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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#202 - Numerical oddities in Julia_Fractal
Opened by Sven Geier (SGeier) - Friday, 06 May 2011, 23:15 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 14:17 GMT
I understand that some things have changed in the way certain computations in POV-Ray decide when something is "good enough" and I think this is biting me in Julia_Fractal (where, of course, the highest-resolution computations are needed).
The bug has been posted here:
Including a short .pov file and instructions that reproduce it.
(It pops up in other configurations and view angles as well, but this one captures in in a way that makes it clear it's a bug: the distance of the camera from the origin appears to change the shape of the rendered object).
This appeared first on a Windows Server 2003 machine, it is apparently confirmable on at least one other system as per that thread.
Just to have all resources here, the relevant code:
There is something about cam_distance changing from 0.7 for 0.5
#version 3.7; #include "functions.inc" global_settings { assumed_gamma 2.2 } #declare cam_distance = 0.7; camera { angle 45 location <10, .5, 0> * cam_distance look_at <0, 0, -.5> right x*640/400 rotate <0,-5,0> } light_source { 0 color rgb 1 spotlight translate <80, 80, -40> point_at 0 } light_source { 0 color rgb <2,1,0> translate <-20, 40, -20> } sky_sphere { pigment { gradient -y }} julia_fractal{ <-1.483,0,-0.0,-0.025> quaternion sqr max_iteration 12 precision 500 texture{ pigment{ color rgb 0.7} finish { phong .6 reflection {.6 metallic }} } scale 3 rotate <0,110,-45> }
Please notice: with 0.5 as cam_distance, the camera is inside the bounding box of the fractal
Min : -9.680,-9.680,-7.690
Max : 9.680,9.680,7.690
Which means the camera is probably in the object too.
Using a camera 10 time further (and an angle 10 time narrow, which is a different view) does not produce the same issue.
With original camera, and cam_distance = 0.5+clock/5, there is a visible clipping on frame 14 of 31 (+KI0 +KF1 +KFI0 +KFF30 +H400 +W640)
That's cam_distance 0.59333 , with a camera at 5.911,0.297,0.517
So we probably do have a (pretty old) bug that causes unexpected clipping of fractals when the camera is inside the bounding box.
(No, the camera is not inside the "object" (i.e. part of the actual julia set); that would look much different. If you'd approximate the julia set with tori you'd most certainly not get any clipping.)
Yeah, if you copy the Axis_ and AxisXYZ macros from one of the the Basic_Scene_M... files and modify the POV file like this:
union { julia_fractal{ <-1.483,0,-0.0,-0.025> ... } object{ AxisXYZ( 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, Texture_A_Dark, Texture_A_Light)} rotate <0,110,-45> }
you can see that the object itself only extends to ~1.5 units in the y- and z- directions. Also the axes themselves (i.e. the cylinders that are drawn to represent them) are not clipped, only the object. (image attached)
HOWEVER this cannot really be clipping of the object by the camera plane, (at least not the way I understand clipping) since the rings *close* when you move the camera closer. I.e. there is 'clipping' when the camera is moved away from the object (larger cam_distance) but it goes away when I move the camera closer in. Moving the camera ten times farther and making the angle ten times closer does NOT resolve this.
If anything, apparently I need to move the camera even closer in to prevent this.
At cam_distance=0.4 (and angle=60) the object looks like I would expect a Julia set to look like, at cam_distance=0.5 the outer ring starts breaking up and at cam_distance=0.7 (and angle=45) it is wide open. (other image attached for comparison)
Here's a small animation, that shows the problem not just in the large ring, but also in the smaller ones.
The only thing that changes with clock is the camera location; I am letting it intentionally go *through* the large ring on the way "out":
#declare cam_distance = 0.6 + 0.55*cos(clock/180*pi); #declare z_a = 5*sin(clock/180*pi); camera { angle 60 location <10, .5, z_a> * cam_distance
the rest is as posted before(clock obviously goes 1..360);
If this was an isosurface{}, I would say the max_gradient needs to be higher.
- Task assigned to Thorsten Fröhlich (thorsten)
@thorsten: setting you to responsible as you claim the status is "Investigating"
That was an editing error.
- Field changed: Status (New → Tracked on GitHub)
Now tracked on github as issue #150.


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*I borrowed this book from my library.
The lady would be back, she'd said so, but the little girl hoped it would be soon….She listened for the lady's skirts, swishing against the wooden deck. Her heels clipping, hurrying, always hurrying, in a way the little girl's own mamma never did. The little girl wondered, in the vague, unconcerned manner of much-loved children, where Mamma was. When she would be coming. And she wondered about the lady.
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton is like the secret garden at the heart of its story – alluring, enigmatic, innocent but full of deception as well. In 1913, a young girl is found alone on a ship that has landed in Maryborough in Australia. The only possessions she has are a small suitcase with odds and ends and a beautifully-illustrated book of fairy tales by Eliza Makepeace. The dock master and his wife are unable to have children, so he takes her in, never letting on that she isn't his own until she is an adult, and it's a decision he will regret for the rest of his life as it leaves Nell unsettled and restless, wanting to find out why she was abandoned in a strange land.Â
Years later, Nell's granddaughter Cassandra picks up the trail after an odd inheritance leaves her full of questions. Cassandra, whose own childhood is very similar to Nell's own. Cassandra, who has endured tragedy and is fragile. Echoing her grandmother's footsteps, she tries to find out the secret of Nell's parentage, all while healing her own wounds.
The Forgotten Garden weaves together the stories of three women: Eliza, Nell, and Cassandra. Each broken and hurting yet strong and stubborn. The narration switches between each woman, and though at first, it seems like quite a lot of jumping around, by the end of this tale, I was sorry to see each woman's chapter go by but aching to see how the story would play out. Because in its own way, The Forgotten Garden is a fairy tale, just like all the tales in the book that remains so integral to the plot. In a real fairy tale, the tales of the Brothers Grimm, there are no happy endings without the expense of someone else's bliss.
The desire for happiness in and of itself can wreak havoc on a life, and Morton plays this out in idyllic scenes laced with dark and bitter secrets, exposing the rottenness that lies beneath those areas of our lives we strive to remain hidden and forgotten.
My mom and Matt from A Guy's Moleskine Notebook are the only reasons I read this book, and I am so incredibly glad I did. As Matt mentions in his review, The Forgotten Garden is, at its heart, a mystery. The crafting of this story and its central question of the validity of maternal love is what drew me in and held me transfixed.
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A federal grand jury has indicted a former executive at Takata Corp. on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to fix the prices for seat belts, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.
Gikou Nakajima, who served as director of customer relations for Takata from 2005 through at least June 2009, was indicted in Detroit on one count of conspiracy to fix prices in violation of the Sherman Act. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million, the Justice Department said.
The indictment alleges that Nakajima conspired with competitors to rig bids for the prices of seat belts sold to Japanese auto manufacturers and their subsidiaries for installation in vehicles sold in the United States and elsewhere. He is the fifth Takata executive to be charged in the government's ongoing auto parts price-fixing investigation.
A spokesman for Takata was not prepared to comment on the indictment. It was not immediately clear who is representing Nakajima in the proceeding.
Tokyo-based Takata's North American subsidiary, TK Holdings Inc, is based in Auburn Hills was raided by the FBI in 2011. The parent company last October agreed to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to restrain trade and pay a $71.3 million fine U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff in Detroit.
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Takata of Tokyo ranks No. 44 on the Automotive News list of the top 100 global suppliers with worldwide original-equipment automotive parts sales of $4.86 billion during its 2012 fiscal year.
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Takata pleaded guilty on Dec. 5 for its involvement in the conspiracy and was sentenced to a criminal fine of $71.3 million.
Four lower-level Takata executives previously pleaded guilty in the conspiracy and were sentenced to prison time and criminal fines.
Including Nakajima, 35 individuals and 27 companies have been charged in the government's investigation. Two dozen of the individuals and all of the companies have pleaded guilty and have agreed to pay a total of more than $2.3 billion in fines.
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Have you ever had Mr. Chow's signature dish on South Beach? No, not that Mr. Chow. The other Mr. Chow.
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Michael Chow, the founder of the famous Chinese restaurant chain, is suing Philippe Chow, a former cook at the New York Mr. Chow, claiming that Philippe is a fraud. You see, Philippe's birth name is Chak Yam Chau, but he changed his name in 1977. Michael Chow thinks he changed it to fool people into thinking he is the real McCoy.
The plot may have worked because Philippe Chow got the nod to be the feature restaurant in the posh Hotel Gansevoort last year, which pubs the restaurant as the place to be to get some genuine Mr. Chow cuisine. Coincidentally, Michael Chow is planning to open a restaurant at the W South Beach hotel later this month.
Couldn't the two just settle it in a cook off, a la The Iron Chef? I'm sure they wouldn't have a hard time finding South Beach food hounds to judge who should get the title of "The Real Mr. Chow."
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{{KBnote|Next meeting is Thurs, August 11th. For questions regarding KB translations, please contact Rand Linden
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The community translation user group exists to discuss and facilitate translation of the Viewer and information resources such as:
- Second Life Knowledge Base
- Wiki
- Other relevant information
|Note: Next meeting is Thurs, August 11th. For questions regarding KB translations, please contact Rand Linden. For questions regarding localization of the Viewer, please contact Eli Linden.
Every Thursday at 12pm PT. at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Localization%20Central/205/50/31
Also see the calendar of public user group meetings.
Agenda for the next user group meeting is:
|Note: Please, add below in the appropriate chapter your suggestions for future meetings.
Suggestions about the meetings
- Discuss the Top20 Help Articles in all languages
- Volunteer(s) to take and post minutes of this meeting?
- Is there transcript of the past meeting (Jun 2)?
Suggestions about the Knowledge Base
|Note: For further information about the translation of the KB, see Community Platform KB Translation Project.
- Noelle will create a list of the top 20 articles for next week and we will discuss.
- Creation of a new workflow for Lithium KB articles
- Are updated the English articles (technical review, copy editing ...) of the Community Platform KB Translation Project?
Suggestions about the Viewer
Suggestions about specific languages
All languages
- I just would like to mention why we keep asking about the translation of the terms of service (no need to discuss). German (and I believe most of european) trade law requires companies doing business with germans (most europeans) to either NOT have a localized website or if the website is localized to have available the terms of service in the languages provided by the company's website. If any company infringes trade law the terms of service are null and void. With that in mind and knowing which fines companies had to pay for infringement of european law I really think it makes sense to keep asking about a translation before Linden Lab is being sued and bankrupt as the result. ( Torben 07:29, 31 March 2011 (PDT)). ADDED INFO (May 21, 2001): see meeting May 19.
- Spanish team needs more "Ready for translation" articles of the KB (see Community Platform KB Translation Project).
- Any news about the "deferred" from October 2010 JIRA requesting translate the Marketplace into Spanish?
- In the KB there are many Spanish articles (partially) translated: those articles in spanglish should be not visible for everyone.
Suggestions about the official Second Life CT Projects group
|Note: To join this group, please see Community Translation Project.
1. The members of the CT group have been updated (May 9). Maybe it's an opportunity to revisit this JIRA :)
Other Suggestions
- Is it necessary (and appropriate) the totally outdated wiki page of the Localization Portal about Top Translators in the Community Translation Project?
- Noelle Linden
- Eli Linden
Links to chat transcripts of past meetings:
- Community Translation User Group/16-June-2011
- June 09, 2011
- Sorry for the delay, I had some issues finding the transcript (Torben)
- June 2, 2011
- Due to a christian holiday Ascension Day the meeting was postponed after a few minutes.
- Noelle and Rand went back to work, Torben participated in a raid and killed the Banshee queen
- Community Translation User Group/26-May-2011, summary:
- When LL does extensive changes to the website, we will take that opportunity to make some terminology changes in other languages.
- Identify the 20 top or "must have" KBs and make sure we have them localized into Lithium into all 6 languages (dialog, ideas, suggestions...): we should think about the least seasoned users first... or most views (screen-shot explaining how to sort by views) ...or most asked... Noelle will create a list of the top 20 articles for next week and we will discuss.
- Do non English-speaking residents use/know the KB?
- LSL articles stay on the wiki and aren't moved to Lithium.
- Could Limits be moved back to the wiki? It's one of the pages that got regularly updated with new findings.
- Will be looked into.
- Simple 'template' of HTML to show links to translations: http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Topics/Adding-links-to-translations-in-KB-articles/m-p/894289
- What about those articles in KB half translated in Spanish? (not answered)
- Mixed questions about some languages, JIRA, and others.
- Community Translation User Group/19-May-2011: Questions for Eli Linden, summary:
- Question about some label (Reference) in the Private Forum
- Wide comments and info about use the XUI files from to create fixes to XML files attach the fix to the Jira (possible manual: http://pastebin.com/hHjuMibB ).
- Is it still okay if we fix truncations (and should we do those fixes in the English file)? Eli Answer: Yes and yes. Please always work from the latest viewer-development build instead of a stale build. You can either attach XML fix in Jira to me, or make the changes in your own bitbucket repository and mention the specific changesets to me in Jira. Either way, I will take your fix, integrate with the XUI of latest build, and submit merge request for the Snowstorm team to pull into their viewer-development repository. I cannot directly push to viewer-development myself like before but must follow a more controlled submission process.
- About why LL decided to fix some JIRAs and to postpone other: use Priority. ADDED INFO BEFORE the meeting: (webb linden) The WEB Project triage was paused for a while but is starting again.
- The problem (but reality) of small Linden teams: Snowstorm, localization...
- Is there any way to translate the new strings of the Viewer before the public release version?: No
- How can we improve communication between translators and Lindens about the viewer translation?: Same way as before.
- Spanish: Is there a plan/schedule for translate the "Help" (F1) of the Viewer? Eli will take the question with the web team. ADDED INFO BEFORE the meeting: Eli re-opened STORM-377 (critical). Help is not available even to 'en' Viewer.
- Spanish: The Quick Start Guide has without translation the images (WEB-3776[c]) and some chapters (WEB-3818[c]) (translated into other languages: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewerhelp:Map_File/Second_Life/2.6.4 ). Eli will ping the question. LL have not used any community trans. for help. If Noelle can get exec approval, we could start that.
- Wide and very extensive explanation about the issues with truncations.
- Rand will pass on the Q about translating ToS to the corp. counsel, ie. lawyer.
- Community_Translation_User_Group/18-May-2011: This was a special meeting with the French community translators.
- Community Translation User Group/12-May-2011 (I removed display names for better readability and replaced them with usernames). Summary:
- Update from Lithium about the HTML problem: solution soon.
- New KB articles "ready for translation": soon.
- About the problem with TOC in Kb articles: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Generating_a_Lithium_TOC
- We need to know when a KB article is in edit phase or is finish: use JIRA in a future.
- About translation workflow: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Enhancing_Translation_Workflow
- About wiki articles with 0 content and/or nonsense content.
- About not translated sections of the Viewer Basic Mode: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25220 and https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25217
- About very olds JIRAs about the Spanish translation: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25534
- Sometimes it's difficult adjust the XML´s
- Next meeting Eli Linden will answer questions about Viewer translation.
- For content in English, we in Localization usually cannot grab everything there is to translate (last minute updates etc.) before a release. So we know that we do release international versions with some English.
- Working in JIR about Spanish web profiles: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/WEB-3764
- Noelle is looking at the deferred from October 2010 JIRA requesting translate the Marketplace into Spanish: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/WEB-2358
- It'¡s important finish the articles about Marketplace. They need urgent translation.
- Labels translation review: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Knowledge_Base_Label_Translations
- Possible meeting with French volunteers.
- Don't forgive many Spanish articles (partially) translated: those articles in Spanglish should be not visible for everyone. [Not answered, end of the meeting]
- 5-May-2011: Postponed.
- Community_Translation_User_Group/28-Apr-2011. Summary:
- Articles of the KB that were localized and the ones that need localization.
- New member in the group for Chinese.
- About send notecard to Noelle for remain in the group.
- We need help in French and Portuguese.
- Possible new board in the KB for other languages. While waiting, we use the wiki. And we use the wiki for translations of noy suggested English articles.
- Waiting a solution from Lithium to the HTML bug.
- KB migration: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/KB_Migration_-_Second_Batch
- No news about if we can have access to the Doc jira.
- The labels translation needs review.
- 21-Apr-2011: Postponed.
- Community_Translation_User_Group/14-Apr-2011. Summary:
- The region is public for the meeting.
- Noelle will send a note to the whole CT group explaining that if residents do not "manifest" themselves within 2 weeks by sending Noelle a notecard saying they are interested in staying and for which language, they will not longer be in the group.
- Suggestions about Zai Lynch
- Suggestions about the problem with the next week (Eastern, holidays in Europe).
- Thanks to the German and Spanish team who successfully published a few articles.
- About Portuguese team/translators.
- More (see previous meetings) about the HTML problems with Lithium. Working on it. See this JIRA.
- For translations, see the step by step guide here.
- Lithium is not a good system for KB, but it is what we (Lindens) have been told to use.
- How act when the article show a link to content that is (and will be) only available in English. Add a "warning" or a "previous note".
- We need urgently links between translated articles.
- We open JIRAs for updated US articles. Then the localized articles can be updated.
- We (Lindens) will soon resume localization into Japanese, and it would be great to get our Japanese volunteers involved again.
- Can we have a google doc or something alike to localize the available Labels?
- Some "funny" official translations.
- Community_Translation_User_Group/7-Apr-2011. Summary:
- Established a new Translator rank in Lithium just for this group
- How access to Private forum
- Working with Lithium about the issues with HTML tags.
- It's possible use in the KB images from the wiki OR uploaded to the own account (confirmed: images uploaded by banned accounts are still visible).
- Workflow for new strings in the viewer, question pending for Eli Linden.
- Could we make a list of who speaks which languages?
- Lindnes must see the Private forums, there are question only they can answer.
- Community_Translation_User_Group/31-Mar-2011. Summary:
- Requesting TPs for no members of the CT group.
- The Region should be public access for meetings.
- Questions about how to be added to the CT group.
- Questions about Portuguese translators.
- Steps to follow to translate KB articles into Lithium.
- Problems with ranks for edit the KB. Perhaps a "special treatment/rank" for translators.
- Technical problems with the KB software (Lithium).
- Community_Translation_User_Group/24-Mar-2011. Summary:
- New meeting time for CT user group is Thursday, 12PM - 1PM
- Meetings will be weekly (as long as needed), then every other Thursday
- Rand is preparing a wiki page with workflow information for the KB translations
- Community platform is being prepared for the translation project
- Open Spanish JIRA issues are being looked at
- Terms of Service can not be localized


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Love the boxy yellow jacket and it does pair well with the Tam.ReplyDelete
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I love Marina so much, her style is fantastic and unique althought i'm not very sure about the mix of navy blue and black...but the beret and the jacket are wonderful!ReplyDelete
i love your pics soooooo much too :)
I love her yellow jacket. The 1st picture is great!ReplyDelete
@ &39;S (sorry, I couldn't find the hash tag sign on my mac! Clearly I need lessons;) - anyway, yes, I was always taught that black and navy blue shouldn't be seen together but "rules" are meant to be broken! And who better to do that than Marina. And thanks for the photo love. As always, they are a work in progress :)ReplyDelete
@Antonio - thank you Antonio!
@Bonnie, Clyde and Marni and @Lauren, @Anon, and @monkeyshines - I know, isn't it great. Do we think it is vintage?


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If you're looking for cute cupcakes, you won't find them at Butch Bakery. Former attorney turned cupcake businessman David Arrick started Butch Bakery to cater to, simply put, dudes who like cupcakes. You won't find pink sprinkles, flowers or frill on these man cakes. David has brought the "masculine aesthetic" and unique ingredients to the traditionally cutesy cake. Pictured here is the Jack Daniel's Rush, a red velvet cupcake with Jack Daniel's cream cheese frosting. Who needs a shot when Check out "The Butch Bakery Cookbook" for more Butch cupcakes (available now). We talk to the man behind these inventive flavors.
What makes a manly cupcake?
Bold and nontraditional flavors
What's the most unique cupcake creation you've concocted?
It's a toss up between mixing chocolate with bacon and adding cayenne pepper to the red velvet cupcakes.
What's the process like before you finalize a cupcake recipe?
Taste, invite friends over to taste with me, open some beer, taste some more.... and on and on until the recipes are perfected. My buddies enjoy my job as much as I do!
Any other interesting creations that are in the works right now?
Yes, but it's all under lock and key!
What's your favorite cupcake?
Vanilla cupcake with avocado buttercream
What's the most unique dessert you've ever eaten?
Chocolate covered crickets in Thailand!
If you weren't making cupcakes, what would you be doing?
Playing for the New York Yankees
Any plans to expand Butch Bakery?
Yes, we are looking at space to open in NYC, L.A, and Chicago. Now that the book is out there and selling so well, we are confident that there is a definite need for our products everywhere!
Tune in to our "unique desserts" episode of 1st Look this Saturday after Saturday Night Live on NBC.


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Readers Ask Questions Of Racing Experts
Answers provided by Senior Tech Editor Bob Bolles (unless otherwise noted)
Dynamic Centerline
Q When making measurements for designing the roll centers, is the "centerline" the chassis centerline, or the centerline measured from the center of the left front wheel to the center of the right front wheel? Also, when designing the upper control arms, should the same length be used for both sides? I'm using the same size now for each side, but didn't know if there was a benefit from running two different sized arms. I thought they would change angles at different rates, therefore shifting the dynamic roll center left or right. Am I correct in figuring this?
Dean Kline
Via E-mail
A For dynamic analysis, we always want to know where the roll (moment being a better description) center is located in relation to the two front tire contact patches. That is where the car "feels" the moment center. I always find the distance between the front tire contact patches and use half that distance, measured in from the center of the right front and the right rear tire contact patches, to establish a centerline of the car. It is always suggested that you line up the right side tires' contact patches when you are doing your basic chassis alignment so the centerline you are establishing is parallel to the right side tire contact patches, as well as being in the center of the front tire contact patches.
One of the primary reasons we use different length upper control arms is so we can adjust the angles of the arms to locate the moment center. Some cars have no means to adjust the angle of the upper control arms and so length changes, which change the arm angles, help accomplish this. The moment center will almost always move to the right (when turning left) after the car dives and rolls in the turns and whether the arms are equal or not does not necessarily affect that.
The two critical front-end design goals are:
1) location of the moment center after the car dives and rolls as it is in the middle of the turns. This dictates the stiffness of the front end and is a factor in balancing the setup.
2) establish a right upper control arm angle that will yield zero camber change after dive and roll. This means that the right front tire will keep the same camber angle relative to the racing surface throughout the entire lap. This has been found to be very beneficial after analyzing many different front-end designs. We know that if the camber continues to change on entry and through the middle, the right front tire will not grip as well and the car may develop a push regardless of how well-balanced the rest of the setup is.
Forward Bite For '80s Monte Carlo
Q I run a mid-'80s Monte Carlo (Hobby Stock with no weight jacks or racing shocks) and I have a big problem getting forward bite. It wasn't as big a problem with a sway bar and 31/44-inch of preload but the car handles much better through the corners without it. The car weighs 3,200 pounds with driver, with 43 percent rear weight, and I'm guessing 55 percent crossweight now without the sway bar. My springs are as follows: RF 1,300, LF 1,000, RR 200, and LR 250. The car is awesome in the middle of the corner and pretty good going in. What do I need to do? I've been told to reduce the split in the rear, and someone else has told me I need softer springs.
Aaron Hansen
Via E-mail
A From my experience and listening to others who know, we know the sway bar does help you get bite off the corners. It doesn't affect the middle handling balance as much as some racers think. That means you may have been close to balanced with the old setup. What you need to do is make changes to improve the setup with the sway bar installed. Not knowing the banking angle of the track, or other pertinent information, I cannot specifically address your setup. Here are some general trends that will help your car in the middle of the turns.
Reduce the front spring split by softening the right front spring. If the track is flat (less than 10 degrees), you can probably reverse the front springs or soften both sides with the left front stiffer than the right front. You can also reduce the rear spring split to, say, 25 pounds of difference to free up the car in the middle. I would reduce the left rear spring rate to 225 pounds to accomplish this. With the metric four-link rear suspension that I assume your car has, the rear roll center is very high. If the 25-pound rear spring split makes the car loose in the middle, go back to the 50-pound split.
By reinstalling the sway bar, you have a tool to tune the bite off the corner. Remember, speed through the middle is worth a lot and helps the speeds all the way around the track. If you have a choice, you should maintain the middle balance and the speed that goes with it and live with the bite problem. With a little refinement in the spring rates, you just might be able to have the best of both.
Lowering The Metric Spindles
Q I have a problem, (and) may not have any choices. I have a metric chassis-Hobby Stock dirt with not-so-stock rear weight jacks, 3,000 pounds, and 355 cubic inches. We can no longer run the aftermarket 2-inch lowering spindles. Is there any known method for getting the stock spindles lowered? I heard others talking about different bottom ball-joints and moving the top joint to the bottom of the A-frame (is this safe?). Could you please help with this, if possible? I have the front end disassembled and am looking for solutions now. Also, S-10 spindles are not allowed.
D. Shaw
Via E-mail
A I assume you are trying to take some of the angle out of the lower control arms. You can use the adjustable mono-ball type of lower ball joint and drop the lower ball joint up to one inch. I have heard of teams drilling and tapping the spindle to accept a machine-head bolt the same size as the mono-ball hole to further lower the ball joint.
The lower ball joint takes a lot of the cornering forces, and I would strongly discourage you from using a top ball joint in the bottom of the spindle. The mono-ball type of joint uses a much stronger shaft for the lower ball joint than the upper ball joint, and I have not heard of any problems with them breaking.
Another thought would be to raise the front of the car to help take angle out of the lower control arms. We have done that with the dirt Late Models in order to help the design of the front roll center. The roll center placement can improve the car to turn in the middle and promotes performance, more so than raising the center of gravity hurts. On some dirt tracks, a higher center of gravity is actually beneficial in getting more weight transfer for dry, slick conditions.
Ford MacPherson Strut Street Stock
Q I am interested in getting back into racing. It seems like everywhere I go, all Street Stocks are Chevy. I want to be different so I would like to build a mid-'80s Thunderbird. How does someone make a front strut race car turn on a tight radius dirt track? I have seen a couple attempts, but none of them made their car work well. The camber is always wrong, and the strut does not allow enough adjustment, so the car pushes too much. Does Ford offer an upper/lower A-arm car similar to the Chevy? Is this the impossible conundrum?
Christopher C. Arnett
Via e-mail
A The strut systems (I assume you mean the MacPherson Struts) are very limited when it comes to performance. The camber change is not right and the roll center design is terrible.
What you might do to help the situation is similar to what Street Stock and road racing teams do-order aftermarket upper mounts for the strut. These mounts allow you to put much more camber into the front wheels and also to adjust caster settings. There is some cutting required on the fender around the mount, but not enough to cause structural problems.
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GENEVA (AP) The Davis Cup champion Czech Republic begins defending its title on Friday when Lukas Rosol opens against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.
Czech No. 1 Tomas Berdych follows on the indoor hard-court against Swiss recruit Henri Laaksonen, who switched eligibility after representing Finland.
Swiss star Roger Federer is skipping the series and Czech veteran Radek Stepanek is sidelined by injury.
Berdych and Stepanek played all five matches when the Czechs beat Spain 3-2 in the final last November in Prague.
Nineteen-year-old left-hander Jiri Vesely should make his Davis Cup debut in Saturday's doubles, partnering Ivo Minar against Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli.
The marquee match between 17th-ranked Wawrinka, who lost an epic five-setter to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, and sixth-ranked Berdych would be early singles match on Sunday.


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Zynga Loses the Deal Guy Behind the Snoop Dogg Marketing Stunt
After three-and-a-half years at Zynga, Jonathan Flesher, VP of business development, has left the social games company, the latest in a string of resignations.
According to sources familiar with the move, Flesher's last day was Nov. 9. He could not be reached for comment, but sources said he left for a mix of reasons. While increased family time was part of it, he's also looking for new challenges and opportunities. A Zynga spokesperson did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
While at Zynga, Flesher worked on a number of partnerships, including deals with Yahoo, Google+, MSN and AOL. He also worked on securing celebrity deals with
Lady Gaga and Snoop Dogg for in-game integrations or marketing stunts. Just recently, he inked an exclusive partnership with bwin.party, a real-money gaming operator in the U.K.
To be sure, much of Flesher's role was behind the scenes, but clearly over the years he's contributed meaningfully to both revenue and marketing efforts. He reported to Barry Cottle, who recently took over as chief revenue officer.
Flesher's departure further depletes the ranks at the struggling company. The highest-profile recent exits have been those of CFO Dave Wehner and treasurer Mike Gupta. But over the last several months, a much wider swath of employees have decided to leave. Additionally, Zynga made the decision in October to trim five percent of its workforce involuntarily.
Over the past few months, Zynga has watched its stock price tank to single digits as it has failed to come up with a new hit game. At the same time, it is having to pivot from making games for Facebook to building games for smartphones and tablets. During the transition period, some employees are simply making the decision not to stick around and to seek opportunities elsewhere.
Correction: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Flesher was directly responsible for Zynga's partnership with Lady Gaga. Another member of his team was directly responsible for that deal.


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Use the add-resources subcommand in remote mode to create the resources named in the specified XML file. The following resources are supported: JDBC connection pool and resource, JMS, JNDI, and JavaMail resources, custom resource, connector resource and work security map, admin object, and resource adapter configuration.
The XML file must reside in the as-install/domains/domain1/config directory. If you specify a relative path or simply provide the name of the XML file, this subcommand will prepend as-install/domains/domain1/config to this operand.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
Add resources from an XML file by using the add-resources(1) subcommand.
Information about properties for the subcommand is included in this help page.
Restart Enterprise Server.
See To Restart a Domain.
This example creates resources using the contents of the resource.xml file on localhost.
asadmin> add-resources c:\tmp\resource.xml Command : JDBC resource jdbc1 created successfully. Command : JDBC connection pool poolA created successfully. Command add-resources executed successfully.
You can also view the full syntax and options of the subcommand by typing asadmin help add-resources at the command line.


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Comedy legend Betty White has some grandmotherly wisdom for hard-livin' celebs Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. Believe it or not, Lohan didn't want to hear it.
"They party too much, don't learn their lines, are unprofessional and they grumble about everything," 89-year-old White told the U.K.'s Daily Mail. "I think they are terribly ungrateful."
"I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business, and who abuse it," she continued. "Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world and they don't appreciate it."
E! News reported that Lohan, 24, was surprised to hear White's comments.
"Wow. I've always been a fan of hers," Lohan told E! News. "It's just a bit strange when people feel they must speak publicly about others. Especially a grown woman."
Sheen hasn't tweeted a reaction or called White a troll yet.
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MAHLE acquires Kokusan Denki
Stuttgart, June 17, 2015—MAHLE now holds around 90 percent of the shares in Kokusan Denki, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after a successful public tender offer. It is thereby further strengthening its presence in the mechatronics sector.
Press release [PDF; 103 KB]
The Japanese company Kokusan Denki was founded in 1931. It now achieves sales of approximately EUR 130 million with over 800 employees. Kokusan Denki has locations in Numazu, Gotemba, and Akita in Japan and in Samut Prakan in Thailand, as well as financial participations in China and India. In 2013, MAHLE's holding was 30.82 percent; this share was then increased to 38.87 percent at the start of 2014. Now that the relevant antitrust authorities have given their approval for the takeover and the control over the company has been secured, Kokusan Denki is to be fully integrated in the group as the "Electric Drives and Applications 2" profit center.
Mechatronics specialist Kokusan Denki develops and manufactures electric DC motors for ABS and ESC (Electronic Stability Control) units, as well as BLDC motors for steering assistance (brushless DC motors). Kokusan Denki also develops electric motors for additional applications in MAHLE's core markets for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial applications.
A second major division of Kokusan Denki comprises ignition components, alternators, and fuel injection systems for small engines, which are essentially used in motorcycles, small commercial vehicles, and recreational vehicles. The market for these two-, three-, and four-wheeled vehicles is already extremely large and will continue to grow in coming years.
Kokusan Denki thus perfectly complements the activities of MAHLE Letrika. The Letrika Group was acquired by MAHLE in the fall of 2014 and now forms the "Electric Drives and Applications" profit center within the MAHLE Group.
With this new branch of activity in Asia, MAHLE is expanding its footprint and product portfolio in the strategically important growth area of mechatronics, where sales of EUR 500 million are targeted in the medium term. In MAHLE's core markets, the demand for emission-reducing technologies is increasing constantly. Alongside the optimization of conventional powertrains, mechatronic and electrical components are taking on an ever more important role.
"MAHLE and Kokusan Denki have already successfully collaborated on several projects. As a globally positioned group, MAHLE can now continue to drive forward the further development of the products and portfolio of Kokusan Denki as well as the access to new markets," commented Prof. Heinz K. Junker, Chairman of the Management Board.
About MAHLE
As a leading global development partner for the automotive and engine industry, MAHLE offers unique systems competence in the areas of engine systems, filtration, electrics/mechatronics, and thermal management. In the original equipment industry, MAHLE provides technologically innovative solutions for automotive, commercial vehicle, machinery, and other industrial applications. The Aftermarket business unit also serves the independent parts market with MAHLE products in OE quality.
MAHLE has a local presence in all major world markets. In 2014, some 66,000 employees at approximately 150 production locations generated sales of almost EUR 10 billion. At ten major research and development centers in Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Brazil, Japan, China, and India, almost 5,000 development engineers and technicians are working on forward-looking concepts, products, and systems.
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Cabrini–Green Homes
Cabrini–Green Homes, which comprised the Frances Cabrini Row-houses and William Green Homes, was a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was bordered by W North Ave on the north, N Halsted St on the west, W Chicago Ave on the south, and N Larrabee St on the east.[2]
|Cabrini–Green Homes
1985 photograph looking northeast at the William Green Homes of the Cabrini–Green housing project.
|Bordered by W North Ave (north), N Halsted St (west), W Chicago Ave (south), N Larrabee St (east)
Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|41°54′1.5″N 87°38′24.5″W / 41.900417°N 87.640139°WCoordinates: 41°54′1.5″N 87°38′24.5″W / 41.900417°N 87.640139°W
|150[1] of 586 Units
(Row–houses; Renovated)
|Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)
Over the years, crime, gang violence and neglect created deplorable living conditions for the residents, and "Cabrini–Green" became a metonym for the problems associated with public housing in the United States. The last of the buildings in Cabrini–Green were demolished in March 2011.[3] The Near North Side site formerly home to the William Green projects has been undergoing major redevelopment since the late 1990s, resulting in a combination of upscale high-rise buildings and row houses, with the stated goal of creating a mixed-income neighborhood, with some units still being reserved for public housing tenants. Controversy regarding the implementation of such plans has arisen, though slated redevelopment plans are now set to move forward following the September 2015 settlement of a longstanding civil lawsuit.[4]
At its peak, Cabrini–Green was home to 15,000 people,[4] living in mid- and high-rise apartment buildings totaling 3,607 units. Today, only the 586 original row houses remain, and only 150 are occupied.
Layout and demographicsEdit
The construction reflected the "urban renewal" approach to United States city planning in the mid-20th century. The extension buildings were known as the "red" for their red brick exteriors, while the Green Homes, with reinforced concrete exteriors, were known as the "whites".[5] Many of the high-rise buildings originally had exterior porches (called "open galleries"). According to the CHA, the early residents of the Cabrini row houses were predominantly of Italian ancestry.[6] By 1962, however, a majority of residents in the completed complex were black.
- 1850: Shanties were first built on low-lying land along Chicago River; the population was predominantly Swedish, then Irish. The area acquires the "Little Hell" nickname due to a nearby gas refinery, which produced shooting pillars of flame and various noxious fumes. By the 20th century, it was known as "Little Sicily" due to large numbers of Sicilian immigrants.[7]
- 1929: Harvey Zorbaugh writes "The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago's Near North Side", contrasting the widely varying social mores of the wealthy Gold Coast, the poor Little Sicily, and the transitional area in between. Marshall Field Garden Apartments, first large-scale (although funded through private charity) low-income housing development in area, completed.
- 1942: Frances Cabrini Homes (two-story rowhouses), with 586 units in 54 buildings, completed. Initial regulations stipulate 75% white and 25% black residents. Holsman, Burmeister, et al., architects. (Named for Saint Frances Cabrini, an Italian-American nun who served the poor and was the first American to be canonized.)
- 1957: Cabrini Homes Extension (red brick mid- and high-rises), with 1,925 units in 15 buildings, is completed. A. Epstein & Sons, architects.
- 1962: William Green Homes (1,096 units, north of Division Street) is completed. Pace Associates, architects. (Named for William Green, longtime president of the American Federation of Labor.)
- 1966: Gautreaux et al. vs. Chicago Housing Authority, a lawsuit alleging that Chicago's public housing program was conceived and executed in a racially discriminatory manner that perpetuated racial segregation within neighborhoods, is filed. CHA was found liable in 1969, and a consent decree with HUD was entered in 1981.[8][9]
- February 8, 1974: Television sitcom Good Times, ostensibly set in the Cabrini–Green projects (though the projects were never actually referred to as "Cabrini-Green" on camera), and featuring shots of the complex in the opening and closing credits, debuts on CBS. It would run for six seasons, until August 1, 1979.
- March 26 – April 19, 1981: Mayor Jane Byrne moves into Cabrini–Green to prove a point regarding Chicago's high crime rate. Considered a publicity stunt,[10] she stays just three weeks.
- 1992: Candyman is released, the story taking place at the housing project.
- 1994: Chicago receives one of the first HOPE VI (Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) grants to redevelop Cabrini–Green as a mixed-income neighborhood.[11]
- September 27, 1995: Demolition begins.[12]
- 1997: Chicago unveils Near North Redevelopment Initiative, a master plan for development in the area. It recommends demolishing Green Homes and most of Cabrini Extension.[7]
- 1999: Chicago Housing Authority announces Plan for Transformation,[7] which will spend $1.5 billion over ten years to demolish 18,000 apartments and build and/or rehabilitate 25,000 apartments. Earlier redevelopment plans for Cabrini–Green are included in the Plan for Transformation. New library, rehabilitated Seward Park, and new shopping center open.
- December 9, 2010: The William Green Homes complex's last standing building closes.[13]
- March 30, 2011: the last high-rise building was demolished, with a public art presentation commemorating the event.[14] The majority of Frances Cabrini Homes row houses remain intact, although in poor condition, with some having been abandoned.
Cabrini–Green comprised 10 sections built over a 20-year period: the Frances Cabrini Rowhouses (586 units in 1942), Cabrini Extension North and Cabrini Extension South (1,925 units in 1957), and the William Green Homes (1,096 units in 1962) (see Chronology below). As of May 3, 2011, all the high-rise buildings had been demolished. One hundred and fifty of the dilapidated Frances Cabrini Rowhomes (south of Oak Street, north of Chicago Avenue, west of Hudson Avenue, and east of Cambridge Street) have been renovated and remain inhabited.[5]
Problems developEdit
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Poverty and organized crime have long been associated with the area: a 1931 "map of Chicago's gangland" by Bruce-Roberts, Incorporated notes Locust and Sedgwick as "Death Corner": "50 murders: count 'em".[15] At first, the housing was integrated and many residents held jobs. This changed in the years after World War II, when the nearby factories that provided the neighborhood's economic base closed and thousands were laid off. At the same time, the cash-strapped city began withdrawing crucial services[5] like police patrols, transit services, and routine building maintenance. Lawns were paved over to save on maintenance, failed lights were left for months, and apartments damaged by fire were simply boarded up instead of rehabilitated and reoccupied. Later phases of public housing development (such as the Green Homes, the newest of the Cabrini–Green buildings) were built on extremely tight budgets and suffered from maintenance problems due to the low quality of construction.
Unlike many of the city's other public housing projects such as Rockwell Gardens or Robert Taylor Homes, Cabrini–Green was situated in an affluent part of the city. The poverty-stricken projects were actually constructed at the meeting point of Chicago's two wealthiest neighborhoods, Lincoln Park and the Gold Coast. Less than a mile to the east sat Michigan Avenue with its high-end shopping and expensive housing. Specific gangs "controlled" individual buildings, and residents felt pressure to ally with those gangs in order to protect themselves from escalating violence.
During the worst years of Cabrini–Green's problems, vandalism increased substantially. Gang members and miscreants covered interior walls with graffiti and damaged doors, windows, and elevators. Rat and cockroach infestations were commonplace, rotting garbage stacked up in clogged trash chutes (it once piled up to the 15th floor), and basic utilities (water, electricity, etc.) often malfunctioned and were left unrepaired. On the exterior, boarded-up windows, burned-out areas of the façade, and pavement instead of green space—all in the name of economizing on maintenance—created an atmosphere of decay and government neglect. The balconies were fenced in to prevent residents from emptying garbage cans into the yard, and from falling or being thrown to their deaths. This created the appearance of a large prison tier, or of animal cages, which further enraged community leaders of the residents.[16]
Brother BillEdit
Since the 1980s, a Catholic lay worker, William "Brother Bill" Tomes, Jr. frequently visited Cabrini–Green in an effort to stop the violence. His efforts received national attention and he was interviewed by Time magazine and several television networks.[17]
Tenant activismEdit
In response to the various problems associated with living in Cabrini–Green, residents organized over the years both to pressure the city for assistance and to protect and support each other. Community leader Marion Stamps was the most visible Cabrini tenant to organize strikes and protests against the Chicago Housing Authority, Mayor of Chicago and many others on behalf of Cabrini residents from the 1960s until her death in 1996. In 1996, the federal government mandated the destruction of 18,000 units of public housing in Chicago (along with tens of thousands of other units nationwide).[5]
In response, some Cabrini–Green tenant activists organized to prevent themselves from becoming homeless and to protect what they and their supporters see as a right to public housing for the city's poorest residents. The activists succeeded in obtaining a consent decree guaranteeing that some buildings will remain standing while the new structures are built, so that tenants can remain in their homes until new ones are available.[18] The document also guarantees displaced Cabrini residents a home in the new neighborhood. In 2001, a tenants group sued the CHA over relocation plans[5] for displaced residents of Cabrini–Green under the city's Plan for Transformation, a $1.4 billion blueprint for public housing renewal. Richard Wheelock, an attorney representing the tenants, said the authority's demolition program had outpaced its reconstruction program, thus leaving families with their own responsibilities to find options beyond equally dangerous and segregated areas elsewhere in the city, or simply to become homeless.
Recent history and future plansEdit
While Cabrini–Green was deteriorating during the postwar era, causing industry, investment, and residents to abandon its immediate surroundings, the rest of Chicago's Near North Side underwent equally dramatic upward changes in socioeconomic status. First, downtown employment shifted dramatically from manufacturing to professional services, spurring increased demand for middle-income housing; the resulting gentrification spread north along the lakefront from the Gold Coast, then pushed west and eventually crossed the river. Then, in the 1980s, the Lower North Side industrial area (just across the river from the Loop, west of Michigan Avenue, and south of Near North Side's Cabrini–Green) was transformed into the "River North" neighborhood, a focus of arts and entertainment, now home to the city's technology sector. By the 1990s, developers had converted thousands of acres of former industrial lands near the north branch of the Chicago River (and directly north, south, and west of the former Cabrini–Green projects) to lucrative office, retail, and housing developments.
Over time, Cabrini–Green's location became increasingly desirable to private developers. Speculators began purchasing property immediately adjacent to the projects, with the expectation that the complex would eventually be demolished. Finally, in May 1995, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took over management of the CHA and almost immediately began demolishing the first of the vacant "reds" buildings in Cabrini Extension, intending to make Chicago a showpiece of a new, mixed-income approach to public housing. Shortly thereafter, in June 1996, the city of Chicago and the CHA unveiled the Near North Redevelopment Initiative, which called for new development on and around the Cabrini–Green site. Under a ten-year Plan for Transformation, which was officially enacted in 2000, the city plans to demolish almost all of its high-rise public housing, including much of Cabrini–Green (except for a few of the run-down row houses, which tentatively remain).[20]
Demolition of Cabrini Extension was completed in 2002; part of the site was added to Seward Park, and construction of new, mixed-income housing on the remainder of the site began in 2006. Subsidized development of mixed-income housing on vacant or underused parcels adjacent to Cabrini–Green, including a long-shuttered Oscar Mayer sausage factory, the former headquarters of Montgomery Ward, and an adjacent senior housing project named Orchard Park, began in 1994. New market-rate housing now almost completely surrounds the remaining public housing. Cabrini–Green once housed 15,000 residents. New housing built on the 70-acre (280,000 m2) Cabrini–Green site will include 30% public-housing replacement homes and 20% "workforce affordable" housing, while many adjacent developments (almost all targeted at luxury buyers) include 20% affordable housing, half targeted as public-housing replacement, with a goal of 505 replacement units built off-site.
In February 2006, a unique partnership between CHA, Holsten, Kimball Hill Urban Centers and the Cabrini–Green LAC Community Development Corporation began a 790-unit, $250-million redevelopment of the 18-acre (73,000 m2) Cabrini Extension site, to be called Parkside at Old Town. Plans completed the demolition of Green Homes in 2011, while the majority of Cabrini's dilapidated row houses are abandoned and slated for demolition and future redevelopment. The Plan for Transformation's relocation process was the subject of a lawsuit, Wallace v. Chicago Housing Authority, which alleged that many residents were hastily forced into substandard, "temporary" housing in other slums, did not receive promised social services during or after the move, and were often denied the promised opportunity to return to the redeveloped sites.[21] The lawsuit was settled in June 2006, as the parties agreed to two relocation programs for current and former CHA residents: (1) CHA's current relocation program, encouraging moves to racially integrated areas of metropolitan Chicago and providing for case-managed social services, would be applied to families initially moving from public housing; and (2) an agreed-upon modified program run by CHA's voucher administrator, CHAC Inc., would encourage former CHA residents to relocate to economically and racially integrated communities as well as give them increased access to social services.[22]
Some former CHA residents have moved out of Chicago to nearby south suburbs such as Harvey or to other housing developments in nearby cities. New residents have successfully moved into CHA replacement housing, and to date, residents of the mixed-income developments have reported fewer crime related problems. The last two families in Cabrini–Green were forced out by a federal judge's decree on December 1, 2010.[23] Crime has dramatically decreased as the area's population has shifted; in the first half of 2006, only one murder occurred. Demolition of Cabrini–Green continued slowly and was completed in 2011. Plaintiffs in Wallace and others allege that CHA's hasty removal of residents has exacerbated socioeconomic and racial segregation, homelessness, and other social ills that the Plan for Transformation aimed to address by forcing residents to less-visible but still impoverished neighborhoods, largely on the south and west sides of the city.[24][25][26] Retail chain Target has built on the site at Division and Larrabee Streets, formerly occupied by 1230 N. Larrabee Street and 624 W. Division Street high-rises of the Green Homes. The new address is at 1200 N. Larrabee, and it opened to the public in October 2013.[27]
Though Chicago has had a number of notorious public housing projects, including the Robert Taylor Homes and Stateway Gardens on the South Side, and Rockwell Gardens and the Henry Horner Homes on the West Side, Cabrini–Green's name and its problems were the most publicized, especially beyond Chicago. Cabrini–Green often gained press coverage for its chaotic New Year's Eve celebrations when gang members fired guns into the air causing police to block off nearby streets every year. Several infamous incidents contributed to Cabrini–Green's reputation.
An unanticipated result of the steel fencing installed to secure the previously open gangways at Cabrini–Green was that it became difficult for Chicago police officers to see through the steel mesh from outside. On July 17, 1970,[28] Chicago police patrolman Anthony N. Rizzato and Sergeant James Severin were shot and killed by gang members while patrolling community housing for an all-volunteer "Walk and Talk" project. As the officers proceeded across the Cabrini–Green baseball field, the assailants opened fire from an apartment window. The purpose of the shooting was to seal a pact between two rival gangs. Both officers were killed in the attack. Three adults and one juvenile were later charged with murder. The two shooters were sentenced to 100–199 years in prison for two counts of murder.[29] In 1981, the gang killings of 11 made national attention.[30]
In March 1981, as an effort to demonstrate a commitment to making the complex safer, then-Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne moved into a fourth-floor apartment in the 1160 N. Sedgwick Street building with her husband.[30][31] Backed by a number of police officers and a substantial personal bodyguard presence, she stayed for only three weeks, and this incident contributed to public perception of Cabrini–Green as the worst of the worst of public housing. As a security measure, the rear entryway of the unit Byrne stayed in was welded shut. This had the impact of creating a fortification for gang members when Byrne left. Many other gangs copied this technique in other units.[citation needed]
On October 13, 1992, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot in the head and killed by a sniper's stray bullet while walking to Jenner Elementary School with his mother. On January 9, 1997, nine-year-old "Girl X" (since identified as Shatoya Currie[32]) was raped and poisoned in a stairwell of the 1121 N. Larrabee Street building, leaving her blind, paralyzed and mute.[33][34] The Gangster Disciples, the primary gang in Cabrini, were so incensed that their letters were scrawled on the girl's stomach that they ordered members to find the attacker, police said.[35][failed verification] The attacker, 25-year-old Patrick Sykes (who was not a gang member), was later apprehended by police and sentenced to 120 years in prison.[36][37] While many nonresidents regarded Cabrini–Green with almost unalloyed horror, long-term residents interviewed by a Chicago Tribune reporter in 2004 described mixed feelings about the end of the Cabrini–Green era.[38] They told the reporter that, in the face of their hardships living in such squalor, many residents had developed bonds of community and mutual support. They lamented the uprooting and scattering of that community, and worried about what would become of the residents who were being relocated to make way for urban redevelopment.
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) operates public schools in the area around Cabrini-Green. Most of the Cabrini–Green teenagers attended William H. Wells High School,[citation needed] Waller High School (now known as Lincoln Park High School), also serves area students.[39] Near North Career Metropolitan High School, located at Larrabee and Blackhawk, evolved from Cooley Vocational High School and served area students from 1979 until 2001.[citation needed]
At Cabrini–Green's height when over 15,000 residents lived in the neighborhood, there were five neighborhood elementary schools operated by Chicago Public Schools serving the neighborhood: Richard E. Byrd Community Academy, Jenner Academy of the Arts, Manierre School, Schiller Community Academy, and Truth School.[citation needed]
In the 1970-1971 school year, there were 6,144 students attending five grade schools in Cabrini-Green: Cooley Upper Grade Center, and Byrd, Jenner, Manierre, and Schiller elementary schools. By 1997 Cooley Upper had closed, and by that year the combined enrollment of the remaining four schools was 2,361. Between the 1970s and 1997 two high-rise buildings were demolished, family sizes decreased, more apartment units became vacant, and the demographic makeup of residents became more proportionately of adults.[40] As of 2008, only three of the schools remain in use.[citation needed] As of 2013[update] only Manierre and Jenner remained as K–8 schools.[41]
K–8 schoolsEdit
Cabrini-Green is served by Ogden International School, which has its preschool and middle school campus in the Cabrini-Green area.[42] Prior to 2018 the building housed the standalone K-8 school Jenner Academy of the Arts (K-8). In 2016 it had 239 students, 98% African-American and almost all low income;[43] its building capacity was 1,060.[44] Enrollment had declined after Cabrini-Green was demolished.[45] Jenner began the process of merging into Ogden International.[46]
In the 2010s CPS considered merging Jenner and Manierre together, but concerns involving students crossing gang territorial lines meant that both schools remained open.[47] Manierre is in "Sedville", a gang territory area in Old Town. As of 2013[update] it is considered a low performing school.[48]
During the 2003–2004 school year,[citation needed] fifth-grade students from Room 405 at Richard E. Byrd Community Academy developed a comprehensive action plan to push the City of Chicago and the Chicago Board of Education to fulfill an old promise of building a new school for the community.[49] They cited that their school had no lunchroom, no gym, and no auditorium. The heat often did not work and students were forced to wear hats, gloves, and coats in the classroom, among many other inadequacies. As they researched reasons for the decrepit and shameful conditions of their school, they examined issues related to equity in school funding. To further their cause and implement their plan, the young activists wrote letters and emails, surveyed, petitioned, interviewed legislators, developed and produced a DVD, video documentaries, and a website in an effort to "get the word out" and garner support in hopes of seeing the new school built. Their fight for the new building garnered local and national attention.[50] In 2004 Byrd students were rezoned to Jenner and Byrd closed.[49] As of 2008, the school's students have transferred to other schools in the Chicago area and the school has been left vacant.[citation needed]
Freidrich von Schiller School served the William Green Homes. Initially it occupied two buildings at 640 West Scott Street; one was built circa 1963 and the other was about one century old. In 1969 the city approved the site for the new Schiller. It was planned as a two-building campus on a 10.3-acre (4.2 ha) plot of land, with an expected cost of $2.5 million. It was scheduled to open in September 1970. Initially the school was to designate one of its buildings as a "Schome" (meaning "school-home") for preschool children while another building was to house elementary grades. The campus was scheduled to have a capacity of 1,635.[51] In 2009 Schiller closed and students were redirected to Jenner. Skinner North, a selective enrollment (or "test-in") school, occupies the building formerly held by Schiller Elementary.[52]
Notable PeopleEdit
- Eddie T. Johnson was appointed Chicago Police Superintendent by Mayor Rahm Emanuel[53][54][53][55] and led a department of over 13,400 officers, the second-largest police department in the United States. He is the current Chicago Police Superintendent until the end of 2019.[56]
In popular cultureEdit
- Comics
- The Frank Miller–created comics heroine Martha Washington is born in a dystopian alternate-universe version of Cabrini–Green that has been physically walled off from the rest of Chicago. Her father is killed by police in a demonstration protesting the prison-like conditions. Eventually, Martha appeals to a liberal president, who orders the enclosing structure to be torn down.
- Film
- The opening shot and many scenes in the 1975 film Cooley High take place at the Cabrini–Green Homes, and the film portrays the lives of young people in those projects. The film's creator, Eric Monte, was raised at Cabrini–Green Homes and attended the real-life Cooley Vocational High School.[57]
- The 1992 film Heaven is a Playground covers the story of a basketball coach running a player farming system in a Cabrini–Green playground
- In the 1992 horror film Candyman, Cabrini–Green appears as the focal point of the titular character's supernatural activity.[58]
- The 1999 film Whiteboyz centers around the main characters' trip from the middle of Iowa to Cabrini–Green to experience the gang lifestyle.
- The 2001 movie Hardball was filmed there.
- The documentary 70 Acres in Chicago, about Cabrini–Green by Ronit Bezalel, who spent two decades there beginning in 1995 was screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2015.[59]
- William Gates, one of the two subjects of the 1994 Kartemquin Films documentary Hoop Dreams, was a resident of Cabrini-Green.
- Games
- In the 2014 video game Watch Dogs, Cabrini–Green (along with Robert Taylor Homes) are represented by the Rossi-Fremont housing development which is featured in multiple missions.
- Music
- Cabrini-Green features in Kanye West's music video for the song "Homecoming".[60]
- Television
- The final days of the Cabrini–Green Homes are featured in episode 4 of The Chicago Code titled "Cabrini–Green".
- In the Starz television series Boss, Cabrini–Green serves as the inspiration and filming location for the "Lennox Gardens" housing project.[61][62]
- Cabrini–Green is the home of the Evans family in the television series Good Times. Florida Evans states in season 4 episode 24 their address is "921 North Gilbert" which was an address in "Cabrini-Green". The project was also seen in the show's opening credits.
- The PJs, an American stop-motion animated television series, portrays life in an urban public housing project, modeled after Cabrini–Green.
See alsoEdit
- Edifício São Vito, a similarly problematic building in São Paulo City, Brazil
- Frances Xavier Cabrini
- Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago
- Pruitt–Igoe, St. Louis, Missouri
- List of public housing developments in the United States
- Eddie T. Johnson
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- ^ Jane Byrne Cabrini-Green Easter: A Look Back At A Mayor's 1981 PR Fail That Ended In Shame
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Further readingEdit
- Ambrose-Van Lee, Doreen. Diary of a MidWestern Getto Gurl. PublishAmerica. ISBN 1-4241-4676-3. Memoir of a childhood at Cabrini–Green.
- Ambrose-Van Lee, Doreen. Raised in Da Sun: A Gettogurl's Story. PublishAmerica. ISBN 1-4241-2315-1. Poetry by a former resident of Cabrini–Green.
- Cabrini Green
- Cabrini–Green in Words and Pictures (2000). ISBN 0-942986-80-6.
- Dizikes, Peter, "Chicago hope: Ambitious attempt to help the city's poor by moving them out of troubled housing projects is having mixed results, MIT study finds", MIT News, MIT News Office, March 3, 2011.
- "Cross The Bridge" by author and Cabrini resident Pete (K-SO G) Keller.
- "Gang Leader For A Day" By Sudhir Venkatesh
- The Paw Print. Walter Payton H.S., February 2009. Special Issue on Cabrini–Green.
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cabrini-Green.
- Residents' Journal—written, produced & distributed by Chicago Public Housing residents; archives contain many articles on activism at Cabrini–Green, particularly around the plans for redevelopment
- Chicago Coalition to Protect Public Housing
- Jenner Academy of the Arts - Public K-8 school serving Cabrini-Green
- Photos, Paintings and Discussions about Cabrini–Green
- Voices of Cabrini—Documentary film by Ronit Bezalel
- 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green -a film by Ronit Bezalel and a follow up to Voices of Cabrini.
- Frances Cabrini Rowhouses 2010–2013 Photography by Satoki Nagata
- CBS News: Tearing Down Cabrini–Green
- Chicago Tribune: Cabrini–Green Columns
- North Town Park site plan (redevelopment of Cabrini Extension site)
- The Encyclopedia of Chicago has very detailed background information on the history of public housing and the Near North neighborhood:


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The State Department has issued an unusually severe warning to Americans considering traveling to North Korea, saying tourists to the authoritarian country may well be propping up its dangerous nuclear program, NBC News reported.
"The [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] funnels revenue from a variety of sources to its nuclear and weapons programs, which it prioritizes above everything else, often at the expense of the well-being of its own people," according to the message dated Wednesday.
"It is entirely possible that money spent by tourists in the DPRK goes to fund these programs. We would urge all travelers, before travelling to the DPRK, to consider what they might be supporting," it added.
The State Department also warned that travelers to the Kim Jong Un-ruled country face "serious risk of arrest and long-term detention" for actions that would not be considered crimes in the U.S.


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Europe Starved of Later-Stage Venture Capital
European tech companies are being starved of later-stage venture capital when compared to their U.S. counterparts, with fewer than one in three to four securing funding after a seed round, according to a leading venture capitalist.
Simon Cook, chief executive of London venture firm DFJ Esprit, also said that the U.K.'s dominance as the European center for venture capital was slipping. According to Mr. Cook, somewhere between 500 to 1,000 companies a year get funding deals in Europe of under $5 million.
In the U.S. the comparable figure is 750-1,000. "This figure has been roughly static for about a decade," he said. But when it came to funding the company's growth stage, while roughly the same number of companies are founded in Europe as the U.S., in Europe only about 200 companies land deals of greater than $5 million; in the U.S. "that is closer to 1,000," he said. "As I look at these figures–and I have done for a decade now–the good news is that Europe is not shrinking. The bad news is we are not catching up with the Americans in any way, shape or form yet."
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Just below the top of Bodenburg Butte was this field of fireweed. Beautiful mix of colors with the blue sky.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska


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Richard Price has kindly provided us with a brief account of the impact that Levi-Strauss had upon his life and growth as an anthropologist. Price is currently the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of Anthropology, American Studies, and History at the College of William & Mary:
In October 1963, Sally and I took a banana boat from Fort-de-France to Rouen so I could spend the year studying with Alfred Métraux—the Swiss-born South Americanist who was a pillar of French anthropology. Claude Lévi-Strauss, then in his fifties, met me in his place, explaining that Métraux had taken his own life several months before. He kindly offered to step in as my teacher, although I had only just finished my undergraduate degree.
Every Friday afternoon until June, I met with Lévi-Strauss for an hour. At first he asked me to share what I was writing, and soon agreed to publish my first article (on fishing magic) in L'Homme and encouraged me to submit my second (on Andean trial marriage) to his friend George Peter Murdock, who edited Ethnology. Besides fanning my historical fires—he had me read deeply on Andean history in the library of the Musée de l'Homme and on seventeenth-century pharmaceuticals in the library of the School of Pharmacy—he led me through Americanist classics, Boas, Lowie, Radin, Eggan…. Ethnography, the more detailed the better, was the love he instilled in me. And in the weekly seminars that I attended at the old Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, it was the importance of precise ethnographic knowledge—the science of the concrete—that he hammered home to his doctoral students, who were making their post-field presentations. His lectures at the Collège de France—he was writing Le cru et le cuit at the time—were quite like his books, logical, measured, pellucid, yet filled with imagination.
Lévi-Strauss found us a lovely apartment on the Place des Abbesses, belonging to an archaeologist who was off in Lebanon digging for the year. He also gave me a paying job—I was never sure it wasn't like the copying out of the Encyclopedia Britannica in Conan Doyle's "Red-Headed League," but I certainly learned a lot—writing one-page summaries of what I deemed to be the most significant articles that had appeared in the first ten issues of L'Homme, to be used in an advertising brochure to encourage subscriptions.
His personal kindness—helping Sally with art dealer contacts when she was writing Primitive Art in Civilized Places, writing the occasional job recommendation for me—was well beyond what we expected. We last met in his office in 2005, where Sally interviewed him for Paris Primitive, as he offered sprightly observations and asked characteristically penetrating questions.
What a paradox! The anthropologist who probably did less fieldwork than any major contemporary cared more about ethnography than any anthropologist I've ever met. Understanding his intellectual legacy—which Marshall Sahlins has usefully summarized in his blog on this site—depends, in my view, on realizing that the master's big ideas grew out of thinking about the minutiae buried in the most traditional of ethnographic tomes. As Marshall, wrote, "he developed an ethnographic knowledge of the planet unparalleled by any scholar before and unlikely to be duplicated by anyone again." That ambition—the idea that ethnographic knowledge is worth its weight in gold—was the most precious and generous gift that an experienced elder could give to a young, aspiring anthropologist. I remain forever in his debt.
*This post was updated on November 5, 2009.
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