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DOUGLAS CO., Ga. -- Jury selection begins Monday for one of the four suspects accused of murdering Bobby Tillman.
The suspect on trial is Tracen Franklin.
Franklin and the other three are accused of crashing a party in Douglasville in November of 2010 and targeting Bobby Tillman, 19, at random, without provocation, and beating him to death.
Franklin, who was also 19 at the time of the attack, faces the death penalty if he's convicted.
One of the suspects entered a guilty plea earlier this year in order to avoid the death penalty. The other two may plead guilty later.
Bobby Tillman's mother, Monique Rivarde, told 11Alive's Jon Shirek at her home in Douglas County Sunday night that she will attend the Franklin trial:
I'm a little scared, and there's a little anxiety, but I just want justice for my son. And you know I didn't mind how long it has taken. Because I know the process, you know, it takes a while for everything to be done right. And I just appreciate Mr. [David] McDade [the District Attorney] and his office really trying to be thorough.
I'm confident that everything is being done to make sure justice is done for Bobby. No one knows the outcome of any trial.
We don't know how the outcome is going to be, but I know that God is going to make sure that justice is done.
It feels like yesterday [since I lost Bobby]. It's indescribable, the pain. You know what it feels like? It gets worse as time goes by [because Bobby has never been gone from home this long].... Bobby was my best friend. I've never been married. It's always been Bobby, my daughter Fashionee [who will be 17 in September] and myself. So for him to be away like this is very lonely. Very, very painful. And some days you just don't want to wake up. I just want to be with my son.
Justice for Bobby is Number One as far as a priority.
But, you know, this trial is not about me. I can't bring what I feel into this. This is about Bobby. He deserves justice.
I have to be strong for my son.
I miss my son with everything in me, and I hate what happened to him, he didn't deserve it, he had a bright future, and he was a good, good person. And I just want justice. So if Mr. Franklin is found guilty, then I want justice.... And I want whomever is responsible to be held responsible.
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Ideal Grab'N'Go SCT?
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Posted 22 November 2012 - 02:19 AM
Celestron makes a 5" Mak with goto, if its grab and go then that implies no observing plan. But, the moon and planets are not hard to find. So, a simpler set up is fine. You won't have to add batteries or plug it in. Just plop and drop.
The C6 would also be a very good choice. Not sure an 8" is really grab and go. That's like grab and go anxiety complicated by aperture fever. With grab and go, some stuff has to be left behind. Otherwise, you could grab and go with a 16" Dob.
People rave over the C6, it's probably a better choice over a more serious 8" for grab and go and still giving pleasing views of the planets and luna. A 5" Mak excels in this arena, too, and if I'm right about cool down differences between the two, it would be a good grab and go option, as well. The simpler the set up, the better.
It seems to me, for grab and go, the C6 or 127 Mak would be fine considerations. If you can live with aperture fever. If your set on an SCT, then the C6 seems the best option. As always, it's your choice, but you asked for our two cents...
Posted 22 November 2012 - 03:01 AM
I'm not fussed bout wether its an Sct or Mak (should have rephrased the title).
Would the 6" sct be a better option than the 5" Mak? Or is the secondary obstruction on the 6" sct far greater than on the 5" Mak?
Posted 22 November 2012 - 03:27 AM
The 127 Mak does not seem to show one. My guess is, it will be very comparable percentage wise, smaller in real terms and a bit larger due to the effective aperture. It lists for ~$500.
But, you know, glancing at their respective mounts, the 6" appears more sturdy. It may not be, looks can be deceiving. But, possibly sturdier with an inch of aperture advantage, that's pretty convincing for the C6 over the 5" Mak.
The Mak coatings simply state "fully coated," not fully multi coated. I'm getting a bad feeling about this one. Shame, really. It hurts to see a Mak sold in a presumably weak package as if it's a low cost bird watching spotter...with goto. That may not the case, but it's the impression. Maybe read some reviews and see what others think.
The C6 coatings are StarBright XLT. That has a nice ring to it, like they really want to see it to you. They're probably better coatings, as well. Price wise, they are probably both worth what you pay, but I'd be more inclined to offer up the additional money for the C6.
I love the Mak design, my own is very good. And a simple grab and go with no batteries or extension cords. But I'm leaning toward the 6" SCT on this one.
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Gives quite good widefield views (as well) and is very portable.
Cool down is the only issue- about an hour so you have to plan ahead.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 10:07 AM
Gives quite good widefield views (as well) and is very portable.
Cool down is the only issue- about an hour so you have to plan ahead.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:28 AM
I can pickup the kit and carry it upstairs from the basement with one hand.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:31 AM
Anyway, IMO the best grab 'n go scope is a small refractor, as it allows you to start viewing almost immediately. Unlike a newt/sct/mak you don't have to wait for it to cool down, it's lighter than a newt/sct/mak, you won't forget the dew shield as they're usually attached (same with the newt), and you never have to collimate it (most of them, anyway, but even then they usually never need tweaking once they're dialed in).
Using a small refractor as a grab 'n go will allow you to make the most of whatever limited time you might have for viewing. That being said, if you must have a CAT, then a 90mm MAK would give you the sharpest views, but the C5 is no slouch either. Neither is the C6, except that it's pretty big and heavy in comparison, and so pushes the limits all the way around for use as a grab 'n go scope. But the major drawback they all share is that they all need to cool down before they can give their best views! If you have less than a half-hour or so to view, why even bother?
I currently have a 90mm MAK, and a C6 that I had thought would make good grab 'n go scopes. I've since replaced them both with an 80mm Stellarvue doublet, as neither of them are very practical for that purpose.
As in all things, YMMV. Good luck!
Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:37 AM
Forgive me, for I fear I'm about to sin in the eyes of all here...
I have a bigger sin...
What is this cool down I keep reading about.
What you actually setup and don't observe.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 11:43 AM
Depends on your concept of "grab 'n go". When I use a CAT for that purpose, it is a C90 Mak, not an SCT.
I agree with your idea of grab-n-go. I can take out my 90mm Mak on sturdy head and tripod in one hand, accessory bag and stool in the other. One trip out, one trip in. Everything's ready to go. No set up. That's grab-n-go! Anything else is something else.
Posted 22 November 2012 - 12:16 PM
Last night was a perfect example. I took out both my 80mm refractor and my C5 into e front yard after dinner--first clear night in a week, and it turned out that the seeing was very good. The inside temperature was 68F and the outside was 54F so a moderate delta. After 40 minutes the C5 was still showing obvious tube currents, so I took off the diagonal and positioned it aperture down to aid in cooling. Twenty minutes later, the tube currents had finally disappeared so I compared the views through the two scopes.
The C5 had a slight advantage in brightness, but it was surprisingly small. At the same magnification in both scopes--160x--the 80mm was providing higher contrast on Jupiter and the resolution was equivalent, there were no details I could find in the C5 view that I couldn't also find in the 80mm views. The C5 had a clear advantage in exit pupil size--fewer floaters--so would likely support a bit more magnification, but Jupiter was still fairly low in the sky at 8:00pm so I didn't push it.
Obviously, each scope has its advantages and disadvantages. I'm not trying to suggest the views were better through the 80mm on Jupiter than through the C5. Frankly, for critical planetary viewing I wouldn't want either one. I'd rather have my 5" refractor or an even larger reflector. However, the one hour cooling time required for even a moderate temperature delta on the 5" SCT is a serious problem when you are talking about quick, after work observing sessions. For that purpose in particular I'd take a small refractor over a slightly larger closed tube Cassegrain.
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Posted 22 November 2012 - 01:05 PM
But if I am really wanting instant gratifaction and simplicity the 4.5" az-el reflector is great.Weighs very little and has brighter view than small refractor.Also have 4.5" Dob which is very nice but is heavier due to base and needs something to set it own if you don't want to sit on the ground.
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My idea of "grab 'n go" is a light, "complete," and uncomplicated scope, not really needing equilibration, already mounted (Alt/Az, manual tracking, no GOTO), sitting in the corner, with the EP case and chair sitting right next to it, all ready to pick up and go at a moment's notice, all in one trip. With that, I can go out, put it all down, view almost anything that happens to be up. Then, when I'm done, I can pick it all back up, and be back in the house before dinner's on the table. (Well, that last part is really more because I'm the only one who'd be putting dinner on the table. But you catch my drift.)
That to me is "grab 'n go."
However, as always, YMMV...
Posted 22 November 2012 - 08:19 PM
I did put a lot heavier tripod on my SLT mound becaues it was nearly unuseable as it came. Unless you want to sit on the ground.
N Iowa is not fun to sit down from late November untill March.
My bounce time went from 7 sec to 2.5 to 3. HUGE improvment.
I can use the 5" on a heavy photo tripod too.
I keep it my Garage for quick cool down. It also does better than most people think on the brighter Deep Sky stuff.
I actually think the contrast is better in the Mak than my NexStar 6se, It is a beautiful scope but I'm about ready to sell it, WELL some day..
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Posted 22 November 2012 - 10:44 PM
I've looked through a 80mm refractor and feel that it doesn't quite suit what I'm looking for. For quick 10-20minutes views I'm happy to just use one of my binoculars.
What I'm mainly looking for is something that is easy to transport around and can give decent views of solar system objects (dso is a bonus not requirement) without requiring a lengthy cool down time. 30minutes is fine.
It seems to be a toss up between the 127Mak and Nexstar 5se/6se from what i've gathered?


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Blue Oyster Cult at Mohegan Sun
Grammy-nominated guitarist in Ridgefield
Museum of Black WWII History event
Electronic music producer in Fairfield
Niña and the Pinta in Bridgeport
'Coppelia' at the Palace
'Delivery Man' at Darien Library
Woog's World of Westport Bus Tour
Sherman book sale
'Sunken Living Room' closing party in Stamford
Fairfield Farmers Market
Stamford Cricket Club Event
'Blended' opens
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Great Pootatuck Duck Race in Newtown
Down on the Farm in Darien
Lou Gramm at Mohegan Sun
Chelsea Handler at Mohegan Sun
'An Evening Under the Stars' in Fairfield
Jazz great in New Milford
Tribute to Walking the Dragon in Danbury
Weston Memorial Day 5K
Fitness Fair in Stamford
Greenwich Town Party
Sunday Memorial Day Parades
'Glass House Presents' in New Canaan
'Rowayton And The Purple Crayon'
Monday Memorial Day Parades
Danbury Memorial Day 5K
Darien EMS-Post 53 Food Fair
Stepping Stones Museum is open Memorial Day
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Lobster Days in Mystic
Adopt a hydrant in Milford
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'Perfect Sailing' in New Canaan
'Face to Face: Portraits from WSPAC'
Celebrate National Burger Month
'Jiggle a Jelly' at the Maritime Aquarium
'Ed Clark: American Photojournalist' in Greenwich
Check out the new food at Harbor Point in Stamford
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'Lost and Found Circus' in Bridgeport
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With its very central location, the Plaza Hotel certainly is the ideal starting point from which you may walk to all the attractions that will color the holidays!
Right outside the hotel, you will be overwhelmed by the suggestive atmosphere. Street artists performing in the small lanes of the town centre adorned with glittering luminaries and with the monumental Christmas tree which, as a tradition for many years now, dominates Sorrento's central main square.
From December 26th till January 6th you may visit the evocative nativity scene with live representations in Casarlano which confirms to be one of the most beautiful and most famous of the area.
On December 30th a funny bingo (tombolata) will be organized on the streets of the historical centre. The following day, in the council hall of Sorrento's municipal building, with free entrance you may enjoy the end of year classical music concert. After that you do not want to miss the ritual auspicious lighting of a handicraft donkey in Tasso square.
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Stray pets have been discussed at length at City Council meetings in the past year, including where to house them and how to control the population. But unfit owners and violent attacks were pushed into the spotlight at the Tuesday, Oct. 15 meeting.
Norma Paloucek attended the meeting, looking for answers about what is being done regarding a pitbull that attacked two pedestrians, one of which was her husband, Frank, earlier this month near SunSet View. From what Paloucek has gathered, she is worried the owners are not responsible as the dog has a history of getting loose.
Much of the discussion delved into procedures following the attack. The dog was returned to the owner for a 10-day quarantine at home. After a trip to the emergency room with her husband, Paloucek said she was told that if the dog showed no signs of rabies within 10 days that her husband would not have to have a rabies shot.
According to Paloucek, both the vet and the health department told her it was not their responsibility to check on the dog, citing that it is the duty of the police department.
Holyoke Police Chief Doug Bergstrom responded that in his 18 years he has never had a request from the health department to check on a dog and that this was the first he had heard of the vet expressing that belief as well.
"I just feel someone other than the owner should be saying what the condition of that dog is," Paloucek expressed.
While one of Holyoke's officers had checked on the condition of the dog, noting that it appeared fine, Bergstrom also acknowledged a problem with the police checking on the animal. The owners do not have to let the officers in their home to check on the dog.
Council member David Churchwell also questioned if police officers had the training to be qualified to determine the animal's condition. Bergstrom explained that they basically only check to see if the animal is alive and that for a thorough check the animal would need to visit a vet.
Bergstrom explained that the health department gave the owners 14 days from the end of the quarantine to get the dog vaccinated, and the police department will follow through on checking to make sure the dog has received shots and has its city tags. If the owners have not completed this in the time allotted to them, Bergstrom said they will be written up for failure to license the dog.
Jerry Banaka, who attended the meeting alongside Paloucek, wondered why the dog had not been put down considering the severity of the attack. Frank Paloucek has been to the doctor almost every day since the Oct. 1 attack and has visited a wound clinic as well.
Banaka explained that years ago his son had been bitten by a dog, and the police at that time gave him the option of having the dog put down because the bite drew blood. Paloucek and Banaka both expressed their belief that stricter laws need to be put in place to prevent similar accidents, especially from dogs who are identified as violent offenders.
If the dog were to get loose again, Bergstrom explained that the most he can do is issue a dog-at-large fine. Bergstrom has no authority to kill the dog, stating that it is up to the courts to make that decision.
The owners were written up for unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog. It is now up to the district attorney whether to prosecute or not.
When Paloucek asked if the owners are responsible for the medical bills her husband has racked up, Bergstrom commented that the D.A. could ask for restitution or she may be able to take the case to civil court, but he was unsure of all the options.
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I-Beam and Tube Axles - On The Straight And NarrowWritten by on June 11, 2008 The Lowdown On I-Beam And Tube Axles
While not a high-profile item such as a Du Vall windshield or Halibrand quick-change, the dropped I-beam axle has been around hot rodding since the very beginning.
San Diegan Abe Kobeck is generally credited with the idea of reshaping the ends of a stock Ford I-beam and raising the kingpin bosses, which in turn lowers the car. Stock Ford axles, modified in such a way, could be seen on many hot rods right up to the end of the 1950s, with two of the most famous companies offering an axle-dropping service being Ed "Axle" Stewart's Dago concern in San Diego (Dago is a slang term, mainly used by Navy personnel, for San Diego), and John Moore's Mor-Drop in Oakland. The latter is still in existence, though Moore died in 1971, and while the company still drops axles, it concentrates on more regular automotive work these days.
Dago has long ceased trading, though its axle-dropping jig apparently turned up a few miles north of San Diego in Escondido years later, but is now believed to be either lost or burned. Stewart's aggressive marketing, including selling the axles at the dry lakes race meets, ensured Dago axles became popular in Southern California.
By the end of the 1950s, however, having your stock axle dropped wasn't the only option, as the Bell dropped axle became available. It was a brand-new piece rather than a dropped stocker, but they're rare today, owing to their high price when new. Of course, Magnum, Chassis Engineering, Super Bell, Speedway, Total Cost Involved, and the latest entry, Borgeson, all followed with their own versions, in both I-beam and tube types, and varying amounts of drop, to the point that 5-inch dropped axles are now available, as well as aluminum and stainless steel axles.
That brings us to exactly how that drop is measured. If a straight-edge is placed against the bottom of the spring perch boss and extended out under the kingpin boss, the gap between the straight-edge and the bottom of that boss is the amount of drop the axle has. A Model A axle measures zero drop, whereas a '32 axle already has a 1-1/2-inch drop from the factory, so dropping this a further 2 1/2 inches results in the popular 4-inch dropped axle.
Obviously, there's a limit to how far a stock axle can be dropped, which is why axle selection is important if you're planning to have one done. More "meat" is available the farther the distance between the spring perch boss and the kingpin boss, as it's this section that is stretched. For this reason, the preferred axles are Model A, a '32 "heavy," or the '32-36 axle. A heavy '32 axle looks more like a truck axle because it is thicker, meaning the full height of the axle is as tall as the perch bosses (see the axle to the right).
All other early Ford axles see these bosses raised slightly above and below the upper and lower webbing. This also means the inset part of the axle-the part that is often drilled-is wider, or, more correctly, taller. The '37-41 axle is the narrowest of all overall, but all '37-and-later Ford axles have the perch boss close to the kingpin boss, offering good chances of tire interference should you run split wishbones or hairpins, even before it's dropped.
So, just how far can you drop an original axle? General consensus points to 3 1/2 to 4 inches on '28-36 axles, and 2 to 3 inches on anything later than 1937. Dave Mann of Roadsters.com says a 3-1/2-inch total drop on early axles provides a more aesthetically pleasing axle, as the radii of the bends at each end aren't as sharp as they'd be with another 1/2-inch of drop.
Companies like Industrial Chassis and Bear Metal Kustoms are dropping Ford axles right now, and making a beautiful job of it, too-and check out the polishing job available on dropped axles from Dave Mann; these axles look like stainless steel.
Fifty or more years ago, the quality of dropped axles varied considerably, which is why early Mor-Drop axles earned a good reputation; their modified ends showed a smooth transition from perch boss to kingpin. Some others were plain terrible, the upper and lower webbing on the axle becoming hideously distorted during less-than-perfect dropping techniques.
Some practitioners of the craft used heat, presses, and a jig to do the deed, while cruder operators used heat and a big hammer. Literally. Such axles were rarely pretty. Then there were dropped axles that had the ends filled once dropped. This essentially meant they were often ugly after the process, so the entire area between the bosses was filled with weld. Over time, this has come to be accepted as cool, but it was originally done to hide poor craftsmanship. It also adds rigidity to a component that was originally designed to flex as part of the suspension.
We should mention here that I-beam axles from manufacturers other than Ford can be dropped, too, but the labor-intensive and time-consuming jig manufacture often prohibits the financial practicality of a company offering such a service. Likewise, later Ford truck axles can be dropped. The great advantage of a dropped axle is that it lowers the car without sacrificing any suspension travel, unlike, say, reversing spring eyes or removing spring leaves, which can lead to the stock wishbone hitting the underside of the chassis 'rails in extreme cases. It also leaves the shock absorbers working as they should, whereas altering the suspension to bring the chassis closer to the axle will likely cause tube shocks to bottom out or lever-arm shocks to require shortened links.
If you're planning on having a stock axle dropped, or even using an aftermarket axle, there's a fair chance you're after a traditional look to the finished car, and you may be contemplating using a wishbone. If you're really going for an early look and don't want to split the 'bones, take care to select an axle and wishbone that will fit together if they didn't originally come from the same. A point to remember is that the spring perch bosses on Model A axles are 2 1/4 inches thick, as are '37-and-later, but '32-36 bosses come in at 2 inches, meaning you'll need to ensure your wishbone is the correct size for your axle.
You can use a spacer if you're using an axle with 2-inch bosses, but you'll have to machine the wishbone and axle to make it fit if you have 2-1/4-inch bosses and a 2-inch wishbone. Of course, it may be easier to source another wishbone! Also, be aware that the later axles that place the spring in front, rather than above, are 2 inches wider between the spring-perch holes, meaning a longer spring (33 1/2 inches) is required if you want to run it above the axle. And, it takes a narrower spring than the 2-inch-wide later leaves if you're using a Model A crossmember.
This all makes axle selection sound confusing, but only if you're mixing and matching early Ford components. If you're using an aftermarket axle and hairpins, or even sourcing all your components from the same company, the only choices you should have to make are what finish you want the axle to have, how much drop, and how wide. The latter will be important if you're running a full-fendered car and want the tires tucked in, especially if it's low.
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Industrial Chassis' fixture holds the axle at the kingpin boss, while a press pushes down on the perch boss, with a pin inside the boss to retain its shape. The pin locates in the lower section of the fixture at full drop. A gas torch is used to maintain heat in the axle end throughout the procedure. Industrial Chassis' Adam Young told us that while they'll drop early Ford car and Ford truck axles, Chevy car axles have weird bends and are hard to get straight. They've done them in the past, but "it's hard to justify the cost involved," according to Adam. Industrial Chassis also has a press to drop steering arms on early Ford spindles, which keeps the Ackermann angle correct.Here's the fully dropped axle, cooling in the fixture. You can see how the shape of the fixture on the left helps form the neat dropped axle ends.Borgeson manufactures Vintage Chassis Works tube axles, with forged steel ends for maximum strength. Available with or without spring perch bosses, and drilled with bosses, all three versions have a 4-inch drop, are designed to work with '37-48 Ford spindles, and are available in 46-, 47-, and 48-1/2-inch kingpin center widths, though custom widths are available, too.Magnum's dropped tube axles accept '37-48 spindles, as well as their own, and are available in a 4- or 5-inch drop. They use 1018 forged ends with a 2-inch diameter, 1/4-inch wall 1018 seamless tubing, and have 1- to 1-1/4-degrees positive caster built in. A variety of widths are available, with custom widths at extra cost, and all are available plain or chromed, and with 2- or 2-1/4-inch perch bosses. The I-beam axles are also available in 4- and 5-inch drops, in four widths to fit '28-48 Fords. Again, both perch-boss sizes are available, as are the choices of plain or chrome finish.Super Bell introduced its first dropped tube axle in 1975 and has since gone on to develop both tube and I-beam axles, including aluminum I-beams. The I-beams are available drilled or un-drilled with the ends filled or standard. Cast from high-strength ductile iron, Super Bell's I-beams are designed to accept '37-48 Ford or Econoline spindles. The company's 2-inch-diameter tube axles accept the early Ford spindles and are available in standard widths of 46 1/2 and 49 inches kingpin-to-kingpin center with perch centers of 36 1/2 or 34 inches, as well as perch boss thicknesses of 2 or 2 1/4 inches, though custom axles can be ordered with widths between 42 and 49 inches, a choice of drop distances, and spindle applications, including Chevy. For those wanting something a little different, Super Bell's aluminum I-beam comes in a 4-inch drop, with 34-inch perch centers, 2-1/4-inch perch bosses for Ford spindles, and a 29-inch spring. It's available fully polished or just highlighted, and comes with a drilled option, including the neat oval drilled version.Speedway Motors' dropped tube axles are available in many styles, such as 4- and 6-inch drops, '37-48 Ford, or '49-54 Chevy spindles, spring-behind or spring-over, stainless, plain or chrome, and in any combination of the above. They have a 2-inch diameter and 1/2-inch wall thickness, and 48-inch-wide kingpin-to-kingpin center, designed for use with a 26-inch spring. The straight-axle can be had with or without spring pads, for Chevy or Ford spindles, and will soon be available in varying widths in addition to the standard 46-inch kingpin centers.
Not strictly a straight-axle, though it was once, here's something a little different. Fatman Fabrications offers this Vintage IFS system, which is essentially an I-beam split in the center. It preserves the look of the axle but offers ride and handling on par with a true double A-arm IFS. There is some camber change, but as the body rolls out of the turn, the axles lean into it like a bike. There is absolutely zero bumpsteer. With the 4- to 5-inch travel common to straight-axle shocks, camber change is limited. The camber rate is about 20 percent faster than an IFS.Total Cost Involved Engineering tube axles feature forged steel ends with a 2-inch diameter and 1/4-inch wall tube. The axle, designed to fit for '28-34 Fords, is available with 46- or 48-inch kingpin centers. As with most manufacturers mentioned here, Total Cost Involved can supply the remainder of the components required to build a complete frontend.Another in the "not quite a straight-axle but almost" category, the DominAtor from Flaming River/Dominator Motorsports is a dual-pivot straight-axle with rack-and-pinion steering that offers improved suspension performance over a regular straight-axle. The use of the dual-pivot, independent twin-arm design delivers improved front suspension travel, while eliminating bumpsteer inherent with the straight-axle suspension. The DominAtor axle system uses early Ford spindles. The twin arms have been deliberately designed to retain the appearance of the time-honored straight-axle, with the steering rack hidden as much as possible behind the assembly. The DominAtor is offered in a standard 48-inch track with a 5-inch drop and coilover shocks, is available in a narrowed (or pinched) design, and includes a wishbone or four-link suspension with manual or power steering. It can be either installed into new construction or retrofit into existing cars or trucks.


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In the summer, many insects enjoy a wonderful abundance of blooms. They flit from flower to flower, see their beautiful shapes close up and inhale their heavenly scents. It is as if they want to get as much out of them as possible.
Autumn is gradually drawing to a close and nature is slowly losing its colour. Of course, with a bit of imagination it is possible to introduce some brightness to the garden in winter, but it will never be as lively as in the other seasons. In addition, the bleak weather tends to keep us indoors.
According to tradition, the Christmas tree is removed from the home after Epiphany, which is on 6 January. Some people do this earlier. However, once the Christmas tree has gone and all the Christmas decorations have been returned to the cupboard until the next year, the living room can seem a bit dull without all the bright lights and tinsel.


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WASHINGTON – Imagine a whiff of bacon as a signal that an email is waiting in your Inbox. Inhale a sniff of cinnamon roll when someone hits "Like" on Facebook.
Instead of audible chirps, dings, and beeps, a new smartphone app and plug-in accessory being developed in Japan will use olfactory alerts.
Scentee will release aromas from scent capsules, including rose, mint, cucumber, coffee, lavender, apple, coconut – even curry.
On November 15, special edition Korean BBQ scents will be released, according to Engadget.
Earlier prototypes used mechanical devices to deliver a puff of scent, but the current model uses high-frequency waves to release the aroma.
The accessory, slightly smaller than a yo-yo, plugs into the headphone jack of the smartphone.
There are some limitations – a user can only smell the scent capsule currently plugged into the phone.
Its makers say Scentee will be available on Amazon, but at the moment it is not listed on Amazon, or in the Apple App Store or Google Play.
The company plans for Scentee to be compatible with Facebook, Twitter, emails, and phone calls.
It can also be set to release scents at specified intervals.
The accessory will reportedly cost $30, and each $3 scent capsule will contain 100 whiffs.
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|Elementary students take day off for field day fun
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Students in Shelby Lingbloom's kindergarten class give it their all during the tug-o-war contest at the elementary school's field day. The group out-pulled students in another kindergarten class.
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For field day results and photos, see this week's copy of the Enterprise.


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Apparently, context is everything when it comes to listening to the new Menomena album. Skittering through my earbuds on the bus and at the office, Mines comes off as meandering, unfocused, and too full of ideas and incident to really capture me. But, let it burst out of the speakers of my laptop or stereo when the sun has gone down and I'm resting comfortably at home, and the album springs to life. The rhythmic dime stops, the blasts of fuzzed out bass, and the shifts in mood and accent that run through these 11 songs feel potent and visceral.
Mines is a dark record, shaded with lyrical underpinnings of distress and anguish. Not to mention colored with the tension that was apparently a constant at recording sessions for the album, if the interviews that members of the group gave in 2009 are to be believed.
The trio doesn't let those cooler tones dominate the proceedings, however. Instead, bright splashes of sound – the band's ever-present baritone sax, steel drums, Danny Seim's sparse and precise percussion, some of the best guitar playing that Justin Harris and Brent Knopf have ever committed to record – light up the palpable blackness surrounding them like blooms from a firework.
But it is neither the palpable darkness nor the sparks of light that cut through it that makes this album so appropriate for nighttime listening. Rather, the slow bubbling build of "Tithe" and the lost in the ether approach to "Sleeping Beauty" only feel best when soundtracking your favorite after sunset activities. Mines is an album to get stoned to, to make love to, to doze off to when caught up in its surprisingly soothing moments. It has a woozy, silky feel that looks all wrong when caught under the noontime sun.


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1948 GMC Pickup - Bad ActWritten by on December 1, 2005 Addison Flani's '48 GMC Pickup
As we get older and can begin to appreciate our differences, we learn that each and every one of us has a talent or skill that involves a particular passion or interest. Some individuals possess talents in math and science; others prefer to immerse their time and energy in art and music. And there are the hands-on, wrench-twisting car guys who can't own a stock automobile or truck.
Eighteen-year-old Addison Flani of Orting, Washington, is a young man who has set his sights on a career building custom cars and trucks. In addition to his life-long interest, passed on from his dad, we met Addison right before he was on his way to enroll in classes at Wyoming Technical Institute to further advance his career potential.
Addison was piloting a '48 GMC truck with BAD ACT license plates that looked every bit the part. As we got acquainted with Addison, he admitted that the construction details and credits were a little sketchy due to the fact that his dad purchased the truck from a friend over 15 years ago. This friend of the family attended car shows with an adolescent Addison and his dad.
What we do know is this: There's a Mustang II IFS up front and a narrowed '89 Ford rearend under the tubbed bed. Beneath the sectioned hood is a '71 Pontiac 455ci V-8 hooked to a C4 AOD trans to spin the Pro-wides. The '48 GMC cab has enjoyed the most radical bodywork; the top was chopped and the cab floor was raised to mount lower on the chassis. Addison states that the cab was also sectioned through the lower portion of the doors. The hood has been sectioned and the front fenders feature recessed headlights.
The painter and artist who applied the multi-layer flames was PPG instructor Paul Stole of Kent, Washington. More recently, the fabric interior was refreshed by Rocky of Tacoma, Washington. Auto Meter gauges are mounted in a padded dash panel.
The 1/2-ton hauler sits down on its wheels and makes plenty of pleasant sounds as it cruises by. It can also make a powerful statement when the accelerator is pressed forcefully to the toeboard. The engine roars and the tires screech an awful noise-just the kind of sounds to bring a smile to an 18-year-old car guy's face.
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A '71 Pontiac 455ci V-8 has the proper amount of polished aluminum and chrome details for a young car guy-the top details of the engine are all bright and shiny Edelbrock products. On top of them is a polished billet Street & Performance air cleaner.Pro Street wides handle all the torque sent from the engine. Check out the license plate-we hope it refers to the truck and not the driver.Eighteen year-old Addison Flani will soon begin classes to study automotive engineering. He hopes to earn a living building custom cars and trucks.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va.(WUSA) -- Tasheik Ashanti Champean plead guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and murder a man at a home in 2010, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia informed in a press release.
According to court records, the 46-year-old conspired with two other men to rob the owner of several check cashing stores at gunpoint at the man's home in Centreville. The men believed the victim kept the stores' money at his home.
On May 17, 2010, One of the suspects drove Champean and Reynard Lazaro Prather to the store owner's home. They entered the garage carrying semi-automatic pistols and waited for the victim's arrival. While waiting, the two suspects were discovered Jose Cardona, an employee of the store, and the owner's son. A struggle ensued and one of the suspects shot and killed Cardona, according to the press release.
On June 1, Prather was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in the crime.
On Friday, Campean, of Suitland, Md., plead guilty to "the use of a firearm in a crime of violence causing death" and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 1.


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Carbondale, IL (Sports Network) - Doug McDermott recorded a double-double with
21 points and 10 rebounds on Sunday, as the 17th-ranked Creighton Bluejays got
back on track with an 81-51 rout of Southern Illinois at SIU Arena.
Grant Gibbs gave 13 points and six assists and Gregory Echenique chipped in 12
points and 11 boards for the Bluejays (18-3, 7-2 MVC), who snapped a two-game
Jahenns Manigat and Ethan Wragge donated 12 points apiece in the triumph.
Desmar Jackson netted 16 points to lead the Salukis (8-12, 1-8), who have
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CAMERON - It had been a long wait for coach Chad Clutter and his Cameron boys' basketball team to finally break the seal on their sparkling new gym.
It will be an even longer wait before the Dragons record their first victory at their new digs.
Cameron dug itself an early hole, committing 11 first-quarter turnovers while having difficulty filling the new nets, while East Hardy came out on fire, hitting 10 of its first 13 shots en route to a convincing 78-46 victory against the shell-shocked Dragons in the Home Town Invitational Tournament on Thursday night at Dragon Arena.
''This is a beautiful facility and we are going to win a lot of basketball games here with the freshmen, sophomores and juniors we have, but (Thursday) just wasn't our night,'' Clutter said.
The Cougars (8-8) came out smoking with Tyler Mongold scoring 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter while Shawn Skovron dropped in six of his game-high 28 as East Hardy scored the initial seven points of the game and led 24-9 after one. For the record, Cameron actually used its first timeout in the new gym before Zach Hall scored the team's first point on a free throw with 5:56 showing.
A Mark Walker triple and baskets from Ryan Clutter and Hunter Chambers to begin the second got Cameron to within eight at 24-16, but it never managed to get any closer. It was a 38-22 reading at the break and a 63-31 score after three.
''We knew they were opening their new gym, and we talked about the key being matching their intensity early on and taking it to them,'' East Hardy coach Chris Hahn said. ''And I felt like we did a great job of doing just that."
''I also believe that our athleticism, especially with our guards, surprised them a little bit and allowed us to take advantage of their youth. We knew what the keys were to playing them well, and their better shooters didn't get a lot of good looks. The other thing was the fact that our defense created some easy buckets off of turnovers.''
Hall finished with a team-high 12 for the Dragons while Cole Clutter and Walker finished with seven each. Walker's seven points leave him 51 away from cracking the 1,000-point barrier. The biggest problem for Cameron on the night was the 35 turnovers the Dragons racked up.
''We tripled our season average on turnovers,'' Clutter said. ''I have never seen this team handle the ball like that. I don't know if it was nerves in the new gym, or not getting time on the court with the snow, but whatever it was it killed us.
''But we are 9-7 and we made the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Tournament, which is something the kids are really looking forward to. Like I said, we have some good young kids, but we also have some seniors that play their hearts out as well and we are going to give some team fits down the stretch.''


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Opening Statement by Senator Cardin
Resolving Crises in East Asia through a New System of Collective Security:
the Helsinki Process as a Model
December 11, 2013
Good afternoon and welcome. Thank you all for joining us today at this hearing on the potential for a Helsinki process for North East Asia.
We face a lot of insecurity in this world and we could spend the rest of the afternoon ticking off the names of countries or regions that are unstable and violent; but the security situation in North Korea is one of the longest-running and perhaps most intractable security problems the international community has faced. It has withstood the best efforts of decades of seasoned diplomats. I am sure if we ran a highlight reel of the past 20 years of negotiations, sanctions, special envoys, ambassadors and retired basketball players, we would see some pretty impressive and creative efforts that have all brought us back to the same place.
And that place is a closed country that imposes grave human rights abuses upon its own citizens and brandishes a nuclear weapon threat against the Korean peninsula and the United States as well.
I have had the privilege of serving on the U.S. Helsinki Commission for over 25 years and have seen first-hand the tremendous progress that can be made through engagement. The original language in the documents that served as the foundation for the discussions in the 1970s was quite modest, and frankly was not considered groundbreaking. In fact, the whole concept was heavily criticized at the time here in the United States. But Helsinki created an opportunity to change things; it committed our adversaries to try; it gave countless people hope for the future. As a result, Helsinki made a difference.
The Helsinki Final Act was a document deeply rooted in its own time and its own space. The world in 1975 looked radically different than our world today, and not only because of the shift in alliances and borders. We have seen a tectonic shift toward globalization that has changed the way citizens around the world gather and share information. Our knowledge of each other's worlds is greater than ever before.
But knowledge does not always lead to understanding. Despite growing more interconnected, we still have huge gaps in our world views and the only way to narrow those gaps is with communication. That is why I believe there are a number of lessons we can learn from the Helsinki experience. When we do look back on the many failures of the past 20 plus years with North Korea, I think we can take heart in the fact that there were many very dark times during the Helsinki Process, but that it ultimately survived and produced results along the way.
What I hope we can set out today is a broad outline of what this type of engagement looks like. Not engagement for engagement's sake, but engagement that is principled and structured and based on the mutual understanding that conflict will not solve this impasse.
To help us with that task we have an extremely well-seasoned panel. First we have Mr. Carl Gershman, the President of the National Endowment for Democracy, and one of the long-standing supporters and advocates for human rights across the globe, and he has been a long-standing advocate of using our Helsinki Process experience in East Asia.
Ms. Karin Lee is the Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea. In that capacity she oversees the Committee's work to facilitate engagement between citizens of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The committee also works to reduce tensions and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula and improve the well-being of the citizens of the DPRK.
And Mr. Frank Jannuzi, Deputy Executive Director of Amnesty International, is a former advisor to then-Senator Kerry and also has experience at the State Department working on multilateral affairs. He has also written a wonderful piece in Foreign Policy magazine that we distributed here titled, "The Road to Pyongyang goes through Helsinki."
The full bios of each of our distinguished witnesses have been made available to you all, so I will now turn to our first witness, Mr. Gershman.


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May 30, 2016
Democrat William Compton, Jr., of Meridian, is accusing a fellow Democrat of not satisfying the qualifications to be placed on the ballot and run for governor.
Compton said Luckett, from Clarksdale, needs to show his tax returns from the five previous years to put to rest concerns that Luckett hasn't been a resident of the state for at least five years, which state law requires.
Luckett has already been approved by the Mississippi Democratic Party to be placed on the ballot. Compton says it would be a mistake to leave it that way, if records aren't provided.
"If he does so, he will reassure voters that he is an honest man of integrity and a true Democrat," said Compton. "If he does not, he will leave doubt about his candidacy, his integrity and his honor."
In response to the allegations Luckett said, "I have been a Mississippi resident since I was brought here when I was six weeks old by my father and if anyone suggests otherwise, it's purely a political agenda."
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Why Zirconium?
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GLEN DALE - Wheeling Central coach Penn Kurtz likes to tell his team how important it is to adjust on the fly.
The Maroon Knights spent Thursday night's practice trying to figure out how they were going to handle Indian Creek's 6-foot-5 sophomore Bre Berryman.
When they got to the gym for the opener of the John Marshall Holiday Tournament on Friday, they saw Berryman on the Redskins bench with a walking boot on her ankle, holding a pair of torn ligaments in place.
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Indian Creek's Bethany Davis (12) works around the defense of Wheeling Central's Cara Stahl during their game on Friday night. The Maroon Knights won 82-28.
First, the Knights breathed a sigh of relief, then they adjusted so well, they went out and beat Indian Creek by a little more than half-a-hundred, 82-28, to advance to the finals where they'll play John Marshall tonight. The Monarchs beat Tucker County, 61-48, in the evening's late game.
''It's tough when your leading scorer and your leading rebounder is sitting on the bench,'' Kurtz said. ''She makes a huge difference for that team and creates a whole different set of problems for you defensively.''
The Knights blitzed out to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and it was 38-13 at halftime.
''We got up early and just rolled from then on,'' Kurtz understated.
It wasn't until the second half that the lights really came on.
Central started the third quarter with a 15-0 run that spanned 197 seconds and left their coach smiling.
''I thought that first three minutes of the second half, we played as well as a team as we could,'' Kurtz said. ''I was very pleased with that.''
When that run ended, so did the night for the Wheeling Central starters, who took a seat and watched their backups outscore Indian Creek's subs, 35-5.
Playing roughly half the game, Colleen McCormick led the Knights with 22 points, followed by 13 from Emily Bucon.
Mackenzie Michaels reached double-figures with 11 off the bench, while Ashton Cross buried a pair of 3-pointers.
''We got great production from everybody on the team,'' Kurtz said. ''It seemed anybody I put in was able to do something good for us, so that's a real positive''
Bethany Davis and Brooke Mains each had eight for the Redskins (5-2), though Mains, much like the rest of her mates, had a tough day at the office.
''We couldn't make a shot,'' Indian Creek coach Erin DeSantis said.''We had shots, they just didn't go. Brooke's one of our leading scorers - she couldn't buy a basket. She took good shots, they just didn't go.''
DeSantis is hopeful that Berryman is back by the first of the year, but the Redskins will try their best to weather the storm in the meantime, beginning tonight, when they play Tucker County in the consolation game in the tournament.
In that one, she hopes they toughen up a little mentally.
''Yes, (Wheeling Central) is very good,'' she said. ''Did we do what we should have done? No. We took the easy way out, rather than the hard way and worked.''
John Marshall 61, Tucker County 48
Tucker County put a bit of scare into the unbeaten Monarchs, who led from the start - once by as much as nine - but weren't able to put away the Mountain Lions until there were three minutes left in the game.
Admittedly an unknown foe JM coach Mark McCormick had a shallow scouting report on Tucker County that didn't extend beyond how far it likes to play (half-court man) and two of its top players - Amber Evans and Steph Betler.
While those two combined for 28 points, it was the 12 from the slippery Savannah Ambrose the Monarchs weren't necessarily guarding against.
''She had a nice game,''McCormick said.
Tucker County whittled away at John Marshall's one-time 18-9 lead with 3:15 left in the first and had it down to three by the end of the quarter. The Mountain Lions kept it in the seven-point range for the better part of the next 20 minutes.
''We had a dogfight early on,'' McCormick said. ''We got in early foul trouble, but I thought our bench - Haille McClelland, Sissy George, Emily Winters - did a great job spelling and mixing and matching there in the first two quarters.''
Tori Derrow led four players in double figures for the Monarchs with 15 points, followed by 13 from Kylie Howard, 12 from Kristin Lewicki and 10 from Winters off the bench.


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Six people have been arrested in Beaufort County, including a current Highway Patrol sergeant, a former Washington police officer, and four others in the medical field.
Officials confirm Lori Melton, Anna Moore, Amanda Bunch, Justin Mixon, Kevin D. Owens and Arron Jones have been arrested on federal charges.
The arrests were made Thursday by the State Bureau of Investigation's Diversion and Environmental Crimes agents and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
The suspects were each placed under $25,000 unsecured bond.
The NC Board of Pharmacy and DEA Diversion helped with the case.
To read the indictments, click on the link at the top of the story.
Officials report Mixon is the former police officer. Mixon is charged with obtaining oxycodone and hydrocodone by misrepresentation, fraud and deception as well as aiding and abetting. He was an officer in Washington from February 4, 2008 until he resigned November 5th, 2010.
Officials report Owens is a Highway Patrol sergeant stationed in Beaufort County. A North Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson tells WITN Owens had been on administrative duty since December 2, 2010, that's when the SBI began its criminal investigation.
Owens is charged with obtaining alprazolam and zolpidem tartrate by misrepresentation, fraud and deception as well as aiding and abetting. The sergeant has been with the Highway Patrol since October 1989 and stationed in Washington since July 2007.
Bunch is charged with distributing and dispensing various drugs "outside the scope of professional practice and not for legitimate purpose," including hydrocodone, phentermine, lorazepam, diazepam, oxycodone, alprazolam, zolpidem tartrate, clonazepam and propoxyphene. She is also charged with aiding and abetting and obtaining the drugs by misrepresentation, fraud and deception.
Bunch was a registered nurse practitioner. Online records show her license was suspended in October 2011. Online records from the NC Board of Nursing state "this matter came to the Board's attention following a call from an agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), who was working a case involving a suspected pharmacy diversion in Washington, North Carolina. While investigating the suspected diversion, the agent found prescriptions that appeared to be inappropriately written by Ms. Bunch." Bunch's license was reinstated in February 2012.
Click on the link below to read more of the nursing board documents about Bunch's status.
Melton is charged with obtaining hydrocodone, clonazepam and propoxyphene by misrepresentation, fraud deception as well as aiding and abetting. The SBI lists her as a pharmacy manager. Melton's Facebook, as of Thursday morning. listed her as business manager/partner at Tayloe's Hospital Pharmacy. Online records from the NC Secretary of State office list her as an officer of the company.
Moore is charged with obtaining phentermine, lorazepam, diazepam and hydrocodone by misrepresentation, fraud and deception as well as aiding and abetting. Moore was once a nurse anesthesist at the hospital in Washington.
According to the SBI, Bunch, Melton and Moore are sisters.
Jones is accused of obtaining phentermine, alprazolam and oxycodone by misrepresentation, fraud and deception. The SBI lists Jones as a registered nurse.
Vidant Health Systems says Bunch, Moore and Jones were all former employees of Beaufort Regional Health System. Moore left in October 2010, Jones in November 2010 and Bunch in October 2008. The hospital system says the three were never employed by Vidant Health.
The indictment alleges the prescription crimes began in April 2007.
According to the NIH, the National Institutes of Health:
Brand names for Alprazolam are Niravam and Xanax. A brand name of Zolpidem Tartrate is Ambien. Phentermine is prescribed to speed weight loss. A brand name for Lorazepam is Ativan, an anxiety drug.
Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are prescribed for pain relief. A brand name for Clonazepam is Klonopin. It is prescribed to control seizures and panic attacks. Propoxyphene, a pain killer, was not available in the U.S. after November 2010.
Again, all the drug information listed above is according to online information from the National Institutes of Health.
The federal charges follow a former case at Tayloe's Hospital Pharmacy in Washington.
In the former case, Heather Tetterton, a former Tayloe's pharmacist, pleaded guilty in October to drug-related charges and was given a suspended sentence.
Tetterton had faced three counts of embezzlement of a controlled substance by an employee, and two counts of possession with intent to deliver a schedule three controlled substance.
Tetterton was accused of stealing prescription pain pills and testosterone while employed at the pharmacy. In a plea deal worked out with the state, Tetterton pleaded guilty to all five counts, in exchange for other charges against her being dropped.


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Phil arranged the interview with the aging physician, for whom the Heimlich Maneuver is named. However, producer Pat Walters had to promise to exclude the voice of Phil's estranged younger brother, Peter, from any subsequent broadcast.
Peter is a scathing critic of their father's therapeutic claims for the Maneuver and more recent medical experiments.
Phil told Curmudgeon that he feared Walters would ask their father about the troubled family relationships. "Like any son, I'm somewhat protective of him," Phil said. "He's 93 . . . We don't let just anybody come up and interview him."
Peter told Curmudgeon that he was unaware of this bargain when he cooperated with Walters for the Radiolab story.
I have no trouble with Phil's setting conditions for arranging the interview. My beef is with Radiolab. It could have refused. Similarly, I'm not going into Heimlich's therapeutic theories and claims; I'm writing about Radiolab's handling of the story.
I'm troubled by Radiolab's willingness to silence an important critic and a source of its information in exchange for access to the elder Heimlich. Further, if Walters failed to tell Peter about his deal with Phil, that's unethical, especially since Walters told Peter, "I want you to speak for yourself."
Peter elaborated in a recent email to Curmudgeon: "I was first approached by Radiolab last August when they asked to interview me for broadcast. I wasn't informed that, five months earlier, they'd cut the censorship deal, so they obtained my interview under false pretenses. Further, in the following months, Radiolab producer Pat Walters took up hours of my time, encouraging me to provide him with information and documents. I only learned about the censorship deal a couple weeks ago, when the program disclosed it on their website. If I'd known that Radiolab was this underhanded, I wouldn't have given them a minute of my time -- and I'd encourage other sources to keep their distance."
Over the years, Peter has dealt with lots of reporters. I asked, "Have you encountered this kind of deal before?"
Peter responded, "I've never heard of a deal like this . . . and how many other Radiolab stories have included deals like this?"
Radiolab's website includes a link to the 25-minute program, including the interview with Heimlich. Radiolab's website text says:
"In the 1970s, choking became national news: thousands were choking to death, leading to more accidental deaths than guns. Nobody knew what to do. Until a man named Henry Heimlich came along with a big idea. Since then, thousands and thousands — maybe even millions — have been rescued by the Heimlich maneuver. Yet the story of the man who invented it may not have such a happy ending.
"Producer Pat Walters wouldn't be here without the Heimlich maneuver — it saved his life when he was just 11 years old. And one day he started wondering - who was Heimlich, anyway? And how did he come up with his choking remedy? Pat had always kinda assumed Heimlich died in the mid-1800s. Not so. The man is very much alive: he's 93 years old, and calls Cincinnati, Ohio, home."
Given the conflict of interest, letting choking survivor Walters do the interview was a mistake. Here are the guts of Radiolab's online Producer's Note:
"We made some minor changes to this story that do not alter the substance.
"(W)e removed the audio of Peter Heimlich, Henry Heimlich's son, from the version now on the site. When we approached Henry's other son Phil to arrange an interview with his father, one of Phil's conditions was that we not air audio of Peter. We thought he'd waived that provision in a subsequent conversation but he contends he did not. So we are honoring the original request."
The version available online begins with a light-hearted exchange among Radiolab personalities in their WNYC studio of New York Public Radio. The conversation between Walters and Henry Heimlich at Heimlich's home maintains that chummy tone.
Then Walters shifts to controversies over Heimlich's Maneuver to resuscitate drowning victims and other medical theories. Walters also interviews experts who disagree with Heimlich. When Walters lets Heimlich speak for himself, the physician accuses critics of jealousy and self-interest.
Walters lets the American Red Cross explain why it (quietly) abandoned decades of support for the Maneuver as the first response to choking and returned common backslaps.
"Nonsense," Heimlich responded.
The Red Cross also abandoned Heimlich's name for its maneuver. Now, it's "abdominal thrusts." Heimlich says abdominal thrusts are not the same as his Maneuver and he's offended by the whole affair.
Peter — who provided emails from which I worked — continues to press Radiolab on its decision to erase his voice from its broadcast. Its latest response refers him to the program's original online statements.
• Stunning, avoidable reporting mistakes followed the Boston Marathon bombing. They began when the New York Post said a Saudi man was hospitalized, under guard and might be a bomber. Days later, as the hunt ended, CNN said the captured younger suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was driven away by police. CNN said Tsarnaev was not wounded or his wounds were so slight that no ambulance was required. Wrong. He left in an ambulance; his wounds were so serious that it was unclear when he would speak to interrogators or appear in court.
• Was there a gun battle after a Watertown resident saw the wounded man in his boat and called police? Some media say no gun was found or the 19-year-old didn't shoot.
• Speaking of mistakes, Businessinsider.com described another blunder when reporters didn't name sources or verify leaks. "According to a source at CNN, the network was the first to report that a suspect had been identified. Anchor John King sent in a report around 1 p.m. that a source 'briefed' on the investigation had told King a positive identification had been made. CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist approved that report, according to the source.
"According to the source, who was reviewing internal email logs, Fran Townsend was the first at the network to say that an arrest had been made. 'As I think everyone knows, we really fucked up. No way around it,' the source said.
"The source said that the network's email network went quiet for a 15-minute period shortly after the retraction — 'so people [were] either being more cautious or getting yelled at.'
"Townsend's report came around the same time as other outlets, including the Associated Press and the Boston Globe, also reported an arrest, so it is not clear whether CNN was the first to make the mistake . . . Wednesday's false arrest reports also drew a scathing rebuke from the FBI, which urged the press 'to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting'."
This is shabby journalism. CNN went with a report attributed to someone who had been briefed by someone who knew something. No names. No identifiable links to investigation. Simply assertions. We could have waited until CNN verified or debunked the report but editors fear that hesitation can drive viewers to other, less scrupulous sources. At least Businessinsider.com appeared accurate in its use of its unnamed CNN sources.
• Social media — better called anti-social media in the aftermath of the marathon bombings - spread so much misinformation and falsely accused so many young men that the FBI had to release images of its suspects: the Tsarnaev brothers. It was the only way to protect wrongly accused men from vigilante justice, even though the suspects might be following the chase on their cellphones.
• London's Daily Mail reported some inadvertent humor among the errors:
Boston's Fox 4 scrolled across the bottom of the screen that the suspect sought in Watertown was "19-year-old Zooey Deschanel." Alerted to her new and unwanted celebrity, Uproxx.com said, the 33-year-old star of the Fox sitcom, New Girl, tweeted, "Whoa! Epic closed captioning FAIL!"
Gawker.com said NBC anchor Brian Williams cut to New England Cable News for an update on the Watertown chase and listeners heard an unnamed reporter, "Oh, you're not listening? Well, I don't know shit."
• It's no surprise that Rupert Murdoch's New York Post was unmatched for sheer bloodymindedness. Here's the HuffingtonPost.com summary:
The Post said 12 people had died, when only three had; it said a Saudi man was a "suspect" in "custody" when he wasn't; and it splashed pictures of two young "BAG MEN" on its front page even though it did not know whether they were suspects. They were innocent. One was 17 years old; he told the Associated Press that he was "scared to go outside." And that doesn't include Post doctoring the photo of an injured spectator to hide her leg wound.
Rather than apologize, Murdoch blamed others outside the Post.
• Murdoch's Post wasn't alone in falsely accusing men of being bombers. The LA Times said "Reddit is apologizing for its role in fueling the social media witch hunts for the Boston bombings suspects. The social news website . . . became a place for amateur sleuths to gather and share their conspiracy theories and other ideas on who may have committed the crimes. The online witch hunts ended up dragging in several innocent people, including Sunil Tripathi, a 22-year-old Brown University student who went missing last month (and has since been found dead).
"After viewing the FBI's photos of the suspects Thursday, Redditors became convinced that Tripathi was one of the bombers, with countless posts gleefully pointing out the physical similarities between Tripathi and Suspect No. 2, who ended up being 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The growing wave of suspicion surrounding Tripathi led his family to release a statement the next day saying they knew 'unequivocally' that their son was not involved.
"On Monday, Reddit General Manager Erik Martin posted a lengthy apology on the site, saying the crisis 'showed the best and worst of Reddit's potential.' He said the company, as well as several Reddit users and moderators, had apologized privately to Tripathi's family and wanted 'to take this opportunity to apologize publicly for the pain they have had to endure. We all need to look at what happened and make sure that in the future we do everything we can to help and not hinder crisis situations,' the post said. 'Some of the activity on Reddit fueled online witch hunts and dangerous speculation which spiraled into very negative consequences for innocent parties. The Reddit staff and the millions of people on Reddit around the world deeply regret that this happened'."
Reddit said it does not allow personal information on the site in order to protect innocent people from being incorrectly identified and "disrupting or ruining their lives," according to the LA Times. "We hoped that the crowdsourced search for new information would not spark exactly this type of witch hunt. We were wrong," Reddit's Martin continued. "The search for the bombers bore less resemblance to the types of vindictive Internet witch hunts our no-personal-information rule was originally written for, but the outcome was no different."
The LA Times added valuable context to what followed the bombings: they "were the first major terrorist attack on American soil in the age of Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. But the watershed moment for social media quickly spiraled out of control as legions of Web sleuths cast suspicion on the innocent, shared bad tips and heightened the sense of panic and paranoia." The LA Times added that Boston police asked "overeager" Twitter users to limit what they posted because that overly detailed tweets could compromise officers' position and safety.
• Detroit Free Press editors published a detailed online illustration of how to make a pressure cooker bomb, like that reportedly used by the Boston bombers. When their brain fart passed, they took down the instructions and images. Of course, now, anyone can turn to Jimromenesko.com screen shot of the Detroit Free Press illustration . . .
• Newcomers to the Tri-State puzzle over the lifelong identification with high/prep school. When a Cincinnatian was involved in the emergency surgical response to the Boston Marathon bombings, the Enquirer noted he went to St. X. Only later did Our Sole Surviving Daily tell us he was graduated from UC's medical school before going off to Boston for his surgical residency.
Two explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday led to the deaths of at least three and injured at least 140 others, with the deaths including an 8-year-old boy. So far, it is unclear who carried out the bombings. Police said the two bombs were set in trash cans, less than 100 yards apart, near the finish line of the marathon. Officials said police also found two bombs in different locations, but they were not set off. At least 134 entrants from Greater Cincinnati were at the marathon, but none are believed to be hurt, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. The bombings were carried out on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts-based holiday that commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, and tax day. They were the first major act of terrorism on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001.
Councilman Cecil Thomas is set to make a major announcement today at 11:30 a.m. The speculation is that Thomas will officially announce he's appointing his wife Pamula Thomas to replace him on City Council — a move he's hinted at for a couple months now. Thomas is term limited from running again in City Council, but appointing his wife to his seat could give her some credibility and experience to run in November.
Federal sequestration, a series of across-the-board budget cuts at the federal level, is already having an effect on Cincinnati and Ohio, with cuts taking place for education, housing and the environment. In Cincinnati, the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency plans to carry out $1 million in cuts by dropping 200 kids from the Head Start program, which helps low-income families get their children into preschool and other early education programs. Wendy Patton, a senior project director at Policy Matters Ohio, says the cuts are only the "tip of the iceberg."
David Pepper, a Democrat who previously served on City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, announced yesterday that he will run for state attorney general. "I have been traveling the state for years now listening to working and middle class Ohioans and it is clear they want a change, a new direction at all levels," Pepper said in a statement. "I'm running for Ohio Attorney General because Ohioans deserve better." In the statement, Pepper touted his experience working with law enforcement in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
At least seven members of the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees are asking fellow member Stan Chesley to resign after Chesley's permanent disbarment by the Kentucky Supreme Court last month. A letter to Chesley from his fellow board members cited the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling, claiming he "engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation."
Greater Cincinnati housing permits increased by 41 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati. The numbers are another sign the local economy is quickly recovering from the Great Recession.
Convergys plans to fill 1,000 work-at-home call jobs in 60 days.
DunnhumbyUSA is preparing for future growth in Cincinnati by building a new headquarters.
Solar panels may be used to make natural gas 20 percent more efficient and therefore pollute 20 percent less greenhouse gases.
Two new studies of mice and rat skin cells could be used to treat brain disease.
Boston and surrounding communities went through another night of terror and chaos
last night, with the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects allegedly rampaging
through the city just hours after their photos were released to the
public by authorities. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the suspects, died
after apparently suffering multiple wounds from a police shootout and
what's now believed to have been an explosion, but his brother, Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, 19, remains at large while a massive manhunt is underway.
Authorities are telling people in Boston and the surrounding area to
stay indoors as the manhunt continues.
Opponents of the city's plan to lease its parking assets to the Port Authority gathered enough petitions to put the issue on the ballot this November. The news comes as a huge blow to local officials who supported the plan to help balance the budget for the next two years and fund development projects around the city. Mayor Mark Mallory and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. previously warned that without the parking plan the city will have to lay off cops and firefighters.
Before approving the budget bill in a 61-35 vote, the Ohio House voted to remove an amendment from the bill that would have banned comprehensive sex education in a 76-19 vote
yesterday, which CityBeat covered in further detail here. Still, the budget bill contains language that would defund Planned Parenthood
and redirect other funding to abstinence-only, anti-abortion crisis
pregnancy centers. The budget bill was also amended to ask for a
Medicaid waiver that give Ohio more time to mull over a Medicaid expansion and could lead to a revamp of the state-backed health care program. The budget bill must now be approved by the Ohio Senate and Gov. John Kasich.
Ohio's unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in March, unchanged from February's revised rate and a small drop from 7.4 percent in March 2012. The number of people unemployed rose by 1,000, while the amount of people employed dropped by 20,400. March was also a weak month for the U.S. jobs report, so Ohio's numbers may be following a nationwide slowdown. Jobs in manufacturing, mining and logging, financial activities and trade, transportation and utilities increased, while other areas dropped by varying degrees.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and Mayor Mark Mallory still support the streetcar project, touting its economic benefits to the city. Still, Qualls told CityBeat Wednesday that she wants to have a "very robust public conversation" about the project with the public and city officials to see how it can move forward.
On the two-year anniversary of his death, the lawsuit for David "Bones" Hebert has been expanded to include the city of Cincinnati and three Cincinnati Police officers. Since he was killed by police in 2011, Bones has built a following that wants to bring what they perceive as justice to his death.
A state representative announced he will run against Ohio Sen. Rob Portman in 2016 because of Portman's vote against a federal gun control bill. State Rep. Bob Hagan wrote on Facebook, "Senator Portman shows his lack of courage and testicular fortitude. The NRA Owns him. I am declaring my candidacy for US Senate to run against him in the next election. I will be his hair shirt for the next three years." A poll from The New York Times and CBS found about 92 percent of Americans support universal background checks, the major policy proposal in the gun control bill.
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Thursday Afternoon News, August 16
Legion Building Gets Facelift
(Le Mars) -- The American Legion Hall of Wasmer Post #240 of Le Mars is undergoing a facelift. Legion Trustee Steve Jester says a new entryway is being constructed for the historical building.
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The local American Legion was able to obtain grants to help with the financing of the project.
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Jester says the building is part of the downtown designation for historical preservation registry. He says when the project is completed, it will hopefully have a similar glass block appearance as it did when the building was first constructed, although Jester admits that is somewhat disputed.
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Randy Niehus of Le Mars is the designated general contractor. Jester anticipates the project will be completed within a couple of months. He says the new front, along with the painting of Old Glory on the top hopefully will create interest and attract more people to the Legion Hall. Jester says the painting was done by Randy Becker, and it has stimulated several compliments from the community.
Congressman Steve King To Hold Northwest Iowa Townhall Meetings
(Washington) -- Iowa Congressman Steve King has announced he will hold three townhall meetings in northwest Iowa. King, a republican, will be at the Le Mars Convention Center Upper Level Conference Room on Monday, August 20 between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. King will then hold a townhall meeting for Sioux County at the Sioux Center Public Library between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. and he will be at the Forster Community Center at Rock Rapids for a Lyon County townhall meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and continuing until 3:00 p.m.
Sub Contractor Penalized $1000 per Day On Highway 3
(Le Mars) -- Yesterday on KLEM we learned about the construction project on Highway 3 was going to take a bit longer to complete since the work did not meet specifications. Le Mars City Administator Scott Langel reports Barkley Asphalt Company, the sub-contractor, has returned to the work site today and intends to mill off 1 and a half inches of the top layer of the asphalt. Then, Barkley Asphalt will again re-surface the roadway adding the one and a half inches of asphalt. The work is expected to take seven work days to complete. Langel says liquidated damages of $1000 per day started on Tuesday, August 14th, and will be assessed each work day until the project is completed and meets all specifications.
Le Mars Fire and Rescue To Hold Drill At Dean Foods
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Unit will be conducting a simulated disaster drill at Dean Foods next Wednesday evening between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, and the Sioux City Haz-Mat team will all be participating in the drill. The simulated drill will occur on the south side of Dean Foods next to 12 Street.
Sioux City Man Arrested For Making Threats On Facebook
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Sioux City man who prosecutors say asked in a Facebook posting whether he needed to "shoot up a mall before people understand" has been charged with making threats of terrorism.
22-year-old Gabriel Rodriquez was arrested last week. Prosecutors say in court documents that Rodriguez wrote "suicidal- and homicidal-themed messages" on the social networking site between Aug. 2 and 9.
Police say the posts on Rodriguez's Facebook profile couldn't be seen by the general public, but Sioux City police spokesman Mark Kirkpatrick wouldn't make any additional comments about the
A Woodbury County jailer said Rodriguez remained in custody on Thursday, pending $10,000 bail.
Drought Report Shows Iowa Getting Better--Kansas Getting Worse
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A new report suggests that while recent rains stabilized the devastating drought gripping Iowa and other key farming states, the dry conditions intensified in Kansas and
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows the overall expanse of land across the contiguous U.S. states weathering some form of drought dropped less than 1 percent to 61.8
percent as of Tuesday.
In Iowa, the nation's leader in corn production, the amount of land mired in extreme or exceptional drought - the two worst classifications - dropped 7 percentage points to 62.05 percent over the past week.
But the amount of Nebraska in exceptional drought spiked 19 percentage points to 22.5 percent, while that number in Kansas rose from 38.6 percent last week to 63.3 percent now.
Recall Of Johnsonville Sausage Products
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Sausage is recalling some packages of turkey sausage with cheddar cheese because the product may include pieces of glove. The company
is recalling select 13.5-ounce vacuum packages of Johnsonville "Turkey Sausage with Cheddar Cheese" with a "Best By" date of August 20th, 2012, and the establishment number "EST. P-34224."
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BRIDGEPORT - Jalynn Conaway had 22 points, 11 kils and five digs as Bridgeport defeated St. John in five sets.
Emily Nowakowski finished with 28 assists and 12 digs for the Bulldogs (4-1) while Briana Massey added nine kills and seven points.
Jessica Alvey led the Fighting Irish (1-4) with 12 kills, 11 points and six digs with Kaydie Coppa contributing 12 assists and 10 points.