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Tony Whatley's LS1tech.com Camaro SS-350 Project Car heats up Houston!
The sound is unmistakable: a high-pitched whine of a MagnaCharger blower spinning up as the air-fuel mixture heads toward the cylinders. Almost sinister in tone, we could hear Tony Whatley deciding to get after it on the highway near Atlanta Dragway, and he quickly came past us in the red 1969 Camaro he had built. Powered by an LS6, the fact the sound was emanating from beneath the hood of an authentic SS-350 Camaro in this day of high-dollar muscle car restorations was somewhat surprising, but that was always part of the plan according to Whatley.
"This was the first car I purposely bought as a project vehicle. I wanted an authentic Camaro SS–no clone–though it didn't need to be numbers-matching since I would be removing the engine anyhow. The very first car I ever owned was a red '69 Camaro that I drove during high school but later sold to help pay for college, so I really wanted a red car again, too."
The car is actually the culmination of a lot of hard work and planning, but there are no plans to put the show-quality machine into storage between shows; Tony admits readily that the plan is to drive this one. Even with only ten miles on the motor when the car debuted at the Year One Commerce Challenge last October, he knocked down a tire-spinning 11.70 best at 122 mph. It was a suitable place for the car to make its debut, since Year One also played a vital role in bringing the LS1tech.com 'Extreme-G' Camaro to fruition.
While not the proverbial needle in a haystack, it took eight months before the right car came up once the 32-year-old petroleum Project Manger knew what he wanted. The car itself was located 1,000 miles away from his home in Houston. After seeing photos and talking with the owners, Tony took the plunge, sent a deposit and bought a one-way ticket to Kentucky, then drove the semi-finished restoration back to the Lone Star State, including a six-hour "un-pleasure-cruise" through torrential rains across Louisiana. Plans were already cemented to use late-model technology, and he began purchasing parts to put the machine back into literally better-then-new shape, using Year One and the used parts forum on www.LS1tech.com, a Web site which Tony co-founded.
We all have seen photos of mega-dollar restoration shops; during the course of the work he did on his masterpiece, Tony never put the car on a lift. In fact, it was done in the indoor-outdoor garage of a Houston apartment complex supported only by jack stands and determination. As the project progressed over the course of a year, Tony worked on the car almost nightly, doing the welding, fabrication, and assembly himself. With parts in hand six months after the purchase, the car was taken down to the basic body shell, received some minor sheetmetal replacements, and the transmission tunnel was raised 1.5 inches to clear the new six-speed box.
A used 12-bolt rear was set up with 3.73 gearing, restored to stock appearance and installed, while the front sub-frame and inner fenders went out for powder coating. In terms of getting the suspension out of the stone age, a 2002 Camaro power rack-and-pinion outfit from Brewer's Restoration & Performance was installed, coupled with tubular A-arms up front and lowering leaf springs in the rear, both by Global West. Shocks are QA1 12-way adjustables in both the front and rear, while Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. supplied disc brake parts for all four wheels. A set of Cal-Trac bars keeps the rubber tight to the tarmac.
Meanwhile, the engine was also coming together. The bottom end is an assembled 2002 LS6 short-block from Motorsports Technologies, Inc. (MTI), also of Houston. It displaces 348 inches but is equipped for forced induction with 9.5:1 compression Wiseco pistons, Lunati billet rods, and a custom-grind MTI cam with .581 lift/230 degree specs. After adding Ferrea valves and Isky springs, MTI's Stage 2 race-ported heads with opened chambers to reduce compression were installed above the cylinder banks on ARP engine studs, then topped with ARE sheetmetal valvecovers. Tony assembled the engine around the short-block package himself, topping it off with a MagnaCharger blower using an air/water intercooled configuration making 8.5 psi boost. Many stock LS6 parts, including the crank, cam rockers, and a ported oil pump, were used as well.
Induction air through the blower is cleaned via a K&N filter, while a pair of Stainless Works headers (1.75-inch primaries into 3-inch collectors) feed the fumes through to an X-pipe set-up and turbo-type mufflers. Everything comes together through the use of a 1998 Camaro computer, an Aeromotive EFI inline pump and regulator, and a Painless Wiring harness that Tony installed at home and MTI then fine-tuned. Behind is a T-56 Tremec six-speed box with a RAM clutch and Pro 5.0 shifter. The result on the chassis dyno at MTI showed that there are now 506 ponies at the back tires. Of course, appearance is part of the final package. Intro Wheels came through with four GT Sport rims, 17×8 (4.75-inch backspacing) up front and 17×10 (5.50-inch backspacing) out back, all shod in Nitto Extreme 555 rubber. Herman's Classic Cars of London, Kentucky. did the paint (1995 Chrysler Radiant Fire), while Year One supplied the hounds-tooth upholstery for the 2002 power front/1969 vintage rear seats, completed by Trendsetters in Katy, Texas. Tony kept the old-school idea alive with Stewart-Warner gauges. Other interior changes were a Covan gauge panel in the dash, custom overlays on the console, and a radio delete! Nothing to hinder the sound of horsepower.
"I built this car to be driven," says Tony. "It's not going to be a show car trailer queen and hidden from possible rock chips. My first goal is to get it down into the 10-seond zone, then go for the 9s using a Nitrous Express wet kit; an NHRA legal 6-point cage will be going into the car first."
"This car was built with three goals in mind," he says in conclusion. "It had to keep the classic look inside and out. It had to have the newer engine, driveline, and suspension components. Finally, it had to haul ass. I was getting tired of all these show cars that only focus on appearance. I'm ready to break that show car image wide open with this project."
With over 500 horses at the rear tires already, the sound of such a goal may be just as sinister–and enjoyable–as that MagnaCharger under the 2-inch cowl of Whatley's hood…


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Called San Francisco because of the convent next to it, this square was conceived in 1628, with the objective of supplying water to the ships trading with the metropolis. For many years it also served to stockpile the goods arriving from the harbor. Chronicles of the time say that the square had a busy commercial life. The people, in humble carts or afoot, sold and bought a variety of goods. It's important to know that through this place the Spanish immigrants arrived to Cuba. Among the houses built around the plaza, as was already usual, the house of the Arostegui family, residence of the Captain Generals until the completion of the City Hall at the end of the 18th century, was erected.
During a long period of the Spanish dominion, the San Francisco Fairs took place at the square, beginning on October 3. It is said that around the year 1600 the first fountain of the city could be seen at the plaza. In 1836 it was replaced by a beautiful fountain made of white Carrara marble by Giuseppe Gaggini, under the good auspices of the Villanueva Count. This fountain is called Fuente de los Leones (Lions Fountain). At that time it was protected by an iron fence, as seen in some pictures of 1835. Later on, because it was feared that it could be damaged, it was relocated to the Paseo de Isabel II, nowadays Paseo de José Martí (or Paseo del Prado, as it was also called). Finally, the fountain was returned to its original location where it still remains.
Overview and HistoryCome and see five decades of decay and neglect fueled by men in green preaching for la Revolucion. Havana is a breathing contradiction, poor by European standards but rich in resources; happy and cheerful folks making the best of the crumbling infrastructure and basic shortages. Once opulent, now a shadow that doesn't have much longer to go before it all falls apart. These images were taken a few months after the twentieth century's longest-ruling dictator, Fidel Castro, stepped down. Here is a place where there are still no mobile phones, and where about half of the cars date from before 1960. Strangely beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time, Havana is something that everyone should see.Facts: Havana is the capital of Cuba, the heartbeat of its fourteen provinces, and the largest city in the Caribbean. With 2.1 million people, the pace of life is a lot faster here than in the rest of Cuba, so get ready to stay up late and drink some rum.Panfilo de Narvaez gets the credit for founding the first settlement here in 1514, although Sebastian de Ocampo first charted the island in 1509. Anyway, colonists were hard on their heels. (Or keels as the case may be.)Spanish navigators fell in love with Cuba because it was so close to the Gulf Stream, an ocean current that could zip them back across the Atlantic to Europe at the drop of a conquistador's helmet.King Philip II of Spain gave Havana the title of City in 1592 whereupon it could officially become the gateway to the new world and its abundant streams of wealth. The original Havana was located on the southern coast of Cuba, but it moved several times (for reasons of mosquito infestations, the story goes) and ended up in a neat bay on the northern coast, with the Almendares river running through it.The Spanish built forts and battlements to protect against devilish French, Dutch and English navies which were attacking the city in their own hunt for the fountain of youth, or at least untold riches. French pirates burned Havana to the ground in 1539 and the English stopped in for a raid in the 1620's, easily laughing off the Castillo del Morro's defenses. Huge fortresses at the entrance to the bay loom as testament to the ferocity of sea battles circa 17th century.As everyone knows, if you want to have a country, first you need a perimeter that you can defend. Ask Alexander Hamilton, the architect of the United States, who cut his chops as a shipping clerk in the West Indies... the coast guard was no joke back in the colonial times.The Spanish response to these black market marauders most foul was to decree that all merchant ships must travel together in a flotilla, which could more easily be protected by the Spanish Armada, and thus avoid a treacherous end in the watery deeps.Because of this decree, ships accumulated in the port of Havana waiting for fair weather and a large enough group to travel. For months they would wait in harbor while the supplies of gold, silver, alpaca wool, mahogany, leather and cocoa piled up. Tobacco and cane sugar made their debut in Europe as hitch hikers on the load. Imagine the debauchery Havana must have experienced in those decadent dangerous days! Literally thousands of ships would be assembled in the harbor by the end of summer, waiting to take off across the high seas of the Atlantic.In any case, Havana soon became the main Spanish port in the Caribbean so let's keep going, as did Hernan Cortes when he used Cuba as a stepping stone for his conquest of Mexico. Legends of El Dorado and the seven cities of gold attracted more conquistadores, but since Cuba itself had none of these mineral deposits, it remained largely undeveloped until later.For a brief stint Havana was occupied by British forces which were busily battling the Spanish, during the Seven Years' War declared in 1762. However, in a crafty maneuver the Spanish traded Cuba for Florida, showing impressive intuitive savvy considering the budding American Revolution.Besides a minor epidemic or two in the seventeenth century, Havana expanded rapidly from then on. Her population hit 80,000, third only to Lima and Mexico City, as of the 1750's. 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Cold War tensions, Russian nuclear-armed missiles ninety miles off the coast of Florida, and Kennedy on the phone with Kruschev talking about whether or not to destroy life on earth as we know it.Fidel Castro has only just stepped down as the country's leader, and the United States continues its embargo on Cuba today, astonished that the little country has survived the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequent loss of subsidies. Cuba has made up the difference in their budget by promoting tourism to the world, and if these panoramas don't explain why, you've got your eyes closed.Getting ThereCuba's main airport is Jose Marti International (HAV). It's about fifteen km from Havana, an easy drive or bus ride.Transportation to and from the airport is by taxi or minibus. Bus service from the airport to your hotel can cost anywhere between $8 and $25.TransportationCuba has great taxi service, as well as the option to rent a van, car or motorcycle. 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- Relatives à antécédent interne, nominalisation et focalisation : entre syntaxe et morphologie en bélharien (1995)
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In the wake of yesterday's big splash by the Phillies, Mets GM Omar Minaya promised a better team next year. Speaking to reporters at Citi Field, Minaya said: "I feel like, in past years, we have always found a way to improve our club, and I feel comfortable we will continue to work hard and, when it's all said and done, when we get to Opening Day, our team is going to be better than they way they ended last year."
Assuming Jose Reyes returns, David Wright regains his power stroke and a full, injury-free season from Carlos Beltran, not to mention, Johan Santana, the Mets can't help but be better next year.
The injuries were the storyline last season, but even so there were plenty of times in which they did not perform, especially on the mound.
Minaya said the Mets aren't done, and didn't express discouragement as to how things have progressed.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan," Minaya said without telling what it was. "We know who we've targeted, and we feel comfortable if we get our guys we're gonna have a very good team on the field and we're going to be a team that will compete for our division and compete for the pennant."
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In the NBA, everyone's used to living with the tight deadline that is the 24-second shot clock. Players and coaches are always turning the page from last possession to next possession.
And so it must be for this Grizzlies' season.
The Rudy Gay Chapter is over. From rumors to the actual trade of the team's leading scorer to the Toronto Raptors, the season's shot clock has been reset. After a short-handed Grizzlies team got thumped in Oklahoma City, new players Tayshaun Prince, Ed Davis and Austin Daye suited up and played before the home crowd for the first time in an 85-76 win on Feb. 1 over the Washington Wizards.
But then the Grizzlies suffer a bad home loss to a terrible Phoenix Suns team and a good old-fashioned butt-kicking in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Now, the Golden State Warriors are coming to FedExForum for a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff standings on Friday, Feb. 8.
Rudy Gay has moved on to the Toronto Raptors after the recent trade. It seems to be time the Memphis Grizzlies reset the season's shot clock before the season spirals away from them.
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Point guard Mike Conley stood at his locker after the Wizards game and said: "We're just now coming out of the smoke, the haze, of (the Rudy) trade."
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Recent comments from coach Lionel Hollins have added another layer of intrigue. When the Grizz were in OKC, he talked of not being able to have "champagne tastes on a beer salary." This was widely interpreted as a shot at the new ownership group and their impatience for getting under the luxury tax line. In fairness to Hollins, he may not have meant it as harshly as it came out given that you can count on one hand, starting with the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, the teams willing to go over the luxury tax line.
Controlling owner Robert Pera and CEO Jason Levien were not entirely oblivious to the restlessness; on Friday, Feb. 1 Pera and Levien conducted an online chat at www.grizzlies.com with the club's MVP season-ticket holders.
Pera said the Grizzlies are a "far more dangerous playoff team today" and talked about how at his Ubiquiti Networks they are in the midst of an "us" vs. "old school" battle in the "networking technology space."
Said Pera: "Unfortunately, when you do something entirely new that threatens to redefine the existing value system status quo, the guardians of that very system are going to resist."
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2006 Chevrolet Equinox ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Bigger than your average compact SUV.
The Chevy Equinox is Chevrolet's answer to the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. It's bigger than each of them (including the all-new 2006 RAV4). Equinox is big enough that its dimensions blur the line between compact and midsize sport utilities. It's nearly 14 inches longer than the Ford Escape and just three inches shorter than a Chevy TrailBlazer.
As a result, the Equinox is roomier than other compact SUVs, and has features that enhance its versatility. The back seats are mounted on tracks and slide fore and aft. Slide forward and you have more cargo space. Slide the seats rearward for more rear legroom. The rear seatbacks also recline for additional comfort. Fold the rear seats down, then fold down the front passenger seatback down, and you can load eight-foot objects inside. However, Equinox only seats five because it does not offer a hopelessly cramped third row as the new RAV4 does.
It long wheelbase gives the Equinox good stability and ride quality. Like the CR-V, RAV4, and Escape, Equinox is based on a passenger car design.
Equinox was launched as a 2005 model so there aren't any major changes for 2006. However, the 2006 models do come standard with anti-lock brakes, cruise control, and other features, which wasn't the case last year. Also, interior changes have been made for 2006 to improve the appearance and function of the cabin. Our biggest complaints with the 2005 models had to do with interior materials.
The 2006 Chevy Equinox comes in two trim levels, the basic LS and the better-appointed LT. Both are available with front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD). Equinox comes standard with a 3.4-liter V6 and five-speed automatic transmission. The 2006 Equinox LS packs more standard equipment than last year, and the LT level has been split into two sub-levels called LT1 and LT2.
Equinox LS FWD ($21,755) and AWD ($23,505) come with air conditioning; cruise control; cloth upholstery; a fold-flat front passenger seat; a Multi-Flex 60/40 split rear bench seat that folds, slides, and reclines; six-speaker AM/FM/CD audio; and power windows, mirrors, and locks with remote keyless entry. Bumpers are body-color for 2006. LS FWD comes standard with traction control.
LT1 FWD ($23,050) and AWD ($24,675) add fog lights, carpeted floor mats, deep tinted glass, and 16-inch aluminum wheels. Mirrors, door handles, and roof-rack side rails are body-color rather than charcoal or black. Sound system options expand considerably at the LT1 level, and include a six-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 unit with RDS ($135); a similar unit incorporating a six-CD changer ($395); and digital audio with XM Satellite Radio ($325). Also available: a tilt-and-slide sunroof ($595) and luggage rack cross-bars ($95).
LT2 FWD ($24,180) and AWD ($25,805) add an auto-dimming inside rearview mirror with an eight-point compass and outside temperature display, leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant audio controls, and 17-inch aluminum wheels. In addition to the LT1 options, LT2 buyers can choose leather seating (at no cost), heated seats ($250) with cloth or leather, and a Pioneer seven-speaker sound system with amplifier and subwoofer ($295).
Options for all models include a towing package ($350), engine-block heater ($35), and OnStar.
Safety features include anti-lock brakes, now standard on all models. Side-impact and head-curtain airbags are optional ($395) offering torso protection and head protection in the event of a side impact or rollover. OnStar is an excellent safety feature as its operators will dispatch rescue crews to the scene should your airbags deploy and you fail to respond to their calls.
The Chevrolet Equinox looks the part of a Chevy truck from the front, with its requisite single-bar grille sporting a large gold Chevrolet bow-tie emblem. But its side-view shape is quite a bit different from the rest of the family, and we like it.
The roof pillars and the sheetmetal above the windows but below the roof seem to be extra-thick, imparting a feeling of extra solidity and strength, important for a truck made on a car platform. When you shut the doors, the sound is more like a the muted mating of plastic than the hollow clang of sheetmetal. It's a sound that no other Chevrolet truck makes.
The Equinox look solidly planted on its wheels. Its bigger size is evident everywhere. The doors open wide for easy entry and exit, and the rear gate goes up and out of the way, allowing you to stand fully upright for easy loading of groceries, camping equipment, dogs.
Equinox is based on a car-type platform, with unit-body construction rather than body on frame for better ride and handling.
Inside, where the people live, work and ride, is where the Chevy Equinox shines when compared to some of its competitors. Up front, Equinox carries flexible net storage pockets on both sides of the center tunnel. The center console/armrest has a small storage cubby and a coin holder for toll money. Dual cupholders pop out of the end of it, but they're flimsy and get in the way of the handbrake. The armrest flips up, providing better access to an open floor console that's a perfect place for a purse, briefcase or tote bag. The floor-mounted cupholder works well, while slots farther to the rear holds CDs angled forward for easy selection.
The Equinox cabin is a clean and functional design, with low-gloss nickel-plate trim on the console and control panel, a scheme that matched well with the light gray of our test Equinox LT2's leather upholstery. Improvements for '06 include new knobs for climate control (and a claim of improved performance), and better integration of the passenger-side airbag cover. Down on the console, the T-handle shifter on the '05 models has given way to a more conventional shift lever for '06. Seat heaters are now available with cloth as well as leather seats, and the seat-heating controls of been re-located to the instrument panel.
The rear seat rides on a track that allows it to slide back and forth by up to eight inches, to bring kids or briefcases closer to the front, or to provide extra legroom for tall second-row passengers. With both front and rear seats in the full rearward positions, there's more rear-passenger legroom in the Equinox than you'll found in many larger SUVs: a full 42 inches. And behind the seat there's still plenty of room for your stuff. GM calls this innovative feature the Multi-Flex rear seat. Rear passengers also enjoy a 12-volt power outlet and dual slide-out cupholders. Rear head restraints have been down-sized slightly for '06, improving rearward visibility for the driver.
GM's designers have used the space above the wheel wells to a handy cargo storage system. A lightweight reversible panel slides into slots on the Equinox's wheel wells at three different heights. Carpeted on one side and plastic on the other, the panel can serve as shelf, cargo cover or even a picnic or tailgating table. The tops of the wheel wells contain storage bins for small items. And there are several tie-downs and hooks on the panel from which to hang grocery bags. However, this system is being eliminated during the 2006 model year to increase cargo capacity.
XM Satellite Radio is a great feature when traveling cross country because the stations don't change. It's nice to have around town for listening to music, 24-hour news broadcasts (Fox, CNN), sports (NASCAR), talk radio, and comedy.
Equinox doesn't offer a navigation system, but OnStar can can help and doesn't even need to be programmed. Simply press the blue button and a human operator responds, to provide directions and other assistance. OnStar always knows the location of your vehicle. The operators will notify authorities of your location if your airbag goes off and you do not respond to their calls. Or you can press the emergency button and they'll send out the troops. They can unlock your doors if you lock your keys inside. They can direct you to the nearest gas station or help find a good restaurant or motel. If your vehicle is stolen, OnStar can pinpoint its location and direct the authorities to apprehend and recover.
Driving Impression
The Chevy Equinox is among the few compact sport utilities that offers a V6 engine. It delivers good acceleration and it's smooth enough. EPA fuel economy estimates are 19/24 mpg city/highway for front-drive models and 18/23 for the AWD version. The 3.4-liter V6 is an old overhead-valve design that lacks modern features such as variable valve timing and variable-length intake runners. So it feels strained when pushed at high rpm. It delivers 185 horsepower and 210 pound-feet of torque.
The V6 engine is aided considerably by the five-speed automatic transmission. Chevrolet says the Equinox can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 8.5 seconds, which should be adequate performance for most families. And while it may not excel at acceleration, Equinox is rated to pull a 3500-pound trailer.
Its long wheelbase and 3600-pound heft give the Equinox a decent ride, making it a suitable companion for long trips. Its handling is responsive and it's easy to modulate the brakes for smooth stops.
The Equinox has good road feel in highway driving, yet the driver may notice that steering effort is very low at low speeds for easier maneuvering in tight parking lots. The steering ratio is variable, and the Equinox uses electric, rather than hydraulic, power steering. An electronic control unit programmed for a variety of performance characteristics regulates an electric motor mounted adjacent to the steering column, providing the right amount of assist for a given driving situation. We don't think the average driver will feel the difference between this system and more conventional hydraulics, and that's a good thing. Unlike a hydraulic servo, the electric booster doesn't use engine power, resulting in slightly better fuel economy.
In AWD guise, Equinox still sends power to the front wheels in dry-road conditions, automatically transferring power to the rear wheels only if the front wheels slip. The system is designed primarily for improved wet-pavement performance but is rugged enough for some light off-road duty.
The Chevy Equinox is larger than other compact SUVs. Its flexible interior design provides room for full-size people and their gear, featuring a sliding second-row seat. It comes standard with a V6 and offers a good value.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw is based in the Detroit area.
Model Lineup
Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD ($21,755); LS AWD ($23,505); LT1 FWD ($23,050) LT1 AWD ($24,675); LT2 FWD ($24,180); LT2 AWD ($25,805).
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Ingersoll, Ontario.
Options As Tested
leather seating surfaces (NC); heated front seats ($250); sunroof ($595); 6-CD changer ($395); 7-speaker Pioneer premium sound system w/subwoofer and amp ($295); XM Satellite Radio ($325) includes 3-month trial subscription; OnStar ($695); towing package ($350).
Model Tested
Chevrolet Equinox LT2 FWD ($24,180).The Chevy Equinox is larger than other compact SUVs. Its flexible interior design provides room for full-size people, their gear, and offers a great value. The Equinox comes in two trim levels, the basic LS and the better-appointed LT. Both are available with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Equinox comes standard with a 3.4-liter V6 and five-speed automatic transmission. The Equinox LS packs more standard equipment than last year, and the LT level has been split into two sub-levels called LT1 and LT2. Safety features include anti-lock brakes, now standard on all models. Side-impact airbags, head-curtain airbags, and OnStar are optional. For 2006, the Chevrolet Equinox sees no major changes.
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Playing Not To Lose Instead Of Playing To WIN!!!
Yesterdays loss against the Steelers hurts. It hurts on so many levels. The Defense was outstanding. I have never been prouder than what the defense did yesterday. They dominated the whole game but the defense can't do it all folks. They are not at that level yet. The Steelers did not impress me at all. Thats why it's so hard to take this loss and I take it personal.
The loss yesterday felt worse to me than the loss to the Giants in the playoffs last year. Going into the 4rth quarter, I had all but started celebrating going 9-4 into the Giants game this coming week. So where did it all go wrong? Was it when Newman got burned on that 47 yard pass to Holmes? Or was it early in the 3rd quarter when Romo had Williams open in the end zone but didnt see him until it was too late? No, it was none of those individual plays. We lost the game midway through the 3rd quarter. Garrett started calling plays to try and run out the clock instead of stabbing the wounded Steelers in the heart and going for the kill. Ever heard the saying, "Play not to lose the game instead of playing to win?" Well thats where we lost the game yesterday. We fell right into that situation.
Last year people would say that the Dallas Cowboys lacked that killer instinct to close out games. We never go for the knock out punch. Thats what is exactley is wrong with Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett. They will never calls plays to slit the throat of a wounded horse. Thats why these Dallas Cowboys are called soft. Thats why Aikman reiterated to all Cowboy fans in the land that this team wasnt tough up until today. Don't get me wrong guys, the Cowboys defense play outstanding as I stated before. I give them an A + to the tenth power for their gutsy performance yesterday at Heinz field. The Steelers simply stole one from us or we gave it to them. The Steelers did not out perform the Boys yesterday. The offense just self destructed. The conservative play calling going late into the 3rd quarter is what lost us the game. Garrett, for all his wisdom, decided that 10 points was enough to put away the Steelers leading 13-3 going into the 3rd. We were moving the ball with ease at the begining of the 3rd quarter and scored 10 unanswered points. Then it all went to crap.
I can sit here all night and write that we should of done this and we should of done that but in the end, its not gonna change the fact that we lost that game yesterday. Wade Phillips style of head coaching is too soft, too gentle. Garrett's sometime questionable play-calling comes into question as well. It makes you wonder if Ernie Zampese didn't rub off on Garrett too much in the 90's. Garrett has to understand that Romo is no Aikman and Choice is no Emmitt. Different players and different styles. We lost cause we relaxed. We lost because the defense was out there way too much. I dont blame Romo for yesterdays loss. I dont blame any single one player as well. I blame the head coaching and the offensive coaching style for yesterday's loss. We lack the killer punch out. We lack that killer instinct. By all accounts we should be 9-4 right now. The great Emmitt Smith as well called this team mediocre this past week. The way the offense played yesterday looks like Phillips and Garrett ate those words.


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About Michael Talpas
"judeg is also wrong about his bank analogy, if the bank (Mega Upload)existed to provide the criminal product, was doing the criminal activity, any one who has money there, would also be considered a criminal, and would have to prove, they were not a criminal, i.e. had not uploaded illegal infringement material, to recieve thier funds"
This is factually incorrect, on several points. Firstly, it has not yet been proven that any criminal activity has been committed. There has been no trail, and no conviction. Also, there is much evidence to suggest that this is a civil copyright case blown up into a criminal copyright case without any evidence of criminal copyright.
Secondly, even if the bank were criminal (for instance, set up as a laundering scheme), then the people who deposited their money without any knowledge of the crimes being committed by the bank are victims. It is, at least partially, their money being used to fund these crimes. They should have their money returned to them, once it is determined that they had nothing to do with what was going on behind the scenes.
Thirdly, and most importantly, they don't have to prove they are innocent. They must be presumed innocent, until proven guilty, in a court of law. If there is no evidence of wrongdoing on their part, their money must be returned to them.
Lastly, a file backup isn't always used as a file backup. I would go so far as to say (without any evidence to back this up) that there were people who were, in fact, using Megaupload to store their files, without having any local copy. Pictures of their children. Recordings of their families voices. Portfolios of their work. Archival footage that could be very valuable to them. If these things are not returned, then the Justice Department is doing a severe injustice to the people involved.
It is irresponsible and shocking that you would not consider the plight of innocent people. Is your hatred so great that you can actually justify their suffering in the name of your so-called Justice?
Unfortunately, it looks like the raids were done with the permission and cooperation of the New Zealand government. But, you are correct about everything else.
I might agree with you, if the person had waited until after the game was actually released to ask for help. There is a certain audacity here, however, that must be addressed.
When I was working for Apple, a man called our Apple Care technical support for help with his phone. He said he had use jailbreak software to get around the requirement to have AT&T as the service provider, and when he updated his phone, it overwrote the jailbreak software and disconnected him from his service provider.
When he was told he would have to get AT&T to turn the phone back on, he replied that he was living in Australia. There was no AT&T in Australia (at that time, I don't know whether there is now or not). The technician sympathized, but ultimately there was nothing he could do.
Now, the technician could have pointed out to him that he needed to redownload the jailbreak software, upload it to his phone and reinstall, but if this guy can't figure that out himself, he is an idiot who deserves to have a phone brick.
Seriously? This is where you want to go with this?
Equal under the law unless your a fat-cat? Really? Be careful what you say next. It could be used against you in a court of law.
[i]If we discriminate against people with "bad" genes, we are directing the course of evolution. This might have unforseeable and undesirable consequences.[/i]
And if we don't discriminate against people with "bad" genes we are directing the course of evolution. Every time you choose a mate to have a child with (monogamous or polygamous), you are making a decision that directs the course of evolution. In fact, unless we put every woman's name into a hat and let the men randomly choose the name, then have a child with them, we are directing the course of evolution.
I don't disagree with the rest of what you have to say, but I wanted to point out the short-sightedness of this comment.
Lobo Santo said: (Curiously, solution works the same way when applied to the drug problem.)
No one ever died of a downloaded music overdose.
Actually, Brent, his point is sound.
The point of the article is not that she did anything wrong in quoting Mike. It was that, while criticizing someone else for allowing other's to take their material, and saying that no one should ever allow others blanket permission to take their stuff, she took Mike's stuff.
According to copyright law, however, even if you have a blanket statement on your website saying, "Please, take this content and do what thou wilt with i," it doesn't matter. The material is still copyrighted and you did not request permission to use it.
On the other hand, using any material, even material you have been given permission to use, without attribution is plagiarism. Even though Mike has given permission to do that, it doesn't matter much.
The point here is, Lily Allen was criticizing a man for letting other people 'steal' or copy his material. She accused him of being selfish for not demanding that his material be bought, because it hurts everyone else in his distribution chain. While making this argument, she 'stole', or copied the material of someone who was also saying that anyone could take his stuff.
This is hypocrisy. Stating a belief or ethic while violating that ethic is rank hypocrisy.
Unfortunately, while that would be ironic and bring a lot of attention to the issue, it would be the wrong kind of attention. Mike would, himself, be labeled a hypocrite, and no one wants that.
We aren't discussing her lack of education, Kate. We are discussing the fact that she has put herself into a position where she is acting hypocritically.
Lily Allen feels that no one, ever, should ever copy anything put up by anyone else. No one should ever violate copyright, because it hurts the person who created it.
And then, possibly ignorantly, possibly not, she violated copyright and copied something made by someone else. Now, Mike has said it is fine to take his stuff and do things with it, but that is his choice. He has said it is okay. Lily Allen has said that is not okay. She has violated her own code of ethics.
Now, does that mean she did something wrong? Not as far as Mike is concerned. Hell, not even as far as I am concerned. But, as far as SHE is concerned, she has done something wrong. And that is what makes her a hypocrite.
Exactly! Can you imagine what the world would be like today if, back in prehistoric times, some guy had slapped a patent on Farming? Or making ceramic pots?
I can't imagine such a world, but I bet if you said that to a music industry exec, dollar signs would replace his irises.
Actually, that is part of the problem. Her utter ignorance of what she is parroting is making her look bad. If she would get a little educated, she might turn on her employers and maybe even make a little more money in doing so.
It is just you.
Unless, what you meant was that there are a lot of posts about the absurdity of patents and copyrights. In which case you would be correct. But I just read a little while ago a post about that guy who followed his GPS off a cliff. Nothing about copyrights or patents there.
Because copyright applies whether you are giving something away for free or charging for it. If you don't site the person or persons you got something from, it is called plagiarism(sp?). The fact is, it does not matter who she took it from, but that she took it while complaining about people who take things. It is hypocritical, and that is all that Mike wanted to point out.
Chronno S. Trigger: "Since people in Europe drive on the opposite side of the road than the US, wouldn't it be better to have a sign saying "Look Right"? You know, since when you step off the sidewalk the traffic is coming at you from the right. Maybe that's why the Americans are looking the wrong way when they start to cross the street, they're just following your signs."
That's a good point! They're trying to kill us, those sneaky europeans!
I just want you to know, the idea of a car screaming on an endless loop, "Turnin' left, motha fucka!" is now my sole reason for liking the idea of silent cars being given noises.
If they are making these laws for the consideration of blind people, doesn't it seem strange to you that blind people are 'walking across streets without a guide?'
At stop lights, they have been putting in those loud beeps that let the blind person know that it is safe to go across. Beyond that, blind people should not be walking across streets without a guide who will look both ways for them. Like, a seeing eye dog.
The idea of mandating car noises for silent cars so that blind people walking across the street don't get hit is similar to the idea of putting braille on drive through atms so that blind people can use them while driving.
Actually, another mike, they do. A legislator is only as effective as the last bill he introduced. A lot of these bills seem to be introduced with no expectation they will actually be voted upon or passed. They do it, so they can go back to their constituents, shrug their shoulders and say, "I tried."
Now, if they really do get passionate about something, they will try the same bill over and over and over again, year after year, trying to get it passed. They never give up, and they fight like the dickens not to get tossed out of office. Eventually, when you have such a persistent idiot running around, something he does will get voted in. Then, they will point to that and say, "See! See! You agreed with me on that! Now, agree with me on the next step!" And away we go.
It does my heart good to see a politician actually making sense, and a newspaper actually supporting him for making sense. What really bugs me is this: If the courts can see these things are unconstitutional, why can't the legislatures? We need the courts to give oversight, but that doesn't mean the legislatures should mosey along like a drunken hobo, while the courts hover about like a mother hen, guiding them on the right track. Good on the Governor for having the foresight to actually protect children.
Seriously, how could it be anything else? Unless you are able to clone yourself, or something.
Still, the question made me laugh. Thanks Coward, I almost fell out of my chair.


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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has awarded CGI Group Inc. a seven-year, $52 million contract to replace the bureau's current claims and billing systems.
Under the award, which includes an initial two-year performance period and seven one-year renewal options, CGI will deliver a new integrated technology solution for claims, policy management and billing.
CGI will replace the bureau's aging application portfolio, disparate systems and limited automation with a modern, integrated technology with enterprisewide functionality, including user self-service, collaboration and notification tools, and reporting to better support the bureau's constituents, a May 2 company announcement said.
Last year, the bureau managed 1.2 million open claims, funded by assets totaling $26 billion, according to the announcement.
Employers in Ohio will benefit from access to accurate and real-time data in addition to more efficient claims and billing processing.
"BWC was impressed with CGI's successful track record of delivering large-scale, complex projects in the state of Ohio and across the nation on time and on budget," said Steve Buehrer, administrator/ and CEO for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
CGI Group Inc., of Montreal, Que., ranks No. 41 on Washington Technology's 2011 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.
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Poll Results
When did you last refill your glucagon prescription?
Within the last year
Within the last two years
More than two years ago
I've never refilled it
I do not have a glucagon prescription
I don't know what glucagon is
Total votes: 411
When did you last refill your glucagon prescription?Poll dates: May 18 - 25, 2008
Total Votes: 411
Glucagon is a hormone that raises the level of glucose in the blood. The alpha cells of the pancreas, in areas called the islets of Langerhans, make glucagon when the body needs to put more sugar into the blood.
Everyone who uses insulin should have a Glucagon Emergency Kit for Diabetic Insulin Reaction on hand at all times to counteract severe hypoglycemia that causes loss of consciousness, or if sugar cannot be given. Kids should also have a glucagon kit at school.
Old glucagon kits can be used to practice the process of injecting the diluent into the vial, mixing, and withdrawing the fluid. You can even take an old glucagon kit to school and show your child's teacher and school nurse, just in case they might ever need to use it.
A study published in Diabetes Care in 2001 entitled Mini-Dose Glucagon Rescue for Hypoglycemia in Children With Type 1 Diabetes reported that small doses of glucagon are effective in staving off hypoglycemia in kids who cannot eat due to illness.
The table below compares results of last week's poll with answers from previous years:
Answer May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 May 2005 May 2004 May 2003 Mar 2002 Mar 2001 Within the last year 80% 77% 79% 74% 77% 72% 71% 68% Within the last two years 6% 9% 6% 9% 9% 9% 7% 10% More than two years ago 2% 2% 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% Never refilled 4% 5% 4% 5% 4% 4% 3% 6% Don't have glucagon 4% 2% 3% 5% 4% 5% 8% 5% Don't know what glucagon is 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 5% 4% 6%
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10 useful iPhone tips you may or may not know about
I was sitting with some friends the other day, comparing smartphones (you know the "My Android is OPEN" vs. "my iPhone LOOKS BETTER" kind of pointless discussions), when it occurred to me that most of the iPhone owners were not aware of some cool hidden tricks that were recently added.
I decided to summarize some of the things I know of, I'm sure there are more, but hey, we need to start with something, right?
So here are 10 useful iPhone tips & tricks you may of may not know about:
Do more with your iPhone Calendar:
Tip #1: Switch to landscape mode and get a weekly calendar view
Yep, I bet you didn't know about this one; Open your calendar, rotate your phone to landscape mode, and you will be able to view 3-4 days in one snapshot. Oh, and BTW, you can also use finger gestures to navigate between days in case you haven't found this one yet.
Tip #2: Create new calendar events quickly using a long finger touch
I always hated the way iPhone's calendar lets you add new meetings: you need to click on the plus button, then select the date, time, details, it's painful.
Recently I discovered (and maybe it was there all along) that if I touch a certain time slot for more than 2 seconds – it creates an event on the fly. You can even drag & drop it all over your calendar, resize, change day. This is the fastest way to create new meetings, events, or reminders using the calendar. Great stuff isn't it?
Few cool tricks to do more with your camera and pictures
Tip 3#: Open your camera without unlocking your iPhone
Yep, that's now doable with iOS5: just double click your home button and you will see a small camera button. Click it, and you will get into the camera. This one is a basic one I'm sure most of you are already familiar with.
Tip #4: Use the 'Volume Up' button to take a picture
Clicking the camera's virtual shutter button in the middle of the screen is hard, especially when you are trying to focus on the moment you are trying to document without moving… I always hated the fact there is no real physical button for the iPhone camera.
Well, now there is; the Volume Up button acts as the camera shutter. It makes the entire experience of taking pictures with your iPhone feel much more… well… normal (as it should have been 3 years ago to be honest).
Tip #5: Slide right to switch from camera to pictures
When using the camera, you can now easily slide your finger to the right in order to skip directly to your pictures folders.
Tip #6: Do more with your pictures
The default pictures app was kind of basic in the past. This is why there are so many pictures apps in the AppStore. In iOS 5, there's a collection of nice improvements added to the pictures app: you can now create folders on the fly, directly from your iPhone, and multiple copy images from one folder to another.
More importantly; you can modify existing pictures (rotate them, cancel red-eyes, crop your pictures, etc.) without having to download 3rd party apps for that.
Other tricks worth mentioning
Tip #7: Modify the phone volume directly from the lock-screen
iOS 5 added some new capabilities to the iPhone lock-screen: notifications, quick access to the camera, and one additional thing not many people are aware of:
When you double click your home button – it shows the lock screen with two additional elements: camera button (opens the camera directly, without unlocking the phone), and volume bar. The volume bar is there in order to allow easy, accessible way to change the volume without unlocking the phone. You can use either the volume buttons on the left side or slide your finger in the slider. Either ways it means you do not need to unlock your iPhone to tune the volume.
Tip #8: Place a folder with your favorite apps in the iPhone's dock
Folders are great, but what most people need is a way to have more apps accessible from everywhere (meaning: from the dock panel in the bottom of each page). If you try to drag one app onto another app located in the bottom dock area (where those fixed shortcuts are located) you will notice you can't create a folder over there in the same manner you can create them in other places.
It's as if Apple blocked the way to place folders in the dock area. The good thing is that there's a workaround for this limitation: you can create your folder somewhere else and then drag the entire folder to the dock area. The end result is that you can create folders and place them in the dock area, where they will be accessible all the time and from any page.
Is that cool, sexy, shocking, eye-opening, all at the same time or what?
Tip #9: Deleting a single SMS message without deleting the entire thread
Let's say your wife or girlfriend sends you messages with some dirty stuff (never had it). And let's say your phone is used for work, ending up reaching the wrong hands at the wrong time (say, even your boss. Not that I ever experienced this situation). You want to delete some messages, but you don't want to remove the entire thread (it's nice to have it in your recent threads as a shortcut). With iOS 5 you can now click the 'Edit' button (when inside the thread) and select the messages you wish to delete.
No no, don't thank me… this is what I'm here for. If I won't do it – who will?
Oh, you insist? in that case – go up, retweet this article and show us some love!
Tip #10: Type faster using your own shortcuts
Typing email addresses (when you register or log-in to apps or sites) is a pain. With iOS new custom shortcuts you can now make this process much more simple using your own shortcuts.
Suffer from a long email address like I do (try 'Gil.Bouhnick'… it's long!)? Now you can create a shortcut so that typing 'gil.b' will auto-complete the entire email address.
Of course you can use shortcuts for other phrases as well and not just emails and url's, which makes this feature great for faster typing from your phone.
That's it for this one. If you have any additional tip you believe most people haven't discovered yet – please share it with the rest of us. More tips coming soon.


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The play "Disgraced," penned by Ayad Akhtar, has won the Pulitzer Prize in drama.
"Disgraced" is an intense play that tells of a collapsing marriage between a Pakistani-American lawyer and his Caucasian wife. Director Kimberly Senior's production premiered at the American Theater Company in Chicago in Jan. 2012, before moving to New York's Lincoln Center.
The two other finalists in the category were "Rapture, Blister, Burn" by Gina Gionfriddo and "4000 Miles" by Amy Herzog.


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I've been thinking some more about this issue of the eyes being focused in Zazen. It's only recently that I've even considered the matter at all. Yet I think it's an extremely important issue for people who practice Zazen. It kind of seems like I've felt that way for a long time, only it's just now I've been able to articulate that. Here's what I mean.
I don't clearly recall exactly what my first teacher said about your eyes being in focus back twenty-mumble years ago when I first started practicing. But I do remember being frustrated every time I'd notice my focus starting to fuzz up and drift. So I took a felt tip pen and put a little dot on the wall where I usually did Zazen. When that dot disappeared from my vision, I knew it was time to get back on track.
I don't actually recommend this practice because it's a bit artificial. I stopped doing it pretty quickly because the dot itself was becoming a distraction.
It wasn't until a couple years ago when I first heard Nishijima mention that the eyes should remain focused during Zazen that I gave the matter any thought at all. But when I did think about it, I noticed that when my eyes were unfocused, my practice was also unfocused, my body position was subtly out of whack and things needed re-adjusting.
During our three-day retreat at the beginning of this month and during our usual one-day monthly micro-retreat last Saturday, I watched it happen again and again and again. Whenever the eyes went out of focus, the practice itself began to drift. With the eyes unfocused, the mind wanders and the posture shifts. Refocusing the eyes helped bring everything back to where it needed to be.
I once heard my first teacher answer a question about whether the eyes should be open or closed by saying that when the eyes are closed it's as if you're saying that what's in your head is more important than what's outside. In Buddhist practice we have to give equal weight to both. This is essential.
So recently I have become convinced that Buddhist practice is the practice of keeping the eyes open and focused.
*This is a line from a song by Lords of the New Church, whose vocalist was Stiv Bators ex of Cleveland's The Dead Boys.


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Bar Docket No. 09673
In the Matter of DAVID W. STEPHENS,
In a letter dated August 21, 2000, to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent David W. Stephens, of Garden City, an attorney admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (1999 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 246).
On October 31, 1997, the respondent was placed on two years' supervised probation by this court. In re Stephens, 263 Kan. 221, 946 P.2d 1379 (1997). On March 6, 1998, the respondent's supervised probation was revoked by this court. In re Stephens, 264 Kan. 245, 954 P.2d 1100 (1998). At the time the respondent surrendered his license, a formal complaint had been filed by the Disciplinary Administrator's office in which there were five separate complaints. There were allegations of lack of diligence and failure to communicate with clients. Many of the allegations of misconduct occurred during the time the respondent was on supervised probation.
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary Administrator, finds that the surrender of respondent's license should be accepted and that respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that David W. Stephens be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of David W. Stephens from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to respondent, and that respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (1999 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 250).
DATED this 6th day of September, 2000.
For the Court
KAY McFARLAND, Chief Justice


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Two years ago Guillermo Díaz was invited to a party for Pinups, a gay magazine that features one pictorial a month, a matter-of-fact portrayal of a regular guy hanging out naked. "I'd never heard of the magazine," recalls Díaz, who met Pinups' creator and resident photographer, Christopher Schulz. "I was like, 'When are you going to shoot me?' And he asked, 'You want to do it?' I said, 'Yeah, let's do it. I want to be naked in a magazine.' "
So, TV career be damned, he did it.
It's pretty much how Díaz has approached his career from the beginning. Whether acting in mid-1990s indie films like Party Girl and Stonewall or, more recently, playing drug dealer Guillermo on Weeds and Angel, the gay nurse on NBC's short-lived hospital series Mercy, Díaz has gone with his gut, picking roles that grab him. And if they play into stereotypes or upend them, it's all part of a long career he hopes will be filled with, in his words, "emotionally crippled characters." He explains, "That's what I want to do. Dark, fucked-up characters have so much more going on than the hot guys. That whole sex symbol thing, it's hard for me to connect to that and the pressure of having to live up to that."
It should be no surprise, then, that Díaz showed up for his interview, at a West Hollywood café near his house, wearing black cords, Converse-style sneakers, and a black plaid shirt. Not quite the WeHo pretty boy uniform. And then there was his hair. "I did the Mohawk because we've shot the whole season already," Díaz explains, referring to the new ABC political drama Scandal, debuting April 5. He plays Huck, who, in the series' first episode, is a mysterious figure, unshaven, cloaked in a hoodie, lurking in the corners of the office run by Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope, a high-powered consultant and former White House publicist who spins her clients' way through political crises.
In later episodes Huck is revealed to be an ex-CIA agent, one of the show's fixers, and the firm's computer hacker. He hunts down information online and sometimes "goes out and takes care of it himself," Díaz says, cryptically. "He's sweet and tragic but really dangerous too. He's a nut."
And at least he's not another drug dealer. Not that the 41-year-old regrets having played one on Weeds, but as a Latino actor, Díaz finds the majority of roles he reads are for some sort of dealer, thug, or killer. But the character Guillermo — who Díaz says was not named for him, as many people assume—was a brute, a drug trafficker who thinks with his groin and boasts of his conquests.
"It was so separate from me," recalls Díaz, who hasn't been on the show for the last two seasons. There's a chance he'll return for the upcoming final year. "I hope so. Playing that character and knowing that people were liking and accepting me as that sort of cocky, sexual dude — it gave me a little bit of confidence."
And yet it didn't expel what lingered in his head from childhood. "I think the shit that you go through as a kid is so ingrained in your head," says Díaz, who, like so many young gay kids, was mocked relentlessly. "I guess I was a little bit effeminate, so kids would call me 'faggot' all the time. But everybody goes through that shit."
Getting mocked was the least of his concerns growing up in Washington Heights, his neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan. "It was the '80s, it was a fucked-up neighborhood," says Díaz, who commuted to a Catholic school in the Bronx. "That was even worse. There were drug dealers on the corner. We would get mugged on the bus to school."
In his sophomore year of high school, Díaz and a couple friends did a medley of Beastie Boys songs in a talent show, and suddenly some of his tormentors became fans. "I thought, Oh, shit, acting is what's making people like me." After graduation he started to pursue acting as a career, getting his feet wet with extra work and student films, and by joining Labyrinth, the theater company cofounded by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Soon Díaz was finding work in the newly emergent independent film scene, sharing the screen with Lili Taylor in 1996's Girls Town and playing a drag queen in 1995's Stonewall. He did a lot of gay press interviews for that film, and he had no problem coming out.
"I always thought, if you don't want to work with me because I'm gay, then fuck you," he says. "I don't want to work with you either." But he got some pushback from his management at the time. "They were a little squirrelly about it. There was that, 'Well, don't be too gay.' "
Díaz was still living with his family when he came out publicly, yet he hadn't told them. "I mean, they knew I was playing a drag queen, but they didn't want to know too much about it." Díaz came out to his Cuban immigrant family when he was 27 and about to move out on his own. Now they're on board completely, and they know his boyfriend, Mike, whom Díaz has been with for seven years.
Ironically, it was gay audiences that gave him a hard time when he played another gay character, Angel, on Mercy. "I was trying to play him like a regular guy," by which Díaz means someone who "queens out" once in a while but is otherwise just like everyone else. But the network pushed him to be more flamboyant. "It's NBC," he says. "If a producer is telling me to gay it up, I've got to gay it up." Díaz continues, "I didn't necessarily agree with the way they were going, but at the same time, there are a lot of queeny guys and they're great. It's part of who we are, right? So I didn't get why people were upset, and at the same time, I kind of did."
It's at that time that he decided to pose nude for Pinups. He didn't think to tell his current management — whom Díaz is quick to point out are open-minded women who are very cool with his sexuality. "I don't know why I didn't say anything," he wonders now. "I guess I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal." Sure enough, when the photos came out, he got a call. "Guillermo, what the fuck are you doing?" he recalls being asked. "You could be fired for this!"
Díaz hadn't considered the morality clause, part of a standard television contract that he had signed with NBC. "I remember being really defensive and being like, 'You guys don't get it. What's the big deal? I'm just naked. I'm not hard. I'm not fucking.' "
Mercy was soon canceled, so any contractual crisis was averted. Now the photos are available with a few keystrokes of a Google search. "It's on Manhunt, and there's this thing that says, 'Would you fuck him or not?' " reveals Díaz. "And then it's all these people talking about me and how I'm fat or ugly. I mean, there's good stuff too, but the whole point of why I did the magazine is people acting that way."
He did it to prove a point — to others, and to himself — that he doesn't have to have a perfect body to be considered sexy, to be pinup-worthy, to be OK. "I'm not that hot guy, and I'm naked and you're still talking shit about how I look. You're proving me right. You know what I mean? It's kind of sad."
But he's resilient: "I'll just have to do another one. Just have to keep getting naked, until people get it."


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Finally, back from our vacation trip, meandering the California coast from San Francisco to Santa Barbara. So wonderful to discover that some places, especially Big Sur, seem impervious to change and still resonate with the wild beauty I first found when hitchhiking along the coast in 1970 and during subsequent visits over the years.
We stopped off at a few choice pilgrimage spots, including the Henry Miller Memorial Library, and found his ghost still lingering amongst the redwoods and within the funky bookstore cum library cum shrine that is housed in the former home of Emil White, Henry's dear old friend.
I felt re-infused and re-enthused by Miller's exuberant energy, which I first experienced as a pre-adolescent boy, looking for "the dirty parts" in my parents' copy of Tropic of Cancer, and later, when I inhaled several of his novels in my twenties. I've always admired his vitality and enthusiasm; the way he seemed to live life as a bold experiment—merging the art of writing with the art of life itself.
Here's a quote that appears in the book, Henry Miller on Writing:
"Writing, like life itself, is a voyage of discovery. The adventure is a metaphysical one: it is a way of approaching life indirectly, of acquiring a total rather than a partial view of the universe. The writer lives between the upper and lower worlds: he takes the path in order eventually to become that path himself.
"I began in absolute chaos and darkness, in a bog or swamp of ideas and emotions and experiences. Even now I do not consider myself a writer, in the ordinary sense of the word. I am a man telling the story of his life, a process which appears more and more inexhaustible as I go on. Like the world-evolution, it is endless. It is a turning inside out, a voyaging through X dimensions, with the result that somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself. It is this quality about all art which gives it a metaphysical hue, which lifts it out of time and space and centers or integrates it to the whole cosmic process. It is this about art which is 'therapeutic': significance, purposefulness, infinitude.
"From the very beginning almost I was deeply aware that there is no goal. I never hope to embrace the whole, but merely to give in each separate fragment, each work, the feeling of the whole as I go on, because I am digging deeper and deeper into life, digging deeper and deeper into past and future. With the endless burrowing a certitude develops which is greater than faith or belief. I become more and more indifferent to my fate, as writer, and more and more certain of my destiny as a man." — Henry Miller


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Routes of administration
The method in which a substance has been ingested can greatly impact the potency, duration, and overall experience of a substance. Many substances are more effective when consumed using certain routes over others and some drugs are completely inactive using certain routes of administration. Determining a route is highly dependent on the substance consumed, the desired duration of the substance, and one's personal comfort level.
Arguably the most common route of administration for most classes of drugs, oral administration allows a substance to be absorbed through blood vessels contained in the stomach. The onset is generally slower than other methods of ingestion, varying between individual substances.[1] This method can also cause a greater propensity for nausea compared to other methods and the duration and absorption are longer as well.[2][3]
Sublingual administration refers to the absorption under the tongue.[4] It is a common route of administration for drugs such as LSD. Sublingual administration can result in a faster absorption. It also circumvents the GI tract's tendency to break down certain drugs, such as 25I-NBOMe, which absorb via sublingual and buccal administration but not orally. Sublingual administration results in the substance being absorbed through the large lingual artery present underneath the tongue.
Caustic substances such as 4-FA or phenibut hydrochloride should not be used sublingually because they can burn the inside of one's mouth if left in one spot for too long.
Buccal administration refers to the absorption in the cheek and gum. This is commonly employed when ingesting drugs such as 25I-NBOMe, DOM, LSD and other substances contained within blotter paper. Like sublingual absorption, the substance is largely absorbed through the lingual artery but is also absorbed through gum lining. This method is used when chewing plant leaves such as khat, kratom, salvia divinorum, and sometimes tobacco.
Caustic substances such as 4-FA or phenibut hydrochloride should not be used buccally because they can burn the inside of one's mouth if left in one spot for too long.
Insufflation (also referred to as snorting) refers to introducing a substance into the sinus via the nostrils. Insufflation is a very common method for substances in powder form. Many users find this route to be painful and uncomfortable, although certain substances are easier to insufflate than others.
This method is capable of rapid absorption through mucous membranes and blood vessels in the sinus. Absorption and onset is generally much more rapid and, subsequently, a substance feels much more intense and often shorter acting than if taken orally. Insufflation is common among drugs such as cocaine and ketamine, but is also known amongst yopo rituals. Insufflating tobacco in snuff form was common practice in the 20th century.
Frequently insufflating substances can damage one's mucous membranes, induce bleeding, damage the nostril's cartilage and lining, burn the throat, and cause other trauma to the nasal passage and sinus area.[5] To reduce damage, it is recommended to grind the substance completely before use and alternate nostrils.[6]
Smoking substances is a common method of consumption with the most common examples including cannabis and tobacco. To smoke a substance a direct heat source, most often a flame, is applied directly to the substance with no barrier between the heat source and the substance. It is for this reason that heroin is colloquially referred to as "smoked" but is really vaporized often using tinfoil as a barrier between the substance and the flame source. The smoking of substances can lead to an almost instantaneous absorption of the substance and passage through the blood brain barrier.[7] When a substance is smoked, the substance is absorbed through blood vessels found in the bronchi tubes contained within the lungs. Like insufflation, the duration is decreased while its intensity is increased in proportion to oral absorption. Smoking a substance also bypasses the GI tract's tendency to break certain substances down, such as DMT.
Vaporizing substances is a common method of consumption with the most common examples including heroin and crack-cocaine. Vaporizing a substance allows for more temperature control because the flame or heat source does not come into direct contact with the substance. Even though many drugs, like heroin and oxycodone pills are colloquially referred to as "smoked" the process used to consume them is vaporization.Vaporizing substances can lead to an almost instantaneous absorption of the substance and passage through the blood brain barrier.[8] When a substance is vaporized, the substance is absorbed through blood vessels found in the bronchi tubes contained within the lungs. Like insufflation, the duration is decreased while its intensity is increased in proportion to oral absorption. Vaporizing a substance also bypasses the GI tract's tendency to break certain substances down, such as DMT.
Vaporization is commonly associated with the vaporizer pens that have become popular within the past decade, but it is not limited to ingesting the vapors from an electronic heat source. Smoking substances off of tinfoil is a common method of vaporizing substances with a flame heat source.
Due to the higher level of temperature control, vaporization is often a more efficient way to consume a substance. Especially when vaporizing off of tin foil or a oil burning pipe, the heat source can be held at different distances to create the perfect temperature to convert the substance into a vapor that can be inhaled. Smoking a substance that should be vaporized leads to a blast of heat that may burn off the active ingredient or ignite the substance itself, both of which are wasteful and incorrect.
Intravenous administration refers to a drug being directly introduced into the bloodstream using a hypodermic needle. This method has the benefit of a very short onset and eliminates absorption by directly entering the bloodstream.[9] However, much greater care must be taken when compared to other methods of administration. Sterilized, unused needles and a high purity substance with little to no adulterant are required to avoid damage to the circulatory system.[10] Making sure no air bubbles are present in the reservoir before the plunger is released is also of dire importance as air bubbles in the bloodstream can easily be lethal.[11] This route is commonly used with substances such as heroin, but can be employed with almost any pure substance.
Intramuscular administration refers to a drug being injected into the muscle tissue using a hypodermic needle. This method is very similar to the intravenous route, but is often more painful with a decreased onset and absorption. Some drugs (such as ketamine) are commonly administered via this route.[12] Like intravenous administration, intramuscular injection must be taken with precaution, using sterilized unused needles and not leaving any residual air bubbles in the reservoir.
Subcutaneous administration (also known as skin popping) refers to a drug being injected into the subcutis, the layer of skin directly below the dermis and epidermis. Subcutaneous administration is relatively uncommon among psychonautics, as many people are not trained how to do it or would rather use a different route of administration which they are more familiar with.
Rectal administration, also commonly referred to as plugging, is one of the most effective methods of administration for many substances.[13][14] The absorption rate is very high compared to other methods and the onset is usually very short, generally with a higher intensity and shorter duration. This is due to a large amount of arteries located in the rectum; thus rectal administration is often superior to other methods despite social stigma. Caustic substances such as 4-FA or phenibut hydrochloride should not be plugged because they can burn the interior rectum resulting in a considerable amount of gastrointestinal distress.
Transdermal is a route of administration where active ingredients are delivered across the skin for systemic distribution. Examples include transdermal patches used for medicine delivery for opioids such as fentanyl [15] and transdermal implants used for medical or aesthetic purposes.
Inhaled administration is used for inhalants gases such as nitrous oxide, volatile liquids such as gasoline, and volatile viscous compounds such as poppers or toluene containing glue. Inhalants do not require an external heat source to produce psychoactive vapors that can then be inhaled through various methods depending on the substance used. Inhaled substances are absorbed very rapidly and lead to an almost instantaneous absorption of the substance and passage through the blood brain barrier.[16] Many substances can be inhaled to achieve an altered state of consciousness, however, many industrial chemical compounds used for this purpose produce highly negative physical and neurological damage.
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External links
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/clpt/journal/v28/n3/abs/clpt1980181a.html
- ↑ http://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Abstract/1988/12000/Analgesic_and_Hyperalgesic_Effects_of_Midazolam_.10.aspx
- ↑ http://www.google.com/patents/US4229447
- ↑ http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/56/1/69.extract
- ↑ Is snorting MDMA worse for you than taking it orally? (Ask Erowid) | https://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=41
- ↑ Research chemicals (MyCrew) http://www.mycrew.org.uk/drugs-information/research-chemicals
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/clpt/journal/v28/n3/abs/clpt1980181a.html
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/clpt/journal/v28/n3/abs/clpt1980181a.html
- ↑ http://www.nature.com/clpt/journal/v28/n3/abs/clpt1980181a.html
- ↑ http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/279/3/1345.short
- ↑ http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajr/article/viewFile/34461/6388
- ↑ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05298.x/full
- ↑ http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/244/1/23.short
- ↑ http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/56/1/69.extract
- ↑ Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Medline Plushttps://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a601202.html
- ↑ http://www.ct.gov/dds/lib/dds/edsupp/medadmin_recert_part_ii.pdf


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