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The Lowdown:
Pain is inevitable. We learn this from a young age when our parents temporarily ruined our lives by taking away our favourite toy. The kid would then storm off saying something along the lines of, "you'll never understand me!" This was followed by one to three door slams, depending on how brave the particular child was. After this, the pouting phase occurs, which can last up to an astonishing three weeks. Funny how kids can't keep a train of thought going in school for more than three seconds, but they can hold a grudge for three months when their Pokemon game is taken away. Ahem, pain is inevitable was the point.
But what about those times when you want to inflict pain on yourself? I'm not talking about leather whips, ball gags, or hot wax either. I'm sure if you're into that, you can find a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm talking about the real hot stuff. Meow (that sounded sexier in my head than typed out). I'm talking about heat. Spicy is the spice of life, after all.
After writing for nearly a year, I thought I'd confess my love for spiciness (again). That, and I thought it should be known that hot sauces are all relatively simple to make. Every recipe I browsed contained the same base ingredients: vinegar, salt, hot peppers. Of course, this was only the base and the rest was left up to creativity. Bring it on cold, miserable winter.
The Playlist:
Very Verdi Hot Sauce
15 Cherry bomb peppers (green), de-stemmed & halved
1 cup White wine vinegar
1 cup White vinegar
1/2 cup Lime juice
1/4 cup Cilantro
1 tsp Basil, dried
1 tsp Dill, dried
1 tsp White pepper
2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion powder
2 tbsp Salt
3 dashes Green food colouring (optional)
Red-Hot Hot Sauce
50 Thai chili peppers, de-stemmed
1 cup Red wine vinegar
1 cup White vinegar
1 cup Water
2 tbsp Salt
5-10 dashes, Liquid smoke
Mellow Yellow Hot Sauce
4 Banana peppers, de-stemmed
1 cup Champagne berry vinegar
1/2 cup White vinegar
1 cup water
1/2 cup Lime juice
3 Cardamom pods
2 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Corriander seed, ground
2 tsp Garlic powder
The Skinny:
- In medium sauce pan: add all of the ingredients, cover, and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes.
- OPTIONAL: you can cook half of the peppers, then add the remaining peppers in the blending process to get a more vibrant flavour, spice, and colour.
- Allow to cool, remove the cinnamon stick/cardamom pods, add the uncooked peppers (if done the optional way), then puree in a blender. If desired you can strain so the seeds are not in the sauce.
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All, the blog has officially been given the ok to restart for the men and women of RUSSELL. We are safely underway now and getting into our routine. It is difficult to upload pictures from the ship to the blog, but I will be sending them to our ombudsman, Mrs. Amanda Robinson, while we are underway. When we are inport, I will try to upload pictures from the ship. If you need to reach our ombudsman you can email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also leave comments on the blog posts, and I will try to get back to you when I can. For now, know we are safely underway and extremely grateful for all the thoughts and emails from family and friends back home...Take care and be safe. Doug


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Hives, also known as urticaria, is a skin disorder that is characterized by red, itchy welts on the skin. Hives can form as a single bump or in clusters. When touched or applied pressure, they often turn pale. They can last from several hours to days. Although they can occur in any body part, they are most common on the face.
The formation of hives on the skin is generally attributed to allergic reactions to certain foods, insect bites, drugs and other environmental allergens. They can also be caused by bacterial, viral and fungal infections. There are many ways to treat this skin condition. However, natural remedies are always the best, as they offer quick relief and have few or no side effects. Here are top 10 natural remedies for hives.
1. Aloe Vera
Take an aloe vera leaf and slit it in the middle. Remove the pulp and then cover the hives with it. Leave the pulp on the affected area for about ten minutes before washing. Aloe vera cures the itchy bumps very fast and effectively because of its antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral properties. This leaf also leaves a soothing and comforting effect on the affected area.
2. Oatmeal and cornstarch paste
Make a paste with 3 tablespoons of cornstarch and 2 cups of oatmeal. Add a little water to create a paste. Apply the paste on the affected area and leave it for 15- 30 minutes. This paste dries the hives up within 2-3 hours. If the hives cover a large area of your body, then try to get a cool bath with oatmeal and at a box cornstarch.
Cornstarch acts as a soothing agent thanks to its antibiotic properties. Oatmeal has powerful healing properties that help get rid of hives fast. Apply the paste every day until the hives disappear.
3. Sandalwood essential oil
This essential oil is popular for its calming and cooling effects. Apart from this, many herbalists refer to this oil as a sedative for the skin. To treat hives, simply add several drops of this essential oil to a cotton ball and then apply it to the affected area. Apply the oil every three hours for a few days for best results.
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4. Mint Ice cubes
For a fast relief from symptoms of the hive, make some mint ice cubes by steeping two teaspoons of freshly crushed organic mint leaves in boiling water. Allow it to cool. Stray the tea into ice cube trays and then place them in a freezer.
Once they have frozen, apply the ice cubes directly onto the affected area to relieve irritated or inflamed skin. This natural remedy is known for its cooling properties.
5. Apple cider vinegar
Vinegar had been used for thousands of years as a natural healthy remedy. When ingested, it helps improve digestion, relieve allergies and other health problems. To treat hives, make a tea with 2 tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar and then drink this tea twice a day.
You can also add two cups of apple cider vinegar in your bath water and then soak for 15-30 minutes daily. Vinegar has natural antiseptic and antifungal properties that help destroy harmful irritants and germs on the skin. It also helps restore the skin?s natural acidity, which improves dryness, flaking, itching, acne and even hives.
6. Quercetin
This is a plant pigment that is found in green leafy vegetables, apples, onions, tea, citrus fruits, olive oil, grapefruit and other natural foods. This compound is full of antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties that suppress the production of inflammatory chemicals by body cells. Quercetin also acts as a natural antihistamine, which helps reduce or totally get rid of hives on the skin.
Quercetin is available in many health food stores in capsules. Take 500 milligrams of quercetin twice a day, before meals, to control hives.
7. Ginger
Take ginger juice or dried ginger powder 2- 3 times a day to get relief from hives. Alternatively, peel the skin of fresh ginger root and then gently dab on the affected area. Repeat this 2-3 times a day. For an added cooling effect, chill the ginger in the refrigerator.
Ginger has strong anti-inflammatory and antihistamine properties. It targets the enzymes and genes that cause inflammation, which in turn improves circulation to the skin and therefore reduces swelling and itching.
8. Tumeric
This is one of the best natural remedies for hives. Raw turmeric is considered a natural antihistamine and antioxidant for hives and other skin conditions. It also stimulates the body?s natural anti-inflammatory corticosteroids. Pound raw turmeric and then mix with a glass of warm milk. Drink this twice a day. It cleanses the body from all the toxins and removes hives. You can also use turmeric in your cooking.
9. Green tea
This is another popular natural remedy for many skin problems like acne and hives. Green tea has antibacterial and antihistamine properties, which help treat hives naturally. Steep 1green tea bag or simply 1 tablespoon of dried green tea leaves in 1 cup of boiling water for 10-20 minutes. Remove the tea bag from the liquid and then drink this tea immediately. Drink 3 cups of green tea every day to alleviate symptoms of hives.
Alternatively, run a bath and add 10 green tea bags, or 1 1/2 cup of green tea leaves to your bath water. Leave the bath water for 5 minutes and then soak for 20-30 minutes. The green tea will soothe the skin and relieve the swelling and itching.
10. Nettle
For centuries, people have used this herb to combat many skin disorders, including hives. Add 1 tablespoon of dried nettle leaf to a cup of boiling water. Cover and steep for 10-20 minutes and then strain. Add a little honey and drink this tea 2-3 times a day. Nettle is a natural antihistamine and has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties, which helps relieve inflammation, swelling and itching.
Apart from the above natural remedies for hives, follow a healthy diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals. This will strengthen your immune system, which in turn will treat the affected skin naturally.


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I think I may have a new best friend. Sherill works with a variety of people at Mayo Clinic. Most of them have limited farm backgrounds. One in particular — Candace — had quite a few questions for Sherill and always enjoyed hearing about some of the things we do on the farm. She ultimately decided that she would buy a one-eighth fraction of a steer for her freezer. To seal the deal, she asked if it would be possible to come down to Iowa and pick up the beef herself and get a tour of the place on the trip.
No problem. We always welcome tourists here. We especially like tourists who are customers. This time, though, it was a family affair. The person writing the check has a little boy named Theo. Theo is five years old. All he really wanted to do was see a tractor while he was here. If he got to ride in one, that would be even better.
We scheduled the visit for a Sunday afternoon. Candace and her significant other and Theo would then pick up the beef from us and expand their farm horizons while they were at it. Dinner and a show, of sorts.
That particular day was quite overcast and cloudy; when our guests arrived, it looked like it could rain at any moment. Our first tour agenda item was to look at the bees. We'd put Theo in a beekeeper's hat so he could get up close and personal with them without getting stung. Typically, we'd put him in a full-body bee suit, but an adult-sized version wasn't going to work on a five-year-old. Instead, we put some gloves on Theo and duct-taped his sleeves so that bees wouldn't sneak up the sleeves and sting him. Then we took his socks and put them on the outside of his sweatpants to protect his legs from the same marauding potential.
Kids will be kids. Curious kids tend to ask questions. Really curious kids ask lots of questions. They tend to cover the gamut, too. Theo was no exception. In fact, Sherill had mentioned that he had been very serious and very inquisitive the couple of times she had met him in the past. He reminded her of a miniature professor. It only took minutes once he got out of the vehicle for me to dub him The Professor of Questionology.
Everything was like a pop quiz with Theo. He had a ton of questions about the bees. "Where do they go when the leave the hive? How far will they go? How do they know how to get back to the right hive?"
Getting The Professor of Questionology into his bee gear wasn't too bad. News flash: Hats for beekeepers are not made to fit the melon of a five-year-old, not even one with a brain as large and full of knowledge and questions like Theo has. Moments before the hat was placed on his head, we could feel a couple sprinkles. One drop was all it took to set Theo's plan of action into hyper-drive.
"It's raining! I need protection!" he hollered to anyone nearby as he quickly accelerated the hat placement process. Clearly, Theo will have a job indoors when he gets his first few advanced degrees.
We made our way over to the hives we have at a building site. Theo and his mom got a tour from Sherill while the other gentleman and I stood just out of flight range to stay sting-free. Then the occasional sprinkles got a little bit stronger, so I decided we'd take a detour into the machine shed nearby. That's where I had the buggy parked. Theo thought it looked really cool, but the sound of rain on the steel roof pretty much kept him from having any visions of actually riding in a car with no roof and no sealed passenger compartment. He needs protection, you know.
Then we were off to look at some cattle in the feedlot. Professor Theo was totally on board with the program, although not so much the smell of it. "This is where they live before you cut them up into steaks?" he asked.
Wow. No sugar coating there, Professor. Right to the meat of the matter, so to speak. No need to dress up the process for Professor Theo. Those animals are dead meat walking. Face facts. That's why they're here. They smell. Bases covered.
We moved on to another machine shed, where a utility vehicle was parked. That caught Theo's attention. I told him that's what we drive when we go out in the pasture to work with the cattle and the fences. What with the sound of the rain on the roof, Theo very matter-of-factly stated, "I'll go on that next time."
Interesting. The Professor's brain has been engaged and he'd like to do more research at this place, but he'll have to schedule a return trip during more awesome weather. Good research doesn't occur during sub-par weather. Look it up.
The round baler was parked nearby as well. I explained to Theo how we drive it in the field and it picks up the hay and sort of rolls it into a circle "about this high" (as I held my hand out at my head) and then wraps it with plastic for storage. Theo looked out the door to the north where half of my round bales are stored and asked, "You mean, like those out there? You have them in rows."
Yep, you got it, Professor. This kid was totally with the program.
Just then, a neighbor drove by on the road with his Deere tractor and round baler. Theo saw it, but wanted to make sure I did. "HEY! There's one right there!"
Yes, it's the same machine as I have.
"No, Jeff. It's a different one," Theo informed me with just a hint of disdain. "Yours is right here (pointing at it, in case I missed it). That one is out there on the road."
Point taken. Thank you, Mr. Obvious. I guess I didn't make the connection.
Even though I already knew the answer, I asked Theo if he wanted to ride in a tractor. Sometimes you just have to go with the loaded questions. "Would you like gravy with that, Mr. Ryan? Care for some pie? Does this need more sugar?" Stuff like that.
Sure enough, Theo was willing to get in a tractor. It was almost the purpose of his trip, after all. And it has a cab, so we'd be protected from the hideous sprinkles that tend to melt small children.
Theo and I got in the loader tractor and made our way over to the other side of the buildings. That's where I had the last load of round bales from first-crop alfalfa we'd hauled in late the previous night. I explained to Theo that the small spears on the loader would poke into the bales and then we'd hit a lever and lift the bale off the wagon. The bale would then be parked in a row until we either fed it to the cattle or loaded it onto a semi to sell to other farmers to feed to their cows.
We grabbed a bale, backed up and placed it in the row. Theo really liked my orderly system of rows for storing bales. Had the rows not been straight, I think he would have let me know.
To keep him involved, I asked Theo if he thought we should take a second bale off the load of 11. Big surprise. He did. So we took another bale off the load. Since we were now into the project with both feet, I asked if he thought we should unload the remaining bales.
"Yes, I think you should, Jeff. You know, if you don't do it today, you're just going to have to do it tomorrow," he informed me, in full Professor mode.
Five years old and he doesn't seem to have refined his procrastination abilities yet. This kid has been raised right.
We got the remainder of the bales unloaded and placed. Our work was done, so we headed back to the machine shed. I asked Theo if he wanted to move from his spot on the armrest of the seat of the tractor and drive on the way back. (He'd steer. I'd do everything else. It wouldn't surprise me to find out he knows how to feather a clutch, though.) The scientific measurement for Theo's response time is, I believe, a nanosecond. He was climbing onto my lap as soon as I got the question out of my mouth. "I've driven a tractor before at my grandpa's, you know. He mows lawn with that tractor," Theo informed me as he took the wheel.
Every scientist knows you need to remove any skepticism and doubt from your audience. Project confidence and competence and you'll be fine. It will quiet your critics in no time flat.
As we neared the machine shed, I saw the rest of the assembled crowd nearby. Cameras were being readied. That's when I leaned in and told Theo it might be a good idea to wave at his mom as we went by, because she probably wanted a picture of him at the wheel.
Theo put an extra firm grip on the steering wheel with one hand as we passed the audience. The other hand went into a perfect parade wave motion. Right as we drove past the crowd, Theo let out a confident sigh and said, "They are gonna be SO jealous!"
You nailed it, Professor.
Guy No. 2


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"Ironically, while high gas prices are encouraging more people to ride transit, rising diesel prices are also causing mass transit systems nationwide to raise fares, cut service, lay off staff, and delay capital spending. So, at a time when demand for buses and trains is at one of its highest points in history, we have transit agencies cutting back. This makes no sense." -Warren S. George, president, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU).
There are more than a few unspoken issues in Mr. George's comment above regarding cutbacks at mass transit agencies across the U.S. (big dollar unionized health and pension benefits, plus substantial annual cost of living pay increases, being some of them) but his overall point is very important - especially for truckers that've dealt with heavily congested highways in and around our major cities year after year.
We're at a point where a massive shift is starting to take place, whereby daily commuters are abandoning their personal vehicles in favor of using buses and trains to travel from home to work and vice versa. This is a vary big deal, because it's the removal of these daily commuters from the highways that'll help reduce roadway congestion and cut fuel demand - which should help lower fuel prices and thus diesel costs for truckers.
Of course, like anything in life, there's a big IF in the middle of all of this. If transit agencies can handle the increased ridership, if they can provide consistent on-time service, if commuters don't start backsliding if the price of fuel starts to decline ... if, if, if and more ifs to boot. Yet we could be poised for big changes to our transportation habits - and that could end up substantially reducing our need for imported oil.
For example, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reported that Americans took 2.6 billion trips on public transportation in the first three months of this year - almost 85 million more trips than in 2007 during the same time period.
"There's no doubt that the high gas prices are motivating people to change their travel behavior," said William Millar, APTA's president. "More and more people have decided that taking public transportation is the quickest way to beat the high gas prices."
Last year 10.3 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation - the highest number of trips taken in fifty years. In the first quarter of 2008, public transportation continued to climb and rose by 3.3%. In contrast, the Federal Highway Administration has reported that the vehicle miles traveled on our nation's roads declined by 2.3% in the first quarter this year, APTA reported.
The problem is that the cost to operate transit systems nationwide is exploding as well - driven by the same fuel price spikes that are leading to heavier ridership. The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) noted that transit agencies are paying 44% more for fuel now versus last year and want the U.S. Congress to pass legislation providing transit systems with funds to help offset the high cost of fuel. "Transit needs to be part of the solution - not the victim - of high gas prices," stated ATU's George.
He believes that would be extra money well spent, too. ATU's analysis indicates that if Americans used public transportation for roughly 10% of their daily travel needs, the U.S. would reduce its dependence on imported oil by more than 40% -- nearly the amount of oil the U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia each year. In fact, increased use of public transportation is the single most effective way to reduce America's energy consumption, he believes.
But without help from the federal government, service cuts and fare increases will continue. "Between the price of fuel, food, and health care, working families are getting squeezed like never before," noted George. "People are looking to transit for relief. The last things they need are fare increases and service cuts to make their lives more difficult. Congress needs to provide the resources necessary to keep these systems operating at maximum capacity and subsidizing transit fuel costs to move millions of people more efficiently just makes sense."
And public transportation providers consume a lot of fuel - more than 760 million gallons of diesel and gasoline annually, according to APTA's research. And for every penny added to the cost of diesel and gasoline, public transportation providers face an increased cost of more than $7.6 million dollars.
"A penny increase in diesel and gasoline costs would add more than $5.4 million to the cost of bus operations nationwide," noted APTA's Millar. " Based on the current national average fare revenue of 89 cents per unlinked bus trip, agencies would need to add more 6 million trips on an annual basis to recover just a penny increase. An increase in fuel cost of $1 per gallon would require that agencies carry more than 600 million additional passenger trips per year, on bus services alone; an increase of more than 10 percent over current bus ridership levels. Such an increase would no doubt require additional services, and additional operating costs, so it's easy to see why agencies are struggling to meet surging fuel costs."
Is offering more subsidies to public transit the best way to go? Maybe, maybe not. One thing is for certain, however - the more people off the road means less congestion and delay for truckers. And that is a good thing.


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Uttar Pradesh is a state in the Plains region of India.
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Uttar Pradesh has the largest population of nearly 167 million. Its is also the fifth largest state in terms of land area. The western plain is the most urban region. Agriculture is the most important section of the UP's economy, employing about three-fourths of the work force. Uttar Pradesh has the largest production of food grain and oil seeds in India. In addition, UP ranks the first in the production of wheat, maize, barley, gram, sugar cane, and potatoes. The three most important industries of UP are sugar, cotton fabrics and diversified food preparations. Goods carrier equipment, photostat machines, chemicals, polyester fiber and steel tube galvanized sheets are the other big industries of UP.
The Kathak dance style, the most popular classical dance form in India, nourished in UP. Today, foreign countries have also learned this elegant dance form to perfection: the beautiful Veronique Azan as an example. The countryside songs and dances are significant traits of local culture. Uttar Pradesh famous for handicrafts such as, carpet weaving, hand printing, chikan (a type of embroidery), metal enameling, brocade and brass, and ebony work. Also, UP has the biggest Brass and Copperware manufacture area in India.
The history of the State of Uttar Pradesh is very ancient and interesting. It is recognised in the later Vedic Age as Brahmarshi Desha or Madhya Desha. Many great sages of the Vedic times like Bharadwaja, Gautam, Yagyavalkya, Vasishta, Vishwamitra and Valmiki flourished in this state. Several sacred books of the Aryans were also composed here. Two great epics of India, Ramayana and Mahabharata, appear to have been inspired by Uttar Pradesh.
In the sixth century BC, Uttar Pradesh was associated with two new religions - Jainism and Buddhism. It was at Sarnath that Buddha preached his first sermon and laid the foundations of his order, and it was in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, where Buddha breathed his last. Several centres in Uttar Pradesh like Ayodhya, Prayag, Varanasi and Mathura became reputed centres of learning. In the medieval period, Uttar Pradesh passed under Muslim rule and led the way to new synthesis of Hindu and Islamic cultures. Ramananda and his Muslim disciple Kabir, Tulsidas, Surdas and many other intellectuals contributed to the growth of Hindi and other languages.
Uttar Pradesh preserved its intellectual excellency even under the British administration. The British combined Agra and Oudh into one province, and called it United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. The name was shortened to the United Provinces in 1935. In January 1950, the United Provinces was renamed as Uttar Pradesh.
The State is bounded by Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the north, Haryana in the west, Madhya Pradesh in the south, and Bihar in the east. Uttar Pradesh can be divided into two distinct regions, (i) Southern hills and (ii) Gangetic plain.
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1.Sangam, Anand Bhavan, Minto Park, Sita Samahit Isthal, Company Garden, New yamuna Bridge, and lots more in the holy city Allahabad(Prayag). 2.Ghats at Varanasi(Kashi). 3.Nawab's or Royal city Lucknow.
Take a holy dip in Sangam at Allahabad and visit ghats at Varanasi and it is a very royal place .it is the capital of uttar pradesh
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Utter Pradesh lead India's kidnapping statistics by quite a substantial margin with 4.478 cases reported in the 2008, 16 percent of all kidnappings happening in the country. While this mainly concern to natives, as always travel sensibly and remain vigilant.
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Migrating a Linux Server From the Command Line Stage 1
Server Migration
Migrating your data from one Linux server to another is only a simple affair if you've been running a simple server. If you have a lot of interdependent services or a highly customized setup then recreating your environment from scratch is an involved process. It gets less complex if you can copy over just the files you need without worrying about overwriting system files specific to the new server.
So that's what we're going to do here. We'll look at how to prepare for a migration and what tools will make the job go easier.
Full migration versus package migration
The first choice you need to make is whether you want to migrate the whole server, configuration and all, or if you can get away with just copying over the data for a couple services.
In this article we look at the process for a full migration. If you know you want to copy more than just a few data files this is the most straightforward approach.
If you prefer a per-package approach you may want to look at the third article in this series for advice.
Prepping the new server
Start by confirming that the destination server is accessible via SSH from the origin server. You'll also need to enable root logins via ssh on the destination server (in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file) so rsync will be able to replace system and application files.
Check that rsync is installed on both the original server and the destination server (the package name is usually "rsync"). Running the command "which rsync" should let you know if it's installed where you can run it.
If you're performing a full migration it's much more likely to go smoothly if the destination server is as similar to the original server as possible. That includes the distribution used, the system architecture, and the kernel version.
Make sure you're running the same distribution on each server. Try to match the version of the distribution as well. The location of system files isn't always consistent across different distributions, and sometimes when a distribution releases a new version they move some files around. If you do a straight copy without matching the distribution you may wind up with an unstable server.
If you want to combine your server migration with a distribution upgrade it's safer to complete the migration before proceeding with the upgrade.
Next make sure both servers are using the same architecture. You can check the architecture on Linux with the "uname -a" command:
$ uname -a
Linux demo 18.104.22.168-rscloud #8 SMP Mon Sep 20 15:54:33 UTC 2010 x86_64 Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 2374 HE AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
After the date (which ends in "UTC 2010" above) you'll see a code representing your system's architecture. In this case "x86_64" means it's an x86 system running a 64-bit architecture. If you instead see i686 for the architecture that means your system is 32-bit.
If the architectures don't match the copied programs won't run. Software compiled for 32-bit will generally not work well on a 64-bit system, and vice-versa. If the architectures don't match you'll have to migrate on a per-package basis instead.
Kernel version
Try to use the same kernel version on both servers. Sometimes a new kernel will add or change features, so a different kernel can throw a monkey-wrench into the process.
You can check the kernel version by running "uname -a" like we did above. The kernel version is listed after the hostname, so in the example the kernel version was "18.104.22.168-rscloud".
It's generally not a good idea to copy kernels between servers. If you compile or install your own kernel (as opposed to using one provided by your hosting service) it's safer to perform that process manually on the destination server.
Finally, try to match the versions of any software that's already installed on the destination to what you're running on the original server. The easiest way to make sure both systems are running the same versions of any common packages is to run an update through your package manager before the migration.
We'll be replacing most software anyway so some version variance shouldn't actually make much difference. We are migrating a server though, and the paramount concern for any server is stability. We want to leave nothing to chance.
Optimizing before copying
The new server generally won't need a lot of the temporary files applications can leave lying around. The more stuff we have on the original server, the longer it will take to get everything onto the destination server.
Much of what goes on behind the scenes when you resize a virtual server is similar to what we'll do when we use rsync to copy from one server to the other. That means a lot of the tips in our article about speeding up rsync will apply here.
In a nutshell, remove any temporary or cache files you don't need or add their directories to the exclude file (explained below). Check the sizes of your log files and, if you can, archive or delete older logs.
We've compared the origin and destination servers to each other and prepared your file systems for the copy. Now it's time to make a choice:
If you'd like to migrate using a script to handle much of the heavy lifting, proceed to our article on a script-assisted migration.
If you would like to hande the syncing yourself, running rsync manually, head to our article on migrating with rsync to start the servers syncing.


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NEWTON, Mass., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its 2012 Travelers' Choice® Destinations awards. In the fourth year of its awards, TripAdvisor has honored 440 outstanding destinations in 37 markets across the globe, including lists for Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, China, Europe, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South America, the South Pacific, and the United States.
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The Travelers' Choice Destinations awards honor top travel spots worldwide based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travelers. Award winners were determined based on the popularity of destinations, taking into account travelers' favorites and most highly rated places.
Top 25 Travelers' Choice World Destinations:
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"The TripAdvisor community has once again helped pinpoint hundreds of the most amazing and beloved travel destinations of the year," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. "For travelers planning their big annual vacation or just a weekend getaway, these awards highlight awe-inspiring travel locations of all varieties around the globe."
For the complete list of 2012 Travelers' Choice Destinations winners, sponsored by LAN Airlines, go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations.
About TripAdvisorTripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 69 million unique monthly visitors**. TripAdvisor's travel media brands include www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, Worldwide, January 2012
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GIF Encoded into Bacterial Genome Scientists at Harvard Medical School have used the CRISPR/Cas system to encode an animated GIF into the DNA of living E. coli bacteria. They used Eadweard Muybridge's famous 1872 footage of a galloping horse as the source material. In order to prepare the short film for genome insertion, each digital frame was encoded into a nucleic acid sequence. Because DNA has four nucleotides, the digital data was converted from binary (base-2) into quaternary (base-4...Jul 16 2017 03:54 AM
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Peterson and Carlson Miss Practice For the Vikings
The Vikings had a few players miss practice Tuesday in preparation for their game Thursday night at home against Tampa Bay. Tight end John Carlson (concussion) and running back Adrian Peterson (ankle) missed practice. Carlson isn't expected to play Thursday night while Peterson sat for precautionary reasons.
The following players were limited in practice for the Vikings; defensive end Jared Allen, tackle Matt Kalil, safety Mistral Raymond, safety Harrison Smith and cornerback Antoine Winfield. The following players were full participants in practice for the Vikings; running back Matt Asiata, safety Robert Blanton, defensive tackle Fred Evans, linebacker Marvin Mitchell, quarterback Christian Ponder, and receiver Jerome Simpson.
The Vikings host Tampa Bay at 7:20 Thursday night, pregame on WJON at 6:00. The Vikings are 5-2 while Tampa Bay is 2-4. Minnesota is a 7-point favorite.


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Farro Salad with Tomatoes, Homemade Sauerkraut, Green Minestrone & Apricot-Miso Glazed Chicken
We've switched over into full-on Preserve Mode this week with recipes for making homemade sauerkraut in a mason jar, quick-pickled red onions, a berry freezer jam, and plum preserves that will last you into winter. Need a little sustenance for your canning session? Dive into a plate of grilled apricot-miso chicken thighs with a side of summery farro salad. Take a look through all of this week's recipes and plan your next project!
- Summer Farro Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Basil
- How To Make Homemade Sauerkraut in a Mason Jar
- Easy Green Minestrone
- Grilled Chicken Thighs with Apricot-Miso Glaze
- Wild Plum Jam
- How to Make Quick-Pickled Red Onions
- Jalapeño Bloody Mary with Quick-Pickled Vegetables
- How to Freeze Summer Fruit
- Triple Berry Quick Jam
- How to Roast and Freeze Green Chiles
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The free annual event not only draws people from Castle Valley and Moab but also from other parts of the country who have come to make this annual trip as they come to celebrate the beauty and versatility of hard-shelled gourds and gourd art.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. where vendors display and sell their gourd art. The event also includes displays of raw gourds, a kids booth, a hands-on booth, demonstrations, a silent auction, a gourd gallery, music, face painting, a puppet show and fortune telling.
A tractor parade is also part of the festivities but Faylene Roth, the parade organizer, also welcomes all those who would like to show off their vintage cars or gourd walkers, big and small to participate in the parade by wearing a funny gourd hat or other gourd items of their own creation. The parade participants will meet at the LDS Church parking lot next door to the Town Hall and the parade will begin promptly at noon.
A potluck lunch is served at 12:30 p.m. Festival organizers ask that people bring a favorite dish to share and their own plates and utensils if possible. The festival awards ceremony takes place at 2:30 p.m. and take-down and clean up will begin at 3 p.m. Weather is always a concern but the forecast looks promising for a beautiful day next Saturday.
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There is still time to sign up to serve your community as an emergency medical first responder here in Castle Valley. The 60-hour EMR course, presented by the Grand County Emergency Medical Services, will begin November 4 and the classes will be held every Monday and Thursday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the town hall in Castle Valley. There will be a week break around Thanksgiving and a two-week break around the Christmas holiday.
After successful completion of the course, the students will be certified as a medical first responder and will have the opportunity to serve on the EMR team, which will be formed in the valley to respond to medical emergencies and render assistance until higher level EMTs arrive from Moab. A surplus Grand County Ambulance will be staged in the valley to hold medical supplies and get a patient out of extreme weather if necessary but will not be used to transport patients. To sign up or get additional information, contact Grand County Emergency Medical Services Assistant Director Paula Dunham at 435-259-8901 or me at 259-8588.
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Thirty-five years ago this week, "Castle Valley Comments" reported that the weather was turning cooler and the residents were preparing for winter, just as they are this year. Many of the residents had successful gardens that year and the women of the valley were helping each other bottle fruit and vegetables. The community at that time consisted of about 20 houses and 10 mobile homes.
The column reported on the marriage of Guy Officer and Robyn Stucki, which took place in the Manti Temple; and six babies were born to valley women with a short period of time. They included Mary Cluff, a girl; Lucia Emmons, a boy; JoAnna Ehlers, a girl; Marie Duncan, a girl; Mary Rees, a boy; and Annie McLanahan, a boy.
Thirty years ago the Castle Valley River Ranchos Property Owners Association was preparing for their annual general meeting, which was held at the Ramada Inn in Moab. A major decision facing the POA members that year regarded whether to dedicate Castle Valley Drive to the county. They were asked to vote on the matter but indicated that a two-thirds majority of all lot owners was needed to approve the action. The ownership of the main road was eventually assumed by the county and it was paved soon after.
Three candidates indicated their desire to serve on the board of directors for the following year. They were Whitey Miller, Mike Omana and George Ottinger. Don Tuft was retained to the board since he was elected to the two-year position the year before.


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Seven Texas boll weevil eradication zones, representing 4.2 million acres of cotton, have seen weevil populations reduced below levels that would qualify for suppressed status this year. Added to two zones already declared functionally eradicated, more than 5 million acres of Texas cotton are on the verge of eliminating the costly pest.
Suppressed status means the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. catches a season-long average of fewer than 25 weevils for every 1,000 traps its personnel inspect.
This success means more than three-fourths of the state's active eradication zones will be close to driving boll weevils out of their cotton patches. And those zones also account for nearly 90 percent of the state's cotton acreage.
The Western High Plains, El Paso/Trans Pecos, Southern High Plains/Caprock, Northern High Plains, Northwest Plains, Northern Rolling Plains, and Permian Basin zones have season-long weevil capture numbers below suppressed levels, according to Lindy Patton, executive director of the foundation, which is headquartered in Abilene.
The Southern Rolling Plains and the Rolling Plains Central zones have already achieved functionally eradicated status.
The program is working well, Patton says. "We just need to finish the job. We're seeing tremendous progress across the state."
Weevil numbers have declined quickly in some zones. Trap counts in the Southern High Plains/Caprock and the Northern High Plains zones, which came into the program in 2001, indicate that just into the third year the job is "nearly done," Patton says.
Very low count
Counts in the Southern High Plains/Caprock showed an average of only .00004 weevils per trap inspection. In 2003, the foundation staff inspected 150,000 traps each week in the 1.2 million acres of SHP/C cotton. "Total weevil count for the year was 145 out of nearly 4 million trap inspections," Patton says. "That zone was covered up with weevils when the program started."
Two years ago, the year-to-date count by mid-November was more than 300,000 weevils and trapping only started mid-season. "We've seen a reduction of 99.99 percent," Patton says.
Those High Plains zones came in at an opportune time. They were surrounded by active zones to the west and south and very little cotton to the north. Both New Mexico and Oklahoma had eradication programs in progress, so early efforts were not hindered by significant migration into the zones.
The El Paso/Trans Pecos Zone also made progress quickly.
"The weevils were nearly eradicated by the third year of the program," Patton says. "We've seen some migration and saw some pressure in an area that had cotton for the first time this year, but we still only caught 1,321 weevils all year.
"Counts in the Northern High Plains represent the kind of numbers we like to see," he says. "A lot of weeks through the season trap counts were zero and by late November only 37 weevils had been trapped in the zone. In 2001, just from late-season trapping, we caught 138,000 in this zone."
Growers in the South Texas/Winter Garden Zone get pressure from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, which is not in the program, and from the Upper Coastal Bend, which is in its first full year of eradication efforts. Patton says numbers in the center of the zone have been low with higher trap counts along the fringes.
More and better
"Farmers in this zone say they're making more cotton with better quality." He figures reduction in the STWG to be 98 percent.
He says growers in the Rolling Plains Central Zone planted a very late crop, weathered a prolonged drought last summer and still made a decent crop after August. Before the eradication program, weevils would have devoured that late crop.
"I've had farmers tell me they made enough extra cotton this year because of eradication to pay for the entire cost of the program," Patton says.
Trap counts in the Western High Plains registered zero for several weeks in 2003, Patton says. "Late in the season, we began to pick up some weevils in the southern part of the zone, migrating in from an area not in eradication."
Numbers in the Northern Rolling Plains also are low.
"The farmers in this area have worked well with foundation personnel to bring the numbers way down. And success in the High Plains and a good program in Oklahoma eliminated migrating weevils coming into this zone. " Patton says.
"We're also seeing incredible results in the Northwest Plains, the area including Muleshoe, Littlefield, and Dimmit. We haven't trapped a single weevil in the entire zone since mid-September."
Efforts in the Southern Blacklands are paying off, too, under difficult conditions. "We had high numbers of weevils in this area even after diapause sprays," Patton says. "In the diapause year, we averaged about 15 weevils per trap inspection. This year our season-long average is just under 0.37 weevils per trap inspection. This is a reduction of 97 percent since 2001."
Late rains hamper
Patton says late season rains in the SBL make the program more difficult.
"Timely stalk destruction in this area is imperative to the success of the program."
He says weevil infestation in the Upper Coastal Bend was intense. "I saw more weevils in this zone when we started than anywhere else I'd ever been. We started in 2002 and have made good progress, with weevil population reductions at 86 percent. Conditions are tough with floods and hurricanes that make it hard to get into the fields."
Patton says interest from zones not yet in the program is encouraging. Growers in the Northern Blacklands voted in late November on the opportunity to become an active zone. Results will be available later this month.
He says growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley also are trying to develop a program and have asked for recommendations from the foundation's technical advisory committee.
And growers in the northernmost cotton area of Texas, in the Panhandle, also are looking at a program.
"Weevils in that northern area are not a significant problem," Patton says, "but these growers are progressive and want to prevent infestation."
New Mexico
The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation Inc., also cooperates with New Mexico's effort in zones just across the state line. Patton says several of those zones also are at or near suppression status.
"Helping New Mexico helps Texas," he says.
The program has experienced some challenges.
"In the Southern Rolling Plains, we went nearly two years without catching a weevil," Patton says. "Last year we caught one that we believe came in on equipment. In 21 days, we found four weevils in a nearby field. That was a textbook case of weevil reproduction. In another 21 days we found a few more. In all, we trapped 17 weevils for the year."
The foundation's clean-up efforts were successful; this year no weevils were captured until the first part of September. One weevil, believed to have been brought in on equipment, was captured early in September, followed by two lone weevils later in the month. In late October and early November weevils began migrating into the zone in much higher numbers. By Thanksgiving, 184 weevils had been captured. Patton says as soon as traps catch weevils, "We treat the fields."
Weevils showed up mostly on the western edge of the zone, adjacent to cotton fields outside of the zone, which are not involved in an active eradication program.
Weevils also migrated into the Rolling Plains Central and the Permian Basin Zones from this area.
"The Permian Basin was nearly eradicated in 2001," Patton says. "But in the last two seasons, numbers have been high and we've had to make more treatments. Weevil numbers have been up a number of weeks this year, especially late in the growing season. We're seeing no reproduction, however."
Cotton producers in the northern part of the St. Lawrence zone, where a significant amount of the migrating weevils originated, petitioned the Commissioner of Agriculture to join the Permian Basin Zone. A recent transfer referendum failed by a slim margin.
Patton says the weevil count to date is lower than last year, but higher than in 2001.
"Farmers in the Rolling Plains Central also are frustrated. They had just about completed the job, and now weevils are moving in from another area."
Patton says weevil migration out of the St. Lawrence area was not a serious issue until recently. "They had severe droughts so weevil numbers were down. But the last two seasons have been good weevil years."
The foundation is working with cotton producers in the area to help find a solution to this problem.
Patton says the challenges indicate that farmers and program administrators "can't let up yet. There are always struggles with a program of this magnitude and sometimes problems have nothing to do with the program."
Clean equipment
Patton says quarantine regulations, which restrict the movement of equipment and materials into zones that have been declared functionally eradicated, "have helped. But we need to do a better job of educating people about cleaning equipment. It takes very little time to clean harvest machinery before moving it into an eradicated zone."
Patton says credit for eradication progress goes mostly to cotton producers serving on the board of directors and on grower steering committees that provide leadership to direct foundation efforts.
"This program includes 30,000 producers and landowners and we couldn't bring all those folks together for a common goal without grower leaders making the program work."
He also praised Texas legislators such as Sen. Robert Duncan and Rep. Rick Hardcastle and Ag Commissioner Susan Combs for pushing legislation to help fund the program. "Our growers still need help paying for this program, and we believe it is a good investment at both local and state levels. It's good for the agricultural as well as the general economy.
"The more progress we make, the lower the costs become, but we still have a lot to do. The job's not done."
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Q. What do Osama bin Laden and Al Gore have in common? A. They both are opponents of global warming.
Q. What do Willie Sutton, the notorious 1920s-1930s bank robber, and modern day computer hackers have in common? A. Willie is famously quoted as saying he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." Criminal computer wizards have apparently discovered a gold mine in stealing carbon trading credits. Best of all, they don't have to wield a gun to get the money.
In the latest rant attributed to Osama, mastermind of the 9/11 atrocities, the bearded one criticizes the U.S. for not signing the Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gas emissions, terms climate change "not an ideological luxury, but a reality," and says, "All the industrialized countries, especially the big ones, bear responsibility for the global warming crisis."
He also threw in advice on monetary policy, saying the world "should refrain from dealing in the U.S. dollar and should try to get rid of this currency as early as possible."
While Osama hides away in Afghanistan or Pakistan or who-knows-where, computer hackers, in hideaways as yet undetermined, managed to get security codes for the German Emissions Trading Authority and are reported to have made millions by transferring emissions trading certificates to accounts elsewhere and then selling them on the open market.
Trading of emissions credits on the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), the world's largest exchange for trading in carbon credits, was halted for several days.
Europol, the European law enforcement agency, said in December that fraudulent trades on the ETS over the previous 18 months had resulted in losses of nearly 5 billion euros ($6.88 billion) in national tax revenues for several EU nations, and that in some EU countries "up to 90 percent of the whole market volume was caused by fraudulent activities."
That's just the amount of taxes that would've been due on the trades — no estimate was given of the value of the trades. EU authorities fear similar attacks could be launched in other trading markets, particularly gas and electricity.
Half a world away, computer criminals thought to be controlled by Brazilian logging and charcoal operations, have been hacking into government logging databases to subvert the permit process to allow illegal timber cutting in the rain forests. Estimated losses: nearly $1 billion.
Hackers aside, there are many who contend that trading of carbon credits is itself a massive scam, with potential for an eventual disaster on the scale of the derivatives trading that sent U.S. and world economies into freefall.
Matt Taibbi, in an in-depth article for Rolling Stone, "The Great American Bubble Machine" (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/29127316/the_great_american_bubble_machine/7), plumbing the machinations by Goldman Sachs that contributed to the economic crash, writes that carbon trading, fueled by get-rich speculators, could reach $1 trillion annually — a game, he says, that's "rigged in advance."
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1,400 - Day Flattie - Custom 1949 Jeep Willy's CJ-3A FlatfenderPosted in Project Vehicles on July 27, 2006
For starters, any green Jeep is cool. Well, not any Jeep. That is to say, not any green Jeep. Kelly green isn't really that cool. And we're usually not too crazy about electric-neon green. Also, we're sort of borderline on that bluish-green-metallic-puke color they used in the '90s. But we guess a Jeep that's painted one of those colors could technically be cool. OK, let's clarify. We're pretty much saying that any Jeep that is slathered in olive-drab-green paint is cool, unless it's got a bunch of nasty trinkets and bad engineering. Then it wouldn't be that cool. Just the color would be cool.
So before we get any more confused, what we're really saying is that David Learman's green Jeep is cool. Yeah, we're comfortable with that.
We spied David's flattie from across Dump Bump during the '05 Moab Easter Jeep Safari and instantly dug it. It sort of reminded us of our old boss Cole Quinnell's 14-Day Flattie. After briefly talking to David, we learned he made the trip to Moab from his home in North Tonawanda, New York. We didn't look at a map, but that sounds like a haul to us. He also told us he jokingly dubbed his '49, the 1,400-Day Flattie because it seems like it took that long to build.
While we're usually pretty sharp, it took us a few glances to realize that David had stretched his '49 a full 12 inches. David built his own frame that added 6-inches in the door opening and 6-inches in the rear wheelwell opening to stretch the wheelbase out to 94 inches. It's a really smart trick that keeps the stretch job from looking overly exaggerated. The result is a flattie that looks more stock than altered.
David began by hanging a pair of Tuff Country 2-inch lift rear YJ springs with a shackle reversal onto the front of his home-built frame. The 2-inch spring soaks up the weight of the V-8 and heavy drivetrain without giving the Jeep a nose-down attitude. Out back, a pair of stock five-leaf rear Wrangler springs was hung in a spring-over fashion. Like most spring-over suspensions using Wrangler springs, the rear suspension requires a traction bar to keep the pinion yoke from destroying itself from axlewrap -- David built his out of solid stock. A Rancho RS9000 shock at each corner keeps the suspension dialed to the terrain.
Hanging from those springs is a Dynatrac Dana 44 front axle sporting an ARB Air Locker, 4.56 gears, and alloy axleshafts. Apparently, David is a man of patience and finess because he's able to keep the front axle alive with 36s and a manual tranny. We'd just have a large pile of fragmented U-joint parts, so our hat is off to him.
Out back, a Currie 9-inch axlehousing plays host to a Currie High Pinion centersection full of 4.56 gears and a 35-spline spool. Out on the axle ends are a pair of parking-brake equipped Explorer disc brakes. Up front, stopping is via Wilwood aluminum calipers.
The entire drivetrain of the Jeep came out of a'71 Chevy 3/4-ton pickup. How's that for simple? Like Cole Quinnell's 14-Day Flattie, this drab Willys sports a hot Chevy 350 V-8. David built the 355ci engine himself, with 9:1 pistons, iron Vortec heads, and a Comp Cams Xtreme Energy cam with a split 200/208 degrees duration and a 0.472/0.480 lift on the intake and exhaust, respectively. Topping the small block is an Edelbrock Performance manifold with a Holley TBI Pro-Jection system. A pair of Advance Adapters fenderwell headers sends the fumes out the sides. The engine was slung in the frame using M.O.R.E. bomb-proof motor mounts and a bit of custom fabrication.
Backing the hot small block is the '71 SM465 transmission that was rebuilt by David's dad, Richard Learman. A Zoom clutch was added to the resurfaced flywheel for extra gription.
Finally, a massive NP205 T-case hangs from the factory Chevy adapter. The whole shabang is suspended from the framerails with a custom miter-cut crossmember built by David. It's ugly and hangs low, but it's only temporary. A pair of custom 1310 driveshafts by Denny's Driveshaft connects the T-case to the axles.
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BODY and INTERIOR
Like we said earlier, the big trick to this lengthened flattie is the fact that the entire stretch job was not performed at the same location on the body. Unlike some we've witnessed, with overly exaggerated door openings, or hugely built front fenders and hoods, David chose to divide the stretch job, putting two 6-inch sections in the door and wheelwell openings. The results are clean and help preserve the original flatfender body lines.
After cutting the tub, adding an MB grille, and welding in the extra 6-inch sections, David's dad, Richard, once again lent a hand by capably spraying the olive-drab paint. This ain't no spray bomb job and looks killer in person.
A very nice rollcage was built by Mosher Customs in New York, but David mounted the Bestop seats, AutoMeter and VDO gauges, and set up the steering himself using a column out of an '89 Cherokee. Under the dash is a stainless steel air tank from a military aircraft that is fed compressed air via the engine-driven York unit. An aluminum Army surplus fuel tank and Jerry cans mount in the rear
WHEELS and TIRES
Because the Jeep sees terrain varying from Moab's slickrock to the snot-slick trails of Paragon Adventure Park in Pennsylvania, David chose to go with a set of iron-strong Super Swamper SXs with fully siped treads. The tires provide good traction in the rocks, yet the big lugs don't let him down when the obstacles get muddy. The bigish 36x12.50-15 size is right at home on the lengthened chassis.
For wheels, a set of 15x8 Weld Stonecrushers offer up a nice 3.5-inch backspacing to keep the tires out of the suspension while the Champion bead locks make losing a bead nearly impossible.
There were so many cool trinkets and features on David's '49 we really can't list them all. You have to see the rig to appreciate the level of craftsmanship and attention to detail. From the onboard air system that uses a converted York compressor, to the hand-built aluminum radiator fan shroud, to the cleanly plumbed Wilwood master cylinders on the firewall, the Jeep screams pride of ownership. Lots of thought went into each modification, from the extra plating on the mount for the AGR steering box to the way David submerge-mounted the Warn 8274 winch for a better center of gravity and better airflow through the radiator
The big-ticket thing we got hung up on (no pun intended) was the way the stock Chevy drivetrain hangs way below the framerails right in the way of trail obstacles. But David informs us that he already has an NV4500 and Atlas II T-case ready to be installed with a new crossmember to improve the ground clearance and give a much better crawl ratio.
We like flatties of all shapes and sizes, but most of the stretch job ones have left us gagging. We're on board with David's execution, though. It allows for a much longer wheelbase for more stable climbing and interior room without being gaudy. In short, we dig it because it's a small-block powered flattie sprayed olive drab that actually manages to stand out from the crowd of other O.D. green, small-block powered flatties.
Hard Facts
Vehicle: '49 Willys CJ-3A
Engine: Chevy 350, Holley TBI
Transmission: SM465 four-speed
Transfer Case: NP205
Suspension: Tuff Country 2-inch Wrangler springs, spring-over and shackle reversal (front); stock Wrangler springs (rear)
Axles: Dynatrac Dana 44, 4.56 gears, ARB Air Locker (front); Currie High Pinion 9-inch, 4.56 gears, 35-spline spool (rear)
Wheels: Weld Sidewinder 15x8 with Champion bead locks
Tires: 36x12.50-15 Super Swamper SX
Built For: Enjoying the outdoors and for the sake of building stuff
Estimated Cost To Build: $25,000


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EDINBURG, Scotland — Here is a key section of Queen Elizabeth II's speech to Pope Benedict XVI this morning at Holyroodhouse Palace:
Your Holiness, your presence here today reminds us of our common Christian heritage, and of the Christian contribution to the encouragement of world peace, and to the economic and social development of the less prosperous countries of the world. We are all aware of the special contribution of the Roman Catholic Church particularly in its ministry to the poorest and most deprived members of society, its care for the homeless and for the education provided by its extensive network of schools.
Religion has always been a crucial element in national identity and historical self-consciousness. This has made the relationship between the different faiths a fundamental factor in the necessary cooperation within and between nation states. It is, therefore, vital to encourage a greater mutual, and respectful understanding. We know from experience that through committed dialogue, old suspicions can be transcended and a greater mutual trust established.
I know that reconciliation was a central theme in the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman, for whom you will be holding a Mass of Beatification on Sunday. A man who struggled with doubt and uncertainty, his contribution to the understanding of Christianity continues to influence many.


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Digital Learning with Young People in the United Kingdom
[Adapted from a panel talk I gave at DML 2014 on March 7, 2014 in Boston, MA.]
There's a lot of exciting digital making happening in the United Kingdom, so I want to share the story of Make Things Do Stuff, a network and website of maker-focused organizations -- including Mozilla -- that promote digital learning among young people in the UK.
First, let's set the scene.
In January 2011, Nesta -- an Innovation Foundation in the UK -- published the "Next Gen." report, co-authored by Sir Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope. Livingstone was part of the team that supported and distributed games such as Dungeons & Dragons, and most famously Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The authors found at that time that the UK video games sector brought in over £2 billion in sales, and was larger than both the film and music industries. Between 2006 and 2008 the visual effects sector -- encompassing both film and video games -- grew at 16.8% with most of its talent being local. Just after 2008, however, the industry quickly began losing its local talent to overseas competition, and was forced to source overseas talent of its own to keep sales high.
The over-arching conclusion of the report was that the education system failed to fill the skills gap in the industry. Next Gen. looked at how this problem could be tackled, and gave two major recommendations:
- Put Computer Science on the national curriculum.
- Have GCSE (Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education) in all schools.
=> Quick Explanation: Unlike in many countries where high school graduates receive one certificate for satisfactory completion of course work -- a diploma or GED -- in the UK students between 14 and 16 years of age take GCSE exams in each subject -- some compulsory, and some elective.
Stemming from Next Gen. came 2 years of consultation between education specialists, technology experts, and government policy advisers to build a computer science curriculum. The view taken is that coding/programming is an essential skill to join the job force. Thus, starting in Key Stage 1 students aged 5-7 will be introduced to algorithms and logical reasoning. With each successive Key Stage, students will build up their knowledge and skills base, and by the end of the Key Stage 4 (age 14-16) they will be able to code in at least 2 languages, and have the creative and technical abilities for more sophisticated study in CS or a professional career. The curriculum goes into full effect this September.
Learning through making
At the same time, yearly spending on digital education in schools reached into the hundreds of millions, and yet real transformation in learning and teaching remained elusive. Could it be that interactive whiteboards and one-to-one tablet schemes aren't the final solution? So Nesta teamed up with London Knowledge Lab and Learning Sciences Research Institute to see how teachers and learners could be more engaged in the design and use of learning technologies. After researching 8 types of learning with technology, they largely concluded that learning through making is one of the more effective strategies. (Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise, and Potential of Digital Education.)
At the same time, yearly spending on digital education in schools reached into the hundreds of millions, and yet real transformation in learning and teaching remained elusive. Could it be that interactive whiteboards and one-to-one tablet schemes aren't the final solution? So Nesta teamed up with London Knowledge Lab and Learning Sciences Research Institute to see how teachers and learners could be more engaged in the design and use of learning technologies. After researching 8 types of learning with technology, they largely concluded that learning through making is one of the more effective strategies. (Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise, and Potential of Digital Education.)
With solid research in hand, Nesta, Nominet Trust (a funder for socially-minded tech solutions), and Mozilla (a socially-minded engineering organization) banded together to create Make Things Do Stuff. This relationship works not only because we have robust research, funding and tools, but also because we all recognize the importance of bringing together other organizations in the making space, and know that the collaborative effort is greater than the sum of its parts.
With over 40 organizations in our network, we have great depth and representation across a lot of disciplines. Our partners include everyone from small after-school coding clubs and DIY digital making haberdasheries to large tech event planners and government supporters like the Cabinet Office.
But the best part of Make Things Do Stuff is the Youth Editorial team, a group of 25 super talented young makers with interests ranging from programming apps that tackle social issues to musicians with great YouTube followings. Some speak at youth conferences as evangelists, putting a relatable face on the movement, while others run hackathons in local communities. This stellar team creates content for the website – by young people for young people – and invites others like them to make things and share their stories.
Of course it isn't all smooth sailing. With so many stakeholders pulling in the same direction, it's tough to make sure everyone feels visible and that their values are prioritized. As the educational Events Manager helping wrangle everyone, my three main pain-points are:
Audience: We work with organizations, not schools, so a lot of young people we see are already highly motivated to learn through making. While it's great that we're reaching them through their passions and building on them, I wonder about the young people we're not reaching. To mitigate this, we try to attend a variety of events – everything from the nationwide Big Bang Fair with 65,000 young people getting their digital hands dirty over 4 days, to small-scale workshops where 25 school children made robots out of plastic cups, remixed our Keep Calm And…Thimble make, and created circuits out of play-dough at an event hosted by the new Children's Museum at MozLDN. (Some fun remixes: Live long and Prosper, Freak Out and Throw Stuff, Eat Sleep Rave Repeat.)
"Brand Soup": Although all of the organizations are under the banner of Make Things Do Stuff, we also have responsibilities to our individual organizations to increase visibility and brand recognition. When we're at events sometimes all you see is a bunch of logos on a sign, and I wonder, what are we really promoting? To make sure we don't get lost in the politics of brand soup, we bring it all back to our shared mission and message: we're here to help everyone move beyond digital consumption to digital creation. We focus on the young people and remember that we're here for them, not the other way around. And suddenly, it's clear skies ahead.
Gathering Data: Again, because we're not partnered with schools it can be difficult to measure the effect our efforts have on the overall learning environment. Moreover, it's near impossible to come up with a universal definition of effect; are we measuring national test outcomes? Are we looking at job-readiness skills? This one continues to be a challenge, but as the maker landscape changes, I look forward to seeing solutions surface.
Despite our difficulties with data, I'm happy to share that we reached 100,000+ young people over 3 months last summer – our first summer – thanks to our collaborative efforts. Make Things Do Stuff will also continue to change and grow as new technologies enter the field, and as young people find new ways to use old technologies. It's an exciting time to be in this space, and I hope you'll become a part of our ever-evolving story.