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12 Free Agents Who Are Likely to Be Bargains
1. A.J. Burnett
2. Mark Ellis
3. Corey Hart
4. Josh Johnson
Of course, and therein lies the bargain. Toronto didn't make a qualifying offer, so JJ's suitors don't have to concern themselves with giving up a first- or second-round pick. Johnson may not have the velocity of his prime (93 instead of 95) but he added a curveball in 2011, and 2013 saw him throw more two-seam fastballs than before. A five-pitch guy who sits at 93 with movement looking for a reasonable one-year deal? Sounds great. —Harry Pavlidis
5. Delmon Young
No, he's not a right fielder. He may not even be a left fielder. Maybe he has absolutely nothing left at age 28 and I am awful at knowing things about baseball. However, there's a reason he won the 2012 ALCS MVP, hit five home runs in the 2011 postseason, and added another dinger—the winning run—in the 2013 AL Wild Series for Tampa Bay. Every once in a while he'll have another inexplicably hot week.
And while stat connoisseurs may not write rave reviews about his batting splits, his defense, or his speed, everything I've read says that he's a great clubhouse guy. Teams will continue to shovel money toward players like that, and because of all his shortcomings, Young won't see much of it. But a contending team who needs a veteran right-handed bat will be fortunate to have him off the bench in September. If Jonny Gomes didn't exist, Boston would be a terrific locale. Cincinnati, maybe? —Matt Sussman
6. Dan Haren
So, what is Haren doing on a list of offseason bargains?
Well, after returning from the aforementioned stint on the shelf, Haren—at least according to his numbers—was pretty much the same pitcher that produced a host of three-win seasons before his sudden downturn in 2012. In 16 appearances (15 starts) between July 8 and the end of the regular season, Haren tossed 87 2/3 innings of 3.29 ERA work. He struck out 84 and walked only 18. And he surrendered only nine home runs, after coughing up that many in a terrible five-start stretch that spanned May 19 through June 11.
Haren's velocity is no longer what it once was, and since he turned 33 on September 17, it is difficult to expect his peak stuff to return. But many pitchers thrive well into their 30s despite diminished fastballs, and Haren—with a deep secondary arsenal and good control—seems well-equipped to be one of them. In a player-friendly market in which Ricky Nolasco and Ervin Santana are shooting for the moon, a short-term bet on Haren's second-half rebound seems a much more prudent investment. —Daniel Rathman
7. Mark Reynolds
8. Chad Gaudin
9. Chris Young
10. Bartolo Colon
11. Jhonny Peralta
While a signing team gets the benefit of first division shortstop upside, Peralta also comes with solid fallbacks across the board. When the time comes to slide to third, he could be an above-average defender at the hot corner for a year or two, and the bat may be strong enough to play average out of the designated hitter spot in today's offensive climate, as well. Teams looking for a true middle-of-the-order threat should probably look elsewhere, but Peralta could fill a need on the left side of an infield while likely providing enough offense to hit out of the six hole in a first division lineup. There aren't a lot of those players available to acquire.
The PED ties raise a risk of an escalated physical decline, but those same concerns should help to keep the issued contract limited to one to three guaranteed years, each in the five to eight million dollar range with a good chance to tie a chunk of salary to games-based incentives. He isn't the top talent available in this free agent class, but given the upside, versatility of the profile, and likely limited contractual downside, Peralta appears to be a relatively safe potential investment with a nice chance to maintain his game long enough to make a short multi-year deal a true bargain. —Nick J. Faleris
12. Jose Molina
Having watched way too much of Molina's time in Tampa Bay, I think Max's model comes much closer to the truth. The Rays are too smart and greedy for runs to start a replacement-level player at catcher in consecutive seasons, and Molina's odd career arc—the longtime backup made a career-high 87 starts at age 38—is pretty suggestive. (Only four players in the past 50 years have had their highest PA total at age 38 or later: Molina, Jamey Carroll, Jeff Reboulet, and Tom Lampkin.) Even if you'd prefer to split the difference between what WARP and the framing stats say, Molina still looks like a bargain at a combined two-year cost of $3 million.
So at the risk of becoming typecast, I'm picking him as a potential bargain again. He's not as intriguing an option today as he was two years ago, both because more teams have caught on to his formerly hidden value and because he's now even less likely to hit and stay healthy. But even in his age-38 season, he was still capable of pleasing a pitching staff, leading all catchers with 33 receiving runs saved. If not for an inconvenient Tony Cruz, I'd suggest that St. Louis form the ultimate framing tag team by uniting Jose with his younger brother, who starts often enough to give the middle Molina plenty of rest. But since the Rangers just raided the Cardinals' coaching staff for Bengie, my dreams of one team cornering the market on Molinas would have to wait anyway. —Ben Lindbergh
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With Matt Harvey out for the season, the Mets need a starter to fill out the rotation. In another year, that would be Zack Wheeler, but my opinion is that Wheeler is not yet ready to take the ball every fourth dasy. Haren is. His old GM at Oakland should see his value and lock him up to a two year deal.
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AFC Wimbledon secured another vital point towards safety with a 0-0 draw at home to fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
Both sides knocked on the door but were unable to take their chances, leaving the Dons in 17th, six points above the League Two drop zone with five games to go.
The visitors may have felt aggrieved as two penalty shouts went unanswered, but it was Dons who shaded an entertaining match.
Dons made four changes from the 1-0 defeat away at Mansfield Town with Jack Midson, Peter Sweeney, Harry Pell and Kwesi Appiah – making his first start and home debut for the club – coming in for Alan Bennett, Charlie Wyke, Sammy Moore, who started a two-game ban, and Michael Collins who was recalled by Scunthorpe United during the week.
And it was the energy of the Appiah and Midson that caused Rovers problems early on.
Midson latched on to Pell's floated ball forward, drove forward and beat the keeper on the edge of the box, got knocked, but stayed up to find three defenders in his way.
The forward took the ball onto his right foot but keeper Steve Mildenhall managed to recover in time to tip it wide.
Appiah then went close just before the break, striking just over, the ball skimming the top of the net, from a volley from the edge of the area.
With the hosts on top Darrell Clarke changed his Rovers side at the interval to match the Dons 4-4-2 system.
The change stemmed the flow briefly but it was still Dons who created the better openings.
Midson worked himself a shooting chance, letting fly from 20 yards but Mildenhall denied him again, this time tipping over.
Then came the two penalty shouts for Rovers as, on both occasions, Matt Harrold went down under pressure from Darren Jones, but the referee waved away the appeals.
Wimbledon have now failed to pick up a victory in three matches and with Northampton Town, Portsmouth and Wycombe Wanderers all winning the relegation battles goes on.
The Dons have five games to play, beginning on Saturday with a trip to Roots Hall to take on promotion-chasing Southend United.
AFC Wimbledon: Ross Worner, Barry Fuller, Tom Richards, Peter Sweeney (65 Kevin Sainte-Luce), Darren Jones, Will Antwi, Aaron Morris, Harry Pell, Kwesi Appiah (65 Danny Hylton), Jack Midson (85 Charlie Wyke), George Francomb.
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Situated in a rural location, this hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Meadowbrook Golf Club and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Sante Fe College. North Florida Regional Medical Center and Oaks Mall are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free continental breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Best Western Gateway Grand provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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For some reason every loss to the Chargers pisses me off more than it should. Phillip Rivers' face just pisses me off I think.
Bright side: Andrew Luck hasn't lost back-to-back games in 3 years.
Well it's going to happen this time
I should've known we were doomed when they were going to bring out the powder blue jerseys.
Regardless of what they say they did overlook the Chargers because of next week.
At the end of the day they're still a young team so I expect them to make mistakes.
Can't really say Peyton is the only one with a Chargers block its the entire Colts team.
worth noting Pat McAfee's been pretty crappy this year, and he's a FA after the year. Hopefully he's not getting distracted with his 50 media engagements he does every week.
Really crappy defense for only giving up 19 points. Offense? Nuf said. Played like we've been reading our recent press clippings or something. Bolts had sense of urgency. We had nothin.
I know that pass was a little off to DHB, but for the love of god just make a play DHB. It hit your right hand and if you just lay out a bit you make a huge play. That was the DHB that Raider fans all know and hate. I know the guy is a good blocker and that is probably the reason we are keeping him where we are, but good lord the guy is useless in any other aspect of the game.
Maybe it is being spoiled for years by Peyton, but I just hate our slow tempo offense. All of these formations and trading in and out of personnel just slows Luck down. I just do not think this type of offense maximizes his abilities. I think it would even help Trent if we move things faster get the defenses to stay on the field and then pound them with the pass and Trent. We all know when we bring in our "power" formation we are going to run. At times this offense is just to predictable and everyone knows when we are going to run the ball.
Losing was not the way I wanted to go into the Broncos game.
We couldn't do anything on offense and couldn't hold them defensively. Just a poor game overall
I'm going to the doctor today to get my 'Coby Fleener Flu Shot'.
I've been told I'll never catch anything.
Ahhh...don't know why I stayed up until 7 A.M. for this crap. I guess because of Luck just in case he achieved another comeback.
100% deserved win by SD. They were smart, ran the ball well, killed a a lot of time off the clock and they scored a TD something we didn't do.
Was screaming to the TV watching that unacceptable stupidity exhibited by Toler and that fat LB #54 who couldn't turn. He sucks even for a back up. Toler, gave up what 2 first downs by penalties when San Diego were about to punt after not completing the 3rd down? I know Freeman was injured but watching that LB and Toler giving up catches to SD's WR and TE was frustrating.
Add to that the DHB's and Fleener's inability to catch the ball and voila.
Also did you know that the KO returner, Reed, is a home run hitter? You saw it right? I wish sometimes Pagano did the psychological build up in private.
At the end of the day, our pass rush wasn't there at all, we didn't make the catches when needed, we didn't have much of the ball and we didn't convert 3rd downs. The loss came as totally natural.
Oh forgot to add. What was the exact playcalling in the first quarter on that 3rd down and 1? You know the one Luck starts immediately running to his left thus making almost impossible to throw the ball with accuracy?
Also, I just saw cdash's post and thanked it. That 4th down and 2 in the end with 3 minutes left and some seconds where we decided to punt, was a ****** weak *** playcalling. Why not take the chance? What else have you got to lose? The game is winding down and San Diego made it 2 possession game afterwards.
I seriously doubt the Colts were over-looking the Chargers. or if they were it wasn't because of next week's game
It's not just a matter of drop backs vs. runs. It's the type of plays and formations that we're running. The formations and constant substitutions do not maximize Luck's abilities, and they chop up the flow of the offense. We need a fast offense with constant 3WR formations. And we need to throw down field more. Sure, Bey and Fleener dropped long balls, but I feel that the only reason we flew a long ball to Fleener in that situation was because we were running a hurry up at the end of the half. On a "normal" drive, it's likely that we wouldn't have thrown the ball like that. This offense just has an ugly flow to it right now. We almost lost that Oakland game because of it.
I'm a huge fan of Pagano from a philosophy and motivational standpoint. The culture he has created is no doubt a major reason why we are 4-2 this season. But his in-game decisions leave a lot to be desired at times. At the end of that SF game, we scored a touchdown to go up 12. Instead of going for 2 to give us a 14 point lead, we took the PAT to go up 13. At the end of the game, there was no difference between a 12 and 13 point lead. In that situation, we should have tried to go for 2 to give us the 14 point lead just in case SF scored quickly and then recovered an onside kick. It obviously didn't hurt us, but that's just a poor understanding of situational football. Then last week against Seattle, we did not let Luck throw on a 3rd and 9 that would have iced the game since Seattle had no timeouts. Instead, we ran the ball like two yards to move it from a 51 yard FG to a 49 yard one. We put all of our hopes in a long Vinny FG to go up 6. He made it, but Seattle still had plenty of time to score a touchdown. And if he would have missed it, we would have only been up 3 and Seattle would have had solid field position. We should have let our red hot QB make a throw to win that game, and THEN kick the FG if he didn't convert the third down. Decisions like that will bite us in the future.
And of course, last night there were two awful decisions that stand out. With about 4 minutes left in the third quarter and down 13-6, we had put together a nice drive and were on the SD 40. Instead of letting Luck go for it on a 4th and 3 and capitalizing on momentum to possibly tie the game, we punt it back to SD and give them the ball back after not being able to do jack to stop them. That's just losing football there. And of course the decision to punt on that 4th and 2 at the end of the game was absolutely horrific and was essentially waiving the white flag. You don't punt the ball there to give them the ball when they are so close to FG range. Of course they were going to make a FG after that. Converting a 4th and 2 is your last chance to make a stand. We would have at least had a chance if we tried. But we had zero chance when we punted. SD's head coach should send Pagano a Thank You note for wrapping the game up for him.
Like I said, Pagano's philosophy is a huge reason we have been so successful this season. But some of his in-game decisions are extremely irritating.
They've got to start using more play action. I like the idea of the power running game, but when you show run you can't seriously actually run the ball 99% of the time. The whole point of the play action is to set up passing, so freaking do it.
As more of a layman, it just seemed like 'everything' was going wrong last night, and that's what it took to lose a semi-close game. It was awful to sit through, but the miserable experience of it aside, it took a lot of wrongs to lose a game that wasn't a blowout and still could have gone the other way most of the game.
In other words, it was really bad, and yet it told me the team is still pretty damn good. Assuming they don't make any bad habits based on last night.
I mean what SD did to us is what we need to do to Denver. Kill time and control the tempo. I also believe Pep needs to let Andrew have more freedom and try more 5 wide sets.


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We covered a ton of ground again this year in Bronx Eats, eating everything from lemon chicken soup in Riverdale to birria in Hunts Point. We started digging for the north Bronx's best Jamaican food, and picked up an ongoing quest to find the perfect mangu. If this second year of Bronx Eats proved anything for me, its that there's so much more good stuff left to eat and share with you.
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ANTIOCH — A former mayor looking to regain the position he lost four years ago holds a sizable campaign fundraising lead over the other eight candidates running for two City Council seats and mayor here. Donald Freitas has raised $15,898.76 since July 1, and $16,827.76 since the beginning of the year, more than double the amounts raised by each of his three opponents in the Nov. 6 mayoral election; Gary Agopian, Wade Harper and Michael Leon.
Freitas has raised $5,482 more than Monica Wilson, who leads the five council candidates in fundraising.
The fundraising totals were released Oct. 5 and are from a reporting period beginning July 1 and ending Sept. 30.
Most prominent on the list of donors is the Antioch Police Officers Association, which gave $3,000 to Freitas, along with $2,500 to current mayor and council candidate Jim Davis.
Republic Services Inc., whose subsidiary Allied Waste has a long-term contract with Antioch for the city's trash services, donated $2,500 to Freitas' war chest. The company also donated $1,500 to incumbent councilwoman Mary Rocha's campaign.
Freitas received $4,000 in donations from a pair of unions: Public Employees Union Local No. 1 gave $2,500 while Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 donated $1,500.
Local 1 also gave $2,500 to Wilson and Rocha, and Local 3 gave $1,500 to Wilson.
Vacaville-based Meritage Homes also donated $1,000 to the Freitas campaign.
Wilson's $11,345.65 since the beginning of the year also includes a $1,000 donation from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 302 and $500 from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employers 2700.
To date, Agopian has raised $7,595 and Harper $5,600.
Agopian's main donors include a $2,000 donation from Kaiser Permanente Executive Director Charles Poppino, $1,300 from rancher Jack Roddy and $1,000 from Pearson Properties co-owner Daniel Pearson.
Harper's war chest includes $1,000 from the IBEW Local 302, $500 from the Iron Workers Local 378 and a $4,100 loan he took out, according to financial statements.
In the council race, Noel Pinto has received $11,059 thus far this year, Rocha $7,810, Davis $4,648 and Walter Ruehlig $2,230.
The City Clerk's office did not receive financial reports from mayoral candidate Michael Leon, though he has said he is not taking contributions.
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New disc golfer here. First, a bit of background. I've been a bike mechanic at a shop for two years, where we also sell disc golf discs/ultimate discs, and I've never played. I played ultimate for 5 years before, so I figured I should at least TRY disc golf. So, my boss took me out one afternoon to Yulga (Anyone been there?) in Stevens Point.
I became hooked. Terribly. Disc golf has pretty much taken over my life. And I like it.
I've been playing for a few months now, and hopefully many more in the future.
In my bag:
DX Beast - 172g
Elite Z Xpress - 172g
Champ TeeBird - 171g
Leopard - 171g
Elite Z Breeze - 171g
DX Gazelle - 168g
Pro-D Soft Magnet - 162g
DX Classic Roc - 165g
So, that's all I guess I have to say. If any of you happen to drive through Plover, WI, stop in at the gas station Pump and Pedal. You'll find me in the back working on bikes and gazing over the myriad of discs that we have. Feel free to say hi.
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VANCOUVER, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI; TSX: QLT) QLT Inc. announced today that it will be acquiring Kinetek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Vancouver-based privately-held biopharmaceutical company. The acquisition required the approval by special resolution of Kinetek shareholders, as well as that of the B.C. Supreme Court, both of which were obtained today.
"As a result of our previous involvement with Kinetek, we are well acquainted with Kinetek's scientific programs," said Paul Hastings, QLT's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Given QLT's research and development capabilities and resources, we feel the Kinetek science has strong potential in our hands, particularly in the area of oncology, an area of research that we did not have rights to in our collaboration."
Since June of 2001, QLT and Kinetek have collaborated on a research and early development program to develop signal transduction inhibitors for the treatment of eye, immune system and kidney diseases. Kinetek has a unique proprietary position on Integrin-linked kinase or ILK. Inhibition of the kinase activity of ILK has the potential of a broad range of clinical applications including cancer, inflammation, kidney, and eye diseases. In cancer, peer-reviewed published studies of small molecule ILK inhibitors discovered by Kinetek have recently shown that they block tumor angiogenesis and cause tumor shrinkage in animal models.
"We are pleased to be able to gain access not only to the target, but the proprietary ILK inhibitor small molecules in development," said Dr. Mohammad Azab, QLT's Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice-President of Research and Development. "Inhibition of angiogenesis by targeting ILK through a small molecule may represent a potential advantage over current anti-angiogenic drugs in development."
The acquisition transaction is expected to close on Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Under the terms of the acquisition, QLT will make an aggregate cash payment to Kinetek shareholders of approximately $2.7 million. The net result of the acquisition transactions, which will include the recognition of a tax asset, will be favorable to EPS by between 14 and 16 cents. Further, QLT expects that the ongoing investments in developing the acquired targets could cost up to 5 cents per share in 2004. As a result, the effect of this transaction is an increase of 10 cents on the EPS guidance range of $0.74 to $0.86, provided in QLT's earnings press release on February 11, 2004, bringing the EPS range to $0.84 to $0.96.
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In June of 2001, QLT acquired just over 3 million shares of Kinetek and rights and options to receive compounds to be developed in the area of ocular and renal disease. Kinetek retained the rights to develop ILK for oncology. The shares acquired were valued based on a concurrent private placement transaction and from 2001 until the end of 2002 the investment was held at cost. However, due to the general decline in equity markets, the lack of Kinetek resources applied to our collaboration, the decline in biotech industry valuations, and the reduced level of working capital available to Kinetek, QLT contracted an impairment assessment by an independent firm of chartered accountants. Based on this assessment, QLT wrote off its investment in Kinetek shares and consequently recorded a charge against earnings of $6.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. QLT's primary interest in this asset today is to gain the rights to develop ILK and ILK targeted molecules in the area of oncology.
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System Administration, Las Vegas
5550 W. Flamingo Road, Suite C-1, Conference Room
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Friday, July 26, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
Video Conference Connection to:
System Administration, Reno
2601 Enterprise Road, Conference Room
Great Basin College, Elko
1500 College Parkway, Berg Hall Conference Room
Members Present: Mr. Kevin J. Page, Chairman
Mr. Rick Trachok, Vice Chairman
Dr. Andrea Anderson {via telephone}
Mr. Robert Blakely
Mr. Cedric Crear
Dr. Mark W. Doubrava
Dr. Jason Geddes
Mr. Ron Knecht
Mr. James Dean Leavitt
Mr. Kevin C. Melcher
Dr. Jack Lund Schofield
Ms. Allison Stephens
Mr. Michael B. Wixom
Others Present: Mr. Daniel J. Klaich, Chancellor
Ms. Brooke Nielsen, Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs
Ms. Renee Yackira, Vice Chancellor, Administration and Operations
Mr. Scott Wasserman, Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Board
Dr. Neal J. Smatresk, President, UNLV
Also present were NSHE Faculty Senate Chair Dani Chandler and UNR ASUN President Ziad Rashdan.
Chairman Page called the meeting to order on Friday, July 26, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. with all members present except for Regent Knecht.
- Information Only – Public Comment (Agenda Item #1) - Former Regent Mark Alden asked the full Board to support the School of Medicine and the University Medical Center in southern Nevada.
Regent Knecht entered the meeting.
Regent Knecht requested a point of personal privilege to honor the passing of Mr. Frank Matthews, long-time Nevada resident who served both his country and the state of Nevada.
Regent Crear requested a point of personal privilege to honor the passing of Reverend Dr. Marion D. Bennett, long-time Nevada resident who served the Las Vegas community.
Chairman Page observed a moment of silence in honor of the passing of both gentlemen.
- Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – The Board of Regents approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed Midtown Park Project which will encompass the redevelopment of property immediately north of the main campus into new student housing for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Refs. BOR-2a, BOR-2b, BOR-2c and BOR-2d on file in the Board Office).
President Smatresk said UNLV's incoming class is approaching and could exceed the largest number of students ever enrolled, including an increase from previous years in the number of merit scholars and non-residential student populations. UNLV's dormitories are full for the first time in approximately 10 years and there is a waiting list.
With the demand for residential housing in mind, UNLV has brought to the Board a proposal for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which UNLV will be offered the opportunity to work with its current housing partner, AVS (a partnership of the American Nevada Company, Vista and The Scion Group) and Educational Facilities Development Services (EFDS). The MOU is the first step in the project and will facilitate the strategic acquisition of 14 acres of land immediately north of the main campus, across Cottage Grove, to offer a lease back arrangement to a group who will then develop the property with an initial phase of 2,000 beds and a subsequent phase with as many as 3.000 beds. The project calls for apartment-style dorms and living facilities to accommodate upper-division, married or graduate students as well as faculty or staff in combinations of four, two or one rooms.
President Smatresk said the project represents a critical and strategic opportunity for UNLV to expand its footprint and increase its services and students.
Mr. Michael Saltman said he has been working on this project for more than 30 years and the proposal before the Board represented a major personal milestone. He introduced his team, son and legacy heir of the project, David Saltman of The Vista Group; Bill Ralston, American Nevada Company; Steven Nielsen, Senior Vice President for Development, EFDS; William ("Bill") Beal, Senior Vice President for Finance, EFDS; Gary Aller,
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
President, Project Executive for Bechtel Group of Companies, EFDS; Jim Jacobs, CEO
of CORE Construction Company; Rob Ronstein, CEO of The Scion Group; and Brent McPherson, Director of Property Operations –On Campus at The Scion Group-AVS Housing Group.
Mr. Gerry Bomotti, Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at UNLV, reported two years ago UNLV underwent a national solicitation to enter into a private partnership for on-campus housing. A number of vendor proposals were received with AVS awarded the contract because it had the strongest proposal as well as local and national expertise in the area of student housing. The partnership involved three main issues: 1) updating UNLV's Campus Master Plan, 2) management of UNLV's on-campus freshman housing (effective January 1, 2013), and 3) development of new student housing, preferably off the main campus (due to space limitations and the hope the partner would take on the financing responsibility and risk) but close enough to effectively allow UNLV to market it as student housing.
Mr. Bomotti said AVS brought forward a proposal in March 2013 specifically targeting the current University Park Apartment Complex (purchased by a partnership between American Nevada and Vista in 2006) immediately north of the main campus for redevelopment into new student housing for UNLV. UNLV, in conjunction with AVS and EFDS, has brought a proposed MOU to the Board of Regents for its consideration. The MOU would be the first step in defining general parameters for proceeding on the Midtown Park Project, and would require several additional Board approvals before the project is finalized.
Mr. Bomotti said the proposal allows UNLV to remain at arms-length from the financing of the project. He noted the new housing project will not house freshman so as not to compete with existing freshman housing.
Mr. Bomotti said UNLV hoped to receive an appraisal by the end of the following week to determine if the property can be purchased for the proposed $17 million. By the end of August, UNLV will bring before the Board an independent study from Mr. John Restrepo to determine if any existing bond financing approved by the Board would compete with the new project. Mr. Bomotti expected the outcome of Mr. Restrepo's report would be positive but emphasized the report is being prepared independently.
Ms. Elda Sidu, General Counsel for UNLV, requested an amendment to the proposed MOU, specifically Section 4.1.3 to state "On the Closing Date, (i) fee simple title to the Real Property comprising the Site shall be conveyed to UNLV by warranty or other type of deed in form and substance satisfactory to UNLV and recorded in the Official Records of Clark County, State of Nevada." Ms. Sidu said the requested amendment would allow more flexibility in the negotiation process.
Regent Wixom asked who will be performing the non-competition study. Mr. Bomotti replied Mr. Restrepo is working with NSHE Bond Counsel John Sweindseid to prepare the non-competition analysis. If Mr. Restrepo's report reflects any violation of existing bond covenants then further Board action would be required.
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
Regent Crear asked if UNLV was purchasing the land for $17 million. Mr. Bomotti responded that was correct.
Regent Crear asked where the $17 million would come from. Mr. Bomotti responded the funds were from multiple sources: 1) Over $8 million will come from accumulated monies in the UNLV General Improvement Fund approved by the Board in 2000. Board policy states one dollar per credit hour of the General Improvement Fund can be allocated at the discretion of the president. In 2000, former UNLV President Carol Harter allocated those funds to the Land Acquisition Account. The allocation has not been changed, no funds have been spent and the funds have accumulated to over $8 million; 2) the remaining approximate $2.9 million from the sale of the Rainbow Gardens land; 3) $4 million from UNLV's Capital Improvement Fund. Mr. Bomotti said Governor Sandoval approved a late session change in the 2011 Session of the Nevada Legislature to approve continuation of taxes which would have otherwise sunset, reducing the projected budget reductions from 20 percent to 10 percent. Even with the lower reductions, UNLV had remained cautious with its Capital Improvement Fund; and 4) UNLV charges non-state self-supporting accounts three and one half percent of their gross revenue to cover overhead expenses such as payroll and facilities. The account, currently containing $1.8 million, will be swept.
Regent Crear asked if the appraisal was anticipated to come in at approximately $20 million. Mr. Bomotti said the appraisal amount is still unknown. However, the results of an independent appraisal should be received by the end of the following week.
Regent Crear asked who will receive the equity of the difference between the appraisal and the proposed $17 million purchase price. Mr. Bomotti responded the structure involves EFDS, working with a tax-exempt foundation, purchasing the property from AVS through tax-exempt financing. EFDS then immediately pays' off the note and receives ownership of the land. EFDS then sells the land to UNLV for $17 million.
Regent Crear asked if the land appraisal comes in at $24 million, and EFDS pays $24 million, will EFDS turn around and sell the land to UNLV for $17 million. Mr. Saltman responded there will be a long term note between EFDS and the Vista Group for the balance to be paid through project revenues.
Regent Anderson asked what the appraisal needs to come in at. Mr. Bomotti responded, for UNLV's purposes, the appraisal needs to come in at a minimum of $17 million to support purchasing the property. EFDS and AVS will initiate a separate appraisal for their separate agreement structure.
Regent Crear asked if CORE Construction has already been selected as the builder. Mr. Bomotti responded UNLV will only be involved in the purchase of the land and not in the risk of construction or the financing operation. He said CORE Construction was selected as the builder by EFDS and AVS.
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Regent Crear asked if construction of the building would fall under the Board of Regents' supply chain inclusion policies. President Smatresk said those policies would apply in the ground leaseback between UNLV and EFDS. However, President Smatresk said there have been significant conversations regarding expectations related to prevailing wage and project labor agreements. Mr. Bomotti said since the funds for construction are not through the University the construction does not fall under the Board's policy but UNLV has asked EFDS to be compliant with Board policy and provide the data normally reported to the Board.
Regent Crear said there was no accountability in simply asking for an outside company to comply with Board policy. The Cultural Diversity Committee has worked for years on the Board's Supplier Diversity Spending and Inclusion Policy to address tier 1 and tier 2 spending on minority-, women- or veteran-owned and in-state businesses. He felt it was important for any construction project on Board of Regents property to be held to the Board's policies. He asked how the Board of Regents can require, and not just request, its policies be followed.
Mr. Steve Nielsen, Senior Vice President of Development, EFDS, said the project involves using private capital on a public project. The closer the Board of Regents gets to the project, the closer the project will come to finding its way onto UNLV's books. He said EFDS has worked with its partners on addressing concerns in other public-private partnerships such as at Arizona State University. EFDS wants the System to be proud of this project but the project will be privately owned for the entire length of its construction. He said EFDS looks at local hiring and subcontractors and will consider how best to meet the requested guidelines.
Regent Crear said he supported the project but was concerned the public Board of Regents' policies and guidelines would not be included in private agreements.
Mr. Nielsen said because EFDS will borrow 100 percent of the project's funding, it has to provide a guaranteed maximum price. The work will be conducted through a design-build agreement which means there will be no change orders. He asked the Board to remember contracting will be done through EFDS and not through UNLV.
Regent Crear asked Mr. Nielsen if he was saying EFDS will establish goals to reach minority-owned and local businesses. Mr. Nielsen said EFDS can add those goals to its contracts with CORE Construction.
Regent Crear asked Mr. Nielsen if EFDS contracts will include established goals to meet NSHE standards.
Regent Wixom said if NSHE imposes its requirements on EFDS then EFDS jeopardizes its ability to seek tax-exempt financing.
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
Regent Crear asked Mr. Nielsen if EFDS will include NSHE's supply chain diversity goals in its contracts. Mr. Nielsen responded, to the extent possible, EFDS will look at including NSHE's supply chain inclusion goals in its contracts with the builder.
Mr. Jim Jacobs, CEO of CORE Construction, said his company is a national contractor with a long-standing established office in the Las Vegas area and is familiar with the type of requirements being discussed. CORE Construction is also the fifth largest school builder in the country and stringent requirements and goals are common but it is important the requirements and goals are known.
Regent Crear said since the builder was contracted through the private side of a public-private partnership, there are no requirements to include goals set by the state of Nevada. He asked how the Board of Regents can guarantee local minority-owned businesses in the state of Nevada have an opportunity to participate on this project. Mr. Nielsen said though a guarantee could not be provided, he assured Regent Crear the partners will work as a team.
Regent Stephens said she was concerned about the appearance of the "good-ole'-boy" network. Secondly, she was concerned for UNLV's ability to come up with funding sources particularly since students are asked time and again to bear the brunt of budgetary shortfalls.
Regent Stephens asked the private partners to understand the Regents' perspective coming from a system-wide Board of Regents elected by and accountable to the State's constituents. She was in favor of the Midtown Park Project and would support the MOU knowing various aspects of the project will require Board approval as the project moves forward.
Regent Leavitt asked why AVS and EFDS felt it in the System's and public's best interest to follow prevailing wage and project labor agreement guidelines and what the potential savings would be without the inclusion of those guidelines. Mr. Bomotti responded EFDS may well have not put the project together without prevailing wage. However, UNLV Legal Counsel looked at the project carefully and determined prevailing wage was required because the Board, as a public entity, would eventually own the property. EFDS has disclosed it will cost the project approximately $19 million to include prevailing wage.
Ms. Sidu said, in addition to other factors, it was felt prevailing wage should apply because NSHE will own the property itself during construction.
Regent Blakely said he supports the inclusion of prevailing wage. He felt the taxpayers appear to gain from this project and noted UNLV has an almost immediate need for more housing.
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
Regent Blakely moved approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed Midtown Park Project which will encompass the redevelopment of property immediately north of the main campus into new student housing for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with an amendment to Section 4.1.3 to state "On the Closing Date, (i) fee simple title to the Real Property comprising the Site shall be conveyed to UNLV by warranty or other type of deed in form and substance satisfactory to UNLV and recorded in the Official Records of Clark County, State of Nevada." Regent Stephens seconded.
Chairman Page left the meeting.
Regent Knecht asked Mr. Bomotti if UNLV will choose the appraiser and, if so, who will make the selection, when the selection will be made and how it will be guaranteed the selected appraisal will be arms-length from the private parties involved. Mr. Bomotti responded UNLV has hired and provided its own instructions to the selected appraiser, Mr. Tio DiFederico. EFDS and AV will handle their own appraisal separately.
Regent Knecht asked what disclosures have been made by UNLV's appraiser to be certain there was no conflict of interest with the other partners. Mr. Bomotti said he had provided a full background of the situation to Mr. DiFederico to make certain it was understood UNLV would rely upon an independent evaluation. He said other appraisers had been considered but were disregarded due to timing or potential conflicts.
Regent Knecht said since the appraiser has already been chosen, the Board of Regents are relying essentially upon Mr. Bomotti and UNLV's representation to ensure due diligence. Mr. Bomotti replied Regent Knecht's statement was correct and routine as evidenced from other projects.
Regent Knecht asked if Wells Fargo currently held the property's title. Mr. Bomotti said that was correct.
Regent Knecht asked if Wells Fargo was otherwise involved with any business on the UNLV campus. Mr. Bomotti responded NSHE uses Wells Fargo for credit card processing. In addition, Wells Fargo may submit a proposal to UNLV's solicitation for a bank in its student union. He was not aware of other dealings.
Ms. Sidu said Wells Fargo may provide broker services through a recent solicitation for student health insurance. Mr. Bomotti clarified the student health insurance would also be a System-wide relationship.
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
Regent Knecht said the briefing paper reflects UNLV's partnership with AVS for management of on-campus student housing (effective January 1, 2013) was finalized after AVS assisted with the UNLV Campus Master Plan. Regent Knecht asked if the contract with AVS for the Campus Master Plan was originally presented to the Board for approval. Mr. Bomotti said the contract for $26,000 may have gone to the Chancellor for approval but it was not presented to the Board of Regents under standard Board policy.
Regent Knecht asked if other proposals for UNLV's Campus Master Plan were considered at the time the contract was given to AVS. Mr. Bomotti said the Campus Master Plan was one aspect of a public solicitation from which AVS was selected. Every solicitation was screened for background, experience, expertise relative to master planning, operation of on-campus housing and for ability to bring future opportunities for expansion of off-campus housing. AVS received the award because it has national and local expertise. The original solicitation contemplated multiple contracts of which master planning was one.
Regent Knecht asked how many other parties responded to the public solicitation. Mr. Bomotti said there were eight total respondents.
Regent Knecht asked if the pubic solicitation indicated the possibility of the relationship growing in the same direction as it was currently with AVS. Mr. Bomotti replied yes, adding some early portions of the proposed MOU were taken directly from the public solicitation.
Regent Knecht asked Mr. Bomotti if enough public disclosure had been conducted so no claims could be made a sole-source arrangement had been made with a local company which then allowed the local company to leverage one project into a much larger project. Mr. Bomotti responded an evaluation of respondents to a public solicitation was conducted and he was comfortable the process had been open and fair.
Regent Knecht asked for the record to be clear in regard to the fairness of the entire process up to this point and going forward.
Regent Knecht asked Mr. Bomotti to elaborate on Mr. Restrepo's role in the process. Mr. Bomotti said the System's bond counsel pointed out there are two sections in previously approved bond covenants stating the Board of Regents will not approve financing for new projects negatively competing with existing projects financed through tax-exempt financing. Mr. Restrepo has been asked to conduct an independent assessment to determine if this particular agreement will conflict with existing bond projects already approved by the Board and to report those findings back to the Board of Regents. If a conflict is determined to exist the Board will have to take appropriate action in a public meeting to reject or accept the report's findings.
Regent Knecht asked if UNLV sufficiently discussed any prior or current relationship Mr. Restrepo may have with any of the involved partners to be certain Mr. Restrepo's
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
opinion will not be subject to reasonable challenge based on a conflict of interest. Mr. Bomotti said both he and Mr. Swendseid discussed the particular requirements of the project with Mr. Restrepo and determined there were no existing problems and Mr. Restrepo met the requirements to bring an independent report back to the Board of Regents.
Regent Knecht asked what happens if it becomes infeasible to open the facility in time for academic year 2015 as proposed by EFDS. Mr. Bomotti said if the MOU is approved but UNLV cannot complete its responsibilities in a timely manner then one possibility is the project will end and UNLV will owe EFDS 50 percent of expenses to date, capped at $250,000.
Regent Knecht asked if the System will owe only if the System pulls the plug on the project and whether the System would not owe anything if any of the other partners pull the plug. Mr. Bomotti replied that was correct. If the project documents cannot be completed there may be discussions on who caused the delay. However, EFDS has agreed to cover the risk if the project is not operational by the fall of 2015. Mr. Nielsen said a schedule has been included in the MOU for a specific reason. He said it is a fatal flaw for higher education dormitories not to open in time for the Fall semester. EFDS will move the project forward aggressively with financing scheduled to be secured by the first week in November 2013.
Regent Knecht asked if he heard correctly the difference in applying prevailing wage or project labor agreement guidelines was $19 million. Mr. Bomotti said it was estimated the prevailing wage requirement will add $19 million to project costs. Any additional costs for inclusion of project labor agreement guidelines have not been taken into consideration.
Regent Knecht asked if the increase in project costs will be borne by the students or taxpayers or if the project developers will bear the burden. Mr. Bomotti said the original budget was in the range of $10 to $12 million. The proposed $17 million purchase price is the result of rebalancing having taken prevailing wage and other elements into consideration. EFDS has also taken other options into consideration such as purchasing materials through its own tax-exempt foundation. Mr. Bomotti said no General Fund monies will be used. However, the funds are public funds in the sense money is coming from the University.
Regent Knecht asked if the $5 to $7 million difference between the original $10 to $12 million budget and the proposed $17 million budget was partly, if not wholly, reflected in the inclusion of prevailing wage and so forth. Mr. Bomotti said that was a fair summary.
Regent Knecht said even though General Fund monies were not being used, NSHE public funds from various accounts as outlined earlier in the discussion by Mr. Bomotti were being used. Mr. Bomotti said that was a fair summary. UNLV's review of applicable state statutes revealed prevailing wage was clearly required for this project.
2. Approved – Midtown Park Memorandum of Understanding, UNLV (Agenda Item #2) – (Cont'd.)
Regent Knecht asked how the issue and resolution of prevailing wage will impact the students and families who will pay for the housing. He asked how the housing prices will be set. Mr. Bomotti replied UNLV, through AVS, will market and lease the property as it does with the existing on-campus freshman housing. However, because of the arms-length agreement with independent private financing, UNLV will not want to be involved in setting the rates for the new housing. UNLV will continue to set the rates for the existing on-campus freshman housing only. The demand study for the housing as contracted through EFDS will include a review of its rates. In the end those rates will have to meet market conditions or be adjusted accordingly.
Regent Knecht asked if any cost factors will lie with the developers. Mr. Bomotti said the project was clearly non-recourse for the University. The risk lies with the developer's proposed tax-exempt financing. Under tax-exempt financing, any net revenue is required to apply to early retirement of the bond which would only benefit the University. EFDS will have to adjust its rates in order to meet its own financial liabilities if the rates turn out to have initially been set too high.
Regent Knecht asked how comfortable Mr. Bomotti was that the increasing number of projects being undertaken by the James Megellas Foundation, Inc. and EFDS will not impact UNLV and the project will be done on time and to the System's satisfaction. Mr. Bomotti said UNLV was comfortable and confident with the accomplished people from both groups.
Regent Knecht said he would support the proposed MOU as a limited next step in allowing the Board to pursue the project further based on the advice and due diligence performed by Mr. Bomotti and UNLV, on the good fortune the System has experienced thus far with the local AVS partners, on the prior success of the principals involved with EFDS, on the fact the System's exposure and liability is limited and because the need for housing on the UNLV campus is substantial.
Upon a roll call vote, motion carried. Regents Schofield, Stephens, Wixom, Trachok, Anderson, Blakely, Crear, Doubrava, Geddes, Knecht, Leavitt and Melcher voted yes. Regent Page was absent.
- Information Only – Public Comment (Agenda Item #4) - Regent Leavitt thanked Mr. Saltman for his vision and involvement in the project.
- Information Only – New Business (Agenda Item #3) - Regent Stephens asked the Board to consider creating a status for Regent-emeritus at a future meeting.
3. Information Only – Public Comment (Agenda Item #4) – (Cont'd.)
Mr. Douglas Grassi of Elite SDVOB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses) addressed the Board to respectfully request inclusion of those represented by the SDVOB in setting goals for future projects.
The meeting adjourned at 11:32 a.m.
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Scott G. Wasserman
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With trembling hands I approach the writing of these words about Rakov, our hometown, which was -- and is no more. My heart is filled with memories, of institutions and people, of children and young men, who dreamt of migrating to Eretz Israel and of joining the builders of the homeland, but whose wick of life was extinguished in the springtime of their youth. May these words serve as a memorial candle to the souls.
In 1924, in the beginning of the fourth Aliyah [wave of migration] to Eretz Israel, a branch of HaHalutz [a Zionist pioneering movement] was established in the town, and signaled the beginning of a strong pioneering Zionist activity. Teenagers left their fathers and mothers, severed all their connections, and went to various training camps, and prepared themselves to 'ascend' [migrate] to Eretz Israel. I was but a lad then, and fascination with the pioneering spirit caused my heart to beat with excitement. For whole evenings, I would walk on Zaslavi Street, near the home of Shmuel Pozhneik the Haberdasher, the meeting place of HaHalutz. More than once I stood under the window, straining my ears to hear the songs of Eretz Israel which were sung by the members of the HaHalutz club, and whose echoes filled the air. With all my young heart I yearned to see them dancing the Horah, and to listen to the notes which came through the walls of the house, till late at night: El yivmeh ha'galil [God will build the Galilee -- a Hebrew song]... El yivneh ha'galilah... El yivneh!... El yivneh!...
That was the time that the idea of founding the HaHalutz HaTzayir [the Young Pioneer youth movement] was born. A dozen lads gathered at the home of one of us and we decided to organize. Our instructors, members of (the older) HaHalutz were: Moshe Mochanov, Ya'akov Botvinik, and Menasheh Manshevitz zl. Young people from all walks of life flocked to us. The evenings, as well as the Sabbaths and the Festivals, were devoted to studying the issues facing Eretz Israel and Zionism, and the meeting would end with singing and dancing. And lo, a collective for training would-be immigrants to Eretz Israel was set up in the nearby village of Michlova, at Rivlin's large sawmill, and we, the members of the HaHalutz HaTzayir, had the task of taking care of their food. We would get up at four o'clock in the morning to bring them their foodstuff. How envious were we when we saw those pioneers working, and how impatiently did we await the day when we, too, would go out to work the fields to prepare ourselves for Eretz Israel.
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Here is the place to note the praiseworthy cultural and organizational activities of H. Abramson, during the relatively short period (around 1925) that he lived in Rakov, after his marriage. He gave many lectures on the, then, current issues in the lives of the Jews in Poland and in Eretz Israel, and devoted much of his time to the rehabilitation of the famous library.
Meanwhile, the migration to Eretz Israel continued, and in a short time, Moshe Mochanov, Aba Botvinik, Avraham Schneider, Hayim Abramson, the Birger family, and more, migrated there.
The night that the Birger left is particularly engraved in my memory. It was a wintery Saturday night. As we were returning to the town, having bid farewell to the migrants, we were 'welcomed' by a group of Poles shouting scornfully: Damn Jews, to Palestine!. These shouts reminded us, once more, of our humiliating situation in Poland, and of the truth of the Zionist message.
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Rabbi Polak zl rushed outside after me, and invited me to return to the house, saying that he always followed the rule: Be respectful of emissaries of mitzvah [good deed]. I emptied the box, and the rabbi gave an additional donation, above and beyond his usual donation, as a 'compensation'. This story is typical of Rabbi Polak zl, who was devoted, heart and soul, to the Zionist cause, and was a willing supporter of any Zionist activity in the town.
During the same period, the Revisionists [a right-wing Zionist political party, headed by Jabotinsky] established a branch of its youth movement, Beitar, in the town.
A branch of the Tarbut [culture] movement was established, whose aim was to support the school financially and in other ways. The chairman of the branch was Mr. Ya'akov Bampi zl, and Mr. Avraham Schneider was its secretary. When Schneider migrated to Eretz Israel, I took over the position of the secretary, until I, too, migrated to Eretz Israel. We conducted various activities: explaining the importance of Hebrew education for the young generation, organizing lectures and fundraising parties whose profits were given to the school, and establishing a theater group which put on shows. Some of the teachers and principals of the school are with us here, in Israel: Mr. Issar Kalatsky and his wife Rachel Wolfowitz, Mr. Shalom Holivski )living now in the Ein HaShofet kibbutz), and the teacher Levinsky. Among the more active members of the Tarbut branch, we can count David Greenholtz, who is living in France, Mr. Pittle Berenstein zl, Baruch Kozlovski -- now of Ranat Gan, and Shmuel Rubinstein-Avni -- now of Ra'ananah.
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"I have seen a lot of things. Was it ugly? Yeah," he told me over the phone last week. "But you learn to see what you have. And you don't cry about what you don't have."
This sober Pelmear is a faint echo of the sparkplug of an entrepreneur I met three years back. The then-successful Napoleon, Ohio, speedshop owner had combined a 19th century engine technology called the Stirling with rotating-fire cylinders and in-piston magnets to dynamically alter the horsepower and fuel consumption of traditional V-block motors.
"When you're chugging up the hill towing the boat, it's all firing along as a standard 40-horse engine getting eight miles to a gallon," he explained. But on the level highway, he says, the magnets in the cylinders nudge the heavy pistons along, keeping the engine driving with minimal fuel usage.
"The carbs shut off," he said. "Fuel consumption goes smack down to zero."
Now, was Pelmear quirky? Oh, heavens yes. He's like me, self taught. Independent. He controls his own PR, prefers 20-hour workdays in the shop to fundraising. He saved his own money to build his magic engine for a Ford (F) Mustang II, a car he drove from Ohio to Las Vegas and back on just a couple tanks of gas.
That stunt got the attention of journos, including me. I covered it, so did CNN. He struck up relationships with local universities. I'll never forget how Tom Stuckey, then president of Northwest State Community College, confirmed to me that Pelmear's big idea was as big as they come.
"It all works," Stuckey said. "I know it sounds crazy. But it works."
Pelmear even found a start-up carmaker partner called Revenge Designs that announced it would build a massively powerful cousin of Pelmear's engines for a new generation of fuel-thrifty muscle cars. With investor dollars flowing into nutty ideas such as Instagram (FB) or electric carmaker Tesla (TSLA), Pelmear figured that it would be only a matter of time before he'd be doing well and doing good.


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