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Skipping school like the bad seeds we are and on our way to the festival. Woo. Old friends. A great little town. Cold beers. Documentary films. What's not to love about this weekend?
"But to consider the legacy of Bell Labs is to see that we should not mistake small technological steps for huge technological leaps. It also shows us that to always "move fast and break things," as Facebook is apparently doing, or to constantly pursue "a gospel of speed" (as Google has described its philosophy) is not the only way to get where we are going. Perhaps it is not even the best way. Revolutions happen fast but dawn slowly. To a large extent, we're still benefiting from risks that were taken, and research that was financed, more than a half century ago."
A welcome consideration of different (perhaps traditional?) ideas of innovation and efficiency. I read this with special attention to the way contemporary ideas about innovation and speed have infiltrated schools, creating a frantic and super-specialized atmosphere that sometimes seems averse to contemplation, reflection, and collaboration between different ways of knowing and approaching problems.
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Every once in a while, we like to whip out the proverbial crystal ball and forecast what the future holds for the tourism industry. Most potential new trends in the travel sector today seem to hinge on concepts like sustainability, ecotourism, carbon-neutrality and carbon offsets, green(er) transportation and the emergence of a powerful travel-hungry, middle-class in places like China and India.
In parallel with the local, sustainable and organic food movement, we have seen a palpable shift in how people travel. More and more tourists now equate travel with a conscious and overt political act. If our supermarket grocery cart is now a conduit for social change, our vacation plans can also express fundamental ideological and ethical views. To mangle a popular proverb, you are where you travel and how you travel. Show me your holiday itinerary and I can write a book about you, in other words.
Effects of Climate Change
The full effect of climate change on tourism over the past several decades is a mammoth subject to mine and navigate. From a considerable shift in the frequency and intensity of tropical storms in the Caribbean to sea levels that now threaten Indian Ocean archipelagos, the ripples run long and deep.
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Biodiversity is under threat in UNESCO World Heritage Sites that should be models of conservation, from the Galapagos to the Great Barrier Reef. Paradisal coastal areas, from Mexico and Indonesia, to Bulgaria's Black Sea and the Sundarbans of West Bengal and Bangladesh, suffer the myriad costs of rampant overdevelopment – much of it for the very sake of tourism. The loss of primary forests, depletion of freshwater and devastation of coral reefs severely impacts vital habitats and robs us of precious resources. As a result, the ramifications for local tour operators and the global tourism industry at large are major.
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Not Where But Why
This is the new question in the travel industry. Sure, inherent creature comforts, fine weather and a lavish amenity package still form a powerful, seductive triumvirate for most. The accumulated stress of the 9-to-5 does not always afford the requisite time and energy to think seriously about our vacation plans, when all we want to do hit up a tropical beach.
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For many however, why we travel to a particular place is of equal concern. This "Knowledge is Power" approach illustrates a powerful new movement in what we can only describe as the "travel with a heart, a soul and a sense of integrity" game. Whether we look at a growth niche sector like volunteer and sustainable development travel or ecotourism and adventure tourism, it seems, despite our lack of scientific data on the matter, that for more and more people, to travel with a conscience is veritable badge of honor and pride.
Go Local
The rise in "staycations" throughout the global financial crisis was more than just a symptom of tough economic times. In spite of the meltdown, there is a definite, quantifiable push to go local, especially in Europe and North America, where travel between proximate destinations is not only facile but relatively affordable.
Again however, this trend is beyond mere household income concerns. Akin to the local food revolution, many see the local travel movement as a harbinger of a wider awareness that perhaps the "grass is greener on my side of the fence".
Of course, nobody can wantonly ignore influential factors such as the global rise in fuel and air travel costs and in tandem, the potential decline of low cost carriers. The airline industry had enough problems before the calamitous eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland. Consumers will no doubt pay a high price for the massive disruption in service this past April in the months and even years to come. Many will simply stick close to home.
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With "go local" firmly in mind however, it behooves us to mention that intrepid travel is also on the rise. From neophyte activist journalists who migrate to unstable hot spots to adrenaline nuts who jones for a taste of the obscure, a lot of us want to tread where few have tread before. Now that the world is flat and hyper-connected, many are doing precisely that. As global tourism develops and becomes more sophisticated and more and more new nations come into the mainstream travel fold, expect a growth of slice-and-dice niche sectors to bubble to the surface.
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As expected, a hand-selected group of clientele got the first look at the upcoming Ferrari F150 — the successor to the Enzo supercar. While that is not huge news itself, there is some big news coming from the folks that attended the showing. We won't get to see any images of the event, but we do get to enjoy the first details on the supercar's final specifications.
According to people who actually saw the car at a private event in Maranello, the future F150 will be powered by a V-12 engine combined with the latest HY-KERS electric hybrid system for a total output of 950 horsepower. The next F150 will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 3 seconds and to 124 mph in 7 seconds. It will peak out at an insane 229 mph.
The new Ferrari F150 will be limited to only 499 units and will be available in only three exterior colors. The supercar will be priced at €1.2 million (about $1.6 million at the current exchange rates) and its official debut will be made at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. It will the road in December 2013.
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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) recently revised its online NATA Safety 1st Hazardous Communications (HazCom) training program, and employers can use the revised NATA Safety 1st HazCom module to train employees to new OSHA standards.
The Federal Aviation Administration named a top former U.S. Air Force general as its new assistant administrator for NextGen, the agency's ambitious and costly program to modernize the nation's ATC system.
Aviation Training Academy (ATA) has launched an online training program directed at FBOs, corporate flight departments, municipalities, fueling agents, line service technicians and mechanics. New regulations, under the globally harmonized system (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals, adopted by OSHA mandate that employers must have their employees trained on the new GHS label elements and safety data sheet format.
Boeing has advised all operators of 787s to inspect their airplanes for "improperly configured" engine fire extinguisher bottles following discoveries by Japan's All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines of a problem in a total of four Dreamliners.
New risk management requirements for safety management systems (SMS) and the responses to these encapsulated in the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) have been big drivers of demand for a wide array of training for flight and ground crews. But what corporate pilot and flight department manager Scott Macpherson found when he tried to provide this for his team was that he just could not get all this training conveniently in one place.
Bombardier's annual Safety Standdown Latin America, held in São Paulo over the past two days, drew a record number of participants, confirming the event's status as a key part of the build up to LABACE, which officially opened today. According to event manager Janet Schiebelhut, the fourth Safety Standdown Latin America drew 325 registered attendees, with 285 present on the first day for six workshops.
The first Safety Standdown at LABACE 2010 had 125 people sign up in advance, and about 190 attended.
MedAire, an International SOS company, has formed a strategic partnership with São Paulo-based AeroSafety, which is looking to "solidify [our] position as the premier aviation supplier of medical kits, emergency equipment and travel risk management services for commercial airlines and private aviation in Brazil." Together the companies (Stand 3013) offer a "comprehensive medical and travel risk management solution."
Bombardier's annual Safety Standdown here in São Paulo on Monday and Tuesday drew a record number of participants, confirming the event's status as a key part of the build up to the LABACE show. According to the event's manager, Janet Schiebelhut, the fourth Safety Standdown Latin America drew 325 registered attendees, with 285 present on the first day for six workshops.
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is here at LABACE once again to continue to inform South American aircraft operators about the voluntary International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) program that it established just over 11 years ago in response to shifting regulatory demands on the sector.
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This dish makes a great lunch or dinner, and you can really customize it to whatever veggies you have on hand. The squash is FROM MY GARDEN (and huge), and for the filling I used Homemade Sprouted Chickpea Hummus, sugar snap peas, tomato slices, and fresh basil with a lil' sea salt and ground pepper for seasoning. It was incredibly satisfying and nutritious!


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SAO PAULO (AP) -- Even if the Confederations Cup goes off without a hitch, the troubled preparations for the tournament have turned up the pressure on Brazil for the year ahead.
The World Cup warm-up tournament will begin as scheduled on Saturday, but only after Brazil drew complaints from FIFA and local critics for delays and cost overruns.
Few infrastructure projects were completed and the nation's capacity to host the tournament was put in doubt several times. Ticket sales and the volunteer program were considered a success, but even the official musical instrument created by local organizers to help fans cheer turned out to be a failure.
If there is one thing Brazil can say it learned for the 2014 World Cup, it's that it can't make the same mistakes it did in preparing for the Confederations Cup. FIFA has been saying loud and clear that it will not tolerate the same problems ahead of soccer's main event next year.
"The Confederations Cup is a major tournament and it has really grown into a football spectacle," FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio said. "It also represents a great opportunity to fine-tune the preparations for next year, when a global audience will be coming for the World Cup. It's a major operational test for us, we will go through all the operations in a full tournament, which is good for next year."
Brazil was picked as World Cup host in 2007, knowing it would need to build stadiums and improve infrastructure across the country. But those remain the greatest problems as the Confederations Cup gets set to kick off.
Only two of the six Confederations Cup stadiums were ready by the December deadline originally established by FIFA, and subsequent deadlines also were missed by some of the venues. Because of construction delays, the cities of Salvador and Recife nearly were dropped from the tournament, winning approval just before the tournament's draw last year.
FIFA usually wants venues to go through at least three test events, but it had to make an exception in Brazil because of all the delays. FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said that soccer's governing body would accept two events in each of the venues, but in the end only one full test event happened in some of the stadiums.
That was the case in Brasilia, host of the opener on June 15, and in Rio de Janeiro, home of the final at the Maracana Stadium on June 30. The Brasilia stadium missed three deadlines, while Maracana ran the risk of not hosting a single full test event after a judge ordered the cancellation of Brazil's friendly against England on June 2 because the venue was allegedly unsafe. The decision was eventually reversed.
"For us, the Confederations Cup is not just a way to test for the World Cup in style," said Ricardo Trade, the CEO of Brazil's local organizing committee. "Our goal is to deliver everything at a level that will be similar to what we will have during the World Cup next year."
But it's clear that, at many of the venues, there will be a lot of unfinished work, as not all infrastructure projects have been finalized. Brazil just installed 4G networks at the six Confederations Cup cities, but not even the 3G network had been working properly in most of the test events so far.
Brazil's version of the vuvuzela, the caxirola -- a maraca-like instrument created for the World Cup and approved by FIFA -- made headlines for the wrong reasons after fans upset with their team's loss threw the small green-and-yellow instrument onto the field at one of the test events, prompting local authorities to ban it from stadiums for the Confederations Cup because of "security reasons."
Despite FIFA's repeated warnings that it won't allow preparations get so far behind for the World Cup, it's not clear that Brazil will be able to comply. Local organizers recently said they are facing challenges to meet the December deadline for the stadium that will host the tournament's opening match in Sao Paulo.
Developers initially said it could be March before the venue is completed, just three months before the World Cup, forcing FIFA to go to local organizers and get them to move the timetable forward.
"Having the World Cup stadiums ready in December is crucial so there is enough time to get the facilities ready for the tournament," De Gregorio said. "We are working close with the federal government, the local organizing committee and the host cities to ensure that everything is ready. Everyone involved is committed to deliver the stadiums in December because they know the importance of the tournament."


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This was very good and I would have given it five stars if it weren't for the almond extract. It was totally unnecessary and took away from the butter flavor. Next time I'll omit it and let the butter flavor shine through.
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
This recipe received the highest rating in our test kitchen. Toasting the pecans adds depth of flavor, but be careful not to burn or they will be bitter. Prep: 10 minutes, Cook: 15 minutes, Chill: 1 hour, Freeze: 4 to 6 hours.
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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 8 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1. Melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer about 4 minutes or until butter turns light brown and the milk solids on bottom of pan release brown specks. Set aside; let stand until just warm.
- 2. Combine milk, cream, and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a low boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat.
- 3. Beat egg yolks in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Slowly add brown butter with specks into yolks, and beat 2 minutes or until mixture is thick and fluffy.
- 4. Slowly pour one-quarter of hot cream mixture into the egg mixture, stirring until incorporated. Pour this mixture back into the medium saucepan; add remaining hot cream mixture over low heat, stirring constantly with a heat-resistant spatula until mixture reaches 170° and lightly coats the back of spatula. (Be careful not to let the custard boil or the egg yolks will curdle.) Strain custard into a bowl through a medium-mesh sieve. Refrigerate custard 1 hour or until chilled; stir in the extracts.
- 5. Pour mixture into a 1 1/2-quart freezer container. Stir in chopped pecans, and freeze mixture according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze 4 to 6 hours before serving.
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'United fans- this is our philosophy ! Scrap that tippy tappy crap!! Fast/ furious / aggressive and real!'
That was Gary Neville's Twitter reaction to the opening 45 minutes in Munich that saw Madrid blow away the European champions with an irresistible display that was indeed fast, furious, aggressive and, well, Real. Neville will not have been the only United fan purring in reminiscence of a sepia-tinged time when Ronaldo was part of a dynamic Red Arrows formation with Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney. That was the last time United were truly breathtaking, the last time United provided pure entertainment as well as silverware.
Incidentally, that's one reason why Ryan Giggs is seen as a viable candidate for the Manchester United manager's job despite no actual managerial experience - 'he knows the club' and he knows the fans want to see explosive football. Whether he can deliver is another question but it seems that simply 'knowing' is enough if you're a legend. In his case, knowledge really could be power.
But it's Neville's dismissal of 'tippy tappy crap' that is interesting - along with thousands of other knee-jerk reactions to Bayern's demolition at the hands of Carlo Ancelotti's alloy of organisation and dynamism. There were plenty suggesting that Pep Guardiola had been 'found out', that tiki-taka was now dead, that possession had been supplanted by power. If it all sounds familiar it's because we have heard it all before - when Inter beat Barcelona in 2010, when Spain lost to Switzerland in the World Cup later the same year, every sodding time Jose Mourinho triumphs over a Pep Guardiola, Arsene Wenger or Brendan Rodgers.
To dismiss Real's victory over Bayern as the triumph of one system over another is doing a disservice to the talents of this Madrid side, who were simply far, far better than Bayern over two legs. Victory may have owed a great deal to Carlo Ancelotti and his wonderful knack of producing free-scoring but defensively sound teams (note Chelsea's goal difference of +71 in 2009/10 and marvel, and then note the Daily Telegraph's headline of 'Louis van Gaal's desire to appoint five coaches paves way for Carlo Ancelotti at Manchester United' on Tuesday and giggle at the notion), but it owes more to a set of players who have been remarkable in their pursuit of immortality in the form of La Decima.
Ronaldo has scored 16 goals in just ten games; Luka Modric has been the complete midfielder; Gareth Bale is becoming a tour de force; Karim Benzema has been steadfastly impressive in the face of cynicism; And, perhaps most impressive of all, the oft-erratic Pepe and Sergio Ramos were superbly disciplined against a seemingly unstoppable Bayern machine who could not breach them in 180 minutes. These players did not triumph because Bayern play an outmoded form of football or because Guardiola does not have a Plan B, they triumphed because they were excellent and because a bizarrely nervous Bayern cannot defend set-pieces. On another day, they might not have been quite so excellent and we would have been reading about how tiki-taka was alive and well and living in Munich; it certainly looked alive and well when Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United were left chasing shadows against that 'tippy tappy crap'.
Neville is not alone in wanting to see his team play like Real Madrid but perhaps this particular Real Madrid side are alone in being able to play this way in this particular season in pursuit of this particular trophy. Sometimes we should forget narratives about eras and philosophies and instead praise a remarkable set of players.
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Just a day after tying the San Francisco Giants for first place in the NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers gained sole possession of the division lead with a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Giants were idle, and the Dodgers now have a half-game lead in the West.
Dan Haren bounced back after a series of difficult starts, giving up only one hit over seven shutout innings. Haren posted five strikeouts and only walked one while earning the victory. The tandem of Brian Wilson and Kenley Jansen finished the game, with each reliever delivering a perfect inning.
Aside from Haren and the bullpen, the Dodgers got some help from an unlikely duo in Miguel Rojas and Clint Robinson. Rojas made an outstanding diving stop on a ball seemingly bound for the outfield, and while the call on the field was overturned and Michael Bourn was awarded an infield single, Rojas prevented the Indians from scoring on the play.
It was Robinson who drove in the only run of the game, doing so on his first career hit in the big leagues. After Andre Ethier led off with a triple, the Dodgers seemed destined to squander their scoring opportunity after Juan Uribe and A.J. Ellis both failed to bring Ethier home. Hanley Ramirez was intentionally walked as he pinch-hit for the light-hitting Rojas, bringing Robinson to the plate in Haren's place in the order. Robinson then proceeded to hit a soft single up the middle to bring home Ethier, and that was all the Dodgers would need.
After beginning the month of June far behind the Giants in the standings, the Dodgers closed out their final game of the month in first place. As the Dodgers are already well aware, there is still a lot of baseball left to play and plenty of time for the standings to change.
The good news is that the Dodgers are now heading in the right direction, and with their pitching staff delivering quality start after quality start, there should be no doubt that the Dodgers will be in the thick of the postseason race as the regular season draws to a close.
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TPell October 7, 2013 @ 1:45 PM
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Benefit of zoning with outdoor reset on MOD CONGreetings all,
1st post here.
I own an 2500sq ft poorly insulated 1850s greek revival in New Haven Ct. Last year we upgraded out boiler from an oil fired Weil McClain to a Burnham Alpine 150. Its set up with an indirect fire triangle tube DHWH on 1 zone and the rest of the house is heated on 1 MASSIVE zone. Thermostat is on 1st floor in the den on a wall that is in the middle of the house. Both zones are being run with grundfos 3 speed circulator pumps. I leave the thermostat @ 65F all the time. Really significant savings are already being realized, but the piping to each radiator was left as is to save on installation costs with plans to repipe in the near future.
What I want to do:
It looks like in the past the system was set up as a gravity piping system. The pipes get progressively larger "up to 4" CI pipes before they come back to the primary loop around my boiler. Luckily all the connections between pipes are in the basement. What I want to do is break the connections where multiple radiators are running off 1 pipe, build a manifold system and run home runs to each cast iron radiator from the basement. and create a seperate zone for the 1st and second floors. Bedrooms on 2nd floors, living space on 1st.
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Will zoning the system will really save any money on my monthly gas bill when using the outdoor reset? I envision being able to set the 1st floor temp back a few degrees at night and 2nd floor back during the day. I've read that setting back the thermostat is counter productive with mod cons and ODR because it will cause the water temp to drop to the point where the boiler will have to refire back up to 100% when it could cruise @ around 20-40% like it does now when it gets to set point temp.
Any thoughts will help. I plan on repiping the basement for head room purposes with way, just wondering if it makes sense to go through the extra effort and cost of buying manifolds, an extra pump, relay, and tstat.
SWEI October 7, 2013 @ 1:54 PM
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Zoning and SetbacksThe value of setbacks is questionable on most radiant systems, even more so those with high mass in the system (like your old gravity system.) Small ones (perhaps 2-4ºF) can work OK.
In my book, a more proper use for zoning (and thermostats) in a modern hydronic heating systems are as a method of dealing with external heat sources and infrequently occupied rooms. In the former, a theromstat is placed in and controls a room having a woodstove or significant solar gain, to prevent that room from overheating during a time when the rest of the house still requires heat. In the latter, a guest room or wing, a shop, or other space which is used infrequently is left at a lower temperature most of the time, but can be warmed up on several hours' notice when needed.
Bob Bona October 7, 2013 @ 5:07 PM
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if anythingDoing a manifold system zoned is going to give you more control over first/second floor comfort. A worthwhile project in my book and can only give you more savings in fuel.. A primo setup would be pex-al-pex home runs to the rads. Then. ..ecm pumps to the manifolds and thermostatic valves in place of existing rad valves for room to room control.
Plus you'll gain that headroom.
gennady October 7, 2013 @ 8:21 PM
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ZoningZoning and setbacks are not working well in systems with outdoor reset. You can either install TRVs on each radiator or do outdoor reset for each zone.Gennady Tsakh
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Do not like this school, nir the vice principle turner. My son use to love going to school but dreads going now. My wife and I are constantly at the school we've threaten to go to the superintendent sincr then my child has been having problens out of his teachers. Please don't send your kids here. As a maytet of fact vuew the ratings for the school, its low.
Poor parent Communication. We had a teacher change in the middle of the first semester in 5th grade and we still have not received a note or anything home about the change or an introduction to the new teacher. Email addresses are old on the website and included teachers/Staff that retired last year and it didnt have new teachers for this year listed. As of Jan 1, one teacher had not had access to her voice mail( 5 months of school year had gone by). I feel the principal is making an attempt to improve things and she has been the fastest at returning calls and emails. I am disappointed in many of the assignments being worked on by the students as they are not addressing the objectives but seem more just busy work. I have had no communication as to progress in reading level or lexile level. I fear that my student will do very poorly on the standardized test as I have seen no growth this year.
The new principal is doing a great job working with teachers, students, parents, and the community!
In my opinion this worst school ever. We have had nothing but problems .. My daughter was loving school until now .. Can't wait move and have fresh start somewhere else..
The principal and staff are working together to bring the students, parents and teachers together for the one goal of success for our children.
I have decided to remove my son from this school. He too was being bullied last year. The teachers seem to have no control over the class rooms. My son went from making 'A-B' honor roll to making straight 'C's and was asking my wife and I to let him change schools. From what I see the Terrell ISD deals more with discipline problems than educating a child. They have to spend more time fixing problems while the student that is there to actually learn suffers.
Well, I have not had the best experiences with this school. My granddaughter is a student there and she has been subjected to bullying and ridicule. She is very self-conscious about her weight and has been teased unmercifully. I have gone to the administrative staff for help and have ended up having to deal with it myself. I don't know if they are afraid of the students, or if they are afraid they will upset certain parents, but we have kind of been on our own on these issues. Oh, they listen and even agree that it's not a good situation, but if something gets done, it's me that does it.
I think the programs are fine. The music and art activities are fine.The problem I have with this school is the bullying and the lack of help for the victims.
Wood is a fair school, it offers education to well behaved students that can learn easily. The teachers and leadership at this school are quick to judge students and don t attempt to know the children on individual bases. They do not try to help the students in need of certain life defining skills, but instead work to improve the skills of those who have had an easy time of grasping concepts.
Quality of education is fair. Music, art, and computer are rotated on a 9 week basis. Extracurricular activities are very limited. Parental involvement is severely lacking.
I have 3 children that attend TISD schools, 2 which attend Wood. My oldest son is Autistic and requires special attention and help. Wood is wonderful. There's no more to say, you would just have to experience for yourself. The school takes pride in its teaching and helps children strive to their fullest potential. The teachers are wonderful. They have fun with the students which make the children want to go to school. The Principal of Wood loves and cares for the well-being and education of all the kids. You won't ever be disappointed with this School.
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- The Rockies rearranged the duties of General Manager Dan O'Dowd and Assistant GM Bill Geivett this past week, but the Denver Post's Troy Renck believes the switch seems convoluted unless it leads to a major overhaul in personnel, especially in the drafting and development of better starting pitching.
- The Rockies placed struggling left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list with left bicep tendinitis. Sanchez was acquired from the Royals for Jeremy Guthrie last month, but Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area tweets the real get for Colorado was salary relief to the tune of $1.1MM.
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12:27pm: The Rockies announced the changes, naming Geivett the senior VP of Major League operations (Twitter links). O'Dowd retains the title of executive VP/general manager and will still be the team's chief baseball executive.
12:00pm: The Rockies are expected to announce a restructuring of the front office today, reports Troy Renck of The Denver Post. Dan O'Dowd will remain the GM but will focus on the minor leagues and player development while assistant GM Bill Geivett receives expanded day-to-day duties with the big league roster.
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The Rockies lead the National League in runs scored, but they've allowed more runs than any NL team and they have a disappointing 25-40 record. Rockies starters have combined for a 6.28 ERA and have allowed a .319/.384/.532 slash line this year. Or to put it another way, facing the Rockies' rotation turns an ordinary hitter into Matt Holliday (career .313/.386/.538 line). Here are some notes on the Rockies…
- A Jason Giambi trade can't be ruled out even though the veteran slugger likes playing in Denver and has become a clubhouse leader, Troy Renck of the Denver Post writes.
- Renck notes that it may be time for the Rockies to start thinking of creative ways of preventing runs at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Perhaps an expanded pitching staff for homestands would help the team limit scoring, Renck writes.
- Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post writes that Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd has "wasted ownership's money on a horrendous team" this year. Jeremy Guthrie needs to go and signing Michael Cuddyer "was a totally unnecessary move," Kiszla writes.
- Click here for the latest Guthrie rumors.
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Rockies Notes: O'Dowd, Moyer, Guthrie, Pitching
Here's the latest about the Rockies as the team opens up a three-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati….
- GM Dan O'Dowd tells MLB.com's Thomas Harding that the organization isn't going to make any quick changes based on the club's poor record thus far, including his own job. "That's human nature: fire the GM….And we're examining our entire process," O'Dowd said. "We don't stick our heads in the sand, but we make decisions in a calmer way, rather than an emotional way. Hey, I've made them the other way. I've acted the other way in previous years. That doesn't work, either. I've intentionally chosen to act the way I'm acting. I'm all in. No backing out now."
- Owner Dick Monfort told Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post earlier this week that he wasn't going to fire either O'Dowd or manager Jim Tracy. As part of a live chat with Denver Post readers, Patrick Saunders disagreed with Monfort, saying "if the Rockies' season continues to go south this season, O'Dowd's job should be in jeopardy. There is no way he should be getting a free pass. This is a performance-oriented business."
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Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post has the Rockies hot stove chatter; let's take a look.
- GM Dan O'Dowd explained that, "There is a difference between listening and attempting to move a player." Brad Hawpe falls squarely into the "listening" category. Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports say the Rockies would probably seek a right-handed hitting outfielder and a reliever for Hawpe.
- New contracts for O'Dowd and manager Jim Tracy are still pending a few small details.
- The Rockies are trying to trade Garrett Atkins. If and when they fail, they'll release him. So rather than wait until the December 12th non-tender deadline, Atkins should join the free agent ranks by November 20th at the latest. The Rangers have "moderate interest" in Atkins, according to Jeff Wilson of the Dallas Morning News.
- The Rockies will attempt to sign arbitration-eligible players Clint Barmes and Huston Street to multiyear deals, but if that doesn't work they'll simply get one-year contracts.
- Catcher Paul Phillips who had 54 plate appearances with the big club this year, is expected to be designated for assignment re-signed to a minor league deal to create 40-man roster space.
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According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies are close to agreement on a three-year contract with manager Jim Tracy.
The Rox are expected to hold off on announcing the deal until the World Series has ended. Tracy led the club to a 74-42 record and the NL Wild Card after taking over for Clint Hurdle in late May. He has a 636-616 lifetime managerial record in stints with the Dodgers, Pirates, and now Colorado. GM Dan O'Dowd is expected to receive a similar three-year deal.
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- Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times says the Dodgers "are mindful that [signing Yusei Kikuchi] could harm the club's long-standing ties in Japan." Kikuchi told Kyodo News that interviewing with 12 NPB and eight MLB clubs made his decision even more difficult. NPB Tracker has more.
- Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle says Brad Lidge for Michael Bourn has been "the perfect trade." In that November 2007 deal, the Phillies also received infielder Eric Bruntlett and the Astros also acquired Geoff Geary and Mike Costanzo (Geary is now a free agent). I'd say the Astros may ultimately win the deal if Bourn's breakout season holds up, since they gave up one year of Lidge for five of Bourn. But, as Justice noted, the Phillies have a ring.
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- Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler that he offered four players to the Indians for Cliff Lee back in July. Lee instead landed with the Phillies and shut down the Dodgers last night.
- Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star believes it's very difficult for fans and reporters to create realistic trade scenarios. Do you agree?
- The Rockies are "ready to finalize deals with general manager Dan O'Dowd and manager Jim Tracy," according to Tracy Ringolsby of Inside The Rockies.
- The Yusei Kikuchi talks are moving along, says NPB Tracker's Patrick Newman. U.S.S. Mariner's Jay Yencich gives his scouting report on Kikuchi. In another post, Newman runs down the interested MLB teams. He notes that the Rangers sent pitcher Derek Holland along with Jim Colburn.
- WEEI's Alex Speier passes along a Dale & Holley appearance by ESPN's Buster Olney. Olney guesses the Red Sox might stop at four years for Jason Bay, and their primary competition will come from the Mariners and Giants.
- ESPN's Peter Gammons discusses Jed Lowrie as Boston's short-term answer at shortstop, with Jose Iglesias as the long-term answer.
- Pete Grathoff of the KC Star writes about the 35-year anniversary of Tommy John surgery.
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With the Rockies' 2009 season over, Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post is already discussing 2010. Here's the latest:
- Look for GM Dan O'Dowd to receive a new contract soon. O'Dowd will then attempt to re-sign manager Jim Tracy.
- Rafael Betancourt has a steep $5.4MM club option for 2010. The reliever wants to return, and Renck finds it possible. He says catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who has a $4MM mutual option, is less certain to remain with the team.
- The Rockies are expected to let free agent starter Jason Marquis leave and replace him with Jeff Francis. Presumably the Rockies will not offer arbitration to Marquis, a probable Type B free agent. Jason Giambi, Jose Contreras, and Joe Beimel are possibilities to re-sign.
- Renck sees Garrett Atkins as a trade or non-tender candidate. It wouldn't make much sense for a team to acquire Atkins prior to the non-tender deadline in mid-December.
- Renck considers right fielder Brad Hawpe a trade candidate given the Rockies' outfield depth. Hawpe will earn $7.5MM in 2010, but he can void his $10MM option for 2011 if traded. During the last four seasons, Hawpe has posted OBPs of .381 or better and SLGs of .498 or better. The knock is that he can't hit lefties, but he did a tolerable job against them in 2008-09. The other knock against Hawpe is his subpar defense. He still might fit with the Cubs or Mets, in my opinion.
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The Lower Potomac Tributary Team is partnering with the Green Building Institute to offer Green Building Classes at the Charlotte Hall Library throughout 2009.
"As Kermit said 'It's not easy being green,'" said Bob Boxwell, Tributary Team Chair. "These workshops are designed to make it easier. I expect to see immediate benefits in my job and home environment by applying what I learn. I'm even thinking they'd make a nice gift for that person who has everything."
These workshops will show participants how their homes and other living spaces can be turned into energy efficient, healthy areas. There is a wide array of classes emphasizing environmentally sound and cost-effective ideas. Topics include information on how to build a rain garden, using solar for hot water and electricity, composting kitchen scraps to organically create rich soil for a garden - even how to do a total green makeover. All of the classes will focus on incorporating green infrastructure and meeting the challenges of environmental responsibility.
Workshops will be offered every other month starting in January, 2009. The two-hour workshops begin at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Charlotte Hall Branch Library located at 37600 New Market Road in Charlotte Hall. Participants completing all six classes will be recognized by the Tributary Team and receive a Green tool kit, courtesy of Mirant Power and other local vendors of green products.
Scheduled class dates and topics are:
Jan.15: How to Be Green: Efficient and Healthy Buildings
March 19: How to Grow a Rain Garden
May 21: How to Be Green: Solar Energy & Hot Water
July 16: Home Energy Efficiency
Sept.17: Composting at Home
Nov.19: Principles of Green Home Renovations
Registration information is available online at greenbuildinginstitute.org. A fee coving the cost of instruction and materials will be charged for each class.
Comprised of citizens, businesses local and state government representatives, the Lower Potomac Tributary Team works to reduce nitrogen and sediment pollution and restore habitat in the Potomac River's southernmost watershed through community participation. The team's next monthly meeting will be held on Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St. Mary's County.
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I read Frances Stark's writing on Mark E. Smith last night in 'Contra Mundum I-VII' (2010), having found out about it just recently and having a freak-out because the idea of Frances Stark + The Fall was too odd and amazing not to order a copy immediately.
In her essay 'The Sycophancy of the Contemporary Artist and the Impossibility of Reaching Out to Mark E. Smith', Stark is milking her self-proclaimed lack of expertise in anything she is invited to write about, but soon gets down to business, meaning digression, hyperbole, and a stream-of-consciousness method of laying out a personal history of a topic.
Stark brings to the reader's attention the following significant personal sightings of The Fall's Mark E. Smith: Smith's comments in a youtube-available documentary on The Fall (he states that he thinks his singing has really improved; Smith isn't a singer, says Paul Morley), the crossover of the idea of The Fall performing for her opening at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven in 2007 ("it underscored for me this incredible disconnect between the world that I function in and the world that I consume, and hence this sycophancy of the contemporary artist, where I just felt like to ask for some kind of seeming cohabitation was just too absurd"; at this point Stark gives the reader a studied intro to her work by re-quoting Witold Gombrowicz's digression in 'Ferdydurke', the quoting which also makes up her piece 'I must explain, specify, rationalize, classify, etc., '), and Michael Bracewell's failure to interview Mark E. Smith at length (read an interesting article on Smith by Bracewell here). Stark then shifts into the failures people like Bracewell have had when trying to "legitimize and contextualize" artists (she quotes from the famous Bob Dylan interview in 1965, which I will now forever link to Cate Blanchett), who refuse to take part. Stark then talks about a horrible experience she had in when she ended up in a TV documentary when a lecture she was giving coincided with the documentary, and she hilariously describes the humiliation of being told to stage her artist 'persona' for the camera for footage and editing purposes.
Stark then refuses to make a smooth transition to her next link, and simply says "I'm going to read something now", and gives a long quote from Jacques Ranciere's 'The Ignorant Schoolmaster' on relationships of inequality between teachers and their students. Stark inserts herself into the quote strategically to ask whether we're getting it, then helpfully breaks it down for us; her uninvited helpful checking is both funny and welcome. This quote ends her essay on Mark E. Smith, as an open-ended point on the ridiculousness of trying to "legitimize and contextualize" the Mark E. Smiths of the world, and perhaps also that, and I'll add my own quote here from Deleuze's 'A Conversation: What is it? What is it For?', instead of an interview, the point is to co-author a digression:
"It is very hard to 'explain oneself' - an interview, a dialogue, a conversation…Questions are invented, like anything else. If you aren't allowed to invent your questions, with elements from all over the place, from never mind where, if people 'pose' them to you, you haven't much to say. The art of constructing a problem is very important: you invent a problem, a problem-position, before finding a solution. None of this happens in an interview, a conversation, a discussion. Even reflection, whether it's alone, or between two or more, is not enough…Objections have never contributed anything. It's the same when I am asked a general question. The aim is not to answer questions, it's to get out, to get out of it….Movement always happens behind the thinker's back, or in the moment when he blinks. Getting out is already achieved, or else it never will be…There are only inexact words to designate something exactly. Let us create extraordinary words, on condition that they be put to the most ordinary use and that the entity they designate be made to exist in the same way as the most common object."
When Stark talks about the weirdness of actually meeting Smith or involving him directly in her work, she is implicitly talking about the distance she requires to exist between herself and the person/text/music/idea; the distance which allows for a collaboration (in this case between Stark and the text), and thus the creation of something which belongs to neither Stark nor to Smith, but is:
"instead collective assemblages of enunciation; there are no specificities but instead populations, music-writing-sciences-audio-visual, with their relays, their echoes, their working interactions." (Deleuze)


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Deadline for Number 6Posted by Lawrence Dillon in Uncategorized
I've been working on my sixth string quartet off and on for the last few months. I don't have to get it to the group that will premiere it until next January, so no rush. But my work on it has coalesced to the point where I've decided to give myself a deadline of next Tuesday to finish it.
Why next Tuesday? There are a couple of orchestra pieces I need to get cracking on, and I'm going to an orchestra concert next Tuesday night, so I figure I will sit down next Wednesday morning and crack away, preferences and prejudices fresh in my ears
But why not just set the quartet aside in whatever state it happens to find itself? Because, as I say, the piece is at that point where some pressure – even artificial pressure — will be beneficial. I could dicker around with it for another year, but it's close enough to being a real composition that I want to just force the issue a bit. Focus on getting it done, and a lot of the loose pieces may fall in place.
Really, it's a no-lose situation. I might not complete the piece by next Tuesday – in which case, I still have 8 months to finish it. By forcing myself to push through it, I might end up with something I really don't like – but again, I have another 8 months, and one of my favorite things to do besides starting a new piece is to start over on a piece I've chucked in the recycling.
Then there is always the chance it could turn out just right by next Tuesday.
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Here's my review of J.E. Smyth's Edna Ferber's Hollywood: American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History (University of Texas Press):
This review originally appeared in the December 2009 issue of Los Angeles magazine
She wrote books that would be adapted into such megahits as Cimarron (1931), Show Boat (1936), and Giant (1956). Still, film historians haven't given due credit to the stories upon which these movies were made, revering instead adaptations of the works of such contemporaries as William Faulkner and John Steinbeck (no matter that these films' box-office receipts paled in comparison with Ferber's). J.E. Smyth has readjusted our view of a powerful novelist of Hollywood's Golden Age. // WENDY WITHERSPOON


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well the results are in for maines moose permits.didnt get drawn again.maybe next year?
Is that a Point-based system or luck of the draw?
rick its points but more less luck of the draw
I stopped paying in on that draw based on many conversations with outfitters in Maine at the shows. I have been told by several outfitters to go into Canada for better moose and better odds of getting a moose and no draw system. Save your money and save it for a moose hunt over the border.
Yeah that sounds like the better plan.
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Livescribe pens and privacy
Hi everyone
My wife bought me a Livescribe pen for Christmas and it is the best bit of techno gear I have had the pleasure of using. I have used it with my team when assesing their presentation skills. It took them a while to get used to it but the results have been good.
However, I have used it in meetings and I am striking one of two behaviours. If I use it in secret (per-se) people get a bit grumpy that I have recorded them without their knowlege but, if I let everyone know that I am recording, the meetings become so stilted and full of pregnant pauses it stifles the meeting.
Has anyone else encountered this and what have you done to move forward?
Sanshoo (Australia)
Sanshoo, I have tried
I have tried recording telecons with the same results, however, after a little while, people eventually accepted the situation and valued the benefits and forgot it was there. I used it for a very specific type of meeting and was able to cascade it to reports were necessary and appropriate and to non-attending colleagues as meeting minutes do not always convey the detail, just the headlines.
Face to face meetings would be a little more difficult as people get a visual reminder that it is there. I would suggest you make your intentions clear to the meeting members and sell them the benefits. If it is just for your personal use, rather than an overiding startegy to fix a problem or add team/orgaisation benefit, put it in your drawer and leave it there.
I would add, under no circumstances should you be using a recording device without the rest of the team being made aware. It just doesn't look good, however you try and see it
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Not only may it not "look good", depending where you are, it may also be illegal to record without everyone being aware. For the US, for instance, try here: http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/state-law-recording (with the main article for this being here http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-convers...). There are 16 States where you need to be aware of what you're doing (i.e. one-party consent doesn't necessarily apply).
(I am not a lawyer and the above is not legal advice. I am a LiveScribe user).
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Gary, I was aware of the legal implications of recording without consent and in Australia I had been lead to believe that only recording over a telecommunications device (phone) was illegal but I have since been advised that that is not quite true either. Apparently, provided one party is aware they are being recorded, it is sufficient. I gather, (Having just listened to Mel Gibson's latest sad tirade recorded by his ex girlfriend) that perhaps recording someone over the phone in the US isn't all that illegal either (?)
I'm not a lawyer either so stay tuned.
Thanks for your viewpoint. Its good to know that people may just get used to it. I do recall all the dooms-dayers when that fad known as the internet came along.
I'll brief the next bunch of meeting attendees and get back to you on the results.
Legality vs. trust?
Personally, I don't think you can record the meeting in good conscience without the participants being aware. Is there some reason you can't delegate taking notes to someone on your team? The effective meetings series can help you prepare for that. A new gadget is great, but not if it reduces your effectiveness.
If you're dead set on recording the meetings, you need to announce it at the beginning of every meeting. Your directs will eventually get used to it, or not. If you record without their knowledge, you're in a very gray area ethically, not to mention any potential legal ramifications.


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Chicago's Case-Shiller Index for May rose 4.5% from April. The increase from March to April was 1.1%
The index is down 3.0% from May 2011. It's back to its February 2001 level. The Case-Shiller Index for Chicago is based on resales of houses in the Chicago Metro Area. It's published with a 2 month lag.
The Chicago Case-Shiller Condominium Index for May rose 4.7% from April. It rose 0.7% from March to April. The condo index is down 5.1% from May 2011. It's back to its March 2000 level.
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Located on the western coast of Kefalonia (Cephalonia), holiday rentals at Xi are at the southern tip of the Paliki peninsula. Located at the foot of high white cliffs and just east of Vatsa Bay, the area is scenic and quiet.
The beach is the main attraction for those enjoying holiday rentals in Xi. The orange sand and shallow blue flag waters make this beach different from other beaches on the island. It rarely gets crowded and visitors can sunbathe, read and relax, play ball games, go swimming and snorkeling or enjoy the watersports on offer. Water skis, jet skis and other equipment is all available for rent. Soft clay, known as argil, can be found at the foot of the cliffs. It is mixed into a clay mask and is used by locals as a beauty treatment which is fun to try. The area around Xi is flat and easy to explore for walkers and cyclists.
A pleasant way to reach the offshore island of Vardiani is on a boat trip or water taxi. If you want a change of scenery from your Xi holiday apartment, Megas Lakkos Beach is nearby and it has sunbeds and a snack bar. Livelier beach entertainment and nightlife can be found at Lepada Beach and it offers good snorkelling. From here you can walk along the beach to the cave and abandoned monastery of Aghia Paraskevi which was founded in 1688. Further afield the island has splendid natural beauty, castles and historic monuments. Visit the Archaeological Museum in Argostolian or head for the Folklore and History Museum. The nearby Napier Garden and Sakkos Cave are also worth a visit.
Holiday rentals at Xi enjoy a Mediterranean climate with hot sunny summers and mild, damp winters. Expect average daytime highs in August to reach 32°C (90°F) while in spring and autumn it ranges from 22-28°C (72-82°F). Winter days remain pleasantly warm, averaging 14-16°C (57-61°F) between December and February. The area has almost no rainfall from May to September with more showers from November to March.
The nearest airport to Xi holiday rentals is Kefalonia (EFL) Airport. Flights are cheap and frequent as the airport is served by many scheduled airlines including EasyJet, Ryanair, Thomson and Thomas Cook Airlines. The airport is 47km by road from Xi and the journey takes about one hour. Those wanting to arrive at Kefalonia by sea will find the nearest ferry at Poros. A car is recommended for exploring the relatively isolated area around your Xi holiday rental.
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Ford started building specialty trucks back in 1999 with the sporty 340hp F150 Lightning, and two luxury trucks, the 'King Ranch' and the Harley Davidson. Since then, the Lightning production stopped in 2004, but both luxury trucks have been doing very well in sales. In fact, high end trucks are doing so well that next year Ford will bring out their all new 12th generation F150; with the luxurious 'Platinum' trim as a part of the regular F150 line. The 2008 Harley Davidson truck is filling the gap in the meantime.
This year Ford and Harley-Davidson introduced yet another special-edition Ford F-150 . The truck looks fantastic; bumpers are painted with such color as the 'Menacing Black' or two-tone Black with 'Vintage Copper' exteriors. The front fascia features fog lights, in the style of the defunct F150 'Lightning', and instead of the side steps you get body kits that accentuate the sporty look of the truck. The body kits makes the truck look lower to the ground than it really is and also helps the superb 22-inch polished forged-aluminum wheels stand out even more. This truck is definitely a show off and we love it.
It will probably take you 2 or 3 months before you stop looking back at your truck before leaving the parking lot.
On the inside, you will find wide black leather seats, with chrome HD medallion inserts, and cooper highlights. The truck has a black headliner and a 'piano black' center console with tiny Harley Davidson logos. The pedals are brushed stainless steel. The truck also offers all the gadgets you would expect in a $50,000 truck; GPS navigation system with satellite radio, rearview camera, sunroof, automatic folding mirrors, parking sensors, and power sliding rear windows. We can only think of two details that are missing. First, you cannot bring any windows up or down with a single press on the switch. Only the driver's side window offers the one push function, but only for bringing it down. Second, there is no possibility to lock the glove boxes, which is especially annoying since you have no trunk space to begin with. Putting that aside, the interior feels very comfortable and spacious.
Enough gawking, let's go for a drive…
When you start the engine, you will notice a high pitch supercharger roar for a split second before it turns quiet. However, the real magic happens when you start pushing down the throttle. This makes the supercharger sing. This truck is equipped with the Saleen supercharger option. This option became available back in 2007, for the 2x4 version, for a mere $6,500 extra. This option adds an extra 150 hp to the standard engine. It also adds a gauge pod with boost and air-charge temperature gauges on the top of the center console.
. With 450hp and 500lb of torque, this is the most powerful F150 to date. The last F150 to boast near that much power was the SVT lightning equipped with 380hp in its final production year (2004). This F150 has come long way given that the first model, born in 1948, sported a modest 3.7L V8 and 95hp under its rounded hood.
The engine is so powerful that one could almost fear that the truck would behave like a wild drag racing beast, but Ford engineers did a terrific job making sure you can slam on the throttle without hesitation or tire squeals. Even the tightest on-ramps are a walk in the park for this 5600lb truck. Once you reach cruise speed, the truck becomes a quiet ride absorbing all bumps on the road. You barely hear the sound of the V8 purring, and if you completely release the throttle you almost wonder if you are not floating on top of the asphalt. The transmission and all power train parts are dead quiet. In fact, the transmission plays a big role in making this truck such an enjoyable drive. The gear shifts are so smooth that you do not feel overwhelmed by the extra power. However, this truck is missing a good stereo system. The speakers scream for mercy as soon as you pump up the volume. This is nothing that a stop at your local audio shop can't fix, with a couple of hundreds of course, but we expected a lot more from the $2,500 optional navigation radio.
So, if you are in the market to buy a luxurious and comfortable ride and you want to make a bold statement, we have no doubt that you will enjoy the Harley Davidson F150. It looks amazing, it is comfortable and it feels "like a beast of a truck". However, those struggling with rising gas prices will have a hard time to get more than 11MPG. Although, this isn't so bad for a 5600lb truck with oversized tires and a 450hp V8.
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Before making a decision, be aware that Ford has already announced, at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, a whole new 12th edition F150 . Unfortunately, you will not be able to buy the new truck in the Harley Davidson trim for at least 2 or 3 years. As the 2008 truck is going on its last year before the facelift, you should be able to make a good deal.