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The investigators propose the first prospective, double blind, randomized controlled trial of treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) related to underlying portal hypertension. Specifically the investigators will evaluate the potential efficacy and safety of sildenafil (Revatio) in a 16 week blinded, multicentre study.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Drug: Sildenafil
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Revatio Portal-Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Trial (RePo1 Trial): A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sildenafil Citrate (Revatio) 20 mg TID on Patients With Portal Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PPAH)
- Change from baseline in PVR after 16 weeks of treatment [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- For patients with a PVR>450 dynes/sec/cm5 at baseline, number of patients who have PVR below 350 dynes/sec/cm5 after 16 weeks of study drug will be determined [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Hospitalizations [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Death [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Complications of liver disease [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- MELD score [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Renal dysfunction [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Desaturation [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Change in 6MWD from baseline [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in baseline WHO functional class [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in Brain Natruretic Peptide (BNP) from baseline [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change from baseline in CAMPHOR and SF-36 measures of quality of life [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: Revatio
Drug: Sildenafil
20 mg Revatio (sildenafil citrate) three times a day
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Placebo identical to Revatio (sildenafil citrate) three times a day
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PAH is a recognized complication of portal hypertension - termed portal-pulmonary hypertension (PPHTN). In the World Health Organization (WHO) classification PPHTN is categorized as a WHO group 1 condition. This categorization is appropriate as PPHTN shares similar pathological features and clinical presentation and as idiopathic (primary) pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Advances in oral therapies in PAH (idiopathic, connective tissue disease, congenital heart disease) has deferred the need for parenteral therapies, lung transplantation and led to improvements in functional capacity, quality of life and survival. However unlike other forms of PAH, treatment options have not been formally evaluated for PPHTN and there are no approved medical therapies. Patients are unable to pay for medications. Consequently patients continue to endure the natural progression of PAH - a state characterized by progressive right heart failure, disability and death. Furthermore the unacceptable mortality associated with liver transplantation in the presence of hemodynamically significant PAH, leaves them with no therapeutic options. Therefore, new treatment options need to be systematically evaluated.
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|18 Years to 75 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients with PPHTN.
- A 6MWD test between 150 m and 450 m.
- A pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) >250 dyn*sec*cm-5, a mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAPmean) ≥25 mmHg due to portal hypertension, and PCWP ≤ 15 mmHg. Right-heart catheterization results for the definite diagnosis of PH must follow the 2 - 6 week pre-treatment phase and not be older than 6 weeks at study start (will be considered as baseline values).
- Portal hypertension defined either clinically or hemodynamically by the presence of cirrhosis (by ultrasound or biopsy) or portal vein thrombosis / obstruction (proven by portal vein Doppler) and any one of the following within one year of entry into the study: 1) Ascites (on ultrasound of the abdomen); 2) Splenomegaly (on ultrasound of the abdomen); 3) Esophageal or Gastric Varices (proven endoscopically); 4) Hepatic-venous pressure gradient (HVPG) > 12 mmHg.
- Treatment naive patients (with respect to PAH specific medication) and patients. Prior use of sildenafil for erectile dysfunction will be permitted.
- 18 to 75 years of age at Visit 1.
- Patients who are able to understand and follow instructions and who are able to participate in the study for the entire period.
- Patients must have given their written informed consent to participate in the study after having received adequate previous information and prior to any study-specific procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in another clinical trial during the preceding 3 months.
- Pregnant women or breast feeding women.
- Patients with a medical disorder, condition, or history of such that would impair the patient's ability to participate or complete this study in the opinion of the investigator or the sponsor.
- Patients with a history of severe allergies or multiple drug allergies.
- Patients with hypersensitivity to the investigational drug or inactive constituents.
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
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The investigators principal hypothesis is that INO and optic neuritis are objective, quantitative, and reproducible models for corroborating the hypothesis that changes in core body temperature are associated with the reversible and stereotypic decay in axonal conduction and that ACTHAR can serve to prevent such changes. The application of ocular motor and optic nerve measures appears to constitute a useful paradigm to detect and monitor responses to therapeutic strategies that stabilize nerve cell membranes in response to temperature induced decay in axonal conduction mechanisms, with implications on activities of daily life that are dependent upon vision (reading, driving, walking, work performance).
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
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- To determine if preemptive cooling provides protection against worsening of INO and its effect on reading, with body heating. [ Time Frame: 8-10 weeks for each patient ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
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- Subject is between the ages of 18-65.
- Subject is able to understand the demands of the protocol, has had any questions answered and has voluntarily signed the informed consent prior to any study procedures.
- Subject has a peak saccadic acceleration ratio (abducting eye/adducting eye) of greater than 2S.D. above the mean derived form a normal control group.
- Subject is otherwise in good health, based on complete medical history and physical examination, including vital signs and ECG.
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- Subject is a pregnant female (as determined by a urine pregnancy test), a lactating female, or a female of child-bearing potential, not sterilized and not using one of the following methods of birth control: oral or injectable contraceptive agent, implantable contraceptive device, or barrier method.
- Subject has a history of hypertension or diabetes.
- Subject has known allergy to ACTH.
- The subject has any medical condition, including psychiatric disease that might interfere with the interpretation of the results or with the conduct of the study.
- Subject has a history of drug or ethanol abuse within the past year.
- Subject has a history of ischemic heart disease.
- Subject has received an investigational drug within 30 days of screening.
- In opinion of investigator, subject is unlikely to complete study for any reason.
- The subject has abnormal clinical laboratory values or an abnormal ECG, without approval of the study monitor.
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|Principal Investigator:
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|UT Southwestern Medical Center
No publications provided
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|Elliot Frohman, Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00854750 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 27, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 19, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:
Multiple Sclerosis, hx of unilateral ON, evidence of thermal sensitivity, and no evidence of an ocular motor syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis, no evidence of ON, and evidence of thermal sensitivity
Healthy age/gender matched controls
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Sclerosis
Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Demyelinating Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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I should be able to get some more out of it as Dwayne suggests without blowing out the core too much. StarTools has some nice features to prevent this. In fairness, he was working with a reduced jpeg. However, I am fairly pleased with it as a test image to show the capability of the camera.
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Then in DSS, I checked the check box to use the camera white balance during processing. Then in StarTools, I only had to adjust the color saturation.
The mistake I was making with my unmodded camera is that I was using a sky filter and had it set to daylight white balance. This resulted in some funky colors as seen in my attempt in the intermediate DSO challenge for M8. I should have done a custom white balance on the camera using the sky glow filter.
I know the white balance can be done during the post processing, but I am not very good at doing that. I would rather have the Camera and DSS take care of that for me or atleast get very close so that I only have to do minimal tweeks to the color.
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He applies the white balance setting determined from the daytime white paper during the post processing. I took this a step further and just let DSS do the white balancing for me based on the camera's custom white balance settings. Seems to work. I have not tried this yet with the LP filter, but will need to redo the custom white balance before I try it.


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By REBECCA LEFTWICH
Recipients of Coweta-Fayette EMC's Bright Ideas grants use the money for a wide range of educational purposes, but Central Educational Center is no ordinary school and its construction program no ordinary coursework.
A second-time recipient of Bright Ideas money, CEC Construction Director Tom Barnett decided this time to encourage his students to use the $1500 for a lasting testament to the skills and benefits of a vocational/technical education. Team members in his Introduction to Construction class – the second in a series of building and construction track courses – recently completed work on an outdoor learning center at the CEC campus in Newnan.
"We wanted to build something at the school that would be here for generations," said Barnett, who added that many of the 15 team members who participated in the project have brought parents, siblings, boyfriends or girlfriends and other family members and friends to the campus to show off their work.
And that's fine with Barnett, who says vocational and technical educations are viewed as inferior to other paths.
"Often, vocational team members don't get as much credit as they deserve for the skills they have developed," Barnett said. "We often recognize sports and academics without giving much thought to those that have mastered the crafts that are so important to everyday living."
CEC construction team members did initial setup and squaring, dug holes, set posts, framed the roof, put on vinyl siding and installed the metal roof on the structure in about nine weeks.
"These students worked through the fall of the year sometimes rainy and cold November and December weather to complete a project that was meaningful to them, something they could take pride in doing and show their skill levels to their peers," Barnett said.
As the class worked, Barnett interacted with them, talking about laying out rafters, cutting angles on materials and other aspects of building and construction that are "really important for someone in that line of business," said Barnett, who demands excellence from his team members.
"They did what we call an industry-standard job," Barnett said of the outdoor learning center. "I wouldn't turn out something that's not up to standard, so we made sure it was right when we did it."
And that hands-on approach resulted in a permanent multi-use structure that can be enjoyed by CEC faculty and students.
"Teachers – or directors, as they are referred to at CEC – now have an alternate teaching environment and can use an alternate delivery style that could allow them to do things or demonstrations they could not otherwise do in the classroom," said Barnett, whose team members also plan to set up two large picnic tables they've built inside the structure. "Or it may be one that may appeal to students more so than the four walls of a classroom."
Barnett said statistically, only about 10 percent of his team members will pursue construction as an occupation and some may earn degrees in construction science, engineering or another field and follow a professional path. However, he said the skills they learn will be useful no matter what the future holds.
"Whether team-members are following construction as a career or not, they have obtained 'consumer skills' as most want to someday become independent, while maintaining and owning their own homes," Barnett said.
A previous Bright Ideas Grant paid for what Barnett calls "Project Energy Save," which involved, among other things, attaching motion sensors to lights. Other construction department projects have included everything from wooden cutouts for Christmas decorations to pavilions for local businesses.
"I just dream up something I feel will be beneficial for the school or the community" on which construction team members can hone their skills, Barnett said.
"This time, it worked out for them to build something with practical use that will be lasting," he said.


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Ben Von Wong Lights an Octopus
HyperSync® enthusiast Ben Von Wong keeps getting drawn to rocks and water. In his most recent shoot, no fire was involved this time, but his model had to contend with wildlife. An octopus. Deceased. On her face.
Jen Brook also had to endure lying on cold boulders and wearing clothing in some frigid-looking water. Fortunately, Ben made quick work of the shoot, and shot at speeds only possible with HyperSync technology. Using PocketWizard gear to shoot at speeds of 1/1000th, Ben called on FlexTT5 transceivers, the AC3 ZoneController, and the AC9 AlienBees Adapter.
Regarding lighting, Ben writes, "A quick lighting test with my D800E told me I would be shooting at ISO 100, f/2.8 and 1/1000th. Classic sync speed for strobes is 1/250th but thanks to PocketWizard's HyperSync (using the FlexTT5 for those of you who are curious), I was able to get a 1/1000th with my X1600 with relatively little loss of power."
The inspiring post on the shoot goes into solid detail on the original concept and what the reality of the shoot was like. The video below covers some great behind-the-scenes footage.
Don't miss the full story, including a lighting diagram, at Ben's blog. You can also get details about a giveaway print of the "Shipwrecked" shot. Learn more about Ben Von Wong on his blog, 500px, and YouTube.
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The STEM Program's Internship Expo at Kapi'olani Community College on Nov. 30 brought more than 150 students together with representatives from 18 companies. Click here to see more pictures from the event.
In an effort to leverage its business relationships to benefit students, Kap'iolani Community College (KapCC) hosted its first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program Internship Expo on Nov. 30 outside the Koki'o building, home of the STEM Center.
"The STEM Internship Expo was a great success," said John Rand, PhD, KapCC professor and STEM Program director. "Through the event, we were able to reach more than 150 students and offer them opportunities from 18 different organizations."
STEM Program faculty and staff devised the Expo in response to an ongoing trend they observed, in which students are unable to find internship positions and companies are having trouble filling them. Hoping to remedy this disconnect, they thought it would be beneficial to both students and recruiters to bring them all together at one event.
The Internship Expo was intentionally scheduled at a time of year when deadlines for many summer internship programs are approaching. This encourages students to apply early so they have a higher likelihood of being accepted into their desired positions.
"We hope to make this an annual event that will not only help to guide our students into successful career paths, but also to positively impact Hawaii's STEM workforce by educating students about the opportunities available in Hawai'i," said Rand.
With more than 500 students in the KapCC STEM Program, and campus enrollment approaching 10,000, the potential for KapCC students to positively impact the future of Hawai'i's science, technology, engineering and math workforces is considerable. The program is already working.
FlyCopter: a tool for education and research, based on a small flying multi-rotor platform. Team Members: David Hummer, Elizabeth Gregory, Jeremy Chan, Michael Menendez, Miguel Nunes, Reid Yamura, Zachary Lee-Ho. Photo courtesy of the Shidler College of Business.
On Nov. 18, former KapCC STEM student Jeremy Chan was part of a team that won first place for its FlyCopter entry in the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE): Breakthrough Innovation Challenge, a joint venture of the Shidler College of Business, the College of Engineering and the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Mānoa.
Chan first came into contact with the STEM Program in a sociology class about six years ago. As part of the service-learning portion of the curriculum, he worked at Palolo Elementary School on the weekends. He then became involved with many other STEM Program activities that enhanced his education. Chan worked his way up from pre-college level courses at KapCC to earning his BS in electrical engineering from UH Mānoa in 2009, to now attending graduate school. Recently he has been a research student at the Physiological Signals and Sleep Lab at UH Mānoa and is an active member of the UH Mānoa Electrical Engineering Club.
The goal of the STEM Program is to improve the overall quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education through various outreach programs, including the Summer Bridge Program, undergraduate research projects and traditional instructional classes. Established in 2005 with a $1.25 million Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the program aims to increase the number of STEM students transferring into 4-year degree programs. One of the goals of the TCUP grant program is to increase student diversity, with a special emphasis on Native Hawaiian students, for students majoring in STEM disciplines. For more information about the STEM program, visit stem.kcc.hawaii.edu.
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I was at a friends house when the topic of college rape arose. I mentioned that I knew of someone who had been accused and prosecuted for sexual assault. My friend was quick to jump in and say,
"Oh, Im sure he didn't rape anyone. The girl probably was drunk and regretted it in the morning. It happens all the time."
"Yeah!", my other friend chimed in, "That happens a lot. Like girls dressing all slutty then getting drunk at frat parties.."
Did I mention that both of my friends are 19 year old women?
In a few sentences, my friends had epitomized slut and victim shaming. In that moment, I felt enraged that my female friends had perpetuated rape culture. I also felt sad. Sad for every victim who has been or ever will be doubted because of the mainstream ideas surrounding sexual assault. When we allow ideas like this to be accepted, we only isolate the true victims and discourage them from reporting. It makes me sad to know that if I were to ever become a victim of sexual assault, I likely would not be believed. And for the record: statistical studies indicate false reports make up two percent or less of the reported cases of sexual assault. (Roger Williams University, 2012)
Our culture of victim shaming is present in subtle ways. During O-Week, I was constantly reminded to watch my drink and only walk in groups. Don't get me wrong; these are practical tips. But essentially, they tell women that they can behave in a certain way to avoid being victimized.
But, why don't we tell men similar things? Why aren't there anti-rape campaigns targeting women? Why don't we focus on telling men not to rape, instead of telling women how to not get raped?
I propose that we educate men about what constitutes rape. In North Carolina, having sex with someone who is legally drunk is considered rape. Perhaps we should make it a focus during O Week to educate our students about the laws of consent, so that no one may ever revert to Robin Thicke's montra of "blurred lines".
How about we teach young men that when a woman says stop, they stop? Or that if a woman (or man) is drunk or unconscious, they should help them, instead of taking advantage of them?
Our society needs a paradigm shift as it relates to our sexual assault prevention efforts. How about we stop teaching women how to not be a victim and instead attack the culture that creates the perpetrators instead?
I dream of a day when my daughter can walk down the street without the fear of being assaulted. And yes, I think that I should be able to wear whatever the hell I want without being labeled as a slut. This idea that men cannot control their impulses is archaic and offensive.
For Gender Violence Awareness Week, anonymous writers have submitted their story. The story that was posted on Monday particularly moved me. To whoever wrote it, I applaud you. You are so brave and courageous for sharing your story with us. Thank you. I hope that whoever reads it will be inspired to treat anyone who has experienced sexual assault with the compassion and love that they deserve, instead of with the judgment and shame that has characterized our culture.
Counselors and advocates at the Duke University Women's Center are available to provide a confidential private space to get support and help. They can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 919-886-6814
8 Responses to Just Say No To Rape.
Robert S. says:
Great article. Haters suck !
Anon says:
"But, why don't we tell men similar things? Why aren't there anti-rape campaigns targeting women? Why don't we focus on telling men not to rape, instead of telling women how to not get raped?"
…because rapists aren't going to listen to you when you tell them not to rape. It's simply logical to direct prevention education toward the victims of crimes rather than the perpetrators. Do women have to argue with everything?!!
Ho Chi Mo Chi says:
…Said the now-outed porn actress with some other shady bits of web presence…
John says:
Asking that question is like asking a bank robber to not rob a bank..people who commit crimes don't care what their victims think or they wouldn't be committing the crime to begin with.
Also this article is man-hating in that implies that only men are capable of rape. They have plenty of women who commit sexual crimes against children and other women and even on occasion men..the most recent rape was by a woman who used a gun to force a man to fondle her..another example was a man who was unconscious and a woman raped him..so this narrative that women are incapable of sex crimes is like saying women are incapable of murder,theft etc..also why doesn't the author ask women to not lie about rape? Brian Banks served 5 years over a lie..Jameis Winston name was dragged through the mud over a lie..the author doesn't even acknowledge that when men do rape they are harshly punished in the justice system and society..women who rape and women who lie about rape are either not punished as harshly or not prosecuted at all..
Horatio says:
Does this article also refers to Rape Porn like that Duke student did? Where she got choked, slapped, spat on her face, called a slut, whore and fat?
Anonimity says:
Hey, let's educate thief & robbers to not do crime, and lets not educate people on how to prevent themselves from being victims.
Cristina Ungstad Yu says:
I think the author makes a lot of good points.
Denis says:
Not all rapists know they're committing rape. There seem to be a lot of idiots out here in the comments who look at rape in a very one-dimensional way. You think it's all about an intentionally malicious act.
A lot of rapists don't consider themselves as such. They think they're just having a drink hookup, or someone who gets creepy quiet is just a bad lay.
Fucking wrong.
The military went further to define rape to include definitions for consent. When either party has alcohol (or any other intoxicating substance) in their system they cannot get or give consent, so any sexual act while under the influence is rape if anyone calls it that. The military is taught to look out for their friends, pull them back if it looks like something is gonna happen.
Does it always work? Hell no. Military gets its fair share of sexual assault hearings. And every idiot who doesn't step in because they're trying to be a good wingman or whatever is tried, too, because they're accessories. And yeah, you can have sex while drunk and maybe everyone did have a good time and there's no harm. But just because our moral compasses have gone all shitty and hedonistic doesn't mean anyone saying they're raped is lying, or just regrets their decision. A girl can dress however she wants… doesn't mean you can just go ramming into her because she "deserves it".
This article was suggesting a change in culture. It ain't a bad change. Only those self preserving assholes who are too blind to see they may have caused permanent emotional harm to a person should object.
And yeah, the writer may have come out as a porn star… pretty sure that doesn't detract from the piece at all. Porn stars should be lawyers when defining consensual sex. And I can guarantee you'll never see "getting raped" in her Things That Turn Me On.
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Archive for the 'Chevrolet Corvette L-88' tag
Record-setting, championship-winning "Rebel Corvette" heads to auction
The Rebel L88 Corvette. Photos by Bill Erdman, courtesy of Barrett-Jackson.
In the late 1960s, it was possible to walk into a local Chevrolet dealership, write a (substantial) check, and order up a factory lightweight Corvette, purpose-built for racing. In the early 1970s, perhaps the most famous of these Corvettes were the American-flag liveried cars of the John Greenwood team, but serving as a counterpoint was a Corvette owned by Floridian Orlando Costanzo, painted in a daring Confederate flag motif. This underdog "Rebel Corvette" would set speed records, capture the IMSA GTO Championship and be immortalized in plastic by model maker Revell; and on January 18, it will be offered to the public by Barrett-Jackson as part of its Scottsdale, Arizona, sale.
Available as a Regular Production Option (RPO) since the 1967 model year, the L88 engine option for the Corvette also required checking a few more boxes. To get the 430-horsepower, aluminum-head V-8, buyers also needed to order the C48 heater and defroster delete (which saved weight); the M22 heavy-duty transmission with close-ratio gearing; the K66 transistorized ignition (minus shielding, because radio interference wasn't an issue); the J50 power-boosted brake system; the J56 heavy-duty brake calipers with semi-metallic pads and a proportioning valve; the F41 suspension (which came with stiffer springs, larger shock absorbers, a larger front anti-roll bar and a rear anti-roll bar); and a G81 Positraction rear end with 3.70:1 standard gearing (though other final drive ratios could be ordered).
The net result was a competitive race car, minus finishing details like a roll cage and driver's harness, delivered directly from Chevrolet. The Rebel Corvette was initially delivered to Costanzo in 1969 wearing Daytona Yellow paint, and this particular L88 was also delivered with prototype cylinder heads that wouldn't officially be released for another six months. Costanzo's L88 was reportedly one of just four early models built with open chamber cylinder heads and a dual-disc clutch, a benefit that likely stemmed from his SCCA racing background and his official ties to GM as the sales manager for Ferman Chevrolet in Tampa, Florida. Though later trimmed with orange stripes, the car was campaigned like this until 1971, when the livery was changed in recognition of the car's Florida base of operations and as a jab to the Greenwood team.
While Costanzo and driver Dave Heinz enjoyed some success racing the L88 (both pre- and post-Rebel paint scheme), the car failed to deliver championship results, likely due to the level of competition in SCCA and IMSA GTO events. Midway through the 1971 season, Costanzo sold the car to team manager Toye English, who formed the Racing Engineering and Development (RED) team with his son. Handling driving duties would be Heinz and Don Yenko, and sponsorship from Goodyear Tires would help to defray costs. As the Greenwood Team carried sponsorship from BFGoodrich, the rivalry between the two Corvette squads soon became known as the "Tire Wars," which ultimately helped both Goodyear and BFGoodrich develop radial tire technology for street and track.
In the RED Team's first outing, at Watkins Glen in 1971, the Rebel Corvette finished second to a Greenwood Corvette piloted by John Greenwood and Bob Johnson. It didn't take long for Heinz and Yenko to begin posting wins, and a victory at Daytona in the final race of the 1971 season gave the RED Team the 1971 IMSA GTO Championship; along the way, Don Yenko set a new tri-oval speed record for the class, lapping the high banking at a speed of 201.4 MPH. The following year, the Rebel Corvette would take and hold the GT Class lead at Sebring for the entire 12 hours of the event, ultimately taking the class win and finishing fourth overall.
The RED Team would campaign the car sporadically as late as the 1974 season, but its glory days were behind it. Almost lost to history, the car was discovered by Corvette specialist Kevin Mackay in a junkyard in 1991, reportedly with its body panels and cockpit mostly intact. In 1993, Mackay's shop restored the car to its 1972 livery, and it's been campaigned at selected vintage events since. The car has also been displayed at the National Corvette Museum, and remains one of the most-recognized L-88 Corvettes from the glory days of IMSA GTO racing.
The Rebel Corvette is set to cross the stage in Scottsdale on January 18 as part of Barrett-Jackson's with-reserve Salon Collection. For additional information, visit Barrett-Jackson.com.
UPDATE (18.January 2014): The Corvette sold for $2.86 million, including buyer's premium.
Owens-Corning L-88 Corvette among race 'Vettes at Monterey auctions
DeLorenzo/Thompson L-88 Corvette photos by Ron Kimball, courtesy RM Auctions.
After the John Greenwood Stars and Stripes L-88 Corvette sold for $580,000 at last year's RM Monterey auction, you knew more significant road race Corvettes would show up at this year's Monterey weekend auctions, and perhaps the most significant of them all – the SCCA championship-winning, Jerry Thompson-driven L-88-powered 1968 Corvette – will cross RM's block this year.
Built for the 1968 racing season from Chevrolet-supplied service parts by Tony DeLorenzo, son of GM executive John DeLorenzo, and fellow racer Jerry Thompson, the Corvette originally ran under sponsorship from Sunray DX Oil and first competed in the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. That arrangement didn't last very long; by November 1968, DeLorenzo – through his Troy Promotions Inc. – secured Owens-Corning Fiberglas as a sponsor, had his cars draped in a Randy Wittine-designed livery, and took runner up in that year's SCCA A/Production class.
For 1968, DeLorenzo himself drove the 1968 "service parts" Corvette (to which DeLorenzo and Thompson assigned chassis number OCF/TPI 002-68) while Thompson drove a 1967 factory L-88 Corvette, but with the addition of a 1969 L-88 Corvette to the team for the following racing season (chassis number 003-69), Thompson took the wheel of 002-68. After an unsuccessful 1969 24 Hours of Daytona, in which 002-68 crashed into a concrete barrier, the one-two DeLorenzo-Thompson L-88 punch would prove dominant in SCCA A/Production racing, with DeLorenzo and Thompson splitting 22 of 22 straight national events over the next few seasons and – with Thompson at the wheel of 002-68 – winning the 1969 national A/Production championship. Also in this car, they took the GT class win in the 1970 24 Hours of Daytona and second place in GT in the 1969 12 Hours of Sebring, among other notable finishes, as related in detail in Peter Gimenez's Corvette Racing Legends: The Story of the L-88 Option Package.
It was DeLorenzo and Thompson's success that inspired other Corvette racers to step up their game, according to Karl Ludvigsen, writing in his book Corvette: America's Star-Spangled Sports Car:
There had been nothing modest or unspectacular about the victories scored by the team headed by Tony DeLorenzo and Jerry Thompson… their calculated flamboyance had incited a healthy desire on the part of several other racers to beat the hell out of DeLorenzo and Thompson, an urge whose satisfaction began with the purchase of one or more ZR-2 Corvettes.
Among those other racers were Greenwood with his B.F.Goodrich-sponsored Corvettes and Dave Heinz with his "Rebel Flag" Corvettes. Yet it was ultimately competing interests – DeLorenzo and Thompson had started to race in Trans-Am in 1970 – and the loss of the Owens Corning sponsorship after the 1971 24 Hours of Daytona that led DeLorenzo to sell off the two famous Owens-Corning Corvettes. The "service parts" car, 002-68, went to Jerry Hansen, who continued to race it in SCCA A/Production and took the 1972 A/Production championship. After Hansen, it then passed through the hands of a number of other racers and remained in competition in SCCA and IMSA racing through 1989. A prominent Corvette collector and vintage racer then bought it in 1990 to join the other Owens-Corning L-88 (003-69) already in his collection and had it restored in 2000, then sold it at RM's Arizona auction in 2006 for $605,000 (against a pre-auction estimate of $550,000 to $850,000). With a fresh Kevin Mackay restoration in its 1971 24 Hours of Daytona livery, RM's offering it once again at its Monterey sale, this time with a pre-auction estimate of $950,000 to $1.35 million.
RM's Monterey auction will take place August 17-18 at the Portola Hotel and Spa. For more information, visit RMAuctions.com.
Star-spangled bruiser sells for $580,000
Corvette guru Terry Michaelis, president of Pro Team Corvette Sales in Napoleon, Ohio, scooped up the 1969 John Greenwood BFGoodrich Stars and Stripes L88 Corvette at RM's Monterey auction last week.
The hammer dropped at $580,000, before the various premiums and transportation costs were paid. So, before getting it back to Ohio, the grand total came in closer to $640,000. Still, this is far below RM's preauction estimate of $750,000 – $950,000.
We're hoping to catch up with Michaelis for an interview next week, but he told us in a brief e-mail Thursday that he "felt very good buying this car," at the price he paid. Michaelis also said he plans to keep the Stars and Stipes 'Vette as his "star L88." Currently he owns seven L88s.
Michaelis's No. 49 Corvette is one of the three John Greenwood BFGoodrich team cars that terrorized FIA endurance races in the early 1970s, roaring through Le Mans, Sebring and Daytona.
At various different outings, it was driven by the likes of John Greenwood, Bob Johnson, Dick Smothers and Don Yenko. The car grabbed its first major win in 1972 at Watkins Glen, with Greenwood and Smothers taking turns behind the wheel for the six-hour race.
The engine currently in the car is an authentic Traco-built all-aluminum ZL-1 427 with more than 750hp. The car was restored in 2008 by Corvette Repair of Valley Stream, New York, which is owned by noted Corvette expert Kevin Mackay.
It received a Best in Class at The Quail in 2008, was invited as a center display car for the Corvette Racing Legends event at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, received the Amelia Award at the 2009 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and was selected for Bloomington Gold Grand Finale in 2009. The car was also awarded the American Heritage Award in 2009, the highest award for non-street Corvettes by the National Corvette Restorers Society and was on display at the National Corvette Museum in 2009.
O'er the land of the free…
Normally on the Fourth of July we go chasing after one of the many RWB-scheme American Motors products to feature, but we couldn't pass up taking a look at a John Greenwood stars-n-stripes Corvette this Independence Day.
One of three built by Greenwood in 1969, No. 49 came across our radar this past week when RM announced that it will cross the block at its Monterey auction in August. An original L-88 car, it now features a ZL-1 all-aluminum 427-cu.in. V-8 that helped it to reach 215 MPH on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans. Pre-auction estimates range from $750,000 to $950,000. We'll let RM tell the Corvette's story:
In 1971 John Greenwood contracted with the BF Goodrich Tire Company to run two "BFG Corvettes" in FIA-sanctioned racing on the company's new radial tires for the 1972-1973 seasons. Greenwood, an excellent race driver with a creative engineering mind, knew that his Corvettes running on street tires would be at a disadvantage against the competition on racing slicks. So every aspect of his BFG team cars – engines, suspensions, running gear, aero, brakes and even the appearance – had to be cutting edge and maxed-out to the limit of the rules. John's brother, Bert Greenwood, a superb designer in his own right, sketched the "Stars & Stripes" graphics, and an American Corvette racing icon was born. The race cars were numbered #48 and #50 with a third "Stars & Stripes" car, #49, slated for use by BFG for promotions and shows. When the #50 car was damaged in a 1972 crash, Greenwood quickly converted the immaculate #49 show car, an actual factory L-88 T-top coupe with a ZL-1 engine, to racing specification, since the lucrative BFG contract called for running two Corvettes in the specified races.
All three of the BFG "Stars & Stripes" cars are intact and restored: #48 in the possession of Cincinnati-based enthusiast Harry Yeaggy and #50 raced on the west coast by John Goodman. The #49 BFG Corvette, the car here on offer, is now with a well-known California sports car enthusiast.
Our 1969 Corvette was one of three team cars sponsored by BF Goodrich during the 1971-1973 seasons to showcase their new line of T/A radials. The #49 car was driven by top road course drivers of the period, including John Greenwood, Bob Johnson, Dick Smothers and Don Yenko.
The car's initial major win was a first place in GT class in 1972 at the Watkins Glen six-hour race driven by Greenwood and Smothers. In 1973 it was campaigned at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Daytona 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This car set the GT speed record of 215 mph on the Mulsanne straight in qualifying!
When it was converted, the #49 BFG Corvette benefitted from all the signature Greenwood innovations: notched rear arms, rapid replacement radiator, quick camber adjustment and a new Chevrolet ZL-1 all-aluminum 427-cubic inch engine producing over 750 hp @ 6,500 rpm.
It was restored to concours condition in 2008 by Corvette Repair of Valley Stream, New York, which is owned by noted Corvette expert Kevin Mackay. It then debuted at The Quail Motorsports 2008 event where it received "Best in Class" against a strong field of Sebring race cars. Later in 2008 it was invited as a center display car for the Corvette Racing Legends event at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. The car also received the prestigious Amelia Award at the 2009 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and was selected for Bloomington Gold Grand Finale in 2009. The car was awarded the American Heritage Award in 2009, the highest award for non-street Corvettes by the National Corvette Restorers Society. It was a feature display at the National Corvette Museum for the Corvette Hall of Fame in 2009. Most recently it was invited to celebrate Corvette's first Le Mans win at the Laguna Seca ALMS race in 2010.
#49 comes with a complete ownership history, John Greenwood's letter of authenticity, original bill of sale, Le Mans registration and tech inspection sheets. This car is probably the most original of the three team cars, retaining its rear clip, frame, steering wheel, gauges, mirrors, dash, t-tops, removable radiator brackets, Minilite wheels, trailing arms, camber adjustment screws, NOS BFG tires, etc. According to Mr. Mackay, the car is fitted with the last ZL-1 engine from Traco, the historic builder of race engines for Roger Penske and Jim Hall, and comes with a vintage DVD from Le Mans and a detailed video with John and Burt Greenwood validating the car's unique features.
Kevin MacKay recently commented that this BFG Stingray is his most meticulous and correct work to date. Since the other two BFG cars are in important collections for the long-term, the #49 car is not only likely the best Greenwood "Stars & Stripes" Corvette available but also the only one!
For more on the Corvette and RM's Monterey auction, visit RMAuctions.com. Images in the gallery below are by Kimball Stock, courtesy RM Auctions.


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Jimmy Fallon, Will Smith Perform The Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing on Tonight Show Debut: Watch the Video!
It wasn't enough for Jimmy Fallon to get a star-studded opener of his hosting duties on The Tonight Show that included Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mike Tyson, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Tina Fey, and Kim Kardashian. The new NBC host also had to make a viral-worthy video. With the help of guest Will Smith, Fallon, 39, performed "The Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing," which has, naturally, become an overnight Internet sensation.
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Running onto the stage wearing overalls and Timberlands with wild printed T-shirts, Fallon and Smith, 45, channeled Smith's Fresh Prince days, starting off with "The Cabbage Patch" and transitioned through some of hip hop's iconic moves including "The Running Man," "The Humpty Hump," and "The Robot" before moving on to some of the present day moves including, yes, twerking.
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Smith was Fallon's very first guest on the show, and the nervous new host asked the seasoned actor and musician for advice.
"You know, I was watching all of the people who came to support you tonight," Smith told Fallon. "People are coming for you. The Tonight Show is big and it's historic, but people are coming for your heart. You art is a gift to people to help their lives be better and brighter."
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The real story on KC and community college education
For some reason, community colleges don't always sit at the top of the list of the next step after high school graduation. Everybody wants to go away to a university because somehow, or so the thinking goes, the education one receives there is 'better' and more than a few students hope to gain that education and still engage in the away-from-home college student social hijinks that have been the focus of film (think Animal House) and TV (think MTV's annual spring break bacchanalia).
Everyone can probably list a few reasons why they think attending a community college is the less-than-stellar choice. These reasons form a misconception about community colleges like our own Kishwaukee College, particularly on the academic front, and this black-eye is completely undeserved. It's time for a reality check.
Myth #1-Community colleges offer low quality academics
Dead wrong. The courses at a community college are designed to be of equal quality to the equivalent courses at a university. In educational jargon, there is an 'articulation agreement' between the institutions—equivalent courses must cover the same material with the same depth. Plus, faculty who teach transferable courses at a community college must hold at minimum a master's degree in their field; in fact, several faculty members at Kishwaukee College hold doctorate degrees in their fields. Faculty who teach an occupational program must hold a degree in that program and many usually have experience in the field. Community college faculty focus exclusively on teaching, a fact that gives students an excellent classroom experience.
Myth #2-Community colleges are really only for vocational programs
Community colleges do offer occupational certificate and degree programs—Kishwaukee College has over 60 programs that lead to a degree in two years or less that prepare students to enter the workforce. However, a significant portion of the student population is composed of transfer degree students who are planning to continue their education at a four-year institution. In fact, when community colleges were first established, their mission was to provide an economically affordable path to a university degree. Nearly 50% of all university students begin their undergraduate academic career at their local community college, and that is great because community college transfers tend to perform better academically at a university than the students who began their education at that university from the start.
Myth 3-Community colleges are like glorified high schools
Only if a student treats it that way. Community colleges are more like a microcosm of society than any other educational institution—students from all ages, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and educational background are represented at a community college. This diversity creates a classroom environment that is unlike any other because, instead of just learning the required material, students can engage in a meaningful discussion in a small classroom with people who come from completely different backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. The diversity at a community college carries over to life outside the classroom---many opportunities exist to get involved and have organizational experiences with other students. Real leadership is assuming an officer position in an organization that has people of all ages and backgrounds represented.
Myth #4-It's hard to transfer to a university
Wrong wrong wrong. In Illinois, all community colleges have an agreement with the state public universities to make sure that the transfer process is smooth as silk. Kishwaukee College even has a Transfer Center to provide support services and assistance as students prepare to transfer. Graduating with an Associate in Art or Associate in Science degree from Kishwaukee means that a student can enter a public university with all general education requirements fulfilled and even some of the foundation courses for an intended major completed. Quite simply this means a community college graduate can enter the university usually as a junior in their major. So, the first two years of college are completed at a quality institution at a fraction of the cost.
At a time when a college education is increasingly the key to success and university costs are spiraling upwards at rates that consistently outpace the average family's income, community colleges like Kishwaukee College are the unheralded gems of the American educational system. Community colleges provide a quality education designed to prepare students for the working world in their chosen occupations or to provide the first two years of college academics in a diverse, rich, and high quality instructional environment at an affordable cost.
Myth: Busted! Attending a community college is an excellent—and financially savvy—decision.


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The Pyang-Ahn series of forms originated with the Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate system. Known originally by the name Pinan, they were developed by the Okinawan master Yatsutsume Itosu, better known as Anko Itosu, for the Okinawan public school system. Because Itosu considered most kata (forms) too difficult for the public school curriculum, he developed five new forms and introduced them to students at the rate of one per year. The forms were developed from a pair of kata called Kusanku and Channan. The Channan form has been lost to history, while Kusanku is still practiced in some karate styles.
Itosu was one of Gichin Funakoshi's instructors. Funakoshi incorporated the Pinan forms into his Shotokan karate system under the name Heian. The new name is a Japanese word meaning "peace of mind" or "peace and tranquillity." The word was chosen to demonstrate a philosophy of being confident in one's karate abilities. The thought was that if one mastered each of the five katas in the series, peace of mind would be gained.
The forms were most likely introduced to Korea during the Japanese occupation of that nation during the first half of the 20th century, a period when Japanese martial arts were very prominent among Korean practitioners. The name was changed to Pyang-Ahn, which is Korean for "peaceful and confident." The series has since become a standard part of the Tang Soo Do style of Korean martial arts.


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Facebook Co-Founder Andrew McCollum speaks in OxfordPosted: November 7th, 2007 | View Comments
At 6.15pm on Monday this week, Andrew McCollum, Co-Founder of Facebook spoke at the Said Business School in Oxford. Afterwards, I had the honour of meeting him along with Andy Young and some other Oxford students.
Andrew first introduced the genesis of Facebook referring to 3 founding members: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Andrew McCollum. In Andrew's words:
"Mark was the high-level thinker, Dustin did operations – stuff like looking after the servers and communicating with the users, while I did all the graphics for the first version of the site, lots of backend development and also built up a reputation as 'the solver of hard problems'."
The majority of Andrew's talk focused on product strategy. With Friendster and plenty of other social networks already up and running when thefacebook.com was launched on 4th February 2004, many people have wondered what led to Facebook's ridiculous penetration of well over 50 million people's lives. Andrew explained that it came down to what is called the "social graph" – a notional graph of everyone in the world where each node is a person and each edge is a connection between two people. By trying to simulate pre-existing relationships and interactions in the offline world, they were making it easier for users to carry out tasks they wanted to do anyway – except it was more efficient and easier on Facebook.
Another key to Facebook's success in the early days was that they only implemented what Andrew described as "everybody features". Things like profiles, private messaging, the wall, photos, groups and events. Despite receiving many requests from people to implement them earlier, features like videos and notes (a.k.a. blogs) were deferred because they wouldn't have been used by a particularly high proportion of users. They were trying to keep the user interface as clean and intuitive as possible for everyone.
However, Facebook don't always mollycoddle users. Their implementation of the News Feed on 5th September 2006 is a good example of this. Product managed by Ruchi Sanghvi, release of this feature totally disrupted the user experience for everyone on Facebook and within two days the backlash from users led to over 1 million people joining groups in rebellion. This even included one entitled "Ruchi is the devil" – an issue Mark clarified in his first apologetic blog post in response to users. But Facebook didn't remove the feature, they improved the privacy settings, stood their ground, and today most users probably regard the News Feed as one of the most useful features on the site. I certainly do.
The point Andrew illustrated when he talked about this was that you need to push users in the direction you know they want to go in – even if they don't yet know it themselves. Why? Because it will ultimately lead to a better product.
The final part of Andrew's talk I'll mention is about the key form of virality – word of mouth. He said the correlation between:
- success of a web application, and
- probability of a user telling a potential user about the application
is close to 1. And what is it that will cause someone to tell someone else about a website? A compelling experience. Whether this is using a feature that makes your life so much easier, or even being bitten by the zombie reincarnation of some guy you went to primary school with, working out how to provide compelling, emotive experiences is the key challenge for anyone looking to build a viral Web application. It's something that Andy and I have recently been focusing on with GroupSpaces, and we're just beginning to see some results from our e-mail newsletter feature.


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Epsom Derby odds
It's the most prestigious race of Britain's flat season and it rivals Aintree's Grand National in terms of popularity. The Epsom Derby is open to three-year-old males and is run over 1m4f. Given the calibre of the field that appear in the lucrative race, finding the winner from the Epsom Derby odds is often a tricky puzzle to solve.
Look at the trials for some help within the Epsom Derby odds
The Derby betting is always highly competitive and there are a number of trials that take place during April and May that can help punters decipher the Epsom Derby odds. The biggest is the Dante Stakes at York and the winner of this is typically installed as the favourite in the Epsom Derby odds. Other worthy trials to consider are the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial and even potentially the 2,000 Guineas, even though it is run over just 1m.
Back the favourites in the Epsom Derby odds
Although there have been three previous Derby winners that have landed the spoils at 100/1, it has paid to stick with the market leaders in the Epsom Oaks odds more recently. All of the last 11 winners have come from the first four in the Epsom Derby betting, while those priced at 6/1 or shorter often perform well. However, the actual favourite has struggled for victories, including Carlton House last year.
Looking ahead to the Epsom Derby odds for 2012, it is Camelot that dominates the betting. Camelot won the Racing Post Trophy as a two-year-old and comes from the successful yard of Aidan O'Brien. O'Brien is one of the more successful Derby trainers of recent years with two victories in the past decade.


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Utility trailers are a very hot commodity for thieves. There have been two recent reports of stolen trailers within the city of Gallatin. Because of the constant threat of a utility trailer being stolen, the Gallatin Police Department would like to recommend to you the following steps to decrease the likelihood of your utility trailer being stolen:
1. Store your utility trailer in an area that it is unlikely to be seen by passing traffic. (Preferably in an enclosed building if possible.)
2. Secure your utility trailer in such a manner to require great effort to steal it. Battery powered tools are making locking devices less effective due to the ease in which a lock can be cut and removed.
3. If possible, leave your utility trailer hooked up to a vehicle.
4. Disable the axel in some way.
5. Anything that you can do to require a thief to have to take more time to successfully steal the utility trailer is beneficial.
6. Paint your utility trailer in a unique manner that is easily recognizable. This will also make the trailer stand out if seen on camera.
7. Please record your VIN and tag registration.
The suggestions above will greatly decrease the likelihood that your utility trailer will be stolen or will make increase chances of locating and recovery if it is stolen. There are no guarantees but every little thing that you do to make a criminal work harder, is a step in right direction.
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On 09-06-2015, two Hispanic males presented fake Texas drivers licenses passing fraudulent payroll checks from Quality Painting and Dry Wall. The company check was from US Bank and US Bank did not recognize the account as active. These subjects came in the La Hispana Market and presented two different checks from the same company totaling $1300.00.
Please be on the lookout for Suspect: Alberto Lozano DOB 08-23-1995 using fake Texas driver's license of 45364711.
Mauro Martinez DOB 06-28-1979 using fake Texas identification of TX 32321729.
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Gallatin police need assistance from the public in identifying and locating a suspect wanted for an auto burglary that occurred on 10-01-2015 on Remington Ave. in Gallatin. The suspect took tools from the truck bed of the victim's vehicle on three separate occasions between 1230 and 0220 am during the overnight hours early on 10-01-2015. The suspect was a white male, appearing to be in his twenties with short hair and possibly facial hair. It was observed that this male was driving a SUV that he parked near the side of the residence.
Anyone with information related to this or any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
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Gallatin police want to make the public aware of an ongoing problem in the Gallatin area. Gallatin Police have had 48 reported auto burglaries this year. Ninety four percent of those vehicles were left unsecured. Only three of those vehicles broken into were locked and in six cases, items were taken from the unsecured bed of a truck. In fact, locked vehicles are rarely broken into, especially if nothing of value is visible. Citizens are encouraged at all times and especially with the holidays approaching in the next two months, to please lock/secure your vehicle when it is unattended. Also, do not leave valuables in the bed of your truck, such as weed eaters, leaf blowers, tools, etc. We want to make Gallatin free of these nuisance crimes, but really need the cooperation of the public to ensure that the environment is absent of opportunities and temptations. Please lock/secure your vehicles and keep all valuables out of plain sight, even in your own driveway.
Anyone with information related to the auto burglaries occurring in Gallatin or any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
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Gallatin police need assistance from the public in locating suspects wanted in connection to a scam at Wal-Mart where the suspects are purchasing I Phones and replacing them with fake I Phones and returning them for cash refunds. The suspects, pictured below were operating a black Nissan Sentra also pictured below with a tag number of Z32 7401, unknown state. This occurred at the Gallatin Wal-Mart on Wednesday, September 16 at around 10 pm. Other jurisdictions in middle Tennessee are also investigating similar crimes.
Anyone with information related to any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
Gallatin police need assistance from the public in locating a stolen dump truck and the person or persons responsible for the theft. The truck was stolen from the Longhorn Trucking Company located on South Water in Gallatin between September 19 and September 21. The truck, pictured below is a new Kenworth cab white in color with a black dump body.
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Gallatin police arrested a 19 year old college student, Samuel Vaughn on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 for the rape of a juvenile victim. The 12 year old victim came forward with her mother and reported the crime which led to a lengthy investigation. The investigation has led to numerous possible victims and additional charges are pending. Currently, Vaughn is being held in the Sumner County Jail charged with 8 counts of Rape of a Child with a $250,000 bond.
Anyone with information related to any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
Please help locate this vehicle or suspect at Liquor World. The manager stated that several customers had told him they observed someone take a bottle of liquor. The manager was able to get a partial tag number out of Kentucky of R34. The manager said that this was displayed on a navy blue Lincoln Towncar. Upon reviewing the video surveillance, the suspect can be seen selecting a bottle of Southern Comfort Pepper and put the bottle in his pants then walk out of the store. This male appeared to be in his 20's, with facial hair, a hat on backwards wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and boots. We unable to locate or identify this male using the possible tag number given and the manager had never seen this male before.
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Wanted suspect for theft. This suspect took a cell phone case from Hartsville Pike Mapco station. He was driving a white in color older model utility van with the side windows painted white and heavily rusted body. Anyone with information is asked to call 615-452-1313
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As I said, the most important role of democracy is in the election of those who direct the labor of others. They will be dominators if they are not democratically responsible to those whom they direct. And this is direct democracy.
The Soviet idea was that the top boss would be responsible to the whole country, and the top supervisors would be responsible to him, and the next level to them, and so on down to the worker on the shop floor, a citizen of the country. This was supposed to make the supervisors responsible to those supervised. Of course, it never worked that way. The fact that the top leader was never really responsible to the country was just a symptom that this indirect responsibility couldn't work.
Indirect responsibility is bad logic, as well. Suppose my boss (the head of the economics department) is responsible to a higher boss who is elected by the whole faculty of the business college. Does that mean the head of the economics department is responsible to the economics department, even indirectly? No. He is responsible to a different group -- one that includes the economics department, to be sure, but different all the same. If he is not elected by the economics department, then he is not responsible to the economics department, and that means he will have more opportunities to be a petty dictator.
Indirect responsibility may work fairly well within limits. But the larger and more centralized the organization is, the more indirect the responsibility of supervisors to the group supervised will be, and so the less free the people who work in that organization will be.
I have said that centralization of government can favor freedom, in some circumstances. That should come as no surprise. It is often said that decentralized government is "closer to the people." That's a myth. You probably have heard someone say, "you can't fight city hall." When is the last time you heard someone say, "you can't fight the Federal Building?" The fact is that city hall messes with our lives more than the Federal Government does, and is more likely to be corrupt and incompetent, and less likely to be caught at it. Decentralization is not something that increases freedom, in and of itself. It depends on what is decentralized, and on the quality of the decentralization.
The idea of the Cooperative Commonwealth favors "democratic decentralization" in voluntary productive organizations, and direct democracy, to the greatest feasible extent, in any relationships in which some people direct the labor of others. As for government, if decentralization of government leads to direct democracy, then let's do it. But if government decentralization puts more power into the hands of the county sheriff and the town boss political gangster, then it would be a disaster. There is no worse tyrant than a petty tyrant.
Where organization is necessary, and the direction of some people's labor by other people is necessary, freedom flourishes best in organizations that are democratic, voluntary, and decentralized. Capitalist production organizations may be voluntary -- in the narrow and minor sense -- but they are not democratic and, historically, have been more and more centralized. The cooperative principles call, among other things, for autonomy -- decentralization -- for good reason.