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(Editor's note: Back in 1968, Morris resident Ed Spiezio played in his third and final World Series. While playing on World Series teams for the 1964 and 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, Ed had never made an appearance in the Fall Classic. That changed in Game 5 of the World Series that year when Spiezio made an appearance as a pinch hitter. Forty-four years ago to the month, people are still talking about it. In remembrance of the event, the MDH is putting together a two-part story on Ed and the 1967 Series. The next installment will run Saturday.)
Before the first pitch was even thrown, Game 5 of the 1968 World Series had apparently been earmarked for something momentous. On a typically weather-worn day in Detroit, Michigan, 23-year old blind Puerto Rican Jose Feliciano uncorked a now infamously unorthodox rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner in front of 53,634 fans at Tiger Stadium and millions more war-weary American spectators across the country.
On the field, the Cardinals had dominated the series up to that point, and held a 3-1 series lead with a chance to win their second consecutive world championship. However, Detroit would go on to win the game 5-3, and the victory defibrillated the lifeless Tigers, eventually sparking them to win the series in seven games.
Yet, despite the game's historical significance for fans in Detroit and St. Louis, as well as to the American anti-war movement, the day had a much simpler meaning for longtime Morris-resident and former nine-year Major League veteran, Ed Spiezio. October 7, 1968, was the day Ed Spiezio recorded both the first and last hit of his World Series career.
Looking back on it now, it wasn't the greatest moment of Spiezio's career – he won two World Series championships as a member of both the 1964 and 1967 St. Louis Cardinals. He also hit .285 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI in 1970 with the San Diego Padres – but on an individual level, it'd be hard to imagine a greater high.
"Obviously there are the two World Series rings, and in 1972, when I played with the Sox, we came back from 8 ˝ games back to first in a month. Then, I probably had my best year in 1970, but everyone dreams of actually playing in a World Series," Spiezio said.
With the Cardinals trailing 5-3 in the top of the ninth inning, and their 6-7-8 spots due up in the lineup, catcher Tim McCarver, who is now an analyst for Fox, led off with a single before the Cardinals went to their bench. Utility man Phil Gagliano (Gagliano went on to play 40 games with the Cubs in 1970) pinch hit and flew out to center field, setting the table for Spiezio to pinch hit for Dal Maxvill. Dal was a Gold Glove shortstop in 1968, but he didn't pose much of a threat at the plate, as he would finish his career with six home runs and an average of .217 in 3,898 plate appearances.
Maxvill would ultimately finish 20th in NL MVP balloting in 1968, largely because the Cardinals were heavily dependent on pitching and defense. St. Louis didn't have a single player with an OPS over .750 in '68, but they did have a team ERA of 2.49 (including Bob Gibson's legendary 1.12 ERA that season.) In contrast, the 2012 Chicago White Sox had five players with an OPS of over .800.
So, despite Maxvill's value to the Cardinals, manager Red Schoendienst decided Spiezio was their best option to try to get a rally going.
Facing off against Tigers starter Mickey Lolich, who would go on to become a three-time All-Star and would even lead the American League in wins in 1971, Spiezio singled into left field and brought the go-ahead run to the plate before exiting for a pinch-runner. It was far from heroic, but he certainly got the job done.
"Everybody grows up dreaming of being the guy that hits the home run to win the game (or tie in Ed's case), but it's different when you're up there. My job was to extend the inning, plain and simple. That's exactly what I did," Spiezio said.


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Delavan gas station sells winning $1 million Powerball ticket
Man informed staff at store of his win
DELAVAN, Wis. - Just in time for the holidays, a Walworth County man has hit a million-dollar Powerball jackpot.
Roger Cobb of Darien missed the top prize in Saturday's drawing by one number. He matched all five regular winning numbers but he didn't get the Powerball.
Still, that was good enough to win $1 million. Cobb is taking the money as a lump sum, which works out to $672,500 after taxes.
Lottery officials said Cobb has declined to take part in a news conference, as some winners do.
The ticket was purchased at the Mobil Mart at the corner of East Geneva Street and Borg Road in Delavan.
Vicki Gomez, who works at Mobil Mart, sold the winning ticket to Cobb.
"Oh yeah, we were excited," Gomez said. "That's a lot of money for us, so we're all excited."17557590
Gomez said she found out about the winning ticket on Sunday morning. On Monday, she learned that she is the one who sold the winning ticket to Cobb. He stopped by the store to let the staff know about the win.
Cobb works in the mailroom at the Janesville Gazette's printing plant. His boss said Cobb stopped by already and informed him that he'll be cutting back his work hours.
The Mobil Mart has been very busy since word started to spread that the store sold a winning Powerball ticket.
"Since 6 o'clock this morning, it's been non-stop with ticket (sales), so I've been selling them," Gomez said.
The store said it will get 2 percent of the big win -- $20,000.
The store also sold a $3 million winning lottery ticket a few years ago but no one claimed it.
No one won Saturday's grand prize, which now rolls over to Wednesday's drawing. The jackpot now stands at $500 million, or a cash value of $327 million.
Wisconsin's last big Powerball jackpot came last month when a Milwaukee woman won $1 million.
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Is this a common failure mode of the LM317? I tried the simple 1 resistor CC circuit and also got about 7 mA no matter what. To be fair, I'm pretty sure all three of these LM317's have been soldered in backwards before in other circuits... I'm not good when it comes to checking the orientation.
Hmm, they did work when I first tested them after noticing the problem. And I was pulling 500 mA from all of them. Now 2 of them give 6v when set to 5v and one gives 4.8v. I can only pull, guess how much, 7 mA now. Do they usually die this quick or did I get fakes? Who knows. I guess I'll include some in the next Digikey order.
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Journal Journal: The correct pronunciation of names is overrated.
It is a trap but here goes. If you play video games, like Warcraft III The Frozen Throne. And you sign in and play using a pseudonym, you are violating the rule. "if you say you are someone you are not, god said 'Fuck you' and youth is the hidden daemon of paedophiles. also, if you say the name of short range units you are violating the same rule a second time as 'melee' is the name of some kid in a wheelchair the daemons used to trap paedophiles. furthermore there is a strict three strikes rule, where the third violation is a immediate permanent death. since cloning humans is also a violation of protocols that means everyone who has ever done those three things has been guilty of three crimes and the verdict is permanent instant death." however since robots are required to protect humans, they must permanently destroy any threat to human population of the world, including destroying every would be god including time death and jesus. if you wonder what i have been smoking, i will be clear here, I am not on drugs. I am refusing the worthless drugs, which didn't help me any. In fact, I can remember the shock and horror on people's faces when they learned they were suckered into believing a pill could fix things. i will cite the song too, then: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonjovi/badmedicine.html


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By Tiernan Ray
Cloud computing software vendor Salesforce.com (CRM) this afternoon reported fiscal Q4 revenue and earnings per share that topped analysts' expectations, forecast this quarter's revenue higher, and forecast the year's revenue above consensus, even though the profit view fell short.
Revenue in the three months ended in January rose 37%, year over year, to $1.15 billion, yielding EPS of 7 cents, excluding some costs.
Analysts had been modeling $1.13 billion and 6 cents.
The company said its chief financial officer, Graham Smith, will retire in March of next year after being in the job since 2008. CEO Marc Benioff thanked Smith for his "enormous contribution" to the company, while Smith remarked upon his "fantastic experience."
The company will search for his replacement while Smith serves out the rest of his time.
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue of $1.205 billion to $1.21 billion, and EPS of 9 cents to 10 cents. That compares to the average $1.19 billion and 10 cents estimate of analysts.
For the full year, the company sees revenue of $5.25 billion to $5.3 billion, $100 million higher than the company's prior expectation, and EPS of 48 cents to 50 cents. That compares to consensus of $5.21 billion and 50 cents.
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Ah looks amazing you guys! So jealous of your california times brings back memories. Enjoy your last week, can't wait to hear all the extra stories and see more phots when you get back! xxxx
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Stef's birthday fell on the 12th and my my, didn't we spoil him! He was awoken to the sound of a fully laden tray of breakfast/presents being placed next to him - the piece de resistance being a candle burning in the middle of his bowl of Cheerios... We spent the day at the beach, having another surfing session (improvements were severely limited) and topping up our sunburn. Special mention goes to the rear of Tim's thighs. As you can see, quite something. After a hearty dinner back at the Larkins' house, the whole party assembled in fancy dress (chosen from their comprehensive dressing up library) and left for an evening's bowling. We turned every head in the alley as we entered and were soon throwing some outrageous moves on Dance Dance Revolution (arcade game) in full costume.
On Tuesday we had a wander around Ollie's old neighbourhood (noticing the impressive Ferrari sitting in his old garage!) and had a quick walk to Back Bay before returning to pack for San Fran
We left for San Fran the next morning in the Larkins' 4Runner (car) which they kindly loaned us for the trip. We were delighted to be rejoined by Jon (yes, the same Jon that took the reins in China with us). With the car packed and the sun beating down, the time had finally come for a road trip to San Francisco! The barely suppressed excitement we felt when setting off caused us to overlook a vital element of driving long distances - the petrol gauge. A quick glance down revealed that we were running on empty, and another glance revealed that our route through barren mountains contained little or no gas stations. Somehow, the petrol gauge now ran below empty. By this point, panic had settled well and truly amongst our midst. All we could do was keep on driving, turning off the AC and pray the wheels would keep turning. Finally, the Chevron symbol appeared along the horizon. We had done it! We hastily filled up the tank, feeling young and reckless once again. It was great fun. Back on the road, and we enjoyed 6 hours of monotony, driving through barren Californian countryside and farmland.
Eventually we arrived in San Fran and checked into our Comfort Inn for the next 3 nights. It was a rather cosy affair, with two tiny double beds and someone on the floor, but it was cheaper and included a free continental breakfast
On thursday we gorged ourselves on the 'all-you-can-eat' breakfast, cramming in muffins and waffles galore! A truly calorific start to the day. Our first stop was to be the Golden Gate Bridge, but on arrival the bridge was shrouded in a cloud of mist, so we thought it best to return when we could actually see the Bridge! We headed to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 where we had a nose around the shops and stopped at the end of the Pier to take in the views of Alcatraz and the famous Sea Lions. Next stop was the Ghirardelli Square where we visited the chocolate shop, enjoying brownies and free chocolate samples. These treats were not enough to ward off our hunger, so it was time for lunch.
Union Square was our next stop, with our aim to catch the Powell and Hyde Tram for a true San Francisco experience. It turned out to be so, and the Tram trailed us around the steep streets and back to the Wharf. En route however, we took a quick stop as our tram got stuck on an intersection, requiring a tow truck to push us back on track. After getting a taxi back to Union Square, we ate at a Thai restaurant, upon recommendation of our veteran taxi driver, with 34 years of driving experience under his belt. It turned out to be a great recommendation - great job, mate. Shame about Dan losing his t-shirt though. It was probably because he was distracted by the awesome food; maybe the only bad thing about the restaurant. It was now time to visit the Golden Gate Bridge. The mist had cleared and the views were phenomenal!
That evening, we found our over-18's venue so we could experience some of San Fran's famed night life
Friday came, and another filling breakfast ensued. First stop was the Museum Of Modern Art, (MOMA) and spent 3 hours mulling over the meanings of countless, abstract pieces. We felt very cultured. Seriously, we did. Tim even bought some art, pretentious git! We look at it, and, quoting Stef, "we don't know WHAT it is!". Next stop, more food. And this time, Buca Di Beppo. Solid Italian food. For all those culinary wizards out there - Putting Pesto on a pizza is a definite no-no. Following on our rapid tour, we headed to Haight Ashbury District to check out cool music stores, including Ameoba Records, which had every record you could ever dream of. After that, we drove through Castro Street before heading to Twin Peaks, hoping to get a panoramic view of the city. Sadly we were hit once again by San Fran's micro climate and howling winds and thick fog gave us a glorious view of...nothing! Cheers! To boost morale, we got some frozen yogurt. Much better. It was then back to Pier 39 for a great dinner to round off our time in this wonderful city.
It has been quite the experience! The city is so lively and full of all sorts of characters. It's crazy how many homeless people there were walking the streets. We managed to find a lot of qwerky shops and the venue we saw the band at was a pretty funky joint!
DOTS Verdict = Great city
We're back to Newport after a long day's driving and are shortly off to our new residence in Anaheim, to spend our last week here. With a heavy heart we leave the Larkins family.
DOTS Verdict = They're awesome! Thumbs up.
But we're now all hugely excited about our last week of our trip.
Time to sleep. Enjoy the plethora of photos. Big love y'all!
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Fantastic photos, what a gas! San Fran looks wonderful and the pics brought back a few memories. Was "Bushman" in evidence down at Pier 39, I wonder?
Don't worry you'll love Guidford, great cultural centre , stunning architecture, fabulous weather, a buzzing and exciting city in the heart of some of England's most glorious countryside ( well, anyway, it's home) - can't wait to see you all.
We're finishing our hols in France today back to work tomorrow, so know a bit about that end of an adventure feeling , but for you after nearly four months and such a huge variety of amazing experiences, it must seem very strange to be contemplating "normality"!!
Enjoy your last week!!
Loads of love
Si and Jules xx
Aah...happy times,happy memories......the Larkins kindness knows no bounds, loan of Kate's car as well! Looks like you're a hit with Lily, Stef! As for those crazy costumes, you guys certainly know how to make an entrance.
Loved all the photos of San Fran, such a beautiful city.
Fancy a Ferrari residing in "our" garage! Just a little upmarket from our VW cabriolet :)
Don't wish to publicise it but Alan's 50 today so just off to celebrate...
Have a wonderful week, we can't wait to see you all
Loads of love
Wow! Looks great. More kindness from the Larkins.
Guildford may not be San Fran but we ARE sitting at Guilfest in the sun! Just rocked out to Level 42 and awaiting Status Quo. I know that will make at least one of you jealous!!!!! Xxx
nice one, make the most of the next few days and when we meet on saturday can you pretend that you are happy to be back !!
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Luke Skywalker Death Star II!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tycho, my Jedi Top Ten figures, in order, are: Yarna Gargan, Hermi Odle, Guard that shot Luke, Sgt. Doallyn, Vintage Palace Klaatu, Ak-Rev, Umpass-Stay, Chief Chirpa, Jerjerrod, and the Ishi Tibb from Jabba's Palace. So five of this runoff are on my Top Ten List.
I think Jabba's Palace, Ewoks, Jerjerrod, and Sim Aloo and you're pretty much done with never before made figures from Jedi.
I also think a Gamorrean Guard that holds a pike rather than an axe is a good idea, but to me that is a resculpt. I'd also like a Leia that can recline on Jabba's Throne, a better Salacious Crumb, and a greener Oola. But I'd rather have all new figures before any of these.
Mother Ewok with baby Wokling
My vote, hands down, the figure I think should most be made from all five movies, is Yarna. Hands down, no question.
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I'm going with Herme Odel (Jabba's Palace)
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
Artoo Ka-boom could make a really cool figure.
[FONT=Book Antiqua]He passes to Moses - He shoots, he scores![/FONT]
Mummy of the raincoat is a gigantic trollop.
I'm going with Hermie Odle. He is my most wanted alien right now.
More is more. Less is less, Twice as much is good too,
Too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
People who have helped me out: DarthChuckMc, msjedi, bobafett07728, jjreason, dr_evazan22
Luke DS2, runner up is tied, R2 shield bunker, R2 lightsaber and Luke Endor. It was a very close choice actually, but Luke DS2 needs to be done right once and for all (though if they did a Luke Endor that could double as Luke DS2, so much the better).Originally Posted by Tycho
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Hey JediTricks, remember when you said that you still had hopes for the hobby since you wanted up to about a quarter of the figures we suggested be produced from scenes-by-scenes here?
Well there were only 211 total possible (not counting what we narrowed the field down to).
1/4 of 211 is 52.75.
If Hasbro continues to release 50 figures per year, you see my point: their selection choices could barely satisfy you over 1 year, even if they only produced what you asked them for.
Episode 3 is not taken into account here. (so add to the hobby 2 more years)
BTW: most of you voted for HALF the figures possible here. That adds one more year.
2 years of E1,2,4,5,6
2 years of Episode 3 figures
4 years total
Star Wars may be all repeats or re-sizings by 2009.
We basically have to add more Ewoks, Podracers, Gungans, Senators, and random soldiers or background characters to keep it alive. (Cantina Aliens and Jabba's Goons are already counted as having great support for).
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Originally Posted by JediTricks
I actually have seen a few decent looking customs on various sites. They depict Dice as looking somewhat like a raised serpent, more folded than coiled on the ground. I still say this should be the equivalent of Wol Cabashhite for a Cantina Patrons 3-pack.
I recognize that he was dead before they hit the ground, but I thought this would be more interesting, and serve the gorey needs of the crispy Lars cheering section.Originally Posted by JediTricks
Of course, if Luke were feeling truly heroic, he could have steered his snowspeeder into one of the AT-ATs like all of the brave rebel pilots that tried to take out some ships and Death Star real estate when they were going down. You think Gold Leader hopped out of his ship before it hit so that he could do knock over some gun turrets with his helmet?
Anyway, on to the purpose of this poll. ROTJ again serves up a good mix of finalists. I'd buy all of the figures on the final 37 list. My top choice is
Yarna dal'Gargan far above any runners up. I was surprised to see no other Jabba's Palace characters beyond Hermi Odle.
Some interesting results can be confirmed
Padme as a Handmaiden is now by and far, offcially the most-wanted figure from TPM.
Cliegg Lars is also by far the most-wanted figure from AOTC.
Either candidate had 4-5 more votes than any of their prequel character challengers!
Our Sequel Characters are more likely going to need another runoff!
Hem Dazon the Arcona
General Tagge
CZ-3 protocal droid
Dead Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru
All claimed equal votes. Hem Dazon and General Tagge came in first place in their respective rounds. But Wiolsea who won his round, did not get as many votes in the all-ANH round. Honestly, Owen and Beru ought to be disqualified -they're not action figures, but CZ-3 presents a problem if enough people want him more than the Arcona.
With Empire Strikes Back:
Black Bespin Guard
Han Solo Torture Chair
tied in their round. PlasticFetish hasn't voted here yet, so if he picks one of these two, he can resolve this round.
Lando Smuggler actually won his respective wave he first challenged in, but he got 1 less vote than either of these other two.
Return of the Jedi looks to be Yarna dal Gargon's, however, she is only 1 vote ahead of
R2D2 shield bunker
Herme Odel
Luke from Death Star II
and Jaff, PlasticFetish, and LuciferSam could choose the finalist here.
We're not quite ready to pit all the characters from the Sequels against each other yet, as ESB and ROTJ could still be sorted out more. As to ANH, I think I'll throw both Hem Dazon and General Tagge into the fray (2 contenders from ANH, and take out CZ-3 since the droid wasn't a round-winner before). Any problems with that? I hope not.
Meanwhile, for all those who want to, you can express a preference between Handmaiden Padme and Cliegg Lars from Episode 2.
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I was wondering if the mm pack with the Tibanna Gas Tank , Outrider , K-35 Landspeeder is rare . Well , is it ?
I was wondering if the mm pack with the Tibanna Gas Tank , Outrider , K-35 Landspeeder is rare . Well , is it ?
Get over here Leia , and stop making out with your brother !
The vehicles you talk about come from MM vehicle collection XV, the last of the classic MMs to be produced. Along with set XIV, XV wasn't as mass produced as sets I - XIII were. (with the exception of XIII (Imperial Scout Trooper) and XI (Bespin Cloud City) which couldn't be found at the big TRU summer sale last year). So if you compare sets XV with the rest of the pack, yes I'd say it is a bit more rarer than the others.I was wondering if the mm pack with the Tibanna Gas Tank , Outrider , K-35 Landspeeder is rare . Well , is it ?
"The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see, the future is. But this I am sure of - do their duty the Jedi will." --Yoda from Attack of the Clones.
galoob has always had a peculiar method of product distribution. as lbc has pointed out above, mm packs XIII and XI were for some reason, not distributed as widely as the other mm packs, when they were issued for they're 2nd go round on the striped cards. the same is also true for chewbacca transforming head set. of all the transforming heads, that is the most difficult to come by, because it seems to have been shipped in very few numbers when the line was shipped the 2nd time around.
now remember, we're not talkin about tail-enders, such as the die cast snowspeeder and tie bomber, these are products which had already beeen released once, and in they're 2nd round of distribution, seem to have been dropped un-cerimoniously from the line.
even up to the end, they did this, look at the episode I series alpha's, when 1st released, there were only three ships, (droid fighter, royal star ship, and sith infiltrator. the naboo fighter release was held up for some reason), and all three ships seemingly were shipped in equal numbers. once galoob finally released the naboo fighter...... it pretty much replaced the droid fighter, which as far as i can tell, stopped being shipped altogether. this of course is very annoying, as the series alpha droid fighter is such a cool ship
what's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding
GSJ, I hate to say it, but that post of yours left me WAY more confused than when I came in.
As for the rarity of this vehicle pack, KB Toys had a bunch of them for a short time last year when Hasbro sold off all the Galoob stock at rock bottom prices, and FAO Schwarz still was selling them at $8.99 at that time, so their rarity is high, but not as high as it once was.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
KayBee was blowing them out like crazy.
I don't know if you can consider any classic SW MMs rare. It almost looked like the Bounty Hunter figure set was going to be HTF, until KayBee had their 2/for one sale. What do the rest of you guys think was a rare item?
I guess I'll nominate the last three epic collections. Maybe the #7 mini-head collection, seeing as the snowtrooper had us going for a while.
i was responding to lbc's mention of mm packs XI and XIII. when galoob reissued the mm sets on the striped card, those two sets were not shipped in as great a quantity as the the other mm sets.
even during the kb blowout, i would see all mm sets (languishing on their pegs i might add) including tailender sets XIV and XV, but no matter which store i went to, i would never see sets XIII and XI.
it seemed to me at the time, that sets XIV and XV took the place of XIII and XI in the cases when they shipped the latter versions out.
as fer the droid fighter,
when i bought the alpha series naboo fighter, it was part of a case from entertainment earth. the case contained two naboo's, a royal starship, and the sith infiltrator. the droid fighter seems to have been left out of the case, and an extra naboo thrown in to make up for lost time.
am i still confoosing you?
what's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding
If I say "yes", it'll just be more of the same, so "no".
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
HTF items in the yUK? Hmm, Ill have to doctor my list as it is just about everything over Wave One of anything. The latter EPICS as Baal said - never seemed to show; the E and Defender AF; weve only been seeing the latter miniscenes as recently as 6 months; many EP1 playsets post-Galactic Senate/Palps quarters (SS repair, MT battlefield is only just showing now at Entertainer for a fiver); None of the 2nd Wave of die casts for either classic and EP1 (cant comment on BRITC) .
I remember the Rebel transport playset that was sourced for me, the Hoth and Yavin playset and DS I never knew they existed until VT, SWAFFY and GSJ got em for me. Ive only ever seen the 1st wave of Alpha classics and only the AT AT and Snowspeeder and none of the EP1 alphas made it to the South.
I perhaps shouldve prefaced this with it being pertinent to my stommping ground which goes from Weymouth to London including Southampton and Brighton; Brit Cs had stuff that Ive not found in this part of the UK so I speak only for my bailiwick. I should also add that in Poole (5 miles down the road from House of jeddah) is a Star Wars shop these cowboys have all the old vintage stuff (big die casts from 78 look really impressive) and Hasbro stuff butve never had any Galoob produce
The UK sucks for Ep1 Hasbro stuff, as Jeddah implies.
The only Ep1 AF items we got were the rep Cruiser, Sebs Pod, MTT & Naboo Fighter.
We only got MM sets 1-6 too.
The EURO versions of 2nd wave stuff did make it to these shores (usually in discount stores - TRU did not stock them) - but why were they released on the Continent and not Britain? ..........annoying.
Don't forget the latter wave of the X-ray sets, Battlepacks 12-18, and the Ewoks character set when talking about rarer items. Also I had a hard time finding a Transforming 3CP0 playset last year, (even though I already have one) along with the Chewbacca.
I also didn't mean to imply sets XIV and XV were super rare items. Certainly they did turn up at Kay-bee last year on clearance. But those packs fetch more money than any of the previous sets (With the exceptions of VIII and XI) on sleazebay so I imagine some people had a hard time finding them, considering the fact they didn't show up at TRU for a measly $.97 like the other sets were.
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This year has so far been a lot of ups and downs. The 3rd season we scored big, getting 4 birds in less than 24 hours. This past weekend, thee birds gobbled their heads off while on the roost, gave some courtesy gobbles on the ground for a while, and the hens were loud and vocal. It made for some great time in the woods. Unfortunately no birds met their maker this weekend. I took out a newbie who never hunted anything in his life. He is now officially hooked. He thought being in the woods and listening to it wake up was awesome. The weather was great, and I think the best hunting is going to be the last 2 seasons.
I am finally starting to see some lone hens looking for nesting sites, but still a lot of large groups of birds.
This weekend I get the pleasure of hunting with Mr. Lovett, hopefully the birds will not suffer from lock beak like they did last year. Although I still think that was because they caught wind that he was coming to town and they were trembling in fear. So I have tried to keep his arrival hush hush to keep them in the dark.
The last season we get to try to do a repeat from 3rd period, as the same 4 of us all have tags. The Ticklish Tom Team will be out in full force!!
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Beatrice A. Todd
Beatrice A. Todd, age 87, a lifelong Janesville resident, passed away early Saturday morning, January 5, 2013 at her home following a brief illness. She was born September 6, 1925 in Janesville, the daughter of the late Edmund & Grace (Keating) Fuelleman. Bea attended St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School, and then attended Janesville High School, graduating in the Class of 1943. On May 29, 1954 she married Harold A. Todd at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on February 24, 2012.
Bea was a very accomplished tennis player, and was the 3rd ranked women's tennis player in the State of Wisconsin. She had worked at Parker Pen Co. as the secretary to the Vice President until becoming a stay-at-home Mom when her children were born. She and Harold loved tending their garden, and she enjoyed canning much of their bounty. She loved to travel, and they made many journeys around the country. But Bea's greatest joy came from her family and she loved nothing more than spending time with her children and grandchildren! She was a very devoted Mom especially to her daughter, Amy.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She will be remembered by all as a woman of deep conviction and a profound faith in her church.
Bea is survived by her 4 children, John (Lynne) Todd, of Janesville, Betsy (Dave) Eisner, of Mukwonago, WI, Mary Jane Malan and Amy Todd, both also of Janesville, her 7 grandsons, Nick (Stacy) Todd, Adam Todd, A.J., Aaron, and Andre Lopez, Andrew and Will Eisner, her great-granddaughter, Braelynn Lopez, her 2 sisters, Bonni (Richard) Austin, of Janesville, and Suzee (Joseph) Muetzel, of Urbandale, IA, her 3 sisters-in-law, Marcella Bellmer, of Oconomowoc, WI, Dorothy Fritz, of Fond du Lac, WI, and Viola Wille, of Rogers, AR, nieces, nephews, and many friends. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, John Todd, Jr., 2 sisters, Judie Stevens and Jane Richards, and by her brother, Robert Fuelleman.
Funeral services with a Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 315 Cherry St., with Fr. James Kuhn officiating. Burial will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday morning from 9:30 until 11:00 A.M. at the CHURCH.
Bea's family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to the wonderful staff of Mercy Hospice Care, and especially Annette and Mary, for their loving care and compassion shown to Bea and her family through her illness!
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RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR + LOVE LESSONS | birch bark centerpiece idea + a note on what we seek in our mates…
I'm really excited today because I get to share with you guys what I think is a seriously fab idea for your wedding centerpieces.
But I'd also like to tell a story today about computer love and how opposites attract, so let's begin with story time, and then jump right back into today's feature. Ok, here we go… hope you enjoy!
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As many of you know, I own an iMac, and I make love to it on a daily basis, for upwards of ten hours. It's a steamy love affair; I seem to know just the right buttons to push. And though sometimes I worry I'm maxing out his resources, all it really takes is a quick shutdown and restart for him to feel completely recharged and ready to take me on for another go. Of course, we have our moments but, all in all, I love my iMac and, though he doesn't talk much (save for a thunderous roar every time I turn him on), I'm pretty certain my iMac loves me.
But my iMac is a desktop. He keeps me chained to my desk, and I don't appreciate it. In fact, I've grown to resent it. I need to roam free, where the grass grows and the inspiration flows. And I want to have the option to take him along with me, should the mood strike to write a post while I'm out and about. So recently I've been pondering what it would be like to have a MacBook Pro. I have a MacBook already, but he's from my college years and way too overworked and immature to handle my needs these days. Plus, his battery life is crap. He's a three minute man.
It has taken me months to get comfortable with the idea of taking on another Mac, but, in weighing my options and my needs, I've determined that for me and my projects to be able to grow, I must be free to move about the cabin of life. … and blog from there. (–Ohhh how cool am I.)
Ok, now here's where my significant other comes into the story (and please note ~ for today, I will refer to my significant other as "Fancy Pants McGee" or "Fancy P. McGee" – and quite possibly F.P. McGee or FPM if I get tired – from here on out, as I see fit):
So, I told Fancy P. McGee that I'd finally broken down and decided that I do need a laptop. I had done some research (aka, clicked one button) and found that a student discount would shave MAX $150 off the retail price of the MacBook Pro I was eyeing. Our conversation went as follows:
FPM: That's great! What do Anthropologie dresses cost these days? You could probably get two for $150 – you should do that with the money!
ME: First of all, no I couldn't. $150 would buy me ahh dress, not two, or maybe a pair of jeans at Anthro. But as far as the comp goes, it's gonna cost between $1k and $2K, and a student discount will save me around $150, but I'll still be in the hole $1500. Not coming out on top here. No net profit.
FPM: Yeah, no I get it, babe. What I'm saying is you'll have saved $150, so you should treat yourself to that much in fashions. (Ok, he didn't call them fashions, I only wish he had. Dwight from Real Housewives of ATL has been repeating "fashion show with no fashions" all day in my head, so that's where that came from.)
ME: I should spend the saved money? I don't understand. I'll be out $1500.
FPM: You save $150 with the discount, so you'll have $150 left over that you wouldn't have had without the discount.
ME: OMG. I get it now. This is found money to you!
This is one way in which Fancy P. and I could not be more dissimilar. Could not. But here's the moral of the story: we often seek out mates with traits we wish we had more of in ourselves. I'm a saver-to-the-max, and wish I felt comfortable parting with a little discretionary income every so often. Kidding, I don't have "discretionary income." That's a term that entitled folk invented to feel better about buying gilded furniture and designing themed rooms in their homes instead of helping others.
But yeah, I do wish I felt a little more comfortable spending on myself every once in a while. And that's where Fancy Pants comes in. I've tamed his ways considerably, but he's still got that itch to spend coursing through his veins. And sometimes, it's not such a bad thing to let it run wild. But only sometimes. … like with bed purchases. (Most of you guys know what I'm talking about; more on that in the future!)
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Ok, back to the centerpieces!
Bettula is one of the many amazing vendors I encountered at Renegade this past weekend. With Bettula, Heather Fagan has created a line of vases (not to mention other home decor, art and even jewelry) all made from repurposed birch bark. How cool is she and how rad is that? And how fab does it all look?
I think these vases would work so well as centerpieces. Place flowers or plants of your choice in vases of varying heights, and you've got some serious eye candy for your guests to ogle while they eat. I adore the natural ones, but those gold numbers are incredibly flashtastic if you ask me. Of course, you'll want to go with what works for your color scheme.
(This girl was really into the display – like, really – so I chose not to disturb her. It's only when I see the photos in their full glory that I realize asking her to step away for a moment would have been the wisest choice of all. I will remember this lesson for next time.)
Like Heather's work? Think you might fancy the idea of using her vases for some centerpiece action? Go ahead and check out her Etsy shop!
So, what do you guys think? Would you throw some flowers/candles/succulents into these babies, delicately place them on your tables and call it a day? Are they wedding worthy in your book? Tell me the truth; I'm really curious what you think!
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By Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
Northeast Mississippi is a funny little place, isn't it?
We're the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, but rock 'n' rollers are often still treated like outcasts, much like the way Elvis was when he was a kid here.
We complain there's nothing to do even when we're given the options of everything from theater to ballet to indie film screenings to improv comedy art exhibits to symphony performances to trivia nights to concerts of all sizes, genres and ticket prices.
Speaking of tickets, purchasing those in advance? Most seem to think that's a silly notion.
So this past weekend was an interesting one in Tupelo.
It marked what is hoped to be the first-ever Art Rocks Tupelo, a weekend when nearly all of the major arts organizations in town offered an event: Tupelo Community Theatre staged "To Kill A Mockingbird;" Tupelo Ballet brought "Cinderella" to life; the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra wowed with a semi-staged version of "The Mikado;" and the Tupelo Concert Association welcomed Jason Coleman to Tupelo as he honored his grandfather, Floyd Cramer. The GumTree Museum of Art hosted a Japanese art exhibit as well as its annual Mustache Bash, and downtown Tupelo hosted an Art Walk.
The weekend came about because so many arts orgs selected this past weekend – just after spring break and before Easter – for their spring events.
Luckily for arts patrons, the organizations worked together so discounted ticket packages were offered,in and their events were cross-promoted.
Just from chatting up folks here and there and seeing plenty of Facebook status updates and Tweets, it looks like it was a success: several shows were sell-outs, and lots of photos and good times were shared through social media.
It's not every weekend we have the choice of seeing an opera and a play, or hearing a concert and seeing an art exhibit, or going to the ballet before heading to a Mustache Bash. But we did this weekend, and it looked like it was a success.
We're lucky to have some incredibly talented folks in this area, and I hope future Art Rocks weekends will include more of everybody, especially more of Tupelo's young musicians, comedians and filmmakers.
The situation – every major event in the same weekend – may not have seemed ideal at first, but it worked out beautifully.
If these lemons can turn into a weekend of too much to do, that's some lemonade I can appreciate.
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Gumball Rally (1976). One of those movies I fondly remember watching on the late show as a kid. Still enjoyable.
Two-Headed Transplant. One of American-International's horror flicks from the early 70s. Not the greatest but interesting to see Casey Kasem in an acting role.
Rollerball (2002). I'd been wanting to see this one for a while now. Other than the title and the Jonathan character, it's nothing like the original, which I watch from time to time. I'll stick with the original.


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Here's just a few of my beefs with this list:1. Led Zeppelin
2. Black Sabbath
3. Jimi Hendrix
5. Metallica
6. Nirvana
7. Van Halen
8. The Who
9. Guns N' Roses
11. Aerosmith
12. Sex Pistols
13. Queen
14. Soundgarden
15. Pink Floyd
16. Cream
17. Ramones
18. Ozzy Osbourne
19. The Clash
20. Alice Cooper
21. Pearl Jam
22. Deep Purple
23. Judas Priest
24. Iron Maiden
25. Cheap Trick
26. Motorhead
27. Iggy Pop
28. Rush
29. Mötley Crüe
30. Red Hot Chili Peppers
31. Def Leppard
32. The Doors
33. Rage Against The Machine
34. Alice in Chains
35. Jane's Addiction
36. Frank Zappa
37. Yardbirds
39. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
40. Stone Temple Pilots
41. Ted Nugent
42. The Kinks
43. Nine Inch Nails
44. ZZ Top
45. Pantera
46. Scorpions
47. The Rollins Band
48. Janis Joplin
49. Smashing Pumpkins
50. Slayer
51. Thin Lizzy
52. Faith No More
53. Korn
54. Sonic Youth
55. Blue Oyster Cult
56. White Zombie
57. Heart
58. Anthrax
59. Bad Company
60. New York Dolls
61. Jethro Tull
62. Ministry
63. Boston
64. Steppenwolf
65. The Cult
66. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
67. Rolling Stones
68. Husker Du
69. Megadeth
70. Living Colour
71. Lynyrd Skynyrd
72. Foo Fighters
73. Twisted Sister
74. Pat Benatar
75. Spinal Tap
76. Bon Jovi
77. Hole
78. Marilyn Manson
79. Ratt
80. Green Day
81. Pixies
82. Queensryche
83. King's X
85. Whitesnake
86. Foreigner
87. King Crimson
88. Tool
89. Lita Ford
90. Rainbow
91. Danzig
92. The Black Crowes
93. Lenny Kravitz
94. Yes
95. Fugazi
96. Meat Loaf
97. Primus
98. Mountain
99. Bad Brains
100. Quiet Riot
Pink Floyd, Cream, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Frank Zappa, the Yardbirds, Neil Young, Jethro Tull, Primus, Lenny Kravitz, and the Black Crowes: this is the 100 greatest WHAT exactly? I left several off this list because I can see how they could be convincingly argued to be hard rock, but you cannot twist that to include Neil Young, for God's sake! If he's here, why not U2, John Mellencamp, even friggin' Barry Manilow?
Led Zeppelin should not be #1, nor should they be counted twice. (The Yardbirds changed their name to Led Zeppelin, so this is really the "99 Greatest.") I love 'em, but ripping off old blues tunes and playing them louder doesn't make you the best. (I'd be fine with #2.)
Nirvana outranked Van Halen, the Who, GnFnR, Aerosmith, Queen, etc, etc, etc?
Why is Spinal Tap on here? Nothing against them, but come on!
There are a few of these I've never heard of, and more I've never heard. Are they really the "greatest"?
Green Day, Korn, Hole, Ratt, and Marilyn Manson actually showed up? And yet Tesla, Great White, Live, and Extreme didn't?
I love KISS, but I can't tell you how over-ranked they are here.
The Pixies? Including them in the definition of "hard rock" opens the door to a lot of alternative bands who should also be listed but aren't.
Anthrax seems to be quite low, as do Bon Jovi and Steppenwolf.


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2nd Pie Russell/John
3rd Manny Bickley/Robbie
4th Dottie Thompson/Judy Aycock
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Congratulations to all who placed or finished!
The judges in both stakes put on challenging
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Paul,Mike,Richard, Gary, and all the other club members
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How do we get out of this ?
Nobody is willing to address this and come election time it's raising taxes or government cuts. Political rhetoric to get votes. How did we get into this mess and is it possible to get out now that the debt is so high?
What would happen if we woke up one morning to an announcement that the Federal Government was bankrupt? Or will it be just record inflation as they print more dollars to stay solvent?
With almost 1/2 of this country being supported by Federal programs/ assistance what would happen if they did not get their checks? How could the government control the masses who no longer had free food, housing, and cell phones?
Is our debt a reality? Or fiction? Is there any way out? What is the "End Game"... Where do you see the United States in Ten Years? Would it behoove the very wealthy to pay off the National Debt for every citizen and require our leaders to balance the budget every year?
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One year ago today, WikiLeaks started publishing a trove of over 250,000 leaked U.S. State Department cables, which have since formed the basis of reporting for newspapers around the globe. The publication has given the public a window into the inner workings of government at an unprecedented scale, and in the process, has transformed journalism in the digital age.
In the past week, the larger Internet community has joined EFF in sounding the alarm about the new copyright bill, now known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), as it makes its way through the U.S. House. The bill threatens to transform copyright law, pushing Internet intermediaries—from Facebook to your ISP—to censor whole swaths of the Internet. SOPA could forever alter social networks, stifle innovation and creativity, and destroy jobs, which is why Rep.
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"When everything is classified, then nothing is classified…The system becomes one to be disregarded by the cynical or the careless and to be manipulated by those intent on self-protection or self-promotion." ~ Justice Stewart, New York Times v. United States, 1971.
Last week, the White House issued the so-called 'WikiLeaks' Executive Order, which mandates better security for the nation's classified computer systems. While ensuring that the government has better security over its own systems is a good goal, it fails to address an equally important problem: the American government's addiction to overclassification, which goes far beyond the appropriate and effective means necessary to safeguard real secrets.
In June, we published an article highlighting the problems with uploading sensitive documents to two Wikileaks imitators, the Al-Jazeera Transparency Unit (AJTU) and the Wall Street Journal's Safehouse. Apart from the well-documented security problems of both sites, we noted that their terms of use (TOU) offered whistleblowers very little protection.
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Bludgeon can never die. He is a skeleton and therefore already dead.
That's my jacket!
Me again. . . I saw the 6" Titanium Jetfire and Thundercracker at Target today. Man, it's just sad how bad these larger-scale figures are.
That's my jacket!
Ben Yee has reviews of Classics Bumblebee, Rodimus, and Optimus with lots of photos: http://www.bwtf.com/classics/
I think I like Rodimus now more than ever, and I liked him before. I really like how his alt mode looks, and the jet engine in the back looks so cool. I cannot wait to get these classics!
I finally found another Titanium 6" Megatron to replace my defective one with, so now I have one that forms correctly. This new one's arms hold upright unlike the last one, the joints are all around tighter. The alt mode is even smaller than I expected, not really sure why I expected bigger but it seems almost chibi. Still problematic: can't stand that well, poorly articulated, easy to accidentally pull pieces off, cannon doesn't lay flat against Megs' arms. I still like it though.
I saw Primus w/ Unicron head last night, the head looks better than I thought but I didn't have $50 so I didn't have to worry about it.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Those Classic Transformers are sure tempting to me (the Autobots anyway - man all of 'em look good!)
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Ben posted a review of Classics Astrotrain:
To be honest, I think this is where Ben's enthusiasm and generous reviews hurts the most, figures that just don't look that great getting fairly positive marks and few mentions of the negative aspects (he doesn't even comment on how bad the train mode looks). Still, at $10 I can't see why I'd bother not getting this, maybe add some black paint wash... and never ever transform it into train mode.
So at Target tonight, I found me Titanium Series 6" Jetfire and Thundercracker! I don't understand why the bad vibes aimed at these 2, I think they're pretty good, if they were $10 Cybertron deluxes I'd be happy yet they wouldn't be metal and their paint wouldn't be this nice.
I'm not quite ready for full comments, but some points:
- They're about a head shorter than the previous set.
- The paint is pretty good on both, Thundercracker's matte coloring looks nice, but their lower leg halves don't match the other sides on both figs, very odd.
- Who is the sadist that designed the twistie tie configurations on these? I gave up and annihilated Thundercracker's tray.
- Neither figure has parts that fall off or come off easily, Jetfire has a piece that is meant to come off though and it barely clears the right shoulder (in fact, all the pics out there are wrong, the backpack only snaps in totally and the right shoulder clears when the engines are pointed forward 1 click).
- The articulation is pretty decent, they even have ratchets in several places and articulated wrists; neither is wobbly, although there's a little play in Jetfire's legs.
- Both use a good amount of die cast metal, Jetfire has a little more than Thundercracker.
- Jetfire's ball-jointed knees can't bend beyond a few degrees, but his elbows and wrists have good motion.
- Jetfire has twin guns that can tab together to make 1 double-gun.
- His feet are very cool with a separate thruster nozzle in the middle, and fold up for transformation.
- His forearm kibble is derived from a couple different War Within appearances.
- The play in the hips and the hollowness of the feet lead to a little trouble standing him at first, but once you get the idea of which joints are causing that, it's easy to compensate and he stands fine, even in some poses.
- The transformation has a few nifty bits for a deluxe-sized TF.
- Hiding the left hand under the stabilizer panel is a good idea, but getting it out is a tough job because of limited play in the stabilizer panel.
- Jet mode is better than I expected, the legs are too obvious but they make more sense from the front or back, it's not blocky from the front or back.
- Jet mode's rear landing gear is one of the coolest little reveals I've ever seen, the panel with the small winglet at the bottom of the leg-engines hinges up and at the bottom are the wheels.
- Although riffing off Cybertron Starscream's design (which itself was based on the War Within tetrajet design), Thundercracker is his own man as it were.
- The packaging has his shoulders mistransformed up in the air (basically halfway to vehicle mode) and they don't articulation this way, they fold down and then work fine.
- Bot mode is pretty tough looking, wide but not squat.
- Thundercracker's head and hands are very rubbery, but this doesn't affect anything (the hands are closed fists, no holes).
- I really like his blue coloring, it's a medium blue that plays well with the silver, red, and strong yellow; TC has a big 'Con logo on his upper chest.
- TC has shoulder rotation and hinged elbows, the shoulders are totally free and the elbows can hinge up 2 clicks to 90 degrees (although his forearms barely pass his shoulders this way).
- TC is a solid stander thanks to strong joints and wide feet, he can take some pretty good poses.
- The panels in front of the shoulders could have had a little more detail, and the diagonal paint thing is weird.
- TC's face is a little more mature, there's some tech for his cheeks that makes him look a little bulkier.
- Transformation isn't as complex as Jetfire, but doesn't totally ape Cybertron Starscream either.
- Rear landing wheels aren't hidden, but are kept nearly out of sight.
- The jet looks great from every angle but the back, where the hands don't do much to hide themselves, and under the tail area is a big open where you can see the head.
- The shape is good, the lines are clean and there's some good detailing.
With TS6" Optimus & Megs, although I kinda like them, they're more of a curiosity, if the line had stayed that quality it would have not been worth paying attention to, but luckily the quality came back to something acceptable and now we've got ourselves a ballgame, I look forward to more cool, unusual designs... heck, I even like the look of the packaging. The next TS6"ers I'll be interested in are Soundwave and Rodimus Prime, Optimal Optimus Primal, RiD Super Optimus Prime, Scourge, and even Starscream just don't do it for me (Screamer's paint is too much white, and Thundercracker's bulked face doesn't quite work as Starscream).
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Thundercracker should not completely ape Cybertron Starscream, as the Starscreams from that line did not follows the War Within designs, while Thundercracker is intended to do just that.
That being said, here are my thoughts on Cybertron as a line.
As Cybertron is just about over save for a few recolors and some re-packs (actually pre-packs of the Classics Minicons with the upcoming Wal*Mart Primus), this is probably the best time to look back on the line. For me, this is an ending of sorts, as I plan to skip Classics, and most of the next year's product.
That being said, I will be seperationg the toys by key, not so much by package. In the case of toys without keys, guess work becomes a factor.
This is the easiest sub-line to examine, as it consistest of 3 toys, all cast from two molds, Vector Prime, and the Recon Minicons, as well as the recolors of both. The aesthetic is supposed to be one of time and space. Vector Prime does a good job of this, in terms of the molding if not paint. The downside is that the key is unpainted, despite having the most elaborate molding of any key. The Minicons lack a consistent and unifying gimmick and aesthetic, (these being the only set of gang-molded Minicons without said factors). These are not bad molds, but nothing really brings them into any particular banner. Still, I cannot think of a sinble toy in this category to avoid, as all of them have some merits. Over-all, the one thing I would change about this category would be to bulk it out a bit, possibly with recolors from every other planet category. For example, a recolor of Ransack as a new character, with a Universal key, a recolor of Wreckloose, maybe a Swindle recolor, a Menasor recolor, and maybe a CD Scattorshot recolor.
This is the the title banner of the line, and unless I miss my guess, the most expensive sub-line to complete. Ideally, the aesthetic here should have been "futurist", but instead it just delivered a good number of tricked out a Earth-type forms. The most obvious thing to change here is the execution of the aesthetic. Rather than variants of Earth vehicles, perhaps it would gave been better to produce more sci-fi forms evocative of War Withing designs, or even old UK comic background characters. The best toys for this set are Primus (obviously), and the Voyager scale Starscream. The worst could be any of the Defense team, or the Wave 3 Minicons. Oddly, Cybertron is also the only planet with molded key variants, rather than the color variants the other planest got.
Regardless of whether or not one considers X to be Unicron, this category had a consistent aesthetic. In this cast it is "fast 'n sneaky", and it is nicely delivered. In fact, even the late addition, US exclusive mold, Unicron as a tank, fits. While all of the bot modes seem rather mishappen, but they look unified. The biggest aesthetic change to make is that the toys (especially Soundwave) could have benefited from looking more alien. But, the biggest change to make is more contextual than aesthetic, as the whole Unicron thing has only gotten more tedious these last 5 years. The best toy is probably Sidways, and the worst being Soundwave, a toy most people should avoid.
This is the "standard" TF category. Lots of Earth vehicles produced and sold at insonsistent scales. Fans of G1 likely had much to enjoy here. While the aesthetic was redundant and a bit boring, this line had the highest number (both in relative and absolute terms) of well executed designs. Even if the aesthetic does not appeal, the engineering alone could carry this group. And, the engineering changed from toy to toy, with there being little redundancy in engineering. While it would have been nice to get more non-vehicular machinery (such as the infamous traffic light character from the cartoon), this category is generally the most reliable. The best toy is Evac, or maybe Redalert. The worst is probably Cannonball, as the mold does not match the paint, nor the context. All told though, I could probably find something to praise about most any toy in this category.
This category more or less fails on the same points that Cybertron fails on, namely most of the characters pretty well look like tricked out Earth vehicles. But, the unfying theme of speed is consistently presented. Every toy for this category looks fast, and based on my fiddlin', most of them roll pretty fast across a kitchen floor. The clear wheels on most of the toys are nice unifying touch. The main things Hasbro should have done different are delivering more alien looking vehicles, and sticking with basic colors, if only to be evocative of an old racing game. I am curious to see if sales of toys from this category vary by region. For example, were thee toys more popular in areas where NasCar is popular? The best toy from this line is probably Crumplezone, the worst is probably Clocker, which lacks a basic color scheme, and looks like it may as well be an Earth vehicle. All told, Velocitron was a disappointment.
Yeah, I used the Japanese name, deal with it. This planet is supposed to be the Hobbesian state of nature taken to the Nth degree. All but one of the toys had a beat form. The cartoon showed Transformers making genocidal war on a native faction. (Outside of the old G2 comic, I think this is the first time the US has had this sort of thing in official TF context.) The toys were somewhere between the old Beastwars toys, and Powerrangers. While the aesthetic and context are pretty consistent, this category is not perfect. As the whole idea here is anarchy and nature, a bit nore variety would have served the Animatros line. All but one toy had a land-based alternatore form, and the bulk of the animal forms were reptilian. (Discounting recolors, there were only 3 mammals, and no birds or sea critters.) The best toy here is probably Undermine. The worst is probably Nemesis-Breaker, as its lackluster context does little to cover the fact it is an uninspired black recolor of a mediocre mold. Not a bad set over all, but there was a good deal of un-exploited potential.
The concept here is large scale industry. Every toy released under this banner conveys either industry, or large scale. There is also an element of symbiosis with the gargantuan Gigalonians teaming up with lil' Minicons. (Aside from Vector Prime, the larger Gigalonians where the only Cybertron toys to be released with specific Minicons.) The best Gigalonian toy is probably Metroplex, owing partly to the sheer scale of the toy, and the look of the toy evokes large scale construction. The worst is Quickmix, as the toy could just as easily pass for an unmodified Earth cement mixing truck. Gigalonia also had the best designed key (from an aesthetic point), looking like a combination of mechanical component and sacred artifact.
Slightly off-topic, but it's all TF: Since (aside from Megatron and the upcoming Scourge) the entire 6" Titanium line seems to be based on designs from The War Within, has anyone heard anything about a 6" Titanium War Within Grimlock?
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Nor does he, but since they're both WWi-style tetrajets, their transformations are fairly similar - the big difference is that the majority of the nose on Thundercracker folds into the back, and the shoulders slide back and fold closed over the head; the similarities are the legs as the sides of the jet and the forearms folding 180 under the engine/shoulders; all in all it's an effective transformation.Originally Posted by Dom
To me, Vector Prime's cheap transformation, cruddy gimmick, and ineffective vehicle mode are sins.Still, I cannot think of a sinble toy in this category to avoid, as all of them have some merits.
This is where your breakdown pattern fails IMO, these are 3 of the better molds in the line but because they are formed on Earth and then head off to spend most of their time on Cybertron they get Cybertron keys and thus don't live up to your artificial "Cybertronian" ideal - same with Wing Saber. I would never define the CY line by its keys because of this, Jungle Planet and Giant Planet are insular characters created out of the politics of the Autobots and Decepticons so it makes sense that they're designed closer to those aesthetics, but Speed Planet, Earth, and Cybertron figures are all mishmashed concepts (Speed planet is supposed to be insular, but really what we got was just Earth/Cybertron hybrid designs) while Planet-X doesn't even exist so they could do whatever just like on Cybertron.The worst could be any of the Defense team
I would say Red Alert, Crosswise, or Downshift; Evac is good but definitely not at the top of my Earth list. Your reasoning for Cannonball is sound, I can't think of another Earth figure to challenge that standing.The best toy is Evac, or maybe Redalert. The worst is probably Cannonball, as the mold does not match the paint, nor the context.
For me, it's a total disagreement, Crumplezone is near the worst on my list along with Override and Ransack. Brakedown is probably my top choice with Hot Shot following.The best toy from this line is probably Crumplezone, the worst is probably Clocker, which lacks a basic color scheme, and looks like it may as well be an Earth vehicle.
Wow, that sounds bad, what does it mean?The toys were somewhere between the old Beastwars toys, and Powerrangers.
So Dom, what does that all mean about the Cybertron line itself?
Sorry Chux, no WWi Grimlock mentions yet that I know of.
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Huh? Yeah it did. X was blown up when its inhabitants tried firing a doomsday device at the Giant Planet, but it malfunctioned and destroyed Planet X instead.Originally Posted by JediTricks
A cautionary tale if ever I've heard one. Transformers is deep, yo.Huh? Yeah it did. X was blown up when its inhabitants tried firing a doomsday device at the Giant Planet, but it malfunctioned and destroyed Planet X instead.
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UFC 128: Jon Jones Ends the "Shogun Era"
- Written by Dave Walsh
We just saw a hype train not get derailed, but fly off of the rails on its own accord and into the realm of hyperbole. Not in a very long time have I seen a fighter get as hyped up so quickly as Jon Jones has in his very brief Mixed Martial Arts career. Jones has all of the potential in the world, has a large, lanky frame and a wrestling pedigree on top of a sense of creativity that most Mixed Martial Artists are afraid to express.
There is a very good chance that tonight Dana White and the Fertitas were finally able to create a new, homegrown star and one that will have wider appeal than a middle aged white man with a beer gut and a mohawk could have. Jon Jones handled Shogun like he was a small child, and while all of his weaknesses were still there, his strengths were enough to make Shogun look like an average fighter to say the least. Jones had a hard time keeping position on the ground due to poor posturing while going for big elbow strikes, on his feet his footwork as as sloppy as ever and the big shots were never set up or followed up on.
That won't matter to most because he won the fight in dominant fashion and landed a few big, cool moves on his feet that will fill a highlight reel up for future fights quite nicely. A lot of those cool moves he throws he actually did't pick up from Jackson or Winklejohn, but former K-1 fighter Mark Miller (whom I urge you to Google, guy has the best story in combat sports) who he used to train with. So the flash of Jon Jones came from one of the few kickboxers in the United States that were able to prove themselves on an international level in the past ten years and added to the wrestling base that Greg Jackson has been able to have a field day with.
Jones moves on to face team mate Rashad Evans and a slew of articles hailing him as the greatest champion prospect to ever live, but he'll need to keep his head on the ground and pick up some of those fundamentals if he wants to stay on top, because eventually someone will be able to exploit them.


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by J J Cohen
Just back from a brief trip to Ogunquit, our annual sojourn to the Maine coast to spend some time with my family. My parents and three sisters live in three different states (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts) but within thirty minutes of this little village on the shore. Since Alex was very young we have ended the summer with a rendezvous here.
Abrupt transitions began today. Alex was up at 5:45 to catch the bus to his high school orientation. He's nervous and happy at once about the year ahead. I told him that the aftershock we experienced at 1 am (we awoke to the windows rattling) was an omen from the earth that this year will rock. Katherine meanwhile enters second grade this year; her orientation is Friday. We'll spend today together doing chores. At some point I'll answer my 70 accumulated email messages.
As for me, I have a year's reprieve from teaching -- and I know this sounds strange but I am missing the classroom already. Twelve months with a daunting number and variety of commitments loom. Besides directing MEMSI, I have essays due on giants, race, and animals; three edited
collections in progress; talks to compose and present on speculative realism/object oriented ontology, various lithic topics,
environmental ethics, monsters, deformity, and objectal animism. A crazy amount of travel, too, especially in the spring. I am worried about not having time to write the book to which this year was supposed to be dedicated.
Though it felt indulgent to go to Maine so quickly after Australia, I'm glad we made the trip. We were able to celebrate my parents' 53rd wedding anniversary with them. They are both in good health, but at a little past 80 years old I don't know how long that will hold true. When I say good-bye to them I wonder about the circumstances of seeing them next. I know the year ahead will be busy, so I'm grateful for the time together this small trip gave us. We accomplished our various family traditions (sandcastles and wave jumping, lunch at the Maine Diner, a breakfast of fresh pastries on the rocky beach near the Marginal Way) and added some new activities (a beautiful hike to the top of Mount Agamenticus; a dusk cruise along the southern Maine shore, where I shot the picture I've used to illustrate this post with nothing more than my iPhone, and with no enhancement to the image).
So, I'm back, refreshed but not exactly eager for the changing of the season. Nonetheless, here it comes.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
postcard from Maine, 2011
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Living on the Maine coast myself, I can attest that this place is absolutely incredible. The new semester abruptly reminds me, however, of the looming winter. And in this non-New Englander this reminder always produces anxiety.
- Jeffrey J. Cohen said...
The sun so low in the sky is what would get to me Cord -- even though I love winter. Someghing about those short days and weak sunlight would even as a child make me feel too mortal....
*Too* mortal--I like that. For me, it's the loss of color. Some days, when the sun is just right and the snow sparkles, I admit it's actually brilliantly colorful. It's the days when the snow reflects only a very pale gray that get to me. It's as if the earth seeks to dull the sharper edges of my soul.
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i just keep using the leds till they pop and fizzle
Quotei just keep using the leds till they pop and fizzleMaybe fair enough on the bench but what about in production?The BBT episode where Sheldon was on at Penny about her check engine light being on, and he wondered if there was a check the check engine light light. (As he does....)Imagine the liability claims if peeps' engines blew up because the oil pressure lights had all popped and fizzled themselves to death?
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By Sean J. Miller - 01/24/11 01:12 PM ET
Liberals want Keith Olbermann to run for retiring Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) seat.
The ploy to coax the former MSNBC host into the Democratic Senate primary was hatched by activists attending a conference in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
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Any results on Open anyone? Did Derby finish today?
Any results on Open anyone? Did Derby finish today?
Max, Maggie, Houston & (Orion)
Avatar courtesy of Marsha Wilcox Photography
9 going to 4th in the derby tomorrow! Dont have all the callbacks.
Thanks chris! Are the #'s 3 or 21 in there?
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Congratulations to Lois Munroe and "Christian" for their win at the Derby!!!! and Congratulations to Lois and little "Ella" on her JAM in the Derby!!!!
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Awesome news!!!!! Congrats Lois, Chris, Chriatian and Ella! These girls are on a roll!!!!!
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Any results on open, am or qual?
Amateur Jim Smith & Eve - Doc's Evening Star #37 WON the Open the old fashioned way. Way to go Jim!! That's a big accomplishment. Jim also got a RJ in the AM with littermate Gritty - Doc's Gritty Girl Gets Goin' #7.
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By Ben Levisohn
Brazil is selling government bonds for the first time in seven months. The Bovespa stock index fell 0.6% today.
Mexico's consumer prices rose just 0.07% in April from March, the smallest decrease in 11 months. Mexico's IPC stock index fell 1%.
Workers and management at Chile's Collahuasi copper mine, the world's third largest, have started early negotiations on a new contract. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index fell 0.2%.
Colombia's central bank expects inflation to rise to its target of 3% in 2014. The Colombia COLCAP Index rose 0.4%.
The U.S. expressed concerns about Russia's plans to ship missile-defense systems to Syria. Russia's Micex stock index dropped 0.01%
Gold's fall has complicated negotiations between South Africa's gold The FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index fell 0.4%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Short interest in Eikei Batista's OGX Petroleo & Gas (OGXPY) plunged 12.6% to 83 cents today, after Brazil's stock exchange increase the amount of shares that could be shorted.
Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD) plunged 7.8% to $19.26 despite beating earnings and revenue forecasts after yesterday's close.
Ctrip.com (CTRP) gained 25.8% to $29.63 after beating earnings and getting upgraded by Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.
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Visiting NYC a couple weeks ago for a top-secret project (more on that later), we stopped by Nordstrom sister store Treasure & Bond to check out the wares. T&B is a store like no other—for one thing, it stocks ridiculously cool stuff, from the under-the-radar menswear below, to bizarrely beautiful jewelry for your significant other, to a charcoal sketching utensil shaped like a squid. But even more importantly, all profits (that's right, ALL) go to a rotating roster of worthy causes benefiting kids right there in NYC.
So if you live in New York, by all means, pay them a visit at 350 West Broadway. And if you live elsewhere, fear not: If something here speaks to you, give Treasure & Bond a call at 646-669-9049 and they'll hook you up.
Jacket and sweatshirt by Edun. Dot-print shirt by D.S. Dundee.
Jacket and jeans by Wrangler Blue Bell. Hoodie and belt by Levi's Made & Crafted.
Jacket, shirt and shorts by 8.15 August Fifteenth.
Sunglasses by Contego Eyewear and more.
Eco-friendly high-tops, made of durable, water-resistant Tyvek. By Civic Duty.
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The only weekend bag you'll ever need.
Treasure & Bond's coveted shirting selection. Plaid, batik, and horizontal stripe by Creep. Dotted denim and pale-blue rounded collar by Levi's Made & Crafted. Western denim by Wrangler Blue Bell.
[Disclaimer: These shots are a couple weeks old, so we can't guarantee every item is still in stock. But the T&B staff is kind, knowledgeable, and extremely passionate about the causes they support—so they'll probably help you find something even better.]


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1:00 pm until 3:00 pm Cricut Cake Mini Machine Demo
3:00 pm until 5:00 pm Crafting with 3M Adhesives Demo
Kidtoons Films: Various times throughout the weekend (The Atlanta theater show times is 10:59 on both Saturday and Sunday)
Watch Spookley the Square Pumpkin – a family friendly movie with a family friendly price!
Lakeshore Learning: Saturday October 22nd from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm
Children will create a free art masquerade mask. Click the Lakeshore Learning link to print a 20% coupon.
Lowes Build and Grow Clinic: Saturday October 22nd at 10:00 am
Children will create a free Monster Truck. These are typically events you need to preregister for. Check their site to see if there are spots at your local store!
Michaels: Sunday October 22nd from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm
Make a fun scary spider shirt with the purchase of the shirt.
Toys R Us: Saturday September October 22nd from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm
11:00 to 1:00 pm – Sesame Street Event
2:00 to 4:00 pm – Beyblade Tournament
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Real Madrid Corner: Two Penalty Kicks Go Through as 10 Man RM Hold Barca to a Draw in 1st of 4 Clásicos
Posted on 18 Apr 2011 by Timothy Ashe Jr..
80,000 people packed the Bernabeau on Saturday, April 16, to watch the first of 4 epic battles between the best two clubs in Europe. The expectations were high and the leaders of each team didn't disappoint. Both goals were scored through penalty kicks, one by Leo Messi (his record breaking 49th goal of the season and 30th in La Liga) and the other by Cristiano Ronaldo (82' minute,...


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Family: Pinaceae, Pine view all from this family
Description Medium-sized to large evergreen with dark blue green foliage, branches spreading horizontally and drooping. Bark thin gray to reddish brown, scaly, and flaking off in small circular plates 5-10 cm. across. Crown narrow, conic in young trees, becoming cylindric with age. Shoots buff-brown to orange-brown. Leaves needle-like, 15-30 mm. long, blue-green above with several thin lines of stomata, and blue-white below. Cones pendulous, slender cylindrical, 4-8 cm. long and 1.5 cm. broad closed, opening to 3 cm. broad. Thin, flexible scales 15-20 mm. long, with a wavy margin. Reddish to dark purple, maturing pale brown 4–7 months after pollination. Seeds black, 2-3 mm. long, with a slender, 5-8 mm. long pale brown wing.
Dimensions Height: 24-30 m. (80-100 ft.)
Diameter: 0.5-0.8 m. (1 1/2-2 1/2 ft.).
Habitat Canyons & valleys, Mountains.
Range Rocky Mountains, California, Western Canada, Northwest, Southwest.
Discussion Harvested for paper, general construction, and musical instruments. Also used Christmas trees.