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1931 Ford Roadster - Saving the Lazy 8 - Web ExclusiveWritten by on December 4, 2007 Contributors: Don Moyer III The True Story of an Original Hot Rod
Don Moyer III has a passion for old iron that started in his earliest years. His hot rods reflect his dedication to the way things used to be done, especially in the case of this '31 Ford roadster. Don has a personal connection to the old-time Model A that goes way back. After we heard the story of the Lazy 8, we wanted him to tell it to you, too.
Birth of an Early Rod
The first Lazy 8, a '32 coupe, was built around 1948 in East Cleveland, Ohio, by the Sullivan brothers, Jack, Paul, and Jim. Paul, the middle brother, owned the coupe. The body was in bad condition and Paul wanted a roadster, so the brothers cut off the roof. A couple of years later, they bought a '31 Model A roadster for $50. They now had a real roadster body! The '32 chassis was retained and Z'd in the rear. The front suspension was modified with a spring behind the axle.
When Paul went into the Air Force in 1953, Jim, the youngest brother, took ownership of the Lazy 8. A year later, Jim had the windshield modified and a new top made. In 1956, he painted the car. That same year he replaced the flathead with a brand new 265cid crate engine and added Zephyr gears, a three-deuce intake, zoomie exhaust, Stewart Warner gauges, and a bomber seat-and started drag racing the Lazy 8.
During the week he would cruise, and on some weekends he would remove the cycle fenders, install slicks, and flat-tow the Lazy 8 to the track. The roadster raced mostly at Akron's Derby Downs, and occasionally at Howland Drag Strip and Erie (Pennsylvania) In the years 1956 to 1958, the car ran high 12's at around 105 mph.
In the mid-60s, Jim and his wife, Marie, moved to California. By now, the roadster was being stored at his oldest brother Jack's house.
From Strip to Street to Show
In 1967, my father, Don Moyer Jr., was looking for an A roadster to restore as an antique. One of his friends had a boss who had an old '31 that wasn't doing anything except collecting cobwebs. The car was in race form, but the radiator, starter, exhaust, and interior were missing. It had a square rollbar, a push bar in the back, and a towbar made out of wishbones in the front. The boss was Jack Sullivan and the roadster was the Lazy 8.
Don Jr. struck a deal with Jack and spent the winter of '67-'68 returning the roadster to street condition. He installed the lights, radiator, starter, and a set of J.C. Whitney hot rod fenders, and gave it a quickie paint job. The interior was finished with white vinyl over cardboard and stock door panels, with a VW seat to replace the bomber seat.
Don Jr. was president of the Penn-Ohio Model A club, and more into antiques than hot rods. In the early 70's, he wanted something more with the times, and rebuilt the '31 as a show rod for the Cleveland Auto-Rama. He disassembled the car, but could not remove the body from the frame because of the square rollbar. He then stripped years of paint off of the body and frame. My first memory of the Lazy 8 was getting stripper on myself. It burned and I cried. I was four years old. My dad yelled and sent me to the house.
Don Jr. painted the Model A dark green, in his garage. He spent a lot of money on chrome for the car, which was the trend at the time, and switched the trunk to a rumble seat so my sister and I could ride. My mom's cousin, Zion Sally, was the head painter at Central Cadillac and airbrushed bike tanks as a side job. This was around 1971 and murals were in, so my dad had Zion do up the Lazy 8. Zion spent more than 75 hours painting murals and fading stripes, the most shocking of which was a topless female vampire on the rumble lid. When my friends came over I would take them into the garage to show them the mural.
This car was bigger than life to me.. I still remember riding around in that rumble seat with my sister, listening to Beach Boys music. The antique cars that my dad restored were cool, but I was always drawn to the Lazy 8. When the car won Second Overall at the '73 Cleveland Auto-Rama, the trophy was taller than I was. My favorite memory of the Lazy 8 was when my dad and uncle put the zoomie exhaust back on the car. It was sunset when they started the engine, and I could see flames shooting out of the exhaust.
All Good Things...
In 1975, my father sold the car. He had his reasons. He complained of people always touching the car, and it being hard to keep clean, and he was always worried about people hitting the car from behind as they screeched to a stop while looking at the vampire. Mostly, he didn't want his son following in his footsteps, becoming a motorhead, and killing myself in the car.
The guy who bought the car was tall, so the first thing he did was remove the square rollbar. Once he did that, the unboxed Deuce frame must have really moved around, and paint started chipping. After he sold the car in 1979, the history gets foggy. One story involves a nasty divorce and an ex-wife who parked the Lazy 8 outside and invited the ex-husband's friends over for a free pick-a-part session.
Out of Reach
In 1993, I spotted the remnants of what was once my father's hot rod, sitting on a flat trailer at a swap meet. I couldn't believe it could be the same car after so many years. The frame, body, windshield, top, and lady vampire rumble seat were all that had survived. The seller was asking $4500 for it, but I didn't have the money with me, and wasn't positive that everything was from the original car. My dad went the next day and confirmed that the collection of parts on the trailer really was the Lazy 8. I hurried back with cash, but too late. The car had been traded and was on its way out of Ohio.
More years passed. In the winter of 1996, I went with a friend to look at a Model A coupe for sale. The old guy selling the coupe had a lot of knowledge about hot rods from the Cleveland area. I told him the story of the Lazy 8. He said that he knew the car, and that it had recently been for sale. He dug up the phone number, and I called the next day. "Sorry, it's been sold." I got the number for the new owner who agreed to let me come look at the car. I went over loaded with my old photos, and ready to overpay for it if he was willing to sell. He wasn't. I suggested a trade. A couple days later he came to my place. I took him to my pole barn where I had almost 20 cars. I pointed out my keepers and offered him any three of my other projects in exchange for the roadster. Again he declined. After that, I called him every two months for the next couple of years.
One day he called me. He was starting to work on the old roadster and wanted to trade some parts that he intended to change. I came home with the rumble lid, the cowl cover, the homemade taillight panel, and-most importantly-the dash with the Stewart Warner gauges.
I had given up hope that I would ever own my dad's old roadster, and had collected a Brookville body and perimeter frame to build the new Lazy 8. By 2004, I was pretty far along with my replica. Then one day, the owner of the original called again, inquiring about a frame that I had advertised for sale.
I told him about my project. He was intrigued and later came over for a look. Before he left, I told him that my biggest fear was that when I finished my clone he would agree to sell me the original. That must have got him thinking, because the very next day he called to talk about a trade.
He got the Brookville body, a set of new ASC Deuce rails, a windshield, and four diner stools. I got the car that started it all.
I spent the next three days just staring at the Lazy 8. Much of it was missing and what was left was far from perfect, although it was in amazing condition for a early 50's project that had been mistreated for so long. So I started with what I had: the original rails, the body, top, windshield, side curtains, most of the interior, dash, and gauges. I had spent years collecting parts at swap meets preparing for this day, so I knew the build would go pretty fast. The goal was to build a traditional car that looked original. I wanted to know what an old hot rod drove like, what it felt like, and what it smelled like.
Building the Lazy 8
I started with the frame. All the original crossmembers were removed when I got the car. Since I wanted this car to be as traditional as possible, I decided not to box the frame. I bolted in stock '32 front and rear crossmembers. Next, I took a Ford F-1 center crossmember and pie-cut it and widened it to fit the frame rails. Amazingly, the holes in the frame lined up with the F-1 crossmember. I used three sets of wishbones and welded them together to attach with the original ball and socket; those holes lined up also. I couldn't find a '32 axle, so I used a drilled undropped Model A axle, and made a sleeve with a shoulder to go though the wishbone to lower the front another inch. The original front end looked like it had welded spindles for the steering linkage. I choose to use new aftermarket arms to be safe. The tie rod would still hit on hard bumps so I lowered that by using stock '37 Willys tie rod ends.
I built the square roll bar using DOM tubing, and boxed the frame at the roll bar mounts for additional strength in case of catastrophe. I figured out how high to make it by the marks on the headliner. From there, I mounted the body and started fixing all the problem areas. I installed new body mounts and sheetmetal floors. I made a new rear roll pan. The dash was still painted green, but some of the paint had chipped off over the years. My dad never primed it-just shot the green paint over the red. The previous owner had scraped off a little of the green to see some of the pinstriping under it. I liked the look so I took a surgical scalpel and spent some time scraping off the green paint.
I kept the overall look of the early OHV engine by building a 327 with three 94s, chrome Corvette valve covers, and ram's horn exhaust manifolds.
With most of the original interior in place, the car is like a time capsule when you sit in it. The gauges are original to the car, as is the red paint and pinstriping on the dash. I found a set of NOS headrests for it. I added a Fox Craft shifter boot and Irving Air Chute lap belts.
Parts for this car came from many places. The bulk of the parts came from swap meets. The few new parts I used came from Snyders Antique Auto Parts, Mac's Antique Auto Parts, Summit Racing, and Kenny's Rod Shop. These include front spindles and dropped steering arms for safety reasons, new rubber lines and rebuilding kits for the hydraulic systems, engine pulleys, and miscellaneous stock hardware. Some hard-to-locate original parts came from e-Bay Motors, such as the front chrome backing plates and fender mounts, sending unit for the Stewart Warner tachometer, voltage converter for the fuel gauge, and a NOS Mallory Dual Life Ignition. The man who sold me the distributor said that he got a T-shirt with the purchase back in the day, and never wore it; he gave it to me also. I did not wear that shirt until the car was finished.
Up and Running
The finished Lazy 8 made its debut at the Choppers Hot Rod Association show in the spring of 2005. It won the Cruisin' Times editor's pick there and has picked up several awards since, including Best of Show at the HAMB's Hot Rod Cinematic in 2007. At the Autorama Extreme, part of the Detroit Autorama, it got the attention of Chip Foose, who spent a lot of time looking at the car, sitting inside of it, and listening to the story you just read.
My father was not too happy about me finding the Lazy 8 and restoring it. He has now changed his tune and comments to me, "I think it's 1968 again when I'm by that car!" I only wished the Sullivan brothers could see it.
The January 2007 issue of Street Rodder magazine had a photo of the Lazy 8 in its coverage of the Back to the 50's show in St. Paul. After the issue came out I got a phone call from a representative of the host club, the Minnesota Street Rod Association. He informed me that a Jim Sullivan was trying to contact me.
Jim and Marie Sullivan live in Las Vegas now. Last April, when I took the roadster to the Viva Las Vegas event, my wife Michelle and I got to meet them. It was an awsome experience. Jim had many stories to tell about the car, going back to his high school days when he volunteered as a hall monitor just so he could be close to the door when the final bell rang, to run home and drive back in the Lazy 8 for everyone to see as they left the school.
It turns out that Jim had returned to Ohio in 1968 to get the roadster and take it back to California. He didn't know that his brother had sold the car to my father the year before. This is the first time he'd seen the Lazy 8 since 1964!
Jim can rest assured that, thanks to Don, not only is the Lazy 8 back on the street, but that more people are seeing it now than ever before.
Don Moyer III
Mentor, Ohio
'31 Ford Model A Roadster
Paul and Jim Sullivan did much of the initial work on the '32 frame 60 years ago. The rails were Z'ed six inches, and bobbed at both ends. Don III widened an F-1 crossmember to fit, added the F-1 steering box, and recreated the square rollbar that had been a big part of the roadster's personality. He retained the stock front springs were retained. The rear suspension includes Model A wishbones and swapmeet shocks. The brakes are '40 Ford 13-inch drums with a '61 Chevy truck master cylinder.
The '63 327 that Don built is not meant to be a clone of the Sullivan brothers' 265, but definitely follows the style. The Chevy runs stock cast iron heads with chromed Corvette valve covers, and ram's horn exhaust manifolds, running to 2-inch steel pipes with Smitty's mufflers. Don topped the Offenhauser 3x2 manifold with triple Holley 94s with original air cleaners from Cal Custom. A modified '39 shifter controls the '39 Toploader 3-speed, and a stock '32 torque tube driveshaft runs back to the '32 rearend with 3.70:1 gears.
Wheels & Tires
Don chose 6.00-16 and 7.00-16 4-ply whitewalls from Denman tires, mounting them on 16x4 and 16x5 Ford steelies, like the ones Lazy 8 rode on prior to its show car days.
Body & Paint
The rebuild included repairs to the original sheetmetal, fabricating a rear roll pan, bobbing the front and rear fenders, replacing the ruined floor with custom pans, building a removable transmission cover, adding a '32 grille with chromed insert, and creating the cloth top. The six-inch chop was done when the roadster was first hot rodded back in the early 50's. Don mounted vintage aftermarket Guide headlights, and used an old bicycle mirror as the side mirror. Don's father had painted the car green, but Don III decided to take it back to the earlier red, which he discovered by carefully scraping off the green. When he was done, Ray "El Vago" Smith from Tecumseh, Michigan, added some traditional pinstriping around the '46 Ford taillights and on the decklid, where the bare-bosomed vampiress had once widened innocent eyes.
The old paint and graphics remain on the modified steel dash, where 50+ year-old graphics run between the Stewart Warner gauges. Don mounted the '40 Ford steering wheel on a Ford column modified with a Chevy bowl, and upholstered the VW bench with white vinyl. The cylindrical headrests are NOS swap meet finds, exact to Don Jr.'s version. The seat belts are original aviation belts from the Irving Air Chute Company. The Fox Craft shifter boot and Cats Eye turn signal switch are other retro details that appealed to Don III, and just about everyone else who has seen the rejuvenated Lazy 8.


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Itunes shows the app as all inclusive between Iphone, Ipad, and Ipod Touch. Version 2.2.71 It does say it requires iOS4.1 or later. Anyone not running that? Apparently it is common across all devices that if you do not sync them they will not download any updates. Perhaps those with the Iphone app not working could do that or verify the iOS. Same with the Ipad? Between the Iphones that are working I show version iOS4.2.1 (which is likely the most current, but I am not sure). Per research 4.3 is beta as of January 12th this year (not sure if limited release issue like Android 2.2 was on my phone during Beta). Is it possible you have that? I also found that the iOS is universal across all Apple mobile devices, but that of course is subject to the sources I found that information using.
This of course is not necessarily the cure for any of this, this is more curiosity on my part. If it is possible you have an older iOS that the app does not support or a new one in Beta, its possible a simple update will correct the fix. Again, theoretical and sheer curiosity at this point.
This should not be the case at all. Enable Record Plus to TV2 (Menu- 8-5) and all should go fine. It works exactly the same as having the receiver in single mode, except of course that if there is a TV2 it is not doing the same thing as TV1.
There are two apps, one called 'Dish Remote Access' which runs on any iOS device, currently version 2.2.71. There is also 'Dish Remote Access for iPad' at version 2.2.88
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I am using Both Zimbra Desktop & Web interface. In both interfaces, I can open an email in a separate window, but then I don't get options like Forward, Reply, Delete, Reply to All.
So it is not possible to work on different emails consecutively.
I have checked this on the latest ZCS version also, but the options are not available there also.
Is this something which will be added as a feature in near future?


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You might call this a Bodoni Ornate font that Bodoni never made, close examination of this old 1800s font and it's plain to see that the top half of the letters is very Bodoni in appearance.
Apple Pie is a revival of and old font from the William Hagar Type Foundry, which I've been able to date back to 1850.
The William Hagar type specimen book from the 1850s only shows this font as a caps only typeface plus numbers, later in 1869 MacKellar Smiths and Jordan offered this font with a lowercase. More…
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- Dzhamal Chakvetadze on Maria Sharapova
A 21-year old woman wants to run her own life and enjoy a romantic relationship with a special someone (most likely Charlie Ebersol). Shocker!
I'm the first one who wants to see Shrieka healthy and back on the court but if this is true I'm happy for her. It's important to have other things going on besides tennis, tennis, tennis. Plus, it's good she wants to make decisions for herself and not suffer under the heavy thumb of father Yuri.
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Green Royals Hats…Green Royals Shirts…Green Royals Jerseys…Green Royals Beads…Blue Royals Adult Beverages?
Yes, the green draft beer was a popular choice at the Royals "Halfway to St. Paddy's Day" Happy Hour on Monday. So popular, in fact, that pretty soon the Centerplate concession stand workers had to switch to tinting the drinks blue and then eventually red for the more than 400 Royals fans celebrating at The K. While local Irish band Flannigan's Right Hook fiddled away on the stage, the crowd also took advantage of the full Irish menu – featuring bangers, corned beef and cabbage, and shepherd's pie, the beautiful weather and the Royals Green Hat promotion before settling into their seats for the Royals-White Sox game!
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I see from this following post what one might do to migrate to Zimbra, if one has data in LDAP that includes plaintext passwords:
I'm not so lucky though, my LDAP passwords are in 'crypt' format. If I fire up my LDAP browser, and look at the passwords, they look like one of:
userPassword: {crypt}PR4rUd/wJ9a4
userPassword: {crypt}$1$28HtH18x$S.YXvaGjIBVnZYNEjRA481d
(just because someone is bound to wonder... I copied those password strings in directly, but changed a few characters around :-)
Now, since that's what shows up in my LDAP browser, I figured I could pass them into zmprov:
zmprov SetPassword email@example.com '{crypt}PR4rUd/wJ9a4'
But no, while it accepts the string, I can't log in with the password I'd expect. Of course, after running SetPassword with a plaintext password, I can log in just fine.
So, any hints on how one might migrate accounts from an LDAP setup where the passwords are not stored in plaintext?


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U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Saint Lucia
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|United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Saint Lucia , 8 March 2006, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/441821b011.html [accessed 31 May 2016]
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Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 8, 2006
Saint Lucia is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy with a population of approximately 163 thousand. In generally free and fair elections in 2001, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony's Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) retained power, winning 14 seats in the 17-member House of Assembly. The civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces.
While the government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, there were problems in a few areas:
- physical abuse of suspects and prisoners by the police
- long delays in trials and sentencing
- violence against women
- child abuse
1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
Although the government or its agents did not commit any politically motivated killings, security forces killed four persons during the year.
In February police shot and killed Remy Jeremie after he reportedly shot at police officers who attempted to apprehend him and several accomplices engaged in an attempted robbery. Hudson James was shot and killed by police in April. In June police killed a mentally challenged person, Stephen Sylvester, who allegedly threatened to attack a police officer. Lewis Pelage was shot and killed by police in September. All four cases were under investigation at year's end.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
The law prohibits such practices, and there were no reports that government officials employed them. However, prisoners and suspects regularly complained of physical abuse by police and prison officers. There were 146 complaints against the police, the majority of which were for the use of excessive force (see section 1.d.).
In April police arrested Natasha Joseph and charged her with killing her brother. Joseph told the press that, during several days in custody, police officers denied her right to counsel and allegedly used threats and intimidation in an attempt to obtain a confession. In July a plainclothes police officer reportedly shot Brian Felix during an argument and left him injured without arresting him or seeking medical attention. A bystander took Felix to a hospital, where police then detained him. In October a police officer allegedly beat Mathurine Williams for making a negative comment to him, requiring subsequent hospital treatment for a broken finger and other physical injuries.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
Prison conditions generally met minimum international standards at the 2-year-old Bordelais Correctional Facility, which had a capacity of 500 prisoners and held approximately that number of prisoners. There were complaints regarding the treatment of prisoners at the facility.
In September the press reported that an attorney complained to the judge during a sentencing proceeding that guards had beaten clients of his who were prisoners at Bordelais prison. Also in September the press reported allegations that guards severely beat prisoner Wilson Exhale, who was left in his cell unconscious and denied medical treatment for several days. The attorney who heads the National Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights charged that 10 prison guards had beaten Exhale and called for the government to investigate a "culture of torture and inhumane treatment of inmates." The government denied that such a situation existed and stated that the incident involved only a single guard and Exhale, who had a history of violence and had once beaten a prison guard unconscious. The case was under investigation at year's end.
The Boy's Training Center, a juvenile detention center that operated separately from the prison, held 14 juveniles between 12 and 18 years of age. A fire broke out at the facility in November, killing 12-year-old Jamal Roberts. The incident was under investigation at year's end. Following the fire, the press reported on allegations of poor conditions and harsh treatment of the juveniles at the facility, including beatings by police officers.
The government permitted prison visits by independent human rights observers, although no such visits were known to have taken place during the year.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest or imprisonment, and the government generally adhered to these provisions in practice.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
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Arrest and Detention
The law stipulates that persons must be apprehended openly with warrants issued by a judicial authority and requires a court hearing within 72 hours of detention. Detainees are allowed prompt access to counsel and family. There is a functioning bail system.
There were no reports of political detainees.
Prolonged pretrial detention continued to be a problem; 33 percent of the nearly 500 prisoners at Bordelais Correctional Facility were on remand awaiting trial. Those charged with serious crimes spent an estimated six months to four years in pretrial detention. In September the press reported that an attorney complained to a judge about four individuals charged in a murder case who had each been held on remand for three years and seven months.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The law provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected this provision in practice.
The court system continued to face a serious backlog of cases. The average time for a trial was 3 to 6 months in the magistrate's courts and 6 to 12 months for nonpetty criminal cases, although persons charged with serious crimes were held in detention for up to 4 years. To address this backlog, the courts began hearing serious criminal cases throughout the year, instead of three times per year.
The two-level court system includes the courts of summary jurisdiction (magistrate's courts) and the High Court, both of which have civil and criminal authority. The lower courts accept civil claims up to approximately $1,850 (EC$5 thousand) and criminal cases generally classified as "petty." The High Court has unlimited authority in both civil and criminal cases. All cases may be appealed to the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal. Cases also may be appealed to the Privy Council in London as the final court of appeal. A family court handles child custody, maintenance, support, domestic violence, juvenile affairs, and related matters.
Trial Procedures
The law provides for public trials before an independent and impartial court and, in cases involving capital punishment, provision of legal counsel for those who cannot afford a defense attorney. While there was no requirement for a speedy trial, the government used the magistrate's court located in the prison to reduce processing time for court hearings after detention. In criminal cases not involving capital punishment, defendants must obtain their own legal counsel. Defendants are entitled to select their own representation, are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court, and have the right of appeal. Defendants have the right to confront or question witnesses. Authorities observed both constitutional and statutory requirements for fair public trials.
Political Prisoners
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The law prohibits such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.
2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The law provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the government generally respected these rights in practice and did not restrict academic freedom or access to the Internet.
The independent media were active and expressed a wide variety of views without restriction. Local media outlets and the opposition party continued to voice concerns over the "spreading false news" clause, enacted in 2003 as part of the new Criminal Code.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The law provides for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice.
c. Freedom of Religion
The law provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respected this right in practice.
Two Rastafarians, convicted of murder and arson and sentenced to hang in 2003 for attacking parishioners at a Catholic Mass in 2000, remained on death row.
Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination, including anti-Semitism. There was no organized Jewish community.
For a more detailed discussion, see the 2005 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The law provides for these rights, and the government generally respected them in practice.
The law prohibits forced exile, and it was not used.
Protection of Refugees
No formal government policy toward refugee or asylum requests existed. In practice the government provided protection against refoulement, the return of persons to a country where they feared persecution, but did not routinely grant refugee status or asylum.
3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The law provides citizens with the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage.
Elections and Political Participation
In 2001 in elections that generally were considered free and fair, Prime Minister Anthony's SLP defeated the United Workers Party, led by Morella Joseph. The SLP won 14 of 17 seats and 55 percent of the popular vote. The governor general appoints the 11-member Senate, which included 2 independents.
Eight women competed in the elections in a field of 45 candidates for 17 positions. Voters elected two women to the House of Assembly, and there were four appointed female senators. One of the 14 members of the cabinet was a woman, as was the governor general.
Government Corruption and Transparency
The public perception of corruption in government was reportedly low, although there was a perception that obtaining public sector jobs was tied to political ties and cronyism.
The law provides for public access to information, and parliamentary debates are open to the public. The Government Information Service disseminated public information on a daily basis, operated an extensive website, and published a number of official periodicals.
4. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
A few domestic human rights groups generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Although the government officially cooperated with such investigations, observers noted occasional reluctance by lower level officials to cooperate.
5. Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
While neither the constitution nor the law addresses discrimination specifically, government policy was nondiscriminatory in the areas of housing, jobs, education, and opportunity for advancement.
Violence against women was recognized as a serious problem. The government prosecuted crimes of violence against women only when the victim pressed charges. The family court heard cases of domestic violence and crimes against women and children. The Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs, and Gender Relations reported 34 cases of domestic violence in 2004; more recent figures were not available. Most of the cases were referred to a counselor, and the police facilitated the issuance of court protection orders in some. Rape, including spousal rape, is a crime punishable by 14 years' to life imprisonment. Police and courts enforced laws to protect women against abuse, although police were hesitant to intervene in domestic disputes, and many victims were reluctant to report cases of domestic violence and rape or to press charges.
The police force conducted some training for police officers responsible for investigating rape and other crimes against women. A special police unit handled domestic violence, and its officers, who include women, worked closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Office of Gender Relations.
The law allows a judge to issue a protection order prohibiting an abuser from entering or remaining in the place where the victim is living. It also allows the judge to order that an abuser's name be removed from housing leases or rental agreements, revoking the right of the abuser to live in the same residence as the victim.
The Saint Lucia Crisis Center Committee, a nongovernmental organization located in Castries, in 2004 monitored nine cases of physical violence and also helped clients to deal with such problems as incest, nonpayment of child support, alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, custody, and visitation rights. During the year the Women's Support Center, a government shelter for abused persons, received crisis calls and offered residential services to clients and their dependent children. The center also engaged in an active community outreach program that included visits to schools, health centers, and community centers.
Prostitution is illegal, but it was a growing problem. The police did not take serious action against certain nightclubs despite some reports of trafficking.
Sexual harassment is prohibited under the Criminal Code that came into effect in January; however, it remained a problem.
Women generally enjoy equal rights, including in economic, family, property, and judicial matters. Women's affairs were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs, and Gender Relations. The ministry was responsible for protecting women's rights in domestic violence cases and preventing discrimination against women, including ensuring equal treatment in employment.
The government gave high priority to improving educational opportunities and health care for children.
Education was compulsory from age 5 through 15; registration fees were required. Approximately one-third of primary school children continued on to secondary schools, and the dropout rate from primary to secondary school was higher for boys than for girls.
Government clinics provided prenatal care, immunization, child health care, and health education services. Boys and girls had equal access to medical care.
During the year the Ministry of Health, Human Services, Family Affairs, and Gender Relations reported 75 cases of child sexual abuse, 95 cases of physical abuse, 29 cases of psychological abuse, and 107 cases of neglect and abandonment. The media criticized the ministry's Division of Human Services for failing to respond sufficiently to reports of sexual abuse of children, including alleged cases of incest. As there was no welfare system, parents of sexually abused children sometimes declined to press sexual assault charges against the abuser in exchange for financial contributions toward the welfare of children born of such abuse.
In May a judge sentenced Dunedin Alexander to 15 years' imprisonment for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and Garvin Palm to 10 years' imprisonment for attempted sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. The press reported that during the proceedings, the judge remarked about the increasing number of criminal cases involving adults allegedly having sex with children, which he said constituted 14 of the 30 cases then before the court. Of 32 court cases heard on a single day, 13 were for sexually related offenses including rape, sexual assault on a minor, and incest. The press also reported an increase of cases of sexual assault on minors, with 65 cases in 2004 compared with 49 in 2003.
Trafficking in Persons
The law does not prohibit trafficking in persons, and there were reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country. There are laws prohibiting slavery, forced labor, forced imprisonment, or kidnapping that could be used to prosecute alleged traffickers.
In June the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released an exploratory assessment that identified the country as one of several in the region in which trafficking occurred. The findings of the report suggested that persons, including children, were trafficked to and within the country to work in prostitution. The IOM report cited anecdotal evidence of women from other Caribbean countries who had been promised jobs as waitresses, only to find themselves coerced into working as prostitutes.
The government acknowledged that despite a lack of documented cases of trafficking, surveys and media reports indicated that it occurred. The country had a growing sex tourism industry with a number of strip clubs and brothels, many of which were staffed by women from the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean islands.
In October the government's Office of Gender Relations held two workshops addressing the role of both the public and private sectors in curbing trafficking. The government also began training health care professionals and police officers how to identify situations in which trafficking may have occurred.
Persons with Disabilities
No specific legislation protects the rights of persons with disabilities or mandates provision of access to buildings or government services for them. The government is obliged to provide disabled access to all public buildings, and several government buildings had ramps to provide access. There was no rehabilitation facility for persons with physical disabilities, although the health ministry operated a community-based rehabilitation program in residents' homes. There were schools for the deaf and for the blind until the secondary level. There also was a school for persons with mental disabilities.
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There was widespread stigma and discrimination against persons infected with HIV/AIDS, although the government implemented several programs to address this issue, including a five-year program to combat HIV/AIDS. The UN Population Fund also provided support for youth-oriented HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
6. Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
The law specifies the right of workers to form or belong to trade unions under the broader rubric of the right of association. Most public sector employees and approximately 36 percent of the total work force was unionized.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
Unions have the legal right to engage in collective bargaining, and they exercised this right in practice. The law regulates internal union governance and also provides that an employer must recognize a union if the union obtains the support of 50 percent plus one of the employees at a particular business.
Strikes in both the public and private sectors were legal, but there were many avenues such as collective bargaining agreements and government procedures that often precluded a strike. The law prohibits members of the police and fire departments from striking on the grounds that these professions were "essential services." Workers in other "essential services" – water and sewer authority workers, electric utility workers, nurses, and doctors – must give 30 days' notice before striking.
Labor law is applicable in the export processing zones, and there were no administrative or legal impediments to union organizing or collective bargaining in those zones; however, there were no unions registered in these zones.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The government prohibits forced or compulsory labor, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. While there is no specific prohibition of forced or compulsory labor by children, there were no reports of such practices.
d. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for
The law provides for a minimum legal working age of 16 years. The minimum legal working age for industrial work is 18 years. Child labor existed to some degree in the rural areas, primarily where larger, stronger, school-age children helped harvest bananas from family trees. Children also typically worked in urban food stalls or sold confectionery on sidewalks. However, these activities occurred on nonschool days and during festivals. The Department of Labor of the Ministry of Labor Relations, Public Service, and Cooperatives was responsible for enforcing statutes regulating child labor. Employer penalties for violating the child labor laws were $3.55 (EC$9.60) for a first offense and $8.88 (EC$24) for a second offense. There were no formal reports of violations of child labor laws.
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
Minimum wage regulations in effect since 1985 set wages for a limited number of occupations. The minimum monthly wage for office clerks was $111 (EC$300), for shop assistants $74 (EC$200), and for messengers $59 (EC$160). The minimum wage did not provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family, but most categories of workers received much higher wages based on prevailing market conditions. The 1999 Minimum Wage Act established a commission responsible for setting a minimum wage level; it met during 2003, but it had not finished its work by year's end.
There is no legislated workweek, although the common practice was to work 40 hours in 5 days. Special legislation covers work hours for shop assistants, agricultural workers, domestics, and persons in industrial establishments.
While occupational health and safety regulations were relatively well developed, there was only one qualified inspector for the entire country. The ministry enforced the act through threat of closure of the business if it discovered violations and the violator did not correct them. However, actual closures rarely occurred because of lack of staff and resources. Workers had the legal right to leave a dangerous workplace situation without jeopardy to continued employment.


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - An elections board ruling that allows a candidate for lieutenant governor to raise money during Maryland's legislative session is being challenged in court.
Attorney Daniel Clements filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking a ruling in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Statewide officeholders and state legislators cannot raise money during the session. But the Maryland State Board of Elections has issued guidance saying Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown's running mate, can raise money during the 90-day legislative session.
The board says a candidate not covered by the ban may raise funds as long as the candidate does not coordinate with the official who is banned during the restricted period.
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Antievolution standards adopted in Kansas
At its November 8, 2005, meeting in Topeka, the Kansas state board of education voted 6-4 to adopt the draft set of state science standards that were rewritten, under the tutelage of local "intelligent design" activists, to impugn the scientific status of evolution.
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Just days after the close of testimony in Kitzmiller v. Dover, the first legal challenge to the constitutionality of teaching "intelligent design" in the public schools, the Dover electorate voiced its opinion at the ballot box in the November 8, 2005, election.
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The Sessions SynopsisBased on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of Californiabased journalist and poet Mark OBrien, The Sessions tells the story of a man confined to an iron lung who is determined - at age 38 - to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality.
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Today, at 10 a.m. (EDT), the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, chaired by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), will hold a hearing to consider the president's fiscal 2014 proposed budget for the U.S. Forest Service. The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Thomas Tidwell, will testify.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The big reveal is here: Apple has introduced an iPad Mini. The new pencil-thin (7.2mm) iPad mini comes a mere half-year after the third generation iPad was introduced. Apple says it is as light as a pad of paper.
It will be priced at $329.
So is it different? Apple says it is not merely a shrunken down iPad. It has a 7.9-inch screen, measured diagonally (versus 9.7-inches for the larger iPad). That's larger of course than the 7-inch screens on the Kindle or Nexus 7. The new screen has resolution of 1024 by 768 screen so all software created for previous iPads will work.
The iPad mini is made of aluminum, as opposed to the plastic that Google's Nexus 7 is made of. Though they had to expect it, I imagine there's an uncomfortable feeling circulating through the executive offices at Amazon and Google.
The new iPad has a dual-core A5 chip. It has FaceTime HD, and a 5MP iSight camera. It has fast LTE wireless as the bigger iPads, and faster Wi-Fi too. And it has the inevitable Lightening connector (bad news for those of you with lots of iPad accessories based on the prior dock connector).
I think is this is going to be a humongous seller - and I suspect the executives at Google, Amazon and Microsoft may be quaking in their boots, especially at the $329 starting price for a Wi-Fi only model with 16GB or $459 starting prices for 16GB with Wi-Fi plus cellular. The Wi-Fi version ships first on Nov. 2.
I obviously want to get my hands, or should I say, one-hand on it, since that is what Apple is promising you'll be able to do. But I imagine folks are already strategizing about lining up to get one.
Apple says the new smaller iPad has 10-hour battery life.
And it retains what is arguably the biggest advantage that Apple claims - the 275,000 tablet apps in the App Store.
OK, I admit it, I'm lusting after an iPad Mini - and wonder if I get one how often I'd schlep it, and how often I'd bring along the larger third generation iPad that I own. The answer to that will come as I use the Mini, and assess its strengths and weaknesses against the larger model. But already one person I talked to said he's ready to sell the bigger device and just use the Mini. He's probably not alone.
At its big event today, Apple first gave love to the Mac.
The result is a brand new .75-inch thin MacBook Pro that is one-fifth thinner than its predecessor and at just 3.57 pounds is much lighter. The machine has a pair of Thunderbolt ports, a MagSafe 2 connector, USB 3 ports, HDMI, and an SD card reader. The retina display measures 13.3 inches. Apple says the screen has a 75% reduced reflection. It's got a FaceTime high definition camera.
Apple marketing executive Phil Schiller bragged about the screen, the graphics, a 7-hour battery and more. (I'd like a closer look, of course.) It runs OS X Mountain Lion. I'd love an up close look.
Among its features: Power Nap. It can update your calendar, email, backups and more while the machine sleeps.
It starts at $1699, so it's not cheap. The machine starts shipping today.
"You knew there would be something mini in this presentation," Schiller joked. Schiller also announced a new version of the Mac mini computer, starting at $599. One new configuration is a $999 Mac mini server.
While mobile is the dominant form of computing today, Apple is also unveiling an 8th generation iMac. It's super-thin (5mm, 80% thinner than previous generation), has edge-to-edge glass, a beautiful screen, and is so svelte that Schiller quips "there's an entire computer in there. " It does indeed make the previous generation look ancient. The new computer laminates the display directly to the glass.
It's worth noting that to get that thin, however, the optical drive has been removed. I rely on physical discs less and less these days, but some people will certainly miss the integrated drive. (You can still get an optional SuperDrive).
Apple is adding what it calls a Fusion Drive, a new spin on storage. It's 128 GB of flash storage and added to that you can add a 1TB or 3TB hard drive, all fused into a single volume. This sounds great in theory. You get the large storage you may need, but can take advantage of all the software that is preloaded on the machine in the faster flash section. And the drive can intelligently figure out the programs you move most often, so you can take advantage of flash-like speeds. It sounds very impressive.
The price is impressive too, $1299 to start for a 2.7 GHz Quad-core version. Machines start shipping next month.
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Rebuilding the A-833 Four-Speed Tranny - Gear Grabbin'Written by on March 1, 2004 Contributors: Jamie Passon Rebuilding An Indestructible Tranny-The 833
You're cruising around in your Mopar, and your four-speed is making a little noise. Is it shot? do you need to buy another one? Thankfully, the 833 is virtually an indestructible tranny and can be rebuilt with a little time and patience. With the help of Passon Performance in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, we will try to show you as in-depth an article on rebuilding a tranny as you have ever seen. Luckily, most of the parts for these transmissions are still available, so unless you have a major internal meltdown, a rebuild is an option. Be advised, many "parts house" replacement parts for these transmissions are slightly incorrect. This is especially true of the 308 bearing and early synchronizer rings.
The A-833 four-speed was built by New Process. produced from 1964 until 1987, it is most noted for its strength and durability. From 1964 until 1972, it was built in two configurations-a 23-spline input shaft and an 18-spline input shaft. These shafts are not interchangeable alone, and the entire gearset is matched and must be changed as a complete assembly. Typically, the 23-spline units were installed in small-block cars and wedge-headed big-block cars up to 426 ci in 1965. Later, the 383 and 400ci engines received the 23-spline tranny. The 18-spline unit, popularly known as the "Hemi" four-speed, was used in cars equipped with a 440ci engine from 1966 to 1972 and in the famous 426 Hemi engine from 1964 to 1971. After 1972, the 1:1 final-drive-ratio gearset was made for another two years, bringing its production run to an end in 1974. However, there was an overdrive unit that was made from the early '70s until 1987. This had a final drive of .73:1. During the early years of this run, it was mainly placed in A- and F-Body cars (Darts, Dusters, and Aspens/Volares). The later years of this production run were placed in half-ton Dodge trucks. Over the years, there were several different designs of internal parts. An example of this would be the synchronizers. There are also several different case configurations and gearsets.
Walk up to a pile of A-833s at a swap meet, and the most obvious differences are their overall length and output shafts. Early trannies feature a flanged yoke connecting to the driveshaft, and later models had a slip-yoke. Chrysler made two different length A-833s over the years, and while the main gear housings were sized the same-and for the most part were the same casting for most models-the tailshaft housing differed. A- and F-Bodied cars received the shorter output shaft and housings; B-, C-, and E-Bodies received longer tailshafts. The flanged ball-and-trunion output shaft was used in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, the slip-yoke output replaced the ball-and-trunion on all A-833s. But enough with the history lesson, let's get dirty.
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When removing the bolts on the side cover, keep in mind there are two different styles of shoulder bolts used in cases that are post-1967.After the cover is removed, remove the brass shifter forks (later models had steel forks), and make sure the reverse arm is forward (hook-shaped arm).With the bolts removed, pull the tailshaft housing away from the main case. The output shaft and the gears will come with it. There are 16 rollers that surround the front end of the shaft assembly. They will fall out when the assembly is removed. that's ok, since they will be replaced. just make sure all are accounted for, so they don't end up making their way back into a freshly rebuilt unit.With the shaft assembly on the bench, remove the brass synchro ring and the snap-ring that retains the 3/4 gear synchronizer-assembly.If you have an A-Body, a pre-'70 B-Body 23-spline trans, or a '66-'67 18-spline, the rear bearing is a 307, and the snap-ring needs to be squeezed together to remove the shaft. The '70-and-up B- and E-Body trannies, and 'the '68-and-up 18-spline trannies have the 308 rear bearing. the snap-ring needs to be expanded to remove the shaft.After tapping the end of the output shaft into the tailhousing and removing the assembly, expand and remove the snap-ring near the speedometer gearing that holds the main-shaft bearing in place.
With the bearing removed, remove first gear. Next, remove the snap-ring behind the synchro-hub, and then remove the synchro assembly. Finally, remove second gear.The counter shaft needs to be driven from the front of the case, out the back. There is a small half-moon key that will fall out, (this will be replaced as well), however, make sure it is accounted for. Once this is done, the cluster gear will drop to the bottom of the case. We will be replacing the 76 rollers inside the cluster gear, so make sure they are all out of the case.Remove the input shaft from the case by tapping it into the case with a brass (not steel) hammer. Then press the input bearing from the shaft.You need to press the reverse idler shaft out of the case. A little ingenuity and a C-clamp works here. When the shaft is out, remove the reverse arm. Now thoroughly clean all the parts and the case. Inspect all the gears, sliders, forks, hubs, keys, and shafts for excessive wear and damage. Check synchro teeth points and sides for rounding. Synchronizer assemblies should be disassembled, cleaned, and inspected as well. These should be kept separate, as the parts are similar but not identical, and could get mixed up. The strut key springs should be offset when reassembled, not installed into the hubs oriented identically to each other. Damage to the strut keys and other components will occur if they are installed incorrectly.Sand the synchronizer cones on each gear with 120-grit paper to remove any glazing that has occurred, and then thoroughly clean them. Check gear cones for wear. This is done by installing a new brass synchro-ring onto the gear and trying to turn the gear while applying slight down-pressure. If the ring grabs the gear and forces it to turn as well, the gear is in good shape. Grease all the bores in the gears. install second gear, the brass synchro-ring, and then the 1/2 gear synchro-assembly. Be sure to index the synchro ring to fit properly against the hub. It may sound confusing, but it is simply a reverse assembly from when you disassembled the shaft.
On applications using a 307 bearing, put the large snap-ring on the shaft, then press the rear bearing onto the shaft. On the backside of the bearing, there is a groove for a snap-ring in the shaft. Use the thickest snap-ring possible; this is necessary for proper bearing endplay. (These are included in the rebuild kit from Passon.)Before reassembling the tailhousing assembly, make sure you clean the housing and install a new tail bushing and seal. Press out the old bushing and install a new one. The oiling hole in the bushing should be located at the 4 o'clock position to line up with the oil channel in the housing.When installing the shaft into the tailhousing, the large snap-ring needs to be either expanded or contracted (depending on the bearing size). slid the assembly into the housing until the bearing bottoms out. Release the snap-ring into its groove.Press the front bearing onto the input shaft, and install the snap-ring in place. Again, use the thickest snap-ring that will fit to give you the proper bearing endplay.Pack the cluster bore, rollers, and spacers with heavy grease. The large tube sits in the center of the bore, and then two rows of 19 rollers and spacers are installed. The order of assembly consists of 19 rollers, then a spacer, then 19 more rollers, and another spacer on each side. Assembly is aided with the use of a dummy shaft.Install the two thrust-washers copper-side in, one on each side of the cluster gear assembly. Orient the tangs up and down for installation, and hold them in place with grease.Set the cluster assembly in the housing, allowing it to rest in the bottom of the case. install the input shaft.Lift the cluster assembly so it meshes with the input shaft. Now the counter shaft can be installed, and it pushes the dummy shaft out of the case. Don't forget the half-moon key goes toward the back of the case. With the shaft installed, cluster gear endplay should be between .016 and .025 inch. If you have more, check the case and the face of the gear for wear, and replace as necessary.
When you are installing the tail assembly into the main case, be sure not to knock any of the 16 input rollers out of place. Turning the input shaft helps prevent this. Make sure the brass synchro-ring is indexed properly with the synchro hub before the case is bolted to the tailhousing; otherwise, the shaft will bind. When you finally get the tail assembly into the case, snugly install two tail housing bolts, and make sure all the synchronizers and gears operate smoothly. If everything is fine, install the rest of the bolts and tighten to 50 lb-ft.Stand the case on its face (input shaft side) and move the reverse idler-gear to the middle of its travel. Slide the 1/2 gear synchronizer-slider toward the rear of the trans, and the 3/4 gear synchronizer-slider forward. Be careful the 3/4 gear synchronizer slider does not fall off the hub. Install the fourth-gear brass synchronizer ring onto the cone of the input shaft. put the tailhousing gasket in place, and carefully slide the assembly into the case.Don't forget to clean and reinstall the reverse detent mechanism. Install the gasket and tighten the outer piece to 50 lb-ft. install the ball bearing and then the spring. Install the gasket is onto the cap and tighten the cap to 24 lb-ft. It should click in and out of reverse. If it does not, the ball may have fallen out. Check and reassemble.Replace the O-rings on the shift arms coming through the side cover. Install the side cover gasket and hold the shifter forks straight. slide the cover into place. Put the tranny in reverse, hold slight-up pressure on the side cover, and snug the four corner bolts. Check the operation of each gear. if all is smooth, install the rest of the bolts and tighten to 15 lb-ft. Reinstall the bolts in the same location from where they were removed.Install a new seal into the bearing retainer. place sealer on the bolt threads and on the new gasket on the retainer-to-case area. Pre-lube the seal with grease and be sure to line up the oil drainback channel in the retainer with the hole in the case. Torque bolts to 30 lb-ft. Clean and install RTV in the front seam for the countershaft to prevent seepage of gear lube down the road. This is not a huge area for leaks, but these transmissions are noted to seep here.


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During the period 1939-1945 approximately 4,100 VMI alumni served in all branches of the armed forces. In addition to sending a large number of its alumni to war, the Institute itself underwent significant changes during this era---operating with a much reduced Corps size as men were called to active duty, adapting the curriculum, and serving as a training center for the ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program).
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Even the most environmentally conscious concrete producer might cringe at the thought of green building practices becoming mandatory. That's just what the International Code Council (ICC) proposes to do with its International Green Construction Code (IGCC) for new and existing buildings.
The new code consists of minimum requirements for high-performance structures—material conservation, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and site impact—in standard ICC format. It acts as an overlay to existing ICC codes, similar to the International Energy Conservation Code.
"Other rating systems and standards didn't appear to be well-coordinated with language used in the I-Codes. That makes them difficult for our members to enforce and apply," says Allan Bilka, senior staff architect with ICC. "Once they're familiar with green requirements, it should be much more effective for building officials to review plans and do inspections in the field."
Producers who have participated in voluntary certification programs, such the U.S. Green Building Council's (US-GBC) LEED and The Green Building Initiative's (GBI) Green Globes rating systems, will find the code's requirements familiar.
In fact, USGBC, along with the American Institute of Architects, ASTM International, and others, helped develop the new code, which is intended to be a natural next step for communities that want to require green building provisions. "The only way to affect widespread change is through mandatory requirements," Bilka says. "The trick is having something that is usable and adaptable by jurisdictions. IGCC is customizable because green is not a one-size-fits-all strategy."
Cities and states that adopt the IGCC can adapt it to meet local environmental or political concerns.
The code's jurisdictional requirements account for strategies that may be unique to certain areas, such as requiring buildings to be built near public transit. Project electives are more ambitious goals that would not be appropriate as mandatory requirements, such as brownfield projects.
Steve Szoke, director of codes and standards for the PCA, contributed to the IGCC on behalf of the concrete industry. He notes the code has limitations that may hinder its enforcement. "The document is very ambitious," he says. "Governing agencies will be best served by adopting specific sections, rather than the entire thing."
Szoke encourages producers to engage local decision-makers, and to share PCA's alternative High Performance Building Requirements for Sustainability. The compilation of modifications and amendments to ICC's International Building Code includes provisions for durability, disaster resistance, and other areas in which concrete contributes to sustainable design.
As of fall 2011 the IGCC was under final review. The 2012 code is scheduled to be published in March.
For more information, visit www.iccsafe.org/cs/IGCC and www.cement.org.
The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) includes mandatory sections, similar to USGBC's LEED requirements:
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1. Scope
1.1 Definitions
Resource discovery
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1.2 Descriptive data
3rd paragraph: Because RDA will include an appendix for ISBD, data display isn't completely out of scope. Glennan 2/23/07
1.3 Access point control data
It would have been helpful to be able consult FRAD while commenting on this section. (I know it's coming soon, but not before our comment deadline.) Glennan 2/23/07
1st paragraph: Does "item" belong on this list? Glennan 2/23/07
Final paragraph: I assume that author/title relationships are not out of scope (the author would certianly be a controlled access point; I assume the "preferred title" incorporates both the author and the title of the work). I'm sure FRAD clarifies this situation. Glennan 2/23/07
1.4 Elements
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Quality I have a problem with the use of this term since the attributes listed under it do not measure the quality of the described entity. The fact that the text is in English or the map is in color doesn't speak to the quality of the entity or its contents. Historically librarians/catalogers have bent over backwards to not make judgments on the quality of the contents of the described entity. Even using Qualities would be better than Quality. MANGAN 2/25/07
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Transcribed string Don't use "transcribed" to define "transcribed".
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In the final paragraph I don't understand what is meant by "rich representation", even going back to the source document. In the i.e. statement is the adjective "marked-up" meant to modify text only or also to modify images, videos, audio, etc., or is it "mark-up text" and all images, videos, audio, etc.?
1.7 Application
The 1st paragraph seems to contradict itself: "… general guidelines and instructions that can be applied to any resource exhibiting the characteristic … Supplementary guidelines and instructions provide additional detail … for resources that exhibit characteristics not covered by the general guidelines and instructions." Why aren't these supplementary guidelines considered general guidelines that are applied if exhibited? What is the criteria for a guideline to be general, applied if relevant, as opposed to supplementary. MANGAN 2/25/07
2nd paragraph: Are "works" encompassed by the "etc." in the 1st sentence regarding entities represented by a controlled access point? Glennan 2/23/07
1.8 Record structure
2. Structure
2.1 Part A –Description
I was surprised to see "item" crop up under the 1st two headings below. Glennan 2/23/07
Resource identification
Acquisition and access
Persons, families, and corporate bodies associated with a resource
Related resources
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Access points representing persons
Access points representing families
Access points representing corporate bodies
Access points representing places
Access points representing works, expressions, manifestations, and items
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This program is an alternative path to teaching that includes a 15-month educational program followed by a one-year in-school residency.
Once teachers complete the program, they earn a master's degree from the University of Denver and are guaranteed a teaching job with DPS.
They receive full reimbursement of their tuition to DU as well as a stipend while completing the program.
DTR is aimed primarily at career changers - people with experience in the professional world who may be seeking a new, more meaningful career path, and people who are bilingual (although Engilsh-only speakers and new college grads are welcome to apply). While applicants must already have a bachelor's degree, they don't need any prior experience teaching. DTR is seeking teachers for: Elementary Education in English and/or Spanish; Special Education in English and/or Spanish; and Secondary Education in Math or Science.
The application deadline is Feb. 15, but it is a lengthy application process, so people are encouraged to start early. You can learn more about the program here: www.denverteacherresidency.org
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Hello everyone,
and welcome to our German Word of the Day and today we'll take a look at the meaning of:
sonst (pron.: zonst)
And be it in the smallest of all talks, at the fruitest of all stands at the farmers market or in the momest of all "do-your-homework-or-no-TV"s, sonst is certainly there and does its small word magic. What that? Oh… momest is weird you say? It is not a even a word you say… well, I have one word for you: minivan.… uh… actually uh… it's not the word that matters but the link.
So …. sonst is an important word, it is all over the place so it deserves no less than the explanast of all nations, an explanation that is even more in-depth than Lehmann Brothers right before it collap… oh wait… that was in debt… Anyway… let's start with sonst, shall we?
If you look up sonst in a dictionary you'll most likely find else as the main translation. This is correct but sonst can also be used as usually, before or besides and I have heard from quite a few people that they find sonst rather hard to grasp. Maybe a look at the origins can clear things up a little.
There are 2 different hypopota… hypothem… uh… ideas as to where the word comes from. One really makes a lot of sense and helps a great deal at understanding the meaning of sonst …. Continue reading


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Debating Monks at Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 2001
In Tibetan Buddhism, debate is considered an integral part of sharpening critical thinking and analytical abilities and demonstrating one's understanding of Buddhist logic and philosophy.
These monks are part of a sect called the Yellow Hat Sect or Gelugpa. It was formed by a reformer in the 14th century who wanted to emphasize compassion and emptiness. The Dalai Lama is the leader of this group. The picture of the debating monks was taken in India during the time that the Dalai Lama was present.
I have had the privilege of photographing His Holiness the Dalai Lama many times, and each time I am impressed by his humility, humanity, and sense of humor.


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Gabriel Roman
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|Gabriel Roman
|Appears in
|Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (multiplayer)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (multiplayer)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Multiplayer)
|English voice actor
|Simon Templeman
|Motion capture actor
|Simon Templeman
Gabriel Roman is a British crime lord and a treasure hunter, appearing as the secondary antagonist of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Searching for the fabled El Dorado, Roman also hires the service of Atoq Navarro and his mercenaries, as well as Eddy Raja and pirate gang, as manpower to acquire the treasure.
Roman wore a white shirt with blue stripes and rolled up sleeves, and beige pants with brown leather shoes. He carried a snub nosed .38 revolver in a holster on his belt, which he kept on his shirt. He seemed to be in his late fifties to early sixties. He spoke with a calm English accent.
Sometime before the events of Drake's Forture, Roman made a deal with or loaned Victor Sullivan - "a lot of money". Roman also gave Sully a dead line in which to pay back the money or meet the terms of a deal.
It is also known that sometime in the past, Roman found Atoq Navarro in a slum and later made him his lieutenant, he also hired Navarro to help him find the fabled treasure of El Dorado.
It is not known what else Roman did before the events of Drake's Fortune.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
A Surprising FindDuring the course of the game, Roman and Navarro followed Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, and Victor Sullivan around certain parts of the island that was believed to hold the fabled treasure of the lost city of gold, El Dorado. The two first appeared before Nate outside an old German U-Boat caught in the Amazon River. Nate, after accidentally setting off a torpedo inside the boat, swims back out to meet Sully, only to be greeted by Roman and Navarro, who hold the two at gunpoint while their mercenaries are scattered around the area. Roman reveals that Sully owes him money - "a lot of money" - and that he had mentioned something about the "find of a lifetime". This intrigued Roman, and so he hired Navarro to aid him in finding the treasure in question, the fabled El Dorado. Nate relinquishes the kriegsmarine map he found in the boat, and Roman prepares to shoot Nate in case they "need a reminder." Sully intervenes, and Roman shoots him instead. Suddenly, the U-Boat explodes from the torpedo Nate had set off, knocking Navarro and Roman to the ground. Nate escapes with his adversaries in hot pursuit.
The Island
- "I assure you, Mr. Raja, this is just business"
- — Roman to Eddy.
It is later revealed that Eddy is also working for Roman, but his men are getting killed by an unknown source. Roman believes that Eddy is crazy and dismisses him and his men. It is also revealed that Sully had survived getting shot by Roman since the bullet hit the diary in his shirt pocket, and was now "helping" Roman and Navarro find the treasure, but was really just trying to mislead them. Roman soon discovers that Nate and Elena have rescued Sully and searches for them.
Eddy is killed by the same creatures who have been killing his men, the Descendants, who were actually the Germans and Spaniards mutated by El Dorado's curse years ago. Roman and Navarro capture Elena and keep her as a hostage to keep Sully and Nate from "trying anything creative." The two eventually find Navarro and Roman in a chamber below the island's Monastery, having found the treasure, the gold statue of El Dorado. As Nate and Sully draw their guns, Roman's men take aim at them instead.
Betrayal and DeathRoman is impressed by the statue's craftsmanship, and Navarro goads him to open it, as the "real treasure" is inside. Roman takes his advice and opens the statue, which is a coffin for a rotting corpse, the mummy of El Dorado. As dust from the mummy is inhaled by Roman, who starts coughing and gasping for air, Navarro smiles, as he knows what is happening. Roman's eyes turn black as he mutates into a Descendant and attacks Navarro, who calmly shoots him through the head. Navarro had planned to betray Roman all along and sell El Dorado's mutigen as a weapon. Everyone leaves the island as the Descendants attack and Navarro attempts to escape with the statue. Roman's body, his eyes still blackened from the curse, is left dead in the chamber. It is unknown what happens to his corpse.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer
Gabriel Roman can be played in the game's multiplayer mode. On February 25, 2010, the Drake's Fortune Multiplayer Pack was released on the PlayStation Store for purchase, which included Gabriel Roman as a multiplayer villain skin. His voice actor Simon Templeman has returned to give Gabriel Roman a voice and new lines for multiplayer. Some notable unique quotes include "I'll be a monkey's uncle!" or "Well, shit my pants!"
|Roman's revolver: Gabriel Roman's unique revolver.
Appears In
- Chapter 3 - A Surprising Find
- Chapter 11 - Trapped
- Chapter 13 - Sanctuary? (Voice)
- Chapter 15 - On the Trail of the Treasure
- Chapter 19 - Unwelcome Guests
- Chapter 21 - Gold and Bones
- Roman is the only villain that is not seen in actual gameplay, except for his corpse at the end of Chapter 21. The only time Roman isn't seen in a cutscene is when he and Navarro leave the mausoleum after Sullivan creates a diversion.
- Roman had 8 designs before his final design.
- Roman's revolver is based off the Python revolver, manufactured by Colt.
- In the final design, Roman wears a hat. This hat is never seen in the game.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2 multiplayer
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Morning Marketplace
This Morning Marketplace segment highlights a unique partnership between a local catering company and REAP, a local non-profit group that helps young people with disabilities gain employment with businesses in the Richmond area.
Thursday, October 24 2013, 11:08 AM CDT
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As excited as I am for Jelena Dokic to continue her dream run at the Aussie Open this week (and I really REALLY am), I'm equally excited about the fact that we'll all continue to get glimpses of her steaming hot coach Borna Bikic.
His toned arms and broad shoulders are seriously hinting at something scarily sexy underneath. *sweats + swoons*
Plus, he gets all emotional with his brother and JD's boyfriend, Tin, after her big win.
Is it possible to put in a request to the powers-that-be for a "Coach Cam"? I'm in (no pun intended, I swear.)


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|Naver has one of the best graphical temperature visualizations. Simple, clean, with the right amount of information. You can probably figure it out even if you can't read Korean or don't use Celsius.
Friday, December 13, 2013
How to Display the Temperature Properly
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Open Letter to Wells Fargo: Farewell~
Dear Wells Fargo,
The fragment of my Wells Fargo debit card taped to this letter attests to the fact I was your customer for 24 years. Today I closed my Wells Fargo accounts. Let me explain why you are losing customers like me. Who knows how many hundreds or thousands of other dissatisfied Wells Fargo customers simply switch away from your bank without even explaining. Like my brother did.
I closed my accounts due to the atrocious Wells Fargo banking experience. For example: one day, with neither warning nor explanation, my checking account just vanished from the Wells Fargo site. If that wasn't frustrating (and scary) enough, what should have been a simple fix with a single phone call was drawn into an agonizing month of repeatedly contacting various incompetent representatives. From my experience, it seemed like the representatives were paid by the number of cases they handled per hour. Their responses looked copy-pasted from generic boilerplate templates and often, in their rush, they didn't even answer the actual question I had asked. If you're going to force me to communicate with multiple representatives, perhaps you could save some time (and increase their efficiency!) by sharing information between representatives so I don't have to re-explain my situation over and over.
The problem of my vanishing checking account may be uncommon, but there were plenty of other regular, daily aggravations. One time, I got bit by overdraft fees. I think you called it "overdraft protection," but most people will agree it's just a form of high-interest usury. I didn't like all the hoops I had to jump through to avoid monthly maintenance fees. Furthermore, every time I logged in to the Wells Fargo site, I was forced to click through an advertisement screen peddling your value-added services I had no interest in. Equally annoying were the verbal upsells each time I contacted you by phone. Every single time. Especially after redundantly repeating my account verification information right after punching it into your automated phone tree.
In the short-term, these tactics may add to your bottom line. But degrading the banking experience and hemorrhaging customers is not a good long-term strategy.
I have switched my banking services to Simple.com. I suggest you study Simple.com to see how to create a blissful banking experience. Every time I contact Simple.com's superb customer service, I get a quick, direct answer from a representative who knows their facts well. No copy-pasted boiler-plate responses. Simple.com does not charge deceptive fees for overdraft protection or account maintenance. And both the Simple.com web site and mobile app are a pleasure to use. I can log in and immediately accomplish my tasks.
There are many more customers deciding to leave Wells Fargo due to poor service:
niallsmart [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4844510]:
I currently bank with Wells Fargo, and am gradually making the switch over to Simple. Couple reasons why: – like most banks, WF have a ludicrously outdated web interface that makes doing the simplest thing inordinately painful. – like most banks, WF suck at providing a complete historical transaction history and search. Case in point – a couple weeks ago I wanted to query a transaction on an older account, after checking online and being transferred between at least four different customer service agents in different divisions, I was none the wiser. The best they could do was offer to send me printed statements, at a $100 cost. - like most banks, WF make obscene profits while engaging in shady practices - e.g., trying to upsell me every single time I call them, mailing me an offer for a "free" credit score service (that, if you read the small print, is actually a subscription) and not least discriminatory lending practices (c.f., recent settlement with Justice Dept) Bottom line, they don't deserve my business.
sarah2079 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4844614]:
Once I called Wells Fargo to ask about a fee on my account that didn't make sense, and when I looked back later I noticed they had added a charge of $2 for the privilege of talking to them on the phone about the original suspicious fee. They are not trustworthy at all.
My parents still use Wells Fargo. My other brother is on the fence about continuing to use Wells Fargo. I suggest you start listening to feedback like this before they jump the Wells Fargo ship, too!
John-Kim Murphy
This open letter to Wells Fargo has been published at: http://goo.gl/QNvHS
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Add Dojo Toolkit to any website with this bookmarklet
- Works over both HTTPS and HTTP
- The status message is removed on mouse over
- Some aesthetic changes
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My Personal Branding Part II: Leftium
|"The Element of Creativity!"
Inspired by Adobe's CS3 icons, I designed my logo to resemble a cell from the periodic table of elements. The Leftium logo features an over-sized "Le" that pops out and forms a leftward arrow.
lef·ti·um n. Symbol Le
- The element of creativity!
- John-Kim Murphy's online identity/username.
Yes, in a moment of sheer brilliance I combined the word "left" with "-ium", a suffix commonly used to form the names of chemical elements (think "Titanium", "Einsteinium", or "Adamantium".) The result is a personal online ID that I am very proud of because "Leftium" is:
- Short—only seven letters long. Yet the domain leftium.com was still available (obviously!)
- Relatively easy to convey over the phone. Most people know how to spell "left" and can guess the rest from the sound. Much easier to explain than "wonsungi", anyways!
- Unique. Before I started using "Leftium", there were only about 300 Google search results for "Leftium". Now there are about 62,600 results, and they are all related to me.
- Memorable and has a significant personal connection to me (explained below after the "jump")
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
My Personal Branding Part I: Wonsungi
|A few of the monkeys I started drawing and collecting to go with my username.
My real name, "John", was too common. In fact, once there were four John's in my grade school class of twenty-four students. Even "John Murphy" was fairly common. There were at least six other students named John Murphy enrolled at my university. Later, while employed at both Lockheed Martin and Microsoft, I got numerous e-mails and some phone calls that were intended for some other John Murphy. Also at airport security I was inevitably always delayed due to some naughty John Murphy from Ireland.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter (egg)
|Bunnies. Pencil on construction paper. 1999. Pulled from my high school Drawing III sketchbook. Based on a figurine from my house.
Can you find the Easter egg hidden in this post?
Sunday, October 31, 2010
October Update: What's Good in Korea
|Mad Pumpkin. Marker on construction paper. 1996. I drew this freshman year of high school (Drawing I).
Perhaps if this pumpkin focused on the positive aspects of life he wouldn't be so angry!
It's far too easy to pick out the bad things in our lives and complain about them. For instance, I have many more ideas for the UX Hall of Shame than the UX Hall of Fame. We usually take the good stuff for granted until it's gone, then complain about its disappearance. It's much easier to highlight bad experiences, especially in Korea. So, bucking this trend, here's a run-down of good things that happened to me in October:


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AG-ed jeans combine the laid-back look of yesteryear with AG's jean making expertise of now. Updated with modern fabrics and styled with flattering fits, AG-ed denim is an ode to vintage, emulating naturally aged denim ranging from 1 to 30 years old. From subtle rips to crafty patches, the higher the number, the lighter and more distressed the jean. A pair of AG-ed jeans is as close as you can get to that unique vintage flea market find. Cigarette leg. The quintessential skinny jean in a perfect ankle length. Shaded a medium blue, this 5-pocket style is cut from Japanese stretch denim and heavily distressed for a sense of unstudied cool. Threadbare deconstruction gives the deeply faded 17 Years Riot wash a lived-in feel, with grinding along the edges adding timeworn authenticity. Designed with contrast stitching, zip fly, and single-button closure.