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Prior to joining TNA in 2002, Don West was best known for selling sports memorabilia during the graveyard shift. Nearly four years later, he's proven to be one of the most unique colour commentators in professional wrestling.
SLAM! Wrestling recently caught up with West, along with individuals from his past and present, to discuss the journey from sports cards to sports entertainment.
"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the Chicago area," said West. "I was a sports broadcasting major out of Purdue University and was always a big time sports junkie and collector.
"My brother, Dale, was involved with this upcoming new shopping channel called Shop At Home," continued West. "They had a sports show that they were trying to get off the ground and running. Dale knew my knowledge of sports and sports collectibles. Couple that with my robust personality, he thought I would be perfect for the job."
Although West had the expertise, qualifications and his brother pulling for him, he didn't start out selling anything sports related, but rather utensils.
"My brother happened to be the Chief Financial Officer at the time, so all he did was get me the interview," explained West, 42. "When I interviewed, they said this scrabbly voice of mine would never work on TV. They said 'you may turn off the buying customers, we don't wanna do it.' So, I had all my hopes built up only to receive nothing.
"Believe or not, I ended up going in the back door for a guy who was selling knives in 1991," added West. "We took his show from a few hundred thousand dollars a year to almost $2 million a year in one year's time. That was a whole lot for this small station at the time."
After garnering success selling knives, West was finally given the opportunity to host a show centered around what he knew best.
"When the network saw what I could do, and that my voice was a help and not a hindrance, they approached me with the sports show," said West. "I took it over in March of 1993. We took it from almost $3 million dollars a year to close to $150 million a year within the next eight years."
"I loved the product, so it was easy to sell," continued West. "I was live midnight to about eight in the morning four nights a week. To get people to stop on the channel, you had to be doing something a little different. When someone is up at three o'clock in the morning, trying to be quiet in the living room, flipping through the channels only to hear this screaming guy with Michael Jordan cards; they would stop and listen. If I could get them to listen long enough, I could sell a bunch of product. It was a lot of fun."
As time went on and the popularity of the Sports Collectibles grew, Saturday Night Live's own Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan parodied Don West and his broadcast partner Eddy Lewis in three different skits.
"I actually did see it when it first aired, but I didn't know what it was," said West regarding the parody. "TV monitors are set up in the studio. Someone that day had it on NBC watching a ballgame or whatever had been airing. The volume was turned down, but the channel was never changed.
"I remember doing the show Saturday night as we always did," continued West. "I looked up while we're doing the show, and there's Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan with a gigantic Shaq plaque on the screen. It was the same Shaq plaque we sold a week earlier. Within seconds, the phone banks lit up with people telling us to flip over to Saturday Night Live. We got a lot of mileage out of that as a result."
West then recounted a humorous story regarding his rising popularity while shopping with his mother: "There were other things I used to sell, and there was a stretch where Beanie Babies were the rage. For about two years, we sold Beanie Babies out the ying-yang, man! I remember being out with my mom shopping, and we went into this Hallmark store that sold Beanie Babies. All of a sudden, these girls behind the counter shouted, 'There's the Beanie Baby guy!' My mother's first experience out in public with people recognizing me had nothing to do about sports, it was about Beanie Babies. She'll always have that image."
In 2000, Vince Russo and Jeremy Borash approached West about joining WCW.
"The first call I got was from Jeremy Borash," explained West. "The two of them used to watch the show late at night in their hotel rooms while on the road. Vince Russo is a huge sports fan and a gigantic baseball fan -- one big thing him and I have in common is a love for baseball. They contacted me quite a bit for about a six-month period."
"Don was far and away the best salesman I'd every seen," Russo told SLAM! Wrestling. "If he could sell Jos� Cardenal baseball cards at three o'clock in the morning, then he could definitely sell wrestling!"
"I even approached Shop At Home about it because I thought this might be fun," added West about the offer to join WCW. "However, the network could almost see the writing on the wall. They figured I would have so much fun doing it and wouldn't get me one hundred percent of the time. They gave me an ultimatum, either one or the other. At the time, I couldn't give up the sure thing for something that I had never done before. Just a few months later, WCW was bought out by Vince McMahon."
West eventually departed from Shop At Home in 2001 after being with the network for nearly a decade.
"I'm not going to get into all of the specifics, but it was a mutual agreement," stated West. "I had been screaming for eight hours a night, four nights a week. I also did all of the buying. Basically, I was living on one or two hours of sleep a day for almost ten years. Physically, I just couldn't do it anymore. I had done very well and was ready for a new venture. Our agreement was all good and amicable; they took good care of me. They didn't want me going to competing stations, so they let me take some paid time off. This allowed me to get into a sports talk show with WNSR in Nashville."
It was during this time that TNA management contacted West about being involved in the company.
"All of a sudden, Jeff Jarrett calls me out of nowhere," recounted West. "He explained to me how they were starting this new company and wanted to meet with me. He and Vince (Russo) were good friends and Vince had showed him some of my stuff."
According to Russo, "I told Jeff about Don. Jeff trusted me and went with my instinct. Then when he met Don, they really hit it off."
While the idea was alluring, West was reluctant to accept the offer at first.
"At the time, I was starting up a bunch of things," commented West. "I thought I wouldn't do it because I couldn't give my full commitment. Jeff kept calling -- he would always call every few weeks and say, 'I think there's something about your personality that we need on this show.'"
Executive Vice President of TNA Jeff Jarrett shared his outlook on Don West with SLAM! Wrestling.
"It's all about passion, enthusiasm and energy," commented Jarrett on West's ability to sell sports merchandise. "I did some research on him, and he did record numbers. He had a passion that translated through even when selling memorabilia on the graveyard shift. Will Ferrell didn't do the parodies because he was selling a lot of merchandise; it was because Don had a unique style and ability that definitely caught your eye. Again, the biggest thing was the passion that he put into that program."
Eventually West got together with Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Jarrett and Ron Harris for lunch to discuss the option of joining TNA.
"I talked with Jeff and his dad, and we hit it off," recalled West. "I found out later that I was not only auditioning in front of Jeff but also in front of Jerry. They saw something they liked and kept calling me. My wife of nearly 14 years, Terri, finally said 'why not do it?' I'm one of the lucky ones; I married my best friend. That's the honest to goodness truth. She's really been my best supporter over the years. If you get that in life, you're already ahead of the game."
TNA co-founder Jerry Jarrett recounted his initial impression of West with SLAM! Wrestling during the aforementioned lunch meeting: "I thought Don was a person with charisma. I realized he knew nothing about the wrestling business, but his personality expressed excitement and because we were going to try a three-man team, I thought he could fill the position we were seeking. Don was originally going to be the 'wrestling fan in the announce booth.'"
Jeff Jarrett expounded on how the company wanted to take a different approach to the announce team. "The traditional approach to professional wrestling broadcasting is you basically have a play-by-play guy and an antagonist. Over the years, Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan was probably the best. Jerry Lawler is a guy who morphed his career from being a serious wrestler into a heel colour commentator. Jesse Ventura was also very good. However, that to me was a part of the business that couldn't be duplicated. I thought we needed to take a different approach, and Don is a fan's man. He's someone who has enthusiasm. Don West had that energy and passion about wrestling. I knew before our first lunch meeting that there was a real good opportunity to do something that really had never been done in wrestling on his approach."
Jerry Jarrett explained how he originally wanted West to have a different look from traditional commentators. "Since Don was to be the 'wrestling fan in the announce booth,' I felt that he should dress casual, colourful and not attempt to dress like a typical announcer, which he was not."
"When I first started, Jerry Jarrett said he wanted me to have a different look," stated West. "I tried Hawaiian shirts at the first couple of shows, but that just didn't look good.
Then, I started going to this rental place and renting zoot suits but that got kind of expensive. My wife found all of these different shiny shirts with matching ties on sale at Burlington Coat Factory, and she brought them home. I started rotating them on Pay Per Views. All of a sudden, it becomes a part of who you are. I'd read the Internet and the responses. There were always a few people who would blast them. Other people, who weren't taking life so serious, were going 'hey, that looked great. I like the silver and the blue.' Then some of the fans started coming to the shows wearing shiny shirts.
"The day I knew it really had taken off was when I had spilled something on one of them and couldn't wear it," continued West. "So, I had to wear a Hawaiian shirt, which is something I wear a lot during the summer. I got around 200 e-mails saying, 'put the shiny shirts back on!' I've basically wore those shirts out and have upgraded to something a little nicer."
West called his first wrestling match for TNA on June 19, 2002 in Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to the show, he experienced the commonplace pre-match jitters.
"I had an anxiety attack about five minutes before the show started," recalled West. "I'm kind of high strung anyways, and anxiety is what I feed on. I've never been more nervous about anything than that. I didn't have the knowledge that these guys did. I've enjoyed wrestling and always watched it. I had done sports broadcasting before with basketball, baseball and football -- but I had never done wrestling. I was pouring sweat and scared to death. Thank God for Mike Tenay back then, that's for darn sure!"
"The Professor" Mike Tenay also took the time to discuss his first impression of his partner in crime with SLAM! Wrestling.
"My first meeting with Don West was one day before TNA's first ever show in June of 2002," said Tenay. "We went to lunch and immediately found we had many common interests. I was impressed with his vast knowledge of sports, but realized he had only a basic understanding of the wrestling business. I wasn't a viewer of Don's Shop At Home sports memorabilia TV show, but my son was, and he wanted to know if Don was really a sports fan or just cashing in on the craze. Needless to say, Don passed every sports test I threw at him with flying colours."
West received some insightful advice early on from his peers about his role as a broadcaster.
"I explained the position he was to fill on the announce team, and that he did not have to attempt to learn the names of the wrestling moves because Mike Tenay was the expert in that area," said Jerry Jarrett. "I suggested he have fun and if ever the job was not fun, to quit because the fans would be able to sense his attitude. The wrestlers that become superstars would wrestle even if they had to pay instead of getting paid. They love what they do. Don has become a superstar because of the same attitude. All you have to do is watch one TNA show, and you know Don West loves what he is doing."
Tenay further added, "I can recall that when we started out in TNA, my advice was pretty basic. Don was handpicked by TNA management to be the fan's voice. I can remember that we worked on talking in sound bites to try to elicit the type of response that a fan at home or in the arena might have to a certain move or situation. I recall that Jerry Jarrett and I worked with him on the timing of his sound bites -- when and where to enter the broadcast and what moves to place extra emphasis on. I also remember that after the first show (broadcast live) and after the second show (voiced over in studio in Nashville) that I wasn't very optimistic about the three-man broadcast team that management assembled."
The transition from a three-man broadcast team of Tenay, West and Ed Ferrara to the current two-man announcing setup of West and Tenay proved to be more effective for all parties involved.
"It's hard when you've got so many people trying to say the same thing," said West. "Although I will say Ed Ferrara was always good to me. I really enjoyed being around Ed. He left for his own reasons, and it had nothing to do with the booth. Once he left, we discovered that the two-man booth seemed to work better. Other than Mike Tenay, Ed was really good in helping me along because I was finding my way. I'll always appreciate that from him." (Ferrara currently resides in Chicago, teaching writing courses at both Columbia College and the University of Chicago.)
"Don and I really hit our stride shortly after Ed Ferrara left TNA to move to Chicago," added Tenay. "I think that initially Don might have been nervous, knowing he had a bigger role in the broadcast, but almost immediately, the larger role allowed him to be more comfortable. It was easier to adapt to the two-man booth, and we started to pick up the on-air chemistry within a few shows.
"Don is totally different from any colour commentator in wrestling history," continued Tenay. "I've noticed that his style takes a few shows to get used to. When we would switch networks (first to Fox Sports Net and now to Spike TV), new viewers would initially be negative to Don's style. But, if you listen to him for a few weeks, his genuine enthusiasm and interest in the product wins you over."
When questioned on what he felt West brings to the table since carving out his own niche, Jeff Jarrett had the following to say: "He brings a zeal and a passion to the show, something that is so different. I don't see that there's been anything close to Don West and how he responds. He's a great compliment to Mike Tenay -- that's what makes their chemistry so great. Mike is virtually a walking encyclopedia of the professional wrestling business going back several decades.
"The team works," continued Jarrett. "They compliment each other and that's basically what a good tag team is. Take America's Most Wanted, they're not a bookend tag team that was so prevalent in the '80s. Those two guys are different personalities. James Storm is the cowboy and Chris Harris is more or less the city slicker, but their styles compliment each other. I think Mike and Don are the same case. When you hear them call matches, Mike tells such a great story, and Don brings that excitement and enthusiasm. When a big move is done or a dramatic turn in events happens, Don enhances it and makes you feel that all the much more."
While West is quite happy and comfortable with his involvement in wrestling, he never imagined he would be where he is today.
"I would have figured we were smoking some bad stuff," joked West. "I'm being facetious, but no way would I have ever thought that -- not in my wildest dreams! I was always into sports broadcasting, and my goal was to be sports broadcaster or radio sports show host. I got involved with Shop At Home and that took on a life of its on, but that was never what I planned on doing.
"When it was first brought up by Vince (Russo), I just thought it's not me," continued West. "He said, 'you don't understand, it is you.' I would have never bought it. If it wasn't for Vince though, I wouldn't be here."
West has acquired a lot of knowledge about the wrestling business from being an outsider going in full throttle.
"The first thing I think that you learn is the language," stated West. "There's a language that's all to its own in wrestling. Heels, babyfaces, marks... there's a whole dictionary of words that you end up having to learn. It seemed foreign to me at first. You have to learn the lingo.
"Being around Mike, it was exciting to learn how many different moves and holds there are," continued West. "It's not just a punch and kick. It's also interesting to see what each wrestler's finishing moves are and what they prefer the finishers be called. Learning all of that and realizing how much depth there is was the biggest shock."
West also shared his predictions for the future of TNA.
"I see a two-hour slot coming, hopefully in the near future. We've got to with the stars we have, we need to get more airtime. I see the competition coming again. I don't know if there will ever be the Monday night wars type of competition. Our growth is going to be in such bigger increments. I see us traveling more, doing a lot more house shows and doing the Pay Per Views in different cities."
West also described how hard everyone works behind the scenes in TNA.
Jeff Jarrett for example. "That guy lives, breathes and sleeps TNA," said West. "Somebody is calling him whether they are asking for a job or asking for an interview nonstop. His phone is ringing every 15 seconds.
But how has Don West evolved over the years as a colour commentator?
"Don has made incredible strides in the past three-plus years," stated Tenay. "He has evolved from simply the fan's voice to a position where his knowledge is equal to his enthusiasm. Don has really impressed me with his desire to improve as a broadcaster combined with his desire to learn, and more importantly, understand the wrestling business. I've worked with some great colour broadcasters through the years like Bobby Heenan and Larry Zbyszko, but I can honestly tell you that I've never been as comfortable working with someone as I have with Don West."
According to Russo, "He's grown by leaps and bounds. Don West is great at what he does, and he's a great, great human being!"
"The proof is in the pudding," exclaimed Jeff Jarrett. "Listen to his first broadcast and then listen to a recent one. There's a reason that guys get into the business and become good at what they do after awhile. It just takes time; you cannot do it over night. Even the naturals who take to the professional wrestling business pretty quickly still take years, not months, to develop a real comfort. Not only are they comfortable on camera, but they know how to sell the product, make money and entice the fans to come back week after week. That's something Don has improved drastically in.
"The only drawback about Don is that he knows too many facts about a worthless sport, that being baseball," chuckled Jarrett. "I always bug him about it."
According to Jerry Jarrett, "I think he is the best. In the beginning, some fans thought Don was a bit over the top. Don would read the comments on the Internet that concerned him and get a bit down. We discussed the comments, and I advised that the reason for the comments were that the fans had not yet learned that Don was being himself and his energy and excitement was real. I suggested that when the fans realized that Don was not acting, they would appreciate him. I'm delighted that my forecast has turned out to be accurate. Don has become as important to the TNA show as any talent on the show. I think Don is a superstar."
West also explained what he learned from sitting under the learning tree that is Jerry Jarrett. "He's been so good to me that I don't even know how to describe it. The fact that he stuck with me is the main thing. I'll never forget when times were tough early on in our first few months, he had to call me up and say, 'Don, we're really having to cut budgets. We're going to have to cut your pay in half.' He felt so bad about it, but I was just glad that they weren't firing me. He can tell stories like nobody else. I would love to just sit with Jerry and listen to his stories realizing he'll forget more in this business than most of us will ever learn. It's something just to hear all of those stories about him and Jackie Fargo. Again, he was just so good to my family, and I'll have nothing but nice thoughts when it comes to Jerry Jarrett."
Unlike the wrestlers who might have had their pay cut, however, West had a fall-back job that he continues to juggle with commitments to TNA. He hosts The Sports Reporters from noon to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday on WNSR AM 560 in Nashville, with a rotating stable of local sports experts.
When his broadcasting career is finished, West would like to be remembered fondly by his peers and fans.
"Honestly, I took as much criticism as an announcer can take starting off," recalled West. "That's just part of being in showbiz. I worked hard to improve, and I do take it seriously. If someone asks me what my main job is, TNA or the radio show for WNSR?, I've got to be honest and say it's TNA Wrestling. I'm in this for the long haul. I hope to be here all through our successes because it is so fun. To reiterate, I would love to be remembered as someone who worked hard, constantly improved, tried to listen to constructive criticism, and did whatever it took to get better while still being me."
Ryan Nation would like thank everyone who was involved with this project. A special thanks goes out to both Caroline Williams and Matt Conway at TNA Wrestling for their much needed and appreciated assistance.


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Wiggins, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, is the centerpiece of the package for Minnesota. The Timberwolves see superstar potential in the forward out of Kansas. Bennett, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft, has shown signs of progress after a difficult start to his rookie season.
Aside from landing Love, the Cavs get what they were looking for in adding him to the roster: a long-term commitment to stay in Cleveland. Earlier this week, the Cavs officially signed Mike Miller and James Jones, both of whom were former teammates of James' in Miami. The Cavs are also said to be interested in adding Ray Allen — another former Heat teammate of James' — to the mix. Wojnarowski reported last night that free agent forward Shawn Marion is also favoring the Cavs as his next team.
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Back to Fubar Towers for this week's radio show with Lou Sanders and guest Alex Zane. For some reason the booth seemed to be a popular place with the ladies who work at Fubar for the middle hour of the show. After two months on this job I think they've all suddenly realised how sexy I am. That can be the only explanation.
They all left again once the second hour was up (coincidentally at the point where Alex went home), but 2 hours of listening to me talk is enough to exhaust any woman sexually. My wife has to go into another room if I even talk for five minutes. That is how powerful my allure is.
The shows have been lots of fun to do, though I am not sure if anyone is listening to them. We mixed things up a bit this week by me bringing in the items for "What's in the Bag?" with Lou having to guess them. Plus there was live juggling and Lou eating some raw vegetables. Obviously as it's an aural medium you won't be able to see any of that stuff, but never mind. The Oxo cubes and vinegar have finally been won and this week there is a chance to get your hands on a DVD and some vampire teeth, so do make sure you listen in or you won't be able to get these amazing prizes.
We are quite a formidable interviewing duo, Lou's technique being to say the interviewee's name in a portentuous manner, hoping that a question occurs to her during this opening gambit. But I am enjoying bickering with her, even if it is in a vaccuum. Tune in. You're missing out on all kinds of stuff that I would never say if I thought anyone was listening.
I have a week off next week because I will be in St Petersburg, but Lou is doing the show with my arch-enemy Ray Peacock. Hopefully it will be such a dynamite combination that I will be sacked from the show. Fingers crossed. I think more likely that their two individual madnesses meeting for 3 hours might destroy them both. Or one of them might ingest the other for double madness. Either way it's going to be dynamite.
Delighted to see on one of the news stories that we covered that someone else is blaming a naughty dog when things go wrong. It's the perfect excuse for every misdemeanour.
Aside from that it was a quiet day. My wife and I went swimming in the morning, but disappointingly the man in my lane seemed as fastidious about obeying the arrows as I am. This makes for a harmonious world, but not for good blogs.


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GENEVA — Some 110,000 Ukrainians have fled this year for Russia and another 54,000 have fled their homes but stayed in the country as Ukraine fights separatist rebels, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
Only 9,500 of those fleeing for Russia have sought refugee status but many others are too afraid of future reprisals if they do return to Ukraine to make a formal request, said agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming, citing official Russian figures and other U.N. information.
Another 750 Ukrainians have requested refugee status in Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic and Romania, according to U.N. figures.
The number of those internally displaced in Ukraine represents a huge increase since last week. Some 12,000 of them are from Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March, and the rest are from eastern Ukraine.
Inside Ukraine, t0he single largest concentration of refugees is in the town of Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk region, which has declared independence from the government in Kiev.
"The rise in numbers of the past week coincides with a recent deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine," said Fleming. "Displaced people cite worsening law and order, fear of abductions, human rights violations and the disruption of state services."
Many of the latest Ukrainians arriving are clustered in Russia's Rostov-on-Don region, where 12,900 refugees including 5,000 children have fled, and in Byransk, which has 6,500 refugees.
In Rostov, the refugees are being housed in public buildings and tented camps. Most of those in Byransk are staying with relatives or friends.


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In New Orleans, the powers that be will resort to anything that works to hold the waters back—dams, voodoo chants, and bribes. At the Washington Post, editors have traditionally filibustered the staff with memos and, when need be, tough edits to reduce story length. But like rivers, Post reporters—and the editors who abet them—flow where they want to flow, which means all victories are temporary.
Today, Feb. 28, Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. and Managing Editor Philip Bennett memoed the staff about a topic that has been on the duo's forward agenda since late last year: A reduced news hole requires editors to keep stories tight and to the point.
The memo and e-mail introduction, reproduced in this sidebar, expresses Downie and Bennett's philosophy that "every story must earn every inch" that it occupies in the newspaper. While that equation has always been the rule at the Post, given the subjective nature of distributing a newspaper's news hole, it isn't always followed.
The memo, like all memos, is easy to ridicule. But unlike yesterday's memos, it was written with full knowledge that it would be leaked and analyzed by others in the press. So, it isn't as easy to ridicule as would be convenient for me.
It sets up a taxonomy of news stories that should give protesting reporters the "case law" they need to demand additional column inches for their long pieces.
Small events or incremental developments can run as digest items. Day stories "significant enough to write for our readers but based on one event or development" are worthy of 6 to 15 inches of copy (at the Post, a page with headlines and photos takes 65 column inches of text). Single events with "multiple layers or levels of information" deserve 18 to 24 inches. More complex, ambitious newsfeatures equal 25 to 35 inches. Major enterprise "involving in-depth reporting or narrative story telling" will get 40 to 50 inches. All extraordinary long-form narrative or investigation will first appear as best-selling books by Bob Woodward.
Just kidding. Such magazinelike work will get 60 to 80 inches and, on rare occasions, more.
One bit of the memo's advice—"Watch out for artificial transitions. They burn up space needlessly. In many newspaper stories you don't need a transition from one idea to the next."—begs for lampooning. I don't know how to get from one idea to the next without transitions of some sort.
An underlying assumption of the memo is that readers desire more concise and succinct copy. "We are often saddling readers with too much recapitulation and background. In writing both news and features, reporters should strive to eliminate stale material," the memo states. This is true, except when it isn't. What one reader rejects as needless recapitulation, another reader celebrates as the drinks and appetizers that whet his appetite for the main serving to come.
If followed to the letter, much of the memo's advice would produce a newspaper I wouldn't want to buy. I don't read newspapers to save time. If I did, USA Today would be my primary newspaper. I read newspapers to take up time. Unless trapped on an Amtrak car or an airplane, I rarely read from every story. Like other hunter-gatherers, I graze on the fattest fruits and nibble on the tart and tannic pieces. What I enjoy about a newspaper is the breadth of variety—and length.
The Post memo endorses variety in length, too, so I suspect my view isn't that far removed from Messrs. Downie and Bennett's. The proof will be in what sort of newspaper this memo directs into being. I don't envy the editors the task of holding back the word torrents. Reporters overflow the banks more reliably than do rivers.
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Yielding energy solutions and career insights
From the April 14, 2008, Princeton Weekly Bulletin
On a brisk afternoon in March, senior Rochelle Murray delicately holds a test tube in each hand, looking to see how her latest experiment is turning out. This experiment is part of the chemical engineering major's senior thesis, which involves research in a hot area: the transmuting of waste material into clean-burning fuel.
Sugar-dense foods like corn can be easily turned into ethanol, an alternative fuel that is environmentally friendly. The problem is that, in the developed world, making ethanol from food crops makes it more expensive than fossil fuels. And in the developing world, food is scarce and needs to be used to feed people.
Cellulose waste -- anything from corn stalks and yard trimmings to orange peels and Christmas trees -- is cheap, abundant and infinitely renewable. As such it is a very appealing potential source of ethanol. But so far it has proven difficult to break down the tough fibers of cellulose into a soluble form of sugar so that it can be turned into ethanol.
Enter Murray's research in the laboratory of James Link, who became an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Princeton in the fall. Link specializes in protein engineering, not only in the area of biofuel but also for use in molecular therapies for cancer and for a new generation of antibiotics for fighting drug-resistant bacteria.
The test tubes that Murray is holding contain a special enzyme that acts as a catalyst, spurring the cells suspended in liquid to work like efficient miniature factories, breaking down cellulose into sugar. "The long-term goal is to create an enzyme that is significantly more powerful than anything existing," said Link. But even if his lab never reaches that goal, he said, "a lot of interesting science will unfold along the way."
Murray decided to focus her research in this area because "the applications have really motivated me," she said. While the world needs new energy sources, she appreciates that the research in Link's lab may also lead to new innovations in waste management or spawn an industry that would create much-needed jobs in the developing world.
"Rochelle has a lot of insight," Link said. "She has read a lot of background so she has an in-depth understanding of what the issues are."
In conducting her laboratory research, Murray has collaborated closely with chemical engineering graduate student Diya Abdeljabbar, who said he admired Murray's perseverance. "If something doesn't work she goes back and does research on her own to figure out what happened. She doesn't sit around waiting for someone to tell her what to do next," he said.
Murray said she has enjoyed the challenge of independent research. "You look at the results and you can end up with something completely different from what you expect. Is it because something went wrong or because you have discovered something new? It is an adventure in problem solving."
Abdeljabbar, who did independent research in both his junior and senior years at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, considers it an invaluable experience. So does Link, who as a Princeton undergraduate did junior and senior independent work under Maitland Jones Jr., now the David Jones Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, studying a light-activated molecule that could break apart DNA.
Independent research, said Link, "was one of the things that encouraged me to go on to graduate school and ultimately to become a professor."
For her part, Murray, who is from Mount Airy, Md., is still not certain what the long-term future holds. After graduation she will work for General Mills Inc. as an operations management associate, an 18-month position. Murray does not know whether after that she will continue to pursue a career in industry or go to graduate school. "Doing this work has pulled me in both directions," she said.


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Materials: Atom to Molecule Sanjay Thakare | added on Dec 09, 2011 | India This December 16th, 2011 gathering will be discussed the current trends in the chemistry research and main emphasis is on the facts abouts the role of mateials chemistry in the development of country in a large and mankind in specific. The main focus on catalysis, energy and environment.
Safety of Processed Foods Sunita Adhikari | added on Dec 08, 2011 | India The Dept. of Food Technology, GNIT is celebrating The International Year of Chemistry & Sesquicentenary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray by various activities throughout the year.As a part of it the Department is organizing one day seminar on safety of Processed Foods on 19th December,2011
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Sauerstoff (Oxygen) Heike Henneken | added on Dec 05, 2011 | Germany A play of Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann, arranged by Andreas Herzau
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National Chemistry Day Prem Mohan Mishra | added on Dec 04, 2011 | India The routine celebrations of National Chemistry Day are being specialised this year for ear-marking the International Year of Chemistry. This year our aim is to reach chemistry and its importance to the lay-man.
Science Exhibition on Non conventional energy sources Pravin Bendle | added on Dec 02, 2011 | India Non conventional energy sources" which consist of those energy sources that are infinite, natural, and renewable. Harnessing of non-conventional, & environment friendly energy resource is vital for steering the global energy supplies towards a sustainable path instead of depleting fossil fuel. towards sustainable path.
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I have just become involved in Scanning and think I might have made a mistake in my choice of Scanner. I have the Uniden Bearcat 75XLT and so far it has been brill. However, I have been looking at the 125XLT and it appears that it has a little more in the way of bands and features on the display screen. Is it much different to use etc?
Now I do tend to hang around the Air/Marine bands and have never really bothered with Military but was also wondering whether the Military band has any more to offer or is it really just air shows and Red Arrows?
I guess being new to the hobby I still have a lot to learn but if you think the 125 is miles better that the 75 please let me know. Dont get me wrong ... I am very happy with mine but just dont want to be missing out for a few extra quid so to speak.
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Jason Aldean Films 'Fly Over States' Video in 'Airplane Graveyard'
Jason Aldean spent part of last week filming the music video for his new song 'Fly Over States' at a junk yard for airplanes. The singer shot at the airport in Smyrna, Tenn., a town just 30 minutes southeast of Nashville.
"I don't really know what they're doing with all these planes," the Tennessean reports that Aldean said during the video shoot. "They're just kind of piled up, sitting here giving birds a nice home."
The singer and his band filmed inside the hull of one emptied plane and near a few others that were long ago retired. "We always seem to find stuff like this," the singers says. "My director, Wes Edwards … is really good at finding stuff like this that looks like crap and making it look really, really cool on film."
'Fly Over States' is the fifth single from Aldean's most recent album, 'My Kinda Party.' The singer says he's working on new music and has indicated that a new album will be out this year. He is amongst the nominees for the fan-voted on Entertainer of the Year category at the 2012 ACM Awards.


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I didn't actually realise until this morning that there e.l.f are currently running a 48%* off discount code on orders of £30 or more (full price items only).
I haven't looked at elf for ages – the prices have gone up but of course it's still very affordable. I am afraid I am on a no buy of cosmetics! But if I were buying their new HD liquid blushers look pretty cool, and I have wanted to try their lip exfoliator for a while. If I'm not wrong though, I have a bag of elf make up somewhere from the last 50% sale that I haven't even looked at yet.
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Highly anticipated titles Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Rygar: The Battle of Argus will be playable to UK consumers this weekend at the London MCM Expo, Rising Star Games have today confirmed. The Expo will mark the first time the general public can experience both games ahead of their respective European releases and will form one third of a special triple experience for Rising Star Games' maiden appearance at the MCM Expo. Other announcements comprise of a major new Intellectual Property (IP) and a new initiative to complement the Home of Japanese Games campaign. The London MCM Expo will be held at the London ExCel exhibition centre on 23-24 May, 2009.
The new IP will be unveiled on the first day of the event and will confirm the identity of the game being played in a teaser video, released today. A formal announcement will be made immediately following the show.
A new component to the award-nominated Home of Japanese Games campaign will be announced before the start of the Expo, with working mechanics in operation throughout the weekend.
Rising Star Games will also be demonstrating upcoming titles including Avalon Code, Luminous Arc 2, Angel Cat Sugar and Happy Party with Hello Kitty & Friends, as well as conducting battle challenges on Valhalla Knights 2 and hands-on walkthroughs of the critically acclaimed Little King's Story.
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Stanley Cup Game 6 Viewership Up 66 Percent
NEW YORK -- The Blackhawks' Stanley Cup-clinching win was watched by almost two-thirds more viewers than last year's Game 6.
Chicago's 3-2 victory Monday night over the Bruins had 8.16 million viewers on NBC, up from 4.93 million for the Los Angeles Kings' clincher over the New Jersey Devils last year.
It was down slightly from the 8.28 million for Game 6 between the Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers in 2010.
The series averaged 5.76 million viewers on NBC and NBC Sports Network, making it the most-watched Stanley Cup Final since records started being kept in 1994, though the population was smaller then.
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Renting a space
When choosing a location for your business, you may decide to buy or lease space, or even work from home. Other options include sharing an office, or renting a workstation or meeting room at a nearby business centre when the need arises. If you are starting small, you may be able to make do with a modest space or less conventional setting.
Here are some factors to consider when making the decision to rent.
The space: How much room do you really need?
You could aspire to an office, a store or a restaurant with all the bells and whistles, but you may have to consider less expensive options when starting out. Operating from a booth, a cart or your basement might make the most financial sense until your business grows. If you don't need a lot of storage room for inventory, materials or merchandise, take advantage of the situation by renting only as much space as necessary. Online office space calculators can help give you a rough idea of what type of unit you require for your business.
The rent: What costs are involved?
In many cases you will pay a fixed rent that could include some common operating costs, but if you are in the retail business your rent might include a percentage of your sales. There may also be upfront expenses that you cannot defer, such as the payment of a security deposit along with the rent. Keep in mind that many things that are normally included in a more permanent retail lease may not be available to a temporary (pop-up) business.
While negotiating your rental agreement, make sure that you find out about any upcoming renovations that could hinder your business operations. Will there be any limitations on your business hours or anything else that could prevent your customers from having easy access to you when they need it? You may also want to find out if any of your competitors are renting space nearby.
The lease: The importance of legal advice
Your lease or rental agreement is a binding legal document. Whether you are familiar with legal terminology or not, make sure you have legal advice before signing any leases. Seeking legal counsel could also help ensure that your business needs are met by the rental agreement.
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Wade Robson Had Nervous Breakdown Just Before Filing Michael Jackson Molestation Suit
Choreographer Wade Robson has changed his tune after testifying years ago that he had no inappropriate contact with Michael Jackson. The reason? He had a nervous breakdown. He drudged up deeply buried memories after becoming emotionally unglued, and then filed his suit. As we mentioned before, he is accusing the late King of Pop of molesting him for seven years and is seeking compensation from his Estate.
A source close to the Robson family has revealed that the dancer lost it in March 2012, suffering a complete and total breakdown.
Other insiders claim that Robson had been dealing with building anxiety through 2011, which came to a head in March of last year.
As a result, he was able to unearth repressed memories of his time with Jackson, and that is why he is filing his suit now.
Post-breakdown, he visited a psychotherapist and that's when the levy broke. He then revealed that Jackson had molested him from age 7 through age 14 and decided he would sue the Estate.
Also, because of the breakdown, he went into seclusion and his career tanked. He was unable to work or honor his commitments. He ended up breaching contracts and was unable to write three songs, which he had promised to do. He lost "a ton of money" and his earning power has been significantly decreased.
The sources said that while he has "substantial savings," he has not been making any new money, which could eliminate the suggestion and speculation that Robson's suit is financially motivated because he has fallen on hard times.
Michael Jackson Estate lawyers already shot down Robson's claims, pointing to the fact that he testified in 2005 that nothing happened.
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Cog's Ladder of group development is based off of the work, "Cog's Ladder: A Model of Group Growth", by George O. Charrier, an employee of Procter and Gamble, written and published for a newsletter in that company in 1972. The original document was written to help group managers at Procter and Gamble better understand the dynamics of group work in order to improve efficiency. It is now also used by the United States Naval Academy and the United States Air Force Academy and other businesses to help understand group development.
The basic idea of Cog's Ladder is that there are five steps necessary for a small group of people to be able to work efficiently. These stages are the polite stage, the why we're here stage, the power stage, the cooperation stage and the esprit stage. Groups can only move forward after completing the current stage as in Jean Piaget's stage model.
Polite StageEdit
An introductory phase where members strive to get acquainted or re-acquainted with one another. During this phase, the basis for the group structure is established and is characterized by polite social interaction. All ideas are simple, controversy is avoided and all members limit self disclosure. Judgements of other members are formed and sets tone for the rest of the groups time.
Why We're Here StageEdit
Group members will want to know why they have been called together. The specific agenda for each planning session will be communicated by the moderator or leader. In this phase, individual need for approval begins to diminish as members examine their group's purpose and begin to set goals. Often social cliques will begin to form as members begin to feel as though they "fit in".
Power StageEdit
Bids for power begin between group members in an effort to convince each other that their position on an issue is correct. Often the field of candidates vying for leadership narrows as fewer members strive to establish power. Some of those who contributed freely to the group discussion in earlier stages now remain silent, wishing not to engage in a power struggle. It is noted that interactions arising out of this phase do not usually result in optimum solutions. Hence, there is a great need for structure and patience in this stage.
Cooperation StageEdit
Members not only begin to accept that others have an opinion worth expressing, but a team spirit replaces vested interests. Often new levels of creativity are achieved and the groups productivity soars. If new individuals are introduced into the membership at this point they will be viewed as outsiders or intruders and the group will have to evolve again much as it did initially.
Esprit StageEdit
Mutual acceptance with high cohesiveness and a general feeling of esprit. Charrier states that the planning team can do its finest work and be most productive in this final stage in the model. However it is also noted that this stage will not always be achieved, however for this level of cooperation as well as productivity the other four stages must be met.
Cog's Ladder is very similar to Tuckman's Stages, another stage model of groups, which lacks the "Why We're Here" stage, and calls the remaining four stages "Forming," "Storming," "Norming," and "Performing." There are also other similar models, some of which are cyclic rather than reaching an end state.
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A winner was selected from 78 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
We are a startup with an upcoming betting service. For this site we need a mascot to present the statistics.
We will be contracting the winning contributor for variations of the same character. Eg, different poses, clothing and attributes.
This is the first of three contests we are planning to run here. Once the mascot is decided, we need a logo to go with the site and finally we'll hold a third contest for the site design.
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As anyone who's ever used a compass knows, mistaking "magnetic north" for "true north" can put you alarmingly off course, very quickly.
Yet for many companies striving to become more sustainable, navigating via magnetic north—making incremental moves toward cleaner, greener, more socially responsible business—seems to be the default setting for their journey. That may well be better than business as usual. But it's by no means enough.
Indeed, there's a yawning gap between what science is telling us we need to do to ensure sustainability for people, planet and profits—an orientation we call True North—and what most companies consider to be progress. In fact, by almost every objective measure of sustainability, most industries and companies are already headed in the wrong direction. Perhaps even more worrisome, many are not even aware of the True North orientation and, equally important, that there is money to be made by embedding this approach to sustainability in their business model.
The stakes couldn't be higher. With one-fifth more carbon in the atmosphere than there was in 2000 and global emissions still rising, year on year, the United Nations Environment Programme warns of catastrophic consequences for the world. Scientists believe that could include floods, droughts and famine. And the fallout from these increasingly frequent environmental disasters—measured in terms of food supply and poverty—can only further destabilize the global economy.


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2006 Lexus SC 430
The Lexus SC 430 switches from luxury hardtop coupe to open roadster with the press of a button. It's quiet and secure with the top up, perfect for two people dressed for an evening on the town. Dropping the power hardtop converts it into an open roadster, enjoyable on those perfect spring days.
Looking bolder and brighter for 2006, the Lexus SC 430 attracts attention wherever it goes. Its richly rounded styling is upscale and refined. Its interior, freshened for 2006, is luxurious and comfortable, trimmed in leather and a choice of rich woods.
The SC 430 performs well and boasts true sports car credentials: rear-wheel drive, a fully independent suspension, and a powerful V8 engine. It's stable at high speeds and offers excellent control on winding roads and freeway on-ramps. And it's easy to live with around town, with a smooth, relatively soft suspension, and smooth, responsive performance in stop-and-go traffic. Rough city streets are subdued yet it's delightful on country roads.
A new six-speed automatic transmission on 2006 models replaces last year's five-speed automatic, and the front and rear styling has been revised.
Model Lineup
The Lexus SC 430 comes as one model ($65,355) that features a power retractable hardtop, a 4.3-liter V8, the new six-speed automatic transmission, and a long list of luxury features. It comes trimmed in buttery-soft leather with beautiful wood and chrome accents. Also standard is a navigation system and Mark Levinson® audio with nine speakers. A rear spoiler and run-flat tires are among the few available options.
For the third consecutive year, Lexus is offering the SC 430 Pebble Beach Edition. Only 500 of the 2006 Pebble Beach Edition will be available in the U.S. Distinctive features for the Pebble Beach package ($2,000) include a striking combination of Tigereye exterior paint and Camel-leather interior as well as elegant Pebble Beach emblems. The 2006 edition will also be offered with a specially commissioned Lexus Tigereye luggage set.
Safety equipment for all SC 430 models includes dual frontal airbags, side-impact airbags, anti-lock brakes, electronic brake-force distribution, Brake Assist, Vehicle Stability Control, and traction control.
The 2006 SC 430 looks like no other Lexus. It's curvaceous and daring, a dramatic, eye-catching statement that resembles nothing else on the road.
The front styling has been revised for 2006 with bolder two-bulb headlight clusters, and heavier brightwork surrounding a more sharply angular rendition of Lexus's trademark trapezoid grille. The front bumper is more pronounced, and the Lexus badge is bigger.
The 2006 Lexus SC 430 has been upgraded with the Adaptive Front Lighting System (AFS), which helps drivers see around turns better at night. The system uses an on-board processor that calculates the optimum angle to illuminate a turn, then swivels the headlamp closest to the turn accordingly.
The styling features an arched roof that leads to a rounded rear. 2006 models feature sophisticated LED tail lights that replace the multi-lens lamps used last year.
Beneath its beltline the SC 430 is round and plump but pleasingly so. The bold, squatty stance is emphasized by its long wheelbase, exaggerated wheel wells, and 18-inch wheels. The design pushes the wheels so far out to the corners they almost seem to stretch the sheet metal behind them. The wheels have been redesigned for 2006 with a more wide-open appearance, with metallic gray spokes and flat titanium-look center inserts.
Press a button and the lightweight aluminum hardtop quickly folds itself double and tucks into the trunk. With the top concealed below the trunk lid, the SC 430 looks fluid and fast. The optional rear spoiler further reduces the car's slick drag coefficient of 0.31 to an even slicker 0.30.
Available run-flat tires eliminate the need for a spare tire and thus increase space in the trunk.
Interior Features
The SC 430 features a lavish cockpit with contoured bucket seats swathed in buttery-soft leather trim. The seats are very comfortable and adjust in every imaginable direction.
Rich, glossy wood, in burled walnut or new dark Espresso, graces the steering wheel, gear selector, and console and streaks across doors and dash. Wooden flaps conceal the audio unit and navigation system. A leather-padded armrest tops the console; lifting it reveals a handy storage bin. The cupholders work great.
The SC 430's cockpit is commendably simple and well-organized, in spite of its sophisticated electronic gear and power-motivated controls. The driver faces a steering wheel that tilts and telescopes and incorporates handy switches for the cruise control. Immediately ahead are three chrome-ringed binnacles housing round analog gauges, with crisp white-on-black graphics and vivid red needles. The gauges are easy to read except fuel and temperature, which compete with the gear indicators for attention. Switches for windows and door locks dot the padded armrest on the driver's door. At the top of the center stack to the right are audio and climate controls, plus a video screen for the navigation system.
The navigation system was upgraded for 2005 with improved graphics and new functions. The automatic climate system features independent controls for the left and right sides of the cabin. It has its own, separate LED display for temperature and air flow. It's easy to read and operate yet is quite sophisticated: Lap vents deploy automatically when the top is open to compensate for solar heating.
The 240-watt Mark Levinson® stereo delivers amazingly good quality sound. The radio, cassette player, and six-disc, in-dash CD changer brilliantly reproduce music and voice through a seven-channel amplifier and nine speakers, including an eight-inch subwoofer. It maintains full harmonic richness and high audio resolution even when you're at speed with the top down. It's refreshingly easy to operate in spite of its sophistication, so you don't have to study the owner's manual to figure out how to use it.
A button next to the climate system opens the top. Simply press the switch, a trunk flap rises, the roof folds and slips into the trunk, the flap closes and windows go down.
Lurking behind the front seats are a pair of smaller, form-fitting rear bucket seats rigged with integrated headrests and three-point safety belts. But don't mistake the SC 430 for a four-seater. Those back buckets are painfully upright and are generally unsuitable for humans. Better to use them as a relief storage shelf for the diminutive trunk.
Like other sports cars, the SC 430 is not the best car for picking someone up at the airport. Luggage space is lacking with just 8.8 cubic feet of trunk room. Removing the spare tire expands that to 9.4 cubic feet. Dropping the top eliminates the trunk entirely as a serious storage area. However, the Lexus offers considerably more luggage space than you'll find in the Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet or Cadillac XLR, and slightly more than what's provided in the Mercedes-Benz SL 500. Yet it's a bit smaller than the boot in the Jaguar XK8.
Driving Impressions
The Lexus SC 430 blends performance and agility with smoothness and luxury. With the top up and symphonic sound swirling through the leather-lined cabin, the SC 430 isolates its occupants from noise and rough roads. Its engine and transmission are very smooth and the suspension handles bumps and road undulations superbly, far better than most cars.
Drop the top and the wind swirls above you. Wind buffeting is minimal at normal highway speeds and even at high speeds there's little buffeting. It's easy to conduct a conversation without raising your voice.
The Lexus SC 430 is not a sports car in the sense of a Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. With its soft suspension, the SC 430 floats and wallows on winding, bumpy roads. Take it to the limit in a tight corner, and it understeers (the front tires lose grip before the rear tires). It offers neither the grip nor the transient response of the 911, the Mercedes-Benz SL 500, the Jaguar XK8, or the Cadillac XLR.
The SC 430 is enjoyable to drive, however. In fact it's quite wonderful at a brisk pace on winding mountain roads. Its rear-wheel drive is the proper layout for a performance car, giving it handling balance and responsiveness that no front-wheel-drive car can match. But the SC 430 is not intended to be driven like a race car. It is, after all, a Lexus, designed to excel in the areas of comfort and refinement.
Similarly, the SC 430 is quick, if not lightning quick. It's capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in less than six seconds. The double overhead-cam 4.3-liter all-aluminum V8 produces 288 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 317 pound-feet of torque at 3400 rpm. (The numbers are down slightly this year because of a change in the Society of Automotive Engineers test procedures. Power and torque are actually the same as last year, just measured differently.) The SC 430 offers acceleration performance comparable to that of the Mercedes SL 500 and Jaguar XK8, which is fast company, but it isn't as quick as the Porsche 911 or Cadillac XLR. Top speed of the SC 430 is electronically limited to 143 mph, more than fast enough.
Around town, the Lexus is smooth, quiet and sophisticated. The four-cam V8 delivers strong torque at low rpm, and has a flexible powerband, which gives it solid, smooth response around town. These are benefits of the VVT-i variable-valve timing and drive-by-wire electronic throttle control.
Adding to the smooth power delivery is a new six-speed automatic transmission, with Formula 1-style sequential manual override for when you feel like shifting for yourself.
Active safety features help the driver maintain control by reducing the chance of a skid. ABS prevents the brakes from locking up to help the driver maintain steering control in a panic-braking situation. Electronic brake-force distribution enhances control under hard braking. Brake Assist helps maintain full braking pressure when the system determines that the driver is responding to an emergency but relaxes pressure on the brake pedal. Vehicle Stability Control helps maintain traction and direction by sensing the onset of a skid and adjusting throttle and brakes to help keep you on track. Traction control reduces rear wheel spin when accelerating on slippery surfaces. Passive safety features include seatbelts with pre-tensioners and force limiters and emergency locking retraction. They are excellent seatbelts, so be sure to wear them as they are your first line of defense in an accident. The SC 430 is equipped with side-impact airbags in addition to the mandated dual frontal airbags.
The new 18-inch alloy wheels are fitted with P245/40ZR18 Dunlop summer tires. Optional run-flat tires eliminate the need for carrying a spare in the tiny trunk. Puncture a run-flat tire and you can continue driving until you reach a repair facility, but you shouldn't drive over 55 mph or for more than 100 miles. Run-flats also eliminate the need to stop in a dangerous or unfriendly a
The Lexus SC 430 is a luxurious roadster that converts to a hardtop coupe with the press of a button. It's smooth and quiet, powerful and enjoyable to drive. Its interior is beautiful, comfortable, and luxurious. It's a terrific car for a long drive assuming you pack light. Though it has a vestigial rear seat, the SC 430 is, for all practical purposes, a two-seater.
This review was produced by New Car Test Drive, the editorial office of which is based in Redondo Beach, California.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Lexus SC 430 ($65,355)
|288-hp 4.3-liter dohc 32-valve V8
|6-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|dual frontal and side-impact airbags; 3-point seatbelts with pre-tensioners and force limiters, front and rear; ABS with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) and brake assist; traction control; vehicle skid control (VSC); four-sensor tire pressure warning system; projector-type high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps with adaptive directional control; ISO-FIX anchor brackets for child seats in the rear
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Basic warranty:
|4 years/50,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Higashifuji, Japan
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Lexus SC 430 ($65,355)
|Standard equipment:
|automatic climate control; leather seats and armrests; adaptive HID headlamps with washers; central locking system with keyless entry; theft deterrent system; dual heated and electrochromic exterior mirrors; electrochromic interior mirror; power windows with auto up/down feature; power tilt and telescope steering wheel; 10-way power front seats with heat; 3-spoke leather/wood steering wheel; wood-capped gear shift knob; wood trim on center console and instrument panel; cruise control; Lexus Navigation System; Lexus/Mark Levinson® AM/FM/ ETR/cassette/CD audio with six-disc in-dash changer, seven-channel high-power amplifier and nine speakers plus automatic sound leveling (ASL); electric trunk and fuel door releases with valet lockout; first aid and tool kits in trunk; 18x8-in. alloy wheels with chrome-plated ornamentation; 245/40ZR18 tires
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|rear-wheel drive
|4.3-liter dohc 32-valve V8
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|288 @ 5600
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|317 @ 3400
|6-speed ECT-i automatic with sequential manual override
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|18/23 mpg
|103.1 in.
|177.8/72.0/53.1 in.
|Track, f/r:
|61.0/60.4 in.
|Turning circle:
|35.4 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|37.2/55.7/43.6 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|33.9/49.5/27.1 in.
|Cargo volume:
|9.4 cu. ft.
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|Suspension, f:
|independent, double-wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Suspension, r:
|independent, double-wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Ground clearance:
|5.6 in.
|Curb weigth:
|3840 lbs.
|245/40VR18 all-season
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS, EBD, Brake Assist
|Fuel capacity:
|19.8 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of September 22, 2005.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 1-800-872-5398 - www.lexus.com


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On May 11, 2012 policy makers and experts came together for a Roundtable on the Protected Areas' role in regard to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The meeting was organized by the IUCN Caucasus Cooperation Center.
A wide range of representatives from the Ministry of Environment Protection, the Ministries of Agriculture and Education and Science, as well as from environmental NGOs and other government institutions attended the Roundtable discussion.
Eka Kakabadze, managing the project "Natural solutions to climate change: the role of protected areas", presented the findings of the scoping study on the linkage between protected areas and climate change as well as the overall project goals and planned activities.
The study found that Georgia's protected areas can be natural, cost-effective solutions to climate change. They play a vital role in the process of better realizing mitigation and adaptation potentials of the country by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and by maintaining essential services on which people depend, helping society cope with impacts of climate change.
Following the presentation the participants discussed the importance and urgency of the topic. Mr. Nugzar Zazanashvili from the WWF Caucasus Programme Office, emphasized the importance of protected areas in the context of climate change. He stated that "carrying out adaptation and mitigation measures in protected areas is important; however key is to communicate the linkage between climate change and protected areas to high-level decision makers".
The Roundtable for policy makers and experts took place in the frame of the project "Natural solutions to climate change: the role of protected areas", carried out by the IUCN CCC and funded by the German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU). The project aims to incorporate the role of protected areas in regard to climate change into national sector strategies and the communication to international conventions (e.g. UNFCCC) and to contribute to the effective management of protected areas under conditions of climate change.