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CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Cleveland bus driver who abducted, imprisoned and repeatedly raped three women was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without parole, after one of his victims confronted him and said he had put her through 11 years of hell.
Ariel Castro, 53, apologized to his victims, but was mostly defiant at a court hearing during which he verbally sparred with the judge and blamed his actions on abuse as a child and a sexual obsession.
"I am not a monster," he told the court during a rambling statement before sentencing.
The women were rescued from his fortress-like house on May 6 after 9 to 11 years in captivity, along with a 6-year-old girl he fathered with one of the women while she was his captive.
"If you asked my daughter she would say, my dad is the best dad in the world," Castro said.
"All the sex was consensual," Castro told the judge. "The girls were not virgins. They had multiple sex partners before me."
Cuyahoga County Judge Michael Russo described Castro as suffering from "extreme narcissism," and said the crimes were so extreme that the former school bus driver should never emerge from prison. Castro had pleaded guilty to hundreds of charges including murder under a fetal homicide law for beating and starving victim Michelle Knight to force her to miscarry.
When Russo mentioned the murder charge in court, Castro said he was not a violent person and that he had pleaded guilty to murder only to spare the victims a long legal process.
"I am not a murderer," said Castro, whose legs were shackled.
The full sentence was life without parole plus 1,000 years, ensuring that Castro would never leave prison.
Knight, 32, made a dramatic appearance in court before the sentencing and read a written statement that said Castro had persecuted her beginning with her abduction in 2002 until she was freed on May 6, 2013.
"Days turned into nights, nights turned into days. Years turned into eternity. I knew nobody cared about me. He told me that my family didn't care," Knight said, choking back tears.
"I spent 11 years of hell. Now your hell is just beginning," Knight said of Castro.
Judge Russo praised Knight for showing admirable "restraint" in her remarks. "You're welcome," she said.
Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Knight went missing from the west side of Cleveland between 2002 and 2004. They were discovered after people heard Berry's cries for help from Castro's home.
Neighbors helped Berry break out a door and she then dashed back into the house to get her daughter, who had been born in the house with the Knight's assistance on Christmas Day.
The child had a "normal" life, Castro said, adding that she never saw the women in chains.
Castro only became emotional when he spoke of the girl, who he described as his "miracle child."
"I heard I can file for parental rights," Castro told the judge. Russo told Castro that he would not be allowed any contact with the girl.
Earlier in the hearing, prosecutors presented graphic evidence of the crimes, including a dollhouse-size replica of the house where he imprisoned the women.
They showed photos of Berry and DeJesus, gaunt and pale, soon after they were rescued. Photos of the interior of the house showed chains, windows boarded up from the inside, doors with locks on the outside and heavy curtains separating parts of the house.
A female police officer who arrived at the house immediately after Berry was freed, said the house was so dark she had to shine a light to climb the stairs. When Knight realized that the police were there to rescue her, she threw herself into the arms of a policeman. DeJesus was so terrified she had to be coaxed out of a nearby room.
(Reporting by Kim Palmer; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Gunna Dickson, Toni Reinhold)


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Wednesday lineups: Let's play two!
The Royals have two games today – a 3:05 Central matinee in Tempe against the Angels and an evening game in Surprise (8:05 Central) vs. San Francisco. The nightcap is a makeup of a March 7 rainout. 610 Sports in Kansas City will broadcast the Royals/Angels game. Tonight's game will be a webcast on royals.com.
Here are your Kansas City lineups:
Game 1 at Angels (3:05 Central): (Podsednik – LF), (Kendall – C), (Anderson – RF), (Butler – 1B), (Callaspo – 3B), (Maier – CF), (Clint Robinson – DH), (Betancourt – SS), (Getz – 2B), (Bannister – P)
Game 2 vs. Giants (8:05 Central): (Bloomquist – CF), (Falu – 2B), (DeJesus – RF), (Ka'aihue- DH), (Fields – 3B), (Betemit – 1B), (Betancourt – SS), (Thorman – LF), (Wilson – C), (Farnsworth – P)
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Looking forward to Clint Robinson making his MLB Spring Training debut.

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SD school world robotics champion
Prize took more than building a machine for High Tech High Team
The status of the robotics team at High Tech High in Point Loma ranks so high, it just might be on par with varsity football in Texas.
So when the team known as the Holy Cows won top honors at the largest, most prestigious school robotics world championship in St. Louis this past weekend, it was a really big deal.
"Winning this award was quite possibly the proudest and happiest moment of my life. I still can't believe it," said Carmel Fiscko, 17. "It's the first time I put so much of myself into working for a goal. It paid off in a way that has changed my life."
The Holy Cows were among 58 of the best ranked robotics teams eligible to compete for the Chairman's Award at the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis. All told, some 10,000 students from the U.S. and abroad participated in the competition before a crowd of 25,000.
The Chairman's Award is the highest honor given at the competition, one that is awarded to the team "that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST."
Here's just a few of things that caught the judges eyes. The Holy Cows doesn't just win competitions (it has five regional championships under its belt) it also mentors 47 other teams, offers workshops and developed a robotics smartphone app.
"We've been working toward this for years. It's an amazing way to celebrate our science heroes and to help inspire our kids to get into science, technology, engineering and math," said David Berggren, a High Tech engineering teacher and regional director of FIRST who helps coach the team. "Our robotics team is like our football team, it's the most well-known and well-respected team on campus."
The FIRST Robotics Competition — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — was founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen and MIT professor Woodie Flowers in an effort to promote science and technology. Student robotics have since taken off to the point that teams have become campus staples that are as common as organized sports, choir and Spanish club.
Robotics teams build and program robots that are put to the test in intense competitions. Students also take on academic and public-relations tasks that promote their club on campus and in the community.
High school teams get assistance from engineers, scientists, designers and other professionals who help students prepare for competition and perhaps a college education or career in a related industry. Many get corporate sponsors. The Holy Cows' sponsors include Qualcomm, SAIC and Nordson Asymtek.
When it comes competition time, each team gets six weeks to build its robot, from the same set of parts, and program the 5-foot, 130-pound mechanical entries to complete certain tasks — this year it was tossing discs into goals. Those vying for the Chairman's Award must also submit an essay, deliver a presentation and participate in a question-and-answer session with judges.
But winning isn't everything in robotics. Teams must build alliances with other teams and they get rewarded for using strategies that demonstrate cooperation over competition.
The rise of robotics has been helped by a national push to get more students interested in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — as the country seeks to improve its international status in these subjects that are increasingly essential to for students when it comes to college and careers.
For Carmel, the experience on the High Tech robotics team helped her decide to major in electrical engineering at UC San Diego, which she will attend in the fall.


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Kissimmee, FL (Sports Network) - B.J. Upton hit a two-run homer to help
Atlanta to a 6-1 win over Detroit in Grapefruit League play.
Dan Uggla and Tyler Pastornicky added solo shots for the Braves, while Justin
Upton knocked in a run and scored once.
Mike Minor hurled three scoreless innings for the win, fanning three and
allowing one hit.
Doug Fister was rocked for five hits and three runs in two relief innings for
the Tigers, whose lone run came on an Aaron Westlake solo homer in the seventh
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Posted 28 December 2012 - 03:19 PM
My college will be buying a paramount ME in about two years, and we are in the process of designing an observatory for it. Payload will be an 12" Meade SCT and later on, probably a larger-aperture RC. We are looking for advice on a concrete pier. The pier top will be at least 8 feet off the ground.
It seems like 12" concrete columns are popular, made from the standard sonotube. Is there any advantage to instead having a pier that is cone-shaped instead of cylindrical? We are looking for maximum stability and minimization of vibrations from surrounding area (isn't everyone?)
It will be completely isolated from the observatory structure.
Ideas, thoughts, advice is welcome!
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building supply and got a 14 inch x 10 foot sonotube that
was substantially more durable than the sonotubes sold
at the local Home Depot/Lowes for my ME. With the 14 inch
width, the heavy duty Bisque pier adapter works like a charm.
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They produce several types of forming tubes. One consideration is the amount of concrete you'll have to use. See chart at: http://www.sonotube..../sizechart.aspx
You'll want something like a 4' cube as a foundation. You should consider the need for drainage of your foundation if ground water is a problem. I don't know about a cone, other than it won't be easy to fabricate a form.
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Definitely it's good to try to get a tougher sonotube material. To get the bubbles out of my 8' pier (4' below ground, 4 above) I slapped the sides a lot with my hands and rhythmically squeezed it (the concrete was pretty wet). It worked well to get out most of the air, but by the end of it the sonotube cardboard was very much saturated with water. The whole thing started to lose integrity and crumple on one side at the bottom - I had to support it with some wood to keep it steady until it dried. I haven't measured, but I think it also got a bit widened on the top as well due to my abuse, so it ended up like a reverse tapered cylinder. Still, in the end it does the job.
If you really want the concrete to settle well, I know you can rent vibrating tools that are meant to be inserted into the concrete for a very short time, shouldn't harm the sonotube at all.
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I use a length of rebar by driving it up and down in the tube. Kind of like churning water. Works well enough for concrete mixed properly. Mistake is often made to use too much water in an attempt to speed/ease mixing and finishing. In the end you'll weaken the mix. I go by the 1-2-3 rule. One part portland, two sand and three stone with a ratio by weight of 0.4 water to portland. So an 80 pound bag of portland requires 32 pounds of water or a little less then 3 gallons. My mixer handles about a third of a bag of portland per batch, so that's just one gallon. This is pretty stiff. If you get your concrete mixed commercially they can add plasticizers or super-plasticizers to ease handling.
Posted 03 January 2013 - 09:13 AM
If you check at better lumber yards or masonry supply houses, there are a range of one-piece heavy-duty plastic pier forms that look somewhat like upside-down champagne glasses, that being smooth and black, make attractive finished piers. One of them over a big footing poured right into a carefully dug hole will yield a substantial and stable scope base.
Also, consider inserting a piece or two of plastic conduit in the pier before the pour for wires going to the scope. The conduits could even extend under the floor to a box mounted on a side wall......
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No need to explain, right? What could be more beautiful than a fruit tree in bloom on a perfect spring day? Now all we need to do is make it through the next few months. Good luck!!
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... so yes, spring is coming. Though right now it's hard to believe!
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South Africa's Vergenoegd vineyard in Stellenbosch keeps a flock of over 1,000 Indian Runner ducks to help combat tiny white dune snails that would otherwise destroy the budding vines. The ducks' upright and slender posture allow them to navigate the rows of plants, clearing up to a hectare a day.
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7 Tips For Better Family VideosJeannette Kaplun
Video is wonderful to preserve family memories. However, once we find the time to actually watch our home movies, it's quite common to find they didn't fully capture the moment or we realize the cameraperson was too shaky. You may also realize the lighting was off or that by trying to tape everything, you just feel like fast forwarding through your memories because, well, it's too boring.
To shoot better family videos, especially during special moments or a vacation, here are some tips:
1) If you don't have a tripod, enable the steady shot or stabilizing feature most video cameras have. It can only improve your shots and your finished videos.
2) To avoid making everybody dizzy, try to keep your camera still while shooting the video. If you will pan (move sideways), do it slowly. If it helps, count silently to 5 while panning the camera from start to finish.
3) Be careful when zooming in. It's best to use a light hand and to zoom in slowly, rather than abruptly. That way you also ensure staying in focus.
4) Think of your video as visual storytelling. What story or memory do you want to capture? Whenever possible, have a mental plan of the video you want to shoot. For example, if you want to shoot video of your children seeing the ocean or their favorite character for the first time, plan to be in front of them to be able to capture their faces. That way you won't miss their eyes opening wide or their smiles.
5) If your video camera allows, shoot still pictures while shooting the video. It's a great way to shoot candid shots and that way you can relive your memories even if you can't access your video, since photos are easier to look at.
6) Don't forget to capture the ambiance: be aware of the natural sounds or music and tape snippets that will give you a feeling of where you are.
7) Get at least one shot of your kids laughing or giggling. Their voices will change over the years and being able to remember how they chuckled as babies, toddlers and preteens will prove priceless later on.
Enable the SteadyShot feature 1 of 4Most video cameras have a special feature that stabilizes the images and avoids minor shakes when you don't have a tripod. This is especially useful if you are using the zoom.
Tell stories with your pictures 2 of 4Plan and think in advance of the story you want to tell with your video. Use wide shots and close-ups to give your video visual variety and movement.
Go easy on the zoom 3 of 4Zoom is great because it allows you to get closer to the action. However, be careful and go easy, because zooming in abruptly does not make for good video.
Learn to use your camera features 4 of 4Every videocamera is different so take time to learn about different features. Try learning by doing, just don't do it the same day you are going on vacation or celebrating a special moment.
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer Synopsis
Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of his career: defending Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a Beverly Hills playboy accused of rape and attempted murder. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival for Haller.
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Donatella Versace's muse of the moment is Mad Men actress January Jones. You know this because January Jones shows up in Versace to every event celebrating film and television and shows up naked in advertisements celebrating Versace. Apparently the collaborative juices were so potent and syrupy, they lead to an eyewear collection called Versace January J, presumably because they cannot fit Versace January Jones, Star of Mad Men and the Upcoming X-Men Prequel, X-Men: First Class on the sides of the sunglasses. They hit stores in April. Here is the collection, accompanied by quotes from Mad Men about social problems.
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The 11th Annual Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up - Star BillingWritten by on October 1, 2012
It has to be said; if you like traditional rods and customs then the Lonestar Round Up is a show you should attend. The Travis County Exposition Center has none of the antiseptic feel of many fairgrounds-style events. The swap meet and mini-bike races are held in the dirt floor Rodeo Barn, the vendors are selling parts and clothing you might want rather than peddling billet cup holders or 20-inch wheels. There's live music all weekend that you actually want to watch and listen to, and most importantly of all, the cars are—for the most part—the kind you want to check out. That's not to say the other shows aren't fun, but this one is, well, a little more fun. OK, a lot more! I spoke to one first-time attendee NorCal rodder who said he doesn't need to go to another show in California, and booked his hotel for next year before he left town!
The Round Up experience doesn't end when you leave the Expo Center either, as Austin has more than its fair share of cool bars, clubs, and restaurants, plus Austin Speed Shop hosts an open house on Friday night and a private party on Saturday evening. Get talking to locals and you'll get the lowdown on all sorts of smaller, similar gigs, plus there's non-stop cruising on South Congress Avenue until well into the early hours, with both sides of the street lined with spectators and more cars. Like I said, fun! If you go to bed early at this show you're simply not trying.
You might have gathered I like this show, enough to have driven halfway across the country to attend three times now, in addition to flying on other occasions. Normally I don't mind driving a rental car when I'm at a show for work, but at the Round Up I want my own car there. Kinda like how "Paso" used to be, if I can say that. That should be an indication of the kind of show this is. Don't miss another one!
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Boerne Stage's Model A and Doug Reaves' Model A are both Texas-based examples of a growing style of build—'60s-style show rods. Drawer-pull grilles, white chassis, and plenty of chrome are all trademarks. Reaves' six-carbed Buick may just oust Stage's Tri-power Chevy in the looks department, but the latter has the edge when it comes to body mods.We kept coming back to Jim and Jake Kraus' '38 Ford coupe. The Houma, LA, pair nailed the look on what was once an unloved ugly duckling body style. Above right: It's not just the grille that's throwing you off if you're struggling to ID this five-window coupe. The Chevy engine, Ford/Buick brakes, and Ford headlights won't help either, as it's a '36 Plymouth!That's a semi-disguised LS motor in Nathan Hale's '40 Ford convertible. T.J. Akins' '36 in the background is similarly powered, both out of Hale's Speed Shop in Lewisville, TX.Many of us dream about discovering a barn-find '32 coupe, but Kenny Emberly did just that! He got it running a week before the Round Up and brought it out from Alexandria, LA.We kept coming back to Jim and Jake Kraus' '38 Ford coupe. The Houma, LA, pair nailed the look on what was once an unloved ugly duckling body style. Above right: It's not just the grille that's throwing you off if you're struggling to ID this five-window coupe. The Chevy engine, Ford/Buick brakes, and Ford headlights won't help either, as it's a '36 Plymouth!There must be something in the air in Austin that breeds creativity. Check out local resident Henry Cordiano's chopped and sectioned '59 Apache as an example.We saw more cars running slicks at the Round Up this year than we've seen anywhere outside of a dragstrip! Gary and Brenda Palmer's '30 A coupe was just one of several in attendance.We first saw Steve Garrison's roofless '29 Sport Coupe on the indoor show circuit earlier this year and dug the flip-up cowl so much we may have to pirate the idea for our Model A project. It was a pleasure meeting you Steve, and we look forward to seeing your next project.
We love the number of old survivor hot rods that appear at the Round Up. Brad Lindig's (old time R&C feature car) '32 five-window has been a hot rod for over twice as long as it was a stocker, if that 1958 Best in Class trophy is anything to go by, and remarkably survived all this time with a stock height roof.This writer will readily admit to preferring Model A's over '32s, but would gladly have taken Susumu Harper's heavily hammered five-window home.Neil Dezcotti showed that a '54 Ford can make a great mild custom with a few well thought out body mods.You gotta walk the entire show or you'll miss something! Way out in the back we spied Jeff Malpass' cool '51 Chevy.We spied license plates from as far afield as Maryland, Colorado, Canada, and California, the latter being the home of Goran Lassell and his '52 Chevy out of Sacramento. If you're going to go on vacation, why not make a road trip out of it?The nighttime action on South Congress Avenue is one of the extra-curricular attractions of this show, with cruising going on well into the small hours of the morning. The local VW, muscle car, lowrider, and vintage guys who can't get into the showground turn out to mix with the rods and customs. Add in the restaurants, clubs, food trucks, and bars, along the road, and it makes for a great, fun evening.


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Meek Mill, who recently released his Kendrick Lamar diss track, "Ooh Kill Em," says he doesn't have a personal beef with Kendrick Lamar. The rapper also says that he told Kendrick Lamar that he had a response to his verse on "Control" that was going to be released.
"Yeah, I know Kendrick," Meek Mill said in an interview with DJ Whookid. "He's a cool guy. I seen him the other day. I seen him at Hov's party. I said, 'You know I'm loading up to fire back.' He's a cool guy, man."
When asked if there was any beef between the two because of "Control," Meek clarified his position.
"Nah, hell nah," Meek said. "I like that shit. I ain't mad at it. If you mad at it, then you must just be a soft dude."
And while he also recently released another track, "Kendrick You Next," a song dissing Cassidy, Meek Mill explained how he feels about being called a battle rapper.
"I ain't no battle rapper," Mill said. "I just battled [in the past] because that's what they was on at the time. But that's what we do. That's fun to us. When I come at people, I come at them, so it just be like crazy."
Lamar first mentioned Meek Mill on his verse from Big Sean's "Control."
"I'm usually homeboys with the same niggas I'm rhymin' with," Kendrick Lamar says on the song. "But this is Hip Hop and them niggas should know what time it is. That goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Big Sean, Jay Electron[ica], Tyler[, the Creator], Mac Miller. I got love for you all but I'm tryin' to murder you niggas. Trying to make sure your core fans never heard of you niggas [and that] they don't want to hear not one more noun or verb from you niggas. What is competition? I'm trying to raise the bar high."
Soon after this, Meek Mill addressed the track with a statement.
"I'm in a lane by myself," Mill said at the time. "I'm the only [one] that's lyrically spittin' some street music and gettin' money. Kendrick [Lamar and Black Hippy], I'ma tell 'em in a rap: y'all can run that backpack, I'ma run these streets...We gonna have fun with it; get money. Hip Hop needed that."
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Hot Rod Shock Absorbers - Shocks And SurprisesWritten by on December 4, 2009 Big Changes For Small Change
As hot rodders many of us are constantly messing with our cars, swapping induction systems, wheels, and so on ... because they're never really finished, right? So why is it some components fall into the fit-and-forget category? One of the biggest offenders here is the humble shock absorber, which is a little odd considering what an impact it has on a car's handling. You may have owned your car for a few years, and when it's not being used it probably just sits in the garage, right? Or you may have bought the car already built and not know how old the components are. Apart from checking fluids and maybe changing tires when they wear, your hot rod or custom may not get the regular servicing your daily driver probably enjoys, and those shock absorbers are just there. They don't appear to be wearing out and you can't really feel them getting worse, but they do wear out, and the difference a new set makes can be dramatic.
While the springs absorb the jarring motion caused when a car travels over rough ground, the shock absorbers dampen the motion, preventing the springs from continuing to move up and down. Old shocks that no longer offer this damping reduce the contact area the tire has on the road, adversely affecting handling and braking. However, new shock absorbers won't cure excessive wheel hop or skittish handling on their own. Check to make sure that your spring rates are a match for your car's weight before selecting new shock absorbers. Many hot rods are light, especially on the rearend, and if you're running a transverse spring you may find removing a few leaves will improve the ride first. You can check how hard your suspension is by putting a zip tie on the shaft of your shocks where it enters the body (or use plumber's pipe insulation or rollcage padding on the body of a shielded shock where it enters the shield) then take a quick drive and check how far the zip tie or foam has moved. Less than 1 inch of movement will confirm the springs are too stiff. You may also want to check the spring shackles to make sure they're not binding too, as this won't let the spring do its job properly.
OK, back to shock absorbers. A simple test of whether they're working correctly is to push down on the bumper or body. If it rebounds and stops moving quickly the shocks are good, but if it continues to bounce, they'll need replacing. Alternatively, remove them from the vehicle, and if they don't return to full length after you compress them, they're worn out and are effectively doing nothing to damp the suspension movement. This was the situation we found with Pete Chapouris' father's T roadster when we paid a visit to SO-CAL Speed Shop recently. Having just released their New Traditionalist line of steel Speedshocks, the T proved an ideal testbed for this feature, as it is typical of many hot rods in that it gets driven, and driven hard, but infrequently, and receives little maintenance between times. Everyone involved was surprised at just how bad the old shocks were, and what a difference fitting new ones made to the rod's handling.
The T is a very lightweight car, with a V-6 up front and virtually no weight over the rearend. Handed the keys for a testdrive, we went out and found some bumpy roads as well as a few curves to test road holding, body roll, and wheel hop. The first two weren't so bad, given that this is a beam axle-equipped rod, though body roll could've been slightly better, but braking hard on a bumpy road surface found the rear wheels skipping and the tires chirping. Back at the shop, the T went up on the rack, and all four shocks were changed for New Traditionalist chrome shocks, using the new belled cover design on the rear. Out on the road again, body roll was improved, but braking hard on the same section of road as before found no noise coming from the tires. Our conclusion from this not-so-highly scientific test was that the new shocks were doing their job, damping the suspension over the bumps and keeping the tires in contact with the road, in turn improving the handling and making the car safer.
Of course not all rods and customs use tube shocks. While some lightweight rods, such as Model Ts and even As, use friction shocks, a greater number still use lever arm shocks, which after all were original equipment until the late-'40s on Fords. We covered swapping from lever arm to tube shocks on a '36 Ford in our March '08 issue, as well as looking at how stock lever arm shocks were rebuilt back in December '07, both of which will offer the same improvement in ride quality and road holding as fitting new tube shocks. There's little doubt that tube shocks offer the best handling, especially given the availability of adjustable or variable rate versions, both manual and electronically controlled, as well as the patented rising-rate valving available in Bilstein shock absorbers. But sometimes, lever arm shocks are more suitable for the build style of a car, the choice coming down to personal preference. Whichever style appeals to you, now may be the time to take a look at your shock absorbers.
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The New Traditionalist Speedshocks from SO-CAL Speed Shop are nitrogen-filled gas shocks engineered for hot rod applications, available in the standard length of 9 1/4 inches (closed) and 14 1/4 inches (open) as well as a short version measuring 7 7/8 inches (closed) and 11 1/4 inches (open). Available with or without the "bell-bottomed" dust covers they have replaceable 5/8-inch ID and 7/16-inch ID lower and upper neoprene rubber bushings respectively and are finished in red or chrome.Here's why we marked the shock at the beginning. The mark shows that the majority of suspension travel is about 1 inch in either direction. The shiny worn section of the shaft would indicate these shocks have seen a lot of use!Speedshocks are also available in 6061 aluminum (above), as a direct replacement for SO-CAL hot rod shocks, and can be ordered polished or brush finished.While the shocks had been on the car for a while, we were surprised to find one of the lower inner sleeves had rusted to the bolt, and came out with it. Just one example of why you might want to perform routine maintenance on your hobby car.Here's the old shock next to the new, as well as a shorty version. The reason for measuring the shock before removal was to see if the shorter shock would better suit the application, but it did not.Here's the new shock in place. It was hoped the dust cover-equipped version could be used, but the top mount in this case wouldn't allow enough clearance for the top of the dust cover.
A pair of old Pete & Jakes shocks was removed from the rear of the T, but the reason for showing this picture is to demonstrate how worn the old shocks were. Compressed, it should have returned to its full length, but didn't budge. The rearend received a pair of chrome shocks with dust covers.With the new shocks fitted, we road-tested the T again. As mentioned in the text, wheelhop over bumps during braking was eliminated and body roll was reduced. While the old shocks weren't leaking and showed no sign of being worn until they were removed, this simple change improved the ride immensely.Speedway Motors offers two styles of friction shocks: the Nostalgia version shown at the bottom, zinc-plated steel with an arm measuring 5 1/2 inches center to center, and the Mr. Roadster aluminum versions that can be ordered plain or polished, with 5 7/8 inch arms. Both styles bolt to the chassis and require linkages to attach them to axles.Prior to fitment, heavy-duty silicone lubricant was sprayed on the rubber bushings to eliminate squeaking.Crafty-B offers these cast aluminum friction shocks. Oiled bronze bushings guide the 3/4-inch-diameter center shaft and pressure plate. Pressure is applied with stainless steel springs to both halves of the shock. With a 6 inch long arm, the body is approximately 5 inches in diameter.Model A owners can benefit from a call to Five Points Classic Auto Shocks since they can rebuild their stock units. These also work well on light hot rods, like Modifieds, owing to their compact size.Before and after on a rebuild of '41-47 Ford lever arm shocks. If you followed our story two years ago you'll know that Five Points restore these to at least as good as new, helping restorers as well as rodders seeking period correctness regain some road manners to their rides.Before and after a tube shock conversion by Circle City Hot Rods on a '36 Ford, originally equipped with lever arm shocks.


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The weak economy is affecting most businesses, but not tattoo parlors. Even in bad times, people will splurge on body art. And for those who later elect to have them removed, it's often a tattoo business that lasers away the ink. DailyFinance's Loren Berlin visited Tattoo Lou's to check out the state of this colorful industry.


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Dubin-Johnson syndrome
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hyperbilirubinemia with a relatively benign course.[1] Symptoms may include a yellowish color to the skin (jaundice), and a liver that is sometimes enlarged and tender.[2] The symptoms often do not present until puberty or adulthood. The syndrome interferes with the body's ability to move bilirubin from the liver. In most cases, treatment is not required.[3]Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a type of hereditary
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- Habashi SL, Lambiase LR, MK Anand, KJ Mishark, Nguyen C . Dubin-Johnson Syndrome. eMedicine. October 10, 2006; http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/173517-overview. Accessed 12/19/2008.
- Dubin Johnson Syndrome. National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). 2007; http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Dubin%20Johnson%20Syndrome. Accessed 12/19/2008.
- Dugdale, DC. Dubin-Johnson syndrome. MedlinePlus. July 22, 2008; http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000242.htm. Accessed 12/19/2008.
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I considered myself lucky to have not one, but two closets in my tiny Brooklyn apartment, but boy, were they ugly. They both had shiny, faux wood grain doors, and one of the doors consistently fell off the tracks when I tried to slide it open. Looking back, I'm not sure why I didn't invest some time and a few dollars to fix them. If you are currently battling with an ugly closet, here are 5 DIY ideas to give it an upgrade.
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The only spacer that's in your swingarm is a tube that goes between the bushings - which are pressed into the swing arm pivot. They aren't selective - and tightening the through bolt SHOULD pull it all together ...... Same with the wheel spacers - no selection here ..... and tightening the spindle should pull it all to "zero" ..... I want to what what voodoo went on there as well ..... I'M thinkin' someone just found a loose bolt - or took apart, scratched their heads and inadvertently put it back together right ..... it's a mystery!
Yes, definatley what I found on the swing arm, no play at all at the pivot, flex was at the rear of the swing arm.
The visiting RE engineer had the entire rear suspension dismantlled, including the rear wheel, hub and the front sprocket. He found the wear pattern on both sprocs equal and hence they were put back as before. He then checked the spacer of the rear wheel and decided to change it, as also the spacer in the swing arm. Refiited everything back and I tested the bike till 130 KPH/81 MPH. It was stable, in fact I did try to weave it at those speed, but it did not oscillate. ;DNow for the tricky part (what the engineer did not know). The attending mechanic unknowingly added few shims on either sides of the rear shockers (upper bolts), cause he thought the gap was too big for the bolts to hold it tightly.If you guys know, the Indian version comes with a seat pre installed which slots with the fastners where the rear suspension goes and its front is bolted the fram below the front seat. My two cents, the removal of the rear seat created a gap at the rear upper bolts which allowed the rear supension space to pull on either sides, creating the oscillation. I also saw the upper bushes of the shockers pulled sideways. Let me know if this theory holds any water.
Bradey:Time for champagne ! Glad to hear you can ride it the way it is supposed to be - Hey, you gaddaa waalaa and Hero Honda, move over for the Bullet is coming at 80 mph ! Do you think it is the replacement of spacer in swing arm that solved the problem or it is the shims on the rear shocks that cured the problem ? If you remove the shims from rear shocks, can you see if the oscillations come back ? Or you don't want to try it and just want to enjoy the smooth ride ?
I find that really odd ..... the section of the swingarm that sticks out past the triangulation of the pivot, shock bottom and shock top is pretty short - and PIG IRON .... it shouldn't flex - even when riding pretty hard. What kind of monkey motion did you get there? Lemme know. I'm QUITE curious at this point ......
Let me clarify, yes the axle plates and shock mount area is pretty Stout.What I mean is the week design from that point back to the pivot tube.It flexes, no gusseting or support, or arch shaped design at the pivot tube. It's basically just 3 pieces of pipe, welded in the shape of Japanese arch, Know what I mean? Like a roof on a pergala or trellis. I think it's too long for that shape, it's longer on the C-5, then on the G-5, so I read. Take one out, and push it in at the axle plates, Like Suzanne simmers does with her machine, and you'll see what I mean.
Champagne for him, not for us quite yet. Still trying to figure out what he means?
You could always put on some struts and run her ridgid to see what tells you.
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Testimony :: Hon. Alcee L. Hastings
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Good morning and welcome to today's hearing entitled, "Racism in the 21st Century: Understanding Global Challenges and Implementing Solutions." This hearing is one in a series we are holding on efforts to combat intolerance in the OSCE region.
An issue near and dear to my own heart was a recent hearing we held on Black Europe, where I was saddened to learn that negative treatment I had experienced in Europe was also a common experience for others. Racism is alive and well not only here in North America, but also in Europe.
And, despite positive initiatives, there are some worrying developments that warrant an increased focus on the issue. This includes efforts to redefine racism, its consequences, who it affects, and whose responsibility it is to address it.
Currently, there is an attempt to shift the debate on racism and xenophobia to one on migration and integration. While migrants are often the targets of violent and non-violent forms of discrimination, a focus solely on migrants negates the reality that many European countries are also diverse, heterogeneous societies, with citizens that differ in race, ethnicity, language, and in other ways. Policies geared towards addressing racism and xenophobia must therefore have the ability to address the experiences of both citizens and non-citizens.
Second, as I recently noted at the OSCE's May 29 Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on minorities and migrants, increasingly we are receiving reports that minority communities are not being adequately consulted and/or hired as part of the formulation and implementation of anti-racism initiatives, which hurts both credibility and effectiveness.
Third, we must be ever mindful that this is not a new issue. I and our witnesses have been fighting this problem for decades on the domestic and international level. I introduced legislation on the United States recent review before the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to highlight some of the international commitments that the U.S. and other nations have made to combat racism.
But the problem remains that the U.S. and other OSCE countries are not adequately implementing domestic or international solutions. A major reason I called this hearing was to discuss solutions to this problem of implementation as well as discuss new developments, such as increased discrimination experienced by migrants.
Thank you for joining us today, Ms. Crickley, Ms. McDougall, and Mr. Payton. I am looking forward to your insightful testimonies and advice on this topic. I would also like to thank my fellow Commissioners for being here, and I will welcome your remarks at this time.
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MORROW, Ga. -- A $13 million development that looks like an abandoned movie set has turned into a horror story for taxpayers in Morrow.
Olde Town Morrow opened in 2009 with hope and fanfare. Now the taxpayer funded development sits empty, and the city has no idea what will happen with it.
"I think they should be ashamed," said taxpayer Tondalayer McCrary.
Mc Crary lives near Olde Town Morrow, and sees her tax dollars going to waste every day.
"That money could have been used for something good," said McCrary. "It's a slap in the face."
The $13 million development closed in January, 2011. Morrow's current City Manager says the closing was mostly due to fire code violations, but there were other problems.
"Unfortunately, many of the up front steps necessary for a project of this size to be successful were not done," City Manager Jeff Eady said in an email. "The project was born and birthed by the previous City Manager and the previous Mayor and Council."
Eady said the project lacked a business plan and marketing analysis.
In addition to the $13 million to open Olde Town Morrow, taxpayers continue to pay approximately $10,000 a year to maintain the property.
The future is uncertain.
Eady says the city is preparing a strategy. The hope is to attract a private investor who will help the city reopen the property.
"The cost to move forward is currently unknown," said Eady. "As the strategy takes its course, the market will dictate the highest and best use of the property."
The city has hired a real estate advisory group to help come up with a plan.
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Ala carte ain't happenin' for some time if ever.
Unless Congress creates a bill that program providers not offered to consumers a la carte are paid entirely by a portion of their total hours of viewing (and considering the FCC says cable can now encrypt local channels, this is easily measurable very accurately providing the unit is connected to cable, internet or telephone and would not operate without it), don't expect the increasing fees to stop, especially with channel bundling.
But your observations about channel group "bundling" are somewhat on target.
For example: When Viacom held Dish and DirecTV hostage earlier this year wanting exorbitant rate hikes (double digit)...they dangled a few popular channels in front of the providers saying if they didn't pay "X" for the bundle...their customers would go dark on those popular channels. Still, Viacom was actually trying to get the sat service providers to also pay the same or more for unpopular channels with low ratings (TeenNick, Logo and Palladia) contained in those same bundles. Overall...it's a hostage situation for more money.
This channel group practice of "negotiation by threat" happens with almost every time carriage agreement terms approach expiration. It affects all providers - sat, cable, fiber, Internet. At some point, service carriers will have to say "no" to one of them to reinvent the process.