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The "Midnight Sun' game: On Alaska's long sunny evenings, you can watch some very good amateur baseball.
Alaskans love baseball. On long summer evenings and weekend days, everybody, it seems, plays softball. And when they're not at bat or fielding, Alaskans fill hometown grandstands to watch the teams of the Alaska Baseball League play some of the best amateur hardball in the West.
Six teams make up the Alaskan league, which belongs to the National Baseball Congress–the nation's oldest amateur baseball organization, now in its 55th season. Two teams play in Anchorage– the Glacier Pilots and the Bucs. Fairbanks' Alaska Goldpanners were the 1985 state champions; in Palmer, you'll find the Mat-Su Miners; Kenai supports the Peninsula Oilers; and the town of North Pole (13 miles south of Fairbanks) has a new stadium for its Nicks.
Each summer, many of the nation's best players from such perennial collegiate powers as Arizona State and California come to play baseball. They team up with former professionals to play a highly competitive –and highly regarded–level of ball reminiscent of the minor league heyday in the 1950s.
Since the league's start in 1960, Alaskan teams have won eight championships in the 1,400-member National Baseball Congress. More than 150 Alaskan league players–including such current stars as Chris Chambliss, Dave Kingman, Graig Nettles, Tom Seaver, and Dave Winfield –have continued on to careers in the major leagues.
The call of the wild: play ball!
Why is Alaska such a hotbed of baseball activity? In 1960, the strongest amateur league was South Dakota's Basin League. Young ballplayers saw the new Alaska league as an alluring, adventurous alternative to "badlands baseball,' and frontier wages were higher than elsewhere. Amateur players can't be paid to play; instead they're guaranteed at least 28 hours of work each week. Dave Winfield, now with the New York Yankees and one of the highest-salaried players in the major leagues, worked in a Fairbanks furniture store during his 1971 and 1972 seasons with the Goldpanners.
When to see a game
From the first weeked in June to the end of the season, each team plays about 70 league games, plus a few games against teams visiting from the Lower 48 or other countries, such as Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
In early August, the "Top of the World' series determines the league champion. It's followed by the state's National Baseball Congress tournament that decides who goes to the national competition held each year in Wichita, Kansas. Throughout the season, games are played most evenings–usually starting at 7:30– though games are occasionally rained out. Local newspapers print the schedules. Admission varies; it is usually $3 for adults, $2 for ages 13 through 17, and $1 for ages 12 and under.
On June 21, the summer solstice, nearly continuous sunlight will illuminate the Fairbanks landscape; the city will host a "Midnight Sun' game starting at 11 P.M. and played without lights. Last year, some 3,500 fans crowded the city's Growden Stadium to cheer on their team. The last pitch of this quintessential Alaskan baseball game came as 2 A.M. approached and the sum began to climb from the horizon.


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Ahh...multiple offers. This is the stuff Sellers dream of, but only skilled REALTORS® can grasp and handle like a pro.
Why so? Well, quite frankly, it can be tricky and nerve-wracking. But, it's not insurmountable...it does go with the territory, especially in our area and in this HOT spring market. Still, multiple offers are a whole different kind of animal than any other thing REALTORS® face. It's just not as easy as it looks and it's certainly not for the faint of heart (nor for a rookie).
So, that being said, Sellers, be careful what you wish for and make sure you're signed up with a pro who knows their way around the negotiation table. Experience usually makes a REALTOR® better equipped to handle such a situation, but that's not always the case. I don't care what people may tell you about how anything can be learned. I personally think some skills you either have or you don't have. Thankfully, for my clients, this agent has what it takes. I'm not tooting my own horn, just telling you the truth.
The fortunate recipient of multiple offers had better be prepared. This type of situation requires the kind of skill that comes with a good sense of how to read people and gauge their level of interest, their willingness and ability to handle a tough negotiation, and judge whether or not what they have put in writing will actually fly with their lender.
Multiple offers can blow up in your face if you're not careful. As much as I love, love, love the challenge and excitement of telling my Sellers that they not only have one, but two or more offers on their property, I do not take the process lightly, as any wrong move can backfire.
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In just her fourth start in a Top Alcohol Funny Car, rookie Annie Whitely got her first win, upsetting heavily favored Tony Bartone in the Las Vegas regional final, 5.67 to 5.78. Whiteley's husband Jim and Chris Demke were charging for the finish line side by side in the Top Alcohol Dragster final, but something blew through the lights in Demke's lane, giving him a bogus 4.92 e.t. and nullifying the race, which will be re-run next weekend.
Bartone wheeled Rick Jackson's Center Pointe Mustang to low e.t. of both qualifying sessions (5.59 and 5.62) and low e.t of both preliminary rounds of eliminations, but he lost traction in the final and slowed by more than a tenth. "I didn't know I'd won," Whiteley said. "I try to just concentrate on staying in my lane and getting stopped, and my eyes never wander. I didn't see him, but I never look."
Whiteley's Roger Bateman-tuned car was the picture of consistency all weekend; she qualified No. 3 with a 5.68 and ran back-to-back 5.68s in the early rounds and a 5.67 in the final for the breakthrough win. "There was a spot on the track that we couldn't get through when we were testing before the race, and the same thing happened in the first qualifying session," Whiteley said. "We only had one more shot to get in, so Roger did something to settle the car down, and it made it right down through there. We were thrilled just to make the field – there were 16 cars trying to qualify – and we were ecstatic to get by the first round. That was my first round-win, and when we went up for the semi's, Roger told me 'OK, now you're playing with the big boys.' "
Each of the other three drivers left in contention – Steve Gasparrelli, Jay Payne, and Bartone – has double-digit national event victories and has finished in the top two in the national standings. Bartone took out Gasparrelli with a 5.60 and Whiteley edged Payne, 5.68 to 5.69, for the biggest win of her young career to that point.
In the Top Alcohol Dragster final, Demke's Peen Rite dragster had a slight lead at the 1,000-foot mark, but the outcome was too close to call, so a rerun is scheduled to be held in conjunction with qualifying for the national event at Las Vegas this weekend.
"I saw my win-light come on," Demke said. "Jim and I rolled around the corner, he came over to congratulate me, and I was just wrapping up my parachutes when somebody came up on a scooter and asked both of us who we thought had won. I said, 'I did – I never saw him.' But Jim never saw me either. It was close."
Going into the final, Whiteley appeared to have the advantage. He qualified No. 1 with a 5.30 and ran a 5.31 to eliminate James Butler in round one and a 5.32 against Don St. Arnaud in the semi's. Demke, who has swept both national events so far this year, was right behind Whiteley, qualifying No. 2 with a 5.35 and defeating Garrett Bateman and Joey Severance with times of 5.32 and 5.35, respectively.
Whiteley and Demke left almost simultaneously in the final, with Demke in the lead, .030 to .040, and then both drivers went into shake in low gear and slowed to their worst runs all day. "All the numbers to the 1,000-foot mark were accurate," Demke said, "and for me to lose, I would have had to have had an .854 split from the 1,000-foot mark to the finish line, and I don't think it did. I thought the motor might have hurt itself right at the end, but looking at the G-meter after the run, it didn't. Jim ran a 5.40 and, looking at our computer, I think I ran about a 5.39, so I should have gotten there first by 15- to 20-thousandths of a second. The computer doesn't lie, but rules are rules. I don't expect NHRA to use what's on my computer to declare me the winner, so we'll just have to try again next weekend."


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Let p(x) = x^5 + ax + b where a and b are real numbers.
a.) prove that p(x) has exactly one real root if a > 0.
b.) What is the maximum number of real roots p(x) may have? Justify your answer.
I am going to use the root-location theorem.Originally Posted by Susie38
If is countinous on and have opposite signs then there exists a number such as, .
You have, thus,
Find the critical points,
Thus, but since we have, thus there are no critical points (because it yields imaginary numbers). Because the function is always increasing. Meaning that it intersects the x-axis only once. Thus, there is only one real root.
Actually that is not necessarily true. It would have been correct to state that since,Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker
We can make the function as large and as small as we like. Meaning that we can choose values such as it is negative and positive. Then apply the root location theorem.
Hello,Originally Posted by Susie38
I presume that you have to answer this question if a, b are real numbers (without any restrictions).
By the first derivative (compare ThePerfectHacker's answer) you can only calculate 2 turning points if a < 0 .
Place the maximum over the x-axis and the minimum below the x-axis and you'll get a maximum number of 3 intercepting points with the x-axis, that means you get a maximum fo 3 roots.
I've attached a diagram with a family of functions:
The red graphs show what happens if the value of b has been changed.
The black graphs show what happens when the value of a has been changed. The domain of a and b is [-2,2].


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LANDOVER, Md. -- There is more to an NFL player's return from a concussion than passing baseline tests of brain function, getting medical clearance and trotting back into the huddle. The case of Robert Griffin III illustrated that Sunday.
Seven days after suffering a concussion, the rookie quarterback of the Washington Redskins made a 76-yard touchdown sprint with under three minutes left to clinch a 38-26 victory against the Minnesota Vikings.
But on about a half dozen other scrambling and running plays, Griffin stepped out of bounds rather than risk the kind of hit that knocked him from the game a week earlier against the Atlanta Falcons. It was a kind of discretion he's learning.
BOX SCORE: Redskins 38, Vikings 26
Though it might seem the Redskins took unnecessary risks by using Griffin on some designed runs, Coach Mike Shanahan said that was actually aimed at sparing hits from a regular dose of the Vikings pass rush. And Griffin himself said another element of his return was that he didn't try to hide any post-concussion symptoms -- which he said he didn't have -- from the examining doctors.
On his first scramble of the game in the opening quarter, Griffin took his seven yards and avoided taking a hit for another yard or two.
"I think common sense prevailed," said Shanahan. "I think he'll learn every game maybe when to slide, when to throw the ball away, when to go out of bounds a little earlier. I thought I saw that today in a number of situations."
Said Griffin: "You stay aggressive, but you just try to be smart."
But there is a fine line. Griffin said he thought about stepping out of bounds on that clinching run. But he decided the lane was too big and the route to the end zone too open.
"I took off running, got to the sideline and thought about running out of bounds -- because everyone's been telling me that lately," said Griffin. "But) I felt like I had the guy outflanked, and I just took off running. The rest is history.''
Griffin, who ran for 138 yards on 13 carries, bolted seven yards for a touchdown on a quarterback draw in the third quarter. He ran off tackle and dove into the end zone. On later back-to-back plays in the third quarter, Griffin made option runs, faking a handoff and then darting off tackle. Each netted four yards.
He became the second quarterback since the 1970 merger to run for at least 130 yards and two touchdowns in a game (Michael Vick was the first).
VIDEO: Vikings can't catch Griffin on clutch run
Why risk those kinds of plays with a guy coming off a concussion?
"Sometimes, a designed run helps a quarterback," said Shanahan. "If we would have gotten in a drop back passing game with that defense today and didn't have some designed runs, there would have been a number of sacks. . . . Robert, by doing what he does, is keeping the defense off balance, really giving him a chance in my opinion to stay healthier."
Well, it worked Sunday. Griffin was sacked once. He completed 17 of 22 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown with one interception.
Griffin returned on a limited basis for the Redskins first practice of the week last Wednesday. He said he had no symptoms, and the Redskins said the doctors had cleared him to return. But Griffin said there was another element to that. He said that he had to be frank with the doctors about what he was experiencing.
Under NFL rules, he had to pass baseline tests -- computerized tests which compare his brain performance after a concussion to what it was when he originally took the test in the offseason.
"The tests, they did a good job of making sure I was okay, constantly being on me to be honest with them so I wouldn't go out there and put myself in harm's way," said Griffin. "I told them I would be honest with them. I had no symptoms. I remembered everything since 15 minutes after they took me out of the (Atlanta) game. And it stayed that way. . . . They did the right thing by not letting me go back in the (Atlanta) game.''
Shanahan said during the week that Griffin was being monitored daily. He participated in a full practice Friday but was still listed as questionable on the Friday injury report.
"I told them I was going to be honest with them," said Griffin. "If I went the whole week and showed up on game day and did not feel right, I wouldn't have played because it wouldn't be right for me. It wouldn't be right for the team.''
On one play in the second quarter, Griffin threw a pass away rather than try to run. After releasing the ball, he was shoved by Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson. Griffin went head over heels after being shoved. Henderson was hit with a roughing the passer penalty that gave Washington a first down and set up a touchdown.
Might Griffin have enhanced the impact of that shove? Has he also learned that gamesmanship can accompany discretion Might Griffin have enhanced the impact of that shove? Has he also learned that gamesmanship can accompany discretion?
"I mean, he hit me good. C'mon man," Griffin said with a smile. "It wasn't like a basketball flop, but I definitely sold it pretty well. I mean the ball was clearly gone, guys. It was a great job of me and the ref being on the same page".


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There's something to be said for watching vigilante justice in movies. I believe that we all have some sort of dark anger lurking inside of us. When we see an injustice such as someone's wheelchair being taken from the back of a truck or watching a country go to war for suspect reasons, that's when the anger stirs. For most of us, it stays in the pit of our subconscious It might lead to some sort of comment but that's likely where it stops. So it's nice to see someone take action, even if it is a semi-retired professional wrestler who still goes by his noun name. So Walking Tall is no classic, but as a real-life fantasy with a strong lead performance, it could have been a lot worse.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is Chris Vaughn, a genuine hero in today's America. He's a soldier returning home after his eight-year tour of duty is over. When you leave home, your memories of the place do not change. But home does. The first thing Chris aims to do is get a job at the local sawmill, because that's the only place to get a job in the sleepy town. But the mill has long since closed. In a realization of It's a Wonderful Life, it is like Chris had never been born. The mill's heir, Jay Hamilton, Jr. (Neal McDonough), a former schoolmate of Chris', locked the doors and built a casino. Now everyone in the town either works at the tables or gambles there in hopes of scraping together enough money to pay the bills. Hamilton owns the town and runs it the way he sees fit. And big, tough Chris no like. So big, tough Chris grab piece of lumber and get mad.
Upon taking matters into his own hands, Chris finds himself wearing the sheriff's badge and aims to clean things up. But when your town is corrupt to the core, it's easy to have such aspirations but in order to actually carry it out, you need a bat with a duct taped grip. Or so Walking Tall suggests. Good and bad are so clearly defined that the people are ready for someone to take action. They've been suppressed under the casino rule and lost all hope. Chris is the first person to show signs of gray because of his willingness to take matters into his own hands to instigate change. But because those around him are so black and white, his motives are in place when he goes tough guy in the casino.
Walking Tall is 'inspired by a true story' meaning something sort of similar happened in the past and because it actually sort of happened, there's some reality in this one too. It's more a modern myth than anything else. The real-life Chris Vaughn was actually named Buford Pusser and his story was made into a film in 1973 with two sequels following in 1975 and 1977 and a short-lived TV show in 1981. With so many interpretations, it's tough to say how much reality is left in this incarnation of Walking Tall. The fact that it's inspired by a true story rather than based on one should provide the answer.
But if something's inspired, it should be getting to the heart of the source material. No matter where the fact and fiction lie, Walking Tall taps into something very relevant and political. I think much of western society is fed up with those in control right now. The rich seem to be getting richer while those struggling to get by are struggling even more. Here in Canada, our government is under investigation for potentially skimming a hundred million dollars of tax money. The fallout in the United States happened a couple of years ago with Enron and the many other corporate scandals. Now the government is fighting a war that they're struggling to justify because the initial justification turned out to be founded on lies and misleading information. I feel that many people have lost a lot of hope and they want a knight to come in and save the day. That's what the Chris Vaughn character is about. He doesn't ask questions. He doesn't write letters to the editor. He takes action, even if he knows it's a losing battle or one that goes contrary to the suppressing powers.
If there wasn't the political fantasy behind it, Walking Tall would be a cold vigilante action film with little plot and even less characterization. But the Rock is proving to be as much as presence on the screen as he was in the wrestling ring. Here he's got the balance of charm and toughness to make you root and believe in him. Johnny Knoxville is an ideal sidekick. He plays Chris' not-too-intelligent but wisecracking best friend Ray who always seems to being getting beat up. If the film is a societal fantasy, Chris is who we dream of being but it's much more likely we'd be Ray.
Walking Tall runs just 85 minutes and much of that is spent on barroom-style brawls. Still, director Kevin Bray doesn't appear to be too ambitious with it. He knows what he wants and that those going to a movie starring the Rock probably want the same thing. Still, what makes it stand out for me is the fact that there's some subversive politics happening beyond the fighting that is refreshing. It has a political agenda and doesn't hide behind it. To that end Walking Tall is an unexpected surprise and a pleasant one at that.
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Once again, liberal heads are exploding because GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson has simply told the truth. It's almost (notice I said almost) humorous the way liberal commentators try to spin Dr. Carson's comments. As usual, there's no logical response to Dr. Carson's argument.
This time, David Graham, writing for The Atlantic, takes Dr. Carson's gun control comment, gives it a 180 spin and then ties it up with a "gaffe" bow.
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Gaffe Track: Did Gun Control Cause the Holocaust?
The candidate: Ben Carson. Welcome back, doctor!
The gaffe:
Graham continues: The gaffe also cements Carson's penchant for poorly considered remarks—comparing the U.S. to Nazi Germany elsewhere, or likening ISIS to the Founding Fathers.
Dr. Carson never compares Nazi Germany to the United States, nor did he ever claim gun control caused the Holocaust. But that comment sounds good if you're a left-wing liberal trying to paint a dedicated American patriot, a successful conservative black presidential candidate who refuses to drink the liberal Kool-Aid, as a gaffe-prone joker.
Everyone, except perhaps David Graham, knows the Holocaust was caused by sick hatred and anti-Semitism — a really bad combination on any day. On a broader scale, it was enabled by ordinary citizens who either actively participated or looked the other way, while their government blamed the ills of German society on its Jewish citizens. Hatred for those Jewish citizens was stirred up and stoked at every opportunity.
One of the very important lessons to be learned from this history was highlighted in a National Review article (Graham referred to the same piece in his post as a perfect example of right-wing nuttiness), which pointed out that the German government had a systematic scheme to first register, and then confiscate, all privately-owned firearms. In the end, this rendered the Jewish citizens completely unable to defend themselves or their property — from both the government tyrants and the crazed citizens. This was exactly Dr. Carson's point.
In 1931, Weimar authorities discovered plans for a Nazi takeover in which Jews would be denied food and persons refusing to surrender their guns within 24 hours would be executed. They were written by Werner Best, a future Gestapo official. In reaction to such threats, the government authorized the registration of all firearms and the confiscation thereof, if required for "public safety." The interior minister warned that the records must not fall into the hands of any extremist group.
In 1933, the ultimate extremist group, led by Adolf Hitler, seized power and used the records to identify, disarm, and attack political opponents and Jews. Constitutional rights were suspended, and mass searches for and seizures of guns and dissident publications ensued. Police revoked gun licenses of Social Democrats and others who were not "politically reliable."
During the five years of repression that followed, society was "cleansed" by the National Socialist regime. Undesirables were placed in camps where labor made them "free," and normal rights of citizenship were taken from Jews. The Gestapo banned independent gun clubs and arrested their leaders. Gestapo counsel Werner Best issued a directive to the police forbidding issuance of firearm permits to Jews.
In 1938, Hitler signed a new Gun Control Act. Now that many "enemies of the state" had been removed from society, some restrictions could be slightly liberalized, especially for Nazi Party members. But Jews were prohibited from working in the firearms industry, and .22 caliber hollow-point ammunition was banned. The time had come to launch a decisive blow to the Jewish community, to render it defenseless so that its "ill-gotten" property could be redistributed as an entitlement to the German "Volk." The German Jews were ordered to surrender all their weapons, and the police had the records on all who had registered them. Even those who gave up their weapons voluntarily were turned over to the Gestapo.
This took place in the weeks before what became known as the Night of the Broken Glass, or Kristallnacht, occurred in November 1938. That the Jews were disarmed before it, minimizing any risk of resistance, is the strongest evidence that the pogrom was planned in advance. An incident was needed to justify unleashing the attack.
That incident would be the shooting of a German diplomat in Paris by a teenage Polish Jew. Hitler directed propaganda minister Josef Goebbels to orchestrate the Night of the Broken Glass. This massive operation, allegedly conducted as a search for weapons, entailed the ransacking of homes and businesses, and the arson of synagogues.
SS chief Heinrich Himmler decreed that 20 years be served in a concentration camp by any Jew possessing a firearm. Rusty revolvers and bayonets from the Great War were confiscated from Jewish veterans who had served with distinction. Twenty thousand Jewish men were thrown into concentration camps, and had to pay ransoms to get released.
The U.S. media covered the above events. And when France fell to Nazi invasion in 1940, the New York Times reported that the French were deprived of rights such as free speech and firearm possession just as the Germans had been. Frenchmen who failed to surrender their firearms within 24 hours were subject to the death penalty.
No wonder that in 1941, just days before the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress reaffirmed Second Amendment rights and prohibited gun registration. In 1968, bills to register guns were debated, with opponents recalling the Nazi experience and supporters denying that the Nazis ever used registration records to confiscate guns. The bills were defeated, as every such proposal has been ever since, including recent "universal background check" bills.
When you consider Dr. Carson's statement in the context of the HISTORY of the Holocaust, it's a no brainer. For that matter, when you consider the HISTORY of the United States, it's fair to say the Revolutionary War was started over British attempts to confiscate weapons and ammo from colonists. David Graham might not be free to express his liberal opinion today had the colonists not resisted a tyrant's order to fork over their guns.
It's clear to me Dr. Carson has a clear understanding of tyrants and why they don't want an armed populace. But here's the interview — what do you think?
[Note: This article was written by Ashley Edwardson]


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When buying a digital camera one feature is talked about more than anything else…How many mega pixels does it have? More mega pixels means a better camera, right? Wrong! The bottleneck for digital camera quality used to be mega pixels. Going from a 1 Mega Pixel to a 2 Mega Pixel camera meant a huge increase in quality. As digital camera's developed consumers became very sensitive to mega pixels. In fact, the entire digital photography market shifted into high gear to make cameras with more mega pixels. Consumers still believe that going from a 5 mega pixel to a 12 will increase the quality of their pictures. The truth is making that jump will most likely make worse pictures not better. Here's why:
Cameras with lower pixel counts have pixelation problems. When a camera has too many pixels without increasing the sensor size there are problems with noise. The happy medium for compact cameras is around 6 MP.
You can only make the pixels so small
To increase pixel count camera manufacturers have to fit more pixels on the same sensor. The sensor goes from looking like this:
To this:
At some point the pixels are so small that they can't perform like they used to. When this happen more noise and errors occur. There is not enough area for a pixel to read the light correctly.
Image data is bigger too
Not only does it take longer for a camera to store large pictures you'll spend more time uploading and editing them. Large pictures take up more space on your hard drive.
On a personal note, it bothers me when I want to take a follow-up picture and my camera isn't ready. The extra time it takes to process the large pictures is the cause of this delay. To test this out for yourself try making the image size smaller. Notice how much quicker your camera is ready to take those follow-up shots?
How to fix the problem
There is a balanced ratio of pixels, to sensor size, to lens size. As you increase your pixel count the sensor size and lens needs to increase as well. Most people won't appreciate their compact camera getting bigger and bigger as the sensor and lenses get larger. So the real solution is to get lower mega pixels with as large a sensors possible.
What if you buy a 12 MP camera and only use the 6 MP setting? Will this fix the problem?
No. Your sensor would read the new setting like this:
You could not get around the problem by lowering your image size setting. The sensor has already been manufactured to fit all the pixels on it. The only way to fix the problem is to buy a camera that already has 5 to 6 MP as its maximum.
What the market has to offer
I did hours of research on dpreview.com to find the camera with a balanced ratio of sensor to mega pixels. More than 80% of the cameras made since 2005 have the smallest sensor available (1/ 2.5"). Those cameras with a tiny 1/ 2.5" sensor have been deleted from my list. Here's an image showing the actual sensor sizes so you have an idea of what these numbers mean.
According to this article from 6mpixel.org to get 6mp you need a sensor of at least 2/ 3". As far as I could see there isn't a point and shoot made with those specifications. The only two options available are 1) Buy an SLR or 2) Get the biggest sensor available within the point and shoot category.


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We return to form with six DLC tracks this time over the three from last week. When it comes to me being into the bands featured though, we're about equal. Possibly slipped a bit in fact as I don't think I've heard of either Neon Trees or The Black Keys before. But part of what I love so much about the game is how it introduces me to new music. Can't get much more "new" […]
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Roger Fisher's 'Barracuda' Gear (and Other Tidbits)
Howard Leese's Gear Too; Replace Ace?
To me, the Heart tune "Barracuda" is one of those perfect songs. Everything's great: guitar, drums (watch it on YouTube) and the singing, which is just amazing. We've all heard the song hundreds of times, but there's precious little about the gear Roger Fisher and fellow guitarist Howard Leese used on the tune.
Here's what Roger had to say about it to WoodyTone, followed by some notes on Howard's Barracuda gear – as well as some info on how the Wilson sisters got control of Heart, how KISS asked Roger to audition for the band and other interesting items.
WoodyTone: Gear-wise, Barracuda is one of the most studied Heart tunes, in part because of that unique flanger sound. Do you remember what gear you used for that tune?
Roger: A Strat – not sure about the year. I think it was a Music Man head [Leo Fender-designed, solid-state preamp, 6L6 power tubes], don't remember the wattage. I think we had a little 2×12 cab, maybe custom-made, I would go through, then on stage [at times it was at the front of the stage, facing Roger] we'd throw a baffle in front so I could play it really loud – because the best way I know of getting good sustain while maintaining a fairly clean tone is you just have to go for volume…unless you have the luxury of having close proximity to your amp, pointing right at you at guitar height. The cab had Celestions, but I don't remember what wattage.
The flanger was a kit that I originally bought from a company called Phoenix Systems from Massachusetts. It's the same flanger sound used in "Mistral Wind," and there isn't really another flanger that sounds like it. This new flanger that came out called the Barracuda flanger, endorsed by Howard Leese, doesn't sound like that Phoenix Systems flanger. [Obviously his opinion and his ears, but judging by forum activity several folks disagree.]
When I was playing the riff, it was just a fun guitar riff to play so it was just natural to try a few different things. And one of the things we tried was the flanger. It worked, and that was that.
Do you remember where the flanger was in the signal chain? [It was a rack unit.]
I think the Music Man head had an effects loop, and I think the flanger was in the effects loop. I think I had the flanger just about as slow as it could go.
How about those laser-like sounds near the end of the tune? They sound like they have a flanger on them. Was that a synthesizer?
The way that occurred is I was leaning over my amp with my guitar on to adjust something, or maybe a pick had fallen behind the amp or something, and when I got the guitar close to the amp head – the flanger was on – we heard that sound. The producer, Mike Flicker, said, 'We have to record that sound – it's really cool! What should we call it?' I said, 'Call it Alien Attack.' So we named it that on the console.
Howard's 'Barracuda' Gear
Howard was also an integral part of Heart, and lasted longer in the band than Roger. the following gear details are from a Vintage Guitar magazine interview, and all quotes are Howard's.
The guitar was a '66 Fender Telecaster, used to record 'Barracuda,' 'Magic Man,' 'Crazy On You' and possibly other Heart tunes. Its prior owner was Mars Bonfire, who used it to write and record Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild.' Now that's a Tele with some mojo.
Howard: "I still have it. It's a '66 with a painted headstock…. This is the guitar on which the song that contained the first reference to 'heavy metal' was written: 'heavy metal thunder' [in 'Born to be Wild']. It was originally black but I sanded it down to bare wood; you can see that in old Heart photos. Then I retired and restored it. I've had it since high school.
"That Tele took me from Los Angeles to Vancouver, and all around the world. I put a humbucker in it, changed the tuners, and added a Yamaha roller bridge and Bigsby. Like we all did in the '70s, I took it apart and made it the way I wanted it. The only original parts [now], aside from the body and furniture, are the bridge pickup and its stock wiring."
He thinks his amp on 'Barracuda' was a '56 4×10 Fender Bassman, presumably a combo. "I plugged into both channels and cranked it," he said.
"I paid $140 for the guitar and $160 for the amp. My entire gear investment was 300 bucks (laughs)! That's what I went on tour with, that rig and a folding chair for an amp stand."
Barracuda, Cal Jam 2, Ontario motor speedway, CA, March 1978
Notable: How the Wilson Sisters Became Heart
From Roger's website, not covered in our interview – but interesting!
"In a nutshell, when my brother Mike was happily with Ann, and Nance and I were happily together, the Heart Partnership was formed. Mike and I, in our wisdom, insisted the girls be given 51% of the rights in the partnership."
He noted elsewhere on his site: "When the writing for Dog And Butterfly began, our musical and personal relationship had begun to be more strained. There had been a point while recording Little Queen where I mentally and spiritually quit the band, based on decisions being made which, to me, were not done for the right reasons. What I saw that bothered me so much was the power struggle beginning.
"While I think the songs I wasn't welcome to play on on the Dog & Butterfly album are great, they certainly don't represent a band. I felt I was being slowly worked out of the lineup. This was a very difficult time for me, as one can imagine."
Notable: Asked to Replace Ace!
Also from Roger's website:
"After leaving Heart, KISS approached Heart's manager Ken Kinnear, saying they were interested in having me audition. I certainly mean no disrespect to a great group, but they didn't really turn me on at the time. I had Ken ask them what the pay would be. They responded with, 'Come down and audition, and we'll take it from there.'
I was unimpressed with that response, so passed on the opportunity and lived a somewhat hermit-like life in the middle of five acres of woods, until I met my second wife, Maureen in 1983.
Notable: More Classic Heart Tunes?
From the website:
"If Ann and Nance could have teamed up with some of the stuff I wrote after leaving, I have no doubt it would have been huge. Derosier and I created some of the highest-energy rock I've ever heard, and no one else has heard it.
"I still have these tapes, and if I were Ann, I'd call me and check it out. I know she could put vocals on there that would awaken the dead!"
He added: "I don't mean to be campaigning for a Heart reunion…that's not my intention."
But it may happen because if Heart gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it really would have to be the original band.
Interestingly, Howard Leese was not asked to perform on the VH1 Rock Honors show which honored Heart. Here's what he said about it to Vintage Guitar magazine: "They're having their current road band play, none of which had anything to do with any of those records. So all the fans are crying foul, they think it stinks. I think it stinks. I'm disappointed. I'm not surprised, but I'm disappointed. The VH1 thing this is fine, but they dare not try that to get in the Hall of Fame…then I'm gonna bitch. But yeah, it stinks, and so does their new band. So, there you have it."
And: "Ann and Nancy really never gave the band much credit. You never heard them speak about the band members. They were always talking about something they were doing. They never really appreciated or gave the band its due, I thought. All the press and stuff was always focused on them, which is fine because it worked. But it was a little bit funky, especially in the '80s when the band was really the driving force behind it and the girls really weren't the leadership at that time. So yeah, it irks me a little bit. Personally I don't really care. I think being famous is overrated. But on a musical level, it kind of bothered me that the band never got the credit – how important the band was to the whole overall thing. Let's just say I had a bigger percentage of the money than I had of the spotlight. I was fine with that."
> From the website, on his relationship with Howard Leese: "Howie and I always got along well. I held him in high esteem because of his knowledge of music theory – mine was almost non-existent – and his self-confidence, which, to me, bordered on arrogance…. We co-composed some pretty great guitar solos, and Howie can take sole responsibility for the writing of some them, 'Straight On' being one. We didn't get as close as we might have because I spent most my time with Nance and didn't go out with 'the guys' as much as I otherwise would have."
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Category: Bassman, Celestion speakers, Howard Leese, KISS, Music Man, Roger Fisher, Strat, Telecaster
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One of the best songs ever – creamiest sound imaginable for those chords. I can't believe that he took such a bare bones rig to gig with him. The lawn chair cracks me up, but some of the most notable sounds are from simple set ups.


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Can someone please stop me from making everything Mini?!! Is it because subconsciously I am trying to drop a few more pounds before I go to NY? I don't know, maybe, but I am on some kind of mini kick and I'm loving it!
So, here I was late last night all ready to post, as I usually do Thursday night and I find I have no Internet due to a crazy monsoon storm. I hate when I don't have my every day conveniences! The rain and lightening storm was great though. We hadn't had a storm like it in ages.
I'm sticking with my "mini" theme and have come up with 2 great dishes that I know you'll love! Every time I use chipotle chili's, I think of one of the finalists on the Next Food Network Star that had never heard of it. Seriously?! I guess living in the ol' Southwest there is chipotle in just about everything. It is one of my favorite ingredients to use. It adds a smokiness and a perfect spice to so many dishes.
Fist up is this great mini Farfalle spicy chicken pasta. I LOVE this pasta. This is another pasta I could eat just about everyday. I love fresh corn and black beans in southwest recipes. Look for the mini Farfalle pasta next time you are at the grocery store. They cook faster and they look so fun and small. Plan ahead and double the chicken part of the recipe to make the quesadillas below…..check it out. Hope you'll all enjoy!
Mini Farfalle Chipotle Chicken Pasta in Fire Roasted Tomato Cream Sauce
1 lb Barilla Mini Farfalle pasta
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ Cup white finely diced onion
2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped, from can (3 if you like spicy)
1 fresh corn on the cob, kernels removed
1 Cup drained black beans
2 Cups diced cooked chicken
1/4 Cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
2 14 oz cans Muir Glen Fire Roasted diced Tomatoes
½ Cup heavy cream
Pinch salt, pepper, garlic salt
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, drain and set aside.
2. Heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil into large 5 qt skillet or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, chipotle, corn, and beans. Cook for 5 minutes, until softened. Stir in cooked chicken and cilantro leaves until heated through, reduce heat to low and set aside.
3. Place both cans of tomatoes into food processor and pulse until nearly smooth. Pour into chicken mixture. Stir in cooked pasta; stir to combine. Stir in heavy cream, salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste. Cook until heated through and serve. Garnish with additional cilantro if desired.
8 servings
Next up are my cute mini Quesadillas. They are bite size and sassy. Use your biscuit or round cookie cutter and make your own. It's really as simple as that. Using the same chicken recipe as the pasta makes for 2 great meals in one shot, Enjoy!
Mmm, try it with the Adobo Sour Cream. This is my favorite!
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
30 2 1/2- 3inch round flour tortillas, cut with round cookie or biscuit cutter
2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce from can (3 if you like spicy)
1/4 Cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 fresh corn on the cob, kernels removed
1 Cup drained black beans
2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 Cups light sour cream
2-3 Tablespoons adobo sauce from can of chipotle peppers
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place tortillas onto a baking rack placed over a baking sheet. Brush tops of each tortilla with oil and bake for 5-7 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Remove and set aside.
2. Heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil into large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, chipotle peppers, cilantro, corn and beans until heated through, about 5 minutes.
3. Sprinkle a thin layer of cheese over each bottom tortilla. Spoon a heaping Tablespoon of chicken mixture over cheese layer then sprinkle with a pinch more cheese. Lightly press a tortilla round over top. Repeat this process until chicken and tortillas are used up. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Combine sour cream and chipotle in a small bowl. Serve with a cilantro leaf garnished plate and top with chipotle sour cream if desired.
*Depending on what size you cut your tortillas you may need more or less to use all of filling. If you have a house full of non-spicy fans, only use 1 chipotle chili. You'll still get the smoky flavor with less heat*
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Hi! I stumbled across your website because my friend has your link on her blog. Can I just tell you I LOVE it! You're so funny and creative. I am living in Taiwan at the moment for my husband's job and we have NO oven. It is rough. Do you have any good microwave or toaster oven recipes? Just kidding…well, kind of. You can actually do a lot in a toaster oven come to find out! I have put a bunch of your recipes in a folder and can't WAIT to get back home and try them.
Both recipes look really delicious! I'm so glad I found your blog!
Mini is so cool! 😀
Both recipes are so adorable! I love all the healthy ingredients you fit into such a tasty dish! I would love to come and have a Mexican cooked by you Jenny you have that magic touch for cooking it. All I can say is YUM!
I really like that 'mini' theme. I have to find the Barilla Mini Farfalle pasta. Haven't seen them around here.
I tried your chipotle pasta and we loved the flavors. It was a bit too spicy (used 2 peppers) so next time I would use less just so the other flavors really come through! Also, maybe less pasta so its more saucy. It was a great way to use up some fresh sweet corn!!
This look so delicious. I made your spaghetti cups and they were awesome. Your recipes never disappoint.
I am also so in love with the mini barilla pastas! These recipes look fabulous, I've got the ingredients I need on my grocery list!
Thanks for taking the time to write and give your toaster oven suggestion "lasagna ciabatta." I was able to find focaccia bread here in Taiwan! I had to adjust the ingredients a little (some things are scarce here) but my boys devoured them! Thanks again. I definitely needed help thinking outside the box. I look forward to your new recipes!!!
can't wait to try the chipotle recipes. seems like when a recipe calls for chipolte-I open the can but don't use all and then it goes to waste. thanks…ginger
I'm so excited to try these. I can't seem to find the chipotle peppers in adobe sauce. Any clues as to where I can find it? Thanks.
Hi Rachel,
I get my can at Walmart in the mexican food section. It's close to the salsa, green chilies and enchilada sauce. It will say chipotle chili in adobo sauce
I just got a chance to make the pasta recipe tonight, and it was INSANE! So delicious! I only used one chipotle because I have a daughter who hates anything spicy, but there was enough of the flavor that I enjoyed it and she didn't think it was too hot. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe! I'll be making this one again.
what is the best way to cook the chicken?
that flavor combo is always a hit! i think you'd like this salad too
The Mini Farfalle Chipotle Chicken Pasta in Fire Roasted Tomato Cream Sauce was the first of your recipes I made. My picky picky husband loved it (so did I). He can not wait until I make it again. Thanks.
These were DELICIOUS! My husband said he felt like he was eating at a Mexican restaurant and that they were better than eating at his favorite burrito place (Chipotle-yum!) We loved them and not too hard to fix! Thanks for another great recipe!!!
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So a guy whose column is accompanied by nine ads and more than 40 paid advertiser links is going to boycott the commercialized name of the PGA Tour playoff system?
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Greenpeace report gives choice to Korea: choose renewables - or get left behind
Seoul- 19 April 2012-- South Korea's energy supply could switch to nearly 60% renewable by 2050, phasing out nuclear power by 2030, creating jobs, reducing the cost of energy and generating massive savings in electricity supply, according to a new study done by Greenpeace International (1).
Greenpeace today launched The Energy[R]evolution scenario for Korea, an in-depth study and model of an energy future for South Korea, carried out by Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), with Greenpeace International and the European Renewable Energy Council (2). The local Korean partners were Energy Alternative Forum (EAF) and Korea Federation for Environment Movement (KFEM).
Today, around 80% of Korea's primary energy supply comes from fossil fuels and 16% from nuclear energy, with just 2% supplied by renewable energy. If current South Korea policies continue, by 2050 it would invest 74% of its energy spending into nuclear power and only 20% into renewable energy and co-generation. The Greenpeace scenario turns this around to see a 90% investment into renewables and cogeneration by 2050.
"South Korea has a massive potential in energy efficiency," said Sven Teske as he launched the report aboard the Greenpeace ship "Esperanza" in Incheon, near Seoul. "Esperanza means 'hope' – and this work gives hope to a clean, renewable energy future for Korea, which is currently going down an expensive and dangerous nuclear path."
Last night, to support the launch of the report, and the beginning of the M/Y Esperanza ship tour, Greenpeace projected a message saying "New Korea New Energy" onto the dome of the building of the National Assembly in Seoul (3)
Greenpeace Korea Climate and Energy campaigner team leader Hee-Song (Pino) Lee said the report should be a wake-up call for the Government, which not only had failed to look at alternatives to nuclear, but was also misleading the people.
"This report exposes the cheap nuclear lies our Government is selling the Korean people. If we dropped nuclear power we could save around $4 billion a year in energy investments – from now to 2050. This money could cut university fees almost in half (4), improving Korea's future competitiveness in terms of the economy and our brainpower. We would all be better off under this scenario."
A US report released just last week (5) showed Korea ranked only 15th in the G20 for its investments in renewable energy, lagging behind all its Asian G20 partners, including Indonesia and India.
"It shameful that Korea's investment in renewable energy does not live up to its international reputation as a stronger promoter of the Green Growth paradigm. Korea sees itself as an innovative economy – but this is far from the truth for the energy sector. But it's not too late to change direction and our report shows this," said Lee.
He called on the Government of South Korea to immediately phase out all subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear energy, to introduce mandatory efficiency standards and establish legally binding targets for renewable energy.
Ahn Byung-ok, of the Energy Alternative Forum and the Institute for Climate Change Action said: "The future belongs to sun and wind, not nuclear. Greenpeace's Energy [R]evolution scenario clearly shows the future direction that Korean society should be headed."
Wonyoung Yangyi, Director of KFEM, added "A high efficiency society achieved through an expansion of renewable energy and a smart demand management is the only way to escape from the risks of nuclear energy. Since Korea has a huge potential for renewable energy and energy efficiency, realising Greenpeace's Energy [R]evolution scenario is not that difficult. What will really make the difference is political will."
Greenpeace International:
Communications Cindy Baxter +82 (0)10 4836 3224
Renewable Energy expert Sven Teske +49 171 8787 552
Greenpeace East Asia in Seoul:
Climate Energy Campaigner Hee-Song Lee +82 (0)10 9186 0326
Communications Junghoon Choi +82 (0)10 4089 6980
(1) The Korea Energy [R]evolution models three energy scenarios: The reference scenario (current policies – from 2009), the Energy [R]evolution scenario and the Advanced Energy [R]evolution Scenario.
(2) Greenpeace has published three global editions of the Energy [R]evolution, the latest being in 2010, and has carried out country-specific scenarios in over 30 countries or regions. The first global edition, published in January 2007, projected a global installed renewable capacity of 156 GW by 2010. By the end of 2009, 158 GW had been installed. www.energyblueprint.info
(3) The projection, in English and Korean, can be seen here: Images available from…
(4) Korean MP Yoo Won-il (Creative Korea Party) has calculated that cutting student university fees in half would cost about USD$5 billion. Under the Advanced Energy [R]evolution, investment in the energy sector would be much lower without nuclear – around USD$4 billion a year.
(5) The report was published on April 11 by Pew Charitable Trusts in the US can be found at bit.ly/HybYFx . Korea contributed just 0.1% of the total G20 investment into renewable energy, recording a 5-year growth rate of -9%, beaten by Japan which ranked 8 with a 3.8% shares of total G20 investment and 5-year growth rate of +22%. Korea even lags behind developing countries like Indonesia and India in all categories in significant figures.


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Getting pupils to really engage with maths can sometimes be tricky, but our latest app of the week for iPad is a great solution. Talk Maths presents quite difficult mathematical functions in a fun, accessible way, and is suitable for a number of different levels.
What is Talk Maths?
Talk Maths (Pearson Education, £3.99) is an app for iPad that aims to "get children talking about maths and working together to solve problems". It does this through four different fun games – Number Sums, where pupils have to balance sides of a triangle; the capacity-matching Dominoes; Marble Run, in which pupils must adjust a function machine to make the target number, and Mystery Number – a game where pupils need to find a missing number by using clues to eliminate digits. The app comes in three different education level versions (Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6), and each game also has difficulty ratings, from 1-dot to 4-dot.
How can it benefit the classroom?
Because Talk Maths is developed in the UK, it actually addresses the UK maths curriculum (as opposed to some American apps you might come across in the App Store). This makes it a great tool to use alongside your regular teaching, and also a valuable resource for revision in the lead-up to those all important Year 6 SATs, as you can set independent revision and know your pupils are hitting the curriculum objectives.
Having different difficulty settings means Talk Maths is also perfect for differentiation, as you can tailor the app to both pupils who are looking for an extra challenge, or those who may need a little more support.
What's the best feature?
Maths wasn't exactly my favourite subject at school, so I was impressed to see how the games in Talk Maths could present quite 'dull' subjects in a fun way. You can see this most strongly in Marble Run. The objective here is to solve calculations and give the correct formula to send a marble round a pipe. It's a much more colourful and accessible way of learning about equations than just working through an old text book.
Where can I get it?
You can log on to the App Store on your iPad to purchase Talk Maths (Pearson Education, £3.99) Year 4, 5 or 6, or see more over on iTunes.
To find out more about our favourite apps and Apple iPad for the classroom, get in touch with the team on 03332 409 333 or email email@example.com. You can also keep up with all our latest education news and reviews by following @Jigsaw24Edu on Twitter or 'Like'-ing our Jigsaw24 Education Facebook page.


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Graduation Open House Invitations for School Graduate Party
When it comes time to mail your Invitations Graduation Open House, you certainly don't want to send shoddy stationery. After all, you're sharing the news of your child's great achievements with your friends and family. Only the best should be used for times like these. But, most folks think that it can sometimes be difficult to find invitation cards that will live up to your expectations. Not to mention that your Invitations Open House Party might just be the deciding factor for many people about which of many parties to attend. You really don't want to trust this decision to just any retail store.
Choosing FREE Graduation Party Open House Invitations
If you aren't planning a traditional get together, don't worry. There are websites that specialize in cards for almost any type of celebration you want to host. You'll find e-commerce shoppes with large selections of Graduation Open House Party Invites that can be personalized to your own individual party plans. The open house parties, by their very nature, are more informal and casual than most other celebrations so you need stationery that sets that tone.
Regardless of the type of event, you don't want your invites to look like copies of what other people have already sent out. No one wants to be a copycat. The good news is that GraduationCardsShop offers exclusive designs that are ONLY available on its website. These examples of Open House Party Invitation Cards for Graduates are great choices when you want to throw a truly unique event from start to finish.
Planning for Open House Graduation Party Fun
Timing is really important when it comes to your invitation cards. You don't want to order at the last minute or even shop offline right before the party. By delaying, you not only might you have trouble finding what you want but you won't be able to mail the Open House Graduation Party Invitation in time. You should always ensure your invited guests have at least a six week notice for these types of parties, especially since so many are likely to be occurring at the same time.
Online shoppes are great at helping you meet those timeframes, especially with the Same Day Express Shipping on ALL of our orders. That means you'll be able to get your invites order delivered to you in plenty of time to get them out to your guests. Since there are few sites that offer this benefit, be sure to look carefully.
Having an open house party is quite different from other celebrations, but it still requires planning and unique Open House Invitations.
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Rodney E. Slater & Samuel K. Skinner
Dear Colleagues:
The movement of freight and goods is our nation's lifeblood. A dynamic, growing economy needs the efficiency and competitive advantages that a first-class intermodal transportation system provides. The movement of goods directly affects global and domestic commerce from raw materials to agricultural products to high-tech electronics and other manufactured items. Fundamental domestic concerns, such as employment rates, cost of materials, national defense, international trade relations, and overall standard of living, all hinge to some degree on a timely and cost-effective freight system.
It's not too late. Congress should place a priority on freight infrastructure funding, especially through specific programs and dedicated monies that support goods movement. Our economy, our jobs and our standard of living are at stake.
Let's look at one example program: Corridors. A new program in TEA-21, the funds from the corridors program were overwhelmingly sought. During the first several years of the program, DOT received $15 of requests for each dollar available, totaling a demonstrated need of about $2 billion annually. Only about $700 million was available for this program under TEA-21, but, if funding isn't boosted dramatically in the new bill, infrastructure projects badly needed to keep goods moving will idle another six years.
In 1998, US freight carriers moved over 15 billion tons of goods worth more than $9 trillion. By 2020, the volume of freight moved by our transportation network will increase to 25 billion tons, worth about $30 trillion. Foreign trade more than doubled from 1981 to 2002, now accounting for one-third of our GDP, and is expected to double again by the end of the next decade. Investments in goods movement infrastructure, more than other parts of the system, have not kept pace with this growth.
The fact is, what can't be moved can't be used. Freight infrastructure requires your attention and support to prevent economic gridlock. As consumers, we all rely heavily upon this system in our everyday lives.
American voters are acutely attuned to the issue's importance. Freight and congestion issues took center stage in November's 2004 elections when Americans overwhelmingly voted in favor of transportation initiatives. In nearly 55 transportation funding measures on the ballot in 21 states, the voters approved 76 percent, allotting more than $28 billion in new transportation funding.
Transportation is embedded in the very fabric of our economy and the ripple effects from a breakdown in our goods movement system would be felt in every corner of the country.
Our success or failure in preserving and improving our nation's intermodal transportation system through adequate freight funding in the reauthorization will be reflected in prices of goods, employment stability and economic growth.
Rodney E. Slater
Samuel K. Skinner
(Samuel K. Skinner is currently Of Counsel to Greenberg Traurig, LLP and former Chairman & CEO of USF Corporation. Rodney E. Slater is currently a partner at Patton Boggs, LLP. Both are former US Transportation Secretaries under the Bush I and Clinton administrations, respectively.)


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Meet The Real Winner of the Super Bowl: Event Experience
This weekend, the world paused for a while to watch the Patriots take on the Falcons in the mother of all sporting events, Super Bowl LI. That's not really what happened at all. The Super Bowl well may be a great sporting event but it's much more than that. More than creative adverts. More than a halftime show. The Super Bowl event experience is definitely more than the sum of its parts.
Anyone that has ever been to a football game will tell you that the game is only a part of the experience. There's the buzz of the crowd, the jumbotron, the tribalism and the excitement of watching your sporting heroes made flesh. Then there's the halftime show. For many spectators, the halftime show is the game.
If you take all of the above and multiply it by about a billion, you end up with the Super Bowl. Since it's conception in the 1960's, the Super Bowl has continually upped its game – and by "game", I mean everything else.
Virtual Reality Event Experience
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the rising trend in VR at events, this was the first ever Super Bowl broadcast in virtual reality. And it almost certainly won't be the last. Fox and VR partner LiveLike featured over 20 VR replays, using multiple cameras that the viewer could switch between at leisure. Including cameras in the end zones… Terrifying.
Sentimental Switcheroo
Virtual reality's better-than-you-think-it-would-be little brother, the 360º live video, was also put to good use on Sunday by Hyundai, who bought all three post-confetti ad spots for an epic twist on the traditional soldier's homecoming. The audience were led to believe that soldiers were watching the event from abroad in special pods designed for watching 360º video. In a genuinely tear-jerking moment, it turned out that the troops were in Houston all along, and their families had come to surprise them.
The Halftime show this year, starring Lady Gaga was, as expected, brilliant. Gaga did as Gaga does and if that wasn't enough, the Houston skyline also bore witness to a dazzling display of drones. Featuring some 300 Intel Shooting Star drones, the display saw a sea of stars turn into a giant Star Spangled Banner.
In Conclusion
While it may have been the New England Patriots that took home the Super Bowl trophy itself, the real winners of Super Bowl are the audiences. Wherever they might be, and however they might experience it. The Super Bowl is all about experience and this year, it looks like they really nailed it.
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