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Driving Impression TOYOTA MR2 Spyder
An affordable mid-engine roadster to challenge the Miata By Sam Mitani
Despite riding a long, colossal wave of financial profit, Toyota has been noticeably absent from the enthusiast-car market the past few years. After its image-inspiring sports cars - namely the Supra and MR2 - were condemned to the proverbial sepuku sword in the U.S., the Japanese car-manufacturing giant seemed quite content producing straightforward cars and trucks rather than anything with pizazz. It made one wonder, was Toyota gradually becoming a family-car maker only?
Perish the thought. A conversation recently with the chief engineer of Toyota's sports-car development center, Tadashi Nakagawa, revealed that the company never abandoned the idea of producing sports cars.
"Toyota long ago realized that it needed sporty cars to uphold a strong public image, and the company has been tirelessly at work reestablishing that image," he said.
Nakagawa-san should know because he is one of the primary players leading this sports-car charge. "I am a sports-car enthusiast and a big fan of the European makes of the Fifties and Sixties. For me, they represent the romance of motoring. I plan on instilling the qualities of those cars into ours."
Last month ("Pocket Rockets Resurrected"), we at R&T witnessed firsthand this newfound spirit in the form of the 2000 Celica, a car that left us duly impressed and the competition in the dust. Next year, Toyota will keep the tide rolling with a more ambitious sports-car venture, one that takes the company into the heart of the affordable-roadster segment…into Mazda Miata country.
The compact Toyota roadster has been no stranger to the pages of Road & Track. We have chronicled the developmental stages of this 2-seater for nearly two years (most recently in March 1999), watching it take shape from the MR-S show car - introduced at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show - to the MR-Spyder prototype to the car you see here: the MR2 Spyder.
Why did we find the MR2 Spyder so intriguing? Simple. It conforms to the age-old sports-car adage of "low weight/great handling." Toyota engineers employed a number of weight-saving techniques to make the MR2 Spyder the lightest car in its class, such as incorporating tubular steel stiffeners instead of solid beams and opting for a manually operated top. The MR2 Spyder tips the scales at a lean 2,150 lb., more than 100 lb. lighter than the Miata. However, the MR2 Spyder's exterior dimensions are virtually identical to those of the Mazda, with an overall length, width and height of 152.9, 66.7 and 48.2 in., respectively. But the car actually looks larger in the flesh, thanks to its long, 96.4-in. wheelbase and extremely short front and rear overhangs.
As for the MR2 Spyder's styling, the words "Porsche Boxster" come immediately to mind. In the Zuffenhausen spirit, the new Toyota features large glass-covered headlights sitting atop a narrow grille in front, while air vents, just aft of the doors, highlight the car's sides. The look of the rear is more distinctive, with an overall rectangular shape and large square taillights.
The interior is minimalist. The instrument panel features three straightforward gauges with the tachometer prominently located in the middle. The dashboard design is straightforward if not artistic, with large knobs and buttons for the ventilation and stereo systems at about chest level. In fact, everything about the car seems to have been designed with function in mind. That said, the MR2 Spyder won't be winning any endorsements from Samsonite, for luggage space is virtually nonexistent. The spare tire occupies the entire front trunk, and small compartments behind the seats are good for holding a couple of duffel bags at most.
Although the official North American drive of the MR2 Spyder is still a few months away, Toyota launched the car in Japan last month. And once again, the forces of nature swept me into the land of the rising sun, this time right into the driver's seat of the new 2-seat convertible.
Turn the key and the engine behind you comes vibrantly to life. Mounted transversely amidships, Toyota's 1.8-liter 16-valve inline-4, which also sees duty in the base Celica, features the company's variable-valve-timing technology (VVT-i) and comes mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. And it has plenty of power on tap, producing 140 bhp at 6400 rpm and 127 lb.-ft. of torque at 4400.
Throw the shifter into 1st, stomp the throttle pedal, and the little Toyota snaps off the line, lighting up its rear Yokohama 205/50R-15 tires. The sudden forward jolt will no doubt catch the unwary by surprise - your torso is pressed back into the seat and the accelerative force doesn't let up until you hit the 6800 rpm redline. The shift to 2nd is met with another tire chirp and forward jolt. Traveling through the gears is a simple task, with the transmission's well-defined gates and the shifter's short throws. By my stopwatch, the MR2 Spyder reached 60 mph in about 7.5 seconds and the quarter-mile mark in roughly 15.5. (One can only wonder how quick the MR2 Spyder would be with the Celica GT's 180-bhp inline-4.)
But if you really want to know what the new Toyota is all about, take it to the nearest twisty road…the twistier the better. Dive into a corner, and the first thing you notice is the precision of the car's electro-hydraulically assisted rack-and-pinion steering, which is wonderfully quick and communicative. Combine that with the car's taut suspension system - MacPherson struts up front and struts with transverse links at the rear - and you have a car with exceptionally crisp turn-in and little body roll. Although the car understeers slightly through razor-sharp hairpins, it stays well balanced through tight left/right transitions and long sweepers. Oversteer is easily induced by mashing the throttle, or lifting abruptly, in mid-corner; this, the result of its rear-wheel-drive layout and 44/56 front/rear weight distribution.
With the emergence of the MR2 Spyder - scheduled to hit showroom floors sometime in the spring of 2000 - Toyota is definitely back on the sports-car scene. And with a base price of about $20,000, the MR2 Spyder is sure to make foreheads sweat in Mazda's corporate boardrooms. Whether it will dethrone the current king of affordable roadsters remains to be seen, but I'm sure of one thing: That wave Toyota has been riding just got a little bigger.
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The view from Japan
The new MR-S, or MR2 Spyder in the U.S., must be about the chummiest lightweight, mid-engine, open sports car on earth. Which is exactly what Tadashi Nakagawa, chief engineer for the new roadster, wanted it to be. In short, Nakagawa, who was also responsible for the second-generation MR2 and the new Celica, aimed at reviving the spirit, character and above all affordability of the original MR2.
The Japanese MR-S weighs all of 2,115 lb. (slightly less than the U.S. version). With 140 bhp on tap, the MR-S has a favorable 15.1 lb. per bhp. The car has a long wheelbase, with all major mechanical components placed within the axles. This configuration ensures good straight-line stability and handling agility. Also, all outer panels are steel and bolted onto the sturdy unit-body, which allows for easy access to the car's innards to facilitate repairs and replacements. The bodyshell draws its strength from a pair of oversize side sills, twice as big in section as normal, plus other longitudinal rails secured by crossmembers.
The gearbox of the new Toyota is a lightweight 5-speed manual, with a conventional shift pattern. The concept cars shown at the Tokyo and Chicago auto shows featured a clutchless, sequential 6-speed transmission; however, it won't be available on the production model because its shift quality was not up to Toyota's standards. The company could have incorporated the 6-speed gearbox from the Japanese front-wheel-drive high-performance Corolla coupe, but decided not to because it would have added more than 10 lb. to the car's curb weight. A helical-gear limited-slip differential is an option.
The manual soft top is quite clever in design, and its midsection, when folded, neatly fills the bay without need for a tonneau. It also has a heating-wire-imprinted glass rear window. A detachable hardtop is available. Perhaps the most significant technical facet about he MR-S is that it's not overly technical. It's basic and simple exactly what a true sports car should be.
- Jack Yamaguchi
Remembering the first Mister Two
Why a Japanese automaker didn't do it sooner we'll never know, but in 1985 the original mid-engine Toyota MR2 bulldozed the affordable sports-car segment with the force of a runaway locomotive. By cleverly rearranging existing parts - a Corolla front-wheel-drive drivetrain and suspension moved just aft of the two seats, the rear-drive Corolla GT-S's 116-bhp 4A-GELU 16-valve inline-4 spliced in, albeit transversely - Toyota introduced a generation of enthusiasts to the joys of low-polar-movement, mid-engine motoring. More nimble than the Pontiac Fiero (and at 8.9 seconds to 60 mph, a full 2.7 sec. Quicker than GM's 4-cylinder model) and vastly more roomy and reliable than the Bertone (nee Fiat) X1/9, the MR2 was also one of the more practical, its trunk behind the engine large enough to accommodate two golf bags and its nose featuring a deep oddment space in front of the space-saver spare.
A supercharged iteration with a Roots-type blower followed in 1988, with 145 bhp and 7.0-sec. 0-to-60 time. And the MR2's second version came in model-year 1991 with a slightly upsized (and 500 lb. heavier) version that resembled a Lilliputian Ferrari 328, right down to the 5-spoke alloy wheels introduced in 1993 1/2, at which time the rear suspension was also modified for less toe change through its travel to alleviate some tail-happiness. Engine choices were the Celica's 135-bhp 2.2-liter inline-4 and a 2.0-liter turbocharged four producing an impressive 200 bhp. Sadly, fickle demand for Toyota's 2-seater hastened its exit from the U.S. market at the end of 1995.
Which brings us to the spiritual successor to the original MR2, the new MR2 Spyder, which should sell for slightly more than half of the next-most-affordable mid-engine car sold in the U.S., the Porsche Boxster.
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Writer:fashion Date:2017-7-25 12:57 Tuesday Categories:FashionKendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid & Jourdan Dunn star in Balmain x H&M campaign
When it comes to the world of models, the industry has seen a major disruption over the past few years. Gone are the days when a designer or fashion editor could make a model into a superstar. Instead, it is up to social media platforms to guide the next big names. When you look at the faces of major brands such as Fendi, Chanel or Max Mara, they have one thing in common--models with mega Instagram followings. Two of modeling's biggest successes in the past two years have been Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.
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In 2014, Kendall Jenner made her first debut on the modeling scene by signing with Society Management. That same year, she would be named an ambassador for cosmetics giant Estee Lauder.


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Yeah, better than the 80 cents or something they tried to give me for games one of the few times I've taken anything in for trade-in.
I'm not very practiced in this trade in thing but recently really wanted to get rid of a lot of stuff to open up some much needed space. I got a flyer from EB saying if you trade in 3 games you get an additional $3 per game, trade 4, an extra $4 etc. I figure you'd still get hosed, right?
I pulled out roughly 50 games (18 GC, 18 PS2, 12 or 13 PSone) many without booklets because my son can be a real idiot, bagged 'em and took 'em in yesterday. I asked for store credit instead of cash (I have no idea if they'd calculate it differently).
The flyer states that the offer does not apply to certain titles, so I figure since they don't list the titles, they're going to screw me. The girl gave me $250 and let me tell ya, I really, really don't think there was anything in there you might classify as rare or even close to it. There were some good games in there, but some filler too. She told me the offer really bumped up the amount I got.
I was pleased to get $5 a game as it certainly saved the hassle of trying to ebay this crap or sell it here and deal with shipping and whatnot. I think the "offer does not apply to certain titles" thing probably refers mostly to sports games. Anyway, I think this is a pretty good deal they've got going in case anybody wants to take advantage of it.
I bolded (wtf? retarted word!) the important parts in case you don't want to read the rest of this post.
**edit** I just realized maybe this should go to Hot Deals? I dunno. I kind of thought it was relevant to the trade depot for people trying to clear their stock out.
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$250 for 50 games is a good deal now? How many used games could you buy at EB for $250?
Yeah, I think I'd prefer a padded collection over half a paycheck.
This only makes sense if you paid less than or $5 per game. Hell will freeze over before I trade in a game to one of these companies that I paid $50 for.
Of course, it's been a while since I've paid $50 for a game anyway. The power of pricedrops and clearance.
No, this only makes sense if:
a) you're running out of room for stuff and need to clear space
b) you don't want to deal with selling the stuff individually because you want the process to be over with immediately
c) you really haven't played many games in the past year and could really not care less about having a "collection" anymore like some dweeb
d) don't really give a shit about the money because selling games is not considered 'a source of income' because you are part of the real world.
If you meet this criteria, $5 a game is pretty good. You know, if I sold that stuff here I wouldn't have charged more than that for pretty much anything in the stack of stuff I sold and I probably would have been talked down to even less on average and still had to deal with the bullshit packing and shipping, which lots of times people with full time jobs and children don't want to have to deal with, especially fifty different directions.
So yeah, I got a good deal because I didn't have to deal with you assholes or people like you, cleared a bit of space, and got some reasonable store credit that can be my son's "gaming allowance" over the next three months or so. A winner is me.
I gave my Aunt and her husband a box full of dvds and some vhs for free. There were about a hundred items in the box. Lots of really good dvds in fact. I knew they'd appreciate it and it allowed me to clear even more space. I won there too, for free.
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How much crack can you buy for $250?Originally Posted by Yoshi
Thats the relevant question.
Go ask your mom.Originally Posted by diffusionx
If they gave him 250 yen, he'd be even more happy.Originally Posted by diffusionx
My brother and I did this and we got about $200. We got rid of crap nobody would take before. Trimmed our selection and made room for the next gen.
I didnt have a problem selling crap like Red Faction for $5.
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Your debt could be from unpaid legal avenues such as council tax, parking penalties, child support, income and value added tax, national insurance, rent, or existing court fines.
A bailiff may also be utilised to collect debt from social avenues where your creditor can apply to the court for assistance. The court will issue a CCJ (County Court Judgement) against you and is entitled to organise a bailiff to pursue you in the collection of debt from the failure to pay for credit card bills, store cards, loans, or hire purchase agreements.
Notice of enforcement
It is standard practice for the bailiffs to send you a letter telling you that they intend to visit in order to collect the outstanding debt. This is usually when someone will seek help with bailiffs in the UK
You have seven days to take action and either organise an agreement with the bailiffs or find a way to stop the proceedings.
Pay the debt
The simplest solution is to find a way to pay the debt in full. If you have arrived at the point of a bailiff visit then it is likely you've already exhausted all options you may have had to do this.
There may be finance options you haven't considered:
- Consolidating several problem debts into one manageable loan
- Applying for an Individual Voluntary Arrangement
- Seeking help from family and friends
- Approaching a debt specialist
- Contacting a debt charity
Talking to your creditor
If you've ignored a debt to the point that your creditor has had to take legal proceedings then it could be worth contacting them to discuss renegotiating.
If you explain why you haven't been able to meet their payment schedule your creditor should welcome attempts to resolve the debt and be open to amending the terms to those you can manage. If it takes a little longer to recover the debt it is still preferable to not recovering the debt at all.
Talking to the bailiff
Contact the bailiff in advance of their visit and see if you can find a resolution that will not involve the seizure of your belongings. Part of their visit will be to discuss the ways you can work with them to settle the debt. If you can reach an agreement before that time then there will be no need for them to pursue you at your home or work.
Check that the Notice Of Enforcement is valid
If the Notice Of Enforcement sent contains incorrect information you can complain to the bailiffs and stop proceedings. They must issue a new notice with the correct information before continuing with their action.
A valid notice must show:
- Your correct name and address
- Your debt and the correct amount
- The 7 day notice before your visit
- Be presented in written format such as a letter, a fax, or an email
- Be written in legal terms
Check that you are responsible for the debt
It is not your responsibility to pay a debt that isn't yours. The bailiff must be able to show proof that the debt belongs to you.
Many debts pursued belong to previous tenants or to someone with the same name. Providing proof that the debt belongs to someone else is a simple process but can still be a stressful situation to be a part of.
You are not responsible for a debt that is older than 6 years. The time starts from your first failed payment. The time can be reset if at any time you acknowledge the debt by agreeing that you are responsible.
You are not responsible for a debt left by the death of a spouse of partner unless you are named on the credit agreement.
You are not responsible for debt gained through fraudulent measures. If someone has forged your signature to apply for credit this is a matter for the police and you should tell your creditor straight away. They have systems in place for fraudulent applications.
Extenuating circumstances
In certain cases bailiffs have to give additional rights to vulnerable individuals. You can prevent a visit from the bailiff if you contact them alerting them to the fact that you are:
- Disabled or seriously ill
- Suffering from mental health issues
- Pregnant or have children at home
- Under 16 years old or over 65
- Not a native English speaker with a good level of spoken English
- Negotiating a stressful event such as bereavement or unemployment
Challenge the debt
You may have an opportunity to challenge the debt even if it is yours. In most cases this will not prevent the bailiffs from pursuing the debt indefinitely but it can slow down proceedings in order for you to look into ways of resolving the debt in a more preferable manner.
You can suggest that you didn't borrow the money, or that the debt belongs to someone else. If you acted as a guarantor you are still responsible for the debt but you can challenge what rights you have in order to temporarily stop or slow down the action of your case.
You can challenge a debt if you feel you were pressured or bullied into signing an agreement that you didn't want to. You should get help in this area from a specialist debt advisor or the Financial Ombudsman service. They will work out the best way to show you signed against your will.
You can also challenge the debt if you claim you didn't understand what you were signing. Reasons for not understanding can be:
- Learning difficulties
- Mental health problems
- Dementia
- Being under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Any debt that isn't authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority is an illegal operation and should be reported immediately. These 'loan sharks' have broken the law so your debt is invalid.
You should continue to make payments when you can afford to do so
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrives in IndiaMarch 9th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived here Friday afternoon to inspect the infrastructure in the country before awarding the Under-17 World Cup football to All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Blatter will be meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the evening before addressing the press.
Blatter arrived here from Kathmandu where he and Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai inaugurated AFC Challenge Cup Thursday.


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That's why facts are overrated, who needs guilt?
A woman once told me that guilt is a Christian thing, though I can't be sure.
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L-Craft leather accessories factory is one of leading Russian manufacturers of women's bags from natural, artificial leather and fabric that has been successfully working at the market since 1993.
The company occupies one of leading positions at the market of leather accessories thanks to:
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text: In 1971, Peter Bogdanovich was perhaps America's most promising young filmmaker, having directed the remarkable "Targets" (1968) and "The Last Picture Show" (1971), earning him an Academy Award nomination for the latter. At this point, he chose to make a documentary about legendary film director John Ford. The result was a documentary that drew excellent reviews, following a screening at the 1971 New York Film Festival and a subsequent television broadcast. […]However, it was later withdrawn from circulation because of legal rights. It was only in early 2006 that Bogdanovich – who was reportedly never totally happy with the 1971 version – went back and revamped the documentary to his satisfaction. He recorded totally new interviews with Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg, and incorporated a rare audio recording of Ford and his rumored 'significant other' Katharine Hepburn.


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Two men with HIV appear to have been cured by bone marrow transplants. Amazing! [UPI.com]
Happily married couples see lifelong health benefits. Here's how to make your bond stronger. [ScienceDaily]
Only 14 percent of people say they're in their dream jobs, according to a recent survey. Well that's a bummer. Here's how to make a career switch to something you'll love. [Reuters]
Drinking skim milk might not actually help prevent obesity any better than drinking whole milk. Oy. [TIME.com]
CT scans are too good at detecting embolisms—they can raise alarm about small, harmless blockages and lead to unnecessary treatment. [NYT] [Businessweek]
A new site called Vegan Sellout List was created to publicly shame former vegans. So hurting animals isn't cool, but hurting people is? Something's wrong with this picture. [Jezebel]
Apparently women are closing the "cheating gap." Doesn't exactly seem like something we should be proud of… [al.com]
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Sports – 5th Mar 2013
The Guyana Cricket Board is confident that it will get all the necessary paperwork in place by tomorrow to give the WICB the go ahead and schedule the First Test between Pakistan and the West Indies set for July at the Providence Stadium. A source close to the Board told Capitol News that all those who have to make the decisions have been contacted and they are awaiting the responses to inform the WICB.
The Board is also expecting to have 2- 4 day matches at the stadium at Providence in addition to 2 one-dayers. The West Indies want to hear from Guyana by Thursday, otherwise it has Jamaica on standby to host the First Test.
And the AGM of the GFF is set for April 15. Clubs and other officials have just 10 more days to send in their nominations for the various posts including that of the Presidency. The ten sub associations including the referees council, the coaches, association and the women's football body are the ones whose reps will vote at the AGM for a new executive. Those elections will be run by the Electoral Commission which was formed recently at the request of FIFA /CONCACAF when those reps came to Guyana to resolve the dispute between the GFF/GFA.


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The Fog of War
Doctor Who: The Poison Sky
I fell down some stairs a couple of weeks ago. Luckily, the blow that I sustained to the back of the head seems to have done wonders for my appreciation of Doctor Who. This time last year I would have been sticking the boot in with the best of them but I have to admit that I'm finding it rather difficult to say a bad word about The Poison Sky. If only I could get rid of the migraines...
Another reason why I'm currently embracing the show, rather than picking at it like an infected scab, is probably thanks to combination of Britain's Got Talent and Battlestar Galactica. I don't watch Doctor Who at 6:20pm (I'm not that mad), I tend to watch it after I've immersed myself in the relentless misery that is BGT and BSG. These programmes, no matter how groundbreaking and/or thrilling they are, also invariably result in one of the most depressing, soul-destroying and bitterly distressing experiences that you can put yourself through whilst slumped on a sofa. So, what better way to soothe your furrowed brow than a concentrated dose of pure escapist fun?
Has Doctor Who ever been this much fun before? Seriously? UNIT getting its arse kicked by Sontarans. The Sontarans getting its arse kicked by UNIT. The Doctor kicking everyone's arse. Does it really get any better than that? This was far more thrilling than watching emotionless Cybermen and Daleks bitch-slapping each other, and the direction and music conspired get my juices flowing even more than Iron Man did (and I loved that too!). Even during a second viewing, when I was more than prepared to critically savage it in the cold light of day, I still found myself being caught up in the drama of it all. So many great moments: Colonel Mace finally growing some balls, the victorious return of the Valiant, Bernard Cribbens sending his granddaughter on an adventure of a lifetime. For once, I could actually buy into the Doctor's ebullient cry of "Bwrilliant!!'
This was far more thrilling than watching emotionless Cybermen and Daleks bitch-slapping each other...
In fact, Tennant has never been better. Aside from one terrible moment when he says "belittle" as if he's stifling a burp, I was utterly captivated by his performance this week. This is the Doctor I've been waiting for. His fear of the Sontaran war machine, masked by his dismissive treatment of Staal; his helplessness in the face of a nuclear count-down; his unbridled anger as the UNIT troops are butchered; his appreciation and love for his companions - he's marvellous in each and every scene. But best of all, his attempts to talk the Sontarans out of a no-win situation perfectly encapsulates what makes the Doctor a unique and inspiring hero. Coward, my arse.
One of the criticisms I've seen levelled at this episode is the fact that the gas defies all known laws of chemistry, physics and technobabble. Personally, I don't give a toss if the gas burns up quickly and harmlessly. This is Doctor Who, not some hard-hitting sci-fi like Blake's 7, you know! This show has been making scientific faux pas from the very start; its track record when it comes to real science has been laughable so criticising its treatment of fake pseudo-science seems pointless in the extreme. And before you start, there's a fundamental difference between the bad science of The Poison Sky and the bad science of, say, Evolution of the Daleks. While a DNA-lightning conductor feels like an improbable, coincidental and thoroughly contrived plot enabler, the clone feed gas in this story not only felt right, it looked unbelievably cool, too.
Sure, there's plenty of stuff that I should be railing against: the convenient axe, Donna crying five times in four episodes (we get it, she can act!), Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King is pitching her performance as if she's taking part in Rentaghost), and the Sontaran's ineffectual armour are all fairly galling, but they never conspire to bring the whole thing crashing in on itself.
This is the Doctor I've been waiting for...
However, as much as I enjoyed Luke Rattigan, I have to admit that he is the worst cult leader the world has ever seen. Perhaps he should have been dropping hints about leaving for an alien planet a little earlier in the curriculum. During the academy's fresher's week might have been a good idea. Springing this surprise on his "followers" at the eleventh hour was a little stupid for such an intelligent chap, but his uncontrollable ego just about makes it feasible. Rattigan was a fascinating character and his redemptive "Sontar-HA!" was so deliciously cathartic I simply don't understand how any sane person didn't punch the air and shout "Get In!" as the Sontaran ship went tits up.
And, for the briefest of moments, we got a 21st century version of the classic - yet overcrowded - TARDIS team, with Donna as Tegan, Martha as Nyssa and Luke as Adric. A subtle but oh-so-satisfying squee from me.
But what I loved most of all was how this two-parter, a few episodes into the run, had the look and feel of a season climax. A hint of self-sacrifice, a huge explosion, returning monsters, a chorus of "What? What? What?' and a glorious, old-skool cliffhanger that wouldn't have been out of place in the Hartnell or Davison era. It was ridiculously exciting.
Piper is on screen for less than a second and yet she gets fourth billing in the credits!
And whatever you do - don't blink! If you do you'll miss the practically subliminal appearance of Rose Tyler. She's on screen for less than a second and yet she gets fourth billing in the credits! Fourth! Admittedly she made more of an impact than Martha Jones, but surely that's just silly, isn't it? No wonder the credits flew by so fast.
Next week looks like an exercise in ming-mong baiting gone mad. Prepare yourself for floods of messages pointing out that the Doctor had a granddaughter in the very first episode, lots and lots of fanboy denial, a distressed Lance Parkin, and theories about the Doctor and Romana shagging themselves senseless on the randomiser as K9 looks on dispassionately. I can hardly wait!


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Editorial – An Insecure Campus
Whether one feels insecure about the future, about themselves, or of anything in particular, feeling insecure, it could be said, is a part and parcel of life. So, a statement to the effect that the denizens of this campus are feeling insecure will probably not raise any eyebrows. But the fact that the insecurity we refer to here, is of the campus being unsafe, makes this a cause for concern.
When, as part of a survey, Voices asked its readers whether they felt the campus was secure, nearly 30% of the respondents said, "No". The people who participated in the survey only represent a little over one-tenth of the campus population. But, this survey was not limited to just students. Participants of the survey included faculty and staff as well. That 30% of this random sample of the campus populace, spanning all cadres, feels that the campus is not a secure place to be in, is a cause for alarm. This figure is even more startling when one takes into account that the campus of the Indian Institute of Science is enclosed and the various gates on its periphery are policed by the security guards employed by the campus.
The security which is in place on our campus has shown itself to be inadequate to the task of keeping the campus secure. Security guards at the hostels and departments are seen sleeping blissfully, or even leaving their posts unattended, thus transferring the responsibility of security to the students/residents themselves. Often, the security guards at a few of the gates to the institute allow people to enter or exit the campus unchallenged. Even if they do try to verify the identity of the person, they can be, more often than not, easily harassed into allowing one inside. Many areas of the campus are inadequately lit. In the rare event that any miscreants are given chase, if they are well versed with the campus layout, they find themselves with many avenues of escape. There are frequent reports of women facing harassment within the campus, particularly on the roads. The fraction of people who have been caught in this regard seems to be despairingly low. In the light of all this, the results thrown up by the survey are, perhaps, not entirely unexpected. But they can serve as a wakeup call for all of us.
Ensuring that the campus is secure is not a one way street, however. The onus of providing security to the campus lies with the administration, and the responsibility of ensuring that the campus is secure lies with the security. But we, who reside or work in the campus, also have a role to play. Often, crimes go unreported, and so, the perpetrators get away scot-free. We, at Voices, would like to urge our readers to report immediately to the authorities, any untoward incident that has happened to you or that you have witnessed. But the road doesn't end there. Satisfy yourself that suitable action has been taken by following up with whoever you have complained to. If you feel the actions taken in response to your complaint are not satisfactory, you can approach one of the faculty to help remedy the situation. This issue of Voices gives you a list of faculty you can approach for help if you find yourself in such a situation. Only a concerted and continual effort by everyone, faculty, staff and students, can help expose any fallacies in the existing security system, help remedy them and speedily change the perception that the campus is not safe.
We hope that this issue of Voices, which exclusively addresses the current security situation on campus, will prove to be a first step in the right direction, in making the campus a more secure place to work/reside in.
K. Vijayanth Reddy (ECE/CeNSE)
Editor's Note: The survey and the interviews featured in this issue were conducted by the Voices team in the months of September – November, 2013.
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Trisha's cookery and daredevilry
Having been in the industry for nearly than a decade, actress Trisha has now been getting her best picks of choosing unconventional roles and scripts. While her bilingual release 'Nayagi', a supernatural thriller set against the backdrops of different time periods are scheduled for release shortly in time, we get to see that she is now actively and much vigorously involved in the shoot of , yet another horror thriller directed by Maadesh.
The first schedule of this film was shot in the backdrops of London, where the episodes involving Trisha as chef in a bakery was shot. The actress has gone through a cooking workshop and at the same time had been straining herself a lot over the action sequences too.
Now she is rehearsing for a rigorous stunt sequence, which would be shot against the backdrops of Bangkok in next few days. The action sequence would be filmed along with few stunt men across Bangkok and with this, the entire shoot of 'Mohini' comes to an end.


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The Discovery Squad at The American Museum of Natural History
On select Saturday mornings from 9–10 AM, families can attend a 40-minute tour led by specially trained tour guides, then spend some time exploring the Discovery Room before the Museum opens to the public. Families are invited to stay after the tour and enjoy the Museum when it opens to the public at 10 am.
Tours are open to 5–14 year-olds with autism spectrum disorders. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.
- Children ages 5–9 will discover the dioramas in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, which offers a snapshot of the plants and animals native to North America. They will then plunge into the ocean to explore the dioramas in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
- Children ages 10–14 will take a trip through the David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth to explore the planet we live on and the forces that create volcanoes, earthquakes, and rock formations.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Programs may be subject to change.
To register for a Discovery Squad tour, please call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
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Tithing was part of the law of Moses. Jesus taught that when he came to the world, the law of Moses was fulfilled, and thus at an end.
Why, therefore, does the Mormon church DENY this part of the teachings of Jesus Christ? If tithing ended with the coming of Christ, then tithing IS ended. Period. No more tithing.
Thus every penny, cent, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Franc, Euro, New Zealand Dollar, Pesos, etc., etc., gathered in tithing since the Mormon church was founded was gathered under false pretences. It was stolen.
Every Mormon, in effect, goes without their wages one week out of every ten. That's 5.2 weeks of wages every year taken by the Mormon church from every tithe paying member when it should not have done so!
When will the Mormon church stop this stealing from its own members? The answer, sadly, is never. The Mormon church is addicted to the money and is not going to get rid of this habit, no matter how bad or loathsome it might be.
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"Many first-time buyers will be frustrated by the news that rates are rising while base rate has yet to do so."
While the average two-year fixed mortgage rate has experienced an increase across all LTVs in the past month, 95% LTV rates have been the hardest hit with a 0.10% increase from September, according to Moneyfacts data.
This compares to a 0.03% increase in the average rate at 60% LTV, which now stands at 1.69% compared to 4.26% at 90% LTV.
Charlotte Nelson, Finance Expert at Moneyfacts, said: "This is disappointing news especially considering these borrowers could potentially have to factor in another rate increase if base rate rises as speculated.
"Many first-time buyers will be frustrated by the news that rates are rising while base rate has yet to do so. However, it goes to show that we don't necessarily need to see a base rate rise for interest rates to increase.
"With interest SWAP rates rising following intense speculation about an imminent base rate rise, many providers are starting to factor in the extra cost. At 95% LTV, providers have an added element of risk if base rate does go up, as the probability of borrowers defaulting on their mortgage could increase. This needs to be factored in.
"When comparing the increases at 60% LTV to those at 95% LTV, the difference is stark. Providers are looking to remain competitive to those remortgaging and protect their mortgage books in the event of a rate rise, which is why rate rises at lower LTVs are being kept to a minimum."


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$40,000 Penalty ordered against an unregistered tax agent
The Federal Court, Brisbane, last week ordered Trevor Schmierer to pay a $40,000 penalty for breaches of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009.
The Court found that Mr Schmierer was operating as a tax agent, including preparing income tax returns, charging people for this service while unregistered and advertising his services, contrary to the law.
Justice Reeves ordered Mr Schmierer to pay the Tax Practitioners Board's (TPB) costs. Mr Schmierer must also, for a period of three years, advise people he is not a registered tax agent and cannot charge a fee for any tax work.
The TPB launched an investigation into Mr Schmierer's activities after receiving several complaints from taxpayers. They alleged Mr Schmierer charged fees for tax agent services and had been advertising as a registered agent, while unregistered.
Mr Schmierer admitted to:
- providing tax agent services for a fee on 132 separate occasions while unregistered — this brought on a $35,000 penalty, and
- advertising tax agent services on three occasions while unregistered — which brought a penalty of $5,000.
Dale Boucher, Chair of the TPB said, "Our primary focus is in protecting the taxpayer community by taking appropriate action against unregistered agents. When the Tax Practitioners Board identifies a serious breach of the law, it is a priority for us to ensure it stops."
The TPB is encouraged by this third civil penalty ordered by the Court against an unregistered tax agent. "It should now be clear to those who provide tax services for a fee, including advertising their services, while not registered with the Tax Practitioners Board, that they will be caught and have to pay for their actions." Mr Boucher said.
If people are going to pay fees for a tax agent or BAS service, including preparing and lodging tax returns, they should check first that their agent is registered at www.tpb.gov.au.
Complaints to the TPB can be made if tax agent or BAS services are not provided to an appropriate professional or ethical standard, or if the person providing those services is not registered.
About the Tax Practitioners Board
The Tax Practitioners Board was established on 1 March 2010 to protect consumers by regulating tax agents and BAS agents and those who should register with the Board.
Further information can be found at www.tpb.gov.au.


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In My Life This week...
I got hit with bad bad news that was quite emotional. I lost my mom to cancer 5 years ago and my dad is now struggling with Cancer, and a broken back. He is not dealing with the pain well and the doctors won't give him any more pain meds. It's frustrating because the meds he is on to keep the cancer at bay is causing his bones to soften therefore causing bones to break in his back causing him great pain and back surgery. It's no fun to see your parents in pain and unable to care for themselves. When I was giving my father a bath yesterday he was screaming and asking me to get his gun for him so he could end the pain. I was half tempted to do it just to call his bluff, but that's a risky game to play and I wasn't 100% positive that he wouldn't do it. Its frustrating to me because I believe in natural medicine not traditional Western medicine and my Dad is hard core Western medicine. When he was 19 he had Hodgkin's lymphoma and they gave him 6 months to live. With and insane amount of chemo and drugs he beat it, so he very much believes ANYTHING that the Doctor tell him.
In Our homeschooling week (well 2 weeks I did not post last week)..
We had our first American Girl book club this week and are studying New Orleans in 1853 with Marie-Grace and Cecile. I am working on a longer blog post on that to post next month after our last meeting. The moms and I have some great ideas planned for next month.
We had a great opportunity to stop by and visit a house that in still under remodel that was part of the underground railroad. Which was great timing since we have been reading and studying a lot on slavery recently.They rebuilt the basement but used all the original stones from the house to keep it authentic. The house had to be moved about 500 yards to east due to the fact that a church (of all places) wanted to tear it down and build a parking lot. Thank goodness it was saved and moved, but it has been closed and under construction for over 6 years. They are almost though now and should have it up and running by next fall. ( fingers crossed)
Falcon and Robin touching the original stones on the newly built wall. If these stones could talk oh the stories we would hear!
Here you can see the original tree truck beams (with bark and all ) that were used to support the house.
The double fireplaces, the one on the left has a hidden door that leads to a secret room.
The city is ripping up the road near our house so have have spent countless hours sitting in strangers driveways watching all these big machines work! Duck and Owl were super excited to get up close and clean big chunks of dirt of the treads.
This weeks documentaries we watched
My favorite thing this week...
A quick trip to the beach, there is just something about the waves and the water that calms me. It's definatly my happy place. The kids ran along the beach, threw sticks in the water, collected shells, climbed on the rocks and sat with me and watching the waves crash against the pier.
What I am Thankful for....
I am so thankful for the awesome group of moms who I know who go out of their way to help each other and keep all our homeschool events running, fun and smooth.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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- Chareen said...
Oh my I can't imagine the heartache of seeing a parent in that state must be. Hugs my bloggy friend I am so sorry you are having to go through this with your Dad. i pray you will have many positive moments ahead too.
Blessings for the weekend ahead.
- October 5, 2012 at 5:58 AM
- Shelly @ Homeschooling Without Labels said...
Your poor dad! I will keep him in my prayers today! I can't imagine his pain!
What an awesome field trip to the Underground Railroad home! We are going on one in November that is at night and WE will be the runaway slaves who are being chased!
- October 5, 2012 at 7:43 AM
- Our Side of the Mountain said...
Oh, your Dad! :( I just can't imagine how badly he must be feeling to say such a thing or how difficult it must be for you to hear!
- October 6, 2012 at 5:19 PM
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Jameis Winston, Buccaneers (and their kickers) not ready for prime time
There was a time it seemed like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be a playoff team this season.
There's no shame in losing to the New England Patriots, even at home, but most of the optimism about the Buccaneers this season should be gone by now.
The offense looked terrible most of Thursday night.
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The Buccaneers played poorly in prime time in a 19-14 loss. Part of the reason they scored just 14 points was because Folk missed three field goals, including an incomprehensible 31-yard miss in the fourth quarter when the Bucs trailed 16-7. Folk likely won't be on the Buccaneers the next time they take the field. The Buccaneers cut Roberto Aguayo in preseason because of his struggles, and Folk has been even worse. There will almost surely be another kicker signed soon.
There are, however, other issues that need to be fixed.
Winston's play was concerning. He missed so many passes he needs to make, or tried forcing too many attempts into coverage. The Patriots' defense was on pace, after four games, to allow the most yards in NFL history. Winston didn't break the 200-yard mark until the final five minutes. His final numbers looked OK, but most of that came at the end when the Patriot were protecting a lead and not pressing the issue.
Winston was inaccurate on some throws to Mike Evans, and still hasn't connected consistently with deep threat DeSean Jackson. Winston has a lot of talent and has shown promise, but he was not good enough in a winnable game on Thursday night. Drops by receivers didn't help, including a bad one from tight end Cameron Brate in the end zone in the fourth quarter.
The Buccaneers defense played a strong game, but the offense couldn't do enough to get the win. Brate scored with 2:09 left to pull the Buccaneers closer, but the Patriots kicked a field goal shortly after Tampa's unsuccessful onside kick and the Buccaneers couldn't pull off a miracle. Winston's final pass was a misfire to rookie tight end O.J. Howard in the end zone.
All offseason, the Buccaneers were a popular pick as a breakout team. They still could get there. Being 2-2 isn't bad at this point. It's a little concerning, however, when their last three games were a blowout loss to the Vikings, a last-second win at home against the 0-4 Giants and Thursday night's clunker.
The Buccaneers had their close-up on CBS on Thursday night, and it was not pretty, even though it got exciting at the end. If the Bucs are going to have a breakout this season, they need to play much, much better than that.
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I'm tired of the hyperbole surrounding Donald Trump and his already-on-the-rocks presidency. Trump is not Hitler. He's not Mussolini. He's not even Franco or Pinochet.
The blatant cronyism. The shameless nepotism. The consistent refusals to release his tax returns or divest himself or his family of their murky personal financial interests. His refusal to spend his frequent off days at the venerable Camp David, instead extorting taxpayers for millions so he can golf at a Trump-branded resort in Florida. His unprecedented requirement that the first lady and his young son stay at the Trump-branded luxury hotel in New York instead of the people's house.
Any of those things should bring outrage from anyone who even vaguely understands or values frugality and transparency in government. Now add to all that the as-yet-unknown but strongly hinted-at links between Trump, his loyalists and the gangster cabal that now controls Russia, with designs on controlling much more.
No, President Trump is not a fascist tyrant. He's just another corrupt kleptocrat down there with "Papa Doc" Duvalier, Fulgencio Batista and Ferdinand Marcos. What an inexcusable shame all of this has been and will continue to be for this great nation.
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Paymaster plans to defend its rights
PAYMASTER (JAMAICA) LIMITED has said it is prepared to robustly defend all the way to the Privy Council, not just the favourable copyright ruling handed down against GraceKennedy Remittance Services (GKRS) last Friday, but the very idea that trust must be essential in all personal and corporate relationships.
Last Friday, the Court of Appeal ruled that Paymaster's confidentiality for its bill-payment business was breached and ordered that the matter go to the Supreme Court for damages to be assessed in Paymaster's favour.
However, the court dismissed Paymaster's appeal against computer programmer, Paul Lowe.
GKRS claimed that it had a legitimate licence for the use of the software from Lowe, the owner of the copyright.
Lowe maintained that he was at all times the owner of the software and was entitled to license it to anyone he chose.
Paymaster alleges that Lowe created the software for the company and subsequently licensed the same software to GKRS, which used it to start Bill Express, Paymaster's competitor.
The case started in 2000 when Paymaster filed suit jointly against GKRS and Lowe, claiming damages arising out of the use by GKRS of certain software, to which Paymaster alleged it owned copyright.
In April 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of GKRS and the developer on all claims.
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Armed with batons and the bible, church-backed vigilantes are taking the fight against northern Myanmar's heroin epidemic into their own hands -- deepening the fallout from a drugs trade already feeding conflict and corruption in the region.
On the leafy banks of the Irrawaddy River, locals from Katcho village in Kachin state tread carefully among abundant evidence of addiction -- scores of syringes strewn on the pathway and piled under trees.
"Young people have no future here," said a local official whose own 18-year-old grandson is hooked on heroin -- which in Kachin is among the purest available anywhere in the world.
Addiction has rocketed in this frontier region as Myanmar -- which holds a breakthrough general election on November 8 -- gets hooked on its own product.
The country is second largest opium producer in the world, only Afghanistan makes more.
In addition to a narcotics crisis, Katcho locals now live in fear of hardline Christian anti-drug organisation, Pat Jasan, after dozens of men in combat-style uniforms recently stormed into town, wielding batons and rounding up drug suspects.
Members of Pat Jasan, who are largely ethnic Kachin, allegedly beat a woman in the Shan majority town.
The raid raised fears of a new layer of community tension in a state already battered by war between government forces and ethnic Kachin rebels.
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Conflict in Kachin flared soon after the military handed power to a quasi-civilian government in 2011.
Embattled communities believe there is a plot "to kill Kachin youths with drugs" said Tu Raw, chairman of Pat Jasan's office in the state capital Myitkyina.
"People are using, injecting and dying," he told AFP, adding two thirds of his childhood friends had died after becoming hooked on heroin.
The group was founded last year by the powerful Kachin Baptist Church to deliver shock therapy to the drug-addled region.
It now claims 100,000 members and recently began full-scale village raids involving several hundred people wearing camouflage jackets and brandishing bamboo batons.
Tu Raw admitted some Pat Jasan chapters rely on public floggings to punish offenders before taking them to faith-based rehab or the police.
But for Pat Jasan the ends justifies the means.
Their work is fanning out, with YouTube videos doing the rounds of camo-clad men scything down opium plants.
In Hapkant, a six hour drive from the state capital, Pat Jasan member Du Lum says drug suspects have two choices: punishment by the police or the group's "drug destruction team."
"Everyone including government knows they are our rules. We destroy drugs by either dissolving them into water or burning them, and punish men with five lashings," he told AFP.
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Kachin's heroin crisis centres on Hpakant, a moonscape of environmental destruction which is also at the heart of a multi-billion dollar jade mining industry.
Miners, trapped between hope of finding a valuable slab of jade and despair at the bleak conditions of their perilous work, are easy prey for addiction.
Naw San, who has been in Hpakant for 26 years, shoots heroin three times a day.
"I use it and then go out to work," he told AFP, before dipping a needle into a vein to extract blood, watching it swirl with the heroin in his syringe and pumping it back into his arm.
The drug has a purity of up to 85 percent here, compared to a maximum 30 percent on the streets of Europe.
"So you've got the best quality heroin in the world," said Willy De Maere, of Asian Harm Reduction Network, which supports government methadone programmes and runs needle exchanges in Hpakant.
Around a fifth of Myanmar's 80,000 injecting drug users have HIV. In Hpakant that rises to nearly 40 percent.
Aid workers said "shooting galleries" had started to reduce the infection rate with 97 percent of used needles exchanged for clean ones.
But pressure from communities fearful that they were encouraging drug use saw many closed, pushing addicts underground.
With only around half of needles now being returned, HIV is on the rise again.
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Myanmar's drug trade should be a priority for the government that followings crucial November elections, a Western diplomat told AFP, adding it could "destroy this country from below".
Narcotics production has long funded war in Myanmar, with both ethnic armed groups and the Myanmar army involved in the trade in war-torn Shan state near the "Golden Triangle" frontier with China.
Impoverished farmers have in northern Myanmar have few viable alternatives to growing opium.
The drug is valued in local culture, passed around at weddings and used as a painkiller.
Yet the drug crisis was not given prominence when opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi took her election campaign to Kachin earlier this month.
Myanmar was overtaken by Afghanistan as the world's largest opium producer in the early 2000s.
But poppy cultivation has doubled since 2006, while cartels now also churn out millions of methamphetamine tablets.
Illicit profits flow easily in the graft-soaked nation.
Tom Kramer of advocacy group Transnational Institute said Myanmar's army was "stimulating the drugs trade rather than decreasing it", by backing militia groups in Shan state involved in heroin and amphetamine.
"In Shan State but also in Yangon many new houses are going up. It is likely that this is partly funded by drug money," said Kramer.
It is "impossible to buy these cars and these houses" on official salaries, he added.


text: Now, I know that there is still work to be done on the game, but it needs to captivate like Super Street Fighter II and Street Fighter III: Third Strike. They need to give us a story, a good story, because Mortal Kombat has given us a good story for the last two that they have made and MKX looks great. Aside from the stiff combo set, the game is great. I would be VERY VERY disappointed if this game was not taking place after Street Fighter III. What do you guys think? Should Ono still be doing this game or does someone else need to take over?