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U.S. Consulate, Karachi, Pakistan
Application for listing as a "Heritage Building" by a group of concerns citizens and architects affiliated with the IPA, Institute of Pakistani Architects, and others is underway. It was submitted in June 2012 to the Chief Secretary, Government of Sindh/ex-officio Chairman of the Heritage Advisory Committee.
The Pakistan embassy followed the FBO design brief for embassies/consulates that was both a delicate and daunting task: The new outposts were to be legibly American and convey strength, yet not be too assertive or flamboyant; the design should be Modern, excellent, and worthy of peer acclaim, but not too radical, befitting a dignified American presence; and it should be secure and robust, but not too costly let it alarm the American tax payer (Loeffler 45). Programmatically, the embassies were "much like the headquarters for a small corporation." They included extensive, flexible office space for consular needs; staff and executive/ambassadorial offices; special facilities open to the public on occasion or for related government agencies such as the United States Information Agency (USIA) and the United States Information Service (USIS)(Arts and Architecture 31). Other requirements specific to Pakistan included a controlled service yard and parking area; a substantial water storage tank; an electrical generator; and "extensive warehouses to harbor American Governmental employees from neighboring countries and possibly their families and belongings in case of emergency" (South Africa Architectural Record).
More subtle aspects of the brief encouraged a "sympathetic, regional expression of our own architectural thinking" (Architectural Record 187) in designs that to some degree acknowledged the host country's architectural traditions, climate, and culture. Neutra, who consistently argued that buildings could be very Modern but yet accomplish such a sympathetic response, integrated features specific to lslamic worship practices, discussed below in the description and significance portions of this fiche.
The complex is an L-shape in footprint. It occupies an eccentrically shaped site bounded by Brunton Road on the south and Abdullah Haroon Road (also known as Victoria Road in some locations) on the east. The roughly diagonal north property line intersects Abdullah Haroon Road to form a "prow" defined by this intersection, helping to establish strategies for building footprints and orientation. The complex comprises a long, sleek, four-story main building that is rectangular in massing. This main building stands in front of and is connected to a large one-story warehouse by an interstitial two-story building between the two, originally housing the cafeteria, a reproduction and distribution space and a small "motion picture room." According to the site plan, the total square footage for the property is 116,288 square feet, including the 91,108 square-foot office building; the 16,000-square-foot warehouse; the 4,180-square-foot interstitial building; and the 4,000-square-foot secured service yard and covered garage bays, occupying the southwest quadrant of the lot. The larger setting was characterized by a broad lawn and extensive landscaping along the northern and eastern sides of the property, as well as an area between the vehicular service court and the main building on the property's south side.
The east-facing principal entrance is located at the point the east property line angles away from Abdullah Haroon Road; the point at which the building is asymmetrically divided into a larger volume, devoted to office and administrative staff, and a smaller volume serving ambassadorial and executive functions. The entrance was accessed by a broad C-shaped driveway carved out from the northeast corner of the site, curving around an eccentrically shaped reflecting pool aligned with the road. Aligned with that major civic artery, this larger volume also contained the offices for the USIA and pressroom, which featured a full-height translucent glass wall topped with operable clerestories. In the angled plan, the main lobby dividing forms an acute angle, wider on the east, permitting the rectangular, smaller executive wing to the north to be orthogonally oriented to Club (formerly Collector) Road.
Elevated one story, this wing cantilevers north, supported by a long central pier aligned north-south. The pier is flanked on either side by a one-story perpendicular wall composed of a sandwich of poured concrete between perforated concrete block masonry. This wall screens a private, densely planted area; a large angled reflecting pool; and a patio below the elevated cantilever, a portion of which extends beyond the north-facing perforated wall. The water of the pool overflows into a channel that continues under the broad terrazzo steps to emerge beyond the steps into a tile-lined channel parallel to a landscaped planter running along the glass wall of the main interior lobby. The water channel terminates at the northern flank of the broad steps leading to the principal entrance, in turn separated by the driveway by the eccentrically shaped pool along Abdullah Haroon Road noted earlier. Thus, the various bodies and channels of water appear to percolate through the complex, and helping to unify the overall composition as well as introducing a microclimate and acoustical tempering.
The dramatic entrance features an elongated porte-cochere of seven large gold anodized aluminum beams with a thin metal roof, supported by seven steel cables aligned with seven gold anodized aluminum vertical ribs dividing six full-height sections of glass windows. The western, narrower end of this angled lobby led to areas for general public functions such as such as the library and later, the "American Center," devoted to public diplomacy programs. A short run of terrazzo steps leads down to the terrazzo patio and reflecting pool, where it joins a covered walkway leading to the warehouse area. Of note in this area is a signature Neutra trademark: this is an exterior light strip flush to a walkway ceiling and located at the far edge of the soffit. This asymmetric placement not only illuminated the path of travel, but also afforded a greater expanse of viewing radius at night for inhabitants inside a glass wall of a building, exemplifying Neutra's concept of "bio-realistic" architecture responding to primal human needs of "flight or fight."
The fenestration of the main building accentuates the structure's strong horizontality and monumental presence. Both east and west elevations are characterized by a series of three continuous lengths of windows running the entire façade, with a fourth, at ground floor level, terminating at the entrance. The windows are fronted by operable metal louvers with insect screens.
A two-story interstitial building links the primary building to the low, earth-toned warehouse. The north-facing primary façade of this intermediate structure appears to be characterized by three bays of floor-to-ceiling glass window walls, sheltered by a broad, thin-shelled concrete roof that extends beyond the building envelope. A single strip of louvered windows, aligned with the ground floor windows on the rear (west) elevation is present on the rear (south) elevation of this smaller structure.
The warehouse roof echoes the building's division into nine bays. Configured as a rectangle in plan, it is aligned with Abdullah Haroon Road. In contrast, its angled northern wall is parallel to the north property line. The roof comprises nine thin-shell concrete roofs; each vault steps back sequentially on the north moving from east to west. The foot of the eastern most roof vault curves into the largish reflecting pool terminating the angled main lobby, symbolically integrating the warehouse to the larger composition. The water element, seen in various pools and channels that percolate through the public area, also serves as important symbolic gesture, beginning with the curved reflecting pool originally located at the angled northeast "prow" of the property.
Behind and south of the warehouse, the large service yard and court, protected by a seven-foot-tall concrete block wall running the entire west side of the property, is accessed through a sentry station from Brunton Road. The service yard was characterized by a gasoline pump station in the center of the yard, covered garages, and a loading dock.
It is likely that Neutra designed the landscaped setting and gardens, given the careful hierarchy of plantings and his telltale drawing of landscaping on the site plan. Tall, dark shrubs located in front of the warehouse opened out to an "American" lawn, a long swath of grass-like ground cover in front of the warehouse labeled "Embassy Park." The area was dotted with a few palm trees and mid-height plantings at the originally low perimeter wall on the north and a similar treatment was accorded for the primary elevation.
Main office building: reinforced concrete; warehouse barrel vault roofs: thin-shell concrete; warehouse walls, concrete block. Hollow clay tile, ceramic tile, terrazzo, glass, steel window mullions; gold-anodized aluminum ribs at porte-cochere, operable metal louvers with metal insect screens. Masonry materials mixed, formed, or poured on-site. Interior: plaster walls.
The budgeted cost was $1,000,000, comparable with other embassies. Much of expenditure was not from an outlay of American dollars but foreign postwar credits owed to the U.S, allowing the U.S. Treasury to obtain equipment, materials, and labor in exchange for the debts of a particular country. To Robert Alexander's consternation, foreign currency, which tended to fluctuate erratically was also used to pay architectural fees for American firms working abroad.
The formerly empty lot eccentrically shaped and 1.10 hectares in size, is bounded on the east by the north-south Abdullah Haroon Road (formerly Victoria Road) and Brunton Road on the south. The lot is located in downtown Karachi in a prestigious area developed by the British in the 19th century. Now considered a financial hub, the area is populated today with government buildings, financial institutions, foreign consulates, and the famous Sind Club, founded in 1871 as an elite European gentleman's club and designed in the Indo-Italianate style popular throughout the British Empire in the mid 19th century). Set back from Abdullah Haroon Road about 60 feet, the former Embassy stands across the road from the expansive Frere Park and Frere Hall, the town hall designed in the High Victorian Gothic style and erected in 1865 during the British Raj period (1858 – 1947, the year of Pakistan's independence. The Hall was reopened in 2011 after a bomb attack on the Consulate in June 2002, the first of others that culminated in 2006 with a bombing that killed Pakistani and American diplomatic staff.
The property embodies the FBO's directive for embassies abroad, to assert American standards of design and technology while acknowledging local traditions. The primary and interstitial buildings of reinforced concrete reflect methodology standard for large-scale buildings engineered in the U.S. at the time of construction. Parker, Zehnder and Associates was a well-respected and published engineering practice and the "go-to" firm for Neutra and Alexander; the engineers were simultaneously working on the firm's much more daring steel design for the Cyclorama Building at the Gettysburg National Military Park, completed in 1962 (American Steel Construction). White in appearance, it is not known whether the (peeling) white paint seen on the primary structure in recent photographs is original or if the building's concrete employed lighter tones integral to the mix. In contrast to the engineering of the primary and intermediate glass-and-concrete buildings, the warehouse was low-tech, with walls of an earthen-coloured concrete block with hollow clay tile infill used for the open arches. The block, tile, and terrazzo were locally procured and mixed on site. As Annabel Jane Wharton remarked in Building the Cold War, "Making the Modern abroad was, after all, not so easy. Indeed, the effort required in the realization of a monumental Modernity where none had previously existed was nothing short of heroic. Basic building materials were difficult to obtain in Europe after World War II; they were completely lacking in the Middle East" (Wharton 7) Co-architect Robert Alexander "complained loudly to the FBO that the concrete mix at Karachi was being watered down by the local contractor. He even warned of a possible building collapse (which fortunately never occurred), but he could do nothing to correct the problem because his firm had no contract to provide supervision and his complaints were dismissed." (Loeffler 145) Thus, within the period of significance based on its completion in 1961, the Embassy represents the attempt of the State Department to insert and to some extent integrate an American construction paradigm into the local Pakistan building and craft culture.
While visiting Karachi, Alexander discovered the "ready availability of cylindrical [metal] molds for casting concrete vault forms, and was determined to utilize such forms in an effort to counter what he believed to be Neutra's overly stark design of the main administration wing" (Hines 245). Indeed, at first glance the composition suffers somewhat from how these disparate pieces of the complex are integrated, although its overall disposition is one of a fairly subtle weaving together of elements and functions. In any case, the conflicting ideas and goals of the two architects, each individually well established, proved insurmountable. Founded in 1949 and confined to large-scale projects, the partnership ended at about the time the Embassy and Cyclorama were completed.
Postwar American embassies were intended to embody American values in a Modern presence that demonstrated technical, rationalized prowess. While large-plate glass was long used for American and European building exteriors for a variety of reasons (not least the desire to establish cutting-edge corporate identity), glass was often employed in embassies to support the transmission of idealistic values, especially the transparent democratic process of a young nation unfettered by autocratic historicism or older colonizing regimes. At the primary entrance, glass is deployed with a largesse atypical for the surrounding urban fabric. At night, it performed as a "shining beacon of light." (Glass, usually in far higher quantities, was also used for Hilton International Hotels. These "little Americas abroad" were also monumental expressions of Modernism designed by prominent architects. However, with far fewer security concerns, solidity and mass could be suppressed in favor of space, lightness, and openness, facilitating the promotion of capitalism, consumerism, and sophistication along with democracy.)(Wharton)
Embassies were also to respect local cultures. This paralleled Neutra's conviction that Modernism, especially his Modernism, could accomplish this through sensitive responses to the needs of all the users involved with a building. For example, he "conceived of the outdoor area [below the cantilevered portion of the executive wing] as a prayer floor for the large number of Moslemic [stet] employees of the embassy, with an ablution pond and a fountain … Mr. Neutra felt it necessary to demonstrate visibly in his design the courtesy of his country to the staff of the Moslem faith and took it upon himself to discuss religious details with the Bar Mulvi, the highest church dignitary of West Pakistan." (South Africa Architectural Record) Neutra employed a similar approach with regard to user needs at the university laboratories and library at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, East Pakistan, 1963.
The concern for establishing an American identity abroad while respecting a host culture is virtually unchanged today. The following is a quote from the eleven Guiding Principles for "Constructive Diplomacy: The US Department of State's Overseas Building Program," published May 2011 under Adam E. Namm, Acting Director, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, United States Department of State.
A portion of the "Design" principle reads: "Buildings are to be welcoming while representing dignity, stability, innovation, humanity and openness. Ostentation is not appropriate. Designs will be cost effective, employing an economy of means and methods. The design will be responsive to its context, to include the site, its surroundings, and the local culture and climate. The design will make use of contextually appropriate and durable materials."(Namm 2011)
The emerging concern for the larger setting, whether contemporary or historic, is reflected in the Principles as well: The grounds and landscaping will be as important as the architecture and together are to be conceived as an integrated whole. The grounds will be viewed as functional and representational space, and will be sustainable, include indigenous plantings and incorporate existing site resources, such as mature trees.
Like many of the overseas buildings commissioned in an ambitious postwar program by the Bureau of Foreign Building Operations (FBO), predecessor of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan was intended to "represent American architecture abroad and to adapt itself so deftly that is welcomed, not criticized, by its hosts"(Architectural Record). With Modernism as its aesthetic medium, the new complexes communicated American global status, democratic values, and strength through its engineering, architectural, and construction prowess. The FBO created an Architectural Advisory Board consisting of leading figures in architecture to select architects for these prestigious commissions, including Ralph Rapson and John Van Der Meulen; Harrison and Abramovitz; Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill; and Edward Durrell Stone. While Modern architecture, especially the International Style (in contrast to Frank Lloyd Wright's approach to modernity) was rooted in European social, communitarian and egalitarian ideals, nonetheless, Modernism was perceived to be "recognized as an American asset abroad, especially since expressions of grandiosity were out of place and "modern architecture was, by definition, less solid than spatial, and less massive than planar" (Loeffler 121). Like the main administration building in Karachi, many American embassies and consulates abroad were raised on stilts above glazed open spaces. Appearing to float, they embodied élan and a political identity that was decidedly forward looking. Even better, these subtle instruments of propaganda proffered a sharp contrast to what the Soviet Republic was doing: "At a time when the USSR was housing itself abroad in classically detailed masonry buildings that looked to the distant past for inspiration, the United States offered a striking contrast—radically modern buildings of steel and glass" (100). The former U.S. Embassy, Karachi, Pakistan, is one member of this distinguished group of postwar embassies. While each piece of the composition is not flawlessly integrated with the whole, the very disparity of the pieces underscores the attempt to seriously address a host of conflicting concerns under difficult circumstances. Additionally, the contours of the lot itself; water as a functional and symbolic feature that specifically responds to the host country's cultural and religious values; and thoughtful landscaping all serve to unify the composition on a larger scale. Like its colleagues, tectonic Cold War ambassadors all, the Karachi complex embodies an optimism, an openness, and a frankness of purpose. These qualities are intimately associated with mid-century America. They were tectonically rendered in ways no contemporary embassy by any government would dare to express today. These projects thus represent an important period of significance in American and world history.
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Now comes a new problem. I just found out that, despite taking my pill regularly as prescribed, I am pregnant. I haven't told him yet. Although the pregnancy is unplanned, I'm actually really happy. However, as long as we have been together, he has said he doesn't want kids. Well, a baby is coming, and I'm not sure how to break the news — on top of all our other concerns. — Nervous
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This is a joke because we have declared we would never remarry (we are both divorced). Many took the bait — followed half a day later by the news that it was an April Fools' prank. I didn't share this on my own Facebook page because I didn't want my 12-year-old daughter to see it and be upset by it.
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You both suffered from a humor deficit and lack of judgment. When you discuss it with your guy, you should start the conversation by saying, "I want you to know that I take equal responsibility for this prank, but now I really regret it." It is entirely possible that he, too, is having second thoughts.
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Mississippi is the 20th state of the United States of America.
- Jim Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1936 and lived in nearby Stoneville until the late forties.
- Leland, Mississippi bills itself as "Birthplace of the Frog and Home of the Blues," a reference to Jim Henson's having spent time there as a child. A plaque in Leland asserts that "These experiences and fond memories spawned in Henson's mind that timeless creation—'Kermit,' the original Muppet." Thus, with the apparent blessing of Jim Henson Productions and the Jim Henson Legacy,[1] the city became known as the official birthplace of Kermit the Frog.
- Kermit's Swamp Years took place in Mississippi (in Leland and the surrounding area), thus placing Kermit's Swamp in the state as well.
- The Gogalala Jubilee Jugband sang "Mississippi Mud" on The Muppet Show.
- In 1970, Mississippi officials banned Sesame Street from the state's PBS member station, claiming the integration of the show's neighborhood was "offensive" to some of the state's residents. The ban lasted only a single month.[2]
- In Muppet Magazine issue 2, Mr. Bibby Bob ("Bo") Bender of Yazoo City, spots oversized cornflakes in the "Rarely Sighted Muppets" feature.
- Kermit the Frog led the school cheer for a University of Mississippi Football game in the early 2000s.[citation needed]
- Mr. Dawson is Kermit's old acting coach from Leland, Mississippi.
- Kermit sits on the honorary committee in support of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.
- In the Sesame Street sketch, "American I", one contestant is a letter B, hailing for Biloxi, Mississippi.
- The theme for the 2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade held in Jackson, Mississippi was "It's Not Easy Being Green" and included a Fabulous Inflatables parade balloon of Kermit.[3]
- ↑ jimhensonlegacy.org
- ↑ Evers, Medgar Wiley. The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy. New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2005. p. 283.
- ↑ Sherry Lucas, "Kermit to marshal St. Paddy's parade", Clarion-Ledger, March 4, 2010.
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Honda's "Keeping Dreams on Track" Float to Lead 2014 Rose Parade, Set to Break Record for Longest Rose Parade Float
- Measures an unprecedented 274 feet in length, a Rose Parade float record
- Float will celebrate the recently launched TOMODACHI-Honda Cultural Exchange Program between the United States and Japan, promoting friendship, education and leadership
- GRAMMY-winning songwriter and producer Daniel Ho composed float's original soundtrack
- Rose Parade first: Oversized LED video screen will enable spectators the chance to ride along virtually, via cameras mounted on the float
- Returning as the presenting sponsor for the 4th year, Honda's float will lead the Parade
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TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda will lead the 125th annual Tournament of Roses Parade with the "Keeping Dreams on Track" historic-meets-futuristic train-themed float, powered by a specially-configured Honda hybrid engine. The premier float of the 2014 Rose Parade will measure an unprecedented 274 feet in length, and is set to break the record as the longest Rose Parade float, currently held by Honda's 2005 Rose Parade float entry (207 feet). The float's design embodies Honda's "Follow Your Dreams" spirit – looking into the future where all things are possible by following your dreams – while also fulfilling the dreams of parade spectators.
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Entering into Honda's 53rd year collaborating with the Tournament of Roses and fourth consecutive year as presenting sponsor, with this year's float Honda will celebrate a very special new partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative – the TOMODACHI-Honda Cultural Exchange Program, designed to create friendship and understanding between Japanese and American youth. The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership that was born out of U.S. support for Japan's recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The initiative invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders through educational and cultural exchanges as well as entrepreneurship and leadership programs. Two students from the TOMODACHI program will precede the Honda float, carrying the Parade's presenting sponsor banner.
"Keeping Dreams on Track is an embodiment of Honda's deeply rooted philosophy, The Power of Dreams, as well as Honda's passion toward following those dreams to guide and inspire us to make a difference," said Stephan Morikawa, assistant vice president of American Honda Corporate Community Relations. "Honda has many exciting efforts coming in 2014, and the Rose Parade marks our first opportunity to provide a sneak peek at some of these innovative Honda technologies and important new partnerships, while wishing everyone watching the Rose Parade a very happy New Year and joyous holiday season."
Meet the 2014 Honda "Keeping Dreams on Track" Float
Those watching the Rose Parade on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 will experience the record-breaking 274 foot-long float, showcasing a combination of creativity, imagination and inspiration. The float – measuring 30 feet tall at its highest point, 18 feet wide at the widest, and weighing in at 50 tons – features five "train" cars that share Honda's ambitious dreams for the future, all set to an exclusive soundtrack, "Of Friendships & Dreams," composed by six-time GRAMMY-winning songwriter and music producer, Daniel Ho.
An Acura NSX sports car-inspired "locomotive" car, driven by ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, leads the train. The second train car is a Honda engine, representing the company's long-term commitment to fuel-efficient mobility.
The third train car is built to represent Honda's task-performing robotic arm, a derivative of Honda's ASIMO robotic technology, and will carry students from the TOMODACHI cultural exchange program.
The fourth train car fulfills the dreams of spectators along the Rose Parade route who have always wished to ride on a float by bringing them onboard virtually. It features two large LED video monitors measuring 30-feet wide and 10-feet tall, the first in the Rose Parade's history. Images of parade-goers along the route will be projected onto the screens, enabling them the opportunity to virtually "ride" on the float. The train's caboose is inspired by HondaJet, the world's most advanced light jet.
Honda's float will be propelled by a specially configured Honda hybrid low-emission engine to help the float function more efficiently and reduce its carbon footprint.
Nearly 9,000 Flowers on Board Honda's Train
"Keeping Dreams on Track" will feature approximately 8,980 total flowers – almost double the amount of flowers from the previous year – to garnish the record-setting length of the new float, including 5,900 roses, 2,500 carnations and 580 gerberas. A variety of flowers, plants and seeds will be used, including hot pink, red and light lavender roses, pink and hot pink carnations, red gerberas, among many others. All of these natural materials will later be ground up for mulch after the conclusion of the parade activities.
Music as a Universal Language
This year's Rose Parade marks an important milestone for the Honda brand, as it serves to establish the newly formed TOMODACHI-Honda Cultural Exchange Program. The three-year initiative, first announced on December 13, was developed to support education and U.S.-Japan efforts to develop future generations with an experiential learning program of Music as a Universal language.
Continuing A History of Friendship between Honda and the Tournament of Roses
Honda first collaborated with the Tournament of Roses in 1961 to provide two-wheeled vehicles and generators for 1962 Parade operations. Honda has been a float participant in the Rose Parade since 1977 and has provided the vehicles for official Tournament of Roses transportation since 1994. Honda continues to supply two-wheeled vehicles used by white-suited Tournament volunteers, side-by-side (multi-utility) vehicles for Parade operations, the official Pace and Sound vehicles that lead the parade, as well as Honda Pilots and Odyssey minivans for the Tournament Queen and her court.
As presenting sponsor of the parade, Honda's float will lead the parade, but it will not compete during the judging process. Prior to becoming presenting sponsor in 2011, Honda floats won awards in 15 of the previous 16 years.
About Honda
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Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo. They're straight. They're NFL players. And they call themselves athlete allies. It's been nearly a year since Kluwe, then a punter for the Minnesota Vikings, penned a powerful and profanity-laden missive in support of Baltimore Raven Ayanbadejo. The open letter, published on sports website Deadspin, was addressed to Maryland delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr., who had written to the Ravens's owner essentially asking him to muzzle Ayanbadejo's support of a marriage equality bill. The 772-word piece, in which Kluwe (who has a gay brother-in-law) assured Burns that gay marriage in America would not "magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster," went viral, eventually landed him on The Colbert Report, and made him, along with Ayanbadejo, one of the lead voices and activists in the ally movement.
In the months that have followed, both Ayanbadejo and Kluwe have become even more active in the fight for equality, from making robocalls to Illinois residents, to co-filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on the challenge to California's Prop 8, to marching in gay pride parades this spring. Their vocal activism, as well as NBA center Jason Collins's coming out -- he's the first male athlete active in one of the big four professional sports to do so -- are hopeful signs of change in the culture of pro sports. Ayanbadejo, 36, won a Super Bowl this winter, before both men were released by their respective teams. Kluwe, 31, fought for and secured a roster spot on the Oakland Raiders this May; Ayanbadejo will graduate with an MBA from George Washington University this summer and is actively considering new career options. The two men spoke with Amy K. Nelson about their roles as straight allies, whether their activism is translating to actionable items, how their worlds have changed now that they're ambassadors to the LGBT community, and what needs to happen next.
Amy K. Nelson: We're three straight people talking about LGBT issues. I mention this because both of you have been huge faces for your portion of the straight athlete ally movement. You obviously interact with so many people in the LGBT community. What has it been like for you now that you're more ensconced in this world?
Chris Kluwe: For me, it's mainly been people coming up and saying, "Thank you; thank you for speaking out, thank you for having a voice." While I'm grateful for that, it's also kind of depressing, that someone has to thank someone else for speaking out for their essential human rights. I mean, gay people are people just like anybody else… There are great people in the LGBTQ community and there are bad people in the LGBTQ community, just like there are great people and bad people everywhere else. It's humanity.
Brendon Ayanbadejo: I think the coolest thing was [when] a gay couple was getting married in Tahiti and wanted to fly me out there to be at their wedding -- I thought that was awesome. I thought that was a good gesture. Every day on Instagram and Twitter and Facebook, guys ask me to marry them--
AKN: Would you ever take them up on it, Brendon?
CK: Very snappily.
BA: It's flattering -- of course it's joking, but the most flattering one is: "This large gay woman would take you any day." When I get those messages, I kind of like them. I'm always with my wife and I'm like, "Look, other girls do like me." But I think, at the end of the day, the most special thing is when a mother or a gay person comes up to you and just thanks you and calls you a hero. They say I'm a hero, but I'm just a concerned citizen and I'm just doing the right thing.
I don't know about Chris, but we'll see what happens after my photo shoot -- I've seen some of Chris's pictures, and I had a little twinkle in my eye after I saw them. I don't know, maybe I'll get some more proposals from more women and gay men.
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AKN: What did you think of Chris's photo shoot [for the November 2012 cover story of Out]?
BA: I know he's got this one shot where it looks like he's in a field and his hair is blowing in the wind; he definitely looks like a model.
CK: My wife requested I be shirtless in my photos, so…
BA: It was a great picture. I can respect the art of the picture and the subject and the camera work that goes into it. I hope they all turn out that good.
AKN: Has another man ever asked you to blow him?
BA: Let's put it this way: The straight women are more aggressive than the gay men. They say a lot more ridiculous things than a gay man would say on social media.
Whatever the guys say, I know a lot of it is joking -- just being fun, flirting -- whereas a woman will go way out there and say some crazy stuff. If I replied to a woman saying that kind of stuff, my wife wouldn't appreciate it. So to the guys, I'll say, "Maybe in another life," or something else, joking around. It's never gone that far.
I think people respect that we're willing to have the LGBT community's back and they don't want to cross that line. They understand that we're straight allies.
CK: Same thing as with Brendon; I'll get funny messages from people, but it's…whatever. People will say things [on the Internet] that they would never say to your face in real life. The key is just to be comfortable with who you are. I'm happily married to my wife, so you just laugh at it and give a funny response—that's what people are looking for.
AKN: Both of you have had to answer so many questions about whether your activism was the cause of your unemployment. Why do you think that comes up so much?
CK: Brendon and I were in the news quite a bit for our work trying to fight for marriage equality; I think that's just something that can be looked at, to say, "Hey, are they focused completely on football?" Brendon won a Super Bowl, so I think he's pretty focused on football. It's just one of those things we have to deal with in our society.
BA: Everybody likes to think of a conspiracy theory. I'm part of the conspiracy, I guess, for Chris. It makes me scratch my head a bit -- for Chris, he's the same player he's been throughout his career, the leader in punting history for the Vikings, so the timing is kind of odd.
AKN: Around the NFL, there's been a lot of advancement in the discourse around this issue, even in the last year -- it's shifted a lot. But what team in the league do you consider the least embracing of this issue?
CK: I don't know, because I haven't been with every team—I don't think you can single out a team to say, "This is the worst team" or "This is the best team," because they're composed of a variety of individuals. It's just like society.
BA: I think you have to look at which teams do embrace it, instead of which teams don't embrace it. Teams that don't embrace it, they're just silent, but the teams that do embrace it, they make an imprint. The San Francisco 49ers, the Baltimore Ravens, the New York Giants -- they have some sort of tie to the LGBTQ community. The teams that are quiet -- why are they quiet? Is it because they don't accept the community, or is it because they haven't had the chance to make themselves be seen? When Jason Collins came out, you saw the entire MLB endorse him. You saw various teams in the NBA endorse him, but you didn't hear much from the NFL -- [they] definitely have some work to do.
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AKN: Even before this was more publicly talked about, did you feel that there were owners and/or teams that were either not embracing the LGBTQ community or were potentially discriminatory?
BA: I've heard it from different people and different organizations, whether they're coaches or pastors or even players on other teams. This was several years ago; now the talk is completely different, the tone is completely different.
CK: I think it's really just a matter of education. Where a lot of guys would, as Brendon said, kind of just unthinkingly say whatever they had been taught. Now you actually have guys who stop and think and realize, Hey, I have a family member who may be gay, and this will have a real impact on their life. It's a welcome change, and I think it's the way our society is moving toward having more personal freedom, having more control over your life rather than less.
AKN: You've been interviewed so many times on this subject, and the word "tolerance" keeps coming up. But how do you gauge how you talk about words and dialogue and discourse versus what's next—what's next in terms of something actionable?
BA: First of all, I think about legislation and changing the laws. In 29 states you can still be fired if you're part of the LGBTQ community, and that's pretty outlandish. We talk about action -- when we start looking on homophobia the same way we look at racism, we've done our jobs. Also, if suicide rates change -- you know, with kids who are being bullied, who don't feel like they're good enough, or are being ridiculed for being who they are—then we've done our job and we've taken action. And society-wise, [there's] physical acceptance; if you see a family, if you see two men walking down the street and you see them kiss, it's not a big deal. You talk about taking action—those are the type of things we're trying to change.
CK: You have to say something if you see it happening. If a guy is using a homophobic slur or saying something wrong, you have to point that out -- you don't have to be rude about it, but you can say, "Hey, there are different ways to express yourself. Just because someone lives their life a certain way doesn't give you the right to control their life for them."
BA: Yes, it's important to simply say, "Hey, you can't say that word" or "You shouldn't say that word because it's no different than saying the n-word or a derogatory racial slur." It's the exact same thing if you call someone a "faggot" or call somebody gay, if you call someone queer, sissy. It could be all that stuff… I'm taking those words out of my vocabulary, but I think I need to start saying them more for shock value. I'm going to start talking at high schools, and I'm trying to debate what would be better: to say those words so they hear them, or say "derogatory homophobic words?"
AKN: Do you think instituting fines for guys on teams if they use those words would be effective?
BA: No, I don't like that idea. If it happens in a football game and they're talking to a ref and they say something on TV, then, yeah, you should be fined just as everybody else is fined, but a lot of this stuff is just talking. In the locker room, in meetings, even coaches -- certain people just talk like that. You saw that the coach from Rutgers [Mike Rice] was rampant about it; he did it all the time. I think you don't want to scare people. You want them to embrace it because it's the right thing to do, not because, "Oh, I'm going to get fined now."
CK: I think another important thing to look at is that guys don't come into the NFL as blank slates; they learn as they grow up in society. To start fining guys in the NFL is the wrong way to go about it. What we should be looking at is how kids are being taught in our schools—what are they being taught to value? There are a lot fewer incidences of homophobia happening with the younger generation—there's a lot of work to be done, but I think it's definitely more a societal issue than a sports issue.
AKN: Did you have gay and lesbian friends before this? How has your view of the culture changed since you've been much more active with this cause?
CK: I've never really been that curious [about friends' orientations]. I don't really care, as long as they'll play video games with me -- that's pretty much the only thing I'm looking for in a friend. For me, it boils down to: Are you free to live your own life? That's something I would like all my friends to have, and something I would like everyone to have: The choice to make your own decisions in life.
BA: I spent a little bit of time in an LGBT dorm when I was a young kid… it makes a big difference when you get to hang around with the LGBTQ community. I didn't see them as any different, even though they kind of had this label: "We live in the LGBT dorm." It wasn't that big a deal to me, but people were amazed that back in the '90s I was living in that type of environment. That kind of developed who I was as a young person, and followed into my adulthood.
AKN: You two are tied together by this issue; you have become the faces for straight athlete allies. Bottom line: Why can't you guys just marry each other already?
BA: [Both men laugh] Maybe in another life.
CK: In another life.


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The X Factor returned to Fox's schedule last night, with a couple of new judges on the panel and less behind-the-scenes bitchiness from contestants. Last year's Season 2 opener spent a lot of time introducing the judges and giving fans different insights into how stuff actually goes down before contestants try out on that big stage. I have no idea what happened with last night's Season 3 premiere, but there was nothing remotely exciting about the format, and it showed in the ratings.
Last night's Season 3 opener pulled in a 2.1 rating on Fox, as well as 7 million total viewers, which means it was beaten by CBS' Big Brother in the timeslot. According to Deadline, that's 22% less than the viewership that tuned in for last year's big season opener. Sure, the program is missing L.A. Reid and Britney Spears, but that shouldn't explain the full 22% loss in the ratings, especially since the ratings didn't spike after Spears became a part of the show.
Ratings may have been down last night due to The X Factor starting earlier than a lot of other fall programs. Last year, there was a lot of hype and marketing surrounding Demi Lovato and Britney Spears' introduction on the series and advertising was everywhere. This year, I didn't see much of that from Fox. Maybe some viewers just aren't aware that the program is back, even though it started in mid-September last season.
A second, and I think more compelling, reason is that The X Factor, unlike most singing competition shows, is actually better during the actual competition phase. The early introductory rounds on The X Factor have always come across as contrived, since we only get to see the best of the best and the worst of the worst. Since Idol's been around forever, fans have gotten pretty savvy about what they can expect when a contestant first walks on the stage. There are some surprises, of course, but compared to The Voice's spinning chair format, the early rounds are a yawnfest. Where The X Factor is the judges houses rounds and the live shows, where the judges/mentors are on the hook for the performance, as well as the performers. Costumes, lighting and song choice are all under the tutelage of one of the judges on the panel, and it's always interesting to see whether or not the mentor "gets" his or her contestant.
The market is saturated with singing programs, when you factor in Idol, The Voice, The X Factor, The Sing-Off, and to an extent, even America's Got Talent. The third possibility is that people are already tired of The X Factor, and even if new judges Paulina Rubino and Kelly Rowland manage to be assets to the series, I'm not sure if they will be able to help the ratings a whole lot.
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NEW YORK -- The Rangers went looking for at least two significant prospects for reliever Joakim Soria, and they appear to have achieved their goal.
The Rangers officially announced on Wednesday night they have traded Soria to the Tigers for right-handed pitchers Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel. Thompson (No. 3) and Knebel (No. 5) were two of the top five prospects in the Tigers organization. Thompson is currently at Double-A while Knebel is in Triple-A, and both are natives of Texas.View Full Game Coverage
NEW YORK -- The Rangers went looking for at least two significant prospects for reliever Joakim Soria, and they appear to have achieved their goal.
The Rangers officially announced on Wednesday night they have traded Soria to the Tigers for right-handed pitchers Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel. Thompson (No. 3) and Knebel (No. 5) were two of the top five prospects in the Tigers organization. Thompson is currently at Double-A while Knebel is in Triple-A, and both are natives of Texas.View Full Game Coverage
"Our scouts did a tremendous job identifying these guys," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "We had the information needed to pull the trigger. We are excited to add these two pitchers. We are acquiring them because we like what they do on the field, and they have good makeup. But they are both from our backyard. In talking to them, they are both excited to come here and pitch for the team they grew up rooting for."
Soria's departure means that Neftali Feliz will return to his former role as the Rangers' closer.
"We'll give him a shot, he is the only one with experience," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "It will show if he can or he can't."
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- Corey Knebel, RHP: Knebel was the closer at the University of Texas before the Tigers drafted him 39th overall in 2013. They believed he had the stuff to start, but the Texas native was so dominant out of the bullpen during his professional debut that they scrapped those plans and fast-tracked him as a reliever. Knebel made his big league debut in May and made eight appearances for the Tigers before the deal. He struck out 11 batters and walked three in 8 2/3 innings with Detroit, posting a 6.23 ERA. He comes right after hitters with his fastball, which sits around 95 mph, and a sharp curveball. He has all the tools necessary to become a late-innings reliever in the Major Leagues.
- Jake Thompson, RHP: The Tigers lost their first-round pick in 2012 when they signed Prince Fielder, making Thompson their top pick in the Draft that year. The hard-throwing Texas native has moved quickly in the Minor Leagues, reaching Double-A Erie as a 20-year-old this summer. Before his promotion, Thompson earned an All-Star nod in the Florida State League and went 6-4 with a 3.14 ERA and struck out 79 batters in 83 innings with Class A Advanced Lakeland. His fastball, curveball and changeup all have the potential to become at least Major League-average offerings, and his control has taken a step forward year. Thompson's size and stuff give him the look of a prototypical right-hander, and he should develop into a solid big league starter in time.
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Thompson, 20, is a starting pitcher who has been assigned to Double-A Frisco. He was the Tigers' second-round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Rockwall Heath High School east of Dallas, and he began the season at Class A Lakeland in the Florida State League, where he was 6-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 16 starts. He was promoted to Double-A Erie and was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two starts.
"I got off to a hot start at the beginning of the year, and kind of just worked off of that," Thompson said. "That's really it. I'm actually really proud of how far I've come since last year, just kind of tweaking my game plan and going out there and executing it. Really just using my fastball more, and using it better, not just throwing it as hard as I can, but setting hitters up with it."
Through his Minor League career, Thompson has averaged 7.5 hits, 3.1 walks and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, with a 1.206 WHIP and a 2.96 ERA.
"He is a big, physical guy who is built for innings with a four-pitch mix," Daniels said. "He has good life on his fastball, a good slider and good makeup. He fits in with the wave of pitchers we have coming in."
Thompson's first pitching idol was Nolan Ryan.
"I think all Texas pitchers look at him and his demeanor on the mound," Thompson said. "He didn't nibble."
Knebel is a power reliever who has had a brief audition in the Major Leagues with the Tigers this season. He was the 39th overall pick in the 2013 Draft out of the University of Texas, and originally from Georgetown High.
He split time between Erie and Triple-A Toledo, with a 1.62 ERA while averaging 3.8 hits, 4.6 walks and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings. He made eight appearances for the Tigers and allowed seven runs on 11 hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts. Knebel, who has a fastball clocked at 95 mph, will start out with the Rangers at Round Rock.
"He is a big, physical right-hander with back-of-the-bullpen stuff and demeanor," Daniels said. "He has a power fastball and curve combination. He had a lot of success at UT, and has shot through their system. We see him as a guy who is very close to contributing."
The Rangers have traded both Soria and right-hander Jason Frasor in the past week. They are still getting interest in left-hander Neal Cotts and outfielder Alex Rios.
"The way we approach it, we know what the line is from a value standpoint, and what's appropriate to put together a club we're excited about next season," Daniels said. "We're open to making other moves, but nothing is imminent."
The Rangers signed Soria as a free agent on Dec. 4, 2012, while he was still in the process of recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery. He won the job as the Rangers' closer this past Spring Training and had a 2.61 ERA while going 17-for-19 in save opportunities.
"I'm very grateful to the Rangers," Soria said. "They picked me up when I was hurt and helped me get back and become a Major League pitcher again."
Soria will rejoin former Rangers teammate Joe Nathan, who is currently the Tigers' closer.
"It's a good team that is a contender," Soria said. "I haven't talked to them yet, but they're going to be my new family. I am going to do everything they need me to do. I want to help them get to the World Series."
Daniels made it a point of thanking Soria for his work in Texas.
"Obviously there was the performance on the field, but he is also a real quality guy," Daniels said. "He is a winner and a tremendous teammate. It's not easy to trade a winning guy. He was everything we hoped he would be when we signed him."
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I was wondering how those people come up with this kind situation in their life, choosing an option where you don't like both of it, losing someone, your wife just to save the baby..
A dilemma (Greek: δί-λημμα "double proposition") is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is practically acceptable. One in this position has been traditionally described as "being on the horns of a dilemma", neither horn being comfortable. This is sometimes more colorfully described as "Finding oneself impaled upon the horns of a dilemma", referring to the sharp points of a bull's horns, equally uncomfortable (and dangerous).
The dilemma is sometimes used as a rhetorical device, in the form "you must accept either A, or B"; here A and B would be propositions each leading to some further conclusion. Applied incorrectly, it constitutes a false dichotomy, a fallacy.
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Hey MicMic,
In my neighborhood we just call these "false choices". Its how you get what you want in life; those that can shower people with false choices win every time. Just ask Henry Kissinger.
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Hey MicMic,
I was wondering how those people come up with this kind situation in their life
Going back and looking at your opening line, I'm guessing I missed your question with my first response? The answer to that, in my experience, is that we get in false choice situtations because the people we deal with in our everyday lives are sociopaths and narcissists, who are experts at doing this to each other.
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- Mother Teresa (1910–1997), A Gift for God, 1975.
- The ocean is tired. It's throwing back at us what we're throwing in there.
- Frank Lautenberg, US Senator, on cases of dumped waste washing ashore at beaches, quoted in USA Today, 11 August 1988.
- Source Reduction is to garbage what preventive medicine is to health.
- William Rathje, Atlantic Monthly, December 1989.
- To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.
- Theodore Roosevelt, Seventh Annual Message, December 3, 1907.
- Haste makes waste. ~ English proverb
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The 26,000-member Ohio Association of Realtors installed its 2013 Leadership Team of President Thomas J. Williams (Austintown), President-elect Chris Hall (Oregon), and Treasurer Greg Hrabcak (Westerville) during the organization's recent Winter Conference in Columbus.
Williams is the corporate trainer/masters education instructor for Northwood Realty Services in Youngstown. He also coordinates mergers and acquisitions for Northwood Realty. Williams previously served as president of the Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors in 1999 and was honored as its "Realtor of the Year" in 1996 and again in 2003.
At the state level, Williams has served in a variety of leadership positions within the organization, highlighted by his term as president-elect (2012) and treasurer (2011).
Previously, he was OAR District 1 vice president (2008-09) and chaired numerous Association committees and forums, including the Appraisal Committee.
Nationally, he serves as a director for the National Association of Realtors and as a member of the State and Local Issues Policy Committee. Additionally, he holds NAR's Graduate Senior Appraiser designation.
Williams served as president of the Lowellville Board of Education, is a member of the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Austintown Growth Foundation.
President-elect Hall is vice president for Danberry Co. and manages its Oregon and Perrysburg offices. He previously served as president of the Toledo Board of Realtors in 2004 and was honored as its "Realtor of the Year" that same year.
At the state level, Hall has served in a variety of leadership positions within the organization. He served as OAR District 4 vice president (2008-11) and has chaired and served on an array of Association committees and forums, including the Strategic Planning, Local Government, Enlarged Legislative and Legislative Steering Committees.
Hall was appointed to the Education and Research Advisory Group by the Ohio Superintendent of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, serving until it was disbanded in 2009.
Nationally, Hall will be serving as an NAR director through 2015. He holds the CRB (Certified Residential Broker) designation offered by the organization.
Treasurer Hrabcak has been involved in the sale and leasing of commercial, industrial, investment and office real estate since graduating from The Ohio State University in 1984. He was an owner/principal in Group One Realty and currently a commercial broker with HER Commercial Real Estate.
On the local level, Hrabcak has served as president of many Columbus real estate organizations including the Columbus Board of Realtors (2008), the Columbus Commercial and Industrial & Investment Realtors (1993), the Ohio Business Brokers Association (1992), and the Columbus Real Estate Exchangers (1994).
At the state level, he served as district vice president (2011-12) and as an OAR director since 1999. Hrabcak has served as chair of a number of OAR committees, including Enlarged Legislative, Legislative Steering, Legal Action and Commercial Industrial, as well as the Local Government and Professional Standards Forums.
Nationally, he will be serving as a NAR director through 2016. Hrabcak is also serving as the 2013 chair of the NAR Commercial Real Estate Research Subcommittee and a member of the Commercial and Research Committees.
He is also the federal political coordinator for Congressman Pat Tiberi.
Hrabcak holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation offered by NAR and received the Columbus Board's $25 Million Dollar Award in 2011.
He also acts as a real estate class instructor and has developed programs for CBR, OAR and NAR, as well as instructed courses at Columbus State Community College.


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The Ford Transit Custom is a state-of-the-art mid range van and is now the product that every other contender in this segment fears. With a much-improved cabin and car-like driving manners, it's a great ownership proposition. Class-leading carrying capacity and solid financials make it work on the balance sheet too. Let's check out the practical 130PS lwb version.
Ford Transits lead a tough life. Always have, always will. It's the nature of the market. They need to cover a huge array of tasks, from rental fleet vehicles to crew buses, ice cream vans to site workhorses and airport taxis. In short, the Transit needs to be able to do almost anything. A few years ago, Ford realised that trying to do all that from one platform was just too big an ask and now the Transit is a family of models, that encompasses everything from a lightweight Transit Connect city van right up to a hefty tipper truck. The bedrock of the Transit range, and still the definitive model today, is what's now called the Transit Custom to differentiate it in the minds of buyers and if you haven't driven a van for a while, you need to try one of these. Perhaps you thought vans were crude and awkward to drive. If so, prepare to have your perspectives rearranged. That's what happened when we tested the top 2.0 EcoBlue 130PS long wheelbase variant.
Driving Experience
Whether you choose your Transit Custom with long or short wheelbase, as a standard van, Double Cab or Kombi minibus or in whichever payload or trim level, it'll come with a 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engine up-front. There's a choice of output though, ranging from an entry-level 105PS unit, through this 130PS mid-ranger and on to the 170PS flagship motor if your hauling needs are heavier. Whichever of these you choose, sales statistics suggest that the bodystyle variant you're most likely to want to match it to is the short wheelbase, low roof model, a version that should feel even more car-like to drive than its larger contemporaries. And Ford's engineers have certainly gone to great lengths to make this Transit feel more car-like at the wheel than ever before. To achieve this, the Ford global one-tonne platform which underpins the Transit Custom was made much stiffer and stronger - increasing torsional stiffness by as much as 37 percent - benefiting both handling and noise levels. Tuning of the suspension components and steering system resulted in significantly improved ride comfort too, along with the required more precise and agile handling. Like the current Ford Focus, the Transit Custom also features the latest Electronic Stability Program technology with Torque Vectoring Control for better traction and stability. The stiff structure, together with a determined effort to eliminate unwanted noise and vibrations throughout the vehicle, has resulted in a quieter environment for the driver. As proof that this has been achieved, Ford claims that speech intelligibility has improved by nine percent within the cab in this generation model.
Design and Build
This revised Transit Custom has a smarter look that's based around a high-mounted trapezoidal grille and dynamic, slim headlamps. The cabin has been completely upgraded, with an instrument panel based on Ford's latest interior design philosophy which offers a user-centric layout influenced by consumer interactions with smart devices and tablets. High-series models feature a floating, tablet-inspired eight-inch 'SYNC 3' colour centre-dash touchscreen for communications and entertainment. For models not equipped with the larger display, the MyFord Dock in the centre of the instrument panel provides the ideal location for drivers to mount, store and charge their smartphone, MP3 player or satellite navigation system. Get inside and you'll find well-sculpted front seats and a dashboard that wouldn't look out of place in a family car with a colour display panel on the dashtop, nice use of metallic finishes, wheel-mounted audio controls and a centre console that's clearly had some styling love lavished on it. There's storage for bottles, phones and papers, and driver comfort is improved through a highly adjustable driving position which features increased seat travel. There's 30mm more rear travel for taller drivers and the steering column is adjustable for reach and rake.
Market and Model
As usual with Transit models, there's a huge range of choice. The short wheelbase Custom models offer an overall length of 4.97 metres, but if that's not enough, long wheelbase variants like the one we tried extend that to 5.34 metres. All versions currently offer the same roof height. Prices have been kept very reasonable, with well under £20,000 ex VAT being enough to get you the entry level 105PS variant. From this starting point, a £1,500 premium will net you the pokier 130PS engine and a £2,500 premium will get you into the really quite rapid 170PS version. Whatever your eventual choice, you should be able to make your Transit Custom as versatile as your working day demands. Ford claims class-leading load-carrying ability, something aided by a number of clever loadspace features. These include a load-through hatch in the bulkhead for extra-long items and an integrated roof rack which can be folded away when not in use. You've also the chance to benefit from the availability of technologies like a Lane Keeping Aid (to keep dozy drivers from veering out of their lanes on the highway) and Ford's clever 'SYNC' system for your mobile phone.
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If you�re looking for a new Ford Transit Custom Tourneo L2 Diesel Fwd 2.0 TDCi EcoBlue 170ps Low Roof 8 Seater Titanium for sale, you�ve come to the right place. At Bristol Street Motors we don�t just have the best Ford Transit Custom Tourneo L2 Diesel Fwd 2.0 TDCi EcoBlue 170ps Low Roof 8 Seater Titanium deals, we also offer friendly advice and help with all your enquiries to ensure your buying experience is a happy experience.
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Key Standard Features*
- Seat pack 29 - Transit Custom Tourneo
- ICE Pack 23 - Transit Custom Tourneo
- Cruise control with speed limiter
- Metallic paint
- Solid paint
- Tinted glass
- Privacy glass
- 2nd row flip open windows
- Cold start (-20)
- Misfuelling device
- Halogen projector headlamps with LED daytime running lights
- Full size spare wheel
- 17" 10 Spoke Silver alloy wheels
- Power door dead locks
- Power door locks
- Alternator - 150A
- Metallic - Moondust silver
- Metallic - Shadow black
- Metallic - Chrome blue
- Solid - Frozen white
- Solid - Blazer blue
- Solid - Race red
- Inroad/Marl cloth - Palazzo
- Inroad/Marl cloth - Dark palazzo
|Body Glass
|Rear wash wipe
|Heated rear window
|Quickclear Heated windscreen
|Electric front windows with one touch drivers window
|Rain sensitive wipers and auto headlights
|2 Speed wipers with electric wash
|3rd Row left and right fixed windows
|Roll stability control
|Side wind mitigation
|Voice control system
|Twin sliding side load doors
|Rear doors: Liftgate glazed
|Driver Aids
|Driver Convenience
|Front and rear parking sensors
|Driver Information
|Trip computer
|Driving Mirrors
|Electrically adjustable, heated and folding door mirrors
|Battery saver
|Power socket in drivers stowage bin
|Rear auxilliary power point socket
|Diesel particulate filter
|Audio controls mounted on steering wheel
|Digital radio (DAB)
|Aux input socket
|10 speakers
|Exterior Body Features
|Body colour bumpers
|Body colour rear bumpers
|Front mud flaps
|Body colour door and tailgate handles
|Chrome grille surround
|Body colour side protection mouldings
|Exterior Lights
|Front fog lights with cornering function
|LED Daytime running lights
|Static cornering lights
|Static cornering fog lights
|'Guide me home' headlights
|Air conditioning and pollen filter
|Front air conditioning
|Manual rear air conditioning
|Interior Features
|Cloth upholstery
|Leather upholstery
|Full moulded headlining
|Leather steering wheel
|Height and reach adjustable steering wheel
|Locking glovebox
|Header mounted package tray
|Leather gearknob
|Tool kit
|Carpet mats
|Coat hook
|Twin bottle holders
|Front door map pockets
|Passengers side open storage
|Facia mounted tray with pen holder and cupholders
|Driver and passenger storage bins on facia with lids
|Passenger sunvisor
|Rear armrest
|Low roof line
|Sunblinds on 2nd and 3rd row
|Interior Lights
|Load compartment interior light
|Map reading lights
|Header mounted courtesy lights
|Illuminated footwell
|Drivers airbag
|3 point seatbelts for all seats
|Front passenger airbag with deactivation
|Front seatbelt pretensioners
|Height adjustable head restraints
|Isofix child seat attachments - centre and offside 2nd row seats
|Reclining rear seats
|2nd row 3 individual seats
|3nd row 3 individual seats
|Remote central locking
|Anti-theft perimeter alarm system
|Configurable Unlocking
|Category 2 immobiliser
|Auto relocking
|Tyre pressure monitor
|Smokers pack - Transit
|Visibility Pack Premium - Transit Custom
|Seat pack 29 - Transit Custom Tourneo
|Seat pack 35 - Transit Custom Tourneo
|Seat pack 36 - Transit Custom Tourneo
|ICE Pack 23 - Transit Custom Tourneo
|ICE Pack 24 - Transit Custom Tourneo
|Adaptive cruise control pack - Transit Custom Tourneo
|Seat pack 37 - Transit Custom L2 Tourneo
|Seat pack 38 - Transit Custom L2 Tourneo
|Seat pack 28 - Transit Custom L2 Tourneo
|Driver Convenience
|Cruise control with speed limiter
|Rear view camera with trailer hitch assist include rear LED downlighter
|Lane keeping alert
|Exterior Body Features
|Metallic paint
|Special paint
|Solid paint
|Lockable fuel filler cap
|Rear mud flaps
|Rear air suspension
|Interior Features
|Salerno leather upholstry
|Fleet key
|Body Glass
|Tinted glass
|Privacy glass
|2nd row flip open windows
|Engine speed limiter 56mph/90kmh
|Engine speed limiter 62mph/100kmh
|Engine undertray protection
|Cold start (-20)
|Misfuelling device
|Acceleration control
|Cold start (-29)
|Exterior Lights
|Bi-Xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and static cornering function
|Halogen projector headlamps with LED daytime running lights
|First aid kit
|Mykey system
|Trailer tow attachments
|Wheels - Spare
|Full size spare wheel
|Wheels - Alloys
|17" 10 Spoke Dark Tarnish alloy wheels
|17" 10 Spoke Silver alloy wheels
|Power door dead locks
|Power door locks
|Auto locking on drive-away with crash unlocking
|Driver Information
|Digital tachograph
|Programmable Interface Module
|BLIS (Blind spot information system) with Cross Traffic Alert
|Alternator - 150A
|Twin batteries
|3 Pin point power converter - 230V/150W
|Extra heavy duty alternator - 240A
|Paint - Metallic
|Metallic - Moondust silver
|Metallic - Shadow black
|Metallic - Chrome blue
|Paint - Solid
|Solid - Frozen white
|Solid - Blazer blue
|Solid - Race red
|Paint - Special
|Special Metallic - Magnetic
|Special Metallic - Orange Glow
|Special Metallic - Diffused Silver
|Trim - Cloth
|Inroad/Marl cloth - Palazzo
|Inroad/Marl cloth - Dark palazzo
|Trim - Leather
|Salerno leather - Palazzo
|Salerno leather - Dark palazzo
|Driver Aids
|Intelligent Speed Assist
|Engine Power KW
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The obligation to pay premiums does not cease immediately on a plan's termination date. The obligation to make premium filings and pay premiums includes the plan year in which plan assets are distributed in satisfaction of all plan benefits or a trustee is appointed under ERISA Section 4042. This means that a premium must be paid through the plan year in which one of these occurrences takes place. As a result, a terminated plan may receive a Past Due Filing Notice if a required premium filing is missing or a Statement of Account if a required premium is late or insufficient.
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