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Wednesday, 31 October 2012
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16 comments:
- Daryl said...
not sure my link worked ..
- 1 November 2012 at 19:46
- Julie said...
Yeah, I think it did. I just took it and had a look around.
- 1 November 2012 at 19:48
- Small City Scenes said...
I guess my link didn't work. Help!!! MB
- 2 November 2012 at 01:05
- RedPat said...
My link didn't work either!
- 2 November 2012 at 04:00
- RedPat said...
Sorry! I just saw that it came up at the top. Oops.
Thanks for doing this for us!
- 2 November 2012 at 04:03
- Julie said...
I monitor the links all during TD, folks, so never fear! All are now looking good.
- 2 November 2012 at 06:02
- wilf said...
I have included my name, but it isn't shown here....
- 2 November 2012 at 06:04
- Julie said...
It is now, Wilf. I will make it easier next month if I can.
- 2 November 2012 at 06:43
- wilf said...
I see it now, thanks Julie! Have a nice weekend.
- 2 November 2012 at 18:20
- VP said...
I linked the page in Italian instead of the one in English: any way to fix it?
The right link would be this one: http://livornodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2012/11/theme-day-waters-edge.html
- 2 November 2012 at 22:40
- Julie said...
Yes, I could alter that VP. However, there are no comments on the Italian version and 19 comments on the English version, so my guess is that your fans were not put off, but simply followed the link you provided on your page to the English version anyway. To change the link, I have to delete the current entry and insert another entry, which would reset the counter for you post, and put you at the top of the list. I would prefer not to do this, and I do not think you are disadvantaged with the existing entry.
- 3 November 2012 at 18:45
- VP said...
Julie, you are absolutely right!
- 5 November 2012 at 08:23
- Julie said...
Thank you, VP. It is nice that someone thinks so ...
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How can tropical coral reefs be protected effectively? An international team of 37 scientists from around the world studied nearly 1,800 coral reefs to determine the effectiveness of protective measures in areas with varying degrees of human influence. The study comprises data collected over a period of nine years and was published this week in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
With his research on coral reefs off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, reef ecologist Dr. Sebastian Ferse from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) contributed to the study. "We have been able to show that the influence of humans in the vicinity of the managed areas determines which goals of protection are achieved," reports Ferse.
Coral reef with plenty of fish in a National Park off Thailand.
Photo: Melanie Bon, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
Protected areas in areas with high human impacts had only a quarter of the fish biomass compared to those in regions far from human influence. Reasons include illegal fishing and fish swimming across the boundaries of the protected zones into areas freely accessible to fishermen.
The scientists also compared protected and unprotected areas along varying degrees of human influence. "This allowed us to find out under which conditions protective measures have the greatest effect," says Sebastian Ferse.
In regions with high human impacts, researchers found up to five times more fish biomass in protected areas than in reefs where fishing was not restricted. For most fish species, the highest effect of protection can be achieved where humans already have a fairly strong influence on the reefs. The adjacent marine areas also benefit from fish growing up in protected areas but spilling over to neighbouring reefs.
However, for the big predatory fish, such as sharks and large groupers, the results looked different. The probability of encountering these predatory fish in the protected areas at places with high human pressure was a hundred times lower than in areas far from human influence. About 200 dives were necessary to see one of the big predatory fish, but in remote places they were encountered on almost every second dive.
"This is due to the fact that large predatory fish also roam over large areas and therefore swim beyond the boundaries of the protected zone more frequently," says Ferse. "In addition, fishing usually selectively targets the largest species, so they are also the first to be decimated". So, according to Ferse, when it comes to protecting large predatory fish such as sharks, protection efforts are best focused on the more remote areas.
In many locations it is not realistic to enforce protected areas with a complete ban on fishing due to the local social, economic and cultural conditions. "In the study, we therefore also examined the effectiveness of fishing restrictions, which, for example, only permits selected fishing methods," explains Sebastian Ferse.
The results were encouraging. Although the effect of partial restrictions was not as great as with complete protection, there was significantly more fish biomass in these areas than in those with no restrictions at all. "Such a concept of protection is usually easier to accept and represents a compromise," says Ferse.
The research results point to the trade-offs between conservation objectives such as protection of large predators or maximizing fishable biomass. They thus provide environmental managers with tangible information on tailored management approaches to meet specific objectives under particular local conditions.
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We had been playing cat and mouse for months. We attended the same shows in Paris, talked a little, mentioning maybe we could do something together… to then see them leave, become huge, and even more intriguing, elusive. It took eight months for this Take Away Show to happen, for them to be free just one afternoon despite their super busy rock star schedule.
And then, what? Be one hundred percent cliché, but how? Exaggerate the origins of a band that became famous abroad? Or maybe go and film them where they earned their current success? And then we thought about this funny video the band posted on July 14th on their blog, where they play "1901" with an awful iChat wallpaper as a background. Why don't we do it again, but for real this time?
They were said to be always scared, meticulous, and not really the perfect match for our little adventure in a very, very touristic area in Paris. Nonsense . Oh, yes, sure they didn't go after people passing by, neither climbed on top of cars, but they played the game and seemed happy to do so. They improvised a show for a shy, almost unsure yet growing audience on the Trocadero square, hijacked a tourists bus replacing the audioguide by "Lisztomania", and then, they played a last song under a bridge, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
It's a weird game going on between the band and the place where they play. A mesmerizing Eiffel Tower or Trocadero usually steal the show with their size and more or less spectacular tricks, but here's a band no one would expect to find there, competing with all those crowd-pullers. Phoenix and a camera meeting hip-hop dancers or junk salesmen. A band seizing the attention of an unprepared audience who then gathers, as if the four guys had always been part of the landscape, shyly asking whether they really are who they think.
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Unfortunately, a fire alarm system usually is the last system to be finished and acceptance tested in a newly constructed building. The code more or less requires this, as Section 126.96.36.199.3 of NFPA 72-2010, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, states that, "Where detection is not required during construction, [smoke] detectors shall not be installed until after all other construction trades have completed cleanup." In most cases, detection is not required during construction and then you, as the contractor, cannot acceptance-test the fire alarm system until after all other construction trades have completed cleanup, and you have installed the smoke detectors and finished programming the control panel.
This puts a lot of pressure on the fire alarm contractor because, at this point in the construction process, the owner anxiously awaits the opportunity to move into the building, the general contractor wants to get the Certificate of Occupancy, and everyone wants to get paid! Nevertheless, you must perform a 100 percent acceptance test of all fire alarm initiating devices and notification appliances. You must also verify the fire alarm system operation and interfaced fire protection systems operation, such as elevator recall; the heating, ventilating and air conditioning shutdown; and any other fire safety functions initiated by the fire system.
One of the first "tools" you will need is a test plan. You need to coordinate with the other trades where you interface with their systems. You should establish the test plan early in the installation, so that you will have all of the contact names and cell phone numbers of those responsible for the interfaced systems when you need them at the project closeout. Although you may not feel that you have the responsibility to coordinate the testing of the interfaced systems, not doing so will simply delay your approval from the fire inspector. This will, in turn, cause a delay in the issuance of the occupancy permit.
By preparing for the acceptance test of these interfaced systems, you help to ensure a successful encounter with the fire inspector. You should also ensure that you have the necessary equipment available on-site at the time set aside to witness the operational features of these integrated life safety building systems. Having the necessary equipment available will expedite acceptance testing, so you should plan to provide the following documentation and testing equipment:
1 Fire alarm system manufacturer's instructions
2 Construction documents and as-built drawings
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4 Sound level meters
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11 A completed and signed (by all required parties) NFPA 72-2010, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, "Record of Completion"
Chapter 14 of NFPA 72-2010 has specific requirements for testing that, in turn, dictate specific tools that are necessary to comply with the code. For example, you must test heat detectors with a heat source in accordance with the manufacturer's published instructions. You must test smoke detectors and smoke alarms in place to ensure smoke entry into the sensing chamber and to verify an alarm response. You may test with smoke or listed aerosol, acceptable to the manufacturer of the smoke detector or smoke alarm and identified in the manufacturer's published instructions.
You must measure sound pressure levels for alarm notification appliances with a device meeting ANSI S1.4a, Specifications for Sound Level Meters, Type 2 requirements. Confirm that sound pressure levels throughout the protected area comply with the code-mandated sound levels. You must set the sound level meter in accordance with ANSI S3.41, American National Standard Audible Evacuation Signal, using the time-weighted characteristic F (FAST).
One of the more misunderstood fire alarm system testing requirements involves the testing of voice systems. The code requires all voice systems to meet the stated audibility requirements. The code also requires all voice systems to meet intelligibility requirements. In other words, the fire alarm system must produce voice messages that have sufficient volume, so the occupants can hear the messages; and the fire alarm system must produce voice messages that have sufficient intelligibility, so that the occupants can understand the messages.
The code does not require you to measure intelligibility, but it provides guidance should the need arise to verify a system that has marginal intelligibility.
Finally, your test plan should include having a technical representative of the fire alarm system equipment manufacturer on-site for all tests. Should a program issue arise during the test, you want to ensure that it is corrected in time to obtain the code official's approval.
Having the right tools does not mean just possessing the physical test equipment. You must also have all the items stated above to ensure a complete, satisfactory test of the fire alarm system.
MOORE, a licensed fire protection engineer, frequent speaker and an expert in the life safety field, is a co-editor of the current National Fire Alarm Code Handbook. Moore is a principal with Hughes Associates Inc. at the Warwick, R.I., office.


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As you may have seen, BrickFest 2005 has been officially announced for the 12th to the 14th of August. I'm as excited as I know many of you must be! I hope to see many familiar faces as well as new ones. You guys helped making the Castle Room last year a GREAT success and the high standard we set last year only serves as a great springboard to keep taking it to new heights!
I'm honored to have been asked to once again be involved with the Castle Room but before we start planning in detail, I wanted to get some ideas and feedback from the community. And maybe throw some ideas out there myself.
Those of you who attended last year, what were you general impressions? What was cool, what could have been done differently? Don't be shy with constructive criticism, there is definetely stuff I know of that I want to do a little differently this year, but there is also stuff I didn't necesarily catch on to last time.
BrickFest 2004 aside, how have Castle Rooms been handled at other conventions and what sort of thing seems to be succesful?
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-How can we expand and improve the Classic Castle City display EVEN better than it was last year. (aside from most obviously, making it bigger)
-What stuff did non castleheads seem to like the most last year? (both AFOLs and the general public) What can we do to make the Castle Room a highlight of the event for everyone not just us diehard castlers?
-Do you guys have any suggestions for new building challenges, themes, competitions etc?
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Harvard (15-11, 8-4) was led by a quartet of double-digit scorers, including Elle Hagedorn and Victoria Lippert who each notched a double-double. Hagedorn scored 11 points and pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds for the first double-double of her career, while Lippert notched her third with 13 points and 10 boards. Christine Clark scored a game-high 18 points with seven rebounds, as the Crimson combined to shoot 41.8 percent from the field and 24-of-25 at the line.
The win, combined with Yale's 71-51 loss to Princeton this evening, puts Harvard in sole possession of second place in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson now controls its own destiny and can clinch the second place crown and the conference's automatic bit to the WNIT by winning both of its remaining games.
Brogan Berry netted 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and moved into 29th place on the Ivy League's career scoring list in the process. Berry has tallied 1,393 points in her career while dishing out 509 assists. Harvard's 88 points scored mark the team's highest scoring output since an 88-84 win over Penn at Lavietes on Feb. 5, 2011.
Columbia (3-23, 1-11) opened the game shooting 1-of-14 from the floor and missed on each of its first 13 attempts from three. The Lions finished the game shooting 35.8 percent, including a 16-of-32 performance in the second half. Melissa Shafer and Taylor Ward each scored a team-high 12 points.
Berry scored six straight points to open the game, hitting a three from the right corner before driving to the basket for an and-one. Buckets by Lippert and Clark made it a 10-0 Harvard run less than four minutes in, and Berry pushed the score to 12-1 with a steal and breakaway layup.
Columbia connected on its first shot from the floor with 14:53 to play, but did not score again until the 10:46 mark as Harvard built a 22-3. Clark went coast-to-coast to make it a 16-3 game, and back-to-back three's from Emma Golen and Hagedorn gave the Crimson the 19-point lead. The Lions outscored Harvard 9-4 over the next six-plus minutes to cut its deficit to 26-12, before a 9-0 outburst helped the Crimson to a 43-24 lead at the break.
Harvard shot 43.8 percent in the frame and went 11-of-11 at the line, with Clark leading all scorers with 12 points and seven rebounds. Berry notched 10 points and Hagedorn added six points and eight boards. The Lions, meanwhile, were limited to 22.9 percent shooting, including the 1-of-14 start to the game, and hit just 1-of-15 attempts from beyond the arc.
The Crimson took a 22-point lead following a Golen three-pointer and Berry layup, 48-26, before the teams settled into a back-and-forth exchange. Melissa Simpson made it a 50-33 game with a three of her own, but a Lippert three moved the score to 55-35. Harvard's lead reached 24 points, 66-42, with 10:17 to play after back-to-back Berry jumpers.
The Crimson took an 80-57 advantage on Kaitlyn Dinkins' three-pointer with 4:52 to play, and a pair of Lippert free throws put the score at 84-62. Lindsay Louie capped the scoring off with a layup for the final 88-64 margin.
Harvard returns to action tomorrow, March 3 when it hosts Cornell at 6 p.m. The Crimson will celebrate the careers of its two graduating seniors, Berry and Louie, prior to the game.
Game Notes: Harvard moved one-half game in front of Yale for second place in the Ivy League and can clinch the conference's WNIT bid by winning out … Harvard's 88 points scored marked the team's highest scoring output since an 88-84 double-overtime win versus Penn on Feb. 5, 2011 … Elle Hagedorn recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds as Victoria Lippert recorded her third with 13 points and 10 rebounds … Elle Hagedorne and Victoria Lippert are the first Crimson duo to notch a double-double in the same game since Lippert and Emma Markley '11 did so on Dec. 9, 2009 … Brogan Berry moved into 29th place on the Ivy League's career scoring list with 1,393 points.


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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least 13 workers were wounded by rubber bullets or machetes in fighting at a mine in South Africa on Monday in the first major mine violence this year after deadly strife in the sector in 2012.
Police said the bloodshed at the Anglo American Platinum mine was provoked by a dispute between the established National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the growing Association for Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) over access to a mine office.
The membership turf war between the rival unions has rocked the country, which has the world's largest known reserves of platinum. It has dented investor confidence and slowed growth as production has fallen.
Police said the violence started when four likely NUM workers on special leave tried to occupy the union office at the mine in the Rustenburg region, about 120 km (70 miles) northwest of Johannesburg. About 1,000 suspected AMCU workers gathered to force them out.
"The alleged NUM members survived by running for their lives," police spokesman Thulani Ngubane said in a statement.
The mine's security guards used rubber bullets to disperse the rival union members. The 13 have been admitted to hospital and there were no fatalities, police said.
Anglo American Platinum, or Amplats, the world's largest platinum producer, said: "A total of nine employees were injured when rubber bullets were fired by Anglo American Platinum security personnel."
More than 50 people were killed in labor strife last year, including 34 shot dead by police at Lonmin's Marikana mine in August - the deadliest single security incident in South Africa since apartheid ended in 1994.
South Africa's ruling African National Congress has tried to reassure investors the strife is not undermining Africa's largest economy, which had its sovereign credit rating downgraded by Fitch last month due in part to the labor problems.
Amplats this month reported its first-ever annual loss, battered by six weeks of violent strikes last year, soaring costs and flagging platinum prices.
The company, which is 80 percent owned by mining giant Anglo American, has announced a drastic cost-cutting plan that risks sparking more labor unrest.
Amplats plans to cut 14,000 jobs, mothball two South African mines and sell another to right its ailing business.
While a turnaround at Amplats is critical for the fortunes of its underperforming parent, unions have promised to fight any cutbacks.
Amplats is the third worst-performing stock on Johannesburg's benchmark Top-40 index over the last 12 months, down nearly 21 percent.
Its shares closed down nearly 5 percent on Monday in trading in Johannesburg.
Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Additional reporting by David Dolan, Olivia Kumwenda and Peroshni Govender; Editing by Alistair Lyon


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Florida Maps: Then & Now is an animated map series from the State Library and Archives of Florida. The project uses Google Earth to create animated videos with historic and modern maps, photographs, and primary source documents from our collections.
This episode features historic maps of Key Biscayne.
Welcome to Florida Maps: Then & Now, an animated map series from the State Archives of Florida. This episode highlights historic maps of Key Biscayne.
Key Biscayne is a long barrier island that sits just offshore of metropolitan Miami. This map, from the confirmed Spanish Land Grant of Mary Ann Davis, shows Key Biscayne long before dredging altered its shoreline, and causeways linked it to the mainland.
From the earliest days of Spanish exploration, the island, whose southern tip is known as Cape Florida, served to warn mariners about the impending danger of shallow water and treacherous reefs. In the early 19th century, shortly before Florida became a territory of the United States, escaped slaves and free blacks, known as Black Seminoles, fled to Key Biscayne. For them, the island served as a point of departure. They sought freedom in the Bahamas and elsewhere in the British Caribbean—removed from the institution of slavery, which was rapidly extending its reach into the Florida peninsula.
The United States built the first lighthouse on Key Biscayne in 1825. On July 23, 1836, during the Second Seminole War, Seminole warriors attacked and burned the lighthouse. It was rebuilt 10 years later. The lighthouse was attacked again during the Civil War, this time by Confederates hoping to prevent Union forces from using the light to guide blockading ships patrolling the coast.
The Northern and middle sections of the island witnessed significant development in the 20th century. The development of homes sites, channels for luxury boats, and a golf course, combined with natural erosion and efforts to deepen the Port of Miami, give the island its present shape. Today, the Southern third of Key Biscayne is part of the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
I have a few questions about tuner cards for LinuxMCE...Which is the best TV Tuner card (internal or external device) for LinuxMCE? I am considering HDHomeRun. Is there a better alternative? I like HDHomeRun because it has got two ATSC tuners. The bad is that there is no NTSC tuner so it cannot tune regular NTSC (correct?) .Since it has two tuners, two Media Directors can watch two different live channels at the same time, am I right?At the same time, I am also wondering if 100Mbps bandwidth is sufficient to stream two HD channels in the network. I am wiring/configuring the whole Media network with its own Gigabit switch to optimize network bandwidth. Will plugging in HDHomeRun into this switch bring down the whole network to 100Mbps? Router is going to be DLink DGS-2208 which has got 128MB buffer. BTW, does TV Tuner cards come with FM tuner built in? Or should I get FM tuners separate?Thanks
Gigabit might be a safer strategy for long term usage.
I found this A/V box : http://www.adstech.com/products/API-557-EFS/intro/api557_intro.asp?pid=API-557-EFSThat would probably help connecting any device to the Core... but would be limited to 720p with the components input from any Video devide and a firewire output to the core.So, you woulndt need a specific videocard i presume... Anyone had/has any experience with this type of device?


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Chevrolet Announces Restoration of Damaged Sinkhole Corvettes
We are happy to report, in an effort to help ease the pain from Corvette and car aficionados the world over, Chevrolet has agreed to oversee the restoration of the historic Corvettes that were lost to the massive sinkhole that swallowed 8.
Unfortunately, earlier this week, we reported that shortly before 6am on February 12, 2014, a massive 40-foot sinkhole opened up underneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Skydome area, which housed some of the most iconic and historic Corvettes suffered massive structural damage as the floor disappeared, taking a handful of rare vehicles with it.
A total of 8 Corvettes, including a 1993 ZR-1 Spyder and 2009 ZR1 "Blue Devil," a black 1962 model, 1984 PPG Pace Car, white 1992 1 Millionth Corvette, 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary, 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06, and a 2009 White 1.5 Millionth Corvette.
According to Mark Reuss, executive vice president of General Motors, "The vehicles at the National Corvette Museum are some of the most significant in automotive history. There can only be one 1-millionth Corvette ever built. We want to ensure as many of the damaged cars are restored as possible so fans from around the world can enjoy them when the Museum reopens."
The Corvettes will be recovered from the hole and shipped to the Mechanical Assembly facility in Warren, Michigan. There, a small shop within GM Design will be tackling the repairs.
Our hats are off to the crew from GM for taking on this project. As car enthusiasts, we applaud GM's efforts for seeing the value in these vehicles.
If you weren't aware, the National Corvette Museum is independently owned and operated, and supported solely by charitable donations from enthusiasts just like you. Currently, the museum is accepting donations (tax-deductible) on its website to further assist in repairing the facility.


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I went to the Pronail Supply shop in Bankstown that everyone's been raving about. They weren't kidding about the size although I wish they had a larger range for OPI. There are a lot of reds that look like twins or triplets or whatever, you get what I mean: similar looking reds. I want a bigger Essie stock! I want my Sag Harbour! It'd be absolutely terrific if they stocked Zoya too. I'm kind of embarrassed to be buying everything online because the Post Office lady knows me now & teases me everything I go to pick up my package (which is at least once a week). But nonetheless, it's a terrific shop although the train ride is ridiculous long and tedious.
Does anyone know an Essie stockist in Sydney? You'd be a total lifesaver! I'll leave you with a photo of some nails that I did over a year ago for Troll's birthday.
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The fact that the Messiah does not appear literally in the Bible means that he can be perceived only through interpretation. The genre known as "messianic prophecies" therefore essentially consists of drawing messianic significance out of biblical verses.
In contrast to Christianity, which engages in messianic prophecies in order to prove Jesus' messiahship, Judaism regards them merely as plausible interpretations concerning the Messiah. Unfortunately, this disparity frequently leads to the use of messianic prophecies as a tool to prove the other tradition wrong, both Jews and Christians attempting to claim the truth to be on their side.
This column rejects this form of polemics, seeking instead to examine the many Jewish interpretations of messianic prophecies as a way of enriching one's faith rather than justifying it.
Our first "messianic prophecy" comes from "These are the generations of the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 2:4).
The messianic clue in this verse requires a brief explanation. The scribes who copied the biblical text are called sofrim in Hebrew because they "counted" the letters, words, and verses in each book in order to ensure a faultless manuscript. This process revealed numerous irregularities, particularly between plene (full) and defective (short) spellings, Hebrew allowing words to be written with or without vowels.
For example, the word toledot (generations) in this verse can be spelled with or without the letter vav so that it can look like toledot, tledot, toledt, or tledt. These divergences were meticulously copied, not being considered "scribal errors" but intentional spellings hinting at possible hidden meanings.
The plene spelling toledot (generations) in Genesis 2:4 appears only here and Ruth 4:18, the latter verse stating "this is the genealogy (toledot) of Perez." According to Jewish commentators, this unique spelling is that which links the two genealogies and juxtaposes Adam with the Messiah, the son of Perez.
The Midrash explains why these two are the only places in the Bible which use the plene spelling: "R. Judan said in R. Abun's name: The six [the letter vav, which equals six] corresponds to the six things which were taken away from Adam: his lustre, his immortality, his height, the fruit of the earth, the fruit of trees, and the luminaries … R. Berekiah said in the name of R. Samuel b. Nahman: Though these things were created in their fullness, yet when Adam sinned they were spoiled, and they will not again return to their perfection until the son of Perez [Messiah] comes; [because] '… toledot (generations) of Perez' … is spelled fully, with a vav. These are they: his lustre, his immortality, his height, the fruit of the earth and the fruit of trees, and the luminaries" (Gen. Rabbah 12:6).
This interpretation asserts that Adam's perfect state of being has been lacking in all succeeding generations and will only be restored by the Messiah, who will give man back his primordial splendor. According to this midrash, therefore, the Messiah is the second, perfect Adam.


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I read a blog post by Jean-Yves Baxter dated 6 December 2013. The post was entitled, "Rare Biblical Texts From Bodleian and Vatican Libraries Digitized." I clicked on the link to the "Source and Full Story." That took me to the New York Times, ArtsBeat webpage that had an article entitled, "Rare Biblical Texts From Bodleian and Vatican Libraries Digitized." Hmm. The same title. But this article had a image taken from one of the scanned documents. I do not reproduce the page or the image because of what is coming next.
The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican Library) have joined efforts in a landmark digitization project with the aim of opening up their repositories of ancient texts. Over the course of the next four years, 1.5 million pages from their remarkable collections will be made freely available online to researchers and to the general public.I decided I would like to view one of these freely available online works open to the general public and so I clicked on a link to the tractates Shabbat (ff. 1r–94r) and Mo'ed Katan (ff. 94v–123v) of the Babylonian Talmud. Which once belonged to the ancient collection of the Palatine Library of Heidelberg and as is well known, this latter entered the Vatican Library in 1623. Hmmm again. To whom is this well known?
Clicking on the document itself takes me to yet another website; The Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. There I can click again and see thumbnails of the entire manuscript from the 17th Century. I decided it might help my blog post to include a screenshot of one of the pages from the document. Another big Hmmm. Clicking on one of the pages shows a viewer that has prominent watermark on the images claiming copyright to the image of the page of the ancient manuscript. I have encountered this before in digitization projects when some super zealous attorney has told the library to copyright all their ancient totally out-of-copyright documents by watermarking everything with a notice.
So I don't copy the image. How stupid would that be to copy an image with huge superimposed copyright notice? Hence, no illustrative image at the beginning of this blog post.
But wait, I didn't stop there. I thought I might see what they actually said about their claim to a copyright of a 17th Century document. So I went to their Bodleian Libraries Copyright Page. I read down the page. The page says this, in part:
The work is copyright until 70 years after the death of the author (last surviving author, if more than one author). Note that translators, editors &c count as additional authors and that their contributions to works are additional works -- the editor's introduction will be in copyright until 70 years after the editor's death. For works with many authors (anthologies, serials) each individual contribution has its own copyright, which expires seventy years after the death of its particular author. Anonymous works (including works issued by corporate bodies without identification of authors, and pseudonymous works whose true authorship is unknown) are in copyright for 70 years from publication. Illustrations in works have their own copyright, see the questions on special materials.I did not correct the typos. Last time I checked, the 17th Century was more than 70 years ago and I don't believe any of the authors of the Babalonian Talmud are still living or have been for some time.
So should I just have gone ahead a copied the image? I kept reading. Here is what I found:
Q 1-6 May I scan this article to include in a website?I kept reading. I found more stuff:
The law specifically declares that electronic copying and storage count as copying and infringe copyright where it exists. Moreover, putting the article on a website would also count as 'publication', compounding the offence. However, the University has signed the CLA digitisation licence allowing it to scan licensed material for a password-protected VLE. Oxford Brookes University has produced the following useful guide to help its staff determine what may and may not be scanned under the terms of the licence: Scanning materials for delivery in WebCT: Guidelines for staff (published by Oxford Brookes University Directorate of Learning Resources). Outside the bounds of the licence you need explicit permission to scan items in copyright.
Q 1-9 May I include this link in my web page?So now am I in trouble because I linked to the Copyright page? They certainly have an interesting definition of making a 17th Century document publicly available.
You may include a link to the home page of a web site, but do not make it appear that the contents are your own. This means that you should not link it within a frame so that the title bar and address bar still have your title and URL. You should refresh the entire window or open it in a new window. It is also good practice to indicate that the user is leaving your site.
You should not normally link to a page other than the home page without checking the page itself and the site home page, and following links such as 'Copyright', 'About this site', 'Legal', 'Info' or 'Help'. If there is nothing which asks you not to 'deep link' (link other than to the home page), it is probably all right to do so. If a site owner asks you to notify them when making a link, you should do so. If a site owner asks you to remove a link, you should usually do so.
Guess what there was yet another copyright notice on the website for the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana: "Copyright © Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana" Did I violate their copyright notice by copying the wording of their copyright notice?
I have been writing about this practice of libraries attempting to impose a copyright on documents that clearly have been in the public domain for centuries or many years at least. By putting the prominent watermark on every image they effectively prevent me from promoting their website with an image that is clearly in the public domain and to which they have no copyright.
The last time I raised this issue concerning a major university's library website, the copyright notices were subsequently removed. Good Luck this time. Oh, by the way, if you click on any of the links, you are leaving my blog.


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Should I put catfish in my pond?
Steven – Middlebrook, VA
Catfish are some of the most diverse fish on the planet, both in behavior and appearance, and inhabit just about every continent except Antarctica. They live in shallow, freshwater environments, which can make them ideal for pond life here in North America. We generally only recommend channel catfish for ponds since they are the most common, but it will largely depend on your pond type and temperature. Catfish generally prefer warmer water (60-70 degrees Fahrenheit) with little to no currents, and since they are bottom feeders, they are drawn to darker areas.
They are also known to make for good fishing, and in warm environments they can be easy to farm and/or eat, and are very tasty if cooked properly. Fisherman and pond owners alike can use these Porcupine® Fish Attractors to help improve fishing conditions and to provide an adequate habitat for Catfish to spawn and grow. In addition we also recommend using this Game Grower Fish Food to guarantee your fish have food and to increase their overall size.
Catfish have little effect on the predator-prey relationship in freshwater environments comparative to predators like bass or prey like bluegills. They also pose no threat to humans, unless you're planning on doing any swimming in eastern Europe, where there have been rare instances of large catfish (the 6 foot, 200 pound kind) attacking humans. Their only relative drawback is that they tend to kick up a lot of bottom debris, which can lead to cloudy, murky pond water.
In the end, putting catfish in your pond comes down to personal preference, rather than something that should or should not be done. They are well suited for pond life and will have little (if any) negative impact on the ecosystem already in place. It also doesn't hurt that they can be pretty good to eat and easy to farm.
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Hi Guys,
wanted some feedback on going for a lightweight flywheel or sticking to the original? can anyone advise what the best option is? pro's and cons?
cars was losing fluid took it in to find out the gearbox needed to be taken out to check the pipes behind, which need replacing and while i was at it i thought i'd change the clutch and flywheel, so your wisdom is much welcomed.


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Had an argument today with a guy at work who thinks the hate Chris Brown got was mostly racially motivated. I said no it's because he's a **** who beat up his girlfriend, is completelty unrepentant and made millions of dollars off it.
He thinks white people who commit similar crimes like Paul Gascoigne and John Lennon get away lightly and are largely revered to this day. I said it's because Brown had pictures of exactly what he did splashed all over the internet and thus it sticking in people's minds over what an enormous **** he really is.
Anyways, what say you guys?
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Bass holds Herd to two hits
Chris Schwinden took the mound as a Bison for the last time in 2011 Saturday night, taking the loss in the Bisons' 3-0 finale of a two-game series in Lehigh Valley Saturday night.
Schwinden allowed two earned runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings, striking out five with one walk.
Kevin Frandsen's triple brought home Brian Bass and Pete Orr in the third for a 2-0 IronPigs lead.
The Bisons mustered just two hits – both Jordany Valdespin singles – against Lehigh Valley starter Brian Bass, who shut out Buffalo for eight innings with 10 strikeouts to one walk.
Rich Franklin singled against lefty reliever Mike O'Connor in the fifth, stole second and third and scored on a single by Kevin Frandsen.
The Bisons play a doubleheader in Scranton tomorrow, the opener of their final series of the season.
Justin De Fratus locked up the save, retiring Raul Reyes, Fernando Perez and Luis Figueroa in order in the ninth.
Game Notes: Schwinden finished with 134 strikeouts on the season, leading all Bisons… The Bisons lost the season series with the IronPigs, 9-7.
News & Notes: Game 140
Saturday, September 3, 2011 (6:35 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Park
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (60-79, 5th(-18.0), North)
RHP Chris Schwinden (8-7, 3.95)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (77-64, 2nd(-2.0), North)
RHP Brian Bass (7-10, 4.01)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the second game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Park (6:35 p.m.). The Herd began its season-ending roadtrip last night with a 3-1 loss to the IronPigs. Buffalo has now lost three straight after winning three consecutive games, August 27-29.
VS. THE IRONPIGS: The Bisons are 7-8 against the IronPigs this season. A win tonight would give the Herd an even split of the season series with Lehigh Valley. RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN is 0-1 with a 2.92ERA in two previous starts against the IronPigs this year (12.1IP, 11K).
SCHWING AND MISS: RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN will make his team-high 26th start of the season tonight. The Triple-A rookie was named the Bisons Most Valuable Pitcher on Thursday. Schwinden leads the Bisons with a 3.95ERA and 129 strikeouts and is tied with LHP Pat Misch for the team-high with eight wins. Schwinden's 129 strikeouts are the 4th most in a single season by a Bisons pitcher in the modern era.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN brings an 11-game hit streak into tonight's game. The infielder has averaged .386 (17-44) since the streak began on August 22. Valdespin has also collected five doubles, a home run and four RBI during the streak.
HIT KING: OF JESUS FELICIANO is seven hits away from Bisons modern era record for career hits. With 371 hits, Feliciano trails only Billy Selby (378). Feliciano has posted a .306 average in his three years in Buffalo, the 4th highest average in the past 24 seasons. He led the International League with 154 hits during the 2009 season.
HONOR GOES TO: The Bisons announced their 2011 player awards on Thursday with INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI named the team's MVP. Pascucci leads the Herd with 21 home runs and 91RBI. RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN was named Most Valuable Pitcher while LHP JUSTIN HAMPSON took home both the Comeback Player of the Year and the team's Community Service Award.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (67-69) won their third straight games with a 7-3 victory in Washington last night. Former Bisons INF NICK EVANS and OF LUCAS DUDA homered as well as 3B DAVID WRIGHT. RHP R.A. DICKEY pitched six innings for his seventh win. The Mets take on the Nationals again tonight at 7:05 p.m.
Misch shines, but Bisons can't capitalize
The Bisons battled into the ninth inning in a 1-1 tie, but shortstop Jordany Valdespin's throwing error scored Cody Overbeck, giving Lehigh Valley a walk-off win in the opener of Buffalo's final road trip of the season Friday night.
Fernando Perez scored from third on Luis Hernandez' fly out with the bases loaded, knotting the score at 1-1 in the fourth.
Pat Misch allowed just one run on six hits over seven innings, striking out five with three walks.
John Lujan (3-4) threw 1 2/3 innings in relief, taking the loss on the unearned run.
The Bisons threatened with the bases loaded and two outs after Phillippe Aumont intentionally walked Jesus Feliciano, but Aumont caught pinch hitter Bubba Bell looking for the third out. Aumont (1-0) earned the win.
Fernando Perez went 2-for-4 in the loss.
Lehigh Valley's Ryan Edell took a no decision, leaving the game after seven innings of one-run ball.
Game Notes: Misch leads all Bisons with 12 quality starts in 2011… Feliciano missed out on a chance to inch closer on the Bisons' modern-era career hit list, going 0-for-3. He's seven behind Bill Selby's 378.
News & Notes: Game 139
Friday, September 2, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Park
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, WGR Sportsradio 550 AM, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (60-78, 5th(-17.0), North)
LHP Pat Misch (8-9, 4.14)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (76-64, 2nd(-2.0), North)
LHP Ryan Edell (5-5, 3.60)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the first game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Park (7:05 p.m.). Tonight's game begins the Herd's final roadtrip of the season as the club will also play three games in two nights in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Bisons finished up the home portion of the 2011 season last night with a 6-2 defeat to Syracuse.
VS. THE IRONPIGS: The Bisons are 7-7 against the IronPigs so far this season. The Herd has won four of the last five meetings, including a two-game sweep of the I-Pigs in Lehigh Valley, July 30-31. The Bisons and IronPigs have split the 62 games since Lehigh Valley joined the league in 2008.
DISCH ON MISCH: LHP PAT MISCH will make his 22nd start of the season. The southpaw was dominating his last time out, allowing just and unearned run in seven innings of a 3-1 win over Rochester on Sunday. The victory was Misch's 20th in three seasons with the Bisons, only the second lefty to reach that mark in the modern era (9th pitcher overall). LHP Jason Stanford won 26 games in parts of eight seasons with the Herd, 2001-2008.
HIT KING: With five games left, OF JESUS FELICIANO is only seven hits away from Bisons modern era hit king, Billy Selby (378). Feliciano is now in sole possession of 2nd place (371) thanks to a five-game hit streak that began on August 27. Feliciano is the only Bisons player in the modern era to record three consecutive 100+ hit seasons for Buffalo.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN is the ninth different Bisons player to reach double digits with a hit streak this year. The Triple-A rookie has hit .400 (16-40) since August 22 with a home run and four RBI. The Bisons longest hit streak this season was a 19-gamer from OF Nick Evans.
HONOR GOES TO: The Bisons announced their 2011 player awards last night with INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI named the team's MVP. Pascucci leads the Herd with 21 home runs and 91RBI. RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN was named Most Valuable Pitcher while LHP JUSTIN HAMPSON took home both the Comeback Player of the Year and the team's Community Service Award.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (66-69) earned a 7-5 victory over the Marlins last night. In his first start with the Mets, former Bisons RHP MIGUEL BATISTA allowed two runs in six innings to earn the win. OF LUCAS DUDA drove home two runs and now has 41RBI on the season. The Mets are in Washington tonight for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch.
News & Notes: Game 138
Thursday, September 1, 2011 (6:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (60-77, 5th(-16.5), North)
RHP Dylan Owen (6-6, 4.18)
Syracuse Chiefs (64-71, 4th(-11.5), North)
RHP Yunesky Maya (3-9, 5.09)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons host the Syracuse Chiefs in the final game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Field (6:05 p.m.). Tonight's contest is also the Bisons final home game of the 2011 season. The Herd is 35-36 at home this year and need a win today to avoid only its sixth losing record a Coca-Cola Field in the last 24 seasons.
VS. THE CHIEFS: The Bisons are 4-11 against the Chiefs this season. Buffalo has lost the season series to their Thruway rival in each of the past four years. Prior to that, the Bisons had the better side of the match-up in seven of eight years from 2000-2007. Since the Herd returned to the IL in 1998, the teams have evenly split their 224 games.
DEALIN' DYLAN: The final home start of the season belongs to RHP DYLAN OWEN. The righty is closing the season strong, posting a win and a 0.84ERA in his last three starts. On August 26 in Toledo, Owen tossed 7.2 innings of shutout baseball, but did not earn a decision in the Mud Hens 1-0 win. Owen ranks second on the Bisons with 91 strikeouts.
ROSTER MOVE: Just prior to last night's game, OF MIKE BAXTER was added to the Herd's roster. Baxter spent most of August in New York and hit .250 (4-16) with two RBI in 10 games. To make roster room, INF ZACH LUTZ was placed on the disabled list. Lutz has hit .295 (65-220) with 11 home runs and 31RBI in 61 games this season.
HIT KING: OF JESUS FELICIANO is now just eight hits away from Bisons modern era hit king, Billy Selby (378). Feliciano picked up his 370th hit as a Bison last night, tying him for second with Greg Tubbs. Feliciano is the first Bisons player in the modern era to collect three consecutive 100+ hit seasons.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN brings a nine-game hit streak into tonight's game. The Triple-A rookie has hit .378 (14-37) since the streak began on August 22. Of the 14 total hits in the streak, six have been for extra bases (five doubles, one home run).
METS UPDATE: The Mets (65-69) rallied past the Marlins last night, 3-2. After the Bisons game, INF JOSH SATIN learned he will be promoted to New York as part of the major league roster expansion. Satin is having a breakout season in the Mets organization, hitting .323 (156-483) with 42 doubles, 12 home runs and 76RBI in 132 games between the Bisons and Double-A Binghamton. The Mets host Florida at 7:10 p.m.


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OTTAWA-The Harper government is proposing to stop one of Canada's oldest laws protecting bodies of water across the country.
The changes, introduced as part of a 443-page budget implementation bill tabled Thursday in Parliament, would replace the Navigable Waters Protection Act, first introduced in 1882, with a new Navigation Protection Act covering a list of 97 lakes, 62 rivers and the three oceans on Canada's coasts.
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Transport Minister Denis Lebel suggested that the changes could ease the burden on companies seeking approval on new industrial projects such as oilsands development or mining extraction.
For example, under the existing law, Transport Canada had urged Shell Canada to provide more information about a proposed "diversion" of the Muskeg River for a new oilsands project.
While this process would continue, future project approvals on that river or many others would not be subject to a review under the new law unless Transport Canada expands its list of protected bodies of water.
"All projects that are actually in the middle of the (approval) process must be held to the existing rules," said Lebel at a news conference. "The day when this new law comes into force, it will be another thing."
A First Nations group promptly slammed the proposed changes, suggesting that it was giving industry a green light to destroy vital waterways in its community, violating existing treaty rights in Canada.
"I am seriously concerned this is an indication of corruption in our current government," said Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. "We hope there will be a public outcry that echoes our sentiment. After all, we all share the responsibility to protect mother earth."
Transport Canada said it was prepared to revise the list, which records the Atlantic Ocean as number 97 on a list of 100 oceans and lakes.
Previous changes introduced to the same law in the last major budget legislation removed pipeline projects from its scope.
Lebel said other environmental laws would still apply to assess potential impacts of projects, but that the changes, endorsed at his news conference by the Federation of Canadian municipalities, would remove excessive administrative delays on minor projects such as boat docks for cottages on lakes.
"Over time, the scope and application of a law that was designed to protect navigation has expanded to the point where it now applies to brooks, streams, ditches," said Lebel, noting that 80 separate assessments were done for docks on a single lake near Edmonton. "So now, even the most basic foot bridges over small streams still require pages of paperwork, even when the stream is clearly not used for any kind of boating."
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The previous legislation also gave the government new tools to investigate environmental groups, weaken protection of endangered species and limit public participation in consultations and reviews of proposed industrial projects.


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Getting to EAC
By car
Arriving from Frankfurt (A3) or from Bonn (A59): follow the indications to Koeln/Bonn Airport (A59) until the exit Porz-Wahn/Wahnheide. At the exit take the right (Porz-Wahnheide) and follow the ESA/EAC signs.
Arriving from Cologne (A59) or Oberhausen/Duesseldorf (A3): follow the indications to Koeln/Bonn Airport (A59) untile the exit Porz-Wahn/Wahnheide. At the exit take the left (Porz-Wahnheide) and follow the ESA/EAC signs.
By plane
Upon arrival at the Cologne Airport take a taxi in front of the terminal and ask the driver to take you to "DLR premises in Porz-Wahnheide, building 12"
By train
You can take the S-Bahn (local train) number 12 direction "Au Sieg" or number 13 direction "Troisdorf" from platform 10 at Köln Hauptbahnhof. Daytime departures take place every 20 min for both trains so that there is a train every 10 minutes. Exit the train at the stop "Porz-Wahn" (fifth stop for line 13 and sixth stop for line 12) and continue from there by bus number 162 (direction DLR-Köln-Wahnheide) or by taxi.
Note: Make sure that you have a valid ticket. Tickets for local train routes must be purchased in advance. If you need a ticket, you can get one from the orange ticket machines below platform 10. Please choose tarif 1b.
By taxi
Upon arrival at Koeln Hauptbahnhof (central station) take a taxi to Porz-Wahnheide, DLR premises, building 12. Taxi stands are located on both, the north and south exit of the station.
Taxis are available almost everywhere in Cologne. However, if you can't find one, you can call 19410 and ask to be picked up. Tell the driver to take you to Porz-Wahnheide, DLR premises, building 12. The price will very much depend on daytime and traffic but from Cologne central station to EAC without any traffic jam it should not exceed 35 Euros.
By bus
To get to EAC by bus, take the bus number 162 from Porz-Wahn. The bus sign will show "DLR" and it runs every 30 minutes from 04:37 to 20:32. Please be sure that you take the one saying "DLR" as there are different routes for bus number 162. Exit at the last stop and you have arrived at the gate to the DLR premises. Train tickets to Porz-Wahn are also valid on the bus. The EAC building is about one kilometre away from the DLR gate (approx. 15 min walk)!


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Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
Throughout World War II, Bell fighter aircraft design seemed to be a step or two behind the latest developments. The Bell P-39 Airacobra (see NASM collection) was one of the first American military airplanes to fly 644 kph (400 mph) yet it could not be upgraded in response to operational combat experience (for example, increased armament) and was declared obsolete by the middle of the war. The P-63 Kingcobra succeeded the P-39 but it boasted nothing not already seen on other American fighter aircraft. No Kingcobra ever flew combat. Instead, the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) used the P-63 to train fighter pilots and bomber gunners. Two-thirds of the Kingcobras built were diverted to the Lend-Lease program and sent to Russia. The French flew about 200 P-63s after World War II and many saw combat in Indochina.
Collection Item Long Description:
Throughout World War II, Bell fighter aircraft design seemed to be a step or two behind the latest developments. The Bell P-39 Airacobra (see NASM collection) was one of the first American military airplanes to fly 644 kph (400 mph), yet it could not be upgraded in response to operational combat experience (for example, increased armament). In the middle of the war it was declared obsolete. The P-63 Kingcobra succeeded the P-39 but it boasted nothing not already seen on other American fighter aircraft. No Kingcobra ever flew combat. Instead, the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) used the P-63 to train fighter pilots and bomber gunners. Two-thirds of the Kingcobras built were diverted to the Lend-Lease program and sent to Russia. The French flew about 200 P-63s after World War II and many saw combat in Indochina.
Bell developed the Kingcobra from the XP-39E, a subseries of the Airacobra meant to improve that model's numerous deficiencies. Early in 1942, the company built three XP-39Es with improved wings, more powerful engines, as well as other refinements. Several new empennage configurations were tested as well. Speed improved over production P-39s, but almost all other performance categories suffered. It was time to abandon the P-39 completely and start from scratch with a new fighter that incorporated lessons learned from the XP-39E.
The new Kingcobra was similar to the Airacobra. Bell kept the engine behind the pilot and drove the nose-mounted propeller with a drive shaft. The tri-cycle landing gear arrangement was also retained, along with automobile-style doors fitted to both sides of the cockpit. Like the P-39, armament consisted of an M10 37mm cannon firing through the propeller spinner and machine guns with this block of production. The M-10 had a 58-round magazine for the cannon and was the standard armament for the Kingcobra through most of the remaining production.
In other respects, the P-63 was a brand new design. There were no interchangeable parts and the Kingcobra was noticeably larger than the Airacobra. It had a laminar flow wing, a 2-stage, supercharged engine, new empennage design, and better visibility from the cockpit. In June 1941, the AAF ordered two prototypes powered by the promising Continental V-1430 engine. By February 1942, however, the Continental engine project was dead, so Bell redesigned the Kingcobra to accept a newer version of the tried-and-true Allison V-1710.
By now weight growth, the bugbear of nearly every new airplane design, had become a major problem. Bell and the AAF undertook extraordinary measures to reduce it and succeeded in meeting their target weight by first flight on December 7, 1942. The prototype was lost the following month when the landing gear malfunctioned, but the P-63 looked promising. Bell began flying the second prototype on February 5, but it, too, was lost within a month after the engine disintegrated. Fortunately, the AAF had already ordered another prototype and it flew in April 1943.
During the next year, the AAF tested the Kingcobra exhaustively. Bell won a production contract and began delivering P-63As (here the 'A' denoted the first production model) in October 1943, but the fighter could not approach the P-51 Mustang (see NASM collection for two examples) in speed or range. Range had been one of the great weaknesses of the P-39 and it is remarkable that Bell engineers increased internal fuel capacity in the P-63 by only 22.7 lit (6 gal).
The Mustang remained the undisputed king of long-range fighter combat and the AAF relegated the Kingcobra to training and Lend-Lease shipments. The United States supplied 2,400 P-63s to the Soviets but by the time they arrived and front-line units were ready to take them into combat, the war in Europe was over. Not a single P-63 flew against the Germans. Only 51 had reached operational status in the Soviet Air Force by VE Day, and these were based near Moscow. Soviet Kingcobra pilots did see combat in the Pacific during the last days of war. Their only aerial victory occurred on August 15, 1945, against a Japanese fighter.
One AAF role for the P-63 is notable. Born in the fertile mind of an instructor at the AAF Flexible Gunnery School, the RP-63 was a manned, armored, flying target for bomber gunners-in-training. Professors at Duke University developed a frangible .50 caliber machine gun bullet composed of lead and phenolic resin plastic. This round matched the ballistics of a standard .50 caliber projectile but the Duke bullet shattered harmlessly against armor plate. Bell modified several P-63As with heavier armored skins and they removed all internal armor and guns to save weight. They also replaced several Plexiglas sections with armor and increased protection for the carburetor air scoop located directly behind the cockpit canopy. Engineers installed 109 sensors on the skin of these Kingcobras. When a frangible round struck a sensor, it transmitted an electrical impulse to a light mounted inside the propeller spinner. The gunner knew he had hit his target when the light flashed. The "Flying Pinball" was born and nearly 300 of these airplanes provided gunners with realistic training targets in the final year of the war.
After the war, the French received about 200 P-63s and many of these Kingcobras were flown in combat in Indochina from 1949 until 1951. Civilian air racing enthusiasts in the United States recognized potential in the Kingcobra. Stripped of military equipment to reduce weight, the P-63s were formidable competitors for at least a few years.
NASM's example of the Kingcobra is a P-63A-10-BE, AAF serial number 42-70255. Bell manufactured this fighter toward the end of the "A" model production run. The AAF officially accepted the airplane at the Bell factory in Buffalo, New York, on September 23, 1944, and then transferred it to Vandalia, Ohio, two days later to undergo further modifications. Near the end of the year, the Kingcobra was flown to Ladd Field, Alaska, and spent the early months of 1945 with the AAF Cold Weather Test Detachment. It was flown from a number of other bases, then remained on the ground from May until late October. At this time, the AAF flew the P-63 to Freeman Field, Indiana. It was selected for preservation in the Allied and Axis aircraft collection and moved to the national air museum storage facility at Park Ridge, Illinois. It landed on May 22, 1945, ending its last flight with just over 173 hours total flying time on the airframe.
Today, the faded words "Edyth Louise" can still be seen on the nose of this Kingcobra. Wilbert "Dick" Dickmeyer named the fighter in 1944 after his fiancé, Edyth Louise Hoelting. At that time, Dickmeyer was ferrying P-39s to Fairbanks, Alaska. Soviet pilots waited there to pick up the aircraft and continue on to Russia. As the war drew to a close, the AAF re-assigned Dickmeyer to pilot the NASM P-63. During a public tour of the Paul Garber Facility on September 23, 1999, an elderly couple stepped forward to ask the docent guide if they would pass a Bell P-63 during the tour. The docent's response triggered a revelation: the couple was Dick and Edyth Louise Dickmeyer, married for 55 years, visiting Washington, D.C., with their son and daughter-in-law. Then the family was treated to an extraordinary experience: the sight of Dick Dickmeyer, husband and father, sitting in his old warplane 55 years after flying it.


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19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., S.W. Room 101
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
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Georgia's Reportable Animal Disease System (Georgia RADS)
Our Animal Health office governs the prevention, control and eradication of certain infectious and communicable diseases of livestock and other domestic animals. Information sheets on some reportable diseases are available at Georgia RADS
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IMPORTANT: Information regarding animal importation, exportation, and rabies:
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