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Nury's Light Rye - ;-)
Nury Light Rye baked 6-21-08
Nury Light Rye crumb baked 6-21-08
Delicious as always!
But ... I've never baked a loaf that came out of the oven winking at me before.
Nury Light Rye baked 6-21-08
Nury Light Rye crumb baked 6-21-08
Delicious as always!
But ... I've never baked a loaf that came out of the oven winking at me before.
I still have two loaves in the freezer but I love to make this bread and always want to start a batch. In my humble opinion it has the best flavor.
And now it's going start winking...how can I stay away. Great job as usual. weavershouse
He's smiling, too! Looks a little mischievous.
Nice! I agree with you on the taste, it's one of the best!
So many times I've thought I ought to just cut and stretch this loaf out and see what I get...but I never do. It will take you to see what can be done with Nury's Rye. I did make a pizza dough with it (thanks mini 0) and it was terrific. I'm sure you will come up with something great David. I'll be waiting. weavershouse
I've never used that adjective for bread before, but it suits here. I look for your blog posts, your pictures are always a treat. Thank you for sharing them.
I had forgotten about that recipe, David, and appreciate your posting. This is one of the few formulas I can bake midweek - so long as I remember to take the dough out of the fridge as soon as I get home from work. Love the smilely face!
You do great work. As usual, lovely loaf; crust and crumb---and judging from its nice smile your loaf must have enjoyed the experience. Rye being my favorite, I must give that recipe a try...soon. Thanks for your post.
Howard - St. Augustine, FL
I haven't made it before and yours looked so good I decided to do it. So, right after I posted (to your entry) I opened up Leader's Local Breads, to the Pierre Nury Rustic Light Rye recipe (that's the one, right?), and just finished making the levain for its overnight fermentation. The only thing that might cause a problem is my starter. I've been feeding it regularly and think it's in good shape. I'll find out soon enough. I'll let you know how it goes.
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I have a Kitchen Aid so your mixing ( folding and hydration tips) are very helpful. I don't have Guisto's rye so I'll be using Arrowhead Mills organic rye. Your crumb was lovely, I'd be happy with anything close to what you got.
I lived in Europe for a few years and one of my favorite leisure food was Pizza Margherita. In the Alt Stadt (old section of town) in Duesseldorf there was an Italian restaurant that had a wood fired oven and they made fantastic pizzas (especially Margherita), some of the best I ever tasted. They made small individual pizzas similar to the ones Wolfgang Puck makes...and the pizza oven in that little restaurant ran non-stop, producing a steady stream of pizzas everytime I was there. So when you said fresh basil, fresh mozzarella and fresh tomatoes it brought back memories of that little Italian restaurant and made my mouth water.
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Watch out Howard... this one's addicting! I've been making it or one similar about once a week and doubling the recipe. That's how much I love the taste! I'm particularly addicted to it as toast with butter and honey.
BTW David, I was in a rush the other day and skipped the overnight fermentation. You would never even know it was the same bread (at least for a Light rye connaisseur). So, I have started a real one.
Thanks for your post. Without sounding like I've completely lost my marbles, I think one's taste for bread develops in a simlar way that it does for wine. It takes a while and quite a few tasting experiences to understand and sort out the subtleties and character of what one really likes. From my point of view the great rye breads (light and dark) and some mixtures of wheat, white and rye approach the complexities of a good wine (bordeaux comes to mind) made from high quality ingredients producing great flavor and character through fermentation. Of course, that's a loose analogy and a sommelier would probably "show me the door" very quickly for talking in those terms. But I think you understand my thinking.
I remember prefering white wine when I first began drinking wine and then I slowly began to appreciated reds---although I don't drink very much wine anymore, now my wine of choice (unless it's with seafood) is red. I won't go near a discussion as to which country produces the best wines. However, a rough wine gauge is, wines are like automobiles in a sense, the more you spend the better it usually gets.
Anyway, the wine analogy, for me, has sort of been the way my journey with bread has gone. Started out with the direct baking method and white breads and now I truly enjoy the flavors of fermented rye and whole wheats and mixtures of the two. That's a long winded way of getting around to saying that I can't wait to taste this Nury rye bread :-).
Howard - St. Augustine, FL
I'm with you there. This type of bread grew on me. I have experienced the same thing with coffee, tea and wine. People who know me well know that I won't even touch a coffee that comes out of a red package (here it is a certain type and different brands make it). I recently read something about the developement of flavour recognition and appreciation. It talked about putting sugar in coffee which essentially blocks all the aromas and the bitter taste that an experienced and mature palette can appreciate.
But food appreiciation is a long, long topic.
In the meantime... try the rye!!!
I've been reading all of you raving about this bread, and it's killing me! The only hang up I have is; can it be made without a mixer? I don't have one and don't generally notice the lack, but it sounds like these really slack doughs can't really be done without one.
Any thoughts? I might just have to try it with some combination of resting and mixing by hand. Maybe after things calm down here after the holiday...
Keep posting and blogging about it, I'm loving reading about it!
With the exception of ciabatta and maybe some other very high-hydration (very wet doughs, that you really need a mixer to make) I can't think of any doughs that can't be done by hand. The last time I did the Maggie Glezer Acme Bakery baguettes I did the entire process, bypassing the use of my Kitchen Aid mixer. I prefer to do that on my first attempt at making a new bread recipe. I really like to touch and feel the dough to understand its characteristics; texture, tackiness, elasticity, extensibility, etc. This Nury rye bread can certainly be made my hand. As I write this post the initial dough mix for the Nury rye bread is resting for 20 minutes to allow the flour to absorb the water sufficiently. So, my answer would be yes. Do it by hand if you don't have a mixer. On word of caution...DON'T fall into the trap of adding more flour than is called for just because you may think the dough seems a little too wet. Regardless of how much the dough sticks to your hands...don't fall into the trap. To do so will ruin it.
EDIT: edh, I see what you're talking about re: questioning whether or not this recipe can be done by hand. The only method specified in Leader's recipe is by mixer (Kitchen Aid at medium speed (4)). David Snyder who gets terrific results (crust and especially crumb) with this bread suggest K.A. at speed 3 for 10 minutes. I'll go with David's recommendation. Anyway, maybe I spoke too soon about not needing a mixer. Because it's late at night and I need 3 hours for initial rise and 2 stretch and folds before it gets retarded overnight I used my K.A. to speed up the process this go round. But I am committed to making this bread without the mixer in the next week or so. I'll let you know how and if it works out and the difference. If David is out there maybe he could offer his thoughts on mixing it by hand.
Howard - St. Augustine, FL
Hi edh,
I don't have a mixer and always make this bread (and any other bread) by hand. Each time I turn it out on my board to fold I think "this time it might be too wet" but after the first folding it's good and after the second it's fine. This is my all time favorite bread, give it a try and you'll see why so many of us here on TFL love it.
Like David says, read over the original post from zolablue (Oh, where is she?) and give it a try. I think I said in the original post that I knead it for a few minutes but I don't really knead it anymore but will maybe give it a couple of turns if the dough feels like it needs it. weavershouse
Just found ya.
Yep, a '"wooden paddle bowl" recipe. That's how I mix high hydration doughs by hand. Catch my bowl with my left arm and just beat the dough under (after it has sit 30 min) with a sturdy wooden rice spoon, or boat paddle. Same effect. In making lots of noise, anyone listening will know how much hand work is involved. Good luck edh! Ah, who am I trying to kid? This bread my be ugly but it tastes great! No luck needed. Anyone try this as thin bread sticks?
Mini O
Oh I'm so excited; I'm afraid I've been intimidated (without ever having tried) by these super slack recipes that call for mixers. Thanks to ehanner's recommendation, I got a dough whisk for xmas, so I'm just going to jump in and try it.
Not until after the holiday though; we're supposed to be barbequeing 135 lbs of pork ribs for a fund-raiser first...
David (from your other thread) I'm green with envy over your tomatoes! Ours (the plants) are only a foot tall as yet. No fruit until the very end of August...
Thanks all!
No jokes about Fresno here; we've had a fire in the woodstove most mornings for the last couple of weeks. A little intolerable heat would be most tolerable just now. Getting the garden going is proving a little more challenging than some years!
I'm not really complaining; I actually like the fog, which is sort of a prerequisite for living Downeast...
Thanks for the good wishes; the fund-raiser is lots of fun but, like anything of the sort, is a lot of work beforehand!
Looking forward to baking again,


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The Intellicoat Early Plant technology is being tested in the Midwest and in the Bootheel of Missouri and in extreme southern Kentucky. There are no test sites in the deep Mid-South as of yet, but interest in the technology here is growing.
The polymer coating is applied to corn seed with a specialized film coater and marketed and sold through Fielders Choice Direct, a hybrid seed corn company, according to Tom Crowley, president of Landec Ag, which owns the polymer technology.
Seed with the coating can sit in cold, wet conditions for several weeks with no adverse effects, according to Crowley. "Below a certain ground temperature, the polymer coating is impermeable to water. Above that temperature, which can be pre-programmed for any seed, the polymers change to an amorphous state. The coating still stays hard, but instead of being crystalline where the carbons are connected, it opens up and allows water and moisture to get into the seed (for germination).
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The coating has been tested by 650 farmers on about 20,000 acres, according to Crowley. In all situations, the seed was planted into soil temperatures that were less than ideal, but a high percentage eventually emerged and no replanting was required.
"That was good news," said Crowley, "but in a way it wasn't because we haven't found out how early you can go. But most people aren't going to go more than three weeks prior to when ideal conditions arrive. They're just unprepared to do that."
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State Rep. Cherelle L. Parker (D-Phila.) discussed the flaws with Gov. Tom Corbett's 2013-14 budget proposal at a town hall meeting held March 14 at United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia (UCP), 102 East Mermaid Lane.
Also in attendance was Joseph Scullin, director of community social services at UCP, 14th Police District Capt. John Fleming, Sharon Ward, executive director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, and Kathryn Dreher, outreach and communications coordinator for the Office of Property Assessment.
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More than 80 residents listened to Parker, who is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, explain why she doesn't support Corbett's plan to sell off state assets, like the Pennsylvania Lottery and state liquor stores.
"If it's not broke don't fix it," Parker said. "You would think attempting to privatize the lottery would be like trying to increase our taxes a thousand fold."
Parker said the lottery is a predictable, profitable source of income for the state. She said that instead of proposing a one-time source of funding for public education and programs for senior citizens, the state should be looking for ways to develop a long-term strategy to fund public schools.
Parker said it was "terribly frustrating to me in even beginning to have a discussion about the privatization of the lottery that we would attempt to do business with a company outside of our country – forget a firm not based in Pennsylvania."
She added that this was particularly important now that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate is above the national average of 7.9 percent and is one of only six states that saw its unemployment rate rise over the previous year.
"If we want to make improvements to the lottery, then let's do it," Parker said.
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Parker said Corbett hopes to raise a billion dollars for education by privatizing state liquor stores. She said the governor's proposal will only provide a one-time, short-term relief.
"My grandmother would say a bird in one hand is worth two in a bush," Parker said.
She added that the state needs concrete funding that is going to be consistent. Parker said the governor's proposal is filled with "if then statements" that appear to solve the problem. She said state liquor stores provide over 5,000 jobs in Pennsylvania and promote economic development. She said Pennsylvania continues to lose jobs because of Corbett's failed policies.
Sharon Ward said at first glance Gov. Corbett's budget seems OK.
"We have a better economy, so this is the first budget that doesn't propose a lot of cuts," Ward said.
She added that the budget does "almost nothing" to restore cuts to education and other human services.
"The improvements that have been presented in a number of critical areas are all based on the legislation doing some things that are difficult, politically unpopular or impossible," Ward said. "The Governor is just tying things that people really want to things they really don't."
She said in the process the state is slowly eroding its ability to pay for critical services such as education and health care.
Ward said the Governor stated in his budget address that he has done nothing to raise taxes on middle class families. But she said in essence he has, by reducing funding for critical services such as education and Medicare, has created a tax shift that has led to either reduced services or increases in residents' property taxes.
"As we talk about school funding moving forward, people need to focus their attention on the governor and our state legislators in Harrisburg because they do have the capacity to improve our schools and keep our property taxes in check," Ward said. "But, that all depends upon the politics that are enacted in Harrisburg."
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While Corbett has repeatedly said he would not expand federal Medicaid benefits, under the Affordable Care Act in the Commonwealth, the governor has yet to make a final decision. Corbett has requested a meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing a Pennsylvania Medicaid expansion.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, if Corbett decided to opt-in to Medicaid expansion, the state could extend health care coverage to between 600,000 and 800,000 residents and could generate an additional $43.3 billion in federal funding for Pennsylvania's economy through 2022.
Ward said the option to expand Medicaid services under the Affordable Care Act "is just a good deal for states."
"That's why eight Republican governors have looked at this and said this is too good a deal for our states to pass up," Ward said.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the cost of the expansion through 2016, and 90 percent of the cost after that.
Ward said the budget also includes new business tax breaks, including $250 million in lost revenue from the continued phase=out of the capital stock and franchise tax, which will be eliminated in 2014.
"How can you cut taxes when you can't pay your bills," Ward said. "The governor always says we should be like Texas when it comes to natural gas. Well, we should have a tax on natural gas just like Texas and we don't."
Ward said the governor's decision to reject an opportunity to expand health coverage through Medicaid to more low-income working people is a "clear statement of his priorities."
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Residents sounded off about AVI. Several attendees voiced concerns over neighbors' whose homes were supposedly grossly underestimated.
"I don't have a problem with my assessment," said a Mt. Airy resident, who didn't want to be identified. "I believe my whole block was assessed fairly."
The resident said the house at 401 Roumfort Road on the corner of Anderson was assessed at $66,752.
"That's less than a man who has several vacant properties in North Philly, where were all assessed at $70,000," she said, "and that's only one example."
The woman handed Parker copies of assessments she printed out from the OPA's website. The Local could not find an assessment on the OPA's website for the property at 401 Roumford Rd.
Parker took the assessments and promised to look into it immediately.
Kristina Evans, of East Mt. Airy, said she came to the town hall meeting because she had questions regarding AVI.
"I don't feel that my assessment is all that terrible," Evans said. "But, nobody has explained to us how they went about doing this. Who did it? When? Where?"
She added that she would have liked to have heard more about the Medicaid expansion.
"I did write a letter to the Governor and got a response that sounded absolutely ridiculous," Evans said. "I don't think he is going to be our Governor much longer."


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MADRID (Reuters) - John Tomic, father and coach of Australian tennis world number 52 Bernard Tomic, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he assaulted his son's practice partner in a Madrid street in May, a Spanish court said on Friday.
The 49-year-old, who said he acted in self-defense when he head-butted Thomas Drouet in the face and broke his nose, would not have to serve jail time, however, as his sentence was less than two years, a court official said.
"In Spain nobody goes to jail unless their sentence is at least two years," the official told Reuters, adding that Tomic, who was also ordered to pay costs, had five days in which to appeal against the ruling.
A burly former taxi driver born in Bosnia, Tomic tangled with Drouet on the central Paseo de la Castellana during the Madrid Masters in which Bernard was competing and the incident led to the older Tomic being suspended from ATP events.
Australia's Herald Sun newspaper quoted Drouet as saying that Tomic had treated him like a "dog" for years.
Shortly before the head-butting incident, Tomic had told him he was sacked and would not be getting paid.
"I thought he was going to say sorry for the verbal abuse, but no," Drouet told the paper.
"He spat in my face, then walked away and said he wouldn't pay me any more.
"I said, 'Okay, John, you are a real man. That's fine. Bernard will pay me'. And he head-butted me."
Tomic's Spanish lawyer, Carmen Dieguez, told reporters that while her client did not dispute that he had caused Drouet's injuries, he had no choice but to head-butt him as Drouet had grabbed him by the arms.
Tension between the pair had been rising for some weeks and it was not the first time they had clashed, she added.
Reporting by Iain Rogers; editing by Clare Fallon


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GEORGE TOWN: A prehistoric human skeleton, thought to be at least 5,000 years old, was uncovered during construction of a gallery for the Guar Kepah Neolithic site near Kepala Batas, on mainland Penang, on Monday.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Global Archaeological Research Centre director Professor Datuk Dr Mokhtar Saidin said a skull, a femur bone and a rib cage were found beneath the floor of a house which had been recently flattened to make way for the gallery.
He said the bones were found 70cm underground as Public Works Department (PWD) backhoes were digging on Monday.
"This is an important discovery not only for us, but the state, and the nation as a whole. Digging works were immediately stopped following the discovery, and we took over to conduct the excavation.
"We have yet to conduct scientific studies, but we estimate it to be around 5,000 years old. More details, such as how the prehistoric people lived, what they ate and their burial patterns, will be released once we complete the studies," Dr Mokhtar told newsmen at Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's office here, yesterday.
Mokhtar believes they could possibly find three skeletons at the site, but it would take them at least two weeks to excavate even the current findings.
USM's Global Archaeological Research Centre had been conducting excavation works and research at the site back in 2010, where prehistoric shells, pottery remnants, tool remnants and food remnants from the Neolithic period were found, documented and dated.
"With this latest discovery, our research is complete. We have the shells, the food, the hunting tools and now we have the skeleton. So, the gallery will be complete with all these on display," Dr Mokhtar added.
Guar Kepah, the country's final remaining Stone Age site, features shell middens or mounds that date back more than five millennia.
According to a book by F. David Bulbeck, titled "The Perak Man and Prehistoric Skeletons of Malaysia", a total of 37 skeletons were excavated from the site after British colonial officer G.W Earl first discovered the shell middens in 1860; dating placed the skeletons at between 4,000 and 5,000 years old.
Back in 2013, Mokhtar had said that the Neolithic period site at Guar Kepah, which is older than the ancient civilisation site of neighbouring Lembah Bujang, had the potential to be a major tourism draw.
The Neolithic era is considered to be the last period of the Stone Age, before the discovery of metal tools led humans into the Bronze Age.
He had said that the site was the only prehistoric evidence of marine adaptation by prehistoric humans living near the sea in Malaysia.
No new human remains were found beyond the 37 skeletons previously unearthed, and taken to the National Natuurhistorisch Museum in Leiden, Holland.
Meanwhile, Lim announced a RM20,000 allocation for further excavation works.
The Chief Minister also said that the state government is in talks to have the skeletons repatriated from Holland, to be placed in the new Guar Kepah gallery.


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Bulldogs Extend Ivy Win Streak to 22 Matches
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A slow start didn't phase the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs stormed back from an early 11-4 deficit in game one and swept the Bears. With the win, Yale improved to 14-3 overall, 8-0 in the Ivy League and raised its lead in the conference standings to three matches.
The scores of the match were 25-21, 25-14 and 25-21.
Kelly Johnson had a match-high 11 kills, Kendall Polan added 31 assists and Maddie Rudnick produced 20 digs to lead Yale to its 22nd straight Ivy League victory.
Down seven points, Maya Midzik completed the comeback with a kill off a Johnson assist. Midzik finished with nine kills and hit .389 for the match.
The Bears fought back to regain a two-point lead before Yale mounted one more charge. After a error, Mollie Rogers delivered back-to-back kills and Johnson followed with an ace to give Yale a 19-17 edge.
In the second set, Rudnick capped an 11-3 run with an ace to give Yale a commanding 21-10 lead. The Bulldogs held a 9-3 advantage in aces, including a match-high three from Polan.
Yale had 17 kills and hit .333 in the second set.
McHaney Carter added four kills and six block assists for Yale. Carter now leads the team with 45 total blocks.
Rogers delivered an ace and a kill on consecutive points to give Yale an 8-2 lead in the third set.
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Aww. Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes just bought a $3 million mansion in Hidden Hills, California (where all the cool kids live), which was a total steal considering the desirability of the neighborhood.
Trulia reports that the 8,600-square-foot Spanish-style home was listed as a short sale, so the Cibrians definitely scooped it up for a lot less cash than it would've cost them had it been a regular listing.
And with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms in the home, it's fairly clear what's probably going on here.
Um, they have to be thinking about expanding their family and having kids of their own, right? There are already rumors flying that the couple might be expecting due to LeAnn's noticeably fuller figure, and now that they've purchased this new pad fit for a growing family? I'd say odds are good she'll be sporting a baby bump in the near future. (Man. That'll really piss Brandi Glanville off.)
In the meantime, the two kids Eddie has with Brandi will love hanging out at their dad's new place. It has a gorgeous swimming pool in the backyard, along with a playscape and a great yard to run around in.
And the home also has its own guest house, but somehow I'm guessing Eddie and LeAnn won't offer it up to Brandi to stay over when the kids are visiting. (Who knows? Maybe someday they'll be one big happy family. HA!)
I have to admit, I usually find myself feeling a little bit sorry for LeAnn because of how much heat she takes in the media, but for once, I'm over-the-top envious of her.
And you probably will be too after seeing more photos of the home. It really is gorgeous -- to the point where I can't come up with anything remotely snarky to say about it.
Check it out!
Pretty Swanky Exterior1
Elegant Dining Room2
So Cozy!3
Gourmet Kitchen4
Room to Play5
Looks Like a Resort!6


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What are the differences?
What makes the 428 Super Cobra Jet engine so super?
The 428 SCJ was first introduced during the 1969 model year. Mustang buyers who selected either of the optional 3.91:1 or 4.30:1 rear end gear ratios got more than just an optional axle ratio! Ordering either of these axle ratio options commonly triggered a few other upgrades as well, including the 428 Super Cobra Jet engine, an external oil cooler mounted in front of the radiator, and relocation of the driver's side horn to the passenger side of the radiator core support to make room for the oil cooler. Starting in February 1969 this complete package could be ordered as the "Drag Pack" option. Note that it was not thought to be possible to order an SCJ engine by itself -- the only way to get your hands on an SCJ in a Mustang was to order the optional 3.91:1 or 4.30:1 rear end gear ratios.
Note that the reinforcement bracket used with the Super Cobra Jet horn arrangement appears to have been used only during the 1969 model year. The 1975 MPC clearly notes that the 1969 and 1970 radiator core supports were serviced using two different part numbers (C9ZZ-16138-A and D0ZZ-16138-A); the report I have is that the 1970 support is shaped in such a way that the bracket doesn't fit and isn't needed. The 1975 MPC also excludes 1970 from the list of application years for the C9ZZ-13826-A bracket - it's only listed for the 1969 Mustang equipped with a 428-4V or Boss 302 engine, but it was also positively used on the 1969 Boss 429 as well!
There have been rumors of cars being delivered with SCJ engines and other axle codes, and V- or W-code axles and no SCJ engine. To date I've only seen documentation for one such anomaly: 9R02R103630, built with a W-code 4.30:1 rear axle and a standard CJ engine. According to statistics courtesy of Marti Auto Works and copyrighted, this car was built at the San Jose assembly plant on October 1, 1968. The axle code in the order image is "8" (which means 3.50:1 open) and the car's data plate has an axle code of "W". However, the Ford production database describes the car as having an S-code 3.50:1 traction-lok rear. The error is described on the owner's Marti report; here's an excerpt. Note that the explanation says that three other cars were built like this at San Jose! Makes you wonder how many were built at the other plants.
|External oil cooler
|Relocated horn assembly
The basic strength of the Super Cobra Jet engine is in a more durable reciprocating assembly (crank, rods, pistons, wrist pins, flywheel/flexplate, and harmonic balancer) that was designed to withstand the higher RPM requirements of drag racing. For example, the SCJ used race-proven 427 "LeMans" capscrew connecting rods with shorter bolt heads, whereas the standard CJ rod used a more common press-fit bolt and nut to retain the rod cap. The SCJ timing pointer is slightly longer to clear the larger harmonic balancer.
Connecting rod research seems to indicate that CJs used a variety of common high-end FE rods, with the C7AE-B rod being fairly common. I've heard from others who've reported finding C6AE-C, C6AE-D, and C6AE-F rods in what they believe to be original engines. I've seen written reference to a C9AE-C rod also being used, but I've never been able to confirm an installation. SCJs seem to use the C6AE-E rod most frequently, though again I've seen written reference to a C9ZE-A rod that I haven't been able to confirm was ever actually factory installed.
A common misconception seems to be that SCJs were originally equipped with forged pistons and CJs were originally equipped with cast pistons. George Anderson of Gessford Machine was kind enough to point me to a page from Ford's "Muscle Parts Description and Interchange" book, a supplement to the original "Muscle Parts" catalog that was published in July 1970, that clearly states that "all 428 engines use "dished" cast aluminum pistons with two sets of eyebrows cast so they can be used in right or left bank".
It appears that Ford went through at least three piston designs during the 428 CJ and SCJ production run to address durability problems. The later piston, which appears starting around December 1968, is marked "428" and "SUPER" (thanks to Randy Pollock for the picture), and differs from the earlier pistons by having additional metal in the pin boss area. The "SUPER" mark does NOT mean that the pistons were used only in SCJs! Though different part numbers were used for standard sized CJ and SCJ pistons (perhaps to provide slightly different installation tolerances), most folks that I've talked to believe that the pistons were in fact identical.
None of the parts of the 428 SCJ reciprocating assembly interchange with their 428 CJ counterparts. Mixing SCJ and CJ parts can cause severe balance problems. It may be possible to mix components if every component of the reciprocating assembly is dynamically balanced, but why bother?
It's important to note that all other components of the SCJ engine do in fact interchange with the CJ engine. Block, heads, manifolds, etc. are identical. Some original SCJ blocks were stamped "super" on the front; if present, this marking was likely there to tell the original engine assemblers to use SCJ internals when building the engine (here's an example of such a stamping courtesy of Randy Pollock). Factory horsepower and torque ratings were the same for both CJ and SCJ engines.
"Detroit Locker" Differentials
Most 428 Cobra Jet fans have heard of the "Detroit Locker" differential, a positive locking differential that was originally produced by Detroit Automotive Products Corporation (DAPCO) and is now available from TracTech Inc. Most of the published literature that I've read says that buyers of the locking 4.30:1 rear end gear also got a gear-driven Detroit Locker instead of Ford's clutch-packed Traction-Lok, but recent research leads me to believe that this is NOT the case! Information provided by Phil Wassil and by Kevin Marti of Marti Auto Works documents Detroit Locker availability beginning around November 1969 - in the 1970 model year! Kevin later explicitly confirmed that "Ford did not produce 69 4.30 vehicles with Detroit Lockers. These only became available in the 1970 model year, as you noted. There was a special designation in the database to tell which cars had these installed". During the 1970 model year, "DETROIT LOCKER DIFFERENTIAL" appears on the invoice of vehicles that came with a factory Detroit Locker.
The table below summarizes the part differences between the two engines. Pictures of some of these parts can be found in the component identification section of this web site.
Model Year
Engine Type
1UB or
1UB and A
1UA or
1UA and B
1UB and A
1UA and B
Connecting Rods
Pistons* (6108)
Flexplate* (6375)
Balancer Counter Weight
Timing Pointer* (6023)
1969 and 1970 CJ vs. SCJ parts identification
* These are service part numbers, not engineering numbers. Though I've seen references to engineering numbers on flexplates, I've never actually seen any kind of stamped or cast number on a flexplate. If you have, please consider sharing your information and pictures, if possible. Piston part numbers are marked (R) for red size and (B) for blue size to note options for selective fit based on normal production tolerances.
** I've also read reports of 428 CJ balancers with engineering numbers C8AE-AA and C8AE-AB, but I haven't personally seen one of these balancers -- have you? If so, please consider sharing a picture.
The "Drag Pack" Controversy
Lots of people have different opinions about the "Drag Pack" option described above, what it included, and which cars it was available for. I'm not going to provide an opinion, but I will show you how Ford Motor Company described this Mustang option on their 1969 and 1970 option price lists. First, the 1969 price list:
April 17, 1969 Mustang Drag Pack Option Description
Now, the 1970 price list:
June 1, 1970 Mustang Drag Pack Option Description
- Note that there is no mention of the Detroit Locker in the 1969 description, but it's clearly listed in the 1970 description.
- The 1969 description says that the Drag Pack option is "Available only with 428 CID 4V Non-Ram or Ram Air engines" and "Not available with other optional ratio axles or air conditioner". The 1970 description says "Available only with 428 CID 4V Cobra or Cobra Jet engine" and "Not available on Boss 302, or with other optional ratio axles".
Images Provided by Members and Friends
Cobra Jet Connecting Rod
Cobra Jet Crankshaft (engineering number detail)
Super Cobra Jet Connecting Rod
Super Cobra Jet Crankshaft
Super Cobra Jet oil cooler adapter
Super Cobra Jet harmonic balancer counter weight, 1
Super Cobra Jet harmonic balancer counter weight, 2
Super Cobra Jet harmonic balancer counter weight, 3
Super Cobra Jet harmonic balancer counter weight, 4
Super Cobra Jet harmonic balancer
Super Cobra Jet horn detail (note the jumper wire and reinforcement bracket)
Super Cobra Jet horn reinforcement bracket
Super Cobra Jet horn jumper wire


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Leavening versus fermenting
I've been thinking about leavening and fermenting with bread making. The books I've been reading are Jeffrey Hamelman's Bread, Peter Reinhart's Whole grain breads and Artisan breads every day, and Chad Robertson's Tartine bread.
Both Peter Reinhart and Chad Robertson state that the sour flavor for a sourdough comes from the Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis bacteria, not from the yeast. The Lactobacillus produce lactic acid which makes the bread taste sour. This is what I call fermenting.
In a sourdough starter the wild yeast produces gas, and this is what I call leavening. Likewise, commercial yeasts provide leavening, except that they're faster than wild yeast and predictable.
When reading about bread making and pizza making, people use the word fermenting to describe part of the bread making process when I think what they really mean is a combination of both leavening and fermenting. It seems to me that fermenting is a catch-all word for a long rest period for the dough; for example, "bulk fermentation." Coming from the fermented vegetables background (for example, sour kraut, kimchi, and fermented pickles, where the vegetables are put in a brine solution for several weeks) I think of fermenting as the souring process from the Lactobacillus bacteria.
As an example of the terminology problem, in Hammelman's Bread, starting on page 13 he describes bulk fermentation but he mixes together the actions of leavening from the yeast producing gas, and fermentation saying that fermentation produces the superior flavors. He talks about the "production of organic acids during fermentation" without explaining how they're produced. He goes on to say that organic acids develop slowly and take hours before there are enough to benefit the bread's flavor. Nothing incorrect there, but things could be more carefully delineated and explained.
The same is also true for The Yeast Treatise at theartisan.net; fermentation and leavening are being conflated.
When describing bulk fermentation and the role of the temperature of the dough, one of the interesting things Hammelman says is that "the flavor components in the dough prefer temperatures lower than that required for maximum gas production." By "flavor components" I'm assuming he's talking about the Lactobacillus bacteria's activity. This no doubt explains how these no knead recipes work where you put the dough in the refrigerator for several days; the yeast activity is greatly slowed down while the Lactobacillus activity is slowed down to a lesser degree.
Back to the leavening side, if you're using a no-knead recipe where the bread sits for several hours and you do a stretch and fold periodically, you should do the stretch and fold gently, so that you don't squeeze out the gas that's in the dough from the yeast. This shows that leavening is occurring during the inaptly named bulk fermentation step.
For some people this may be hair splitting terminology. Before I retired I was a computer programmer and systems administrator and in that field it is crucial to always use the correct words (and not mash things together) when describing things. So I think this hair splitting is helpful for understanding the different things that are going on in the bread dough.
One new thing that I learned from Robertson's book is that for him a starter isn't just a starter; there are desirable starters and undesirable starters. An undesirable starter is one that's excessively sour. A desirable starter is one where the wild yeast is very active and the Lactobacillus is just getting up to speed, although he doesn't explain it that way and instead uses visual and olfactory clues (very bubbly and doesn't smell a lot).
Because the Lactobacillus are doing the fermenting and improving the bread's flavor and not the wild yeast, I think this is why bakers (for example, Peter Reinhart) get good results by using commercial yeast in addition to a sourdough starter. The starter is mainly seeding the dough with Lactobacillus bacteria for the fermentation and the commercial yeast provides the leavening. The starter may or may not have a good population of wild yeast, but in any event the commercial yeast produces a quicker and more predictable rise.
After thinking about this, one idea that I've had is that it should be possible to redesign the starter so that its recipe favors the Lactobacillus bacteria; the only yeast it needs is whatever is necessary to keep the Lactobacillus happy. Then, in the bread recipe, use commercial yeast for the leavening and use the starter for seeding the dough with Lactobacillus. I'm speculating that with the correct amounts of starter, yeast, and fermentation time that a good bread can be made. And probably without the long three day period that's currently necessary.
Rising times with commercial yeasts are undoubtedly well known and documented; for example, a percentage of yeast (using baker's percentages), a hydration range, and a temperature range will yield an appropriate rise in so many hours and minutes. Then, all that's needed is knowing how long of a fermentation period is needed for the Lactobacillus, how much Lactobacillus, at what temperature, etc. Matching the correct amount of yeast with the correct amount of Lactobacillus for a particular temperature, hydration, and period should yield a good loaf of bread.
All that's needed is for some enterprising food scientist to culture and dry Lactobacillus so that in addition to buying instant dry yeast we can also buy instant dry fermentation.


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'Police Academy' Sound Effects Dude Rocks Led Zeppelin [VIDEO]
Do you remember Michael Winslow?
He's the actor from those Police Academy movies that was the specialist at making all those sound effects.
Well, he's still around, and it sounds like he's gotten better with age. Check out his singing and electric guitar on the Led Zeppelin classic 'Whole Lotta Love'.


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Nadal, Djokovic could meet in French semis
Paris, France – Rafael Nadal's quest for an eighth French Open title could include a semifinal matchup with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
The draw for the second Grand Slam event of 2013 was revealed Friday and a third-seeded Nadal was placed in the top half with the top-seeded Djokovic. The two met in last year's final on the storied red clay of Roland Garros and Nadal came away with a four-set win for his third straight French Open crown and seventh in the past eight years.
Nadal has lost just once in the French capital. The super Spaniard was battling a knee issue when he fell to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the 2009 event. Soderling went on to lose to Roger Federer in the final, giving the Swiss superstar his only French Open title and the career Grand Slam.
Federer, who has yet to win a title of any kind in 2013, is the second seed this year and is in the bottom half of the draw. He'll face a qualifier in the first round and, if he wins his opener, another qualifier in the second round.
It would get tougher from there for the 17-time Grand Slam champion, as a host of Frenchmen could await. He could face Julien Benneteau in the third round, 15th-seeded Gilles Simon in the fourth and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals.
David Ferrer is the next best seed in the bottom half. The Spaniard is seeded fourth this year, thanks in part to the absence of an injured Andy Murray, and last year had his best finish at the French with a semifinal run. He'll open with Australia's Marinko Matosevic.
Tomas Berdych is also in the bottom half, but the fifth-seeded Czech may have the toughest first-round match of any of the top players. He'll battle Frenchman Gael Monfils, whose best career Grand Slam finish was a semifinal result at the 2008 French.
Nadal, meanwhile, is once again the clear-cut favorite. In addition to his unprecedented success at Roland Garros, he has reached the final in each of his eight events this year with six titles. The 11-time Grand Slam champ didn't start his season until February after recovering from a knee injury that kept him sidelined for seven months, but has won his last three tournaments -- all on clay -- at Barcelona, Madrid and Rome.
The last player to beat Nadal, however, was Djokovic -- and on clay no less -- for the title at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Djokovic needs only a French title to complete a career Grand Slam. He reached the final for the first time last year and won this season's first major -- taking the Australian Open championship for the third consecutive year.
The Serb also won in Dubai, but did not fare well after beating Nadal in Monte Carlo, suffering a loss to Grigor Dimitrov in his opening match at Madrid and falling to Berdych in the Rome quarters.
Up first for Djokovic next week will be Belgium's David Goffin, while Dimitrov could await in the third round. Fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic, the eighth seed, could be a quarterfinal opponent.
Nadal doesn't appear to have much resistance early. He will open with German Daniel Brands and could face either American Michael Russell or Slovakia's Martin Klizan in the second round. Potential fourth-round foes could include rising Frenchman Benoit Paire or Japan's Kei Nishikori, while quarterfinal opponents could be seventh-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet or ninth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.
Play begins Sunday and runs through June 9.


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Coping with Trauma: Mental Health Recovery Tips
The impact of adversity or a natural disaster reaches beyond the visible toll of lost homes and crippled infrastructure. Devastating events like Hurricane Sandy also affect the mental health of those in its wake, and extraordinary tragedies can have a lasting influence."Developing the psychological toolbox to get through tough times is one of the primary challenges of recovering from a traumatic event," remarks Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and author of Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges, who has spent 15 years researching and publishing prolifically about the power of human resilience. "Fostering targeted, positive traits such as optimism and altruism are critical for prevailing over adversity."
At Mount Sinai Health System, our internationally recognized experts are at the forefront of research and clinical care for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood and anxiety disorders, and related mental health conditions. "Among our patients, we've found significant variability in the way people respond to devastating events —from those who feel fortunate to have gotten through safely with only material damages to those who feel they've lost everything," adds Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "But I always tell patients, 'The sooner you can accept what's happened and focus on what to do next, the quicker you will achieve recovery.'"
Stress Symptoms and Tips
For those who have been significantly impacted by a hurricane or tragedy, Drs. Charney and Yehuda say reactions that include numbness, ruminations, irritability, feeling down, difficulty sleeping, and nightmares are common in the days following an event. Anyone already diagnosed with a mental illness, such as depression or bipolar disorder, are especially vulnerable because their natural inclinations (i.e. difficulty in seeing the positive) can make recovering from a traumatic event all the more difficult.
The good news is there are healthy ways to cope with such feelings and move forward after natural disasters or tragic events. For some, bouncing back can be realized almost immediately. However, for others, the stress could last for years. Here, Drs. Charney and Yehuda share tips on how best to embrace activity, focus on the positive, and expedite your return to a sense of normalcy.
- Focus on the positive: Even though matters may be difficult right now, Dr. Charney explains in Resilience that optimism is strongly correlated with stress survival. Although it is in part genetic, optimism can be learned. He suggests finding opportunities to seek joy in moments we may otherwise take for granted and realizing that this experience could even help you grow stronger.
- Leave the past in the past: If you're stuck ruminating over the window you should have boarded up or the sandbags you didn't set out, you're not doing yourself any favors. "Part of recovering from this is accepting that there wasn't any way to conquer Mother Nature and there was no way to anticipate the magnitude of the storm," Dr. Yehuda says. "You need to be kind to yourself and forgive yourself after something like this happens." She adds that most people's negative feelings after a disaster subside when they develop a specific plan. So the healthy response is to focus on making temporary living arrangements, applying for aid, or doing whatever needs to be done to move forward.
- Channel your personal moral compass: "Your core beliefs should be shatterproof," Dr. Charney observes. "For many, faith in conjunction with strong religious and/or spiritual beliefs is associated with resilience. Turning to these principles at times of crisis can be extremely powerful."
- Get active: No matter how affected you are, taking an active role in what's going on will help boost your mood and energy. "My foremost recommendation is that the more proactive you can be—even if it's helping somebody else—the better you'll feel," Dr. Charney explains. "Hospitals are evacuating, people are in shelters, so opportunities abound for you to get involved."
- Harness your physical wellbeing: Exercise has positive effects on your physical mood and self-esteem, including positive reinforcement of cognition, regulation of emotion, and immune function. Dr. Charney emphasizes this principle in Resilience, and suggests you maintain or even enhance your current fitness routine.
- Turn off the television: "Watching news channels such as CNN or FOX nonstop and rehashing a negative impact won't necessarily build your strength," Dr. Yehuda points out. In general, television is useful for informational purposes, but sensationalism can have an adverse effect, so focus on activity instead.
- Keep an eye on future warning signs: The emotional reactions immediately following a traumatic event—such as irritability, feeling down, and sleep disruptions—are natural and not necessarily cause for alarm. "We don't worry so much when people have these symptoms right away," says Dr. Yehuda. "We just want to make sure they don't turn into long-term reactions; we tend to worry only later if people don't seem to be getting better." But Dr. Yehuda points out that it may be too early to think about long-term effects, like developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. "Everybody talks about PTSD one minute after an event happens, and I don't think that's helpful," she says. "There is plenty of time to worry about PTSD later."
- Count your blessings: For those people who have not suffered extraordinary losses and are simply feeling frustrated with problems such as power outages, Dr. Charney suggests: "Observe those who are not as fortunate as you; seize the opportunity to understand that if you're primary obstacle is a downed tree or transit interruption, you can accept it." He advises making an effort to improve the situation by taking measures like talking to your employer and discovering how you or your company can get more involved in helping out.
- Embrace your social network: "When it comes to an event like this, very few of us can cope alone. Humans need a safety net during times of stress, so avoid any urge to isolate," Dr. Charney recommends. "Instead, connect with those around you. Approximately 90 percent of us will experience at least one serious traumatic event during our lives. Realizing other people are in the same or similar situation and knowing that there are reasons to be grateful can enhance people's resilience considerably."
Symptoms of stress are common in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. However, if you experience prolonged mood swings, disproportionate anger, anxiety, destructive or impulsive behavior, or depression that become chronic, our experts suggest seeking professional help. However, recognizing these signs and fostering your inner strength are your greatest tools for preventing long-lasting effects of traumatic experiences.


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Quarterback Dennis Dixon officially signed with the Eagles on Monday and spoke to the media after signing the deal.
The big question for Dixon was whether he is in Philadelphia to compete for the starting job or if he's there because his familiarity with head coach Chip Kelly makes him an ideal player to help school the rest of the team on the offense. When the Eagles announced they'd reached agreement with Dixon on a two-year deal, the team's website said he'd be competing with Trent Edwards for a backup role.
Zach Berman of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Dixon said he's here to compete for the starting quarterback job with Michael Vick, Nick Foles and anyone else who might turn up with the Eagles this season. Dixon said that he feels a knee injury has limited his development and hopes to kickstart it playing for Kelly, who he believes can be a great success in the NFL.
"If everybody buys into what Chip Kelly is selling, the sky's the limit," Dixon said.
There's a long way to go until the start of the 2013 season and the Eagles aren't close to done making moves, which makes it a bit early to start forecasting what role Dixon or anyone else will wind up playing. He's bought into what Kelly's selling, though, so he's got that going for him.


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Hollywood Screenwriters Worry About Aggressive Copyright Enforcement And Threats To An Open Internet
from the good-for-them deptThe Writers Guild of America West has been quite forward looking for a while. They were a surprise early voice against SOPA, despite representing thousands of Hollywood screenwriters, who you might think would fall in line with the likes of the MPAA. But, just as they were worried about SOPA, they continue to worry about drifts towards copyright maximalism. Like many individuals and organizations, the WGAW sent in comments on the recent "green paper" concerning copyright reform from the USPTO.
The letter opens up by talking about just how much their members rely on copyright to make a living, and how important copyright is -- but then highlights where copyright law has gone too far, and how it risks harming an open internet. Furthermore, the WGAW rightly worries about certain attempts to expand copyright law and enforcement that would further harm the open internet. While this may seem surprising, the reality is that the WGAW recognizes it needs to represent all of its members, and the majority of members have found much greater opportunities by being able to work outside the major Hollywood gatekeepers. They recognizes that tools like YouTube and BitTorrent are actually really useful, rather than dangerous.
Front and center, the letter takes on the ridiculousness of statutory damages -- and not just how it creates problems for the everyday user, but how it has harmed innovation:
While penalties for copyright infringement are an important tool for deterring piracy, the massive statutory damages currently allowed under copyright law have become unmoored from the actual damages caused by copyright infringement. Plaintiff's demands in some cases have reached hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars without any evidence of the real magnitude of harm. Viacom's $1 billion suit against YouTube has dragged on for six years and has cost the streaming site over $100 million in legal fees. High statutory penalties are not only often unreasonable but unpayable. Recently, in its case against the torrent site isoHunt, the MPAA requested nearly $600 million in statutory damages despite admitting that $5 million at most would be enough to bankrupt the defendants. Whether a statutory penalty bankrupts infringers once or a hundred times over probably has little additional deterrent effect. In fact, empirical research by economists suggests that lawsuits do not increase legal sales because infringers' willingness to pay is generally lower than the market price. Rather, the threat of such large damages and the cost of litigation may deter further investment in web sites that serve as venues for independent production and allow users to upload content without gatekeeper permission for fear of liability. Such venues are critical to the promotion of independent content and are only available online because television and film are controlled by a handful of media companies who decide what content consumers have access to. We suggest further study of the effectiveness of statutory damages in protecting copyright.The letter also pushes back on the idea of making streaming a felony, as has been pushed for a few years now:
It is important to assess the role of statutory damages in limiting copyright infringement particularly because of the Green Paper's proposal to make streaming unauthorized works a felony. The extension of a policy that may not actually limit piracy or result in recouped monies to content creators has troubling implications for artistic expression. A broad interpretation of such a law could chill innovation through the use of copyrighted works in remixes, cover versions of songs and fair use. For example, artists like Justin Bieber have used YouTube videos of themselves singing covers as a way to gain exposure. Allowing felony charges for such activities could have a chilling effect on artists who use such independent forums anWhile the WGAW is open to changes in the notice and takedown procedure, they (unlike many gatekeepers and maximalists) recognize just how valuable the DMCA's safe harbors have been towards innovation, and worry about what will happen if they're weakened:
Rather, the notice and takedown system in conjunction with the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA strike a balance between the interests of copyright owners and ISPs and sites that allow users to upload content without permission. It has allowed sites like YouTube, where artists may distribute content without permission, to flourish while providing copyright owners a method for removing their own content from such sites. The WGAW believes that efforts should be made to improve this system, both for copyright owners and online sites and services, rather than more drastic measures that would fundamentally alter the nature of the Internet by requiring affirmative policing of content. We echo the comments made by the Future of Music Coalition regarding The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). SOPA moved too far from the balance struck by the DMCA and would have had significant implications for free speech, due process and a competitive online market.Furthermore, they rightly point out that if we're changing the notice and takedown system, it's more important to fix how it deals with "mistaken or abusive notices that target fair use." It's great to see the WGAW recognize that creators benefit tremendously from fair use as well -- rather than the way some in the creative community still seem to think that fair use is something that harms them. It's not. It's something that is a key part of creativity today.
Another interesting tidbit in the letter is the concern the WGAW expresses towards "voluntary agreements" like the infamous "six strikes" plan that a bunch of major ISPs agreed to with the MPAA and RIAA. As the WGAW notes, this can have serious consequences for the internet and its users -- taking away due process and putting the burden on the accused.
In recent years, the enforcement of copyright has expanded to include voluntary agreements such as the Copyright Alert System (CAS) between major media companies and Internet Service Providers. While these agreements have yet to prove their effectiveness in limiting copyright infringement, they have raised concerns regarding their lack of consumer protections. For example, the CAS appeals process places the burden of proof on alleged infringers and requires the payment of a fee to the arbitrator, although the fee is refundable if the challenge is upheld. Several other aspects of the process are problematic: appeals are not allowed until the mitigation stage, where Internet throttling or landing pages are implemented, and there is no further appeal after a review.Of course, nearly every argument the WGAW makes equally applies to pretty much any other content creator as well. These days, nearly all of them really do rely on an open and free internet, the innovations the internet has allowed, and the ability to more efficiently create, promote, connect, share, find fans and sell. And yet... many coming out of the old industry have this weird knee-jerk reaction against the internet, as if it's an "us vs. them" thing. We've been saying for quite some time that the right way to deal with copyright policy is to realize that content creators, innovators and the public actually have most of their interests aligned. It's not a zero sum game. It's great to see that the WGAW continues to get this, even if many other "Hollywood" organizations are still confused about it.
Similarly, the voluntary ad network agreement encourages networks to suspend a website until verifying that it is non-infringing; once again placing the burden of proof on accused infringers. Private agreements must not become a way of circumventing due process when an essential forum for free speech and commerce is at stake. If the government is going to endorse private agreements it should also promote transparency and comprehensive stakeholder participation in these initiatives.
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Adora has been chosen to lead the Parade of Happiness, a celebration of freedom throughout the Whispering Woods. But She-Ra is forced to step in, when Catra crashes the party in the name of the Evil Horde, and practically drowns the entire Great Rebellion with her new Shower Squirter weapon. She-Ra unleashes her Bubble Blower, and creates a barrier of bubbles between her drenched friends and the hydro-powered she-cat. She-Ra delivers the incredibly corny line: "You can try to burst my bubbles, Catra. But don't rain on my parade!" And the battle is on between the Bubble Blower and the Shower Squirter. She-Ra's barrage of bubbles brings smiles to the Rebels' faces, and the light of their smiles, shining through Catra's shower, creates a tremendous rainbow, foiling the foul feline's attempt to ruin the Parade of Happiness. Catra stalks off in disgust (as I would have), and She-Ra leads the cheering parade to new heights of happiness.
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iluvk9 wrote: but was VERY reserved.
And all the others kept smelling him, like when one returns from the Vet.
iluvk9 wrote:No, ice. But he literally throws himself on the ground and wrestles with Lenny for fun.
No Rimadyl in the house.
Off to buy buffered aspirin until Vet sees him. He is rather snarky right now. I am going with 5 mg/pound, but not to exceed 325 mg in 12 hours. (As per all my googling Vet sites and information in our nutrition section.) I will not go by his actual weight of 130 pounds, because that would exceed the amt of 325mg. I will just go with the lower amt.
If anyone has any other interpretation of how much I am giving him, please post it. I will read this before I give it to him. Thanks.
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Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. The group $Aut(A)$ of $\ast$-automorphisms of $A$ is usually equipped either with the pointwise norm topology, i.e. the topology generated by the semi-norms $\lVert \varphi \rVert_a = \lVert \varphi(a) \rVert$ or with the uniform topology, i.e. the one which it earns by inclusion into the Banach space of bounded linear operators from $A$ to $A$. Moreover, let $U(A) = U(M(A))$ be the unitary group of the multiplier algebra equipped with the strict topology. Now, the map $Ad : U(A) \to Aut(A)$ is continuous if $Aut(A)$ carries the pointwise norm topology. It induces a continuous bijection $U(A) / Z(U(A)) \to Inn(A)$ onto the inner automorphisms, which is not a homeomorphism unless the $C^\ast$-algebra is a continuous trace $C^{\ast}$-algebra. So, my questions are
Is the induced bijection $U(A)/Z(U(A)) \to Inn(A)$ a homeomorphism, if $Aut(A)$ carries the uniform topology?
Is there a natural topology on $Aut(A)$, which induces a homeomorphism $U(A)/Z(U(A)) \to Inn(A)$?


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Zac Efron & Miles Teller Film 'Dating' with Michael B. Jordan
Zac Efron walks and talks with co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller as they continue to film Are We Officially Dating? in New York City on Friday afternoon (January 25).
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Top Truck Challenge 2008 - Obstacle CoursePosted in Events on June 1, 2008
The "Obstacle Course"
Take one part Frame Twister, add a dash of Mud Pit, sprinkle on some Hill Climb, throw in just a pinch of Tank Trap and you have what we like to call the Obstacle Course! The Top Truck Obstacle Course is one of the most miserable 1/4 miles that you will find any where, and our competitors have to finish it in less than 10 minutes. Sounds like fun huh!
To get all of the information on the competitors, how they did, and where they finished in the "Obstacle Course" be sure to pick up the November and December issues of Four Wheeler Magazine available on news stands September 23rd 2008 and October 21st 2008, respectively. And don't forget to click back to FourWheeler.com for even more exclusive photos and video from Top Truck Challenge 2008!
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Car maker Volvo, which already has a stellar reputation for ensuring the safety of those inside its vehicles, has revealed that it's also been working on how to ensure the safety of anyone on the outside who finds themselves becoming acquainted with one of its cars in unexpected circumstances (ie. at speed).
The Swedish car maker has come up with the world's first external airbag and unveiled its new safety system at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland this week.
The airbag activates when sensors on the car detect an imminent collision with a pedestrian. Upon activation, the hood, under which the airbag is located, lifts slightly, allowing the airbag to inflate in a U-shape at the base of the windshield. While the shape of the airbag still enables the driver to see ahead, its position should serve to protect the pedestrian from serious head and neck injuries.
Volvo says that 12 percent of all road accident deaths in the US are pedestrian related. If other car manufacturers incorporate the same or a similar design to Volvo's, it's hoped a radical drop in the number of such fatalities can be achieved.
The first vehicle to incorporate the new airbag design will be Volvo's new V40 hatchback, also unveiled in Geneva this week. To lessen the chances of the airbag being deployed, the car maker has also included in the V40 its pedestrian detection system which, if a pedestrian steps in front of the vehicle, will cause the car's brakes to apply automatically if the driver fails to act first.
Volvo's Vision 2020 program pledges that by 2020 "nobody shall be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo." Its new external airbag should certainly go some way to helping achieve this goal.


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The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
The unnameable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.
Yet mystery and manifestations
arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.
--Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force.
--The Jedi Code*
In what feels like a lifetime ago, I wrote about how corruption was a major theme in Blizzard's work. A couple of expacs since that time, Blizzard hasn't really changed their tune very much. In fact, you could argue that Blizzard is simply coming up with new ways to use corruption.
Okay, Twilight's Hammer was a gimme. You're tempted by power and who looks like the winning side, and you join with Deathwing. Even the Sha are pretty blatant. You open your heart to those non-Zen Buddhist emotions such as fear, anger, and hate** just a tiny bit, and the Sha sneak right on in and corrupt you. In a very real sense, the Sha are the ultimate excuse for bad behavior: "I was possessed by the Sha! They made me do it! Somebody release the Sha that's inside me!!"
But the war between factions? Garrosh? Well, Blizz has gone on record for saying that Garrosh is simply a "bad egg". Oh, he may eventually become corrupted by the power within Pandaria (/cough 5.4 /cough), but he was evil and/or power hungry to begin with.
O really?
Has everybody forgotten the kid in Nagrand who was so afraid that he'd turn out like his father that he let the Ogres and evil-aligned Broken walk all over his tribe? The kid who only began to grow a spine when Thrall showed him how his father redeemed himself?
Even though that questline has pretty much dried up due to conflicts --Thrall not being Warchief these days-- that's pretty telling that Garrosh wasn't exactly a "bad egg". He became a bad egg due to his experiences. He saw when he first arrived in Orgrimmar that bluster worked. That aggression worked in Northrend. He took a strong offensive stance and freed the Dragonmaw from their Legion tainted leaders, learning that putting pedal to the metal worked. He surrounded himself with "yes men" and marginalized those who would provide better counsel: Saurfang, Cairne, Baine, Vol'jin, Rexxar, Eitrigg, and Lor'themar.***
In short, he became corrupted with power just like any number of despots.
If he'd had different experiences, if he'd have learned something by the way he was duped into killing Cairne, or if he'd have learned something about power and responsibility after Stonetalon, Garrosh would have turned out differently. But he didn't.
Seduced by the Dark Side, he was.
*Good thing that the Tao espouses a lack of passion, because some lawyer somewhere would have a field day on this.
**You can hear Yoda saying this, can't you? "The Dark Side are they...." That said, the one thing that TOR has that Blizzard doesn't have is romance in the questlines. The world's biggest generator of fear, anger, and hate is romance/relationships, and Blizz simply refuses to examine that outside of, say, the books.
***I didn't throw Sylvanas into the mix because I'm not convinced she'd give good counsel, and she's also too far gone with her version of total war. If Liadrin were not consumed with rebuilding Quel'Danas and managing the Blood Knights, I'd have put her in the list as well.
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I think--when they say Garrosh is a bad egg--Blizz is differentiating between corruption from an outside source (a la Frostmourne or the demon blood the orcs drank), and simple falling to temptation.ReplyDeleteReplies
The thing is, though, that with the exception of the Sha, all of the other forms of outside corruption had to happen if you were tempted and succumbed anyway. The Death Cult attracts those interested in power, and the same thing with Twilight's Hammer. Arthas would definitely fall into the "bad egg" that Garrosh is, based on this logic. The same thing with most others who end up being corrupted, with the possible exception of Neltharion and Loken. Even then, the whispers were temptation, and they could have chosen to resist it.Delete
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Schumaker scores on wild pitch as Dodgers down Braves in extras
Los Angeles, CA – Skip Schumaker scored the game-winning run on Anthony Varvaro's wild pitch in the 10th inning to vault the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, in the second installment of a four- game set at Dodger Stadium.
Ramon Hernandez singled, moved to second on a Varvaro (3-1) wild pitch before taking third on Luis Cruz's base hit to left. Schumaker replaced Hernandez on the bases and quickly scored when Varvaro delivered his second wild pitch of the inning.
Yasiel Puig continued his hot streak since reaching the majors with a solo homer and starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu worked 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball. He allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six. Brandon League (2-2) pitched the 10th inning to get the win.
Freddie Freeman went 3-for-4 and scored the Braves' only run on a Dan Uggla base hit.
Atlanta starter Paul Maholm allowed one run -- Puig's solo shot -- and four hits over 7 1/3 innings.
"Ryu pitched a great game. he and Maholm matched each other all night. It was a great game for the pitchers," Hernandez said.
Atlanta broke through with a run in the fourth inning. Freeman doubled to start the inning and later scored on Uggla's base hit to left field.
The Dodgers, who grounded into three double-plays, finally got on the board in the sixth inning as Puig smashed a solo shot to right field.
Over five games this season, Puig is 8-for-19 with four homers and 10 RBI.
Hernandez opened the eighth inning with a base hit, moved to second on Cruz's sacrifice bunt before taking third on a passed ball by Evan Gattis. Braves reliever Jordan Walden was able to get Juan Uribe to ground out to shortstop and after intentionally walking Puig, Walden induced an inning-ending fly ball to right by Mark Ellis to get out of the jam.
Jason Heyward hit a two-out double in the 10th inning, but League was able to get Justin Upton to hit a weak grounder in front of the plate. First base umpire C.B. Buckner called Upton out at first, but replays showed that Upton clearly beat Hernandez's throw.
"I didn't think it was close at all," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez. "And with runners at first and third and Freddy (Freeman) coming up you have to like our chances. We just never got the chance."
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Puig became just the second player since 1900 to hit four home runs in his first five games. Mike Jacobs accomplished the feat for the New York Mets in 2005 ... Ryu hasn't lost since May 5 ... The Braves were 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base ... Despite dropping its last two games, Atlanta is 15-6 over its past 21 games.


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Despite the metaphysical suggestion in Spirit Fiction's title, this is Ravi Coltrane's most cerebral, process-oriented recording to date. This does not mean, however, that his debut offering for Blue Note Records is dry or academic. There is an abundance of emotion and sensual detail, most of it expressed gently, with the confidence -- and authority -- of a veteran bandleader. Coltrane employs two lineups on the date. First is his longstanding quartet with pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer E.J. Strickland. The other is the quintet that appeared on 2000's Round Box: trumpeter Ralph Alessi, pianist Geri Allen, bassist James Genus, and drummer Eric Harland. Coltrane composed six pieces for this session and Alessi, three. There are also readings of Ornette Coleman's "Check Out Time" and Paul Motian's "Fantasm." Spirit Fiction was produced by saxophonist Joe Lovano, who appears on cover tunes. Coltrane's vision of process gets a bold workup here on three tunes. "Roads Cross" is jarring at first, head-to-head knotty, yet it jells about two minutes in. Here and on the seventh cut, conversely named "Cross Roads," the feel is similar. This is because the quartet was recorded as two separate duos playing the tune simultaneously and then mixing them together. The title track offers a further exploration of this technique, but this time, the duos recorded the piece separately and were dubbed on top of one another. In each case, Coltrane's process theory -- using the studio as a fifth member -- actually creates additional strategic possibilities not only of color and texture, but for improvisation. Other highlights are more organic in approach, the gorgeous original ballad "The Change, My Girl" provides a delicate, intricate Coltrane solo full of grace and elegance. Alessi's "Klepto" is a solid, swinging, post-bop groover. On the trumpeter's "Yellow Cat," Coltrane displays his exceptionally well-developed skills as an accompanist. The interplay between Lovano and Coltrane on "Check Out Time" is instinctive, full of delightful dialogue, and a fine contrast in harmonic ideas with stellar playing by Allen. On closer "Marilyn & Tammy," Coltrane's soprano reveals his father's influence in the building of arpeggios, yet the sense of compositional mapmaking is his own. Spirit Fiction is a confident next step for the saxophonist; its execution and ambition offer a glance at where he's been, but more importantly, a solid look at where he's going. ~ Thom Jurek


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After senior closer Steven Calicutt (Spartanburg, S.C.) retired the first batter of the final frame, the Dolphins strung together three consecutive singles to knot the game at five.
With two outs and runners on second and third, designated hitter Brian Hudgins, in his first at-bat of the game, reached on an infield single, driving in left fielder Pete Clifford fir the game-winner.
The Dolphins (29-12, 11-5) took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, stringing together o one-out singles and a two-out two-RBI single by third baseman Daniel Murphy.
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The Dolphins executed a suicide squeeze with one out in the bottom of the sixth, scoring designated hitter Thomas LePage, and reclaiming the lead at 3-2.
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Details are murky but according to the site Naked Security, a young "ethical hacker" named Shantanu Gawde has created the world's first Windows Phone 8 malware. The program can reportedly "…steal contacts, upload pictures and steal private data of users, gain access to text messages etc." and details about the exploit will be revealed at the Malcon security conference in New Delhi, India, later in November.
Gawde is evidently a well-known computer prodigy, being the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) at age 16. What is more impressive is that he earned that designation when he was aged 7. Microsoft has been made aware of the presentation but not the details and are promising action upon any weaknesses found, should they be revealed as legitimate concerns.
Windows Phone 8 is theoretically more secure than its predecessor due to secure boot and native 128-bit Bitlocker encryption though there is one area where a potential hole can be exploited: sideloading XAP files via the microSD card. Though most Windows Phone 8 devices don't even have a microSD slot, in theory files can be loaded from the card via the Store app. The only other option would of course be an exploit via Microsoft's Store certification overlooking a flaw or a weakness found in the browser.
We'll just have to wait for Gawde to reveal his cards in a few weeks to see if this is a one in a million weakeness or something that every Windows Phone user should be concerned. Either way, no matter what happens we're still confident that Windows Phone 8 is more secure than Android. And that platform's security weakness has not hindered sales one bit.
Source: Naked Security