1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe preserved by Library of Congress

CSX2287 and I have had a long and tumultuous relationship.  I have been deeply involved with Cobras, Daytonas, and GT40s since I made a mistake and sold a car for much less than I should have.  Once you make a really expensive mistake like that, you either hate your stupidity or you gain the kind of knowledge necessary so that you NEVER EVER make that mistake again.  So I learned about these cars.  I learned everything.  I knew every car in the Southern California area – who owned it, who made it – just by the sound the car made as it drove.

At one point, I found out that this particular car was somewhere in Southern California, and that – if I could find it – I’d be paid a handsome finders fee. 

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California’s state parks are great places to …

Today the California State Parks Foundation launched a new campaign: “California State Parks are Great Places to …” This week the focus is on great places to walk among giants!

How would you fill in the blank? The possibilities are endless! Share your own “Great Places” photos and stories on the CSPF website HERE.

You can visit, join, and support the California State Parks Foundation HERE.

H.R.3708 – General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013

I received another email from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association regarding HR3708, so I figured I’d post about it.  It seems to be a good idea, and the AOPA has been working for years to get this passed.

Congressional Bill H.R. 3708 has been introduced to the 113th Congress.  The purpose of the bill is “to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots, and for other purposes.”

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U.S. Forest Service offers new digital maps for mobile devices

Avenza Systems has developed a mobile app for iOS and Android.  The app itself is free … the maps are a reasonable $.99 for a national forest atlas, or $4.99 for a forest visitor map.

From the press release:

The U.S. Forest Service now offers access to a variety of visitor maps for people using Android and iOS devices.

“This mobile app makes it easier than ever to plan your visit to a national forest or grassland,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “By putting important forest information right at your fingertips, it will encourage more Americans to get outside and explore their forests.”

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Helicon Books EPUB validator

Helicon Books epub validator is more than just another epubcheck.  From the website:

Helicon Books validator has many advantages over other EPUB validators. It uses the epubcheck software from the IDPF but adds many additional tests.

First of all we don’t just take epubcheck output and display it, we display an easier to read and easier to understand error messages. Some error messages have long text, we display only the important part and let you read the rest only if you want (by clicking a ‘read more’ link).

Contact us if you need more information about any error, or if you want to learn more about EPUB3 and how to make it better.

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