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Samsonite 2 Piece Executive Set includes a Laptop Boarding Bag and 21 inch Carry-on Spinner. It is constructed with Sam-Guard Fabric, a rugged high denier polyester fabric that resists stains from oil, dirt, and water. Carry-on spinner features: Four, multi-directional dual spinner wheels that glide easily down narrow aisles; Expansion for added packing capacity; Smooth gliding aircraft grade aluminum handle tubes; Large #10, self-mending zippers provide flawless closure; Interior cross straps keep clothing neatly packed; Rubberized, high-grade plastic corner reinforcements; Fully featured interior with WetPak and mesh pockets; Comfort grip, rubber infused zipper pulls for easy closure. Business Laptop Boarding Bag has the capacity of a boarding bag with the functionality of a brief case. Laptop compartment fits up to most 15.6" laptops. Multiple compartments provide organization for pens, e-reader, tablet, water bottle, and tickets.
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Police in Frederick are looking for the person who stabbed a man in the head.
Officers were called to Key Parkway about 5:15 a.m. Tuesday. They found a man in front of an apartment building with a stab wound to the head.
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Are you ready to purchase before all the good deals are gone? Follow the simple tips below to help get you in your new home at a great price.First, what is a short sale? A short sale is an opportunity for a home owner to sell their home at a reduced rate. This lower amount is less than what is owed on the property and must be approved by the seller's lender.Some might say "What a great deal," and it can be a great opportunity for buyers and for sellers. The key to a successful short sale is communication and patience. So what are the tips to buying a short sale?1. Know that short sales are listed substantially below market value. Properties listed with low initial asking prices can spark a feeding frenzy. Even if the seller has accepted your offer, the lender has the final say on the selling price and getting answers from some lenders can take months. This is when a buyer needs to remain patient.2. As stated above, most short sales are listed at cut rate pricing. When this happens, sellers will see multiple offers at one time. This is fantastic for the seller and the lender. As a buyer, it can be frustrating. Be sure to have a budget and know when you need to stop presenting offers. Your real estate broker can advise you on this. Stay away from those bidding wars. What once was a bargain can become overpriced in short order.3. Use a Realtor. Realtors have established relationships with negotiators, have the knowledge and know the proper steps in communication. Negotiating a short sale is very time consuming.4. Know what type of loan you have applied for. Short sale owners are not in a position to make repairs. Communicate with your lender so they are aware of any potential items in the home that would cause your loan not to be funded. 5. Always do an inspection. You need to know what you are purchasing. Not always, but most sellers who are in an unfortunate situation do not maintain their properties quite as thoroughly as if it were a regular sale.6. Paper work, paper work, paper work. There is going to be a lot of it. Make sure you have all of your loan documents in place and are ready to move forward. Upon short sale approval, the seller's lender allows only a small window for closing of escrow. Have all of your ducks in a row. If you can't close, you could lose out on your dream home.Danette Dickey and Mary Huffine are brokers at Real Estate Out West.
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|51st state ballot issue is a plea for representation
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Better representation—not secession—say Phillips County commissioners concerning the 51st state ballot issue.
Voters of this county will see Phillips County Referendum 1A on the Nov. 5 ballot that asks if the local commissioners, with commissioners from other Colorado counties, should pursue becoming the 51st state of the United States.
Speaking to various groups in the community, the commissioners explained why the question is on the ballot and clarified their reasoning.
Feeling that rural Colorado is no longer being heard in the state legislature, the commissioners see the need to change the course they're on in order to obtain a real voice in government.
Weld County commissioners initiated discussion with other northeast Colorado counties in June. They proposed the most dramatic option—secession.
Phillips County administrator Randy Schafer said he kept thinking that there had to be a better way.
Now dubbed the Phillips County Plan, Schafer came up with an idea for different representation at the state level.
He pointed out that 12 of the 65 members of the Colorado House of Representatives can be considered rural representatives and six of the 35 senators represent the rural populace.
Schafer's proposal models the U.S. Congress where the U.S. House representation is based on population, but the U.S. Senate is based on two senators per state.
The Phillips County Plan would call for equal representation per county in one house of the legislature. For example, the Colorado House could be represented on the basis of one per county, which would make for 64 members. There are currently 65 based on a population representation.
Phillips County commissioners were motivated by the representation issue to put the 51st state question on the ballot, said Schafer when addressing the Re-1J Board of Education and Holyoke City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
The commissioners have also scheduled to discuss the issue at meetings of the Holyoke and Haxtun fire departments, Town of Haxtun, Haxtun school board and chamber, Paoli town board and Holyoke and Haxtun Lions clubs.
Commissioner Harlan Stern noted that info meetings in August in both Haxtun and Holyoke overwhelmingly told them to put the issue on the ballot as a way to have rural Colorado's voice heard.
Schafer further explained that this vote on Referendum 1A is an advisory one. Commissioners would view a favorable vote as a loud message to the state and advice to the county that change needs to be sought.
The first priority now—and if the ballot issue passes—is to change the way the rural area of the state is represented.
Commissioners feel if the 51st state ballot issue fails in Phillips County, it weakens the plan to change the way the county is represented at the state level.
To summarize, the commissioners emphasize that their priority is not to secede from the state of Colorado but to send a message that the rural voice of the state is not being heard. They interpret that passing Referendum 1A would support the need for change—not the move to secede from the state of Colorado.
"The 51st state movement offers Coloradans a platform and a voice—it says we need a change," said Schafer at the conclusion of the Holyoke school board presentation last week.
Ten counties in the northeast quadrant of Colorado, as well as Moffat County in northwest Colorado, have put the 51st state question on their ballots.
CCI prioritizes representation for 2014
Phillips County commissioners attended a Colorado Counties Inc. meeting Friday, Oct. 4 at which time legislative priorities were set for 2014.
It was a long and arduous day, reported Schafer, but he was excited to report that CCI members voted 29.5-24.5 to support legislation in 2014 regarding a change in representation.
He called this one small step toward the representation effort.
Regardless of the Phillips County vote on Referendum 1A, Schafer said the commissioners will pursue different representation at the state level.
If the legislature doesn't move forward with a representation change, Schafer said there will be a move for a citizen's initiative to get it on the ballot in the future.
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After working for the past couple of months to get this setup, I can now announce that Stargate Global Consulting (http://www.stargateglobalconsulting.com) is partnering with Quicklearn (http://www.quicklearn.com) to deliver advanced BizTalk training in Australia.To launch the partnership Stargate is bring one of the Quicklearn instructors to Australia to deliver the Quicklearn BizTalk Deep Dive course at the end of July (week of the 28th).For more information and to register follow this link: http://www.stargateglobalconsulting.com.au/biztalk_training.aspx
The end of 2007 turned out to be a very busy time for me, I started a new job as Systems Integration Manager at Stargate Group in Richmond Victoria, I had my BizTalk MVP Status renewed for another year and we had all of my wife's family over for Christmas Day.
2008 is looking like a busy year also, the lack of travel with my new job is a refershing change, so I am working on plans to restart regular meetings of the Melbourne BizTalk User group (should be something posted on the melbiz site soon) and building a new team at Stargate Group to support our internal BizTalk Application.
2008 is also looking like a busy year for BizTalk, with work continuing on the next version and more details and supporting product around "Oslo", so I am looking forward to attending the MVP summit in April to get some quallity time with the product group.
Jon Flanders, one of my BizTalk Server MVP colleagues is coming to Australian in November to deliver another in the ongoing Readify Industrial Strength Series, Applied Windows Workflow Foundation. To get the detail and to enrol visit http://www.readify.net. Having heard Jon speak several times I can ensure you that you will come away from the course eager to dive into your next WF project.
Just announced at TechEd 2007 (US) - Host your Windows Workflow in BizTalk Server via the BizTalk Adapter for Windows Workflow Foundation sample (June 2007 CTP). For complete details see Paul Andrew's blog for the complete details (http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew/archive/2007/06/04/biztalk-adapter-for-windows-workflow-foundation-sample-june-2007-ctp.aspx).
There is a video demo of this technology by Jon Flanders here.
8 Tips And Tricks For Better BizTalk Programming - this is a really good article for both new and experienced BizTalk developers. I was surprised at a couple of the tips, but once reading them they make really good sense.
Microsoft today posted the BizTalk 2006 R2 Beta on http://connect.microsoft.com
BizTalk 2006 R2 includes support for WCF, RFID and enhanced EDI support
I was getting a 9009 error from "gacutil /iF $(TargetPath)", if found some info on the web (http://www.mcse.ms/archive103-2006-1-2052602.html) that point me to using
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BizTalk 2006 has officially been released and is now available for download from MSDN.
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I traded the 2TB WD black for 2TB WD green and, so far, it's working for me...I LOVE the 2TB of storage. I've downloaded 2 full seasons worth of Dexter and a full season of Weeds IN HD, plus some other HD recordings, and it's only taking up 2 percent of my hard drive. As someone notorious for leaving things on the DVR for a year before I get around to watching it, with things often just going away before I get to them, all that storage is nice.
For me, 1TB was only an option if 2TB wouldn't work. Right from the start I knew I needed 2TB.
In my case, I am sometimes away from home for about a month. Before I got the 2TB, when I would return home for the weekend, the internal hard drive would be somewhere around 97% full! I would then have to scramble to review the recorded shows and do a delete to clean up.
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Push Notification and all the other Stuff works very fine.
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A note to the wise before RobA gets here - your rivers are in violation
Rivers don't branch (generally) as they go downstream. River junctions are generally two smaller rivers joining to become one larger river.
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Born on Jan. 28, 1977 in Brooklyn, NY, Joseph Anthony Fatone, Jr. was the youngest of three children born to Phyllis and Joe Fatone, Sr. Though much of his childhood was spent growing up in Bensonhurst, Fatone moved to Orlando, FL with his family at the age of 13. There, Fatone shifted his creative focus from acting to singing. In his teens, Fatone became a member of a singing group known as the Big Guys. Fatone's rich, baritone voice - a gift he inherited from his father, Joe Sr., who was a former doo-wop singer - served the band well and helped the Big Guys gain quite a small, but loyal regional following.
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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that contended Alabama's $1.7 billion General Fund budget violated state laws requiring balance budgets.
Former Republican state Sen. John Rice of Auburn filed the lawsuit in August. He contended the fiscal 2013 budget was improper because it was based on voters approving a constitutional amendment in September to transfer nearly $146 million a year for three years to the General Fund.
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This ugly little batfish was found just before the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. The toxic goop gushing into the ocean put the fish in danger, but biologists managed to capture some and keep them in captivity. It's as flat as a pancake, and crawls along the sea bed on its tiny fins.
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One of the investors said they sent multiple e-mails and phone calls to the Maloofs, which the Maloofs ignored and refused to return. Classy.
This whole thing is sickening me. Every day a new 'source' comes out and either gives positive or negative news (with respect to Sacramento and the Kings).
Then that leads to all us fans pondering and thinking about the story, with this new angle in mind. Could they stay? Will they go?
Then we throw all this political/legal crap in the mix. Fines and contracts and money owed etc..
The bottomline is this: The Maloofs want to sell this team. I'm sure there are a few legit buyers out there, in Sacramento, and out of Sacramento. Just get it done with, collect your miserable money and fucking LEAVE. So we can all move on with our lives knowing what the true fate of this team is.
I just want the fucking deal to be done. Let us have the news now, instead of dragging this on and changing on a daily basis. It's like an emotional rolller coaster. Can we just get off the ride?
Sell this team whoever they want to sell it too (Yes, that sounds bad on my part...but the reality of it is, no matter how much we hate the Maloofs or badmouth them, It doesn't change that they are the ones in control..they own the team (the majority of it anyway)...they have the money, they have the ability to eventually sell this team to Hansen or a local group or to whoever.
I just want the whole fiasco to be done with. I'm sick of Twitter updates and breaking news stories, that aren't really breaking news.
The whole thing is just a legal and financial mess. These billionaires are sitting around talking numbers, talking about perks, or percentages while the average fan is confused looking at seven different sources.The deal will be done soon, it just remains to be seen to who. Personally, I think this team is playing in Seattle next year.
Sorry if I repeated myself or used excessive foul language, I didn't really think about this before posting, just kind of let it spill.
They sold that goddamn arena out for 19 years, playing in one of the NBA's smallest markets
You guys, the locals, the season ticket holders etc.., especially don't deserve this
This is my thinking...
They're getting a pretty kick ass deal with Seattle. $30 million, guaranteed, sale or not. They've got a desperate group who really is out of options right now. Expansion is a few years away - the Bobcats are a few years away from being sold, if they ever are. Memphis and NO are off the market and that really only leaves the Bucks, who are rumored to have a whale of a buyer out of Illinois, so that's unlikely as well - so the Kings are the only thing available. The Maloofs are using that to their advantage.
There was no way Sacramento was going to put up a deal that would get the Maloofs money like the Seattle deal will if they had opted to sell to Sacramento. While I do think they'd be content selling to Seattle simply because they're all about themselves, I think they felt this was necessary to get themselves in a position to get Sacramento to give them this sweetheart type of deal.
absolutely.....any Sac group would've tried like hell to come up with a low ball team valuation
in the end it could turn out the Ballmer Group was played....albeit unintentionally
probably the best business move the Maloofs have ever made
Ron Burkle and Mark Mastrov in serious talks with Sacramento.
best case scenario, Stern fucks the Maloofs as bad as they have Sacramento. Though its thought to be a long shot the league will veto the sale to Seattle it could happen. Tell Hansen and company back off buying the Kings and you will get your expansion team soon. There are multiple cities that would love to support a NBA team, not expanding is totall BS. This would drop the value of the Maloofs prized investment bigtime. Stern wants to go out a hero, let both Sac and Sea win.
eze is reporting Burkle and Mastov are the big whales in waiting
They also stated they are targeting the downtown plaza to be the homesite of the new arena.
Pretty hefty group - with possibly more in waiting. Stern loves Burkle and with good reason. Dude turned around the Penguins situation like a magician.
Still going to be hard to get the BOG to deny the move I think, but Sacramento's making it tougher by the day.
The owners of the downtown plaza also are stated as being involved in the potential purchase and are working with burkle and company
30 million reasons why Ron Burkle might swim with the fishes


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Taking cues from its VPP, 27.5-inch stable mate, the Bronson, this completely new Heckler has a 67 degree head tube, stubby chainstays, and a low bottom bracket to reward riders with a lively experience that allows experts to push limits and novices to hone skills. So, in order to ensure that this bike stays true to its goal of low-cost fun, Santa Cruz opted for hydroformed aluminum. Due to this, the Heckler provides the ride quality of rival bikes that cost twice as much -- all with the reliability to keep it out of the shop and on the trail. The light, yet strong, hydroformed aluminum front and rear triangles are shaped and butted to place more material where it's needed. This ensures strength and stiffness for confident descending.
But that strength isn't going to hamper a climb to the top. Instead, because of the hydroforming, any excess weight is eliminated to keep the Heckler feathery. With larger, 27.5in wheels, stiffness is paramount -- that's why you'll find that the rear triangle has an asymmetric shape and 142 x 12mm thru-axle. This prevents flex, and it ensures that suspension motion is directed to the rear shock and not into flexing the frame. Not to mention, asymmetric chainstays also helps avoid annoying chain slap.
The Heckler relies on Santa Cruz's proven suspension pivot location that places it slightly above and forward of the middle chainring. This provides responsive pedaling when seated, and a plush feel when descending. One drawback of single pivot designs has always been out-of-the-saddle sprinting, because the suspension will compress under rider loads -- losing energy to moving parts. Luckily, shock technology has mitigated that drawback. The FOX FLOAT CTD on this Heckler has three distinct damping settings, and one of them is designed to counter those stand-up pedaling forces. The front end of the Heckler complements that shock with a 150mm travel Evolution Series FOX FLOAT 34.
This fork features a CTD damper. It's equipped with a 15mm quick release thru axle, along with adjustable rebound, and a three-position compression adjustment. The wheels are comprised of SRAM 716 and 746 hubs laced to WTB ST i23 TCS tubeless rims, and they've been cased with 2.3-inch wide Maxxis High Roller 2 EXO Tubeless tires. Turning the rear wheel is a Shimano Deore triple crankset, an HG62 11-36t cassette, and a 10-speed HG-74 chain. For gear selection, there's a SLX Shadow plus rear derailleur and a M611front derailleur that are controlled by Shimano SLX shifters. These shifters share handlebar real estate with Avid's powerful Elixir 1 hydraulic disk brakes, which have been spec'd with a 180mm front and a 160mm rear rotor. The handlebar, stem, and seatpost are Race Face Ride componets, while a WTB Volt Race tops out this build.
The Heckler has guides for a seat dropper and ISCG05 tabs, just in case you want to make future upgrades.
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Can these still be gotten in the Blue? If...
Can these still be gotten in the Blue? If not when will the 2015 ones show up on your guys website?
Heckler Party!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
As a newbie, I was looking for a cost effective, go everywhere / do everything ride to improve skills, but not grow out of in the first six months.
I found just that in the Heckler. A bike that will carry me thru the hundreds of XC trails surrounding SLC or be just as easily loaded on a chairlift at a local resort for some rowdy DH. I liked the simplicity of the single pivot point and the option to add a dropper post.
Climbs fast. Versatile. Great build.
Hi Five!
Let's see some pics, Joe!
Do you recommend a dropper post for the...
Do you recommend a dropper post for the 2014 Heckler that is compatible with the guides? I currently have a Reverb on my 2007 Heckler. The post works well but I'm not particularly pleased with the actuator location (right side between brake and shifter). Thanks
Hey Phil,
I would recommend the KS 2014 LEV Dropper post in a 125mm drop. The lever is one that is ambidextrous and has the ability to be installed between the grip and shift/brake lever to get close to you. Get in contact with me at firstname.lastname@example.com and we can get a quote set up for you.
Are you going to stock this in the Club...
Are you going to stock this in the Club Tropicana (blue) color?
Hi Steve,
We don't have any of the Club Tropicana/Blue Hecklers on order right now. We'll likely get some in later in the spring or summer. I just called Santa Cruz, and they have all sizes in stock. So if you would like one, give me a call! I can get one for you pretty quickly. Ask for Mike Nelson at extension 4076
Club Tropicana/Blue bikes are now on order, expected to arrive in early April.
I rode the Heckler on Moab's Brand trail
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I rode the Heckler on Moab's Brand trails at Outerbike this year. I have also ridden Santa Cruz's Bronson, which shares the same wheel size, travel, and geometry but has the more sophisticated and expensive VPP suspension. The two bikes share the same rowdy rider position, light-and-easy steering response, and overall solid feel. The Heckler rear end does not have the same suppleness and glued-down tire feeling as the Bronson, especially at moderate speed and over square-edged bumps. When it is time to ascend, the climb mode on the shock will come into play more often on the Heckler than the Bronson. The Heckler 's single pivot does do some things very well, including fast rough descents, g-outs and hard landings. Consider the Heckler instead of spending the extra $399 for the Aluminum Bronson R AM if you like the simplicity and easy maintenance of one pivot instead of several, or if you want to spend that money on a dropper post instead.
What is the front shock on this bike? ...
What is the front shock on this bike? Tech specs on left list Fox Float 27.5 CTD Evolution. Last line in 4th paragraph under description says: "The front end of the Heckler complements that shock with a 150mm travel RockShox Sektor Gold RL."
It is a Fox Float 34 150mm CTD. I will get our copy team to correct the inconsistency.
It's now January 18, 2014 and the 4th paragraph still says that it has a RockShox Sektor Gold. Is it really a Fox Float CTD on the front end of this bike?


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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves have announced that they will not offer right-handed pitchers Jair Jurrjens and Peter Moylan contracts for the 2013 year.
According to a release, the Braves have six unsigned, arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man roster for upcoming season.
The players eligible, include: right-handed pitchers Cristhian Martinez and Kris Medlen, left-handed pitchers Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters, infielder/outfielder Martin Prado and outfielder Jason Heyward.
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Fell in with ISU BBall first with Johnny Orr...really fell for ISU FBB during the McCarney years,
Carrying the banner for ISU.
Born in Ames, so I really had no choice.
When I was young my uncle wore ISU clothes and the rest of NW Iowa seemed to like the hawkeyes and that bothered me.
Third generation Iowa Stater. Everyone in my family goes to Iowa State.
I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system.
Hayden Fry was the football coach when I was old enough to pick sides. Enough said.
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My parents both went to ISU and everyone else in our extended family was Iowa fans and made fun of us. That's where the hatred grew. I really didn't have any passion about it as a little kid, until my parents took me to a bball game and Johnny's entrance lit the fire.
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GC, he's obviously all man. And I don't think Ellen would go *****, even for GC...
All my family is ISU fans, I've never known better.
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Moved here in late 1989 to attend ISU....fell in love with the campus/university/athletics...and never left!
Fell in with ISU BBall first with Johnny Orr...really fell for ISU FBB during the McCarney years,
I fell for basketball about three years before 1989, but the same story.
Like cardinal&gold, I grew up near Ames (and with it, a healthy hatred for the hawks ).
Born in Iowa and moved to Florida very young, followed both Iowa and Iowa State. First got to see Iowa State play against the Gators in the NCAA Tournament, watching the game in class...
Moved to Iowa my senior year of HS, still didn't root one way or the other and decided to go to college back down in Florida then transfered to ISU in the fall of '99. Been a Cyclone ever since...
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Went to the ISU Nebraska game (all big eight kicker - Gedgen sp. missed the game winner) when a senior in h.s. Attended I State University the next year. Earl Bruce started winning. Best time ever to be a football fan @ ISU.
Dexter Green's Cyclones were step one, Johnny's big win over Missouri sealed the deal, my first semester on campus.
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Mayhem Festival -- Dallas, TX -- July 10th, 2012
Sorry if this sucks, I'm still dealing with dehydration and face injury, so I'm not paying as much attention as I should.
I left Austin around 9:00 for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Dallas with four hours (give or take) of driving to kill. Originally, I was going to go to Houston, but the city was apparently on its rag or something, because they made the festival start at 6:00 and lose a lot of bands, stalls, etc. There was no way in hell I was missing Slayer and Motorhead for Anthrax, so...off to Dallas!
After a rather eventless drive, I arrived in Dallas around 12:50, but didn't see the venue until about 1:10, due to getting lost in the part of the city that literally looks like a third world country; hell, the city even smelled like one - no matter where we went, there was a "broken sewer" smell all over the place.
When I did arrive, I was approached by a scalper, offering a "VIP" ticket for $70. Originally, I was going to buy a lawn ticket for $40 or so and get it over with, but I was intrigued, so I coughed up the extra money. Fortunately for me, it wasn't fake or "pre-scanned", so I got into the festival grounds easily. Whenever bands bored me or I had nothing to do, I'd go into the Ice Box (a bar for the VIP ticketholders) and just sit around in the air conditioning.
I really didn't know any of the bands at the Sumerian Tent or gave too much of a shit about most of the Jager stage, so I decided to walk around a bit. I stopped by the Metal Blade tent and said hello to Chris_M_S, who gave me a bag to carry all my shit in (I bought a couple of shirts from Anthrax and Motorhead, Slipknot's newest CD, a claw ring, and a bunch of other shit - dude, if you're reading this, that thing held up in an Anthrax ass-kicking with the only scar being a small cut the size of a dime on the side, so thanks!).
Not too much else happened, except for meeting Corey Taylor at the Revolver tent and saying "hi" to the members of Asking Alexandria. Honestly, I don't like their music, but they seemed pretty cool.
Originally, I thought two people I knew wouldn't make it to Dallas and hit up the Houston date, but to my surprise, I saw them both at the festival. I wound up shooting the shit with them for a bit while waiting in line to get our shit signed by Slipknot (they only signed posters, so if you want that first edition of Iowa signed, you're fucked).
I went inside the Rockstar tent and waited to meet Anthrax, only to find out they were there when I was waiting for the Slipknot autographs - something that pissed me off greatly. Eh. While I was in there, I downed a lemonade drink and went off to go see Anthrax, but I remembered exactly what happened the last time I drank an energy drink and did some activity beyond getting up off my ass for two seconds and tried not to puke all over the battlejackets around me. I was forced to walk off the parking lot to get some water (also from the Rockstar tent - this time, it was in a fucking can) and listen to the rest of Anthrax's set from there. At the end of the set, Joey got the crowd to chant "Free Randy Blythe" over and over again.
Caught in a Mosh
Got the Time
Fight 'Em Till You Can't
I Am The Law
Around this time, I met up with a guy who had last seen me at a KMFDM show in Austin...three fucking years ago. How he did that, I have no idea (I had short hair in 2009, for starters), but he did. We both walked to our respective seating areas to see the main stage talking about shit we'd done since then. After that, I went through the hassle of finding my seats - a process that took five minutes due to the people bouncing me back between ushers and shit. Whatever, at least I got to my spot.
...I have to be honest, I really don't give two shits about The Devil Wears Prada, but they had a lot of energy and the crowd (including the rabid Slayer fans) seemed to like them...or tolerate them, at least, since no one threw anything at them. I'm assuming the setlist was the same, so...
The Devil Wears Prada
Born To Lose
Dead Throne
Assistance To The Regional Manager
After that, the co-founder of the festival (or something) came out and gave some kind of award (I think) to a Marine for something.
...Hey, when you get punched in the face while being dehydrated, you don't tend to take details very clearly.
Anyway, after that, Motorhead came onstage and fucking killed. I had been fucked out of seeing them three times in a row, so I intended to have fun while I saw them. No real comments to make, aside from when Lemmy introduced "Going to Brazil", which he dedicated to anyone in the audience with Brazilian heritage, even asking them to stand up or do something. I shit you not, the most awkward silence followed. No one raised their hand, no one did anything, and if you listened carefully over the hums of the amplifiers, you could hear the fucking planes flying overhead. Lemmy simply shrugged and went on with the song, ending the show with Overkill, one of my favorite Motorhead songs.
Damage Case
I Know How To Die
Over The Top
Stay Clean
The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
Going To Brazil
Drum Solo
Killed By Death
Ace Of Spades
After Motorhead ended their set, everyone started tearing shit down for Slayer, but not before obscuring everything with a few curtains. When Slayer finally did go on to the sound of "Darkness of Christ" over the P.A. system, the amount of energy flowing through the arena fucking tripled. Slipknot may have had the best audience response all day, but Slayer had the most energy...if that makes sense. Seeing them fly through "War Ensemble" and "Hell Awaits" with the pyro from the inverted crucifix amplifiers was something I won't be forgetting for a long time.
Die by the Sword and Hate Worldwide had no pause in between them, leading me to not recognize HW until the second verse. I was thinking something along the lines of "I don't remember this song being this long...", if I recall correctly. Mandatory Suicide was introduced with a speech about freedom, and the ending of Seasons was blended into the beginning of Hell Awaits. I think I gave myself a bad headache headbanging and screaming at the same time, but it somehow went away the same minute. Weird. During "Dead Skin Mask", I remember seeing someone selling beer dropping their case, leading to beer spilling all over the floor. Someone quickly yelled out "party foul!" over the noise. I don't know how I caught that, but it was pretty interesting.
Slayer ended the show with Raining Blood, something that got some of the lawn fuckers moving (I think I saw someone set something on fire, but don't quote me on that) at last. Seriously, the crowd up there looked sort of dead all night from what I could see. I could very well be wrong though.
Darkness of Christ
War Ensemble
Die by the Sword
Hate Worldwide
Mandatory Suicide
Altar of Sacrifice
Jesus Saves
Seasons in the Abyss
Hell Awaits
Dead Skin Mask
Angel of Death
South of Heaven
Raining Blood
Slipknot's stuff was all hauled behind a curtain to Metallica's "Master of Puppets" album while the masses were shown a film reel about hiring veterans and Mayhem Fest stuff. It didn't take long for the band to come onstage (they came on during "Welcome Home"), and the audience started screaming and shouting, waiting eagerly for the band's first show in Dallas in...three years, I think. They opened with the classic "7462/(sic)", following through with Eyeless and Sulfur, songs that got the crowd jumping and writhing like...well, maggots - pun definitely not intended.
Slipknot had pyrotechnics all night long, but there was a bit of unpredictability to them at first. Normally, you can see and hear the pyro go off, but in this case, at random points (which I later figured out were when the songs got more intense), something would explode. It kinda puts you on edge when you can hear, but not see the explosions, but once you were able to predict them, you just had to deal with the "oh shit" factor your body naturally goes into. Somewhere in the middle of the set, I remember getting up and headbanging with these two guys next to me just for the hell of it. I don't think I sat back down for the rest of the show.
Before Duality, Corey made a speech about Paul Grey and how he loved to play in Dallas, sending a tribute out to him in the form of our participation. After that, during "Spit It Out" (I think), he asked the crowd to crouch down and jump on his command. I recall during The Heretic Anthem and People = Shit seeing a female security guard getting visibly unnerved at the lyrics coming from the mouths of the fans near her...sorry, I had to say that.
I don't know what happened, but during the last song, Corey collapsed onstage and had to be carried off. Wonder what that was about...
After their set ended, I got out of the parking lot and found out the crowd was being filmed for something (I don't know what), before I left the city to go home, almost not making it due to low gas resulting in me almost being stranded in Killeen, but thankfully, I was able to get home...about an hour later than I was supposed to, but hey.
Wait And Bleed
Before I Forget
The Heretic Anthem
Spit It Out
People = Shit
8/14 - Nine Inch Nails
9/16 - Prong
10/28 - Mike Watt
10/29 - Melvins
11/7 - 7 Seconds
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Fans setting stuff on fire during the Slayer set? Sounds about right.
You made a four hour drive to a show you didn't have a ticket purchased for yet? I would never make a trip that long without already buying my ticket. Acorrding to setlist fm, Slayer is now switching the opener every other show between Disciple and World Painted Blood. I would prefer Disciple and would feel like I was getting screwed if I got a show with World Painted Blood instead.
Nice review.
Did you have to buy anything to meet Corey? What did he sign?
Suicide Machines
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Great review you had some similar takes on events that I had in Denver; I love the part with the security guard getting her panties in a twist over the lyrics- it's a metal concert hon I think you have to expect some strange shit to go down
O, and for my show it wasn't shit being set on fire but the lawn was picking up chunks of the grass and throwing it at us in the seating area; I got hit on the shoulder didn't get hurt just some dirt in my ear
also I had to the same experience with Slipknot's pyro show; a lot of the time you would hear the boom but not see the effect til 5-10 seconds after or in some cases not at all
07/19-Rob Zombie/Korn
08/06-Weird Al
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8/14 - Nine Inch Nails
9/16 - Prong
10/28 - Mike Watt
10/29 - Melvins
11/7 - 7 Seconds
And which 3 members of Slipknot were at the Slipknot tent?
Upcoming concerts I'm attending-
The Strumbellas (June 19)
The Fray (July 8)
Marilyn Manson (July 16)
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In case you were too busy watching your kids open their holiday presents you might have missed a "gift" for you – COSO's updated internal control framework. During the holiday season the draft was exposed for public comment, so if you haven't already done so, you might want to get your hands on it and tell COSO what you think, and how it might be further improved.
In looking over the draft you'll see that the fundamental concepts and structure remain. The definition of internal control, the five components, and the COSO cube are unchanged. So are the three categories of objectives, except that the reporting category is expanded to include all reporting by an entity: financial and non-financial, internal and external. This brings the internal control framework in line with how the reporting category of objectives is defined in COSO's Enterprise Risk Mana
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You'll see the term "ICEFR" (pronounced ice-eh-fer), which is the acronym for internal control over external financial reporting. Because of the importance of the internal control framework for reporting under such requirements as Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO decided to offer a separate guidance document highlighting how the framework can be effectively applied for that purpose. It's organized around the five internal control components, containing approaches for and examples of their application, with direct linkage to the principles and attributes in the framework. It's important to keep in mind that the ICEFR guidance is just that, guidance; it will neither replace nor modify the framework. It will be exposed for comment later on this spring.
Well, it's a case of speak now, or…. If you're involved in any way with internal control, you'll want to provide your input on the document. By the way, I'm biased in a positive way – for full disclosure, I was the lead PwC project partner of the team that developed the original Framework, played a similar role with the COSO ERM framework, and advised the project team that developed this updated framework. But you may have different views, and it's important to make them known. The comment period ends March 31.
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We know the Olympus Corp. suffered a major management fraud. Financial statements were manipulated to hide huge losses, resulting in its stock price dropping like a rock and jeopardizing the company's listing status and indeed existence in its current form. For more on the fraud, you may want to look at my October 15, 2011 blog posting.
Those looking at this fiasco may well be asking why this fraud, which had been going on for more than a decade, wasn't brought to light any sooner – that is, before newly appointed CEO Michael Woodford began to smell a rat. Well, now it's come out that one critical element in detecting and possibly preventing fraud at the highest management levels – which is having an effective whisleblowing process – wasn't in place at Olympus. Sure, they had a process, but now it's reported that the very executives perpetrating the fraud were in charge of the hotline! It's said that the company's internal auditors and other employees wanted the whistleblower system to be run by outside parties, but at least one of the executives alleged to have been driving the fraud objected and won out. According to an independent panel investigating the fraud, the corporate atmosphere was such that the hotline was "significantly disabled." Is it essential to have the hotline outsourced? No. But it is critical that company personnel feel comfortable that their communications will not come back to haunt them, which is said not to be the case at Olympus.
Much has been written about management fraud, and what internal controls are needed to prevent or detect it. But my experience is that it really comes down to four key factors. One is having a culture of integrity and ethical values, with the "right" tone at the top of the organization and open communication channels. Another is a board of directors (and audit committee) that is independent and providing effective oversight. One more is an effective internal audit function. And then there's an effective whistleblower process. Based on what's been reported, Olympus evidently didn't have any of these big four – we don't know much about the functioning of its internal audit function, but now learn that the company is suing the former internal auditor along with two other executives who an independent panel said "orchestrated the scheme." So is it surprising that such a fraud could have existed for so long? In light of its governance, risk management and internal control processes, the answer is "not really."
When we look at the potential of management fraud, it's critical to look at these four elements. If even one is missing, the chance of fraud going undetected increases greatly. And no one should proceed with the odds stacked in favor of bad actors.
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We know that senior executives, especially chief executive officers, look to drive their organizations' growth initiatives. Many are hard-driving, proactive, and intently focused on doing what needed to carry out strategic plans. Optimism is a typical trait, which can be contagious in getting others in the organization to work in sync towards established goals. This is what CEOs are charged to do, and a key reason why those who do it successfully get the big bucks.
With that said, experience shows that many CEOs are not sufficiently attentive to what can go wrong – that is, what future events could keep their organizations from successfully carrying out the established initiatives. Of course many CEOs and their C-suite teams do focus on such risks, and their organizations benefit from doing so. One such company is Mazor Robotics, a medical technology company based in Israel, whose CEO Ori Hadomi recently was interviewed. He makes a number of interesting observations, one of which is especially insightful – describing risk management in a particularly understandable and compelling way. He associates risk management with ensuring there's a devil's advocate involved in key decision-making.
He says: "One of the most obvious mistakes we found is that too often we choose to believe in an optimistic scenario — we think too positively. Positive thinking is important to a certain extent when you want to motivate people, when you want to show them possibilities for the future. But it's very dangerous when you plan based on that. So one of our takeaways from that was to appoint one of the executive members as a devil's advocate." Hadomi expands on how that works, emphasizing that the assigned executive knows the right questions, and asks them in challenging assumptions and pointing out a need to be "more humble with our assumptions." Hadomi notes that the most surprising thing is that this devil's advocate is the V.P. of sales for international markets: "You would expect the V.P. of sales to be pie-in-the-sky all the time. But he has a very strong, critical way of thinking, and it is so constructive," adding that one of the pitfalls of leadership is "thinking too positively when you plan and set expectations."
I've worked with many large companies, and certainly smaller company executives learn from them. But the reverse also is true. In this case, the CEO of Mazor Robotics provides useful insight into how risk management can be effectively conceptualized and applied. Of course, there's much more to risk management, including capturing the identified risks, analyzing them, and managing them with accountability for needed actions, follow up, etc. But the concept of a devil's advocate is powerful, especially for executives who may be struggling with what risk management is about.


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Born May 14, 1961 in London, England, Roth was raised in middle-class Dulwich by his father, Ernie, a journalist and former member of the British Communist Party, and Anne, a landscape painter and school teacher. Forced to switch from a comfortable primary school to The Strand comprehensive in nearby Brixton, Roth encountered a rougher crowd unappreciative of his proper English accent. After quickly developing his cockney accent, Roth resigned himself to a life of taking speed and digging art in the midst of a nascent punk movement. While in school, he auditioned for a part in a musical version of "Dracula," which sparked a previously nonexistent desire to pursue an acting career. He eventua... Continue Bio >>
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By Liz Segrist
Published Jan. 24, 2013
Greenville-based Michelin North America announced Thursday a $200 million expansion of its Starr manufacturing plant to increase the rubber supply for tire production in North America.
The rubber compound material produced in Anderson County will be used for all different types and sizes of Michelin's tires, of which demand has been steadily increasing in North America, said Pete Selleck, Michelin North America chairman and president.
Previous coverage
Michelin produces first tire at expanded Lexington plant
The investment is expected to create more than 100 jobs. Over the past 21 months, Michelin has announced $1.15 billion in investments in South Carolina, creating 870 manufacturing jobs in the state.
"A job in manufacturing will have the spillover effect of five to seven additional jobs created in those communities," Selleck said.
Construction on the Starr plant expansion, which will be adjacent to the current facility at 1 Bib Way in Anderson, is underway. Production of the rubber mixture is expected to begin in 2014, said Rich Kornacki, executive vice president of Michelin North America and head of the specialty product lines.
Nearby the ongoing expansion, construction continues for Michelin's earthmover tire plant in Anderson. Construction is on schedule and the plant is expected to begin producing the massive earthmover tires before the end of the year, Selleck said.
Michelin announced in April plans to invest $750 million and employ 500 people between its Lexington and Anderson counties' facilities to meet the growing demand for its earthmover tires.
Expansion in Greenville too?
In December, Greenville County Council approved an incentive plan for Michelin to expand there. Selleck said the company does not have an announcement to make for Greenville County at this time. Selleck said the company continuously works with the local government of the counties in which it operates to see the framework for incentives.
"We are constantly going to the communities in which we operate to see the framework for incentives," Selleck said. "There are other things we're thinking about in the future. There are many things we're thinking about. We have a strategy and a vision. We are always looking for opportunities."
Michelin is making investments in modernizing existing equipment and facilities within Spartanburg and Greenville counties.
Michelin North America Chairman and President Pete Selleck at Thursday's announcement. (Photo/Liz Segrist)
"Most of our growth today is in emerging markets," Selleck said. "Our group is investing at its highest level in history and what's remarkable is that our financial performance is such, that even with all of the investment, we still have positive cash flow."
For the Starr plant expansion, Michelin seeks production workers and maintenance technicians and engineers. The new jobs are hourly. The hourly wage was not disclosed.
The 12-year-old Starr facility is one of Michelin's two semi-finished rubber production plants in Anderson County. The company's largest rubber-producing plant in the world is a few miles away in Sandy Springs, built in 1975 as one of Michelin's first U.S. manufacturing facilities.
Michelin officials attributed Anderson County's infrastructure, electricity, incentives, local government, Tri-County Technical College and especially the skilled workforce as the reasons for continually attracting Michelin investment into the county.
"This facility produces the quality rubber compound used in Michelin's tires, and its ability to meet the strong demand for our products is critically important," Kornacki said. "We are proud to place yet another one of Michelin's key plants in Anderson County, an area that has been great for our business."
Michelin has 14 S.C. locations and currently employs more than 8,000 statewide. It has 24 U.S. facilities, according to the company.
Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy duty trucks and motorcycles.


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If Mondays make you wish it were still the weekend, you're not alone. However, you can always give yourself something to look forward to for the next weekend with a new pair of comfortable shoes! These laidback styles are chock full of both comfort and effortless style—perfect for kicking back or running around on your days off.
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Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) has sponsored legislation in the United States Senate which would require the ESRB to play games in their entirety before assigning an age rating.
Brownback's Truth in Video Game Rating Act (S.3935) would appear to be the Senate version of a House bill of the same name proposed by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL).
"The current video game ratings system needs improvement," Brownback said, "because reviewers do not see the full content of games and don't even play the games they are supposed to rate. For video game ratings to be meaningful and worthy of a parent's trust, the game ratings must be more objective and accurate."
Brownback's measure would mandate the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to administer the requirement for a complete play-through before rating.
"Game reviewers must have access to the entire game for their ratings to accurately reflect a game's content," Brownback added.
The bill would also direct the FTC to define parameters for describing video game content as well as defining what kind of behavior by the game industry would break those rules.
Brownback also would have the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluate the efficiency of the ESRB system as well as the potential for establishing an independent rating body with no ties to the industry. Universal systems spanning movie, TV and games would also be looked into.
The conservative Brownback has been very active on video game issues in recent times. He worked with Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) on game-related bills such as the recently-passed CAMRA legislation and held committee hearings on video games in the Senate earlier this year.
Full text of Brownback's new bill is not yet available. We'll post it when it goes up on the Congressional system.


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Freedom of creativity and plenty of choices. You'll enjoy both while using the compendium of shell stitches found in the Crochet Shell Patterns book to fashion your own crochet designs. Choose from 280 pattern stitches by Darla Sims to make blankets, placemats, bedspreads, rugs. Whatever you can imagine is sure to take form using one of the shell stitch variations. From easy to intricate, you'll find dozens of pattern stitches to suit your skill level. The photo models were created using worsted weight yarn and a size H crochet hook, but you can use any yarn or hook you wish. There is no holding back once you master these beautiful variations to the basic shell stitch. Who knew there were so many intricate and creative options available for one classic stitch.
Crochet Shell Patterns is sure to open up creativity and help you explore your own design options. All it takes is a book full of several hundred options to get the creative juices flowing. Don't stop at just making the projects included in then pattern book. Use the ideas and stitches and incorporate them into other patterns you have, or break out on your own and start creating something new. Your options are wide open when it comes to shell designs. This book has enough design patterns for you to create samples blocks of your favorite shells and sew them together into a sampler crochet afghan. The options are endless with the Crochet Shell Patterns book, and will keep your hands busy with project galore.
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In Christopher McDougall's book, Born to Run, the author briefly discusses an energy drink that the Tarahumara Indians consume before they embark on their ultra-long runs. For those who have not read the book, the Tarahumara Indians are known for being able to run up to 200 miles in one session…..in sandals. You may think that this mystical energy drink is loaded with taurine or Panax ginseng (e.g. Red Bull or Monster); however, the main ingredient is a tiny seed that became famous in the states for another reason.
No, the Tarahumara Indians did not eat Chia pets. Instead, they made an energy drink using chia seeds, called iskiate. Chia seeds are a good source of protein, fiber, omega-3 fats, manganese and phosphorus (good for your bones and teeth). They also have a very low glycemic index and may help stabilize blood sugar levels (when chia seeds are soaked in liquid, they develop a gelatinous coating that helps prevent spikes in blood sugar).
Chia seeds can easily be added to your diet. Try sprinkling the dry seeds onto Greek yogurt, in your cereal or in your salad. Some of my favorite chia seed recipes are:
Mexican Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding:
1/3 c. chia seeds
1 c. non-dairy milk
2 Tbsp. cacao or cocoa powder
1 Tbsp. raw honey or maple syrup
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
pinch of cayenne (optional)
-Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight for at least 8 hours. Transfer mixture to blender and blend until completely smooth. If pudding is warm from blending, return to refrigerator until chilled.
Chia Breakfast Eggs:
1 egg
1 Tbsp of chia seeds (preferably white seeds)
half a small onion
handful of baby spinach
about 2 teaspoons of milk
-Whisk the egg and milk and soak the chia seeds in the mixture for 15 minutes. Chop the onion finely and gently fry in a non stick frypan with a little butter or oil until soft and slightly brown. Add the egg/chia seed/ milk mixture to the pan and stir until set. Add the baby spinach leaves and stir the mixture until leaves are slightly wilted. Season to taste, (great with a little sea salt and ground black pepper).
Chia Seed Smoothie Bowl:
1 1/4 c. almond milk (or milk of choice)
1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1 c. frozen strawberries
1/2 frozen banana
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tbsp. chia seeds (plus more for garnish)
1 large handful fresh spinach
-Pour almond milk into blender and top with remaining ingredients. Blend on high until smooth, thick texture is achieved. Pour into a bowl, garnish with chia seeds and enjoy.
And of course, the famous iskiate:
about 10 oz of water
1 Tbsp dry chia seeds
a few teaspoons lemon or lime juice
honey or agave nectar, to taste (optional)
-Stir the chia seeds into the water; let them sit for about five minutes. Stir again, and let sit for as long as you like. The more it sits, the more gel-like the seeds and water become. Add citrus juice and sweetener to taste.

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About the author: Eugene Sung is a chiropractic physican based in Los Angeles. His specialties are evidence-based protocols for musculoskeletal injuries and nutrition therapy. He can be reached here.


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Meguiar's 59th Annual Detroit Autorama - 120+ Web Exclusive Images!Written by Eric Geisert on July 1, 2011 Presented by O'Reilly's Auto Parts
It's true Detroit has been kicked around a lot these past few years but, after witnessing the latest installment in the nearly six-decade-old institution known as the Detroit Autorama, gearheads and hot rodders should rejoice in the fact there are still many extremely talented car builders out there who are continuing to push the boundaries and show us something new.
The 59th Autorama, sponsored by Meguiar's and presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts, was again responsible for filling the 700,000 square feet of Cobo Center in downtown Detroit to its edges with hot cars and thousands of spectators.
In addition, another 100,000 square feet of basement area was used to house the Autorama Extreme, which is devoted to traditional-styled rods, customs, and motorcycles and, for the first time this year, these folks didn't have to share floor space with the Japanese tuner cars—a fact the hard-core rodders really enjoyed. A show within a show, the downstairs group still had awards presentations and bands playing, but the type of car entered would be something you might have seen prior to 1960, and many of them were covered in flat or satin paints rather than the gloss you'd find upstairs in the "regular" car show.
Another unique aspect of the Detroit show is not a lot of other hot rod events can boast about the fact the Big Three have booths at their shows. Factory Ford, GM, and Mopar teams displayed their most recent cars, and the facility was ringed with aftermarket vendors. Back in the corner of the room (covering roughly 30,000 square feet) was the 19th annual Toy-A-Rama, which not only highlights collectible scale-model cars of every description but also racing memorabilia, custom bicycles, and pedal cars.
Show organizers also set aside special areas for the Builder of the Year, Bobby Alloway (see more of his display on page 54), the Cavalcade of Customs honoring '50s- and '60s-eras cars (and organized by customizer Chuck Miller), Artist Alley (where folks could purchase original and limited-edition pieces of automotive-related artwork), a model car contest, Drag City USA (for a look back at vintage drag racing and the cars that made it so exciting), and the Motor City Auto Art Mavens' Pinstriper's Panel Jam and charity auction (where onlookers could have something pinstriped while they waited or bid on artwork created at the show).
But most of the upstairs space was devoted to more than 600 rods and rides of all sorts, with the bulk of them being what most people would call a real hot rod (not a lot of tuner cars or '95 Mustangs). We're talking Nomads and GTOs, Chevelles, and Barracudas, and lots of cars with numbers in the name such as 442, F-100, and Boss 429.
Performance and styling have always been at the forefront of what most rodders are looking for, and the owners of some of the best vehicles with those qualifications have their eyes fixed on the show's grand prize: the Don Ridler Memorial Award. Presented to a car with "first time shown" status, the ride has to be innovative in its design, too, which is something some hopeful car owners fail to produce. Nice-looking cars aside, this is the Ridler award, and therefore it has to be exceptional.
Of the hopefuls who believe they have a chance to win, eight finalists (called the Pirelli Great 8) are named and just one of them will be the recipient of the Ridler. Pirelli sponsors the Great 8 and, just for being named to that exclusive list you receive $1,000 and a commemorative jacket. The Pirelli Great 8 list is usually announced after the first day and those named have to wait until Sunday afternoon to find out who wins.
This year Bruce Ricks, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, picked up the top prize with his '56 Ford convertible nicknamed "Suncammer." Built by Steve Cook Creations in Oklahoma City the smoky silver ragtop was stunning top to bottom, and featured a 427-cammer motor under the modified hood (with a one-off intake manifold with the Ford logo cast in place). Subtle body mods were also made (extending the front fenders downward, A-pillar leaned back) and it sits on a longer wheelbase. Nickel plating was subtle, and both the interior and top were stitched by Gabe's Street Rod Upholstery.
Even in tough economic times, the Autorama didn't disappoint. But when one of the big anniversary shows are held, it seems that all the stops are pulled out, and next year's show will celebrate 60 years of the Autorama, so you know it will be an extravaganza! For more photos of this event, be sure to check out www.streetrodder.com.
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An ultra-rare Olds J-2 motor was fitted into Mike Tarquino's custom Zephyr roadster, which was built to emulate what a high-end Ford product could have looked like if Edsel Ford would have had complete control of the company in 1932. Hundreds of custom one-off pieces make this roadster unique.In a tribute to customizer Gene Winfield, VooDoo Larry Kustoms created the "Voodoo Idol"—a chopped, channeled, sectioned, widened, and lengthened '46 Ford for its owner: Larry Grobe from Elk Grove Village, IL.Bert Bernardi's all-steel '32 Ford sedan had all the right components (a six-carb induction system, steelies 'n' caps, gloss black paint) as well as some trick parts, such as the long side nerf bar bolted to the chassis and the camshaft spreader bar.Canada has always supplied its fair share of great-looking cars to the Detroit Autorama, and Ron Limbrick, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, carried on the tradition with his "Ghostrider" '27—his tribute to roadster builders of days gone by. The '32 B-motor with the Riley two-port conversion was pretty cool, too.For the past several years the organizers of the Autorama give free space for a charity auction, which was organized by the Motor City Auto Art Mavens. Not only could you watch live as pinstripers performed their craft (such as Hot Rod Bob Magyarosi working on a custom trophy) but you could then bid on special pieces created just for the show, with all proceeds (this year totaling more than $38,000) benefiting the Leader Dogs for the Blind non-profit organization.Rob Green's '32 Ford roadster rolled in from Rochester, NY. The chrome on the 454 Chevy contrasts the Chrysler electric blue pearl paint as does the white top and wide whites on the Supreme U.S. wheels. Ron picked up a Street Rodder magazine award for his efforts.Drag City USA was a special section of the show devoted to vintage race cars and nostalgia drag racing, and Tim Timoszyk's all-steel '42 Willys coupe looked like it was ready to face off in the finals. A 6:71 GMC blower topped a 370 small-block Chevy, which is mated to a Jerico four-speed. Best elapsed time? How about 10.18 at 135.35 mph?Veteran car builder Chuck Miller hosted the Cavalcade of Customs, an annual exhibit honoring cars of the '50s and '60s. Jody Miller's "Royal Pain" '52 Chevrolet features a slant chop (5 inches up front, 6 in the rear), '55 Olds headlights, and House of Kolor Royal Blue Flake paint with alabaster white scallops.
Mike Lethert owns this phantom '39 Ford convertible, and cruised in from Roseville, MN. The paint is PPG Violet Metallic, and the motor is a 5.7L LS1. The body features molded fenders, a one-piece front end, and many other smaller additions.A crowd favorite was Bruce Milyard's '62 Corvette, which had a polished 427 LS7 motor under a custom engine cover. All of the body lines were peaked, wheel openings opened, bumpers removed, and a molded interior all added to the effect.Jim Marciniak's '63 Buick Riviera was originally listed in the Radical Hardtop class, but was bumped up to the Pirelli Great 8 division. In from Andover, MN, the Rivi features a slippery body, two-tone paint, and a well-detailed Nailhead engine equipped with a triple Edelbrock carb setup.The only truck in this year's competition was the '47 Chevy owned by Tim Gunsalus. Built and painted by Gonzo Kustoms, the hauler boasts over 180 body mods, including suicide doors, the cab channeled 4 inches, and cherry wood in the bed.Kenneth Tallent, from McKinney, TX, made a hardtop out of his '40 Ford coupe. Built and chopped 2 inches by J & J Rod and Custom, the copper coupe gets its go from a Roush 402 SR V-8 coupled to a TCI Automotive–prepped C-6.Red and chrome always makes a big impact, as did Kenny Frederic's '57 Chevy from Dutchtown, LA. Sitting on an Art Morrison chassis and powered by a GMPP Ram Jet 502 backed to a fully polished Tremec TKO 600, the car rolls on 20- and 19-inch Budnik wheels.Pirelli is the sponsor for the Great 8 finalists—the group of owners who are in contention for the Don Ridler Memorial Award each year. Seven of the eight owners were present at an awards presentation including (from left) Mike Lethert, Tim Gunsalus, Bruce Milyard, Bruce Ricks, Kenny Frederic, Kenneth Tallent, and Derick Samson. Not present was Jim Marciniak.Jim Campbell, a vice president at GM (second from right), and members of the GM Performance Parts team (sponsors of the Ridler Award) present Bruce Ricks (third from right) with the oversize check for $10,000.
2011 Don Ridler Memorial Award Winner Bruce Ricks' '56 Ford Sunliner was renamed "Suncammer" due to the 427 SOHC motor under the reshaped hood. Steve Cook Creations can take credit for this build, which features a wedge channel job, softened side reveals, a spine added to the trunk, and a full belly pan. The plating isn't chrome, it's nickel, expertly applied by Jon Wright's Customchrome Plating. Gabe Lopez fabbed both the interior and the top.