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A moving story that can bring a tear to your eye about a deformed 21-year-old man, who escapes the circus. He must deal with constant prejudice and rejection because of his looks.
Among other things, the film is about how we focus so much on appearance and it determines how we perceive other people. You can be deformed and ugly, but have a heart of gold. There could be some truth to the theory that ugly people try and have a likeable and friendly personality, because they are unable to charm people with their looks. In a way, it's a more honest way of charming someone you meet I think.
Based on a true story about a man from London who probably suffered with a condition called neurofibromatosis, which results in cauliflower shaped deformities on your body. It hasn't been confirmed exactly what disease he was suffering from according to the documentary on the dvd, there have been attempts to extract dna from Merrick's remains.
The film suggests Merrick fell in with the freak show crowd against his will, in reality, he had hopes they might accept him as a showpiece and thereby give him a means of earning a living.
John Merrick believed his deformity to have been caused by the shock his pregnant mother suffered after being frightened by an elephant. The discovery that his mother and younger sister were crippled however supports the argument for a genetic defect.
The story is also about exploitation, taking advantage of "the freak" at a circus, or to advance your career as a doctor, or as a member of the upper class, who want to mould him into their image. Treves lets us into Merrick's world, the one that no one saw because his appearance was too frightening.
The scene where John Merrick is at the theatre is powerful, for the first time he is part of the audience instead of being the subject of horror. He is treated with respect and as an equal citizen. But we realize this is just a brief moment of happiness, he can never escape the monster he is.
You can certainly argue that comparisons can be made to the film Freaks (1932), about some deformed humans who perform in a circus environment like animals, but make an escape.
You get the feeling it's the people around John Merrick and their reception and fear of him, that have made him into a monster, not himself. Inside he seems normal. He is the most sympathetic character. People are often afraid of the unknown and what they don't understand, and that which they have a lack of knowledge of. Eyes are always on John Merrick, he is constantly the center of attention wherever he goes, and this must be bothersome for him, he can never just blend into the crowd, and never had a choice about being a freak. We are made to feel sorry for him. The theme of voyeurism is something Lynch would later explore in Blue Velvet (1986)
Favourite quote: "my life is full, because I know I am loved"
In the book The Complete Lynch, John Merrick is compared to Victor Hugo's hunchback, a romantic hero, a beauty trapped in the body of a beast, a monster who teaches those he meets how to be human. As billsmovieemporium writes in his review: humanity that can't accept him are the real freaks.
According to blogger friend Steve in his review at 1001plus, rumour has it that the make-up didn't look very good in colour, so David Lynch decided the film should be shot in black and white.
I think this was a wise decision, not least because to me b/w transports us into the past, much like director David Lean in 1946 managed to create the atmosphere of the 1800s in Dickens' Great Expectations.
Spoilers ahead. The ending to me is interesting, Can you only be true to yourself by being abnormal? What is normal anyway, and is it desirable to be like others? John Merrick's death is a tragedy I think, because he was such a lovely person inside, if anything, other people should have tried to emulate his gentle behaviour, rather than him trying to fit in with there's. In a way, I think John Merrick was weak at the end, he didn't go on fighting, perhaps because it was too painful being regarded as a freak. Although, you could also interpret his suicide as a wise decision, if he could only imagine the rest of his life being unhappy. So the suicide was perhaps his only way out, he believed he would join his mother in heaven, so maybe this would be a happier place for him. As Lynch himself says in scene by scene interview 1999 with Mark Cousins on youtube, the shot of the stars indicates that many things remain, it's just the body that's dropped. People's memory of you remains, and your achievements in life.
I think the overall message is not to judge someone too quickly by his or her appearance, but take the time to understand someone's actions and words. But I couldn't help thinking if John Merrick had been given an unpleasant personality in the film, then nobody would want to watch, this is what makes it Lynch's most mainstream film in my mind, the character's flaws are not addressed. As Roger Ebert suggests, a little sentimental by being emotionally manipulating. That being said, the film can change the way we see ourselves and other people.
My rating 7.5/10
Readers, any thoughts on The Elephant Man ?
Posted by Chris at Monday, June 20, 2011
Labels: Black and white films, David Lynch, Film review, The Elephant Man
TIMMYTHEROBOT 20 June 2011 at 18:12
Great movie indeed.
I always forget that Hopkins is in this. Need to watch again soon, barely remember it anymore.
Chris 28 June 2011 at 05:11
@ TIMMYTHEROBOT : Indeed, thanks for visiting. I've linked to your new music blog ( :
@ 5plitreel: Yep, its worth a 2nd look, to me, Lynch's most mainstream effort, and perhaps his most heartfelt.
Sam Lockley 7 August 2011 at 16:35
Great movie. It's also the only movie that has ever made me cry! lol. The ending is so so sad. John Hurt and Antony Hopkins are great.
As usual, enjoying reading your blog!
Chris 8 August 2011 at 03:46
@Sam Lockley : You've been quiet lately, good to see you're back! Yes, the film can stir the emotions , particularly people who are not happy with their looks I think can identify with his troubles.
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I'm all in a flap over this year's Christmas present from The Handyman.
Who doesn't love a sale? But how many regrets stem from snapping up a bargain that maybe didn't fit quite right, didn't match your decor or really wasn't needed at all? My rentthechickens will not fall into that category as the Black Friday bargain was an "item" already on this savvy shopper's list and eggs never go out of style.
My two laying hens, 100 pounds of chicken feed and portable coop will arrive in May from Kamloops' couple Ron and Marie McGivern's farm and will be picked back up in October. These rentthechicken.com hens are a perfect way for us newbies to get our feet wet. If we chicken out, no harm, no fowl. Ron and Marie will come and pick them back up.
For about $500 including delivery and pick-up, the hens will lay the equivalent of eight to 14 golden eggs a week…somewhere around $2 an egg. The point is not to save money but to give us the chance to test out a risky purchase before making a commitment to longer term chicken husbandry.
Not as feather-brained an idea as it first appears… right?
Jenn says the hens will quickly become my pals. It's all a matter of who feeds them and who brings the yummy table scraps, she says.
Downtown Abbey characters like Lady Mary and Edith are trending chicken names, according to Jenn as are Laverne and Shirley with the older demographic. Younger renters are leaning toward characters from Friends or the Big Bang Theory. Charlotte and Mrs. Feathers have made the cut.
Our hens will be named Maria von Trapp and Baroness von Schrader, Maria and Ness for short.
Rentthechicken does away with the four to six months rearing period until the hen is ready to lay and also the risk of ending up with a rooster chick – no eggs, lots of noise.
My farm neighbours will be incredulous at my rental hen scheme but I like the idea of an exit plan, no need to winter-over the girls or deal with "end of life issues". My ladies will come in their egg-laying prime and Maria and Ness can be rented in following years if we bond or we can adopt them and give them a forever home if we get really brave.
Ready to strut right into this new venture at Carpe Diem berry farm.
Bring on May and Marie and Ness, future blog stars.
I think the first photo is delbert Quackenbosch . . . He will be heartbroken to be sent back to some fowl purgatory to spent the winter wrenched from the bosom of his new family, to leave upscale Naramata for the dismal swamps of Kamloops. Is there no truth? no justice?
You are hilarious! Best idea ever. But you will bond with the ladies and never, never, NEVER give them back! I can already see them standing on the pizza oven, watching, as you are making your outdoor pizzas…..
Do you think they would do that? Wouldn't they be afraid about being a pizza topper?
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I was further put off by the fact that I asked several times for a copy of the questionnaire and he couldn't provide it. When he said he'd mail it, he asked my name. When I said he should send it to the address they sent it before – he said well I'm going to record that you declined to answer the survey. At that point I said you'd better leave, and I'll be file noting that I have told you three times that I haven't received the questionnaire.
I read afterwards The Australian story on the Holdworths in in 2012 "Pushing the limits of Privacy" and noted the very similarities in their story to my experience. This is despite the ABS spokesperson Rod Smith stating this is not how we train our people. Surely this can be done better?


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Collin County judge approves search warrant for defense lawyer's files
Maybe the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will finally find a use for that 1856 attorney client privilege rule after all!
The CCA earlier this year postponed proposed changes to attorney-client privilege rules for criminal defense lawyers after a largely blog-generated outcry. The court had proposed getting rid of provisions that Judge Cathy Cochran in a guest post on Grits called a "vestigial tail" with "no wag," arguing that because no evidence had been excluded based on the rule in many moons, it could be safely deleted without troubling attorneys' historic protections.
Defenders of the rule argued that even though the rule had not been interpreted by the courts in many years, it still contained "sympathetic magic" which prevented judges from crossing so clearly drawn a threshold. In other words, judges knew they could never get away with violating privilege, so there were no cases telling them they couldn't do so.
That recent episode made me doubly interested to learn via Bill Baumbach at the Collin County Oberver that "Judge Mark Rusch of the 401st District Court in Collin County apparently issued a search warrant at the request of the DA's office for defense attorney files in a murder case before his court." KRLD Radio reported the search warrant "may be a first in Texas."
This'll be one to watch. It's also another moment that makes me wonder what's the matter with the Collin County justice system?
UPDATE: According to an email from the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, "A motion to recuse the judge who signed the search warrant is currently scheduled for August 5, 2008, at 10:30 am in District Courthouse of Collin County, Texas. The Strike Force Committees of TCDLA and NACDL are involved." From NBC Channel 5 in Dallas, here's a little more information on the case:
Police said Mark Bell fired the shots that killed Craig Nail in his home a day after Christmas 2007.
While in jail, Bell wrote letters to his wife asked her to hang on to certain items in their home.
Bell's wife ended up turning all the items and the letters over to her husband's attorney.
A few days before a scheduled hearing to determine whether detectives were entitled to any of the items, Frisco police served a search warrant and seized the documents from the attorney's office.
The attorney has now hired another attorney who calls the search "illegal" and a violation of attorney client privilege.
See prior Grits coverage of the attorney-client privilege rule:
CCA backs off changes to attorney client privilege rule
Read memo spawning proposed CCA changes to privilege rule
View from the Piney Woods on proposed deletion of privilege rule
Hampton defends privilege rule: 'The vestigial tail you save may be your own"
CCA Judge Cathy Cochran: Privilege rule proposed for deletion a "vestigial tail" with "no wag"
CCA could weaken attorney client privilege rule in place since 1856
BLOGVERSATION: Read more lawyerly discussion on the topic from Simple Justice.
Posted by Gritsforbreakfast at 11:04 AM
Labels: attorney-client privilege, Collin County, Fourth Amendment, Judiciary
Grits:
Any chance you can find out some more info on this case? Call the clerk's office, sweet talk a copy of the affidavit? Post it online for the world?
This is not the first time.
About 15-20 years back, Terry Keel, then an Assistant Travis County District Attorney, whose most recent starring role was that of the Parliamentarian in the hit of last year or two years back --- "The Texas Legislature Takes A Prat Fall" --- talked a Texas Supreme Court Judge into signing a warrant to search the office of a young criminal defense attorney. The ADA was looking for a map, which purportedly showed the location of the grave of a supposedly murdered child. The attorney had obtained the map in the course of her representation of the alleged perp, as I recall. Given the attorney-client relationship, and no probable cause at all to think the attorney was involved in the murder, Mr. Keel -- in an amazing display of creativity -- alleged in the affidavit that the crime of abuse of a corpse was being committed and the map was necessary in order to stop that crime from happening.
There was a stink.
I don't know how the criminal case turned out, but the unfortunate defense attorney fled Austin. The Supreme Court Judge retired not long after the scandal had run its course.
I hope to see the day when a judge will allow searches through a district attorney's office for evidence of a crime. Or through the offices, home and business, of some well known Texas Legislators.
More detailed information was posted by NBC Channel 5 in Dallas and posted on the Collin County Observer.
Bill and Grits, I don't know why you continue to ask the question as to what is wrong with Collin County's Justice System. There isn't one. Collin County consists of rednecks, fakes and debt and the justice system out there is for them to say they have one. In following alot of the commentaries now, me and some friends had to do research. House member Jerry Madden operates that corrupt county and he is corrupt. Look into his financials...the insurance firm...out of Plano...and look at his received contributions and by who...a majority of Collin County former sheet wearers. He does absolutely nothing. I have researched this county out of curiousity because of all the issues it is presenting but NOW this~!!!??? This Judge is foul and the defense attorney needs his/her ass kicked. The attorney and Judges are jokes. They don't know the law and the people of that county are cloned idiots. How in the world does this shit happen in this county and nothing be done about it? I would hate for someone to look at their conviction rate...that's right...their probation revocations went up...Is anyone listenting to the blog cries?! Someone QUICKLY INVESTIGATE THE JUDGES, THE COURT DOCKETS AND THE DA AND ADA's. That will be some interesting findings.
Collin County operates in their own little world and their blatant disregard for the law shouldn't be shocking. The prosecutors and DAs in Collin County work together. They manipulate cases exacting their own personal vendettas against unsuspecting innocent people. Regardless if it is fair, just or even legal.
Someone or something should bring Collin County to its humble knees and have them realize that their interpretations of the law are incorrect and are long gone when the sheets, nooses and burning crosses in the front lawn were found to be illegal.
Yes, I know the suspects in this crime are white....but let's compare Nail (white) to the suspects and cross reference Collin County's dictionary for the suspects.... probably under "trash". Therefore, seize the letters and shoe box. And just to top this cake off the Frisco PD are notorious for dealing illegally and padding police reports and pretty much for being liars. So, I would agree...can we get a copy of the search warrant posted?
Yemi Ogunbase said...
I've lived my life with minimal police involvement. However my blood ran cold when I read this. A search warrant for a defense lawyer's files is the same kind of kangaroo court stunt we'd see ADA Jack McCoy pull in the interest of "justice". But Jack is portrayed a hero. He, like this judge are no better than the redcoats in the 1760s and 1770s, or the Nazis in the 1940s. Land of the free indeed...
This is absolutely ridiculous. Your blood ran cold, mine ran hot! I am fed up with the stories on this county and want this judge and the other stuff revealed. What petition do we need to sign, what riot needs to happen, what protest needs to happen before this criminal county gets their just do's?
TxBluesMan said...
Do you know if the warrant was executed or if the attorney was able to get it quashed before this travesty took place?
For a change, Doran and I see eye-to-eye on this one.
Here are some things we can deduce from your update.
The cops were reading the Defendant's mail which he wrote to his wife while in custody. Does the spousal communication privilege still exist?
The cops therefore knew the wife had the letters and the items.
The cops could have acquired a search warrant for the wife's house, before she gave the goods to the defense attorney. They did not.
Now, the cops have god only knows what kinds of communications and notes between client and attorney, as a result of their search. Maybe there is a note about Defendant's expression of remorse, or even that he did the deed, made to his attorney.
Conclusion: This is an abuse of the search warrant provisions of the CCP; a fraud on the court; probably an indictable offense by the cops and maybe by the DA. The cops were not looking for the letters and the items; they could have had those already. They are looking for incriminating statements by Defendant made to his attorney, either in writing to the attorney or memorialized by the attorney in notes.
These cops, the DA, and that jug-head of a judge need to be nailed to the wall.
OK, this is where Doran and I part company (again).
Yes, the judge was wrong to issue the search warrant.
The sheriff's office had a right to open and censor the Defendant's mail, regardless of whether it was from his wife or his attorney. See Frye v. Henderson, 474 F.2d 1263 (5th Cir. 1973) and Brewer v. Wilkinson, 3 F.3d 816 (5th Cir. 1993).
What, pray tell, are you going to indict them for?
The whole judicial process depends on the judge having enough sense to deny an invalid application for a search warrant - that's why the officers are supposed to go to them in the first place. The officers aren't supposed to be the legal experts.
The judge should be hammered, but to 'indict' the officers is as silly as trying to prosecute Leal following his Garrity statement.
on your list of Collin County peculiarities you omitted the case of Vasilas v. State where defense attorney (openly gay) prosecuted for false entry in government record (felony) for filing an expunction petition with factual misstatement. Trial Court quashies, Dallas COA affirms, CCA reverses and says yes it is a crime. So now, any time a lawyer files a pleading with a mistake, its going to be seen as intended to harm the other side and instead of allowing them to amend or seeking frivilous pleading sanctions we lock them up? This is scary.
This judge has done the DA office a huge favour in the cause of justice. In light of the recent move to eliminate defence attorney privilege due to it not being used, this case should kill that argument. He is either a hero taking one for the team, or a Judas that just scored on his own goal. Most likely the latter, but still, the effect is the same.
tx, the sheriff was opening and reading the Defendant's mail, and therefore knew early on about the letters and items but made no effort to seize them. After they find out the letters (which they've already read and may have copied) and the items (which they already knew about but had no interest in seizing) being in the attorney's files, THEN they go get a search warrant to rummage through the attorney's file on the case. Why not fraud (PC 32.46(a); perjury or aggravated perjury (37.02, 37.03); tampering with evidence (37.09); tampering with governmental record (37.10); abuse of official capacity (39.02); official oppression(39.03)? Most of these are misdeameanors, so indict was not the correct word to use.
Being near Collin County myself I would place the problem in the category of a smallish city having to grow up too fast and politics haven't quite stopped controlling the judicial system. It is at these crisis points where its good citizens will need to use that voting booth to clean up both politics and justice - well, at least make it less corrupt.
Doran,
The Sheriff is allowed to open the mail, especially from relatives. See the cases I cited.
Second, they have discretion - they don't have to go and seize something immediately.
Third, Fraud doesn't fit - there is no pecuniary interest or property, nor is it an order of a fictitious court.
Fourth, you can't meet the elements of the other offenses either.
Why is it that the ACLU types always want to throw police in jail, but never the criminals?
In any event, why don't we just agree that the judge was an idiot?
We have enough other things to argue about...
Why is it people like you "always" try to find some justification for corrupt police conduct?
Doran, I'm going to mostly agree with Bluesy on the broad outlines of this dispute.
Definitely the Sheriff has authority to look at the correspondence on its way in or out of the jail. That's a well established practice.
I also agree that charges of "fraud," etc., would be unwarranted. This is the fault of DA John Roach and the judge, not so much the Sheriff (except to the extent they failed to gather evidence in a timely fashion and missed an opportunity for the prosecution).
More questionable is bluesy's assertion, "they have discretion - they don't have to go and seize something immediately." That may be true but if they wait until it's out of their control and part of defense counsel's files, IMO they've waited beyond the limits of their "discretion."
And of course, the foolishness about wanting to arrest cops instead of criminals, etc., is verbal and ideological diahrrea ... but it's a blog comment so such hyperbole is generally tolerated, though it shouldn't be taken seriously.
On your response, Doran, asking "why people like you 'always' try to find some justification for corrupt police conduct?," I would consider that equally unfair except for one thing: In bluesy's case there is a good reason he consistently looks for "justification for corrupt police conduct" - he makes his living defending cops accused of misconduct; it's actually his day job. best,
Grits, let's get a look at the affidavit in support of the search warrant, and let's find out if the cops had really read all the letters and made copies. I'm willing to tentatively hold the opinion that the cops fudged on this, made misleading and perhaps dishonest statements in the affidavit, and thereby made a fraudulent entry in an official document. I'll apologize to one and all when I'm shown to be in error.
As for the "always" remark, you are right. It was my way of highlighting tx's enthusiasm for over-statement.
Look, it is abvious the sheriff's office was reading the letters. There was an entirely less obtrusive manner to get these letters than going through the defense attorney's file. First, you cannot tell me whoever was opening and reading the letters the defendant wrote to his wife did not have a copier sitting beside him to make copies. I have had dozens of cases where my clients wrote letters to friends and family and the copies of those letters hung them so to speak.
This was a directed and concious effort to chill the attorney-client relationship and weaken the defense attorney's ability to effectively defend his client in murder case.
I think a motion to dismiss based upon prosecutorial misconduct and under Gigglio v. U.S. - state action denying the defendant his 5th and 6th amendment right to a fair trial and effective assistance of counsel.
Doran, I agree with you. And yes, TX I know you are a defender of the police. I give respect to anyone who puts their life on the line but I draw the line when the abuse of the badge is extended. From my research Collin County really can't land honest convictions without fudging or manipulating procedure. Pleae feel free to research their adult and juvenile records. My other assertion would be to have someone open a line to review testimonies of the past and you will uncover statements from the ADA during a trial like "this mexican killed a white woman"...falsiying hearing records and let's not even talk about how the police reports read from McKinney and Frisco....so understandably...I will agree that the Judge is a jug head and the DA is a complete legal joke with the court jesters affectionately known as ADA. However, mail coming and going from jails...always been checked. The timeline could have executed better but to violate the attorney/client privilege....I don't think this judge "took one for the team"....his team is commonly known as "MY WAY" regardless of justice nad the law. And Dee this isn't smallish city is and has always been misjustice, personal vendettas and whatever way they want it. These folks have law degrees...and don't use them. They use whatever convicts for the time and they relentlessly and with egregious error continue to function that way. This case should be a huge sign for the CCA and yet ANOTHER sign of how wrong the judicial system in Collin County is functioning.
Stephen said...
a motion to dismiss based upon prosecutorial misconduct and under Gigglio v. U.S. - state action denying the defendant his 5th and 6th amendment right to a fair trial and effective assistance of counsel.
That was my question, does this search blow up the prosecutions of everyone whose files were touched?
kbp said...
WOW! They'll do whatever they want in Texas it sounds like.
If (and that is a big IF) they knowingly made false entries on the affidavit, the appropriate charge would be perjury, not tampering with a government document.
Grits was right - if they waited until the papers were in the defense attorney's hands, they waited too long, but the judge should have been the one responsible for shutting that down, not the officers.
I do agree that the Judge should have stopped whatever activity there was there...but we have to see what and how the affadavit works. I am not confident that it will be in truth and justice but some fudging along the way. But, we still need to see it. Any chance pending that we can get it online Grits??? But either way, Collin County as a whole is suspect to me and alot of other people. If this judge did sign it...which apparently he did....that reveals alot of truth in what alot of people have been saying...and they are mostly behind bars...poor and miniority....and I am sure...affadavits, police records, judges signatures...will and have played a huge, huge role in the faulty convictions.
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On a related but slightly different note: a local atty here gives out business cards with a Miranda warning printed on the back. You may have seen similar cards. One fine day, he got a call from the DA who was attempting to question a suspect who had one of the atty's cards (but was not a client) and was refusing to cooperate. The DA threatened the atty with obstruction of justice unless he instructed this non-client to talk to the police. Yes, that's right, informing people of their Constitutional rights now apparently constitutes obstruction of justice. To his credit, the local atty replied, "I'll see you before the grand jury" and hung up.
Local Crank - what city and state? OMG, I hope that he pro bonoed that person?! That is excellent and I am sooooo glad that the attorney didn't fall scared and victim to whoever called him and said that. Hooray, for that attorney. What's his name and number - I would like to interview that guy.
From Bill at the Collin County Observers blog.....I am almost thinking the defense attorney is part of this mess.
Judge Mark Rusch finds himself at the center of a legal storm over his issuing a search warrant on the office of defense attorney Keith Gore.
Judge Rusch had appointed the well regarded attorney as second chair in the capital murder trial of Mark Bell.
According to news reports, both the state and national criminal defense associations have mobilized task teams to probe the possible violation of attorney client privilege.
Attorneys for Bell have meanwhile filed motions to recuse Judge Rusch and to return and suppress any evidence gained by the search warrants. The defense team, lead by Steven Miears have issued subpoenas duces tecum to Texas Ranger AP Davidson, and Frisco detectives Clay Anderson and Bryan Sartain. Also served with subpoenas duces tecum were Collin County prosecutors Ben Smith and Christopher Milner.
A subpoena duces tecum is a subpoena that requires the witness to bring documents to the court.
Perverted Justice
This incident isn't Judge Rusch's first controversial search warrant. Last year, at the request of the Murphy police department, Rusch issued a search warrant for the home of Kaufman County prosecutor Bill Conradt.
That warrant was served on television as part of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator" series with Perverted Justice and the Murphy Police Department. While executing the warrant in the glare of television lights, Bill Conradt committed suicide.
In June, NBC agreed to a settlement on behalf of Conradt's family.
The warrant itself contained several factual errors, including the date, the city and the county where it was to be served.
According to Esquire Magazine, Judge Rusch was angry after he learned that Dateline had been at Conradt's home when the warrant was executed. Esquire reported that Rusch called the Murphy police to vent his ire.
The Gore warrant affidavit
According to an article published Sunday by the McKinney Courier-Gazette, the search warrant affidavit contains a statement that a "Frisco police detective spoke to a friend of Mrs. Bell's identified in the affidavit as "Shawna" in late February. She accompanied Mrs. Bell to the Collin County Courthouse on Feb. 21 for Mr. Bell's grand jury appearance."
"[Shawna] told the affiant (the Frisco police detective) that in the parking lot, among other things, Linda Bell stated to her that the 'dumb bastards' think they have the shoes that her husband Mark Bell was wearing at the time of the murder," the affidavit stated, "but that she (Linda Bell) has given the boots he (Linda Bell's husband) was wearing to 'Gore' along with letters her husband had sent to her from jail."
In February, Judge Robert Dry of the 199th District Court served Gore with a subpoena to testify before the grand jury in the case against his client. Gore was ordered to bring any items sent to him by Mrs. Bell. Gore refused and filed a motion to quash the subpoena. Judge Dry then scheduled a hearing on Gore's motion.
The Courier-Gazette article says that, "Gore allegedly told the judge "he would not produce the items even if Judge Dry held him in contempt and fined him," according to a motion filed last Thursday by the DA's office to dismiss Gore as Mr. Bell's defense attorney."
Four days before Judge Dry's scheduled meeting, the DA's office went to Judge Rusch and obtained a search warrant for Gore's office, which was executed in February. Attorney Eric Higgins was tasked to monitor the search "to ensure that the attorney-client privilege and attorney work product were protected during the search."
No boots or shoes were found - only documents.
The Collin county DA has filed a motion to remove Keith Gore from the defense team, and to require that he testify as a witness in the case. Austin attorney David Schulman, who has been brought into the case for the defense, described the DA's motion as nothing more than a publicity stunt. The Courier-Gazette quotes Schulman as saying, "You have to understand the motion filed yesterday (Thursday) is really not about getting Gore disqualified. It was nothing more than a press release by the DA justifying what is in reality an unconscionable, illegal warrant."
Any chance the DA and the court know they can't convict but they want to leave the blame on him so they commit a travesty of justice such that he can't be tried?
TXBluesman: Why does the ACLU want cops in jail? Probably because they know police can usually commit perjury in court and not be prosecuted and the temptation to do that has gotten some of them on more than one occasion to perjure themselves. I'm certain many of them do it out of good intentions. Power corrupts people and good intentions are the road to hell.
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THE COLLIN COUNTY DA'S OFFICE STINKS! THE SON OF THE COLLIN COUNTY DA IS NO DIFFERENT! HE IS RUDE, CURT and NASTY!! HE WILL PROBABLY BE A ONE TERM JUDGE! THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THESE BLATANT INJUSTICES ARE TO COMPLAIN TO THOSE OVER THEM, HAVE THEM INVESTIGATED, MOBOLIZE AND GET THE MEDIA INVOLVED!!!!!!!!!!
I have personal experiences with Judge Dry and what amazes me is that I see Eric Higgins involved with this illegal search as keeping the integrity of the search. These two have been doing shady things for quite sometime. It is common knowledge of the relationship of the two. Just ask attorney Marilyn Landon who defended my case.
I agree. We should complain to those who are over a judge and talk to the media about the the Collin County unethical and injust justices who abuse their power. My question is who are over the judges and who do we talk to in the media who would like to do something about this? It seems to me it takes a lot of time, a lot of money, community engagement, and power to do anything against our courts. Suggestions?


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Don Mattingly isn't using the term "closer by committee" to describe the Dodgers' ninth-inning options in a save situation.
He's just using a committee of closers at the moment.
Sunday, Kenley Jansen picked up the save in the Dodgers' 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals. Javy Guerra, the appointed closer since last season, only made a few warmup pitches in the bullpen after Jansen struggled to find the strike zone early in the ninth inning.
Left-hander Scott Elbert was also warming up in the bullpen beside the right-handed Guerra.
How's that for a committee?
"It is a valid point – as many close games as we're playing, you can't go to the same two, three guys every night," Mattingly said.
It's tempting to characterize the situation as a two-man controversy between Guerra and Jansen, who earned his first save Friday, but Mattingly wouldn't call it that either.
Guerra (1-3, 6.10 ERA) has allowed five runs in his last two innings and hasn't recorded a save since April 20. Jansen (2-0, 2.45), who has converted the Dodgers' last two save opportunities, is among the major-league leaders in strikeouts with 24 despite having not started a game.
In reality, the Dodgers need a committee simply because they have had 14 save opportunities – more than any MLB team – through their first 22 games. Jansen and Guerra have combined to convert 11, a respectable 79 percent success rate.
Meanwhile, Josh Lindblom (0.66 ERA, four holds) continued his hot start by pitching a scoreless eighth inning Sunday, furthering his evolution into an invaluable set-up man.
"A lot of people are going to have to get big outs," Mattingly said.
Still, he felt Guerra's recent struggles warranted a one-on-one meeting.
Guerra described the meeting as "good" and "positive" – but what does "swag" mean for him?
Juan Rivera, recovering from a strained hamstring, is close to the point where he can play first base, Mattingly said. Rivera has had only one at-bat since April 24 and did not play Sunday.
Todd Coffey (knee) will be activated from the disabled list today. To make room for the right-handed reliever, the Dodgers optioned Nate Eovaldi to Double-A Chattanooga.
Jerry Hairston did not play one day after being hit on the left hand by a 97-mph Stephen Strasburg fastball, but was available to pinch-hit.
Prior to today, the Dodgers had not been 10 games over .500 since July 11, 2010 (49-39). They have not been 16-6 to start a season since 1981. … The Dodgers' third series sweep of the season matched their total from all of 2011. … Colorado Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio, who is expected to start today in Denver, is 0-1 with a 7.59 ERA in two career starts against the Dodgers. He is 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA in four starts this season.


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My entry for this challenge (F1 Inspired 3-Wheeled Roadster) is a 3-wheeled lightweight roadster designed for high performance yet economical. It would be powered by an Inline 4 cylinder gasoline engine (likely a large motorcycle engine with a lot of torque). It would be constructed of all lightweight materials including fiberglass and carbon fiber to keep it below 900 pounds to maximize performance and fuel economy. It features independent double wishbone suspension on the front wheels and a paralever arm suspension/drive train combination on the rear wheel. Based on a similar design, you could expect upwards of 180 horsepower, a top speed exceeding 150MPH and experience 0-60MPH in less than 4 seconds. No fancy 3D rendering has been used for display, just pure SketchUp goodness.
After taking a long break from competing in the Google SketchUp 3D Challenge I decided to give it a go with Challenge #102 – Public Transportation. I just looked to see how much time has gone by since the last entry into the challenge and I was stunned to see that my last entry (#88 Skyscraper – Mile High Tower) was submitted July 9, 2009. That was 362 days before I submitted this one on July 6, 2010; almost a year!
Usually I post something on my blog about the challenge right after I finish my model but this time I am posting after the winner was determined. I am happy to say that I am the winner of the challenge making it my 8th win.
For this challenge I decided on making an electric bus. My inspiration came from a few concept buses I found online but in the end I came up something unique. My entry is entitled "Solocraft Electric Bus". Just in case you are wondering, "Solocraft" is the fictional brand name I use for any vehicle I create for the challenges. The name comes from Han Solo from Star Wars.
It is designed to be small and maneuverable for tight city streets. Instead of relying on overhead wires this one gets its power from the Lithium ion batteries contained in the front and back drive module units which would save on infrastructure costs. It would be very lightweight to provide for a decent amount of battery range.
The most unique feature of the bus is the way in which it steers. There is a 4 wheel drive module at both the front and back of the bus. Each module rotates on its own 360 degree axis. This allows the bus to not only make very tight turns and the ability to turn on a dime but it also enables it to rotate the drive modules 90 degrees and pull up to the curb laterally.
The floor is at the same level as a standard city curb height in the middle for easy no climb access to the lower level seats. The floor height also accommodates wheelchair users like me without trouble at the specifically designed bus stops the bus would use. When the bus parks at regular bus stops or on flat pavement a ramp concealed in the floor also provides for wheelchair access.
I had planned to push this model further by creating an attachment that would turn it into an airplane for short distance air travel but I had to abandon that idea as I ran towards the deadline. Sometimes my ideas are just too ambitious to complete within the allotted time. You can see what happens when I don't have a deadline for a project if read about my Starship Project on this blog. I plan on implementing the airplane idea as well as a few other ideas that would extend it's versatility after I finish the starship.
This submarine is modeled to resemble a fish. Its propulsion system features large propellers contained in ducted cowlings that are designed to create a vortex enabling the sub to travel at high speeds through the water. Each propeller housing is attached to a wing that pivots up or down to ascend or descend in the water. When the wings move in opposite directions they allow the submarine to roll and turn much like an airplane does. Varying the speed of each propeller also assists in turning mobility.
Take a look at the gallery below or download the model.
This week's challenge was difficult because we had to recreate a well-known work of art in SketchUp. I chose to do Edward Hopper's Nighthawks oil painting. Big mistake as it turns out. It's looks great as a painting but if you go trying to recreate it in 3D and take care in dong so, it is practically impossible. It's just that the physical perspective of the painting does not translate to any form of reality. If I was recreating a photo, then no sweat, but a painting isn't a photo, it's an impression of someone else's perception of something real. Had Edward Hopper traced a photograph onto canvas it would have made it easier but that's not his style. I didn't have enough time to add all of the details and definitely not the time of the capability to model the people. To match the painting perfectly I would have had to put way too much work into it. Did I do it justice? You be the judge.
For this challenge I designed a two-seater two-wheeled car. It balances on its two parallel wheels in the same fashion as a Segway scooter. The vehicle is driven by 2 large efficient electric motors (one for each wheel) allowing one wheel to move independently of the other allowing for greatly enhanced maneuverability. The car is powered by either the solar cells in the roof during the day or by the hydrogen fuel cell in the floor during the night or other low light conditions. The large wheels surround the entry doors which open by rotating backward on an offset axis allowing for a spacious opening. It is designed to have a minimalist interior free of a cluttered dashboard. In place of the dash is a large translucent view screen that rises out of the floor when the vehicle is on. The view screen provides area to display it's virtual gauges as well as controls for the navigation system and media player. The vehicle is controlled by two joysticks on the armrests of both seats. Both passengers have the option of driving the vehicle with either the left or right palm joystick and controlling the rest of the car's functions with the opposite joystick. There is also a generously sized cargo area in the back that expands for additional space when needed. Take a look at the gallery below or download the model for a closer look.


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Karen Kendra Holmes Returns
Karen is back, and opens up about the danger for trans women of color, her Ted Talk, and transitioning from Tony to Karen. Karen Kendra Holmes, has been named, Soldier of the Year, received the Governor's Crime Prevention Award, and was named one of the "Top 50 Successful Transgender Americans You Need to Know". Music provided by the YouTube Audio Library - Wishful Thinking by Dan Lebowitz.
On this episode, Peter Rosenstein talks to Jimmy about working for Congresswoman Bella S. Abzug and President Carter, advising different Mayors of Washington D.C., being a columnist for Washington Blade and Huffington Post, leading the fight for marriage-equality in the District of Columbia, and why he waited till his 30s to come out. Music provided by the YouTube Audio Library - Wishful Thinking by Dan Lebowitz.
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Karen Holmes, has been named, Soldier of the Year, received the Governor's Crime Prevention Award, and was named one of the "Top 50 Successful Transgender Americans You Need to Know" Now you will, because Karen is, Out With Jimmy. Music provided by the YouTube Audio Library - Wishful Thinking by Dan Lebowitz.
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Lost in my thoughts, and constantly overthinking, I've got to swallow my pride and ask myself who's the real slim shady? Will you stand up? Holding negative thoughts captive, making a path for the beauty that's on its way, saying out loud "no Satan, not today".
Smiling in the sun, while I go for a run, thanking Him in advance for the wonderful romance that's about to enhance. Restoring our minds, bodies and souls, so we can embrace our eternal goals.
Our thoughts are so powerful. We're all Human, our minds wonder, do you ever just want to take out all the negative thoughts that are of fear, inside of you? Learning how to dispose of thoughts that don't give us life seems so hard, and it is. It's your own masterpiece that you have the power to create in your mind. Life gets us sometimes. Life beats us. Life tears us apart. Life also makes us really happy. To be in that happy and content place, we must hold any negative thought captive. Make room for thoughts that give you joy. Meditate on the things you WANT out of life and picture these things in detail. Act like what you want has already happened. Be thankful, in advance. I'll touch on our thoughts and the power they have later, too.


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The welcoming atmosphere and sense of community, music and parties, art and costumes… And overall, the amount of creativity, work and love that go into making this hot and surreal week a life-altering experience still remains one incredible chance for every individual to redefine themselves and expand their consciousness.
If the festival experience may vary depending on one's social status, amidst the sand and dust, wood and rust, we are all alike indeed.
Among last year's 70.000 attendees, photographer Alexander Schneider went on his own existential quest and visited the festival for the first time. Luckily for us, he also brought back this lovely series of pictures from the inside of Burning Man. As radically inclusive as it gets, welcome to Black Rock City everyone!


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Q: WebGL drawing failure after mouse click I have a helper method drawRect(p1, p2) that draws a rectangle (in orthographic projection). The code works fine if I do this:
function webGLStart() {
    // initialization code

    gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    gl.uniformMatrix4fv(shaderProgram.pMatrixLoc, false, pMatrix);

    drawRect(new Point(10, 10), new Point(50, 50));
}

Now suppose I want to render a new rectangle after every mouse click. So I cleared the canvas, set up the projection matrix and moved the drawRect call in mouse down handler. And it is not working.
function webGLStart() {
    // initialization code

    gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    gl.uniformMatrix4fv(shaderProgram.pMatrixLoc, false, pMatrix);

    canvas.onmousedown = handleMouseDown;
}

function handleMouseDown(event) {
    // x, y depends on click coordinate
    drawRect(new Point(x, y), new Point(x + 20, y + 20));
}

The whole canvas is getting vanished after mouse click. However, if I store the information of all rectangles in an array and in mouse handler I clear the canvas and then draw all rectangles from the array then there is no problem. In other words if I re-render the complete scene then there is no problem.
So my question is: is it not possible to draw one after another without clearing the whole canvas and refreshing everything?

A: If you want to "preserve" the background then you must use the preserveDrawingBuffer flag:
gl = canvas.getContext("experimental-webgl", {preserveDrawingBuffer:true} );

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Real Life Iron Man sets world record for top speed with body-controlled jet suit
Shane McGlaun - Nov 9, 2017, 7:11 am CDT
A man called Richard Browning is the founder and chief test pilot of a company called Gravity Industries. He participated recently in the Guinness World Records Day where he set the world record for the fastest seed in a body controlled jet engine powered suit. Basically, he is Iron Man. The record-setting flight was performed in Lagoona Park in Reading, UK.
For the record-setting run, a Guinness World Records adjudicator, Pravin Patel, was on hand to certify the record and ensure that the speed as measured accurately over a 100-meter distance. The jet suit pilot set a record of 32.02 mph on his third and final attempt at the record. He then dropped into the lake.
The suit used in the record is powered by six micro jet gas turbines that run on kerosene and each have 22 kg of thrust. There are no control surfaces for direction, the suit is completely controlled by body movement alone. The pilot must balance and hold position in the air to maintain position.
The top speed reached isn't that fast, but considering how complex the control system looks the record and the flying suit are impressive indeed. If you are wondering about the Guinness World Records Day event, it is an annual thing.
The event was originally designed to celebrate the day back in 2004 when the Guinness World Records book become the world's best-selling copyright book. The event this year saw nearly 600,000 people around the world trying to set world records and make it into the book.
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art and allusion: Is this the End of Street Photography in Britain?
Is this the End of Street Photography in Britain?
Tony Blair and co are allegedly poised to bring in legislation that will force photographers to register for ID cards if they want to take photographs in public places...so are we about to wave goodbye to British street photography? UPDATE HERE, 29.3.07.
There is an official petition against this which already has over 27,000 signatories, deadline for signing is 14th August 2007. More on this from the person who started the petition. This may be a false alarm: Sophie Howarth explains why here (and gives some useful links too).
Wow, this is seriously bad news. Is there any information on why the government believes this move is warranted? My gut reaction tells me its probably part of post-9/11 hysteria, but then I'm loathed to think that any rational person could take seriously the possibility that terrorism and photography are genuinely correlated in any meaningful way.
I've posted several new links into the item above that might answer your question. See especially the link to a piece by Sophie Howarth for an informed analysis.


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In the words of last surviving British veteran of WW1 Harry Patch, who died in 2009 aged 111 "It wasn't worth it." As the effects of WW1 continue to ripple through each of our lives in the present, the ways in which it altered the world irrevocably for the worse continue to make themselves apparent.
A war which beckoned humanity into a century of industrial murder the likes of which it had never before witnessed.
"The English and French say they are fighting in defence of democracy, but they do not wish their words to be heard in Petrograd or Calcutta" said Bertrand Russell at the time.
His words spoke to the hypocrisy of a society in which only 18% of men could vote going to war allied with an absolute autocracy in Tsarist Russia to democratise Germany in which 22% of men could vote. His words spoke to the hypocrisy of a society whose military occupied 12,700,000 miles of the globe going to war in "defence of small nations" to guarantee the neutrality of a country responsible for millions of deaths in the Congo.
My piece Refuse2Kill is dedicated to those who had the foresight to see the trouble ahead and the bravery to let their opposition be known in spite of societal disdain and legal repression.
This song was made in remembrance of their sacrifice in the face of systematised insanity and in recognition of the way they paved for Britain's anti-war movement.
20,000 men in Britain refused to fight
6,000 were imprisoned
80 died in prison
34 were sentenced to death.
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Film Directed by Iris Abols
Director of Photography - Winstan Whitter
Camera Operator – Chin Okoronkwo
Performers: Joseph Batchelor, Faheem Hussain, Jas Bariah, Soumyajyoti Paul, Adrien Spencer, Jacqueline Ramnarine, Sammy Heaney, Syed J Ahmed, Siana Smith, Sandra Adjei, Keisha Adjei, Garry Cordes.
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Editor - Monica Gomes
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Lowkey is a British-Iraqi Hip-hop artist, campaigner and playwright who has appeared on BBC TV and Radio, Channel 4, ITV, Al Jazeera, MTV BASE, SBTV and Novara Media. He has written for the Guardian and Ceasefire Magazine.
His critically acclaimed music has received millions of streams on Spotify, sold over 25k albums digitally and garnered over 45 million YouTube views. His independently released album Soundtrack to the Struggle (2011) charted #6 in the UK RnB chart, #9 in the UK Indie chart, #14 in the UK Download chart and #57 in the UK Albums chart. He has worked with Immortal Technique, Wretch 32, Akala, Dead Prez and The Outlawz. He is part of the supergroup Mongrel alongside members of the Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles and Reverend and the Makers. The band released their album Better than Heavy in tandem with the Independent newspaper. The band were invited to Venezuela by then-President Hugo Chavez, with Lowkey eventually travelling to Caracas and performing at the Community of Latin American States and Caribbean States (CELAC) celebration in 2011.
He was included in MTV Base Best of the Best UK MCs two years in a row. Charting at #10 in 2010 and #7 in 2011.
Lowkey has been lauded in the Houses of Parliament by the MP for Kensington, Emma Dent Coad as a "poet laureate for Grenfell Tower." This praise was in recognition of his release Ghosts of Grenfell, which featured on BBC Radio 4's World at One and enjoyed public support from Russell Brand, Frankie Boyle, Lilly Allen and JME. His community work around the Grenfell fire led to his recent appointment as director of performing arts for the Kids on The Green charity, assisting rehabilitation of children in the area.
Lowkey is a patron of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and an active supporter of Stop the War Coalition. He accompanied George Galloway on his siege breaking Viva Palestina convoy bringing aid to Gaza in 2009.
He has also lectured alongside academic Norman Finkelstein during their tour of universities in the United States in 2010 to mark the release of his book, This Time We Went Too Far.
Lowkey was commissioned by Theatre Royal, Bath to write a Hip Hop version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, which was performed there and was also performed as part of the Edinburgh Festival.
He is currently completing an MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
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Sinopotamon planum is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Potamidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1992 door Dai.

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This is not your normal Ceaco puzzle, the pieces were backed with thick cork board and there were a lot of whimsies – there were balloons, a dog, a train, birds, even a clown! SO MUCH FUN! As an added bonus there are 42 pieces of the puzzle that you can assemble separately to make a juggling clown. I didn't do that part, but what a cool idea!
The puzzle was only 584 pieces, but they were quite large – almost too big for my whiteboard which I used at the time for regular 20 x 27 1000 piece puzzles. It wasn't an easy puzzle by any means, the two trees at the top took me an hour 😮 It's more challenging with the random cut of the pieces and whimsies, but I enjoyed every moment and love, love, LOVE THIS PUZZLE!


Fans of quirky fashion with an ethnic edge will go head over high heels over cute little Yazi in the Seef Mall. Yasmin Salahuddin, a Bahraini designer and the mastermind behind Yazi, crafts handmade accessories, handbags and clutches with Swarovski crystals and Murano glass. Also up for grabs are brands from Timmy Woods Beverly Hills, Frandami 1960 and Paulette ltd NY.


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Tested: X-Trig Triple Clamps
Rating: Vital Review
Review and Photos by Michael Lindsay
Tested on: 2013 KX450F and 2013 KX250F
Don't you hate it when you buy the latest and greatest bike and struggle with the handling? Even after setting up the suspension, you may still find yourself wanting to change its characteristics. Now, whether you're looking for more bite, gaining a little stability, or trying to eliminate the front end tucking, a good route to go is to try some different offset triple clamps. Finding the right offset can be a challenge, as you may not like the change in all situations (based on speed, track material, roughness, etc.). This can also bring the difficulty of finding a set that fits your needs, and has a bar position or height that is to your liking. Well, this is where the X-Trig triple clamps come into play, which
Don't you hate it when you buy the latest and greatest bike and struggle with the handling? Even after setting up the suspension, you may still find yourself wanting to change its characteristics. Now, whether you're looking for more bite, gaining a little stability, or trying to eliminate the front end tucking, a good route to go is to try some different offset triple clamps. Finding the right offset can be a challenge, as you may not like the change in all situations (based on speed, track material, roughness, etc.). This can also bring the difficulty of finding a set that fits your needs, and has a bar position or height that is to your liking. Well, this is where the X-Trig triple clamps come into play, which are arguably the most adjustable triple clamps on the market. Between the highly adjustable bar positions and clamp offsets, I was curious to see if they would help me find the "perfect" setup I've been looking for.
Technical Features:
Bars can be mounted in six different positions.
X-Clamp designs allows for two different clamp offsets.
Handlebars can be mounted on solid Fix-System bar mounts or PHDS (Progressive Handlebar Dampening System) bar mounts, both sets include riser blocks for taller applications.
Stiffness of the steering stem is tuned to the needs of each model.
Precise clamping with special bolts for a lower torque spec.
MSRP ($799.99 with PHDS bar mounts), ($779.99 with Solid bar mounts).
First Impressions:
The X-Trig clamps are a sight to see, with excellent attention to detail. When you unbox them you'll find a lower clamp with a DLC-coated steering stem, a lower bearing already pressed on (also includes a bearing race), top clamps, quick-adjust nut, and pinch bolts. X-Trig has a unique system that they call the "X-Clamp", which gives you the ability to change the offset of the clamps. The steering stem is actually offset at it's base, so if spun around it changes the offset of the clamps by 2mm. The stem is held in by two bolts, which you can loosen, and then spin the stem 180 degrees, and tighten it back down, thus changing the clamp offset. On the Kawasaki KXF models it changes from the stock 23mm offset to 21mm. You have a choice of two different bar mounts to purchase; solid mounts or the PHDS mounts. I chose to go with the PHDS mounts for the extra comfort. They are mounted solidly to the upper clamp, but have rubber cushions on each end of the bar mount (between the top and bottom of the bar clamping area). This allows the bars to more or less "float" vertically and horizontally to reduce feedback to your hands and arms. There are also three different durometers of the rubber cushions; the standard that the system comes with, and both a harder and softer compound. This allows you to further adjust the level of flex and feedback you're receiving. With this system you get the comfort of a rubber-mounted bar, but the strength and lack of twisting from a solid mount. The mounts are also offset allowing for different bar positions, this combined with the top clamp's three mounting holes, it allows for a total of six bar positions.
On the Track:
Even thought the clamps have a large number of bar positions, I quickly found what I wanted, torqued down the clamps, and was ready to set off. I started off on the standard offset so I could get a feel for the PHDS bar mounts. The medium (yellow) compound felt similar to a standard rubber mounted bar mount, the stiffer (red) compound is more rigid as you would expect, but still have more comfort than a solid mount. Finally, the soft (green) compound allows for quite a bit of movement, which was welcome on choppy hardpack, but for larger jumps it flexed a bit too much for my preference, so I ended back at the standard mediums. With that in order, I turned my attention to the offsets. The standard offset is 23mm (which is the same as stock) and the option is 21mm. For some, the KX450F could use some help in the turning department, and on tighter tracks I agree with this. Instead of having to completely switch to a new set of clamps, I put the X-Trig's "X-Clamp" to work, and swapped the offset in a few minutes. The 21mm offset aids by bringing the front-end closer to the frame and adding weight to the front end. This brought improved traction up front but can give up some stability on faster/rougher tracks, but with a simple switch I was back to where I started. It was interesting being able to switch back and forth so quickly. It allowed me to find allot of differences on how the bike handled on the same track, same day, same conditions, when normally I wouldn't spend the time completely switching clamps.
Long Term Durability:
One thing that always worries me with anodized aftermarket clamps is how long the color will resist fading. I've experience this with many clamps over the years and certain colors fade quicker than others. This wasn't the case with the X-Trigs, which has held its color even after days of sitting out in the sun at the track. To protect my investment I ran a Cycra stadium plate to protect the front of the clamps, so there was a lack of roost chips that also kept the clamps looking fresh. With the bar-mounts being solid with a large base they have resisted any kind of bending or twisting, even after a few larger spills.
The Last Word:
Upfront these clamps look like a bit of an investment, with a higher price tag than the majority of clamps on the market. If you're just out for a set of clamps to brighten up the bike, then these are probably not up your alley. If you're looking for the adjustability that normally only factory riders have access to, then these clamps are a perfect fit. For the price, it's practically two high-quality clamps with a load of adjustments to customize them to the fit you're looking for. Some riders may not switch the offset as much as I do or just stick with one once they learn the differences. Either way, the simplicity of the change, adjustability, and high quality bar mounts makes these a winner in my book.
If your interested in X-trig's clamps or other products then check out TechnicalTouchUSA.com
Vital MX rating: 4 stars
About the Test Rider:
Michael Lindsay is a born-and-raised moto freak and gearhead from the heart of motocross in Southern California. First swinging a leg over a bike at the age of five, he immediately caught the racing bug, spending nearly every weekend behind a gate…and a lot of time on the couch while injured. While swinging back and forth between moto and the off-road scene, giving him a wide range of experience on the bike. Of course, all of this led to one thing: Lindsay loves working on his bikes almost as much as he loves talking about them. When he's not in the Vital MX forum or writing his latest product review, you can find him out at the track taking dirt naps, tearing down bikes, working on heavy equipment or maybe even over at Enzo Racing building suspension. With an outspoken personality, gearhead background, and as Vital MX's guru for product, Michael is here to share his unbiased opinion.
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SEATTLE -- Kenny Gavigan has made a career out of his passion for cars. He works as a mechanic for the Kirkland Police Department helping those who protect and serve keep their cruisers running.
Now, he needs some help of his own after someone stole his red 1962 Chevy Nova with WA plate 71179CV.
"I left it parked behind my house one night, came back and it was gone the next morning," said Gavigan, who lives in Carnation.
Gavigan has always loved the Nova. His dad helped him rebuild one to drive when he was in high school. Now, he has kids of his own and loved taking them for a ride in the classic car after putting in the hours to fix it up.
"It takes a lot of time to buy original parts and to go through brake systems and fuel systems to make sure a vehicle isn't going to leave you stranded on the road when you're out driving it," said Gavigan.
King County sheriff's detectives say it was taken last Sunday sometime after 3 p.m. in the area of W. Commercial Street and W. Bird Sreet in Carnation. There were no clues at the scene as to how the thief started it and drove it away.
"If you saw even an area where it went and you can call us and let us know, we can get officers out there and investigate and hopefully track down exactly where it went," said sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Abbott.
Kenny just hopes he gets it back intact.
"You notice it in a parking lot because of that body style car because it doesn't blend in so it should be pretty easy to spot out there," he said.
If you saw the Nova or you know where deputies can find it, call 911 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at www.P3Tips.com or by using the P3 Tips App on your phone.