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The past year in Southington saw change, rebirth, drama and headaches. The former chair of the Town Council stepped down after receiving a promotion within the police department, in an effort to avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest. The fire chief found himself under an investigation. The Board of Finance briefly went out of compliance with the town charter due to the mill rate. Preparations for an art center are underway, the turf field was installed and municipal departments have moved into a new center at the old North Center School. A long time state legislator retired and a local girl was named Miss Teen USA.
Below are the top stories of 2012.
Sewer Assessment 34
After two months of back and forth, he Town Council reached a final decision on Sewer Assessment 34 and the town spent $475,000 to offset the massive cost burden on the residents involved.
Sewer Assessment 34 refers to three projects which were completed in 2009. The first project was on a section of West Street. The second project was for a small neighborhood on Williamsburg Drive. The third was for a series of small streets, including Annelise Avenue, Skyline Drive, Cedar Drive and Reussner Road.
The three projects involve 72 sewer customers. During public hearings for these projects, residents in the areas were told they would be assessed between $60 and $80 per foot of street frontage on their property, with a one-time lateral charge of $750. The projects were completed, but the property owners were not billed. In the meantime, assessment and lateral fees doubled, meaning that the bills were up to twice as much as the original estimates.
Pocock resigns
This year saw a change in leadership on the Town Council as Town Council Chairman Edward Pocock, III stepped down from the council and Vice-Chairman John Dobbins assumed his position of leadership in May.
Pocock, a Republican, was a police lieutenant at the time he was elected to the council in 2007. His decision to step down came shortly after his promotion to Captain. Over the years, he recused himself from the council when it made decisions that specifically impacted the police force. During the annual budget deliberations, he would ask the rest of the council to vote on the police department's funding as a separate item so he could abstain. After the promotion, Pocock felt the only way to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest was to leave the council.
Pocock was named Town Council Chairman after the Republicans won a majority on the council in the 2009 elections. Following this, he introduced a number of new subcommittees to address various local issues and threw his support behind major changes like the hiring of a new town manager and the North Center plan.
Mill rate drama
The town had to wait longer than normal for a new mill rate to be set this year.
The Board of Finance set the new fiscal year's mill rate at 27.48 during a brief special meeting in June, ending partisan deadlock that briefly brought the board out of compliance with the town charter.
According to the charter, the Board of Finance is required to set a mill rate by the third Monday in May. However, it also specifically states that four affirmative votes are required.
Chairman John Leary was traveling on business during the board's May 16 meeting (he would later vote in favor of the mill rate), leaving the three remaining Republicans unable to set a new mill rate when the board's two Democrats were unwilling to support it.
Democrats Sandra Feld and Tony Casale were disappointed with the final budget numbers and said they were representing concerned taxpayers in opposing that budget's resulting mill rate.
Zeke retires from state legislature
After ten years representing the 81st district in the state legislature, Representative Bruce "Zeke" Zalaski retired earlier this year.
David Zoni, a former Town Councilor and an active community volunteer, will replace Zoni in the legislature, following a win over Republican Cheryl Lounsbury in November.
Zalaski said the recent death of his father led to a desire to spend more time with family.
Zalaski was first elected to represent the district, which is entirely inside Southington, in 2002. An employee at the Associated Spring factory in Bristol, he made the needs of working people a priority while serving in the legislature. Eventually, he was named Chairman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee.
Zalaski threw his support behind multiple increases of the state's minimum wage, access to health care for those without insurance and a bill that made Connecticut the first state in the nation to make sick leave for employees mandatory.
Artificial Turf
The artificial turf field at Southington High School opened with a win on Nov. 1, as the girls field hockey team defeated Maloney High School on the brand new facility.
The field's first moment in the spotlight came after roughly two months of steady construction since the field was approved by town officials earlier this year. Before that, representatives of the local sports teams had advocated for years to replace the grass at the high school. Late last year, a new Turf Committee was formed to explore the issue and ultimately make the final recommendation.
Officials were also pleased that the final cost of the field is expected to come in slightly under-budget. Final details are still being worked out, but a savings between $5,000 and $10,000 is expected.
The Town Council voted unanimously in late August to pay for the construction costs of the impending artificial turf field at Southington High School through bonding, contradicting a recommendation made by the Board of Finance.
Earlier this year, the Council had made a formal motion to bond the approximately $960,000 project. A day later, the Board of Finance proposed an alternative plan to fund the field designed to save the town from various costs associated with bonding. Their plan recommended using $609,642 from the Self-Insurance account (the result of savings) and $310,358 from the town's contingency fund. The Board of Education was also asked to contribute $40,000, but school officials expressed reluctance about this request.
Although bonding the project will bring interest costs and some fees, the council felt it was ultimately the safer route compared to the other option.
Backers of the turf project are counting on fundraising activities to help the town pay the ongoing costs of the field after it is constructed. These activities would be overseen by an advisory committee. Officials said there would be updated information about this part of the process in the future.
School officials are already fielding offers to use the facility for state playoff games.
North Center opens
Construction work at the new North Center municipal building was still in full swing in August, but several town departments completed the move into the new facility with others joining them the following month.
After a series of delays, the Engineering, Planning, Building and Economic Development departments became the first to migrate from Town Hall to their new home. The wide open offices and hallways were a stark contrast to what the departments had been used to.
Town officials held an official ribbon cutting ceremony in December to commemorate the opening of the building.
The North Center plan involved selling the vacant school to Borghesi Building and Engineering for $1. The company would then renovate the school into a new municipal center and lease it back to the town for eight years. The town would have the option to purchase the building at that time, though it would need to be approved by referendum.
The proposal initially ruffled the feathers of some town politicians, but things seemed to have died down.
The plan allowed the town to vacate both the George Gura Building and the school system's current headquarters on Beecher Street, which was given back to the town. The future of the Beecher Street property is still being determined by officials.
Arts at the Gura Building
After almost a year of advocacy, Southington Community Cultural Arts (SCCA) was given approval by the Town Council to begin the early stages of their plans for an arts center at the Gura Building in September.
After months of deliberation at the Council level that was often heated, between councilors and audience members alike, a small committee of councilors and SCCA members was convened to work out a compromise. The final plan passed 8-1.
According to a memorandum of understanding read aloud at the meeting, the SCCA was required to perform a feasibility study at their expense within 90 days. This study was completed and the group will have 18 months to raise 80 percent of the estimated costs of renovating the Gura Building once the Council gives its formal approval. If the fundraising does not reach this goal within that time, the agreement will be null and void.
Before being issued a certificate of occupancy for the building, the SCCA will have to document that they have at least $100,000 available to put towards operating costs of the arts center. Then the town will lease the building to the group for 20 years for one dollar each year.
Phosphorous pain
Southington officials are on the verge of a deal with environmental agencies to address phosphorous in the town's wastewater to an extent that won't bring about the massive costs they have feared. There is not yet a formal agreement, but councilors remain optimistic.
Concern about this phosphorous issue have been persistent since 2009, when officials learned of the mandate, conceived by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but administered in Connecticut by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). In response to a previous mandate involving nitrogen, the town spent over $14 million construction a denitrification plant. Depending on the standards enforced by the EPA, the phosphorous treatment had the potential to be even more expensive.
In the early stages of addressing this, the council discussed the matter without knowing for sure what standards would be required. At the time, it was speculated that for about $50,000, the denitrification plant could be modified to treat phosphorous in addition to nitrogen. This would bring the phosphorous levels down to .7 milligrams per liter. However, the EPA is pushing for a stricter standard of .2 milligrams per liter.
The difference between .7 and .2 is substantial, and officials have previously said that a new building would be needed to meet this particular standard. Town Manager Garry Brumback said this outcome would cost the town $20-30 million in capital costs and about $500,000 each year afterward to maintain it.
Based on Brumback's recommendations, the council voted earlier this year to allow Southington to enter into a coalition with other area towns and hire the services of a lobbyist to help with the ongoing efforts to reduce the impact of an environmental mandate concerning phosphorous in the Quinnipiac River.
The effort appears to have made some strides in the town's favor since the potential deal on the table would allow the town to go forward with the cheaper .7 standard. The DEEP would issue Southington a permit that would be in effect for five years, and during this time the environmental agencies will research the phosphorous issue further to come to a conclusion on the final standard.
Expansion headaches
A planned expansion by the Southington YMCA has hit a historic speed bump.
A Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing about the YMCA's proposed expansion earlier this month drew numerous residents concerned about the fate of a nearby historic house.
The expansion includes additions on two sides of the YMCA's main building and an increase of about 30 parking spaces.
While preparing for the project, the YMCA purchased numerous adjacent properties on High Street and North Main Street, including the site of the Andrews/Olney House. When news broke that the YMCA planned to demolish the building, several historical organizations objected and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation successfully filed a court injunction to keep the house from being knocked down. The injunction runs through January.
While discussing the details of the expansion, the YMCA introduced two potential plans. If the YMCA had to build around the Olney House, it would reduce their planned additional parking by 12 spaces.
For the time being, zoning board members have to wait until the court makes a decision on the house's fate before their conclusion about the matter has any authority.
The commission tabled their decision on the YMCA proposal, although this was not due to the Olney House controversy.
YMCA Executive Director John Myers said there had been progress on the Olney House issue, but that the organization was concerned about the ongoing uncertainty regarding the plans and timing of the project.
Local crowned Miss Teen USA
Connecticut, and Southington in particular, can now lay claim to another national celebrity. In August, at a competition held in the Bahamas, Logan West of Southington was crowned the 2012 Miss Teen USA.
West, who was competing as Miss Connecticut Teen USA, made it through the evening gown, on-stage interview, and swimsuit competitions during the two days of the pageant.
West is also a former Miss Southington's Outstanding Teen.
Fire Chief investigated
Southington Fire Chief Harold "Buddy" Clark was investigated by the Southington Police Department and was examined internally by town hall officials for a confrontation that occurred with volunteer firefighter Steven Bull.
Neither investigation found Clark guilty of any wrongdoing.
The alleged altercation occurred between Clark and Bull shortly after a fire on Darling Street in June.
According to a police report, Bull stated that Chief Clark was acting unprofessional at the scene of the fire, was using profanity and had grabbed his right wrist, and would not let go, when taking back the firefighters accountability tag, which helps ensure that every firefighter is accounted for following a fire.
Bull then went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a wrist sprain, the report states.
When interviewed by police, Clark said that Bull was acting insubordinate and that the firefighter had grabbed his hand when he reached to remove the accountability tag from his jacket, telling Clark to stop touching him. Clark said he was not touching him and was only reaching for his tag. Bull then said he would give it to him if Clark would let him go, Clark said, according to the report. Clark then took his hand off the tag and ordered Bull to give him the tag, which the firefighter did, the police report said.
Middle Schools Misery
The planned renovations at Kennedy and DePaolo Middle Schools, which were overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2011, were hit with a slew of expensive complications that will require the voters to sign off on additional funding in March 2013.
The middle school building committee was shocked in November when architect Fletcher Thompson and construction manager Newfield predicted that the cost of the overall project would be far greater than the $85 million that was approved by voters at the referendum. Earlier information from the companies suggested that the costs would only be about 2 percent over budget, but now it could be as high as 10 percent. Fletcher Thompson blamed the estimated additional costs on "schematic mistakes." The initial plan presented for the middle schools had miscalculations involving square footage and did not include firewalls, a required public safety measure.
The committee approved a value-engineering plan for the project which would shave $9.7 million off the final cost of the project. However, it was intended to be used to balance out the anticipated costs of remediating the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in both schools. The abatement costs are expected to be between $6 million and $14 million, depending on whether or not the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires the town to deal with the contaminated "wall vapor barriers" deep inside the walls of the buildings.
Despite the committee's best efforts, it was determined that another $4 million would be needed to finish the project. The Town Council began the process of scheduling a second referendum for the same project, which is unprecedented in Southington's history. The new referendum is currently planned for March 19, but the town is still awaiting the EPA's decision on the "vapor barrier" issue. If the agency decrees that Southington must proceed with the more expensive option, officials say the entire middle schools plan will have to be re-evaluated.


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How to Train Your Dog with a Clicker
A clicker is a small hand-held device that makes a sharp cracking sound when you press it. Pair this sound with a food reward — always — and you have a dog-training power that would make Pavlov proud. Your puppy will alert to the sound, and when he connects this noise with a food reward, he'll be prompted to repeat whatever action makes it snap.
A clicker is best used to reinforce good reactions the moment they happen: from sitting or lying calmly and coming when you call to peeing in the right spot. Your puppy sits: Click and treat. He potties in the right place: Click and treat. He returns with a toy in his mouth (or returns to you with anything): Click and treat.
To get the most out of the click-treat combination, click the very instant your puppy accomplishes a task (such as "Sit" or "Down") — that moment may be gone in an instant. And limit your excitement and praise until after you dole out the treat.
Some behaviors you can easily associate with a clicker and a treat include
Name: Call out your puppy's name. If he looks to you, click and treat. If not, ignore it and move on.
Sit: Each time you expect civility, encourage your puppy to "Sit." Some preferred times of civility include before you give him a treat or toy, before you toss a stick, and when entering and exiting the home. Click and treat the instant his bottom hits the floor.
Housetraining: Click and treat the moment your puppy eliminates in the right spot.
Down: Click and treat the moment his elbows hit the floor, and say "Down" as he lowers herself into position.
Give or Drop: To help your puppy learn to spit out toys or other objects on cue, hold out a treat when he has something in his mouth. Say "Give" or "Share" and click and treat the instant he spits it out. If he debates the issue, use a more tantalizing tidbit.
Come: If you want your puppy to return to you reliably, click and treat whenever he's nearby. With this click and treat combo, he won't stray far.
Rewarding a puppy for being nearby is different from trying to lure your puppy to come to you. Though many have tried to use the clicker to entice their puppy to come, the cooperation is short lived — especially when the temptation to stray is stronger than the temptation to snack.
Settled down and chewing a bone or toy: Ah, finally a moment's peace: Your puppy is settled down and is quietly chewing a bone. Now is the time to lavish him with attention and praise.
If you don't want to carry a clicker and treats 24/7, limit the use of the clicker to set times or organized lessons — one to four ten-minute sessions each day, for example. To forestall the danger of having your puppy listen only when you have a clicker, use words and hand signals at all times.
You use a clicker just temporarily to condition your pooch. After your puppy is well trained in the behaviors you reward with click-and-treat, you phase out the clicker gradually so that your puppy is unable to track its predictability. This system peaks his motivation and interest until each new direction gets encoded into his behavioral memory — click or no click!
Don't stop using the clicker cold turkey. Instead, vary the click-and-treat reinforcement with praise. For instance, click and treat two responses, and then go two or three with praise only. Click and treat three in a row, and then praise the next one. Over a week's time, tip the scale: Click and treat one, praise three. Within two weeks, your verbal appreciation will be incentive enough for your pup to continue the good behavior.
As you phase out the clicker, don't forget to praise your puppy. Eventually, when all the lessons are understood, you'll shelve the clicker, and the only thing motivating your puppy's good behavior will be the sound of your voice.


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NEW ORLEANS - The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association of America (USTFCCCA) recently released its week 2 Southeast Region rankings, with the Georgia College & State University teams both taking seventh.
The Georgia College women recently took runner-up honors at the Ricardo Romo UTSA Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic hosted by the University of Texas-San Antonio, with the men's squad grabbing third place.
Senior Heather Raines (Lawrenceville, Ga.) was named the most recent Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Runner of the Week, the first such honor for the women's team in school history. Classmate Josh Hollar (Canton, Ga.) has led the men's team in both of their two races this season.
On the women's side, Queens (N.C.) University takes the top slot, with the Bobcats ranking third amongst PBC schools. Defending PBC Champion Columbus State University is third, while Augusta State University is fourth. The Bobcats slid one spot to No. 7.
Queens had the sweep, taking the men's top slot as well, with GCSU third in the PBC teams here as well. Columbus State is No. 2, with Clayton State University in the third slot. The GCSU men's squad stayed put at No. 7 for the third-straight poll.
Both squads are back in action Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational in Macon, Ga.
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The American toad may be the most-seen amphibian in Chesapeake Country. I've seen several in my yard this summer, and you probably have, too.
Odds for spotting an American toad are best near their preferred habitat: garden, forest or meadow. They are active mostly at night, which is when I always find them hopping around my yard or sitting on my patio.
American toads are large; they grow up to four and a half inches long. Full-grown adults are usually chubby.
They vary in color but are usually brown, brick red or olive colored. Mine are brown with patterns of lighter colors on their bodies and limbs.
American toads have warts. But don't believe the myth that you'll catch warts from handling toads. You can only get warts from viruses.
Adult American toads live just about anywhere there is moisture. Like all amphibians, they need to keep their skin moist.
Toads don't drink water; they absorb it through their skin. Mine do this by hopping in and out of my dogs' water bowls.
Toads are avid predators. Insects, spiders, earthworms, snails and slugs make up most of their diet, but they will eat just about anything that fits in their mouths. If it's not moving though, they won't eat it. They lash out with their sticky tongues to grab prey. If the prey is large, they use their arms to stuff it into their mouths.
Toads have manners, too; they wipe their mouths with their hands after a meal.
American toads have special paratoid glands that produce a foul-smelling, toxic chemical. This keeps some predators from trying to eat them. It works with my cats and dogs; they stay away from the toads in my yard.
To get around the paratoid glands, raccoons will flip over an American toad and eat it from the underside, away from the smelly, toxic glands.
Other toad defense tactics include playing dead and puffing up to make themselves look bigger and scarier.
For humans, toads have a foolproof tactic. When a toad gets scared and nervous, it will pee on you — rather suddenly, too — so you'll drop it, allowing it to escape. Works every time.


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St. Patrick's Day was such a crisp, beautiful morning M. and I decided to visit nearby Gibbs Gardens. (Take a look!) These gorgeous gardens are located on a privately owned 300-acre estate and the Gibbs family has developed more than 220 acres of gardens. On this property there are 24 ponds, 32 bridge crossings and 19 waterfalls. The grounds include Japanese Gardens (one of the largest in the nation~ over 40 acres), Water Lily Gardens (140 varieties), and 20+ million daffodils. These flowers are the season opening spectacle dedicated to his mother, Margaret Anderson Gibbs ~ fifty acres of hillsides carpeted by millions of daffodils.
The serenity of nature and strolling along the paths are so peaceful and calming.
According to Explore Georgia, "Jim Gibbs traveled for 15 years covering the nation and the world viewing gardens of every style and decided that he wanted to design and build a world class garden. He spent six years looking for a suitable site with a strong source of water and beautiful mature trees covering a rolling topography."
Jim and his family have lived on and have been developing the estate since 1987. M. could not resist having a little fun with the many sculptures you see around the gardens.The gardens are just now starting to come to life and I cannot wait to see all the surprises of nature throughout the seasons this year!
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A couple of Olympians have gotten in trouble for making some racist comments. Not wanting to be left out, a Lithuanian man decided to join in on the fun.
Lithuania played Nigeria in men's basketball on Tuesday, with Lithuania winning 72-53. When the US beat Nigeria 156-73 on Thursday, the score was embarrassing enough. One Lithuanian, on the other hand, wanted to add insult to injury; he was fined £2,500 in a London court for "racially aggravated behavior."
FIBA has warned Lithuania not to let this sort of thing happen again. From the Associated Press:
"We are absolutely against any of this and we have indicated to the Lithuanian delegation that it would be better for them if they were to communicate with their fans," [FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann] said.
"If it happens, it is going to have other consequences beyond the London Games," Baumann said. "This is about respecting their opponents, it is about respecting the Games, the Olympic values, and it is a celebration of friendship between people from all over the world."
Racism is bad, obviously. But can FIBA really expect Lithuanian officials to be responsible for the actions of each of their fans?
For a handy master schedule of every Olympic event, click here.


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"Escape From New York," from writer-director John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, was an instant classic when it was released in 1981, so it must be time to remake it.
A script from "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" scribe Allan Loeb has New Line Cinema eager to get Plissken back on the big screen, according to Vulture, largely due to some key changes to the original story.
Plissken will go into the island prison to save a female senator -- because not even in the future could there ever be a lady president -- which will allow for gratuitous sexual tension and in turn witty banter.
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Additionally, Loeb made the island of Manhattan the scene of a neutron bomb strike so the architecture is largely intact, ala "I Am Legend," which makes for a much cheaper budget.
"It is not a disaster movie," a source told Vulture. "It is an exposé of an ecosystem, if you put a huge wall around Manhattan and then dropped in the most [messed] up, dangerous criminals on Earth."
What gives us hope for this project are key contractual stipulations that John Carpenter demanded from New Line. Plissken "must be called 'Snake,'" "must wear an eye patch," and most importantly "always be a 'badass.'"
This is comforting, but one has to wonder if they'll be able to assemble a cast of supprting talent like Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes and Harry Dean Stanton.


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How do you get bed bugs and how do you get rid of them?
The increase in bed bug infestations in the U.S. is a result of increased travel, lack of knowledge about preventing infestations, increased resistance of bed bugs to pesticides, and ineffective pest control practices, explains the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It's easy to mistake bed bugs for carpet beetles or similar-looking bugs, so infestations are often not noticed when they first occur. Prevention tips include keeping areas free of clutter, regularly washing sheets and mattress covers in hot water (and don't forget to wash the laundry bag, too), and vacuuming regularly and safely disposing of the sealed vacuum bag. Not everyone has reactions to bed bug bites, which also may be mistaken for the bites of other pests such as mosquitoes, so timely bed bug extermination depends on identification of bed bug activity. If you notice physical signs of an infestation, contact a bed bug extermination professional as soon as possible to learn about chemical and non-chemical (such as heat) treatment options. An integrated pest management plan may incorporate one or more methods.
How do you get and get rid of bed bugs?
Bed bugs can travel into your home via luggage, secondhand furniture or clothing, and other items that have been exposed to the little pests. Bed bugs are tiny and flat (about the size of an apple seed and the height of a credit card), so they can easily hide in dark, small places and hitchhike into your home. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people don't even know they're transporting bed bugs as they travel from location to location, infecting areas as they travel. The sooner you notice a bed bug infestation in your home, the easier it is to get rid of it. The EPA suggests an integrated pest management plan to get rid of bed bug problems. This means a multi-pronged approach that takes the bug's life cycle into account, uses chemical treatment where needed, and takes all necessary measures (use of encasements, high heat washing and drying of bedding, etc.) to stop current and future life cycles. Unless you feel confident about controlling a bed bug infestation, it can be wise to hire a pest management professional to prevent the problem from getting bigger.
What are the symptoms of having bed bugs?
There are several symptoms that can indicate you have bed bugs. The first is actually seeing the little pests skittering through your house. They tend to feed at night (generally where their hosts — people or sometimes animals — are sleeping), but can come out in the day if they're hungry enough. Adult bed bugs are rusty red in color, as thin as a credit card and the size of an apple seed. Sometimes they can be mistaken for carpet beetles or small cockroaches, so if you're confused you can use this helpful guide by the EPA for identification. Although they are harder to see, spotting the eggs themselves is a surefire sign. Another common symptom of having bed bugs is finding the exoskeletons of the nymphs near your bedding and other bed bug-friendly locations. The more exoskeletons you find, the larger the infestation likely is, because as they mate and proliferate more and more juveniles are born and cycle through moltings. Rust-colored spots — which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains are blood-filled fecal dropping that the bugs excrete on bedding and furniture — are another sign that bed bugs are living in your home. In addition, a sweet, musty odor can be an indicator of bed bugs.
What is the most effective way to get rid of bed bugs?
The EPA recommends integrated pest management as the most effective way to get rid of bed bugs. Integrated pest management (IPM) can be carried out by a pest management professional safely and swiftly. The professional will assess the level of infestation in your home or building. The pro will determine the sources of the bed bugs: whether they are hiding in one location, are occupying multiple locations in one room, or have set up camp in multiple locations throughout the house. Based on the severity of the infestation, IPM can include thoroughly cleaning the area using containment protocols (safely packing infested bedding and other items into plastic to be disinfected), the appropriate pesticide treatment, and the necessary follow-up to eliminate any new hatching eggs. The EPA recommends chemical treatments (when safely applied) because "although bed bugs may sometimes be controlled by non-chemical means alone, this approach is often very difficult, potentially less effective, and usually more resource intensive." Use caution if you attempt to use pesticides yourself. Carefully follow directions and know that some bed bugs have developed resistance to pesticides. Pesticides that are licensed only for use by professionals are known to be stronger and should be applied with the proper tools and techniques.
Can you see a bed bug?
Bed bugs are visible to the naked eye, but depending on where they are in their life cycle they can be hard to see. Adult bed bugs are the easiest to spot. According to the EPA, they are roughly the size of an apple seed and the height of a credit card. Adults are flat and oval-shaped, have six legs, and are rusty red in color. Bed bug larvae, also referred to as nymphs, are white-yellow or translucent in color and are much harder to spot due to their small size. The nymphs go through five stages of life, shedding an exoskeleton at each stage. Throughout these stages the nymphs grow in size from approximately 1.5 millimeters to approximately 4.5 millimeters. Bed bug eggs can be the most challenging to see as they are roughly 1 millimeter — about the size of a pinhead — and are white or clear. Bed bugs tend to be more active at night, as this is when they feed.


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A neoconservative (also spelled "neo-conservative"; colloquially, neocon) in American politics is someone presented as a conservative but who actually favors big government, interventionalism, and a hostility to religion in politics and government. The word means "newly conservative," and thus formerly liberal. A neocon is a RINO Backer, and like RINOs does not accept most of the important principles in the Republican Party platform. Neocons do not participate in the March for Life, stand up for traditional marriage, or advocate other conservative social values. Neocons support attacking and even overthrowing foreign governments, despite how that often results in more persecution of Christians. Some neocons (like Dick Cheney) have profited immensely from the military-industrial complex.
Many older neocons had been liberals in their youth and admired President Franklin D. Roosevelt, while younger neocons are more economically conservative than Roosevelt but like to downplay the social issues. In 2010 the highest priority of the neoconservatives was to increase military action by the United States in the Middle East and Afghanistan, and to expand it to an American confrontation against Iran; in 2011 their goals include supporting a military attack on Libya, continuing the Afghanistan War indefinitely, and even suggesting military action against Syria. There is a revolving door between some neocons and highly paid positions in the defense industry, which may explain the constant neoconservative demands for more wars.
In the European nations of Britain and France, neoconservatives dominate right-leaning politics, but in the United States neocons are less influential than the conservative movement. For example, neocons begrudgingly supported Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for President in 2012, even though he was not their first choice and Romney has never supported the neocon agenda.
Neoconservatives tend to oppose the appointment of social conservatives to high governmental positions, such as nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Neoconservatives support candidates who are liberal on social issues instead.
Neoconservatives favor expensive foreign interventionalism with massive federal spending, often to replace a dictator with a new system of government that may be worse. Sometimes this is expressed as a desire to install a democracy in a culture that may be incompatible with it. The neoconservative position was discredited in the failure of democracy in the Iranian elections of 2009.
The neoconservative movement emerged in the mid 1970s, played a limited role in the Ronald Reagan Administration, and then had a voice in the Defense Department under the George W. Bush Administration after 9/11. Candidates favored by neoconservatives for president in 2012 include Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence and, to a lesser extent because she pulls support away from those candidates, Sarah Palin.
Some prominent spokesmen include Bill Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Lewis Libby, Norman Podhoretz, Charles Krauthammer, Richard Perle, Robert Kagan, Christopher Hitchens, Bernard Lewis, Stephen Schwartz, Elliott Abrams, Ben Wattenberg and Carl Gershman.
In contrast to traditional conservatives, neoconservatives favor globalism, downplay religious issues and differences, are unlikely to actively oppose abortion and homosexuality. Neocons disagree with conservatives on issues such as classroom prayer, the separation of powers, cultural unity, and immigration. Neocons favor a strong active state in world affairs.
On foreign policy, neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed by the United States around the world, even in Muslim countries such as Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
Neoconservatives were prominent in the George W. Bush administration by supporting an interventionist domestic policy they called 'compassionate conservatism' and a strong foreign policy, and especially favored the Iraq War and its efforts to spread democracy worldwide.
Dual origins
One major strand of Neoconservatism emerged from a group of New York intellectuals, many of whom attended City College of New York in the late 1930s, a group that includes Irving Kristol, Daniel Bell, Seymour Martin Lipset and Nathan Glazer.[1] Many of this group came to despise the counterculture of the 1960s and what they felt was a growing "anti-Americanism" among many baby boomers. During the Cold War era, most vigorously opposed the Stalinist regime.[2] Kristol described a neoconservative as a "liberal mugged by reality".
Paleoconservatives, who dislike Neoconservatism intensely, have argued that it emerged from Trotskyite theories, especially the notion of permanent revolution. There are four fundamental flaws in the paleoconservatives' attack: most of the neoconservatives were never Trotskyites; none of them ever subscribed to the right-wing Socialism of Max Shachtman; the assertion that neoconservatives subscribe to "inverted Trotskyism" is misleading; and neoconservatives advocate democratic globalism, not permanent revolution.[3]
A second main line of development of neoconservatism was strongly influenced by the work of German-American political philosopher Leo Strauss. Some of Strauss' students include Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, former Assistant Secretary of State Alan Keyes, former Secretary of Education William Bennett, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, political philosopher Allan Bloom, former New York Post editorials editor John Podhoretz, former National Endowment for the Humanities Deputy Chairman John T. Agresto; politial scientist Harry V. Jaffa; and Nobel Prize winning novelist Saul Bellow.
Neoconservatives also tend to minimize or overlook the significance of religious beliefs in conflicts and policies, as in advocating the installation of democracy in Muslim countries with little regard for Islamic beliefs and practices.
Neoconservatives hold an idealistic belief in social progress and the universality of human rights, coupled with anti-Communism. They hold the view that there is a universal desire to live in a technologically advanced and prosperous society and liberal democracy is one of the byproducts of such modernization.
The leading publications of neoconservatives since the 1970s have been Commentary, The Public Interest (founded by Daniel Bell and Irving Kristol) and The Weekly Standard. Many Washington think tanks, such as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Project For New American Century (PNAC), Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) and Henry Jackson Society are now dominated by neoconservatives.
Social Issues
Neoconservatives positions on social issues are mixed with some holding to liberal positions on social matters, and are unlikely to agree with religious conservatives on issues like abortion, prayer in school and same-sex marriage. Other neoconservatives of the Straussian type tend to have greater degrees of agreement with religious and cultural conservatives on social issues. Neoconservatives differ from libertarians in that neoconservatives tend to support Big government policies to further their objectives, and to support Bush's 2001 Patriot act.
Neoconservatives often describe themselves as "conservative". William Kristol, a leading neoconservative, described himself as the "token conservative" when he taught at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.[4]
In anticipation of vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court, the neoconservatives urged on Bush the selection of Michael McConnell, a libertarian-leaning jurist, and J. Michael Luttig, who declared Roe v. Wade to be "super-stare decisis"[5] and later left the judiciary to become general counsel of Boeing.[6] Both were passed over in filling the vacancies and both left the judiciary entirely after missing their best chance for being appointed to the Supreme Court passed.
The term was coined by Socialist party leader Michael Harrington to describe the rightward turn of onetime liberals, and it was proudly accepted first by Irving Kristol then by most of the others.
See also
- George W. Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Donald Rumsfeld
- John Bolton
- Bill Kristol
- Irving Kristol
- Permanent Revolution, a Troyskite idea that Neocons do not accept
- Norman Podhoretz
- Leo Strauss
- Lionel Trilling, a major literary critic who influenced many neocons
- Paul Wolfowitz, a powerful #2 under Donald Rumsfeld in the Defense Department in 2001-4, advocated invasion of Iraq
Further reading
- Bloom, Allan. The Closing of the American Mind (1988)
- Dorrien, Gary. The Neoconservative Mind, (1993)
- Friedman, Murray. The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy. (2006) excerpt and text search.
- Fu kuyama, Francis. America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy, (2006)
- Gerson, Mark. The Neoconservative Vision: From the Cold War to Culture Wars (1997)
- Halper, Stefan and Jonathan Clarke. America Alone: The Neo-Conservatives and the Global Order (2004) excerpt and text search* Heilbrun, Jacob. They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons (2009) excerpt and text search
- Murray, Douglas. Neoconservatism: Why We Need It (2006)
- Steinfels, Peter. The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics. (1979)
- Stelzer, Irwin. Neo-conservatism (2004)
Primary sources
- Demuth, Christopher, and William Kristol, eds. The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol (1995) excerpt and text search
- Gerson, Mark ed., The Essential Neo-Conservative Reader (1997))
- Kristol, Irving. Neoconservatism: the Autobiography of an Idea (1999) excerpt and text search
- Stelzer, Irwin, ed. The NeoCon Reader (2005) excerpt and text search
External links
- A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm - a key neoconservative document.
- Neoconservatism's Future: It's still the only game in town, Joshua Muravchik, OpinionJournal.com, October 3, 2007. From Commentary.
- The Henry Jackson Society
- Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs
- The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol
- ↑ The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy, Murray Friedman, 2005
- ↑ After Neoconservatism, February 19, 2006
- ↑ William F. King, "Neoconservatives and 'Trotskyism'" American Communist History 2004 3(2): 247-266 online at EBSCO
- ↑ http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/03/12/news/7602.shtml
- ↑ http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/07/arlen-specter-makes-up-term.html
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051000929.html


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Scott Kazmir and three relievers combined on a four-hitter Sunday, and the Cleveland Indians won for the 10th time in their past 11 games, beating the Miami Marlins 2-0.
The shutout was the 15th for the Indians, most in the American League. They took two of three games in the series despite scoring a total of only six runs.
The Indians, who are chasing AL Central leader Detroit, begin a four-game series at home Monday against the Tigers.
Lonnie Chisenhall and Michael Brantley drove in the Indians' runs, and that was enough for Kazmir (7-4). Making his 200th career appearance, the left-hander won his fourth decision in a row by limiting the Marlins to two hits in six shutout innings.
Bryan Shaw gave up two singles in the seventh but also struck out the side. Chris Perez earned his 17th save in 19 chances by pitching a perfect ninth with the help of a diving catch by center fielder Michael Bourn.
Manager Jack McKeon and 13 players from the Marlins' 2003 World Series championship team were on hand to celebrate their 10-year anniversary, but their success wasn't contagious.
Miami, which ranks last in the majors in runs and batting, was shut out for the 13th time. With runners in scoring position, the Marlins went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.
Slumping slugger Giancarlo Stanton went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and finished the series 1 for 11, dropping, his average to .245.
Nathan Eovaldi (2-2) allowed only one run in seven innings but departed after throwing 105 pitches. The Marlins haven't scored when Eovaldi's on the mound over his past four starts.
Marlins pitchers have gone 12 consecutive games without allowing a home run, the longest such streak in the majors since the 1998 Braves had streaks of 14 and 12 games. The streak nearly ended when Mark Reynolds doubled off the left-field fence in the second inning.
With runners at second and third, Chisenhall stumbled and fell halfway down the first-base line as he ran out a grounder that went foul. He sheepishly rose and returned to the plate, then hit the next pitch for an RBI single and a 1-0 lead.
Brantley ended an 0-for-14 slump when he hit a two-out RBI single in the eighth. He's hitting .346 this year with runners in scoring position.
Yan Gomes had three hits and scored a run.
Notes: The Marlins fell to 4-10 in interleague play. ... The Indians didn't attempt a steal against C Jeff Mathis after going 6 for 6 Saturday, when Rob Brantly was behind the plate. ... Miami's Ed Lucas was awarded a ground-rule double in the first inning when the ball became wedged in the base of the left-field fence under an advertising sign. He was stranded there. ... RHP Corey Kluber (7-5) is scheduled to pitch Monday for the Indians against the Tigers' Anibal Sanchez (9-7).


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Department: Food & Beverage
Season: Winter Seasonal
Time: Part Time
LOCATION: 4302 Access Road, Bolton Valley, VT 05477
Job Summary: The Deli Staff Member performs various general food service duties in the Deli to maintain a sufficient quantity of fresh food for guests.
Start and End Dates: Year round position.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner food
- Cook and replenish food as necessary
- Brew and restock coffee and coffee supplies
- Restock utensils and condiments
- Clean tables and vacuum the Deli to keep it neat and orderly
- Prep for the next day by replenishing supplies and restocking food for morning shift
- Work the register as needed, taking guest payments for food
- Adhere to Vermont DLC standards regarding the selling of alcohol
Other Functions: Occasional snow shoveling as needed.
NOTE: All Bolton Valley employees are required to perform alternate functions from time to time, both within and outside of their assigned department, particularly during peak periods such as holiday weekends.
Customer Service Expectations: With extensive customer contact, must be helpful, friendly, courteous and professional in accordance with Bolton's commitment to providing superior customer service.
Qualifications: High school diploma preferred. Entry level, but must be dependable, friendly, and willing to work. Must practice good hygiene.
Required Knowledge and Skills: Basic math skills for occasional use of the register.
Physical and Mental Demands: Requires prolonged periods of standing and walking, and bending, squatting and lifting up to 30 lbs.
Work Environment: The position involves regular exposure to hot cooking equipment and hot items. Most work is performed indoors, but some occasional outdoor work, such as snow shoveling, may be required. Outdoor work is performed in all weather conditions, including extreme cold, snow, wind, and rain, on varied snow surfaces.
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"We will need the full genius of this self-regenerative universe to help us navigate through what could very well become a more and more narrow passage to a benign future. I hope that my life can serve as a hopeful sign to help you and all of humanity through the trials and tribulations that will undoubtedly come our way in the not distant future. It won't be smooth sailing I can tell you that much. The seas will get very rough. Spaceship Earth is at least ninety degrees off course. You see, in such a situation, a course correction of a few degrees just won't do. We need to actually take the helm and turn her hard into the wind. We need to really change our tack and not just make empty gestures. This is going to take a tremendous amount of power. Once we have the power only our integrity can see us through the storm that is approaching."
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Top 10 recipients of defense cash
Major defense contractors are leaning red early in the 2014 election cycle, with the bulk of their political donations going toward a party that ditched them in the fight against sequestration and has waned in recent years in its support for Pentagon spending.
So far this year, top defense firms have contributed a total of $287,500 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to a POLITICO analysis of data filed with the Federal Election Commission by 12 of the nation's largest military contractors.
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That compares to $180,500 for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to the analysis.
As a whole, the industry has split 60-40 so far this election cycle in favor of the GOP — in line with its 2012 ratio and historical trends, according to long-term data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Major defense firms are targeting their donations toward Republican and Democratic incumbents in defense-heavy states and districts, POLITICO's analysis shows, in an apparent effort to rebuild the once-powerful coalition of defense supporters that has seen its numbers dwindle with the rise of the tea party.
Here's a list of the Top 10 recipients of donations from political action committees representing 12 top defense firms:
1. Rep. Jack Kingston
The Republican congressman is running for the Georgia Senate seat currently held by retiring Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, an industry darling and longtime champion of Lockheed Martin, which has major plants in the state.
Kingston, a fiscal conservative who serves on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, faces a crowded GOP primary. His PAC has drawn $65,000 this election cycle from top defense firms, signaling that the industry prefers him to a far-right challenger.
"We've been aggressively fundraising early in the cycle," Kingston told POLITICO. "I think that they are interested in my candidacy because they believe that I am pro-military and I have four installations in my district."
If he wins the primary, Kingston could face off against Michelle Nunn, the CEO of a nonprofit organization headquartered in Atlanta, who's been listed by The Associated Press as a possible Democratic candidate for the Georgia Senate seat. She's also the daughter of former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn, who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1987 to 1995.
2. Rep. Pete Visclosky
The Indiana Democrat is a comfortable incumbent who's faced few serious electoral challenges in his nearly three decades in Congress. His support among defense contractors is rooted in his position as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, and he has emerged as a major critic of sequestration, the automatic spending cuts that the industry hopes to see reversed.
"The safety and security of the American people should not be bargaining chips in high-stakes budget negotiations," Visclosky said of the cuts earlier this year. His PAC has already drawn more than $57,000 from top defense firms this election cycle, according to POLITICO's analysis.
3. Rep. Mac Thornberry
The Texas Republican is the heir apparent to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, who might have to give up the chairmanship next Congress because of term limits, lobbyists and congressional aides have told POLITICO.
Thornberry has received more than $52,000 from top defense firms this election cycle, and his fundraising prowess will almost certainly be a factor if he decides to seek the chairmanship.
His main competitors for the position are Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio), several congressional aides have told POLITICO.
Forbes's PAC has pulled in more than $36,000 from major defense firms this election cycle, compared to just $8,000 for Turner's PAC.
4. Rep. Mike Rogers
The Michigan Republican chairs the House Intelligence Committee and is a top hawk on defense issues. Rogers is also a key player in the ongoing debate over cybersecurity legislation and has called for stepped-up U.S. involvement in Syria.
His PAC has pulled in $48,000 from major defense firms so far this election cycle.


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U.S. presidential elections are not actually determined by the popular vote, but by the Electoral College.
Two days ago, FOTM's valiant Terry published a post "The New Plan of Attack," asking our readers in the "red states" to contact their Electoral College electors to ask that they refrain from casting their ballots next month for America's president and vice president. The idea is that, according to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, this would mean the presidency vote would then devolve to the U.S. House of Representatives where Republicans have a majority of 241 v. the Democrats' 193. Presumably, those 241 Republican House members would NOT vote for Obama.
Indeed, Article II does specify that if no person has a majority of votes by the Electoral College, then the House of Representatives would vote for the President:
Art. II: "the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President."
Alas, upon a closer reading of Article II, we now know and must woefully admit that this plan won't work. Here's the reason:
If the House of Representatives were to replace the Electoral College in selecting who would be President (and Vice President), Article II specifies in that voting, the House of Representatives would do so as reps of their states, with each state having only one vote:
Art. II: "But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote.
Further, Art. II also specifies that "a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice."
All of which means that if the House of Representatives were to elect the President, there would be 50 votes ("the representative from each state having one vote"), instead of the present 435 voting members who comprise the House.
Of America's 50 states, 24 are "red states" which presumably (a big "if") would not vote for Obama. Assuming that the 26 "blue states" will vote for Obama, that means the House of Rep. votes will at best be 24 v 26.
26 is "a majority" — which means that the plan to convince the Electoral College electors from the red states not to cast their ballots so that the vote will go to the House of Reps, won't work.
Does that mean we sit on our behinds and do nothing?
Hell No!
We still have the option of writing our state's attorney general to ask him or her to look into the compelling and ever-mounting evidence that massive vote fraud was committed in the 2012 presidential election. (See "22 signs of Democrat Voter Fraud in 2012 Election".)
I did all the footwork for you, gathering the names and contact info of the attorneys general of the 50 states and territories. To find out who your state's attorney general is, go to my post or click here:
Download (print) "22 signs of Democrat Voter Fraud in 2012 Election" and attach it to your letter to your attorney general.
Do it! Now!!!!


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DescriptionAmi Vitale (American, 20th Century)
Maine - Single Panel, 2011
Benefitting The Nature Conservancy: design for a living world
Aluminum with printed image
20 x 37 inches (50.8 x 94.0 cm)
Red Spruce, Northwestern Maine
Images printed on aluminum manufactured with 94% recycled content. Subject to fading in direct sunlight.
Ami Vitale
Ami Vitale's journey as a photojournalist has taken her to more than 80 countries. She has witnessed civil unrest, poverty, destruction of life, and unspeakable violence. But she has also experienced surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit, and she is committed to highlighting the surprising and subtle similarities between cultures. Her photographs have been exhibited around the world in museums and galleries and published in international magazines including National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, Smithsonian. Her work has garnered multiple awards from prestigious organizations including World Press Photos, the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, Lucie awards, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and the Magazine Photographer of the Year award, among many others.
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by Phil Wicks
Retro review, Hmmm! What's this? What's this! Well it's a retro review, that's what and possibly the first of a few. The point, well I would have thought that was obvious.
Since 19-0-dot people have been churning out slot cars (if you believe what you read on the internet). And some of these cars, believe it or not are actually good, yes you heard it right! Now this sort of retro may not appeal to those who rebuild their cars from the ground up on acquisition but should certainly appeal to the newcomer/collector/racer who like to have a broad spectrum of cars for his own delectation. I know it is true that even amongst the most avid racers there are those who have their 'pet' cars that in a quiet moment, with a glass of red wine or port (or butterscotch schnapps and a tinnie). Who like to take stock and reflect on former glories with some historic equipment?
Now you may ask why is the Scalextric JPS BMW M1 more valuable than the Scalextric Donatello Ninja turtle on a skate board! Especially when there are probably 20 times more BMW's? Well. The answer is the BMW looks the biz and drives amazingly well! Surprise, surprise! So my endeavours are to pick out some amazingly good and some crashingly bad cars for review so the younger ones amongst us can trawl through ebay with confidence and obtain some of slot car racings 'Classics' without doing their dough on a dud. So without further ado, lets get on with the show.
My first choice is not really that old but the reason for choosing it is that it is a deceptively stunning model, it is now starting to appear on ebay as a resale item, there are a few left in retail outlets at reduced prices AND the manufacturer has recently announced it has suspended its new model program!
On opening the box the first words uttered where 'WOW' and 'Oh my God!' This model was built to stun. The JPS livery has adorned many a racing car of various persuasions and in my view is probably the most eye catching of all, even better than the myriad Golf liveries that have recently appeared. The tampo is first class as would be expected of a model of this price and it's positioning is almost faultless. But, either the black or the clear coat lacquer lets it down, there is severe 'orange peel' on the oil cooler housing below the rear wing and around the vents on the nose above the front axle but to top this there is a very pronounced paint/lacquer run on the left hand side pod ! One of those that pulls your gaze back to it time and time again.
So, moving on, wheel detail, beautiful, but are the real spin-offs that big? Mock wishbones look good, tyres are well marked, engine detail, some of the best seen for a long time. You get the full exhaust system, rear mounted oil cooler, a dummy rear light and even a separately moulded battery in bright red! Other details like rear view mirrors, dash gauges, driver detail are also to a good standard. VMG have also gone to the lengths of making and fitting a fire extinguisher under the driver's legs. This is best viewed with the body removed! The driver is Fittipaldi and the helmet carries the Brazilian flag. Apart from all this, another disappointment was the quality of the screen. Sides were great but the front was cloudy as if Superglue had been applied.
Once over the extended study of this sublime detail, other factors start to call. i.e. Does this car go? I must admit, I put it straight onto the (board) track. 21 metres with four good straights. 45 ohm Parma economy. (I decided against plastic track to start with for reasons that follow later). I wanted an honest out of the box impression. Well, out of the box wasn't too impressive. The motor has plenty of grunt and it was obvious that the tyres were going to need some attention before this wild child was going to impress. It traversed the straights at about 20 degrees to the slot and flicked back violently on braking for the bends. Corner entry speed was good but was hard to define with its antics under brakes.
So now to prepare this car for a board outing to talk about. Firstly tyres! I took the tyres off the rims and lightly sanded them on a dummy axle. Reason being that this car has a tiny differential built of plastic! The very act of truing these tyres up on sand paper by running the car and plonking it down 'til the things start to take shape will almost guarantee damage to the very fine internal sun and planet wheels! If it doesn't fail then, it won't be long on a magnet track with the amount of down force the Ninco like button traction magnet in front of the motor imposes.
So, having taken most of the rough edges off the moulding I inspected the wheels. Moulding flash at the injection points had to be removed and worst of all, the left hand rear and right hand front wheels were out of true, even wobbley! quite noticeably! Not good at this price!
The rear axle/diff set up is quite revolutionary and potentially has an advantage with magnet racing, but on a board track it is academic as the car will corner with sideslip and not run the diff.
While giving the final drive a going over I took the rear axle out and separated the diff. carefully revealing the gears. There was some lube inside but having read horror stories on the message boards and forums I decided to fill it to capacity with petroleum jelly ("Vaseline") This is pretty inert and has good lube qualities on most plastics. Reassembled it was a bit fiddly to get back into the clips. So care is needed. Excessive distortion of the axle line on re-insertion can, in my view as an engineer, be fatal! One other word of warning. NEVER, I repeat NEVER hold one wheel while the motor is running at all. The other wheel will run up on the diff. The delicacy of these parts cannot be overstated and it will be tears before bedtime!
This car runs on its guide and a good guide it is too, reminiscent of the Ninco guide, the power is taken to the braids and the braids fixed by a pair of eyelets on the lead wires. The guide has a full 6mm depth and side play is almost non existent which accounts for its good corner entry and braids are medium soft copper.
Time to remove the body and a single screw behind the guide facilitates this. It's here that another QC problem arose. The rear end of the cockpit bodywork clips over some fittings on the chassis, just in front of the exhausts. For some reason, the body flex allows these clips to unfasten for no reason. I eventually had to epoxy some extended body side clips to stop the body 'popping' up at the rear! The engine detail clips in a similar fashion over the motor. This seemed to fit snugly, and having no reason to check out what was underneath, left it alone.
Another thing spotted but no warning anywhere was the front wing. Believe it or not, both front wings are attached to a central mount by 5/64" diameter plastic injection moulding. This is smaller than an axle diameter (3/32") I looked at amazement at this and decided that it would be ludicrous to drive this car any further with the wing in place! Fortunately, buy design or accident, the nose has a separate filler piece, carefully levering this out will allow the removal of the front wing without removing the body. Once again I recommend that the front wing be removed EVERY time this car is put on the track. It's life will be measured in minutes if you decide to race with it in.
So after a lube job and a bit of tyre truing, (pity about the wheels!) it's time to retest on timber. As mentioned before, the motor is not short of grunt and on the average 25 metre track will be more than a handful. The car demonstrated a lot more grip than previously but still had a slight sidestep on take off. The tyres were treated with silicone lube (WD40) and dried, the car was then transformed into a projectile and take off and cornering with what looks and feels like natural rubber tyres was a vastly improved.
The model looked very impressive rounding the sweeper and out on to the main straight without so much as a twitch. Engine braking is good and on wood will pull up quite smartly from the greatest speed. There wasn't any evidence of heat fatigue in the motor and it was run for 15 minutes or more. The tyres went off slightly the longer it was run but it still accelerated and cornered respectably at this. It was good to run it after so many potential disaster signs were noted during the inspection.
All in all a beautiful car. (I want to fill my life with beautiful cars) quite smart off the mark and well behaved in bends (board track, don't forget) As a competition car it would be sensible to make several alterations,
Firstly the diff would have to go. Up 'til recently people have been rigging up Ninco gears and motors but I have recently seen VMG regular axles for sale on some of the Internet slot shops. This should make life easier as I believe there is a discrepancy in the dimensions between the motor and axle mounts which make a straight swap over into Ninco or similar a bit difficult. The VMG motor has the pinion mounted hard against the rear motor bearing and there is no spigot to run in a normal contrate's aligning slot.
There are several things that appear vulnerable but are not too much of a disaster if anything happens to them. The front spin-off wheel nuts are prone to dislodging at the slightest shunt. The rear view mirrors look vulnerable but are inside the bodyline as far as a roll over is concerned. The Air scoop above the intakes is a push fit which is good but keep your eyes peeled when racing bigger tracks
If the wheel distortion is prevalent then it pretty well excludes them from racing, therefore it would benefit more from proprietary alloy wheels and either Indy grips or Ortmans. The front axle is a floating rigid type but not only does it float up and down, it floats back to front too. Almost as if it were steering. This didn't manifest itself as a problem but it may need to be fixed for serious racing.
Tech Specs are as follows
Track front 50 mm
Track rear 56 mm
Wheelbase 86 mm
Pinion 9z
Crown gear 30z
Rear Tyre dia 21.8 mm
To the scale man it is a bit bigger than 1/32 but not much. The major scale fault is the rear wing which is mounted too far back. Probably to give access to the notorious diff. Tooling and R&D for this model must have run into many tens of thousands of Euros. So many parts, such intricate moulds. It beggars the question 'has this sort of engineering been the cause of VMG's current dilemma.
So, I'm quite happy for this to sit in my study and adorn my little palace. I will give it the odd run now and then but always on a timber track and always with the perishables removed, why? Because it's most unique feature is not up to magnets on plastic tracks. Replacement axle? I won't bother. I have plenty of other cars I can tear the A**E out of if I want. I'll wait until someone else produces a proper racing version. I'm sure Hornby Hobbies will have one in the pipeline somewhere in the next ten years.
This is a classy car, but it's NOT a slot car!