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Over all great tire. Looking to buy my second set.
Great tires for the price extremely happy with them
These tires are great! 48000 miles out of them
Great tires handles great in Georgia clay
Amazing tire!
Love these tires! They look great and perform well...only wish tread life was a little longer.
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Bought these tires because pro comps were bald. Wanted to go bigger but would have had to buy rims too and didn't have the money. I work my truck and these tires have stood up to the task. Tow a 10k lb excavator with trailer 13k total, and when I arrive on site, the tires are still cool (old tires could have cooked an egg on them). A 150 mile trip with 5000k in the bed and tires are cool and handling better than anything I had driven before. Sound is low compared to other mud terrains. My only complaint in there is no 37x13.5x18 E rated tire. Other than that, I will probably never switch brands.
This is the 2nd set of Toyo tires I purchased for my 4x4. I went from Toyo to Cooper and found my way back to Toyo MTs again. I rotate them religiously and at 35 thousand miles on them, they look like I could get another 50 thousand on them. I corner hard on the freeway ramps and it doesn't feel like I am going to slide into the other lanes like other tires I have used. They wear really well, and I can drive in the rain without issues. I drove up to Flagstaff during the winter last year and those tires tore through the snow and made me feel like I could go through anything. These are by far my favorite tire on the market and definitely have more bang for the buck.
Went with 33/12.5/20s. Great all around traction. Aggressive looking tire. Makes some noise at highway speeds but that's to be expected from a M/T. Would buy again. Great service, would recommend over any local competitors.
Great tires.
Love the tires and the service. Thanks to all the guys. Looking forward to making the 2 hour drive for another set for my Jeep the near future.
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Great all around tire. It has the look of an aggressive tire and has the off road performance to back it up. Star rating. Doesn't have a Georgia clay rating but pulls great through it.
I have had these Toyo's on my 2010 Ford Super Duty for 3 winters straight size LT295/70r17. The Toyos have a very aggressive tread with a very comfortable ride on dry pavement and are fairly quiet. They are NOT very noisy for an M/T rated tire. On wet roads with these beasts I wouldn't even know the roads were wet if I didn't see it for myself. In snow, I have never lost traction, got stuck, or slid off the road, and I don't drive like an old lady. I found myself passing AWD cars / 4x4 trucks on the highway in the snow and wondering if I was going too fast but I felt I had full control over my truck and wasn't going faster than I should be. These bad-boys are excellent in the snow, be it deep, slushy, or wet snow, never had a problem. I always had great traction in the snow. I also love the fact they are Rated E. I have a 3 ton hydraulic dump bed insert and on occasion add extra weight! I don't worry knowing they can and will handle it. I can tell you these are some tough tires. I have about 30K on my rear tires and they still have at least half of the original tread on them which I think is quite good. I will be buying these tires for my truck next winter. If you want a tough tire with great traction to get you through the mud and snow, look no further than these Toyo Open country M/T. They are great tires, I love em!
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Tires were purchased to handle red clay road. Tires have performed better than anticipated and clean out very easily. It is almost impossible to get stuck.
These are simply an AWESOME TIRE!!! I purchased 33X12.5X20 for my 2009 Ford F-150 and got a whopping 85K miles out of them. In fact, I still have decent tred. I'm replacing them with the same tires, but bet I could get another 20k out of them! By far the best tire for light duty trucks on the market. Nothing beats the Toyo! Only drawback is they are a bit spendy...but well worth it!
I would not recommend these tires for on-road use.
300 Km test on these babies, A++ excellent. Chrysler has worked out a Toyo MT suspension formula for Rubicon that also fits special build Sahara, which I am lucky to own. Pro's for Sahara over Rubicon: S+ wheels are 18", R's are 17", so 1" extra to hub and considerable better mileage. More S+ low gear crawl control, enough improvement to overcompensate R's sway bar disconnect, but remember S+'s axels are only 3.73 front and 4.1 back, while R's are all 4.1. Trucking Rubicon or Sahara Special, Toyo MT is the tire to own.
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Today: Imperva replaces founder Shlomo Kramer as CEO with Anthony Bettencourt, who has led his last two companies through acquisitions. Also: Apple nears elusive $100 share price.
The Lead: Imperva names new CEO after stock plunge earlier this year
Redwood City data-center security company Imperva named a new CEO Monday, replacing its founder at the helm with a technology executive who has led his last two companies through acquisitions.
Anthony Bettencourt was appointed president and CEO of Imperva, replacing Shlomo Kramer, an Israeli cybersecurity pioneer who founded the company in 2002 and led it through a 2011 initial public offering.
"I look forward to working with Anthony and am confident that he is the right person to lead Imperva on the next stage of growth," Kramer, who will remain at Imperva as chairman and chief strategy officer, said in Monday's announcement.
Bettencourt arrives after leading San Francisco software startup Coverity through an acquisition by Mountain View's Synopsys. Before that, the Santa Clara University grad was the CEO of another software startup, Verity, which was acquired by Autonomy in 2005.
"I am very pleased to be joining Imperva, and look forward to capitalizing on the opportunities at Imperva for Imperva shareholders, employees and partners," Bettencourt said in Monday's announcement.
Bettencourt worked for Autonomy from 2005 to 2010, leading software products Zantaz and Interwoven after they were acquired by the British software giant. Autonomy was purchased by Hewlett-Packard in 2011 for more than $10 billion, and HP has subsequently accused the company of misrepresenting its financial performance and written off $8 billion of that price, $5.5 billion due to alleged accounting irregularities.
Imperva has been subject to rumors of acquisitions, especially after its stock plunged more than 40 percent earlier this year, when the company reduced sales forecasts. FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives said earlier this year that Imperva's security for data centers would especially make sense for Microsoft, which sells cloud services.
"We continue to view them as a top acquisition candidate in cyber security," Ives reiterated in an email Monday. "While Imperva has hit some speed bumps, it appears management and the board are leading this story in a positive direction."
Imperva cracked the top 150 Silicon Valley technology companies for the first time this year, landing at No. 144 by boosting sales 32 percent in 2013 to $138 billion. Imperva's growth rate dropped to less than 17 percent in the first six months of 2014, however, with first-half revenues totaling $70 billion.
Imperva went public at $18 a share in 2011, a price that had nearly quadrupled in open trading before its plunge earlier this year, part of a mass re-pricing of young Silicon Valley stocks. Shares gained 0.6 percent to $27.52 ahead of Monday's announcement.
SV150 market report: Apple nears $100 on strong day for tech stocks
Wall Street was propelled by Silicon Valley technology stocks Monday, with the SV150 jumping 1.1 percent as Apple shares gained ahead of an expected iPhone launch.
Apple pushed as high as $99.37 but again came up short in its climb toward $100, closing with a 1.2 percent increase at $99.16. RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani drummed up excitement for the iPhone 6 launch event expected in September, writing in a note that expectations for the next Apple smartphone — expected to have a larger screen than previous versions — are too low. "We think this iPhone cycle will be more material than prior ones largely because an increased screen size should drive a material upgrade cycle and position Apple to pick up share vs. the Android ecosystem," Daryanani wrote, reporting that Apple is planning to manufacture 70 million to 80 million iPhones, an increase from the last cycle. Apple also updated developers' beta version of its new desktop operating system, part of a new openness in the Cupertino company's beta testing program.
Google gained 1.5 percent to $592.70 after news of the acquisition of Jetpac leaked late last week; the Mountain View search giant will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of its landmark IPO this week. Tesla Motors fell 0.8 percent to $259.94 as a new Silicon Valley competitor arose and states continued to vie for the Gigafactory.
Up: Zynga, GoPro, SunPower, Yahoo, Workday, VMware, AMD, Yelp, Splunk, Google, Netflix, EA, Adobe, Salesforce, Nvidia, Facebook, Gilead, Apple
Down: Applied Materials, Tesla, Pandora Media, NetApp, LinkedIn
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Up 16.74, or 1.07 percent, to 1,587.36
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 43.39, or 0.97 percent, to 4,508.31
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 175.83, or 1.06 percent, to 16,838.74
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 16.68, or 0.85 percent, to 1,971.74
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The big games of the Champions League 2013 is taken place between the team of the Serie A AC Milan will take on the FC Barcelona . AC Milan have been a good team and they are good enough to take on the opponents FC Barcelona once again in Champions League.
Its Barcelona who has defeated AC Milan in the Past Champions League match , well this time the results will be different for one team hopefully there is going to be big competition for the title of the Champions League If Barcelona is the best club of LA Liga then AC Milan are the biggest side of Calcio .
These two teams faced each other many times like In Friendly games , in a Trphy Birseconlini , and now its time for them to face each other in the Champions League , ''David Villa may miss the match because unfitness due to kidney stone problem ". Well Messi is the key man with Pedro , Inseta , Pique , Danial Alves , and Xavi.
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AC Milan has signed a good transfer player in the January Transfer Window opener Mario Bolatelloi . Mario Bolatelloi joins and score 3 goals in the 2 matches format. El Shawrey , Robinho , are the key players for the team of AC Milan on the Match Day.
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The Gaston County Board of Education will send a budget request to county commissioners asking for $11 million more than the school board received last year.
The 2013-2014 budget of $52.7 million passed with an 8-1 vote Monday, said Vice Chairman Jeff Ramsey.
County commissioners approved $41.5 million in operating expenses for the school system for the past two years. The new budget request will be go to the commission May 3, said schools spokeswoman Bonnie Reidy.
Ramsey said the increase includes $4.4 million in additional spending for technology, including laptops, and $1.26 million for staff and operating costs for Stuart W. Cramer High School.
It also includes $2.9 million to add 56 teacher assistants and local supplements for educators.
Ramsey said having the best and brightest teachers working locally is his �number one priority.�
�We have to keep and retain these teachers in Gaston County,� he said.
A statewide push is on to increase virtual learning in the classroom and technology is needed to handle it. The added money will help bring the county up to speed, he said.
Also included in the budget is money to expand the L.E.A.P. program by adding four teachers, three behavior intervention specialists, curriculum materials and transportation for students.
The program is for boys with poor attendance in schools, low grades and discipline issues. Students at five elementary schools already participate and the additional money will allow H.H. Beam Elementary to be included and expand the program into York Chester Middle.
Meetings on television?
Board of Education member Chris Howell recently floated the idea of adding about $15,000 to the budget to televise board meetings.
The money was not included in the approved 2013-2014 budget request.
Ramsey said board members decided they did not have enough information on the project to go forward.
He said the operations committee, headed by board member David Phillips, will review the request in May.
Howell felt it was important to see a dollar amount for televising the meeting included in the budget.
�I believe we have a responsibly as a board to do everything in our means to make the community aware of what happens in our meetings,� he said.
Ramsey said he�s in favor of examining the possibility. It costs $865 to broadcast two hours of a meeting at the Gaston County Courthouse�s public forum room.
Gazette reporter Wade Allen can be reached at 704-869-1828; twitter.com/gazettewade.


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Right before we finally signed the deal to buy the house we now live in, my wife and I did a walk through which the vendor, and he pointed at various things, saying, "I'm taking that, but I'm leaving that" etc. Generally, of course, he was leaving the things we didn't want, taking the things we did.
And at some point we came to the wall above the couch, on which was a signed poster of Man Ray's "Observatory Time: The Lovers," signed by the artist.
"I don't suppose you're leaving that behind," I joked.
And the guy was taken aback, and said, "Oh my, so you've heard of Man Ray?" Apparently he didn't meet many people who had.
I asked how he came to have the signed poster and he explained that Man Ray had been a friend of his mother. And when he was a kid she'd regularly taken him to Man Ray's studio in Hollywood, and each time, before they set off, he was given a stern talking to and told he absolutely mustn't touch anything when he got there. He'd always behaved himself, he said, but it hadn't been easy. Man Ray's studio had been like a toy store, absolutely full of small found and created objects that any kid would want to grab and play with.
Needless to say he took his poster with him.
I knew that Man Ray and Juliet Browner, eventually his wife, lived in Hollywood from 1940 to 1951 and I'd always read that their place was at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, which seemed a slightly surprising location for a major artist to hole up, but what did I know? Once in a while I'd wondered what the exact address was, but I hadn't really bothered to find out. But last week I looked it up online and of course found the address in about 20 seconds flat. The Man Rays had lived in the Villa Elaine, an apartment building at 1245 Vine Street: they were in apartment 10, I decided I'd have to walk down there one of these days.
During the first month I lived in LA, I was taken to meet Ed Ruscha at his studio, a former beer warehouse, in Venice. I'd written an article about his "palindrome paintings" for Modern Painters magazine, and Ruscha had been persuaded by the editor – Karen Wright - to judge a readers' palindrome contest. This didn't take long.
As with Man Ray's old place, there were a lot of things in Ruscha's studio that caught the eye and that I wanted to pick up and investigate, but there weren't many paintings on display. I guess he can sell them as soon as they're finished. The few that were there looked like this:
And of course even as a new boy in Hollywood, perhaps especially as a new boy in Hollywood, I felt the resonance of those words Sunset and Vine. My conversation with Ruscha was brief but he did say that for a long time he'd had a studio on Western Avenue, in sight of the Hollywood sign. He'd get up in the morning, look out in that direction, and sometimes he'd see the sign, but because of air pollution, there were many morning when he couldn't see it at all.
I didn't ask the address of where he lived, but now, a few years later, a minimal amount of research again revealed the exact location: 1024 3/4 North Western Avenue. Sources say Ruscha "maintained this address" for 20 years, from 1965, which I assume means that in the beginning he lived and worked there, but once he'd made some money he moved somewhere better and kept that place as a studio.
I decided I'd walk to Man Ray's old place, and then walk from there to Ed Ruscha's old place. They were no distance away from each other, scarcely more than a mile.
Man Ray enjoyed his time in Los Angeles. "I explored the town. It was like some place in the south of France with its palm-bordered streets and low stucco dwellings … More cars of course … And I seemed to be the only one on foot, sauntering along leisurely, avoiding the more populated districts. One might retire here, I thought."
The Villa Elaine is indeed on Vine Street, but it's some way below Hollywood Boulevard. It's below Sunset Boulevard too, for that matter. And if you were giving somebody instructions on how to get there you'd say it was at Vine and Fountain, but I can see that's an address that lacks pizzazz.
The Villa Elaine is a big, solid, red brick apartment building, with a handful of stores and cafes at ground level, and a central, arched entrance gate, that leads into a central courtyard, with the apartments up above. Man Ray wrote, "I was taken to the end of the court and shown a beautiful apartment on the ground floor, a high-ceilinged studio, den, dining-room, kitchen and loggia with bedroom and bath, completely furnished. I couldn't have imagined anything more perfect."
When I was there, a big sign offered apartments to rent, and I did think of pretending I was looking for accommodation, but that seemed a bit creepy, and I thought they'd see right through me. Instead I went through the gate into the gorgeous courtyard, a tall, thin space, with palm trees soaring up to the roof level, and in places there was so much greenery you could barely see the building. Why wouldn't Man Ray have been happy here? Why wouldn't anyone? I walked among the plants, looking around and taking pictures. There were lots of handymen and gardeners who ignored me completely and there were some young hipsterish types, the residents I suppose, who looked at me with suspicion. I reckoned I had a pretty good explanation for my presence, though I wasn't sure how many of them would have heard of Man Ray. But in fact these hipsters were far too cool to ask who I was and what I was doing.
These days the Villa Elaine is situated opposite the Office Depot, a place I've been known to buy my ink cartridges, but back in the day it was opposite the legendary Hollywood Ranch Market, a place that seems all the more legendary now that it no longer exists. It appears on the album cover of Zappa's Freak Out! as a "Freak out! Hot spot." Bukowski wrote a poem about it. James Elroy describes it as a "homo heaven," though it also seems to have been a big hit with the kids, since it had small fairground rides inside. Even so, it was a genuine supermarket, frequented by oddballs, who after Man Ray's time turned into hippies, druggies, groupies and whores; but Lucille Ball was also spotted there once or twice.
I liked the idea of Man Ray strolling up and down Vine Street, but in fact he hadn't lived long in Hollywood before being a pedestrian got to him. "I began to develop an inferiority complex. I went out shopping," he writes and he came back with "a beautiful, streamlined, metallic-blue car." Here it is: a Graham "Hollywood Supercharger."
If you're walking from Man Ray's place on Vine, to Ed Ruscha's place on Western, the chances are that you'll go along Santa Monica Boulevard, so that's what I did. There's a strange and wonderful strip mall on Santa Monica that may once have been a row of ordinary stores, but now all the businesses there are related to the automobile: Economy Auto Care, Fred's Machine Shop, King Bear Autocenter, Manuel's Tires. I'm especially fond of the muffler man at Hollywood Mufflers.
The strip itself is inevitably a bit grubby and workaday but behind it you can see what looks like a grove of palm tress, and among them is a grand gold and black dome. The trees and dome belong to Hollywood Forever, a cemetery, "the final resting place to more of Hollywood's founders and stars than anywhere else on earth," as they proudly claim.
I go there once in a while and walk around, it's exotic and a little bit kitsch, some of the monuments seem a bit "excessive", like the one above featuring the Atlas rocket to symbolize the achievements of a graphic artist named Carl Morgan Bigsby. And there's this one (below) of Joey Ramone.
And certainly this is the only cemetery where I've ever seen free-roaming peacocks, but it's still very peaceful and pleasant, and there are generally a few other people walking around contemplatively, taking in the sights, and one or two people sitting on benches reading. Hollywood Forever is what passes for a public space in LA.
And it isn't just a resting place for celebs. It's very much still in business and there are plenty of ordinary people buried there, and increasingly the style seems to be to have a portrait image etched into your marble headstone, something based on a photograph. This always strikes me as odd. It takes maybe a sixtieth of a second to create a photograph. You looked like that for a tiny sliver of time and now you're memorialized looking like that for all eternity.
You'd think a photographer, of all people, wouldn't want something like that on his headstone. Imagine my surprise then to discover that the grave of Man Ray and Juliet in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris bears a photograph of the couple, although it's on her headstone rather than his, and I don't know if either of them was personally responsible: it may have been relatives or fans. On the other hand, that line "unconcerned but not indifferent" on Man Ray's headstone is an absolute winner. Anyone in Hollywood would be proud of that.
I went to Hollywood Forever as a tourist long before I lived in LA, and my impression at the time was that the streets around it were a bit scary. Now I don't find them scary at all. I realize they're simply Latino, and I've learned that in Los Angeles, things Latino are generally not all that scary. Certainly as you walk from Hollywood Forever toward Western Avenue and Ed Ruscha's former studio there are sections that feel like a part of old Mexico.
There's an interview with Ruscha that appeared, improbably enough, in People Magazine in 1983, that describes his place as "seedy pseudo-Mission-style building on Western Avenue, in the middle of an adult movie strip." Lord knows there are very few adult movie theaters left in LA, but Stan's Adult Super Store survives half a block away on the other side of the street. Otherwise the adult movie strip has been replaced by a bicycle repair shop and a law office (I think) that offers "professional consultations."
I'm not sure I could recognize pseudo-Mission-style architecture, and I've also reached the point in my life when I'm no longer quite sure what "seedy" means, and I definitely don't know if it's a criticism. I think there are many people in the world, many people in LA, who'd think Ruscha's old place was a decent enough place to live, a series of one and two-story structures, with open staircases and arches, and a small leafy courtyard at its center. It wasn't nearly as lush as the one at Villa Elaine, but then few are. And here the gates were locked to keep out people like me, and people worse than me too, and the doors and windows that opened to the street had iron bars on them. Hipsters may very possibly live there but I didn't see any of them.
If you stand right outside the gate there's no way you can see the Hollywood sign: there are too many people and things in the way. But if you go up to the southeast corner of Santa Monica and Western and look northwest you're in with a chance. I did my Man Ray-Ruscha walk was one of those June-gloom days that we get in LA, grey, overcast, sunless, but even so the sign was just about visible, above the traffic, the people, the buildings and the haze.
I don't know how much of a walker Ed Ruscha was or is. That People magazine article said he owned a house out in the desert in Yucca Valley and I can't believe you can live in the desert without going out and doing some serious walking once in a while. And if some further proof of Ruscha's walking credentials were required, here's another of Ruscha's painting, from 1985, the year he finally left Western Avenue, titled "Man Walking Away From It All."
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
In general I like to have a destination when I walk, even if it's only the local book store or supermarket. But since I lead a sedentary life, working at home, once in a while I step outside my front door and simply walk around the neighborhood for half an hour or forty five minutes, for the sake of a break, and in the belief that walking is in itself an inherently good thing.
As I was growing up, whenever my dad or granddad or one of my uncles went out for no apparent reason, my mother or one of the other female relatives would always ask where they were going and why. More often than not, the reply was, "There and back to see how far it is." This meant, essentially, "Mind your own business." But it's a phrase I often find myself using, and in my own case it means that I'm going out walking for the sake of walking.
To some limited extent this is what the psychogeographers mean when they speak of "locomotion without a goal." I don't have a route planned, and I don't have a destination in mind, beyond the fact that sooner rather than later I want to end up back where I started.
I like to say I live on the "lower slopes" of the Hollywood Hills, hilly for sure but not those vertiginous crests and canyons you get up in the heights, and it's undeniably pleasant, but I'm sure some of my higher altitude neighbors would think I lived in a slum. The houses tend to be quirky because they've been shoe-horned into quirky bits of land, and there are all the usual Hollywood Hills features, palm trees, banks of bougainvillea, the occasional and always empty swimming pool, the not quite convincing security signs that say "armed response," though you wouldn't want to put them to the test.
Having lived in the same house for seven years or so now, I've walked and continue to walk all the streets in the immediate vicinity, but I don't walk them all "equally." There are certain streets I walk all the time, certain streets I go along only once in a while. And there are certain streets I walk hardly at all, for perfectly good reasons, because they're so steep, or because there's a blind corner and no sidewalk and I don't want to get run down by some twerp in a Range Rover who's on his cell phone, wheeling and dealing while he drives. Or because the houses have vicious dogs in their yrads, and OK, the dogs are behind fences or railings but some of these beasts look like they could chew through chain mail. Who needs it? On the other hand, I don't want to feel I have to avoid certain places in my own neighborhood, so I walk along these dodgy streets once in a while, climbing one in three gradients, risking vehicular death, with Hound of Baskerville-style howls echoing after me.
One of the pleasures of walking the same route regularly is that you observe how things change. You see trees and plants growing, coming into flower, fading, maybe dying. You notice that somebody's got a new car, a new fence, a new spouse, a new baby. You see that a house is being refurbished, and then you see it go up for sale. And then somebody moves in, then a year later it all happens again.
Of course there are some spots that I always hit, view points, scenic overlooks. One of them looks west over the Hollywood Freeway, toward the ocean, though from that particular place there are mountains blocking the sightline. And sometimes the air itself is a blockage.
Another one looks east, through somebody's euphorbia and cactus garden to give a hazy view of downtown. From there you also see Western Avenue, running due south, dead straight, as far as the eye can see, further than you'd ever want to walk.
And when I walk with other people, I always take them past the Samuels-Navarro house, designed by Lloyd Wright in 1928, and later owned by Diane Keaton and Christina Ricci, among others. I regard people's reaction to the house as a kind of a Rorschach test. If they say, "What a great house," I know they're part of my tribe. If they say, "What's that weird ugly monstrosity?" then I know they're not.
This being the Hollywood Hills I only see a very few fellow, solitary walkers. It's rare enough that we always nod a kind of greeting but I've never had a conversation with any of these people, whereas I chat all the time with people who are out walking their dogs. I learn the names, the ages, the personalities, the frailties, of the dogs, but never anything at all about the owners.
I don't usually carry my camera with me, because it seems to get in the way, both of walking and observing, but as you see, once in a while I do take it, and sometimes I'm very glad of it, when I see that impossible to repeat moment: a blimp, a deer, an inflatable dinosaur, the smoke from a fire in Griffith Park.
Heraclitus says, and I believe him, that you can't jump in the same river twice. By that token, I suppose you can't walk in the same street twice. So I also wonder if you can ever go home twice. Or once. By the time you get home from a walk, home is no longer precisely what it was when you left. While you were out walking, the butterfly of chaos theory flapped its wings; the universe, and your home, will have changed forever. Of course this is no reason not to go walking: since all is flux, the butterfly would have flapped its wings in any case. And for that matter, the very act of going for a walk will (in however slight a way) have changed you too. That's a very good reason to go walking.
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Hyundai Genesis vs. Audi A6 vs. Lexus GS vs. BMW 5 series
This is a thread to discuss about the Genesis vs. the competition. I have driven the genesis v6 vs some of its fwd drive competitors(maxima, audi) and direct rear wheel drive competitors(pontiac G8, 300, infinity m35) and lastly so called out of its league competitors(lexus gs 350 , bmw 528); the conclusion is this is a dangerous car with so much value its not even funny. (planning to buy a new luxury car soon)
Audi , maxima bare no comparison imo and lexus isn't as sporty , bmw isn't as smooth. Don't get me wrong both cars the gs and 5 series are amazing cars, but the genesis overall drive is an amazing in between the smooth and sporty characteristics plus it costs thousands less
I would like to hear what hyundai, audi ,bmw, lexus drivers or enthusiasts thought about their test drive on the genesis and vice versa for example genesis/lexus owners enthusiasts and their test drives on bmw 5 series etc.(v6's vs v6 and v8 vs v8 etc)
Audi , maxima bare no comparison imo and lexus isn't as sporty , bmw isn't as smooth. Don't get me wrong both cars the gs and 5 series are amazing cars, but the genesis overall drive is an amazing in between the smooth and sporty characteristics plus it costs thousands less
I would like to hear what hyundai, audi ,bmw, lexus drivers or enthusiasts thought about their test drive on the genesis and vice versa for example genesis/lexus owners enthusiasts and their test drives on bmw 5 series etc.(v6's vs v6 and v8 vs v8 etc)
marvinlee1 OregonPosts: 51The Genesis 3.8 six impressed me for its silence on good roads, but not so much on rough asphalt roads. I test drove a Lexus ES350 and found it quiet on good and bad roads. Not so impressive in headroom, however.
The two different-appearing cars are direct competitors for people who seek a very high level of refinement and silence but don't want to pay for the large Lexus. I like the ES350 for its smaller size and easier parking in narrow compact-car parking slots. The Genesis is better if I can offset its size by enjoying V8 power.
The Genesis is a new car, while the ES350 is not new this year. The Genesis six speed automatic should be replaced by the new ZF eight speed automatic and direct fuel injection. I expect both to appear within two years.0
gerrygerry Posts: 22I drove the v6 for over 15 mins today n highway and winding roads in N NJ today. I felt the car bouncing on the Highway but was smoother on paved back roads. Not impressed enough to trade in my 2008 Honda Accord I4. The Accord is sportier and fun to drive!0
mmoreno1978 Posts: 106You forgot about the Mercedes E-Class and Infiniti M.0
What do you mean bouncing?? The genesis and accord are completely different kind of cars. Accord doesn't compare.
If you have driven a fwd car it might take some time to get used to a rwd car and vice versa. But i'd say harder from fwd to rwd. People mistaken handing for steering response and usually fwd feel more like a toy driving turning in small corners but in high speeds takes more effort to handle. Going off tangent a bit but anywyas i didn't find the genesis bouncy at all for a car of its size. It does have softer suspension setting than the accord no doubt but i find it having a nice balance between ride and handling
I'm pretty much in the bag to get the genesis but also i want to test drive the coupe version (trade it in for a regular genesis later when i start a family then).
After driving the genesis i won't test out any other fwd car in its price range like the audi a6. No matter how nice the interior is and the prestiege behind an audi it will be a fwd. I have been high on mercedes cars(if i could ever afford it in this lifetime) , i just love alot of thigns about it, but the hyundai is definitely a good poor man version (did a better job than lexus, especially in terms of handling and overall design execution).
Believe it or not this car is really expensive in korea like 60 k here for a loaded v6 and i think ppl don't know u are getting a great deal in the states(to get the hyundai name rolling). The car is definitely sophisticated in engineering and have used high quality parts. My only wish is that , this car should had nothing to do with the hyundai badge0
carolinabob Posts: 576Read the reviews in October issues of Automobile magazine and Car and Driver regarding the ride and suspension. I noticed the same thing in all three that I test drove. Will it get worse as the car ages? Who knows at this point.0
V6 vs. I4
RWD vs. FWD
I know which one I'd pick - every time0
Didn't notice anything after driving both V6 and V8. The car is very responsive yet extremely quite. As for the ride, I would rate it between the 5er and the GS, firmer than the GS but softer than the 5 Series; in other words - balanced.0
Let me see, the A6 bares no comparision ...to Hyundai? Are you on crack? I'll put up an A6 4.2 V8 Quattro Sports and blow the Genesis out of the water. I'll put the A6 with its new amazing 3.0 Supercharged V6 and do the same. The A6 is one the most refined luxury automobiles in its class. Also, the Maxima is several classes below an A6 yet alone a premium and storied marquee like Audi itself. You really need to get a clue about Audi if you think Nissan is its competitor. The interior alone in the A6 wins hands down in the premium luxury class, not to mention the A6 outsells the 5-Series, E-Class, and GS globally without a problem. If you want we can add the V10 S6 as well for a comparison - the one that easily bested the M5 in recent reviews, or we can bring the new 580 bhp V10 RS6 from Europe and do some more comparisons if you like with world's fastest sedan and Avant. These are all A6s you know, and you are saying the Maxima is a competitor. I almost wet my pants laughing at such stupidity.
That said, I am not knocking the Genesis. I reviewed the Genesis at the LA Auto Show last November and walked away very impressed. I would buy the Genesis easily over an imitation premium brand like Lexus any day. And as a previous owner of 3 Hyundai Sonatas in my earlier years, I have always liked the brand. My Sonatas were very well built and reliable and contained plenty of luxury at the time. I would always choose a Hyundai over a Japanese competitor. I think Hyundai has done an oustanding job with the Genesis and created a luxury content laden vehicle with tremendous promise. So, yes, the Genesis is a luxury vehicle from the stand point of its content and build, but Hyundai is not a premium carmaker as of yet. The distinction is very important. Premium brands like Audi, MB, and BMW have decades if not a century (Audi and MB) as storied marquees who have contributed strongly to the evolution of the automobile and been at the forefront of motor sports. Premium is more than just having power windows, it is about a certain culture that the marquees has developed over decades and the subsquent following in technology, motor sports, evolution, design, and style. With the Genesis, Hyundai is on the right track, but it will take more than a just luxury laden car to do so. Eventually, Hyundai will have to challenge Audi, BMW, and MB on the race track, something Lexus cannot fathom to do.0
swixon Posts: 1Very well said! I have been trying to decide between the A6 and the Genesis both are great cars but the A6 is superior in so many ways as you so articulately explained.0
Okay...here's one for you...the Cadillac CTS-V beat the M5
09 CTS-V vs. 08 BMW M5 SMG
It's good that the premium makes have a racing tradition, but it doesn't necessarily equate to greatness. I mean...look at the respect that Acura isn't getting with it's racing heritage behind it. Hyundai actually does have a racing tradition, but it's in rally racing and the Tiburon that they race has been consistently at the top.
I'm glad to see someone that can really put it like it is in regards to the Genesis.0
The Audi A6 may very well be superior to the Genesis in every way, however...a fully loaded Genesis 3.8 will run you about $37K out the door while the 4.6 version will ring up right at about $40K. That being said...buying the Genesis will save you anywhere between $10-26K. I just came from pricing out an A6 4.2 and once you get though paying for options like airbags, adaptive air suspension, Nav, leather driver side dashboard, 18" alloy wheels and power rear and side shades...the price is $60K+. $40K for a fully loaded Genesis 4.6 or $60+ for the A6 4.2? Hmmmmmmmm...I know what I could do with a cool $20K+!!! :shades:
Also, I don't know if Audi's reputation has gotten better in regards to their vehicles always being in the shop, but I've known a few Audi owners over the years and that was the one consistent complaint I heard. Don't beat me down, I'm not saying it's a problem...I'm just saying what I had heard.
At any rate...in terms of luxury feel, the Genesis is probably right up there with the A6, but in terms of driving dynamics, the Audi will truly outshine the Genesis on every level.0
The interior alone in the A6 wins hands down in the premium luxury class, not to mention the A6 outsells the 5-Series, E-Class, and GS globally without a problem.
It may be a great car but it doesn't outsell the 5 series yet alone the rest. Check theautochannel.com. Here's an example in August 2008 ytd sales of the 5 series were about 32,000, A6, 8,000.0
$40K for a fully loaded Genesis 4.6 or $60+ for the A6 4.2? Hmmmmmmmm...I know what I could do with a cool $20K+!!! :shades:
That may be the choice for you, but value is in the eyes of the beholder. There is a certain pay more, get more mentality. Although whether what you perceive as the "get more" is the value that cause the 5 series for example to lead the pack in luxury sedans as opposed to lead the pack with luxury appointments.0
Although whether what you perceive as the "get more" is the value that cause the 5 series for example to lead the pack in luxury sedans as opposed to lead the pack with luxury appointments.
A huge gimme here is the free maintenance package you get with a BMW for 4 years or 50k miles (I believe that's correct)...that in itself is a huge value. I mean...one reason you used to see a lot of BMW's on the used car lots was because folks would get them, but then get rid of them because of maintenance costs. Now...you only focus on paying the car note which is very appealing.0
kgary Posts: 180The interior alone in the A6 wins hands down in the premium luxury class, not to mention the A6 outsells the 5-Series, E-Class, and GS globally without a problem.
It may be a great car but it doesn't outsell the 5 series yet alone the rest. Check theautochannel.com. Here's an example in August 2008 ytd sales of the 5 series were about 32,000, A6, 8,000
I believe he was discussing worldwide numbers where the A6 does outsell the 5 series. You in turn are looking at the US numbers.0
Ah thanks for the clarification. So the A6 is a runaway hit in all corners of the world except the US? :confuse0
First of all I said globally in terms of sales. Second the A6 sold over 11,000 in the US this year. Yes, less than the 5-Series, but that doesn't make the 5 better. Some of the comments here are bit funny. As for reliability, Audi is one of the most recommended by CR and among the top ten in the lastest JD Power Quality surveys. You guys seem either to be stuck in some past, are quite bias, or simply lack any Audi knowledge. Sorry, but don't compare Hyundai to a 100 year old marquee like Audi. And racing wise, a couple rallys don't equate to over 100 years of motor sport prowess, yet alone eight 24 Hour of Le Mans wins including two wins so far in diesel race car. Luxury is one thing, any car company can do that, but competing against Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz culturally in another. Like I said I like Hyundai alot. I've owned several and been very happy with them. But some of the arguments are bit far fetched. Yes, the Genesis is very nice car, and it may have similar luxury to the A6, 5-Series, or E-Class, but it is still not the same as these in terms of execution. Add the S/RS, M, and AMG versions and game totally over. A S6 or RS6 will dismantle a Gensis.0
Although whether what you perceive as the "get more" is the value that cause the 5 series for example to lead the pack in luxury sedans as opposed to lead the pack with luxury appointments.
BMW and Mercedes are well know for moving volume through easy financing. Why do you thing there are so many BMWs on the road. Also, that is why BMW has seen the floor fall from under them with their residual values crashing and showing 40% sales drops. Not to mention losing $400 million in the US alone. So, yes the 5-Series may sell more, but if you give them away, hey then get the above is the result. So, sales volumes don't show the whole picture. On the other hand, Audi now leads MB and BMW in residual values and its profits are soaring even in today's grime global economy. Cannot say the same for its competitors. So, look at the whole picture more carefully before spewing volume numbers. Audi is the only premium brand to show growth globally in 2008.0
Hey...whoa partner, I wasn't the one spewing volume numbers for any car. :confuse:0
claudiokw Posts: 1Interesting exchanges but let me tell you something, my last 3 cars were a 528, 535 and 745. I now own the 4.6 Genesis with the tech package. granted only one week and it is too early but I found $50k in my bank account last week when I came home with the Genesis. I was about to trade in the 745 for the 750 and I am so happy I stumbled on the Genesis when i saw it 2 weeks ago in Boston for the first time. Yes there is a difference but the status symbol of the BMW is not $50+K
without even considereing the residual value. Status symbol and throwing money away is not my sport any longer, for now I love my :shades: Genesis with all the great goodies and time will tell.0
I drove both the GS350 and 535xi, and other cars in the segment and easily picked the 535xi which I was fairly confident I was going to pick earlier. M35x, although the 2nd best performer I drove (really enjoyed driving it), is still slightly behind the 535 in terms of performance, the build quality was also lacking in addition to a lack of split folding rear seats (kinda important to me, gives a huge increase in practicality), and not so great gas mileage. A6 looks nice, has a great interior (except for strange omission of auto steering wheel adjustment unless they changed that) and costs a bit less than the 535xi (only the A6 V6 version); but definitely exhibited more body roll in the corners than the 535xi and weaker overall performance
The 535's engine is simply awesome, its a twin-turbo inline 6, with stronger performance than Audi's V8, and better fuel economy. And the cost advantage for the Audi only comes with the A6's V6 engine.
MB E Class, forget about it, a joke, and it costs more than the 535, at least the Lexus has a price argument. Lexus GS350, sorry, no way. Its steering is numb compared to the 535xi, noticeably more body roll in the corners, and headroom seemed to be an issue. I don't really need to go into any more about it because if the performance is not there than the other stuff doesn't matter. For others though, this may not matter as much. Lexus and Mercedes Benz don't make cars that fit my idea of enjoyable driving. The 535 is a true sports sedan and I certainly can't say that about the GS350. The iDrive, while it could be a bit more intuitive, is not that bad, and is not a deal breaker by any stretch. In fact I don't mind it at all. And no, the cup holders were not even a consideration, haha.
This is an honest opinion, no bias, if Lexus made a GS model like their own IS-F against the 535xi, then it would far more difficult.
Although the 535 has sharp handling, excellent road feel, fantastic engine performance and efficiency, I must also mention that the ride quality is excellent.
Nothing against the Genesis though, a friend of mine just got one. I would definitely get it over the GS and then buy a used Honda S2000 with the rest (maybe I'd need a bit more, but you get the point). After driving it though I can say that the 535's handling, cornering, and overall performance are quite a bit better. I like it, especially for the price. You've got to understand that the Genesis doesn't, and isn't trying to, compete with the 5 Series; compete with Lexus, yes, but BMW, no.
I could go into even more details but its late so here it is summed up in 1 simple sentence. If you want a floaty, relaxed (I would say boring) ride take the Lexus, if you want to drive, get the BMW ...and I love to drive.0
jyym Posts: 18Pretty much in line w/ what I think about the cars in the segment.
The Genesis is not a sports sedan like the 535 and rather is a cruiser w/ a bit of sport (the only sedan that would come close to the 535 in driving dynamics would be the G8 GXP).
I definitely would pick the Genesis over the E Class and GS350 (caveat: I haven't driven the new E Class and while it is supposed to be greatly improved, it's just too ugly for me to ever consider).
Now, if BMW could just work on their styling - the new 7 was a disappointment (a bit too bland).0
I too have tested and have taken time to drive many different premium cars. I've also tested the higher end Honda's, Nissan offerings. Although I have not driven the Genesis, I wouldn't consider trading my 530XIT. The XIT is a sleeper wolf among sheep. It may not be the fastest or the sportiest but when taken into perspective it does more than all of the others put together. Handling is awesome, it has loads of interior space, it is quiet and confident on the road. I have the comfort seats, which must have 20 different ways to adjust.
I found the Mercedes seats to be too hard. The Audi reminds me too much of a VW, just bland and the seats are sized on small end. I have not been able to find that perfect ergonomic position that suits me in any car but the 530. That said, I even tried the latest BMWs and I still prefer my 530.
Oh, my dog loves it too.0
Let me pose a couple of questions here....
I am looking at the BMW 5 series 528/535 xi vs. the Lexus GS350AWD and the Acura TL. I have driven each and find them comparable--the BMW handles best but is most technologically deficient. It has a single CD, have to pay for a changer, no onboard HDD, no backup camera etc.
So real world fuel economy--I assume Lexus or Acura gets better real world mileage then either Bimmer...would that be correct?
Also--has anyone compared the Logic7 audio in the BMW to the Mark Levinson in the Lexus? Music is VERY important to me.
I have an M35X which I can't WAIT to get rid of -- you can read about THAT in the Infiniti thread.....but I am down to these three choices.....drove the A6 and wasn't too impressed.
Any help would be appreciated.
pg48477 Posts: 309I had an older TL model and the millage was great on the highway but very poor in the city. I now have 535 and the millage is about the same, but performance is better, much better.
I have Logic7 and do not find it anything special, I heard that Mark Levinson is much better.
As far as the total package goes, I find 535 the best in a class, GS does not come close and TL is in a different league.0
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Get the technology package with the 535 and you'll be happy enough. As for driving, don't let HP and speed fool you. Get that HP to the road is the trick and BMW does it better than any other automaker.
Good luck with whatever you get. Stay away from Volvo.0
What do you mean, Technology Package? I can't find any mention of a technology package on the 5 series...maybe not available in NY? Do you mean Nav?0
The new 5 comes with usb and aux in. Add the Nav, satellite, and bluetooth, what else is there?0
The 535 is the way to go. Forget about the GS, and the TL is nice but not quite in the same league as the BMW. The 535 gets fantastic fuel economy. I'm getting 24.5 mpg combined driving... and I live in Brooklyn. The Logic7 system for $1200 might or might not be worth. I didn't get it on mine. Its definitely not something to based your choice of car on. If you get the non AWD version of the 535 then get the sport package. Read my post a page or 2 ago about some of the cars in the class, hopefully it helps. And forget about the CD changer. You should just put all your music onto an MP3 player. And by the way, even though BMW says its an iPod usb adapter you can actually plug almost any usb mp3 player into the car and it will allow you to use the steering wheel controls to control the music. I have a sony a810 walkman in there. Works great. Any more questions just ask.0
bmlexus Posts: 755Just like everyone else is saying, 5 seri is the best way to go.
I personally think that the GS and the TL isn't as good as the 5.
My only concern with bmws is, reliability and electronics, my first impression has not been very nice.
Other than that, no other sedan is as exciting, especially when you're in the drivers seat.
There is 1 more car which is about the same size as the 5, only if you're interested, the Jaguar XF, I saw 1 today in white, and I have to say, amazing looking from the rear in white color.
Looks a lot better than the current 5, and did you know that there will be a redesign 5 sometime this year.0


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KAORI not the new OP, we're already off to a bad start...
Looks like they brought Imai again, but she's doing the ED instead of the OP this time.
EDIT: But on the bright side, at least Yuu's role is confirmed for the game: she's Tsugumi's new fashion designer, as well as the supervising director of the CGs/graphics. Which means the new CGs will go through her at the least. Yay.
Abo is confirmed as well.
Now I'm scared for the voices. They might just have replaced/redone them all with a new cast...
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|2011-03-18, 15:34
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I actually think that it's great that they are going to use KOKOMI (Asriel) as the singer of the OP. I adore her voice so as long as the one who writes the song does a good job It's probably going to be great.
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KOKOMI actually sang the PSP OP and ED for Never7, so I'm used to her voice. The Never7 PSP had my favorite new songs, so I'm actually looking forward to this.
Why would they replace the whole cast? Everyone's still avaliable, so there's no reason for them to get new people.
|2011-03-18, 16:46
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The fact that they're re-recording all of it worries me. And actually, some of the seiyuu we haven't heard from for a while...
I don't mind Asriel, I love her other songs, but I was hoping they'd bring KAORI back, for old times sake. Asami's PSP version didn't match up in emotion with her original at all, and I'm apprehensive about this new OP following the same way.
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I recorded and uploaded the new version of Karma to my Youtube account. You can find it here:
|2011-03-18, 21:12
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I don't like the new Karma. Like I said on IRC:
[02:55] <VDZ> Feels like it tries too hard to be better, and won't have the same impact as BGM
[02:57] <VDZ> Huh, it's also by Takeshi Abo. Why did he make an inferior version?
[02:58] <komachisa> Hmm, yeah. I prefer the original version.
[02:58] <komachisa> Lawl at the fake choir though.
[02:58] <VDZ> In a normal track for listening, I'd have liked it
[02:59] <VDZ> But to have it as BGM in such scenes as Takeshi's bad ending...it seems a bit over-the-top
It's good as a rearrangement, but I can't imagine it being fitting as actual BGM.
|2011-03-18, 21:50
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I think it'll be fine, you can tell the vocal part is detached from the other sections. If they don't want to get super dramatic, they can just cut at that point, but I do expect that to be the title music.
It's different from the original, but I can't say it's worse.
|2011-03-18, 23:18
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I like the new Karma. Not sure if more than the original, but not any less. The first minute and a half definitely work better for me, but the choir does feel unnecessary. It doesn't sound bad, but it just doesn't seem like it's adding anything worthwhile to it either. So, in the end the first half is better in the new arrangement while the last part doesn't live up to the original.
Sort of evens out!
As for the new OP by Kokomi, looking forward to it. I'd say I have some problems with Asriel because I find it had to tell their songs apart, but solo Kokomi has been very nice as of late. I was quite fond of her Umineko PS3 OP, so here's hoping she's able to have a good song here as well.
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It almost feels like there are two songs playing at the same time, Karma and something else.
In my opinion the original soundtrack was perfect, although lacking a bit in spectrum (if you will) compared to todays standards, so now I'm a bit worried...
First sign of them overdoing.
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I don't know, I personally don't think they can be compared. I like them both equally as much- the new version sounds really great (and I like the chorus part), but I like the original's simplicity near some parts in the opening better.
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I mean, the guy knows what he's doing, he made the original after all, we should give him a chance to show off. His works of late haven't disappointed either, so there's no real worry that he's "lost it" we just have to be able to accept that it's going to be different... this is a full remake after all.
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I prefer the Steins;Gate soundtrack myself.
And he still does every single Memories Off OST.
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WILLIAMSBURG — State leaders were divided by party lines Saturday at the National Governors Association meeting on whether they would expand their Medicaid systems after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's signature health-care law.
While the governors slipped in and out of committee meetings on topics like veterans' care, commerce and homeland security, many took time to address their stances on the controversial provision of the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010.
Most Republican governors said they would wait until the aftermath of the presidential election before deciding how to implement the law.
Democrats countered that Republican governors were delaying the decision-making process for political reasons as the election approaches. Republican GOP nominee Mitt Romney has pledged to repeal the law. National polling has shown the Affordable Care Act as a whole is unpopular with voters, but individual provisions of the law — like providing access to care for people with pre-existing conditions — remain popular.
While the U.S. Supreme Court largely upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 vote last month, the court ruled the federal government could not penalize states that did not opt into the proposed expansion. Medicaid provides health insurance to poor and low-income families.
Gov.Martin O'Malleyof Maryland, who heads the Democratic Governor's Association, said Virginia and other states may put businesses in jeopardy if they don't move to enact benefits of the health reform law. He said McDonnell might be persuaded eventually to implement the Medicaid expansion and insurance exchanges.
"He's on the fence now, which is positive," said O'Malley, referring to McDonnell. "When he meets with hospital executives or other people in health care, whether they're doctors or nurses, it's hard to make an honest argument on the math that this is not a good deal for states like Virginia."
But O'Malley added "…states that delay too long run the very real risk of putting their businesses and their economy at a competitive disadvantage to other states. They're going to be behind the curve in controlling those wasted costs."
But not all Democrats were immediately joining the call to expand Medicaid. North Carolina Gov. Bev. Perdue, who decided not to seek re-election this year, said "we'll just listen to the data and try to evaluate, and I'll work with the leaders in the General Assembly trying to prepare them for the decision they'll make next January." She said it would be difficult to approve anything without some action from the legislature.
Meanwhile, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican U.S. Senator who is now an Independent, said his state was "moving aggressively" to push through reforms from the Affordable Care Act.
McDonnell told the Daily Press he could not make a decision until he receives a response from the Obama Administration about key questions posed in a letter from him and other Republican governors.
"I absolutely won't expand Medicaid in my state if we don't have substantial reform," McDonnell told the Daily Press in an interview Friday afternoon.
Calling the law an "incredible expansion of federal power," he said "until we get more answers and more certainty I don't have enough information to tell you whether it's a good idea."
Governors spent portions of Saturday afternoon meeting in sessions that were closed to the press, including a luncheon.
After lunch, McDonnell huddled in a closed office with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is also mentioned frequently as a possible vice-presidential choice for Romney. Roaring laughter was heard from the room during the conversation, which lasted for more than 15 minutes. Christie emerged and didn't take any questions.
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Certificate, Leavenworth Association, One Town Shares
Author: Leavenworth Association
Date: October 18, 1854
This document/certificate was identical to the one issued to Andrew H. Reeder (Document #261), but it was made out to C. A. Williams for "one share of the Town property of Leavenworth Association," and on the reverse side it was transferred to Reeder, November 11, 1854. It was signed by Charles Mundee, secretary, and D. P. Wallingford, a proslave partisan from Weston, Mo. At the top, the document was signed, "With Greetings: John A. Halderman."
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I live in a quiet village of Mui Wo surrounded by wetlands and hills. Plenty of places to find gorgeous birds. I get up early or go after work to my favourite spots to watch them. Each season is different and offers new species to observe. It gives me a lot of fun to take photos of them every day. The upseting thing is watchind destruction and mess everywhere. More and more plastic, rubbish and building sites. Soon nothing will be left for them.Read More
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BTS: Horgasm: A Love Story - Snowboard Movie Premier @ Summit Music Hall (11-15-12 (THUR))
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How can I create keyboard shortcuts in Mail.app that do not require modifiers? For example, I'd like j/k to scroll the message pane. Maybe n/p to navigate between messages. Maybe N/P to navigate to unread messages. Maybe a to archve a message.
The key point here is that the shortcuts should not require modifiers: No Command, no Ctrl, no Option.
The gmail shortcuts are different, but similar in that they don't require modifiers.


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–Michelle Obama
–Joining Forces Special, Interview on Disney Channel
Nov., 11, 2011
The First Lady on the Disney Channel
First lady Michelle Obama teamed up with China Anne McClain and brothers Doug and Chris Brochu, three young Disney stars from military families, to encourage young people to support families of those who serve. Mrs. Obama appeared on the Disney Channel Nov. 11, 2011, talking about helping military families and urging young people to get to know kids from military families. The three Disney stars shared their stories. Chris and Doug Brochu's father spent 25 years in the Army, including time as a Green Beret, paratrooper, diver, and medic. McClain's uncle serves in the Air Force in Germany. Visit http://kids.aol.com/2011/11/10/join-forces-with-first-lady-michelle-obama-and-disney-channel/ to learn more.
Departments of Education and Defense Announce Learning Registry
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Nov. 7, 2011, the launch of the Learning Registry. Designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources, the Learning Registry is an open source technical system for facilitating the exchange of data and an open community of resource creators, consumers, and others in the field. "The Learning Registry addresses a real problem in education, by bridging the silos that prevent educators from sharing valuable information and resources," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "The Registry also allows content developers, curriculum coordinators, principals, counselors, and everyone else who supports good teaching in the classroom to benefit from the combined knowledge of the field." The project was made possible by a $2.6 million investment, with the departments of Education and Defense contributing $1.3 million each to the effort. The launch is a milestone in the effort to more effectively share information about learning resources among a broad set of stakeholders in the education community. To learn more or to join the community discussion group and mailing list, visit http://www.learningregistry.org/.
The Department of Education's Veterans and Military Family Members: Proud Service to Our Country in the Past, Present, and Future
In honor of Veterans Day, the Department hosted an event that honored all employees and their families who have served in the military. A Wall of Honor on the first floor of the headquarters building displays veterans' photos, their branches of service, length of service, and military occupational specialties. John Manahan, veteran and special assistant to the deputy secretary, offered opening remarks for the event. Keynote speakers were Martha Kanter, Department of Education under secretary, and Glenn Kunkel, a speaker from the Wounded Warrior Project. Kanter recounted her experience of serving this year as the reviewing officer at Naval Station Great Lakes as 960 new sailors completed their boot camp. She stated, "We have a sacred trust with those who wear the uniform of the United States, and on Veterans Day, Americans everywhere join in commemorating that special bond." For teaching and learning resources about Veterans Day, visit: ttp://free.ed.gov/keywords.cfm?keyword_id=985.
Workshop on the Scientific Study of Military Children
From Nov. 17 through Nov. 18, 2011, the Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) hosted a workshop entitled "The Scientific Study of Military Children," at the Westin Georgetown in Washington, D.C. CNA is a nonprofit research organization that serves the public interest by providing in-depth analysis and results-oriented solutions to help government leaders choose the best course of action in setting policy and managing operations. Eric Waldo, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Programs in ED's Office of the Secretary, was one of the keynote speakers. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together experts to help build and sustain a research agenda pertaining to the development and well-being of children whose parents have served in the military in the Global War on Terror. Go to http://www.cna.org/news/releases/2011-11-15 for more information about the workshop.
Space Station Astronauts Connect Live With D.C. Students for International Education Week
On Nov. 23, 2011, a special downlink from the International Space Station was arranged so that 150 students from some of the Washington, D.C. area's middle and high schools could experience space exploration with the Expedition 25 space station crew. Hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Education (ED) the event was held in ED's Barnard Auditorium in recognition of International Education Week (IEW). This year's IEW theme was "Inspiring Students Locally to Succeed Globally." Each of the schools asked to participate has a high concentration of students from military families. The students had the opportunity to hear about living and working in space from International Space Station Commander Mike Fossum. Fossum noted that the sacrifices of military life are sometimes similar to life as an astronaut since both can involve long periods of time away from family for either training or actual missions. NASA Associate Administrator of Education and former astronaut Leland Melvin welcomed the students and emphasized that studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in school could lead to many exciting career options. DoDEA Director Marilee Fitzgerald addressed the students and their teachers and spoke of how our varied life experiences can teach us as much as classroom learning. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State. For more information about this event, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/students-connect-with-astronaut.html#.
Department of Defense Education Activity Awards Nearly $65 Million in Grants for Public Schools Serving Military Families
In fiscal year (FY) 2011, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)'s Educational Partnership awarded nearly $65 million for 57 grants to support military-connected schools. The purpose of this grant program is to enhance student achievement, providing support for quality programs and strategies designed to better the academic achievement and learning outcomes of children of military members. An additional $10 million was used to fund virtual learning projects in several local education agencies (LEAs) and programs in Hawaii.
Below is more information excerpted from DoDEA's website at http://www.dodea.edu/home/. "The grant program provides resources to military-connected LEAs to develop and implement projects that are designed to:
- Promote student achievement in the core curricular areas.
- Ease the challenges that military students face due to transitions and deployments.
- Support the unique social and emotional needs of military students.
- Promote distance learning opportunities.
- Improve educator professional development.
- Enhance and integrate technology.
- Encourage parental involvement."
"DoDEA answered the call outlined in the Presidential report, "Strengthening Our Military Families," to leverage support to expand access to Advanced Placement math and science courses for the children of military families. Nearly $10 million in grant funds have been awarded to the National Math Science Initiative (NMSI) for its Initiative for Military Families (IMF) program. IMF introduces rigorous math, science, and English classes in military-connected public high schools through the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (APTIP)."
"Since 2008, DoDEA has awarded $180 million in grants to over 100 military-connected LEAs. These three-year projects impact nearly 230,000 students from military families and more than 620,000 students overall."
Free Online Tutoring for Service Members and Their Families
Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families is an online tutoring and homework help program sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) that allows eligible service members and their families to get 24/7 assistance and support on a wide range of subjects, from elementary school concepts to advanced high school coursework. If you are active duty or on active duty in the National Guard or Reserve in a deployed status (or even a DoD civilian in a deployed status), you and your family are eligible for the program. No special hardware or software is needed. As long as you have Internet access, you can use Tutor.com anywhere in the world! Go to http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2011/08/family-focus-friday-tutor-com/ to learn more. Other resources for military families can be found at http://www.ed.gov/veterans-and-military-families.
Readmission Requirements for Service Members
For service members whose college education was interrupted when they were called to active duty and who want to return to the same schools they left, visit http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/guid/readmission.html. This website tells about requirements schools must meet to make readmission less disruptive to the lives of service members.
Contacts:Massie Ritsch, deputy assistant secretary of External Affairs and Outreach, Charles Boyer, special advisor for military families; Cynthia Hearn Dorfman, advisor; Carrie Jasper, writer and editor; Kathy Facon, and Gary Jones, Michelle Draughn, contributors.
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