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March 2012 Professor Hammer's Metalworking Tips - Professor Hammer's
You can email your questions to Professor Hammer at email@example.com, or mail to Professor Hammer, c/o Classic Trucks Magazine, 1733 Alton Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92606. You'll receive a personal reply! We'll print your name and city unless you request otherwise. Ron Covell has made many DVDs on metalworking processes, and he offers an ongoing series of workshops across the nation covering all aspects of metalworking. Check them out online at www.covell.biz, or call for a current schedule of workshops and their free catalog of DVDs. Phone 800-747-4631, or 831-768-0705. You can send a request by mail to: Covell Creative Metalworking, 106 Airport Blvd. #105, Freedom, CA 95019.
Q. Thanks for all the info and great column! How do I go about removing my drip rails on my '66 Chevy truck? I want to smooth this area, and want to get the right information before I start!
Alan Pando
Via the Internet
A. Removing the drip rails is not that difficult to do. First, you cut the drip rails off, close to the sheet metal of the cab. Next, sand the raw edge that's left until it is flush with the roof. Last, you weld the seam closed. It's a job you can probably do in a full day.
This will be a lot of welding, and you should take special precautions to keep the heat as low as possible to reduce the amount of warping you'll get. I recommend welding just one spot at a time, then moving about 10 inches away, and making another tiny spot weld. Go along the whole seam using this technique, and when everything has cooled down to room temperature, then add a second bit of weld to the first, then to the second, and so on. Keep repeating this procedure until the seam is welded completely, then sand the weld smooth, coat with plastic body filler, and sand the surface smooth in preparation for painting.
A lot of people ask if it's OK to skip weld this sort of joint, and I do not recommend it—the entire joint should be welded solid, otherwise you may see cracking in the paint months or years down the road.
Q. I have a '56 Ford truck that I would like to upgrade to have safety belts. I'd like to add the three-point modern style seat belts, so I need to have three mounting points. I'm planning on welding in a 3/16-inch thickness angle iron to the floor, with a hole to attach the belt mount points. The shoulder mount point is a little harder. I could weld a plate below the window, or perhaps a bar across the bottom of the rear window that all the shoulder belts could attach to. I will be TIG welding the mounts using what I've learned from your TIG DVDs.
Since I'll be using this truck as a daily driver, it sure would be nice to keep my head off that solid metal dash in case of an accident. Any ideas you could offer would sure be appreciated.
Steven Douglas Olson,
Orem, Utah Via the Internet
A. Designing for safety is always a very good idea.
Here's a website, developed for specialty vehicle builders in Australia, which addresses a few of the issues you asked about. There are some drawings at the end of the document that do a great job of illustrating some of the important considerations for properly mounting the lap belts, such as the recommend angles the belts should run, in both directions, and the details for properly reinforcing the mounting points for the attachment bolts:
I'm not aware of any such literature that's available from a source in the US, but the Australians are just as safety-conscious as we are, and they have done a better job of listing helpful safety specifications for seat belts (and many other safety items) for owner-modified vehicles.
This document doesn't say much about mounting shoulder harnesses. I think your idea of adding a sturdy tube behind the seats and below the rear window is a good idea. Judging from what I see on new cars, the ideal position for the top mount of the belt should be just slightly higher than the occupant's shoulder. You might need to add a riser to the cross tube to get the shoulder belt attachment to this height, and keep the cross brace below the bottom edge of the rear window.
For the cross brace, I would use good-sized round tube (perhaps 1 5/8-inch OD, with a 0.090-inch or .125-inch wall thickness). There are many ways to mount this tube, but welding it to the body sheet metal is not a good idea. I'd probably put bends in each end of the tube, so the ends come up to meet the rear door jambs. I might even weld a piece of 1/8-inch steel plate to the door jamb to reinforce the attachment of the tube. With careful design, some or all of this could be concealed with the upholstered panels to the sides and the rearof the seat. CT


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Entertainment Industry Gets Politicians To Advertise File Sharing Sites
from the what-are-they-thinking? deptJust a few weeks ago, the USTR put out its infamous Special 301 report that tries to shame countries that don't respect US intellectual property laws, but is put together using the rather scientific method of "what countries are the entertainment and pharmaceutical industries complaining about now?" to generate the list. Around the world -- and even in the US gov't -- the list is mostly seen as a joke. No one takes it seriously.
But, apparently one ridiculous list isn't enough. The RIAA and MPAA have convinced a group of US elected officials, who have dubbed themselves the "International Anti-Piracy Caucus" to put out a list of file sharing websites that it hates... and with it, an attempt to shame the companies where those websites are hosted. The timing on this is amusing, because, of course, just last week, you would have needed to put the US on the list, as LimeWire would have likely been seen as just as widely used for unauthorized file sharing as some of those sites.
But the larger point is that this list is effectively advertising these five sites as the best place to go to get unauthorized content:
China's Baidu, Canada's IsoHunt, Ukraine's Mp3fiesta, Germany's RapidShare, Luxembourg's RMX4U.com, and Sweden's The Pirate Bay.You would think that, by now, the RIAA and MPAA would have recognized that every single time they've targeted a particular service for file sharing, the end result is to get that site significantly more publicity, so that its userbase increases rapidly. It happened when they sued Napster. It happened when they sued Grokster. It happened when they got the police to raid The Pirate Bay. It happened when they filed the lawsuit against IsoHunt. Putting out this list basically just pointed a bunch of people at these particular services as a good place to go to get access to content. Nice work by the caucus, who is made up of Reps. Adam Schiff and Bob Goodlatte along with Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Orrin Hatch.
And, of course, the RIAA put out a statement supporting this free advertising for those sites. Honestly, people keep telling me that the RIAA really knows what it's doing, but how can they possibly think that this is a good idea?
As a parallel, reader Hephaestus points out this historical bit:
"From 1559 to 1966 the catholic church had a list of prohibited books aptly named the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. One historical note about this list is that a very large number of the books on this list had an increase in sales and reading when they were placed on the list. The International Anti-Piracy Caucus seems to have not learned the simple historical lesson, To list or expose inappropriate subject matter shines a light on it and exposes it to a larger audience. This will undoubtedly lead to more people visiting this "list of notorious sites" quite the opposite of what they seem to be aiming for.Nice work, RIAA and MPAA. You just boosted traffic to those sites.
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During the Olympics, we'll be analyzing NBC's primetime coverage the way we analyze SportsCenter in Bristolmetrics. We'll break down which countries the Peacock is talking about most often, and which athletes are getting the most attention.
Data for Monday, July 30, 8-11 p.m.
Most-mentioned athletes:
Missy Franklin (swimming, USA): 45
Michael Phelps (swimming, USA): 37
Kerri Walsh-Jennings (beach volleyball, USA): 36
Misty May-Treanor (beach volleyball, USA): 34
David Boudia (diving, USA): 27
Matt Grevers (swimming, USA): 22
Nick McCrory (diving, USA): 21
Tom Daley (diving, Great Britain): 19
Ruta Meilutyte (swimming, Lithuania): 18
Rebecca Soni (swimming, USA): 18
Ryan Lochte (swimming, USA): 17
Alison Schmitt (swimming, USA): 14
Marketa Slukova (beach volleyball, Czech Republic): 13
Tyler Clary (swimming, USA): 12
Breeja Larson (swimming, USA): 12
Peter Waterfield (diving, Great Britain): 12
Emily Seebohm (swimming, Australia): 11
Yannick Agnel (swimming, France): 10
Camille Muffat (swimming, France): 10
Sun Yang (swimming, China) 10
Countries, by number of mentions:
China: 54
Great Britain: 51
Japan: 25
Ukraine: 19
Mexico: 11
France: 9
Australia: 5
Russia: 4
Lithuania: 3
Austria: 2
Brazil: 2
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Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says public submissions will be crucial in establishing a new policy to deal with earthquake-prone buildings.
Proposals for a national approach to deal with earthquake-prone buildings are currently out for consultation, and if adopted would mean all such buildings would be dealt with within 15 years, compared with an average of 28 years currently.
The first public meeting on the proposals will be held tomorrow night in Wellington.
"This consultation is important and I encourage people to have their say by attending one of the seven public meetings around the country or completing the online response form.
"Getting the policy right involves striking a balance between the risks posed by buildings in earthquakes and the costs of strengthening, or demolishing, them," Mr Williamson says.
Currently, individual local authorities are responsible for how earthquake-prone buildings are dealt with in their areas, in consultation with their communities.
"Some councils have been active and others less so. As a result many earthquake-prone buildings are not being dealt with in a timely and cost-effective way."
Under the proposed changes, all non-residential and multi-unit, multi-storey residential buildings would have to be assessed within five years. Owners of buildings assessed as being earthquake-prone would then have up to 10 years to strengthen or demolish them.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has issued a consultation document and a DVD which explain the proposed changes in detail. The Ministry is also running seven public meetings around the country.
"I will be attending a number of these meetings, including the Wellington one."
The Wellington meeting will be held at the Michael Fowler Centre tomorrow night (Tuesday 5 February), starting at 7pm.
The consultation document, details of the public meetings, and an online response form can be found at: www.dbh.govt.nz/consultingon-epbp
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DailyDirt: Stop Filling Your Brain With Nonsense
from the urls-we-dig-up deptYou are what you eat, and your brain reflects what you've taught it. It shouldn't be too surprising that our brains change based on what we do with them. There's some interesting science behind why you never forget how to ride a bike, and here are a few more examples of lessons our brains seem to keep forever.
- Being bilingual was once considered to be detrimental to cognitive processes, but more studies are finding evidence that bilingualism can enhance certain mental skills. Bilingual people appear to be better than monolinguals at monitoring their environment more keenly, noticing changes that monolinguals miss out on. [url]
- Children who learn how to play a musical instrument have detectable differences how in their brain responds when listening to complex sounds (even years after they've stopped playing). Some researchers claim to be able to tell whether a person has ever played an instrument only by looking at his/her brain scans. [url]
- Karate experts can deliver blows with much greater force than might be expected by simply measuring their muscle strength, and measured brain structure differences seem to explain that years of training help the cerebellum to coordinate muscle movements and deliver more forceful punches. Now let's see some brain scans for gamers who are good at QWOP.... [url]
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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GROUP: Hey, Carl. Welcome to Avery (ph) County, home of the Vikings and the Christmas tree capital of the universe. Better spruce up for CNN Student News. Take it away, Carl. (END VIDEO CLIP) CARL AZUZ, HOST, CNN STUDENT NEWS: You bet I will. Thanks to Ms. Griffiths` (ph) class for that "in-tree-duction." And thanks to all of our viewers for joining us today. Let`s go ahead and get to the headlines. First up, the U.S. presidential election. After Tuesday`s contest, we know the nominee -- the Democratic nominee. President Obama has gotten enough delegates to officially clinch his party`s nomination. Not a real surprise there. The big question is which Republican candidate will the president be facing off against? Still don`t know the answer to that. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): But we do know that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is more than halfway there. He won all three Republican primaries on Tuesday, in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Now Romney has more than half of the 1,144 delegates it takes to win the Republican Party`s nomination. He has more than double the delegates of his closest competitor. That`s Rick Santorum. But the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania says he`s planning to stay in the race. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: Parts of Texas are beginning to clean up after being hammered by severe weather on Tuesday. Reports say it started with a massive hailstorm in the Dallas area. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): That was followed by scenes like this. The National Weather Service says between six and 13 tornadoes might have touched down in north Texas. At least 150 homes were destroyed. More than 100 planes were damaged at the Dallas airport. But incredibly, as of yesterday afternoon, there were no reports of any deaths. The Dallas mayor called it a miracle. And here`s how two of the people who lived through this severe weather described their experience. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You ducked into the corner of the room over there. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, by the window. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You couldn`t make it out -- (CROSSTALK) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: By the window, yes. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- out the windows. Covered yourself in blankets? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Blankets and pillows and the ottoman. And the wind was pulling that cover back. And I was pulling it, trying to hold on to it. And I just saw debris, debris, debris, glass flying, glass breaking. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Debris was flying, and we were trying to decide where to go. And about that time, she said, "Look behind us," and a third tornado formed behind us, but it hadn`t touched down. And about three minutes after that, the siren started sounding, and a guy came over our siren there in south Ft. Worth -- Burleson area -- and he said, "Tornado warning. Take cover all of Tarrant and Johnson County." And we were looking dead in the eyes two funnel clouds that had touched down only about 1/8 mile from us. AZUZ (voice-over): Relief groups already working to help out the people affected by these tornados in Texas. The Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Team Rubicon, the organization in our CNN Heroes report earlier this week. If you want to find out how you can help, go to the "Spotlight" section on our home page and click on the "Impact Your World" link. (END VIDEO CLIP) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just the facts: Syria is a Middle Eastern country that was once part of the Ottoman Empire. It became an independent nation in 1946. It`s been run by the same family for more than four decades. Hafez al-Assad was president from 1970-2000, then his Bashar al- Assad took over. Since 1979, the U.S. government has considered Syria a sponsor of terrorism. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: The crisis going on in Syria right now started in part because the al-Assad family has ruled the country for so long. More than a year ago, people started protesting against the government and calling for change there. Bashar al-Assad responded to those protests with force, and the United Nations says at least 9,000 people have died in the violence since then. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): That includes at least 54 people who were reportedly killed across Syria yesterday. You can see smoke from the artillery fire in this YouTube video. The Syrian government has consistently blamed the violence on armed terrorists. While the initial protests were mostly peaceful, some opposition members have taken up arms against the government. President al-Assad has agreed to a peace plan that would end the violence. One of the first steps in the plan would be for Syrian military forces to leave populated cities. Representatives from the United Nations are heading to Syria to monitor the cease-fire. They`re expected to arrive sometime today. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s Shoutout goes out to Ms. Cox`s journalism students at El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Arkansas. The Masters Golf Tournament is played on what course every year? You know what to do. Is it Pebble Beach, Augusta National, St. Andrews or Bethpage Black? You`ve got three seconds, go. Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, hosts the Masters every year. That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout. (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: The Masters tees off today, but it`s not the only reason Augusta National is in the news this week. When the private club opened in 1932, the founders decided that membership would only be open to men. Now some people are pushing the club to open its doors to women. The club says it won`t discuss membership matters, but Patrick Snell is talking about the dilemma. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PATRICK SNELL, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): The Augusta clubhouse is one of the famous sites in golf. The private, male-only club is believed to have around 300 members at any one time, and membership is by invitation only. The last four CEOs of IBM, one of the main tournament sponsors, were all invited to join. The question is, will that still be the case for the company`s current and first-ever female CEO, Virginia Rometty? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is it discrimination? Possibly. But I think at this point that they deserve the right to be able to determine what they want to do in their own club. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, I think definitely females should be given the opportunity. This is 2012 and women are allowed to do everything else. So -- SNELL (voice-over): In 2003, women`s rights campaigner Martha Burk led a protest outside the grounds of Augusta National, with Burk adamant that hosting the Masters at a male-only club was tantamount to endorsing sexism. But her effort to pressure the club to change its mindset proved unsuccessful. MICHAEL BAMBERGER, "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" WRITER: If the club chooses to be all male, I think they should be honest about it and say that, because they actually are an all-men`s club, but they never say they`re an all-men`s club. They just say memberships are private and we happen not to have women. And that just sort of rubbed me the wrong way. SNELL: In 2006, when Billy Payne became chairman here, he announced that there was no specific timetable to address the whole issue of female memberships. Now it`s possible that Ms. Rometty has been invited to join, but it really is difficult to know for sure, because the club simply doesn`t comment on its membership policies -- Patrick Snell, CNN, Augusta, Georgia. AZUZ (voice-over): So it`s a private club, which means it can choose not to let women join. Should it? While Augusta`s leadership wrestles with the decision of whether to invite IBM`s female CEO, we`d like you to consider your thoughts about this and share them with us at cnnstudentnews.com. One big rule we have: we only publish first names, so please, no classes, no last initials. (END VIDEO CLIP) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: Here`s your chance to do the talking to me. Our friends at iReport have set up an interview with yours truly, and you are asking the questions. Here`s what you do. AZUZ (voice-over): Record yourself on a video camera, just like we did. Make your question 15 seconds or less, and then head to cnnstudentnews.com, "In the Spotlight" section. You`ll find a link that says "iReport: Carl Azuz wants to hear from you" -- because I do. Upload your video, wait for our response. The deadline is less than two weeks away. (END VIDEO CLIP) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): Every week, these California sixth graders do community service, helping clean up a lake downtown. You usually find tennis balls or trash, but last week the lake turned into Treasure Island. Look at this: watches, gold and silver chains, antique jewelry. The students figured it was stolen and turned it in. If the rightful owners don`t claim the treasure in 90 days, the students -- or really their school -- get it. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you hope that the owners are found, or do you hope that you get to keep the stuff that you found? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it would be great if the owners were found, because it -- I know what it`s like to like something, probably not that valuable. (LAUGHTER) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But and it`s great when it`s returned to you. So it would be really nice if the owners were found. But if they`re aren`t found, then it would -- if it went to the school, that would be also cool. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: More library books. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. (LAUGHTER) (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: Well, before we go, if you need a place for your pet to stay while the family goes on vacation -- (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): -- we`re guessing Max (ph) and Whiskers (ph) wouldn`t mind spending the week here. It`s a pet resort in Dubai. Art on the walls and private suites, plasma TVs in every room, personal butler service is optional. There`s a water oasis to splash in, a fully-equipped gym. Forget the dogs and cats. This is where we want to go. Maybe you don`t want to be separated from your pet. But if you have to -- (END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: -- that place certainly wouldn`t be your last resort. Just one little pun today. We`re saving up for something special tomorrow. We`ll see you then. I`m Carl Azuz for CNN Student News. (MUSIC PLAYING) END


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Eric Spiegelman put together this amazing stream of 130 photos of Obama posing with dignitaries during this week's U.N. meetings (long video after the jump). And Obama's smile never changes. Of course you may suspect some Photoshopping, but Spiegelman defends himself by directing us to the State Department's flickr site.
New information from Norwegian police has made clear the real scale of a shooting at a youth gathering on Utoya Island in Norway: more than 80 dead and dozens wounded.
A gunman disguised as a police officer started shooting on Utoya Island just outside Oslo, where youth were attending a Labor Party conference. Many ran for their lives, some jumping into the water in an attempt to reach the mainland. Law enforcement officials say the consequences of the attack are catastrophic: at least 80 lives lost, and dozens more wounded. The police did not rule out that there might be more victims.
Locals who tried to rescue some of the injured claimed they saw dozens of bodies in the water.
Undetonated explosives were also found on the island, where some 700 teenagers had gathered for a political rally.
✦ Modern Mythology: Elves of the Apocalypse: "Machine Elves" and the Self-Sabotage of Psychedelic Research"ASC [Altered States of Consciousness] are only possible because of a normal waking state of consciousness. I propose that it is the role which [endogenous tryptamines including DMT] play in our waking awareness which allows them to play a role in the ASC as well." ("Endogenous hallucinogens as ligands of the trace amine receptors: A possible role in sensory perception," J.V. Wallach, Medical Hypotheses 72 (2009) 91–94. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.052. 94). In this case, if endogenous DMT is in part responsible for how we experience waking life (visually), it follows that altered and normal states of consciousness might not be so radically divergent as we might be led to believe. It also stands to reason that if conscious experience has no intrinsic meaning, altered states of consciousness are no more intrinsically meaningful than waking life.
"Children need to encounter risks and overcome fears on the playground," said Ellen Sandseter, a professor of psychology at Queen Maud University in Norway. "I think monkey bars and tall slides are great. As playgrounds become more and more boring, these are some of the few features that still can give children thrilling experiences with heights and high speed."
What Rick Ehlert did aboard a cruise ship in November was stupid, his attorney says.
Ehlert admits he got drunk aboard the MS Ryndam, broke into a control room and deployed the ship's anchor early in the morning, Daniel L. Castillo said. "I guess he thought it was a big joke."
Castillo added, "He's got a lot of money. It was a silly thing to do. It's silly. He's not denying he did it."
Something happened to Dylan's Google account, and it's been disabled. He doesn't know what happened to the account, and no one at Google with the power to help him is interested in acknowledging the problem or letting him back in to the cloud-based services where all of his correspondence and much of the digital trail from the last few years of his life is stored. Google doesn't own Twitter, though (yet), and he has taken to Twitter to try to draw attention to his problem and urge anyone who will listen not to trust Google with their digital lives.
Forget a five finger discount — a group of women caught on surveillance video robbing a Florida liquor store used their thighs to carry away the booze they lifted.
A new filing in the King Lincoln Bronzeville v. Blackwell case includes a copy of the Ohio Secretary of State election production system configuration that was in use in Ohio's 2004 presidential election when there was a sudden and unexpected shift in votes for George W. Bush.
The filing also includes the revealing deposition of the late Michael Connell. Connell served as the IT guru for the Bush family and Karl Rove. Connell ran the private IT firm GovTech that created the controversial system that transferred Ohio's vote count late on election night 2004 to a partisan Republican server site in Chattanooga, Tennessee owned by SmarTech. That is when the vote shift happened, not predicted by the exit polls, that led to Bush's unexpected victory. Connell died a month and a half after giving this deposition in a suspicious small plane crash.
To the madcap music of "Yakety Sax," the video shows correction officers chasing a jumpsuit-clad inmate through Albany County jail corridors and stairways. The action is speeded up, lending the attempted escape the feel of a Keystone Kops comedy.
Sheriff's officials were not amused.
✦ Embryos involving the genes of animals mixed with humans have been produced secretively for the past three years
Scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories.
The hybrids have been produced secretively over the past three years by researchers looking into possible cures for a wide range of diseases.
The revelation comes just a day after a committee of scientists warned of a nightmare 'Planet of the Apes' scenario in which work on human-animal creations goes too far.
Prior to this research, most scientists have believed that the sudden extinction of nearly half of all life forms on the planet was due solely to the emissions from volcanic eruptions that were occurring in what was to become the Atlantic Ocean. Ruhl et al contend that instead, what happened, was that the small amount of atmospheric heating that occurred due to the exhaust from the volcanoes, caused the oceans to warm as well, leading to the melting of ice crystals at the bottom of the sea that were holding on to methane created by the millions of years of decomposing sea life. When the ice crystals melted, methane was released, which in turn caused the planet to warm even more, which led to more methane release in a chain reaction, that Ruhl says, was the real reason for the mass extinction that led to the next phase in world history, the rise of dinosaurs.
Ronald Tackman, a convicted New York robber and notorious prison-breaker famously told police he held up stores like Dunkin' Donuts just blocks from home because he was "lazy," The New York Post reported. But the Upper East Side stick-up artist was no slouch when it came to his elaborate escapes.
Tackman last gave law enforcement the slip in 2009, when he was transported to court from Riker's Island wearing a three-piece suit but no metal bracelets. The uncuffed criminal strolled out after noticing the door to the 12th floor holding cell was open. He found his way to the lobby and was shown the door by an officer who mistook him for a lawyer, The Post notes.
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Just how did the term "Duck and Cover" become universal shorthand for the paranoid excesses of the Cold War and for every geo-political panic attack since? How did the image of a pith-helmet-wearing cartoon turtle named Bert become as lasting a symbol of this dark era as the yellow and black fallout shelter signs that still adorn many buildings around the United States?
Members of a tagging crew allegedly responsible for more than 1,600 pieces of graffiti vandalism were arrested Wednesday by authorities serving search warrants at houses in cities across southwest Los Angeles County.
Eight people, including one juvenile, were charged with causing more than $100,000 in vandalism to schools and Metro bus and rail systems, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. All are alleged members of the ASC — Art Sex Crime — tagging crew.
Thanks Brendan Donnelly
✦ Science and religion: God didn't make man; man made gods
Scientists have so far identified about 20 hard-wired, evolved "adaptations" as the building blocks of religion. Like attachment, they are mechanisms that underlie human interactions: Brain-imaging studies at the National Institutes of Health showed that when test subjects were read statements about religion and asked to agree or disagree, the same brain networks that process human social behavior — our ability to negotiate relationships with others — were engaged.
Among the psychological adaptations related to religion are our need for reciprocity, our tendency to attribute unknown events to human agency, our capacity for romantic love, our fierce "out-group" hatreds and just as fierce loyalties to the in groups of kin and allies. Religion hijacks these traits. The rivalry between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, for example, or the doctrinal battles between Protestant and Catholic reflect our "groupish" tendencies.
Police said they spotted Dunn and Jefferson sitting at the playground, the young children on the ground next to them. As officers approached them, police said they spotted an empty 40-ounce bottle of Steel Reserve beer on the ground beside the boy. They said a baby bottle next to the baby contained a dark liquid that smelled strongly of an alcohol beverage. Dunn was identified as the children's mother.
Police said witnesses told them that Jefferson had handed the bottle of beer to the boy and ordered him to chug it. When he had finished it police said Jefferson called the boy an alcoholic.
Both children were taken to Bridgeport Hospital where police said both the boy and girl tested positive for alcohol and the 10-month-old also had cocaine in her system. While being examined, police said the 4-year-old told a social worker he likes, "Natural Ice beer, Budweiser beer, but didn't like the taste of Dog-Bite beer."
Norway's Ministry of Finance announced that the Norway Oil Fund divested from Africa-Israel Investments and Danya Cebus Ltd. on Monday.
The reason given is the companies' construction in the West Bank.
The Norwegian Finance Ministry said, "The ethics council stresses that construction of settlements in the occupied territories violates the decision of the Geneva convention regarding defense of civilians during war time. Several decisions of the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice have reached the conclusion that construction of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories is prohibited."
What if you were chatting with someone on OKCupid and they're all like "I love kids too!" and then they showed up on your first face-to-face date wearing one of these shirts? Would you smooch them anyway? I'd at least think about it… Hey, it's hard out there for a single lady!
Thanks Carlen Altman.
Civil libertarians are raising the alarm over the state's plans to create a Big Brother database that could map drivers' whereabouts with police cruiser-mounted scanners that capture thousands of license plates per hour — storing that information indefinitely where local cops, staties, feds and prosecutors could access it as they choose.
"What kind of a society are we creating here?" asked civil rights lawyer Harvey Silverglate, who along with the ACLU fears police abuse. "There comes a point where the surveillance is so pervasive and total that it's a misnomer to call a society free any longer."
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First of all: "Eid Mubarak" to all my Muslim friends and blog-readers!
Tonight is the end of Ramadan; the most important month on the yearly Islamic calendar, lasting 29 to 30 days. It is a month in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking during the day-light hours. It is also a time for spiritual reflection and worship.
Because the Islamic months are based on the lunar (moon) calendar and not the sun, Ramadan moves backwards by about 11 days. This year it started on August 1st, right in the middle of the harsh Dubai summer. Not an easy month to fast, if one has to cope with 45C (113F) temperatures during the day...
Unlike popular believe, Ramadan does not really effect non-Muslims too much living in Dubai. Needless to say, one pays respect to fasting Muslims by not eating and drinking in public places during the day. Beside this, most companies are working Ramadan timings, finishing work a few hours earlier than usual.
Eid-Al-Fitr ( Arabic for "Festivity of the breaking of the fast" ), which starts today, marks the end of Ramadan and depending on the work sector gives one, 1 to 3 days of holiday. It is announced as the moon is spotted the day after new moon.
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Histoire naturelle : ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir à l'étude de la minéralogie et de la cristallographie
Swebach Desfontaines, François Louis fl. 1769
This exquisite collection of watercolour drawings on paper is the result of Francious Louis Swebach Desfontaines own project. His aim was to produce a publication of ten colour plates each depicting sixteen mineral specimens set into boxwork cabinets.
The collection of plates held in the Natural History Museum Library, were to be used in Swebach's completed publication. The collection contains original drawings for 10 prints with alternative versions. These drawings are accompanied by one page of text. This prospectus for the proposed publication is the only copy which survives today. The final project never came to fruition as Swebach noted at the close of his introduction, "the revolution prevented the publication of this work".
The drawings show Swebach's excellent ability to draw minerals on paper with meticulous accuracy and attention to detail. Some plates are original drawings whilst others are engravings, however it is difficult to determine one from the other as an elaborate border was painted round each of them. All are hand coloured. To enhance the colour of some of the drawings Swebach has used shavings from the actual minerals
Some of the drawings appear to be direct replicas of those used in the famous book by Jean Fabien Gautier D'Agoty: Histoire Naturelle Règne Minéral (1781). This is of little surprise as Swebach worked in the Gautier D'Agoty studio in Paris. He was employed to carry on the work of D'Agoty on Histoire Naturelle Règne Minéral after his death. In 1776 Gautier d'Agoty embarked on publishing a volume of the mineral kingdom; Histoire Naturelle Règne Minéral. This publication was one of the first to be illustrated with printed colours. It consisted of a collection of colour printed plates with an explanatory text written by Jean Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle (1736-1790), the eminent crystallographer. The book was available by subscription, and was to be published in eight or ten instalments or 'decades'. Prior to his death, Gautier d'Agoty had completed just three of these 'decades'. Swebach then completed another four decades for Mme Gautier d'Agoty. The last, the seventh, is so rare that only two copies are known.
Swebach was an acquaintance of Jean Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle, and had assisted him in a project to make terracotta crystal models. It is thought Romé de l'Isle may have recommended Swebach to Mme Gautier d'Agoty.
What was unique about Swebachs publication compared to D'Agoty's was that Swebach hand coloured all his plates, rather than using colour printing.
Swebach was a self taught artist, sculptor, engraver, painter and mineralogist. Little of his background is known. He was born in Toul, France in the later half of the eighteenth century. By 1780 he had moved to Paris, working as an engraver.
It is not known what happened to Swebach during the French Revolution. It is a mystery whether or not Swebach became a victim of the revolutionary executions. Nothing is known of him after 1792.


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Hi my dear friends I am Rahul Balakrishnan from India. I am doing a massive campaigning against Islam in more than 500 groups in FB. I have written many articles against Islam.
Why should we criticise Islam? Because, many cruel laws practised in the world such as Death for leaving religion (apostasy), stoning married adulterers to death after burying them in a pit till neck level, giving 100 lashes in public to people having pre marital sex, forbidding the free mixing of men and women to the end that they cant even hug each other or even be alone! All these horrible commands are written clearly in the most authentic books of islam! Not to mention the inspiration to fight disbelievers till they embrace islam or pay a heavy tax, forbidding muslims from marrying non muslims... i could just go on!
We all should stand together against ISLAM (not Muslims). We should know that most practising muslims are people who were horribly brainwashed since childhood... so we should be empathetic to them, treat them with love and fearlessly and rationally criticise Islam.
We should focus on both sides of Islam
1) Scientific falsehood
2) Horrible morals
I strongly believe that we should do a massive campaigning over Facebook, that is the best way for our message to reach the maximum audience...
This is my facebook profile... feel free to give me a friend request... i will accept you
I swear i will do my best to destroy Islam without violence, fearlessly spreading the truths about it all over the world! I am a spiritual agnostic by the way..
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Prosecution rests in retrial of former NOPD officer David Warren
Warren charged with death of Henry Glover in post-Katrina shooting
The prosecution has rested its case in the retrial of a former New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a man days after Hurricane Katrina.
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David Warren is charged in the death of 31-year-old Henry Glover, violating his civil rights and using a weapon in violent crime.
He previously testified that he thought Glover had a gun.
Warren was guarding a police substation from a second-floor balcony when he shot Glover in 2005.
Warren was convicted of manslaughter in 2010, but a federal appeals court overturned the conviction.
The court ruled he should have been tried separately from officers charged in a cover-up designed to make Glover's shooting appear justified.
Trial begins for ex-officer David Warren in Henry Glover shooting
Jury selection for ex-officer in Katrina shooting continues Tuesday
Retrial begins for former officer in Glover case
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Were you part of the North East Rhythm Group scene during the fabulous Sixties?
Do you remember the Downbeats, the Zephyrs, the Panthers, the Blue Caps or any of the thousands of other groups from around this time? – then read on - this concerns you.
This site was set up as a tribute to all the semi pro local musicians who worked the North East Club Circuit during the fabulous Sixties.
If you have any memorabilia, photographs, posters, press articles etc. you would like included please email details to the address below
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Application Hanging
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Today a problem with the application "hanging".
The background is that there has been some development in an application against database A.
Database A is now out of action due to a disk controller failure of something akin to that and so the application is now pointing at database B.
When pointing at database A, the application was performing acceptably, not so when pointing at database B where it is "hanging".
So, straightaway, in response to one of the questions we should ask ourselves when there is a sudden problem – what has changed? – we know that there has been a change in database and the immediate follow-up is what might the differences be between database A and database B.
Fortunately, one of the differences is already known to me and, given the symptoms, is jumping up and down, waving its hands and shouting 'Look at me'.
Both database A and database B are relatively recent copies of the production database.
All 8.1.7 by the way.
However, the production database has a bad mix of some tables having statistics (some stale) and some having none which can lead the CBO to make some inappropriate decisions due to the difference between default values it uses for those objects without statistics and the data distribution reality.
Database A had had a statistics update subsequent to the refresh.
Database B had not.
Therefore it is highly likely that the symptom of the application hanging is a less than optimal plan on the SQL concerned.
For the application operation that is hanging, quite a few bits of SQL might be issued.
There might be more than one bit of SQL that is performing unacceptably but in any event, we need to work through each suboptimal performer as we find it.
The application mostly uses ORM to generate its lovely queries (although in this case the development that has occurred is to optimise some of the iterative, slow-by-slow dynamic SQL that is generated).
Therefore the best mechanism is to trace the database session concerned, replicate the "hanging" behaviour and see what it is doing. What I am expecting to find is that, on "hanging", the last piece of SQL in the trace file will be doing more IO than it needs to.
So, a trigger is required which sets the extended trace event for a specific user:
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER xxxxxx
IF USER = 'yyyyy'
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'ALTER SESSION SET events ''10046 trace name context forever, level 12''';
The next step is to reproduce the "hanging" behaviour via the application.
Sure enough this generates a trace file on the server which is doing many, many "db file sequential reads".
More than normal? (where normal is the behaviour when it performs acceptably)
Don't know for sure yet, but it's a good bet.
The SQL in question is something like this:
FROM News t0
, (SELECT DISTINCT T1.newsid
FROM nolindex T2
, NewsIndex T1
WHERE T3.destindexid = :1
AND T1.sectionid = T2.indexid
AND T2.indexid = T3.sourceindexid) v1
WHERE t0.ID = v1.newsid
The trace file is incomplete because, due to all the IO, it reached its size limit. Also the application was killed because we had the information we needed.
On database B (some stats but not all), running the SQL with a SET AUTOTRACE TRACE EXPLAIN reveals the following:
Execution Plan
0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=216293 Card=59764261584 Bytes=196445127826608)
1 0 MERGE JOIN (Cost=216293 Card=59764261584 Bytes=196445127826608)
2 1 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'NEWS' (Cost=826 Card=1515434 Bytes=4961530916)
3 2 INDEX (FULL SCAN) OF 'PKNEWSTABLE' (UNIQUE) (Cost=26 Card=1515434)
4 1 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=50339 Card=3943706 Bytes=51268178)
5 4 VIEW (Cost=165128 Card=3943706 Bytes=51268178)
6 5 SORT (UNIQUE) (Cost=165128 Card=3943706 Bytes=256340890)
7 6 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=24 Card=3943706 Bytes=256340890)
8 7 MERGE JOIN (CARTESIAN) (Cost=24 Card=2589433 Bytes=134650516)
9 8 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'IMPORTERS' (Cost=2 Card=11 Bytes=286)
10 9 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'DESTINDEXID_IDX' (NON-UNIQUE) (Cost=1 Card=11)
11 8 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=22 Card=235403 Bytes=6120478)
12 11 INDEX (FAST FULL SCAN) OF 'NEWSINDEXSECTLANGNEWSINDEX' (NON-UNIQUE) (Cost=2 Card=235403 Bytes=6120478)
There are some big numbers in there.
Next step is to run against database C which should be similar to database A before it died – i.e. refresh from production with statistics on more objects:
Execution Plan
0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=206 Card=89 Bytes=26700)
1 0 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=206 Card=89 Bytes=26700)
2 1 VIEW (Cost=28 Card=89 Bytes=1157)
3 2 SORT (UNIQUE) (Cost=28 Card=89 Bytes=2314)
4 3 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=26 Card=89 Bytes=2314)
5 4 NESTED LOOPS (Cost=2 Card=8 Bytes=120)
6 5 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'IMPORTERS' (Cost=2 Card=8 Bytes=80)
8 4 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'NEWSINDEXSECTLANGNEWSINDEX' (NON-UNIQUE) (Cost=3 Card=225099 Bytes=2476089)
9 1 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'NEWS' (Cost=2 Card=4695495 Bytes=1347607065)
10 9 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PKNEWSTABLE' (UNIQUE) (Cost=1 Card=4695495)
Some much smaller numbers and completely different access paths.
The numbers themselves are not an issue – it's the different access paths that is the problem.
What I mean is that if, via hints for example, we forced the second access path on the poorly performing database, explain plan would still have much bigger numbers.
And so, for possible resolutions, we have a number of options, at least four, possibly more:
Option numero uno: Gather appropriate statistics on all objects so that the CBO has a decent chance.
Option numero the next one: Get rid of the partial statistics so that we have none and go back to using RBO.
Option three: Hint the SQL in the application.
Option four: Gather a stored outline for the query.
Options one and two can be discounted due to organisational "fear" of change. I would say that option one – all objects with appropriate statistics – is much preferable to option two. However, neither is a go-er due to fear that this might have a wider detrimental effect. (Incidentally, option one was attempted previously but the deployment was backed out because, according to rumour, the performance of something somewhere degraded)
Option three might be ok. The downside from an application perspective is that to put the hints in requires an application deployment, an application stop and start, and to take it out requires the same. As part of a wider strategy for this particular application, its suitability is questionable because it's ORM generated code and therefore it's probably not possible to control the hinting.
That leaves option four – capture a stored outline for the query on the "good" database, export, import to the "bad" database(s) and enable usage thereof. Might require some shared pool flushage but easily turn-on-and-offable, can be repeated easily for other problematic queries.
And just for completeness, if we were going for option four, the steps would be to first create the stored outline on the "good" database:
CREATE OR REPLACE OUTLINE <outline_name>
FOR CATEGORY <category_name>
(Note that the text of the sql statement must match exactly that that will be executed by the application.)
Next, export the outline from the "good database", e.g.
exp userid=outln/ query="where category = ''<category_name>" tables=(ol$,ol$hints)
Then, import into the "bad" database, e.g.
imp userid=outln/ full=y ignore=yes
Finally, maybe use a trigger to enable the usage of the stored outline for the problem application user:
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER xxxxxxxxx
IF USER = yyyyyyyyyyyyy
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'ALTER SESSION SET USE_STORED_OUTLINES = <category_name> ;


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The Village of Pastena
The village of Pastena belongs to the municipality of Salerno, in the province of Salerno, region Campania.
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For the province of Salerno, to whom Pastena belongs, on 2020-05-25 are reported 680 cases. In the previos day there were 679 cases, thus having a variation of 1 cases, i.e. 0.15% with reference to the number of cases reported in the previous day.
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The village of Pastena is 0,22 kilometers far from the same town of Salerno to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Salerno also belong the localities of Altimari (5,16 km), Brignano Inferiore (3,60 km), Brignano Superiore (3,29 km), Cappelle (5,47 km), Carcapalle (2,21 km), Casa Concilio (2,28 km), Casa d'Amato (0,36 km), Casa Manzo (2,57 km), Casa Marsiglia (5,03 km), Casa Ripa (4,67 km), Casa Rocco d'Amato (3,78 km), Casa Roma (4,87 km), Casa Ventura (4,05 km), Case de Rosa (2,80 km), Case Incarto (2,18 km), Case Martini (4,69 km), Case Rosse Scavata (7,03 km), Case sparse (-- km), Croce (6,53 km), Fangarielli (4,30 km), Fangarielli a Mare (3,61 km), Fontana di Genca (4,34 km), Fratte (5,06 km), Fuorni (5,88 km), Giovi Altimare (5,46 km), Giovi Altimari (5,72 km), Giovi Bottiglieri (2,10 km), Giovi Montena (3,10 km), Giovi Piegolelle (3,23 km), Incarto (2,13 km), La Cappella (2,13 km), Lamia (7,36 km), Localita Santandrea (4,83 km), Localita' Fuardo (5,11 km), Località Renella (5,83 km), Mandrizzo (4,03 km), Masseria Fortino (1,71 km), Masseria Fruscione (1,97 km), Masseria Stanzione (1,16 km), Matierno (4,66 km), Mercatello (0,75 km), Ogliara (4,50 km), Ostaglio (5,94 km), Paradiso di Pastena (1,08 km), Pastorano (4,39 km), Piegolelle - San Bartolomeo (3,26 km), Piezzo (3,65 km), Ponte Guazzariello (1,69 km), San Leonardo (1,60 km), San Nicola (2,46 km), Sant'Angelo (4,73 km), Sant'Eustacchio (1,51 km), Sant'Eustachio (1,48 km), Santa Margherita di Pastena (0,77 km), Scavata (7,02 km), Sordina (4,55 km), Torre Picentina (5,48 km), Torrione (3,05 km).
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Oversight committee chairman says looks should not come at the expense of safety.
The Obama administration's efforts to achieve visual excellence as well as security in embassy design came under fire Thursday by Republicans on the House oversight panel, who warned that construction of "fancy buildings" wastes money that could be used to better protect diplomats.
Two State Department officials argued that the new approach is within budget and that every overseas site presents unique challenges.
In a hearing that roped in threats over State Department "stonewalling of documents" and allusions to the four U.S. employees killed in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, mocked the State Department's switch from the decades-old Standard Embassy Design approach to its Excellence in Diplomatic Facilities initiative. "These sweeping reforms that look better but cost more are causing continuing delays in construction and rising costs that are putting Americans overseas in danger," said Issa. Repeating a quote from a diplomat saying embassies and consulates should not look "hostile" to the host country's people, the chairman said, "I'm sorry to say this but were our diplomats in Benghazi murdered because the building felt hostile?"
He called it "contemptible" that State has not delivered the documents he requested in a June 26 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry dealing with construction contracts and costs in dozens of overseas posts, including the new $1 billion compound in downtown London. "You are not the messenger who will be shot," Issa admonished two witnesses from State's embassy building office. "But you will be back again and again as more documents arrive."
Co-panelist Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, derided the attitude that "fancy buildings equals successful diplomacy. No one asks if these buildings should project innovation, humility and openness," he said, adding that State's embassy building budget rose from $17 billion in 2008 to $27 billion in 2014. He also blasted State's failure to deliver documents, noting the one report requested was available for downloading on the website of the al Jazeera TV network.
Ranking member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., agreed on a need for State to provide the documents on embassy construction spending. But he noted that the London embassy is budget–neutral because State financed it by selling existing U.S. properties (a practice Issa questioned), adding that the U.S. embassy in Iraq built under the George W. Bush administration was famously over budget and plagued by delays.
Lydia Muniz, director of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations since 2009, said the lessons from recent years show that U.S. outposts -- which number 275 in 190 countries -- can reflect "not only safety and security but durability, efficiency, flexibility, proximity for personnel and visitors, and a platform that serves the needs and mission of Americans abroad."
Embassies and consulates vary widely, with staff ranging from three to 2,500 and windows from one to 100, she said. "We take into account the local conditions and materials and long-term costs," she noted. "For many it's the only America most overseas will ever see." Planners must also consider that land is expensive, and long commutes to suburban facilities threaten diplomats' safety.
The excellence program operates within the normal annual appropriation and so far many projects are spending marginally less than planned, said both Muniz and her deputy, Casey Jones. "We have a depth and breadth of data," said Jones. But "obviously OBO cannot anticipate every potential impact. Real world events affect our projects just as much as they do others in the design and construction industry. Our projects are not immune to unforeseen cost increases in construction materials or shortages, contractor performance, fuel shortages, disruption due to civil unrest, currency fluctuations, weather events and natural disasters."
Issa challenged their assertions that money is being saved, showing slides of the elaborate U.S. embassy in Mozambique and comparing it with the more plain one in Burkina Faso. "For $200 million with materials from Europe, you could have built 20 other embassies," Issa said.
The Republicans' case drew support from Grant Green Jr., the former undersecretary for management under Secretary of State Colin Powell who recently chaired the post-Benghazi committee on embassy security organization and management. Talks with "experts and State's Diplomatic Security staff revealed concerns about certain aspects of the Excellence approach," he said. "We didn't recommend throwing out the baby with the bathwater or doing away with this crazy scheme, but that State take an in-depth look at security." Green said adapting facades for the host country to make it look pretty is "not in my opinion the priority, which has to be security. The idea that it costs less is just not logical to people I've talked to or to me."
On the status of the demanded documents, Muniz said, "We take the committee's request seriously, but the request is a vast one, and we're working as quickly as possible."


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- That's two games in a row that Mewelde Moore has come up huge. He registered 99 yards on the ground, and had a couple more clutch catches. He's our Kevin Faulk, with the way he can catch the ball out of the backfield, move the chains, and spot start in a pinch. And they signed him at a bargain rate (3 years, $4.95 million, $2 million signing bonus). These smart, savvy moves are what separate the Steelers from teams like the Raiders ($50 million for Javon Walker?)
- You want to talk about quality depth? How about churning out 124 yards rushing with your #3 and #4 RB's? How about Darnell Stapleton stepping up and playing a quality game (check out the first offensive play from scrimmage for the Steelers, where Stapleton blew open a huge hole for Moore). How about having 2/3 of your starting defensive line out and holding Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to a combined 15 carries for 26 yards? Moore, Russell, Stapleton, Travis Kirschke, Chris Hoke, and Orpheus Roye deserve big time kudos after this game.
- For one week at least, the Nate Washington haters can be quieted. That was a sick double move he pulled to get wide open, and Ben sold it beautifully with the pump. For all the flack he takes for not being able to catch, by my recollection the guy only has one drop (against Houston) which you still can barely count since it would have been a pretty amazing catch. The guy makes plays when given the opportunity. Now, I wouldn't mind seeing Sweed get a little bit of time ahead of Dallas Baker. Can someone tell me what exactly Baker brings to the table?
- A virtuoso performance by Big Ben. He doesn't practice all week, gets shot up on Thursday, and he comes out and destroys the Jaguars. He wasn't going to let us lose this game. You want to know who he reminds me of? Steve McNair in his prime. McNair always had some time of ailment and would never practice during the week, but then he would show up on Sunday, break tackles, make huge plays, and will his team to victory. Ben is worth every penny of that $102 million.
- The day Rashean Mathis retires can't come soon enough. I've never seen one individual player kill a team so much. He will be hence referred to as "Rashean Mathis, Steeler-killer."
- Did John Madden really call Troy Polamalu the best tackler in the NFL? I love Troy, but tackling sure isn't one of his stronger suits.
- Is it me or his Hines dropping two passes or so each game? Although, you could say he more than makes up for it with his blocking and ability to get under the opponent's skin. I'm pretty sure everyone in the city of Jacksonville, including the players, absolutely despise Hines Ward right now.
- Aaron Smith, James Harrison, LaMarr Woodley, Bryant McFadden, Troy Polamalu. These five are playing lights out right now, and they're the biggest reason why this defense is one of the best in the NFL.
- The officiating was atrocious. The PI call on Ike Taylor early in the game was iffy. The Jaguars offensive line was holding Harrison and Woodley almost every play. The roughing the passer call on Harrison was one of the worst calls I've ever seen, and I'm not exaggerating. I will say that the late hit on Clark was legit, but still, it was a piss-poor effort by the zebras.
- I asked for it last week, so I was happy to see the no-huddle make a significant appearance. Ben seems extremely comfortable using it, and it makes it harder for the defense to make substitutions and get fresh pass rushers. While were on the subject of offensive play-calling, there is one formation I absolutely hate: the bunch formation. It's rarely successful, and it's harder for Ben to read the blitz because everyone on the defense is so clustered together. If you're gonna go 4-wide, spread them out and give Ben the opportunity to diagnose who is blitzing pre-snap.
- When Marvel Smith went out with cramps, the Steelers inserted Trai Essex to take his place. The situation involving the $7 million dollar man has turned from odd to downright puzzling.
- 4-1 going into the bye week, which will allow us to get healthier. The return of Parker and Keisel are imminent. All in all, were sitting pretty good right now.
Bears-Lions: The Bears might actually win the NFC North, and Kyle Orton might actually be looking like a real NFL quarterback.
Falcons-Packers: I'm shocked the Falcons are 3-2. Matty Ice has been better than advertised.
Dolphins-Chargers: And I'm shocked that the Dolphins are 2-2. Ronnie Brown has been excellent, and so has their Peezy-led defense.
Giants-Seahawks: Don't fool yourself. The Seahawks lost to the Giants 44-6 because of the refs. Just like Super Bowl XL. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Titans-Ravens: A defensive slugfest. When crunch time came, Kerry Collins made the plays needed to be made and Joe Flacco did not.
Colts-Texans: A potential season-saver for the Colts and a meltdown for the Texans. 21 points in 2:10? Unbelievable.
Panthers-Chiefs: The Panthers were missing both of their starting offensive tackles. And they still put up 205 yards rushing. That speaks to how awful the Chiefs defense played.
Redskins-Eagles: More impressive than the Redskins 4-1 start is the fact that they've already played all three NFC East teams on the road and are 2-1 in those contests.
Broncos-Buccaneers: If only the Broncos defense could play like that every game. I'm still skeptical.
Cowboys-Bengals: The Bengals are proving that the talent difference across the NFL isn't that big. They've taken two of the best teams in the NFL in the Giants and Cowboys down to the wire, both on the road. The Bengals are 0-5, and the Giants and Cowboys are 4-0 and 4-1, respectively.
Cardinals-Bills: The Bills need a healthy Trent Edwards if they want to go anywhere this season. They've tried the J.P. Losman experiment already, and it failed.
Patriots-49ers: I'm still scared of this New England team. Even with Matt Cassel. Don't chalk up that trip to New England in early December as a win. Don't even think about.
Vikings-Saints: Reggie Bush. Wow. And it still wasn't enough.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Stache Report: Week 5
- That's two games in a row that Mewelde Moore has come up huge. He registered 99 yards on the ground, and had a couple more clutch catches. He's our Kevin Faulk, with the way he can catch the ball out of the backfield, move the chains, and spot start in a pinch. And they signed him at a bargain rate (3 years, $4.95 million, $2 million signing bonus). These smart, savvy moves are what separate the Steelers from teams like the Raiders ($50 million for Javon Walker?)
Posted by Dave Wannstache at 12:09 AM
Labels: Pittsburgh Steelers, Stache Report
13 comments:
- Pat said...
Nate Washington haters have been silenced? Hardly stache, hardly. I'm actually amazed that you even just wrote such a stuipd sentence.
What has been my credo with Washington all year? "I dont trust him in big spots because bad things just happen when he is involved". Well, I was proved right again when he inexplicably "showed the ball" or whatever he did to the Jaguars sideline IN THE 4TH QUARTER WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE DURING A DRIVE THAT WE NEEDED A SCORE ON TO WIN THE GAME.
Always something with him. Nate Washington aside, a great, gritty win for the Steelers.
- October 7, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Unknown said...
It was a great move by Nate on the TD, but...wow, I did toss my remote at the wall when he did that stupid little show off move. The guy does have a knack for pissing me off.
- October 7, 2008 at 10:16 AM
- Dave Wannstache said...
Honestly, I thought that taunting penalty on Nate was ticky-tack, and I thought the penalty on the Jags defensive back for taunting Nate while he was down was ticky-tack as well.
The refs were horrible in this game. Terrible.
- October 7, 2008 at 1:01 PM
the harrison call was terrible. terrrrrrrrrrrrrible
- October 7, 2008 at 4:08 PM
- bgsteelfan said...
Speaking on the officials, what was up with the delay of game on the two point conversion? They never reset the play clock after the review, and just totally blow it off to avoid looking stupid.
- October 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM
Rumor has it that three of doubtaboutit's bloggers don't have internet. Does that mean you're going to up the slack stache'?
- October 7, 2008 at 9:53 PM
- October 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
- Unknown said...
My thanks to you guys for sharing the Pittsburgh love. Glad I can come read about my boys, good news or otherwise. :)
- October 16, 2008 at 7:33 PM
- October 22, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Oh!Oh! Can I say it?
"And there is nooooo Doubt About It!"
- October 22, 2008 at 4:37 PM
Seriously, come back!
- October 23, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- Derek said...
I am not one to complain most of the time, but seriously...what is the deal here?
- October 23, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Come on! You have to say something about the Giants/Steelers game!
- October 24, 2008 at 1:43 PM