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Formed by the merger of the Coors Brewing Company and the Molson Company in 2005, the Molson Coors Brewing Company is the fifth largest brewer in the world by production volume. The company brews and sells 40 different beer products, in addition to selling beer via partnerships with companies like Heineken and Corona. In FY 2009, the company generated $3.03 billion in revenue.[1] Coors thrives particularly in Canada, where it commands over 41% of the market, largely through its sales of flagship brands Coors, Coors Light, and Molson. As premium beers, these brands are sold in a worldwide market characterized largely by the category's maturity and slow growth. In July 2008, Molson and SABMiller combined their US operations in a joint venture. The new venture, MillerCoors, produces approximately 50 million hectoliters, making it a formidable, albeit smaller competitor to U.S. market leader Anheuser-Busch (which sold 134 million hectoliters in 2009).[2][3] The company also competes in the alcoholic beverage market at large, which includes beer, wine, and other spirits. As the company does not have any significant presence in the wine and spirits segment, a faster growing portion of the industry, Molson Coors must seek growth in Emerging Markets and through partnerships and acquisitions. In 2010 alone, the company has expanded to Russia, Vietnam and entered a partnership with the Si'hai Beer Company in China.
Molson Coors is highly exposed to raw materials costs. Prices for the most important input materials, aluminum, barley, and grain fluctuate widely. For example, aluminum prices have fallen more than 40% from their 2008 highs of $1.50/pound to approximately $1.10/pound.[4] Since September 2009, barley prices have increased more than 50% to $161/ton in August 2010.[5]
Molson Coors was created when the Coors Brewing Company of America merged with Molson Canada on February 9, 2005. In 2007, the company announced a joint venture with SABMiller (SAB-LN). The deal, forming the second largest brewer in the US, after Anheuser-Busch Companies (BUD), was completed on July 1, 2008. Under the agreement, Molson Coors claims a 42% share in the joint venture's profits, but retains 50% voting rights. The joint venture only encompasses the company's operations in the US; its Canadian and UK businesses remain completely under the control of Molson Coors. The combined company benefits greatly from logistical and transportation synergies. Instead of having to brew Coors Light in Colorado and shipping it to the east coast, Molson Coors can now brew the beer in SABMiller's east coast breweries, creating a simpler distribution chain.[7]
In the fourth quarter of 20$09, Molson Coors posted revenues of $820.8 million, an increase of 11% from Q4 2008; net income increased 137% from the previous year to $222.1 million.[8] The company's underlying earnings increased more than 85% than 2008 as a result of a one-time reduction in the tax rate.[9] The company also gained $46 million as a result of the sale of its 19.9% controlling interest in the Montréal Canadiens NHL team.[10] These positive numbers offset a 4% decline in worldwide beer volume, driven by weak consumer demand and the company's decision to forgo selliwer-margin products in the UK.[11] The Canada segment launched three new products and with the increased volume from the purchase of Granville Island Brewing Company overall market share increased 1%; however, associated costs with the new products lead to a 5% decline in underlying earnings. For the United States, surprisingly weak consumer demand hurt volume and lead to a 9% decrease in the segment's income from Q4 2008. The UK segment, maintaining their strategy of focusing on higher-margin products, was able to increase underlying earnings for the quarter by 20% compared to 2008.[12]
In the first quarter of 2010, Molson Coors posted revenues of $661 million, an increase of 18.2% from the previous year; net income increased 38% to $104.6 million. The company's effective tax rate was significantly higher this year, which actually decreased after-tax income by 29.5% to $69.7 million.[13] Operating income for the quarter fell 8.3% to $107.5 million.[14] Worldwide, beer volume fell 3.8% in the quarter. In Canada, volume increased by 3.3% and revenues increased by 20.2% however, higher marketing and administrative costs combined with losses from pensions of workers laid off when the company shifted Blue Moon production from Canada to the US led to an overall decrease in revenues of 3.3%.[15] The company is focusing on growing market share for its various brands in Canada and as of this quarter, Coors Light is the best selling beer in Canada.[16] In the US, volume decreased 3% and revenues decreased nearly 1%, but net revenue per hectoliter increased 2.1%; this combined for a 1.3% increase in net income for the region.[17] In the UK, volume for the entire beer market decreased 5%, partly as a result of bad weather, and Molson Coors saw similar results with volume for the quarter down nearly 11%. Continuing the company's strategy of foregoing lower-margin products, the company's products generated more revenue per hectoliter, which led to a gross profit increase of 15.7%. However, higher administrative and production costs depressed net earnings 42.3% below Q1 2009.[18] During the quarter, Molson Coors signed a multiyear contract to brew ales for Carlsberg, starting in 2011.[19] Volume for International sales increased almost 20% with strong growth in China and Europe. The company also announced their $40 million investment to acquire a 51% share in their new joint venture with China's Hebei Si'hai Beer Company. The company plans to close the transaction this summer with the long-term goal of increasing their market presence in the world's largest beer market by volume.[20]
During the second quarter of 2010, Molson Coors generated revenues of $883.3 million, an increase of 10.6% from the previous year; net income for the quarter increased nearly 27% to $238.3 million. Operating income for the quarter was $295.1 million.[21] Overall volume for the quarter increased 2.2%; increased volume for Canada(2.6%) and International markets (24.2%) offset an almost 3% decrease in US volume. In Canada, sales to retail customers increased 2.2%, however higher marketing and administrative costs, along with increased sales of lower-margin products, led to a 3% decrease in pretax income.[22] In the UK, where volume rebounded from an 11% decrease last year to a 0.7% increase this year, pretax income fell 11.1%, mainly as a result of pension expenses. Good weather in June and the FIFA World Cup were both major factors in helping TAPs UK brands to closer match UK beer markets, which increased volume by 3% in the quarter. The costs of production increased 11% as a result of the pension expense and the addition of Cobra to the company's brand stable; marketing and administrative expenses increased 14%, primarily due to the same pension expense.[23] The economic environment in the US led to a weaker beer market nationwide and TAP was no exception with volume decreasing 2.9% and total net revenues falling 0.1%. However, pretax net income increased 19.8% as a result of operational efficiency and higher net pricing.[24] International sales, which increased volume more than 24%, were driven by sales in China, Latin America, and Europe. The company also gained $21.9 million as a result of a potential bidding war for Australia's Foster's Beer, in which the company has an indirect interest that increases in value proportional to Foster's stock price.[25]
In the third quarter of 2010, Molson Coors generated revenues of $875 million, an increase of 2.5% from Q3 2009; net income increased by 8.7% to $257 million. Operating income for the quarter was $417.6 million.[26] Total volume fell 4.6% with weaker volumes in the US and UK offsetting gains in Canada and International. In Canada, net sales increased more than 9% and volume grew 2.5%; total Canadian beer sales for the industry declined by 1.8% during the quarter. The company's market share grew by 1% with strong performance from its newer brands offsetting slight declines in established lines.[27] In the US, net sales remained flat while volume shrank by 2.9%. Higher pricing and decreased overhead costs buoyed revenues while sales volume contracted in accordance with the rest of the US beer market.[28] In the UK, net sales decreased by 7.4% and volume was down 12.5%. Retailer destocking after the FIFA World Cup in Summer 2010 was the primary reason for the decline and led to UK beer sales industry-wide to decrease 10%.[29] International sales grew by nearly 2% with increased volume of 11.2%. The increase was driven by growth in China, Latin America, and Europe.[30] Higher stock prices for Foster's increased the value of Molson Coor's shares in that company by $42.3 million during the quarter.[31]
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Molson Coors generated revenues of $1.21 billion, an increase of less than 2% from Q4 2009; net income for the quarter dropped by more than 50% to $109.8 million. Operating income for the quarter increased 18% to $161 million.[32] The company attributed the drop in income to an unusually low tax-rate in 2009 and claims that underlying pretax earnings increased more than 8%. The company's worldwide beer volume for the quarter fell nearly two percent as a result of a 5% volume decrease in the UK. The company's international sales improved significantly over Q4 2009 with a 55% increase in volume, however it was more than offset by flat volume in Canada, 2-3% drop in US volume, and weak sales in the UK.[33] Approximately half of the international growth was the result of the company's new joint venture with China's Hebei Si'hai Beer Company while the other half was organic growth. China is still growing rapidly while Coors Light's recent introduction in Russia and Carling's expansion to Spain have not yet generated significant returns but look promising for the future.[34] The company has a significant amount of cash on hand and has openly discussed the possibility of making a mid-size acquisition in the near future, similar to their recent venture in China or MillerCoors in the US. The company says that any acquisition would need to have a short and long-term affect on their revenue, reiterating the company's hesitancy to make major investments in risky emerging markets following their previous foibles in the early 2000's.[35][36]
Molson Coors operates in four geographic regions (corporate expenses are not allocated to either segment so individual segment net income is not reported):
The Canada segment brews, markets, sells and nationally distributes a wide variety of beer brands in Canada. Besides its own brands, the company also has distribution agreements with several foreign brewers to distribute their beers throughout Canada.[38] The company currently controls 40% of the Canada market, second only to Labatt's 44%.[39] Molson Coors' most popular Canadian brands by sales volume include:
The company has licensing agreement to distribute:
In 2008, Molson Coors entered into a joint venture with SABMiller (SAB-LN) to create MillerCoors in the United States. Molson Coors has a 42% interest in the joint venture and accounts its stake under the equity method, meaning that it claims 42% of the net income for the new company.[41] MillerCoors controls 30% of the US market, second to Anheuser-Busch InBev's 50% market share.[42] MillerCoors brews, markets, sells and nationally distributes a wide variety of beer brands in the US. The most popular brands by sales volume include:
The United Kingdom segment brews, markets, sells and nationally distributes a wide variety of beer brands in the UK. In 2009, approximately 64% of the UK segment's sales were to "on-premise" customers, predominantly pubs and restaurants, while the remaining 36% was to "off-premise" customers, mainly supermarket chains and convenience store chains.[44] The company is the third largest brewer in the UK with approximately 19% market share.[45] The most popular brands by sales volume include:
The company has licensing agreement to distribute:
The Global Markets segment grows and expands Molson Coors' product lines in Emerging Markets, mainly in Japan, China, southern Europe, and central America.[47] The segment's production is licensed to third party brewers, mainly the company's flagship Coors Light brand.
In late June 2010, Molson Coors announced the launch of Coors Light in Russia, the world's fourth largest beer market (behind China, US, and Brazil). The company will handle the marketing and advertising of the brand while the Moscow Brewing Company brews and bottles the product.[48] This latest expansion follows recent distribution deals in Spain, Vietnam, and China. In March 2010, the company announced a partnership with Mahou San Miguel to distribute Carling in Spain.[49] In May 2010, Molson Coors announced a partnership with Viet Thai International to establish the Coors Light in Vietnam, one of the world's fastest growing markets. This partnership is the company's second attempt to penetrate the Vietnam market after a failed partnership with Vietnam Brewery from 2006-2008.[50] Also in May 2010, Molson Coors paid $40 million to acquire a 51% stake in a joint venture with China's Si'hai Beer Company. The deal, which closed in September 2010, is expected to result in 50% increase in sales for both Coors Light and Si'hai Beer brands.[51]
Molson Coors sells 65 different brands of beer worldwide (14 in the U.S.). But the majority of their sales volume is concentrated in 3 different products across 3 countries: Coors Light in the U.S.; Carling in the U.K.; and Molson in Canada. In 2009, the company controlled 40% of the market share in Canada (Coors Light alone has 14% market share), 30% market share in the US, and 19% market share in the UK (Carling accounts for nearly 75% of UK sales).[52] These three mature markets have minimal annual growth, and especially in the US, Molson Coors must compete with small, local breweries for consumers' tastes and preferences. In 2009, almost 1600 craft brewers produced a combined 9.1 million barrels of beer; the size of this competition pales in comparison to the 69 million barrels that MillerCoors produces in the US alone.[53] However, the company must overcome staunch loyalties when marketing products in regions with strong local breweries.
The brewing industry tends to be categorized by a few large, dominant-players, along with many smaller, specialty and niche companies (e.g., micro-breweries). Consolidation of smaller outfits with larger ones has been common among players like Molson Coors, Anheuser-Busch, InBev, and SABMiller, all of whom have sought growth through acquisition. In October, 2007, Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) and SABMiller plc (SBMRY) announced the combination of their US operations. The new venture, MillerCoors, was formed to better challenge the American beer king, Anheuser-Busch Companies (BUD).[54]
The company utilizes a variety of agricultural and commodity products in brewing and bottling its beverages. For beer, the most important inputs are hops and barley. Barley typically constitutes 8% of the brewing costs of beer, and a significant price increase in barley, for instance, would increase the cost of the company's goods sold and put pressure on margins. Barley prices have increased 85% because of a dwindling supply.[55] Farmers are increasingly attracted to farming crops such as corn and soybeans instead of barley because of the burgeoning biofuel industry. During the commodities superspike of 2007 and 2008, the prices of these commodities rose drastically with general commodities bubble and dramatically pressured margins. They receded in late 2008, but remain elevated, and the possibility of another significant rise in Commodities represents a constant threat to profits. The company increased prices in Q4 2009 to help cover the increased ingredient costs.[56]
Molson Coors is the 5th largest brewer in the world. However, it has a much larger market share in its three primary countries - United States, Canada, and United Kingdom.
Molson is the second largest brewer by volume in Canada with 40% of the market share by volume, while the Labatt brand (owned by the world's largest brewer, InBev (INB-BT)), has 44% market share.[61] Coors Light has 14% of the market share and Molson Canadian has 8%. Canada is a mature market that is characterized by heavy competition among large-scale producers, regional breweries and microbreweries.[62] While the trends in overall beer consumption have been more positive than those in the US, volume fell less than 1% in 2009 after six years of steady annual growth of 1%.[63]
Coors Breweries Limited is Molson Coors's arm in Western Europe and is the third largest brewer in the UK, controlling 19% of Europe's second largest market.[64] In this market, Scottish and Newcastle UK have the largest market share with 26% followed by Inbev UK with 20%, then Molson Coors, and lastly Carlsberg UK with 13%.[65]


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text: Lawmakers look at lottery scholarship amountsSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:11 pmChuck Bartels, Associated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A state senator on Tuesday proposed addressing a $23 million projected shortfall in money available for lottery-funded scholarships by adjusting awards for students so they get less as underclassmen but more as they advance.The proposal by Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, drew immediate criticism from former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who spearheaded the effort that got the lottery on the ballot."This is in no way what was described to Arkansas voters," Halter said outside the hearing room.Halter, a Democrat, said voters were told that scholarships would be administered in a manner that would be "universal, simple and fair."Legislators have complained regularly about the high rate of students who don't remain eligible for their scholarships – about 40 percent at four-year schools and higher at community colleges. They are trying to devote more money to students most likely to graduate while also addressing the budget problem."This was one idea of what, hopefully, will be many ideas to fix this cash flow issue we have and will continue to have with our lottery scholarships," Key said.Key proposed a graduated funding method in which freshmen would receive $2,000, sophomores $3,000, juniors $4,000, and seniors $5,000. That would apply to students at two-year and four-year schools.Currently, students at four-year schools receive $4,500 and those at community colleges receive $2,250. The first class receiving lottery scholarships, in the 2010-2011 academic year, was awarded $5,000 and $2,500.Amounts paid to those classes wouldn't change under Key's plan."Our commitment has been whatever you start with is what you get," Key said. "No change to that."Key also said legislators may look at changing minimum grade-point average requirements and qualifying scores on the ACT.To qualify now, students must score at least a 19 on the ACT and have a 2.5 GPA. Legislators set the bar relatively low to encourage more students to attend college. Students have to maintain their GPA and pass a minimum number of credit hours to remain eligible.Rep. Barry Hyde, D-North Little Rock, said cutting the amount for which freshmen are eligible would discourage students from starting college.Halter also said reducing money for underclassmen would cut off access to post-secondary education for many students.He said legislators should "take a successful program and amplify it, not fundamentally change it."Legislators had to change the scholarship amount after the 2010-2011 academic year because officials underestimated how many applicants would opt for four-year schools. Legislators figured applications would be evenly split between universities and community colleges, but about 80 percent of applications were for four-year schools.The state put up a $20 million reserve for the scholarship fund and Key said the program is on track to burn through that money in a few years.Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, said it is important to get a plan worked out quickly so graduating high school seniors will be able to plan."I see us working through some type of matrix that takes into account the current eligibility requirements and some type of curative approach and I'm not sure what else falls into that," Dismang said.Any resolution would have to be approved in the legislative session that starts in January.Key said legislators have to address the projected shortfall before it becomes a bigger problem."We need to fix it now rather than wait for that day to hit," Key said. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in the Midwest would like you to know something about the government shutdown that closed the national parks and put 800,000 workers on the street: They had nothing to do with it. Please don't blame them.
That message spilled out of the offices of state legislators, and even governors, in public statements, tweets and interviews as politicians outside Washington scrambled to insulate themselves from the partisan turmoil that sent repercussions across the country.
No shutdowns here, they assured, in one state capital after another. We wouldn't do that.
"Here in Lansing, we will continue to work hard on solutions to issues facing Michigan's families," declared Rep. Al Pscholka, a conservative Republican from southwestern Michigan.
Said Republican Gov. Rick Snyder about his way with budget problems: "We came in, did tax reform, balanced the budget, have done that several years successfully."
In Missouri, Republican Sen. Ryan Silvey of Kansas City joked on Twitter that he couldn't tweet because of the shutdown but added: "Oh, wait. We passed our budget, balanced & on time. Nevermind. As you were."
The shutdown began Tuesday after a group of tea party Republicans in Congress made a last-ditch effort to block funding for President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul. Apparent to all, even in state capitals miles away, were the lessons of the shutdowns during Bill Clinton's presidency. Many voters blamed Republicans and exacted retribution in the next election.
Should any partisan blame start flying now, state politicians, especially moderate Republicans in the Midwest, want cover.
In Michigan, Snyder, who fought tough battles over fiscal issues with Democrats in the GOP-controlled Legislature, made his state's budget negotiating process sound like a high school civics class.
His advice to his federal counterparts: "Stop blaming, stop taking credit, get in a room, solve the problem and keep moving forward."
Rep. Joe Haveman, another Republican from western Michigan, said his colleagues like budget agreements, not blocking them.
Lawmakers got a "budget approved four months early," he said. "That's the new normal in Lansing."
But Michigan Democrats noted that Snyder and the Republicans also rammed a right-to-work measure through the Legislature with no compromise, prompting huge union protests at the Capitol.
Michigan's aversion to shutdowns was heightened by two brief but embarrassing deadlocks in 2007 and 2009 that brought scorn down on both parties.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, was among those testifying to the virtues of compromise and conciliation. This after months of pitched battles with his Republican Legislature, in which he vetoed 29 bills and waged a cross-state public campaign to kill a GOP-approved tax cut.
While the federal government closes, he said, "We reach across the aisle to balance budgets, control spending and protect our AAA credit rating."
Most polling immediately before the shutdown showed Republicans taking more heat from the public than Obama. No major polls have been released since workers were sent home Tuesday.
The potential for backlash is especially dangerous for Republicans in battleground states like Michigan where independents, not the tea party, decide elections. The GOP in several Midwestern states takes a less combative approach to interparty differences, in contrast to tea party bastions like Texas, home of anti-Obamacare leader Sen. Ted Cruz.
GOP leaders in the moderate states were eager to point that out.
"We run different than the federal government," said Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican. "We work to solve problems instead of fighting with each other. I don't spend my time attacking the Democrats in the Legislature. In fact, we had a very successful session."
Oklahoma's Republican Gov. Mary Fallin and Colorado's Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper sent a letter on the behalf of the National Governors Association warning Obama and congressional leaders of "severe" consequences from the shutdown or from failing to raise the federal debt ceiling this month.
"Sustainable economic growth requires certainty and predictability from all levels of government," the letter said.
In Wisconsin, Republican Gov. Scott Walker brought union demonstrators pouring into the state Capitol two years ago when he pushed through tough budget cutting measures. But his largely like-minded, Republican-controlled Legislature has precluded many collisions these days.
This week he asserted that he's not like the combatants in Washington.
"I think not just in Wisconsin, but in states across the country, there are a lot of governors and lawmakers from both parties who wish the folks in Washington in both parties would act more like the states and less like our nation's capital," Walker said.
Associated Press writers Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., and Catherine Lucey in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.


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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 7 (US - DVD R1)
Gabe watches even more anthropamorphic fast food adventures...
Aqua Teen Hunger Force has just about officially become Adult Swim's closest equivalent to The Simpsons. Normally a seven season, hundred episode run wouldn't be comparable to a twenty one season, 464 episode run, but by Adult Swim standards the numbers pretty much add up. Both shows have been on long enough their longevities are as inevitable as the morning sunrise. Both shows also spawned theatrical film releases, which most fans agreed were average at best. Neither series has devolved into utter worthlessness, but no one involved is working to the standards of the best episodes, and sadly, no one watching is expecting anything more. Fans now watch ATHF and The Simpsons out of habit, and we celebrate minor flashes of brilliance a little too heartily. This seventh 'collection' release of ATHF (which features a rather paltry 11 episodes) starts with the fifth season six episode, and includes four season seven episodes, though release order doesn't appear to have been an important issue.
Creature From Plaque Lagoon (episode number 83) is a semi-sequel to Dickesode. Dr. Wongburger, whose original plan involved collecting penises to create a spaceship, has moved on to teeth. The Aqua Teens stumble on this information while trying to capture the Tooth Fairy. This relatively laugh-free episode recycles too many classic ATHF elements, and features guest voice work from Metalocalypse director Jon Schnepp.
Time Machine (episode number 84), which sees Frylock creating a time machine that doesn't actually go forward in time, but warps to Carl's house, is actually pretty funny, though for many of the same reasons other episodes do not work – familiarity. There are dozens of episodes featuring Shake taking advantage of Flylock's inventions, but for some reason the formula continues to work.
2-and-a-Half Star Wars out of 5 (episode 85) is the series' first excessively Star Wars-themed episode. The image of a naked Wookie, complete with nipples is funny, as is the 'Drewbacca' character on the whole, but the episode is only particularly memorable for its music, which perfectly apes the constant, cheerful chatter of John Williams' score.
Fry Legs (episode 86) is one in the series more successful run of 'scorched-earth' Frylock episodes, that remind us the series' 'hero' can be just as dark as the other characters. There aren't many hearty laughs in watching Frylock stalk a random IT woman after building himself a set of 'working' arms and legs, but Fry Legs is one of the collections more memorable episodes.
Der Inflatable Fuhrer (episode 87) is probably my favourite in the collection for it's utter strangeness. Frylock is hired by a shadowy, balloon-shaped man with a German accent to synthesize a killer virus. Turns out the man is Hitler, who became a balloon at the end of WWII. Shake and Meatwad provide some healthy supporting cast laughs as well. This is the closest the creators have gotten to the brilliant stupidity of the show's second and third seasons.
The Last One Forever and Ever (episode 88), which features a whole bunch of live-action, skit-like stuff, was apparently popular among fans, but I found it dreadfully unfunny. Perhaps it's my aversion to stuff like Tim and Eric Awesome Show, but poking fun at laziness doesn't really make laziness any better. Even the presence of H. Jon Benjamin ( Home Movies, Venture Bros, Archer) didn't make the episode any more tolerable.
Rubberman (episode 91) is a relatively forgettable episode, in which Frylock creates a duck out of used condoms and needles. There are a few grotesquely amusing moments, and Meatwad-centric episodes are few and far between on this collection, but I'm struggling to find anymore compliments.
Multiple Meats (episode 97) is another personal favourite. Shake cuts Meatwad into two pieces, and each piece becomes self aware. Soon the house is filled with dozens of tiny Meatwads, playing poker, and practicing democracy. This episode mixes sweet and cute, with gross and wrong just like the best Meatwad centric episodes should.
Monster (episode 93) is well placed on the collection in that it's another episode that features Meatwad in the lead. Once again Shake and Frylock take the opposite course of action when Meatwad develops a problem, this time a fear of a monster in his closet. Once again, Meatwad's fears are confirmed. Carl scores some laughs in this one, but otherwise it's a pretty routine seventh season episode.
Rabbot Redux (episode 90) picks up where The Last One Forever and Ever left off. The Aqua Teens move into a new house on the other side of Carl's property, and events play out as a sort of mirror image of the pilot episode. This in-joke heavy episode is pretty funny, and would've actually been a decent place to leave the series (though so would the movie).
Eggball (episode 92) finishes things off with the story of Shake's journey to Death Island, where he looks for replacement steel balls for his personally modeled pinball machine. The ball laying birds are very funny, but the episode appears to have stolen its surprise climax from an episode of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.
I'm continuously confused as to why Adult Swim doesn't release more of their shows on Blu-ray, as many have been readjusted for HD television. Obviously The Venture Bros is more theatrical, and I'm thankful for the Blu-ray release of season three, but I assume that Aqua Teen Hunger Force's fan base is big and loyal enough to buy HD releases, and think the studio is losing some cash on the detail. This anamorphic DVD release is far from an underachievement in terms of video quality, however, and my Blu-ray player's up-conversion takes the image quality pretty close to the HD television broadcasts. The show's style, a mix of monochromatic pieces of character animation and close to realistic background elements, which is purposefully flat in terms of image depth, lends itself pretty well to 480p's image compression. The colours are very vibrant, the black outlines are sharp, and the background details are more easily discernable than previous season releases. Compression artefacts include some edge-enhancement, some general noise in the busiest details, and minor pixilation, especially during movement. I'm actually more concerned with the 16x9 framing, which the show's producers and animators never seem to get the hang of. Head room, or more appropriately fry and straw room, is always a little too tight for comfort.
I've done it before, but watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force in 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound is always a strange experience. This collection is a little more sonically effective than the older releases, but the rear channels are still mostly left out of the equation. The majority of noise comes from the either the center channel, which features most of the effects and dialogue, and the stereos, which feature the bulk of the music. The usual effects, like the sounds of Shake's straw in particular, are a bit louder here than previous releases, and the overall compositions are more active. There is some directional movement across the front, and some echo runoff in the rears, but I'm more impressed with the punchy LFE presence, which adds quite a bit to the music and all too consistent explosions. The music is the aural front-runner, and includes a plethora of styles to work out the stereo channels.
The extras begin with 'Live Action Behind the Scenes, 12 Minutes That Changed Television for 12 Minutes', a look at the making of The Last One Forever and Ever (18:30), which features interviews with the cast and crew, along with footage from the set building and production design, and some general, fly-on-the wall footage of acting and directing. The series creators compare the episode to a David Lynch movie, which is actually pretty accurate. Executive producer Mike Lazzo's reaction is also appropriate (he hates it). 'Rubberman Behind the Scenes: Your Mom and Uncle Sing about Condoms' (3:30) is an amusing look at the recording of the 'Lance the Duck' theme song, which is appropriately gross, and sung by real professional, middle-aged musicians. 'Dumb Down Your Smart Phone' is a collection of ringtone samples from Carl and Meatwad. 'Terror Phone II: The Legend of Rakenstein' (15:37) is a mega-meta live-action short film featuring some of the show's voice actors, presented in some pretty aggressive 5.1 surround. Things end with 'Live Action Carl: The Dave Long Story: Shave Your Head, Grow a Mustache and Gain 80lbs for a Shot at Fame' (11:20), a collection of auditions for the Last One Forever and Ever episode.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force seems to have bottomed out over the years, but the bottom has proven more entertaining than expected. This seventh collection of episodes is spotty, but I can't imagine the show's fans having any major problems, even with the live action episode, which I hated. Adult Swim is missing out on some extra cash by not releasing this set, which was aired in HD, on Blu-ray disc, but I also don't have many real complaints with the image quality of this standard definition collection. Extras are decent, especially since the shows creators are paying major lip service to their fans, but there's nothing in the special features section you absolutely need to watch.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 1st June 2010
Discs: 0
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH
Extras: Live Action Behind the Scenes, 12 Minutes That Changed Television for 12 Minutes, Rubberman Behind the Scenes: Your Mom and Uncle Sing about Condoms, Dumb Down Your Smart Phone, Terror Phone II: The Legend of Rakenstein, Live Action Carl: The Dave Long Story: Shave Your Head, Grow a Mustache and Gain 80lbs for a Shot at Fame
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means
Genre: Animation and Comedy
Length: 127 minutes
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So here we go again. The African Cup Of Nations kicks off this week to the delight of football fans everywhere and the chagrin of a small group of managers who lose key players for a few weeks.
Later this week we'll asses which clubs are going to suffer the most during the month, but for now it is time to look back and salute some of the great Africans who played in the Premiership.
I have chosen 15 players who in one way or another all made their presence felt in the English league. Some, like Mido, only really shone for one season, others, like Lucas Radebe and Lauren had a huge impact over an extended period of time.
Anyhow here then are the 15. Tell us in the comments who we missed. And roll on South Africa v Cape Verde Islands.
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Freddie Kanoute
Not too many Malians have made their mark in the Premiership - Liverpool's Mohamed Sissoko is another that springs to mind - and in many ways Kanoute's story is one of unfulfilled promise rather than total success. He had interesting years at both Spurs and West Ham, creating chances and scoring the odd goal for both teams. Spurs fans weren't however too fazed when he signed for Sevilla in 2005. They perhaps should have been for Kanoute became a huge star in Spain where his goal ratio - not too far shy of one per two games - thrust the team into the upper echelons of the Liga while propelling them to two consecutive UEFA Cups. In recognition he was named African Footballer Of the Year in 2007.


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Barnett says the action they're calling for is your social security number. If they get that, you're a potential victim of identity theft.
"They can apply for loans, they can get a job, they can run tons of credit cards," Barnett said. "You can do anything with that social security number."
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A look at three keys for Alabama in Monday night's Allstate BCS National Championship Game:
1. Finish drives: Alabama moved the football in the first game, but hurt itself with penalties, negative-yardage plays and turnovers from the 30-yard line on in. Give LSU's defense credit for some of that, but the Crimson Tide also have to make sure they're doing the little things right to finish drives. They can't repeatedly misfire on first down every time they move close to the red zone. And even if their drives don't end in touchdowns, they need to give their kickers a better chance with 30- and 35-yard field goals as opposed to 45- and 50-yarders.
2. Play even in special teams: Nobody in Alabama's camp is conceding the special-teams battle to LSU, but the Tigers kick and punt the ball better, not to mention cover punts and kickoffs better. What Alabama can't have happen is a critical breakdown in the kicking game, or more precisely, to get pummeled in the kicking game the way the Crimson Tide did the last time these two teams met. Alabama doesn't necessarily have to win the special-teams battle to win the game, but the Crimson Tide could sure help themselves by making a few plays in special teams and playing the Tigers to a draw. Return specialist Marquis Maze could be huge in this game.
3. Force Jefferson to throw: As much time as Alabama has had to prepare for this game, it would be a major surprise if LSU has as much success running the option as it did the last time. The Crimson Tide will do everything they can to put this game on Jordan Jefferson's right arm (instead of his legs) and make him throw. They don't think Jefferson can beat them throwing the ball from the pocket. In particular, Alabama wants to get Jefferson in a steady dose of third-and-long situations, which is where this defense is most lethal.
Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com
Here are three keys for No. 1 LSU (13-0, 8-0) in Monday night's Allstate BCS National Championship Game against No. 2 Alabama (11-1, 7-1):
Jordan Jefferson's play: You never quite know which Jefferson will show up in games. Will it be the one who stumbled through the first half of the SEC championship game against Georgia? Or, as he did against Arkansas, will it be the one who threw for 208 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 48 yards and another score? Jefferson has that Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde quality. Alabama's players lauded Jefferson's running ability and referred to him as the Tigers' X-factor on offense. While he can hurt teams with his feet, he can also scare his team with his passing decisions. He isn't a top-notch thrower, so keeping him comfortable will be key and it will also be important to make him effective in the option game.
Put pressure on AJ McCarron: You know Alabama's offense will go through running back Trent Richardson, but Alabama is going to look to stretch the field with its young quarterback. McCarron was flustered for most of the night when these two teams met back in November. He'll already be in a pretty hostile environment inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, so making him uncomfortable in the pocket will really benefit LSU's defense. McCarron has the skill to make some plays against the Tigers' defense, but this is still his first year as Alabama's starter and this is the biggest game he's ever been in. Mistakes will occur if he loses the mental game.
Continue to pound the ball on the ground: LSU made its mark on offense by wearing down defenses with its running game. What made the Tigers so successful in this area was their ability to throw out multiple backs at a time. Spencer Ware entered the year as the starter, but LSU got solid production out of three other running backs and now have a new leading rusher in Michael Ford and have found the back of the future in Kenny Hilliard. LSU was one of just two FBS schools to rush for more than 100 yards on Alabama's top-ranked rushing defense this season after churning out 148 yards on the ground in November.
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Series Preview: Nationals v. Cubs, August 19, 2013 – August 22, 2013
The Nationals have not proved to be the team many expected them to be. Baseball is a funny game, and all that. Just look at their roster and try and figure out how they're under .500.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs dropped two of three to the Cardinals, and have lost six of seven overall.
The Nationals have lost three of four, but won five in a row before that. Still, they're three games below .500, 15.5 games out in the NL East. Of course, that's good enough for second place in that particular division.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Monday, August 19 at 7:05 CT on CSN.
- Tuesday, August 20 at 7:05 CT on CSN.
- Wednesday, August 21 at 7:05 CT on WGN.
- Thursday, August 22 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Jeff Samardzija (6-11, 4.29), Chris Rusin (2-2, 3.06), Jake Arrieta (1-0, 0.69), Travis Wood (7-10, 3.13)
- David DeJesus, LF
- Junior Lake, CF
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Welington Castillo, C
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Donnie Murphy, 3B
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Pitcher
Starters: Jordan Zimmermann (14-6, 3.02), Dan Haren (7-11, 4.79), Ross Ohlendorf (2-30, 1.85), Stephen Strasburg (6-9, 2.93)
- Denard Span, CF
- Anthony Rendon, 2B
- Bryce Harper, RF
- Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
- Adam LaRoche, 1B
- Jayson Werth, LF
- Ian Desmond, SS
- Kurt Suzuki, C
- Pitcher
Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
Before his 3-4 effort yesterday, Junior Lake was 0 for his last 12.
Chris Rusin has put together a number of solid starts, but he could inspire a little more confidence going forward if he missed a few more bats. As it stands, he still strikes me as a number 6/7 type starter for the Cubs in 2014, but I'm perfectly happy to keep watching him this year, and seeing if he changes my mind.
Bryce Harper has great overall numbers this year, and he's just 20, so I'm not going to dump on him. But if you take out his blistering April, he's hitting just .228/.336/.403.
Not sure how he's doing it, but Ross Ohlendorf has a sub-2 ERA over 34 innings for the Nationals this year, and a healthy 3.22 K/BB ratio.
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Nationals series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
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With the world's demand for fuel efficient engines only growing, Ford said today it would soon build a 1-liter, three-cylinder version of its EcoBoost engine for small cars around the world, including the United States.
The whole EcoBoost idea — build smaller engines that get better fuel economy but maintain the power of their larger ancestors with turbocharging and direct fuel injection — has been a winner so far for Ford, with 180,000 EcoBoost-powered vehicles in North America to date. Derrick Kuzak, head of Ford's global vehicle development, says 90% of Ford's lineup will have an Ecoboost option by 2013.
The 1-liter, 3-cylinder was first shown in the Ford Start concept in China last year. Ford said it expects the 1-liter to make the same power and torque as the 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine in the Ford Fiesta, which makes 120 hp today. Kuzak also said Ford would soon launch a new 8-speed automatic transmission and a continually variable transmission for its hybrids.


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49ers' Smith named in lawsuit in alleged shooting
Sep. 04, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith and former Niners tight end Delanie Walker have been named in a lawsuit by a Northern California man who said he was shot during a party at Smith's house.
In the suit filed Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, David Kleczek, an attorney for Ronndale Esporlas, claims that Smith and Walker fired weapons illegally during a party at Smith's San Jose home on June 29, 2012.
The players charged a $10 admission and $5 per drink, the lawsuit said. Smith, 23, and Walker, 29 were allegedly intoxicated on Smith's balcony when they later fired gunshots in the air while trying to end the party, the lawsuit said.
Kleczek said they then moved to the driveway where he alleged more shots were fired. Esporlas, 21, was shot twice in the leg while he was allegedly "caught in the crossfire between the two groups of people firing gunshots at each other," the lawsuit said.
As a result, Esporlas, "sustained serious, catastrophic and permanent injuries," the lawsuit said. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
Esporlas could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Neither Walker nor Smith, who was stabbed at the party, has been charged in the incident. Walker now plays for the Tennessee Titans.
At the Niners' headquarters in Santa Clara on Wednesday, Smith said the lawsuit came as no surprise but he declined to discuss it specifically.
Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers' head coach, when asked if he had spoken to Smith about the lawsuit, said, "the team is handling it."
At the Titans' headquarters in Nashville, Walker said after the team's practice Wednesday that he's focused on the season opener Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"That's something that I can't worry about that happened a year ago," Walker said.
When asked by reporters if it was strange that a lawsuit is filed more than a year after the alleged incident, Walker said, "You said it. Said it best."
Titans coach Mike Munchak said he talked with Walker briefly and said it won't distract the team.
"I think he handled himself I'm sure well in the whole matter," Munchak said. "That's not something we're concerned about."
Associated Press writers Janie McCauley in Santa Clara, Calif., and Teresa Walker in Nashville, Tenn., contributed to this report.


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I have a problem with a 15-year old Heil natural gas furnace that is connected to a Honeywell CT3500 thermostat. The inducer/exhaust fan cycles on and off (about 10-15 seconds on, then shuts off, then immediately cycles on again) - extremely annoying and not exactly "silent" either. This happens only with the thermostat NOT calling for heat or cooling: if the thermostat clicks on (I can hear the relay quite clearly), the cycling stops and the exhaust fan runs continuously and everything runs normally.
Apparently (so the girlfriend tells me), this started happening when the old mercury thermostat was removed and replaced with the Honeywell - before my time in this house.
I had a technician come by last week and of course, the problem didn't manifest itself while he was present. He pulled the vacuum tube off the fan motor to test that it had enough negative pressure to activate the pressure switch properly - it did. He spoke of replacing the fan, the igniter, and gas valve/control unit if he came back and could catch it doing it.
Luckily the service call was free because my suspicion is that the problem is not with the furnace and that if I had the old mercury thermostat and swapped out the Honeywell, I would find the problem would go away.
I'd like to resolve this once and for all. I'm handy with electronics and electrical work and have done tons of repair work. I've heard that an isolation relay might be needed? Or even simpler: are there programmable thermostats on the market that would be capable of handling the situation (i.e. have their own circuitry that emulates an isolation relay)?
What tests would be recommended with my meter to determine the problem lies with the thermostat? Should I pick up a manual thermostat and try it out? But really the end solution would be to have a proper programmable unit that doesn't cycle the d*mn exhaust fan - if that's the problem.


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Charles Bridges, Castine, ca. 1864Item 67295 info
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All told, 180,000 blacks from both the North and the South served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Charles Bridges was one of some 7,000 whites who served as their officers.
Bridges' career spans the whole length of the Civil War, and provides snapshots as it gradually changed. Bridges was there as enlistments of 90 days gave way to those of two and three years, as a war that was meant to end in the summer of 1861 dragged on for four years, and as the United States government took increasingly determined steps towards ending slavery.
Bridges transferred soon after the beginning of black enlistment – a moment that did not herald true equality, as evidenced by discriminatory allocation of duty and unequal pay.
Bridges served for more than four years, roughly splitting his time between Virginia and Louisiana. Yet, particularly in the 2nd Maine but even to some extent in the 80th USCT, his home community was reconstituted in the men with whom he served.
The men of Company B, 2nd Maine, the "Castine Light Infantry," mostly lived within 25 miles of the namesake town. After he transferred to the USCT, Bridges served with his friend William S. Mudgett, and it was probably through Maine connections that they received their appointments.
If not for the intervention of Colonel Woodman, their friend John C. Phinney would likely have joined them as well.
With little remaining that attests to Bridges' personal experience, it is the persistence of these personal and community ties, even at great distance from Penobscot Bay, that is most prominent.


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Air con operating manual
Any know where I could get a operating manual in English for a saijo Denki SJ-W air con unit. Everything I can get online is in thai.
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Why not give them a call on their hotline 02 832 1999. Might be Thai only but I'm sure you can get someone local to help if this is an issue.
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Re: Air con operating manual
I haven't figured mine out after ten years. I just put it on the snowflake and set the fan to the icon that looks like a volume control going up and down. There are other clues I could give you but it would spoil the fun of trying to figure out who on earth designed the "human" interface.
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Try their company website if it is in English. I found my Mitishubishi manual on their website.
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I had the same issue with my new Daikin aircon, online manual only available in Thai. I emailed them asking for an English version. My email was passed from Customer Service department to their Enginnering department where it was passed between a couple engineers. Within 2 days one of the engineers emailed me an English version of the manual, excellent service !
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I built my solar water geyser on poles. I had no suitable north facing roof aspect and no suitable slope. The geyser sits 4.5 meters high on it's own platform atop two wooden poles. The solar panel attaches to the platform by a solid steel bar forming a hinge. It was a study in Roman catapults. I hinged the poles that carry the geyser with two others grouted into the ground and built the whole contraption on the ground and then "catapulted" it up to it's final resting place. The panel was jacked up on a set of "rails" that finally swung up on the steel hinge mentioned above and the lower legs of the rails attached to two other poles grouted into the ground. IT ALL WORKS !!!!!
Needless to say I am now a pole "expert" or so I thought. I love hinging things and devising systems. Anyway being the greenkeeper for the bowling club I was able to buy the old levelling machine from the club. Two parts of the machine consisted of two 6 meter long 11cm steel channels. I intend to box these channels and that will form the central carrying "pole" of my mast and it will be hinged in the middle between two 6 meter wooden poles grouted into the ground forming a scissor arrangement. To this end I went shopping for my poles and bought two 6 meter 150 mm dia "cylinders" (machined wooden poles that have the same diameter throughout). Just there I encountered my first epiphany - these cylinders are HEAVY.
The cylinders were loaded at the mill on to my friend's bakkie and When we offloaded these I found out just how heavy these things are !!! I was staggering backwards with the one end cupped in my hands between my legs when the other end came off the bakkie. Old Dries had his arms around the cylinder intending to make a controlled transition between the bakkie and us. It never happened like that. It was simply too heavy. He barely had enough strength to get clear and let it fall - I was forced to let go as well. No one was hurt but we were a bit wiser. With a lot more circumspection we offloaded the other one.
All this heavy stuff is lying in my backyard. Well now I have a much wiser me. It's heavy !!!!!!
I am devising plans and am as happy as a cricket because that's what I do. Plan and execute - watch this space.
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"100 Stories - A Centennial Exhibition"
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Q: Should you buy refurbished electronics?
A: With the holidays coming up and the economy crushing your wallet, it makes sense to consider less-expensive toys as gifts — for yourself as well as others. You won't be giving up much, either: Even year-old models can outperform the best gadgets from just three years ago.
Refurbished gear, in many cases, is perfectly good hardware that has been returned within 30 days of a sale. Buyer's remorse could be one reason. Another is lots of people don't read the manual, so they can't figure out how to get a feature working, which in their minds makes the item "broken."
In other instances, refurbished gear has had internal problems that have been fixed by the manufacturer or an authorized seller, so it's as good as new but at a good discount.
If you are thinking of going the refurbished route, here are some things to consider:
Buy directly from a manufacturer's website or from an authorized dealer or repair service. They have the specified parts to bring a piece of technology back up to spec, and in many cases you can save up to 20 percent off the cost of a new version of the item. That guy on Craigslist or that gal on eBay selling a used laptop might not have bothered to fix the logic board or worse, might not know that it's damaged.
Take note of these stats from Consumer Reports: Among laptops, 36 percent eventually need repair (Toshiba and Acer are dubbed reliable brands). Also: 32 percent of desktops eventually need repair (Consumer Reports names Apple a reliable brand) and 15 percent of LCD TVs eventually need repair (Consumer Reports says Panasonic, Sanyo and Sylvania are reliable brands.)
Before buying a popular item, check out user reviews on Amazon to see how many buyers had mechanical problems with the product. If a slew of people are complaining about how quickly the product died after purchase, buying it refurbished might still mean buying someone else's headache.
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The outdoor plaza between the newly renovated Prairie Capital Convention Center�s lobby and the building�s parking lot will be known as the BOS Plaza due to a $90,000, two-year sponsorship from Bank of Springfield approved Monday by the center�s board.
Summer concerts and other events that might be centered around wine-tasting or specialty foods are among possible uses for the plaza, said general manager Brian Oaks.
The board also approved one-year sponsorships Monday, including $12,500 from Evan Lloyd Architects, the Springfield firm that designed the $16 million renovation of the center that is nearly complete, for signs in the main hall; and $10,000 from Ameren Illinois, for having its name on concrete column �wraps� in the main hall. Also approved was receipt of $1,000 for temporary signs that a Springfield restaurant, Westwoods Lodge Pub and Grill, had at two recent events at the center.
Oaks said in the past, there have been beer and soda sponsors indoors.
�We had initially held off doing (other) sponsorships as we got through the renovation process,� Oaks said, �because we wanted to make sure that we were offering a product that was going to have return on investment for our partners. So now, coming out of renovation, we�re really excited that people see the same value that we do in exposure to the 350,000 people a year who come through the building.�
In a news release, Shawn Mayernick, director of business partnerships at the convention center, thanked Bank of Springfield for the $45,000-a-year sponsorship.
�Having this one-of-a-kind outdoor area gives us the opportunity to add events that will help us increase our economic impact,� Mayernick said. �In the past, we were slower in warm weather months as people want to enjoy outdoor entertainment. Now we have that outdoor destination with BOS Plaza.�
Oaks said money from sponsorships will help the center�s bottom line.
�This is part of our long-range plan to try and make sure that we�re able to, on an annual basis, invest into capital improvements,� Oaks said, �and now that we have this nice, renovated facility, make sure that we�re continually keeping it up and making it a product that Springfield can be proud of.�
Mike Coffey Jr., chairman of the center�s board, said he was �very excited� with the sponsorships coming in and �extremely impressed� with the role of Mayernick and Oaks selling those sponsorships. On Coffey�s motion, the board also approved paying commissions to those officials as checks clear. As approved earlier by the board, Mayernick gets 10 percent of sponsorship amounts, and Oaks gets 5 percent.
Also Monday, on a motion from member Gregory Sronce, the board decided to take proposals for future annual audits of the center�s finances, as the same firm has done audits for years.
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Vietnam vet remembers
Hecox: No time for fear
(Editor's note: Portions of a letter Steve Hecox wrote to his parents while on a boat bound for Vietnam appear throughout this story.)
Steve Hecox had no idea whether he would ever see family and friends again after leaving for Vietnam in the fall of 1968.Soldiers in body bags were shipped home daily. A country on fire from napalm bombs and death in steamy jungles screamed from television sets and the pages of newspapers and magazines.
At age 20, Hecox signed up for the U.S. Army Reserves in 1965, two years after he graduated from Brady High School.
"I thought I could stay home and not have to go to Nam," Hecox said about the reason he volunteered.
He also didn't want to break family tradition. An older brother, Dick, was in the Marines in Vietnam and his father had served in World War II and Korea.
At the time, students were demonstrating against a war on the other side of the world while U.S. leaders claimed the conflict was necessary to stop the spread of Communism.
Hecox said he didn't pay much attention to all of that because "if you go in with your chin down and a bad attitude, you'll be in trouble."
Instead, they made light of what was happening.
"The college riots and everything," he said. "We were over there to do a job and we couldn't do anything about the protests here. There was no time to think about them."
"At 8:15, I mosey up to the lounge and listen to the news of the war-torn world, the hippies and yippies and of course Hubert (Humphrey) has usually made some radical statement..."
As part of the 295th Ordinance Company out of Hastings, Hecox was called for duty while attending technical school in Hastings and working for a company that built well equipment.
The company included men from Hastings, Grand Island, York and surrounding towns.
During training, at Ft. Carson, in Colorado Springs, CO, Hecox and his unit learned about jungle warfare and how to avoid punji-stick traps which were sharpened bamboo with manure on the end to cause infection. The Viet Cong used the sticks in various ways, often placing them in areas likely to be accessed by enemy troops.
"We will be unloading at Da Nang. I sure hope there are some familiar faces when I get off this boat..."
Once in Vietnam, Hecox and his unit were stationed for most of the time at supply bases in Chu Lia, on the South China Sea, and LZ Baldy, which was more inland.
From the camps, the non-combat unit hauled ammunition by truck to soldiers in the field.
"We went nowhere without a shotgunner," he said about driving trucks filled with grenades, shells and other ammunition. "Otherwise you were a sitting duck."
A close call Hecox will never forget happened on a trip back to base camp from company headquarters in Da Nang—a place he described as having the busiest airport in the world with incoming supplies and soldiers and outgoing bodies in bags.
"We will arrive in Da Nang at 0800, 16 Oct. 1968. Oh boy, the little butterflies have been working for about the last week. My stomach has kinda been in a tizzy."
At any camp, he said incoming rounds from the enemy meant soldiers trying to leave had to remain until the barrage stopped and the area was safe for convoys to rumble out of the compound.
Because of enemy fire, Hecox and others stayed three nights in a row. They became antsy to get back to their own camp.
The next morning, 40 vehicles left Da Nang without security.
Within a mile of their camp, Hecox said it was just him and the shotgunner in the truck as the rest of the convoy had left in different directions.
"I told him to get ready and I floorboarded the truck to 55 mph," Hecox said.
Dirt and smoke from an improvised explosive device exploded behind the vehicle.
"That was as close as I ever wanted to be," Hecox said.
Asked about fear, the now 67-year-old said he couldn't have done the job he was sent to do if he'd been afraid.
"We tried to have a good time because we didn't know if it would be our last," Hecox said. "We had neutral attitudes."
In many areas he traveled, the country's infrastructure had been destroyed, much of the damage occurring during occupation by the French.
"You got around blown-up bridges on floating pontoons," Hecox recalled. "There were trains in sand with no tracks."
Hecox didn't hesitate when asked about his biggest challenge.
"The heat. 110 to 112 degrees and 99% humidity and rain 24/7 during monsoon season."
Soldiers took salt tablets and malaria pills daily and sweated perpetually in their hootches, which were dwellings made from bamboo.
As the war became increasingly unpopular in the States, Hecox said he never felt affected.
"We had to take care of our asses and what I did, I did for my country."
His parents, Richard and Esther Hecox, kept track of their sons on a map of Vietnam tacked to a kitchen door.
"They wanted to see how close the fighting was to us," Hecox said, noting that his brother returned home before he left for Vietnam. "Mom was scared to death."
Dick was in a tank battalion in the northern mountains where fighting was horrendous, Hecox said.
"Three are getting off at Da Nang. The other two are going on to Saigon. The way the radio sounds, I don't want any part of that area."
Hecox remembers going home like it was yesterday after a year in the country. At Chu Lia, he and other soldiers boarded a military transport plane for Cam Ranh Bay which was still in Vietnam.
The plane couldn't land at first because of incoming enemy rounds, which brought about an emotional response from Hecox 43 years later.
"We flew over the ocean for 45 minutes until the base was cleared," he said. "I didn't think I was going to make it home."
Eventually he did and went to work as a carpenter in the Gothenburg area before joining his father in the farming operation.
"No one said much about it (the war)," Hecox said when he returned. "I don't talk about it except with people who know what I'm talking about."
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NASCAR Truck Series stop at Eldora Speedway this week created a lot of buzz that still hasn't died down.
The Ohio race was the first for NASCAR on a dirt track since Sept. 30 1970. Some drivers in Indianapolis for this weekend's Brickyard race were talking Friday about a possible Sprint Cup series race at the track — someday.
Clint Bowyer, who is second in the Sprint Cup Series standings, was part of the broadcast of Wednesday night's event on Speed TV. A part of him wanted to be in Eldora racing.
"Basically, I was stuck in a cage in there in the Hollywood Hotel with my world racing out there and it was really hard to sit there and watch," he said. "I thought the racing was good. Everybody was thinking, 'Man, why is the track so dry-slick?' It led to good racing."
Jeff Gordon watched every minute of it, too. Dale Earnhardt Jr. tried. He was on his way to New York and didn't get to see the finish.
"I had it recorded on my TV and it recorded an hour and a half of it, so I didn't get to see the last segment," he said. "It was some kind of communication error. But, that was disappointing to say the least because I had pretty much cut off all contact with anyone who might ruin the outcome for me."
He never got to see Austin Dillon capture the win. But a sold-out crowd at the half-mile dirt track owned by Tony Stewart saw everything. So did 1.4 million viewers on TV.
But the portion of the race Earnhardt was able to enjoy was enough to make an impact.
"It was entertaining and exciting and something that was something that I hope to see more of," Earnhardt said. "Just from a viewer's standpoint."
The race was a hit for everyone.
"Everywhere I've gone this week I've had people that are huge NASCAR fans and people that aren't big NASCAR fans at all that watched it," Gordon said. "And they were blown away. They did not expect it to go the way that it did."
And with the excitement that surrounded the race brings up a question: Is there a future at Eldora with NASCAR?
NASCAR officials say they're hopeful. Stewart was on hand for the race and wouldn't mind seeing a future at his track with the series.
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In 1954, after a lifetime of serious theoretical work in economic science, Mises turned his attention to one of the great puzzles of all time: discovering why the intellectuals hate capitalism. The result is this socio-psycho-cultural analysis informed by economic theory. Mises explores answers from a wide variety of angles, and discusses the nature of academic institutions, popular culture, and how vices like jealousy and envy affect theory. All play a role in preventing people from seeing the self-evident benefits of economic freedom relative to controls. His comments on the resentment of the intellectuals cut very deeply. Mises shrewdly teases the anti-capitalist bias out of contemporary fiction and popular culture generally. In the course of his narrative, he explains aspects of the market that have generally eluded even its defenders. For example, is it true that markets dumb down the culture, exalting trashy novels and movies over higher-brow fare? Mises points out that the tastes of the masses will always and everywhere be lower than those educated and cultivated to love higher culture. But, he says, the glory of capitalism is that it brings to every sector what it wants and needs, and more of it than any other system. So, yes, there will be more trash, but also more great work as well. It is a matter of availability: Under socialism, nothing is available. Under capitalism, choice seems nearly infinite. His is quite subtle in his analysis here and throughout. It's remarkable how his narrative applies in our time, even more than when it was written. The style of this volume is more casual than you will find elsewhere. In some sense, it is more thrilling for it. The reader senses that Mises has unleashed a lifetime of frustration here, and shined a very bright light on some dark corners of opinion. The contents of this volume include: I. The Social Characteristics of Capitalism and the Psychological Causes of Its Vilification 1. The Sovereign Consumer 2. The Urge for Economic Betterment 3. Status Society and Capitalism 4. The Resentment of Frustrated Ambition 5. The Resentment of the Intellectuals 6. The Anti-capitalistic Bias of American Intellectuals 7. The Resentment of the White-Collar Workers 8. The Resentment of "Cousins" 9. The Communism of Broadway and Hollywood 10. The Non-Economic Objections to Capitalism 11. Ant-Communism vs. Capitalism II. The Ordinary Man's Social Philosophy 1. Capitalism as it is and as it is Seen by the Common Man 2. The Anti-capitalistic Front III. Literature Under Capitalism 1. The Market for Literary Products 2. Success on the Book Market 3. Remarks about the Detective Stories 4. Freedom of the Press 5. The Bigotry of the Literati 6. The "Social" Novels and Plays
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