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Plans to build the 200,000 bpd Nghi Son refinery in Thanh Hoa province by investors from Kuwait, Japan and Vietnam have been delayed several times. PetroVietnam earlier said it could cost $8 billion-$10 billion.
By VU TRONG KHANH
HANOI -- State-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or
PetroVietnam, said Thursday that it is actively making
preparations for construction of the country's second
oil refinery but there are still issues to be resolved before
work can begin.
"We're actively preparing for the project, and once the
preparation is completed, we will start construction," said PetroVietnam CEO
Do Van Hau.
Plans to build the 200,000-bpd Nghi Son refinery in Thanh
Hoa province by investors from Kuwait, Japan and Vietnam have
been delayed several times. PetroVietnam earlier said the refinery could cost $8 billion-$10
"We're still in talks and haven't made a final investment
decision," a spokeswoman for Idemitsu Kosan Co., one of the
partners in the project, said Thursday.
Vietnamese state media cited PetroVietnam Chairman Phung
Dinh Thuc as saying earlier this week that there are still
minor issues that he hopes can be resolved in the fourth
quarter so the project can progress well.
Mr. Thuc didn't clarify what the issues are but said the
foreign investors in the project must take careful steps in
the wake of difficult world economic conditions, online news
provider VnEconomy reported.
PetroVietnam said in July that it expected to sign an
engineering, procurement and construction contract as well as
begin building the refinery in the third quarter, but
that didn't happen.
Mr. Hau said in August that the Vietnamese government would
act as the guarantor for some liabilities of the project but
added that the government wouldn't provide a guarantee for any
of the loans to be taken for the project.
Shunichi Kito, finance director for Idemitsu Kosan, also
said in August that a financing problem that had long hampered
talks with banks had been resolved.
"We have agreed at some level" of underwriting from the
Vietnamese government, Mr. Kito said, but he declined to give
details. Banks had been unwilling to lend to the project without underwriting from
the Vietnamese government.
Idemitsu Kosan and Kuwait Petroleum International each hold
a 35.1% stake in the planned refinery, to be built 180
kilometers south of Hanoi, while PetroVietnam and Mitsui
Chemicals own 25.1% and 4.7%, respectively. KPI is a unit of
state-owned Kuwait Petroleum.
The Nghi Son refinery is being designed to
process Kuwaiti crude, and Kuwait Petroleum is to supply all of
its feedstock.
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Mike Martin
It took 10 years just to start building the 1st refinery at Dung Quat.The French oil company Total gave up when they moved it into the centre of Vietnam to develop this region where the former PM came from.We are still at early stage for this second refinery and with the recession of Vietnam started end of last year, the construction of the refinery will unlikely start this year.The consortium led by JGC (EPCC contractor) will wait their letter of award for a while.Mike
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This is regarding to 2nd refinery in Vietnam.It has been delayed so long. I wish it goes now on full speed. Vietnam has 3rd refinery plan. This project EPCC are already selected (5 companies). Wish successful take-off.Henry Jo
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Starting in the game, I get regularly attacked by wolves. While I can roast them quite quickly with my two hands flame spell, I sometimes get bitten before killing them.
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The Internet is heavily under the influence of the powerful pro-kitten lobby, but I need you to listen to the truth: kittens are terrible and will ruin your life. Once upon a time, these horrible ...
... soulless ...
... disgusting creatures had me duped as well. Like many kittenless couples, we wanted kittens badly. The only drawback (so we thought) was that they'd turn into mean, lazy adult cats someday, and then we'd have to shred them, or however it is you dispose of outdated pets.
My boyfriend found the perfect solution in "kitten fostering." That's when orphaned baby kittens too young to be adopted are raised in a foster home by volunteers until they're old enough to be neutered and put up for permanent adoption. After they're adopted out, the foster family can then foster some new kittens, and you'll never have stupid grown-up cats. "It's like a kitten library!" he said. You just check out fresh kittens, every two months, forever, then give them back when you're done!
So we talked to a rescue organization and came home with Kirk, Picard and Sisko (the fourth would have been named Scott Bakula.)
Same litter, different dads. Yes, cats can do that.
These little angel-faced assholes showed us the reality of raising kittens: unrelenting horror.
#6. Claws
Kittens have particularly sharp claws since they're so small, and until they've been trained using the "screaming in pain" method, they see no reason to ever retract them. Our kittens were pretty affectionate, which you think is a positive until you realize more affection means more scars. It's been almost two years since the kittens left. Here's my leg today:
There are two types of scars they'll give you. The first type of scar is a puncture scar, from kittens climbing on your lap and just not bothering to retract their claws. You get anything from minor pincushion pokes to deep blood-drawing punctures. It takes most cats a while to learn the difference between sitting on a person and sitting on an inanimate object and appropriate claw positions for each case. Although you have the occasional cat prodigy, like Kirk, because Kirk was the best cat ever. Keep this in mind for later.
Capt. James T. Kirk: Best Cat Ever.
You also get these scars from "kneading," a cat behavior that looks like kneading dough with their front paws. They do it on bedding, they do it on people they like, and they do it with claws out. Why? Because they're sadists.
The second type of scar is a scratch, which comes from sudden movements, like an adventurous cat trying to climb Mount You (because you're there) and slipping, or a cat wriggling out of your grasp while you're trying to feed it or, rather ironically, clip its nails so that it can't scratch you.
Not a task for the faint-hearted.
Sure, maybe if you're smart, or not clumsy, you can avoid a lot of this, but let's just say that between claw scars and flea bites, the cats have ensured that I will never achieve my dream of becoming a swimsuit model.
Ski wear could still be in the cards!
#5. You Have To Make Them Poop
Before they are a certain age (three to four weeks), orphaned kittens need to be fed from a bottle.
Isn't that cute? Then you have to make them poop. Yeah, that's right. Those adorable little snuggleballs need help peeing and pooping. Usually the mom cat helps them. How? By licking their anus and genitals, of course. And now it's your job!
We actually went with a towel for this, but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Here, practice with this.
Some guides mention that the kitten might not poop right away, which really would have been helpful to know beforehand. We started with Picard, who just wriggled and wouldn't poop, so we let him go. He immediately took a huge dump on the couch. His brother Sisko saw this and was like, "Oh, is this what we're doing?" and took a duplicate dump right there as well.
Let me say I have smelled a lot of poops in my day, and cat poop outstinks them all. We were going to send them back right then and there but they stopped us by looking like this:
For the record, Kirk did not take a dump, and was the first one to poop in the litter box when we brought it out.
Best cat ever, remember?
#4. Routine Cat Barf
Kittens are like babies, apparently they get sick all the time. Their immune systems are very vulnerable, and during the foster training, people fill your head with all kinds of horror stories about 10 ways kittens can die in agony if you forget to wash your hands. Like with human babies, though, seasoned parents shrug it off and laugh at the newbies getting all worked up about a harmless sneeze or routine gaping head wound.
"Oh, quit your fussing. He'll be fine."
For us, there were three weeks of nonstop sneezing fits, which in retrospect was adorable, but at the time had me worried to death about cat pneumonia or cat AIDS or something. And then there was a lot of barfing and diarrhea.
Yeah, cat AIDS is a real thing.
We called the cat rescue people a few times and after they gathered that the kittens weren't showing any other symptoms, they basically said, "Just wait it out, they'll be fine." Diarrhea is apparently no big deal unless it's pure liquid. I forgot to mention you don't want to be reading this during breakfast.
There was one point where one of the kittens threw up and then wouldn't eat. He went to lie down and then stopped moving. We separated him from the other two, called the rescue lady, and were getting ready to say the cat last rites when he just got up, started eating and went back to normal, right before she got there. Little fucker was messing with us.
Jean-Luc Picard was not as honorable as his namesake.
Anyway, after a while, when they didn't die or develop cat AIDS, the constant guilt and terror part went away and we were just left with tiny sneezes keeping us awake at night and surprise piles of partially digested food turning up in unexpected places.


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@atravis6: It's not 'pretty much' the same deal that was posted yesterday, it's EXACTLY the same deal.
Title is actually a bit misleading for "popular magazines 2"99' when it's only 1 that is actually 2.99
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Finder, the files have a size of 2,5 MB respectively 205 kB.
When I send them as an e-mail, Entourage tells me that the sent mail has a size of 3,5 MB!
- Why? Does this have to do with
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Prolonged Labor
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Childbirth is a unique experience for every woman, whether you're a first-time mom or a longtime parent. Sometimes, the baby comes really fast. Other times, well, not so fast. How quickly your bundle of joy arrives depends on many things, including how fast something called labor is happening.
Labor is a series of intense, repeated muscle contractions. The contractions help push the baby out of the uterus (womb) and into the birth canal.
You will probably feel the contractions in the lower back and belly area. This is called labor pains. The contractions help dilate (widen) the opening to the vagina (called the cervix). This allows the baby to move out of your body and be born.
First-time moms are usually in labor for about 12 to 18 hours, on average. If you've had a baby before, labor usually goes more quickly, usually about half that amount of time.
What Is Prolonged Labor?
Sometimes, labor stalls or occurs much too slowly. Prolonged labor may also be referred to as "failure to progress."
Prolonged labor can be determined by labor stage and whether the cervix has thinned and opened appropriately during labor. If your baby is not born after approximately 20 hours of regular contractions, you are likely to be in prolonged labor. Some health experts may say it occurs after 18 to 24 hours.
If you are carrying twins or more, prolonged labor is labor that lasts more than 16 hours.
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Prolonged labor may happen if:
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- Your contractions are very weak.
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Dear Editor, Fort Hood Shootings: A six month trial will cost American Taxpayers millions to no worthy end. Who cares why he did it? He has confessed publicly. Let's get to the sentencing part....
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It is a graphical interface for a task, it is also linked in with the dash for search results. for example when clicking the application lens it shows the apps in a nice, slick interface , with other results for like app to download and most frequent apps.
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Judge Karlin
10-07059 Williams et al v. BAC Home Loans Servicing Inc (Doc. # 58)
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- Published: 07 March 2012
- Written by Judge Karlin
Williams et al v. BAC Home Loans Servicing Inc, 10-07059 (Bankr. D. Kan. Mar. 1, 2012) Doc. # 58
Click here for the pdf document.
SIGNED this 1st day of March, 2012.
In the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Kansas
In re, )
Bruce Kevin Williams and ) Case No. 09-41548
Candice Sue Williams, )
Debtors. )
______________________________________ )
Bruce Kevin Williams and )
Candice Sue Williams, )
Plaintiffs, )
v. ) Adv. No. 10-7059
BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.1 and )
1 The Complaint named only one defendant, "BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.," butin the body of the Complaint, Plaintiffs indicated "defendant is a wholly owned subsidiary ofBank of America." In reply to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.'s Motion for SummaryJudgment, Plaintiffs added the following language in the caption, immediately following BAC:
"n/k/a Bank of America, N.A." There has been no motion to change the name of the party-
defendant, and no pleading filed by either Defendant has added the language. No one disputesthat BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. merged with Bank of America. Accordingly I haveelected to use the name originally used by Plaintiffs for Defendant —BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P., without the addition of the new "n/k/a" moniker.
Case 10-07059 Doc# 58 Filed 03/01/12 Page 1 of 14
Mortgage Electronic )
Registration Systems, Inc., )
Defendant-Intervenor. )
_______________________________________ )
Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting
Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
But Giving Plaintiffs a Limited Opportunity to Amend Complaint
This case involves an attempt by Plaintiffs, Bruce and Candice Williams, to have
the loan they intended to be secured by the first mortgage on their home deemed
unsecured and the accompanying mortgage found unenforceable.2 The only basis
articulated in their Complaint for this result is that the note was made in favor of one
entity and the mortgage in favor of a different entity. They contend this results in an
irrevocable split of the two instruments, making the note unsecured, and the mortgage
unenforceable. The Defendants, BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. ("BAC") and
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"), have jointly moved for
summary judgment claiming that no such split ever occurred, and that BAC has
authority to enforce the note and the mortgage.
I have jurisdiction over this adversary proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157
and 1334. This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B) and (K).
I recently granted summary judgment to the only defendant in a companion caseinvolving the second mortgage on the Debtors' home. See Williams v BAC Home Loans
Servicing, LP, Case No. 10-7060, issued February 14, 2012.
Case 10-07059 Doc# 58 Filed 03/01/12 Page 2 of 14
I. Findings of Fact
On February 24, 2003, Bruce and Candice Williams executed a promissory note
in favor of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("Countrywide") in the amount of
$144,000.00. On that same date, they executed a mortgage on their home to secure
repayment of the note. The mortgage was executed in favor of MERS, acting "solely as
nominee for [Countrywide] and [Countrywide's] successors and assigns." When the
note and mortgage were executed by the Williamses, Countrywide was a member of
MERS, and it remained a member of MERS during the entire time it was an owner of
the note. The mortgage was properly recorded with the Register of Deeds for Douglas
County, Kansas.
Countrywide sold the note to BAC, which was also a member of MERS at all
times that it owned the note.3 The note was then sold to Fannie Mae, with BAC
retaining possession of the original note as the servicer for Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae,
like BAC and Countrywide, was also a member of MERS when it owned the note. BAC
was merged into Bank of America, N.A., which took possession of the note and became
the servicer for Fannie Mae upon the merger. Bank of America was also a member of
MERS at all times it was in possession of the note and acted as servicer of it. Pursuant
3This fact—that Countrywide sold the note to BAC— was contained in BAC's Statementof Fact ¶ 9, which also stated that "Countrywide then endorsed the Note in blank andtransferred possession of the Note to BAC." The Williamses disputed the second portion of thisstatement of fact—pointing out that the copy of the note attached by BAC as an attachmentto their brief shows no endorsement by Countrywide. However, the Williamses did not dispute(by pointing to anything in the record, or making any arguments) the fact that the note wassold to BAC.
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to their agreements with MERS, Countrywide, BAC, Bank of America and Fannie Mae
all appointed MERS to serve as mortgagee on their behalf.
In September, 2009, the Williamses filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which was
later converted to Chapter 13 proceeding. The Williamses filed a proof of claim on
behalf of Bank of America in the amount of $125,000, indicating that the claim was
secured by a mortgage.4 The Williamses filed this adversary proceeding in November
In their Complaint, they allege that "Defendant Bank claims interest in the real
estate is subject to a first lien arising out of a mortgage in favor of Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. in the amount of $125,000."5 The Williamses further allege
that "Mortgage (sic) Registration Systems, Inc. holds the mortgage, but not the
promissory note."6 They then claim that "[t]he interest in the note and mortgage are
held by two separate and distinct parties and result in an unsecured debt in favor of
[Bank of America] pursuant to K.S.A. 58-2323."7 As a result of these alleged facts, the
Williamses then ask me to find that Bank of America's claim under the note is
4 The Defendants initially claimed as a material fact that Bank of America had itselffiled a Proof of Claim. This is one of only two facts the Williamses elected to contest. While theyare correct that their lawyer, not Bank of America, actually filed the proof of claim, any disputeover who actually filed the Proof of Claim is immaterial to the issues before me.
5 Adversary Complaint ¶ 9. There is apparently some typographical error, as thissentence is difficult to understand.
6 Id. at ¶ 11.
7 Id. ¶ 13.
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unsecured and that the mortgage—held in the name of MERS—should be cancelled
when Plaintiffs receive their discharge upon completion of their confirmed plan.8
Additional facts will be discussed below, when necessary.
II. Standard for Summary Judgment
Summary judgment is appropriate if the moving party demonstrates that there
is "no genuine issue as to any material fact" and that it is "entitled to a judgment as
a matter of law."9 In applying this standard, I view the evidence and all reasonable
inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.10 An issue is
"genuine" if "there is sufficient evidence on each side so that a rational trier of fact
could resolve the issue either way."11 A fact is "material" if, under the applicable
substantive law, it is "essential to the proper disposition of the claim."12
The moving party bears the initial burden of demonstrating an absence of a
genuine issue of material fact and entitlement to judgment as a matter of law.13 In
attempting to meet that standard, a movant that does not bear the ultimate burden of
8 Debtors' confirmed plan provides that they will pay the Trustee sufficient amountseach month so that the Trustee can, in turn, pay the amounts due on both notes during thependency of this case.
9 Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) is made applicable to adversary proceedingspursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7056.
10 Lifewise Master Funding v. Telebank, 374 F.3d 917, 927 (10th Cir. 2004).
11 Thom v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 353 F.3d 848, 851 (10th Cir. 2003) (citing Anderson
v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986)).
12 Id. (citing Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248).
13 Id. (citing Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23 (1986)).
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persuasion at trial need not negate the other party's claim; rather, the movant need
simply point out to the court a lack of evidence for the other party on an essential
element of that party's claim.14
If the movant carries this initial burden, the nonmovant that would bear the
burden of persuasion at trial may not simply rest upon its pleadings; the burden shifts
to the nonmovant to go beyond the pleadings and "set forth specific facts" that would
be admissible in evidence in the event of trial from which a rational trier of fact could
find for the nonmovant.15 To accomplish this, sufficient evidence pertinent to the
material issue "must be identified by reference to an affidavit, a deposition transcript,
or a specific exhibit incorporated therein."16
Finally, summary judgment is not a "disfavored procedural shortcut." But
instead is an important procedure "designed to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive
determination of every action."17
III. Plaintiffs' Complaint does not state a theory entitling them to relief.
Plaintiffs' Complaint states its purpose is "to determine the value of the interest
of the Defendant in the residential real estate of the debtor (sic) and determine the
14 Id. (citing Celotex, 477 U.S. at 325).
15 Id. (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e)).
16 Diaz v. Paul J. Kennedy Law Firm, 289 F.3d 671, 675 (10th Cir. 2002).
17 Celotex, 477 U.S. at 327 (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 1).
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amount of the allowed secured claim of the Defendant."18 It then alleges that BAC has
no interest in the residential real estate, and thus no secured claim, because of how the
note and mortgage were originally drawn.
The Defendants contend they are entitled to summary judgment because (1) the
mortgage remained tied to the note despite the fact that the mortgage was made in
favor of MERS and the note was made in favor of Countrywide, BAC's predecessor, and
(2) BAC qualifies as a holder of the note under Kansas law, and thus has the authority
to enforce the note and mortgage. The Williamses respond that, under Kansas law, the
note and mortgage were split and no longer function together, and that there are
factual questions surrounding BAC's status as a holder of the note.
The Williamses essentially raise three arguments in opposition to the motion for
summary judgment. First, they claim that K.S.A. 58-2323 in some way requires a
finding that the note is unsecured because MERS is not the holder or the owner of the
note. This argument is directly tied to the claim they raised in the Complaint—that the
note and mortgage have been split, the mortgage is no longer (and never was)
enforceable, and the note is no longer secured. Second, they claim that because Fannie
Mae is now the beneficial owner of the note, BAC cannot enforce it because it is not a
"holder" under Kansas law. Finally, they claim that "an intervening entity" in the
merger of Countrywide to Bank of America—Red Oak Merger Corporation—creates
18 Doc. 1. There are actually two debtors in this case. In addition, MERS sought andreceived permission to intervene without objection, so that is why the Complaint speaks of onlyone Defendant, but this opinion often refers to "Defendants," plural. See Docs.25, 26 and 34.
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doubt as to the chain of title to this property. The second and third claims were not
raised in their Complaint; they were raised for the first time when opposing summary
A. The note and mortgage have not been irrevocably split.
The only claim actually raised by the Williamses in their Complaint is that the
mortgage was rendered unenforceable, and the note unsecured, the instant the
mortgage was issued in favor of MERS and the note was issued in favor of
Countrywide. I decided this precise issue over a year ago in Martinez v. Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (In re Martinez).19 In that case, I concurred with
the reasoning of In re Tucker,20 which held that issuing the note in favor of one entity
and the mortgage in favor of another did not result in the splitting of the note and
mortgage provided there was an agency relationship between the two entities.
The Williamses do not try to distinguish Martinez or argue that it was wrongly
decided; they simply elect to ignore it. Similarly, they never contest the fact that MERS
was acting as an agent for Countrywide, BAC, Bank of America or Fannie Mae at all
times relevant to this case. Instead, they rely on K.S.A. 58-2323 to support their
argument that a fatal splitting of the note and mortgage occurred. K.S.A. 58-2323
provides that "[t]he assignment of any mortgage as herein provided shall carry with
it the debt thereby secured." The Williamses claim that "assignment" of the mortgage
19 444 B.R. 192 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2011).
20 441 B.R. 638, 643-44 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2010).
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to MERS "carries with it" the debt secured by the mortgage.21 Advancing that
argument, they then claim that because MERS does not claim to own the note, whoever
does own the note "holds it as a general unsecured creditor to be paid pro rata in the
main case along with other general unsecured creditors."
The Williamses' legal argument is difficult to follow, but appears to ignore
longstanding Kansas common law that holds that the transfer of a debt secured by the
mortgage also carries with it the mortgage securing the debt.22 Contrary to what the
Williamses appear to argue, the common law proposition that an assignment of a note
carries with it the mortgage that was intended to secure the note and the statutory
provision that the assignment of a mortgage carries with it the note secured by the
mortgage are not necessarily at odds with each other. In fact, both of these principles
are taken directly from the Restatement (Third) of Property (Mortgages) § 5.4. Taken
together, they recognize "that it is nearly always sensible to keep the mortgage and the
right of enforcement of the obligation it secures in the hands of the same person."23
21 It also appears that the mortgage was never "assigned" to MERS, but was madedirectly to it, as agent for the beneficial owner of the note, at the inception of the loan. Thus,
the "assignment" language in the statute does not even appear to apply to these facts.
22 See Bank Western v. Henderson, 255 Kan. 343, 354 (1994) and Army Nat. Bank v.
Equity Developers, Inc., 245 Kan. 3, 17 (1989) (holding that "[o]ur view is that the mortgage
follows the note."). See also Kurtz v. Sponable, 6 Kan. 395, 396 (1870) ("Under our laws, themortgage is but appurtenant to the debt, a mere security; and, under ordinary circumstances,
whoever owns the debt owns the mortgage."). I note that K.S.A. 58-2323 has been in theKansas statutes since 1899, well before the Bank Western v. Henderson and Army Nat. Bank
v. Equity Developers, Inc. decisions were decided by the Kansas Supreme Court.
23 Restatement (Third) of Property (Mortgages) § 5.4, Comment (a).
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I relied on the same section of the restatement in my prior analysis in Martinez
when I held that because MERS was only holding the mortgage as an agent for the
lender, there was no splitting of the note and mortgage. I do not find that K.S.A. 582323
requires a different result than I reached in Martinez.
I decline to decide theories that have not been raised in the
The Williamses' second argument in response to the summary judgment motion
is that Fannie Mae now owns the note—again, an argument raised for the first time
in their summary judgment response.24 I have previously ruled that the fact that an
entity is not the beneficial owner of the note is immaterial to its ability to enforce the
note if that entity is a "holder" of the note under Kansas law.25 But in this case, I elect
not to proceed down this path, because 1) this is not a theory asserted in the
Complaint, and 2) even if BAC is not a holder of the note, the Williamses are not
entitled to the relief they seek at this time and against these parties.
The Williamses seek a judgment finding that no one has a secured claim against
their home. But they admit that Fannie Mae, which is not a party to this proceeding,
is the owner of the note. Given my decision that there has not been a "split" in the note
24 The Complaint has been on file since November 3, 2010. The final Pretrial Conferencewas first scheduled for June 24, 2011, then continued to December 15, 2011 after MERS
intervened, then again to January 31, 2012 and now to March 14, 2012. At no time havePlaintiffs sought leave to amend the Complaint to assert these, or any other, theories.
25 See Martinez v. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys., Inc. (In re Martinez), 455 B.R. 755, 763
(Bankr. D. Kan. 2011). See also In re Hwang, 396 B.R. 757 (Bankr. C. D. Cal. 2008), overruled
on other grounds 438 B.R. 661 (C.D. Cal. 2010) (holding that party who was still in possessionof original mortgage note made payable to that party was entitled to enforce the mortgage notedespite the fact the beneficial interest in the note had been sold to a third party).
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and mortgage, even if BAC is not the holder,26 Fannie Mae is the owner and it can
enforce the note, which is secured by the mortgage. Although there may be questions
as to whether BAC also has the ability to enforce the note as a secured debt, there is
no dispute that Fannie Mae can do so.
Similarly, the Williamses' third argument in response to the summary judgment
motion is to allege that the existence of "an intervening entity" in the merger of
Countrywide to Bank of America—Red Oak Merger Corporation—creates doubt as to
the chain of title to this property. Again, this issue cannot be found in the Williamses'
Complaint. They claim that
"the merger of Countrywide Financial Corporation to Bank of America, had anintervening entity in the merger, Red Oak Merger Corporation, which was atleast disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, theDefendants see no defect in this missing link of ownership, despite their claimthat a third party, Fannie Mae now owns the Note."
They then argue that Defendants have failed to demonstrate "an unbroken chain of
transfer of the Note of February 24, 2003 . . . from Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. to
Bank of America, N.A."
Defendants claim that the Williamses have not created a genuine issue of
material fact by merely questioning, without more, Red Oak Merger Corporation's
involvement in the merger of Countrywide and Bank of America. The Williamses
26 Plaintiffs correctly argue that the copy of the note attached to the original affidavitof Bank of America's Mortgage Servicing Unit Manager, who professed to have personalknowledge of the facts, contains no endorsement, in blank or otherwise. Defendants, in theirreply brief, now attach a copy that does contain an endorsement in blank, contending this copywas not originally attached through "inadvertence."
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provide absolutely no factual or legal analysis as to how the existence of Red Oak is
material or relevant to the handling of the Williamses' note and mortgage. They do not
address whether Countrywide owned the note at the time of the merger. Similarly,
they do not claim that the note was ever transferred to Red Oak as a holder, servicer,
or owner of the note, or that Red Oak ever had any involvement, whatsoever, with the
note. Instead, the Williamses simply throw this argument "against the wall," hoping
I may find that enough of it sticks to survive a motion for summary judgment.27 I do
not so find, but elect to not further consider this issue because it was not raised in the
Complaint, and the Williamses have failed to develop the argument in any fashion.
The Williamses have failed to show how Red Oak Merger Corporation's potential
involvement in the merger of Countrywide into Bank of America creates a question of
fact that is material to their loan.28 The Williamses never dispute that the note is
currently owned by Fannie Mae or that the mortgage remains with MERS as an agent
of Fannie Mae. Accordingly, I decline to decide whether there is something here that
Plaintiffs might some day be able to develop that might defeat Fannie Mae's secured
27 See Dodd Ins. Services, Inc. v. Royal Ins. Co. of Am., 935 F.2d 1152, 1158 (10th Cir.
1991) (noting the "method of pleading plaintiffs employed in the case before us appears to bethe type known colloquially as "throw - as - much - mud - against - the - wall - as - you - can and
- hope - some - of - it - sticks."). This kind of pleading did not work with the Circuit, andit does not work with me. Litigants cannot merely throw out "facts" that under some unknowntheory might put a dent into the opponent's case or create a material issue of fact. Instead, theyneed to connect the dots and show how under the facts of this case, those facts are material.
This the Williamses have not done, although they have had more than adequate time toconduct whatever discovery they wanted on this issue to be in a position to connect the dotswhen the time came.
28 See Thom v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 353 F.3d 848, 851 (10th Cir. 2003) (explainingthat a question of fact must be both genuine and material to preclude summary judgment).
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status. That issue is not properly before me. Similarly, I decline to decide the issue of
whether BAC has the authority to enforce the note in this case, as that issue is not
properly before me—and a finding in favor of the Plaintiffs would not result in the
relief they are seeking in their Complaint.
IV. Conclusion
Because I have found that the only claim in Plaintiffs' Complaint fails to state
a claim, I will grant summary judgment to the Defendants. Out of an abundance of
caution, I will not today enter a Judgment on Decision in the event Plaintiffs desire to
assert that 1) they are entitled at this late stage to amend their complaint, 2) such an
amendment would not prejudice the Defendants, and 3) such an amendment would not
be legally futile. To that end, if they desire to assert that they should be allowed to
amend the Complaint to include claims that were first raised in the summary
judgment process, they shall serve a copy of their proposed amended complaint on
opposing counsel (with a copy to chambers) by March 12, 2012 at 5:00 pm. Plaintiffs
do not need to file a formal motion to amend by that time, but must at least provide the
Defendants and chambers with a copy of any proposed amended complaint.
I will convert the previously scheduled Pretrial Conference into a Status
Conference to take up any remaining issues in this case, including whether Plaintiffs
should be allowed to amend their Complaint, should they wish to do so in light of the
findings and holding in this opinion. That conference will be held on March 14, 2012
at 2:20 p.m. If a proposed amended complaint is not timely received, I will construe
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that as Plaintiffs' decision not to seek to amend, and a Judgment on Decision will be
entered granting judgment in favor of the Defendants.
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5 Insane Celebrity Conspiracy Theories (That Make Sense)
We try not to be celebrity-obsessed here at Cracked; we don't know whether Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still married, we don't know which leading men are secretly gay and we have no idea why OJ doesn't make hilarious spoof movies anymore.
But some prominent people have permanently changed the culture, and it's worth understanding what made them tick. Especially when you consider the fact that (according to some theories) small, arbitrary events in their lives completely changed the world.
For instance, some say ...
#5. Michael Jackson Acted Like That Because He Was Chemically Castrated
For those of you who only knew Michael Jackson as the washed up, deformed, crazy pedophile with his own amusement park, you should know that at one time he was the most famous entertainer in the world. Not because he was nuts -- he wasn't, back then -- but because the world thought he was goddamned amazing to watch. What we're saying is, in spite of all the other weirdness and chaos surrounding his crazy life, MJ's vocal talent was undeniable.
Hey, speaking of voices, did you ever notice how Michael's voice never really changed?
Here he is at about age 11, singing like an angel sent from Jesus above. And again at 15, same tenor. And here he is at age 22 ... his speaking voice is almost higher.
That's ... kind of weird, right? For comparison (we're so sorry), you should have a few listens to Donny Osmond. Donny was about Michael's age and enjoyed a similar career for a while there. Here's Donny singing with an admirable little baby voice in 1972. Notice what happens, though, two years later when he banters with MJ at the 1974 Oscars.
It's like listening to a mouse and Barry White try to carry on a conversation. A few years later, while Michael was putting together his world-changing Off the Wall album, Donny was serenading Miss Universe contestants with his man-voice. (Once again, we're sorry.)
Via Sodahead.com
Donny's career also suffered from constant attacks by ivory poachers.
So what's the deal?
Well, one professor of vascular surgery thinks that Michael's consistently high voice was the key to understanding everything about his adult career. (No word if it explains the spangly military uniform phase, though.)
The Theory:
It was all due to some medication he took.
Via Okokchina.com
The kind that's been known to grow boobs on male patients.
When Michael Jackson was 12 years old, he started getting zits. Because remember, he was just a normal kid back then, and zits and occasional deodorant misfires are what happen when you're normal and you're 12. What wasn't normal, according to Alain Branchereau, was the way Michael's entourage dealt with his face volcanoes. Branchereau's theory is that Michael's family or doctor or the devil in a dermatologist mask treated Michael's acne with a hormone called cyproterone. And it's a good thing, because look at this pepperoni pizza head someone tried to pass off as a human:
Via Michaeljackson.com
Don't look at it directly, lest you anger the spirit that laid its curse upon it!
But the thing about cyproterone is that it is a synthetic anti-male hormone -- a drug that knocks the man right out of you by blocking puberty itself. According to Dr. French House, the drug stopped body hair from growing and affected bone growth, leaving Michael with a boyish, narrow, hairless body. Most importantly, cyproterone kept the larynx from growing, which was why Michael's voice never changed, why he kept singing throughout his teens without a hitch and why as a full grown man he had a three-octave range.
In other words, Michael Jackson was a castrato. A eunuch.
Just think for a brief second what this would mean if it were true. All that Neverland nonsense and weird sleepover claptrap wasn't about the gross stuff we all wish we never heard about -- it was about a literal little kid living in a (kinda) grownup body. And the really weird stuff, like the oxygen sleep chamber and the plastic surgeries and the whole drippy hair look, maybe that was just about a very messed up boy with unlimited wealth making horrible decisions -- the same horrible decisions any other 12-year-old with unlimited income would make. Didn't you ever buy the bones of the Elephant Man or share a bed with Corey Feldman when you were a kid?
Or convince him to become your living clone?
The point is, maybe, just maaaayyyybe all the parts about Michael Jackson that made us uncomfortable had a biological cause. Unfortunately, we'll never know. But wouldn't it be nice to pretend, even for just a moment, that everything that happened after Off the Wall wasn't really Michael's fault?
#4. Kurt Cobain's Left-Handed Guitar Killed Him
As the poster child of the "Musicians Who Died at 27" Club (I Love the '90s Edition), you're probably already familiar with Kurt Cobain's life and legacy: He was a depressed heroin addicted guitarist who committed suicide before he could defeat his own demons. Not that anyone was surprised; as a prototypical self-destructive rock star type, he was destined from birth to live fast and die young, right?
Well ... maybe not.
A human life is more complicated than that. And some biographers have speculated that it was one small, seemingly inconsequential decision that led Kurt Cobain down the road to heroin addiction and death. One decision, made in one moment.
And no, we're not talking about the sweater OR Courtney Love.
The Theory:
Once Cobain's heroin habit was in full swing, he went on record blaming a mysterious stomach ailment for his addiction (heroin is one hell of a pain killer). He described it in an interview as one of the two major sources of pain that influenced his music. How bad was it? Approximately this bad ...
"Halfway through the European tour, I remember saying I'll never go on tour again until I have this fixed because I wanted to kill myself. I wanted to fucking blow my head off, I was so tired of it."
Which is saying a lot when your career can produce brilliant moments like this.
In 1993, not long before Cobain broke his promise about not having a gun, a doctor diagnosed the pain in his stomach as a pinched nerve in his spine caused by scoliosis (a curvature of the spine that some people have to get corrected with surgery). So, scoliosis led to horrible pain, which led to Cobain self-medicating with heroin. This diagnosis was probably why he was a rock star, not a doctor.
But let's go back a little further. Years before the burden of back and stomach pain drove Mr. Love to opiates, he took up the guitar. Like, literally picked it up. And the teenage Cobain had a choice to make: left-handed, or right? See, Kurt could go either way -- he was ambidextrous, but learning how to play on a left-handed guitar is a pain. That's why left-handed guitarists like Paul Simon, B.B. King and Noel Gallagher just didn't bother, they straight up learned on the rightie.
Noel, by the way, is also right-handed at being a complete douchebag.
Not Kurt. Probably for the same reasons he chose the wife he did, he went for the left-handed guitar. Makes sense. He liked doing things the hard way. The problem was that playing left-handed was the worst thing he could have done for his scoliosis:
"Kurt's spine curved out a bit on his right side, but it was made worse by the fact that he played guitar left-handed (and thus held his guitar with his right shoulder). Ironically, Cobain was naturally right-handed, and it's been theorized that had he played guitar that way, the spinal curvature may have corrected itself over time."
A guitar is heavy, and he had that strap on his right shoulder a lot -- think about all the hours spent practicing alone and rehearsing with the band and just messing around. All that time, the strap on the right shoulder, that weight bending his spine painfully further in the bad direction, for weeks, months, years.
Add to that his decision to constantly jam his guitar into the amps, using his right side.
Over more than a decade of this, the scoliosis keeps getting worse, which leads to his chronic stomach problem, which leads to his heroin addiction, which leads to his suicide. All because he picked the wrong guitar.
That's the theory, anyway.
#3. Thomas Jefferson Had Asperger's
We know what you're thinking: bullshit. Everyone's playing so fast and loose with Asperger's diagnoses you'd think the disease was a pair of boobs. At this point, the list of symptoms for this form of autism is so universal that basically it's "If you're awkward at parties, you have Asperger's."
But despite all of the people casually throwing the Asperger's tag around, it is still an actual syndrome with actual symptoms and actual sufferers. And one guy has made a pretty compelling case for Thomas Jefferson being one of them.
"Jesus, Tom. Can we talk about something besides anime for a minute?"
First up, we need to make sure you're clear on which Founding Father was Thomas Jefferson. He was the one who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and also the one who was the third president of the United States. He bought us Louisiana Plus and had a long term affair with his slave, Sally Hemings, who was also his wife's half-sister. He also spoke five languages, designed his home Monticello and invented the SWIVEL CHAIR.
Making him the godfather of office shenanigans.
So, no matter what everyone says about his stupid hair, there's no denying he was a smart cookie. Here are some other facts about Thomas Jefferson:
- When he died, he left all of his correspondence and notes of importance to his grandson. All 40,000 of them.
- He sang and hummed to himself all the time.
- He was so shy that he avoided eye contact and only gave two speeches in his life; both were inaugural addresses.
It was these little idiosyncrasies, plus a host of others, that led one journalist/novelist to conclude that maybe our third president had a little case of the autism. The Asperger's autism.
With an occasional outbreak of leaf-head.
The Theory:
According to Norm "The Legend" Ledgin, and also a few autism experts, there are 13 hallmarks of a person with Asperger's syndrome, and you only need four for a diagnosis. Jefferson met five:
- Marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction
- Lack of social or emotional reciprocity
- Encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
- Apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
- The disturbance causes clinically significant impairments in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning
Insistence upon dressing like Prince.
We could start with his eccentricities, which were so pronounced that people who visited Jefferson walked away baffled. Like how he kept an uncaged mockingbird around him while he worked and greeted state visitors in dated, threadbare, worn-out clothes, some of which were too small for his body.
"His setness, for instance, in wearing very sharp toed shoes, corduroy small-clothes, and red plush waistcoat, which have been laughed at till he might perhaps wisely have dismissed them."
You got that right? That people were laughing at him? It's hard to get that when looking at old pictures, but in his day, Jefferson was a bit of a clown. Well, OK, so he was a bit odd. That alone doesn't qualify him for a "syndrome" of any kind -- otherwise half the people reading this have it.
He also had nightmarishly long arms.
But then you have to combine it with his other traits, such as his obsessing over tiny details for no rational reason. He obsessively recorded everything in writing -- the weather, animal sightings, recipes, gardening crap and every little change he wanted to make to Monticello, which, by the way, he worked on for over 50 years.
For instance, Jefferson didn't just keep financial records, he recorded every tiny little transaction down to the penny. Not because he was careful with money (he spent lavishly and was drowning in debt), but because he was obsessive about tracking it, like if you still had on file the candy bar you bought with pocket change at a convenience store seven years ago. It was a compulsion. One expert says his constant note-taking was such a big part of his life that it "... may have actually contributed to the disastrous legacy of debt ... for it gave Jefferson a sense of control that he didn't know how to exercise."
But it was mostly about the hair.
Brilliant, yes. Able to dress himself appropriately, stop singing, or stop taking notes on every little thing, or function without a live bird shitting all over the place? Apparently not. And if he did all of that today, his doctors probably would have had a name for it.


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Make the End of Each Day Special
Think Twice
Don't head straight for the refrigerator or to the bedroom to change into comfortable loungewear the moment you get home. When you walk in the door, go right to your spouse and tell him or her how glad you are to see him or her. This will create a loving atmosphere for the entire evening.
Many people underestimate how valuable it is to reconnect with their spouse when they have been apart from each other all day. Every evening when you first see your spouse is a chance for an extraordinary moment. The majority of couples spend their weekdays, and some of their weekend days, apart from each other.
You have spent many hours doing activities without each other's company. By the end of most days, you and your spouse have probably been apart for more hours than you have spent awake together. When you see each other at the end of the day, it really is a reunion. Make sure you treat it like one.
There are many things you can do to make the moment you walk through the door at the end of the day a special one:
Greet each other warmly. Stop whatever activity you are doing and walk to the door to greet your spouse. It might seem trite, but the effort will make both of you feel special and taken care of.
Take a few minutes to find out how your spouse's day was. We are all extremely busy, but this small effort can make a huge difference. Instead of two strangers trying to get things done, you will be partners working together to create a warm family environment.
Reconnect with your spouse after a day apart. Share a warm hug, deliver a kiss, or pour a refreshing glass of ice water for him or her.
An extraordinary marriage is filled with countless meaningful moments. Every encounter with your spouse that you make special will enhance your marriage. Don't overlook the small chances to create closeness in your relationship.
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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Marriage © 2001 by Hilary Rich and Helaina Laks Kravitz, M.D. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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1969 Ford Mustang - HarbingerWritten by on September 1, 2011 Contributors: Robert McGaffin An all-new '69 Mustang with cutting-edge technology might seem like a pipe dream, but it's a sign of things to come.
In literary terminology, referring to something as a harbinger carries considerable weight. In a simple lexicon, it's defined as "one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner." That sounds like hype or hyperbole when slapped on a matte black Mustang, but, in fact, there truly is much more than meets the eye with this particular 1969 Ford Mustang.
To begin, this isn't a one-off toy for a rich boy; it's actually the prototype for a new line of extreme Mustang roller chassis. Like an OEM body-in-white program where bare bodies are prepped for racers to complete to their own spec, competition-ready Harbingers are created from scratch by Agent 47 with Dynacorn '69 Mustang bodies. That's not an embellishment; packages can be configured to be legal for just about any racing class, ranging from the loose rules on regular weekend warrior open-track cars, to the more exacting regulations placed on competitors racing in American V-8 Supercar Series, and pretty much everything in between. So right away, this car represents something muscle lovers have never had access to.
Now the concept of a track car roller isn't new to the hobby in itself, and even with configurable specs, it's not exactly revolutionary. What makes this car different is in the level of execution and sophistication of the parts and company behind them.
So who are these Agent 47 guys, anyway? Gamers might recognize the label as the same applied to the stealthy assassin-for-hire with a flawless record in the popular game series titled Hitman. That character is actually a genetically enhanced clone created by criminal masterminds who donated their own DNA. In much the same way, this company arose through the mixture of the latest in rapid prototyping and manufacturing available at Forecast3D, Agent 47's parent company, and the decades of racing experience of Bill Osborne, who is likely best known to PHR readers as the chassis designer and fabricator for the legendary Big Red Camaro.
Corey Weber of Forecast3D and Osborne became friends while Osborne was building a '64 Corvette for Weber. Through bench racing, the two eventually formulated a plan to create what would be the ultimate near turnkey muscle car. Originally, they would have basically been clones of Big Red. But the platform eventually migrated to Mustangs, with the '69-70 being a nod to classic Trans-Am racing, and the ability to squeeze more aggressive suspension and tire packages under stock sheetmetal. Osborne started from scratch using Forecast3D's incredible in-house fabrication and prototyping capabilities to design something NASCAR-inspired, but with a thoroughly unique V-link rear suspension package and SLA-style front suspension.
Before moving forward with what would become the Harbinger, the suspension was initially applied to Fox and SN-95 chassis Mustangs for on-track testing and development in various racing series. The suspension worked well in competition, gathering many wins and a couple of championships, so Weber and Osborne knew they were ready to move on to their ultimate goal. But considering what was at their disposal, they weren't going to just slap a bunch of parts on a Mustang to make it sound cool for the guys down at the local cruise-in.
Beyond the distinctive suspension, what really makes Harbinger stand out is not the vintage Trans-Am mixed with new-technology style of the car. That's what makes it positively sinister looking, but it's the technology that went into creating many of the parts that marks a watershed moment in hot rodding. Rather than hand-fabrication by artisan metalshapers that we're accustomed to, most of the parts created for Harbinger were designed using systems and processes rarely used in our corner of the industry. These include stereolithography (SLA), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), selective laser sintering (SLS), and RTV Short Run Tooling. (See more about these processes in "The Future Is Now," elsewhere in this issue.)
The machines and infrastructure it takes to successfully use those manufacturing methods have been around for a couple decades, but remain typically in the high-tech and OEM realm. They've been used to produce concept cars, but to our knowledge the Harbinger is the first muscle car to rely heavily upon them, and it's definitely the first one available with these technologies on a production level. And according to Agent 47, it's an on-going experiment. They plan to continue using this car, and Forecast3D's machines, to develop and design more products for '69-70 Mustangs, and earlier ones down the road.
Does that mean this machine was built by machines? Not at all. Computers aren't artists or innovators, so just like any hot rod shop there was a highly talented crew, including Josh Tieman, Roger George, Lathe Sailor, Mike Winston, and Bryan Rogers handling the design work, fabrication, and wrenching. They just had some more advanced equipment on their side. The result is what may be the ultimate off-the-shelf, call-up-and-order-it, competition muscle car roller. You don't have to take our word for it, though. Agent 47 has had numerous test sessions dialing in the suspension and driveline, and has so far run a 1:30 lap at Willow Springs. Check out the videos on PopularHotRodding.com and Agent47.com. Beyond that, there's serious discussion about putting the Harbinger in the American Iron or American V-8 Supercar Series.
Traditional hot rod building isn't going away, but we are getting a taste of what cutting-edge technology will bring to build better rods. If indeed this Harbinger car is an omen that portends of things to come in the hot rodding hobby, we've got high expectations for the future!
By The Numbers
1969 Mustang
Agent 47 • Carlsbad, CA
Type: 402ci Ford Windsor
Block: Dart aluminum
Oiling: custom pan with Aviaid dry-sump system
Rotating assembly: RPM 4340 forged crank, Oliver 6-inch rods, 10.7:1 Race Tech forged pistons
Cylinder heads: canted-valve Avenger XTC with 2.20 intake and 1.675 exhaust valves, custom CNC work by Ford Performance Solutions
Camshaft: Pacific Performance Products solid-roller with .637-inch lift, 258 degrees duration at .050
Valvetrain: T&D aluminum shaft-mount rockers
Induction: 830-cfm Holley carb on a modified Edelbrock 2938 intake
Exhaust: 4-inch stainless steel exhaust, custom 1.75-inch polished headers, single Spintech muffler by Richard's Performance Muffler
Fuel system: Fuel Safe cell, Aeromotive pump, Jones Racing black nylon braided lines
Ignition: MSD billet distributor, Super Conductor wires, 6AL box
Cooling: Wizard radiator, Edelbrock pump, twin electric pusher fans
Output: 697 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel
Built by: Ford Performance Solutions, Anaheim, CA
Transmission: Tremec T-56, D&D bellhousing, McLeod clutch and flywheel
Rearend: Speedway Engineering full floating 9-inch rearend with Torsen LSD diff and 31-spine axles
Front suspension: Agent 47 Double A-arm with 400 lb-in Hypercoil springs on Agent 47-spec Penske single-adjustable shocks, custom 1.25-inch splined sway bar, modified Ford SN-95 Mustang spindles
Rear suspension: Agent 47 V-Link rear suspension with Panhard bar, 175 lb-in Hypercoil springs on Agent 47-spec Penske single-adjustable shocks
Brakes: 14- & 13-inch AP Racing with four-piston calipers
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: 18x11 Agent 47 by Forgeline
Tires: 305/35R18 and 335/35R18 Toyo RA1
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The engine is set as far back and as far down as possible without modifying the firewall, per American Iron rules. Thanks to the Dart aluminum block, weight bias is roughly 50/50. The Trans-Am–inspired airbox will be available soon.The cool center console was created with stereolithography and controls most of the critical functions, including push-button start and iPod. (Bryan Rogers had Guns N' Roses playing!)It's impossible to tell, but those headlight buckets (and taillights) were created with RTV Short Run Tooling and weigh a fraction of the heavy pot metal originals. That helps take weight off in a critical area. The chin spoiler is RTV as well; the brake scoops are made through selective laser sintering.
The Bill Osborne–designed V-link attached to the Speedway Engineering 9-inch floating rearend appears similar to a NASCAR truck arm at first glance, but uses a single front attachment point for better articulation and a Panhard bar for lateral location.The Agent 47 SLA is an impressive-looking piece that uses Penske adjustable coilovers, modified SN-95 Mustang spindles, and a splined antiroll bar. The front package is available for Fox and SN-95 chassis Mustangs, though not yet as a kit for vintage cars.


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Bastrop (17-6) is the No. 12 seed, while the Crescents (19-11) are ranked No. 21.
The Lady Rams is the second place team from District 3.
Cabrini finished second to No. 1 Warren Easton (29-0) in District 10.
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60 Years Speedway Motors Anniversary Tribute TWritten by on December 18, 2013 Contributors: Jimmy Smith In the Home Stretch: Paint, E-brake, and a Myriad of Other Jobs!
You know you're near the end of a project when you seem to spend $50 every day at the hardware or autoparts store on seemingly insignificant small parts. That's the point we're at now with our Speedway Motors R&C 60th Anniversary Tribute T. But let's back up a couple of weeks to when I was itching from sanding fiberglass, readying the body for paint.
The 'glass body as supplied from Speedway didn't need much in the way of bodywork, as it was very straight to begin with, though a couple of mold separation marks needed a skim of filler, seeing as the body was going to be black! Taking care not to sand away the sharp edges of the swage lines, the whole body was block sanded with 180-grit, prior to receiving three coats of Eastwood's urethane primer. I then painted the firewall using the same color I'd painted the engine block before delivering the body to fellow Brit, Chris Ashworth, owner of Romance With Rust, a local auto restoration and fabrication shop, for final prep and paint.
As you can see, Romance With Rust's Osmar Mata did a superb job prepping, painting, color sanding, and polishing the body and pickup bed, using Eastwood products throughout. Meanwhile, I was back in our shop installing the Lokar shifter and emergency brake, driveshaft, fuel pump, battery, and fabricating fuel and trans cooler lines, in between runs to the hardware and parts store! With everything done that would either be much harder, or that I wouldn't be able to do with the body on—such as installing the Lokar trans dipstick and kickdown cable, and the body polished—I applied a rubberized coating to the underside, and bolted the body down for the final time, pleased that the shifter and e-brake came through their respective holes centrally! The T is at the upholstery shop as I write this, leaving wiring, the addition of fluids, final checks on all fasteners and cotter pins, and wheelbase setting before it can be called "done". No doubt there'll be a few more parts runs somewhere in there too!


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The docs are located within your ext folder. Assuming you are running a web server you can access them by going to localhost/yourApp/ext/docs
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Jeong was selected for the 2013 YAPA for her paper, "Cleft Palate Defect of Dlx1/2-/- Mutant Mice Is Caused by Lack of Vertical Outgrowth in the Posterior Palate," published in Developmental Dynamics (September 2012).
"The strength of the paper lies in its thorough analysis," Jeong commented. "We found novel connections between the Dlx genes and many other genes that had been known to be important for palate formation."
Jeong and her team investigated the etiology underlying cleft palate of mouse mutants in which Dlx1 and Dlx2 genes were inactivated. They found that the posterior palate failed to grow in these mutants from the onset of palatogenesis. Additionally, cell proliferation rate and Cyclin D1 expression were reduced in the mutant posterior palate, and the expression of multiple known regulators of palatogenesis was affected in the mutants. The team concluded that Dlx1 and Dlx2 are crucial for early stages of palatogenesis.
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30 Jan 2012 9:20 AM #31
Hey once again.
You're absolutely right this helps me very much for now. I almost did the same like the one you mentioned. But I should have looked at he query. Of course you must define this on the last property else it will not work
Gretings Eryx
8 Feb 2012 1:03 PM #32
Hi tomalex,
thx for sharing this nice plugin. It was exactly what i was looking for.
I am stuck with a little problem here (just started whith sencha touch).
I have a json file containing data i want to import into my db when the app is started for the first time.
The json is an export from a database and looks similar to this structure:
{"21": { "firstname":"Alex", "lastname":"Testuser", "age":"43" }, "22": { "firstname":"Andy", "lastname":"Testuser2", "age":"23" }, <here come 200 more records> }
Do you have a little example or idea how i could "import" my json file?
Thx in advance.
2 Mar 2012 1:34 AM #33
If you gone through the Demo implementation, you will find Add functionality its like
create a record and then save it.
Based on your json data, you will have to iterate the json object and save record in the loop.
[ { "21": { "firstname": "Alex", "lastname": "Testuser", "age": "43" }, "22": { "firstname": "Andy", "lastname": "Testuser2", "age": "23" } } ] Ext.iterate(a,function(key,obj){ var rec = Ext.ModelMgr.create(obj, 'ModelName').save(); });
7 Mar 2012 2:45 AM #34
Pardon my ignorance, but could you explain exactly what the SQLite Proxy can be used for? Could it be used for storing large media (i.e. pictures, Video) files in an SQLite database in the browser?
9 Mar 2012 1:17 AM #35
Hi there it's me again
I'm struggeling a little bit with the changeversion of the database atm and I hope you may be able to help me.
My mainproblem is with this
PHP Code:
* @cfg {String} version
* database version. If different than current, use updatedb event to update database
dbVersion: '1.0',
If I let it on 1.0 it will never work. Could you explain what you mean with updatedb event or how I could update the version in SqliteConnection.js.
Thanks for your time and have a nice day
Greetings Eryx
16 Mar 2012 6:37 AM #36
Hi Tomalex,
First I want to thank you for this great proxy, I started using it in sencha 1.1 and keep using it with this new version.
I have a little problem when trying to update an object. Actually I get my object model from the store, modify it and finally save it but the proxy keep trying to make an insert instead of and update.
Here is some code :
var store = Ext.getStore('NewsStore'); var newsRecord = store.getById(id); console.log(newsRecord, 'News'); //update model with news content newsRecord.set('read',true); newsRecord.set('content','my new content'); newsRecord.save();
Ext.define('Kaveat.model.News', { extend: "Ext.data.Model", config: { fields: [ {name: 'newsId', type: 'int', fieldOption: 'PRIMARY KEY'}, {name: 'type', type: 'int'}, {name: 'title', type: 'string'}, {name: 'content', type: 'string'}, {name: 'date', type: 'string'}, {name: 'read', type: 'boolean'}, {name: 'dateModified',type: 'string'} ], proxy: { type: 'sqlitestorage', dbConfig: { tablename: 'news', dbConn: Ext.DbConnection }, } } });
Do you have any idea on this issue?
Again thank you for work and for your answer
22 Mar 2012 8:57 AM #37
Hi Tomalex, I insert data to sqlite db withou proxy, but only with api instruction, bu I don't understand why the when I do customeStore.load() the it's empty. E declared proxy in model . . . Thank you in advance!
23 Mar 2012 1:55 PM #38
Ben, while I'm using SqliteProxy 2 and Sencha Touch 2, the same problem exists there too. I was able to finally track down the reason after back stepping through the code. It appears the system thinks it is a phantom record and because of this, it calls the create method instead of the update method. Unfortunately the only way around it so far I've found is to manually set the phantom flag:
newsRecord.phantom = false;
4 Apr 2012 6:12 AM #39
SqliteProxy not working with Phonegap
I have been trying to get sencha 2 and sqlite 2 to work in phonegap but cant seem to.
The problem, it seems that my dbConfig, which are the first few line in the app.js file, right above Ext.application
Ext.ns('DbConnection'); var dbconnval = { dbName: "dbStorage", dbDescription: "local storage db" }; Ext.DbConnection = Ext.create('Ext.Sqlite.Connection',dbconnval); Ext.application( etc etc)
The error that I am getting is INVALID_STATE_ERR: DOM EXCEPTION 11: An attempt was made to use an object that is not, or is no longer usable.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
5 Apr 2012 9:46 PM #40
Sqlite proxy
Hello Team,
I am trying to use the Sqllite proxy for Sencha Touch. I got the latest code from the github.
Not knowing what exactly has to be done with it, cause am very new to Sencha touch and sqlllite,
I put the "sqlite.js in store", "override.js in model" and "sqliteproxy.js and sqlliteconnection.js in views".
I get an error that says sqlite.js not found. Any idea what am i missing in this.
Thanks in advance.
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If the trade comes to fruition, it would fulfill an obvious need for each side. In a thin free-agent shortstop market, Cabrera, a two-time All-Star, is an attractive trade option. And for an Indians club potentially in a rebuild-type situation, a young pitcher with upside like Bauer would fit the framework.
Cabrera, 27, hit .270 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI for the Indians last season, but had a career-year in 2011 when he tallied 25 home runs and 92 RBI. He would be an upgrade at shortstop for a team looking for just that, though he would not be coming cheap.
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Mechanical Fuel Pump Service - Ghost BustersWritten by on November 19, 2010 How To Diagnose And Replace A Mechanical Fuel Pump
If you're down on your bucks and need a good tip on where to find slightly used replacement parts, I've always found the local junkyard to be a great place to hunt. It never fails, on any given day I can wander into my local self-service wrecking yard and find an old truck or car that's loaded with an assortment of new carburetion and ignition parts. It's not hard to figure out what's going on, the junked vehicle's owner was chasing a ghost and bought a lot of unnecessary parts before he gave up trying to repair the problem and accepted defeat.
This was pretty much the scenario for the '56 Ford F-100 I bought a few years ago. Sitting idle in a garage, the '56 hadn't been started by the original owner for five or six years before the middleman I purchased it from had tried to get it up and running again. Eventually, after throwing new spark plugs, plug wires, points and condenser, distributor cap, fuel pump, and boiling the gas tank clean, he finally got the truck to start. When I was looking to buy the '56 the middleman demonstrated to me that the truck ran, but explained the engine could die and not restart at any moment.
After spending a lot of time establishing that the ignition and fuel systems were up to specification I tracked the intermittent ghost to a fuel line between the tank and cab floor that was crimped when the gas tank was reinstalled. After the rubber fuel line heated up and had been subjected to fuel pump suction it would collapse and shut off the fuel supply. I changed the fuel line over to a high-quality, high-pressure fuel injection-rated hose and the problem went away. The 272-inch Y-block engine never missed a beat. That was the case for a couple of years when all of a sudden the ghost returned. Just the same as before, the engine would start up and die, until eventually it wouldn't restart at all.
According to most repair manuals the odds are always in favor of a dead engine problem on an older vehicle can be traced to an ignition failure as opposed to fuel. That said, if the engine turns over but doesn't start it's a good idea to make sure the gas tank isn't empty. Once it's established that there's at least a few gallons of fresh gasoline present the next step is to look for spark. This can be done by pulling a spark plug, grounding it to the block, and cranking the engine over to see if the plug has a good, strong spark at the electrode. One of my favorite ways, and fast too, to determine if the problem stems from the fuel or ignition system is to spray starting fluid into the carburetor and then start it up. If the engine runs a few seconds and then quits it has spark, so that means there isn't a steady supply of fuel. The next step is to go right to the source and test the fuel pump for sufficient pressure. In order to run properly a carbureted engine needs between 4 and 6 psi of fuel pressure. In the following photos I've included a few tips on how to ensure you've not only come to the right conclusion regarding your diagnosis, but you will be able to install a new fuel pump properly as well. And as an added bonus I've thrown in a few ghost busting tips.
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To prime an engine, starting fluid works better than gasoline for two reasons: it is more volatile and combusts easier. Plus it doesn't contaminate the engine oil as much as pouring gasoline into the carburetor does. If the engine runs briefly you're dealing with a fuel supply problem. If it doesn't run at all it means you have an ignition problem.When attempting to start an engine that has not run in years, leave the cooling system dry in case the head gaskets are leaking, which would allow coolant to leak into the combustion chamber and foul the spark plugs. After the engine has been started and the head gaskets are determined to be sealing, use a good antifreeze, such as Prestone, in a 50/50 mixture with water.The delivery of fuel to the carb was weak and intermittent. Going on a strong hunch, I disconnected the fuel lines and unbolted the two mounting bolts to remove the suspect fuel pump.The brand-new Y-block replacement fuel pump from Dennis Carpenter comes complete with new fittings, one new mounting bolt, and a gasket. I applied gasket glue to the pump side of the gasket only.The most critical stage of installing a new fuel pump is to ensure the fuel pump drive (cam) located on the camshaft is positioned at the lowest point of the cam (fuel pump not under load). A toothbrush can be used to feel for the drive cam's position.Using a remote starter switch attached to the starter solenoid on the firewall turns this into a one-man operation.I used my left hand to operate the starter switch while my right hand held the toothbrush against the drive cam to feel for the lowest point.Grease should be applied to the fuel pump arm (lever) to ensure against scuffing or galling the arm and drive cam before engine oil can reach it.
With the mounting bolts removed, moving the fuel pump up and down against the drive cam will actuate the fuel pump and emit a suction/pressure sound. Properly aligned, the pump will be relaxed and the two mounting bolts can then be reinstalled and tightened down evenly.Before proceeding further I tested the fuel pump with a pressure gauge. I cranked the engine over with the remote starter switch and obtained 6 psi at the outlet marked "out."Extreme care should be used to prevent fuel leaks while installing the fittings. Thread sealant should only be used on the threads, and not on the double-flared fitting's face. The seal is at the double-flare and not at the threads. Sealing the threads will not correct a leaking double-flare.Overtightening the fittings into the fuel pump housing can crack the housing. Undertightening can produce leaks. Proceed carefully!After cutting the new tubular steel fuel lines I made, I reamed inside the steel tubing to ensure there were no obstructions.Next, I used a sharp Nicholson file to dress the tubing ends. Free from burrs, the fuel lines slid on easily.This style of hose cutter, available from most auto parts stores such as Napa, produces a clean, even cut that even the most particular DIYer will admire.The brass fittings were clocked at the best possible angle needed to accept the fuel lines. Again proper tightening is critical.
With the fuel pump properly installed, the next task was to lose the hideous yellow plug wires installed by the middleman. Note that the plug ends are angled.Because I prefer to use Autolite spark plugs, I chose to use Autolite plug wires. Not exactly a good custom fit for a Y-block, the wires came in only two lengths. The four longest wires needed to be used on the engine's left bank.Drawing my own reference chart with engine rotation, firing order, and spark plug location has always worked well for me.In lieu of a good wire spark plug gap tool, a feeler gauge can be used to measure the gap. Make sure not to contact any area except between the electrode. I used a hammer very carefully to close the gap to 0.35 inches.Because the Y-block engine uses solid lifters and the valve covers must be removed to adjust the valves, the fit of the Autolite spark plug wires creates a problem.It's too bad Autolite doesn't use angle-tip spark plug ends. These straight spark plug ends are funky-looking to say the least.I've always had good luck with Fram filters, not the problems the Internet wizards always seem to gripe about. Changing the oil and filter after an engine's internals have been exposed to excess gasoline is always a good idea, I just had to make sure the oil had a ZDDP-type additive to protect the Y-block's flat tappets.