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Guide to the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Records SC0619
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Records Accesion ARCH-1997-198
Clippings, 1973-86
Control Brush Burning pamphlet 1972
Correspondence, 1973
Correspondence, 1974-76
Correspondence, 1977-89
Courses at Jasper Ridge, 1977, 1980
Crittenden, Mabel and Alan Grundmann, "Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve," 1983
Discussion paper on Jasper Ridge
Docent Days at Jasper Ridge, Spring 1980
Docent readings, winter quarter, 1980
Docent Training Courses, syllabi and notes, 1983-85
Fire Management Demonstration, July 27, 1973
Geology and Biology of Serpentine Soils, Biology 178 papers, Spring 1974
Grasses at Jasper Ridge, list, 1983; and "Some Grass Facts (and Rumors)" 1982-83
Grundmann, Alan, "Present Thinking about Searsville Planning Questions," March 1977
Guide for Tour Guides, 1974
A guide to Jasper Ridge; prepared by the students of Biology 178, Spring 1972
Harvey, Alan and Richard Jeffers, "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Jasper Ridge," Biology 199, June 1981
Holm, Dick, "Report on Searsville Lake," ca. 1971
Important Jasper Ridge historical dates, list of, 1979
Improvements, update to Jasper Ridge Committee, 1978
Introductory Training of Jasper Ridge Docents, Winter Quarter 1978
Introductory Training to Jasper Ridge Docents, Spring Quarter 1978
Inventory of JRBP – Experimental Ecological Reserves, ca. 1975
Jasper Ridge / San Francisquito Creek Waterways Paper (Alan Grundmann), 1982
Jasper Ridge and the Man and the Biosphere Program, memo from Nona Chiariello with supporting documents, 1987
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Management and Major Research Facility Requirements: 1975
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, A University policy statement concerning academic program, community use, management, and financing. March-June 1974
Jasper Ridge Committee minutes, March 8, 1985
Jasper Ridge publications, theses, and dissertations (lists of), 1969-89
Jasper Ridge tour, March 11, 1973
Jasper Ridge: History of Public Exclusion (concerns closing off horse trails)
JRBP book [Jasper Ridge: A Stanford Sanctuary] – emails regarding research, drafts for several chapters, and a brochure on the book
JRBP fence bids, 1974
JRBP flyers and notices, 1983-92
JRBP publications: Common Plants, Common Birds, Jasper Ridge Biological Experimental Area, Views from the Ridge (Spring 1984), Views Fall 1992, Wildflower calendar 1985, Jasper Ridge: Stanford's Biological Preserve, and The Searsville Site Guide
Layport, Cindy, "Assembling a Vertebrate Collection," ARLO project, Spring 1982
Memoranda, 1970-72
Subjects include silting along Corte Madera Creek, research projects, and visit by Bechtel.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1973 Jan. - April
Subjects include funding issues, Trustee designation of JRBP, Shack Riders and horse trail issues, neighbor relations, chaparral control, camping request, and development.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1973 May – August
Subjects include Shack Riders and horse trail issues, Jasper Ridge incursions, development plan, zoning, funding issues, cattle on Jasper Ridge, Bechtel visit, and fencing issues.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1974
Subjects include management plan, Swamp trail problems, horse trail problems, chimp food garden, tours, fire road, signs, Searsville bomb threat, and fencing.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1975
Subjects include docent training, use of motor vehicles, mosquito abatement, insecticide use, office space, NSF facilities proposal, and boundary with SLAC.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1976
Subjects include research visits, docents, steelhead ladder at Lagunita Dam, mosquito abatement, office space, Lawrence Hall, Jasper Ridge Policy Committee, Searsville Lake swimming use, preserve boundaries, and buffer zone planting.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1977-79
Subjects include JRBP emblem, planning (includes draft of future goals), mosquito project, state park research possibilities, equipment, milfoil, fence plantings and boundary with SOPF.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1982-85
Subjects include scattering ashes at JRBP, camping, parking JR truck, regulations for conduct, funding, docent training, proposal for lysimeters, diversity enhancement, and fire road.
Memoranda, mostly by Alan Grundmann, 1986-92
Subjects include JR vegetation map and SLAC biological survey of San Francisquito Creek.
Mendell, Edward - tree-pruning case, 1982-86
Mill, Ted, "Photooxidizing Properties of Searsville Lake," presented at annual Jasper Ridge Seminar, Feb. 1985
Miscellaneous materials (includes maps, fact sheets on JR birds, short descriptive pieces on JR)
Morell property, memos re, 1972-73
Nishimoto, Judy, "The Social History of the Jasper Ridge Area (summary of a lecture give by Mrs. Dorothy Regnery)", 1978
Notes on Trifolium by Herb Dengler (photocopy) 1982
Permit renewal letter, 1985, 1986
Photographs undated
Plant and lichen lists 1988 and undated
Policy Statement and Management Program for the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Spring 1975
Proposal for Jasper Ridge Bird Committee, 1975
Proposed botany preserve maps (photocopies) 1923
Reprints on JRBP:
A Request for the Addition of Area 8 and Parts of Area 4B of the Stanford Lands to the Academic Reserve of the University, submitted by the Dept. of Biological Sciences, October 23, 1956
Research permits issued to persons not affiliated with Stanford University since circa 1975, 1982
Research proposals 1984-1992
School Use of Searsville Lands, draft guidelines, 1978
Searsville Lake Leasehold vis-à-vis the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, draft for a University Position Paper, October 1976
Searsville Lake water memos, 1988
Searsville Lands: teaching stations, 1980
Searsville Park Exploratory Meeting with Ad Janes, Agenda, 1973
Searsville Project Guidelines (Jasper Ridge Visitor Facilities), 1983-1984
Seasonality on Jasper Ridge, Biology 178 papers, Spring 1975
Shack Riders 1970-74
Sign: closure of Searsville Park, summer 1977
Sims Memorial Fund, memos and correspondence, 1973
Speech notes (possibly those John Thomas)
Tentative Proposal to the NSF on behalf of the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, general draft #1, May 1979
Thomas, John "Appendix I" – list of Jasper Ridge papers, conduct regulation, cost calculation, and CV for 5 professors, 1975
Thomas, John, "The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Teaching and Reference Collection of Vascular Plants," 1992
Thomas, John, miscellaneous correspondence, 1959-61
Thomas, John– vita
Topics in Ecology, Biology 178 papers, Spring 1973
Tree nursery lease, memos, etc., 1974
Trespass law, memos, 1978
Wessells, Norm, draft of memo on management plan and letter about association of JRBP with UC Natural Land and Water Reserves Sytem, ca. 1973
White, Ray, "Geology of Jasper Ridge," Bio. 115, undated
Wildlife problems
Binder: Docent Handbook.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Stanford University. Includes sections on tours, trails, geology, plants, animals, ecology, research, etc. [circa 1982]
Records Accession ARCH-1997-199
SU Radios, 1997-91
Equipment, given away
Lists, 1985-90, of tours given, docents, SCVAS, checks deposited
SU seminars, 1988 – syllabuses, letters
Centennial Weekend, 1990-91
New Roses Gallery Show (included JR images), 1975 – advertisement, mailing list, Herb Dengler's write-up for the event
Comfort slide show, 1977
Stanford Magazine article, 1975 – drafts and correspondence
JR dinner, 1975
Public education statement, 1980
San Francisco Fdn., expenditure statements, 1979-82
San Francisco Fdn., financial reports
San Francisco Fdn., information
San Francisco Fdn., facility changes
C. L. fence, 1974-75
Fence removal, invoices, 1991-93
Fencing cost, roat costs, 1973-88
Animal fencing
Chain link specs, 1979
Locks and keys, 1973-85
Security hardware, 1975
Signs, layouts and estimates, 1979-80
Security finances, 1977-78
Catalogs from Oakland Fence Co., Cyclone Fence, and Page
Lawrence G. Brian and Co. Specifications and Contract documents
Market rents for Searsville housing, 1980
Deferred maintenance, 1981
General building information
Roofing information
Cheap buildings – info on cheap storage buildings
Bunkhouse, scheduling, 1990
Paint all buildings – expenditure statements, project funding authorization, proposals, 1985-86
AMES, proposal for project, 1974
UC Ag. Extension
Los Altos Hunt, 1976
Hiking, 1965-73
Westridge fence adjustment, 1980
Low-flow crossing and weather station, correspondence, 1970-72
Westridge fence, 1968-70 – letters and legal documents regarding Rachel H. Fairweather Fund, letters regarding JR Fencing Proposal and JR Improvement, and letters about future plans for use of JR
Westridge fence, letters and estimates, March 1970
Ladera Dam, reports, letters, articles, and other materials, 1961-62
Stanford Outdoor Primate Facility, letters, papers, article, 1969-81
Cattle, 1958-80 – letters from Paul Ehrlich regarding cattle in serpentine, map of fence, and miscellaneous letters
Sale of SLAC spoils, 1983-85
Grazed grassland preserve, 1975-77 – letters re grazing in the SLAC corridor
Shack Riders, 1960-74 – pamphlet, letters regarding proposed creek crossing, horse trail maps, letters re new shack site
Grant support non-possibilities
State of California – EPA fund proposal
TNC alternative to TIE inventory, 1974
Annie Rosenthal
Velinda Paranal
Grundmann to Babski re Sandy Fetter 1993 Feb 23
George Pegelow 1970s-1980s

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A couple of days ago, I described how I had an unfortunate experience while I attempted an install of PCLinuxOS. Because of lack of time, I had to remove the distro to recover my PC and finish my work, promising to get back at PCLOS later.
Well, time has come: a kind reader of my post, to solve the problem of the multiple boot, recommended me to visit the PCLOS forums and find the wise sage, who goes through forum-land under the name of Old Pollack.
Since I'm not a registered user in the forums, all I could do was read some previous posts, but that was enough to identify the problem and find the solution. It pays doing your homework, doesn't it?
So, now I'm discovering new possibilities with the distro that displays a Longhorn as its logo :-)
Old Pollack, let me thank you for your selfless sharing. I don't know if my words will get to you, but here's one more PCLinuxOS user thanks to your knowledge.
Wish me luck; I have many things to learn ... but who is afraid of learning?
A blog to compile what I have learned (and what I am learning) about Mandriva (and GNU/Linux in general) since 2009, when I migrated. Current distros I'm using: OpenMandriva Lx 3.1 /3.0 Mageia 6, PCLinuxOS 2017.03, Fedora Workstation 27 (KDE spin), PicarOS, Pisi Linux 1, Elive beta, and AntiX 13.
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PCLinuxOS, the REAL deal!
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Is it possible to do good and be well? I believe it is.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 - Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, abruptly withdrew his name from consideration to be President Bush's secretary of homeland security late Friday night, citing questions related to the immigration status of a former household employee.
Mr. Kerik's swift fall -- he was nominated only a week ago by President Bush to succeed Tom Ridge -- came in a letter in which he called the offer "the honor of a lifetime" but said that "moving forward would not be in the best interest of your administration, the Department of Homeland Security or the American people."
In reviewing his personal finances this week as he prepared for confirmation hearings, Mr. Kerik said in a statement issued late Friday, he determined that a housekeeper and nanny he had once employed was not clearly a legal immigrant and that he had not properly paid taxes on her behalf.
"I uncovered information that now leads me to question the immigration status of a person who had been in my employ as a housekeeper and nanny," Mr. Kerik said. "It has also been brought to my attention that for a period of time during such employment required tax payments and related filings had not been made."
His lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, said that Mr. Kerik called the president at 8:30 p.m. to inform him of the decision. The White House had not pressured him to withdraw, Mr. Tacopina said, but he decided he had to do so because as homeland security secretary, he would be in charge of supervising the nation's immigration laws.
Within two days after the issue surfaced, it became apparent to all involved that Mr. Kerik had no choice but to withdraw his name, said former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who had urged Mr. Bush to nominate Mr. Kerik. The hiring of an illegal immigrant or failure to pay taxes had forced the withdrawal of other cabinet nominees, including Kimba M. Wood, Zoe Baird and Linda Chavez.
"When an issue like this emerges, it makes it impossible to go forward," Mr. Giuliani said on Friday night.
A former New York City official who knows the circumstances of the withdrawal said that the housekeeper, who had worked for the Kerik family for about a year, left for her home country two weeks ago. Her name and nationality were not disclosed. Mr. Kerik lives in Franklin Lakes, N.J., with his wife, Hala, and their two small children. Mr. Kerik has two older children, one from a previous marriage and one whom he fathered while serving in the military in Korea.
From the moment Mr. Kerik's nomination was announced by President Bush, news organizations have been digging into Mr. Kerik's background, from his time as a security chief at a hospital in Saudi Arabia in the early 1980's to his work during the last three years in the private sector for companies doing business with the Department of Homeland Security. The stream of stories -- which raised questions about how he used his position of authority or whether his work in the private sector might present a conflict of interest when he returned to the government -- had begun to produce questions about the status of his nomination.
Democrats on Capitol Hill, where the Senate was preparing to take up his nomination, had also begun to investigate reports of his conduct as a New York City official, and several said privately that they were beginning to have doubts about Mr. Kerik's fitness for the job.
In just the last three years, Mr. Kerik, 49, made millions of dollars, mainly through his partnership in a security consulting firm headed by Mr. Giuliani and by serving on the board of a stun-gun manufacturer that has been seeking to do business with Homeland Security. Most recently, Mr. Kerik sold $5.8 million of stock in the stun-gun company.
But as recently as Friday afternoon, White House officials were standing behind Mr. Kerik, saying that his nomination was on track.
"We've looked into all these issues," the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, said on Friday afternoon. "And obviously he'll be talking about some of these matters during his confirmation hearing. But the president appointed Commissioner Kerik because he knows he is someone who is firmly committed to helping us win the war on terrorism and make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect the homeland."
And Senate staff aides had predicted that he would be able to overcome any conflict-of-interest obstacles to his confirmation and be confirmed to the job, which entails buying $7 billion of homeland security goods and security services annually.
Mr. Tacopina said the decision to step down was not made because of any outside information gathered by news organizations or federal background checks, but rather by Mr. Kerik himself as he filled out application papers, after he discovered information that he thought would cause a problem in his confirmation.
"He wanted to put the country first," Mr. Tacopina said. "He didn't want to distract the president and distract the important mission that Homeland Security has."
Mr. McClellan said the White House would "move as quickly as we can to name someone else to fill this nomination."
Mr. Giuliani expressed particular disappointment on Friday night at the turn of events, as he had promoted Mr. Kerik from a position as deputy commissioner at the Department of Correction in the late 1990's ultimately to the top job at the New York Police Department. After the attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Mr. Kerik, like Mr. Giuliani, gained a much greater national profile, with talk of Mr. Kerik even running for elective office in New Jersey before he was nominated by Mr. Bush to the Homeland Security post.
"He made a mistake," Mr. Giuliani said. "I believe he would have been confirmed if it weren't for this."
The cabinet nomination had appeared to be the capstone on an unusual career for a high school dropout, following his rapid rise from a third-grade detective, who joined the Police Department in 1986 after serving as the warden of the Passaic County jail. He served as Mr. Giuliani's chauffeur and bodyguard during the 1993 mayoral campaign, and when Mr. Giuliani took office, he named Mr. Kerik director of investigations of the Correction Department in 1994. He became first deputy commissioner there in 1995.
Mr. Giuliani named him correction commissioner in late 1997, and Mr. Kerik won praise heading the city's jail system by reducing violence. Mr. Giuliani chose him as his third police commissioner in 1999.
Mr. Kerik, who took over the Police Department without a college degree, had credibility with street cops and a rough-hewn charm he used to ingratiate himself with many New Yorkers. But critics contend he was prone to lapses of judgment, pointing to the use of an elite homicide task force to question several people who his book publisher, Judith Regan, believed had stolen her cellphone, and the use of other detectives to research his book, an action for which he was fined by the city's Conflict of Interest Board.
Correction: December 12, 2004, Sunday An article yesterday about Bernard B. Kerik's decision to withdraw his name from consideration to be secretary of homeland security, over issues including the immigration and tax status of a housekeeper he formerly employed, referred incorrectly to the 1993 precedent of Judge Kimba M. Wood's withdrawal from consideration for attorney general. Judge Wood had hired an illegal immigrant before such employment became illegal, not after, and she paid the required taxes.
Clarifying Article: December 21, 2004, Tuesday
Letter A Legal Employment To the Editor:
Re your Dec. 12 correction to the Dec. 11 reference to my employment of my son's nanny:
My employment of my son's nanny, Jane Lucas, was at all times in the past, and still is, perfectly legal, on my part and on hers.
In 1993, The New York Times printed my statement containing the details of how I complied with all laws and regulations in employing Ms. Lucas. The statement is supported by my voluminous files, which date back to 1986, when I hired Ms. Lucas. I have copies of the many filings she and I made when I hired her, and the many more filings we have made since then.
When I hired Ms. Lucas, I made the required filings with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration and the New York State Department of Labor. During the entire time I have employed Ms. Lucas, I have promptly paid all taxes due, and Ms. Lucas has paid all income taxes due.
I have also complied fully with New York State law: I have made all required filings with the New York State Department of Labor, and I have paid all the required New York State workers' compensation contributions and disability insurance premiums.
Ms. Lucas is now our housekeeper. She became a United States citizen several years ago.
Kimba M. Wood United States District Judge New York, Dec. 17, 2004


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|Authored By: California Dried Plum Board
|A delicious way to get your beta-carotene!
|Diet Types: Low Fat, Vegetarian, Wheat Free
|Serves: 6
|Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
|In large skillet, cover carrots, with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook about 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain and return to skillet. Meanwhile, in small bowl, whisk together orange juice, honey, mustard and pepper; set aside. Add dried plums, butter and orange juice mixture to carrots. Cover and cook over low heat 5-10 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly and is reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt. Garnish with parsley, if desired. Note: You may use 1 pound of baby carrots for 6 medium sized carrots.
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please help me in this question as soon as possible
Design and implement a calculator for Fractions. The user should enter one or two fractions depending on the operation. The possible operations are reduce, add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
The class Fraction should have at least the following methods in addition to instance variables and a constructor:
//add two fractions
public Fraction addFraction(Fraction other);
//subtract two fractions
public Fraction subtractFraction(Fraction other);
//multiply two fractions
public Fraction multiplyFraction(Fraction other);
//divide two fractions
public Fraction divideFraction(Fraction other);
//reduce a fraction
public void reduceFraction();
Display a menu with the following options:
1. Reduce a fraction
2. Add
3. Subtract
4. Multiply
5. Divide
6. Quit
i cannot solve it
i tried many time
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We are hands-to-face screaming over this news right now. "Home Alone" will return to theaters this November in honor of the film's 25th anniversary. Oh, how we've missed you, 1990-era Macaulay Culkin.
As part of a special two-day event, you can feel joyfully ancient while catching a showing Nov. 8 and 11 at select theaters nationwide. Grab your tickets while you can! Bonus points if you catch a matinee, you Millennial geezer, you.
Written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, "Home Alone" turned unknown child actor Culkin into a superstar, became the number one movie of 1990, and went on to gross almost half a billion dollars at the international box office. To date it is still the highest grossing live action comedy of all time in the U.S. with a domestic box office haul of more than $285 million.
U.S. & World
"Home Alone" spawned three sequels: "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (which reunited Culkin with Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, his costars from the first film), "Home Alone 3" and the made for TV movie "Home Alone: The Holiday Heist."
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Guyson Corp.'s Model RB-RSSA-8 seven-axis robotic grit-blast machine is configured for precision roughening of component surfaces in a production thermal spray coating cell. The machine features a 54 × 46 × 42-inch blast process chamber, and a single pressure-blast nozzle fed by a 3.5-cu-ft capacity, ASME-certified pressure vessel. Blast nozzle motion is provided by a Fanuc M-10iA robot and is coordinated with component rotation on a servomotor-driven auxiliary axis controlled by the Fanuc R-30iA robot controller. A hollow wrist enables routing of the pressure-blast hose through the articulated robotic arm. A custom-tailored suit isolates the robot from the abrasive environment of the blasting enclosure and seals the back wall of the blast cabinet while accommodating the full range of motion of the nozzle manipulator.
The machine's spindle, fitted with a jawed chuck or a T-slotted turntable, can be controlled to turn clockwise and counterclockwise to orient the component throughout the blast cycle, or it can rotate at speeds adjustable from 0 to 300 rpm.
During the blast cycle, the grit-blasting system is programmed to consistently maintain the correct nozzle angle, stand-off distance and surface speed to produce uniform surface roughness on target areas of the component, without under- or over-blasting and with no wasted motion.
To control the sizing of the blasting grit and help ensure that surface texture stays within specifications, the blast machine's media reclaimer stack-up includes a cyclone separator that removes dust and fine particles, as well as a vibratory screen classifier that feeds only grit of the specified size to the pressure pot. The blast pressure is electronically monitored and automatically regulated by closed-loop control to keep it from wandering off the value assigned in the process recipe associated with the component. Blasting grit flow to the blast nozzle also is monitored.
Electronic level sensors detect when the amount of blast media is beginning to get low, and new grit is automatically added before a shortage can compromise the surface preparation process.
Options such as an explosion-vented dust collector, metal ducting between the dust separator and the collector, and an automatic isolation valve between the media reclaimer and the dust collector also are available to handle flammable metallic dust from the grit-blasting operation. Wet dust collectors and automatic fire suppression systems also are available.
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Tackling tungsten, tin: Choosing tools for conflict mineral reports
Tackling tungsten, tin: Choosing tools for conflict mineral reports
Editor's note: This is the second article in a four-part series about how companies can comply with the SEC's new rule on conflict mineral reporting from the Responsible Sourcing Network. The first article provided guidance on how to determine whether a company is required to report, while this piece will discuss systems and tools designed to facilitate the reporting process. Come back to GreenBiz to read the remaining two articles in the series.
Now that the SEC rule for Section 1502 for reporting conflict minerals has been approved, many companies are asking themselves how to know if their products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold -- the four designated "conflict minerals." It's actually fairly simple to find out the "ingredients" in a given product (reference a simple cheat sheet here).
But knowing where the mineral ore comes from and under what conditions it was mined is much more complicated. To comply with the new rule, companies will have to determine the source of the four minerals in thousands of components in their products. How can a company achieve this and not be bogged down by required time and detail needed to get the job done?
That's where technology and software come in. Though traceability systems and tools designed to provide transparency and accountability are nothing new -- numerous companies have traced a product's raw materials during well-publicized cases such as E. coli in broccoli, Mad Cow Disease in meat, and Melamine in infant formula -- there are a number of new software solutions coming online that provide companies the tools they need to trace their raw materials through multiple tiers of their supply chains.
Several software solutions utilize a data exchange template developed by members of the Extractives Working Group established by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). The Extractives Working Group published the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template tool in 2011 to support the sharing of information relevant to conflict minerals up and down the supply chain. It was created using a basic Microsoft Excel document, is available at no charge, and enables suppliers to utilize one universal reporting template for managing data requests.
"HP helped develop the template in order to improve the accuracy and reliability of information on smelters, and to reduce burden on the supply chain," says Jay Celorie, Global Program Manager for Conflict Minerals at HP. "The template will advance the goal of sourcing only conflict-free minerals, and HP is encouraged to see so many software companies utilizing this innovative tool."
In addition, the template leverages the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFS), which audits and publicly reports smelters who are only purchasing from "conflict-free" sources. If manufacturers are able to trace their minerals to the list of verified smelters on the CFS website, this information will be able to feed into their SEC disclosure.
In his Huffington Post article, Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility at AMD, does a great job of laying out the steps electronic companies are taking to trace their supply chains, engage smelters, and support certified conflict-free mineral sourcing in the DRC to comply with the SEC's Conflict Mineral Rule 1502.
Photo of conflict-free coltan ore, which is used to make tantalum. Courtesy of Patricia Jurewicz.
There are several questions companies can ask to determine which software solution will best meet its needs.
What is available for free?
The Dashboard can be downloaded free of charge from the EICC-GeSI website here. The dashboard is a desktop tool that assists companies and their suppliers to consolidate information from multiple templates, enables data analysis, and aggregates data from various smelters.
Where is the company located in the supply chain?
Companies should determine what systems its customers or suppliers are using. Is the chosen software system compatible with its customers' and/or suppliers' systems? Do either its customers or suppliers have to disclose to the SEC?
What is the industry sector doing?
Each industry is different. Factors like how consolidated an industry is or the number of steps between assembly and smelter must be taken into account. In some cases, an industry-wide approach makes the most sense and a company may want to encourage its industry association to take the lead.
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) for example, has developed and adopted a Conflict Minerals Platform, which is a web-based tool that enables companies to aggregate data from the EICC-GeSI Template. Automotive companies are encouraging their supply chain participants to adopt this tool to improve efficiency, lessen the burden of having to use different tools for each customer, and to standardize the reporting mechanism.
How complicated is the supplier base?
How broad are the industries that the company interacts with? Companies like GE, for example, manufacture everything from airplane engines to appliances to light bulbs. Such companies may buy directly from a smelter for some of their products and for others the smelters may be buried many tiers down in their supply chain. In this case, it may make more sense to use a software system that is tailored to meet the specific needs of the parent company since it is managing so many diverse suppliers at different levels of the manufacturing process.
Companies don't have to reinvent the wheel and they don't have to "go it alone." Several online tools are already available and industry associations with an eye to minimizing costs are willing to promote systems all of their members can use.
Ready to take the next step? Here's some good resources to investigate:
Actio: http://www.actio.net/default/
Assent Compliance: http://www.assentcompliance.com/Conflict-Minerals-Services/
Foresite Systems: http://www.foresitesystems.com/
Greensoft Technology: http://www.greensofttech.com/conflictminerals.php
iPoint Systems: http://www.conflict-minerals.com/en/start-page/
Papros Inc: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8694066.htm
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. >> The Jacksonville Jaguars have no plans to part ways with troubled receiver Justin Blackmon.
Owner Shad Khan made it clear Thursday that Blackmon will remain on the roster despite his latest arrest.
"We want to keep him as a player," Khan said following a charity kickoff luncheon at EverBank Stadium. "He's not part of the team, obviously. But I think it's very important for him to get the help. I think that's the most important thing. ... I think it's good for him and good for us. We want him to get the help and really beat this."
A former standout at Oklahoma State, Blackmon was arrested Wednesday in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond on a complaint of marijuana possession. Police said they noticed his sedan go around stopped traffic in an attempt to get into a turn lane.
Police spokeswoman Jenny Monroe said an officer detected a "heavy smell of marijuana" coming from the 2007 Chrysler Blackmon was driving, and that Blackmon admitted he had smoked "a blunt" while driving and had another in his vehicle.
Blackmon was arrested and booked into the Edmond jail, where he posted $657 bond Thursday morning.
"It's unfortunate news," Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said. "We have not had much contact with him. Right now, all I can say is I'm just praying that he can get the help that he needs."
Blackmon was suspended without pay indefinitely last November for repeated violations of the NFL's substance-abuse policy. The Jaguars have been reluctant to cut the fifth overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Being suspended indefinitely essentially pauses an NFL player's contract, so Blackmon still owes the Jaguars two and a half years of service if he gets reinstated.
"I know our policy right now, I believe, is it's not putting us in a difficult situation having him still be part of our organization in this capacity," Bradley said. "It's really hard by not having conversations with him. I really don't know how he's doing, where he's at. And then when we receive news like this, it creates more discussion. So I'm sure those will be conversation we'll have (about) the direction we'll go."
Teammates seemed hardly surprised by Blackmon's latest transgression.
"It's just a difficult situation," quarterback Chad Henne said. "It's kind of ongoing. All we can do is pray that he finds a way to get on the right track and save his life."
Added linebacker Paul Posluszny: "This is no longer a football issue. As his teammates, you hope he can do everything he can to get his life squared away. We feel for him and we obviously want the best for him because he's a good kid at heart. We want the best for him. We hope that he can come out of this.
"He's a good guy. He's fighting through some things now and hopefully he's able to fix that and get his life back on the right."
Blackmon was suspended the first four games of last year for violating the league's drug policy. He played four games before getting suspended again — at least for a year.
NFL rules prohibit the team from having any contact with Blackmon — aside from texts — during his suspension.
With Blackmon's uncertain future, the Jaguars drafted receivers Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson in the second round of May's NFL draft. Both could get on the field right away, especially with fellow receiver Ace Sanders suspended the first four games of the season for violation the league's drug policy.
Blackmon has been involved in numerous substance-related incidents over the last four years.
He was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge in Texas in 2010 after officers caught him speeding on a suburban Dallas highway. The charge was later reduced to an underage alcohol possession charge. A little more than a month after the Jaguars drafted him, he was arrested during a traffic stop in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after a breath test allegedly showed his blood alcohol content to be three times the legal limit. That landed him in the league's substance-abuse program.
A subsequent violation landed him the four-game suspension. Another one got him the indefinite suspension.
And then there was Wednesday's alleged marijuana possession.
"We knew he needed help," Khan said. "I know there are great resources the league has. We want him to get help. Hopefully he'll be doing that."
Blackmon caught 29 passes for 415 yards and a touchdown in the four games he played last season. He was the team's leading receiver during that stretch.
While Blackmon sat out the first four games, the Jaguars averaged 224 yards of total offense. In the four games he played, Jacksonville hiked its offensive output to just over 350 yards per game.
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Top military officials Monday attached their signatures to the Defense Department's updated Human Goals Charter that for the first time is inclusive of gay servicemembers, but fails to mention transgender Americans.
The aspirational document, which was first published in the late 1960s, details a culture of inclusiveness that values all individuals. Although "sexual orientation" was added as an enumerated class in 1998 with regards to civilian defense employees, the document signed today goes further, stating that the department strives to "make military service in the Department of Defense a model of equal opportunity for all regardless of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin."
Moreover, the document states as a goal the fostering of a culture that "treats all individuals as full and equal partners on the National Defense team, and encourages the fullest utilization of their skills consistent with DoD policy." The updated document comes after the the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in September 2011 and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last June to strike down the federal government's definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
"What makes America unique, what gives us strength is our ability to self-correct," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said during signing ceremony at the Pentagon. "Our democracy is imperfect. All democracies are imperfect. But we have shown we can change. We have the process. We have the fiber. We have the people. We have the system to change for the better, and we have. We possess an ability and a system to correct our course. That's why I'm very proud that the language of the charter has been updated to reflect the contributions of gay and lesbian military personnel, who now serve openly and proudly across America's armed forces."
Although Pentagon officials have described the Human Goals Charter as "the cornerstone document for the Department's treatment of people, as well as its diversity and equity programs," LGBT-rights advocates were less enthusiastic about the ceremonial step taken today.
"Today's change to the Human Goals Charter is a welcome, but symbolic gesture – a first step toward ensuring gay and lesbian service members are treated equally," said Army veteran Allyson Robinson, who serves as policy director for SPART*A. "The next logical step is to amend related DoD directives to add sexual orientation to military equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies; only then will gay and lesbian service members be protected."
According to SPART*A, the charter provides no recourse to individuals who have experienced discrimination, which is instead contained within Defense Department Directives 1020.02, 1350.2 and other related directives. Moreover, a medical regulatory ban still prohibits transgender military service, and transgender civilian defense workers were also not mentioned in the updated charter.
"While this is a positive step, it's very disappointing that the Department of Defense missed this opportunity to make clear its commitment to equal opportunity for transgender civilian workers," said National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling in a statement. "Transgender civilian workers at the Department of Defense are protected under sex discrimination laws because EEOC precedent makes clear that sex discrimination law protect transgender workers in all federal civilian contexts including the Department of Defense. We hope the Department will make this explicit in its civilian EEO policy, and will soon review the outdated rules, and remove the prejudice from those rules, that prevent transgender service members from serving openly and safely."
An independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general and retired admiral concluded in a study released last month that there is no compelling medical rationale for banning transgender people from serving in the American military. According to that report, there are approximately 15,450 transgender personnel who currently serve in the military's active, Guard and reserve components.
Although Hagel made no mention of those transgender Americans during his remarks today, he appeared to allude to the continued fight for equality that is expounded as a goal in the charter.
"While there has been much progress made, all of us know there is still more work to be done. We must reinforce a culture of accountability, dignity, and respect across DoD and for all people. That is a top priority for all of us," Hagel said. "Every person who serves our country in uniform has stepped forward with courage and commitment. Their patriotism, their willingness to serve their country, and their qualifications to do so – that's what matters, nothing else."
[Photo: Chuck Hagel signs the Human Goals Charter today at the Pentagon. Official DoD photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler USMC.]


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The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, a Tennessee scenic hiking trail, became Tennessee's 53rd state park in 1998. It is Tennessee's first linear park, cutting through 11 Tennessee counties. In 2002, the park was renamed for Justin P. Wilson in honor of his work to help make the vision of the Cumberland Trail a reality. Wilson was Tennessee's Deputy Governor from 1996-2003 and currently serves as the state's Comptroller.
The Cumberland Trail follows a line of pristine high ridges and deep gorges lying along Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. The state is continuing to partner with the Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC), an associate organization of the Tennessee Trails Association, and other volunteers to solicit public and private support for acquisition of additional land along the trail. Once completed, the hiking trail will extend 282 miles from Cumberland Gap, on the Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky border to the Tennessee River gorge, on the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia border.
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Sahara Force India has conceded that sixth place is out of their reach with just two races left in the season as the side prepares for the US Grand Prix, which is making a Formula One comeback after five years.
The gap between the Indian team (95) and the sixth-placed Sauber is 29 points.
"With two races to go, Sauber are almost out of reach and Williams are just 22 points behind us. The opening lap (at Abu Dhabi) was frustrating, but we all recognise that these things can happen in racing. The important thing is to look forward and make sure it doesn't happen again," Team Principal Vijay Mallya said.
Paul Di Resta also felt the same but exuded confidence of staving off the challenge from Williams.
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This is a countermeasure. To view all countermeasures, please see the Countermeasure Category page.
- 1 Description
- 2 Strengths and Weaknesses
- 3 Important Selection Criteria
- 4 OWASP Tools Of This Type
- 5 Well Known Open Source Tools Of This Type
- 6 Commercial Tools from OWASP Members Of This Type
- 7 Other Well Known Commercial Tools Of This Type
- 8 Related Threats
- 9 Related Attacks
- 10 Related Vulnerabilities
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A web application firewall (WAF) is an appliance, server plugin, or filter that applies a set of rules to an HTTP conversation. Generally, these rules cover common attacks such as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection. By customizing the rules to your application, many attacks can be identified and blocked. The effort to perform this customization can be significant and needs to be maintained as the application is modified.
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Important Selection Criteria
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OWASP Tools Of This Type
The OWASP Stinger Project is not a full blown WAF, but it is a strong Java/J2EE input validation filter that can be put in front of your application.
Well Known Open Source Tools Of This Type
Commercial Tools from OWASP Members Of This Type
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Mari Zumbro hit one of three Harvard home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Penn Saturday (Harvard Athletic Communications).
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Ellen Macadam, Whitney Shaw and Mari Zumbro all went deep as the Harvard softball team swept Penn, 2-1 and 10-0 (five innings), Saturday in Harvard's Ivy League-opening doubleheader. Shaw's solo blast marked the game-winning run in Game 1 while Macadam's two-run shot allowed the Crimson to close out the Quakers in five innings in Game 2.
After two scoreless innings, Harvard took a 1-0 lead in the third inning of Game 1. Emily Henderson led off the frame with a walk and moved to second on an Ashley Heritage groundout. Ellen Macadam followed with a base hit up the middle, plating Henderson with the game's first run. Rachel Brown kept the Quaker bats at bay, allowing just one hit and fanning eight through five innings.
Shaw stretched the Harvard lead to 2-0, leading off the sixth inning with a solo blast to center field, her fourth of the season. Penn was able to break the scoring drought in the bottom of the inning, cutting the deficit to one thanks to a Harvard error and a wild pitch. The run would be the only one for Penn as Brown struck out the side in the seventh to cap the 2-1 win. The junior hurler finished with 11 strikeouts and collected her 11th win while Shaw, Macadam and Allison Scott all had hits for Harvard.
Game 2 started the same way as Harvard took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a Stephanie Regan sacrifice fly. After pitcher Laura Ricciardone sat down the Quakers in order in the bottom of the third, the Crimson blew the game open with seven runs in the fourth. Mari Zumbro led off with a solo homer to left and back-to-back RBI doubles by Macadam and Regan made it 5-0 Harvard. Kasey Lange drove in Regan with a single through the right side and two Penn miscues led to two more Harvard runs in the inning. Macadam ripped a two-run home run to center in the top of the fifth and a 1-2-3 inning from Ricciardone ended the game after five innings.
Harvard totaled 11 hits in the game, led by Macadam who finished 2 for 3 with four RBI. Lange also ripped two hits and drove in a run while Zumbro and Regan had a pair of RBI each. Ricciardone was stellar in the circle for Harvard, allowing just one hit and striking out five in her first Ivy League contest.
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As a main staple of Japanese cuisine, noodles have come to be one of Japan's most exported dishes. There are many types of Japanese noodles that are very common across the country.
Ramen - These thin, wheat-based noodles can be served in a meat, fish, soy, or miso based broth with sliced meats and vegetables. There are many types of regional-style ramen dishes that vary in preparation, flavor, and ingredients.
Ramen enthusiasts around the globe have been making their way to the city of Yokohama for over 15 years, where Japan's premier ramen museum resides. Founded by Yoji Iwaoka in 1993 and opened in 1994, the Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum became the first "food amusement park" in the world, attracting international visitors seeking to experience the history and origin behind all things ramen. Iwaoka, feeling strong ties to his hometown, established the ramen museum to celebrate his two passions in life: his city and his ramen.
The Ramen Museum is divided into two separate themed areas. A highly diverse food court features dishes from Sapporo, Asahikawa, Fukushima, Tokyo, Yokohama, Wakayama, Hakata, and Kumamoto, all of which produce distinct flavors unique to their local resources. Each restaurant in the food court serves both large and small bowls so that real enthusiasts may try each particular flavor from around the country. Even more distinctive is the 1:1 replica of a small section of Tokyo in 1958 that was built to complement the rest of the museum. According to Iwaoka, this era is often referred to with fond nostalgia in Japan when instant noodles were invented, further establishing Japan on the culinary map. Combined with the notion that certain restaurants in the museum have been in existence for over three generations, the Ramen Museum accentuates Japan's authority as noodle connoisseurs.
Don't miss out on the Ramen Museum when traveling to the city of Yokohama. For a small 300 yen (about $3.25) entrance fee, spend the day discovering why ramen is an integral facet of Japanese culinary culture, try flavors that best suit your palette, or even challenge yourself to trying ramen from every region of Japan. You may even discover a flavor you love and travel to that region during your trip, which would be an unforgettable experience in itself. In any case, come to Japan's second largest city and experience the highly entertaining, appetite-satisfying adventures of the Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum.
More well known noodle destinations - Kitakata Ramen, Takayama Ramen
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Soba - Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour and have a light, delicious flavor. Oftentimes soba noodles are served with various dipping sauces. Nagano and Okinawa are specific parts of Japan where you can find the best regional versions of dishes that use soba noodles.
Udon - Udon noodles are very thick and often served cold during the summer months. They are white, wheat-based noodles that are nice and filling.
In the Kagawa Prefecture's capital city of Takamatsu lies some of the most delicious Sanuki Udon, or wheat flour noodles, that Japan has to offer. Widely regarded to be Japan's regional "Udon Kingdom", restaurants and manufacturers produce this thick delicious noodle to be served with various broths and ingredients depending on the region. Soba, on the other hand, is Udon's noodle counterpart. Served cold with a dipping sauce or submerged in a hot delicious broth, soba is a thin noodle made of buckwheat flour, most famously made in the Nagano Prefecture. Explore the myriad offerings Japan has to offer in the noodle world, and decide which one is your favorite. Chances are, you will have more than one!
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Golfers can play what is billed as "the highest Championship golf course in America", the Pete and Perry Dye designed Copper Creek layout that weaves through alpine terrain and several lakes and streams.
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2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD TX Baja Series
Limited Run, Unlimited Fun
Cruising through the moderately whooped-out desert road at about 45 mph with the suspension breathing over the terrain and it becomes apparent to us that someone at Toyota took this project seriously. The TRD T|X (for Toyota Xtreme) Baja Series, as its namesake implies, was designed to tackle harsh desert roads at speed, while leaving you with a totally streetable truck complete with a full factory warranty. Sound familiar? If it does, you may be inclined to compare the Toyota Tacoma Baja to the Ford Raptor, and while they aren't direct competitors, we couldn't blame you.
Toyota, understanding the effect a halo off-road vehicle has on the entire brand, put an elite team of engineers together with the goal of making a truck that would appeal to a similar audience as the Raptor. Deciding to go with the Tacoma platform instead of the Tundra, the end result is a smaller, more maneuverable performance truck at a more affordable price point. With the limited resources allocated to the project, we knew not to expect long-travel suspension and wild bodywork, and while this was true, what we got were smart, functional upgrades that we could see making ourselves.
Each Baja Series starts life as a four-wheel drive Tacoma TRD in either Access Cab or Double Cab body styles. Once built, the truck leaves the main assembly line at the San Antonio, Texas, truck plant to be hand-upfitted with a slew of TRD-sourced upgrades that bring it up to the Baja Series specification.
The stock front shocks are ditched in favor of huge 60mm Bilstein shocks with special valving and 3-inch TRD springs that lift the front about an inch and a half to level out the Taco when compared to stock. Out back, a three-leaf spring pack from the Toyota parts bin replaces the standard two-leaf pack and 50mm Bilstein reservoir shocks handle rear damping duties. The jounces have also been reworked to provide less harshness during engagement. Once the suspension mods are completed, wheel travel increases by 1.25 inches in the front to 9.25 inches and by 1.5 inches in the rear to 10 inches.
Gone are the BFGoodrich Rugged Trail T/A tires, replaced by beefy BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KOs in the same P265/70R16 sizing, but now mounted on TRD simulated beadlocked wheels. A TRD exhaust system is also fitted, presumably to give a tougher engine note to match the brawny stance. Just as loud as the exhaust are mandatory bedside graphics that leave no one wondering which model of Tacoma they are attached to, at least they appear muted on black trucks. The Baja Series will also be available in Barcelona Red. Because of the hand-built nature of the Baja Series upgrades, only 750 are going to be built for the 2012 model year.
On the highway, the Baja's ride is taut, but comfortable, making the standard Tacoma feel like a marshmallow by comparison. The only noticeable increase in harshness is felt over short, sharp impacts, such as expansion joints and tar strips. Otherwise, it drives and feels completely natural and displays no negative traits.
Out on the trail, the Baja's suspension is noticeably more compliant at low speeds than the Raptor, making for a more relaxed ride when you don't need to go fast. As the speed increases, the velocity-sensitive Bilsteins are up to the task. Doing a great job of wringing out every last inch of useable wheel travel, the Baja can handle wonky roads at a pace that will have your passengers questioning your sanity. Overall, the tuning is spot on, although we did find ourselves into the rear jounces more often than we would have preferred and feel the Baja could benefit from a bit of additional rear uptravel. While it isn't going to handle the really big stuff like a Raptor, it is a righteous alternative that will take you about 80 percent of the way there.
After 500 miles in the pilot seat, we consider the Baja package a huge improvement, even if it isn't without a few drawbacks. The Baja still uses the Tacoma as its foundation, meaning some of the Tacoma's shortcomings are still evident, such as grabby brakes and overactive electronics, which can never really be put on hiatus. For example, hustling through a sandy wash will summon the babysitters and quash the fun faster than mom and dad unexpectedly coming home from a weekend trip on Saturday night. We were also surprised that nothing was done to the interior to distinguish it as a special model.
Under the hood is Toyota's venerable 4.0L DOHC V-6, which puts out 236hp and 266 lb-ft of torque, and in our tester was paired with a somewhat slow-to-downshift five-speed automatic transmission. A six-speed manual is also available. Torque felt especially light under 3,000 rpm and under acceleration the boy racer TRD muffler drone can be a bit embarrassing. We imagine that we would have loved this exhaust if we were in our 20s, but we aren't. Fortunately, the drone all but disappears at highway speeds, giving our ears a rest on long trips. What has been a solid drivetrain configuration for Toyota over the years is starting to show its age, with more refined powertrains now available from other manufacturers.
Those shortcomings aside, the Toyota Tacoma TRD T|X Baja Series is the most fun you can have in a midsize pickup these days. Packed with features and with a base price that ranges from $7,470 to $9,735 less than the base Raptor, it is no wonder that the 2012 allotment of Baja Series is nearly sold out. Toyota has a rich off-road history with its trucks, and it is great to see the company catering to the hardcore wheeling enthusiast again. fw
What's Hot, What's Not
Hot: Great suspension, available with a stick, a blast in the dirt
Not: Audacious graphics are mandatory, invasive electronics, droning exhaust
Our Take: The best midsize pickup money can buy
Quick Specs
Vehicle model: 2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T|X Baja Series Double Cab
Base price: $35,255
Engine type: 4.0L V-6
Valvetrain: DOHC
Aspiration: Natural
Mfg.'s hp @ rpm: 236 @ 5,200
Mfg.'s torque (lb-ft) @ rpm: 266 @ 4,000
Transmission: 5-spd. automatic
Axle ratio: 3.73:1
Suspension (f/r): Coil-spring double wishbone suspension and stabilizer bar/Leaf spring suspension with staggered outboard-mounted gas shock absorbers and stabilizer bar
Steering: Variable-assist power steering
Brakes (f/r): Power-assisted vented discs/power-assisted drums
Wheels/Tires: 16x7 cast aluminum/P265/70R16 BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO
Curb weight (lb): 4,400
Min ground clearance (in): 9.1
Max payload capacity (lb): 1,315
Max towing capacity (lb): 6,500
Fuel capacity (gal): 21.1
EPA city/hwy mileage estimates (mpg): 16/21


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