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At 110 kilograms, how far will it fly when it gets T-boned by a Hummer?
We don't have that problem in Europe, especially in the richer countries. In Holland it is very popular with cars in sizes from smart cars and a bit larger. Then again fuel here cost about $6.5/gallon. And even while driving much smaller cars than north Americans do we still have less people killed in traffic here in Europe. You are doing something wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_OECD_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate [wikipedia.org]
Aside from being a bit judgmental, you obviously didn't read the article did you
I've seen electric Barbie jeeps that are bigger than that thing. The average Slashdotter could not fit half an ass cheek in that thing. This thing is merely a prototype to demonstrate their technology, and not an attempt at a practical car at all.
If you define looking at the pretty pictures as "reading" then sure I did!
Of course it is very small, even as a production car it is unfair to compare it to a regular multi-seated car. This is more of a personal vehicle, it has a different use. What it does show is possibility. It is possible to build an extremely efficient car if you put your mind to it. A smart car sized version would probably not get the same mileage but if it got even close, that would be fantastic!
I, and many others live in a city w
Im not surprised that you have seen Barbie Jeeps bigger than that car. In America, there are only two sizes of anything available. "Huge", and "way over the top freaking enormous". Heck, even the size of the American model of Human is following that trend.
The average Slashdotter could not fit half an ass cheek in that thing.
Oi! I resent the blanket generalization. I'm pretty sure I _could_ fit about half an ass cheek in that thing.
Americans drive many more miles per year on average than Europeans, hence more chances to get killed.
Don't forget to mention that you allow sixteen year olds driving cars.
I think we also have a higher incident of drivers under the influence of something...
We also have a lot of ppl with a total lack of concern for other ppl.
The percentage of abuse of illegal and legal substances here in the US is truly mind boggling.
Most fatality accidents in the US are related to some type of impairment of the driver,
well til the cell phone came along, LOL.
Incidentally, on UK roads, although an accident may be more survivable in an SUV, you are more likely to have an accident involving a collision with an oncoming vehicle, owing to our narrow roads and many ob
In Scandinavia one of the key reasons for relative traffic safety is the climate.
Because of harsh winters, our roads get to crap condition in no time flat. Hence, you need a WRC style car to go fast anywhere. Also, our drivers' ed is fairly thorough, requiring a separate winter driving course.
Or, it could be the ridiculous taxation, which means that nobody can afford to drive a fast car...
Switzerland isn't a Scandinavian country. I think the reason they have less fatalities is that they are required to take slippery driving courses (at least I saw they do this in Finland, not sure about the others) to get a licence.
Someone local please correct me if I'm wrong, I just remember seeing something like this on TV one time.
"If you are referring to the first column in that table, it's a bogus comparison. Americans drive many more miles per year on average than Europeans, hence more chances to get killed."
So maybe that's what you're doing wrong? You have a high degree of urban sprawl and hence you have to drive too much to get your daily routine done?
Moreover, I can't find any statistics on average distance travelled so I wouldn't assume that easily that americans drive more or that the difference is significant anyway.
"An even better comparison would take into account the average speeds involved in the accidents as I bet US average speeds are higher (much wider roads on average and more highway driving as trips are generally over greater distances). Yes, I know about autobahns but still in general I think that's true."
I'll take your bet and double it. Most countries in the EU have either an 120 or a 130 km/h speed limit on freeways thats 75 or 80 mph for non-metrics. Judging from this map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States [wikipedia.org], the speed limit is on average lower in the US than in the EU.
Secondly, traffic fatalities differ wildly from country to country in the EU, as they would probably from state to state in the US if we had the figures available.
Moreover, I can't find any statistics on average distance travelled so I wouldn't assume that easily that americans drive more or that the difference is significant anyway.
Well, a little bit of math on the existing table would help you out. In the United States we have over twice (2.37x) the fatalities per inhabitant as Germany. Yet, we only have 21 percent more fatalities per KM driven.
So, yes, I would think we drive a hell of a lot more miles. Close to double.
Have you been to the UK? 60mph allowed on two-way roads narrower than 4m, with no shoulder (perhaps overhanging hedgerows or stone walls right at the edge of the road)? Having driven in both countries, I can tell you that CA is easier. The UK's fatalities per billion kms is far lower than the US's. How does CA compare with the US average?
I've lived and driven in the US (mostly California, Arkansas, and Florida) and the UK (Brighton), and I'd say that urban and suburban driving in the UK is much more challenging. Though I had driven in the US for 10 years without incident, I had to take driving lessons in the UK to pass the driving test, mostly because of the smaller streets and constant need to pay attention to road conditions. In the US, you can often just assume that you can drive down a street, without having to worry about oncoming tr
A driver of one of these would have significantly more safety on a motorcycle.
That thing, if t-boned by a motorcycle, would likely result in the driver dying. This thing has a curb weight of 243lb, which is 100lb less than a small non-highway motorcycle. Consider, also, that it's (likely steel- or aluminum- mesh substructure) carbon fiber: it's significantly less resistant to fracture than any metal (except maybe over-hardened iron).
Additionally, the driver's vantage point is low. Very low. Again, if hit by
As a sports bike rider, i say: you're probably wrong.
we still have less people killed in traffic here in Europe
How the hell do you reach that conclusion given the chart you linked to?!? Did you even look at it? According to it you can conclude that driving in the USA is safer than driving in Ireland or Belgium.
You are doing something wrong.
No u
Judging by its size, it's more likely to just be pushed along when hit by a Hummer than to be t-boned in any real manner.
How did you think they got that insane milage, duh...
Joke's on that Hummer -- it'll be shattered by the massive hydrogen explosion.
Oh the Humanity!!!
It won't, it will get crushed and people will die.
Just like when any other compact car gets hit by one of those behemoths.
Hint: I don't think it's funny idiots are allowed to drive contraptions like the hummer on public roads. It makes me want to buy a nice second hand tank to even out the odds.
On the other hand, it seems that, at least, the age of the hummer is finished. Not even the Chinese would buy it off GM, for a measly 86 million.
The Chinese wouldn't buy the Hummer because they've already stolen (and re-implemented) the design. Why buy something you can steal?
Why would you steal something nobody in their right mind would buy?
And pray tell me what great innovations are to be stolen from the design of the hummer?
At 110 kilograms, how far will it fly when it gets T-boned by a Hummer?
I hear American version will weigh 120kg - the extra 10kg is a roof-mounted AT guided missile. Specifically for the Hummers.
that or run over by a semi, but they would only think it was a oddly placed speed bump
You didn't say how fast the Hummer was going, or if it was an H1, H2, or H3 (or how overweight the guy driving it is for that matter).
Much less hydrogen fits in one gallon than does gasoline.
It takes more energy to make hydrogen than what you get back out of it. You can't make this at home. But you can make electric power at home, for free.
Hydrogen fuel necessitates a distribution network exactly the same as for petrol. This is why the oil crazies in the Bush regime pumped money into hydrogen and nothing into electric, even as electric cars worked and people loved them to death.
Plus, it's unbelievably explosive - in concentrations between 2% to 98% it's explosive. So you either must have none or very close to 100% hydrogen for it not to explode. Now, when gasoline turns into a vapour and creeps along the ground then explode if lit you can get a 30 foot or more radius is vapour with corresponding explosion as the vapour ignites. And gasoline is a fairly heavy dense molecule compared to hydrogen which is the lightest molecule known, and since it's really a gas, unlike gasoline which will sit there as a liquid for days, hydrogen turns from a liquid to a gas in much less than one second.
If you have a tank with 5 gallons of hydrogen and the tank is ruptured - and eventually this absolutely is going to happen one day - then the resultant break and explosion would very much on the order of what is definitely not conducive to human life. That is, you'll be ok unless that tank goes, then you're pretty much a goner, much more so than with gasoline.
Between the fact you have to buy it from the oil barons and can never make it your self for free and is the most explosive substance known, yeah, hydrogen is great. Not.
I think if we knew what we were doing we'd immediately stop anything to do with hydrogen cars and stick to electric. Keep in mind before the oil companies paid the car companies to stop making electrics, there were more electric cars than gas powered cars on the road in the early 1900s.
Hydrogen doesn't explode unless well mixed with oxygen. Normally it just burns. (Burning hydrogen is almost invisible so there is a risk that someone might not notice that a leaking hydrogen cylinder is burning) The R101 didn't explode. Neither did the Hindenburg. In fact, despite the hydrogen in the Hindenburg completely burning in less than a minute most of the passengers and crew survived (the diesel continued to burn for a long time afterwards)
Secondly, it's much lighter than air. This means that leaks and flames go upwards, unlike a gasoline spill that spreads out over the ground while it burns.
If the fuel in the Hindenburg had been uncontained gasoline rather than hydrogen it's hard to see how any of the people on board the airship could have got clear in time (and I'd have expected lots of people on the ground to be killed as well)
I agree completely. A few points though: We can NOT use the same ipeline systems... We either need pipelines capable of sustaining 980 atmostpheres of pressure, or pipelines refrigerated to not more than -241 celcius. and that pipeline would need to move 2.3 times as much H2 as it currently moves gasoline.
This assumes we're piping Liquid H2. If we're piping gaseous H2, and compressing it on-site of storage, or as it goes into taker trucks, then we'd need pipelines with as much as 1,000 times the capacity.
Here's an alternative that uses Wind energy, waste (sequesterd) CO2, and a 50 year proved scientific process to make GASOLINE at $80/bbl. www.dotyenergy.com. That CAN use our current pipelines and gas stations, and our current cars, and THIS gas releases NO NEW CO2 into the air than is alredy there from opther sources.
Unlimited, cheap, gas that can be made here at home, and can't be controlled by massive monopolies.
but I'd rather see a competition that takes regular cars and modifies them to get the most gas mileage. The problem with these uber gas-mileage vehicles is that they're street legal, have no safety equipment, and don't go very fast.
Hmmm, that should say "they're not street legal"
This is how I'd start to approach making a modern street car more fuel efficient:
* start with a small sedan (Ford Focus, Honda Accord, etc.)
* rip out anything unnecessary from the inside. This includes all the comfort electronics. Weight requires more energy, so remove as much as possible.
* remove all unnecessary subsystems that leech from the alternator: air conditioning, power steering, ABS, etc.
* remove the "emission control" measures, which seem to invariably sap a good 25%+ fuel efficiency.
* add an HHO
...if it had smooth disc wheel covers and an attempt at wheel skirts.
Electric motors [snip] have 0 risk of exploding
Yeah because lithium-ion batteries are perfectly safe! [wikipedia.org]
...which, of course, will always work just fine. Everyone knows that safety systems are all infallible, and all work exactly as intended.
Oh. And nothing ever catches fire.
That's the general problem when you concentrate a lot of energy in little space. There are practical differences between fossil fuel, hydrogen, urane and batteries, but the concept of accidentally releasing (converting to pressure/temperature) much of this energy is pretty much the same.
In my opinion cars driven by electric motors are where we should be placing our bets.
Electric motors can go very quickly (at least the speed limit), have great acceleration, don't require a grid of hydrogen fuel stations to be built, don't require the massive amounts of energy used for electrolysis (the process of making useable hydrogen), have 0 risk of exploding (although admittedly hydrogen vehicles are pretty safe, but its more of a mental thing), and are ridiculously efficient. You know that about 3% of the energy used in internal combustion engines actually ends up moving the driver?
I think you mean 30%, if you are referring to petrol (gas in USA) and 45+% for diesel.
If you're an average American, your car probably outweighs you by a factor of 10-20 (unlike this lightweight vehicle, which you might outweigh
Also, one of the most common methods of producing hydrogen today isn't electolyzing water, it's cracking methane or other hydrocarbons.
ICE are actually about 30-40% energy efficient in terms of the energy utilized to move the vehicle. I assume that was what you were referring to, unless you're under the presumption that a vehicle with an electric motor can weigh about 1.5x what the driver does.
At over 1300 mpg, there's really no need for a dense grid of Hydrogen stations to begin with, as you'll rarely need to fill up and having to drive out to a station wont take that much out of the vehicle's range with a filled tank.
Heck, maybe it will be possible to simply order Hydrogen in small quantities and have it delivered to the consumer to fill their tank.
You know your efficiency figures are wrong and meaningless, right?
Where the hell did you get that 3% figure??? Last time I checked, it was more about 40% for combustion engines.
Plus, you'll have to multiply your 50-80% by the efficiency of a power plant, between 30 and 60%.
Where the hell did you get that 3% figure??? Last time I checked, it was more about 40% for combustion engines.
But how much of that energy is used to move the driver, as opposed to hauling the vehicle itself around?
I'm sure you can find some nice radioactive thermal generators that have under a liter of fuel in them. That will get you a hundred thousand miles per liter easily.
Did you mean a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator [wikipedia.org]
Yes, but most cars don't require a NRC license to own/operate/sell.
Under current NRC rules, you could be held responsible if you sell the car and:
The new owner wrecks it, causing contamination.
The new owner takes it apart and manufactures nuclear weapons and/or contamination-based weapons.
The new owner sells it to people who do the above.
The new owner gets rid of the car by driving it off the local dock or into the local rock quarry.
1,336 MPG? Is that city or highway?
Seriously though... What is the practical fuel economy of this vehicle under normal driving conditions? With a strong tail wind and solid tires, everything I own is 'capable' of 100MPG. In practice, 40 MPG is about what I expect.
1. The technology/designs they come up with will still occasionally apply to more traditional vehicles, so that's useful. Allowing such small and slow vehicles makes costs lower resulting in hopefully more experimental entries.
2. You aren't in it (and I'm not either) but I suspect there is a market for pure commuter vehicles. One person only, small, just needs to get the person from home to the train/bus/whatever car park (or even all the way to work, though in the US commute distances are so long that
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, the dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.90% per year. Prices in 2018 are 1326.0% higher than prices in 1925.
In other words, $100,000 in the year 1925 is equivalent in purchasing power to $1,426,022.86 in 2018, a difference of $1,326,022.86 over 93 years.
Compared to last year's annual rate, the inflation rate in 2018 is now 1.95%1. If this number holds, $100,000 today would be equivalent to $101,947.82 next year. The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest official inflation rates.
|Cumulative price change
|Average inflation rate
|Price difference ($100,000 base)
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Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
Raw data for these calculations comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1913. Inflation data from 1665 to 1912 is sourced from a historical study conducted by political science professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University.
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Who would want to be an England selector at the moment?
They were bound to receive criticism for their selections for the forthcoming Ashes series Down Under as they are unable to take everyone on tour.
It was always going to be a tough call as England are restricted to a squad of 17 and with many players competing for so few places it was always going to be a tough call.
One positive to take from the selection process is that England have a large pool of quality cricketers to choose from - a notion unheard of on quite a few tours Down Under in the past.
There are bound to be winners and losers, as there always are.
Below I try to pick out the main protagonists...
Michael Carberry - Uncapped in Test cricket the Hampshire opener has had a very successful season with Hampshire, particularly in one-day cricket. I don't see him as ousting either Cook or Root at the top of the order but he is a versatile batsman with a lot to offer at international level. Perhaps fortunate to get the nod in front of Nick Compton, he is highly thought of by Shane Warne and clearly by England.
Gary Ballance - The left-handed Yorkshireman will have been one of the surprise inclusions in the squad but he is highly thought of around the county scene and another to have graduated through the impressive Yorkshire ranks. He may well be going to Australia just for the experience but if he performs well in the warm-up games he could force his way into the starting eleven. Once he gets his chance I fully expect him to take it and I can see him being a regular for his country for years to come.
Ben Stokes - Another who has impressed during the recent one-day series with Australia. He is a very talented all-rounder who can certainly develop into a Test match all-rounder. Stokes will need to avoid injury for a sustained period of time as this has hampered his development but again the England selectors have proven themselves to be consistent in sticking with players they have clearly ear-marked for success. In Stokes' case I fully expect their decision to be warranted.
Jonny Bairstow - England's selectors are very keen on giving players a greater chance to succeed in recent years. Bairstow has reaped the rewards from this. He has struggled to score runs consistently at Test match level and his technical flaws were exposed by the Aussies recently. He may well miss out on a starting spot for the Three Lions when the First Test in Brisbane starts but he is the designated second keeper in the squad which will give him ample opportunity to prove his worth in the warm-up games. Perhaps fortunate to be on the plane but his prowess behind the stumps may well have tipped the balance in his favour.
Boyd Rankin - The tall Irish opening bowler has been earmarked as a Test match player and was given every chance to prove his worth during the recent one-day series with Australia. His decision to leave Ireland and concentrate on his county career with Warwickshire has paid dividends. His stature will have given him the added edge with Australian wickets providing more bounce and pace than their English counterparts. He may well become a crucial member of the team particularly if injuries take hold of England's front line bowlers on what can be a very demanding tour.
Nick Compton - What can you say about Compton? He has done nothing wrong in an England shirt yet finds himself wondering whether he will ever represent his country again. When asked to perform at County level he has done so and despite very good performances in New Zealand last summer he was dropped from the team in favour of Joe Root. I don't see any way back for Compton particularly with Carberry seemingly above him in the selectors eyes.
Chris Woakes - Not even selected in the performance squad, Woakes will be highly disappointed. He is still only young but this must be a huge blow for him particularly as he played a part in the recent Ashes series. England are restricted on who they can take to Australia so it was probably a straight fight between him and Ben Stokes with Stokes' superior batting probably proving the winner. He is still a bright young talent but will need close supervision after this blow.
Graham Onions - Very unfortunate to miss out. He has been the best county bowler all season and no one can doubt his qualities. He has constantly been waiting in the wings for his opportunity and during any other era he would have played many more Tests for England. I believe he has only been overtaken very recently by Boyd Rankin due to the Irishman's performances in the ODIs and the fact that his height may well prove to be crucial Down Under.
James Tredwell - Despite Monty Panesar's lack of form and off-field indiscretions he still gets the nod in front of Tredwell who has served England well in the one-day format of the game. However, most commentators on the game rightly say that Panesar is the second best spinner in England and being on tour may well help him overcome the distractions that have clearly affected him. Young Simon Kerrigan still has a lot to learn in the game so Tredwell is still probably third in line should injuries strike.
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23rd District candidates keep eyes on economy
The economy is a key focus for both candidates seeking the state House of Representatives seat in the 23rd District.
Incumbent Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-Old Saybrook, and Democratic challenger Adam Stillman, an attorney, are seeking to represent the district covering much of Old Saybrook, Lyme, Old Lyme and Westbrook.
Giuliano, 59, a psychologist for the Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools, is serving her fifth term. She was formerly vice chairman of the Old Saybrook Board of Finance.
Stillman, 45, practices administrative law and is serving his second term on the Old Saybrook Zoning Board of Appeals. He also served on the Old Saybrook Democratic Town Committee.
In her campaign, Giuliano is emphasizing jobs, the state budget and "creating an affordable Connecticut," she said. Her plans to stimulate the economy include cutting taxes and supporting home-based businesses and manufacturing.
Stillman, who is running on a campaign platform of job creation, individual rights and environmental protection, said he plans to bolster the economy by investing in biotechnology, bringing large businesses to the state and stabilizing the housing market.
Specifically, Stillman said, a state program to securitize home loan mortgages would allow people to take advantage of the state's low interest rates and would draw new residents to the region.
He also said he would implement tax incentives for businesses that hire new employees, rather than add to the deficit with broad tax cuts for businesses. Stillman further proposes allocating a percentage of every dollar spent on new projects toward paying down the state's debt.
He supports Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's tourism budget and has ideas on how to draw people to southeastern Connecticut, such as with an indoor ski hill.
"Tourism is a tremendous financial engine in our region, and I think we should be promoting it," he said.
His background as a lawyer has convinced him that deregulation of industries would be a mistake, he said.
"We really need to ensure that licenses are upheld and reviewed," he said.
Giuliano proposes convening another forum, such as when the House Republicans hosted a small business forum to listen to the needs of businesses in the state, she said.
"It is my habit to listen to the needs of people and help them effectively solve problems," she said.
Giuliano also said she is proud to have co-sponsored the "Live Here, Learn Here" bill, which provides incentives for graduates from the state's universities to remain in the state. She would like to continue partnering with the state Department of Economic and Community Development, as she did when she hosted a home-based business forum.
Giuliano emphasized the importance of the region's tourism and culture and her strong relationships as a legislator with state agencies.
She also supports rolling back taxes overall, citing 77 new state taxes put into place during the recession. She said Connecticut is one of four states that tax retirement pension income, and that seniors leave the area because of it.
To improve state efficiency, she plans to recover money from human services fraud, she said.. Nonprofits also could perform a variety of functions for communities, she said. Giuliano wants to analyze the state's budget, line by line, to eliminate certain inefficiencies, such as vacant positions.
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WYANET — Judge C. Howard Wampler, 79, of Wyanet died on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, at Perry Memorial Hospital.
He was born on Dec. 13, 1933, in Bloomington, to Calvin and Dorothy (Williams) Wampler. He moved with his family to Wyanet when he was in the second grade. Howard graduated from Wyanet High School in 1951 and went on to college at Illinois Wesleyan University, graduating in 1955. He then received his law degree from the University of Illinois.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961. Following his service, he practiced law in Bureau County, becoming state's attorney from 1964 to 1968 and acting as a public defender in 1970. In 1971 he became a magistrate and an assistant circuit judge. Then in 1974 he was appointed circuit judge until his retirement on Dec. 31, 1993. Howard married Diane Pierson on Dec. 30, 1966, in Joliet.
His various memberships include chairman of Region 8 of the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Illinois Judges Association, representing the Wyanet Fire Protection District, life member of the Elks Club, dual member of Masonic Lodge #722 A.F. and A.M. in Walnut, and #249 in Sebring, Fla. and he was involved with the Shriners organization. Howard was of the Christian faith and associated with the First Lutheran Church in Princeton.
Howard is survived by his wife of nearly 47 years, Diane Wampler of Wyanet. Also surviving are three children, Calvin "Cal" (Tina) Wampler of Sebring, Fla., Chris (Joellen) Balensiefen and Cindy (Jerry) Strader, both of Wyanet; grandchildren, Calvin Wampler, Leah Krenlich, Sarah Krenlich, Janelle Balensiefen, Stephanie (Brad) Shwermin, Tina (Les) Karns, Nicole (Mike) Murphy, Josh Nickelsen; and great-grandchildren Terry, Destiny, Sam, Jailyn, Levi, Mackenzie, Deprise, Zabrina, Season, Madalyn, and Mikayla.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his great-grandson, Kode Johnson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Norberg Memorial Home, Pastor Norman Femrite officiating. Cremation rites will follow. Burial will be private and at a later date.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church or Wyanet Rescue Unit.
Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.


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While the National Business Aviation Association expected the upcoming 65th Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando to match last year's attendance totals, a presidential visit and Hurricane Sandy are making those totals more difficult to reach.
Hurricane Sandy loomed off the East Coast Saturday and was predicted to make landfall early next week – right when many attendees prepare to travel to the event.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had scheduled a ceremony with Pratt & Whitney Canada on Oct. 29 at the Daytona Beach, Fla. campus, but postponed the event because travel conditions were too uncertain.
Also as a result of the hurricane, President Obama changed his travel plans for a campaign event in Orlando. Obama is now planning to arrive Oct. 28 for the Oct. 29 event.
FAA issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) requiring business aircraft operators to first be screened through a gateway airport if they plan to arrive at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) between 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 2:45 p.m. Oct 29. ORL is home to NBAA's static display this year.
Similarly, business aircraft operations are prohibited at Orlando International Airport (MCO) from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Oct 29, unless they follow the gateway airport procedures. FAA designated Jacksonville International and Daytona Beach as gateway airports for the TFR.
Dan Hubbard, senior vice president of communications for the National Business Aviation Association, says the TFR should not affect static aircraft. Most are arriving either today (Oct. 27) or early on Oct. 28. The association expects 94 aircraft will be on static display at ORL and another 12 will be displayed outside the Orange County Convention Center. Even so, the TFR will hinder attendees who had planned to arrive early in their business aircraft, along with other general business aircraft operations, Hubbard notes.
NBAA says both Kissimmee (ISM) and Sanford (SFB) airports are expected to remain fully operational during the TFR.
"The timing of the president's trip is very unfortunate, but the reality is, he's coming to Orlando because it's the swing area of a critical swing state," says NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.


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Friday, August 17, 2018
1:45 pm - Line Up - Candidates and escorts marching in the 2:30 pm commencement ceremony should report to Judd Theater in the Garvey Center by 1:45 am with regalia. Graduate students should report to Adams Recital Hall in the Garvey Center with regalia. (no escorts for graduate students)
2:30 pm - Commencement in Hardeman Auditorium in the Garvey Center (Doors open at 1:30 am)
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Graduation Information from Oklahoma Christian on YouTube.
1. Regalia
Men: Suit coats are not required, but ties should be worn. Dark slacks, dark socks, and dark shoes are considered appropriate apparel for academic regalia occasions.
Ladies: Dark clothing should be worn under the black robes. No flowers are to be worn or carried.
According to traditions of academic regalia, no jewelry or non-academic accessories should be worn on the outside of the robe. The only exceptions are the medallions and cords worn to indicate academic honors.
2. Photography
During the ceremony, each candidate will walk across the stage and receive a diploma cover. A photograph will be taken at this point by a professional photographer. Under no circumstances will anyone other than the professional photographer be allowed on the stage to take pictures. Anyone taking pictures from the floor should be careful not to block the aisles. Thank you for your cooperation.
3. Seating for elderly and those with physical limitations
Hardeman Auditorium will offer plenty of seating for the elderly and those with physical limitations.
4. Seating for guests requiring sign language interpreter
If family members or other guests require the services of an interpreter, the candidate should contact the Registrar's Office immediately. We will need to request an interpreter. If there is a need, seats will be held with a sign stating: "Reserved for Guests requiring Sign Language Interpretation."
5. Extra or unusual noises during ceremony
Please ask your family members and guests to refrain from bringing air horns or other unusual noise-making instruments into the Hardeman Auditorium or use during the ceremony. The OC commencement ceremony is not a high school ceremony. Thank you for your cooperation.
6. Recessional
Please ask your family and guests at the ceremony to remain in their seats until the recessional is finished.
Information for Degree Candidates
1. Financial aid arrangements
All candidates who have NOT conducted an Exit Interview with a representative of the Office of Student Financial Services, OR who have NOT cleared their student account balance, must do so before beginning graduation procedures. If necessary, you may make an appointment with a counselor in the Office of Student Financial Services.
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The name and mailing address on the graduation cards will be used for the commencement program and to print and mail diplomas. Therefore, you MUST fill out the graduation card in the Registrar's section of myOC. You will receive only your diploma cover at the ceremony. If the address to which you want your diploma mailed (within two months following commencement) has changed, it is your responsibility to inform the Registrar's Office.
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Information concerning invitations will be given at Senior Salute.
4. Ordering Regalia
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1. QUESTION: What is appropriate attire for guests to wear at commencement?
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mmmm, yummy
mmmm, yummy
~~USMC for life, Semper Fi!!!!~~
fucking love when a hot guy pounding my tight asshole and then pulls his assjuices-covered cock
out of me and shoves it down my throat. then again ramming his cock down my ass and then again shoves it in my mount so i can taste my ass juices
Well the good thing is it's your hole and you know how well it has been cleaned.
If I did a good cleaning job shortly before sex then I can be confident enough about it to do it.
And remember kids there are more germs in your mouth than in your ass.
I've only done this once... and I loved it! I wasn't sure at first but it turns out that I like the taste of my butt!
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
One of my last bottoms wasn't so sure he would be able to do it, but I pointed out that he's had his tongue deep in my ass during every one of our meets, what's the big difference if his tongue's in my ass or on my cock after being in his? He agreed to try and once he got my cum covered cock in his mouth something tripped in his head and he was absolutely ravenous for my cock! Seems he likes being a dirty slut more than he imagined. Now the guy insists on sucking my cock after it's been in his ass, and I'm not going to bitch about it!
That is so damm hot.
i could do it i clean myself good, besides his dick has been in my mouth once already, my tounge was more than likely in his ass as well so what does it matter
ATM continues to be a real turn on for me as a sub bottom. Long time Master I served made it mandatory to clean up his dick, pubes and ball sack of any trace of my ass mess/his load. He made me do others who fucked me, too. After being made to bend over and take a raw fuck and breeding from a stranger, being made to crawl over and lick his dirty cock til its squeaky clean in gratitude is really degrading. Sometimes the top has to pull out and feed it to me to get it wet with my own spit so he can go at me some more. Had a top guy who would fuck me dirty with his 8" fat dick and purposely want me dirty. He would show up with a really raunchy, dirty asshole and make me rim him, then bareback n seed me, pull out and make me take the shitty cock in my mouth and clean it all up, all the while tellin me what a nasty pig I am. He just started callin me "shitpig" after the first session. The name seemed to fit, so now that's what most of my regular doms call me. Once in awhile a top will piss in me while he's raw porkin my hole and that's interesting to clean up after. A a married latino dude gets off on havin me squat down while I lick his uncut pito clean, so I drop his load on the floor and then I have to lick up the mess that ran outta my gaping asshole....nasty fucker. I am definitely the all nite ATM.
Yes, I have done this, as both a top and a bottom. sometimes both in one session.
Here's a long version of one of them:
I was with a guy for a while that was really into this. Most of the days I was with him, i would be blind folded, told on get on his desk chair (the kind that can spin), doggy style.
He would fuck my mouth and throat, making me slobber all over his cock, then spin me around 180 degrees and stick it in my ass.
He would fuck me HARD for a while, then spin me back around and force his cock balls deep down my throat.
Fuck my face a while, then go back to my ass.
He would do this over and over and over till he came, in my ass or moth, but it always ended with me sucking his cock clean.
There were times i could tell his cock wasnt clean, but i get so horny, i zone out, and just do things.
He told me one day, that ive been cleaning off his dirty cock. I was a bit grossed out about it, but minutes later, i was put back on the chair.
Yeah, thats hot! I have done that to guys too on many occasions, make them clean their shit from my cock when they were totally unaware; like you said, they would be so hot and in the zone---that they just did it anyway, even though they would normally be grossed out about it in hindsight. Turns me on so much and makes me even hornier. The best time I can remember was this super hot Marine; he had just gotten off work and was sweaty and didn't have time to "clean" down there. I fucked him so rough and hard and shot a hot load inside his ass; when I pulled out, my cock came out super dirty! He feasted on my messy dick and cleaned every last bit of it off! I shot another load down his throat. Also made a medical doctor clean my dirty cock after I came inside him and pulled from his ass. Made it so hot knowing that because he was a Dr. he KNEW BETTER than to bareback and/or consume feces but he did it anyway because I commanded him to. He also told me exactly what he was cleaning from my cock as he did it. To hear him say those explicit words totally turned me on even more. Yummy!
~~USMC for life, Semper Fi!!!!~~
ATM is one of the hottest things you can do as a sub bottom. I always clean myself out really well, but even so, an ass is an ass. So if I've been taking a guy's big thick cock in my ass, an he pulls out, of course I'm going to want to suck the taste of my ass juice from his shaft. I've even had a guy ask me afterwards if I enjoyed the taste of my "pussy" juice. I'm told him yes, but sucking it off of his big cock made it taste even better.
My Phat Ass Gets Me IntoBig Trouble...
I love it when a close friend does this to me. He will fuck my ass good and then and put his cock deep in my throat as I clean his cock. i love the test of my ass juices and his cum It's not long before he is back to putting his cock back in my ass for round two
Ass to mouth is HOT !!! ( always fuck with a cleaned ass and both of us are HIV- and ddf)
i always feel very degraded when my Owner fucks me dirty and then shoves his dick down my throat. He leaves it their until i have cleaned is well, he always telling me what a piece of shit i am.... his dirtypig proving i want shit, showing my hard-on when he forces me to eat it all.... all he does to me is written at my blog http://dirtypigsdog.blogspot.nl/
I have no problem with a guy pulling out my ass and feeding me dick. I usually just do it. Love swallowing cum and then having the guy piss down my throat. Gets me harder than hard.
Anyone know of any other good videos? The only ones I've been able to find recently have either been poor-quality or fake. One thing I'd like the producers to do is to not do the "spear" move (taking the penis out and then shoving it in quickly like a spear and then doing it again) or a ton of jacking off prior to the guy sucking on it. The spear move is a turn-off. I don't like to see the jabbing either.
It's so hard to find good ATM vids, especially vids where there is clearly something there to be cleaned off.
As for spearing, I find that very hot to have it done to me - it feels really, really good to have the cock being driven deep and the popped out. Each penetration and withdrawal sends a little shiver of ecstasy through my body, starting at my asshole.
Start with foreplay in shower with you and partner or partners. Get those asses good clean on the outside and maybe an warm water enema for added pleasures.
I find it unappealing to watch. I'd like to find good ATM videos that don't have it. Every time I find a video, there is too much aggressive fingering, spearing, too much masturbation after pulling out, and so forth. I don't want to see OCD behavior. I just want the guy to suck the cock, and not do it in a frenetic OCD way either.As for spearing, I find that very hot to have it done to me
Of all the complaints, though, the biggest is all the "creampie" nonsense. Those videos are never sexy.
If anybody is on squirt, I just found a hot user video with this right at the start. http://www.squirt.org/mysquirt/PlayV...e&keeptop=true
It switches to fisting pretty quickly, though, so beware.
It's like this thread was bumped for me. Just joking.
As a bottom i love the taste of my ass, after a cock has been freshly taken out of my booty. It's the inner slut which tells me to do it, just can't help it.
I'm fastidious when it comes to deeply cleaning out the plumbing. One it's pretty important (comfort wise) when you have an infatuation for intense dildo play, with extremely thick & deep butt reamers. And secondly any sign ofskat and i'll run a mile. So the only things i'm cleaning off, when i'm on my knees resting my butt cheeks on the heels of my feet, arelubricant and my own juices with no trace of skat. The taste is even better after you've just had an assgasm & and you've came in your arse.
As for enjoyment, the crux of it, A2M for me is a mixture of the sensual & sluttiness, or unleashing my inner bitch. It's not that i spin around, or jump off the couch like a starving monkey. I love to gracefully slide on to my knees, before revelling in the joy of my own juices.
What i do love is asking "can i taste my ass", or being asked if i want to do it, or simply told to do it. That just sets up the moment, one of the ultimate submissive acts you can do as a bottom.
A2M is a big thing for me when i'mhaving an intensive solo session, with large dildos. I generally cum alot anally, so i sort of get lost in the moment. Nothing sexier, when by myself, than popping a really thick dildo out my arse (with your head down & bum up) and sucking it dry, all the while enjoying having a wide gape which just stays open when i'm this position and feeling the air rushing into my blown out o-ring. And then you repeat the cycle. It's nasty, it unleashes the inner bitch, and i find i stay hard for ages while doing it.
^ ^ Incredible description, HD! Very hot.
Another A2M like.
A long mirror, tilted at an angle looking down at my ass, and the penetration, so i can look back at it the whole time. I get off on the sight on offer, as i watch & wink that big gape, while cleaning off that big salty dildo (wet with ass cum) that's been pulled warm from my big pothole. Spitting all over it is the inner bitch taking over, and then spearing it back in. Always queff loudly get nailed by 2·5 inch thick dildo, after self-fucking with a dildo with a 3 inch, or plus, thick dildo. Gape is yawning wide by then so theres room for airhen something slightlysmaller enters. Completes the nastiness, and having the mirror tilted the right way - it's like watching the hardest core anal porn, except i'm the buttslut at the centrestage of my own private show. My cock is usually dripping with & glistening with pre-cum. Bucketlist 'do' is to eventually purchase a HD camcorder, to accompany the tripod digital camera i already have, and film & cut it with a quality editing software.
i was at a party once where i started eating this cutie's ass and tasted cum. very hot! licked as much as i could out of it and then replaced it with my own!
when i was in hs my first & i discovered anal can be messy they hard way. i learned early on was how to keep myself clean down there, which is a courtesy to guys who i expect to eat and fuck me. there isn't a bigger turn-off than spreading a dude's cheeks and smelling poo, except perhaps for pulling out and seeing your boner covered with shit.
very hot breaking up fucks with oral, eating an ass you've been fucking, sucking a dick that's just been in your hole. ass has a distinct flavor. love cleaning a dude off after he's nutted so i can get a taste of his nut. the best of both.
My rules (in case someone who makes or is going to make porn reads this):
1. Hot young white guys with a body fat percentage around 12-15% and a swimmer's build
2. No tattoos or piercings
3. No robots (like Bel Ami generally is)
4. No fake tans, or any tans (pale is better)
5. No tongue flicking
6. No spearing
7. No fisting
8. No urinating
9. No fake ATM (like really fast cut scenes or fades)
10. No pumping the guy's dick a whole lot before sucking it
11. Have another guy suck the dick, not the guy being fucked.. have him down there watching the cock go in and out
12. No creampies, cum sharing, or anything like that
13. If you show a guy ejaculating, make sure he is a shooter and have him shoot into a guy's mouth (not on his eyes)
14. Have some rimming where the guy is lying face down and flat (if there is a bed involved)
15. No rough/hard fucking
Have this be a realistic frat hazing scenario
Have this be a realistic police-molest-student scenario
the acting and set need to be good otherwise skip the scenarios altogether
The guy being fucked and the guy doing the sucking are straight and forced into it
Oh... I forgot another thing... Finger licking is hot, especially when another guy licks the finger.
I have become such an ass 2 mouth whore I dont know why.. I wont just hook up with anyone but when i do its one of those things that I setup to make sure happens.. The first time I did it was forced on me and freaked me out but now its all I want.. I guess its the inner ultra submissive sluttyness inside of me that makes me like it so much.. and feeling that load blast down my throat after a long deep fuck session is just the iceing on the cake..
not my cup of tea, but...
Ive been with some guys who hate seeing any "residue" and some who LOVE it. Im a bottom and i live by the philosophy that he was a guest in my ass and i gotta clean up. if he wants to cum in my mouth, or even if he finished in my ass i usually lay my head on his lap and suck till we fall asleep
I'd definitely be up for trying A2M, the trouble is though I really don't like the taste of lube.
It is not easy being clean down there, I think some tops really don't realize the amount of effort some of us put into it.
I am very submissive between the sheets too and this is something I love doing. I love it when he takes control after fucking my ass good and hard, then pulls his cock out of my hole before he cums and I spin around on my knees and I finish him off. Safe sex guys. x


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Hi all,
Well, we got Twinkle home on Saturday and she was really quiet for a few hours and then she came into herself. Daisy Boo was absolutely terrified at first and quickly learned how to jump on the couch! However, she is getting used to Twinkle now and realises that she is faster than her. She's settling in really well and loves her food. Daisy Boo is no longer bored but we have to make sure she is still getting all the love without neglecting the little one. I think it's been good to let DB know she isn;t the only furbaby in the universe. Here are the first few pictures:
Welcome Twinkle!
Why does my new toy move?
There's something in my Bed! And I don't mean the frog!
Twinkle meets the Dude
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We've been wondering when T-Mobile would announce the availability of the Samsung Galaxy 4G, and it looks like the rumored date turned out to be true. Next Wednesday T-Mobile will unleash their fastest HSPA+ phone yet, and it'll hit at the very affordable price of $149.
The Galaxy S 4G will essentially be the Samsung Vibrant with a front-facing camera and HSPA+ 4G support. While the MyTouch 4G and G2 are also 4G devices, the GS4G can get speeds up to 21 Mbps, giving the handset an advantage over the 14.4 Mbps that the aforementioned devices can achieve.
Not only is it nice to get a confirmation from T-Mobile themselves, but it's also nice to see that the leaked document has been correct thus far. Let's hope it stays correct, as we're expecting the G-Slate to hit on March 23rd.
Just like the original Vibrant, T-Mobile is pre-loading a movie onto their upcoming device, and instead of Avatar, users will be able to watch Inception on the gorgeous 4 inch Super AMOLED display. While this likely won't be a determining factor in the purchase of the GS4G, it certainly doesn't hurt. This handset may appeal to quite a few people, but it may not be enough at this point to contend with the new handsets shipping with dual-core CPUs and higher Android versions.
The price point of the handset is the sweet spot, but it won't remain that way for long. T-Mobile will be offering the device for $149 for a limited time, and then we'll likely see the price hit around the standard $200. $200 for a high-end smartphone isn't a bad deal, but 4G and a front-facing camera may not be enough for some potential GS4G buyers. The Galaxy S 4G faces quite a bit of stiff competition in the months ahead, and if Samsung and T-Mobile want to sell a lot of these devices, they may want to keep it $149 for a while.
Nonetheless, we're excited to get this thing in our hands, and get a glimpse of what HSPA+ can really do.
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The Supreme Court recently heard arguments regarding California's Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, both of which intend to limit marriage to one man and one woman. We will have to wait until the Court releases its decision in June.
The whole notion of marriage has changed dramatically over the centuries. Psychology Today said, "Through most of Western civilization, marriage has been more a matter of money, power and survival than of delicate sentiments. In medieval Europe, everyone from the lord of the manor to the village locals had a say in deciding who should wed. Love was considered an absurdly flimsy reason for a match. Even during the Enlightenment and Victorian eras, adultery and friendship were often more passionate than marriage." (www.psychologytoday.com.)
Until the third century, the church had no role whatsoever. It was St. Paul who developed the notion of marriage as a sacrament and not just a contract. He compared the relationship of a husband and wife to that of Christ and his church. The word church in this context has no gender.
Pope Nicholas I declared in 866, "If the consent be lacking in a marriage, all other celebrations, even should the union be consummated, are rendered void." This shows the importance of a couple's consent to marriage.
In the "Power of Myth," Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers, Anchor Edition, 1991) declares that the 12th century troubadours were the first ones who thought of courtly love in the same way we do now. The whole notion of romance apparently didn't exist until medieval times. Love is essential to a good marriage.
Until the 16th century there were many marriages taking place without witness or ceremony. It often involved a legal contract by which the groom received the bride's possessions, as either a dowry or her inheritance.
The Council of Trent decreed in 1563 that marriages should be celebrated in the presence of a priest and at least two witnesses. The notion of a binding agreement between couples is the glue of marriage.
As part of the Protestant Reformation, the role of recording marriages and setting the rules for marriage passed to the state. By the 17th century, many of the Protestant countries of European had state involvement in marriage.
In 2002, the Census Bureau reported that about 50 percent of marriages taking place would eventually end in divorce. (www.divorcereform.org.) More recently, according to the New York Times, it has been revised downward to just over 40 percent. Reasons include poor communication, financial problems, a lack of commitment, a change in priorities, infidelity, failed expectations or unmet needs, addictions and substance abuse, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, and lack of conflict-resolution skills. There has been a steady rise in the need for Women's Aid and shelters. Even marriages performed in churches can go wrong. (April 4, 2005, www.nytimes.com.)
Throughout history, a slice of hateful people have burned "witches" and "heretics", justified slavery, hanged "outlaws" for no valid reason, persecuted those of other religions than their own, resented immigrants ("They ain't like us…"), and more recently refused to accept mixed-racial marriage.
In each case, our society mellowed and the more rational prevailed. Reason trumped emotion.
People under 30 are much more likely to see same-sex marriage as a positive step toward reducing the stinging prejudice held by some. People do not choose to be homosexual; their physical and psychological characteristics, as well as their roles and behavior may differ from heterosexuals.
Sex and gender don't always coincide. If a couple is drawn to each other, let them decide on their union. We all want and should have equality under the law. Let Michigan pass legislation like the one New York did in 2011, legalizing same-sex marriage.
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I find it intriguing that the Bologna process is not in political trouble.
Some of the participants in the Bologna ministerial meeting in Bucharest last April were muttering that the process of building a European Higher Education Area was imploding after a decade. And as for those active in European politics and policy-making: they see Bologna and higher education in general as a poor relation in the European policy sphere.
But as the debt crisis has hit Europe, and Greeks and Spaniards and Italians are made politically fragile by austerity under European Union (EU) rules, it may be that the European tide is on the turn, and that the qualities of Bologna-style governance in creating a common area by national consensus are more widely recognised. (...) - University World News, Anne Corbett, 18 November 2012, Issue No:248


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This is the place to hang out with Christians who love gaming. If you are a Christian or an open-minded individual I encourage you to join and stay a while.
I agree about the controller Carson, I use one with my PC.
In my opinion all of the consoles are pretty much the same, and the same holds true to the next generation. I'd rather have a Wii U and a so called "gimmick" that enhances gameplay and makes the gaming experience better than have a console that plays the exact same as it's competitor.
Question: What do you look forward to in the neXtBox and the PS4, respectively?
Now you're playing with power!
I look forward to seeing how they're enhancing the multiplayer. I want to see how Microsoft will improve on Live. And how Sony will fight back when it comes to online services.
Xbox has a better controller in my opinion, They have far more players who use voice chat, because they included a headset when you buy a system. This helps them get more players and thus exlusives for games like Call of Duty. Also, if you watch game informer or any other site's videos, you will notice they use xbox almost exclusively. Finally, and this isn't something I care a whole lot about, but the Kinect has been much more widely accepted than the Move.
I'm not saying its definitely going to be the best next gen console, but its the one I would bet my money on.
I'm not a big fan of the Kinect, but you have to admit, Microsoft tried to be different with their motion controls. Sony kind of copied Nintendo with their motion controls. Microsoft supported the Kinect (albeit the games aren't good) more than Sony supported the Move.
Its a prequel....
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Did you hear this one?
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/n...1/07/id/382205"We still would have lost the election because we had 9.5 percent unemployment," she told King. "That came from the policies of George W. Bush and the Republicans' support for his initiatives."
I mean honest to God...I do not how someone like her sleeps at night. No shame, guilt, honesty, a complete lack of conscience about the utter nonsense and lies that comes out of her mouth. I guess that's the only way she can sleep.


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Cliff Lee throws a complete game, two-hit shutout as the Phils complete the sweep of the Marlins, as they defeat the fish, 3-0.
Cliff Lee throws a complete game, two-hit shutout of the fish as the Phils complete a 9-2 home stand with a four-game sweep of the free falling Marlins, 3-0.
The Phils took a 1-0 lead in the fourth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Cliff Lee helped his own cause by hitting an RBI double, knocking in Michael Martinez, who has just singled. The Phils then increased their lead in the fifth as, with two men out, Ryan Howard hits a solo home run, his fifteenth home run of the season, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Phils then made it a 3-0 lead in the sixth as, with one man on, and with two men out, Jimmy Rollins hits an RBI double, scoring Dom Brown, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on Martinez's ground out, 6-3, then went to third on Lee's ground out, 1-3. That would be all the runs that Lee would need, as he pitched a two-hit, complete game, shut out, his second complete game of the season, giving up two singles, one to Mike Stanton, with two outs in the fifth, ending his no-hit bid, and the other in the seventh by Logan Morrison, as he kept the fish under control.
Cliff Lee (7-5, 3.12) took the win as he pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just two hits and two walks, while striking out four. Javier Vazquez (3-7, 6.85) took the lost as he went five innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks, while he struck out three. Michael Dunn pitched an inning, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out a batter. Ryan Webb pitched two 1-2-3 innings.
The Phils had ten hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Singles) and Cliff Lee (Single, Double, RBI) both leading the team with two hits apiece. Jimmy Rollins (Single, RBI), Placido Polanco (Single), Ryan Howard (Home Run, RBI), Raul Ibanez (Double) and Michael Martinez (Single), had the other six Phils' hits.
The Phils (44-26, 1st NL East) will now start Interleague Play with a three-game set against the Mariners (35-34, 2nd AL West), starting tomorrow night with a night game at Safeco Field in Seattle. The game will start at 10:10 EDT (7:10 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Roy Oswalt (4-4, 3.14), who is coming off a win against the Cubs on June 12, as he went seven innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Phils' 4-3 come from behind win. He will be going for his fifth win of the season, while trying to extend the Phils' winning streak to eight games. The Mariners will try to counter with Michael Pineda (6-4, 2.72), who is coming off a lost against the Tigers on June 11, as he pitched five and one-third innings, giving up six runs, five of which were earned, on eight hits and a walk, while striking out four, in the Mariners' 8-1 lost. He will be trying to end the Phils present winning streak. The Phils will be looking to not allow Interleague Play to ruin their present momentum, like it has the past three seasons.


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Ryan Williams' first call Sunday after learning that he'll be having season-ending shoulder surgery was to his mother.
He had to calm her down. For Williams, it was the second time in two seasons doctors have told the running back that a rare injury would sideline him. Coach Ken Whisenhunt announced Monday the Cardinals would be losing their starting running back for the balance of the schedule.
Williams suffered a coracoid process fracture to his left shoulder when Rams safety Darian Stewart came from behind a pair of Cardinals blockers to hit Williams under the left shoulder pad. Williams said Monday he couldn't feel the left side of his body after the collision.
According to the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, it's a rare injury and is often mistaken for other shoulder ailments. Williams said team doctors told him they haven't treated one in 10 years.
"If you were to put your palm facing up to the ceiling and tried to raise up, the bone that basically makes me able to do that, that's fractured," Williams said while attending the Cardinals' annual Kingpin Challenge fundraiser. "On my left arm I can't lift it up like this (as he motioned upward). I can do everything else."
Williams, who suffered a ruptured patella tendon last year, found out Saturday that surgery was a possibility and learned his fate Sunday. After talking to his mother, Williams sat down with Whisenhunt, who lifted the second-year player's spirits.
At the bowling alley, it was Williams, whose left shoulder was supported by a sling, who was cheering up his teammates.
"I went through this for a whole year last year," he said. "I'm still actually going through the knee thing. That could be a good thing for my knee and my whole body, just so it could recover like it should be. So then next year I won't be waking up feeling like I'm 60 years old every day.
"I really believe in my heart truly that it is beneficial and it'll let my whole body do what it needs to do and then I'll be the Ryan Williams everybody has been expecting to see."
With starting running back
Whisenhunt would not commit to adding another running back at this point.
"I feel good about the guys that we've got," he said. "We're always going to look to get better at every position and if that opportunity is there, then we'll certainly try to act on that."
Whisenhunt said Williams' surgery isn't expected to have long-term effects. The three-month timetable for recovery, however, ends Williams' chances to return this season.
"It's a tough thing for Ryan," Whisenhunt said. "We didn't think after the game it was going to be the case, but in getting tests done on it and talking to the doctor (Sunday), it's something that's going to require surgery."
Williams was injured with 11:25 left in the fourth quarter of the Cardinals' 17-3 loss to the Rams. After Stewart's hit, he lay motionless on the field for a few minutes, but was able to walk off under his own power. Williams' return was ruled questionable but he didn't play the rest of the game.
Whisenhunt sat down with Williams over the weekend and reassured the second-year back out of Virginia Tech that he'll be able to come back stronger for 2013.
"I feel horrible for Ryan," Whisenhunt said. "What I told Ryan when we sat down was that at least this time he won't have to deal with it through an offseason. He'll be able to go through an offseason program, he'll be able to go through practices. That'll get him in better shape to be ready to go for next year."


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Two rescued pangolins sit in a basket during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7. Thai customs rescued 110 pangolins worth about $35,500 that they say were to be sold outside the country as exotic food. The animals, hidden in a pickup truck, were seized at a customs checkpoint in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, south of Bangkok.
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A Thai customs official shows a rescued pangolin during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7.
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A pangolin peers out of a cage after it was confiscated by Royal Thai Customs authorities in Pranburi, Thailand, June 7. Thai police confiscated a pickup truck with 110 pangolins after a high speed car chase when the truck failed to stop at a customs checkpoint and later crashed after being followed by authorities. The pangolins are alleged to be part of a large illegal wildlife trafficking operation, responsible for thousands of pangolins destined for markets in China and Vietnam, according to Freeland.
The rhino isn't the the only one being hunted to extinction. The wildlife smugglers continue to decimate this already endangered species. Just five days ago 171 more pangolins were rescued in Thailand and a few hours later 155 more were seized.
These adorable, shy and defenseless pangolins are hunted for their meat which is regarded as highly nutritious and its scales which are prescribed for ailments ranging from skin diseases to lack of milk in breast-feeding mothers. In China, they believe pangolin can boost sexual prowess. Like the rhino, most of the myths are just that.
Sometimes described as the walking pine cone, the species is quickly disappearing. The species, once prevalent, can hardly be found in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia or Laos any more. Skyrocketing prices and a slow-breeding cycle has made it hard for those trying to save this scaley anteater. Too bad people don't want to keep them as pets instead - they are a natural pest controller, feasting on termites, ants and other insects.
More about the pangolin under pressure.
More about the pangolin species and how you can help from the African Wildlife Foundation and at savepangolins.org


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Tuesday, 9 October 2012
IDW To Publish 'High Society Audio Digital' DVD Edition
16 comments:
- Michael A Battaglia said...
Too... much... awesomeness...
Mustn't... black... out....
Soooo much good news right here!!!!!
IDW kicks ASS! ! ! !
"I was coming here more as a decades-long CEREBUS fan than as a publisher," he said. "Scott was describing all the amazing cover material he's been scanning since Friday night and -- talking to Dave on the phone -- I said, 'I'm the CEO. Why does Scott get to have all the fun?"
"The next thing I knew Aardvark-Vanaheim was $30,000 richer."
Somebody kiss Ted freaking Adams right now. This guy is a CHAMPION.
- 9 October 2012 at 22:24
- M Kitchen said...
This sort of comics news makes me very happy.
- 9 October 2012 at 22:56
- "Rodimus" Ben Lundy said...
Well, today was a very good news day indeed.
- 9 October 2012 at 23:01
- adampasz said...
Truly fantastic news! Congrats, guys.
- 9 October 2012 at 23:04
- M Kitchen said...
This was my favourite book of the last couple decades: http://shop.idwpublishing.com/art/artisteditions/john-romita-s-the-amazing-spider-man-artist-s-edition.html
... if we get a Cerebus Covers book that looks as good, I will be ecstatic.
Hope the cover of the Covers book goes for a design like the Romita Spider-Man.
- 9 October 2012 at 23:05
Holy crapsticks Batman!!!!!! Excellent news!!!!!
- 9 October 2012 at 23:23
- fedres said...
Wow, great news. I bet Dave sleeps a little easier tonight with that nice check and a nice regular source of income for the next 5 years. IDW will get it into stores, in what form remains to be seen.
- 9 October 2012 at 23:39
- Brian Hibbs said...
"exclusive comic store rights for five years for the collected HIGH SOCIETY AUDIO DIGITAL which begins its long-awaited serialization tonight"
I literally can not figure out what this is -- since it is referencing "audio digital", is this meant to be (say) a CD packaging of the recordings or something? It doesn't *sound* like we're referring to a straught print edition of HIGH SOCIETY?
- 10 October 2012 at 04:36
I knew that God would not let this good man just simply disappear from the world of comics. Since glamourpuss and Cerebus Archive ended I have been trying to find a moment to write Dave, but it seems like some new and exciting news comes along every day.
Congratulations to Dave Sim and IDW.
David Birdsong
- 10 October 2012 at 04:50
- Michael A Battaglia said...
Dave's MARS ATTACKS variant cover is super amazing.
- 10 October 2012 at 07:13
- A Moment Of Cerebus said...
Personally, I was expecting the cover to 'Cerebus: The Covers' to be something like the classic Giant Size X-Men cover. Any thoughts?
- 10 October 2012 at 08:30
- Andrew Judge said...
I thought that the launch of Cerebus Downloads would be the highlight of my day, but this is even better!
What a roller-coaster ride the past two months have been, not just for Dave, but for every fan of his work.
Thanks for making my day.
- 10 October 2012 at 09:29
- Michael A Battaglia said...
In response to the above post from Tim, regarding thoughts about Cerebus Covers: my initial thought was that it would be something like a coffee table sized book, landscape printing (thinking more about the interior than the exterior, at the moment). My mind's eye initially came up with something like this:
(bear in mind I belted that out in about 10 seconds, and the images have no chronological relation, they're just what i happened to have laying around on my desktop).
The idea is that you have a "page at a glance", where you get the cover, with preliminary sketches on one side, and an explanatory blurb or related text from Dave Sim and/or the editor on the other.
Another, perhaps more obvious idea, would be to have the cover all by itself, and then have all the ancillary content lead up to it or follow it,.
- 10 October 2012 at 09:43
- Unknown said...
Call me another person who is mystified as to what this product announcement actually IS.
- 10 October 2012 at 16:49
- Ryan Williams said...
Personally, if this means HIGH SOCIETY AUDIO DIGITAL is being released in a DVD set, what I would LOVE to see is audio commentary. A seperate audio track with Dave talking about each issue. I know Dave might be feeling "talked out" at this point with him annotating the notebooks and such, but audio commentary would most definitely get me to buy this.
- 10 October 2012 at 18:14
- jowdjbrown said...
So I booked the same commuter flight Chicago-to-Kitchener that Scott had taken last week." audio visual installation companies toronto
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Despite the roiling debate over the new health care law, which would offer greater insurance coverage for women's birth control, one vital point is largely being ignored.
We're referring to the outcry over the Affordable Care Act, in case you've been distracted, watching Downton Abbey.
Getting easier access to affordable birth control is a boon for many women—and not simply because contraception can be expensive.
Having the ability to decide how and when to have children can, in many cases, have an impact on women's long-term economic potential.
Consider how women's lives have changed since the first birth control pill was released in 1960. In the last half-century, women have become a dynamic force in the workplace, in corporate and political leadership—in their own financial lives.
Is that due solely to rise of mass-market contraception? Of course not. Women also benefited from (if not kickstarted) powerful social and political movements that played into this coming-of-age.
But some studies do show that when women had greater access to birth control, it allowed them to make key decisions—like staying in college, or sticking with a career–that played into their economic empowerment.
Surely there is a way to resolve the current debate that would respect women's need for religious freedom—and their entitlement to economic stability.
Weigh In. What do you think of the debate over which organizations should be required to comply with the new law, and which should be exempt?


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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Crews are working to restore power to dozens of customers that were affected by an outage Friday.
A spokesman from Xcel Energy says a semi hit a guy wire near the Weathershield plant in Ladysmith. It left 78 customers without power.
Crews are working to fix the outage. Xcel says it expects power to be restored by noon Friday.


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Port Vale chairman Bill Bratt is willing to consider former boss Micky Adams for the current vacancy at the club.
Adams, 49, was sacked by relegated Sheffield United on Tuesday little more than four months after quitting his post at Vale Park to take charge of his hometown club.
Vale chairman Bill Bratt told The Sentinel: "We're looking for a manager, so if he applies for the job he certainly won't be turned away."
He added: "We would look at it seriously, but it would also depend on things like terms and conditions. Of course Micky may not want to come back to the Vale, or he may want to take a rest because he's had a traumatic time at Sheffield United.
"There's no big rush to appoint a new manager at the moment, but it's an interesting development because he's now on the market."
Former Brighton, Coventry and Leicester manager Adams spent 18 months at Vale, who appeared on course for promotion when he left the club in December, but under Jim Gannon and then caretaker-boss Mark Grew they slipped out of the play-off reckoning and finished 11th in the table.
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By HOPE YEN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday his hand-picked investigative panel has interesting suggestions on improving health care for those wounded in battle, but the White House said not to expect action right away.
Just after the Senate on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue passed sweeping legislation to expand brain screenings, reduce red tape and boost military pay, Bush thanked former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, and other panel members as they presented their draft recommendations to him in the Oval Office.
The panel was to hold a hearing later and approve the final report later in the day.
"We owe our wounded soldiers the very best care, and the very best benefits, and the very easiest to understand system," Bush said. "And so they took a very interesting approach. They took the perspective from the patient, as the patient had to work his way through the hospitals and bureaucracies. And they've come up with some very interesting and important suggestions."
Bush created the panel March 6 to investigate problems in the treatment of wounded veterans following disclosures of roach-infested conditions and shoddy outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one of the nation's premier facilities for treating those wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Veterans advocates say the Pentagon and VA had years of warnings about growing problems amid a burgeoning war, but the final report will not seek to assign blame.
The White House event followed the Senate's vote by unanimous consent on legislation that seeks to end inconsistencies in disability pay by providing for a special review of cases in which service members received low ratings of their level of disability. The aim is to determine if they were shortchanged.
The bill also would boost severance pay and provide $50 million for improved diagnosis of veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. The House was considering similar measures.
"Today, the Senate took action to provide real solutions," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. "From inexcusably long waits for basic care and claims, to squalid living conditions, to daunting mazes of paperwork, our heroes deserve better than what they have received from this administration. As the president considers the results of a study he commissioned nearly five months ago to examine the extent of problems, we are acting to fix them."
Bush also praised Bob Woodruff of ABC News, who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year. "We're glad you're with us, Bob," Bush said. "Congratulations on the will to recover." When Woodruff asked Bush whether the government was moving fast enough to help families, the president declined to answer.
White House press secretary Tony Snow said that Bush would not be acting immediately on any of the recommendations. Rather, he said that the panel's ideas would likely be integrated with other ongoing efforts to improve health care and overall treatment of returning soldiers.
In interviews in advance of Wednesday's report presentation, commissioners said the study was focused on a handful of pragmatic proposals, such as boosting benefits for family members so they have more flexibility to travel or take time off work to care for injured loved ones.
Simplifying the unwieldy disability ratings system to eliminate duplicative requirements by the VA and Pentagon is also a goal, as is urging a change in the government formula for awarding disability pay to motivate recovering veterans to find jobs.
"We're not seeing problems with the actual medical care provided," said commissioner Gail Wilensky, an economist and senior fellow at Project HOPE, an international health education foundation. "The problems we are seeing are in administrative handoffs that occur as somebody comes back to the United States."
The commission is expected to offer a more limited response to one of the biggest problems: providing health care that allows injured troops to move from facility to facility without lost paperwork and delays, regardless of whether they are using a Pentagon or VA-run facility.
Presidential panels have long urged the Pentagon and VA to develop a system for sharing inpatient records electronically, but the two agencies still remain months if not years away.
As a result, the commission was seeking short-term fixes that would make records available right away to medical facilities for Iraq war veterans first, possibly over the Internet, commission members said.
"We're faced with a unique challenge for a group of individuals," said Dr. C. Martin Harris, a member of the commission and the chief information officer at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, citing the expected influx of returning Iraq war veterans. "If we can focus on that idea and prioritize properly, we can make changes relatively quickly."
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'Birther queen' returns to court to make her case against ObamaSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nothing succeeds like persistence - unless you're Orly Taitz.
The 52-year-old lawyer-dentist-real estate agent from Laguna Niguel, Calif., brought her years-long battle to oust Barack Obama from the presidency to a federal courtroom Thursday in Sacramento.
Her appearance was part of a last-minute bid to stop the counting of Electoral College votes in Washington, D.C., that will pave the way for the president's second inauguration Jan. 21.
She failed. Again.
But the hearing before U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. was hardly routine.
Taitz has been dubbed the "birther queen" for her claims that Obama was born outside the United States and therefore cannot legally be president.
"What we're doing here is the right thing," she said during the hearing at Sacramento's downtown federal courthouse. "It's stopping treason.
"We are looking for one honest judge who will look at the case on its merits."
She ran into a brick wall with England. The judge sparred with her for more than an hour as the hearing played out in a courtroom overflowing with spectators, many of them clearly not Obama supporters.
"Your argument, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever," the judge told her at one point.
In the end, England rejected her request for a temporary restraining order that would stop the tally of Electoral College votes and deny Obama a second term.
The hearing stemmed from a suit Taitz filed Dec. 13 on behalf of two Electoral College electors and three minor presidential candidates.
In an argument that England noted Taitz has pursued 13 previous times in court, she sought to present evidence that the president's birth certificate is a forgery.
"It's a joke," she told the judge. "It's not even a good forgery."
She added that the president is using a stolen Social Security number, that Obama may not really be his last name and that, basically, he is has no right to serve, "not (as) president, not a janitor in the office of president."
The arguments have been explored and debunked for years, but a hard-core group of believers continue to raise them.
Taitz sought to introduce evidence from witnesses about the font size of the type on the president's birth certificate, as well as from an investigation launched by Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona's Maricopa County.
Obama staffers had long ignored the claims, but finally addressed them in the latest campaign when Donald Trump began to raise the issue. A copy of the president's birth certificate from Hawaii was posted on the White House website in an effort to put the matter to an end.
Mention of that by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Olsen, who was representing the federal government in court Thursday, brought derisive chuckles from the courtroom audience.
But Olsen was not swayed. "Even if this is all true in their wildest hopes, they still have not presented any evidence that the president is not a natural born citizen," he noted.
Taitz did try to present two witnesses, including one she said she had paid to fly in from Florida, but the judge noted that his order for the hearing allowed only oral arguments.
Taitz spent much of the hearing arguing over that point and the audience became restless, with one man wearing a gray blazer and blue jeans eventually standing up in the front row as if to offer his own argument.
"Sit down," England sternly ordered.
He did, and a court security officer moved closer to him.
"Why do you keep filing these lawsuits when they keep getting rejected?" England asked at one point.
Taitz responded by comparing herself to Thurgood Marshall and his persistence in filing suits to fight segregation. She explained that one of the plaintiffs is a Republican elector for Mitt Romney, who came in second to Obama in November.
"But second," England countered. "What part of second don't you understand?"
Finally, the judge rejected the request for a restraining order, saying Taitz had no hope of prevailing anywhere.
"There is absolutely no way that this case will survive the challenge it faces," he said.
The reaction from courtroom watchers was unmistakable. "Mockery," one man shouted as he stormed out, followed by another who was holding his nose.
"That really stinks," he proclaimed.


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After Call of Duty: Ghosts made its official debut at the Xbox One unveiling, fans of the series instantly fell in love with the game's mo-capped German Shepherd companion. Activision picked up on that, and showed more of the dog in new gameplay footage shown today.
Riley was named after Simon "Ghost" Riley from Modern Warfare 2, and gets the bulk of the limelight in a mission call "No Man's Land." Activision showed off some scripted gameplay from the mission in a special pre-E3 livestream. Riley will carry a camera on his vest for recon, and will respond to commands via a canine earpiece, much like real Special Forces dogs do. Riley is able to take down enemies quickly and quietly, and can also "speak" to distract other hostiles.
The footage was well received by fans. Developer Infinity Ward did tell IGN that all ties to the Modern Warfare series have been severed in Ghosts, and the iconic mask, and even Riley's name are simply homages for fans.
Also shown in more detail was footage from a mission called Into the Deep, which we discussed in our preview.


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Bruce Feingold, chef and coowner of Dada in Delray Beach, took home top prize in the 14th annual garlic chef competition held last weekend at the Delray Beach Garlic Fest.
Feingold beat two time winner Chuck Gittleman of Karma Steakbar & Sushi in Boca Raton.
In the final round, Feingold and Gittleman were asked to pair garlic with berries and chocolate in three separate desserts. Feingold made: a deconstructed cannoli with garlic blackberry and blueberry mascarpone filling; white chocolate, fresh mozzarella, raspberry-filled wonton with jalapeno garlic caramel; and strawberry, blueberry cobbler with roasted garlic and lemon zest topping finished with balsamic whipped cream.
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A slice of RPG history has been served up on a bargain platter by Good Old Games, whose spree of classic Electronic Arts additions continued today with the original Ultima trilogy. Young'uns tired of being regaled with grand tales of games made before you were even born, you can now try a few classics for yourself.
GOG is offering a bundle of Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress, and Ultima III: Exodus for $5.99. You get a digital cluebook, spellbook, and maps too.
The Ultima series was created by spaceman Richard 'Lord British' Garriott, and went on to live a long and fruitful life with nine main instalments, spin-offs, console ports, and an acclaimed MMO.
More classics from developer Origin Systems were released on GOG last week, in the first two Wing Commander games.