further savings were often realized by the application of thinner paint -- or even just primer -- beneath the vinyl. These shortcuts added profit and customers weren't complaining. Vinyl tops were so popular, that period Blue Book value guides assigned extra dollar value amounts to vinyl-equipped cars. And if vinyl was lacking, many used-car lots paid local trim shops to add it, or utilized the popular textured paints that emulated the appearance of vinyl at a fraction of the cost.
As for two-tone factory paintwork, remember this, each color requires a specific trip through the paint booth, and plenty of time consuming masking. Even today, this is true (the paint stripes on SRT8 Challengers trigger a second run through the paint booth). So we can see why vinyl tops were so popular from a manufacturing standpoint.
In the case of the '67 Dart two-door sedan here, its black vinyl lid was originally installed by workers on the Los Angeles assembly line. Originally built with the optional E-code A861 high-performance 273 four-barrel (high-lift cam, Carter AFB, dual point distributor, high-flow single exhaust with resonator) it's an oddity, and one of 29 built, according to Galen Govier. Regardless, the vinyl gives the car an extra level of class, despite the fact it is a low-line LL21 sedan, and not the more typical Dart hardtop.
From the outside, only the die-cast metal 273 Four Barrel fender emblems and unique single chrome exhaust tip alert onlookers that there's a high winding small-block under its flat hood. Backed by a column-shifted 904 and 3.23 geared 71⁄4 axle, it was a pretty nifty package. But your author -- and the Dart's owner since 1992 -- couldn't leave well enough alone. In 1995 a 520-inch Stage V Engineering Hemi conversion, full-manual 727, and 4.10 geared Dana 60 were added to the package. Had it been a factory four-speed car, I would have left it alone. But what's done is done.
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02 A few hours of peeling and scraping were needed to eliminate the old vinyl top. After scraping, sanding is done only to remove loose debris so the primer adheres well. Since the new vinyl covering is heavily textured with a boar grain effect, minor roof skin surface imperfections won't be seen. The same thing that cut costs for Dodge back in 1967 still works for us today.03 The stainless trim around the entire perimeter of the roof must be removed. A gentle touch avoids kinks. Study every item before attempting removal as many have hidden fasteners and/or a mixture of fastener types (threaded studs and push clips on the same bit of chrome).04 To prevent sanding debris from collecting in the doors and body, Mike seals gaps using plastic sheeting. Avoid taping the plastic to painted bodywork since it can lift older paint on removal. Stick it to the window glass as shown here.06 Mike applied a thin skim coat of polyester body filler to handle a few areas of minor surface pitting, followed by a liberal coat of Dupli-Color self-etching primer to protect the metal. Let the primer "gas off" for at least four days to make sure it's completely dry to avoid chemical reactions with the adhesive glue.07 1967-only A-bodies employed chintzy plastic windshield trim. The revitalization begins with slicing the gasket and removing the windshield (the gasket is not reused).08 This close-up shows one of about 10 heavy metal staples used to secure the leading end of the vinyl top to the roof panel. Again, this is specific to A-bodies built in 1967. We're upgrading to the much more attractive all-metal system introduced in 1968.09 For 1968 and beyond, Dodge (and Plymouth) A-Bodies switched to true stainless steel windshield surround molding. A revised windshield gasket and these metal clips mount the four pieces of bright trim around the windshield. Fortunately, 1967 and 1968-up A-body windshield lip/flange architecture is identical.10 Using a '75 Valiant as a guide, I duplicated the positions of the trim-clip screw holes in the windshield surround flange. The goal is to install the stainless trim so it sits flush with the surrounding bodywork. Don't drill the holes too low or too high. Study and use caution to get it right.11 Here's a correctly installed trim clip as seen at the base of the passenger-side A-pillar. Note the application of a blob of RTV silicone to seal out moisture. The factory staple holes in the roof beneath the leading edge of the vinyl roof skin must also be sealed. We used J-B Weld.
12 To relax the vinyl top and reduce wrinkles, lay it out flat for a day or two in a warm place. Since our installation took place during a Massachusetts winter, we improvised with a hot pellet stove and hefty books to keep it flat. Note to vinyl roof vendors: Please do not fold them so tight during shipment; the wrinkles are very difficult to eliminate.13 The seams stitched into the vinyl top must be evenly spaced with relation to the borders of the roof. Here, Mike and Brian establish the centerline with a chalk pencil. Heavy clamps at the leading edge maintain precise alignment as the new vinyl is rolled into place.14 Liberal amounts of 3M super trim adhesive spray are applied. The best result comes from spraying both surfaces and letting the glue flash dry for a few minutes. This spray-wait-apply method prevents trapped air bubbles and wrinkles.15 After you unroll the vinyl from front to rear while ensuring perfect alignment, trimming the borders is next. Since the YearOne vinyl top fits all Dart two-door, four-door, hardtop, and sedan body styles, it is by necessity cut large and needs trimming. Here Mike prepares to tailor the rear window shapes.16 Pressure is a key ingredient in sticking the vinyl to the body. A variety of instruments and tools help complete the job. On the broad expanse of the roof, the guys actually used a wooden rolling pin to chase bubbles. In the trouble-prone gaps around the windows, a plastic body filler tool is helpful. Metal tools are avoided since they can tear the vinyl without warning.17 The lower border of the sail panel is trimmed to suit the chrome trim strip. The strip slides horizontally into place over the trio of Phillips head mounting studs.18 We previously devised a template to mark the holes for the triangular Dodge "fratzog" emblem. Without this template, finding the screw holes would be nearly impossible. Plan ahead!19 At the leading edge of the roof, the upgrade to 1968-up stainless window surround trim requires a special technique.
21 A series of spring clamps and a steel ruler are employed to assure crisp lines and a solid bond at the leading edge of the roof.22 Once the adhesive securing the vinyl roof to the body has set, the windshield gasket and windshield can be installed. Rather than fight with it, we called in Roy's Auto Glass who made a house call.23 After Roy's worked their magic on the windshield, Mike installed the used '75 Dart windshield trim we found at the swap meet. For the first time in its life, our '67 Dart had the bright, attractive windshield trim it should have had from the factory—not the cheap plastic Mylar it came with. Beyond that, the fresh black lid restored the subtle elegance the car was born with.


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1970 Dodge Challenger - Practical TouringWritten by on June 1, 2012 Just when you think it's impossible to build a pro-caliber Mopar g-Machine without going broke, this '70 Challenger proves everyone wrong.
You know the drill. Rich dude buys a muscle car, drops it off at a big-name shop, then shows up a year later with an armored truck full of cash. In the world of high-end Pro Touring, these are the hands-on guys. More casual enthusiasts pay the shop to find their project cars for them. Even if that rubs the do-it-yourselfer in you the wrong way, you can't criticize these cars as stagnant showcases of billet and chrome anymore. The filthy rich now have hot shoe drivers on retainer to pilot their cars for them around the autocross at blistering speeds. That's just the way it goes, homie, so get over it. Granted that the high-end of the Pro Touring spectrum is getting ridiculously expensive, but ultimately, stuffing a modern powertrain and suspension into old-school sheetmetal is still freakin' cool. Even so, does this mean that the average working stiff can no longer build a nice g-Machine for a reasonable sum of money? Not if Brent Perez and his '70 Challenger have anything to say about it.
From every angle, Brent's Challenger certainly looks the part of a gazillion-dollar Pro Touring ride. With big-block power, monster brakes, eyeball-searing paint and a mean stance crouched on big rollers, this E-Body packs all the right stuff. Although it gives the illusion of a pro-built ride with a matching six-figure price tag, by doing 90 percent of the work himself and budgeting wisely, he put the entire car together for $37,000. "Building a g-Machine on a tight budget is tough, so I had to spend money where it counted the most. I could easily have $75,000 invested into this car if I paid someone else to build it, but by doing the work myself, I'm not sitting upside down on the car," he says.
Interestingly, for such a thoroughly planned-out build, Brent decided to build the Challenger on a whim. Mopar guys tend to be a passionate bunch, but Brent didn't catch the Pentastar bug until later on in life. He had no plans of building a Pro Touring machine either. "My first muscle car was a '70 GTO, and after I sold it, I built a couple of sport trucks. One day my twin brother, Bryan, brought home a '70 Barracuda, and that car made quite an impression on me," he says. "I went over to his house every weekend to help him restore it, and the more I worked on it, the more I fell in love with that car and E-Bodies in general. With us being twins and all, I thought it would be cool to get a Challenger. Then we'd have twin cars for twin brothers."
Not long thereafter, Brent's brother informed him of a '70 Challenger that his buddy was thinking about selling. "This was back in 2003, at the height of the muscle car boom, so there weren't many cars in my price range. This Challenger was a perfect fit because while it was solid overall, it still needed a fair amount of work, which made it affordable," Brent says. "I knew that if I didn't jump on it, the car would sell quickly, and I'd have a hard time finding another car in my price range. I met the owner, and we reached a deal at $13,000 the same day. The driveshaft U-joint was broken, so I had to fix it before I could drive it home."
Initially, the plan was to sand the car down, put a quick coat of paint on it, and go cruising. When funds permitted, the ultimate goal was building an R/T clone. Upon pulling the motor and trans for a refresh, however, Brent noticed much more body filler and rust damage than he anticipated. "I thought the car was in much better shape than it really was, so I decided to media blast it to find all the hidden problem areas. Afterward, I realized that the quarter-panels and trunk floor needed replacement, and the floorboard had to be patched in several spots," he says. As someone who had never done metalwork before, this put Brent in a real pickle. In order to build the car to a standard that fit his vision, he couldn't afford to farm out the work. Fortunately, Brent is a man with a lot of generous friends. "My buddy David Dean runs a hot rod shop, and he let me rent out a space there for my car. He was willing to teach me how to do bodywork and weld, so I jumped headfirst into the project and learned as I went. This was just the beginning of a four-year restoration process, and I wrenched on the car every day after work."
As is always the case, the overall direction of the project changed several times. "The car had a stock hood on it, but the former owner threw in an R/T bubble hood as part of the deal. I really wanted a Shaker hood, but no one was making reproduction units at the time, and original hoods were going for $6,000," Brent says. "I found a $700 conversion kit that let you cut up the flat stock hood and turn it into a Shaker. I figured the worst that could happen is that I'd be out $700 if I messed up, but if it worked out, having a Shaker hood would be badass. My initial measurements were off by ¼ inch, so I had to weld the hood back up and start over, but I got it right on the second try."
With the success of the custom Shaker hood, the R/T clone concept got thrown out the window. Since the goal was to go cruising, not road racing, Brent figured the best way to building a streetable package with modern handing and braking dynamics was by assembling the Challenger in the g-Machine tradition. "Not building an R/T clone was somewhat of a relief, because they're everywhere. There are tons of Pro Touring Camaros and Mustangs, but not a lot of E-Bodies," he says. "I'm a low-key kind of person, so I wanted the car to be nice yet understated. I wanted someone to look at the car and say 'that's a nicely done g-Machine that's not gaudy or over the top.' I spent hours in Photoshop coming up with different ideas for color schemes, graphics, and wheels. Once I came up with something I liked, I had my friend Lance Peltier sketch a final rendering, and we used that as the template for the car."
Once the paint and bodywork were completed, Brent shifted his focus on bringing all the mechanical elements together to execute his vision for the car while staying on budget. Not willing to spend the $6,000 he was quoted to rebuild his 440 big-block, he scoured online ads to find a more economical alternative. He eventually found a deal on a zero-mile 440 that had already been rebuilt with forged slugs, ported stock heads, and a Mopar Performance 238/238-at-.050 hydraulic flat-tappet cam. The motor included a freshly rebuilt TorqueFlite 727 trans and a matching converter, all for $5,000.
On the chassis side of the equation, although tubular K-members and four-links have become the norm in the g-Machine scene, Brent needed a more frugal alternative. As such, just like in the early days of Pro Touring, he enhanced the stock hardware that was already there instead of replacing it outright, and dipped into the factory Mopar parts bin as well. "Up front, I built custom gussets to stiffen up the K-member, and custom reinforcement plates for the lower control arms. I also built some custom torque boxes, and custom subframe connectors," he says. "Since Hemis and 440s weigh about the same, I installed torsion bars out of a factory Hemi car and cranked down on them to get the stance just right. In the back of the car, I tried running Hemi leaf springs, but it sat too high, so I put the stock leaves back on and used spacers to lower the ride height. I also replaced all the old rubber bushings with urethane units. Ultimately, I didn't cheap out. I just figured out a way to make the stock suspension perform as well as it can while staying on budget."
At the end of the day, Brent has built himself a tool that suits the task at hand, which is a refreshing change from high-buck cars built with fancy doodads that they'll never fully utilize. Far too often, the Pro in Pro Touring refers to a car that's been professionally built, but as far as Brent's Challenger is concerned, it stands for "Practical," as in Practical Touring. "I don't have any desire to take my car out to the track, so I just built something that I could drive around town in comfort without worrying about it breaking down. I'm really proud of the stuff that I built myself, like the subframe connectors and torque boxes, which was the only way I was able to build a car like this on a budget," he says. That pride is well earned, Brent, because if more hot rodders took a similar approach to building Pro Touring machines, the trend would be a lot less "pro" and a lot more practical.
By The Numbers
1970 Dodge Challenger
Brent Perez, 40 • Leander, TX
Type: Chrysler 446ci big-block
Block: factory Chrysler bored to 4.350 inches
Oiling: Melling high-volume oil pump, Milodon pan
Rotating assembly: stock 3.750-inch steel crank and rods; Speed-Pro 9.5:1 forged pistons
Cylinder Heads: ported factory "906" iron castings with 2.14/1.81-inch valves
Camshaft: Mopar Performance 238/238-at-.050 hydraulic flat-tappet cam, .505/.505-inch lift; 110-degree LSA
Valvetrain: Mopar Performance rocker arms, Cloyes timing set, Crane springs, retainers, locks
Induction: Edelbrock Performer dual-plane intake manifold and Thunder AVS 800-cfm carburetor
Ignition: FBO distributor and coil, Taylor plug wires
Fuel system: stock tank, Carter Super Street HV mechanical pump
Exhaust: Schumacher 2-inch headers, custom X-pipe, dual 2.5-inch MagnaFlow mufflers
Cooling: Mopar Performance pump and stock radiator
Built by: Mullens Machine (Houston)
Transmission: Chrysler TorqueFlite 727 trans, TCI 3,400-stall converter
Rear axle: Chrysler 8¾-inch rearend with 33-spline axles, 3.70:1 gears, and limited-slip differential
Front suspension: QA1 tubular control arms, stock Hemi sway bar, KYB shocks, reinforced K-member, stock Hemi torsion bar
Rear suspension: stock leaf springs, KYB shocks, custom subframe connectors, reinforced torque boxes
Brakes: Wilwood 11-inch discs with six-piston calipers, front; 10.75-inch discs with four-piston calipers, rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Centerline Laser 18x8 (5-inch backspace), front; 20x10 (5.25-inch backspace), rear
Tires: Nitto 555 245/40R18, front; 275/35R20, rear


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I do not know if there are any other caches as well, not affected by this.
It's just a shot in the wild, but I would guess that you can switch off the caching with appropriate values to the corresponding system options:
It's hard to say whether playing with these will in fact give more reliable results, I could well imagine that some stuff just gets very slow. But it's probably worth a try.
A completeley different approach that I have used before is to ensure that there is nothing that can be cached, which often but not always is possible. One way is to achieve this is to use some randomness in the code you want to test, see e.g. my answer to this question.
When experimenting with Mathematica's caching, sometimes it can be clearer to look at memory usage rather than timing. When looking at individual functions, Mathematica is able to measure memory much more accurately than timing. The are a number of reasons why timing accuracy is off, such as the system clock resolution and fluctuations in the system use while testing. For more of an example check out the answer to this question.
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As a bit of a personal project im wanting to create a very lightweight desktop environment with something like fluxbox.
As a start point im wanting to use something like a lightweight version of ubuntu - Ubuntu but without the gui and only the most limited set o f applications, and then move from there. Is there anywhere i get something like this?
Or alternatively am i best just to download Debian and then add the ubuntu repositories to the sources list so i can still the best bits of ubuntu software?
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To clear up any confusion - im looking for minimal install that contains only the bare minimum ubuntu needs to operate as a distinct distribution. I.e as few applications and auxiliary libraries as possible. From there i want to add these manually myself.
I am aware that you could argue that the applications and libraries are what make ubuntu ubuntu - to an extent i agree. What i want to do is make use of the ubuntu infrastructure and repositories, whilst still coming up with something of my own creation.


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(OAK HARBOR, Wash.)-Columbia College-Whidbey Island awarded a $500 scholarship to Paulette Ferris of Oak Harbor in honor of Frank S. Westling. Westling was a former dean of the college's Extended Studies Division, which serves adult learners and military personnel nationwide.
Ferris is a senior business administration major. She served as a mechanic in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and has volunteered as a financial counselor, moral recreation activity director, sexual assault advocate and teacher's aid.
The scholarship was awarded to one student at most of Columbia College's 30 nationwide campuses. To qualify for the Westling scholarship, applicants had to:
- Complete a scholarship application
- Pursue degree completion with Columbia College
- Have a minimum Columbia College GPA of 3.0
- Have residency of at least 15 hours with Columbia College
- Have a history of leadership and service to their community, school or country
- Write a 400-500 word essay on their achievements and career goals
"Columbia College is proud to offer this scholarship to students at our extended campuses," said Mike Randerson, Columbia College vice president for Adult Higher Education. "Frank Westling was instrumental in establishing the Extended Studies Division to serve working adults and military personnel, and he would be pleased to know the scholarship is helping fulfill the educational goals of students around the country."
Prior to joining the college, Westling served in the U.S. Army for 31 years and retired as a colonel. He was a highly decorated infantry soldier and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star.
The Westling Scholarship is a nonrenewable scholarship and will be awarded to a new student each year.
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The Elusive Undefeated Season
It's Been 37 Years Since Indiana Ran the College Basketball Table; Could This Be the Year?
It doesn't take multivariable calculus to understand that winning every game in any sport is really, really hard. The last Super Bowl champion without a loss was the 1972 Miami Dolphins. In other pro leagues, the feat is virtually impossible. Even the robotics program Nick Saban disguises as Alabama's football team lost en route to each of its last two BCS titles.
But the holiest grail in sports is an undefeated season in college basketball. And what makes it so is that the game itself, now more than ever, conspires against perfection.
It has been 37 years since Indiana became Division I's last undefeated team and 21 years since UNLV took a perfect record into the NCAA tournament. Out of 347 teams, only No. 1-ranked Duke, No. 2 Michigan, No. 4 Arizona and unranked Wyoming remain perfect—and they barely have hit the road. Duke visits dangerous North Carolina State on Saturday; Michigan is at rival Ohio State on Sunday.
Perfection is a cruel business in college basketball because it seems just attainable enough that some haven't stopped chasing it. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski recently said his 2011 team starring Kyrie Irving, now with the Cleveland Cavaliers, could have "maybe run the table" before Irving suffered a toe injury in December. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said the Orange had a "legitimate shot" at it last season until "circumstances interfered" in the form of player suspensions.
John Calipari wasn't as subtle. As soon he won his first national championship last season, the Kentucky coach announced he had already set his sights on a new goal. "I would like to coach an undefeated team before I'm done with this," he said.
Most teams are more realistic. At a preseason dinner with season-ticket holders, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey delivered some bad news to his most loyal fans. "By the way," he said, "we ain't going undefeated." Notre Dame, now ranked 17th, lost their third game of the season.
Just seven teams in college-basketball history won the NCAA tournament without losing a game along the way. Bill Russell did it with San Francisco in 1956. North Carolina beat Wilt Chamberlain's Kansas for an unbeaten season in 1957. Under coach John Wooden, UCLA did it four times between 1964 and 1973.
Why hasn't it been done since Indiana in 1976? There are several culprits, the clearest of which is the three-point shot. No team has gone undefeated since its introduction to college basketball in the 1987 season, and of the 10 longest winning streaks of all time, none are from the last 20 years. The three-pointer is the sport's great equalizer, enabling upsets when underdogs get hot and making it harder for favorites to protect leads.
But the three-pointer isn't the only rules change working against wannabe unbeatens. The 1986 season brought the shot clock, which prevented superior teams from playing stall ball. The reduction of scholarships from 15 to 13 created more parity between the sport's blue bloods and arrivistes. The season is also longer now, meaning there are more opportunities to lose. UCLA's undefeated teams won 30 games. The magic number for Duke and Michigan this season is 40.
The lure of the NBA hasn't helped, either. Until 1971, players weren't permitted to declare early for the NBA draft. In 2006, the NBA required players to be at least 19 and a year removed from high school before they could be eligible for the draft. The result is that the best recruits often enroll in college for just one season. "College basketball has become like a pond that has been systematically overfished," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said. "We restock it every year with freshmen, but the overall quality of the game is in large measure determined by the quality of the freshman class."
The problem is that coaches believe it takes old guys to go undefeated. Bob Knight's team in 1976, for example, started four seniors and one junior. "I'd be shocked if someone would keep enough veterans together," Boeheim said.
Then there's the Wyoming conundrum. The Cowboys' three top scorers are seniors, but to go undefeated they eventually will have to compete against the kings of college basketball, who annually land recruits who are well out of Wyoming's league. "We've got some pretty good guys who play a pretty good brand of basketball," Cowboys coach Larry Shyatt said. "But I'd consider us more in the category of the have-nots than the haves."
A handful of teams over the last decade nearly tasted perfection. In 2004, St. Joseph's had its unblemished record ruined in its conference tournament. The next year, Illinois's first loss came on a last-second three-pointer by Ohio State in the Fighting Illini's final regular-season game. In 2008, Memphis—then coached by Calipari—made it 26 games, the longest streak of the last seven seasons.
Yet another complicating factor has come along since then: social media. Four decades ago at Indiana, Knight built a "cocoon" that insulated his players from national media attention, said Quinn Buckner, a former Knight player turned broadcaster. Now, he added, the pressure builds every time a player watches television or checks Twitter. "Unless they take your mobile device," he said, "the things that are being said about you and your team cannot be kept from you."
This season, of the four unbeaten teams, No. 1 Duke is the best bet to remain so. It's also a lousy bet: The Blue Devils have about a 9% chance of making it through the regular season undefeated, according to basketball stats site kenpom.com. Krzyzewski certainly isn't banking on it. For a team to go undefeated, he said, it needs mega-talented players who can win on off nights. "I don't think that's our team this year," he said.
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for debugging why my router wasn't connecting to pppoe i've tried to connect via the pc, it worked, then i started wireshark just to see what was going on, and i've seen that i can read all the PADI packets from ISP's other clients, now i'm thinking, is that a security problem? Can another user respond with a PADO packet and complete a pppoe session acting as gateway and maybe also sniffing pppoe credentials?
I remember an Article on the German news site heise.de which described a similar vulnerability at a German DSL provider:
The problem in that case was, that not only all the PPPoE packets were visible, but all packets. So if connected directly to a Windows computer, Windows would autoconfigure a private ip-address in the 184.108.40.206/8 range. Furthermore since this is another interface, Firewall rules for the internet-connection were not applied, exposing the Windows Network file and printer sharing.
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Other members of the court were also named, including Princess BreAnne King and Duchess Kelsey Snokhous.
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The phrase "it's no skin off my nose/teeth" is generally used to mean that something isn't much of a risk/concern. But where does it come from? Specifically with respect to teeth. What is tooth skin?
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"No skin off my teeth" is not an expression in the UK. Apparently it does exist in the US where it means "no skin off my nose".
Saying "X is no skin off my nose" means that X occurring won't affect you in a positive or negative manner, the outcome will be neutral to you. The phrase is explained by phrase finder as being of boxing origin. I assume because boxers' noses are the body part most prone to damage.
As James McLeod points out "skin of my teeth" means only just or barely. This question addresses its origin.
This Ngram suggests no skin off my nose is more common and originated around 1930, and no skin off my teeth around 1940.
Modern proverbs and proverbial sayings from 1989 gives the following:
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. gives geographical usage:
No skin off my nose
The earliest "no skin off my nose" I found in Google Books is from a 1910 The Cosmopolitan: Volume 49:
And a 1910 The Saturday Evening Post: Volume 183, Issue 2:
Earlier than this, losing the skin off your nose would happen after a long, tough journey in the sun, or from the intense frost of a cold journey.
No skin off my teeth
Answers to another question here at EL&U suggest the -teeth phrase is a combination of
The earliest "no skin off my teeth" I found in Google Books is from a 1938 The Atlantic monthly: Volume 162:
I'm from the American South, where "no skin off my teeth" is a common phrase. It may be a mixed metaphor, as others have stated; however, it makes sense in that your teeth have no skin and therefore "losing" this nonexistent skin would have no consequence--as in, you can't lose what you don't have. At least that's how I always reasoned it when I would hear the phrase as a youngster.
Looked at in that way, it actually makes more sense than "no skin off my nose." Many Southern Americans have pure British lineage. Perhaps the modern usage in Britain is the mixed metaphor, and the Southern American usage is the same as it was passed down from Colonial Americans? This is all just conjecture on my part. But think about it. It makes sense.
The phrase "skin of my teeth" is from the Bible, Job 19:20.
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Family History Research: Steps to a Successful Interview
Steps 1-13Brought to you in association with The Ellis Island Foundation.
In normal conversation, both people talk. Ideas are exchanged. Each person contributes information. The talk flows in unpredictable ways.
Interviews are a little different. One person (you) has a goal. You want to obtain information from another person (let's call him or her "the talker"). You want the talker to feel comfortable, but you need to direct the conversation to the points you are interested in.
You also have to be flexible. Sometimes an unexpected topic can turn out to be wonderful. Other times, you'll need to lead your talker back to the main point without hurting his or her feelings. This can be difficult, but you will become better at it as you go along practice will make you skilled. Be patient with yourself and expect some mistakes. To make things easier, keep these steps in mind:
Step 1: Before you interview anyone, give advance warning. Explain what you want to do, why you want to do it, and why this person is important to you and your research. Here's one approach:
Dear Aunt Jesse:
I'm working on a history of our family, and it would be very helpful if I could sit down and talk with you. I'm particularly interested in your memories of my great-grandparents (your mother and father) and the family's early years in Minnesota.
I'd also love to look at any old photographs or documents you have from the early days.
I won't need much more than an hour of your time, and would like to hold our talk at your home. Any weekend day would be fine. Can you let me know a date that is convenient for you?
Thanks so much for your help.
By writing this letter, you've given your relative a chance to start thinking about the topics you're interested in, and you may have even jogged her memory. Of course, not all your relatives will be close by, and your arrangements may be more difficult than "any weekend day." That just makes your writing and planning even more important.
Step 2: Prepare for your interview. Find out whatever you can about this relative before the interview. Where does she fit into the family? What documents might she have? What other genealogical jewels might she have? Gather as much information as you can ahead of time about her relationship to everyone in your family. Your parents can probably help you with this.
Step 3: Think out your questions beforehand. Interviewing requires structure. Write your questions on a sheet of paper, organized by subject. One easy way to organize what you want to ask is by years: Start with your relative's earliest years, and then move on from there.
Step 4: If at all possible, bring a tape recorder. A small recorder usually doesn't disturb anyone, and it catches every bit of information, including the way your talkers sound and exactly how they answer questions. If you don't have a tape recorder, ask your parents if you can borrow or even rent one.
Step 5: In any case, bring a notebook and pen. Even if you have a tape recorder, always take handwritten notes. Recorders have been known to break down.
During the interview, write down names and dates, and double-check them with your subject. Facts are important, but the most important information your talkers offer are their stories. Try to capture the way they talk, and their colorful expressions: "That ship was rolling on the ocean like a marble in your hand."
There's another good reason to bring pen and paper with you. You won't have to interrupt when you think of a question; just write a note to yourself so you'll remember to ask it at an appropriate time.
Step 6: Start with easy, friendly questions. Leave the more difficult or emotional material for later in the interview, after you've had time to gain your talker's trust. If things aren't going well, you may want to save those questions for another time.
It's also a good idea to begin with questions about the person you're interviewing. You may be most interested in a great-grandfather if he is the missing link in your Pedigree Chart.
But first get some background information about your talker your aunt, for
example. This serves two purposes. First, it lets her know she's important
to you and that you care about her; second, it may reveal some other
information you'd never have known about otherwise.
Also, when asking for dates, relate them to your talker. "How old were you when Uncle Bill died?" is often a better way of discovering when the event happened than simply asking, "What year did Uncle Bill die?"
Step 7: Bring family photographs with you, and use them during the interview. Look for photos, artwork, or documents that will help jog your subject's memory. Bring the pictures out and ask your talker to describe what's going on. "Do you remember when this was taken? Who are the people? What was the occasion? Who do you think took the picture?" You may be amazed at how much detail Aunt Jesse will see in a photograph.
Step 8: Don't be afraid of silence. You might feel uneasy and want to rush in with another question when your talker stops speaking. Don't. Silence is an important part of interviewing, and it can sometimes lead to very interesting results. Because people find silence uncomfortable, they often try to fill it if you don't and in doing so, they may say something you might not have heard otherwise.
Sometimes silence is also necessary for gathering thoughts. Don't forget you are asking your subjects to think back on things they may not have considered in years. Calling up these memories may spark other thoughts, too. Allow your subject time to ponder. You may be thrilled with what he or she remembers.
Step 9: Be ready to ask the same question a few different ways. People don't know how much they know, and rephrasing a question can give you more information. This happens all the time. "I don't know," a relative will tell you, sometimes impatiently. They do know they just don't know that they know. The most common version of this is when an interviewer asks,"What was your father's mother's name?" The relative answers, "I never knew her. I don't know." But a few minutes later, in response to "Whom were you named after?" this answer comes: "My father's mother."
Try to find a couple of ways to ask important questions. You never can be sure what you will learn.
Step 10: Ask to see any family treasures your relatives own. When your talkers bring out an heirloom, ask them to describe what you're looking at. What is it? How was it used? Who made it? Who gave it to them? Ask if there are any stories connected with it, or any documents.
Step 11: Be sensitive to what you discover. Sometimes people become emotional talking about the past. They may remember relatives long dead, or forgotten tragedies. If your talker is upset by a memory, either remain silent, or quietly ask, "Is it all right if we talk some more about this? Or would you rather not?" People frequently feel better when they talk about sad things; you should gently give your relative the choice of whether to go on.
Step 12: Try not to interrupt. If your talker strays from the subject, let him or her finish the story and then say, "Let's get back to Uncle Moe," or, "You said something earlier about. . ." Not interrupting makes the conversation friendlier, and may lead you to something you didn't expect.
Step 13: Ask for songs, poems, unusual memories. You may discover something wonderful when you ask your subject if she recalls the rhymes she used to recite while jumping rope as a little girl, or the hymns she sang in church. Probe a little here ask about childhood games and memories, smells and tastes and sounds. Although you are the expert when it comes to your family and probably know what questions to ask, here are a few suggestions:
Home and community life. "What do you remember about the house you lived
in? How many bedrooms did it have? Where did most of the family
activities go on? What was the neighborhood (village) like? What kind of
people lived there? What did you do for fun? Who else lived in the
neighborhood (village, etc.)? What kinds of activities went on there?"
Personalities and relationships. "Tell me about your parents: What kind of people were they? What was most important to them? Did they have a good marriage? What do you remember most vividly about them? What was your relationship like with your mother/father/sister/brother?"
Economic conditions. "How did the family earn money? Who worked? How did your family compare to others in the neighborhood richer or poorer or in the middle? Who handled the family finances? Were there any major economic setbacks? Were there any big successes? What kinds of things did the family spend money on?"
Family characteristics. "Were there a lot of people in the family who resembled each other? What were the most outstanding family characteristics? Are there any diseases that run in the family? Any physical oddities? Was anyone in our family famous or notorious? Was there a 'black sheep' in the family? Do you remember any big family celebration or event, or a crisis in the family?"
Questions that explore the links between family members can turn up wonderful anecdotes. Be sure to ask about family "characters," and try to get a sense of how they were received within the family.
Family facts. You will always be trying to fill in the blanks on your Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheets. Show your subject the charts and ask: "After whom were you named? Do you know the names of your parents' parents? Do you know anyone who would know more than you do about that branch of the family? Where are members of our family buried? Is there a family burial plot? What did great-grandma, etc., die of?"
Life in the Old Country and the trip over (for immigrants). "Tell me why you came to America. Did any member of the family come to America before you? Who, when, and why did they? What did you do when you came here? What kind of work did you do in the Old Country? What did you do for entertainment in the Old Country? Do you remember anything about your trip to America?"
If you are lucky enough to have relatives who remember their immigration, question them carefully. There's a lot of richness and family history in those memories.
Your interview should not last more than about an hour. People do best when they are not tired. If you think there's more to talk about, schedule another interview. That will give you time to review your notes and consider any other questions you might want to ask. It will also give your relative time to remember more things.
After you've done the interviewing, your hardest, most important work lies ahead. You have to go through the information and analyze it. What have you learned? Did you discover any new relatives, or find out about something worth following up? How accurate is what you have learned?
If you recorded the interview, transcribe it that is, write or type up the important things your talker told you. Review the information. Take out your Family Group Sheets and see if you can add to any of them. Maybe you'll have the name of a third son in a family you've never heard of, or the address of a home that your grandparents lived in. Write everything in its appropriate place, and be sure to indicate where the information came from.
There's one last, very important step: thanking your talkers. They have been generous with their time, energy, and memories. Sending them a thank-you note and a copy of the interview (for corrections and additions) is a way to show that you value what they've shared.
Excerpted from Do People Grow On Family Trees? Copyright 1991 by Ira Wolfman and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Used by permission of Workman Publishing Co., Inc., New York. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or stored in a database or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
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Pope Benedict XVI recently announced his resignation. What other Popes have abdicated in the past? The media keep pointing to Gregory XII, but it is my understanding that he was deposed by the Council of Constance (involuntarily).
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Gregory XII resigned by proxy at the Council of Constance. He had appointed Cardinal Giovanni Dominici of Ragusa and Carlo Malatesta to represent him, and Malatesta announced the resignation which was accepted by the Council. That Council deposed Antipope John XXIII and excommunicated Antipope Benedict XIII. Gregory's resignation was necessary to end the Western Schism, and was probably at the request of the Council. However, he was not deposed by the Council of Constance.
Martin V was consecrated Pope a month or so after the death of Gregory XII, who lived two years after his abdication. The sede vacante period was quite lengthy.
Pope Celestine V ruled that a pope had the right to resign the papacy, and he did so after only seven months in office in 1294. In the early church, Pope Pontian resigned in 235 after being exiled to the salt mines of Sardinia. Other popes who abdicated are John XVIII in 1009 and Benedict IX in 1045, together with Benedict XVI in 2013.
In addition to the above, the Catholic Encyclopedia also lists Pope Gregory VI who was held to have procured Benedict IX's resignation and was persuaded to resign to avoid accusations of simony.
There are also the doubtful cases of Marcellinus and Liberius; and the non-resignation of Pius VII — he had signed a deed of resignation which would only take effect if he were to be imprisoned in France during his trip there for the coronation of Napoleon in 1804.
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The 5 Most Insane Alternate Reality Games
#2. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence -- The Beast
Via Impawards.com
It's hard to imagine now, but back in 2001 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence was one of the most anticipated films ever. It was a long-awaited Stanley Kubrick project that had been handed off to one Steven Spielberg, at a time when a big-budget sci-fi Spielberg film could still get fans worked into a frenzy. Then you had an insane and groundbreaking marketing campaign. Let's just say that every other ARG mentioned in this list wouldn't exist if it weren't for this one.
It all started when people noticed something unsettling about the film's trailer (other than Haley Joel Osment). Check out the credits at the end, at around 1:14:
Look for the name Jeanine Salla. Since when is "Sentient Machine Therapist" a film industry job? This wasn't a typo or anything like that: the exact same credit could be found in the small writing of the movie's poster:
Because everyone reads that stuff.
Turns out Jeanine Salla was a character in one of the first alternate reality games ever -- and anyone who typed her name into a search engine was taking part in it, whether they knew it or not. A simple Google search led to Jeanine's biography at the website of the fictional university where she worked, as well as the incredibly detailed personal sites of some of her family members and friends. Her bio also contained her phone number and email, and those curious enough to call her (perhaps hoping to schedule some therapy sessions for their vacuum cleaner) heard a message revealing that her friend Evan Chan had recently died in a boating accident aboard an AI-enhanced vessel.
Wait, first a robot therapist and now an AI boat? Oh, right: this whole thing takes place in the year 2142, in the same universe as the movie.
It was hard to tell the difference.
The player was able to follow a series of clues hinting that Evan Chan was actually murdered -- one website described him as a "superb swimmer" and "excellent sailor," and another had evidence of his torrid affair with a sexbot. Also, the phrase "EVAN CHAN WAS MURDERED" was actually hidden on the backs of the promotional posters, so there's that. But Evan was just the beginning: The entire game spanned more than 30 websites featuring characters like anti-robot activists, rogue AI trackers and robot sympathizers. Players who entered their phone and fax numbers into these sites would then receive calls saying stuff like:
"Good evening, meat. The year is 2142, and we are done with you. When the Mann Act passes, and the machines take over, we'll be watching. People like you are the easiest to track down. When the machines take over, our brave soldiers will delete you."
"Darling, I think it's for you."
The best part? Since nothing like this had been done before, the game was actually being created at the same time as the incredibly devoted community of players explored it, which meant that the developers were able to incorporate many of their actions into the changing plotline. The whole thing reached a climax when players were invited to Anti-Robot Militia rallies in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, where they were handed robo-phobic leaflets and bandannas. Since not every player could attend/was willing to leave the house, the developers created puzzles that could only be solved by rally members cooperating with those online, like keywords being shouted by rally leaders or an email address being found on a bathroom mirror.
The game lasted three months and was played by over 3 million people, ending when news broke of the passing of legislation that recognized the civil rights of robots, which is great news for social equality but not so much for humans. Finally, the creators "broke character" (which is unusual for an ARG) to send a thank-you email to everyone who played the game.
Oh ... well, shit.
#1. The Dark Knight -- The Dark Knight ARG
Perhaps the most unusual thing about the massive The Dark Knight viral marketing campaign is that the film didn't need viral marketing. This is a movie about Batman and the Joker. Even if it had no advertising at all, it still would have become one of the highest-grossing films of all time (Harry Potter be damned). This didn't stop them from creating the most extensive and insane ARG ever made.
"My primary motivation as a filmmaker? I'd have to say 'fucking with people.'"
The game took off with a bang when, during the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, people found "Jokerized" $1 bills that led them to whysoserious.com, a page advertising jobs for Joker henchmen. Those eager to be repeatedly punched by costumed vigilantes and/or murdered by their own boss were instructed to be at a certain spot near the convention center at 10:00 a.m. the next day. Upon going there at the allotted time, players discovered a phone number ... written in the sky.
"Don't call that, dude -- it's probably Goatse."
Calling the number prompted a recording of a whimpering man being forced to read instructions for what came next: a scavenger hunt. The fans at Comic-Con were then painted with Joker makeup and sent off to find clues throughout San Diego, having to cooperate with those online in order to solve additional puzzles at the website. At the end of the day, the online players were rewarded with the first ever trailer for The Dark Knight, while back in the real world one lucky winner was selected to be taken away by mobsters and "killed" in place of the Joker.
But wait, why would the mob want to kill the Joker? Because the game took place before the events of The Dark Knight and right after Batman Begins, bridging the gap between the two movies by showing events like the rise of the Joker, Harvey Dent's campaign for District Attorney and Jim Gordon's attempts to weed out the bad elements in Gotham's police department. Players took on the role of the Joker's lackeys, whose jobs basically consisted of finding clues and solving intricate puzzles.
One scavenger hunt told players to go out and take pictures of themselves dressed as the Joker while standing near a famous world monument, or to send the ones they already had, if they were lunatics. Those who submitted pictures were later mailed actual copies of a Gotham City newspaper, which revealed a dozen more fake websites within its pages. Another time, the Joker sent the players to 22 different bakeries all over the country to pick up cakes that had cellphones stuffed inside them. Why? Because he's the Joker, that's why. This went on for over a year, by the way, and each puzzle would change the website in some way or reveal a new bit of information about the film.
Via batman.wikibruce.com
Like the fact that the people who made it were out of their goddamned minds.
Just when it looked like the ARG was going to be entirely devoted to the Joker, one puzzle that involved hacking a website was intercepted by Lieutenant Gordon, who coerced the players into cooperating with the police. These players were then commissioned to participate in a secret operation to track down 30 corrupt cops -- apparently they missed a few, though, because a corrupt cop working with Gordon was actually a huge plot point in The Dark Knight. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent was elected District Attorney with the help of the players who joined his campaign, but we imagine that this part of the game was slightly less exciting than the Joker henchman/police informant side.
Via Toysrevil.blogspot.com
"We can pretend to be people who give a shit about politics!"
The game ended when, a week before the movie's release, every single site involved in the ARG was vandalized by the Joker and his mad hacker skills. One final puzzle revealed a website that allowed players to receive free tickets to early IMAX screenings of The Dark Knight on a first come-first served basis, while those with Joker cellphones were personally invited through their emails. At this point the players must have been completely surprised to find out that the movie was actually about some dude named "Batman" or something.
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Jack A. Crockford (1923 - 2011)
- Father of the Georgia Deer Restoration Program
- Developer of the World-Famous "Cap-Chur Gun"
Jack Crockford, director of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission during the 1970s and widely recognized as the father of Georgia's white-tailed deer restoration program during the 1950s and '60s, passed away on June 16, 2011 at the age of 88. Crockford was probably best known for having developed the world-famous "Cap-Chur gun" for tranquilizing white-tailed deer and other wild animals during the 1950s.
Born in southern Michigan in 1923, Crockford grew up during the depression. He attended Michigan State University in 1941 but left college in late 1942 to join the Army Air Corps. Crockford earned his wings a year later shipped off to Burma.
He served in the China-Burma-India theater for over a year, flying 423 combat missions, totaling 795 combat hours, many of which were over the famed "hump" (of the Himalayans) into China. He flew supplies into several key battle areas in the former Burma and flew wounded British soldiers back out, often operating in and out of virtually unimproved and short landing strips in very challenging weather conditions. Unarmed in his C-46 cargo plane, he dodged Japanese Zeroes on numerous occasions by hiding in cloud cover. He received several medals and citations for his war service, among them the Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He was a member of the Burma Star Association and the Hump Pilots Association.
After his separation from the service in February 1946, Crockford re-entered Michigan State. He graduated in late 1947 with a BS degree in wildlife biology, one of the first ever issued in the U.S. Within a week, he interviewed for a job with the Georgia Game and Fish Commission as a field biologist. He was hired on the spot by then Game and Fish Commission Director Charlie Elliott (who later became a nationally prominent writer for Outdoor Life Magazine).
Recognizing the potential to reestablish the badly depleted white-tailed deer herd across the state, Crockford pushed hard to establish a statewide deer restoration program. That program was initiated in 1950. Live-trapping operations began in the mountains and on several of Georgia's privately owned coastal islands where deer numbers were high. Flying a state-owned Cessna 180, Crockford frequently made runs from one island to another, often landing on the beach at low tide and sleeping in the woods.
In 1952 Crockford began work on an idea to develop a dart gun that could be used for capturing deer. After months of trial and error, and progressing from a blow gun to a home-built surgical tubing actuated air gun, he successfully modified a commercial air rifle and developed a primitive dart. After many more months of work, he developed a more sophisticated dart that became widely known as the "flying syringe." Associates at the University of Georgia were instrumental in developing a suitable drug that would tranquilize deer without killing them. Once perfected, Crockford's "Cap-Chur" gun quickly gained international attention. Wildlife agencies across the world requested rifles that would tranquilize elephants, wild cattle and other large animals. Crockford's world-famous Cap-Chur gun is still a primary means of taking wild animals alive. (Side note: There is a great article on the QDMA website by Duncan Dobie titled "The Man Who Shot 1,000 Deer With an Air Rifle" about the development of the Cap-Chur gun - worth a read if you have the time).
Crockford went on to become director of Game and Fish (now the Department of Natural Resources) under Governor Jimmy Carter in 1971. He retired as Director in 1978. While Jack accomplished many great things during his career, the two greatest accomplishments were the invention of the tranquilizer dart gun and the reestablishment of the white tail deer herd in Georgia. These two feats have resulted in many wildlife management and conservation awards, and praise from not only Georgians, but also from persons and organizations throughout the world. During his career, Jack served state, regional, national and international fish and wildlife interests, holding high office in all, and maintaining memberships in a wide range of outdoor associations and clubs. To show their appreciation to Jack for his tremendous contributions in Georgia, the Board of Natural Resources dedicated and named a large game refuge near LaFayette in his honor, the Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area.
Crockford was also well-known as a fine craftsman and engraver who built hundreds of knives and nearly 100 percussion and flintlock muzzle loading rifles during his lifetime (One of his flintlock rifles hung proudly in the oval office when President Jimmy Carter occupied the office).
In 1948, Crockford married his college sweetheart, the former Eleanor ("Fio") Marie Fiorillo. He is survived by his wife Fio, son Bill and his wife Amanda, daughter Gloria ("Babe") and friend Rick Walker, and "grandchildren" Allison Ratajczak, Meghann Riepenhoff, and William & Stephanie Hass. Services will be held at 4pm, Thursday, 21 July, at Ansley Golf Club, 196 Montgomery Ferry Dr, Atlanta, GA 30309.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jack's name to any of the following three organizations:
Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Dr, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
US Air Force Academy, 3116 Academy Dr, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO, 80840
Piedmont Hospital, 1968 Peachtree Rd, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309


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This is more the price I was expecting to see in the lead up to the holidays. If this were USB 3.0, I'd be in for one. Otherwise I will wait.
This external drive uses this hard drive inside of it:
Which is currently listed on Amazon for $79.95.
If you want a 1.5tb drive strictly as a secondary or for a media server, this is a decent deal these days. Just pull the drive out of the case.
If you are planning on using this as an external backup, I would recommend you stick with USB 3.0 (Assuming your motherboard supports it). To backup 1.5tb via USB 2.0 is way too slow.
Temporarily out of stock at amazon with the 69.99 price.
buy.com is great because if you get or choose Free Shipping there, they ship right away and you usually get it in 2 days from ordering. Amazon, for contrast, seems to hold a Free Shipping order for 10 days before they even ship, then you get it in 2 days after they ship, unless you have their "Prime". (Sorry, woot.)
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At long last, Beacon Hill has made good on the promise that's been made for decades, but never delivered. This week, the House and Senate approved a strong, comprehensive transportation bond bill that not only gets South Coast Rail on the right track with a $2.3 billion infusion of funds, but equitably enhances transportation infrastructure throughout the commonwealth.
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Once signed by Gov. Deval Patrick, the measure is expected to unleash 130 Massachusetts Department of Transportation projects, resulting in an immediate economic stimulus.
The bill also authorizes funding for the next fiscal year to the Chapter 90 road repairs program, which goes directly to cities and towns. Now that the transportation plan has been approved, taxpayers face the unpopular task of paying for it.
While the transportation bill funds capital improvement projects — including rail, roads, sidewalks, bridges and bike paths — to better connect the commonwealth, the final bill held off on the Senate's more ambitious five-year authorization of the Chapter 90 program due to the uncertain fate of gas tax revenues.
That decision revealed a fracture in the Bristol County delegation that had united in bipartisan support behind South Coast Rail and the transportation bill, related to the best way to pay for it. State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, R-Taunton, has been a leader of the movement to repeal the controversial law indexing the state's gas tax to the rate of inflation.
Rep. William Straus, D-Mattapoisett, who was the chief House negotiator reconciling the House and Senate versions, said the uncertainty related to the potential repeal of the law by voters in November forced lawmakers to hold back on the five-year Chapter 90 funding in place of a one-year authorization.
Straus seemed to take a shot at Republican House members, like O'Connell, who support the transportation bill, but oppose the inflation-tied gas as a means of paying for it. "Paying for capital assets is not as much fun as spending for them," he said. O'Connell, meanwhile, has argued that if state transportation dollars were spent more efficiently, such a measure — which is expected to provide $2 billion in revenue to help pay off the bond bill if it remains in place — would not be necessary.
Despite the expected ideological differences about the best way to pay off the significant debt the massive spending bill authorizes, it was good to see nearly unanimous legislative support of the transportation bond bill. Now officials have a responsibility to find the proper balance of smarter spending and new revenue streams to offset the new debt.
Page 2 of 2 - The transportation financing plan will connect every region of the state — including the long-neglected SouthCoast — with the jobs and opportunity that has blessed Greater Boston, while reducing congestion on the commonwealth's roads.
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15 Apr 2008 12:16 AM #1
Hi everyone.
I'm currently developing a quite large application that needs a way to let the end-user customize it's workspace according to their needs. So I'm writing this extension to allow a user to drag out of a TabPanel a tab, let him float as a window or drop it to another tab panel.
Many changes and improvements:
- Rewritten Ext.ux.DockPanel. Now it's a plugin: Ext.ux.DockPanelPlugin. This way you can add it to every Ext.Panel extension.
- now, when docked, the panel is added directly to the container (fixed a problem with ext 2.0 about unregister some Ext.TabPanel events. This fix is no longer needed with Ext 2.1)
- Refactored about everything to make easier to write plugins for other containers like Panels with Accordion Layout (working on it)
- tab reordering
- dockOnly config option: a dockOnly:true dock panel can't float as a window.
- closable config option support
- Now a dock panel can be added directly to a valid container in the layout config
PHP Code:
new Ext.TabPanel({
frame: false,
style: 'border:1px',
items: [new Ext.Panel({
id: 'dockonly',
title: 'dockonly',
html: 'dockonly: true',
border: false,
header: false,
dockonly: true,
plugins: [new Ext.ux.DockPanelPlugin({
width: 300,
height: 350,
ddGroup: 'dock-panels'
plugins: [
new Ext.ux.DockTabPanelPlugin({ddGroup: 'dock-panels', highlightOnDrag:false})
- Fixed a bug related to dragging the window
- Many changes on DragDrop object
- Added support for the window constrain and constrainHeader options
- Added dockLabel config option in Ext.ux.DockTabPanel plugin so you can choose what will be written in the ghost tab. 'title' will display the title panel. Else the dockLabel. default: ' '
- Ext.ux.DockContainer: Ext.ux.DockTabPanel plugin now extends the abstract class Ext.ux.DockContainer
- Ext.ux.DockContainer.defaults to set standard config options for all dock containers
- Ext.ux.DockPanel.defaults to set standard config options for all dock panels
- Fixed some other bugs
Added 2 config options (see south-west region in demo):
- maskText (eg: 'drop here'): if set in a DockTabPanel () will mask the TabPanel on enter
- hideOnEnter: if set on a DockPanel hides the window on enter a valid drop zone
After investigating Animal suggestion I decided to not use a proxy to undock the panel only after drop in a valid DropTarget. For each DockPanel I create only a window: hidden when the panel is docked. And using a proxy I have to handle different possible ownerCt: Undocking the panel immediately, ownerCt is the window. This simplifies tab reordering for example and many other things.
UPDATE 1.0a
Alpha quality. Still many things to do...
update: uploaded the wrong file. Now it's the right one.
New features:
- accordion layout plugin to make it a valid container
- State manager support
- little problem related to scrolling TabPanel when dragging out a panel
- if a TabPanel is in scroll state with animScroll:true tab reordering does not properly work.
- change mouse icon to show invalid drop when dockOnly:true
Live demo:
Last edited by monsterjoe; 3 Jun 2008 at 2:17 AM. Reason: Update
15 Apr 2008 1:17 AM #2
Uhh, thats really nice. Maybe a visuell feedback where the panel can be docked would be nice...
Can these panels only be docked as a tabPanel?
15 Apr 2008 1:27 AM #3
Good effort - I'm sure this functionality would come in handy.
I've just tried on IE6 -it's very buggy I'm afraid, dropping the window causes many tabs to be added to the drop target continuously.
This tool may help you to test - it allows you to install multiple version of IE on your machine:
(disclaimer - I haven't used the tool above- it was the first that came up in a Google search, but there are many similar tools.)
In firefox, I couldn't dock the window in the center region at all, but could dock it everywhere else.
I also think a Ghosted drop-target as you hover over drop-zones would be a good addition.
Hope that helps,
15 Apr 2008 1:35 AM #4
The tredosoft multiple ie solution is nice, but their behavior is really different to the original IE installations...
But thats just my experience
15 Apr 2008 1:48 AM #5
Sure. The first thing I'll check when the whole thing will be stable.
I think the problem in ie6 is somehow like the one with ie7.
I hope to fix it today.
Thx for your feedback
15 Apr 2008 1:53 AM #6
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Very nice!
I think a visual treatment of the tab strip when dropping is valid is needed. Should be just a matter of implementing onDragEnter and onDragOut in the DockWindow's DD to add/remove a configured class name to the tab strip.Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
Read the docs too: http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/docs/
Scope: http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.ph...642#post257642
15 Apr 2008 1:56 AM #7
15 Apr 2008 2:24 AM #8
Very very nice and useful. Keep up the good work.Extensions:
Ext.ux.DatePickerPlus (Multimonth,Multiselect,...)
Ext.ux.menu.StoreMenu - Ajax Store as menu-item config
Extended Window - Aero Shadows, nested grayscaled modal windows
Ext.ux.plugin.triggerfieldTooltip (for Comboboxes, Datefields...)
Ext.util.Utf8 (encode/decode)
Ext.util.base64 (encode/decode)
ExtJS 18.104.22.168/4.2
Touch 2.3.1
15 Apr 2008 2:43 AM #9
15 Apr 2008 6:32 AM #10
Excellent work!!
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