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Joe sez: If you've missed the previous guest blogs, they've been fascinating and informative.
You can read about Tracy Sharp talking about just doing it here:http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-tracy-sharp.html
You can read about AJ Abbiati's Transliterator here:http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-aj-abbiati.html
You can read G.E. Nolly's fifty year journey as a writer here:http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-ge-nolly.html
You can read Kevin Hardman talking about Amazon ranking here:http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-kevin-hardman.html
You can read Mark Terry talking about his publishing journey here:http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-mark-terry.html
You can read Jeff Schajer talking about his thrillers here: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-jeff-schajer.html
You can read Lisa Grace talk about movie options here: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-by-lisa-grace.html
Here are the upcoming scheduled blog posts, so those remaining know what dates have been taken:
7/10 Katherine Sears
7/11 Richard Denoncourt
7/12 Ann Voss Peterson
7/14 Nick Spill
7/15 Jennie Moening
7/17 Gary Ponzo
7/18 Chris Everheart
7/20 Jennie Moening
7/22 Nikki Pill
7/24 Helen Smith
7/26 Jeff Carlson
7/27 Mark Nash
7/28 Geraldine Evans
7/30 Richard Stooker
8/1 Sabrina Chase
8/2 Alan Tucker
8/3 Wayne Batson
8/5 Lara Nance
8/7 Keith Blackmore
8/10 Mary Louisa Locke
8/15 Larry Weinstein
8/17 Kay Bratt
8/22 Tim Myers
8/31 Amy Padgett
9/03 Summer Daniels
9/12 Tom Briscoe
9/30 Joan Rylen
10/4 Tom Keller
12/1 Julius St. Clair
12/12 Maia Sepp
1/10 Andrea Pearson
Now here's Brandilyn Collins...
Excerpted from Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn From Actors, by Brandilyn Collins.
Secret #3: Subtexting
How many times have you read a novel with dialogue that struck you as shallow or unbelievable? Much of the time this results from characters always saying exactly what they mean. I call this WYSIWYG dialogue—What You See is What You Get. (It's also often called "on the nose" dialogue.) Problem is, continuous use of WYSIWYG dialogue does not reflect real life. People often communicate through subtexting, in which the meaning of the conversation flows below the actual words spoken. When a novelist learns how to employ subtexting effectively, dialogue that had once been lifeless and on-the-surface transforms into vibrant interchanges between characters, pulling the reader into the story.
Some authors innately know how to subtext dialogue. But many, especially new novelists, do not. So let's unbundle the technique, showing when to use it, and how to convey the underlying meaning to readers.
Every piece of fiction, whether play or novel, short story or saga, is at heart a reflection of life's most basic struggles—love, fear, pain, defeat, etc. In order to write dialogue that portrays these struggles convincingly, we first need to understand subtexting as it occurs in the real world. Here are a few important points:
1. Subtexting is not limited to times when one is tongue-tied or tense. It's a common, everyday occurrence.
2. Subtexting is not limited to conversations between people who have just met. It occurs in all relationships and is equally common between friends and enemies, strangers and spouses.
3. Sometimes entire conversations are subtexted; other times only portions are.
Imagine two friends, Liz and Sara, working together on a volunteer project. Liz becomes irritated at something Sara does and snaps at her but soon apologizes. Sara is hurt and doesn't readily accept the apology. They say little while they continue to work. After their project is done, Liz suggests, "Want to go out for coffee? I'm buying." But going out for coffee is a side issue. What she really means is: "Please, will you forgive me now? I'm really sorry for what I said, and I want to make it up to you by treating you to coffee." Sara will instinctively respond within the same subtext. If she says, "Okay" or even "I can't right now, but I'd love to later," what she would mean is: "Yes, I'm now ready to forgive you." But a chilled, "I don't have time" would be a clear message that she still refuses to forgive.
What's fascinating here is that both women engage in this surface dialogue while knowing that the other isn't fooled one bit as to its underlying meaning. Their conversation is about coffee. But their communication is about forgiveness.
A Deeper Look at Subtexting
"Sleep well?"
Five words spoken between man and wife. Sound mundane, boring? They are, in the form of WYSIWYG dialogue. But put your creativity to work and imagine the underlying messages these simple words could convey. Notice how your thoughts immediately shift from the words themselves to character motivation. Who are these people? What do they want? What kind of marriage do they have? Now you are thinking in a way that fleshes out your characters.
Just to show how effective subtexting can be, let's create a scene with maximum dichotomy between the dialogue and its subtext. Using only these five innocuous words, we'll depict a deeply flawed, abusive marriage. The conversation will be morning greetings; the communication will be about power and the need for love.
But wait a minute. If this subtext isn't in the dialogue itself, where will it be? How will we convey the real communication to the reader?
In subtexting, the real communication is artfully woven through description into the context of the conversation.
The amount of description necessary will depend on how well readers know your characters. If the scene is in the middle of a novel and involves an ongoing conflict, the general context will already be in place, and less description is necessary. But let's raise the stakes in our example, making it the opening scene in a novel. Since readers will not know the characters at all, we'll need to skillfully weave adequate description into the scene—without stopping the action—in order to communicate the subtext.
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At last, silence. Not even a creak from the padded rocking chair. She was too tired to push.
Early morning light filtered through checkered curtains, patterning the floor at Missy Danton's feet. Her newborn nursed in her arms, sighing in contentment with each swallow. For hours, Missy had despaired of this moment ever arriving. The baby had squalled all night, filling her with fear at the thought of waking her husband.
Missy smoothed a fingertip over the baby's perfect cheek. How could Franklin still treat her so badly after she'd given him such a beautiful son? She'd been so sure a baby would change things. But the pain in her left shoulder where he'd punched her twice yesterday, baby in her arms, screamed the bitter truth.
The nursery door pushed open. Missy raised exhausted eyes to watch Franklin's head appear, hair matted from sleep. What she would give for the slightest bit of compassion.
"Morning." Her voice was little more than a croak.
He slouched in the doorway, dismissive eyes flicking over her face, the baby. Languidly then, he stretched, yawning with exaggeration. "Morning."
Resentment rose like hot acid within Missy. She pressed her lips together, fingers tensing under the baby's blanket. "Sleep well?" Biting with sarcasm, the words slipped from her lips. The moment they were out, she wanted them back.
Franklin drew to his full height, eyes narrowing. His head tilted, and Missy could see the telltale vein on his neck begin to throb. She braced herself, drawing her baby closer. Franklin's mouth opened in a smirk, his chin jutting. "Yeah," he challenged, goading, daring her to continue in such foolishness.
Fresh fear blanketed Missy's anger. She now had more than herself to protect. Missy lowered her eyes.
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Any doubt this woman's in real trouble? Afraid, seething with repressed anger, yearning for a gentle touch, caught in the web of victimization. And the baby. Notice how the son she'd "given" Franklin becomes "her baby" in the moment of danger. How long until this child is also abused? Franklin doesn't seem likely to change his ways.
Yet none of this is spoken.
Let's take a look at the dialogue again, this time with its subtext:
Look at me just once with compassion, Franklin. I've been up all night with the son I've given you, and I'm exhausted.
Yeah, what do I care? That's your place, watching the kid while I get my eight hours.
"Sleep well?"
I'm sick of the way you treat me! How can you be so selfish, sleeping all night while I was having so much trouble!
You keep it up, Missy, you'll be sorry. A baby in your arms ain't gonna keep me from hitting you.
The scene does contain one more line—an unspoken one. But the subtext is clear:
Missy lowered her eyes.
I didn't mean it, Franklin, please don't hit me. I'm afraid for my baby.
Imagine this scene written with that kind of WYSIWYG dialogue. How clutzy it would feel. Readers would instinctively know it was wrong, even if they couldn't verbalize why. People in Missy's and Franklin's situation just don't talk like that.
When To Subtext
So how can you know when to subtext a scene? Not all dialogue should be subtexted; sometimes WYSIWYG exchanges are appropriate. As with so many aspects of writing fiction, there are no cut-and-dried rules. But there are some major guidelines that, when considered together, can point you in the right direction.
The first step is to observe when it occurs in real life. Once you start listening for subtexting in conversations, including your own, you'll be amazed at how common it is. And the more familiar you become with this quirk of human nature, the better you'll be at re-creating it. When you notice subtexting within a conversation, ask yourself these questions:
Why didn't the first person say exactly what he was thinking?
Why didn't the second person?
How was I able to understand the underlying meaning?
If I were to write this scene, how would I convey its subtext?
The first two questions will teach you when to subtext in your writing. These questions will have one of two answers:
1. The person didn't want to state what he was thinking, or
2. The person didn't need to state what he was thinking because the other person already knew it.
In our scene, Missy is an example of answer number one. She doesn't want to say what she's thinking because she's afraid of her husband. Franklin, on the other hand, doesn't need to say what he's thinking because he's already spent months putting Missy "in her place." He can display his power through a mere yawn or certain look, knowing Missy will meekly accept it due to her fear.
Guideline #1
One of the above two reasons must apply to a character's motivation
in order for subtexting to be considered in your dialogue.
With this first guideline in mind, ask yourself these questions about your scene:
1. What does Character "A" want as a result of this conversation? Character "B?"
2. Is "A" willing to state what's on her mind? Is "B?"
3. Do "A" and "B" understand the current situation well enough that they don't need to state the obvious?
4. Is this scene a continued presentation of an ongoing conflict, or is it a major turning point for change?
The first three questions consider character motivation. As noted, if a character doesn't want or doesn't need to state what he's thinking, subtexting may be appropriate. The fourth question considers the placement of the scene within your novel.
Guideline #2
If the scene depicts an ongoing conflict, subtexting may be appropriate;
however, a major turning point for change often demands honesty.
Think ahead in Franklin's and Missy's story, after a surprising series of events has caused Franklin to try to change. Imagine a critical scene in which the couple speaks openly for the first time. Missy is finally able to say what she feels, telling Franklin that, after all his abuse, she doubts she can love him again even though he's now trying to be different. At this point, the conflict within Missy shifts from the struggle to survive as a battered wife to the struggle to regain lost love for her husband. Note here a wonderful by-product of effective subtexting. The bitter honesty you save for crucial scenes will be far more intense when such openness is new to the characters.
For scenes of ongoing conflict, keep in mind:
Guideline #3
The older and/or deeper the conflict, the more likely that subtexting will be appropriate.
This doesn't mean that a small tiff can't be subtexted, as noted in the "coffee conversation" between Liz and Sara. It does mean that ancient, deep wounds between two people often are too painful or too tiring to speak of, though the
residual effects of those wounds can seep into the subtext of everyday conversation.
How to Write Subtexted Dialogue
Before you write your own scene, study subtexting in other fiction. First, as we did with our scene, substitute the spoken words with their subtext. Then highlight all the descriptive words that conveyed this meaning to you. When you highlight these words, you'll notice that the description tends to fall into four major areas. These areas can most easily be remembered through the acronym TIME: Thought, Inflection, Movement, and Expression. Our scene between Missy and Franklin provides examples of each:
How could Franklin still treat her with such contempt after she'd given him such a beautiful son? She'd been so sure a baby would change things. But the pain in her left shoulder where he'd punched her twice yesterday, baby in her arms, screamed the bitter truth.
"Morning." Her voice was little more than a croak.
He slouched in the doorway, dismissive eyes flicking over her face, the baby.
Franklin's mouth opened in a smirk, his chin jutting.
When you're ready to write your own subtexted dialogue, here are three steps to follow:
1. Write out the subtext in your scene line by line.
This exercise will firmly establish in your own mind the underlying meaning of each spoken word. Subtext must be very clear to you before you can convey it to readers.
2. Create overlying dialogue that would naturally occur in the scene.
Again, let's look to Missy and Franklin. That scene takes place not long after dawn. An exchange of morning greetings is a natural occurrence in that situation. In another example, if a woman is attracted to a man sitting beside her on the commuter train, she might initiate a conversation about the book he's reading. Their discussion of two characters in the story could parallel what they are thinking about each other, and the impressions they want to create.
3. Weave TIME descriptions around the dialogue to convey the subtext.
A little more detail about each of these:
Thought. This doesn't refer to italicized words that represent literal thoughts. Those quickly become tiring to the reader and should be used sparingly. Rather, it denotes a clear indication of what a character is thinking through narrative. A word of caution here, since thought is often the easiest to use. Don't overuse it, or you will simply move all meaning from spoken word to narrative. This will negate the need for other description and will deaden your scene, "telling" your story rather than "showing" it. One way to guard against overuse of thought is to stay within one point of view per scene. Note that in our example we remained in Missy's point of view yet always knew what Franklin was thinking, based on his actions and Missy's interpretations.
Inflection. One or two well chosen words can convey a magnitude of meaning. Missy's "sleep well?" asked with biting sarcasm spoke of her deep resentment and anger at Franklin. It had nothing to do with how he'd spent his night.
Movement. This incorporates body language as well as large motions. A slouch, jiggling foot, flick of the hand—all convey messages.
Expression. Facial expression can be very effective even when a character is otherwise still. Missy's final communication of accepting "her place" under Franklin's abusive rule was conveyed merely through lowering her eyes. Sometimes a silent expression tells the reader far more than words.
All these guidelines and steps may have you thinking, "Good grief, with all this to do in writing dialogue, I'll never finish my novel!" Truth is, you won't need to follow them for long. Once you become familiar with subtexting, it will become a natural process as you write. And you'll see how much more depth and richness it lends to your scenes. Subtexting will force you to create more description than you used when your characters always said exactly what they meant. Your dialogue will be more realistic and your characters more vibrant.
Brandilyn Collins is the author of over twenty-five traditionally published books (2 nonfiction, 23+ novels.) She is known for her trademarked Seatbelt Suspense® and contemporary novels. Brandilyn has recently turned to self-publishing exclusively. Her first indie book, That Dog Won't Hunt, ($2.99 ebook, $9.62 paper) is a humorous and poignant look at a loving, boisterous Southern family trying to welcome the youngest son's timid fiancée (a survivor of child abuse) into their midst at an annual reunion.
Joe sez: My books have a lot of white space in them.
White space is all about indenting, without blocky paragraphs that take up half a page. I've also taken to avoiding chapter breaks, so readers don't have a good place to set the book down.
I like to think I write page turners, and one of the secrets to that is pacing. Pacing is all about "what happens next" and six sentences about how majestic the sky is tends to slow down the pacing, while action and dialog speed it up.
Dialog offers many white space opportunities. When done right, it both moves the story forward by conveying needed information to other characters (and therefore the reader) while also imparting characterization, helping the reader form opinions and become invested in your characters.
Good dialog can also do a third thing: evoke emotion. Tears, fear, laughter, outrage, etc.
If, at any time, you're doing two or more things (intentionally) with a sentence, it's probably a good sentence. String as many of them together as you can.
Some of the rules I use for effective dialog are:
1. Try to sound like people really talk. That means improper grammar when needed, speech hesitations (um, uh, elipses, em dashes), fragments. Listen to people having a real conversation. It's eye opening how incorrect it is compared to the written word.
2. Avoid infodumps. The James Bond moment where the villain reveals his secret plan is sometimes unavoidable, but when you find characters constantly explaining backstory or plot, you need to start over.
3. Show, don't tell. That goes for dialog as well as interior monologue/description. "I am angry," said Joe, who was angry. Compare that to, "Don't start, I swear..." Joe's eyes narrowed, and Frank noticed the pudgy writer had clenched both of his fists.
4. I prefer to use said instead of any other dialog attribution, but prefer to use action rather than said.
Don't: "You're dead!" Joe screamed. (Joe screamed very loudly is worse).
Better: "You're dead!" Joe jabbed his finger at me like he was going to shoot lightning from it.
Don't: "Kiss me," Joe purred seductively.
Better: "Kiss me," Joe said. He had that squinty, playful look that made my breath catch. (don't even need the said there).
5. In dialog, speaker attribution isn't necessary unless the exchange gets really long. The reader can figure out the back and forth without constantly reminding them who is speaking. If it goes on for more than five or six lines, through some action in there.
6. Remember conflict. The essence of all narrative is conflict. People at odds, with problems, pursuing different goals, have more interesting dialog than two friends getting stoned. Conflict is more than just names and threats. It's a dance, each participant trying to get what they want.
If anyone else has some dialog tips, put them in the comments...


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John Cusano is Accenture's Senior Managing Director for Insurance. He is responsible for setting the industry group's overall vision, strategy, investment priorities and client relationships.
Mr. Cusano joined Accenture in 1988 and has held a number of leadership roles in Accenture's insurance industry practice. He led Accenture's North America Insurance client service group and, prior to that, Accenture's Insurance Software Solution Group. Mr. Cusano has overseen a number of large client relationships and the execution of projects ranging from strategic consulting to multi-year global programs to transform company operations.
Mr. Cusano chairs Junior Achievement of New Jersey's North Board of Directors. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University's Stern School of Business.
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The following arrests and citations were recently issued in Craven County:
The following arrests and citations were recently issued in Craven County:
Alcohol Law Enforcement:
Ricky Lavon McDaniels, 51, 808 Clark Ave., May 17, consume malt beverage off premises. Agent: G. Murphy.
Larry Dinell Clarke, 62, 613 2nd Ave., May 17, consume malt beverage off premises. Agent: G. Murphy.
Cameron Tyler Rust, 21, Delanie Way, May 17, possession of marijuana. Agent: A.G. Proctor.
Mohanad Gharaibeh, 40, 113 Montery Circle, May 17, sell/give alcohol to intoxicated person. Agent: G. Murphy.
New Bern police:
Richard Wayne Flemings, 48, Thomasville, May 22, driving while impaired, drive wrong way on one-way road. Officer: J. Rowe.
Tamera Nicole Brown, 23, 212 Trent Court, May 22, fail to disperse on command, noise violation. Officer: L. Heckman.
Derek Wendell Gardner, 38, 2048 Lee Landing Road, May 22, felony larceny, two counts of obtain property false pretense. Officer: J. Carrillo.
Tonya Gail Wainwright, 34, 1862 Asbury Road, Cove City, May 21, misdemeanor larceny. Officer: F.D. Hix.
Tiffany Renee Love, 22, 1905 Stimpson Street, May 21, driving while license revoked. Officer: J.R. Wester.
Demetrius Smith, 21, 1023 Karen Drive, May 21, driving while license revoked, tinted window violation. Officer: N.A. Riggs.
James Joseph Frank III, 56, 605 River Road, Trent Woods, possession of marijuana. Officer: W.C. Zerby Jr.
Bridgeton police:
Alisa Lynn Burke, 35, 298 Foxwood Tail, May 22, driving while license revoked, speeding. Officer: Rick Barney.
N.C. State Highway Patrol:
Dustin Blair Abbott, 27, Henderson, speeding, driving while license revoked, revoked driver�s license. Trooper: M.A. Riggs.
Craven County sheriff:
Daniel Whitfield Congleton, 43, Washington, May 20, driving while license revoked. Deputy: W. Heckman.
Alfred Darnell Staten, 31, 250 Weyerhaeuser Road, May 22, assault on a female. Deputy: J. Buck.
Elizabeth Marie Bedell, 23, 250 Keener Avenue, Vanceboro, May 22, simple assault. Deputy: J. Buck.


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Admittedly, I was quite disenchanted at first. I didn't love them. I barely liked them. Sure, the texture was spot on, but the flavor was missing something, for me. Though, I wondered if this was just a result of my clean eating lifestyle. However, I gave them another shot the next day, and thought they were much, much better! The flavor had definitely developed and I thought they were very good! I should also note that my husband thought they were fantastic.
The Chewy
Source: Alton Brown
* 2 sticks unsalted butter
* 2 1/4 cups bread flour
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 tablespoons milk
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
* Ice cream scooper (#20 disher is recommended, but I didn't have that so I just eye-balled it)
* Parchment paper
* Baking sheets
* Mixer
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.


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Oldham are set to recall Alex Cisak to Boundary Park a week after loaning him to League One rivals Portsmouth.
Cisak was dislodged as Latics number one by Dean Bouzanis in mid-September and made his Pompey debut against Coventry last weekend.
But Bouzanis received a red card in the closing moments of Tuesday night's loss at Doncaster and must serve a three-match ban after shoving Rovers striker Iain Hume.
Providing Oldham are granted permission by the Football League to bring Cisak back, the 23-year-old is set to start when Paul Dickov's men meet the same opponents in the FA Cup on Saturday.
"We will be getting Alex back for Saturday," manager Paul Dickov told the Oldham Chronicle.
On the sending off, Dickov added: "It is silly for Dean. There is no need to go and get involved there."


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The Marketing Management program prepares students for traditional marketing, promotion, sales, sales management, and marketing research responsibilities. This specialization develops skills for the recognition and analysis of marketing problems, both from the organizational and external market perspectives.
An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree will demonstrate:
1. Written, oral, and technological communication skills that reflect logic, clarity, and kindness.
2. An ability to think analytically, logically, and creatively in order to utilize a variety of approaches to problem solving.
3. A heightened awareness of values, ethics, and service to others.
4. Knowledge of diversity, opportunity, and complexity within a global society.
5. An understanding of the importance of strategic decisions and their long-term impacts.
6. The development of skills basic to a chosen profession or field of study.
7. An understanding and appreciation of group dynamics and teamwork.
8. The ability to provide leadership for the organizations they choose for careers.
Student must complete a minimum of 126 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 126 hours
1. Business Core Curriculum
A. Lower Division
- ACCT-2113 - Accounting Principles I
- ACCT-2213 - Accounting Principles II
- BUSA-1211 - Introduction to Business
- ECON-2113 - Macroeconomic Principles
- ECON-2213 - Microeconomic Principles
B. Upper Division
- BUSA-4213 - Business Law
- MGMT-3113 - Principles of Management
- FINC-3313 - Principles of Finance
- MKTG-3313 - Principles of Marketing
- INTL-3313 - International Business
C. Capstone
- MGMT-4613 - Strategic Management
2. 6 hours required specialized courses
- INFO-3113 - Principles of Electronic Business
- MGMT-3213 - Operations Management
3. 12 hours of specialized courses
- MKTG-3413 - Consumer Behavior
- MKTG-3713 - Sales Management and the Sales Process
- MKTG-4513 - Marketing Research
- MKTG-4613 - Marketing Management
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- ARTS-1103 - Technology for Graphics
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Rabbi Yitskhok Duber Ushpal
Dedicated to my perished family: my father, Rabbi Reb Shloyme-Eli, of blessed memory; my mother, Khaya-Rokhl daughter of Reb Moyshe, of blessed memory; my brother, Reb Mordkhe and his wife and children, of blessed memory; my sister, Khane, and her children; my sisters, Dina, Ita-Basye, and Mina, of blessed memory.
Rabbi Reb Shloyme-Eli Ushpal was born in the year 1880 in Kukharishok, a small Jewish settlement near Dugelishok, to a family of Khabad Khasidim and scholars, who were known throughout the whole area.
From early childhood on, he evinced extraordinary abilities, and everyone was awed by his unusual diligence.
At the age of 13, he became a student in one of the largest Dvinsk yeshivas, where very learned, grown-up young men were studying, but even among them, he immediately attained the reputation of a great learner, an expert and sagacious scholar, and they called him: the Dugelisher prodigy.
He was immediately recognized by the local rabbi, Rabbi Yoysef Rozin, of blessed memory, who was even then well-known as a great, world renown Torah scholar and was famous under the name: the Rogatshover [Rebbe].
Rabbi Rozin befriended the Dugelisher prodigy and Reb Shloyme-Eli actually became like a son in the Rogatshover house.
From that time on, their spiritual connection lasted for several decades, and at the time of the First World War, they were even together in Leningrad.
Reb Shloyme-Eli, however, didn't remain in the Dvinsker Yeshiva for long. He was, after all, the child of a khasdic family, and he, therefore, decided to continue his studies in Kapust, at the wonderful, local settlement, which was under the spiritual guidance of the famous Kapuster Rabbi (his soul rests in heaven), who was well known in the khasidic world by the name of: The Master Teacher of our Forefathers.
With his excellent grasp[of things], acute memory, and strong
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understanding, Reb. Shloyme-Eli quickly grasped the study of khasidus [the Khabad interpretation of Torah] and he was soon appointed the permanent 'repeater' of the rebbe's articles.
A short time later, the young 'repeater' was known to hundreds of khasidim, who used to visit their beloved Kapuster Rebbe, to listen to his sermon and get a blessing from him.
Several years went by in this way. In the meantime, the prodigy of Dugelish grew up, and the best matches were presented to him.
He married the only daughter of Reb Moyshe Harmats, of blessed memory, a well known Svintsyaner khosid and prominent member of the community, also an excellent musician and singer, who for the last several decades had lead the additional prayers on the High Holy Days.
Everyone foresaw a brilliant future for Reb Shloyme-Eli as a religious judge, but he didn't want to hear about this. He simply didn't want to make his Torah and wisdom into a livelihood, an axe to excavate with, [in Heb.] and he categorically refused to accept a rabbinical position somewhere.
Right after the wedding, he went to Warsaw. There he learned well the technique of rolling cigarettes and became familiar with all the machines involved. Only then did he purchase all the necessary machines and a motor, returned to Svintsyen and erected a beautiful cigarette paper factory.
With lightening speed, Ushpal's cigarette paper factory became famous all over Russia and its merchandise was also sold in Holland, Belgium, and Germany.
Because of business, he very often traveled outside Russia, and everywhere he got
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the reputation for being a big manufacturer and honest businessman.
The difficult economic situation in Poland and the discriminatory politics of the government regarding the Jewish population took away all of his initiative. He did not feel like putting any effort in manufacturing. He also didn't have the monetary means to do so.
Having no choice, Reb Shloyme-Eli agreed to accept a rabbinical position and became the Rabbi of Disne. From there, he later became the Rabbi of Kurenyets, a Jewish community, who had a good reputation for having great rabbis.
Since he had been a successful businessman for many years, he immediately became popular for his quick and strong decisions in various Torah judgments.
People would come with Torah disputes specifically to him, because they knew that he
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perfectly understood all life-questions and possessed a profound of love of his fellow man, both in general and in particular.
He quickly won the sympathy of all factions and there were more legal decisions made in his house than in the greatest of courtrooms.
His khasidic congregation became ever more bound to him. Everyone was amazed at his sermons and said about him, He utters pearls of wisdom. [Heb.]
He could talk to an audience for hours and kept his listeners in suspense the whole time. Young and old would attend his sermons, listened with interest and actually stood with open mouths.
Via all means [at his disposal] and all [his] connections, he tried to find someone to bring back the Torah scrolls. This was not an easy task. All kinds of legal ideas had to be thought up, a lot of money spent to involve the Polish government [in this] and to obtain its diplomatic intervention. Until he was finally successful in convincing the Communist government to release the Torah scrolls.
In the year 1929, according to the address of Rabbi Ushpal, 21 Torah scrolls arrived in Kurenits. At the time, this was big news and all the Jewish and Polish newspapers wrote about this and praised the Rabbi of Kurenits.
During this whole time, Rabbi Reb Shloyme-Eli also did scientific[sic] research and prepared several manuscripts
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about Torah and khasidic philosophy. He also possessed a great library of religious books, rare volumes.
One handwritten manuscript he called: Rays of the Dawn.
The Hitler and Lithuanian bandits burned and destroyed this gigantic spiritual treasure.
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Rabbi Ushpal and his whole family were martyred along with thousands of Jews from the Sventzian area during the intermediate days of Sukos, 1941.
G-d will avenge their blood!
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The Khasidic Congregations [placed in the wrong column in the original]
There were two khasidic congregations in Sventzian: one on Vilner Street and the other on Pashmener Street.
The rich khasidim attended the congregation on Vilner Street. My grandfather, Moyshe son of Dovid Meyer Harmats, of blessed memory, led the prayers for the congregation on the High Holy Days.
One of my father's closest friends was Reb Meyer Levinson, of blessed memory. (His son, Betsalel, was one of the founders and main leader of the Sventzian landsmanshaft [society] in America.) Every Sabbath, before the service, he would learn with my father from the text: A Compilation of Torah [Wisdom] written by the author of the Tanya. Reb Meyer was esteemed in town as an important and smart person. He was also a good leader of the prayers in the synagogue. All of his life, he had a large wine business and owned his own house on the Market Square.
Among the esteemed khasidim at that time was also Reb Mordkhe Abramson, of blessed memory. His trade was that of a forest agent. He had a principle of not going out after the Sabbath to do business. One time, however, it was urgent that he go [at that time]. He ordered his usual wagon driver, a young Gentile, and they went on their way Saturday night. It was a wintry night. They traveled a hour's time out of Svintysan, and Reb Mordkhe Abramson, who knew well all the roads in the woods, told the Gentile that, according to his opinion, he was not going the right way. The Gentile took umbrage at Reb Mordkhe Abramson's instructions and replied with anger: You are going to teach me the way? They ride farther and his suspicion grows. He decides to turn back and says, You know, we have to go back. I left the money that I have to pay the lord on the table at home. The Gentile, unwillingly, was forced to return to Sventzian. Upon coming home, he put out some whiskey in order to warm himself from the frost. After several shots, the Gentile became drunk. Then Reb Mordkhe asked him: Tell me
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the truth, when you were riding with me today, wasn't your taking me on the side roads the result of some bad intention? Yes! the drunken Gentile answered. Tonight G-d saved you from death. I intended to drag you into the woods, to kill you and take all of your money. As a result of this incident, he continued his custom of not traveling for business after the Sabbath the rest of his life.
An interesting type among the khasidim of Sventzian was Reb Khaim Dovid the lathe turner. All his life, he supported himself by the work of his hands, by working at his lathe, which he had made himself in primitive fashion. When he got ready to go by foot to Lyubavitsh, he used to take his sharpening machine with him on his back and go from city to city, sharpening knives and earning money to support himself.
Among the simple, sincere khasidim, I remember Betsalel the apple carrier. He had a pleasant voice and would sing beautiful khasidic melodies. He would bring apples to eat after drinking whiskey.
I remember the patriarchal Reb Shneur Rabinovitsh, may his soul ascend. He sat near the Holy Ark by the eastern wall [of the synagogue], liked to throw pears to the children, who used to respond, Amen, May His great name [be blessed]. I also remember his brother-in-law, Reb Hirsh Leyb Tayts, of blessed memory. Together they had a tobacco factory. As my father told me, the tobacco of Rabinovitsh's and Tayts' factory had a good reputation because of the special taste that the owners used to add.
Rabinovitsh's tobacco maker was very popular among the peasant population of the Sventzian area.
The khasidim of Sventzian were well-organized and close friends of one another. Behind the khasidic congregation on Vilner Street they built a modern bathhouse with a mikva. The whole city used this bathhouse and mikva, because of its modern, hygienic construction.
The khasidim always had their own ritual slaughterer. The last khasidic slaughterer was Reb Moyshe Mendl
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Berlin, of blessed memory, who came to Sventzian at the beginning of the First World War. Reb Moyshe Mendl was a person of good character. He was always ready to help anyone. The city respected him and loved him.
When I was young, the beadle of the synagogue was Reb Yose Ulman, of blessed memory. He led the congregation with pride. I can remember to this day how he prayed the afternoon service on Yom Kippur. He was also a member of the Burial Society, and his opinion was [always] given strong consideration.
Among those who read from the Torah for the congregants, Reb Khaim Zerakh, of blessed memory, distinguished himself. He suffered from a foot ailment, [but] when he stood behind the pulpit, he would forget about his troubles. He was noted for saying Malkhius[Reign], Zikhroynes [Rememberances], Shofros [The blowing of the shofar] [The three major section of the shmone-esra prayer] in the Rosh Hashona service. He had a different melody for each prayer.
His son-in-law, Reb Reuben Abramovitsh, was a Lithuanian yeshiva student, who had also mastered secular subjects. Reb Reuben was a Zionist activist and ran a big business.
On the Sabbath, Reb Yose Zaydl (born in Postav), may his soul ascend, prayed very sincerely. When he began the additional Sabbath service [musaf], a deep silence pervaded the congregation.
All the important community activists in the khasidic circles left the city. It is especially worthwhile to mention Reb Moyshe Bushkanyets, may his soul ascend; Reb Yankev Garber, may his soul ascend; Reb Ahron Tsinam, may his soul ascend, and others.
Reb Ahron Tsinman was in the last years the beadle of the khasidic congregation and also the representative of the khasidim in the Jewish community. Because of their social strength, the khasidim had a great influence on all matters in the city. They always had to be taken into account.
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person and got along with them quite well. Very often, he even went to pray at the khasidic synagogue, mostly when the emissary of the Kapuster Rebbe, Reb Khatsl Yanover, came to Sventzian.
Reb Khatskl, may his soul ascend, was then ninety years old. He was very lively and his voice still resounded, when he spoke to a congregation. Everyone in Sventzian loved him. As I recall, Rabbi Manes-Isur Polonsly, of blessed memory, made every effort to get closer to the khasidic community of Sventzian. [Rabbi Polansky] was a well known Torah scholar, a master and sage [in Torah], as well as being educated in general, secular knowledge and being a devoted community activist. His follower, Rabbi Lusky, of blessed memory, also got along well with the khasidic community.
We would be remiss if we didn't mention the beadle of the khasidic synagogue on Vilner Street, Reb Eliezer Levin, of blessed memory. He was an interesting kind of khosid, a religious person and a simple person, who accomplished a lot for the khasidic congregation. In the synagogue there was a room in which people would gather after the services and spend long hours together. Various topics would be discussed there, or they would just chat about political and social questions.
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Ben Tsion Katz
before Yom Kippur, he sat at the table of [the organization] Lovers of Zion. He died in the year 1905, the night of Simkhas Toyre, while men were carrying the Torah scrolls around the synagogue. Practically the whole city took part in his funeral in order to honor him one last time.
After his death, a manuscript was found in a sealed envelope. It contained extraordinary thoughts of khasidic philosophy and musar [moral instruction]. This manuscript was later published under the name: Book of Words of Torah. The publisher was his son, Reb Yehuda Leyb Kts [sic].
My great uncle, Reb Yoysef Hendl, lived in Svinstyan at the same time. He was a teacher and an ardent adherent to the Chabad philosophy. He traveled often to [see] the Lyubavitcher Rebbe and always thought that he would publish a book about khasidic philosophy. It was said that it contained[sic] a lot of original and interesting thoughts.
Reb Yisroel Soroke of New York, may his soul ascend, the chairman of the Svinstyan landsman society, told me that the friendly relationships among the khasidim, as well as their joviality, won him, the misnaged [traditional opponent of the khasidim], over completely. He would secretly come to the khasidic synagogue on Friday nights, instead of going to recite the psalms in his synagogue with his father, Reb Borukh, may his soul ascend. He remembers the joyous wedding of Itse-Ber, the gardener's daughter. It was summer; the windows of the house were open, and the melodies of my grandfather, Reb Moyshe Harmats, may his soul ascend, and my father, may his soul ascend, and others drew listeners. The house was surrounded by people, who were listening to the festive, khasidic wedding. Reb Borukh Soroka, may his soul ascend, even though he was a misnaged, used to come and learn khasidic philosophy from the rebbe's emissary, who used to come to Sventzian.
Among the esteemed khasidim must also be mentioned the teacher, Reb Zalman-Mordkhe, the only gemara teacher in Sventzian in that era. The ritual slaughter also had the reputation for being a Torah scholar and a wise person.
Until approximately 40 years ago, the Sventzian khasidim had their own judge (MTs), who used to pray with the khasidim in their own synagogues and pronounced judgment on their [religious] questions. He would also teach them khasidic philosophy, Torah, and [Jewish] wisdon.
The last righteous teacher in Sventzian was Rabbi Gershon, may this righteous person's memory be a blessing. After his death, the Jews of Sventzian no longer had their own judge.
It is worthwhile to mention that at that time Rabbi Emiel left his position as Chief Rabbi of Sventzian.
(During Rabbi Reynes' tenure, the khasidic judge was the well-known, great Torah scholar Rabbi Yekheskl Rabinovitch, may this righteous person's memory be a blessing.)
Rabbi Y. L. Maymon, of the priestly class (Fishman) / Israel
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Rabbi Reb Yitskhok Yankev Reynes, of blessed memory
[This article is in Hebrew]
In the city of Karlin in the district of Minsk, there was a rabbi
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The Tailors' Synagogue stood in the poorest section of the Sventzian synagogue courtyard. The outside looked very neglected. Its four walls suggested gloom, poverty. Inside however, people felt warm and comfortable. . .
Not only tailors prayed in the Tailors' Synagogue; there were also simple Jews and artisans.
Opposite the Holy Ark, to the extreme East, Zalman the fisherman sat comfortably: to his leftGreenfeld the baker: a little furtherYakhai and Kagan, the tanners.
On the other side sat Zalman the tailor: not far from him, Murashkin the wigmaker.
The pride of the Tailors' Synagogue was its [rabbi] Rabbi Yankev-Dovid. He was an old man, who at 75 still read without glasses. At that time, he still looked quite hale and healthy.
Yankev-Dovid was never a [real] rabbi and, therefore, never received a salary. For the congregation of the Tailors' Synagogue, [however], he was a great authority. They utilized him as a Torah reader, as a teacher of children, and as a rabbi.
There was no one to compare with [the way he looked] with his white beard as he bent over a Torah scroll reading from Prophets. He greeted everyone who went up to the
Torah with a good-natured smile and, with a bony finger, pointed out the place. When he noticed that someone didn't remember the blessing [before the Torah reading], he quietly whispered it to him.
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No one ever started the prayers in the Tailors' Synagogue without Yankev-Dovid's presence. They didn't have to wait long for him. He would finish the Eighteen Benedictions not much after everyone else, without any exaggerated [shows of] piety.
Only one time during the year, Shavuos Eve, did he permit himself to keep the congregation waiting. At the beginning, no one understood the reason for this. But people were too embarrassed to complain to him.
Once they did ask him why his behavior on Shavuos Eve was different than during the rest of the year. To that R[eb] Yankev-Dovid responded:
From Passover until Shavuos, we must count seven weeks, but they must be full [weeks]. That means complete weeks, and therefore, we are not allowed to shorten the last day.
And then we boys pictured the Holy Temple to which Jews made pilgrimage at the time of the holiday of first fruits. We saw the High Priest standing at the altar in all of his splendor waiting for the sacrifice. The High Priest says that the seven weeks have not yet ended, even though the sky over the Temple is already quite studded with stars. . .
Looking at Yankev-Dovid with his gray-white beard, and his deep, intelligent eyes, we children used to see the High Priest standing before us.
Suddenly, the old Rebbe [sic] Yankev-Dovid picked up his head and winked at the beadle, indicating that the prayers could begin.
Mendl the harness maker stood by the pulpit. He was an exceptional Torah reader, with a sweet, sincere, and clear voice. The reader of the additional prayers [musaf] on the High
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Holidays was R[eb] Leybl Bak, a Jew with a beautiful, majestic-looking, black beard, [and] a good-natured smile: a scholarly man.
Without Mendl, there was no one else who could be sent up to the pulpit. When Mendl sometimes took ill, and someone else led the prayers, Rebbe Yankev-Dovid would mumble: Not like that, not like that. . .
R[eb] Yankev-Dovid would leave his customary, honored place by the eastern [wall] when the Priestly Blessing [of the congregation] was given. Otherwise the blessing wouldn't reach him. . . Since those giving the blessing have their arms stretch out in front. How then could he sit behind [them]?
The Tailors' Synagogue possessed another source of pride and beauty, and that was their Torah Scrolls. They are wrapped in lovely shirts. Everything was embellished and decorated with gold. The cases of the megillas were carved of red wood with tiny, round, silver little windows.
On Simkhas Toyre, we boys used to beat each other, [trying to guess] who would carry the beautiful Torah scrolls.
In the Tailors' Synagogue three circuits with the Torah scrolls were made, not two as in other synagogues on Shmini Atserets Eve, on Shmini Atserets itself, and on Simkahs Toyre. People used to come to the Tailors' Synagogue from all over the city on Shmini Atserets Eve. The gabay [manager] would treat everyone to cake and whisky, so that the main goal was achieved: everyone was happy and lively---[they were] joyous, as they should be.
The beadle of the Tailors' Synagogue was Heshl, the baker. His brother, Moyshe, may his soul ascend in peace, left his worldly goods to the Tailors' Synagogue. Heshl was a quiet and honest man. Only during the reading [of the Torah], when the congregation would begin to chat, Heshl would bend over the lectern and pleaded with compassion: Be quieter; don't desecrate the reading of the Torah.
Of the other congregants, Mikhle Beynishes, with the red beard, must still be mentioned, as well as Zusha the Red.
Zusha no longer had red hair in my time. His hair was white as milk. Nevertheless, the name had stuck with him since his younger years. He dealt in feathers.
In the fall of 1939, the Tailors' Synagogue ended its career, so to speak. In N.K.V.D. [?] a few
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[Caption under photograph]
Zusha (the Red) Troytse
Frightened artisans were asked to sign some paper and they simply didn't know what they were doing and simply signed. Later, they found out that what was written there was, no more no less, than that on behalf of all the congregants, they, of their own free will, give the synagogue to the Red Army.
That night, they still managed to remove the Torah scrolls and placed them in the Holy Ark of the old synagogue. In the morning, the soldiers of the Red Army were already in the Tailors' Synagogue.
This is how the era of the Tailors' Synagogue ended.
The Red Army stayed there until June 1941, and then the Lithuanians and the German human beasts finished the work.
The Tailors' Synagogue was completely destroyed. Not even a beam remained.
Those bandits not only destroyed the Tailors' Synagogue, they also murdered all of its devoted congregants, those plain, honest, hard working craftsmen of Sventzian.
They were a congregation of simple, decent Jews, who in the best sense of the word embodied the passage: You earn your bread by the sweat of your brow. [Heb.]
For their sacred souls we must all say, with tears and pain:
Hallowed and exalted be His great name. . . . [The first line of the kadish, the traditional prayer for the dead.]
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Education and
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Education and Rearing [of Children]
--- --- Teach a child according to his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it [Heb.]
The Jewish system of child rearing was individualized and self-sufficient in all of its processes, from the kheyder [elementary grades for religious students] through the modern culture- and public schools. The yeshiva, a modern institution for rabbis and community leaders, and the modern gymnasia [equivalent of high school], a source of Jewish intellectuals and fighters for the Jewish reality of those times. . . All of these educational institutions worked equally well for the Jews of Sventzian. The modern Yiddish school did not compete with the kheyder but was its continuation, and its students inherited everything that was lovely, elevated, and positive in the kheyderthe love of Jewish tradition and Jewish individuality. They remained proud and consistent Jews. The teachers in Sventzian reared, formed, and molded the Sventzian boy, who did not succumb to drunkenness and licentiousness. The clear and modest things that he learned in kheyder accompanied him in his future life. His life style, both at home and in the street, was thoroughly Jewish. All adults participated in The Shas [Talmud] Society, the Mishnayos [explanations of the Talmud] Society [or] Khay Adom [The Life of Adam] and other [religious organizations], and these gave their lives meaning. Later came the pedagogic and cultural institutions, which helped the young people understand their lives, to dream, to struggle, to build, and with that same strength drew them closer their people and made them part of their people.
Shimon Kantz
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[Photo] Yoysef Brumberg, Chicago
Jewish Schools
Our City
The population of Sventzian was comprised of various nationalities: Russians, Poles, Lithuanians, Tatars, and Jews. A certain number of Russians were so-called immigrants, who came there as officials and military personnel. They belonged to the official Russian church, the so-called Greek Orthodox [Church]. The largest number of Russians were, however, Pentecostals, who lived in a separate quarter [of town], Slaboda, and had their own customs. The Poles and the Lithuanians were Catholics. The surrounding areas were populated for the most part with White Russians and Lithuanians, who led an impoverished, peasant existence, and some Poleslords, who had lived there since ancient times, and Russians, who settled there after the Polish uprising in the year 1863. These various nationalities lived separately but at peace with each other. For the most part, the Jewish population was not well to do: [they were] small shopkeepers, artisans, dealers, and workers, who toiled for their bread. The number of wealthy ones was very small. The striving for education was great among the Jewish population.
Even in old times, Sventzian possessed a large talmud-toyre [religious elementary school], which had its own building. The Sventzian talmud-toyre was not satisfied with teaching only religious subjects. It also afforded its students secular studies and was counted as one of the best educational institutions in the whole area of Vilna.
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A large number of Jewish children visited the state elementary school (natshalnaya utshilitshtshe) and the state [junior high?] school (gorodoskaya utshilitshtse)a higher-level school. Many of the students of the state school later went to Vilna, where they studied in various gymnasia (most of these were children of wealthy parents).
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By Anthony de Bruyn
Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for External Relations, UT System
(Nov. 14, 2005)--The University of Texas System Board of Regents named William Powers Jr. the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of Texas at Austin.
Powers is dean, university distinguished teaching professor, Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law, and John Jeffers Research Chair in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He has served as dean of the law school at UT Austin since 2000.
Powers joined the law school faculty in 1977 and has held several faculty chairs and other administrative appointments. He served as associate dean for academic affairs from 1984 to 1987 and 1994 to 1995. He received his doctorate of law degree from Harvard University and his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
The board announced the selection after considering recommendations of an advisory committee that reviewed more than 200 nominations and applications for the position. Under state law, university governing boards must name finalists for a presidency at least 21 days before making an appointment.
"On behalf of my colleagues on the board, I would like to thank the advisory committee for its work in screening and interviewing potential candidates for the Board of Regents to consider," said Board of Regents Chairman James Huffines. "We conducted a thorough search from coast to coast for the very best, broadest and most diverse pool of candidates we have ever had for the presidency of a public research university the caliber of UT Austin. Dean Powers has an outstanding record and broad national stature in law, teaching, administration and public service. Selection of a new president for the University of Texas at Austin is an event of national significance. As with all our other searches for institutional presidents within the UT System, we understand the importance of this decision. We believe Bill Powers is the best fit for the campus.
"Dean Powers was selected from an exceptional group of candidates. The advisory committee worked diligently to find candidates with superb academic credentials, leadership and administrative experience," said Mark Yudof, chancellor of the University of Texas System. "Bill Powers has excelled in dealing with the challenges and opportunities of leading one of the country's outstanding law schools, recruiting a world-class faculty and admitting the most highly diverse and talented students in the history of UT Austin. I was very pleased with the results of the search process, the interviews and am eager for the campus visits and meetings to commence soon."
Campus visits will be scheduled soon and will include meetings with students, faculty, staff, department chairs, deans, alumni and community members. A final decision by the board on Powers' selection as the next president of UT Austin is expected to occur prior to the end of the year.
If named president, Powers will succeed Larry Faulkner, who announced his retirement in June. Faulkner joined UT Austin as president in 1998. The 27th president of UT Austin, he led the most successful fund-raising campaign in the university's history and one of the most successful campaigns in American higher education, raising $1.6 billion.
Faulkner chartered the Commission of 125, a group of alumni and citizens that developed a strategic vision for the university's next quarter century. He created innovative scholarship and admissions programs and brought the university's minority student enrollment to record levels after the controversial Hopwood decision in 1997.
Faulkner enhanced the university's national reputation during a period of difficult financial challenges for public universities and he connected the university to Texas like never before through a broad array of new programs, events and initiatives.
UT Austin is one of nine academic universities and six health institutions that comprise the UT System, the state's largest higher education system with an annual operating budget of $9.6 billion (FY 2006). The UT System confers one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees and educates three-fourths of the state's health care professionals annually. With more than 76,000 employees, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state.
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The faculty at UT Austin is composed of outstanding scholars in a wide range of disciplines including hundreds of members of prestigious academic and scientific organizations. The university has one of the largest graduate schools in the nation. The university has one of the largest single-campus enrollments in the nation including students from all 254 counties within Texas, all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.
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LONDON — Mike Krzyzewski has recruited and coached enough blue chip athletes in his life to know when to and when not to push their buttons.
So there were no mind games being played four years ago when Kevin Durant was left off of the U.S Men's Senior National Team that went to Beijing and won gold at the 2008 Olympics.
Krzyzewski knew it was just a matter of time before Durant would be on USA Basketball's version of the varsity. Everyone knew it after watching a 19-year-old Durant dazzle in his limited opportunity with more established NBA stars.
Durant's time came two years later in Istanbul, where he led the 2010 World Championship team to a gold medal and showed the world how quickly things can change when you're arguably the best scorer on the planet, or at least on your way to that title, and you recognize that no one man can stop you.
Fast forward to this summer and these Olympics and it's clear that Durant won't have to wait until 2016 to rise to the level of more seasoned teammates like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, the senior members of the team competing here in the Olympics. Durant's time is now and whether he realizes or not, Durant, all of 23 and already three-time NBA scoring champ, as ascended to a leadership position in this constellation of superstars.
"I'm on him constantly," said U.S. point guard Chris Paul, one of five holdovers (Deron Williams is the other along with James, Bryant and Anthony) from the 2008 Team. "He's still a young guy, so to speak, and he's such a good dude that he's not going to try to come in here and take over or anything like that. And I don't blame him. Everybody wants to fit in when you first get on this team. But because of who he is and what he can do for this team, he doesn't have that luxury. And that's just the way it is."
Durant said he has had to adjust to his teammates demanding more from him, the role he serves normally on a Oklahoma City Thunder team that fell in five games to James and the Miami Heat in the The Finals two months ago.
But he seems to be adjusting just fine, picking and choosing his spots in wins over France and Tunisia here, and always looking to attack. And he's not only this team's leading scorer (17.5) through the first two games, he's the leader in minutes (51), rebounds (9.5) and tied for the top spot in blocks and steals.
"It's different, there's no doubt about it," Durant said of the role he's playing on this team. "I'm just trying to do what I always do and that's help my team win games. I'm not worried about anything more than that. I'm here to win a gold medal and whatever my team needs to me to do to get that done, I'll do it."
It's that attitude that has made Durant a USA Basketball favorite and a staple of the program for the future, depending, of course, on what becomes of this chatter about a 23-under age limit rule.
"Kevin really has displayed for all of USA Basketball the proper sequence of being involved," Krzyzewski said. "First, by being on a select team, then by being involved, helping others, then you learn about the international game that way. He is only 23, he is not only a great player now, he has a great future ahead of him. He is as important as anyone we have."
That simply was not the case in 2008. There were more experienced veterans in the system who had earned their way onto that team, guys who had specific roles within that unit and who already had a familiarity with each other and the program.
Krzyzewski has no problem acknowledging it now. He's also quick to point out the fact that Durant has to make some changes to his approach.
"The main adjustment is to play with other alpha dogs," Krzyzewski said. "He was the guy for the '10 team, and everybody accepted him for that. Now he is with LeBron, Kobe, Carmelo, these guys push … just so that he doesn't hold back. The guys have been great with him, they want him to score. To me, it says a lot about our guys when they're telling him, 'Shoot it.' You hear LeBron say, 'Shoot it,' every time. Kobe, kicking it out to him, 'Shoot it.' Carmelo also does it. It's a good thing. And Kevin's capable of a 40-point game, which he has done. And we might need that from him to win a gold medal."
If that's what it takes, so be it. Durant insists he's ready for whatever.
Plus, he's already come up short in one championship quest this summer.
Leaving here without a gold medal is an idea he can't fathom.
"I'm focused on whatever comes next for us," Durant said. "Nigeria [Thursday night] is the only thing on my mind. One step at a time and getting gold. That's it."


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Took a badass trip last weekend. Sailed, hiked across the bridge and then camped in the Presidio.
Also checked out Renée Green's show @YBCA.Been so busy lately and haven't blogged one up in ages. Do people blog anymore anyway?... Did take a badass trip last weekend though.
Our friend is writing an article on a new camp ground in the Presidio, so she invited 30 of her friends to try it out... We invited Matt Furie and Aiyana Udesen to make a real trip out of it... First we sailed to Marin.
And docked the boat at the presidio yacht club on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Where we had some food and libations.
Bob gave us our burgee from our new home.
Then we hiked across the Golden Gate Bride to the Presidio to meet up with the campers.
Furie taking in the sights.
Then through the Presidio.
Shit to climb on.
We got tired so we called in backup. Matt's got the baby seat ready for the weeee thing due in just a couple weeks.
Sunny summer San Francisco camping... actually the fog was really nice and the spot really beautiful.
Slug on my shoulder.
Drink around the fire.... camping... Although "Alcohol and smoking are not permitted in the campground"... When I say drink and smoke I was referring to the camp fire smoke and the drinking of tea and koolade.
I love my new Nalgene bottle...
Rob Hill campground with four camp sites each holding up to 30 people costs $100, but with 30 people that breaks down to like $3.33 each. Not bad and it's in the city.
Woke up.
Back across the bridge and then we sailed home with gnarly sun burns.
And on the way back we saw this motor boat sink off Angel Island.
A bit ago we stopped through YBCA to see what their summer programs are going to be like.
And checked out the show running at the time. Renée Green. Fantastic show of photos and video work. We enjoyed ourselves.
Renée Green is the Dean of Graduate Studies at the San Francisco Art Institute.
And makes engaging videos.
Got back on the water at some point.
It's pretty out there.
Spent a lot of time in the gallery.
Stopped through The Luggage Store.
And Porous Waker's show.
Alan Bamberger and Ted Shred.
Kyle Ranson and Porous.
Jesse, Brixton, Ferris, and Arlo.
Also past Toledo peoples.
Ol' Richard.
Rune being radical.
Poo on the boat in his favorite warm sleeping bag spot.
His place to pee and our place to pee.
At some point we crammed into bars to drink in the early afternoon to watch tiny people kick about a ball. Something about a World Cup.
Go Merica!
Up to the mountains for the 4th.
Visiting small mountain towns.
Donate to pee.
Don't even think about it... Although, we couldn't find any camera.
Met a lot of dogs... We want a dog.
Shootin' shit.
BBQin' shit.
Restin' shit.
Sun settin' shit.
Rubber tubin'
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By popular demand, here is the official thread for the UFO Challenge of the Month 2011!
The way it works: anyone can be a member and there are no penalties if you're busy one month. Try to finish one UFO each month. Once it's finished, post a picture and description here. We'll ooh and ahh. Try to finish another one next month.
This can also work if you need ideas for how to finish yours or encouragement. I want this to be an area where we can support each other in getting through our UFOs for 2011.
A few rules/guidelines for the challenge (partially copied from Patrice's previous rules, so I'm not plagiarizing :D) :
"Finished" means all the way done and ready to use. If you give it away or trade it away, it counts since you're finished with it!
SWAPPING is NOT part of this challenge. If members want to trade between themselves that's just fine. I mean only that it isn't a part of this and should be done separately between individuals.
And the way I differentiate a UFO with a WIP - a UFO is something that you put down awhile ago and don't feel a strong desire to pick up again since there are more exciting things to do. So pretty much any of those projects that you put into your closet and forgot about qualify.
So everyone's challenge/goal: 1 UFO completed by January 31, 2011. Good luck! Here's wishing all of us good luck and LOTS of energy in 2011!


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|Tiramisu's the traditional 1st (wedding) anniversary dessert, right? Divina Cucina, Montrose, CA, 2010.
Thought I'd check back in after taking time off during the holidays. It's my second blogiversary, though I only have blogged with any regularity for the last year. I'm still here, still doing genealogy, still mentally composing blog posts while driving (making the title apropos), washing dishes (often while listening to a genealogy podcast), or doing other non-genealogical pursuits. But since my brain doesn't have Wi-Fi, I thought it might help if I got back to the keyboard. So here are some memorable moments from the past year, (mostly) genealogically speaking:
• Receiving the inaugural Rose Blogger award from a researcher I admire, Lucie LeBlanc Consentino, in January, was a big highlight of my entire year, and wonderful encouragement for a fledgling blogger. Other blogger-to-blogger awards were fun boosts & appreciated reminders that I am actually read and even occasionally pondered. Cool!
|Dad & me, college graduation, Sulphur, LA, 1989
• I met a "new" (to me) cousin, who found me due to a blog post about Pie Day in Scott, Louisiana. Andre lives not far from me here in Southern California. We had a lovely brunch on the beach and have become fast Facebook friends. I keep threatening to hook her on genealogy, and I need to follow up on that soon with a library visit. We're 2nd cousins twice removed through the Légère family, which sounds distant, but we're not terribly far apart in age (OK, I'm older), know some of the same relatives and have similar food cravings, being fellow "Cajun expatriates" out here on the Left Coast.
|"New" cousin Andre Arceneaux & me, Hermosa Beach, CA, 2010, wondering if the curly gene is Cajun...
• I "met" a few other cousins this year, "met" being in quotes because I haven't yet met them in person. My term for this is "e-mail cousins." :) They include more cousins (Guidry, Trahan, Blanchard and others) through the Legeres (I "collect" & enjoy corresponding with descendants of my great-grandpa Constant Legere and other Louisiana Legeres; e-mail me at hallroots [at] sbcglobal [dot] net if that's you), a McBride cousin, and a few Pate cousins. It's always fun to trade info and/or get acquainted by e-mail or through Facebook w/"new" cousins. Or to reconnect with cousins you do know. All you lurkers out there, I don't bite. (Well, if you're going after the last boudin link, I can't make any promises.) It was also nice to meet "e-mail cousin" Janice in person this year, my 2nd cousin through the Pate family, with whom I'd collaborated so much I felt I already knew her.
• I published slavery-related records, to warm thanks from bloggers searching for their enslaved ancestors, and to the sound of crickets from anyone not so thrilled that I actually admitted in print that some of my ancestors were slaveholders. Really, though, if most of your ancestors were white Southerners in the U.S., you probably have at least one slaveholder in your tree. (And Northern ancestors weren't immune.) It can be awkward to write about, but by sharing research I've helped at least one person connect the dots to find the likely slaveholders of her ancestors (and therefore resources for finding records of those ancestors), so I think it's worth it. If you don't feel comfortable writing about that particular skeleton in the family closet, consider contributing the info anonymously via the sites Afrigeneas or A Friend of Friends.
Dad's official military personnel file, I uncovered some real gems, including his handwritten application letter to the Naval Aviation cadet program, high school transcript, a photo of him at age 21 (left), and info on his life for several years after World War II. I've neglected posting this series lately; I'm being too much of a perfectionist about posting concurrent info or photos from his military career with it, I suppose. I have info from a few sources and the timeline is a little fuzzy to me. I've been wanting to clarify it by transcribing the DVD of Dad telling stories of his service, but I wasn't ready to watch footage of him for a while. I'll probably get back to it soon.
• I attended one day of the SCGS Jamboree, the annual conference held by the Southern California Genealogical Society, and had so much fun I hope I can attend the entire weekend this year. I enjoyed seminars, exhibits, and especially the people I met, including Elyse Doerflinger, Becky Wiseman, Miriam Robbins Midkiff, Thomas MacEntee, Amy Coffin, George Morgan, Drew Smith, Joan Miller, and several others. I also took home some goodies I'm still exploring and want to write about.
|With Becky Wiseman and Elyse Doerflinger at the 2010 SCGS Jamboree
• Lagniappe: Contributing vintage family photos for a cousin's cookbook memoir, which I'll blog about soon ... finally making Mom's peach cobbler from scratch (which came out pretty darn great, for someone who is more of a food assembler than a cook) ... visiting the original Forest Lawn for the first time in years ... celebrating our first wedding anniversary ... having fun on the Morgan siblings' (& impromptu Hall reunion) family vacation to DisneyWorld (until the E.R. detour, but thankfully my hubby is fine now) ... and getting cool genealogy Christmas gifts which I'll write about soon. Hmm... that means I have several things already to write about (besides the backlog in my head and the ones begun in Blogger). Better get crackin'.
Thank you all for reading and especially for commenting, "liking," and e-mailing! Wishing us all a wonderful 2011 with piles of rubble where our brick walls used to be--
Photos/text copyright 2011 by Liz Hall Morgan, all rights reserved.


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An attempt to unravel the family history of Phoebe Hempstead, my maternal great-grandmother. I believe she descends from Joshua Hempstead [of Diary fame] of New London, Connecticut, through his grandson Nathaniel who moved to Brooklyn, NY in the late 1790's. [Ongoing genealogy research on this family...]
Sunday, March 27, 2011
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- Jim S said...
For your hempsteads have you tried contacting the New London County Connecticut Historical Society? http://nlhistory.org/ They run a blog on their site called Joshua Hempstead blog.
Regards, Jim
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- Sat Mar 03, 05:29:00 AM
- K. Danielsen said...
Jim, thanks for the suggestion. I am aware of Joshua Hempstead of diary fame; he was the great-grandfather of the Nathaniel who moved to Brooklyn and from whom I descend. "My" Nathaniel was age 5 when his great-grandfather died [1758], and didn't move to Brooklyn until the 1790's. Thus I haven't investigated the Diary for any immediate family details. However I was unaware of the blog, and will take a look. Thanks again.
- Sat Mar 03, 09:20:00 PM


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Praise for "Scars to Prove It"June 8th, 2010
Over the last year, I have been pleased by the response to my book, Scars To Prove It: The Civil War Soldier and American Fiction. Below are a few excerpts from reviews:
"Craig A. Warren's study is an ambitious attempt to establish the relationship between Civil War fiction and historical sources — in particular, veterans' narratives — on which this fiction is based. . . . [Overall it is] an important, informed, and eloquently argued study. Scars to Prove It is a valuable contribution to the field of Civil War literary scholarship and it certainly brings new perspectives to what many would consider to be exhaustively mined fictional sources."
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"Warren (Pennsylvania State Univ., Erie) offers an honest, novel approach to fiction written about the Civil War, something no previous scholar has accomplished. . . . [The] author creates a clear picture of Southern literature from modernism to postmodernism and in so doing fills a gap in literary studies. . . . Highly recommended."
– Choice magazine, American Library Association
"Warren's book demonstrates that an awareness of how fiction writers have relied upon (and sometimes rejected) [soldiers'] diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories as source materials can enrich our understanding of seven of the most important Civil War novels. . . . Craig A. Warren has written Scars to Prove It: The Civil War Soldier and American Fiction to appeal to a general audience. No expertise in Civil War history or literary criticism is required to appreciate his insights into this important body of American literature."
– The Journal of Military History
"Scars to Prove It offers considerable food for thought regarding how much fiction has to offer toward fully understanding the national cataclysm. It might also inspire many history buffs to reread novels with a fresh eye."
– Civil War Times
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With A Home-Built 800hp Twin-Turbo 440, One Of The Roughest Cars To Ever Land In A Magazine Is Also One Of The Coolest.
Think of it as the Joan Rivers of hot rods. Kevin Alexander's '65 Belvedere sports an assortment of wacky parts from an assortment of wacky sources that converge in a fashionably mutated end product. Granted, the Belvedere is still mostly Chrysler, but it contains bits and pieces from GMCs, Fords, Mercedes, Nissans, Lincolns, Mazdas, and even forklifts. It's the ultimate junkyard dog, and in fact, the only items on it that were purchased new are the cylinder heads, pistons, cam, and fuel pump. Combined with his deft fabrication talents, Kevin's ability to adapt components for purposes far outside their original periphery is how he built a twin-turbo 440 for $2,800 and an entire car for $13,000. Unlike Ms. Rivers, however, with 657 rear-wheel horsepower on tap, the Belvedere is a science project gone right that frightens onlookers in a good way. So give the man an honorary Ph.D., and change his last name to Frankenstein because that's an alias that most certainly defines his M.O.
Although this Belvedere ended up transforming into a cobbled-together hybrid, that wasn't Kevin's original intent. It just sort of happened. Even among the Mopar faithful, the Belvedere isn't a highly coveted machine, and not surprisingly, Kevin bought it in order to build something different. When he pulled it out of a field nearly 10 years ago, it came equipped with a 383 and a perforated driver-side quarter-panel. He scored a complete 440 from a salvage facility for $125, hopped it up a bit, and went cruising. "The place where I found the motor was pretty clueless, so I got a sweet deal on the motor," he explains. It didn't take long for the mixing and matching of DNA to begin, and spotting a Lincoln Continental at the recycler set it all into motion. "The Lincoln's hood was such a nice, flat piece of steel that I decided to cut it up and use it to patch the quarter-panel."
If that seems like a haphazard method of performing bodywork, it's because Kevin doesn't give a hoot about aesthetics. "Until recently, I never took this car seriously," he says. "It's always been a toy and a cruiser, and I never cared about pretty stuff." That explains why it wears holes in its body panels-from where the side trim and rocker panels used to be-without a hint of shame. We could have easily removed them in Photoshop, but to do so would dilute the car's utterly unique character. The looks-be-damned attitude also explains the car's $250 quickie paint job. "The paint is a proprietary process performed in my friend's garage guaranteed to trap dog hair and provide award-winning drips and runs."
Few cars flaunt their purposeful crudeness as glamorously as this machine, but it's what's underneath the Belvedere's unrefined sheetmetal, cracking paint, and rusted hood pins that reveals the true handiwork of a mad scientist. After throwing some basic mods onto the Belvedere's salvage 440, Kevin grew tired of its lumpity cam and poor street manners. "I bought an '86 Shelby Charger, and had more fun with it than I thought I would, which really got me thinking about turbos," he recollects. "I got tired of having a big cam and short gears, and I wanted a streetable car I could drive cross-country in but still have fun." Not one to submit to a challenge, Kevin did some research, and fabbed his own turbo system. "A lot of people are afraid of turbos because they're not familiar with them, but they're very simple, and welding up the hot parts isn't hard at all. I read some books, like Corky Bell's Maximum Boost, which outlined the basics of putting a turbo kit together in great detail. It was a little intimidating at first, but I learned the skills I needed as the project progressed." Along with the turbos, Kevin freshened up the motor with a $400 rebuild kit from Summit that included new 8.7:1 forged slugs.
The 440 has been paired with two separate turbo setups during its time, and the first combo was surprisingly simple. Kevin got an old set of Hooker headers for a '74 Road Runner he had laying around, flipped them upside-down, and welded flanges to hang the 60mm turbos off of. Hacking into the inner-fenderwells bought some extra space for the turbos, and the compressed air was routed into a blow-through carb arrangement. "I wasn't making much money at the time, so out of necessity I only had $2,800 into that turbo setup, including the motor," he says.
The combo put out 500 hp and knocked down 18 mpg, but Kevin scrapped it all three years ago in an attempt to improve the car's weight distribution. "I already had a K-member out of a '69 Road Runner in my garage, so I installed it in the Belvedere, which dropped the motor down 1.5 inches and moved it back another 2 inches," he explains. "Moving a 700-pound lump just a few inches back makes a huge difference in weight distribution, and it also gave me more clearance between the motor and radiator. The swap required working the tranny mount a little bit and shortening the driveshaft, but other than that, it dropped right in."
Unfortunately, relocating the motor meant the original turbo system would no longer clear the engine bay, so Kevin built another set of pipes. Using aluminized exhaust tubing, he welded some log-style headers and upgraded the turbos at the same time. The original turbo combo wouldn't run well over 4,800 rpm, so he installed larger turbine housings. With the assistance of a makeshift alcohol injection system, the new combo laid down 657 rear-wheel horsepower and 742 rear-wheel lb-ft on pump gas at 17 psi of boost. "I sprayed regular rubbing alcohol into the motor to make up for my lack of carb-tuning ability," he quips. Factoring in a conservative 20-percent driveline loss through the 727 trans and 8 3/4-inch rearend, that equates to more than 800 hp at the crank. That figure is even more astonishing considering it was all done through a factory crank, rods, and iron heads.
Since then, Kevin has taken the plunge and upgraded to Edelbrock aluminum heads and an Electromotive EFI system. This is typically a costly endeavor, but not for Kevin. He picked up the EFI system used for $500, and turned what was a $65 Weiand tunnel ram intake he found on eBay into a custom EFI manifold. His friend Bob Norwood unbolted the top of the intake, welded a custom plenum to the runners, and installed bungs for the injectors. Speaking of injectors, they're 55-lb/hr salvage yard finds off of factory Mazda RX7s. Furthermore, instead of splurging on an aftermarket throttle-body, Kevin installed a dual 58mm unit from an '01 Mustang Cobra, also found on eBay, for $35. The three-bar MAP sensor needed to run big boost is a factory replacement unit for a GMC Syclone purchased from AutoZone for $80. Relieving boost surge is a $5 blow-off valve from a 2.2L Chrysler turbo motor. "They leak a little boost at high rpm, but the turbos flow enough air that I don't feel much loss," Kevin explains. But wait, it gets even better. The rubber boot that connects the Vortech intake elbow to the intercooler pipe is from a forklift. Kevin confirms that driveability is much improved with the EFI system, and is diligently working on dialing in the tune. He also has an intercooler on hand waiting for installation.
Maybe it's because Kevin's had his fair share of fun thoroughly tinkering with the Belvedere's mechanicals, but he's finally thinking about addressing its appearance. "I sometimes get down on the car because it's so rough and I don't have the opportunity to fix it up the way it deserves," he says. "Getting a magazine story on it is a huge boost to my morale, and it just might be time to do something to improve the car's appearance." Should that day come, he'd probably figure out some way to chip the finish off of cars languishing in salvage yards, mix them with spit, and turn it into a coat of fresh paint. After all, he's not called Dr. Frankenstein for nothing.
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|1965 Plymouth Belvedere:
|Paint & body:
|Stock 440 short-block:
|Pistons, rings, bearings:
|Timing set:
|Cylinder heads:
|Intake manifold:
|EFI system:
|Plug wires:
|Blow-off valve:
|Throttle body:
|MAP sensor:
|Oil pan:
|Oil pump:
|Fuel system:
|Water pump:
|Cooling fan:
|included w/trans
|Rear suspension:
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|'65 Plymouth Belvedere
|Kevin Alexander, 36 • Irving, TX
|Total cost to build: $13,315
|Chrysler 446ci big-block
|Chrysler block bored to 4.350 inches
|Milodon oil pump, stock pan
|Rotating assembly:
|stock crank and rods;
|forged 8.7:1 Speed-Pro pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|Edelbrock Performer
|aluminum castings
|with 2.14/1.88-inch valves
|COMP 236/232-at-0.050 hydraulic roller,
|.474/.483-inch lift, 112-degree LSA
|COMP Magnum lifters,
|Pete Jackson gear drive timing set,
|stock rockers
|Weiand tunnel ram intake manifold
|with custom plenum and injector bungs,
|dual 58mm Ford throttle-bodies,
|Vortech intake elbow
|Electromotive distributor-less ignition,
|ACCEL plug wires
|Fuel system:
|Electromotive stand-alone EFI system,
|55-lb/hr injectors, stock tank,
|Vortech T-Rex inline pump, custom fuel rails,
|Mallory regulator and filter
|custom 2-inch log-style
|turbo headers and down pipes
|Power adder:
|twin Garrett 60mm turbos
|with 60mm T4 compressor wheels
|and Turbonetics T3 Stage III turbines
|(.96 A/R); TiAL wastegates
|stock water pump,
|'74 Chrysler New Yorker radiator,
|'90 Nissan Maxima electric fans
|657 rear-wheel hp
|and 742 rear-wheel torque on 17 psi of boost
|through carb; 456 rear-wheel hp and
|490 rear-wheel torque on 7 psi with EFI
|Built by:
|Kevin Alexander
|Chrysler TorqueFlite 727 trans,
|stock converter, B&M Mega shifter
|Rear axle:
|Chrysler 8 3/4-inch rear,
|stock axles, 3.23:1 gears, Sure Grip diff
|Front suspension:
|rebuilt stock components
|with '69 Plymouth Road Runner K-member
|and '80 Dodge Diplomat spindles
|Rear suspension:
|stock with owner-built
|Super Stock-style leaf springs
|AMG 14.2-inch rotors and 8-piston calipers,
|front; TSM 11.75-inch discs, rear
|Boyd Coddington Smoothie II
|18×8, front; 18×10, rear
|Nitto NT555
|245/45R18, front; 295/45R18, rear


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A few weeks ago, a gentleman came into our offices and complained about the metal detectors, guards and updated security at the Owen County Judicial Center.
"We don't need all that here. This is Owen County. Things like that don't happen around here," he said.
In light of Friday's senseless tragedy that took the lives of 20 children at an elementary school, those comments played over and over in my head this past weekend.
I wonder if the people of Newtown, Conn. thought the same thing?
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