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it's usually cheaper to buy a laptop on sale and throw away the Windows license than it is to buy one without Windows preinstalled!
So if Windows makes computers cheaper, what exactly is the Microsoft tax?
It doesn't make laptops cheaper, it just makes inexpensive laptops a bit less inexpensive. The fact that buying a bare laptop is more expensive is a nasty side-effect of MS's licensing arrangements with OEMs. That, in turn, is why people are getting fed up with the Windows tax.
It is not all Windows fault. Some companies pay the manufacturer money to install their shareware (like anti-virus scanners)
The fact that buying a bare laptop is more expensive is a nasty side-effect of MS's licensing arrangements with OEMs.
There are some unstated assumptions in that statement. I don't know what the real numbers are, but here are some thoughts:
Suppose OEMs did offer a simple checkbox for wheter you want Windows pre-installed:
1. Some % of people buying laptops want Windows on it -- let's say x%
2. Some % of people buying laptops don't want Windows on it -- let's say y%
3. Some % of people buying laptops have no clue and will go with whatever is cheapest (i.e. will exclude windows w/o realizing what they're doing, if it was offered as an option by the OEM) -- z%
For x%, the economics remain mostly unchanged. For y% the economics improve due to no Windows OEM price. For z% the purchase just got quite painful because they saved the OEM price, but now they need an OS, and they are no longer eligible for OEM pricing. Worse -- they get angry at the OEM that sold them a useless machine, and vow never to do business with them, and they spend a lot of time (i.e. spend a lot of OEM's money) on the phone with support trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
The final economics for the OEM depends on the exact percentages of x%, y% and z%, and the final number for how much z% costs them in support calls, alienated customers (future sales), etc. Of course, you also need to factor in the same thing for the y% folks.
There's also a built-in assumption here, that the z% will want Windows -- but it's not a stretch -- not everyone has a nerd at hand to install Linux and configure it to make it work for them.
I don't know the answers to these questions -- but I do question the veracity of the statement that MS's licensing arrangements make purchasing an OS-less laptop more expensive. I think if this wasn't slashdot, an assertion like that would need more substantiation. I suspect that OEMs would offer whichever options give them the best combination of customer satisfaction, and profit margins. The checkbox to purchase w/o Windows being absent certainly does mean that it costs more for them to give us that option -- on this we agree. But the actual cause of that cost is what I am questioning here.
The answer is to ACTUALLY provide the refunded license cost if you wipe the drive rather than accepting the EULA. X remains happy. Y gets their money back, and Z never knew it was an option but it looks like the one at work, so it must be OK.
I have no doubt the OEMs are selecting the most profitable option, but that's only because MS is doint things like telling them to install Windows on 100% of their machines or the price per machine doubles. That may not be the exact deal happening now, but MS making dea
There's also a built-in assumption here, that the z% will want Windows -- but it's not a stretch -- not everyone has a nerd at hand to install Linux and configure it to make it work for them.
A few years ago my brother, who is not a computer nerd but reasonably self motivated as a user, downloaded a linux distro and asked me to help install it.
I visited him for the weekend (he lives in a different city) and sat in his living room watching TV with my nephews while he tried to see how far he could get. I told him to give me a yell if he got stuck.
When he finally called me over to the computer (one TV episode later, so probably about half an hour) he was finished.
Not every non-nerd needs a nerd to
The fact that buying a bare laptop is more expensive is a nasty side-effect of MS's licensing arrangements with OEMs. That, in turn, is why people are getting fed up with the Windows tax.
Bare bones doesn't sell worth shit.
While Walmart.com finds it profitable to stock 240 Win 7 laptops and 89 desktops. None of them high end product.
The OEM Windows PC benefits from enormous economies of scale.
In manufacturing. In marketing.
The OEM Windows PC benefits from the fact that it is sold as a ready-to-run home appl
Absolutely none of that explains why they can't refund you the cost of the license if you wipe the drive.
Dont forget they earn a few dollars installing Norton, a few more for the MS Office trial version, browser toolbars and other crap-ware.
I think it very well might be. Isn't that basically Microsoft's business model? They found a way to compete on price with free (as in beer).
Why? Competition. That's how a market system works.
Why? Competition. That's how a market system works.
Actually, the market currently works by shipping you a system with Windows. To say anything else is just an idealised concept of market forces. This story is all about subverting the way the market works.
Now in this case, you might think that you would save $45 without getting an operating system, but that $300 laptop is sold with a support cost built in. The manufacturer has to provide a system for support at a mostly fixed infrastructure cost. This cost is determined by assuming that only a certain percen
because IMHO there is nothing that runs better on Macintosh than OS X.,
Which is why Boot Camp does not exist.
well... it's possible considering how fast OSX runs on a commodity PC.
1- You don't get the same battery life (not even close)
2- No multi-touch on the trackpad
I know that's driver related, but still...
Secondly, the hardware and OS comes from a single company (Apple) so I believe there's more leniency with the bundle.
So much "leniency" that it is impossible to buy a Macintosh without OSX.
there's no retail/OEM pricing available for OS X because it isn't sold as a separate product.
Or maybe it's not sold as a separate product because there is no retail/OEM pricing available.
If you don't want to pay for Windows, don't buy a machine with Windows.
Linux-preinstalled machines are still available, but there were a majority of the budget machines for a while. It was sad when people just wanted to format it and install that OS everyone else uses. They didn't even know what an OS was, but they wanted the one everyone else has.
Why no noise about being able to buy a Mac without whatever Macs run?
Because Apple has not gone about forcing exclusive deals onto every significant hardware manufacturer in the market. This case is about exclusive and exclusionary deals between Microsoft and PC sellers and its effect on the end consumer.
now look at the mac os tax
it has to be at the most $1500-$500 on the mac pro.
Not germane.
Apple builds the computer and the OS.
Microsoft does not build computers.
now look at the mac os tax
it has to be at the most $1500-$500 on the mac pro.
thats a tax on the trendy. its widespread among most apple products.
Way to go ADUC.
They might not get very far, but I will cheer them on.
Way to go ADUC.
They might not get very far, but I will cheer them on.
Well, if it walks like ADUC...
Why buy a computer with Windows when you want a computer without Windows? I buy lots of things and throw out part of it. I don't expect a refund on the skin of an onion that gets peeled and promptly thrown away.
I don't expect a refund on the skin of an onion that gets peeled and promptly thrown away.
Yes, but the farmer doesn't pay a third party to add skins to their onions, thus increasing the cost of onion production. They may pay Monsanto, but without going too far off topic, that system's just as screwed up.
Yes, but the farmer doesn't pay a third party to add skins to their onions, thus increasing the cost of onion production.
Or does the onion skin provide secondary effects which make onion farming cheaper in the long run?
That is to say, does shipping the most widely used OS on the planet, which supports most hardware and software out of the box, reduce support costs over time? Even though Linux is free, it might cost more to support each Linux box than a Windows box. It's plausible, and would therefore make the Windows products actually cheaper. I remember seeing Dell computers preinstalled with Ubuntu were often times even mor
I remember seeing Dell computers preinstalled with Ubuntu were often times even more expensive than their Windows counterparts.
Then they didn't charge enough for Ubuntu software support. Hardware manufacturers should shut up and just support their hardware, rather than say ridiculous things like Apple's "jailbreaking your iPhone voids the hardware warranty, including the screen". I know they're scared that custom, non-sandboxed code might be able to send a "Halt and Catch Fire" type signal to the hardware that otherwise wouldn't happen, but you need a little intelligence and knowledge of your product to be able to respect your cust
Lol @ 'support'.
As if ANY of these computers come with 'support' that you don't have to PAY for.
Sure, sometimes they give you a year of support, bundled in to an overpriced sell, which to any intelligent person is you paying for it.
But the reality is you will pay for the support, whether it be with dell, or buying microsoft, or paying canonical to spoonfeed you ubuntu fixes.
Not many prebuilt computers have the price, specs, and OS we want.
Some computers, like laptops, can't usually be assembled at home.
As far as Laptops are concerned, non-Windows basically means the XO. Which, since the latest version uses ARM, also means non-Intel, which precludes all binary-only software for Linux even if you wanted Linux and not some other OS.
As far as Laptops are concerned, non-Windows basically means the XO.
Or Apple.
> Why buy a computer with Windows when you want a computer without Windows?
Why buy an onion with skin when you don't want the skin?
> I don't expect a refund on the skin of an onion that gets peeled and promptly thrown away.
The onion skin doesn't cost $129.95 when purchased separately. Nor does the grocery store deliberately add the skin and pay Microsoft for the privilege.
Microsoft makes deals with PC manufacturers, who then bundle Windows and sell to end customers. If you buy such a PC, and don't want Windows, you should talk to your manufacturer instead. Why is it an issue for Microsoft to deal with, or make it convenient for you to get a refund from your PC manufacturer? It just doesn't make sense.
So sue the manufacturer instead.
The problem is Microsoft uses bully tactics and abuse their monopoly to bend the manufacturers to their will. MOST people who buy laptops want or don't mind using Windows on them, so to be competitive in the laptop market you have to have a good price on your laptop+windows bundle, and if you want a good deal on Windows, Microsoft's exclusivity agreements then stop you from offering any other alternative.
The legal challengers are trying to say that a laptop as a piece of hardware is separate enough from Windows that you shouldn't be allowed to force it on people.
MS freely offered to provide a refund if you choose not to agree to the terms of the EULA. They then reneg on that offer if you actually take them up on it, even if you bought the laptop with the understanding that the option existed.
They try to pass the responsibility off to a 3rd party that had no part in the EULA.
Since then, there have been cases where the OS and hardware are claimed to be offered as an all or nothing bundle, but that may not be legal everywhere and, of course, there is a question of actually getting your free refund should you not agree with the T&C you can only see by turning the laptop on.
Contrary to popular impression, monopolies are not illegal. But they are restricted by law from doing things (mostly that would preserve or extend the monopoly) that are perfectly legal for other companies.
Tying or "bundling" is one of those illegal things that monopolies must not do. Selling their product as part of another sale. Software, including should be a sales choice ("Do you want Windows with that?") and invoice line-item.
How the boxen are configured and shipped is a separate matter. It would probably not be illegal to ship a machine with MS Windows pre-installed (and even stickered) even though the OS was refused at sales time and no price was paid for it. Quiet about virus! This would not authorize use, although a gift recipient might have an innocent user defense.
Given that history, both MS & the mfr would have to prove there was no bundling. Quite easily done if theirs always a sales-question asked and invoice line-item. Much more difficult if not. Yes, this is guilty until proven innocent, but that is precisely how the US Sherman and C
I do not know Italian law, but I would not expect an outcome similar to Anglo-American law. AFAIK, they mostly use a "code" approach to the law, the codes dating back to the Romans and being used as generally guiding principles for the judges who have more discretion than common-law courts.
The fundamental problem for MS and the bundling mfrs is that a refund is not the same as a non-sale. It might be a remedy, but the money has been paid, and the negotiating power is reversed.
If, for instance, I boot my new machine from a USB key or CDROM, I might never see any notices of refund. Such a clean boot would be a very reasonable precaution to avoid running MS software and avoid a possible allegation of "use".
AFAIK, they mostly use a "code" approach to the law, the codes dating back to the Romans and being used as generally guiding principles for the judges who have more discretion than common-law courts.
IANAIL, but we definitely do not have any code dating back to the Romans. There is no continuity between the Roman Empire and the Republic of Italy, which started out as the Duchy of Savoy, then Kingdom of Sardinia, then Kingdom of Italy. We have a sort of Napoleonic code [wikipedia.org] (good thing that our expats bring back s
...you have accepted the end user licence
Funny, I thought that is what liveCD's and OS installation software was for?
Actually, I got so $%&&%$## off a year ago when I bought my last (as in never again) Dell and I was forced to purchase a 64 bit copy of Windoze just to get the amount of memory I wanted. Even though they knew I was going to wipe whatever they put on the disk drive as soon as it arrived I still had to pay the ransom/extortion fee. I never looked back. My next machine was an HP with twice the memory and a blank disk drive. Speak with your wallet, as that is the only language they truly understand.
Off-topic, but why is it that the words "Windows" and "Microsoft" are still deliberately mangled when people who particularly dislike the product/company talk about them? It's 2011 already - it's not funny or cute anymore. Do these people distort the names of other companies and products they don't like? What makes Windows/Microsoft special?
The sign of a mature discussion is when you can refer to things you don't like without having to resort to childish mechanics like deliberate mangling of words. I
My last 3 laptops have been high-end HP workstation models with blank disks. They are, compared to the rest, very good about giving you exactly what you want in your computer. I haven't used it or anything, but I believe there is an option to get some of the more mainstream linux distros pre-installed as well. You may have to buy through another reseller like Newegg or CDW for that.
In the context of this discussion, though, there isn't much point...since I do just fine using Windows myself.
I was forced to purchase a 64 bit copy of Windoze just to get the amount of memory I wanted. Even though they knew I was going to wipe whatever they put on the disk drive as soon as it arrived I still had to pay the ransom/extortion fee.
How do any of these words apply? It's just that they offered you a crappy deal: we will only sell you this memory upgrade as a package deal with a copy of Windows. Companies offer crappy deals all the time, but they aren't forcing you to do anything, demanding a ransom for
Should offer a "Linux Option". and a known Linux Option. Not a "bizzare Linux no one has ever heard of that has no drivers" option, and not a "FreeDOS option". But a "Fedora Option" or a "Mandriva Option" or a "Ubuntu Option" or a "SuSE Option" - That should cover 90% of Linux users.
Last time I bought a computer it was via Dell,
I rang them up and argued about the fact I didnt want windows.
they argued it was built into the price.
at the time windows home premium was around $250 odd, so I said I wanted $200 off the price, whether or not windows was installed.
it was easier for them to discount me the price of windows (and I doubt it costs them that much per computer) than it was for them to sell me a laptop without windows.
so forget about trying to get it without windows, the main thing is to not have to pay for it!
But in a consumer-activism sense, you failed. You still let Dell take your money (albeit discounted) and pay M$ for the OS. M$ still got paid, and while it was indirect, you voted for more M$ with your dollars.
To some people this matters... Maybe not you, which is totally fine.
I recently bought a Dell Zino HD from Dell NZ. I did it over the phone, so I could ask for the Windows licence to be refunded - there is now way to do it on the website of course.
The first operator didn't really know how to handle my request and asked if they could call back. When I did get called back I was offered a discount to the value of the Windows licence. So presumably Dell ended up paying Microsoft for a licence on my purchase anyway.
I'm guessing that Microsoft have insured themselves in the agreements with the system builders and distributors in this way. I don't know how you would go about finding out what the content of those agreements really is though.
I don't see this as bad practice... If you don't want a computer with Windows on it, then don't buy it - there are plenty of places you can go and get a computer WITHOUT Microsoft software. Most of them are probably local shops.
Here are a couple of places from whom I've bought linux boxes: http://system76.com/ [system76.com] , http://www.zareason.com/ [zareason.com] Based on my extremely small sample size, I've found system76 to be a little better in terms of quality, but I've seen lots of positive comments about both of these businesses on the web.
Of course I realize that the existence of alternatives doesn't mean that Microsoft isn't massively exploiting its monopoly power over the market ("monopoly" in the legal sense, which does not require 100% market share). But if nobody bothers to buy from the alternatives, then I can sure as heck guarantee you that the situation will get worse, not better.
Some big retailers such as Fry's, Target, and Walmart have tried selling linux machines. As far as I've been able to tell, none of them have been successful, and I don't think the failure has anything to do with strong-arm tactics by MS. A while back, Fry's used to sell linux machines for $180-250 that were actually pretty decent. I bought several of them (one for my father, one for my daughter, etc.), and they lasted a long time and gave yeoman service. But they stopped selling them, and when I asked one of the salespeople at Fry's he said that they'd had so many returns that it wasn't profitable. Realistically, what was happening was that a lot of people were buying them, wiping linux off the hard disk, and installing a bootlegged copy of windows. Then when the windows install didn't work correctly, they would return the machine. This wasn't subtle at all. The machines came with a custom linux distro (ThizLinux) that nobody in the U.S. had ever heard of and that didn't even have a web page in English. The docs that came with the machines consisted of five pages of instructions on how to install windows, and no info whatsoever on how to use the linux that came preinstalled.
Walmart was selling the gPC for a while. I bought one, and although the hardware was decent, the quality of the software integration stank to high heaven.
What the smaller sellers like system76 and zareason are doing right is to stop trying to invent their own crappy linux distro and just ship their machines with ubuntu, which works. Another thing they're doing right is to market their computers to people who actually want to run linux, as opposed to people who don't know about, don't care about, or don't want linux.
Yes I know that not everyone is so inclined or has the time, but if you can (and it's really not that hard), it's a no-brainer to build your own. You get better components, only exactly what you need, and save money.
I know some will say "what about the other people"... well, most who can't or won't build their own machines just don't care. This Italian dude is a rare exception. Perish the thought, but most users *want* Windows. And I'm in the don't care camp, too, because when I hear "oh I hate Dell", or w
Even if you don't use Windows, you benefit from the economy of scale created by millions of Windows-using PC users around the globe who create the demand for PC's.
Also, because Windows is big, bloated and slow, this has created massive consumer demand for more powerful hardware.
The upshot is that you wouldn't have a PC which is as cheap, as fast and with as large a memory as what you have today if it were not for Windows.
Even the fact that Windows is preinstalled on PC's is a piece of streamlining which saves the industry as a whole money (remember, most users end up with Windows: this is just the principle of optimizing the frequent case!)
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Get captivated by the mysterious ways of Inspector Lewis and his young partner as they scrutinize the murder of an Oxford quiz competition contestant on the latest episode of Masterpiece Mystery at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Afro-cuban music is essentially defined in America by one of the late great bassists and composers of our time, Israel "Cachao" Lopez. His influential work and career based on the complex infusion of contemporary world genres are highlighted in the documentary Cachao: Uno Mas, airing 8 p.m. Monday.
As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos at 9:30 p.m. Monday introduces three Mexican-American artists who share personal insight and experiences as we are given a chronological journey through their respective memories of trauma and service in the Vietnam War.
Big Squeeze at 10:30 p.m. Monday takes you through the heartlands of Texas music and profiles 16 year-old John Ramirez, a young Hispanic musician influenced by his family and cultural surroundings in urban Houston as he prepares for a statewide accordion face-off.
Marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's famous On the Origin of Species, Nova "What Darwin Never Knew" at 7 p.m. Tuesday features a mysterious worldwide journey confirming Darwin's insights and cracking the genetic mystery behind the development of an embryo.
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Secrets of the Dead at 7 p.m. Wednesday presents "Irish Escape", a remarkable investigation of six Irish political prisoners escaping British persecution aboard the audacious rescue voyage of the Catalpa.
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A Mardi Gras Madness dinner is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 12 by McHenry County College's Continuing Education Department.
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RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Data Core Series: Cost-of-Living Indices, 1990-2000 [United States] (ICPSR 27621)
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The RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Data Core Series is composed of a wide selection of analytical measures, encompassing a variety of domains, all derived from a number of disparate data sources. The CPHHD Data Core's central focus is on geographic measures for census tracts, counties, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) from two distinct geo-reference points, 1990 and 2000. The current study, Cost-of-Living Indices, has four longitudinal datasets containing normalized, annualized cost-of-living indices for MSAs, two of them 1990 geo-referenced, and the other two 2000 geo-referenced. One dataset in each of the geo-reference years includes the higher cost MSAs of Alaska and Hawaii in the estimations and predictions; the other excludes these MSAs.
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Data for Decennial Census Abridged (ICPSR 27866), Segregation Indices (ICPSR 27863), Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (SES) Index (ICPSR 27865), Disability (ICPSR 27862), Pollution (ICPSR 27864), and Street Connectivity (ICPSR 27861) are also available from ICPSR.
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All Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the 50 United States and District of Columbia.
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Swanson spent the previous 23 seasons as the head coach at Sacred Heart University, where he compiled a 406-264 record. The four-time NEC Coach of the Year led the Pioneers to three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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This has to be the best holiday snack I've tasted! I was just thinking that other than the holidays, I really don't go out of my way to buy nuts unless it's called for in a recipe. Funny that! Nuts contain proteins, folic acid, vitamin E, vitamin B, flavonoids, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, selenium, zinc, manganese, and copper. The Mayo Health Clinic staff say those who eat nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet can lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of developing blood clots. Click here for more details. A handful of nuts a day can keep hunger at bay and beat belly fat, according to scientists. For me, eating in moderation is key.
Serves 6 to 8
adapted from Ina Garten
3 cups whole roasted unsalted cashews (14 oz.)
2 cups whole walnut halves (7 oz.)
2 cups whole pecan halves (7 oz.)
1/2 cup whole almonds (3 oz.)
1⁄3 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons ground chipotle powder
4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary leaves, divided
sea salt
olive oil
Preheat the oven to 180c (350f). Brush a cookie sheet with vegetable oil. Combine the cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, maple syrup, brown sugar, orange juice, and chipotle powder on the cookie sheet. Toss to coat the nuts evenly. Add 2 tablespoons of the rosemary and 2 teaspoons of salt and toss again.
Spread the nuts in one layer. Roast for 25 minutes, stirring twice until the nuts are glazed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with 1 more teaspoon of salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons of rosemary. Toss well and set aside at room temperature, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking as they cool. Taste for seasoning. Serve warm or cool completely.
The Culinary Chase's Note: These are addictive, so eater beware! Easy to make and the flavors of maple syrup combined with the salt and smoky heat from the chipotle will have your guests wanting more! Chipotle chile powder is different from chili powder. It's made from dried smoked jalapeños which are ground and has a distinctive hot, smoky, sweet flavor. Store in an airtight container at room temperature and will keep for about a week…if they last that long! Enjoy.


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found the solution for those traction problems we all have!
Wow! Wonder how hot the esc and motor get with those tires. They are huge! I need those bad! What are they?
they are off an old ofna monster truck!
these were too big for my t-maxx!
They are a bit small IMO. You can't even run upside down without damaging the body and wing
Nobody is born with experience
Ha! I took the body off flipped it over and wing just barely scrapes!
i did this before but with my pede wheels never ran it though
i liked the ground clearance
Living life.
of geez i can here the diffs snapping now under the extra torque required to move those
Rustler Killing Bandit
diffs and axle even steel cvd's wouldnt hold up for long but fun to mess with. it might work for a little bit if you have a brushed setup only so the power is reduced and would be more for crawling
Living life.
lol crawling? with the high cg on that side hills and steep inclines would kill it
Rustler Killing Bandit
Oversized speed runner....
Nobody is born with experience
did you run it with those? Wheelies?
Who needs wheel wideners! 14" wide and 14" long!
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They are so big its not even funny! Where can I buy em?
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I had them back in my t maxx days. They are off an ofna monster. I think to run well you would need 1/8 scale! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ofna-monster...10954202308%26
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It would work fine with throttle control and a thoroughly high torque servo.
Most people 'round here have neither of those however.
Too funny... you can't even turn with those wheels! :P
I want to see some BIG JOES on a merv!
Does it float?
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
ha! i bet it does! lot of air in those tires!
it has that green servo! but tires hit the body!
For the record: I never really used those Jaco foams on my Merv. I just put them on to see how weird it would look.
Nobody is born with experience
Reminds me of this RC here I use to have as a kid, I LOVED it too lol
* "If it ain't broke, your doin it wrong" *
Stupid dbl post o_O
* "If it ain't broke, your doin it wrong" *
Big tires! Probably a little lighter!
Haha that's insane
my first thought when I saw the pocs of that truck was of the old rebound the guy mentiomed earlier
I just went to Pep Boys, bought a pair of Anaconda 2.8s, put them on the rear of the MERV, and almost too much traction! They will work good in the snow!
And there he goes with the carbon...
Better gear down a bit!
Never seen those at pepboys!
You do know.that's not a merv!
Man, those wheels look absolutely insane, there ridiculous... awesome!
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Seattle Municipal Tower
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Owned by the City of Seattle and managed by CB Richard Ellis, Seattle Municipal Tower is a 62-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office high rise in downtown Seattle, Washington. Designed by renowned Seattle architect Fred Bassetti, the building was completed in 1990 and purchased by the City of Seattle in 1996. The tower features an exterior of warm red granite topped by a 5-story sloped glass roof and graduated terraces on floors 53-56 that were designed to signify Seattle's upward slope from Elliott Bay to the upper hills. Amenities and services include a bank, florist, Starbucks, tea shop, sundry/gift store, and Allstar Fitness health club.
Over the last 5 years, CB Richard Ellis has worked with the building owner in reviewing and executing a number of upgrades for reduced energy/consumption in building systems including plumbing, lighting, and electrical projects. In 2003, a water consumption savings of 2.9 gallons per flush (gpf) was achieved by replacing 275 toilets with 1.6 gpf units. In 2007, autofaucets were added to the 100 restrooms in the building. Energy-saving measures in building lighting have included motion sensors, upgraded overrides, and a stairwell lighting retrofit (higher-efficiency lamps). At the close of 2009, a lighting retrofit for all overhead office lights was completed. The older 3-bulb fixtures were removed and replaced with high efficiency 2-bulb fixtures. CBRE has implemented modified lighting and HVAC schedules on tenant floors in 2008. The building's power factor was significantly improved in 2008 due to the installation of harmonics filters.
The City of Seattle and CBRE continue to reach out to our tenants, contractors, guests, and public citizens in order to spread the word that energy efficiency is good for the environment.
The Seattle Municipal Tower earned the prestigious ENERGY STAR for its third consecutive year from 2007 to 2009. CBRE submitted a press release to the ownership, the City of Seattle, and the Mayor. The ENERGY STAR plaque is currently displayed on the exterior front lobby of the building.
"We continue to work with our client, the City of Seattle, to find additional alternatives to reduce energy and utilities costs through either replacement of inefficient equipment or re-commissioning of existing equipment to run more efficiently. Sustainability has become one of our main focuses going foward to ensure the Seattle Muncipal Tower will continue to be eligible to earn the ENERGY STAR each year." -- Kurt Sarchet, General Manager, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Seattle Department of Finance and Administrative Services or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
Seattle Department of Finance and Administrative Services
Property Manager:*
Kurt Sarchet CBRE
Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2007 (82)
2008 (80)
2009 (78)
2010 (85)
2011 (94)
2013 (93)
2014 (79)
2017 (92)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 1222878 sf
Year Constructed: 1989
Contract Type: Internal Resources
Technologies Used:
|Stage 1-Recommissioning
|Stage 2-Lighting
|Stage 3-Load Reductions
|Stage 4-Fan Systems
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The City of Bastrop and American Legion Post 501 will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. March 30 for children ages 1 - 11. The hunt will be held at Dotson park and and sign-up sheet is located at city hall.
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Newcomer Redaric Williams (pictured, right), an international model who recently became the face of Carling Black Label in South Africa, will play the new role of Tyler Douglas. Tyler is the brother of attorney Leslie Michaelson, played by Angell Conwell. An audition video was online for a bit but taken down after it was discovered and widely reported by fans and the press.
Lamon Archey (left), another model making the transition to the small screen, will play another new character, Mason.
Both will start showing up around the athletic club and the coffee house in November.
Check out a couple of sexy photos of Williams and Archey below as well as Archey's "My Creative Recreation" video and a Williams' demo:
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TRENTON (AP) — Slow and steady reaches the destination as New Jersey motorists face a snowy and icy commute because of the nor'easter.
State plows and salt-spreaders are clearing the major highways. There are speed restrictions on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike.
However, motorists need to slow down. There were at least a half dozen vehicles on the median on Interstate 195 between Wall Township and Trenton, including a State Police patrol car.
NJ Transit spokesman John Durso says it has been a relatively smooth commute on the rails and roads so far. There are some delays for buses in the northwest suburbs.
Thursday is the first day for new ferry service from Weehawken. Buses are shuttling commuters from MetLife Stadium to the boats for a free ride into Manhattan.


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A 31-year-old Gilmer man charged with aggravated kidnapping and three other felonies remained in Upshur County Jail under bonds totalling $285,000 Friday after a van with a one-year-old boy strapped inside was stolen from a local service station Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The child was found apparently uninjured in a car seat on the side of a rural Upshur County road off of FM 49 west of Gilmer, and the suspect, Andrew Lowell Crane, was arrested by city police without incident at a rural home on South Live Oak Road, according to Gilmer Police Investigator Sgt. Roxanne Warren and Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd.
Crane was treated for self-inflicted injuries at East Texas Medical Center Gilmer before being taken to the nearby Upshur County Jail, authorities said.
Crane was charged with aggravated kidnapping, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, abandoning or endangering a child/imminent danger, and tampering with evidence, Byrd said.
The case began as a reported vehicle theft about mid-day Wednesday.
Sgt. Warren said city police were dispatched about the vehicle theft to a Texaco station on U.S. 271 South about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
About 25 minutes later, police were notified the child had been found on the roadside of FM 49, and the baby was later recovered, she said.
Byrd said Friday an adult passerby found the infant.
Soon afterward, the stolen vehicle was found abandoned on rural Limetree Road in Upshur County, Sgt. Warren said.
The Upshur County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers assisted city police, and "Information regarding Crane's associates was obtained" before he was arrested, she reported.
Crane had "just shot up with a bunch of methamphetamine in the house he broke into, where he was arrested," and also tried to cut his arm with a razor blade, Byrd said.
The suspect received stitches, and an injection to counter the effects of the methamphetamine, before being taken to jail, the district attorney added.
Byrd said Friday authorities were still sorting out details of the theft/kidnapping.
Upshur County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Lyle Potter set bonds on Crane on Thursday—Thanksgiving Day—at $150,000 on the aggravated kidnapping charge, $100,000 for the abandoning or endangering charge, $25,000 on the tampering allegation, and $10,000 on the unauthorized use of vehicle charge, Byrd said Friday.
"He (Crane) could certainly face additional charges once I review everything," Byrd said.
Gilmer Assistant Police Chief T.J. Harris said Wednesday that the theft was apparently "a crime of opportunity."
He said that the van's driver, the owner of the Texaco station where the vehicle theft occurred, had pulled up to the door of the convenience store and was unloading supplies when a man jumped


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Tylan Martin
Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire Science
I was born and raised in Fairbanks Alaska and received my primary and secondary education at local Fairbanks schools. I attended college briefly at the DeVry Institute in Phoenix, Arizona for electrical engineering before switching gears and pursuing my true passion, Physical Therapy, at the University of Montana, Missoula. I received my B.S. in Health and Human Performance in 2006.
I began working on wildland fire crews in 1998 with the State of Alaska. I moved into initial attack with the state in 2000 working on Helicopters and Fire Engines before accepting a position as a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician in 2002. As a Technician with the State of Alaska I was involved with Initial Attack, hiring, emergency firefighter training and instructing. My instructing duties included the rookie red card class, pack testing, the annual firefighter refresher and organizing several of the same classes offered by the University today. Although I have moved into other areas of fire today, I still actively fight fires every summer and have traveled all around the country from Alaska to Florida to assist with some of the nations largest incidents. At first wildland fire seemed like a great way to pay for college, but I quickly fell in love with the many aspects of the job and have found myself slowly making a career out of it.
I have two sisters, two nieces, two nephews and a lovely wife.
I am proud to be a part of the University here in Fairbanks and am excited to put my years of experience and head full of ideas into the wildland fire program to help it grow… like wildfire!


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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 7, 2006---The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released preliminary results of its 2006 ASLA National Salary Survey and Business Indicators Survey at a press conference in Minneapolis today. The event helped kick off the ASLA 2006 Annual Meeting and EXPO.
According to the survey, average total compensation for landscape architects, which includes base salary and bonuses but not benefits, is $89,700. This is an increase of 20.2 percent over the reported $74,600 in the 2004 survey.
Total compensation rose steadily by years of experience in the 2006 survey. It peaked for those with 36 to 40 years of experience and an average total compensation of $167,000 that was far above any other group. The Pacific region was again the top-earning region by total compensation, with an average total compensation of $99,700 in 2006. The Pacific region was also the top-earning region in both 2004 and in 1998.
The percentage of female respondents took a big jump in the 2006 survey. In the 1998 survey their share was 25 percent. There was a very slight increase, to 26 percent, in 2004, and a larger jump up to 30 percent in the 2006 survey. Further demographics of the survey include: 91 percent white; 3 percent African-American; 3 percent Asian-American; 1.4 percent Hispanic; and 1.9 percent "other." ASLA has launched a partnership with the ACE Mentor Program, which introduces high school students to careers in design and construction, to increase the number and diversity of students entering the landscape architecture profession.
The 2006 ASLA Business Indicators Survey reveals that there are not enough landscape architects to meet the demand for services, which is expected to continue to grow in the next decade. While 62 percent of respondents indicated there was a good supply of landscape architecture graduates, 38 percent thought there were too few landscape architecture graduates. No respondent thought that there was a surplus of new graduates in the field. Almost half of the respondents (47 percent) expect to hire landscape architects in the coming 12 months.
Respondents reported a 10 percent increase in billable hours between 2005 and 2006.
Residential work continues to dominate the landscape architecture market as it did in all previous surveys. Most of that work (38 percent) consisted of single-family homes, with apartments and condos comprising 9 percent of residential work and retirement communities at 3 percent.
"Both surveys confirm what we've been hearing from our members: that it's a very good time to be a landscape architect," said Nancy C. Somerville, executive vice president/CEO of ASLA. "With only 30,000 landscape architects in the U.S. and the sustained growth in demand for landscape architecture services, there is significant opportunity for young people considering entering the profession. The traditional market sectors—residential, parks and recreation, planning, commercial—have all remained extremely strong while less conventional fields such as stormwater management, green roofs, and security design have grown significantly."
The ASLA 2006 Annual Meeting and EXPO extends through Monday, October 9, and features a number of renowned speakers and the industry's largest exhibit hall.
The 2006 ASLA National Salary and Business Indicators Surveys is available for purchase from the ASLA web site. The data is presented online, allowing subscribers to create their own interactive charts and tables.
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Well before Ponce de Leon discovered the fountain of youth, thousands of plants were here, and you will have a chance to learn more about them.
Lee County Extension Service will offer its annual Florida native plant seminar that will include a guided preserve tour at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Florida has approximately 2,800 plants that are considered natives, meaning that they were present when the first European explorers arrived nearly 500 years ago.
The idea of this program, which the extension service has done in various forms for years, is to get people to understand these plants, both good and bad, according to Stephen Brown, master gardener at the extension and its Lee County agent.
"It puts these plants into perspective. They have their good side and bad side and we want to examine them both," Brown said.
This event will introduce people to just a handful of these plants, and will clear up some confusion between popular natives and look-alike invasive or other exotics.
Learn about what can go wrong with some of the most cultivated Florida natives, including insect and disease problems, and take an afternoon tour of Prairie Pine Preserve to see native plants living in community as nature intended.
"The more people see, the more you appreciate and the more ideas that come to mind," Brown said.
Three, one-hour programs are being offered that include: Sustainable Gardening with Native Plants; Mistaken Identity: Friendly or Invasive; and Pests of Native Plants.
"It's all about education and information and selection. It allows people to make their own choice as to where they want to go," Brown said.
"It's just a fun gardening class and that's how it should be looks as."
Lee County Extension agents offer educational services through a three-way cooperative arrangement between the Board of County Commissioners, the University of Florida and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Local extension agents are off-campus faculty members of the University of Florida.
The cost is $12.
For additional information and registration go the Extension webpage at lee.ifas.ufl.edu or call 533-7504 or 533-7513.


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Mount Union Honors Alumni During Alumni Weekend 2006
April 22, 2010
Mount Union College honored five Dodie Davis Alumni Service Award recipients, two Young Alumni award winners and two McKinley Fellow Award honoraries during the Alumni Luncheon Saturday, June 10, as part of its annual Alumni Weekend celebration.
Pictured left to right: P. Roger Clay '61, Vince Obmann '55, Rae Ellen Dale '78, Cynthia (Thorn '75) and Douglas Hubert '73
This year's recipients of the Alumni Service Award include P. Roger Clay '61 of Hartville, Rae Ellen Dale '78 of Alliance, Douglas '73 and Cynthia (Thorn '75) Hubert of Brecksville and Vincent Obmann '55 of Alliance.
Established in 1942, the Alumni Service Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding achievement in a chosen or professional field and for service to the College or to the community. The award represents the highest non-academic honor an alumnus/alumna can receive from Mount Union. In 2003 the award was renamed in honor of Dodie Davis '62 for 35 years of service and dedication to the institution.
P. Roger Clay graduated from Mount Union in 1961 earning a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. As a student at the College he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and the American Chemical Society.
He is currently the president, chief executive officer and founder of Rentwear Inc. in North Canton, Ohio. He is a member of the Akron Lodge, and past president of the Ohio Association of Textile Services and Southeastern Textile Rental Services. He is also a member of the Congress Lake Club, Glenmoor Country Club and Wyndemere Country Club in Naples, Florida and of the board of the Lake Community YMCA.
Clay has continued to serve the College as a member of the Mount Union Board of Trustees since 1997.
He and his wife of 48 years, Patty, reside in Hartville, Ohio. They are the parents of Daniel, Christopher and Tadd and have seven grandchildren.
Rae Ellen Dale earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from Mount Union in 1978 and a master of education degree from Kent State University in 1982.
Currently the principal at Alliance Middle School, Dale has spent the last 28 years with Alliance City Schools. She has served as president of the Board of Alliance YWCA, Carnation Northeast Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Junior League of Canton and Consistory at First Immanuel United Church of Christ. She serves on the board of the Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter, Beech Creek Botanical Garden and United Way. She also is a member of the Stark County Community Services Advisory Advocacy and United Way Vision Councils.
While a student at Mount Union, Dale was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Sophomore Service Honorary, Blue Key Honorary and Kappa Phi.
Douglas Hubert is a 1973 graduate of Mount Union with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration. As a student at the College, he was a member and treasurer of Sigma Nu fraternity, treasurer of the Student Senate, business manager of the Dynamo and senior class vice president.
Hubert is co-owner of Hubert and Hubert, Inc., a certified public accounting (CPA) firm in Brecksville, Ohio. He is a member of the Ohio Society of CPAs and American Institute of CPAs. He is currently a member of the Mount Union Alumni Council and Brecksville Athletic Booster Club, and former board member for the Brecksville Chamber of Commerce and Brecksville-Broadview Heights School Financial Advisory Board.
Cynthia (Thorn) Hubert is a 1975 graduate of Mount Union earning a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education. As a student, Cynthia was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, May Day Court and Mount Marchers.
In 2001, she earned a master's degree in instructional technology from Kent State University. She is currently a seventh grade computer applications teacher for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District. She is also a member of the District Technology Team. She served as past president of the Highland Drive PTA, former member of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights PTA and former member and president of the Mount Union Alumni Council.
The Huberts reside in Brecksville. They are the parents of Lawry, Mark '05 and Brett.
Vince Obmann graduated from Mount Union in 1955 earning a bachelor of arts degree in business administration. As a student he served as class president all four years. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Student Senate, M Club and the Purple Raider baseball team.
After graduating from Mount Union, Obmann attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and General Electric Apparatus and Control College in Bloomington, Illinois. He is a veteran of the United States Navy Air Wing and spent 43 years at Robertson Supply Company including 28 years as president and treasurer. He served on the board of directors for the Alliance Hot Stove Baseball League for 23 years. He is a member of the American Society of Steel Engineers, Federal Revolving Fund Commission, Alliance Property Maintenance Board and Endowed Scholarship Committee for the Class of 1955.
He is the father of Sherry Ann Moniz and Christopher Obmann.
Moses 'Trey' '93 and Tennille '99 Jones-Lewis were recognized as the Young Alumni Award recipients, a new honor added to the Alumni Weekend festivities this year. The award honors and recognizes those who at very early stages in their chosen careers or callings exemplify what Mount Union hopes all alumni will strive to achieve upon leaving the College.
Trey Jones-Lewis is a 1993 graduate of Mount Union. After earning a bachelor of arts degree in art, he graduated from the University of Akron with a master of education degree in higher education administration.
He began his career in higher education as an admission counselor at Mount Union and later became an assistant director of admission and a resident director at the College. He currently serves as director of development at the College of Wooster.
While a student at Mount Union, he was actively involved in Alpha Phi Alpha, where he served as chapter president, the Black Student Union, where he served as vice president, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and men's basketball. He earned the Martin Luther King Jr. Award in 1995.
Tennille Jones-Lewis is a 1999 graduate of Mount Union earning a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. In 2002 she graduated from Kent State University with a master of education degree and earned an education specialist degree from Kent State in 2005.
She is a guidance counselor at Alliance High School and an adjunct instructor at Kent State.
While a student at Mount Union, she was a member and president of the Black Student Union and a member of Campus Crusade for Christ, Gospel Choir and Student Senate.
Tennille has been a member of the Ohio School Counseling Association, Kent State Alumni Advisory Board, University of Akron Collage Advisory Board, Family and Consumer Science Advisory Board and Stark State Minority Retention Committee. She is also a member of the Stark County School Counseling Association and served as membership secretary in 2005-06.
The Jones-Lewises reside in Munroe Falls, Ohio and are expecting their first child in August.
Mount Union College honored James and Nita Lombardi of Canton with a McKinley Fellow Award. Initiated in 1993, the McKinley Fellow Award honors a non-alumnus/alumna who has demonstrated significant involvement with the College above and beyond expectation.
James and Nita Lombardi
James J. Lombardi and Nita C. Lombardi, well-established residents of Stark County, are the parents of James Michael Lombardi '78 (deceased). Jim and Nita became a part of the Mount Union College family when their son, whom they remember as 'Jimmy,' was a student at Mount Union from 1974-1978.
During Jimmy's four years at Mount Union he made his parents proud as a Dean's List student, member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Purple Raider football team, Alpha Tau Omega president and winner of the prestigious Tom Arkle (ATO) Award. Jim and Nita supported their son's involvement by becoming members of the Parents Advisory Board and Century Raiders and supporters of the athletic programs and ATO fraternity.
After graduation Jimmy went to work for Diamond Shamrock (now Maxus-Energy) of Cleveland, Ohio and continued his education by earning a master's degree at Cleveland State University. Jimmy was active in the Cleveland community through his involvement with United Way. He was recognized for volunteer services with the United Way of Cleveland's Gold Key Award for both 1980 and 1981.
Tragically, on September 17, 1981 Jimmy suffered a medical crisis from which he never recovered. Jim and Nita oversaw his permanent care from 1981 until his death in December of 2002.
Jim and Nita are the owners of Reliable Ready Mix, a concrete business located in Canton, Ohio, and have been involved in the concrete business for over 40 years. The Lombardis support Mount Union by attending College events on and off campus and have ensured that their son's memory will live forever at the College by generously providing scholarship opportunities to current Mount Union students through the establishment of the James Michael Lombardi Scholarship.


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"Finding Your Roots" at 7 pm Sunday features Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and more as they examine their families roots.
Masterpiece Classic at 8 pm Sunday presents part two of "Birdsong," an adaptation of Sebastian Faulk's best-selling novel about lovers torn apart by World War I. Eddie Redmayne (The Pillars of the Earth) plays Stephen Wrayford, whose pre-war affair with Isabelle Azaire (Clemence Poesy, Harry Potter) has an enduring effect on him as he fights in the trenches.
The intimate story of Britain's royal weddings, from the Queen Mother through to Princess Margaret, told from the point of view of people who were there on "Britain's Royal Weddings" at 9 pm and 10 pm Monday.
Jesse Owens: American Experience at 7 pm Tuesday tells the story of the young American athlete who channeled his raw emotions into some of the most remarkable achievements in the history of athletics, winning four gold medals in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street at 8 pm Tuesday pivots to the inner workings of global high finance, which four years after the crisis exploded remains largely shrouded in secrecy and laden with risk.
Nature at 7 pm Wednesday explores how being born in the wild has evolved over time and how animals interacting with their young, wrestling with the feelings and dilemmas that come with raising a baby, can mirror our own experiences on "Born Wild: The First Days of Life".
Nova at 8 pm Wednesday takes viewers inside an IBM lab where a crack team has been working for nearly three years to perfect a machine that can answer any question on "Smartest Machine On Earth".
Cross the country with host Yul Kwon to look at traditional and not-so-traditional types of manufacturing on "America Revealed: Made In The U.S.A." at 9 pm Wednesday.
Austin City Limits at 10 pm Wednesday and 10 pm Friday presents a special digitally remastered and edited version of Roy Orbison's 1982 live performance on the show. Orbison's appearance was a milestone in the 25-year history of the Austin City Limits as he brought the show to a new level, a larger audience and the status of being a nationally recognized television program.
All major United States Senate candidates, both Democrat and Republican, vying to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison, will take part in a two-hour live event "Conversations with the Candidates" at 7 pm Thursday.
Independent Lens at 9 pm Thursday presents "Circo", an intimate portrayal of the Ponce family circus as it struggles to make a living from its artistry, sweat and wit against the backdrop of Mexico's collapsing rural economy.
"Art In The Twenty-First Century" at 9 pm Friday profiles artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold and Sarah Sze, whose works explore the gap between art and existence, challenge the distinction between seeing and knowing and demonstrate that the pursuit of harmony can be a radical proposition.
Austin City Limits at 7 pm Saturday showcases the best in modern country with Miranda Lambert and Jeff Bridges.
Sherlock must solve perplexing and dangerous puzzles specifically laid out for him on "The Great Game" on Masterpiece Mystery! Presents Sherlock at 8 pm Saturday.


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At Nemours, we promise to do whatever it takes to treat children as we would our own. When your child comes to Nemours, we know you're placing your trust in us. This trust and our dedication to improving the health of your child is what inspires us to provide exceptional care and the most satisfying experience possible.
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In the Words of Our Families
We believe that your thoughts and feedback about your family's experience with Nemours are integral to helping us continue to improve our care. Here are some of the personal testimonials we've received from parents like you:
"The whole team was awesome! My daughter still talks about her great experience and pretends to be one of your team members. Pray for her dolls and teddy bears ..."
"Excellent experience — First time visiting any doctor's office where we were in the exam room at our scheduled time: Doctor was great, informative and methodical. He involved my 16-year-old son to the treatment discussion."
"This was the most time a doctor has ever spent with me and the best experience I've ever had with a doctor. He smiled continuously and put me at ease."
"The doctor is terrific. She is friendly, spoke to us like human beings with a child in need of a specialist for help. She answered our questions, and many others before we even asked them."
"You all are doing a great job helping my son. Your concern also helps me to feel better about my son's health problems, and your kindness helps to ease my mind."
"We are very pleased with this clinic, and the doctor! Highly recommend this clinic to anyone with a sick child."
"Another mother and I were talking while waiting, and we discussed how we had visited local hospitals but when we come to [Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children] our stress/anxiety is lifted because we feel safe. And we know our children are getting excellent care."


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It is with elation I share this account of, not my first sexual experience, but my first experience that I was totally comfortable, relaxed & didn't have regrets after. I really don't subscribe to labels, but I enjoy sex with women and men, if they turn me on I'm apt to see what happens. I have had only a few sexual encounters with each, playing safe to enjoy what ever we enjoy. I would describe myself as an adventurous top (definitely not vanilla but not kink). Anyway, I didn't post here to write a resume.
While in high school, I was among a close group of friend that always hung out together. Some of us became closer having girlfriends within the group. After graduating we all parted ways but kept in contact as mush as we could being we are mostly in different cities now. During this time (after graduating), I explored very slightly my sexuality and discovered my attraction to men. I pursued a few encounters with limited success but enough to keep me very interested. It was during this time I learned what I like, my limitations (thus far) and my preferences sexually with men.
At the beginning of winter one of my friends (from our high school group) moved to the same town I relocated to. We got together a few time to catch up & went out a few times to show him around the town. We've always had lots in common, but especially he knew of my openness of sexuality. I had always thought he was the same based on conversations, but he never made a point about it as I did. He asked so many questions about stuff that you knew he thought of it often. In school he had a girlfriend & after school too, but when he relocated he was single & never really mentioned pursuing someone. He was always quite shy and never the first to bring up conversation about sex until his recent inquiries about mine. It was during one of these conversations that I saw him in a different light.
While dropping over after work one night, he chatted about the town & how hard it is to meet people aside from work & being shy really didn't help the situation. He described the few times we went out on the town & how he enjoyed it, even the bantering he gave me pointing to guys I might like. We decided to order in & chat some more. After eating we relaxed in front of the tv with a drink. Channel surfing we came on to the playboy channel. The at that point I pointed out to him some girls he'd like. At that point he said "I'm just not sure about that". Well that opened the door for more conversation which turned out to be him being quite inquisitive about man to man sex, not dating, relationships but actual sex. For me this confirmed my inner voice from back in school. I never pursued it or him as nothing was there really, just cuz I like guys doesn't mean I want everyone of them who plays on my team. So while I was describing my limited or generic man to man encounters (he wanted details), he was shifting a few times in his chair (maybe with the playboy channel still on in the background having naked bodies helped it along). He eventually got up to put his dishes away holding them in front of himself. He returned & sat on the same sofa. He continued with the questions & interjected a few teasing jokes about himself. Not sure if it was because he was shy, didn't like the town, being in a new place or just curious enough to pursue something he obviously had been thinking about, but i saw him in a totally different light. I thought to myself, if I do this, if we do this, I better go slow & let him set the pace so he feels comfortable & doesn't think I'm taking advantage of the situation. As we chatted more he turned to me & said "Would I be your type? ", back in school I would have said not really but now I said " you always were." I heard him exhale like it was the biggest thing he ever asked anyone & was relieved by the answer. He looked down (almost in shame) & placed has hand on mine. I slide mine out from underneath his & grabbed his hand as re-assurement. He looked up with a grin & moved closer to me. I placed my hand on his lap & asked if he was ok with this, he said absolutely. There was no doubt in either of us that was happening. I leaned in to kiss his cheek as he closed his eyes, he rotated his head to have our lips meet. He maneuvered closer & was rubbing my leg with his other hand, I reached around to his back & pulled him closer. I felt him breathing heavier as we let ourselves get comfortable with each other. I let him lead as much as I can & set the pace. He leaned back & removed his pullover & tshirt. It was nice to see him this way, wanting more, discovering & pursuing his desirers. We are both in our mid 20s, not super fit but fit & very average in build.
It felt great when I placed my hand back onto his back. I brought my hand around to feel his chest & play with his nipples (hey I like that so thought he might). He moaned slightly, so I paused from kissing to suck & nibble on his erect nipples . he obviously enjoyed it was he leaned back to receive more then went flat on his back to soak it up. I totally enjoyed the open invite to play with his chest , nipples & taste his body. As I was enjoying him, he reached down to reposition himself or as it happened, to open his pants to have room to grow. He just put his hand on my head, not directing it just for contact. I slowed down & kneeled up, he looked puzzled, but I said "we're wearing too much clothes for this", he smiled in relief & attempted to get up. I stood up, grabbed his hand & pulled him up & led him to the bedroom. He liked the idea & said "ah more room to play". But instead of heading to straight to the bed, I lead him to the ensuite, turned on the walking shower & said "lets get naked". He starred at me like ok I like this, he grabbed my shirt but I pulled his arms down & opened the rest of his zipper on his pants, pulled them down to let them fall down, he stopped out of them. I knelled down & pulled the sides of his underwear down slightly, noticing his hard bulge I kissed it though his underwear. I placed my finger under the waistband & pulled it to free his manhood & pulled them right down. I looked up to him to see how he was doing having just exposed himself to another man for the first time. He seemed fine, I could hear his heart beating rapidly. I looked back down & run my tongue up his shaft to under his head. His cock was very similar to mine, 8ish inched with a fair sized mushroom cut head (my fav sorry). I kissed his head as he was stepping out of his underwear . he gasped slightly. As I was standing up & unbuttoned my shirt & jeans to get naked as fast as I can . and to free my cock.
We stood there naked holding each other felling our cocks together, it was great. By this time the shower was warmed up, we almost walked in with our socks. I pulled him back & asked him to sit on the counter as I kneeled down to grab his calve & pull off his socks. Once bare I kissed his feet & toes (ok I have a fetish but won't bore you about here). I didn't get carried away as I didn't want to freak him out. Then I just removed mine & we headed into the shower. Once there it was all good he was a little reluctant to touch me in certain places but I guided his hand & all was even better. We both didn't know what was to come of this but were enjoying the warm water pouring over our naked bodies as we, missed, groped, licked & sucked each other as we explored our nakedness.
I reached & turned the shower off & grabbed some towels. As we dried off our hard cocks were still fully erect & raging, its obvious we needed more intimacy. Leaving the ensuite into the bedroom he said " and NOW we continue." I thought to myself, hell ya,Im far from done. I went to the bed & pulled down al he sheets & he dove on the bed laying on his side, fully naked sporting a beautiful hard cock he tabbed the bed inviting me next to him. I kneeled on the bed & noticed him just starring at my cock, wanting it yet not sure how to enjoy it. I said " find something you like?" he replied " yes, you" as he reach out to grab my hand & pull me down beside him. We looked at each other, both knowing by tomorrow we would know a lot more about each other that no one else does. Knowledge that only comes from intimacy. I glanced him over & reach behind his but to pull him close. I wrapped my legs around him faking his hard cock against me. His hard nipples touching mine (which really gets me hard). We kissed & groped each other panting with excitement. He push away & grabbed my cock to discover it. He studied it for a bit them placed it on his tongue an into his mouth. My moaning reassured him I enjoyed it as he picked up the pace. I repositioned so we can 69 & he was ecstatic! As I moaned he felt it on his cock & he gasped as if i was about to get a mouthful of his seed. I really didn't care if he did but enjoyed taking him to the edge. While I had me head between his legs & teased around his butt hill to gauge his reaction. He seemed to like it. I moved down slightly to tongue his hole he almost gaged on my cock as he bucked with enjoyment. Ok, I guess he liked it . especially when he opened his legs even more suggesting to keep going. I darted my tongue inside him a few times, by this time he stopped sucking me & just took it in. I wetted a finger & slowly slid it in. He froze, I pulled it out & he moaned no, so i slid it back in . no moaning this time just a pleasurable ahhh.
Still in 69 he returned to my cock, slobbering it, getting it wet, reaching down & pulling my nipples (ok he has my number). He found I react when my piss lip is tongued & did that for a while. then put a wet finger in me, needless to say I opened up to let have at me. We were going at this for sometime I am surprised we didn't shoot our loads.
I pulled back, swung around, grabbed his ankles & spread them apart. I dove onto his cock & played with his ass. He moaned again as I licked under his balls. I cam up & licked his torso, knelled up & ginned our cocks together. With his legs in the air,his angles in my hand I flirted with his toes on my tongue (I just could not ignore them).
I slowly stopped, then layer on top of him, he hugged me & rolled over. Now on my back I though he was going to do the same. He did, but played a lot with my butt hole. I was ok with that. He had my legs in the air, his cock was pointing straight up & looked at me as he positioned his cock at my hole. Ive only been bottomed once & thought it was alright but I've always topped. Thinking he would back out when he was trying to enter me, I nodded yes. He stared to line up but I pulled back & opened my bedside table, pulled out some lube & a condom. He just looked at me & said sorry, I totally forgot. I said its ok, the but is to make if fun for both of us & the condom is common practice. I squirted some lube on my hand & reached down to prep my hole thinking this is only the 2nd time I've had a man inside me, but really trusted him knowing the situation. He slid on the condom & I lubed him up. Then I said "now where were we?" to break the tension. In 2 seconds he had my feet in the air. Wide open he positioned himself to enter me. staring at me to gauge my reaction he started to push, meeting some resistance he backed off. I told him to try more, I relaxed as much as I could, I felt his head open me a bit & him looking at his cock trying to enter me, I told him not to stop. Just then he was past the hard part & slowly slid in. I don't recall my 1st time feeling like this. I felt full, connected & wanted him badly. He was breathing fast as he slowly pulled back & go back inside. I said you are in now, do what you want, how you want.He picked up the pace & I tell you it felt solo good. His panting, thrusting & thinking I have another person inside my body really got horned up. Thrusting he pinched my nipples getting a load moan out of me & reaching around I grabbed his ass to pull him deep inside me. It allowed him abit but kept it up. I thought I was going to cum, I grabbed harder to make him stop. He thought he hurt me as I was now pushing his hips to pull out. He looked confused but I was in ecstasy. Once out I leaned up & kissed him as I reached down to feel his cock. I stoked him, then slowly slid off the condom, he was confused and asked if I wanted him to cum now in my hand. I motioned no & gabbed some lube & lubed his cock, leaned back & said I want you to cum in me. He paused, thinking about our situation then slowly put his bare cock head inside me. I grabbed his ass again & pulled him in deep. Fuck I almost shot thinking about it. It felt slightly different, still full feeling but different. He thrusted fast & was panting, I was bucking & squirming. He looked at me as if he can't hold on any longer & I nodded at him & said cum in me, I then pulled him hard in me. He froze, his eyes rolled back & I could feel twitching in me. I know he was letting go inside me. It took a few mins for him to move. He pulled out slowly & man did I feel loose & wet. Ive heard some people say they can feel when a guy cums in them but I did not, just the aftermath of seaman coming out running down my ass as he pulled out.
He looked at me as if to say you/we ok? I motioned oh ya but said "never did that before" He said I should return the favour", I said no its ok but I want to cum" he started licking & sucking & I was pretty raw from earlier & just said relax. he laid back & kneeled between his legs & started stroking. I was close when he lifted his legs & gave me his feet & said"I noticed you liked them". well that did it I shot all over his chest while is toes were in my mouth.
I really didn't think the night would go like this let alone letting him inside me . bare and cum. I expected me to be the top as usual. This doesn't mean Ive stopped pursuing women, but maybe helped a friend look at things differently.
Sorry about the rant but this is as it happened. We have played a few time since but always safe. I just had to share.


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A candidate running in an uncontested race to represent Wheaton's east side has been named to fill a vacant seat on the city council.
The council unanimously approved the appointment of W. Thoreson "Thor" Saline to an at-large seat. The position has been vacant since November, when Jeanne Ives resigned after her election in the 42nd state House District race.
Saline, a 48-year-old program manager in DuPage County's department of probation and court services, will serve in the interim position until the April 9 election. The race to take over the at-large seat and complete Ives' term until 2015 is currently uncontested, with John Prendiville running unopposed.
Mayor Michael Gresk recommended Saline's appointment following a "consensus-building" meeting with council members.
"There is a philosophy occasionally where you want to appoint a placeholder, just somebody that will be there for 90 days," Gresk said. "That didn't really appeal to us because in 90 days you couldn't possibly pick up on the issues going on in town."
Gresk said the appointment also allows Saline to get a jump start on the city's budgeting process. The mayor expects Saline to bring a "ministerial style" to council negotiations, owing to Saline's master 's degree in divinity.
"He has a background in government organization at the county level, which I think will serve us at the city level," Gresk said. "I think it's logical, too. Here's a man running unopposed. After the ninth of April, he'll be part of this team, so why not put him on there earlier."
Saline, who's lived in Wheaton for 13 years, said he's been getting feedback from neighbors about the city's strategic plan for the downtown. The city is working with Denver-based Design Workshop Inc. to develop a long-term plan that will detail streetscape improvements, identify gateways and forecast the demand for retail, office and entertainment uses. The consulting firm was scheduled to present findings from several studies and a community survey at a city council planning session Monday.
"They'd like to see a little more aggressive workings rather than just cosmetic changes," Saline said of his neighbors. "They'd like to see some other changes that would actually draw people for a night life."
Saline is running unopposed in a race to succeed Councilman Tom Mouhelis, who has held the East District seat since 2001. Mouhelis is stepping down when his term expires in May.
The council should continue to explore solutions for flooding, and their price tag, said Saline, who hails from an area with "quite a bit of over-ground flooding."
"That's something I'm very interested in to see just how expensive it would be to remedy," Saline said. "Some things are just too expensive or far-reaching for a resolution."
The seven-member council is comprised of two at-large positions, four district seats and the mayor.


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Crystal Palace hit back to win 2-1 at Peterborough and move back to the top of the npower Championship.
Posh took a sixth-minute lead through Grant McCann but, under new boss Ian Holloway, Palace levelled with 10 minutes to go when substitute Andre Moritz netted and the visitors grabbed the winner two minutes later via Kagisho Dikgacoi.
The win enabled Palace to climb back above Middlesbrough, who had taken over at the summit after beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 on Friday night.
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The University of Montana Western head basketball coach Steve Keller announced the signing of Florence, Mont., native Quinn Smith to a Frontier Conference/NAIA letter of intent.
Smith is the starting center for Miles Community College in eastern Mont. He is 6' 10" tall and is averaging ten points and five rebounds a game this season. Currently the Bulldogs have two players who are listed taller than 6' 5" on their roster, and they are both seniors. The signing of Quinn is a great start to the recruiting season for Keller and his program.
"We are excited that Quinn has decided to join our basketball program at Montana Western," said Coach Keller of his newest Bulldog. "Quinn is a very mobile 6' 10" center who is very active on both ends of the floor. Quinn is a very strong, physical player that will help our team at the post position for the next two years."
He was coached in high school by Sam Baerlocher. The current head coach at Miles Community College is Chase Tait who was an assistant for UMW coach Steve Keller for a year and a half.
Quinn is the son of Mike and Bernice Johnston. He plans to study education while attending Montana Western.


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We've all been there. Your job is progressing smoothly, the atmosphere is professional and supportive, and then your dream job disintegrates into the worst nightmare of your career.
We've all been there. Your job is progressing smoothly, the atmosphere is professional and supportive, and then your dream job disintegrates into the worst nightmare of your career.
You and your boss just can't seem to get on the same page. Is this the same individual who hired you, or did he recently undergo a charisma bypass?
This is not an uncommon scenario. Having a bad boss can wreak havoc in your life, triggering inordinate amounts of job-related stress.
According to a piece in the Huffington Post dated July 30, 2012, "Bad Bosses Cause Employee Stress, Poor Health," bad managers are the culprits behind enormous health costs and can be a major source of misery for many employees. The piece states, "Seventy-five percent of working adults say the worst aspect of their job — the most stressful aspect of their job — is their immediate boss."
So, what paths might a frustrated employee pursue to address such a situation?
If your boss is nasty, it's vital that some level of personal dialogue takes place sooner as opposed to waiting. Remember, busy managers aren't mind readers and typically welcome honest and constructive employee feedback.
Tactfully advise the manager of how his actions are affecting employee morale and spirit. Suggest a few practical ideas to remedy the issue. An alternative tactic is to understand what is keeping your boss up at night and explore how you can help solve that problem. Always frame criticism in a way that's mutually beneficial.
When dealing with an abusive boss, stay calm and professional. There's no benefit if you allow your boss to get you so riled up that you start playing his or her game, resulting in quarrelsome disputes. You won't win. Furthermore, it compromises your professionalism, as bystanders may perceive that you are the source of the contention, not your boss.
This doesn't simply imply sulking in silence. Assess the situation in an unbiased and objective manner. Ascertain if adjustments in your daily work routine may help alleviate some of the tension. This may require creating new work relationships to minimize direct interaction with your boss. Reducing reliance on your boss may also lessen your daily stress level and arrest downward spirals.
Regrettably, some boss relationships just can't be salvaged. If you've exhausted most options, it may be time to dust off your resume. You should never allow your emotions to dictate your action, and never leave the office in a huff. Instead, develop a tactical plan to transition toward a new job (internally or externally) without placing yourself at risk. Although a daunting decision, if well thought out, it may be prudent.
If you declare war on your boss, 90 percent of the time you will lose, because your boss has more leverage than you do. Face it, frustration exists in every work environment. Don't ever allow the personalities of others to derail your career. Think logically and sort out an appropriate solution.
-- Lenny Keitel runs Hudson Valley Resumes (hudsonvalleyresumes.com), a resume writing service in Monroe. He can be reached at email@example.com, 845-782-6714 or 914-391-5300.