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KMET – Is the Place to Be
KMET – A Little Bit of Heaven
At its peak, L.A.'s 94.7 KMET might as well have been the Babe Ruth, the John Wayne, and the Mount Everest, of rock radio. Today's DJ's owe much to the fore fathers that built the trails, laid the foundation, and went where no radio station or its disc jockey's had gone before. Though so much in rock radio, and radio in general has changed (and not at all for the better), what you probably are hearing today on any rock, classic rock, and/or oldies style radio stations, developed from and still takes a page or two from The Mightiest Met, 94.7 KMET.
If KMET was the uncharted waters, then its pioneer was top 40 disc jockey Tom Donahue, and his very talented wife, Raechel. Born in May of 1928, Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue, was indeed and without question, the John Muir of his day. Tom's career started in 1949 in South Carolina at WTIP, and later in Philadelphia at WIBG, and later still in Maryland at WINX. Tom soon moved west to San Francisco at radio station KYA (now KOIT), and meet up in 1967 with legendary disc jockey B. Mitchel Reed. Together Reed and Donahue would soon co-own Pasadena's KPPC-FM. KPPC-FM with its free form radio format, brought the love songs, the rock anthems, concept albums, the British wave, L.A.'s rock scene, and all that was happening just up the 101 freeway in San Francisco, happily to its listeners the way Reed and Donahue wanted to play it, and in ways no listener had ever heard on radio before. The station grew very quickly and became enormously popular with its innovative format. Success was larger than anyone had ever imagined. However, ideas being different and the owners of KPPC becoming greedy, all the newly brought success would be short lived. Conflicts with the station owners left Donahue and Reed in search of a new radio station elsewhere, and eventually to KMET.
In 1967, former KRHM 94.7 traded frequencies with KLAC-FM 102.7, and the KRHM call letters moved to the latter frequency. KLAC-FM vanished and KMET was born during the 1967 frequency switch. In the beginning KMET and its studios were located across the street from L.A.'s famous La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire Blvd. KMET was born, and Tom and Rachel along with B. Mitchell delivered it home. The station was small and everyone from those that worked there to those that "tripped in" found peace and music high, along with high times, at KMET. It wouldn't be until mid 1976 that KMET would find a more corporate location to really call its home, at KTTV's Metromedia Square complex off of Sunset Blvd., at the Hollywood freeway.
As Tom Donahue spoke over the airwaves, as an entire new standard in music and of music was being introduced even greater than the success found at KPPC. Album oriented rock radio was being formatted and the listeners couldn't get enough. AM had the bubble gum and pop hits, where groups like The Doors, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, The Jefferson Airplane, could now hear their entire album being played instead of a track or two at best, or a three minute skimmed version that was being played over on the AM dial. However it as the emergence of one band that pushed the FM free format to the forefront and did as much for rock radio, as rock radio did for them. That band was Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin was the perfect band for the perfect format, and KMET forged ahead much like its east coast counterparts, and found its listeners calling for more. Tom and Raechel had hit a bonanza with KMET. Along with B. Mitchell Reed, Donahue brought on young but seasoned DJ's to keep up with the demand of their friends, fans and the listeners.
KMET was well planted and began to grow.
The DJ's that came to KMET each brought the gift of insight and an individual perspective of rock and roll of that now early 1970's era, and would read as a disc jockey Hall of Fame throughout the entire 1970's. DJ's such as David Perry, Cynthia Fox, Paraquat Kelley, Ace Young, Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, Jeff Gonzer, Jack Snyder, Mary "The Burner" Turner, Frazer Smith, Jim Pewter, Mike Harrison, Dr. Demento and Jim Ladd all were part of the growth and success of KMET. Many of these DJ's came and went from KMET, and even B. Mitchell Reed left for a year in 1971 to work at KRLA. However most returned, and like Reed who came back in 1972 and stayed for the next 6 years, so did many of the other DJ's realizing that KMET was in fact, home. Something magical was happening at KMET. You knew it at the station and as a listener could hear it through the airwaves.
With the war in Vietnam still a rage, the deaths of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janice Joplin, Watergate, the 1972 Olympic tragedy in Munich, the now solo careers of all four Beatles, the Black Panthers, streaking, and the birth of so many rock based bands of the 1970's, the topics and opinions of these DJ's on KMET were as endless as the amount of music that was available at their fingertips to play. Social conscious and progressive rock, songs that did not have to conform under three and a half minutes, and rather than having to sell to its listeners any of the Top 40 found on AM, KMET went deep into both the minds and moods of its generation. By the mid 1970's, Mount Everest had indeed been reached at KMET. Sadly, part of an era would soon come to a close. In 1975, KMET's founder and pioneer, Tom Donahue, died of a heart attack. Tom was just 46 years young. Acclaim would bestow upon Tom years later when in 1996 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Tom as a non performer. One of only three disc jockeys to receive such an honor.
Of all bands to be "heard" on the KMET airwaves, it was The Pointer Sisters, singing the stations jingle written by Shadoe Stevens (one of the stations programmers) that listeners heard over and over and loved every time. "A Little Bit of Heaven, Ninety Four Point Seven – KMET – Tweedle Dee", became the station's anthem for well over a decade. It was also Shadoe Stevens who created the stations, "not so serious at itself" humor, by placing advertising billboards all over Los Angeles, on busses, and in print, all of which at times, were even hung upside down. Artist Neon Park created some of the funniest ads and paintings advertising KMET.
Dr. Demento, bom April 2, 1941 as Barret Eugene Hansen, specialized in novelty songs, parodies, and songs from the 1950's and 1960's as well as the old radio broadcasts from the 1930's and 1940's. Hansen knew his music, its early history, its lighter side and defiantly its humorous side. Hansen too, was part of KPPC-FM. As told in the words by Hansen often on the radio and in interviews, he played the song "Transfusion" by Nervous Norvus. Fellow DJ Steven Clean said that Hansen had to be "demented" to play such a song. Thereafter, the name stuck and Barret Eugene Hansen would better and forever be known as, Dr. Demento. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a very young Barret started collecting records both 45rpm and 78rpm, including (what Aerosmith would later so vividly describe ) as the big 10 inch record. It is said by the time the good Dr. made his way to KMET in 1972, via UCLA earning him both a masters degree in folklore and ethnomusicology and as a roadie for the 1960's free love bands of Spirit and Canned Heat, his own personal collection of records was literally in the thousands. It was at KMET on Sunday nights at 6:00pm, that the good Dr. along with some of his in studio friends would remind us it was time to "wind up your radios dementions and dementites, it is time for the Dr. Demento show." For the next 4 hours, including the last hour which was dedicated to the listeners weekly "Top Ten", fans enjoyed music from the very favorite "Pico and Sepulveda" a song that takes you back to 1947 by Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra, to the more modern Frank Zappa with his rocking but a bit nasty song, "Titties & Beer".
Names that we once knew but forgot, names that we never heard of, and names right out of what may have sounded like a cheesy Japanese monster movie were being introduced and re-introduced to us week after week during four of the funniest hours on KMET every Sunday night: Ogden Edsl, Tom Lehrer, Monty Python, Louden Wainwright III, Tom "T-Bone" Stankus, C.W. McCall, Cheech & Chong, Allan Sherman, Sheb Wooley, Stan Freberg, Ray Stevens, Shel Silverstein, Rose And The Arrangement, Napoleon XIV, Fred Blasie and Bames and Bames, were just a small few of the artists played by Dr. Demento. Perhaps the largest of all names to emerge from the airwaves of the Dr. Demento show was a young San Luis Obispo student who got his first "real break" on KMET thanks to the good Dr., by the name of Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known to us all as "Weird Al".
While Sunday nights were a fixture of dementia, hysteria was found every other night and day at KMET. During the 1970's KMET was everywhere. Lending its name to the many sponsored concerts, and having all of the biggest of the big artists of the day stopping by the studios and sitting in for a chat and a conversation with the mightiest of KMET's DJ's, often delivering their new single or LP themselves. If you were an artist, and you wanted to be promoted, when in L.A., you wanted to get to KMET and you wanted to talk to Jack Snyder and his "Off The Record" interviews, or be interviewed by Mary "The Burner" Turner, or have the man who was there from the beginning B. Mitchell Reed ask you questions on the air. Soon, best yet, if you were an artist you wanted to be part of the Innerview, (no, not interview, but Innerview), by the KMET DJ who would come to define the radio station, and the 1970's, and when you talk about KMET, or L.A. rock radio, or rock radio in general, you must talk about the lonesome L.A. cowboy himself, Mr. Jim Ladd.
Jim Ladd, some say, was KMET. Born on January 17, 1948, Ladd beginning his career in 1969 at KNAC in Long Beach, then at KLOS in 1974, he finally settled at KMET where he would stay at for the rest of the 1970's and most of the 1980's. Ladd had the voice for radio, the insight of what a listener wanted to hear, and spoke for a generation with his thoughts and opinions. All Jim ever seemed to ask in return, was to "turn off your T.V., and turn on your mind". Unlike many of his contemporaries in many of the radio markets in this country, Jim refused to play what "they" wanted him to play and set lists were bird cage material, and at KMET, he and the other DJ's had their freedom. Ladd combined music with an atmospheric sound and song sets pounded out by the decade's biggest artists and now legendary albums. Jim Ladd brought us the deepest and most personal of "Innerviews" with Roger Waters, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, and so many more of the artist that were shaping rock music, literally, right in front of our eyes. KMET was now the elite of radio stations and stood as tall as WNEW in New York, WBCN in Boston, WMMS in Cleveland, KQRS in Minneapolis and any of the others in any market. KMET was the biggest, if not the best.
Such a progressive and aggressive format, along with the surf reports, and yes the fish reports, concert reviews told firsthand the next day by the DJ's that were at them the night before, and more and more outstanding rock music in the later part of the 1970's, thrived higher and higher as KMET became such an enjoyment to listen to. Listeners indeed were turning off their TV's and listening to now legendary albums, that were just in their infancy as KMET brought them to the listening public for the first time. "Physical Graffiti", "Rumors", "Frampton Comes Alive", "461 Ocean Blvd.", "Some Girls", "Hotel California", "Street Survivors", and so many other albums were just being released and being heard for the first time. However, it was Pink Floyd's November 1979 release of "The Wall", and the bands connection to KMET seemed to bring a pinnacle and newest of heights for KMET as the decade of the 1970's came to a close.
Any car that looks good and drives smooth, of course must have a strong and reliable engine. The same held true for KMET. Many firmly agree that KMET's engine, especially during its heyday during the years of 1976 – 1983, was driven so smoothly by its program director Sam Bellamy. Sam, as she puts it and many agree who talk about the bricks that built KMET to such success, was responsible for hiring disc jockeys Jeff Gonzer, Jim Ladd, Paraquat Kelley, Cynthia Fox, Bob Coburn, Jack Snyder, David Perry, and the ever so lovely Mary Turner. One of the many keys of success that Sam brought to the station, is she hired "talent". "The community loved us because we were part of them and their concerns. We got involved with Greenpeace and marijuana legalization and we were very involved with the music. We were also very visible and approachable with our audience," reflected Sam. "The personalities answered their own phones, ad-libbed the promotional material, created their own shtick and talked with the listeners. And, I answered personally every single letter ever received at the station that concerned programming," said Sam. For us the fans who believe and listen with such open passion as the disc jockeys, those in the circle, and fans that were there reflect back on the success of KMET, then we must pay equally our respects and thank ever so fondly the incredible success that Sam Bellamy brought to the peak years, of the Mighty MET. Her contributions and years of tough smart decisions were paid back to the listeners in folds.
David Cheny Clip 1 – June 22, 1979
David Cheny Clip 2 – June 22, 1979
David Cheny Clip 3 – June 22, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 1 – June 20, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 2 – June 20, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 3 – June 20, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 4 – June 20, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 5 – June 20, 1979
Cynthia Fox Clip 6 – June 20, 1979
Innocence was forever spoiled, and rock music tragically lost one of its most precious and sacred voices on the night of December 8, 1980 in New York, when John Lennon was tragically and senselessly gunned down by a deranged fan. Trying to make sense off such a loss and looking for comfort was indeed very tough in the days and weeks to come. KMET, and especially the words of Jack Snyder and Jim Ladd the night the story broke, may forever be imbedded in the minds of those that quickly tuned in as they heard the reports and watched the news. Snyder and Ladd though at such a loss for exactly what to say, knew that listeners were hurting and turning to them as part of this awful aftermath for some kind of comfort. Somehow, as those that are veterans of their craft often do, did finds words and walked with the listeners of KMET over the next few days and weeks and reminded us of the happy times, and the music and love that John Lennon stood for. It was a tough time for fans of rock music and a tough time in Rock and Roll. Death had been part of rock music for decades and KMET so spiritually could talk in its free form format through all the overdoses and all the accidental deaths and so many of rock's tragic deaths of these artists they played. However, music was changing and those long nights of fans calling in and speaking their minds and all night tributes as both DJ's and their listeners grew tighter the listening bond, had perhaps a little less grip now. Something wasn't quite right.
It was indeed very tough in any market for a radio station to maintain such stable ratings, and competition, especially in a market as fierce as that in Los Angeles, was steadily improving. With the advent of cable television and MTV, people started to change their moods, and cassettes that now replaced those very bulky 8-tracks made listening to what you wanted to hear in the car when you wanted to hear it, meant less people turning in to the radio as they drive down the highway. Oldie stations offered a nostalgic format, and AM talk radio too had progressed from its conservative roots and offered vast choices of radio pleasure. Seeing the music on MTV, meant for many, no longer a need to simply wanting to listen to it. Video didn't just kill the radio star; it also was taking away some life from the radio itself.
Times were changing, and changes even for KMET were inevitable. In 1978 B. Mitchel Reed underwent coronary heart bypass surgery and left KMET to later show up at cross town rival KLOS-FM in 1979. Sadly, on March 16, 1983, Mr. Reed's lingering heart condition caught up with him, and he died peacefully at his West Hollywood home. He was 56 years young. Reed, much like KMET's co founder Tom Donahue, responsible for starting KMET, passed away far too early and far too young in life. Dying was also finding its way into the corporate world of radio station ownership, and those that owned the station, and especially those that owned the company that owned the station, were beginning to think they knew more of what needed to be played, than the veteran DJ's that they had for hire. Set list's, were being forced upon DJ's across the nation, and KMET could only do little as pressure and rank were sneaking down to what was being played. KMET had survived and thrived during the disco revolution staying true to itself, but changes in culture, trends in music, the growth of rival stations in Los Angeles especially KLOS and KNAC (that switched over to a much harder alternative format), and KROQ's growing popularity by bringing the punk sound that evolved into the new wave sound of the 1980's, took a sizable chunk of KMET's audience. Corporate interference however would be KMET's cancer. Like all cancer, it started to spread and was hard to control. KMET was being called in some circles, and so unfairly, a relic of its own past.
Though KMET still had its peaks, especially during the 1984 and 1985 Bruce Springsteen shows of "The Born In The USA" tour, and still hung on to much of its roots as it could, stricter formatting was indeed the writing on what was now the real wall of KMET. The staff and local management of KMET being unsure just how to continue on, in the wake of such change, and fed up with corporate meddling, and the ever struggle with the daily play lists, soon found staff and its once coveted DJ's leaving The Mighty Met. Morning DJ, Jeff Goner left the station in 1986, and others were to soon follow. In late 1986 The DJ's knew the end was approaching, the station already knew it, and the listeners were starting to hear it. DJ's Randy Thomas, Jack Snyder, Rick Lewis, David Perry, Cynthia Fox, Jim Ladd, and Pat (Paraquat) Kelly gathered to tell a story at Gladstone's in Malibu with staff reporters from the L.A. Times, all the while KMET station director Frank Cody was busy strategizing on just how to pull the plug. Tuesday, February 10th, 1987, Angelenos and the rest of the radio world could read first hand in the Calendar section of the L.A. Times, Patrick Goldstein's, Deborah Caulfield's, and Robert Hilburn's commentary of just what was about to happen to KMET. Even more powerful, was each of the aforementioned KMET deejays, photographed sitting around a table at Gladstone's, finally able to tell their story.
On February 14th, 1987 the stations owners had finally given up, as the end had arrived. At 12:00 noon and as The Beatles "Carry That Weight" played as KMET's final rock oriented song, and the once Mighty Met, the mightiest of all rock radio stations, went dark and ended. Manager Harold Bloom introduced 94.7 The Wave, and the call letters were mercifully changed to KTWV. Reaction came swift and angry, and KTWV caught a wave of its own in the form of listener backlash, however KMET was gone for good and not listener petitions, or any of the many very fine tributes brought on by KLOS, KLSX, KRTH, as well as the local L.A. television stations could resurrect the station. Goliath had been defeated and the mighty Kasey had struck out. February 14th,1987 was called by many, rock radio's "Valentine's Day Massacre".
Homages continued to follow in the weeks after, and what KMET DJ's were not allowed to do because they were so abruptly all fired on February 13th, the day before the end, other radio stations welcomed the KMET staff in to their studio and gave them a chance to speak in their words and offer listeners a chance too, to say some heartfelt good-byes. KLOS DJ Joe Benson especially, would take the lead and welcome in what was for years his rivals at KMET, and so humbly and gently let the listeners heal as well. There were no winners to be found here during this time. Everyone lost a little, and with those at KMET, they lost their jobs and their station. KLOS showed that all DJ's are a fraternity, and rival stations were just that, and what happened to KMET could (and later would) happen to so many other radio stations. After all, to the DJ's at KLOS or KMET it didn't much matter as to who worked where, all and each were friends and long paid their dues in one of the toughest of all radio markets in the nation. The torch was passed that day to KLOS here in Los Angeles, and with class and dignity they accepted it. KLOS had more than longed earned it, and still to this day, every now and then, speaks in such respect about the Mighty Met, its former dial neighbor, 94.7 KMET.
All of KMET's disc jockeys went on to have various degrees of success and still for the most part, can be heard on some form of radio and/or Internet broadcast. Jim Ladd went on to have a major role in Roger Waters 1987 Radio Kaos LP and tour, and continues to be the voice of L.A. rock radio. He is also forever immortalized on Tom Petty's "The Last DJ" LP. Jim received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on May 6, 2005 (7018 Hollywood Blvd.). Cynthia Fox currently has the midday shift on KLOS and is sounding as lovely as ever. Jeff Gonzer is the program director of Westwood One's adult rock format heard on various stations across the country and internationally on Armed Forces radio. Denise Westwood too is at KLOS. Jack Snyder and Ace Young can be found via the Internet at www.cajunmarket.com and at www.yosemitegold.com, respectively.
Personally signed by Jim Ladd and Rachel Donohue
They say all good things come to an end, and nothing lasts forever. KMET seems to fit both these sayings. The Canadian based rock band Rush, said it best in the song "Spirit of the Radio": "….one likes to believe in the freedom of music. But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity". Though KMET may be 20+ years gone, it's soul like so many of the artists and a few of its DJ's that sadly left us, have not at all been forgotten.
www.rockandrollcollection.com December, 2007
Me sitting on top of my recovered but burned and stolen 1978 Camaro in May of 1980.
Note my KMET t-shirt.
My nephew, David St. John, and me in early 1982.
Please note my KMET T-shirt.
On Friday, July 10, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m, L.A.'s 100.3 FM "The Sound" became KMET, just for one day, as we all enjoyed "Finally a KMET Friday." Jeff Gonzer, Ace Young, Pat "Paraquat" Kelley, Jack Snyder, Dr. Demento and others from the Mighty Met recreated the music, the magic, the spirit and fun of LA's original album rock station. Sadly missed was Jim Ladd, Denise Westwood, Cynthia Fox, and Bob Coburn, left out of the party by the "fuddy duddy management" over at KLOS. It was a day of celebration of what was the mightiest radio station ever in Los Angeles, 94.7 KMET. Whooya!
It was a little bit of heaven.
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DENVER -- Ninety minutes after the Colorado Rockies' 2-1 win over Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox, a groundskeeper was still flooding the left side of the infield with a high-powered hose.
It was on that caked dirt that the Rockies caught two huge breaks to win their interleague series opener against the team that popped the champagne on its 2007 World Series title the last time they came to town.
Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes, subbing for injured star Troy Tulowitzki, cheated to his right and snared Mike Lowell's hard-hit grounder in the hole, rolled and fired to first to beat the runner slowed by an ailing hip for the final out.
Barmes had to slide when the ball took a bad hop at the last moment, just like the one Colorado's Ryan Spilborghs hit in the eighth that took a wicked hop over shortstop Marco Scutaro's head just as he was about to scoop it up for an inning-ending double play.
That allowed Todd Helton to score what turned out to be the decisive run.
"My lucky hit? That was the ghost of 'Tulo's mullet coming into play. His locket of hair was there," Spilborghs cracked. "I wish I would have hit a line drive up the middle and made it simple, but that's how baseball works and I'll take it."
Racing in from left field, Spilborghs had a close-up view of Barmes' big play in the ninth.
"My first thought that came to my mind was 'That was sick"' Spilborghs said. "We knew Lowell wasn't running so well, so we were all yelling, 'Take your time and just make a good throw.' And he did."
With that gold-star play, Matt Belisle earned his first save since July 4, 2005, for Cincinnati at San Francisco.
Jhoulys Chacin (4-6) walked five and allowed four singles in 6 2/3 scoreless innings for Colorado. Lester lost for the first time since April 18 despite allowing just one earned run and six hits -- all singles -- in six spectacular innings.
Barmes said he'd never seen a bad hop at Coors Field like the one Spilborghs' grounder took over Scutaro's head. But he said the early start and sun beating down on the infield conspired to make defense an adventure.
"It was just beating on the infield and it usually doesn't dry up like that for a night game," said Barmes, noting some spots stayed damp early on and got chewed up. "Then, when it got hard all over the field, there were some pretty good divots.
"That's baseball," Barmes said. "It's nice to have one of those hops go our way."
The Rockies haven't caught many breaks this season.
They got another in the ninth when Lowell's ball nearly scooted past Barmes before he snared it on the dive.
"I just wanted to go over there and give him a huge hug, which I did later on," said Belisle, who gave up a one-out RBI single to Mike Cameron.
"I saw the ball jump a little bit," Belisle said. "He had to throw a great backhand on it and as soon as he rolled and was able to get rid of it -- Lowell is not the quickest but can get down there, OK? -- I knew we had a shot. Just throw it on the ground anywhere near our vacuum cleaner first baseman."
Boston had won six straight and Lester (8-3) had won eight in a row. He was unbeaten in his previous 11 starts.
In ending a personal four-game losing streak, Chacin (4-6) got a big boost from reliever Joe Beimel, who retired pinch-hitter David Ortiz with the bases full and two outs in the seventh.
The Red Sox also loaded the bases against Chacin in the third. Chacin threw three straight balls to Victor Martinez, then got him on a grounder to second on a full-count fastball to strand three.
"Tough one to lose," Lester said. "Their guy outpitched me. I gave up six singles. Not one of them was hit hard. It's National League baseball. Hopefully, I don't have to deal with it again."
Lester only ran into trouble in the fifth, when the Rockies put runners at first and second with two outs. Helton, mired in a season-long funk, drove a breaking ball into right field to score Chris Nelson, who led off with a single for his first major league hit.
"I haven't done much to help us win this year, so it was good to get a hit when it mattered," Helton said.
The Rockies and Red Sox, who fell to 10-3 in interleague play, continue their three-game series with Ubaldo Jimenez (13-1), who is off to the best start by a pitcher since Roger Clemens went 14-0 in 1986, facing John Lackey (8-3) on Wednesday night.
"It doesn't get any easier," Red Sox manager Terry Francona sighed.
- Huston Street (shoulder, groin) was activated before the game, but Rockies manager Jim Tracy is easing him back into the closer's role because he's missed the entire season. Tracy also wanted to give his current closer, Manny Corpas, another day off.


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2014 200 to usher in new design direction for Chrysler
By Drew Johnson
Monday, Jan 21 2013
Chrysler's next-generation 200 mid-size sedan will usher in a whole new design direction for the brand, the company's chief designer revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Speaking with WardsAuto, Chrysler chief designer Ralph Gilles revealed that the next 200 will feature a new design direction that doesn't share any surface language with any previous Chrysler weve ever seen.
The current Chryslers on the road today certainly dont reflect where were headed, Gilles said. What I can safely say is we are deviating from where we are today, completely. Its a very different feeling (and) look.
CONTINUE AT LEFTLANENEWS.COMGilles said the Avenger will be retired following the 2013 model year, although the automaker is considering a replacement for the mid-sizer sometime down the line.
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New Lancia-design soon revealed thanks to 200
19 January 2013
In order to get some information about Lancia nowadays, theres no other way than to look at Chrysler and their plans on the American market. But still, even then youre not sure whether the 107-year-old Italian brand will benefit from them. Marchionne himself was the one to introduce this utter silence around the luxury brand from Chivasso, and it has been nothing but speculation since. The cooperation with Chrysler is still ongoing, but no one knows what to expect in the future (if anything). The reason for this uncertainty is pretty obvious of course, its the European crisis. The current range from Detroit wouldnt be able to help Lancia and so the brand from Turin is turning more and more into a two-model-brand, like Alfa Romeo has been for quite a while now. Now that the Musa will soon be sold out, the Ypsilon and the Delta will be the only ones still selling in large numbers.
However, there is light at the end of the tunnel, as Chrysler is steadily working on a completely new mid-segment in the US. While Lancia hasnt done anything worth mentioning in this segment since the Lybra, Chrysler is also struggling with the same problem. Ralph Gilles (picture), CEO of Chrysler, has now thrown some light on this matter. It is, obviously, called the 200 and will most probably represent the (future) identity of Lancia. He said that Chrysler will be going a completely different direction with their brand image and that the current range is absolutely not worthy of the future Chrysler. The D-segment 200-range of tomorrow has, according to Gilles, no connection at all (design-wise) to what the people are used to by the brand from Detroit nowadays.
CONTINUE AT AUTOEDIZIONE.COMGilles had an important message for Lancisti; Wait until you see the new 200, your faith in Lancia will be restored.
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We Hear: Next Chrysler 200 To Become More Alfa Romeo Than Chrysler
Written by: Donny Nordlicht
January 18 2013
Since its acquisition by Fiat in 2009, Chrysler has been hard at work pulling from its Italian parents toolbox to overhaul its lineup. Next up is the all-new Chrysler 200, which chief designer Ralph Gilles promises to be both beautiful and relevant, according to a new report.
CONTINUE AT MOTORTREND.COMChryslers compacts arent the only vehicles to be receiving Alfa Romeo DNA. It was reported this week that a follow-up to the Dodge Challenger is in the works. That car would share its rear-wheel drive platform with Alfas BMW 3 Series-fighter, meaning that the new car would be smaller than the current Challenger.


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I felt a jump then saw smoke from the rear and the car would not shift to next gear.I parked and lots of smoke came from under hood. I saw red fluid leaking from under (lots of it). It would not go in to reverse. It sat for 4 hours. It started fine and went in reverse but not in to drive. Fluid still leaking. 180,000 miles.
Need details. Does the A-frame have to be dropped. Would like detailed procedure before I start
Keeps blowing fuse. replaced switch.
Does anyone know what ac compressors work with this model, I need one bad and can't seem to find one I can afford.
noise comming from front end when I go over 10 mph it sounds like a bad tire humming I had tires checked and rotated still hear noise. I changed out the driver cv joint & the spindle thinking the bearing was bad. Plus replaced ball joint. Still hear the nioise. Any Ideas. Oh when the cvjoint was removed no transmission fluid came out.
The car will take itself up to 35 without me touching the accelerator. I can rejigger the idle setting by switching from drive to neutral while stopped waiting a few seconds, hearing the engine slow down, and shifting back to drive, it seems to get a new reading, sometimes the same, sometimes slower, sometimes so slow the car clunks out if I am not revving it manually.
I had the computer and the MAF computer replaced by technicians and they gave it back to me saying they have no idea what the problem is. Any ideas?
Recently the rear wagon door latch started cycling when the car was in Park or Neutral and the remote door control quit working. My mechanic disconnected the rear latch control. Was told that the unit that controls both was located behind the inside storage compartment at the rear left side panel and we would have to have the number from that unit in order to get the correct match. Upon removing the compartment we found it was not there nor can we find it any were else in the rear panels of the wagon. Does anyone know where it could be located and where we can find a replacement? My Carquest supplier says they do not list that part for that early date of wagon.
I need driver side door and front bumper trim pieces (black plastic guards). Also a drivers side turning lense, and emblem/lettering for both fender badges.
Thank you.
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need to know where part goes electrion switch goes suppose to be on steering colum cant find
the battery dies when when i turn the heat or lights on
I thought that I bought a good car a month ago when I got my wagon, things seemed good but soon I started having problems, mostly easy things but this one has me. I was having issues with the key hanging up when turning it on and removing it, its always been a lil sticky. Today i drove it all morning without fail, I get to my daughters bus stop this afternoon and the key will not turn back in order to turn the car off, its stuck in the on or accessories position and will not turn back into the lock position. Ive tried wiggling, jiggling, turning the wheel back and fourth, going thru the gears slowly and then placing it back into park, nothing helps, nothing. I couldnt get the car to turn off and it was steadily burning the not so cheap gasoline that I had put in for the week so I got fustrated and disconnected my battery, to my suprise, it still didnt shut off, it finally shut off when i turned the key forward as if I were cranking it even tho it was already running. Now I dont want to do this too much in order to make it stop running because its gonna burn up my starter but it was the only way to get it off, then i hafta leave the batter disconnected and then connect it when I want to crank the car again...Please help!!!
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October 13, 2006: Ten years ago today, Apple launches its limited edition iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition music player.
Created in association with U2 lead singer Bono and Bobby Shriver, 10 percent of each units sold goes to fighting AIDS in Africa. "We're ecstatic that Apple is giving their customers the choice to buy a red iPod nano and help women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa," Bono says in a statement.


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Are Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson putting their problems behind them?
According to multiple reports, the "Twilight Saga" stars have reunited following Kristen's cheating scandal with her "Snow White and The Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.
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According to People, Kristen, 22, and Robert, 26, met up in Los Angeles over the weekend.
A friend close to Robert told the mag, "[I] think they'll be a couple again."
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E! Online also reported that the co-stars have been spending time together in a secret location in LA.
Rob and Kristen might be having some face time, but that may not mean that everything in their relationship is completely worked out.
Another People source said, "[Moving on is] easier said than done ... and clearly harder than expected."
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The pair's movie "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" hits theaters on November 16.
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Your favorite spiky blonde haired lady—Laura--decided to hang out with the PDC2008 (professional developer's conference) attendees on the first day to see what the general vibe was and find out what they believe PDC is all about. Some of the answers made sense… aaaaand some did not.
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This policy applies to students receiving federal and state financial aid. UWest is required by law to establish for all federal and state financial aid recipients - both qualitative and quantitative standards for "satisfactory academic progress" toward the completion of the degree objective. Aid programs covered by these standards are: Federal Pell Grant, and SEOG Grants, Federal Work Study, Federal Loan programs (Direct, PLUS, Grad PLUS), and some State aid programs. These academic standards apply for all periods of enrollment regardless of whether or not aid was received.
The Financial Aid Office, in consultation with the Registrar, reviews all aid recipients for compliance with the satisfactory academic progress policy at the end of each payment period.
Qualitative Standard (GPA)
The GPA is based on grades for credits earned at UWest and does not include grades transferred from another institution. An undergraduate student must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA. A graduate student is required to have a 3.0 cumulative GPA for graduate level coursework. Students who fall below these requirements will not be considered to be making satisfactory academic progress.
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Students receiving aid must successfully complete a minimum 67% of attempted credits each semester, applicable to their degree, and consistent with their enrollment/funding status. For example, if a student enrolls in 12 credits (minimum required for full-time undergraduate enrollment) in a semester, he/she must complete a minimum of 8 credits in that semester to maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students who fall below this requirement will not be considered to be making satisfactory academic progress.
The attempted credit hours include all earned, unearned, and transfer credits, i.e. all courses for which a student is registered at the end of the drop/ add period.
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Gengler receives award for graduate paper
August 29th, 2013
Amanda Gengler, an assistant professor of sociology, received the 2013 Herbert Blumer Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.
This award is presented annually to the author of the best graduate student paper in the tradition of symbolic interaction. Gengler's paper was entitled, "'Keep Your Hope, Keep Your Faith': Hope work and emotional threat management among families of seriously ill children."
Gengler will be teaching a sociology seminar on health and illness in the spring 2014 semester.
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Moritz Erhardt had just worked three all-night shifts at the office, according to unconfirmed reports on social media.
With all-night partying and shopping out of the way, keep your eyes peeled for the budding museum scene.
His used to steal beer and break into empty properties for all-night drinking parties.
Near the town of Marks, Leon spotted an all-night convenience store.
The party scene grew and grew, and many a morning session was attended by bleary-eyed veterans of all-night binges.
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I am sorry for you," said Fitz, "for this will be an all-night job.
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The suspension of Torsten Frings has put a damper on German hopes of reaching the World Cup finals.
The German national team was flying to Dortmund on Monday for Tuesday's Germany-Italy semifinal when it received news that the 29-year-old defensive midfielder was banned for his part in the brawl that followed the shootout victory over Argentina on Friday -- a game in which he had played a key role in shutting down the potent Argentine attack.
"Torsten marked Riquelme out of the game against Argentina," Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said of Frings' duel with Argentine playmaking star Juan Roman Riquelme.
Klinsmann's comments came before he was advised of Frings' suspension. FIFA had said on Sunday it was taking no action against any German player but cautioned that that could change if further evidence was uncovered. Italian television showed tape of Frings throwing a punch at Argentina forward Julio Ricardo Cruz in Friday's fracas. Frings was suspended for one game and will be on probation for the next six months and face at least another one-match ban if he has disciplinary problems during that period. He was also fined 5,000 Swiss francs ($4,085).
Frings' replacement is likely to be Werder Bremen teammate Tim Borowski, who started in the opener against Costa Rica in place of the injured Michael Ballack.
Italy and Germany have met in the World Cup four times. Their 1970 semifinal game in Mexico is considered the greatest World Cup game ever played. Italy won, 4-3, in overtime. Five of the seven goals came in the overtime. Italy beat West Germany, 3-1, to win the 1982 World Cup. Their other meetings, in 1962 and 1978, ended in 0-0 ties. Italy's 4-1 win over Germany in a friendly on March 1 was the lowpoint of Klinsmann's tenure as German national team coach.
Germany (4-4-2): 1-Jens Lehmann (37 caps-0 goals); 3-Arne Friedrich (41-0), 21-Christoph Metzelder (26-0), 17-Per Mertesacker (28-1), 16-Philipp Lahm (23-2); 19-Bernd Schneider (69-1), 18-Tim Borowski (25-2), 13-Michael Ballack (69-31), 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger (33-7); 20-Lukas Podolski (30-15), 11-Miroslav Klose (60-29).
Italy (4-4-1-1): 1-Gianluigi Buffon (65 caps-0 goals); 19-Gianluca Zambrotta (56-2), 23-Marco Materazzi (30-1), 5-Fabio Cannavaro (98-1), 3-Fabio Grosso (21-1); 20-Simone Perrotta (29-1), 21-Andrea Pirlo (29-5), 8-Gennaro Gattuso (45-1), 16-Mauro Camoranesi (24-1); 10-Francesco Totti (56-9); 9-Luca Toni (22-8).
Three players on each team -- Germany's Arne Friedrich, Lukas Podolski and David Odonkor and Italians Fabio Grosso, Gennaro Gattuso and Gianluca Zambrotta -- carry yellow cards into the semifinals and will be automatically suspended if they are cautioned again. In 2002, Ballack missed the final after collecting a second yellow card in the semifinal victory over South Korea.
Mexican referee Benito Archundia will officiate the Germany-Italy game.
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Rooney 'gobsmacked' by red card
England forward Wayne Rooney says he didn't deliberately stomp on Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho in Saturday's quarterfinal match and was "gobsmacked" to be sent off.
(Gobsmacked? It's Liverpudlian for being astonished -- "smacked" in the "gob," i.e. mouth.)
"When the referee produced the red card I was amazed -- gobsmacked," Rooney said in a statement. "I want to say absolutely categorically that I did not intentionally put my foot down on Ricardo Carvalho."
Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo ejected Rooney in the 62nd minute after treading on Carvalho's groin as he tried to disentangle himself from Carvalho's challenge. England fell to Portugal on penalty kicks after their game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Rooney denied British media reports that he was furious with Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo, his Manchester United teammate, who rushed 40 yards to Elizondo, apparently to make the case to suspend the England forward.
"I bear no ill feeling to Cristiano," Rooney added, "but am disappointed that he chose to get involved. I suppose I do, though, have to remember that on that particular occasion we were not teammates."


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From the American Petroleum Institute on Thursday:
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – A recent decision by BLM to delay oil and natural gas leasing in California is an example of counterproductive government policy that will hurt the economy and weaken U.S. energy security, API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning:
"America has a game changing opportunity to build a stronger economy and to secure a brighter energy future thanks to our vast supplies of newly accessible oil and natural gas. Full development of these resources could mean millions more jobs, stronger and more rapid economic growth, and trillions in added tax revenue, all while strengthening our position vis-à-vis the geopolitics of oil and natural gas markets. Unfortunately, current federal policy continues to prevent our nation from taking full advantage of this opportunity. The most recent example of this is BLM's decision to postpone oil and natural gas lease sales in California until the fall, at the earliest.
"For the last several years, the federal government has shown virtually no interest in promoting new energy development. Today, eighty-seven percent of federal offshore areas remain off limits to oil and natural gas production. And where development is possible in federal areas, permitting and leasing is a slow and cumbersome process. According to the Department of the Interior, from 2008 to 2012, the number of drilling permits issued on federally controlled onshore land dropped over 36 percent while the actual number of wells drilled dropped 40 percent, which depresses production.
"As we look ahead we know that our nation has the workforce, the innovative and the entrepreneurial spirit to make the most of the energy renaissance created by the energy from the shale revolution. We also know that all too often, what's lacking is political leadership and vision. We therefore urge lawmakers on all levels to work together to create a fact-based energy policy, so that our nation can take full advantage of its bright energy future and secure its place as a 21st century global energy leader."
API is a national trade association that represents all segments of America's technology-driven oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 500 members – including large integrated companies, exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms – provide most of the nation's energy. The industry also supports 9.2 million U.S. jobs and 7.7 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers $85 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested over $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.
Chesapeake Energy Corp,the Oklahoma-based firm is the No. 1 driller in Ohio.
Rig Count Interactive Map by Baker Hughes, an energy services company.
Shale Sheet Fracking, a Youngstown Vindicator blog.
National Geographic's The Great Shale Rush.
The Ohio Environmental Council, a statewide eco-group based in Columbus.
Earthjustice, a national eco-group.
People's Oil and Gas Collaborative-Ohio, a grass-roots group in Northeast Ohio.
Concerned Citizens of Medina County, a grass-roots group.
No Frack Ohio, a Columbus-based grass-roots group.
Fracking: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat by ProPublica, an online journalism site.
Pipeline, blog from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Marcellus shale drilling.
Allegheny Front, environmental public radio for Western Pennsylvania.


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This is a camera I've been waiting to get my hands on for quite a while. Announced over a year ago, it's still the Big Daddy of the Nikon CoolPix range. When I say big, what I actually mean is enormous. Nearly 15cm from front to back when powered up and weighing in at 680g including the battery, the 8800 is one seriously massive camera. It must be with a sense of humour that Nikon's corporate website lists it under 'Digital Compact Cameras'.
To be fair, it also comes under the heading of 'Hobbyist & Enthusiast', and that at least is right on the money. The CoolPix 8800 may be nearly the size of an SLR, but it has the specification to match. As well as a big 2/3in 8 megapixel sensor it features a massive 10x optical zoom Nikkor ED lens, equivalent to 35-350mm on a film camera. Nikon ED glass is renowned for its optical quality, and is found in Nikon SLR lenses used by professional photographers all over the world.
Coupled to this is a versatile exposure control system also comparable to that found in Nikon's digital SLR cameras, a tough alloy body with SLR-like handling, a hot shoe for an external flashgun, as well as the ability to record TIFF and RAW files. It's obvious that Nikon is aiming this camera squarely at those thinking of buying a digital SLR. Heck, even the V-shaped red flash on the handgrip is exactly the same as those on Nikon's digital SLRs. This similarity is also reflected in the price. Even shopping around online it's difficult to find an 8800 for much less than £500, while you can pick up a D50 SLR with an 18-55mm lens for under £450. Is Nikon actually undercutting its own market here?
Of course a D50 with a 350mm lens would be a lot more expensive, and it's here that the 8800 has its big advantage. Camera shake is a well known problem with large zoom lenses, so to combat this the 8800 is fitted with Nikon's proprietary Vibration Reduction system, which uses motion sensors and moving lens elements to counteract shake when shooting handheld at low shutter speeds. Nikon claims 3 stops of extra low-speed shooting, and I found I was able to take sharp photos at near maximum zoom at 1/30th of a second, which is about right. This equals the performance of Konica Minolta's moving CCD system, which in light of the recent news of Konica Minolta exiting the market, may next appear in a Sony digital SLR.
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I just wanted to say that I agree with all the comments that Cliff made concerning the Nikon Coolpix 8800, it is indeed a superb piece of equipment, I own several digital camera's, but the 8800 outshines them all and I have yet to see better image quality. In fact, fearing that something untoward might happen to my 8800, I went on Ebay and found a spare just in case...the seller described it as 'in superb condition', in fact it was in mint condition, all credit to him, and all for 𧶏...if anyone is thinking about starting out on the digi trail then I can thoroughly recommend that they seriously consider this camera, they won't be disappointed.
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Please, tell me how can I sett Adobe RGB (1998) on my Nikon coolpix 8800? I'll configure colors on my camera.Thank you. I. Raic
October 28, 2011. Just surfing around and saw this review about my trusted old Nikon 8800.
When talking about "Best" camera, you have to ask, "Best for what". I have carried my 8800 through 30 countries (with a Nikon 8700 backup). The camera is superb for traveling. I have printed 16x20 inch prints of Meteora in Greece that the lab could not believe came from a 5-year old 8-MP camera.
It may not be the best "Studio" camera, but I don't care.
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on sabbatical 2016/17
Alexandra Anthony made her first film, Morning Born Blindly, in 1977 as part of her post-graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A 20-minute documentary about a blind couple having their third child at home with the help of lay midwives, it won top awards at the Ann Arbor and Toronto Super-8 Film Festivals.
Since then, Anthony's films have taken an even more personal turn. She is of Greek descent and spent her childhood in Athens, Greece and her adolescence in London, England before coming to the US to attend Wellesley College and study art history. Belonging to two cultures has always meant being both participant and observer for Anthony, and her deep interest in people and their stories found expression in non-fiction filmmaking.
Anthony is currently working on a trilogy of films with the theme of family in crisis – true stories that are stranger than any fiction. The first, award-winning Yaya, was completed in 1984 and shown in festivals internationally; the second, Lost in the Bewilderness, was completed in 2014 and recently won an Odysseus Award for Best Creative Documentary at the 2015 London Greek Film Festival; and the third, Three Pomegranate Seeds, will soon be in post-production. Anthony is particularly intrigued by the parallels of these contemporary stories with Greek myth and tragedy – it's in her DNA.
A true independent filmmaker, Anthony directs, produces, shoots, records sound, edits, writes and narrates her own work. She was also a film, video and Avid editor for over 20 years for PBS's award-winning series Nova, Frontline and numerous specials for national and international broadcast. Her work earned her several Emmy and Peabody awards. Among the highlights of her freelance work has been working as a sound recordist with independent filmmakers in Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Mongolia.
Anthony has been an adjunct professor at RISD since 1996. She loves learning from the students in her Live Action Senior Degree course and has been nominated twice for the Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Irrigation advances fuel Cambodian rice dream
By Ek Madra
TRAMKOK, Cambodia (Reuters) - Sok Sarin flashes a toothless grin as he looks at his newly built house and remembers how the other farmers laughed when he pioneered new rice-growing techniques in his district in southern Cambodia.
Better irrigation, training in how to select seeds and cheap fertilizer made from wild plants and animal or bat droppings have more than doubled the yield from his rice fields to 3.4 tons per hectare from 1.5 tons.
"No one believed that this idea would work. Now they follow me and they have good harvests," said Sarin, 60.
Cambodia's economy was devastated by civil war from the 1970s to the late 1990s, including four years under Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, whose dream of transforming the country into a great rice power ended in the nightmare of the "Killing Fields."
Now another agrarian revolution is under way as the government seeks to boost rice exports and cut poverty among its 14 million people, 85 percent of whom are farmers or members of farming families.
Thanks in large part to vastly improved irrigation, Sarin can get two crops a year from his fields, earning him an income of $1,500. Per capita income in Cambodia is around $500.
Sarin's neighbor, Long Yos, 50, said Cambodian farmers were also following methods honed in China, India and the Philippines to breed fish that eat the insects that destroy rice plants.
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When looking for a new kitchen sink, the process can be very confusing with the vast amount of options that are out there today. Making it through the buying process and coming to a final choice can be quite overwhelming, especially if you do not know what key questions to ask when shopping for a kitchen sink. So here are a quick set of questions to ask yourself when shopping.
Top 5 Questions:
1. How am I going to install this sink? Drop-in or undermount
Good: SELF-RIMMING (drop-in)
Self-rimming sinks drop into a hole cut in the countertop. A metal flange, or rim, around the top of the sink provides support. Stainless-steel sinks typically are held in place with metal clips tightened from below (cast-iron sinks don't need them). Self-rimming sinks are relatively easy to install. However, the lip around the edge of a selfrimming sink is a great collector of kitchen debris, so these sinks are harder to keep clean than flushmounts or undermounts. All self-rimming sinks should be sealed with a bead of silicone caulk toprevent leaks.
Better: FLUSH MOUNT (drop-in)
Flush-mount sinks often are called tile-edge sinks because the top edge of the sink is designed to be flush with a tile countertop. Flush-mounts are installed in much the same way as self-rimming sinks. Depending on the thickness of the tile and tile adhesive, though, the installer may have to shim or rout the edge of the counter substrate so that the sink and counter are flush. Caulk should be used to seal the sink in place as well as to fill the gap between the edge of the sink and the tile.
Undermount sinks are tucked completely beneaththe counter, so crumbs, food, and other kitchen debris can be swept easily into the sink. Installation, however, is much more exacting. The clearance hole must be cut perfectly because the surrounding edge of the countertop is completely visible once the sink is installed. Heavy undermounts, like those made from stone or cast iron, should be supported from below. Solid-surface undermount sinks are unique because they are glued to the countertop; seams are virtually invisible. There is no chance of a leak and no place for kitchen debris to collect. A really skilled installer can make custom undermount sinks. The downside is higher cost and greater installation difficulty. This job is for a pro.
2. How many basins(or bowls) do I want?
Although sinks come in as many sizes as they do colors and materials, the de facto American benchmark is a 33-in. by 22-in. two-bowl design. It fits right into a standard 36-in. sink cabinet. Some sinks come with equally sized bowls, but most will suggest two different sizes: one 10-in.-deep bowl big enough to handle a broiler pan or cookie sheet, and one smaller, shallower bowl used for washing vegetables and equipped with a waste disposer. Manufacturers will make some three bowl designs but most people will not need to have that third bowl. It tends to be more sink than you will ever need. The key is getting a big pan all the way into the bottom of the larger bowl to avoid washing one end of it and turning it around to wash the other. Measure the largest pan you're likely to wash in the sink, then choose a bowl that will handle it. Remember that thick outside walls afford less interior room than thinner ones.
3. Is there a certain shape that I want my sink to be?
There are lots of fun shapes that your kitchen sink can come in and you will need to determine which one is right for you! The most common is going to be a square, rectangle, or arched square. If you are looking for something more unique there are also oval or round sinks, but those are more commonly used for prep sinks rather than your main kitchen sink.
|Kohler Round Single Bowl Undermount Sink
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4. How Many Holes Does My Faucet Need?
If it is not already overwhelming enough thinking about all your sink options, you need to also consider the faucet that you are going to be using with the sink of your choice. If you are going to use a drop-in style of sink you'll need to determine the number of faucet holes needed for your faucet. The number will depend on the style of faucet you prefer and whether or not you'd like to include a hole for a sidespray, filtered water or soap dispenser, or any additional features.
5. What type of material or texture do I like?
Stainless steel is still the choice of as many as 75% of all buyers. However there are an increasing number of other options that are both inspiring in design as well as efficient for your every day home use. Choices may include: enamel, solid surface, fire clay, soapstone, copper, bronze, stone composites, and concrete. Here are some of the pros and cons of each when trying to decide which material fits your needs the best!
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Stainless Steel: Myriad fo Shapes, Sizes and Cost
(pros) Durable, nonstaining, and heat-resistant surface; wide variety of shapes and sizes; compatible with a wide rangeof countertop materials.
(cons) Economy sinks have shallowbowls with thin walls, which are noisy and flexible. Mirror-polished finishes may be troublesome to maintain. Commercial-grade sinks are relatively expensive.
|Copper and Hammered Copper
Copper and Bronze: Exotic Choices That Draw the Eye
(pros) Highly durable nonferrous metals are aesthetically pleasing with great tactile appeal; surface won't chip or rust.
(cons)Limited styles and bowl designs; very high cost; copper will need occasional polishing.
Solid Surface: High Performance and Flexible Design
(pros) Durable, nonporous, and repairable, with colors or patterns that go all the way through; good sound-deadening qualities; sinks can be glued into solid-surface counters for seamless connection.
(cons) Can be relatively expensive and may not be aesthetically suitable with all countertop materials.
|Concrete Material Sink
Concrete: Tough, with plenty of design possibilities
(pros) Durable; easily customized; good sound-deadening properties; can be cast as part of finished countertop.
(cons) Expensive and heavy; may stain; must be resealed periodically.
Acrylic: Nonstaining and Economical, But Can Be Soft
(pros) Low cost; nonporous surface with good sound-dampening and thermal properties; dingy surfaces can be renewed.
(cons)Acrylic is relatively soft and can be damaged by high heat, abrasive cleaners, and petroleumbased products.
|Natural Stone Material Sink
Natural Stone: Handsome, Indestructible, and Expensive
(pros) High durability; aesthetics; good sound-deadening properties.
(cons) High cost; not the right look for all kitchen designs; weight may complicate installation.
Enamels Surfaces: Keep the Look But Lose the Weight
(pros) Very hard finish with high durability; good sound-deadening qualities; can be painted before firing.
(cons) Can chip; high cost.
If you are able to have a good solid answer to these five questions you will be well on your way to finding that perfect kitchen sink for your home. You can now shop eFaucets.com by many of the categories above such as: Installation Type, Number of Basins(or bowls), Material, Shape, and Texture; making your shopping experience that much quicker and easier!
Sources: Fine Home Building author Scott Gibson, KohlerUSA, and eFaucets.com.


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Agent Carl Carey announced the transaction on Twitter. According to ESPN, he signed a three-year deal worth $30 million, including $7.5 million guaranteed and first-year compensation of $8.5 million.
"That's the most important thing. I haven't won a championship," Peppers told Packers.com when he was in Green Bay to sign the contract. That's where my focus is. I feel like the team is set up to make a run and I feel I can help get it there."
That's what the Packers are counting on — Peppers adding some firepower to a defense that has been defenseless in key games the past three seasons.
Peppers, who was Carolina's first-round pick in 2002, turned 34 in January. He ranks third among active players with 119.0 sacks. He's ranked in the top 10 in six of his 12 NFL seasons, including a ninth-ranked 11.5 sacks for Chicago in 2012. Last season, he started all 16 games and had 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.
He tormented the Packers during his four seasons with Chicago. In eight career regular-season matchups, Peppers had 6.5 sacks. In 2013, he had a sack in each game and an interception of Seneca Wallace in the Bears' win at Lambeau Field.
"The teams that have the good quarterbacks are the teams that win. That obviously factored into some of my decision making," Peppers said of joining Aaron Rodgers. "I'm looking forward to playing with Aaron. As much as I disliked chasing him around, I'm excited to join him."
In terms of coach Mike McCarthy's stated desire of being more multiple on defense, Peppers should be quite an asset — assuming his declining production wasn't a signal that his career was out of gas. At 6-foot-7 and 287 pounds, the Packers could use him in a similar fashion as they wanted to use Mike Neal last season. Peppers has the size to play defensive end in the base defense, the quickness to play defensive tackle in nickel and the athleticism to stand up and play linebacker.
All Peppers would say is "it's going to be something different" when asked about his role.
"(Defensive coordinator Dom Capers) likes to be versatile and do different things. That's something I've wanted to do my whole career," Peppers said. "This team last year had a great offense, even when Aaron went down. The defense — I don't know what they were missing. I definitely feel I can help them get to an elite level. Everything's a perfect fit."
Not only has Peppers been a prolific pass rusher, but he's forced 39 fumbles and picked off nine passes in his career. Of his 10 forced fumbles and three interceptions with Chicago, he had two strips and an interception last year.
The Bears made Peppers available when they released him in a cost-cutting move on Tuesday.
"Julius has been an important part of our locker room," Bears coach Marc Trestman said at the Scouting Combine. "His work ethic was exceptional during the whole season. His focus was good. I'm sure he'll tell you as we all did, that he had very, very good moments and moments when he didn't play as well as he would have liked."
Four days after his release, Peppers became Ted Thompson's only noteworthy free-agent signing since landing Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett in 2006.
Woodson and Pickett became vital members of a championship defense, with Woodson likely penning a Hall of Fame resume based upon his seven seasons in Green Bay. Peppers probably is headed to the Hall of Fame, as well, but does he have more to give?
Last season, based upon ProFootballFocus.com's study of 4-3 defensive ends who played 50 percent of the snaps, Peppers ranked 33rd out of 37 in its pass-rushing productivity metric, which measures sacks, hits and pressures per pass-rushing snap. Peppers ranked 14th in 2012, seventh in 2011 and 18th in 2010.
"I have a lot left in the tank. I have a lot left to give, a lot left to offer. I want to show people I can still play the game at a high level," he said.
Asked about Peppers before the Packers' game against Chicago at Lambeau Field, offensive line coach James Campen said: "Julius Peppers is kind of his own guy. He's a powerful man that has exceptional quickness, excellent length, very strong, savvy — obviously been in the league a long time and is playing at a high level."
Packers defensive line coach Mike Trgovac coached Peppers from 2002 through 2808 when they were with the Carolina Panthers. Trgovac was defensive line coach in 2002 and defensive coordinator from 2003 through 2008.
Peppers spent the last four years with the Bears and earned Pro Bowl selections in each of his first three seasons in Chicago. He had 7.5 sacks last season, the fewest since joining them. He started every game in those four years, had 37.5 sacks and made the Pro Bowl in the first three years.
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Can you at least re-enable the old skin as a non-default option?
I have to agree that although the black is cool and all, I like the white default vbulliten look. I know there has been a option for months to mke the page black but I never selected it because its harder to read. If we could just get a option that would be great.
Yup, I like the new black interface. I really like how it groups the forums properly too. But, I find it hard on the eyes.
Sorry to shout (well, no not really), but to make the new theme mandatory is extremely arrogant of the web-keepers (and, WTF, you can change the theme to this crap, but can't even properly set the f'ing clock?).
Granted - I don't have to post, or even visit here. But I believe that I have contributed to the community and I am not appreciated of this crap being shoved down my throat.
I haven't posted today because every time I visit I really start to "fume" and I must just "go away" to cool down.
In short, we have always had the black theme - those that wanted it could always easily change to it. Those that preferred the basic theme could stick to that one. So, change it back! And while you're "in there", change the fricking clock so that it is not two and a half hours in the future. In case you didn't know, it is YOUR clock that sets the posting times - not mine.
First off, let me say right now, I don't know who/what/why the default has been removed. Unless it's some weird side-effect of the latest update round, I would assume that perhaps Muts altered it. I haven't heard back from him on this yet.
Anyway, I've re-instated it for the meantime.:)
Because of this, I have never used it.
Just to rub salt in the wounds, I didn't notice the default had been removed from the available selection as mine has remained the same:p
The first I saw of it was when this thread appeared (and the other thread linked above by Streaker69)
You are absolutely correct - you do not have to visit here.
As for taking some time to...that's no problem. Here's a few days to help you on your way.......Quote:
"go away" to cool down
Perhaps when you return you can act a little more adult?
Thanks re@lity. I like the default better but I'm not gonna cry if the other style is what muts or who ever wants. I guess the only reason I don't like it is I find it hard to read grey text on a black back ground. But like I said its not that big a issue.
Hell, You guys could post in Monkey Talk and Greek, as long as I was learning something and Sploitz was pushin out more Tutorials, I'd still be here everyday. Chill the EFF out SLK239483284832 whatever. It's a forum. It IS kinda hurtful to the eyes, but so is my face. So deal wit it sucka.


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Commentators have asked for action from Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley following his statements about the need for cultural change at the club following its shock elimination final loss to Port Adelaide.
Six players, including premiership heroes Darren Jolly and Alan Didak, were shown the door by Tuesday, while free-agent Dale Thomas is being chased by other clubs, including Carlton.
But that wasn't enough for some.
Fox Footy analyst David King said on Wednesday night that Buckley had to make "hard decisions" after his comments.
"When you put culture on the table like Nathan has there's no coming back from it," King told AFL 360.
"There's no 'okay, we've passed a couple of players on in (Andrew) Didak and (Darren) Jolly and if (Dale) Thomas goes, Thomas goes you have to make decisions to change culture, you have to force the change.
"That's not a free agency decision for someone to leave, that's Nathan taking control of this football club and it's going to take some big decisions.
"I can't wait to see what he does because you know what if Nathan doesn't act, if Nathan doesn't move on a Shaw, a Swan, an O'Brien then he says they're not the problem. If they're not the culture problem, then where is it ?"
News Corp Limited reported on Thursday that Heath Shaw was being offered for trade.
But on Thursday morning SEN's Dermot Brereton said the departure of so much senior talent meant Collingwood had to keep Shaw, and the fuss surrounding the Magpies would calm down in a couple of weeks.
He said there was "no hope in hell of him going. You don't let talent like him go ... if you have already got five out..."
"If we just take the heat out of it right now and step back for two weeks, we'll say: 'You know what? Heath's had his wings clipped'.
"He's not going anywhere," Brereton said on the Morning Glory program.
Tim Watson told SEN Shaw's on-field behaviour had become a problem, but he was also sceptical as to whether Shaw would join the Magpie exodus, saying such stories were common at this stage of the footy season. He said whether Shaw departed would depend on "whether they can get a deal done that they are happy with".
SEN commentator Kevin Bartlett says Shaw's on-field antics were accepted when Collingwood was successful, but now attracted comment with the Magpies sliding from premiers to second to fourth, and now eighth on the ladder.
Shaw attracted heavy criticism for his petulant display in the 24-point loss to Port Adelaide on Saturday night, in which he gave away a 'double goal' to Angus Monfries. It followed many instances of on-field arguments with teammates and coach Buckley.
Tim Watson told SEN that while Buckley was entitled a coach to challenge his player, he had spoken out at the wrong time.
"Straight after a game, after a loss like that which was a really bitter loss for Collingwood to accept on Saturday night because there's no way as a club that they didn't think they weren't going to win that," Watson said.
"... Then to go into a press conference, that's not the time to be really tearing yourself apart after a game like that.
"I think what should have happened is somebody just take his coat and say 'don't make any grandiose statements in here and don't say too much'."
Brereton said part of Buckley's apparent frustration with his players could have developed because the coach of two years, who was renowned for his work ethic and drive as a player, did not believe he could see the same attitude within the team.
"I think Nathan is probably intolerant of what he believes his players are not seeking the same sort of excellence from themselves," Brereton said.
Meanwhile, Krakouer's manager Matt Gray said the 30 year old was keen to continue playing.
"His spirits are really positive at the moment he knows he's got some good footy left in him," Gray said.
"We just need to sit down and see what opportunities arise if any and then we'll go from there.
"He certainly is prepared to do the work. He's continuing to train at the moment, he's got his eyes set on the international rules series over in Ireland so he's still got the fire in the belly and is prepared to do the work required to play at the elite level."
He said Krakouer, who has had his off-field and personal issues, would be a good addition for the correct team.
"In the right environment, Andy has got plenty of good footy left in him and he can be dangerous for any side that wants to have a crack at him, provided the club and myself and Andrew all work together," Gray said.
Star midfielder Dale Thomas, rated the best player in the competition in 2011 by then St Kilda coach Ross Lyon, is tipped to leave the Magpies, after it was confirmed clubs including Carlton were seeking the free agent's services.
Veteran half-back Ben Johnson retired mid-season, and tall forward Chris Dawes and speedy midfielder Sharrod Wellingham were traded at the end of 2012.
Collingwood has also said goodbye to David Buttifant, its fitness and conditioning guru of 13 years. He is tipped to join 2010 Collingwood premiership coach Mick Malthouse at Carlton.
Forget 2010? Departures from Collingwood's premiership team.
Leigh Brown (retired)
Chris Dawes (traded)
Sharrod Wellingham (traded)
Alan Didak (delisted)
Ben Johnson (retired)
Darren Jolly (delisted)