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Francesco Totti long ago achieved deification in Rome – just ask the men and women in the maroon and gold shirts who spend his birthday each year wishing one another a Merry Christmas – but ahead of last weekend's Derby della Capitale he was instead playing the part of a prophet. A false one, to be precise.
"Who will be the key man for the derby," mused the Roma captain after confirming that he himself would be unavailable due to a thigh injury. "[Lazio's manager Edy] Reja. He's our good luck charm."
Reja's record against Roma had long been a source of fun – the manager having lost all four derbies since taking charge last February and never having beaten the Giallorossi in 13 attempts at various clubs (indeed, he only twice managed a draw). But what Totti forgot is that these days Lazio have a prophet of their own. Four days after his pronouncement, the Roma captain could only watch as Hernanes – il Profeta to fans – set Lazio on the way to a first derby win since April 2009.
Hernanes's cool penalty early in the second half levelled the scores at Stadio Olimpico, after Roma had taken the lead through Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (the latter acknowledging Totti by revealing a T-shirt which read "Vi ho purgato anch'io" – I too have purged you – a reference to the captain's 1999 garment declaring "Vi ho purgato ancora" – I have purged you again"). Of course, depending on your perspective, you might argue that it was not the Prophet who had turned the game but rather the Roma defender Simon Kjaer. Or even the referee Paolo Tagliavento.
It was Kjaer, after all, who had given away the penalty, snatching foolishly at Cristian Brocchi's shirt inside the area – and Tagliavento who had awarded the spot kick despite the fact the contact was minimal and the striker might not have reached Hernanes's through ball in any case. Kjaer, the last man, was sent off. But if Roma's fans felt cheated then there was a degree of irony. Tagliavento's appointment had been met by uproar from Lazio fans who believe the official has a long-standing bias towards their rivals.
"If the eagle cannot fly, why does Tagliavento get to referee?" demanded one Lazio banner in the Curva Nord – likening the official to their mascot Olimpia, whose customary pre-match lap of the stadium had been cancelled due to concern it would be targeted by Roma supporters.
In his two previous Rome derbies, Tagliavento had sent off three Lazio players. Giuseppe Biava might have been tempted not to return the referee's red card at all after Tagliavento unwittingly dropped it late in the first half.
But on this occasion it was Roma supporters who left cursing the official and their midfielder David Pizarro, who refused to speak to the press afterwards, growling: "I won't talk after a robbery like this." Their ire ought perhaps to have been directed at Kjaer instead, but certainly it was true that the decision had turned the game. Roma had dominated the first half but spent the second camped on the edge of their own area.
But although they rarely threatened to restore their advantage, they were at least able to contain Lazio for the most part – limiting their nominal hosts to just a handful of true chances, even if Djibril Cissé struck a post with one venomous volley. Until, that is, the final minute of injury time. That was when Miroslav Klose brought down a chipped pass from Matuzalém inside the box and slotted it past Maarten Stekelenburg.
Here, at last, was the correct part of Totti's prophecy, the Roma captain having predicted in a more serious moment that Klose could play a key role, even if he hoped that would not be the case. Not that it would have taken a great oracle to foresee a key role for the German. His impact since arriving on a free transfer has been such that Lazio's fans have already renamed him Mito – Legend – instead of Miro. Corriere dello Sport's Luigi Ferrajolo described him this morning as "the greatest talent on this Lazio team".
Klose has been distinctly understated in his dealings with the press since arriving in Rome, and certainly much more so than his fellow summer arrival, Djibril Cissé. While his strike partner generated headlines in the buildup to this game by announcing that he was "a player who changes history", Klose said nothing. Indeed, even after the game he managed to largely elude the national press. Instead he left a sixth goal in eight competitive games to do the talking.
At 33, there were many in Italy who had suggested the player's only remaining career goal at Lazio was to stick a few more euros in the bank, but they have been proven wrong. Klose told Bild newspaper after the move that he still hopes to break Gerd Muller's record of 68 goals for Germany (he has 62), yet when the striker suffered a knee injury last week he left the national team's training camp and returned immediately to Rome – missing out on a ceremony recognising players with over 100 caps before the game against Belgium – to give himself the best chance of being fit for the derby.
His contribution has been felt off the pitch as well, with Klose understood to have been a key voice in persuading Reja to reconsider his attempted resignation last month. The manager's already fraught relationship with the supporters had been further damaged by a slow start to the season following the departure of the popular Mauro Zárate, but on Sunday Klose's goal allowed Reja to celebrate a win under a delirious Curva Nord – even if he did collect a red card for leaving his technical area in the process.
But if Reja got up this morning with a sore head, it is Luis Enrique who will have had the more painful reminder of the night before. Klose, after all, is among his neighbours in plush Olgiata to the north of Rome. The manager may even have envied the club's owner, Thomas DiBenedetto, who flew in from the US for the game but made a swift exit from Rome on Monday morning, but instead put on a brave face.
"I am already ready for the next derby: we will win the return meeting," vowed Enrique at full-time. Perhaps before that game he will ask his captain not to make any predictions.
Talking points
• Really, you want to hear more about a round of fixtures that produced five goalless draws on Sunday? Gazzetta dello Sport's Ruggiero Palombo coined the term "Pareggiopoli" – Draw-gate – to describe Sunday, while his colleague Alberto Cerruti was more damning. "A low mark for goals this season (14 in one round of fixtures) and five 0-0 draws. These are not simple statistics but embarrassing confirmations of the modest nature of what was once considered the most beautiful league in the world." Perhaps, but let's not forget that just a month ago we were celebrating a first weekend with 35 goals. It is early days, and this is the first time in more than two decades that Serie A has produced so many goalless games in a single round of fixtures.
• What is clear six games into this season is that we have no stand-out candidate for the 2011-12 Scudetto. Juventus and Udinese sit atop the pile with 12 points each, but that is the lowest sum for a league-leading side six games into a season since the introduction of three points for a win in 1994-95.
• While there is no shame for Juve in drawing away to a solid Chievo team, it is clear that Antonio Conte's vision of a team with true wingers providing penetration and width has not yet materialised. Milos Krasic looks a shadow of the player who sparked such enthusiasm a year ago, and Conte appears to be losing patience. "We have a little problem there," said the manager when asked about his team's wing play, but it would appear he does not yet have faith in the alternatives available. "[Eljero] Elia and [Marcelo] Estigarribia are still not up to speed with our concepts."
• As for Udinese, this is the first time ever in Serie A that they have been unbeaten after six games. From last year's helter-skelter ways, Francseco Guidolin seems to have evolved into something more solid. Thus far they have conceded just a single goal.
• The one team outside Rome who did manage to score on Sunday were hardly the most likely candidate. Bologna had not won a competitive match since 13 March, but with Stefano Pioli replacing Pierpaolo Bisoli on the bench they finally did so at the weekend, winning 2-0 at Novara after a first half in which they had at one point looked set to be overwhelmed.
• Things were rather more lively on Saturday, as Milan looked back to their old selves in a 3-0 rout of Palermo, while Napoli looked like a team with more than one eye on a midweek game against Bayern Munich as they lost at home to Parma. But the big story was yet another defeat for Internazionale, who blew a 1-0 lead to lose at Catania. They finished with just four points from six games – their worst start since the second world war and outside the relegation zone only on goal difference. Had results gone differently on Sunday, they could even have been bottom.
• Inter's owner, Massimo Moratti, has made it clear where he feels the greatest problem lies in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, insisting that of the four penalties given against them this season "three were invented", and generally making it clear that, while he sees problems in his team's play, the greater issue to his mind has been their treatment by referees. But Claudio Ranieri struck a different note. "You could see that when Catania were pushing on, we were struggling to keep up. This team needs to improve its conditioning, to start running again." Unfortunately poor fitness is not an easy issue to resolve in the middle of a season, with a squad featuring a few too many players the wrong side of 30.
Results: Atalanta 0-0 Udinese, Cagliari 0-0 Siena, Catania 2-1 Internazionale, Cesena 0-0 Fiorentina, Chievo Verona 0-0 Juventus, Genoa 0-0 Lecce, Lazio 2-1 Roma, Milan 3-0 Palermo, Napoli 1-2 Parma Novara 0-2 Bologna.


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Later on building and packaging i ran in to lots of warnings like
[WARN][Anonymous] [Ext.Loader] Synchronously loading 'Ext.plugin.PullRefresh'; consider adding 'Ext.plugin.PullRefresh' explicitly as a require of the corresponding class
Currently i solve this by adding a Ext. requires section to my build.html file because win sdk builder needs all loaded warning src before generating jsb3 file.
It would be great if there would be a requires config setting for application (or maybe even better in each class config) to manually declare used components. Maybe designer could also take care of used components to automatically add them to a global auto requires section.
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Ocwen Financial Corp. (OCN) launched a new modification program to reduce the principal on a mortgage for delinquent borrowers, while compelling them to share in the future appreciation of the home's value with the investor. Mortgage modifications will only be available for homeowners in negative equity. Atlanta-based Ocwen holds a $74 billion servicing portfolio after acquiring Litton Loan Servicing and HomEq. Ocwen launched the Shared Appreciation Modification program as a pilot in August 2010, a program the company believes will make a major dent in the roughly 14 million mortgages currently in negative equity, according to Moody's Analytics. Through the program, Ocwen will write down qualified loans to 95% of the underlying property's market value. The amount written down is forgiven in one-third increments over three years as long as the homeowner remains current. When the house is later sold or refinanced, the borrower will be required to share 25% of the appreciated value with the investor. "Like all modifications, SAMs help homeowners avoid foreclosure. But they also restore equity. That's a significant benefit to the customer and, we believe, the economy and housing market. Psychologically, it's important too," said Ocwen CEO Ronald Faris. "Our analytics tell us that an underwater mortgage is one-and-a-half to two-times more likely to default than one with at least some positive equity." SAM is one of the first principal reduction programs initiated by a private company without the prodding of a government agency. Other servicers have sporadically used Hardest Hit Fund and Home Affordable Modification Program dollars to write down principal, but only in select states. Since August, Ocwen said 79% of the borrowers accepted the offer with a redefault rate of 2.6%. Ocwen said it has regulatory clearance to push the program into 33 states. J.T. Smith, the chief investment officer for the boutique investment bank Aristar Funding Group said there are many still unknown parts of how Ocwen will structure the modifications such as tax liens and future title issues, but granting the borrower 75% of the appreciation is "very generous." "This program is a win for the borrower and very, very generous of Ocwen and investors," Smith said. "Silent seconds are a more equitable solution, so Ocwen borrowers should take these modifications and run with it." Consumer organizations supported the program as well. Marcia Griffin, president of HomeFree-USA, a community-based homeownership development group, called the program "visionary." "The homeowner benefits from a stable housing situation and the investor is positioned to share in the future appreciation of the home's value. In addition, communities nationwide will benefit from fewer foreclosures," Griffin said. John Taylor, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said other servicers should follow suit. "This innovative modification program offers meaningful help for underwater borrowers. The simplicity and rationale of the SAM is striking: the homeowner maintains the equity that would otherwise be lost in the foreclosure process, and servicers and investors maintain a performing asset," Taylor said. A spokesman for Ocwen did not immediately disclose how many borrowers the program is expected to reach. Write to Jon Prior. Follow him on Twitter @JonAPrior.
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Six weeks after the mother of one of Baltimore's most famous baseball players was kidnapped and left bound on the side of the road in her Lincoln Town Car, the case remains a mystery to police.
Aberdeen police say the abduction of Violet R. Ripken in the small Harford County city July 24 is still an active investigation. It won't become a cold case unless all leads are exhausted, Lt. Fred Budnick said Wednesday. Ripken is the mother of Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr.
"It's not like on TV. A case isn't solved in 30 minutes or 60 minutes," Budnick said, "It takes the boots on the road to develop leads and check all of the leads out; it's a time-consuming process."
Budnick said police don't know the motive of the man they believe abducted Ripken at gunpoint, tied her feet and took her on a ride through Central Maryland before returning her unharmed about 24 hours later. Police also don't know whether the man acted alone, Budnick said.
Budnick said releasing further details publicly could jeopardize the investigation.
He said police have received — and investigated — 50 to 60 tips called in by the public, Police are seeking a white man in his mid-30s to mid-40s, about 5 feet 10 and 180 pounds, with short brown hair and glasses.
A 35-second video released in the days following the incident shows the man at a Glen Burnie Walmart the night of the abduction. Police have also released a composite sketch.
"We really feel there is somebody out there who knows," Budnick said. "We're asking for someone to come forward to say, 'This is your guy.' We tell anyone who has information to keep calling in."
Tips can be made anonymously, Budnick said. Information that leads to a conviction could bring up to $2,000 in rewards.
The Ripken family declined to comment for this article.
FBI Special Agent Richard Wolf, a spokesman for the Baltimore office, said the bureau continues to assist Aberdeen police in the case, as do regional authorities such as the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
Although the characterization of cold versus active cases can depend on the crime and the police jurisdiction in charge, Wolf noted that some have remained active for years.


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Winter Park athletes excel at Aerial Selections event
Acrobatic Coach for the Winter Park Freestyle Team
Two Winter Park athletes had amazing performances at the 2012 US Aerial Selections Events held Dec. 21 and 22 in Park City, UT.
Erin Griss, 14, and Nik Seemann, 15, both competed with double flips at the US Aerial Selection event and finished amazingly for both events.
The Aerial Selection events boast all World Cup athletes from both the US and Russia.
Erin finished 9th place overall on the first day of the two day event and placed 7th place overall on the second day of the event. Erin performed her new jumps for this year; a Back Full and a Lay Tuck double back flip. Erin's amazing performances earned her to be named to the World Cup Aerial Group and will be competing for the U.S. at the Deer Valley World Cup this February.
Nik finished 15th place overall on the first day of the two day event and placed 8th place overall on the second day of the event. Nik performed his new jumps for this year, a Lay Full double back and a Full Full double back. Nik's excellent performances will allow him to forerun the aerial event at the Deer Valley World Cup this February.
Both Athletes trained hard all summer in Steamboat, CO, and Park City, UT, to refine these new jumps on water and their hard work is starting to pay off.
Erin and Nik will compete next at the Nor Am aerial event in Park City, UT, Feb. 7,8 and 9. Lets wish them both good luck!
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Police: Lewiston woman tried to burn boyfriend's possessions before police pursuit
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) � Police say the Lewiston woman who led police on a high-speed pursuit through several communities this week tried to torch her boyfriend's possessions with homemade Molotov cocktails.
Heather Kullson was charged Tuesday with arson, assault and eluding police after she was finally stopped following two chases that reached 80 miles per hour.
Police say they responded to a Lewiston home at about 6 p.m. after a report that the 21-year-old Kullson had tried to start a fire.
Police chased her, but called the pursuit off. Police say she returned to the scene and again tried to start a fire. Police chased her again, this time catching her in Poland.
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(Reuters) - A seven-year-old boy was shot to death by his father on Saturday in the parking lot of a gun store in western Pennsylvania in an apparent accident, state police told Reuters.
Craig Allen Loughrey was shot in the chest by a handgun his father, Joseph V. Loughrey, 44, was holding as they were getting into the family vehicle at Twig's Reloading Den in Mercer, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman said.
The boy died at the scene of the shooting, which happened at 10:50 a.m. His father was questioned by investigators, but police said the evidence pointed to an accident.
The two were from nearby Fredonia, Pa., police said.
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Beijing's Struggle to Keep People in Their Place
By Russell Leigh Moses
China's Communist Party has a message for the country's put-upon rural residents: Don't come to us, we'll come to you.
Earlier this week, Beijing announced new regulations banning citizens from petitioning outside their home provinces – essentially an effort to keep the country's poor and disgruntled from bringing their grievances to the capital.
At the same time, the Party is insisting that more of its members meet people where they live, employing "pocket cadres" whose mission is to, as the People's Daily put it, "go the last mile, [and] have a more direct relationship with the masses."
Chinese leaders have tried to keep aggrieved rural residents in their place before, with little success. The effort to reach out to them through this new campaign appears to be an acknowledgement of past failures. But it also betrays a nostalgia for political ideas that seem out of step with some of the major realities of the moment.
The purpose of the "pocket cadre" campaign -- which has been taking place primarily in China's countryside -- is two-fold: to listen more to the complaints of residents in various regions "by going face-to-face, through home visits to hear their voices"; and to educate the masses about what the Party is already accomplishing on their behalf.
That way, Beijing believes, Party representative will be then "better able to do practical things for the people, problem-solving things."
The "pocket" part of the strategy, according to Xinhua, refers to satchels that cadres carry on these missions to "collect suggestions from villagers" and to cart in needed items such as salt and medicine to outlying areas that residents have requested.
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These officials also often carry a "pocket-sized book"-- which is "small in size, convenient to take along, and which can be used to commit to memory and allow Party members to convey current policies in a format that the masses can grasp easily."
By making these treks into villages, the Party displays an interest in the daily lives of rural inhabitants, and pushes officials to play a role in resolving local disputes -- while also pinpointing potential sources of discontent before they emerge.
The upside of this initiative is not inconsiderable. Rural residents appear to appreciate the concern shown by cadres, and have come to rely on both their visits and the appearance of "demand boxes" that enable citizens to identify specific complaints but have them acted on locally.
Party representatives also have to be pleased that people who might otherwise petition higher levels for redress have a new avenue for seeking out officials to help solve their problems.
Finally, there's the chance that this experiment, which is largely targeted on the Chinese countryside, could be employed elsewhere in the country, and provide a precursor for greater political dialogue in the society.
At the same time, there's something almost retrograde about this campaign.
It's not only that the outreach to the rural areas is reminiscent of the Communist party's effort decades ago to bring better medical care to the countryside by using "barefoot doctors." It's also that these new "barefoot officials" seem out of step with Beijing's strategy for economic development, which aims to have about 60% of its population living in cities by 2020.
It's difficult to see how addressing unhappiness in the nation's countryside represents a crucial step forward when the expectations of the Chinese leadership are that the major economic forces will soon be centered in Chinese cities.
A steady stream of urban conflicts suggest that the biggest challenge to the Party's relevancy does not come from angry farmers, but rather frustrations and discontent in cities increasingly swollen with those who've already given up on the countryside. In just the most recent of those conflicts, a mid-sized town in Zhejiang province was roiled by violence after members of the urban pari-police reportedly beat a street vendor then attacked an onlooker who was filming them.
The problem may well be political, reflecting different priorities among the country's top two leaders: President Xi Jinping has continuously pushed the notion strengthening the Party is the most crucial task if the country is the move forward, while Premier Li Keqiang has put the priority on reforming China's economy, in part through urbanization.
The use of "pocket cadres" to keep people happy and in their place is in keeping with Xi's other efforts to address the fissures opening up in China's increasingly mobile society. Li, meanwhile, has been much more interested in getting more income into the pockets of farmers by pulling them into the cities.
While debate in China about reform is healthy in the long run, the fact that there are these differences in the political leadership doesn't bode well for Beijing in the short term. Until that argument is resolved, promising experiments such as "pocket cadres" are likely to come and go without ever knowing the way home.
Russell Leigh Moses is the Dean of Academics and Faculty at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. He is writing a book on the changing role of power in the Chinese political system.
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Adagio Roots Campaign
Tea - it doesn't grow on trees, you know. Oh wait. Actually tea does grow on trees and as is the case with any agricultural product, it requires that there are people involved in every step of its production from planting until the point when we the consumers are clutching the finished product in our sweaty little paws.
In recognition of this fact, Adagio Teas recently launched their Roots Campaign. It will allow their customers to meet the individual farmers who produce their teas and to gain an insight on the process of growing and making tea. The project is slated to run for 12 months and will feature 12 farmers from different tea-growing regions around the world. The first two farmers featured are a grower from China's Fu Jian province and a rooibos farmer from South Africa. More here.
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Thanks for the write-up. We are excited to get more support behind this project & appreciate your taking the time to help spread the word.
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I'd like to see farmers from Yunnan Province who do Puerh tea. That's my favorite tea and my everyday drink. It's not the biggest attraction for Adagio so they are unlikely to give it much pull. But I'll still look for ways to connect with Yunnan on the Internet. --Teaternity
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From Parted-Out to Power Aplenty: "Old race cars never die -- they just go faster."
In the case of Terry Brown's '66 Belvedere, that means a once-built-for-racing Mopar is ready for the strip once again. But not without some major changes — and additions.
Builder Darren Tedder had little more than a bare unibody to start from. "It had been totally dismantled, and it had part of an old rollcage in it that somebody put in God knows when," he recalls. "It was basically the hull of a car—just quarters and half an old cage in it. There were no doors, hood, fenders, or decklid."
At least there was enough to start from, once Darren did some "addition by subtraction." "It was like anything else, being systematic about everything, and getting rid of the older, less-than-safe chassis work and mounts, and improper bar placement," he recalls. "We finally just cut everything out and started over."
Once the box-top B-Body's unibody was ready, in went the race-ready hardware. "It's a 511-inch Hemi," Darren says of the powerplant built from a Mopar Mega Block. "We're estimating that it's around 800 horsepower," he adds.
That should be enough to punch a sub-ten-second-hole in the air on the quarter-mile, but Darren says he and Terry are working up to it. "Because Terry's new at this car stuff, she's only made some eighth-mile passes in the car. It's run 5.92 seconds at 114 mph in the eighth-mile," says Darren. He adds, "I'm sure it will run in the upper end of the nines without any problem, because the car accelerates harder once it gets moving, being that it's a heavy old car."
Still, the acceleration generated by a race-built Hemi in a race-prepped B-Body takes some getting used to for Terry. "It's a rush," says the Canton, Georgia–based horse trainer. "I can't even explain it," she says, while noting her enjoyment of speed — on four wheels and four legs. "We like horsepower, whether it's four-legged or the cars' power," she says. "I buy and sell horses, so that seemed like a natural progression."
Terry continues on about the '66, which carries her nickname, War Witch. "At first it was very intimidating, but it is fun," she says. "And, of course, I have complete confidence in the car because Darren built it. He's able to explain things so that I don't feel as out of control as I might have."
Not only did Darren build it and help her learn how to run it on the strip, he also gifted it to her. "It was an excellent surprise," she recalls. "He gave it to me for my birthday."
Both Darren and Terry have sound advice if you're thinking of turning a swap-meet find into a strip screamer, or if you're taking to the dragstrip for the first time: "Don't rush it," she says. "Don't expect immediate success. Get used to it, have some time in it and around it before you just jump in it and go."
Darren adds that it may be better to start with more than he did on this build. "If you can tolerate other people's work, then buy something that's already built," he says. "But if you have to have things your own way, start with as little as possible that you have to re-do. That way, you know everything that's been done, and you can feel a certain sense of confidence, knowing that every component in it you've selected and installed, and it's all meant to work together, and there's nothing hidden that could come back to bite you later or make it unsafe." mm
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1966 Plymouth Belvedere two-door sedan
Terry Brown – Canton, Georgia
|Mopar Power
|Engine: Darren Tedder built the 511-inch Hemi using a Mopar Mega Block, a Callies forged stroker crankshaft and Oliver billet connecting rods, and CP Pistons 10.0:1 compression pistons. Other parts like an LSM solid roller camshaft, Stage V aluminum heads, Donovan gear drive, MSD Pro Billet distributor, and an intake by Indy Cylinder Head topped by an 1150-cfm Holley Dominator carburetor helps create enough power to make the faint of heart cringe. Headers (with 2¼-inch tubes and 4-inch collectors) are by tti, and mufflers are by DynoMax.
|Transmission: A 727 built by Porter Performance Transmissions with billet steel drum, five-pinion planetary, hardened input, output, and pump gears, 16 element sprag, TCI brake, billet servos, and band levers. CSR carbon fiber shield, fabricated deep pan, shifted by a Hurst Quarter Stick.
|Rear: Dana 60 with 40-spline Moser axles and Richmond Gear 4.56 gears.
|Sure Grip
|Suspension: In front, Strange Engineering coilovers (on the original K-member) replaced the OEM torsion bars. In back a ladder bar/ QA1 coilover setup puts the power on the pavement.
|Brakes: Wilwood discs at each corner replaced the original 10-inch drums.
|Wheels/Tires: Mickey Thompson "skinnies" (28×7.50-15LT Sportsman tires on five-spoke 15×3-inch M/T wheels) in front, 15×14-inch Weld wheels on 32x14x15 M/T slicks.
|High Impact
|Paint/Body: Dennis Buice tubbed and added a full rollcage to the original '66-vintage unibody before he shot on the PPG two-stage White paint. AAR Fiberglass supplied the hood and trunk lid.
|Interior: Full-race interior by Dennis Buice features Kirkey bucket seats, Simpson safety harnesses, and a full rollcage that Darren fitted in place of a previous one. AutoMeter's ProComp tach and gauges monitor the Hemi's vital signs.


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A poster over at Luxury4Play found out the hard way that teenage girls in SUVs aren't always the most attentive drivers when one barreled into his Audi R8. It hurts to look at.
According to the driver he was driving to dinner with his girlfriend when the girl in the Dodge Durango ran through a stop sign and slammed right into the German supercar. He describes her as a "young teenage girl" and it's been reported elsewhere that she was 16.
"I don't know what the hell she was thinking, but clearly she is an idiot!" remarked the driver.
Both the driver and passenger walked away from the crash, but given they were in an R8 I'm sure they'd have preferred to be able to drive away from it.
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16-minute tornado warning saved lives
Sixteen minutes.
That's how much of a warning the residents of suburban Oklahoma had before a tornado dropped out of a cloud onto the ground a few miles west of Newcastle, Okla.
While that may not sound like a long time, it's actually better than average and much better than the average tornado warning lead time of a couple of decades ago.
"The national average for tornado warnings is about 14 minutes," says National Weather Service spokesman Chris Vaccaro. As recently as 1990, the average warning time was a mere five minutes, reports J. Marshall Shepherd, a research meteorologist at the University of Georgia
The warning system for this tornado "worked well," said AccuWeather meteorologist Mike Smith.
Also, while the warning for the tornado was "only" 16 minutes, the tornado didn't hit the center of Moore until about 34-36 minutes later, he adds.
Additionally, "the area had been warned for days" that severe storms were possible, Shepherd adds, and a tornado "watch" was issued more than two hours before it hit Moore, Smith says.
A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop and "serves as a heads-up to start thinking of what to do and where to go in order to stay safe if a warning is issued," Vaccaro adds.
"If the death toll is really around 25-30, then it is a testament to the warning system," Smith says.
What should you do when you hear there's a tornado warning? "Once a warning is issued, take immediate action to protect your life," Vaccaro says "Ideally, that is moving below ground or to the interior portion of the lowest floor of a sturdy structure. Then once you're in a safe spot, become a force of nature yourself by calling, texting and using social media to warn others."
The best way to protect yourself is to "put as many walls and layers of protection between you and the tornado as possible," Smith says, adding that getting into a bathtub or the interior of the house is the best.
"Put on a football or motorcycle helmet" to protect your head, says Smith.
The tornado was rated an EF-5, which is the highest level on the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity.


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5 Nights | 5-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA FROM LOS ANGELES
About Ensenada, Mexico
You will visit the following 3 places:
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas, commonly called Cabo in American English, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Cabo San Lucas together with San José del Cabo is known as Los Cabos. Cabo is a varied destination that captures the essence of Baja Peninsula in its many resorts, championship golf courses, world-class dining and amazing outdoor activities. The city also houses a range of wildlife including rays, sharks, birds like eagles and a range of fish like mahi-mahi (dorado) and stripe marlin. For much of its history, Cabo was a sleepy, remote fishing port which was generally accessed either by ship or a three-hour drive from La Paz. In 1977, the airport to the north of San Jose del Cabo was expanded to handle jet aircraft and international flights, thereby launching the transformation of Cabo into one of the most popular resort destinations in Mexico.
Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico, the third-largest in Baja California. Lying 125 kilometres (78 mi) south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula, it is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, "The Cinderellaof the Pacific''. One of the first settlements founded in the Californias, Ensenada has emerged as a cruise ship destination, aerospace center, and there is a nearby region to the north east where wine grapes are grown. Situated on the coastline of Bahía de Todos Santos—an inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the peninsula's Gold Coast—the Port of Ensenada is an important commercial, fishing, and tourist port. The city is home to a navy base, army base, and Ensenada Airport, a military airfield which doubles as an airport of entry into Mexico.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Spanish for "The Angels", is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the United States, with a population of 4.06 million on a land area of 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2). It is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach Riverside combined statistical area, which contains nearly 17.8 million people. This makes it the 12th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos".


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Toto have welcomed many different band members across their long career but in the early nineties they had a short period as a four-piece featuring Steve Lukather (guitar & lead vocals), David Paich (keyboards & vocals), Jeff Porcaro (drums & percussion) and Mike Porcaro (bass). The line-up, with some additional touring members, performed this concert at Montreux in July 1991 and would go on to make the Kingdom Of Desire album released in 1992, shortly after the tragic early death of drummer Jeff Porcaro. The Montreux show, now being released for the first time, combines then unreleased tracks from the Kingdom Of Desire album with classic hits and covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. It is a perfect addition to any Toto fan's collection.
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Cathy Francis
Cathy Francis
On the 80th Anniversary of CTC Northern Ireland no person is more deserving of recognition that the President of CTC Northern Ireland Cathy Francis.
When the anniversary was marked by the National Dinner and AGM of CTC coming to Belfast, it was Cathy who gave a cycling welcome that all our guests loved. On Sunday morning groups of volunteers organised be Cathy set off around the countryside to cater for every ability.
When not organising the welcome for guest from around the country, Cathy is the driving force behind the Member Group; she leads rides, organizes club nights and competitions and makes sure the Club is visible through many different forums.
Cathy also makes new riders welcome and goes out of her way to make sure there is a Five Miles to Fabulous Ride in Belfast every year to encourage new women riders. Prior to being President, Cathy was for many years DA Secretary.


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Wheat Berry Salad
By Teresa B. G.
I recently was invited to a luncheon at a friend's house. While having lunch, someone started a discussion on 'wheat berries'. I had never heard the term before and had no idea what that was. I was thinking it was some sort of a fruit berry I had not heard of. Well, much to my surprise it is the bran, the germ and the endosperm left intact when the husk of whole wheat grains is removed…..Wheat berries are a whole grain full of vitamins and fiber. They are nutty and chewy and very good for you and can be used in a variety of ways. Believe it or not, I use it in a salad. I make this salad frequently and love the flavours in it as do my family and guests. Pressure cooking makes it quicker and gives it a better flavour and texture. Try it. It is certain to become one of your favourites!
Wheat Berry Salad
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup wheat berries – found in natural food stores
- ¼ cup raspberry vinegar ( I do not purchase this, I soak raspberries in vinegar)
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 3 tbsp oil
- ¾ cup thinly sliced green onions
- ¾ cup dried blueberries
- ½ cup slivered dried apricots
- ½ cup chopped toasted almonds
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
The night before:
Rinse your wheat berries well with cold water and place them in a bowl filled with cold water. Soak over night. Rinse them thoroughly and drain them.
Pressure Cooking:
Place the wheat berries in the Instant Pot with 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 15 – 20 minutes, manually release pressure when done. If you were doing this on a stove top it would take more water and about 60 minutes. Rinse with cold water and drain.
Dressing and Assembling:
Whisk together the raspberry vinegar, balsamic vinegar, mustard, ¾ tsp salt and pepper in a bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil until blended. Stir in the onions, blueberries, apricots, almonds and parsley. Let it stand for 30 minutes. Stir in the wheat berries. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator so that all the flavours meld. Garnish with fresh parsley and fresh basil. It is so delicious and a great addition to summer pot lucks. The salad keeps well in the refrigerator.


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This is the Museo Soumaya, a building by designer FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE, which has been recently completed in Mexico City—that's right, this ain't no render. Sitting in the city's former industrial district, it's surprising to see the structure spring up from the ground like some polished monolithic welding tool. It adds to the look that the facade is windowless, and made up of silver hexagonal aluminum tiles.
The Soumaya Museum has 60,000 square feet of exhibition space which will hold over 66,000 pieces of art. [FR-EE via Dezeen]
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LIKE all Scouts, Richard Clark is resourceful. Not only has he and his fellow leaders at Billericay and Wickford District Scouts found themselves a new headquarters, they have saved a community hall from closure.
The keys to Langham Hall in Langham Crescent, Billericay, were about to be handed to Basildon Council after the charity running it dispanded, when Mr Clark and other Scout leaders came to the hall's rescue.
A community fundraising effort to pay for an £80,000 refurbishment was floundering when, at the 11th hour, the Scouts were accepted as trustees of the Langham Hall Charitable Trust, and signed a deal to use the hall for weekly meetings.
Mr Clark, who is also an assistant district commissioner with the Scouts, said: "It would have been such a shame if it closed.
"It would have stayed boarded up, but there are several dance groups, disability groups, and community groups who all use it.
"Someone would have broken in and set alight to it.
"The building is at an amazing standard. We had been looking for a district headquarters for the last few years and when we heard the hall was going to close we thought we could get involved."
The hall had become a target for vandals when it was boarded up in 2009.
Due to a lack of volunteers, it closed and was handed to Basildon Council, who boarded it up.
But in 2010 residents were appalled to learn Basildon Council was considering building a housing development on the site. The authority said it had become too expensive to maintain and was a hotspot for antisocial behaviour.
It wasn't long before residents came forward to try to turn the hall's fortunes around.
They formed Langham Hall Charitable Trust, signed a 25-year lease with Basildon Council to run the hall, and launched a campaign to raise £80,000.
Fundraising went towards new toilets, a new kitchen, new entrance doors, loft insulation, guttering and pipes and modifications made for disability access.
New flooring was also added, and the heating and electrics updated.
But the trustees weren't in it for the long term, and only formed to complete the upgrade.
But Billericay and Wickford District Scouts, which has 12 Scout groups from across the area, agreed to take over as trustees.
The Scouts also hope their efforts will benefit the wider community, knowing there is a shortage of halls available for hire.
Mr Clark said: "Hundreds of people use the hall every week.
"The main problem at the moment is a lack of places available. In Billericay there is only one Basildon Council-run hall and the same in Wickford. The council hasn't got many resources.
"If Langham Hall closed, all its users would have to find other places, but they are all full to capacity."
Community groups are already making use of the hall, and the trustees hope to attract a preschool or other group to use the centre during the day.
Mr Clark said: "The more groups we get in, there the more secure the hall will be.
"Hopefully with the Scout Association giving extra support as a user it will keep the trust running so it can benefit the rest of the community.
"I would hope Langham Hall is now safe for the future."


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October 6, 2012
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Alex Berry broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period and the HERSHEY BEARS held the host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to 15 shots on goal in the contest, en route to a 3-2 win on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
The Penguins opened up a 2-0 lead on two quick power-play goals in the first period. With Kevin Marshall in the box for slashing, the Penguins worked the puck to the right point where rookie Joe Morrow was waiting. He picked his spot and fired a slapper that beat BEARS backstop Braden Holtby inside the far post at 9:05.
Just 1:32 later, on another man advantage, Alex Grant took a long-range slap shot from the center point that Jayson Megna deflected past Holtby from between the hash marks, giving the Penguins a 2-0 advantage.
The BEARS finally got on the board with 2:52 left in the frame. The Penguins were a step away from clearing the puck on a penalty kill, but Julien Brouillette stole a pass right in front of Penguins netminder Jeff Zatkoff. Brouillette beat Zatkoff high to the upper left corner, pulling the BEARS within one.
The visitors got the equalizer at 5:41 of the second period. With a delayed penalty call coming against the Penguins and with Holtby off for an extra attacker, the puck came to the left corner were Stanislav Galiev was waiting. Galiev banked a shot from the goal line off of Zatkoff and in to knot the score.
For the first time of the pre-season, the BEARS took the lead when Berry crashed Zatkoff's crease on an early third-period power play. Off of a rebound of a Mike Carman shot, Berry chipped a mid-air rebound into the net at 3:31.
The BEARS played strong defense, holding the Penguins to just eight shots on goal over the last two periods of play to preserve the win.
Holtby stopped eight of 10 shots faced in 30:56 of work. Dany Sabourin came on in relief, and turned aside all five shots sent his way to earn the win. Zatkoff went the distance, stopping 15 of 18 shots.
The BEARS finished the night 1-for-7 on the power play and 2-for-6 on the penalty kill.
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HP has made clear this week that it has every intention of getting itself out of the consumer electronics market. It's killed its webOS products, which included the TouchPad and various cell phones, like the Veer and the not-yet-released Pre 3. HP also acquired software maker Autonomy for $10.2 billion, and plans to spin off its PC business. In one fell swoop, HP went from being one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics to a company with a clear focus on business and software, with barely even a passing interest in the consumer side of things.
Such a shift is surprising, because HP has a long track record of making excellent consumer products, from desktops and laptops to printers and even tablets. There's a reason, after all, that the company has led the industry in global market share four years in a row, owning as much as 19.3 percent of the global PC market. HP's been the recipient of numerous Editors' Choice awards from PCMag, and even the TouchPad, killed after all of 48 days, had real potential to be great. HP's future making these products is unknown: HP says it is "exploring options" and that little is final, but the writing is on the wall for its consumer business. If HP really does get out of the consumer game, it's a serious loss to buyers.
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2010 Start-Up Grant Project Directors Meeting: Survey of the Future of the Digital Humanities in 46 Quick Bursts
2010 Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
Project Directors Meeting
September 28, 2010
The National Endowment for the Humanities
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1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20506
Room M-09 (Ground Floor)
Please join us here at NEH headquarters on September 28 for the fourth annual Digital Humanities Start-up Grant Project Directors Meeting. The meeting is open to the general public and we hope that digital humanities enthusiasts from the Washington, DC area will join us. Some of the most exciting and cutting-edge projects in the humanities over the past few years had their start in this program. This is your chance to learn, first-hand, about all the amazing 46 Start-up projects funded during 2010.
During the meeting, each of the project directors will be doing lightning-round presentations about their projects. So it is your chance to survey the future of the digital humanities in 46 quick bursts. The projects range across nearly every conceivable discipline in the humanities and also involve a wide range of technologies. Many also involve cultural institutions like museums, libraries, and archives.
We're also happy to say that as a lunchtime keynote speaker, we'll have Bryan Alexander, Director of Research from NITLE, giving a talk called "Thrilling Wonder Stories of Cyberculture."
Admission is free. You do not need to register in advance.
Agenda in Brief:
10:30am Meeting Opens to the Public and the Media
10:45am Welcome from Brett Bobley, Director, Office of Digital Humanities
Opening Remarks from Jim Leach, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
11:00 – 12:00pm Project Lightning Round #1
Each Project Director will have two minutes and three PowerPoint slides to quickly introduce their project. The first 23 projects will present.
12:00 – 12:30pm Lunch Break and Opportunity to Network with Project Directors
Attendees can go downstairs to the food court to purchase lunch and bring it back to room M-09.
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunchtime Keynote Address from Bryan Alexander
1:30 – 2:30pm Project Lightning Round #2
Each Project Director will have two minutes and three PowerPoint slides to quickly introduce their project. The final 23 projects will present.
2:45—3:45pm Getting the Word Out: Outreach Strategies for Your Start-Up Project
A roundtable discussion
Other Important Links:
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WINDHAM, N.H., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- President Obama, campaigning Saturday in Windham, N.H., said Mitt Romney expects the middle class to pick up the tab for his proposed tax cuts for the rich.
Speaking to a crowd of more than 2,000 people at Windham High School, Obama said under the budget proposed by Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Romney would pay "less than 1 percent in taxes each year."
"And here's the kicker. He expects you to pick up the tab," Obama said.
"Governor Romney's tax plan would actually raise taxes on middle-class families with children by an average of $2,000," Obama said. "Ask Governor Romney and his running mate when they're here in New Hampshire on Monday. ... Ask them if that's fair. Ask them how it will grow the economy. Ask them how it will strengthen the middle class. They have been trying to sell this trickle-down snake oil before. It did not work then, it will not work now, it's not a plan to create jobs, it will not reduce the deficit, it will not move the economy forward. It's the wrong direction for America."
Obama accused his opponents of "being dishonest" about his plans for Medicare, saying the Republicans are "trying to throw everything at the wall just to see what will stick."
"Since I've been in office, I have strengthened Medicare," Obama said. "Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan have a very different plan. They want seniors to get a voucher to buy their own insurance, which would force seniors to pay an additional $6,400 for their healthcare. ... That doesn't strengthen Medicare. That undoes the very guarantee of Medicare. That's the core of the plan written by Congressman Ryan and endorsed by Governor Romney."
Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One before arriving in New Hampshire, noted AARP has said Obama's plan would extend Medicare's solvency, while the GOP plan would undermine it and pass costs to seniors.
"We know Florida seniors are smart, and when they look at the details of the plan and they look at the fact that not just us, but many outside organizations, including the AARP, are saying that the Romney/Ryan plan would increase costs for them, middle-class taxes would be increased, we know they're going to take a close look at that, and we feel good about what the result will be," Psaki said.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
What Do You do with your WoW time?
There are a shit ton of dailies in MoP. If you do them all, you may be spending all of your time doing dailies. I made a decision that I am going to focus on three factions first (Tillers, Anglers, and Windserpents) before doing the Golden Lotus and Krikknik(?) dailies.
Even just doing those dailies, I find myself spending more time doing that than I would care for.
I also ended up running a heroic with my guild last night which went very quickly.
I was going to tank the new Raid Finder, but my gear was two ilvl short. I will probably run some more heroics to get my gear up to par.
I also wonder how the difficulty on the Raid Finder raids are. How quickly are they being cleared out?
I also spend a fair amount of times leveling. I am trying to get my Druid to at least 87 for now and am about 3 bubble short.
How are you spending your time in WoW?
5 comments:
- Kalven said...
Well, I can guess you're not doing dailies for the gold.
In terms of rep dailies, I view them as a phase of content release and character progression. I do dailies to get an item, then I'm done and move on to the next thing.
It seems like most of my time right now is spent leveling all my crafting alts.
- October 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM
- avokes said...
I'm pretty much levelling my DK who is now level 84. Just have that one last push before I head into Pandaria
- October 11, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Nev Jones said...
I'm still leveling my 1st alt to 90, almost at 88 now but I'm a very slow leveler. Besides that, there's AH & 2 farms & various profession CD's to use up. I'm not sure quite what I'm going to do at 90. I could go for rep or start on next alt or gear up. I didn't do many dungeons at all in Cata & no raids of any kind so I kind of want to do that this expac but I'm also nervous about it so who knows? lol
- October 12, 2012 at 3:36 AM
- Fettsbounty said...
No reason to be nervous about dungeons and raids. They aren't as difficult as the opening Cataclysm dungeons. As long as you know how to stay out of bad and in general play your class you are golden.
- October 12, 2012 at 7:24 AM
I haven't been playing very much lately because of lots of college homework even though I have mist now. I've been trying to level my paladin. I have also been leveling professions, lots and lots of professions.
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I've got a boyfriend, Hernán, who has seen how papers and all scrap stuff has invaded the house and taken all over the place. If neither of us change our minds, we will get married soon…
I found out about scrapbooking in a stationer's in Barcelona, where I live, by chance. It was one day that I saw in that stationer's some decorated squared papers which I had never seen in my life. I took them all home, because in those days I already made my cards with papers taken from children's books. What I like most was to use them to make little boxes and packaging in general. When I came back to the store for more papers like those I bought, there were no more left, so I had the idea of searching on the web for the brand that was written on the papers.
A new world opened up right before my eyes that got me completely hooked. I got to know what those decorated papers were exactly for… That was more than three years ago.
I've worked for a year in a scrap store and nowadays I do workshops, I sell scrap material that I create and I also make it to order. I've designed for different Spanish scrap shops.
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Snow Records for St. George, Utah, 3rd highest on record.
Snow Records, here are the top four snow days:
The 1-day snowfall records for St. George are:
1st 1894 15"
2nd 1974 10"
3rd 1919 8" the next day received another 8" for a total of 16"
3rd 2013 8"
All over St. George there are scenes occurring which are not often seen. First, the more obvious, there is white stuff all over everything. After some research it was determined that indeed it was snow….and staying. This conclusion was reached due to the freezing air temperature, cars sliding on the road, children sledding down hillsides and a multiplicity of what looks to be snowmen and snow forts doting the city. Even ice cycles have appeared overnight.
There can be a snowfall about once, maybe twice, a year and typically it is gone within hours or by the end of the next day. It certainly is a pretty site however when viewed from atop any of the area hillsides.
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Facebook is the clearcut leader in social. We all know this. No one else is even close (except maybe Google). There are all sorts of reasons why they are succeeding — namely due to the billion people using the site.
However, like all industry leaders, Facebook is under attack from all sides. As the well-established elephant in the room, they've lost their "cool" factor. And the cool factor for any "social" venue or activity is finite. Bars and clubs both are more often than not shut down and re-branded every five years. Particularly as a service that revolves around "social," Facebook's window of being "cool" is limited — and, I'd argue, has already passed.
Facebook's struggles with monetization are well documented. In eight years, I can truthfully say I've never clicked on an ad while browsing the site — mostly because I'm not in a transactional mindset while on Facebook (Facebook is what I do to waste time). Their new mobile ads are irrelevant, and detract from my already sub-par experience. (Why they haven't launched a payments platform to compete with PayPal is beyond me, but that's another topic by itself).
Once communities get too big, they lose their intimacy — and get flooded by marketers. Both of those have happened with Facebook. I truthfully don't know exactly how many people I can maintain true relationships with, but it's probably right around the 150 mark research has shown to be true. Facebook, for myself and most others, is well beyond that. It shows me a lot of information, about a ton of people — but very little real substance occurs there anymore. The people that matter, have been lost in the noise.
All that said, here's why I think Facebook is on the downward slope: Privacy. Privacy and data usage is clearly the elephant in the anti-Facebook room.
We've been in private beta with my startup, Oh Hey World, for the past month or so. We figured a Facebook login would be easier than having people create yet another account to keep track of, and part of our service is showing you people you know living nearby — so Facebook was the login system of choice (with no option to sign in without it). However, we've been getting feedback like this on an increasingly frequent basis:
I have privacy issues with Facebook and don't want to login — but I don't think I'm the normal use case.
Yet, when person after person repeatedly says the exact same thing, that is indeed the normal use case. I haven't kept exact stats, but I'd venture a guess that 40 percent of people say they are extremely uncomfortable using Facebook to login and refuse to login to our beta site as a result. The other 60 percent all bring up privacy concerns, but are OK with the trade-off. Here are a few quotes from a Facebook post asking whether people would login with Facebook or free-form if given the choice:
"fill out form, fb makes me worry about security too much"
"Never Facebook. Using FB as a login has only downside and no benefit. You open your personal data to companies you don't know well, you expose yourself to the risk of spamming your friends, you give more info to FB that they'll use to throw ads at you. What do you gain? half a second?"
"Never FB. I post enough of my own useless crap. I don't need outside companies posting useless crap too or accessing any of my FB info."
Trust is the lifeblood of the web. And people don't trust Facebook.
That's a SIGNIFICANT problem if your entire business revolves around billions of people trusting you with their personal data.
What's needed for a competitor to beat Facebook?
- A decentralized location to store profile data, social connections, and photos (think WordPress.org). Users need to know their information is going into a spot that will be around in 5, 10, 20 years.
- User data is not sold
- Partner with leading sites in 5 industries to adopt the login system alongside Facebook and market the value proposition, nd eventually have the partner sites shut off FB login entirely.
- A significant community building effort to convince the top 10 percent of content creators to switch platforms. If interesting content stops showing up on Facebook, people will go seek out information from their trusted sources wherever they publish it.
- No advertising would be ideal. Charge the users $.50 per month, or make enough money from donations (Wikipedia) and/or developer fees.
Of course, the most important component of the equation is the right entrepreneur, with strong connections at a wide range of companies, to lead the charge and devote a few years of his or her life to it. Something tells me WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg would be in a prime position to pull this off. There also happens to be an initiative out there that fits this bill — Being Collective — started by Scott McLeod as a side project (who I met at Startup Abroad in Bali a few months ago).
With a billion people on their platform, I know I'm in the minority. But Facebook is in a vulnerable position. The tides are against them.
Facebook has lost the trust of its users. I believe, without trust, a web site is doomed. And lastly, I firmly, firmly believe the future of the web lies in niche communities.
All this leads me to believe someone is going to make a serious run at Facebook in the next 18 to 24 months. Whether that be App.net, Path, Google, or someone else — who knows.
You with me? Or you think I'm crazy?
Drew Meyers is founder of Oh Hey World. Global nomad originating in Seattle. ex-Zillow community builder & biz dev. Entrepreneur. Microfinance advocate. Travel addict. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kiva.


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