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Franklin could thank any number of people. He could thank his mom. He could thank Jim Mora and the new coaching staff for putting him in position to succeed. Heck, he could even thank Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, with whom he interned.
Instead, Franklin thanks ... a janitor?
"My commitment to God allowed me to work harder and want to be better," Franklin told Packer Report and a couple other reporters at the Scouting Combine last month. "Last summer, I accepted Christ in my life and my life just totally changed. It's amazing, when I did that, the kind of people that came into my life and pushed me to be great, both on the field and off the field."
And just who gave him that push last summer?
"The reason I found him was a janitor on campus that led me to accepting Christ," Franklin said. "Guys on my team, who I really never thought I'd talk to or have a relationship with, came into my life and pushed me to maximize my potential."
It's an unlikely story. The paths of Franklin and the janitor, Keenan Riggs, crossed regularly outside the university's credit union.
"He knew me because I was a football player on campus," Franklin said. "He would always call me, 'Frankie.' He'd say, 'Hey, Frankie.' One day, he asked me for my number. I don't know why I gave a janitor my number but I gave it to him."
Not only did he give Riggs his phone number but he answered the phone. And he talked. And eventually, they met.
"He said, 'I know you've got the Holy Spirit in you because if you didn't, you wouldn't understand what I was saying,'" Franklin recalled. "He started talking about Him and I was actually interested. After three times, he invited me to Bible study. The pastor that night was talking about the world and how people try to look toward things to satisfy them like fame and football or money or girls or partying. He told me, 'The only thing that would really satisfy you is Jesus Christ and the only thing that will give you peace is Jesus.' I accepted Christ that day and my life has been different ever since — the way I carry myself, the things that I say, how I control my thoughts, how much I want to work. This whole season has reflected what God can do."
Franklin rushed for 1,127 yards as a sophomore and 976 as a junior. With a janitor and Jesus on his side as a senior, he was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which goes to the nation's top back, and a second-team All-American. He set single-season and career school records for rushing and all-purpose yards, finishing with 1,734 rushing yards as a senior and 4,403 rushing yards for his career. He added 33 receptions for 323 yards as a senior — dwarfing his three-year totals of 25 receptions for 194 yards.
He made the biggest strides in holding onto the football. As a junior, he coughed it up seven times — resulting in six turnovers and plenty of time on the bench — and his three-year total was a whopping 18. As a senior, he fumbled just once. There was no Divine intervention involved, however. Rather, he carried the football everywhere he went, from going to class to going to bed.
"Just random people would come up and try to hit my ball. Guys would try to rip it out, day in and day out," Franklin said. "I did ball drills before every practice. I went back and I watched film and looked at all the times I fumbled and what caused myself to fumble and why was I fumbling and when did I fumble the most. I told myself I'm not going to be that guy anymore. I took it everywhere I went. I slept with it. I did everything with it. It was like my wife."
With a diverse skill-set and excellent leadership qualities, Franklin is perhaps the most complete back in the draft. If Alabama's Eddie Lacy is the No. 1 back in the draft, Franklin might be the second back off the board, depending on what a team is looking for. He showed he could pass protect at the Senior Bowl. He ran a 4.49 at the Scouting Combine. At 5-foot-10 and 209 pounds, he's not the biggest or strongest back in the draft, but he entered the bowl game ranked second in the nation in yards after contact, according to ESPN.
"It's all about heart," he said of moving the pile. "Running backs come in all sizes and shapes. It's not how big you are or how tall you are. It's about how big your heart is."
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The participation of faculty in institutional governance began at a few prestigious American research universities in the early 20th century and grew slowly following the organization of the AAUP in 1915 and the issuance of its Statement on Academic Governance five years later. However, the formal organization of faculties at the majority of institutions did not come until after World War II. In the case of Southwest Texas State Teachers College, faculty governance began in 1957 as the college prepared for the Southern Association's accreditation visit the following year. In response to the Association's standard on governance, the institution adopted a faculty constitution creating a General Assembly, composed of all faculty and chaired by the college president, and a nine member Faculty Council.
This bicameral system proved cumbersome and ineffective and was superseded in November of 1959 when the Faculty ratified a new Constitution that created the current Faculty Senate, now completing its fifty-first year. Initially, the Senate met infrequently and was cautious in exercising its recommendatory powers. In the Sixties, though, the organization began to become increasingly active, gradually assuming responsibility for revising the Faculty Handbook, choosing Piper nominees, recommending developmental leaves, appointing faculty committees, and making recommendations on virtually every issue impinging upon faculty interests.
For a few years the Senate's influence was quite direct because its Chair sat as a voting member of the Executive Council (the equivalent of the current President's Cabinet). This privilege was lost with a change of administration, but lines of communication are kept open through a monthly meeting of the President's Academic Advisory Group and less frequent meetings with the Council of Deans and Faculty Senate Liaisons.
By the very nature of its predominantly recommendatory functions, the Senate's role is often reactive. However, it has on occasion taken leadership in initiating important changes, e.g., the move from a six- to a five-day week, the creation of the Advisory and Hearing Committees, and the drafting and adoption of our Financial Exigency Statement.
Throughout its first half century, the Texas State Faculty Senate has been quite stable. The Constitution has been amended just eight times, mostly to accommodate faculty representation on the body to changes in administrative organization. Perhaps 250 to 300 faculty have been members of the Senate at one time or another, and twenty-eight have served as chair (nine for two or more one-year terms and eighteen for single terms). Eleven former chairs are deceased.
Dr. Henrietta Avent (1928-1998) came to SWTSU in 1958 as an Assistant Professor inthe Women's Physical Education Department. Her dedication to excellence in all aspects of her professional life caused her to be a great influence on the development of the Physical Education Department, the School of Education and the University, even beyond her retirement in 1993. She was very active in her profession, holding offices and serving on committees in a variety of professional organizations in the state and nationally. Her service to her profession was recognized in 1975 when she was given an Honor Award by the Texas Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Her excellence as a teacher was recognized when she was selected as a Piper Professor in 1979. Dr. Avent also willingly served the University community on dozens of committees across the campus. Her opinion was sought after and respected by faculty and administrators alike because she was intelligent, thoughtful, fair, kind and above all, interested. Her favorite area of service to the University was through faculty governance. She served many terms on the Faculty Senate and was elected to serve as Chair of the Senate several times. Her commitment to empowering the faculty by helping to establish mutually agreeable written policies that would delineate rights as well as responsibilities was an invaluable service to all members of the University community. As a result of this service she was awarded the Faculty Senate Distinguished Service Award (the first) in 1992. Perhaps more important than any of these accomplishments however, was her tireless mentoring of all who came within her realm of influence. She mentored students, spurring them to the excellence of which they were capable. She mentored faculty, helping them to understand their responsibilities but also encouraging their self-confidence. She mentored administrators by giving them insight into the needs of the faculty and students. She helped to shape curriculum at the graduate and undergraduate level and to encourage the highest standards of excellence in all aspects of the university experience.
The Faculty Senate honors Dr. Everette Swinney for his efforts on behalf of faculty rights and academic freedom at SWT. Three of his many contributions to the faculty at SWT are of special note because they have made academic freedom more secure for all faculty.
Dr. Everette Swinney earned his B.A. degree in history in 1954 from Ohio Northern University. In 1957, he graduated from Pennsylvania State University with an M.A. and came to SWT as an instructor. He was chair of the Faculty Senate for the first time in 1966, the same year he earned the Ph.D. at The University of Texas. The following year, he became chair of the History Department. He earned the rank of professor in 1968. He chaired the History Department until1980, and resumed his Senate career in 1981. It lasted until his retirement in 1996. During those sixteen years, he served eight terms as chair of the Senate, becoming the first Faculty Senate chair to attend the Council of Deans as a member. In addition to serving on the Senate, Dr. Swinney chaired the Faculty Handbook Committee from 1968 to 1984, was the first special assistant to the president from 1991to 1993, and wrote analyses of performance and merit outcomes at SWT during the nineties. He is the author of the important monograph, Suppressing the KuKluxKlan: The Enforcement of Reconstruction Amendments: 1870-1877, as well as numerous other scholarly publications. All who know him recognize that a discussion of Dr. Swinney's career is incomplete without noting his family, who provide the meaning for his life and work. His children Katy, Gretchen, Suzanne, and Larry have presented Everette and his wife Donna with eleven grandchildren.


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NeNe Leakes reveals her real thoughts on Kenya Moore
After Kenya Moore and NeNe Leakes' ear-pulling dust up, many fans were shocked to see Nene making such an effort to get Kenya's side of the story on this week's episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Now, the show's star has taken to her Bravo blog to set the record straight on how she really feels about Crazy Kenya.
"Keeping it as real as possible is how I like to roll, and staying true to who I am is important to me," she said. "So I sat down with Miss Delusional, whom I see right through, and the first thing I told her was that 'I'm dating you! We are still getting to know each other, but because I know how to be a good friend and this is my city, I will take you to find a place to live!'"
Nene says she still doesn't believe Kenya was ever really dating Walter Jackson and made no apologies about inviting him to her wedding.
"She also brought up Walter once again and my answer was and still is this: Walter is cool with both me and my husband. We personally feel there was never a relationship between him and Kenya other than friendship, so girl move on!"
She has no intention of giving Ms. Moore any special treatment and doesn't seem bothered the beauty queen missed her big day.
"By the way, none of the guests who were invited to my wedding were privy to my guest list. Again, Gregg and I could care less if Kenya attended or not. She remains unimportant to us!"
She also revealed the real reason she asked all the ladies to meet with Kenya and hear her out.
"This was my idea to try and bring everyone together for the purpose of putting the past away and helping Phaedra and Kenya's relationship," she said. "Here's my take on it: Kenya, it's inappropriate to text anybody's husband without their knowledge. You broke the G-Code!"
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(Cleveland) - Gasoline prices are already starting to fall in the Greater Cleveland area, and one expert predicts we might see $3.10 a gallon between now and Halloween.
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Laskoski says we usually see prices decline along with demand in autumn and it's possible some stations might sell petrol as low at $3.00 a gallon.
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The Philadelphia Eagles announced Monday that rookie quarterback Nick Foles will be entrenched as the starter for the remainder of the season. Andy Reid made the announcement during Monday's press conference. QB Michael Vick is still in Phase 4 of his recovery although the head coach said that was not a part of their consideration. Foles passed for 251 yards and a score against the Cowboys in Week 13.
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So what does the future hold for Vick and the Eagles in 2013? That's the big question here. The team has obviously found a great commodity in RB Bryce Brown yet the jury is still out on Foles, who will need time to develop. Another problem is whether or not Reid will return as the Eagles head coach next year. This season has been a rude awakening for everyone in the organization and they might feel it is time to rebuild in a new direction. Foles is not an option for fantasy owners in the remaining weeks of the season though, regardless of who's playing or coaching.


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The Animal Mummies Wish to Thank the FollowingBy Ramona Ausubel
We're out this week, but we're re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2011 while we're away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year!
For generous donations in support of their preservation, the animal mummies wish to thank the Institute for Unforbidden Geology, the Society for Extreme Egyptology, the Secret Chambers of the Sanctuary of Thoth Club, and President Hosni Mubarak, who may seem to have been around a long time, though not from a mummy's point of view. They wish to thank the visitors who make it to this often-skipped corner of Cairo's Egyptian Museum, which bears none of the treasure of King Tut's tomb. And to the British colonial government, without whom the animal mummies might still be at rest, deep in granite tombs, cool and silent.
They would like to thank Hassan Massri of Cairo, Alistair Trembley of London, and Doris and Herbert Friedberg of Scarsdale, New York, for their support of climate-controlled cases to house the animal mummies for the rest of time. The animal mummies will admit they are somewhat surprised that this is what the afterlife has turned out to be: oak and glass cases, Windexed daily; a small room, tile floor, chipping paint; the smell of dust and old wood. Even for the permanently preserved, the future is full of surprises.
The animal mummies wish to thank their mothers—and their fathers, but mostly their mothers. Gauzy now, two thousand years later, they still remember being licked and suckled. The vole mummies remember the feel of their mothers' teeth grazing—painlessly, absentmindedly—across small, tufted cheeks. To be a vole like this, forever, unendingly as the vole mummies are, is to know humility. No one asks to be born a vole. No one dreams of millennia of voledom. The vole mummies would like to thank everyone who, through these drawn-out centuries, has not confused them with moles, muskrats, mice, or shrews. They would like it noted that they are proud to have been small enough to hide beneath the bed listening with their soft round ears to the pharaoh and the queen rattling toward a different kind of eternity. In their memories, they are a mighty brigade, moving soundlessly through the kingdom, pawing tubers on the banks of the Nile.


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Something extraordinary happens in New Orleans every July – something even more unusual and wonderful than you might expect. It is the annual Running of the Bulls. And it is remarkable.
Instead of flying to Pamplona, Spain, book a room in your favorite New Orleans Bed and Breakfast for the weekend of July 9, 2011. New Orleans "bulls" aren't as dangerous as the horned beasts who draw crowds in Spain. In New Orleans, the bulls are members of the New Orleans-based flat-track derby team known as the Big Easy Rollergirls.
If you dare to run, you may be "gored" by one of these bulls. Don't worry – the wiffle ball bats they use to thwack slow runners haven't sent anyone to the hospital yet. But they have caused a fair amount of fun and hilarity.
In typical New Orleans fashion, what began as a one day event has mushroomed into a three day event. Enjoy Spanish food and wine at The Chicory on Friday, July 8, and La Fiesta de Pantalones (The Pants Party) at 12 Bar on Fulton at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Anyone may participate in this free event. So pack a white shirt, white pants or shorts, and a red scarf, and head to New Orleans on July 8, 2011, for the Running of the Bulls.
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Catholic popes, Mormon prophets and Tibetan dalai lamas arrive at their offices via different avenues. They are voted in, outlive their peers or are recognized from childhood.
They all leave the same way: They stop breathing.
At least usually. Pope Benedict XVI's stunning resignation this week raises the question for other religious leaders serving lifetime callings: Should they stay until they die, or can they gracefully bow out?
It is a particularly modern dilemma, tied to a time when the demands on these men have expanded exponentially since their faiths began. They live ever longer and lead even more publicly. They are expected to travel widely, to preach and teach thousands, if not millions, and to do it all under the glare of media scrutiny. Followers crave charismatic figures who can charm reporters and believers alike, who can speak with moral authority and who can transcend the vicissitudes of mortal aging.
For the 85-year-old Benedict, the answer was clear: It couldn't be done.
"Three or four centuries ago, if the pope got really sick or went nuts, you'd put him a backroom and the church kept moving along," says the Rev. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and senior fellow at Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center. "We have had a couple of crazy popes that caused schisms I'm thinking of the [medieval] Borgias but we can't poison them anymore."
Today's church "is a global village," Reese says. "It is a much more difficult problem."
And not just for the world's billion Catholics.
Now several faiths also might consider whether to maintain the no-exit clause for their chief hierarchs or to allow them to step aside when declining health makes it almost impossible to continue. What would such an early departure do to the system that propelled these men to their positions in the first place? Would the dynamic between leader and disciples change? Would it diminish the reverence for and holiness of their role?
These are "extraordinary times," says Massimo Introvigne, chair of the Italian Observatory on Religious Liberty, which call for "extraordinary decisions."
"On the one hand, the idea of a lifetime calling is part of the mystique accompanying certain special sacred positions, such as pope, Dalai Lama or Mormon prophet," Introvigne writes in an email. "On the other hand, they preside over increasingly complicated organizations."
Perhaps no church structure, he says, is "more complicated than the Catholic Church."
Shoes of the fisherman • Catholics believe that Jesus picked Peter, the Galilean disciple, to lead his church and that every pope, which means "father," has been chosen to protect and pass on the faith.
He is selected by a two-thirds vote of the College of Cardinals. When a pontiff dies, the cardinals retire to a sequestered section in the Vatican and remain there until a leader has been elected. The conclave's votes are cast on paper. After each round, those ballots are burned. Black smoke billowing from a chimney overlooking St. Peter's Square means no pope has been elected; white smoke means one has.
Though popes are often beloved to the believers, Reese says Catholics revere the office, not the officeholder.
Traditionally, a pope did not resign because his role was that of a "father," he says. "You can't resign from paternity. A father of a family is there until he dies. No one else can pick up that role."
But a pontiff is also bishop of a global community, which means he is akin to a political leader and head of a huge bureaucracy.
Benedict's predecessor, the internationally popular John Paul II, could run across the stage and across the world when he was elevated to pope, Reese says. "At the end, we saw him as an infirm old man who could hardly talk."
To the Catholic scholar, Benedict's resignation was "inevitable."
"The pope recognized he wasn't up to the task," Reese says. "God was telling him through his illness that it was time to step aside."
With Benedict leaving, the church faces a bevy of questions: What do you do with an ex-pope? What do you call him? If he writes anything and Benedict is a prolific author and theologian the media will look for any area of disagreement with the new pope. And, in the future, people may pressure a pope to resign not because he is ill, but because they don't like him.
"This," Reese says, "will all have to be played very carefully."
The prophetic mantle • Mormonism was founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, an upstate New York farm boy who said God told him to restore Christianity as it was originally. He also said he translated an ancient history written on gold plates, which were buried in the ground and became the religion's signature scripture, the Book of Mormon.
Smith's mystical experiences, revelatory claims and charismatic leadership launched a movement that, like many others, faced severe succession conflicts when he died (a mob murdered Smith in 1844 in Illinois). Ultimately, for most Latter-day Saints, the baton was passed to Brigham Young, the senior member of Smith's handpicked Quorum of Twelve Apostles.
The pattern eventually became for the longest-serving apostle to ascend to the church's highest office: the president, who is considered a "prophet, seer and revelator" to the Utah-based faith's 14 million members. He chooses two men to serve as his counselors in a three-man First Presidency.
But Smith's apostles were relatively young men. Young was 43 when his predecessor perished; he lived to be 76, spending nearly 30 years as church president.
Since then, medical improvements and healthy lifestyles have allowed LDS leaders to live long into their 80s and 90s. Like John Paul and Benedict, some Mormon presidents especially in the latter 20th century have had to deal with the afflictions of aging. David O. McKay, Spencer W. Kimball, Joseph Fielding Smith and Ezra Taft Benson all largely retired from public view in their final years, leaving the running of a growing global church to healthier counselors in the governing First Presidency (which itself can be expanded to include additional counselors).
To cope with aging at lower LDS leadership levels, some of the older members of the Seventy were "retired" or given emeritus status in 1978. Eventually, it became the norm for the Seventy to retire at 70.
No such system is in place for apostles, who are all seen as "prophets, seers and revelators" and are on an inexorable climb to the church's presidency.
"We don't make apostles retire because we think God is working through mortality tables," says LDS historian Richard Bushman, an emeritus professor at Columbia University. "It would be going against God."
Plus, he says, "an incapacitated president is less of a problem in our church because of the counselors. If the president can't do the job, everyone knows who is next in charge. He can take over and everyone respects his authority."
The current LDS president, Thomas S. Monson, is a few months younger than the pope. He has continued to travel, though not as frequently as he did in the first months of his presidency, which began in February 2008. He still speaks at services, including funerals, and at twice-yearly General Conferences.
"Last August I celebrated my 85th birthday. Some of the senior members of the Quorum of the Twelve have a few years even on me. Age eventually takes its toll on all of us," the Mormon prophet wrote in a letter to members marking his five years in the job. "Despite any health challenges that may come to us, despite any weakness in body or mind, we serve to the best of our ability. I assure you that the church is in good hands."
If Monson's health took a turn, his counselors no doubt would do much of the work along with the other 12 apostles as has been the practice in the past.
Some members point to the Book of Mormon, where prophets often handed over their office to younger men. Others look at a passage in the LDS Doctrine & Covenants that could, hypothetically, make it possible for a church president to step aside, but only if interpreted in a certain way. Section 43, verse 4 says: "But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift [to receive divine revelation] except it be through him [church president]; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead."
If a Mormon prophet felt his mental and physical capacities were so compromised that he no longer could fulfill the obligations of his office, he potentially could turn over the job to his expected successor: the senior apostle.
"That would be in harmony with that passage," Bushman says, "and I think Mormons would feel comfortable."
Any other option would be "such a reversal of our customary procedures that the whole system would be undermined," the historian says. "It was would be scary for the Saints to tamper with it."
The LDS succession system protects the church from "politicking and factionalism," says American religion historian Kathleen Flake of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. "There's no way to move ahead in the line by your own effort, so everyone relaxes and does the job."
The system provides security and predictability, she says. "Though counselors can't replace the president, they can make the trains run and reflect the charismatic authority of the prophet."
The only downside is that during periods when the counselors are carrying the bulk of responsibilities for a declining leader, she says, long-range goals of the institution go unattended.
Mormonism has "romanticized the office of the prophet," she says, "which makes it difficult to see how it operates on a practical level."
Buddha incarnate • Buddhists believe that a sixth-century Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama left his palace, wandered in the wilderness for a half dozen years and found enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi tree. Among other teachings, the Buddha preached that each person goes through a continual cycle of incarnations, gaining wisdom and compassion with each life until he or she attains an enlightened state.
That soul, then, is free.
Tibetan Buddhists, though, believe that some souls choose to return even after their enlightenment to be an example to others. Among these are the dalai lamas. A reincarnated dalai lama is recognized early, sometimes as a young child of 7 or 8, and thus lives out his life as "the embodiment of Buddha."
His is not an office nor a clear-cut set of tasks. Though he does have attendants and major responsibilities, today's Dalai Lama does not supervise a big bureaucracy. The 77-year-old does not appoint the leaders of a monastery nor set the rules for meditation or worship.
"To practitioners, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual embodiment of the Buddha of Compassion that encompasses all the enlightenment of past and present," says Jerry Gardner, also known as Lama Thupten, spiritual leader at Urgyen Samten Ling, Salt Lake City's Tibetan Buddhist Temple. "If His Holiness was to have some mental illness or physical illness, that wouldn't negate the innate qualities that are primordial to his enlightened mind."
There are many stories of great Tibetan Buddhist masters from the past "who, in an ordinary, mundane sense, may be viewed as being incapable of functioning," Gardner says, "but they are still able to exhibit those qualities."
Gardner explains it this way: If you have a piece of gold and then someone drops it into a pile of garbage, a mud pit or a cesspool, it may become encased in the muck. We no longer see the gold, but it's still there.
That's how Tibetans view their leader: No matter his physical or mental condition, the gold is still there.
For centuries, though, the Dalai Lama was also the political leader of Tibet, as well as the spiritual head of Tibetans in exile. He recently relinquished his political role and, because of China's control of the former Buddhist nation, has said his next incarnation would likely not come from Tibet.
"His Holiness is a scholar and deep practitioner," says Jean LaSarre Gardner, Jerry Gardner's wife and fellow Buddhist. "He calls himself a simple monk. That's how he views himself."
It is the people who give him reverence and elevate him into a form of devotion, she says. "That is not something he or his position asks for," Jean Gardner says. "If he became incapacitated physically, that wouldn't matter at all."
When he passes, she says, "we would still see him as the Dalai Lama."
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National Review Online is calling fears about the effects of the government shutdown "hysterical," ignoring the uncertain future for both the Department of Justice and the federal court system if House Republicans refuse to fund federal obligations.
Right-wing media have repeatedly trivialized the impact of the shutdown since Congress failed to pass a resolution to continue government funding, referring to it as a mere "slimdown" and insisting that "no one is going to starve" even without essential government nutrition programs. NRO joined this chorus, calling the reaction to the shutdown "almost comical." From a September 30 column:
The hysterical fears about the effects of a government "shutdown" being voiced by many in Washington, such as Senator Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), who claims it is "as dangerous as the break-up of the Union before the Civil War," are almost comical.
The truth from the experience of prior shutdowns, applicable federal laws, Justice Department legal opinions, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives, is that crucial government services and benefits would continue without interruption even if Congress fails to agree on a continuing resolution (CR) or President Obama vetoes it. That includes all services essential for national security and public safety -- such as the military and law enforcement -- as well as mandatory government payments such as Social Security and veterans' benefits.
In fact, as the Justice Department said in a legal opinion in 1995, "the federal government will not be truly 'shut down' ... because Congress has itself provided that some activities of Government should continue." Any claim that not passing a CR would result in a "shutting down" of the government "is an entirely inaccurate description," according to the Justice Department.
The "legal opinion" cited in the post is actually a memorandum opinion--a strictly advisory memo that was not legally binding, but offered legal guidance to the director of the Office of Management and Budget during the government shutdown in 1995. The memo provided only "advice regarding the permissible scope of government operations during a lapse in appropriations."
Moreover, NRO's assertion that the crucial government services will continue "without interruption" is also wide of the mark. Though it cites an old DOJ memo, NRO fails to note that the DOJ itself is facing severe cutbacks. As Colorlines points out, significant portions of the DOJ's staff will be furloughed throughout the duration of the shutdown:
For the Justice Department, many of its staff will be exempt from shutdown-imposed furloughs, due to the nature of its national security work, but some of its divisions will have to send home huge swaths of their staff. Among those is the Civil Rights Division, which is furloughing 71 percent of its employees, according to a copy of the Justice Department's shutdown contingency plan. Of the division's 634 employees, 182 will stay on board, including 134 attorneys.
Also hit: the general Civil Division with 71 percent of its 1,310 employees on furlough and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which would lose 70 percent of its 1,339 employees.
All political appointees are immune to furloughs, but at yesterday's press conference, Holder said some of his agents and lawyers will not survive.
"It is entirely possible that we will have to put on furlough some FBI agents and prosecutors as result of the dysfunction that exists primarily in the House of Representatives," said Holder.
Perhaps even more unsettling, the immediate future of the federal courts is also in doubt. As The New York Times reports, not even the Supreme Court of the United States is immune from the effects of the shutdown:
A notice posted on the Supreme Court's website says the court "will continue to conduct its normal operations" through this Friday. It is silent about what will happen if the "lapse of appropriations," as the notice delicately describes the madness, continues beyond that. The court will be announcing its plans a week at a time.
It is expected, though, that the term's first oral arguments will proceed as scheduled, shutdown or no, and that the court will conduct business as usual, much as it did during the Clinton-era shutdowns. How long Supreme Court operations could remain unharmed if the shutdown drags on is unclear.
For lower federal courts, a prolonged shutdown could be disastrous. Sufficient reserve funds are on hand for normal court operations for just 10 business days, through Oct. 15, according to a memo recently circulated by Judge John Bates, director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Once those funds are depleted, there would need to be extensive furloughing of staff, and reductions in probation, pretrial and courthouse security services to comply with the federal Anti-Deficiency Act, which allows only "essential work" to continue during a government shutdown. Coming on top of the devastation to the nation's court system caused by the maniacal across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration, the damage to American justice would be compounded and hard to recover from once the impasse is over.
Even though, as The American Prospect notes, "criminal justice is generally considered an essential service" and many court services will likely remain available because of "[t]he Sixth Amendment's requirement that defendants be given a 'speedy and public trial,'" the effect of a shutdown on the courts will still be "substantial." Civil litigation is not protected by the same constitutional guarantees as criminal trials, and the shutdown could gravely impact government attorneys and other court staff:
While criminal-justices cases will be considered "essential" and will proceed, most civil litigation is likely to be suspended should the shutdown persist. Public defenders, already hit hard by the sequester caused by the last bout of Republican gone awry, may be required to work without pay and be compensated later.
As with most of the shutdown, however, the biggest effect will be on ordinary workers[.]
The workers least likely to be able to afford it, in other words, are going to be facing a period of unemployment should the shutdown continue. While this number might not be huge in itself, when combined with similar actions taken by other parts of the federal government the impact on many individuals and their communities grows substantially. A lot of working people are going to needlessly suffer because of the Republican temper tantrum enabled by our dysfunctional political system.
The shutdown is clearly having a significant effect on hardworking Americans, and it is now threatening to delay civil justice for those who rely on the federal courts. NRO's attempts to paint these very real harms as "almost comical" show right-wing media's contempt of government apparently extends to all three branches.
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Alabama, Hank Jr. to close out SeaWorld concert series this weekend
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Two country legends will close out the SeaWorld Orlando's "Bands, Brew & BBQ Festival" this weekend. Hank Williams Jr. is on board for Saturday's show, while Alabama will cap off the six-weekend event on Sunday.
Many artists who had been scheduled to perform at the Florida park cancelled their appearance in light of the controversy sparked by the documentary "Blackfish."
Hank Jr. hasn't commented on his decision to perform, while Alabama isn't addressing the controversy. The band simply says in a tweet:
#AllAmericanTour ! We are excited to be coming back to Orlando, FL! 3.9.14 - Bands, Brew, and BBQ at Seaworld! http://t.co/rcO4FPSZsP
— ALABAMA (@TheAlabamaBand) March 3, 2014
Hank Jr. and Alabama are joining the ranks of Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, and Scotty McCreery, who also performed at SeaWorld's "Bands, Brew & BBQ Festival."
Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, and Martina McBride are among the country stars who dropped out of the event.
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Well, it was the story along with the play of both Newton and undefeated Auburn. The junior signal-caller enjoyed one of the best seasons in college football history in leading the Tigers to the BCS National Championship while winning the Heisman Trophy. He completed 185 of 280 passes for 2854 yards and 30 touchdowns with just seven interceptions. As good as those numbers are, Newton is even more dangerous with his feet, as he has rushed 264 times for 1473 yards and 20 more scores. In a Heisman-defining performance, Newton led Auburn back from a 24-0 road deficit to stun Alabama 28-27.
He also looks like a lock for success at the next level. Newton has the look of a linebacker, which is becoming more and more typical of NFL quarterbacks these days. He stands at a whopping 6'6'' and 250 pounds although he has still been clocked as fast as 4.42 in the 40-yard dash. That kind of size, speed, and athleticism is rarely seen in a college player--or any player for that matter. Add Newton's throwing accuracy into the mix and he looks like a can't-miss prospect. It's no surprise that Newton left early, and he should be drafted in the first half of the first round.
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vaughnbros i totally agree-vince young part 2 is correct. vince went to a really good team in tenn and he still blew it but cam will prob be picked by buffalo and the pats-jets will eat him up for at least 2 years. qbs who run to much in nfl will not survive a season.
creeks21 03/13/11 07:31 PM
basically the same exact thing as vince young was coming out of college, if he goes to the right team he could be a superstar
vaughnbros 02/28/11 10:32 PM
Cam Newton will be a Viking. Pick #12. he is potentially the best QB in the Draft. Frazier wants a QB to build around and Newton is perfect for handing the ball to AP for 2-3 years.
mwood17 01/15/11 10:24 AM
cards should look for newton after his win @ glendale
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On the May 10 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann named Fox News host Bill O'Reilly the "winner" in his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for repeatedly misrepresenting the purported effects of his boycott of France, which he called for in March 2003 because of France's opposition to the Iraq war. As Media Matters for America documented, on the May 7 edition of The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly declared that "The Factor is lifting the boycott of France" due to the recent election of Nicolas Sarkozy as France's next president.
Media Matters has noted several of O'Reilly's falsehoods and exaggerations concerning his boycott, including his July 14, 2004, claim that "French exports to the USA have fallen by more than a billion dollars from 2001 to 2003," and his April 27, 2004, claim that "they've lost billions of dollars in France according to the Paris Business Review." During the May 10 broadcast, Olbermann cited Media Matters' evidence debunking O'Reilly's claims, saying: "A, it turns out Americans bought more goods during Bill-O's fantasy of world domination boycott, not less. And B, there is no publication called the Paris Business Review. Bill Orally, in any language, today's 'Worst Person in the World.' "
Also on May 10, Olbermann awarded the producers of PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer the "bronze" in the "Worst Person" segment for hosting Move America Forward (MAF) chairwoman and conservative radio host Melanie Morgan on the May 8 edition of NewsHour despite Morgan's history of spreading false, misleading, and unsubstantiated claims regarding the Iraq war, as Media Matters also documented. Olbermann said the producers of NewsHour were trying to "balance a discussion of the soldier's view of Iraq," and added: "This would be the first time the word 'balance' has ever been associated with Melanie Morgan."
As Media Matters has noted (here, here, here, and here), Olbermann frequently recognizes O'Reilly in his "Worst Person" segment.
From the May 10 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
OLBERMANN: First, time for Countdown's latest list of nominees for "Worst Person in the World." The bronze, the producers of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Trying to balance a discussion of the soldier's view of Iraq, had our friend Jon Soltz from VoteVets.org on, and as his balance, anti-American San Francisco radio talker Melanie Morgan, the one who said George Soros helped the Nazis to promote his own career. This would be the first time the word "balance" has ever been associated with Melanie Morgan.
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But the winner, Bill-O. With the presidential victory of the conservative Nicolas Sarkozy in France, Bill has now called off his famous boycott of France. You know, the one that the Almighty Gazoo of Fox Noise claimed crippled the French economy? "They lost billions of dollars in France, according to the Paris Business Review."
A, it turns out Americans bought more goods during Bill-O's fantasy of world domination boycott, not less. And B, there is no publication called the Paris Business Review. Bill Orally, in any language, today's "Worst Person in the World."
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Here is the link to my report. Sorry not even close to the 12hr rule, did not bring a computer as this was a vacation. Maybe next time and I think there will be a next time.
ED 8/30/07 E90 335 TiAg, 6MT, BT, ZCW, 6FL, PDC
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My wife and I drove her new 750iL all over Italy this past October logging 1600+ miles. (Only saw 1 other 750 in Italy in two weeks! - lots of 500s and 300s though...) The experience was great. We handed the vehicle over to the hiker for DH Harms in Rome on a Thursday afternoon outside our hotel near the Ministry of Defense, with the following Sunday being the end of the 14 day insurance period. So FYI to all of you who are considering dropping in Italy, DH Harms only seems to demand 3.5 days of hike time with your insurance in force as opposed to the 5 days indicated on the BMW ED website. Best to check via email with the DH Harms contact (Mr. Schroeder?) before locking in your arrangements.
I have to admit that I was a bit worried about driving that large a car in Italy, but things worked out well. Even driving into Rome was not bad. The motorcycles and scooters are probably the biggest issue, but eventually you get used to them as well. Think of them as remora fish!
As special shout-out and thanks to Beewang who provided a euro nav disk. This is absolutely essential to really enjoying the european driving experience.
A link to my blog (October 2007)
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Hey everyone. We just returned from our 11/8 ED. Here are some of the pics I promised to post upon returning (Since I warned the committee I would be violating the 12 hour rule...I hope I'm exempt )
11/7 - Rolf picked us up from the airport and dropped us off @ the Munich Marriott. He spent some time with us going over some recommendations of what was in the area. Really great guy! Wow does he walk and talk fast. lol
PeterM1- Rolf gave me your info. We would have joined you for a beer. But, I couldn't find the piece of paper your info was on. The jetlag was working in high gear.
11/8 - The ED process @ the Welt was nice. It went very smoothly. Wish I could have inhaled more of the FREE small little sandwiches, pastries and drank more soda...instead of eating prior to ED. LOL (could have saved some euros since the dollar isn't going very far ie. 5 euros for a small bottle of diet coke = $7.50)
It snowed a little on 11/8 but not enough to discourage a short drive with the top down .
11/9 - We encountered a great surprise...(checkout the pics entitled 1 series) when we returned to take the production tour and use the vouchers.
I hoped the weather would be in our favor. But it wasn't. It didn't work in our favor to rent the snow tires. The public transportation in Munich is great. So she stayed in the underground parking lot of the Munich Marriott until 11/12. We check in oh her daily and one of the days we had the pleasure of meeting Bubulak- aka Pavol and his 335xi.
11/12- Dropped the car off at Harms (snow was on the ground ) to catch our flight to Paris. Kind of nerve racking since we didn't have snow tires on. But, she made it safely in one piece. Peter picked up and dropped us off at the airport. He showed us what a 3 series touring wagon can do on the autobahn (in the snow LOL).
Spent the rest of the Trip in Paris from 11/12 to 11/16. A lot of walking due to the train/subway and bus strike. Wasn't sure we would make the return flight home because of the availability of taxi's lol. But, long story short we had a great trip (this forum was a good resource).
In the midst of all the ED excitment. I forgot to sign the Bimmerfest book. LOL I guess that means I'll have to do another one soon.
I'll post more pics later.
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Nov 13th ED
my post from a great trip:
thanks to beewang for the nav disk usage - it makes all the difference, and to everyone for the great info and travel details!
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Aubie's ED Trip Report
I wanted to give you all the highlights of my recently completed trip to pick up my E93.
11/9 11/17
Picked up the car via Welt on 11/12. Total miles driven 587.
Departed Milwaukee for Munich on 11/9
Arrived 11/10 in Munich. Rolf picked us up at the airport.
2 nights Munich, Germany: stayed at Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel.
1 night Hohenschwangau, Germany: stayed at Hotel Muller
1 night Zurich, Switzerland: stayed at Novotel Zurich Airport Messe
2 nights Vevey, Switzerland: stayed at Hotel Des Trois Couronnes
1 night Geneva, Switzerland: stayed at Mandarin Oriental Du Rhone
Departed 11/17 via Geneva
Rolf Raffelsieper met us at the airport and took us to our hotel. Rolf is a great guy and gave lots of wonderful directions and suggestions for our touring needs in Munich.
The Welt delivery experience was great. I could not recommend it more!
We did some touring in Munich and ended up at the Hofbrauhaus. We were fortunate enough to meet another member (Mike). My girlfriend is still amazed at how many of us BMW fanatics there are.
Hohenschwangau and Vevey are great places to visit. We liked Vevey so much we are planning on going back again. Vevey is right on Lake Geneva and is a wine growing region (about 60% the size of Napa). The backdrop is mountains. We took a train ride up the mountain to Les Pleiades which is about 4000 feet in elevation. Quite a change from the valley floor.
Zurich is just another big city as far as I am concerned. Glad we went but would not make it a destination again.
Geneva was a bit of a mixed bag for us. In warmer weather it would have been more enjoyable. The Old Town area is nice. Had I realized how close Vevey was to the Geneva airport and how great the train is we would have dropped the car off on Thursday and stayed in Vevey an extra night.
It was a truly remarkable trip and the BMW experience is well worth the time to go. If nothing else the discount gave us a truly great vacation for what we would have paid for just the car here.
The USD conversion rate stinks. I also never thought I would be happy to pay $3.39 per gallon but after filling up in Germany it now seems like a bargain.
Using the Navigation Disk Loaner Program is a must if you get the Navigation System. Otherwise take a portable along with you. It makes the stress so much less during the trip and helped us find some truly interesting places along the way.
No matter what anyone tells you, get a Tax Sticker if you are going to drive in Austria. The 10 day tourist sticker is much cheaper than the fine if you get stopped. I bought one and I am glad I did.
This site was invaluable to me in making my car selections and planning my trip. The good information (mixed in with some silly commentary) is worth paying attention to. Without it I would not have found the Hotel Muller or Rolf nor had a nav disk.
The journey is so much more than the destination. While it is good to know some key anchor spots along the way, trying different routes, locations, etc makes it your trip verses someone elses.
I cant wait to the next BMW Welt purchase!
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What a fantastic way to purchase a car and soooo worth the wait. this forum was extremely helpful regarding the trip and convincing my wife that it was not wise to drive through the Alps in November. here is a short on the trip.
Nov 6th, Delta flew us on time Phoenix-atlanta-Munich. 7th and 8am and we could not find Peter but found the bakery. after 30 minutes decided to take the S-bahn/U-bahn to the Welt. Arrive just at the recommended time for 12:10 delivery. Quick snack and we start the video/simulation and delivery. Great experience and the welt is just fantastic. Lunch and on the road toward neuschswainstein-my wife had to see it. Stopped at Steingaden for lodgings/drinks.
Nov 9th, Neuschwainstein in the am and just walk up to the first english tour. overcast but clear/dry day. Start back North up the romantic road and lodge at Norlingen. It is great how each town has an information center with rooms/restaurants. Nov 10th, with rain in the am we decide to drive north to dinkelsbuhl. clear day as we snack and window shop. Continue north to Rothenburg to more shopping and a great dinner.
Nov 10th awaken to snow and mild flurries as we walk the wall surrounding the city. Decide to head to Strausbourg and encounter a little slush before we get on the autobahn. Strausbourg is beautiful, clear and warmer. The cathedral is awesome and we even stay for mass in french. Decide to drive all the way to Munich because of the prediction of snow and it is Sunday-nothing is open. The 328i/mt/zsp performs exceptionally in rain and dry roads and is a dream to ride in. Arrive a day early at
Hotel Laimer Hof Munchen great little hotel, and they have room both nights. Awaken the 11th to snow and tv reports of stranded cars in Prague. Easy drive to Garching for car wash/Harms. Swap stories with others dropping their car off, as they did a little snow plowing with performance tires in the Alps. Marienplatz, hofbrauhaus before we turn in for our flight back on the 12th.
I can think of no better way to purchase a car, Artin majadi at Chapman-camelback has been great about purchase and the entire process. Icing on the cake, my wife at the welt spots the 118i 5 door on display and says "why didn't you buy the coupe, it's so cute." She won't have to twist my arm too hard to return for her car one day.
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Long time lurker, first time poster. Just wanted to share my experience with other forum posters.
First off, you MUST use/buy/borrow someone's GPS if doing ED. I bought my dad a Nuvi 660 for Christmas and bought the Euro maps for this trip. Having GPS was probably in the top 5 of things that made this trip awesome. I gave the Euro maps to my dad as a gift, otherwise I'd loan it out to other ED'ers here.
So, my trip consisted of Munich->Stuttgart->Reims/Epernay->Paris, with a 1-night stay in each spot save Paris (where I have family) - I spent 3 nights there. The trip spanned 02/06-02/12 and now I am back home in the Washington, DC area. Linked below are some pics of the trip... with the later part excluded because it's all family pictures.
The best part of the trip for my wife and I was definitely the Welt experience. The staff was very attentive from the moment we stepped through the doors all the way to when we drove out of the underground garage. This being my first ED, I have to say that I'll likely do it each and every time I get a new bimmer. The biggest challenge for my wife and I was leaving a 3.5 and 6 month old back at home... so that may play into future ED trips. But in short, the experience is everything you'd expect from a luxury car maker and more.
So after leaving the Welt in my Alpine White 335xi, we basically tried to see as much of each stop as we could. Marienplatz in Munich, Neuschwanstein and downtown Stuttgart on day 2, champagne tour and superb dinner in Reims (at Chateux Les Crayeres - highly recommended) on day 3, and lots of family time and shopping on days 4-6 in Paris.
Just a bit of historical background, in 2000 I sold my e36 M3 to pay for my wife's engagement ring and from that point on I've "compromised" on cars, driving an IS300 for 4 years and now a Saabaru for 3 years (ending in March). I told my wife that my next car was going to be pretty much just for me... but having two kids limits your options somewhat. I was forced into an automatic (for the wife), which ruled out the new M3, but I couldn't be happier with the 335 coupe.
In any case, the whole ED experience was truly memorable and my wife and I are already talking about our next ED - when my 335 lease comes up - which will closely coincide with our 10 year anniversary.
The only downside of the ED experience is the re-delivery - how painful it is to wait. I called TT Car in Paris this morning to see if my car had left (I dropped it off on Tuesday). Turns out it is the ONLY car on their lot right now even though there were only 3 other bimmers on the lot when I dropped it off. They explained to me that other makers' cars get trucked to port when they have 8 cars. I didn't even count 5 cars on Tuesday!
Anyway, does anyone know which port the cars go to from Paris? And where I can see a schedule of ships leaving that port? They told me my car would likely leave 8-10 business days from when I dropped it off, so I'm hoping it goes to port next Friday.
Beautiful pictures gunpwdr!
The wait for redelivery continues...
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Regarding tickets, yes, people have gotten tickets in the mail. However, they won't come from BMW of course. They come from the government agency that issues tickets and collects fines.
There have been multiple posts on members' efforts to pay them. I had to translate one member's letter so they could send the money.
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you are not supposed to take pic or video of the production facility. I am sorry but having a bmw doesn't give you the right to speeding or not follow the rule like everyone else.
You sold your M3 for a engagement ring? How much did you get for the car? When I bought my wife her engagement ring in 1992 it was $900.00 I can only imagine what the price of a ring is now.
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Hi all, my girlfriend got wind of a "12-hour rule" in regards to posting some day 1 ED pics, so posted below are a couple of our new ride at the Welt today.
Hope to write some stories about the experience soon, but here's a quick summary:
Picked up on Sunday morning at MUC by Peter (referred by Rolf who was unavailable). His 320d wagon happily pulled us along at 200-220 KMH for long stretches of the trip into town.
Skip to today: our "briefing", pre-delivery as well as our delivery, were with Bernhardt (sp?). He really was a great guy to have show us around...passionate about the cars, highly knowledgeable, informative, congenial and good humored. -we highly recommend him!
We felt reasonably pampered throughout the day, with the one downside (and it's a big one) being that the woman at check-in booked us into a German-Language tour of the plant, which we only found out at 3:30 when the tour started.
They apologized profusely when we found out, but that was the last one of the day, and the next one we can attend is late morning tomorrow, which probably won't fit into our plans.
While we kicked around for a couple of hours waiting for the plant tour, we took the Welt tour as well. It was reasonably interesting, but midway through we realized we'd have preferred to visit the upstairs restaurant and relax for a while instead. Unless you're especially into architecture and space usage, it may not be worth the time (for me anyway since cars were what was on my mind today) -Doing it again, I'd ride it out until they show you the "warehouse" with all the cars on racks, which was very cool, and quietly duck out after that.
It was a treat (and a bit painful) to see all of the "individual" colors & trims available in a showroom dedicated specifically to that line, (ie: that line that we can't get at home). Outside that room there was my car in "aventurine silver", which was just beautiful to look at, paired with equally stunning rims.
I'm sure I'm one of thousands to say so, but could we petition BMW to let us buy Individual colors & trims? -I'd have paid the difference without hesitation, for a car in moonstone or the above mentioned silver, (or even the rubyish black color they have).
Back at the hotel tonight within minutes of parking there were 3 German fellows (1 guest and 2 locals) all checking out the new car in the driveway outside our room. - the last photo here was snapped by my GF when we heard them gathering outside...it definitely turns heads -which wasn't the goal with this car (I was on the fence for a long time about the color), but it's kinda fun nonetheless.
Oh and about the car: Simply a joy. Had the top down at 57 degrees F for a while and it sounds soooo good!
Thanks to Beewang for the EU NAV (really confidence-inspiring when exploring a new place) and thanks to all whose advice has been so helpful in the lead up to this delivery.
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The boa constrictor belongs to the family Boidae, which includes seven genera of boas, four genera of sand boas, and eight genera of pythons. Though some of the 64 species in the family are less than 3.3 feet (1 m) in length, others are the largest snakes in the world; a green anaconda was recorded as being 37 feet (11.3 m) long! Boa constrictor ranges through much of Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina, and to the Lesser Antilles and other islands.
Boa constrictors live from sea level to 3,300 feet (1,000 m) elevation, in tropical rainforests, semi-deserts, rocky hillsides, savannas, and near cultivated fields and homes. They climb well, and those in forests may spend a lot of time in trees. Though boa constrictors can swim, most don't spend significant time in water. During winter, in cooler parts of their range, they may become somewhat torpid, without being completely inactive.
Common boas are thick-bodied snakes that can be 3-14 feet (.9-4.3 m) long and can weigh more than 100 pounds (45 kg). Most mature at 5-8 feet (1.5-2.4 m) long and weigh less than 60 pounds (27 kg). They have oval, diamond, or bat-shaped patterns of reddish-brown outlined in black, on a background of cream, pale tan or gray. "Red-tailed boas"aren't another species, but a color variation found in both the Boa constrictor constrictor and B. c. imperator subspecies. Their relatively short tails are prehensile and able to securely grip branches. They have many small teeth for gripping their prey, but no fangs or venom. A boa kills by suffocation, tightening its coils when a captured animal exhales and preventing it from inhaling. Boas have spurs near the cloacal opening that are vestiges of the legs possessed by ancestors. In females, the spurs are usually smaller or less hooked, and may be invisible or absent.
One of the longest-lived of snakes, boa constrictors live 20 years or more in captivity. At the Philadelphia Zoological Park one lived 40 years.
In the wild: They take a variety of prey that includes lizards, birds, rodents, monkeys and even wild pigs At the zoo: Keepers offer the boa constrictors one large rat per week
Common boas are ovo-viviparous, which means the female retains her eggs internally until they hatch, so she bears live young. Most clutches number 20-50 thin-membraned eggs; the record is 77, at the zoo in Quebec. The neonates are born after 100-150 days of development. Females can store sperm for quite some time before fertilization takes place, so the total apparent gestation can take 10 months. The female will usually eat little or nothing while she is retaining eggs (called gravid in reptiles).
Boa constrictors are 17-20 inches (43-51 cm) long at birth, and can grow to 3 feet (.9 m) in several months. They reach sexual maturity at 3-4 years age, when the larger ones are over 6 feet (1.8 m) long. Except during the rainy season, when they breed, they're solitary. In captivity a male might court a female for up to five weeks before copulation occurs. Courting consists of winding back and forth over the female's body and stimulating her cloaca with his spurs.
Taxonomists divide the rather variable species Boa constrictor into several subspecies, though not as many as they used to. For example, B. c. imperator (a subspecies found from Mexico to Colombia) now includes the boas once called B. c. eques ( from Payta, Peru) and B. c. isthmica ( from del Darien, Panama), along with others. When biologists compared many individuals from these localities they didn't differ consistently from animals in the larger population.
Some other currently accepted subspecies are B. c. constrictor (from the northern Amazon basin), B. c. amarali ( from the southern Amazon basin), B. c. occidentalis (from Paraguay and Argentina), and B. c. nebulosa (from Dominica). Unofficial names made up by animal dealers, such as Guyana red-tailed, may not describe all the boas in Guyana, but they can guide pet buyers in getting a desired color of snake from a reputable breeder.
The common boas at Woodland Park Zoo are kept off-exhibit and used in educational programs. Other species of boids are found at the Day Exhibit, Tropical Rain Forest and Trail of Vines. You may have to look carefully to find these well-camouflaged snakes
Boa constrictors are not an endangered species. The number of boa constrictors in the wild is not well-known, but they have become very rare in some parts of their range. Exportation for the pet trade lowers the numbers of certain desirable reptile populations to the point where they may become extinct in the wild. Boa constrictors, and all reptiles, play an important role in nature's web of life. Habitat destruction and hunting for skins to make tourist products or souvenirs contribute to the decline of reptiles worldwide. Each of us needs to take action to protect wild habitats, so snakes and all animals can continue to play their vital roles in maintaining the delicate balance of nature.
We need snakes! A few of the many benefits they provide are: •Snakes eat insects and rodents that eat our crops or spread disease. By helping to control populations of these rapidly breeding animals, snakes keep at levels where natural habitats can support them. •Snake venom is used in medical research on blood clotting and anesthetics and to make some medicines.
We do not recommend reptiles as pets for most people as they require very specialized diets and environments. We also receive hundreds of requests each year to take former pet iguanas, boas and other reptiles but we cannot accept these due to space, health and unknown backgrounds. If you need to find a reptile or amphibian a new home, we suggest you contact a local herpetological group in your area.
In the Puget Sound region, contact the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society as a resource. If you do choose to get a reptile as a pet, please learn as much as possible about their care and the best species before making your decision and never accept wild-caught animals as pets or release non-native reptiles or amphibians into the wild.
The effort to save endangered species requires cooperation and support at the regional, national and international levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in a conservation organization of your choice. Don't buy products made from wild animal parts. Anyone interested in owning a reptile should learn about its needs and be sure it was captive bred. Many more wild-caught animals die than ever reach pet stores, and those that are fortunate enough to survive are often stressed, malnourished and untamable. Read more about keeping a pet reptile at: http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide/pets.htm.
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Halliday, Tim, and Adler, Kraig, eds. 1986. The Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Facts on File, Inc., New York, NY.
Bauchot, Roland, ed. 1994. Snakes: A Natural History. Sterling Publishing Co, Inc, New York. 220 p. Wagner, Doug. 1996. Boas: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, NY. 96 p.
McCarthy, Colin. 2000. Eyewitness: Reptile. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, London. 64 p.
Markle, Sandra. 1995. Outside and Inside Snakes. Simon & Schuster, New York. 40 p.
Burton, John A. 1991. The Book of Snakes. Quantum Books Ltd, London.
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Thirty-five orchestra conductors from 17 states and five foreign countries have come to the University of South Carolina School of Music for two weeks of advanced and rigorous training at the Conductors Institute.
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