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Kingdom of Bahrain
Area: 727 sq. km. (274 sq. mi.); approximately four times the size of Washington, DC. Bahrain is an archipelago of 36 islands located off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. The four main islands are joined by causeways, and make up about 95% of the total land area.
Cities: Capital--Manama, pop. (2002 est.) 148,000. Other cities--Al Muharraq.
Terrain: Low desert plain (highest elevation point--122 m).
Climate: Hot and humid from May-September, with average highs ranging from 30o-40o C (86o-104o F). Maximum temperatures average 20o-30o C (68o-86o F) the remainder of the year.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Bahraini(s).
Population (July 2005 est.): 688,345, including about 235,108 non-nationals.
Annual growth rate (2005 est.): 1.51%.
Ethnic groups: Bahraini 63%, Asian 19%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%.
Religions: 98% Muslim (Shi'a 70%, Sunni 30%), with small Christian, Jewish and Hindu communities.
Languages: Arabic (official), English, Farsi, and Urdu are also widely spoken.
Education: Education is not compulsory, but is provided free to Bahrainis and non-nationals at all levels, including higher education. Estimated net primary school attendance (1991-2001)--84%. Adult literacy, age 15 and over (2003 est.)--89.1% for the overall population (male 91.9%, female 85%).
Health: Infant mortality rate (2005 est.)--17.27 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy--72 yrs. males, 77 yrs. females.
Work force (2005 est.): 380,000 of which 59% are foreigners and 20.8% female.
Type: Constitutional hereditary monarchy.
Independence: August 15, 1971 (from the United Kingdom).
Constitution: Approved and promulgated May 26, 1973; suspended on August 26, 1975; the National Action Charter was approved by a national popular referendum on February 14-15, 2001, and a new constitution was issued on February 14, 2002.
Branches: Executive--King (chief of state); Prime Minister (head of government); Council of Ministers (cabinet) is appointed by the King and headed by the Prime Minister.
Legislative--The bicameral parliament (al-Majlis al-Watani) consists of a 40-member elected House of Deputies and a 40-member Shura Council appointed by the King. Members of both chambers serve four-year terms. Judicial--High Civil Appeals Court. The judiciary is independent with right of judicial review.
Administrative subdivisions: 12 municipalities (manatiq): Al Hidd, Al Manamah, Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah, Al Muharraq, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, Jidd Hafs, Madinat Hamad, Madinat 'Isa, Juzur Hawar, Sitrah.
Political parties: None. Formal parties are banned, but political societies have been sanctioned since 2001 and were formally allowed to register per a July 2005 law.
Suffrage: Universal at age 18.
GDP (2005 est.): $11.58 billion.
Real GDP growth rate (2005 est.): 5.9%.
Per capita GDP (2005 est.): $20,500.
Natural resources: Oil, natural gas, fish, pearls.
Agriculture (less than 1% of GDP): Products--fruit, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, fish.
Industry: Types--oil and gas (13.1% of GDP), manufacturing (12.4% of GDP), aluminum.
Services: Finance (24.2% of GDP), transport and communications (8.9% of GDP), real estate (9.2% of GDP); government services (14.8% of GDP).
Trade (2004--12.4% of GDP): Exports--$8.14 billion: oil and other mineral products, base metals, textiles. Major markets--India (4.3%), U.S. (2.9%), Saudi Arabia (3.0%), Japan (1.7%), South Korea (1.4%). Imports--$7.83 billion: crude oil, machinery and appliances, transport equipment, foodstuffs. Major suppliers--Saudi Arabia (32.4%), U.S. (5.6%), France (4.8%), U.K. (6.1%), Germany (6.1%), Japan (7.3%).
Bahrain is one of the most densely populated countries in the Middle East; about 89% of the population lives in the two principal cities of Manama and Al Muharraq. Approximately 66% of the indigenous population is originally from the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Bahrain currently has a sizeable foreign labor force (about 34% of the total population). The government's policies on naturalization remain controversial. In June 2002, the King issued a decree allowing citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to take up dual Bahraini nationality. Opposition political groups charge that the government is granting citizenship to foreign nationals who have served in the Bahraini armed forces and security services to alter the demographic balance of the country, which is primarily Shi'a. According to passport officials, about 40,000 individuals have been naturalized over the past 50 years (about 10% of the total population).
The indigenous population is 98% Muslim. Although more than two-thirds of the indigenous population is Shi'a Muslim, the ruling family and the majority of government, military, and corporate leaders are Sunni Muslims. The small indigenous Christian and Jewish communities make up the remaining 2% of the population. Roughly half of foreign resident community are non-Muslim, and include Christians, Hindus, Baha'is, Buddhists and Sikhs.
Bahrain has invested its oil revenues in developing an advanced educational system. The first public schools for girls and boys were opened in the 1920s. The government continues to pay for all schooling costs. Although school attendance is not compulsory, primary and secondary attendance rates are high, and literacy rates are currently among the highest in the region. Higher education is available for secondary school graduates at the Bahrain University, Arabian Gulf University and specialized institutes including the College of Health Sciences--operating under the direction of the Ministry of Health--which trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and paramedics. The government has identified providing educational services to the Gulf Cooperation Council as a potential economic growth area, and is actively working to establish Bahrain as a regional center for higher education.
The site of the ancient Bronze Age civilization of Dilmun, Bahrain was an important center linking trade routes between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley as early as 5,000 years ago. The Dilmun civilization began to decline about 2,000 B.C. as trade from India was cut off. From 750 B.C. on, Assyrian kings repeatedly claimed sovereignty over the islands. Shortly after 600 B.C., Dilmun was formally incorporated into the new Babylonian empire. There are no historical references to Bahrain until Alexander the Great's arrival in the Gulf in the 4th century B.C. Although Bahrain was ruled variously by the Arab tribes of Bani Wa'el and Persian governors, Bahrain continued to be known by its Greek name Tylos until the 7th century, when many of its inhabitants converted to Islam. A regional pearling and trade center, Bahrain came under the control of the Ummayad Caliphs of Syria, the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad, Persian, Omani and Portuguese forces at various times from the 7th century until the Al Khalifa family, a branch of the Bani Utbah tribe that have ruled Bahrain since the 18th century, succeeded in capturing Bahrain from a Persian garrison controlling the islands in 1783.
In the 1830s the Al Khalifa signed the first of many treaties establishing Bahrain as a British Protectorate. Similar to the binding treaties of protection entered into by other Persian Gulf principalities, the agreements entered into by the Al Khalifa prohibited them from disposing of territory and entering into relationships with any foreign government without British consent in exchange for British protection against the threat of military attack from Ottoman Turkey. The main British naval base in the region was moved to Bahrain in 1935 shortly after the start of large-scale oil production.
In 1968, when the British Government announced its decision (reaffirmed in March 1971) to end the treaty relationships with the Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Bahrain initially joined the other eight states (Qatar and the seven Trucial Sheikhdoms now the United Arab Emirates) under British protection in an effort to form a union of Arab emirates. The nine sheikhdoms still had not agreed on terms of union by 1971, however, prompting Bahrain to declare itself fully independent on August 15, 1971.
Bahrain promulgated a constitution and elected its first parliament in 1973, but just two years later, in August 1975, the Amir disbanded the National Assembly after it attempted to legislate the end of Al-Khalifa rule and the expulsion of the U.S. Navy from Bahrain. In the 1990s, Bahrain suffered from repeated incidents of political violence stemming from the disaffection of the Shi'a majority. In response, the Amir instituted the first Bahraini cabinet change in 20 years in 1995 and also and increased the membership of the Consultative Council, which he had created in 1993 to provide advice and opinion on legislation proposed by the cabinet and, in certain cases, suggest new laws on its own, from 30 to 40 the following year. These steps led to an initial decline in violent incidents, but in early 1996 a number of hotels and restaurants were bombed, resulting in several fatalities. Over 1,000 people were arrested and held in detention without trial in connection with these disturbances. The government has since released these individuals (see Government and Political Conditions Section below for details).
Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa succeeded the throne in March 1999, after the death of his father Shaikh Isa bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain's ruler since 1961. He championed a program of democratic reform shortly after his succession. In November 2000, Shaikh Hamad established a committee to create a blueprint to transform Bahrain from a hereditary emirate to a constitutional monarchy within 2 years. The resulting "National Action Charter" was presented to the Bahraini public in a referendum in February 2001. In the first comprehensive public vote in Bahrain since the 1970s, 94.8% of voters overwhelmingly endorsed the charter. That same month, Shaikh Hamad pardoned all political prisoners and detainees, including those who had been imprisoned, exiled or detained on security charges. He also abolished the State Security Law and the State Security Court, which had permitted the government to detain individuals without trial for up to 3 years.
On February 14, 2002, one year after the referendum endorsing his National Action Charter, Shaikh Hamad pronounced Bahrain a constitutional monarchy and changed his status from Amir to King. He simultaneously announced that the first municipal elections since 1957 would be held in May 2002, and that a bicameral parliament, with a representative lower house, would be reconstituted with parliamentary elections in October 2002. As part of these constitutional reforms, the government also created an independent financial watchdog empowered to investigate cases of embezzlement and violations of state expenditure in July 2002.
Turnout for the May 2002 municipal elections was 51%, with female voters making up 52 % percent of voters. Turnout for the 2002 parliamentary elections--the first in almost three decades--was 53% in the first round and 43% in the second round, despite the fact that four political societies, including the largest Shi'a society, organized a boycott to protest constitutional amendments enacted by the King that gave the appointed upper chamber of parliament voting rights equal to the elected lower chamber. Sunni Islamists won 19 of the 40 seats. Despite strong participation by female voters, none of the female candidates standing in these elections won a parliamentary seat. The new parliament held its first joint sitting in December 2002. Bahrain will hold elections for the five municipal councils and the 40 seats in the lower house of parliament in November 2006.
Bahrain has a complex system of courts, based on diverse legal sources, including Sunni and Shi'a Sharia (religious law), tribal law, and other civil codes and regulations created with the help of British advisers in the early 20th century. In 2001, Shaikh Hamad created the Supreme Judicial Council to regulate these courts and separate the administrative and judicial branches of government.
Principal Government Officials
King--Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Crown Prince and Commander in Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force--Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Prime Minister--Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Deputy Prime Minister and Islamic Affairs Minister--Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Deputy Prime Minister for Ministerial Committees--Shaikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa
Deputy Prime Minister and Transport and Communications Minister--Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Foreign Minister--Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Ambassador to the United States--Dr. Naser M.Y. Al-Belooshi
Ambassador to the United Nations--Tawfeeq Al-Ahmed Al-Mansoor
Bahrain maintains an embassy in the United States at 3502 International Drive N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008; tel: [1] (202) 342-1111; fax: [1] (202) 362-2192. The Bahraini Mission to the UN is located at 866 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017; tel: [1] (212)223-6200; fax [1] (212) 319-0687.
The first Gulf state to discover oil, Bahrain's reserves are expected to run out in 10-15 years. Accordingly, Bahrain has worked to diversify its economy over the past decade and has stabilized its oil production at about 40,000 barrels per day (b/d). Revenues from oil and natural gas currently account for 11.1% of GDP yet currently provide about 76% of government income. The state-owned Bahrain Oil Company refinery built in 1935, the first in the Gulf, has a capacity of about 260,000 b/d. Saudi Arabia provides most of the crude for refinery operation via pipeline. Through an agreement with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain also receives half of the net output and revenues from Saudi Arabia's Abu Saafa offshore oilfield.
The Bahrain National Gas Company operates a gas liquefaction plant that utilizes gas piped directly from Bahrain's oilfields. Gas reserves should last about 50 years at present rates of consumption. However, rising domestic demand spurred by a recent development boom has highlighted the need to increase gas supplies. The Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company is a joint venture of the petrochemical industries of Kuwait, the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, and the Government of Bahrain. The plant, completed in 1985, produces ammonia and methanol for export. Growth in the hydrocarbons sector will be contingent upon new discoveries--Bahrain awarded exploration rights to Malaysia's Petronas and the U.S.' Chevron Texaco after the resolution of Bahrain's long-standing territorial dispute with Qatar, but no meaningful finds have been announced to date. Bahrain's other industries include the majority state-owned Aluminum Bahrain (Alba)--which operates the largest aluminum smelter in the world outside Eastern Europe with an annual production of about 843,000 metric tons (mt) in 2005 after the completion of an expansion program--and related factories, such as the Aluminum Extrusion Company and the Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill. Other plants include the Arab Iron and Steel Company's iron ore pelletizing plant (4 million tons annually) and a shipbuilding and repair yard.
Bahrain's development as a major financial center has been the most widely heralded aspect of its diversification effort. Bahrain is a regional financial and business center; international financial institutions operate in Bahrain, both offshore and onshore, without impediments, and the financial sector is currently the largest contributor to GDP at 27.6%. Some 370 offshore banking units and representative offices are located in Bahrain, as well as 65 American firms. Bahrain has also made a concerted effort to become the leading Islamic finance center in the world, standardizing regulations of the Islamic banking industry. It currently has 32 Islamic commercial, investment and leasing banks as well as Islamic insurance (takaful) companies --the largest concentration of Islamic financial institutions in the Middle East.
Bahrain is working to develop other service industries such as information technology, healthcare and education. The government has used its oil revenues to build an advanced infrastructure in transportation and telecommunications. The state monopoly--Batelco--was broken in April 2003 following the establishment of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). Since that time, the TRA has granted some 63 licenses in the interest of promoting healthy industry competition.
Bahrain plans to expand its airport, one of the busiest in the Gulf. More than 4.8 million passengers transited Bahrain International Airport in 2005. A modern, busy port offers direct and frequent cargo shipping connections to the U.S., Europe, and the Far East. To boost its competitiveness as a regional center, Bahrain is building a new port and has privatized port operations.
The government of Bahrain moved toward privatizing the production of electricity and water by licensing Al Ezzal to construct an independent power plant at a cost of $500 million. The company commenced operations in May 2006. In January 2006, the government announced the sale of the Al Hidd Power Plant for $738 million to Hidd Power Company, a consortium of British, Japanese, and Belgian companies.
Regional tourism is also a significant source of income. The government continues to favor large-scale tourism projects. It opened the only Formula One race track in the Middle East in 2004, and has awarded tenders for several tourist complexes. New hotel and spa projects are progressing within the context of broader real estate development, much of which is geared toward attracting increased tourism.
Government revenues continue to be largely dependent on the oil industry. Bahrain has received significant budgetary support and project grants from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Bouyed by rising oil revenues, the 2007-08 budget approved by the parliament in July 2006 provides for sizable increases in urban development, education, and social spending. Ministry of Defense spending will account for 13% of current spending in 2007 and 2008 based on the new budget. The Ministry of Education and Ministry of the Interior also receive substantial budget allocations. Significant capital outlays have been allocated to improving housing and infrastructure in line with government efforts to raise the standard of living of the Shi'a population and to attract foreign investment.
The government has also started to extend protections to workers. Private sector employees won permission to form unions in late 2002; King Hamad has given his tentative approval for the formation of unions in government departments. In June 2006, Bahrain passed laws legalizing the existence of multiple trade federations and codifying several protections for workers engaged in union activity. As part of the government's labor reform program, it has formed a Labor Market Regulatory Authority and established a fund to support the training of Bahraini workers
In the first seven months of 2006, Bahraini exports to the U.S. totaled $399 million and U.S. exports to Bahrain reached $267 million, with trade volume up 64% over the same period in 2005. In 2006, bilateral trade is expected to exceed $1 billion for the first time. The U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement took effect on August 1, 2006 and is generating increased U.S. commercial interest in Bahrain.
The Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) numbers about 12,000 personnel and consists of army, navy, air force, air defense, and royal guard units. The public security forces and the coast guard are separate from the BDF and report to the Ministry of the Interior. Bahrain also has a national guard that consists of about 1,200 personnel. Bahrain's defense spending since 1999 has been steady. The government spends around $630 million annually on their military, about 20% of current expenditures. The reconstituted parliamentary process has produced spirited debate over government spending, particularly defense spending, but no actual reductions.
With the help of the U.S. and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahrain has made significant efforts to upgrade its defense systems and modernize its armed forces over the last 20 years. In 1982, the GCC gave Bahrain $1.7 billion for this purpose. Since the 1991 Gulf War, the U.S. has provided military and defense technical assistance and training to Bahrain from Foreign Military Sales (FMS), commercial sources, excess defense article sales (EDA) and under the International Military and Education Training (IMET) program. The U.S. Office of Military Cooperation in Bahrain is attached to the U.S. Embassy and manages the security assistance mission. U.S. military sales to Bahrain since 2000 total $608.9 million. Principal U.S. military systems acquired by the BDF include eight Apache helicopters, 54 M60A3 tanks, 22 F-16C/D aircraft, 20 Cobra helicopters, 20 M109A5 Howitzers, 1 Avenger AD system, and the TPS-59 radar system. Bahrain has received $410 million in U.S. EDA acquisition value delivered since the U.S.-Bahraini program began in 1993.
Military exercises are conducted on a regular basis to increase the BDF's readiness and improve coordination with the U.S. and other GCC forces. The BDF also sends personnel to the United States for military training. This training includes courses from graduate level professional military education down to entry level technical training.
Since achieving independence in 1971, Bahrain has pursued a policy of close consultation with neighboring states. Bahrain became a member of the United Nations and the Arab League in 1971. In 1981 it joined its five neighbors--Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, the U.A.E. and Qatar--to form the strategic Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Bahrain has complied with GCC efforts steps to coordinate economic development and defense and security planning. In December 1994, for example, Bahrain concurred with the GCC decision to drop secondary and tertiary boycotts against Israel. Bahrain also responded positively to Kuwait's request to deploy the GCC collective defense force, "Peninsula Shield," during the build up and execution of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003.
In addition to maintaining strong relations with its largest financial backers, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., Bahrain has worked to improve its relations with Qatar and Iran in recent years. Bahrain-Iran relations have been strained since the discovery in 1981 of an Iran-sponsored coup plot in Bahrain. Bahraini suspicions of the Iranian role in local unrest in the mid-1990s remain. On March 16, 2001, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced its judgment on the long-standing maritime delimitation and territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar. The binding judgment awarded sovereignty over the Hawar Islands and Qit'at Jaradah to Bahrain and sovereignty over Zubarah (part of the Qatar Peninsula), Janan Island and Fasht ad Dibal to Qatar. The peaceful settlement of this dispute has allowed for renewed co-operation.
Bahrain's strategic partnership with the U.S. has intensified since 1991. Bahraini pilots flew strikes in Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War, and the island was used as a base for military operations in the Gulf. Bahrain also provided logistical and basing support to international Maritime Interdiction efforts to enforce UN sanctions and prevent illegal smuggling of oil from Iraq in the 1990s. Bahrain also provided extensive basing and overflight clearances for a multitude of U.S. aircraft operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Bahrain also deployed forces in support of Coalition operations during both OEF and OIF. Bahrain has delivered humanitarian support and technical training to support the reconstruction of the Iraqi banking sector, and has offered support for each stage of Iraq's political transformation. Bahrain has also cooperated effectively on criminal investigation issues in support of the campaign on terrorism; the Bahrain Monetary Agency (which became the Central Bank of Bahrain in September 2006) moved quickly to restrict terrorists' ability to transfer funds through Bahrain's financial system.
The American Mission Hospital, affiliated with the National Evangelical Church, has operated continuously in Bahrain for more than a century. Bahrain has also been a base for U.S. naval activity in the Gulf since 1947. When Bahrain became independent, the U.S.-Bahrain relationship was formalized with the establishment of diplomatic relations. The U.S. embassy at Manama was opened September 21, 1971, and a resident ambassador was sent in 1974. The Bahraini embassy in Washington, DC, opened in 1977. In October 1991, Amir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa made a state visit to Washington. In 2001, Amir Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa made his first visit to the U.S. after succeeding his father in 1999. He returned to Washington on an official visit in January 2003. King Hamad made an official visit to Washington in November 2004 to meet with President Bush and cabinet-level officials.
Bahrain and the United States signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement in October 1991 granting U.S. forces access to Bahraini facilities and ensuring the right to pre-position material for future crises. Currently the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, the U.S. designated Bahrain a Major Non-NATO Ally in October 2001.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--William T. Monroe
Deputy Chief of Mission--Susan Ziadeh
Political/Economic Officer--Steven Bondy
Economic/Commercial Officer--Stephen Simpson
Consular Officer-- Philip Richards
Public Affairs Officer--Helen LaFave
Management Officer--Raymond Kengott
The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain is located off Sheikh Isa Highway, at Building 979, Road 3119, Block 321, Zinj, Manama, Bahrain. The mailing address is P.O. Box 26431, Manama, Bahrain; tel: [973] 242-700; fax: [973] 272-594. The embassy's hours of operation outside of Ramadan are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Sundays-Thursdays.


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1983 Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer, the King of Zydeco, from Opelousas, Louisiana, here's the late great Clifton Chenier doing "Tu Peux Cogner (Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer)" (Keep-A-Knockin' But You Can't Come In) on Dutch television. I don't have an exact date, but somewhere around 1980, since the song is from his 1979 album Frenchin' the Boogie.
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Photo Gallery | Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day Friday-what's your fav?
Reading is cool! Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day fosters that. I'm excited to read at Northridge Elementary and my husband at Natomas Park to name a few spots.
I fondly remember story hour at the library growing up. When I was a teen reading kept the windows to my world open when I was sidelined with reconstructive knee surgeries and missed months of school. I could still ":explore" with books.
As an adult reading is a passion I share with my kids and I hope younger kids will learn reading is cool and better than plugging in. With reading you can imagine your own characters!
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Gainesville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The seventh-ranked Florida Gators will
attempt to stay perfect at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night when they
play host to the Georgia Bulldogs in SEC action.
Georgia waded in mediocrity during its non-conference schedule with six wins
and six losses, but it has shined since entering SEC play. The Bulldogs opened
up league action on Jan. 8 with a 70-64 overtime victory at Missouri, thus
ending the nation's longest home winning streak, and they followed that up
with a 66-58 home victory versus Alabama on Saturday.
Florida suffered a pair of difficult road losses this season at Wisconsin
(59-53) and Connecticut (65-64), but it has otherwise been flawless, running
out to a 13-2 record, including a 9-0 mark at the O'Connell Center. The Gators
are also off to a 2-0 start in the SEC, beating South Carolina at home (74-58)
before outlasting Arkansas on the road on Saturday, 84-82 in overtime.
The Gators lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 108-99, which includes
11 straight victories at home.
The Bulldogs set the tone early in their most recent contest by opening up an
11-point lead over Alabama at the half, and while their advantage dipped to
just three points midway through the second stanza, they hung on for the
impressive victory. It was a poor field-goal shooting afternoon (.326), but
they held Alabama to just 36.5 percent from the floor and outscored it at the
free-throw line, 31-16. Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines both poured in 22
points, with Mann doing so on a busy day at the charity stripe (13-of-18) and
Gaines draining 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Georgia has steadily outpaced its opponents this season, shooting 46.8 percent
from the field for 71.2 ppg while allowing 68.4 ppg on 40.2 percent shooting.
It also boasts an impressive +4.1 rebounding margin, but its lackluster free-
throw percentage (.648) has been a detriment. Mann leads the way with 14.1 ppg
on 46.5 percent from the field but has more turnovers (39) than assists (38).
Gaines (12.2 ppg) and Nemanja Djurisic (10.5 ppg) also score in double figures
on a nightly basis.
The Gators had their hands full on Saturday at Bud Walton Arena, one of the
most difficult places to play in the country. After trailing by two in the
waning seconds, they forced overtime on a Scottie Wilbekin bucket, and they
took control in the extra session by opening up on an 11-3 run. They shot a
modest 42.4 percent from the field and committed a game-high 17 turnovers but
made up for it with nine 3-pointers and a solid showing at the foul line (25-
of-34). Dorian Finney-Smith dominated in the paint with 22 points and 15
rebounds, Wilbekin poured in 18 points off the bench and Michael Frazier and
Patric Young registered 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Florida's offense has been stellar all season long, as it shoots 46.4 percent
from the field for 72.7 ppg, but it stands among the nation's elite thanks
mostly to its stout defensive effort, allowing a mere 60.3 ppg on 39.8 percent
shooting. The squad's leading scorer Casey Prather (17.0 ppg, .624 FG
percentage) missed the Arkansas win with a bone bruise and is questionable for
this contest. Wilbekin (12.9 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.1 spg) is a spark plug on the
perimeter and Frazier (11.9) has made 39-of-81 from 3-point range (.481).
Young (11.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Finney-Smith (10.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg) are an imposing
duo in the frontcourt.
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From the kitchen of Kathy Allen
½ lb. ground beef, browned
1 Tblsp. butter
¾ cup onion, chopped
¾ cup carrots, shredded
¾ cup celery, diced
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
¼ cup flour
1½ cups milk
2 cups Velveeta, cubed
¾ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ cup sour cream
In a large saucepan, brown beef, drain and remove from pan.
In same saucepan, melt butter.
Add onion, carrots, celery, basil and parsley, sauté until softened.
Add broth, potatoes and beef, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender.
Add flour to cold milk, stir or shake until lumps are gone.
Add milk/flour mixture to soup; bring to a boil and stir until it's thickened.
Reduce heat. Stir in the cheese.
Add salt and pepper, and stir until cheese melts.
Remove from the heat and stir in sour cream to serve.
Terri's notes:
~ Simple and perfect for supper or Saturday's lunch.
~ Serve with a fresh fruit and vegetable tray.
~ Next time, I'm adding some chopped red pepper for color!
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|Pit bull letter strikes response
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
In reference to last week's letter to the editor.
I owned a pit bull just like Patty Coyne, and the same thing happened to me somewhat. The only difference was the county/city police came on my property and untied my pit bull and took it out in the country and shot it.
He was a very loving and a very mannered pit bull. He loved kids and dogs of all sizes and wasn't scared of anyone.
He had a lot of trust in all humans and respected them. But the general public hears about all of the pit bulls that are trained to fight, which in return gave pit bulls a bad name.
If Patty Coyne is stating true facts about the situation in her letter, then that brings up some questions. Why wasn't there a ticket issued for discharging a firearm in the city limits? Isn't there an ordinance on discharging a firearm in city limits?
So that means if a dog comes in my yard for its thing early in the mornings, I can just walk up to it and shoot it, no questions asked, right? I do know what neighbor she is talking about, and I have seen that dog running loose in my yard when they first moved here.
It was early in the mornings when I had to get up between 3-4 a.m. There were also tracks in my yard in the snow with feces left behind. We also had dogs chase our cats up trees, so I guess I can just start shooting them in town.
I had a few friends that owned dogs, and the only ones I had to worry about were the Golden Retrievers. They would go out of their way to bite you.
So that means if I see a Golden Retriever running around, I can just shoot it, because they are mean, vicious dogs. Yuppers, the two Golden Retrievers of my friends that were mean and vicious means all of them in that breed are.
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Welcome to Bracket Racket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs If you have any unfinished business related to the tournament, you might want to get started on it now.
The games don't even begin until tonight. But it feels like they're already over.
Yesterday, we reported the odds of someone filling out a perfect bracket were one in 9.2 quintillion.
Last night, Nate Silver of the spectacularly smart FiveThirtyEight blog weighed in, here: http://nyti.ms/10ae4qV .
Silver, you'll recall, did more than just "make statistics sexy again," as the Hollywood Reporter put it. He absolutely nailed the last two presidential elections - getting all 50 states right in November - and just about every Senate race. He was almost that good in 2008.
Now he's trained his laptop and laser focus on the NCAAs.
Don't forget to pick up a parting gift.
Just like the guys in Vegas - and the NCAA selection committee, for that matter - Silver made Louisville the No. 1 seed overall. Yet like everybody else, he's not convinced the Cardinals will even make it to the Final Four.
Silver put Louisville's chance of winning at 22.7 percent, followed closely by Indiana (19.6) Florida (12.7) Kansas (7.5) and Gonzaga (6.1).
Vegas has Louisville at 9-2, followed by Indiana at 7-1, and then Duke, Florida and Miami at 8-1.
The Cardinals were an even bigger favorite - opening in the sportsbooks at 3-1 - until they were banished to the Midwest regional, or what soccer aficionados like to call the "Group of Death." Also in there is Duke, Michigan State and a few other sneaky-good teams - Saint Louis, Oklahoma State and Oregon - just bristling at the chance to make a bigger name for themselves.
In past years, the selection committee would have bent over backward to keep its No. 1 overall seed, Louisville, away from its No. 2 overall, Duke. But because of a wave of conference expansion and realignment, just keeping regular-season opponents from running into one another in first-round games has become a headache. So the committee members tried to spread the suffering around.
Or maybe a few members came across this Louisville postgame celebration - starring former President Bill Clinton, here: http://deadsp.in/YljoHs - and decided the Cardinals have had enough fun already.
No, seriously.
Imagine what the halls of Congress would look like if members were required to fly their school colors during the tournament!
OK, forget that.
Most of them would just get jerseys made up like the ones parents wear when their kids' teams play each other - half one color, half the other, like a harlequin's suit with numbers.
But even pols have loyalties, and alma maters. Unfortunately, they also have constituents of varying stripes back home, too. And judging by the reaction every time one or another is asked for his rooting favorite, you'd think they were facing "Sophie's Choice."
Yet intrepid Associated Press congressional reporter Donna Cassata decided to ask that loaded question, anyway.
"March Madness is always an exciting time in the Bluegrass State and I want to congratulate the Louisville Cardinals on their No. 1 overall seed and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for making the NCAA tourney," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said. "While I am disappointed that the Kentucky Wildcats won't get the chance to defend their title this year, I congratulate them on their No. 1 seed in the NIT Tourney. Here's hoping the Bluegrass State will bring back two titles this year."


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Democrats cheered his sharp tone in the only vice presidential debate. Republicans panned the vice president as disrespectful to his younger opponent.
Biden's aggressive approach stood in stark contrast to President Barack Obama's listless - and widely panned - turn on the debate stage last week. Obama, to the dismay of his supporters, clenched his jaw, looked down at his notes, and held back his criticism of Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Ryan, sitting on the national debate stage for the first time, settled on a smirk for much of the debate. He sipped water and cleared his throat through many of Biden's answers.
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36th Annual Daytona Turkey Run Classic Truck Event - Turkeys, Trucks, And Four Days Of FunWritten by on March 9, 2010
It's hard to find a show with more to offer than the legendary Turkey Run in Daytona Beach, Florida. This long-running show gets bigger and better every year, simply because there is so much to enjoy. Once you attend, you always come back for at least a dozen different reasons. The collection of vehicles alone is enough to attract enthusiasts from around the country; around the world for that matter. This year 4,810 custom rides were assembled in the infield of the Daytona International Speedway, with more than 60,000 spectators trying hard to see all of the rolling works of art during the four-day weekend. The huge gathering of vehicles alone would have been enough to ensure this show makes it on your "Can't Miss" list but that was only the beginning.
Regulars at this event know it is one of the few that combine a tremendous number of show vehicles with an equally large number of vendors selling virtually everything automotive. All 3,000 vendor spaces are routinely filled by the first day, with regulars having kept their same spot for years. Working on a project truck back home? You can find whatever you need to complete the job at the Turkey Run. From inexpensive nuts and bolts to monster motors, tools, and trailers, they were there. And if your better half does not share the joy of transporting that new set of Mickey Thompsons back to your truck, parts-hauling golf carts would help to keep harmony in the household. But there's more.
The third element of the show, the famous Car Corral, fills quickly. With 1,500 vehicles on display, the potential buyer has one of the largest selections of custom vehicles anywhere. Something was sure to match your tastes and budget. Sellers are just as fortunate since thousands of avid enthusiasts visit the event for the sole purpose of updating the family fun truck.
Impressed yet? There's more. The congenial group of spectators never seemed in a hurry, the crowds were always manageable, and smiles were everywhere. The dozens of food vendors offered everything from polish sausage and pizza to funnel cakes and ice cream, all guaranteed to keep your tank from running on empty. Listen to old-time rock 'n' roll along with music trivia throughout the day as you make your way around the track.
Wander over to the DJ booth in the afternoon and listened for your number. Thousands of dollars worth of door prizes went home with new owners. Maryann Kennedy from Ormond Beach, Florida, is happy to say she was one of those. Each year the host club, the Daytona Beach Street Rods, draws the name of the annual giveaway car winner. Proceeds from their raffle allow the club to continue their 30-plus-year tradition of supporting local charities. Maryann was glad she contributed to the cause since her winning ticket meant she drove home in a beautifully restored '65 Chevy Nova, complete with a 283ci V-8 and automatic transmission. We know Maryann already has "The Run" listed on her 2010 calendar.
If you'd like to see an awesome collection of some of the finest vehicles in the country and enjoy the camaraderie of seeing old friends made in years past, do what Maryann and about 60,000 other people did this year; add the largest car show and swap meet in Florida, and certainly one of the biggest in the Southeast, to this year's calendar. Not only will it be an event to remember, we'll be there looking to photograph your truck for the magazine. That's something that will make us both happy! The dates are Thanksgiving weekend, 2010. Get more information by checking the website at www.turkeyrun.com.
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There was no name tag on this truck but we loved this vintage Chevy Crew Cab, complete with chopped top, custom paint, big motor, and late-model bed.The clean body lines on this F-100 are accented with the unique, colorful paintjob and unusual wire wheels.We did a double take on this one. Yes, the motor in the back is the one that actually powers the truck.The chaindrive setup on the rear feeds the differential. This was just one of the many unusual vehicles on display at the Turkey Run.One of the longest trucks at the show was Ray Jeffcoat's '69 Ford Extended Cab Longbed, arriving from Swansea, SC.The team from White Diamonds was busy throughout the day, demonstrating their products and detailing show vehicles.
The scalloped paintjob and tilt-forward hood called attention to the big-inch motor in this vintage truck.This slick '35 Ford pickup, with its custom tonneau cover high in the air, belongs to David and Nancy Norris from Fort White, FL.Raised, chopped, shaved, and judging by the large side exhausts, re-powered, this custom Ford Econoline has very little of the original left.From Ormond Beach, FL, Jim Simpson's Tangelo Pearl '56 Chevy looks great on the outside and has a fire-breathing 572ci crate motor under the hood.This vintage beauty had a 348/409ci Chevy engine under the hood with a tri-power setup. Any guess as to the make? Hint: it's not a Chevy!One of the many long-distance travelers at the event, Gilles Bouchard from Ste Julie, Quebec, Canada, displayed his brightly colored '41 Ford pickup, complete with his and hers bicycles on the tonneau cover.
Tommy Manner rebuilt his Hemi-equipped, '33 Dodge 21/2 ton after the "Hot Shot"-style trucks of the Louisiana oil fields. The twin rear-mounted radiators and tilt flatbed are unique.From Jacksonville, FL, Bruce and Kristie Ross are enthusiastic Ford fans, displaying their bright-yellow '56 F-100, updated with a 302 V-8 and AOD trans. The wide whites add to the fun.Dick Snider's '41 Ford has lots of subtle changes with the cab and doors extended 4 inches and the bed shortened 4 inches. A Boss 302 from Ford Racing ensures the vintage Blue Oval can keep up with modern traffic.


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NASCAR 2013: Rivalries, battles to watch on the tracknascar February 1, 2013 8:00pm EST January 31, 2013 4:04pm EST NASCAR thrives on rivalries. They are the lifeblood of the sport and what makes fans watch. Prime example: Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon. Here are 12 rivalries and match-ups to watch in 2013.
NASCAR thrives on rivalries.
Even when they aren't the fender-banging, knock-down-drag-out kind, rivalries are the lifeblood of the sport. They excite NASCAR fans and keep them interested.
Even match-ups that aren't natural rivalries add intrigue to the sport, with fans wondering who will outrun whom and which driver will have the best season with their new team or against their former teammate.
Here's a look at 12 head-to-head match-ups worth watching in the 2013 Sprint Cup season. Each has some sort of connection or intrigue that should make it a must-see for fans.
2 Danica vs. Ricky
Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will be in the headlines all season regardless of what they do on the track.
In case you haven't heard, they are dating.
News of their relationship sparked all kinds of questions and conspiracy theories.
What happens, for instance, if Stenhouse has to choose whom to draft with during the Daytona 500 — Danica or his Roush Fenway teammates?
And imagine the outcry the first time one of them appears to cut the other one a break on the track.
And what happens if they accidentally run into each other on the track, causing a wreck? Will their relationship cause them to easily brush it off, or will it lead to problems on and off the track?
Aside from the drama surrounding their not-so-private-life, Patrick and Stenhouse will be racing head to head for Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year.
So there are plenty of reasons to keep your eyes on this pair in 2013.
3 Clint Bowyer vs. Jeff Gordon
Of all the match-ups on this list, this is the most heated rivalry and potentially the most explosive.
Their budding rivalry, in fact, blew up into a full-fledged feud when Gordon intentionally wrecked Bowyer at Phoenix last year, sparking a crew brawl and ruining Bowyer's slim championship hopes.
Bowyer, who attempted to chase down Gordon in the garage after the incident, vowed to get even and has said or done little to put the feud behind him. He's clearly still peeved at Gordon and might attempt to get even at some point this season.
Gordon said last year that Bowyer "had it coming," and also has done little to diffuse the situation.
As Gordon acknowledged last year, NASCAR needs a big rivalry. This is the hottest one going right now and fans will keep their eyes on these two all season.
4 Penske Racing vs. Roush Fenway Racing
These NASCAR powerhouses are now in the same Ford camp and are being counted on to work together to enhance the brand and fortunes of the Blue Oval.
They will share engines and Ford technology, but the organizations also are competing for the same prizes — precious race wins and the coveted Sprint Cup trophy.
Both feature elite drivers and championship contenders, as well as young, rising stars.
Brad Keselowski won Penske's first Sprint Cup title last year and would love nothing more than to successfully defend it. Roush's Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle hope to challenge Keselowski for the title, while Roush's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Penske's Joey Logano both hope to make strides toward joining NASCAR's group of elite drivers.
They might try their best to work together, but rest assured, Penske and Roush will work just as hard to beat each other and be the team waving the Ford banner.
5 Kevin Harvick vs. Ryan Newman
Harvick has signed with Newman's Stewart-Haas Racing for 2014 and informed his Richard Childress Racing team that he will be leaving the organization after this season — a development that could create tension between Harvick and RCR this season.
It also could make things a bit tense between Harvick and Newman, who might be out at SHR when Harvick arrives. SHR has three Cup teams but Newman has a one-year contract and it might have to let him go to make room for Harvick.
Unless, of course, Newman steps up, has a big season and makes it difficult for SHR to make that move.
Newman can certainly help himself at SHR and on the free-agent market by outrunning Harvick.
Harvick, meanwhile, wants to leave RCR and team owner Richard Childress on a high note and give SHR high hopes for the future.
6 Joey Logano vs. Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing replaced young Logano with the veteran Kenseth, and Logano can't be happy about it.
Kenseth, who left Roush Fenway Racing, gives Gibbs veteran leadership and should continue to be a consistent winner and championship contender with another elite team.
Logano landed with Penske Racing, where he hopes to take the next step toward joining NASCAR's elite.
Logano, 22, would love to outrun Kenseth and show Gibbs that it made a mistake in giving up on the talented young driver.
7 Matt Kenseth vs. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle
Kenseth drove for Ford and Roush Fenway Racing for 13 seasons and was the organization's senior driver.
He won three races last year and his six wins in the past two seasons were twice as many as Edwards and Biffle, his Roush teammates.
Now he takes his talent and experience to Joe Gibbs Racing, where he will drive for Toyota, or what team owner Jack Roush calls "the dark side."
Edwards and Biffle would like nothing more than to outrun Kenseth and show that he made a mistake in leaving the team.
Stenhouse, meanwhile, will replace Kenseth in Roush's No. 17 Ford, a move that Edwards says is a "lateral move" for the organization. That was high praise for Stenhouse and perhaps a slight toward Kenseth — one that might serve as motivation for their former teammate.
Roush and his drivers would no doubt enjoy getting the upper hand on their former teammate.
8 Denny Hamlin vs. Kyle Busch
These fiery competitors have become big stars for Joe Gibbs Racing.
But which one has the most potential? And which one will win the Sprint Cup championship first?
Hamlin has 22 career Cup wins — all with Gibbs. Busch has 24 — 20 with Gibbs. Hamlin has come closest to winning the title, finishing third and second in points, while Busch has struggled in the Chase, with a best points finish of eighth with Gibbs.
Both are fierce competitors who race each other as hard as they race other competitors and don't always get along. They have a friendly — or not so friendly — rivalry, which is sure to get even more intense if both are winning races and in contention for the championship.
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. vs. Kasey Kahne
They are Hendrick Motorsports' "other" drivers, often taking a backseat to former champions Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
But Earnhardt, NASCAR's most popular driver, and Kahne are both fan favorites. Both made the Chase last year, with Kahne winning two races and Earnhardt one. Both hope to step up this season and become even more serious contenders.
Earnhardt will be starting his sixth season with Hendrick, Kahne his second. Which one will step up to become Hendrick's next great driver?
10 Jeff Gordon vs. Jimmie Johnson
Though they are good friends and once enjoyed a mentor-protégé relationship, the two Hendrick teammates haven't always gotten along.
In fact, they enjoy one of the sport's quietest but most fierce rivalries.
Gordon is a four-time champion and one of NASCAR's all-time greats, but it doesn't sit well with him that Johnson has won five championships in the past seven years while Gordon's last title came in 2001.
Gordon, 41, doesn't win as frequently as he used to and desperately wants to win a fifth championship. The two have raced each other hard in recent years and it has led to some tense moments at times.
Though they are teammates and support the Hendrick cause, they have a friendly rivalry and there is no one Gordon would rather beat than Johnson.
11 Regan Smith vs. Kurt Busch
Busch replaced Smith at Furniture Row Racing late last season, costing Smith his ride with the team he led to its only victory in 2011.
While Busch, the 2004 champion, tries to resurrect his career, Smith will drive for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. He also will run seven to 10 races with Busch's former team at Phoenix Racing.
Busch hopes to return to victory lane after a tumultuous 2012 season, but it might be a challenge with the single-car team.
Smith won his only race with JR Motorsports last year and is expected to be a big winner and championship contender in the Nationwide Series.
Which would be bigger — a Cup win with Furniture Row by Busch, or multiple Nationwide wins by Smith.
While Busch is focused on the future, Smith will be looking to prove himself to doubters by having the better season.
12 Elliott Sadler vs. Austin Dillon
Sadler was a contender for the Nationwide Series championship each of the past two years, finishing second twice for Richard Childress Racing.
Dillon, Sadler's teammate, finished third behind Sadler last year.
With Dillon, team owner Richard Childress' grandson, firmly entrenched at RCR, Sadler left the organization after last season and moved to Joe Gibbs Racing, where he is a favorite for the title again.
With Dillon now RCR's lead Nationwide driver and the future of the organization, he and Sadler will race head-to-head for the championship. If Sadler finally wins his first title, he might have to beat his former teammate.
13 Ford vs. Chevy vs. Toyota
One of the oldest rivalries in racing is expected to be renewed with the arrival of NASCAR's new Sprint Cup car — and NASCAR fans and the three car manufacturers couldn't be happier.
Throughout NASCAR's glory years, there was no bigger rivalry than those between NASCAR's automakers. Whether it was Ford vs. Chevy or Pontiac vs. Dodge, fans chose sides and pledged their allegiance to cars instead of drivers. And car makers thrived on those rivalries, hoping to "win on Sunday and sell on Monday."
Those rivalries diminished over the years and all but disappeared with the advent of NASCAR's "car of tomorrow."
The COT is gone, replaced by new, sleeker models that better resemble Fords, Chevys and Toyotas.
NASCAR, the manufacturers and fans hope the new car brings back those fierce and storied rivalries.


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Fatman Fabrications Volare Spindles - Fatman's Volaré FixWritten by on May 5, 2010 Improving The Old School's Hot Ticket
Looking back to the early days of front suspension swaps it's almost ironic that two of the most popular independent front suspensions ever grafted to the front of a classic truck chassis were originally found under the frontends of economy cars that left production suffering a bad reputation. The first one similar, but not identical to the famous exploding Ford Pinto is the Mustang II, and second is the Plymouth Volaré.
In all fairness it must be mentioned that neither car earned its place in infamy based on its front suspension design, but rather other areas where the manufacturers chose to cheap out. The reason these frontends became so popular was because they were plentiful in the junkyards, and provided numerous modern improvements in one fell swoop. In addition to independent suspension, they featured disc brakes and better steering. Early Camaro clips, offered the same basic advantages as a Mustang II or Volaré, but finding a donor car at a good price wasn't quite as easy. Fast-forwarding to today one might ask with superior IFS setups available in the aftermarket why would anyone even want to bother dealing with an obsolete IFS such as the Volaré?
Some people don't; they whip out their wallet and buy a new front clip or get an entire new rolling chassis. For other folks it's a simple matter of economics, they might not have the money or the time to undertake such a major proposition. In the case of Glenn Kerr, owner of the '56 F-100 shown here and proprietor of Glenn's Alignment in Costa Mesa, California, there were several reasons to improve upon the Volaré frontend his '56 came to him with. First, there were personal reasons such as getting his truck to ride better, and nip severe premature tire wear in the bud. Being an alignment guy, Kerr knew Plymouth Volarés, Dodge Aspens, and Chrysler Cordobas aligned to factory specifications ride pretty good and don't usually chew up tires. One of the fallacies regarding a Volaré frontend on a classic truck is that the torsion bars can be backed way off to lower the truck's stance. Actually it's half a fallacy. It's true the ride height can be adjusted way down, but it's at the expense of ride quality and acceptable tire wear.
Quoting a '76 Chrysler advertisement might reveal where the myth got started. "Torsion bars can be adjusted easily to keep the frontend of the car at the proper height, regardless of the car's age or its mileage. Turning an adjusting bolt raises or lowers the front of the car. To keep level during braking, Chrysler engineers raised the front pivot of the upper control arm higher than the rear. This design causes the control arm to impart a lifting force to the front of the car as the weight shifts forward during braking. The lifting force resists brake dive to help keep the car nearly level when the brakes are applied."
Keeping the car at the proper ride height is the key to the matter, adapted to a truck and pushed beyond the intended limits, the slackened torsion bar loses tension and the Volaré goes out to lunch. Kerr, as a member of Orange County's Pickups Limited, knew a lot of fellow members with Volaré frontends, suffering with the same problems his truck had. Using his own truck as a guinea pig the search was on for Kerr to see if he could come up with a good solution for all concerned. This led to the folks at Fatman Fabrications in Mint Hill, North Carolina, and the 2-inch dropped spindles they manufacture to cure lowered Volaré evils by returning the suspension's geometry to within factory specifications. Naturally Kerr is in business to make a living, so he won't mind if you take your truck to Kerr's alignment to have a pair of Fatman's Volaré 2-inch dropped spindles installed. For the folks who don't live near Costa Mesa, or like to do the work themselves Kerr invited us to follow along, so we can show what's involved to take an old-school IFS setup and make it better.
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The Volaré frontend has a 60-inch track. Fatman Fabrications' Volaré spindles are made using 3/4-inch SAE 1018 steel. A pressed-in spindle is TIG-welded and located higher than stock to provide a 2-inch drop. The stock Volaré steering arms, and brake caliper mounts are retained.After measuring the ride height and removing the front wheels, the next step was to undo the two bolts attaching the brake caliper to the stock Volaré spindle and removing it. Since the brake hose didn't need to be disconnected special attention was paid to not allowing the caliper to hang freely and damage the hose.The grease cap was removed, and the cotter pin extracted from the spindle with dikes (diagonal pliers).Then the retainer was removed, the hub nut unscrewed, and the outer wheel bearing slid off. The brake rotor was slid off the spindle with the inner wheel bearing left inside.The stamped sheetmetal backing plate was removed and discarded. Not visible, at this point the brake caliper is resting on the frame above the upper control arm to protect the brake flex hose.A jack was used to lift the lower control arm upward to release the load off of the upper ball joint.The jack was lowered and then a quick rap to the side of the Volaré spindle near the upper ball joint with a 2-pound hammer broke things loose.
The stock Volaré spindle was placed on a workbench and the brake caliper mount was unbolted and removed.Before the brake caliper mount could be bolted on Fatman Fabrications' Volaré 2-inch dropped spindle there was a raised area that's present on all Volaré brake caliper mounts that needed to be removed.This is how the area appeared after Kerr had ground it down. Someone not as finicky about appearance could have gotten by just grinding the uppermost raised area-but that wouldn't look near as clean would it?To ensure the special bolts included with Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles will not loosen from vibration, Kerr applied red Loctite thread locker.For clearance purposes between the brake rotor and the Fatman spindle, the stock Volaré steering arms bolts were discarded and special beveled bolts (just mentioned) were installed.Before mounting the brake rotor assembly onto the Fatman Volaré dropped spindle the surface was sprayed with an aerosol brake cleaner and blown dry with compressed air. Then the spindle was lightly coated with synthetic wheel bearing grease.Then the brake rotor assembly containing freshly packed wheel bearings and a new grease seal was slid over the spindle, and the wheel bearings were tightened down to a torque setting specified by Chrysler. Note how the cotter pin was installed.
With the installation of the Fatman spindles complete it was time to move onto adjusting the torsion bar and do the frontend alignment. The torsion bar is adjusted by tightening or loosening this bolt, located on each side near the sway bar.Before any adjustments were attempted, a penetrating spray was used on the adjustment bolts. The Volaré torsion bar adjusting bolts will strip out if too much force is used.Noting that every precaution should be taken not to strip out the torsion bar adjustment bolts Kerr lifted the front wheels off the ground removing the truck's weight from the suspension, and then cranked the adjusting bolts in to raise the truck approximately 2 inches.Next, Kerr's '56 was driven on the alignment rack where Dan adjusted the torsion bar to get the ride height right on the money. Notice once again cranking the adjusting bolts was done without load. A process Dan repeated several times until the desired ride height was established.Then Kerr took the '56 out for a testdrive and returned satisfied that the truck's ride quality had improved noticeably, and speculated his front tire wear problem was cured.


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By Claudia Lynch, Benchmarks Online Editor
The Academic Computing Services (ACS) short courses for fall 2000 have been pushed back to October due to personnel changes within the department. Please consult the Short Courses page to check on the status of the schedule and to see the types of courses that will most likely be offered.
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