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Ernest Moniz is unlikely to have much trouble being confirmed as energy secretary, despite continued complaints from some environmental groups about his financial ties to oil, gas and nuclear companies.
Some green groups began a backlash against Moniz even before President Barack Obama nominated him this month. The opposition was especially strong among anti-fracking groups that object both to industry funding of the MIT Energy Initiative, which Moniz heads, and to its work extolling the promise of natural gas as a more climate-friendly alternative to coal.
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As POLITICO has reported, funding for the group comes from industry heavyweights like BP, Saudi Aramco and Shell, and Moniz himself has served on advisory boards for firms like the uranium enrichment company USEC.
But recent reports by the investigative nonprofit organization ProPublica and the anti-fracking Public Accountability Initiative turned the spotlight brighter on his energy-related financial connections, with The Boston Globe and The New York Times following suit. They included complaints that the MIT Energy Initiative's 2011 natural gas report failed to disclose Moniz's role as a paid board member of the energy consulting firm ICF International, which has ties to the petroleum industry.
The disclosures may heighten the drama during Moniz's April 9 nomination hearing, but both supporters and critics say he shouldn't lose any sleep. In fact, his industry connections will irk only Democrats.
"If Moniz was nominated by George Bush, you would see outrage by the environmental community and by Democrats [of] this pick as someone who is in the pocket of Big Oil," said Tyson Slocum, director of the energy program at Public Citizen, which has criticized Moniz's connections to companies like BP, USEC and NGP Energy Technology Partners.
He said the information about Moniz "should matter. But it's not going to."
"It is not a big deal in Washington, D.C., to be seen as having personal involvement with key industries that might paint you as being industry-friendly," Slocum said. "In fact, it will probably result in him getting more Republican support than another nominee, to be completely honest."
Daniel Weiss, director of climate strategy with the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund, said the flurry of attention "is basically background noise."
"But it will give Democratic senators the opportunity to throw him a couple of brushback pitches on issues they care about rather than just giving him softballs," he said.
Weiss pointed to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden's wariness on liquefied natural gas exports, which lie in the purview of the Energy Department. "These disclosures give [Wyden] more of an opening to raise those issues in a hearing setting," he said.
Still, Weiss said, Democratic senators won't push too hard against Obama's nominee. And he said Republicans should have little reason to complain about Moniz.
"They are unlikely to get anyone more open to their energy agenda than Dr. Moniz," Weiss said. "That's not to say that he's very open to their agenda, but he's more open than some of the other people [the administration] could've named like Gov. Chris Gregoire or Gov. Jennifer Granholm."

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There's a reason the Eagles' "best of" album was the first album ever to be certified platinum.
This Southern California country rock band gave rock a litany of hits: "Take It Easy," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Witch Woman," "Tequila Sunrise," "The Best of My Love," "Lyin' Eyes," "Desperado," "Hotel California" and we could go on.
The Eagles chronicled America in the high-flying Seventies, a time of rapidly changing social mores leading up to what they called "life in the fast lane." Between the lines, their favorite subject matter was the pursuit and unraveling of the American dream. They began as wide-eyed country-rockers on the fertile Los Angeles music scene and evolved into purveyors of grandiose, dark-themed albums about excess and seduction. The Eagles were defined and bounded by the Seventies, forming in 1971 and parting ways in 1980. They were born again in 1994 as public demand for their music and messages persuaded them to reunite.
The statistics on the Eagles reveal their influence as a rock and roll band. The group's first best-of collection, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) released 1976, is among the best-selling albums of all time, having sold more than 26 million copies. It was the first album to be certified platinum (1 million sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America, which introduced that classification in 1976. They released four consecutive Number One albums between 1975 and 1979: One of These Nights (1975), Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Hotel California (1976) and The Long Run (1979). Collectively, those four albums topped Billboard's album chart for 27 weeks. Proving they hadn't lost their touch, the 1994 reunion album Hell Freezes Over occupied the Number One spot for two weeks. The Eagles charted five Number One hits, and five more singles made the Top 10. They sold more albums in the Seventies than any other American band. Moreover, though the band was inactive in the Eighties, their back catalog steadily sold 1.5 million copies a year.
The Eagles formed in Los Angeles as four musicians from varied backgrounds and locales. Drummer Don Henley had migrated west from Texas with his band, Shiloh. Guitarist Glenn Frey was a rocker from Detroit who headed to Los Angeles, where he befriended fellow musicians Jackson Browne and John David Souther. Bernie Leadon, who plays a variety of stringed instruments, boasted a bluegrass background and belonged to the Flying Burrito Brothers. Bassist and high-harmony singer Randy Meisner played with such country and folk-rock mainstays as Rick Nelson, James Taylor and Poco. After touring together in 1971 as members of Linda Ronstadt's band, they went off on their own and were honing the repertoire of songs that would appear on their debut album, Eagles (1972).
At this point, their country-flavored rock evoked vistas as boundless as those of the Old West, whose frontier mythology they adopted. The album kicked off with the rousing country-rocker "Take It Easy" (cowritten by Frey and Browne). It also contained the Eagles standards "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Witchy Woman." The social milieu of Southern California inspired the central metaphor of Desperado (1973), a concept album in which the Eagles explored the notion of rocker-as-outlaw. It yielded such Eagles favorites as "Tequila Sunrise" and the title track. The group's third album, On the Border (1974), found the Eagles changing producers (Glyn Johns to Bill Szymczyk) and locales (London to Los Angeles). Harder-rocking than its predecessors, On the Border was beefed up by the addition of guitarist Don Felder late in the sessions. However, it was an acoustic ballad, "The Best of My Love," that carried them to the top of the charts in March 1975.
One of These Nights, the Eagles' next album, reflected the disillusionment that had infiltrated the political outlooks and personal lives of young Americans at mid-decade. With the nation poised between Watergate and the Bicentennial, the Eagles unerringly captured the mood of uncertainty and mistrust. The group was rewarded with their first Number One album and a trio of hit singles: "One of These Nights," "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit." One of These Nights took six months to make and the increasingly grueling recording process, along with the creative control exerted by chief songwriters Henley and Frey, caused Bernie Leadon to quit at the end of 1975. He was replaced by Joe Walsh, an old friend who added even more of a hard-rock edge to the Eagles' sound.
By now, the Eagles could justifiably be called superstars. The Eagles raised the stakes with their masterful fifth album, Hotel California, and its haunting, metaphorical title track. Largely composed in the studio, Hotel California was released in December 1976. The album instantly struck a responsive chord and stands as their best-selling release (excluding compilations). The Eagles added a popular catch phrase to the lexicon—"life in the fast lane"—and set a new standard for song composition and recording with the exquisitely layered "Hotel California." However, the year spent making Hotel California claimed another member. Citing exhaustion, Randy Meisner left in September and was replaced by Timothy Schmit, formerly of Poco.
Sessions for their sixth album, The Long Run, dragged on for two years and drove the Eagles to the breaking point. Although it was by all outward standards a success, yielding yet another trio of hits ("Heartache Tonight," "The Long Run" and "I Can't Tell You Why"), its making had been a draining experience that ultimately spelled the Eagles' demise. Tellingly, the album cover was black. "I knew the Eagles were over about halfway through The Long Run," said Frey. Their swan song was Eagles Live, a double album released in 1980. By that time the group had essentially disbanded, though no formal announcement was made. "We probably peaked on Hotel California," Henley noted in a 1982 interview. "After that, we started growing apart as collaborators and as friends."
Various members (particularly Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh) thereupon launched or resumed successful solo careers. Meanwhile, the Eagles' ongoing influence inspired the renegade "new country" movement. When 13 of country's hottest acts recorded the tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles in 1993, its triple-platinum success helped trigger an Eagles reunion a year later. Glenn Frey announced at the start of a 1994 concert for MTV's cameras that the Eagles' 14-year-old "vacation" had ended. "We see this not as a reunion but a resumption," Frey explained. The Eagles recorded four new studio songs, and these joined live run-throughs of 11 old favorites for Hell Freezes Over. Despite high-priced tickets that engendered some controversy, the subsequent Eagles tours were bonafide events for fans who'd despaired of ever seeing them share a stage again. The Eagles closed out the century as headliners at a Millennium Eve concert in Los Angeles.
Inductees: Don Felder (guitar; born September 21, 1947), Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals; born November 6, 1948, died January 18, 2016), Don Henley (drums, vocals; born July 22, 1947), Bernie Leadon (guitar, mandolin, banjo; born July 19, 1947), Randy Meisner (bass, vocals; born March 8, 1946), Timothy B. Schmit (bass, vocals; born October 30, 1947), Joe Walsh (guitar, vocals; born November 20, 1947)


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Australia's hope of saving the second Test are fading fast after reaching 2-74 in their second innings at stumps on day three.
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Spinner Xavier Doherty claimed three wickets in Hyderabad but says he's not even thinking about whether his haul on Monday will be good enough to keep him in the team for the third Test against India.
And No.3 batsman Phil Hughes, after his fourth consecutive flop of the series, is facing a massive struggle to hold his place for the third Test in Mohali starting March 14.
The Australians need another 192 more runs to make the home side bat again in Hyderabad.
Ed Cowan is 26 not out with Shane Watson on nine.
Hughes was out for a duck on Monday - his second scoreless knock in four innings in the series - and he has just 25 runs at an average of 6.25.
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The South Australia batsman has been out to spin on all four occasions, three times to offspinner Ravi Ashwin.
Hughes and David Warner (26) were both bowled by Ashwin after attempting sweep shots.
India had resumed on 1-311 and were bowled out for 503 at tea for a first-innings lead of 266.
Debutant offspinner Glenn Maxwell claimed 4-127 and left-arm spinner Doherty removed three tailenders in his 3-131 off 46.1 overs.
"We came in today knowing we were up against it and we needed to put in a better day than yesterday," Doherty said.
"Today we took nine for 190 or something like that (9-192), which was a pleasing effort.
"But the damage was done yesterday so there's still a lot of work for us to do to get ourselves back into the game."
Doherty didn't take a wicket until his 43rd over and admitted his late flurry of three scalps was a confidence-booster after returning for his third Test and first since 2010.
Australia dropped offspinner Nathan Lyon for the Hyderabad match.
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The 370-run partnership between Murali Vijay (167) and Cheteshwar Pujara (204) is the highest by an Indian pair for the second wicket in Test cricket.
No.5 Virat Kohli made 34 and skipper MS Dhoni clubbed 44 off 43 balls but India's innings fell away with the last six wickets tumbling for 43 runs.
Dhoni's India side lead the four-match series one-nil.
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From its humble beginnings as a home group in 1958, to a two-acre church facility across from a city park and wildlife museum, Walnut Creek Friends Church has remained a safe place for any looking to experience what a simple Christian church looks and feels like. That's right! We want you to know you're welcome here. Sometimes people feel they need a special invitation to come to a Quaker church, but we are open to everyone and we enjoy the opportunity to meet new people. Whether you're simply investigating the Christian faith or a long-time believer, you are welcome to come, listen, learn, and grow with us.
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"Come on in" - that's the first thing I think of whenever I remember Doe. I was always welcome, even if Jeff wasn't there when I stopped by. I was welcomed into their home across from the fairgrounds in 7th grade and Jeff and I were always close until his passing. She set the tone for the kindness Jeff, Janell and Jennifer always showed to others. I cherish those days and thanks to the Alves for all the great memories in P-town.


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Phone services restored in south-western Victoria
Telstra says it has restored all telecommunications services in south-western Victoria.
A fire in the Telstra exchange in Warrnambool last month knocked out phone and internet services to about 60,000 people in the region.
Some residents in Portland and Warrnambool say their landlines still are not working.
Telstra spokesman James Howe says the company will now focus on how the community has been affected.
He says it will take time to rebuild people's trust.
"It's now really up to making sure our actions match our words, and that we have stable service," he said.
"Hopefully our customers will realise this and hopefully, over time they will forgive us for this."
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Here's the scenario: You're looking to make big power, so you're looking to build a big-block. Sure, you can make plenty of ponies with a small-block, but it's hard to match the brute force provided by sheer cubic inches. When the first "Mystery Motor"-powered Chevrolet won the 1963 Daytona 500, an undeniable big-block mystique was created. More than 40 years later, that aura of all-out performance is as strong as ever. So you want a big-block. You know how much money you have, and you want to get as much performance as possible for your dough. What are your options? Is the 454 still a viable performer, or is bigger--as in 496 or 540--always better?
Size Matters
That's the question we first set out to answer: 454 versus 496 versus 540? We planned to look at the power potential and price of this trio. Our exploration of the big-block world, however, quickly led us in a slightly different direction. There are plenty of 454-powered vehicles still making the scene, but they're becoming the exception rather than the rule when it comes to performance builds. Stroker rotating assemblies, we learned, cost nearly the same as a stock setup, making them more cost effective. If it costs the same to build a 496 or a 506, then why not do it and make more power while you're at it?
The "bigger is better" ethos doesn't stop there. For many builders, especially those beginning from scratch, the increasingly affordable price of aftermarket blocks makes 540 ci the displacement starting point. "People want the biggest and baddest engine they can get," we were told, and whether they buy it all at once in crate form or in pieces over time, that's what the aftermarket is giving them. Whereas 500 hp was once a respectable number, 600 seems to be the new minimum.
Mathematical Gymnastics
In fairly simple mathematical terms, the quest for more displacement is logical. More displacement means more power, but you knew that, right? In general, a properly tuned production automotive engine produces 1.0-1.5 hp per cubic inch. Where a particular engine falls depends on many factors, so we'll use 1.3 hp per cubic inch as a middle figure. That means a 454 can support almost 600 hp (454 x 1.3 = 590.2). Indeed, many do. Using the same multiplier, a 496 can support 645 hp. And remember, the price difference between the two is minute. We're sure you see where this is heading. So we ask, how much does it cost to build a 454 that can support 600 hp, as opposed to the cost of a 540, which can support more that 700 hp?
Exploring the Big Country
By way of examining this issue, we set out to take a big-block cross section of sorts. We talked to a number of engine builders and parts suppliers, and we pretty much asked the same questions: What's your best bang-for-the-buck package? What are people actually buying? And, perhaps most importantly, we asked our industry sources for the bottom line, in other words, "What is the price of power?"
Of course, we also wanted to get an idea of what kind of power various big-blocks actually make, so we rifled the dyno-pull files at Westech for a few examples. It may not be exactly scientific, but it is grist for the mill. Let the bench racing begin.
If we learned anything from our Rat-motor reconnaissance, it's that big-block Chevy heads ain't cheap. Some may cost only a few hundred dollars more (apiece) than their small-block counterparts, but many cost half as much again--or more. Anecdotal testimony came from our expert sources, almost all of whom sell plenty of short-blocks to customers who already have cylinder heads. With this in mind, we sought the voice--or rather voices--of experience, namely our friend Steve Brul of Westech Performance and our new friend, Harold Bettis of SuperFlow Technologies. Here's what our experts had to say.
CHP: All right, guys, what's your take on the oval-port versus rectangular port deal?
Steve Brul: The current thinking is that the oval shape is better than a rectangular port, as shown in current Pro Stock technology.
Harold Bettis: An oval-port head leaves fewer opportunities for eddies and irregularities of flow in the corners, because there are no corners.
CHP: So oval ports are better?
SB: Generally, with traditional-style oval-and rectangular-port heads, the smallest port with the highest flow volume is best.
HB: Yes, proper flow numbers are more important than size. Think of the air as a concentration of energy. If that concentration is high, it's easier to get air into the cylinders and harder to get it out (reversion).
CHP: So how does that relate to port shape?
SB: You should refer to oval and rectangular ports as a function of size, not of shape.
HB: At power levels over 550 hp, a rectangular port is the normal trend. When the volume changes to meet this level, it's easier to get the needed flow from a rectangular-port head.
SB:HB: Remember, an engine does most of its work and spends most of its time at part throttle, and it needs to be happy there. Higher average power, under the curve, is what makes it go down the road. And the guy who gets on the torque curve first wins.
CHP: Do people tend to use heads that are too large?
HB: People build engines to make max power, then drive them at part throttle. Force is not the issue; air speed is. Given that, it's better to be slightly small (when it comes to port size) as opposed to slightly large.
CHP: So, is there any kind of formula for determining what size head to use?
SB: The better head is dependent on application, rpm range, and size. Obviously, a 7,000-rpm 572 isn't going to want the same head as a 5,500-rpm 454. Sizing a cylinder head comes down to a lot of previous data. That being said, a reasonable power potential on a high-quality street engine is 2 hp per cfm.
HB: If you measure the intake flow of the complete air tract, with restrictions, and multiply that number by 0.26, you'll get a number that represents power per cylinder. So 400 cfm times 0.26 equals 104, which times 8 cylinders equals 832 hp.
CHP: Any parting words?
HB: The way to go about creating an engine is to determine the goals and objectives, make a plan, and set a budget. If one gets out of kilter, then you have to readjust.
Q&A With Jack Mcinnis of DartT Machinery
CHP: What's the going rate for a Big M block these days?
Jack McInnis: It's around $2,200-$2,300 for a standard-deck-height Sportsman, and $2,600-$2,700 for the Comp version. The main difference is that the Sportsman has ductile iron main caps.
CHP: How do those prices stack up against the competition?
JM: We try to have a fair price, but we don't merely try to meet the bottom line. We prefer to have a quality product.
CHP: That being said, are the Big M blocks selling well?
JM: Yeah, they are, absolutely. We're doing a good business in those blocks.
CHP: What's your take on that?
JM: By the time someone finds a core, has it inspected, and has the machine work done, they're close to the price of one of our blocks. When you buy one of ours, it's virtually ready to go.
CHP: What are the other reasons to go with a Big M block?
JM: Once somebody makes the move to a good aftermarket block, they won't go back. The thicker cylinder walls have many more rebuilds in them--or room for more displacement. With a good 454, you can go 0.060 or 0.080 over. You can go almost 0.400 over with ours, or just get it with a 4.600-inch bore.
CHP: What are the other advantages of the Dart block?
JM: For one, the block webs are much thicker and stronger. The scalloped water jackets improve cooling, and the "true" priority main oiling system makes sure the main bearings always have enough lubrication. These blocks are also made from a much harder, denser alloy than a stock block. Someone would have to spend a lot on a stock block to get even close. The value someone gets with a Dart block is tremendous.
CHP: Dart is also in the cylinder head business. What's you best-seller in that department?
JM: That would be our Pro 1 aluminum heads. They go for $1,200-$1,400 apiece. Most of the standard GM stuff came as rectangular, so we accommodate that. We created our new 275cc oval-port head to fill that niche. It'll be good for 454- or 468ci hot street motors. The port size increases air velocity, and therefore performance.
CHP: What's the most common mistake you see when it comes to choosing big-block heads?
JM: Everyone thinks bigger is better, but it depends on what you use the thing for. If it's a street car that goes to the strip every once in a while, it'll be happier with a smaller head.
Q&A With Jim Escamilla Of Larry's Performance
CHP: What's your most popular big-block?
Jim Escamilla: Our best-seller is our 454 four-bolt main short-block. It goes for $1,995 with forged flat-top pistons. It would come in at 9:1 or 9.5:1 compression with small-chamber heads.
CHP: Do you mostly sell short-blocks?
JE: Ninety-five percent of our big-block sales are short-blocks. Some guys might buy a set of aluminum heads, but I find that most hot rodders already have a set they want to use.
CHP: What type of cam do you put in most of them?
JE: Ninety percent go out with hydraulic flat-tappet cams. Most guys we sell to just want a solid motor.
CHP: How about crate motors?
JE: We do have our 496 Track Pro package. It comes with a Scat cast crank, SRP forged pistons, and GM Track Pro oval-port heads. We rate it at 496 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque, and it sells for $5,550.
CHP: Do you get much call for anything more radical?
JE: Yes. We're currently working on a 14:1 forged dome-piston motor. The customer wants it for a local annual race event called the Hangover Nationals. We can do stuff like that, but how many people can afford to buy it?
Q&A With Ben Smeding Of Smeding Performance
CHP: So what's Smeding's most popular big-block?
Ben Smeding: I'd say it's our 540 Extreme. It makes 620 hp and comes turnkey and fully dyno'd for $10,995. It's sort of a high-end motor.
CHP: What's it based on?
BS: We use a Gen VI 502 block with a 4.500-inch bore and 4.250-inch stroke. It comes with a hydraulic-roller cam. Maybe one out of 10 ask for a solid roller. We used to do a 454, but it pretty much cost the same as the 540.
CHP: What other big-blocks does Smeding build?
BS: The 565 Extreme and the Blown 540 are our other regular builds. The 565 uses a standard-deck Dart block and CNC-ported heads. It makes 690 hp and goes for $12,995.
CHP: How would you characterize these two engines?
BS: The 540 is more of a cruiser engine, while the 565 is more for street-strip duty. It seems to be for the younger guy who wants to flex his muscles more.
Q&A With Scott Shafiroff Of Shafiroff Racing Engines
CHP: You build a lot of different big-blocks. Which one packs the most bang for the buck?Scott Shafiroff: That would be our UltraStreet 540/695hp Classic. It goes for $8,995. And it can be upgraded to more than 700 hp by switching to the Dart Pro 1 CNC heads. So for less than $9,500 you can get 725 hp.
CHP: What trends are you seeing in the big-blocks people are buying?
SS: Hydraulic-roller cams are very popular, though I say the good ol' solid roller is still best.
CHP: What else have you noticed among those who build big-blocks?
SS: The biggest problem with horsepower per dollar is that people immediately think about a bigger cam and heads, but no one wants to spend money on the short-block. Everything has to be in balance. That's what a good engine shop does for a guy.
CHP: Are there options besides buying a complete engine?
SS: We sell a 540 short-block with the cam degreed in. People don't have 10 grand, but they may have five and a set of heads they want to fit on. A lot of people like to put it together themselves. We also sell a lot of short-blocks along with heads for the same reason.
CHP: Are there any advantages to that approach?
SS: We know our combo works, and it's kind of nice to know it's a guaranteed deal. It's like buying one of our engines over time. And people make mistakes every day while trying to homebrew.
CHP: For instance?
SS: The mild motors, when properly put together, can actually run lower compression and still make more power, because the parts are happier.
CHP: You also mentioned your 582/745 hp Big Dawg engine.
SS: The 582 is a tremendous motor. It's for guys who want maximum power but can't fit a tall-deck motor under their hood. That's what they want; it has to fit under the hood.
CHP: Does it sell well?
SS: Yes, but the 540 short-block outsells it five to one. A set of 396 oval-port heads will bolt right on, and it's physically the same size as a 396. It looks like a regular motor. That's the sleeper...the hot ticket.
CHP: You use a lot of different engine blocks. How do you decide which one to start with?
SS: The Gen VI is perfectly acceptable for all 540s. If they're using a power adder, people are better off getting a Merlin block.
CHP: What about some of the aluminum blocks you employ, such as the Donovan?
SS: Well, it saves weight and runs cooler, and they're much easier to repair, which is good for racing engines. But in a street car, it's just a cool thing to have.
Q&A With George Ullrich From Speed-O-Motive
CHP: Which of Speed-O-Motive's big-blocks packs the most bang for the buck?
George Ullrich: I'd have to say our 506 Budget Stroker Engine. It's a 0.100-over 454, so it has a 4.350-inch bore and a 4.250-stroke. We use a 6.385-inch rod.
CHP: What kind of heads and cam do you use?
GU: We use Dart Iron Eagle BBC heads, and most people go for a hydraulic flat-tappet cam.
CHP: OK, what kind of power does it make, and what does it cost?
GU: Our 506s usually make 550-575 hp. A full engine costs about $7,250, turnkey and dyno-tuned.
CHP: Which engine in your best-seller?
GU: Our 540 would be right up there. The Street Master version runs 10.5:1 compression and makes about 700 hp. We use RHS iron heads, with aluminum heads available as an upgrade. It goes for about $10,600.
CHP: You use a Dart block for that engine?
GU: Yes, and all forged internals. It's very heavy-duty.
CHP: Could you make the same amount of power based on a 454 block?
GU: We could bump one up to about 650 hp, but by the time you put on aluminum heads and a roller cam to get there, the cost would be up to about 10 grand.
CHP: So that engine would cost almost as much as one of your Dart-based 540s?
GU: Yes, but without the advantages of the Dart block. The cooling is better, and the priority main oil system makes for a more stable platform.
Q&A With Bill Mitchell Of World Products
CHP: Bill, what's hot at World Products?
Bill Mitchell: I'd say the 572 Hardcore version big-block. Hardcore signifies a 4500-series carb, single-plane manifold, and it runs a solid-roller cam. It's very popular, but at $12,495 it's not cheap.
CHP: What kind of power are we talkin' here?
BM: The iron-head version makes 675 hp; with aluminum heads it makes 20 more.
CHP: Are there any other engines that are doing well?
BM: The 540 Hardcore big-block is among our top 10 most popular products. It comes with cast-iron or aluminum heads and makes 610 or 630 hp. It goes for about $11,000.
CHP: We understand you've just done some cam testing on that motor?
BM: Yes. With a hydraulic cam and lifter swap, the 540 jumped up to 690 hp, along with 618 lb-ft of torque. That's 60 extra horsepower for $600. We anticipate that the hydraulic-roller cam will be a big sell- ing point.
CHP: World Products is well known for its aftermarket blocks. What are the advantages of going to a Merlin block?
BM: The key to making power is displacement. When you've got the architecture to build a big motor, it makes sense to use it.
Q&A With Jamie Meyer Of GM Performance Parts
CHP: So, does GMPP still actually sell any 454s?
Jamie Meyer: Well, it would obviously be our most affordable big-block. And we sell a lot of our serpentine accessory beltdrive setups for them.
CHP: Then what's the engine people are going for?
JM: We can't keep the 572s in stock. People want the biggest, baddest thing they can get. The Ram Jet 502 also does well because its sort of trick looking. It comes as a surprise when you pop the hood. Our partial engines are also popular, since a lot of people have their own cylinder heads.
CHP: Any partial engine in particular?
JM: The 502 short-block. It's a sleeper. There are generations of guys out there with 454s who are replacing their short-blocks with a 502. It looks like a 454, but then, Surprise!
CHP: What else is popular?
JM: Many people are buying their engines in kit form. They save money, all the parts go together, and they can personalize their engines.
CHP: OK, back to the 572s. There are two versions: the 620hp pump-gas version, and the 12:1-compression, 720hp version. What's the sales breakdown like?
JM: It's just about 50/50, which surprised us. The 572/720 was intended for bracket racers, but we're seeing some extreme street cars, and they'll use that version.
CHP: Is there any other GMPP big-block we should mention?
JM: The ZL-1. It is the most coveted block out there, in my mind. We do sell them, and they're very expensive.
CHP: It seems that it's worth GM's while to keep making big-blocks.
JM: The bottom line is that a big-block is a very American piece of history. They deliver on the promise of a musclecar...they make you feel alive.


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A new study conducted by investigators at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, published in the December issue of The American Journal of Pathology, suggests that a cocktail containing reagents to neutralize a relatively small subset of vitreal growth factors and cytokines may be an effective treatment.
"We found that a combination of 7 classes of growth factors and cytokines was essential for PVR to develop in an animal model of the disease," explains lead investigator Andrius Kazlauskas, Ph.D., of The Schepens Eye Research Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School. "By neutralizing them, we prevented PVR-relevant signaling, and inhibited contraction of collagen gels containing primary retinal pigment epithelial cells derived from a human PVR membrane (RPEMs). These findings suggest a potential therapeutic approach to reduce the incidence of PVR in patients undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina."
In animal models, platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRα) is associated with PVR and strongly promotes experimental PVR. Vitreal growth factors outside of the PDGF family promote an indirect route to activate PDGFRα. Importantly, indirectly activated PDGFRα engages a characteristic set of signaling events and cellular responses that are tightly associated with PVR. This study sought to identify the factors that would induce those events, and develop therapeutic approaches to prevent patients from developing PVR.
Vitreous was obtained from normal rabbits or those in which PVR was either developing or stabilized. Normal vitreous was found to contain substantial levels of growth factors and cytokines, which change quantitatively or qualitatively as PVR develops. A set of nine growth agents was found to be most abundant and therefore most likely to contribute to PVR. Neutralizing a subset of these factors in rabbit vitreous eliminated their ability to induce PVR-relevant signaling and cellular responses. A single dose of neutralizing reagents effectively protected rabbits from developing retinal detachment. "Our in vitro approach to characterize and neutralize vitreal bioactivity accurately predicted the efficacy of an in vivo therapy," notes Dr. Kazlauskas.
To identify growth factors likely to be driving PVR in humans, the investigators quantified the level of growth factors and cytokines from human donors that had either PVR, or a non-PVR retinal condition. Fourteen of the 24 agents quantified were present in large concentrations in PVR vitreous. Neutralizing just 7 of these prevented vitreous-induced activation of PDGFRα. Furthermore, the cocktail also suppressed the contraction of these cells in collagen. Therefore, the same neutralization strategy that prevented PVR in rabbits also prevented human PVR vitreous from inducing PVR-relevant responses. These results strongly suggest that a dose of neutralizing reagents may also protect humans from PVR.
"Although the outlook is encouraging, it would be useful to test the effectiveness of this treatment on alternate models of retinal detachment. It is also worth considering a combinatorial approach to therapy. For example, the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) prevents retinal detachment in rabbits by blocking intracellular processes. A combined therapy involving the neutralization approach presented here with NAC treatment would doubly-target PVR at the extracellular and intracellular levels," concludes Dr. Kazlauskas.
The article is "A Novel Strategy to Develop Therapeutic Approaches to Prevent Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy," by Steven Pennock, Marc-Andre Rheaume Shizuo Mukai, and Andrius Kazlauskas (doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.08.043). It will appear in The American Journal of Pathology, Volume 179, Issue 6 (December 2011) published by Elsevier.
Press release courtesy of The American Journal of Pathology.
David Sampson
Executive Publisher
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Dr. Audra E. Cox
Managing Editor
The American Journal of Pathology
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About Mass. Eye and Ear
Founded in 1824, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is an independent specialty hospital providing patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. Mass. Eye and Ear is an international leader in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology research and a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. Under the direction of Mass. Eye and Ear's board of directors, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute recently formed the world's largest and most robust private basic and clinical ophthalmology research enterprise. For more information, call 617-523-7900 or visit http://www.masseyeandear.org/.


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Baylor's offense putting up crazy numbers at record pace
Do the Baylor Bears have the most prolific offense in college football history?
If the Bears continue on their current pace, they will lead that conversation. Baylor has scored at least 69 points in every game this season. The Bears average 432.3 yards passing and 347.2 yards rushing.
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Baylor is going to challenge NCAA records for both points and yards. What's it going to take to break those marks?
Get out your calculators:
Baylor: 70.5 points per game
The record: Army, led by Maxwell Award winner Glenn Davis, scored 56.0 ppg. over nine games in 1944.
Do the math: Assume Baylor has nine games left with a bowl. The Bears have to average 49.6 per game the rest of the season to break this record.
Baylor: 282 points
The record: Oklahoma scored 716 points over 14 games in 2008. Texas holds the 13-game record with 652 points in 2005. Both of those teams played in the BCS championship game.
Do the math: The Bears need to average 48.2 points per game to break the Sooners' record and 41.1 ppg. to break Texas' 13-game record.
LINEMAKERS: Baylor's BCS odds skyrocket
Baylor: 35 TDs
The record: The Sooners also set the TDs record with 99 over 14 games in 2008. The 1944 Army team, meanwhile, holds the record with 8.2 TDs per game.
Do the math: Baylor is on pace for 114 TDs this season, which would be good enough to break both records.
Baylor: 779.5 yards per game
The record: Houston set the NCAA record with 624.9 yards per game in 1989. Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware led the Cougars with 4,699 yards and 44 TDs.
Do the math: The Cougars had the luxury of an 11-game season, but Baylor is ahead of the pace. The Bears need to average 556.3 yards per game the
rest of the season to break this record.
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Baylor: 3,118 yards
The record: Tulsa set the NCAA record with 7,978 yards over 14 games in 2008.
Do the math: It's a bulk record which will be hard to top with one less game. Baylor needs to average 540 yards per game over nine games to break this record.
The Bears have a chance to break all of these NCAA records in 2013, and given the points and yards combination one could argue that would be the greatest offense of all time. But there's work to do over the Big XII schedule. Oklahoma and Texas Tech both rank in the top 10 in scoring defense. Texas is the only team left that allows more than 28 points per game. The yards records will be easier to come by than the points, but both are still within reach.


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An important harbour town on Lake Constance. A paradise for cyclists and skaters.
Between the gentle hills of Appenzellerland and the expanse of the lake lies Rorschach, the picturesque harbour town with Latin flair. A town with tradition: already in 947 Rorschach had received the right to hold markets and developed itself in the Middle Ages into the most important trading place on the southern side of the lake. The prosperity of these times can still be seen today in the stately homes in the heart of the locality and in the "Kornhaus", the emblem of Rorschach and the most beautiful grain silo in Switzerland.


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The Orthodox Church in America Bulgarian Diocese is one of three ethnic dioceses of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in six states in the United States, as well as one province in Canada – California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, and Washington, D.C. Until his repose on June 17, 2007, the archbishop of the Bulgarian Diocese was the Most Reverend Kyrill (Yonchev), who also served as the Bishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. On October 4, 2011, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America elected Archimandrite Alexander (Golitzin) to the vacant See of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese.
Begun in 1965 as the Bulgarian Diocese in Exile, the diocese was originally under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. It had its origins in the decision of Metropolitan Andrei (Petkov), then head of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia (named at that time the Bulgarian Diocese of North and South America and Australia), to regularize his relations with his mother church, with whom he had broken after World War II and subsequently was elected to the rank of metropolitan.
In the late 1950s, Andrei petitioned to be accepted into the Russian Metropolia but had been rebuffed by them for unclear reasons, so in 1964 he petitioned and was approved by the Holy Synod of the Church of Bulgaria to be readmitted to the Bulgarian episcopacy and continued to lead Bulgarian Orthodoxy in America. One of his clergy, Archimandrite Kyrill (Yonchev), disagreed with his decision and was consecrated by the bishops of the ROCOR to serve as head of the Bulgarian Diocese in Exile. He had "considerable success in persuading several Bulgarian parishes to accept his authority, due in part to Metr. Andrei's advanced age" (Surrency, p. 95).
In 1976, Bp. Kyrill and his diocese broke from the ROCOR and joined the OCA, thus creating its Bulgarian Diocese.
External links
- Liberovsky, Alexis. Synopsis of the 5th All-American Council
- Surrency, Archim. Serafim. The Quest for Orthodox Church Unity in North America, 1973


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Matt Kemp and Luis Cruz each had multiple hits, Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis slugged home runs, Mark Ellis drove in a run and saved another with his glove.View Full Game Coverage
SAN DIEGO -- Pardon the interruption, but Chad Billingsley was back dealing and winning Wednesday night.
Matt Kemp and Luis Cruz each had multiple hits, Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis slugged home runs, Mark Ellis drove in a run and saved another with his glove.View Full Game Coverage
So after the Dodgers barely held on to a 4-3 win over the Padres, manager Don Mattingly didn't want to hear about San Diego's frantic ninth-inning comeback against closer Brandon League that just fell short, or that his club wasted three more bases-loaded at-bats to go 0-for-11 in those juicy situations.
"Don't come in here and rain on my parade," said Mattingly. "We got a win out of that."
Billingsley came off the disabled list to throw six solid innings. Returning from a bruised index finger suffered while bunting in Spring Training, he won his seventh consecutive decision dating back to last August, when his season was rudely interrupted by a partially torn elbow ligament.
Choosing platelet-rich plasma injections and rest over Tommy John surgery, Billingsley recovered from the elbow only to have his Spring Training jumbled by the bunting mishap.
In this game, he threw fastballs in the low 90s while mixing in an occasional curveball with no damage to a fingernail weakened from the bruise. He allowed five hits with three walks, three strikeouts while throwing 94 pitches.
"It definitely feels great to be back out there," said Billingsley. "I was pitching with my fastball and had good command, a good changeup and a good curveball. I made big pitches when I needed to and got a double play to help me out."
Billingsley is grateful for the successful blood treatments on his elbow last year.
"Otherwise, I'd be sitting [home] in Arizona," he said. "Thank God for giving me the opportunity to come back and pitch healthy and get a win."
Ronald Belisario rebounded from a rocky outing Tuesday night with a scoreless inning, then Kenley Jansen got out of a jam when left fielder Skip Schumaker, a defensive replacement for Crawford, made a diving catch on Mark Kotsay's two-out blooper.
League wound up with one of the uglier saves, allowing two runs on three hits (including the fourth of the game by Nick Hundley), with one of the runs scoring on what should have been the final out of the affair.
It was a strike-three to Chris Denorfia, but the splitter dived under the glove of Ellis, between his legs and to the backstop, with Denorfia reaching first on the passed ball and the tying run taking second.
"He made a great pitch, and the game should have been over," said Ellis. "I've got to keep it in front of me. I know it's a split-finger fastball, and I hung him out there for another 12 pitches. Fortunately, he picked me up."
League put out the fire, getting Yonder Alonso to fly out.
While Ellis allowed that run, his two-run homer was the big blow of the game, giving Billingsley a 3-0 lead in the second inning. It also came at the expense of Padres starter Eric Stults, a former Dodger and one of Ellis' best friends.
"He's trying to get me out," Ellis said when asked if he had mixed feelings about the home run. "I love Stultzie, he's one of my oldest friends in baseball. I've known him all the way to A-ball at Vero Beach. We're friends, our families are friends, our kids are friends with his kids. I'm so happy he made a Major League team. But when it's time to play the game, the Dodgers are more important than anything else."
Billingsley contained the Padres until the fourth inning, when Will Venable led off with a walk, was doubled home by Denorfia, followed by a walk to Alonso. But Jedd Gyorko bounced into a double play and Alexi Amarista lined out to Crawford in left.
The Dodgers added a run in the fifth on a one-out triple by Crawford and an RBI single up the middle by Mark Ellis on a 2-2 pitch after working back from an 0-2 hole.
Crawford, hitting .464, is playing like the All-Star he was with the Rays. The homer he hit leading off the game was the seventh of his career, and first since 2007.
"Yeah, I feel more like the guy I was in Tampa," Crawford said. "I just want to play good baseball. I'm not trying to prove nothing to me, to you, to Boston. Just play good baseball, that's it."
San Diego threatened again in the fifth with a one-out single by Hundley and a two-out chop single off the plate by Everth Cabrera. But Ellis ranged behind second base to grab a bouncer by Venable and threw him out to end the inning.
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The colors and forms of shells have inspired my painting for over twenty years. In particular, I am drawn to their contradictions: the humble yet polished jewel like beauty within the rough worm holed exterior, and the bleached bone starkness against the splash of rich color. For years, I was engrossed by them almost exclusively. I have pursued their forms as landscapes and in miniature, exploring the push and pull of representation and abstraction. I am compelled to blow up the palm sized treasures and cover walls with their soothing form.
This year I return again to shells in order to launch further into an exploration of line and shape. Still playing with scale, the abstracted shells paintings remind me of looking underwater. You aren't quite sure exactly what you are seeing, but you feel it's essence.


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Ukraine's Constitutional Court handed down a politically explosive ruling Friday, declaring "illegal" a complex deal that peacefully ended the Orange Revolution six years ago by redistributing power from the presidency to the more broadly based parliament.
Supporters say Ukraine needs a strong hand to guide it through economic and political crisis. But critics say the decision will enable President Viktor Yanukovich, who was elected in a hard-fought contest in February this year, to rapidly consolidate power and carry out a far-reaching political agenda.
That agenda has included repairing Ukraine's tattered relations with Moscow, ending its bid to join the Western military alliance NATO, and perhaps seeking to give Russian – spoken by nearly half of Ukrainians – official language status.
"This is disastrous. It will make Ukraine look more like its eastern neighbors, like Belarus or Uzbekistan, and eliminate the checks and balances," says Volodymir Horbach, an analyst with the independent Institute of Euro-Atlantic Integration in Kiev. "The sovereignty of the Ukrainian people has been trampled, and our people will have real cause for popular revolt."
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It may also lead to a fresh outburst of political strife. Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko told a Kiev press conference Friday that if the decision is carried out, the Ukrainian state would be on the road to collapse.
"Ukraine is now outside the bounds of political and legislative culture and has stopped being a part of democratic civilization," said Ms. Tymoshenko, who was narrowly defeated by Mr. Yanukovich earlier this year. "It displays anti-Constitutional madness on the part of our authorities, who have decided that law means nothing in Ukraine. This is a political nuclear weapon, personified in an inadequate leader [Yanukovich] who is claiming for himself the powers of a dictator."
Announcing the decision, chief judge Anatoly Holovin said that the Dec. 8, 2004, constitutional amendments that were agreed to following three weeks of rolling street demonstrations in Kiev, remembered as the Orange Revolution, "do not correspond to the Constitution of Ukraine, are unconstitutional, due to violations of constitutional procedures for its consideration and adoption."
The impact of the decision will be to return Ukraine to the terms of its 1996 Constitution, which granted the lion's share of power to the president, including the authority to name the prime minister and government cabinet.
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Critics maintain that the old "presidential" constitutional system led to massive corruption and power abuses under former President Leonid Kuchma. It also spawned the alleged vote rigging that enabled Mr. Kuchma's handpicked successor, Yanukovich, to win the first round of the controversial 2004 presidential election, and which triggered the Orange Revolution.
Those compromises six years ago arguably prevented full-scale confrontation between two sides in Ukraine, which is deeply divided between its Russified and pro-Moscow east and more nationalistic and westward-leaning western regions.
But they also led to years of gridlock between pro-West former President Viktor Yushchenko and the opposition-dominated Supreme Rada, which stymied most of his attempts to reform Ukraine's economy and align the country more closely with the European Union. Mr. Yushchenko also fell out with his Orange Revolution ally, Ms. Tymoshenko, and ended his presidency in a humiliating electoral debacle earlier this year.
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Supporters of the court decision say Ukraine needs a strong executive hand to guide it through the ongoing economic crisis and help it navigate the rough diplomatic waters between Moscow and the West.
"The court has canceled badly thought-out constitutional changes that were hastily – and it turns out illegally – made back in 2004," says Dmitro Vydrin, director of the independent Institute of Integration and Development in Kiev. "I hope we will now be able to move forward. After all, Ukraine's 1996 constitution was hailed around the world at the time as 'the most democratic' in the former Soviet Union. If there were abuses, they happened because Kuchma broke the constitution, not because the system was bad."
The Kiev court's decision will probably be welcomed by the Kremlin, which dispensed with its own strong legislature in a two-day Moscow gun battle back in 1993, and has repeatedly expressed discomfort with pro-parliamentary eruptions in its own region – most recently in Kyrgyzstan – ever since.
"Ukraine's system is moving closer to the Russian system of power," says Mikhail Pogrebinsky, director of the independent Kiev Center for Political and Conflict Studies.
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Saw action in six games before suffering an injury ... Won 26-of-44 faceoffs (.591) ... Scored a goal, grabbed four ground balls and won nine faceoffs in win over Canisius (Feb. 27) ... Claimed three faceoff wins at Georgetown (March 3) ... Netted a goal, won eight faceoffs and collected four ground balls in victory Massachusetts (March 13) ... Won six faceoffs and grabbed four ground balls against Colgate (March 16).
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Played in 10 games ... Ranked second on Harvard with 60 faceoff victories ... Stood 29th in the nation with a .526 winning percentage on faceoffs (60 of 114) ... Won three faceoffs and grabbed a ground ball in win at Stony Brook (Feb. 28) ... Scored first-career goal, collected four ground balls and won 10 faceoffs in victory over Penn (March 21) ... Won 11 faceoffs, handed out an assist and snared three ground balls at Georgetown (March 25) ... Claimed nine faceoffs wins and had a ground ball against Presbyterian (March 27) ... Scored a goal, won 10 faceoffs and grabbed two ground balls at Cornell (April 4) ... Won four faceoffs at Princeton (April 11) ... Claimed two faceoffs and picked up a ground ball against Brown (April 15) ... Won seven faceoffs and grabbed three ground balls in win over Holy Cross (April 18) ... Earned two wins on faceoffs against Yale (April 25) ... Victorious on two faceoffs in victory at Dartmouth (May 2).
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Saw action in four games ... Had a career-high six ground balls and won seven faceoffs at Brown (April 16) ... Won six faceoffs and grabbed three ground balls in win at Holy Cross (April 19) ... Won three faceoffs and collected a ground ball vs. Princeton (April 12) ... Grabbed a ground ball and won a faceoff in victory at Yale (April 26).
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