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How to Get the Best of the Fear Economy
How to Fix what Ails Wall Street
He had inherited a crisis of historic proportions, and in his inaugural address the new president spoke candidly. He described recent, devastating losses on Wall Street, an economy frozen by uncertainty and massive layoffs, a government stretching to meet its obligations, and the precarious state of millions of families whose savings had been lost in the carnage. The suffering he cited was real; the monster that had crushed their confidence, less so.
"The only thing we have to fear," Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared in 1933, "is fear itself."
On January 20 many of us will look to President Barack Obama for the sober reassurance that FDR provided three quarters of a century ago. Since September, when bad mortgages toppled some of the biggest players on Wall Street, the U.S. economy has moved with terrifying speed into its worst crisis since 1933. In a chain reaction, stocks plummeted as investors ran for the safety of cash, while many banks—suddenly short of capital and long on questionable loans—froze lending. More than a few, such as giant Washington Mutual, went bust. Consumer confidence fell to an all-time low by October. Fear had cast its long, dark shadow over a shell-shocked nation.
The Birth of the Beast
The image of Godzilla pulverizing your 401(k) may be the result of an overly vivid imagination, but, according to respected Wall Street investor Wilbur Ross, the fear is real enough. He notes that in the five years up through 2006, an average family's inflation-adjusted income declined, and "the solution people found to that problem was borrowing."
"When house prices were going up, there was a kind of wealth effect," he explains, "so people tended to spend more. Now you have the reverse, a kind of poverty effect, whereby people will be less willing to spend."
That psychological shift poses a very real threat to an already weak economy, says PIMCO founder Bill Gross, who manages the world's largest bond fund: "Loss of confidence is perhaps the most dangerous thing. A patient with hope, most doctors will agree, has a better chance of recovery." But with home values down 20 percent in two years and investors fleeing the stock market, hope has given way to concern, which erodes confidence, which fosters more fear, and—well, you get the picture. "[If] you're a baby boomer and you're a few years from retirement, that's a psychological blow," says Allen Questrom, former CEO of J.C. Penney. "This is a real issue that's related to bad credit policy that's been going on for many years."
Feeding the Beast
At the root of our fears is debt. During the "Roaring Nineties" and continuing through the better part of this decade, low interest rates spurred lending—and bank profits—even as it produced a triple-headed hydra of defaults on home loans, cars loans, and credit card debt. That this behemoth would one day rise from the deep and overwhelm the system that cultivated it seems obvious in retrospect. Yet, until September, few noticed the flaw in the easy-credit economy: How could banks continue to profit while increasing numbers of their own customers were going broke?
What will it take to restore faith in the market and in our market-driven economy? Regulation—and self-regulation.
The stock market collapse gave the answer. By the time Congress authorized a $700 billion rescue of the banking industry last October, a fear-fueled selloff had already devoured $2 trillion in retirement assets. (Another $4 trillion in value has vanished from housing since the bubble popped in 2006.) Older Americans are being hit especially hard—and they were in a weakened condition to start with: in a June 2008 study that Harvard University law professor Elizabeth Warren coauthored for AARP, Americans 55 and over accounted for nearly one in 4 bankruptcies in 2007—up from one in 12 in 1991. Another study, by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute, revealed that among families headed by people 55 and older, average family debt, including mortgages, car loans, and credit card debt, rose 76 percent from 1992 to 2004.
Angela Wilson, a legal assistant for a large law firm in Dallas, is one of the many older Americans living with chronic anxiety over debt. Only three years ago, at age 50, she was feeling pretty secure. She'd raised a daughter and founded her own theater company. She had never saved money, though she did have excellent credit—"the key to your financial future," as money guru Suze Orman likes to say.
Wilson had accumulated nine low-interest credit cards and had owed money on all of them. She considered her situation "dumb but manageable" until a few of the banks lowered her limits, instantly maxing out those cards, which in turn triggered higher rates on the other cards. At first she thought it was all a mistake. "The interest rates started really going up, and I couldn't figure out why," she remembers. By the time she read the fine print buried in her credit card agreements, it was too late. "Where I could manage everything before and make progress, I suddenly couldn't make any."
Before long, Wilson was losing sleep, crying constantly, and binging on peanut butter sandwiches for comfort. On the advice of a friend, she reluctantly approached a credit-counseling agency, which put her on a budget and negotiated lower rates for her debt. Now Wilson makes one payment every month to the counseling agency, which, in turn, pays the credit card companies. She has shed $13,000 in debt in 12 months and she can sleep again, but only by refusing to think about all the little things that could go wrong before her cards are paid off five years from now. She has learned that thrift—not a high credit score—is the key to her financial security.
Banishing the Beast
What will it take to restore faith in the markets and in our market-driven economy? Two things: regulation—and self-regulation.
For banks and Wall Street, regulation means playing by a new set of rules. (Some might say any rules at all would be a good start.) That the party was finally, irrevocably over was apparent last October when the former maestro of the credit markets admitted to Congress that he had relied too much on the system to regulate itself. Said former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan: "Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders' equity, myself especially, are in a state of shocked disbelief."
For individuals, self-regulation means developing a new mindset—one closer to the attitude children of the Depression grew up with—that says if we don't have it, we don't spend it. That's admittedly tough advice to follow when prices are rising and your income isn't.
But do we have a choice? On this one point everybody agrees: to relieve the fear that holds the economy hostage, we must restrain debt, the toxin that feeds the fear. "The individual savings rate is at a deficit. The government savings rate is at a deficit. Everything is operating at a deficit," says Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). "Long-term, there will be pain for the consumer. People will have to work longer and tighten their belts." There's plenty of blame to go around for the fix we're in, Bill Gross adds: "The institutions that lent the money should have known better. The people who took the loans basically must have known that they really couldn't afford them. Federal regulators didn't do their jobs in terms of regulating the entire situation."
Consumer advocates such as Elizabeth Warren have been calling for new regulations to rein in lenders for years. "You can't buy a toaster in America that has a one-in-five chance of bursting in flames," she observes. "But someone can sell you a mortgage they know has a one-in-five chance of your losing your home—and they don't have to tell you. It's a market that simply doesn't work."
Last fall both presidential candidates promised to rebuild our confidence in the financial system by introducing new consumer protections and imposing stricter regulations on lending. First up for President Obama and Congress may be a credit card holder's "bill of rights" that would outlaw universal default— he gimmick that nearly bankrupted Angela Wilson—and make credit agreements more understandable. That legislation stalled early last fall, but Democratic leaders have promised to bring it to a vote in 2009.
Also high on consumer advocates' agenda is repeal of the bankruptcy-reform act of 2005, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan (and lender) support. By restricting eligibility for a bankruptcy that fully discharges debts, "Congress made it harder for families to get a fresh start, and less risky for lenders to target those already living on the edge," NACA's Rheingold says. Lenders knew borrowers would have a harder time wriggling off the hook, which left the lenders free to offer low teaser rates that seduced the naive, and "liar loans" that made it easy for borrowers to misrepresent their incomes.
Because loans of all kinds were securitized—meaning lenders quickly bundled and sold them to investors around the globe—bad debt has not only infected banks and insurers but also has hurt any enterprise that relies on a healthy trade in debt—your municipality, your pension fund, and companies of all kinds. And while the amount of bad debt has been estimated at a monstrous $2 trillion, the real number won't be known for years. Consumer "fear is well founded," says Warren, who in 2007 became rattled enough to withdraw most of her and her husband's savings from the stock market. "But that fear costs us a lot."
Perhaps no president understood the power of fear better than Franklin Roosevelt at his first inaugural. "If I read the temper of our people correctly," he said on that cold March day in 1933, "we now realize as we have never realized before our interdependence on each other; that we can not merely take but we must give as well." Ultimately, Roosevelt buried his beast not by bailing out the banks themselves but by creating sweeping new protections for their customers—in other words, by restoring confidence. President Obama and Congress will both feel extraordinary pressure to move quickly and do the same. Understanding, as Roosevelt did, that we're all in this together would be a good place to start.
James D. Scurlock is the author of Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit (Scribner, 2007), winner of the Ridenhour Book Prize, and director of the documentary of the same name. King Larry, his biography of Larry Hillblom, founder of DHL, will be published this summer.
Additional reporting by Rachel Katz and Walecia Konrad.
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Every so often there is a news report about the dangers of taking vitamin or mineral supplements. Coming from a background in the branch of Health Foods that emphasized vitamins for both prevention and cure of diseases, these reports always make my Type O blood boil. Usually as I read the articles, I can spot the misinformation. Often it involves mega doses that are far beyond what any rational person would take. I'm always suspicious that drug companies, or others who have a vested interest in discouraging natural or preventive medicine, fund the studies.
Sometime last year, a report was released which showed that of the people involved in a particular study, those who took multiple vitamins had a higher mortality than those who did not. I bristled, knowing that some people would stop taking vitamins that their bodies needed because of the study. At the same time, I was at a loss to explain the results. Something happened last week this week that brought back a memory, and may have given me a bit of insight into what was going on behind the scene in the study.
When I was first learning about the Blood Type Diet, I was dumbfounded to read that Dr. D'Adamo considered Vitamins A and E as avoids for Type Os. I had never been a mega-vitamin person, but I had taken hefty doses of both for years. They were anti-oxidants. They were supposed to be good for all kinds of things. But Dr. D wrote,
"Since your blood type is prone to slower clotting, I would not recommend that Type Os take Vitamin A supplements without first checking with your doctor. These supplements can enhance blood thinning…Likewise, I would not recommend Vitamin E supplements for Type Os because they can complicate Type O tendencies toward slower blood clotting."
I stopped taking extra A and E, though I did continue to take a multiple vitamin.
This week I got a flyer in the mail advertising a new multiple. As I read it, I noticed that it didn't have any Vitamin E. I went to the pantry to look at the label on my multiple. I had assumed it was about 30 IU, at least that what I remembered from the last time I checked. It was 200 IU! Good grief, that was a lot more Vitamin E than I wanted to be taking. I looked again, and the advertised multiple had half the Vitamin A than what was in the multiple I was taking. How??? I asked myself did I not notice this? Did they change the formula and I never saw a "new and improved" sticker?
It gets worse. I have started taking CoEnzyme Q10. Dr. D recommends it for all Blood Types for cancer prevention, intracellular energy, and heart failure. I had been buying a particular brand, but as I got ready to order this week, I noticed another bottle by the same company that was less expensive. I compared the two. There was the same amount of CoEnzyme Q10 in each of them, but the more expensive one that I had been buying contained 100 IU of Vitamin E.
I began to think about multiple vitamin advertisements I've seen lately in magazines and on TV. They really stress antioxidants. They talk about being formulated for heart health. I guess they have all increased their Vitamin A and E, because it's the faddish thing to do.
So here I am, fairly knowledgeable about nutrition and vitamins. I know that Vitamin E is avoid for Type O, and I stopped taking it years ago. I think I am getting a token amount in my multiple. Instead I find that I'm taking 300 IU a day and the RDA is only 22 IU. I suddenly have some insight into why the study showed that people who take multiple vitamins have a higher mortality.
That brought back a vivid Vitamin E memory. But this blog is already too long. I'll share the memory next time.
It's possible to get too many of the wrong vitamins, but you can never get enough of the Word of God. This from Proverbs 4: Pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight. Keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
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Vit. A also got rid of those bumps I had on my upper arms. Many folks have them. I had them in later teens & 20s. I think A & sunshine got rid of them.
I must have a personal need for more A.
[I also had a small wart at 13 & aother one at 18 or 19, related to low A. I haven't gotten one since!(I'm 61.)]
But I maintain that the best diet will solve many issues. But the older we are, the more deficiencies we may have.
I'm sure a good multi that is relatively low in A & E is safe for Os.
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James Taylor will headline a concert at the White House next week, when the Library of Congress honors Carole King with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
"Carole King has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time," Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said in a statement. "For more than five decades, she has written for and been recorded by many different types of artists for a wide range of audiences, communicating with beauty and dignity the universal human emotions of love, joy, pain and loss. Her body of work reflects the spirit of the Gershwin Prize with its originality, longevity and diversity of appeal."
"I was so pleased when the venerable Library of Congress began honoring writers of popular with the Gershwin Prize," King said. "I'm proud to be the fifth such honoree and the first woman among such distinguished company."
The Library of Congress will preside over an invitation-only concert in honor of King at its Coolidge Auditorium Tuesday. The tribute will include performances by Patti Austin, Colbie Caillat, Michael Feinstein, Siedah Garrett, Louise Goffin, Shelby Lynne, Gian Marco and Arturo Sandoval.
U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will host a concert called "Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize in Performance at the White House" Wednesday as part of their "In Performance at the White House" series. The program will include performances by King, Taylor, Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney and Trisha Yearwood.
King received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in February. She and Goffin were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1988, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.


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I am putting a call out to all who receive this newsletter or any Ladies Golf Group to send me information about your golf club and a favorite game your Ladies like to play. I would be interested in any of your special events or theme games you have held that was a big hit with your members. I am putting together a book of all the golf games I have written about in this web site plus would love to have many of you email me your favorite event that can be included in this book. I hope to have it published so pictures of your golf course would also add lots of interest to the events you hold.
Since I have been writing on www.bellaonline.com for five years I decided to check back and found many articles about golf games. I began cutting and pasting them into a file as a start to this book. So over the past two days I have downloaded over 20 articles so that is a good start. I had heard from golfers in Australia, New York, Florida with great ideas for golf games. This gave me the idea that this would make a great book and have all those golf games in one place.
I have corresponded with Paulette Firestone from Long Island and she mentioned that she wanted to write a book with the ideas they have tried with their gals. She said she has been so busy and had hoped to get it written this winter. I do think there is a need for golf games book as I hear from many of you who are looking for ideas on how to spark some interest in their Ladies group. As I reviewed these articles I felt they would work in a book so will try to expand on the idea.
I would like some input from many of you with some of the events you have planned including pictures. I know this will take time but if I get some good response maybe could get it out by Christmas. I have written books in the past and published with www.booklocker.com. This publisher is a POD type or Print on Demand so you can order one or as many as you want. They are a great to work with and books are available from their site but are also available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNobel.com. I will be donating all income to charity and will keep you posted at the completion of the book.
Let me hear from you so we can start working on your information about your golf games and where you are from and the golf course you play. Sharing is a good thing as we try to expand and interest other lady golfers and groups to enjoy this great game of golf. After reviewing all articles for the past five years I now have 44 separate articles. Some are games repeated but have a different twist or theme. Hope to hear from many of you.


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PROVIDENCE, RI –Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is reminding hundreds of lobbyists who represented clients before the Executive branch or quasi-public corporations last year that this Wednesday is the deadline for filing their final 2012 report.
State law requires so-called Executive lobbyists and their firms and clients to file July-December reports with Mollis by Jan. 30. The reports disclose lobbying expenses and the issues that were followed as well as campaign contributions.
Mollis gives the public access to information about who is lobbying as well as their issues, employers, compensation and clients on his website at sos.ri.gov.
"One of my priorities is making government more transparent. We post thousands of reports covering hundreds of lobbyists, lobbying firms and companies," said Mollis.
In addition, legislation improving executive lobbying reporting went into effect this year. Executive lobbyists are now barred from registering for the 2013 session if any of their lobbying reports due in 2012 are delinquent and must now register annually. Previously, they did not have to re-register from year to year.
Enacted by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Lincoln Chafee last year, the legislation was sponsored by state Sen. James Doyle and state Rep. Deborah Ruggiero and co-sponsored by state Representatives Larry Valencia, Larry Ehrhardt, Raymond Hull and David Bennett. The bill was modeled on 2011 legislation from Mollis that addressed legislative lobbying.
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Read: Earthly Mission
By Robert Calderisi (Yale University Press, 2013)
At the end of Earthly Mission: The Catholic Church and World Development, economist and former World Bank official Robert Calderisi claims that "the Catholic Church has probably lifted more people out of poverty than any other organization in history."
Tempering this claim slightly, Calderisi acknowledges many developments in the second half of the 20th century that were outside the church's sphere of influence, including globalization, the growth of private industry, and mass modernization. Instead, since the end of the 19th century, the church has provided the world an intellectual framework stressing human dignity, equality, and individual rights.
This modernizing outlook had profound consequences. It told all Catholics—clerical and lay—they were equally called to serve the poor. The workers Calderisi highlights are deeply informed by the Catholic tradition, but act as individuals rather than institutional representatives. This has translated into education and services provided for all, including disenfranchised groups such as the poor, people with disabilities, women, and minorities. It has also pushed the institutional church to support and promote representative democracy, recognizing that it is the best form of government for protecting individuals.
Calderisi argues persuasively about the importance of the church in world development, but only hints at the impact of the world on the development of the church. The emphasis on equality has led Catholics working in the developing world to eschew proselytizing; the majority of Catholic money and services go to assist non-Catholics. In a remarkable statistic, Calderisi notes that although only 3 percent of Asia's population is Catholic, more children attend Catholic schools in Asia than attend Catholic schools in North and Central America combined, and this trend is bound to continue. Calderisi ought to consider writing a sequel.
This article appeared in the March 2014 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 79, No. 3, page 43).


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Intel's latest Data Center S3500 Series solid-state drives are built around 20nm NAND technology. They're rated to consume just 1.6 watts while operational, and ramp down to 0.65 watts in standby mode. According to Intel, the drives are designed for virtualized and other transaction-heavy environments. The S3500 series drives are rated to deliver a sustained 75K IOPS (input-outputs per second) for random 4K read operations and 11.5K for random 4K writes.
Our transaction testing involved 512-byte random and sequential read operations, under which the drives actually performed much better. The IOmeter screenshot here shows IOPS for sequential read operations in excess of 110K. That performance rate was reached after a ramp-up of about 30 seconds and sustained indefinitely thereafter. For throughput, we found a maximum sustained data rate of 515 MBps when performing sequential reads of 32K packets. The drive is rated at 500 MBps for read operations. Our standard methodology determined an optimal transaction queue setting of 12, which was used for all IOmeter tests.


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My fiance cooked up a ridiculous off-the-cuff equation to simply illustrate the difference in complexity between a high school algebra I textbook (which I've seen) and a college level algebra textbook that covers the same material (which he's found through experience is much more complex than the high school textbook.)
That equation is:
0 = ( (x - x2) / ( - (1 / x2) ) ) / (x - x2)
I didn't just accept the point like I should have, I had to try to solve for x. After much deliberation, frustration, and necessary algebra review, I arrived at the following:
0 = -x2
Therefore, x = 0. However...
When you plug 0 into the original equation, the solution is undefined and x could not possibly equal 0.
I then substituted 0 for y to graph the equation (y = -x2) to see where the line crosses the x axis. When I graphed the equation in Google, the line appears to intersect the x-axis at 0. I then had graphed the original equation (with y instead of 0,) and Google gave me back (from what I could tell by comparing two corresponding points on each graph) the same exact line.
Therefore, I don't believe I simplified the equation incorrectly, and both graphs appear to give the answer x = 0. Why then, can x = 0 on the graph (for both the original equation and its simplification) and when checked against the simplification, but zero cannot be substituted for x in the original equation?
Please help me understand where I've made an error in my logic, or if my question deals with a mathematical principle I have yet to learn. It'd be great if someone could point me in the right direction.
I got halfway through high school algebra II 7 years ago; haven't touched math since. It's taken me literally all day to refresh my memory and figure out how to get this far, plus another couple hours stumbling around my conundrum. I've spent all this time scouring the internet and I'm more confused now than I was when I started out. I really want to understand how x can equal 0, and at the same time cannot equal 0.
Ultimately the answer doesn't matter, the question was just made-up to begin with and no one was supposed to try to solve for x. But I just had to try, and here I am seven hours later. Please help.


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1. Heath Ledger
I never drooled over him, but he does have a nice smile, and he plays the leading man very well. When he waxes poetic about his beloved, it makes me want to crumble. I want her to want him.
2. The Quotes
This movie is so well written. Why don't people talk about that? The lines are almost all quotable. Here's a couple of my favs:
You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting.
Your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.With hope. Love should end with hope. My husband, God rest him, told me something I'll never forget. Hope guides me. It is what gets me through the day and especially the night. The hope that after you're gone from my sight it will not be the last time I look upon you.
3. The Loyalty
Sure, I love the rag-to-riches story, but I love how much integrity William and crew have. He learns to respect the word of a woman, his beloved is strong, his men are loyal and the prince participates in jousting? Everyone just seems like the heart-of-gold type. The move is so damned heart warming.
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"The Level Of Eternity"
A stranger masquerading as a harmless citizen, named Reigam comes in the royal palace from the Plane of Eternity. Reigam interrupts Orko, who was performing a magic trick for King Randor and Queen Marlena, causing him to botch the trick. After Reigam had laughed over a botched magic trick, he tells He-Man and his friends, that Skeletor has joined forces with a evil wizard named the Magi. Reigam also reports that Skeletor planned a campaign against the Royal Palace Of Eternos. The attack would start from the Plain Of Eternity, where the Warlocks of the Shadow Empire, had allied themselves with Skeletor. Nobody doubted the words of the unknown old man – all except Orko, who had a bad feeling about him. While He-Man, Orko and Battle Cat fly in the Wind Raider to Castle Grayskull to seek direction from the Sorceress. The Sorceress could sense nothing, but a distant cry for help. He-Man believes that Skeletor had begun his assault on Eternos. Since his only lead was the Plain Of Eternity, they return to the Wind Raider and begin their journey to the north, where the Plane of Eternity is located. Reigam who is reveals himself as the same evil wizard, who was hidden under a hooded robe that tried to take over Eternia, with the Sword Of The Magician. He contacts Skeletor to report that their plan is working smoothly. The Plain Of Eternity has been described as a seemingly peaceful green country but had a dark side, and brought them scary creatures and hideous monsters. When they arrive they fall into a deadly trap, set by Beast-Man and Trap Jaw, where they were immediately attacked by monsters! To make matters worse, that Orko succumbed to the magical powers and was overcome by sleep. He-Man and Battle Cat now have serious problems, because they stood alone in battle, against the supremacy of monsters. Meanwhile, at the Royal Palace Of Eternos, Man-At-Arms and Teela, see the ominous threat in the form of giant monsters, that are marching towards the Royal Palace. However, they can achieve little against the approaching threat, because Reigam casts a spell and puts everyone in the Royal Palace asleep. Then the Sorceress telepathically contacts Stratos, who is visiting the City Of Avion, and tells him of the events that are happening currently. In the Plain Of Eternity, Stratos and fellow Avionians arrive and helps He-Man defeat the evil beasts. The Sorceress telepathically informs He-Man, that it was Reigam who imposed the magic of sleep over Eternos and all the people, including Teela and Man-at-Arms. However, He-Man must continue to linger in the Plain Of Eternity to find the the Cosmic Bridge, which is connected with the long-forgotten past of Earth, conjured by Reigam. She explains that this bridge is the way the monsters are coming to Eternia. The monsters are from Earths past called Dinosaurs. The only way he can break the spell, is to destroy the Cosmic Bridge and the Stalagmites.The Sorceress then tells He-Man and his friends, where to find the Cosmic Bridge and it's stalagmites. Finally, He-Man, Battle Cat, Orko and Stratos reached the Cosmic Bridge, Skeletor, Reigam, Beast-Man and Trap Jaw are waiting for them. Despite the massive opposition Skeletor and his allies, He-Man succeeded in destroying the stalagmites of the Cosmic Bridge, that breaks Reigam´s power and sends him back to his own dimension. By destroying the stalagmites, it causes the to cave collapse, trapping Skeletor and his minions under the debris. Upon returning home, the heroes find a liberated Eternos. All the monsters, who had hours earlier besieging the city, were gone.


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There's a new Star Wars game coming, and as expected, it's dubbed 1313. On the latest episode of GameTrailers TV, Dominic Robilliard, creative director of the project, described it as a game where you play a bounty hunter in the most dangerous part of the galaxy far, far away--an area beneath the surface of Coruscant called 1313.
Unique to 1313 is the collaborative effort Lucasfilm is putting into the game, including tech from LucasArts, ILM, Lucasfilm Animation, and Skywalker Sound.
"The game puts players in control of a deadly bounty hunter as he uses an arsenal of exotic weaponry to hunt down his marks and uncover the truth surrounding a criminal conspiracy. Star Wars 1313 emphasizes epic set pieces and fast-paced combat with a hero who uses human skills and gadgets, rather than supernatural Force powers, to make his way through this dangerous world," the announcement reads.
While the latest episode of GT.TV does not include any gameplay, a formal reveal of the game is expected next week, during E3.


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This, once again, is so true! A special thank you to Fight or Flights for posting this!
This, once again, is so true! A special thank you to Fight or Flights for posting this!
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University students, alumni and fans will have a special opportunity to be part of a live radio show originating from the FSU campus this Friday (Oct. 12) morning.
The Bakita & Bentley morning show, which can be heard on West Michigan's Sports Leader 107.3 WBBLFM in the Grand Rapids market, will broadcast live from The Rock Cafe on the Big Rapids campus from 6-9 a.m. (ET).
Students, fans and the general public are encouraged to come out for the live show with The Rock opening for its normal breakfast schedule beginning at 7 a.m. (ET). The show will be making its second appearance on the FSU campus following an initial visit two years ago.
A number of special guests will be interviewed during the show including Ferris State University Athletics Director Perk Weisenburger, FSU Director of Alumni Relations Jeremy Mishler, head football coach Tony Annese and others.
Friday's show will preview Saturday's "homecoming" football showdown between Ferris State and defending conference champion Hillsdale at Top Taggart Field. It will also highlight other important things going on at Ferris State University, including the Bulldogs' dominating 40-24 victory over rival Grand Valley State in the Anchor-Bone Classic this past Saturday (Oct. 6) in Allendale.
The Bakita & Bentley show airs weekly Monday thru Friday on WBBL and can also be heard live online at www.wbbl.com. It is hosted by longtime West Michigan sports personality Bret Bakita and former National Football League (NFL) player Ray Bentley.
In addition to the live radio show, FSU Athletics has partnered with WBBL throughout the fall for a "Ferris Friday's" segment that airs each Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. (ET).
The Rock Cafe is located at 1420 Knollview Drive on the Ferris State campus. It is approximately one block south of Top Taggart Field across from the football practice fields. The renovated student dining area offers the next generation of student dining with a popular marketplace concept.
WBBL is owned and operated by Cumulus Media and Mediaspan. The station regularly covers high school, collegiate and professional sports across the state with featured shows such as Bakita & Bentley, the Huge Show, Jim Rome, Dan Patrick and others in addition to live game coverage.
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Takashi Murakami may finally have found the perfect venue: Versailles. The first crop of pictures from the royal exhibition are finally up for perusal, and the nightmare disney vibe works better than just about anything that's shown there. Everything's brightly colored and just slightly beyond belief. It turns out Mr. Superflat and Louis XIV share more than just a taste for the opulent.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/16/rim_blackberry_tour/
RIM announces BlackBerry Tour
A smartphone, not a roadtrip
Posted in Personal Tech, 16th June 2009 15:37 GMT
Research in Motion (RIM) has launched the latest update to its BlackBerry collection, unveiling a smartphone called, simply, Tour.
RIM's BlackBerry Tour: Curveball?
Despite looking like an exact replica of the existing BlackBerry Curve – and sporting almost identical measurements – Tour's main draw is its 3G connectivity, at least according to RIM.
It's worth noting that Tour – also known as the 9630 - supports CDMA networks in North America, and UMTS/HSPA networks all over the place.
Tour's equipped with a 3.2Mp camera, which works alongside a flash, image stabilisation and variable zoom. Video capture's also possible. For displaying content, the Tour has a 2.4in, 480 x 360 display.
Integrated GPS hook-up into BlackBerry Maps, while the technology will also help geo-tag the locations of your Tour-snapped photos.
All content is recorded onto Micro SD memory cards of up to 16GB – but one isn't bundled with the phone. Bluetooth 2.0 provides an alternative method of moving data off of your Tour, RIM added.
Business-grade applications are supported, such as Microsoft Word and Excel, are supported by Tour. But if you want to let your hair down then plug your cans into the 3.5mm headphone jack and entertain yourself with music sync'ed from iTunes or video content from Windows Media Player.
The BlackBerry Tour smartphone will be available in North America this summer, but plans for a UK rollout haven't been announced. ®


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2006 Football
Rose-Hulman 21, Bluffton 12
Big plays cost Beavers in 21-12 loss to HCAC newcomer Rose-Hulman
October 14, 2006
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University football team suffered a devastating blow on the first play of the game when a special teams player for Rose-Hulman knocked kicker Justin Guy (Oregon/Clay) out of the ballgame with a vicious hit immediately after he kicked off. After Guy was removed from the field on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to the hospital, Bluffton tried to pick up the pieces but struggled to recover from the early loss. The Engineers used a blocked punt and two long scoring strikes as it improved to 4-3, 1-3 in the Heartland Conference with its 21-12 victory over the Beavers (2-4, 1-2 HCAC).
Bluffton put together a 12-play, 68-yard drive on its first possession before a delay of game penalty cost the Beavers and they turned it over on downs when Mike Alto sacked Jared Owens (Van Wert/Crestview) for an eight-yard loss at the Rose-Hulman 30-yard line. The Engineers were limited to a single first down on their ensuing possession and Bluffton took over on the home 27 with three minutes to play in the opening quarter. Anthony Bryant (Reynoldsburg/Reynoldsburg) picked up a 27-yard reception but the Bluffton offense stalled and when the snap to punter Kyle Coleman (Etna/Watkins Memorial) went awry, Adam Helmerich broke through the line and stuffed the punt while Kyle Stevens picked up the ball and darted to the end zone, giving Rose a 7-0 lead with just under a minute to play in the quarter.
When Bluffton stopped the Engineers on a fourth and one at the home 32 early in quarter two, the Beavers took advantage in quick fashion. Following an incomplete pass, Owens found a crease and took it to the house for a 55-yard touchdown at the 9:32 mark. The missed kick left the score at 7-6 in favor of the Engineers. Late in the first half, Rose-Hulman had a second and goal from the Bluffton three, but the stern Beaver defense held its ground and took over when it stopped quarterback Derek Eitel two times from the one-yard line. At the end of the first half, the Beavers trailed by only a single point, 7-6.
On the Engineers first possession of the third quarter, Rose picked up two consecutive first downs before Eitel connected with Nate Richter for a 51-yard scoring strike, giving the Engineers a 14-6 advantage. With Bluffton backpedaling on Rose's ensuing possession, Taylor Iceman (Lucas/Lucas) bailed out the Beavers with his interception at the home seven-yard line. Bluffton failed to capitalize when it went three and out setting up a 53-yard Coleman punt.
Owens took over late in the third quarter as he found Aaron Whitlock (Grove City/Central Crossing) and Drew Lovelace (Trumansburg, N.Y./Charles U. Dickerson) for completions and AJ Ramthun (Springfield/Southeastern) out of the backfield to keep the chains moving. Lovelace hauled in a 27-yard reception for a touchdown, cutting the Engineer margin to 14-12 following the Beavers' 13-play, 73-yard scoring march which burned seven minutes off the game clock.
Rose-Hulman iced the contest when Calvin Bueltel found the end zone from 60 yards out on only the second play from scrimmage following the Bluffton score. Down 21-12, Bluffton was attempting to put points on the board quickly when an illegal forward pass gave the ball back to the Engineers with less than three minutes in the contest. The Engineers picked up their first Heartland Conference victory when they moved the chains as they improved to 4-3 overall and 1-3 in the HCAC.
The Beavers picked up 15 first downs in the contest compared to 16 for Rose-Hulman. The Engineers' offense amassed 401 total yards as they were extremely balanced, 183 yards on the ground and 218 through the air. Bluffton picked up 315 yards but was susceptible to big plays on special teams and defense. Both teams committed seven penalties during the game.
Whitlock led the Beaver receivers for the second consecutive week, picking up 61 yards on six catches. Lovelace, Bryant and Mike Brown (N. Wales Pa./Calvary Christian) all snagged two receptions for Bluffton. Owens completed 14-of-31 passing attempts for 177 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also picked up a touchdown on the ground.
Iceman stepped up with 14 tackles, including four solos. He picked off a Rose-Hulman offering and broke up two passes for the Beavers. Sam McCullough (Bluffton/Bluffton) continued his outstanding play with 12 stops, giving him a team-high 72 tackles on the season. Tyler Schwab (Medina/Medina) was in on 10 tackles while Ryan Christy (Snellville, Ga./South Gwinnet) chipped in with eight.
Bluffton goes back to the road on Saturday, Oct. 21, when it travels to face the Anderson University Ravens following back-to-back games in Salzman Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. at Anderson.


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Loft isn't the only thing that matters for insulation...in a big air mattress, there is still circulation inside the mattress, which steals your heat. So you add insulation, like down or primaloft, to create small "microclimes" inside the insulator. Basically, each down cluster is its own little environment, and when your body heats it up the cluster will hold the heat rather than passing it along. That way your body doesn't have to keep the entire volume at the same temp.
So with a ziplock bag, any convective heat loss (from wind) will have a much larger effect than on an underquilt or pad.
Personally, I don't want to spend the time to fill up ziplock bags every night. I just throw up my hammock and get in. But that's just my style...you gotta find what works for you!
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i haven't hunted in years but i spend more time camping than hiking.
about using the leaves in a bag, i wouldn't want to have to deal w/ that unless it was an unusual situation (of course if you were base camping for a while it might seem less hassle), but instead of baggies, one or two trash bags w/ leaves would make a huge difference if your set up had space for a larger bag... like inside a pea pod or under quilt.
don`t leave the CREATOR out of the creation!
I owned a Clark UL and have a HH Explorer UL. The idea of using ziplock bags with air to insulate will leave you cold and hating a great hammock.
The Clark NA is more of a base camp hammock IMO. For a hiker the Clark UL will save you over a 1lb and $120. I chose to use that $ and weight savings on my insulation. I have had the Clark UL into the low 20's with just a good pad and bag. The two pockets are in the upper body area so I would put any extra clothing in these. I never had enough to fill these up but it did help.
Spend the extra $20 on the XL tarp. You only gain 2 oz. The stock tarp will keep you dry but you have to hang it perfectly every time. The larger tarp will give you more flexiblity in hanging and give you more room on those rainy days.
One other note is that in the Clark you can lay slightly asym but not near as much as a HH. You can lay on your side very well in the Clark.
Just my opinions, and we all know what opinions are worth
I don't think I would be happy with the UL as my big attraction to this hammock is the weather shield. I think this would help a great deal with the comfort factor. I guess I could get the UL with a weather shield.
A big issue I have with my HH is the air above me is cold because the top of the hammock is open. Many times it is too hot to be completely under my quilt, but if I uncover my chest, my chest ends up getting too cold because of cross-breezes and colder air in the hammock. This makes it difficult for me to sleep. I think the weather shield on the CJH would eliminate this issue. It would help trap some heat and make the hammock warmer as a result.
I thought about getting the over cover for the HH, but that seems like a major pain in the neck. The CJH can be zipped up, or down within the hammock.
I just want to get a better idea of how well this system actually works before I invest any money into a CJH.
Scott Macri
On the Clark you can use the tarp to do the same thing,you can hook the bungie cord on the bottom foot end then bring the head end of the tarp as close as you want to block the wind. It will enclose you as much as you want to with just the tarp. I have use it this way in the winter and don't think the weather shield would have helped much more. I know that condensation will form on the head end so I would think that having it form on the tarp outside of the netting would be better. I went through the same thought process when buying mine. I wish the weather shield had been removable. I contacted them to see if this was possible and it could not be customized. You are going to have more of a cocoon feeling in the Clark than the HH resulting in less air space to deal with in winter. I like the HH in the summer for this reason.
http://junglehammock.com/na13.php Example of it fully enclosed. The weathershield and tarp do the same thing IMO
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I think I will save some $ and stick with the HH for now. I will make a quilt and use my JRB nest as an under quilt. My only concern is that my under quilt might get wet in a bad storm with my small fly: http://f7.yahoofs.com/users/wLVPKvS5...QOvYGBQIhL1FMT
Hmmm, maybe I will make an under quilt out of momentum90. That's a topic for another forum.
Thanks for your help, ideas, thoughts, and opinions everyone.
Scott Macri
The JRB Weather shield bottom works great for protection from rain underneath your hammock. I have one and love it. Works great by itself in warm weather and can get you down to 60 degrees or so by itself. They are currently out of stock though.
I'm gonna buy a Hennessy top cover for the coming cold weather. I think it would work well.
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In the back yard trees where all you had to do was uncoil them snakes and wrap them biners around the tree and presto.
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The Cañon City Tigers basketball lost a 73-70 heartbreaker to Conifer in double overtime in the third day of the Discovery Canyon tournament.
Junior Gunner Javernick led the way with a season-high 30 points and junior Wesley Jaynes added 18 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Tigers' slow start. Cañon trailed 15-5 after the first quarter and coach Greg Baxter said that eight-minute lapse was the difference.
The loss drops the Tigers to 2-3 on the season. They will host Mitchell at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Tigers wrestling takes 2nd in dual tourney
The Tigers wrestling team followed up their dual win against Pueblo East with a second-place finish in the Palmer Ridge Duals.
Cañon beat Monte Vista (45-36), George Washington (78-6), Palisade (39-34) and Florence (58-21). Its only loss was at the hands of Centauri (47-30).
The Tigers' Jake Schipper (120), Anthony Kelly (152), Blake Repshire (195) and Garrett Benell all finished the afternoon undefeated. Benell wrestled in his accustomed 220-pound division and the heavyweight division on Saturday and wasn't fazed as he defeated Centauri's heavyweight Greg Martinez. After one week, Martinez ranked third in the 3A heavyweight division by Tim Yount's On The Mat Rankings.
The Tigers will be back on the mat at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when they host Monte Vista
Shorthanded Huskies go 2-3
Following a 39-24 dual win over Lamar, the Florence Huskies wrestling team went 2-3 at the Palmer Ridge Duals on Saturday.
Coach Bob Masse said the team was a little short-handed as they did not have a wrestler for the 120-pound, 145-pound or heavyweight divisions. Despite being down three spots, the Huskies recorded wins over George Washington and The Classical Academy.
Florence wrestlers will be back on the mat for the Brush Tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Huskies beat Woodland Park
The Florence Huskies earned their first win of the season as they beat Woodland Park 39-32 in the third day of the Woodland Park tournament on Saturday.
"It was a great win for us," Huskies coach Brandon Roe said.
Florence was led by some familiar faces as junior Baylee Reeves had a team-high 12 points and senior Kenzie Gordon chipped in nine points.
The Huskies will be back in action at 7 p.m. Monday in their home opener against Pueblo East.
Sisneros' effort not enough for Huskies
Junior Josh Sisneros hit eight three-pointers and had a team-high 26 points, but Florence came up short in its bid for win No. 1 of the season as the Huskies lost 65-58 to Dolores Huerta.
There were signs of improvement after the Huskies first two losses in the Woodland Park tournament. Florence scored 52 points combined in the first two games of the tournament before Saturday's 58-point performance.
Florence will be back in action on Tuesday when it travels to Pueblo Centennial. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m.
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September 17, 2012
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Proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army's Branson Corps
Branson, MO (September 17, 2012) On Sunday September 23rd & Monday September 24th the community is invited to support The Salvation Army's Branson Corps during Lonestar Steakhouse's Dine & Donate event. On both days from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. guests are asked to simply bring in the Dine & Donate event flyer or tell the server that they're there to support The Salvation Army and %15 of the meal receipt will be donated directly to the Branson Corps.
"The Salvation Army helps so many in the Branson-area who are in need," Brian Lenharth, Assistant General Manager at Lonestar Steakhouse, said. And Lonestar Steakhouse is proud to support local organizations like The Salvation Army and help them continue to help others."
Lonestar Steakhouse is located at 201 S. Wildwood Drive in Branson. For more information about Lonestar Steakhouse in Branson and the Dine & Donate event please call (417) 336-5030.
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Story highlights
- A letter sent to an Ontario woman's house calls her grandson a "nuisance"
- It urges his family to do "the right thing and move or euthanize him!"
- Mother of autistic boy says letter writer acted "cowardly"
- "I will not stoop to an insulting level," mom Karla Begley writes
An Ontario mom is speaking out after a family received an anonymous letter imploring them to move or euthanize their autistic son because of the "nuisance" the teen poses to the community.
Posting on a blog about special-needs children, Karla Begley wrote, "I will not stoop to an insulting level. What I have to say is about tolerance, acceptance and respect for kids with special needs."
It was a tempered response compared to the insults leveled at the family and her 13-year-old son, Max.
"That noise he makes when he is outside is DREADFUL! Its (sic) scares the hell out of my normal children!!!!!" Wrote the author, who signed the letter "one pissed off mother."
"They should take whatever non retarded body parts he possesses and donate it to science," the letter said.
"If Max's sounds bother someone, I'd hope that person would let us know in a respectful way," Begley countered in her Wednesday post to lovethatmax.com. "Give us a chance to handle it instead of being cowardly about it."
Durham Regional Police consulted with the Crown Attorney's Office to see whether the letter, which among other things told the family to "go live in a trailer in the woods with your wild animal kid" and to "(do) the right thing and move or euthanize him!" constituted a hate crime.
It does not, however.
"Despite the hateful language used, the Crown Attorney's office has advised that the content of the letter falls below the threshold for a hate crime" police said in a recent statement. "However," It continued, "there are other criminal code issues that are being considered. A criminal investigation is currently underway."
Max's father, James Begley, told CNN he spoke with detectives recently and is encouraged by the investigation.
"They feel like they have a good lead," he said. "It sounds like they are onto something."
The letter was delivered to Max's grandmother's house, about 15 minutes from the Begley home in Oshawa, a town 40 miles from Toronto.
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Perfect Shoe?
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- jmb said...
They will look lovely in court with the black or charcoal grey power suit. The credibility might suffer a bit.
- March 16, 2008 3:00 PM
- Drama Mama said...
Please let me know if they work- I
think I might need some-then I could really multitask!
- March 16, 2008 9:23 PM
I think I'll get me a pair of these. Great find!
- March 16, 2008 9:34 PM
- SeaSpray said...
what perfect shoe? is there a pic?
- March 16, 2008 9:52 PM
- Doc's Girl said...
hmmm...I wondering if they are even safe to walk around in!
Too bad the bf and I don't have hardwood floors...:-P
- March 17, 2008 4:37 PM
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- March 18, 2008 8:37 AM
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I'm going to get me some of those! In the meantime, I'd appreciate some feedback on my new blog:http://adventuresincardiology.wordpress.com/
- March 18, 2008 8:43 AM
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Funky footwear indeed
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Hi there everyone
Didnt want to ask this question in the other thread.
Bought an APC UPS.
Manual says RS 1000 & RS 1500.
Was just wondering if it was possible to connect the two pcs to one UPS via the USB cable?
I would like to load the management software on both machines so they can automatically shut down at the same time instead of only one.
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#1 For the historians amongst us: WHAT IFSonnabendGuest08-19-2008, 11:07 AM
I'm going to play a game my history teacher threw at us in our final year in high school...and I'd like to invite you to dive in.
(Damn, that man made us THINK....)
He used to teach us with "what if" scenarios..and we gamed out some both far fetched, and very probable scenarios..one that would have been bloody as hell, was a possible outcome if Rommel had opted for a trial..and the entire Afrika Korps had risen in revolt.
Oh, that one raised a few eyebrows..and there is precedent. Mutiny on the front lines has been a stark reality...and it would not be the first time.
So, today, the clock on the wall is being dialled back to early 1937, prior to Anschluss, and Czechoslovakia and other countries are still free...well aware of the coming storm..but free.
For now.
Here's the scenario, and I'll set ground rules in a moment, the idea is to stimulate thinking on both sides. If anyone wants to take Hitlers Germany, and respond to possible moves and countermoves, go for it.
But act in character.
Rules are: we use facts, not fancy.
If you take a position or a policy, you need to back it up with WHY it is being taken and the possible motives.Example: a player might say he'd consider a blockade...fine, but WHY would he do that, and what are the possible consequences?
If you are America, would you have to fight Congress? Would they seek to tie your hands?..see what I mean? If you are Britan, your PM is still Chamberlain..what might he have done under different circumstances?
2. This is for fun, and for the grey matter..and I would consider it an honour if some of our vets would take part....you, more than any of us, know the cost of war. and your voice will be a valued one to hear.
3. NO FLAME WARS, people, this is akin to a "sand table" exercise or a class in military strategy...it's also a chance to indulge the imagination, and to explore what the world had been like...what if?
I dont expect immediate posts, if this takes a few days or a week, fine with me. Some things are better with time.If this goes well, we can do more, and anyone is welcome to set it up.
Play or watch, up to you.
Okay:Here's the question.
The year is 1937, Germany is re arming, and the black uniforms of the SS are everywhere.The Versailles Treaty is broken and gone, Hitler dreams of Lebensraum.
What if the United States and other nations had NOT waited as long as they had..and stepped in to stop the Reich BEFORE Anschluss? What if, instead of being isolationist, the US had decided to take an active hand in Europe? What if Britain had acted sooner, and in concert with the other Allies, laid down an ultimatum: "attack any nation and we go to war."
Would Japan have entered the war sooner and attacked the US? What might Russia have done?
What if?
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EyelidsGuest08-19-2008, 11:32 AM
Put succinctly, the Allied strategy at the onset of the war was faulty and not the timing. The French built the Maginot line that the Germans would have just driven around anyways no matter what the year. The BEF was ill-equipped for any combat across the channel even by the time Dunkirk occured in mid 1940. The European Allies were not ready for war, and their only strength lied in numbers compared to a German war machine that had much better technology and was able to field test it in 1936 in Spain.
Had war been declared earlier Germany might have had less of a spring in their step at the beginning of the war, but France, Poland and pretty much all of continental Europe stood to fall quickly. They weren't ready for the kind of war Germany was going to wage.
As for the United States, our voice was subdued at best in European affairs. We had asked to become a large part of the discussion after World War 1 but the League of Nations was left out of Versailles '19. We had our own problems on the other side of the ocean too, namely the Great Depression which is one of the more immeadiate causes of the whole conflict. The United States would've been willing to assist in an Allied effort already underway, but precedent and attitudes suggest we wouldn't spearhead one from the gates.
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In his story about the Constable Hook Cemetery, Bill Hastings makes an unfair criticism of the City of Bayonne. Mr. Hastings writes, "Many towns and cities take great pride in the upkeep of their old cemeteries, and some even claim historical status for them. The City of Bayonne seems to have done nothing for this cemetery."
As the City of Bayonne's staff person for our municipal Historic Preservation Commission, I would like to point out that the commission spent two years attempting to document the cemetery's history and to achieve historic designation for it.
In order to have a legally proper process for historic designation, the City of Bayonne's Historic Preservation Commission needed to give due notice to the property owners. The commission also needed to be able to specify the boundaries of the property. During the two-year process, the City of Bayonne's Law Department went to great lengths attempting to clarify issues of ownership and property boundaries. Just as Mr. Hastings points out in his story, the sale of cemetery plots complicated the chain of title necessary for historic designation. Mr. Hastings states accurately, "It is not known who the legal owner of the cemetery is." The City of Bayonne's research unearthed conflicting boundary descriptions of the size of the cemetery. Various deeds had differing answers. Mr. Hastings also deals with the confusion over the size of the property by referencing a larger "original" area, a smaller area marked off by a white picket fence, and another cemetery area outside the fence.
After a two-year struggle with title issues, under legal advice, the Historic Preservation Commission concluded that it could not continue with the historic-designation process, because the issues of ownership and boundaries could not be resolved. Fortunately, the adjoining property owner, IMTT, has kept a watchful eye on the cemetery, and has been a very responsible neighbor and friend to the cemetery.
Preservation of the Constable Hook Cemetery is important, because the property offers a glimpse into Bayonne during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, some of the headstones are written in German. These markers are reminders of the German community on the Hook that had a newspaper and a Lutheran church.
As a result of refinery fires in the early 1900's, Standard Oil decided that the village of Constable Hook could not coexist with the petro-chemical industry. Consequently, the Hook's homes were either razed or moved westward. Industry expanded into the area where the village used to be. The cemetery is just about all that is left of the village of Constable Hook.
Preservationists must bear in mind that official historic designation of the property proved to be a legal dead end. However, the City of Bayonne has and will always maintain an interest in the preservation of the cemetery that is rich in the history of this city's past.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - University of Kentucky agricultural economists say the state's farm sector appears on track to reap record-high cash receipts despite a punishing summer drought.
UK agriculture economist Will Snell on Thursday projected total cash receipts surpassing $5 billion for the first time in state history.
Snell told members of the Kentucky Farm Bureau at a meeting in Louisville that strong grain and livestock prices along with high crop insurance payments helped offset sharply lower grain yields from the drought.
Net farm income, or the amount left after production costs, is expected to be near the top end of the $1 billion to $1.5 billion-range that is typical for the state. The economists are forecasting even higher receipts in 2013 in the range of $5.4 to $5.6 billion.


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Tractor to be auctioned off for FFA
The Niki Schaub Scholarship Fund is auctioning off an antique tractor to raise funds for scholarships for Wapakoneta FFA students.
The scholarship, which was established in 1991 in memory of Niki Schaub, a 16-year-old Wapakoneta FFA student who was killed in a traffic accident, is awarded each year, but the fund has since grown enough where three scholarships were given last year, one $1,500 scholarship and two $500 scholarships.
Schaub showed a market lamb for the Auglaize County Fair the year she died, and the $9,000 raised at the auction was donated to establish the fund.
Earl Schaub, Niki's father, and his wife, Becky Schaub, donated the 1952 A.F. Avery Model R tractor for the auction.
"Every year we get about 20 to 30 applicants for the scholarships," Earl Schaub said. "We have tried different things every year to raise money for the scholarship. The Wapakoneta Community Foundation handles the money for the account."
Schaub said the foundation ordinarily invests money to keep the scholarship fund growing, but recent problems with the economy have limited the fund's ability to earn interest. He said this led the couple to deciding to donate the tractor for the auction.
Schaub said 5,000 tickets were printed and will go on sale along with the FFA fruit sale beginning in October. Tickets also will be on sale by 4-H club members when they start meeting in March. The drawing for the tractor will be held Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Auglaize County Fair.
Schaub is hoping the scholarship fund can grow to help offer opportunities to even more students in the future.
"Every single one of them deserves a scholarship," Schaub said, "but there simply isn't enough money to do that. We would like to get to the point where we are giving away five or six $1,000 scholarships every year."


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Submission + - NewsCorp/NDS spy network at Cambridge University (neilchenoweth.com)
Presto Vivace writes: "One of the lesser known features of the ring of agents that former Scotland Yard Commander Ray Adams ran for NewsCorp/NDS was that he had an informant placed at Cambridge University to spy on its cryptology work.
The payroll for all these informants and the rest of NDS Operational Security in Britain came to more than £1 million for a six-month period. And that was only one part of the worldwide NDS OpSec operation. Agents or informants appeared on the NDS budget under "Consultancy". Contacts was a highly elastic term. The largest expense was ADSR, Oliver Koemmerling's company.


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We welcomed our latest cast member to"I Killed Rasputin" today with the arrival of the actor who will be playing Gugus IV. This was a hard role to cast as Gugus is a dog, a cross between a slack-jawed terrier and a bull-dog (who needs to slobber and who in an earlier version of the script needed to piss on demand) and taking an actual dog to Edinburgh would cost even more than a human being. So Gugus is being played by a puppet and having seen him in action I wish I had cast the whole thing this way. He has a wet nose, blinking eyes, cocking ears (I mean they can be cocked, that is not an expletive) and the ability to drool and in the brief bits of the rehearsal I saw today he is a scene-stealing genius. And he's lifelike enough that I am hoping to convince my wife that he is a real dog and have him as a very cheap pet who neither eats nor shits. So I will have something to show for all this in the end, whatever happens in Edinburgh.
Things seemed to be ticking along nicely, so I left the cast and Gugus to get on with it. Whilst I was gone one of the cast mildly concussed himself whilst trying to teach the others how to stage fight safely. Which is quite an achievement. I think he's going to be OK, though he has to take a day off to recuperate, but he can always be replaced by a puppet.
My work there is done, but there is much more to achieve before I can properly relax. And I also only have ten days to get a six pack. Today I was able to wear a T-shirt that I haven't dared put on for about six years as it was rather figure hugging. I just about got away with it. And even though I haven't done much swimming recently I did 40 lengths in just over 30 minutes and had lots of energy left, more or less equalling the time I was doing about a decade ago. I am getting younger and I will never die. You see if I am wrong.


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Summary of THQ Auction Results:
? Koch Media* agreed to purchase Volition and Metro
? Crytek agreed to purchase Homefront
? Take 2 agreed purchase Evolve
? Ubisoft agreed to purchase Montreal and South Park
Vigil (Darksiders franchise) has not been sold (yet).
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Are you a cat person or a dog person? Follow an in-depth investigation into the great divide between dogs and cats and just what draws us to these two polarizing pets on Nature at 7 p.m. Sunday.
My Music at 8:30 p.m. Sunday presents its first Big Band music retrospective featuring the biggest songs that got us through World War II and kick-started the baby boom with brassy legends that will take viewers on a "Sentimental Journey".
Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and more celebrate Roy Orbison at 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
Live from Lincoln Center at 9 p.m. Monday returns to the Mostly Mozart Festival as maestro Louis Langree and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra welcome violinist Joshua Bell as soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals. Find out more on Nova at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The implications of the personal genetic profile, which will predict a person's chances of contracting one of several serious diseases and more on Nova ScienceNow at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
P.O.V. at 9 p.m. Tuesday features a collection of short films from across the globe.
Time Team America at 7 p.m. Wednesday takes viewers on an expedition to Jamestown, where a British company's commercial enterprise planted the seeds of the United States.
Wide Angle at 9 p.m. Wednesday tells the struggles of several orphaned children left to fend for themselves and rebuild their shattered lives in the aftermath of a cyclone in Burma.
French/Spanish singer/songwriter and international star Manu Chao showcases politically charged, danceable rock 'n' roll on Austin City Limits at 10 p.m. Wednesday and 9 p.m. Friday.
Grammy-winning jazz musician Sonny Rollins talks with Evan Smith on Texas Monthly Talks at 7 p.m. Thursday.
British songwriting legend Nick Lowe surveys his 30-plus year catalog with classics and new tunes. Oscar-winning Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, aka the Swell Season, perform cuts from the soundtrack of their movie Once on Austin City Limits at 7 p.m. Saturday.


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The St. Vrain Valley School School District Board of Education is expected to approve on Wednesday a 7.8 percent pay increase for superintendent Don Haddad.
If You Go
What: School board meeting; agenda items include a public hearing and approval of the proposed 2015 budget
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11
Where: Educational Services Center, 395 S. Pratt Parkway, Longmont
Info: To see a complete agenda, visit http://tinyurl.com/svvsdboe2013
The raise sets Haddad's salary at $215,000 a year. The agreement also extends his contract to 2018.
"I love working here," Haddad said Monday, adding that he appreciates the raise. "Everybody has been so dedicated and committed and we work together so well, I don't worry much about (salary)."
District employees are receiving a 4 percent pay increase next year.
When Haddad was promoted to superintendent in 2009, he earned $175,000. He refused pay raises as the state cut school funding.
Last year, the school board raised Haddad's salary to $199,500, a 14 percent increase. Board members at the time noted that other superintendents were earning considerably more.
The new contract states, "It is the consensus of the Board that the adjusted base salary stated herein is a positive step towards achieving a compensation level that better reflects performance and is more consistent with compensation provided by similar large school districts to their respective superintendents."
The Jefferson County Board of Education recently offered its new superintendent — who has no prior experience in the position — a base salary of $220,000 with a possible bonus of $40,000 for performance, The Denver Post reported.
The superintendent of Denver Public Schools earns $225,918, with up to $50,000 in performance pay, according to The Denver Post. Denver and Jefferson County are the two largest school districts, respectively, in Colorado.
Christopher Gdowski, superintendent of the Adams 12 School District, earns $187,500 a year, The Denver Post reported. Adams 12 is the state's fifth-largest district, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
In the Boulder Valley School District, superintendent Bruce Messinger was hired in 2011 for a salary of $215,000. That contract expires this year, but it doesn't appear that a new contract has been approved yet.
Boulder Valley is the seventh-largest district in Colorado, while St. Vrain is the eighth-largest; fewer than 500 students separate the two, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
The St. Vrain school board members also are expected to approve several staff changes on Wednesday.
Brian Lamer, the district's director of construction, is being promoted to assistant superintendent of operations. He will earn $141,885 a year. The position was created upon the retirement of Rick Ring, who was the chief operations officer.
Ella Padilla, who has served as the executive director of human resources for three years, will become the new assistant superintendent of human resources. Padilla will earn $141,885.
David Burnison, who holds that job, will step in to Amy Weed's assistant superintendent position until he retires at the end of the 2014-15 school year. Weed is retiring at the end of June.
Also in the human resources department, Dina Perfetti-Deany will become an executive director of human resources, earning $128,810. She was a director in the department.
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It feels like a century since I have been here! ;) Hope everyone is doing well - not sure how many will remember me but I promised Karen I would drop by. So many changes - sold our old renovated schoolhouse, moved to a totally different community, changing jobs and started a side business selling my photography and doing a few kid portraits. Steve and Gigi are doing great! Two cats in the house creates so much entertainment (and so much fur)! ;) I was going to post a pic but the 'Insert Image' link doesn't want to work for me.
While I have been going through a zillion photography folders, came across some Nakita pictures. It will be 6 years in January since we had to let her go. But the memories are still with me as if it were yesterday. I so miss you Emerald Girl!


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Am I the only one who's fuel door won't stay closed? Every time I look my gas cap cover is slightly open. It doesn't want to stay closed:mad:
I've tried bending the latch tab a bit but it seems to just make it impossible to close.
Unimportant and irritating. Anyone else have this issue on their Forester?
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Started by Sweet82 , Jul 26 2004 03:01 PM
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Posted 26 July 2004 - 06:01 PM
Glenn, I did have that problem with my 02 Forester. Had to bend the hinges outward every so often. Putting a covered screwdriver shaft in the top of the door on the hinge side and gently bending the hinge outward while closing, then doing the same from the bottom. Gets Frustrating.
Posted 04 August 2004 - 04:11 PM
I'll try that, I was thinking on trying to move that little latch thing back a bit to catch the groove in he door better. Moving the latch seems as though it may be difficult to secure once its moved?
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NEW YORK (AP) - One Direction's Niall Horan was in a taxi when he learned that the group's first album, "Up All Night," debuted at the top of the latest Billboard Top 200 albums chart.
So he did what any 18-year-old would do in that situation: "I freaked out."
He immediately started spreading the news with phone calls, but wanted to keep the news from his mom to play a joke on her.
"I wanted to say we had lost out and that whole thing, but Billboard had posted it on their website so my cover was blown," he said Wednesday.
Horan and his band mates have a right to be excited. They sold more than 176,000 copies of the album in its first week of release to reach No. 1. It makes them the first British act to debut at No. 1 with their first album.
Harry Styles, 18, called the news "humbling" in a phone interview.
"We're just five normal boys from the U.K. who've been given this opportunity, so we're having a great time working very hard."
The fans of One Direction have been hard at work as well. Thanks to social media, the group's followers have helped to spread the word about their music.
"It's played a massive part," said Styles. "Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been a large percentage of the reason we've been known outside of the U.K. ... We owe a massive thank you to the fans."
"Whenever you ask anyone how they know about us, it's always Twitter or Tumblr or something like that," added 20-year-old Louis Tomlinson.
The success of One Direction and other groups like Big Time Rush (who toured together recently) has led industry watchers to believe the boy band is making a comeback, and the guys are proud to wear that "boy band" tag.
"There's nothing wrong with it," says Niall. "We are boys in a band. ... People have it in their head that a boy band, that it's everyone wearing white and sitting on stage. That's one side of it. We're trying to do something else."
One Direction first came together when they all tried out individually for U.K. edition of "The X Factor" in 2010. Judge and mentor Simon Cowell thought they would make an interesting combination instead. The group ended up in third place that season and Cowell signed them to his Syco music label, a division of Sony.
Cowell said the group's success so far makes him feel very proud.
"I desperately wanted (a No. 1 record) for the boys more than anything else," he said. "I'm probably more excited about this than I have been about anything for a long, long time."
The group also announced Wednesday that they will headline their first North American tour beginning May 24 in Fairfax, Va.
Liam Payne, 18, hopes the tour will lead to even more opportunities.
"The ultimate goal would be to do a big, worldwide tour. That would be the most amazing thing we could do."


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THE photograph we printed of the suspected ghost has now reached another level with one reader thinking there may be several spirits in the picture.
Steven McLean took the time to demonstrate what he meant when he emailed two pictures, one of his computer screen and a sketch of what he thinks is in the picture.
Pictured is Stevens computer screen where he has traced an outline to show where the spirits can be seen.
The other picture shows a sketch he has drawn of what he can see.
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Steven said: I have sent a picture of what I can see in the photo you printed a fortnight ago. I have sent you one with an outline of the spectre and drawn another.
In the picture I can also see a young man lying to the left against the mound and just slightly above the figure behind the woman there is a sailor with a beard looking directly at the camera. It is very weird how you get so many spirits in one photograph.
Since the photo has been published in the Herald and on our website, several thousand people have logged on to see it and weve had comments from readers emailed and posted in, with their theories of what it could be.
Wish the picture in question were larger....
More Than One Ghost?
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The Lee County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit will target at least one of the following three locations for enforcement Monday, May 12:
- McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers
- East Terry Street, Bonita Springs
- Bayshore Road (State Road 78), North Fort Myers
Locations are selected based upon high incidents of crashes, traffic surveys and citizen complaints. The Sheriff's Office is committed to promoting traffic safety and enforcing the law. By focusing on violations such as red light running, speeding, DUI and others, motorists become more alert and are encouraged to obey traffic laws. The Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit and District Patrol Deputies enforce our traffic laws each day by issuing citations and warnings. Preliminary results from their cumulative activity yesterday are as follows:
Citations Issued: 76
Written Warnings Issued: 201
Citizens can help by letting us know if they observe problem areas, aggressive or impaired drivers and by their compliance with the rules of the road. To get in touch with one of our traffic deputies call (239) 477-1000. If you see a reckless or drunk driver while you are traveling in your motor vehicle in Lee County, dial 9-1-1.
This traffic enforcement advisory is available each day on the Sheriff's Office website at www.sheriffleefl.org.
Everyone is reminded to "Fasten Your Seat Belts, be courteous to drivers and pedestrians and together we can reduce traffic related fatalities, injuries and property damage.
Note: Traffic Safety Tip of the Week: May is National Bicycle Safety Month and May 16th is Bike to Work Day. The League of American Bicyclists has six rules of the road for bicycle commuters. They are: 1. Follow the rules of the road. 2. Be predictable. 3. Be conspicuous. 4. Think ahead. 5. Ride ready. 6. Keep your cool. For more information log on to their website at www.bikeleague.org.


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Hey all,
I've been debating whether or not to invest in an underquilt. I'm living in Guam so I'm dealing with tropical temps year-round. My question is whether an underquilt is something that will be overkill out here? I'm going on a backpacking trip in about seven days and will be able to test it without one, but being that shipping is a little bit of a wait here, if I need one I would rather order it now so I can get it a bit quicker! I've read that many people use one year-round and adjust it as needed for temps, but was just hoping for some input. Thanks!