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Alumnus leading nation's top military hospital
By Doug Boyd
ECU News Services
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Clark speaks with service members at Walter Reed Bethesda's morning formation. Clark, an ECU medical alumnus, took command of the nation's top military medical center in September. Photos courtesy Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 11, 2013) — An East Carolina University alumnus and eastern North Carolina native is leading the United States' top military hospital.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, a 1984 ECU medical graduate, is commander of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Clark was promoted to brigadier general during the summer and assumed command of Walter Reed in September. While it boasts an Army and a Navy history, the facility in Bethesda has always been under Navy command. Clark is the first Army officer to lead the facility, known as "the president's hospital."
"We in military medicine care for the greatest patients in the world: service members and their families, our retirees and their families," Clark said. "To be part of Walter Reed Bethesda, 'the flagship of our military health system' is a huge honor."
Clark has spent 29 years in the Army. Born in La Grange, he got his start on a military career as a student at North Lenoir High School when he learned about, applied for and received an Army ROTC scholarship to attend Davidson College. After that, he attended medical school on an Army scholarship with a promise to serve seven years as a military physician.
"I was able to get my education paid for fully by the Army," Clark said recently by telephone from Bethesda. "When I started paying back my seven years, I loved what I did."
His wife, Sue, is a 1980 ECU nursing graduate. They were introduced by a mutual friend at the old Weiner King near downtown Greenville. They married in 1982 and have three children: Anna serves with the Wounded Warrior Project; Warren teaches English in Istanbul, Turkey; and John graduated from college in May and plans to serve with the Peace Corps.
"Opportunities to live overseas are always wonderful, but it's always good to be back home," said Sue Clark, whose mother lives in Southern Pines.
Sue continued to work as a nurse after the couple married until their first child was born. Since then, she's been a military spouse, mother and volunteer.
"Being a spouse is the hardest job in our military," Jeffrey Clark said. "There is no greater patriot than the spouse of a U.S. service member."
Clark credited his medical education at ECU with preparing him well for his family medicine residency at Silas B. Hays Army Community Hospital at Fort Ord, Calif. He later served as a family physician and flight surgeon in Korea and in numerous roles at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville.
The original Walter Reed, an Army medical center in Silver Spring, Md., was closed in 2011 and its operations consolidated with the Navy's National Naval Medical Center in nearby Bethesda, Md. The former Navy medical center was renamed the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Before taking over at Walter Reed, Clark commanded Europe Regional Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany and prior to that commanded Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. ERMC operates 17 military treatment facilities in Germany, Italy and Belgium.
He has served in Korea, Kosovo, Iraq and in New Orleans during relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
Clark has no military history in his family but did have medical influences growing up. His mother was a nurse, and his uncle was a missionary and general surgeon in Korea. Clark visited his uncle while he was a college student. His childhood family physician, Dr John Ward, also inspired him.
"You could say I stumbled into my military career," Clark said. "I wanted to be doctor since childhood. I am blessed to be able to do both."
The trend in medicine is "patient-centered medical homes." Military medicine is implementing PCMH for all its services members and families.
"That PCMH concept resonates with all patients, civilian or military," Clark said. "We take much better care of our patients if the doctor, nurse, medic — all work as one patient-centered team. Add behavioral health, physical therapy and other disciplines to the team, and our patients receive the great care they deserve."
In addition to his medical and bachelor's degrees, Clark has degrees from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and Army War College. He has master's degrees from the University of Washington in public health and the Army War College in strategic studies.
He is board-certified in family medicine.
Clark said he would recommend a military career to any health care professional. "It's a privilege to be a medical professional and it's a privilege to serve in the military — each a challenging and rewarding profession. Those of us who serve in uniform get to do both"
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A GRIEVING father says he still does not know how his son came to be fatally injured while riding his bike in Benfleet .
Alex Fryer, 22, suffered head and chest injuries in Essex Way.
His father, Steven Fryer, 46, of Waarem Avenue, Canvey , fears he will never know what happened.
He said: "It's the not knowing that's difficult. We have been treated appallingly by the police."
Alex had been cycling in Rayleigh with a friend and was returning home alone at about 10.30am on Sunday, May 27.
He was found at the side of the road and was flown by air ambulance to Queen's Hospital, Romford, where he died the next day.
His father says he cannot understand why it took until the following Wednesday for police to take photographs of the scene and why he had to keep asking them to put up witness appeal signs.
He called police on the Tuesday night to give them the phone number of a witness who had come forward and was told it was now an issue for the coroner.
Mr Fryer said: "There's not a scratch on his bike, nothing.
"The police said to me there were no other vehicles involved, so I asked for his bike back, but they said no in case he had been hit by a car and they could check the paintwork. It doesn't tie up."
He said one witness had told police it appeared Alex had been hit by a car, but others had contradicted this.
The hardest part for Mr Fryer was no one took a statement from him at the time, so he had to go back more than a week later to identify Alex's body.
Mr Fryer said a police officer had been to see him to apologise, but what he really wanted to know was how his son had died.
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Essex Police said they were still appealing for information.
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Like father, like sons.
Gavin Rossdale's boys Kingston, 5, and Zuma, 3, were never far from his mind as he was making new music with his reunited band Bush.
First, Rossdale recorded the album at his own Kingston Sound Studios. Then the band released The Sea of Memories on an imprint Rossdale, 45, named Zuma Rock Records.
"I wasn't really sure about it, and I asked around my house, 'Is that weird?'" the frontman — who celebrated nine years of marriage to Gwen Stefani on Sept. 14 — tells PEOPLE.
"And it was like, 'No, that's cool, do it.' I couldn't do anything involving them without making a joint decision. I've learned some things and that's one of them!"
The boys are already following in Dad's musical footsteps.
"[Kingston] still likes the drums, but he's into everything now. He's always busy doing things. We're just trying to give them lots of opportunities," says Rossdale, who's touring the U.S. with Bush this fall. "Whereas the younger one, he's got more focus than [Gwen] and I expected."
"[Zuma] is really into the guitar. If I'm playing he'll come and jam with me — he'll sit with me, it's really fun. He moves his hands up and down. His positioning and charisma are amazing. He's so relaxed, looks great and he's 3!" says Rossdale.
Meanwhile, the rocker couldn't be happier to have Bush back together.
"Even at the height of everything going really well and the great reaction to [my] solo record, there was always, 'When's the band getting back together?' It was this ricochet around my head. For me, it felt like the right place to be because it feels complete. When I wasn't in Bush, it was just odd and weird being under my name."
Rossdale and Stefani, 41, famously started dating while their bands were on tour together in the '90s. So will they ever hit the road again now that Bush has reunited and No Doubt is prepping its first studio album in 10 years?
"Same state, different venues," Rossdale says with a laugh. "I mean, it would be a great idea, but no. We keep it separate."
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By Bernadette Jung
One look at his desk is enough to see where the 47-year-old physicist's heart is. To the left side, close to the window, are photos of his family, at the other end are miniature models of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellites. The actual satellites have been orbiting Earth together since June 2010, and from October 2010 they will be flying with each other in a close helix formation to scan Earth's surface from different viewing angles using their radars.
Butterflies in the stomach
Close formation flight, the critical phase of the mission, is just around the corner. In mid October, the distance between the satellites will be reduced from 20 kilometres down to 200 metres, at an orbital speed of 27,000 kilometres an hour.
"I've got butterflies in my stomach. No one has ever flown two satellites so close to each other before. The control system is very complicated and we have to be precise to the last decimal point. After all, neither of the two satellites knows that the other is there, so to speak. It's especially difficult to match the two radar systems to one another and keep them synchronised," he explains. During a radar data take, the two satellites exchange synchronisation signals ten times a second, and everything has to be set up correctly in advance. This is the only way we can obtain precise and up to date elevation models of Earth's surface.
"We have to go right to the edge of the envelope"
For these images, the satellites are operating in bistatic mode. One satellite sends out a radar signal, but both receive the reflection from the Earth's surface. The aim of the TanDEM-X mission is to map the entire Earth's surface in three dimensions – a total of 150 million square kilometres. This data will be the foundation for a series of applications, from environmental research to the development of advanced navigation systems.
Manfred Zink has to push the radar systems to the limit to achieve this. "The challenge is in going right to the edge of our envelope. For example, the imaging cycles usually last three minutes per orbit. The time window is limited, because the satellites heat up quickly when the radar is operating. But to create our digital elevation model, we have to run the satellites for another 30 seconds. We're able to do this because we've modelled the thermal budget of the satellites very precisely."
The road to DLR
Manfred Zink already had a connection with antennas while studying to obtain his physics degree at Graz. His thesis was titled 'Numerical methods for antenna modelling' and he found the ideal home for his specialisation after graduation in 1987 – at the DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute in Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. The Austrian packed his bags and soon found his place at DLR – in 1991 he won the DLR Science Prize (Wissenschaftspreis), and received his doctorate two years later. But he didn't settle down. A specialist in radar system calibration like Zink is always on the move – whether visiting the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands and Italy or NASA in the USA.
Unforgettable experience
One of his most memorable experiences was at NASA Houston, for the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in 2000. "The shift at ground control started at midnight and lasted for 12 hours. That was hard enough, but even on arrival, the atmosphere was charged," he recalls. The remote sensing mission lasted 11 tense days. The aim was to map around 80 percent of Earth's surface in 3D, similar to the current DLR TanDEM-X mission. During the SRTM mission, the second antenna was mounted at the end of a 60-metre long deployable mast on the shuttle, while DLR with TanDEM-X is using two nearly identical satellites. Both missions employ SAR (synthetic aperture radar), which can acquire imaging data regardless of cloud cover or the availability of daylight.
Always one more dream ahead
Manfred's eyes twinkle when he talks about his various projects. He treasures the opportunities his work has already given him. With TerraSAR-X and its successor TanDEM X, he is back in Oberpfaffenhofen since 2005. "I have great memories from my years at ESA and collaboration at Houston. But it's great to be back home – with my family and a real dream project," he says. What could be better than this? "This close formation flight is a real milestone. There's no doubt about it." But he's already looking ahead, "We could go one step further than TanDEM-X – with a Tandem-L mission, two low frequency radar satellites, flying in close formation." This would enable scientists to observe dynamic processes on Earth, such as the changes in forest biomass that occur as part of the carbon cycle. DLR's infrastructure makes such visions possible. "We're a really good team," the DLR department head emphasises. For Manfred Zink, the close formation flight of the twin satellites is by no means the end of the excitement.


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The drastic expansion of industrial animal production in the US has been accompanied by the rapid consolidation of the meat industry. This industry is now dominated by a handful of huge corporations that process most of the country's meat at enormous facilities, and consolidation continues to increase. As of 2007, four companies controlled the processing of over 80% of the country's beef and three of these same companies (along with an additional fourth) process over 60% of the country's pork. FAdditionally, the four major companies in broiler chicken processing provide over half of the country's chicken supply. The same situation exists for turkey meat. FAs a result of this concentration, meat packing companies have become increasingly powerful, while the government bodies that regulate them have done little to keep them in line.
When animals are slaughtered and processed (i.e., when the meat is cut up and packaged), several dangerous elements come into play. The first is the presence of fecal matter from slaughtered animals, which can contaminate meat with high levels of bacteria such as E. coli. Other sanitation lapses can also contaminate food, as can animal diseases like Salmonella and Campylobacter. Another food safety hazard is the risk from mad cow disease (a key step to preventing humans from contracting the disease is the proper removal of risky nervous system materials from the beef supply). In addition to these food safety risks, the use of hazardous machinery and sharp knives can injure workers when mistakes are made. This danger is exacerbated by the increasingly rapid speeds at which workers are expected to slaughter and process animals.
Food Safety
Federal health authorities have estimated that foodborne diseases sicken 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people), cause 128,000 hospitalizations, and kill 3,000 Americans every year. FLikewise, a number of studies have confirmed the presence of harmful bacteria in meat in the US. After collecting ground beef samples from meat processing plants around the country in 1996, the USDA determined that 7.5% of the beef samples were contaminated with Salmonella, 11.7% were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, 30% were contaminated with Staphylococcus Aureus, and 53.3% were contaminated with Clostridium perfringens. F
These unacceptable levels of contamination are caused by the crowded conditions in which conventional food animals are raised, as well as the high speed at which meat is processed. In order to maximize profits, meat processors have continually increased the speed of their production lines. Twenty years ago, meatpacking plants slaughtered about 175 cattle an hour, but, due to increased line speeds, today plants can slaughter as many as 400 cattle per hour. F
In order to ensure the safety of the meat supply, processors must make efforts to keep feces from spreading from the animals' intestines or hides onto the tables and tools for butchering, or onto the meat itself. But because the production lines are forced to move so quickly, it is exceedingly difficult to butcher the carcasses with the care necessary to prevent this kind of contamination. As a result, meat often becomes contaminated with bacteria that cause foodborne illness.
The US continues to experience periodic large-scale outbreaks of foodborne illness and large recalls of contaminated meat. In 2002, ConAgra was forced to recall 19 million pounds of beef produced at its Greeley, Colorado, processing facility after meat contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 killed a woman and sickened 35 others. By the time the meat was recalled, about 80% of it had already been consumed. F
Meat Inspection
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates meat and poultry in the US, ensuring that all meat and poultry for commercial sale is produced with government inspectors present. However, as a result of weak regulations and lack of control over meat companies, the USDA has still failed to effectively safeguard the US meat supply, creating an ongoing threat to consumer health.
In 1996, the USDA introduced a new meat inspection program called the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. This system was intended to modernize meat inspection and introduce testing for the bacteria that make people sick. Unfortunately, HACCP has some major shortcomings.
The HACCP system allows many inspection tasks to be carried out by the meat companies themselves, and actually reduces the involvement of USDA inspectors. FThis is highly problematic, not least because meat companies are unlikely to slow or stop production in order to deal with a problem or remove potentially contaminated meat from the line. Under HACCP, the USDA has actually discouraged its inspectors from stopping production lines when they suspect contamination. In one USDA memo, the agency stated that inspectors would be held responsible for halting production unless there was absolute evidence of product contamination – an unfair burden to impose on inspectors charged with the task of evaluating meat as it speeds down a production line. F
Another significant shortcoming of the current inspection system is the USDA's lack of authority to order product recalls or to issue fines when companies persistently violate food safety rules. Upon discovery of contaminated meat, the USDA cannot demand that a company recall its products and only has the power to consult with a company about how it should handle the situation. FThis slows the recall process and allows for unsuspecting consumers to buy and eat contaminated products even when authorities are aware of the contamination.
Similarly, the USDA cannot shut down a plant that does not meet sanitation requirements, which often causes lengthy delays between the discovery of unsanitary facilities and action taken to improve their conditions. In 2002, Public Citizen and the Government Accountability Project discovered that even after repeatedly testing positive for Salmonella contamination, several ground beef processing plants were allowed to continue to sell meat for months before steps were taken to clean up their facilities. F
Worker Safety
Meat processing facilities are known to pose significant threats to worker safety. In a 2005 report, the Government Accountability Office described the threats to meat and poultry industry workers, who deal with "hazardous conditions involving loud noise, sharp tools, and dangerous machinery. Many workers must stand for long periods of time wielding knives and hooks to slaughter or process meat on a production line that moves very quickly. Workers responsible for cleaning the plant must use strong chemicals and hot pressurized water." F
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows (from 2003-2007 ) the rate of illnesses and injuries for workers in animal slaughtering and processing was more than twice as high as the national average, and the rate of illnesses alone was more than ten times the national average. FCommon ailments among slaughterhouse workers include back problems, torn muscles and pinched nerves, as well as more dramatic injuries such as broken bones, deep cuts and amputated fingers and limbs. F
Although meat processing is a difficult and dangerous occupation, precautions can be taken to minimize the threats to worker safety. Among the most important safeguards is to set reasonably-paced production line speeds so that workers are able to process meat without putting themselves or their coworkers at risk of injury. However, in order to maximize profits, meat processing companies continue to maintain unreasonably fast line speeds, thereby jeopardizing the safety of both workers and the food supply. These companies also continue to pressure the government to limit the authority of USDA inspectors.
Time for Change
Given the high incidence of worker injury, the recurrence of sanitary violations at meat processing facilities, and continual outbreaks of foodborne illnesses caused by contaminated meat, it is clear that the US meat processing industry is in dire need of reform. Production line speeds should be slowed to a pace at which workers can perform their duties safely and food safety standards can be guaranteed. Government oversight of food safety standards must also be improved. In order to protect public health, the USDA should conduct more rigorous inspections at meat processing facilities and should have the authority to order recalls of contaminated meat as well as the power to shut down plants that fail to meet food safety standards.
In general, small-scale, independent slaughterhouses tend to provide safer products than most giant meatpacking plants due to the fact that they process much smaller quantities of meat and operate at a slower pace. Although consumer demand for local, sustainably-produced meats is growing, satisfying this demand is no easy task, in large part because decades of agribusiness control of the meat system have wiped out the infrastructure needed to produce and market meat from small farms. Small slaughter and processing operations have been closing across the country because of industry consolidation, low profit margins, the complexities of federal regulation, and the challenges of disposing of slaughter byproducts. Between 1998 and 2007, the total number of government-inspected slaughter facilities fell by over 20%. FBut despite the odds stacked against them, some small slaughterhouses and processors are finding ways to survive.
Fortunately, there are many sustainable farmers and ranchers throughout the US that care about where their animals are processed. So if you buy directly from a farmer or rancher, he or she will be able to tell you exactly where the meat was processed, and what kind of practices that facility uses.
Did You Know?
- Meat production in the US is controlled in large part by just a handful of companies. Four companies control 83% of beef processing. Four companies control 66% of pork processing. Four companies control 58% of broiler chicken production and processing. F
- Some of the biggest meat processing companies in the US are Tyson, Cargill, National Beef Packing Co., Smithfield Foods, and Pilgrim's Pride. F
- Since meatpacking plants are fined when injury rates are high, plant managers and owners have been known to keep false logs that misrepresent the actual occurrence of injury and illness by as much as 1,000%. F
- According to a 2005 Government Accountability Office report, meat and poultry workers generally earn a median salary of about $21,320 per year; the typical pay in all manufacturing sectors is $33,500. F


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Users / Re: Insteon and ZWave compatable controlers« on: January 01, 2008, 11:54:12 pm »
The current ZWave usb controllers are not supported. Actually its the USB chip that isn't supported under Linux. The leviton controller is a serial interface and could be supported easily but it needs someone who knows how to redirect the ZWave interface to look at the serial port (and deal with the PNP serial detection scripts).
Hmmm... well the ZCU201 seems to be supported but the driver needs to support the update z-wave firmware capabilities. We will hopefully have someone at Pluto looking at this in early Jan and also Dan I think is interested in z-wave too.
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David Hall: The 1913-S is the lowest mintage (by a mile) of the three Type I Buffalo nickels and is in fact one of the lower mintages of the entire Buffalo nickel series. It is understandably a tough coin in circulated grades. In mint state condition this issue is more available than its low mintage would suggest. Apparently a good number of Uncirculated examples were saved in the year of issue.
Like most S-mints, the 1913-S is generally not as well struck as the Denver and Philadelphia issues of this year. Though strike is somewhat soft for some examples, the strike of the 1913-S Type I is not nearly as big a problem as it can be for S-mints that follow. Luster is typically satiny, almost matte-like.
First year of issue, S Mint. Population in AU58 is 244, 2125 graded higher


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part of being productive is disciplining yourself to do work. a great way to discipline yourself is to give yourself deadlines.
see where i'm going here? i now think it was a little arrogant of me to say i was above deadlines... and actually, i don't think it's such a bad thing to turn in mediocre work. as art teachers tell you, everybody is full of 23 million terrible sketches. you have to get them out.
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Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878)
Common Name(s):
Helicophagus hypophthalmus Sauvage, 1878
Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878)
Pangasius sutchi Fowler, 1937
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered A2bd+4bcd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Vidthayanon, C. & Hogan, Z.
|Kottelat, M., Baird, I. & Juffe Bignoli, D.
Wild-caught sources of this species were once an important food fish in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Roberts (1993) notes the disappearance of wild adults from Thailand during the 1980s and early 1990s. Adult individuals are still present in the Chao Phraya in small protected areas near temples, but the population status outside these protected areas is unclear (Z. Hogan pers. comm. 2011). Vidthayanon (pers. comm. 2011) states that, in the Chao Phraya River basin, the species now only exists as escapee or semi-captive populations. The species has also been extirpated from the Mekong in Thailand due to overfishing of adults (C. Vidthayanon pers. comm. 2011).
By the early 1990s, the Mekong River Commission (MRC 1992) reported that the species remained abundant only in Cambodia. More recently, there are indications that the size of Cambodian populations have also dropped dramatically. Cambodian fishers (age 40+, n=43) estimate that overall catch of the species has declined by 68% since 1980 (Hogan et al. unpub. data). Individually, many fishers report that catch per fisher has declined by as much as 99% since 1980 from several tons per season to 10-100 kg per season (Hogan et al. unpub. data). Fishers in the Tonle Sap River report that catches of the species have dropped by 90% in the largest fishing lots of the Tonle Sap Lake – from about 100 tonnes 20 years ago to just five or even one tonne today (Hogan pers. comm. 2010). Similarly, Van Zalinge et al. (2002) reports 108-165 billion fry captured in the Cambodian dai fishery in 1981, 5.0-12.0 billion in 1991, and just 2.0-4.0 billion in 1997. These data suggest a strong decline in numbers despite constant effort (Van Zalinge et al. 2002). And while adult fish are still present in the fishery, they are becoming rarer. Fishers have not caught the largest class of fish (35-80 kg) since 1972. Fishers in the Tonle Sap River bagnet fishery #2 reported 97 mature fish in 2004, 222 in 2005, and 3 in 2006.
As a large-bodied, commercially valuable, migratory species, this fish is particularly vulnerable to ongoing threats from over-exploitation, habitat degradation (including changes in water quality and flow), and fragmentation of river habitat. Based on reduction in extent of occurrence (nearly extirpated from the Chao Phraya and Thai Mekong), decline in past abundance (and expected future declines arising from continued exploitation and habitat decline resulting from potential hydro-power dam development on the mainstream of the Mekong) the species is assessed as Endangered (A2bcd+A4bcd).
Note that this species is cultivated on a large scale throughout the region. Baird et al. 2004 noted that although the species was almost absent from catches at the Khone Falls in the 1990, except for 1995, when a sharp increase in juveniles was recorded, and suggests that this may have been the result of large numbers of captive-bred juveniles being released downstream in Cambodia during a period of political instability. This suggests that the population might recover rapidly if fishery pressure on the wild population were to be reduced.
|Range Description:
|This species occurs in the Chao Phraya and middle-lower Mekong basins (Rainboth 1996), and is also reported from the Mae Khlong in Thailand. It is a very common aquaculture species, especially in Viet Nam and Thailand. It has been introduced widely outside of its native range, and has established populations in, for example, Myanmar (Ayeyarwaddy River) and Indonesia.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam
Introduced:Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland))
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Wild populations of this species were once an important food source in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Viet Nam. Roberts (1993) noted the disappearance of wild adults from Thailand during the 1980's and early 1990's. By the early 1990's, this species remained abundant only in Cambodia (MRC 1992). There are indications that Cambodian populations have dropped dramatically in 2006. Cambodian fishermen (age 40+, n=43) estimate that overall catch of this fish has declined by 68% since the 1980's (Z. Hogan, unpublished data). Individually, older fishers report that catch per fisher has declined by as much as 99% since 1980 from several tons per season to 10-100 kg per season. In the largest fishing lots of the Tonle Sap Lake, catches of the species have dropped by over 90% – from about 100 tons 20 years ago to just five or even one ton today. While adult fish are still present in the fishery, fishers have not caught the largest class of fish (35-80 kg) since 1972. Fishers in the Tonle Sap River bagnet reported 97 adult fish in 2004, 222 in 2005, and three in 2006. Once common in breeding sites in Chao Phraya basin, it is now rare and only escapee or semi-captive populations are common.
Despite declining wild populations, the species remains a common and popular aquaculture species in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam with thousands of tons produced annually.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species is a large, fecund, relatively slow growing catfish. It is an omnivore, feeding primarily on algae, plants, zooplankton, insects, fruits, crustaceans, and fish. It inhabits main channels and floodplains of large rivers and seasonally moves up to floodplains and marshland for feeding and nursing.
Life history
This fish grows approximately one kilogram per year (Khanh 1996, Lenormand 1996). Van Zalinge (2002) suggests size at first reproduction to be approximately at 3.5 kg or 60 cm. Khanh (1996) and Xuan (1994) published similar estimates of approximately 112,000 to 138,000 eggs per kilogram body weight after age four. River catfish reach full maturity after age ten. Absolute maximum fecundity is 2,000,000 (Khanh 1996). Mortality rates are difficult to estimate, because of the complicated life history of the river catfish. Many factors, including reproductive ecology, small egg size, and high fecundity suggest that the species is adapted to high mortality of early life stages. Maximum life span is estimated at approximately 20 years (pangasiids at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, U.S.A. are 20 years old). The fish reaches full maturity between two and four years. The best estimate of generation length is between 10 and 15 years (Z. Hogan, pers. comm. 2010).
Movement Patterns
In the Mekong River basin, the species is thought to move out of the Tonle Sap Lake, up the Mekong River, and into deep pool areas to spawn in northeastern Cambodia at the beginning of the rainy season (between May and July). In 2002, ultrasonic and conventional tagging provided clear evidence of long distance migration in the Mekong River basin (Hogan et al. 2006). A catfish (first tagged and released in the Tonle Sap River on November 30, 2001) was recaptured in the Mekong River 320 km upstream of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The movement indicates that the species is capable of migrations in excess of 300 km. Given reports that this and many other Mekong species spawn in northern Cambodia, this movement was likely a spawning migration. These data, when assessed together with data on the migrations of a closely related species, Pangasius krempfi, which migrates over 700 km, (Hogan et al. 2007), provide strong evidence that pangasiid catfish are capable of long distance movements. The movement of fish from the Tonle Sap River floodplain to deep-water pools in the upper Cambodian Mekong may represent a critical step in the life history of this and several other species. Deep-water areas are recognized as important dry season refuges for many fishes in the Mekong River basin. In the Cambodian Mekong, the species spawns between May and July. The young fish drift downstream to the lower reaches of the Cambodian Mekong and into the Tonle Sap Lake.
Breeding Strategy
Spawning adults migrate upstream each year in at the beginning of the flood season. Eggs are sticky and apparently deposited on submerged vegetation (Van Zalinge et al. 2002) Emerging fry disperse downstream with the rising flood waters (Singhanouvong et al. 1996).
|Generation Length (years):
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|The species, including eggs and fry, are heavily exploited. Annual harvests have been estimated to be as much as 100,000 to 150,000 tons per year (MRC 1992; Csavas 1994), although culture of pond-stocked fry accounts for the majority of this production (MRC 1992). Until recently, an estimated 200,000,000 to one billion eggs and fry are collected annually from Cambodia and Viet Nam. Juveniles of this species are popular for aquarium trade.
|Major Threat(s):
|Overexploitation, habitat degradation, and changes in water quality and flow are the major threats to the species. Though once a staple food throughout its range, it has been heavily exploited and exploitation, combined with other factors, has led to the near extinction in the Chao Phraya River in Thailand and the Thai Mekong. In Cambodia, mature fish populations are in decline. Future plans to dam the Mekong could disrupt the species life cycle because the species is migratory and appears to rely on flow or water quality to facilitate migrations, cue spawning, and aid in the dispersal of young fish.
|Conservation Actions:
|The species has been bred in captivity and this may reduce pressure on stocks of wild fish. Some measures have been put in place in Cambodia to limit the harvest of fry. Semi-captive populations exists in small no fishing zones adjacent to temples in Thailand.
|Vidthayanon, C. & Hogan, Z. 2011. Pangasianodon hypophthalmus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T180689A7649971. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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'Vampire' woman gets 'horns' implanted
A 'vampire mother' has had titanium 'horns' implanted, to complement the tattoos that cover almost 100 per cent of her body.
Maria Hose Cristerna, a mum of four from Mexico, showed off her unusual looks at a tattoo exhibition in Monterrey in California recently.
She had her body transformed as a reaction to enduring years of abuse at home.
The striking look is completed by specially shaped vampire 'fang' teeth, fake eye colours and massive earrings – but she's not finished yet! The 35-year-old claims that she wants even more horns implanted.
'Tattoos were a form of liberation for me – my way of being immortal – and the horns I have are a symbol of strength and were implanted without anaesthetic,' she told The Sun.
'I had the fangs done because I loved vampires as a little girl and I changed the colour of my eyes so they were how I really wanted them to be.'


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AC radio show!
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh choo
Well that escalated quickly. AnCo went from an album about lost radio frequencies, to actually being lost radio frequencies. Hopefully we'll get some Deaks in one of the episodes, maybe a sneak peak of the album, or maybe it'll just be a great way to spend Sunday nights for a while. This announcement makes me even more impatient for this new album.
I bet they'll throw in a track or two every time they do the broadcast. I'm excited!
i hope they don't play any of the new tracks! or least use spoiler tags
They won't be playing any of their music I don't think. It's going to be like their DJ set with that British radio show, pretty sure.
um this is happening right now why are we not blowing this UP!? its sooo good. i love it. they sampled jungle book. i mean whatta bosssss.
The Todd Terje song was great--on Panda's set.
My head pretty much exploded when Todays Supernatural came on They really shouldve given us a warning!!
I wasn't prepared for this whole Radio thing. Also, Welcome back Lylas. P.S. where can I listen to the whole thing again since I missed it the first time? Edit: found it
it was really groovy to hear it as it happened and everyone freaking out we should all def. try to be up on it the next 3 weeks i caved and went on CA ... the thread and eventually some chat room ... i mean it was fun to BE A PART OF IT! i did NOT expect a new song and i did NOT want to hear it before album but once it started i couldn't stop! it was just so amazing feeling! i suppose one listen won't hurt! but man i think they shouldn't have done that in a way it took the fun/focus a bit too much off of all of the radio setlists / choices that was so fun NIC CAGE ::: THE BEES! (they're going in my EYES! ahhh!) ... was HILARIOUS as was picking SUGAR RAY SOME DAY haha! and some of the garbled radio transmission parts and esp. when it was like.. flickering thru stations / warping thru time... into space! was so mega cool! i saw tico in the chat! and was pissing a LOT of unfunmulligans off! ha ha!
what was your name?
CA's hugely fun dude... ain't nothin' to cave to. it's an awesome board.
it's scummy and it was even back in 2005! blah! but yes there can still be some fun had there weirds me out the people who overly love me then the ones who overly hate me and i don't have half a clue who some of them even are! i was ROGER! poor roger! ROGERT THAT
there's cool people there, all i know. i don't really understand the polarization about you, either, though.
haha yeah why didnt you say you knew me? we couldve formed an ac.org alliance
GO, are you slippi werewolf? if you are i really dont understand the hate you were gathering in the radio thread last night
Did anyone record the show? It was something like 10am on Monday in Australia when the show was streaming and I missed it cause I was working. (( Or know if anyone else anywhere recorded it?
Curses, you're from Australia too? I thought I was the only one!
Nope! What state you live in? I'm WA.
Hah, the furthest away I could be, Melbourne. Well, almost the furthest.
try here curses, i think it may be archived here. http://www.mixcloud.com/tag/animal-collective/ but it's still playing on loop here. http://www.radio.myanimalhome.net/
yeah it gets made available pretty quick but i urge people if they can to listen to the next 3 "live" and with other fans! people get SUPER pumped up and it's so fun! though i'm kind of afraid of them playing ANOTHER new song i want the new album to be fresh! i avoided the booties so much i don't want to ruin all that gah! it's so hard!
It's been a hilarious treat knowing you're Slippi Werewolf on CA and watching everyone freak out during their initial exposure to your eccentricity. CA is an awesome board and is THE PLACE to be if you're an Animal Collective fan right now. So many active users, old and new. Fun times on Sundays too, especially with G.O. around. ;D
I can't get on that board!!! Literally, I can not make a fricking account over there. I'd still be active on this board, but I jst want to have some presence on CA. If someone can tell me how to contact a board Admin, or bypass the code in red that I can't see, help me out. Thanks. I also listened to the Radio show yesterday, I love how they formated it all. Can't wait til next week.
Hi, in case anyone had trouble registering on CA, a few months ago the thing where the server sends out e-mails for pm notification or (most importantly) account verification has gone down. So people would register and not get the e-mail they needed to activate accounts. That's been turned off now so you can register with an activated account right away, so if anyone had any trouble registering in between the time of February 11th to March 31st, try registering again. And the reason some people don't like shlippi/g.o. is because he posts sexist and racist things, which whether a part of some sort of shtick, or irony, or some confusing post-ironic sincere reaction to political correctness being the worst burden middle class white men have ever had to bear, it's still kind of annoying to some people. But I don't want to drive things too far off-topic. Do you guys think deakin will play any solo stuff of his during his set this sunday?
I HOPE SO! Man, Deakin's still the guy I'm hoping to be the AC's George Harrison with some late-blooming extreme talent and voice shining through. I loved his 2010 sets, I wish he'd made that stuff into an album. I get the feeling he's a perfectionist about it, though.
"And the reason some people don't like shlippi/g.o. is because he posts sexist and racist things, which whether a part of some sort of shtick, or irony, or some confusing post-ironic sincere reaction to political correctness being the worst burden middle class white men have ever had to bear" Impossibru! I think, at least for G.O, he is just misunderstood. Everything he says should not be taken seriously. He is like any comedian. He will say some boderline racist/sexist stuff, but it should not be took seriously. It's not like he is some sort of moon nazi Great fucking film! He's kind of like South Park is a way. But, he is a nice guy, I know him well enough that the attention of his isn't malicious. Unlike real life encounters, one can ignore post. To me, G.O. is a twoll. Someone who want's to be funny and troll, they are friendly and just want to make people laugh. The moral of the story is: watch Iron Sky, you'll love it.
I don't think GO is a troll. I just think GO is GO, take him or leave him.
Well when he starts calling women "bitch" on account of their having trouble with his troll behavior in a discussion of feminism, it does start to feel a little malicious in my opinion. But hey, just trying to explain how someone could possibly have a problem with him, of course everyone does not have to share this opinion.
its funny, it shows alot about the two boards considering we love him and CA dis-likes him
that's kind of a false equivalency. had he said the things here he's said on CA, he might not be as loved here.
I feel weird that we're talking about GO in front of him.
yeah it's kinda uncomfortable innit
Long live GO
i would hope so... he hasn't yet hit 30!
"its funny, it shows alot about the two boards considering we love him and CA dis-likes him" Don't kid yourself. They eat him up on the actual forum. I'm totally expecting Deaking to play some solo material given he's been touring it for so long and Panda suddenly pulled 2 "tracks" out of nowhere. Avey will almost certainly drop "Slow Words", "Song for Jerome", or "In Photographs" too. One can only hope, anyway.
That would be great if Deaks plays some of his solo stuff. Or maybe his radio thing will be the Africa release we've all been waiting for..
"the actual forum"?
I assume that means the non-current event forum. I really liked GO's poetry thread. But it got locked.
The actual forum as opposed to the chat room he apparently Danny DeVito'd (I wasn't there but I heard bad things haha).
Yeah, we get a "different" G.O. over here, so it's safe to say our views of him differ from CA's. Deaks needs to release his solo album in the next 8 months or something. He's already delayed it by a year or two, so it better be amazing. Better than Tomboy at least.
who are you on CA upright?
hmm i don't know you... do you stay in the top section?
after all these years i still don't have much sense of who anybody on there damn is! it really bugs me!
tonight's the nighty! hey man look at deeks freaking out HE'S ON THE RADIO!!!


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This loan has been paid back in full!
First Posted On: February 4, 2009
Name: Charlie
Age: 7 years old
Diagnosis: Autism
Loan Sought: $1,200 [this was the original amount; a gift from Charlie's grandpa made outside of Lend4Health brought the final loan amount down to $961.50]
Loan Needed For: Three tests: Comprehensive Stool Analysis (CSA), Individualized Optimal Nutrition Panel (ION), and Urine Porphyrin Panel (UPP).
Repayment Terms: 6 months ($200/month originally; $160.25/month final)
Special Note: This is the 2nd Lend4Health loan for Charlie. The first was HERE. The first loan was repaid on-time (early, in fact), so they are eligible to request another loan.
Other Notes: Charlie's mom, Jeanne, writes, "Charlie has been battling multiple medical problems for years. At the age of four he was diagnosed with autism. We immediately started biomedical interventions and continue to do so to this day. Last summer we were able to get Charlie in to see Dr. Arthur Krigsman at Thoughtful House and have seen incredible gains. Now that Charlie's GI (gastrointestinal) issues are more stabilized, our DAN! doc (Dr. Georgia Davis) would like to repeat some testing (ION, CSA, UPP). The tests total $1,200. Due to our current economic deficiencies, we are unable to come up with such a large chunk of money in such a short period of time; however, we can come up with the monthly payment to pay off a loan over six months through Lend4Health. If we are lucky enough to get a tax return check, we will apply the entire amount to our loan in order to pay the balance before the end of the six month plan. As previous L4H loan recipients, we know what a valuable tool these micro loans are to the many families in our community! Thank you lenders for your generosity and willingness to help us help our son! And thank YOU Tori for providing us with this awesome opportunity!" [Note from Tori: You can find more about Charlie and his family's journey at Jeanne's blog, Charlie in Wonderland.]
Reference Provided By: No new reference needed; references were provided during first loan process.
Charlie's Community of Lenders:
Petra: $10 [Cinco de Linco loan - a few early )]
Anonymous: $50
Tori: $10
Jan: $200
Karen: $20
Anonymous #2: $10
Gerald: $25
Danielle (Kosta's mom): $20
Michelle: $20
Julie: $100 ["Feel better Charlie. Love, Sophie"]
Honey: $100 ["Jeanne sending you much love and will be keeping you in my thoughts. Charlie is beautiful! xo Honey"]
Cathleen: $50
Patti: $2.50
Petra (again): $9 [re-loaned from Carson's repaid loan. Feel better soon, Charlie!]
Salamander: $15 [This loan is made by Salamander, who is very worried about Charlie. He hopes that C can go home soon, to play tricks on his mom with his robots.]
Gary: $100
Rachel (Julian's mom): $20
Jan (again): $200
Charlie's grandpa has made a gift to the family (not a loan) of the remaining $238.50! Charlie's loan is, therefore, now funded!
February 9, 2009: Charlie's loan has been funded!
February 9, 2009: Promissory note sent to Jeanne for signature.
February 9, 2009: Signed promissory note received.
February 9, 2009: Loan of $961.50 sent via PayPal.
February 10, 2009: Note from Jeanne:Hello!
Thank you so much for chipping-in on Charlie's loan for much needed testing, which because of all of you I was able to start today. Imagine our joy when, upon returning from spending the weekend in the hospital with Charlie, we got the news our loan was fully funded and in the process of being dispersed to us that very day.
Words cannot express the gratitude we feel towards you for your generosity and willingness to help. We were shocked and thrilled at how quickly the loan was fulfilled. I will keep you posted as to Charlie's progress. And again, thank you all for your help!
Michael, Jeanne, and Charlie
March 6, 2009: First loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 9 days early.
March 6, 2009: Second loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 1 month early.
March 6, 2009: Third loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 2 months early.
April 22, 2009: Fourth loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 2 months early.
April 22, 2009: Fifth loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 3 months early.
April 22, 2009: Sixth loan repayment installment of $160.25 received, 4 months early.
April 23, 2009: This loan has been fully repaid. This family is considered to be in good standing on Lend4Health and is, therefore, welcome to submit another loan request in the future, if they would like.
April 23, 2009: The original loan amounts have been sent back to the lenders via PayPal.
April 27, 2009: Update from Charlie's mom, Jeanne:Hello Lenders!
First let me thank you for your generosity! Through your contributions to our Lend4Health loan I was able to complete some much needed testing for Charlie. The results of those tests have enabled us to adjust certain supplements, add in some new ones, and take away a few (yippeee!).
Charlie continues to improve in his speech and cognitive abilities. His social skills have turned a corner as well. Thanks to these great improvements, Charlie was invited to his first (classmate) birthday party. You see, for the past year and a half (kindergarten and 3/4 of first grade), he was the only kid excluded from parties. He would come home crying because the other kids would tell him how much fun they had at a party.
So when the invitation came in the mail he was so excited. He spent the week prior to the party playacting with his stuffed animals. He practiced yelling "Happy Bday," and made sure to thank his stuffed Asimo robot for inviting him to the party. It was adorable. When the time came to take a trip to Toys-R-Us so he could pick out a present, he knew exactly what to get because he now talks to his classmates and knows what they like to play with - it's just incredible!
Best of all, we've seen a complete turn around with some major sensory problems Charlie has been struggling with for years - the main one being his inability to handle the sound of crying (most specifically from a baby or child). To test his new tolerance, we took him to a restaurant last weekend for the first time in over a year. Sure enough, there were several crying babies and children. Charlie never reacted. He sat calmly and enjoyed his experience. He ordered for himself and charmed the waitress.
It has been a long and difficult 4 years for Charlie; however, his journey has proven to me that autism is indeed treatable and children can recover with the proper treatments. As a matter of fact, I feel confident that my son will lose his autism diagnosis this year. He tells me every day that it won't be long before he is no longer "in autism." That's how he views it - something he is in, but will soon come out of. He recognizes he feels better and conversely, can verbalize clearly when he is not feeling good. A much improved situation than the years of silent suffering, that's for sure!
Thanks again to all of you for enabling us to properly test and treat Charlie.
I hope you will all continue to contribute micro loans to the children and families on Lend4Health. You really can make a direct difference in a child's life, just look what you did for my son!
With deep appreciation,
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Fossella admits Ward embezzlement to FEC
I stopped following Vito's FEC reports. Maybe I shouldn't have so quickly written off Fossella's ability to provide new stories.
Liz reports that in Fossella's required FEC filing replying to an inquiry why his financial numbers were not matching up he claims to now be the victim of embezzlement;
The accuracy of this report is in question due to alleged embezzlement of funds. The Committee is in the process
of reconciling its records and will file an amended report as soon as possible.
Nothing new here, just more bad PR for Vito.
Labels: Chris Ward, FEC, Rep. Vito Fossella


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An expanded reinvention of the original PS2 game, Brave: A Warrior's Tale brings players expansive exploration and in-game interactivity on their quest to protect their tribe from the sources of evil, continuously offering a significant challenge to players as they advance through a world of untamed wilderness. Embracing his inner spirit, Brave is able to communicate as well as embody various animals and battle enemies that stand in his way.
Brave: A Warrior's Tale is loaded with updated features and unlockable content which can be earned throughout the game. The game has been revamped visually and mechanically and features an exciting storyline that will grab hold of players and never let go.
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Jane Ariel, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
B.A. Music and English Literature, Oberlin College, 1962
M.A. Comparative Literature, New York University, 1965
M.A. Educational Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1978
Ph.D. Family Psychology, California Graduate School of Family Psychology, 1986
Dr. Ariel is a family psychologist whose clinical work focuses on both systemic and psychodynamic theory, with a particular interest in the interface between the two. Also influenced by feminist and postmodern thought, her therapeutic work explores the influence of the social and cultural contexts shaping experiences. She searches with families and individuals for new meanings in the stories of their lives that enable them to articulate their own strengths and authentic voices.
Before receiving her doctorate, Dr. Ariel spent many years in Israel, where she served as Executive Director of the Research Institute for Innovation in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research there led her to study the psychological, familial, and social influences that contribute to the educational gap that exists between different ethnic groups in the Israeli population. Upon her return to the United States, Dr. Ariel completed her Ph.D. and began supervising and teaching at the California Graduate School of Family Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, the Psychotherapy Institute, the Women's Therapy Center and the Wright Institute. Her teaching has focused on family therapy, group process, and the relationship of social justice issues to the psychological functioning of individuals, families, and community.
Dr. Ariel is an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the Northern California Family Therapist Association, the California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, the California Association of Marital and Family Therapists, and the American Family Therapy Academy where she serves on the board. She is also a consultant at Visions, a national organization dedicated to training in multiculturalism.
In private practice, Dr. Ariel sees families, couples and individuals, and runs consultation groups for practicing psychotherapists. She also does mediation work, in particular concerning the effects of oppression in the workplace, for small businesses, agencies and organizations.


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Athens Climate & Weather
Athens Climate and Weather
Athens is one of the sunniest cities in Europe, with a semi-arid climate and little rainfall, although short, heavy showers do fall during the cooler months (mid-October to mid-April). Summers are very hot and smoggy, and heat waves are common during July and August when the mercury can soar to over 104°F (40ºC). Winters are mild and sunny although frost can occur and nights can be cold. The best time to travel to Athens is during the cooler, fine weather of spring and early summer, between late April and early June. Autumn (September and October) can also be a pleasant time. Although summer can be oppressively hot it is still peak tourist season and the period when the beaches and attractions are most crowded.
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In the past, we have talked about shortening old axles and housings, but did you know that you could avoid all of this and just bolt one in from Currie Enterprises? Currie Enterprises is known for their nearly indestructible housings, which are designed to withstand the toughest abuse–from Baja racing to cruising the boulevard.
Currie has been in business since 1959 and started off in a garage, as most successful automotive businesses do. They are known in the automotive industry for building some of the strongest rear-ends for any genre of car restoration. Today, Currie Enterprises resides in its new location in Corona, California, and while the company has grown in size, the product line has done so tenfold. Currie Enterprises now has nearly 50 employees and boasts a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The Currie team designs, builds, modifies, tests, sells, and installs rear-end and drive-train products; all under one roof.
For our tech article, we will be taking a look at Currie's bolt-in Impala rear end. The housing features the 9-Plus notch back heavy-duty housing and 31-spline performance axle package, built to the stock overall width and pinion offset specs of the vehicle. The housing includes large bearing housing ends with the stock 5 on 4 ¾-inch wheel bolt pattern drilled in them, wheel studs installed, ¼-inch thick heavy duty bearing retainer plates, and tapered, pressed on Timken style wheel bearings. This unit will allow for the use of any ABCS brake kit, including the 11-inch drum brakes, 11-inch Ford Explorer disc brakes, or Wilwood disc brakes.
Follow along, as we show you how Currie Enterprise assembles their bolt-on Impala housing.
1. Currie built from A-Z.
2. This rear end was ready to be bolted together.
3. The housing was measured and tack welded together.
4. Before the housing was welded together, it was degreased to get rid of any unwanted solvents that could cause a bad weld.
5. The housings seams were ready to be welded completely.
6. The first part of welding the housing was done in sections, to allow the metal to cool off without warping.
7. The factory rear end brackets were removed from a donor housing.
8. The shock mounts were trimmed off.
9. The ends of the housing were welded together.
10. Using a degree finder, the angle of the factory mounting brackets were found.
11. The bracket was positioned before it was tack welded.
12. Since we are adding disc brakes to the housing, the shock brackets were relocated for the products that are offered by Currie.
13. The upper trailing arm bracket also holds the pan securely.
14. The ends of the shock brackets were reinforced, as they received support with a piece of steel that will also dress the housing.
15. With everything tack welded, Roman welded the mounting brackets to the axle housing.
16. Here is a look at the welds that were completed onto the housing.
17. The shock brackets were built up with welds, which will be ground down.
18. As you can see, once the welds are ground down, they give the shock brackets a one-piece look.
19. Roman finished welding any areas that needed to be welded.
20. With the housing all welded together, it was ready to receive the seal of approval; the Currie signature.
21. Once the housing had cooled off, it was straightened.
22. The housing was washed and cleaned up so it could be properly assembled.
23. The Currie axles were shortened to length for rear skirt assembly.
24. The highway gearing was ready to be assembled.
25. The gears are crucial to be precise as everything is torqued down.
26. Ruben wrapped up the gears.
27. The gear was ready to be installed.
28. The housing was going to receive a breather and needed to be drilled out.
29. 1/8 pipe thread was used for the breather.
30. To make sure that the rear end didn't leak, it received a touch of silicone.
31. The assembled gears were attached to the housing.
32. After torqueing down the gears, we were ready for the axles.
33. The locking posi gears were lined up.
34. The axles and bearings were prepared to be installed.
35. We opted to modernize the stopping power, so we used disc brakes. This Currie kit came with a internal emergency brake.
36. To allow the axle bearings to slide on, they were greased up.
37. Gonzalo bolted down the disc brake kit.
38. This rear end was coming together as the rotors were bolted on.
39. The calipers were added to the housing.
40. Tightening the calipers was the last thing done to the housing.
41. As you can see, this Currie housing was ready to ship out so we could bolt it up to our Impala.
Tech Tip of the Month
Hot Rod & Classic
20W-50 Motor Oil
In this issue of the Lowrider Garage "Tip of the month" series, we discuss the facts about Lucas' 20W-50 motor oil. The Lucas Hot Rod & Classic Car Motor Oil SAE 20W-50 is ideal for older vehicles like our classic lowriders. Lucas Oil products are manufactured with the highest quality paraffinic base oils that are fortified with a unique additive package containing high levels of zinc, molybdenum and phosphorus, which provide a tougher, thicker additive film for maximum protection even under the most severe conditions. Their product lowers oil temperatures, extends oil life and minimizes metal fatigue. It improves the film strength between the cylinder wall and piston rings, it also slows oil burning and improves pressure in worn engines. It contains good cold temperature properties and stands up to high operating temperatures. It is compatible with methanol and all racing fuels, as well as with synthetic and non-synthetic oils.
Lucas Hot Rod & Classic Car Motor Oil SAE 20W-50 is for muscle, showroom, classic and trophy cars without catalytic converters. It can be used in racing applications too.
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NHIAA Boys' Hockey: Sullivan lifts Memorial past CentralBy MARK QUIRK
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 10. 2013 8:13PM
MANCHESTER - Brendan Sullivan knows his role, and he performs it well.
"Just get the rebounds," Sullivan said. "Ethan (Pollock) and (Jacob) Boylan do a lot of the work."
The junior forward scored all four of his team's goal, including a natural hat trick in the first period, and the Manchester Memorial hockey team held on for a 4-2 win over city rival Central in Division I action in front of a lively crowd at JFK Coliseum on Thursday.
Central coach Brian Stone, who was an assistant for the Crusaders last year, joked that he taught Sullivan everything he knows about scoring. It seems he taught him too well.
Sullivan scored his first two goals 13 seconds apart at 3:09 and 3:22 of the first period, and then got his hat trick with 5:46 left to make it 3-0.
His fourth was an empty netter with 37 seconds remaining to round out the scoring.
"He's not afraid to get the puck to the net," Memorial coach Mark Putney said about Sullivan. "He shoots the puck, he looks for good opportunities and he causes a lot of commotion. That can score some goals."
It was the first loss of the year for the Little Green, now 5-1. The Crusaders improved to 6-1.
The first two goals for Sullivan were rebounds. The third was different and required a little luck.
He got the puck in the left slot and took a low shot that hit the leg of a Central player. The puck fluttered over the shoulder of Central goalie Ian Beliveau (32 saves) and the goal made it 3-0.
Beliveau was solid in net after that and the Little Green fought back hard.
Noah Duplessis stopped the bleeding when he scored on a wrist shot from the high slot with 4:58 remaining in the second, and then Central finished the game with a flurry of offense.
The Little Green got a two-man advantage for 1:11 with 3:27 left to play and quickly made it a one-goal game.
Tim Tetrault scored on a nice wraparound move 22 seconds into the two-man advantage and the lead was just 3-2 with the Little Green still on the power play.
They got a couple more chances after that, and hit the post or crossbar on three separate occasions during the game, but couldn't pull even.
Sullivan finished the game off with his empty netter, which came on a shot from about center ice.
"The first five minutes hurt us," Stone said. "I was happy with our progression after that."
Central had the best of the scoring chances after the Crusaders went up 3-0. Austin Sprague hit the crossbar with 1:38 left in the first, Cole Anderson hit a post with 7:28 left in the second and then Sprague hit the post with 11:37 remaining in the game.
One of the best chances for the Little Green came with 9:25 left. Sprague carried the puck on the right side of the net and sent a pass to Tetrault in the high slot. Tetrault got a shot on net, but Memorial goalie Joshua Jacob (25 saves) made a great save with his right pad.
"We had some good chances, good shots, good looks," Stone said. "We just couldn't find the net."


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Yale No. 1 For 7th Straight Week
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A weekend split with a strong conference rival did not drop the Yale men's hockey team from its perch above Division I. The Bulldogs (15-2, 9-1 ECAC Hockey), for the seventh straight week, are ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine and the USCHO.com polls.
The Elis, who extended their win streak to10 games with a 5-2 win over Brown on Saturday before falling to the Bears on Sunday, 3-2, received 26 of the 34 first-place votes in the USA Today Poll. North Dakota, which split a weekend series to stay at No. 2, had the other eight votes for the top spot.
Yale grabbed 38 of the 50 USCHO.com first-place votes. The Fighting Sioux (9), Boston College (1), Denver (1) and Michigan (1) had the others.
Five ECAC teams (Union, RPI, Dartmouth, Princeton) are among the top 20 in the USCHO.com poll. Three (Union, RPI) made USA Today's top 15.
The Bulldogs, also atop the ECAC Hockey standings with 18 points, host Clarkson and St. Lawrence this Friday and Saturday nights at 7 in important conference games.
filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director
image from Saturday's game by Don Clark


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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Those Places Thursday - Memorials to Veterans : Washington D.C.
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I loved your photos, especially since I haven't seen the WWII or Korean War memorials. Thank you so much for sharing.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for your kind words! Washington D.C. is one of my favorite places to visit. These memorials always remind you of those who sacrificed for this nation.ReplyDelete
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21 alberta street,surry hills.2000. (cnr wentwoth av/travelodge hotel) follow the paste-up signage on the sts
pop up gallery/studio open every day from mon 7-sun 13 march.11.30-6pm.drop on in and create soft sculptures out of my favourite material- westie FLANNIE T-SHIRTS!
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Cajun Football Fans Get Insider Look At UL Spring Game
Spring Games are typically just glorified practice, so Mark Hudspeth and the Ragin' Cajuns Football team decided to give their fans a peek at what a real practice looks like.
Due to a lack of numbers on the offensive line, Coach Hud and his staff decided to invite fans and media to watch his team grind it out like they have all Spring. Some media members get access to practice sessions, but the average fan doesn't get a chance to see the work that goes into the offseason.
The team warmed up with individual drills and then awed the fans with a full-contact Oklahoma drill. Pads were popping and Hud kept a fervent feel to the modified practice, and the fans were allowed to ask questions all throughout via the scoreboard.
Former Linebacker Al Riles impressed fans and media alike with his ability to transition to wide receiver as he shined in the 1-on-1 drill against the defensive back. His fellow 6'7" receiver Jared Johnson tip-toed the sidelines for a pretty catch during 7-on-7 drills and James Butler snagged a ball he never should have caught in the back of the endzone when the offense took on the defense.
All eyes were on the kicking competition between Stephen Brauchle and Hunter Stover, and they didn't dissapoint. Stover hit every FG attempt all the way up to 60 yards, which hit the crossbar. Brauchle nailed his 60-yarder but failed to hit his 45-yard attempt. Coach Hudspeth said Stover is still the leader come Fall Ball, but that could change before the season's first game.
Fans got their burning questions answered by Coach Hud, which included gems like, "Who would win in an arm wrestling match between you and Rusty Whitt?" Hud thought he could take him.
Ultimately, all you want out of a Spring Game is an injury-free day where you get to show the fans how hard you've been working under the hot sun. The injury-bug didn't bite anybody and the fans were treated to a different, but exciting show. It would be hard to call the day anything but a success.
To relive all the magic of the Spring Extravaganza, check out the insider experience on the field with all the players and coaches. Football doesn't start until Fall, so cling onto this pigskin action with all you've got. Put on your helmet, lace up the cleats, and just click play.


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Hey, I was wondering if there is a way to search a double for a character, like a '.'. I know you can do this with strings but is it possible to search a double?
Sitting Duck Security check it out
(All right, all right, you guys talked me into it, I will just learn PHP instead of using ASP.)
Well there is no standard library function that searches a numeric type for a given value. But you could easily convert the double to a string and then search for the '.' character.
OpenBSD - The proactively secure operating system.
I tryed to convert the double to a string already, but I get the error : can't convert 'double' to 'char'. Perhapes I am doing this wrong, I just started C++ about 1 month ago so there is a large possiblity that I did it wrong. I made 'char search[50]' then I tryed to use a loop to assign each digit to the array. If this is wrong could you please post a piece of code on how to do this.
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Ever wanted to dress like Don Draper and his dapper Madison Avenue chums? Well now you can – sort of. Banana Republic has just launched a range of Mad Men inspired clothing in the US for both men and women which was created by the series costume designer Janie Bryant. Given fashion's current yen for all things black and white …
Seersucker wins out as fabric for Spring/Summer
Seersucker is big with the Brandish team and Matthew Willamson's quite lovely seersucker striped suit, as Isabelle highlighted last week, is likely to make awareness of this fabric an all-time high. But what makes it such an ideal summer fabric? Wikipedia (as ever) explains all: the weaving process 'causes some threads to bunch together, this wrinkled appearance causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin', keeping you cool and meaning no ironing is necessary. Result!
Paul Hamill's Summer Picks
Paul Hamill describes himself as "student, stylist, blogger, writer and retail assistant", we invited him to give us his picks for this summer and he came good with a selection of staples that will make a good addition to any man's wardrobe:


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Maintenance workers settle on new contract
Bus carries 9,500 people daily
Maintenance workers settle on new contract
Bus carries 9,500 people daily
BURLINGTON, Vt. —
Transportation maintenance workers in Vermont's Chittenden County have signed a new three-year-contract that takes effect July 1.
Union officials for Teamsters Local 597 say the new contract - signed Thursday - includes wage increases averaging two percent a year and access to promotions through professional certification programs.
The collective bargaining agreement was negotiated during a two-week period in May and ratified this week.
The new contract sets compensation levels for 17 maintenance workers based at the Chittenden County Transportation Authority's Burlington headquarters.
The transportation authority's buses transport 9,500 people a day in the state's largest county.


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Chesterfield Gorge Natural AreaApril 19. 2011 9:24PM
Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area spans 13 acres. It offers great opportunities for hiking, as you explore the footpaths along the gorge and enjoy the scenic views.
A short distance from the Visitor Center is trail which is 7/10's of a mile and follows Wilde Brook through Chesterfield Gorge. The beginning of the trail is within a plant community dominated by sun-loving oak and pine trees. Different types of plants need various amounts of sunlight, moisture, and heat to grow. Take note of these changes as you travel through the gorge.
Wilde Brook originates in two ponds uphill from the park. After its waters rush through the gorge, the brook flows into the more gentle waters of Partridge Brook. This stream continues on to merge with the Connecticut River ten miles downstream.
Location: Route 9, Chesterfield
Phone: 603-363-8373
Activities: Hiking, picnicking
Amenities: Visitor Center, picnic tables and flush toilets
Operation Schedule: Mid-May to November
Acreage: 13 acres
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One man's generosity played an integral role in the preservation of Chesterfield Gorge. George White, a local farmer, bought the land in 1936 to prevent encroaching loggers from clear-cutting it. He sold fifteen acres of the gorge to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. The land was then donated to the State of New Hampshire.
The Visitor Center was created and is staffed due to volunteer support. The publications and exhibits in the center highlight the natural and cultural history of the region, as well as provide area information. A major display of early New Hampshire logging tools, donated by Mrs. H. T. Gregory of Norwich, Vermont, may be viewed.


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Whether you're a personal blogger, business blogger, article marketer, copywriter, novelist, poet, student writing an essay or any other form of writer, social networks provide a vast array of ways to get inspired to write.
This can be considered one of the best ways to beat a case of old-fashioned writer's block. You just need to know where to look and set up some channels to provide at-your-fingertips-access when you need it.
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