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"President Obama, I support the Americans' outstretched hand. But what did the international community gain from these offers of dialogue? Nothing."
-- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Sept. 24
When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom. Just how low we've sunk was demonstrated by the Obama administration's satisfaction when Russia's president said of Iran, after meeting President Obama at the United Nations, that "sanctions are seldom productive, but they are sometimes inevitable."
You see? The Obama magic. Engagement works. Russia is on board. Except that, as The Post inconveniently pointed out, President Dmitry Medvedev said the same thing a week earlier, and the real power in Russia, Vladimir Putin, had changed not at all in his opposition to additional sanctions. And just to make things clear, when Iran then brazenly test-fired offensive missiles, Russia reacted by declaring that this newest provocation did not warrant the imposition of tougher sanctions.
I should add, I don't have the same level of disdain for the French that some in this country have. In fact, I love France, and I love the people I have met there. I have not had the experience of French people looking down their noses at me because I'm American, even in Paris. In small villages in which I've traveled, even with my crappy French (I took Spanish in school), and the limited English the shop keepers had, we each worked hard to understand each other. One woman didn't speak a word of English, but would engage in pantomime (I'm sure there's a joke there about the French and mimes) to get her point across, AND she was funny, to boot. So, while I appreciate that some people have not had this experience, I won't jump on the French bashing bandwagon. Honestly, I can't wait until I get to go back there.
Back to the article,and Krauthammer's point:
Do the tally. In return for selling out Poland and the Czech Republic by unilaterally abrogating a missile-defense security arrangement that Russia had demanded be abrogated, we get from Russia . . . what? An oblique hint, of possible support, for unspecified sanctions, grudgingly offered and of dubious authority -- and, in any case, leading nowhere because the Chinese have remained resolute against any Security Council sanctions.
Confusing ends and means, the Obama administration strives mightily for shows of allied unity, good feeling and pious concern about Iran's nuclear program -- whereas the real objective is stopping that program. This feel-good posturing is worse than useless, because all the time spent achieving gestures is precious time granted Iran to finish its race to acquire the bomb.
Don't take it from me. Take it from Sarkozy, who could not conceal his astonishment at Obama's naivete. On Sept. 24, Obama ostentatiously presided over the Security Council. With 14 heads of state (or government) at the table, with an American president at the chair for the first time ever, with every news camera in the world trained on the meeting, it would garner unprecedented worldwide attention.
Unknown to the world, Obama had in his pocket explosive revelations about an illegal uranium enrichment facility that the Iranians had been hiding near Qom. The French and the British were urging him to use this most dramatic of settings to stun the world with the revelation and to call for immediate action.
Hmmm - WWHD? You know, What Would Hillary Do? Would she reveal this nugget of explosive information? My bet is ABSO-FREAKIN'-LUTELY. How about Obama? What would he do:
Obama refused. Not only did he say nothing about it, but, reports the Wall Street Journal (citing Le Monde), Sarkozy was forced to scrap the Qom section of his speech. Obama held the news until a day later -- in Pittsburgh. I've got nothing against Pittsburgh (site of the G-20 summit), but a stacked-with-world-leaders Security Council chamber it is not.
Why forgo the opportunity? Because Obama wanted the Security Council meeting to be about his own dream of a nuclear-free world. The president, reports the New York Times citing "White House officials," did not want to "dilute" his disarmament resolution "by diverting to Iran."
Diversion? It's the most serious security issue in the world. A diversion from what? From a worthless U.N. disarmament resolution?
Yes. And from Obama's star turn as planetary visionary: "The administration told the French," reports the Wall Street Journal, "that it didn't want to 'spoil the image of success' for Mr. Obama's debut at the U.N."
Image? Success? Sarkozy could hardly contain himself. At the council table, with Obama at the chair, he reminded Obama that "we live in a real world, not a virtual world."
He explained: "President Obama has even said, 'I dream of a world without [nuclear weapons].' Yet before our very eyes, two countries are currently doing the exact opposite."
Sarkozy's unspoken words? "And yet, sacré bleu, he's sitting on Qom!"
Uh, yeah. It seems like the perfect setting for exposing this information. Evidently, Sarkozy thought so, too. Others didn't realize what had just happened:
At the time, we had no idea what Sarkozy was fuming about. Now we do. Although he could hardly have been surprised by Obama's fecklessness. After all, just a day earlier in addressing the General Assembly, Obama actually said, "No one nation can . . . dominate another nation." That adolescent mindlessness was followed with the declaration that "alignments of nations rooted in the cleavages of a long-gone Cold War" in fact "make no sense in an interconnected world." NATO, our alliances with Japan and South Korea, our umbrella over Taiwan, are senseless? What do our allies think when they hear such nonsense?
Bismarck is said to have said: "There is a providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children, and the United States of America." Bismarck never saw Obama at the U.N. Sarkozy did. (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Mon Dieu! Those are some pretty strong words there. Appropriate, though. Can you imagine if any other president, who had the opportunity to chair this very important committee for the FIRST time, sat on that kind of information? No doubt, it wouldn't just be the French President who was upset about this. Thankfully, those who are less invested in the "aura" of Obama actually paid attention to this "oversight" on Obama's part at this critical juncture.
Once again, Obama has demonstrated how woefully prepared he is for the REAL World Stage.
(And C, if you're reading this far, I hope you appreciate the French phrases!)


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In ENORMOUS, a giant monster graces the small(er) screen with no plan to lose scope in the process. Backed by Machinima, the web series adaptation of Tim Daniel and Mehdi Cheggour's comic book opens on a familiar post-apocalyptic landscape, though one not ravaged by natural disaster or nuclear threat. Instead, it's the almost always awesome giant creature, the concept of which is in something of a renaissance at the moment, most notably in last year's PACIFIC RIM and the approaching return of GODZILLA. But with little history or guideline for what exactly web series can or should be, crafting something as inherently tremendous and cinematic as a monster story leaves everything open to possibility. As the ENORMOUS pilot premieres online, Fango spoke with director BenDavid Grabinski about everything a web series, and giant monsters, can offer.
FANGORIA: There's a lot of discussion of television becoming more cinematic, but web series don't really have a precedent or history of not being cinematic. Does that attract you to something like this?
BENDAVID GRABINSKI: The interesting thing for me is that there are no rules. You're bound mainly just by logistics. You're not bound by someone saying, "This thing needs to be this," or "this needs to be that." I came into a situation where there were almost no notes or suggestions on how I should shoot it or anything, they just really supported my idea of making it as cinematic as possible. The real weird appeal about all of this is that I spent the last year on a movie that still hasn't been made. There's a lot of work that's gone into it. I still think it's actually happening, but that's the sort of process. This, someone came to me on Halloween and it was done January 31st. So, part of the excitement of it was you get to do everything you do on a movie, but in a much shorter time span. Same amount of prep, same amount of everything, just the length of it is shorter.
FANG: How did you approach what to take from the comic and introduce in just a ten minute pilot?
GRABINSKI: There were a couple of things that were helpful for me. One, Andre [Øvredal], the director of TROLLHUNTER wrote a script and structurally, we're pretty close to it. The thing that was really helpful was right when I was hired, I got an email from the creator of the comic and he had liked COST OF LIVING. He was really supportive for basically whatever I wanted to do, because he really liked my sensibilities. So, I really felt like I wasn't beholden to anything.
You really cannot discount how helpful it is to have the people who made a comic be on set all day everyday and not be demanding that you make decisions just because they're in a book. There's a way where you can do something like this and be like the 300 or SCOTT PILGRIM version where you're trying to recreate the comic. One, I don't think it would work in ten minutes; and two, it would cost $200 million. The comic is so gigantic. To me, this is the ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN version of the comic where you're with a small group of people, away from a different conflict and you're following them and what they're doing.
FANG: The monster design itself, was that taken from the comic? Was it something you worked at?
GRABINSKI: They came in and said I could design a monster from scratch. The concept artist and I, in about twelve hours, came up with this monster and had to go off to the races. That was really the most difficult part about the entire thing; doing any kind of CG or creature in a matter of weeks is almost impossible. The only shots that were planned beforehand were the FX shots. Everything else was sort of made up on set. You had to figure that out beforehand and try and do that as quickly as possible. You usually need four, five, six months to do any type of giant creature work.
FANG: The last 15 years have seen apocalyptic stories become hugely popular. Now, as giant monsters get their due in that, is it a cyclical thing, or something more?
GRABINSKI: I think it's two things. One, it's people like you and me who grew up on stuff who love that shit. What you liked as a kid was not about really a trend as much as things you respond to that kind of scare the shit out of you, or seem awesome. At the same time, not to get political, I think that a lot of people are a little scared about where things are going to go in our world and it's the same reasons why we love horror. Giant monsters, they could represent global warming, or represent this… I was saying about PACIFIC RIM, the whole metaphor to me was, "once people decide how to fix the environment…" It was optimistic of what we would do. I'll know later what I was thinking. A lot of times it's bullshit when directors pretend they had reasons for these things thematically or emotionally. Usually, you figure it out later and then pretend that was your intent. In this case, I was just trying to make it entertaining and scary and kind of fun.
Personally, it's probably easier to think about a giant monster showing up and destroying civilization then the logistics of, "are we going to have enough food or water?" I'm so scared of a big LA earthquake; the monster showing up, that makes more sense to me.


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A week ago, bleary-eyed Lemmy was standing in front of a ZLA coffee machine trying to wake up.
I began talking to our planning guy about Harley's recent sales slide. I was having a bad day, and hearing about The Mothership's financial woes was not the cure. The conversation wheeled around to Polaris' recent earnings statement. I sat down at my desk and digested our dialogue. Analysis? I'm pretty sure American bikes are about to change. A lot.
Warning: There is a numbers paragraph on the way. I like numbers, but I don't like being bored, so if you're not an economist, stick with me anyway because I'm going to give you the quick and dirty version. Trust me, it's interesting.
Polaris just posted its 23rd(!) consecutive quarter announcing record profits. Motorcycle growth, at 57 percent year over year, was second only to the snowmobile category. Long story short: They are raking in a massive amount of money because lots of people want their products. Many of the potential customers standing in line are looking to buy motorcycles, specifically.
Polaris also just bought a new paint facility. It's actually the former Lehman Trikes building in Spearfish, S.D. It's no secret that paint has been a bottleneck for Polaris, which was woefully unable to produce bikes like its new Scout in sufficient quantities to slake demand. They outsourced quite a bit of paint work and that took a bite out of second-quarter profits, but they still cranked out a record quarter. They're slated to hire 80 employees to staff the joint.
Now let's look at the other domestic bike manufacturer.
We talked about H-D's recent sales slip in a previous article. Now, for a dominant manufacturer like Harley, the sky is not falling but heads are going to roll. Chief Marketing Officer Mark-Hans Richer left the company last week.
H-D CEO and President Matt Levatich announced that one response to the weak sales is a 65 percent increase in the marketing budget. That proclamation was widely criticized inside the motorcycle industry and outside alike, mainly because H-D is already a very well known brand, not just to potential customers, but also to non-riders. Levatich also announced his intent to lay off 250 folks — three times what Polaris is planning to hire.
What wasn't talked about all that much was Harley's game plan. The Sportster drivetrain has not changed appreciably since its inception in 1986. Yes, it's gotten fuel injection, a five-speed transmission and the displacement has changed, but ultimately, a 2016 Sporty is pretty dang close to one manufactured 30 years previously. The Big Twins are no better. The Twin Cam has been with us since 1999. Harley customers tend to be conservative and like to see little deviation in models from year to year, but air-cooled pushrod motors present challenges in meeting current and future noise and emissions regulations. Governmental requirements seem to be forcing H-D toward an engine design that flies in the face of what they're known for producing.
Now, after juxtaposing these industry morsels, let me give you my take on things. Harley — my beloved Harley — is stumbling. I don't think they're about to shutter the windows, but it seems like the near-magical stranglehold they have held on the American motorcycle market might be loosening just a tad. Polaris seems to be getting customers on board with the fact that an American bike could be a little different from what we've been offered for quite a while. Maybe an American bike might have liquid cooling or more than two cams. They raise my hopes for a return to the glory days of motorcycling, back when Americans got on American bikes and went out and competed and won. Just look at the Project 156 bike or the Pro Stock bike they're running in NHRA. What's more American than going racing and kicking some ass? Isn't that what Harley used to do up until 1969 or so?
Because of these recent efforts, I have this hunch that Polaris has some goodies up their sleeve. I'm not suggesting that the future of domestic bikes is in racing. In fact, I think racing's gravitas is declining at warp speed. But I do think we're going to see a sporty American bike soon. The market seems ripe for it. Hell, look at the prices of a used XR1200.
I'm not talking about a warmed-over bike with a cruiser engine (coughBuellcough). I am expecting an honest-to-God standard or sporting machine that gets up and goes, and I'm betting Polaris is the manufacturer to plant a stake in the ground and produce one.
And why shouldn't they? American motorcycles led competitive events for decades. I think Polaris knows that there are some red-blooded American outlaws left out there. I think they also know that a lot of those guys want to ride an American bike with real power.
Cruiser-hate (Harley-hate?) always reaches a frenzy when articles like this come out, and it usually centers around one of two things: Lackluster performance by the bikes, and the guys who ride them. Here's the chance for Polaris — and possibly Harley — to fix both of those issues. Put different riders on fast-ass bikes. Problems both solved.
Polaris is raising the stakes right now. Read my lips: This is good for everyone. We're going to get faster, more modern bikes that still have that ridiculously good American fit and finish. If I'm right and this happens, the excellent part is that other manufacturers will have to respond. Polaris could singlehandedly force American bike manufacturers into competing in market segments that have been ignored for too long.
We've seen an American bike manufacturer concentrate too heavily on one thing and try to get by on the same engine year after year, and they failed. The ironic part? It was Indian. Wouldn't it be all too fitting if a new Indian spurs Harley to get off their laurels and make competitive bikes again? Talk about reviving the brand heritage, amirite?
Harley's not going under any time soon. Polaris isn't going to take over the top slot in the heavy cruiser market this season, or even next. I've got no dog in this fight. I have enough old American bikes to last me several lifetimes.
In fact, the only thing I really need is an excuse to buy a new American bike.


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One interesting thing about men is the need to determine who is the best. Men ten years older than me will debate whether Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays was the best center fielder of all time. For some reason, we are wired with the need to figure out the pecking order between each other. I think that's why sports resonates so deeply with so many men. Also, we need to know who "belongs". Are we good enough to be management material? Officer material? Management? Basically, do we merit? In baseball, there's no greater individual achievement than being inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Strangely (or perhaps not), for the second time in forty years, the Baseball Writers Association has decided that not one player is worthy for induction to the Hall Of Fame.This means that as of this writing, the all time home run king (Barry Bonds), the most decorated pitcher in history (Roger Clemens), a 600 home run hitter (Sammy Sosa), the all time hits leader (Pete Rose), the player with the third highest batting average (Joe Jackson) and two 500 home run hitters (Rafael Palmiero, Mark McGwire) all are not enshrined in the Hall Of Fame. All are considered unworthy (or in Rose's case ineligible) based on character. In some ways, I can't argue with the logic or morality of the decision. Steroids and other PEDs have tainted an entire generation of players and have painted a cloud of suspicion over any great feats in baseball. As for Rose and Jackson, the hint of fixing games, or being influenced by gambling causes a similar type suspicion.
I also can counter such reasoning with the fact that many cheaters (Gaylord Perry comes to mind) and low character individuals are already in the Hall. Reading Jim Bouton's "Ball Four" paints a picture of boozing, womanizing, greenie popping ball players including the revered Micky Mantle. There are players who would be considered racist, drug abusers, womanizers, ruffians, gamblers and scoundrels that have plaques in Cooperstown. Why single out PED users?
What this points back to is a tough reality. The Hall Of Fame is a man made institution. It's rules for induction are subjective. Even more difficult is the fact that frail humans are the judges of worthiness. This means the election process will be flawed. This can be the only reason why acknowledged greats, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle were not unanimous selections. I have to question any voter who would not vote for them. Perhaps even more puzzling is that this year someone voted for Aaron Sele (owner of a 4+ lifetime ERA). So I recall the reality of our human frailty. We are not created to judge and our judgement will be flawed.
Major League Baseball and the flaws that it exposes brings me back to 200 game winner Vida Blue. As a kid, he was one my heroes. He's a lefty and pitched for both Bay Area baseball teams. He's also a convicted drug trafficker. Perhaps the strangest circumstances with which I met a famous ballplayer was with Vida Blue. It was 1984 and I was at the Oakland Coliseum sitting in the cheap seats with my brother. I looked behind me and sitting among us bleacher bums was Vida Blue of all people. He was just released from prison and was now reduced to sitting with the rest of the fans that night. Just think, only a few years earlier he was the king of this place. He was the man we cheered for and the man that I wanted to be like. I got the courage to speak with him that night. He was gracious. I shook his hand - it was massive. I thought this was a man who could crush my hand if wanted to. I always wondered what he felt to be humbled to that level. I also wonder if his substance abuse is what prevented him from being in the Hall Of Fame. He went on to finish his career with the Giants and win 200 games along the way. Although he has battled alcohol abuse over the years, it seems that his legacy is solid. To me, he's still one of my heroes even with all of his baggage. He's human and a great pitcher.
All of this says that we are all not worthy based on character or some arbitrary sense of morality. We all are not worthy. The beauty is that God makes us worthy. He is the one who can heal us, forgive us, rehabilitate us and justify us. Our hearts can in fact be judged pure because our Heavenly Father fixed it all for us. To that we can find our worth and that we belong to God's Hall Of Fame.


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There's a "living wall" of lush greenery hung in the breakout space. Oversized windows allow light to bounce off painted concrete floors and exposed AC pipes. Segways and post-modern lamps. MacBooks and beanbags. An astroturfed terrace and, of course, the ubiquitous Startup Vitamins motivational posters urging you to "Get Shit Done" "Fuck Mediocrity" and "Be Amazing".
But this isn't a coworking space in Berlin or a Silicon Valley tech hub. This is Riga, Latvia, and the building is the ultra-glossy "Startup Factory" Draugiem Group, home to the only social network in Europe to still outpace Facebook, umbrella for a stable of over 15 other products with over €15m turnover in 2011 and the very originator of those posters that have been blooming over bare-brick startup walls from Seattle to Shoreditch.
We explore the Draugiem startup empire, find out if they are swallowing their own startup vitamins, and if wall-mounted motivation really creates a healthy work environment…
Sowing the seeds of a startup stable
"I wish I was more outgoing, including talking to press," says Lauris Liberts. But the media-shy "Entrepreholic" has preferred to spend his time growing Draugiem, a brand that saw its genesis in New York at the end of the 90s. "In 1999, I was a busboy in New York, and the internet bubble was in full force", Liberts recently told a business blog.
"I was reading about all these new technologies and the internet in the New York Times, and I didn't have a clue what it was all about but I knew I needed to get involved. I went back home to Latvia and I launched my first Internet company. Ever since that I've been in the tech world."
The 36-year-old seems to be proof of his favourite Get Shit Done poster – since then he's launched various ventures in a broad range of markets, from micro loans to furniture, alcohol and soft drinks to GPS systems – but the road isn't always easy: Liberts admits 11 failures as well as his successes in social media and motivational artwork.
In 2004 Liberts' stellar idea was a localised social network for the Latvian market. Draugiem.lv now has over 2.6m registered users – not bad for a country with a population which tops just 2m.
"I've never heard of being called Mark Zuckerberg!" Liberts tells us. "I have far less responsibilities and accountability. He is managing a public company, with a much more complicated task of trying to please stockholders, users, employees, and press all at the same time. By being independent we enjoy a lot more freedom to pursue things that we find interesting. That would not be possible, had we been a public company… Draugiem.lv has Latvian soul, Facebook doesn't."
Indeed, it's the success of the social network that has afforded Liberts the freedom to pursue his many projects… and lay the foundation of a startup empire.
Organic growth to scratch the company itch
A marathon runner in his spare time, Liberts always seems to have multiple projects on the go – and is the type that can execute the entrepreneurial ideas that bubble to the surface. Julia Gifford, Content Marketing Specialist at Draugiem, described on the site simply as "our Talker" agrees: "At first every other company at the Group was founded out of a specific need of the social network. We were always scratching our own itch before offering it to someone else. If we need it then chances are someone else does too."
A text micropayment system to feed the monetisation of the social network (take heed, Zuck) plus a Hootsuite-style social media service that would also align with Russian and Latvian services are proof in point.
"Startup Vitamins was the same – we were looking for some interesting, startup-related posters for the new office and we couldn't find anything. So we started designing them ourselves and selling them and now a lot of people know what they are," says Gifford.
The Startup Vitamins story
Without a doubt, Startup Vitamins is the company that has brought Draugiem international recognition. While the parent group and its other products may fly under the radar, the high-energy soundbites and trendy typefaces of SV have become the de facto decoration for any budding startup.
In the ten months of its existence, the relentlessly upbeat posters have come to epitomise the startup mentality – determined, optimistic, stylish and often contradictory. (Don't Compromise, or Done is Better than Perfect – which should it be??)
For the more established brands such as Zappos, Nike, Path, Google, Fab, LinkedIn, Twitter or Comcast, they have become an easy shorthand for a progressive attitude – "Look at us, we're still cool. We have posters that say Shit and Fuck It despite our multi-million operations. Oh, and have you seen our beanbags?"
Getting shit done
Cynicism aside, Draughiem seems to be a genuine font-spring of the Startup Vitamin ethos. Perhaps because, Latvia is, as Gifford describes it "a still-recovering post-Soviet country". In this context, the dewy-eyed optimism of the entrepreneurial world seems a far more real and attractive prospect than it might to our jaded sensibilities.
"Latvia is a tiny country and talent is very limited… We want to hold on to the most talented minds – programmers and designers," says Gifford. "And to do that we want to offer a really attractive work environment. We have lots of team events, great catered lunches, we had a birthday event at the seaside, we've gone rafting together…"
Liberts adds: "I'm driven by curiosity and passion; being surrounded by smarter people than me. The combination of the two has fuelled the goal to work in bigger markets."
As well as team-building, Draugiem mirrors the Google model, allowing a percentage of employees' time to be spent on Special Projects. "We're really trial and error," says Gifford. "One of our four wings are given over to startup experiments. if they're successful, we support them to startup." Some interesting mini-projects right now include Inboard (an app to organise screenshots) and Conversions Box (a cute pop-up to remind you to "Like" a page on Facebook).
The newly launched print fulfillment company Printful now scratches a specific Startup Vitamins itch. Up until recently Liberts was printing the posters from his own living room – he couldn't find an adequate printing solution, so he started his own. As he put it in the same interview: "When we launched and we started selling things, we wanted to outsource our fulfillment, we couldn't find any fulfillment companies. One would do cameras, the other one would do T-shirts, and communicating with them was quite hard and a hassle… I thought there should be a better way. And out of these small ideas came Printful, which now helps other entrepreneurs like us with their fulfillment and production."
But it can sometimes seem that all companies really need is a fussball table, a breakout zone and a couple of Startup Vitamins posters to be seen as open and progressive – have these things simply become the trappings of the startup world?
"Here it's definitely part of the mindset too," Gifford argues. "Here we *are* going to move fast and break things, we *are* going to get shit done. One of the reasons that Draugiem is still alive is because we are able to move so quickly and adapt so quickly to the Latvian market.
"I came to Latvia because I wasn't impressed with the options Canada had… It all seemed so easy and predictable. Go to a good university. Graduate. Start in an entry-level position. Work your way up the corporate ladder. Start a family. Repeat the cycle. That lifestyle didn't appeal to me, so I looked outside the borders for adventure. The economy, political climate, and everything is changing so quickly here, it's exciting to be a part of it all."
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Once all the original bushings are pushed out and the parts cleaned up bushing installation can begin.
There are a couple of things to be aware of before the first bushing is installed. The bushing bore must be clean and free of any snags of metal that may have been raised during the bushing removal process. Powder-coat or paint may also be in the bushing bore and should be removed to ease bushing installation. A raised area, whether it be paint, powder-coat or gnarled metal, causes the bushings inner sleeve to drag on the urethane, preventing smooth suspension movement. Unlike rubber bushings, urethane bushings should rotate smoothly throughout their suspension range of motion (one of the major reasons for the change to urethane). Too much clean-up of the bores is also a concern: the bushing should require effort to push in. You should be able to squeeze your hand and force the bushings in.
The bushing sleeves take some force to push in. It usually takes a vise or a large pair of pliers to aid in the sleeve installation.
These lower control arm bushings from a Corvette Central urethane bushing kit are being pushed in not quite as easily as this photo shows. I usually start the bushing in the control arm with the arm end sitting on the work bench, then the bushing is pushed into the bore. Note there is no lubricant silicone on the bushings. They should not rotate in the control arm bore. The outer raised edge of the bushing must sit flat against the control arm end. If not, you will have a difficult time getting the arm end to go into the chassis mounting point.
Now the bushing's sleeve area should be lubricated with the supplied silicone grease. It's a good idea to wipe the lube inside both bushings.
The sleeve also should be lubricated with the supplied grease, coating the entire exterior of the sleeve.
This is one way to push the sleeve in place. Note the grease building up as the sleeve is pushed into the bushing. The sleeve may seem to be tighter in the bushing than the bushing was in the bore; it is not though, the sleeve has to be pushed into the two separate bushings. Once the sleeve passes through both bushings, they become aligned and the sleeve should rotate without moving the bushings in the bushing bore. If the bushings and sleeve rotate together, the bore is too large or the sleeves outer diameter is too large. In some cases a piece of Scotch-Brite can be used to polish up the sleeve to remove any burrs that may be causing the extra tight sleeve fit. Remember: the sleeve should be tight, although it should rotate without extreme effort for the best suspension flexibility during road anomalies.
This large pair of Channel-lock pliers will suffice for sleeve installation. If I were using them, I would have put a piece of wood like a paint stick on the bushing side to keep from marking the urethane bushing during the big squeeze. I also put the pivot bolt through the sleeve to make sure there are no raised ridges causing the bolt to stick as it is pushed through. If the sleeve has any obstructions causing the bolt to be tight or not push through easily, use a rat-tail file to smooth the inner sleeve bore area.
Ball joint installation is next; here I am using a sanding roll on a high speed grinder to remove any paint or nicks that might be in the bore. Use caution here: do not remove any control arm material; only paint, powder-coat or debris. The ball joint relies on a press-fit and it must be tight once installed.
I prefer to use a hydraulic press for ball joint installation. It's much easier to square up the ball joint during the big push. On the bottom side, a receiver sleeve bigger than the ball joint itself is used and then a disc sits on top of the ball joint during installation. You need to watch that the ball joint goes in straight, if it goes off to one side stop and push the ball joint out and try again.
This OTC ball joint press works well for installing the ball joints when the control arm is on the car. You do have to be careful: if you look closely, the ball joint is off to one side as it is being pushed in. This is not good, as it goes in at an angle it tears material away from the bore and it may seem tight but it really is not. If the ball joint goes off too far off center, it can break the control arm. Patience is the key. Monitor the ball joint as it is installed and take action if it is not going in square.
The same procedure is used for the upper control arm urethane bushing install. Start by installing one set of bushings in one end. Avoid putting any stress on the control arms two strut pieces, as they can be bent or worse yet broken. Remember: no grease on the bushing as it goes into the control arm end.
I have found that the sleeves go into the bushings slightly easier on the upper control arms. On its side they can be pushed in this manner. Note the silicone grease on the sleeve; apply grease to the sleeve and inner bore.
This upper control arm shaft is an experimental piece and is not available to the public. The assembly concept is the same though: place the washer on the shaft's end before it passes through the bushing previously installed. This washer is very important: it prevents the upper control arm from moving around when side loaded. The factory upper control arm washer must be reused during assembly with a factory upper control arm shaft. Make sure any rubber is removed and the surfaces are smooth.
Now the smaller diameter bushing is pushed into the control arm. Sometimes they can be pushed in by hand, although I find these bushings require more effort.
This hammer and socket works well and is required most times to seat the bushing into the control arm. First and foremost, make sure the control arm is supported before any load is applied during the bushing install. Note the plastic hammer. It should not require a tremendous amount of effort to push the bushing in place. Make sure your socket or installer does not contact the control arm shafts aluminum threads as it installs the bushing.
Here the sleeve is being installed into the bushing. The arm is pushed downward by hand pressure only to seat the sleeve. Apply plenty of silicone grease to the sleeve before installation. The control arms shaft threads come very close to the vise jaws during this procedure. Care must be taken to avoid damage.
Now the part where good judgment comes in to play. GM does not have a recommended torque setting for the upper control arm shaft nuts. The upper control arms were not to be serviced; hence they have no guidelines to go by. It is very hard to determine what the initial torque was because a locking compound was used on the threads. In the shop, we apply blue Loc-tite to both shaft end nuts and torque them to 35-40 foot pounds. This may not seem very tight but we are dealing with aluminum threads. Once the project is complete and has been driven a couple hundred miles we recommended that the torque be checked. So far we have not had any problems with this torque setting. Keep this in mind, unlike the rubber bushings that would keep the control arm from disassembling if the nuts backed off the urethane bushings will come out. What happens next is total loss of control of the spindle knuckle.
Front spring installation is next. Here we are installing a stock spring rate in this 1985 Corvette for a smooth, all road surfaces ride. Many opt for a stiff front spring in the belief the tire/wheel assembly will be pushed onto the road surface, whereas the softer spring will let the tire leave the road surface easier. This is true to some degree if the frame supporting the front suspension is stiff. If not, the stiff spring bounces the tire over the road surface. I'll discuss the spring rate further as we proceed. Always check the inner bottom side of the crossmember for any raised metal that might gouge the spring once it is in place. The spring is put in place and pivots loosely installed until the control arms are in place.
I apply a liberal amount of silicone grease to the urethane end cushions of the front spring for smooth spring action. These urethane spring pads are replaceable and may require replacement after 5-6 years depending on your road conditions. GM used rubber pads that tend to last longer but you lose road feel on track set-up Corvettes. The spring pivot mount retainers should be torqued to 48 ft lbs. I wait until the spring is in place with the spindle knuckles connected to both the upper and lower control arms before torqueing. This flattens out the spring and assures the spring is centered in the mounts.
The lower control arms are installed with more of that silicone grease on the outer bushing surfaces. It is critical that the bushings fit tight in the pivot to prevent suspension geometry changes. That means that the inner sleeve should be level or slightly below the outer surface of the urethane bushing.
The tight fitting lower control arm bushings require some help with this plastic dead-blow hammer during installation. Try to keep the control arm ends going in even avoiding a binding condition.
Once the sleeves are close a line-up bar is used to center the sleeves for bolt installation. It works best if both sleeves are centered before attempting bolt installation.
The hardened original GM bolts are installed with an extra thick washer at the bolt and nut sides. Because we are using urethane bushings, the bolts can be tightened and torqued now. The spring makes access to the nuts somewhat aggravating but not impossible. It is always recommended that the torque wrench be applied to the nut if at all possible. This assures an accurate torque reading whereas the bolt as some inherent twist and the applied torque will not be as great. The lower control arm nuts should be torqued to 82ft lbs. If the bushings are set-up correctly, the lower arms should move with some tension, not in a rigid state. If they just fall down on their own weight, the sleeves are too long and the bushings will move around and cause geometry changes. If the only way to move the control arm is with a jack the bushings are too tight and smooth suspension travel will not occur which is what we want.
This early 1984-1987 lower control arm has had the shock absorber/sway bar plate installed after the control arm is in place. Later 1988-1996 lower control arms do not use this plate and have the sway bar and shock absorbers mounted directly to the control arm. The later control arms are a better choice for a serious Road Race or Autocross competitor. The shock/sway bar mount plate requires constant checking for tightness when the 84-87 Corvette is used on track days. The tall jack stand is placed under the lower ball joint to prepare the control arms for spindle knuckle installation. May seem obvious but the grease fitting should be left out or taken out during this procedure to avoid breaking it off in the ball joint.
The shocks are installed using the original GM metric bolts into the J-clips. The J-clips make the install easy but they are a weak link to some degree. They do not have the same holding power as a nut. The bolts should be torqued to 19ft lbs. Later 1988-1996 have through bolts and nuts holding the shocks the nuts should be torqued to 20ft lbs. The sway bar link mount to plate bolts and nuts are torqued to 22ft lbs.
Once the upper shock mount is in place, the jack holding up the lower control arm can be released. I usually do the assembly this way to give me plenty of access to the components without a jack in the way. These Bilstein shock upper studs make it simple to correctly tighten the upper mount. They have a shoulder on the stud that the upper washer should be seated on; this prevents over tightening and cushion damage. The locking nut that Bilstein provides with the shock requires the use of an Allen wrench to prevent spinning the shocks shaft. A turn or maybe two most likely will not cause an issue. Spinning the shaft can cause the shaft to come out of the piston. Once the washer is seated, the nut should be torqued to 19ft lbs. In most cases, the cushions have enough drag once the washer is seated to allow the use of a torque wrench for the final check. Some aftermarket shocks do not have a shoulder for the washer to seat against. Run the nut down until the cushions begin to bulge. If not, the cushions will be crushed and split over time.
Now the spindle knuckle is set onto the lower ball joint stud. Note the washer between the nut and spindle knuckle: it must not be left out. The washer prevents aluminum damage as the nut is torqued. The ball joint stud is torqued to 50ft lbs, then the nut turned to the first available opening in the castellated nut and ball joint stud hole. Never back off the nut to align the cotter pin hole. A note of caution: if any paint or refinishing material is in the spindle knuckles ball joint stud hole, it must be removed or an improper torque reading will result. As the debris breaks away, the stud becomes loose. Eventually the loose stud will ruin the spindle knuckle as it wobbles around.
I replaced the original rubber tie-rod end boots with these Corvette Central urethane replacements. Although they are not retained to the tie-rod end as the originals, they will last much longer and cannot be blown out from over-greasing. All too often we find the inner wheel drum full of blobs of grease and dirt from blown out ball joint and tie-rod end boots. If greased properly (2-3 pumps of grease), the seals will not blow out or have major blobs of grease oozing out of the joints. If the urethane joints or ends are over-greased, wipe all the excess grease off and you will prevent dirty inner wheel drums. Another fact the entire front end should be greased 3 times for proper grease penetration. One time while the steering wheel is centered, again when rotated fully left, and finally when rotated fully right. It does not matter how you go right to left or vice versa; the rotation assures even greasing. The old adage applies here, a picture paints a thousand words and those grease/dirt blobs not only look bad they affect wheel balance. Although not a major concern, over a long period of time cumulatively it can alter wheel balance.
Two procedures here: the tie-rod end nut (with the washer under it) should be torqued to 32ft lbs and then tightened to line-up the cotter pin hole. The wheel bearing assembly is installed and (the nuts) torqued to 46ft lbs. If any coatings were applied, make sure the bearing and spindle knuckle seat areas are clean and free of any coatings. As the bearing works on the coatings between the mating surfaces, they break apart and the torque you think you have is much less.
I go back to the bench and prep the sway bar bushing outer sleeves for the new urethane bushings. The sway bar end bushings come from the factory as one assembly; they are easily tapped out of the ends. The sleeve must be pushed out of the rubber, a socket is used as the receiver and a wheel stud pushes out the sleeve. I have access to a press, a bench vise will also work for this procedure, just takes more effort. Make sure the pusher tool you use is smaller diameter than the original sleeve or it will be caught in the rubber.
Once the inner sleeve is out, the rubber is torn away from the outer sleeve and forced out. Remember we need this outer sleeve so take care to avoid distorting it. After the rubber is removed any traces of the rubber need to be removed with a knife, scraper or coarse sandpaper so the bushing fits without binding during installation.
The clean outer sleeve is tapped into the sway bar end until it seats on the sleeve's shoulder.
The urethane rubber bushing from the Corvette Central sway bar end link kit is easily pushed in by hand into the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is lubricated and pushed into the urethane bushing. This large pair of Channel-lock pliers should do the job without too much effort. If a large hammer is required for the inner sleeve install, chances are the outer sleeve has some old rubber left behind and the sway link will be too tight.
Your urethane bushing kit will come with this auxiliary urethane sleeve that fits over the existing outer sleeve. The auxiliary outer bushing prevents the inner bushing from coming out of the end link during loading. The belt sander is used to make the outer bushing level with the inner steel sleeve. If the auxiliary bushing is not machined, it will bind the assembly in the end link and eventually tear the auxiliary bushing and the assembly will become loose.
One of the first questions when ordering a urethane bushing set will be the sway bars diameter; GM used a few different diameter sway bars depending on the suspension package. A pair of snap ring pliers (such as these shown) helps a bunch when trying to force a urethane bushing over the sway bar. Silicone grease is applied before the bushing is installed and after to make sure the well worked sway bar is lubricated. Due to the open location of the sway bar pivot bushings, they often end up with plenty of dirt and debris mixed with the grease that finds its way between the bar and the urethane bushings. This is often the place that the urethane squeak begins. To avoid the squeaks while preventing sway bar and bushing damage, an annual disassembly and cleaning is recommend for those who use their Corvette on a daily basis. I have seen the steel bars worn with deep gouges from road dirt and grease as it chews into them. Of course the urethane bushings also wear and become loose overtime.
Once the bushings are installed with plenty of lube is on the bar and bushing, the assembly is put in place on the frame rail. The best policy is to install all the bolts and turn them in about half way. This makes installing the end links easier. Once the end links are installed, the pivot mounting bolts are torqued to 40ft lbs. It is very important that the sway bar pivot mounting bolts hold the 40ft lbs of torque. If the bolts or bolt hole treads are questionable and the bolts pull out, the sway bar cannot do its job. I often have to install a 10mm x 1.50 heli-coil into the frame bolt threads to assure a tight bolt. Heli-coil kits are available from most auto parts supplier and major hardware chains.
Now the end links are installed placing both links driver and passenger side onto the lower bushing with the other end on the sway bar. I find it easier to install the lower bolts on both sides first, placing them with the bolt head towards the rear of the car. If the bolts are turned around they can dig into the shock tube. I then install the upper bolts through the sway bar bushings. After all the bolts are installed, I snug them up and torque them to 35ft lbs.
This is another C4 that had upper control arm work that represents a factory control arm shaft. The upper control arm shafts use the concave thick washers to center and retain the shafts. Make sure the concave side goes towards the control arm shaft, there will be two of these concave washers, one on each side of the shaft. The lock nut goes on after the concave washer. Once the alignment is completed, the nuts should be torqued to 37ft lbs. I always check the torque of these bolts after a Corvette returns from the alignment shop.
The shim pack goes between the frame riser and a spacer. As mentioned above, a concave washer goes against both sides the control arm shaft. A spacer is also placed against the concave washer on the inside to preset caster and camber. 1984-1985 Corvettes have a thin spacer at the front control arm shaft retaining bolt and a thicker spacer at the rear bolt. This was for the maximum 3 degrees of positive caster that GM suggested in their Alignment Specs. By 1986, GM revised the positive caster to 6 degrees for better high speed stability. This was long before any suspension component upgrades took place in 1988. In the shop, I swap the thick spacer to the front, placing the thin at the rear to achieve at least 6 degrees of positive caster for the best possible handling. If you look at any original 1986-1996 Corvette upper control arm, you will find the washers are thick at front thin at the rear. Another note: if you look at the factory service manual, they show placing the thin spacer up front until the 1989. This is because the manuals are not completely rewritten until a new generation is on the scene. The alignment shop will install the correct amount of shims to set alignment. It is always best to record where the shims were during disassembly and then put them back like they were for the trip to the alignment shop.
I use a deep 18mm socket to access the upper control arm shaft nuts during assembly. When the front wheels are unloaded, the control arm drops down, making the nut much easier to access. The swivel shown should not be used during the torqueing process.
You may have noticed that the upper ball joints were not replaced. Upper ball joints do not wear at the same rate as the lower ball joints. The lower ball joints handle the vehicle weight while the upper joints are for stability. After the control arms are installed, Corvette Central supplied urethane ball joint boots replace the original rubber boots. I use a razor knife, cutting the boot as close as possible to the old boots metal retainer.
Washers placed under the ball joint stud nut are a necessity to avoid aluminum damage from the nut as it is tightened. It is also a good practice to tighten per the GM service manual, torqueing to their spec of 33ft lbs, then turn the nut until the cotter pin hole lines up. Always go tighter to line up the hole. Never loosen. Now the entire suspension gets a once over for cotter pins and correct fastener torque.
On the next installment, we tackle the rear suspension bushing installation and component installation.
This is the second installment of a C4 suspension overview series. Click to view the first article, Click to view the third article.
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Miss Piggy will appear as three wicked witches and Glinda, Good Witch of the South.
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This could be a fun topic. The other day my mom showed me an episode of Jay Leno's Garage which highlighted the cool story of the iconic and famous 1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt from Steve McQueen's movie of the same name. The 11 minute car chase is considered to be the movie car chase scene that has become the standard that many a movie car chase scene has tried to emulate since.
It was THE car for her generation she said. I was too young to know about it or care even though I now can certainly appreciate the car, the movie and the story behind how it went missing for 40 years. Google it if you get a chance, it's pretty cool.
It got me thinking..."What is my favorite iconic TV or movie car growing up?"
A few came to mind. Of course the 1977 Trans Am from Smokey and the Bandit. The 1969 Dodge Charger "General Lee" from the Dukes of Hazzard and the Ford Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch all come to mind growing up as a kid.
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Boy, those Canadians can really write.
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Poor Peter Davison; he really was lumbered with some pretty dire companions during his run, wasnt he? ...'Good, then I can catch a train!' enthuses Tegan with such unnatural stress it sounds as though she is waiting for an applause for making the most mundane of observations. 'Maths!' spits Tegan as though Adric has suggested taking her up the ass (seriously, go and watch it again!). 'Look, a door!' she exclaims as though she is witnessing a miracle...do they not have them in Australia? There is a hilariously awful moment when Tegan discovers her body will be disposed of (hooray!) and she starts stamping her feet and screaming 'No! No! No! No! No!' like a kid that has been told that if she doesn't clean her room she'll be grounded for a week.
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This is important to know, because when he has a heart attack later on in the night and people wonder why it was that it happened, you can confidently tell them that its because Ric Flair spends this whole show yelling, and turning red like a cartoon character after eating some kind of insanely hot pepper...Flair then forgets which direction the door is in, before leaving in a huff."
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Cage is a good actor in good movies, and an almost indispensable actor in bad ones. He can go over the top so effortlessly he rests up and makes lemonade for everybody.
— Roger Ebert, on Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry
At one point, toward the end of this uneven, 2 1/2-hour romp in Japan, Cruise trembles with such grief, rage, injustice and despair, his eyes literally begin to cross and you sense that this is it. The man really is going to be the first actor ever to pass out onscreen from overacting.
The dialog and hamminess of the script is amazing. Take for instance when Billie gets her first big music video with the evil/corrupt/faceless corporate recording label. The smarmy director cuts into the video going (I shit you not) 'WE NEED MORE OF HER BREASTS!' and saying of her two lifelong friends/backup dancers 'Ugh, just get some strippers already!' We then get Mariah in a bikini surrounded by a cast of men in leotards in tribal Indian paint with the director screaming 'Yes, this is what I wanted! Like fire!!!'
(Raul Julia) was only doing (Street Fighter) for his children, and he leapt into it with all the energy and glory of a man leaping on a grenade for the same reason. The sets were so cheap because they had to be replaced after he had eaten them in their entirety with every take. While the other actors were realizing that 'Third Tree in Nativity Play Once' hadn't quite prepared them for the camera, he was flicking off immortal villain lines like he'd found them clinging to his evil dressing gown.
Dunaway does not chew scenery. Dunaway starts neatly at each corner of the set in every scene and swallows it whole, costars and all.
— Variety reviewing Mommie Dearest
Agatha, who has just had her locket stolen: You swine! I... I'll report this! Dr. Beetle's clanks will come after you! They'll find you and put you in a jar in University Square to ROT! And I'll come EVERY SINGLE DAY while you BAKE IN THE SUN and STARVE and CLAW AT THE GLASS and SCREAM as you DIE SLOWLY LIKE THE MISERABLE RATS YOU ARE!
Gilgamesh: You knew me at school, and perhaps don't take me very seriously. That would be a mistake. You must understand this. When I come to her, she will be safe, unharmed and free. Because I will come to her, and if she is not, I will DESTROY "Her Undying Majesty", melt what is left of your miserable island to SLAG, AND BOIL THE SEAS AROUND YOU FOR THE NEXT THOUSAND YEARS! Do you understand?
Wooster: You... you couldn't!
Gilgamesh: Couldn't?! COULDN'T?! I am GILGAMESH WOLFENBACH, little man, AND THERE IS NOTHING I COULDN'T DO, HAD I CAUSE!
—Extracts from Girl Genius
You see, Darwin has his sights set on world domination. That is, of course, provided the world is still left after Richard E. Grant's scenery chomping.
And five words: Tim Curry as the villain. Oh, my God, Im surprised theres any scenery left behind him, hes chewed so much. He does all the typical over-the-top Tim Curry stuff we expect Tim Curry to do. He smiles, he looks slimy, he stretches out his vowels, he screams, he yells, he raises his eyebrows. Oh, my God! Its Tim Curry as the villain, and that should give you an idea what kind of movie this is.
—Doug Walker, Disneycember: The Three Musketeers
Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder. At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built — upon which we stand — will bring an end to the Senate, to their cherished fleet! ALL REMAINING SYSTEMS WILL BOW TO THE FIRST ORDER! AND WILL REMEMBER THIS... AS THE LAST DAY... OF THE REPUBLIC!!!
—General Armitage Hux, The Force Awakens
Nappa: Vegeta! What does the scouter say about his power level?
Vegeta: It's over NINE THOOOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND!! (crushes said scouter)
Vegeta: It's over NINE THOOOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAND!! (crushes said scouter)
—Dragon Ball Z, Ocean Productions English dub


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Gooch's Big Move?
For several years, USA defender Oguchi Onyewu has been looking for a permanent move from Belgian club Standard Liege to a big club elsewhere in Europe. And with the winter window opening and Liege needing to move him to collect a transfer fee before his contract expires this summer, it is now looking as if Olympique Marseille is going to get him. One source tells me a deal is imminent, but of course we've heard that before. His U.S.-based agent is apparently in Marseille attempting to finalize the move. Let's see how this unfolds.
Onyewu nearly went to Middlesbrough after the 2006 World Cup and did go to Newcastle on loan in 2007. He returned to Liege last season. If the move goes through, both USA starting central defenders would be based in France's top league. (Carlos Bocanegra starts at left back for Rennes.)
How do you think Gooch would
fair fare at Marseille?
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We still calling them freedom fries?
I'm sure Gooch would fit in just fine in France with that Manpurse I've seen him rocking........:-)
Posted by: DadRyan | December 11, 2008 10:33 PM | Report abuse
I think it would be a bad time for Gooch to go...his team is on quite a roll and he could miss out on a special run...plus as a free transfer he'll have more opportunities for greater pay.
As for SdeL, why break up your defense when you are primed to make a deep run in the UEFA Cup...a couple wins there probably make up financially for any transfer fee they'll get, and if I'm not mistaken this year's Belgian champion goes into the UCL group stage...a huge financial prospect.
Posted by: teo_68 | December 11, 2008 10:34 PM | Report abuse
A year ago their where no yanks in France. Bocagnero at Reinnes and Freddy Adu at Monaco. Now its becoming the new home of Americans playing in Europe. I've not watched much of the French league. I know that it is a rung below the Premiership, La Liga and the German first division but what is the style like? Gooch appears to have accomplished all that their is to accomplish in Belgium. His team is one of the dominant teams in the league and he was a solid contributor. A higher level of competition week in and week out, which I assume France is, should help to continue the growth as a player. Congrats to Gooch if it works out.
Posted by: nyjer1 | December 11, 2008 10:47 PM | Report abuse
Marseilles huh?
I'd actually been hearing that Gooch was a lock for Borussia Monchengladbach.
Posted by: alecw81 | December 11, 2008 10:53 PM | Report abuse
How would Gooch "Fair"? You mean "fare"...
the literary/grammatical maven inside of me had to point that out, sorry :)
the best football is being played in spain right now. gooch and other americans should look to la liga.
Posted by: nefariousjahs | December 12, 2008 12:03 AM | Report abuse
La Liga is pretty tough to get an american to play in, you prolly need to be a talented youth player, i.e. Jozy to have a better chance to be picked.
And Marseille is a good fit, if works his cards right it could be good exposure for him.
Posted by: TheWashDipsSince88 | December 12, 2008 12:45 AM | Report abuse
Great move for Gooch. I'll pick up my Gooch Marseille jersey as soon as the deal is announced. People say go to La Liga, etc. If Gooch performs there, he can play anywhere. And as far as style is concerned, the French League is superior in my opinion to all of its neighbors in the sense that the French play a truly composite "melting-pot" style (Italian flair, Spanish technique, English grit/work rate, German/Dutch tactics). It's actually the perfect style for us Americans and is the style we need to emulate...as I really don't want to see us emulating the English game all the time.
Posted by: fcmuenchweiler | December 12, 2008 12:58 AM | Report abuse
He would "fair" fair? It does seem a shame to have him leave with Liege looking so strong in the UEFA Cup. I assume he would not be eligible to play for Marseille in UEFA Cup play this year....
The advantage would be better competition in league play, and a chance to earn a starting spot for a Champions' League side in next year's tourney.
Is it even possible that Marseille just wants to rent him -- without signing him to a new deal?
I imagine Liege believes they won't get much farther -- either that or they simply think the transfer fee will enable them to improve.
@fcmuenchweiler -- interesting comment. I'm not sure that flair is really Gooch's game, but it wouldn't hurt to have him take on attackers with flair. However, I like your prescription for the US game. We need to create a synthesis that takes advantage of American size and athleticism, and the Mexican run and flair show.
Posted by: fischy | December 12, 2008 1:30 AM | Report abuse
I could save this for the kickaround, but...
Keith Olbermann showed a clip from a Greek SuperLeague game.
Some idiot ran onto the field (fully clothed), during a dead ball. One of the players finally stuck out a leg and tripped him up. Security grabbed the idiot. Then, the ref showed the player a card and pointed to the bench...
Posted by: fischy | December 12, 2008 1:41 AM | Report abuse
Ligue 1 is a physical league (ask Gallardo or Adu). Gooch has often been the victim of getting called for clean challenges that send people flying (the "large man" syndrome). In France, he is much less likely to get into trouble for this kind of tackle, which is a positive provided he can adjust when he puts on a USA shirt.
There is the ugly fact that Ligue 1 has some big problems with racism, but other than that a move to Marseille would be a reasonable fit. The quality of play in France is a big step up from Belgium, Marseille is right on the Mediterranean, and Marseille is currently sitting in 2nd place, which would put them directly into the Champions League group stage. The Jupiler league champion only gets a spot in the "2nd qualifying round for champions". It seems that UEFA, in turning the kind of complicated UEFA Cup into the absurdly silly "UEFA Europa League of Non-Qualifying Champions Tournament Contest of Extraordinary Gentlemen" has also decided to overcomplicate the Champions League qualifiers. The word "byzantine" is certainly applicable here. In any case, Marseille is better placed to enter the Champions League next season as compared to Standard.
Those of you thinking that Standard would be interested in keeping him for a UEFA Cup run are ignoring the fact that Standard, like any club, is a business. The several million euros Gooch will bring in will outweigh all the other factors. Standard isn't wealthy enough to overlook that income, and they've also prepared themselves for Gooch's departure on multiple occasions. Keeping him for a UEFA Cup run would be naive.
Posted by: Chest_Rockwell | December 12, 2008 2:27 AM | Report abuse
If I remember right, Gooch speaks fluent French, so he should adapt pretty easily. Here's to hoping this turns out to be true and he can get Marseille back on the winning track!
Posted by: strago | December 12, 2008 7:47 AM | Report abuse
Didn't Gooch start in France before getting traded to Belgium? I think he got signed with Metz and then they got relegated or something so he never played in the top division.
Posted by: GiannicolusJones | December 12, 2008 7:51 AM | Report abuse
Fischy, so YOU'RE the one who watches Olberman!
Speaking of TV: I was watching Man Utd on Wednesday when 30 black-clad people crammed into my office and started singing, "We are the champions!" Odd.
Go to France, Gooch.
Posted by: joedoc | December 12, 2008 8:03 AM | Report abuse
What the offer isnt on the table anymore for Real Madrid? :p
Posted by: BolivianDCFan | December 12, 2008 8:30 AM | Report abuse
Some idiot ran onto the field (fully clothed), during a dead ball. One of the players finally stuck out a leg and tripped him up. Security grabbed the idiot. Then, the ref showed the player a card and pointed to the bench...
Posted by: fischy | December 12, 2008 1:41 AM
I love youtube and American football. I loved Mike "Mad Dog" Curtis and the Balmer Colts.
Posted by: OWNTF | December 12, 2008 8:51 AM | Report abuse
After a rough start at the Dentist this morning, Joe Doc and OWNTF have turned my spirits skyward! Thanks for putting some laughter in my life this morning fellas:-)
I'm hoping that CONCACAF comes up with their own absurd theme song/advertising campaign...A longer shot than a DCU 3rd jersey you say? Maybe they could get Hank Jr., Mark Anthony, and Shakira together for a collabo?
Posted by: DadRyan | December 12, 2008 10:16 AM | Report abuse
Marseille is a club with a long history and huge expectations from fans... It is also an area of the country with a history of immigration from N Africa, with all the tensions that creates. But the fans are absolutely passionate, and there are dedicated anti-racist fan groups. Hell, the GM is of African descent and lots of their players are/have been as well.
Gooch could do a lot worse. This is not a relegation-fodder squad, they're near the top of the table and are desperate to catch Lyon and squash Nice and PSG.
Posted by: Modibo | December 12, 2008 10:49 AM | Report abuse
Waiter there are snails on her plate. Now get them out of here before she sees them! You would think that in a fancy restaurant at these prices you could keep the snails off the food! There are so many snails there you can't even see the food! Now take those away and bring us those melted cheese sandwich appetizers you talked me out of!
Posted by: Joel_M_Lane | December 12, 2008 11:54 AM | Report abuse
Call me crazy, but I hope he doesn't go. I like this Standard Liege team a lot, and think they can make a real run at the UEFA Cup. Look at the boys from Zenit and the deals they got, it's well proven that it's a good place to showcase yourself in the market.
Posted by: mobility83 | December 12, 2008 12:09 PM | Report abuse
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Today, I have a super quick and easy, but oh so yummy, dinner idea to share. This Southwest Chicken Pizza is sure to please everyone in the family!
This pizza is just one of those recipes, that isn't really a recipe. It's just an idea, so flexible, you can pretty much use whatever you have on hand as toppings.
To make a Southwest Chicken Pizza, you need:
- Pizza crust (homemade or store bought)
- Refried beans (I didn't measure, but used about a cup- just use what you have or as much as you need)
- Salsa (Thick and chunky works best)
- Shredded mexi-blend or colby jack cheese)
- Taco seasoning
- Diced Chicken
- Toppings: Whatever you have on hand (topping ideas: Black beans, defrosted frozen corn, pica de gallo, chopped tomatoes, black olives, green onions diced green chiles, sauteed onions and peppers, lettuce, sour cream, cilantro)
- Optional: sour cream and taco sauce
- Mix together the refried beans and a couple tablespoons of taco seasoning. (Just give it a taste to make sure it is flavorful enough.) If the refried beans are too thick, you can thin them out with a bit of water or some of the salsa.
- Toss the diced chicken with about a tablespoon of the taco seasoning.
- Spread the refried beans over the pizza crust.
- Add a thin layer of salsa (I recommend the thick and chunky so the salsa is not too watery, if using regular salsa, be careful not to use too much. You don't want the center of the pizza to be too soggy.
- Add the diced chicken to the pizza and any other and any other topping you are using that can be baked.
- Top with a couple handfuls of the shredded cheese and bake pizza in a pre-heated oven according to the directions of the pizza crust you are using. (I will sometimes pre-bake my pizza crust for a minute or two, whether the directions call for it or not…)
- After the pizza has finished baking, top with your cool ingredients, such as tomatoes, lettuce cilantro, sour cream.
- I added a drizzle of taco sauce (taco bell taco sauce- love that stuff and buy it by the bottle) and sour cream. To make the sour cream drizzle, add a tiny bit of water to the sour cream until it's the right consistency to drizzle.
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I have learned a lot during this first year of homeschooling- I should probably write an entire post just on that, but today, I wanted to share the ONE little change that has completely transformed our homeschool days for the better!
Like many of you, I live with two little people that hate sleep. Our days often start before the sun- and not for my lack of trying to train them to sleep in, either (Mommas of late sleepers: teach me your ways!) This can often leave me dragging and in need of a second cup by the time our school time rolls around. There is breakfast to be made, a kitchen to be cleaned, preschooler disputes to settle, and lessons to prepare. It began to wear on me that time to myself was in very short supply.
As you might imagine, waking up before the kids was out of the question for various reasons. One of them being those creaky 100+ year-old floors that never fail to stir a (finally) sleeping child. Naptime is for work, and by the time bedtime rolled around in the evenings, I was exhausted. So what was I going to do? When was I supposed to have time to myself? Time with the Lord? I couldn't just put it smack in the middle of our mornings... Or could I?
If there's anything we love about our choice to homeschool, it's the option to be flexible. So one morning, after breakfast was made and consumed and cleaned up, I made myself a cup of coffee, turned on the TV for my kids, and popped in my headphones. I sat down with my She Reads Truth App and my journaling Bible and took some time to just slow my heart and mind and talk to God. When the kids came over to interrupt, I gently told them, "I'm reading my Bible right now. Wait until I'm done." And much to my surprise, it worked. I got an entire half hour alone with the Lord that first morning and walked away feeling refreshed and ready to take on the school day.
Now hear me when I say this: this routine may not always work for us. I have never been a morning quiet time-er (I've never been a morning anything-er, Lord help me...) It may not work for you, but my point here is this: Guys, we have to make time to be with the Lord, and I think it's equally important to do this in front of our kids. They need to see us making this time. They need to hear us say, "I need time to do this because this is important." They need to see us on our knees in prayer or worshipping with hands raised high. If we don't show them postures of worship, how can we ever expect them to assume those positions? If we don't teach them to make that time and tend that vineyard, who will?
My kids have already started mimicking this activity. They pull out our Jesus Storybook Bible and ask me to read it. They pretend to journal on their little pieces of construction paper. I caught Grey with his face down toward his chest, mumbling something. When I asked him what he was doing, he said he was talking to his heart because that's where God lives. Guys... They see and they do just as we do. Yes, there is incredible grace to be had when it comes to our children's spiritual lives, I'm not going to assume habits will be picked up without demonstration. I'm going to lay that foundation as best I can.
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Honda Insight was among the first hybrid cars to be introduced in the market, but it faces stiff competition from other models such as the Toyota Prius. In a bid to stay relevant, this globally recognized auto company has plans to release the Honda Insight 2018 that has more features and capabilities. The design and assembly is based on the interests and needs of the targeted savvy customers.
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