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India Budget: Tough Ride for SUVs
In India, prices of locally-produced sports-utility vehicles, as well as imported luxury cars and high-end motorcycles, are set to rise after taxes on these vehicles were increased in Thursday's budget.
"SUVs occupy greater road and parking space and ought to bear a higher tax," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said as he announced a three percentage point increase in excise tax on SUVs to 30%. SUV taxis are exempt from the increase.
Sales of SUVs in India have risen this fiscal year, bucking a general downtrend in the local automobile industry. Demand has been boosted by the introduction of new models such as Renault's Duster and Mahindra & Mahindra's Quanto, and also because most SUVs are powered by diesel, which costs less than gasoline.
In a separate move to tax the "affluent class," Mr. Chidambaram said import tax on luxury cars and SUVs has been increased to 100% from 75%. Last year, import tax was raised from 60% to 75% on these vehicles, classified as costing more than $40,000 and with gasoline engines of 3.0-liters or diesel engines of 2.5-liters.
"(The) increase in tax for imported cars and excise tax on SUVs is very surprising. It will severely impact the auto industry and its growth," said Michael Perschke, head of Audi India. He said the company has "no choice other than to pass on the increase to the customer."
Thursday, Mr. Chidambaram also increased the import tax on high-end motorcycles with an engine capacity of at least 800-cubic centimeters to 75% from 60%.
For yachts and similar vessels used by the super-rich, excise tax has been increased to 25% from 10%.
The moves come as the government tries to boost revenue collection to contain its fiscal deficit.
"I am sure they (the affluent class) will not mind paying a little more," said Mr. Chidambaram during his budget presentation in Parliament.
Lowell Paddock, president and managing director of the local unit of General Motors, said the increase in taxes on locally-produced and imported SUVs "are not on the expected lines" and will impact sales.
Sugato Sen, deputy director general of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, added that the finance minister's decision to impose a higher tax on locally-produced SUVs is negative. He said the move to raise taxes on imported vehicles is likely designed to increase revenue and encourage local manufacturing.
Mr. Chidambaram also said Thursday that the allocation under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been increased to 148.73 billion rupees ($2.75 billion) for next fiscal year from 73.83 billion this year. He said the majority of that money would be spent on purchasing up to 10,000 buses.
Mr. Sen said the decision to support the purchase of the buses, especially by the states located in hilly regions, would be a boost to local bus manufacturers.
He also said the move to cut the excise tax on truck and bus chassis by one percentage point to 13% would benefit commercial vehicle makers such as Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland at a time when sales have slowed slightly in India.
Local sales of commercial vehicles fell 0.4% in April-January to 639,806 vehicles.
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Let's see. I took of my "professional" label at work to change a crapload of flourescent light bulbs, put it back on to answer various reference questions and do a little computer updating and configuration. Came home, did some gardening, worked some more on killing bamboo –
The answer to "how do you kill bamboo that's planted in my yard" is "Kill the people who planted it." In the meantime, fight a holding action by killing it every single time it surfaces. Anyway..
Did some cooking, babied my sick wife (as much as she'd let me), lost a wedding ring (still not found), …
Oh, and by the way, leveled Primulaveris to 20. Learned some things, and think I have lessons to pass along,
But I'm going to spend huge chunks of time trying to figure out where in there I lost the ring, and see if I can find it, and being annoyed at its absence. 19 years Monday, you'd figure by now the thing would just be embedded in the skin.

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Warner Bros is ramping up their campaign for The Dark Knight Rises, which has arguably failed to impress with its low-key trailers, and lackluster posters. Then again, it's kind of a specious assumption to think that Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy finale needs any bells or whistles to sell itself; with advanced tickets selling out all over the place, it's clear that the already-established fanbase for these films will be enough to ensure a big fat opening weekend take.
Of course, in light of Marvel's The Avengers cracking the billion-dollar mark, DC/WB is no doubt hoping to make Dark Knight Rises an equally (if not more) lucrative movie event - so to further that end, new marketing materials - here in the form of viral games and TV spots - are being unveiled almost daily.
The TV spot above has the most action-oriented footage revealed to date, and is arguably my favorite promo for the film (besides the recently-unveiled Trailer #4). Watching Bane (Tom Hardy), Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) and Batman (Christian Bale) engage in Stratego-style war for control of Gotham puts to rest any of the prior complaints that Nolan's threequel didn't look epic or fun enough for the comic book crowd (as if).
After seeing this recent footage, honestly, who can still make the claim that TDKR won't be - at the very least - a wonderful piece of summer blockbuster entertainment?
Of course, for those of us who actually prefer Nolan's style of adding substance and depth to the more "popcorny" aspects of his big-budget films, Dark Knight Rises will also offer plenty of food for thought (and not just candy for the eye). Admittedly, we still don't know much about the thematic or narrative arcs in the film - or anything at all, beyond the initial premise. (Batman has been retired for some time until Bane invades and conquers Gotham City. Batman is too out of step to stop him, and Bruce Wayne must go on a journey to reclaim his mantle and his city.)
Mountain Dew has been hosting its own Dark Knight Rises promotional campaign - including the viral games - and CBM managed to gather up some of the recently-revealed materials hidden within said game. Those materials include a bunch of newspaper clips about "Harvey Dent Day" and other topics that will be directly related to the plot of TDKR. Can you figure out how all the pieces fit together?
Take a look at the "newspaper clippings" in the gallery below, and give us your theories about how they relate to the plot of the film in the comment section:
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The Dark Knight Rises in theaters (and IMAX) on July 20, 2012.
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I really need to get Payday: The Heist. First that crossover with Left 4 Dead happened recently, which added the L4D scenario "No Mercy," and now it has its first DLC today after almost a year of being released. Oh, and would you look at that? Payday is this week's Midweek Madness over on Steam. How convenient; it's only $4.99. If PC gaming isn't your thing, you can always pick up the game and its DLC on PSN for $19.99 and $9.99, respectively.
Anyway, back to the DLC. Wolfpack is a $10 expansion that adds new weapons by way of the auto-handgun and assault rifle, two new Heists, The Technician (a new class based on the character Wolf), the ability to play the DLC with your friends even if they don't own it, a raised level cap where "the sky is the limit," and much more. Yeah, that fourth one is the absolute best. It's always frustrating to not be able to check out a DLC with your friends simply because the don't want to (or can't) shell out an extra $10.
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Housed in a pre-war 2-storey "Straits Settlement" style shop house. It is strategically located inside the Inner Core of UNESCO Heritage Site and is within walking distance to all the touristic attractions and Penang famous Street Food . It has a carved timber solid door, gable end, air vents and a air-well(Chinese influence) . A five foot-way for pedestrians to walk, away from the hot tropical climate and to shelter if it rains. A typical Chinese house will have an altar at the entrance on the right hand corner for the burning of incense and offerings during festive season. For more information go to penangshophouse.blogspot.com or www.gtwhi.com.my. The place has been renovated and converted into a hostel with 8-bed mixed dorm, 4-bed male or female dorm to cater to budget travelers and back packers at affordable price. The high ceiling, wooden floors , air-well are being retained in compliance with the Georgetown Heritage guidelines. But some of the old system like bucket and squatting toilets have been replaced with modern toilets and the place always kept clean and tidy . It is now equipped with air-conditioners in all the rooms, comfortable beds with curtains for privacy, hot/cold showers. Towels and blankets are included at no extra charge, steel security lockers are available. Free, fast and reliable wifi and internet services. Breakfast with free flow of coffee/tea. NO other Hidden cost . No curfew. Opposite is "PIT STOP" café serving all day continental and western breakfast , pasta, sandwiches, etc. Two doors away is Penang famous "teh tarik" or "pull tea" stall. 100 meters( 2 minutes walk) to the right along the main Chulia Street you can savor Penang Street Food "Food Paradise of Asia" – curry laksa, wonton mee, satay, char koay teow, sar hor fun, lok lok, lorbak and many more. Check them out www.visitpenang.gov.my . Come, stay, experience and feel the rich diverse culture of Georgetown, Penang at Roommates where the Malays, Chinese and Indian live harmoniously together. Make this a life time unforgettable experience. Important: There is a no refund policy for rooms that are paid and booked for. We will reserve the beds for you and keep it until 6pm (the latest), if you book without any payments. Our guesthouse is not suitable for young children and elderly guests. Drug trafficking is a very serious offence in Malaysia.' When travelling by public buses make sure you have some loose change. Tax on arrival: MYR 2.00 Per bed Per Night
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"The Paediatric Anaesthetic Network (PAN) provides a great forum for discussion and sharing problems and ideas with like-minded people working in different hospitals."
"Tēnā koutou - greetings from New Zealand...the approach PiP has adopted in the development of clinical networks....has helped inform initiatives now implemented in New Zealand's child & youth health sector".
"I can trust the PiP 'Brand' to deliver high quality education".
Thank you for that amazing Workshop! I gained such a lot of invaluable knowledge' (attended Cerebral Palsy & Spasticity study day - November 2018)
PiP just goes from strength to strength – well done & sincere thanks for all your leadership particularly in bringing people together & nurturing collaboration, its sincerely valued, PiP remains a 'bright spot' on the national landscape (November 2018)
I'm writing to thank everyone in PIP for their excellent guidelines, study days, senior nurse support and above all professional friendship. My career is now taking me overseas but your philosophy will be going with me - and a copy of the PIP clinical guidelines book!
Many thanks for the invitation to present. It was a really informative and thought-provoking conference and I'm happy to have been able to contribute. Also a very well organised event too!
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Storm doesn't halt Brooklyn's strutting mermaids
NEW YORK (AP) -- Coney Island nearly went the way of Atlantis when Superstorm Sandy swept up the East Coast last fall, but even that couldn't stop Brooklyn's strutting mermaids from hitting the boardwalk on the first weekend of summer.
Hundreds of thousands of people mobbed the seaside amusement district Saturday for the spectacle of outlandish floats, wacky costumes and bare skin that is Coney Island's annual Mermaid Parade.
Billed as the world's largest art parade, the nautical-themed procession along the boardwalk and nearby Surf Avenue almost didn't happen this year.
Coney Island was hit hard by Sandy. Hundreds of homes and businesses flooded. One major attraction, the state aquarium, was badly damaged. The offices of Coney Island USA, the organization that hosts the parade, were inundated, too.
But the beach's famous boardwalk was one of the few on the coast that was spared. Most of the carnival rides, including the historic Cyclone roller coaster, have reopened. Parade founder Dick Zigun turned to Kickstarter and raised more than $100,000 so the show would go on.
Renae Johnson, a 31-year-old art therapist from Manhattan who arrived wearing a seashell bikini top, fishtail skirt and white makeup, said she wouldn't have missed this year's parade for the world.
"I'm not a religious person, so this tends to be my Christmas," she said.
For Seena Ghaznavi, it felt like the storm never happened.
"From the energy, you would not be able to tell that Sandy came through here," said Ghaznavi, 29, who came as a genie in a turban and harem pants.
The parade, which began in 1983 and takes place on the Saturday closest to the first day of summer, is a mix of seedy, raunchy and family fun. This year's version featured dancers, bands, square politicians, people costumed as pirates, octopuses and sailors, and many women wearing fake fish tails on their bottoms and nothing but sequined pasties -- or less -- on top.
Each year the parade is presided over by a ceremonial "King Neptune" and "Queen Mermaid." This year's king was 30 Rock actor Judah Friedlander. The Queen Mermaid was journalist and "Real Housewives of New York City" star Carole Radziwill.
Ernest Mitchell, who works at a hardware store a block from the parade route, said the parade is a much needed morale booster after a tough year.
"Everybody is looking forward to the weather being nice and people coming back to Coney Island," he said. "It's not like it used to be, but we're happy the parade's still going on and people may come back for the summer and visit the rides."


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It's not be the biggest question facing the Eagles, but it might be the one we have the fewest answers for: why has the team's vaunted defensive line come up so short?
Last year's group racked up the sacks, and Jim Washburn publicly boasted that the unit should only improve from there. Let me rummage up his exact words:
"I'll be crushed, hell, I'll quit if it ain't a whole lot better. They can even fire my a*@ if we're not a whole lot better. We should be a lot better."
Well, they're not better, at least in the results column. The Eagles have fewer sacks through the first five games than they had through the first two games last year. But again, the question is, why?
After the Steelers loss, Jason Babin blamed the lack of production on facing more max protection from offenses. I wanted to take a look and see if that was the case. As you can see at right, under "Blockers/Play", the Eagles are facing more blockers. The first table shows 2011, in which opponents averaged 5.46 blockers per play according to Pro Football Focus. Through five games in 2012, that average is up to 5.59 blockers per play.
Doesn't seem like a big increase, but it's significant. And specifically over the last two games, opponents put in more pass blockers per play than in all but two games in 2011. That coincided with the Eagles defensive line's two lowest Pass Rush Productivity scores (PRP) since Washburn took over as coach. Seems like there's probably a connection, proving Babin at least partially right.
However, with that said, when you plot the Eagles single-game PRP scores against opponent's average blockers, the results are murky at best. There's high volatility here, and it makes seeing a simple causation very difficult. See below, with the green dots indicating 2012 games.
Perhaps more max protection really is the main issue, and we just can't see it in the graph. Perhaps there is more chipping and other protection schemes that don't even trigger a full "blocker" designation. Or maybe there are other factors at work, even the advancing age of guys like Babin. Tough to say.


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For my first technical post in a short while I thought I would look at something I have worked on over the summer that I thought would be good for me to document and share. I needed to develop a relatively simple incremental load process for a very small web app that took the contents of a spreadsheet and loaded that spreadsheet into a SQL Server database table.
At this stage I have to point out that I learned many of the techniques I used here from reading Andy Leonards' (Blog | Twitter) Chapter in SQL Server MVP Deep Dives - The Autonomy of an Incremental Load.
I'll provide a brief overview of my process before I get down to the nitty gritty of the load itself.
I take the spreadsheet that holds the data I want to load and load it into a staging table in my database. This was done using SSIS.
I then compare the staging table with actual live table and decide if any updates need to be made.
If they are identical I simply send an email to the 'keepers of the spreadsheet' informing them.
If there are differences between the staging table and live then I want to:
Insert any new rows in staging but not in the destination table
Update any rows in the destination table where the keys match rows in both tables but expected date column is different.
If rows exist in the destination but don't exist in the staging table then it has been deleted from the spreadsheet and should be removed from the destination table.
The 'Keepers of the spreadsheet' should then be emailed informing them that the database table has been updated with the changes that they made.
Before we begin lets create a database, a staging table and a destination table for us to work from:
--CREATE Database
USE master
CREATE DATABASE IncLoad
USE IncLoad
--Create Staging Table
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[StagingTable]
[EXPECTEDCOMPLETION] [nvarchar](255) NOT NULL
--CREATE Source TABLE
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[DestTable]
[ID] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
[EXPECTEDCOMPLETION] [nvarchar](255) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_PER_PatentCalc] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ( [ID] ASC )
We now have a database and a staging and destination table.
Next let's insert some rows into the staging table so I can demonstrate how new rows are inserted.
--Insert some rows into staging to demonstrate how the incremental load handles new records.
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 1, 'Today' )
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 2, 'Tomorrow' )
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 3, 'Next Week' )
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 4, 'Next Month' )
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 5, 'Within 6 Months' )
INSERT INTO dbo.StagingTable
VALUES ( 6, 'Next Year' )
So we now have data in the source that doesn't exist in the destination table. Running a simple SELECT * against both tables will show us this:
--SELECT * shows the differences between the tables
SELECT * FROM dbo.StagingTable
SELECT * FROM dbo.DestTable
Part of my requirement was to email the 'Keepers of the Spreadsheet' if the no updates were needed. I decided that it would be good to check if the incremental needs to be run by checking for differences in the staging and destination tables first. If there are differences then I run the incremental load, If there are no differences my script won't do anything but email the necessary people saying there were no changes made.
To do this I stumbled across a function that I have not previously used called CHECKSUM_AGG. Books Online says the following about this function:
CHECKSUM_AGG can be used to detect changes in a table.
The order of the rows in the table does not affect the result of CHECKSUM_AGG. Also, CHECKSUM_AGG functions may be used with the DISTINCT keyword and the GROUP BY clause.
If one of the values in the expression list changes, the checksum of the list also generally changes. However, there is a small chance that the checksum will not change.
If you run the following script against the database tables and data created above you should get a printed message that says there are differences between the source and destination:
DECLARE @DestCheckSum int
DECLARE @SrcCheckSum int
--DECLARE @SCRCount INT
--SET Variable Values
SELECT @DestCheckSum = CHECKSUM_AGG(BINARY_CHECKSUM(*))
FROM dbo.DestTable
SELECT @SrcCheckSum = CHECKSUM_AGG(BINARY_CHECKSUM(*))
FROM dbo.StagingTable
IF (@DestCheckSum <> @SrcCheckSum OR @DestCheckSum IS NULL)
PRINT 'There are difference between source and destination tables'
PRINT 'No changes to make'
We have run our check which tells us we need to run the load so what do we do, well if rows exist in the staging table but not in the Destination table we want to insert those rows into the destination table. So how do we do that with TSQL? The answer is an INSERT INTO, a SELECT and a LEFT JOIN.
INSERT INTO dbo.DestTable
SELECT s.ID,
FROM dbo.StagingTable s
LEFT JOIN dbo.DestTable d ON s.id = d.id
WHERE d.id IS NULL
We insert into the destination table the result of the select from the source table joined against the destination table with a left join. The left join means that all the rows in the left table (the source table) are returned regardless of whether a match is made on the join key (id) in the other table. If no record exists or is not known for that key in the destination table then a NULL value is returned in the left join result set for the rows in the destination table (the table in the right hand side of the JOIN), The WHERE clause
WHERE d.id IS NULL
Ensure that the query only pulls out only rows that exist in the source table, as a NULL for the ID column are not allowed in the destination table we can safely assume that these only exist in the source table and should be inserted into the destination table.
If we run the insert above we get (6 row(s) affected) If we run it again straight after we get (0 row(s) affected) because the rows exist in both tables.
To confirm that your tables are now identical you can run the checksum_agg script above. I get a " No changes to make" message.
The next thing we need to do is update columns in the destination table that have the same key as rows in the staging table but the other field has a different value.
Lets update a row in the staging table, so we have the same record ID but different ExpectedCompletion date in the staging and destination tables.
UPDATE dbo.StagingTable
SET EXPECTEDCOMPLETION = 'Within 6 Months'
WHERE id = 6
We then need to run the incremental load but this time not inserting new rows but update existing records where the ID exists but the expectedcompletion date is different between the staging table and the destination table.
This is achieved by running an update statement against the destination table which includes an inner join with the staging table on the ID fields. If the ID's match in both tables but the expected completion date is different, we update the destination table record (d) with the corresponding value for the same record in staging. Here's the TSQL:
--Update changed Records
UPDATE d
SET d.ID = s.ID,
d.expectedcompletion = s.EXPECTEDCOMPLETION
FROM dbo.DestTable d
INNER JOIN dbo.StagingTable s ON s.ID = d.ID
WHERE s.EXPECTEDCOMPLETION != d.EXPECTEDCOMPLETION
We have shown how to load new records and we have shown how to update records that have changed, all that's left is to delete records that have been removed from the spreadsheet and hence needs to be removed from the destination table as part of the incremental load.
Again we will use our staging table and destination table as an example and we will delete a record from the staging table so I can then demonstrate how the incremental load handles deletes. In reality this is very similar to the insertion of new records using an outer join.
First up, lets delete a record from staging so we are in a situation where we need to remove a record from our destination table.
DELETE FROM dbo.StagingTable
WHERE id = 1
We now have a record in the destination table that no longer exists in the spreadsheet and staging table. How does the incremental load cope with this? The following TSQL show's how to delete the records from the destination table where the corresponding record in the staging table no longer exists:
--Delete removed records
DELETE FROM dbo.DestTable
FROM dbo.DestTable d
LEFT JOIN dbo.StagingTable s ON d.ID = s.ID
WHERE s.id IS NULL
So there we have it, the components of my incremental load laid out, from inserting new records, updating changed records and deleting removed records. Andy Leonards' chapter in SQL Server Deep Dives also demonstrates how to perform this using SSIS. If you are interested in this I suggest that you check out the book and Andy's chapter.


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Brian Anderson's '33 Dodge Model KC Pickup
They say the Sultan of Swat was born with a Louisville Slugger in his hands. In Greek mythology, the Mighty Thor wielded a hammer as a mere babe. Unlike Thor and the Bambino, 19-year-old Brian Anderson has his parents telling the true tales. From the time Brian was a baby, he was always building things, especially out of Legos. The Lego-comprised creations of his youth gave way to the pursuit of a career as an automotive engineer. Currently, he's enrolled at the two-year Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California. Hoping that some, if not all, of the Anderson offspring would catch custom car/truck fever, the Anderson patriarch, Brent, began taking his boys to car shows while they were young and impressionable. Alas, none of the lads showed any signs of car lust until the last in the litter. Thank goodness for sons named Brian!
In Boston a few years ago, Brent and Brian found a '33 Dodge truck. Though advertised as a complete frame-off renovation, Brent's drive back from Bean Town in the Dodge proved otherwise. Unbearable bumpsteer and numerous breakdowns along the route west tested the senior Anderson's tenacity and ingenuity at getting the hauler to its new home in one-piece.
Once back in the Golden State, Brent and Brian (B&B) took the truck apart. They boxed the original framerails and replaced the engine and trans mounts. To eliminate the bumpsteer, a Fatman Fabrications IFS, replete with Air Ride Technologies airbags, replaced the Rube Goldberg setup. For the rear axle, B&B installed a Ford 9-inch, with a final drive ratio of 3.00:1. Modified leaves and Air Ride Technologies 'bags formed the rear suspension. Disc brakes for the front wheels and drums for the rear now get brake fluid from a Kugel Komponents master cylinder with power boost. A rack-and-pinion steering box with Borgeson linkage enhanced steering immensely.
Since the truck already had a reliable '72 Chevy 350ci, B&B had Lotten Machine Shop of Fort Bragg, California, do some minor inspection and machining. For reliable street duty, Lotten installed a mild R.V. cam. B&B reassembled the engine and added an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold and a Holley Avenger four-barrel carburetor. Fort Bragg Transmissions built a '79 GM 350 trans with a shift kit, a J.C. Whitney trans cooler, and a Lokar shifter.
Though the work on the chassis and drivetrain required to make a safe street rod was considerable, the amount of bodywork needed on the Dodge was immense. To correctly repair bodywork that had been done with too much body filler, Brent and Brian welded in patch panels. A new firewall, a cab floor, toe boards, a roof, and a welded-shut cowl vent came next. They replaced the front fenders, running boards, and rocker panels while also widening the rear fenders 1 1/2 inches. The final bodywork, paint prep, and paint became Brian's autoshop senior project. Painter and Brian's mentor Andy Moilanen and his assistant John Sousa performed minor finish bodywork and paint prep before Andy covered the Dodge in two-tone House of Kolor Candy Burgundy over Platinum Pearl. Brian would have been involved with the entire paint process, but because the spraying started on the day of his senior prom, he was otherwise occupied that evening.
Before turning the truck over to an expert upholsterer, Brent and Brian wired it with an E-Z Wiring harness. Mike Bazzani, owner of Bitchin' Stitchin' of Ukiah, California, tastefully upholstered the Glide Engineering seat in gray vinyl. With 33s artfully stitched into the door panels, the rest of the cab received the similar trimming treatment, but in two tones of gray vinyl. The Anderson team installed the Secret Audio six-disc CD/stereo system with 500-watt Pyramid and 250-watt Alpine amps, a 10-inch Sony Xplod subwoofer (times two), Alpine 6-inch door speakers, and Alpine tweeters. To finish construction of the Dodge, B&B crafted a custom center console, which they covered with gray wool carpet.
Completed in May of 2004, construction of Brian's first body-off custom classic truck lasted 3 1/2 years. As you can imagine, he received an A in auto shop class and has accumulated awards at various street rod and truck shows since. We'd say he's well on his way to a career in automotive engineering. Whether he winds up becoming a legend in the automotive customizing arena remains to be seen. Who knows, his legend may start out thus, "Brian Anderson was born with a die grinder in his hand." And to think it all started with a box of Legos and, a little later, a '33 Dodge Model KC pickup.


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Where are they now? Knights players from yesteryear
Knights launch pathway partnership with Ipswich Jets
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By Brian Leaf, Rockford Register Star, Apr. 2, 2014
A downtown developer has acquired the vacant Hanley building and is ready to sink $10 million into it if the City Council approves a proposal for a $52.7 million downtown hotel.
Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties said the Hanley project hinges on the redevelopment of the Ziock/Amerock building, which Wisconsin-based Gorman & Co. wants to turn into a 13-story hotel and convention center.
"If Ziock dies, I will possibly put this on hold for five or 10 years," Fern said. "We need the Ziock development."
Fern said that failure by the city to approve a deal with Gorman would have a chilling effect on other downtown projects that total tens of millions of dollars. He sees the Ziock project as the key to rejuvenating the central city.
"This has got me so worked up," Fern said. "I can't believe some of the things we're trying to make this developer do. And he wants to invest $52 million?"
The city's planning and development committee voted 3-1 earlier this week to approve a development deal with Gorman. The deal would cost the city $18.6 million for parking and infrastructure improvements and millions more in tax incentives, but it would also bring a long-sought hotel to the central city, spurring tourism and other business development.
Gorman's development agreement will come before the full council on Monday, April 7, 2014.
Fern isn't making any current plans for the five-story, 50,000-square-foot Hanley building — built in 1901 a block away from Ziock — but he said that retail and restaurant businesses could work well on the ground floor, and upper floors could be filled with loft offices and luxury loft apartments.
Winnebago County sold Hanley to Yenom Inc. of Rockford for $58,956 in delinquent taxes.
Yenom Inc. then signed the deed over to Hanley Lofts LLC in a tax sale on March 20, 2014, said Margie Mullins, Winnebago County clerk.
"A lot of the tax buyers will buy the delinquent taxes, and then they assign the tax deed to another company," Mullins said. According to the Illinois Secretary of State's office, Hanley Lofts LLC is managed by Fern.
The Hanley building was condemned by the city last year for code violations. According to hearing records, the city sought $60,000 in fines from its owner, The Grierson Group LLC of Genoa, for failing to bring the building into compliance in a timely manner. It was then sold at a steep discount.
Several years ago, former owners listed the Hanley building for $2 million. Last year, Urban Equity Properties was ready to buy the property for $355,000 after winning an auction, but Fern walked away from the deal. He is currently under a settlement with The Grierson Group and said that he can't discuss what scuttled the purchase of a building.
A walk-through with the developer on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, revealed five stories of squalor — broken windows, dead pigeons, bird droppings, water-damaged floors and ceilings, and equipment and materials from past businesses — but all was a mere distraction for Fern, who focused on the building's structure.
"This is a great carcass," Fern said to Eric Sallinger, his project manager. "Amazing."
The market for downtown real estate has grown more active in the past year because companies that rehab historic buildings can get up to 45 percent of their construction costs covered by state and federal tax credits. Developers can then offset their costs by selling the tax credits to investors who want to lower their tax liabilities. State tax credits expire in 2016, so developers that want to take advantage say that they need to get projects going soon. Urban Equity Properties has been among the busiest players.
Fern's company has two buildings under construction in the 300 and 400 blocks of East State Street that will house shops, restaurants and 16 loft apartments. Fern said that he'll complete those projects no matter what happens with the Gorman proposal.
But plans for the Hanley project, as well as a $1 million loft office and retail project at 134 N. First St. and a $3.5 million residential and commercial project at 327 W. Jefferson St., are on hold until the Ziock project is given the go-ahead.
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|Birth Date:
|Sunland, Calif.
|High School:
|Crescenta Valley HS
2010: Played in 47 games, starting 44 behind the plate...Batted .190 on the season with 22 hits, six runs, a homer and five RBI...Was second on the team with four doubles...Drew 10 walks, good for third on the team...Posted a .972 fielding percentage and caught 10 runners stealing...Had two hits on three occasions...Went 2-for-4 with two runs in a Mar. 6 win over Samford...Posted three, three-game hitting streaks...Hit an RBI single in the season finale, a 7-5 eight-inning victory over Big West Champion, UC Davis (May 15).
2009: Played and started in 46 games for the Gauchos...Batted .205 on the season...Tallied seven runs and seven RBI...Was second on the team with 13 walks...Led the Big West with seven runners picked-off...Posted a .991 fielding percentage, committing just two errors behind the plate...Had four multiple-hit showings during the season...Went 2-for-3 in the second game of the season against Wichita State (Feb. 6)...In the Feb. 14 win over Long Beach State, she went 1-for-1 with a RBI and a season-high three walks...Was 2-for-3 with a run, a RBI and a walk against Texas Tech (Mar. 6)...Went 2-for-5 with a RBI in the narrow 11-inning loss to Cal Poly (Apr. 5)...Finished the season amidst a season-best three game hitting streak.
Attended Crescenta Valley High School where she played under coach Dan Berry...Posted a .431 batting average with a .627 slugging average...Tallied 16 RBI, 12 runs, five doubles and committed no errors...Was a three-time First Team All-Pacific League selection...Missed the majority of her senior season due to an injury...Four-year Glendale News Press All-Area First Team selection...Named the High Desert Classic Tournament MVP in 2008 after hitting .714 during the tourney...Holds school records for most hits in a game (7) and most pick offs in a game (3)...Helped her team to the CIF quarterfinals in 2006 and the second round in 2005 and 2007...Served as her team captain...Also competed in volleyball...Was a four-year scholar-athlete.
Played for So Cal Sliderz Gold...During the 2008 season she posted a .320 batting average, .560 slugging average, .346 on-base percentage, five doubles, two triples and two home runs...Averaged .710 runners caught stealing.
Lainey Rose DePompa was born on Sept. 25, 1990 in Glendale, Calif....Parents are Ron and Carol DePompa...Has two older sisters, Alyssa and Dena...Is majoring in sociology at UCSB...If she didn't play softball, volleyball would be her sport of choice...Favorite athlete is catcher Paul Lo Duca and her favorite team is the LA Lakers...Enjoys watching "Anchorman," "Inglorious Basterds," and "Anapolis"...Says her favorite sports moments are when she contributes by throwing out or picking off players...Favorite television shows are "The Office" and "Tosh.0"...Enjoys reading the works of Chelsea Handler...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the ocean and the people...Lists painting as one of her unique skills...Comes from an athletic family - her grandfather was a boxer nicknamed "Tony the Tiger" and her older sister Dena played softball at Hawai'i and Washington...Superstitions include knocking on wood and always putting her left shin guard on first...Insists that her hair is strawberry blonde, not red.
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  Career-Highs

  At-bats	5	at Cal Poly	4/5/09

  Hits	2	seven times	4/2/10 - most recent

  Runs	2	two times	4/6/10 - most recent

  Runs Batted In	1	12 times	5/15/10 - most recent

  Stolen Bases	1	vs. Wagner	2/8/09

  Strikeouts	3	North Dakota State	2/25/10

  Walks	3	vs. Long Beach State	2/14/09