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Amazing wake (1900 lbs of ballast, electric trim, wake surf enhancer, etc), amazing sound (2-12" subs, 6 tower speakers, 10 boat speakers), LED's in cupholders and speakers for super-cool ambience, cargo rack and side wakeboard racks for inflatables and boards, and more!
PRICING: 10% off multiple day rental, 30% off 7 days or longer, repeat-renters discount avail too, see owner.
DESCRIPTION: Amazing wake (1900 lbs of ballast, electric trim, wake surf enhancer, etc), amazing sound (2-12" subs, 6 tower speakers, 10 boat speakers), LED's in cupholders and speakers for super-cool ambience, cargo rack and side wakeboard racks for inflatables and boards, and more!
This professional ski / tow Supra Launch 24' SSV model was used as the tow boat in the Gravity Games. Stock ballasts of almost 2k lbs, plus we've included a wake surf modifier to even enhance the curl of the wake for wake surfing. You'll probably never ride a better wake in your life!
Want awesome sound? This boat has two 12" subs, 6 speaker tower, 10 speakers in the boat, and more power than you'll need. It's so loud at times, we've had to install foam insulation to improve the vibration
For unique appeal, there are blue LED lights in all cupholders, and all speakers for an amazing evening ambience you'll never forget!
To help you keep your stuff (inflatables, boards, etc) out of your way, and for some relief from the sun, the boat also features a Z Cargo Rack (w plenty of straps) and / or Bimini top.
This boat is a phenomenal good time!
INFO and SPECS from factory on this model boat:
Passengers: 16
Dry weight: 3,950 lb.
Draft: 26 in.
Load capacity: 2,300 lb.
Fuel capacity: 52 gal.
Storage capacity: 147 cu. ft.
Bow: 10 cu. ft.
Center: 87 cu. ft.
Rear: 50 cu. ft.
Platform: 10 sq. ft.
Interior gunwale height: 30 in.
Sun-pad area: 32 sq. ft.
Engine: Indmar Assault 5.7L, 340 hp with catalytic converter
Prop: OJ 13.7 x 17.5 four-blade
Cruise: PerfectPass
Ballast: 1,950 lb. total
One bow bag: 1,150 lb.
Two rear bags: 400 lb. each
Tower: Rad-a-Cage
Racks: Swivel
Wake shaper: On-the-fly adjustable plate integrated with PerfectPass
Pylon: Retractable, swivel
Mirror: Tower-mounted
Stereo: AM/FM/CD Kenwood deck with MP3 input, six Kenwood speakers, amp, subwoofer, dash remote, tower speakers; Sirius ready
Driver's seat: Swivel, bolster
Dash: Vinyl-wrapped, deep aluminum bezel
Gauges: 5-inch Medallion with Smart Plate info center
Gas fill: Dual
Cooler: 81 qt., under seat
Cup holders: 11, stainless steel
Rub rail: Stainless steel
Platform: Removable fiberglass with rubber
Trailer: Tandem axle, disc brakes
Graphics: Custom sponsor decals
Colors: New charcoal color, plus black and granite
Misc.: Z5 cargo rack, custom upholstery with Gravity badges, two-tone cockpit and tonneau cover, black tower accessories
Engine: Indmar 8.1L, 450 hp
The athlete burning inside you wants this boat. A special edition model that features the exact set up used by the Gravity Games Pros. So everything about it is rider-first.
The new Indmar Indmar 8.1L, 450 hp engine with catalytic converter is the cleanest burning engine on the water. So now, while the rider's going for big air there's no need to suck fumes. In fact, it's the only Four Star rated engine in the industry. It provides all the power you'll ever need while dramatically reducing exhaust.
The exclusive Supra Ride System and new Helm Station are part of the performance and styling package. Plus all new color and graphics package lets the world know you're very serious about your sport and your boat. Everything else that's new for 2007 is what you'd expect from such a heart-pounding boat, including the new custom interior and dash and the Z Cargo Rack for inflatables. Options on other Supra models come standard on this boat. Upgraded stereo and speakers. Tower accessories like the driver's mirror bracket. Dual batteries. Upgraded trailer with 18" wheel rims,and more.
This is the official towboat of Gravity Games. The official towboat of champions. You can do this, you know you can. You're ready.


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Another day where all eyes were focused on Washington - between the all-day bank CEO testimony in front of the House Financial Services Committee and the late word that Congress has reached a deal on the stimulus package, many of us are left wondering what kind of help is on the way for our money.
Tonight's OTM is all about adaptation. Times are changing - literally before our eyes - and we all need to stay calm and plan for the long-term. We'll be taking questions on the stimulus package as well as continuing our series on Love & Money, this time talking to a couple that's going through a changing of the breadwinner. We'll also be addressing the coming tax deadline and how more Americans than ever are shortchanging themselves on their deductions.
In the meantime, vote in our poll below. We want to know how the downturn has - or hasn't made you adapt.

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Every year for Valentine's Day I make special Honey Heart Shaped Cookie Sandwiches for my family and friends.
My grandma used make these wonderful cookies for me and my sister for Christmas and Easter and she made them in different shapes. I started making Honey Heart Shaped Cookies few years ago for Valentine's day for my children.
My kids love these cookies and they call them LOVE cookies because I make them only once a year.
Last year few of my friends tasted them and they were hooked……this year I had to make a bigger batch of my Honey Heart Shaped Cookie Sandwiches.
This recipe makes about 6 dozen cookies which gives you 3 dozen sandwiches.
- 3 3/4 cup Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 5 Tbsp Butter (softened)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 400F.
STEP 2: In a large bowl combine together flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Add eggs, butter and honey.
STEP 3: Work it into a dough.
STEP 4: On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough into 1/4″ thickness.Cut out heart shapes with 2-3″ cookie cutter.
STEP 5: Bake for 8 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Cool down on for 2 minutes and move onto cooling rack.
STEP 6: When cookies are slightly cool stick them together with filling.
- 1 cup Walnuts (ground)
- 1 cup Lady Fingers or Ginger Snaps (ground)
- 1 Tbsp Dark Rum
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 3 Tbsp Red Currant Jam
- 1/4 cup Water
STEP 1: In a bowl combine all ingredients together until you have smooth and thick filling.
STEP 2: After cookies are cooled and made into little heart sandwiches dip them in chocolate of your choice and decorate with sprinkles.
STEP 3: Store them in air tight container. They taste better if they are couple days old.
© Copyright 2010FoodieBibi, All rights Reserved. Written For: Bibi's Culinary Journey


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Cars Trucks
Fixes Reviews
by Jim Benjaminson
Hernando DeSoto would have been proud, had he lived long enough, to see his name, family coat of arms, and even his bust displayed on this contraption that moved under its own power. The 16th-century explorer gets credit for discovering the Mississippi River, but how his name became associated with the line of automobiles introduced by Chrysler Corporation in the summer of 1928 is something of a mystery. Perhaps it was the connection with travel and adventure that brought his name to the forefront.
DeSoto joined the growing ranks of the Chrysler Corporation during the halcyon days of 1928, along with Plymouth and Fargo. Much speculation had taken place when the Plymouth name first surfaced in Detroit, but there was no doubt who was behind the DeSoto project—the first announcement appearing in the trade publication Automobile Trade Journal on April 23, 1928, reading "DeSoto Six, New Motor Car, To Be Built By Walter P. Chrysler." Under the headline, ATJ continued, "DeSoto Motor Corporation is a division of the Chrysler Corporation, owned 100% by the parent company, and will build a car which in non-competitive with any of the four Chrysler lines. DeSoto Corporation, officered by executives of Chrysler, with J. E. Fields, president; C. W. Matheson, vice president in charge of sales; B. E. Hutchinson, vice president and treasurer; and W. P. Chrysler, chairman of the board. Above officers and W. Ledyard Mitchell, vice president and general manager of operations of Chrysler; F. M. Zeder, vice president in charge of engineering, Chrysler Corporation K. T. Keller, Chrysler vice president in charge of manufacturing, constitute the DeSoto board. New car will be sold by entirely new dealer organization now being formed."
That announcement was all it took for 500 would-be dealers to ask for a DeSoto franchise—without even seeing a prototype of the new car.
DeSoto was incorporated on May 6, 1928, exactly four days after Chrysler had purchased Dodge Brothers. Production began in July, with DeSoto sharing facilities with the new Plymouth and Chrysler cars at the corporation's Highland Park headquarters near Detroit.
The two cars would share more than just production facilities; DeSoto's major body panels were shared with the new Plymouth, to the point one had to ask, "Is DeSoto simply a six-cylinder Plymouth—or Plymouth just a four-cylinder DeSoto?" Like Plymouth, the new DeSoto was considered a '29 model.
DeSoto was introduced to the public on August 4, 1928, after a private dealer showing in Detroit on July 7th. By year's end over 34,000 cars had been shipped to more than 1,500 dealers, most of whom handled DeSoto exclusively. DeSoto would set a sales record for a new make of automobile that would not be broken for over 30 years. Unfortunately, DeSoto's initial sales success would not be an indication of the trials and tribulations to follow.
"Multum pro parvo" in Latin means "Much for Little," the motto for the new car. It was a motto many first-time DeSoto buyers found fitting. There was little mistaking the family resemblance between Chrysler or Plymouth. Like its corporate stablemates, DeSoto featured a thin-line radiator shell, with the hood overlapping the radiator core, giving the car a longer appearance. Hood louvers were grouped into three separate clusters, headlamps, cowl lamps, cowl band, tail lamps, and door handles were chrome plated—and on the Deluxe, the headlight tie bar was chromed.
Plymouth dealers had been asked to dress like pilgrims when the first cars were delivered; whether DeSoto dealers were asked to dress like Spanish explorers is a question. When it came to naming body styles of the new DeSoto, the Spanish connection was clear. What was normally called the business coupe was the "cupe business." The Deluxe coupe (with non-folding cloth top and landau irons) became the "cupe de lujo." The Deluxe sedan carried the moniker "sedan de lujo" (there was also a regular sedan) with the roadster (with rumble seat) becoming the "roadster español." The touring car took on the name "faeton," the two-door "sedan coche." Needless to say, it wasn't long before the fancy titles faded into oblivion.
A three-door, blank quarter window commercial sedan was built in prototype form, but it would appear that none were sold at retail.
Known as the Model K, the DeSoto rode the same 109-inch-wheelbase chassis as the new Plymouth. In nearly all matters, the cars were identical with the exception of the power plant—the K-series DeSoto was powered by a 175-cubic-inch, 55-horsepower six. Both DeSoto and Plymouth shared a 4 1/8-inch stroke—but the DeSoto's bore, at 3 inches, was fully 5/8 of an inch less than the four-cylinder Plymouth. With just five more cubic inches, the DeSoto developed ten more horsepower than the Plymouth Four.
Unlike the Plymouth, the DeSoto Six had a water pump, although fuel was still supplied by a vacuum tank; ignition was by Delco-Remy. Four-wheel Lockheed hydraulic brakes (as redesigned by Chrysler), 5.00 x 19-inch balloon tires, and an automatic windshield wiper were standard equipment. Standard upholstery was mohair, although Deluxe models received a better grade, along with dual fender-mounted spare tires. Prices for the new DeSoto ranged from $845 to $995. DeSoto finished calendar year 1928 in 18th place, rising to 14th by end of 1929.
Starting with cars built after July 1st (some sources say August 15, 1929), the Model K DeSoto became a 1930 model for sales purposes, with no other changes made to the car. Within 14 months, DeSoto surpassed the 100,000 mark in sales. 1930 would mark debut of the CF series, the first straight eight-cylinder engine in the Chrysler lineup. (At this early date, DeSotos were being coded with the letter "C," which in later years would designate Chrysler cars—DeSoto would begin using the letter "S" to designate DeSoto models with the 1931 model SA.)
At a time when the number of cylinders was an indication of a car's status, it is surprising Chrysler Corporation chose to let DeSoto build the first straight eight from the company rather than reserving the honor for the Chrysler nameplate. The reasoning may have been that Marmon's Roosevelt had already gone on the market, advertising the first straight eight at a price of less than $1,000. At $965 for the business coupe, DeSoto could advertise itself as the lowest-priced straight eight on the market. (Dodge would also get its own straight eight.)
With a bore of 2 7/8 inches and stroke of 4 inches, the eight displaced 208 cubic inches, developing 70 horsepower. Production of the CF Eight began in December of '29 and continued through November of 1930.
Differing from the six-cylinder DeSoto, the CF Eight featured an undivided vertical louver arrangement on the hood side panels. The thin-line radiator of the six cylinders was abandoned in favor of the more conventional deep radiator with chrome-plated radiator shell. Like previous cars, bumpers were two piece and like all Chrysler products, DeSotos employed four-wheel hydraulic brakes. Eight-cylinder cars sat on a seven cross member, 114-inch frame (five inches longer than the six).
Later in the year, the six-cylinder series CK "Finer DeSoto Six" came on line—like the CF Eight and the 30U Plymouth, the CK abandoned the thin-line radiator in favor of the more conventional full radiator shell. Also setting the CK apart were the cowl lamps mounted on the crown of each front fender.
Boring the six-cylinder engine by 1/8 of an inch increased displacement to 190 cubic inches—15 more than the K series, raising horsepower to 60. A new mechanical fuel pump replaced the trouble prone vacuum tank.
Body styles in the CK series were the same as the K, with the addition—as at Plymouth—of a real convertible coupe with fixed windshield posts and roll-down windows. CF Eight body styles included the same lineup as the K and CK of roadster with rumble seat, phaeton, business coupe, Deluxe coupe (with rumble seat), four-door sedan, Deluxe sedan, and convertible coupe. The Spanish model designations were, thankfully, laid to rest.
Calendar year production for 1930 came to 34,889 units, good enough to bring DeSoto up one spot, to 13th, in industry sales.
The SA-series DeSoto made its debut in January at the New York Automobile Show, although production had begun the month earlier. The SA had a restyled body, but again used the thin-line radiator design with vertical radiator shutters and vertical hood louvers patterned after the Imperial. New for the year were dual-cowl ventilators. The engine was again bored, this time an additional 1/8 inch, resulting in a 3¼-inch bore. Displacement was up to 205 cubic inches bringing horsepower up to 72.
Both the SA and CF boasted an Easy Shift transmission, in addition to offering freewheeling as a $20 option (freewheeling would become standard later in the model run). Like Plymouth, DeSoto used a wide array of transmissions throughout the year, starting with a spur-gear transmission used since the beginning of DeSoto production in the summer of '28. This was replaced by two different transmissions, one using left-cut helical gears, the other right-cut helical gears.
Production of the 1931 DeSotos was transferred from Highland Park to Plymouth's Lynch Road facility. On April 31, 1931, Goodyear became the official tire supplier to Chrysler, replacing the Fisk brand used since both Plymouth and DeSoto came on line.
SA DeSotos came in the usual assortment of body types, including roadster with rumble seat, phaeton, standard coupe, Deluxe coupe with rumble seat, convertible coupe, two-door sedan (in mid-year), four-door sedan, and Deluxe sedan.
Bumpers were now of the one-piece variety, with the cowl lamps moving back to the base of the windshield. Wheelbase was increased ¾ inch as well.
The DeSoto Eight, now known as the CF* (that is, Cee-Eff-Asterisk), remained the same, except that the engine was stroked a quarter of an inch to 221 cubic inches, raising horsepower to 77. The * in the model code indicated the larger-displacement engine in a car that had otherwise unchanged. The eight-cylinder DeSoto would be phased out at the end of the model year.
As in previous years, the six-cylinder DeSotos continued to share major body stampings with the four-cylinder Plymouths. Model year designations continued to be confusing with cars being sold as both 1931 and 1932 models. Both the SA and CF* series were considered next year's models after July 1st, 1931. The CF* phaeton was added to the model lineup after January 1, 1932, but it, like the roadsters, would be discontinued before the true 1933 models came on the scene. Calendar-year sales of 29,835 slipped DeSoto back to 14th in industry sales.
If DeSoto styling had been conventional since its inception, the true 1932 DeSoto series SC was about to set the industry on its ear. Featuring a rounded grille patterned after the popular Miller racing cars, DeSotos would not be mistaken for anything else on the road. Stories were told of a blind man who was asked to run his hands over the front fascia of the car—after so doing, the man proclaimed DeSoto to be the most beautiful car he had ever seen!
The car was available in two trim levels, Standard and Custom; the Custom series featured external trumpet horns, dual tail lamps, dual windshield wipers, cigar lighter, safety glass, adjustable seats, and fenders painted to match the body color. Chrome headlamps were standard on all models. Unique to DeSoto was what appeared to be a stylish split windshield — but the windshield glass was actually one piece!
Body styles in the Standard SC series included a two-passenger roadster, phaeton, business coupe, rumble-seat coupe, two-door Brougham, and four-door sedans in both five and seven-passenger format. Custom body styles included a rumble-seat roadster, rumble-seat coupe, convertible coupe with rumble seat, four-door sedan, four-door Town Sedan, and two-door convertible Victoria. The convertible Victoria was a top-of-the-line offering also offered by sister Plymouth—DeSoto production of this model came to just 275 units. All DeSotos featured forward opening suicide doors on all body styles. Two open-front Town Cars were also built (probably to special order) but were not regularly catalogued models.
The engine was again stroked an eighth of an inch for 211 cubic inches with an increase in horsepower to 75—just two horses short of last year's eight-cylinder car. Chassis features included a double drop frame on a 112 3/8-inch wheelbase and adoption of Floating Power (introduced the year before by Plymouth).
Floating Power mounted the engine at three points, suspending the power plant along the axis of its own center of gravity. Developed to reduce vibration from Plymouth's four-cylinder engine, Floating Power made the six—and eight-cylinder DeSoto engines—silky smooth. DeSoto's lone seven-passenger car shared a 121-inch wheelbase with the seven-passenger PB Plymouth and seven-passenger Dodge.
Famed Indianapolis race car driver Peter DePaolo had driven a CF* DeSoto Eight on a promotional tour the previous year and was this year called on to make a ten-day promotional trip culminated by a 300-mile race track trial at speeds up to 80 miles per hour. Calendar year sales of 27,441 helped moved DeSoto into ninth place in industry sales.
DeSoto claimed 52 changes to the '33 SD Standard series (with an additional 28 improvements to the Custom) while telling their dealers "the DeSoto car, as now produced, will not be essentially changed during the 1933 selling season." Even die-hard auto buffs had to look hard to see the differences—the rounded radiator grille was retained, featuring a horizontal rather than vertical motif but other changes, such as "silent upholstery springs" went unnoticed. Again offered in two trim levels, top-of-the-line cars could be easily identified by the vertical trim divider over the headlamp lens.
Other Custom equipment included twin sun visors, dual-trumpet horns, and tail lamps—but this equipment was made standard on both trim levels later in the model run. Wire wheels were discontinued in favor of wood wheels and smaller tire sizes. Prices were unchanged at introduction time and reduced by $30 to $100 on March 27, 1933. In addition, a $20 accessory package (called combination #2) offered dual tail lamps, dual windshield wipers, cigar lighter, and special paint was released for all Standard models.
Unlike Plymouth, which discontinued the convertible Victoria at the end of the 1932 model run, DeSoto continued theirs into 1933 in Custom trim level only. President Roosevelt was one of just 132 people who would take delivery of this unusual body style.
Standard body styles included the two-passenger business coupe, rumble-seat coupe, two-door Brougham, two-door Special Brougham, and four-door sedan. Custom models included only the rumble-seat coupe, convertible coupe, four-door sedan, and convertible Victoria. The Special Brougham was discontinued mid-year.
A two-inch increase in wheelbase marked the SD DeSoto, with the engine again being stroked; displacement was now up to 218 cubic inches and rated horsepower was 86 for both trim levels. Making their debut as standard equipment on all models was an automatic choke and coincidental starter, the latter activated by stepping on the accelerator pedal—a feature that become a Buick trademark in later years.
At year's end, DeSoto assembly moved from the Plymouth plant to the Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant, as DeSoto moved up a notch in the corporation hierarchy. In years past, Chrysler's price ladder had found Plymouth at the bottom, DeSoto directly above Plymouth, then Dodge, Chrysler, and Imperial at the top. With the switch to the Airflow body in '34, DeSoto leapfrogged Dodge. In the long run, it was a move that would eventually spell doom for DeSoto.
As a prelude to introduction of the Airflow, a specially prepared '33 DeSoto sedan was built by Aero Dynamics of New York City. Driven across country by veteran race driver Harry Hartz, the car had the body mounted backwards on the chassis to prove the point that the automobile as it was then known was more efficient in reverse than it was in forward motion. Fitted with a special wrap-around rear window, Hartz's zany stunt drew a lot of attention, not all of it favorable, especially from police who ticketed him for driving the wrong way!
A special close-coupled pillar-less sedan was exhibited at Chrysler's pavilion at the Chicago World's Fair. With both front and rear doors open, the sedan lacked a center door post—it never got beyond the prototype stage. (A pillarless sedan wouldn't see production until the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham.)
Year-end totals fell to 20,186 units for calendar year 1933, dropping DeSoto back to 12th in industry sales.
To say there had never been another car like it would be an understatement when DeSoto unveiled its Airflow for 1934. Credit—or blame—for the car lies with Carl Breer, of Chrysler's famed Zeder, Skelton, and Breer engineering trio. Breer told the story of how he came up with the idea of designing an aerodynamically shaped car, based on the principle of birds in flight. The result of five years research, Breer took the accepted norms of automobile engineering and literally threw them out the window.
Tested in the woods of northern Michigan, the Airflow principles were established in a prototype known as the "Trifon Special." When it appeared in the showrooms, the Airflow established new standards in the construction of the automobile.
Called "completely and unmistakably new" the DeSoto Airflow was literally "born in a wind tunnel," the contour of the car designed according to aerodynamic principles—with a gracefully rounded front to bore through air currents, the radiator completely hidden behind a chrome grille. Headlamps were fared into the body, something other Chrysler lines would not adopt until 1939. Fenders, usually designed to add length to a car, were streamlined to form a cover over the wheels, with the rear wheels further protected by the addition of wheel shields. At the rear, the body curved downward in true streamline form.
The result was a car that was unconventional and unusual—and to many, just plain ugly. The DeSoto Airflow was the type of car that evoked one of two responses—either you liked it or you hated it and there was little ground in between. Even today 60 years later the Airflows still evoke these emotions.
The Airflow claimed 40% less wind resistance than a conventional car of similar size. Body and frame construction was discarded in favor of an all-steel welded body, trussed by bridge-like steel girders, over 40 times stronger than a conventional automobile. One can only wonder why the Airflow retained a tube front axle, while both Dodge and Plymouth adopted independent front-wheel suspension for '34.
Because of the teardrop shape, and in accordance with prinicples of vibration reduction, engineers moved the engine 18 inches over the front axle. The passenger was also moved 18 inches forward of the rear axle (again the result of the teardrop shape), resulting in a much improved ride—DeSoto called it "Floating Ride." The front seat could then be increased eight inches in width, allowing three front-seat passengers to sit comfortably. Wind noise was reduced employing special body and window vents. Front windows, like those of the PE Plymouth for '34, featured a disappearing vent wind wing (while Plymouth would discontinue it at model end, the Airflows, both DeSoto and Chrysler, would continue using the complicated system).
Interiors were as unusual as the exterior—front seats being surrounded by chrome tubing, with several inches of air space beneath the cushion. Four-door sedans cut costs by having front and rear doors interchangeable—that is, the left-front door interchanged with the right-rear door.
Powering the Airflow was a 100-horsepower, 241.5-cubic-inch, six-cylinder engine. Proving their mettle, the Airflow established 25 AAA speed records, including an 86.2-mile-per-hour flying mile, and a record 80 miles per hour for 100 miles—prompting DeSoto advertising to crow you could read a book or write a letter at 80 miles an hour (hopefully while someone else was doing the driving!). Harry Hartz piloted an Airflow cross country, recording an average of 21.4 miles per gallon for the trip. No doubt this car was equipped with the Borg Warner overdrive, a $30 option (developed by Chrysler engineering).
Only four body styles were offered, all built on a 115½-inch wheelbase, including a five-passenger coupe (access to the luggage compartment was only through the rear seat of the car and trunk mounted spare tire), two-door Brougham, four-door sedan, and four-door Town Sedan with blind quarter windows. $995 bought any body style, a significant jump over the prices of the 1933 DeSoto.
Introduced at the New York Auto Show, the cars (along with the Chrysler Airflow) stole the show—sales, however, were another story. Actual cars for retail sales were slow in coming, giving competition more than ample time to circulate stories the cars weren't any good. A premium price, $200 more than the highest priced '33 DeSoto, in the midst of one of the worst years of the Depression, helped take a toll on Airflow sales. Buyers flocked to the more conventional Plymouth and Dodge which were some of the most beautiful cars built.
Despite public exposure at the Chrysler Pavilion at the Chicago World's Fair, setting stock car records, and receiving the Grand Prix Award at the Monte Carlo Concours D'Elegance, Airflow production came to a measly 13,940 units, most buyers choosing the regular four-door sedan. Calendar-year sales of 15,825 cars kept DeSoto in 12th place in industry sales, but it was soon clear the buying public was not yet willing to accept the radical Airflow styling. Surprisingly, the Airflow design was soon copied around the world, most notably by Sweden's Volvo, Japan's Toyota, France's Peugeot, and Germany's Volkswagen.
Realizing the need for a more conventional car, but not giving up on the Airflow design, DeSoto entered the model year with two completely different series of cars. The Airflow continued, now coded SG, with a more prominent vee'd front end which made the car look longer. (Dealers would install an updated grille on '34 Airflows to give them the appearance of the '35 Airflow.) Wheelbase remained at 115½ inches. Hood louvers decreased to just three horizontal from the previous year's 11. The same four Airflow body styles were continued with prices increasing to $1,015 regardless of body type. Despite the Airflows controversial looks, it received—for the second time—the Grand Prix Award at the Monte Carlo Concours D'Elegance.
Added to the line was the SF series of conventionally styled automobiles. Body types included both business and rumble-seat coupe, convertible coupe (featuring a separate X-brace frame mounted on top of the regular frame, designed to prevent sagging and twisting commonly found in regular open cars), two and four-door sedans, in either flat-back or humpback Touring Sedan format. Like the '35 Plymouth, the SF DeSoto applied many of the Airflow principles to the design of a regular automobile. Styling took on a more rounded look. Called "Airstream," the SF was built on a 116-inch wheelbase shared with Dodge, three inches longer than the PJ Plymouth. Styling included a sloping V-type radiator, with two rows of horizontal hood lovers, and bullet-shaped headlamps. The front bumper had a V-shaped dip in the center, with three chevron hash marks on the lower front fenders.
A Deluxe equipment package included two-tone paint, small front fender lamps, dual tail lamps, dual trumpet horns, two windshield wipers, wheel trim rings, chrome fender and running board molding, cigar lighter, and front compartment carpet.
Both the Airstream and Airflow were powered by the 241.5-cubic-inch six, the Airstream developing 93 horsepower to the Airflow's 100 horsepower (achieved by a higher 6.5 compression ratio). Differing from the Airflow, the Airstream had independent front suspension—Airflows continued to offer overdrive, but dropped freewheeling.
Priced $200 less than the Airflow, the Airstream outsold its companion by a better than three to one ratio. Just 6,797 Airflows were built compared to 20,784 Airstreams. Calendar year sales of 34,276 cars saw DeSoto slip one more notch, to end the year in 13th place.
1936 would mark the last year for the Airflow DeSoto (its companion Chrysler Airflow would soldier on for one more year). A new die-cast grille with vertical moldings, curved diagonal trim pieces, and twin pennon-style hood lovers, along with new bumpers and revised body side moldings, set the Airflow apart from previous years. Body styles were pared to just two—the five-passenger coupe and four-door sedan. Prices had continued to escalate, either body style now commanding $1,095. The DeSoto Airflow passed into history after only 5,000 1936 S2 models—250 coupes and 4,750 sedans had been built. Mechanical specifications of the last Airflows remained the same as previous years—a 115½-inch wheelbase powered by a 100-horsepower, 241.5-cubic-inch six.
The S-1—or Airstream—series was built on a two-inch-longer wheelbase than '35, powered by the 93-horsepower version of the 241. For the first time, overdrive was optional on all Airstreams. Custom models were fitted with a hypoid rear axle as standard equipment with Deluxes retaining the old-style, spiral-bevel differential. When ordered with overdrive, Deluxes also came with hypoid gearing.
Available in two trim levels, Deluxe or Custom, the Airstream carried conventional bodywork with a new horizontal bar grille and pennon-style hood louvers. Deluxe Airstreams had a flat one-piece windshield while the Custom (with the exception of the convertible) had a vee'd two-piece windshield. Other Custom touches included two instrument-panel glove compartments, dual cowl-mounted windshield wipers (Deluxes had a single wiper on the header board), chrome moldings on the top of the headlamps, chrome chevrons on the front fenders, fender skirt and running board moldings, rear wheel shields, and two-piece rear windows.
Body types for the Deluxe series included a business coupe, two-door Touring Brougham, and four-door Touring Sedan. Custom models included those already mentioned along with a rumble-seat coupe, convertible coupe, and four-door convertible sedan. Both series featured full steel roof panels replacing the customary fabric center (the steel panel was still an insert, however), and all closed cars featured built-in trunks.
Added to the line this year was a series of Custom models on an extended 130-inch wheelbase, including a four-door five-passenger Traveler Sedan, four-door seven-passenger sedan, four-door seven-passenger limousine with fixed divider window, and 2,500 seven-passenger taxis for New York City's Sunshine Cab Company, all built with sliding sun roofs.
1936 was a good year for the Corporation as it built, for the first time, one million cars in a calendar year, surpassed Ford Motor Company as the nation's number two automaker, and embarked on building a new plant on Dearborn's Warren Avenue to become the exclusive home of DeSoto. Calendar year sales of 52,789 cars were not enough to move DeSoto out of 13th place in industry sales.
Having discontinued the Airflow, DeSoto offered just one model series, coded the S-3 for 1937. Conventionally styled, the S-3 featured a horizontal grille bar divided by a center panel painted body color. The top six grille bars continued along the length of the hood. An unusual change was adoption of a front opening alligator-style hood. Bullet-shaped headlamps and unusual ribbed bumpers characterized the new DeSoto. The ribbed bumpers, both front and rear, proved to be a popular item with customizers who soon adapted them to many other makes of cars.
As in the rest of the Corporate line, safety became a big issue. Dash knobs were located beneath the raised instrument panel, the back of the front seat in sedans was heavily padded and door handles, both inside and out, were redesigned to prevent snagging of clothing and accidental opening.
Built on a two-inch-shorter wheelbase (116 inches) the S-3 came in business coupe, rumble-seat coupe, convertible coupe, two-door fastback Brougham, two-door Touring Brougham (with built-in trunk), four-door fastback, or Touring Sedan as well as a four-door convertible sedan that shared its body with Chrysler. Bodies for the four-door convertible were built by Murray rather than Chrysler's normal body supplier Briggs—most DeSoto bodies were supplied by Kercheval, a Chrysler-owned subsidiary.
Extended wheelbase models rode on a three-inch-longer 133-inch wheelbase, and included a four-door seven-passenger touring sedan, seven-passenger limousine, and a California seven-passenger taxi.
Power came from a 93-horsepower, 228-cubic-inch six, a destroked version of last year's engine. Hypoid axles were now used across the board and the one-time popular option of fender-mounted spare tires were discontinued. Also on the option list was the $35 "Gas-Saver" overdrive transmission which it was claimed gave "one mile free in every five."
A special DeSoto convertible sedan served as official car for the secretary of the AAA race board during the running of the Indianapolis 500 (not as the pace car, as has been erroneously reported elsewhere). And to the chagrin of criminals everywhere, DeSoto police cars of the Eastchester, New York, police department were the first in the world to install three-way radio communication, allowing car-to-car or car-to-base communications.
Calendar year sales of 86,541 units carried DeSoto to an all-time high 11th-place finish in industry sales.
Like the rest of the Corporate line, the '38 DeSoto was a mildly face-lifted version of the previous year. Gone was the alligator-style hood, replaced by a shorter and more conventional butterfly type. A heavy, shorter die-cast grille flanked an aluminum chevron-style center grille. Headlamps were now integrated into the tops of the fenders, windshield wipers moved to the cowl, and for the first time, the windshield was fixed in place—fresh air coming to the passenger compartment via a cowl-mounted ventilator.
Wheelbase increased three inches, to 119 inches, the longest of any DeSoto to that time. Under the hood sat the same power plant as the previous year, a 93-horsepower six displacing 228 cubic inches.
Again offered in just one series—coded S-5—buyers had the choice of business coupe, rumble-seat coupe (the last rumble-seat coupes DeSoto would built), two-door Touring Brougham (with trunk), flat-back two door, four-door Touring Sedan, four-door fastback sedan, convertible coupe, or four-door convertible sedan (also the last four-door convertible DeSoto would build). Long wheelbase models also gained three inches in wheelbase, to 136 inches in four-door seven-passenger, seven-passenger limousine, and seven-passenger California taxi body styles. A handful of chassis were shipped to the Cantrell company for installation of station wagon bodies and at least one special Town Car was built by Derham.
An unusual option was the DeSoto Ambulance conversion. Unlike the Plymouth ambulance conversions, which allowed a stretcher to be inserted through the trunk, the DeSoto Ambulance featured a removable center door post and removable passenger front seat. Held in place by dowels and thumb screws, the center post could be easily removed to allow insertion of a gurney into the passenger compartment. In later years, a more modern version with swing-out-of-the-way center post would be offered.
Wounded by the Recession of '38, calendar year sales of 32,688 were off 62% compared to the record year of 1937. Despite the drastic decline, DeSoto slipped only one notch, to 12th, for the year.
Gambling the recession of '38 would be brief, Chrysler Corporation spent $15 million revamping its car lines for '39. Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial would all receive new bodies while Plymouth would be forced to soldier on with its old body, although a major redesign cleverly hid that fact.
Coded the S-6 series, DeSoto again offered two trim levels in Deluxe or Custom form. Oddly enough, even long-wheelbase models would be available in either trim level.
Streamlined styling featured a prow-like front end, the nose of the car covered with horizontal chrome grille bars on either side of the main grille whose bars stretched back toward the hood. A vee'd, two-piece windshield added length to the cowl and interior compartment. Headlamps and tail lamps were an integral part of the fenders, giving the cars a streamlined appearance. Four square vents decorated the lower hood panels, which were now fastened into place but removable for service of the engine.
Custom series equipment included dual sun visors, dual horns, dual tail lamps, and darker-colored interior fabrics. All cars received electric windshield wipers and column-mounted gear shifting.
Missing from the DeSoto line up this year was the convertible sedan and convertible coupe—only Plymouth would offer any open cars in the Corporation this year—and rumble-seat coupe. With the new bodies, the old-style humpback Touring Sedan body was discontinued, all cars now designed with a built-in rear luggage compartment. Deluxe buyers had the choice of three-passenger business coupe, three or five-passenger auxiliary seat coupe, or two- or four-door sedans. Long-wheelbase Deluxe models included a seven-passenger taxi, sedan, or limousine.
Custom models offered the same lineup with two exceptions—there was no Custom seven-passenger taxi, and only Custom buyers could opt for the Custom Club Coupe.
Built by Hayes, the Custom Club Coupe featured a special roofline with thin window pillar posts. A one-year-only model shared with Chrysler, Imperial, and Dodge, only 1,000 Hayes bodies were supplied to the Corporation. Of these, just 264 DeSoto Custom Club Coupes were built.
Wheelbase remained the same 119 inches as '38 (136 inches on long-wheelbase cars) powered by a 93-horsepower, 228-cubic-inch six. New for the year was a column-mounted shift lever, a Safety Signal speedometer that changed colors as the cars speed increased, and electric windshield wipers.
With the discontinuance of open cars, DeSoto circulated photographs of sunroof-equipped coupes and sedans. Dealer letters indicate intent to produce these sunroof cars for sale. Dealer price sheets, while listing the sunroof, did not indicate any price for the option which was later quietly dropped apparently due to lack of interest. Cars photographed with the option were probably prototypes that never reached the public—if any such cars did find their way to a customer, they would be an extremely rare vehicle today.
With the improving economic picture, DeSoto sales rebounded to 53,269 for the calendar year, yet DeSoto found itself slipping to 14th place—a position it had last seen in 1931.
This book is reprinted with the permission and cooperation of Jim Benjaminson, who holds the copyright to the text and to his photos. Also see his book Plymouth 1946-1959.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Over a thousand people gathered on the outskirts of Tokyo, shovels and ladders in hand. Their goal: to dig their way to victory in the Japan All-National Hole Digging Competition, and claim the coveted Golden Shovel.
The annual contest, now in its 12th year, drew 259 teams from around the country at the weekend to test their hole-digging prowess and claim awards for the deepest hole, the most creative hole and the most original costume worn during the digging.
At the shriek of a whistle, contestants -- some dressed as skeletons or wearing Arabian-style headgear -- began digging frantically, tossing earth behind them as their shovels bit into the soil.
Some went for creativity, carving a heart out of the ground. Others aimed at depth, using buckets to haul up the earth.
When the contest ended, 30 minutes later, the winning team had dug 3.39 meters deep, winning the Golden Shovel and 100,000 yen ($1,300).
Even those who didn't win said the contest was worth it.
"The whole team did their best and I really feel that we became closer as a result of this," said Tomoyuki Tsumita, a construction worker.
The event, held at a campground, began as a way of attracting visitors during the off-season. Once the contest is over, staff refill the holes to turn it back into a campground and level the site for next year's contest.
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Situated in Palmer, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Palmer Visitor Information Center and Colony House Museum. Arkose Brewery and Palmer Golf Course are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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full title · Gone with the Wind
author · Margaret Mitchell
type of work · Novel
genre · Romance novel; historical fiction; bildungsroman (novel that charts the maturation of the main character)
language · English
time and place written · 1926–1936; Atlanta
date of first publication · 1936
publisher · Houghton Mifflin
narrator · The anonymous narrator speaks in the third person and is omniscient, having access to the thoughts, emotions, and histories of all characters and possessing insight into the context and consequences of events in the novel that the characters lack. The narrator generally voices the upper-class Southern perspective on the Civil War and slavery.
point of view · The narrator follows Scarlett almost exclusively, occasionally pulling back to give broad historical descriptions and analysis
tone · The narrator treats the characters and the plot seriously but often criticizes characters who take themselves too seriously
tense · Past
setting (time) · 1861–early 1870s
setting (place) · Atlanta; Tara, the O'Hara plantation in northern Georgia
protagonist · Scarlett O'Hara
major conflict · Scarlett struggles to find love, trying out Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler, while simultaneously trying to adjust to the changing face of the South
rising action · Scarlett confesses her love to Ashley; Scarlett marries Rhett; Scarlett and Ashley embrace
climax · Bonnie dies while horseback riding, breaking the tie that binds Rhett and Scarlett
falling action · Scarlett falls down the stairs and miscarries; Rhett tells Melanie of his love for Scarlett; Melanie dies; Scarlett realizes that she loves Rhett, not Ashley; Rhett abandons Scarlett
themes · The transformation of Southern culture; overcoming adversity with willpower; the importance of land
motifs · Female intelligence and capability; alcohol abuse; prostitution
symbols · Rhett Butler; Atlanta
foreshadowing · Gerald O'Hara's dangerous horse-jumping in Chapter II is part of a pattern of reckless behavior and hints at his later death, and that of Scarlett's daughte Bonnie Blue, both in riding accidents
Poor Ashley. He never quite fit in with the Old Guard, even though he embodied the traits they valued. It was a hard fall from Scarlett's pedestal.
"but as the novel ends she still has not reflected on her actions or learned from her wrongdoing. In some ways, she has not progressed at all."
She makes the most significant revelation in the whole novel, that she loves Rhett and was only in love with Ashley superficially, and that is not considered learning or reflecting? What more does she need to reflect on with regard to her actions?
It might seem ridiculous to classify the stereotypically ignorant and silly Prissy as a heroine, but if you shift the point of view from that of the priveleged upper class to the horribly oppressed slave population a different picture presents itself. Prissy has lived with her mother Dilcey all her life, following her mother's path as a servant but not midwife. Dilcey does not permit Prissy to observe a birth because Prissy is regarded as lazy, shiftless, stupid and untruthful. This is deeply frustrating to her owners as well as her mother
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The ghrelin receptor (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee for the Ghrelin receptor [3]) is activated by a 28 amino-acid peptide originally isolated from rat stomach, where it is cleaved from a 117 amino-acid precursor (GHRL, Q9UBU3). The human gene encoding the precursor peptide has 83% sequence homology to rat prepro-ghrelin, although the mature peptides from rat and human differ by only two amino acids [11]. Alternative splicing results in the formation of a second peptide, [des-Gln14]ghrelin (GHRL, Q9UBU3) with equipotent biological activity [8]. A unique post-translational modification (octanoylation of Ser3, catalysed by ghrelin Ο-acyltransferase (MBOAT4, Q96T53) [17] occurs in both peptides, essential for full activity in binding to ghrelin receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary, and for the release of growth hormone from the pituitary [10]. Structure activity studies showed the first five N-terminal amino acids to be the minimum required for binding [2], and receptor mutagenesis has indicated overlap of the ghrelin binding site with those for small molecule agonists and allosteric modulators of ghrelin (GHRL, Q9UBU3) function [6]. In cell systems, the ghrelin receptor is constitutively active [7], but this is abolished by a naturally occurring mutation (A204E) that results in decreased cell surface receptor expression and is associated with familial short stature [14].
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Updated Feb 12, 2014 An Atlantic Crossing on the Kungsholm in 1954 The Swedish Film Archive has posted the classic SAL film from 1954, "Semester på Atlanten", showing Mr and Mrs Axberg's voyage across the sea on the Kungsholm of 1953. This film also exists in an English language version, but this is the Swedish version. Many thanks to Hans "Hasse" Gustafsson for this link. See the clip here.
Updated July 7, 2012 MS Stockholm of 1948 Delivered "Anonymous" has informed us that British Pathe shows a newsreel of the Stockholm being delivered to SAL. See the clip here.
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Updated Sep 14, 2009 The Kungsholm Song Listen to an old 78 rpm recording of the Kungsholm Song (also called the Gripholm Song by some). Actually the original title is "See The Sun". The Kungsholm Song was written by a passenger in the thirties, and became the ship's official song, sung at the Farewell Dinners. |
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Drottningholm in NYC in 1940 See a film clip of the Drottningholm arriving in NY Harbor in 1940. The ship carried Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn (1880-1950), the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to freedom from war torn Europe. The film clip is from Lubavitch archives. Many thanks to David Shatz for contributing this link. Read more about all the exchange and repatriation sailings during WWII here. |
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Help a deaf Guardian get more captions in Destiny
As of May 5, 2016, Bungie's Destiny had 30 million registered players. Granted, that's not the number of active players, but it's safe to say that a good number of those players are. When a game has millions of active users, there are going to be a decent handful of them with an impairment. Players who have color-blindness and/or are deaf (or hard of hearing) still enjoy playing video games, including Destiny. However, the game would definitely benefit from additional options to better meet the needs of its broad user base.
A Reddit user by the name tigersharkdude took to the Destiny subreddit to ask fellow Redditors to help get Bungie's attention. Their post mentions that they do have subtitles enabled, but most of the random NPC dialogue isn't captioned. Understandably, this leaves them with an incomplete experience. They asked their fellow Guardians to back a petition (which user thegreymage offered to help write) to add captions for the NPC dialogue. Basically, subtitle all the things!
Minecraft has similar subtitles, where pretty much everything, including ambient noise, is captioned, allowing those who are deaf and hard of hearing (or those who simply want the subtitles) to enjoy the game like everyone else.
If the Reddit post (currently at 3,187 upvotes and counting) doesn't get enough attention, tigersharkdude says the petition will be made. Whenever that happens, we'll update y'all with a link where you can sign and show your support!
Update (9/17/16, 5:15pm): with the Reddit post at over 4000 upvotes, tigersharkdude says that a petition is no longer needed, as "Cozmo has seen it and forwarded it to the right people."


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Aristotle tells us that "It is right that philosophy should be called the knowledge of truth. For the object of theoretical knowledge is truth, whereas of practical knowledge it is action. But we do not know truth without some knowledge of its causes. Hence the principal of eternal things must always be most true, since they are not only sometimes true nor is anything else the cause of their being, but they are the causes of the being of other things." To a Puritan fundamentalist, words of this sort are mere babble and endless discussion, to those that love wisdom and can meditate with the spirit of God, it is divine knowledge of an eternal source.
Saint Augustine taught us to "believe in order that you may understand." No other faith in history is distinguished by such a long lasting and flourishing excellence of speculation on the nature of God and man as may be found in the works of the early Greek and Latin apologists and of such later thinkers as the Christian philosophers. It was Christianity that kept philosophy alive rather than the reverse. The Middle Ages, in the beginning, took up the Neo-Platonic and Augustinian idea of the entire identification of philosophy with theology. The wisdom was almost lost but revived through the Arab philosophers and again taken up by the church which led to a profound Renaissance in literature and theology and the dark ages came to a close.
There are of course others in which philosophy is abused or misunderstood. There are reactionary minds, narrow theologians and disdainful mystics in the church that condemn philosophy as useless, or if they admitted philosophy, they reduce it to the rank of a vassal and a serf of theology. In the 11th Century, Otloh of St. Emmeram forbade monks the study of it; they, he said, having renounced the world, must occupy themselves only with divine things. St. Victor went so far as to say that philosophy is the devil's art. As if the love of wisdom is not of God.
To make clear the origin of the formula, that "philosophy is the handmaiden of theology," should suffice to do justice in the matter but not for Christians destroyed for lack of knowledge. Paul wrote for us to "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Many fundamentalists have used this scripture to reject philosophy altogether and replace it with the tradition of men, false doctrine and endless arguments of their own. We are not warned to reject the study of philosophy but rather not be spoiled by false philosophy. We all have a philosophy; to reject philosophy is a philosophy in itself but not in wisdom. If philosophy is rightly and wisely used, it is able to pave and to guard the road to the true faith. It is able to prevent false doctrine and heresy and in its meditation is able to prepare the minds of its followers for the receiving of revelation."
It has been truly called by the ancients "an education leading to the Christian faith," "a prelude and help of Christianity" and is a proper schoolmaster for the gospel. The freedom of philosophy from dependence on theology rests then on solid methodological grounds. Hence they are both touched - the one more than the other of course - by the religious spirit.
Philosophy is for the most part, a preparation for theological studies. Anyone who has studied Saint Thomas Aquinas cannot but be convinced that philosophy is of a divine calling. That philosophy holds the place of honor in the complete cycle of studies, and that it is the topmost in the pyramid of knowledge should not be surprising. Proverbs: "A wise man will hear, and will increase learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.. Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets: How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?.. For the Lord gives wisdom: out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.. When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee..."
We are created in the image of God. If the imagination is to be stirred, if the intellect that God has given us is to work, if mental life is not to sink to a low ebb, and the pursuit of truth or justice, or self-fulfilment is not to cease, assumptions must be challenged - sufficiently, at any rate, to keep society moving. This is what development of the total person and progress of mankind depends on. The world is in a mess and we have ignorance to thank for it. And in this process, those who ask these disturbing questions and are intensely curious about the answers have an absolute central role in taking us out of ignorance. When they engage in this activity systematically and use rational methods which are themselves open to critical scrutiny, they are called philosophers. It is not our business to preach, exhort or praise or condemn, only to illuminate.
Philosophy aims to clarify and to explain. Bertand Russell once said that philosophy consists of the questions we don't know how to answer. Those who deny the competence and value of philosophy usually hold an extreme view of the fall of man according to which that of completely cutting off the human intellect from all ultimate reality and truth. Others hold that the image of God in man still persists, so that here and there in human existence we can still observe and experience its reality. Thinking in this way frees the soul and the spirit from the shackles of ignorance that the traditions of men have enslaved the church with.
Philosophy is not a doctrine in itself but a methodology of life, so the philosophers, for all the differences in their teachings, have more in common with one another than with anyone else, even their own followers. The tiny little band of men who participate fully in this way of life are the soul of the university. Because everyone wonders about the nature of things; we are all philosophers in this context. Thoughtful persons demand answers to the problems that are part of our very lives. All philosophy rises out of man's question about nature and his destiny. Philosophy is closely related to religion, most philosophers base their work chiefly on reason, the greatest of them use reason and faith together. The first Greek philosophers, like the scientists, shunned mythology. The first Greek serious with questions about existence was Thales.
The Greek word sophis meant a wise man in the good sense, but it came to mean a man with a clever mind and cunning tongue, a mental acrobat, a man who with glittering and persuasive rhetoric could make the worse appear the better reason. One has written that philosophy has been a failure; instead of confining itself to the better understanding of the world as given in experience, the philosopher has aspired to pass at one bound beyond it. If that is so, intellect is a miserable present for Nature to give us. But we are wise in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus, if we in fact know Him and are walking according to truth. And we have the guidance of the Holy Ghost leading us to revelation knowledge, if in fact we have been immersed by Him. If you believe that you lack wisdom, above all things, pray for it because God will not deny you in this. Just ask for it. And do not listen to those who would lead you away from the love of wisdom with the traditions of men; calling it conservative religion, they would have you destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Philosophy is the Greek word for the love of wisdom. For a Christian to understand philosophy, we need only understand that there is the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of God. The love of God is the discernment gained to know the difference and make proper assumptions based upon faith and revelation. We believe, therefore we know, we hear and receive confirmation. There is a true philosophy of God that can harmonize human endeavors and the will of God.
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Stuntman (PlayStation 2)
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It could have been one of the best, but it failed miserably
The Good
First of all, the plot is great. It is very fun going around doing stunts. That's about it for the good things.
The Bad
Now, if you can get past the choppy, horrible, disgusting PS1 graphics, you can see that the gameplay is equally as bad. You have no briefing for directions, you just have some guy yelling at you to do things with an arrow pointing at your destination. This makes it very hard to play, and ends in multiple, and I mean MULTIPLE(100 +) attempts to do a stunt.


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In the past, the American electorate expected certain qualifications and behaviors of its President.The office carried a certain gravitas, a certain level of respect and decorum required in recognition of the responsibility carried by that august post. Now, to our nation's detriment, the GOP candidate, Donald Trump, is turning those values upside down.
Morality: Ronald Reagan, considered a Republican icon, had a serious smirch on his record when he ran for president in 1980: he was divorced from Jane Wyman and a few years later married Nancy, in one of the most touching relationships of our time. Yet divorce suggested that one couldn't breach differences--which was a qualification especially important during the Cold War.
Divorce also suggested a disrespect for the family, a lack of concern for children, and a failure in one's past. How can we escape the comparison with Donald Trump's braggadocio, demurring in The Art of the Comeback to detail his experiences with "often seemingly very happily married and important women"? Two of his three marriages ended distastefully in divorce, one after philandering with Marla Maples, whose rapturous headline about it blared across the New York Post: "Best Sex I've Ever Had," with a smirking Donald-head as the full-page graphic.
At their 1993 wedding, Marla and Donald's daughter Tiffany was already two months old. Trump exited that marriage after six years upon catching Marla and her bodyguard in a roadside compromising position.
Ronald Reagan looked at the many immigrants who'd come to our country without paperwork--often because their own country's system was corrupt--and who worked dedicatedly in an array of jobs upwardly mobile Americans increasingly eschewed. What did he grant them? Amnesty, a word now reviled by the right, and derided by Trump.
Compassion for those fleeing untenable conditions in their countries seems missing with Trump. He'd apply (an unconstitutional) religious test for entry, barring all Muslims, and spend $200,000 in taxpayer funds to deport each of 11.3 million undocumented residents, ripping them from their jobs, their homes (a third of the undocumented own homes, up to 46% in several states) and their families. Clever businessman Trump seems to think the huge taxpayer cost to rid our nation of entrants with immigration infractions is a better course than receiving billions of dollars for our flagging Social Security and Medicare coffers. Between 1996-2003, the undocumented gave $90 billion to those two programs, an amount that's only escalated since then.
The Statue of Liberty must be cringing.
Incivility: Parents used to inspire their children with the phrase "You could grow up to be President!" but what parent wants his child to emulate the coarse speech of the GOP candidate? His language is childish--in South Carolina he boasted, "I know words. I have the best words."
But far worse is that the words he seems to know are rude, vapid and bullying. We teach our children not to insult others, particularly on their physical characteristics, and then laugh and even support one who spouts the most crass denouncements, particularly about women. This is no help to teen girls struggling to value themselves for their potentials rather than their physicalities. And it abets boys' worst inclinations.
A Google search for "most offensive Trump quotes" brings 1.1 million results.
International Relations: In the past, the crucial criterion for US President was foreign affairs knowledge and experience. After all, the primary function of the federal government is to protect the safety of our United States.
Take a look at some of Trump's foreign policies and see how well-considered they are. For example, on Syria: "I do not like the people coming. What they should do is, the countries should all get together, including the Gulf states, who have nothing but money, they should all get together and they should take a big swath of land in Syria and they do a safe zone for people, where they could go to live, and then ultimately go back to their country, go back to where they came from." Easy-peasy.
Domestic Issues: Since Trump decided to purge the US of undocumented immigrants, Mexicans in particular, (ignoring the facts that 40% of the undocumented arrived legally, and that half of illegals came from countries other than Mexico), he's made several questionable proposals. First is his insistence that Mexico pay for an 80-foot wall along the border. His means toward that is to forbid the transfer of funds into Mexico by anyone without proof of legal residency, depriving poor families of sustenance.
On the economy, he advocates continuing the soon-to-be bankrupt Social Security and Medicare systems (and also replacing Obamacare) though he mentions neither of these among the six topics he covers in the "positions" section of his website. His trade proposals, according to many including a New York Times analysis, would not create more American jobs and could result in Chinese retaliation, though many of his plans appear to violate international trade law.
On Race Relations--well I dare you to read the entire transcript of a March 21 interview with the Washington Post. In it Trump is repeatedly asked how he would heal racial divides, and he gives redundant, evasive responses that with great tenacity can be reduced to increasing "spirit" in cities like Baltimore and Detroit, and providing jobs for unemployed Black males by bringing work from China "back" to the US.
A New (scary) Priority: I've tried to open-mindedly understand the basis of Trump-supporters' zeal, reading many articles in which they attempt to explain. The take-away is that Trump is a tough-guy deal-maker who gives vent to their frustration with the political establishment and will push through his policies, as off-the-cuff (and therefore appealing) as they may be. This is a value I fear--response to feelings rather than logic; to emotion rather than consideration, and especially-- to immediate gratification rather than a broader view. Trumpsters reject the characteristics once sought in a president.
"The Establishment" was always the enemy to rebellious youth, I'm sure since before beatniks in the 50s, or hippies in the 60s, and it's sure the villain on the Trump train. But if you think about it--rising to become "The Establishment" requires the skills we need in a leader. Someone who can understand the system, start at the bottom, work his or her way up, along the way gaining experience, expertise and wisdom. The fact that Trumpsters think seasoned lawmakers--all chosen by their constituents--who've survived this process and worked with their colleagues for years should be "trumped" by a renegade, lawsuit-mired political neophyte shows the dizzy effect of so many values turned upside down.


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