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Peoria, AZ (Sports Network) - Kristopher Davis hit a two-run home run and
Donnie Murphy also drove in a pair of runs, as Milwaukee rallied past Seattle,
7-6, in Cactus League action.
Rickie Weeks finished 3-for-3 with a run scored for the Brewers, who used
solid relief in the late innings to cap the comeback. Ariel Pena picked up the
win and Jed Bradley hurled two frames for the save. Mike Fiers surrendered two
runs over 3 1/3 frames in the start for Milwaukee.
Michael Morse and Kendry Morales, two offseason acquisitions, each hit home
runs for the Mariners. Blake Beavan gave up three runs over three frames in
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I'm supposed to run Core 1-9 for a local RPGA group tomorrow night, and the map for the skill challenge was so lame, I had to take a shot at it. I blew up GIMP a couple of times and had to start over, but I'm pretty happy with the result:
Most of my time was spent getting the crevasse to look right, like something to be afraid to fall into. The objects are courtesy of CSUAC. Background and technique courtesy of torstan's tutorial at newbiedm.com.
The skill challenge is a 4th Edition D&D mechanism. Some say its the death of roleplaying in 4e, some say its a way to include skill tests in your role/roll play. Essentially, you have a goal to achieve, and you have to achieve a certain number of successes, before you have three failures.
For example, in this skill challenge, the PC's have to achieve four successes before three failures.
Test 1- Just to get in this room they need to use Diplomacy or Atheltics to convince the Abbot of a temple of Oghma to let them take the test, "I'll rassle ya for it!"
Test 2 - Once on this map, the PC's enter lower right. They have to cross the ravine, but only one bridge works, so they use History or Arcana to figure which bridge is safe (its has to do with the history of a certain group of mages). The far side of the ravine is cloaked in powerful magic to prevent flying or teleporting.
Test 3 - Once across, they have to read the tablet and figure out which of the urns to place on the near pedestal, which takes Religion or History.
Test 4 - Moving the urn is quite painful, so that takes an Endurance check, in order to open the alcove.
In the alcove they find a scroll with some information they need.
Not all skill challenges are this short, some can cover days, others can be written to abstract mass combat, or chase scenes, or infiltrating a city, things like that. Failure comes with consequences that aren't completly win/lose, and so don't derail the game just because the players can't roll well.
PS. well, when I printed it, I didn't make the ravine dark enough. I'll be updating that in a couple of days, if anyone wants this map to run this module, send me a PM.


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Sandusky, OH-- A Sandusky mother has been charged with child endangering after a duct-tape incident involving her son and another child.
Police were called to investigate on Feb. 18 at a residence after a father called police about a photo sent to him by the mother of his son. In the photo, the boy had his eyes and mouth taped shut.
The father texted the boy's mother back that he didn't find the picture funny. He asked police to file a report and asked officers to check on the boy.
When contacted by police, the mother told police she and her son were just joking around with friends and that she and the boy both thought the prank was funny. She says the boy was not harmed and the tape left no marks.
The police forwarded their report to Children Services and the prosecutor.
After investigating further the mother was charged with child endangering for the incident involving her son as well as another child that was taking part in what the mother described as a joke.


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Seattle police have opened an internal investigation into an incident in which an officer slugged a man who was being questioned for leaving his car running outside a store.
The Seattle Police Department opened an internal investigation Friday into the 2010 arrest of a 20-year-old man who was punched by an officer after police stopped to question him about leaving his car running outside a store.
Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said the department already has reviewed the incident twice, with the officer's commanders and an assistant chief concluding no violations of law or department policy occurred when four officers took Isaac Ocak to the pavement after learning he had a prior felony conviction and had been tagged in the department's computer as being "assaultive to officers." However, the department could not provide an incident in which Ocak had ever been so.
At the time, Ocak was being questioned and was not under arrest, according to police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb. The incident escalated when Ocak resisted the officers' attempts to handcuff him for flight and officer-safety reasons, Whitcomb said.
Whitcomb said Ocak had left his car running while parked outside a store — a common ploy used by shoplifters.
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The incident will now be reviewed by the department's Office of Professional Accountability to determine whether excessive force was used during the arrest.
Ocak was left bloodied after being slugged twice in the face by Officer Larry Longley and taken hard to the ground by Longley and three other officers outside Westwood Village on Dec. 29, 2010, in West Seattle. Although officers eventually determined Ocak had not committed any crime at the shopping center, he was later charged with assaulting an officer after he allegedly bit Longley's finger during the incident.
The charges were dismissed by the Seattle City Attorney's Office after prosecutors reviewed the video, which was recorded by Longley's dashboard camera.
The video shows the officer repeatedly ordering Ocak to keep his hands on the hood of the police car and rudely dismissing Ocak's questions and explanations. At one point, after the officer questioned him about the number of keys on his key ring, Ocak complained, "Why are you being so rude to me?"
Longley responded: "I don't have to be nice to you."
Whitcomb conceded that Longley's abrasive demeanor likely fell short of the department's new community policing credo of "Listening and Explaining with Equity and Dignity," but added that Longley was being a good, proactive police officer.
And once Ocak bit the officer — even though it appears Longley put his hand in Ocak's mouth during the struggle — the officer was justified in throwing the punches. "He didn't know if it was intentional or not," Whitcomb said.
The four officers struggled with Ocak for several minutes before getting him under control.
The City Attorney's Office dismissed the assault charge filed against Ocak because of the question over whether Ocak intended to bite the officer.
Spokeswoman Kimberly Mills said the chief of the office's criminal division brought the video and the officer's actions to the attention of OPA last month, although it was not considered a formal complaint and did not trigger the investigation.
Whitcomb said the department received a formal complaint on Friday. Ocak's attorney, Seattle lawyer James Egan, said he filed it.
Egan has also filed a $100,000 claim on behalf of Ocak against the city, the first step toward filing a federal civil-rights claim.
Whitcomb said the video, and the officer's gruff and dismissive treatment of Ocak, "probably wouldn't be a good example" of a textbook citizen interaction.
"But I would remind you that it's 2013, and we've come a long way in those two years" toward addressing community concerns over police accountability, including the ongoing implementation of the department's "20/20" plan to adopt 20 reforms in 20 months.
The department has found itself under a court-enforced consent decree after a Department of Justice investigation that ended in December 2011 that the SPD routinely uses excessive force, most often against minorities and individuals in crisis.
It specifically criticized the department for misusing or misunderstanding the law around so-called "Terry Stops" — brief detentions while an officer investigates a possible crime — like the one the officers used to justify questioning Ocak. The DOJ also criticized SPD officers for escalating routine incidents into confrontations that require the use of force.
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Posted by: lori on Mar 28, 2011
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Fontana, CA (March 27, 2011) – Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team arrived in Southern California with Top 35 visions in their minds. For the first time in the three-year history of the GEICO NASCAR Sprint Cup Series program, both GEICO and Germain Racing have ventured into unchartered territory where they now find themselves sitting in the Top 35 in the Owner Point standings. Top 35 status guarantees the Germain Racing team a position in each race, providing they maintain their position.
They would need to record a decent finish in Fontana to maintain their current status and allow the GEICO team to be locked in at Martinsville next week.
Friday's opening practice session in Fontana proved unspectacular, as Mears and the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry sat 37th at the close of practice. Undaunted, Mears took to the two-mile oval for qualifying on Friday afternoon and turned heads when he paced the two-mile facility in just 39.592-seconds, at a rate of speed of 181.855 miles per hour. Aside from securing the 25th starting position in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Mears was the fastest 'go or go home car' in the qualifying session.
Mears then tore into Fontana for final practice on Saturday and shot the #13 GEICO Camry to the top of the chart and sat 19th when the session concluded.
Rain threatened the Fontana area on Sunday morning and drizzle plagued the area until around 10:00 AM (PT) when it finally dissipated and allowed for track drying to begin. The racing gods would smile upon Southern California and allow for an on-time green flag at 12:16 PM (PT).
Mears started 25th, but quickly began to battle the racecar. By Lap 3, Mears had dropped to 27th and reported to crew chief Bootie Barker that his GEICO Camry was tight and would not turn. He fell as low as 35th before scheduled green flag pit stops got underway and forced the #13 GEICO Camry down pit road for service on Lap 34. The Germain Racing pit crew quickly outfitted Mears with four fresh tires, a full tank of fuel and adjustments before returning him to the racing surface in the 32nd position.
The adjustments would serve as little assistance to Mears, as just two laps later he once again radioed to Barker: "The front end just doesn't want to work."
Mears and Barker would win the occasional battle, but the war continued and Lap 163 found Mears still at odds with an ill-handling racecar while running in the 30th position. As the laps wound down, Barker ordered Mears to pit road for the final pit stop of the day on Lap 185 after a caution came out for a Bobby Labonte crash. Barker instructed the GEICO pit crew to make the necessary adjustments to give Mears and the #13 GEICO Camry a shot at a better finish.
Barker's orders did not go unheeded and Mears restarted P32 with just nine laps remaining in the 200-lap race. Mears and the #13 GEICO Camry made quick work of the cars of David Gilliland and Trevor Bayne in the final laps en route to a 29th place finish under gray skies and cool temperatures.
Shortly after the checkered flag waved, Barker announced to the GEICO team that they were in the Top 35 in the 2011 Owner Standings, which means they will be locked into the race next week in Martinsville. Barker also noted that this is the first time in GEICO's three-year Sprint Cup Series involvement that the team would officially be 'locked in', a big stride for a team that three years ago did not even have a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.
"Today was frustrating, but we kept fighting and salvaged a decent finish," Mears said after climbing from his #13 GEICO Camry. "The nice thing is that we were able to give GEICO the opportunity to be locked into the race next week because we have worked really hard this year and put ourselves in the Top 35. I am proud of all of these guys on this GEICO team because regardless of what happens we keep our heads and stay focused."
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will go short-track racing for the second time in three weeks when they travel to Martinsville, VA, next weekend.
Mears and the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry will hit the half-mile paper-clipped shaped oval for the opening practice session at 12:30 PM (EDT) on Friday, April 1st. Qualifying will follow on Saturday, April 2nd, at 12:10 PM (EDT).
The Goody's Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is on Sunday, April 3rd, and it will be televised live on FOX beginning at 1:00 PM (EDT). The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will carry the live radio broadcast.
To learn more about the GEICO Racing program, please visit: www.geicogarage.com
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Please visit the Casey Mears Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/caseymearsracing
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So This is SpringfieldWritten by on October 31, 2003 R&C's First Trip to the NSRA Mid-America Nats
Springfield, Missouri, is a great town, and the NSRA Mid-America Street Rod Nationals, held there every Memorial Day weekend, is a great show. We know this is old news to a lot of our readers, since this event is the National Street Rod Association's largest show west of the Mississippi River and draws pre-'49 iron all the way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. However, flip through your old issues of R&C, and you'll see that in the 20 years NSRA has been holding this event we've never covered it. Between Bakersfield, Knoxville, York, Louisville, and the rest of the schedule, we've always missed this one. That might have to change, because this is an impressive show, both in terms of attendance (2,158 registered cars, a record) and the overall quality of the rods (really good). Even the cops were nice. The night before the Nats, the Springfield Police hosted a street rod parade from a local park to Grizzly Tools. On Saturday, NSRA set up corrals for Mopars, roadsters, cars with luggage trailers, '48s of any make and model, and cars belonging to the Under 21 crowd. In addition to all the rods, this event is a magnet for aftermarket companies, with almost 100 exhibitors on the grounds. We've been missing a good one.
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Kenny Davis from Rogers, AR, started out building a "rat rod" and ended up with an immaculate '33 roadster, one of the nicest cars at the event. The powertrain is a 409 stroked to 476ci, with a TH350 automatic. He finished the car just before the Oklahoma City Nats, where Damon Lee shot a full feature you'll be seeing soon.After years in primer, Lee and Yvette Thompson's all-steel '36 Chevy was finished in February. The owner-built coupe turned out great and runs a crate 350/700-R4 combination. Lee chose the Prime wheels as a modern version of the original artillery-style wheelsOne of the nicest traditional-style early Fords belonged to local folks Jim and Jo Houston, who built the unchopped Deuce five-window with a Buick nailhead, steelies with rings and caps, and white tuck 'n' roll inside.Harold Kurtzer won a Chevy crate engine at Americruise last summer, but it's an LT4 between the fenders of his '36 Chevy coupe, set off with Billet Specialties rims. The Chevy has won a few prizes, too.Bill Flesher did a good job of combining contemporary components (Show Me roadster body, ZZ4 engine, Lexus paint) with some nostalgia-based elements (three-spoke banjo wheel, quick-change rearend), ending up with a super-clean '32 roadster.Mike and Peg Westphal, from Lincoln, NE, turned their '48 Chevy pickup into a cool smoothie, packed it with a 468ci big-block, and doused it in monochrome purple, leaving some shine around the grille bars, frenched headlights, and Boyd five-spokes.People in the Midwest are familiar with this '23 track T, owned by John and Carol Robison from the Early Rods of Tulsa car club. The hemi is an aluminum Toyota V-8, used in limos in Japan.
Gary Hodges' smooth red '48 Chevy looks great inside and out, but wouldn't you love to see what it'd look like dropped to just a few inches above the street? Nice job on the frenched headlights and antenna. The engine is a Chevy Mouse motor.Another nice Mopar was this deep-blue '38 Plymouth hauler, driven by Paul Knapp from Oklahoma City. The small-block-powered pickup is updated in the cab with tan leather buckets and a Grant steering wheel on a tilt column.One of the best rods in the Under 21 corral was this '35 Chevy, owned by 19-year-old Ryan Jackson from Carl's Junction, MO. Ryan drove the small-block-Chevy-powered coupe in gray primer for three years until his dad Roger painted it.In the midst of all the fancy finished cars, Central Arkansas Rods member Danny Vint, from Sherwood, AR, always had a crowd around his open-air '31 coupe, running a 502 we wish we could've heard.After retiring from GM, Jim Russell feels guilty driving a '34 Chrysler but says he can fit all his friends in the four-door sedan when they go to the Sonic. At least the engine is a Chevy small-block, with Street & Performance injection.N O A '53 issue of Hot Rod Magazine inspired the appearance of Jerry Eckhardt's green '39 Ford, with the Mooneyham blown Hemi Jerry calls a "flathead on steroids."


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Area: 51,129 sq. km, slightly smaller than West Virginia.
Cities: Capital--Sarajevo (est. pop 387,876); Banja Luka (220,407); Mostar (208,904); Tuzla (118,500); Bihac (49,544).
Terrain: Mountains in the central and southern regions, plains along the Sava River in the north.
Climate: Hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters in the southeast.
Nationalities: Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim), Bosnian Croat, Bosnian Serb.
Population (July 2004 est.): 3.8 million (Note: all data dealing with population are subject to considerable error because of the dislocations caused by armed conflict and ethnic cleansing from 1992-95. The most recent census was conducted in 1991.)
Population growth rate (2004 est.): 0.45%.
Ethnic groups: Bosniak 48.3%, Serb 34.0%, Croat 15.4%, others 2.3%. (Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2002--Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Religions: Muslim (40%); Orthodox (31%); Catholic (15%); Protestant (4%); other (10%).
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian (formerly "Serbo-Croatian").
Education: 9 years of mandatory primary school, 3-4 years of secondary school (vocational or liberal arts), 3 years of undergraduate study and 2 years of graduate study at universities (depending on major). In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 1,089 primary schools with 359,902 students, 289 secondary schools with 148,100 students, and 20 universities with 139 faculties plus 10 academies and 4 religious faculties with 105,488 students. The main public universities are in larger cities (Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Bihac, Zenica) and there are a number of private institutions of higher education. Adult literacy rate--male 94.1%, female 78.0%.
Health: Infant mortality rate (2005 est.)--21.05 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy (2005 est.)--male 70.09 years, female 75.8 years.
Work force (2001 est.): 1.026 million.
Type: Parliamentary democracy.
Constitution: The Dayton Agreement, signed December 14, 1995, included a new constitution now in force.
Independence: April 1992 (from Yugoslavia).
Branches: Executive--Chairman of the Presidency and two other members of three-member rotating presidency (head of state), Chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government), Council of Ministers (cabinet). Legislative--bicameral parliamentary assembly, consisting of a House of Representatives and a House of Peoples. Judicial--Constitutional Court; Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has jurisdiction over war crimes, terrorism, human trafficking, and organized and serious economic crimes; Ministry of Justice.
Subdivisions: Two Entities: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (divided into 10 cantons) and Republika Srpska. In accordance with Annex 2, Article V, of the Dayton Peace Agreement that left the unresolved status of Brcko subject to binding international arbitration, an Arbitration Tribunal was formed in mid-1996. On March 5, 1999, the Tribunal issued its Final Award. The Final Award established a special District for the entire pre-war Brcko Municipality (Opstina), under the exclusive sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The territory of the District belongs simultaneously to both Entities, the Republika Srpska and the Federation, in condominium. Amendment I to the BiH constitution, passed in March 2009, codifies this status in the constitution. In accordance with the Final Award, the District is self-governing and has a single, unitary, multiethnic, democratic Government; a unified and multiethnic police force operating under a single command structure; and an independent judiciary. The District Government exercises, throughout the pre-war Brcko Municipality, those powers previously exercised by the two Entities and the former three municipal governments. The Brcko District is demilitarized.
Political parties: Party of Democratic Action (SDA); Social Democratic Party (SDP); Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH); Alliance for a Better Future of BiH (SBB-BiH); Bosnian Patriotic Party (BPS); National Democratic Union (DNZ); Bosnian Party (BOSS); Civil Democratic Party (GDS); Liberal Democratic Party (LDS); Social Democratic Union (SDU); Croatian Democratic Union of BiH (HDZ-BiH); Croatian Democratic Union-1990 (HDZ-1990); People's Party of Work for Progress; Croatian Party of Rights-Djapic/Jurisic (HSP-D/J); Christian Democratic Union of BiH (HKDU); Croat Peasants' Party-New Croat Initiative (HSS-NHI); Croatian Peoples' Union; Nasa Stranka (NS); Serbian Democratic Party (SDS); Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD); Socialist Party of Republika Srpska (SPRS); Party for Democratic Progress (PDP); Democratic Party (DP); New Socialist Party (NSP); Serb Radical Party of the Republika Srpska (SRS-RS); Serbian Radical Party-Dr. Vojislav Seselj (SRS-VS); Democratic Peoples' Alliance (DNS); Democratic National Union (DNZ).
Suffrage: Universal at age 18.
Nominal GDP (2009 est.): $16.5 billion. (U.S.$1=1.45KM)
GDP real growth rate (2009 est.): -3.2%.
Nominal GDP per capita: $4,346.
Inflation rate (2009 est.): 0.6%.
Average monthly net salary (2009): $544.
Natural resources: Hydropower, coal, iron ore, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, cobalt, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests.
Agriculture: Products--wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables, livestock.
Industry: Steel, aluminum, minerals, vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, explosives, munitions, aircraft repair, domestic appliances, oil refining.
Trade (2009 Central Bank figures): Exports--$3.813 billion. Imports--$ 8.515 billion.
The three main ethnic groups in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina are Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, and languages are Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian (formerly "Serbo-Croatian"). Nationalities are Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim), Bosnian Serb, and Bosnian Croat. Religions include Islam, Serbian Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, some Protestant sects, and some others.
For the first centuries of the Christian era, present-day Bosnia was part of the Roman Empire. After the fall of Rome, it was contested by Byzantium and Rome's successors in the west. Slavs settled the region in the 7th century. The medieval kingdom of Bosnia emerged in the 12th century and ended in 1463, when Ottoman Turks conquered the region.
During Ottoman rule, many Bosnians converted from Christianity to Islam. Bosnia was under Ottoman rule until 1878, when the Congress of Berlin transferred administrative control to Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia in 1908. While those living in Bosnia came under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, South Slavs in Serbia and elsewhere were calling for a South Slav state. World War I began when Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Following the Great War, Bosnia became part of the South Slav state of Yugoslavia, only to be given to the Nazi-puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. Many atrocities were committed against Jews, Serbs, and others who resisted the occupation from 1941-45. The end of the war saw the establishment of a Communist, federal Yugoslavia under wartime leader Josip Broz Tito, in which Bosnia and Herzegovina was one of six republics within the Yugoslav federation.
After Tito died in 1980, Yugoslavia's unraveling was hastened by Slobodan Milosevic's rise to power in 1986. Milosevic's embrace of Serb nationalism led to intrastate ethnic strife. Slovenia and Croatia both declared independence from Yugoslavia in June 1991. By late September 1991, Bosnian Serb Radovan Karadzic's Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) had declared four self-proclaimed "Serb Autonomous Regions (SAO)" in Bosnia. In October 1991, the Bosnian Serbs announced the formation within Bosnia of a "Serbian Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina" that would have its own constitution and parliamentary assembly. In January 1992, Radovan Karadzic publicly proclaimed a fully independent "Republic of the Serbian People in Bosnia-Herzegovina." On March 1, 1992, the Bosnian Government held a referendum on independence. Bosnia's parliament declared the republic's independence on April 5, 1992. However, this move was opposed by Serb representatives, who had voted in their own referendum in November 1991 in favor of remaining in Yugoslavia. Bosnian Serbs, supported by neighboring Serbia, responded with armed force in an effort to partition the republic along ethnic lines. Recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence by the United States and the European Community occurred on April 6-7, and Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted to the United Nations on May 22, 1992.
In March 1994, Muslims and Croats in Bosnia signed an agreement creating the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ending a period of Muslim-Croat conflict. The conflict with the Bosnian Serbs continued through most of 1995. Many atrocities were committed, including acts of genocide committed by members of the Army of Republika Srpska in and around Srebrenica in July 1995, where approximately 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed. The conflict ended with the November 21, 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, which was formally signed on December 14, 1995 in Paris.
Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, the political and military leaders of the Bosnian Serbs, were indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (http://www.icty.org/) in The Hague in July 1995 on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity stemming from their role in crimes against civilians throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina culminating in the Srebrenica massacre. Karadzic was apprehended and transferred to the ICTY in The Hague by Serbian authorities on July 21, 2008. Mladic remains at large.
Bosnia and Herzegovina today consists of two Entities--the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), which is largely Bosniak and Croat, and the Republika Srpska (RS), which is primarily Serb. In July 2000, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina rendered a decision whereby Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs are recognized as constituent peoples throughout the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In March 2002, this decision was formally recognized and agreed on by the major political parties in both Entities.
The most recent national elections took place in October 2006, electing new state presidency members; Entity governments; and state, Entity, and cantonal parliaments. The wartime nationalist parties--SDS, HDZ, and SDA--lost ground to SNSD, SBiH, and HDZ-1990, although these parties relied heavily on ethnically-based messages to appeal to voters. A six-party coalition formed a national government. After the largely-Serb Party for Democratic Progress (PDP) withdrew from the coalition in February 2009, the coalition consisted of five parties. The next general elections are scheduled for October 2010. In October 2008, Bosnia and Herzegovina held municipal elections, where mayors and members of municipal assemblies were directly elected (in all municipalities except Mostar and Brcko District).
The international community retains an extraordinary civilian and military presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) stemming from the Dayton Peace Accords. The Dayton Accords created the position of High Representative, an international official charged with overseeing implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The current High Representative (since March 2009) is Austria's Valentin Inzko (www.ohr.int).
In December 1995, NATO deployed a 60,000-troop Implementation Force (IFOR) to oversee implementation of the military aspects of the peace agreement. IFOR transitioned into a smaller Stabilization Force (SFOR) in 1996. With the end of the SFOR mission in December 2004, the European Union (EU) assumed primary responsibility for military stabilization operations. Approximately 2,000 EU troops remain deployed in Bosnia (www.euforbih.org). NATO maintains a small headquarters operation with responsibility to assist with defense reform and efforts against persons indicted for war crimes and counterterrorism (www.afsouth.nato.int/NHQSA/index.htm).
General Government Framework Information and Information Regarding the President and the Cabinet. Under the provisions of the Dayton Peace Accords, the Entities have competencies in areas such as taxation, except indirect taxation, business development, and general legislation. Entities and cantons control their own budgets, spending on infrastructure, health care, and education. Ongoing reforms have led to the creation of a single, multi-ethnic military under state-level command and control to replace the previous Entity-based institutions and a state-level Indirect Taxation Administration (ITA) that is responsible for the implementation of a nationwide value-added tax (VAT), revenues from which are collected in the "Single Account." The Single Account funds the governments of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's foreign debt, the two Entities, and Brcko District. Customs, which had been collected by agencies of the two Entities, also is now collected by a new single state customs service.
Presidency. The Presidency in Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates every eight months among three members (Bosniak, Serb, Croat), each elected for a 4-year term. The three members of the Presidency are directly elected (the Federation votes for the Bosniak and Croat, and the Republika Srpska for the Serb).
The Presidency is responsible for:
The Chair of the Council of Ministers is nominated by the Presidency and approved by the House of Representatives. He is then responsible for appointing a Foreign Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Trade, and others as appropriate. The Council is responsible for carrying out the policies and decisions in the fields of defense, intelligence, foreign policy; foreign trade policy; customs policy; monetary policy; finances of the institutions and for the international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina; immigration, refugee, and asylum policy and regulation; international and inter-Entity criminal law enforcement, including relations with Interpol; establishment and operation of common and international communications facilities; regulation of inter-Entity transportation; air traffic control; facilitation of inter-Entity coordination; and other matters as agreed by the Entities.
Legislature. The Parliamentary Assembly is the lawmaking body in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of two houses: the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
The House of Peoples includes 15 delegates, two-thirds of whom come from the Federation (5 Croats and 5 Bosniaks) and one-third from the Republika Srpska (5 Serbs). Nine members of the House of Peoples constitute a quorum, provided that at least three delegates from each ethnic group are present. Federation representatives are selected by the House of Peoples of the Federation, and Republika Srpska representatives are selected by the Republika Srpska National Assembly.
The House of Representatives is composed of 42 members, two-thirds elected from the Federation and one-third elected from the Republika Srpska. Federation representatives are elected directly by the voters of the Federation, and Republika Srpska representatives are directly elected by Republika Srpska voters.
The Parliamentary Assembly is responsible for enacting legislation as necessary to implement decisions of the Presidency or to carry out the responsibilities of the Assembly under the constitution; deciding upon the sources and amounts of revenues for the operations of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and international obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina; approving a budget for the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and deciding whether to consent to the ratification of treaties.
Judiciary. Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-layered and decentralized judicial system consisting of 14 Justice Ministries and numerous courts. The FBiH has the Constitutional Court of FBiH, the Supreme Court of FBiH, 10 cantonal courts, and municipal courts, as well as minor offense courts. The RS has the Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska, the Supreme Court of Republika Srpska, district courts, and basic courts, as well as minor offense courts. Brcko District also has its own courts.
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (State Court), established by December 8, 2000 legislation, has criminal, administrative, and appeals departments and jurisdiction only over specific types of crimes, namely, war crimes, financial crimes (e.g., official corruption and human trafficking), and crimes against the State (e.g., treason and terrorism). Unlike the BiH Constitutional Court, which is the final authority on questions of constitutionality, the State Court operates alongside, not above, the Federation and RS Supreme Courts.
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was first established in 1964. It decides any constitutional dispute that arises between the Entities or between Bosnia and Herzegovina and an Entity or Entities. The BiH Constitutional Court also has appellate jurisdiction over issues related to the constitution arising out of a judgment from another court in the country, and jurisdiction over issues referred to it by another court concerning compatibility with the constitution, the European Convention for Human Rights and its associated protocols, laws of BiH, or international law pertinent to a court decision. The BiH Constitutional Court is composed of nine members: four are selected by the House of Representatives of the Federation, two by the Assembly of the Republika Srpska, and three by the President of the European Court of Human Rights after consultation with the Presidency.
Principal Government Officials
State Level
Tri-Presidency--Zeljko Komsic (Bosnian Croat), Nebojsa Radmanovic (Bosnian Serb), Haris Silajdzic (Bosniak and current chairman)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers--Nikola Spiric
Council of Ministers
Foreign Affairs--Sven Alkalaj
Deputy--Ana Trisic-Babic
Defense--Selmo Cikotic
Deputies--Marina Pendes and Zivko Marjanac
Foreign Trade and Economic Relations--Mladen Zirojevic
Deputy--Vilim Primorac
Finance--Dragan Vrankic
Deputy--Fuad Kasumovic
Civil Affairs--Sredoje Novic
Deputy--Senad Sepic
Human Rights and Refugees--Safet Halilovic
Deputy--Slavko Marin
Security--Sadik Ahmetovic
Deputy--Mijo Kresic
Justice--Barisa Colak
Deputy--Srdan Arnaut
Transport and Communications--Rudo Vidovic
Deputy--Mladen Simic
BIH Parliament--House of Representatives
Speaker-- Milorad Zivkovic (Serb)
Deputy Speaker--Niko Lozancic (Croat)
Deputy Speaker--Beriz Belkic (Bosniak)
BIH Parliament--House of Peoples
Speaker--Ilija Filipovic (Croat)
Deputy Speaker--Sulejman Tihic (Bosniak)
Deputy Speaker--Dusanka Majkic (Serb)
President--Borjana Kristo (Croat)
Vice President--Mirsad Kebo (Bosniak)
Vice President--Spomenka Micic (Serb)
Prime Minister--Mustafa Mujezinovic
Deputy Prime Minister--Vjekoslav Bevanda (also Minister of Finance)
Deputy Prime Minister--vacant
Federation Government
Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry--Damir Ljubic
Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts--Velimir Kunic
Culture and Sport--vacant
Energy, Mining, and Industry--Vahid Heco
Finance--Vjekoslav Bevanda (also Deputy Prime Minister)
Health--Safet Omerovic
Interior--Muhidin Alic
Justice--Feliks Vidovic
Refugees and Displaced Persons--Edin Music
Social Policy and Labor--Perica Jelecevic
Trade--Desnica Radivojevic
Transport and Communications--Nail Seckanovic
Urban Planning --vacant
Environment and Tourism--Nevenko Herceg
Education and Science--Meliha Alic
War Veteran Affairs--Zahid Crnkic
Federation Parliament--House of Representatives (42 members)
Speaker--Safet Softic (Bosniak)
Deputy Speaker--Marinko Cavara (Croat)
Deputy Speaker--Vesna Saradzic (Serb)
Federation Parliament--House of Peoples (15 members)
Speaker--Stjepan Kresic (Croat)
Deputy Speaker--Besim Imamovic (Bosniak)
Deputy Speaker--Drago Puzigaca (Serb)
Republika Srpska
President--Rajko Kuzmanovic
Vice President--Adil Osmanovic (Bosniak)
Vice President--Davor Cordas (Croat)
Prime Minister--Milorad Dodik
Deputy Prime Minister--Anton Kasipovic
Deputy Prime Minister--Jasna Brkic
National Assembly (83 members)
Speaker--Igor Radojicic
Deputy Speaker--Sefket Hafizovic
Deputy Speaker--Nada Tesanovic
Governance and Local Self-Governance--Zoran Lipovac
Education and Culture--Anton Kasipovic (also Deputy Prime Minister)
Economy, Energy and Development--Slobodan Puhalac
Family, Youth and Sport--Proko Dragosavljevic
Economic Affairs and Coordination--Jasna Brkic (also Deputy Prime Minister)
Finance--Aleksandar Dzombic
Health and Social Policy--Ranko Skrbic
Interior--Stanislav Cadjo
Justice--Dzerard Selman
Refugee Affairs--Omer Brankovic
Science and Technology--Bakir Ajanovic
Trade and Tourism--Predrag Gluhakovic
Transport and Communications--Nedeljko Cubrilovic
Urban Planning, Utilities, Environment--Fatima Fetibegovic
Labor and War Veterans Issues--Rade Ristovic
Water Resources and Forestry (Agriculture)--Radivoje Bratic
Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains an embassy in the United States at 2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 (tel.: 202-337-1500; fax: 202-337-1502).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was among the poorer areas of the old Yugoslav Federation and remains one of the poorer countries in Europe. For the most part, agriculture remains in private hands, but farms have been small and inefficient, and net food imports increased dramatically in the aftermath of the 1992-1995 war. Many industries are still overstaffed, reflecting the legacy of the centrally-planned economy, though limited privatization has improved efficiency in certain sectors. Under Tito, military industries were widespread in Bosnia, which hosted a large share of Yugoslavia's defense plants. During the war, three years of interethnic strife damaged or destroyed much of the economy and infrastructure in Bosnia, caused the death of about 100,000 people, and displaced half of the population.
Considerable progress has been made since peace was reestablished following the Dayton Accords. Still regarded as a transition economy, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) sees the long-term goal of EU membership as a driver to further economic growth and development. Due to Bosnia and Herzegovina's strict currency board regime, which links the Konvertibilna Marka (BAM or KM) to the Euro, inflation has remained relatively low and, as a result, the BAM is one of the most stable currencies in Southeast Europe. The banking sector has been fully reformed, with a significant inflow of foreign banks (foreign ownership currently stands at 85% of the banking sector) providing businesses with easier access to capital and a better range of banking services. Lending has slowed significantly since 2008.
Per capita GDP in 2009 was estimated to be U.S. $4,346, with a total nominal GDP of approximately U.S. $16.517 billion. The estimated real GDP growth rate for 2009 was -3.2%, and projected growth for 2010 is around 0.5%. While official unemployment is approximately 40%, "unofficial" estimates of unemployment that include the large gray economy are approximately 18%-22%. Bosnia and Herzegovina's most immediate task remains economic revitalization. The country needs meaningful progress in structural reforms to strengthen the basis for sustained, private sector-led growth. In order to improve the business climate, private sector growth--especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs)--and foreign direct investment (FDI) acceleration are needed to spur increased economic growth and job creation. Creating a single economic space will be key to attracting increased foreign investment. Privatization has been slow, and unemployment remains high.
BiH's top economic priorities are: acceleration of EU integration; strengthening the fiscal system; public administration reform; World Trade Organization (WTO) membership; and securing economic growth by fostering a dynamic, competitive private sector. To date, work on these priorities has been inconsistent. The country has received a substantial amount of foreign assistance and will need to demonstrate its ability to implement its economic reform agenda in order to advance its stated goal of EU accession. In 2009, Bosnia and Herzegovina undertook an International Monetary Fund (IMF) standby arrangement, necessitated by sharply increased social spending and a fiscal crisis precipitated by the global economic downturn. The program aims to reduce recurrent government spending and to strengthen revenue collection.
The implementation of the Dayton Accords of 1995 has focused the efforts of policymakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the international community, on regional stabilization in the former Yugoslavia. However, donor resources for Bosnia and Herzegovina have diminished due to competing assistance priorities elsewhere in the region and globally. Bosnia and Herzegovina's relations with its neighbors Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia have been fairly stable since the signing of Dayton in 1995. The U.S. role in the Dayton Accords and their implementation has been key to successes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the Dayton Accords were signed, over $15 billion in foreign aid has moved into Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately $1.38 billion of it coming from Support for East European Democracy (SEED) funds. U.S. Government assistance, managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Departments of State, Justice, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, have been crucial to the redevelopment of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. Government currently has programming in the following areas: economic policy reform and restructuring; private sector development; fostering democratic reforms in local government, civic education, and civil society; rule of law, including support to law enforcement, judicial, and prosecutorial institutions; and security sector assistance.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a member of the United Nations (1992); International Monetary Fund (IMF) (1992), World Bank (1995), Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (1992); and the Council of Europe (2002). It also participates in regional cooperation through the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Central-European Initiative (CEI), Southeast Europe Co-operation Initiative (SECI), Southeast Europe Co-operation Process (SEECP), Adriatic-Ionic Initiative (AII) and others.
The 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was ended with the crucial participation of the United States in brokering the 1995 Dayton Accords. After leading the diplomatic and military effort to secure the Dayton agreement, the United States has continued to lead the effort to ensure its implementation. The United States maintains command of the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo. The United States has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to help with reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, economic development, and military reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has played a large role in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, including programs in economic development and reform, democratic reform (media, elections), infrastructure development, and training programs for Bosnian professionals, among others. Additionally, there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have likewise played significant roles in the reconstruction.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Charles L. English
Deputy Chief of Mission--Jonathan Moore
Political Counselor--Elise Kleinwaks
Economic Counselor--Eric Luftman
Consular Section Chief--Daniel Gershator
Management Counselor--John Bernlohr
Public Affairs Officer--Janet Miller
Regional Security Officer--Karen Schaefer
USAID Mission Director--Allan Reed
The U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina is at Alipasina 43, 71000 Sarajevo (tel.: 387-33-445-700; fax: 387-33-659-722).


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does it work with Windows 7?
TUSA has not tested the IQ-750 on Windows 7. Generally speaking you will be able to run most XP programs on Windows 7. There are, however, exceptions. The number of "problems" that you have will be greater if you run the 64-bit version of Windows instead of the 32-bit version (and this applies to the 64-bit versions of XP and Vista as well).
IQ-750-Cable - TUSA IQ 750 Download USB PC Cable
The IQ-750-080 kit features a USB computer interface and is compatible with the IQ-750 and Element II computer consoles. The cable allows the user to download/upload dive log and computer information from their PC.
Current TUSA DiveLogBook software is available for download under the Support section.
Software Downloads can be found here: http://www.tusa.com/us-en/Support/Software
PC Software Downloads
IQ-700, 800, 850 PC Software - DiveLogBook
TUSA DiveLogBook Software 1.113 - Windows 2000-XP/Vista x32bit/Windows 7 (.zip file, 68mb)
*Please note: Vista x64bit is not supported. Current users of TUSA PCLogBook v4.0 are unable to transfer existing logbook data to the new DiveLogBook software. To download PCLogbook v4.0 please click HERE.
IQ-750, 900, 950 PC Software - DataLog
TUSA DataLog Software 1.0.6 Complete (.zip file, 27mb)
USB Drivers - DataLog Software (included in complete download above)
USB Drivers Windows 2000/XP (.zip file, 1mb)
USB Drivers Windows Vista/7 only (.zip file, 1.6mb)
USB Drivers Windows x64 bit XP/Vista/7 only (.zip file, 1.6mb)
Windows 8 Notice for DataLog:
DataLog software for the IQ-750/900/950 is compatible with Windows 8, please download the installation instructions (.pdf).
Mac Users:
DiverLog for MAC is Available for the IQ-750/900/950 from MAC App Store (requires Mac OSX v10.6 or later)
DiverLog - LITE
DiverLog - FULL
*Software User Manuals, Troubleshooting Guides and Installation instructions can be found in the 'Help' section of the applications or in the .zip download files.
*PC Software requires USB cable sold separately, to purchase contact your TUSA retailer.
Firmware Downloads can be found here:http://www.tusa.com/us-en/Support/Firmware_Updates
Firmware Updates
IQ-900 Zen Firmware Update revision 1H (05/17/12)
Step 1. Download and Read the IQ-900 Zen Product Update Notice (.pdf)
Step 2. Record your IQ-900 dive history in your DataLog Software or logbook.
Step 3. Download and install the IQ-900 Zen 1H Firmware Update (.zip file, 17.8mb)
*Please note, the Zen Series USB cable (IQ-900-030) is required in order to update the firmware. Please contact your TUSA retailer for purchase information.
IQ-950 Zen Air Firmware Update revision 1D (07/26/11)
Step 1. Download and Read the IQ-950 Zen Air Product Update Notice (.pdf)
Step 2. Record your IQ-950 dive history in your DataLog Software or logbook.
Step 3. Download and install the IQ-950 Zen Air 1D Firmware Update (.zip file, 17.8mb)
*Please note, the Zen Series USB cable (IQ-900-030) sold with the IQ-950 Zen Air is required in order to update the firmware.


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San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Kelly Olynyk had 26 points, Elias Harris
scored 17 with 13 rebounds and the fifth-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs left the War
Memorial Gymnasium with their first win there in four years, pulling away for
a 71-61 triumph over San Francisco.
Olynyk finished 13-of-17 shooting for the Bulldogs (25-2, 12-0 WCC), who ended
a three-game road losing streak in this series.
Cole Dickerson paced the Dons (11-15, 4-9) with 15 points. Cody Doolin
supplied 14 points in San Francisco's first home loss to Gonzaga since Feb.
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As much as it pains me to say this, the Cleveland Browns should trade WR Josh Gordon and TE Jordan Cameron before Tuesday's 4 p.m. trade deadline.
That being said, they should only do that if they get a few really stellar first-round picks in the 2014 NFL Draft. Yes, they are our best offensive players but, without a decent quarterback, they can't catch what isn't thrown.
It's like a fabulous car with a great body and wheels but with no steering wheel. You can't get anywhere without a steering wheel.
Now I have never been one to say "Wait until next year" and I'm not saying it now. But you need to put emotion aside -- harder for me than most -- and look at the situation realistically.
Sure, we only lost to the KC Chiefs 23-17 Sunday. We have a really good defense overall, we even sacked the Kansas City quarterback a couple of times. We have good punt returners and a good field goal kicker.
We have had 20 quarterbacks since 1999. We already let Phil Dawson and Josh Cribbs go, and then traded Trent Richardson to Indianapolis. QB Brian Hoyer looked promising but then he was injured.
We have a new owner (Jimmy Haslam) and a new coach (Rob Chudzinski) who need to build a winner on their own. They aren't satisfied with doing it with the team they were given and they need to create their own team.
We have a beautiful stadium and rabid, loyal fans that never give up. Both deserve an equally fabulous team, which is something we just don't have right now and haven't had for some time.
Sometimes you have to go out on a limb and make that extra effort to get not only what you want but what you need, against all odds.
(I myself have a bat signal carved into my Halloween pumpkin on my front balcony, hoping that Batman will answer it. I know it's a long shot but I've tried everything else. But I digress.)
I think Haslam is going to be aggressive in his challenge to build a Browns team that will win. The 2014 NFL Draft will be loaded with talent and the Browns need to have the ability to go shopping with confidence.
I remember a favorite line from a friend: On a cold night, a hot bowl of soup tastes good. To that I say, on a Sunday night, a hot bowl of soup after a Browns win tastes even better.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- It was 35 years ago on Saturday when Washington D.C. saw its first and only NBA title.
Back then they were called the Washington Bullets, and now more than three decades after the victorious season the team is being honored.
Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes are among the members of the championship team that attended the halftime ceremony in Saturday's game between the Wizards and Pacers.
The team was introduced to a rock stars welcome as they unveiled a news championship banner that now hangs from the Verizon Center rafters.
The 1977-78 Bullets team defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in the seventh game of the NBA Finals on June 6, 1978.
A parade through the city ending at RFK Stadium took place following the final game back in 1978.


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Yet it does. This and other DVR communities working with esata's have found that some enclosures work and some dont.
I would expect fewer problems with pure esata enclosures, but combo usb/esata ones have a little more potential for complexity.
Just hasn't been a problem in my experience. That's what I go by, I've had a Vantec Nexstar 3 enclosure hooked to mine for over a year and I just hooked up a COOLMAX HD-380BR without any problems. Both are eSATA and USB.


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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Chuck Kobasew scored the game-winner late in the
third period as the Colorado Avalanche took a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars.
Mark Olver posted a goal and two assists while Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel
Landeskog each scored for the Avalanche, who snapped a four-game losing
streak. Semyon Varlamov posted 29 saves in the win.
Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists while Trevor Daley and Ray Whitney
each scored for the Stars, who have lost five of their last six. Kari Lehtonen
gave up all four goals on 34 shots for the loss.
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Archived news articles by George Vecsey of The New York Times.
Whitey Ford, a Six-Time Champion, Can Add a Title: Greatest Living Yankee
After Yogi Berra's death, Ford, a big-game pitcher who went 236-106 over 16 seasons, is worthy of a distinction that also belonged to Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio.
September 25, 2015, Friday
MORE ON: Baseball , Ford, Whitey , DiMaggio, Joe , Berra, Yogi , Gehrig, Lou , Ruth, Babe , New York Yankees
Transcendent Islanders Moments at the Nassau Coliseum
A columnist for The New York Times chooses five of his favorite memories from the Islanders' 43-year tenure at Nassau Coliseum.
April 11, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON: Hockey, Ice , Nassau Coliseum , Nystrom, Bobby (1952- ) , Bossy, Mike , Bourne, Bob (1954- ) , Arbour, Al , New York Islanders
M.L.S. Takes the Next Step, but Its Fans Are One Ahead
Many North American fans are familiar with how soccer is played at a higher level and with stars like Cristiano Ronaldo.
March 26, 2015, Thursday
A New York Icon Who Shone Just Outside the Bright Lights
Martin Brodeur, who retired Thursday after a brief stint with the Blues, earned a spot alongside other New York sports icons despite playing across the Hudson River for the Devils.
January 30, 2015, Friday
MORE ON: Hockey, Ice , Brodeur, Martin , New Jersey Devils , New York City , St Louis Blues , St Louis (Mo)
Staying on the Island, but Moving a World Away
The fadeaway of the suburban Islanders has begun as the N.H.L. team prepares to play its final season in Nassau County before moving to Brooklyn.
October 12, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON: Hockey, Ice , Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) , New York Islanders
With Memories Entrenched, Hallowed Site of U.S. Open Plows Forward
At the U.S. Open, where thwacks echo across eras, the grounds are in classic New York dig-we-must mode in preparation for a retractable roof in two years.
August 31, 2014, Sunday
U.S. Program Can Take Heart in Germany's Win
There is a direct line from Germany's soccer development system, which has been building toward success in the World Cup since 2000, to United States Coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
July 10, 2014, Thursday
Semifinals Remain an Inner Sanctum Until Further Notice
In order to join the ranks of the World Cup elite, countries like the United States need to incubate soccer talent.
July 7, 2014, Monday
MORE ON: World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Soccer , World Cup (Soccer) , Argentina , Germany , Brazil , Netherlands
For Outsiders, Overuse Isn't a Worry
Most players would love to reach the Champions League for the challenge and the money. But fresher players have much more to prove at this World Cup.
July 1, 2014, Tuesday
Germany Can Inflict Pain on the U.S., as It Has Before
This German soccer squad is not about to waltz to a cowardly draw with the Americans in their World Cup match on Thursday, even if it would suit both teams.
June 26, 2014, Thursday
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro says it won't be doing any track work on four of its five lines this weekend.
Metro says only riders traveling on the red line may experience work-related delays.
Metro says that beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through the system's closing on Sunday, red line trains will run every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont.
Metro says that between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. additional trains will run between Shady Grove and Dupont Circle and between Glenmont and Judiciary Square. Riders traveling those routes at those times can expect trains every 10 minutes.


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I have been meaning to post my pictures for a while. Thanks to those that helped me accomplish it (anleva). These are of an HR-24-100.
In picture #1 unscrew the two screws in 0 that hold the drive down (don't worry there are two more inside, these are a standard t-10), then release tabs 1,2,3 and gently lift up on the coax terminal (this was the easiest way I found). Place a screwdriver underneath the top like in picture #2. The tabs_closeup picture shows the outside case where you need to insert the flat blade and circled in blue the tab that you need to push in to release the top of the case.
Release tabs 4,5,6 in picture #1. Elevate the second side by using a flat screwdriver like in picture #3
The top is now clear like in #4 and will slide straight off revealing picture #5
Place new drive on top of old drive like in picture #6 and boot up and format like all the other drive replacement threads
Remove the two drive screws in picture #7 with the t-10 screwdriver. The old drive should now come out.
Replace with new drive, attach drive screws, plug in cords, place top back on and slide until it clicks and you are done!
Overall, once you figure out the tabs (and it is really easy) this DVR is a ton easier than the hr-20,23
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Richland County Sheriff's Deputies say two men have died after being struck by a car on the 7300 block of Two Notch Road early Saturday morning.
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says 35-year-old Corey Trapp of Blythewood and 33-year-old Otis Starks of Columbia were in the roadway fighting when they rolled into the path of a vehicle and were struck and killed.
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I don't seem to be able to delete email addresses containing upper case characters from distribution lists, either using the web interface or zmprov.
For example, if I try to delete email@example.com, I get error:
ERROR: account.NO_SUCH_MEMBER (non-existent members: email@example.com in distribution list: firstname.lastname@example.com)
(It seems to be changing everything to lowercase and then failing when this doesn't match).
Is this a bug or something I'm doing? I couldn't see it in bugzilla, but perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough.
As a workaround, If I just delete the entry from the LDAP directory, will the list be updated correctly (or is it stored somewhere else too?)?


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WNY veterans who paid the ultimate price
Rich Newberg's last day at News 4
Kids surprised by their Christmas gifts
A look at the B.B.A. warehouse
Fatal crash forces Thruway to a crawl
Hailstorm in Buffalo leads to rainbows
Report It
Friday sunrise in western New York
Morning Rainbows
US & World
Navy pilots at hospital following crash
Disney ticket redeemed 22 years later
Timeline: EgyptAir Flight 804 crash
EgyptAir Flight 804 crash
8 shot dead at 4 locations in rural Ohio
Columbine High School massacre
Photos: Bernie Sanders visits Purdue
Bernie Sanders rally at UMass Amherst
New Hampshire: Behind-the-Scenes
The Road to Nomination
Taking Your Questions to the White House
Dem. 2016 Debate - Manchester, NH
8 Iconic TV moms from ABC hit shows
Remembering Prince (1958 - 2016)
2016 St. Patrick's Day parade
SXSW Film 2016 : Part II
SXSW Film 2016
Rory and Joey Feek throughout the years
McDonald's through the years
10 Delish Drinks: Margaritas
Polar Plunge 2015
Man hands out love notes to honor wife
Lafayette's The Grand Theater Reopening
Cops take pies to the face for charity
Memorial sites in Buffalo
WNY celebrates Easter 2016
2015 Turkey Trot
Kids in their Halloween 2015 costumes!
Barbecue Across the U.S.
Easter Sunday around the world
Local furry friends on National Pet Day
Snakes found in North Carolina
Woman reportedly attacked by 3 dogs
Love Your Pet Day 2016
Pets enjoy February flakes
Houston Zoo residents feel the love
2016 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks
AP Photos: 120th Boston Marathon
Team manager with Down syndrome scores
Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
Super Bowl 50: Broncos v. Panthers
Super Bowl? Or Super No Self-Control?
Double rainbows arc over Buffalo
Clouds drift among pink WNY sunrise
Purple skies arrive with WNY sunrises
Rainbows after storms in Tennessee
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Is workplace "commingling" a good idea? Guest columnist Naomi Fujimoto says all's fair in love and work, but Paul Nakayama wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot laser pointer.
Workplace dating is the stuff of great drama. Glee and Grey's Anatomy — where would they be without it? And what about The Office — the shrugging, the fumbling, the knowing glances? Even on 24, with the fate of the world in question, they still found time for love. All in a day's work. But enough about TV. I'm real-life proof that you can get your honey where you get your money.
Whether you're looking at each other over an operating table or a corporate cube, your co-workers see you at your best and your not so best. You see how they deal with stress and relate to other people. And whether they can follow through. In the workplace, people are themselves. Sober. Decent. Good relationship material. (If you're just looking for a hookup, stay away from your nine-to-five crowd. Sleeping your way to the middle is a bad idea.)
I'm Japanese and an editor, so it won't be revealing much to say that I love rules. I love that they help me figure out how people will act at work — and, possibly, outside of work. While I can't say that every girl wants a hero, I like a guy with good problem-solving skills. Responding to an IT "code blue," Sean had a confident walk that made him look like he could handle anything. Including me. I had to find out whether he was a MacGyver or a MacGruber.
Our romance started small, tiny even, as workplace entanglements often do. When he stopped by just to say hi or lingered in the hallway, my office mates noticed. One day we went to lunch (Asian fusion, natch). Soon I saw that he could troubleshoot my Mac and share his fries. This unofficial stuff paved the way for our office courtship. Pre-dating can last weeks (if you're lucky) or years (if you're me). With all the visits and lunches and hallway conversations, this face time will further your status more than Facebook. Same with those happy hours, where your guy can put his hand on your back to help you throw darts.
Ah, the happy hour. As long as you're not a boozer or a bimbo, the happy hour is your friend, the one that encourages you and your work buddy to pair off. Enjoy it! But here's where I'll come back to the rules again. Keep it rated PG! When you think "workplace grind," visualize your efforts on a big project, not on the dance floor. (For real. My friend had to see her co-worker dirty dance at the company party. Ew.) Your office friends will be happy for you, but you don't need to flaunt how in lust you are. Chances are, they noticed the chemistry before you did. They are, after all, people who see you 40-plus hours a week.
Sure, you could meet someone online or in a bar or through a setup. Or you can sit back and see what happens with that guy you always go to lunch with. Maybe it won't go anywhere. Or maybe it will go somewhere for just a few months, like it did for Sean and me. We broke up recently, and the vibe at lunch has changed. No regrets, though. He was a MacGyver — just not mine.
My awful truth? Workplace dating might seem inexcusable or irresponsible, but it's also irresistible. If you're willing to risk a few awkward moments in the elevator, give it a try.
Imagine an adorable bear cub playing with a ball; you can't help but fawn over it. You approach, unable to stop yourself from petting it. It coos as your hand approaches its face. It is so darn cute! Then suddenly, the cub growls and bares its fangs and mauls your pretty hand into meat strings. You scream and panic, stumbling over your dumb self as you try to escape, but then you realize that you're locked in a cage. You slap your forehead with what's left of your hand and curse your own foolishness as that once cuddly bear cub leaps onto your back and takes you down. It's a horrible tale, I know, and yet so many befall the same fate, except instead of loving a cute but vicious animal, it's dating a co-worker.
As my warm little analogy illustrates, dating a co-worker is a dangerous proposition. Think about how many of your exes were brutish, annoying or clingy. You sighed constantly with deep relief when things ended. Now, think about the good ones you've had. In an office setting, what are the real odds that you'd meet one of the few good ones and none of the horrible trolls?
Imagine walking to the copy room and running into your ex, the bipolar one who'd refer to himself as "we." And they're demanding, "Why did you leave us? Why why why? (And are you done with the copier, skank?)" That would certainly be a good time to run away, but oh, that's right — you can't because you work together.
Breakups are manageable when you have space or at least an escape route. Not possible with an office tryst. Or what if it was your heart that was broken? During the Halloween party, you hook up with that longtime crush of yours from accounting, only to discover later he was boofing everyone. Work is miserable enough as it is without having to see some douche bag's face every five days out of seven. Eventually, you'll see him hitting on someone new at the office, repeating the same coaxing lines. Your fists will be clenched in anger, and your poor laptop will "accidentally fall down some stairs." I can't even begin to warn you against the dangers of being around the open bar at the company holiday party … you'll be fondly remembered as the drunken mess that flung cheese at everyone like it was poo, all while sobbing openly like a Bieber groupie.
I get why office romances happen. The fact is, it's hard meeting people after college, and you spend more time with co-workers than your best friends. Things happen. And there are plenty of examples of people finding real love in the office. So why not, right? Well, there's more to lose in an office romance. These things often end poorly, and you'll only succeed in making your sucky job even suckier. I've been in one or two myself that ended in less than desirable ways where the consolation prize is a giant bag of awkward. In this economy, I think it's better to have a job than a chance at love, the same chance I could take at my other usual hangouts: the karaoke bar, the 7-Eleven or my parkour club. Because looking for love in the office is a man-eating baby bear that will devour your heart, and it's just common sense not to wrestle bears.
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The scarlet letter
Fear that "the people's business" is being ignored amidst the partisan wrangling over ethics charges and countercharges in Washington is not very well-founded. It's getting done, but quietly. Case in point: News coverage of the new Congress's first day, Jan. 7, focused almost exclusively on the political jockeying over whether Newt Gingrich would be reelected Speaker of the House. Largely missed by the news media (WORLD included) were at least two significant measures approved the first day that could revolutionize the way the House does business: (1) the constitutional authority statement and (2) the Truth-in-Testimony rule. The first reform would require House committees to cite "the specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution" that authorize each piece of legislation they approve. That alone should wipe out most proposed legislation. It won't. But there's no harm in provoking a debate over the constitutional role of government. Reform number two, which also involves House committees, is even more intriguing. It requires witnesses in hearings to disclose whether they have a financial stake in the outcome of legislation. Under the rule, anyone from a nongovernment organization giving testimony must first submit a report detailing how much taxpayer money their groups have received over the past three years--whether in the form of grants or government contracts. It would affect defense contractors and special interests alike. Truth in Testimony is a pet project--dubbed "PTL," for privatize the left--of conservative think tanks in Washington. House Republicans, angered by special-interest political campaign spending against them last fall, also were eager to enact the new rule. Eight groups, from the AFL-CIO to the American Association of Retired Persons, received a total of almost $100 million in federal grants in 1994; those groups spent $5.5 million trying to unseat GOP congressmen. The thinking is that once the taxpayers realize that supposedly neutral organizations advocating higher government spending are actually receiving benefits, they will be less likely to be supportive. Judging by the reaction from some of these federally funded groups, the thinking may be right. Nan Aron, leader of a coalition of pro-abortion and liberal legal groups that receive federal funds, complained the rules change is "an effort to brand witnesses who receive federal funds with a scarlet 'A' for advocacy." Not quite. Everyone knows witnesses are advocates; otherwise they wouldn't be witnesses. That scarlet "A" should instead stand for abyss--an apt warning to members of Congress of where the taxpayers' money is likely to go if they vote for continued spending for these organizations.
Below the belt?
Eavesdropping hobbyists John and Alice Martin recorded the tape heard 'round the beltway. The Florida couple--National Education Association members and staunch Democrats--admitted Jan. 13 they taped a December conference call including Newt Gingrich and other House leaders discussing the political damage control of ethics charges. They intercepted the call using a Radio Shack police scanner--which picked up the cellular phone of conference participant Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), who was in Florida on vacation. At a press conference put together by their attorney, the Martins provided details that shook official Washington and set in motion a string of contradictory statements and denials, as well as a resignation and an FBI probe. Their press conference came three days after a partial transcript of their tape appeared in The New York Times, along with a story insinuating that in the conference call, Mr. Gingrich was conspiring to break his agreement with the Ethics Committee. The Martins said they first gave the tape recording to Rep. Karen Thurman (D-Fla.), their congresswoman. According to their account, Rep. Thurman a day later gave back the tape in a sealed envelope, recommended they turn it over to the Ethics Committee, helped them draft a cover letter to the panel's ranking Democrat, and suggested they would be granted immunity from prosecution. (Making such recordings is a federal felony.) Mr. and Mrs. Martin on Jan. 8 personally delivered the envelope containing the tape to Ethics Committee Democrat Rep. James McDermott. Two days later, the Times story appeared. On the day of the Martins' Jan. 13 press conference, Mr. McDermott turned over the tape to the committee's lead counsel, who refused to accept it and instead sent the tape to the Justice Department's Criminal Division as evidence. The next day, the FBI began a criminal wiretapping probe, and Mr. McDermott angrily resigned the committee's investigation into the Speaker's ethics.It is a felony to divulge to the news media illegally obtained telephone tape recordings. On Jan. 16, the Washington Times reported that an aide to Rep. Thurman denied the Martins' statement that his boss helped draft the letter to Mr. McDermott; he said the congresswoman only helped them set up an office computer to type the letter. The aide also said the issue of the couple's immunity from prosecution was raised only as a possibility, and that Rep. Thurman got the idea from high-level staffers in the office of Minority Whip David Bonior. Mr. Bonior admits he suggested the tape be given to the Ethics Committee, but aides hotly denied ever discussing immunity with Rep. Thurman. On Jan. 17, the blistering report of special counsel James Cole in hand, the Ethics Committee opened public hearings into charges that Speaker Gingrich failed to seek proper legal counsel in financing and distributing a college lecture course he taught, "Renewing American Civilization,"and that he filed "inaccurate, incomplete, unreliable" information with the committee concerning the charges. Congressional sources said Mr. Cole recommended a reprimand by the House and a stiff fine--as reimbursement for extra work required of the committee because of Mr. Gingrich's false information. The evidence will be available to the Justice Department for further investigation.
Above the fray
All the fighting on Capitol Hill allowed President Clinton to remain above the fray as he prepared to take the oath of office to begin his second term. As congressional Republicans and Democrats clubbed each other, Mr. Clinton Jan. 17 crowned his political opponent, Bob Dole, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Not that Mr. Clinton spent the week entirely mud-free. On Jan. 13, the president's personal attorney and the solicitor general of the Justice Department appeared before the Supreme Court to argue that the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit should be delayed until 2001. Meanwhile, administration officials Jan. 14 anonymously floated more trial-balloon items of the White House's FY 1998 budget that will be officially submitted Feb. 6: $16 billion more for welfare spending, $100 billion in savings over five years from the Medicare and Medicaid programs, tax cuts, and a balanced budget by 2002.
Who and why?
Less than a week before the 24th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, two bombs exploded outside an abortion clinic in Atlanta. The first blast shattered windows and brought down parts of walls and ceilings, but caused no injuries at the lightly staffed clinic. The second explosion, an hour after the first, injured six--three federal agents, two rescue workers, and a TV cameraman. All had rushed to the scene in response to the first explosion. Pro-life groups, hoping to head off another round of guilt-by-association press coverage, quickly issued statements decrying the bombings: "No pro-life person could be involved in such an act; violence only hurts the cause of the unborn child," said David O'Steen of the National Right to Life Committee. "Violence is not an answer to violence," said Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council. Federal investigators, meantime, were unwilling to assume that the clinic was the actual target of the blast, saying the blasts could have been aimed at law enforcement officers. "We are not ruling out domestic terrorism unrelated to clinic violence," said U.S. Attorney Kent Alexander.
Choose or lose
A Wisconsin judge ruled Jan. 15 that the state should not have expanded its school-voucher experiment to include religious schools. Judge Paul Higginbotham said the expanded voucher program--which is limited to poor families in Milwaukee--violates a provision in the state constitution prohibiting tax revenues from being used for religious purposes. Voucher advocates plan to appeal the decision to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Ohio has a similar school-choice program which has already survived one court challenge. In California, the Oakland School Board revised its position on "ebonics," the fanciful name--a combination of "ebony" and "phonics"--given to "black English." The board stirred up a national debate in December when it declared that ebonics was derived from "African Language Systems [that] are genetically based." The seven-member board voted unanimously Jan. 15 to drop any suggestion that ebonics is genetic. Also dropped: wording in the December policy statement that implied students would be taught in both ebonics and standard English. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reported that dozens of public schools in Los Angeles--the city with the nation's second-largest school system--have used ebonics-based programs for six years. Test scores at those schools have plummeted, the paper reported, some by as much as 50 percent.
The crime scene
Both sides rested in the O.J. Simpson civil trial, where he is being sued for the "wrongful death" killings of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Mr. Simpson's attorneys portrayed their client--who was acquitted on murder charges in 1995--as a victim of police ineptitude and deliberate wrongdoing. But prosecutors presented strong, new evidence that Mr. Simpson lied under oath when he claimed that he never owned the brand of rare designer shoes that left bloody footprints at the murder scene. There was little light shed on the mysterious murder of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, daughter of a Colorado computer entrepreneur. Two men were charged with peddling stolen crime scene photos to a supermarket tabloid, but no breaks in the actual case were reported. To help crack the case, the girl's parents hired John Douglas, former head of the FBI's behavior science unit. Mr. Douglas was the inspiration for the detective in the movie Silence of the Lambs. California police searched for an unidentified gunman who Jan. 16 shot and killed the only son of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Ennis Cosby, 27, was gunned down while stopped to change a flat tire on a stretch of road in the Santa Monica Mountains. Police suspect the motive was robbery.
Back in business
In Michigan, new Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca dropped all charges against Jack Kevorkian related to 10 assisted suicides. The charges had been filed last fall by then-prosecutor Richard Thompson, whom Mr. Gorcyca defeated in an election. Mr. Gorcyca, who said that prosecuting Mr. Kevorkian under existing statutes would be "wasting a lot of taxpayer money," has called on the Michigan legislature to pass a "clearly enforceable" law on assisted suicide. Mr. Kevorkian has never been convicted.
Winter wonderland
Ice and snow made travel difficult--if not impossible--all the way from the mountains of Southern California to the northern part of Alabama. While nearly 200,000 utility customers went without power in Texas, drifting snow in Utah shut down almost 140 miles of Interstate highway. North Dakota was whipped with 90-below wind chills and 15-foot snow drifts. Wind chills of 50 to 75 below were common in much of the upper Midwest.
Hebron handover
After months of negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat struck a deal Jan. 15 that turns most of the West Bank city of Hebron over to Palestinian rule. Initialed between 2 and 3 a.m. at an outpost on the Israeli-Gaza border, the agreement commits Israel to transfer land and limited governing power to the Palestinian Authority. Eighty percent of Hebron--the place where David was anointed king--was transferred almost immediately. Other parts of the West Bank are to be handed over next year. The accord was not well received by some members of Mr. Netanyahu's cabinet, who saw it as violating both his campaign promises and the longstanding Israeli nationalist concept that Israeli lands must never be given away. After a tumultuous 12-hour meeting filled with heated exchanges, a bitterly divided cabinet signed off on the deal 11 to 7. Opposition in the Israeli parliament was much more subdued. There, the Hebron agreement passed handily, 87 to 17. While many Israelis seethed over the Hebron deal, so did members of the militant Islamic organization, Hamas, which maintains a strong presence in Hebron. In a statement published in Arabic-language newspapers, Hamas said the partial Israeli pullout was unacceptable because it meant "the last and highest word remains in the hands of the Israeli army."
Mail bombings
The Saudi-owned Arabic-language paper, Al-Hayat, was the target of multiple letter bombs discovered Jan. 13--four at the paper's London office, four more at the U.N. building in New York, en route to the newspaper's office there. One of the London bombs exploded, seriously wounding a mail clerk. Investigators say the eight booby-trapped greeting cards were the latest in a series of 18 such letter-bombs discovered this month, most of them sent to Al-Hayat. All the envelopes were postmarked Dec. 21 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Needed: a mediator
In Peru, the standoff between hostage takers and the Peruvian government entered its second month, with Marxist rebels still holding 74 captives in the residence of the Japanese ambassador. On Jan. 15, rebel forces accepted a government proposal to form a commission to mediate the situation. Three American missionaries kidnapped four years ago by guerrillas in Colombia were reported to be alive. According to the ALC News Service, Costa Rican Vice Chancellor Roderigo Carreras told an evangelism conference in Panama that guerrilla leaders have assured him the three--David Mankins, Mark Rich, and Rick Tenefoff--are still living. Costa Rica has been trying to win their release. The three men, on assignment with New Tribes Mission, were kidnapped in 1993.


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The Royal TreatmentWritten on February 11, 2004 Installing the Royal King Pin kit from Stainless Steel Brakes
When it comes to modifying vintage trucks, there's no question that upgraded suspensions are at the top of most enthusiasts' wish lists. Let's face it, the phrase "rides like a truck" was basically inspired by pickups from the '40s and '50s, and it wasn't meant as a compliment! So it's no wonder that a more comfortable ride (and a better stance) is something that we're all seeking from our street-cruising haulers.
Now we all know that there are a variety of aftermarket IFS conversion kits available for most classic trucks, and grafting on a later-model IFS subframe is still a popular practice. But let's face it -- there are some folks who can't afford an aftermarket IFS setup and don't have the welding savvy and chassis-building skills to complete a subframe swap. Fortunately, a variety of companies offer components (mono-leaf springs, disc brake kits, etc.) for assembling safe, upgraded front suspensions based on original I-beam axle designs. But up until now, one weak link has remained when rebuilding a beam-axle front end: the kingpin. Original equipment kingpins and brass bushing-equipped spindles from the late-'40s and early-'50s are not exactly what you'd call precision components. Such setups worked fine when new, but are prone to wear and don't do much for handling or steering performance.
That's why we were very happy to see the latest offering from Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation. The company's new Royal King Pin kits for '41-54 Chevy and '37-48 Ford trucks are a great way to bring improved handling and steering response to vintage trucks. These kingpin kits offer several improvements over OEM designs. First, they use needle bearings instead of brass bushings, so lubrication, longevity and steering response are all vastly improved. Furthermore, the kingpins themselves are made of hardened stainless steel. In fact, everything in the kit is either stainless steel or chrome plated for quality and appearance. Best of all, the kingpin kits are designed to fit stock spindles and come complete with an installation tool that makes the job a straightforward affair. And as if that's not enough, SSBC also offers a bolt-on disc brake conversion kit to complement the new kingpin assembly (as well as other straight-axle truck applications).
We recently had the opportunity to watch the installation of a Royal King Pin kit on a '50 Chevy pickup. The straight-axle Chevy was similar to many modernized haulers, as it had already been treated to a crate small block, Turbo 350 and nine-inch rearend. The kingpin kit was a natural addition to the list of modifications, and the accompanying disc brake kit was also a slam dunk. These two modifications alone will make a significant driveability improvement on most vintage trucks, but this particular Chevy was also treated to new Eaton "Rod Ride" leaf springs, a No Limit power steering conversion, and a tilt column for the utmost in bolt-on upgrades.
Follow along and we'll show you the details of the Royal King Pin upgrade. As you'll see, the swap is a fairly simple operation that most enthusiasts could easily tackle in their home garage. Even better than that, it's an upgrade that offers definite handling, steering and maintenance improvements without totally breaking the bank.
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Want to help your straight-axle truck handle and steer better than ever? Then take a look at the Royal King Pin kit from Stainless Steel Brakes Corporation. Quality materials and the use of needle bearings instead of brass bushings make this kingpin assembly much better than any OEM setup. And as you'll see in the following photos, it's also easy to install.This illustration shows a detailed view of how the Royal King Pin assembly goes together. Note the bearings where there would usually be brass bushings.Here's the stock spindle and kingpin assembly on the end of an original '50 Chevy axle. Obviously, our first steps will involve disassembling all the old stuff.
The original brass sleeve bushings will have to be driven out of the spindle bores. An appropriate-sized socket can be used as a driver. Once the bushings are out, make sure to thoroughly clean the spindles and check the bores for burrs or gouges.The new needle bearings need to be installed in the lower spindle boss prior to putting the spindle back on the axle.The tool provided will help you drive them into place (they should be driven in until each is flush with the spindle casting). Once the new bearings are driven in, it's wise to coat them with a little white grease to keep them lubricated during assembly.As the spindle is slipped back over the axle, note that the thrust bearing has already been set in place on the lower spindle boss.After lining up the bores on the spindle with the one in the axle, the Royal King Pin can be slid through the assembly. The longer end of the kingpin must be installed in the down position, allowing the kingpin notch and the lock pin to align.The new lock pin (and old steering stop) can then be installed and secured finger-tight (for now) with a nut and lock washer.The tool provided with the Royal King Pin kit will allow you to press in the top bearings after the kingpin is in place.Once the bearings are pressed in place, an O-ring, stainless cover and grease fitting will cap off the kingpin assembly both top and bottom.
Here's a finished end on our '50 Chevy axle. Now it's time to break out the lube gun and load the spindles up with grease through the top and bottom fittings on each spindle. You'll also want to grab your torque wrench and tighten the lock pin nuts to between 55 and 65 foot pounds.The Royal King Pin kit is a great way to update your straight-axle truck, and SSBC offers several other upgrade components as well.


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Pakistani prime minister in Qatar to discuss Afghan peace deal
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has arrived in Qatar for talks on a possible peace deal to end the 10-year war in Afghanistan.
Qatar's state news agency QNA said Gilani arrived in Doha for a three-day official visit to the Gulf country.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal that Gilani's visit will involve bilateral talks with Qatari officials as well as a broader discussion on Afghanistan.
Gilani's trip comes several days after Pakistan's foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, returned from talks in Afghanistan saying Pakistan could help assist the Taliban and other insurgent groups launch peace talks.
Pakistan has been accused of hampering peace efforts in Afghanistan by assisting militants from the Taliban and Haqqani network.
A classified NATO report obtained by news agencies last week alleged that Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, is "intimately involved" with helping the Afghan insurgency direct attacks against foreign troops.
The Afghan Taliban last month announced it was establishing a political office in Qatar, a move seen as progress toward direct peace talks.
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