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This is the Vmix! How big said it
When the Rémy's in the system
Well I got a 60 clip on me
Like an AK in my pocket, bitch
Get money
Or should I say young money
Ay killa you know the rules dip set for life
[Hook: Jim Jones]
I'm all about that motherfucking paper ho
This song goes out to all my money making hoes
60 rackz in my pocket, 60 rackz in my jeans
60 rackz in my pocket, top back when I lean
I pull up in that motherfucking Phantom Ghost
This song goes out to all my niggas getting dough
60 rackz in my pocket, 60 rackz in my jeans
60 rackz in my pocket top back when I lean
[Verse 1: Jim Jones]
60 racks thats no dough, mattes fact thats ho dough
I made that when I transported, back and forth taking Nodoze
Rolex rose gold, my neck so cold
She seen't that quarter chill, V in black, quarter mill
We don't shop at saveraux, 60 thou for the roll
Drop top foreign flow, this is not affordable
Wrist cold, caught the flu, Cartier said quarter to
She sucked my dick, swallowed it, my watch still said quarter to
Dipset, Young Money, niggas know that that money grown
Wanna talk to me, you better talk to me, from that pool deck of my summer home (Can't hear you niggas)
My summer home, pool deck with like a hundred on
Who's a threat? Got a pool net, and my jewels wet like a thunderstorm
[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Swear to God I go so hard, they call me Tunechi fuck 'em all
Can't pack no gun, so I keep a knife like that fuckin' Chucky doll
I'm at your neck like a shawl, on your ass like some drawers
I got 3 hoes with me, fuck, I look like Santa Claus
And I got bad bitches all over me, real niggas that roll with me
And we get off weight like that one bitch from Floetry
Got a pair of pants with 4 pockets, 15K in each of 'em
Do the math you mo'fucka, I'm on my Robin Leach, blood
Skating with my homeboys, talking shit smoking weed
I oversee everything, niggas call me overseas
Young mulah mothafucka, click clack boo ya, mothafucka
60 rackz in my pocket, try to jack and get bodied
Young Tunechi
[Verse 3: Cam'ron]
I got an ill gift, I'm real swift, they be like, "Damn, he still rich"
When I send my men in black listen none of them niggas is will smith
I sell coke, I deal piff, when I ride by in that black on black
Ménage à trois with two double D's, come to see that's racks on racks
They ship it in, I give it to ya on the ground or in the air
They drop it off, they're like LeBron in the 4th quarter, I give it there
I be me, you be you, apologies to Groovie Lou
Sorry, brah, I ain't fuckin' with mase, yea yea tell 'em you be cool
Me I rep that Hud 6, I ain't even gon' play with 'em
Harlem Underworld for real, you can fool Wale and them
The MAC, well, that's black on black, true fact I'm crack on tracks
Play around, and I'll lay you down, 60 racks in your cap, nigga


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The UEFA Women's Champions League comprises a qualifying group stage, four rounds of two-legged knockout ties and a one-off final.
Qualifying round
The lower-ranked champion clubs compete in four-team, one-venue mini-tournaments hosted by one of the competitors.
Knockout phase
The qualifying round winners and two best runners-up join the teams given a bye past that stage in the round of 32. From hereon the competition consists of two-legged knockout ties, continuing with the round of 16, which is drawn along with the last 32. The draw for the remainder of the competition is then made, with quarter-finals and semi-finals played over two legs. If scores are level after 90 or 120 minutes of the second leg, the team with the most away goals wins, otherwise a penalty shoot-out is held.
The 2014/15 edition concludes at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, the city which also stages the men's final.
Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.

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What Does It Say About The US Press That The Toughest Interview Keith Alexander Has Is From A Comedian?
from the too-much-and-none-of-it-good deptLast night was the debut of comedian John Oliver's new show on HBO called Last Week Tonight. Oliver, of course, is well known from his years on The Daily Show (though, if you're not familiar with it, you should also listen to his podcast, The Bugle). On his first show, Oliver was able to get former NSA boss Keith Alexander, who retired about a month ago. The resulting ten minute interview is well worth watching, not just because it's pretty damn funny, but because it's one of the few times a journalist has actually asked Alexander direct tough questions about the NSA -- and it's not even from a journalist:
Alexander kicks off this new interview claiming that Americans don't understand that they're not the target of the NSA, and Oliver immediately shoots back:
Oliver: No, the target is not the American people, but it seems that too often you miss the target and hit the person next to them going 'Whoa, him!'Alexander responds with the usual NSA talking points about "we just collect metadata" and again, Oliver immediately hits back:
Alexander: You see, we're not just out there gathering information, listening to their phone calls, or collecting their emails. But, that's the first thing that people jump to.
Oliver: But you are out there doing that. You're just saying that you're not then reading them. You are gathering that data.
Oliver: That's not nothing. That's significant information. Otherwise, you wouldn't want it.Oliver also pushes back on the whole "needle and haystack" argument, by pointing out that people's "concerns" are that the NSA is also collecting "the whole farm, and the county and the state, and now you've got photos of the farmer's wife in the shower as well." Later on, after a series of funny exchanges, including Oliver being shocked that Keith Alexander has never heard of Pinterest (where Oliver suggests all the worst people in the world gather), Oliver asks:
Oliver: In your mind, has the NSA ever done something illegal.Alexander is being incredibly dishonest here, not surprisingly. The NSA's own internal audit highlighted that the NSA abused its power to spy on Americans thousands of times each year. The NSA's Inspector General's report noted a track record of flagrant abuse which led to the program almost getting shut down. As for those "12 individuals," Alexander is simply wrong. As we detailed, most of those 12 actually self-reported the details but often did so years later (in one case seven years later).
Alexander: In my time, no. Not that I know of. You know, one of the most impressive things that I've seen in my career was people who made a mistake, that could be a huge mistake, stepping up to say 'I made a mistake.' And in every case, to my knowledge, everyone but 12 individuals stepped forward at the time they made those mistakes.
Oliver: Right, but you can't say 'everyone... except for 12.' That's like saying 'I've never killed anyone... apart from those three people I have buried under my patio at home.'
Alexander: The key issue I was trying to make was, in every case, we reported. In some cases, those who made a mistake, but were still caught.
So Alexander is flat out lying in saying that there were 12 non-self-reported cases that got caught. In fact, it's pretty clear that if most of those 12 had chosen to keep their abuses secret, we'd have never known about them. Which should lead to the obvious question: how many people within the NSA abused the powers to spy on people, didn't self-report, and therefore were never caught. It's incredible for him to basically be arguing that everyone who abused the system was caught, when the details show they actually failed to discover most of the intentional abuses until someone admitted to them much later.
And we won't even get into the fact that a court and the federal government's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) have both found the entire program to be illegal and unconstitutional.
Either way, those are only a few examples, but the pushback against Alexander still seems much greater from Oliver than any journalist so far, and that says something (not good) about the state of journalism today.
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Is Religion a Choice? I mean, to a point we understand that things like addiction can have many underlying variables, some of which are actually physiological. Here's a good article: http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/10/3/318.short
You can't blame someone for the literal way they were born. That isn't a choice.
Other variables are environmental. A life that warrants repetitive escapism will lead a person towards coping mechanisms that become compulsive behaviors. That's an easy way to predict drug addiction. First thing social workers do is look at the home life. Ok, so what about physical dependency? What about medical injuries that requires a person who is already genetically predisposed towards addiction to rely on pain medicines for an extended amount of time. Even though we know some people are far more genetically predisposed towards addiction, it's not cost effective to screen for it before prescribing pain medicine. Is that simply a choice for them?
A lot of other variables are educational. If you aren't taught an alternative and the skills necessary and you come from a substance abuse home, chances are you will be an abuser, too. So we can safely say that addiction is a combination of shitty luck and genetics, right? At least the predisposition there of.
Ok. So what about non-chemically altered behaviors, but "self-harming" behaviors as well? One from the Xtian scrapbook, being gay. Right, well science is teaching us a little more every day that being gay isn't a choice and most of us here agree. I'll skip that one.
How about promiscuity? That's pretty universal. We are told over and over again not to have sex before marriage, not to do anything to earn the label 'slut' not to tarnish our reputation. In school we are told that's because promiscuity leads to lower self esteem and destructive behavior.
And yet we see just the opposite in males. Confidence is sexy. Women are attracted to confident men. Men become confident through sexual 'conquests' or whatever. More and more it's becoming acceptable for the modern woman to have not just premarital sex, but one night stands. Cougars? Sexy. A woman to have three sex partners a generation ago was considered loose. Now a days the actual number is pretty personal and subjective. The idea of promiscuity is evolving, and so is the science behind it, well, at least our understanding of it.
it's pretty obvious that we can identify folks genetically predisposed to risky behavior and compulsive behavior, (Which yeah, sums up every substance abuser that I've ever met.) So how about adding a link to religiously triggered euphoric states: http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/09/20/newberg
You have a person raised in a religious environment who would have a strong desire for escapism, who literally gets high when they pray? Have you ever watched a video of a 'charismatic' church? People rolling on the ground, speaking in tongues? These guys look like crack heads because neurologically..they actually are. On a physical level, a little boy abused by his alcoholic father and raised in an environment where alcohol is not just encouraged but inescapable has the same predisposition to become one himself as a little boy raised in a fundamentalist home becoming a fundamentalist, when he grows up.
One behavior we understand. The other....well,
Um.. we think we have a God gene:
But a lot of the hyperbole surrounding it is bullshit.
Still, it stands to reason that there is at least a physiological predisposition towards religious behavior. We already know there are for addictive behaviors, and add in the fact that some of these folks come straight off ye old compound where that kind of lifestyle is force fed to them since birth........
How much of a choice is religion, anyway?
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This is a very interesting way to compare indoctrination to a more real-world scenario. In fact, I think it is one of the best ways I've seen.
Sure, there are always examples of individuals not stepping in their father's footsteps. If it were to be studied, I think we would see that there are more examples of those that do, than don't. Most people do follow the same religious paths as their mother & father, especially if both follow the same religious path.
This is a good (and long) video about the evolution of religion. Found it some time ago on the official Richard Dawkins youtube channel.
I haven't just seen videos of Pentecostals rolling around on the floor - I used to witness it first hand about every other Sunday. That church had a congregation of close to 300, and the dogma was definitely, "God created the earth in 6 days, just like it says in the bible." (Except it also speak of "the day that God created the heavens and the earth)
I was young then, and overheard a lot of conversations because people didn't think I really understood what they were saying. It was usually the same people who "spoke in tongues" and many people in the congregation knew those people were just seeking some attention. Even back then (the 70's) there were people rationalizing their creationism with ideas like "maybe time passed differently back then and a day was like thousands of years now." Why did they keep coming back to that fundamentalist church? For most of them, it was really fun.
There was almost always a part of the ceremony where people were 'lifted by the Holy Spirit'. Yes, some people 'spoke in tongues', but the majority got really uplifted by this angelic chant sort of ritual. We'ld wave our hands in the air and harmonize on this chant and it was really mesmerizing. It was never the same if you did it yourself, there was a real power to the 'group think' that made it seem much more uplifting. Even though everyone seemed to 'get off' on this, it didn't preclude their ability to realize that science was at conflict with a lot of the fundy dogma.
Now, 30 years later, most of the kids I attended that church with are not hard core 'creationists'. Admittedly most still believe in God, and one is even a missionary in Africa (literally), but hard core creationism isn't a requirement, even in some very charismatic congregations. I only bring this up as an extension of an idea rooted in another thread.
Anyway, you are correct in that many aspects of religion can be quite addictive. On the other hand, even the devoutly religious who have pulled their head out of the mud for a little while realize that their religion makes many irrational claims. Keeping your head in the mud, or ignoring this irrationality, is a conscious choice. Getting addicted to waving your arms around and feeling the rush of angelic chants, well, perhaps that is more compelling than most people can handle.
It's definitely a decision to think or not think. I was raised in a very religious home but I was always a "thinker". It took me a long time to figure out Christianity was BS, but I chose to think even when those I went to church told me I thought too much. In fact, their insistence I not think drove me to ask even more questions. I couldn't imagine that God would want me to turn off the analytical brain he'd given me.
Or maybe, since I was analytical, I didn't have a choice but to think. Hmmm? I wonder. I suppose some people are just inclined to deep thought, and others are repulsed by it. Who knows? All I know is that I made a conscious decision to keep thinking; decided I would follow the answers wherever they led before I ever read anything about the theory of argumentation. Of course, I thought God really would be the ultimate answer, so I was fearless in asking. Oops ;)
Thousands of people emancipated themselves out of the most fundamentalist upbringings. I think it's partly your personality. Some people are just not that easily led, no matter what.
That's an interesting way of phrasing it. I didn't choose to stop believing - I simply couldn't believe anymore. On the other hand I could have chosen to keep ignoring reality, chosen to stop reading, chosen to just plug my ears and rock back and forth pretending all the evidence wasn't blaring out at full volume. I believe this is what most fundamentalists do - at least the ones that I've known.
there's a quote i read; the religion of a child is that of his parent, that's why i don't call a child religious but a child of a religious parent. the main reason i was a christian as far as i am concerned is my parents were christians.
off topic:) have religious people ever dared to come to this site and share their diluted opinions? i'd like to see


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Tense times ahead don't worry these Warriors
I got a crick in my neck Saturday from standing under a basket after the Warriors' practice, watching Stephen Curry jack up three-point shots.
Curry was the last Warrior off the court, and the other players would probably tell you, hey, if I could shoot like that, I'd stay out there all day, too.
At one point, Curry made 15 consecutive threes, mostly from the right corner. Then he moved around the arc, and I counted a 22-in-a-row run. He said he doesn't know what his record is, but it's somewhere north of 30 in a row.
This shot is one of the league's great offensive weapons.
It is Exhibit A in making the case that the Warriors could go to the NBA Finals. It's also Exhibit A in making the case that they could miss the playoffs.
That's where Warriors fans are right now, wondering if this is a miracle team or a mirage. Could go either way, right?
If you're looking for a limo ride to the NBA Finals, you've got the wrong team, the wrong conference, the wrong century and the wrong transportation. This will be a roller-coaster ride.
The Warriors could slump and miss the playoffs. They could catch fire and barge into the Finals, ready to rumble with the nervous and vulnerable Miami Heat.
This is still new territory for Warriors fans, as grizzled old-timer Curry reminded me when I asked how he feels about fans riding their emotional roller coaster.
"It's a good thing to me, actually, when you think about it," Curry said. "I was here five years ago, and if we lost by two at home to a playoff team, it was like a minor victory, because we probably played an exciting game, and fans loved to watch that. But now we're 41-26, and it's the end of the world when you lose a winnable game at home. So the expectation has increased each year, and that's a good thing."
It was more relaxing in the old days, and if the current uncertainty drives fans crazy, the players understand.
Andrew Bogut says he checks in on the fans and the media, but he and his teammates don't take the wild mood swings seriously.
"We just laugh it off," Bogut said. "We love our fans, we love fans in the NBA in general, but the good thing about social media is, you go on there after a loss and it's the end of the world for a lot of fans, they want to trade the whole team, and you win a game and they want to put you on a pedestal.
"That's just part of it. You gotta take your hits, take your bumps, and obviously enjoy the good times, too. So we don't worry about it too much. That's just the reality of it today."
The reality is that the free ride deep into the playoffs doesn't exist in the Western Conference. Hasn't since the Lakers of Magic Johnson, and then of Shaq and Kobe.
During Magic's decade of glory, the Lakers never popped a Champagne cork until someone handed them a Larry O'Brien trophy. Every step below that was just another day at the office.
The Warriors have their best team since the Rick Barry days, but stuff can happen. Their go-to scorer is a relatively frail point guard. Curry working for a money shot might be the most fun moment in the NBA right now, but he's not as likely to get off a good shot as would LeBron James or Kevin Durant, who are huge and basically unguardable.
That said, considering how important the three-point shot has become, if you asked NBA coaches and players what point guard they would most want to lead their team right now, Curry might get the nod.
It's not all about Curry, of course. How well the Warriors do depends on how all the players handle the emotional ups and downs, and in that department this team is set up beautifully, maybe the most mature team in the NBA.
If you're a nervous fan right now, it might help you to know that these guys feel your anxiety, but they're staying cool, even when the roller coaster drops into a dip.
"You're not going to have a perfect NBA season," Bogut said. "Look at the Indiana Pacers. They're riding high for four months, they're the best team in the league, and all the sudden they've lost three straight and everyone's in crisis mode down there."
Every game now is a thrill ride for the Warriors, but in the locker room there's no crisis.
Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Cascade Peak--"Finished"
First off, Cascade Peak got it's last set of waterfalls, most foliage and trees will be phased in over time, but at this point, the peak is "done".
Bear Country and Beaver Valley
On the other side of Cascade Peak, Beaver Valley and Bear Country are taking form, and unfortunately, they got the short end of the stick when it comes to space. Basically, from the various expansions from Rainbow Ridge, the Living Desert, and Cascade have left very little space to make an accurate Beaver Valley and Bear Country. Their close proximity to each other and other elements offer various design challenges to make everything fit well, so there will be some serious compromising.
To Give you an idea of how these areas are all packed together, take a look at the aerial shot, taken from the always trusty, tripod structure, Cascade Peak.
The peninsula protruding towards the currently truss-less trestle is Bear Country, with the grey area at the tip being where the bear figures will eventually be (that end of the peninsula is suppose to be twice as wide to be accurate, but there is no space, and thus compromising). The black pained areas towards the tunnel (which has it's rock face portal, by the way) is Beaver Valley, with sections of the river stepping down at various heights to represent the dams plugging the river. Not to far to the left of that are some moose standing in for the battling elk. Everything is very close together, so I'll have to get creative with natural barriers and trees if I want everything to be separated visually (for the miniature passengers, of course).
With the tight space, big design problems came up, one of which is the river in Beaver Valley. On the real Nature's Wonderland, the water source for the river in Beaver Valley came out of the hills just beyond Rainbow Ridge. Water started high in the hills and trickled down into the stream that flowed past the trains. Unfortunately, once again, I have no such space for a stream. Since Rainbow Ridge is just on the other side of Beaver Valley, the river just abruptly starts from a wall separating the two areas.
Since I can't have the long stream come out of the hills, I had to come up with a solution. I considered other alternatives, like having a waterfall come out from the top of the wall (that "wall" needs to be there, to support the pack mule trail) or even a pipe looking outlet, but that just didn't have the right feel. Finally, I found my answer: don't come up with a solution, use visual tricks.
Just have the river disappear into the woods! Basically there would be enough foliage and trees to hide where the river starts and this way, I wouldn't have to "answer" to how the river got there. Genius!
Since there is so much potential for animation in this area, like the bear scratching it's back, the battling elk, and the marmots popping up and down, I decided to hold off on anymore progress until I get the mechanics built and installed because now is the time to do that; I really don't want to go back later on to add them which would end up being more time consuming and harder.
With that entire area of the layout closed down for now, I decided to back to Rainbow Caverns.
Rainbow Caverns
The last time I worked on Rainbow Caverns was February where I simply lost interest; I can't blame myself for that, this is the fourth version of the caverns and it's much smaller and tad less impressive. But, I pushed myself to work on it and get it done.
If you can recall from my last Caverns update, I'm going for something that just fits in the space, nothing too accurate. The two main water features in the new caverns will be Geyser Grotto and Rainbow falls. The new caverns will utilize UV LED's rather than a fluorescent bulb as I did in the past; this was I can control the lighting and they are far more power-efficient.
Construction of the new caverns was pretty much the same as the previous version, with black crumpled aluminum foil, foam stalagmites/tites, clear plastic water falls, styrene and hot glue geyers, and blacklight paint. One thing new that I did add was the clear silicone caulking to the water features, the same stuff I've been using on Cascade Peak's waterfalls.
So here's a shot of the new Caverns now, finally finished. A little smaller than I would have liked, but still neat to look at.
The deep purple glow the UV LED's give off is impossible to photograph, so I had to simulate it with a few color adjustments in Photoshop.
Official first critter in Nature's Wonderland. The smallest sculpt I've ever done--about the size of a dime


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Venture capitalist Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Seattle online advertising powerhouse aQuantive, and Jason Kilar, a former Amazon.com executive who now runs Hulu, are among the technology executives being targeted by Yahoo for the CEO post.
Kara Swisher at All Things D — who is well-sourced on Yahoo matters — reports that the company's board has placed both McAndrews and Kilar on a "wish list."
The news comes as Yahoo attempts to find a replacement for Carol Bartz who stepped down as CEO in September. The company is currently being run by interim CEO Timothy Morse, the company's CFO.
McAndrews would be an especially interesting choice given his expertise in both online advertising and traditional media. (He's a former executive with ABC). He's also familiar with the Bay Area having graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
McAndrews joined Madrona in 2009 after a stint at Microsoft, which gobbled up aQuantive for $6 billion in 2007. He's invested in a few companies since joining Madrona, but has kept a relatively low profile in the role.
In addition to McAndrews and Kilar, Swisher reports that Juniper CEO Kevin Johnson is also on the wish list for Yahoo. Johnson is a former Microsoft vice president, having worked at the software giant for 16 years.
Yahoo boasts a market value of $18 billion, and the stock is down 10 percent on the year. The company has been discussed as a potential acquisition target, with reports late last month that Microsoft was joining with private equity firms to invest as much as $3 billion for a 15 percent equity stake in the struggling company.
Interestingly, Yahoo also was discussed as a possible acquirer of Hulu, the company that Kilar runs. Swisher notes that the hiring of the technology executive is a "long shot" and that he's actively being solicited for the role rather than pursuing it on his own. Kilar is the former vice president and general manager of Amazon's North American media businesses where he reported directly to Jeff Bezos.
Swisher reports:
The concept in short, said people familiar with the situation: Hire some compelling and entrepreneurial CEO to get the company moving again from a product point of view, do a massive organizational overhaul and help settle Yahoo's thorny Asian issues.
We've reached out to McAndrews for comment, and we'll update the post if we hear more.


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That is offensive. I feel obligated to take out killstreaks because it seems no one else wants to do it. I just don't want to always have to run a MAAWS, Air Superiority, or LMG with AP rounds. I can't exactly "run blind eye and not be bothered" since I will have to watch my team mates die over and over.
Offensive? Trust me, if I wanted to offend you, it would be as clear as day.
If you dont want to run them, then why are you complaining? Besides the point that you and your team allowed the enemy to get aerial killstreaks, you really should attempt to manage your own gaming first.
He did say that when he say he wants the same streaks back in the game. That's what they do and why they're so loved. I for one hate playing 80% of a match looking up into the sky shooting stuff down.
There is just too much of everything nowadays,remember when there was no killstreaks.I've always said less is better.
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There is just too much of everything nowadays,remember when there was no killstreaks.I've always said less is better.
There use to be a mode called barebones, all gun fighting. No one played it, so thats how it is.
I remember that, wow that was a while ago.
I said less and i distinctively remember lots of people playing when there was no killstreaks
I hope AW is designed more like MW3. I thought that game had good overall balance and I had a lot of fun with it.
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Green Camo: Get 40 point blank kills with this weapon
II'M not saying put OP killstreaks in the game just fun ones and ones that don't completely suck like ghosts killstreaks do. And I wouldn't want to see the return of a game ending killstreak but the MOAB was fun to get
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Ford Ranger Prices Paid and Buying Experiences
i am thinking on buying a 97 ford ranger with 240,000 miles is it a smart thing?0
bolivar Posts: 2,316Oh, just about as smart as posting this exact same question in 5 different areas. One of them even twice.0
so its not a good idea? the truck has new tires, new brakes, and a new clutch.0
clintonjohn Posts: 99Here's my two cents, that I posted on another Ranger discussion regarding this question.
There are a million variables associated with making a used car purchase decision. You've given two-age and mileage.
To offer a more informed opinion, knowing such things as price, maintenence/maintenence records, type of driving done by the owner, was it a northern or Arizona car, 4 cylinder vs. 6, etc. would help. For instance, given the mileage and age alone without knowing anything else, I would say not to buy it. However, if the truck was driven primarily cross country through the southwest, meticulously maintained, and going for $500, I might still question it because of the low price makes it look like the owner is trying to get rid of it fast.
Thus, not only do you have to consider many variables, but also how much weight to give each variable-high mileage might not necessarily be bad versus a truck with 30k miles that was driven only in stop and go traffic and only for 5 miles at a time even though both trucks are the same age.0
gclark1022 Posts: 1Hey Rangerman how much did it cost for a new tranny? I have the exact same truck
but with 170k miles. My 99 ranger was actually a really good truck my dad bought
it new and handed it down to me the same clutch and same tranny lasted 170k
miles. However now either my clutch or tranny has blown and its being looked at.
I want to get all the price checks i can on a new tranny for a 99 for ranger so
i dont get ripped off.0
rangermang Posts: 27hey haha i actually dont have the ranger anymore but anyhoo i paid about 1400 at a place called AAMCO, which is a rip off for any manual tranny, so I think anything over a grand is a rip. there is a place here in CA where i live called American Gear, which i now know of, that would have done the entire thing for about 800, including labor. Hope this helps!0
yhindy2006 Posts: 1Hello im looking at a ranger right now for a new vehicle. I drive a saturn 98 sl2. Now the truck im looking at right now is a v6, 94, nice condition, 4x4 and owner says it runs nice. I forget how many miles are on it. Now there are minor problems. The hub is screwed up because I guess they forgot to hit a switch for the 4x4 before running it and now it makes noises when ever running in 4x4. Is this fix inexpensive? Also its for $1500 for the truck which is nice. Please need a reply.0
landdriver Posts: 607Just purchased my first Ranger, an '06 (used to own a Toyota pickup), and my Brother has an '01 SL2 so am familar with Saturns. I'm no gear head but gut feel is unless you do your own work you should stay away from older Rangers (pre '00), especially if it has a known problem, as almost any repair these days costs $250 min just for the simple stuff. At a minimum before you purchase take the truck to the shop you plan to take it to to have the problem fixed and see how much it will cost to fix it (or just go there without the truck and describe the problem).
If you really like it for the price and never plan to use 4wd, then buy it and don't put any money into fixing the hub problem.
Good luck!0
davidjulio Posts: 1I was very excited with my new Ranger.
I've never owned a truck before and the feeling of height and power was invigorating.
I really enjoy doing research on the internet and I decided to look up the reviews of the Ranger and bask in the glory of my new truck.
As you can imagine it was quite a shock when I read Edmunds review of the Ranger.
The quote that applied directly to me was:
"If you're not a hard-core off-roader, though, there's little reason to consider the 2007 Ford Ranger. Trucks like the Dodge Dakota, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma are easier and more comfortable to drive on pavement, and all offer roomier cabs with more conveniences and safety features."
So I did some research on my Ranger and comparable trucks.
My Ranger (XLT Extended Supercab 4x2)
Engine : 3.0 L 12 Valve V6
Horsepower : 148 hp @ 4900 rpm
Torque : 180 lb-ft @ 3980 rpm
Fuel Economy: 17 city / 23 hwy
Nissan Frontier (King SE-V6 4x2)
Engine: 4L 24 Valve V6
Horsepower : 261 hp @ 5600 rpm
Torque : 281 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Fuel Economy : 16 city / 20 hwy
Toyota Tacoma (Access Cab 4x2)
Engine: 2.7L 16 Valve V4
Horsepower : 159 @ 5200 rpm
Torque : 180 lb –ft @ 3800 rpm
Fuel Economy : 21 city / 27 hwy
Dodge Dakota (ST Club Cab 4x2)
Engine: 3.7L 12 Valve V6
Horsepower : 210 @ 5200 rpm
Torque : 235 lb –ft @ 4000 rpm
Fuel Economy : 16 city / 22 hwy
Chevy Colorado (LS Ext Cab 2WD)
Engine: 2.8 L 16 Valve V4
Horsepower : 175 hp @ 5600 rpm
Torque : 185 lb – ft @ 2800 rpm
Fuel Economy : 17 city / 24 hwy
Going by these specs taken off the company websites, the Ranger is severely underpowered.
Exactly what Edmunds said:
"When equipped with the 4.0-liter V6, the Ford Ranger offers solid acceleration, but it feels underpowered with either the 3.0-liter V6 or the base four-cylinder."
I have never driven any other trucks, but I can state from my own experience that the truck feels kind of slow. It's only a feeling, but I had it even when I test drived. I thought it was all trucks. Going by the review and specs it obviously isn't.
And then there is the price :
(www.xe.com for Canadian to US funds)
Ford Ranger: $22,899 ($20,069 US)
Nissan Frontier: $26,598 ($23,314 US)
Toyota Tacoma: $22,535 ($19,749 US)
Dodge Dakota: $24,925 ($21,843 US)
Chevy Colorado: $21,440 ($18,790 US)
and my research leaves me feeling really, quite, unhappy.
The Ranger is weaker than the competition, even weaker than the Tacoma and Colorado which are using 4 cylinder engines.
The Ranger's fuel economy is almost identical to Dodge and Chevy and comparable to Nissan (which is far more powerful) and much worse than the Tacoma (which is still more powerful).
The Ranger has the comparable cargo space to the other trucks too with the Chevy, Dodge and Nissan being even a bit bigger.
Finally, there's price.
The Ranger is more expensive than the Chevy (which is still stronger), more expensive than the Tacoma (only a bit stronger, but much more fuel efficient and it's a V4!), a little cheaper than Dodge (but far less powerful and barely more fuel efficient), and a good bit cheaper than Nissan (but much, much less powerful and still only a bit more fuel efficient).
It feels good to get this off my chest, but I have to say:
"I think I've been pwned."0
Picked up a 2002 Ranger reg cab 2wd XL last week. 124k miles, cruise, cd, auto tranny for $3,750 private party. Edmunds TMV is $3,850 wholesale, $4,800 private, and $5,750 dealer... so I got a nice deal!
The truck was originally used as a delivery vehicle in a networking business, then privately owned, and since the vehicle was maintenanced at the same garage, I've got a complete maintenance history, including the transmission replacement in late 2004. It's got a bed liner and a tonneau cover too, both in mint condition.
The truck was smoked in, so I got rid of the odor... now to just find seat covers that actually fit a 60-40 split bench seat snugly.
The 2.3l engine runs good, with some minor vibration and slight rocking at a stop, so I'll look into that.
Overall I love having a truck again! (Former owner of a 1997 Mazda B4000 4x4)0
That Ford 3.0 is from the dark ages... as is the underpinnings of the Ranger. Ruling out the Nissan and Dodge due to price, I would have gone with the Toyota first, then the Chevy 2nd when buying new.
Used, however, Ford is the clear choice due to uber depreciation and dependibility of the old technology.
If it'll make ya feel any better... Toyota is having lots of quality/reliability issues the past 2 years, and I've heard horror stories about the seating position/fit and finish in the Colorados.
So, you basically traded engine power for dependability and cheaper repair costs due to older design/technology. There, did I find the silver lining within a pile of dog poop? lol!0
mrjones944 Posts: 8I have owned my 01 Ranger since new and I have to disagree with the poster who said that all repairs are going to cost a minimum of $250. In my experience over the last 120K miles I have paid $70 in parts. This includes one U joint at 60K miles and a heater resister last week for $20. If anything there are so many parts out there that it cost next to nothing to fix just about anything. I do have to replace a upper ball joint soon but that is only $40 for the joint or $125 for the whole upper control arm. The 3L is a waste of money and anybody with half a brain would choose either the 2.3 or 4.0 depending on what their goal is.0
mookie2003 Posts: 2I'm thinking about getting a 2006 Ranger (incentives are super right now for that model). XL, auto, AC - other than that, pretty simple. Pulliam Ford in Columbia SC quoted me a MSRP of $18500 and an internet price of $18,300 pre-rebates - that still seems high to me!! Any feedback would be appreciated. :confuse:
Also, I posted a question on the performance vs mileage of the 2.3L and 3.0L on the "engine" forum - if you have any ideas, please let me know!0
cogswellcog Posts: 2I just got an 06 XLT SuperCab 4-dr w/ tow and cruise for $18995 before rebates here in Seattle if that helps. Super great deal. But for an XL with auto and AC, (1k for auto and 850 for AC), it should run around 17K at invoice based on what I have seen during the past month I was looking. Invoice on these trucks has been around $1500 to $2000 under MSRP when you factor dealer holdback and the like.
For a great research tool while looking at Ford Truck, hit http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/ranger/
and click on "search dealer inventory" to see what the local dealer has. You can even see the window sticker with MSRP (from Ford) and options for that truck. Hope this helps.
BTW, on the 2.3L vs. 3.0L question; I've had both and the economy on the 2.3L is great (23-25mpg typical). The 3.0L isn't worth the waste in gas for performance. It lacks any real power, :lemon: (acts much like the 4 banger) and only averaged 18mpg for either city or hwy. I have the 4.0L now and see the same mileage with way better performance for 17mpg so far. :shades:0
Rangers are dinosaurs, but look at the junk yards what do you see. Imports, they make up >50% of the junk Yards.0
Dinosaurs yes, but would not even consider buying anything but. Are people paying invoice to own? My first 1983 Ranger 4x4 2.3l drove it for over 11 years, 250k + sold it to my brother for $1K and could have got more if it wasn't my brother. Bought a 1994 Ranger 4x4 4.0l and my son is still driving it with 295K miles and going strong. Only complaint was the auto 4x4 push button crapp, should have kept it manual hubs with a shift on the floor. I'm going to be buying my third Ranger in a few months, won't even consider taking another make for a test drive. Yes sir I will stick with the brand I trust the most. My current vehicles are a 1966 Mustang, 1994 Ranger, 2001 Escape, 2004 Freestar(...wifes), and last but not least my 2007 GT 500 Shelby. P.S. Ford did not pay me to post this message, nor am I affiliated in any way with Ford. HA! HA! Although I think they should give me a few shares. :shades:0
Ford shares? Better get any payment in cash!!
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
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What Ford should do is demand half of the mark-up premiums the dealerships are charging for their Shelby's and GT Mustangs. That would right the ship. HA! HA! They are having problems, but they will come through it with no problem. :shades:0
Ford may claim they have the most fuel efficient pickup, but they sacrifice more then its worth. That engine won't pull a greasy string out of cats butt hole. Forget about the A/C, turn it on you'll be doing 3000rpm rolling backwards. I traded that in for the 4.0 V6, much better, also forget about the 3.0 also. The 4.0 is the only engine that makes the truck worth anything.0
cessna180 Posts: 9contrary to previuos message,, and of course depending on how ya use,.... or abuse it,, this is an excellent tight,... quiet,... plenty of power,... great on gas , very comfortable,.... well built twin cities,... p/u,.. the 3.o v-6 severs its designed, intention, again,,, its all in how you maintain,... and treat the thing,,0
Well, I couldn't hold off any longer and took advantage of Ford rebates on left over 06 inventory. Bought the 06 2-dr 4x4 extended cab FX4 model. MSRP was $24,660 Ford rebated $3,000 and dealer took off additional $1,600. Final cost before adding premium bump to bumper $20,060. I am very happy with deal and believe I will have for many years. 1983 Ranger 200,000+ miles, 1994 Ranger 297,000+ miles and still going strong. The Ranger maybe outdated to some other truck makers, but I will take ol reliable USA anyday. :shades:0
i have a 93 ranger xlt 2-wd 3.0 with 568000 miles. yes those are the correct miles on the original motor. bought it new in 93 and have put it through hell but maintained it well. it's never had a wrench on it other than basic preventative maintenance (oil change, brake pads, tire rotations). hasn't lost fuel economy or power. i don't think this truck will die. she's runnin strong without a thermostat, a 4th gear, mass air sensor, and various other necessities. im not puttin much more money into her...just gonna see how long it takes her to die. anything bad about a ranger???? i don't think so.0
im lookin for a 4x4 3.0 reg cab manual trans. with my budget i can't find anything newer than the 93 or 94 model in good enough condition. i wouldn't mind one in that year model but would like somethin newer if possible. the 4.0 would be much nicer to have but they don't offer it with a manual trans AND reg cab do they? if anyone knows of a newer 3.0 5-spd reg cab for a very low price or if the 4.0 is offered in reg cab manual, let me know please0
tmiller9301 Posts: 2I went to this used dealer the other day and found 4 Rangers you might be interested in. You can see the list of Rangers on their lot @ www.lakeshoreautowholesalers.com. I bought a car from them about 3 years ago and they treated me right. They also have their own service department.0
I just purchased a 2008 Ranger from Mullinax Ford Apopka, Florida. Paid about $12,300 brand new for the XL regular cab with air and payload package. The four cylinder is quite peppy with the manual transmission and I am very happy with the performance. Buying experience was very good as it always is at a Mullinax dealership.0
flipbish Posts: 1Just picked up an01 Ranger XLT Flareside, 2 wd, 4 drs with 97k miles. It has the 3.0 6cyl with AT. Not the fastest thing I've driven but at least it will hold speed on the highway with cruise set.(unlike my dads 2000 S-10, 4cyl- what a dog!). But I digress, I paid $5000 for the truck from a private seller (no tax) and the thing looks and drives great. What do Y'all think? Did I do OK?0
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Some excerpts from my 2nd edition, relevant to current debates
[excerpt 1]
IT service development activities parallel those of commercial R&D organizations. IT service delivery and operations activities parallel those of corporate manufacturing and customer service departments. IT governance activities parallel corporate governance activities. IT is dynamic, but so are other disciplines, such as finance and logistics. IT is complex and uncertain, but no more complex or uncertain than engineering and demand forecasting. Get over IT! In concept, the fundamental management principles of all the disciplines are identical. We just need to do a little translation.[i]
Jeff Kaplan
A well known thought experiment (dating back to at least 1971) in discussions of IT management is "run IT like a business."[ii] Pragmatically, IT as a management domain can be viewed as a complex system of sustained economic activity, thus "a business" in significant respects. As implied by the excellent Jeff Kaplan quote at the start of the section, large IT organizations are subject to emergent dynamics that can be understood using tools from finance, operations research and industrial theory.
The idea is that if an IT organization (even one run as an internal "shared service" cost center) is managed "as if" it were a profit making entity, more disciplined and optimal allocation of IT resources will result.
Weaker forms of this concept also exist. Less emphasis may be placed on cost accounting and recovery, with more focus on operational issues.
For example, IT portfolio management draws inspiration from portfolio theory in financial management. Demand management, a critical concern in manufacturing supply chains, is emerging as a prominent concept in IT project portfolio discussions. Infrastructure service provisioning bears similarity to Make to Order production processes. And so forth.
However, the concept can be problematic. "IT like a business" may raise unintended red flags if perceptions are not carefully managed.
Captive cost centers may be in fact prohibited from attempting to become profit centers; such assumptions are typically fundamental to the enterprise business model. This does not preclude "running as a business" if the intent is to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Other criticisms may arise in viewing internal IT service sponsors as "customers." The customer is the person walking into the store with money in their pocket, the viewpoint goes, and any other use of the term is problematic.
Despite these concerns, this book relies on this thought experiment. As Terence Quinlan of the IT Financial Management association notes, "Managing lS financially as a business does not require a profit center structure. lS can remain a cost center."[iii] Womack and Jones note that enterprise value streams often contain miniature versions of themselves, that is, they are fractal, an insight that also supports the "IT as a business" model.[iv]
It is difficult to reason about large scale IT, including the application of Lean concepts, outside of an "IT as a business" framework. Concepts in this book such as IT Value Chain and IT Value Stream rely on this foundation. "Customer-provider" relationships are found throughout the discussion, regardless of money changing hands. If this bothers you, substitute the term "sponsor," "requestor," or "user" as appropriate.
[excerpt 2]....claiming any "value" as "IT value" may be problematic. A claim to value is a political statement and often the managers of profit centers (or line managers more generally, e.g. program managers in a not for profit) compete for who receives credit for any increases in organization results (financial or non-financial).
IT, as a back office cost center, is in general not competitive in this fray, any more than peers in HR or Operations. Any claims to "value" from the IT organization may not be well received. And yet, there seems little choice in the matter, as IT is called on to account for its never-ending high costs. Such is the IT manager's dilemma.
[i] (Kaplan 2005), p. 12
[ii] The concept of considering IT as a business within a business was conceived as early as (Ditri, Shaw et al. 1971) and (IBM Corporation 1981). See also (Van Schaik 1985; Cunningham 1992; Curley 2004; Lientz and Larssen 2004; Lutchen 2004; Hunter and Westerman 2009; Ryan and Raducha-Grace 2010)
[iii] (Quinlan and Quinlan 2003), p.6
[iv] (Womack and Jones 2003), p. 322.
Curley, M. (2004). Managing Information Technology for Business Value, IT Best Practices Series. Hillsboro, OR, Intel Press.
Ditri, A. E., J. C. Shaw, et al. (1971). Managing the EDP function, The Touche Ross Management Series. N.Y., McGraw-Hill.
Hunter, R. and G. Westerman (2009). The real business of IT : how CIOs create and communicate business value. Boston, Mass., Harvard Business School Press ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor].
Lientz, B. P. and L. Larssen (2004). Manage IT as a business : how to achieve alignment and add value to the company. Amsterdam ; Boston, Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann.
Kaplan, J. D. (2005). Strategic IT portfolio management : governing enterprise transformation. United States, Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath Inc.
IBM Corporation (1981). A Management System for the Information Business, Volume I, Management Overview, 2nd ed. A Management System for the Information Business. White Plains, NY.
Lutchen, M. (2004). Managing IT as a business : a survival guide for CEOs. Hoboken, N.J., J. Wiley.
Quinlan, T. A. and S. J. Quinlan (2003). Readings in IT Financial Management. Santa Barbara, CA, IT Financial Management Association.
Ryan, R. and T. Raducha-Grace (2010). The business of IT : how to improve service and lower costs. Upper Saddle River, NJ, IBM Press.
Van Schaik, E. A. (1985). A management system for the information business : organizational analysis. Englewood Cliffs ; London, Prentice-Hall.
Womack, J. P. and D. T. Jones (2003). Lean thinking : banish waste and create wealth in your corporation. New York, Free Press.


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The German Bundesrat has approved new legislation that will strengthen Germany's copyright laws further in favor of the entertainment industry. Sometimes called the "German DMCA" on account of its anti-circumvention rules, the newly-revised legislation is a hair superior to the anti-consumer DMCA legislation on the books in the United States in that it more clearly defines the rights of end users over the materials that they own. Nevertheless, the legislation is yet another price of pro-industry work, as it and puts "private use" in the hands of corporations. When a levy/tariff system is wedded with anti-circumvention laws, the industry in effect gets to double-dip in a pool of revenues.
Early reports of the legislation's approval mischaracterized it as forbidding any and all copying of commercial content for private use. An inspection of the legislation by Ars Technica reveals that the legislation affords explicit protections for private copying of unencrypted materials. For years now, Germany has used a tariff on media and certain electronics to provide "compensation" to the entertainment industry's authors and composers (and sometimes, publishers) for copying by German citizens. That law has been somewhat narrowed, as a new provision mandates that any and all copies made for "private use" must stem from unencrypted, legitimate, and authorized source material. In effect, the law prevents users from making "private use" copies from materials already distributed without authorization online (e.g., downloading from P2P), or acquired in some other non-traditional manner (copying a copy). Copying a movie off of USENET, for instance, won't count unless you can get direct permission from the rights-holder (good luck with that).
However, at the same time, tariff caps on media and select electronics have been rejected, as the entertainment industry strongly challenged cap proposals that would only entitle them to up to 5 percent of a product's consumer cost. Without the caps in place, the entertainment industry is free to pursue heavier tariffs, and we expect that they will. The government will not set the rates, leaving it up to tech manufacturers and the entertainment industries to negotiate how much additional cost consumers must pay into the pot.
The end result is that the entertainment industry has its fingers directly in the tariff pot, which is ostensibly to make up for revenues lost to "private use." However, private use is exclusive of anything that requires circumvention of DRM, radically reducing the amount of materials eligible for such "private use." While the entertainment industry seeks higher tariffs on things like blank CDs, music players, DVD burners, and even servers, it can continue to adopt DRM in order to make private use technically illegal. DRM is not widely used on CDs in Germany, but it is used on many digital downloads, and increased DRM use on CDs is still a possibility. Movies are typically distributed with DRM of one form or another.
Calls for a limited tariff and/or levy system have been made in the US, imagined as a way to ease tensions between the tech and entertainment industries. Many people, including plenty of you and even the occasional artist, believe that such schemes are ultimately for the better if they result in fewer lawsuits and more creativity. They may be better, but when they are coupled with provisions that disallow private (or "fair") use when DRM is applied, they're clearly unfair and arguably too complex for average consumers to understand. One approach should be exclusive of the other.
The new law also forbids unrestricted copying of materials from libraries and stipulates regulations for the archival of such encrypted material. The new provisions, which are part of a second visitation to Germany's copyright law, are expected to take effect at the start of 2008. The revisions to German's copyright law are meant to bring it in line with EU law.


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YOU'RE a third of the way through the season, your team's in first and you're feeling good. But then you remember the old rotisserie baseball adage: it's a marathon, not a sprint.
Then you become even more distraught when you look in your rearview mirror and see the team directly behind you has a star ready reclaim his rightful spot in the lineup.
You can make an All-Star team with the players who are coming back from injury this month or the beginning of July:
Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins. We finally get to see if the rookie hype is deserved. Justin Morneau was sent down and Matt LeCroy sits.
First: Jason Giambi, Yanks. If for some reason you own Tony Clark, keep him. He'll still play a bunch at first while Giambi DHs.
Second: Orlando Hudson, Blue Jays or Jose Reyes, Mets. Reyes owners have been waiting forever for his return. Hudson will be back at the end of the month. Frank Menechino will play in his stead.
Third: Bill Mueller, Red Sox. He probably won't be back until the middle of July, but we'll put him here and pump up Kevin Youkilis. Also look out for Wes Helms (Brewers), who will be back the end of June.
Shortstop: Nomar Garciaparra, Red Sox. How many people were waiting for this guy's return? Keep an eye on what manager Terry Francona does with the second-base slot. Our bet is on Mark Bellhorn staying and Pokey Reese sitting.
Outfield: Tim Salmon (Angels), Garret Anderson (Angels) and Larry Walker (Rockies). Salmon will be back soon and Anderson said that he felt fine after hitting balls off a tee this week. That means Jeff DaVanon owners should fret. He'll be back to the bench. Walker is still a ways off, but is making progress. Also keep an eye out for fellow Rockie Preston Wilson, who could return within a month and a half.
P: Mark Prior (Cubs), Josh Beckett (Marlins). We wrote last week that Tommy Phelps would be booted to the pen once A.J. Burnett came back. We were wrong, sort of. He got a reprieve once Beckett's blister put him on the DL. Continue to ride Phelps. Prior's return means the end of Sergio Mitre. But Glendon Rusch has a couple more starts until Kerry Wood's return, and he's been pitching very well.


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Obama Goes Public With Brain-Mapping Plan
President Obama officially announced a new brain research initiative in a press conference at the White House this morning, something he first hinted at in his State of the Union address in February. In its first year, the project would devote roughly $100 million in public funding and a similar amount from private foundations, to develop new tools for mapping neural circuits.
"The human brain is at the present time the most complicated organ in the known universe," Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, told reporters on a conference call this morning. Understanding how circuits of neurons contribute to the complex properties of the brain and how they break down in disease is one of the biggest scientific challenges of our time, Collins said. "We aim through this very ambitious project, some might even call it audacious, to begin to unravel those mysteries."
Since the first hints of the plan were reported, the project has gotten a mixed reaction from scientists. Proponents say the field of neuroscience is now ripe for a comprehensive effort to understand how circuits of thousands of neurons work together to process information. By mapping every electrical spike in every neuron in a network, they hope to understand the neural computations that underlie everything from perception to memory to movement.
But other scientists are skeptical. Some have argued that this approach to mapping brain activity is misguided and unlikely to yield important insights. Others are concerned that the effort would divert funds from individual labs, which are already facing historically long odds for getting their work funded by the government.
Details of the plan are still in short supply. But the White House hopes to launch the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative next year with money from the National Institutes of Health, Darpa and the National Science Foundation. Private foundations, including the Allen Brain Institute for Brain Science and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will kick in tens of millions more.
The project has inevitably drawn comparisons — by advocates and detractors alike — to the Human Genome Project.
At the outset that effort too was criticized by scientists as ill-conceived and overhyped, aimed more at technology development than advancing science, and destined to divert precious resources from scientists working in the age-old model of generating hypotheses and carefully testing them in their labs, says Yale science historian Daniel Kevles.
On the conference call with reporters, Collins, who led the Human Genome Project, said he held in his hand a DNA sequencer the size of a postage stamp — evidence, he said, of how far science has come since the genome project officially launched in 1990. "You were doing really well if you could sequence a thousand letters of the code a day, and we knew we had to get a thousand letters every second, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, over a period of 18 months to get the job done."
Today the genome project is widely regarded as a success, but like most successful Big Science projects — from mapping coastlines to mapping the heavens to hunting the Higgs boson — it had a concrete goal, Kevles said in an interview with Wired last month. "With the neuroscience initiative, how well-defined is the object to be observed?" Kevles said. "It's not clear to me it's well-defined at all at this stage."
Today's announcement did little to clarify the specific scientific goals of the project, but a working group led by two highly regarded neuroscientists, Cornelia Bargmann and William Newsome, will develop a preliminary report by this fall, outlining specific scientific goals and funding priorities.
Ready or not, the era of Big Neuroscience has arrived. The BRAIN initiative was preceded by the giant Human Brain Project, a European effort to build a computational model of the human brain; the Human Connectome Project, which studies individual differences in brain anatomy and function; and the Allen Brain Atlases of gene expression throughout the brain.
Such large-scale initiatives won't — and shouldn't — ever completely supplant the traditional model of individual labs generating and testing hypotheses, Christof Koch, chief scientific officer of the Allen Institute, told Wired last month. "Small science will continue to be a driver of discovery, but if you really want to understand a piece of tissue like the cerebral cortex, you need to do systematic large-scale research to integrate things," Koch said.
"We now for the first time have the technical capabilities and computational power to probe the brain at high enough spatial and temporal resolution," computational neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski wrote in an e-mail to Wired last month. Sejnowski, who's based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, another of the private partners in the new initiative, has been a vocal advocate for the initiative.
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We've got an exclusive adults-only clip from Hot Tub Time Machine. Watch as the has-been adults reawaken their youth by crashing down a mountain. This clip is pretty much the embodiment of the film: loads of cussing and slapstick.
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The film is out March 26th.