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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
2009 Pate Award announced today
This reminds me I need to start putting together my annual "best of" list. Of course, there is no prestige or monetary gain attached, but it offers me one last opportunity to highlight my favorite books of the year before the posts are finally relegated to the blog archives and search engine land.
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- James McCorryDecember 02, 2009
Book of the year is -FIRE IN THE CANE FIELD BY DONALD S. FRAZIER. It is scholarly in every way and the printing job and binding is exemplary. Many Civil War books have fonts which render them hard to read or useless for a collection. looking forward to your list. Thanks again for a great blog. James McCorryReplyDelete
You are the second person that has mentioned to me a frustration with some of the print sizes from recent volumes. I can think of a couple books offhand that could easily cause problems for those with weaker eyesight. Maybe they've always done so (and I just haven't seen them featured so prominently before), but I've noticed UNC Press is coming out with large print editions of the Civil War books from its current catalog, as well as some reprints.
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Last year ARTstor published some very helpful instructional videos on YouTube, and although there isn't one yet on using instructor privileges, there are enough short clear videos to get a teacher started in less than 20 minutes. Make sure to watch Register for an ARTstor Account, Making an Image Group, and Download Images to PowerPoint.
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Around the Horn: Outfielders
With pitchers and catchers scheduled to report to Tempe, Ariz., by Feb. 13, it's time to dissect the Angels' 2014 roster. This is the fourth of a six-part Around the Horn series taking a position-by-position look at projected starters and backup options heading into the season. Next up: Outfielders.
ANAHEIM -- This is the section featuring baseball's biggest star, its most fascinating case study and one of its oldest players. Herein lies the Angels' greatest certainty (Mike Trout), their biggest enigma (Josh Hamilton), their potential breakout player (Kole Calhoun) and their most experienced player (Raul Ibanez).
With pitchers and catchers scheduled to report to Tempe, Ariz., by Feb. 13, it's time to dissect the Angels' 2014 roster. This is the fourth of a six-part Around the Horn series taking a position-by-position look at projected starters and backup options heading into the season. Next up: Outfielders.
ANAHEIM -- This is the section featuring baseball's biggest star, its most fascinating case study and one of its oldest players. Herein lies the Angels' greatest certainty (Mike Trout), their biggest enigma (Josh Hamilton), their potential breakout player (Kole Calhoun) and their most experienced player (Raul Ibanez).
Outfield is this team's deepest and most talented department heading into the 2014 season, never mind its most interesting.
And now, with center fielder Peter Bourjos in St. Louis, the Angels enter a season with a clear outfield configuration for the first time in three years. Hamilton will be in left, Trout will be in center, Calhoun will get a chance to play every day in right, and Ibanez -- signed to a one-year, $2.75 million contract with incentives -- will settle in as the designated hitter, occasionally getting spot starts in left field.
In the end, this offense could go as far as Hamilton takes it.
Trout has been so good these last two years that, even at 22, the Angels can pretty much bank on an MVP-caliber season. And even though he's now 34, it isn't naïve or impractical to believe that a healthy Albert Pujols will be a very productive one.
But Hamilton is the great unknown, because he fell off so abruptly last year -- .912 OPS with the Rangers from 2008-12, .739 OPS with the Angels in 2013 -- despite being healthy enough to play in 151 games, his most since 2008.
"I'm as real as it gets when it comes to talking about faith and my relationship with the Lord, and He told me, 'You've struggled in areas of your life, and this is one spot you've never struggled before,'" Hamilton told MLB Network last month. "And so I had a couple different options - I could be really [ticked] off and have a bad attitude, or I could stay positive, work hard, encourage my teammates and try to come to the park every day and help them win. That's what I chose."
Hamilton also chose to change it up this offseason.
While watching video of his swing in August, he noticed his hips -- surgically repaired twice before -- weren't driving through the ball like they used to, so he started working with a functional movement coach. And as the season wore on, he noticed how much power he lacked. So he's put on about 20 pounds to put himself at 235, which is a lot closer to the weight he used to report at while in Texas.
The Angels are hopeful that those steps, plus a new hitting coach in Don Baylor and a solid finish to the regular season - he batted .329/.392/.518 over his last 45 games -- will finally make Hamilton the force the Angels expected.
"I do feel, from the way he finished up the second half of last season and made some adjustments, that he understands what his role is a little more, what our team is about and what he can bring," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said during the Winter Meetings of early December. "Josh is going to have a big year for us."
The Angels want Hamilton to put his rough 2013 season behind him, and they're counting on Calhoun to build off his.
The 26-year-old lefty mashed down the stretch last season, batting .282/.347/.462 in 58 games after hitting .354/.431/.617 in Triple-A Salt Lake. A big reason why general manager Jerry Dipoto was so willing to trade Bourjos for third baseman David Freese on Nov. 22 was because he believes Calhoun is ready to play every day.
"Kole's a good baseball player," Dipoto said. "He does a lot of things well. He defends, he throws, he throws accurately, is a good baserunner, he's got patience, he gets on base, he's got power. Last year, he was able to show that those were skills that translated at the Major League level. In order for Kole to improve, Kole has to get the opportunity to play, and this will be a good opportunity."
It's the injection of a player like Calhoun, coupled with a healthy Pujols and a revived Hamilton that prompts the Angels to believe they don't need Ibanez to singlehandedly fill the void of Mark Trumbo, who was dealt to the D-backs for starters Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago on Dec. 10.
Ibanez, 42 on June 2, probably won't replicate the 32 homers and 94 RBIs Trumbo averaged the last three years. But Ibanez had a higher OPS while in Seattle last year (.793 to .747), and he's a career .349/.407/.522 hitter at Angel Stadium. Spending the vast majority of his time at DH, rather than the 832 1/3 innings he spent in Seattle's outfield last year, will no doubt help his production, too.
"If I didn't think I could continue to perform at a high level and [surpass] the level I played at last year," Ibanez said, "then I literally would not even play."
If age finally catches up to Ibanez, or Calhoun isn't ready for an everyday role, or Hamilton slumps again, the Angels have the great elixir: Trout.
He has easily led the Majors in Wins Above Replacement each of the last two years, finishing runner-up to Miguel Cabrera for the American League's Most Valuable Player Award each time, and he probably hasn't even hit his prime yet.
Thanks mostly to Trout, who followed up a .326/.399/.564 slash line in 2012 with a .323/.432/.557 mark in 2013, the Angels' outfield ranked third in the Majors in OPS (.799) and second in WAR (15.1) last year.
If everything goes right, they could do even better this year.
Beyond the active roster: The left-handed-hitting J.B. Shuck and the right-handed-hitting Collin Cowgill will spend the spring fighting for a spot on the Angels' bench, and given all those Minor League contracts handed out to veteran players this offseason, it isn't out of the question that both could start the season in Triple-A. … Brennan Boesch, who bats left-handed and plays the corners, was one of those signed to a Minor League deal and trying to carve out a niche. … Zach Borenstein, ranked 12th in the Angels' system by MLB.com, was the Cal League MVP in 2013 and is expected to graduate to Double-A Arkansas this year. … Eighteen-year-old Natanael Delgado, an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic, is the Angels' 19th-ranked prospect after batting .271/.311/.422 in rookie ball.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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1. You Will Never Know the Truth About Your Penis Until You Ask Your Ex-Girlfriends
Ask yourself a question: How well do you really know your own penis? Pretty well, I bet you'd say. But ask it a different way: What would a penis reviewer say about it? In a world of 3.5 billion penises, how does mine stack up?
I gave some thought (like: maybe too much) to how one might discover the answers to these essential mysteries. And I realized I know a number of penis reviewers—they're called ex-girlfriends. Fortunately, mine happen to be a candid, saucy bunch. Turns out, they were more than happy to indulge my curiosity. The truth wasn't always what I wanted to hear.
Your dick's not small, exactly, said L., an illustrator in Chicago. (The identities of the penis reviewers have been changed for everyone's benefit.) It's a bit on the shorter side, but it's thick and it gets the job done. L. told me that most dicks she'd seen fell within a general median range, with a few memorable outliers. There was the MMA fighter she'd dated who had a dick that was a monstrous, veiny thing. The guy was kind of a jerk. His overconfidence worked in sexual situations, she told me, but not in a long-term relationship.
"The first erection I saw was not mine, sadly. There was one particularly peacocky chap who would just kind of swat his around the dormitory. It was very pre-sexual, and I felt vaguely bored."
—Ed Weeks, The Mindy Project
Size, of course, was my primary area of interest. But I quickly came to realize just how nuanced and textured a woman's feelings about a penis can be. My balls, L. began, were normal-size. Wait, I said. Are there a lot of guys with abnormal-size balls? Yes, she said. She dated one guy whose cojones were so big they were basically a scientific curiosity. Another thing in my favor: My angle was straight on. L. said she'd dated boomerangs—guys with sideways-banana-shaped dicks. The trouble there: hitting her G-spot. But what she liked most about my dick, she said, was its level of firmness. I told her I didn't understand. She patiently explained that there were dicks that were squishy, even at their hardest. Likewise, there were some that were too hard: She'd dated one guy whose dick was like a Magic Marker. Sex with him was like being probed by aliens, she said. My mind was blown.
What have other girls said about your dick? This was the first thing that S., a teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, asked me. I told her I didn't want to contaminate her thinking. Well, she said, you're smaller than average, but you've got girth. My friends used to call you Girth Brooks.
Here's something else I learned. Not only do women have complicated algorithms for penis assessment. They also apparently conjure up dick-related nicknames for all the dudes their friends date. I pressed S.: How small is my dick, exactly? At this point, her husband came home with their toddlers, and I heard her say to him, No, it's Davy. You remember Davy. He wants to know how big his dick is compared with the other guys I've slept with.
Look, I should go, she told me. But your dick is totally fine.
I hoped K., an editor in Houston, could settle things for me when it came to how I really measured up. We'd dated over a decade ago, but I knew she considered herself boy-crazy. In my life, she explained, I've probably seen a hundred dicks. And where, I asked, did mine rank? With 1 as the smallest, and 100 the biggest? You'd come in at 33. So there I finally had it—out of every three guys sitting at the bar next to me, two had bigger dicks than mine and one had a dick that was smaller. Fair enough.
If my dick was totally fine, I asked, have there been any that are so small that they're not? K. began telling me about a guy who had been her boyfriend. His dick was miniature, she said. Going down on him was like sucking my own thumb. So many times I thought, Oh my God, this is what I have to look forward to the rest of my life? It was like having a pinkie inside me.
I winced. What hope was there for guys who'd drawn Mother Nature's shortest straw?
If you're a guy and you have a small penis, K. said, you need to be good at doing other things. You need to master the hand job. That's my favorite! I would rather have a guy who's good at that than a guy with a big dick.
—Davy Rothbart
2. Bigger Isn't Always Better
I mean, of course, it usually is, if we're talking about schlongs that fall on a scale of pig-in-a-blanket to actual recently-born-infant-pig-in-a-swaddling-blanket. But despite what Ron Jeremy claims in that flashy banner ad on the side of PornHub, bigger is not always better. A penis is not a Subway sandwich. It's a tool. Attached to a real live person (hopefully). And what you do with your dick is much more important to us ladies than its size. Seriously. Case in point: I once dated a guy with a Paul Bunyan cock—maybe eight inches—who was so lazily assured by his endowment that he simply hammered away like he was playing a game of Crocodile Panic. Not fun. You try shouting Just the tip! in earnest. The best sex of my life, though, was with a man who had a much smaller penis—probably even on the small side of average. But he had moves. And hands. And a kind of passionate life force in bed that could rival Roberto Benigni's in Life Is Beautiful. And most important: confidence. That's the one thing size seems to give you that matters—the pride to walk into any room naked, the swashbuckling sense that you can render any woman paralytic with pleasure. The important thing isn't that you have a flesh baseball bat in your pants. It's that you think you do.
—Siobhan Rosen
"When I was 13, I Frenched Mary-Anne Friedman at a bar mitzvah. They had all the black lights on, and there was, like, a big-ol'-daddy cum stain. Glowing. Right on my tan suit from Burlington Coat Factory. I think I also got a little on her bubble dress."
_—Adam Pally, actor _
3. You Probably Shouldn't Nickname It
When I was 14, I nicknamed my penis Mister Softee, because I never got any action and because vanilla soft-serve dribbled out of it. I thought it was soooooo clever. I even wrote a song in my head about it (sample of the chorus: Dooooon't fuck with Mister Softee), complete with a four-minute Layla-style coda. You can do that when you're 14, because 14-year-olds are complete morons. You, Mr. GQ Reader, have no such excuse. You can't go around making fancy ginger-beer cocktails and rocking distressed-denim undershirts while being a guy who still refers to his dick as the Springboard. Or the Master Blaster. Oh, sure, making the occasional Dr. Kenneth Noisewater joke is just fine. But actually committing to a penile moniker? That is a definitive don't. You may as well nickname your brain the Hole.
—Drew Magary
4. Which Penis Shape Are You?
5. The Secrets of a Penis Acrobat!
Puppetry of the Penis creator Simon Morley stretches his junk into odd shapes (the hamburger!) for a living. Here he explains the penis's shape-shifting possibilities.
GQ: How pliable is the material?
SM: Everyone is different. Some people have serious stretch factor, some people haven't. We don't like to say size matters, but let's just say the more clay the sculptor has to work with, the more it can create.
Have you learned anything helpful about how a man might change his penis?
Most definitely. We always find it quite hilarious when you see all these penis pumps. Spend ten or fifteen minutes practicing a couple of our tricks every morning, it's bound to give you an extra inch or so over time.
—Jen Ortiz
The First Time: I Self-Loved
"I used to watch these movies on Cinemax called Emmanuelle. It wasn't porn, really; it was just a girl taking a bath for an hour and a half. I was older than I should've been—I think I was 13, and I had learned that sperm ejaculates from the penis, but at this point I had no idea what that meant. So I was watching Emmanuelle and I was like, It feels good in that area. I started touching myself. I did it for long enough and it started to feel really good. When I came, I was like, Oh, my God, I pissed myself, what's wrong with me? I had imagined that when you ejaculated, sperm came out of the pores of your penis. That the whole thing would just start oozing out fluid. I was so scared that I started crying. My dad wasn't home from work yet, and my mom was downstairs. I was like, I would much rather talk about this with Dad, but I was so nervous that I was like, You know what? Fuck this. It's a medical issue. Like, this is important. And I will never forget this: I was crying, and I said, Mom! My hands were out to my sides—I didn't want to make it worse. And she said, What? And I actually said, It happened! And she said, What the fuck are you talking about? And I said, I came. Because I suddenly realized—it was like the end of The Sixth Sense when you realize, oh, he was dead the whole time—oh, my God, I thought it comes out of the pores of your penis, but really it comes out of the hole, the pissing part of your penis! And then my mom, without missing a beat, said, Oh God, your father will be home in ten minutes. Fucking go upstairs; he'll deal with it. After that, I didn't do it again for six months."
—Chris D'Elia, stand-up comic
6. How Do I Get My Penis to Live to Be 100?
Like every man in the world, you would like your penis to accompany you well into old age. Steven Lamm, M.D., director of men's health at NYU Langone Medical Center, tells us how to have the best, healthiest, and happiest penis possible.
GQ: What do you mean when, in your book The Hardness Factor, you write, The penis is a barometer of a man's health?
SL: I often say that if there was a single question that would determine whether or not I'd give a man a $10 million life-insurance policy, it would be: Does he regularly wake up with an erection? To wake up with a regular erection really means he's sleeping well, has normal testosterone levels, and overall is in pretty good health.
What's bad for my penis?
Smoking, obesity, stress, cholesterol. Everything you already know that's bad for you is bad for your penis.
Okay, so what's good for it?
Think of your penis as a Ferrari. What kind of gas will you put in your Ferrari? You better pick high-test. Same thing applies to food. Cocoa, as pure as you can get it, is great. Also, fruits, vegetables, fiber, fish (omega-3's are very important), vitamin B. A good rule is this: Everything you've heard that's good for your heart turns out to be very good for your penis.
Please tell me to have lots of sex.
Absolutely. Sex is really important, because you're increasing blood flow to the penis. It's a physiologic way of bringing in fresh oxygenated blood, which will nourish the tissue well.
How long can I expect my penis to be the intimidating sexual weapon that it currently is?
I have patients in their eighties who are still leading great sex lives. I had one guy recently who was 96 and wanted me to give him Viagra so he could have more sex than he was already having. There does come a point where erections are not effortless. There's no reason, then, to not have a little support with some Viagra or Cialis, if your cardio status is good. An 80-year-old shouldn't have to worry about getting a firm-enough erection.
—John Dean
7. Five Simple Rules for Grooming Your Junk
Comedian Julieanne Smolinski gives advice on behalf of all women
Do: Trim.
The only unbreakable rule is never to have anything that looks (or God and baby Jesus forbid, smells) unruly. I love a hairy dude, but there's nothing worse than when you're about to go down on a guy and you take off his pants and it looks like Gregg Allman is already down there. Here's a good rule: The hair below your stomach and above your knees shouldn't be long enough to wrap around your thumb. First, because pubic-hair thumb rings are out for spring. Second, because it's difficult enough to keep my own hair out of my face when I'm blowing you without getting yours stuck between my teeth.
Don't: Denude.
A naked scrotum makes it look as though a penis is reclining on a beanbag chair, and I have to stop and picture it with a tiny bag of Cheetos, watching reruns of Taxi in a sweet finished basement.
Do: Prepare ahead of time.
You know when you get a haircut and the barber brushes off your shoulders? That's because if he didn't and he licked your neck, he would be like totally grossed out. So next time you think somebody might put their face on your lap, remember to shower after using those tiny scissors.
Don't: Do anything that involves a neologism.
You know, like manjazzling (or scrotazzling). I don't want a sack that looks like a disco ball.
Do: Go naturally scented.
Please don't spray anything on down there. Giving head to a guy who's doused himself with scent is like being in an elevator with an overperfumed old lady. Except that old lady is your penis. Regular showers should do the trick.
The First Time: I Had Kidney Stones
"The first sign that I had an eleven-millimeter piece of rock trying to claw its way out of me was when a 64-year-old Republican urologist was jamming a scope into the end of my penis while casually chatting about how he thought Karl Rove's book was pretty darn good. This offended my sensibilities on so many levels that all I could think was that I must've done something in a past life to deserve it. The second sign was finding myself stumbling around my apartment in excruciating pain, saying the kind of really bad melodramatic lines that you hear in television movies. I was knocking things over as I said the lines, but only things that I knew wouldn't break or make noise. I don't...know. If. I can...do this, maaan! and a stack of padded envelopes would be shoved off the corner of my desk. The third sign was that I was higher than Christ on OxyContin that the hospital hooked me up with after breaking the stone into seven smaller stones that could eventually rocket out of my penis. The final sign was taking a leak, looking down into the toilet, then staring into my bathroom mirror alone and high, mouthing the words No way with a huge freaked-out Oxy grin on my face. That part was amazing."
—Dan Kennedy, writer
8. Hey, Doc, What's Wrong with My Pecker?
Almost nothing strikes fear into the hearts of men like the feeling something ain't right with their penis. Peter J. Stahl, M.D., director of Male Reproductive Sexual Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, describes four netherland problems and what they mean.
An erection that lasts more than four hours
Really, this is a thing and not just a laugh line in the FDA warnings attached to Viagra ads. Stahl says that priapism, as it's known among dick docs, is incredibly rare, but if it's not treated immediately, blood supply could be cut off, resulting in oxygen deprivation and—gulp—tissue death.
Testicular cancer
You've heard it over and over: Check your balls. Regularly. (See below.) And especially if you have risk factors such as a family history of the disease or fertility issues, or if you had an undescended testicle as a child.
Peyronie's disease
Have you noticed a change in the aesthetics of your erect penis—perhaps it's developed a noticeable curve or a lump or a bump? That could be Peyronie's disease, which affects 5 to 8 percent of the population. If not treated, Stahl says, it is progressive and can result in severe curvature such that sex becomes impossible.
Of course. Any small clusters of painful bumps around your junk could be herpes. Warts are likely from HPV. A discharge from your penis that is not urine or semen means you might have either chlamydia or gonorrhea. There's a big stigma associated with them, says Stahl, but most STIs are very, very treatable.
—Josh Dean
9. How to Feel Yourself Up and Not Get Cancer** (in Five Easy Steps!)
Do you have testicles? Then you should be examining them at least once a month, says Dr. Stahl. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men, but it has a 95 percent survival rate if found early enough.
- Do it in the shower, bath, or steam room. That's when the muscles in your scrotum are most relad. Also, you're already naked.
- Know your nuts. On the top backside of each testicle is a small bump called the epididymis, where the sperm congregates. A lot of people don't know it's there, Stahl says, and think it's a lump.
- Put your thumbs on top and your index or middle fingers at the back of your sack and then gently feel each testicle, looking for any inconsistencies—in particular, a part that feels harder or heavier.
- Don't freak out. The majority of people who come to see me with a lump have no actual incidence of testicular cancer, says Stahl. Most things you feel will end up being nothing or benign.
- That said, err on the side of caution. You should have a relatively low threshold for going to see your doctor.


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It's a perfect time, a reader writes, "for farm groups to push the 'Grown in America' concept — when you can't even trust China to paint a kid's toy safely.
"It's time for people to know," the e-mail continues, "there are worse things than paying another 20 cents or 30 cents for a jug of apple juice or milk, if you can be sure it is produced here in the USA."
Hmm, maybe so, although one wonders if a USA that can't produce a decent supermarket tomato or peach can be too preachy about quality.
But, at least we don't put lead in paint any more, we don't use asbestos in buildings, and we have thousands of regs at the federal, state, and local levels that offer protections for products that are made in this country, or that we import from countries that have safeguards similar to ours.
However much we rail at a faceless bureaucracy that has burdened us with paperwork and compliance costs, when China gives us cheap, but tainted, pet foods, or toys contaminated with lead, or toothpaste laced with poisonous diethylene glycol, or fish dosed with questionable antibiotics, or juice from apples grown who-knows-how, well, yes, most would agree the extra costs we pay for the U.S. system are worth it (if only that system could do better at inspecting imports).
Nobody's happy, I suppose, when most of the products at Wal-Mart or Lowe's or other big box retailers carry labels reading Made in China, or Taiwan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Egypt, etc. That tidal wave of imports represents hundreds of thousands of lost U.S. jobs and a declining standard of living for American workers who no longer make the textiles, furniture, toys, shoes, and countless other products now manufactured in overseas plants that pay pittance wages.
Nor would we in this country tolerate, as reported in a recent Wall Street Journal story, the Chinese textile mills that dumped thousands of tons of dye-contaminated water in rivers and streams each day. But hey, that's China — where the main rule seems to be: make it as cheaply as possible and hope buyers won't notice a little poison, or care about environmental horrors as long as they're not in their backyards.
The irony is, American companies are far from blameless. In seeking to cut costs to the bone, they've too often failed to take into account that countries new to manufacturing and exporting are apt to see how many corners they can cut to get the business, particularly when their trade-hungry governments often look the other way.
How much of the money Mattel saved by outsourcing its toy manufacturing to China did it have to turn around and spend on a nationwide recall of almost a million of those toys? How much damage was done to its reputation and future sales in the process?
How much credibility will an American public attach to Wal-Mart's campaign bragging about their emphasis on sustainability, when most of the products in their stores come from a country where sustainability has little relevance?
Caveat emptor seems to apply in spades to China.


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Smooth ride, sharp handling, serious capability.
The Ford F-150 comes in a broad range of models, yet they all seem to have nicely balanced suspensions that make them enjoyable to drive and well-designed, comfortable cabs.
They offer a quiet and refined ride over dirt roads, rough pavement and freeway slabs. Yet they also offer controlled handling, with a minimum of body roll in corners. The steering is responsive for cornering and these trucks track like a laser beam on the highway. Brakes are smooth and responsive. The big 5.4-liter V8 is smooth and quiet, and delivers quick acceleration. It's rated at 300 horsepower and 365 pound-feet of torque and 15/19 mpg City/Highway. The 4.6-liter V8 and 4.2-liter V6 engines perform well, also.
The F-150 comes in six distinct variants to meet the different needs of a wide range of owners. Within those variants are three cab choices, three bed lengths, three bed styles, and a choice of powertrains. Ford claims more than 60 possible variations. All are thoughtfully designed to address the distinct needs and wants of individual buyers. The F-150 is known for its toughness, strength, and cargo capacity, while offering interior design and comfort. Its amenities show attention to detail.
The base XL is surprisingly nice inside. The FX4's optional captain's chairs are comfortable. The Lariat is classy and nicely equipped, with every known amenity. The King Ranch has a western feel that's very inviting. The SuperCrew features a back seat that's roomy and comfortable for adults. The SuperCrew offers 39.0 inches of rear legroom, compared with 32.7 inches for the SuperCab.
Ford redesigned the F-150 for the 2004 model year. Since then, the model lineup has expanded with new trim levels, variations, and specialty models. The 2007 models feature more than a dozen subtle improvements inside and out. Among them:
Seat comfort has been enhanced for 2007. A tire-pressure monitoring system now comes standard. Lariat and XLT models get new grilles for 2007. A 5.4-liter E85 flexible fuel V8 is available, and power for the 4.6-liter V8 is increased for 2007. A new DVD navigation system and Sirius satellite radio are available, and an auxiliary audio input jack is now standard on most models. Power folding mirrors are now available on 2007 FX4 and Lariat models, a useful feature for parking in tight quarters.
Towing and hauling capacities have been increased for 2007, and Ford claims the F-150 is the most capable truck in its class. Properly equipped, a 2007 Ford F-150 can tow 10,500 pounds or haul more than 3,050 pounds in the bed.
The 2007 Ford F-150 is available in six distinct trim levels: XL, STX, XLT, FX2/FX4, Lariat, and King Ranch. Each boasts its own interior style and features. Engines, suspensions and cab configurations are designed to meet specific needs.
Engines include a 4.2-liter V6, a 4.6-liter V8, and a 5.4-liter V8. The V6 offers a choice of four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission, but comes in only the most basic Regular-Cab models. The 4.6-liter V8 comes standard in the popular models. Both V8s come with four-speed automatic transmissions, although the 5.4 comes with a heavy-duty unit. The flexible fuel version of the 5.4-liter V8 can run on E85 ethanol.
The XL ($18,220) is the budget-priced F-150 with a work-truck interior: vinyl-covered 40/20/40 bench seats with manually adjustable lumbar support for the driver, black vinyl floor covering, and an all-plastic dashboard housing a basic AM/FM radio. A tire-pressure monitor comes standard for 2007. XL is readily identifiable by its black grille and fascia, painted silver bumpers and 17-inch steel wheels. Regular cab and SuperCab (extended cab) styles are available, and the latter comes with air conditioning. Popular models include the F-150 XL Regular Cab 2WD short wheelbase model with a 4.6-liter V8 and automatic ($20,635) and the V6 and manual gearbox ($18,790); a SuperCab long-wheelbase 4WD with a V8 and automatic is also available ($27,275). Chrome bumpers and cloth seats are optional.
The STX ($22,765) is sportier than the XL, with body-color bumpers and body-color trim for its black grille, and 17-inch cast aluminum wheels. Cloth seats, air conditioning, and a CD player with an auxiliary audio input jack come standard. STX comes in Styleside and Flareside body styles, in regular cab or SuperCab, with either a 6.5-foot or a 5.5-foot cargo box. An audiophile sound system with subwoofer and six-disc CD changer is optional.
The XLT ($25,065) is the most popular model, nicer and better-equipped than XL or STX. It comes with chrome bumpers and a chrome-trimmed black honeycomb grille that set it apart from the other models. XLT comes in regular cab, SuperCab or SuperCrew; depending on cab style, buyers can choose 5.5-, 6.5-, or 8-foot bed lengths, in Styleside or Flareside body styles. Carpeting is standard, as is premium cloth upholstery on the standard bench seats or optional captain's chairs. The XLT instrument panel gets more flash than either the XL or STX dash; and power windows, mirrors and locks with remote keyless entry are standard. The XLT features an overhead rail console system that the owner can tailor to his or her needs. Fog lamps come standard on 4WD XLTs.
The FX4 ($30,515) is a special off-road model. The interior features a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a floor shifter, chrome accents, and black rubber off-road floor mats; while the exterior is distinguished by a unique bar-style grille, wheel-lip moldings highlighting 18-inch cast aluminum wheels, and body-color or Dark Shadow Gray bumpers, depending on paint choice. FX4 is available in regular cab, SuperCab, and SuperCrew body styles, but the long (8-foot) bed is not available. The standard engine is the 5.4-liter V8. The FX4 has its own instrument package with carbon mesh accents on the metallic dashboard. Captain's chairs in cloth or leather are optional, and the standard bench seat adds manually adjustable lumbar support for the passenger. Among the models is the F-150 FX4 SuperCrew 4WD ($35,495).
The new FX2 is a 2WD model that comes in SuperCab ($28,570) or Super Crew ($30,970) versions with a Styleside box. It includes a dark accent billet-style grille insert with body color grille surround, unique 18-inch aluminum wheels, available 20-inch aluminum wheels, a chrome exhaust tip, fog lamps, unique captain's chairs with center console and floor-mounted shifter, and a body color front bumper, rear bumper, door and tailgate handles.
The Lariat is the luxury model, di.
In the late 1990s, F-150 went aerodynamically curvy, and although it remained number one in sales, not everyone liked the look. So for 2004, Ford returned the F-150 to its square-shouldered roots, with a more utilitarian look that continues essentially unchanged for 2007.
It's a functional look, but in its own way it's at least as stylish as the much-heralded Dodge Ram. In fact, the F-150 has a unique image, no small feat when designing within the hard parameters imposed by a pickup. It's at once crisp, bold, and sturdy.
In short, we think the F-150 is a great-looking truck.
The F-150 shares styling cues with Ford's handsome Super Duty pickups, including the sharp downward drop in the forward part of the door windows, allowing a clear view of the massive outside mirrors. A high beltline gives the truck visual strength and makes occupants feel more secure.
The nose is square in concept, with a large, bold, big-rig grille opening. Yet the front fascia wraps around to the fenders for a precise, sophisticated appearance. The bodyside and cargo box sheet metal is chiseled, though it looks slab-sided at the same time, a theme that carries through to the tailgate. F-150 is both upscale and utilitarian, a look that's very appealing.
The different trim levels are quite distinctive. Just one example: XLT and Lariat have a honeycomb grille (black on XLT, Arizona Beige on Lariat), while XL, STX, FX4, and King Ranch wear bar-style grilles.
Practical considerations are a big part of the design, and some of this can be easily seen. Every bed, no matter which length or style, is more than 22 inches deep, for a generous margin when hauling larger cargoes. All models, including the regular cab, have four opening doors on the body with storage room and/or seats behind the front seat. The SuperCab (extended cab) doors are larger than the vestigial doors on the regular cab, while, as mentioned, the SuperCrew has four full-size doors.
The Ford F-150 features six distinctly different interiors. Your take on each will vary according to how you think your pickup should be outfitted and how much you want to spend. The basic XL is surprisingly nice. At the other end of the spectrum is the King Ranch, which has a western feel that's very inviting. We love the King Ranch, but it's not for everyone.
In recent years we've found the F-150's front bench seats flat and unsupportive. The seats have been improved for 2007 models, however, and Ford says they provide more support and comfort. The front bench is still split three ways: The center section flips down to reveal a console with storage and cup holders. The console is flat, so you can put a clipboard on top of it and it won't immediately slide off.
Radio and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) controls are plain but straightforward and easy to operate. Delayed accessory power means you can turn off the ignition, remove the key, and continue to operate the power windows and run the radio until you open the door, a nice feature.
The SuperCrew features a roomy back seat where adults should find comfortable and convenient accommodations. The big difference in the back seats between SuperCrew and SuperCab models is rear legroom: 39.0 inches for SuperCrew, 32.7 inches for SuperCab. The rear seat bottom flips up for carrying cargo behind the front seats.
The FX4's optional captain's chairs are comfortable, with decent support for the hips and back. They also look great, trimmed in black leather with light gray stitching. Adjusting the power seats may be a little awkward for drivers with big arms, however, because the clearance between the door armrest and the seat is a little tight. Rake adjustment on the power driver's seat is manual, and raking it forward can be a bit awkward. The center console between the captain's chairs is deep, holds a lot of stuff, and features a pair of big, solid cup holders. The floor shifter for the automatic transmission works very well.
The Lariat has one of the classiest, quietest, most completely equipped pickup truck interiors we have spent time in. Lariat comes with every known amenity. In Lariat trim, an F-150 rivals luxury cars in terms of design, materials and completeness, with beautiful, rich wood trim, both shiny and matte metallic finishes on major panels, and a lovely three-pod instrument panel behind the multi-function steering wheel. One of our few gripes is that the clear plastic over the instrument panel is too reflective in bright sunlight, making the instruments hard to read.
At every level, attention to detail is obvious. Giant mirrors afford an excellent view rearward. There's a hook for your dry cleaning. Optional rear park-assist helps greatly when parallel parking one of these big rigs. Its alarm beeps ever more rapidly as you back toward something and it even turns down the radio to make sure you hear its warning. A set of overhead storage bins is available that snap into rails; Ford offers five different sets of these bins, and the aftermarket offers overhead entertainment systems and other specialty items for this rail system. All of these details make this truck more pleasant to own and operate. Everything else inside functions very well and looks good.
Driving Impression
The Ford F-150 offers a ride that's smooth and firm, with a minimum of body roll in corners, and a nice, plush ride over cobbled pavement, rutted dirt roads, and freeway slabs. We've found this to be true in all the models we driven. Among them: an XLT SuperCab 4WD, a Lariat SuperCab 2WD Styleside with a 6.5-foot bed, an XL with a standard cab, and an FX4 SuperCrew.
We were delighted by the ride of the FX4. It seems smoother than most off-road pickups. It offered a firm but comfortable ride around Los Angeles even with no weight in the bed to pre-load the rear suspension.
The power rack-and-pinion steering in the F-150 is exemplary. It's responsive, without hesitation or delay, and without being darty or overly quick or nervous. The truck tracks like a laser beam, turns in quickly, and recovers quickly even with no load in the bed.
The F-150's excellent ride and handling are benefits of a frame that's fully boxed with hydroformed front rails. The seven-crossmember skeleton is stronger, stiffer and heavier than any previous Ford pickup frame. The current frame is nine times more resistant to twisting and 50 percent more resistant to bending than the C-channel frame used up through 2003.
The front suspension is a double-wishbone setup for both 2WD and 4WD models. The rear suspension has outboard shock absorbers to control rear-end motions better in quick maneuvers. The outboard position literally gives the shocks better leverage against axle movement, providing better control on washboard surfaces, and reducing the tendency to skate around in bumpy corners. The rear leaf springs are three inches wide. Liquid-filled motor mounts and a long list of other measures keep vibration and noise to a bare minimum.
Brakes are smooth and responsive. They start slowing the truck just a little way into the pedal travel, and the more you push the pedal, the more acute the braking becomes. The absence of dead space in the pedal travel is a welcome relief from typical truck practice. All F-150s come with four-wheel vented disc brakes and ABS.
We found the big 5.4-liter V8 smooth and quiet. Rated at 300 horsepower and 365 pound-feet of torque, it delivers quick acceleration. The F-150's 5.4-liter V8 is part of Ford's Triton engine series, and features a single overhead camshaft per cylinder bank, three valves per cylinder, and variable valve timing. A 5.4-liter F-150 with 2WD rated 15/19 mpg City/Highway. The high-capacity 4R75E four-speed automatic transmission that comes with the 5.4-liter is smooth and responsive, downshifting quickly and crisply when you punch it, and shifting almost seamlessly when cruising.
Ford offers a flexible-fuel package for the 5.4-liter at no extra cost to the consumer. Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) can operate on gasoline or ethanol blends up to E85; that is, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.
The smaller, 4.6-liter Triton V8 also features aluminum overhead-cam heads, but with a more conventional two valves per cylinder. Upgraded to 248 horsepower for 2007, the 4.6-liter V8 offers a broad torque band, with 90 percent of its peak torque available at just 2000 rpm for strong towing performance and solid acceleration when hauling heavy loads. However, the main benefit of the 4.6-liter over the 5.4-liter may be price because fuel economy is not appreciably better.
The 4.2-liter V6 is an attractive option for work trucks. It's a nice, smooth engine of the traditional pushrod-overhead-valve kind, and we liked the XL model we drove with it, though performance is sluggish by modern standards. The V6 is rated at 202 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The V6 2WD automatic is rated 16/20 mpg; with a five-speed manual transmission, city mileage actually dropped to 15 mpg.
The Harley-Davidson special edition model comes as a SuperCrew Styleside for 2007. And in addition to Menacing Monotone Black with red and blue accent stripes (of course), buye.
The Ford F-150 delivers a strong combination of style, interior comfort, performance, ride and handling. With six major trim variants and a choice of drivetrains and body styles, there's an F-150 for every type of pickup owner.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw reported from Dearborn, Michigan, with Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles.
Model Lineup
Ford F-150 XL regular cab 2WD ($18,790); STX SuperCab 2WD Flareside ($28,855); XLT SuperCrew 4WD ($33,160); FX4 SuperCab 4WD LWB ($33,495); Lariat SuperCrew 2WD ($32,995); King Ranch 4WD ($39,615); Harley-Davidson 4WD ($38,130).
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5.4-liter V8 ($895); electronic shift-on-the-fly 4WD ($160); 255/70R17 tires ($325); limited-slip rear differential with 3.55 axle ratio ($300); trailer tow package ($350); platform running boards ($250); AM/FM/6 CD stereo ($300); keyless entry keypad ($75); reverse sensing system ($245); power driver's seat ($285); two-tone paint ($300).
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Ford F-150 4WD Flareside SuperCab XLT ($31,850).The Ford F-150 and F-150 SuperCrew come in a broad range of models, yet they all have nicely balanced suspensions that make them enjoyable trucks to drive with well-designed, comfortable cabs. The F-150 is available in six distinct trim levels: XL, STX, XLT, FX2/FX4, Lariat, and King Ranch. Each boasts its own interior style, engine, suspension and cab configuration. Engines include a 4.2-liter V6, a 4.6-liter V8, and a 5.4-liter V8. The V6 offers a choice of four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Both V8s come with four-speed automatic transmissions, although the 5.4 comes with a heavy-duty unit. The flexible fuel version of the 5.4-liter V8 can run on E85 ethanol. The SuperCrew features a back seat that's roomy and comfortable for adults. It offers 39.0 inches of rear legroom, compared with 32.7 inches for the SuperCab. Properly equipped, a Ford F-150 can tow 10,500 pounds or haul more than 3,050 pounds in the bed. For 2007, a tire-pressure monitoring system now comes standard, a 5.4-liter E85 flexible fuel V8 is available, and power for the 4.6-liter V8 is increased.
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According to a campaign official, this concert marks the first performance in support of President Obama in the 2012 electoral season.
In order to get tickets, fans must do phone work in Northeast Ohio for the Obama campaign at some point this week. Obama's website has set up a special "Rock for Barack" page for people to RSVP for the shift of their choosing. However, tickets are limited for the 1,200-capacity club.
The band will be in Cleveland this weekend because they are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which will be held at the Public Auditorium on Saturday night. Other inductees include the Beastie Boys, Guns N' Roses, the Small Faces / Faces, Donovan and the Miracles. Comedian Chris Rock will give the induction speech.
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen [4] is in Bavaria.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen was founded by uniting the two towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen by a decree of Adolf Hitler to bring the 1936 Winter Olympics to Germany. The International Olympic Committee was going to pass over Germany as the host, because there were not enough hotel rooms in the host town, so Hitler forced the unification of Garmisch and Partenkirchen to create a larger town, which would be more appealing to the IOC.
Get in
Garmisch is less than an hour by car from Munich, and the ride is a beautiful stretch of Autobahn, unfortunately not the whole way. Expect to drive up to three hours on weekends and public holidays.
Also, trains leave to and from Munich every hour, and the (beautiful) ride lasts roughly 80-90 minutes.
It is also a great end to a Romantic Road day trip beginning in Rothenburg, driving down the Romantic Road stopping at the various recommended heritage towns and ending in Garmisch for an overnight stay; or better still, a few days as it is a great base to drive out and back to Fussen [King Ludwig's castles] and Innsbruck along some of the most spectacular mountain drives you will ever see.
Get around
Public buses in Garmisch-Partenkirchen area very efficient. Lines #1 and #2 run every 20 minutes (30 minutes on weekends) and head from the Klinikum(hospital) via Bahnhof(trainstation) to Kreuzeck(skiarea)or Breitenau(US-facilities). Lines #3, #4 and #5 run in opposite circles from the neighbouring villages of Farchant and Burgrain via Bahnhof and Marienplatz back to their origins. Fares are 1,30€ per trip or you can buy a weekly or monthly pass. The blue line (Eibseebus) connects Garmisch every hour with Grainau and the Eibsee from where you can take the cablecar or the cogwheel train up to the Zugspitze(germanys highest mountain) Main stops for all lines are Rathaus(townhall), Bahnhof(trainstation) and Marienplatz(center of town) There is also a busstop of the RVO(orange buses) at the trainstation. Those buses connect Garmisch with Oberammergau/Füssen, Mittenwald and Krün/Kochel
Taxi ranks can be found outside the Trainstation(ph:08821-1616) and at the Marienplatz(ph:08821-2408) right in front of McDonalds
The river Partnach flows through this gorge. Though it is very touristy and often crowded it is well worth a visit. After 700m the path chiselled in the rock end and you can continue your walk to one of the surrounding huts. If you arrive by car follow the signs to the Skistation (2,50 € for parking). The entrance fee to the Klamm is 2 € per person.
Just walking around the town is a real treat. Take the time to walk down any street and you will be amazed at the paintings on the outside of the homes. The Bavarians have a long history of decorating the exteriors of their houses and businesses with both religious and historic paintings. The structure of the homes are also amazing. Go at the right time of the year and you can enjoy the beautiful flowers trellising down off the picturesque balconies.
ski slopes and mountain views
During the winter the slopes surrounding the town are amazing for skiers and sightseers alike. During the summer months hours can be spent hiking the many trails and enjoying the panoramic views. There is a cogwheel train trip up to the top of the Zugspitze mountain which is an event in itself and a cable car descent with amazing views.
Alpine Sports
Garmisch-Partenkirchen boasts some of the best skiing in Germany. Located at the base of the country's tallest mountain, year round glacial snow is guaranteed. The "Happy Ski Pass" can be purchased for use of four ski areas in that area in both Austria and Germany: Seefeld, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the region "Tiroler Zugspitz Arena". The pass starts at 88 € and offers 3 to 21 days of skiing, 4 of 6 days and 5 of 10. More information can be found on their website: [5]
In Garmisch itself there is a wonderful restaurant with good bavarian food (very nice price-quality relationship - a dinner for 3 persons including beer will cost nearly 50 Euro) and friendly staff:
Just up the road a short ways towards Ehrwald is the small town of Grainau where you can find the Zugspitze cafe. This is a wonderful family owned restaurant with the best bavarian food around.
Schwarze Gams located in the center of town this underground venue is open wednesday - saturday from 8pm till the early morning hours. Augustiner Bier on tab or from the bottle.
Address: Bankgasse 5 (near Marienplatz)
Tel. +49-8821-4651
Peaches Cocktailbar and Music Cafe: Three venues in one, a lively bar (Peaches), italian restaurant (Pizzeria), and dance club (Music Cafe) inhabit a building at the head of the Marienplatz in the heart of Garmisch. On Mondays the restaurant offers every pizza half-off, and on Thursdays the Music Cafe dance club serves up two-for-one cocktails all night long.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has big variety of lodging. If you want to camp, stay at the Youth hostel, a bed and breakfast or a 4 star hotel, you can find it all. The tourist information Am Kurpark is open 7 days a week and can help you find a room.
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The magical unicorn says to NOT LEAVE. Or it will eat all your kartoffelsalat. Danke.


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| Singularity is a first-person shooter developed by the legendary Raven Software and utilizing the power and flexibility of the Unreal 3 game engine. Set in an alternate present of 2010, players take on the role of a US Air Force pilot who while investigating an extreme radiation signature, stumbles upon a top secret Cold War era Soviet program, run amok which not only causes monstrous mutations, but also threatens to alter nature of time itself.
In the dark, Cold War winter of 1949-50 Stalin, the brutal leader of the Soviet Union, had two super weapons: long range missiles and the atomic bomb. But even if his teams of forced labor managed to build a missile powerful enough to carry an atomic payload, Stalin still faced encirclement by the United States and the Strategic Air Command. He knew that he needed another advantage over the United States, one that would ensure Soviet security and superiority. Then came the chance discovery on the remote island of Katorga-12 off the wild Kamchatka peninsula, of a previously unknown material, Element 99 (E99). E99 became the new source of Stalin's hope: a new energy source of unparalleled power. Unfortunately, the new element also yielded a new kind of contamination risk. But these were acceptable risks to Stalin - anything for the advancement of the Soviet people. Even so, on September 21, 1950, driven to complete the project, and in violation of the safety protocols, a Russian scientist, Viktor Barisov, personally triggered a device powered by E99 that caused a catastrophic event that affected the entire island. What happened next is unclear. However, there are reports that Stalin's final dying order was a handwritten scrawl to quarantine Katorga-12. And so the knowledge of the island remained buried...until 2010, when intelligence reports in the west confirm activity on a remote atoll in the Russian Federation's shadow. The world has no memory of Katorga-12. No concept of what may be on the island off the southeast coast of Russia. It is deemed that the world can't afford another Chernobyl - or worse. America's answer is to scramble a stealth flyby of the area. They need recon - and they need it now. Gameplay and Weapons
Action in Singularity is a mix of combat mission gameplay and puzzle-solving. Combat is against both modern and 50s era Russian forces, as well enemies mutated through exposure to E99. In this players have their choice of conventional weapons including: pistols, shotguns, machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket launchers, etc., as well as as few Sci-fi weapons very specific to the game. These include the TMD (Time Manipulation Device) and the E99 pistol. The TMD is a gauntlet, which players acquire early in the game that can be integrated with conventional weapons. Its main function though relates it its ability to alter time within a small specific area. The major examples of this are:
Aging - The ability to alter encounters by fast-forwarding the history of objects or entities, rendering the former rusted and worn and the latter decrepit with age or simply dust.
Stasis - The ability to freeze time and thus dangerous situations in order to gain an advantage.
Impulse - The ability to propel objects frozen in time in a targeted direction.
Chronolite - Functionality that allows the player to look back to a time associated with a place, person or object.
Singularity contains multiplayer gameplay options, that just as in its single player campaign, integrate conventional combat tactics and weapons with the time manipulation elements. Key Features
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News from the College of Business and Leadership
Dr. Mark Bannister Named Dean
Effective July 1, 2009 Dr. Mark Bannister was named Dean of the College of Business and Leadership. Bannister previously served as Chair and Associate Professor of Information Networking and Telecommunications. He held that role since 1999. During that time period, the department grew from 58 undergraduate students to more than 350 undergraduate and graduate students. The department earned distinction as it was named "Undergraduate Program of the Year" designation from the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association in 2008 and was designated by the United States Federal Government as a "Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance" in June 2009. Bannister has received awards for teaching, has published widely, and has served on committees and task forces on economic development and workforce development appointed by four Kansas governors. Previous to serving as Chair of the Department of Information Networking and Telecommunications, Bannister served as the Director of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs. He has consulted for a variety of businesses and governmental entities and is a principal in Bannister Capital Advisors.


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Wanted to give a shout out to anyone interested in hitting.I live in West Hollywood, can play weekdays after 5, and weekends. I play at La Cienega tennis.
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Def would love to - sent you a PM !!
Hey it's Jon. Just sent you a text last night. what day is good for you to play? i'm free tonight.
I'm down man to hit there. I go a few times a week. After five is perfect or on the weekends! Let me know man
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Seib & Wessel: Risks of Easy Money, Low Interest Rates
At an IMF forum on unconventional monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans tells WSJ's David Wessel how long easy money policies should remain -- and how low interest rates should stay -- before the risk of financial excess.
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the ... I ... snow it's hard to argue that the Fed is ... done too much to bring down unemployment ... the plan is ... and it's hard to argue that you created a lot of inflation increased are still struggling to get up to two percent ... medium term target ... but when does hearing ... and David Lipton just refer to it ... some concern that ... keeping interest rates low for very long time ... and having easy money and promising easy money ... can tell the world looks like normal again ... he is somehow creating pockets of financial excess ... that we will look back on and say ... what ... do they learn anything from the last crisis so ... how do you ... think about financial stability how you look for financial excesses in ... of all the things you have to take into your ... your brain when you decide what policy to be how important is that the difference ... of those are very important issues and of we've we do think about them are quite alike when a lot more ... than all because of the situation that were in the mean ... you know I'd I'd talk so much of this up to the fact there were two zero will loan me and I was on a panel in Boston a few years ago there was a representative from the Bank of Japan ... um and you know he he sort of mentioned you know based upon our own experience one thing ... is for sure you don't want to you know stay long this year alone were bound you don't want to revisit ... that situation so we have had to take these extraordinary measures up very unconventional and were in the low interest rate environment that clearly ... provides incentives for financial investors to take on ... a number of activities many of which we intend we intend for people with all you know we'll money investments to ... put their money at work produced a hurdle rates create additional capacity get the economy really ... odd to to get going so that we can get the unemployment rate down but that does come with increased risk of financial instability ... and so you know we spend a lot of time on a train ... financial markets even more than we normally do we've been getting additional ... of reports and not time that appoints the meetings to talk about that ... when you point to is certainly the case everybody is concerned about ... how's it gonna turn in all it after this we run into another period of instability bets on the back of it that it's in the back of everybody's mind itself from a lot of people's ... minds medicine tremendous responsibility ... we have a shocking ... responsibility for our dual mandate objectives so I think we need ... in one things I've heard here on the scandal already is that each country has for pure their own economy and financial markets appropriately to deal with ... the circumstances that are thrown our way and so we need to do to us so with the Cooper Temple policies ... we were trying to do that too but but ... but it the ended the day if we contemplate ... having to take up monetary policy action ... in order to ... insure against financial instability which will work against ... jump starting the economy lowering unemployment and getting inflation up to ... our objective I think we really have to ask ourselves ... what is it that financial markets are reeling from a lady ... aam no SCS ... you know what the social value of all the activities that with that were looking at because we have a degree of monetary policy tools because ... of a race like this typically offenders in Lebanon were due to the ... topic of a good idea to have high unemployment and low inflation ... the only reason to do that was to ward off to school ... it is a horrible situation we'd be iam ... Indiana in a very difficult situation and we'll be looking at all the other tools available to us and we have to revisit episodes like that over time I think we have to worry about the financial structure ... and the economy ...


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Sesame Street Gets Through A Storm A hurricane has swept through Sesame Street and everyone is working together to clean up the neighborhood. When Big Bird checks on his home, he is heartbroken to find that the storm has destroyed his nest. Big Bird's friends and neighbors gather to show their support and let him know they can fix his home, but it will take time. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Friends Help Each Other/Daniel Helps O Tell A Story" Friends Help Each Other - Daniel spends the day at Katerina Kittycat's house. Katerina is excited to show Daniel a birthday tea-party she set up all by herself for her stuffed animals! Katerina accidentally knocks the tea set on the floor, and is very upset that she ruined the party. Luckily, Daniel is a helpful friend and they reassemble the party together. D
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Martha Speaks "Verb Dog, When Action Calls!/Martha's Adverb Adventures" Verb Dog, When Action Calls! - Struck by a falling book of five-hundred-and-one English Verbs, Martha instantly becomes - Verb Dog! Using her unique superpower to control people with verbs, Martha sniffs out trouble and defends the town from evil. Vocabulary: (E) verb, amublate, elevate, descend, (un)petrify. Martha's Adverb Adventure - Weaselgraft and Pablum have a new invention that is sure to make them rich again. D
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NOVA "Mystery of Easter Island" Rapa Nui, the bleak speck of rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, known as Easter Island, has been a place of mystery since Europeans first arrived in 1722. How did ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues weighing up to 86 tons each. A NOVA team uses a 15-ton replica statue to test out controversial recent claims on how the statues might have been moved.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland" Rick tours bustling Belfast and looks at some of the city's politically charged neighborhoods. Then he heads for the Antrim Coast to enjoy Portrush, Ulster's Coney Island.G
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Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Munich and Bavaria" Rudy samples Bavarian beer, joins Schuhplattler dancers clad in lederhosen and visits Residenz, palace of Bavaria's rulers.G
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The Desert Speaks "Hummingbirds: from Desert to Jungle" Beginning in the Sonoran Desert and finishing in Ecuador's mountaintop preserve of Loma Alta, this episode examines the life of the hummingbird. Southern Arizona is the perfect place to start, as it lays along the migratory route for these "winged jewels" and makes for an ideal place to study birds that come from as far away as British Columbia and Alaska. Then host David Yetman climbs to the mountaintop preserve of Loma Alta to join scientists as they research "hummers" found in the fog forest. D
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Chef John Besh's New Orleans Pasta Milanese, Mudrica, and Stuffed Artichokes. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Baltimore: Gone Crabbing" In this episode Lidia heads to Baltimore, where she goes crabbing off of Tangiers Island, VA in search of the freshest crabs for her crabcakes. In this exciting episode, viewers will witness the molting of the crab's shell with the local mayor - one of the watermen of the island. In the kitchen, Lidia prepares a truly nautical meal of Mussels Triestina, Stuffed Tomatoes, and Crabcakes. D
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GardenSMART Let's talk about a wide range of plants. GardenSMART visits a unique location where we see diverse plants in varying sets of growing conditions. Be sure to tune in to this week's GardenSMART. D
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The Jazzy Vegetarian "Pasta with Pizazz!" Host Laura Theodore prepares pasta favorites starting with easy "Peanut Noodles." Next, "Penne with Garbanzo Beans and Broccoli Rabe" prepares quickly, but is packed with zingy flavor. A surprise choice for noodles is showcased in "Pea and White Bean Puttanesca," followed by "Arugula, Artichoke, and Tomato Pasta" which features a no-cook sauce, making it a breeze to prepare for a summertime meal. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Chicken for Everyone!" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make perfect One-Pan Roast Chicken and Vegetables. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top picks for kitchen shears. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of canned tomato soup. D
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ACL Presents: Americana 17th Annual Honors This program features selected performers from the Americana Music Festival in Nashville, including Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, Alabama Shakes and more.G
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Sesame Street "Brandeis Is Looking for a Job" Brandeis, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is looking for a job on Sesame Street. First, Leela hires him to fold laundry in the Laundromat, but Brandeis has a lot of trouble folding the clothing with his paws. Next, Chris hires him to sweep the floor, but he has trouble holding the broom. D
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Dinosaur Train "Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset" The Pteranodon kids and Dad get the idea to travel around on the Dinosaur Train and meet some of the biggest dinosaurs. They even sing a song, `The Biggest Dinosaurs', before meeting Allie Alamosaurus, an enormous, long-necked, plant eating sauropod who is very friendly. Allie explains that her huge, strong legs hardly bend at all, but she can still have fun playing games with the kids, and teaching them some of her favorites! Dad takes the Pteranodon kids on an overnight camping trip where they watch both a sunrise and sunset, learning that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. D
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Super Why! "Jasper's Cowboy Wish" Howdy Partner! Whyatt and his friends are playing cowboys, but Pig can't join in because he doesn't know what cowboys do. The super readers jump into the tale Jasper's Cowboy Wish and make the acquaintance of a cowpoke named Jasper who's desperate to become a rompin' stompin' cowboy if only he could get the hang of it! When Jasper must use his cowboy skills to save the day, will he be a hero. . D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Stripy Safari/Wool" Stripy Safari - Nick and Sally set off on a safari with The Cat in the Hat to find all kinds of stripes. Along the way, Sally and Nick discover that stripes mean different things to different animals - the stripes of Jake the coral snake tells other animals to stay away, and Zelda and Zoran's zebra stripes help them to identify each other. And best of all, Cat discovers that his stripes are just right for him! Wool - Nick wants to learn how to knit a scarf like Sally, but they've run out of wool! A visit to Finola's Farm is the perfect place to get more. D
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Wild Kratts "Bad Hair Day" Chris and Martin try to help a lion named "He who breathes fire" get past obstacles and back to his pride, who are under siege from two intruder lions. D
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "Breakfast for Dinner" Turn the day upside down with easy egg-based meals like Indian Scrambled Eggs, infused with exotic flavors on a crispy platform of pappadam. How about a savory BLT and Egg Pie, a fun take on the lunchtime classic with an easy crust for the pastry impaired? And if you have lots of leftover vegetables, the French classic Souffled Omelet is a spectacular solution. When there's no time to cook, reach for the eggs!. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen" Rick visits Aarhus with its ruddy affluence, charming open-air museum and well-preserved ancient bog man. Roskilde is impressive with its royal burial church and the best Viking ship museum anywhere.G
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Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong: Quest for Harmony The adventurer explores the Pearl River Delta of South China in search of the roots of harmony in this 10th installment of the intermittent series, visiting Macau and Guangdong Province in China as well as Hong Kong. In each location, he witnesses traditional customs and religion meshing with the new and modern. He explores the integration of Western sensibility with Eastern aesthetic, and meets people who continue to seek a civilized harmony with the natural world.G
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Globe Trekker "Eastern Canada" Our 3,000km journey starts on the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland & Labrador, the oldest and most easterly part of North America. Though it was the first province discovered by Europeans, it was the last to join Canada in 1949 - a testimony to its independent spirit.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Palisades By Season" Experience the seasons in eastern Idaho's Palisades on the South Fork of the Snake River near the Wyoming border. With a reservoir, prize river fishing spots and more than 400,000 acres of wildlands in the region, each season brings a new attraction. Cameras follow biologists and nesting eagles, fishing enthusiasts, a huckleberry gatherer, and winter wildlife watchers.G
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Dialogue "Election Recap 2012" Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho reporters about the election results.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Mountain Unicycle/Tide Pool/Branding Day" Some people roam the outdoors on one wheel. Tide pools provide a glimpse of an underwater world.G
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Travelscope "New Brunswick" Joseph travels along the Miramichi River Route in New Brunswick, Canada in search of spring salmon and fishing tales. At a rustic river lodge he samples local cuisine and in nearby Doaktown explores the Miramichi's fishing and lumber history. D
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Billy Connolly's Route 66 Billy checks out The Gateway Arch in St. Louis as he continues west where he runs across a Civil War re-enactment, a wolf sanctuary, and a crossbow turkey hunt. In Oklahoma's capital city, he visits the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. Part 2 of 4G
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Globe Trekker "Eastern Canada" Our 3,000km journey starts on the Avalon Peninsula, in Newfoundland & Labrador, the oldest and most easterly part of North America. Though it was the first province discovered by Europeans, it was the last to join Canada in 1949 - a testimony to its independent spirit.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Palisades By Season" Experience the seasons in eastern Idaho's Palisades on the South Fork of the Snake River near the Wyoming border. With a reservoir, prize river fishing spots and more than 400,000 acres of wildlands in the region, each season brings a new attraction. Cameras follow biologists and nesting eagles, fishing enthusiasts, a huckleberry gatherer, and winter wildlife watchers.G
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Dialogue "Election Recap 2012" Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho reporters about the election results.G


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Find it EZ necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 120 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
We need a kick-ass set of icons to compliment our trademark corporate logo for Find It EZ, visible on our website or here: http://www.finditez.com/images/logo.png
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Harris, Ian and Jennings, Richard C. and Pullinger, David and Rogerson, Simon and Duquenoy, Penny (2011) Ethical assessment of new technologies: a meta-methodology. Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society, 9 (1). pp. 49-64. ISSN 1477-996X


text: Given the recent rumors about a "revolutionary" new manufacturing process from Apple involving water jet-cut aluminum for new MacBooks, it seemed appropriate to discuss a new product coming out of the 2008 Fabtech International & AWS Welding show. The FLOW is a 6-axis system that perform full 3D water cutting without a bulky gantry holding it back. Instead, the entire system runs off a flexible robotic arm for more precision work (although its accuracy has been described as "mid range"). Either way, it looks like the FLOW 6 will be used to fabricate some awesome stuff down the line. [AVING via Slashgear]


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Senator Paul Mckinley, Senator Kent Sorenson, Secretary of State Matt Schultz....a lady makes a list of Iowa Senate slackers...plus, diversity comes to the NAACP plus, stink bugs in Iowa. And here's a link to my part in Steve King's Conservative Principles PAC.
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This is Informed Consent?
Recently, I was asked to view a blog post on the Babies in Bloom site, written by Amber Plyler of Heath Springs, South Carolina. She is a doula, a midwifery student and an admitted "birth junkie." Amber's post, now pulled, was entitled "GBS+" and began this way:
"There are many various tests that pregnant women in America are recommended, encouraged, and sometimes coerced into doing. Testing for GBS (Group B Strep) is one of those tests."
Right out of the gate, this lays out Amber's prejudice against GBS testing. She goes on to malign routine testing, saying it is a:
"highly inaccurate way to judge if a woman will be GBS+ in labor seeing as GBS results can change depending on the day and you may not be + during labor even if you tested + at 32 weeks."
While her information is incredibly inaccurate (testing is done between 35-37 weeks, not 32) and she has zero place as a doula to give a recipe for Hibiclens use (incorrectly and dangerously, I might add), the biggest irk I have about this piece and others like it are the promotional aspects that are designed to sway a woman's thinking towards her own. I certainly share my thoughts and opinions (loudly and freely), but when I'm counseling a woman, I am as middle-of-the-road as I can be, offering each option as clearly as possible so she is able to have all the information with which to make her own decision. This piece by Amber was being touted as an educational piece, something for women to look at as an "option." Her bias was showing.
"If you decide to stand your ground, you'll most likely be told that you'll be given IV antibiotics during labor in the hospital –'just in case'."
Note the inflammatory language?
Here is my comment to her post:
First of all, it is so far out of a doula's scope of practice to recommend, offer, teach, suggest a treatment for Hibiclens, I'd personally like to see this post removed. If you are a Certified Doula with anyone, you are surely extremely outside the bounds of that contract.
Secondly, you must live in some crazy world if they are testing at 32 weeks. IF the women are being tested at 32 weeks, their OBs, CNMs and midwives are asking for a buttload of lawsuits and are seriously putting women and babies at risk... if not just the risk of GBS infection, but at risk of not having all the information they need to make an educated decision.
Thirdly, the Hibiclens wash does not Not NOT go IN the vagina. AT ALL. Suggesting that any douche go IN the vagina, especially in labor and ESPECIALLY with ruptured membranes is asking for an infection/possible embolism. GET YOUR INSTRUCTIONS RIGHT.
Do you see why doulas aren't equipped to give this information? You think you've got it all wrapped up after talking to a local midwife, but maybe talking to many midwives, some nurses and even listening to a doctor or three would help you have balanced information with which to share with your client.
As providers, we are so not supposed to shove our agenda down the client's throat. We are supposed to offer options and let the women choose what works for them. One of my major irks about (too many) non-nurse midwives is they 'sell' the treatment they are good at or are allowed to do. All too often, it has zero to do with what is truly safer for the baby, but is all about the midwife.
I've recommended the Hibiclens wash as well, but after learning even more and talking to parents who've had GBS-infected babies (and learning about two homebirthed babies that died from GBS), I'm much more inclined to recommend the antibiotics. Antibiotics are sucky, I agree, but sick, NICU-kept and dead babies are even worse.
However, women should be given TRUE Informed Consent. ALL the information; not just the information that's the crunchiest or easiest to employ."
I hope my message is heard.