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15 of the hottest builds for 2011
Each year as the level and quality of cars built in the hot rodding community continues to reach ever upward, it becomes more difficult to create something that really captures the imagination. After all, we all love cars, but it's hard not to become at least a little bit jaded and forget how much hard work goes into every high-end build.
The tonic for automotive ennui is continuous innovation and refinement. Simply stated: If you're not looking for perspective, platform, or performance that isn't pushing limits, you're not in the game. For some shops the focus is on exploring ways to aesthetically reimagine common cars, and for others it's more about ever blurring the lines among the touring car, race car, supercar, and muscle car. Either way, all of them are working to create something that will fuel hot rodders' passions.
So what are some of the top shops in the industry building right now? For this year's Trendsetting Builders special, we pulled 15 shops that are creating cars that we think showcase emerging ideas, parts, and styles likely to cast their influence on the next generation of rods.
As for the hot platforms in 2011, tastes still run the breadth of the automotive landscape, but there is one that rises to the top: The "it" car for this year appears to be the early Chevy II. We'll chalk the sudden fever up to a bevy of new chassis and suspension options from DSE, Heidts, Art Morrison, and The Roadster Shop, who are releasing long pent-up demand among loyal fans for a package that can put the pedestrian early II in the same performance class as it's later X-body brethren.
1966 Ford Mustang
CorteX Precision Racing Technology
Project name: Xecution
Trend: Vintage muscle that outruns modern race cars on the track
The name of this project pretty much says it all; this Mustang is a zero-compromise track car that takes no prisoners. Filip Trojanek of CorteX is a lifelong car guy and also an engineer specializing in structural mechanics. Combine that background with a penchant for SolidWorks, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and road racing, and muscle cars become supercars.
Besides serving as a rolling testbed for parts development for CorteX, the stated goal for Xecution is performance on par with NASA AIX, ALMS, and SCCA World Challenge cars while still maintaining street driveability. The crazy part is it's no exaggeration; Xecution clocks in at 4.15 pounds per horsepower, can generate cornering forces of 1.6g static and 2.2g jerk, and has been driven over 200 miles to events where it outran full race-prepped modern cars costing many times more. In full road-course setup with borrowed drag radials it has also posted 10.70 at 128 mph with a 1.55 60-foot at Infineon's dragstrip. Yeah, it's fast.
If this stuff sounds a bit familiar to regular readers, that's because Xecution is the inspiration behind our Max Effort project, and CorteX is the shop making it a reality.
By The Numbers
Engine: 600hp GM LS7, Callies crank and rods, Wiseco pistons, GMPP Grand-Am cam, ported heads and intake
Trans: Tremec T56, modified for road racing, McLeod Magnum Force Twin 8.5-inch disc clutch
Rearend: CorteX Racing cambered full-floating 9-inch with 3.89:1 gears and a TrueTrac diff in a Moser aluminum case, ACPT 3.25-inch carbon-fiber driveshaft
Suspension: CorteX Racing SLA front, tubular K-member with GM LS7 engine mounts, severe duty lower control arms, CorteX ARB, CorteX Radial X spindles, CorteX Racing Watt's link and adjustable torque arm
Brakes: four-piston Sierra GN billet calipers on 13.5-inch Coleman rotors front, four-piston Sierra XL billet calipers on 12.2-inch Coleman rotors rear
Wheels & Tires: 18×12 Jongbloed 305 Aero with 335/35R18 Hoosier R6
Contact: CorteX Precision Racing Technology; 415-886-7223; www.CorteXRacing.com
D&Z Customs
Project name: AMXess
Trend: Off-the-radar platform set to steal the show
We probably push this point more than any other magazine; the best way to be noticed and remembered is to stand out from the masses with a unique body style that makes people rethink their next project. AMXess will be a full-on Pro Touring machine with one goal in mind: to be driven hard. The plan is to seamlessly combine the style, spirit, and heritage of '60s AMC racing heritage with new state-of-the-art suspension and driveline technology, and create a car that's accommodating on the street and at home on the track.
We know; everyone says that, right? Well, it's true; AMXess' debut will be at the Heidts Performance Car Challenge in Joliet, Illinois, followed by some fun at the Holley LSFest. The SEMA show is in the works, where D&Z hopes to receive an invitation to the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge (OUSCI), followed by an assault on the Silver State Classic. That's a pretty intense schedule for a fresh car, and we approve. Owner Jimi Day says it'll keep coming too; many Goodguys autocross events, track days and at least one cross-country cruise lie on the horizon.
By The Numbers
Engine: 550hp GMPP LS3 with COMP LS7 cam, Hooker headers, Holley LS swap oil pan
Trans: Kiesler RS 600 five-speed with Centerforce twin disc clutch
Rearend: Speedway Engineering 9-inch floater with Randy's Ring & Pinion Yukon aluminum third member, Detroit TrueTrac with 3.60 gears
Suspension: Heidts Pro-G crossmembers and control arms up front, Heidts/D&Z Customs custom-built four-link in the rear
Brakes: Wilwood 14-inch floating rotors with six-piston calipers, front; 14-inch floating rotors four-piston calipers, rear
Wheels & Tires: 18×9 and 18×10 Rushforth Nighttrain with 275/35R18 and 295/35R18
Contact: D&Z Customs; 262-347-9741; www.DandZCustoms.com
1963 Chevy II SS
Detroit Speed & Engineering
Trend: No-compromise chassis parts for Chevy II
The inspiration for this build came from a groundbreaking '64 Nova SS Li'l John Buttera and his son Chris built in the mid '80s called the Novette—a car some have called the first true Pro Touring car. Owner Gordon McGilton asked Detroit Speed & Engineering (DSE) to pay homage with a modern twist. While Li'l John grafted in a '84 Corvette front and rear subframe, this '63 will get the full DSE treatment with their recently released front subframe and suspension assembly, and rear Quadralink. That will address all the II's infamous ills and should put handling well beyond the Novette's respectable performance with a fraction of the effort.
Gordon does plan to use this car often for cruising and to turn some laps on track days, so it'll also be getting a custom-built rollcage and DSE's deep tubs in the rear to get more tire under the slim Chevy II quarters. No word yet on whether the paint scheme will be a similar two-tone as the Novette, but we do know that rather than a clean shave most of the factory trim will remain, with some unique finishes from Jet-Hot coatings instead of polishing.
By The Numbers
Engine: 585hp Mast Motorsports 416ci L99 VVT with M-90 DBW ECM controller
Trans: Bowler-prepped Tremec TKO 500 five-speed
Rearend: DSE prepped 9-inch with a Moser-built centersection with 3.90 gears, Detroit TrueTrac diff and Moser axles, Dynatech driveshaft
Suspension: DSE subframe with Detroit Tuned coilovers, antiroll bar up front. DSE Quadralink with DSE's no-bind Swivel-Link technology.
Brakes: Baer Extreme Plus 6R calipers front and rear with 14-inch rotors
Wheels & Tires: yet to be determined 18×9 and 19×10 with 255/35R18 and 295/35R19 BFGoodrich KDW
Contact: Detroit Speed & Engineering; 704-662-3272; www.DetroitSpeed.com
1969 Ford Talladega
Rad Rides By Troy
Trend: Vintage race car style meets modern race car performance
The first thing Troy Trepanier wants you to know about this '69 Torino Talladega he's creating for George Poteet is that it is first and foremost a hard-core race car. While it will be finished to the same level as Rad Rides' show cars, end to end the construction and parts choice will be geared toward road racing. The interior, for example, will be as bare as they come with a competition rollcage and oval punched and riveted sheetmetal throughout. Check out those side windows; they look like standard Dzus-fastened lexan, but they actually still roll down. We love that innovation.
The overall feel of the Talladega will lean distinctly toward vintage NASCAR, but with lots of purpose-driven subtle alterations. For example, original Talladega Torinos used the rear bumper on the front along with a pinched grille area for improved aerodynamics; this one will have a slightly revised nose with handmade bumpers that tuck in tighter and save weight. Even harder to notice will be the 3.5-inch-shorter fenders and slightly flared quarters. The handmade front chin spoiler, rockers, and rear diffuser will also benefit from aerodynamic lessons learned from racing the Blowfish Barracuda on the salt. George is no stranger to racing, so expect to see this Talladega intimidating the competition at various events later this year.
By The Numbers
Engine: 750hp Boss 429 with Hilborn injection
Trans: Tremec five-speed
Rearend: Mark Williams 9-inch
Suspension: Art Morrison chassis with C5 Corvette front suspension and a custom four-link with Watt's link rear by Rad Rides
Wheels & Tires: 18- and 19-inch Billet Specialties with BFG tires
Contact: Rad Rides by Troy; 815-468-2590; www.RadRides.com
1967 Chevy Camaro
Dooley & Sons
Trend: Bolt-in spine style full frame with modern suspension for Camaros
Swapping out the subframe on first- and second-gen Camaros for a full frame isn't a new idea, but the boys devised a unique and innovative approach for their soon-to-be-released chassis. Rather than the standard perimeter-style rails that run along the outward edge of the floorpan, the Dooley chassis uses a spine style that sends the rails down the middle of the tunnel alongside the driveshaft. Believe it or not, those smooth sweeps front to rear are accomplished with a one-piece rail per side.
Fortunately, right about the time they were ready to start development, a good customer walked in with a '67 Camaro in need of some love. The previous owner had been doing pretty much everything wrong, but the body was perfect, so Dooley's was able to strip it down and get all the data they needed.
There's still a lot up in the air since the final rendering isn't finished, but look for bright red paint with a Ferrari-inspired interior.
By The Numbers
Engine: 700hp 454ci LSX, Hilborn EFI
Trans: Keisler T56 six-speed
Rearend: 9-inch, 3.90 gears
Suspension: Dooley & Sons full frame with tubular control arms, coilovers, and splined sway bar; triangulated four-bar rear with coilovers
Brakes: 14-inch Wilwood with six-piston calipers
Wheels & Tires: 20×9 22×11 Boze
Contact: Dooley & Sons Rods & Customs; 936-931-3277; www.DooleyAndSons.com
1970 Dodge Charger
Hot Rods To Hell
Project name: Hell's Charger
Trend: Ultimate top-speed muscle cars
There's a reason Hot Rods To Hell chose to turn this '70 Charger into a Superbird, and it has nothing to do with imposing looks and everything to do with function. In full NASCAR trim, the Superbird was by far the slipperiest muscle car to ever grace an oval with the best air control, so when a customer proclaimed his desire to obliterate the Unlimited Class record at the Silver State Classic in vintage American iron, it was the logical choice.
To be fair, this is no replica. Working with aerodynamic specialists at renowned Swift Engineering, all of the body alterations, including cutting the car down the middle and removing a few inches of width, were all designed with the expressed purpose of bringing the coefficient of drag as low as possible. To date, preliminary CFD testing has shown Hells' Charger has a CD of .189. Original Daytonas clock in around .290 and even the famously slick GM EV1 only mustered .195. With the projected 870-plus horsepower, at 5,500 feet the potential top speed was shown to be 349 mph. Records will be falling indeed. Incidentally, we were offered a ride. Should we?
By The Numbers
Engine: 1,100hp (sea level) 488ci Ray Barton Pro-Stock second-gen Hemi
Trans: G-Force six-speed
Rearend: Speedway Engineering
Suspension: Hot Rods To Hell truck arm rear
Brakes: Alcon six-piston calipers on carbon rotors
Wheels & Tires: 15×10 Aero with Goodyear Cup Car tires
Contact: Hot Rods To Hell; 530-365-6561; www.HotRodsToHell.net
1967 Chevy II
The Roadster Shop
Project name: Innovator
Trend: Extreme subtlety
This may be the most radical take on the humble little Chevy II we've seen to date—yet somehow it still retains the classic look. Phil and Jeremy Gerber's extensively modified and transformed '67 has more extreme custom metalwork going on than we can possibly describe here, but we'll give it a go.
While it's not immediately obvious, the side of the II has been reshaped to eliminate the original molding that ran through the center of the car; the lower section of the fenders, doors, and quarters were also resculpted to create a '69 Camaro-esque body line extending off the wheel arches.
The top is also chopped ¾ inch at the front to level the roofline, and the driprails were sliced off. That radically louvered hood actually funnels air into airboxes at the rear corners, and ducting brings the fresh air through the inner fenders to the throttle body. The front is full custom with handbuilt bumpers, a lower spoiler/splitter, rocker moldings, and one-off billet headlights and taillights by Greening Auto Company. There are also a bellypan, an air diffuser, and a custom trunk in the rear. That's just a taste—we didn't even get into the hand-fabbed interior!
By The Numbers
Engine: 690hp LSX 454
Trans: T56 Magnum
Rearend: Ford 9-inch floater with 3.90 gears and Detroit TrueTrac diff
Suspension: Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis with Fast Track IFS and a custom three-link rear with Watts link
Brakes: Baer 14-inch front and 13-inch rear
Wheels & Tires: yet to be determined 18×10 and 20×12 one-off wheels with 275/30R18 and 335/30R20 Michelin PS2
Contact: Roadster Shop; 847-949-7637; www.RoadsterShop.com
1953 Studebaker Champion
Johnson's Hot Rod Shop
Trend: Class meets performance
Paul Gilliam grew up around circle-track racing with his father in the '50s and early '60s before joining the Navy. The inspiration for this car, however, came from a '53 Stude he saw at the Daytona flying mile race on the sands of the beach in the mid '50s that stuck in his mind. Paul prefers his cars to be high-class drivers, so rather than a racer powered by a race-prepped Caddy V-8 with a crank-driven Potvin blower like the Daytona car, this Stude will run an easier-to-cruise (and likely much more powerful) GMPP 502.
Despite what appears to be a very shallow depth from the side, the '60s-era, Indy-inspired wheels are actually 12 inches wide in the rear, and 10 inches in the front. Alan Johnson tells us it'll need that rubber since the custom chassis and suspension have been designed from scratch to balance the Stude's street manners nicely between grip and comfort.
So far, there are no specific events planned for the Stude beyond the debut at SEMA 2011, which, of course, could result in an invite to the Optima Challenge, but a good cross-country cruise may provide the shakedown run.
By The Numbers
Engine: 502hp GMPP 502
Trans: Bowler 4L60E
Rearend: 9-inch Ford with 3.70 gears
Suspension: custom Chris Fischer/JHRS chassis with Morrison C6 crossmember and suspension, front; custom coilover radius rod by JHRS in the rear
Brakes: 14-inch six-piston Wilwood all around
Wheels & Tires: 18×10 and 19×12 Evod with 255/45R18 and 345/35R19 Pirelli
Contact: Johnson's Hot Rod Shop; 256-492-5989, www.JohnsonsHotRodShop.com
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda
Legens Hot Rod Shop
Trend: Street rod builders trying their hand at muscle cars
Occasionally a customer just wants a nice clean muscle car, say a '70 'Cuda for example. And sometimes it's your car they want. A customer who was looking for a new project and happened to see Steve Legens pull up in his stock daily driver '70 340 'Cuda. Boom. He had his next project, and Steve was left looking for a new car. Legens is best known for their award-winning street rods, but things are shifting quickly after the debut of George Poteet's phenomenally subtle Chevelle ("Vanilla Spice," Apr. '11) that has gathered major attention for the shop.
And they've got big orders as well; this customer would like a Goodguys Street Machine of the Year award to his name. Legens says it's a bit strange working on his old car, but he has been given cart blanche on the build so he does get to enjoy building it exactly as he would have done for himself.
By The Numbers
Engine: 800hp 426ci third-gen Hemi with Kenne Bell blower and Mr. Norm's heads
Trans: six-speed Tremec
Rearend: narrowed Viper rear
Suspension: modified Art Morrison chassis with Art Morrison front suspension and modified Viper IRS
Brakes: Wilwood 13-inch with six-piston calipers
Wheels & Tires: 20×8 and 22×10 Savini with 245/35R20 and 305/40R22 BFG
Contact: Legens Hot Rods; 731-587-6002; www.LegensHotRod.com
1949 Ford
RPM Hot Rods
Project name: ThunderBoss
Trend: Pro Touring trending backward in time
The car most rodders associate RPM with is the incredible '70 Shelby built for the '10 Goodguys giveaway that also graced our October '10 cover. This year they have their hands full with a '62 Chevy II and this unique '49 Ford. We love shoeboxes, but typically they're built with more of a traditional rod and custom flavor rather than performance. This one trends more toward handling and all-around performance, which is something we're seeing more of. Handling is becoming part of all genres hot rodding.
His grandfather's '49 Ford was the first car owner Rocky Boler ever drove, and is what hooked him on cars. This one is in its third life; its first two being the stock phase, and the 502 BBC drag racer phase. Now for its final update, Rocky wants to maintain some vestiges of each of the Ford's versions, vintage style with insane horsepower, but also add the element that it never had—the ability to cut corners quickly and comfortably.
By The Numbers
Engine: 780hp 520ci Jon Kaase Boss 429 with individual runner EFI
Trans: Tremec Magnum six-speed
Rearend: 9-inch Ford, 3.90 gears
Suspension: Art Morrison chassis, Art Morrison front suspension, four-bar rear
Brakes: 12-inch SSBC
Wheels & Tires: 18×8 and 20×12 Billet Specialties Bonneville G with 245/40R18 and 335/30R20 Michelin PS2
Contact: RPM Hot Rods; 724-940-3322; www.RPMHotRods.com
1968 Dodge Charger
Performance Restoration
Trend: Traditional custom touches on muscle cars
We've been seeing a whole lot more roofline modifications to cars lately, though most have been subtle in nature. Nevertheless, subtlety was not the goal for this Charger project over at Performance Restoration. With the help of renderings by Murray Pfaff to determine the angle of attack, Brent Jarvis took a Sawzall to a '68 Charger and removed the roof completely to create a custom roadster that's somewhat reminiscent of the mid-'60s Thunderbird Speedsters.
Originally the owner wanted a true convertible, but the logistics of the folding roof became a nightmare, so the plan was switched to creating a true roadster with the look of a Chrysler design studio concept that might have been used for shows and promotions. To keep the theme true, the windshield frame and various moldings from a '68 Belvedere were used with exaggerated head fairings to take up the real estate of the massive Charger decklid. Of course, custom 4×2 framerails tie into stock rails with very heavy torque boxes to keep the flimsy unibody from twisting—especially with the torque from the stroked gen III Hemi.
By The Numbers
Engine: gen III 426ci Hemi, 627 hp
Trans: Chrysler with TCI paddle shifters
Rearend: Dana 60
Suspension: AlterKation front suspension, four-link rear with Panhard bar rear, adjustable sway bars
Brakes: Wilwood, 13-inch with six-piston calipers
Wheels & Tires: 18×10 and 20×12, style TBD
Contact: Performance Restoration; www.PerformanceRestorations.com
1967 Chevy II
Route 66 Motorsports
Trend: Bolt-in IRS systems for muscle cars
Heidts Hot Rod and Muscle Car parts has been on a bender lately working to bring their well-known IRS and IFS suspensions to the muscle car market with several bolt-in designs debuting in the past few years. Solid axles have their place, but it's hard to beat the smooth ride of IRS on rough surfaces. Looking to expand their application list, Heidts enlisted Route 66 Motorsports and their recently launched Pro Ride Performance Car series to build this Chevy II as the testing and development mule for their new Pro G front subframe. It's a particularly interesting project for Route 66's Bill Jelinek, since '66-67 Novas have always been one of his favorites.
Though it'll make the car show rounds at events like Goodguys and the Car Craft Summer Nationals, just like their '70 Camaro that was used to test their bolt-in second-gen F-body IRS, Heidts plans on proving their Chevy II parts through autocross and SCCA events.
By The Numbers
Engine: 650hp LS3
Trans: 4L65E
Rearend: Ford 9-inch with 3:50 gears and 31-spline axles
Suspension: Heidts Pro G front with four-link rear
Brakes: Wilwood 12-inch four-piston
Wheels & Tires: 18×8 and 18×10 Billet Specialties with 255/35R18 and 295/35R18
Contact: Route 66 Motorsports; 815-462-0090; www.Rt66Motorsports.com
1969 Ford Mustang
Schwartz Performance
Project name: Remedy
Trend: Vintage muscle returning to daily duties
Robert Turner came to Schwartz Performance with one thing in mind—he wanted a good driver. No really, he plans to take this SportsRoof on the Power Tour, autocross it at Goodguys events, and drive it to work every day. To make it livable as a '11 Mustang, a new Coyote 302 complete with supercharger was ordered up from Ford Racing. Modern handling, braking, and structural rigidity were requisite, so a complete Schwartz Performance chassis was an easy decision for him. Tuner needs to arrive fresh and relaxed at the office, so a fresh interior with Vintage Air, a high-end sound/navigation system, and power windows are in the cards as well. When it's finished it'll have all the modern goodies we want from a new car, plus tons of power and slot-car handling—or as the guys at Schwartz like to say, "a good driver."
By The Numbers
Engine: 624hp Coyote 5.0 with FRPP blower
Trans: Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed
Rearend: full-floating 9-inch with 3.70 gears
Suspension: Schwartz Performance full frame dual-wishbone with coilovers
Rear suspension: triangulated four-link by Schwartz Performance
Brakes: Wilwood 13-inch with six-piston calipers
Wheels & Tires: 18×9 and 19×12.5 Forgelines with BFG KDWs
Contact: Schwartz Performance; 815-206-2230; www.SchwartzPerformance.com
1957 Chevy
Woody's Hot Rodz
Project name: Black Widow
Trend: Paying homage without cloning
In February 1957, black-and-white fuel-injected Chevy 150 two-door sedans appeared at NASCAR's National Speed Weeks in Daytona. Dubbed the "Black Widows," these SEDCO (Southern Engineering and Development Co.) prepped cars were an instant hit with fans and racers. Buck Baker even drove one to win the national championship. Nevertheless, by June 6, 1957, SEDCO ceased operation due to a pending congressional resolution regarding manufacturers that supported "racing activities" that may lead to reckless street driving. No one seems to know for sure how many cars were built by SEDCO; if there were official records, they didn't survive.
Christopher Sondles of Woody's Hot Rodz and George Poteet got together and discussed the creation of a car that would pay tribute to the Widows, but with tons of very subtle deviations. Unfortunately, Sondles is keeping many of the subtle changes under wraps until completion, but he refers to it as a "1 incher," since almost every panel has been massaged by an inch or so. The unveiling will be at the 2012 GNRS in Pomona, California, and afterward there's talk that George may take this modern Widow for a lap or two on a banked oval just for the fun of it.
By The Numbers
Engine: 550hp GMPP Limited Edition Aluminum 427, custom dual four-barrel intake by Bischoff Engine Services (BES)
Trans: Tremec TKO five-speed
Rearend: Ford 9-inch with 3.70 gears
Suspension: Art Morrison Tri-Five Chassis with Morrison IFS and triangulated four-bar rear
Brakes: 13-inch Wilwood
Wheels & Tires: 18×8.5 and 18×10.5 one-off Clay Cook Enterprises six-lug billet wheels with 245/40R18 and 275/40ZR 18 BFG g-Force Super Sports
Contact: Woody's Hot Rodz; 812-637-1933; www.WoodysHotRodz.com
1973 Pontiac Trans Am
YearOne/Ghostworks Garage
Project name: The McQ-Ship
Trend: Subtle monster turbo horsepower in street cars
This project in YearOne's Ghostworks Garage will pay homage to the Brewster Green TA that co-starred with John Wayne in the movie McQ. The idea is to build what appears to be a lightly modified '73 Trans Am, Brewster Green with small nose bird like the movie car, but stuff it full of twin-turbo LS7 power. Hence, the McQ-Ship name.
The powerplant will be the star of the show on this car and will feature 427 cubes with twin Turbonetics GTK550 turbochargers. The package is estimated to make approximately 950 hp when the boost is turned up a bit. Backing the engine will be a thoroughly reworked 4L80E automatic and a Moser 9-inch rear. You won't be able to tell from the outside though, since the body mods will be kept subtle to give the Trans Am a fresh look while still appearing like a stock car, with slightly revamped wheel flares and a front spoiler with integrated driving lights and brake ducts. In other words, you'd never see, or hear, this 950 hp coming.
By The Numbers
Engine: 7.0L twin-turbo wet sump LS7 by Wegner Automotive, Manley crank and rods, Turbonetics GTK 550 turbos
Trans: Bowler 4L80E
Rearend: Moser 9-inch with 31-spline axles and Detroit TrueTrac diff
Suspension: tubular front subframe with Heim-jointed tubular upper and lower control arms and integrated subframe connectors, four-link rear suspension with adjustable coilovers front and rear
Brakes: Baer 14-inch with six-piston calipers and Hydro-Boost assist
Wheels & Tires: 18×10 and 18×12 YearOne Honeycomb with 275/35R18 and 315/35R18 BFG g-Force T/A KDW
Contact: YearOne; 800-932-7663; www.YearOne.com


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Monday, 11 May 2015
Digital Citizenship. How Can We Say 'Thank You'
I am keen to act upon a recent recommendation to further develop digital citizenship practices at PIE. I must admit I have been focusing on the iPad roll out this year so this dropped off my radar.
Looking to next academic year, I would like to put some good practice into place. One of the biggest challenges is not only developing understandings about good Digital Citizenship practices but to sustain those good practices.
I have always believed in authentic experiences last the longest so I need an approach that would reflect this. Ongoing discussion is key.
Living in Indonesia it can be difficult to maintain the right perspective. You can readily buy pirated CDs at most shopping centres. Our students have difficulty in learning that just because you can access media, doesn't mean that you should take it and use it. Just because you bought a pirate CD or grabbed a resource online, doesn't mean that you can ethically use the contents. Some kids think that because they 'paid' for it (paid = spent $1 for the pirated copy) or found it themselves online - it's OK to use.
My message to students is citing information and media is like saying thank you to the one who made it. When someone does something for you, it's good manners to say thank you. Here is a way to say 'thank you'.
I am mostly working with the younger grades so I need some visuals to help bring the message and to give the class teacher a resource that they can refer to often. I have started working on some Info Graphic posters to be copied and put up in the classrooms. It is helping me that the current theme in Grade 4 is one of Digital Citizenship. I have been involved in talks with classes and from that I have a better perspective of the current situation.
I have made a start with posters for the younger grades. Take a look. I hope to build on this and level it up for older students. My first 3 are Recording Resources, Safe Information Searches and Safe Picture searches. I am looking for easy to follow accessible information. These posters will help classroom teachers get the message across and help them to remember what to do.
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During tonight's game between the Dodgers and Padres, Zack Greinke hit Carlos Quentin with a pitch leading to a bench-clearing brawl that took a while to get settled.
After Greinke hit Quentin, the Padres outfielder immediately took exception to the pitch and took a couple of steps towards Greinke. The Dodgers pitcher then appeared to say something to Quentin which prompted Quentin to charge the mound. It was the third time in Quentin's career that he was hit by Greinke.
Both players were ejected along with Dodgers third baseman Jerry Hairston, who later charged at the Padres dugout, and Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who also had to be restrained from going after Padres players after the brawl had subsided.
Here's the video (via MLB.com). A longer (unedited) version of the brawl can be seen below. In that version, we get the pleasure of hearing Vin Scully offer his interpretation of Matt Kemp's foul language at the 4:35 mark by saying "that's fertilizer"...


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U.S. cable network TCM says it plans to air interviews from Johnny Carson's three decades as host of "The Tonight Show," starting next summer.
Many of the classic chats, which will be broadcast as "Carson on TCM," have not been seen on television since they premiered, the network noted.
"Johnny Carson set the gold standard for generations of talk-show hosts with his candid, funny and often very revealing interviews with everyone from legendary screen icons to young newcomers," Tom Brown, TCM's vice president of original production, said in a statement. "'Carson on TCM' offers classic movie fans the perfect chance to see their favorite stars chatting with one of the most beloved figures in television history."
Carson served as "Tonight Show" host from 1962 to 1992. He died in 2005 at the age of 79.


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Politicians and gay marriage calculus
When historians write the story of America's cultural revolution on gay marriage, March of 2013 may well get its own chapter — the month when the political balance on this issue shifted unmistakably from risky to safe.
But historians will surely also note that this was a movement in which the politicians, for the most part, were mere passengers along for the ride. With very few exceptions, elected officials remain profiles in caution and calculation, while activists and courts are the real engines of change.
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All of this month's three big gay-marriage moments — in which prominent politicians repudiated their past positions — highlighted how much vacillation, equivocation, and even hypocrisy continue to define the political response to this issue. That's true even as, in many cases and especially for Democrats, it is now riskier to be seen as a laggard in embracing gay marriage than to rush in line behind what just not long ago was a radical stand.
( PHOTOS: Pols who evolved on gay marriage)
Hillary Clinton caught bouquets from many liberals for her video this week backing gay marriage, a stance which now enjoys majority support in national polls. She cited how the experience of knowing gay friends caused her to rethink her position. But does anyone really believe that Clinton's actual views have changed since the 2008 presidential campaign, when she was against gay marriage, rather than her calculation that the safe position has changed?
Bill Clinton himself had some explaining to do this month when he reversed course on the Defense of Marriage Act reviled by liberals, even though he signed it during the midst of his 1996 reelection campaign. Between the lines of his Washington Post op-ed, his argument was pretty simple: The politics of the issue were murder for Democrats back then.
( Also on POLITICO: Gay marriage keeps Hillary Clinton in the game)
Even the Republican making headlines on gay marriage this month, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, is taking a stand that is less bold or principled than first meets the eye. He said his view changed because his son told him he was gay, two years ago. But every gay person is someone's kid — a fact that surely occurred to him when he crafted his former position against same-sex marriage.
Amid this rapidly shifting ground, here are a half-dozen takeaways on the new politics of gay marriage:
The middle ground on marriage is disappearing fast
As recently as 2008, both major-party presidential nominees had nearly the same public position on marriage: let there be civil unions, not gay marriage, and let each state set its own policy. That was a safe view for pro-gay Democrats and moderate Republicans alike.
Today, that position is fully acceptable only to a diminishing slice of the electorate. For supporters of gay marriage, it looks like an insulting, separate-but-equal proposition. For opponents of same-sex unions, it's an invitation to a chaotic patchwork of laws governing an immutable human institution.
( Also on POLITICO: Poll: 58 percent back gay marriage)
In a Washington Post poll this week, 64 percent of voters said the gay marriage issue should "be decided for all states on the basis of the Constitution," while only 33 percent favored letting states make their own law.
Former Maine Gov. John Baldacci, who signed a gay-marriage law in 2009 only to see it fall at the ballot box, said a civil-unions or state's-rights stance is "no longer sufficient," at least among his fellow Democrats.


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Nathan Dodd wrote:The intention was always to refinish the guitar as a 'black top' to hide many other minor scars to the top.
What would you do at this point? Would you backtrack, remove the new braces and patch and make an effort to reintroduce the original arch by creating stressed glue joints and new braces that compensate? Would you continue with the top in its existing shape?
For further interest the guitar will be receiving new binding front and back and to the neck (currently no binding on the back and neck), corrected back bow to neck, repair of broken heel, from 10 to a 12 inch radius on the fret board, full refret, new hardware throughout, full refinish along with the repair of all indentations, small cracks and various holes and gouges that have been drilled and cut into it over the years. It really was a shambles! Down the line it may also receive a floating pickup off the fingerboard (which also has to be replaced)
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A beer geek's love knows no bounds. Ale addicts have been known to stake out liquor stores and sleep outside breweries just to quench their thirst for certain brews. It's a restraining-order-level obsession.
This yearning for yeast, malt and hops even permeates their vacation plans. Booming beer markets have become travel destinations, and breweries are their tourist traps. Forget about the Smithsonian. Where's the nearest brewpub?
"When we travel we look for the brewpubs – who's got the micros?" said a sweaty-browed Badger Colish, head brewer at Duluth's Canal Park Brewing Co., breaking from swabbing the brewery floor. "That's just what we do."
Nationally, Oregon, Colorado and San Diego long have been beery wellsprings. But Colish's Twin Ports turf is becoming an attraction in its own right. Four new breweries and brewpubs have opened in the area in the past year, bringing the total to 10, and Duluth Mayor Don Ness has dubbed his town Minnesota's beer capital.
Between Grandma's Marathon and the throngs of North Shore-bound Twin Citians, Duluth draws 3.5 million tourists annually. Canal Park co-owner Rockie Kavajecz believes the city's growing brewing scene will lure beer-based vacationers. Kavajecz, who also jointly owns the neighboring Canal Park Lodge, said his hotel sees a surge in bookings whenever pioneering brewpub Fitger's Brewhouse releases new beers.
Potential tourism dollars encouraged the veteran businessman to invest in his $6 million red-brick brewpub, with its large glass windows overlooking Lake Superior so guests can watch the ships sail in. Having opened late last year, Kavajecz said they are ready for tourist season and hope to add a patio before the marathon. "We're expecting big things this summer," Kavajecz said. "I'd bet the farm on it."
Dave Grandmaison is betting on it, too. In July, the Duluth native will launch the Duluth Experience, a tour company that will lead pilsner pilgrimages through area breweries, in addition to historical and outdoor adventure tours. Another event group, Minneapolis-based Get Knit, started running brewery-tour daytrips from the Twin Cities this spring.
Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior, Wis., will be part of Grandmaison's tours, but head brewer Allyson Rolph said the quaint brewpub already attracts its share of out-of-towners. "We're starting to see a lot more beer tourism, people coming up here from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago," she said, perched at the bustling bar in Bent Paddle Brewing Company's loft-like taproom — the latest to open in Duluth.
From boutique Belgian-leaners Blacklist Brewing and Borealis Fermentery in Knife River Minn., to Irish bars/brewpubs Carmody and Dubh Linn, North Coast beer is diversifying. Even aesthetically, Kavajecz's shiny new lakeside project offers a contrasting feel to Thirsty Pagan's small-town charm.
Just north of Two Harbors, Clint and Jamie MacFarlane of Castle Danger Brewery have perhaps the state's most serene brewery. The couple's tool shed of a brewhouse sits on a scenic 40-acre lakefront plot where they also run a 12-cabin resort. The resort has been in Jamie's family since the 1930s and next year they plan to add a larger brewery/taproom in downtown Two Harbors.
But beer communities aren't built in a day. Lake Superior Brewing Co., whose beers are readily found in the Twin Cities, and Fitger's have been pushing craft beer in Duluth since the mid-'90s. "I basically cut my teeth on craft beer on those two breweries' beers," said Bent Paddle's Bryon Tonnis, from the small office tucked into his high-ceilinged, state-of-the art brewery.
"We owe them a big debt of gratitude," said co-founder Colin Mullen, of Barley John's Brewpub pedigree.
Ski trips out West during the early '90s craft craze hipped Fitger's co-owner Tim Nelson to better-beer culture and prompted him to open his beer-bar-turned-brewpub in 1995. "We noticed these little scenes that were happening in these towns," the scraggly bearded beer magnate said. "People that were culturally the same as us were hanging out enjoying craft beer. We thought, 'Wow, this is what Duluth needs.' "
Nelson's vision of Beer Town Duluth is coming to fruition. Fitger's brew guru Dave Hoops said he's proud of their elder-statesman status and that multiple Fitger's-groomed brewers have opened their own operations, including Blacklist and Dubrue, fortifying the Duluth scene.
Last summer the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild launched All Pints North, a full-blown beer festival in Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park that drew 1,300 attendees. Organizers say they've already sold as many tickets for this year's July 13 sampling soirée.
Whether you're passing through this summer en route to Grand Marais or seeking a suds-centric stay-cation, Duluth would welcome your palate. There's more than enough local beer to keep you busy.
Triple Double trouble
After a five-year run, the popular Triple Double dance night at the Triple Rock Social Club has come to an end. Last week core DJ Mike 2600 announced that the club had 86'd the beloved weekly known for its two-for-one drink specials due to escalating violence, capped by "one giant brawl" the week prior. Triple Double had featured a revolving door of some of the Twin Cities' top DJs, spinning everything from hip-hop to disco.
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Butcher & the Boar has been named the world's No. 1 seller of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. To celebrate its bourbon-slinging success, master distiller Fred Noe of the Jim Beam Bourbon company (which owns Knob Creek) will conduct a tasting of the different Knob Creek marques Tuesday in the beer garden. A buffet of B&B grub and bourbon cocktails will also be available. ($50, 6 p.m., Tue., 1121 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls., 612-238-8888, www.butcherandtheboar.com)
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Security researchers argue about "clickjacking." It's a term used to describe attacks vaguely defined as tricking the user into clicking on one thing when it appears they are clicking on another.
Michal Zalewski of Google has an example in this security mailing list post that puts it in a little more technical context:
Zalewski, who prefers the term "UI Redress" attacks, thinks that any sufficiently feature-rich browser will be vulnerable to attacks of this sort. It's inherent in the current design of browsers and HTML.
There seems to be a consensus that it's up to web applications to protect themselves against such attacks by scrutinizing requests from clients. Many try to do this with "frame busting," generally with script to stop their pages from loading in a frame. Since this is in script there are ways to defeat it.
With Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft will try to help applications block at least some clickjacking with a new HTTP response header named X-FRAME-OPTIONS. If this header is sent to the browser with a value of DENY then IE8 will block all attempts to load it in a frame. If the value is SAMEORIGIN then it will only load the page in a frame if the request came from the same domain as the page to be loaded. Microsoft invites other browser vendors to implement the feature.
Zalewski examined a possibility something like this in that security mailing list post. He has a number of objections to it; web authors have to know how to use it properly, using it then blocks access to legitimate cross-site framing, and the possibility of HTTP header bloat. He seems to prefer an app-level construct, which means a new HTML element, which would be quite difficult to bring about, even for Google.
But his favorite solution is an internal (to the browser) security structure which looks for conditions of "UI Redress" and blocks UI input. As he says it has the advantage of working on all sites by default, but even he calls it "Moderately complex and kludgy." I think he's understating the complexity, and it sounds like a recipe for mysterious error and incorrect behaviors.
The Microsoft solution, as critics point out in this Network World article, will inevitably leave large numbers of users and sites unprotected, but this is a weak criticism. True solutions are necessarily disruptive and would probably break a lot of code. And the Network World article is inaccurate in claiming that clickjacking requires script on the client; it does not, and NoScript will not necessarily protect you. (See the ha.ckers clickjacking details page for more on this.)
Clickjacking won't go away because of the IE8 changes and any effect those changes have will take a long time to be realized, but it's not nothing. Probably major sites, like Amazon.com, will implement it quickly in order to protect themselves, and this protection will then be available to IE8 users. Eventually, as with every other version of IE, most users will move over. Users and sites that lag will remain unprotected, but that's hardly a new problem on the Internet.


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NLU broadens global education outreach in 2014
Chicago regularly ranks high on lists of "most global cities" compiled by journals and research groups for its role as a major center in international business, travel and immigration — making it an ideal site for the continued evolution of a new kind of outreach at National Louis University.
Building on a core mission of providing access to high-quality degree programs for students from diverse backgrounds, NLU is also seeking to become part of the larger global conversation about education, contributing to meaningful policy changes and adopting new innovations and approaches to better inform the work of its own faculty.
Last year proved fruitful for NLU's international efforts. The University hosted the Global Education First Conference, inspired by the United Nations' Global Education First Initiative. The GEFC brought together education leaders from around the world to look at how access to quality education can improve at the local level while fostering a sense of global citizenship in students. Relationships were subsequently born at the GEFC that have continued to shape international education efforts, at NLU and abroad.
One idea that came out of conference was the creation of a system in Africa that awards badges for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) — a weakness in that developing continent — to children and adults that would be recognized inside and outside of educational settings. In November, an important workshop was held in Nigeria that brought together government officials, academics and local leaders to plot a way forward for the proposed program, which they hope will promote training in critical STEM disciplines while spurring economic growth and food security, an important issue in Africa.
The new year holds even more opportunities for NLU to distinguish itself in contributing to the global education effort, said James O'Meara, Professor and one of the leaders of the internationalization push at the University. (O'Meara is also President of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) and an elected member to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Non-Government Organization Liaison Committee.)
In April, a cadre of NLU faculty and staff will attend the World Literacy Summit at Oxford University in the U.K. The biennial summit brings together a wide range of important figures — including ambassadors from multiple countries, commissioners and legislators, as well as academics and other education leaders. As a group, they will explore the major issues affecting global literacy, increase awareness of the more than 700 million people worldwide who are illiterate, foster collaboration and revise the Oxford Declaration, a major literacy advocacy document.
This is the first time NLU is sending representatives to Oxford — another link made possible by GEFC connections, O'Meara said. He will present at the summit about international literacy agendas and translational research and will be joined by Sue Offutt, Executive Director of the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, who will discuss the importance of literacy in early childhood education; Debbie O'Connor, Assistant Professor, on literacy in undergraduate programs; and Monica Ramos, Student Success Coach, who will look at literacy from the perspective of an international student.
O'Meara said the summit will be a key opportunity for NLU to share ideas on literacy and contribute to shaping the Oxford Declaration, as well as a chance to borrow new approaches to help NLU programs as they prepare the educators of tomorrow to make a local impact.
"How do the best practices of NLU translate to the other parts of the world, and what can we bring back from other parts of the world to improve the learning outcomes in Chicago schools," O'Meara asked.
Beyond the summit, O'Meara said NLU is weighing some other opportunities overseas, with details to be released as the year goes on. The GEFC team is at work planning another conference, likely to be held in November. And before that, in August, NLU will participate in a workshop in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, to provide hands-on field experience around the issue of literacy for current students, alumni and friends of NLU, working with orphan children to help build their reading skills and self-esteem, O'Meara said.
This continuing global focus and the fostering of a culture of inquiry at NLU in 2014, he added, can help bring the University in line with larger trends and standards in education — something that highlights NLU as a meaningful player internationally and an exciting destination for new students and partners, much like the city where it resides.
"I think in terms of distinction, NLU has a unique position as a key voice both at UNESCO and the [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development], which are the think tank and policy generators for the world in terms of education," O'Meara said. "And being at the table sets us apart from a lot of other institutions."


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The files created using the "Front Panel Designer" software are only for use on the authors' manufacturing machines.
1. Object
1.1 The object of this agreement is the computer program "Front Panel Designer" recorded on a data carrier as well as the available documentation either in written form or on computer storage media. The object of this agreement is simply the fundamentally usable software according to its description and instructions. The description of the software does not represent an assurance of features in the legal sense.
The authors grant the license holder the non-exclusive right to use the program in accordance with the following provisions.
1.2 The program is subject to the provisions of copyright. The rights of property and copyright for the "Front Panel Designer" software, the accompanying material as well as every copy of the software are retained by the author. The software is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
1.3 It may only be copied or distributed without modification and with this licensing agreement attached. Copying and distribution of the complete program archive is only permitted providing it takes place without charge. Distribution and copying is not without charge, if the program is supplied with other objects, which are not provided free of charge, such as e.g. modems or journals. In case of distribution or copying for payment, then written permission from the author is required before the distribution or copying.
1.4 The license holder is not authorized to access the program's source code or to make modifications of any sort to the program or its constituent parts. The license holder is not permitted to amend, decode, reverse engineer, decompile or to disassemble the software.
1.5 The license holder is authorized to install the software onto available hardware without charge.
1.6 The license holder is entitled to transfer or import data generated with the 'Front Panel Designer' into other programs (for example CAD programs) using the export-filters. The data generated by the export filters - in particular the DXF-filter - may be used by the license holder exclusively for documentation purposes. The use and further processing of the data thus generated, as well as the transfer, either directly or with the aid of other programs for the purpose of controlling production machines, is prohibited. The license holder shall therefore refrain from using data generated using the export-filters and the 'Front Panel Designer' to control production machines which are not owned by the licensor.
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2.1 The author warrants that the software will perform substantially as specified in the documentation. The author assumes no responsibility for the suitability of the software with regard to its intended use by the license holder.
Special features are not ensured. An effective warranty for features must be provided by the author in writing. There is no right to the further development or amendment of the program.
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Uninstalling Front Panel Designer
- Open the Windows Start menu and click on 'Control Panel'. Select the Programs folder and then click on 'Programs and Features'.
- Here you will find the list of all the installed programs. Select the application 'Front Panel Designer' and click 'Uninstall'.
Removing personal data and settings
The uninstallation wizard does not delete personal user data. In order to ensure that this data is completely removed, you have to manually delete the 'FrontDesign' folder in the user profile folder:
- Click on the Start button.
- Type '%APPDATA%' into the Search field and press Enter to open the respective folder.
- Delete the 'FrontDesign' folder from the directory.
Mac OS X
- Open the Finder and click the Programs folder in the left menu bar.
- Here you can see all of the installed programs. Drag the 'FrontDesign' program and drop it into the Trash in the Dock. The program will be uninstalled.
- You must then Empty Trash to finally release the memory space.
Delete the '.FrontDesign' folder in your home directory.
Linux tag: Delete the directory in which the application was unpacked.
Linux rpm and Linux deb: Enter 'FrontDesign' in the Search field of your package manager. Select the program and click on 'Uninstall'.
Or alternatively:
Linux rpm: Open a terminal with root privileges and type 'rpm -e "front design"'.
Linux deb: Open a terminal with root privileges and type 'apt -get remove -- frontdesign'.


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Everyone knows that the natural way to nourish an infant is to breastfeed. The English word nursing is from the same source as nourishing. It seems like it should be as natural as pregnancy, labor, and delivery. The problem is, breastfeeding doesn't always work out well for the mother and the baby. There are many factors involved which can influence the success or failure of nursing. Here is an overview of the subject.
Benefits of breastfeeding
Advantages to the mother
The greatest advantage to the mother is the special pleasure of watching the baby grow and thrive on her milk. Once the mother and baby are adjusted to each other nursing is fun. For many mothers, breastfeeding can be a very special bonding experience. From the first few minutes of the baby's life, the mother gets special benefits from nursing. As she nurses the new infant, her uterus contracts down vigorously from oxytocin, the hormone that is elaborated in response to the suckling. These contractions prevent hemorrhage after the birth and continue to help the uterus shrink to its proper size.
As they settle into their life together, the mother enjoys quiet time with her baby as they bond with each other. Many women lose weight rapidly after the pregnancy from the metabolic changes caused by nursing. Nursing is convenient; the milk is always ready, with no bottles to wash after feedings. Many women who nurse will not conceive for several months. This makes breastfeeding a natural form of child spacing.
Advantages to the baby.
Colostrum, the transparent first milk produced, provides the baby with high levels of protection from many types of infection. As the colostrum changes to real milk the level of protection decreases but there is still a constant supply of substances and cells that protect the baby. The bonding experience, with skin-to-skin contact, has been shown to be beneficial to the baby's overall health. It has been claimed that breastfeeding leads to higher intelligence, lower chances of allergy, lower chances of obesity, and fewer ear infections. We know it is very good for most, but not all, babies. Unfortunately, some babies who breastfeed still get allergies, ear infections, and are sometimes obese in childhood. Regardless of all of these issues, breast milk is still the most perfect, naturally designed, ideal food for a young baby.
Maternal issues
Some mothers have inverted nipples which are difficult for the baby to latch on to. For first time mothers, it is a good idea to have a lactation consultant check the nipples at the end of the 8th month so problems such as inverted nipples can be corrected before the birth. If the inverted nipples are not corrected before the birth, a lactation consultant should be brought in to help get the baby on to the nipple.
Sore Nipples
Even when the baby is sucking well, many mothers experience sore nipples in the first few weeks of nursing. The key to avoiding this problem is to make sure that the infant is latched on to the nipple with a deep grasp including the top and the bottom of the nipple and most of the aureola. The pain of nursing should be only the first few sucks. If it continues to hurt, the nipple should be pushed deeper into the infant's mouth. If the pain is gone but it returns as the feeding progresses the nipple should again be pushed in since the baby is probably sliding off as he relaxes. Lanolin creams and breast shells which air the nipple after feedings are useful. If the nipples have accommodated to the nursing and, at a later time they become sore, it is almost certain that they are infected with yeast. Additionally, it is quite possible that the baby has thrush, a yeast infection in the mouth. If this happens, both the mother and the baby should be treated.
When the milk first comes in, on day 2-3 in young mothers, the breasts can get very swollen and painful. This condition, known as engorgement, requires careful management to prevent infection. Most people know that the more the baby nurses, the more milk is produced. This does not apply to the problem of engorgement! When the milk first "comes in" there is often much more than the baby can consume. Most women produce at least enough for twins. The production stays on overdrive for about a week no matter how much the baby-nurses. There is also a very uncomfortable swelling of the breasts which can block the milk flow and make the breasts painful and hard. Engorgement can also interfere with the baby's ability to latch on, causing sore nipples and a frustrated infant. Since the milk keeps coming in, even if the breasts are not emptied, there is no stopping it. Drainage is the most important task.
The best way to avoid the problem is to make sure the breasts are soft before and after each feeding. If they are too full to nurse, a pump should be used to drain out enough to make the latch on easier.
At the end of the feeding if the breasts are still full the pump should be used to drain out whatever is still there. The milk that is pumped out can be used for at least 6 months if it is stored in the back of the freezer in small baggies. The amount of milk that can be stored from pumping during these few days is truly astounding. After the milk production adjusts itself to the needs of the baby the pumping is much less productive.
Hot showers and hot compresses can help soften the breasts to promote milk flow. It has also been shown in real studies that green cabbage leaves can be used to reduce the swelling. The leaves should be wrapped around the breasts inside the bra and changed whenever they are wilted. Engorgement only lasts for a few days. When it subsides, nursing becomes more comfortable.
When milk does not flow properly a tender cord like area in the breast forms. This blocked duct can develop into an infection causing pain and fever. Whenever a painful area develops, every effort should be made to get the area to drain by changing the baby's feeding position, using hot compresses and pumping. If the condition worsens and the mother feels ill, antibiotics are usually necessary.
The mother's diet
Mothers who are nursing need a good, well-balanced diet that has adequate fat content. Low-fat maternal diets cause the milk to be less nutritious. The diet should include calcium-rich foods like milk or soy products. Nursing mothers should stay on the prenatal vitamins they were taking during pregnancy. If they are anemic, the mothers should continue taking iron.
If the baby is colicky, certain foods should be eliminated. These are; all juices, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onion, and green pepper. It is occasionally necessary to eliminate milk from the mother's diet. When this happens, she should take calcium supplements.
Nursing mothers need adequate hydration to maintain a good milk supply. In hot weather, a lot of water is needed just to keep the mother from losing her milk.
Infant issues
Premature infants often have to wait until they reach 36 weeks gestational age to have the energy and coordination to nurse. Many do well on pumped milk until that time. Some infants are born with poor muscle tone or other neuromuscular problems which can make nursing difficult. Severe tongue-tie can interfere with nursing. This can be easily corrected surgically.
Breastfeeding can often protect against food allergies but in some families, it actually causes the problem. If the nursing baby develops eczema, a chronic runny nose or cough, or ear infections, food allergies can be the problem. Milk, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts and fish are the most common allergenic foods. When allergies are severe in breastfed infants, these protein foods in the mother's diet could be causing the problems. In this rare situation manipulating the mother's diet can help the baby until he outgrows the sensitivity.
Frequently asked questions
When should I start nursing my baby?
To get off to a good start it is really a good idea to nurse in the delivery room. This first feeding familiarizes the baby with the mother's nipple. Even mothers who have had cesarean sections can and should nurse in the first few hours after delivery. When the first feeding is delayed, and bottles are given, the baby will sometimes reject the mother's nipple when she tries to feed. The longer the delay in the first breastfeeding, the higher the chance of nipple confusion.
Do I have to nurse my baby?
Nursing is really fun when you get used to it. I usually try to encourage the new mother to nurse, but if things do not work out, formula feeding is not bad for the baby at all. Babies do well with either type of nourishment.
Can I take medication when I nurse?
Many medications, such as most painkillers, thyroid hormone, asthma medications, antihistamines, and most antibiotics are OK for nursing mothers. Other medications should be checked out by the pediatrician or the pharmacist to make sure they are safe.
Can I give one bottle a day?
One bottle a day is usually OK, once the baby is accustomed to nursing. During engorgement, it is not a good idea to delay nursing since it can cause more swelling. After the engorgement settles down, giving the baby one bottle a day works well for most babies.
How long is feeding?
Some babies are quick and finish in 10 minutes or less. Some babies are slow and need to stay on the breast for much longer. Some fall asleep and wake up a few minutes later and start again. In general, feeding should not have to be more than 45 minutes.
How often should I feed the baby?
Try to space the feedings to 2 ½ - 4-hour intervals. This will usually give 6 - 8 feeds a day. If the baby is demanding every hour try to burp him, soothe him, rock him and give a pacifier for him to suck on. When you let his stomach gradually empty for a couple of hours, the baby will have more room to fill up next time. Most babies need at least 6 feedings in a 24-hour day. If the baby is sleeping more than 4 hours during the day he should be woken to feed. At night we allow them to go longer between feedings.
How do I know that the baby is getting enough?
The best way to tell is by weighing the baby. If the baby, after the initial weight loss of the first few days of life, is gaining well, he is getting enough.
When do I encourage self-settling?
At about 4 months of age, the baby can be fed before falling asleep. Putting him into the crib awake allows him to learn how to self settle.
When should I start solid foods?
Introducing solids decreases the milk supply and allows hormone changes in the mother that can make her more fertile. If the baby is thriving you can delay starting solids till 9 - 12 months. If you do not start solids, the 9 - 10-month baby should be given something big that he cannot really bite off, like a bagel, just for practice. If the baby is hungry and not gaining well, solids can be added to his diet any time after 5 - 6 months.
What happens if the baby sleeps long hours at night?
When the feedings are more than 6 hours apart, the hormone changes can, in some mothers, cause staining and return of fertility. One feeding in the middle of the night keeps the hormones in balance for nursing.
What happens if I have to go to work?
The more hours you are away from the baby, the more chances you have of losing the nursing. Some babies reject the breast when they get used to bottles. Most working moms pump at work. Pumping works well for most women up to about 4 -6 months. For many mothers, the pumping is not the same as nursing, and the milk supply decreases. Shorter workdays, closer jobs and having the baby brought for feedings, are the best options.
What happens if I conceive?
Breast milk decreases in volume during early pregnancy. It is not usually necessary to stop nursing right away unless there is staining or threat of miscarriage. Most mothers can go to 3 feedings a day and then drop one feeding each week until the baby is weaned. Babies need either breast or formula until 1 year of age. Depending on the age of the baby, each feeding can be exchanged for formula or milk or solid feedings as the breastfeeding is weaned.
When is the right age to wean?
The answer is, whenever the mother and the baby are ready. I have babies being nursed past three years of age, and some who wean themselves during infancy. Most are weaned when the mother becomes pregnant or at about 15 - 18 months.
It is important to remember that even though there are often problems with initiating breastfeeding, most of these subside in a couple of weeks. New mothers need a lot of reassurance and encouragement when nursing does not come easily. Lactation consultants can be very helpful when problems arise. The attitude of the husband and family is important when it comes to dealing with nursing issues. The more positive feedback she gets, the more a young mother will want to try. If, however, the baby cannot be nursed, the mother should be reassured that the baby will be fine on formula. There is no need to feel guilty. The baby will not remember what he is fed during infancy!
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- What Is Dapsone?
- Why Do People With HIV Take Dapsone?
- What About Drug Resistance?
- How Is Dapsone Taken?
- What Are the Side Effects?
- How Does Dapsone React With Other Drugs?
What Is Dapsone?
Dapsone is an antibiotic drug. It is sold as Dapsone or Avlosulfon. Antibiotics fight infections caused by bacteria. Dapsone is also used to fight opportunistic infections in people with HIV. Jacobus manufactures it.
Why Do People With HIV Take Dapsone?
Dapsone is usually used to fight leprosy or a skin problem called dermatitis herpetiformis.
Many germs live in our bodies or are common in our surroundings. A healthy immune system can fight them off or keep them under control. However, HIV infection can weaken the immune system. Infections that take advantage of weakened immune defenses are called "opportunistic infections." People with advanced HIV disease can get opportunistic infections. See Fact Sheet 500 for more information on opportunistic infections
One opportunistic infection in people with HIV is PCP. This stands for pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, which affects the lungs. See Fact Sheet 515 for more information on PCP. People who have a CD4 cell count of less than 200 may develop PCP.
Health care providers sometimes use a combination of trimethoprim (see Fact Sheet 535) and dapsone to treat PCP. Dapsone can also be used to prevent PCP. If your CD4 cell count is below 200, ask your health care provider if you should be taking dapsone or another drug to prevent PCP.
Another opportunistic infection is toxoplasmosis (toxo), which affects the brain. See Fact Sheet 517 for more information on toxo. People who have a CD4 cell count of less than 100 may develop toxo. Dapsone can be used with the drug pyrimethamine to treat cases of toxo. This combination can also be used to prevent toxo.
Who Should Not Take Dapsone
Some people are allergic to dapsone. Be sure to tell your health care provider if you are allergic to any antibiotics.
Dapsone can cause anemia. People who are anemic should talk to their health care provider about whether dapsone is the best drug for them.
Some people have low levels of an enzyme known as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase or G6PD. Up to 15% of African-American men, and many men of Mediterranean ancestry have this shortage and should not take dapsone. They could develop sudden, severe anemia.
Taking dapsone during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. Women who are pregnant or are breastfeeding should avoid taking it if possible.
What About Drug Resistance?
Whenever you take medication, be sure to take all of the prescribed doses. Many people stop if they feel better. This is not a good idea. If the drug doesn't kill all of the germs, they might change (mutate) so that they can survive even when you are taking medications. When this happens, the drug will stop working. This is called "developing resistance" to the drug.
For example, if you are taking dapsone to fight PCP and you miss too many doses, the PCP in your body could develop resistance to dapsone. Then you would have to take a different drug or combination of drugs to fight it.
How Is Dapsone Taken?
Dapsone is available in tablets of 25 or 100 milligrams (mg). It is normally taken once a day or three times a week. The dose you take depends on the type of infection you are trying to treat or prevent.
The treatment continues as long as your CD4 cell count is low enough for you to develop toxo or PCP.
Dapsone can be taken with or without food. If your stomach gets upset when you take dapsone, take it with food.
What Are the Side Effects?
The main side effect of dapsone is anemia, a loss of red blood cells. Stomach upset is also common. A few people get leg or back pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, or peripheral neuropathy (see Fact Sheet 555 on peripheral neuropathy).
Dapsone can make you sensitive to sunlight. If this occurs, use sun block on your skin and/or wear sunglasses.
Tell your health care provider if your skin gets pale or yellowish, or you get a sore throat, fever, or rash, even after a few weeks of taking dapsone. These might indicate a serious drug reaction.
How Does Dapsone React With Other Drugs?
Dapsone is broken down by the liver. It can interact with other drugs that also use the liver. Scientists have not yet studied all the possible interactions. Dapsone probably interacts with some blood thinners, heart medications, seizure medications, and other antibiotics. Be sure your health care provider knows about all the medications you are taking.
Your health care provider should watch carefully for drug interactions if you are taking dapsone along with the protease inhibitors amprenavir (Ziagen) or saquinavir (Invirase), or the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors delavirdine (Rescriptor) or etravirine (Intelence).
Blood levels of dapsone can be reduced if you take rifampin, a drug used to treat tuberculosis (see Fact Sheet 518) or MAC (see Fact Sheet 514). Also, ddI can reduce absorption of dapsone. Take dapsone at least 2 hours before or after you take ddI.
The risk of developing anemia is higher if you take dapsone at the same time as other drugs that can cause anemia, such as AZT (Retrovir, see Fact Sheet 411.
The risk of developing peripheral neuropathy is higher if you take dapsone at the same time as other drugs that can cause neuropathy, such as ddI, and d4T (See Fact Sheets 413 and 414).


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The handbook produced by The Kidney Foundation of Canada is an important resource for Canadians living with kidney disease and their loved ones. The newly-revised and updated 5th edition has been divided into two books:
The handbook is provided free of charge by the Foundation to all newly-diagnosed kidney patients across the country and is typically distributed to patients through healthcare professionals working in renal units. It is also available through your local Kidney Foundation of Canada branch office.
Other interested persons may obtain print copies of these handbooks for $20.00 each, plus shipping and handling. To order print copies, please send an e-mail request to email@example.com, and specify the language and quantity desired. Please also indicate your full name, address and phone number.
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Lenovo ThinkPad x121e
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Note that there are several models of this laptop. The notes below refer to the model with the following specification and options:
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2367M CPU @ 1.40GHz GenuineIntel
- Board 3045CTO
- Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 (Note: this is not the default option)
- US keyboard with Euro
Working out of the box:
- graphics (intel_agp,i915 are loaded automatically; add i915 to the modules in mkinitcpio.conf for support during early boot)
- wifi (with Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 option)
- sound (with ALSA)
- touchpad (with synaptics)
- trackpoint
- most function keys
- suspend to RAM
- suspend to disk
- boot from MBR partitioned disk in BIOS mode (note: there must be at least one primary partition flagged as bootable)
- webcam
- microphone (barely - it does capture sound but it is unusably noisy on my setup)
- 2 "Think" LEDs
- HDD in AHCI mode
- boot from USB key, USB HDD, internal HDD
- SD card reader
Working but not out of the box:
- boot from GPT partitioned disk in UEFI mode (with hack to work around buggy firmware - see here and forum links below)
- bluetooth (with BIOS upgrade - see below)
Partly working:
- VGA out to external monitor (connection generally goes OK but disconnect frequently freezes X and sometimes causes hard lock up forcing cold reboot; could be configuration or DE related - see below)
Not working:
- boot from GPT partitioned disk in BIOS mode
- HDMI out
- headphones
- security chip thing
- boot from USB FDD, network boot
Arch user blogs about the x121e
Power saving options for the x121e
In /etc/rc.conf, add acpi-cpufreq to the MODULES array to enable CPU frequency scaling. If you use laptop-mode-tools, that's enough. Otherwise, add the governor you want to use, too e.g. cpufreq_ondemand.
Then add the following to the DAEMONS array:
- either laptop-mode or cpufreq
- acpid
- sensors (if you want to monitor fan speed, temperature etc.)
thinkpad_acpi should be loaded automatically. Check this with lsmod | grep think.
Add to the kernel command line:
pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1 i915.semaphores=1
If using laptop-mode-tools stops your machine from shutting down while on battery power, try setting the following configuration line in /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/runtime-pm.conf:
tp_smapi does not currently support the x121e and is apparently not likely to do so in the foreseeable future. Apparently the x121e is not quite a "real" ThinkPad.
Getting bluetooth enabled can be a bit tricky. If bluetooth doesn't work or stops working and cannot be unblocked by rfkill, check first that it is enabled in the BIOS. If that isn't the problem, you may need a BIOS upgrade (see below).
Even after a BIOS upgrade, it seems that bluetooth may stop working in some cases. For example, changing the RAM in my machine seems to result in a hard block which rfkill can't touch even though bluetooth is enabled in BIOS. Repeating the post-bios-upgrade procedure of loading the default BIOS settings, booting and then redoing your custom settings seems to help. (I don't know if the reboot with the default settings is actually needed or if loading the defaults, saving them and then re-customising would be enough.) If you do this, remember that you may need to re-add grub to your boot menu to get everything working normally again. (This applies to GRUB2, at least.)
Some people experience difficulties booting if their disk is partitioned using a GPT partition map. It may work to use a GPT partition map, UEFI boot and a fat 16 formatted EFI partition (this violates UEFI spec but may have the advantage of actually working). See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=131149 and https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=133074.
If bluetooth doesn't work or stops working and cannot be unblocked by rfkill, check that it is enabled in the BIOS. If that's not the problem, a BIOS upgrade may help. See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=137346.
Speed up trackpoint: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130130.
Solution for difficulties suspending or hibernating: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=125011.
VGA disconnect problems: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=134886.