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Congo delays end to Rwandan refugee status
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government said it will not immediately apply a cessation clause ending refugee status for more than 120,000 Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and are still there.
Rwanda has accepted Congo's arguments in favor of a phased approach to the refugees' repatriation, Congolese interior minister Richard Muyej said Saturday. Rwanda had in 2011 asked Congo to apply a cessation clause on June 30, 2013.
"We thought we should do this in stages to give a chance to all the refugees to go home" Muyej said after a meeting between officials from each country in Rwanda's capital, Kigali. "Happily we had a convivial meeting and have now agreed on this approach."
The Rwandan government has repeatedly said that since peace has now returned to the country its citizens no longer need to live in exile.
Refugee issues have soured relations between the two countries for nearly two decades.
Rwanda has often accused Congo, and the international community, of protecting Rwandan refugees who took part in the genocide and allowing them to rearm on Congolese soil. Rebels in Congo have also claimed they are fighting for their compatriots' right to return from exile in Rwanda.
Muyej said it was important to agree on refugee issues so these would no longer be excuses for conflict.
Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu province where most of the Rwandan refugees have settled told the Associated Press that the two countries have agreed on the next steps to resolve the issues.
Rwandan refugees will first be identified, registered and asked if they want to return. A follow up meeting will be held in October after which a repatriation plan will be drawn up and the parties will consider whether to apply a cessation clause.
Rwanda's minister for refugees Seraphine Munkatabana said her government understands there are preliminary steps to be taken by October to allow the cessation clause to be activated, according to U.N. Radio Okapi in Congo.
Refugees who do not want to return will have a choice between applying for a residence permit, or for Congolese nationality, which may be granted on a case-by-case basis but not collectively, Paluku added.
Congolese refugees in Rwanda are also welcome to come back, Paluku said. "The areas they will return to (mainly in North Kivu) are now largely secure," he said.
When asked if the refugees would be able to return to their homesteads and farm their land, he said:
"People cannot come back and claim what they did not have before, but the government must ensure they get back what is rightfully theirs."
Land disputes are among the reasons why there are more than two million internally displaced people within Congo as well as an estimated 72,000 Congolese refugees in Rwanda.


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Heli-Expo 2012 will mark the first appearance of Sherwood, Ore.-based Softtech's aircraft software, known as Flight Vector, at the show. Flight Vector will display both its Mapping and Flight & Duty Tracker applications at Booth 8548 in Hall F.
Flight & Duty Tracker works as an online system for FAR Part 135 compliance and duty tracking as well as offering full compliance with FAR 135.63, .247, .261, .263, .265, .267, .271, .293, .297, .299 and others.
The system also allows managers to track pilot training events as well as flight hours and duty times for flight staff. The software is designed to be integrated within an operators safety management system (SMS), so that managers can produce, track and trend SMS reports.
Flight Vector's Mapping program is an FAA operations specification A021-compliant tool for computing the minimum safe altitude during flights by analyzing terrain and obstacles along the flight route. The two systems meet AC 120-78 requirements for POI and electronic records keeping.
Recently Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters added the Flight & Duty Tracker to its fleet for operations in Boulder City, the south rim of the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. The tour operator integrated the software in January 2012.
Papillon flies a fleet of Eurocopter AS350B3es and EC135s, and Bell 206s and 407s. Flight Vector will be offering demos of both software systems at its Heli-Expo booth.

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After completing my first big crochet project (the Flowers in the Snow afghan) I clearly had not gotten the urge to crochet out of my system. I put down the finished blanket and picked up a new colour to start another square. Years ago I spotted this version of the Babette blanket on Flickr, and the colour palette has been on my mind ever since. The warm reds, oranges and yellows are so bright, so fun and so 70's! Since I still had some more crochet juice in me, and no real plan for what I wanted to make, I just started making good ol' granny squares inspired by this fun 70's colour palette. Of course, I couldn't reign in my urge to make rainbows and ended up with some extra purples and dark grey-blues in the mix.
I'm thinking of keeping this project on the smaller side and making a baby blanket with these squares.
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The Cake Root company, established in 2008 by sisters Jane Slater and Fiona Woodcock, produces cakes based on root vegetable ingredients, sourced predominantly from the Northumberland region. Since it's launch it has attracted considerable interest from retailers in North East England.
It's products are now sold in a variety of outlets throughout the North East such as cafes and local delicatessens, county shows, farmers markets and food festivals.
Now let us tell you a bit about ourselves…
Jane (being a glutten for punishment) has recently taken over the running of the business. In her farm house kitchen she creates the magical taste explosions of the Chocolate and Beetroot and Sweetpotato with Almond and Orange cake, the gorgeous Parsnip with Lime and Ginger and Carrot with Orange and Walnut cakes and a new addition to the family Crunchy Courgette Pistachio and Lemon cake . Being a female Jane is spectacularly multi-talented and is able to balance the demands of the kitchen with working part time as an Occupational Therapist.
Fiona A.K.A. cinderella is spending most of her time baking in her farmhouse kitchen inventing new flavours for our cakes she is also kept busy with running her holiday cottage business and training her horses.
The newest recruit to the team is Jane's daughter Amy who has come on board to help with the marketing of The Cake Root. Amy accepted the challenge as she was led to believe she would be provided with copious amounts of cake however having tried to squeeze herself into her summer clothes she now realises quite so many cakes may not have been a good idea!!


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New home coffee makers cannot actually wake you up, but they can do just about everything else to get you ready. They can grind your coffee beans and have your coffee ready on demand.
One of the best features in newer home coffee makers is the function that allows you to interrupt the brewing to grab a cup of coffee and then let it resume once you have a cup filled with your morning coffee.
Before this feature, many of us have had the messy experience of grabbing a cup while the pot was brewing, either because we couldn't wait for cup and thought a paper towel could soak up what came out while we were grabbing the cup, or because we misjudged when brewing was complete. Now, we don't have to do either.
Many of the major brands have their own take on the feature. Black and Decker coffee makers have a Sneak-A-Cup® interrupt feature, Braun coffee makers have the drip-stop/pause and serve feature, Cuisinart coffee makers have coffee-on-demand-one-cup, KitchenAid coffee makers have pause and pour and Krups coffee makers have a pause and brew feature.
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With the end of the legislative year rapidly approaching, focus in Congress is turning from the failed super committee to the extension of the payroll tax cut.
President Barack Obama said this summer that failure to extend the payroll tax cut as well as unemployment benefits before they expire at the end of the year "could mean 1 million fewer jobs and half a percent less growth."
Few expected the super committee to amount to any real agreement, and it was unlikely to ever have engaged in any sort of economic stimulus — which would have counted against its deficit-cutting target.
This failure was largely expected by the stock market — and most Americans — but it doesn't speak well for Congress' ability to agree on the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits, which most believe will get done by the end of the year.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), one of the co-chairs of the super committee, said over the summer that he was open to allowing the payroll tax cut to expire.
"It's always a net positive to let taxpayers keep more of what they earn," he said, "but not all tax relief is created equal for the purposes of helping to get the economy moving again."
But the Congressional Budget Office said last week that extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits are precisely the sort of stimulus that will create the most jobs next year.
The House is only scheduled to be in session for eight more days this year after the Thanksgiving holiday, and it remains to be seen whether there is the political will — or even the ability — to reach an agreement on these measures before they expire on January 1st.


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Honey and Clover II
It's finally airing next week, June 29. Although I was evidently satisfied with the first season of Honey and Clover, I hope that the second season can deliver as well or even better than the first. Especially with all the juicy manga bits I've spoiled for myself, I definitely can't wait for *explosions* to happen between the characters.
(I'd kill and probably die with extreme happiness if
Spoiler for season II:
I also probably wouldn't care if it ended there. I just want to see that animated. Oh, and another thing, the OP and ED will be done by the same guys who did the first season's OP and ED! Yay! I don't know the exact placement, but it's still going to be Yuki and SuneOHair (I Waltz.)
I hope the music, the animation, and the story stay as strong as the first season. I'm hoping for that much, because it would be a sin to H&C's manga and mangaka if the producers carelessly animated such a masterwork, a fountainhead of great romance.
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I desire Tomorrow!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: As far away from reality as possible
Age: 37
I just want Ayu to get a decent boyfriend. That's all I want for the second season. I couldn't care less about the others Oh yeah, and see what Morita's up to in this season
|2006-06-22, 13:51
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Do the Penguin Dance!
I would absolutely support a season 2 of Honey and Clover. Though I haven't read the manga yet, the first season of the anime itself is fulfulling and emotion-filled that it put Honey and Clover near the top of my all-time favorites.
I wonder what will happen to them in the second season? Since only Hagu and Takemoto are still in College. Probably much more comedy+emo filled with a lot of reality bites.
(physics-kun, don't spoil us please!)
|2006-06-22, 14:09
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Can't wait to see the continuation of this show
Morita-sannnnn! \(^_^)/ Hagu-channnn! All of the characters were so lovable and every event and person felt like they could connect to my life (I showed this show to my friends and they all immediately said I was Morita T_T gasp). All shows should be Honey and Clover!
And I love how they picked the same OP/ED artists as before~ the music in the first season was incredible.
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Yep. Solar are down for subbing this on andrewlb's wiki. While it's tentative I'm pretty sure staff on their own forums have made posts that show interest in subbing this.
I can't remember where I said it. Might have been here or on another forum but I remember saying something along the lines of "I hope Ayu gets together with Mayama" but really the sole motivation for that was I thought it would be the thing that would make Ayu happy. I'd like to retract that and go with the general consensus in this thread. Whatever makes Ayu happy, is what I'm fine with. If that means she becomes a lesbian and has a romance with Rika/Hagu/lady from Mayama's work place then so be it. She was one of my favourite characters from the first season and I do hope things are more favourable for her in this new season. I'm not going to read the manga spoilers as I'd prefer to go into the show knowing very little of what's going to happen. I might check the manga out afterwards though, just to see how things were handled in each of the respective media.
|2006-06-22, 18:00
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I must erase manga information from my mind ... but I couldn't help it because of Mayama ... it's him and Yamada who are my favorite characters, and Rika comes to a close third. However, seeing that sole moment, that singular moment that I'm waiting for, will probably be the best for me ...
I'd kill to see that scene animated.
Though I do hope something happens with Yamada: not to spoil a lot, but her case was the most heart-wrenching. I don't care much about Hagu; she's probably my least favorite person of H&C, but my heart's torn for Yamada.
Though why don't I see any Mayama love? I really like the guy, perhaps equal to Takemoto.
Man, I can't wait for more soulful songs by Spitz and Suga Shikao. Their inserts are SIMPLY FUCKING BEAUTIFUL. So was Waltz and Dramatic. The music is central to the movement of the story, I tell you. I could only clap my hands as 8-gatsu wo Serenade was played at episode two ... the director is a genius.
Blah. /Stop rant.
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|2006-06-23, 21:51
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Honey and Clover II's going to be the final installment of H&C, eh? I hope they end with a bang, and start with a supernova. Five days can be so excruciating ... I hope they have Spitz and Suga Shikao as their insert singers - those insert songs were so evocative.
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Can someone move this to the fansubs section, please? I think it's going to be more popular and more 'seen' there ...
OMG. Only two more days. Two more days unti ****-****** will start to be shown! ZOMG! Yay! Yay! Hahahaha... for those who don't know what the asterisks stand for, bleh.
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In a tribute to our grandfather's punishment, a magician has started to kick a smoking habit by breaking a world record.
New York magician Richie Magic is now the world record-holder for "extinguishing, chewing and expelling" 200 cigarettes in his mouth. Using five lit cigs at a time, he put them out IN HIS MOUTH last Saturday. This was his way of kicking a 40-year habit.
Magic said he did the stunt to make a point: When you smoke, your mouth feels, tastes and smells like an ashtray. The stunt caused quite a few blisters in his mouth, he said:
"I'm having a problem speaking to you right now," Magic said. "I have blisters inside my mouth. My tongue has got a few burn marks."


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Marc seeks wisdom and insight from a true comedy Buddha, the one and only Garry Shandling. Garry talks boxing, basketball, mothers, self-acceptance and, of course, Larry Sanders. Plus, Marc wonders if the Rapture actually happened without us knowing it. This episode is sponsored exclusively by Men of a Certain Age, returning Wednesday, June 1, only on TNT.
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I am trying to use two USB cameras to display two separate live stream on UI.
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Joe Scarborough: Talkers on TV, Radio Tell Voters Only Whites Welcome in GOP
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough tore into the Republican Party saying they are focusing on the wrong issues in their efforts to assemble voters that can win a presidential election. He lambasted the party leadership for pandering to talk radio and cable news that communicate one message to voters — "if you're not white, you're really not welcome in this party." Amen.
There's more.
Scarborough said that Republicans are overly antagonistic to members of the LGBT community who care about gay marriage, or Latinos who care about immigration issues, or African-Americans who care about discrimination issues.
"You take Trayvon Martin, it would have cost republican leaders absolutely nothing," Scarborough said to Ed Rendell, "absolutely nothing, to just show a little respect."
"It doesn't cost you anything to stay off of talk radio or prime time cable news shows where you get in the middle of this divisive debate and send a message to African-Americans and other minorities you don't care," he continued.
"These people on talk radio, these people on cable news that are saying these things that are driving off the very swing voters we need to get elected to the White House again," Scarborough concluded. He advocated for high-profile politicians to publically castigate Republican talkers in cable news and on talk radio to win back minority voters. Source: Mediaite
There you have it in a nutshell, the reason why I won't ever vote for a Republican presidential candidate. The denigration of the black and LGBT communities are just the tip of the iceberg. What people like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and others are saying, we can insult you, but still want you to vote for our guy. Um, like SNL's George H.W. Bush character would say, "not gonna happen." Some on the right are dismissing Joe Scarborough's comments as idiotic, but he's telling the truth and I wish more Republicans truly understood what the words diversity and tolerance mean.
I would encourage TMV's readers and my readers, if you haven't registered to vote, please do so now. Every vote counts. We have to stand up and fight. There is strength in numbers. The Republicans would like nothing better than for us to stay home on election day, so any moron they present as their presidential nominee will win.
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LEOGANE, Haiti - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in Haiti, helping to build homes in a town hit hard by the devastating January 2010.
Carter and wife Rosalynn are leading a mission of hundreds of Habitat for Humanity volunteers in the southwestern town of Leogane. The town was the epicenter of the quake. Many people there still have no home or live in terrible conditions.
The former president and former first lady were both taking an active part Monday in the construction of 100 one-room houses on about 14 acres. Families will get to live in the homes rent-free for five years and then will have to pay a modest annual rent to the government.
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Cheating at the IPCC
Donna Laframboise has a must-read article about the IPCC creating made-to-order journal articles:
IPCC officials know that the papers to be published in that issue of the PNAS have not been written yet. Their own document says the submission deadline isn't until January 31, 2013.
So why is the IPCC giving its authors this kind of heads-up? Is it clairvoyant? Does it already know that these papers will be so ground-breaking the IPCC won't be able to ignore them?
Perhaps. Or perhaps IPCC officials are telling authors where to look for material that fills inconvenient gaps in their narrative.


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Workforce Training
North Dakota
Operation Intern
Operation Intern is designed to expand the number of internship, work experience and apprenticeship positions with North Dakota employers. A qualified business that employs interns is eligible for matching funds of up to $30,000 per legislative biennium. A match of up to $3,000 per intern is available.
Operation Intern requires that the students must be from a North Dakota College or University. However, a company may request to hire a student attending an institution that closely borders North Dakota if the company demonstrates the need for additional candidates.
Employers must select student interns that meet one of the following criteria:
• Enrolled in a North Dakota college or university taking at least six credits during the internship or in the semester prior to the internship.
• A high school junior or senior.
• A student enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program.
A private sector match of 50% or more of the compensation to the student is required. Compensation may include wages and stipends, tuition and fees, books, housing assistance or tools and equipment.
North Dakota New Jobs Training Grant
The North Dakota New Jobs Training Program offers a cash grant, in the form of a reimbursement match of state income tax withholding from new positions, to primary sector businesses locating or expanding in North Dakota. The reimbursement is based on the number of jobs created and salaries of these jobs, and is projected over a period of 10 years. The program distributes funds on a quarterly basis. The contract can be updated to accommodate new hires above and beyond those in the initial contract.
Workforce Recruitment Credit
A business that employs extraordinary recruitment methods to recruit and hire employees for hard-to-fill positions in North Dakota is eligible for a credit equal to five percent of the compensation paid during the first 12 consecutive months. The credit is allowed in the first year following the year in which the employee completes the 12 consecutive month employment period.
To be eligible for the credit, an employer must pay an annual salary that is at least 125 percent of North Dakota's average wage and must have employed all of the following recruitment methods for at least six months to fill a position for which the credit is claimed:
• Contracted with a professional recruiter for a fee.
• Advertised in a professional trade journal, magazine or other publication directed at a particular trade or profession; provided employment information on a website for a fee.
• Paid a signing bonus, moving expense or atypical fringe benefits.
In addition, if an employer claims the credit, an employee hired in a hard-to-fill position is allowed a deduction for a signing bonus, moving expenses, or atypical fringe benefits paid by the employer.
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program
The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program was created to join Minnesota businesses and schools in developing a competitive workforce. The program provides grants to one or more educational institutions to supply new-job training or retraining to existing employees.
Funds awarded by the program may be allocated to training-related costs or educational infrastructure improvements to assist current businesses or businesses interested in locating operations in Minnesota. Participating businesses must match grant amounts with equal or greater amounts of in-kind contributions. Two separate grant processes are available, one for grants up to $50,000 and the other for larger grants of up to $400,000.
Predevelopment Program: grants are also available to assist in covering the costs associated with planning a specific, large-scale Partnership Program project. For more information on predevelopment grants, click here.
Hire Education Loan Program (HELP)
The Hire Education Loan Program (HELP) is a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) Program established to assist Minnesota businesses in obtaining the training they need for new or existing employees by providing short-term, no interest loans directly to business. Loans are awarded to businesses that contract with training institutions for needed training.
The maximum loan amount is $250,000 and there may be a loan origination fee of up to two percent. In addition, each individual employer may have only one outstanding loan at any given time.
HELP loan eligibility is determined by the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board according to training needs, availability of other funding sources, economic viability of the firm, and quality of the jobs for which training is provided. The board gives priority to loans that provide training for jobs that are permanent, provide health care coverage and other fringe benefits, and have a career or job path with prospects for wage increases. Typically, several grant rounds are held annually.
Minnesota Pathways Program
The Program is designed to act as a catalyst between business and education in developing cooperative training projects that provide training, new jobs and career paths for individuals making the transition from public assistance to the workforce.
Grants are awarded to educational institutions with businesses as partners. Public and/or private educational institutions within the state are eligible. Preference will be given to projects that provide employment, with benefits paid to employees and projects with defined career paths.
All projects must have at least one educational institution and one business working together. Funds may be used for educational infrastructure improvements necessary to support businesses located or intending to locate in Minnesota. Requests for wage subsidies and tuition reimbursements are ineligible.
$400,000 of Pathway funds per grant can be awarded for a project. A cash or in-kind contribution from the contributing business must match Pathway funds on at least a one-to-one ratio.
Health and Human Services Training Program
This program aims to alleviate worker shortages in the health care and human services industries and to increase opportunities for current and potential direct care employees to qualify for advanced employment in the health care and human services fields through training and education.
Grants are awarded to qualifying consortiums to provide training. Consortiums may include employers within the health and human services industry, WorkForce Centers, and counties. A public or private higher education institution and at least one employer must be present in the consortium.
Up to $400,000 may be awarded. Funds may be used for training-related costs or for educational infrastructure improvements necessary to support businesses located or intending to locate in Minnesota. A cash or in-kind contribution from the contributing business must match program funds on at least a one-to-one ratio. Costs are paid on a reimbursement basis.
Special Incumbent Worker Training Program
This programs is intended to expand opportunities for businesses and workers to gain new skills that are in demand in the Minnesota economy.
Special Incumbent Worker Training Program grants-in-aid may be awarded to state or local government units (including state universities and MnSCU institutions), non-profit organizations, community action agencies, business organizations or associations, or labor organizations. All projects must include the participation of at least one accredited educational institution and business working together.
Funds may be used for direct training services to provide an increase in the job-related skills of participating incumbent workers. An incumbent worker is defined as an individual employed by a for-profit business or a nonprofit organization in Minnesota with at least one full-time paid employee. Requests for wage subsidies are ineligible. Up to $400,000 of Special Incumbent Worker funds per grant can be awarded for a project. Cash or in-kind contributions from the participating business(es) must match grant funds on at least a one-to-one ratio. Costs are paid on a reimbursement basis.
Grant application deadlines are posted on the MJSP Board web page and are also published in Minnesota's State Register. Interested businesses should contact their local accredited Minnesota educational institution or other eligible organization as listed above to inquire about the possibility of submitting a grant application.
Low Income Worker Training Program
Low Income Worker Training Program grants-in-aid may be awarded to Minnesota public, private, or non-profit entities that provide employment services to low-income individuals or partnerships of two or more of these entities. This program is intended to be used as a means for covering the cost of training for training-ready individuals who have incomes at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line to acquire additional skills in order to move up the career ladder to higher paying jobs and economic self-sufficiency.
Eligible organizations may use grant funds to provide eligible trainees with work-skills training and education. The use of grant funds may also include training-related materials and supplies and when deemed appropriate by the Board, up to 10% of direct training costs may be used for project-related administrative costs.
The MJSP Board awards the grants. Grant application deadlines are posted on the MJSP Board web page and are also published in Minnesota's State Register.
Job Training Incentive Program
The Job Training Incentive Program provides training grants up to $100,000 to new or expanding businesses located in Greater Minnesota.
A total of $900,000 is available through June 30, 2016. An additional $900,000 will become available July 1, 2016. Businesses will be required to match the grant on a 1:1 basis. The funds may be used to pay direct training costs for workers in new jobs; including training wages for on-the-job training, curriculum development, delivery of training, materials and supplies, training equipment and facilities, and trainer travel and lodging costs. Funds may also be used for assessment, testing and certification costs. Training may be provided by in-house, by institutions of higher education, by federal, state, or local agencies, by consultants, or equipment vendors.
Funding is available for businesses that are adding at least three (3) new jobs. The new jobs must pay wages at least equal to the average weekly wage for the county in which the jobs are located. For more information, click here to visit MNDEED's website.


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SELinux Allow SELinux to turn off all processes ability to ptrace another process.
This change allow and admin to prevent all users from ptrace'ing other applications. ptrace allows one process to read the memory of another process. It also potentially allows one process to manipulate another process, using tools like gdb.
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- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Targeted release: [Fedora 17]
- Last updated: Mon Nov 7 2011
- Percentage of completion: 50%
Detailed Description
The boolean will even prevent the unconfined_t domain from being able to ptrace other domains. Because of this it will be optional and turned off by default. The goal of this change is not to prevent processes with the ability to change booleans from turning the boolean off. This means an unconfined_t process running as root could turn off the deny_ptrace boolean and start ptracing other processes. But an unconfined_t user logged into a system without root privs would not be able to ptrace another process.
Lastly this boolean will only effect policy that is shipped by Fedora, so an admin or third party can ship a package that allows ptrace. You can search for all domains that are allowed to ptrace via the following command.
- sesearch -A -p ptrace,sys_ptrace -C | grep -v deny_ptrace
One problem with removing the ptrace permission is currently the "ps -e" command running as root requires ptrace, we need an update to the kernel to change this.
Benefit to Fedora
The major benefit to Fedora is increased security to know that one process can not read the memory of another process. Meaning if you are running a server with lots of processes running as httpd_t or httpd_sys_content_t, they will be prevented from manipulating other process running with the same label. Similarly processes running by a user will not be able to look at the process memory of other processes. A real world security issue is that processes like gnome-keyring or ssh or firefox which decrypt an encrypted file would have the password sitting in memory. Without this feature a corrupted process would be allowed to examine the other processes memory and potentially steal the secret.
This change only effects Policy writers and the kernel. Any application like gdb that a programmer or system administrator wanted to run would require the administrator to turn this boolean off.
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Most users should never be bothered by this feature being turned on. A programmer wishing to debug an application would be prevented from running the debugger until he turns the feature off.


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The cover is not the only problem. See what I mean:
Going for QUICK here, on my Living Room Redo...I followed this tutorial at Tatertots and Jello as a basis. Then, I added a box pleat skirt on the bottom vs. the pleated ruffle from her tutorial. (I knew my husband would oppose anything remotely girlie for the living room.) I followed her tutorial but when it came to sewing the corner seams I had some trouble getting nice corners. (Will tell you about that next time.)
***My best advice for making this slipcover, is to try-on the cover at every step of the project. In theory, you sew a box and slip it over your ottoman. Easy, right? Except when your ottoman is melting over the side! Like mine. I had to constantly tweak my pins and seams. My goal was to disguise it's out-of-shape-ness.
{Sewing Technique} for adding the box pleat skirt:
TIP: I used the hemmed edges (bottom and sides) of the shower curtain for my pleated skirt. That way I didn't have to hem it!
1. My skirt was 6" so I cut 6.5" strips off each side and bottom hem. Sewed them together to make one long strip.
2. Add up your side lengths and add 12" for each corner. Ex: (2 x long side) + (2 x short side) + 4(12") + seam allow = total length of the skirt
3. Start pinning skirt to cover at a side, then pin along to the corner.
5. Create the pleat at the corner by bringing outer pins #1 and #3 (under) to meet the center pin #2. Smooth and pin, pin, pin.
6. Pin skirt to cover and continue pinning to next corner. Repeat steps 4, 5, 6 until you have three corners pleated and pinned.
7. On the 4 pleat, working towards this last corner seam, pin skirt to cover on both sides of the corner until you get a big "loop" in the skirt.
8. Flatten this ruffle loop evenly to make the last pleat. It may or may not be exactly 3" pleats like the others. That is fine. Pin pleat in place. Pin to cover.
9. Sew the skirt to the cover.
I don't know if this was very helpful to anyone else (unless you are making a slipcover like this one), but at least now I have this technique documented because I am sure this won't be my last time doing this. Thanks for bearing with me!
Are you loving this blue as much as I am? (in case you wondered, got the shower curtain at Target)
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After her many achievements during and after the Civil War, Clara Barton wrote, "I ought to be satisfied. I believe I am." Coming events were to show, however, that she would never be satisfied except by responding again and again to the call of human need.
The International Red Cross
A more immediate call to action came to her with the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Though not yet allied to the Red Cross, she knew the needs of war and went to the war zone with volunteers of the International Red Cross. To protect herself with the internationally accepted symbol, she used a red ribbon she was wearing and made a cross to pin on her coat. She helped to distribute relief supplies to the destitute in the conquered city of Strasbourg. She also opened workrooms where the inhabitants of the city could help themselves by making new clothes, thus anticipating the production of great quantities of clothes and comfort articles by today's American Red Cross. Later, she distributed relief in many French cities.
Founding and Leading the American Red Cross
Anticipating American acceptance of the treaty, Barton and a group of supporters formed the American Association of the Red Cross in 1881. Reincorporated as the American National Red Cross in 1893, the organization was given charters by Congress in 1900 and in 1905.
The American Red Cross, with Barton at its head, devoted itself largely to disaster relief for the first 20 years of its existence. The Red Cross flag was flown officially for the first time in this country in 1881 when Barton was appealing for funds to aid victims of forest fires in Michigan. In 1884 she chartered steamers to take supplies to many sites along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to help flooded families. In 1889 she helped to relieve Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after its great flood. In 1892 she organized assistance for Russians suffering from famine and in 1896 directed disaster relief operations in Turkey and Armenia. Barton introduced the idea of Red Cross disaster relief to many other national societies, and many foreign countries honored her with decorations. She was one of three U.S. delegates to the Third International Red Cross Conference in Geneva in 1884, the only woman delegate present. An amendment to the Geneva Treaty was adopted at the conference that sanctioned peacetime aid by the Red Cross for calamities. This amendment, called the "American Amendment," was a direct result of Barton's work in the United States. Her personality and prestige and her record of response to national and international disasters influenced the proceedings of other International Red Cross Conferences, including the sixth, in Vienna (1897), and the seventh, in St. Petersburg, Russia (1902).
Barton's most significant act during her closing years as head of the American Red Cross was to take supplies to Cuba on a specially chartered ship during the Spanish-American War. Aid was given to the American forces, to prisoners of war, and to Cuban refugees. This effort was the first step toward the broad programs of service to the armed forces and to civilians during wartime that have become traditional in the American Red Cross. On resigning as president of the organization in 1904, Barton left a foundation of service to humanity for others to build on.
1) How did Barton's actions during the Franco-Prussian War embody the principles of the Geneva Treaty?
2) How did Barton's experiences in Europe influence the beginnings of the American Red Cross?
3) Why might the Geneva Treaty have been considered an "entangling alliance" by some people in the United States?
4) Discuss Barton's unique situation as the only woman delegate to the International Red Cross Convention in 1884. In what way did her earlier relief efforts influence the proceedings of the convention?
Reading 2 was adapted from "Clara Barton, Historic Woman," Washington, D.C., 1961. Courtesy of the American Red Cross. All rights reserved.


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I just started out (again) on Instagram. It's always been the one social networking service that I've really enjoyed, and in the end I gave in. I think it's a quick and easy way to get a peek into your friends and family's days and to share your own days. Being on Instagram helps me keep my iPhoneography momentum going. I tend to look through my photo roll more often when I post to Instagram, instead of photos simply being swallowed by the digital realms - and never viewed. That way I can see the trends, what's going on in my life and what am I paying attention to. Are all my images similar or is there a lot of variation? It helps me develop creatively too.
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Kelly should just throw three straight eephus pitches.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Stubbs grounds out to 2nd.
When the Reds announced that Hamilton would be playing center field in Arizona I assume that Stubbs called his agent..
1st pick of the 2022 baseball amateur draft
Kid can't recognize a ball from a strike.
This place use to be fun
Paul pinch hits and flies out to right.
Reds might also start some regulars tomorrow night and pull them after a few innings, like a spring training game.
One out, XMan coming up. Flies out.
Reds have three runs, what do you want, more?
Phillips flies out to center. 3-1 Reds mid 9th.
I hope Chapman brought his compass. Not very sure what to expect after last outing.
This place use to be fun
Chapman coming in.
Molina, Freese and Descalso due up
Glad to see Chapman pitching here. Definitely needs some work. Last time was shaky then settled down to get two final outs on Ks.
ARod almost lost one, but caught at the fence, as Yankees and Red Sox go to the 12th.
ST. LOUIS -- The Reds don't yet have an opponent for the National League Division Series, but they have a rotation set.
Not surprising is that Johnny Cueto will start Game 1, followed by Bronson Arroyo in Game 2 and Mat Latos in Game 3.
"We've been planning this for a while. It didn't take a genius to see how we planned it," Baker said on Tuesday. "What you see is what it is right now."
It appears that Homer Bailey, who threw a no-hitter vs. the Pirates on Friday, might not get a NLDS start. Baker was asked if he would use a fourth starter, if needed.
I don't understand Dusty....Bailey has been awsome..
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Pair of 102s there...
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Molina fouls out to 1st.
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Anews Developmental Center, an institution which has served individuals with health issues and developmental disabilities for more than 100 years, has closed down. The Pacific Center for Special Care supported the Dental Coordinators (DCs) hired by the three Regional Centers (San Andreas, Golden Gate, and East Bay) and Regional Center personnel associated with the unified plan to develop and implement an oral health support systems in an effort to develop sources of oral health care before Agnews residents were placed in the community.
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The Magic are in turmoil. In a somewhat similar situation to what the Knicks went through just weeks ago, the Magic are dealing with an unhappy star and a locker room divided. Hopefully New York will be able to capitalize on Orlando's dysfunction tonight at the Amway Center.
Coming into the game, Orlando has lost 4 straight games while Dwight Howard has been sidelined with a back injury. Howard will play tonight, but he will likely not be at 100%. New York is coming off a devastating loss to Indiana in which they blew a 15 point 4th quarter lead. This is a huge game for the Knicks as they sit just a game up on the Bucks for the 8th seed in the playoffs. With Milwaukee playing the lowly Bobcats tomorrow night, a Knicks loss would likely result in a tie in the 8th spot. Each of the Knicks next 12 games are huge games. Given Orlando's plethora of problems, this is a winnable game for the Knicks. They have to take care of business tonight.
Here's what to watch:
- Will the Magic show up tonight? Last time these two teams faced off, March 28th at MSG, the Magic gave minimal effort at best and the Knicks blew them out 108-86. With the Stan Van Gundy/Dwight Howard drama, there are two things that will happen tonight. Orlando will either play lights out for Van Gundy or they will lay down and allow themselves to get obliterated by the Knicks. Hopefully they lay down.
- Will JR Smith's shorts be pulled up? There was a great story today by Berman of the Post, about how Mike Woodson wants JR to pull his pants up. Apparently, he believes that Smith's shorts are too low and "unprofessional". I fully expect to see Smith's pants pulled up to his stomach. Just kidding. But that would be awesome/utterly hilarious.
- Oh yea, JR has to shoot well too. The Knicks are much better when JR hits his shots from downtown. He gives them an explosive scoring element that few teams have. Unfortunately, when he doesn't play well the Knicks offense tends to struggle. Even when Smith is struggling, he's a high volume shooter which can throw the offense totally out of rhythm. JR will have an athletic advantage over whoever is guarding him tonight and he must take advantage of that.
- Tyson vs Dwight: Round 3. Chandler has won the first two rounds, holding Howard to 20 points and 15 rebounds combined in 2 games. This is heavy weight bout in every sense of the term. Howard is the best center in the league, while Chandler is an elite defensive big man. I think Chandler wins again in this game as Howard is not 100% healthy and will be dealing with the distractions stemming from the Stan Van circus this morning.
- Please Woodson, don't play Bibby and Douglas together. Against Orlando, Woodson had an absolutely asinine rotation in which Mike Bibby and Toney Douglas were in the game together. It is bad enough that one of them has to play. I'll probably claw out one of my eyeballs if I see those two in the game.
- Will Woodson remember to play Landry Fields? Against Indiana, Landry Fields had his best offensive game in a long time. He hit 2 threes and scored 15 points. Unfortunately, Mike Woodson "forgot" to play Fields in the 4th quarter when they needed some hustle and some sort of spark. I think Fields will play well again tonight and hopefully Woodson remembers to play him.
- I'll be doing the post game tonight for The Knicks Wall, so check me out there after the game.


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SONOR Drums is proud to announce the addition of the newest cats in our Artist Roster:
Nathan Walker (Kerli, Rufio, Lucy Walsh):
Nathan grew up in Northern California and plays drums for over 15 years now. After studying drums for years he eventually move to southern California to start his professional career. Since living in southern California he has played for and toured with Kerli, Lucy Walsh, Rufio, Lit, the Strays to name a few. Currently he plays with Island Def Jam Kerli full time, but continues to play with each of the bands. Check out his myspace profile: www.myspace.com/ 149826172
Charlie Z (Blotted Science, Jordan Rudess):
Charlie Zeleny is a professional NYC Session Drummer who is also a Music Director, Bandleader and Producer. He specializes in all styles of music especially Pop, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Metal, Hiphop, Funk & R&B. He has completed a Japan Tour playing duo with Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater and has also performed double drums with master drummer Terry Bozzio on HD Video for The Drum Channel Internet TV Station. Charlie has also played in 35+ US states, on 15+ full length albums and can be seen and heard on MTV, VH1, XM & Sirius Satellite Radio, Oxygen TV, CBS Morning Show and on Tone Maker DJ Ringtone Creator featuring Method Man and Ceelo from Gnarls Barkley. He has opened for national artists Akon, Bowling for Soup, The Blue Oyster Cult, Between the Buried and Me & Bon Jovi. In addition to being a session drummer, Charlie is a member of the internationally acclaimed band Behold the Arctopus signed to Metal Blade Records and Blotted Science with Ron Jarzombek of Spastic Ink and Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse.
Paul Collier (Angelcorpse):
Paul is currently based in St. Louis, MO and began drumming at age five, playing jazz very early on, eventually moving on into more aggressive musical styles. By combining intricate techniques of jazz/fusion with aggressive, modern death metal he is able to apply his style in a powerful live performance as well as the studio. His musical tastes range from classical and jazz, to harsher electronic sounds and extreme metal. Says Paul: "Stylistically my drumming is versatile and can cover many bases and my musical background is diverse, though I prefer and excel in more technical death metal of which I have a large background in. I find this style of drumming to be most challenging both physically and mentally on the kit- daring you to be just as great as you can be." By drumming in more of an aggressive technical style has included work recording as well as much live work opening for such acts as Nile, Hate Eternal, Deicide, Behemoth, Vital Remains, Cannibal Corpse, Origin, Deeds of Flesh, The Berzerker, and many others in this genre. In 2008 he started working with the band AngelCorpse. They are well established and known in the extreme death metal genre and have set a standard of their own design. Says Paul: "We just completed the successful Militant AntiChrist Tour 2008 in Europe w/ Revenge and Arkhon Infaustus, playing in 10 countries including a headline slot at the open air United Metal Maniacs Festival in Bitterfeld Germany. A west coast US tour was also just finished and was equally well received. New material from AngelCorpse will be recorded shortly and released worldwide on their label Osmose Productions, Paris France. I will continue to develop my playing, for an eventual drumming book/dvd that will focus on independence and linear concepts on the drum kit, advanced dbl. bass concepts, and developing speed and power in extreme drumming situations."


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Going The Road Less Traveled With A 505-Inch, 628HP Pump-Gas Caddy.
When John Walker builds an engine, he builds it in style. Cadillac style. John is one of those rare few who think outside the box and dare to go where few have tread. When asked how he got into the luxobarge powerplants, he chuckled and said it was by accident. Several years ago, he was in the middle of a trade deal and was supposed to get a 454 for his end of the bargain. When it came time to collect, the Chevy engine was a no-show. Instead, he was offered a pair of Cadillac engines. "Of course, I had to pull them," he says.
As he started building more power from the Caddys, he found the aftermarket lacking, so he started making his own parts. This 505ci monster that he built for the 2007 Jegs Engine Masters Challenge is not so much a tribute to GM's highest luxury line as it is a showcase of the parts that John (through his company Torque Inc. and a few other daring companies like MTS) have created for the engine family. Over the last several years, new heads, cams, intakes, rods, and pistons have found their way into the Cadillac engines that Torque offers. This 505 is a good mix of those parts.
When building an engine of this caliber, it takes a good plan to hold up to the abusive torque that the engine makes. The engineers at GM had a few of the bases covered on this point. John used a factory 500-inch block from a generic mid-'70s Caddy. He could have used either the 472 or 500 block built from 1968 to 1976, as they share the same dimensions other than stroke and piston compression height.
There are positives and negatives to the factory block. The small cam tunnel limits the cam dimensions. Choosing a cam with big lift means grinding the base circle smaller, instead of making the lobes bigger. This weakens the cam core, and in a contest where running a factory-style cast-iron core for a flat-tappet cam is mandatory, that can be bad news. On the positive side, John is a big fan of the on-center connecting rods. He explained that almost all V-8 engines use offset rods, meaning the small end of the rod is not directly in line with the big end. The Cadillac, like the newer LSx engines, uses a rod that's directly in line. "We had it right all along," John says, referring to the rod design. His argument was that running an on-center rod will keep the force from the combustion process firmly centered at the base of the rod instead of trying to tip it over and side load it. John often has Scat build several sets of rods at a time, so when it came time to order a set of seven-inchers for the engine, it was no problem for his normal supplier to comply. For many high-horsepower combinations, billet main caps and/or main girdles help keep the caps from walking. In this case, the factory caps-accompanied by a set of ARP main studs-were easily able to handle the forces in play.
Cadillacs, like their Pontiac cousins, have a lifter valley with a massive hole that sits wide open and allows oil to rain down onto the cam and crank. "It's got a great big section in the middle you can stick your hand in." Not bad if you want to make sure oil gets splashed all over creation, but bad news if you are trying to reduce windage. John made a metal block-off plate and welded it into place. After installing that, he installed some plastic plugs in the lifter holes, made some breather stands, and filled the lifter valley with epoxy. He says the red goo was "a high-temperature epoxy coating that they put on the inside of hot water pumps, like in a nuclear plant. Nothing sticks to it." As for prepping, John says after a good washing he "put Sikkens primer on the valley as soon as it dried, so it wouldn't rust up. That stuff is designed to have an epoxy coating put on top of it."
Like the block, the crank was a factory piece. All 472/500 engines used cast-iron cranks, but as usual, there are some good and bad castings. OK, Maybe not bad castings, but not as totally bombproof. The cream of the crop is the 094 nodular-iron crank from the '70-71 cars that weighs a good 9 pounds more than the more common ones. The unit John used here was one of the plain-Jane versions from the mid-'70s that he claims holds up fine. This must be the case, as his huge engine made over 600 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque! He had the specialists at Shaftech give the crank the full tune-up, including cutting down the counterweights and balancing before installation.
Torque Inc. is one of the few suppliers of forged pistons for GM's luxury engines. They keep a good supply on hand and have them made by either Diamond or Probe. In this case, Diamond whipped up a set of forgings with a fairly common .043/.043/3mm ring pack and an uncommon dish design. For lack of a better term, we'll refer to this as the "Altoids box" dish. There have been different schools of thought in piston dishes recently. Some use a traditional inverted dome, some use a spherical dish, and there are some using a "dual quench" design like the Torque Inc. engine. John told PHR: "Since the aluminum head is a little different than the iron head, there's actually quench on both sides of the combustion chamber. I saw what the Sprint Cup guys have been doing, and what some of the piston companies have been doing for pistons with heads similar to the Cadillac, and figured I might as well put all the dish in the middle to even the quench out on both sides. I don't know that it helps, but it certainly lightens that piston a bunch." Any time you can get a big-bore piston down to a measly 579 grams, it takes a tremendous load off the beam of the rod and frees up horsepower in the crank that isn't trying to throw a big weight around.
John had the piston skirts coated with a low-friction, oil-shedding coating, and the tops coated to keep the heat in the chambers. Normally, Cadillacs use a massive 1-inch wrist pin, but in this case, it was knocked down to a lighter big-block Chevy size. The rings were Speed Pro file fits, and as the bore size was fairly common to big-block Chevy numbers, they were easy to get a hold of. John says many of his engines are built this way to keep the cost down. Using a .020-inch oversize piston instead of a .030 oversize really opens up the availability of inexpensive rings.
The Torque Inc. engine used a set of uncoated Clevite main bearings. There is not a tremendous selection of undersize bearings available for the big Caddy, but Clevite has always managed to keep a good variety for rebuilders. In years past, John had become a fan of the legendary Vandevell bearings for connecting rods. Their lead-indium overlay allows them to absorb a good amount of debris and still be very forgiving on the journals. As far as hardness, they lie somewhere between a typical Clevite H-series and their super-malleable M-series microbabbit bearings. Clevite does offer their take on the Vandevell bearings, known as the V-series; however, when the Vandevell company went the way of the Dodo bird, Childs and Albert began to reproduce the bearings to the exact specifications as the originals. John picked up a set of those for use in this buildup, and was quite pleased with the results.
When it came time to work on the oil system, John acquired a Melling pump and immediately tore into it. Using 3M diamond files, he meticulously deburred any sharp edges on the case and gears, as well as sleeving and honing the pressure relief plunger cylinder. His diligent work showed as the oil pressure stayed steady during his dyno pulls, averaging 51-52psi. The only change in pressure was a slight rise and subsequent fall between 2,800-3,800rpm. This range is typically when detonation problems occur, so the extra pressure was not shunned. Whether this was by intelligent design or divine intervention is still unclear. John does feel there is an inherent design flaw in the OEM-style pump. "I think the design of that oil pump has a tendency to turn the oil into foam. The rotor design is identical to a Buick, and they have nothing but oiling problems, especially when you spin them over 4,800 or 5,000. All of a sudden everything just starts going haywire. We've designed a new oil pump; we just need to find a way to make them inexpensive." When asked whether he would prefer a gerotor pump, he expressed his dilemma: "The pump is in the front, and most of the pans are either a mid-rear or rear sump, so you've got that stupid, ungodly-long pick-up that's on a really bad angle. If I went to a gerotor, that's fine, as long as somebody wants to use some sort of a pre-oiler, because the one thing that's bad about a gerotor pump is they don't want to self-prime."
The fabricators at ProPan built the custom oil pan for John's engine out of aluminum, and were able to incorporate a full-length kick-out to absorb some of the oil that was whipped around in the crankcase. The final element of the oil system was the K&N oil filter that traps microscopic particles.
Besides the big camshaft companies, there are a few smaller shops that offer custom cams. One of these is Dougherty Racing Cams (DRC), a small company in Northern California that John has trusted for his customers, and his own engines. Besides the cams on the Torque Inc. website, John mentioned that he has at least 50 other cams that he has used successfully. For those wanting to build really big power, he said: "We do rollers; they're just ungodly expensive right now. We're making hydraulic roller camshaft cores to bring the motors into the 1980s." John Dougherty, the man behind the cam grinding machine, has been grinding cams for two decades, and has worked alongside some of the most respected names in the cam world before striking out on his own. DRC put together a solid flat-tappet cam for the Torque Inc. entry that took advantage of the high-flowing exhaust ports, ending up with the same duration and lift on intake and exhaust. Though the cam was not nitrided, the tool steel lifters and aggressive lobes managed to survive the abusive environment. Torque Inc. offers a modified Cloyes roller timing set to spin the big Caddy's cam, but was tight-lipped about what changes had to be made to adapt to this uncommon engine.
Anyone who's spent more than 10 minutes trying to hop up a Cadillac finds out quickly that if you want to use factory heads, you only have two choices: The early model pre-smog heads have relatively decent 76cc chambers yielding a little over 10:1 compression, and the '74-76 smog heads have lame 126cc chambers with an 8.5:1 compression ratio. Bulldog cylinder heads gained a reputation over the last few years as a company building heads for the black sheep of the American car manufacturers. Not too long ago, they began offering a head for the Cadillac engine that was the answer to John Walker's prayers. Cast in aluminum, these heads offer big valves, efficient combustion chambers, and, of course, high-flowing runners. As John was progressing in the build of his engine, his friends at Maximum Torque Specialties (MTS) were progressing in their bid to become the foremost manufacturer of aftermarket Cadillac performance parts. As such, they acquired the design rights to the Bulldog heads and intake manifolds for Caddy engines in the middle of 2007. With the desire to improve an already great product, Paul and Marty at MTS enlisted the help of Torque Inc. to aid in redesigning the old heads and intakes. John's personal touch is seen in the new MTS heads and intakes being cast now. They will be switching the aluminum to a better grade, downsizing the runners for better performance, and offering them bare or fully assembled with one-piece stainless valves.
The Bulldog/MTS heads on John's engine were given a good amount of attention. Lightweight hollow-stem valves reduced the tendency of the lifter to shoot off the nose of the cam at max lift, while allowing the valves to seat with minimal bounce. Using coated PSI valvesprings and titanium retainers certainly helped ensure the stability of the valvetrain. Cadillacs are blessed with a 12-degree valve angle that allows for an efficient combustion chamber. The steep angle also promotes excellent flow numbers when treated with an appropriate amount of port work. When asked about flow numbers, John says: "They went 345 at .650 on the intake, and 268 at .650 without a pipe on the exhaust." Those are definitely numbers that promote big horsepower. T&D shaft rockers are all designed for a specific head, and in this case, the 1.8 ratio pieces functioned perfectly. They included a set-up tool that allows the engine builder to discover the correct valvetrain geometry easily and set pushrod length correctly.
The Bulldog-branded intake manifold's design was purchased by MTS. John took the design even further by adding a significant amount of epoxy to the floor of the plenum, as well as reshaping the carb flange from an open box to a cloverleaf design. The clover design tends to increase signal strength to the carb, and really helps get the fuel flowing correctly at low rpm. This design is extremely close to what the new MTS intake casting will be, minus the inch of epoxy on the plenum floor. CSU prepared the big 1050 Holley Dominator that sits atop the intake.
Another of the showcase items John had on display was the electric water pump he offers. Starting with a CSR center section from a big- or small-block Chevy, he makes his own end pieces, as they just bolt onto the center section. Voil, an electric water pump for your early '70s El Dorado!
The only other item drawing electricity on this beast was the ignition system, and what a system it is. Ignition Components and Electronics (ICE) is an Australian-based company that's been taking the hot rodding and racing world by storm. They've created three levels of ignition systems (6, 7, and 10 amp) that put out significantly more joules of energy than other similar systems. The 6- and 7-amp systems are common for street, strip, or circle track applications, while the big 10-amp setup was designed for forced-induction and alcohol engines that are notoriously difficult to keep lit. Typically, a naturally aspirated pump-gas engine like the big dude that John Walker built doesn't call for a 10-amp ignition, but overkill be damned, he put it on there, and it worked perfectly. The system used a billet aluminum Hall-effect distributor that's proven to be more accurate than a magnetic trigger distributor. Extremely simple wiring connects a voltage booster pumping out 24 volts to the ignition box, again a simple design with a built-in adjustable rev limiter, and a two-step for drag racing. The coil and plug wires are equally high-quality pieces.
Once all the Shell 91 octane was ingested, it was spit out through a set of custom headers built by the Fab Shop in Indianapolis. John couldn't find enough good things to say about the quality of their work. Running a set of two-inch primaries, they dumped into a set of three-inch Howe Racing merge collectors. Once only found in the upper echelon of NASCAR and Pro Stock, merge collectors have found their way into the sportsman racing world with prices decreasing and availability increasing. Ten years ago, an engine like this 505 would probably have had 2.5-inch primaries dumping into four-inch collectors. The use of energy by the merge collectors and a rethinking of how exhaust works have brought a major decrease in the size of exhaust systems. John's efficient system was able to successfully scavenge the exhaust gasses without creating a restriction in the system.
When this creation finally came to life on the dyno, the remainder of the Engine Masters Challenge competitors expected to see some big power numbers from this seasoned competitor. They were not disappointed. Even with the restrictions imposed by the EMC, John and Torque Inc. created a bombproof, mega-power combination using common sense and a little bit of ingenuity. "I want people to know that this motor is basically the motor we build for everybody." Can you imagine the reality of dropping a 607 lb-ft monster in your Caddy? With the availability of Cadillac engines still fairly good, and now some nice parts hitting the market, it might be about time to rethink the old formula before you build your next project. When it's time for that first rolling burnout, you can do it in style. Cadillac style!
|505 cubic inches
|Compression ratio:
|DRC solid flat-tappet
|Cam duration:
|258/258 degrees
at .050-inch tappet rise
|Valve lift:
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|Rocker ratio:
|T&D 1.8 ratio shaft rockers
|Lobe separation:
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|Installed centerline:
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|Top ring:
|.043-inch Speed Pro barrel face
|Second ring:
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|Diamond center dish forged
|OEM Cadillac 500
|OEM Cadillac 500
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|CSU modified Holley 1050 Dominator
|Fab Shop 2-inch primaries;
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|ICE Ignition 10 amp
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Now that Major League Soccer has its first openly gay player, the league is launching a new effort to tackle anti-gay attitudes and encourage inclusion in its ranks.
Through a partnership with the You Can Play Project, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting LGBT discrimination in sports, the MLS and MLS Players Union hope to build on existing anti-discrimination efforts to offer greater support for gay players and fans.
"The diversity found in our League has always been a point of pride for us," MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement released today. "MLS is committed to providing a safe environment where everyone is treated equally, and with dignity and respect."
In addition to offering education and training programs, You Can Play will offer confidential counseling to players. Outsports also reports that You Can Play will work with MLS on public relations issues.
"This partnership with MLS and the MLS Players Union confirms the message that MLS will not tolerate discrimination of any kind inside the locker rooms, on the field or in the stands," said You Can Play president Patrick Burke.
Major League Soccer has, at least recently, taken an active role in rooting out LGBT discrimination among its players. On several occasions, the league has fined and suspended players for using anti-gay slurs toward other players, taking harsher actions than any of America's other major sports leagues.
Still, the organization lagged behind other major pro leagues in partnering with LGBT organizations. The National Hockey League started a similar partnership with You Can Play in April, while pro basketball joined forces with GLSEN back in 2011. Given that MLS was the first of the leagues to have an openly gay player take the field -- and midfielder Robbie Rogers' was preparing to return to the pitch for quite some time -- it seems a little strange the organization took so long to strength its emphasis on LGBT inclusion.
Still, regardless of the timing, it's encouraging to see a major American sports league focus on combating anti-gay attitudes not only on the field, but in the stands.


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Abstract: This study centers around the way in which firms can enhance alliance performance through the development of alliance capabilities. Whereas most research has focused on inter-firm antecedents of alliance performance, research on intra-firm antecedents pointing to prior experience and internal mechanisms to foster knowledge transfer has only recently emerged. As little is known about how firms develop alliance capabilities, this study aims to uncover how differences in sources of alliance capability development explain performance heterogeneity. The data come from a detailed survey held among alliance managers and Vice-Presidents of 151 firms. The survey covers over 2600 alliances for the period 1997-2001. This study not only finds that alliance capabilities partially mediate between alliance experience and alliance performance, but also yields novel insights into the micro-level building blocks underlying the process of alliance capability development. Key words: alliances, learning, knowledge transfer, alliance experience. JEL classification: L14 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7436
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Randall Lyons and Janice Shely of Bethlehem announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Samantha Lyons to Kevin Wright, son of Gerald Wright, Pendleton and Karen Wright, Louisville.
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Tommy Clufetos nominated for "Best Drummer" at Revolver's Golden Gods Awards: Tommy Clufetos is easily one of the most exciting drummers around today as his jaw-dropping performances on stage with Ozzy Osbourne left hundreds of thousands breathless. His drumming prowess is further validated as Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards has nominated him in the "Best Drummer" category, which is decided upon by fan voting. Click now on the link below to cast your vote for Tommy now and stay tuned as the winners will be announced live on April 20th at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Vote here!
Tommy Clufetos states: "I'm honored to be nominated for 'Best Drummer' at this year's Revolver Golden Gods Awards, and to be in the same company with such amazing musicians! I look forward to a great night." For additional information on Tommy Clufetos feel free to check out www.tommyclufetos313.com.
US Artist Joe Babiak will open for Ozzy Osbourne (with SONOR Artist Tommy Clufetos on Drums) with his band Cage9 in Panama April 19th.
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William Daley's abrupt withdrawal from the race for Illinois governor looks like a loss for voters.
For one, voters always benefit from a choice, and competition generally helps candidates sharpen their views and take positions that help define them to the electorate.
For another, Daley's dropping out means that incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn will not really have to defend his record in the primary, and that loyal Democratic voters will have no serious option other than him should they choose to vote in the March primary. Quinn's lone remaining opponent for the Democratic nomination is Tio Hardiman, the former director of a Chicago anti-violence advocacy group, CeaseFire.
That's a shame. Quinn deserves a serious primary challenge. His record of leadership on the state's most important issues has been lacking.
The state's unfunded pension obligations have increased to about $100 billion, and the state has a backlog of unpaid bills that totaled more than $6 billion in July and was expected to grow. That is despite the roughly $7 billion more a year the state collected in 2012 as a result of an income-tax increase that Quinn championed.
Meanwhile, the state is funding education at a level that is only 89 percent of what it sets as a baseline, and it was considered a victory this year that it wasn't cut further.
The state of Illinois' unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in July, second-worst in the U.S. behind only Nevada's 9.5 percent, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
At the root of many of these problems is the pension problem, an area where Quinn has been ineffective as a leader. Legislators have ignored Quinn's imposed deadlines for addressing the issue, but at least some legislative leaders have produced a plan. Quinn's administration has offered none, content to throw his support behind the agenda of House Speaker Michael Madigan, who many say is really the state's most powerful politician, despite the fact that only a fraction of the state's people can vote for or against him.
We would have liked to see Quinn seriously challenged by someone within his party, as his record has left him with no shortage of critics. But Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan declined to run because her father refuses to step down as Speaker of the House. Now Daley has decided that the state really is a mess, and running a campaign possibly followed by a term or two in office trying to fix it is more work that he was interested in at age 65.
Democrats control the state House and Senate by supermajority, and under their watch, the problems have worsened. Ironically, it is those same problems that have helped clear the way for Quinn to run unopposed in the Democratic primary.
If Quinn is the only option the Democrats will present to voters this spring, then we look forward to the general election in a little more than a year.


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Dear Editor,
In response to Larry Loeschen on Steve Kabe,
I (a Christian) took it very offensive in the manner in which you spoke of the Muslim countries and people.
I am a person who tries to see the positive in all things and understand that it is very difficult at times to understand a person's true purpose through written words in comparison to a face to face conversation.
Therefore, I am going to respond in a way in which I read your article whether it be the way you intended it to come off or not.
I do not believe it does anyone any good to reinforce the harsh stereotypes of any culture including the Muslim people.
Education is the key to knowledge and firsthand experience is even better than what you can read in a book or see on TV.
I had the pleasure of getting to know someone at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa who was from Pakistan.
Yes he was Muslim.
He lived with an individual from India who was Christian.
If you do not know, these two countries have the stereotype of hating one another.
So how could these two grow to be best friends at a Christian institution???
And why would a fine Christian institution allow a Non-Christian into the school in the first place?
Maybe it is because Jesus taught us acceptance, not hatred.
Jesus loved all people unconditionally, not just the ones who believed the same things he did.
My Muslim friend and I had the discussion in college about whether all Muslims were bad people who hated those who were not like them.
He explained what I have come to believe today with good reasoning.
There are always going to be radicals that give the whole bunch a bad name.
Unfortunately there may be more extremists in the Muslim communities than in others around the world, but nevertheless, we should not pile the whole bunch together and stereotype!
If you were to go to the website www.KKK.com, they preach about their purpose of "love NOT hate."
Yes the KKK is a Christian organization. How would that look to all other religions across the world if the media highlighted this as much as they highlight the acts of the Muslim Extremists? Let us not forget, Hitler too was a devote Christian that I think we can all agree did not turn out too well.
At a time where more and more people are coming to the western world for higher level education, the students at today's universities and colleges are becoming more exposed to a diversified culture.
This is a very good thing, but unfortunately our older generations do not get to share in this experience and still hold these false stereotypes which only hurt, NOT help.
With respect to the claims about "tolerance, religious pluralism, a free and independent press, and equal rights to women," this has only come about here in America within the last one hundred years.
It was not until 1920 when women finally had the right to vote, 1960s with the integration of whites and blackso on and so forth.
I think we can all agree that countries do not progress at the same rate, but throughout time and education, they too will have the same privileges we so freely enjoy here in America.
I do not know where you have travelled, or who you have met Mr. Loeschen, but if your TV is the only filtered source you have as to who the Muslim people really are, please educate yourself before you write in again.
Better yet, let's have a face to face discussion as civilized people do.
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Hope this card will inspire and encourage you or simply bring a smile to your face.
The image is from Gracielle Design and if you haven't visited her shop please do. Her work is amazing! I won two of her designs in a previous challenge and am so glad I found her.
The paper is from Maja Designs but I can't seem to remember the name of the collection. I colored my image with Copics and used Distress Inks on the edges.
I added a few Recollection flowers, used a Fiskar punch to add some corners and the white dots I did with a gel pen. Lastly I added stickles to the flowers and used a flag die to cut the greeting which was also courtesy of Gracielle Designs.
The inside is clean, simple and plain using scraps from the same paper collection. The personal message space was created using Spellbinder dies and Martha Stewart punches.
That's all I have for this post and would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Great Impressions - April Showers Bring May Flowers (4/30)(MM13)
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes (4/29)(MM90)
Dare2BArtzy - Anything Goes (5/6)(MM51)
613 Avenue Create - #196 Anything Goes/Spring (5/6)(MM222)