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Santa Rosa County legislative delegation sets public hearing
Members of Santa Rosa County's state legislative delegation will hold a public hearing on Jan. 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St., Milton. &... READ MORE
Officials plan workshop to help homeowners with termite contracts
In order to further increase the chances for successful protection of homes and businesses from the aggressive Formosan termite, Rep. Doug Broxson (R–Midway) and the Navarre Area Board of ... READ MORE
Attorney general issues emergency order making additional 'spice' chemicals illegal
Tuesday, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an emergency order deeming more chemicals to be a significant threat to health and public safety within the State of Florida, regarding "Spice".
Local physician receives award for service
Family physician Dennis Mayeaux of Milton, received the Part-Time Educator Award from the Florida Academy of Family Physicians in recognition for his dedication and expertise in providing ... READ MORE
HHS launches BeTobaccoFree.gov
Health and Human Services recently announced the launch of BeTobaccoFree.gov, a comprehensive website providing one-stop access to the best and most up-to-date tobacco-related information from ... READ MORE
UWF adds five early signees for 2013-14
West Florida baseball head coach Mike Jeffcoat is proud to announce five early signees for the Argonauts for the 2013-14 academic year. Jacob Benefield (Pace/Pace HS), Dawson Brown (McDonough, Ga... READ MORE
Virginia firm recalls mortadella because of misbranding and undeclared nut allergen
WASHINGTON – Fiorucci Foods Inc., a South Chesterfield, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,650 pounds of mortadella because the product contains pistachio nuts, a known allergen, ... READ MORE
Pace High grads produce, direct feature-length horror movie
Two Pace High School graduates are working on a feature length film with the help of 30 friends and $20,000 - shot locally around Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties - and already it's gained the attention of four potential distributors for a nationwide audience. READ MORE
Pace High grads produce, direct feature-length horror movie
Two Pace High School graduates are working on a feature length film with the help of 30 friends and $20,000 - shot locally around Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties - and already it's gained the ... READ MORE
DCF: Parents can help children cope with trauma
TALLAHASSEE — Children can start showing signs of trauma right away or months after a disastrous event. Just hearing about an event on the news or seeing a reaction from parents is enough to have... READ MORE
Holiday Recycling
During the holiday season, Americans throw away more material than at any other time of the year. According the EPA, the volume of household waste in the United States generally increases 25 ... READ MORE
Milton Panthers to play in Aggie Classic Tournament
The Milton Panthers will be one of 22 teams playing in the 20th annual Aggie Classic Baseball Tournament in Pensacola. The tournament, hosted by J.M. Tate High School, will be the week of March ... READ MORE
FHP will conduct roadside sobriety checkpoint
The Florida Highway Patrol will conduct a roadside sobriety safety checkpoint that will start on Dec. 28 at 9:30 p.m. and end Dec. 29 at 12:30 a.m.
The checkpoint will take place on ... READ MORE
Deputy helps extinguish fire in car being towed
No one at the scene knew how a car being towed behind a motor home caught fire Friday, but it did.
And though the occupants of the motor home didn't notice what was going on behind them as ... READ MORE
A chance to go home for Christmas
Lifeguard Ambulance Service is offering its fifth annual Home for the Holidays service on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
This free ambulance transportation service provides local ... READ MORE
Gulf Power employees place wreaths at Barrancas National Cemetery
Gulf Power Company employees honored the sacrifices of veterans by placing wreaths at their graves at Barrancas Natational Cemetery on Dec. 15.
Gulf Power Company employees purchased ... READ MORE
Baptist Health Care to open Core Wellness Center
PENSACOLA – Baptist Health Care will hold the grand opening of The Core Wellness Center on Jan. 3, 2013.
Healthy Lives is a partnership between Baptist Health Care and employers in the... READ MORE
Regional TPO to host inaugural transportation symposium
The Northwest Florida Regional Transportation Planning Organization and the West Florida Regional Planning Council will host the inaugural Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium from 10 a.m. to 3... READ MORE
Baby of the Week - Dec. 29, 2012
Proud parents Jon and Samantha Anderson welcomed baby Cohen Dale Anderson on Nov. 26, 2012. He was 5 pounds, 10 ounces and 19½ inches long. Cohen's ecstatic big sissy, Cameron, and big bubby, ... READ MORE
Pensacola briefs
Pensacola State College presents SWERVE/dance company
The Pensacola State College Lyceum Series presents SWERVE/dance company in concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Ashmore Fine Arts ... READ MORE
News Briefs
Cold weather shelters open
Two cold weather shelters for the homeless or heatless will open as needed in Santa Rosa County:
- Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St., Milton
Officials promote sober driving to save lives
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Julie L. Jones, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, are teaming up to promote sober driving during the ... READ MORE
Bagdad fire is third in two weeks
A residential structure fire in the 6900 block of Ella Street in Bagdad represents the third candle to be extinguished on the "2012 Keep Your Holidays Bright" fire safety tree. READ MORE
Youth Empowerment Program offered free to local students
Starting Monday, Jan. 7, and every other Monday thereafter from 3:30 to 5 p.m., there will be Children's Classes for grades 1, 2 and 3 and a Junior Youth Empowerment Program for youths from 11-14... READ MORE
Man saves historic memories
John Horton, of Pensacola, lived through some challenging parts of history, as many have.
But his family wanted some of his personal remembrances recorded because his early life in Chumuckla... READ MORE
Bowden to speak at Covenant Hospice gala
PENSACOLA — The Covenant Hospice 30th Anniversary Gala: Celebrating 30 Years of Service will be 6-11 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, 12 Via De Luna Drive. The black tie ... READ MORE
Bowden to speak at Covenant Hospice gala
PENSACOLA — The Covenant Hospice 30th Anniversary Gala: Celebrating 30 Years of Service will be 6-11 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, 12 Via De Luna Drive. The black tie ... READ MORE
Baptist Health Care to host area fashion accessory sales for community fundraiser
PENSACOLA — The Women's Board of Baptist Health Care Foundation is hosting a jewelry and accessories fundraiser to benefit the community by supporting programs and services at Baptist Health Care... READ MORE
Bagdad fire is third in two weeks
A residential structure fire in the 6900 block of Ella Street in Bagdad represents the third candle to be extinguished on the 2012 Keep Your Holidays Bright fire safety tree.
Santa ... READ MORE
Attorney general makes statement on tax relief extension
TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Pam Bondi issued the following statement on Congress' one-year tax relief extension for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven due to financial ... READ MORE
New EBT contract to save DCF millions
TALLAHASSEE— A new Department of Children and Families contract to process Electronic Benefit Transfer services for clients who receive food and cash assistance was signed today, saving taxpayers... READ MORE
Escambia County Delegation schedules public hearing
PENSACOLA — Members of the Escambia County State Legislative Delegation have scheduled a public hearing for Thursday, Jan. 10, doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting is from 6-8 ... READ MORE
Santa Rosa Medical Center to host business after hours
MILTON — Santa Rosa Medical Center will host Business After Hours on Thursday, January 10 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the education building located directly behind the hospital. This event is ... READ MORE
Gospel Projects baseball registration begins
Gospel Projects Baseball Registration Begins Monday, Jan. 14. Registration for tee ball, girls fast-pitch softball and boys baseball will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come by the office of... READ MORE
Baptist Medical Group: Start new year with doctor checkup
PENSACOLA — The new year brings a renewed spirit of positive change and commitment to health-related goals. Whether your aim is to attain a healthy weight, start an exercise regimen or eat a more... READ MORE
K-9 Team receives FBI Director's Community Leadership Award
MOBILE, ALA. — SW Panhandle Search and Rescue K-9/Emotional First Aid Team, Inc. was awarded the "FBI Director's Community Leadership Award" at the FBI training center in Mobile, Ala. This team ... READ MORE
Santa Rosa County awarded FEMA funds
Santa Rosa County has been chosen to receive $19,022 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area.
The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the ... READ MORE
Library holds preschool story time
Preschool story time at Santa Rosa County Libraries will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and continue through Friday, March 1. Story time will take place according to the schedule below. ... READ MORE
Capstone Academy caters to children
Capstone Academy is a charter school that welcomes children ages 2½ to kindergarten, or 6 years. It provides individualized educational programs for children of all abilities, from slow starters ... READ MORE
Fulbright Scholarships available to study at Globe Theater
STAMFORD, Conn. — The American Institute For Foreign Study, a leading study abroad organization, said Shakespeare's Globe Education Theater Program has been selected by the Fulbright Commission ... READ MORE
Task force nabs fugitive wanted in three counties; marijuana, cocaine and pills Seized
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force captured a wanted man who is being sought in three counties.
The capture came while the task force was conducting surveillance of a ... READ MORE
Citizens Law Enforcement Academy coming up
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office wants to educate the local citizenry on the agency's internal structure and the integral part the agency plays in the local community.
The Citizens Law... READ MORE
Sports Briefs - Jan. 16, 2013
Gospel Projects baseball registration
Registration for tee ball, girls fast-pitch softball and boys baseball has begun. Registrants should come by the office of Santa Rosa Christian School from... READ MORE
EscaRosa Business Continuity Initiative promotes BERT bag
Sponsorships are available for the second edition of the Business Emergency Response Toolkit. This time around, the BERT bag is being promoted by the EscaRosa Business Continuity Initiative. The ... READ MORE
Pace student to participate in inauguration
Michael Williams, a student at Pace High School, will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in a People to People Leadership Summit. Williams, along with fellow students from around the ... READ MORE
West hiring part-time positions in Pensacola
West, a leading provider of technology-driven communication services, recently announced plans to hire new, part-time sales/care associates in Pensacola.
This is the first time West ... READ MORE
Experts to elderly: Take precautions to avoid flu
This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in decades, with the Centers for Disease Control reporting widespread outbreaks in many states.
Although anyone can get the flu, seniors ... READ MORE
Flu vaccine available at ProClinic, ProHealth
PENSACOLA — ProClinic and ProHealth have flu vaccines available and in stock for ages 4 to adult. For $25, patients can receive the flu shot; and for $35, patients can receive FluMist. It's not ... READ MORE
UWF to induct new Hall of Fame members
PENSACOLA — Seven new members will be inducted into the University of West Florida Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 25, in the annual hall of fame banquet at Scenic Hills Country Club.
Anderson named Innovative Principal of the Year
Santa Rosa District Schools announced Debbie Anderson, principal, S. S. Dixon Primary School in Santa Rosa County, as the district's Innovative Principal of the Year. This award is sponsored ... READ MORE


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Katy Perry launches her own label Metamorphosis Music
Listen to Katy Perry on iHeartRadio
Katy Perry is expanding her vibrant-rainbow brand into the record label business. After conquering the world with her Prism disc (which has spawned two bonafide smash hits with "Roar" and "Dark Horse"), she embarked on her "Prismatic World Tour." This latest development, the creation of Metamorphosis Music, is only the next logical step in complete Perry domination. The new label is a joint venture with Capitol Music Group.
The "Birthday" singer also shared another tidbit: her first artist to join her roster is Ferras!
Not familiar with the eclectic performer? He's a little bit of insight: he's a Jordan-born singer-songwriter who released his debut album Aliens & Rainbows in 2008, via EMI Records. He was later dropped when an in-house sweep brought in new executives. Currently based in Los Angeles, Perry and Ferras first met in 2007 and have remained rather close ever since.
"Her instincts are really on point," Ferras shares of Perry, who executive produced his new self-titled EP. "She is very blunt and doesn't sugar-coat things, which I appreciate. Also, she gave me the freedom to do what I wanted musically and was a natural partner."
On his new music, he details, "I write because it's a necessity. I need to express myself, otherwise I feel stifled, like I can't breathe. I write because I have to." The EP features a collaboration with Perry on "Legends Never Die," as well as other outstanding (solo) songs as "Speak In Tongues" and "King Of Sabotage." He continues, "I think of every song as having its own world. I try not to categorize it. It's a pop record with many different textures, but it's definitely dark in places."
Of course, Ferras is out on the road this summer on Perry's blockbuster tour. More info and to purchase tickets here.
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PANAMA CITY— The Bay County Commission will vote Tuesday today on which firm gets the design-build contract for its secondary water source project.
The commission had asked staff to winnow the five-firm field down to three and then it would hear presentations from the finalists. After that, the commission will rank the firms and approve a winner and a first alternate, in case a contract can't be reached with the top firm.
County manager Ed Smith declined comment on the process used to narrow the field. The total project cost is estimated at $25 million, according to Commission Chairman George Gainer.
The three remaining firms are: Brassfield & Gorrie LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., with an office in Lake Mary; CPH/Western Summit Team, headquartered in Sanford, with an office in Panama City; and Garney Companies, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., with an office in Winter Garden.
Awarding the contract is only the first step in making the secondary water source a reality, but it's a long time coming. A previous effort was to drill wells along Bay County's northern border with Washington County, but it was derailed in court.
Now the county wants to tap into the northern end of Deer Point Lake, a plan it wanted to do all along, before bowing to the Northwest Florida Water Management District's desire that the wells be drilled.
"Originally they preferred the wells," Gainer said of the district.
Each presentation at today's County Commission meeting likely will run 15 to 20 minutes, though more time will be given if the presenters really need it, Gainer said. There also will be time for questions. As a $25 million project, Gainer doesn't want to scrimp on information.
"That's a lot of money to be circulated through Bay County," he said.
In the process, the commission ranks the firms — first, second and third — and then the votes are tallied.
Gainer isn't a big fan of the process — "I didn't like the fact that it's not being bid on," he said — but is working within it and wants assurances from the firms that they will hire local workers and subcontractors, when possible.
"Part of the advantage of this whole thing would be to give a lot of folks the opportunity to work here in Bay County," he said.
Gainer also expects the district will fund most of the project. He said it already has pledged about $7 million to $8 million and is likely to offer more in the future. He said down the road BP money also may be used. But, as it stands now, it's important to get a plan developed.
"We have several ways that we can go" for funding, he said.
The secondary source may offer some cost savings, too. The water is clearer at the northern end of the lake, so fewer chemicals would be needed to clean it for drinking, Gainer said. And that could pare back some expenses.
"It should cut way down on the water treatment costs," he said.
The County Commission meeting starts at 9 a.m. inside the Bay Government Center at 840 W. 11th St.


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The power steering pump and power steering hoses tend to develop leaks, particularly in the V6 models.
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Power Steering Leak From Pump and/or Hose
Check Engine Light Due to Failed Oxygen Sensor
The Check Engine Light may illuminate because a component of the oxygen sensor stops working. As a result the engine computer is unable to determine the proper ratio of air to fuel for the engine. Replacing the failed oxygen sensor should correct this concern.
One or More Motor Mounts May Wear Out on Higher Mileage Vehicles
One or more motor mounts may wear out on cars with high mileage. This will put extra stress on the other mounts, and the faulty mount(s) should be replaced.
Automatic Transmission May Not Shift Correctly at High Mileages
At higher mileages, (125,000-150,000) the automatic transmission may not shift correctly. This can be caused by the throttle position sensor being out of adjustment or a shift solenoid needing to be replaced. Typically the transmission does not need to be completely overhauled.
"No start" Due to Pickup Coil Failure Inside Distributor
The pickup coil inside the distributor can fail and cause a no-start condition. There have also been some failures of the radio noise suppressors inside the distributor which can short out. It is recommended to replace the whole distributor with a complete genuine Toyota distributor if any of its components fail.
Rear Light Wiring Harness May Break
The rear light wiring harness can break where it attaches to the trunk hinge. As a result, the reverse lights or the shift indicator may not work and the rear bulb fault indicator may stay on constantly. The harness can be repaired and does not have to be replaced.
Check Engine Light Due to Restricted EGR System
The EGR System tends to get restricted or blocked with carbon after 100,000- 125,000 miles which will cause an emissions test failure for NOX. If the EGR system is equipped with an EGR temperature sensor it will trigger a Check Engine Light for improper EGR flow. The repair is to clean out the EGR passages and the EGR Temperature sensor. Our technicians tell this repair is pretty straight forward and takes about 1-1.5 hours. It is also wise to verify the EGR system components i.e. the Transducer, EGR Valve and VSV Solenoid at this time.
Engine Won't Crank Due To Starter
If the vehicle will not crank over, the most common problem is the starter, which tend to fail at about 100,00-125,000 miles. Sometimes it is only the starter solenoid contacts, but often the complete starter (including solenoid) needs to be replaced.
Driving Over Bumps May Cause Loud Noises in Body of Vehicle
Driving over bumps causes loud, annoying noises in the body of the car. If the noise is a groaning or creaking, it can be improved by lubricating the rubber joints in the suspension system. If the noise is a rattling sound, the problem is likely wear and tear on the upper mounting plate for one or more of the suspension struts.
ABS Warning Light Due to Failed Wheel Speed Sensor
At higher mileages, an anti-lock brake system wheel speed sensor may wear out and illuminate the ABS warning light. It is recommended to replace the sensor with a factory part and be sure to clean all rust and debris from the mounting area because the mounting distance is critical. Failure to do so may result in the new sensor setting false trouble codes. Be sure to check the condition and runout of the front wheel bearings on the 2WD and 4WD vehicles and the CV joints on the 4WD vehicles since worn wheel bearings and/or CV joints can cause the ABS trigger rings to rub against the ABS sensors and damage them.
Replace ignition key by 100,000 miles
Worn Shift Bushings Will Cause Manual Transmission to Pop Out of Gear
On vehicles with a manual transmission, worn shift bushings can cause the transmission to pop out of gear, especially when coasting down in 1st or 2nd gear. Replacing all the shift linkage bushings is pretty straight forward and not expensive and will commonly correct this concern.
Regularly check valve clearance so valves don't become too tight
It is important to regularly check the valve clearance as the exhaust valves may become too tight. This will lead to valve failures, which are expensive to repair.
Replace Oxygen Sensor When Servicing EGR System
Over the time the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system may become plugged with debris, the oxygen sensor may also be getting slow or 'lazy' around this time. When servicing or cleaning the EGR system, it is a good idea to replace the oxygen sensor because it works in tandem with the EGR system.
Improperly Adjusted Valves May Cause Emissions Failure/Rough Idle
A rough idle and even an emissions inspection failure for high HC and CO can be caused by improperly adjusted valves. Also, exhaust valves may become to tight which can lead to valve failures. Our technicians tell us that regular valve adjustment inspections are a must.


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Ch. 9.1 – Monday – Friday, Sept. 10 – 14 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday afternoons, Sept. 16 – Oct. 14- Various Start Times (12:00 pm Noon, 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm – Please see descriptions below)
Experience Wagner's complete Ring cycle
as the composer meant it to be presented!
Robert Lepage's acclaimed new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen is preceded by the broadcast of award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke's documentary "Wagner's Dream," which chronicles the backstage story of the creation of this ambitious new staging of the cycle.
This is the third time a complete Ring cycle has aired on PBS. In 1983, GREAT PERFORMANCES aired Patrice Chereau's production of the Ring conducted by Pierre Boulez from the Bayreuth Festival, and in 1990, LIVE FROM THE MET (the precursor of GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET) presented Otto Schenk's Metropolitan Opera production, conducted by James Levine.
"Wagner's Dream"
Ch. 9.1 – Monday, Sept. 10 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2:00 pm
Take a Backstage look, as Robert Lepage, opera artists and the Met try to fulfill Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring.
The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, several of the world's greatest operatic artists and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner's Ring cycle. An intimate look at the enormous theatrical and musical challenges of staging opera's most monumental work, Susan Froemke's documentary chronicles the quest to fulfill Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring.
"Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)"
Ch. 9.1 – Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, Sept. 23 at 1:00 pm
Learn how the theft of Rhine gold sets in motion a chain of misery and destruction.
In the first opera in the Ring cycle, the gods of Valhalla clash with underworld dwarves and brawny giants, with disastrous consequences. The evil Alberich steals gold from the Rhine and uses it to forge a ring of unimaginable power. Wotan, the king of the gods, uses magic to steal the ring, but Alberich places a curse that guarantees misery for whoever wears it. Wotan's unwillingness to part with the ring leads him to break a contract with the giants who have built the gods' new castle in the sky, setting in motion a chain of events that will end in his own destruction. James Levine conducts, with Wendy Bryn Harmer (Freia), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Richard Croft (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Eric Owens (Alberich), Franz-Josef Selig (Fasolt) and Hans-Peter König (Fafner).
"Die Walkure (The Valkyrie)"
Ch. 9.1 – Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, Sept. 30 at 12:00 pm
Find out how Siegmund and Sieglinde's forbidden love causes Brünnhilde's downfall.
The mysterious hero Siegmund finds shelter in the strangely familiar arms of a lonely woman named Sieglinde. Their forbidden love leads Wotan's daughter, the warrior maiden Brünnhilde, to defy morality and intervene on behalf of the hero. Brünnhilde's transgression forces her father to choose between his love for his favorite daughter and his duty to his wife, the formidable goddess Fricka. Overcome with grief, Wotan takes away Brünnhilde's godlike powers and puts her to sleep on a mountaintop, surrounded by a ring of magic fire that can be crossed only by the bravest of heroes. James Levine conducts, with Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Bryn Terfel (Wotan) and Hans-Peter König (Hunding).
Ch. 9.1 – Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, Oct. 7 at 12:00 pm
Watch the hero Siegfried slay a dragon and cross through magic fire to awaken Brünnhilde.
The young hero Siegfried grows up in the wilderness, raised by Alberich's conniving brother Mime. He puts together the broken pieces of the sword Nothung, uses it to slay the fearsome dragon Fafner and takes the ring for himself. To fulfill his destiny, he must overcome one more opponent — Wotan, now disguised as the Wanderer, who knows the world of the gods is coming to an end — and cross through the magic fire to awaken his true love, Brünnhilde. Fabio Luisi conducts, with Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (The Wanderer) and Eric Owens (Alberich).
"Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods)"
Ch. 9.1 – Friday, Sept. 14 at 7:00 pm
Ch. 5.1 – Sunday, Oct. 14 at 12:00 pm
See how the curse of the ring leads to global cataclysm and the twilight of the gods.
Siegfried and Brünnhilde's love is torn apart by the curse of the ring. A trio of scheming humans separates the two heroes in a desperate attempt to steal the ring for themselves. Their villainous plan fails, but they succeed in murdering Siegfried. Heartbroken, Brünnhilde takes the ring and leaps into the hero's funeral pyre, causing a global cataclysm and the twilight of the gods. Fabio Luisi conducts, with Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Gutrune), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Iain Paterson (Gunther), Eric Owens (Alberich) and Hans-Peter König (Hagen).


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Introduced more than three decades ago, GM's HEI ignition system has capably powered tens of thousands of vehicles over the years. The setup has remained popular with performance enthusiasts to this day, primarily due to its simplicity. The unitized design, with the coil located in the distributor cap and one 12-volt wire hookup, is hard to beat for ease of installation. There's no question that early, stock distributors come up a bit lacking for high-performance applications, as they have difficultly delivering full spark as rpm climbs, especially above 4,500 rpm. Aftermarket, high-performance HEI units do a much better job; MSD's unit promises full spark up to 9,000 rpm, which should be good enough for just about any hi-po application. On the other hand, MSD offers a number of options for increasing HEI performance, one of them being the Super HEI Kit, which we installed in a nitrous-huffing '69 Nova.
Running through a brief refresher course, it's important to note that an HEI setup replaces the traditional points and condenser setup with a control module. This module is able to deliver much more spark energy to the plugs than points-and it also allows for greater dwell times, which enable the coil to more fully saturate, or charge, before releasing its energy. And although this setup provides a much hotter spark to the plugs than with points, it still has a basic limitation. Even the best HEI systems are inductive discharge systems, which means that there is always some dwell time required to fully charge the coil before it discharges. At high rpm, there's less dwell time available, so the coil discharges at less than maximum energy, which can result in a loss of power, and possibly even top-end miss. At the very least, with a less than full-strength spark, the engine can't reach its full power potential. Truth be told, it's the nature of the beast with even the best HEI systems.
That's where the Super HEI Kit comes into play. By incorporating a MSD 6AL box with a Blaster 2 coil in place of the HEI control module and internal coil, the system is converted from an inductive ignition to a high-powered capacitive discharge setup. In short, a CD ignition uses a quickly charged, high-voltage capacitor that stores full energy until the ignition is triggered, sending all the power to the coil, even at high rpm. Each spark gets full juice, regardless of rpm. On top of that, the conversion to an MSD CD ignition system also provides the benefit of multiple sparks for each firing of a plug below 3,000 rpm. Above this level, there's not enough time for multiple sparks, but the system continues to deliver a single, full-power spark.
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If you want a sense of where the nation's job market is headed, a good place to stand is inside the half-mile-long Skechers warehouse in Moreno Valley, California, where box after box of shoes is stacked upon row after row of shelving, which soars some 40 feet in the air. Physically, the place is a wonder—quiet, sleek, and environmentally friendly (at 1.8 million square feet, it's the largest officially certified "LEED Gold" building in the country). But what's most remarkable about the $250 million structure, which opened in 2011, is how few people work there.
The day I visited, a clump of men and women toiled away near a series of conveyor belts, filling small specialty orders. But machines—not human beings—were handling the bulk of the chores. "As you can see, there are no more people doing the retrieving," Iddo Benzeevi, the chief executive of Highland Fairview, the firm that developed the site, told me. "It's the computer doing it all by itself."
A driverless crane swung into motion nearby, delivering a box of shoes to its appointed spot in the stacks. A moment later, guided by a web of sensors and software, the mammoth contraption plucked another box and shuttled it in a different direction. Then it zipped back, red lights flashing. In this immense section of the facility, nobody lays a finger on any of the goods, all stamped "Made in China."
About 700 people work in the Skechers warehouse, according to Benzeevi, and as many as 300 more could be added in the next few years as business expands. That, however, is about 30 percent fewer jobs than one would expect at a more traditional logistics operation of the same size. A local newspaper, The Press-Enterprise, reported last year that because Skechers transferred work to Moreno Valley from a handful of less-automated warehouses, it has meant a net loss of as many as 400 jobs across the area. (Skechers officials declined to comment.)
Benzeevi is unapologetic about any such casualties and points to a growing logistics industry, the fierce nature of global competition, the unrelenting march of technology, and the quality of jobs that are found at his cutting-edge distribution center—relatively high-skilled, high-paying ones (such as programming computers and repairing sophisticated pieces of equipment) versus the more menial variety that have been wiped out (like hauling around pallets with a forklift). "They are better jobs, which is where America should be," he says.
Perhaps. But looking around the warehouse, much of which feels like a ghost town, one can't help but wonder: Where does it all end?
Fears that automation will eat employment are hardly new. A decade or so after the end of World War II, concerns about what some were calling the "Second Industrial Revolution" mounted.
"With automatic machines taking over so many jobs," the wife of an unemployed textile worker in Roanoke, Virginia, told a reporter in 1959, "it looks like the men may have finally outsmarted themselves." James Carey, president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, was blunter. "Automation could displace most workers," he warned.
Corporate executives of the era largely dismissed these worries, maintaining that for every worker cast aside by a machine, even more jobs were being generated. "Technological progress sets off a sort of chain reaction of economic growth," Ralph Cordiner, the president of General Electric, assured Congress in 1955.
Sometimes, new enterprises sprang to life. "The automatic-control industry is young and incredibly vigorous," John Diebold, dubbed "the prophet of information technology," told a gathering of business leaders in 1954.
Mostly, job gains were realized at the very same companies where new technology was being deployed, as huge increases in output led to the need for more workers overall—office personnel, engineers, maintenance staff, factory hands—to keep up with rising consumer demand. Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein has pointed out that payrolls in the U.S. automobile industry swelled by about 15 percent through the 1950s and 1960s even as technology spread and factory productivity more than doubled.
More broadly, a 1963 study by University of Chicago economist Yale Brozen found that while 13 million jobs had been destroyed during the 1950s, the adoption of new technology was among the key ingredients that led to the creation of more than 20 million jobs. "Instead of being alarmed about growing automation, we ought to be cheering it on," he wrote. "The catastrophe that doom criers constantly threaten us with has retreated into such a dim future that we simply cannot take their pronouncements seriously."
Brozen was too dismissive. Technological upheaval caused both the steel and rail industries, for instance, to suffer drops in employment in the late 1950s. "In converting to more automated processes, many industries found it less costly to build a new plant in another area rather than converting their older factories, thus leaving whole communities of employees stranded," the Department of Labor noted in one study of the period.
In the end, the first big wave of postwar technological change was far from benign. But, on balance, it didn't destroy nearly as many jobs as some had predicted. Even labor leaders acknowledged it was inevitable that machines would play an ever larger role in the lives of workers and that the trend could bring plenty of benefits if managed right. "You can't stop technological progress, and it would be silly to try it if you could," said Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers. The best that unions and their allies could hope for was to temper automation's ill effects.
Reuther, for one, responded to advancing technology in various ways, including pushing for a guaranteed annual wage from the car companies—a cash balm for any workers idled by automation. But the surest means of keeping machines from biting too hard was to teach as many people as possible to use them.
To that end, some 30,000 General Motors employees were enrolled in various training programs in the late 1950s. In 1959, Armour & Co. created a special "automation fund" for retraining purposes, putting aside 14 cents for every 100 tons of meat it shipped. At General Electric, veteran workers laid off because of automation were guaranteed during a retraining period at least 95 percent of their pay for as many weeks as they had years of service. "This was an effort to stabilize income while the employee prepared for the next job," explained Earl Willis, a GE manager of employee benefits.
Today, U.S. companies continue to invest heavily in training, pouring more than $60 billion a year into such initiatives. But unlike in the past, businesses say they can no longer rely on their workers' obtaining the skills they need from another crucial source: the public classroom.
For a long time, "because the American people were the most educated in the world, they were in the best position to invent, be entrepreneurial, and produce goods and services using advanced technologies," Harvard professors Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz assert in their 2008 book, The Race Between Education and Technology. For those born from the 1870s until about 1950, the authors found, every decade witnessed an uptick of about 0.8 years of education. In other words, "during that 80-year period the vast majority of parents had children whose educational attainment greatly exceeded theirs." But then something happened: "Educational change between the generations … came to an abrupt standstill."
The timing couldn't have been worse. To perform practically any function in the Skechers warehouse, "you need to use a computer," Benzeevi says. "It takes new skills." Yet relatively few people have them. Even fewer are prepared for the kinds of jobs that may come next.
In the future, "it is a safe bet that the human labor market will center on three kinds of work," Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Frank Levy and Harvard's Richard Murnane write in "Dancing with Robots," a report issued in June by the Washington-based think tank Third Way. The first is solving unstructured problems. The second is acquiring, making sense of, and communicating new information. Computers aren't good at either of these tasks. The third is non-routine manual labor (like schlepping furniture), which also can't be tackled by a computer.
The first two will undoubtedly pay well. The third will not. "In this context," Levy and Murnane conclude, "the nation's challenge is to sharply increase the fraction of American children with the foundational skills needed to develop job-relevant knowledge and to learn efficiently over a lifetime." As daunting as all of this is, it isn't what concerns some the most.
As the labor market continues to struggle to recover all of the jobs lost during the Great Recession, the question that haunted the 1950s is rising again: Have we reached a stage at which technology is destroying more jobs than it is creating? After all, what took 1,000 people to churn out in 1950—when blue-collar work could launch someone with a high-school degree into the middle class—now takes fewer than 200.
Most economists dismiss (or at least heavily discount) the idea. Follow the historic pattern, they argue. Innovative and entrepreneurial, the United States has always found a way to make lots of jobs out of the next new thing. It can be difficult getting from here to there—"very, very disruptive and very, very hard" for masses of people caught in the transition, as James Cash, a Harvard business professor, puts it. But we've always produced enough jobs while absorbing the mechanical cotton picker, the mainframe, the microprocessor, the robot, and so much more. "Over the long term, employment rates are fairly stable," Lawrence Katz told the MIT Technology Review earlier this year. "People have always been able to create new jobs."
John Husing, an economist in the Inland Empire, the region east of Los Angeles where the Skechers facility is located, agrees. Even though he was the one who told me about the warehouse, marveling at the way "nobody touches a box, nobody touches a shoe," he believes that we're in the midst of a classic structural shift in the economy. "Do I think there will be enough jobs?" he asks. "Yes, I do." Then he adds: "How are you going to distribute the shoes? Somebody has to drive the trucks."
Well, maybe not for long. Over the summer, The Wall Street Journal reported on a growing phenomenon: autonomous trucks. A fleet of these driverless rigs requires "no workers' compensation, no payroll tax, no health-care benefits," James Barrett, the president of a transport company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, told the Journal. "You keep going down the checklist, and it becomes pretty cheap."
The example is telling. In an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review last year, professor Erik Brynjolfsson and research scientist Andrew McAfee pointed out that less than a decade ago, truck driving was viewed as an occupation that would be difficult, if not impossible, to automate. But in 2010, Google announced that its driverless cars were hitting the road, and now Caterpillar is rolling out driverless trucks at an Australian mine. In short order, "real-world driving went from being an example of a task that couldn't be automated to an example of one that was," Brynjolfsson and McAfee wrote.
The duo, who co-authored the 2011 book Race Against the Machine, are convinced that, as Brynjolfsson has described it, "we're having the automation and the job destruction," but "we're not having the creation at the same pace" anymore. Life will change for the better in many ways because of these breakthroughs. Consumers will delight in a wealth of new products, services, and experiences. But, say Brynjolfsson and McAfee, we "also need to start preparing for a technology-fueled economy that's ever more productive but that just might not need a great deal of human labor."
What that portends for our social fabric, one can only imagine. When the UAW's Walter Reuther visited a state-of-the-art Ford plant in Cleveland in 1954, the executive showing him around pointed to a series of automated loading machines. "How are you going to collect union dues from these guys?" the executive asked. Replied Reuther: "How are you going to get them to buy Fords?"
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Science fiction has portrayed robot societies where every HUMAN is wealthy and aristocratic like an antebellum plantation owner, and robots are the "slaves" that make it possible. But this cannot happen as long as we insist that EVERYONE has to do something for money (except for those who inherit wealth, of course), EVEN when there is no DEMAND for their labor. The main obstacle is that those whose labor IS NEEDED are envious of those whose labor is NOT needed, and feels that any method (other than lots of capital) to provide an income for them is only encouraging "laziness." Perhaps if we were to use a lottery and ROTATE people in and out of the "labor market" at, say, five year intervals, and guarantee an income (comfortable but not lavish) for those who are currently rotated out, and adjust the percentage of one's adult life to be spent IN the labor market downward as robots and automation take over, we would not NEED to keep "growing" the economy after demand is saturated, and robots and 10 percent of the human population are NEEDED to make the things that 100 percent of the human population REALLY wants, and thus turn a "negative" (robots are taking our jobs, but if anyone but myself is not working, he is lazy and does not deserve a share of what I am producing) into a positive (thanks to robots, each of us gets a career alternating between hard work and leisure).
Check out "The Robots of Dawn" by Isaac Asimov for an idea of what a society would look like when the robots become humanoid slaves for everyone.
Wed, 2013-10-16 17:34
I just got paid $5628 working off my laptop this month. And if you think that's cool, my divorced friend has twin toddlers and made over $8.1k her first month. It feels so good making so much money when other people have to work for so much less. This is what I do, www.Best96.com
Thu, 2013-10-17 11:44
Thank you for the excellent editorial and hitting on many of the salient points of technological automation. IMO, there is no question that technology will increasingly and permanently eliminate jobs. What was deemed science fiction in the past is becoming an everyday reality. Looking ahead to the not too distant future, it is easy to imagine that robotics will be capable of supplanting the vast majority of the labor force. To the point about unstructured problems, computers are already programmed with algorithms that are designed to quickly prioritize solutions. With regard to disseminating new information, many believe that future classrooms and training will be solely conducted by computers. There are countless examples wherein humans are unable to unwilling to employ critical thinking skills to acquire and make sense of new information. So jobs that may still be available will be as you say those people needed to schlep furniture though I'm not exactly clear what is meant by that. What I think of is artisan-type people who create items of aesthetic value, a woodworker who builds one of a kind furniture, a jewelry maker that creates amazing jewelry, etc. There will always be jobs that require human expression and direction. That is not many jobs.
Two things must happen going forward. First is the recognition that we must reduce the population. This can be done humanely through birth control or inhumanely through forced attrition – deprive people of the means to acquire food, shelter and health care. Unfortunately, we have one major political party that has chosen the latter.
The second thing that must happen is that we must choose as a society bilateral equality which is a move toward socialism and a rejection of capitalism. Unfortunately, I think neither of these things will happen even when push comes to shove.
It is fairly obvious that we are destined to a world of competing autocratic or plutocratic governments, whereby the richest 1% of society will have unilateral power over the surviving 99%. The 99% will be enslaved to do tasks as directed in order to survive – most won't. In many ways, America is a generation or two from becoming more like China or North Korea. To appease the obsessive greed of the 1%, we will be constantly at war. There will be no false pretense of protecting national security. Throw nuclear weapons into the mix and you have military superiority. The plutocrats will at first manipulate and then direct the military to conquer and take over world. It is inevitable and there is nothing or anyone to stop it.
Economists love to cite the lessons of history. Technology changes all the dynamics and puts all the power and control in the hands of those who control the most and best technology. It is far easier and less expensive to control machines than control people. I don't believe the path we are on is sustainable nor is it going to end well and we have technology to thank.
Jeff Blanks
Sun, 2013-12-29 00:48
As much as anything, the constant doomsaying on the Left has insured its own lack of relevance or appeal. Why would people listen to us, much less give us power, if that's the extent of our analysis? Just say "we need this"; adding "and I don't think it's gonna happen" afterward will just make people disengage. We've been disengaging enough--for goodness' sakes, can't we FINALLY stop digging that hole?
Fri, 2013-10-18 15:40
@john Start working at home with Google! Its by-far the best job Ive had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. Useful Reference Pow6.com
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