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The Ram 1500 is the artist formerly known as the Dodge Ram pickup. Chrysler split the old Dodge lineup into two brands. Ram consists of pickups and a line of upcoming commercial vans. Dodge will concentrate on sporty and family vehicles, from minivans and crossovers to the Challenger and Dart compact sedans.
The 1500 arrives at a crucial moment in pickup trucks' evolution. New technologies and lightweight materials are about to boost pickups' fuel economy to unprecedented levels.
Until now, V6 pickups were generally low-priced base models with little power or appeal. The Ram changes that, with a long list of advanced features and a correspondingly high price.
It offers outstanding fuel economy; though the 3.6-liter V6's relatively light torque output is apparent under highway and midrange acceleration.
The 2013 Ram 1500 goes on sale in October. Prices start at $22,590 for a rear-wheel drive regular cab model with a 305-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 and eight-speed automatic transmission.
Like most full-size pickups, the Ram 1500 offers a dizzying array of combinations of cab and bed size, drivetrains and towing capacity.
There are three cab sizes -- regular, quad and crew.
Regular cabs have two doors and either bucket or bench seats.
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Thanks to its exquisite eight-speed automatic transmission and Chrysler's jack-of-all trades Pentastar V6, the 1500's fuel economy, features and capability far exceed other V6 full-size pickups.
Correspondingly, its price can escalate beyond what Chevy, Ford and Toyota ask for their V6s. It makes more sense, in fact, to compare the pickup I tested with other manufacturers' V8s.
The Ram's worth the money, but there are some trade-offs.
On the plus side, the rear-drive V6 rated 17 m.p.g. in the city, 25 on the highway and 20 combined in EPA tests.
The 4x4 I tested rated 17/23/19 and matched its EPA highway rating during much of a recent 550-mile drive from Nashville to Detroit. An HFE model joining the lineup soon uses auto-start to add 1 m.p.g. to its city and overall ratings. Those figures all beat competing pickups handily.
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The V6 1500 can tow up to 6,500 pounds -- 6,250 for 4x4s. I towed a 4,000-pound speedboat around the Tennessee hills with ease in a rear-drive 1500. V8 1500s can tow up to 9,250 pounds.
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The 1500 was comfortable and quiet on a long drive from Tennessee to Detroit. The optional air suspension absorbed bumps and kept it securely planted on the highway and curving mountain roads. The steering is responsive, with good on-center feel.
The roomy interior featured good seats, plenty of storage, straightforward controls and a pleasing design.
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That payoff goes a long way toward excusing the V6's high price and unexciting highway acceleration.
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More Details: 2013 Ram 1500 Crew Cab SLT 4X4
Four-wheel drive four-door full-size pickup
Price as tested: $45,325 (excluding destination charge)
Rating: * * * (out of four stars)
Reasons to buy: Fuel economy, features, comfort
Shortcomings: Price, acceleration
More Details: 2013 Ram 1500 at a glance
Vehicle type: Rear- or four-wheel drive two- and four-door full-size pickup
Power: 305-horsepower 3.6-liter V6; 310-horsepower 4.7-liter V8; 395-horsepower 5.7-liter V8
Transmission: Six- or eight-speed automatic
Price range: $22,590-$47,420 (excluding options and destination charges)
More Details: Key features on vehicle tested
Antilock brakes; stability control; curtain air bags; front-seat side air bags; front seat belt pretensioners; power locks, tinted windows; automatic halogen headlights; locking tailgate; full-size spare tire; tonneau cover; air-conditioning; cloth upholstery; power locks, windows and mirrors; intermittent wipers.
Options: Air suspension; spray-in bed liner; uConnect Access internet connection; Wi-Fi hotspot; side steps; front bucket seats; power adjustable driver seat; power sunroof; 115-volt outlet; two USB ports; 8.4-inch touch screen; navigation system; AM/FM/SiriusXM radio; Bluetooth phone audio compatible; premium speakers; voice-recognition for phone, music and navigation; 20-inch cast aluminum wheels; chrome tubular running boards; steering wheel controls; backup camera; parking assist.
More Details: Competitive EPA fuel economy ratings
Four-wheel drive, automatic transmission models. Regular fuel.
2013 Ram 1500 Crew Cab SLT 4x4 3.6-liter: 17 m.p.g. city/25 m.p.g. highway/20 m.p.g. combined.
2013 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab 1500 LTZ 5.3-liter: 15 m.p.g. city/21 m.p.g. highway/17 m.p.g. combined.
2012 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XL 4x4 5.0-liter: 14 m.p.g. city/19 m.p.g. highway/16 m.p.g. combined.
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLT 4x4 5.3-liter: 15 m.p.g. city/21 m.p.g. highway/17 m.p.g. combined.
2012 Nissan Titan Crew Cab SV 4x4 5.6-liter: 12 m.p.g. city/17 m.p.g. highway/14 m.p.g. combined.
2012 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4 4.6-liter: 14 m.p.g. city/19 m.p.g. highway/16 m.p.g. combined.
More Details: 2013 Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4x4
Four-wheel drive four-door full-size pickup
Base price: $36,740
Price as tested: $45,325 (excluding destination charge)
Safety equipment: Antilock brakes; stability control; curtain air bags; front seat side air bags; front seat belt pretensioners.
Specifications as tested
Engine: 3.6-liter DOHC variable timing 24-valve V6
Power: 305 horsepower at 6,400 r.p.m.; 269 pound-feet of torque at 4,175 r.p.m.
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
EPA fuel economy rating: 17 m.p.g. city/25 highway/20 combined. Regular fuel.
Wheelbase: 140.5 inches
Length: 229.0 inches
Width: 79.4 inches
Height: 77.0 inches
Curb weight: 5,185 pounds
Where assembled: Warren
Comparative base prices
Four-wheel drive models with automatic transmissions, not including destination charges
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LTZ 4x4 5.3L: $42,440
2012 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XL 4x4 5.0-liter: $35,165
2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLT 4x4 5.3-liter: $39,915
2012 Nissan Titan Crew Cab SV 4x4 5.6-liter: $35,570
2012 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4 4.6-liter: $33,385 ___
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|2012-09-02, 16:45
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Apathy moe~
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Atlanta, USA / Seoul, Korea
... That was the most appalling apology that I've read in a while. Is it so fr***ing difficult to say "we went overboard"? What about the path to least resistance? Are they that ignorant of why this is blowing up out of proportion? Now, attacks on Kita-Eri probably skewed their judgement somewhat, but they're pressing all the wrong buttons in handling this situation. A few cheap words could've saved them quite a bit of money. Why?
I have to say I'm dropping this from my DVD list (I had hoped to "when" it finally gets released. Kokoro Connect is licensed, correct?). Although I have been and still plan to collect the (Korean translated) novels.
@rogerpepitone Unless Ichika wants to leave the seiyu scene forever, that's probably the worse option he could choose.
|2012-09-02, 17:22
|Link #222
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Trendy Backwater
Age: 32
Those who is arguing this info might have been exaggerated by the internet should know all the news and gossip get the same treatment and we usually respond with that given information. Taken out of context my ass. All the pranksters are the same. They joke around at the expense of the victim's feelings and just make it with the excuse that they were having fun. Then they do it again with clean conscience. Unless you've been in the same situation, none of us have right to call it was exaggerated or taken out of the context.
|2012-09-02, 17:43
|Link #223
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
Frankly, I'm disappointed in the responses of the general community (as in beyond this forum) to this incident. It only reinforces my view that people force upon the entertainment industry a very lopsided hypocritical moral standard.
|2012-09-02, 18:05
|Link #225
Senior Member
I realize that for him to seriously pursue legal action would be a career ending move. OTOH, I think that pointing out that the actions constituted fraud with penalties of _____ are a good counter against the "just a prank" comments.
|2012-09-02, 18:13
|Link #227
Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
Well, why even have a conversation then; let's get straight to sentencing!
Seriously, I think a lot of us probably know what it's like to be bullied. It's a horrible thing and should never be condoned in any situation. If the allegations are true, then I definitely don't think what happened was appropriate. But I don't think we can pretend to know all the details of the situation and who all knew what when. You have to have at least some allowance for at least considering that there may be another side of the story for some of the people involved. That not everyone involved with this situation knew that the victim wasn't in on the joke, or that not everyone involved intended for this to be carried out in this manner. You have to at least allow some possibility for multiple points of view, or you're just being biased. It's so easy for us to feel sympathy for the victim and to believe that "there's no doubt" all the allegations are true because it seems awfully "truthy" (and because a lot of us know just how horrible it is to be bullied)... but I think that's just letting our emotions completely take over.
At the end of the day, we will never know all the details of all the situation surrounding this case. And in the end, it's not our fight -- it's up to the victim if he wants to pursue this case further and bring further attention to it. And in the end, people are getting all worked up about this one situation, but there are all sorts of situations like this that happen all the time, not to mention situations that are a heck of a lot more severe and troubling than a voice actor having his hopes crushed in public. We've all had our feelings hurt unfairly before; it wasn't right, and it may leave some scars, but he can move past this. I've got bullying scars too -- it became part of who I am, for better or worse. As bad as this situation appears to be, I think everyone should try to keep everything in perspective. We should save some of our rage for other things too.
|2012-09-02, 18:17
|Link #229
Join Date: Oct 2004
Age: 38
Mizushima's Apology :-
Ogame's Apology :-
Note that both Mizushima and Ogame had almost nothing to do with the incident and yet they still have to say their piece while executives like Yamanaka remain silent. You may not like how things are settled, but this is how things works. I have a feeling it will not be long before Sugita post his "apology."
|2012-09-02, 18:23
|Link #230
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
The question can be turned into this: Life is a political game, but it does not mean everyone is as Machiavellian as people have been accusing some of the parties related to this incident. Why is it that people bandwagon onto this when it's most likely any normal individual would have done as what happened?
|2012-09-02, 18:36
|Link #231
Regardless of what judgement one may pass on this incident, it's probable that the anime may suffer due to this and I'm quite sure a lot of people want said anime to succeed and wouldn't want it hindered by an incident that has nothing to do with the anime itself. Can you imagine having writing the source of your life, and having it be associated with this incident through no fault of your own? Not to mention the collateral damage of those who weren't involved. I think it's reasonable to hope the parties involved to know how to play the proper PR game and try to make things easier, a certain degree of politics that makes it at least sound like everything is going well. Sadly, the net is the explosive factor.
Who knows. Maybe with the proper spinning and how everyone acts, it might actually turn out to something productive in the end to turn negative attention into good attention.
It's not an easy thing to do when public opinion is already heavily biased. But could they try harder? Is this the best way? I don't know. That's why people are discussing.
Plainly put, it's no longer solely about the parties involved unfortunately. It's just incredibly hard to appreciate how quickly things can get out of hand given our age of communication via the internet. As you can see, this goes far beyond a moralistic judgement on a detached event.
|2012-09-02, 18:56
|Link #232
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
While the incident itself is of course disgusting, I really think the reaction of many people on the web is equally if not more disgraceful than the incident itself.
Regardless the idea that people shouldn't get mad over this just because it doesn't involve them directly is honestly absurd. Just mind our own business, it's all a private matter? Give me a break. If there's no one to get upset over it, then these sorts of incidents will keep happening unhindered since no one will care.
|2012-09-02, 19:03
|Link #233
If you might recall some rioting incidents in recent history, some of them were started over legitimate anger over police incidents like say LA in 1992 or London last year. However, the resulting destruction that occurred was unjustified and it also resulted in people completely unrelated getting attacked. And there were also thugs that just joined in the disorder not out of anger, but so they could engage in their own acts of depravity. The recent harassment of Eri Kitamura would be an example of this.
Still, hopefully we learn to tread more lightly on certain things because this is an aspect of human behavior that isn't easily changed. It is also unfortunate that this mob is in control of our Japanese cartoons and a small bit of our entertainment is at their mercy. It's not a enviable position at all.
|2012-09-02, 19:16
|Link #234
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Trendy Backwater
Age: 32
First I admit we lack the purpose of this prank. I mean this prank would've taken a bit of time and money to set it up. If it was to promote the show, there would have been plenty of other ways to promote the show but they chose this for a bit of an entertainment for themselves. If this was done quietly, it would have been fine.
|2012-09-02, 19:53
|Link #236
Senior Member
The bullying "hypothesis" was basically accepted by just about all of us at first. Now, after a significant passing of time (why wasn't this supposed "real story" put out sooner?) the people behind the alleged bullying are putting forward apologies and explanations that, frankly, stretches credibility, for reasons that Guardian Enzo and Klashikari have already brought up.
Is it possible that those apologies are entirely sincere and no bullying occurred? Sure... and it's also possible that O.J. Simpson never killed Nicole Simpson. Catch my drift?
The standard of "innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" applies to courts of law, but it doesn't apply to the court of public opinion. Public opinion will go with whatever possible interpretation of the facts seems most plausible to them, and that's why a lot of people believe that O.J. Simpson killed his wife. And it's also why a lot of us don't think that everybody is innocent in this bullying incident.
At the very least, I seriously doubt that the principal parties (the two seiyu most directly involved, and the Director) are completely innocent here. But in fairness, I can easily imagine most other people on the Kokoro Connect anime team being innocent of wrong-doing, and honestly thinking that this was a legit publicity stunt.
|2012-09-02, 20:09
|Link #237
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 32
The core problem with the incident is simple: what was that for to begin with? Why going as far as making a "elaborate" prank on a seiyuu who wasn't taking part of the series to begin with?
Your claim for hypocrisy is just displaced: it would be akin to "you condemn such actions, but you would have done the same!", which is absolutely not valid here:
1) it is up to producers and staff team to select seiyuu for whatever roles they might be hired for
2) there is absolutely no benefit of doing such kind of prank whatsoever, except leading to a negative image, which is not something any company would want, even more so with the context of the japanese society and culture
3) there was absolutely no need to shame a seiyuu, however good or bad they are
A political game would be akin to do whatever it takes to fulfill a purpose and goal in mind, and the only one you would care in anime industry would be popularity and marketing, in order to increase the potential income from the given series.
But here, we have an absolutely gratuitious act pulled for no logical reason whatsoever, so backing it as a "political" decision whatsoever doesn't cut it. Assuming you would want to shame a popular seiyuu to sabotage the reputation of all series related to them would be a sketch, but "theorically valid" political tactic (albeit stupid as hell), but the context is entirely different: Ichiki has, for the lack of better term, absolutely nothing to do with Kokoro connect thus up to his fake audition and enrollment for PR, and pulling a public embarassment does not benefit the series at all, since it would lead to a major backlash, which is occuring as we speak.
Also, assumptions are valid if we consider facts and circumstances, which are the videos we were given (hell, the only bizarre stuff we got were people taking the rumor that Kitamura was Yamanaka's favorite seriously, which lead to collateral damage).
The note on the website implies the videos and all are diffamatory, despite they are absolutely not tampered whatsoever (unless someone is able to pull such stunt exist, which means they have quite TOO much free time to tamper the event live, Sugita and Imai's radio events AND Kokoro Connect radio event).
Frankly, you call that incident as a "moral standard", as if normal people would do the same, without justifying one bit. I seriously wonder how necessary/beneficial such stunt was, to make you claim that anyone would do the same.
The only things we have no facts for are: the motivations and the actual names of those who took part of it. Past that, it is fair to conclude several points with the evidences alone, and they are by no means circumstancial at all.
|2012-09-02, 20:11
|Link #238
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
Everything that I have been going against can be summarized into the below quote:
@ Klashikari: Focusing on all the "how uncanny/convenient the apologies are" part of the issue.
|2012-09-02, 20:25
|Link #239
Senior Member
The prank was premeditated, and I'm inclined to think it was intended (by at least some people) to harm the victim. I'm not sure how "systematic" that is, though.
|2012-09-02, 20:25
|Link #240
ISML Technical Staff
Graphic Designer
Klashikari, I'm not entirely sure what you're going for. From reading your post, it sounds like you're trying to convince me into thinking that because the entire incident makes no logical sense, clearly we must be missing something. For example, it might have really been the case that it was intended to be a prank that Ichiki knew about, but somewhere along the lines it went wrong and he never got the intel on it being staged.
Now I'm not saying I actually think this, but I'm not sure what I think now. The situation, when looking deeper into it, makes absolutely no sense. I'm along the lines of Triple_R. While I don't think the director and seiyuu are completely innocent, I'm not entirely sure how much fault falls on whom, and I'd rather see if more information gets revealed.
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THis is fantastic Mike, I always wonderd how the Cobra headdress would look in the Filmation world!
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My new chant: Lets go NA MARA, spike-flail pon-y-tail
Man, this is absolutely awesome!
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My pre-Filmation minicomics:
Of course I do commission, after all I have to live!
Chiaramente accetto commissioni, dovrò pur campare...
Brings doom to MOTUC with cel accuracy.
Gorgeous image Bock, really like the colors & lighting!!
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I love it! Can't wait to see more!
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Great job, I hate Vikor but you made him look interesting!
You really should think about doing a mini comic or something in the Filmation style. Even if its a series of images to illustrate the bios for MOTUC
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I love it,mike ,i Can't wait to see more
I can not stop imagining a new series with the Filmation style (design, music) and the canon motuc.
i just peed myself a little.
this is a really cool picture. keep up the great work.
HOLY OMG! This is so awesome! I love seeing the Goddess in Filmation world. The cobra came out nice... And she's see-through too!!!
Love Vikor, and glad to see him with the awesome sword.
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I love an all inclusive canon!
Wow guys thank you so much for all the nice comments. Your awesome! Thank you!
I'm glad you like it. More pics coming soon.
BTW happy new year to all of you!
In the mean time I'll be posting images based on moments from the bios.
The next pic is almost finished so expect the next one soon.
If you do a mini comic about the Pre-Eternia, please do a completely different take than Mattel's bios (by that I mean ignore the stuff like the power sword being created on Trolla or Trollans being secret agents). Show 'em what someone who cares about MOTU can do, how much better job a person like that can do than a person who's looking to get a quick buck.
Brings doom to MOTUC with cel accuracy.
Veery Cool!
I'm living in a box
Good stuff, You pretty good at capturing the MOTU Filmation style.
Here is a new pic.
He-Ro has landed on Eternia infected with the Techno virus.
Thanks you so much for all the compliments guys!
Thank you Grimbot! If I ever do the mini comic I'll try not to let you down bud.
Last edited by Mike Bock; April 28, 2011 at 03:40am.
great pics, & you could also put them in your Preternia thread, too.
Last edited by Lewd_Squirrel; January 2, 2011 at 03:48am.
Does Galactus fart?
That sparkleing Power Sword is just epic to look at and that glittering circutry on He-Ro reminds me of Marvel's Cable a little since he had a cybernetic parasite-thing if I can recall. I suppose that's Eldor standing before him?
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awesome stuff!!!! love the he-ro one!
I want NA Skeletor and Rio Blast and I want them now!
Wonderful stuff here. I'm going to be nosy here, if you don't mind. Do you draw them out with pencil first, and then use some kind of paint program? Or do you do it soley on a program? Either way, they are great!
wow you are making me like the pre Eternia Arch !!!!! .. ......thought it was ok before but with visuals it is so much better looking forward to more great art!!!!!!!!
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These are AMAZING, Mike!
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Stocks lost steam in the last few minutes of trading to close mixed Thursday ahead of the government's monthly jobs figure and after EU officials said no agreement has been reached on additional funding for Greece.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 41.59 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 12248.55, after plunging more than 2 percent on Wednesday
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The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies while the euro touched a one-month high.
Meanwhile, Greece agreed with its EU and IMF lenders to impose yet deeper austerity, a senior official told Reuters, but a euro zone official later told CNBC there is no truth to the Reuters report. A Greek official declined comment.
The market tried to find its footing after a sharp selloff in the previous session triggered by news of unexpected weakness in the manufacturing sector and a smaller-than-expected gain in private payrolls, and compounded Moody's downgrade of Greece's debt deeper into junk status.
Further signs of weakness emerged as jobless claims fell less than expected Thursday, and retailers offered a mixed report on May same-store sales. But most investors were awaiting the May's jobs report on the government due Friday for a clearer picture of the economy's health.
"Leading into the unemployment data tomorrow, investors are very concerned the numbers are going to be worse than expected," said Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner, Meridian Equity Partners. "I think the bar is set really, really low for tomorrow."
The government is expected to report that employers hired 150,000 last month, according to a Reuters survey, after increasing payrolls by 244,000 in April.
While investors have been jittery in the first two days of June, the weakness evident in the latest series of economic reports is consistent with a choppy recovery, said Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at BNY ConvergEx Group. The choppiness shouldn't be a surprise, and it doesn't mean the economy won't turn around later this year, Colas added.
"We're going to get periods of slowdown but it doesn't mean we roll over and die," he said.
Retailers were mostly lower after posting a mixed bag of monthly sales figures as consumers struggled with higher prices for gasoline.
Costco's same-store sales in May beat estimates thanks to higher gas prices, rising 13 percent, while BJ's Wholesale also did better than expected. But Limited Brands, owner of Victoria's Secret, Gap, Target and TJX all missed.
Financials stocks were largely higher despite a spate of bad news. Goldman Sachs was off the lows of the session that were reached after news the investment firm received a subpoena from New York State.
And Moody's placed Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo on review for possible downgrade. The banks had benefited from monetary stimulus during the financial crisis and the review will show whether the removal of that support will require an adjustment.
Chinese hackers were suspected of trying to steal passwords from hundreds of Google email accounts, including senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said. China's Foreign Ministry denied the accusations.
For-profit education stocks such as DeVry and Apollo Group spiked to the top of the S&P 500 index after U.S. officials softened rules that could have cut off tuition aid to the schools.
On the IPO front, Groupon announced it will go public, filing for a $750 million IPO. The deal-of-the-day site said it earned $645 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2011. The firm is expected to trade under the ticker symbol "GRPN."
In addition, Internet radio company Pandora raised its IPO size to up to $141.6 million and said it would price the offering at $7-$9 apiece. Pandara expects to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "P" after the offering.
Oil prices slipped, reversing earlier gains, after an unexpected jump in crude oil inventories. U.S. light, sweet crude gained 11 cents to settle at $100.40 a barrel, while London Brent crude also rose above $115 a barrel.
Meanwhile, gold declined 0.7 percent to settle at $1,532.70 an ounce.
Volume on the consolidated tape of the New York Stock Exchange was 3.7 billion shares, while 1 billion shares changed hands on the NYSE floor.
On the economic front, initial claims for unemployment fell less than expected, the Labor Department reported. Meanwhile, nonfarm productivity grew slightly more than previously estimated, while labor costs increased slightly less than expected.
And factory orders slipped in April, the biggest decline in almost a year, the Commerce Department reported.
European shares fell to a one-week closing low amid concerns about the pace of the global recovery. Meanwhile, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet Thursday said there should be a euro-zone finance ministry to oversee euro zone fiscal policy.


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I was in need of earthquake retrofitting for my home in Los Angeles. I did extensive research and interviewed several licensed contractors for the needed work. Luckily a very savvy realtor friend of mine referred me to Paul McGrath, a contractor she had had positive experiences with. I called McGrath Contracting and set up an appointment with Paul McGrath. At the agreed on time, Paul and one of his foreman showed up at my property to look over the job. Paul had had extensive experience with this type of work and immediately understood the scope of work needed to comply with my LA City approved plans. I let Paul take the plans and within two days, he emailed me his bid for the needed work. I was pleased both with the price that Paul of McGrath Contracting gave me and the competence and professionalism he displayed.
I have since hired McGRATH CONTRACTING, INC and will update this article with photos and reports on the progress of the very extensive work that needs to be completed.
News and Review from Paul McGrath Constructions Site
Day One
At 7:30 in the morning, I met at my construction site with Paul McGrath (Owner), Barry Smith, (Supervisor), Manuel Arriaga, (Foreman) and Gustavo Orozco, (Logistics), the purpose of the meeting was for the contractor, his crew and I to go over the construction plans, meet the tenants and plan the upcoming work.
During our productive meeting several inconsistencies were observed on the approved set of plans that triggered a phone call to my engineer which opened up lines of communications between my contractor and my engineer.
The inconsistencies were easily resolved and plans were made to start the actual work the next day with the work days to be conducted from 8:00am to 4:30PM.
Day Two
The full crew showed up as promised at 8:00AM and when I arrived at approximately 11:00AM I was very impressed with what I saw.
The crew had started work on the inside of the home as requested.
The wall where the sheer wall was to be replaced had already been removed. And that entire room and the path leading to that room were carefully and professionally covered with plastic and paper to protect the floors as well as all the furniture and my tenant's possessions were covered with protective plastic.
While I was visiting the site I noted there was continuous sweeping and vacuuming to assure a clean worksite. I have not seen this level of protective action and attention to cleanliness since I was a general contractor many years ago.
Both my tenants and I were thrilled to see such professionalism.
I had a conference with Manuel, (McGrath's Construction Foreman), who wanted to go over how to best handle the various phone and internet wires prior to his demolishing the wall to which they were attached.
This was an additional example to the advance planning exhibited by McGrath Construction staying a step ahead of any potential problems and communicating with me to avoid problems.
Day Three and Four
I just came back from the construction site and am beyond pleased with what I saw!
Approximately eight focused caring workers all knowing what their tasks were scurrying about, it reminded me of an ant colony.
The supervisors took me through the work that had been done as they were planning the next phases of the job. Barry Smith, (Supervisor), is driving to the City of Commerce today to go over questions he has with my engineer. Manuel Arriaga (Foreman) Gustavo Orozco, (Logistics) and Rafael are staying to make sure the demolition goes smoothly.
The other five or six gentlemen are sweeping, vacuuming and hauling the immense amounts of broken stucco off the property to their awaiting trucks.
For so much work that creates such a tremendous amount of waste and debris the level of cleanliness and organization and lack of negative impact to my tenants is truly amazing. McGrath Contracting Rocks!
Day Five
The removal of the stucco exposed extensive termite damage. Paul McGrath called in a termite company for a evaluation of the problem. I will let you know the resutls in another review on our termite person.
I had many retrofit contractors come out to bid on this complicated job and all of them, without exception, were fine following the obvious plans the engineer had drawn up which called for extensive demolition to the upstairs bathroom in order to install the shear wall. When Paul McGrath saw how much damage would be caused to the bathroom and the extreme inconvenience that my tenants would need to undergo, he immediately said, let's do this part on the outside. After checking with the engineer, that brilliant idea was a go! Paul worked everything out with my neighbors to be able to access their property and work from their roof. Not only did it save tremendous disruption to my tenants but saved me money!
Stay tuned for my continued updates on Paul McGrath Constructions Site
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As our Best Agile Scrum Tools list continues to grow, we are constantly searching for that one tool that will do exactly what we need it to do: Manage Agile projects with ease. We're looking for a tool that has collaboration, Agile workflow options, task management, metrics, communication streams to clients and customers (Product Owners), permission options, developer tools, time tracking, API connectivity, and even a little bit of extra juice that makes a user want to use it.
Is there a perfect tool for any business? Absolutely not. That's why development shops keep pushing the envelope and making our lives as developers even easier.
Are there tools out there that are pretty darn close? Well, we got one on our radar.
Enter: TinyPM (@tinypm)- A Lightweight and Smart Agile Collaboration Tool
So Why Does Agile Scout Love This Tool?
Simple. It has many of the features that we, as developers, have come to desire in a standalone platform.
Want your basics? TinyPM has it: Project dashboard, backlog, story creation, metrics, release schedules. Check.
Want some extra juice? TinyPM has that too: Collaboration for dispersed teams, full change history logs, role permissions, open APIs, time tracking, and attachments.
Want some awesomeness? TinyPM has you covered: Sandbox for development, versioning, translation (English, German, Portuguese, French and Polish), and even a Wiki. Can we get an "Amen?"
Oh, and the interface looks pretty as well. Sometimes these aesthetics go a long way for the user. Drop in and see your project in depth. Two clicks later and you're on to adding a story into the backlog. Two clicks south of there and you can put your stories into iterations and get developing.
The backlog is intuitive and color coded. Iterations are well defined and time stamped so you know exactly when things need to get done. Have issues? Comment on a profile or send an update to a story, task, or user. Your team members will get notified in real-time. We especially like the different view options for the user. Users familiar with Jira with Greenhopper would clap with appreciation.
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After spending almost half a day going through this Agile project management tool we were thrilled by the feature-rich elements that make TinyPM a winner. If you're looking for a tool that you can jump right into and start using this may be just the tool for you. Like Adobe's Photoshop, this tool has features and elements that only get better with time as you explore and dive into them.
Skeleton software tools are great with their distilled feature sets. They are easy to get into and plug away. Simple tools are good, easy, but sometimes simple tools has the user in want for more.
How about a tool that you can jump into with ease and takes care of all the extra ammenities and information radiators as well. Doesn't that make your management life just a bit easier?
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Bottom line?
TinyPM hits the mark as an Agile project management tool that rocks. With a feature-rich interface and information radiators all over the place you'll be able to manage your projects on many different levels. From the velocity of your sprints, WIP limits, task management, to real-time collaboration, TinyPM could be your one stop shop for project management in a box.
Check them out at www.tinypm.com and follow them on Twitter @tinypm to see latest updates coming up. Do you speak another language? Want to help them translate? Shoot them an email, they may just give you a prize for it. You can sign up for a freemium version to start and when you're ready to make the dive drop some bones on it. You won't be disappointed.


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Soccer Superstars® Review
Those familiar with GAMEVIL's Superstars series of Baseball games will need little introduction to their latest title Soccer Superstars. However, those new to the action-packed mix of team-management with arcade and RPG gameplay will be in for a fun ride as you explore all of the games available modes and challenges. Much like the Baseball series, Soccer Superstars uses a simple and familiar control setup for their matches, with a virtual stick controlling the direction of your player…Watch The Video Review
ZENONIA® 2 Review
There's really not much to say about Gamevil's latest release of Zenonia 2. If you were a fan of Zenonia or of Action RPGs in any way, then this sequel is immediately worth grabbing thanks to a plethora of tiny upgrades that have made a great RPG even better. For those that still need convincing, read on. Much like the first in the series, gameplay revolves around an Action RPG style that's easy to pick up and play. The virtual pad moves your character, while a large action button per…Watch The Video Review
VANQUISH: The Oath of Brothers Review
The Action-RPG is a genre that can take a lot of beating. It's a flexible genre that lets you put as much or as little of each genre into the mix and still "get away with it". Vanquish: The Oath of Brothers is the latest Action-RPG from Gamevil and tries something new with a more "on rails" experience. Vanquish sports the usual virtual analogue stick and buttons that you'd expect, but the game is not as simple as it seems. Combat is fairly standard, with the usual combination of attac…Watch The Video Review
Boom It Up! Review
Boom It Up! is a quick reflex arcade game where players must launch a cannon ball as high into the air as possible, much like the barrel shooting mini-games from the Donkey Kong Country series on the Super Nintendo. Obscure references aside, players must launch their cannon ball from one platform to another and blast as high as possible with the limited amount of balls. Players shoot their cannon balls by tapping on the screen and must time their shots correctly or risk crashing to th…Watch The Video Review
Baseball Superstars® 2010 Review
After a long wait, fans of GAMEVIL's Baseball Superstars 2009 can finally pick up the sequel to their favorite game. 2010 continues to bring solid arcade baseball action to the iPhone with all the features you've come to expect of the series and a bit more polish. The controls have seen a bit of an overhaul in this sequel, removing a lot of the clutter from the previous game. Whether you're pitching or hitting, a virtual d-pad makes it easy to select where you're going to throw or hit…Watch The Video Review
HYBRID: Eternal Whisper Review
Gamevil is known for making quality rRPGs and Hybrid: Eternal Whisper is their latest offering. Taking on the role of Grey, a courageous young warrior, you are given the task of defending your world of Platina from the evil demons. To aid you in this task you are given magical powers and powerful combo attacks to cut a swathe through the legions of evil. Much effort has gone into making this a polished title, with nice high quality graphics, plus the obligatory scantily clad female c…Watch The Video Review
ZENONIA® Review
Zenonia is an action RPG where you play as a young teen fighting your way through demons and other magical creatures as you embark on a perilous journey. Along the way, you will level up, upgrade your skill tree and purchase new items in order to adapt to and defeat the increasingly challenging enemies before you. You control your character using the d-pad to move, and tapping the action button to attack, pick-up items or talk to NPCs. There are also four quick access panels, where sp…Watch The Video Review


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Governor's $480 million proposal still needs the approval of the Legislature.
TALLAHASSEE | Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday continued his crusade to boost public education funding, outlining a plan to give some 168,000 Florida classroom teachers a $2,500 pay raise.
But it will be up to the Florida Legislature to decide how much of the governor's $480 million plan will become a reality. Questions abound about the governor's ambitious pay plan, including the fundamental issue of how the state can pay for it while still meeting many other pressing budget needs.
"The governor proposes and the Legislature disposes," said Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville.
The pay plan also drew questions from critics about the politics at play in this latest boost to education spending being floated by Scott.
Elected a Tea Party candidate in 2010, Scott helped engineer a $1.3 billion cut for public school funding in 2011 and the creation of a controversial law tying teacher pay and evaluations to student performance. On Jan. 17, new Education Commissioner Tony Bennett indicated that the governor had asked him to look into how that law will be implemented and said that the measure might need to be "tweaked."
Scott, who endorsed a $1.3 billion public education cut in his first year in office, reversed his position on school funding last year and won support for a $1 billion increase in the kindergarten-through-high-school system.
On Wednesday, Scott — who will deliver his full budget plan for 2013-14 to the Legislature in the next week or so — outlined his teacher pay plan at Ocoee Middle School near Orlando.
"We have made the hard choices over the last few years to get our economy growing again," Scott said. "We are back on track. Now, we need to double down on our investment in education."
In Southwest Florida, some 4,600 full-time classroom teachers would be in line for a $2,500 raise under the proposal.
Legislative leaders were receptive to Scott's proposal, but they cautioned that they will have to see how the measure fits into the overall $70 billion-plus state spending plan for the budget year, which begins July 1.
"I've always been for improving compensation for effective teachers," said Gaetz, a former school superintendent in Okaloosa County. But he added: "$480 million is a lot of money. It's more money than some people think we'll have."
Scott said he will ask for more money for the K-12 system in addition to the $480 million pay plan.
The state Board of Education has asked for an $891 million increase for the K-12 system, without the pay raise. The board included a $442 million request for school technology improvements and $198 million for enrollment growth in Florida's 67 school districts. Following the shooting Connecticut, school districts also are asking for added funding for school safety.
How Scott's pay request will mesh with those initiatives is unclear.
The state's $70 billion budget is expected to have roughly $1.2 billion in additional revenue next year — an amount that could easily be eclipsed by growth in Medicaid, the need to make up a $300 million state university cut, a state worker pay increase and increases for other state programs, ranging from prisons to road construction.
Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, said the Senate is receptive to the idea of a pay increase for teachers but "we need to make sure those funds are there."
Although Scott talked about an "across-the-board" pay increase, Galvano and Gaetz said the Senate was interested in a performance-based pay plan.
Galvano said there also is the question of which school personnel would receive the raises, which would have to be negotiated in each district by the local school boards.
If it is limited strictly to classroom teachers "that excludes a lot of people like guidance counselors and teachers who have been moved out of the classroom because of advancement and achievement on their part and other aspects of the school system from lunch ladies to administrators," Galvano said.
Scott said there will be enough additional money in his K-12 request to cover raises for non-classroom personnel if the districts decide to do that.
Andy Ford, head of the Florida Education Association, the state's major teachers union, said the $2,500 raise "would certainly be welcome, but it's important to put it in its proper context."
Ford noted teachers and other school personnel lost 3 percent of their salary beginning in 2011 when Scott and lawmakers decided the workers needed to contribute to the state pension fund. But Ford called the pay plan "a step in the right direction" that "begins to repair the damage that has been done to our students and those who work in our schools."
Democrats saw a political motive in Scott's plan, noting that the Republican governor has become more of an advocate for public education as his 2014 re-election nears.
Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, called Scott's plan "lofty" but questioned how the governor would fund it while still pressing ahead with tax breaks.
"It's really going to boil down to how is he going to fund it as well as all the tax breaks for businesses in the state," Bullard said. "I might go as far to say it looks like somebody who is trying to run for office."


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Over the past few years, the Humble Bundle has become something of a makeshift holiday for gamers on a budget. Though there is no real set schedule on which new Bundles appear, each time a new one crops up fans rush to drop their hard-earned cash on what is almost always an excellently curated collection of lesser known, independently-developed video games. Generally speaking, this is the purpose behind the Bundle: By collecting a varied selection of games and offering the entire thing at "pay what you want" prices, the Humble Bundle has become one of the best ways a new, relatively unknown developer can get their name out into the world.
But what of more established gaming firms? Companies that release games largely considered "triple-A," that feature marketing budgets many times higher than the entire development budgets seen by most Humble Bundle entries? What could a company like this possibly hope to earn by taking part in the Humble Bundle scheme? In the case of THQ, the answer is simple: The long-beleaguered company has decided to bundle seven of its top games in a single Humble Bundle to raise cash for charity.
There's a video embedded below this text that offers a tongue-in-cheek look at the details behind the Humble THQ Bundle, but in short the bundle collects four complete games (Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction Armageddon and Company of Heroes), two expansion packs (the Tales of Valor and Opposing Fronts expansions for Company of Heroes), and one bonus game (Saints Row The Third) for those willing to spend more than the average user-submitted price for the Bundle. Each of these games is featured in its PC iteration, and on purchasing the Bundle, instead of a physical package, users will be given downloadable Steam codes for each of the Bundle's included titles. As with all Humble Bundle offerings, the price tag on the Humble THQ Bundle is almost entirely fluid: Players are free to pay whatever they'd like for these games (with a minimum price point of $1), though as we mentioned previously those who opt to spend at least one cent more than the average price paid for this Bundle will also receive the excellent Saints Row The Third in addition to the Bundle's other six titles.
As great a deal as this seems, the really intriguing part doesn't come until after you've decided to lay down your cash. Once your transaction is effectively complete, the Humble Bundle website will then offer you an option of how your purchase/donation funds should be used. Those of you with deep-seated allegiances to the concept of capitalism might want your cash going directly to THQ, as something of a monetary incentive to continue producing the kinds of games that have made the company a big-name publishing house in the undeniably cut throat gaming business. Those with more altruistic motivations however, may opt to send their cash toward more charitable organizations, such as Child's Play or the American Red Cross — both of which do excellent work in the field of "making the world a better place." Based on the options given, there also exists a third type of prospective purchaser who may want their cash going not to charity or the people who made these games in the first place, but instead to the people behind the Humble Bundle scheme. Personally, we're opting toward the charitable donation, but it's your money so far be it from us to determine how you'd like to see it spent.
Assuming all of this has piqued your interest, there are a few things to keep in mind. First off, the Humble THQ Bundle is only available for a limited time. As of this article's publication, the timer on the Bundle's official page shows just a little over 13 days left before the deal vanishes into the ether (which makes it even more impressive that the Bundle has already attracted over 107,000 purchases, totaling over $581,000). Second, if you're going to be buying this Bundle, you really ought to drop the extra cash to pick up Saints Row The Third. It's easily the best game on offer here, and while you do have to top the average Humble THQ Bundle purchase price to grab the game, that average currently stands at a measly $5.42 — needless to say, that's a phenomenal deal for one of the best open-world sandbox games ever created. Finally, it should be pointed out that all games featured in this Bundle were built for the PC. Thus, while you have games like the aforementioned Saints Row The Third that can be found on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Bundle only features the game's downloadable PC incarnation. Sorry dedicated console fans.
Assuming all of that is cool by you however, we heartily recommend grabbing your own Humble THQ Bundle. Not because these games are great, nor because the Red Cross could really use your cash, but instead because we like the trend this sets. Big publishers supporting charity by tossing out relatively new titles at obscenely low prices? Whatever the reason, we're fully on board with that plan.


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The Perfect Couple
Ellen Barkin is a feisty broad. Ralph Fiennes is a sexy perv. I love them both. And I LOVE them both TOGETHER.
They've apparently been seen out and about NYC, sharing drinks at the Waverly Inn and heading out together at the end of the night. As they were leaving, Ralph apparently held her close, whispering what I imagine to be very, very, very naughty thoughts in her ear - dirty words with an English accent….seriously, is there anything hotter?
For reference, see Clive Owen in Closer.
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Andean Mist is a heavenly blend of baby suri alpaca and mulberry silk. This luscious combination gives rise to an irresistible halo and texture that is soft, fuzzy and light as a feather. The mulberry silk imparts lovely sheen and drape, while the alpaca lends luxurious warmth and luster - perfect for a variety of projects from open lacework shawls to firmly knit, fuzzy garments. The suggested gauge is just that - suggested - so feel free to work with small or large needles to create your desired fabric.
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We will do our best to survive, but sadly I cannot see the United States or the emerging economies of China and India cutting back in time, and they are the main source of emissions. The worst will happen and the survivors will have to adapt to a hell of a climate.
–James Lovelock, The Revenge of Gaia
You live inside us, beings of the future.
In the spiral ribbons of our cells, you are here…
You who come after, help us remember: we are your ancestors.
Fill us with gladness for the work that must be done.
–Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self
By David Loy & John Stanley
Keeping up with the world's soaring carbon emissions is not for the faint of heart. In 2010, they reached a new high of 33.5 billion tons. This was 6 percent more than in 2009, the highest ever year-on-year increase — despite a worldwide decline in economic growth.
China's yearly contribution increased by 9.3 percent, and now makes up over 24 percent of total global emissions. America, the former world heavyweight champion of carbon pollution, is still generating 16 percent of the total. India's emissions have jumped 9.4 percent to over two billion tons, placing it third in this game of existential "chicken."
None of these leading emitters has agreed to sign an international treaty that would obligate them to cut emissions. It's uncannily reminiscent of Professor Lovelock's prediction, cited above, fromThe Revenge of Gaia (2006). So is the worst indeed going to happen?
Denial, Disempowerment & Depression
Some of the answers can be found at the intersection of psychology, culture and politics. According to the Center for Disease Control, antidepressant use in the U.S. has increased 400 percent over the last 20 years. Antidepressants are now the commonest type of medication taken by Americans from their late teens to mid-forties.
Clinical psychologist Bruce Levine points out that people have been taught (through advertising) to understand demoralization or despair as a medical condition that requires a pharmacological cure. They "consume" medical treatment rather than ask pointed questions about the goals and values of their society. What if feeling demoralized is an appropriate response to deteriorating — indeed, self-destructive — economic and social institutions?
Levine suggests that depressive symptoms like helplessness, hopelessness and immobilization might often be better adressed through political engagement and activism that challenges unjust and exploitative social arrangements. For example, about one trillion dollars of student-loan debt now rests on the shoulders of young Americans. When we understand what's actually happening, we also see that it's more an issue of inter-generational justice than a reason for young people to take antidepressants.
Showing up for your life
People participating in the Occupy movement against corporate power speak of the invigorating effects of taking action together, and how much they enjoy being involved in non-hierarchical, truly democratic discussions. Genuine human communication is more satisfying than consumerism and its corollary, climate change denial.
Happily, Occupy continues to spread because it is more liberating — and more fun — than the media circus and electronic cabaret that usually divert us from looking deeper at hopelessness. It asks taboo political questions that expose the nature of the corporatocracy. It creates memes and messages that ring with relevance. As one sign put it: "Lost a job and found an occupation." To occupy something is the opposite of denial. We are the 99 percent and we are showing up for our life now!
Crunch time
Environmental scientist Lester Brown points out that humanity is in a race between tipping points. There is the social tipping point for taking urgent action to halt further global change. There is also the climate tipping point, beyond which global warming becomes self-sustaining (or "runaway") and human intervention becomes irrelevant.
This will not be a long race. The head of one large establishment institution, the International Energy Authority (IEA), has just announced that fossil fuel plants being built now will produce carbon emissions for decades, creating a "lock-in" effect leading to irreversible climate change. If we do not change this system within five years, the results will be disastrous.
The governments of the largest carbon polluter nations express no enthusiasm about signing a binding treaty at the current U.N. COP-17 climate talks in Durban, South Africa. Their excuse is the difficulty of squaring the historic carbon debt of the overdeveloped world with the need for developing countries to accept universal emissions reductions now. We are told we may need to wait until 2020–a date that is clearly too late for a safe-climate future.
So, have we reached the social tipping point? The Occupy movement did not arise in a vacuum. Like the "Arab Spring", it is led by young people who have lost what sociologist Anthony Giddens calls "ontological security" — the mental stability that depends on a sense of continuity of the world and the future. Today Buddhism and all other religions must either demonstrate their relevance to this issue, or be consigned to history. Speaking about the "awesome responsibility of this political moment," author and activist Naomi Klein points out that the solutions to the economic and ecological crises are one and the same — because they have a single cause, the mentality of corporate capitalism. We have to determine together what we want to build in the rubble of the present collapsing system.
Here are a few things we already know. Fossil fuels are responsible for 80 percent of global warming. Large fossil fuel corporations are so wealthy they dictate policy to governments. Amazingly, the world still pays them $409 billion a year in subsidies (according to the IEA), to extract the last oil, coal and gas. A recent joint statement by 11 national engineering institutes tells us we have all the clean technology needed to cut emissions 85 percent by 2050. What is required is that governments free themselves from the grip of big carbon companies and mandate this transformation. That will also solve another big problem: the only way to create millions of new jobs now is to build the new green economy.
Something of great moral significance is needed to complete this narrative. Since our time on this wondrous planet is brief, we must consider our responsibility to all those who will come after us, whose well-being will depend on the decisions we make today. Shall we sacrifice our children, their children and the next 50 generations for a zero-empathy corporate state? Or shall we "occupy" this climate emergency instead of denying it — until the urgent truth of our situation is acted upon?


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Edward Snowden Charged With Espionage By US Government
from the and-off-we-go dept
Did Snowden break the law? Possibly -- but charging him with espionage is ridiculous, just as it has been ridiculous in many of these cases. Snowden wasn't doing this to "aid the enemy" but to alert the American public to the things that the administration itself had been publicly misleading to downright untruthful about. His actions have kicked off an important discussion and debate over surveillance society and how far it has gone today. That's not espionage. If he was doing espionage, he would have sold those secrets off to a foreign power and lived a nice life somewhere else. To charge him with espionage is insane.
In terms of process, the Washington Post explains:
By filing a criminal complaint, prosecutors have a legal basis to make the request of the authorities in Hong Kong. Prosecutors now have 60 days to file an indictment, probably also under seal, and can then move to have Snowden extradited from Hong Kong for trial in the United States.It also notes that while the US and Hong Kong have an extradition treaty, there is an exception for "political offenses."
Snowden, however, can fight the U.S. effort to have him extradited in the courts in Hong Kong. Any court battle is likely to reach Hong Kong's highest court and could last many months, lawyers in the United States and Hong Kong said.
While this certainly was not unexpected, it's still a disappointing move from the administration. The crackdown on whistleblowers does not make the US look strong. It makes our government look weak, petty and vindictive in the face of actual transparency. It's shameful.


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2008-05-21 / Columnists
Pets, Pets, Pets
by Joanne Anderson
Search for Sensation-Part 16:
Many roads have been explored while hunting for Babylon's elusive Westminster Kennel Club clubhouse (1880-1904). Some reach a dead-end; some take longer like the ground penetrating radar readings; others branch in new directions. The following highlights new trails of investigation when trying to locate the 1887 grave of Sensation, Westminster's mascot Pointer.
•Indeed, a Deed: Went to Suffolk Co. Clerk in Riverhead earlier this month with pal Julie Tamsen, Basset Rescue's most dedicated. Westminster (WKC) has copies of an 1870 Sammis survey which even shows a pear tree and stake in the pond, the 1880 land lease for their 64 acres west of Southards Pond, and the 1904 property sale to James L. Ewell. None of these documents mention any buildings. We wanted to check the recorded deeds to see if they said anything more.
The old records room is amazing. We were met at the door by title searcher, Tom Garipy who kindly gave us a guided tour. First you check the grantee/grantor volume which gives you the correct liber containing the handwritten deed. The volume that lists WKC's purchase in 1882 has entries dating back to the 1600s. We photo copied the WKC $5,500 purchase and $10,000 sale which match known copies. No structures. Deeds didn't start noting these until the 1920s.
We also found Torrens ledgers with alternatives to deeds called ODCs (owner's duplicate certificates). A southern section of WKC land was once known as "Ewell Park". Two old surveys fell out of the book, showing a brick house too far south. The clubhouse wasn't brick. The vault had a rare 1931 Hyde map torn in our area of interest (of course) and a 1941 Hagestrom that further clouds my claim that the clubhouse burned April 1923 (see "Pets" online 3/20/08 ). Best find at nearby Riverhead Museum - a 1906 phone directory (already had 1909) giving Ewell's address as "Kennel Club Rd." Too bad that street is not on any map.
•Canvassing the Neighborhood: In April we were at my sandpit site with Bill Frohlich, former Babylon historian. Bill felt certain shrubs were planted, not native. We were trying to match up trees in the Ewell family photos. A man walking a dog stopped to ask if we were from Westminster. He said he was a life long resident and that "everyone here always knew" about WKC's clubhouse. Thinking it was a bit odd because I spend tons of time in Southards woods and have yet to run into "everyone," I mailed a flyer seeking information to 106 homes built on former WKC land.
Two intriguing responses- Jeff Healea told me about the underground fort he and his "Southards brothers" dug in the woods between Gwynn and Alexander 30 years ago. When they got down about 6 -Feet they hit strange, sweepable cement, expanding beyond their 6 by 6 fort. The fire department filled in the hideaway after someone set it on fire. The depression is still there but so far we have not probed deep enough to touch concrete. Another resident near this fort emailed me about "huge slabs of concrete" uncovered when workers were putting in his semi-inground pool.
I'm guilty of jumping to desired conclusions. If the sandpit/ mound is the clubhouse, then this concrete could be the kennels (which had cement floors to keep the 200 dogs from getting sick). Old journals suggest the kennels were behind the clubhouse with a view from the huge dining room. This fits perfectly.
About 25 years ago Jeff also stumbled on a curved brick structure, partially above ground. It seems to be where maps show the ice house. We're still looking for brick remnants. He told me about a man who would treasure hunt near the pond. As a boy, Jeff saw him pull out a rusty pocket watch and shards of china. We went to that area and within minutes Jeff uncovered
bygone Babylon trinkets-
pieces of Weeks Dairy glass, fancy
dish fragments, and an intact, antique bottle.
•WWI Aerial Photos: Babylon Town historians, Tom Smith and Mary Cascone, are recording oral histories of se- nior Babylonians. I have them well-trained. They always ask about Westminster. Recently Mary was interviewing a lady in the Village. She remarked that her father-in-law had been a WWI flyer. She showed Mary his scrapbook but most entries weren't Babylon. However, Two undated aerial photos shot from a bi-plane -"Babylon & Great South Bay" and "277th A. S. [air squadron?] Formation Flying over Babylon Long
piqued Mary's interest. We're assuming they were
taken around 1918, but could be a little later. Part of August Belmont Jr.'s N. Babylon estate became Camp Dam for the Army Air Corps during WWI, but I'm not sure where the 277th was based. (Coincidentally Belmont had 7 dogs entered in the first Westminster show.) I'm also hoping these aerials were before the clubhouse burned down.
Mr. Stifel, WKC historian, Don Whalen in Maryland (Babylon HS Class of '52) and I have been studying them. The pilot/ photographer seems to be over Southards aiming south. Zooming in, you can see Argyle Lake, even its 2 miniature islands, perhaps the lake trolley, Carll's Creek, Great South Bay and barrier islands, Livingston, Litchfield and Park Ave. Ms. Wishful Thinking spies 2 interesting smudges on the west side of Southards (WKC clubhouse/shooting house combo ??), possibly a tree-lined huge lawn (something I could never justify before), a Y-shaped path (maybe Kennel Club Rd.) leading to the area of WKC farmhouse on Livingston, same curvy line which also appears on 1928 and 1938 aerials.
Nope, I can't see the flagpole, Sensation's grave marker, but I am entertaining a new theory that the clubhouse may have been oriented differently. Where's Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel when you need him to swoop down?
Uncanny Shelter Dog Needs the Right Home: True- I'm obsessed with Pointers. "Sensation" was the lemon & white Pointer imported from England by WKC members in 1876 to represent their new club. This fine dog, still the WKC symbol 132 years later, is buried in Babylon in front of the vanished clubhouse. In 25 years at the shelter, I've helped place German Shorthaired and Wirehaired, even English Pointers, but I don't recall ever running into a lemon & white one , until now….
"Don" (Sensation's original name) is a stray lemon & white Pointer found filthy in Upper Brookville, Case #343 at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (516-677-5784) Miller Place Syosset. He appears young, athletic, and in need of a breed or Sporting Group experienced home. He's tolerant of other dogs but seems intent on finding the cats. In fact, I saw him "point" toward the cat room, yet not for my camera…The Spirit of Sensation is urging me to help find "Don" the proper home.
Rest of the list is at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon. Dogs: "Scooby"- chubby Pit mix Cage 25; purebred yellow Lab Cage 6; "Mama Mia" Pit/ Sharpei Cage 37; senior Husky Cage 16.
Cats: "Johnson Jr."-fabulous tuxedo kitten; "Louise" pastel calico declaw C-4; "Renke"- "Johnson Jr.'s" surrogate Dad in the Cat Colony.


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Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a way for content publishers to make news, blogs, and other content available to subscribers. You can view RSS content in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
In this article
What is RSS?
RSS provides a convenient way for content publishers to distribute information in a standardized format. A standardized XML file format allows the information to be published once and viewed by many different programs such as Outlook. A common example of RSS content is sources of information such as news headlines that are frequently updated.
The benefit of RSS is the aggregation of all content from multiple Web sources in one place. You no longer have to visit different Web sites to obtain the latest information on your topics of interest. With RSS, summaries of content are delivered to you, and then you decide which articles you want to read by clicking a link.
RSS content is usually text-based, published by a variety of sources but primarily media outlets or personal weblogs — also known as blogs. A blog can be compared to an online journal. As the popularity of RSS increases, new types of content are appearing, including multimedia-based content. Sharing this type of content is known as blogcasting or podcasting. For example, some media outlets offer an audio copy of their individual news stories.
The delivery mechanism for RSS content is known as an RSS Feed. There are millions of RSS Feeds that consist of headlines or short summaries of content with a link provided to the original source. The feeds can also contain the complete content, and include attachments of almost any type. Other names for RSS Feeds are Web feeds, XML feeds, RSS channels, and syndicated content.
Most people take advantage of some form of client software programs to read their RSS Feeds. These programs are known as RSS aggregators or RSS readers. Outlook includes the functionality of an RSS aggregator.
1. After you have added an RSS Feed to Outlook, a folder is displayed for the RSS Feed in the Navigation Pane. When you open the folder, the latest items downloaded from the RSS Feed are displayed. These items might contain only headlines with links that you can click to read the complete article.
2. Outlook checks the RSS publisher's server for new and updated items on a regular schedule.
3. The new and updated items are downloaded to Outlook where they are displayed in the folder associated with the RSS Feed. You open, read, and delete these RSS items just as you would any mail message. You can even move, flag or forward the information to someone else.
RSS publishers use their feeds as a way to customize their content for readers and to offer links back to their Web sites. For you, RSS Feeds are an easy way to keep up with Web sites, news, or blogs that you read frequently. Instead of browsing the Web to multiple Web sites, the latest news or updates from those sites comes to you automatically. Compare RSS Feeds to having your own personal assistant who clips headlines or writes brief summaries of Web content to save you time. You can quickly see which items interest you and then decide which of the full articles to read.
As RSS Feeds are optional and subscription-based, the new content delivered to you is just on the topics that you are interested in. You select which RSS Feeds to subscribe to and decide which RSS Feeds you want to cancel.
One of the advantages of subscribing to an RSS Feed versus signing up for an e-mail newsletter or mailing list is that you do not provide your name, e-mail address, or other personal information to anyone. The content publisher has no way of contacting you, except through the RSS Feeds, as they do not have your e-mail address. They also cannot pass your information to anyone else. See the Privacy concerns section later in this article for more information.
Currently, most RSS Feeds are free. However some content that is referenced or linked to from the RSS Feed might require an access fee. The mere act of subscribing to an RSS Feed in Outlook never incurs you a fee. If you were to request content that needs to be paid for, you will first be notified of the charge and then asked to submit payment information to the content publisher. Think of Outlook like your TV. You can watch some channels for free and need to pay to watch some others. Tuning to a channel that needs to be paid for does not get you a picture or cost you anything unless you call the service provider and make arrangements for payment.
Find RSS Feeds
If you already know the Web address of an RSS Feed, also known as a URL, you can enter the URL for an RSS Feed directly in Outlook. To get started right away, see the Add an RSS Feed topic in the See Also section.
However, if you are new to RSS, or want to add to your collection of RSS Feeds, you can discover new RSS Feeds in several ways. On some Web sites, you might see , or, . When you click these buttons in some Web browsers such as Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7, you can subscribe to the associated feed.
Outlook users can share individual RSS Feeds. When you receive an RSS sharing e-mail message, you can choose to automatically add the feed to your own RSS Feed list.
If you have friends who are already using RSS, they can export some or all of their RSS Feeds information to .opml files for you. This is a great way to get a head start on building your RSS Feed collection. You can then import the information into Outlook and select the RSS Feeds that you want.
You can also find RSS Feeds by using a feed search site. There are several Internet sites that maintain large listings of available RSS Feeds such as Search 4 RSS.
View RSS Feeds
A program known as an RSS reader, feed reader, or feed aggregator can periodically check RSS-enabled sites for you and retrieve any updated content. Most people take advantage of some form of client software to read their RSS Feeds. These programs are referred to as RSS aggregators. Outlook includes the functionality of an RSS aggregator. Each RSS item that you receive is very similar to an e-mail message. It can be moved to folders, flagged, or forwarded to another person.
Get content updates
When you subscribe to an RSS Feed, Outlook periodically checks the RSS publisher's server for updated postings. How frequently this check occurs is determined by one of two settings — an RSS publisher's recommendation or your Send/Receive Group settings. For more information on changing settings for RSS Feeds that you subscribe to, see the See Also section.
RSS publishers can specify the maximum frequency with which a check for new postings should occur. They set these limits to help manage the demand on their server. For example, an RSS Feed might have a maximum polling frequency of 60 minutes. Some publishers enforce these limits strictly. If you attempt to check the feed for updates more frequently than the specified limit, the RSS publisher can either temporarily suspend your access or cancel your subscription.
The amount of content that you receive is solely based upon the RSS publisher. Some feeds, such as a news headline feed, might have more frequent postings and higher volumes than someone's personal blog. Should you ever change your mind about subscribing to an RSS Feed, you can cancel your subscription a RSS Feed at any time.
Supported feeds
RSS is the evolution of several similar Internet standards for content delivery. RSS encompasses several standards including Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91), RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9, 1.0 and 1.1), and Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0). Atom is another XML schema used for content distribution.
Office Outlook 2007 supports all of the above types, so you do not have to know the standard of a specific RSS Feed. Office Outlook 2007 supports all of the common RSS standards.
Privacy concerns
Privacy is a big concern when using the Internet. The last thing you want is your personal information transmitted to an unauthorized person or receiving additional spam in your e-mail Inbox.
When you subscribe to an RSS Feed, you do not provide your name, e-mail address, or other personal information. The RSS publisher does not initiate any connection to your computer. Only your computer contacts the RSS publisher's server for content updates. By providing access, the RSS publisher can identify limited information about your computer such as its public IP address — the address assigned by your Internet service provider (ISP) — or identify which ISP you are using. Your name and e-mail address is not given out. Signing up for an RSS Feed is approximately equivalent to visiting a Web page to look at the content. The same precautions that Outlook takes to block unsafe attachments and suspicious links in your e-mail messages are also in place for RSS items.
Links and attachments within items that you receive in an RSS Feed should always be scrutinized and scanned with an antivirus program.


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Priced at just $39.95, TP-Link's TL-WR340G 54M Wireless Router is hard to pass up. It has a four-port 10/100 Ethernet switch and an 802.11g wireless access point, and it will do a respectable job of distributing your Internet connection to all the computers and other networked devices in your home.
It's a small router with a white case, and it has a huge 5db antenna fixed to its rear. Status lights on the front panel show you which ports are active and if your Internet connection is up; they are dim green lights, so they won't be a distraction in a dark room. You can set up and manage the router through its Web interface, but if you're a novice you don't have to venture into it at all. This is what should make this inexpensive router appeal to users who have not yet delved into the world of networking.
TP-Link has improved the set-up procedure for its routers. The TL-WR340G 54M Wireless Router ships with a mini-CD that shows you how to install and configure the router. Like many Linksys and Belkin routers, the TL-WR340G even has a sticker on its four-port Ethernet switch telling you to run the CD first!
The set-up procedure on the CD basically tells you the order in which you have to plug in the cables, and then it moves on to the configuration phase. It checks that the computer can communicate with the router, and then takes you through the steps required to connect to the Internet (such as your connection method, which is usually PPPoE, your username and password) and then it lets you configure your wireless network (including the network's name and security level). It lets you enable either WEP 128-bit or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK security. You can then save your settings to a text file on the desktop, should you ever need to refer to them. After unwrapping the box, it took us about 5min to be up and running; it was a smooth set-up experience.
If you're an experienced user then you can head straight for the TP-Link TL-WR340G's Web interface, where you can also play with more of its settings. However, there aren't a lot of wireless settings you can play with; you can change the wireless channel, as well as the encryption type. We had trouble using the 'auto' wireless encryption settings on some of our non-Centrino laptops (HP's Mini 2140 with 802.11g networking, as well as a laptop with a Linksys WNR300 wireless adapter), but Centrino 2-based laptops worked without any hassles.
To get all of our laptops to connect we had to manually change the encryption to WPA-PSK and select the TKIP or AES algorithm, instead of just using 'auto'.
For security, you can enable the built-in firewall and MAC address filtering, and you can also adjust port forwarding for your BitTorrent and gaming applications. Keyword filtering of URLs can be implemented, but it's a two-step process: first of all you have to enable this and the firewall from the Firewall page, and then you have to add your filters on the Domain Filtering page. Having all these settings on one page would make things much easier. Domain name filtering will only filter out sites that contain the flagged keyword in the actual domain (users will be met with a 'page not found' error).
In our wireless transfer tests the TP-Link TL-WR340G performed slowly but reliably. It transferred data at an average rate of 2.12 megabytes per second (MBps) from 10m away through drywall, while from 2m away it was only slightly faster at 2.25MBps. When we used a notebook 20m from the router with drywall and glass in between, we achieved a transfer rate of 1.91MBps. These results aren't too bad for an 802.11g-based router and make it suitable for distributing an ADSL2+ connection (unless you get over 17Mbps from your connection, at which point you will benefit from an 802.11n-based router). It's okay even for streaming video. It's best suited to apartment usage and small houses, as performance will deteriorate noticeably beyond 20m, but this will also depend on your environment.
The TL-WR340 54M Wireless Router has a DHCP server, Dynamic DNS, DMZ and virtual server features, but it leaves out bandwidth management features such as quality of service (QoS). It can also be used as a wireless bridge. One annoyance was that the unit had to be restarted every time a change was made to the wireless settings, be it a channel change or a network name change, but it was swift at performing restarts. Just don't change wireless settings in the middle of a download.
If you want a simple and cheap wireless router to distribute your Internet connection, the TP-Link TL-WR340G is ideal. It's relatively easy to set up, and it was reliable during our test period. It was a little slow in our wireless transfer tests, but for $39.95, we can't complain.


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Butland rejects Chelsea switch
Birmingham goalkeeper Jack Butland has rejected the opportunity to move to Chelsea, citing a desire to play first-team football.
Chelsea were the first club to make a firm bid for England Under-21 player but his agent told BBC Sport that a move wasn't likely to happen.
He said: "Jack's enjoying playing for Birmingham and he is gaining valuable experience. He will listen to what any club that meets Birmingham's asking price has to say, but playing is of paramount importance for Jack."
Championship strugglers Birmingham City have put their entire squad up for sale as they battle financial problems, and Chelsea looked to have stolen a march on their Premier League rivals with their offer.
Southampton had bids rejected for Butland in the summer and Mellor told the Sun that Chelsea's offer was in the region of £3.5 million - almost half what Southampton had offered He said: "At this moment they are the only club who have registered a bid."
Butland, 19, is one of England's most highly rated goalkeepers. He was a late call-up in place of the injured John Ruddy to be third choice at Euro 2012, and after being Great Britain's No. 1 at the London Olympics he was handed a full England cap against Italy in August 2012, becoming the youngest ever England international goalkeeper at 19 years and 158 days.
Everton, Fulham and Liverpool are all known admirers of Butland and Birmingham will hope Chelsea's firm interest will lead to increased offers from other Premier League clubs.
With Chelsea owning 20-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid, Butland himself may consider a move to another top-flight club as a better career move with greater prospects for first-team football.
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Sorry, no link. Just stealing this from somebody on my Ducks board and they didn't provide a link:
3. Marqise Lee, USC
5. Anthony Barr, UCLA
14. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
24. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
28. De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon
29. David Yankey, Stanford
31. Scott Crichton, Oregon State
33. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
34. Lache Seastunk (exception)
37. Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
40. Ed Reynolds, Stanford
42. Morgan Breslin, USC
46. Deandre Coleman, Cal
Looks about right. Although I expected ASJ to be a bit higher, and I think Mariota will be higher by the end of this season (although I kind of doubt he turns pro after this year, unless the Ducks win the national title or he wins the Heisman). Also think Colt will vault up there after the combine. Anthony Barr is a player i'd love on the Seahawks, that dudes a stud.