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Motley Crue's Vince Neil Learning to Fly for 'The Aviators' PBS Series
Motley Crue singer Vince Neil recently revealed his intentions to learn how to fly and to do so with the help of 'The Aviators' television show. It looks as though things are progressing based on some new photos that have surfaced.
A full photo gallery of Neil's first training session has appeared on the Facebook page of the upcoming PBS series. In the photos, we see Neil going through the paperwork and a classroom session before he exits the hangar and gets up close with the plane he'll be training on for the first time.
Neil's training event is lasting approximately two weeks and the entire process has been captured for the third season of the PBS program, which will air this fall.
The rocker got involved through Sennheiser's 'Live Your Dream' campaign, which is designed to assist those with a passion for flying to overcome their barriers and partake in the flight training.
The show will not only air on PBS, but will be available on iTunes and Hulu. Producers will also shoot plenty of behind-the-scenes footage that will be made available for selected media.

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RTRS: Hurricanes send jobless claims highest in 7 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose to their highest in seven years due to the impact of hurricanes Ike and Gustav, the government said in a report on Thursday.
The number of initial jobless claims was 497,000 in the week ended September 27, the highest since 517,000 in the week ended September 29, 2001 and above Wall Street economists' forecasts of 475,000.
"It is estimated that the effects of Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana and the effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas added approximately 45,000 claims to the total," the Labor Department said in its weekly report.
U.S. stock index futures extended losses after the rise in jobless claims, and Treasury bond prices gained ground.
Economists said the report showed the economy was being rattled by forces other than the hurricanes, adding that the numbers were at high levels even when the impact of the storms was filtered out .
"The underlying claims reflect an upward trend in unemployment," said Dana Saporta, economist at Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC in New York.
"The unemployment rate may settle back to 6 percent temporarily due to the teenagers going back to school from their summer job search," Saporta said.
But "our view is the unemployment rate will peak about 6.7 percent next year," Saporta said.
Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden and Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut, agreed "the economic picture is going to get worse," but the stock market's 9-percent drop last month showed investors already know that.
The four-week average of new jobless claims, a better gauge of underlying labor trends because it irons out week-to-week volatility, rose to 474,000 to 462,500 the week before.
That was also the highest reading in seven years, or since October 27, 2001, when it was 480,750, the department said.
The measure has mounted steadily as the U.S. housing slump and resulting strain in the financial services industry has chilled growth and crimped hiring.
The number of people remaining on the benefit rolls after drawing an initial week of aid increased 48,000 to 3.591 million, the highest since the week ended September 6 2003.
Analysts had estimated so-called continued claims to be 3.55 million. It was the 23rd straight week that claims were above 3 million, in another sign that the slowing economy is making it harder for U.S. workers to find jobs.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who fled Rwanda and obtained U.S. citizenship a decade ago faces up to 10 years in prison for lying to U.S. Customs officials about her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Beatrice Munyenyezi (moon-yehn-YEH'-zee) was convicted in federal court in February of masking her role at one of the notorious roadblocks where Tutsis were singled out for slaughter.
Federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum prison sentence — 10 years — saying she's as guilty as if she wielded the machete in the killing fields of Butare.
Her lawyers intend to seek a sentence of less than a year to give the 43-year-old mother of three a better chance of avoiding being deported. They say deportation would amount to a death sentence.
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by Arion » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:55 pmI didn't know Justin Jordan wrote Shadowman, Did you like it?
by Punchy » Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:17 am
It was pretty good, the main character was pretty vanilla (ironic for a mixed-race hero), but surrounded by a lot of interesting concepts. The artwork by Patrick Zircher was amazing.
It's solid, like all of the Valiant stuff.
by Arion » Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:57 pmMy campaign is about to reach its conclusion and you can still make a contribution here: http://igg.me/p/413732/x/3203177
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I would love to pitch in but I haven't had a lot of extra spending cash this month. If donations end in 3 days, I'll see what my finances look like at the beginning of the week.
by Arion » Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:18 pm
Nothing like Monday to be sure about stuff.
by Keb » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:04 amSavage Wolverine vol. 1 by Frank Cho (issues 1-5)
Anything to kill time... This wasn't bad but it's kind of a throwaway story. Not sure if it has any continuity significance but that's good for a wolverine s story. Sets up what could be a cool story but I doubt it'll see the light of day. I would recommend this to someone looking for a light read.
by Arion » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:05 pm
I hav enjoyed Savage Wolverine, I don't know why it gets so criticized.
by misac » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:08 pm
I have only read the DBZ comic but I loved the world set up in the Dragon Ball cartoon. There were futuristic cars, dinosaurs, talking animals, etc. So cool!
by misac » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:13 pmOutlaw Territory v.1 – Western anthology, just ok, no really good stories. There was only one really bad one, didn't get the story and the art was super bad.
Most of them were a real bummer and there was one gruesome panel with a guy with an arrow through his neck that was getting scalped.
Mystique by McKeaver – This was ok, thing that hurt it was that I couldn't really get behind Mystique. I was unsure of her characterization. And the reveal of the bad guy was very underwhelming, it'd been a while since I read the last volume so I'd put that character out of my mind. And only showed up for a bit.
Art was good, Manuel Garcia!
Thor by Fraction v.3 – Didn't like this as much as the previous volumes. Thor didn't come off as a dumb guy but pretty close. Really liked the art, some guy I hadn't heard of.
Fraction really fucked up Donald Blake, might have worked but it was just so random and came out of nowhere.
EDIT-Oh, also, Fantomex shows up in Mystique and he was pretty fun.
by Arion » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:24 pm
I've never read that Mystique title but I'd like to.
by Keb » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:22 pmBKV launched that Mystique title, didn't he?
by Arion » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:24 pm
When he wasn't as famous as he is now.
by Keb » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:27 pmSpeaking of BKV...
Saga Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples
This series is all kinds of awesome and the first trade is seriously one of the best things Image put out in the last year. This trade is great in that it picks right up from the last one's cliffhanger and does a great job introducing us to Marko's family. Barr was such a great grandfather figure. Reminded me of my uncles and their grandkids. Loved the relationship between him and Alana. Despite all the weird shit space travel and blowjob TV faces, this book is such a family values book and I enjoy it for that most.
Secret Avengers by Rick Remender Vol. 2 by Remender, Renato Guedes and Matteo Scalera
No hobo piss. Hated the AvX tie-in but loved the continuation of the main story. Shame that its ending next volume. Thought the AvX story was pretty boring and could have been any throwaway Avengers story. Liked that he got to use Thor here as I like Thor in Uncanny Avengers. Was happy that he got to expand on the Mikel Fury story introduced in 21.1 and the Serpent Crown stuff.Was nice to see some of the Punisher baddies pop up again too. Love Venom in this series and he writes a good Ant-Man and Widow. This is a good under the radar series for Remender. Matteo Scalera is great on the art too.
by misac » Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:12 pmAction Comics v.1: Superman and the Men of Steel – It was ok. I really liked the first arc but he lost me with the second one. The t-shirt with the jeans really worked, I was bummed when he loses it and gets the suit. The back ups stories were really fun but the new Steel suit really sucks.
Art was good but Morales' art goes from ok to really good. I liked the art in the back ups much more.
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25 comments:
- Goldie, Shade and Banshee said...
Hoppy Easter, furiends!!!!
That was great!!
- April 4, 2010 at 3:23 AM
- Milo and Alfie Marshall said...
Hoppy Easter to yoo all.
- April 4, 2010 at 4:41 AM
- Parker said...
Happy Easter!
- April 4, 2010 at 5:39 AM
- Samantha, Clementine and Maverick said...
Happy Easter to our Arizona Furiends!!
Howdy from your TX furiends,
- April 4, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Gracie =^o.o^= said...
LOVE IT! You all look soooooooo cute!! Hope you are having a nice Easter Day!!
- April 4, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Jan's Funny Farm said...
Oh, dear. but that's okay. You don't need a prop to say Happy Easter. So you're fine. Looking a little strange, but fine.
- April 4, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Furkidsmom said...
Happy Easter!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
- April 4, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
Happy Easter!
- April 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Keiko and Luna T. Katt said...
Happy Easter! =^_^=
- April 4, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Harry Spotter said...
Love the photo. Happy Easter to you and your family.
- April 4, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Mr. Hendrix said...
Happy Easter to you all! Love the Easter card, wrong prop and all. purrrrs
- April 4, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Angel and Kirby said...
Love the Easter Card. Hope you had a wonderful day!
- April 4, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- MoMo said...
Hehehe, wrong prop! Come again.
Happy Easter to all the bunnies and deer.
- April 4, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- -d ma said...
Hope you had a nice easter. from the looks of things it looks like you probably did.
- April 5, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Derby, Ducky said...
Happy Easter, moose antlers work too!
- April 5, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- caspersmom said...
Looks like all of you had a great Easter, even the one with the moose horns. You sure do get to go to alot of great places. Mom has been to the Niagara Falls but we didn't get to go. She really liked the picture with the fireworks over the falls. Bet that would really be neat to see.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Patty Skypants said...
U guys crack me up! xxoo Bhu
- April 9, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Grrreta said...
The moose horns are hilarious!
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- THE ZOO said...
hahahaha yalls soooo silly and cute. we hope yall had a Hoppy Easter.
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Hi Hi Hi...... we're so behind.. hope everything is going well.
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That sounds better than OurTime.com ads prompting me to date women over 50...
That sounds better than OurTime.com ads prompting me to date women over 50...
Haha I'm still getting the 'fitness singles' ones. I know I'm single, do they have to rub it in??
'No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch'
"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'" - Peter Maher
"Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it's hard to run and feel sorry for yourself at the same time. Also, there are those hours of clearheadedness that follow a long run." -Monte Davis
I get spam from JDate and Asian Singles.
• Continue showing Cancer that it's not welcome back. Ever.
• Back to shooting for duathlon podium spots
• Improve power:weight ratio
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
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Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.- Mark Twain
You'll ruin your knees!
do they have to rub it in??
do they have to rub it in??
It puts the lotion on it's skin...
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
A Saucy Wench
how do they know I got funky toes?
And thanks to this thread I now read your name as jlynnboob. Sorry. Nothing will ever change that now.
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
And now I will have nightmares. Thanks for that.
Hope this helps.
Okay, we men are obviously not going to get pictures, but that aside, I would like to thank everyone who typed "chafing" and not "chaffing". Chaffing, if it were a word, would rhyme with laughing, and doesn't mean anything. OP, it's obviously a typo in your headline, since you spell it correctly in the post. Fix it for me, please?
Thanks for your help in separating the "wheat from the chaff" in this thread.
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While interesting, I'm going to stick with my bras for now. Especially when running!! As a young lady, I get enough whistles/hoots from over-appreciative males without bouncing all over the place.
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Of course a dude would say this!
Of course a dude would say this!
I'm sure you ladies appreciate our unique perspective on the problem.
p.s. Oski, I like your grinning doggie!
This thread sucks.
I disagree. Due to a couple new bras and readjusting of another couple, my problem seems to be solves (fingers crossed!!)
Not dead. Yet.
Boobs. . . . huh huhh huh
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The River Running or Celduin was a long river that flowed from Lonely Mountain, through the Long Lake and down through Rhovanion to the inland Sea of Rhûn.
The River Running was a 600-Númenórean miles long river that poured out of the Front Gate of the Lonely Mountain, descended over two falls and swirled around Dale. It turned west beyond Ravenhill an d then east and south to Long Lake[1] and thence through the eastern outskirts of Mirkwood,[2] then south east through apparently uninhabited regions of Rhovanion to its confluence with the Carnen and finally in a long south-eastward loop to the great inland Sea of Rhûn,[3] past the land of Dorwinion.[4]
The Celduin had three tributaries: the Forest River, which flowed into the Long Lake from the west; a small unnamed river that flowed from the Mountains of Mirkwood to join the Celduin just north of the Old Forest Road;[2] and the Carnen, which entered the Celduin from the northeast about halfway between Mirkwood and the Sea of Rhûn.[3]
In the thirteenth century of the Third Age the Celduin had formed the northeast border of the lands of Vidugavia.[5] During the Great Plague of T.A. 1636[6] more than half of the people of Rhovanion died and when the Wainriders invaded from the east (beginning in 1851[6]) the remaining Northmen in the region fled across the Celduin and merged with the folk of Dale.[7] After the threat of the Wainriders ended some of the Northmen drifted back along the banks of the Celduin but when Cirion became the Steward of Gondor he learned that new Easterlings were again driving the remnant of the Northmen up the Celduin.[8]
Between the time when Thráin I founded the dwarf-kingdom in the Lonely Mountain (in 1999) and the arrival of Smaug (in 2770)[6] the Northmen living between the Celduin and Carnen grew strong and repelled all eastern enemies.[9] Even after the arrival of the dragon at the Lonely Mountain the Celduin was still a highway of trade for Thranduil's kingdom, the town of Esgaroth, and places to the south.[10]
In none of the maps that showed Rhovanion (in The Lord of the Rings, the Pauline Baynes' Map, or the Unfinished Tales) was it made clear what the name of the river was from the confluence of the Celduin and the Carnen to the Sea of Rhûn. However, in the Index to the Unfinished Tales Christopher Tolkien included information about the Carnen: "'Redwater', river flowing down from the Iron Hills to join the River Running" and the Celduin: "River flowing from the Lonely Mountain to the Sea of Rhûn".[11] Per these statements it was the Celduin that flowed to the Sea and the Carnen was but one of its tributaries.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Not at Home"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Map of Wilderland"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ Pauline Baynes' Map of Middle-earth (1970)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (i) The Northmen and the Wainriders
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (ii) The Ride of Eorl
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index


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Halfway through the schedule, the SEC season -- as well as the BCS horse race -- has been parboiled down to a handful of games.
In the SEC, the biggie, of course, is LSU vs. Alabama on Nov. 5. That will settle the SEC West. But both teams will have significant challenges remaining on their way to the National Championship game: LSU will face Arkansas at season's end; Alabama must go on the road to Auburn, where the stadium will be chained down to keep it from blasting off its moorings.
In the SEC East, Steve Spurrier this week threw a couple more logs on the fire of South Carolina's year. If he can control the flames, he may salvage the Gamecocks' pre-season ticket to Atlanta. But the 'Cocks still must beat Arkansas, which at this point would be an upset. Otherwise, South Carolina must pull for a Georgia loss against Florida or Auburn.
The end of the Stephen Garcia Era was sad but predictable. He failed his drug test Oct. 4. The announcement of his final departure came after Spurrier's banning Tuesday of columnist Ron Morris from his press conferences. Why Garcia was allowed to play his senior season will be debated to the end of the Cosmos. Suffice to say, his inability to stick within the university's behavior guidelines doesn't shine well on Spurrier, who's never been known as a strict disciplinarian.
The TOBC's brouhaha with Morris will blow over in a matter of days. But it's not a stretch to say that Spurrier could be grieving the loss of Garcia, or be upset at his inability to reach him, and he may have been directing some of that emotion at the writer.
Read the offending column from last March. The headline is far more accusatory than anything Morris wrote. But Spurrier has made Morris the bad guy, when the Gamecocks' so-far disappointing season is the real story, and the very one that Spurrier may not want to address.
Maybe this is what Carolina needs to finally gel. Nobody could look at the assemblage of talent and experience in Columbia this year and say the Gamecocks have appeared focused and well-coached. Now Spurrier can play the "us against the world" card. Maybe it will work. Up to now, little else has, and that includes coaching.
**Outside the conference, the battle of Oklahoma will determine the SEC's likely opponent in January. These championship games haven't been close. This one should be. The Sooners appear to be the best-balanced team since Pete Carroll's early USC squads. But Oklahoma State looms.
**Speaking of the Nov. 5, just when do we think college football fans will get to tune into LSU-Alabama? The ACC broadcasts, now starting at 12:30 p.m., are back to their poaching ways. There's nothing more depressing to a Charlotte-area SEC fan than turning on WBTV at 3:15, and finding 11 minutes on the clock and the officials going to a replay to settle a fumble call in a pivotal Boston College vs. Virginia game. By the time the game ends, Verne and Gary will have burned through most of the first quarter. That's an outrage most weeks. But if it happens to the LSU/Alabama game, it will be a crime.
(More on this to come.)
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What we think we know ... Week 7
Halfway through the schedule, the SEC season -- as well as the BCS horse race -- has been parboiled down to a handful of games.
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- Anonymous said...
Vandy very well could upset UGA Saturday, and turn the heat up further on CMR. I like the Commode Doors new coach.
I don't know what to make of my Gators. Whatever freshman plays at QB on the plains needs to stay in the game, Charlie needs to ditch the Rainey/Burton crap at QB, that reeks of the Dumbazzio garbage last year.
- October 12, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
To add, this crap of WBTV keeping the A-She-She game on overlapping reeks. CBS could be trendy and move their kickoffs back to 4, if it is a problem in other areas of the country.
CBS has an SEC doubleheader on November 12, game at noon and 3:30. Will BT preempt the early game? You have Bama at MSU, AU at UGA, and UF at USC that day. Any of which trump whatever the A-She-She can put out.
- October 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
A couple things:
SC's disappointing season? Nothing has worked? Last I looked, they were 5-1, the 1 being a 3-point loss to Auburn. How is this so bad? Oh, that's right, Auburn is such a trashy football team they should be disbanded, Jordan-Hare burned to the ground, and SC losing to Johnson C Smith would be less disgraceful. Sorry, I forgot...
It's bad enough that the ACC has pushed it's game of the week back to 12:30. But is it just me, or is every bloody ACC game 5 hours long? The Wake-FSU game was insufferable. The Va Tech-Miami game was insufferable until the last 4 minutes. No college game gets done in 3 hours; I don't know why these idiot TV heads haven't figured that out and stopped stacking TV games in 3-hour windows. But the ACC appears to be worse than every other conference about taking all damn day to play a game.
- October 12, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Bud said...
It makes no sense that Spurrier suddenly decided to stop talking to Morris in Oct for something he wrote in March. That's irrational behavior even for Stevie boy. Obviously there's something more bothering him than an article written 7 months ago.
Based on Sunday's AP national voting, what we know in week 7 is this: LSU and Bama are still in the Elite SEC category by themselves. In the Good category, the next level down, we still have Ark, USC and Auburn, but the Gators, due to their 41-11 shellacking by LSU, have dropped into the Mediocre category with UGA. Finally, the Vols have fallen from Mediocre into the Discard Pile at the bottom of the heap along with Vandy, KY, Ole Miss and Miss St, none of whom received any AP votes this week.
- October 13, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
Morris recently reposted that same article and made snide remarks about Ellington in previous articles that related to the same issue. Morris is a world class jack*** that finally got called out.
- October 14, 2011 at 4:43 PM


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Lost Horizon
When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could turn the whole world upside down. Enough mystery? Not in the mood for another crime story? "Lost Horizon" brings the classic adventure back to its roots: the 1930s, exotic settings all over the world, and the dangerous quest for one of the greatest secrets of mankind makes adventurers' hearts beat faster. The Makers of the award-winning Secret Files series invite you to experience a technically outstanding, carefully designed game featuring an absolutely thrilling story at the side of Kim and Fenton.
Lost Horizon 2
In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies. His adventure leads Fenton far beyond the Iron Curtain and finally onwards to mysterious, uncharted territory. He has to finally face the dark powers of his past and learn what it means to take on responsibility.
Secret Files Collection:
- Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
- Secret Files 3
- Secret Files Tunguska
- Secret Files: Sam Peters
2015 Animation Arts Creative GmbH. Published 2015 by Deep Silver, a division of Koch Media GmbH, Austria. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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America's Heartland Step back in time to meet a man saving historic windmills. Join a Florida cattle drive with a bovine breed dating back to the 1500's. Test your taste buds on a savory mushroom recipe. D
4:00 pm
NOVA "Making Stuff: Colder" With his humor and zest for discovery, host David Pogue meets the scientists and engineers who are plunging to the bottom of the temperature scale to make stuff colder.G
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Moyers & Company "The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About" You may remember how in the '90's the Clinton Administration talked us into NAFTA - the North American Free Trade Agreement -- with the promise of jobs and cheaper goods. According to economist Dean Baker, in the end, NAFTA wound up helping corporations and didn't do much for American workers. In fact, there are economists who say that in the United States, NAFTA cost nearly a million jobs. D
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PBS NewsHour Weekend On Saturday's NewsHour Weekend Megan Thompson reports on the surprising disparity in pricing for generic drugs. Generics, generally thought to be cheap, can actually vary widely in price from pharmacy to pharmacy, causing some to skip medications altogether. That, and the weekend's news, online and on-air. D
6:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 2" Rick's travel tips includes planning an itinerary, hurdling the language barrier, traveling by car or train and avoiding scams. Part 2 of 3G
7:00 pm
The Lawrence Welk Show "Songs from the Movies" "Hooray for Hollywood" gets the show underway and Guy and Ralna delight with "Somewhere My Love." Ken Delno sings "My Kind of Town."G
8:00 pm
Last of the Summer Wine "The Most Powerful Eyeballs In West Yorkshire" Froggie tries his hand at hypnotism after watching Howard's failed attempts.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "A Barbecue at Violet's" Hyacinth is sure that if she can break down Emmet's shyness, she will be offered a part in the musical even though the show is fully cast.G
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As Time Goes By "White Hunter" Lionel finds being shot for a book cover image more frightening than war. Jean decides to join him and is amused at the photographer's tricks.G
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The Cafe "Reap What You Sow - Part 1" Stan and Jason cover the cafe in flowers for the Weston in Bloom competition, also creating a venue for Richard and Ava's wedding reception. At the church, Ada is late, creating worries among the gathering. Part 1 of 2G
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The Red Green Show "Trout Season" Lodge members create innovative and sometimes illegal ways to catch fish in Possum Lake. Red adapts hip waders to carry all his fishing gear.G
10:30 pm
My Family "The Heart of Christmas - Part 1" Susan announces there will be no tree, no decorations and no family at the Harper House for Christmas, and she whisks Ben to a relaxing retreat in the country. But surprises and Harper family mishaps stir up Susan's quiet family Christmas. Part 1 of 2G
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Doctor Who Series "The Name of the Doctor" Clara is summoned to an impossible conference call, alerting her that the deadly Whisper Men are closing in on Vastra, Jenny and Strax. Someone is kidnapping the Doctor's friends, leading him toward the one place in time and space that he should never go and threatening to unravel his past, present and future.G


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So, this can apparently happen: a woman's body "swallowed" her breast implant during her Pilates workout. She was performing a breathing exercise called the Valsalva when "the pectoralis [chest] muscle likely contracted and pushed the implant through the space between her ribs." The woman had received the implants after a double mastectomy, and a heart operation had also weakened her ribs. So this disturbing accident probably wouldn't happen to just anyone — but it's sad that a woman who's already been through so much had to deal with an implant getting sucked back into her body. On the plus side, she reportedly felt no pain, and doctors were able to put the implant back in the right place.
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National Senior Games; Community hymn sing; sweetFrog hunger campaign; White & Allen lawyer
Mom-daughter carry state flag in national games
Fran Allison of Kinston and her daughter Jackie of Raleigh are not new to Senior Games. But they are new at carrying the North Carolina state flag at the National Senior Games opening ceremony.
They were the first mother-daughter team ever to carry a state flag in the national competition on opening night in July in Cleveland. The nationals occur every two years.
Jackie, 57 years old, has participated in Senior Games for two years in basketball and track. She usually plays, but coached her basketball team this year due to an injury.
Fran, 80 years old, has participated in Senior Games for 25 years in basketball, track, tennis and other sports.
Community hymn sing a combined event
First Baptist Church invites the community to its Community Hymn Sing scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the church, 2600 Rouse Road.
This multiple church event will feature a 60-member mass community choir from multiple churches and is a gateway of the united faith community in Kinston. It is the first of hopefully many community, multiple church/multiple faith events. It is an example of the faith community coming together to spread community involvement through a combined service.
For more information, contact Kayla Scott, FBC youth/music assistant, at 252-678-2383.
Yogurt company connecting with children in need
To commemorate the opening of its 300th store, sweetFrog is helping connect children in need with up to 300,000 meals. The Kinston store is participating in the effort.
The company has declared today, Sept. 22, as �No Kid Hungry Day,� culminating a weeklong campaign around the country. The company and its participating stores have been collecting nonperishable food donations, and sweetFrog customers can make additional contributions in-store or online today.
Kinston patrons visiting the store at 2405-F N. Herritage St. today can bring canned and nonperishable food donations for the local food bank. The first 300 people who visit today can enter the national sweepstakes, with a chance to win one of three 100 free 12-ounce cups of frozen yogurt.
For more information, visit sweetfrogyogurt.com and NoKidHungry.org.
White & Allen welcomes new lawyer
Ashley Fillippeli has been named a new associate at the White & Allen, P.A. law firm.
A native of Kinston, she has begun her practice in the Kinston office, where she also was a law clerk. Her practice is focused on criminal and domestic.
Fillippeli graduated magna cum laude from N.C. State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in communications. She graduated cum laude from Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 2013.
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|2008-01-27, 13:47
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
So the Serbian won it and I'll offer him congrats though I don't like him, but I hope Federer can finally take the king of clay at the French Open this year. I really want him to break the Sampras record. Federer will actually start taking Djokovich seriously instead of just playing so passive against him, like he does to 95% of the tour these days.
|2008-01-28, 02:05
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Snape: "I hate Potter!"
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Australia
As for pushing the right buttons, well he won so he can afford to be a little gracious..
Djokovic I feel is a very sensitive person and cares too much about who the crowd is cheering for.. You saw it with his match against Federer, in which afterwards he stated that it felt like he was versing two opponents (federer and the crowd who cheers for Federer).
Anyway good match and congrats to Djokovic for winning it, I personally was going for Tsonga but hey it was a great match and you can't ask for anything more.
|2008-01-28, 08:51
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Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
Already he's learning to win even when the crowd is semi-hostile, he'll need this nerve if he's to succeed later on. Think of it as playing in an away ground.
|2008-01-31, 08:21
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Kinetic 9
|2008-01-31, 23:25
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Cantonese Dimples
Djokovic is the next superstar of pro tennis. He's a bit immature but at least he's having fun out there. ever seen him do impressions of other players on the tour (sharapova, federer, nadal, and others)? pretty humorous...
|2008-05-25, 04:25
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Though he has some tough opponents, especially Djokovic who could go all the way if he can play solidly and beat Federer. Nadal was lucky to beat Djokovic in Hamburg, but then Nadal always seems look down and out, only to end up wining the set from 5-1 down. He can definatly get to people mentally and beating him can show a lot about someones character.
Like when Federer beat him in Wimbledon last year, truly epic. Watching that was one of the highights of my life, let alone Federer's or Nadal's. So...to make a prediction for the French, whoever wins between Djokovic and Federer. If Federer is ill then Djokovic. I don't see Nadal winning this year.
|2008-06-06, 09:18
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Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
Great match between the semi-final between Nadal and Djokovic.
Both look evenly matched in the first set, with Nadal edging out to win 6-4.
Then Djokovic was for some reason just disappointing in the second set, and Nadal easily won 6-2.
When Nadal led the third set 3-0, I thought what is going on with Djokovic? Fortunately, he picked himself up and chased back to 3-3. And then it was a see-saw to 5-5 and he even broke Nadal's serve to lead 6-5.
This was when Nadal caught on fire, first he forced a Tie Break, then in the Tie Break, he bulldozed his way to 6-0. Though Djokovic chased back to 6-3, Nadal eventually finished him off 7-6 and on to his fourth French Open final, aiming to beat Bjorn Borg's record of three consecutive titles. (Borg can be seen sitting in one of the stands in front)
Djokovic ought to be proud despite of the defeat, and he could learn something useful when playing Nadal on clay next time.
Edit: Since no one replied since my post, Federer has won, though he lost a set along the way to set up another final with Nadal.
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|2008-06-07, 00:08
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
Another clash of the titans in a third straight Roland Garros Final. Unfortunately I do not think Federer has what it takes this year after several poor performances to put down the matador. He will need to play exceptional and go to the net like he did against Fernando Gonzalez. I predict Nadal in 4.
Although I dislike Djokovich a lot, is was nice to see a good effort from him in that 3rd set. Nadal is just too much to handle though .
|2008-06-08, 10:59
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Gone for Good
Join Date: Apr 2004
That has got to be the most one-sided Grand Slam final Federer has ever lost to Nadal. One would never have thought of him losing three straight sets, or even 6-0. A disappointing performance from Federer, though this is not to take anything away from Nadal, who was simply dominant in this match.
He's now equalled Bjorn Borg's record of 4 consecutive titles in Roland Garros. (Borg: 1978,1979,1980,1981; Nadal 2005,2006,2007,2008)
Let's hope Federer picks himself up soon in time for Wimbledon, because if things remain like that, Nadal might just finally beat Federer in Wimbledon. He forced Federer to five epic sets last year, and only narrowly lost out. And then there's always Djokovic breathing behind their necks.
|2008-07-01, 13:44
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Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 44
This summer has been great for underdogs, it seems. We've just been delighted by beautiful football of Spain and Turkey at the Euro 2008, and now we get to cheer for Zheng Jie (ranked 133rd in the world), as she continues her fairytale run into the semi-finals of Wimbledon after beating 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova.
I only managed to watch the first set of today's match between her and Vaidisova (damned, these East European girls are so beautiful; yet another -ova with a glowing golden tan and a skimpy short skirt pristine white costume), and the first thing that struck me was how tiny Zheng seemed in comparison to Vaidisova.
Zheng didn't so much play beautifully as she did play determinedly. And when you're so small (1.64m — small for international tennis), speed and determination counts for everything (remember Michael Chang?). I thought, wow, if she continued playing this way, she might just win. I'm happy to find out that she just did.
|2008-07-01, 15:56
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Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: England
Age: 29
Somehow I've found myself watching Wimbledon, it's been interesting so far, especially Sharapova getting knocked out of the competition, maybe she didn't grunt loud enough this time.
Another surprise was Andy Murray's comeback against Gasquet, I was watching until he was two sets down and I thought to myself this is as far as he's going this time, I switched over and totally missed his awesome victory.
There's no doubt in my mind he won't reach the final with the likes of Nadal and Federer.
As for the winner I hate to admit it but I think Nadal is the most dominating force on the court, what's it been so far? was it two or three consecutive titles he won recently, they may as well call it Nadal-ball.
Another point I think is worth mentioning is sometimes the crowd are disruptive influences, I can understand cheering when a player scores but when a player misses it's a unsportsmanlike, they need to chuck them out.
|2008-07-01, 16:25
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
I really don't know about Nadal being the most domineering force on the court so far. Federer has not dropped a single set yet, I think he has only dropped one service game too. Nadal has already played a couple 4 setters I think.
I'm going with the 5 time champ for this one, or maybe Safin .
|2008-07-03, 05:43
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If Nadal and Federer both reach the final, it will be very intresting. Nadal is in incredible form...
But grass suits Federer's game so nicely. One handed backhands are very potent, but on clay it is extremely tough, even for Federer or any of the best players with one hand backhands. To suceed on clay with a one hander, you have to be extremely aggressive or else you start to hit balls above your shoulder which is a lot weaker than around your waist. However on grass Federer can play his natural game. It's going to be tough for Nadal to win but he has chance. Unless Federer plays like he did against him in Shanghai 2007. Then it's all over.
Federer does seem much more relaxed this year then in previous years. He wants to win again but knows the significance of what he has already accomplished on grass. Right now anything else is just a bonus. I have a feeling Federer will win it again this year, just a gut feeling. Though I wouldn't be suprised if Nadal managed to nick it.
|2008-07-03, 05:46
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Lets be reality
Join Date: May 2007
Nadal nearly won last year and he looks to have improved his grass court game and be in much better form. Didn't Safin also knock Federer out of the semis in the Aus Open he won against Hewitt? I've always liked Safin, kinda reminds me of Goran a bit and he's also pretty awesome to watch live (seen a few of his matches at the AUS Open which I've been going to for the last 6 years.
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Is Graphene Alone in the Universe?
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Recent years have seen a surge of interest in the graphene which has been touted as a future material of choice for a dazzlingly wide range of applications based on the array of properties thought to be unique to graphene: Dirac-like dispersion with large Fermi velocity, chirality, pseudo-spin, forbidden backscattering, and others. In this talk we show that many heterostructures based on III-V (InGaSb) and II-VI (HgCdTe) semiconductors can be engineered to have all the above properties nearly indistinguishable from those of graphene, while adding certain degree of versatility, such as ability to have not only 2-dimensional, but also 3-dimensional and 1-dimensional structures with graphene-like properties. This may be important for many applications, and in this talk we shall concentrate on the ones in plasmonics and metamaterials.
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Lego Digital Designer is easy to use, with a system that making auto-loc position on studs.
But sometimes, accuracy is good for set construction. Also, there are a few tips that LDD can't do...
Have you ever try to build horses from Yellow Castel (375) on LDD ?
You know what I mean... Sometimes, it's so complicated to make some "irregular" combinaisons of parts.
In some 3D CAD softwares, you have a tool to translate pieces on X,Y,Z axis.
Symbolized by RGB arrows. It's usefull, but you dont have it in LDD.
But in LDD you have something special : The power of Lego Bricks !
If you dont have it, DIY.
For this tip, you need two parts :
1) bar (63965) or similar
2) Brick, Modified 1x1 with Studs on 4 Sides : (4733)
This two parts became your tool for control X,Y,Z position. You just have to put the bar in the brick, and using the bar as a drag-and-drop control, the brick is a guide for each axis.
Afterwhat you select the part (that you want to move) with the bar, and you just drag the bar. The part will follow the movement and you can adjust position with accurate.
Here a sample step-by-step :
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Snapshots from Hong Kong: My 14 Favorite Sweets
From February 9 to 17, I visited Hong Kong on a trip sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Here are some things I ate during my trip. Make sure to check out my other Snapshots from Hong Kong.
I went to Hong Kong 10 months ago. Why am I writing about my favorite sweets now?
Because if I had waited until 2014, that would've been really pathetic, as opposed to waiting until now, when it's just...pretty pathetic.
More seriously (although my previous sentiment was serious), these sweets are among the most memorable I've eaten all year, and I want to share the goods before it's too late. Just keep in mind that this list is derived from one week of limited eating throughout Hong Kong and there are surely many more great desserts from places I didn't get to visit. If you have any suggestions, please share!
- Brown sugar steamed cake from Tim Ho Wan
- Steamed milk sudding from Yee Shun Milk Company
- Egg waffle from Lee Keung Kee North Point Waffles
- Shortbread egg custard tart and flaky egg custard Tart from Tai Cheong Bakery
- Danish Petit Pois Tim Dou from Po's Atelier
- Black sesame paste and steamed bean curd sheets with pearl barley and ginko nuts from Tsui Yuen
- Grass jelly with mango and sago from Sweetheart Dessert
- Portuguese egg tart and pineapple bun from Sai Kung Cafe and Bakery
- Crispy bun with condensed milk from Tsui Wah
- Douhua from the Well-Wishing Festival
- Pancake with spread from a Street Vendor in Mong Kok
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May 1, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Western New England College was too much to handle as MIT fell to the host Golden Bears, 14-2, in its final game of the year on Saturday. Jonathan Stolmeier recorded both goals for the Engineers, who finished with an overall mark of 5-7 and a 3-5 ledger in Pilgrim League play.
WNEC (13-2, 8-0 Pilgrim) opened the scoring with four goals in the first quarter. Stolmeier put Tech on the scoreboard at the 8:43 mark of the second frame with an unassisted tally. The Golden Bears tacked on five more goals for a 9-1 advantage at the intermission.
The scoring spree continued for WNEC in the second stanza as it added another five unanswered goals. Stolmeier notched the final goal of the day with 28 seconds left to play. In net, Zach Brewer collected a season-high 23 saves.


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King Field
Location and General Characteristics
King Field is named after Colonel William S. King, ex-congressman and a prominent figure in national affairs who lived in Minneapolis in the 19 th century and was active in the anti-slavery struggle. The neighborhood is located in Minneapolis' Southwest community between Interstate 35W on the east and Lyndale Avenue on the west. The northern extent is 36th Street, and 46th Street is the southern boundary. The King Field neighborhood became part of Minneapolis in 1887 when the southern border of Minneapolis was extended from 38 th Street to 54 th Street. King Field is mainly a residential area with three-fourths of its single-family houses built before 1920. The King Field neighborhood has a number of amenities including churches, schools, a park named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and three- to four-dozen small businesses.
This mural is located at 36 th Street West and Nicollet Avenue at an automotive shop. It is a work completed recently by Christopher Harrison. This is one of 14 murals in the neighborhood, part of the Kingfield Mural Map. The mural map began in 2003 when the Kingfield Neighborhood Association began encouraging professional artists to partner with neighborhood youths to create outdoor murals on local businesses.
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The County Executive's Home Page
The Suffolk County Board of Ethics was established pursuant to Local Law No. 56-2011, which became effective in March 2012. The Board was fully formed in the summer of 2012 and has established its office in Great River.
Office: (631) 854-0022
Fax: (631) 854-0028
Mailing Address:
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Press Contact: John Gross, Esq., (631) 261-8834
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Click the image of the newsletter above for the Ethics Notes Newsletter
Click here for the Board's 2019 Notice of Public Meetings
Click "Read More..." below for information about our location.
Our office is located in the Sunrise Business Center at 3500 Sunrise Highway, Great River, New York 11739. Please enter through the Building 300 Main Entrance.
Please contact our office if you have any questions.
The Mission of the Suffolk County Board of Ethics is to practice and promote ethical literacy and conduct in government through training, transparency, and trust. In order to accomplish the Mission, the Suffolk County Board of Ethics shall maintain confidentiality, adhere to its own Code of Ethics, engage in outreach and training of public officials and employees, and recommend new laws to advance the Mission of ethical compliance.
Eric A. Kopp, Chair (click here to view appointing Resolution)
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Article XXX of the Suffolk County Charter vests in the Board of Ethics the authority and responsibility to:
The Administrative laws governing the Board of Ethics are found at Article XXX of the Administrative Code of Suffolk County.
The Suffolk County Code of Ethics is found at Chapter 77, Part I, Article I of the Suffolk County Code
The Financial Disclosure Law is found at Chapter 77, Part I, Article II of the Suffolk County Code.
Click here for the Code of Ethics Plain Language Booklet in letter size format (8 ½ x 11)
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Think you're driving skills are so boss that you're eking out even more mileage than your brand-new Chevy Volt should? We hate to burst your eco-bubble, but it could just be that you managed to snag an incognito 2013 model. That's because the American automaker has begun delivering new models of its plug-in hybrid to dealerships across the country, but rather than publicizing the move has opted to remain rather tightlipped.
Hybrid Cars reports that GM has been quietly shuffling in 2013 models of the Chevy Volt for about two weeks now ahead of its scheduled August debut. While according to Green Car Reports, GM has been "sprinkling" in 2013 Volts into its production line since early June. Meaning, if you happen to be among those that recently purchase a Volt you may very well be the proud owner of a 2013 model.
Given the newest Volt's slightly larger battery pack, increase all-electric range of 38 miles (three more than the previous year's), improved miles-per-gallon-equivalent rating of 98 MPGe, minor, but noticeable cosmetic changes like body colored roof and rear-lift gate, as well as new "EV Hold Mode," we don't see how observant customers could drive one off the lot unawares.
Why no pomp and circumstance for the latest Volt? Well, it's hard to say really. Our best guess would be to protect sales of the 2012 from customers looking to hold off until the 2013 model arrived, a suspicion also held by Hybrid Cars. However, GM's Kevin Kelly, manager of Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Communications, tells Hybrid Cars that is simply not the case. He did not bother to further explain the tactic.
Whatever the case may be, the reality is the 2013 Chevy Volt is already trickling in. And if you're seriously considering purchasing one, now would be a good time. Dealers will undoubtedly price them differently and it could be a great opportunity to leverage a sweet deal on a smart car.


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Belle 'Barre Babe' Tee
Supremely soft and comfy, this tee is perfect for you to dance in, lounge around the house, or wear out with some leggings! You will love the stylish and loose silhouette of our Belle Tri-Blend Tee. The wide scoop neck can be worn over your shoulder for a traditional look, or slightly off your shoulder. For a more fitted look, order true to size. For a slouchy look, order one size up. The fabric is pre-laundered, so you won't have to worry about shrinkage!
polyester/cotton/rayon jersey tri-blend
32 singles for supreme softness
slouchy fit
sizes: women's XS-XL
Love it, but need a different size? We're happy to exchange for the same item in another size as long as the item is still in stock. We understand that finding the right fit can be a challenge sometimes, so we'll gladly give you a refund in the form of a store gift card so that you can get a better fit :) We only ask that the item be unworn in new condition. Worn items will not be accepted. Simply email us here: [email protected] and we will email you a form to include with your exchange. Please note: we are not able to cover the shipping cost for exchange items at this time so please be careful when ordering your size. Check our sizing charts and our sizing image (located on the product page with the other product images). Please print and complete the form and include with your return. As soon as the return item is received we will ship you your new item.
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In his encyclical "Deus Caritas Est," Pope Benedict XVI joins "the ministry of charity" in proclaiming the word of God and celebrating the sacraments as the expression of the church's "deepest nature." What is more, charity, which Benedict equates with love, is called the "indispensable expression" of the church's very being.
These are inspiring words addressed to everyone in the Catholic Church. But there is a problem: the words are often not matched by reality. To be sure, there are armies of known and nameless Catholics who powerfully witness to love. There are many devoted clerics and vibrant parishes and spiritual movements. Most of us, we can hope, have even had our own high moments, expressive of charity.
But we should be honest with ourselves, especially when considering the church as institution and how it is perceived in the world. Are we known by our love?
Since the encyclical is addressed to everyone in the church, we might want to consider whether the answer to that question has something to do with us.
Indeed, there have been members of the hierarchy who, like Archbishop Mark Coleridge in Australia, have worried about a "clericalism understood as a hierarchy of power, not service." But there is at least a perception among many Catholics (including the 10 percent who have left the church in the last decade) that power is a greater concern to members of the hierarchy than service to "proclaiming the word of God," the sacraments and "the ministry of charity."
I would be surprised if I were the only priest to have been asked painful questions like the following: Is having a male, celibate priesthood more important than the liturgy itself or than other sacraments administered only by a priest? Why is it supposedly forbidden to even raise this question?
If proclaiming the word, living the sacraments and charity mark the church's deepest nature, why does it at least appear that our highest priorities are rules and self-protection? In the public eye, the church is perceived as mounting its most urgent opposition in matters of sexuality and ecclesiastical law rather than of justice, charity and service.
Such a confusion of priorities is exemplified in incidents like the full-page indictment and excommunication of a sister who supports women's ordination while some highly placed clerics, profoundly compromised by their actions of injustice and disordered attachment, seem to be quietly passed over. The confusion is intensified when newspapers throughout the world give front-page coverage to a Vatican document that, by its presentation, appears to assert a strange moral equivalence between attempting to ordain a woman and the abuse of children or the disabled, or the distribution of child pornography. They are all considered "grave crimes."
I do not think such questions betray hostility to the hierarchy or the church, although I know many people who have left the church because of them. But there are also many who abide in painful conflict, like the appellate court judge in Illinois who wrote in The Chicago Tribune that maybe she should be excommunicated because she has questions similar to those reported above. As a committed Catholic and mother who loves the church, she cannot abandon it, because "walking away would break my heart."
Perhaps the whole church can learn from her. For members of the hierarchy, one hopes that they do not ignore her plight or belittle her complaint. May they always embody what Archbishop Coleridge calls the way of service, rather than power. And we can hope, for the church and the world, that our bishops' model for love is the one who said, "as I have loved you."
As for the rest of us, the Illinois judge exemplifies the fact that none of us can say, "I am the church" or "They are the church." We are all the church; and our union of hearts and minds is not found in our state of life, but in the saving Lord the church has given us through all its years of splendor and, yes, its crying need of reform.
As his followers, we will be known, then, like the great ones who have gone before us, not for our self-righteousness or anger, our resentment or judgment of others, our human-made laws or pet causes, but for our love.
For a more contemporary analogy, consider the public school teacher who is terminated because he refused to obey the dress code requirement because he felt it infringed on his right for self-expression, along with the teacher who is terminated because he sexually abused a student (actually, as Charol Shakeshaft's study makes clear, the abuser might be more likely to be kept on). Both have committed offenses grave enough to be terminated, although I doubt many would equate the two. Although many might quarrel with where to draw the line on these matters, the school board or church leaders must do so at some point. It is their responsiblility to do so.
Personally I look forward to the day that women are ordained as priests in our chuch. I have considered that a done deal ever since I saw the first altar girl decades ago, something unthinkable to me as a teenager. Was it Hopkins who wrote, patience, hard thing!
And that may be OK, for what is Rome anyway. Jesus was not from there. He did not start His ministry there. The church was not born there. Rome became the seat of Catholic Christianity because an emperor in early times made it the official religion of the empire. Well, the Roman Empire no longer exists, but the church hierarchy still functions as if it did. The Vatican is closing in on itself and, if it continues to do so, the Catholic Church as we know it will eventually die. It may take another century, but it is clearly on a path to arrogant destruction.
And that may be God's work. Someone wrote, It is not important if the Catholic Church survives. It is only important for the work of the church to survive.
The death of an old church structure that has gotten away from the people might give birth to a new Catholic Church, modeled after the early Church, with apostolic sees in various major capitals of the world and where people have actual input in choosing its leaders and communicating with them without fear of being excommunicated for having an opinion or following one's own informed conscience. It could be a church that finally accepts all people equally as Paul said, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
That would be a true Catholic (universal) Church.
However, optimistically, I am looking forward to being a happy Catholic in 500 years or so; perhaps longer if the current self-reinforcing system of governance is not jettisoned.
Help me out on this, because I'm going around in circles trying to get a clear picture of your intentions in this article.
You, a cleric, are criticizing the hierarchy for not showing the love; but the ones in this category: "To be sure, there are armies of known and nameless Catholics who powerfully witness to love" don't weigh as heavily, I think is your opinion, as the hierarchy. And, then to further marginalize "them" you note: the "devoted clerics and vibrant parishes and spiritual movements." The vibrant parishes are the Church, the body of Christ; but I feel you're giving them short shrift.
It is easier for me to put a face on the hierarchs and clerics in your article, but the laity seemed to be glossed over as a great undistinguished, un-named mass of humanity with a well intentioned heart.
Having a male, celibate clergy isn't more important than the liturgy, but that's an odd comparison to hang your argument. What sacraments may be administered only by a priest, or a cleric, or a deacon, or the bride and groom? This aching question of yours belies your own locked-in assumption of what you believe are your "rights" as a priest. When are you a priest and when are you "clergy?"
I don't find it amusing any more when I read yet another article by a priest bringing up the point that celibacy may be a problem, the problem, an unnecessary and artificial "burden" to those who are or might be a priest. You left out the "surveys" of priests who favor ending celibacy as though the survey ever matters. There are very good arguments for ending celibacy for the priesthood, but those arguments stop dead at the door of the laity who happen to be gay. For every good point to end celibacy is attached "except." To be gay in the Church is to be celibate; which isn't a bad thing. And no survey in the world will ever change this.
Your article is a small examination of changing a culture, but it's from a short sighted view point.
In the world of American Catholics in the upper fringe, especially if associated with the academy, people attempting to explain the woes facing the Church look almost entirely to the inside. This misses the point almost entirely of course. People are leaving the Church not because they perceive it as interested in power and not love. They are leaving because they are leaving institutions entirely. They are leaving because in a world of extraordinary wealth, people don't need people the way they did in the past. They are leaving for the same reason that families do not form in the numbers that they did - family commitment interferes with self-fulfillment. The Pope knows this - remarkably many American Catholic leaders seem not to. (This also makes people like Father Kavanaugh remarkably bad historians. The Church faced the real blow of our era during the 1970s and it had nothing to do with ordaining women.)
The dialogue between the Church and the outside world and the dialogue inside concerned Catholics inside the Church has helped keep the Church alive 2,000 years. But it's crazy not to see that portraying the structure of the Church as the problem, instead of a kind of two thousand year solution, is only going to weaken the allegiance of thousands of the faithful already facing the furious secular wind that threatens Christianity in America.
Disagree with Church policy by all means. But, I beg, do so with sympathy. Do not issue ultimatums. Do not suggest that the Church is in error because it seeks power for its own sake. This is poison. This is music to the ears that scorn the Word. There is something wrong when an issue of America sounds strangely like the kind of Berkeley dinner party where trashing faith is fun and easy. (I know what they're like – I live there.) Instead be proud that the Church requires the subordination of the self. Be proud that in this way, the oldest teachings of the Church offer more than ever to a society where, as Robert Putnum observed, people chose to bowl alone. Be proud that the Church stands for the proposition that spirituality thrives inside religion and will ultimately die outside of it.
The Church and the Word will survive because they have truth. Yet there's no guarantee that millions of American souls will never the wisdom and comfort of the Lord because of the hubris and blindness of those inside the Church who do not understand the difference between looking in the mirror and throwing a rock at it.
Eric Bergerud
There is not as much love as those who do not agree with these statements and yet want to stay in and try to convert the very teaching of our faith would like to receive. In areas where we are called to believe and follow Church teaching and believe in the Magesterium of the Church, it might not seem to indicate love when we speak out in the defense of the Catholic Church being abused by those who have vowed obedience, but it is a greater love for we hope to bring these lost souls back to Christ. What greater love can there be than to try to reunite lost souls to Christ?
But the Pope and the Magersterium are only human beings. Only God is God. And he lived the life of a carpenter, not a king or a cleric.
How can we "bring souls back to Christ" if we equate questioning of doctrine with the abuse of children? Surely those "lost souls" will think us mad.
But I see a distancing of our hierarchy from the pews. That is fine. We are learning to live and pray and celebrate without them :-) We are truly going back to the early Church's ways. This delights me.
I am greatly distressed by those who equate Church or Magisterium with the Roman Curia. The disagreements concerns I am having over church (lower case) policy are with certain members of the Roman Curia whose true motives are suspect. I mean no disrespect, but human beings have weaknesses, and chief among them are the seven deadly sins which seem to plague the powerful (the devil's favorite target - even in Dante's writing) more than the weak. I also think that the current hierarchical structure of the church (lower case) is not Magisterial but Oligarchical. The historical revisionists want to forcibly reverse the Voice of the Holy Spirit that clearly spoke through the Bishops gathered for the Second Vatican Council to take us back to a time when the Roman Curia ran everything. The people who still believe in that authentic Voice are now called "Protestant Catholics" and are told to get out of the Church if they don't like these holy ordained and infallible proclamations of the church bureaucracy located in Vatican City. If people are fleeing the church-oligarchical for theological and philosophical reasons, they are not necessarily fleeing the Church (upper case) but the church-oligarchical and may be more authentically Catholic that the self-named Orthodox Catholics. And to those who think that Vatican II was the cause of the mass exodus of the faithful over the past 40 years, think again. It wasn't Vatican II but the capitalistic, individualistic, materialistic, free-market consumerism that has propelled Western culture toward the cliff. Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount would remedy that. Matthew 25's parable of who will be saved in the final judgment should be our true compass - not a list of sins like talking about the women priesthood or married priests or the way the new English translation of the Liturgy weakens the mystery, power, and majesty of the Liturgy.
The current flock of bishops seems to be more interesting in playing up to their Roman masters by repeating verbatim as many times as they can the Roman line which is get in line.The sheep, well the sheep aren't sheep any longer and they know tomfoolery when they hear it. As for the equation of women priests with child molestation - really? The ancient purity codes still hold sway within the Vatican. Congratulations John Kavanaugh I hope you suffer no repercussions
I am hoping/praying that our next Pope will be a good servant leader that can bring us as gracefully as possible into something new. I don't want there to be a split where there is a conservative Catholic church and a liberal Catholic church on the same street like some Protestant churches.
Even with our differences, our Mass is the one thing that pulls us together having a meal together like a family. It sets a right spirit, a right tone. I think this idea of thinking of our church as a family where we can be very different but there to worship our same loving God should be embraced. Also, like in some families, there is a need for help in bridging communication gapes, in confronting and not enabling destructive and domineering behaviors and in really listening. A female voice is wanting to be heard.
I have realized since attending an Episcopal Church for three years now how much the church loses by keeping women out of the priesthood (women have insights that men often lack) - it loses on so many levels. The Roman Catholic church has literally chosen to operate with half-a-brain, and is paying the consequences of clinging to the not-so-sacred Tradition of patriarchy. I have also realized that the Episcopal Church far more closely models the early church than does the Roman Catholic Church - all members of THE church have a voice in their own church-not just calling their own priests, but in the selection of their bishops.
Was I sad to leave the Catholic church as an active participant - yes, of course. But, my conscience would no longer allow me to sit in church on Sunday and write the checks that, added to millions more, support those who seem to have totally lost sight of even a most minimal sense of right and wrong, who have lost sight of the gospels while supporting all the materialistic values that those in the hierarchy seem to put as their first priorities. Some observers summarize these as power, prestige, and possessions.
I realize the world and the Church is not perfect ... I furthermore respect your views because I believe you are a representative of Christ & that means a heck of a lot to me ... having said that, I have alway admired Jesuits because they are singularly distinguished by their obedient nature ... Jesuits seem to practice the vow of obedience out of love of God ... per John O'Malley, SJ in The First Jesuits - the Jesuit vow of obedience assumed "... the Pope had the broad vision required for the most effective deployment in the vineyard of the Lord ..."
Father, is it possible that all of us Catholics (priests & laity alike) must place our complete trust upon Christ? ... that somehow through our obedience to both the Magisterium & His Holiness - we trust God will "see us through" as Catholics ... is not your vow of obedience as a Jesuit a direct sign of your sacred covenant with Him? ... thank you Father for your thoughts
Bene Vale
We are all called to be faithful and obedient - to Christ - but we must recognize that his church, made up of imperfect human disciples, will and should continue to grow in understanding. Trust in God is not the same as blind obedience to an earthly instituion. The latter would be shirking our personal responsibility to keep our church honest and faithful. We are each responsible for forming our individual consciences, courageously living out our faith in the Gospel, and doing our part to ensure our community continues to be a reflection of Christ. The Catholic Church has always been my spiritual home and the Sacraments a life-line. I believe we can preserve the true essence of our faith while lovingly meeting the challenges of our times.
However, I realize, I too could be excommunicated any day now ......
There's a hymn we sing in Church that says, "And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes they'll know that we are Christians by our love!" But how will they know, when a full page inditement and excommunication of a Sister by the Vatican, who promotes the ordination of women to the priesthood also equates her "crime" with the abuse of children and child pornography! "WWJD?"
Let me say up front I don't advocate ordaining women as priests, but I do advocate charity and the Vatican should be in the forefront of showing charity in word and deed, not sometimes, but constantly! It's also worth noting that women have always aspired to the priesthood, women like St. Therese of Lisieux, who openly admitted it. Church history also attests that in 494, Pope St. Gelasius I, had to put a stop to the ordaining of women as priests, a practice that had crepted into the Church in Southern Sicily. Note too, that Canon XI of the fourth century Laodicean Council not aspiring to the ministerial priesthood as many do today.
Regarding women priests, allow me to say give this opnion. By Christ's design, men may become a vicar of Christ, a successor to an Apostle, deliver to God's People the Eucharist and the forgiveness of sin. But it was to a woman and only to a woman that was given the highest honor and ministry in the Church, the honor and dignity to be Mother of God, in the person of Mary, a dignity and honor shared by all women through gender and especially through Baptism. in which resides the priesthood of the laity and in which men too share through association with women, especially with the Mother of Jesus. Mary, along with all women are Mothers of the Church - they and they only nurture Christ the High Priest and and through them and in Him they nurture the priesthood and all priests, without whom neither could exist!
Women therefore, already have the "top job" in the Church! Can there be a higher gift, a higher ministry, than to be sharers with Mary in the maternity of God? I don't think so! This is where I stand on the ordination of women as priests. They already have it, in a unique and singular feminine God-intended way!
Regarding another aspect of "How Will They Know?"namely. the "humanity" of the Church as a human Institution subject to sin and error, while not forgetting its Divine origin , I think that the famous writer, Carlo Carretto may have said it best as follows, "How much must I criticize you, my Church. And yet how much i love you! You have nade me suffer more than anyone, and yet, I owe more to you than to anyone.I should like to see you destroyed, and yet i need your presence. You have given me so much scandal, and yet you alonehave made me understand holiness. Never in this worldhave I seen anything more compromised, more false, yet never have I touched anything more pure, more generous, more beautiful. Countless times I have felt like leaving you, my Church;and yet every night I have prayed that I might die in your warm Loving arms!"
Yes, our wonderful, wonderful Church - a beautiful flower, but a flower that sometimes give off an unpleasant scent! This unpleasant scent happens when the light of love grows dark and people are forced to ask as Professor Kavanaugh so ably suggests, "How Will They Know?"
I am glad that you persevered in your attempts to get your message posted. The song you mention kept running through my mind as well. And I also like your description of Mary's role in the church, the first one to make the body of Christ available to humankind. What I have difficulty trying to grasp, however, is the insistence that the cultural attitudes of the first century in Galilee and Palestine all through those of the Middle Ages regarding the superiority and dominance of the male over the female should be used as the only model acceptable in the 21st century.
The other evening I watched a program on PBS that I think was called Jews in America. One of the things that came through loud and clear was seeing among the religious Jews the great diversity along a spectrum from ultraconservative to ultraprogressive in tradition. But what really struck me was that within one of the more conservative branches of Judaism there are now women rabbis. When I first heard the story of that first woman who felt so called to study the Torah and to teach it, I thought, "How short sighted that that congregation would not open up the Scriptures to this woman and allow her to teach as a Rabbi." And then it struck me that this is exactly what the Catholic Church is doing in denying the most important and intimate experience one can have in the Body of Christ to someone who just happens to be female. But more importantly the fact that church rules may in fact be thwarting the will of Christ through the Holy Spirit to use these persons to draw others closer to Christ in the most intimate way possible. The doctrine of infallibility and what it really means seems still very much to be in debate. And while it was proclaimed that the Pope may act individually with infallibility, that Pope may not be infallible in a decision to exercise that infallibility. I believe that this may be why the doctrine of infallibility emphasizes the need to have the concurrence of the college of bishops. In times past there was a church rule that a man who lacked a thumb or index finger could not be ordained because he could not properly hold the host. This was surely a case of form over substance, but can we be sure that excluding women from the priesthood is not likewise a decision of form over substance?People have asked, "Where is the Holy Spirit in the lack of vocations?" Some respond, "The Holy Spirit is calling but young men are not listening." But could it be that what the Holy Spirit is actually doing is forcing us along the path that Christ wants for his church at this time in history, and that is opening the priesthood to married men and women? To say that this matter is infallibly fixed seems to deny the workings of the Holy Spirit in the Church. The Church is the living body of Christ and thus must grow. No one should attempt to cryogenically freeze it in doctrine or mores.
Thanks for your kind response to my on again, off again, Post dealing with Professor Kavavaugh's insightful critique of our Church's failure to live up to its fundamental commission from Christ, to onconditional love, even towards an enemy. Such love is the most singular indelible mark of what makes a Christian, a Christian!
But my opinion on women as priests puzzles you because it seems to hang on to the wisdom of the ancients. Deacon, it's not so much that I object to women as priests because they are women, but rather, it's because my tendency is to do exactly that - honor the wisdom of the ancients. That now-a-days everybody seems to be "doing it" I mean allowing women to become full fleged liturgical ministers, including even Orthodox Judaism, is not very convincing to me. I t try to avoid "jumping on
the bandwagon" just because everybody else is doing it, is part of how I think. I'm reluctant to follow the "herd" just because everybody else is. I'm not saying you do this as your response to my post is and well-consdered and gratefully received.
Then too, I have to factor into my thought-process, John Paul the Great's almost apologetic remark, that it isn't that the Church doesn't want to ordain women as priests, but rather it's because the Church feels it doesn't have the mandate from Christ to do so. If time proves that John Paul was mistakened then I'll correct my conclusion correspondingly, because we do want to honor the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, always.
It may also be interesting to note ecumentically, that once in talking to an Orthodox priest he told me one of the greatest hinderances towards unity between the Catholic Church and Orthodox Christianity, is the presence of women in the sanctuary, laymen too, and not even liturgically garbed in some manner. I'm against special garbing for extraordinary ministers of any function, as we are lay people, not clergy. Interesting isn't it?
What I have no trouble accepting right now, assuming a restructuring of Church law, is the admission of women into the College of Cardinals, (lay men too) where they would serve as principal Papal advisors and Papal electors. If I remember correctly the last layman to be appointed Cardinal was Antonelli, Secretary of State to Pope Leo XIII, but he had to accept Holy Orders.
Finally let me focus again on Mary. I believe that her ordination by the Holy Spirit happened at the Annunciation, her "fiat" constituting her First Mass. the words of cosecration spoken, "His is my Body (Jesus's) His is my Blood," Mary's Mass, the very source of Eucharist. And this priestly function is shared by all women by gender association and passed on to men together with women through Baptism, the root of our priestly Church in a manner intended by Christ. At least, this is how I see it, perhaps poorly said. I wiish someone would say it better!
Again, Deacon, thanks for your feedback. Ordinarilly I try to avoid Post convestation but sometimes exceptions prove the rule I guess. This is one of the exceptions. God bless you and pray for my wife, our children, our grandchildren, for my family and friends and also for me.
Well, it seems to boil down to Christ considered a woman graced enought to carry his body and blood within her and then "give" him to the world - but somehow, women are not graced enough to consecreate bread and wine - so as to give the body and blood of Christ to the world - just because they are female?
And further, following your comment above - how has Christ always shown the Vicar of Rome the answers to all questions? I am curious about this - I thought it was through inspiration of the Holy Spirit - haven't heard of anyone being talked to by Christ - other that what is stated in Scripture by men's voices. That was a cultural condition back in the time of Christ - inherited from the Jewish Culture - that women were lesser creatures - but Christ did not treat women as "lesser" individuals in his dealings with them in Scripture. He "sent" women out to proclaim his messages - just as he sent men and slaves out to proclaim his messages. He made no distinctions - that was later formulated through early church history - again by men with no women's voices considered.


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1963-1981Jeep Wagoneer - Jeep Autopsy:Fullsize Wagoneer And CherokeePosted in Project Vehicles on October 1, 2007
Your beloved Wagoneer-it was simply a station wagon in Jeep engineers' eyes. Brochures touted it as "not a converted passenger car with a tailgate thrown in, nor a modified truck with windows-the all-new Jeep Wagoneer was conceived and designed as a wagon, built as a wagon from its wheels to its reinforced roof." An ad from 1966, the days before hyper political-correctness, said, "Your wife will be twice as safe this winter with 'Jeep' four-wheel drive." So a station wagon your wife will love? Cut to Jeep's '07 models: full circle.
The History
The J-series line of "station wagons" started in October 1962 with the Wagoneer under the Kaiser banner, which hung in there until 1991, even getting spun off into the original Cherokee in 1974 during the AMC reign (and killed off by 1991 to make way for the newer models. In the Sept. '69 issue of Popular Mechanics, there was a report called Summary of '69 Jeep Wagoneer Owners, which revealed that gas mileage was the number-one dislike of the vehicle and oil leaks were the main complaint; hunting and fishing were its main journeys. Almost 95 percent of those questioned had the 350ci Buick V-8 and TH400 automatic combo, and power steering/brakes were the most-ordered options by a long shot.
The Model/The Body
At launch, the Wagoneer could be bought as a two- or four-door or two-door panel and in two- (J-162) or four-wheel (J-164) drive. It "represented the first from-the-ground-up civilian sport/utilities," according to its maker. The upscale Custom trim level hit in 1963 and lasted about seven years and was a best seller. With 1965 came the Super Wagoneer, an even more luxurious version for more well-to-do buyers, but by 1971, it was back to Standard and Custom levels. In 1974, there was a front-end redesign and the wheelbase got an inch shorter (109, same as the future Cherokee). Six years later, only the Custom was offered, although it was simply called Wagoneer-and two more doors were added-and then by 1978, the Wagoneer brought fancy back with the Limited, which featured leather, air conditioning, and an eight-track. In 1981, the Brougham trim was introduced-it was basically a cheaper wood model.
For the next part of the timeline, we'll let then-VP of the Marketing Group, Joseph E. Cappy, explain: "It became evident very quickly that we would have to have two names instead of one. The people who leaned toward the sporty models favored the name Cherokee, and the people who liked the more formal four-door wagons favored the Wagoneer name. So we will offer Wagoneer as a four-door only, and Cherokee in both two-door and four-door sport versions. The larger '83 Jeep Wagoneer will continue to be offered in its present configuration and will be renamed the Grand Wagoneer for 1984." The senior J-series Wagoneer's towing capabilities were heavily pushed by way of two trailering packages, A (Class I and II trailers) and B (Class III).
In terms of the J-version Cherokee, it started as a two-door model with Cherokee and Cherokee Chief names. The four-door came three years later-the same year there was an S Package with a two-tone vinyl or Levi's interior. Wondering where the bird graphics are? That would be the Golden Eagle package for 1979, although you could still get an S and Chief. A year later, the top dog was the Laredo, and the year after that, the S and Eagle were killed. In 1983, there was a four-door Pioneer, and then the next year the two-door was gone.
The Engine
The Wagoneer began with the 230ci Tornado OHC six-cylinder engine, then in late 1965 changed to the "great-new" 145hp, 232ci Hi-Torque six-cylinder from AMC, which made 145 hp at 4,400 rpm and 215 lb-ft of torque at 1,600 rpm with an 8.5:1 compression ratio and 3.75x3.50 bore-and-stroke. The optional 327ci two-barrel-carb Vigilante V-8 was also born, rated at 250 hp at 4,700 rpm and 340 lb-ft of torque at 2,400 rpm with 4.00x3.25 bore-and-stroke. The Super Wagoneer had a 270hp version of the 327. The 327 lasted until 1968, when the optional 230hp, 350ci Dauntless V-8 two-barrel came, worth 350 lb-ft of torque at 2,400 rpm and having 9.0:1 compression. It left in 1971. By 1972, all Jeep vehicles-from the Universals to the Wagoneers-had AMC-built engines. For the Wagoneer, the 258ci straight six was standard, with the 304 and 360 V-8s as options, but by 1974, the 258 was dropped from the Wagoneer (standard in the Cherokee), making the two-barrel-carb 360 standard. The options were a four-barrel 360 and a new 401 four-barrel V-8. The engine figures broke down as:
258 ci:
110 hp at 3,500 rpm, 195 lb-ft at 2,000 rpm
360 ci:
175 hp at 4,000 rpm, 285 lb-ft at 2,400 rpm
360 ci with four-barrel:
195 hp at 4,400 rpm, 295 lb-ft at 2,900 rpm
401 ci:
215 hp at 4,200 rpm, 320 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm
*Note: horsepower figures are rated as net, not gross, as '72-and-earlier figures were.
By 1979, the 360 two-barrel was the only engine in the Wagoneer lineup. Missing the six-cylinder? Two years later, the 258 was back as the base engine, and by 1987, it was dropped again, with the 360 finishing up the Wagoneer's run. Starting about 1980, you could only get a six-cylinder engine in non-California models. The Cherokee had a similar lineup at launch: 258 was standard with available 360s and 401. By 1979, the standard for the S was the 258, while the two-barrel 360 was that for the others.
The Transmission
The Wagoneer was the first "station wagon" to offer an automatic transmission and an auto/full-time four-wheel-drive combo. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. In the beginning, the standard trans was a three-speed manual BorgWarner T-90 (the V-8 got the T-85) and an optional B-W AS-8W automatic, until 1965 when it switched to the auto GM Turbo Hydra-Matic (TH400). Meanwhile, a BorgWarner T-14 manual trans was used for inline-six engines starting that same year while V-8s went with a Warner T-15A in 1968.
In 1974, the Wagoneer had only the TH400 to offer, until 1980, when the automatic 727 Torqueflite was standard; the B-W T-18 four-speed manual was optional for all engines. A year later, the B-W T-5 five-speed was used, with the Torqueflite and Tremec T-176 as options. The Cherokee ran a T-18 standard, while the TH400 was optional until 1979 when the Torqueflite was the alternative.The Transfer Case
The Dana 20 T-case had 2.03 low range. Early autos were backed with a single-speed Dana 21. In 1980, the standard T-case was an NP208 with 2.61 gearing. For 1971, a B-W 1339 was used with the auto/V-8 combo. With the Torqueflite came the NP219 Quadra-Trac; the manual-trans T-case was an NP208 Command-Trac. Starting three years later, the stick trans had options: part-time NP208, full-time NP228 Quadra-Trac in 1985, and full-time NP229/NP242 two years later. The Cherokee had a standard Dana 20 with the three-speed; the four-speed could get Quadra-Trac, which was standard with the four-barrels and optional with the two-barrel 360.
The Suspension/Axles
It's all about the leaves, front and rear. Unless you ordered the optional short-lived IFS/torsion-bar version. A Dana 27 started in the front; for 1971, it switched to a full-floating Dana 44. Three years later, it would become an open knuckle. In 1963, the standard axle ratio with the manual was 4.09; with the automatic it was 3.73. The rear axle was a semifloating 44 with 4.09 gearing with the manual and 3.73 with the automatic, plus optional Powr-Lok. In terms of optional ratios, with the Hi-Torque three-speed, 4.27 and 4.88. With the TH400, 4.09. The Dauntless V-8, 3.31 and 3.73. When the switch was made to an AMC 20 in 1976, getting a six-cylinder equaled 3.73 with optional gearing of 4.09, 4.27, and 4.88. The V-8's standard was 3.31, or 3.73 and 4.09. With the 44, gearing was 3.07 standard and 3.31 optional. The Cherokee Chief debuted with wide-track axles for a 78.9-inch overall width and 66.8-inch height.
The Fact:
In 1974, the Quadra-Trac nameplate was moved to the lower-right side of the tailgate. The Wagoneer one ended up at the front fender.
The Worthless Fact:
Paint colors included Tree Bark Brown and Parkway Green.
Corporate Historical Collection
|Wheelbase: 110 in
|3.8L Tornado
|Overall length: 183.66 in.
|Displacement: 230.5 ci.
|Overall width: 75.6 in.
|Bore x stroke: 3.34x4.38 in.
|Overall height: 64.2 in.
|Compression ratio: 8.5:1
|Curb weight: 3,731 lbs. (two-door)
|Horsepower: 140 at 4,000 rpm
BorgWarner T-90A
210 lb-ft at 1,750 rpm
|Transfer case:
Spicer 20
1-barrel Holley carburetor