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Virgin Atlantic Launches New Amenity Kits On Board
After six months of research and design we have today revealed our new-look amenity kits, which are going on board aircraft this month.
Upper Class
The new Upper Class cabin amenity kit is made from rPET, a sustainable material made from crushed plastic bottles. The fabric is dark grey with a black cherry silk lining – and to continue the recycled theme – doubles up as a soft tablet or e-reader case to use when travelling. On inbound flights, the kit takes the form of a travel wallet.
Essentials in the Upper Class kit include all the usual favourites; cosy socks and luxurious eyeshades along with toothbrush and paste to freshen up before arrival. Tissues, ear plugs and a pen all feature too.
Learn more about our Upper Class cabin
Premium Economy
The Premium Economy kit, also made from rPET is dark grey but has a sleek silver silk lining and contains stylish purple socks, a purple eye mask, a quirky designer toothbrush and paste, a pen and earplugs. This kit also doubles up as a travel wallet when back on the ground.
Learn more about Premium Economy.
The Economy amenity kit has a special surprise – revamped eyeshades featuring six different sunglasses designs. Passengers will be able to collect a different set each time they fly and wear their special version of Kanye West's Shutter Shades or Rayban's Wayfarers whilst they sleep.
Learn more about our Economy service.
Paul Sands, Head of Customer Experience at Virgin Atlantic, highlights the contemporary design and usability of our new kits:
"The new kits have been designed with a reusable factor in mind and we're hoping to see them being carried around by passengers once they reach their destination. So many of our customers travel with tablet computers these days so we wanted to take note of this and offer a solution for transporting them on board and back at home.
"Over the years, we've given out millions of amenity kits and you'd be surprised where they turn up - they really do have a life of their own after they leave the aircraft. It's fascinating to see the different things our passengers use them for so we took this into consideration and hope we have made them a very useable modern day item."
Our use of recycled materials such as rPET is just one part of our much wider 'Change is in the Air' sustainability programme. For more information please visit: www.virginatlantic.com/changeisintheair
To book a flight with Virgin Atlantic, log on to www.virginatlantic.com.
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To Virgin, the new kits are great but how could you drop the red and purple toed socks from Upper Class...!! The socks are now ugh.
Sevice, Food, Staff and lounges are all much the same althought Virgin do not let you use the lounge when just arriving in to Hong Kong from Heathrow
luv luv luv Virgin!they are like Tina simply the BEST.
The new amenity kits looks great but I do miss the swim bag style kit which I receive on outbond fligts from London.
Hi, I've just returned from San Francisco flying VA which was great.
We are currently delevloping a DVT toe sockc that would be great for your amenity flight kits. Toe socks provide greater comfort, increased circulation and just like Virgin Atlantic take something that is common place and give it superior quality with an avant-garde twist.
Who can I contact to send a sample ?
About the author: MaxineMaxine Sheppard
Maxine is the editor of the Virgin Atlantic blog. Travel and music are her joint first loves, and despite having written for Virgin for more years than she cares to remember she still loves nothing more than jumping on a plane in search of new sights and new sounds.


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Manhattan, NY (Sports Network) - Maodo Lo poured in 20 points to lift the
Columbia Lions to a 59-46 victory over the Yale Bulldogs in an Ivy League
matchup at Levien Gym.
Alex Rosenberg finished with nine points and 10 rebounds for Columbia (12-13,
4-7 Ivy) as it won for the second time in a row.
Matt Townsend and Austin Morgan scored 10 points apiece for Yale (11-17, 5-6)
which has now fallen in back-to-back games.
Both sides struggled to get anything going offensively before the break.
Columbia shot just 33.3 percent from the field including a 2-of-9 mark from
beyond the arc. The Bulldogs connected on only 29.2 percent of their field
goal tries but managed to take a 26-21 lead into the intermission by
converting 11-of-13 at the charity stripe.
Yale's offensive woes continued after halftime as it hit only 33.3 percent of
its field goal attempts. The Lions easily overcame their halftime deficit and
coasted to the 13-point win as they drained 65.2 percent of their shots from
the floor in the final 20 minutes.
Columbia managed to be much more efficient by attacking the basket, which led
to a 30-16 edge in points in the paint.
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NSA phone spying document declassified
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is declassifying documents about its telephone spying program to try to tamp down congressional opposition to domestic surveillance.
The documents will provide little solace, however, to Americans hoping to understand the legal analysis that underpinned the widespread surveillance.
And the redacted documents show only in broad strokes how National Security Agency officials use the data.
One particular type of analysis, called "hop analysis" is hinted at but never fully discussed. That allows to the government to search the phone records of not only suspected terrorists, but everyone who called them, everyone who called those people, and others who called them, as well.
With that authority, the government can search the records of millions of people in an investigation of one person.
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On the surface, it would seem that using an e-reader would be a sure-fire way to up your green factor. After all, they're pretty much the Superman of the tree world, saving innocent victims from the paper mill. But as an electronic device, e-readers aren't without their footprint. There are the carbon emissions that result from powering the device, and the consumer electronics industry is infamous for using toxic materials.
So given these considerations, are e-readers actually greener than paper books?
The answer is a resounding yes. Between the paper consumption and the carbon emissions associated with production, printing, shipping and disposal of paper books, there is no doubting the environmental impact of traditional publishing. Don't believe me? Just take a look at this powerful infographic, which explores the full impact of the two billion printed books produced every year. A few key facts:
- Printed books require 3 times more raw materials to produce books than e-readers and 7 times more water
- The 125 million trees cut down every year for the newspaper and book industries result in the emission of 44 million tons of CO2 each year versus just 7.3 million from cars.
In fact, the research this infographic cites estimates that e-readers will prevent the emission of 10 million tons of CO2 between 2009 and the end of 2012, which is the equivalent of the yearly emissions from roughly 800,000 cars. What's more, when we leave more trees standing to absorb more CO2, our e-reading habit can help offset emissions from other high footprint technologies.
When considering the eco-credentials of e-readers, it's important to take a look at the full supply chain as well as the raw materials. Fortunately for us book lovers, e-readers allow us to feed our book addiction while also doing something good for the environment. Though (sorry, I have to say it!) there's nothing quite like the weight and smell of a good old-fashioned book…


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Rafael Nadal, who battles French kisser Gilles Simon in the Oz quarterfinals, is still answering reader questions for The Times.
In his latest Q&A, the Mallorcan Matador was asked about Nole's sketchy mid-match retirement during his quarterfinal match against Andy Roddick:
What do you think of Djokovic's retirement? How do you train yourself to play in the extreme heat of Australia? Miho, San Francisco
RN: I don't know well what happened. I didn't see all the match and haven't been able to speak to him so I prefer not to comment. It is tough though to see a player retire and it is obvious it was very hot today. Too bad but I am sure he had good reasons.
Smart move Rafa - take the high road. The world's top baller also posted the latest entry to his blog for the UK site:
Hi everyone,Believe me Rafa, that's more than enough time to get that meat well into your body.
Once again I am here writing this blog, that more than a blog is a diary. Maybe blog means that... or it should have been named digital diary... or maybe I am just not right. In any case I am good at doing this if I have to write about what I did during the day and a few thoughts, but not more...
So today I went pretty early to the tournament site. I practiced for over an hour and 30 minutes and tried to stay very little on-site. I think today it has been the day I have gotten back earlier to the hotel in many years. At 2pm I was back at the hotel and rest all day long. I did go to the gym a bit with my physio Rafa Maymo but not much.
We just came back from dinner where we were a few of us. My whole team Toni my uncle, Carlos Costa my manager, Rafa Maymo my physio, Benito Perez-Barbadillo my PR Manager, Tuts Robert from Nike, my father, Feliciano Lopez and his team Jose Perlas and his physio Marc.
We had a nice dinner at a place with excellent meat. It is funny since I normally don't eat meat the day before a match. I try to eat something lighter. But tomorrow I am playing at night so it is OK if I would play at 3 or something like that I would not have eaten it. I will go to the site at 4 to warm up around 5.30 and be ready for the match at 7.30. So plenty of time to get that meat well in my body.
Hope I can be with you writing again in 2 days...
*faints twice*
UPDATE: Thanks to DtL reader Holly for pointing out that the "meat" reference was mysteriously removed from Rafa's above-mentioned blog. He also apologized in his latest blog for the slip saying, "Yesterday I made a mistake with my English (actually Benito who translates for me) so apologies for that."
Oh sillies - don't you know you can't remove the meat once it's been taken in? Well, unless you ask nicely...
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West Lafayette, IN (Sports Network) - Akeem Shavers scored three fourth-
quarter touchdowns as the Purdue Boilermakers retained the Old Oaken Bucket
with a 56-35 rout over the Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten play from Ross-Ade
Shavers finished with 126 yards and one touchdown on the ground, in addition
to 99 yards and two TDs receiving. Robert Marve completed 20-of-29 passes for
a career-high 348 yards and four scores in the victory. The Boilermakers (6-6,
3-5 Big Ten) shook off a five-game losing streak to win their final three
games and become bowl eligible for the second straight year amidst wide
speculation about coach Danny Hope's job security.
Stephen Houston ran for 158 yards and three TDs and also caught 12 passes for
95 yards for the Hoosiers (4-8, 2-6), who concluded their fifth straight
season without a bowl appearance. Cameron Coffman threw for 348 yards and a
touchdown, but he was also intercepted three times.
IU struck first as Houston broke free for a 51-yard touchdown burst less than
three minutes into the game.
Purdue answered with an 11-play, 77-yard drive, capped by Brandon Cottom's 14-
yard TD scamper. Later in the opening frame, Marve gave the Boilermakers a
14-7 lead on his eight-yard touchdown pass to Antavian Edison.
However, Houston came through with two more touchdown runs in the second
quarter to send the Hoosiers into the locker room with a 21-14 halftime
advantage. His second TD of the day came on an eight-yard run with 5:50 to
play in the half, and he scored again on a one-yard run with 2:33 remaining.
Greg Heban set up the go-ahead score with an interception and 70-yard return
down to the Purdue 16.
The Boilermakers responded in the third quarter. Marve found O.J. Ross for a
19-yard scoring strike at the 11:18 mark of the third quarter, and Rob Henry
tacked on a one-yard touchdown plunge midway through the frame to put Purdue
back on top, 28-21. Henry added another score on a 25-yard pass to Gary Bush
with just under four minutes to play in the third to put the Boilermakers on
top, 35-21.
IU finally stopped the bleeding on its next series, as Coffman capped a five-
play, 71-yard drive with a one-yard TD plunge. Coffman hooked up with Cody
Latimer for a six-yard TD pass early in the fourth quarter to make it a 35-35
However, that's when Shavers started to take over the game as Purdue answered
with a touchdown drive that started from its own 1-yard line. Shavers took a
screen pass from Marve and scored from 73 yards out, breaking a couple of
tackles toward the end of the run.
But Shavers was not done yet. His 26-yard touchdown catch from Marve made it a
49-35 game with 7:55 to play, and he scored again on a one-yard run with 6:14
remaining to put the game out of reach.
Purdue held a slim 23-22 edge in first downs for the game while out-gaining
IU, 558-512. The Hoosiers converted 10-of-19 third downs and came away with
touchdowns on all four of their trips inside the red zone, but they were
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ST. LOUIS (KSDK) -- Two teenagers are accused of firing shots at a birthday party in north St. Louis Friday night.
Police say the two teenage boys fired shots into the crowd as people were leaving the Polish Heritage Center in the 1400 block of North 20th Street late Friday.
A man, 46, was shot in the leg. The victim drove himself to a local hospital. His condition is unknown.
Police officers spotted the two suspects and ran after them, catching them a short time later. Officers say the teens, ages 15 and 16, had two handguns on them. The two are now in the custody of Juvenile authorities.


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Rams declared CB Cortland Finnegan (thigh) inactive for Sunday's Week 5 game against the Jaguars.
Kirk Cousins thinks first-round WR Josh Doctson can be "a great weapon in the red zone."
TitansOnline's Jim Wyatt said "the plan" is for DeMarco Murray to handle "the bulk of the carries."
ESPN's Sheil Kapadia does not believe Marshawn Lynch will return to the Seahawks even if he decides to unretire.
The New York Post reports the Jets have a standing three-year offer for free agent Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says the "hope" remains that Thomas Rawls (ankle) is ready for Week 1.
Cowboys executive VP Stephen Jones says the team isn't interested in trading Darren McFadden or Alfred Morris.
Kelvin Benjamin (ACL) participated in OTAs on Thursday.
Lions first-round pick Taylor Decker opened OTAs as the first-team left tackle.
Ameer Abdullah underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder in January.
Free agent RB Arian Foster (Achilles') said he is about a month away from full health.
Drew Brees said he and the Saints have not discussed a long-term contract extension in about two months.


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I recently started using ZIMBRA! Awesome. Thanks to the team!
I have been facing with an issue.
I installed zimbrame.jad ( latest version v. 0.9.34) in my Nokia E63.
I can login, see my inbox, load messages and open them. But Reply and Reply to all and few other options like show attachments are NOT working. When I select those options, nothing happens nor it shows any error msgs.
I tried installing the zimbrame.jad of E61,Generic,N Series version and no use.
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UPS remains confident with its logistics strategy
September 21, 2011
Investment analysts greeted the news when UPS announced objectives for growing its revenue and profit over the next 3-to-5 years.
Jason Seidl, director of Equity Research – Rail, Trucking Air Freight & Logistics at Dahlman Rose & Co., noted that the company's supply chain and freight business segment posted another strong quarter.
"Revenue increased 7 pecent to $2.32 billion, which was largely in line with our estimate," he said. "Operating profits climbed 41 percent on the 7 percent revenue growth, driven primarily by improvements in the Forwarding business unit, as a result of favorable rates and revenue management."
UPS told investors last week that it would continue to invest in new technology and expanded facilities.
Diluted earnings per share are expected to grow 10 to 15 percent from 2011 to 2016, the company's top executives told analysts and investors late last week.
Addressing analysts during the course of the Investor Conference, senior executives outlined expectations for performance of the U.S. Domestic, International and the Supply Chain segments. Additionally, the company announced major expansion plans for its European air hub in Cologne, Germany, increasing capacity by 65 percent.
"Our long-term outlook remains positive despite recent economic uncertainty," said UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis. "UPS is well positioned to capture the opportunities presented by the mega trends shaping our industry."
The Investor Conference, built around the theme "Stronger Than Ever…Positioned for Growth," was held in Louisville in order to display the results of a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment program. Over the past six years, UPS has:
• Completed a $1 billion expansion of its high-tech UPS Worldport air hub.?
• Opened a new air freight hub and a Global Operations Center for the UPS Airlines. ?
• Began operations in a new Centennial ground hub.?
• Doubled the size of its supply chain and logistics campus.?
• Assembled the "youngest" fleet of aircraft in the cargo industry.
UPS Chief Financial Officer Kurt Kuehn summed up the conference by maintaining that UPS business model is "unique," with a long-term sustainability plan in place.
"Our ever-expanding capabilities create a moat that separates us from our competitors and that will deliver superior returns to shareowners for years to come," he said.
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North Central College will honor the late Rev. Dr. Wilber C. Harr '30 during the 2013 Homecoming Convocation on Friday, Oct. 25, by adding his name to the College's Wall of Witness. The Wall of Witness recognizes alumni of North Central and/or Evangelical Theological Seminary (ETS) for their lives of witness to their faith and service to humanity. Names of honorees are displayed in Kiekhofer Hall.
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Arby's got lucky last night. It's not every day an award-winning singer dresses in a spitting image of your own logo.
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But despite roast-beef-and-curly-fry similarities, Williams's Arby's-esque hat – a cartoonish park ranger-style thing which now has its own Twitter account – isn't just crazy. There's history behind it. According to Esquire, the Vivienne Westwood–designed hat is called a "Campaign" hat and has been around since the 1840s. In 1911, it was made the official hat of the U.S. Army. After Westwood debuted the hats in 1982, early hip-hop group The World's Famous Supreme Team wore them often. As New York Magazine so maturely concludes, Williams could have simply been nodding to the early days of hip-hop.
Regardless, it's funny. And 2014's easiest Halloween costume has just been identified.
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Spearfish, S.D. – Black Hills State University will host a live weekly coaches' radio show Monday nights at 6 p.m. MT. The show will be held at the Stadium Sports Grill and rotate between the Spearfish and Belle Fourche locations each week and can be heard locally on KDSJ 980 AM or online at www.kdsj980.com.
"We are very excited to be able to reach our fans this way on a weekly basis," said athletic director Jhett Albers. "We encourage fans to come down and join us. If you can't join us at the Stadium, you can join us online."
The first show is scheduled to air on Monday, August 30 from the Stadium Sports Grill in Spearfish and will be hosted by KDSJ's Cody Oliver.
"We are more than happy to be a part of this program," said Stadium Sports Grill co-owner John Heck. "With the move to (NCAA) Division II, The Stadium wants to show support for the Yellow Jackets."
The Stadium Sports Grill has locations in Spearfish, Belle Fourche, and Madison. It is open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to midnight on Sunday.
All-sport season tickets are now on sale for the Yellow Jackets. Tickets can be purchased by contacting John Kietzmann at (605) 642-6832 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Stemming the flow of weapons
July 22, 2010
In order to help stop irresponsible arms transfers globally, Amnesty International has joined with Oxfam and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) to set up the Control Arms campaign.
The Control Arms campaign calls for a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that would establish strict rules for the international transfer of arms, and hold irresponsible arms suppliers and dealers to account.
Amnesty International maintains that a "golden rule" is desperately needed in an ATT that would require governments to stop an arms transfer when there is a substantial risk that the arms are likely to be used for serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
When it was launched, it had only a handful of government supporters. Control Arms petitions gathered the support of more than one million people worldwide. Popular mobilization coupled with smart advocacy in over 100 countries has resulted in increasingly large historic votes at the UN General Assembly in favor of developing a "strong and robust" ATT.
But what kind of Arms Trade Treaty will they agree upon? Formal deliberations and negotiations on the treaty text start this month and lead to a UN conference in 2012.
Will the treaty cover all types of arms transfers and contain a "golden rule"? Or will supportive governments surrender to the few skeptical powers which have opposed the treaty and who now seek to include major loopholes in the treaty?
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Using BIM for Complex Precast Elements
The $27 million residence hall at Valparaiso University was completed in an aggressive 12-month timeframe, largely due to its precast concrete construction using BIM, and design-build project delivery method.
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Coreslab Structures of Indianapolis produced precast elements for Valparaiso Universitys first all-suite residence hall its only 100% precast concrete dormitory.
Corey Greika, Coreslabs Indianapolis precast sales manager and vice president, notes an interesting trend. During the recent recession, a higher percentage of the precasters projects requiring BIM were institutional, such as the Valparaiso University job. Now that private sector construction activity has increased, the plants number of BIM projects has gone down, with the exception of large projects such as stadiums.
Mortenson Construction was able to install decorative thin brick precast panels more quickly than a traditional brick and mortar façade, especially during harsh winter weather.
By using BIM to execute its precast design, Mortenson Construction assures higher quality. Structural conflicts were resolved up front and decorative exterior wall panels were more easily aligned with planned openings and joints.
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A 3D BIM rendering helped Coreslab design precise coursing for the dormitorys brick inlay façade, without having to draw and redraw layouts for each precast panel.
During the design phase, Coreslab Structures (Indianapolis) Inc. helped determine where critical structural elements would be located, such as shear walls, door and window openings, and spaces for bathroom units. It really helped to have the 3D model up front in BIM, so we could walk around the building and really understand its structure, says Corey Greika, precast sales manager and vice president.
The designer planned for internal spaces large enough to allow prefab bathroom units to be inserted into each suite.
Workers hoist a precast panel from a flatbed truck at the jobsite. Mortenson estimates the project's precast design and design-build approach shaved months from the project timeline.
BIM reduces the chances for error in precast construction. Rework is easily cut in half, says Andy Frank, Mortenson construction executive.
"Speed is the main benefit of using BIM." - Corey Greika, Coreslab's Indianapolis precast sales manager and vice president.
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Mark Ganote and Corey Greika talk at Coreslab's plant in Indianapolis.
N'Cho Yapi checks a precast element shortly after it is poured at Coreslab Strustrures.
Paul Sprague smooths a surface at Corelsab's plant in Indianapolis.
Precast concrete pieces in Coreslab's yard await deliverty.
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The Kalasatama Fiskari and Fregatti residential buildings in Finland took the prize for Teklas 2013 Best Precast Project. The BIM model includes piled foundations, detailed and reinforced concrete elements, load-bearing structures, and thermal insulation and brickwork.
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When sophomores at Valparaiso University in Indiana enter their new, all-suite residence hall this fall, they will appreciate the spacious floorplans, kitchenettes, and air conditioning. But what's behind the scenes is even more impressive. The 85,000-square-foot structure is the university's first dormitory to be built entirely with precast concrete. In fact, the 300 students would not be moving into their new rooms so soon if not for its precast design, executed with building information modeling (BIM).
After securing the project bid, the Chicago office of Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction chose its materials to meet the aggressive 12-month timeline. "We knew that by using structural and architectural precast, we could meet the deadline with fewer jobsite quality issues," says Andy Frank, construction executive for Mortenson. After successfully partnering on the KFC Yum! Center arena in Louisville, Ky., Mortenson selected Coreslab Structures Inc. of Indianapolis as the project's precast producer.
"Once we get a job and see the client's model, we can quickly determine how the precast design integrates with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, and easily change our framing plan based on potential conflicts," says Corey Greika, Coreslab's Indianapolis precast sales manager and vice president. "We received Mortenson's model of the Valparaiso project before we started our engineering, so we could punch it into our structural analysis program and start cranking out numbers without having to lay out the building first. It saved us days of creating and revising drawings."
Mortenson was an early adopter of BIM technology in 2005, when the contractor began using the tool as part of its virtual design and construction approach. The company now uses it for every project, about one-quarter of which involve precast concrete. "We work hand-in-hand with architects and precast producers very early in the design process to make sure the structural requirements fit with the aesthetic design," says Frank. "Rework is easily cut in half because the work is so much more accurate when all the trades are coordinated."
At Valparaiso University, the planning process took about two months upfront, with several design iterations to satisfy both the structural and aesthetic concerns. "Speed is the main benefit of using BIM," says Greika. "The 3D model educates each partner when they come on to the project so they know what limitations already exist and can make decisions more easily. No one is operating in a vacuum."
The Valparaiso residence hall had its share of design challenges that were made bearable by BIM. Rather than a 90-degree L shape, the building's footprint angles to resemble a number seven. Coreslab planned the architectural brick-inlay panels by "walking around" the building in the 3D model. "We have to lay out the brick coursing around all the windows and doors ahead of time," says Greika. "With a model, we can literally see how it's going to line up when we turn a corner."
Using precast panels instead of a brick and mortar façade proved to be a wise decision, as the region's unusually harsh winter would have prevented onsite bricklaying for weeks, if not months.
Structurally, the producer helped resolve HVAC conflicts and planned the locations of shear walls around the building's openings to handle the specific weight requirements of precast elements. The process was made more challenging by the contractor's plan to install prefabricated bathroom units after the structural elements were erected. "A precast structure is generally more closed than a poured-in-place building with concrete columns," says Frank. "But here, we left openings large enough to slide whole bathrooms from one side of the floor to the other."
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While the performers wow the crowds with their brilliant displays and stunts, the success of the annual Chingay Parade rides heavily on the hard work of innumerable heroes backstage. Three such people are Mr Henry Han, Mr John Lim and Mr Robert Tia.
Mr Han, amongst the pioneers of Chingay Parade and his able assistant, Mr Lim, who joined him in 1980, are responsible for synchronising the music to the various performances in the Chingay Parade.
The duo is responsible for compiling the master tape to be played during the Parade. To do that, they would have to put together the music for the different performances according to the programme schedule and the needs of each individual dance choreographer. Together, they would fine-tune the compilation until each piece flowed seamlessly with the performance.
Over the 40-year history of the Chingay Parades, Mr Han has seen four stages in the development and evolution of the sound system. At first they used the open wheel, followed by the cassette, the CD and finally, in 2010, the digital system made its appearance.
While there is always a schedule indicating the music to be played for each segment of the Parade, he has attended numerous rehearsals to get the synchronisation right because there is simply no room for error on the actual day.
Recalling past performances, Mr Han smiles and says. "The Parade was aired live on television, hence there was pressure. I had to ensure that I pushed the correct buttons at the right time. I also had to make sure I had the right soundtrack. Otherwise, can you imagine hearing Chinese music during an Indian dance? In the past, there were live bands during the Chingay Parade. I had to turn off the music whenever the live bands came on."
When asked about the most unforgettable performance, Mr Lim recalled a particular Parade in the 1990s. It began raining heavily just as the Parade was about to start at 6pm. Despite the downpour, the audio-visual team remained calm and covered their equipment with protective tarpaulin. At around 7.30pm, the decision was made to go ahead with the Parade, but one or two of the scheduled dances had to be cancelled. This meant that the music for the cancelled performances had to be edited out on the spot.
"Under such circumstances, it is very important to be able to think on your feet," Mr Han says with the wisdom gained from experience. With the pullouts, some performances had to be prolonged. This meant an extension of some of the original sound track. Mr Han's solution – just press replay!
Few people, caught up in the excitement of the Chingay Parade, would notice the radio silence observed by the audio-visual crew. This silence is critical. Mr Han needs to concentrate in order to see the "Go" signals that the artistic director gives, or to hear the emcee's cue for the music. With the cooperation of his fellow teammates, Mr Han, in all his 39 years at the job, has not made a single wrong push of the button.
PROPS MAKER Mr Tia, 64, currently a prop maker with SCENE who has been with PA for the past 31 years, has designed and created props such as spider webs, torches, sedans and a small drum with a big drum exterior.
"Whether it is wooden props, metal props or digital props, I've made them all. I've produced many strange things!" He says. Amongst all his props, a few quirky ones stand out like, rabbit ears, headpieces that can be lit and even wooden guns and stone stools.
"When making props, I have to consider their durability, practicality and stability. I also try to recycle materials whenever possible." Mr Tia has been with the Props Unit for 10 years. Prior to that, he was with the audio-visual unit.
Mr Tia discloses that his skills were all gleaned through experience. Often, he observes how other people made the props, and sees if he could learn from them to improve his skills. Among his masterpieces are the 28 red lamps featured in the finale of Chingay 2011. "I improvised them from lampshades that I bought, but instead of emitting white light, I made them emit red light."
There are hundreds of people like Mr Han, Mr Lim and Mr Tia, who work quietly behind the scenes to make the Chingay Parade a success. Without these silent heroes, Chingay would not be what it is today.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis is now open for visitors for the first time since the National Civil Rights Museum opened in 1991.
The museum says visitors on Monday were able to stand on the spot where King was fatally shot on April 4, 1968.
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A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013. This was the final flight during a deployment for the UH-1N model as the Marine Corps transitions to the UH-1Y. The 26th MEU finished their eight month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)
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text: Photo Gallery Before-and-After Pictures: Underwater Church Reappears Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985. PUBLISHED March 5, 2010 0 1 / 4 Exposed Church You might call it an act of God. A severe drought in Venezuela has exposed a church—pictured in 2008 (left) and on February 21, 2010—that had been inundated when a hydroelectric dam was built in 1985.The 82-foot-tall (25-meter-tall) church and the Andean town of Potosi (see map) were flooded to establish the Uribante-Caparo water reservoir to power the plant, which is currently operating at just 7 percent of its capacity, according to the Reuters service. (Get news on the global water crisis.)The church is now an ominous symbol of energy shortages in the country, which gets around 68 percent of its power from hydroelectricity, Reuters reported. The droughts spurred Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to declare an energy emergency in February. Photographs by Diario La Nacion, Reuters (left) and Jorge Silva, Reuters (right) Hell or High Water In a little over a year, the Venezuelan church went from almost fully submerged (pictured in January 2009) to bone dry (February 21, 2010).The drought that caused the rapid decline has been linked to El Niño, a climate phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years and changes worldwide weather patterns. During an El Niño event—such as the current one, which began in summer 2009—the Pacific Ocean warms up near equatorial South America and disrupts large-scale atmospheric circulation.(Also see "Nuclear Reactors, Dams at Risk Due to Global Warming.") Photographs by Diario La Nacion, Reuters (top) and Jorge Silva, Reuters (bottom) But It's a Dry Heat The Uribante-Caparo water reservoir has not only dried out but also warmed up between January 2009 (top) and February 21, 2010 (bottom), Reuters reports.Engineers are alarmed by a 5.4-degree Fahrenheit (3-degree Celsius) average temperature rise in the now empty reservoir in 2010, which may be due to deforestation and global warming, among other factors, according to the news service. Photograph by Diario La Nacion, Reuters (top) and courtesy CORPOELEC via Reuters (bottom) Breaking the Surface Before the current drought, the jutting steeple of the church (pictured in an undated file photo) acted as a depth gauge for the hydroelectric plant's reservoir.After water levels had fallen precipitously, other remnants of the former 1,200-person village emerged, such as ruined houses, a cemetery, and a town square, Reuters reported. Photograph courtesy CORPOELEC via Reuters Related Stories Will Zimbabwe Sell Off Its Rare 'Painted Dogs'? Snowpack 97% of Average in California's Northern Sierra These 4 Things Need to Happen to End California's Drought


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Luton residents have hit back at slurs on their town by mass killer Anders Breivik, dismissing him as a "nutter".
Addressing the Norwegian court where he is on trial for the massacre of 77 people, Breivik reportedly described "war-like conditions" in the multicultural Bedfordshire town and referred to so-called "Islamic no-go zones".
He is also said to have claimed that Muslims want sharia law in "places like Luton".
Local figures lined up to pour scorn on his allegations.
David Jonathan, a co-ordinator at Luton Council of Faiths, said the reality was "quite different" to what Breivik implied.
"Luton is a welcoming place," he said. "I know many people who have come to Luton and chosen to make it their home.
"Those who choose to remain on the peripheries will always have this sense of fear of no-go areas.
"We're not saying there are no problems - there are problems of segregation and lack of interaction - but people aren't trying to impose sharia law."
Local councillors also dismissed Breivik's rant.
Liberal Democrat Jenny Davies described it as "a piece of nonsense".
She said: "He's clearly never been here, or if he has I don't know where he's been.
"I can only think that he's picked up on stuff that's been said about Luton and decided the town's a wasteland, which it isn't.
"There are plenty of things in this town I could criticise but none of them have anything to do with the fact that we're a multicultural community.
"I really do wish these nutters would stop picking on Luton and talking about it in this way because that's not the way it is."
Labour councillor Mahmood Hussain denied the town had any problems regarding race or religion.
He said: "I would challenge anyone anywhere in the world to go into every single part of Luton and tell me where these no-go areas are.
"I represent a very mixed community, which has Irish, eastern European, black, Hindu and Muslim residents, and I've lived here since 1969 and there's never been any part of Luton that's been a no-go area.
"We do have a very small number of extremists and we can count them on one hand - far-right extremists as well as a small bunch of Muslims - but they're ignored by the community completely."
In court on Wednesday Breivik refused to give details about his visit to London 10 years ago, during which he claimed an anti-Islamic organisation called the Knights Templar was founded.
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Defence lawyers Geir Lippestad (L) and Vibeke Hein Baera discuss during a break on the third day of the trial of self-confessed mass murderer and right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, at the central court in Oslo, on April 18, 2012. Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway last July, took the stand again on the third day of his trial, a day after telling the court he would carry out his attacks again if he could. (Photo credit: DANIEL SANNUM LAUTEN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Czech riot policeman takes part in a practice drill against mock football fans on April 18, 2012, at the train station in Ceska Trebova, in East Bohemia. The Czech Republic will be one of countries through which a significant amount of football fans will travel to attend EURO 2012 matches in Poland and Ukraine. (Photo credit: MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images)
Private Stephen Bainbridge looks on as the Soldiers from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, march through Inverness during a Homecoming parade on April 18, 2012 in Inverness, Scotland. The soldiers recently returned from a six month tour in Afghanistan to their permanent base in Fort George. Parades will also take place in Forfar, Kirkcaldy, Perth and Dundee. (Photo credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
This picture released by the Tsuji Lab Research Institute for Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science shows a hairless mouse with black hair on its back at the laboratory in Noda, Chiba Prefecture. Japanese researchers led by professor Takashi Tsuji from Tokyo University of Science, successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced on April 18, 2012 sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness. (Photo credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)
A man presents his electoral card in front of the Eiffel Tower, on April 18, 2012 in Paris, four days ahead of the 2012 French presidential election first round of vote. (Photo credit: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe inspects a military parade at a rally to mark the country's 32nd independence anniversary on April 18, 2012 in Harare. Mugabe urged Zimbabweans to shun violence ahead of elections that he insists be held this year, in his first public appearance since a new wave of worry about his health. (Photo credit: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Benedict XVI caresses a child during his weekly general audience in St. Peter square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Seventy-six-year-old naked hermit Masafumi Nagasaki looks at the sea from beach on Sotobanari island, off the western coast of Iriomote island, Okinawa prefecture. Dangerous currents swirl around Sotobanari island, which has not a drop of natural water, and local fisherman rarely land there. But Nagasaki has made this kidney-shaped island in Japan's tropical Okinawa prefecture his retirement home, with an unusual dress code: nothing at all. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer)
A Giant Olympic rings installation made up of at least 20,000 plants and flowers is unveiled by torchbearers, Games Makers, Olympic festival participants and parents of TeamGB athletes at Kew Gardens on April 18, 2012 in London, England. One hundred days from today the opening ceremony of The London 2012 Olympic Games will take place on July 27. (Photo credit: Lewis Whyld-Pool/Getty Images)
A young woman walks past the Olympic countdown clock in Trafalgar Square, London as it shows 100 days until the start of the London 2012 games. (Photo credit: John Stillwell/PA Wire)
Members of Bankrupting America dress as a clown and a mindreader as they hand out 'resumes' to make fun of a hearing on General Services Administration (GSA) today in front of Dirksen Senate Office Building April 18, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on the spending scandal at the General Services Administration. (Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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383 Final Assembly With Dyno Numbers - Junkyard Heap, Part 2 Of 2Written by on June 14, 2011
With today's aftermarket manufacturers producing many combinations for the Chevy small-block, I took on the fun task of building a motor from scratch using a junkyard block for the base. And not just any junkyard motor either, we used an '88 Chevy 350 with a one-piece main seal, cam thrust plate, four-bolt mains, and hydraulic cam in part one this buildup. I installed an Eagle Specialties stroked 383 bottom end kit (PN ESP-B13052L030) from Summit Racing. The 383 is given its name from the increased stroke and bore over a stock Chevy 350, and is a great way to gain cubic inches without having to go with a heavier big-block. I chose the 383 because of the increased horsepower, but more importantly for the torque. Torque, in most cases has the ability to get a heavy vehicle moving quicker from a dead stop than a same-sized motor with more horsepower but less torque. Remember the old saying, horsepower sell cars but torque wins races; well, this is especially true for trucks that tend to weigh more than the average hot rod car.
I will save the horsepower versus torque argument for another time. For the Junkyard Heap motor, I wanted a well-rounded motor that would produce 400+ hp and slightly more than 425 lb-ft of torque. Since I plan on driving the truck on the street, on the autocross course, and down the occasional dragstrip, the 383 had to be stronger in relation to its condition when it was a stock 350. The motor had to run on pump gas, because in this economy I thought it would be unfair to the reader that wanted to build a similar motor but found out the price of race gas after the fact. Let's face it, pump gas is expensive enough. To keep the motor pump gas friendly, and run on 91-octane fuel, I wanted the compression ratio to be 9.6:1 rather than press the compression envelope and possibly risk detonation without the use of octane boosters or race gas.
When building or selecting a bottom end it is very important to choose the cylinder heads at the same time. Cylinder heads are measured in several different ways. The first determining factor to look at is the combustion chamber size. This is the area next to the valves and the spark plug hole. The combustion chamber has a direct relationship between the piston shape and deck height. Bigger is better right? Well, that's not always the case with cylinder heads, especially when talking combustion chamber size. My RHS Pro Action heads have a combustion chamber size of 64 cc and if I ordered a set of 74cc heads instead it would have decreased the compression by a lot due to the 16cc D-shaped pistons that came with the Eagle Specialties kit.
If I were using a flat-type or dome-type piston with the same 64cc heads my compression ratio would have been higher than I wanted. Now, if I used a flat- or dome- type piston with the larger RHS 74cc heads, I could lower my compression ratio. In a nutshell, the piston shape, cylinder head cc's, deck height, head gasket thickness, and cam size all play a role in pre-determining your choice of performance parts. I made sure to call the RHS tech line (800-999-0853) to have them help me select the right parts for my application.
Another common mistake when ordering heads is ordering too big of intake runners and valve sizes per the motor's capability to pull vacuum. Remember, bigger is not always better. I ordered the smallest intake runners—180cc—that RHS has available for their aluminum heads. Without the help of the folks at the RHS tech line I would have ordered the 235cc heads, and suffered a loss of intake velocity and power because the motor would not be able to keep up with the amount of airflow. That's not to say that 235cc heads don't have their place, but they weren't correct for my relatively low compression 383 stroker. With this particular 383, the RHS 180cc or 200cc intake runners work really well. CT
Parts List
Summit Racing• Eagle Specialties 383 bottom end: PN ESP-B13052L030
• Alternator: PN 810350
• Starter: PN 829100
• Air cleaner: PN 239441
• Water pump: PN SUM-312449
ARP-Bolts• Head bolts: PN 134-3701
• Motor bolt kit: PN 534-9802
• Thread sealer: PN 1009904
• Thread lube: PN 1009909 Lokar Performance Products
• Locking dipstick: PN 122007
Doug's Headers• Headers: PN D372Y
Pertronix• Distributor: PN D7100710
• Coil: PN 60103
• Plug wires: PN 808290
Comp Cams• Camshaft: PN 08-432-8
• Lifters: PN 850-16
• Rocker arms: PN 1605-16
• Pushrods: PN 7949-16
• Lifter spider tray: PN 08-1000
RHS• Pro Action Heads: PN 12053-02
• Valve covers: PN VC-12000
Holley• 750-cfm carb: PN 0-3310C
Edelbrock• Performer Air-Gap intake manifold: PN 7501
Fel-Pro• Head gaskets: PN 1003
• Exhaust manifold gaskets: PN Fel-1444
• Intake manifold gasket: PN Fel-1206
• Valve cover gasket: PN Q1649
• Carb gasket: PN Q1900
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Here, Steve Brule from Westech Performance in Mira Loma, CA, cleaned the block and RHS Pro Action heads (PN 12053-02) and placed the head gasket on the block. Steve also made sure to set the timing mark to TDC before the head was bolted on.I used ARP head bolts (PN 134-3701) to secure the heads to the block. Don't forget to use the washers and apply ARP thread sealer to the bolts that pass through the water jackets. ARP fastener assembly lube is used on the top and bottom sides of each washer and the bolt threads that do not pass through the water jackets.Prior to installing the head gaskets and laying the heads on, we chased the head bolt threads with a tap. Steve torques the head bolts according to the manufacturer's sequence, and in three torque steps. The first step is to torque down to 40 ft-lb. He then repeated the sequence with the torque wrench set to 60 ft-lb. For the final sequence, the torque wrench is set to 70 ft-lb.The Comp Cams hydraulic lifters (PN 850-16) were primed by soaking them in motor oil for a few days. Leaving the lifters to soak in oil ensures that they will be full of oil when you get ready to adjust the rockers and prime the oiling system. If they are "dry" it could lead to lifter and cam damage. I also used a Comp Cams spider tray (PN 08-1000) that included the lifter holders and cam thrust button.Next, Steve installed the 7⁄16-inch rocker studs with ARP fastener assembly lube and torqued them to 45 ft-lb. The Comp Cams 5⁄16-inch pushrods (PN 7949-16) needed to be measured to be sure they are the correct length. As with any custom motor, the pushrods need to be measured because of slight differences in block deck height, head deck height, head stud boss height, rocker arm design, cam base circle size, lifter design/brand, pushrod seat height, and valvestem length.Steve installed the Comp Cams pushrod length checker tool (PN 7702-01). Steve applied dye to the top of the intake and exhaust valve stem where the Comp Cams roller rockers (PN 1605-16) contact them. Steve then rotated the motor so that the rocker was pressing the valve half way down. If the pushrod length checker tool is adjusted correctly the rocker will be in the middle of the valve. Then the motor was rotated until the valve was all the way down and the rocker was at full travel. At this point the rocker should be making contact toward the intake side of the valve. Notice the red dye has a grove from the rocker being cycled and the end goal of selecting the correct pushrod length is for the rocker to make contact towards the center of the valve, and not off to one side.Once the correct length (7.300-inch) Comp Cams 5⁄16-inch pushrods arrived and were installed, Steve installed the Comp Cams roller rockers and adjusted two at a time. The Ultra ProMagnum rockers feature an 8650 chrome-moly material, precision-sorted needle bearings, and hard roller tips with a 1.6 ratio.To make sure the oil was getting all the way to the top of the motor, Steve attached an oil pump priming tool to the oil pump and used an electric drill to spin the pump. He then made sure oil reached each rocker by slowly turning the motor over a little at a time and then stopping, allowing the oil to flow easier through the lifters, pushrods, and rockers.
I made sure that the block and intake surface for the manifold was clean and free of oil. It is important to use sealant between the head surface and block where the two meet to help seal the intake manifold.I applied the Permatex grey sealant to the corners to also help hold the Fel-Pro (PN Fel-1206) gaskets in place.I used the grey sealant to mate the Edelbrock intake manifold to the block. Notice the uniform thickness of the sealant. You want to have a consistent flow of sealant without any air pockets that could allow a leak.I then set the Edelbrock Performer Air-Gap (PN 7501) intake manifold on the motor and torque the ARP intake bolts to 24 ft-lb. I used the Edelbrock Air-Gap manifold because air will pass between the motor and the intake, lowering the intake temp. Another benefit of the air gap is that the intake will run cooler due to the oil from the lifter valley area not heating the underside of the intake. The longer-than-stock intake runners should also help in producing more power throughout the powerband.Black ruff-textured RHS valve covers (PN VC-12000) are sealed to the heads via Fel-Pro cork valve cover gaskets (PN Q1649).Make sure to use anti-seize on the threads of all the spark plugs (Denso IQ24). This is especially important when using aluminum heads.Before installing the distributor, make sure the number one piston is at TDC. The distributor should be positioned so that the rotor points to number one spark plug wire location as if the cap was on. The Pertronix Flame Thrower Distributor (PN D7100710) has the ability to set a rev limit inside the electronic pickup. We found this out the hard way when the motor suddenly lost power after 5000 rpm on the dyno. We adjusted the rev limiter to 6100 rpm, and the motor loved the change. A Pertronix coil (PN 60103) along with a set of Pertronix Flame Thrower 8mm wires (PN 808290) buttoned up the ignition system for our 383.Lokar Performance Products new Anchor Tight locking and flexible dipstick (PN 122007) worked well in the tight space. The dipstick is adjustable for different oil pan depths. Simply add the amount of oil the motor requires and trim the dipstick down to size. The top of the dipstick also locks to the tube like an air chuck connection on a pneumatic air tool.
The motor was nearly complete; all that was missing was the dyno's starter, headers, and our Holley 750-cfm carb (PN 0-3310C). Ernie Mena hooked the motor to the dyno using a neutral balanced flywheel since the 383 was internally balanced. We then filled the motor with Comp Cams 10w30 street rod oil (PN 1594-12) and checked for leaks.With all the safety checks double checked, Ernie started the motor and began the cam break-in procedure by staggering the engine rpm from 2000-2500 for 30 minutes. After the break-in we allowed the motor to cool and then rechecked all the gaskets for leaks. It was a good thing we checked because the valve covers were a bit loose. This caused a slight leak around the gasket. A simple re-torqueing of the valve cover bolts cured the leak.With the motor cooled down we could then start the dyno testing. It took Ernie five dyno pulls to fine-tune the motor by adjusting the Pertronix distributor and tweaking the Holley 750-cfm carb. Steve, Ernie, and I were very pleased when the final dyno numbers came in at 454 hp and 481 lb-ft of torque. For a pump gas motor with 9.6:1 compression, this little 383 pumped out great numbers and had very nice horsepower and torque curves that should be very beneficial to any truck guy. All I can say is, Wow, this motor should be a hoot. Low-end torque with plenty of top-end horsepower. I'm going to need a tire sponsor.Once the motor is in the engine bay of the truck I plan on using an alternator (PN 810350) and starter (PN 829100) from Summit Racing, but since we were still dyno testing the motor we had to hold off on their installation. Plus, I might add a serpentine belt setup to run the alternator and other components.I painted the Summit long neck water pump (PN SUM-312449) black and bolted it on using ARP bolts. I used ARP thread sealer on the bolts that go into the motor's water jackets to prevent coolant from going past the threads.We tried fitting the Doug's headers (PN D372Y) on the dyno, but we were missing the fittings needed to connect the headers to the dyno's ventilation system. It's too bad because I hear the Doug's headers are really nice for making power, but they'll work perfect once the engine is installed in the truck. These headers are made to fit under the hood of a '67-72 C-10 and are made out of 16 gauge steel with 15⁄8-inch diameter tube exiting into a 2½-inch collector.


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