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ATLANTA -- The Vikings lost four Super Bowls on the field, but the team and Minnesota pulled off the ultimate upset Tuesday, beating out two established Super Bowl cities to land the NFL's biggest prize.
Super Bowl LII, where are you? Minneapolis.
League owners awarded the 52nd championship game in 2018 to the Twin Cities, 26 years after Super Bowl XXVI was staged at the now-demolished Metrodome.
Not New Orleans, which was 10 for 10 in previous Super Bowl bids and preparing to celebrate its tricentennial in 2018.
And not Indianapolis, which was widely praised for hosting Super Bowl XLVI in 2012.
It took four nerve-racking rounds of secret balloting for Minnesota to secure a majority of votes from the 32 owners.
Shortly after 3 p.m. EDT, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped to the podium inside the posh Ritz-Carlton hotel and casually made the announcement that set off a wild celebration of hurrahs, hugs and high-fives inside the Twin Cities delegation's war room.
"I saw our Super Bowl committee in our green room, on TV," Vikings chairman Zygi Wilf said. "The way they jumped for joy is the way I felt inside. We really feel great about it."
Landing Super Bowl LII and its week-long festival of football and commerce was a major coup for Zygi and his younger brother, Mark, the team's president. They are in their 10th season as team owners.
The club had lobbied the state Legislature for more than a decade by the time the Wilfs secured $498 million in taxpayer money to help build a futuristic $1 billion indoor stadium on the old Metrodome site, which was the centerpiece of the bid.
The public-private partnership and the Vikings' contentious campaign to forge ahead were key factors, according to Goodell.
"The stadium project, the effort they had to bring that stadium to completion, the plans they have for it and the commitment that community has demonstrated was a positive influence on several owners that I talked to," Goodell said.
Minneapolis robbed New Orleans of a record-setting 11th Super Bowl, and the city remains tied with Miami for the most ever. Indianapolis, which hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, lost its initial bid in 2007.
Colts owner Jim Irsay made the case this year for Indianapolis, two months after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and following a stint in a rehabilitation clinic.
"We're disappointed," Irsay said. "You put so much effort into it; it's like coming into the losing locker room."
Indianapolis was eliminated after the second ballot after none of the three cities earned a super majority (24 votes), setting up a runoff between New Orleans and Minneapolis.
"I thought I was going to pass out because I was holding my breath for all three," said Minnesota delegation co-chair Marilyn Carlson Nelson, former CEO of the Carlson Cos.
Vote totals were not disclosed, but Carlson Nelson believed support for the Colts swung to Minnesota because of the kinship the two cold-weather markets shared in their competition against tropical party town New Orleans.
"There was no way New Orleans was going to be out first," she said. "I got the sense that Indianapolis would realize the same thing we did about them. I think we all talked a little bit about the possibility we would really like to see the game move around. If it wasn't one of us, we'd like it to be the other."
The dramatic vote took an ominous turn when Saints owner Tom Benson collapsed and suffered a head injury during New Orleans' presentation.
The 86-year-old arrived late Tuesday to the league's spring meeting using the aid of a walker after knee surgery earlier this month. Benson struck his head on a table after turning to leave the podium and was hospitalized briefly, according to Goodell.
"Fortunately, he appears to be fine," the commissioner said. "The initial reaction looks very positive. I went in the back and spoke to him before he left."
The Minnesota delegation was the first to make its 15-minute presentation.
Carlson Nelson and delegation co-chair Richard Davis, CEO of U.S. Bancorp, touted the "iconic" stadium that will be the NFL's newest when it opens. They highlighted a host committee fully funded by $30 million in private and corporate donations, a sophisticated skyway and light rail transit system that can connect guests to 19,000 hotel rooms in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington and Roseville.
And they boasted of the Twin Cities' 19 Fortune 500 companies, more per capita than any region in the country.
"I've never felt better and never wanted a do-over," Davis said. "It went just exactly as we wanted."
Legendary former Vikings coach Bud Grant and star running back Adrian Peterson headlined a cast that included Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and chef Andrew Zimmern. Their videotaped speeches brought Minnesota's detailed bid to life.
"We can rejoice right now for being rewarded, but the hard work is yet to come," said Zygi Wilf. "We're going to work hard to make sure it's a great stadium and that the Super Bowl will be a success for everyone to enjoy and establish the Twin Cities as a place where our fans will show their love of football. That's what's exciting for me."
After the announcement, praise poured in from across Minnesota's political spectrum, including U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, plus Gov. Mark Dayton, who partnered with the Wilfs two years ago to lobby the Legislature to pass a stadium bill.
"On behalf of all Minnesotans, I want to thank co-chairs Doug Baker, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, and Richard Davis, and the Minnesota Vikings, for their superb and successful efforts to bring the 2018 Super Bowl to Minnesota," Dayton said in a statement.
"Hosting the Super Bowl will provide a terrific opportunity to showcase Minnesota to the world. It will also bring major economic benefits to our state."
Davis predicted an economic impact of more than $350 million for Minnesota, though some economists say it will be a fraction of that amount.
The delegation returned to Minnesota on Tuesday night with the grand prize and new marching orders.
"We've got a lot commitments we've made, all of which we'll deliver after we go back and celebrate with the community," Davis said. "We have 3-1/2 years, but we're going to act like we have to be ready tomorrow."
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"Kill-deer! Kill-deer! Kill-deer!"
Yep, there's no doubt. The killdeer have returned.
These medium-sized birds, members of the plover family, are famous for their namesake call – and for their propensity for repeating it over and over. And over.
I first started hearing them around Hickory Knolls a couple of weeks ago – right after coyotes killed a deer in one of the nearby athletic fields.
Even though these birds look like they should be running along a beach – which would make sense because most plovers are shorebirds – killdeer are an undeniable, and increasingly obvious, element of our local landscape.
Male killdeer typically call from the air while circling over their territories, repeating the two notes ad nauseum. In fact, the killdeer's scientific name, Charadrius vociferus, means noisy plover.
Listen for killdeer whenever you're in or near an open space. Whether it's a natural area or farmland, or even a developed area with an expanse of stone, woodchips or turfgrass, chances are there'll be a killdeer nearby. This adaptable bird has learned to take advantage of a wide range of human-created habitats, including golf courses, playgrounds and even gravelly rooftops and road shoulders.
What could they possibly find appealing about roadsides?
In a word, habitat. Although seemingly hazardous, such spaces offer the advantage of being shunned by most other creatures. And because killdeer are ground nesters, finding areas that are avoided by prowling predators gives the incubating parents and their resulting young a bit of an advantage.
In addition, killdeer are masters of hiding in plain sight. They invest little time in nest building, instead relying on camouflage to keep their speckled eggs safe.
Well, camouflage and one other quality: a remarkable acting ability.
If you've ever approached a killdeer nest, you've likely witnessed this bird's theatrics.
Mom and Dad Killdeer are adept at feigning injury, that is, scuttling about with one wing dragging, as if broken. The hobbling and thrashing is an impressive performance indeed, one that often succeeds in luring away the perceived threat.
But if more drama is needed, killdeer are prepared. The birds also will sit on a pretend nest that is some distance from where the actual nest is located, then dart to another spot and plop down again. After several rounds of running and plopping, predators and people alike – present company included – often get confused as to where the actual nest is.
If the killdeer's success is measured, not in acting awards, but by statistics, it would appear that the bird is doing just fine. According to Kane County Audubon's Spring Bird Count data, killdeer numbers have increased fairly steadily over that past 40 years, from a low of 13 birds spotted in 1973 to a high of 161 counted in 2008.
Life is not all sunshine and rainbows for this plucky little plover. Coyotes and feral cats take their toll, preying not only on the play-acting parents but also their precocial young, which can walk around and feed themselves soon after hatching. In fact, it's estimated that killdeer may make as many as six nesting attempts before successfully fledging one chick.
Keep your eyes open for killdeer in the sort of places you'd expect – such as meadows and mudflats – as well as unexpected spots – such as the parking lot by the PetSmart on Randall Road, where I saw a killdeer the other day. Killdeer are brown on top and white underneath, with two characteristic black bands across their throat and chest. They also have longish legs which they use to scurry across the ground and chase after their insect prey.
Keep your ears open, day and night, for this bird that – did I mention? – is not shy of announcing its presence.
"Killdeer! Killdeer! Killdeer!"
• Pam Otto is the manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or email@example.com.

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By Janet Pywell
I can't pretend that the next few days are easy. After the bliss on Sunday afternoon; making love with Maria, my life has plunged downhill faster than an Alpine skier. It has gone from bad to worse, or as my father would say, from Guatamala to Guatapeor.
Monday was Bank Holiday and I was home alone, and I have spent the past two days closeted in the boardroom. Simon came back from America and so John, Stuart, Liam and I have been dealing with the logistics and strategies for all the existing and new contracts and services that we are now providing to our clients.
It is Wednesday and four o'clock, and we are with our new client Mickey Bleu, a restaurant owner and chef extraordinaire. A black Haitian with wide red lips, a flat nose and eyes the size of horse chestnuts. She wears a low cut bright red, yellow and green dress with a matching turban. She has a voice as deep as the ocean, a cleavage as brown as the Grand Canyon, and a mouth filled with even white teeth.
It's as if the boardroom walls are breathing. This woman radiates energy and I'm clearly not the only one in the room attracted by her magnetic charm. John's mouth hangs open. He stares hypnotically at her heaving breasts that are expanding and constricting as she speaks.
She is beautiful and speaks with a slow rumble.
"Moving from Galway has been a big step for the family but I think my deli restaurant beside the Ulster Hall will do well. The location is perfect. It's in a trendy and popular part of town and I think we could do well."
John stares at her unblinking.
"The food will be simple but filled with spices from my Caribbean homeland - fiery and fierce like its people." She chuckles and raises her chest as she speaks. "We know about hardship. We know all about pain and loss and suffering. My country was devastated. Three and a half million people were affected by the earthquake. Over two hundred thousand died, four thousand schools were destroyed and at one stage over one and a half million people were living in camps. If the storms and flooding weren't bad enough there was an outbreak of Cholera in October 2010..."
She shakes her head. "I fed as many as I could. We requested more food parcels. Families were devastated. Children were orphaned..."
Simon is visibly moved. He strokes his cheek and his pale grey eyes become distant.
It is almost five o'clock. I am torn by her tragic tale as much I am desperate to leave the boardroom to see Maria before she goes home. But it is Simon who suddenly throws my world into turmoil and calls Maria into the boardroom to give an over view of the accounting procedures.
I think he is enthralled with Mickey Bleu and wants Maria to meet her.
Just the sight of Maria entering the room causes my throat to constrict and I hide a smile. When she sits down she she tilts her head and grins at Mickey, but she doesn't look at me, and I am filled with the memory of kissing her swan-like neck.
I watch her fingers flutter as she speaks and I am reminded of how they caressed me only a few days ago. I recall their light, sensual touch and how they left a trail of goose bumps on my skin. I think of the small mole she has on the top of her thigh, the scar from Lily's caesarean birth and her soft voice explaining why they never had more children.
Suddenly Maria looks at me, and there is a smile around her charcoal eyes when she leaves the room a few minutes later.
After Mickey Bleu has gone I have one final meeting with Mark Bowman to review the ITG project. He is a slim Glaswegian with a mop of thick hair brushed across his forehead that he continually smoothes down with the palm of his hand. He is efficient and we work well together but it is late when we are done and I am exhausted and frustrated.
It is my second night working late.
I return to my office to find Maria has left a sandwich on my desk but I can't eat it. I check my emails. My back is aching so I yawn and stretch.In the quiet of my office I imagine Maria at home with Lily, eating dinner, watching television and going to bed. She has told me about the routines in her life. She has also told me of her fears, joys and loves.
I dial her mobile.
"Hi," she says.
"Are you alone?"
"Are you OK?"
"Sort of."
"I'm thinking of you," I say softly.
"Thanks for phoning." As she hangs up I hear the smile in her voice.
I am satisfied yet empty. Pleased to have heard her voice yet dissatisfied at not being able to speak properly.
I grab the keys to the Harley and my helmet. In the street the air is cool on my face. Curry from the Indian takeaway on the corner lingers in the air making my stomach retch. I cannot face food.
My stomach is knotted and my lips are dry.
Jenny's words form in my head. Don't get involved with anyone. Don't get involved with a married woman. You're too vulnerable!
But it maybe too late. I need her. I think I am in love.
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Snoop Dogg is trying to get soccer (football to you Europeans) star David Beckham and Beetle member Paul McCartney to help him get back into the United Kingdom, according to the British tabloid paper, The Mirror. Snoop was banned from the country after an incident at an airport a couple years ago.
David Beckham was a guest star on Snoop Dogg's reality show "Fatherhood" last year [watch here]. Beckham helped teach Snoop Dogg's children how to play soccer plus ate with Snoop at a local hood spot [watch here].
Of course The Mirror also is reporting that big Snoop Dogg has also contacted Madonna (not a United Kingdom citizen) and another Beetle member John Lennon (who is deceased) to help him out, so who knows if any of this is true.
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By Fred W. Baker III
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Sept. 27, 2007 - For the past four months, coalition forces have battled to take control of a former insurgent badland south of Baghdad that had no Iraq security forces, a senior commander in the area said today. For the past two years, the predominately Sunni areas around Arab Jabour and Hawr Rajab have served as a thriving haven for al Qaeda terrorists who used the Tigris River valley to funnel bombs, weapons and ammunition into Baghdad.
Since June 15, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, has -- for the most part -- driven out the insurgency, and a recent rallying of locals against al Qaeda promises a more secure future for the area, said Army Col. Terry R. Ferrell, the unit's commander.
"We are building from ground zero. As we occupied the battle space, it truly was (an al Qaeda) sanctuary. There was no army; there was no police; there was no governance," Ferrell said.
The brigade combat team was the last of the surge forces to deploy to Baghdad. Since June, the unit has cleared 1,300 buildings, destroyed 81 weapons caches, detained 443 suspects, and encountered more than 80 bombs, Ferrell said.
"It's been a challenging operation, to say the least. But the soldiers ... continue to take the fight every day, and it's phenomenal what you see these kids doing," Ferrell said.
Earlier this month, officials launched Operation Marne Torch II, which combines airpower, ground forces and locals fighting alongside the coalition for fast-moving raid operations on al Qaeda strongholds. Since then, more than 600 local citizens have sided with the coalition forces and have begun providing security for their villages. Already this month, nine insurgents were killed and 71 captured, 14 bombs and 12 weapons caches were recovered, and nearly 200 buildings have been cleared.
Coalition forces have one patrol base set up in Arab Jabour and are increasing their presence in the area by building a new patrol base. At the same time, they are working to build a local security force.
Ferrell said officials there are working fast to get locals streamlined into the Iraqi security-force system. A recruiting drive is planned for November, he said, adding that a long-term Iraqi security force presence in the area is necessary for continued stability there.
"Security forces have to come into our area and replace us," the colonel said. "If our presence is not here, then al Qaeda will come back."
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Commission recognizes employees for longtime service.
A plan for the Main Street Streetscape Project took a step towards reality Monday night when the Pratt City Commissioners approved $7,500 for the development of concept plans, transportation enhancement application and proposed engineer services contract with EBH and Associates.
The action took place during the regular city commission meeting Monday.
With the passage of the proposal, EBH will start the process of developing the downtown plan that includes talking with all downtown businesses to get their input, public meetings to hear concerns about the project and then developing a plan that will grow from those meetings, said Paul Stoner, EBH office manager.
Options of a two-part plan that starts with three blocks then two more or a one-part plan that covers five blocks will be considered.
Bruce Pinkall, city recreation director who is contacting businesses directly about the project, said he had already been in touch with several businesses and they should have received information packets about the project.
To help meet the potential cost of the project, a Kansas Department of Transportation grant will be pursed. Competition for the KDOT grant will be very competitive.
Approximately 130 people from different Kansas' communities attended a workshop about applying for the grant. Total grant money available is $15 million.
Pratt will try to keep their grant bid between $700,000 to $800,000, Pinkall said.
Part of EBH's responsibilities will be writing the grant application. Deadline for the application is Feb. 15.
With the holidays approaching, that leaves little time so the commissioners voted to have EBH develop the plans.
Estimated cost for three blocks is $1.1 million for three blocks and $1.9 million for five blocks. The city would have a minimum 20 percent participation requirement plus engineering.
These are very preliminary numbers since the concept plans have yet to be developed. If approved the project would not start until 2014. This would give the city a chance to get ample feedback on what the downtown businesses would like to do, Pinkall said.
Feedback on the project is vital. Commissioner Karen Detwiler said she had talked to downtown retailers that had told her they had taken a very big financial hit during the main street project in 2011 and that they could not take another hit like that again ever and survive.
Stoner said when they do a project they do it block by with no parking on one side and a temporary access to every business would be in place.
Along with approving the development of downtown Streetscape plans, the commissioners agreed to provide DeWayne Bryan with a letter of agreement to support efforts to get a grant to help form a committee to develop plans to enhance and support healthy activities within the city.
In other action:
• The commissioners approved increasing the electrical deposit fee to $200. The action would also the city clerk to waive the fee if a new person could produce a letter of credit from a previous Kansas municipality that showed a satisfactory payment of municipal utility bills.
• The commissioners approved an increase from two percent to five percent in the late payment charge for delinquent electric bills.
• The Commissioners approved $27,757 for purchase of new playground equipment, landing material and edge holders from Children's Specialties for the Loren Minnis Park on South Main.
• The commissioners approved $18,591 (without tax) from the electrical production capital outlays equipment fund for three voltage transformers for relay protection. Instrument Transformer Equipment Corporation got the bid. Stanion Wholesale Electric also submitted a bid but it was higher.
• The city also recognized several employees for years of service including Mary Hammond for 35 years with the power plant, and Edwin Gould for 40 years in the street maintenance department.


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Considering he was thrown from the vehicle (likely from not wearing a seatbelt) I'm not sure you could say he died 'in' a Tesla.
Considering he was thrown from the vehicle (likely from not wearing a seatbelt) I'm not sure you could say he died 'in' a Tesla.
I'd be surprised if they found most of him in the same city.
So, assuming he wasn't already dead, technically he didn't die in the Tesla.
He didn't die in the car itself, but he died of injuries sustained from the car crash. The summary makes this distinction by saying "in a Tesla automobile crash", but the article itself does not.
The Business Insider link said that he was resusitated but died later.
No. The article says that he died at the scene, but was later resuscitated. He died twice.
There have been two deaths resulting from a Tesla crash.
There have been two deaths resulting from a Tesla crash.
Serious winning.
Loking at those pictures, while bad it was probably survivable if he had been wearing a seat belt. It was being ejected that killed him.
Loking at those pictures, while bad it was probably survivable if he had been wearing a seat belt. It was being ejected that killed him.
It was the sudden stop after being ejected that killed him.
" Emergency responders suspected that Slot was already dead when they arrived at the debris-littered scene. But he wasn't. Perhaps it's a testament to Tesla's safety measures that Slot remained alive and was briefly resuscitated en route to the hospital"
From the article...
Holy crap. perhaps he died of medical malpractice
Yep you could die in an F1 car if you get thrown out (although it would take a very odd impact - if you don't wear your seatbelt in an F1 car, because of the shape of the cockpit and seat, in a frontal impact you'll become a gross puddle in the footwell).
from summary: The Tesla's front section wound up in the middle of the road and caught fire.
Yup, another tesla fire.
Arg, beat me to it.
And how many cars do you think are completely safe from fire after a 100 MPH collision?
This does nothing to tarnish the safety of a Tesla, in my mind. I still would not buy one, but mostly because I can't afford it.
Sounds like an anti-theft feature.
So, in who's interest is it that the police perform these "for show" stunts?
Wouldn't it be much better to deploy a helicopter, drone or other means of tracking the car from a distance, and not risk killing several bystanders in a crash? This time only the bad guy died, but even him did not deserve capital punishment for a car jack
capital punishment
Well that's one way to rewrite the story. Why don't we just go ahead and say he driving an electric chair?
And not for endangering the lives of everyone else in the city while he was speeding on his joyride either?
Stealing a car is the least of his crimes.
When the police called off the chase (for other reasons) and he kept going at 100+mph, there's no "punishment" involved, let alone capital punishment. This is a Darwin Award pure and simple, pure suicide-by-stupid.
I do agree that police chases are a spectacle who's time has long-sinced passed, but you mention drones as a means of tracking them, and they're now "teh new evil" no matter what purpose they're put to by authorities, so until the country gets a little less schizophrenic I don't see that changing.
Did you read article? The police had given up on the chase before the guy crashed the Tesla that the final time.
According to the source, "the pursuit was terminated because there wasn't enough time or police resources in the area to catch up with the vehicle." It didn't help that the pursuing officers were involved with a minor collision of their own.
Minor collision? The BusinessInsider source claims the pursuing officers had to be hospitalized. That doesn't sound "minor" to me.
And they only broke off pursuit when it became impossible for them to continue, not when it became unsafe. Many police departments now have a policy of not performing chases for non-violent crimes because, statistically, you're more likely to kill bystanders by chasing than by letting the criminal drive off.
the pursuing officers had to be hospitalized
Police offices can be hospitalized for even minor injuries, largely because of liability concerns. Just because they're in a hospital doesn't mean they had limbs amputated or third degree burns or severe trauma or some such. It could very well have been whiplash or cuts and bruises or smoke inhalation or even concussion-like symptoms.
A) Police can't initiate a high speed chase without someone that's already fleeing at high speed.
B) The police stopped chasing him.
C) He kept fleeing!
"Approaching" 100MPH is what many people do on the way to work every day where the speed limits are 75, and Tesla's should easily be able to handle that speed. Definitely operator error all the way in this case.
I thought Tesla's had remote kill switches.
Couldn't the police just call Tesla and have them disable the car?
So at times the Tesla was being driven at speeds up to 100 MPH, collided with three cars and two utility poles along the way, and eventually suffered an impact that split the car in two, immolating the front half and embedding the back half within a nearby building.
Can't people see how dangerous and unsafe these vehicles are?!?
If something as trivial as multiple high-speed impacts can lead to driver fatality, imagine what could happen in a REALLY serious accident!
Also, getting your car ripped in half after hitting a pole apparently is "normal", in that it happens to many cars. https://www.google.com/search?... [google.com] It's unfortunate, but physics isn't your friend in situations like this.
I get what you're saying, but if the "high speeds" were "nearly" 100MPH it's not unreasonable to wonder just how the car got literally ripped in half. I do wonder about the safety of a car like that. A lot of the US's top Interstate speed limits are between 70-80MPH. You're not talking a huge difference in speed at that point, so it's not unreasonable to at least question the safeness of the car and ask for some additional testing/data.>blockquote>
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It's actually a rather common, and well studied occurrence. For instance here's a 70 MPH into a tree [wreckedexotics.com] car split in half. Many cars have had extremely weak [autosafetyexpert.com] side impact designs for years. It's also one of the hardest things to protect against since there is no crumple zone on the side to absorb energy, unlike the front and back.
I bet across the country there are multiple cars split in half every single day, many from hitting narrow objects like light poles at relatively modest speeds, like 45MPH.
You're not talking a huge difference in speed at that point...
Are you aware that the kinetic energy is proportional to the SQUARE of the speed, right? There is a huge difference in safety - much bigger than between 40MPH and 70MPH.
get what you're saying, but if the "high speeds" were "nearly" 100MPH it's not unreasonable to wonder just how the car got literally ripped in half.
Last year in a town in California, someone who was not being chased, managed to split a compact car completely in half by hitting a tree. The two parts of the car ended up quite a distance from each other. He wasn't driving on a freeway, or a sidestreet, but was on a street with a 35 or 40mph speed limit. Reports said the speed was "up to 100mph"
Is a win for the Tesla, but it sounds likes it pretty spectacularly failed when he hit something.
...while it was going 100 mph. I'm all for safety but I don't expect ANY car company to design a car that will keep occupants safe in a crash with enough kinetic energy to embed half the car in a fucking building...
Is a win for the Tesla, but it sounds likes it pretty spectacularly failed when he hit something.
...while it was going 100 mph. I'm all for safety but I don't expect ANY car company to design a car that will keep occupants safe in a crash with enough kinetic energy to embed half the car in a fucking building...
Exactly. And with the amount of deaths recorded every year, only the truly ignorant would assume that driving anywhere is a safe activity.
Oh wait a second, I forgot...we already have the truly ignorant behind the wheel who thinks they can text, surf, and drive all at the same time.
>> I don't expect ANY car company to..
More to the point, no one who curerntly thinks they want it would actually want it once they found out the associated downsides of massive increases in weight and cost of every new car.
From the pictures I saw it looked like it was survivable so long as you weren't in the rear seats. The front of the passenger compartment was intact and whatever fire there was doesn't look like it was very extensive. There might be some melting of the upholstery.
See, another one caught fire! These things are unsafe, they're constantly catching fire! This is just one of many smoldering teslas!
or tries to blame this on the Tesla car killing someone in a 100MPH accident and not the car thief's actions, is a straight up retard
I have no illusions about Musk doing this to get richer but so far his shown that being a psychopath is not a requirement to being a CEO who might actually like to see the world change for better and move humanity forward.
I'm willing to bet the guy wasn't buckled up. Even when cars are tore in half in crashes if the person is buckled in they are usually still attached to the seat (even though they are sometimes dead from the car being sheared in half).
There is like a 95% chance that if he was ejected that he wasn't buckled up (the seat itself would've had to been sheared to cut the lap belt). I bet the final investigation notes that he wasn't buckled in (there is no guarantee of survival if the passenger compartment is compr
"Sgt. Chris Tatar, with the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station, said five people in the three vehicles that were struck by the Tesla sustained "varying degrees of injury." They were hospitalized, and had been released as of Monday, he added."
I'm amazed at how the safety cage is still there, pretty much undamaged, even if the car was split in half...
Looking at the pictures from TFA, looks like he would still be alive if not ejected from the car (if he could've gotten out before it caught fire)
No wonder NHTSA broke their machine while testing roof resistance
http://www.roadandtrack.com/go... [roadandtrack.com]
>>> for this senseless tragedy
What tragedy? IMHO its actually a success in gene pool improvement. We all need to stop this 'every life is sacred no matter what' thing.
" Reports claim he was traveling at speeds of "nearly 100 mph"
So, is that so special in the US? I drove much faster than that this evening on my way home from work on the highway (180 km/h on GPS = 113 mph), But then, I don't drive a Tesla.
I thought Teslas had a literally encrypted key that all but guaranteed the car couldn't be stolen sans key.,
Did the service center leave the key with the car or is the car inherently insecure?
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Harvey F. Lendt, age 78, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center.
Harvey F. Lendt, age 78, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Sleepy Eye Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye and will continue at the church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately. Military rites by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard. Clergy will be Pastor Keith Ainsley. Email condolences may be sent at www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
Harvey F. Lendt was born on March 27, 1934 in Stark Township to Fred M. and Alice (Schmalfeld). Harvey served in the US Airforce from 1952-1954 in Denver, Colo. He married Betty Smail on October 15, 1983 in Madison, Wis. He enjoyed bowling, ice fishing, hunting deer and goose, playing Sheephead at the fire hall and with family, camping and boating, attending grandkids functions and activities, gardening, driving the river road, tractoring and
He is survived by his wife, Betty Y. Lendt of Sleepy Eye; children, Cheryl (Greg) Morgan of Sioux Falls, SD, Brian (Sharon) Lendt of Watertown, SD, Allen (Rosie) Lendt of Litchfield, MN, Gregg (Joanne) Moore of Vernon, Wash., Jennifer (Donnie) Van Haren of Apollo Beach, Fla., Brian Moore of Madison, Wis.; 10 grandchildren, Ray, Margaret (Olson) and Matthew Morgan, Rebecca (Julius), Michael, Angela and Natalie Lendt, Alex and Cody Lendt; one great grandchild, Lauren Olson; sisters, Adeline Riebel of Fairmont, Rachel Wellmann of Mankato and Arletta Portner of New Ulm.
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theCryptofishist wrote:Not if it's sparklecorns.
I've allready seen that,way too much....
theCryptofishist wrote:Not if it's sparklecorns.
percussivepaul wrote:... Aren't you put off by the idea of people building walls and fences and hiring security and so on? ...
Shipwreck Tiki Lounge Facebook Page wrote:Perimeter control will have to be much more stringent this year than in prior years
percussivepaul wrote:Am I in the wrong here? I'm open to being convinced.
Sk8GodFather wrote:The Shipwreck Tiki Lounge is cool as hell!!! When I need to escape the craziness of the roller disco, I hang out there. They help a lot of people out. Like everyone doing a theme camp it's hard and expensive. Give Tiki Tom a break!!!!!!! Don't hate!!! He is a good friend of the roller disco!!!!!
Key Man wrote:(massive snip)
...it seems to flaunt the principles of Burning Man...
theCryptofishist wrote:*large smooch in Eric's direction*
No velvet ropes, no special access, no douchery.
So, judging by context "velvet rope" is meant to invoke nightclub entry bullshit.
HandJamMasterC wrote:So, judging by context "velvet rope" is meant to invoke nightclub entry bullshit.
Ya, it just seemed friendlier than a big steel chain...............
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Notable quotes from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has proven a divisive figure amongst her constituents with her fiery personality and penchant for getting in front of any and all cameras. See some of the notable things she has said over the years.
By Compiled by John-Henry Perera
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1) The size of your yard and/or house is meaningless for the most part. What you do not pay for in a house each month can be used to provide more life experiences.
2) Life experience for a child is not stuff, things, or even places. Life experience is what a child experiences when their parents life in general harmony and do what they say they are going to do. A broken promise is many times worse than a promise never made. Kids remember. They watch everything you do. They will use anything and everything they can against you. Most of all, they will never admit it, but they want guidance, predictability, and the understanding that you will always be decent to them no matter what they do to you.
3) It seems you are always talking about leaving Hawaii. That is not a sign that you really are committed to stay there, or that you believe what you are saying.
4) Your future child will not require larger vistas for outdoor exploration until age 3 or so. From now until then is nearly 4 years away. More states will open up for SSM in the next 4 to 5 years.
5) You remember your childhood fondly. You will behave just like your parents in the clutch. Which one will reveal itself later. Your child will have a different set of experiences, but there is no reason it should not be just as happy. It will be noticeably different.
6) They get much more fun after the diapers are done!
7) People without kids can never quite understand. (ducks incoming! )
8) Quit worrying so damn much already, you have the rest of your life to wonder what the hell is coming next!


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A new graphic from the CDC shows how the size of a burger has tripled over the past 50 years. Today's average fast food burger clocks in at 12 ounces, compared to the mere 3.9 ounces it weighed in the 1950's.
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The size of fries has increased from 2.4 to 6.7 ounces and soft drinks have skyrocketed from 7 to 42 ounces.
"The large is the new small and it makes it very difficult for us from the nutrition standpoint," says "Good Morning America" contributor and nutritionist Diane Henderiks.
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Little retroish dress
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I bought very light cotton, i really think that it looks so retro – so I made this tiny dress. I used Burda 3/2013 #115 pattern to make a top and sewed a small skirt to it.
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Jul 11, 2013, 03.10 PMby MissMaddiePi
Gorgeous gorgeous and gorgeous! I have this pattern it haven't decided what to do with it yet… I love the edging/piping at the top and the thin straps look perfect! And of course, those shoes plus your retro fabric = PERFECT! Might borrow some of your ideas!
Jul 3, 2013, 05.58 PMby antraxdesigns
love the dress and the fabric!
Jul 3, 2013, 09.32 AMby tejka
great outfit…great dress, love shoes..
Jul 2, 2013, 08.04 AMby Mary Athey
the dress is lovely on you and i love your shoes x
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I'm tempted to send her an email that says, "Hey, that birthday present you mentioned still hasn't shown up. Which address did you send it to? I'm wondering if I need to pay my neighbors a visit to see if they got it by mistake." Incidentally, my birthday was five weeks ago.
My sister and I have never had the best relationship. She is a year younger than me and though we are in our late 20's she's kind of a textbook sufferer of "middle child syndrome". I won't go into it here, but we've had our childhood/teenaged rivalries, but unfortunately it looks like I'm the only one who's outgrown them. I've lived overseas in England for the past ten years (I'm an east coast US native) and this spring I took a trip home (my first in four years) for our dad's 60th birthday and her treatment of me was absolutely appalling. My British fiance - who'd never met my family before - was absolutely shocked.Anyway, that's a story for another day. This one concerns birthdays and holidays. Every year, my sister does the same exact thing - she sends me an online e-card for my birthday (to her credit this year she actually sent it on my birthday instead of the usual three days late), backed by an email packed with lame excuses: "I was going to call you but I don't know how to dial an international number" (er, for the past ten years I've provided the full dialling codes from the USA to everyone back home). The other one is "Look out for your b-day present, I sure hope I managed to get the address and the postage right." Predictably, every year the alleged present doesn't turn up. Now, I don't really care about the present at all. It's the lame excuse and the lack of effort that gets my back up. My sister attended an Ivy League university, and holds a high-level position in a PR company. This is not a woman who doesn't know how to dial a telephone number or send a package by airmail. She is not one of these hopelessly disorganized types either. In fact, I am probably more disorganized than she is, and I still managed to order her birthday present (an iPod) and get it to her on time, despite being overseas.I'm tempted to send her an email that says, "Hey, that birthday present you mentioned still hasn't shown up. Which address did you send it to? I'm wondering if I need to pay my neighbors a visit to see if they got it by mistake." Incidentally, my birthday was five weeks ago.
I'm tempted to send her an email that says, .....
Nevermind, about the gift, it's the empty email promises she sends to try and cover her rear end. She can never tell the truth about anything, even as simple as "I decided not to send a gift this year b/c I am having financial troubles" or whatever.
That's terrible that she treated you so horribly when you brought your fiance around for the first time!
Or trip her up by telling her how much you liked the lovely gift
"Why do you bother with the same tired old BS every year? I don't really care if you get me a gift or not, but your constant excuses are offensive. Let's be civil to each other when we see each other, and not pretend to anything more, because you have made it more than obvious that anything more than that is too much effort for you to bother with, and I'm fine with that."
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MH: Hey, you know what? A bunch of engineers accurately predicted the kinds of damage the East Coast would face from a strong storm surge. Maybe we should give that science stuff a little consideration in our future plans in designing our cities.


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Sechselauten - Switzerland's Spring Festival
series: Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope
air date: 2/04/13 10:00 PM
We find out what Sechselauten really means when we join Joseph on his springtime visit to Zurich, Switzerland. Considered a dry, formal, business town, Zurich casts off the stereotypes and its residents slough off their inhibitions when they welcome spring in celebration with the town's historic medieval trade unions. On parade day Joseph dons a baker's cap and joins the Bakers Guild for a romp through the streets of Zurich to the square where the Bogg (snowman) who, in observation of the end of winter, loses his head in a burst of firecrackers. Once he is engulfed in flames winter is banished and the citizens of Zurich use the glowing embers of his pyre to roast sausages, along with quaffing local wine and partying well into the night.
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A Postpartum Progress reader has asked me to reach out to all of you for some advice about baby books, and I'm happy to do it, so here goes. What do you think?
I have been through PPD twice and am pregnant with my third. I'm trying even harder to prevent or treat my eventual PPD this time around. My question today is something that stems from those first two times.
When my son was born, I was over the moon but also a wreck with anxiety and depression. I did my very best, which were the essentials. As you know, every little task can seem daunting when dealing with PPD. I remember just bawling every time I looked at the small box of supplies from my home birth that sat next to my bed, waiting to be put away. I think it took me three months to actually do it.
So, pictures and baby books were out of the question. I did take pictures but to actually print them off, put them in a book and organize- the thought made me want to cry because I knew I couldn't do it. I had no energy. Same thing with a baby book. We were so strapped for cash when my son was born that I never felt I could spare the extra $20 for a simple baby book.
Two-and-a-half years later my daughter was born and of course, I felt terrible about not having a baby book for the first, so I didn't think I could start one for her! Although my PPD was different (much less anxious and weepy, much more angry at my husband, at the kids, at life- it actually took me ten months to recognize it as PPD, despite my keeping an eye out for it!), I still found it difficult to keep a photo album because I was just so behind on everything else. It caused anxiety. I didn't know where to start.
So, I'm asking for some ideas about baby books. I actually think it would be really special and actually healing to start the project of putting these memories on display in an album, from my son's birth (he's 4 now!), through my daughter's birth (nearly 2) and being ready for this wee one (due in January). It seems like such a small concern, but to me it would just make me feel like I've climbed another mountain, conquered another aspect of this PPD. It makes me feel like I'd be armed and ready, for this time around, proving that I've done it before and I can face it again (if it happens).
So, I was wondering if anyone else had a story like this, where an seeminly insignificant project meant something more to them; where taking a step to start and finish a project that intimidated them in the past was part of a healing. And, specifically, if anyone has any advice or help on starting this. I am not organized at all and still deal with some anxiety, so if I can "plan" it in little steps to complete, I think that would be great.
Also, any thoughts on the "no baby book" for one kid and starting one for another? Any creative ideas for creating the essence of a baby book after the fact? I tried to save all their growth stickers from the doctor, but even that seemed to be stressful. I just was trying to get through the day.
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Here Comes Muck - Bob is building a new garage for the team. His design includes roll-up doors for each machine's berth and Muck is particularly thrilled and decides that she wants to be 'first out the door'! Her big opportunity comes when her old garage shed, complete with doors, is left in a field to serve as a sty for Farmer Pickles' pigs. Muck happily goes in and out of it, practicing her entrance. Bob completes the garage, including the new doors, and the machines all join together to perform their spectacular entrance, with Muck at the center! Scrambler Gets Clean - Scrambler is impressed with himself and feeling very brave today - but the feeling doesn't last long. A machine wash is to be built at the yard and Scrambler doesn't think that it sounds amazing like everyone else does; he secretly thinks it sounds pretty scary! When he sees all the huge fixtures and fittings, Scrambler's fears grow - he must avoid getting washed! But on his way back, Scrambler skids and the shower head gets dropped in a large puddle of mud. Scrambler bravely ventures in to the mud, knowing he'll need a wash! But in the end the bravest thing Scrambler does is to own up to everyone about his fears. With the others' encouragement he has a wash and it's not scary at all.... it's totally wicked!
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Great recipe conversion for extra protein but still delicious
ZUCCHINI FLAX MUFFINS - Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes
4 ounces almond flour (1 cup)
1/2 cup golden flax meal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda
1/2 teaspoon blackstrap molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon caramel extract, optional
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs
3/4 cup shredded zucchini, tightly packed (4 ounces) *
In a medium bowl, stir together the almond flour, flax meal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and granular Splenda, if using. If you're using liquid Splenda, mix it in a custard dish with the extract, cream and water. Combine everything with the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until well blended. Fill 6 paper-lined muffin cups with the batter, dividing it evenly among them. Bake at 350º 20-26 minutes, until the tops are golden brown. Remove from the pan and cool on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.
Makes 6 servings
Can be frozen
* You'll need 1 medium zucchini, but do not peel it.
With granular Splenda:
Per Serving: 204 Calories; 17g Fat; 7g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs
With liquid Splenda:
Per Serving: 192 Calories; 17g Fat; 7g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs
Revision of this recipe was an accident (all my best creation are lol)
So first I wanted to get protein in this recipe so I didn't eat the whole batch in 1 sitting lmao..
I followed the recipe except for the following: I used a full cup of tightly packed zuchinni. I used 1/4 cup or 1/3 of jbobs vanilla protein powder and about a 1/4 cup flax meal same almond flour. I don't really measure to a t so m giving my best estimate you really can't mess this recipe up I did use 2 tlbs butter and 2 eggs. next time I would add another egg due to the density of the almond flour same baking soda and salt. Now here is the trick I obviously don't use sugar or Splenda sp instead of required sweeteners I used 1/2cup to 3/4 cup torani brown sugar and cinnamon flavoring that you can buy off the netrition.com site and I swear by this stuff for baking I used 4tlbs of heavy cream and prob 1/2 cup of water but my consistency of muffin batter just was not happening lol soooo I decided to bake hem like cookies press them down they will not spread of coarse these came out AMAZING you can top with Splenda for the sweet tooth or cream cheese even butter so good and easy since he zuchinni is green I make turn the batter red with food coloring and make them into a Christmas cookie. These were good enough to share so enjoy and let me know how yours turned out!!:-) baked about 20 minutes instead of 26but I'm at sea level so just keep an eye on them they don't get terribly brown on top but the bottom will so check them periodically!!! ENJOY LEESH
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It's the kind of news no parent can comprehend yet every parent dreads. It almost always announces itself wickedly in the hours of early morning, especially, it seems, when the mom and dad are parents of teenagers and young adults.
It was that sort of unforgiving, indiscriminant and incredibly cruel news that arrived at the Tampa, Fla., home of Ken and Karen Neuhaus hours before sunrise the morning of Nov. 30: their oldest son, Tyler "Ty" Neuhaus, had been involved in a tragic single-car accident that claimed his young life at age 19.
"What we're going through is what people would probably describe as a father and mother and brother's worst nightmare," Ken Neuhaus said softly but evenly in a lengthy telephone conversation with Perfect Game about eight days after his son's death. "Our son Ty was taken at 19."
Ty Neuhaus was a highly regarded catching prospect at Tampa Wharton High School in the class of 2011 who played in 14 Perfect Game tournaments between 2008 and 2010, almost always for powerful FTB Mizuno and head coach Jered Goodwin.
He went on to play one season at Yavapai Community College in Arizona and had transferred to Hillsborough Community College in Tampa just this year. He was set to take a medical redshirt this spring while rehabbing a shoulder injury.
"I remember Ty as an outstanding kid and catcher in high school," Perfect Game President Jerry Ford offered. "He and his younger brother Tucker, a top prospect in 2013 class, have attended many PG events. The Neuhaus family is very close, and I can only imagine how devastating this is to them."
Ty was a young man secure in his Christian faith and passionate about baseball. He leaves behind two loving parents in Ken and Karen, and his biggest fan, younger brother Tucker.
"Our feelings are that of anybody that can put themselves in our shoes," Ken Neuhaus said. "But I also want to make it real clear that we are followers of Christ and that we have a strong foundation in our faith that is sustaining us right now during this difficult time."
Ken Neuhaus is a native of Dubuque, Iowa, and grew up playing baseball in the old town-team leagues that are prevalent in northeast Iowa. Neuhaus played for the team from Balltown (yes, that is the name of the town), and played against other young men from small communities that surround Dyersville, the home of the famous Field of Dreams from the movie of the same name.
"Our love of baseball is what surrounds our family for sure," Ken said.
The Neuhauses still have family in the Dubuque area, and on Saturday (Dec. 8) while family and friends were observing a memorial service at LifePoint Church in New Tampa, Fla., others were observing a service simultaneously at the Field of Dreams. FTB's Goodwin was asked by the family to speak at the service in New Tampa.
"It's a tremendously sad thing," Goodwin said last week. "Ty played for me for two summers … and we got very close. He was with that special group with (Tyler) Marlette and (Daniel) Vogelbach and (Dante) Bichette and all those guys, and it was a group that got so, so close. The one thing Ty always had that was just so unbelievable was his energy.
"He just seemed to love everything, he just seemed to love being at the park and being part of a team. He was so passionate about his family and his little brother; he just had a passion for life."
Ken Neuhaus, 56, has served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa and Southern Illinois University and was the head coach at Bethel College in Minnesota for 14 years. As his boys got older he wanted to have time to watch them play, but he did take the head coaching job at Tampa Freedom High School for a three-year stint.
He got out of coaching just as Ty entered high school to become an associate scout for the Cincinnati Reds covering the Tampa area, which enabled him to watch Ty, and eventually Tucker, play. When John Colacci from the Florida Hardballers recruited Tucker to play with his organization right as Tucker was about to enter high school, Ken jumped onboard as an associate coach.
Both Tucker and Ken have been with the Hardballers the last three years, ending their travel team careers at the PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., in late October.
The Hardballers and FTB often find themselves at the same Perfect Game tournaments, and that provided an opportunity for the Neuhaus brothers to be at many of the same events in 2010. Colacci said Ty always exhibited unique leadership skills on the field.
"He had the maturity and the personality where he wasn't scared to be a leader," Colacci recalled. "You put a kid on a team with kids from all over the place, and some of them can kind of go out there and play and some kids kind of take the bull by the horns and get the other guys up. It was clear as day by watching (Ty) on the field that he was a leader."
Tucker Neuhaus, a middle-infielder, is a highly ranked prospect in the class of 2013. He participated in 18 Perfect Game events between 2010 and 2012, including the 2012 PG National Showcase in Minneapolis in mid-June and most recently for the Hardballers at the 2012 PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., in late October.
Tucker has signed a letter of intent to play with the University of Louisville. His draft stock has risen in the last year, however, and there is now talk that he could be an early round selection in June's 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
But Tucker has now lost his brother, his mentor and his hero, and will need to call on his faith to persevere.
"Tucker lost his best friend," Ken Neuhaus said, "but he's a really neat kid who also has a firm faith."
When Ty played at Wharton High School, he wore the No. 19 on his uniform. Tucker wore No. 14 his last several seasons at Wharton, but asked a teammate who was wearing No. 19 if he could wear his brother's old number this spring season. The teammate readily obliged and Tucker will be wearing the No. 19 in Ty's honor.
It is Ken's understanding the school will retire the No. 19 at the end of the 2013 season and Tucker has made it clear to his family and coaches he plans to hold nothing back during his final high school season this spring. Ken Neuhaus said Tucker sent one close family friend a simple but direct message declaring his intentions.
"He said, 'You know what, I'm going to go out and I'm going to play that much harder for Ty,'" Ken related. "He said, 'I'm going to make the big leagues because I figure this: if I've got the power of two Neuhaus boys in one, nobody's going to stop me.' So that's how Tucker is processing it. He's taking it like, 'Ty would want me to press on and work that much harder' and Tuck said he wants to play out his baseball career to honor his brother."
The Hardballers' Colacci noticed the same burning desire in Tucker in the short time since Ty's death.
"It seems like he's on a mission," Colacci said. "He's really taken the route to kind of live for Ty and carry his memory on. You worry about it because you see these young guys and you don't know how they're going to react. But I think with Tucker it's already lit a fire even more to carry on his brother's legacy through baseball."
The national baseball community has rallied around the Neuhaus family, with total strangers offering financial and emotional support.
"It's tough, but we have an extended baseball family and that game just brings people together. We feel supported at every turn, and 99 percent of the people (reaching out) are baseball people," Ken said.
"It's unfortunate when something like this happens, but it shows you what type of family this baseball thing is; it's just a real weird thing," FTB's Goodwin said. "All sports do that, but especially baseball. It's just something that been around so long, there's just that sense of family and camaraderie."
Ken and Karen Neuhaus have established a memorial fund for Ty, and people wishing to donate can access it at tyneuhausmemorialfund.com.


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Two novelists come together to talk about living and writing in a world of ordinary joys, contradictions, and impulses while always being capable of the most grotesque violence.
Paul Auster is the author of numerous novels including The Brooklyn Follies, The Book of Illusions, and City of Glass. His nonfiction works include The Invention of Solitude and The Art of Hunger. He edited I Thought My Father Was God, the NPR National Story Project Anthology. Auster has also written screenplays including Smoke and Lulu on the Bridge. He recently wrote and directed The Inner Life of Martin Frost, which premiered at New York's New Directors/New Films Festival in 2007. He lives in Brooklyn.
Céline Curiol is a journalist who has worked for various French media, including Libération, Radio France, and BBC Afrique. Her first novel Voix sans issue has been translated into fourteen languages, and will be released September 2008 in English in the US under the title Voice Over. Her second novel Permission and her travel book on Sierra Leone have recently been published in France. Originally from Lyon, Curiol lives in New York City, where she is at work on her third novel.


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That question came up before, two options were given over here: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,122973.msg924852.html#msg924852If your goal is just to run some code on the targets, you are better off without bootloader: just burn your compiled sketches with ArduinoISP (I assume you used that to burn the bootloader into the targets?)If you really want to use the target as an arduino on a breadbord, and program it from the IDE etc... You'd need to run a sketch on the leo that copies everything received from Serial (usb) to Serial1 (the regular uart) and vice versa. You'd have to connect respectively tx/rx on the leo to rx/tx on your target.You can even combine the two functionalities into one sketch and use a jumper to select between isp mode and usb2serial mode (I saw the idea here: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,101690.0.html, though the situation with the leonardo is a bit simpler: augmenting a sketch (ArduinoISP) with USB to serial conversion instead of adapting a bootloader)
// for now, the baud rate is hard coded// it should match what the target's bootloader usesstatic long baud = 57600;void setup() { Serial.begin(baud); Serial1.begin(baud);}void loop() { if (Serial.available()) { char c = (char)Serial.read(); Serial1.write(c); } if (Serial1.available()) { char c = (char)Serial1.read(); Serial.write(c); }}
the tutorial on the arduino site uses uno which has a removable microcontroller but the Leonardo doesn't have that option. how do I go about doing that?
int led = 7; // incoming serial byteint reset = PORTD4;int stillReset = 0;void setup(){ // start serial port at 9600 bps: Serial.begin(9600); Serial1.begin(9600); pinMode(led, OUTPUT); pinMode(reset, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(reset, LOW); while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only }}void loop(){ if (Serial.available() > 0) { if (stillReset > 0){ digitalWrite(reset,HIGH); } if (stillReset == 0){ digitalWrite(reset,LOW); stillReset ++; } digitalWrite(led, HIGH); Serial1.write(Serial.read()); } if (Serial1.available() > 0) { digitalWrite(led, LOW); Serial.write(Serial1.read()); }}
But even without the automatic reset, if I try it manually, it only shows me a bunch of sdk-failed errors.
I find it very suspicious you had to use -F
c:\>avrdude -P COM3 -b 19200 -c avrisp -p m328p -navrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructionsReading | ################################################## | 100% 0.17savrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950favrdude: safemode: Fuses OKavrdude done. Thank you.
c:\>avrdude -P COM3 -b 19200 -c avrisp -p m328p -navrdude: stk500_program_enable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x50avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1 Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check.avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51avrdude done. Thank you.
c:\>avrdude -P COM3 -b 19200 -c avrisp -p m328p -n -Favrdude: stk500_program_enable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x50avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructionsavrdude: Device signature = 0x000000avrdude: Yikes! [b]Invalid device signature[/b].avrdude: Expected signature for ATMEGA328P is 1E 95 0Favrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51avrdude done. Thank you.


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Soft landing for Scot after a tough year in Auburn.
Va. Tech has hired former Auburn asst. Scot Loeffler as Hokies new OC, a source just told CBS.
Soft landing for Scot after a tough year in Auburn.
Va. Tech has hired former Auburn asst. Scot Loeffler as Hokies new OC, a source just told CBS.
That's a pretty safe move for Va Tech. Not very exciting, but safe.
Glad he landed on his feet. Va Tech is a fine program. His year at Auburn might not have been the best indicator of his ability, since that program was a train wreck last year. Hope he's able to put up big enough numbers to be considered for OC at Michigan when Borges decides to hang it up.
I would love for him to land back in Ann Arbor. I remember this being QB university. He had something to do with that. I hope he does well and then finds his way back home.
This was QB University? I don't remember that...
I remember having good pro-style QBs complemented by strong RB play...but QB University?
I'm pretty sure almost every quaterback who started for michigan over an almost 20 span eventually drew a check in the NFL. Suit yourself, but I take no issue in proclaiming us as QB-U.
Here's 1990-2013:
Elvis Grbac
Todd Collins
Scott Dreisbach
Brian Greise
Tom Brady
Drew Henson
John Navarre
Chad Henne
Ryan Mallett
*Steve Threet*
*Nick Sherridan*
*Tate Forcier*
Denard Robinson
Devin Gardner
*Exceptions (of course).
Also I think safe to say both Denard and Devin will eventually make it into the NFL
Elvis Grbac
Todd Collins
Scott Dreisbach
Brian Greise
Tom Brady
At least 3 maybe even 4 were starting at the same time. (Harbaugh, Grbac, Greise, and Brady)
Dreisbach was a legit bench warmer but Collins saw a lot of action for a backup.
Seems right down Beamers alley....run the ball and play tough D. Surprised he got ath VT job after the dumpster fire down in Auburn.
Loeffler was our QB coach and (de facto) passing game coordinator. I'm not sure he's really a ball-control guy. At Auburn, he may not have had the freedom to do what he wanted.
He's a run-first OC:
"I don't know what pro-style is anymore. Whenever you watch pro football on Sundays, you're seeing empty, you're seeing three (receivers on one side of the formation) by one (on the other side). You still see some two-back. I don't know what pro football is. I don't know what spread football is. What everyone's trying to do is simply this: they're trying to find a way run the football. If you can run the football, it sets up your play-action game, and if you've got a run game and a play-action game, it forces the defense to be on their heels on first and second down."
With his emphasis on running the football and protecting the defense, I think Loeffler is a good fit for Virginia Tech. Beamer Ball is back?
This is an A+ quote. So true on so many levels.
solid hire.
Congratulations to Mr. Loefler. VT is getting a good representative for its school and program. I wish him the best of luck in all games he coaches unless it is ever against us.
This made me laugh way harder than it should have.
This is the greatest damn thing I've seen all day.
I just can't stop watching. I start to keep reading but my eyes stray back.
Where did you find that? That is gold Jerry....pure gold.
He gets to face Bama first game of the year.
Players coached
Loeffler has served as position coach for a number of prominent players over his career. Loeffler was the college quarterbacks coach to future NFL Draft picks Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brian Griese, Chad Henne, Drew Henson and John Navarre. The players have started over 300 regular-season NFL games and garnered a combined four Super Bowl rings as pros.
I know Brady has three of those rings, but which guy has the fourth? Obviously, none of them as a starter.
Griese must have been the backup (or 3rd string) on the second Broncos Super Bowl team.
He won one with the Broncos.
They had some guy named Elway, but he was on the team. But can't knock Brian, he was a Pro-Bowler in his career, many people don't know that.
Was the 3rd-string QB win they beat Atlanta in Elway's swan song. [EDIT: Sorry, hadn't refreshed the page in a while, so I didn't see that 2 folks beat me to the punch until after I posted.]
Many have jumped the bandwagon, but if he turns VT's horrible offense into something, I'd be all for Loeffler returning to Ann Arbor.
I saw VT 3 times this year in Blacksburg, Logan Thomas was horrible and the offense was even worse. If he can turn it around, I'll be driving the bandwagon for SL's return.
More than anything this serves as evidence how truly broken and incompetant the entire staff at Auburn must have been. There must have been a lot of sandbagging in the interview on Loeffler's part to be able to nab this job (even though he has the pedigree).
Hopefully he succeeds at VT and his services will not be needed in Ann Arbor for a very long time if at all.
This is a pretty good move by Virginia Tech and this program and its personnel and far more suit Loeffler and the run-first style that he seems to favor in his OC stints. In 2011, Temple finished seventh, I believe, in rushing yards in 2011 and 39th in scoring offense, which provides some evidence that Auburn simply was not a fit given the situation and personnel (especially when it was a transition from Malzahn's offense). He's also worked with some pretty good QBs, as we are well aware, and the diverse resume undoubtedly helps too. This last year, Virginia Tech was 79th in rushing offense and 81st in total offense - but I think he'll have the tools and freedom to do good works with the offense in Blacksburg. Good luck to Scot.
he recruits well and he can develop talent.
Wonder if this could make Derrick Green rethink and stay closer to home?
I seriously doubt it.
Certainly they'd take him, but they've got a RB in this class and they've been trying to get a top back in the area that is in the '14 class.
VT is out of the picture.
IMO Auburn is the only comp.
Looking forward to seeing Scot at Lane. I was at their FSU and UVA games this year and man was the offense hard to watch. I think with injuries on O-line and loss of Coale and David Wilson they didn't have many chances to score.
I'll take a Michigan grad to coach my alma mater any day.
Scot roomed with my friend at UM, so I hung out with him on many occasions many years ago. Class act, in my opinion. Best of luck to him, except on the off chance of playing them again.
Go Blue, Beat Ohio...
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Beat Ohio!
Let's see what he does in a vey average ACC.
Interesting to note, for those who don't know, that it was Loeffler, who Lloyd Carr picked, over Jim Harbaugh, to coach QBs... and I think this eventually was the emotional fire that caused Harbaugh's quote about our academics.
Ask yourself, if Harbaugh came here as QB Coach... don't you think he'd have eventually been the head coach, and that this past lost decade wouldnt have been lost?
This is a great fit for Loeffler and VT. I think this should breath new life into them offensively.


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It's been all one way traffic at CUA Stadium as just under 11,000 fans watched Penrith destroy the Sharks 50-12 and secure a top two spot tonight.
The Panthers chose to replicate their fine victory from a fortnight earlier when they pulled the Rabbitohs apart, with three early tries pushing them out to 18-0. The Sharks did enjoy a bit of possession after Penrith's first try and even had a chance to score but a touch-and-go refs call video decision cost them a try to Blake Ferguson.
The Panthers never looked challenged, a Cronulla outfit with poor discipline and a high error rate was never going to rate against the Penrith sides quick line speed, blistering attack and clinical defence. The rampaging form of Frank Pritchard was critical close to the line, his few touches producing a remarkable hat-trick as the departing second-rower made a vital contribution. Centres Brad Tighe and Michael Jennings didn't want to miss out and both managed to grab a brace, while Nathan Smith avoided the dreaded nudie-run by scoring his first try of the year, which helped the side reach fifty just near fulltime.
Whilst they never troubled Penrith in any real sense, Cronulla's two tries showed some attacking brilliance rarely seen by the black, white and blue. Blake Ferguson's chip chase off a superb line break, coupled with Nathan Gardner's freakish long-range effort, were two of the best tries we've seen this season and a peek at what Sharks fans might expect in 2011.
And that's where the Sharks will look now, a plane to Bali tomorrow for their end-of-season trip awaits, before returning to off-season training in the middle of spring toward the start of November. Penrith now have a home qualifying final in the bag, which with second spot wrapped up they will host against the side finishing seventh, 8:30pm next Saturday night at CUA Stadium.
Match Details
Penrith Panthers 50 defeated Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12
National Rugby League - NRL - Round 26 - Saturday September 4, 2010 7:30pm
Venue: CUA Stadium
Referee: Jason Robinson and Chris James
Video Referee: Paul Simpkins
Touch Judges: Ricky McFarlane and Adam Reid
Crowd: 10,997
Halftime: Penrith Panthers 28 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 6
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Wade Graham (1 Try)
2 Points - Frank Pritchard (3 Tries)
1 Point - Brad Tighe (2 Tries)
Tries: Brad Tighe (2), Frank Pritchard (3), Michael Jennings (2), Nathan Smith, Wade Graham
Conversions: Michael Gordon (7/9)
Tries: Blake Ferguson, Nathan Gardner
Conversions: Luke Covell (2/2)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary This is the last game of the round that will have an effect on the top four - Penrith's result tonight decides in which order the Tigers, Titans and themselves will finish. Cronulla are here for a different reason - to finish another poor season on a high and send out legends Luke Covell and Trent Barrett out winners. Should be a cracker of a match.
A few changes for both lineups, the Panthers lose Luke Lewis to an ankle strain, Nathan Smith comes in at lock with Frank Puletua added to the bench in jersey 19. Cronulla lose Anthony Tupou, with debutant Trent Grubb taking his place in jersey 19 also. Grant Millington will not start, he goes to the bench, swapping with Taulima Tautai.
We're underway at CUA, Penrith take the first hit-up.
2 min: Shocking start from Cronulla, a knock-on just a couple of tackles into their first set.
4 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Frank Pritchard. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
That was almost too easy for Penrith... Frank Pritchard sends tongues wagging out Belmore way as he crashes through defenders to score. Gordon converts to give the Panthers an early six-point lead.
Penrith Panthers 6-0
Earlier tonight in the Toyota Cup Under 20 clash, the Panthers ran out victors in a high-scoring 34-32 contest. Neither side was in contention for a final eight position.
6 min: A lucky break for Paul Gallen after he appeared to have taken Travis Burns out after a kick, no penalty though as Gallen is ruled to have attempted a tackle, not a charge on the player. A piggyback penalty out of their own end for Cronulla now helps stem the tide.
VIDEO REFEREE for a possible try to Cronulla's Blake Ferguson. If he's got it, it's a freakish put down yet again from the departing Sharks winger...
7 min: NO TRY. Well, REF'S CALL actually, but Robinson rules it's into touch and a scrum to Penrith on their own 10m line. My eyes told me it was a try, Benefit of the Doubt at the least. Bizarre decision.
VIDEO REFEREE for a possible Panthers try to Michael Jennings. Sloppy passing from the Sharks and Kevin Kingston's picked it up and scooted away before giving it to big Jenko...
13 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Michael Jennings. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
The try is awarded although there's some conjecture over how Kingston came into possession of the ball. Frustrating for Sharks fans after the previous disallowed try. Gordon's conversion is good from in front.
Penrith Panthers 12-0
16 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Brad Tighe. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
It's already getting ugly for Cronulla, they're just not getting the possession. The Panthers with some good hard running and they pop up close to the line with Brad Tighe crashing over. Gordon converts for 18-blot.
Penrith Panthers 18-0
20 min: Sharks' fullback Nathan Gardner is limping in backplay, Covell is being forced to cover for him and they're a man short now.
22 min: Penalty Penrith, Gallen ruled to have stripped the pill and now Penrith will get another stab at Cronulla's line. Tim Smith now with too much push and shove gives away a second penalty less than 20m out from the line. Disciple costing Cronulla big-time here.
23 min: Luck for the Sharks that time as a hospital pass is knocked on by Nathan Smith into a Sharks player. Cronulla scrum on their own 10m line.
25 min: Barrett tries going on his own with a kick up the middle but it doesn't come off and Penrith surge back upfield themselves with consummate ease.
25 min: Penrith really slowing down now, a pretty silly forward pass in front of the Cronulla goalposts turns possession over.
28 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Frank Pritchard. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Frank Pritchard unstoppable again, what a game he's having with the limited touches he's had! Crashing over and with Gordon adding the points, it's 24-0!
Penrith Panthers 24-0
30 min: The Panthers open the Sharks defence up like a tin of John West's best, but Travis Burns has spilled his lollies. Sharks' scrum.
33 min: TRY
TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful.
They might be trailing by plenty, but what a try for the Sharks! Superb cut-out pass from Trent Barrett to send Dean Collis down the touchline before turning it in for Blake Ferguson, who chips for himself and collects it to score! Brilliant stuff to put Cronulla on the board. One of the last goals Covell will kick in the NRL goes sailing over the crossbar and the margin closes to eighteen.
Penrith Panthers 24-6
35 min: Paul Aiton with a lazy forward pass to Adam Cuthbertson on just the second tackle, in front of the Penrith goalline. Really sums up Cronulla's season - flashes of brilliance but largely ill-disciplined.
36 min: Some positive defence from Cronulla sees them bundle Penrith winger Sandor Earl over the touchline.
37 min: BIFF! Penalty to the Sharks blown and then suddenly it's on for young and old. We'll have some Sin Bins here.
37 min: SIN BIN
Grant Millington is sent to the sin bin.
Millington is sent to the sin bin for instigating the melee with a punch...
37 min: SIN BIN
Masada Iosefa is sent to the sin bin.
...and Iosefa joins Millington in the sheds for a third-man-in tackle which prompted Millington to throw the punch. 12-on-12 now.
38 min: Cronulla fail to take advantage of the penalty, Penrith with the ball now.
40 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Michael Jennings. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon unsuccessful.
Michael Jennings is away down the left touchline and they won't stop him! He joins Pritchard in grabbing a double. Gordon misses this one from the touchline so the Panthers take a 28-6 lead to oranges.
Penrith Panthers 28-6
HALFTIME at CUA Stadium and it's Penrith who lead convincingly, playing very much like a top-two team. Short of a miracle Sharks' comeback they will indeed secure second spot if they go on with this. The visitors would rightfully feel aggrieved following a few decisions against them, however those small moments don't excuse the error-riddled and undisciplined display we've seen thus far. Penrith will no doubt go on to win this, but the margin remains in question. Let's hope for the sake of Barrett and Covell they can keep it respectable.
40 min: Tighe puts boot to ball, Cronulla will enjoy the benefit of possession to start the half.
43 min: Another simple error in passing and the Sharks have spilled it. Penrith scrum just 30m from the Cronulla line.
45 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Wade Graham. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Graham ducks out from dummy-half, dummies to draw the defenders, grubbers for himself and scores. Too easy! Gordon converts and adds more and more to the tally.
Penrith Panthers 34-6
49 min: Penrith laying about a little too long, giving Cronulla a penalty and some much-needed field position.
50 min: A poor pass out the back for Cronulla and Penrith are able to pick it up and run with it.
51 min: ON REPORT - Blues prop Kade Snowden (Sharks) has taken Travis Burns a bit high and may not join the Sharks until the 2nd or 3rd round of season 2011 after that one. Penrith penalty.
And upstairs we go again to the VIDEO REFEREE - Wade Graham is claiming a double for Penrith, some feeble defence allowing him near the line before the Sharks' defenders converge in desperation. Checking the grounding...
54 min: NO TRY, Graham's ruled to have spilled it, clear separation in that one. 20m restart for the Sharks.
55 min: Terrible hands again, their error count is atrocious tonight the Sharks, Paul Gallen leading by example with that pitiful attempt at catching a pass.
56 min: Penrith looking to exploit Cronulla up the Sharks' right edge but it's to no avail, Dean Collis is able to get in the path and take the intercept before he's tackled.
59 min: TRY
TRY Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
Scored by Nathan Gardner. Conversion attempt by Luke Covell successful.
He won't feature in the finals this year, but Nathan Gardner has produced two of the best tries you'll ever see this year - tonights effort emulating that classic long-range four-pointer he scored against the Roosters a couple of months back. Fantastic break and he accelerates into the backfield. Covell's conversion is added to the score.
Penrith Panthers 34-12
61 min: A wobbly kick from Burns is touched in the air by Grubb, it goes downfield to Luke Covell, and... he's dropped it too.
63 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Frank Pritchard. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
The recruitment staff at Canterbury would be salivating at the busts Pritchard has made tonight... he's crashed over again from close range for his hat-trick, while Gordon has no trouble from just beside the posts to bring up 40 for the hosts.
Penrith Panthers 40-12
68 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Brad Tighe. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon unsuccessful.
Brad Tighe uses some incredible strength to push his way through the Sharks defence from ten metres out and eventually plonks the ball over the line for a try. Field day for Penrith as many players now have multiple tries to their name. Gordon fluffs that one from a relatively easy position, an uncharacteristic miss.
Penrith Panthers 44-12
69 min: Wade Graham is filthy with himself, a knock-on from the kickoff. Some argument that it could have gone backward but not to be. Sharks scrum in front of the Panthers' line.
71 min: Blake Ferguson takes a long cutout pass from Paul Gallen and tries to work himself back in toward the middle of the field but is carried over the touchline.
75 min: A clever grubber into the in-goal forces a Penrith knock-on in-goal, dropout and Sharks with a chance to score.
76 min: More loose passing from the boys from the Shire and Penrith come away with it and JENNINGS IS AWAY! Again he tears up the field but this time Blake Ferguson has him in his sights and nails him. Penrith still on the attack about 30m out.
A rather disappointing crowd of 10,997 at CUA Stadium tonight. With the home side battling for a top-two position it's surprising there weren't more bums on seats.
78 min: TRY
TRY Penrith Panthers
Scored by Nathan Smith. Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Nathan Smith avoids the dreaded annual "nudie-run" and scores his first and only try thus far in 2010. Gordon's attempt to make it fifty... is leather perfect. For the second conscutive home game the Panthers have racked up the half-century.
Penrith Panthers 50-12
79 min: Short kick-off from Barrett finds Ferguson, Cronulla will finish this match out with the ball.
VIDEO REFEREE for a possible try to Dean Collis in the final seconds of the game. Looks to me like a Luke Douglas knock-on though. It's NO TRY and that's curtains for Cronulla in season 2010, and the careers of Luke Covell and Trent Barrett. Penrith secure second spot and a home final next Saturday evening at 8:30pm.


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I resurrected a one owner, 37,000 mile 85 GL that sat for about 18 months. The car started and ran well with a new battery so I moved it from behind an old shed to the driveway. Usual cleanup included removing a lot of old debris from leaves, mice, in the engine compartment around the spare area. One day later we were going to move the car but when putting it into D or R it does not engage at all. I have no manual or info on this car but assume I may have disturbed the shift linkage when moving it from behind the shed. Any ideas, or pix of the shifter assembly or how best to troubleshoot would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gus
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85 GL Auto Trans- Won't Shift
Started by mrgus , Feb 08 2005 08:19 AM
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Posted 08 February 2005 - 08:19 AM
Posted 08 February 2005 - 09:26 AM
it it possible the shifter lincahe ha stweaked it the bottom of the car grounded out. if so the car would shift but the alignment of the shifter will be off
is the car 2wd or 4wd? does it make any noises when in gear?
is the car 2wd or 4wd? does it make any noises when in gear?
Posted 12 February 2005 - 11:45 PM
Did you check to see if it is full of ATF?I'd start there.Dave.
Posted 13 February 2005 - 02:56 AM
And if there is ATF, what color does it look like? Maybe the governor is in need of a cleaning? It's in the repair section of USMB (http://www.usmb.net/...31.34713659.art)
Good luck, keep us posted.
Oh yeah welcome to the board...
Good luck, keep us posted.
Oh yeah welcome to the board...
Posted 13 February 2005 - 03:10 AM
I know with a manual trans an easy unstick it putting it in first then rolling the car. I don't think that would be wise with either trans, but it is a quick fix for stuck linkage.
If you do try this and it doesn't work than an eye inspection while the trans is being shifted should shows the problem (two man job, be careful).
If you do try this and it doesn't work than an eye inspection while the trans is being shifted should shows the problem (two man job, be careful).
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Audio Visual Services
Audio Visual Services
A unit of Information Technology Services
Audio Visual Services (AVS), a unit of the Information Technology Services Division, serves as the primary system of support for faculty and staff regarding all audiovisual equipment. In addition to support, AV is responsible for installation and maintenance of all audiovisual equipment.
Primary Duties
· Provides installation services for AV equipment in permanent and temporary locations.
· Provides maintenance and repair services for all campus AV equipment.
· Provides training for campus AV equipment.
· Provides on-call services for in-classroom troubleshooting with faculty and staff.
· Provide technical and AV equipment needs/services for functions held at the College.
Overview of Audio Visual Services
AVS designs audiovisual systems for classrooms, conference rooms, and additional venues to accommodate the specific needs of each location. In addition, AVS is responsible for receiving all equipment, documenting and inventorying, and installation of equipment in appropriate locations. AVS also maintains an on hand inventory for miscellaneous remote events requiring audiovisual systems. AVS sets up and runs the equipment for many of these events; such as speaking engagements and graduation ceremonies. AVS is charged with ongoing maintenance and repair for all equipment to ensure all systems are current and operating effectively. AVS provides faculty support for all classroom systems as problems arise in the instructional area. Training is also provided as needed so that all faculty and staff understand the latest operating procedures for all audiovisual equipment.
Responsibilities and Systems/Services Covered
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· Setting up equipment and training for all events
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· Equipment management ( checking in and out all users)
· Inventory management (Techits)
· Installation of all new equipment
· Design and deployment of system programming
· Management of digital signage
· Management of TV systems
· Surplus
· Applicable documentation
Revised: 10/3/12


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January 29, 2011
North Lamar Events Center (10601 N. Lamar Blvd.)
Website: http://feriaparaaprender.com/austin/
Clifford, Maya & Miguel will be visiting so bring your cameras!
Parenting information from A Place of Our Own/Los Ninos en su Casa and Raising Readers tip sheets will be available. Parents will be guided through the PBS KIDS GO!, PBS KIDS Island and PBS Parents websites.
KLRU will be donating between 1,500-2,000 children's books.
KLRU will be assisting in addressing the 3 goals of Feria Para Aprender (The Learning Fair):
1. Organize Spanish-only speaking parents with the information for their student's academic success and create a long-lasting college-going culture
2. Mobilize the non-profit educational organizations to be ready to serve 21st century communities facing major demographic changes
3. Develop a bilingually educated workforce that provides the region with a global competitive advantage.
The Feria accomplishes systemic changes in communities that address
• Parental Involvement
• Education Capacity Building
• College Readiness
• Cost-Effective Scalability
• Economic Development
Come join us!