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Suzuki Kizashi
I loved your review of your new Kizashi! I have test drove a '10 Suzuki Kizashi GTS in automatic CVT. I didn't even test the CVT in my test drive, I was so blown away by the Kizashi's smooth drive. It handles and corners like a dream. I want a Platinum Metallic Silver GTS, preferably in 6-speeds. Like this one here. I am going to be getting a new job here in a few weeks so buying is probably not in my immediate future.
2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS
It would be more like 3-6 months down the road. But this is the car I can't seem to get out of my mind. And I have a nice car, a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS.
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for Kizashi.
Note the new wheels, with their more intricate inner pattern there. Man, glad I waited on this pup to come along. Suzuki execs say that the GTS model will still come in at around $23,400. They've added some new chrome to the front fascia along with the wheel package. I think the whole car looks even better with this new Sport package. Here's some other looks at the Sport Kizashi.
Notice that new chrome up there? Looks pretty sharp. I am liking this particular red one here. I'm still hunting and gathering and looking at color preferences while I get slowly closer to attempting to explain to my wife that not only do I need another job we need a 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS in 6-speed transmission.
Hey, I also notice an orange turn signal indicator just above the foglights that isn't there on the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi, too. You can compare by just checking my above post where I've placed a picture of a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS in Platinum Silver Metallic.
All Suzuki Kizashi's have push-button start. On my test drive of a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS with the automatic CVT transmission I got to start the Kizashi by only pressing a button. I've never done that before, it is kind of strange if you haven't started a car that way before. I'll want to be depressing the clutch pedal on my Kizashi GTS before push-button starting it, huh.
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priggly Posts: 642The overall look of the new Kizashi is favorable but the wheel configurations are terrible - far, far too busy! Can you imagine how difficult it would be to clean brake dust off those wheels??!0
you think those wheels are too busy? I don't. Oh well. My '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS has wheels that are less busy-more just straight spoke. Like this.
But those wheels on the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport do not appear to me to be too busy. They look pretty good and they're done artfully. Here's a close-up view of the Sport's wheel setup.
I like 'em.
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in polar white. This car looks quite impressive in white. It enthuses me like a real car enthusiast's car should. Might have ta buy one. :blush:
Offered exclusively on Kizashi GTS and SLS trim levels, Suzuki's new 'Sport' variant of its sleek and sophisticated sport sedan is scheduled to go on sale in the United States this August. Pricing for the all-new 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport will be announced closer to the vehicle's arrival in dealer showrooms.
Sorry ta disappoint you, but I've already snorked from an online article somewhere that the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport will be priced very close to the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS. For example, the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS in 6-speed form will cost about $23,400. The 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS will no doubt cost around $23,775. Or thereabouts.
Cool. I am continuing to make slow plans to get one of these 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport's. I didn't even know the Sport model was coming. They pleasureably blindsided me on that one.
Elko, NV, will be a great place to own one of these 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport's. I can just feel it in me bones, gentlemen.
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to a theater near you. Random thoughts on the new 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport.
Check out all of the engineering that goes in to this new Suzuki. There is nothing else like the Kizashi in this category of car on the road today! Why might that be?
Well, let's talk about it. For starters show me another car in the segment that has: aluminum pistons with low tensile force rings, forged connecting rods, forged crankshaft, a timing chain (not a belt), balance shafts, hydraulic valve lifters and coil-over ignition. There are none.
Trust me, the above information means this car will be a great performer and is better engineered than anything in its category and price level. The prices are going to start around 19k, and go up to 25k for a totally loaded version complete with AWD! To get anything even close to this car you will have to spend at least 10k to 20K more than you will with Kizashi.
Suzuki tends to put it's money where you can't see it, unlike other brands that sell a fancy interior on a crusty old driveframe. Multi-link fully independent suspension too, no piddly semi-trailing arms or torsion beams to be found on this car.
Combine all those features with the AWD option and there's plenty to differentiate this car from Honda's, Toyota's, VW's and Subaru's, etc. Great job, Suzuki!
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am I the only licensed driver in these United States of America that wants to buy one of these 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport's?
I'm startin' ta get a hankerin' for the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport in white. Suzuki calls this white 'Radiant White'. I see their point.
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Well, 13 other people bought them and posted reviews to the right. Maybe them and you are the whole market for this car.0
I'm starting to wonder if you're not right!
Heck, the Kizashi Sport, due out in August 2010 as a 2011 Suzuki model, offers a 10-way adustable driver's seat, safety-passed through the year 2014, a 185-hp 2.4L 4 cylin. motor with a 6-speed transmission, foglights, leather-gripped steering wheel and gearknob, side body cladding, side moulding, sunroof, 425-watt Rockford Fosgate stereo, cloth seating(very comfortable BTW-I test drove one at a Henderson, NV, dealer, very comfortable seating) and climate control for the front and back. All for $23,795!
The car drives like a dream. I kid you not m6user, you should test drive one. I don't see what's going to keep me away from a Suzuki dealer. Getting turned down for a loan would do it, yes.
The car seems to have firmly implanted itself underneath my skin. When we do get up to NE Nevada the closest dealer will be where steve (your host here) resides, Boise, ID. It will be they that must cow-tow to my every purchasing desire or I'll be forced to stay with my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS.
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS
The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS is indeed gorgeous and also drives like a dream. Why am I looking at the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport, then?
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I found my 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS 6-speed in Platinum Metallic Silver for only $21,998! Here's a picture from this undisclosed dealership's website of the actual Kizashi I would run in and trade our 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS for.
2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS in Platinum Metallic Silver (awesome shade for this car)
This is a 6-speed manual Kizashi GTS, just the model I want. It is at the best-selling Suzuki dealer in the U.S. I won't mention the dealership's name as I am not allowed by Edmunds, but I will say that I am trying to get a job that is within 212 miles of this dealership. Think Cornhusker's and you'll be honing yourself in to where I might be moving to to live and work.
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You've been in the forums for a long time and you don't know it's perfectly alright to mention a dealers name? They just don't want salesmans names or phone numbers. Dealer names and locations are not only allowed but encouraged but it your're working a deal and think it best not to say, that's fine too.0
The Kizashi is a good car, but will have a tough road ahead. Suzuki doesn't have many dealerships, relatively speaking. Few Suzuki models are sold here. The Kizashi will be going up against not only good products already well established, but models like the 2011 Kia Optima, which some will find better looking, not to mention its greater hp and mpg for about the same money. It is also apparently a good handler for a front driver, like the Kizashi. Then there is the 2011 Buick Regal. This process will go on and on. Suzuki will not stem this tide, with just one model offering just one powertrain. But a small number will certainly find the Kizashi to be the ticket for them.0
I cannot believe that I am about to defend Suzuki. Suzuki has never been mainstream in the US like Honda, VW, Ford, Toyota, Buick, and even Kia. And that's ok. Suzuki is a much bigger venture worldwide than most Americans realize. All this fretting about a limited dealership network is more or less American Suzuki's decision---they bought out many underperforming, less desirable dealerships. No doubt the Kizashi will be tweaked and refined in coming years. However, Kizashi is very nice like it is now. I think it a bit premature to pronounce American Suzuki as lackluster. It is just getting warmed up. The best thing Suzuki ever did was to sever ties with GM. GM was slowly suffocating American Suzuki with the ubiquitous GM policy of rebadging everything. Suzuki is going to introduce its incredibly popular Swift (next generation) this year or the next in the US. Im sure other models will follow as time goes on. After having driven Fords, GMC trucks, VWs, Saabs, and Mercedes, I am now unashamedly proud to say i drive a Suzuki Kizashi. I encourage everyone, including all those vocal skeptics out there, at least to go test drive a Kizashi. It shocked the heck out of me..and probably will surprise you as well.0
All your points are well-taken. I have been to India many times. Suzuki absolutely dominates there, as well as in other places. But for whatever reason (lack of product is certainly one), they have not been able to gain a foothold here in the US. The very good Kizashi is unlikely to change that. It does get good reviews and comes in mid-pack or better in the comparison tests that have been done to date. It is a good choice for anyone who wants some "sport" with their mid-sizer. But its advertised "best in class" hp was bested in a matter of weeks by Hyundai, and it is already behind in the in-car technology race. It is one good model, and there is nothing else in the Suzuki pipeline right now, other than plans to bring the next generation Swift here. But when the new Swift arrives, the market here will already be flooded with that size car from Ford, Chevrolet, Mazda, Nissan, Chrysler-Fiat, etc., 2011 and 2012 models that are completely new and promising much.
The Equator (a Nissan) is unlikely to do anything in the marketplace. The Grand Vitara is not selling much. The only other models are from the SX4 family, one of which I have, and I like it a lot. But if I were shopping today, I'd be less likely to pick one up, given new competition that was not there in 2008. SX4 sales have almost collapsed, and they were hardly hot two years ago.
The VW connection should help, once some sharing gets underway. A little cross-pollination from one of the fastest growing companies worldwide will not hurt at all. Meanwhile, I still may buy a Kizashi. But it will be closely compared with several 2011 models first.0
I completely understand and agree with the points you have made. I owned a 2009 SX4 AWD touring crossover for 9 months (was not a fan of its automatic transmission)...now have a 2010 Kizashi SLS AWD. I guess I am just hoping with somewhat baited breath that perceptions about Suzuki will change over time and that US will see what value can found in Suzuki. If only Suzuki would be extremely aggressive with advertising, brand recognition, etc.0
I found me a dealer in East Wichita that is selling my 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS for only $21,998. That includes the foglights, leather steering wheel and gearknob, sunroof, 425-watt Rockford Fosgate stereo, 6-speed transmission, 10-way adjustable driver's seat and safety through the year 2014. Suzuki tuned this car's suspension and tweaked it's engine testing on the famed Autobahn. This is one awesome car and although I now own an awesome car, a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, this car just seems to be stuck within me, refusing to unsnag and float downstream.
It is the No.1selling Suzuki store in the nation, Wichita East, that is selling this '10 Kizashi GTS for only $21,998. If I get a job in Nebraska I am about to be phone-interviewed for, I will live only 212 miles from the Wichita East Suzuki store. Check out this Kizashi GTS for a moment.
The turn signal orange indicators up above and the side of the foglights are on the regular Kizashi GTS model, not just the new Sport. I thought they arrived with the new Sport. I learned that today. Also, the black strip along the top of the grill, jus below the hoodline, is on the regular Kizashi GTS.
In other words, there's no real reason for me to wait for the Kizashi Sport, that will come in August of 2010! This is my car, waiting in Wichita for me! Can't pay cash for it, can I get a loan, though? :shades: I'm not so sure. Maybe I'd better sit tight with my '08 Lancer GTS.
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my pursuit of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi let me just say this about that. I'm still interested in the car as all get out. However, this is not the right time to trade in for one. I am in the process of switching Allied Health Respiratory Care/Sleep Medicine jobs, and things are pretty fluid right now with my wife and I.
So, for now, and the foreseeable future, we are just gonna dig the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS to the full. It's a great car and who knows we may not trade it in for another car for many, many moon.
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have I mentioned lately how much I like the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS and/or the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport in white?
This may be only the second white car I have ever bought, though my wife would pick Vivid Red. The first white car was a 1966 Ford Fairlane. We used to call it old Smokey, smoke came off the motor and in to the car's cabin.
The above-pictured 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS is now going for $22,879. Plus, there is a $500 rebate available, for a total price of now $22,379. That is about $381 more than the price they last had on there when I checked(no-I'm not obsessing on this car at all~not me ). That would've been just a couple of days ago. Really, the price they had this Kizashi listed for, $21,998, was too low! That's the latest, I'd be lookin' at a 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS in Platinum Silver Metallic and 6-speeds for only $22,379.
A flaming bargain, friends, for what you get.
Trust me, buddies, I'm a friendly Respiratory Therapist and Sleep Technologist.
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You sound a little manic as well! :P
Suzuki is in no position to be raising prices on a car that is not yet selling well. Granted, it is a great car, but it is going up against some of the best iron that has ever been out there. The Legacy, the 2011 Sonata (great engine!), the 2011 Regal, the soon-to-be-released 2011 Optima (nice!!!), as well as the very good Fusion, the Altima, Accord and even the Chevy Malibu. The Camry will soon be redesigned. Suzuki cannot sit on any of its laurels, and price increases at this point are odd at best.0
that was Wichita East Suzuki raising the price of that 2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS from $21,998 to $22,879. It wasn't Suzuki Motors of Japan raising Kizashi prices.
Remember, I'm ga-ga over this car so I'm focusing intently on it. I am watching it's prices like a hawk 'cause I'd like to purchase one.
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my mistake0
it is weird that Suzuki East Wichita raised their prices like that on the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi I want. Why?
What's even weirder is that they upped the price right after I mentioned what it was here on Edmunds. Da ya ever get the feeling that more people read these Edmunds threads than ya think?
I wonder if there's any car lovers out there who are afraid to log on and communicate directly over the Interweb with us here on Edmunds?
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it is weird that Suzuki East Wichita raised their prices like that on the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi I want. Why?
You're probably right. Somebody from the dealership is monitoring the Suzuki threads and know you are gaga over. Kidding but I guess it could happen.0
You're probably right. Somebody from the dealership is monitoring the Suzuki threads and know you are gaga over. Kidding but I guess it could happen.
Man, this one kinda gives me the creeps. Like they did see it and changed the price. Or, what is probably the truth, is that someone listed the wrong prices on several '10 Suzuki Kizashi's at Suzuki Wichita East and they noticed their error and fixed it...entirely on their own.
I'm sure that's it.
Sort of...sure.
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have I remarked lately how this white 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport in 6-speeds is the latest new car that I would like ta purchase? Looks great in white, it's because of how Suzuki trimmed this pup out. I wouldn't add a single thing to the car anywhere. Just enjoy the hell outta it.
Big, beefy, bodacious and beautiful. In white no less.
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If I could, I would add about 10-15 more hp, an interactive nav system, heated and cooled seats, and a bit more sound deadening.0
Um...excuse me, but no one here that I have seen has "lambashed" you (or lambasted you). I for one do like your enthusiasm, and if not for you, this thread would be awfully silent.
At the same time, you must understand that lots of people (including the majority of mid-size buyers out there) do not see it the way you do. I think the Kizashi is a good value, but it is arguable whether it is the "best" value. So far, none of the auto magazines (even while praising it) see it as the very best either. This is a very subjective thing. Your opinion is valid and it is great you are so enthused about it. But to expect others to see it your way, when the car doesn't meet their needs as well as it does yours, is perhaps going a bit too far in your enthusiasm.
I don't see for example the 2011 Sonata as being the be-all, end-all of the discussion either. But at the same time, with its 200 hp, full-size interior, specially hardened pistons, 35 mpg highway figure, heated and cooled seats available, 274 hp version available (twin scroll turbochargers generally used on much more expensive engines), it is very competitive...in other words, its got some street cred.
Is it for you? Sounds like not. But it is meeting the needs of a lot of folks and sales are skyrocketing. It is no more expensive than the Kizashi, comparably equipped. So it comes down to personal preference. as well as other factors (resale and overall satisfaction). I think Suzuki has a good start, but still a ways to go to be competitive in this market. And I say that as a Suzuki owner and long-time admirer.0
enlighten me, please. Is the 2011 Hyundai Sonata even offered in 5-speed or 6-speed manual form?
Know this, too. I only have 152 horses in my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. I don't need twin turbos. Then again, if someone else does, good for them.
I did go overboard, but, when I like something I go 186 mph balls-to-the-proverbial wall for it.
When I work as a Respiratory Therapist, I don't just do the bare minimum. If I have the patient for more than, say, 3 days, I get to know them. I ask them about theirselves. I befriend them. This pays dividends to me later, because they tell other people about my care for them.
Back to my Lancer GTS. It has more than enough power. The 2011 Suzuki Kizashi 6-speed manual has 185 horses within a 2.4L 4-banger. That will be more than enough for me.
I totally agree with your post above and thank you for your support.
As Jason Isbell of The Drive-By Truckers belts out in their tune 'Never Gonna Change', "We ain't never gonna change, we ain't doin' nuthin' wrong!"
If it ain't broke don't fix it. I realize that I can't bring everyone over to my side, gregg vw. I will say this, it's awfully nice being over on my side.
And on the side of both Mitsubishi Motors of Japan and Suzuki Motors of Japan. I don't even think I need Kia Motors of South Korea any more. And that, ladies and dirty dirty germs, is a change.
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS in Vivid Red
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Of course you don't need Kia. But you are abandoning them just as they are getting really really good.
BTW, the 2011 Sonata with a 2.4 liter is available with a 6 speed manual transmission. This, even though there is little call anymore for stick transmissions here. Thus, most manufacturers are selling fewer of them. And it makes sense. The new continuously variable transmissions and the double clutch manuals that can be shifted automatically (like VW and Audi offer, among others) both accelerate about as well as a stick, and as a bonus, tend to offer slightly better mpg. In this way, they are superior to many 6 speed automatics. And of course 7 speed and 8 speed transmissions are available now in some luxury cars and will work their way down to more plebeian rides. All forms of automatic shifting tend to be more durable now than manual shifting units. So, the human operated clutch is just going to get more scarce. I like shifting for myself, but I also know that things change.
Anyway, get your Kizashi. Suzuki needs the business and enthusiasm. I haven't (as I have said before) ruled it out. But for me my next ride will not be easy to choose. There is so much good out there now. And that 2011 Kia Optima not only looks be well-engineered, but it is really pretty in a classy sort of way. I like the looks of the Kizashi too, but find it a bit derivative of the last two iterations of the Jetta. Good direction for them though, as Suzuki is likely to be VW's next takeover, after they finish acquiring Porsche fully. As a manufacturer, VW already has the widest array of brands (VW, Skoda, SEAT, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti). Suzuki will get them a much better foothold in India.0
if I'm not mistaken VW already owns 20% of Suzuki as I type this pup out. So, they're already in like flint.
Yep, VW will take the small kei-class car prowess of Suzuki and it will pay dividends for them wherever people are looking for small values in cars like Suzuki creates.
I just grow fonder and fonder of Suzuki as a carmaker everyday. My old boss is Willcox drives a Tracker, sold by Chevy but made by Suzuki. He said it is rock solid and runs great, it's about 10 years old.
Yeah, after we get moved and I start my new Respiratory Therapy job in Nevada, and have had a chance ta take one of our Edmunds hosts, steve, out for a coffee and cookies, I'll no doubt order me up a 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS in 6-speeds and either Platinum Metallic Silver, Vivid Red or White Water Pearl in color.
Oh, one other thing. Did you know that that very Suzuki will only run me about $22,799 before tax and license? Someone over in the Midsize Sedans 2.0 thread was quoting $26,000 and $27,000 prices for Kizashi's over there. Please people, do your homework before spouting out injustices like that. $23,000 is a lot less than $27,000 and it means a lot ta me when car shopping. For goodness sakes.
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS
I'm strongly considering getting a white Kizashi, pictured here. Suzuki calls it White Water Pearl. This would be my 3rd white car. I owned a '66 Ford Fairlane in white, and a 1986 Mercury Lynx SW in white. The Lynx SW had red pinstriping, too.
That 2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport GTS just rocks in white, man. Crikey, I even like that chrome door moulding going at an angle up from the front to the back! I'm in love again! It's such an exciting feeling!
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On "Asbestos"
Cary Nelson
In "Asbestos," published as "The 100 Percenter" in The Daily Worker in 1928, a stunning, if gruesome, conceit transforms a worker's body into his deathbed. The exploitation of workers, we learn, literally impresses itself on their bodies. Those bodies are the fulcrum, the point of application, of all the power relations in which their lives are embedded. Yet the poem's very fluency, its metaphorical bravado, embeds political resistance within social tragedy. Rolfe is only nineteen when he writes the poem, but he has learned a lesson that will help carry him through the rest of his career. It is first of all a lesson about class relations and about how they play themselves out in the industrial workplace. But it is also a lesson about how political poetry can take up traditional lyric formshere the rhymed quatrains of the ballad stanzaand give them fresh social meaning.
Both the abab rhyme scheme and the character's generic name (John is a common name in ballads and folk poems) might lead us to expect a conventional folk tale, but the power of the central conceit and the recurrent enjambments disturb the potential for predictability. The partial echo of the ballad form, then, creates a context which the poem's content violates, though the generic form also reminds us that the poem's unique metaphor points to social relations that are anything but unique. For the poem demonstrates that the popular imagination of the time must encompass the culture's exploitation of the ordinary worker; John is the everyman of the 1920s and 1930s industrial state.
from the introduction to Rolfe's Collected Poems. Copyright 1993 by Cary Nelson
John Marsh
If the workers in John Beechers "Report to the Stockholders" suffer from violence perpetrated by industrial conditions and the rhetoric used to frame those conditions, the representative worker in Rolfes "Asbestos" suffers from his inability to connect those industrial conditions to his own and others (over)work, suffering, and exploitation. "Asbestos" originally appeared in The Daily Worker in 1928 under the title "The 100 Percenter"that is, the effort Rolfes allegoric worker gives to his work and, ultimately, the effort that reduces his subjectivity to that work. He does not give 100 percenthe is such work:
Knowing (as John did) nothing of the way
men act when men are roused from lethargy,
and having nothing (as John had) to say
to those he saw were starving just as he
starved, John was like a workhorse. Day by day
he saw his sweat cement the granite tower
(the edifice his bone had built), to stay
listless as ever, older every hour.
"The way/ men act when roused from lethargy" glosses Marx and Engels concluding sentences"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to winfrom The Communist Manifesto. This alternative and revolutionary discourse, however, remains unavailable to Johnand thus his circumscribed political consciousness limits his solidarity with others of his class. John has "nothing to say" to those who starve just as he starves. Rolfes "Asbestos," however, tries to fill that silence: to provide John and those to whom John has nothing to say, that is, other similarly circumscribed workers, with a language and class-consciousness they otherwise lack. A project that in pre-Depression America and the pro-business climate of the 20s would prove difficult indeed.
Irving Bernstein, among others, has noted the shift in worker demographics that took place during the 1920s. While reliance on new immigration labor halted after Woodrow Wilsons enactment of the quota in 1917, increasing agricultural mechanization drove more and more rural working men to employment (and unemployment) in increasingly populated cities (48). These emigres from rural America, besides providing a pool of unskilled and semiskilled workmen "inured," Bernstein argues, "to the low level of farm incomes," also "brought with them...the conservative outlook and individualistic accent of the rural mind" (49). Rolfes "John," if not an exact historical cognate to the displaced rural worker, nevertheless suffers from an inability to think of labor in any but individualistic terms. This unreflective effort eventually abducts his humanityhe is, instead, "like a workhorse," an animal from some farm. "Day by day," the poem continues,
He saw his sweat cement the granite tower
(the edifice his bone had built), to stay
listless as ever, older every hour.
Rolfes description of Johns work consciously resists the fetishism of commoditiesthe tendency to obscure the work in seemingly neutral, finished products, in this case "the granite tower." Johns sweat, and not cement, holds the building together, and his bone gives it structure. Despite his ability to see such evidence of his own labor, he nevertheless cannot connect such extracted labor to his own and others exploitation. Failing these connections, he remains as passive and circumscribed as ever, except older and robbed of so much "life" that now resides in the skyscraper he helped build. Rolfes "Asbestos" attempts to prompt a more collectivist model of understanding ones own work and ones own (dying) body.
This dying body receives greater attention in the second half of the poem:
Johns deathbed is a curious affair:
the posts are made of bone, the spring of nerves,
the mattress bleeding flesh. Infinite air,
compressed from dizzy altitudes, now serves
his skullface as a pillow. Overhead
a vulture leers in solemn mockery,
knowing what John had never known: that dead
workers bodies are dead before they cease to be.
Whereas before the workers body structured "the granite tower," it now constructs, rather gruesomely, his own death bed. "The exploitation of workers," Cary Nelson has written of the poem, "literally impresses itself on their bodies. Those bodies are the fulcrum, the point of application in which their lives are embedded" (6). The shift away from what we might call Johns false consciousness to his decaying, "embedded" body is what probably enables Rolfe to change the title to "Asbestos" (without altering the text) for the 1933 collection We Gather Strength. For if the first half of the poem has seemingly little to do with asbestos and more to do with construction, the transformation of the body through work has everything to do with the gruesome effects asbestos took on workers bodies throughout the 20th Century.
Remembered best today, if it all, as the relatively harmless poisonous insulation removed from antiquated public schools and office buildings, asbestos was not always so benign. Before the nineteenth century, asbestos, since it would not burn and did not conduct heat or electricity, was sometimes used in the production of protective clothing and resting pads for hot objects (Kotelchuck 193). After advances in technology in the last decade of the nineteenth century, extraction of asbestos increased along with its use in the manufacture of insulation paper for homes, brake lining for cars, and, mixed with cement, shingles and water pipes (193). At the time of the composition of Rolfes poem, however, a causal link between consistent exposure to asbestos and specific diseases had been neither widely nor conclusively circumstantiated (192). A 1924 British journal had established a link between asbestos dust exposure and asbestosis, a particularly grisly disease of the lungs not unlike black lung or silicosis. Not until 1930, however, was the first U.S. death reportedand by 1935, Great Britain and the United States had reported "only" 28 cases of asbestos-related death (196). Despite such evidence of disease and deathincluding its own in-house studies and legislation passed in Great Britain that made asbestosis an occupational diseasethe largest U.S. asbestos producer, Johns-Manville (a subsidiary, after 1927, of J.P. Morgan & Co.), made no public acknowledgment of any of the health hazards associated with asbestos (196). Indeed, no such acknowledgment would come until the 1960s (Rosner, Deadly 208) David Kotelchucks "Asbestos: The Funeral Dress of Kingsand Others," details "how [the asbestos] industry established a corporate policy of covering up its products hazards"a cover up that resulted in "the needless loss of tens of thousands of lives over several decades...as well as the profound human suffering by the victims of asbestos disease" (192).
Part of the cover up involved epidemiological studies that consistently (and fraudulently) denied asbestos caused a specific disease (since asbestosis resembled tuberculosis), played down the severity of diseases caused by asbestos, and shifted the blame for asbestosis (white lung) to other causes (199). An industry sponsored study by Dr. Anthony J. Lanza, completed in 1931 but not released until 1935, suggests what made possible such fraudulent denialsand rather disturbingly connects with Rolfes poem. Despite 79 percent of asbestos workers reporting shortness of breath and/or coughing, typical early symptoms of asbestosis, Lanza dismissed such reports by claiming that "Too much emphasis should not be placed on subjective reports of symptoms" (198). In other words, workers could not be trusted to understand or experience (the failings of) their own bodies; their experience did not count as experience.
Rolfes "Asbestos," then, is remarkable for a number of reasons, not least because of its prescience. When Rolfe changes the title for the 1933 collection, asbestos, at least in the United States, had only barely (and reluctantly) been acknowledged as even a potential threat to workers bodies. Further, even if John had been able to understand the connection between his deathbed and his work, physicians would have dismissed this understanding as a not-to-be trusted "subjective report." The central conceit of Rolfes poemthe workers body as deathbedacknowledges, as medical exams had not, the link between work and the decay of a workers body. Rolfes grisly description of Johns body-cum-deathbed"the posts are made of bone, the spring of nerves,/ the mattress bleeding flesh"legitimates those "subjective" accounts elsewhere denied, in the process legitimating an etiology also elsewhere denied.
Rolfes "Asbestos," especially the last lines, and given the epidemiological politics of the disease, are grimmer and more disturbingly apropos still. After company physicians realized the extent and severity of asbestosis, they nevertheless withheld such information from workers suffering from the disease. A 1949 memo from Dr. Kenneth W. Smith, medical director for Johns-Manville, contains his recommendation for how the corporation should treat its asbestosis victims:
It must be remembered that although these men have the X-ray evidence of asbestosis, they are working today and definitely are not disabled from asbestosis. They have not been told of this diagnosis for it is felt that as long as the man feels well, is happy at home and work, and his physical condition remains good, nothing should be said. When he becomes disabled and sick, then the diagnosis should be made and the claim submitted by the Company. The fibrosis of the disease is irreversible and permanent so that eventually compensation will be paid to each of these men. But as long as the man is not disabled it is felt that he should not be told of his condition so that he can live and work in peace and that the Company can benefit from his many years of experience. Should the man be told of his condition today there is a very definite possibility that he would become mentally and physically ill, simply through the knowledge that he has asbestosis. (203, my emphasis)
One suspects from the companys tautological self-deceptions (one gets sick from knowledge of the disease and not the disease itself) that it concerned itself less with a diseased man living and working in peace than it did with the benefits to the Company. Regardless, as David Kotelchuck points out, workers were "not told of a potentially grave condition, so that [they] might consult other doctors, have other tests performed and possibly have some medical action taken, such as surgery. And since the worker was not informed of his condition, he could not choose to quit, seek to transfer from his dusty job, stop smoking (if he was a smoker), take any protective measure, or sue for damages" (205).
The J & M memo makes it difficult not to read a grim, admittedly anachronistic historical irony in the final lines of Rolfes poem: "Overhead/ A vulture leers in solemn mockery,/ Knowing what John had never known: that dead/ Workers bodies are dead before they cease to be." At one level, the vulture shares with J & M doctors the knowledge that workers literally walk around in dying bodiesknowledge of which has been deliberately denied them. At a more general and figurative level, though, the practice of withholding information about their disease from workers only makes literal and immediately physical the operations and injurious effects of ideology and false consciousness. Workers, in Rolfes poem, are interpellated into an ideology that makes them the victims of capital, of policies designed so "that the Company can benefit...." Equally, too, an ideology that precludes the development of a class-consciousness that could enable them to act in their own best (collective) interests. In the case of Rolfes and J & Ms workers, the interest of saving their liveseither from the relatively quick death of a fibrous lung disease, or the prolonged wage-slavery that keeps workers, according to Rolfe, "listless as ever, older every hour," until their "curious" deathbeds. The difference between lying about workers diseased bodies and creating conditions that preclude the development of class-consciousness is one of degree and not kind. Both keep workers in ignorance of the knowledge that their body is dead before it ceases to beand thus from any (collective) action that might postpone their funeral march.
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Madonna Joined by Son Rocco Onstage During MDNA Tour
Madonna's MDNA tour is a hot topic, from the Nazi imagery she employed to her Lady Gaga mashup. Something less controversial took place at her Tel Aviv kick off show. She brought her son Rocco Ritchie, 11, onto the stage for all the world to see.
Rocco, who is the spitting image of his dad, Madge's ex-husband and 'Sherlock Holmes' director Guy Ritchie, apparently went through a few costume changes while on stage with his Ma(donna). Hey, any kid with the Material Girl's (M)DNA running through his veins is born stylish. It's in his genes and goes with the territory, whether he likes it or not.
E! reports that little Rocco, who is blond and wears braces, rocked militia-style duds that reference Madge's 'American Life' era.
Take a peek at Lourdes' little brother in the photo below. He's going to be a heartbreaker one day. Wouldn't it be uh-mazing if he went cougar-style and dated Lady Gaga when he turned 18? She'd be 33 at that point and would make Madge's head spin. Maybe that'd help bury the hatchet.
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World's most productive tuna fishing grounds to host 'bycatch' researchers
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa —The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) continues its global #BycatchProject with a new cruise set to embark in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO).
The goal of the project is to develop and test technical options to reduce bycatch associated with large‐scale purse seine fishing on fish aggregating devices (FADs).
The Cape Finisterre, a purse seine vessel owned by TriMarine will spend the next 45 day period in the Pacific, permitted to conduct fishing and research in the areas of the Cook Islands, Tokelau, Kiribati (Phoenix, Gilbert Islands), Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands.
The large ocean region that will be the focus of this study is fished by a diverse range of vessel types and fleets, that use a broad range of equipment and technology. Researchers onboard plan to examine multiple issues related to catch and bycatch, spanning the period from before the vessel reaches the FAD to when the catch is finally unloaded in port.
David Itano from Pelagic Fisheries Research Program at the University of Hawaii is the Principal Investigator for the cruise and will be accompanied by four technical assistants. This will be the first time researchers with the #BycatchProject will conduct work in the WCPO.
"Chartering an actual purse seiner to use as an experimental platform for research and trials, gives scientists an opportunity to test technical solutions expeditiously under different conditions. Time onboard fishing vessels allows researchers to test their ideas with the same type of vessel and equipment used every day to fish for tuna around the world, except that they can do it in a controlled experimental setting." said Dr. Victor Restrepo, Chair of the ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee.
The cruise has a detailed set of strategies, objectives and techniques it will set out to accomplish while at sea including: estimating the species composition and abundance of bycatch species at FADs through underwater visual censuses and acoustic surveys; studying and analyzing the natural behavior of tuna and bycatch; and ensuring the safe release and post-release survival of sharks and other large animals.
For real-time updates from researchers follow the #BycatchProject and @ISSF on Twitter and learn more about the cruise.
About the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is a global coalition of scientists, the tuna industry and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world's leading conservation organization, promoting science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting ecosystem health.
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I have no experience with cameras or Xbees integrated into arduinos, so could I have some help?
The parts of it would be a camera, a big red button (I love big red buttons ), and a Xbee (?) module to connect to the internet through my schools WiFi, and a clock (may run off of internet through Xbee) to tell what time it is and the class I'm in.


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This is a story of true love, and football.
On Saturday, in front of 80 of their family and friends, lifelong Broncos fan Rob Hess will marry lifelong Packers fan Emily Smith in the stands at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. They'll dine and dance inside the stadium, and on Sunday, the couple will spend their first day as man and wife watching their favorite teams play.
Emily will wear her wedding dress, Packers earings and classic yellow cheesehead. Rob will don in tuxedo, with an orange tie and orange Chuck Taylor shoes, and wear a foam horse on his head.
"I love my wife, but I would love to win this game," Rob said Friday.
Rob and Emily were long distance sweethearts, with Emily attending nursing school in Minnesota and Rob working as an air traffic controller in Charlottesville, Va., where they will live when they are married.
Rob knew he wanted to propose before her graduation last winter, and endured the headaches of December travel to the upper Midwest to arrive at her home in the middle of the night. Wanting the proposal to be something private, just between the two of them, Rob took Emily away from her parents' home.
"As romantically I could, I proposed at a Denny's all-night restaurant," Rob said.
In those first hours after the engagement, the couple started discussing wedding plans. They wanted to keep the ceremony small and simple, and even talked about getting married before a justice of the peace.
"As we talked about it more, she said, 'Well, if I were ever going to do a dream wedding, I would do it at Lambeau Field,'" Rob said.
Rob knew the Broncos and Packers were scheduled to play in 2011, but it wasn't until April that the NFL released the schedule, with the game date of Oct. 2. The couple thought it was perfect, and the began planning their football-themed wedding.
The wedding invitations featured a picture of the horsehead and cheesehead nuzzled together, and they mailed invitations to several of their all-time favorite Packers and Broncos.
"Mr. Elway sent us an autographed picture and his congratulations," Rob said.
Rob, who grew up in Nebraska, his best man and Emily's bridesmaid will all be pulling for the Broncos on Sunday. The extended Smith family will be rooting hard for the home team. Still, Rob said the divided sports loyalties won't do anything to spoil their first day of wedded bliss.


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By ALLISON RENNIE
This post was written as an assignment for professor Cindy Shearer's WRC 7087: Writing as Art. This course exposes students to varieties of work in text and image from illustrated books and blogs and visual journals to graphic novels and memoir and art books—while also asking them to create their own illustrated work, postcards and text/image art and journal.
Walking and meditation are two practices which restore my sense of integrity and help me rest in my own skin again after thrashing about in the world. So given the opportunity to write a manifesto about "something I know" for my Writing as Art class, I chose walking meditation. After writing, the second part of the assignment was to develop a visual companion for the manifesto in the form of a box. The plain white box needed to enter into conversation with the text of my manifesto.
In 2010 I walked the ancient pilgrimage in Spain called the Camino de Santiago. The Camino is a network of walking paths which terminate at the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in the northwest corner of Spain. This was a profound experience for me, and one that continues to influence my life today. I chose a few photographic images from the pilgrimage and placed these on the outside of my small box (6" x 6" x 3"). The images are not intended to tell the story of the Camino, but rather remind me personally of the learning from the month long walk.
The inside of the box became for me a space to hold simple prompts to support my ongoing practice of walking meditation. I made a small notebook to take out walking; an invitation to gratitude; a tiny box to hold treasures like a soft brown round pebble and a tiny red maple leaf. And this inner space is a quiet container for my manifesto.
I made a simple leather-bound book of text and image.
The pages of the book are 100% recycled agricultural fibre. The cover is a soft blue leather. It is bound with bookbinding thread, and finished with cream linen book cloth on the inside covers.
I used stamps, photos, hand lettering as well as computer generated print.
The process of construction and the final book reflect the nature of walking practice.
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(Reuters) - An alleged Mexican drug cartel hitman was charged on Tuesday with nine murders in a killing spree spanning three decades in California, Central California officials said.
Jose Manuel Martinez, a California native awaiting trial in Alabama since 2013 on a separate murder charge, could face the death penalty if convicted, Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said in a statement.
Martinez was charged with stabbing and shooting nine victims ranging from 22-years-old to 56-years-old between 1980 and 2011, said Ward. He was also charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and murder for financial gain.
Martinez allegedly shot a 56-year-old man in his bed in 2000 and dumped at least three bullet-ridden bodies in orange groves in Tulare and Kern Counties, Ward said.
Martinez was arrested by U.S. border police in western Arizona in 2013 after a records check showed that he was wanted on a homicide charge in Alabama's Lawrence County. He told investigators he was a debt collector for a Mexican drug cartel.
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Author Notes: A perfect dish for July 4, since it's red, white, and blue (once you add the vanilla ice cream!). But you can substitute other variations on the fruit for other occasions: Apples, cranberries, and ginger in the fall or winter; rhubarb, apricots, plums, and strawberries in the late spring. —Joan Nathan
Serves: 8
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cups unbleached all-purpose flour
cup sugar
large egg yolks
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sticks of unsalted butter (or 3/4 cup of coconut oil)
pinch salt
cups mixed fruit: strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, bite-size pieces of rhubarb
cup sugar
teaspoon grated lemon zest
cup candied ginger, diced
- First, make the crust by using a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse the flour, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar together.
- Divide the butter or coconut oil into smaller amounts, add gradually to the bowl, and process until crumbly. Add the egg yolks and process until a ball is formed, adding more flour if necessary.
- (To make the dough by hand, use your fingers or a pastry blender to work the butter into the flour, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks and work the dough into a ball.)
- Flatten the dough with your hands or a rolling pin to about a half-inch thickness, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least a half hour.
- When you're ready to make the crisp, preheat oven to 450.
- Put the fruit in a 9-by-13-inch Pyrex pan. Sprinkle lemon zest, the preserved ginger, and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar over all; mix together with the fruit, using your hands.
- Remove the crust from the refrigerator, pinch off nickel-sized bits of dough, and sprinkle over the top. You want it to be rustic.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the fruit juicy. Remove from the oven and set on a rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature, topped with generous scoops of vanilla ice cream.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Boxer Robert Guerrero, a former featherweight champion, was arrested Thursday at New York's Kennedy Airport after police said he tried to take a gun on a plane.
Guerrero, 30, presented a locked gun box to a ticket agent during check-in that contained an unloaded .40-caliber handgun and three unloaded magazines, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. The gun was registered in California but was not legal to carry in New York, the district attorney's office said.
"I hope that Mr. Guerrero fights better than he thinks," Brown said in a statement. "For anyone who hasn't gotten the message, let me be crystal clear. You cannot bring an unlicensed weapon — loaded or unloaded — into this county or this city. And if you do, you will be arrested and face felony charges."
Representatives for Guerrero, of Gilroy, Calif., said in a statement that he was at the airport and "made sure to advise the authorities that they needed to be aware that he had a firearm, which was unloaded and in a locked safe box with his luggage to be checked."
"He was carrying no ammunition and was within his legal right to possess such firearm in the state in which he resides," according to the joint statement from Team Guerrero, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions.
Guerrero was arraigned on charges including criminal possession of a firearm. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear in court May 14. If convicted, Guerrero faces up to four years in prison.
The joint statement said the current WBC welterweight champion was heading back to Las Vegas on Thursday to continue to train for a May 4 bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Guerrero was in New York promoting the fight in radio and TV interviews. The bout airs on Showtime pay per view.
Showtime and the Nevada State Athletic Commission did not return calls seeking comment about whether Guerrero's arrest would affect the fight.


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AUSTIN, Texas — Hunter education is more than a legal requirement in Texas–statistics show it saves lives. People getting ready for fall hunting are reminded of two things: those who purchased hunter education deferrals last year will need hunter education this year, and there are hundreds of courses scheduled across Texas where they can fulfill that requirement.
More than 10,000 people purchased $10 Texas hunter education deferrals in the 2004-05 license period — the first year the deferral was offered. The deferral allows a person 17 years old or older to defer hunter education completion for as long as one year. During this time they can hunt if they are accompanied by a person licensed to hunt in Texas who is at least age 17 and has passed hunter education or is exempt by age. "Accompanied" is defined as "within normal voice control."
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There are three ways to take hunter education, traditional classroom instruction, home study and skills trail testing and an online course with skills trail testing. Home study and online course participants must come to a testing site to complete their training.
"There are 240 classroom courses scheduled across the state between now and next January, but it's good to complete the course early," said Terry Erwin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hunter education coordinator. "Experience shows some people wait until the last minute, and these courses are subject to change as they fill up daily. There are also 106 home study courses currently offered."
A complete listing of hunter education courses is on the TPWD Web site.
Since 1972, more than 685,000 Texans have completed the hunter education course, which is mandatory in 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. Hunter education became a legal requirement in 1988. Partly as a result of hunter education, Texas hunting accident rates have steadily decreased from a high of more than 12 accidents per 100,000 hunters in 1966 to below five accidents per 100,000 hunters in recent years.
"Texas is always looking for responsible individuals who would like to give something back by becoming a hunter education instructor," Erwin said.
Volunteer instructors must be at least 21 years old, have taken the hunter education course, filled out an application, and been through a game warden interview and an instructor course. Anyone interested can contact TPWD at (800) 792-1112, Ext. 4999 or see the TPWD Web site.
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Since the attack Sept. 11 on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Libyan authorities have made it more difficult for international journalists to work in the country.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises is the world's second largest cruise operator by number of ships, behind leader Carnival (CCL), which operates around 90 ships. [1][2] Royal Caribbean operates nearly 40 ships and has over 92,00 berths to over 400 destinations, while carrying around 4 million passengers.[3] RCL operates its ships under the brand names Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises, and CDF Croisières de France combining to control 23.8% of the worldwide cruise market.[4]
ths and destinations depending on the target segment.[5]
The launch of RCL's largest cruise ship, named the Allure of the Seas, means that RCL has command of the two largest cruise ships on the market. This could increase marketability of RCL in comparison to its competitors, and could drive customers of other cruise companies to pursue RCL instead. In addition to the launch, the company is also including a much larger variety of dining options in both of the two largest cruise ships. This could also prove to be an important differentiating point.
RCL has a significantly large pipeline of ships and maintains that pipeline despite any change in the economic climate. [6] For example, the worldwide economic environment between 2008 and 2009 has led to lower cruise prices and lower onboard purchases, all of which have adversely affected revenues. Growth in capacity from new ships, without an increase in the cruise industry's share of the vacation market, could depress cruise prices and compound the ability to achieve yield improvement.
Most of the company's sales come from travel agents who arrange cruises on behalf of clients. The travel agency business is not necessarily what it used to be. Given the emergence of internet-based travel bookings and direct to consumer models of selling airline tickets, their business in general has declined.[6] Because the company depends on a broad base of going-concern travel agents, any prolonged slump or major consolidation in the travel agency business could adversely impact the company. Furthermore, if travel agents force the company to increase commissions in order that they compete successfully, the company can see major pressures on margins. The approximate 10% commissions offered to travel agents as an industry standard is one of the company's largest variable costs.
Cruise lines compete for the discretionary income of consumers. Cruises and vacations are discretionary purchases, luxury goods enjoyed only when income is available for spending after necessities are covered. Thus, the discretionary income levels of the company's customer base can have a substantial effect on the company's sales. Not surprisingly, the company operates in places like the United States and Western Europe, where the per capita discretionary income is on average higher than in many other countries. Royal Caribbean in particular offers somewhat more upscale cruises and may be even more exposed to luxury purchasers than competitor Carnival (CCL). Furthermore, RCL has fewer brands than Carnival. This provides fewer opportunities for price discrimination and demographic targeting, which could exacerbate the effect of changes in household incomes, economic activity, or consumer trends. Also, while the company continues to expand internationally, it has more modest international operations than Carnival (CCL), providing it with less exposure to some more rapidly growing markets. In short, RCL is less diversified than CCL.
As the baby boomers continue entering retirement, the company stands to benefit from the tailwinds of an increase in senior traffic, as it derives a large percentage of its income from passengers over 55. It is likely that seniors may continue to gravitate toward warmer-weather vacations. Coupled with the fact that retirement means more time to one's self, and for many baby boomers, time to travel, the company has significant demographic tailwinds working in its favor.
Rising oil prices have important negative effects on the company. First, one of its largest inputs is fuels for its cruise liners, so unhedged increases that cannot be passed on to customers will have a negative impact on margins. Second, high oil prices lead to lower discretionary household income, which, as discussed previously, is an important driver for the company.
The company competes against a number of smaller cruise line operators, and one significantly larger market leader.
Carnival (CCL): Carnival Cruises is the largest operator of vacation cruise ships in the world. With more than 80 cruise liners carrying over 7 million passengers worldwide, the company commands nearly half of the global cruise industry.] The company makes money from ticket sales as well as on-board revenue from gambling, shore excursions, bar revenues, and other amenities/[7]
While it does not enjoy the same magnitude of economies of scale that Carnival does, with the second largest number of ships and capacity, the company spreads much of its corporate overhead over a larger cruise liner base and has respectable margins, since it can do things like leverage size for more favorable purchases of on-board equipment and supplies. The company also competes against smaller competitors including Star Cruises (which operates Star Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruises) and Mediterranean Shipping Company (which operates MSC Cruises and Disney Cruise Line).


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32. Indianapolis Colts (0-8) - Previously: #30 - Beloved GameCenter poster and Colts fan Taton during his team's loss:
Anyone else think the Colts should fire Jim Caldwell and bring in Taton? He at least shows some damn emotion, and I'm willing to bet Taton never would have bothered with Kerry Collins. Plus, the press conferences would be awesome, because after a loss, he would just yell, "That is sux!" over and over.
31. Miami Dolphins (0-7) - Previously: #32 - "We're a well-coached football team." -- Tony Sparano, following Miami's 20-17 loss to the Giants.
I beg to differ, kind sir.
30. Arizona Cardinals (1-6) - Previously: #29 - Patriot54 posted the following in the Live In-Games Thread:
This Scott Hanson dude from Red Zone is going crazy this year. He'll have a heart attack by the end of Week 9.
Scott Hanson? What about me? The Cardinals play like crap when I bet on them and nearly pull huge upsets when I go against them. I have no doubt that I'll beat Scott to the hospital.
29. St. Louis Rams (1-6) - Previously: #31 - I can't figure this out, so here are more Notes from NFL.com GameCenter (the first from Facebook friend Jay B):
1. "87 yard drive on a who said jags D can stop the run very long day coming jags"
I never thought I'd see anyone confuse "so-called" and "who-said." But that's why GameCenter is so wonderful.
2. "lmao we;re talkn bout this yr, n whats gonna happen tomorrow. heres a little briedf yalls offense gna get shut out and yalls d wont be able to hang, 27-7 texans"
Confused. This guy is calling for a shutout, yet he thinks the other team's going to score seven points. How could a man like this who writes so brilliantly lack so much logic?
3. "goldy locks aint gna do nuthn but throw pics if nething. mjd might have a decent game but no 150 yard gmae "
Watch out for those pictures goldy locks is apparently going to throw!
28. Seattle Seahawks (2-5) - Previously: #28 - Pete Carroll is such a lying douche bag that his own Twitter feed isn't accurate. If you missed it, the Seahawks' Twitter feed reported an hour prior to kickoff that Tarvaris Jackson would start, but Carroll opted to go with Charlie Whitehurst instead.
I can only imagine how this works in his household...
Pete Carroll's Wife: Honey, I've been slaving all day, but all the food is ready for your dinner party.
Pete Carroll: There's not going to be a dinner party.
Pete Carroll's Wife: What do you mean!? You told me a few hours ago that the entire team was coming over!
Pete Carroll: Nah, I changed my mind.
Pete Carroll's Wife: You dick!
*** Pete Carroll's wife throws out most of the food in frustration. Thirty minutes later... ***
Pete Carroll: Hey wife, the guests will be here in five minutes.
Pete Carroll's Wife: What guests?
Pete Carroll: For the dinner party I told you about. The entire team's coming. Come on, get the food ready. Chop chop!
Pete Carroll's Wife: You mother-f***ing son of a b***h, I'm going to f***ing kill you!
27. Washington Redskins (3-4) - Previously: #25 - No one should be shocked if the Redskins don't win another game this year. Perhaps they will though if they take this GameCenter user's advice, posted after the game:
Yeah! The Redskins could have lost 23-3 instead of 23-0!
26. Cleveland Browns (3-4) - Previously: #27 - I have nothing interesting to say on the Browns, so more on the Redskins:
I ranked Roy Helu over Ryan Torain in my Weekly Fantasy Football Rankings, prompting a few e-mailers to ask me why I thought Helu would get more work than Torain.
It turns out that I was both right and wrong. Helu didn't get a single carry, but had more standard-league fantasy points (2) than Torain (1).
As for my reasoning? I pretty much gave the same answer to everyone:
Helu played more snaps than Torain after Tim Hightower got hurt. But I'm not completely confident. Predicting Shanahan's running back use is like trying to figure out what women are thinking.
25. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) - Previously: #24 - Great news, Jaguar fans - you drafted Christian Ponder!
Don't believe me? Here's proof:
If stinky Blaine Gabbert is on the Vikings, then Ponder surely must be a Jaguar.
I wonder what else is happening in this alternate universe. Perhaps Emmitt Smith is a master of the English language. Maybe Rosie O'Donnell is the hottest chick on the planet. And could it be that Matt Millen actually enjoys eating kielbasa instead of sticking it into the rear ends of "100-percent USDA Men?" Nah.
24. Denver Broncos (2-6) - Previously: #22 - John Fox told the media that he devised a special game plan for Tim Tebow against the Lions. However, Fox's play-calling absolutely blew, so I decided to call him for an interview to find out what happened.
Me: Hey John, thanks for joining me.
John Fox: Hehehehehe hahahahahaha hehehehehehe hahahahahaha.
Me: What's so funny?
John Fox: Soon my plan will come to fruition, and Tim Tebow will meet his demise! Muhahahahahahaha!
Me: His demise?
John Fox: Yes! My next game plan will look even more Tim Tebow-friendly on paper, but it will ultimately bring him to destruction! Buhahahahaha!
Me: What if he overcomes it like he did against the Dolphins?
John Fox: Impossible! But if such a thing were to happen, I will convince Lord Elway to trade away Tim Tebow's favorite receiver. He seemed to like throwing to Eric Decker. Perhaps we will ship Mister Decker off to the Jaguars for a 13th-round pick! Hehehehehehehehe hahahahahahahaha!
Me: Dude, why do you hate Tim Tebow so much? He's a good guy.
John Fox: Because no matter how many times I have asked for the phone number of that well-endowed woman he is photographed with on the Internets, he will not yield!
Me: I'm pretty sure that was a random girl who took a picture with him.
John Fox: You dare oppose me, fool!? Careful, else I shall devise a game plan to make you throw four interceptions! Muhahahahahahaha!
Me: But I don't even play football.
John Fox: Well then, in that case, I shall make everyone's beloved Tebow suffer even more! When I am done with him, he will no longer believe in his precious God! Aaaaaahahahahaha buuuahahahahahaha heeeeeheheheheheh haaaahahahahahahaha!
23. Tennessee Titans (4-3) - Previously: #26 - A victory over the Colts isn't going to persuade me to think that the Titans don't stink without Kenny Britt.
A word on the Panthers and Vikings, who are one and two spots above Tennessee, respectively. I loved what Cam Newton had to say this week regarding his team's record:
If I didn't have any turnovers, we would be undefeated right now.
I think that's awesome. A great leader takes all the blame on his shoulders even when he doesn't deserve it. If it weren't for Newton, Carolina would easily be the worst team in the NFL. The Panthers are going to be great once they assemble some talent around him.
I especially loved (no homo) what Newton said because I live in Philadelphia. I've had to listen to a sandy-vagged Donovan McNabb whine and cry for years. McNabb, beloved by the biased media for whatever reason, relentlessly bashed his teammates and blamed everyone but himself, saying stuff like, "The young guys have to step up," or "The offensive line needs to do a better job," or "We were out-coached today."
It really is a shame that Minnesota wasted six games with that overrated bum under center.
2011 NFL Power Rankings: The Rest:
11. New York Giants (5-2). Previously: #15
12. Chicago Bears (4-3). Previously: #13
13. Houston Texans (5-3). Previously: #14
14. Cincinnati Bengals (5-2). Previously: #18
15. Kansas City Chiefs (4-3). Previously: #19
16. San Diego Chargers (4-3). Previously: #11
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-3). Previously: #16
18. Atlanta Falcons (4-3). Previously: #17
19. Dallas Cowboys (3-4). Previously: #12
20. Oakland Raiders (4-3). Previously: #21
21. Minnesota Vikings (2-6). Previously: #23
22. Carolina Panthers (2-6). Previously: #20
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Exclusive: Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Discusses 30th Anniversary of 'Kill 'Em All'
On July 25, 1983, Metallica released their debut studio album, 'Kill 'Em All.' Initially, 'Kill 'Em All' was not commercially successful, but 30 years later it is regarded as one of the best thrash metal albums of all time. Its rawness and speed are unmatched, and guitarist Kirk Hammett gives us a better understanding of why it is such a gritty album.
In an exclusive conversation with Loudwire, Hammett describes the recording of 'Kill 'Em All' as follows: "The way we did it was just like, we go in there, do it, knock it out, next. Go in there, do it, knock it out, next. Go in there, do it, knock it out, next. There wasn't a lot of time to second guess anything. It was all just about going for it."
The shredder goes on, "In retrospect, I think that was probably a savior for us because if we did have more time to work on that album, it wouldn't have sounded the way it does. When I think of 'Kill 'Em All,' I think of it being very visceral. We weren't second guessing ourselves because we didn't have time to do that. It was just something that we went for."
For Hammett, this was all a blur, partly because he joined Metallica right before recording started, replacing Dave Mustaine. It was also a blur, though, due to the fact that the band was living up to its 'Alcoholica' nickname. "The whole recording process is kind of foggy because we were drinking so much vodka and just about any other alcoholic beverage we could get our hands on back then," the axeman reflects.
There's no doubt the sound of 'Kill 'Em All' stems from the fast-paced mentality that went into recording the album. When paired up with Metallica's legendary balls-to-the-wall attitude, fans get one of the thrashiest albums ever created that has stood — and always will stand — the test of time.
While today (July 25) marks the actual 30th anniversary of the release of 'Kill 'Em All,' the band celebrated the milestone with a surprise performance of the entire album at their Orion Music + More festival in June. Check out footage of that gig here, and see a classic performance of 'Seek & Destroy' featuring the classic Metallica lineup of Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and the late Cliff Burton below:
Metallica Perform 'Seek & Destroy'