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Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File (ICPSR 2930)
Principal Investigator(s): Bogue, Donald
The 1940 Census Tract files were originally created by keypunching the data from the printed publications prepared by the Bureau of the Census. The work was done under the direction of Dr. Donald Bogue, whose wife, Elizabeth Mullen Bogue, completed much of the data work. Subsequently, the punchcards were converted to data files and transferred to the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA). ICPSR received copies of these files from NARA and converted the binary block length records to ASCII format.
Series: Census Tract Data, 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue Files Series
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Study Description
Bogue, Donald. Census Tract Data, 1940: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File. ICPSR02930-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02930.v1
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This study was funded by:
- National Science Foundation
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- United States Agency for International Development
- University of Chicago. Social Sciences Division
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: census data, census tract level, censuses, demographic characteristics, ethnicity, historical data, household composition, housing, housing conditions, population
Geographic Coverage: Akron, Alabama, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Augusta, Austin, Baltimore, Berkeley, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, California, Cambridge, Camden, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Clifton, Colorado, Columbus (Ohio), Connecticut, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, District of Columbia, Duluth, Elizabeth, Flint, Georgia, Hartford, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Iowa, Jersey City, Kansas, Kansas City (Kansas), Kentucky, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Macon, Maryland, Massachusetts, Memphis, Michigan, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Missouri, Nashville, New Haven, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York (state), New York City, Oakland, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Passaic, Paterson, Pawtucket, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (Oregon), Providence, Rhode Island, Richmond, Rochester (New York), San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, St. Louis, St. Paul, Superior, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, Toledo, Trenton, United States, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Yonkers
- 1940
- 1940-04
Universe: All persons and housing units in the United States.
The first two records in each file are city- and metro-level data with a record length of 3,298. The other records are tract-level data with a record length of 2,033. Both record types have 405 variables.
Produced by University of Chicago, Community and Family Study Center, 1975.
Original ICPSR Release: 2000-08-01
- 2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 61 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
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While that's not an insignificant number, the project will need a major shift in momentum if it's to hit its own target anytime soon.
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The last entry in the franchise, the originally-named Timesplitters: Future Perfect, was released in 2005 for PS2, Gamecube and the original Xbox.
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Cameron warned to make case for EU
David Cameron must go out and make the case for Britain's continued membership of the European Union, one of the grandees of the Conservative Party has warned.
Lord Howe of Aberavon, who served as chancellor and foreign secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government, said the Prime Minister had made his position more difficult by his "repeated concessions" to the Eurosceptics.
He said that Mr Cameron now must give a lead on the issue, and not leave it to outside individuals and organisations - from US president Barack Obama to the CBI.
Mr Cameron is currently committed to renegotiating the terms of Britain's membership and then putting the outcome to a vote in an in/out referendum after the next general election if the Conservatives win power.
But while the Prime Minister has said he wants Britain to remain in the EU, Lord Howe - whose resignation over Europe in 1990 triggered Baroness Thatcher's downfall as prime minister - said that it was not enough.
In a statement released by the pro-EU British Influence campaign, Lord Howe said: "The more people understand and experience the reality of Britain's place in today's interdependent world - an interdependence which Conservative policies in the 1980s did so much to promote - the less likely they are to want this country to leave the European Union.
"Sadly, by repeated concessions to the Eurosceptics, the Government made its own position on Europe, and in Europe, more difficult. Now the Prime Minister and his ministers need to make the case for membership strongly and clearly, rather than just leaving it to President Obama, Nissan and the CBI - powerful advocates as these may be."
At the same time, British Influence released a YouGov poll of more than 700 "opinion formers" showing 69% believed Britain should stay in the EU as against 23% who wanted to leave. Of those who want to remain in, 81% thought the Government was not doing enough to make the case.
British Influence director Peter Wilding said: "Overall, the results show the value placed in Britain's relationship with the EU amongst opinion formers in Britain today, but more work needs to be done."
:: YouGov questioned 708 members of its opinion formers panel - a panel of more than 4,000 leading figures from UK politics, business, the media, arts and culture, charities and academia - between December 12 and 20.


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MIAMI - A man found five decapitated goats in an empty lot while walking his dogs along Biscayne Bay near Miami Shores.
Alan Klopman made the discovery in an empty lot in the 10800 block of Bayshore Drive on Wednesday morning.
"I walked over here and looked down and I thought they were dogs initially," he said. "We've had bags of chickens with their heads cut off and other animals and when I've been doing research in zoology on Key Biscayne, I've actually stopped some of the sacrifices I've seen there."
In January, several decapitated chickens and a goat washed up behind The Floridian, a South Beach condominium on Biscayne Bay.
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In an attempt to solicit a response from family members who might want to retrieve his body, police have identified the body of a homeless man pulled out of the Taunton River last month.
In an attempt to solicit a response from family members who might want to retrieve his body, police have identified the body of a homeless man pulled out of the Taunton River last month.
The victim is identified as 44-year-old Shane Turner.
Police said Turner had red hair and a beard, stood about 5-foot-9 and weighed 150 to 160 pounds. His badly decomposed body was pulled from the river by police divers during the late afternoon of June 8.
Turner was known to have done day labor work for the Fashion Bug on Route 44 in Raynham by holding signs advertising store sales, according to TPD Detective Lynne Pina.
He also at one time had ties to the St. Petersburg, Fla., area, police said.
Turner was known to spend some of his earnings on alcoholic beverages and then walk across one of a handful of old railroad bridges into the woods, police said.
Pina said it's plausible he lost his step and fell to his death.
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Turner's body could have been in the water far as long as four and a half months, she added.
Pina said Turner had no more than a few dollar bills in the pocket of his pants and no form of identification.
She said police were able to ascertain his identity after a story in the newspaper elicited a response from the sister of Turner's former girlfriend, with whom he once shared an apartment.
Turner's only other known local residence was the Samaritan House shelter on Ingell Street, police said.
Anyone with information regarding Turner's family are urged to call the detective division at 508-824-1475.
Police have said they do not suspect foul play in Turner's death. His body is still being kept at the state medical examiner's facility in Pocasset.
Official cause of death "is still pending," according to Terrel Harris, spokesman for the medical examiner's office.
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Police say Turner's body was discovered by two kayakers on the river who detected a foul odor near a clump of collapsed tree limbs. Police divers subsequently found Turner with his leg draped over a branch.
TPD Sgt. and dive team commander Matthew McCaffrey said in his 28 years experience as a police diver he'd never encountered a body that had been so thoroughly decomposed.
Fellow dive team member Patrolman Glen Jackson said at first glance it was nearly impossible to discern that they were dealing with a human body.
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The tree limb on which he was stuck is less than 100 feet from where police say a Taunton man was killed in May, when his allegedly intoxicated cousin was speeding in his boat — causing the victim's head to strike an even larger, horizontal, protruding branch.
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Actress KATE BECKINSALE once forced her mother to "dump" a large rubber penis at a Montreal, Canada airport after a saucy prank went awry.
The Underworld star stashed the phallus in her mum's hand luggage while she was packing to return home to England after a film set visit - because she thought it would amuse her when customs officials found it.
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Beckinsale explains, "We'd sort of had a little bit of an argument and she was leaving... and my make-up artist had given me... for Easter - I don't know why - this enormous penis... a rubber one... it was quite wobbly... It was definitely decorative... It wasn't functional.
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Beckinsale admits she was taken aback by her mum's shock because they have a family tradition of making penis jokes.
She adds, "I do like a penis joke... Doesn't everybody... We have a tradition in my family now. Whenever I visit my mother's house I always have to leave a banana and two apples, or whatever fruit she has, in a penis state in her fruit bowl... just so she thinks of me when I've gone."
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The mother of a young Augusta man whose badly decomposed remains were found in her home last fall has been indicted on a charge of murder.
The Richmond County grand jury returned the indictment Tuesday against Angela Suzette Mercer, 43.
Mercer, who was her son's caretaker, was arrested on a charge of concealing a death after the body of 23-year-old Robin Adams Jr. was found in the family's James Drive home. Because of the body's condition, the coroner was unable to pinpoint the exact time of death.
The indictment alleges that Mercer abused and neglected Adams, who was physically and mentally incapacitated, between March 20, 2008, and Sept. 1, 2012, by not providing proper nutrition, food or essential services, which caused his death.
The condition of the body and the difficulty in examining it prolonged the case, according to earlier reports in The Augusta Chronicle.
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"I feel like the way I've progressed over the last couple of years, and the way I've progressed during Spring Training, it's only going to get better. I really feel that way. It's exciting. It's exciting to feel that way and to be that confident, but I truly believe it.
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Kazmir wins rotation spot in comeback effort
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Scott Kazmir did not allow himself to consider giving up, but there were times last year, while he was suiting up for the Sugar Land Skeeters in Independent ball, when the big leagues seemed a lifetime away.
"I felt like I was making the right steps," Kazmir said. "But at the same time, in the clubhouse, at a stadium in the Atlantic League, watching the big league game on TV, it seemed like it was a long way away. That's just shows how far I've come in the past year."
On Monday, the Indians announced that Kazmir had earned the fifth spot in the team's starting rotation, initiating one of baseball's most intriguing comeback stories of the coming season. Once one of the American League's rising stars, Kazmir's unexpected fade, and subsequent release by the Angels in 2011, sent him on a path of rediscovery.
After a stint with the Skeeters, and winter ball in Puerto Rico, where he was managed by Edwin Rodriguez -- Cleveland's Double-A Akron manager -- Kazmir was given a second chance by the Indians. The left-hander showed improved command and velocity this spring, beating out a considerable cast of candidates as a non-roster invitee.
"It's a really great story," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said. "As we told Scott when we met with him, he deserves a ton of credit."
Kazmir will make his first start on April 6 against the Rays -- his former team of six seasons. Cleveland will wait until then to add the lefty to the roster. In the meantime, right-hander Carlos Carrasco -- sidelined all of last season with a right elbow injury -- will begin the year on the Opening Day roster in order to serve a six-game suspension leftover from an incident in 2011.
As soon as the suspension is off the books, Carrasco will be sent to Triple-A Columbus.
"We didn't want to be in a position later in the year," Antonetti said, "when Carlos is ready to contribute at the Major League level and we had that opportunity, to have to deal with the suspension. We wanted to try to get that out of the way now."
From 2005-08, Kazmir was a standout starter for Tampa Bay, going 45-34 with a 3.51 ERA over 689 2/3 innings and 742 strikeouts, including a league-leading 239 in '07. Kazmir then went 19-24 with a 5.54 ERA in 55 outings between '09-11. After he went 0-5 with a 17.02 ERA in five starts at Triple-A Salt Lake in '11, he was released by the Angels.
"I feel like I've already hit bottom," Kazmir said. "There's nowhere but up now."
This spring, while featuring a fastball that sat around 91-92 mph, Kazmir allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 29 hits with 23 strikeouts and only three walks in 21 innings, which covers four Cactus League appearances and a pair of Minor League outings. Kazmir was arguably Cleveland's most consistent starter this preseason, helping him win the final rotation job.
Kazmir said being given a spot on the team is one of the best moments of his career.
"This is right up there, if not the biggest," Kazmir said. "It's something where, knowing where I was a couple years ago and being able to be here now, it's unbelievable. It just goes to show that I guess hard work does pay off."
Indians keep Giambi with DL move on busy day
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Indians manager Terry Francona believes Jason Giambi will be an important part of the club this season. The veteran designated hitter just won't be a part of Cleveland's Opening Day roster.
On Monday, the Indians purchased Giambi's contract from Triple-A Columbus and promptly placed him on the 15-day disabled list, giving him the regular season's first week to rest a lower back strain. The 42-year-old Giambi will be eligible to be activated on April 9 and the Tribe expects that he will be ready by that time.
"We're trying to mostly stay ahead of this thing," Francona said. "The last couple days he's kind of laid low, and we anticipate that a little bit more for a couple more days, and then we'll ease him back in. He's been swinging the bat fine, and I don't think we want anything to interupt that."
The Indians designated outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment in order to vacate a spot on the 40-man roster for Giambi.
Giambi will eventually rejoin Cleveland's bench as a part-time designated hitter and pinch-hitter. For Opening Day, the Indians will have a three-man bench featuring backup catcher Lou Marson, along with versatile utility men Mike Aviles and Ryan Raburn. Cleveland will need to add Raburn (a non-roster invitee) to the 40-man roster prior to Opening Day.
Raburn, who can play multiple infield spots and outfield corners, impressed the Indians this spring by hitting .359 (14-for-39) with four home runs, five doubles and 11 RBIs in Cactus League play.
"He's got a short, quick stroke," Francona said. "I think it's a swing that can lend itself to maybe not playing every day. This is a guy that a year ago came out of Spring Training as an everyday player [with Detroit], and everybody kept raving about him and he was set to have a big year. He got off to a slow start. That's part of the reason we were able to get him. His versatility really helps us."
Raburn earned a bench job over infielder Cord Phelps, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Monday. This spring, Phelps hit .375 (18-for-48) with three homers, eight extra-base hits and seven RBIs for the Indians, making Monday's meeting a tough one for Francona.
"He couldn't have played better," Francona said. "That was the messge we told him. that was a tough one for us. Cord's future is really bright. He was about as professional as you can be, and we're really proud of him."
Cleveland also optioned catcher Yan Gomes -- acquired from Toronto in an offseason trade -- to Triple-A.
"We think he can be an everyday catcher," Francona said. "To have the guy sit right now is not helping his development. To have him go play will be really good for him."
Hagadone, Shaw added to bullpen roster
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Indians plan on opening this season with eight relievers in their bullpen.
On Monday, Cleveland informed left-hander Nick Hagadone and Bryan Shaw that they will be among the team's relievers on the Opening Day roster. With both of those two pitchers in the fold, the Indians have taken a unique approach for the onset of the regular season.
"The versatility of Mike Aviles and Ryan Raburn allows us to do that and carry the extra reliever," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti explained. "Those guys cover us at a lot of different positions."
Aviles and Raburn, who will begin this season on Cleveland's bench, offer positional flexibility that makes it possible for the Indians to play a man short in terms of position players. Aviles can handle second base, shortstop, third base and, if needed, the corner-outfield spots. Raburn has more experience in the outfield corners, and can play second and third base.
Cleveland's projected Opening Day bullpen will include closer Chris Perez, setup men Vinnie Pestano and Joe Smith, right-handers Matt Albers and Cody Allen and lefty Rich Hill, along with Hagadone and Shaw.
"One of our strengths, we hope, is our bullpen," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Through eight Cactus League outings, Hagadone has turned in eight shutout innings with 11 strikeouts and two walks. Shaw, who was acquired from the D-backs as part of a December trade, has piled up 14 strikeouts against just one walk with a 1.00 ERA through eight Cactus League appearances this spring.
Smoke signals
• The Indians are in the process of neogitating a new Minor League contract with starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was released from his previous deal on Sunday. Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said he is in talks with agent Scott Boras and hopes to have an agreement within the next few days to keep Matsuzaka in the Tribe's farm system.
"The hope would be that we can get this done and let him go pitch," Indians manager Terry Francona sad. "I actually told him, I said, 'It'll be fun to watch you get back to being Dice-K.' I reminded him of who he was. I remember in his first year, when he gave up runs, it was like a surprise. He had a look about him. He was Dice-K.
"I would like to see him get that feeling back, because as an organization, we'd be getting another top-flight pitcher."
• On Monday, the Indians released veteran reliever Matt Capps from the Minor League contract he signed with the club on Jan. 31. Similar to Matsuzaka, Cleveland can now avoid paying Capps a $100,000 retention bonus if he re-signs and accepts a Minor League assignment. The Indians have maintained interest in keeping the former closer in the fold.
"We're trying to work through the same thing with Matt," Antonetti said. "We have interest in keeping him in the organization, but we would have to sign him to a new contract. We're trying to do that."
• The Indians have told left-hander David Huff and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera, who are both out of Minor League options, that they are not in the team's plans for the start of the season. Carrera was designated for assignment on Monday, removing him from the 40-man roster. Antonetti said he was trying to find a trading partner for both players.
"For Ezequiel and David," Antonetti said, "we've informed both guys that they, at this point, are unlikely to make the Opening Day roster unless something unexpected happens. We will work to try to place them with another organization."
• All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has missed the past two games due to a sore back and Francona indicated that he would likely sit out on Tuesday as well. Cleveland will re-evaluate Cabrera on Wednesday morning and "go from there," said the manager.
• First baseman Chris McGuiness will not be on the Indians' Opening Day roster, but the team would like to keep the Rule 5 Draft pick in its farm system. Cleveland will probably try to work out a deal with Texas in order to avoid being required to return McGuiness to the Rangers.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: http://www.top500.org/lists/2002/11/trends.html Trends for November 2002 All changes are from June 2002 to November 2002 Highlights from the Top 10: * The Earth Simulator build by NEC remains the unchallenged #1. * 2 segments of the ASCI Q at Los Alamos are new at #2 and #3 with 7.7 TF/s Linpack each. * 2 new PC cluster made the TOP 10: o #5 is a Linux NetworX/Quadrics cluster at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. o #8 is a HPTi/Myrinet cluster at the FSL/NOAA. * Two other systems are new in the TOP10: o at #9 a IBM Power4 system installed in UK at the HPCx Consortium, o at #10 a IBM Power4 system installed at NCAR. * 3.2 TF/s are needed to enter the top 10. * Hewlett-Packard has 4 systems in the TOP 10 followed by IBM with 3 systems, and one from NEC, Linux NetworX, and HPTi each. * ASCI Red which was in the top 10 since June 1997 (7 times as #1) dropped out of the top 10. * 7 of the TOP 10 systems are installed in the US, and one in Japan, France and UK each. General highlights from the Top 500: * The number of systems exceeding the 1 TFflop/s mark on the Linpack is now 47 up from to 23 just 6 month ago. * 100 systems have peak performance above 1 TFlop/s up from 70 systems 6 month ago * The last system on the list with 195.8 GF/s was listed at position 318 in the last TOP500 just 6 month ago. * Total accumulated performance is 293 TFlop/s compared to 222 TFlop/s 6 month ago. * Entry level is now 195.8 GF/s compared to 134.3 GF/s 6 month ago. * The entry point for the top100 moved from 447 GF/s to 558 GF/s. * PC Cluster are now present at all levels of performance. * A total of 55 Intel based and 8 AMD based PC cluster are in the TOP500. * Including 4 Sun and 3 Alpha based clusters and 23 HP AlphaServer, the number of clusters in the top500 grew further to 93 from 80 systems. * 14 of these clusters are labeled as 'Self-Made'. * The number of systems at industrial customers fell slightly to 226 systems down from 248 6 month ago and 261 one year ago. * The US keeps it's prime position as supercomputer user (46% of systems and 51% of installed performance) and producer (91% of systems) with only little changes in geographical distribution. * Despite the large performance of the ES, Japan is third in installed performance and number of systems behind Europe. * IBM is still leading the list with respect to the installed performance with a stable share of 31.8% ahead of HP 22.1% and NEC with 14.6%. * Hewlett-Packard stays slightly ahead of IBM with respect to the number of systems installed (HP 137 and IBM 131). Sun is third with 88systems. * No other manufacturer is able to capture more than 10% in any category.


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Buying Aveda Makeup Is Not the Best Way to Help Amazonian Tribes
Aveda makes its money by selling expensive beauty products to touchy-feely yuppies, like you. And if there's one thing yuppies like you love, it's rationalizing your purchase of an expensive beauty product by telling yourself that it's helping some good cause, somehow. And if that good cause is kind of bullshit... eh, you still got the beauty product.
The WSJ today takes a fascinating look at Aveda's long partnership with the Yawanawa Indians, who live in the Amazon, in western Brazil. Two decades ago, the founder of Aveda went and drank some ayahuasca with the Yawanawas and decided that Aveda was a "tribe" and that they should work together. Which is understandable, because ayahuasca fucks you up big time. Typical white-man-in-Amazon-on-hallucinogens behavior. Long story short, Aveda now sells an "uruku" line of makeup made of traditional urukum fruit provided by the Yawanawas to give them a sustainable income blah blah blah. But:
For starters, the Yawanawá don't produce much urukum. They delivered none of it to Aveda between 2008 and 2010. Also, urukum itself isn't as exotic as Aveda portrays it in a documentary-style video on its website. Best known as annatto, it's an inexpensive food coloring, grown commercially around the world, that gives products like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese an orange hue.
The lesson is, everything a corporation does is somehow craven. You just have to be cynical enough to realize it.


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If the UFC is looking for volunteers, Brazilian striker Fabio Maldonado (18-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is standing with his hand in the air.
The 32-year-old Maldonado said he's ready and willing to face countryman Glover Teixeira (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the co-main event of next month's UFC 153 event – a bout that was supposed to feature Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
Maldonado and his manager, Alex Davis, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) they're more than willing to step into the fight on four weeks' notice.
"I want this fight," Maldonado told MMAjunkie.com in his native Portuguese. "I know our styles would make for an incredible fight for the fans, and I want this opportunity. I hope the UFC will grant me this one request."
UFC 153 takes place Oct. 13 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The pay-per-view was supposed to feature a main event featherweight title fight between Brazilian champion Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. However, Aldo was also today forced out due to injury.
Teixeira made his UFC debut in May with an impressive first-round submission win over Kyle Kingsbury. The result marked Teixeira's 16th straight win. His most recent loss came in March 2005.
Meanwhile, Maldonado had been expected to fight Jorgen Kruth at this month's UFC on FX 5 event. However, Kruth abruptly retired, and Maldonado was expected to shift to UFC 154, where he would meet Cyrille Diabate. However, UFC officials have yet to announce the new fight, and Maldonado would just as soon they didn't.
"Glover and I were supposed to fight in Brazil back before either of us was in the UFC," Maldonado said. "I think now would be the perfect time. I hope the UFC will make this fight. If they give me the chance, I will knock Glover out."
For more on UFC 153, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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MLB must preserve civil rights legacy
Progress indisputable, but sport can't rest on laurels
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But the celebration should not be allowed to overshadow the other side of the equation. On a percentage basis, the number of African-Americans playing in the Major Leagues is little more than one-third of what it was at its peak 35 years ago.
What baseball does not need at this juncture in its history, and in American history, is to resemble the Boston Red Sox of the pre-Pumpsie Green era.
The apologists will point out that the game is actually more of a melting pot than it was 35 years ago, that it has more of an international flavor than it ever did. And it is true that the semi-disappearing African-American ballplayer has not been replaced statistically by a garden-variety Caucasian. An influx of Latin American players, and more recently, East Asian players, has not only diversified the game, but has given it a deeper, wider pool of talent.
But this is not about that. The legacy of Jackie Robinson is what sets this game apart from not only other sports, but from plenty of other social institutions that were white-only in 1947 and well beyond. There will be no reason for rejoicing when the number of Outer Mongolians in the Majors exceeds the number of African-Americans.
What happened here? What happened to the wonderful, singular momentum generated by Jackie Robinson? Why has his history-making legacy been allowed to shrink before our very eyes? Thousands upon thousands of words have been written on this topic. After you have read much of the literature, you come to this unavoidable conclusion: Nobody really knows why.
This question arose at a media session at Great American Ball Park on Saturday night, just before the Civil Rights Game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Two legends of the game, two members of the pioneering generation of African-American players, Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson, were asked this very question: What has happened to baseball in the African-American community?
"You can't find one person who can tell you that," Robinson said sharply. This is probably the single best answer the question can provoke.
Aaron's answer was more expansive and made sense as far as it went. He said that baseball required more equipment and more expense than, for instance, basketball. Plus, there was the matter of something resembling a full-fledged field required for a game. He said that in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., he noticed that the playing fields of his youth no longer existed.
"You can't play on that field anymore," Aaron said. "It was a cow pasture. Now, it's housing. Basketball is a different story. You can put up a hoop in this [interview] room and play basketball."
That's a nice, tangible answer, although it might not explain the entire phenomenon. Thirty-five years ago, 27 percent of all Major Leaguers were black. That number decreased until it reached a low of just over eight percent in 2007. That 27 percent figure is now occupied by Latin American players.
Robinson pointed out that this season, the percentage of African-American players increased for the first time since 1995, to just over 10 percent. If baseball is fortunate, this is a trend. If baseball is unfortunate, this is an aberration.
Major League Baseball has made serious attempts to reverse the erosion of its base of African-American players. Inner-city baseball academies have been created. There has been the RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program. This is all well-intended stuff and it beats passively losing an entire portion of the population. But it is too soon to know about the long-range consequences.
One thing is certain: Many of the people who attempt to explain the decrease in black baseball players by making generalizations about African-American culture are generally annoying at best and completely wrong at worst. This is because so many of them are white. They tend to live in distant exurbs and have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
The progress that baseball has made in the area of diversity was evident in the two teams in the 2009 Civil Rights Game. The White Sox won a World Series championship with their current manager and general manager, Ozzie Guillen, a Venezuelan, and Ken Williams, an African-American. The young and promising Cincinnati team is led by one of the most respected managers in the game, Dusty Baker, an African-American. These two teams are ideal participants in the Civil Rights Game.
But this is no time for baseball to become smug or complacent. One major difference between 1947 and now is that when Jackie Robinson arrived with the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball dominated the American professional sports landscape. Professional basketball was in its embryonic stage. Professional football was less popular than college football. The National Hockey League had six teams. Baseball's cultural reach was unmatched.
Today, the marketplace is much more competitive, not only for fans or listeners or viewers or readers, but for athletes. As Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig often says, Jackie Robinson breaking the race barrier was "baseball's proudest moment and its most important moment."
There is no dispute about that. It was an important moment, not only for baseball, but for all of American society. But it is also a 62-year-old moment. At this moment, what counts as much is what baseball will do next in America's inner cities. It has a civil rights legacy worth preserving, but that legacy doesn't live on without a continuous, working commitment.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Deadline for Parasite Research Crowdfunding Approaching
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Dr. Martin Nielsen
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The deadline for contributing to the first research crowdfunding project at the University of Kentucky (UK) is March 10.
Martin Nielsen, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, an equine parasitologist, veterinarian and assistant professor at the UK Gluck Equine Research Center, launched the crowdfunding project titled, "Let the germs get the worms: Testing a novel probiotic compound for treatment of equine parasites," in January. Nielsen's crowdfunding project is possibly the first such effort in the field of veterinary science. He started with an ultimate goal of raising $30,000 with defined funding milestones along the way. The crowdfunding campaign is close to its first milestone of $5,000, with more than 50 individual donors from the United States, Canada, Australia, and several European countries having contributed.
"We are highly grateful for the tremendous support we've received thus far," Nielsen said. "Reaching the first milestone will enable us to test our bacterial product against equine ascarid roundworms under laboratory conditions. Ascarids are a major problem in foals, as they have become highly drug-resistant and are the cause of severe small intestinal impactions."
Crowdfunding is a relatively new term that describes reaching out to the general public, usually through the Internet, to reach a fundraising goal. Success in reaching the goal often depends on many individuals making smaller donations through a website. The crowdfunding campaign is hosted at http://equineparasitology.ca.uky.edu/. Guests can sign up for more information, make online donations, access videos and educational information and ask Nielsen exclusive questions about parasite control. Featured videos on the site have been viewed more than 1,500 times since it launched.
The next funding milestone is $10,000. Nielsen said by reaching that goal, it will enable his laboratory to test small strongyles, the most prevalent of all horse parasites.
"As these infect horses of all ages across the world, it would be of great value to do this research," Nielsen said.
Nielsen's research team is devoted to providing solutions for worm control in horses. Horse parasites, such as small strongyles and large roundworms, are developing increased levels of resistance to all available dewormers. No new drugs are being developed for use in horses, so the equine industry needs new reliable treatment alternatives.
Horses on pasture are constantly exposed to different parasites which can cause signs of disease such as colic, diarrhea, and weight loss. Foals are particularly vulnerable to parasite infection and need special attention in parasite control programs.
"It is our experience that horse owners are very interested in updated information about parasite control and have great concerns about drug resistance," Nielsen said. "We therefore felt that crowdfunding would be very appropriate for raising funding for research in this area. The crowdfunding platform allows direct interaction with the end users of our research, which is very valuable to us. A good question can inspire us to set up the next research project."
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Does Your Horse Need a Dentist?
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Have your horses' teeth examined regularly—you never know what might be lurking in the back of his mouth.
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True story: A woman bought a warmblood gelding and enjoyed a relatively low-maintenance first year of ownership, during which time she dutifully paid for routine veterinary, hoof, and dental care. She and her horse then moved to a neighboring state, and a short time later the horse began tossing his head vigorously in the left-lead canter. Puzzled and unable to eradicate the problem through training, she consulted her new veterinarian, who performed a thorough examination and announced his diagnosis: sharp-edged teeth—the result of insufficient or improper dental care—which were interfering with the action of the bit and causing pain.
"How could this be?" the owner insisted. After all, the horse had his teeth floated every six months, just as all the horse books and magazines recommend.
The veterinarian's reply, "Not all equine dental practitioners are created equal."
I know the above story is true because it happened to me. Fortunately, my story has a happy ending: My horse's teeth got a thorough and proper floating, the head-tossing ceased as if by magic, and my horse has since remained bitting-problem-free, thanks to biannual dental exams and routine floating. Other dentally neglected horses, however, might be less lucky, winding up malnourished, colicky, head-shy, impossible to ride on any sort of rein contact, or even chronic rearers as a result of teeth or mouth problems.
Quality dental care is one of the most important—yet, strangely enough, one of the most neglected—aspects of a good stable management program. In this article, we'll explain why your horse needs to see the dentist regularly, and what's involved in a basic dental exam.
Note: When you go to a dentist, you probably have a technician clean your teeth. The dentist is trained in medicine, the technician has limited training in certain skills and is overseen by the dentist. This is the way it legally works in the horse world, too. Any invasive treatment to a horse is considered veterinary medicine, and anyone who is not a licensed veterinarian and performs those tasks (whether dentist, farrier, or therapist) is working illegally in most states. In fact, many states have laws that prohibit anyone except a licensed veterinarian from performing dental care on horses. Problems caused by lay dentists practitioners have resulted in a rise in the number of veterinarians who are becoming more educated in dental care, some of whom are making equine dentistry their sole work. It also has resulted in stimulating scientific research and an evolution in the understanding of how dental problems affect the health and behavior of horses.
Your Horse's Teeth
Most of us have fond memories of losing a baby tooth, putting it under the pillow at night, and waking up the next morning to find the tooth replaced with a coin—courtesy, of course, of the "tooth fairy." Your horse also sheds baby teeth—beginning at about the age of 2 1/2 years. Unlike yours, his permanent teeth continue to erupt throughout much of his life, until no more "reserve crown" exists.
A foal's incisors (the front teeth) might already have erupted at birth, or they might come in up to six days later. The incisors are your horse's "fork." He uses them to select and tear off just the right blades of grass, morsels of hay, and kernels of grain. Behind the toothless "bars" (the space where the bit lies) are the molars, which grind the food and prepare it for digestion. Male horses (and a small percentage of mares) have two upper and two lower canine teeth, which lie slightly behind the incisors and generally erupt between four and five years of age. Horses of either sex can have vestigial teeth known as wolf teeth, which usually appear in front of the molars and can occur in the upper or lower jaw. So-called "blind" wolf teeth are those that have not erupted.
The horse is a grazing animal by nature, and his teeth are designed to select and chew grasses—often coarser stuff than that found in lush pastures. The process of mastication (grinding) wears away the tooth enamel, and as a result, the horse evolved with self-replenishing dental work. Domestication disrupted Nature's balance, and most modern horses consume a diet that consists of large amounts of concentrates (grain) and hay, with limited opportunities to graze. Chewing hay and grain is less natural for the horse than chewing grass. It limits the movement of the lower jaw, and the process of chewing grain also requires a more up-and-down jaw action than that of chewing forage. A common result is the development of sharp enamel edges, most often along the inside edges of the lower teeth and along the outside edges of the upper teeth.
Selective breeding have also been less-than-kind to the equine mouth, explain certified equine dental technician Gail Emerson of Wilmington, Deleware, and equine veterinary practitioner Gerald Auman, DVM, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. "Breeding programs don't select for good teeth," says Auman; instead, they emphasize attributes such as movement, speed, and conformation over a properly aligned set of choppers. Furthermore, adds Emerson, domestication allows for the survival of dentally challenged horses which, weakened from insufficient nourishment, wouldn't make it in the wild.
Why Worry About Teeth?
Okay, so your horse's teeth weren't designed to chew hay and grain. He's not likely to be mountain lion bait these days, and he doesn't need a dazzling smile to win ribbons. So why worry about dental care?
Because if you don't, you might find yourself with one or more health or performance problems on your hands. On the health side, Emerson and Auman say they've seen cases of malnutrition, weight loss, chronic colic, cheek and tongue ulceration, glossitis (an inflamed, swollen tongue), periodontal disease, choke, and even an inability to eat—all resulting from insufficient dental care. On the performance side, dental discomfort can manifest itself as head-tossing, head-shyness, resistance to being bridled, evasion of rein contact, lugging on one or both reins, overflexing (going "behind the bit"), a head-up/hollow-backed way of going, and even rearing or going over backward in extreme cases. Not surprisingly, tooth and mouth pain also can cause irritable behavior.
Auman emphasizes that the symptoms of other physical problems and diseases can look much like those of dental difficulties. However, given the numbers of horses he sees with poorly maintained teeth (he estimates that 80-90% of the horses on which he conducts prepurchase exams are in need of dental care), he's quick to suspect dental discomfort as a possible cause of suspicious behavior or physical symptoms. As he points out, "It's pretty easy to tell whether a problem is indeed related to the teeth, particularly in the case of a performance or behavioral problem—when the teeth are fixed, the problem goes away."
Eating difficulties also are telltale signs of teeth or mouth problems—spilling grain while chewing, dunking hay or feed in the water bucket, holding the head to one side while eating, bolting grain, or dropping partially chewed balls of food. Excess salivation, foul breath, and facial swelling can also indicate discomfort or infection.
How To Find A Dentist
If you were looking for a good dentist for your family, you'd probably contact the American Dental Association. If you're looking for a good equine dentist, ask your veterinarian.
As with most service providers, the finished product is the best advertisement of a professional's skills and expertise. If you were looking for a hairdresser, you'd talk to people whose haircuts you admire. The same holds true in the search for a reputable equine dentist. After discussing the possible options with your veterinarian, you can check out those recommended people with trainers or horse owners whose animals "bloom" with good health, are easy to bridle and handle, and go happily under saddle.
According to Auman, the practice of whether a veterinarian does the dentistry, or oversees a referred lay person, varies in different parts of the country. On the horse-dense East Coast where he practices, some veterinarians refer their clients to lay dental practitioners such as Emerson. In the Midwest and in many rural areas, he says, many veterinarians do double duty as dentists and are highly skilled at the practice.
Equine Dental Technicians & The Law
Is your equine dental technician "operating without a license" in your state? In some cases, yes, according to the Veterinary Practice Acts of most states, which make it illegal for any person not possessing a veterinary degree to practice equine dentistry without veterinary supervision.
Equine veterinarian Gerald Auman, DVM, and equine dental technician Gail Emerson agree with the spirit of the laws—to prevent folks from "hanging out a shingle" and practicing dentistry without the benefit of training and expertise. As Auman points out, many competent, established equine veterinarians prefer to refer dental work to an equine dental technician. What's more, Emerson adds, some veterinarians might lack some of the specialized teeth-floating equipment or don't choose to perform dental exams and maintenance.
But as in any medical decision regarding the health and welfare of your horse, the best place to start in the event of a dental, health, or performance problem is with your regular veterinarian.
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"Ask your veterinarian if the recommended professional is a certified equine dental technician—someone with specialized training in equine dentistry," Emerson suggests. "And ask if the dentist uses a full-mouth speculum (a metal device that holds the jaw open so the dentist can safely reach the back teeth). A horse's molars are set so far back in the jaw that they're almost impossible to reach without the use of a speculum, and a floating performed without a speculum might not be a thorough job."
Your veterinarian must be involved in this important aspect of equine care. In some states, lay dental technicians legally cannot do procedures on a horse without the veterinarian present, or without being under supervision of a veterinarian. In those states, most veterinarians who don't do dental work themselves arrange to work with a veterinarian who specializes in dentistry or lay dental practitioner (see sidebar at left).
Beware of the "certified" lay person who doesn't work within your state's laws, or in conjunction with a reputable veterinarian. If something goes wrong, that lay person probably doesn't have malpractice insurance.
The Dental Exam: What To Expect
Before he or she looks in your horse's mouth, a good equine dentist will ask you some questions about your horse's health and performance histories. Be prepared to provide the following information: your horse's age, breed, and use; his general health history; his eating habits and whether they've changed over time; any performance or behavior problems you've been having and when you first noticed them.
The administration of a mild to moderate sedative is common practice in equine dentistry, says Emerson, who asks the referring veterinarian to prescribe and administer the drugs at the time of her visit. The sedative has two purposes: to keep the horse quiet so that she can do a thorough job—a nearly impossible task if the patient is tossing his head in protest—and to lessen the anxiety (common to human dental patients as well) of having the mouth worked on. The process of teeth floating and occlusion adjustment normally are not painful, she says, but the sound of the rasp is loud and the introduction of the various dental instruments can be unsettling.
Five Common Dental Problems
Humans suffer from a variety of dental problems; horses are no different. Here are five common conditions equine dental technician Gail Emerson treats in her Wilmington-based practice.
Overbite: A horse with an overbite has "buck-toothed" upper incisors or molars that overlap the lower set. This common problem—in Emerson's experience, it's the most common equine dental condition—can make for nutritional and digestive difficulties, as the misaligned incisors or molars are less efficient at mastication.
Wave mouth: In this aptly named condition, the molars meet not in a straight line, but in a higher-and-lower fashion, producing the appearance of a wavy line when viewed from the side. Less common and usually less problematic than an overbite—but often occurring in conjunction with the latter condition—a wavy mouth can lead to eating difficulties and needs to be corrected with floating, Emerson says.
Step mouth: Less common than a wavy mouth, which is likely to produce the same types of eating problems, is the so-called step mouth. This describes a condition in which the bite line of the front and rear molars changes from abnormally high to abnormally low, creating a "step-up" or "step-down" appearance when viewed from the side.
Overcrowded teeth: This can be an inherited trait, or it can result from rapid growth or from injury. To correct the condition, "equine orthodontia," might be performed by shaping or removing teeth to allow the others to erupt and align properly.
Periodontal disease (gum disease): Yes, horses can get it too. Emerson works in conjunction with the horse's veterinarian to treat the condition (the veterinarian might flush the infected area with an antibacterial solution and prescribe antibiotics to combat the infection) and floats the teeth to correct the malocclusions that caused the problem. As preventive measures, she advises against feeding excessively coarse feed "that could get stuck between the teeth like popcorn kernels" and advocates regular preventive dental care and maintenance.
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When Emerson examines a first-time patient, she looks at the horse's head and face and checks for any areas of swelling. She checks the shape of the face and notes any misalignment of the jaw. Next, she checks the incisors for sharp edges, signs of uneven wear, or excessive length. If she finds the usual sharp edges and some wear patterns that need to be corrected (see sidebar at right), she waits until the horse is fully sedated, then sets to work.
To prepare to float the teeth, Emerson slides her speculum into the horse's mouth and gently opens his jaws a few inches. She examines the mouth and the teeth, looking for signs of ulceration, bruising, cuts, or pockets of infection, the latter of which might give off a foul odor. She removes the speculum and rasps down the canine teeth and the worst of the sharp edges on the upper teeth, then re-inserts the speculum and finishes floating the molars. She removes any calculus (tartar) deposits on the canine teeth of male horses, then floats and balances the incisors to keep the molars in a good, balanced occlusion.
If Emerson finds no additional dental problems, she removes the speculum and the slightly groggy patient returns to his stall to relax until the sedation wears off. To eliminate the risk of choke, he gets nothing to eat until he's fully alert.
Dental Care For Life
Make regular dental checkups part of your horse's scheduled maintenance. For example, a foal's mouth should be examined in the first few weeks of life to accustom the youngster to having the area inspected and to note any potential future problems. Teeth should be rechecked at six months of age, by which time any congenital malocclusions (bite misalignments) will have become evident.
Emerson recommends removing wolf teeth at one year of age. Left in the mouth, wolf teeth can interfere with the bit's action and cause discomfort. Performing the procedure when the youngster is a yearling allows the area time to heal before he's introduced to the bit and bridle.
From birth to at five years of age, some horses might need twice-yearly dental exams; young performance horses might need more frequent checkups. After age five, a horse with a normal mouth and in light work probably will do fine with one floating a year; performance horses or those with problem mouths might need a biannual schedule. Your equine dentist can recommend a schedule that's right for your horse.
If your horse requires extensive dental work, your veterinarian might prescribe a follow-up course of anti-inflammatory medication (such as phenylbutazone) and antibiotics to ease soreness and prevent infection. This is another important reason for your veterinarian to be involved in the dental process.
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Jennifer O. Bryant is editor-at-large of the U.S. Dressage Federation's magazine, USDF Connection. An independent writer and editor, Bryant contributes to many equestrian publications, has edited numerous books, and authored Olympic Equestrian. More information about Jennifer can be found on her site, www.jenniferbryant.net.
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Stripping finish off a stock?
Noticed more scratches and a chip or to in the clear coat on the stocks of a used shotgun I just purchased, now that I have it home in good light. And I'm not really fond of light yellow/blonde wood on a gun. Also I need to fit it with a recoil pad so some sanding on the back may be needed causing a need to refinish anyway..
Questions: If could only buy something local (lowes, home depot, paint stores) not ordering it from brownells.
What is the best thing to strip off the clear coat and color from the stock?
And in reverse, Best (toughest) satin or gloss clear coat to refinish with? Lacquer? Poly-urethane? Tung/linseed oil or some other rubbed finish? I'm going back with a darker color like English chestnut.
The stock and forearm does have checkering, so sanding it off is not an option.
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I do stock work for a living, so I strip a lot of stocks, probably 3-4 each month. The best stripper I have found is Citristrip, available at Home Depot, Lowe's, WalMart, etc. It will even lift off the tough clear finishes like Browning or Weatherby use. Put on a thick coat of the goo and let it sit a day or so, then wipe or scrape the finish off and wash the wood with cold water after you are satisfied with the stripping job. Sometimes I need a second coat, but it is usually a one-step stripping process.
As far as the best finish available from hardware stores, spray polyurethane works well, just use thin coats, and sand between coats with 400 grit or finer paper.
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Thank you sir! I actually have a jug of citri-strip from a door I refinished a couple of months ago.
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I would additionally advise you to go to a "Dollar Store", and buy several $1 toothbrushes for scrubbing the old finish & stripper out of the checkering, then tossing it to use another for staining and yet another for brushing in some finish, after the rest of the stock is finished.
(I mask off the checkering after stripping, and stain/finish it separately/last.)
While I too use CitriStrip, I only use it for epoxy-type finishes.
For most others, I first try/use Formby's Furniture Refinisher (following the can directions), also available @ Home Cheapo, etc, to remove the old finishes.
I would let any stripper dry a looong time ( I do overnite), to ensure all chems have fully evaporated.
FWIW, except for repairs and/or repaired areas, I haven't had to touch a stock with sandpaper (or de-whisker one) ever since these stripping products came on the market.
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Minwax and rustoleum both have an exterior Spar Varnish in a rattle can. I've used the minwax polyurethane quite a bit and have been pretty happy with the results on new cabinets and furniture I've done.
I was looking at a sample of birch and walnut that had dark walnut danish oil on them and I really liked it. Can the Spar varnish be applied over the danish oil as extra protection? Or would that not work?
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Danish oil is what's called a 'wiping varnish', and it's a mixture of an oil (tung or linseed), some mineral spirits, and some varnish. It's an oil finish, so you can put a standard or a spar varnish over it. Personally, I don't see the need for a spar varnish in a gunstock application. Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane, either brushed or sprayed, looks great and dries fast. You can get it in gloss, semigloss, or satin. I prefer the satin for gunstocks, but that's just me.
That said, I'm a woodworker (call me a good amateur), but I do know a fellow that is a true professional. He has just 'adjusted' my thinking on wood finishes and I'm trying his approach out on a project I'm doing in Cherry. What he suggests is that, after sanding to 400 or 600 grit and raising the grain a time or two to remove the 'whiskers' that result, you apply one coat of Danish Oil as a primer coat. For your needs, you might want a colored Danish Oil, but I'm using the Original in clear. After that, he suggests up to 4 coats of Waterlox Original in Satin finish, wet sanding with wet/dry 600 grit sandpaper as each coat is applied. Treat the Waterlox as a wiping varnish and wipe off the excess at each application after you've given it time to soak in. I've tried this approach out on a scrap piece of Cherry and the finish is amazing (smooth as marble). For my particular project, I'm going to stain the wood with a water based medium cherry stain after the grain raising and before the first coat of Danish Oil.
|November 3, 2012, 08:59 AM
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Excellent! Thank you.
On a side note....the citristrip most definitely did NOT work. I was quite surprised as I've used often on various finishes with no problems. I eventually (after trying two others in steps of harshness) ended up with the most harsh, caustic varnish and epoxy stripper I could find....and it took two applications of it to get 90% of the clear coat off a third quick coat removed most if not all of the color. My Lord, I think this stuff was impervious to micro meteorites.
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How would I take the bus to Downtown Oakland from the Pleasanton BART?
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Wondering - There are two main transit options to reach downtown Oakland from (East) Dublin/Pleasanton BART during the strike. Both will take a long time, but they're the best transit options. (Better would be if you could find a carpool.)
(Alternative 1) Take the special free Wheels bus from Pleasanton BART to Eastmont Transit Center in Oakland (5-8 a.m.). Then take AC Transit No. 40 bus to downtown Oakland (a 40 minute trip). (The transbay NL and NX3 buses apparently do not accept local passengers between Eastmont and downtown Oakland.) Make sure that you're at Eastmont Transit Center well before 6:15 p.m. when the last Wheels bus to Pleasanton apparently leaves. (Bear in mind that Eastmont is in east Oakland and that you might be there during non-daylight hours and possibly could be stranded there.)
(Alternative 2) Take a BART charter bus from Pleasanton (5 - 8 a.m. weekdays, later hours on weekends) to San Francisco. Walk a block or two to the Temporary Transbay Terminal and take any AC Transit transbay bus to downtown Oakland. In the evening, it's my understanding that all BART charter buses pass through West Oakland BART. Take an AC Transit #26 or #31 bus from downtown Oakland to West Oakland. Use your charter bus ticket at West Oakland to board a Dublin/Pleasanton bus. (Just don't mention how you arrived at West Oakland.)


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RED HOOK, N.Y. -- District officials got an earful recently after Bard College students gave an anti-bullying lesson to eighth-graders, but no anger was evident during a school board meeting on Wednesday at which parents were encouraged to voice their objections.
"It has been very disturbing to me, personally, that before ever reaching out and following what I would consider the normal channels to try and resolve concerns, that this was brought straight to the social and national media," said board President Kelly Mosher.
"Some of our administrators and myself have been receiving a number of angry and ... threatening emails from people all over the country who read a FoxNews article that made absurd allegations," Mosher said. "I think I would call that the law of unintended consequences. I don't think anybody who ... contacted any of the media organizations anticipated that kind of thing might happen."
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Bauman: Perfecto talks for Braden now
Lefty goes from debating unwritten rules to making history
By Mike Bauman / MLB.com
Braden, the Oakland A's left-hander, threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. There could be no quibbling with either the degree of greatness or the degree of difficulty. Braden needed just 109 pitches to set down 27 Rays, and his impeccable command was illustrated by the fact that 77 of those pitches were strikes. And the Rays had come to this moment with baseball's best record.
Before Sunday's 4-0 win, Braden, 26, was probably best known by the baseball public outside of Oakland as the guy who objected strenuously when Rodriguez, the Yankees third baseman, trotted across his mound during an April 22 game at Oakland Coliseum. A-Rod, running from first, went to third on what turned out to be a foul ball by Robinson Cano. On his way back to first, Rodriguez ran across the mound.
This, Braden vehemently contended, was a violation of one of baseball's unwritten rules. "He should probably take a note from his captain [Derek Jeter] over there and realize you don't cross the pitcher's mound in between an inning or during the game. I was just dumbfounded that he would let that slip his mind -- being someone of such status.
"I don't care if I'm Cy Young or the 25th man on the roster, if I've got the ball in my hand and I'm on that mound, that's my mound. ... He ran across the pitcher's mound, foot on my rubber. No, not happening. We're not the doormat anymore."
Rodriguez responded by saying: "He just told me to get off his mound. I was a little surprised. I'd never quite heard that. Especially from a guy that has a handful of wins in his career. ... I thought it was pretty funny, actually."
There had been additional verbiage back and forth in the interim, but, after Sunday, nobody could refer to Braden as a pitcher known only for having a controversy with a superstar. His perfect game was just the 19th in Major League history.
The perfect game finished just as the Yankees were to begin batting practice at Fenway Park for their Sunday night game against the Boston Red Sox. Rodriguez addressed this development in a very brief but still gracious statement to reporters.
"I've learned in my career that it's always better to be recognized for some of the great things you do on the field," A-Rod said. "Good for him. He threw a perfect game, and even better, he beat the Rays."
Coincidentally, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was reaching the end of his daily pregame session with the media when news came that Braden was two outs away from the perfect game. Girardi was extremely gracious in wishing success to Braden.
"I hope he gets it," Girardi said of the perfect game. "I don't have any hard feelings toward Dallas Braden. I hope he gets it. God bless him."
Earlier in the series, Girardi had declined to comment on the Braden-Rodriguez controversy, pointing out that the Yankees did not play the Athletics again until July and noting that all his managerial attention was focused on the series against the arch-rival Red Sox.
But Girardi was happy enough to wish Braden well on the occasion of what was then a near-perfect game. When it was suggested to Girardi that he was pulling for Braden because Braden was pitching against the Rays, who were a half-game ahead of the Yankees going into Sunday.
The manager smiled and responded: "That always helps -- a team within our division."
So it could be argued that Braden did the Yankees a favor on Sunday, taking some of the luster off the terrific start Tampa Bay has had to the 2010 season, giving New York a helping hand in the American League East standings.
But he did himself a larger favor. The name Dallas Braden will no longer be primarily connected to the notion that "he was the guy who didn't want A-Rod on his mound."
For now and all the times to come in which baseball is played, Braden will be known as a man who threw a perfect game. As even Rodriguez said: "Good for him."
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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