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A training contract with Ward Hadaway is a bit like a Newkie Brown – one of the tastiest treats Tyneside can offer.
Home and Hadaway
This Newcastle-headquartered outfit may have some clients with a national remit – think British big 'uns like Aldi and EE – but its own scope is firmly rooted in the North of England. "Our strategy is to remain a Northern law firm primarily servicing Northern businesses," confirms managing partner Jamie Martin, adding that "we have no intention of opening in London, or anywhere else for that matter." And now that the firm's historic regional rival Dickinson Dees is more of a national player (thanks to DD's 2013 merger with Bond Pearce), why would it?
None of this is to say the firm's existing bases aren't growing, however. Quite the opposite – firm revenue grew by 26% in the five years between 2009 and 2014 to £33.5 million. WH supplemented its Geordie HQ with a Leeds branch in 2008 and a Manchester one in 2012, and both have taken off rapidly, with the latter having already doubled its office space. "I expect both will grow substantially in the next five years, and turnover will be £10-15 million in each of our Leeds and Manchester offices," Martin predicts. According to him, this three-office set-up above the Pennines puts hardy Hadaway in a prime position to capitalise on the UK government's calls for a "Northern powerhouse" to redress the balance in the UK economy. "We're absolutely delighted they picked up on that because it is bang in line with our own strategy."
Ward Hadaway's client list is chock-full of NHS trusts and local authorities, illustrating the firm's historic association with the public sector. That said, most of the firm's output is commercial, with the banking and finance, litigation, employment and real estate teams all scoring top marks from Chambers UK for their work up North. WH has cultivated a strong brand catering to some of the North's biggest institutions, including Newcastle United FC, Northumberland National Park and Newcastle Airport. It's also got banking supremos Lloyds, Barclays and Santander on the books, "which shows that despite our strong regional identity we can still service big clients based down in London," a trainee thought.
Rise and Tyne
Newcastle is WH's biggest office in terms of both turnover and manpower. The HQ housed 14 trainees at the time of our calls, while Leeds had five and Manchester four. Trainees in Newcastle have 14 seat options and get to put forward preferences for each seat before rotating, including their first. "They try to accommodate as many people's wishes as possible," said a source. "Second-years get priority; first-years are more likely to be placed based on business needs." The system is the same in Leeds, where there are only five seat choices, whereas in Manchester trainees provide assistance to all four of the office's departments rather than undergoing a traditional seat rotation. A Mancunian said: "I've found a big advantage of this is that I don't have to pass over any matters after six months; I can see a corporate transaction, for example, right through from due diligence to post-completion."
Litigation accounts for nearly 50% of WH's turnover, and the firm has one of the top practices in the North East, courting clients like Addison Motors and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Here shareholder spats and IT claims jostle for position with insurance disputes, private client quarrels and fraud cases (both commercial and public sector). "It's really varied – you see international companies with pretty large claims right down to individuals with smaller disputes." The Geordie team recently defended print provider Paragon against a claim by the DVLA regarding the replacement of the National V5C 'logbook' following thefts in 2006; meanwhile lawyers in Manchester just wrapped up a shareholder dispute for local cleaning service Sentrex. "I was surprised by the level of responsibility I encountered," said one trainee, echoing the thoughts of several other interviewees. "It's not just low-level work; I got to attend mediations and even draft some witness statements – a massive task. I was definitely never bored."
A source who'd sat with the corporate team confessed to "assuming it would be an intimidating seat – you know, corporate lawyers get that horrible hardened, cut-throat reputation." Fortunately, "I didn't seen that side to people. It turned out to be a great seat, and I was well supervised the whole way through. Nobody was standing over my shoulder, but doors were always open if I wanted to check something." Another added: "People will generally just give a basic outline, and then off you go! It can be a bit terrifying when you do something for the first time, but you get over it quickly." The practice covers three main areas – banking, M&A and corporate finance – and clients range from regional names like Northstar Ventures to more nationally known entities like RBS and the Co-op Bank. "I worked primarily on sales and acquisitions," revealed one trainee of their time with the team, "mostly for private limited companies, though I did get involved with a few family-run ones. The seat's administrative to an extent – there's a lot of due diligence and disclosure – but I found it incredibly interesting, especially when I got to liaise with clients."
WH's real estate group has four strands: property development, property services, planning and public sector property. "We've had major growth in this practice across all three offices." Indeed, in one of its higher-value matters of late, the firm advised New Tyne West Development Company on the sale of housing at The Rise, a £265 million eco-friendly redevelopment. "There are lots of small matters too," said a Yorkshire lad who'd worked on several building purchases. "On those, I'd be tasked with the Land Registry applications. It was daunting at the start because I had such a lack of experience, but that's always the best way to learn." A Geordie counterpart chimed in to say: "If my supervisor felt I was capable of something, he would give me free rein to do the majority of the work."
The quay ingredient
Ward Hadaway is home to one of the largest healthcare teams in the North, counting more than 60 NHS organisations on its roster. Much of the work here involves defending these bodies against costly clinical negligence claims. For example, lawyers recently represented North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS trust in a £5.5 million suit brought by an individual with cerebral palsy caused by hypoxia prior to birth. Several of our interviewees had been involved with similar high-value birth injury cases, with one commenting: "The backgrounds to them are very interesting as a lot of it's medical rather than legal." Typical trainee fare in these instances includes "assisting with the instruction of experts" and "going to court for liability settlements or helping out at inquests. Mind you, only in a note-taking capacity – it's not like you're standing in front of the coroner defending the NHS!" Sources praised the seat for offering "a lot more time in court" and "exposing you to fascinating cases that let you tread new ground. It's not every day you get to go to a mental health tribunal."
Newcastle United, FedEx and Speedo are among the commercial clients the employment team services, while on the public sector side there's Durham County Council and a whole bunch of NHS organisations. "The higher-profile clients make the work a bit more interesting," admitted one source, who went on to tell us: "I spent most of my seat heavily involved with tribunal claims and drafting witness statements." The seat also spans the advisory side, which for trainees means "research or writing letters of advice."
Most trainee work filters down from one's supervisor, but this isn't a hard-and-fast rule. "I occasionally helped out a handful of partners in healthcare," one source recalled, while another spoke of "getting my workload from two associates in corporate. My supervisor was mostly on hand if I needed to clarify something." The Newcastle office is split between two locations on the City's Quayside: Sandgate House and Keel Row House. Trainees in the former share an office with their supervisor, but the latter is open-plan, so "you're not always in their immediate proximity." Leeds and Manchester are also set up in this manner. "You can hear all manner of people on the phone, which is helpful for picking up terminology and learning how to converse with clients," said a Leeds source. "And you have junior members close by to supervise you unofficially as well."
Mingling and mojitos
Our interviewees across the firm had nothing but positive things to say about the size of their respective offices and the working environment these encourage. "Being in an office of 70, you know everyone by face and by name," commented a Leeds trainee. "Everybody is approachable, and I've always been able to go and talk to any of them." Meanwhile in Manchester, which is even smaller, with just 40 lawyers, sources spoke of "a close-knit atmosphere" that lends itself to "plenty of mingling." Newcastle, home to 135 lawyers, is much larger by comparison, but "it still has this small feel about it," a trainee there said, "even though we work on big projects for big clients. Newcastle as a whole is a bit like that. It's a big city with a lot going on, but it still feels like a tight community." Trainees firm-wide agreed: "Lawyers here are so down to earth. You don't have to be terrified of anyone."
When it comes to office space, "this is a good place to work," trainees firm-wide agreed. The Newcastle branch's Quayside location drew plenty of praise from our interviewees, who insisted: "Nobody in town has the view we do. We're right on the doorstep of the court, and the iconic skyline is right there – you could totter right out onto the Tyne Bridge!" Geordie residents admitted: "The firm could stand to improve certain facilities" –"the coffee machines are always broken," lamented one – but they conceded that "being near all the bars and restaurants is great. Everybody meets up after work on Friday, and there are tons of places to go, many of which we get a discount at." Manchester and Leeds are also right in the middle of town, the latter just down the way from the city's main railway station. "It's a bit of a trek from the shops, but there are lots of cafes nearby. I can't complain."
The firm encourages interaction between its three branches. Each year, new trainees gather in the HQ for a week-long induction, and the entire cohort comes together a few times a year for training seminars. There are regular departmental webinars conducted via video conference to unite, for example, litigators across the firm, and lawyers from all three offices have a chance to meet up for a handful of social events over the year, including the summer barbecue and Christmas party. And then there's the annual firm meeting, which sees the whole firm congregate as one. "There's a healthy amount of interaction and communication." Whether the open bar on the night of the AGM helps or hinders the clarity of conversation is still up for debate.
As you might expect, Ward Hadaway often attracts candidates with links to the North: in recent years, nearly all of our interviewees were either born in or had studied in the area. Jamie Martin is keen to make it clear that "while we are not too concerned about which part of the country our trainees come from, we do want them to sign up to our culture as a Northern law firm. The whole basis of our training programme is to look for partners of the future, so we are not particularly keen on training people who want to run off to London as soon as they qualify ." Indeed, during our interview he made no attempt to hide his contempt for "a major international firm" that had recently nabbed several NQs. "I was pretty angry when they raided our newly qualifieds because they had not kept up their number of trainees during the recession. It's a compliment in one way, but extremely irritating." That said, all of our interviewees were keen to stay on with the firm, given the chance; and in the end, all 12 of the qualifying cohort took up roles with WH in 2015. Impressive!
And finally...
Like many regional firms, WH is "quite reasonable" when it comes to trainee hours: many sources told us they "tend to leave at 6pm most days."
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How to get a Ward Hadaway training contract
Vacation scheme deadline: 28 February 2016
Training contract deadline: 31 July 2016
Applications and vacation scheme
Most trainees at Ward Hadaway come from the North, often via unis in Leeds, Manchester, York, Newcastle and Northumbria. The firm has a particularly close relationship with Northumbria and Newcastle Universities, offering bursaries of £2,000 plus four weeks' work experience for two LPC honour roll students each year.
Applications for both the vacation scheme and the ten or so training contracts on offer each year begin with a form that asks for details on a candidate's extracurricular activities, work experience and university exam results broken down by year of study.
The firm receives around 250 applications each year for its vac scheme, and picks between ten and 20 whose applications impress to attend the week-long placement. This sees attendees visit two different departments, one in each week of the scheme. "Everyone was very approachable compared with the other vac schemes I did. I don't think there was anyone I couldn't ask a question of," testified one of the firm's current trainees.
Assessments and interview
Direct training contract and vacation scheme applicants who impress on paper are asked to attend one of up to four assessment days. Here they're set a group exercise, a drafting test, a critical skills test (sent out prior to the assessment day), and an interview with a panel made of partners and members of HR. Applicants have the opportunity to meet various levels of lawyers at lunch, and they also attend a trainee-led presentation where they can ask any questions about life at Ward Hadaway.
The firm invites ten to 20 candidates from the assessment centres and vacation scheme back to a final interview, this time with a senior partner, the training principal and a member of human resources. The conversation revolves around scenario-based questions, and candidates are asked to deliver a presentation. "At this stage it's mainly about learning who they are as individuals and what motivates them," director of HR Lisa Davies says. One trainee found that "in comparison to interviews at other firms, I remember feeling much more at ease here. They want to get the best out of you, so they try to establish a friendly, supportive tone."
Trainee profile
According to Lisa Davies, "there's no one-size-fits-all here; different practice areas require different kinds of individuals. Still, it's really important that people invest the time to research us – they need to be able to back up what they're saying with evidence and have the composure to present themselves well."
Our trainee sources added: "The firm looks for people who are normal and down to earth; but I'd say a sense of humour is important. You are asked to do a presentation at the final interview and that's what got me my job." As one highlighted: "We're a commercial firm, so make sure you show your commercial awareness and understanding the business world. That's as important as demonstrating good communication and teamwork skills." One final piece of advice? "Most people have ties to Newcastle the North East. The firm wants to see that you have that connection with the region and a desire to stay there."
Newcastle's legal market
Below is a description of the commercial firms which dominate Newcastle's legal scene. Each has something slightly different to offer. Read on to find out what that is.
What's the story?
Dickinson Dees was always the granddaddy of the Tyne-Tees scene, and after its May 2013 merger with Bond Pearce, combined outfit Bond Dickinson is now the city's undisputed father, scooping top-tier Chambers UK rankings in the North East for all major practices: M&A, banking, dispute resolution, property, employment, construction and so on. With over 700 lawyers, more than 400 years of combined history, and coverage from Plymouth to Aberdeen, the new firm certainly has the resources to tackle its top 20 ambitions and plans for London expansion. But will it preserve its legacy firms' synonymity with the North East? Only time can tell.
With around 180 lawyers, Ward Hadaway rings in as Newcastle's second-biggest firm. The firm has spent almost 25 years building a practice with public sector and healthcare specialities. Several other practices have been climbing the Chambers UK rankings in recent years, including dispute resolution, employment and property – all of which now have top rankings. That said, Ward Hadaway doesn't quite compete on the same level as Bond Dickinson in other areas. The firm's made moves into Leeds and Manchester in recent years, and a third of its lawyers are now based outside the North East.
It may have just under 80 lawyers, but Muckle has a range of departments ranked in the North East by Chambers UK. This firm mainly prides itself on its culture and two-way loyalty, and manages a more personable atmosphere than its larger rivals. As one trainee put it: "Someone quiet might be better off at Ward Hadaway or Bond Dickinson."
Watson Burton is actually the second-oldest firm in Newcastle and at one point claimed the city's number two spot. These days, however, the firm employs just around 50 lawyers, having suffered a number of partner defections during the recession. Construction, real estate litigation and professional negligence are WB's strongest areas; it's also ranked by Chambers UK in Newcastle for its corporate, employment and real estate expertise.
Hay & Kilner featured in our True Picture section just once, many many years ago now. Despite being smaller than Watson Burton, the firm still manages to sit at the top of the Newcastle market for its claimant clinical negligence work. It also secures Chambers UK rankings for its commercial offerings.
Eversheds' Newcastle office had a bit of a rough ride a few years back, losing several teams to local rivals and sparking rumours that a closure was in the works. However, the firm managed to power through and maintains a presence in the city. The office picks up several Chambers UK rankings, and is taking on more and more national and international work – often for costs reasons. As part of a national firm, Eversheds trainees benefit from a wide network outside the North East.
DWF is a new entrant into the Newcastle market, having bought up local shop Crutes in early 2012. The office is home to around five trainees, and recruiting in Newcastle remains small-scale for now. Still, DWF is on an expansionist crusade at the moment and poached a team of 12 real estate lawyers from Eversheds' Newcastle branch in 2013.
What's the goss?
Sources at Bond Dickinson told us they chose the firm for its magnitude, prestige and client roster. "There is nobody in the North East rivalling us for size," one boasted. "We are the biggest and best in Newcastle. The type, quality and breadth of the work is great." According to trainees at other local firms, "you can easily spot Bond Dickinson people, because they've got this fierce confidence, and an attitude that their firm is number one." A BD source summed up: "Since the merger we're definitely top of the pile, but whether that will suit you depends on what you want. I got chatting to some landowners at a farmers' market recently, and they told me the merger makes them feel less proud of Bond Dickinson as a local entity."
Trainees at Ward Hadaway told us they chose the firm "for its growth" and recent expansion into Leeds and Manchester. In fact, many had applied to work for firms in those cities as well as Newcastle. Some words from the gossip mill: "There are people here who've done a vac scheme at both Bond Dickinson and Ward Hadaway, and they say we're a lot friendlier, with a more diverse range of people. We're all different, and that makes for a more creative environment."
Insiders at Muckle were largely happy working for a smaller player in the market, telling us "this is still a big commercial firm, though not so big that you don't know everyone here. It has a personal, family feel, and a good reputation for its work and client service." One trainee told us: "I got to know quite a few firms through their vacation schemes and recruitment processes, but at Muckle it was easier to chat to anyone at any level."
Interview with managing partner Jamie Martin
Student Guide: How has the last year been for the firm? Are there any particular highlights you would pick out?
Jamie Martin: It's been a good year but it's a challenging environment within which the firm operates as the North East has the smallest regional economy. However, we faced up to those challenges and continue to prosper each year. We've achieved over 10% growth over the last two years, which we regard as a positive indicator.
SG: Any practice areas that are performing particularly well?
JM: Half of our business is contentious and that has been very steady. But there has been major growth in the property sector across all three offices, and that department is very busy. The firm is very strong on the house-building and development side. The commercial practice has been quite busy because it has a number of clients who are also busy. The rest of the firm is pretty steady.
SG: How do you view your current place in the market?
JM: In 2008 we opened our Leeds office and we opened the one in Manchester a few years ago, both with the aim of targeting the North of England. Our strategy is to be a northern law firm that services northern businesses from those three commercial centres. I'm absolutely delighted that politicians have picked up on that with the 'northern powerhouse' ideal, as it is bang in line with our own strategy.
SG: The firm has obviously grown with openings in Leeds and Manchester fairly recently. How are those two offices performing and what are your long-term visions for them?
JM: The long-term vision is for three equal-sized offices; we haven't set ourselves any particular timetable for that. The idea is to take whatever opportunities there are, both in terms of winning work and taking people on. Leeds is growing rapidly, but Manchester less so. The world and his wife are in Manchester, and competition is relatively fierce. The firm has recruited good people in both offices. Although there is competition, the Manchester office has doubled in space to fit in new people. I expect both will grow substantially in the next five years, and turnover will be between £10 and £15 million in each of our Leeds and Manchester offices.
SG: Do you think the culture of Ward Hadaway has shifted at all as the firm has embarked on growth?
JM: We're much more outward looking than we used to be, for obvious reasons. The people we brought into the new offices have helped us to develop our culture through new and fresh ideas. That's had a really positive impact. We now think about the whole northern market as opposed to taking a narrow view of life in the North East. We are now a northern rather than a North-East law firm – we have no aspiration to be a national firm or to open in London. Going forward we'll be concentrating on those three commercial centres and making them stronger.
SG: Are you looking for larger trainee intakes as you progress? Or has recruitment been scaled back?
JM: I think we'll be steady as we go on that at the moment, but who knows in the future? As the firm grows, and offices grow, we may look for further trainee roles. We are looking at professional apprenticeships and, at paralegal training. I'm the chairman of an organisation called NCG which has a further education college in Newcastle. NCG offers a professional apprenticeship and paralegal qualification. I think such qualifications will have an impact in terms of the traditional trainee solicitor route.
SG: How has the Bond Dickinson merger affected you as a firm, if at all?
JM: I think it's dangerous to comment on other firms. I think we have been able to recruit good people from Bond Dickinson, and we're delighted to have them on board.
SG: Do you look for trainees who have links to the region? Why is that important?
JM: Traditionally it was. While we are not too concerned about which part of the country our trainees come from, we do want them to sign up to our culture as a northern law firm. The whole basis of our training programme is to look for partners for the future, so we are not particularly keen on training people who want to run off to London as soon as they qualify. We've only lost a few people as you inevitably do, and one of our recent qualifiers has come to Newcastle from London, so it does go the other way. We have had three or four NQs recently who have been taken by a major firm, and I'm fed up with that. I was pretty angry when a major international firm recently raided our newly qualified group because they had not kept up their numbers of trainees during the recession. It's a compliment in one way but extremely irritating. Hopefully, there won't be the same problem this year!
SG: Do you have any tips or advice for students who might be thinking of applying to Ward Hadaway?
JM: I think they need to understand that there is life outside London – and I speak as someone who trained in London myself! Students can come and get really good training here and do good quality work. There aren't many international deals and isn't much City work here, so, if that's what you want: go to London. But if you want a good grounding in commercial law, you can get that here, in places like Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester. I know that some university faculties are keen to push their graduates into big City firms, but there is life outside the City of London, especially where the law is concerned.
Ward Hadaway
Sandgate House,
102 Quayside,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Website www.wardhadaway.com
- Partners 80+
- Total trainees 21
- Contact Graduate recruitment team
- Email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Method of application Firm's application form
- Selection procedure Assessment Centre and interview
- Closing date for 2018 31 July 2016
- Training contracts p.a. 10
- Applications p.a. 600+
- % interviewed p.a. 10%
- Required degree grade 2:1
- Training salary
- 1st year (2015) £22,000
- 2nd year (2015) £24,000
- Holiday entitlement 25 days
- % of trainees with a non-law degree p.a. Varies
- Post-qualification salary (2015) £34,000
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WASHINGTON -- The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture committees have agreed to a one-year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in October, a move that could head off a possible doubling of milk prices in January.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow indicated that the House could vote on the extension soon, though House leaders have not yet agreed to put it on the floor.
In addition to the one-year extension that has the backing of the committees, the House GOP is also considering two other extension bills -- a one-month extension and an even smaller bill that would simply extend dairy policy that expires Jan. 1.
Expiration of those dairy programs could mean higher prices at the grocery store within a few weeks.


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D.B. Wheeless, 88, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in San Jacinto United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Fitzgerald, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Wheeless was born in Valencia, Ark., and had lived in Amarillo since 1938. He attended Texas A&M at Arlington. He was employed by AT&T for 30 years and was a pioneer in the newest technology of his day.
He was an active and enthusiastic member of WAGG Travel Club. He was Scout Master with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of San Jacinto United Methodist Church, where he taught youth groups and served on the administrative board and board of trustees.
Survivors include his wife, Kathaleta Wheeless; a son, Barry Don Wheeless of Newburgh, Ind.; a daughter, Daleta Wheeless Reno of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Lorene Jackson of Walnut Ridge, Ark.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers San Jacinto United Methodist Church, 505 Tennessee St., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Well, as anyone following this thread can guess, I was unable to finish the Jeep in time for the trip. On the Thursday before the holiday we got the body back on and started reassembly but when it came time to put the steering linkage back together the pitman arm had too much of a drop. The only other pitman I had was a different type of spline so I called it off. Basically, even if I'd had the steering and the rear suspension done it would have still been an overnight race to finish it so I bowed out. Makes me wish I hadn't spent $130 bucks on two day freight on the control arms
After I threw in the towel we worked on my buddies rig and shored up a few things.
Initially I wasn't even going to go but he said "hell, just drive your Suburban down there. If it breaks we'll just go back down there and trailer it home." So that's what I did
The 'burb is a 1987 3/4 ton with an injected 350 and 3.73 gears. It rides way rough and is plenty ugly but it ran like a top on the way down, was much more adept offroad than I thought it would be, and drove the whole way home with no problem other than the rear brakes making a little noise(got some mud in the shoes I think). I never even had to put it in low range, couldn't believe how well it did.
Pic of the burb.
Within a day I had our hosts shooting Yukon Jack and had a great time. Both couples had a couple somewhat built Jeeps and we did more trails than anything but it was a blast. I had my dog, his best friend, and my buddies other dog who hates the other two in the back of the burb through all the trails. I've never seen them happier.
Only bad thing was my phone died and I couldn't get any pics
I also slept in a camper for the first time. Air conditioning ain't all that bad come to find out. There was a burn ban on anyways so sleeping outside wouldn't have been the same.
So after spending a three day weekend camping and wheeling we took a week off from turning wrenches. We were both sorta burned out by the last month and caught up with family and friends for a while. First time we made it back to the shop was last Sunday and we didn't do much.
My phone had been screwing up so I wasn't taking pics but I've got the steering gear mounted in another spot, got a new pitman that will work, and rerouted the steering lines(not shown in these pics).
and the linkage hooked back up
Here's the front end of the arms I had built. The other end is a fixed bushing.
When we went to set the body on I just cut the metal out of the way. It will be a straight cut back from the top of the wheel opening to the back on the final cut. Here's how the Jeep looked the Thursday before the holiday.
I managed to burn up the sawzall on the passenger side and torched the far side. It was ugly and I'm not gonna show that pic
Tonight I torched off the old shitty truss, grinding the axle smooth again(bout 45 minutes of grinding), made a new and much better truss, welded it on, and began remeasuring for the control arms. Gonna make the brackets for them in the next couple days. Put the column back in, added length to the steering shaft so it'd reach the gear, and took off the taillights, they'll be replaced by smooth mount ones.
Lenghty post that's short on pics but since my phone is working again I'll post up some more in the next few days. As always, thanks for reading
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The only reason this stock hasn't run up to $3 yet was the low cash supply and the need for financing.
Now that they have procured financing from institutional investors these shares will not hit the market and will have no effect on the float.
This stock will run very hard on the next press release or any media hype on the EV industry.
The $199 monthly lease on the Nissan Leaf was the turning point for the EV industry.
This stock will hit $4 within the next 6 weeks.
Stop dreaming.
This company has no future and it has a really bad management.
The company is willing to offer as many shares as they could at any price.
Just to get $8M, they have just increased their outstanding share for 20%.
They spent $100M in the past few years, imaging how much more money they would need in the future to compete with $10B companies like TSLA.
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Correction. They had bad management. Ravi has done amazing things with what little he had when he was promoted to CEO.
And the game is not over. The game has only just begun. Adding 5 million shares to take them to 30.75 million shares total will not kill the company. They are selling these shares to institutional investors who obviously believe in this company. Yes, this could drive the stock down to $1.60 or lower in the short term but Ecotality will recoup these losses if the EV market continues to develop as it is.
Ecotality has proven to be a very robust company through the ups and downs. Remember a company called eTec? They became Ecotality at the end of 2009. To survive in a bad economy, in November 2009 they underwent a 1:60 reverse stock split taking their 1.5B shares down to the 25.63M shares they have today. This increased the price for a few days, but quickly led to sharp losses. Today Ecotality has consolidated and mostly recovered from this and are now doing amazing things in the EV market. But they are at a fragile state where they need capital to progress so that they can become profitable. They are so close. Ecotality has its risks at the moment, but I for one believe in the company and what it can accomplish.
The cliché saying of "Rome wasn't built in a day" definitely applies to Ecotality. It takes time to build something of this magnitude. It takes time to change the mindsets of people. It takes time to change the way people have lived their entire lives. At our age (unless you're ancient), we've never known a life without ICE vehicles. It's a common part of life, but that is changing. If Ecotality can survive long enough to be this catalyst of change, it will lead to great profits and a long lasting company. If Ecotality doesn't do it, someone else will.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
"Y": When were you fired? Why?
It is only 10% right now.
So you are telling me that institutions who know a lot more about the company than you decided to buy 5 million shares at last week's prices and now the stock is going to go down?
This stock was $1.60 last week.
And the way it is trading since the financing this morning is indicative that the bottom is in.
There is no risk in this stock in the short term, which I define as the next 6 months.


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It's no surprise that British singer-songwriter Bobby Long would list Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell as influences. Long is an artist that takes great care with his words, and those three artists are among the very best lyricists to emerge in the last century. »Read Full Blog Post
UWM honors visual effects Oscar winner Jim Rygiel
Jim Rygiel's road to winning three Oscars started at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which the Kenosha native attended from 1973 to 1977.
In ceremonies Friday, Rygiel, who won a visual effects Oscar for each film in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, was given the UWM Chancellor Recognition Award for having "demonstrated excellence." Earlier in the day, Rygiel met with UWM film students. »Read Full Article
Florentine Opera begins new season with lush 'La Traviata'
Milwaukee's Florentine Opera Company raised the curtain on its 80th season Friday evening, ushering in the season with a grand production of Verdi's "La Traviata."
"Traviata" is the tragic tale of a dying courtesan willing to give up everything for love. She is convinced by her lover's father to end the romance, but he relents at seeing his son's pain over the loss. The lovers reunite shortly before her death. »Read Full Article
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Paris, 1904. A 25-year-old German physicist walks into a bar, where he'll eventually be joined by a 23-year-old Spanish painter. Albert Einstein, meet Pablo Picasso, courtesy of Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."
A huge hit at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater 14 years ago, "Picasso" is back, in a staging by Soulstice Theatre that opened Friday. »Read Full Article


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Kristin Kreuk, Video-Game Vixen
Kristin Kreuk took a step toward stardom as Lana Lang in Smallville, but her long run on the CW series recently ended as she sacrificed her chances of love with Clark Kent by absorbing a whole lot of Kryptonite.
The good news for Kreuk's fans is that they can see her on the big screen on the gritty streets of Bangkok in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li based on the legendary video game.
The petite Chinese-Dutch-Canadian actress connected with the heroine Chun-Li who discovers that life is about more than just battling evil forces. In real life, Kreuk hopes to empower young women and set a good example through a new online project.
Q: Chun-Li holds her own, doesn't she?
A: It's definitely a butt-kicking female lead. I think that her journey is really relatable to most women because it's about learning how to really uphold yourself and figuring out what's important to you. Women get to see someone that they can relate to in a movie that will appeal to their boyfriends, too.
Q: You looked impressive kicking and punching a succession of bad guys. Could you do that in real life?
A: I loved the fighting. That was the one of my main reasons for doing this movie. I did get hit for real, but it was a good experience, even though I got some bruises from being punched and I messed up my wrist. I don't know whether I could really protect myself. I'm small and petite and I would do my best, but honestly, I don't think so.
Q: Chun-Li is also an accomplished pianist. Were you faking it in those scenes where she played so beautifully?
A: Here's the irony. I took piano for many years. I kicked and screamed through all of my lessons, but my mom really insisted. But, I am terrible at the keyboard even though I have a little bit of training. So that's not me playing.
Q: Did you ever play Street Fighter growing up?
A: I didn't play video games because my parents didn't allow it. That was banned from my childhood experience. We didn't even have TV, so mostly it was playing outside and doing your homework. I totally wasn't interested in gaming. I know how that sounds. I'm strange.
Q: Did you explore your Asian heritage while you were growing up?
A: I remember I went to a summer camp where I learned Mandarin and did ribbon dancing and cooked Chinese food because my mom wanted me to learn about my heritage that she doesn't really know that much about either. Coming from a mixed household, I'm used to hearing things like, 'She's not enough Chinese,' or 'She's not enough white.' I like to say that I'm just mashed up in the middle, but I like it. I like being in that place. I can travel anywhere in the world and I can pretty much fit in.
Q: Who was the biggest influence on you?
A: Both my parents because they allowed me to have my own opinions and ideas. I wasn't raised with a specific religion. I wasn't raised to judge people in any way. I was lucky enough to grow up with parents who encouraged me to believe what I wanted to believe and to educate myself, and they've been really supportive of the path that I've chosen
Q: What do you do when you aren't acting?
A: I'm building an online site and social network for teenage girls called Girls By Design. Being in this industry, on a TV series that appeals to young women, I started to realize that I didn't think there was anything out there that really encouraged them to grow up to be themselves in the world. So I tried to think of a way that I could help them find their identity.
Q: What will they find?
A: It's a project-oriented site, and I don't want to give too much away because we haven't launched it yet. But through challenges, girls will have the opportunity to go out into their communities and create, and then come back and share everything that they've created and built with each other. I hope it will be a defining moment for them.


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Ingomar claims division championship, defeating Myrtle
Andy Wilbanks was exhausted during his team's game against Myrtle on Thursday. Spending the day witnessing the birth of his second child, he took a different approach to the game, opting to take a step back and let his team work their way out of an early 4-1 deficit. His patience worked, as the Falcons eventually run ruled the Hawks, 15-5, to win the Division 2-1A championship.
"When we come with a good effort and a good focus, we tend to do what we're capable of doing," Wilbanks said. "We just need to come with good intentions and intensity and just get after it."
Ingomar scored the game's first run on a single by Wesley Jumper. A throwing error by the Hawks plated Kensey Stout, but Myrtle quickly rebounded from their miscues, scoring four in the top of the second with Taylor Hogue, Austin Floyd and Anthony Lipsey bringing in runs.
The Falcons answered with six runs off four hits with Stout, Austin Gregory and Wesley Jumper accounting for three straight doubles. Tanner McCollum tacked on the fourth-straight hit, an RBI single, making it 7-4.
Myrtle would ad on one more run in the third, but Ingomar closed out the game with eight runs over the fourth and fifth innings, including home runs by McCollum and Tyler Dowdy. Dowdy's shot came after he was replaced on the mound in the second inning by Jumper. After the second, the Hawks were held to only one run and one hit.
"Dowdy's thrown in the last month and a half and has been great, but he just didn't have it tonight," Wilbanks said. "It happens, but Jumper came in and picked it up and Dowdy did his part at the plate. I guess we all just pick each other up."
Jumper led the Falcons with three hits, while Stout, Gregory and McCollum had two hits each.
With the win, the Falcons claim the division championship and now looks forward to the last week of the regular season while preparing for the playoffs.
"We're looking forward to it and now we have a full week and a half to just go over fundamentals and getting things right," Wilbanks said. "In the playoffs, you make early mistakes, you're going to end early, so we're going to try to not do that this year."
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PHILADELPHIA – There has been talk all season long about the future of the Philadelphia 76ers as well as how this season should be treated. With the NBA trade deadline looming on Thursday, those talks have only intensified.
Any non-rookie player with any value on the roster –basically Spencer Hawes, Evan Turner and Thad Young – has been linked to numerous trade rumors. Throw in the fact that entering Tuesday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers the Sixers found themselves with the second-worst record in the NBA (15-39) and on an eight-game losing streak, and many are ready to fast forward to next season.
But with nearly 30 games left on the schedule, not everyone in the organization is ready to give up on this year.
"I think the whole purpose of this year has been about identifying people to move forward with," said Sixers head coach Brett Brown. "The season, in my view, presents itself in three layers – you have pre-Christmas, then after Christmas up to the All-Star Break and now the final third.
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While it's not imperative to get Noel on the floor by the end of the year, the Sixers have to make sure that he is ready for the start of camp next season.
So the rest of this year should be about the development of Carter-Williams. He's put up some impressive numbers out of the gate, but professional sports are filled with players that burst onto the scene only to fizzle out.
But Carter-Williams' intuitive nature and willingness to learn should help him avoid that fate – getting a chance to participate in All-Star Weekend this past weekend should help as well.
"I'm thrilled that he had the opportunity to watch how people act at the All-Star Game, to see how the best players in the world carry themselves," Brown said. "I like him seeing how Chris Paul acts and how Kyrie (Irving) does his thing … I'm thrilled that he was a part of that weekend, I think it can only help him."
But no matter how much he continues to develop, he'll still need some other players around him.
"The big picture remains the same -- we're trying to develop, we're trying to create opportunities, we're trying to flesh people out," said Brown. "I think the need to make sure we have energy on the floor … (and) try to end the season with having a real focus on energy. We have to end games with the proper people, but I want to make sure we go through the large majority of the game with fresh bodies."Contact staff writer Wes Szafran at 856-845-9478 or email@example.com


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How to Properly Build Backlinks with Blog Comments
Blog commenting is a great initial method to start building backlinks to your website. It's not the most effective method, however can be very effective if done properly. This article breaks down the method into a few different parts and helps explain each one. Hopefully, you the reader will be able to get a better understanding of how to properly use blog comments to increase your website's backlinks.
Finding the Right Blogs
The main mistake that webmasters seem to make is that they post comments on just any blog. This is actually not a good idea; you want to look for blogs that are relevant to your website. This means that the specific post you're commenting on should be relevant to your websites content. This is due to the fact that Google likes finding relevant backlinks to your website. Part of the Google algorithm is widely believed to be based on relevancy. By commenting on blog posts that are relevant to your website you help increase the amount of relevant backlinks. One of the best ways to find relevant blogs is to use Google's Blog Search tool which allows you to look up blog posts by specific keywords or keyword phrases.
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A very important aspect to blog commenting is to format the comment properly. People have a habit of using the name and URL section to add there link and anchor text. This method is ok, however if applicable you should inject your hyperlink inside of your comment itself; with the anchor text being your primary keyword or keyword phrase. This method of injecting your hyperlink into content directly is best considering Google likes to find links inside of content rather than around it.
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You want to make your blog comments as useful as possible. Make sure to skim through the blog post and provide a relevant, accurate comment. Don't just add something like "Great Post" or "Nice Work". Try to make a decent 2 to 3 sentence comment that is both useful to the blog writer and readers. This will give your comment a better chance of being approved and prevent it from being marked as spam. Keeping in line with this will increase your turn around rate of blog comments being approved.
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Webmasters seem so worried about the no -follow attribute these days and much misconception is built around it. The concept of the no-follow attribute was to prevent "Pagerank" from being passed on to an internal or external link. It doesn't prevent a link from being counted by Google. In fact you can test this theory yourself by building a few no-follow backlinks and waiting a week or two and reviewing your sites backlinks via Google Webmaster Central. You'll find that the no-follow backlink will still be added and considered as a backlink. So stop wasting time finding do-follow blogs, not only does this slow down your ability to build backlinks, it will greatly reduce the amount of relevant blogs you'll be able to comment on.
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Hydrocephalus in the adult may present symptoms of chronic headache, gait disturbance, dementia, or any combination of these symptoms. All known causes of hydrocephalus are represented in cases of adult onset and show the same clinical syndromes. Clinical features, cerebrospinal fluid examination, and electroencephalogram are not reliable means of differentiating hydrocephalus in adults from other conditions presenting similar symptoms. Pneumoencephalography shows a characteristic picture of generalized ventricular enlargement with air in the basilar cisterns which fails to pass over the cerebral convexities. Ventriculoatrial shunt usually completely reverses the neurological symptoms even when these have been present for many years. Four cases of hydrocephalus in adults are presented which illustrate various manifestations of hydrocephalus. Three patients showed remarkable improvement from long periods of neurological disability following ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunt.
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When the lights come up on Craig Wright's "Grace" - now at Next Act Theatre, under David Cecsarini's direction - a man is holding a gun to his head, having just murdered the woman and man sprawled nearby. We can guess what happened with this love triangle. But how? And why?
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As the health care debate crawls toward the finish line, labor unions have issued a rallying cry to help Democrats make the final push to pass the bill. But the labor movement is still divided over whether to support the bill—a split that could ultimately hold back Democratic efforts to sell the legislation to the public. The AFL-CIO, for instance, has expressed support for health reform and participated in big pro-reform rallies last week, and some of its local affliates will soon unleash ads targeting still-wavering "Stupak Democrats." But the massive union hasn't formally endorsed the health care effort, because some of its members "are still irked" about the bill, as the Wall Street Journal reports today:
Amid deep divisions among its member unions, the AFL-CIO officially remains uncommitted..."We are opposing this bill with every last breath in us," said International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President Thomas Buffenbarger, who sits on the AFL-CIO's executive council and represents 670,000 members. He stressed that the union could live with the more liberal bill previously passed by the House, but that it didn't like aspects of the Senate bill that the House is now being asked to adopt with some changes.
Meanwhile, while some of the AFL-CIO's member unions are attacking the bill, other labor giants are throwing all their weight behind it. AFSCME, which represents public employees, has threatened to "take out" Democrats who vote against health care reform. And the SEIU is already running ads against Rep. Mike McMahon in upstate New York for his opposition to the bill, with SEIU President Andy Stern vocally backing the White House's plan in recent days.
The AFL-CIO, on the other hand, still hasn't officially endorsed the bill. "We are awaiting the final legislation from Congress," AFL-CIO press secretary told Mother Jones. "But we are continuing to lobby members of Congress in order to improve the bill for working families." If the AFL-CIO continues to send such mixed messages on health care reform, it could continue to hold back the Democrats this year. If the legislation actually passes, Democrats are banking on it to revive their electoral prospects in 2010. They'll need all the help they can get from their staunchest allies to build broad support for the legislation, which is still polling negatively among 48 percent of the public.
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