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Do you want to rock this year's Ribfest?
Kalamazoo Ribfest and 107.7 RKR the Rocker are giving you a shot to perform as this year's opening act for Hair Mania and headliner Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx at the 2014 Kalamazoo Ribfest!
Here's How it Works
Between June 30th and July 18th you'll be able to submit your band's video. The Rocker will then choose the top 3 qualifiers. Starting July 21st the qualifiers will be put to a vote by WRKR's listening audience! On Monday August 1st, The Rocker Morning Show will announce the winner of Rock Your Vote and the final line up for Friday night's show. This is your chance to be a part of Kalamazoo's Ribfest history.
We are looking forward to the 1st annual Rock Your Vote! Check in with us next week to submit your band's video.


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Nuts & Bolts - May 2014Posted in How To: Tech Qa on April 3, 2014
Under Pressure
Q I own an '08 Chevy 3500HD dualie and recently had the tires replaced with the proper load range tires for the truck, which were a brand recommended by my local tire shop. The other day I took the truck in for an oil change and the technician asked me what pressure I wanted the tires set to. Since I haul a big trailer pretty regularly, I told him to set them to whatever the maximum pressure was on the sidewall of the tire. He came back a few minutes later and said the tire pressure on the sidewall was higher than what was recommended by the sticker on the door, and that if I had him set it to the sidewall pressure, that gas mileage and tire wear would suffer. I told him to go with the sidewall pressure anyway, but that got me to thinking. Should the technician go back to flipping burgers for a living, or am I wrong?
Kyle S.
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A While the technician might have been simply following his training, we'd probably tell him not to retire his spatula just yet. Assuming the tires you chose match the recommended load rating for the truck (Load Range E or higher), then we would always default to the pressure that the tire manufacturer states because that recommendation is based on testing with the specific tire at the maximum load that the tire is rated for. The sticker on the door of the truck is representative of the tire load range needed for the truck and the recommended pressure for the OE tires that came on the truck. The OE tires are probably different than what you purchased. We would be suspicious if the pressure on the sidewall was less than what was stated on the door, but not a higher pressure. Going by the pressure on the door with your truck's new shoes could leave the tires underinflated, which is possibly hazardous at maximum load, not to mention causing irregular tread wear and harming mileage (the exact opposite of what the tech claimed).
We often recommend lowering tire pressure for better traction off the pavement and sometimes on the pavement as well. The on-pavement recommendations are usually the result of putting a heavy-rated tire on a lightweight vehicle, such as a Load Range E tire on a Jeep Wrangler. The stated maximum pressure on the sidewall assumes a maximum load as well, but Load Range E is way more load capacity than a Wrangler can handle. Oversize tires often have beefed up carcasses to deal with the larger sidewall of a bigger tire, but running an E-rated tire at maximum pressure on a Wrangler will do nothing but cause loose fillings. Lowering the on-road pressure to a more reasonable number on a lightweight vehicle actually gives a higher-rated tire a better footprint and a vastly improved ride. But since you're actually using your truck as it's intended (hauling heavy loads), we would default to running the maximum stated sidewall pressure.
Synthetic or No?
Q I have an '80 Chevy K30 with some drivetrain noise. I am going to replace the gear oil with something new. I was wondering if synthetics like Royal Purple would harm the original seals in my manual transmission or transfer case. I have heard (mostly on television) that Royal Purple quiets gear noise and runs cooler. Is this true? If so, should I use the stuff in my old gear boxes?
Matt Todd
Harrodsburg, KY
A Though synthetic lubricants were once a polarizing subject between those who swore by them and those who felt they were a waste of money, these days synthetics are well regarded and have several proven benefits. Plus, several OE manufacturers have started using synthetics right off the assembly line, and this has helped reinforce their value as well as their accessibility to the general public.
Virtually all synthetic manufacturers, including Royal Purple, make several claims about the benefits of synthetic oils, and most of them have independent testing data to back up their claims. I have used a variety of synthetic brands over the years and have had no complaints. In fact, some have been downright impressive. I have a tendency to believe that synthetics do indeed make components run cooler and last longer.
That said, I personally have never had any luck getting a noisy drivetrain component, whether it's an engine, transmission, transfer case, or rearend, to get quiet simply by switching to a synthetic. Maybe once or twice the noisy part in question has been granted a temporary reprieve, but at least at my house, the noisy part ends up coming out for a rebuild shortly after an attempt to make it quieter with a synthetic or some off-the-shelf miracle additive. This is not the synthetic's fault, but just a fact of life: Moving parts wear and eventually wear out. While synthetic oils have their place, they're not really a substitute for rebuilding something if it's noisy due to excessive wear.
Feeding components a steady diet of quality conventional or synthetic oil and carefully following a maintenance schedule is the best bet for ensuring long drivetrain life. Replacing the gear oil in the tranny and transfer case on your K30 with a good synthetic like Royal Purple certainly won't do any harm and could actually benefit you by running cooler and introducing less drag. Even so, don't expect miracles.
As for the seals, synthetics typically have additives that prevent seals from shrinking, so this really shouldn't be a concern. If you want to play it extra-safe, consider using a good synthetic blend that offers the properties of conventional oil with the benefits of synthetic oil.
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Little Diesel
Q I have an '88 Suzuki Samurai, and I'm thinking of swapping in a small diesel in the future. I'm not sure what diesels are out there that would be small enough for such a swap and was hoping you might have some ideas. I assume it would have to have a different transmission? Any info you guys could provide would be helpful.
Rusty C.
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A Diesels are great off-road engines. They make gobs of torque down low, they get great mileage, and they run forever. It's unfortunate that we here in the states have only just started opening our eyes to the potential of modern compact diesel engines and their advantages; Europeans have enjoyed all sorts of cool diesel engines for many years.
For your application, it would be hard to go wrong with a TDI engine from a Volkswagen. Guys across the pond have been swapping the TDI into all kinds of wacky things for years, and therefore you can find an adapter to mate a TDI to just about any transmission. Fortunately for you, a company called Acme Adapters (www.acmeadapters.com) makes everything you need to swap a VW TDI engine into your Samurai, including an adapter for the Sammi's original tranny, so there is no tranny swap required. Acme's offerings vary depending on the donor engine you're using, but the adapters start at $450 and run over $1,000 depending on the options and components you want to use. There's also a fair amount of knowledge available regarding this swap, including what appear to be detailed blueprints on the Internet to build your own adapter if you have the knowledge and the equipment to do it. The folks at Acme seem to have most of the hurdles figured out, though, so it might be best to go with them unless you just enjoy a challenge.
There are, of course, many other diesel options beyond the VW TDI, but a lot of them were not offered here in the states, which can make sourcing a donor engine (and replacement parts) a challenge. A Cummins 4BT, while another popular compact swap candidate, is a bit much for a Samurai and presents some big packaging challenges under the hood, not to mention a complete drivetrain swap in order to handle all the extra torque.
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A few days ago I inadvertently linked to a bogus poll that showed Mad Jack Murtha trailing in his re-election bid. That shouldn't be a shocker, given that he has accused his own constituents of being "racists" and "rednecks." Happily, the real polls are showing that Murtha is in danger of being knocked off. The Susquehanna Poll has Murtha and his challenger, Bill Russell, within the margin of error.
You can go here to learn more about Bill Russell and contribute to his campaign. He is a strong candidate, and if there is one Democrat deserving of being knocked off this year, it's Jack Murtha.
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There are some new Barbies doing the rounds, and they're amazing:
I don't even know what's going on here. This toy website tells says that Japan Ken wears 'Japanese-styled clothing and a samurai-inspired sword.' Japan Ken, if you are Japanese, why is your clothing Japanese "styled" and your sword samuri "inspired"?
A (former doll collecting) commenter in this Racialicious post comments that apparently Mattel intentionally went with a futuristic look, which I am totally in to. I would love to know more about futuristic Ken and Barbie in a world clearly at some point heavily Japanese-influenced – but then why are they Japan Ken and Barbie?
There is definitely a whole lot of fetishisation and exotification in here, and not that I want to be all 'hey Asian skin doesn't look like that' because there are light-skinned Japanese people, but I feel like it is not going out on a limb to say that those Barbies, if they were sans their Japanese-style future clothes, would look awfully Caucasian.
Just like all the others to come before (except for Geisha Barbie and Chinese New Year Barbie, of course, who were no less exotified but at least…kinda looked Asian?).
I am totally in to the idea of ethnically diverse Barbies (though I have many Barbie-related issues), but this fake 'oh it'll do' is not it.


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Reviewed by Joshua H. (age 8)
My favorite part is when Jack sees a statue of Zeus. I like Greek gods and Greek History because they were philosophers, scientists, made the first Olympics, and mythology. I like mythology the best. I felt so excited when I was reading this book because I like anything about history.
Mary Pose Osborne makes you feel like you are there and it feels like it is happening to you. If you like Ancient Greece read this book.


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In a potential new line of attack on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the Fed's easy money policies, a House oversight subcommittee is demanding the central bank turn over documents and studies relating to the eventual sales of debt securities in its record $3 trillion portfolio.
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In a letter dated Tuesday obtained by FOX Business, the subcommittee's Republican chairman said the panel is concerned about "significant problems" such sales could cause for the economy and any possible losses on them for the Fed.
"With these continued concerns about the size of the Federal Reserve's portfolio and the potentially devastating consequences from any unwind, Congress and the public must be fully informed about the Federal Reserve's expectations and actions," wrote Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the subcommittee on economic growth, job creation and regulatory affairs subcommittee in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The letter, addressed to Bernanke, demands "all public and non-public studies, estimates, analysis and evaluations of the (Fed's) assets and any potential losses associated with future unwind scenarios" and "all documents and communications" among Fed employees, Treasury Department officials and the White House on that topic, among other materials. The letter demands them by March 5.
Republicans in Congress have been critical of the Fed's monetary easing since the 2008 financial crisis, including its purchases of trillions in bonds as part of so called "quantitative easing" designed to help keep interest rates low. As the economy recovers, the Fed is expected to slowly being selling off its holdings. Bernanke has said it can do so with minimal disruption to the economy and financial markets.
Bernanke is scheduled to appear before Congress next week as part of his regular semi-annual testimony on the economy.


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BMW , the world's largest premium carmaker, has sold about 1.8 million vehicles in 2012, its chief financial officer told a German newspaper.
"One of our goals was to increase vehicle sales in 2012 and to reach a new record in deliveries. With about 1.8 million vehicles, we have achieved this," the executive, Friedrich Eichiner, told Die Welt in an interview.
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In December, BMW said vehicle sales in the January-November period had increased by 10.1 percent to 1.66 million. For the whole of 2011, BMW had vehicles sales of 1.67 million.
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On July 9, 1942, an explosion at the Pursglove #2 mine in Monongalia County killed twenty coal miners.
Learn more:
"Bodies of 20 Blast Victims Are Being Taken From Mine"
"Mine Officials Begin Hunt for Disaster Clues"
Map of Explosion Area, Pursglove Mine No. 2
Explosion Report, Pursglove Mine No. 2
"Casualties on the Homefront: Scotts Run Mining Disasters During World War II"
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Our boy at the Museum of Flight
XiXi loves planes. He loves trains. He loves cars and trucks and emergency vehicles. To him, a construction site is a thing of beauty and boats are completely fascinating. Our local librarian knows XiXi and when he walks through the doors of the library, she goes to look for the reading material he's hankering for----guy stuff. He always stumbles out to our car with a pile of books so high it nearly obscures his vision.
Lyle came downstairs a few weeks ago looking positively giddy and asked, "Guess what we read tonight for bedtime story?" I had no idea. "We read, 'I am a Backhoe'!" He was beaming. This is a man who's read princess stories for many, many years. We've got a boy again! And we're loving it.


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Brides les Bains has been a holistic and wellness destination since the 19th century. These days Brides les Bains is still among the Alps' best mountain getaway for some R & R, but it's also regarded as fabulous ski destination, and is included in the Trois Vallees (Three Valleys) ski pass. Located five minutes from Moutiers, Brides les Bains is connected to Meribel by a six-passenger gondola (a 25-minute ride). On your Brides les Bains ski vacation discover the charming, vibrant village's many apres-ski attractions, including 10 bars, two discos, casino and thermal spring bath.
Accommodations at affordable prices, hot springs and a wide range of alternative winter sports, including snowshoeing, ski hiking and bob sleighing, make a Brides les Bains ski vacation an attractive and exciting destination.
From air, lodging and excursions to ground transfers, lift tickets and equipment rentals, We will manage all your trip components so you and your group can get the most out of your time playing in the mountains and building memories that will last a lifetime.
Great Ski VillageBrides les Bains was a great affordable way to ski Trois Vallees. The Cable Car to Meribel is extremely accessible on foot or through the free town shuttle. The town offers great restaurants, and some boutique shops for shopping and enjoying the cuisine. We will definitely visit again. A friendly and beautiful alps village with charm.


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"Raw Art" by Jeremy Penn
Photos by G. Art by Jeremy Penn.
Artist Jeremy Penn has an eye for beauty and it certainly shows in his latest exhibit "Raw Art." For this exhibit, Jeremy Penn lets the canvases 'hang loose' so to speak as they have not been stretched or framed. As a result, they fly free with their vivid colors and when you see their placement on the walls of Parisian clothing brand Askel in SoHo, you will see a gorgeous mix of art and fashion.
Askel Paris is located at 311 West Broadway in New York. Do not miss this exhibit! After the jump, see a photo of me with the artist.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
While Israel's main left-wing parties are carrying out the tried-and-true tactic of attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to make peace with the Palestinians ahead of tomorrow's election, those same leftists know full well that true peace currently isn't possible, and that's not Netanyahu's fault.
When pressed on the issue, most left-wing leaders who are being honest and aren't too far to the left will acknowledge that Israel has done what it can, and then some, to reach a peaceful conclusion to the conflict, but has only received more hostility and violence in return.
Take for instance popular new politician Yair Lapid, head of the freshly formed Yesh Atid (There is a Future) faction. Lapid wrote on his Facebook page this week that "the Arabs don't want peace," something Netanyahu has been saying for some time.
Lapid's solution to the problem echoes that of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and is not far off the mark of what Netanyahu advocates. For Lapid, the only thing to do at present is to "put a tall fence between us and [the Arabs...and] to maintain a Jewish majority in the Land of Israel."
Lapid had previously stated that he is against uprooting major Jewish settlements, and totally opposes the division of Jerusalem. These are positions shared by the other top left-wing party leaders, which means that even if they beat Netanyahu, none of these leaders would have any more luck in achieving a genuine and lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians.
And Israelis know this. That's why this time around, the peace process is the least important of the primary election issues for most Israelis. Instead, this election is hinging on the economy and overall security in the face of mounting threats from Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Israel's economy is generally healthy, but there are problems, many of them the results of the global economic downturn. Economic conditions are rarely ever ideal, and so the leader currently in power will always take a hit in the polls from votes demanding better living conditions. Left-wing leaders are playing heavily on this issue, and it represents the best chance to take seats away from Netanyahu's Likud Party.
On the security front, many Israelis view Netanyahu and his Likud as the only viable option, and the prime minister is spending a lot of effort and money harping on that point.
Compared to previous elections when the peace process was still one of, if not the primary topic, the 2013 election is further evidence that the land-for-peace process is dead in the eyes of most Israelis.
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South by Southwest (a.k.a. 'SxSW') is an annual conference -- or more accurately, three conferences in one -- in Austin, Texas and is widely regarded as the conference to go to learn and talk about music, film and interactive technologies. John Mayer and James Blunt made their first big splashes at the music conference, the Oscar-winning films The Hurt Locker and Undefeated debuted at the film conference, and Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare all caught mainstream attention thanks to their presentations at the interactive conference (often referred to as "SxSWi").
Shopify's at SxSWi to do all sorts of things: talk about what we're doing (which includes the Shopify Fund), meet with other technology companies and see if there are ways we can do things together, say hello to our friends, shopowners and future shopowners, throw a party and even participate in a panel discussion!
The Shopify Party
We're throwing a little "warm-up party" on Saturday afternoon and if you're in Austin, attending SxSW or not, we'd love to see you there! Whether you're a long-time Shopify shopowner or just curious about Shopify, this is your chance to meet us and our chance to get to know you and answer your questions. Whether you're a merchant thinking about selling stuff or services online, a designer who's heard about the lucrative business of creating Shopify themes or an app developer wondering what the Shopify Fund is all about -- or perhaps you're just looking for libations and lively conversation -- you'll want to his this party. And yes, the drinks and finger food are on us!
(Best of all, it's in the afternoon, which will give you time to grab some dinner and hit the king-sized parties in the evening.)
Hosting the party will be these Shopifolks:
- Cody Fauser (@codyfauser), Chief Technical Officer
- Daniel Weinand (@danielweinand), Chief Design Officer
- Edward Ocampo-Gooding (@edwardog), Developer Advocate
- Harley Finkelstein (@hfizzle), Chief Platform Officer
- Mark Hayes (@allsop8184), Marketing and PR Guy
- Tobias Lutke (@tobi), Chief Executive Officer
- …and Yours Truly, Joey deVilla (@accordionguy), Platform Evangelist
Join us! Here are the details:
- What: The Shopify Warm-Up Party, featuring free drinks and finger food.
- When: Saturday, March 10th, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
- Where: Stephen F's Bar and Terrace, located in the Intercontinental Hotel (a.k.a. the Stephen F. Austin Hotel), 701 Congress Avenue, at 7th Street.
Shopify Speaks: 5 Brands Travel the US Inspiring Entrepreneurship (Sunday, March 11th, Omni Downtown Hotel, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
I'll be speaking on the panel at the session titled 5 Brands Travel the US Inspiring Entrepreneurship. It's a talk about the what, how and why behind the BarCamp Tour and the companies who were behind it (Batchbook,Grasshopper, Mailchimp, Shopify and Wufoo). Here's the abstract for this talk:
Grasshopper, Mailchimp, Wufoo, Shopify, and Batchbook all joined forces in 2011 to create and execute the Barcamp Tour. We journeyed across the country together to work with 10 different entrepreneurial cities and help them put on a barcamp that would inspire / energize their communities. We shared our passions, listened to other peoples, and took in the unique character of each city we visited. Boy did we learn a lot. We would love to share those observations & experiences with you in hopes that you might take that passion back to your own community. We also wanted to explain why our 5 brands so strongly believe in free beer and hugs versus banner ads and trade shows. These word of mouth branding tactics have been a major part of all 5 of our company's growth, and we are ready to share our secrets!
The session takes place on Sunday, March 11th. Usually, the Sunday slot is the kiss of death, but our talk takes place in the hangover-friendly timeslot: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. We'll be presenting at the Omni Downtown Hotel (700 San Jacinto, at 8th Street) in the Lone Star room.
Watch This Space!
We'll be posting dispatches in both the main Shopify Blog as well as the Shopify Technology Blog, with the latest news from the interactive and ecommerce worlds, along with amusing photos (something that South by Southwest is very good for).


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You might toil on a project, it gets released > to internal manufacturing, and 6 to 12 months later, it pops out on the > market and has significant differences from what you last saw. > > ( At a place I used to work, there were always comments about not > letting the engineers go to the trade show where the product was being > demoed..) > > > >> My world is a bit binary there. Especially because of VERY BAD >> experiences in the past. > > > With NDAs? (I'm sure lots of people have had less than wonderful > experiences in that regard) > > >> Either shut up entirely or do not hide behind a NDA. > > That's kind of hard when one has expertise in an area, and one wants to > correct a misinterpretation or misstatement made by someone without as > many facts to hand. (On the other hand, there's always the risk that the > commenter is themself missing part of the story...) > > > In the other 95% of the cases the reason was that they didn't know a >> fok about what their competitors were gonna show up with. >> Tunnelvision is common. Good products don't need this type of NDA- >> promotion. > > Actually, they do. In a perfect world, the inherent quality would > result in the world beating a path to your door to get your inherently > superior product. In a real world, you might not have the resources to > bring the product to market as quickly as someone else, so you need time > to get IP protection in place, for instance. > > > > >> In case of NVIDIA if you google a tad you will figure out that the >> double precision promise has been done more than once, >> many many years ago, and each time we got dissappointed. > > Well.. I suspect that you didn't actually pay Nvidia for that > capability, so the promise is just a marketing pledge, which is of no > real legal value. (except as noted below). I can see that Nvidia can > make a wise business decision to support or not support some capability > based on the cost to provide it vs revenue they'll get. > > (Note that if you're in a situation of market power, and you announce > capabilities or products that you have no real intention of producing, > just to scare off the competitors, you can get into trouble. IBM S/360 > is a case in point. Proving it is another matter, eh?) > > > >> Then instead of a $200 pci-e card, we needed to buy expensive Tesla's >> for that, without getting very relevant indepth technical information >> on how to program for >> that type of hardware. > > That's the price one pays for being on the fringes of the mainstream. > Go out and pay $10-20K for a custom coprocessor card from a small volume > company and the mfr will pay a lot more attention to you. For an > Nvidia, with a half a billion a year in revenue, the niche > supercomputing market is a pimple on a pimple on a pimple of their behind. > > >> The few trying on those Tesla's, though they won't ever post this as >> their job is fulltime GPU programming, report so far very >> dissappointing numbers for applications that >> really matter for our nations. > > if they really matter, then serious money needs to be thrown at it. > While I'm not generally an apologist for the "fiduciary responsibility > to the shareholder" mindset, merely because something is interesting or > intellectually valuable doesn't get it funded. > > > >> Truth is that you can always do a claim of 1 teraflop of computing >> power. If that doesn't get backupped by technical documents >> how to get it out of the hardware if your own testprograms show that >> you can't get that out of the hardware, it is rather useless to start >> programming for such a platform. > > Yep.. that's why *I* always want to see the documents before committing > significant development resources to a project. More than once, I've > been burned by someone's great idea that didn't pan out. > > >> It is questionable whether it is interesting to design some >> algorithms for GPU's; it takes endless testing of every tiny detail >> to figure out >> what the GPU can and cannot do and to get accurate timings. > > This can appeal to a certain type of person. It's like tweaking the > engine in a car, and one does it, usually, for the challenge, not > because it's a cost effective way to solve a problem. It's also > attractive to someone who has a lot more time than money. > > > >> By the >> time you finish with that, you can also implement the same design in >> FPGA or ASIC/VLSI whatever. > > One can, but the cost to make an ASIC is pretty high (figure $1M for a > spin). You can buy an awful lot of tinkering and probing time for that > that million bucks. (about 8000-10000 hours). > > FPGAs don't have the flops/watt efficiency that an ASIC can get to, > although they are getting better. > > >> As that is of course the type of >> interested parties in GPU programming; >> considering the amount of computing power they need, for the same >> budget they can also make their own CPU's. >> >> For other companies that i tried to get interested, there is a lot of >> hesitation to even *investigate* that hardware, let alone give a >> contract job to port their software to such hardware. Nvidia for all >> those >> civilian and military parties is very very unattractive as of now. > > Yep. And for good reason. Even a big DoD job is still tiny in Nvidia's > scale of operations. We face this all the time with NASA work. > Semiconductor manufacturers have no real reason to produce special > purpose or customized versions of their products for space use, because > they can sell all they can make to the consumer market. More than once, > I've had a phone call along the lines of this: > > "Jim: I'm interested in your new ABC321 part." > "Rep: Great. I'll just send the NDA over and we can talk about it." > "Jim: Great, you have my email and my fax # is..." > "Rep: By the way, what sort of volume are you going to be using?" > "Jim: Oh, 10-12.." > "Rep: thousand per week, excellent..." > "Jim: No, a dozen pieces, total, lifetime buy, or at best maybe every > year." > "Rep: Oh...<dial tone>" > > {Well, to be fair, it's not that bad, they don't hang up on you.. but > that's the idea... and that's before we get into things like lot > traceability} > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.862.3982 FAX: 979.862.3983 Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843


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Types of Skunks
Bats are fascinating mammals with incredible appetites and impressive flying skills. Bats are admirable, to say the least, but real estate and homeowners do not want these critters dwelling inside their properties. Bats will find access points into residential and commercial buildings where they feed, breed, and nest their young. They typically settle in dark and isolated areas, such as attics, sheds, and crawl spaces. When this situation is discovered, the only solution is bat removal and bat control. Continue reading to learn why bat removal and exclusion are so crucial, and how to contact your local bat control specialist for help.
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There are many signs that point towards a bat infestation. If you hear squeaking and scratching noises in the night, coming from within your home, then this could mean you have bats somewhere on your property. The most common way bat colonies are discovered in residential homes is simply by spotting them. Bats are nocturnal and come out at night to feed on insects. They are hard to miss when flying from their roosts.
Once bats are removed from a property, bat prevention and control should be implemented. This involves cleaning up the area that was contaminated and soiled, then repairing any structural damages caused by the bats. Once the mess is cleaned and sanitized, and the repairs are complete, preventative maintenance is the final step.
Once you get rid of bats in your property, have your professional bat exclusion experts conduct a home inspection to determine what areas are vulnerable and weak. They should offer interior and exterior property inspections that allow them to determine where animals are entering the premises and what spots may be potential access points in the future. This inspection will let the specialist know where to patch up access points and how to prevent bats and other animals from coming back. Bat-proofing is the most important part of the process because it eliminates the problem altogether.
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Diseases Squirrels Can Transmit to Humans
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Skunks Under Heating Units
Would you like to know some more about the fundamentals of what this subject matter has to put forward to one person who wants to know more about Minnesota bat control and Minnesota bat removal? In Minnesota the little brown bat can be a real nuisance to home owners. There are many people out there who like to do things themselves and this is where this article may help you.
At the time of the inspection of the home requiring bat proofing we can ascertain the size of the bat colony and the best period to evict the bats. On certain times of the summer season bats create maternity colonies. Dependant on the geographical location, the bats should only be evicted when the adolescent bats are able to fly. The bat pest control professionals like to use a one-way door or related to as a valve. These one way doors let the bats egress not granting the bats back in. This form of bat removal is indorsed by the organization Bat Conservation International.
The most important thing in how to get rid of bats is paying attention to small details. You must fill all construction voids, anything greater than a 1/4 inch must be sealed otherwise a bat that is evicted through the one way door will find its way back into the structure. So in general the entire exterior of the structure must be sealed to avert re-entry of bats. We'll go to the extent of sealing any defect or construction hole if you are not sure seal if a bat can get past that point seal the hole. You'll also need to exclude gable vents to hold the bats out. I'll start by blocking off attic vents, louver vents, and ridge vents with 1/4 inch hardware cloth so the bats can't breach them for future use bay bats. They can be painted, but you'll find it blends in nicely left unfinished. Inspect loose flashing leaving openings, and chimneys seal this area's if necessary. Check for holes around where the chimney goes through the roof line, carefully seal cracks and if the bats are using the opening then install a unidirectional door.
You can put together your own one way doors for bats by using the spent sealant tube. Or you can purchase pre-made bat valve from a wildlife control supply company online. After you install the one way doors on the points of entry leave them on the opening for approximately two weeks. During the two weeks you should hear the noises from the bats decrease or not see them leaving the structure anymore. Then you can remove the one-way doorway and then seal the final voids.
At this point your Minnesota bat removal is complete. After the bats have went out through the one-way valves the bats will try for a few nights to get back in, by looking for another entrance this is why the exclusion of every possible entrance needs to be done.
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Raccoons can be really fun animals to watch, but getting rid of them is a hard thing to accomplish. Raccoons are active at night and can be very persistent when it comes to getting what they want. They are usually frequent visitors of back porches and garages where trash cans, dog or cat foods are kept outside.
Raccoons can cause a lot of damages in properties when they find their way inside.
They can also become quite problematic when they invade your garden and people who have sweet corn reaching the milk stage while ripening often risk attracting them. Many problems caused by raccoons can be cured with common sense though.
In certain areas raccoon overpopulation can be a major problem and require permanent solutions quickly.
People should be careful if the animal looks lethargic or overly aggressive. Raccoons have been identified as the major host of rabies in the United States. Raccoons can also endanger the health of your family. So are especially kids drawn to touch the animals and can, when bitten, be affected severely by infections or even rabies.
All raccoons should be handled with caution and by a specialist. That's why I recommend people to hire a wildlife removal company to take care of their problems instead of trying to do it by themself.
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Twenty years ago, Republican Governor William Weld took a bold step toward equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people by forming the first-in-the-nation Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth. The Commission was tasked with understanding the impact of anti-gay discrimination and harassment in schools and society, improving school climate, and supporting parents of gay and lesbian youth.
This month, the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth will hold hearings — the first in two decades — on the status of GLBT youth in the Commonwealth and challenges and opportunities facing them. The hearings will take place June 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the State House, and June 21, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Holyoke Community College.
Massachusetts is among the most pro-GLBT states in the country. Soon after Weld launched the youth commission, the Legislature passed the first-ever student non-discrimination law covering sexual orientation, and a Safe Schools Initiative took concrete steps to make schools safer for GLBT youth — promoting gay-straight alliances and anti-bullying training of school staff. A couple of years later, Weld became one of the few elected officials to express support for marriage equality for same-sex couples. (Later, when seeking support for a run for the governorship of New York, Weld walked back this support). And of course, the Bay State was the first to legalize marriage for gay couples.
But before we rest too much on our laurels, we should look at the state of GLBT youth in Massachusetts. One the one hand, GLBT youth exhibit incredible creativity and resiliency. Most do well in school, are healthy, and stay out of trouble. Many organize GSAs or Alliances for GLBT Youth, non-school-based support groups which provide essential services with minimal funding or staffing.
But we also know that GLBT youth, both in Massachusetts and in other states, also experience striking disparities related to bullying, minority stress, and social isolation. Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as dozens of studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals indicate that GLBT youth are at greater risk than their heterosexual peers of violence and victimization, self-harm and suicidality, substance use, sexual risk behavior, and skipping school because they feel unsafe. In Massachusetts, in 2009, an incredible 19 percent of young gay and bisexual males reported injection drug use, compared with only 2 percent of other, presumably heterosexual young males. Even though some risk behaviors, such as cigarette smoking, have declined since the 1990s, rates are still much higher among lesbian, gay and bisexual youth than among heterosexual youth.
We know from the research that there are a number of resiliency factors that correlate with lower rates of risk behavior among GLBT youth. These include having a GSA at one's school; having openly gay role models among teachers, school staff, or family, such as a lesbian aunt; having nondiscrimination and anti-bullying policies and training in schools; and family acceptance, especially parental acceptance of GLBT youth. Young people who have these supports are less likely to have unprotected sex, have multiple sexual partners, be depressed, be homeless, use substances, etc.
After Tyler Clementi and nearly half a dozen other gay men killed themselves in the fall of 2010, Dan Savage launched the "It Gets Better" campaign. This was a laudable effort to highlight anti-GLBT bullying and shift social norms toward acceptance and support of GLBT youth. But we also know how to make things better now. All it takes is political will.
It is a sad state of affairs that the federal Student Non-Discrimination Act and the Safe Schools Improvement Act, federal versions of the law passed in Massachusetts and signed by a Republican governor 19 years ago, have little chance of passing the US House of Representatives this Congress. (These laws would outlaw anti-GLBT bullying and require the Department of Education to collect and report data on bullying.)
We urge policy makers in Massachusetts and around the country to listen to the voices of GLBT youth and children of GLBT parents and make schools safe, affirming places where all young people can focus on learning and developing their full potential.Sean Cahill and Jason Cianciotto are co-authors of "LGBT Youth in America's Schools." Cahill is director of health policy research at The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health and a member of the Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth. Cianciotto is a consultant specializing in applied research and public policy analysis.


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Play With Your Chocolate! Sarah Hart of Alma Chocolate
Sarah Hart has been making sumptous, inventive chocolates for many years at her sweet little shop in NE Portland, Oregon. It was one incredible (and decadent!) morning, spending time with her creating the artful confections that are so easy to gobble up. Pull up a chair, your favorite truffle and a strong cup of coffee as Sarah divulges the secrets of the indomitable cocoa bean!
I first discovered Alma Chocolates while sampling my heart out at the Portland Farmer's market. After returning to the small bowl of ginger, caramel, dark chocolate bark for the fifth time, I had to inquire about this gastronomic flavor bomb. Where does this perfect morsel come from? Turns out, Sarah produces chocolate confections as well as heavenly baked goods in a charming shop in my neighborhood of NE Portland. This is a mixed blessing, as it's just all that much easier to swing by for one of her exquisite truffles, flavored with thai curry or sesame paste, perfectly balanced with single–origin velvety chocolate robes or a pot of lavender–infused caramel.
Sarah's expertise and creativity are apparent in all of her heavenly chocolates, which are amazing to eat and beautiful to behold. We are lucky enough to have her talk us through her chocolate–making process as well as listen to her tips for the home chocolatier!
5 Questions for Sarah Hart
1. How did you first start creating artisan chocolates?
I got bit by the chocolate bug and so I checked out every book I could on artisan chocolate making. The ones that first influenced me were Maricel Presilla's New Taste of Chocolate, and Robert Linxe's La Maison du Chocolat: Transcendent Desserts by the Legendary Chocolatier. This was 2004, at the beginning of the US artisan chocolate explosion and both of those really caught my imagination and fit with my philosophy that chocolate is so amazing and nuanced and has such a rich cultural history that it needed to be presented in a new and exciting way.
Then I realized that I could try reinventing the wheel in terms of craft or find a master to study with. I sought out Ian Titterton, formerly of Moonstruck and he taught me the basics and I took off from there.
2. What do you enjoy most about fine chocolate?
It is such a sensual experience. When you savor good chocolate, let it melt on your tongue, you can be transported. All the nuances and flavors are so different depending on the origin of the chocolate and the chocolate maker and I love really tasting that.
3. Tell us about the process of deciding on and testing flavor combinations for your unique truffles and bars.
Hmm. Like most people I know who love to cook, I read cookbooks and food magazines and blogs like literature. And often there will be a recipe for something that is not at all dessert, but that has an ingredient liked smoked paprika or something like that, and it catches my imagination. I can taste how it will go with a particular chocolate and I get excited to try and see how it works! Then it is trial and error, like any cooking process.
I love winging it but I have learned to document the process so that I can track the changes and adjustments in ratios of things, so that we can duplicate it again once we finally "get there". Often I think my sub–concious is working on a recipe so it 'seems" to come out full-blown but I don't really think that is true. It is just that like any craftsperson or artist, I am always inputting data and my back brain is working working working. I love that part of the process the most.
4. Any advice for the home cook on attempting to make our own chocolatey treats?
You have to just go for it. Barks are super easy and really tasty. You essentially just pour a big slab of chocolate mixed with whatever you love, let it cool, break it up and package it. I love salted pistachios and candied orange peel and a little sprinkle of sea salt. Sea salt on chocolate is genius. It elevates it. But use a light hand and a nice flaky salt such as Maldon's flake salt. Chocolate and salt hits all the pleasure buttons!
5. How can the home cook best temper chocolate?
I think using the "seed" method is best for home cooks. See this post at Serious Eats for a great description. Also, Trader Joe's "Pound Plus" bar is a good chocolate to experiment. It is a decent quality and relatively inexpensive so it doesn't hurt so bad if you mess it up.
Once you are ready to move on to a higher quality or to start experimenting with different chocolates you can order bulk chocolate online via Chocosphere. They have a great selection and are so helpful.
Thanks Sarah for talking to us about chocolate!
• Visit Alma Chocolate online: Alma Chocolates
Related: Selmilier Mark Bitterman: 5 Simple Truths about Salt
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On Oct. 5, 2011, Steve Jobs passed away. The irrepressible and iconic leader of the personal computer revolution, has been the undisputed king of Silicon Valley for the better part of three decades.
From the Macintosh and the iPod, to iTunes and the iPhone, Jobs has secured his legacy as one of the few who dared to "Think Different."
Here, we take a look at his life: From adoptee to college dropout to business maverick and cancer patient, these are some of the personal and professional highlights of Steve Jobs' life.
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Exclusive: ABC Told Rosie Not To Talk About Dead U.S. Troops
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Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones
Rosie O'Donnell was ordered by ABC not to talk about casualty figures of U.S. troops in Iraq on The View and was continually censored and blocked in her attempts to feature prominent members of the 9/11 Truth Movement as guests on the show.
O'Donnell had met with 9/11 truth crusader and World Trade Center hero William Rodriguez before she went public with her comments on The View questioning the suspicious collapse of Building 7. Pictured above is Rosie holding the famous key that Rodriguez used in the twin towers during the rescue efforts.
Rodriguez was instrumental in arranging the appearance of 9/11 first responders on The View which is set to air Friday.
Rosie has attempted to get William Rodriguez on the show as a guest on numerous occasions over the last few weeks but was rebuffed by program directors every time due to Rodriguez's vocal stance that 9/11 was an inside job. O'Donnell again attempted to simply mention Rodriguez's today but was shouted down.
Rosie was told almost from day one that she could not mention U.S. troop casualty figures in Iraq and the cover-up of the real death count, despite the fact that Neo-Con panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck was given free reign and allowed to say what she liked, including referring to the Iraqi people as "animals."
The fact that O'Donnell was blocked from talking about dead U.S. troops feeds into the same censorship that bars the media from filming coffins of returning soldiers at Dover AFB and other locations.
One of the primary reasons why O'Donnell rejected ABC's contract offer was because the show's Neo-Con producer, Bill Geddie , was continually editing her statements and censoring what could be broadcast. The View is normally pre-taped and aired the next day but occasionally on Tuesdays or Thursdays the broadcast goes out live. Sources tell us that O'Donnell would choose the live show to make statements about 9/11, but that after the initial furore, Geddie even resorted to inserting a delay between the recording and the transmission so that he could live edit controversial statements he didn't like.
Barbara Walters also told People Magazine that even outside of the show, Rosie was discouraged from blogging because ABC were fearful of the content on her website.
Following her decision to reject ABC's offer of a new three year contract under the proviso that Rosie accept censorship of her comments, Fox News and other Neo-Con hacks are claiming that O'Donnell was fired from The View , a total lie designed to chill free speech and scare other prominent individuals into keeping quiet.
Much to the chagrin of those that tried to have Rosie kicked off the air altogether, according to reports O'Donnell plans to launch her own TV show next year absent the censorship she has had to endure at the hands of ABC.
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Although I know there's probably no danger involved with this house — which has a bonafide, funnel-shaped opening in the middle of it — there is something ominous about this Nobuhiro Tsukada-designed Earth House, which is connected directly to the terrain below it.
The inspiration for the concrete house design comes from the client, who, looking for privacy in his exurban Tokyo home, wanted all the rooms to open into a courtyard. But the courtyard would have been too small, so instead, they filled the tunnel-like space with earth and created the courtyard on the second-story, enclosing it on all sides with graceful, swooping walls. The generous use of skylights still allows for plenty of natural illumination, and more importantly, privacy from the outside world.
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Recently I spoke with Hudson Gunn, creator of Legacy Markers. I published a Press Release about this product a few days ago on my Olive Tree Genealogy blog called "Legacy Markers: Barcoding Your Ancestors?"
I'm very intrigued by the concept and can see ways we genealogists could utilize Legacy Markers in our genealogy pursuit. Basically a Legacy Marker is a barcode plaque which you place on a tombstone. When the barcode is scanned with a smartphone, the viewer is directed to a website with information (a memorial) of that deceased person.
I love this idea. Since Legacy Markers can be linked together online, we genealogists could create family trees simply by creating memorial pages for each ancestor tombstone we can physically visit, then linking them together as one family unit.
Imagine finding your great grandfather's resting place and noticing a barcode plaque affixed to his tombstone. You scan it with your smartphone and bingo, you are taken to a page on the internet which has information and documents you have never seen. Perhaps it has newspaper articles or personal stories. What a great way to share our research with other descendants!
I approached Hudson and asked him a few questions about this innovative product. He very kindly took the time to respond and I think you will find his answers below quite interesting.
1. Please tell us a bit about how you came up with the idea of Legacy Markers
The idea for Legacy came from the passing of my grandmother a month ago to complications from a stroke. I was wandering the cemetery with my wife and brother before her interment looking at other relatives that were buried close by. My wife was asking questions about who these people were and I found I was having a hard time remembering how each person was related to my grandmother. I could recall pieces of stories that I remembered from my childhood, but I couldn't remember the details.
My grandfather finally joined us and was able to tell us stories about each relative and how they were related. It bothered me that I couldn't remember those stories and even more knowing that most of those stories will be gone when my grandfather passes away. If I couldn't remember those stories now, how will I remember them 15 years from now as I'm trying to tell me kids about their grandparents?It got me thinking about how to preserve those memories so I could share them with my family.
My brother and I started thinking of ways to incorporate this idea with my other business that specializes in QR barcodes for businesses to use in advertisements. This led to the idea of placing a plaque on the headstone with a QR barcode that links to a memorial of all of the stories, pictures, and videos we could find about my grandma. After the incredible response from extended relatives and friends we decided it was something that others could benefit from. So we put our heads together and created Code_IT Legacy.
2. Does the fee for the Marker include the website space for the memorial or is there an annual fee for archive space?
There is only a one-time fee for your Legacy Marker. It comes with a life-time subscription to the memorial service and unlimited amounts of space. Our biggest objective was to create a one-time cost instead of a monthly subscription. We didn't want to restrict people from viewing their family information just because someone didn't pay their bill. Legacy is about preserving memories, not about collecting a monthly fee.
3. Can anyone other than the purchaser of the marker change the information in the archive?
When purchasing your Legacy Marker, you will create a password (Alpha or Numeric) that identifies the owner of each marker. This password is required to add or make changes to the information on each memorial. This will protect the information from being changed by someone who does not have permission. You may give that password to other family members so they may add their contributions to the memorial.
4. What happens to the uploaded information in each person's archived memorial if your website ever disappears?
Of course we do not foresee a reason to close our website, but if the event does occur we will provide an option for each user to download their memorial to preserve in their own database.
5. What is the estimated lifespan of the barcode marker?
Each marker has been hand crafted from a specially treated stainless steel and etched with a high intensity laser. These techniques were specifically chosen to resist corrosion and weather the elements. Even the programming of each barcode was taken into consideration to make sure that every mobile device could easily scan each code every time.
We are so confident that our markers will last that we guarantee every marker for life!
6. You mention on your website that special glue and cleaning solution come with the barcode marker. Is there any danger that these chemicals might damage tombstones, especially older ones?
To preserve the integrity of each headstone we do not use a liquid based glue to adhere the marker. Each marker is affixed with a self-sealing adhesive tape from 3m. It is already applied to the marker, so all you have to do it peel the protective tape off the back and adhere it to the memorial. We found that cleaning the surface with a simple alcohol prep pad (included with every marker) creates a clean surface to adhere to. These materials will not harm your headstone or memorial. Older headstones may be brittle, so caution should be used when placing your Legacy Marker on deteriorating headstones.
7. Is a smooth surface necessary to affix the barcode marker to a stone? I'm wondering about attaching one to a rough or crumbling older stone.
A smooth surface is definitely the best place for your marker. However, they will still affix to rough or deteriorating headstones. Regardless of the headstone, installation is easy enough for anyone to do in less than 2 minutes. Simple instructions are provided with each marker to help with the installation process. If you marker falls off or does not stick, we will provide replacement adhesive to make sure it adheres properly.
8. What happens if a marker is lost, damaged or stolen?
Hopefully this will never happen, but in the event that your Legacy Marker is damaged or stolen, contact us for replacement instructions so we can evaluate your individual needs!
9. I see that you can link Legacy Markers together to form a family chain. This could be very appealing to genealogists who might like to purchase several markers to create a memorial for various ancestors. Will you be offering a "Genealogy Special" or a discount for volume purchases?
Yes, we offer discounted rates for multiple purchases! Right now we have a special going on that gives new users a life-time subscription and one Legacy Marker for only $49. If you would purchase multiple markers they are $45 for 2 or $39 for 4. Contact us for multiple orders! If you have special needs or want higher quanties, contact us so we can meet any needs you may have! firstname.lastname@example.com
10. Is there anything else you wish to tell us about Legacy Markers?
Each Memorial can be accessed from any computer in the world. We provide a Legacy Marker to affix to a headstone or memorial to allow visitors a direct link to this information with their mobile device.
We know that technology will change. As this technology changes, so will we. It's our highest priority to make sure your information is safe and easy to access no matter what technology is prevalent.


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The four finalists for the 30th Annual Goodyear Highway Hero Award include an Ohio-based driver who died after fighting to control a loaded truck that had lost its brakes; a Minnesota-based driver who rescued a fellow trucker who had been severely injured in a horrific crash; an Arkansas-based trucker who rescued a family that had been trapped in a smashed minivan, and a North Carolina-based driver who pulled a man from a burning pickup truck.
Finalists were announced in a press release issued by Goodyear on March 1. The winner will be announced on March 21, during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY.
"The Goodyear Highway Hero Award recognizes professional truck drivers who put their lives on the line to help others," said Phillip Kane, vice president, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems. "Each of our Highway Hero Award finalists took action without regard to his personal safety, and saved other people's lives."
The award honors truck drivers who put themselves in harm's way to help others. Finalists are:
Christopher Burgess, an independent driver from Ravenna, OH. After picking up 15 tons of sand, Burgess was driving a truck down a steep hill in Akron, OH, when its brakes failed. Fighting to keep the truck under control, Burgess waved his arms and honked the vehicle's horn while it sped down the hill toward a busy intersection at an estimated 50 miles per hour.
He maneuvered the truck through the intersection, missing both pedestrians and other automobiles. He swerved between two buildings full of people and steered toward bushes and trees at the rear of the property, behind which was a river bank. The truck hit a tree and dropped into the river below. Burgess died in the accident.
Chad Dickey of Wadena, MN, who drives for Tony's Transfer. The OOIDA member was driving near Chattanooga, TN, late at night when he came across vehicle debris, including a fuel tank, scattered across the highway. Dickey stopped his truck, grabbed his flashlight, and went to investigate. He spotted some tracks on the pavement and followed them to a nearby ditch, where he found the remains of an 18-wheeler, including the exposed driver's seat to which Lewis Boyd, another trucker, was strapped.
Boyd had suffered a massive gash in his leg and was passing in and out of consciousness due to rapid blood loss. Dickey applied a tourniquet to Boyd's leg for 30 minutes while keeping him alert until rescue personnel arrived. They airlifted Boyd to a local hospital, where he spent more than a month recovering from his injuries.
Jason Harte of Rogers, AR, who drives for Sammons Trucking. Harte, an OOIDA member, was driving down an interstate in Wyoming when he saw a speeding pickup truck push a minivan off the road and slam into another car, pushing it to the highway median. Bystanders helped the car driver while Harte approached the van, where a man and woman holding a 6-month-old baby were frantically trying to get out of the vehicle. Harte noticed three other children were trapped in the van. He dialed 911, helped the man, woman and baby out of the van, and then rescued the most accessible of the three other children.
Working with other bystanders, Harte, a former paramedic, opened the van's back hatch and began performing first aid on the nearest child, then pulled her out through the door. He pulled apart seats and cut seatbelts to rescue the third child. Calling upon his EMT experience, Harte helped rescue crews tend to the victims' injuries – which ranged from broken legs to a fractured skull and internal bleeding – until ambulances could whisk them away.
David Williams of Angier, NC, who drives for Schneider National. Williams was driving down an interstate in Wilmington, NC, when he spotted a disabled car ahead of him. It was raining heavily, and the car had spun around, facing oncoming traffic. Williams stopped his truck and raced to the car. He placed safety cones around the car and began directing traffic away from it.
Suddenly, Williams spotted a pickup truck approaching at high speed. He jumped out of the way to avoid being crushed by the pickup, which slammed into the back of his rig and burst into flames. The pickup's driver escaped while Williams pulled the truck's passenger out of the burning vehicle. He then helped extinguish the flames that had engulfed the pickup.
Winners are chosen by a panel of media members who cover the trucking industry. The winning driver will receive a special ring, a plaque and a $5,000 cash award. Each of the other finalists will receive a plaque and cash award. In addition, the person who nominated this year's winner will receive a $1,000 prize.
"We are honored to have these individuals as part of our Goodyear Highway Hero Award program," said Kane. "They are a credit to the transportation industry, and we look forward to recognizing them during MATS for their courage and selflessness."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American troops helping the relief effort in the typhoon-hit Philippines could triple to more than 1,000 by the end of the week, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Senior Obama administration officials that after a very difficult first few days, they are cautiously optimistic that logistical bottlenecks that have held up large quantities of aid material are easing.
Thousands were killed and about 600,000 people displaced by last week's powerful storm that struck the central Philippines, and many remain hungry, thirsty and sick. The Southeast Asian nation is a U.S. treaty ally, and Washington is providing $20 million in immediate aid and ships and aircraft to help distribute supplies.
President Barack Obama urged American citizens, too, to contribute, directing them to a White House website with links to groups providing aid. He noted some of the areas hit by the storm are the same places where U.S. and Philippine forces worked together to liberate the islands during World War II.
"Recovering from one of the strongest storms ever recorded will take years," Obama said in a statement. "But the strength, resilience and faith of the Filipino people are legendary."
In the hard-hit city of Tacloban, coordination at the airport has improved, and a road to the city that was cut by the storm has opened up, which should accelerate the distribution of relief supplies, said the officials, who briefed reporters about the American response to the disaster. The spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the administration.
"For the first few days, we were fully reliant on the airport for our only hub for getting anything into that town," said one official. "It was a lot like trying to squeeze an orange through a straw. We are now getting more and bigger straws."
The first airlift of hygiene kits and plastic sheeting from the U.S. Agency for International Development was distributed Wednesday to help 10,000 families, and another consignment is due to arrive in the capital Manila Thursday. The first shipment of U.S. food aid is expected to be distributed by the U.N. World Food Program in the next day or so.
The U.S. is using C-130 transport planes and Osprey helicopters to transport aid, which is now reaching out to coastal villages. The transport planes have evacuated about 800 victims of the disaster from Tacloban to Manila. Unmanned aircraft deployed from Guam have also provided overhead reconnaissance to help in damage assessment.
U.S. ships, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, are heading toward the area to expand search-and-rescue operations, provide medical care and a platform for helicopters to move supplies to remote areas, the White House said. The carrier and three escort ships are expected to arrive off the coast of the Philippines on Thursday evening, and several U.S. warships and surveillance aircraft are already there.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Harry Harris, ordered the activation of the USNS Mercy hospital ship, so that it can begin preparations to go to the Philippines if ordered. The USNS Mercy is in San Diego and could be underway in the next several days, but it would not reach the Philippines until sometime in December.
Just over 300 U.S. military personnel are currently in the Philippines. The U.S. is still assessing the size of deployment that will be needed to help the relief effort, but more U.S. Marines should depart soon from Okinawa, Japan, which could bring the total number of troops to more than 1,000 by the end of the week.
The U.S. military is also helping transport Philippine security forces to enforce a curfew and restore order to the typhoon-hit region, where violence and armed looting has occurred because of lack of basic supplies. The U.S. officials said maintenance of security is the responsibility of the Philippine authorities, and the situation is improving.
How you can help: www.whitehouse.gov/typhoon


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