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Mustang Performance Preparation - Prep For Performance
Build Your Mustang To Deliver Performance, Reliability, And Safety
We see it all the time-Mustangs that aren't safe, nor road-ready, because not enough thought went into their execution. This includes V-8 conversions with wimpy six-cylinder rear axles, 500hp small-blocks with manual drum brakes and 5/16-inch fuel line, mega-horsepower rides with less than adequate steering and suspension systems, and clogged two-row core radiators that cause chronic overheating in new engines. We've also seen high-amp subwoofer sound systems, power windows, video systems, climate control, discharge headlights, and more installed in Mustangs with 45-amp Autolite alternators and Group 24 batteries where owners wonder why their lights are dim. There are also canyon-carving rocket ships with little more than lap belts for safety equipment.
How ready is your Mustang for what you're asking it to do? How safe is it? A boatload of ponies in a Mustang ill-equipped to accommodate all those horses is a good way to get maimed or killed. It also puts others at risk who share the road with you.
How do you get all of your Mustang's components on the same page so they work together like a Swiss watch? What's the best way to plan and execute your dream ride?
Brakes & Suspension
Regardless of how much power you build into a classic Mustang, it must have braking and handling that will help you avoid trouble or get you out quickly. You want a Mustang that will take you in the direction it is steered, hold the road, and stop safely. The best accident is the one you avoid.
Suspension and brakes must be matched to the amount of power you intend to have along with engine and driveline weight. You can have all the braking and handling in the world, yet come up short because you misjudged engine and driveline weight. Big-blocks, due to size and weight, call for a heavy-duty suspension with stiffer spring rates along with larger brakes. They also call for more cautious driving technique because you can't cheat physics. Braking and suspension choices are also determined by how you intend to drive the car. Road racers require a different approach than drag racers or cruisers.
Fuel System
You can build power into your Mustang's engine compartment. However, without adequate fuel delivery, you're wasting your engine's potential. Your engine must have adequate fuel volume in gallons per hour (GPH) and pressure pounds per square inch (PSI) to perform. This means you need a fuel system that delivers. First and foremost is fuel line size (diameter) followed by adequate fuel pressure. Most classic Mustangs prior to 1969 have 5/16-inch fuel lines designed for six-cylinder engines or small-block V-8s. However, when horsepower rises above 300, your Mustang needs a 3/8-inch line from fuel tank to carburetor. This means sending unit, body fuel lines, all hoses and filters, and fuel pump to carburetor line. If you have a 5/16-inch pathway anywhere in the fuel system, such as the tank-sending unit, you still have 5/16 inch.
Some carburetors, such as the Holley 4150/4160, have fuel filters and fittings at the carb inlet. This has the same effect as a 5/16-inch fuel line. It limits fuel flow and can cause fuel starvation at wide-open throttle.
Carburetor sizing and jetting are also important issues to consider because they have a direct bearing on performance. Popular logic says larger is better, but that's not always true. Too much carburetor along with too much jetting hinders power and pollutes the air. However, we'd rather have too much jetting than too little. A lean mixture at wide-open throttle can harm an engine. We suggest a spark plug reading after a good wide-open throttle run. If the spark plug is snow white, your jetting is too lean. Light tan is the optimum color.
Fuel capacity also depends on demand, which is determined by fuel consumption at wide-open throttle. Holley tells us your engine is going to need 0.5 pound of fuel per horsepower every hour. A gallon of gasoline weighs six pounds. If your small-block Ford makes 350 hp at wide-open throttle, it's going to mandate 175 pounds of fuel an hour, which is 29 gallons. Use this formula to determine fuel pump needs: 350 hp x 0.5 pound = 175 pounds of fuel; 175 pounds/6 pounds = 29 gallons per hour.
Ignition & Electrical
We take our ignition and electrical systems for granted as if they happen by magic. A Mustang's electrical system follows the fundamental laws of physics and there are no exceptions. Fall short in your electrical and ignition system planning and you can count on winding up roadside.
The first area to address is proper grounding. We will even suggest taking grounding even further than Ford because it's that important. Because your engine and transmission sit on rubber mounts, they must be grounded to the firewall in order for both ignition and charging systems to work properly. If you've converted your classic Mustang to electronic fuel injection, it's even more important to be redundant in your grounding program.
One old law of physics is electricity. It will always find the path of least resistance, sometimes with befuddling results. A poorly grounded ignition system offers hit-and-miss operation. Sometimes your engine starts. Sometimes it won't. And sometimes it will just quit. Charging may be intermittent with erratic voltage regulator operation. It is suggested you have two forms of engine grounding-the factory cylinder head to firewall ground and another ground from block to chassis.
Don't forget distributor grounding, which is a small ground lead inside your distributor. Too many of us forget that little guy during tune-ups or PerTronix Ignitor retrofits. Because the breaker plate floats on nylon rub pads, you can't count on sufficient grounding any other way but the ground strap.
Ignition system selection depends on how you intend to drive your Mustang and the level of expected performance. Cruisers and weekend show cars are good to go with high-quality ignition points or a PerTronix Ignitor conversion, which eliminates old-fashioned ignition points. The Ignitor is the easiest upgrade you can make to a classic Mustang and it never requires maintenance. Install it, set the gap, and forget it.
If your Mustang project is more about high-performance driving, you may want to consider an MSD Ignition system or PerTronix's billet distributor, which is fitted with the new Ignitor III system for exceptional performance. Street Mustangs should get a distributor with vacuum advance, which helps the engine deliver both efficiency and low-end torque.
Regardless of the distributor you use, always have it curved to expected driving conditions. In other words, have a qualified technician set up your distributor for your engine and how you intend to drive. MCE Engines does complete distributor rebuilds along with proper tuning for your application. There are also other professional distributor rebuilders and tuners out there such as Tim O'Connor, a Ford service technician, who has been rebuilding and tuning Ford ignition systems since 1966.
Exhaust System
This is another area we tend to overlook. However, it is important to both performance and reliability. You want a low-restriction exhaust system, yet with enough restriction that will give you back pressure and scavenging. Velocity through header primary and secondary tubes along with low-restriction mufflers is key to the smooth flow of exhaust gasses and delivery of power. The choice of long- or short-tube headers depends on the amount of power your engine is going to make. As horsepower increases at high rpm, you're going to want long-tube headers. Shorty headers yield some improvement in exhaust scavenging because they do away with the restrictive roughcast surfaces and passages of stock exhaust manifolds. However, don't expect a huge gain in performance from shorty headers. Long-tube headers will give you better scavenging and velocity as rpm increase.
It can be challenging to choose the right type of long-tube headers. You want custom-tuned headers with uniform length primary tubes and right-sized collectors for optimum performance at high rpm. Yet, equal-length header tubes can make things a bit crowded. It is all about compromise. One of the best long-tube header manufacturers we've worked with is Ford Powertrain Applications (FPA), which offers Ford buffs perfect-fit long-tube headers with ball and socket collectors that don't require collector gaskets. These headers tuck close beside your engine to take up minimal space.
Muffler choice and pipe size depends on how much power you intend to make. Pipe size should be proportional to power output. Pipes that are too large will lose precious torque. Pipes that are too small will cause excessive backpressure and heat.
Another important consideration is cabin noise levels. Although loud exhaust systems have been fashionable with hot rodders for generations, we're also a generation of deaf people from rock 'n' roll music and hotrods. You want good sound deadening and user-friendly mufflers for your road-going Mustang cruiser.
Cooling System
Cooling systems are another area we tend to fudge on, mainly due to expense. High-quality radiators and related components are expensive yet vital to engine survival and longevity. Power comes from BTUs (British Thermal Units). The more power your Mustang's engine makes, the more crucial adequate cooling becomes.
Start your cooling system regiment with a good radiator. A clean, right-sized radiator removes excess heat and helps maintain proper operating temperature. You don't have to have a high-end aluminum radiator to get the job done unless you're making 400 hp or more. A quality three- or four-row copper/brass radiator will do the job well depending on engine power and other demands like air conditioning. However, it takes more than a good radiator because this is a team effort. You need the right fan for your application along with a fan shroud to improve air velocity through your radiator.
An electric cooling fan is an excellent option if you're building a restomod because it is reliable and effective. Just make sure you have enough fan (cfm) to get the job done. The main concern is to order the right capacity for your application. You can order too little fan capacity (CFM) and wind up with overheating. We're not convinced you could ever order too much capacity.
Transmission and axle selection depends on how much power you're going to make coupled with the type of driving you intend to do. If old-fashioned hot rodding is what you want, a Ford Top Loader four-speed or three-speed automatic will get the job done. Reliving the good old days isn't always about fuel economy or reducing wear and tear, but instead about the nostalgic experience. There's nothing quite like the whine of first gear in an old four-speed to get your motor running.
If you want a road-going cruiser for long distance driving, you probably want to take advantage of overdrive with a Tremec World Class T-5. If you're planning 400-500 hp, think about a TKO version to stand up to that kind of power.
If you're thinking automatic transmission, you have three basic choices-Ford's C4, C6, or AOD/AODE. The C4 offers reliability and less weight for those with sixes and small-block V-8s. A small-block C6 offers durability, but with a weight penalty and more rotating mass to whirl around inside. Although there's also the FMX three-speed automatic, it's not recommended unless your Mustang came with it and you're sticking to originality. The C6 is your only choice for a three-speed automatic if you have a big-block. You would choose the AOD or AODE for the same reasons you'd choose a five-speed-overdrive. The AOD has mechanical modulation where the AODE/4R70W is electronic control.
Driveshaft selection depends upon the amount of power you're considering. Although we can offer a lot of pointers on driveshaft selection, you're better off consulting with Inland Empire Driveline Service for the best choice. There are three basic choices depending upon budget and power-steel, aluminum, or composite.
Whenever horsepower and torque rise above 250, you're going to want Ford's tough 9-inch rear axle. How you configure the 9-inch depends on the kind of power you're going to build. For horsepower and torque numbers between 250 and 300, a standard 9-inch Limited-Slip or Traction-Lok with 28-spline axles is plenty. When power goes above 300, you need 31-spline axles. When numbers begin courting the 450-500-horse mark, choose 35-spline axles along with larger bearings.
Size Formula
Here's a basic formula to use for determining proper carburetor and fuel line sizing. Remember-sizing should go higher as expected performance and combination of engine parts (heads, camshaft, intake manifold, compression) increases. This table is based on stock or mild restomod condition. Carburetor jetting is based on where you live and the level of performance expected. As always, do a spark plug reading.
One more thing-what about fuel pump capacity in gallons per hour (GPH)? Visit www.holley.com for accurate information about fuel pump sizing for your application. What you're concerned with most is fuel demand at wide-open throttle. When fuel demand goes up, consider the use of a fuel pressure regulator between the fuel pump and carburetor.
|Suggested Carburetor Size Range
|Suggested Fuel Line Size From Tank To Carburetor
|250-300 ci
|480-600 cfm
|5/16 inch
|300-350 ci
|600-650 cfm
|5/16 or 3/8 inch
|350-400 ci
|650-750 cfm
|3/8 inch
|400-500 ci
|750-950 cfm
|3/8 inch or 1/2 inch


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Sneakerness Vienna 2010 – Event Recap
Sneakerness Vienna 2010
Event Recap
Austria has a long history in world politics and warfare but the country is best known for two things – blockbuster movie-star and Californian gubernatorial figure Arnold Schwartznegger, and Sneakerness, a celebrated sneaker summit that is equally magnanimous as the Terminator (in the sneaker world). The event's next stop was Vienna, Austria and was held at Palais Schönborn as and sneakerheads from all around the world came through to take part in the event. The sneaker game is certainly different overseas than it is in the states; the U.S. focuses a lot on Nike and Jordan Brand there's much more of an 'level playing ground' out in Europe, where adidas, Reebok, Puma, and New Balance are all big players in the game. Of course Nike Sportswear came through with some awesome displays – a neat Air Max 1 Bookcase in particular – but the focus of the event was sneakers of all kinds and brands. Continue reading for a full event recap – images and video – of Sneakerness 2010 and let us know what catches your eye.


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The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA
Nov 08, 2019Full-time
Reporting to the Director, Reporting and Analytics, the Senior Data Analytics Consultant provides fundraising data analysis and reporting services for the executive leadership team of the Development arm of the Office of Advancement. The Sr. Data Analytics Consultant will be primarily responsible for the development and implementation of measurement and analytics strategies designed to ensure appropriate operational models; to monitor and evaluate applicable metrics to compare and analyze data to support strategic fundraising decisions and process improvement; to ensure communication with senior leadership and synthesize data into useful and insightful information; and to write and automate tools and scripts to increase efficiency and reduce manual efforts. The Sr. Data Analytics Consultant will design and build data visualizations using diverse data sets and will be instrumental in developing and translating analysis, data modeling and ad hoc decision support to fulfill the needs of the development organization. This includes data analysis and reporting to enhance operational efficiency, encouraging data driven decisions and promoting a higher level of data consumption as well as best practices to improve services and processes of strategic importance to the Development team. Provides significant data analysis using both descriptive and predictive statistical analysis expertise for the Development leadership team. This work includes, but is not limited to, responsibility for the ongoing design and maintenance of monthly Development performance reports and the fundraising dashboard. It further includes conducting significant data analysis and data mining required to understand the results found and communication of insights to leadership. This work is accomplished using visual query tools, custom built standard outputs, Microsoft SQL Reporting Services tools, data analysis tools like SPSS or Excel and Tableau. Position highlights include opportunities to accomplish the following: Responsibilities: Data Analysis and Data Mining (40%) Use statistical methods to analyze fundraising data to identify statistically significant patterns and trends that generate actionable insights Provide high-confidence-level forecasts that allow the business to make informed decisions Perform analysis and interpretation of data to demonstrate fundraising outcomes, within specified timeframes and frequencies Report, Dashboard and Scorecard Creation (40%) Gather requirements, create queries, build reports and dashboards that integrate multiple sources of data, identify actionable insights and conclusions, and translate complex results into simple visualizations that will empower department leaders to take decisive action Develop trend analysis reports that monitor key performance indicators and compares them to internal and external benchmarks and uses this data to assist leadership in decision-making, planning and implementing performance improvement strategies Convene colleagues to share information and best practices. Analyze report results with a focus on explaining changes, inconsistencies and any patters that are identified. Become an established Subject Matter Expert within the Organization (20%) Work collaboratively with Development leadership to understand and design analytical approaches to open-ended strategic business problems and communicates the findings to key stakeholders through reports, presentations, storytelling and thoughtful discussion; Collaborate with the Development leadership team in order to identify trends and opportunities to improve and maximize fundraising revenue Serve as a technical and educational resource to others on fundraising data and benchmarks, modeling, data acquisition and rapid analysis for insight generation Performance Objectives First 1-3 months Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the higher education advancement industry, with particular emphasis on the major gift fundraising component in particular. Demonstrate intermediate level understanding of the t-SQL language, SQL Server Reporting Services and Tableau. Demonstrate basic understanding of the advancement data warehouse. First 3-6 months Demonstrate intermediate knowledge and understanding of higher education major gift oriented fundraising. Assume technical responsibility for the monthly fundraising suite of reports and being transition of existing t-SQL extract – Excel legacy reports to SSRS and / or Tableau. Assume technical responsibility for the existing SSRS based Fundraising Dashboard and all linked reports. First 12 months Demonstrate intermediate knowledge and understanding of the higher education advancement industry. Assume analysis responsibility for monthly fundraising performance analysis. Assume business evolution responsibility for monthly reports and the fundraising dashboard. Why Join Ohio State Advancement Now? In 2016, The Ohio State University concluded the most successful fundraising effort in its history, with contributions from what is believed to be the most donors ever to a higher education campaign. The But for Ohio State Campaign raised over $3 billion from more than 750,000 donors, shattering the goal of $2.5 billion. Ohio State is now six months away from the public kickoff of the next campaign which coincides with the celebration of the university's 150th birthday. All members of Advancement are part of creating an inclusive culture that inspires an exceptionally diverse and talented team and are measured on their adherence to the following core competencies: leadership, continuous improvement, teamwork and collaboration, and communication/interpersonal effectiveness. More about Advancement Reporting and Analytics Reporting and Analytics (R&A) is one part of the Business Intelligence and Data Science department totaling 15 full-time staff within Advancement. 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Species In-Depth
At the Aquarium
Due to the space requirements for these intelligent and dynamic animals, we do not exhibit live whales or dolphins. Orcas (killer whales) are featured in Whales: a Journey with Giants (a large-scale multimedia presentation), signage and in the Passport, a visitor's guide.
Geographic Distribution
Mostly sporadic in all regions of the world ocean, from tropical to temperate zones to the edge of polar ice packs. Small concentrations off Antarctica, northern Japan, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, Washington, and British Columbia.
Although found in tropical and offshore waters, orcas prefer cooler coastal waters no more than 800 km (497 mi) from major continents. Resident pods have established territories with fairly predictable patterns of movements within their territories as they follow prey. They are known to spend time in brackish water and even rivers. Transients do not establish territories nor do they move predictably. Offshore orcas are seldom in protected inshore waters, spending most of their time in the open ocean on the continental shelf.
Physical Characteristics
Orcas have a stout body that is tapered at both ends (fusiform). They have a round blunt head and lack the distinctive beak that dolphins usually have. The mouth line is straight. They have large broad, rounded, and paddle-shaped pectoral fins (flippers) that can be 1.8 m (6 ft) long and 0.9 m (3 ft) wide. Their flukes have a distinct notch in the center, slightly concave trailing edges, and may have pointed tips.
These whales differ in the shape of their dorsal fin and saddlepatch. The tip of the dorsal fin of resident females and immature males is rounded ending in a sharp corner. The leading edge tends to be slightly curved back. That of mature males is straight and more triangular in shape. The saddlepatch of residents is either uniform in color, or may be open containing varying amounts of black pigment. Typically, transients have a fin that has a more pointed tip (closely resembling that of a shark). There is often a bulge at the midpoint of the trailing edge. Their uniformly gray saddlepatch is quite large and never open. Offshore orcas have a dorsal fin that is continually rounded over the entire tip and a saddlepatch that is often open.
The black and white coloration of orcas is both striking and distinctive. Their jet-black body has sharply defined white areas on the belly, flanks, chin, and throat. They have oval white eyepatches behind and above each eye. Their flippers and fins are usually all black while the underside of their tail flukes is white. There is a prominent usually grayish saddlepatch behind the dorsal fin.
Male orcas are 5.8-6.7 m (19 to 22 ft) in length and weigh 3628 to 5442 kg (8000 to 12,000 lb). The smaller females are 4.9-5.8 m (16 to 19 ft) long and weigh 1360 to 3628 kg (3000 to 8000 lb). The dorsal fin of males, especially older ones, can be as high as 1.8 m (6 ft) whereas that of females are much shorter, 0.9-1.2 m (3-4 ft). The pectoral fins and flukes of males are also larger than those of females.
These dolphins have 40 to 56 conical-shaped teeth that curve slightly backward and inward. Each tooth is about 7.6 cm (3 in) long. They swallow smaller prey whole and use their interlocking upper and lower teeth to grip larger items in order to tear them into pieces small enough to swallow. Unlike the baseball-sized throat of baleen whales, this toothed whale's throat is large enough to swallow small seals whole. They use their excellent above and below water eyesight to find prey. In addition, residents and offshore orcas use echolocation to search for a meal.
Like other toothed whales, orcas have a fat-filled organ called a melon which acts like a lens to focus sounds in front of the whale. The whale sends out high-pitched rapid clicks (as many as several hundred per second) that are produced in nasal sacs behind its blowhole and listens for echoes to come back as they bounce off of objects such as prey. The stealthy transients do not echolocate when hunting. They use passive listening to locate prey, staying mostly silent to avoid being heard by their intended meal. However, they vocalize with whistles, squeals, and squeaks during the attack and directly after the kill.
Cooperative hunting is common among all populations, but food preferences are not. Resident orcas are fish-eaters with a strong preference for salmon, timing their movements within their territories with salmon runs. Transients hunt a wide range of prey. They have a preference for harbor seals, but also eat California and Steller sea lions, Dall's porpoise, dolphins, small whales (narwhal, beluga, gray whale calves), squid, sharks including the great white, seabirds, and even moose and deer encountered swimming across narrow channels. In recent years because of the decline in seals and sea lions in parts of Alaska, they have begun to prey on sea otters. Offshore orcas are believed to be primarily fish and squid eaters but details about their diet are sketchy. Researchers believe that they may also prey on sharks because of the much greater number of scars and nicks on their bodies than on other populations.
Females become sexually mature at 12 to 16 years of age and males at about 10 to 17. Although the territories of populations overlap, they do not interbreed. Based on DNA evidence, males almost always mate with females outside of their pods reducing the risk of inbreeding. In the wild females calve about every five years and stop reproducing when they are 40 years old. The gestation period is usually about 17 months, the longest of all known cetaceans. Newborn calves are 2.1 to 2.5 m (7-8 ft) in length and weigh 136 to 181 kg (300 to 400 lb). The mortality rate from birth to six months is 37 to 50%. Why it is so high is unknown.
A calf's upper teeth start erupting at two to three months of age at which time they start taking solid food such as fish from the mother. The lower teeth erupt at four months, however, they continue to nurse until they are one to two years old. Their first sounds are high pitched screams and at two months they begin to vocalize with pulsed calls believed to be learned from the mother. They learn foraging skills and social behaviors from pod members.
Resident orcas indulge in a number of social behaviors very similar in type and number to that of humpbacks: breaching, flipper slapping, tail lobbing, and splashing at the surface. They also chase, head stand, and play with objects such as kelp and sea jellies. While socializing, they are especially vocal emitting a wide range of whistles and calls seldom heard at other times. Transients are not as acrobatic.
These dolphins are believed to be one of the fastest swimming marine mammals. They cruise at 3.2-9.7 kph (2-6 mph) but can accelerate to 48 kph (30 mph) for short bursts.
Preparing to dive, they take 2-5 breaths at 5-10 second intervals and dive for 10 to 15 seconds. After 3-5 short dives, they take a longer dive that lasts for 1-4 minutes.
Orcas have a complex social structure of subpods, pods, clans, communities, and herds. The pods or groups are usually made up of several females, calves, and one to two males. There may or may not be juveniles in the pod. Each pod produces a specific number and type of calls, a dialect. Some of the calls are unique to the pod while others are shared and form the basis for a language group called a clan.
The resident pods, numbering 5 to 50 individuals, are matrilineal, that is, there is a family structure of a mother and her sons and daughters who usually remain with her for life and the several generations travel together. Transients travel in small loose groups of two to six individuals, usually in close proximity. The groups are more fluid and often contain unrelated females with offspring that do not remain with their mothers. Researchers believe the transient groups form as temporary foraging packs. It has been determined that there are 30 to 60 whales in offshore groups but the social structure is still being studied.
The maximum lifespan of female orcas in the wild is believed to be 80 to 90 years with an average of 63 years. Males have a shorter maximum lifespan of 50 to 60 years, averaging 36. Orcas in protected environments do not live as long.
Native peoples of coastal regions regarded orcas, not with hostility, but with awe and respect. They figured prominently (and still do) in their storytelling and art as evidenced by the colorful figures portrayed on totem poles. Some considered them to be the custodians of the sea from which they would give people gifts of strength, food, and health. On the other hand they were regarded by non-natives as blood thirsty, voracious predators extremely dangerous to humans. As late as 1973, the U.S. Navy's diving manuals described orcas as extremely ferocious warning that they "will attack human beings at every opportunity." Now we know that the only attacks on humans have been those made on trainers in theme parks where the animals perform. In British Columbia and Norway, orcas were shot on sight because they were believed to compete with humans for herring and salmon. Since the yield of oil from an orca was only 4.4-5.6 barrels in contrast to the 30 to 45 barrels from a sperm whale, orcas were not a target of whalers.
As top predators in their ecosytems, orcas have no natural predators. They are, however, faced with man-made threats. A major one is toxic pollution from organochlorides such as PCBs, DDT, and dioxins. The level of PCBs in both the southern and northern resident populations measures 100 parts per million, far greater than the danger level estimate of 17 parts per million for negative impacts on the immune and reproductive systems of harbor seals. Other threats include declining prey availability, especially of salmon, caused by overfishing and habitat loss, perception by members of the fishing industry that orcas are the reason for the declines of fish, impacts of noise pollution from increasing shipping and sonar testing by the military, entanglement in fishing gear, and effects of growing recreational and commercial whale watching boats, a concern not shared by all researchers but being studied.
The IWC classifies orcas as small cetaceans and does not manage them except for prohibiting commercial whaling. Under Canada's Species at Risk Act, the southern residents are listed as endangered, northern residents and transients as threatened, and the offshore as species of special concern. In the United States orcas are protected under the MMPA and the southern resident population has recently been listed as threatened under the ESA.
Special Notes
Who's on top? Orcas use acrobatic and other behaviors to communicate dominance and position in their social groups. They slap their tail against the water, butt heads, snap jaws, bite, tooth-scratch, and engage in other vigorous postures and gestures. Tooth scratches may be deep enough to leave permanent scars. Mothers discipline their calves by corralling them and by tooth-scratching.
No need for hearing aids: Orcas have exceptional hearing ability. Humans perceive sound in a range of 0.02-17 kHz whereas orcas can hear in a range of 0.5 to 125 kHz. Their sound perception is believed to be through their fat-filled lower jaw and also the soft tissue and bone surrounded the ear. The jawbone conducts sound waves through the jaw to the middle ear, inner ear, and then to hearing centers in the brain via auditory nerves.
Rubbing beaches: Northern resident orcas exhibit a behavior not shown by the southern residents. They have identified a number of pebble-strewn shallow waters and beaches where they swim into the very shallow waters, even beaching themselves, to rub their body against the pebbles, often for a long period. The reason for this unique to the northern residents behavior is unknown.


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Novak wrong on police support for assault weapons ban
CNN host and syndicated columnist Robert Novak suggested that police chiefs supported extending the assault weapons ban that expired on September 13 only because "they're in the union" and "they're for anything that the Democrats want." In fact, police unions that have endorsed both Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush support extending the ban.
From the September 18 edition of CNN's The Capital Gang:
MARK SHIELDS (MODERATOR): Bob, the chiefs of police of all the major cities are for this [extending the assault weapons ban].
NOVAK: Well, they're the union -- in the union, members are probably -- union leaders are for the -- they're for anything that the Democrats want. But I would say right now that -- [panelist] Margaret [Carlson] five years ago said that the gun control laws work. They don't work. And [Representative] Marty Meehan [D-MA] was wrong and said that supporters of the NRA [National Rifle Association] would pay a heavy price. They didn't.
The 318,000-member Fraternal Order of Police (which endorsed Bush on September 10) and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (which endorsed Kerry) both support renewing the assault weapons ban. According to the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence, "Every major national law enforcement organization in the country supported the federal assault weapons ban and worked for its passage."


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The government shutdown is throwing a wrench into efforts by some small businesses to get government-backed loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lenders said they continue to process and submit loans to the SBA, but borrowers will have to wait for approvals. Other borrowers are facing shutdown-related paperwork snafus that are slowing loan fundings.


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New gay-rights battleground: Virginia
Welcome to the gay rights battleground of Virginia.
Yes, you read that right. In the 2013 off-year elections, a state that once leaned solidly to the center-right has become the newest focal point in the national debate over same-sex relationships. A gubernatorial race already defined partly along culture-war lines has grown even more contentious since last weekend, when Virginia Republicans nominated as their lieutenant governor candidate a firebrand minister who has called gays "very sick people psychologically" and suggested a connection between homosexuality and pedophilia.
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Remarkably, in a New South battleground where Democrats have traditionally won by carving out independent, non-partisan reputations, it's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe who's most eager to keep gay rights on the political front burner.
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When McAuliffe first ran for governor in 2009, he ran a conventionally cautious Democratic campaign, endorsing civil unions for gay couples but warning that Virginia would be unlikely to accept gay marriage. After all, it was only a few years earlier – in 2000 – that Republican George Allen ridiculed then-Democratic Sen. Chuck Robb for representing "Vermont values," after his vote against the Defense of Marriage Act.
This year, McAuliffe fully supports same-sex marriage. After Republicans nominated Rev. E.W. Jackson for lieutenant governor at their state convention last weekend, the Virginia Democratic Party held a conference call – led by openly gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin – to accuse the GOP ticket of representing "the biases of the past." McAuliffe's campaign issued a statement Wednesday charging that the gay-rights views of Jackson and GOP gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli were "divisive," "dangerous" and bad for business.
Gone, in other words, is the conventional Southern Democratic playbook of running away from the national party on culture. Encouraged by last year's joint victories by Sen. Tim Kaine and President Barack Obama, Democrats argue this is simply The Way We Live Now in Virginia.
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Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee said the fundamentals of Virginia's cultural politics have changed so sharply that it makes sense for the party to trumpet cultural views that appeal to the state's increasingly urban and diverse population.
"We are not in a defensive posture on cultural issues. Because of how much the state has changed, we can absolutely be in an offensive posture," said Elleithee, who advised Kaine in his 2012 campaign and McAuliffe in 2009. "I don't think the other side understands how much Virginia has changed, or they just don't care."
The McAuliffe campaign's research backs up that assessment, according to multiple operatives involved in the race, who see Cuccinelli and Jackson's culture-warrior history as a valuable tool for motivating low-turnout Democrats in the off-cycle campaign.


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We are a massive Lego family – we have whole cupboards, huge boxes, small boxes and now a Lego Head dedicated to the stuff. Its become an important element of Christmas that on Boxing Day the dining room table is cleared and our comes the Lego kit that Santa delivered a day earlier (He's never let us down yet!)
We've had alsorts over the years – A plane, An Airport, A House, Fire Station but I reckon this year's is my personal favourite… A Lego Camper Van (I'm sure I've mentioned here before about our other obsession of VW Campers too – and yes, I still haven't finished that knitted Camper!)
The kit came with over 1300 pieces and said that it was designed for age 16+ – Not a family to be deterred by a challenge, we set about it after our Boxing Day lie in.
There were about 12 bags of different sized Lego pieces (some of which were the teeniest I've ever seen). If you needed 3 of a certain size, you couldn't guarantee that all 3 would be in the same bag – You have to be a Lego fan to know that this is the fun of the chase – the endless hours you can spend searching for that tall 2 piece with the rounded side 'Nooo! That's rounded on the right, we need left!' Recognise it?
The Camper took a good few days to complete but didn't drag on endlessly. The end seem to come quite quickly and we now have it on display – No-one is allowed near it!
Our favourite parts are the glass on the table, the fab retro curtains which really hang and being able to see the engine in the boot. Definitely a winner and a great investment for any VW Camper or Lego enthusiast.
We are now thinking forward to our next project – I've got my eye on the Town Hall or the Shop.
Disclosure: Father Christmas brought our Lego Camper – I believe he bought it from John Lewis for £79.95 and that it was worth every penny. We were not sent the Camper to review – I've just done so because I love it!


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Zefal's Lock n' roll security skewers are something of a missed opportunity to produce an imaginative and inexpensive deterrent to opportunist thieves when locking in the street, outside the café' and other situations where bikes are left unattended for shorter periods. Standard quick releases in my experience invite unwelcome attention from the light fingered who may snatch a skewer should the bike, wheels and seat post be locked to an immobile object.
A locking skewer should offer the security of a lock combined with the convenience of a quick release, plus there's no keys to loose or combination to forget and they're quite pleasant to use. However, ours rolled over like the proverbial labrador puppy when faced with some heavy-duty pliers.
Available in the standard 100mm/135mm lengths the Lock 'n' Roll's black anodized finish looks classy while the Cro-moly rods have enough rigidity for successful pairings with wheels and forks up to and including suspension forks. Familiarise yourself with their operation, practicing locking/unlocking as the diagrams printed on the reverse could be more helpful. Grease them lightly before installing as usual; locking the skewers shut by turning them forty-five degrees. To unlock, raise the bike 45 degrees in the air and open the lever as usual. Purchase against the frame ends is generally very good and some off road singletrack sauntering couldn't reveal any obvious problems with wheel retention.
In locked mode, attempts to prise them open with my hands proved reassuringly futile. However, a wander round the web suggested they were readily defeated using heavy-duty pliers or a magnet… The latter worked but I later discovered slight play in the skewer permitted this. Fully home and it wouldn't budge but pliers demolished them in 48 seconds, freeing the front wheel Similarly holding the acorn end with pliers and rotating the cam also induced release. Configuring each so they open in a different position might slow ignorant, opportunist thieves to the point they go in search of easier pickings but regrettably the existing design is too easily overcome.
Nice idea but very vulnerable to attack using simple tools
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Zefal Lock 'n' Roll skewers
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"Keyless antitheft system for wheels and saddle
Easy and quick mounting, no tool required.
The wheel antitheft substitutes the quick-release of the wheels
The saddle antitheft substitutes the quick-release of saddle clamp."
Our test set were too easily overcome using commonly available tools.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Alloy/resin and cro-moly skewers, locks by rotating the skewer forty five degrees and closing shut. Effecting release requires the bike raised 45degrees and opening the cam as usual.
Easily overcome using heavy pliers.
156g per set.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
When locked the cam wouldn't open by hand regardless of how hard I tugged but lifting the bike forty-five degrees and the system allows normal, smooth release-almost as if by magic. However, a quick internet search suggested certain weaknesses, including the use of a magnet. This tactic didn't work but our front skewer rolled over in twenty-six seconds like the proverbial Labrador when attacked with beefy pliers.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Novel idea, nice, smooth cam action.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Our test sample offered very little security.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes, until the weaknesses became apparent
Would you consider buying the product? Not on the strength of our test set.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? No
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
The UK importer were very surprised by my findings and have requested their return for further testing so as to determine whether ours were simply a rogue set, or whether there is a specific weakness in the design.
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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Federal Government Grants For Senior Citizens – Do You Qualify?
Senior citizens: learn how you can qualify for government grants that do not have to be repaid and are specifically for seniors.
Over the years, you may have heard that the United States government is continually offering different types of grants for different groups of people. But did you know that some of these grants are specifically crafted for seniors?
Further, many senior citizens qualify for government grants that are not specifically designed for them. And while many of the government grants that are available are for organizations that provide assistance and care to the elderly, there are many grants that are payable to individual senior citizens.
Finding Your Senior Grant
The types of grants that are available to senior citizens include housing assistance grants, debt assistance grants, educational grants, and grant money to help start a business, among others. Finding the grant that you qualify for should begin with a search through the CFDA – Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The CFDA catalog lists thousands of available grant opportunities from all agencies and branches of the United States of America. You can request a copy of this catalog by mail or download a readable PDF version of the catalog at the government site for grants, http://www.grants.gov.
Grant Eligibility Requirements For Seniors
Although not all seniors will qualify for grants from the government, a large number will. Many of the grants and the grant money available for grants to seniors goes unused and unclaimed during the offering period and is simply turned back in to the general fund after a certain period of time.
Grant money is different than loan money because you do not repay a grant. The money is yours to use for the purposes specified in the grant. Your eligibility for grant money from the government will depend on which grant you are applying for, and eligibility requirements differ greatly from grant to grant. Some grants are income sensitive, which means that you must be low income in order to be eligible; others have no income limits or caps. The only basic and universal requirement for government grants for seniors is that you live in the United States and are a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization, and that you meet the other specifications for the grant program to which you are applying.
Applying For Your Senior Citizen Federal Government Grant
When browsing the CFDA catalog, you will get a good idea of the type of grant that you wish to apply for. You can apply for as many grants as you wish; there is no limit to the number of applications that you can turn in. Read the guidelines for the specific grant that you are applying for carefully. Some grants may require that you submit documentation with the grant application, such as income tax returns, pay stubs or proof of income, personal identification in the form of a driver license, or other documents that are grant specific. Be prepared to fill out a lengthy application in most instances, and be sure to fill out the application completely. Applications that are partially filled out will be returned to you for completion, which delays the processing of your grant. You should also be prepared for the amount of time that can be taken to approve a grant application, as many of the most sought after grants often have a back log of applicants. You must also be aware of the deadline for the grant application as many grants are available for a short period of time. Missing the deadline will automatically disqualify you from being considered for your grant.


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At Trusted Mediators Leighton Buzzard, we serve all our clients with utmost care, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Mediation may be the answer to conflict or disagreement that you can't resolve yourself.
Through mediation, you plus your disputant(s) can resolve differences in a more skilful and effective manner.
Throughout the course of mediation, you will discuss issues that are significant to you and settle on the outcome yourselves.
Both your interests and the interests of the disputant will be clarified with the help of a skilled, impartial mediator Leighton Buzzard. The mediator will only support open and constructive discussions.
However, he will not impose settlements on you.
Mediation is a voluntary process that is cost-effective, takes less time and is more efficient than proceeding through the public courts.
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In case you are separating or already separated, you want to make sure that your children have a better experience of the changes taking place in their life and family.
Trusted Mediators will assist you to prevent your differences from hurting them as well as your relationships with them.
3. Business
For an organization, conflict diverts attention from the mission, wastes time, wastes resources, and drains staff morale.
Trusted Mediators, helps businesses, non-profit organizations, educational and healthcare institutions to plan ahead for conflict, to prevent and to resolve disputes
4. Grandparents
Whether it's spending regular quality time with their grandchildren or by offering support regarding childcare, grandparents have a major role in many children's lives.
After a divorce, this role can be reduced, and grandparents and children may find that they have limited or no access to the important relationship they once had. Trusted Mediators conduct mediation to assist grandparents to communicate with parents about ongoing access to their grandchildren.
A large number of divorcing couples rely on mediation to assist them in settling their divorce-related issues, for example, access arrangements, property division, child custody and support.
Both the parents love their kids equally and want to be part of their everyday lives. This makes it difficult for them to come to a favourable visitation and custody agreement.
For most parents, working with a trained mediator usually helps. Different from a judge, the mediator will only help couples reach their own settlement.
Divorce is often viewed by many as the end of a family. But in reality, family can still exist in a different form. Mediation can help parents move from marriage to a cooperative parenting team.
Even when parents are living apart, they can still be two independent role models to their children. Through mediation, parents can also discuss important matters such as assets, property, pensions, savings, shares, and investments.
Child Related Issues
The court is mandated to provide help to parents having issues regarding the welfare of their child or children.
It determines which party will stay with the kids and the amount of time the non-resident parent spends with them. You must have parental responsibilities for the kid to be eligible to seek a court order.
Residence order
Residence order dictates which party will live with the child and parents can have a shared residence order. A parent must convince the court that they are mentally and physically fit to take over parenting.
The hearing panel will send officials to your premise to confirm that you have the capability to sustain a child.
Specific issue order
Specific issue order is another provision related to the welfare of a child. It deals with given issues that might arise in relation to the kid, including the religion or school to attend.
The order specifies the steps to take when solving a particular question affecting parental responsibility for the kids.
Other provisions
Prohibited steps order provides that the parent should seek the court consent when meeting their parental responsibilities.
Parental responsibility order refers to the rights, powers, authority, and duties a parent has towards a kid. Contact order deals with the time parents ought to spend with their young ones after the relationship breaks.


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I've been fascinated with how Wal-Mart, once one of the most notoriously unsustainable and labor-abusive corporations, has managed to transform both its image and it's now its business to a more sustainable one. On Earth Day, Wal-Mart announced that they were adding 10-20 solar arrays onto their facilities, to accompany the 18 they already have. According to the article…."After the new solar panels are in place, the total capacity of renewable energy coming from the Walmart facilities will be 32 million kilowatt hours per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 22,500 metric tons, said the company." In addition, Walmart has the goal of eventually running on 100% renewable energy, producing zero waste, and selling sustainable products.
I think it started when they decided to hire the ex-President of the Sierra Club to help transform the company. The entire story of how this happened can be read here, and it's quite incredible. Also great is hearing from Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott asking "since when is waste a business strategy?".
A story in the New York Times back in January took a good look at Wal-Mart's transformation, as well as how it has helped their bottom line, and drawn other big corporations along with them into the mix. Here are a few notable quotes from this. I would do a more in depth look of what Wal-Mart has been doing besides solar panels, but the Times story covers it all real well.
"By virtue of its herculean size, Wal-Mart eventually dragged much of corporate America along with it, leading mighty suppliers like General Electric and Procter & Gamble to transform their own business practices."
"Today, the roughly 200 million customers who pass through Wal-Mart's doors each year buy fluorescent light bulbs that use up to 75 percent less electricity than incandescent bulbs, concentrated laundry detergent that uses 50 percent less water and prescription drugs that contain 50 percent less packaging."
"It is hard to measure the financial return of a good image. But no one at Wal-Mart talks about headline risk anymore because the headlines have become largely positive. Profits climbed to $12.7 billion in the 2008 fiscal year, from $11.2 billion in the 2006 fiscal year, while sales jumped to $375 billion, from $312.4 billion, during the same period. The percentage of employees on Wal-Mart's health insurance plan rose to 50.2 percent, from 44 percent."
""As businesses, we have a responsibility to society," he said this month, speaking to members of the National Retail Federation in his last public speech as Wal-Mart chief. "Let me be clear about this point. There is no conflict between delivering value to shareholders, and helping solve bigger societal problems."


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Lighthouse is an open-source, automated tool for improving the quality of web pages. You can run it against any web page, public or requiring authentication. It has audits for performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, SEO and more.
You can run Lighthouse in Chrome DevTools, from the command line, or as a Node module. You give Lighthouse a URL to audit, it runs a series of audits against the page, and then it generates a report on how well the page did. From there, use the failing audits as indicators on how to improve the page. Each audit has a reference doc explaining why the audit is important, as well as how to fix it.
You can also use Lighthouse CI to prevent regressions on your sites.
Run Lighthouse In Chrome DevTools File an issue
Check out the video below from Google I/O 2019 to learn more about how to use and contribute to Lighthouse.
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Choose the Lighthouse workflow that suits you best:
- In Chrome DevTools. Easily audit pages that require authentication, and read your reports in a user-friendly format.
- From the command line. Automate your Lighthouse runs via shell scripts.
- As a Node module. Integrate Lighthouse into your continuous integration systems.
- From a web UI. Run Lighthouse and link to reports without installing a thing.
Run Lighthouse in Chrome DevTools
Lighthouse powers the Audits panel of Chrome DevTools. To run a report:
- Download Google Chrome for Desktop.
- In Google Chrome, go to the URL you want to audit. You can audit any URL on the web.
- Open Chrome DevTools.
Click the Audits tab.
Click Perform an audit. DevTools shows you a list of audit categories. Leave them all enabled.
Click Run audit. After 30 to 60 seconds, Lighthouse gives you a report on the page.
Install and run the Node command line tool
To install the Node module:
- Download Google Chrome for Desktop.
- Install the current Long-Term Support version of Node.
Install Lighthouse. The
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npm install -g lighthouse
To run an audit:
lighthouse <url>
To see all the options:
lighthouse --help
Run the Node module programmatically
See Using programmatically for an example of running Lighthouse programmatically, as a Node module.
Run Lighthouse as a Chrome Extension
To install the extension:
Download Google Chrome for Desktop.
Install the Lighthouse Chrome Extension from the Chrome Webstore.
To run an audit:
In Chrome, go to the page you want to audit.
Click Lighthouse . It should be next to the Chrome address bar. If not, open Chrome's main menu and access it at the top of the menu. After clicking, the Lighthouse menu expands.
Click Generate report. Lighthouse runs its audits against the currently-focused page, then opens up a new tab with a report of the results.
Run PageSpeed Insights
To run Lighthouse on PageSpeed Insights:
- Navigate to PageSpeed Insights.
- Enter a web page URL.
Click Analyze.
Share and view reports online
Use the Lighthouse Viewer to view and share reports online.
Share reports as JSON
The Lighthouse Viewer needs the JSON output of a Lighthouse report. The list below explains how to get the JSON output, depending on what Lighthouse workflow you're using:
- Chrome DevTools. Click Download Report .
Command line. Run:
lighthouse --output json --output-path <path/for/output.json>
Lighthouse Viewer. Click Export > Save as JSON.
To view the report data:
- Open the Lighthouse Viewer in Google Chrome.
- Drag the JSON file onto the viewer, or click anywhere on the Viewer to open your file navigator and select the file.
Share reports as GitHub Gists
If you don't want to manually pass around JSON files, you can also share your reports as secret GitHub Gists. One benefit of Gists is free version control.
To export a report as a Gist from the report:
- (If already on the viewer, skip this step) Click Export > Open In Viewer. The report opens in the
Viewer, located at
- In the Viewer, click Share . The first time you do this, a popup asks permission to access your basic GitHub data, and to read and write to your Gists.
To export a report as a Gist from the CLI version of Lighthouse,
just manually create a Gist and copy-paste the report's JSON output
into the Gist. The Gist filename containing the JSON output must end in
.lighthouse.report.json. See Share reports as JSON for an example of
how to generate JSON output from the command line tool.
To view a report that's been saved as a Gist:
?gist=<ID>to the Viewer's URL, where
<ID>is the ID of the Gist.
Open the Viewer, and paste the URL of a Gist into it.
Contribute to Lighthouse
Lighthouse is open source and contributions are welcome. Check out the repository's issue tracker to find bugs that you can fix, or audits that you can create or improve upon. The issues tracker is also a good place to discuss audit metrics, ideas for new audits, or anything else related to Lighthouse.


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CEO Challenges in the Gulf Region
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Four of the five top challenges selected by the 729 global respondents to The Conference Board CEO Challenge Survey® for 2013—Human Capital, Operational Excellence, Innovation, and Customer Relationships—showed executives' determination to "control the controllable" and prime their organizations for the slow-growth slog ahead. While agreeing on the importance of Human Capital and Customer Relationships to fuel growth, CEOs in the GCC region reported a significantly different set of priorities than did CEOs globally; they are looking at contrasting strategies that reflect the unique business environment challenges of a resource-rich and energy-dependent region.
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Phil Jackson live-tweets the Final Four...without his 11 rings
Jeanie Buss, @jeaniebuss
Shortly after joining Twitter in memorable fashion, legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson is live-tweeting the NCAA men's Final Four along with former Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis and Jackson's fiancee, Jeanie Buss. The results thus far are predictably great.
He starts off the first game of the evening, Wichita State vs. Louisville, with some annoyance about missed shots:
Then there's this, whatever this is:
Then some more jokes about the low scoring, which has to be frustrating to watch for a guy who spent most of his career coaching the likes of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant:
For good measure, he's throwing in some conventional game analysis, too:
During halftime, Phil preached patience to those attempting to call the game with 24 minutes remaining:
Some interesting insight here from the Zen Master, who talks about the importance of privacy in the locker room:
Here's a fun little bit of trivia and back-and-forth between Jackson and Rambis:
I don't think there's anyone who's watched a basketball game and doesn't agree with this:
That's a wrap for the first half of the doubleheader, as Louisville beat Wichita State, 72-68. But Phil is sticking around for Syracuse-Michigan.
A few times over the course of the night, we've been reminded how blessed we are to have a basketball mind like Jackson engaging with social media. Once the NBA playoffs start, we might all have to set up text alerts for his tweets.
For the first time during this live-tweet, Phil also provided some scouting of potential NBA talents in the tournament, offering this assessment of Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams:
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Amazing Games You Could Play With Your Family!
Don't know what PC game is worthy of your time? Here are the best PC games you can play. There's a wealth of PC games you can play right now. We've finally decided on a proper list, so here are the best PC games you have to play.


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Prepare to pass that all-important CISSP exam – the fun and easy way!
CISSP certification boosts your standing as a security professional, and this app is packed with the study and practice tools you need to help you pass the test and earn your certification with flying colors.
This must-have app is the perfect addition to your test prep toolbox. Packed with study questions on everything from network security to physical security to security management, cryptography, disaster recovery, and more, this app will reinforce what you've already learned and help you gain valuable test-taking experience on all the topics covered in the CISSP exam.
App Features:
Multiple Choice Study Questions broken out into individual topic areas so you can target your study skills and better understand the content you must master within each exam domain
Full-Featured Practice Tests simulate the actual test-taking experience and help you prepare for the real thing – choose from 50, 100, 150, 250, and 300 question tests and customize the length of each practice session to fit your study schedule
Useful Test-Taking Tips provide an overview of the CISSP security exam, guidance on scheduling your test, advice on what to expect on exam day, and information on how your exam will be scored
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We are seeking a veterinarian who will serve as a Surgeon and/or Preventive Care Veterinarian. Our surgeons are responsible for the comfort and safety of all surgical patients in their care at Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic and for performing high-volume spay/neuter surgery in accordance with our high quality standards and SOPs. Our Preventive Care Veterinarians provide well pet services to our patients. All Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic Veterinarians are responsible for sharing medical information with clients with compassion and empathy and developing professional, friendly, and mutually-beneficial relationships with local veterinarians, promoting Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic and our mission within the veterinary community.
Our ideal Veterinarian has a deep, personal passion for our mission, is committed to serving the people and pets of the St. Louis Metro and surrounding area, and is an outstanding communicator. Candidates must have, at a minimum, a DVM and be eligible to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine in Missouri and eligible to obtain a DEA license. At least one year of experience as a high volume spay/neuter surgeon (25-35 surgeries per day) is preferred. Training is available, however, for candidates with a strong desire and aptitude to become successful high volume surgeons and who demonstrate an outstanding culture fit. Working exclusively in preventive care is also a possibility. Our days and hours of operation reflect the needs of our clients, so some Saturdays and early evenings will be required.
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EFT (Direct Deposit) is the preferred method of refund for Kansas State University. It is the quickest and safest way to receive money that is due to you. If you are not signed up for EFT a refund check will be made available to you. Here are the current refund dates for Fall 2019.
EFT (Direct Deposit to a Bank Account)
Refunds are processed daily based on Student Account activity. The University does not accept prepayment or hold payments, therefore, each day if there is a credit balance (the University owes the student) a refund is processed. EFT's are transmitted daily. Typically, the EFT refund will take 2-3 days from the time we process a refund until the money appears in your account. Please note! We have no control over when your bank makes the money available to you after it's been submitted to your bank. Always verify the funds have been credited to your account before you initiate transactions against the deposit.
Students can sign up for direct deposit by going to their Student Center from within KSIS (same place you go to view your eBills, sign up for the payment plan and make payments online). This can all be done online without the need for submitting a voided check. A tutorial on how to sign up for the EFT refund can be found here.
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Paper check refunds are printed once per week. If the credit on the student account has been posted by Tuesday at 1:30 pm, the paper check will be available on Thursday in the Cashier's Office by 8:00 AM. If the credit is posted after 1:30 pm, the check would not be available until the second Thursday. If checks are not picked up on the Thursday as designated, the check will be mailed to the KSIS address of record at the end of the day on Thursday.
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If you experience any symptoms of stroke, call 911 immediately.
Each year about 700,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke, which is the nation's third leading cause of death. On average, someone suffers a stroke ever 45 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every 3.1 minutes. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, with about 4.7 million stroke survivors alive today.
Knowing what to do in case of a stroke can mean the difference between life and death. Getting immediate attention from a specialized stroke care team can dramatically increase your chances of survival and recovery.
University Hospital and Medical Center is a designated Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. This designation means that we have demonstrated that our stroke care program follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. In case of a stroke, fast diagnosis is critical to saving lives and reducing the debilitating effects. Our Stroke Team, comprised of Emergency Medicine Physicians, Neurosurgeons, nurses, and Neurologists know just what to do.
What is a stroke?
A stroke or "brain attack" occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a blood vessel (a tube through which the blood moves through the body) breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When either of these things happen, brain cells begin to die and brain damage occurs. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain are lost. These abilities include speech, movement and memory. How a stroke patient is affected depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged.
For example, someone who has a small stroke may experience only minor problems such as weakness of an arm or leg. People who have larger strokes may be paralyzed on one side or lose their ability to speak. Some people recover completely from strokes, but more than 2/3 of survivors will have some type of disability.
Knowing the warning signs
Stroke Symptoms include:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg - especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Sudden severe headache with no known cause.
To find out the warning signs of stroke, visit American Heart Association and/or National Stroke Association
Comprehensive Care
When a patient arrives at the Stroke Center, a physical exam is conducted and tests are done immediately to learn the cause of the stroke. The most common type of stroke is ischemic, in which case a clot blocks a blood vessel in the brain and stops the flow of blood.
Powerful clot-busting drugs, such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) have proven to be particularly effective when the CT scan shows no sign of bleeding. tPA helps restore blood flow to the damaged area of the brain. Studies show patients with ischemic stroke who receive tPA within three hours of the onset of symptoms can reduce the chance of brain damage and permanent disabilities. Our specialists at the Stroke Center may perform procedure that uses blood vessels to deliver tPA to specific parts of the brain. Other treatments employed by the center's qualified staff include carotid surgery and newly approved carotid artery stents.
Patients that require surgical intervention are cared for by our team of Board Certified Neurosurgeons. Patients receive the most cutting edge treatment available today to patients that require these services.
The Joint Commission's Primary Stroke Center Certification is based on the recommendations for primary stroke centers published by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association's statements/guidelines for stroke care. The Joint Commission launched the program - the nation's first - in 2003. A list of programs certified by the Joint Commission is available at www.jointcommission.org.
Additional Resources on Stroke
For more information on stroke symptoms, risk factors and statistics, please visit our Health Library and The American Stroke Association.


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Editor's note: This article was first published in June 2005, when ESPN.com conducted one of the last interviews with Red Auerbach. The Celtics legend discussed Phil Jackson, his coaching record, Shaquille O'Neal and a number of other topics.
Red Auerbach was a brash 29-year-old fresh out of the Navy. Without a cigar, he walked into the office of Mike Uline to tell him he was the man to coach his new Washington Capitols in the Basketball Association of America for the 1946-47 season.
"I don't know why, but Mike bought my brag," Red recalls.
Uline chose a coach who turned into a legend. In 20 years as a coach with Washington, Tri-Cities and then Boston, Red made the playoffs every year, suffering just one losing season. With the Boston Celtics, he won eight championships in a row from 1959 to 1966.
Auerbach retired with nine titles, a record tied by Phil Jackson in 2002, which puts these two coaches at the forefront of any debate about the NBA's greatest all-time coach.
After the Lakers rehired Phil Jackson this week, ESPN.com spoke to Auerbach for his reaction.
ESPN.com: Why do you think Phil Jackson would take the Lakers' job after the team won 34 and lost 48 last year?
Auerbach: As far as why he would take it, you have to ask him. But it's very obvious; he did it because of the money. I don't blame him for taking the job.
ESPN.com: Do you think part of the motivation was to surpass your record of nine championships?
Auerbach: No, I think that's an incidental factor. Take away the money and he wouldn't be coaching.
ESPN.com: Is a definition of a good coach someone who can win even when his team didn't have the best regular-season record or is not expected to win? For instance, you won the title in 1966 (Auerbach's last year coaching Boston) even though Philadelphia owned the better regular-season record. And Jackson did not win a title without Jordan, but came close, winning 55 games with Chicago in 1994.
Auerbach: Remember Doug Collins had that team and he won with it.
ESPN.com: He didn't win a championship with it.
Auerbach: No, but he was a winning coach and it was just a matter of time.
ESPN.com: What are the similarities and differences between you and Jackson as coaches?
Auerbach: We both had the respect of the players. And that's the key thing. In other words, you say something and they listen. If somebody else does it, they don't listen.
ESPN.com: Besides the ability to communicate, is there anything else that makes him a great coach?
Auerbach: There's no question in my mind that he is a great coach. Because I've seen guys who get great teams on paper and they butcher it up, you see?
If you have some great potential players, there are two things: One, you help make them great. Two, you devise a method of play that is suitable to their talent. He did that.
For example, suppose I had a center like Bill Russell and a point guard like Bob Cousy and I played a half-court game. You know, like Philadelphia did. Chamberlain would get the rebound, make a lot of motions, and they'd wait for him to get upcourt. Now suppose I played that kind of slow-down game with Russell and Cousy. I don't think we would have won.
Phil Jackson has that knowledge of what is best for his players and has the ability to communicate. He's in control. That's the whole thing. He's in control, they listen to him and that's more than half the battle right there. You see a lot of ballplayers you watch during timeout in college and the pro the coach is talking, talking, talking and their minds are way the hell someplace else.
ESPN.com: They're looking around, or looking at their feet.
Auerbach: They're not listening. They don't hear a damned thing he says.
ESPN.com: But they're listening to Phil?
Auerbach: I think so.
ESPN.com: Some people didn't want the job. Like Roy Williams at North Carolina.
Auerbach: Well, they didn't offer Roy Williams $10 million a year. You take a guy like Roy Williams and they may offer him $2 ½ million, or even $3 million, but he can live the life of a king in Carolina, playing half the games or a third of the games, and have time for this and time for that and still be a big guy, and walk away with close to $2 million, why would he want to coach Los Angeles?
ESPN.com: What can be done to make this team win?
Auerbach: I think the biggest mistake that they made and I don't even discuss other teams, because it's stupid; I don't want to tell you what they can do or what they should do but I will tell you this: They made one big mistake in letting Jerry West get away.
As far as what they can do and who they should get, hey, that's their problem. I've got my own.
ESPN.com: So you think they could bring in better talent if they had West?
Auerbach: West is a hard, hard worker. West had his own I can't say following but he had his own respect. A lot of people respected him and he has credentials to back it up. I would venture to say that if he was still there, Shaq would not have left.
ESPN.com: So you thought Shaq was the key, not Kobe?
Auerbach: Sure, you can't win without the ball.
ESPN.com: Which is what you said when you coached Boston in the early '50s before you got Russell.
Auerbach: Yeah. Plus the fact that Shaq makes players around him better. They double-team Shaq and triple-team Shaq. All he has to do is hand it off and let the other guys shoot.
It's like this kid [Bruce] Bowen. He's done a great job. We had him in Boston [in 1998-99], but we didn't have any Tim Duncan in the middle to make this kid better. So therefore we couldn't see how good he really was.
ESPN.com: Can Kobe make people better? If not, what can they do to get better? It's a tough team to fix.
Auerbach: He's a great player. But you're asking me the same question as before, and I'm still not going to answer it. I don't care if Jackson gets the best players in the country to go to L.A. You still don't win it on paper. You have to go out there and win over 82 games.
ESPN.com: In this debate about who's the greatest all-time coach, you can bring up your record as a coach, general manager, vice president and president. You had a larger role in acquiring talent and the prudent moves you made to acquire Bill Russell, Dave Cowens, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish and building teams.
Auerbach: You could bring that up if you wanted to. I think it's important. If I'm going to coach the players, I want some say on who they're going to be. I used to go out and do as much scouting as I could in those days for that reason. You get players because you work.
ESPN.com: The eight consecutive titles you won from 1959 through 1966 that seems like an unapproachable record.
Auerbach: All records are made to be broken.
ESPN.com: But that's a pretty tall order.
Auerbach: It is.
ESPN.com: Is there a different way to win in the postseason than in the regular season?
Auerbach: People will say when you get to the playoffs, 'try to play the same way,' but the media won't let you play the same way.
ESPN.com: What do you mean by that?
Auerbach: I mean because of all the hoopla. Look at the games now; the games are going on in the East at 9 p.m. And they can't get an audience because of that. And No. 2, all this crap before the game and all this show. I think and I don't care what David Stern and what anyone else thinks I think it takes away from the game.
ESPN.com: You mean the blaring music, long commercials and general delays in getting games started?
Auerbach: It takes away from the game. If you want to have that stuff, give them a show, but give it at some other time. Basketball people get disgusted. The loud music, the extensive interviews they thrash it to death.
The media writes all this stuff, like [a recent story] about Bowen's family and his mother. During the year they don't write this stuff. Many members of the media have become private investigators. They're looking for stuff no one else has found.
ESPN.com: So the purists who love the game are put off?
Auerbach: I think so.
ESPN.com: What other factors affect a team's ability to win at playoff time?
Auerbach: Like I always said, everything can happen in the playoffs.
I'll give you an example. Suppose you're coming down to the wire and you got a chance the last two weeks you're fighting for the best record. Then all of a sudden you have your best player, or your two best players are questionable with injuries.
You gotta make a decision. Should I bench these two guys and finish second, or should I go all out to get a one-game home-court advantage?
That situation could very easily arise. Bill Russell could have some problems with his knees and I could have played him 10 minutes a game over the last two weeks or I could rest him for four or five games, and so on.
But we played him his regular 45 minutes. The thing we used to go by was every game is important and don't try to be cute and play the angles. Play every game, win every game, let the chips fall where they may.
I remember people used to tell me years ago, when Bird was here, wouldn't it be better if you lost some of these games and then you would play so and so instead of so and so. I never bought that. I never bought that theory. Bird was like I was win every game and let the chips fall where they may.
ESPN.com: Back to this issue of greatest coach of all time, what standard should people use to decide it?
Auerbach: Most of the people that are talking about it never saw the people in contention coach. It's like a lot of these guys today you get these new writers and they think Shaq is way ahead of Wilt Chamberlain. They never saw Chamberlain. Maybe Shaq is better. But on what grounds are they picking him?
ESPN.com: Not to mention that Shaq has won just two scoring titles and no rebounding titles and Chamberlain won seven scoring titles and 11 rebounding titles.
Auerbach: Different types of players. But Chamberlain he was bigger than Shaq, just as strong as Shaq, ran just as good as Shaq, rebounded better. ... Everybody thinks the new players are bigger, stronger, faster and smarter. But they are not. Back in my time we had as big a team as you have today. Only [difference] is you didn't have as many.
Back in those days [counting players starting before 1975, the approximate midway point in the NBA's history], you had Russell, Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Take the backcourt. Oscar Robertson is a big backcourt man.
ESPN.com: 6-foot-5.
Auerbach: Jerry West was big, too. [West is listed as 6-2 by the NBA.]
ESPN.com: But your forwards would be a bit small.
Auerbach: Bob Pettit wasn't small.
ESPN.com: Yeah, he was 6-9 but Elgin Baylor was only 6-5.
Auerbach: I don't care if he was 6-1. I'd like to see these kids today stop Baylor.
ESPN.com: So you think it would be a pretty competitive game between an old squad and a new one?
Auerbach: Sure. You also had Dolph Schayes at forward. We were bigger the whole team.
ESPN.com: What about quickness?
Auerbach: There was only guy running a fast break who could do it better than Bob Cousy and that was Magic Johnson. You think that Cousy couldn't play today? As good as [John] Stockton was, I'd rather have Cousy.
ESPN.com: How would you stop Jordan?
Auerbach: Either West or John Havlicek. You just wear him down.
ESPN.com: This takes some working out. It's a great topic for another day.
Auerbach: OK.
ESPN.com: Any last comparisons on you and Phil?
Auerbach: Any coach needs talent. You start with talent. Without talent, we're all in the soup. You know what I mean? If you get the talent you gotta use it and you better not lose it.
Kenneth Shouler is the editor and a writer for "Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia."


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Phallon watched the fish swim in the pond his Grandpa had installed in his backyard. He enjoyed visiting his Grandpa each Saturday. Grandpa had put the pond in because young Phallon loved the fish so much as a toddler; 'fishes' had been his first word.
Now he sat with Grandpa who asked him about school and of course the girls in his school. Uncomfortable, Phallon wished Grandpa didn't ask him about that.
Grandpa simply laughed,"Phallon, I'm only teasing you. It's good you have friends who are girls and that there are girls you like. This Jennifer, have you asked her out?"
Phallon's face turned red, "Yeah we've gone to a movie together and bowling. I want her to be my girlfriend but her parents say she's too young to have a boyfriend."
Grandpa nodded a smile on his face, "You'll find the right one when you're older. When I saw your Grandma the first time, my heart lept out of my chest. I wonder if I will ever meet that right girl of yours and see you marry her?"
Phallon felt uncomfortable again, "Why wouldn't you be there Grandpa? You're only eighty-one?"
Grandpa patted Phallon's hand then squeezed it, "You know, my boy, I've been sick a long time. It's a battle I've mostly conquered, but my strength is waning these days.When you get married someday, think of your old Grandpa, okay?" Phallon nodded feeling a lump in his throat.
Two-years later Grandpa succumbed. Phallon was sixteen and felt raw inside. He returned to the fish pond in Grandpa's back yard. He noticed the fishes were floating and the reality of life made tears wet his cheeks. In the mess of the last two weeks including Grandpa's funeral, no one had remembered to feed the fish.
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Heineman open to different Neb. property tax bills
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has called on lawmakers to reduce the taxable value of farm and ranch land, but he's willing to embrace alternative proposals that would reduce property taxes.
Heineman said Tuesday that he would also support proposals to increase funding for Nebraska's property-tax credit fund, which is used to offset property tax bills statewide.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Cattlemen have argued that reducing the taxable value of ag land would help farmers and ranchers. Opponents say it would erode the local tax base for rural schools, and do little to benefit urban residents.
The property tax credit fund has held steady at $115 million, while statewide property values have increased.
Heineman says he wants to see "responsible and meaningful" income- and property-tax relief passed this year.